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The Omaha Daily Bee Want-ad Night Service to 10 p. m. Tyler 1000 THE WEATHER Fair; Warmer VOL. XL VI NO. 252. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 9,. 1917. SLLTKMlfrL. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. REPORT RAIDER OFF NANTUCKET IN TRAFFIC LANE Suspicious Looking Vessel Is Sighted, According to State ment from British Ship in Boston Yard. SECOND ONE ANNOUNCED MORE AMERICAN NATIONS LIKELY TO JOIN ALLIES Early Entrance Into the War Against Germany of Several Additional Latin Re publics Expected. PUBLIC ROUSED BY SPEAKERS WHO SOUNDWAR CALL Former Secretary of War Stimoon and Frederick R. Coudert Deliver Patriotic Talks at Auditorium. TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION AT WAR The estimated population of the world ia 1,691,751,000. The population of the belligerent countries and their colonies total 1,144,400,000. The allies now include Belgium, British empire, France, Italy, Japan, Montenegro, Portugal, Roumania, Ruaaia, Serbia- and the United States, against the central powers of Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, German empire and Turkey. A Rumors From Widely Sep arated Sources That Rover Has Been Sunk.. NAVAL MEN SAY NOTHING v Boston, Mass., April 8.-;A sus picious vessel off Nantucket lightship was reported to the Boston navy yard by a British vessel today. The mes sage said: "Sight suspicious vessel or object forty-five miles south, six degrees west true, from Nantucket light ves sel at 3:12 a. m. today. "BRITISH VESSEL." Position of Vessel. Later the position of the mysteri ous vessel was given as latitude 40:15 north, longitude 69:28 west, al most due. south from the shoals. , The report of a mysterious craft in the steamship lane to Europe was the second, to be announced officially within twenty-four hours. Yesterday the lightship sent word of "a com merce raider" of 10,000 tons' burden passing west. Whether the craft sighted today, was the same one naval officers declined to state. Raider Reported Sunk. Nantucket shoals are only eighty five miles east of the"Ttaval base at Newport There were reports today from widely separated sources that a raider had been sunk off Nantucket by a destroyer or submarine. To quench all such stories naval men have answered: "We can sajr noth ing about it." No report of any victims of a raider in these waters have been received so far as known. Prompt action by the navy yesterday in getting all shipping under cover- effectively cleared the coast of prey for a for eign warship. Under more favorable weather conditions today with patrol boats having a wide range of visibil ity shipping moved more freely. Next Saints' Conference , To Be Held in Independence Lamoni, Ia, April 8. (Special Tel egramsElder J. J. Cornish of Michi gan was the morning speaker at the conference of Reorganized Churih of Latter Day Saints yesterday. Ad dresses were made by Mrs. William Madison of Independence, Mo.: Ruby Short, instructor of art in Kansas City Manual High school; Mrs. Evan E. Inslee of Seattle, Wash., and Mrs. John Lentell of Scranton; Pa." A petition from Clitherall, Minn., that the conference pass a resolution making dancing, card playing and theater-going a test of fellowship, was laid on the table without debate. To the first presidency, quorum of twelve and presiditif bishop was referred the matter of incorporating the church in Canada, with power to act as they deem advisable. Bishop Albert Carmichaet was elected for the three-year term as trustee of the children's home and Floyd McDowell for the two-year term. This home is located at this place, where the church maintains also two homes for aged people. Joseph A. Tanner was appointed member of a co-ordinating board, to act with members from the three auxiliaries of the church, in an effort to more closely affiliate the work of the church, the Sunday School asso ciation, the Religio -.society and the woman's auxiliary.- The ordination of E. O. Clark of Des Moines, Harlan A. Scotton of Omaha, Edward Tngham of Oakland, Cal., and Albert E. Craig of New South Wales to the office of bishop was ordered. It was decided to hold the world's conference biennially after next year. The next conference will be held at Independence. Mo., April 6, 1918. Ad Club Members Plan Banquet on Hoodoo Date Advertising men of Omaha will dine Friday night at the Fontenelle hotel to culminate a celebration of "Advertising Day" on that date. They scoff at the double hoodee of "Friday, the Thirteenth." Invitations to attend the banquet have been issued to members of the Ben Franklin club, the Rotary club, the advertising interests of Lincoln and the Salesman's club. The event will be an annual affair with the Omaha Ad club, who hope to put April 13 on the map as "Ad vertising Day" in perpetuity. The Weather Temperatures t Omaha Yeterdy. i a. m...... J 6 s. m. ........... 28 7 k. m..... 21 8 b. m... St 9 a. m 38 10 a, m. 8C 11 ft. m. 88 12 m.... . 