Omaha Daily. Bee
THE WEATHER
Fair; Warmer :
VOL. XLVI. NO. 300.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 4, 1917 EIGHT PAGE
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PREPARING TO PLACE
VAST ARMY IN THE FIELD IF NEEDED
The
UNCLE
SAM
TEN MILLION
TO REGISTER
FORU.S.ARMY
Work of Compiling Great Na
tional Military Census Will
Be Completed in Every
State in Few Hours. :
Washington, June 3. Final prep--rations
(or the registration of more
than 10,000,000 young Americana
Tuesday for war service and for the
prosecution of the disloyal who at
tempt to intertere with tne regis
tration, went forward today at the of
fices of Brigadier General Crowder,
provost marshal general, and Attor
ney General Gregory.
Into the office of General Crowder
will come the reports of the state of
ficials who are conducting the mili
tary census. Probably by midnight
Tuesday, it will be possible to state
with approximate accuracy the num
ber of 'men which have presented
themselves during the four hours of
registration. A week later the lists
of the registrars will have reached
Washington and further analysis will
Reports to the Justice department
today gave turtner proot ot tne strict
enforcement of the law forbidding
interference with the process of regis
tration. At the request of any army
' recruiting officer, a man was arrested
in Hagerstown, Mi., for distributing
literature .urging resistance of the new
army law. Eleven others were taken
into custody on similar charges yes
terday at Cincinnati by department of
justice agents.
Fear no Resort to Force.
"I anticipate no resort to force to
prevent registration," Attorney Gen
eral Gregory said in a statement to
day. "If any individual should at
tempt it, he will be promptly dealt
with.
"In almost every community ' there
will be persons who will attempt to
evade registration. One class . will
consist of weaklings,' who' lack the
physical and' moral courage necessary
... to face the notiibjlitv, .of si fight, and
another of those tinder the influence
of men and women beyond the con
scription age, who are endeavoring to
dissuade young men from registering.
' "Some of the people exerting this
influence are wholly disloyal; others,
are lacking in patriotism or an appre
ciation of the needsof their country
and are animated by a fear of the
possible loss ot members of . their
families. '
Men Brave and Loyal.
"The young men of the country
who come within the provisions of
the conscription act are brave and
inherently loyal. They are readjrand
willing in nearly every instance, to
answer . to the nation's call and do
their part in protecting it from a
foreign foe.
"The registration law puts into ef
fect a policy new to the present gen
eration It is to be expected that
some individuals subject to the law
will attempt to evade it. To him
who does not grasp the magnitude of
the registration proposed, the num
ber who, June 5, appear to have failed
to have register may seem large. The
failure of one man in, one hundred
to do so, would make a considerable
total. If the early returns show that
the number registered docs not equal
the preliminary estimates, it will not
indicate that the law has npt been
generally obeyed."
' To Punish Invader. '
"Those who attempt to evade will
be promptly punished and compelled
to perform the service required by
i'.-z law. It Is the duty of this depart
ment no prosecute these evaders and
it is prepared "to do so."
Insurance for Sailors
Through War Risk Bureau
Washington, June 3. The adminis
tration Dill permuting wm hsr,
bureau to insure lives of officers andl
crews as well as cargoes and ships,
passed the house today. It also per
mits reciprocal insurance vnilli the al
lied war risk bureaus. ' ,
The Weather ',
For Nebraska Generally fair
warmer.
For Iowa Partly cloudy, slightly
warmer in south and east portions;
diminishing winds.
Tnpmtarn at Onutlw Ywtwttej.
Dev.
71
74
76
. 76
S p. m 77
7 p. m. .......... 74
4 p. m 78
i p. m 76
t p. m. 74
- Comparative Local Record.
117. 191. 1915. 1114.
