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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 15, 1917.
TENSION IN SPAIN
BECOMES ACDTE
Indications that Ministry Has
Decided to Break Relations
.With Germany. .
TIME TO ACT, SAYS PAPER
Madrid, April 14.-(Via Paris.)
I-oreign Minister Gimeno hu an
nounced that the protest to Germany
in regard to the linking of the Span
ish steamer San Fulgencio was sent
to the Spanish ambassador in Berlin
on Saturday.
The gravity of the situation is em
phasized by all the newspapers. The
semi-official Diario Universal, after
saying that the ministers reached an
unanimous decision as to the course
of the government at cabinet meet
ing Thursday, continues:
"We do not know what their de
risions are, but we realize that their
imporfance is such as to produce a
complete solidarity of the cabinet
"The moment is grave for Spain,
-which no longer can abstract itself
trom the reverberations of the events
transpiring around it"
ENGLISH WITHIN
A FEW HUNDRED
; YABDSOF GOAL
(CoaUaoW Vnm hu On..)
front for a distance of four miles.
The Germans are in retreat
The gaps in the German defenses
were made in two places. Positions
on a front of three miles between
the doable crassier and Givenchy and
another mile on the north flank of
the Hindenburg trench system were
captured. Advance posts were pushed
well toward Queant and'Pronville, im
portant points in the German de
fenses. The Germans are fighting as they
retire from Loos southward and are
being hard pressed.
Fire and explosions in the terri
tory to the rear of the German lines
i continue. The weather today was
favorable for campaigning.
French Busy Further South.
Paris, April 14. Artillery fighting
continue with marked intensity in
the Champagne, the war office an
nounces. French patrols were active
and brought back prisoners. South of
St Quentin there were heavy artil
lery actions.
The statement follows:
"South of St Quentin our artil
lery continued to bombard the Ger
man positions. There was no infan
try fighting during the night between
the Somme and the Oise. Two Ger
man turpris attack were broken
op by our fire.
"In the Champagne the artillery
fighting was very severe. On this
part of the front we made numerout
reconnaisances, bringing back prison
ers. Near La Chappelotte a German
reconnoitering party attempted to
reach our lines after a violent bom
bardment. It was dispersed and driven
back to the German trenches."
German Line Holding.
Berlin, April 14. (Via London.)
Northeast of Arras and on the River
Scarpe there was a pause in the fight
ing activity yesterday, says the offi
cial itatement issued today by the
German army headquarters staff.
On both banks of the River Somme,
the German statement add, strong
enemy force advanced against
ottr St. Quentin position. The
attack failed under heavy losses, the
British leaving three officer and
more than 200 men in our hand.
. Further south, at Crolselles and
Bullecourt, say the announcement,
the British, after violent artillery fire,
several tiiircs vainly attacked. In
counter thrust "we inflicted consider
able losses on the enemy."
Railroad Men Say that r
Alt is Fine in the North
Julius Lever, general freight and
passenger agent of the Wyoming
line of the Northwestern, with head
quarter in Casper, and E. E. Ben
jamin, general agent at Deadwood,
S. D are both in town for the week
end. They report business booming
through the section they represent
In Wyoming, say Mr. Lever, the
oft industry is going ahead by leaps
and bound, new well being brought
in in large number.
Mr. Benjamin asserts that alt
through the irrigated section- north
of the Black Hills farmer are put
ting every available acre into crops.
Both of the Northwestern men
come from the range country and say
that notwithstanding that last winter
was unusually cold and long cattle
and sheep came through in fairly
good condition, the losses not being
much more than normal. .
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CAMPAIGN TO HELP
TO-STRICKEN JEWS
Rabbi Leon Harrison and Gov-
ernor Neville Will Lend As
sistance to the Cause.
CENTRAL WORK IN OMAHA
Dr. Leon Harrison, for more than
:wenty-five years rabbi of , Temple
Israel, St. Louis, Mo., and a leader
in his city and state as political re
former, religious liberal and inspir
ing educator, comes to Omaha April
23 and 24 to assist in propaganda
work m behalf of the war-stricken
Jew of Europe and Falenstine. This
part of the campaign inaugurated
by the American Jewish Relief com
mittee to alleviate the Jews in the
warring countries, A mass meeting of
Jewish citizens of Omaha and vicin
ity is called for this purpose at the
Boyd theater. Tuesday evening. April
24, by the local war relief committee,
of which Harry Zimman is chairman
and Morris Levy i treasurer. The
mass meeting will be a most inspiring
and memorable gathering.
Governor Here Also.
In addition to Rabbi Harrison, Gov
ernor Neville and other prominent
men will lend their presence and in
fluence to this cause in behalf of suf
fering humanity. Rabbi Harrison
stand at the forefront a a man of
eloquence, possessing rare personal
magnetism. No movement in St.
Lout tor the betterment ot its civic
life is proposed without the hearty
co-operation of Dr. Harrison. He in
augurated a campaign in his home
town for the increase of the pay of
the St. Louis school teacher, which
brought about great reform in their
behalf. One of hi great addresses
was delivered at the memorial services
for President McKinley in the pres
ence of 20,000 people at the St Louis
coliseum.
His power as organizer and orator
was shown in 1916 when he made a
whirlwind campaign in Missouri,
Kansas and the southwest in behalf
of the Jewish war sufferers. Through
his strong personality he has made
his name familiar and his presence
an attraction throughout the land.
Ua Monday evening, April 23, a re
ception and dinner will be tendered
him at the Fontenelle by many of his
friends. ,
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THE WRECKERS ARE COMING.
