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The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER Cloudy VOL. XLVI. NO. 299. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 2. 1917 SIXTEEN PAGES. "JC. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ELSIE PHELPS TELLS HER STORY OF CHADRONBM CKMA IL PLOT . ' - NEW YORK PORT IS KEPT CLOSED UNTIL 12:20 P.M. Shutting of Gate in the Steel Net Across Mouth f' the Harbor Gives Rise to Many Rumors. New York, June. l.-r-For reasons which navy yard and customs officials refused to reveal, the port of New York was for a good part of the forenoon closed today to .all ship ping by the slotting of tc gate in the steel net closing tne harbor, which was placed in position soon after the severance of diplomatic re lations with Germany. J Shortly before noon it was learned that the order closing the port had been' rescinded, although at that tune the ffate was still closed. Rumors started by the closing of the harbor found retlcctioii m tne stock and cotton mark-t United States Steel, which led the decline, uroppeu iruui- t.uya losses, however, were for the most part restored by noon, when the ban on snipping was lifted. The cotton market, which had ad t l I 111 r Ik. vanced sharply on the government crop report, became for awhile ner vous and irregular. The gate was reopened at 12:20 p. m. It has not been closed in tne day time since it was placed in posi tion soon after diplomatic relations with Germany were severed. Both navy yard and custom officials re fused information as to the reason for the move. Will Probe Charges Against Hospital Ship Washington. June 1. A civilian commission composed of Abraham Flcxner o; New York, Dr. William H Welch of Baltimore and Nathan Strauss of New York will inspect the naval hospital ship' Solace and the navy s nivthud ot treating sick sailors, .Vlreadv Admiral Mayo is conduct- ins an investigation of- charges of mistreatment contained in a round robin signed by several-enJistejd vaett who were patients on the solace. with Secretary Daniels today before going to inspect the naval hospitals in the vicinity of the fleet rendezvous. They were told by the secretary that charges ot improper treatment of the m.n were being used to fo ment a spirit of unpatriotic resistance to the registration law and that an immediate report was necessary. First June Snawstorm Is Recorded in Denver Denver. Colo., June 1. Denver had its' first June snowstorm this morn ing, according to records of the weather bureau. The snow was light and soon changed into rain. Logan county today is covered with a two inch mantle of snow and fruit grow ers were busy today shaking the snow troni the trees to keep the limbs troin breaking. Britain's Losses in Cereal Vessels Is Low London, June I. Great Britain's losses . in cereal ships has been only 6 per cent, according to a statement made to The Associated Vrcss today by Kennedy Jones, director of food "economy. British Airplanes Drop Many Tons of Bombs London, June 1. Many tons of bombs have been dropped by British aircraft on the Belgian towns of Os tend, Zecbrugge and Bruges, the War department announced today. The Weather Vor Nebraska Partley cloudy; warmer. Comparative Loral Record. 11?T 1916. WIG. 1111. Hltflieat today ...... 67 7 73 HI Lowest today 61 63 51 69 Mean temperature ., 64 08 (3 .70 Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday. WARMER ITS: ::::::::::! 7 a. m r.B t a. m 63 9 a. ni f2 10 a. m , 62 11 a. ii 62 IS m 6S 1 p. m 64 Wy 1 1 :::::::::: S a jp. m e7 SV m 17 6 p. m r7 7 p m. 67 8 p. m. 56 Temperature and preclpltatloo departures from the normal: Normal temperature ...67 Deficiency for the day 13 Total deficiency since March 1 167 Normal precipitation .17 Inch Deficiency for the day 16 Inch Total rainfall elnce March 1....I.1T Inrhea Kxceaa since March 1 . ... 29 Inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. .2, 41 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, ltlS.. .64 Inch . . Reports From Stations it 1 P. M. Station and atato Temp. High. Raln of Weather 7 p. m. est. fall. . Cheyenne, pt cloudy .. 66 60 .00 Davenport, oloudy 68 64 .00 Denver, pt cloudy .. 48 60 .10 Dos Moines, ralnins..., 60 62 T Lander, clear 68 60 .00 North Platte, cloudy .. 