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THE BEE : OMAHA. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9, 1917
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Drawn for
The Bee
by
George
McManus
STECHER-PETERS
CLASH IS TONIGHT
Dodge Champion and Papillion
Carpenter Tangle for Title
at Aduitorium.
SEAT SALE BEATS $5,000
Tonight is the night Omaha wrest
ling fans have been eagerly looking
forward to for these many moons.
For tonight is the night Joe Stecher,
the Dodge county champion, and
Charlie Peters, the Papillion carpen
ter, will clash on the mat at the Au
ditorium for the championship of the
world.
This bout between Stecher and
Peters has been in the making for
over a year. Last winter Peters be
gan dickering with Stecher for a
match and it was at that time Joe
and his manager, Joe Hetmanek,
promised to give Peters a crack at the
title. The match was originaly to
have been held here July IS, the night
of the speedway races last summer.
Then Peters became ill and was ill
practically all summer. Part of the
time he was confined to a hospital
In addition the Stecher-Lewis fiasco
occurred just two weeks before this
date. So the event was indefinitely
postponed.
Again preliminary plans were made
to hold the event early this winter.
This time Steelier was seized with
neuritis and the go delayed once
more, Steelier recovered from the
neuritis quite quickly and the match
was set for tonight.
Speculation Is Rife.
Speculation over the outcome is
rife among Omaha mat followers,
many of whom are ardent admir
ers of Stecher arrd many of whom
are just as ardent admirers of Peters.
But the general belief, among both
Stecher and Peters admirers, is that
it will be one whale of a go.
Both grapplers have been training
diligently for the tangle. Opportun
ity knocks Peters' door tonight and
the Papillion grappler does not in
tend to be caught napping. Stecher,
on the other hand, knows that Peters
is a foe to be feared and he does
not intend to be caught unawares.
The event tonight really promises to
be the best match that has been
seen in Omaha in many a day.
Sale Hits $5,000.
The advance sale of seats passed
the $5,000 mark yesterday. It is be
lieved the sale today will boost this
figure several thousand dollars, so
that one of the largest crowds that
ever saw an athletic event in Omaha
will fill the Auditorium tonight.
There is not a great deal of betting
on the outcome. Those wagers that
have been made, of course, favor
Stecher. Some bets have been of
fered that Stecher will throw Peters
the first fall in thirty minutes, but
there have been more takers than
offerers. There has been some bet
ting that Stecher woold not throw
Peters within the two hours. Only a
scattered few bets have been made
on the result, because of the referee's
decision clause in the articles of agree
ment Nobody seems willing to risk
his money on a decision.
Gene Melady Boxing Bill
Comes Up Friday Morning
fFrom a Staff CorreapondenL)
Lincoln, Feb. 8. (Special.) The
Melady boxing bill has now reached
the top of the general file in the
house and it is expected to be con
sidered in committee of the whole
Friday morning.
Mr. Bates, its introducer, is feeling
pretty well satisfied that it will se
cure enough votes to win out.
Charles Cutler Throws
Otto Freberg at Sioux City
Sioux City, la., Feb. 8. Charles Cut
ter of Chicago won the referee's de
cision over Otto Freberg after a long
battle.
Cutler won the first fall in their
wrestling match in twenty-five min
utes. Freberg took the second in
eighteen; then, after struggling for
nearly two hours, Freberg gave up.
HYMENEAL
Weddings at North Bend.
North Bend, Neb.. Feb. 8. (Spe
cial.) Mr. Joseph Johnson of North
Bend and Mrs. Emma Ferguson of
Purple Cane were married Tuesday at
Purple Cane parsonage. Rev. A. E.
Smity officiated. After a brief honey
moon visit to Omaha they will be at
home on a farm near Purple Cane.
Announcements have been made for
the wedding of Miss Agnes Mundy
and James Zacek, for February 4;
also for Miss Violet Chambers and
Guy Rogers, the same date.
Law-Mullenger.
Miss Ruby Mullenger, daughter of
W. G. Mullenger of Denison, la.,
and Earl A Law of Audubon, la.,
were married by Rev. Charles W.
Savidge Wednesday afternoon. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Clara E.
Smith and H. H. Johnson.
Bee Want-Ads Produce Results.
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TANGLE FOR THE TITLE AT
AUDITORIUM TONIGHT.
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JOE STECHER.
CHARLIE PETERS.
Iowa Player Drops
Out of School to
Keep Eligibility
Iowa City, la., Feb. 8. (Special.)
