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ao f .Russia Vo Trainmen of United States Call Strike for Six o'Clock Saturday Night The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER Rain or Snow Want-ad Service Night or' Day Tyler 1000 r VOL. XL VI. NO. 232. OMAHA, FRIDAY MOJ I, MARCH 16, 1917 TWELVE PAGES. On lrtlnt, it Httli, Nam SUM, its., M. SINGLE COPY TWO CEN,TS. &3 a POLICE HEADS IN SECRET SESSION EXCHANGE WORDS Chief Dunn and Superintendent Kugel Go to Mat Over Re cent Sbakeup in Morals Squad. PROBE "THIRD DEGREE" Detective Holden Exonerated From Charge of Assaulting Waverly, a Prisoner. ANOTHER SLEUTH REDUCED Harry Askwith has been detailed to the police morals squad, to take the place of Charles Walker, who goes back into uniform. C. P. Fimple will not join the morals squad, as announced by Super intendent Kugcl on Wednesday morn ing. r Alfred C. Anderson will succeed John Barta on the morals squad. John Holden was exonerated from the charge of assaulting W. Waverly, prisoner, and J. J. Gaughan, detective, ha3 been reduced to a beat on the grounds that he intimidated Waverly. New Developments Expected. Other developments are expected in police affairs. Yesterday afternoon Superintendent Kugel, Chief Dunn and Captain Dempsey held an execu tive session in Mr. Kugcl s othce, the meeting last two and one-half hours. The Holden-Gaughan situation was first disposed of. Mr. Kugel stated that Gaughan was the man wtlo told Captain Heitfclt that Holden struck Waverly. which Holden and Waverly both denied. Wednesday morning the superintendent of police announced that Holden had been suspended five days, but as soon as Chief Dunn re turned from Washington, D. C, he looked into the matter. Holden and Gaughan appeared before the police official! during the early part of the conference. .. Superintendent Kugel Riled, -'-"t-expect my orders-to be carrier out," were words heard through the door. They were addressed by Su perintendent Kugel to Chief Dunn and the tone of voice of the superin tendent was loud and serious. "And if you expect your orders to be carried out I will have to have the men f want to carry put those or ders," replied Chief Dunn. Then the conversation became more subdued. Neither the superintendent nor chief would enter into detail a to all that transpired, but it developed thnt Dunn wanted Askwith instead of Fimple on the morals squad. The chief intimated that other changes were in prospect, but he was not ready to announce them. "I am Responsible." "You Itnow I am responsible for this police department and I am -tired of having the other commissioners and the newspaper after me, was an other statement made by the superin- rendent ot police to the chief. Mr. Kugcl declared that he will hold the chief responsible for carry ing' out orders, one of which is to keep the lid on. Chief Dunn replied that the lid will he kept on ight and he asked news paper men if they knew of any way in wincn the lid could be fastened down any tighter than it is at present. "If there is any way; I want to know it," said the chief. Dunn to Be "Boss." Chief Dunn will detail his own men and will be held to "strict accounta 'lility" for conditions. Superintendent Kugel will not interfere any more in transferring men from details made by the chief. That is the edict. According to the tenor of the con Terence, the title, "Chief," is to mean .vhat the word conveys. Chief Dunn s to have full responsibility and all that the superintendent wants is re sults. According to statements of all -.oncerncd that arrangement is agree able all around. The Weather For Nebraska Rain or snow.' Hourly Temperature at Omaha l'etterdarx Hour. Deg. 24 26 2fi 30 2 p. m 31 a p. m 32 4 p. TO 33 b p. m 38 C p. m 31 7 p. m 34 I P. tn 34 Comparative total Hacord. HIT. 1918. 1915. 1914. Highest ycfttcrrf.y...,- 34 5ft 34 68 Lowest yesterday 32 22 211 47 Mean temperature.... 2HV 30 31 Ml Jreclpltatlo:i T T T .00 Temperature and precipitation departurel from the normal: Vnrmal temperature m ''eflt-lency for the day 7 Total deficiency since March 1, 1917..,. a Normal precipitation 04 Inch deficiency for the day 04 Inch Total rainfall since Jlarch 1 art Inch . Ilxc-ss since March 1 22 Inch Deficiency for cor. period IMS... .50 Inch ISxccss for cor. period 1915 99 Inches Reports Front Stations at 7. p. Station and State Temp. Hlah- Raln- fall. of Weather. 7 p. 111. heyenno, ano,, 12 22 .04 lavenport. clear 34 40 .00 tenver. snow 24 25 .02 ea Mollies, cloudy 34 :X .00 Lander, cloudy Is 20 .C2 N'orth Platte, cloudy.... 