4S 60 ,.14 Omaha, cloudy 67 67 .01 Pueblo, cloudy 60 6t .04 Rapid City, Hear 60 . 6t .to Salt Lake, clear 62 61 .00 Santa. Pe, pt. cloudy..,. 66 60 T Sheridan, clear .64 66 .00 Sioux City, cloudy .... 64 68 .06 Valentine, pt. cloudy... 64 ' 58 .08 "T" i Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WLLSK, Mctoorologst. Moye to Stop Sale of Fireworks for Fourth The sale of fireworks this year will be prohibited if a resolution that is being advocated by Chief Dunn, Commissioner Kugel and other officials is put through at the next regular meeting of the city cc,-nr..ission. "There is no necessity for the useless expenditure of money on fireworks," said Chief Dunn yesterday. "One of the prin ciples of conservation is the avoid ing of those things that are not a necessity." TORNADO STRIKES COFFEYVILLE, KAN.: SEVERAL KILLED Dispatch to Kansas Governor Asks That Guardsmen Take Charge of Stricken Town. Topeka, Kan., June 1. Advices that Qoffeyville had been struck by a tor nado with the loss of several lives was received here tonight by Gover nor Capper from R. D. Fulton, cap tain of a Kansas cavalry troop, ask ing that gurdstnen be ordered to take charge of rescue work. The governor immediately telegraphed the neces sary authority. v Seven Dead at Drake. Sulphur, Okl., June 1. Seven per sons are reported killed and several injured by a tornado which struck Drake, a village six miles south of here, early this afternoon. Four hundred buildings are reported demolished by another tornado in Coalgate, according to railroad re ports. It is believed there have been numerous casualties. All communica tion is cut off. Pittman Reports Three Killed. Ardmorc, Okl., June 1. Velma Miggins, 9 years old; Mrs.'George GodJrc ajli-oot .otter, person were killed in a wind storm at ' Pitman, Okl., last night. Two others are fa tally injured." Three 55,000-barrel tanks of oil in Healdton field were burned. The loss is estimated at $160,000. , Stricken Near Guthrie. Guthrie, Okf, June 1. A tornado passed through a strip of country seven, miles south of Guthrie at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Several per sons are reported injured. Many buildings were wrecked. Discontent in China - Threatens Civil War San Francisco, Cal., June 1. Dis ponent against the republic in China has caused the revolt of two provinces and trouble in five more, according to cable advices received by Chinese newspapers here today. 1 Ni Shi Chung, the dispatches said, is heading the revolt and has stirred Anhui province, of which he is mili tary governor, and Chektng province, adjoining, to active rebellion. Shan tung, Honan, Fengtien, Fukien and Hupch provinces were reported to be in arms, but not formally to have joined the movement. All these are northern and eastern provinces where Manchu sentiment has flourished. The southern provinces are said to be firmly behind the republic. Mexican Soldiers Who Cross Line to Be Interned Sah Antonio, Tex., June 1. Gen eral Parker has ordered Colonel J. A. Gaston of the Sixth cavalry to Pres idio to take charge of the situation there following occupation of Ojin aga by Villistas. Colonel Gaston has been instructed to intern all Mexican soldiers taking refuge on the Texas side of the river, whether they are armed or not. Von Bissing Letter Says Germany Must Retain All of Belgium Copenhagen (Via London), June 1. The late Governor General Bissing of Belgium maintained until the day of his death his belief in the neces sity of the complete annexation of Belgium tc Germany. German advo cates of moderate peace have been as serting that Von Bissing changed the views he expressed in the memoran dum he addressed to the emperor ad vocating annexation. ( This is disproved by-a letter writ ten by Von Bissing on January 14 to the Keichstag deputy, vr, stresemann In this letter General von Bissing de-, clared that the war was lost if Bel gium, at the end, was not chained to Germany, to be ruled and exploited in Germany's interest. He chides those "superficial think ers who wish to content themselves with guarantees of a paper nature, or who consider the Meuse line an ade quate frontier, a line which can never constitute the frontier which we need." Von Bissing goes on to say that the frontier needed to protect Belgium against England and France