41 1 p. Ri 48 2 p. in ,....'46 3 p. m 41 4 p. tn... 47 6 p. m 4S 8 P. m 46 7 p. m 42 Comparative Loral Bmord.' 1917. 1K. IMS. 1114. Utirhefft ywterf1y, . . 47 2 67 38 Lowest yitrdRy. ... 28 28 iZ 22 Mean tmparature. . . 38 3 CO 30 Precipitation t M .01 .11 .00 Temperature and precipitation departure! from tho normal: Normal tfinporatur. .' 47 )efifenny for the day I Total rxucM elnce March 1 B8 Normal precipitation. .0 inch lfWency for tho day 08 tnrh Total rainfall sincti March 1,. S.OOinrhei Ifirifncy sinf-n liarrh 1 01 Inch TH-rVloriry for ro. porlod. J91G. 1.68 Inches Deficiency for for. porlod, 1916. .10 Inch h. A. TVKL8H, Meteorologist. KAISER ORDERS YOTINGjtEFORMS Commands Chancellor to Sub mit Proposals for Extend ing franchise. U. S. ACTION HAS EFFECT Amsterdam (Via London), April 8. Emperor William has ordered Ger man Imperial Chancellor von Beth-mann-Hollweg to submit to him cer tain proposals for the reform of the Prussian electoral law to be discussed and put into effect after the conclusion of peace. An official telegram from Berlin announcing this order adds thai it foreshadows also the reform of the upper chamber of the Prussian diet The text of the emperor's order to the imperial chancellor, who is alsr president of the ministry of state fol lows: "Never before have the German people proved to be so firm as in this war. The knowledge that the father land is fighting in bitter self-defense has exercised a wonderful recon ciling power and, despite all sacri fices on the battlefield and severe pri vations at home, their determination has remained imperturbable to stake their last for the .victorious issue. Understand Each Other. "The national and social spirits have understood each other and become united, and this, has given us steadfast strength. Both of them realized what was built up in long years of peace and amidst many international struggles. This was certainly worth fighting for. Brightly before my eyes stand the achievements of the entire nation in battle and distress. The eventa of this struggle for, the ex istence of the empire introduce with high solemnity a new time. "It falls to you as the responsible chancellor of the German empire and first minister of my government in Prussia to assist in obtaining the ful fillment of the demands of this hour by right means and at the right time and in this spirit shape our political life in order to make room for the free and joyful co-operation of all the members of our people. "The principle which you have developed in this respect bave,-as "yon know, my approval. I feel conscious of remaining thereby yorr the' road which my grandfather, the founder of the empire, as king of Prussia, with military organization and as German emperor with social reform, typically fulfilled." .. Question o! Internal Reforms. Copenhagen (Via London), April 8. The declaration by (lie United States that a state of war exists with Germany and the question of internal reforms in Germany have acquired ah intimate connection through Presi dent Wilson's message. The German government, though of course, deny ing the validity of PresidentWilson's statements, has hastened to counter act their probable effect.' The appearance of a semi-official declaration in the Norddeutsche All gemeine Zeitung on the German em peror's interest in reforms, testifies to the fear that President Wilson's argu ments will get home to the socialist and liberal forces, who several weeks ago were saying much the same thing as the president and were demanding the emperor identify himself with the imperial chancellor's promises to re form. - South Dakota Boy Walks 140 Miles to Enlist Aberdeen, S. D., April 8. (Special.) If a' story told by the Aberdeen re cruiting office for the regular army is correct, Carroll Campbell, a Newell, S.. D., young man, has won the title for determined patriotism in the Dakotas. Young Campbell is said to have walked from Newell to Bow man, N. D, a distance of 140 miles, to take a train for Aberdeen, in order to enlist in the regular army at the re cruiting station here. Young Camp bell is but-18 years old. As soon as he knew of the imminent prospect for war, he left Newell and started on his long journey. It took him four days to make the trip to Bowman, and three days more, owing to delays in train service, to reach Aberdeen. He arrived here with but IS cents in his pockets, but in splendid condition for long distance hikes with the army when it goes into active training. Hide in Bath Room From Fear of Prowling Men Startled out of her dreams by what she thought was the sneeze of a man. Mrs. Lillian Schuhart, 140 North Thirty-third street, awakened her two sleeping children and with two hys terical colored maids who she in duced to crawl out from under their bed, hid in the bathroom Saturday evening. . after Mrs. Schuhart had screamed for help through the bathroom window. Police failed to find any prowlers after a careful search. - Rush for Marriage Licenses, Women Say to Avoid War Chicago, April 8. All records for marriage licenses issued in one day were