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SENATE FLAYS
PRESIDENT AND
WAR ADVISERS
Wilson and Defense Council
Vehemently Denounced in
Open and Secret Sessions
by Men of Both Parties.
Washington, May 16. In beginning
consideration today of the $3,390,000,
000 war budget the senate devoted the
entire session to sweeping criticism of
the executive branch of the govern
ment. Seldom has the senate chamber
been the scene of such vehement at
tackscontinued for five hours behind
closed doors and renewed after the
doors were opened.
No progress was made on the bill,
but tonight senate leaders thought
passage of the huge war appropriation
measure would not be long delayed.
The Council of National Defense,
composed of cabinet officers, its civil
ian advisory commission and the gov
ernment shipping board, were special
targets of senatorial wrath, and presi
dent Wilson himself was sharply criti
cised. Vote to Curtail Powers.
The council was charged with
usurpation of authority and with un
lawfully delegating power to the ad
visory commission. The shipping
board was assailed for alleged inter
ference with private ship builders and
lor insisting upon its wooden ship
program. The president was attacked
for alleged lack of co-operation and
consultation with congress.
An amendment setting forth that
the powers of the Council of National
Defense shall not be considered en
larged because of war conditions was
adopted. A section of the bill appro
priating $500,000 for the defense coun
cil was the basis for the debate
Democratic Leader Martin consent
ed to an executive session, suggested
by Seantor Weeks of Massachusetts,
because the whole bill involved dis
cussion of military questions.
Republicans Open Doors.
Five hours afterwardd the doors
were opened because republican sen
ators, including Lodge, Morris and
Brandegce, suggested it was not
proper that such statements as had
been heard should be made without
cognizance of the public and without
opportunity for those attacked to-offer
defense.
Democratic senators, it was said,
beiran the discussion by criticising
certain acts of the advisory commis
sion. Senator Reed of Missouri was
said to have been particularly vehe
ment. Senator Lewis of Illinois vig
orously condemned certain activities
of the commission, especially regard
ing the letting of government con
tracts and offered an amendment to
the law creating the Defense Council
to provide that hereafter men shall
be appointed by the advisory commis
sion subject to the seante's confirma
tion. Wilson Not Informed.
Some senators said President Wil
son was not kept properly informed
regarding supply purchasing. Others
declared that the president and the
cabinet without warrant of law had
conferred some of their powers upon
the advisory commission, particularly
as to the purchasing of supplies.
It was asserted that General Goe
thals opposed building of wooden
ships, favorink steel, but had been
compelled by the shipping board to
proceed with wooden construction.
Senators Martin, Underwood and
Shafroth werea mong the few demo
crats who defended the executive
branch. Senator Lodge refuted as
sertions that the senate has been de
laying war legislation.
"England and Canada have been
discussing conscription for three
years. We've done it in botli houses
inside of a fortnight," he said.
Senator Poindexter said some peo
ple seemed to have the idea that the
war would be won by legislation.
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U. S. Loans Hundred
Millions to Russia
Washington, May 16. The
government today made its first
loan to Russia, $100,000,000,
bringing the amount thus far ad
vanced to the ajlies up to $625,
000.000. The money loaned to Russia
was ma.lr available for its pur-
chases ot supplies in this country
and was deposited to its credit in
the fedcal reserve banks. To
day's loan marks the formal entry
of Russia as a participant in the
$3,000,000,000 credit to be placed
at the disposal of the allies.
UNION PACIFIC
EMPLOYES BUY
LIBERTY BONDS
Forty-One Thousand Railroad
Workers Will Invest Sav
ings in Big Government
Security Issue.
The 41,000 employes of the Union
Pacific System arc to be welded into
a giant force in the support of the
government's Liberty loan.
This fact was made known today
in a statement given out by President
E. E. Calvin, who at the same time
announced that the Union Pacific
system had in its ollicia! capacity al
ready subscribed for $5,000,000 of the
yi per cent Liberty loan issue.
The program for welding the army
of the Union Pacific employes into a
force to support the Liberty loan is
contained in a personal appeal issued
by Kobert S. Lovett, chairman of the
board of directors of the Union Pa
cific system, which reached President
Calvin today in the form of a tele
gram. The chief feature of the ap
peal is the proposal upon the part of
the Union Pacific system to pur
chase in the name of any of its em
ployes Liberty loan bonds to the
amount of 25 per cent of the em
ploye's salary. The company will later
deduct from tile wage payment cer
tain monthly sums to be agreed upon
until the amount of the subscription
is compacted. .
Lovett's Appeal.