In order that he may be eligible for
a place on the varsity foot ball eleven
next year, Charles E. Laun, end, cap
tain and punter for the Hawkeyes dur
ing the season just passed, has left
school with the close of the first se
mester. He has one more year dur
ing which it will be possible for him
to play, and his present intentions are
to be back in the university next fall
and come out for the team. He will
complete his work in the middle of
the year and take his decree at that
time. Laun has been a candidate for
the Iowa eleven for only two years,
but both times has made the team.
At the start of the present year it
was not his intention of attending
school for a single semester only, but
now he has decided to drop out and
go to work in his brother's garage
at Charles City.
Bopp and Von Brincken
Give Additional Bonds
San Francisco, Feb. 8. Franz
Bopp, former German consul general,
and Lieutenant George Wilhelm von
Brincken, under sentence for conspir
ing against American neutrality, put
up $50.1)0(1 with the United States dis
trict court today to save themselves
going to prison pending their appeal.
Von Brincken's liberty was made pos
sible when C. C. Crowley and Mrs.
Alargaret Cornell, convicted assist
ants, surrendered themselves, trans
ferring $20,000 bail money for his
use.
Former Vice Consul E. H. von
Schack put up $25,000 yesterday, mak
ing a total of $75,000 supplied by pa
triotic Germans and sympathizing
German-Americans. All the defend
ants were out on $10,000 bail each un
til yesterday, when Judge William H.
Hunt, in the I'nited States district
court, declared that breaking off of
diplomatic relations with Germany
made increased bonds necessary.
Soldier Shot While On
Guard at Columbus Dies
Columbus, N. M.. I'd). 8. Sei
geant Charles Shank of the Seven
teenth infantry, who was shot in the
stomach while on provost guard duty
Monday night in the colored district
of the town, died last night at the
Cantonment hospital. The body will
be shipped to Dayton. O. This was
the second death among the expedi
tionary troops since crossing the bor
der. The refugee camp is slowly breaking
up. The Mormon refugees have gone
to Deming. N. M.t to found a colony;
the Mexicans are finding work on
railroads and ranches of the south'
west and the Chinese will probably
be sent in bond to Juarez.
For RhraniivtUm mud Nenraljia.
No batter remedy for rheumatism and
neuralgia than Sloan'a Liniment The flnrt
application three relief. Only 26c All drot
ytsU -Ad.vrtlernerit.
HUSKERS WILL NOT
LOSE FRESHIE STAR
Operation Will Enable Pat
McMahon to Take Place in
Nebraska Backfield.
FIRST YEAR SENSATION
(From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Feb. 8. (Special.) Harold
"Pat McMahon. former star halfback
of the Lincoln High school squad and
a first year sensation at the Univers
ity of Nebraska as a member of the
freshmen eleven, will be in shape to
take his place on the squad next fall
Coach Stewart and his aides were
much concerned about McMahon,
who was counted upon to be a big
asset for the 1917 eleven. McMahon
has been limping around for three or
four seasons with an injured knee,
playing foot ball a good many times
when he should have been in bed.
An X-ray examination disclosed the
fact that a small portion of the bone
of the kneecap had been torn loose.
McMahon underwent an operation
at the Lincoln sanitarium today and
the bone splinter was removed. Dr.
Everett performed the operation and
predicted McMahon would recover
completely.
The Husker freshman star covers
the hundred-yard dash in 10 flat and
is without an equal in open field run
ning and field generalship in Missouri
Valley foot ball.
Sixteen members of the freshmen
squad will get sweater coats for their
loyalty in providing the varisty with
opposition during the last season.
Assistant Coach Dick Rutherford to
day made up the list of men entitled
to freshmen letters, which is as fol
lows: Munn, Janda, Hubka. Kencl
meyer, Fleming, Doty, Shellenberg,
Shaw, Kellogg, Day, McMahon.
Smith, Dinsmore, Teeter, Tripled and
Kositzky.
An unusually attractive sweater has
been provided, with the university
colors, including a white numeral
"20" on the front
Teutons Making
Final Effort to
Win, Says Bryce
London, Feb. 8. Visconnt Bryce.
formerly British ambassador at
Washington, gave to the Associated
Press his views on the current phases
of the war. Speaking first of Ger
many's declaration of war zones and
the menace to neutrals, he said:
"This is the 6rst definite step that
brings us nearer to peace. It looks
like the beginning of the end. Up
till now many thought the outcome
of the war might be a draw, but now
the German government, recognizing
approaching economic exhaustion, has
become desperate, and is resorting to
desperate measures. Seeing no other
hope of success, it is throwing ovlr
every remaining restraint of law and
proclaiming its contempt of neutral
opinion.
"It undertook the invasion of Rou
mania in the belief that victory there
would startle the world, would ap
pease discontent in Germany and en
able it to dictate peace on its own
terms. When the German armies
scored success in Roumania the Ger
man government thought the time for
dictating peace had come. This was
its calculations.