2li 2S T Imaha. cloudy 24 24 T 4herldan, snow IS 24 .on Slouy City, cloudy 26 21 .00 Y-alenttnc, anew 18 20 ,06 T Indicates traoe of precipitation. , , L. A. WELSH. Meteroloflst. VvrSl at a. m Aff? fa " " m I . SB I f a ni Brotherhoods Ga Strike for Wilson to New York, March 15. Representatives of the four railroad brotherhoods announced at 4: 1 5 o'clock, after rejecting a counter proposition made by the rail roads that a general strike would begin at 6 o'clock Saturday night. The brotherhoods presented to the conference of railroad managers a demand that the provisions of the Adamson law be put into effect at once. The railroads declined and submitted a counter proposition. The counter proposal of the railroads was that the entire controversy be submitted to the Goethals eight hour commission. This proposition"was rejected by the brotherhoods and the that the strike call would go into effect. CONFERENCE ADJOURNS. The joint conference between the railroad brother hood chiefs and managers adjourned at 5:15 o'clock with the announcement from W. G. Lee of the brother hoods that there would not be another conference. He refused to say at this time Mr. Lee- promised a that 'Elisha Leet chainpan of the railroad .managers, would also make a statement later. ' What Brotherhoods Asked. Chicago, March 15. It was said here this afternoon by one in a posi tion to know that the brotherhoods' compromise proposition calls for an eight-hour day with pay for only nine hours instead of ten, as origi nally demanded. It would establish a proportionate rate where pay is based on mileage made. The same authority said that the managers probably would accept the proposition. Wilson Watching Developments, Washington, March 15. President Wilson continued today to keep in touch with Jhe threatened railway strike through the Department of Labor and the federal board of media tion and conciliation. He took no steps while awaiting the result ot the conference in New York between representatives of the railroads and the brotherhoods. The mediation board will do noth ing at present, but is awaiting the Uautconie of the New York confer ence. Confidence was expressed by ad ministration ..officials that a solution would be found to prevent a strike. Secretary Wilson of the Department of tabor remained here, but kept in close touch with developments. If a strike should become imminent, it is understood the president will make a peremptory demand on both sides that they reach the settlement in the public interests because of the grave international situation. While the statements were being prepared, Joseph H. Hartigan, a New York City official, who was waiting for the outcome of the conference, an nounced that he had received a com munication from Elisha Lee in re spect to what service New York City could expect if a strike shold occur. Mr. Hartigan said that he had been informed that "if a strike should oc cur" the roads would endavor to pro tect fod and ful shipments to the best of their ability. He said that Elisha Lee advised him that he had been in formed that a strike on some rail roads of the United States "wasto be called on Saturday afternoon." A Final Disagreement. A. H. Smith, president of the New York Central railroad, informed that there had been a final disagreement, issued a statement directed to his men urging them not to strike and prom ising to abide by any award which might be made by the Goethals' coin mission as a government mediation board, should the Adamson law be declared unconstitutional Mr. Smith's plea was based on the critical situ ation" confronting the country. It was semiofficially announced that all freight employes on the New York Central system. Baltimore & Ohio.J and Erie would cease work at 6 o'clock Saturday afternoon. j Program for Strike. A definite program for a progressive strike of freight yard men and engine hustlers, it was learned, was sub mitted to the railroad managers by the brotherhod chiefs. The strike will begin, it was declared at b p. m. cen tral time, Saturday, March 17. on the New York Central lines east and west, the Nickel Plate, Baltimore & Ohio, in the yards of the eighteen roads in Chicago, represented Jy the Brotherhod of Railroad Trawimcns' Saturday Take Hand announcement was made what action had been taken statement later. He added - switchmen's committee in the yards of ,tlie St. Louis Terminal Railroad association and in the Merchants Bridge and Wiggins Ferry yards. The strike will extend on Sunday afternoon to the following roads: Group of Northwestern roads, South ern Railway. Norfolk & Western, Vir ginian, and Chesapeake & Ohio. The time when the walkout will extend to the other lines was uncertain, it was said, but the men will be called out in groups every twelve or twenty-four hours. President Notified. Washington, March 15. President Wilson was notified immediately of the calling of the strike and he began consideration of