Hitfheit yeiterrtay ,, 77 80 73 81
Loweit yesterday .,..66 (2 83 70
Mean tmpraturt.... . G 68 : 7
Precipitation 00 .01 .04 .00
Temperature and precipitation departure
from the norma!:
. Norm I temperature (or the day 8
7eflciney (or the day 2
Total deficiency elnco March 1 ...-177
Normal precipitation 17 Inch
Deficiency (or the day 17 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 ....1.18 Inches
Teflclency alnce March 1 ,1!3 inch
Deficiency (or cor. period, 1918. .1.74 Inches
Deficiency (or cor. period. lIt.. ,ft Inches
1 A. s WELSH, Meteorologist.
, 1 1 i Hour.
Anti-Draft Resolution
May Make Benson Quit
Yonkers, N. Y, June 3. Allan
L. Benson, who was candidate for
president of the United States on
the socialist ticket at the last elec
tion, announced tonight at his home
here that he will resign from the
party unless it repudiates the anti
Jraft resolutions adopted at the
St, Louis convention April 7.
SENATE PASSES
FIRST FOOD BILL:
STOPS HOARDING
Administration Measure Em
powers President to Stop All
Future Dealings in Food
Cereals. - .
, Washington, June 3. The fitst of
the administration food bills, already
passed by the house, passed the sen
ate late yesterday without a record
vote. Numerous amendments were
attached to the measure.
The bill, as finally accepted by the
senate, provides for a comprehensive
survey of food resources and for the
stimulation of agriculture and restricts
drastically all the storing of food'
stuffs, fuel and other necessities and
speculation in futures. ;
, The restrictive provisions were add
ed by the senate..
The bill carries a total anpronria
tion of approximately $11,000,000,
compared with $14,770,000 as it passed
the house. ' i
Hoarding or storage of food, fuel
and other necessities of life in order
to limit the supply or affect prunes
would be made a felony under the
senate hoarding amendment, but tne
farmers who hold their own products
would be excepted.
Deals With Future Trades.
The amendment restricting futures
trading, written by Senator Nelson
and voted into he bill, 37 to 17, just
before passage, provides:
President ftnpowered, to request
discontinuing of futures dealing in
Cereals by any .grain exchange if
prices Ire unreasonably enhanced.
If request is not complied with fu
tures dealings may be suspended and
if order is ignored exchange may be
ordered closed, and it will become
unlawful for any person to have any
dealings with said exchange.
Any person violating provisions of
act subject to fine of not less than
$500,-imprisonment for not more than
a year, or both fine and imprisonment.
. To Curtail Power.
The senate also voted to 'curtail the
inquisitorial power given the secre
tary of agricultural in the investiga
tion of food resources. The house
bill Would compel the attendance of
witnesses and the submission of books
and other records under heavy pen
alty. The senate agriculture commit
tee amended the provision so as to
give the secretary general authoriza
tion to investigate the food situation,
making it the "duty of any person
when requested by the secretary to
answer all questions 'necessary to
carry into effect the provisions of this
section." The house appropriation of
$2,522,000 to pay for the survey was
accepted unchanged.
The section authorizing the gov
ernment to sell seeds to the farmers
also was amended so as to provide
that sales he made for cash only.
Governor Ferguson Vetoes
Texas Uni. Appropriation
Austin, Tex., ' June 3. Governor
Ferguson yesterday vetoed the ap
propriations made by the Texas legis
lature for the support and mainte
nance of the state university for next
two fiscal years, with the' exception
of that part of the bill appropriating
$53,987 for the operation of the school
of mines at El Paso.
In vetoinsr the bill stlfe" governor
said that he did-sd aftef due. consider
ation and "serious deliberation of my
duty in the premises."
Failure of the-.reirents to .comply
with his advocation of the abolishment
of fraternities and his suggestion that
Dr. R,' E. Vinson, president of the
university, be removed, are also as
signed as reasons for the veto of the
bill.
Tornado Victims in Stricken
' Illinois Towns Appeal for Aid
Mattoon, III., June 3. (Special
Telegram.) Mattoon and Charleston
tonight appealed for aid for victims
of the recent torntdo. John J. O'Con
nor, head of the Red Cross relief, es
timates nearly half a million dollars
is needed.