"I trust that every man and woman
in our organization intends as a pa
triotic duty to subscribe to the
per cent Liberty loan bonds about to
be issued by the government to carry
on the war," said Mr. Lovett.
"The loan must be made a con
spicuous success, and to enable every
employe to participate in this patri
otic purpose the company will, upon
the request ot any suclt employe,
make subscription for his or her ac
count to an amount of bonds not ex
ceeding 25 per cent of the employe's
yearly salary,, and will advance the
whole subscription price, charging in
terest thereon at the rate of 3'A per
cent per annum, being the same rate
borne by the bonds, and holding the
bonds as security for its reimburse
ment. "The amount advanced by the com
pany will be payable by the employe.
so long as in the service, with a mini
mum of So :per month, such install
ments to be deducted from the wage
payments.
the bonds are to be in denomina
tions of $50 and multiples thereof.
"Employes desiring to subscribe
should notify their superior officer,
who will furnish form of contract
necessary for .them to execute."
Wilson Suggests House
Committee on Suffrage
Washington, May 16. President
Wilson has written a le'te- to Repre
sentative Pou of the house rules com
mittee. suc,sting that the creation of
a special h use committee on woman
suffrage mifcht be a wise act of pub
he nolicv.
The president said he had no de- i
sire to inuTtere with such matters,
but pointed out that he had been told
that an approval by him of the idea
might res.ill in creation of such a
committee. In his letter he did not
oc-al with the merits of the woman's
suffrage question.
The senate already has uch p com
mittee. "Steady Business and
Clear Air of Doubt"
New York, May 16, Herbert S.
Houston, president of the Associated
Advertising Chilis of the World, to
day made public a message from
President Wilson 0:1 the aims of the
organization's thirteenth annual con
vention, to be held in St. Louis June
3. The president wrote:
"May I not congratulate the Asso
ciated Advertising clubs upon their
purpose to assist in mobilizing the
best thought and promoting greater
activity in all lines of business in these
times of stress and exigency?
"It would be of the greatest bene
fit if the convention could be used
to steady business and clear the air
of doubt and misgivings in order to
make for greater unity of purpose in
winning the great war for democracy
and civilization.
"WOODROW WILSON."
Flour Drops $1.40 a
Barrel in Four Days
Minneapolis, May 16. The
price of first clear flour was
quoted at $13.50 by local millers
today, which is $1.40 below Sat
urday's price. Fancy patents
were 75 cents lower, at $15.50.
ALLEGED AX MURDERER, Who was removed from Red
Oak for safe keeping to the county jail at Logan, la. yesterday.
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, REV. LVN GEORGE J KELLY
KELLY TAKEN TO
LOGAN JAIL BY
SHERIFF'S MEN
Extraordinary Interest of At
torney General of Iowa in
Villisca Tragedy Attracts
Wide Attention.
BULLETINS.
Logan, la.. May 16 (Special
Telegram.) Rev. L. G. J. Kelly,
charged with Villisca murders,
arrived here this morning, in
care of Sheriff Dunn. Kelly was
placed in the Logan jail. He
stood the trip well and was self
possessed. Red Oak. Ia., May 16. (Spe
cial Telegram. Sheriff R. A.
Dunn, fr., and County Attorney
Oscar Westrand left here by au
' tomobile at 6 o'clock this morn
ing for Logan, la., taking with
them to 'he Harrison county jail
Rev. L. C. J. Kelly, charged with
the Villisca ax murders. Mr.
Kelly was accompanied by his
wife.
By EDWARD BLACK.
(Staff Corrrflpondfnt of The Be.)
Red Oak, la., May 16. One of the
outstanding features in connection
with the grand jury indictment
against Key. Lyn G. J. Kelly, alleged
Villisca ax murderer, is the keen in
terest being taken by Attorney Gen
eral Havner.
This state official, before he came
here Tuesday afternoon to appear at
the hearing for removal of Kellv to
Dcs Moines, issued a statement out
lining the evidence he claims has been
gathered against the prisoner. He
did not disclose tire names of the
chief witnesses who will -appear for
the prosecution at the forthcoming
trial.
Havner's effort to have Kelly trans-tc-rcd
from the Montgomery county
jail to Des Moines has aroused spec
ulation as to the attorney general's
real plans.
It is certain that Havner will con
duct the prosecution himself and that
County Attorney Wcstrand of this
city will assist.
Gardner Leaves Congress
To Enlist in the Army
Washington, May 16. Representa
tive Gardnc of Massachusetts has re
signed from congress to enter the
army.