broken yesterday, although the bureau closed at noon. Four hun dred and eighty licenses were issued. The previous record was 367. Many applicants were reluctant to state why they were applying at this time, but some of the women admitted that they wetf urging the step as married men would .not be called out until after the single men.. BRAZIL TO LEAD PROBABLY Three or Four States of Cen tral Croup May Take Stand Beside U. S. NO FEAR NOW OF MEXICO Washington, April 8. Early en trance of several of the South and Central American nations into the war against Germany is regarded here as practically certain. Brazil, aroused by the sinking of its steamer Parana, is expected to become a belligerent this week and it is assumed that its lead will be followed promptly by other countries. Reports of divided opinion in Argentina have given officials here little encouragement to look for ag gressive action by that country. Active support of the United States by at least three Central American republics and possibly four would not be surprising. Official reports that Estrada Cabrera, president of Guate mala, is contemplating seriously a break with Germany have Been re ceived. So long as Mexico's course is undefined, unusual interest is attached to the position of the Central Ameri can governments, especially Guate mala, controlling the southern frontier of Mexico. Guatemala's Role. In the event of the development of an unfriendly situation in Mexico it is realized that Guatemala's role would be far from unimportant. In Guatemala, Cabrera has built up what is regarded generally as the most ef ficient army in Central America and with it he would be in a position to lend valuable assistance to the United States. Antipathy between the Guate malans and the Mexicans there has existed for years. It is known that earnest efforts have been made by counselors of Cabrera to induce him to enter promptly into the war. If he does place his country in the list it is ex pected that Nicaragua will quickly follow and that the long standing dif ficulties between those two countries and Salvador and Honduras may be swept away, in desire -to, present a united Central America." Position of Costa. , 'An odd situation would be left in the position of Costa Rica. There a new government has just been in stalled and has apparently no oppor tunity of recognition by the United States. Federico Tinoco, who over threw the government of Alfred Gon zalez in January, was elected presi dent on April 1. Official notification of his 'election was received at the State department yesterday. The couuntry is at peace, but prior to the election and immediately after the overthrow of Gonzalez the United States announced it would not rec ognize the de facto government and would not recognize Tinoco if elected much anxiety has been manifested in the probable position Tinoco would take, but in case the executives of the other four Central American govern ments in the war any obstruction Tinoco might set up would be of little consequence. No Fear of Mexico. American officials continue to watch closely every move in Mexico, but little real anxiety remains. It is believed now that German ma chintionsin that country has failed and that the worst that may be ex pected from that quarter is a dec laration of neutrality. Investigation by officers of the American army showed that the re ports of German reservists crossing from the United States into Mexico have been exaggerated and that the total number crossing the Rio Grande since the breaking of relations with Germany up to ten days ago was not more than 100. Young Woman Puts Out Fire on Mother's Clothes Mrs. Louis Rubin, who lives in the Flora apartments, Twenty-fifth and Jones streets, was saved from a bad burning by the timely intervention of her daughter, Mrs. B. Rubin. The elder Mrs. Rubin was tending the gas stove when her apron caught fire and the flames flared lip to her shoulders and arms. She was burned about the body and face. The daughter, who quenched the flames with a heavy wet cloth, suffered burns about the hands and arms. Dr. Schlier attended both women. Auditorium Electrical ., '. Effects of Special Merit Electrical effects on the stage at Saturday, night's patriotic meeting were especially noteworthy, being ac complished by what is termed flood lighting with colored screens. An ef fect of the aurora borcalis was pro duced. Illumined waving flags were numerous. W. S. Byrne and I. B. Zimman of the Omaha Electric Light company gave City Electrician M. J. Curran much assistance in producing this setting. Elmer Barr Winner : In Oratorical Contest F.lmer Barr, representing Nebraska; Wilkinson, representing. Minnesota, and Benton, representing Kansas, were the winners in the interstate oratorical, contest, held at York, Neb., Friday evening. Only the three high este were mentioned, as the places will be read out May 5, when they compete in the national contest, to be held at Minneapolis. EASTER REAL DAY OF SUNSHINE AND SONG After a Saturday of Storm and Snow