The appeal is signed by T. Y. Wil
liams, general chairman, Mattoon; F.
K. Dunn, general chairman, Charles
ton; Ed C. Craig, chairman Mattoon
finance committee, and G. H. Jef
fries, chairman Charleston finance
committee. , It says:
"We appeal for help in Mattoon
and Charleston tornado relief work:
Money is desperately needed rather
thaa food, clothing or furnishings.
Red Cross experts estimate relief
needed is $450,000 at the earliest pos
sible moment. ,
"Nearly 5,000 people are homeless
and scores dead; hundreds badly in
jured, and many orphans and widows
TWO VILLAGES TO
DE UNITED WITH
OMAHA TUESDAY
Florence and Benson Will
Become Portions of the
Metropolis Beginning
; Tomorrow. ,
. Florence and Benson will become
partof Greater Omaha on Tuesday,
according to provisions of ordinances
passed by the! Omaha city council a
few weeks ago and authorized in a
law enacted by the recent legislature.
The newly annexed territory gives
the greater city an area of thirty-seven
and one-half square miles. A popula
tion of more than 6,500 will be added
and four schools will be brought into
the school district of Omaha.
The bonded indebtedness of Ben
son is $242,000, of which $30,000 was
voted on April 3 and sold on May 7,
to be used for paving and other im
provements. 1'lorentc brings a
bonded indebtedness of $102,000 into
the parent city.
On and after tomorrow the distance
of Omaha north to south will be
eleven miles.
Dynamite Standpipe"
; At Dewar, Oklahoma
Dewar. Ok!.. June 3. A standpipe
holding 110,000 gallons of water was
dynamited and rendered useless late
tonight. The standpipe was located
on Dewar mountain, hatf a mile'north
east of the city. Water rushed down
a canyon and passed off into a creek
without further damage. There was
no loss of life.
K. C. Butter and Egg
' . Board Stops Operations
Kansas City, June 3. The Kansas
City butter, egg and poultry board
voted today to suspend all future ses
sions. ' No reason was given for the
and aged persons are helpless. Re
peated storms since the disaster have
intensified the suffering: The prop
erty loss is about $2,000,000, mostly
among wage earners.
"Strong executive committees in
bith cities are co-dperating fully with
Red Cross Director J. J. O'Connor,
who is in full charge.
"Please make contributions intend
ed exclusively for Mattoon payable
to A. Kinzel, treasurer, Mattoon, and
for Charleston to I. H. Johnston,
treasurer, Charleston. If contributors
do not desire to attempt a division
between the cities, please fend funds
to Illinois Red Cross Treasurer Orson
Smith, president Merchants' Loan
and Trust company, Chicago, and the
Red Cross will make equitable divi
sion. Please wire any reply to Red
Cross relief headquarters, Mattoon,
or to the mayors of Mattoon 'and
Charleston." ...
And So It Goes
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After Five Days Airmen
Are Rescued From Sea
' London, June 3. The Sail; Mall
sky that two British airmen have
. fccen rescued by a destroyer from
their wrecked machines to which
they had been clinging for five days
and five nights with a piece of
chocolate as their only food.
THREATEN MORAL
BOYCOTT AGAINST
KRONSTADT MEN
Russian Minister of . Justice
Says Troops Holding Fort
ress May Be Branded
, : as Traitors.
Petrograd (Via London), June 3.
"Kronttadt will be declared morally
boycotted, outlawed and cut off from
the rest of the empire unless it im
mediately withdraws its defiance to the
provisional government."
This statement was made to The
Associated Press today by Minister
of Justice Pereveizeff, who recently
conducted negotiations with local ex
tremists on behalf of the Petrograd
government and narrowly escaped
being lynched by a mob, owing to his
insistence upon the release of an in
nocent officer who had been impris
oned. "Kronstadt's defiance was discussed
esterday by the council of ministers,"
e continued in his interview. "All in
cluding the socialist ministers, agree
that the government must not tolerate
declarations of independence by sepa
rate districts." '
, "In this we are absolutely supported
by the Petrograd council of deputies,
proof to this effect being shown to-
ay when two deputies have gone to
the fortress with the aim of bring
ing the rebels to reason. -Exaggerate
Strength.