Mr. Gardner has been one of the
most activ-. figures in the movement
for military preparedness and was a
member of the ways and means com
mittee. He has been ordered to active
duty as a 'esrrvc officer.
He is the first member of either
house to qvit congress for military
service in the present war.
Alleged Treasonable
Pamphlets Are Seized:
Indianapolis, May 16. Federal au- I
thorities visited the socialist head-1
quarters in this city and obtained i
several thousand copies'of pamphlets i
alleged to be treasonable. The ac-1
tiou was taken yesterday, but did not I
become public until today. The pam- j
phlcts condemn the war
KAISER ATTACKS
WITH MEN TAKEN
FROM RUSS LINE
Demoralization of Slav Army
and Withdrawal of German
Forces From East Front
Being FeK in West.
(By AfMKtatert Prfs..)
The demoralization of the Russian
army and the consequent withdrawal
of German forces from the eastern
front are having their effect in France.
The heavy reinforcement of men
and guns, which Field Marshal von
Hindenburg has been able to throw
into the defense of his sorely battered
lines have, for the time being at least,
caused a deadlock which the most
furious efforts of the British and
French have failed to break.
The soldiers in the Russian ranks
evidently have the bit in their teeth
and it remains to he seen if there is
a hand strong enough to check them
from bringing about practical an
archy. German Attacks Fail.
Heavy German attacks in the Aisnc
sector have been repulsed with san
guinary losses, and where the Ger
mans temporarily broke through they
were driven out and lost ground re
gained, according to Paris.
"Exceptionally heavy losses" were
inflicted on the German troops which
were sent against the British between
Gavrelle and the Scarpe river, says
British headquarters. The British ad
vanced posts were forced back by the
Germans, but the latter were driven
out of the ground they had gained al
most immediately.
Agree oft Three Points.
The government and the radicals
who have been hampering its activities
have reached an agreement on three
important points and cabinet recon
struction has been inaugurated.
Following the publication of impor
tant cabinet changes, including the
retirement of Professor Paul N.
Milukoff, foreign minister, from the
cabinet, the official news agency is
sued this statement:
"The three cardinal points upon
which the government, the executive
committee of the Duma and the coun
cil of workmen's and soldiers' dele
gates have agreed are:
"The unity of the allied fronts;
"The fullest confidence of the revo
lutionary democracy in the recon
structed cabinet;
"A plentitudc of powers for the
government."
King George Honors the
Memory of Joseph Choate
New York, May 16. The following
message was received today from
King George by Mrs. J. II. Choate,
whose husband, the former ambassa
dor to England, will he buried tomor
row: "The queen and I are much dis
tressed to hear of the sudden death of
Mr. Choate. wdiom we knew so well
and regarded with strong feeling of
friendship and respect. My people
will join with me in mourning the loss
of your husband, who always proved
himself to be a true friend to my
country."
AMERICAN FLOTILLA OF T0RPE00 BOATS HELP
ALLIED NAVIES POLICE EUROPEAN WATERWAYS;
HUSKERS GO IN VANGUARD OF TROOPS TO FRANCE
Adjutant General Hall Says
Without Doubt Nebraska
Soldiers Will Be Chosen to
Go With First Army.
(Prom a 8l;ifT Correspondent.)
Lincoln, May 16. The Nebraska
National guard will without doubt
form a part of the first expedition to
be sent to Kurope. There is such
close censorship at state headquar
ters of the guard that nearly every
thing of a military nature is kept se
cret, but this much information has
been made public.
i'lie Nebraska troops may be sent
to southern camps to get ready and
from there be sent to the front.
Guards' Present Strength.
In order that the Nehra'ska guard
may be recruited up to war strength
and thus be able to take advantage
of the opportunity to get in action
early, it will be necessary to recruit
up the present guard to 4,15.2 men.
When completed the regiments
will compose 2,0(12 men each, the field
hospital seventy-eight men and the
Signal corps seventy-five men.
The guard at present comprises
over J,000.
Statement by Hall.
General Hall today issued the fol
lowing statement:
"The National Guard will undoubt
edly form a part of the first expedi
tion to the Iiuropcan theater of war
under the present proposed plans, but
in order to place that organization in
readiness it will require intensive
training and immediate recruitment to
war strength, which is 150 men per
company.
"If for any reason there should not
he enough volunteer enlistments in
the National Guard to bring it to the
prescribed strength, a sufficient num
ber of the unorganized militia (or
men not in the service) between the
ages of 18 and 45 should be drafted
to make up this deficiency. '
"The present duty of the National
uuaru m guarding the public high
way's, etc., will soon come to a close
and the stern reality of equipping, or
ganizing and seasoning that organiza
tion will commence.
