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The ' 'Omaha Daily Bee' THE WEATHER Showers ' VOL. XL VI. NO. 301. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 5, 1917 TWELVE PAGES. 0 TttlM, It Hftttto. NfWI tURdfc tit. ft SINGLE COPY TWO -CENTS . RASKA'S YOUTH OFFER LIVES; REST ;BUY LIB. Y-BONDS TODAY WAR PURCHASES BRING PROSPERITY M'ADOO DECLARES Secretary of Treasury Tells New York Audience Coun ; try to Profit From Spend- ing of Billions., New York, June 4. Ten billion dol lars to be spent this year by the United States and the allied govern ments for the products of -American farms, mints and factories, Secretary McAdoo declared here tonight, will bring to the country the greatest pros perity in its history. "Some people profess apprehension about the future of business," said Mr. McAdoo. "Why, gentlemen, pros perity in the next twelve- months will be greater than it ever has been in our history. You cannot prevent it if you try. The only thing that could (top prosperity would be the refusal of the people to support the reason able measures of taxation that arc needed and to buy the bonds of the government." .. The secretary addressed a 'great mass mccling in Carnegie hall in be half of the Liberty loan, which, he warns, would succeed as it must suc ceed only if every one did his .duty. He appealed to those who cannot fight on -the battle front ' to .supply the means that will enable the govern ment to provide for the soldiers who go to the front. Loan Is Privilege. IVe have offered this great Lib erty loan," he said. "What does it mean? H means that your govern ment offcr-you a privilege; it asks you men and .women not to give something lo your government, but to buy the best investment on earth, the safest thing you can -possibly pos sess; something that is safe as cur rency and yet better than currency because currency does not bear inter est while these bonds do bear inter est Bt 3'i per cent. - It asks you to buy within your means in order that the government may be supplied with the money to property equip our brave men who have to go upon the field of battle to protect your lives, your liberty and your property. , I 'Millions oyoung men. with the fire of patriotism in their hearts, are going to respond to their country's call tomorrow. When they have been cajled our duty is to see that they have everything necessary to make the most effective soldierj on earth. - "I hear some grumbling about taxa tion. Is it possible that in this rich country, when our sons are going to the front to give their lives for us, there be any quibbling about necessary ar rangements to take care of them upon the field of battle? While we must not DC uniair 10 property wmic vc must be scrupulously just in the im position of taxation, and in the treat ment of all the economic questions which gam added importance during war time, property must bear its share of the burden.- v, . i. "' To Xost Ten Billions. kIf this war continues another twelve months it is probable the total amount of financing that the govern ment will have to do to cover its own expenditures and to extend the neces sary credits to the. allied governments' will amount to $10,000,000,000. It is proposed that only 18 per cent of this colossal- sum, namely, $J ,800,000,000 (hall be raised by new taxation. ."When one considers the magnitude or this task and the probable economic effects of the sale of $8,200,000,000 of bonds within- -twelve months arid the expenditure of the proceeds in the purchase of supplies in' this country, ft does not seem prudent or wise to provide by new taxation a less amount than $1,800,000,000. "There is always a serious danger (ContiniMd on Page Two, Column Fonr.) "The Weathe'r Vor Nebraska V naet tied, probably show- I vemperatures at ununa leiteroay. - .5 6 a. m G8 6 a, m,.,, 59 T a. tn. ...... 56 8 a. m. ........... 66 Ij 8 a, m 57 T 19 a. m ,..,. G8 yy 12 pi. '."!!")"" 6fi L I p. m,...r..... ctl s p. m.,. 67 S p. m... , 67 4 p. m , . 8 6 r: m P. m. 7 p. m! S- v. m. . . .i-.." JO ... no ... .67 ' Comparative IOral Record. ' - - 117. 1816. 1915. 1814. HifhMt-ycBterrUy.,.. ft) - HO 81 t3 Lowest yeiterday..., 65 60 61 74 Mean temperature,.,. 63 - 70 71 . 84 Precipitation 1.36 .00 .84 T Temperature and precipitation departures Normal temperature.,.. ,..,-, 6ft Deficiency for the day. 6 Total deficiency since March, 1 188 Normal precipitation , ,18 Inch Excess for the day..... ", 1.18 inches Total rainfall since March 1. . ..10.54 Inches Excess since March 1 , .96 Inch Deficiency for cor, period, 8,62 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. .IB inch Reports From Stations at IP. U, - ftation and State Temp. High- Raln- f Weather. ,.-?p.m, est. : fall. Cheyenne, cloudy & CO T. Davenport, cloudy 66 6 .40 Denver, part cloudy.... 68' .74 .00 Dea Moines, cloudy.... 66 70 1.21; Dodge City, clear 84 8 .00 Ijantier, part cloudy.., 64 5 ' ,00 North Platte, cloudy... 64 72 . .00 Omaha, clear.. 70 70 1.36 Pueblot clear fi .14 .00 Rapid City, cloudy...., 64 64 .08 sail lAKe. Clear &s 68 T. Santa Fej, clear.. 72 74 . .00 i - am. 1 : W4 Sherman, cloudy 60 6: .0 Bioux City, part cloudy. 70 1 73 .7 ValcAting, cloudy 62 64 .2 i. A. WELSli, MsUoroIosisl. w y nrn i I tun r-- mil . fM 1 j ii I if 11 I'll I 5 l JL-..