"Kronstadt exaggerates its strength.
We have here kufficient troops and
ships to coerce the rebels. We could
also easily blockade the island and
starve it out, but l and my colleagues
are agreed that such measures are not
desirable.
"Instead the cabinet tomorrow will
probably, if in the meantime Kron
stadt has not surrendered, issue a
declaration that the fortress town has
turned traitor to the revolution and
become an enemy of Russia's new
freedom. We are convinced the univer
sal reprobation of Russia, willwithout
harsher measures, bring the extrem
ists to reason. ;
"Formerly .when we had trouble in
Kronstadt we temporized because we
feared the result of stern measures if
the Germans attacked. Lately we have
taken measures which make a German
attack absolutely impossible. There
fore, no harrrf can come to Russia
from anything Kronstadt can do."
Brazil Will Utilize
Seized German Vessels
Rio Janeiro, June 2. President
Braz today signed a decree providing
for the utilization by Brazil of the
German ships in Brazilian ports. It
is believed the decree will be put
into ffect today. .
MALONEY SHOULD
BE DROPPED FROM
FORCE SAYS KUGEL
Head of Poljce Department In
dicates Chief of Detectives
Will Be Suspended Pend
ing Hearing of Charges.
Superintendent of Police Al C.
Kugel last night, discussing the
status of Captain Maloney of the
Omaha detective department, said:
"In view of the charges pending
at the city hall and the Ghadron case,
I believe Maloney should be suspend
ed. It is up to Chief of Police Dunn
to take action, but I presume the mat
ter will rest until official information
has been received from Chadron "
The case will be brought up in the
meeting of the city council committee
of the whole Monday morning.
A week ago Chief Dunn filed
charges against Captain Maloney and
Detective Sutton, alleging conduct unbecoming-officers.
Maloney was
charged with being cited in the con
spiracy complaint at Chadron, . and
Sutton for his activities there. It was
agreed by the city commissioners to
hold these charges in abeyance pend
ing trial of the Chadron case. -
Maloney expects to ask Kugel Mon
day for a leave of absence until the
Chadron case shall have been finally
disposed of.
Mayor Dahlman and Chief of Police
Dunn refuse to comment on the situ
ation until additional information can
be had after the arrival of the train
from Chadron.
"The commissioners will meet first,
before any definite action is taken in
the matter." said the mayor.
Chief Dunn would not say whether
it was iii his power to suspend Ma
loney, but Assistant City Attorney
Fleharty asserts that It cannot be
done under the present conditions.
"The binding ,over of a man to the
district court means nothing in
such a case," said Fleharty. I be
lieve Maloney is entitled to a hearing
before his suspension can take place."
"It wasn't exactly a surprise to me,"
Police Commissioner Kugel stated,
commenting on the Chadron hearing.
"I am perfectly satisfied."
Commissioner Kugel said he did not
know when Sutton would return. He
remarked that he had not heard from
Sutton since he went to Chadron.
He said, however, that he was satis
fied with Sutton's work.
Huge Shore Building
Program for U. S. Navy
Washington, June 3. Rear Admiral
Harris, ch.ef of .the bureau of yards
and docks, in a statement tonight out
lining what the navy is doing to in
crease quickly its shore facilities, said
the $80,000,000 shore bt ilding program
was being carried out "on an unprece
dented scale." with work already ac
complished in a few weeks which ordi
narily would extend over a period of
years, v
"As an exampfe of the scope of the
work," said the admiral, "more than
$10,000,000 is involved in providing
immediately storage space for pro
visions, supplies and ammunition,"
WAR'S AWFUL TOLL
ON WEST FRONT
GERMANS SUFFER
HEAVY LOSSES IN
HILLS ATJHEIMS
Trained Forces Thrown Against
French Positions; Hundreds
Killed, Thousands Wounded
I in Bayonet Fighting.
from a Staff Correspondent of the
Associated Press, Grand ' Headquar
ters of the French Armies in France,
June 3. The Germans have sacrificed
hundreds of killed and thousands of
wounded in their vain efforts to re
gain the range of hills comprising
Mont Carnillet, the Casque, the Teton
and Mont Haut, east of Rheims.