must be advanced as far as conceivable north ward, and that, the coast is and must be part of that frontier. '1 he gov- THIRTEENTH ZONE MEN MAY BE SENT TO FT. SHELLING i ; ,- . , . Site of Training Camp Prob ably Will Be Used for Can tonment of Drafted Soldiers. Minneapolis, Minn., June 1. (Spe cial Telegrain.)T-Fort Snelling looms today as the most probable site for the cantonments of the drafted sol diers from the thirteenth draft zone. Representatives of the Civic and Commerce associations of Minne apolis and St. Paul met today in the army building in St. Paul with the army board designated by the War department fo report "on available sites. While not giving any official or di rect opinion, the trend of the ques tioning indicated a strong sentiment favoring Fort Snelling. The only question arising was the immediate availability of some of the ground adjoining the reservation, and the civic and commerce representa tives assured the board this detail would be satisfactorily cleared by to morrow. , Routine Continues. Work in the officers' training camp this morning followed its routine despite the excitement surrounding ar rival of the first companies of the Sixth infantry which was detraining and preparing its camp near that of the First Minnesota infantry. After the customary morning routine the cadets started on their first two-hour hike, carrying heavy equipment. "All we left behind was the cots, the beans and the ammuni tion" was the explanation of one tired participant. The marchers in com panies selected various routes around the reservation roads, but the hike was so timed that all marched about the same distance. All Have Good Appetites. Steward W. T. Gifford in his ac counts shows there is no lack of ap petite on the part of the cadets. Since the cainp -opened -the steward's 'figures show the potential strategists have ab sorbed 30,000 pounds of potatoes and 18,750 pounds of beef. They have made way with 1,900 pounds of bread a day. Other figures shqwthe camp to have consumed 4.500 gallons of milk, 1,000 gallons of . buttermilk, 7,500 pounds of flour and 2,250 pounds of butter. The Minneapolis public library has supplied 500 books 'for the men in camp and announces a central reading room and branch library will be estab lished later. The St. Paul library will also contribute the use of books. Select Three Sites. Washington, June 1. Three out of the sixteen cantonment sites for the training of the new army were an nounced today by the War depart ment. They are Ayre, Mass.; Amer ican Lake, Wash., and Atlanta, Ga. Wrightstown, N. J., was designated late today as th; site for another of the war army cantonments, bringing the list of sites selected up to four. Would Tax All Male Aliens Sum of $200 Washington, June I. A war tax of $200 on every adult male alien who lias resided in the United States five years or more was proposed as a means of raising $400,000,000 in a speech in the house today by Repre sentative O'Shaugrtiessy of NRhode Island. - Brazil Proposes to Enlarge Its Army Rio Janeiro, June 1. A political movement of considerable strength is on foot to bring about reorganization of the . army. The voting of new credits for military purposes and an increase in the enlisted strength of the army has been proposed. ernor general declared that his entire policy had been guided by this idea and that he had labored secretly but steadily o build up "connections" to support this program. He added thai if these secret connections were main tained he hoped the time would come when Germany would be compen sated through Belgium for its great sacrifice in the war. Von Bissing continued by saying that his policy toward the Flemings and the Belgian church was inspired and guided by this thought. Perhaps Cardinal Mercier will be surprised to read that the general conducted his church policy with "wise modera tion." and also his opinion that "I should perhaps have had an easier time along kulturkaempf lines (refer ring to Bismarck's kulturkaempf or war with the Roman Catholic church), but we 'need the church when Nmce we wish to bring German methods and German labors into effect in Belgium." ' In conclusion Von Bissing spoke of the confidence the emperor showed in him and remarks that his policy in Belgium had always been