Easter Morn Awakens With New Life and Joy. END OF LENTEN SEASON Following a Saturday of execrable weather condition, Easter dawned yesterday amid a flood of glorious sunshine which heartened thousands of hopeful hearts. It almost seemed as if the god of nature had been in tentionally beneficent. Milady re tired to her boudoir at the close of the week, hoping against hope that she would appear in the Easter pa rade and join the spirit of the season. Rain and snow disappeared, leav ing a refreshened earth. Cloudless sky and invigorating atmosphere added full measure to the perfect day. .The day suggested the resur rection bl spring. New Life New Hope. Th nt .rcl,;,, Clio,! with attendants whose garments and thoughts gave expression to the be ginning of things the new life the new springtime and new hopes. Songs pi. peaisa iilUdw4le sanctuaries,- and flowers 9nd - smiling faces lent a charm to'.the scene. Feminine charm, the fairest of the west, appeared in pretty frocks, dresses, suits and hats; of shades of green, yellow, gold, purple and other combinations, presenting a scene which made glad the heart of man. Mere man was out with a new necktie or hat or suit and walked proudly beside his bedecked mate. In the afternoon the parks a'ld boulevards were filled with motorists and pedestrians. Special Music. Of course, all of the Christian churches bad special services to mark the great day of rejoicing, the day that ends the six weeks period of Lentell penitence and marks the res urrection of Christ. The church choirs had been practic ing the special Easter music for weeks and their anthems rang out in all the churches. Ministers read their Bible passages telling of the resurrection of Christ and preached upon this great topic. In most of the churches holy com munion was celebrated. The decora tions everywhere were lilies and other flowers and palms. The evening services in a number of churches were conducted by the Sunday school. There were recita tions by the children and "exercises" significant of the occasion, as well as special songs, published specially for Eastef programs by Sunday schools. Baptisms and reception of the new members marked the day in some of the churches. Another feature of the day was the "sunrise prayer meet ings," held by the'young people's so cieties in some churches, these meet ings being held at 6:30 or 7 a. m. Returns to Find Family And Furniture Missing H. C. Washburn, 2568 St. Mary's avenue, has asked police to find his wife and three children, Laura, 8; Mary, 6, and Gerald, 9. Washburn, traveling salesman, said that he re turned home about three weeks ago to find all the furniture removed from the house and his wife and three children gone. The furniture, he said, he later found in storage and was to be sent to Reno, Nev.,. where he thinks his wife may have gone. He said that he never had any do mestic trouble. - Wants, Whole Hemisphere to Knock Down Potsdam Eagle Lima, Peru, April 8. El Commen cio, commenting on the sinking of the Brazilian steamer Parana, ex presses the wish that Brazil may be able to solve its troubles with Ger many without going to war. El Ticmpo in a fiery , editorial on the duty of South America expressed the hope that all American people will support the United States and help it "to knock down the Potsdam eagle and pull out its claws." War Department and the ", Railroads Will Co-Operate New York, April 8. The War de partment and the railroads have com pleted a plan of co-operation during the war, it was announced today by Fairfax Harrison, president of the Southern railway and chairman of the special committee on national de fense of the American Railway mso-ciation, (souths ' ,N" ''S-KN ', Omaha's Response in Two Weeks' Recruiting Army 170 Guard (one week only) 167 Navy 92 Marintu , S Total since the call..,. 437 OMAHA IS FOURTH IN RECRUITING RANK Four Hundred Thirty-Seven in All Since Work Has Bsgun. STATIONS OPEN SUNDAY Not so bad, is it? And yet. au thorities say that recruiting in Oma ha is just beginning and will rapidly wax warm under the conditions of actual war now existing. When National duard recruiting was stopped last Monday, unofficial figures indicated that Oniaha ranked fourth in the Um'ted States in enlist ments since the call for volunteers, . Now that Guard recruiting has been ordered resumed, and the army, navy and marine corps. are signing up the patriotic laila -by the, scores, an even more remarkable showing is pre dicted for the Oniaha district. ' Recruiting ' stations for all four branches of the military service were open Sunday.. And when .. Monday dawns, a fifth station', for the Wom en's Service league and the Red Lross society, will be opened next door to the Guard and navy stations on Sixteenth street, in, the First Na tional bank building. Resumption of Guard recruiting was announced Saturday noon, but was not sufficiently promulgated to bring appreciable results immediately. Army recruiters scored a total of nineteen, men accepted and sent to the training station Saturday. Sixty others had been enlisted before Sat urday during the week. The navy recruiters also did big things Saturday. They signed, up nineteen recruits for active service and one as a reserve, out of a total of thirty-five applicants. Company Organized ' At Alliance Full an Twenty-Four Hours Alliance, Neb., April fi.