Don't Avoid Draft. '
"Able bodied men between the
ages of 21 and JO should not attempt
to avoid the draft now being purposed
by congress for a national army with
out expecting to cause themselves un
limited grief in the end.
"The National Guard is now re
cruiting to the prescribed strength
with all haste and is open to volun
teer enlistment. The present recruit
ing stations for the National Guard
are as follows:
Klftli Infantry Company A, I.lnroln:
romiiHny 11, Nitbranka City; Company l
Hf-slilc.': Company II, Auhurn; Company K.
Norlli Plulte: Company F, Wymorc; Com
pany u, jlaatliiKs; Company II, Aurora:
Company . unl; Company K. iUuo lllll;
Company I.. Uothenburg; Company M,
Unmil IhIaiiiI.
Fourth Infantry Company , Alllani'c;
Company K, I'awneo city and lllooioltiglon :
K'iicra 1 rerrultlinr motion, Htxlr-onth ami
Kariimn nlrioMfl, Omaha; Ftaltl Hospital No.
1. armory rjt; North ttlxteonlh HtreH. Lin.
roln; Company A, algnal corps, fair grounds,
Lincoln.
Germans Seek Sites
For Subsea Bases On
Mexico West Coast
San Francisco, May 16. Germany
began actual work last fall toward the
establishment of submarine and air
plane bases along the coast of lower
California and maps and military in
formation were gathered along the
entire Pacific coast by German secret
agents, according to information
which federal authorities declared
last night had been imparled to them
by a youth arrested here a week ago
as a spy.
The suspect was known here as
Lieutenant Frank E. Wolf. His real
name, the authorities declared last
night, is Baron Friedrich Dcvan Fcls.
He is 22 years old.
Fels, if is said, has made a complete
confewion of his activities, admitting
that he was scut here a year ago as
a spy and working unwillingly under
Rudolph Flameiulinghe, now under
arrest in l.os Angeles. Last Novem
ber, according to his reputed story,
the youth went with four olhcr Ger
man agents to the Gulf of Mexico to
select sites for military bases.
Fcls, officials say, declares that he
repeatedly tried to withdraw from the
kaiser's secret service, but was al
ways hounded back into it.
Miss Rankin Strikes
t Parliamentary Snag
i Washington, May 16. Representa
tive Jcanctte Rankin, con Kress woman
from Montana, struck her first parlia
mentary snafc today in the house.
Miss Rankin was standing in front
of the speaker's desk witli others who
had not answered thi roll call on the
motion to recommit the army bill
when she attempted to cast her vote.
Were you in the hall and listening
when your name was called!'" asked
Speaker Clark.
"No," replied Miss Rankin.
"Then you cannot vote," i-aid the
speaker.
Miss Rankin retired to her scat.
The speaker's decision was in ac
cordance with the rules ot the house.
COMMANDER OF AMERICAN
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INTERNAL CRISIS
IN GERMANY NOW
AT ACUTE STAGE
Socialist-Talks of Republic and
Revolution on Floor of the
Reichstag and is Un
rebuked. (dy Tlifl AHnoclatrd Pre..,)
Multiplying signs indicate the po
litical and economic crisis in Germany
is as acute as ever. Possibly (or the
firs time in history, revolution and a
German republic have been openly
talked about in the Keichitag, and,
most significant of all, apparently the
authorities do not dare to check the
growing audacity of the radicals.
In fact the pressure of the malcon
tents has become so great as to force
the government to hastily withdraw
its refusal to permit radical socialist
delegates to attend the international
socialist conference at Stockholm.
The food situation in Germany also
appears to be growing steadily worse
and alarm is expressed in various
quarters that the available supply will
not suffice to feed the nation until the
next harvest.
Discussion Postponed.
Amsterdam, May 16. Discussion
of Alsace-Lorraine in the Reichstag
was postponed, despite the protests of
the socialists. George Ledebour, the
socialist leader, referring to the re
ports that Alsace-Lorraine would he
divided between Prussia and Bavaria,
declared that the answer to such an
intention would be the proclamation
of a German republic.
Austria Makes Offer.
The semi-official Fremdcnblatt of
Vienna says that Chancellor yon
Ilethinann-llollweg, in his speech in
the Reichstag, declared the desire of
Germany to regulate its eastern fron
tiers and maintain friendly, relations
with Russia in peaceful accord with
the Russian government. ,
Almost identical declaration ema
nated from Austria-Hungary, the
newspaper says, adding:
"All the world now k'nows Ger
many entertains no ideas of conquest
regarding Russia, which can at any
moment conclude an honorable peace
with Germany and Austria. Reports
about a divergence of views on this
question between Vienna and Ber
lin will now become silent as the
grave."