conducted "in accordance with his majesty's di rections and wishes." n Detective In ig Conspiracy Case MRS. ELSIE PHELPS. RUSS SOLDIERS DEFY AUTHORITY; SEIZE FORTRESS i Workmen and Soldiers Council in Absolute Control of Kron stadt, Fort Commanding Petrograd. Petrograd (Via London), June 1. The fateful decision of the workmen and soldiers' delegates to assume con trol of Kronstadt, the great fortress which .defends Petrograti, was carried by vote of -210 against-40, with, night of the delegates abstaining from vot ing. . ' ' v It is announcatj by the workmen and soldiers' delegates that henceforth the relations of Kronstadt with Petro grad and the remainder of Russia will be only through the intermediary of the Petrograd branch of the delegates. Takes Over Power. The local Workmen' and Soldiers' council at Kro.istadt announces that it has taken in its hands the ' effective power of Kronstadt, that it; does not recognize the provisional government and that it has removed 'all the gov ernment's representatives. ; The minister of justice has notified his colleagues of this development and on their instructions has communi cated with the Kronstadt council through the Petrograd council with a view to inducing the Kronstadt coun cil to revoke its orders. Men Vote for Tieup. London, June 1. Strikes or other measures to paralyze the production have been, decided upon in more than 120 of the largest factories in Petro grad, most of which are engaged in war work, Reuter's Petrograd corre spondent telegraphs. After the failure of efforts of the conciliation board to reach an agree ment on any points, the staffs of the factories resolved to strike or alter natively to paralyze work by carry ing out all regulations to the letter. The time and form of strikes are to be decided in each factory separately. In some cases the strike already has begun, while in others the staffs are busily enlisting the support of the workers. According to the Novaia ' Zhizn, Maxim Gorky's paper, the demands of the workers include a six-hour day and a minimum wage for workmen of 150 rubles nu . ly. . Paris Strike Waning. Paris, June , 1. The strike move ment in Paris is now on the wane. Of forty classes of working people that were'out on strike yesterday, twenty one have obtained satisfaction for their demands and will return to work today. Only twelve new trades, on the other hand, joined in the strike movement. Send Big Sum to the "Fatherless of France" New York, June . Amcritans have sent $425,000 to the "fatherless children of France." it was announced today. This sum is expected to pro vide for about 11,000 children for one year. Jap Gold Shipments Cause Of Big Ciirrency Transfer IScw York, June 1. The subtrcas ury here today transferred to San Francisco $3,054,,000 on account of a further shipment to Japan of gold to that amount. Discourages Enlistments; Ducked; Made to Kiss Flag Wabeno, Wis., June 1. Following alleged remarks in which he at tempted to discourage enlistment, Dr. Hugo Miller of Laona, Wis., a government physician on an Indian reservation, was seized by citizens of Wabeno last night, thrown into the hver and later made to kneel, kiss the flag and retract his alleged utterances. . ROBERT HOOD . The Wealthy Chadron Lumberman, Whose Name is Mentioned. MRS. RAPP GETS $6,000 VERDICT IN MURDER CASE Jury First Finds Unequal Amounts Against Defend ants, but is Sent Back by the Judge. ' Mrs. Marguerite . Rapp, widow of William Rapp, one of the victims of the scpsational Rapp-Schroedcr mur der three years ago, was awarded $6, 000 lodgment V tier husband's death 4y a jury in district court, SlTe sued Peter Moscrey, formerly a saloon keeper at 1202 South Twen tisth street, and his bondsmen for $25,000 on behalf of herself and her four young daughters, alleging that liquor procured in Moscrey'a place on the niglit of the murder, July 14, 1914, caused her husband and Fred and Peter Schroedcr to "loiter and delay on their way home and to be come boisterous,- noisy, careless, reck lcss'and quarrelsome." ' The Schroedcr brothers and Rapp were shot down in the street near Twenty-fourth and Pacific streets be tween 10 and 11 o'clock at night. Evidence of Fourth Man.