"But the offer was made in a way
which showed that terms were to be
imposed by a conqueror, which would
enable it to retain most of its ill
gotten gains. It ought to know the
allies could not possibly admit such
terms. When the allies unanimously
rejected the offer because they knew
it would not secure a durable peace
the German government grew des
perate and determined 'to try desper
ate expedients. Hence these subma
rine threats which almost amount to
a declaration of war against neutrals.
"We need not he surprised, for the
whole conduct of the German gov
ernment has been of a piece. They
began by invading Belgium, an inno
cent country with which they had
no quarrel, merely to gain a military
advantage. They slaughtered thou
sands of innocent Belgian civilians,
men. women and children. They
drowned innocent passengers and
crews of passenger and merchant
ships, many of them neutrals. 1,200
on the Lusitania alone. They stood
by and tacitly acquiesced in the plan
of their Turkish allies to exterminate
the whole Christian nation of Armen
ians with unheard-of cruelties. And
now they are carrying into slavery
many thousand peaceful Belgian
workmen who are driven by force to
toil against their own country."
A Bilious Attack.
When you have a bilious attack
your liver fails to perform its func
tions. You become constipated. The
food you eat ferments in your stomach
instead of digesting. This infiames
the stomach and causes nausea, vom
iting and a terrible headache. Take
Chamberlain's Tablets. They will
tone up your liver, clean out your
stomach and you will soon be as well
as ever. They only cost a quater.
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Liner Arrives at
( New York Port With
167 Passengers
New York, Feb. 8. The French
liner Espagnc arrived here today with
167 passengers, including Americans.
It felt Bordeaux on January 28 and
passed through the submarine zone
before the new German naval policy
was put into effect: '
The vessel received two wireless
warnings against submarines and took
a zig-zag course far out of its regu
lar route. A warning received yes
terday said that an enemy submarine
was cruising off the Azores, far astern
of the ship. The steamship La Tour
aine has arrived safely at Bordeaux,
according to private advices recehred
today. The vessel left New York on
January 28.
Decision as to whether the Ameri
can liner St. Louis wonld be armed
was expected to be announced by
international mercantile marine offi
cials during the day. It was said the
officials were already looking for
gunners to man guns for the St Louia
and other American line ships.
Inauguration Ceremony
Will Be Held as Planned
Washington, Feb. 8. Formal an
nouncement was made today that in
spite of the foreign situation the pub
lic inauguration ceremonies March 5
will be held as planned. It was
stated that it will be made impres
sive "in order to afford an opportun
ity for a perfectly spontaneous exhi
bition of the patriotic feeling of the
country."
After a visit to the White House.
Robert N. Harper, chairman of the
local inaugural committee, issued this
statement:
"I am pleased to announce that
the inauguration ceremonies will be
held. While the greatest possible
simplicity will be observed, it is in
tended to make the inauguration un
usually impressive in order to afford
an opportunity for a perfectly spon
taneous exhibition of the patriotic
feeling of the country."
Sloan Upon Committee
To Shape Party Policy
(From a Htaff CorrrMpondcnt.)
Washington, Feb. 8. (Special Tele
gram.) Lest it may escape notice
in the press of greater things affecting
the international crisis, it is of interest
to republicans to know that a com
mittee has been appointed as the out
growth of the caucus sentiment of
Monday night to shape the organiza
tion of the Sixty-fifth congress so far
as the republican party is concerned.
This committee appointed today by
Caucus Chairman Greene of Massa
chusetts, is constituted as follows:
Madden of lUlnnta, Chairman: CWIrMfi,
Cannon. Coopnr of Wlnconain. Monde) L Hill
of 'onntlrut, Pnrdnny, Kahn. Camp bull
Volttlftiid, Moorp, Iionftworth. Hawley, Hlemp,
ht'iiroot. Woodn, Browning Andemon, Greene,
HftlRpon, haKoMrtte, Porter, Hloan of Ne
hrttHka, Dunn, Chandler and Moore of In
diana. Nebraska Sows Sell for
Some Extra High Prices
One of the most successful Duroc
Jersey bred sow sales held in Nebras
ka this year was that of R. Widle &
Sons of Genoa, Neh., February 6. A
splendid crowd of breeders from many
states was present. The average on
the entire lot of sows was $148. The
highest priced animal went to Ahrens
Brothers of Columbus, Neh., at $550.
Kllt r Work to Oo On.