the steps which might be taken to avert it. Wilson Will Appeal. The general belief in official circles is that the president will make an ap peal to the patriotism of the men, urging them not to tie up transpor tation facilities with the country fac ing a great international crisis. . There was every indication that the presdent would not call the represen tatives of the two sides to Washing ton again as lie did last year when the strike was threatened. Although the president has been watching the siaution closely, he had not abandoned hope that a compro mise would be reached, and so far as revealed had made no definite plans for intervening. No statement was forthcoming from the White House, but it was well understood that some move would he made as soon as officials were fully advised. It is a moot question what steps the government could take to pre vent paralysis of transportation facili ties and consequent weakening of the nation's resources in the international crisis. The general opinion among officials seems to be that the presi dent could do little beyond appealing to the 'patriotism of both sides. A provision to empower him to take over the roads in an emergency was among the administration recommen dations for railway legislation which failed at the last session of congress. New Haven Men First. - New Haven. Conn.. March 15. The brotherhood men employed in the ' freight service of the New York, New j Haven Marttord railroad will be called out first under the strike or ders received here, it is learned. This order will be effective Sunday night, March 18, at 7 o'clock, eastern time, on the New Haven's lines. Milk trains will be excepted. If by Thurs day night, March 22, there is no change in the situation, men- in the passenger service will then be called Ultimatum of Unions brotherhoods during an hour's joint rldfj IS bcM 10 J3II conference at noon today presented I New York, March 15. The maxi to the national conference committee j mum sentence of thirty days in jail of the railroad managers their ulti- andD a f 100 was gijen today ... -.. i.j to Bonck White, pastor of the Church malum calling, it was understood, for f Socia, jcvoiu',ioni who was con. he immediate granting of the eight- . , of de5.cratill tlie American .our nay anu pro rata pay tor over- time with, a strike as an a ternative-U,, The managers, after listening to the arguments of the brotherhood ex cctitives in favor of their proposition, (tontiufd oa l'a Tiro, Column Two.) j ANNA HIDES; FEARS PEOPLE WHO HATE HER Empress Believed to Be in Seclusion Because of Fear of Populace, it Is Said. I WAS GERMAN PRINCESS i Strikes in Sympathy With Rev olution Called in Interior . City. GARRISONS IN REVOLT London, March 15. According to information received here the Russian people have beenliiost distrustful dur ing recent events, of the personal influence of Empress Alexandra. She was supposed to exercise the greatest influence over Emperor Nicholas. It is stated that her whereabouts is not not known, but it is believed she is in seclusion, fearing the populace. The Empress Alexandra before her marriage to the emperor of Russia, in 1894, was the German Princess Alix of Messe-Dannstadt. Garrison Revolts. Petrograd, March 17. The garri son of Kharkov has formally joined the revolution and is supporting the provisional government, Strikes in sympathy with the movement have been called in factories arid on the street car lines. Kharkov is the capital of the prov ince of the same name. It is 480 miles south of Moscow and population of about 200.000. has Japan Will Send Body of Guthrie , Home On Warship Yokohama, March 15. There as an impressive demonstration here when .the train Rearing the. body of Jhe late George W. Guthrie, Ameri can ambassador to Japan, arrived. The funeral cortege, escorted by the mayor and a guard of honor, passed through the silent streets, which-were crowded with many thousands of Japanese. Business was suspended in all public, buildings as the coffin, wrapped in the American flag, was borne past. After a brief service the casket was placed in the mortuary chapel of the hospital. Mrs. Guthrie, attended by George Tost Wheeler, American charge d'affairs at Tokio, the embassy staff and a delegatiqn of officers from the United States Asiatic squadron, was present at the services. The Japanese government has invited Mrs. Guthrie to accompany the body on the Japa nese warship which will convoy it to Ihe United States. The honors tendered the late am bassador are the greatest ever ac corded a foreigner by Japan and have made a deep impression on Ameri cans. All Canada Wheat Will tfe Taken for , British Government Ottawa, Ont., March 15. The gov ernment has received word that the Canadian council