- Throughout the suit brought by Mrs. Rapp against the saloon keeper and his bondsmen Moscrey's attor neys introduced evidence purporting to show that the men were slain by a fourth person, who shot from am bush. A. S. Ritchie, chief counsel for the defendants, in his closing argument to the jury insisted that the triple killing-was the work of a professional gunman never brought to justice. Have Split Verdict. After deliberating several hours the jtfry returned a verdict of $5,000 against the bondsmen and $3,000 against the saloon keeper. Judge Sears sent the veniremen back to the jury room, instructing them to returna verdict of equal amounts against both defendants. Rumors that witnesses who would throw new light-on the murder which shocked Omaha three years ago were to be produced resulted in the court room being crowded throughout the hearing, which lasted several days. The case was marked by bitter wrangling between opposingcounsel. Hostile Submarines Collide Under Water Amsterdam (Via London). lune 1. A collision under water between a British submarine and a German U- boat is reported by the Rheiuischc Westfalische Zeitungof Essen, which describes the incitlent as unpre cedented. J he paper states that the collision took 'place "in the channe," April 19, and declares that a Ger man submarine while submerged ram med a British submarine and that the British boat then emerged, bring up the German lying across the bow of the British vessel. The German vessel slid off into the water and both vessels started their engines, and when separated by fifty yards, both dived. The commander of the German did not see the British submarine again. The paper asserts that both sub marines were anxious to fight, but that it was impossible under the cir cumstances. U. S. Will Not ake Loan To Mexican Government Washington, ' June 1. Secretary Lansing, replying today to a letter of inquiry from Representative Tink hain of Massachusetts, said the United States did not contemplate making a loan to the Mexican government or inducing American capitalists to do so. The. matter, the secretary sail, has not been discussed by the State department with Mexican or bankers' representatives. . OMAHA WOMAN DETECTIVE REVEALS HOW TRAP WAS LAID FOR CRITES AND MRS. HOOD t L Swears to Plot to Demand $500 From Crites and Hood Was He'd Good for $1,000; Maloney and Fern Mart Only Witnesses for State; Arguments in Night Session; Decision Soon. A - BULLETIN. All defendants held to district court by Judge Slattery in $500 bond. By EDWARD BLACK, . Staff Correspondent for The Bee. ' 1 ' ,. Chadron, Neb., June 1. (Special Telegram.) Introduc tion of evidence in the Chadron-Omaha conspiracy case was completed late this afternoon. A night session of JudgeSlat tery's court was held for arguments. The judge announced he expected to dispose of the case before adjournment . . , Interest in the evidence continued intense today when Mrs. Phelps, Omaha woman detective, who admitted double cross -detail as to her actions in this case and her life in Omaha, where ill. vm kif in.f.t.tf. tni. rtrxmm Chief of Detectives Maloney and Fern Marr, office' girl for -the Omaha Detective association ware the only witnesses the defense called. "I want to hear the girl testify. Haven't been to a trial in many years, said colonel Lortee, prominent citizen. . "The girl" is Elsie Phelps, whose name was brought out yesterday in connection with Sutton. A letter from Mrs. Phelps at Chadron to Sutton in Omaha was offered in evidence. It started out bravely: ' . ' "My Dear Paul" and was signed "Your Pal, Elsie." "Oh, Paul, this hick town, I think I will go mad," is one of the things Mrs. Phelps confided to Sutton. The morning session opened with the completion of Crites' testimony, followed by Elsie Lowrey Phelps. The woman appeared in natty attire. She continues to be guarded by Sutton and Ford. 11 v . f y TZTi! bWhingot DRIVE ON GERM All FLANK REPORTED Dispatches From Both Berlin t and London Indicate That Important Military Move ment Is Under Way. , (Hy AiMcbvted rreM.) Reports from both Berlin and Lon don today indicate the probability that an important military movement by the allies is under way on the Bel- eian front oossiblv an attempt in force to hit the German flank, on the coast a crushing blow. A pitch of notable intensity such as usually orecedes .an attack has been reached