N..- V,.rk. Ki.li. Dl.lrlbullon of rrllor
fun'lM ammiK Arrii.nland and Kyrlane In
Turkey will noi lw lutirruplfd Hprtounly a
a rofnill ot I hi- slraln.il r'.latlona between
OTmanjr and thf I'nited Hlatea. Mnnry Mor
!nthau, forrm-r ambaaHador to Turkey an
nrrtrA tnday after a m-ftlnir of the Amer
ican commlttrc for Armenian and Syrian
relief.
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Mrs. Visconti Gives
Name of Informant
To Leak Committee
Washington, Feb. 8. When the
leak investigating committee quizzed
Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti today
on who gave her the information on
which she reported to Thomas W.
Lawson that Secretary Tumulty and
others had profited in the stork mar
ket on advance information of Presi
dent Wilson's peace note, she de
clined to answer in public on the
grounds of "her constitutional rights,"
but offered to testify in secret ses
sion. She finally gave the name of
her informant to the committee in
confidence, writing it upon a piece of
paper.
W. W. Price, a correspondent, who,
she told Lawson, acted as a go-between
for Secretary Tumulty, was re
called to the stand.
Counsel Whipple questioned Price
about his conversations with Secre
tary Tumulty from December 18 to
December 20, the "peace note leak pe
riod." "Did you at any time between De
cember 18 and December 20 have any
conversations with Secretary Tumulty
on the matter of the president's peace
note?" he asked.
"None at all," declared Price em
phatically. It came out in the executive session
of the committee and not in the rec
ord that the name Mrs. Visconti wrote
on the paper was that of a child, who
repeated a remark made by one of
Price's children.
Price said he had talked about the
peace note to his family, but that the
extent of his remark was to say that
if he had had money to risk he would
have made profits, hut did not.
It was agreed to hold hearings in
New York again next week. This
was regarded as a victory for re
publican members, who opposed a
democratic plan looking to an early
closing of the inquiry.
American Ambassador's Wife '
Quits Austrian Mercy Work
Vienna, Feb. 6. (Via London, Feb.
8.) Mrs. Frederick C. Penficld. wife
of the American ambassador, today
closed the workshop where for thir
ty months at her own expense were
produced millions of bandages and
wound dressings, an effort for which
the late Emperor Francis Joseph gave
his recognition by conferring on Mrs.
Penfield a high order.
Sam Ellis Hurt by Fall
From Moving Street Car
Sara Ellis, 1526 Georgia avenue, was
seriously hurt last night when he fell
from a moving street car at Twenty
ninth and Pacific streets.
Additional Service
Bee want-ad takers are now at your service until 10
p. m. A good time to write your ad is after dinner,
when you have time to think of what you wish to say.
The telephone service is better after the rush hours,
eliminating the possibility of mistakes.
If you have a Room to Rent or some article which has
outlived its usefulness to you, to sell put a small want
ad in The Bee.
You will get quick, sure results.
Call Tyler 1000 Tonight
Home Rule Charter
Convention Here in
April of Next Year
The city council passed an ordi
nance which legalizes tl - calling of
a home rule charter convention.
The date of the pr.mary will be
pril 9. 11S, and the ele-tion on May
7 of the same year, these dates being
fixed by law for the regular city pri
mary and election. The purpose of
holding the elections simultaneously
is to save expense.
Thirty candidates will be nomina
ted at the home charter primary, and
from that number fifteen will be
elected.
The matter of submitting the exist
ing city charter or a new charter will
he up to the charter commission.
North Platte Couple
Married Fifty-Six Years
North riatte. Neb., Feb. 8. Mr.
and Mrs. John Worthley of this" citv
yesterday observed their fifty-sixth
wedding anniversary. Because of
slight illness of Mrs. Worthley no
celebration was held. Mr. Worthlev
is 80 years old and Mrs Worthier 7.1.
They were married in Brookficld.
Mo.. February 7, 1861. They came
to North Platte in 1873, moving to
a ranch north of the city in 1880,
where they remained until they re
tired and came to the city to make
their home in 1905. Their only son.
John T. Worthley of Portland, Ore.,
will arrive in the city within a few
days to visit his parents.
Shenandoah Man Missing.
Shenandoah, la.. l"ob. 8. (Special.)
Fearing lhat he has become men
ially unbalanced, relatives and friends
cud
6-yuL. .
of M.'A. Burch, 106 East Grand av
enue, have started search for him
ittrp Ii t Htsannearanre from the
home Saturday night He is about
40 years old and has a wife and five
children.
Cardinal Falconio at Point ;
Of Death in Rome, Is Report
Rome (Via Paris), Feb. 8. Car
dinal Diomede Falconio, prefect of the
congregation of religious affairs and
former apostolic delegate in the
United States, is at the point of death,
Pope Benedict has sent him his apos-
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