of agriculture, meeting at Regina, has decided that the whole crop of wheat in Canada shall be taken for the British govern ment. The price to be paid, it was de cided, should be for No. 1 northern at Winnipeg, a maximum of $1.50 and a maximum of $1.90 a bushel. An ontional suegestion is $1.70 flat at Fort Wirfiam foj: grades frofn No. 1 northern down, to be levied accord ing to milling tests. The British offer was $1.30 at Fort Williams. It is understood the Dominion gov ernment will handle the business, buying from the farmers and insur ing transportation to the seaboard. Germans' Retreat On Vaster Scale Than Was Thought London, .March 15. Brigadier Gen eral Frederick B. Maurice, chief di rector of military operations at the British war office, today told the As sociated Press that the withdrawal of the Germans from the Bucquoy line, on the Somme front, -u taking place, faster than anticipated and that the whole new light might soon be on the reverse side of the Bapauinc ridge. Preacher Who Burned , b j it in a "melting pot" gthf d 08f ,)e e(lifice H. Henkel and Edward Ames, con victed with him were sent to jail ! each for thirty days. The jury had recommended clemency for White. Nicholas Abdicates; rand Mie Michael Is Named As Begenl London, March 15 Andrew Bonar Law, charicellor of the exchequer, announced in the House of Commons tonight that Emperor Nicholas had abdicated and that Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch had been appointed regent. The soldiers sided with the Duma,' but there was no serious loss of life The chancellor added that it was comforting to know that the movement was not directed at securing peace H. F. FUMHOUSER N DIESSUDDENLY Heart Failure Takes Promi nent Mason, Insurance Man and Former Councilman. HAD -PROPHESIED DEATH M. F. FUNKHOUSER. Millard Fillmore Funkhouser, 60, former city councilman and promi nent Scottish Rite Mason, engaged in the insurance business, died suddenly of heart failure at 2:10 o'clock yester day in bed at his home, 13b North Forty-first street. His death fulfilled his own proph ecy, made several days ago when he finished the preparation of manu script for the principal address at the annual bauuuet of Scottish Kite Ma- . T'l I T ' l L sous next j nursnay. j o irienns tic said: "Somehow I have a feeling that I will never deliver this speech." Falls Forward Dead. s Mr. Fuiikhouscr's death was an un expected shock to his family. He had been in Iowa Wednesday adjust ing the insurance on a tire loss and returned Wednesday night. He passed a bad night, but was in bed, talking business with his life-long friend and business associate, C. A. Patterson. He was reaching forward to take a paper proffered, when lie gasped and fell forward dead. j,..i..l " m. " V- '.. . " Vuin. . " t Idaho Kails, Idaho, and MUs Marian Funkhouser of Omaha, who hi now visiting in Winter Park, Fla and one son, Russell Funkhouser, a sopho more at Central High school. Two step-children, Robert and Adelaide Vance, also survive. His two brothers, Dr. Robert Funkhouser, of St. Louis, and Major M. L. C. Funkhouser, "former police tuperintedenjf of Chicago, have been notified, as well as other relatives, and fuheral arrangements wiH be delayed pending word from them. Woman of Ninety-Five Asks for Naturalization Boise. Idaho, March 15. At the age of u5 years, Mrs. Kagniliild Ol son of Nampa seeks to be naturalized as a citizen of the United States. Her application is prompted by a desire to establish clear title to laud home steaded by herself and husband, who died before the patent was issued. Mrs. Olson is a native of Norway and came to the United States in 188.'. by Russia. BERLIN REPORTS RUSS REVOLUTION Committee of Duma, Backed by Garrison and Citizens, Takes Charge of the Government. QUOTES -HEW MANIFESTO Berlin, March 15. (By Wireless to Sayville.) There lias been a success ful revolution in Russia, according to the Overseas News agency, (the offi cial German news bureau). The following statement was given out today by the news agency: "The following report was issued in Tetrograd on March 14 about the successful Kussian revolution: 'The population of Petrograd, incensed by the complete disorganization of trans port services and of alimentation, had been irritated for a long time against the government and hid become rest less. The population held tile govern ment responsible for all it sufferings. The government, expecting trouble. took measures on a large scale in order to maintain order, and among other tilings ordered dissolution of the council ot the empire and rne Duma. Appeal of New Government. "'The Duma, however, on March 11 decided not to accept the imperial ukase but to continue its mceings. The Duma immediately instituted