Since May 20 they have made sixteen
fruitless assaults.
The last important assault was car
ried out on the night of May 30, and
for this selected German regiments
were especially trained and rehearsed
behind their own lines, before they
were thrown against the French lines.
But they met with disaster.
The! first and second assaulting
waves were everywhere annihilated
before-they were half way to the
French positions. A fow men in the
waves that followed obtained a foot
ing in the French lines. Fierce bay
ing in the French lines. ' t
Fierce bayonet, duels ensued, in
which all the German assault
ing forces were killed, except
in one trench, where a Ger
man detachment held out until day
break. These men were then wiped
out in a French counter attack.
A visit to Mont Carnillet demon
strated the importance the Germans
attached to this place, and the ex
traordinary preparations made to hold
it in order to preserve the -observatories
from which Hie Germans were
able to watch the French artillery.
Inside the hill the Germans had
excavated a tunnel with three exits
on the- northern slopes. There was
space sufficient' to hold three bat
talions, with ten days' rations, and
big ammunition depots. Above the
tunnel were many deep shelters and
machine gun emplacements and pits
for grenadiers.
The existence of this tunnel was un
known until the French offensive,
April 17, when, after the first French
waves passed, the German occupants
sortted and fired upon them from the
rear. May 20, after terrific artillery
preparation with sixteen-inch guns
and gas shells, the French made a
second attempt, and won the crest
and the northern slopes of Mont Car
nillet. The French awaited a counter at
tack from the garrison of the tunnel,
similar to that of May 17, but none
occurred. '
A German officer, captured near
one of the ventilation shafts of the
tunnel, also expressed astonishment
at the absence of reaction by his com
rades. He was caught while endeav
oring to call the garrison out. Later
it was found that the entire garri
son had perished, i It comprised six
companies of the 476th German in
fantry regiment, two machine gun'
companies, two sections of pioneers,
an ambulance unit and signal detach
ment, besides a number of artillery
otticers. v
Since this French success, the Ger
man artillery has been greatly, ham
pered owing to lack of observation
facilities. The fire of the Germans
has, as a consequence, been most er
ratic, and their infantry attacks here,
therefore, have been doomed to
failure.
Van Horn to Face First
' Court Martial of War
Indianapolis, Ind., June 3. What is
said to be the first trial by court mar
tial of a regular army officer since the
declaration of a state of war with
Germany will be held at Fort Benja
min Harrison Monday, when First
Lieutenant Frank L, Van Horn of the
Third United States cavalry will face
charges' of disobedience of orders,
drunkenness and absence without
leave.
Army officers point out that the
offenses charged against Lieutenant
Van Horn arc serious in time of
peace, but n time of war they take on
added gravity. It also is pointed out
that the result of the court martial
probably w'll have a marked effect on
the morale of the members of the
officers' training camp at the fort here
and at training camps throughout the
country.
Van Horn, who attended .West
Point, reniered distinguished service
during the recent border service with
Mexico. He has a brother on the
general staff and is a nephew of Sir
William Van Horn of Canada.
Charge Former Consul v
Fomented Revolution
Chicago, June 3. Charges that Kurt
Von Reiswitz, former German consul
in Chicaco. and thirteen men. includ
ing nine Hindus, were implicated in al
leged conspiracies to violate the neu
trality of the United States in the fo
menting of revolutions in India were
contained in an indictment returned
against them by a federal grand jury
her yesterday,
TEUTON AIR MEN
TUMBLETO EARTH
IN FAULTY CRAFT
French Flyers Report That De
fective Machines Made De
struction of Enemy Flyers
Comparatively Easy.