by the artillery fire near the coast and to the south in the Ypres district. Meanwhile British air raids have been carried out on and near this coast. . "Many tons" of bombs, says the Lond.in official statement, have heen dropped on Ostend, Bruges and Zeebruggc, the last named being one of the principal German submarine bases. Austrian Ru.nes Repulsed. Rome, June 1. (Via London.) Violent efforts were made by the Aus trians last night to regain some of the ground they recently lost in the Italian offensive. The Austrian masses attacking in the Vodice area were firmly met and the attack failed com pletely, the war office announced to day. Britons Gain Slightly. London, June 1. "Our troops gained ground slightly during the night west ot Uierisy tArras tront;, says today's official announcement. "Patrol encounters resulted in our fa vor last night in the neighborhood of Gouzeaucourt. Successful raids were made by us northeast of Loos and near Ploegsteert wood. Miss Naomi Hyatt Dies' Of Apoplexy at Shenandoah Shenandoah, la., June 1. (Special Telegram.) Miss Naomi Hyatt, solo ist at the. Congregational church, who was round unconscious at her Home at 9 oclock last night by her sister, Miss Jennie Hyatt, died this morning at 5 oclock without regaining con sciousness. This is the third death in the family from apoplexy. Her father, S. Hyatt, who is in poor health, was at home at the time in bed and knew nothing of it. Miss Hyatt was born in Abingdon, III., and came here. with her parents thirty-five years ago. Boilermakers Join Other Strikers Near Jerome, Ariz. Jerome, Ariz., June 1. Members of thexboilermakers' union went on strike today at the United Verde smelter at Clarksdalc. The men were ordered out Tuesday night in the third sympathetic strike since about 1,300 copper miners went out May 24. .F,enset Ncjt Paid. . .tVi . Crow-, ciaanination of Crites by Baker brought out the atatement that the witness had not arranged to pay -Sutton'a or Mrs, Phelps' expenses at Cnadron. ' "I loaned Sutton $5. I expect they will be paid by Dawes county. They are witnesses here. I did not employ them," replied Crites. Relative to papers said to have been taken from Winckler when he was arrested and searched May 14, Crites testified: "Mrs. Phelpa told me (he got those papers and made, .copies that she might be familiar with the case." Mrs. Phelps at that time was in the full confidence of Winckler, who did not know the woman was playing bim into the bands of Sutton, the evidence ' showed. Mrs. Phelps Reveals Plot When Mrs. Elsie Phelps was called to the stand Attorney Brome brought out this evidence for the prosecution: " "The first time I heard of the . Omaha Detective association was on . , May 5 A woman told me," Mrs. Phelps said. "I went to the associa tion offices and met Dolan, who told me to go to Chadron to get some thing on a county official and a wo man. , ; 'T' "Dolan said he had two detectives at Chadron one month and had made no progress. He said I could do the work. I heard Harvey Wolf talk to Steve Maloney over the phone. Wolf told Maloney he had a girl who would go to Chadron. I went to the phone and Maloney said to me: . "'I wish you luck.' "Dolan offered me $500 if I made good, I told Sutton of the plan and went back to see Sutton the next day, Sunday. "Returned to Dolan's office and be said I must- 'get' Crites, even if I should compromise myself. Dolan v 1 told me the woman at Chadron was Mrs. Hood. , I told Dolan I would not . do an sjmmoral act even as a de- ' tective. "Monday I went to Lincoln to meet , Allen Fisher at the Lincoln hotel, as i Iwas instructed by 'Dolan. Tylee took me to Lincoln and introduced me to Fisher,' who told me his life history. w Scores Mrs. Hood. : '"- "At Lincoln Fisher told me Edwin Crites held himself above every one else morally. He said Crites was ' pretty slick and not fit to be county attorney or judge. I saw Fisher again and he once more told me about himself; that he was a very moral man and that it was a shame that ; (Continued on Pan Two,- Column One.) 31 DAYS IN MAY. Advertising In The Bee . A Gain, Though Not Large May, 1917 Total Paid Display and Classified, 37,066 . Inches. May, 1916 Total Paid Display and Classified, -36,914 Inches. GAIN 152 INCHES. Keep Your Eye Ob The Bee