OMAHANS DONATE
TO CODY MONUMENT
Buffalo Bill's Friends Here
Subscribe to Memorial fund
Many Elks Contribute.
ENTIRE NATION "CHTPS IN"
As one of the vice presidents and
members of the executive committee
of the Colonel Cody Memorial asso
ciation, Sam F. Dutton, Denver, is in
the city, arousing interest in the prop
osition to raise $200,000 to pay the
cost of erecting a mounment to the
memory of the late Colonel William
F. Cody, or Buffalo Bill, as he was
known to his hundreds of thousands
of friends, the world over.
In Omaha Mr. Dutton is meeting
with great success in the matter of
securing pledges. Here, among the
largest contributor to the fund will
be the Elks' lodge, of which Colonel
Cody was a member. It is expected
that the lodge will contribute largely
and in addition some liberal contribu
tions are coming from individual
members.
Denver Gives Site.
The city of Denver donate the site
for the monument, a plat situated
upon the crest of Lookout Mountain,
6,000 feet above sea level, eighteen,
miles west of Denver center, ana close
to Golden, reached by a splendid au
tomobile road. In addition to this, the
city will appropriate $35,000. Boy
Scouts have taken the matter uo in
all portions of the United State and
already they are lending in their
mites. In the aggregate it is expected
that their contributions will run into
the thousands of dollar. The larger
circuses have agreed that some day
during the coming season each will
donate their entire proceeds, which
may reach $50,000 to $75,000.
hlks lodges all over the country
have taken the irittcr up and their
rontributiona are now coming in, as
are the contributions of thousands of
school children. Besides all these,
there are many individual contribu
tions which range all the way from
$1 up to $50.
Ihe body of Colonel Cody now re-
S -,ses in a receiving vault in Denver,
ut Sunday, June 3, this year, it will
be placed in its final resting place in
the tomb on Lookout Mountain. The
funeral will be conducted by the
Masons, one of the Denver lodges
having charge. This is at the request
cf the North Flatte lodge, of which
the colonel was a member.
The details of the monument have
been agreed upon and is to be on the
order of a masoleum of stone. There
will be a large room in which hun
fireds of interesting articles connected
with the active life of Colonel Cody
will be placed on exhibition. They will
Include a stage coach, hi guns, sad
dles, scalps of Indians taken by him
self, booksw ritten by himself and
thousands of the mementoes that were
dear to him during his lifetime.
On the top of the masoleum will be
placed a mammoth statue of the colo
nel in his characteristic pose, as
shown in the Pappacena painting.
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Committee of Lansing;, Baker,
Daniels and George Creel
Appointed.
WEITER CIVILIAN CHAIRMAN
Washington, April 14. Control of
publicity in connection with the gov
ernment's war activities was placed by
President Wilson today in the hands
of a public committee of information
whose task it wjll be to safeguard
secret of value to the enemy and at
the same time to see that all affairs
of the nation are laid before the peo
ple a fully and frankly a possible.
The committee named by the presi
dent is made up of Secretaries Lan
sing, Baker and Daniels, who recom
mended the step, with George Creel,
a magazine writer, as civilian chair
man. Announcement of its' creation was
made in the following executive order:
"I hereby create a committee on
public information to be composed of
the secretary of state, the secretary of
war, the secretary of the navy, and a
civilian, who shall be charged with
the executive direction ot the com
mittee. "As civilian chairman of the com
mittee I appoint George Creel.
"The secretary of state, the secre
tary of war and the secretary of the
navy are authorised each to detail an
officer or officers to the work of the
committee."
Mr. Creel hss accepted the post
Iowa yian Elected Head
Of College in Kentucky
Lexington, Ky., April 14. Dr.
Lorin Stucky, professor of sociology
and economics at the University of
Iowa, was elected today president of
Sayre college here, the oldest Presby
terian institution in the south. Dr.
Stucky is a native of Ohio and a
graduate of Miami university.
Girl Disguised as .
Man Tries to Enlist
In Navy as Gunner
Chicago, 111., April 14. A youthful
p.rson in appearance about 16 year
old applied for enlistment in the
United States navy here today. While
the applicant waa signing the papers
Lieutenant L. M. Steven noticed a
tendril of hair atraying from under
the youth' hat
"I the lady ure she want to en
list?" arid he suddenly.
"Who, mef Yes, I am s woman.
I'm Miss Jean Ray and I'm 20 years
old. I want to be s gunner."
Lieutenant Stevene expressed re
gret that the navy had no place for
Mis Ray and advised her to go home,
change her clothes and join the Red
Cross.
Another young woman, Mist Verda
Bethany of Townsend, Kemper coun
ty, Miss., wrote to Colonel samuel
Reber, departmental signal officer.
United States army, offering her serv
ices and explsining that "the was
strong, healthy and fit to carry a
gun." ,
Health of Guardsmen is
Fine, Dr. Hall Reports
Only three out of several hundred
National Guardsmen of the Omaha
battalion, with headquarters here, are
now confined to their beds with ill
ness. One is Sergeant Walter K. Knobbs
of Company B, who lost part of a leg
by a railroad accident Corporal Ting
ley of Company B is confined to his
home, 2719 North Twenty-fourth
street, with tonsilitis.
Private John Breen of .Vermont,
who joined Company D recently, was
taken ill Friday night A rash which
broke out on his bodv at first alarmed
physicians, but Dr. Stacy B. Hall of
the battalion said Saturday that Breen
had no contagious disease and was
now practically recovered from his
mess.
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