Germans Expel Population
Of Belgian Town of Menin
Amsterdam (Via London), May 15.
The Handclshlad says the Germans
have expelled the civil population of
the town of Menin, Belgiunn
U-Boats Sink Less
Than Half as Many
Ships as Week Ago
London. May 16. German sub
marines sank less than half as
much tonnage last week as the
previous one, according to the ad
miralty report.
Twenty-six vessels were sub
marined or mined. Of these
eighteen were more than 1,600
tona and Ave under that tonnage.
Three fishing vessels were de
stroyed. Sixty-two vessels were de
stroyed the previous week. Five
British merchantmen were unsuc
cessfully attacked. Ships of all
nationalities arriving were 2,568
sailing, 2,552.
In large vessels the decrease
is from twenty-four to eighteen.
Twenty-two merchant vessels of
less than 1,600 tons were reported
sunk in contrast with five in this
week's report, while the number
of fishing craft dropped from six
teen to three.
The high water mark in the
destruction of large vessels was
reached in the report of April 20,
when for:y such vessels were an
nounced destroyed.
English Admiralty Announces
Presence of Yankee Fight
ing Craft on Other Side
of Atlantic Ocean.
London, May 16. The admiralty
today announced the arrival of Amer
ican destroyers in British waters.
The following announcement was
given out:
"The British admiralty states that
a flotilla of United States destroyers
recently arrived in this country to co
operate with our naval forces in the
prosecution of the war."
Beatty Congratulates Mayo.
Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty,
commander of the British grand fleet,
has sent the following message to Ad
miral Henry T. Mayo, commander of
the United States Atlantic fleet:
"The grand fleet rejoices that the
Atlantic fleet now will share in pre
serving the liberties of the world and
maintaining the chivalry of the sea."
Admiral Mayo replied:
"The United States Atlantic fleet
appreciates the message from the
British licet and welcomes oppor
tunities for work with the British fleet
for the freedom of the seas."
Censor Withholds News.
Washington, May 16. Dispatch of
American destroyers to British wa
ters has been withheld under the vol
untary censorship at the request of
the Navy department.
No announcement of the exact po
sitions of the ships or their names
or their number will be made. The
destroyer flotilla is America's first
contribution of military power to the
alliance against Germany and is com
manded by Rear Admiral Sims. Ul
timately the entire American de
stroyer flotilla will be sent to Eu
rope. Roo'sevelt May Command a
. Division of N; Y. Troops
Aibuny, N. Y May 16. At the
conclusion ef a two hours' conference
today with Governor Whitman, Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt announced
that heiwmld accept, the governor's
offer of a major general's commission
'it the state service if the federal army
bill were passed without the provis
ion to permit him to go to Europe
witli an expeditionary force.
Colonel Roosevelt said:
"Governo" Whitman has. as vott
know, offered me the commission of
major general if the volunteer plan
for sending troops abroad is not ac
cepted in Washington. The commis
sion would nuthorize me to raise one
or more divisions in New York state,
but the membefs would not necessar
ily come ft im this state."
Aviation Instructor and
Student Hurt by Fall
Newport News, Va., May 16. Ted
Hequcmbouig, instructor, and Law
rence Curtis of Boston, his student,
were injured this morning, when a
flying boat in which Hequembourg
was giving Curtis a lesson, fell dis
tance of , about fifty or seventy-five
feet at the Atlantic coast areonautical
station here. Officials of the station
stated that the accident was caused
by banking too sharply.
Today's accident was the second
within a week, Victor Carlstront, in
structor, and Cary Epes, student, hav
ing been killed in a fall last Wednes
day. Supply of Cans for Beans
And Soups Is Now Cut Off
Washington, May 16. American
consumers will have to deny them
selves canned besns and canned
soups for a time. The War Can,
committee, comprising tin plate mak
ers, can manufacturers, canners and
government officials, today a
nounced that the shortage of tin
makes it imperative that cans be sup
plied only to packers of perishable
foods.
Hold Funeral of Joseph H.
Choate Thursday Morning
New York, May 15. The funeral
of Joseph H. Choate, noted lawyer
and diplomat, will be held Thursday
moruiug at St. Bartholomew's church
and burial will be at Stockbridge,
Mass., the summer home of the
Choate family.
Mr. Choate is believed to have
overtaxed his strength in his efforts
to entertain the French and British
envoys during their recent visit.
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