an executive committee, presided over by M. Rodzianko, president of the Duma. That committee declared itself to be a provisional government and issued the following anneal: " ' "Considering the difficulties in re gard to domestic tranquility which are due to the policy of the former government, the executive committee of the Duma feels compelled to take public order in its own hands. Fully conscious of the responsibility arising from this decision, the committee ex presses the certainty that the popula tion and the army will lend their as sistance for the difficult task of creat ine a new government, which will ac cept the wishes of the people and enjoy their continence. Cabinet Ministers in Jail.. "'The exe:ulive committee rested itself upon the population of the cap ital, which was in full revolution, and upon the army, completely united with the revolutionists. It arrested all the ministers and sent them to jail. The Duma declared that , the ministerial cabinet no longer existed. 'Today, on the third day of the revolution, the capital, where -order is' returning swiftly, is completely in the hands of the executive committee of the Duma and of the troops which garrisoned Petrograd and numbered more than 30,000, which troops sup port the rcvoluticn. Deputy Engel hard, colonel on the great general staff, has been appointed commander of Petrograd by the committee. "'Yesterday evening the committee issued proclamations to the troops, railroads and banks asking them to resume their usual activities. Deputy Gronski was chosen by the Duma committee for provisional manage ment of the Petrograd telegraphic agency. (This probably refers to the semi-official Russian news agency.)'" Riots in Many Russian Cities. Stockholm, Wednesday, March 14. (Hy Berlin and Wireless to the As sociated Press to Tuckerton, March 15.) Reports of serious disturbances in Russia are published in Swedish newspapers. The Tiduingen of Sunds vall publishes a statement that a rail- (C'ontliiMl on Tage Two, Coliiota Ttvv.l Civil Machinery Working. A telegram received by the naval attache of the Russian embassy in 1'aris reported that the railways and public services in Petrogrfld had re- ; sunied work, said Mr. Bonar Law. Relations With Duma. A dispatch to Reuter's Telegram company, dated Wednesday night, says the British and French ambassa dors established official business rela tions witil the executive committee of the duma. ' The dispatch adds that the Grand Drke Cyril informed"'the duma thaf -he would place at its disposition the marines under his orders, and after ward visited M. Rodziano inj; the duma id fold him that he waj en . tirely at Rodziano s o. 1.-11. The cor respondent says that the people of Moscow adhered to the revolutionary movement without bloodshed. ' Many Join Movement. Telegraphing from Petrograd Wednesday evening, Reuter's corre spondent says Kronstadt, the fortress and seaport at the head of the Gulf of Finland, twenty miles west of Pe---, trogratl, has joined the revolutionary movement. Two deputies, Pepclauff and Taskine, on instructions from the duma committee, proceeded to Kron stadt, where the troops placed them selves at the disposal of the duma. M. Pepelauff was appointed com mandant of Kronstadt, which is Rus sia's great naval station. Three Days' Battle. Petrograd, March 15. (Via Lon don,) After three days of battle be tween troops supporting it and those opposed to it, a revolution was suc cessfully effected in Petrograd. The casualties probably dd not ex, ' reed 500. It is reported that M. I'rotopopoff, minister of the interior, has been killed. Emperor Nicholas has been warned that the fate of dynasty depended upon icquiesence. The royal palace was besieged by revolutionary troops. The emperor is at the front. In the three days of fighting the troops opposed to the revolution were assisted by the police. The Duma joined hands with the revolution after being dissolved by the emperor, and declared that the existing government had been overthrown. TheDuma re sumed its sittings after it had sent the notification to the emperor of these developments, warning him that the fate of the dynasty depended on his acceptance of the new order of af fairs. The city is now quiet. Perfect order prevails. So far as fs known no for eigners were injured. All the minis ters resigned, with the exception of M. Frotopopoff. Former Premier Stunner, Premier Golitzine and the head of the secret police were ar rested. The jails were thrown open. The headquarters of the secret police fronllnuptl on Pave Two, Column One.) The Foundation of your success in life should be built on ' Real Estate Select your home or investment from the many offered in the Want-Ad columns of this paper. Turn there Now. ,,1;