-7-FoIIowing patriotic demonstration here on Fri day, at which speeches were made by C. S. Nusbaum of Colorado Springs and local men, the company being organized by J. B. Miller to fill the vacancy in the organization of the Fourth Nebraska regiment filled rap idly until this morning, when it was announced that more than the re quired number were ready to be mustered in. : ' ' Accordingly this afternoon, Major Holdeman, assisted by Captain Strat ton of the Fourth regiment, mustered in seventy men, who now wait the necessary equipment and call to join their regiment. To J. B. Miller, who will be in com mand of this company, is due much credit for his work in securing the applicants, receiving his commission about a week ago, to organize the company, he secured the assistance of the Alliance Commercial club, as an organiztion and business men as in dividuals and the task of securing the required number of men was accomp lished in a short time. ScottsblulT country was visited and 'furnished twenty or more. The officers of the new company are: Captain J. B. Miller, First Lieutenant John Man nix, second lieutenant to be appointed by the colonel of the regiment. German Paper Says Kaiser Lost if the U-Boats Lose Amsterdam (Via London), April 8. The Chemnitz, socialist paper Volkstimme frankly admits that if the unrestricted submarine war should prove a failure, Germany is lost. "We all knew this on the, day un restricted submarine war was an nounced," adds the paper, Jacksonville Pier Burns . . . And Freight Destroyed Jacksonville, Fla., April 8. One of the Clyde Steamship company's piers here was destroyed by fire late today, a second pier was slightly damaged and a quantity of freight burned. The steamer Huron, lying in the slip, was moved to safety. The fire was under control as darkness fell, but was still burning. SEVENTY-ONE BILLSME SIGNED Sixteen Senate Measures and Fifty-Five House Rolls. TWO ARE SENT BACK (From a Staff Correnpondnnt.) Lincoln, April 8. (Special.) -Seventy-one bills had been signed by the governor Saturday night, when he closed up the executive offices and went home for a quiet Sabbath, Of these sixteen were senate bills and fifty-five house rolls, Two bills have been sent back without the executive approval. 1 Tomorrow the two bodies will again convene to grind out some more. Ther are still some', important bills which have not seen the light of day. Many of them are for appropriations, while some cover other matters. 1 he dry bill is the center of observation and this week will probably see some work done by the conference com mittees appointed to fix the matter up. ine House hat a conterence com mittee which is distressingly . dry looking at it from a wet atandpoint, while th senate connnittte is "brent trized," looking at it from thi dry side. What the outcome will be the one who knows is keeping silent. , 1 Some go so far to declare that the 2 per tent near beer amendment is unconstitutional, basing their opinion on thevproposition that the amend ment denies the manufacture and sale of any malt liquors. However, this opinion is said to come from those who couldn't tell near beer from the kind which has a closer acquaintance to the real article .and so is no : good authority. ' ' It is expected that much time will be taken up this week on the dry bill, while the state house appro priation, the state printing plant ap propriation, the one-mill rural school appropriation and several others are still to be lifted by the senate sifting committee. -. Panama Republic to Help Protect the Canal From Enemy Panama, April 8. The president of Panama.. Dr. Ramon Valdcz, signed a proclamation yesterday afternoon committing Panama unreservedly to the assistance of the United States in the defense of the canal. The president also cancelled the exequators of all the German consuls in Panama. 1 The proclamation was issued after President Valdei: had sent a message to President Wilson endorsing the American action in declaring a state of war with Germany, "after the United States had given unequivocal proofs of its love of peace and had made efforts to save western civiliza tion from the horrors of war and had borne with patience a long series of provocations, as irritating as they have been unjustifiable." Ex-Senator Burkett Talks ' At Hamilton Club Dinner Chicago, April 8. At the Hamilton club annual dinner here last night, F.lmer J. Burkett, former United States senator from Nebraska, laid stress on the individual's political responsibility in the nation's time of stress. "I can sympathize with a man who shirks his duty because of his rela tionship with tile enemy country far better than I can with the man who sits in congress and votes against his country and his president," Mr. Burkett said. "This is no time for petty politics. This is a time to sup port our president,"' Germany Will Not Reply To Wilson's Arraignment Berlin, April 6 (Via London, April S.) The complete text of President Wilson's message has arrived by wireless. It is printedt'ir the-morning papers. After a careful study the foreign office declared that there will be no" official reply. Fifth Nebraska Infantry Ordered to Fill Up Ranks Lincoln, April 8. Alt companies of" the ritth .Nebraska infantry, signal corps and field hospital, have been or dered to recruit to full war strength at once, a bulletin from the adjutant general's office tonight' announced. 