From a Staff Correspondent of The
Associated . Press With the British
Armies in France (Via Loudon), June
2.Vhile overcast ikies have limited
the aerial offensive in the last few
days British pilots continue to bring
in accounts of German airplanes
breaking; to pieces in the air shortly
after being attacked.
This tendency has been notable for
more than a fortnight. Once shot
put of control the German planes have
lost their wings, tails and other gear
to such an extent that when they
finally crash to the ground very little
wreckage can be seen. .
A day or two agoi a German pilot
new at an enemy machine head cm,
maneuvering at the last moment just
in time to avoid a collision. One of
the wings of the British plane, scraped
one of the German wings, whereupon
the latter began to fall. ...
, The British pilot darted after Mm
and was startled to see the German's
damaged wings fly completely off,
while the tail dragged at if its back
was broken.
Whether faultinets in so,many Ger
man machines is due to the speed with
which the Germans have to turn them
out to meet the British offensive, or
to lack of suitable material is a mat- .
ter of no concern on this side -of the
lines. . .. ' .4:,
Attempts- by ; the German to. use s
floating eloulj ss "screens'. Tor air
plane raids iiaVe led lo som "rather
spectacular sky bombardments by the
British anti-aircraft guns.
These funs have occasionally driv
en the raiders from cover and forced
them to turn back over their own
line. German aviators seerh especially
trained in the defensive use of clouds,
for during air battles if a bit of pass
ing vapor is available they invariably
dive or sidestep into it.
This is only another demonstration
of the German passion for digging in,
such as first brought the world war
to trench fighting. The Germans dig
in on the land, in the air, and under
the sea.
The artillery activity appears gradu
ally to be growing in intensity along
most of the British front. with raids
and counter raids going on first'in
one sector and then in another. These
raids are the means that the armies
have of keepin. in touch with the
enemy and harassing him.
First introduced in the British
armies by the Canadians, raids were
taken up by the French and Ger
mans. The last named were ne;r
very successful at the art, however; '
although recently captured Germans
asserted their company commanders
promised them irou crosses and long
leaves of absen:e if they brought back
even one British prisoner in a raid.
Strange -working . parties redently
have been seen just behind the Ger-X
man front line. They labor under the
eyes of German guards with bayonets
fixed. The workers are clad in a sort
of gray uniform, but wear straw hats,
derbies or civilian caps such as often
given to prisoners of war, It has been
reported many times lately that the
Germans are working British prison
ers in very close proximity to the
iront line.
I Allied Po
owers Will
Recruit Troops in U. S.
Washington, June 3. Regulations
under which foreign legions may be
recruited in this country by agents of
the allies were announced today by
Secretary Baker to make effective the
new law authorizing alien enlistments.
Great Britain is expected to open re
cruiting offices in New York imme
diately, f
The great alien population of Rus
sian Jews, Italians, Rumanians and
Serbians, are likely to be most af
fected by the new rules. Enlistments
are entirely, voluntary under the law,
although sentiment .was exoressed in
congress in favor of some sort of com
pulsion on aliens In case they do not
respond to recruiting campaigns of
their native countries. Aliens are not
subject to draft for the United States
army, but may enlist voluntarily.
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UUUCl MIC .l Urpsi MIICUIB 9 ICgU-
lations, a foreign nation must first ob
tain approval of the secretary of war
for recruiting here. The recruiting
agents may either assemble recruits in
a concentration camp in this country
or send them to their native country
for training. , ,
Elkus Loses Passports
When Baggage Is Ransacked
Basle (Via Paris!. June 3. Vienna
fdispatches report that the baggage of
Abram I. tlkus, the former American
ambassador to Turkey, now on his
way to Switzerland, was ransacked
and that the ambassador's passport
was stolen during a brief stop at a
railroad station. - The thief was not
arrested,. ,
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