'NOT SAFE WAR STIMSON Former Official Points Out Dangers That May' Result. KAISER -DEFIES ALL LAW The call to war was sounded by speakers at the patriotic mass meeting Saturday evening in the Auditorium. The war upon which the nation is about to enter was pronounced "not a safe war" by former Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson. "Don't underestimate the task be fore us," lie warned. , He declared it is a war in which we must furnish a great number of men, and liot merely loan money to our allies. "The war may be decided by the last 100,000 men," he declared, The Auditorium was profusely decorated with flags, and the audience comfortably filled the big building. Members of the Grand Army of the Republic marched in, headed by a fife and drum corps and amid applause. A band played patriotic airs preceding the speaking and "The Battle Cry of Freedom," "Star-Spangled Banner" and other patriotic songs were sung by the audience during the meeting. Judge W. D. McHugh, chairman of the National Patriotic committee of Omaha, presided, Example of Colonists. All the speakers paid tribute to the way the Americans of German birth are showing their loyalty to this coun try. Judge McHugh. in his introduc tory remarks, pointed out that it ia no new thing for citizens of this coun try to fight against the land of their birth. "That is what the colonists did in the revolutionary war," he said. "They fought against their mother land They did the same thing in the war of 1812." R. L. Metcalfe sounded a high note lor me present war into which the country is entering. ; . "It is not a war of resentment, re venge or conquest, but a war to end war,", ha .said. He pronounced '-the' kaisef "the worst blood-bespattered monarch in (lit history of the world." and declared: "In the intelligence of man he is doomed; in the justice of God Jie must fail." i He declared we must bind our selves' with the allie to make no v separate peace as a guaranty that they will make no separate peace 'with out us. Acta of the Kaiser. Frederick R. Coudert of NewlVork, authority on international law, ex plained the successive acts of the kaiser which have made war inevit able for this country. 1 "The world was amazed when, 011 February 4, 1915,' the destruction of neutral ships on the high seas was ordered by Germany," he said.. "Nothing of the sort had ever been heard , before. People, couldn't be lieve they would do it." - "Six weeks ago, from my office window in New York, I saw the American flag imprisoned on more than 100 ships in New York harbor. They cowered there because the kaiser said they could not go out upon the high seas." 1 He referred with sarcasm to the kaiser's special permit "for one Amer ican ship to sail each week, it to be painted red and white like a barber pole." He spoke of Belgium as the scene . of men's wars through the centuries and how it was finally erected into a neutral state. , - - "And the moment this was torn down by Germany's violation of Bel gium, the reign of law ended and all that men had built up through cen turies was destroyed by an autocracy ," that knew no Jaw. The German au- ' tocracy has torn down everything ; that the German people love." He read a manifesto by German' socialist leaders, which, after review- t ing the violatiou of Belgium and the' butchery in other little countries, de clared "the kaiser has covered ourna- ' tion with eternal shame." . . ,' Mr. Coudert said, also: 1 "There is at this time something as ' to which there can be nothing save union in thought and deed. The hour is a solemn one, almost religious in its solemnity and in its purport. "America ,. is perhaps , the most peaceful of nations, not perhaps more peaceful than was France, hut cer tainly she is, a most peaceful nation;, yet, my friend, the typical American, is pacific in the true sense of the word. He believes a peace based upon law and honor to be so im portant that it is worth more than mere material possession, it is worth more than life, and he is ever willing to fight to obtain it. 4 "That is the kind of pacifrsm that ; is honest, that .is the kind that is true. (C'MitlntMd or Par Two. Column Two.) The Best Help ' Read the Best Paper. When you want Com petent Help put your ads in " . The 'Bee . You arc as close to The Bee Want-Ad Dept. , . as your phone is to yon. ' Call Tyler 1000