-' - LIBERTY BONDS CAMPAIGN WILL STARTJUESDAY Big Drive to Dispose of City's Quota of the Bonds in a Short Time is Now All . - r Planned. , - I.ibcrtvvbonds in the sum of $1,100,- 000, aceordnjg. to the best -estimates made by the committee, have already been taken by popular subscription in Omaha.. The actual campaign, pushed by the committee of 100 to subscribe Oma ha's full quota and $1,000,000 more, begins today. i ' - Details are rapidly being shaped at committee headquarters at thd Com mercial club rooms, where " Ocneral Chairman O. T. Eastman maintains his desk. : '. The eighty-three life insurance men of Omaha, who will give all day Tues day, to the sale of the bonds, will parade the streets this afternoon from 4:30 to 5:30, with troops of Bpy Scouts and a large platoon of Rotary club men: The JBoy Scouts have had a lot of banners made up for this oc casion. 0 The eightjkthrcc insurance men have districted the city into eleven districts, and groups of them will cauva'ss the entire city under com mittee heads. , Rdlary Club to Work. The ( RoSary club nieftibers are pklged to work on the sale of bonds today as individual. The Associated Retailers and the Retail Grocers' association have a ioint committee; headed by- Tom QuinUn, which committee is working out details for the' work of selling bonds in the retail stores. Booths wiil be placed n the stores, and subscrip tions will be taken there during the week. 1 The membership committee of the Commercial club under Chairman (1. O. Wilhelm will devote Tuesday to the sale of bonds, instead of mist ime members for the club. C. H. English, scout executive, has been assigned'by his board of direc tors to duty at the committee head quarters for the week. Ht will direct the activities of the Boy Scouts, a large force of which organization "will be kept for inessenger service ajid other work durum the week. A ma6s meeting of the Boy Scouts is to be held at thf Commercial club this cvenii g at 7:30. Judke 'W. D. McHugh, R. L. Metcalfe, and John L. KenneJy are to speak. Coal Company Subscribes. TheUargAt individual subscription thus far received in Omaha was $100, 000 today from the Sheridan Coal company. '. ''' The Skinner. Manufacturing com pany will accept Liberty bonds at par with accrued interest in payment of any monies due tne company on or before July 1, J917. The company has also announced it will allow the employes' to buy bonds on monthly or weeWy payments tnrougn tne com pa'ny. -. . ' - I , The local Stereotypcrs 'union sub scribed $500. This means! an assess ment of $13 per man. i, Ask City Help to Buy. Mayor Rahlman, at the city coun cil meeting ,of committee of - the whole, enlisted support of the city commissioners in an effort to inter est city employes in buying Liberty Donas, v The mayor explained that arrange ments may be made with a local bank to oftr aq inducement which would result in many taking bonds on the payment plan, the bank to hold the bonds until payments have been made. do Chicago Board May Limit Corn Futures Chicago, June 4. Directors of the Chicago Board of Trade met -this afternoon to consider the possible establishment of maxi mum prices for corn futures, as was done with wheat several weeks ago. There is little corn in Chicago and prices have advanced 12 to 15 cents since last Thursday. The directors met at 10:30 o'clock, ' but adjourned until 4 o'clock with out taking definite action, . RAISER'S SPIES SEND NEWS HOME THROUGH MEXICO four Arrests at New York Are Expected to'Disclose the Workings of German Es . " pionage System. New York," June 4. With three men under arrest who are alleged o be only minor figures'in a conspiracy to transmit information of military value to . Germany through regular mail channel, the federal authorities today indicated further arrests which they said might result in disclosures of a German spy system. Apparently the government officers hoped they could uncover an explana tion of how Germany knew in advance of the approach of the" American de stroyers to the British coast so that an Irish port could be mined. Two of the men, whose names were kept secret, are said to be American born, and the third a naturalized citi zen 'of, Switzerland. Examination of a quantity of mails seized by federal agents indicated transmission of in formation on steamships to Mexico and thence possibly by wireless to Germany. - . A fourth man, described as the son of a German army captain, was ar rested this forenoon. The police re fused to disclose his-identity prior to his arraignment. The police later made public the names of the three men arrested yes terday. They are: Harry Peristal, "superintendent of a steamship com pany;" George Melcher, a Harlem saloon keeper, and Irving Bonaparte, a ,clerk. . . , . Prominent Young Man i Drowned at North Bend Fremont, Neb, June 4. (Special Telegram.) Roy Markham, treasurer of the High School Alumni at North fiend and prominent young merchant, was drowned in Clear lake, near North Bend, some time Sunday. Searchers found his faithful dog sit ting beside his clothing. They dragged the lake and found the body. Markham , conducted a well known North Bend store., Sunday he went out with his dog and camera for a day's tramp. Leav ing .camera, dog and rings on the bank, he plunged into Clear, lake for a swim. He was a good swimmer, but cramps seized him.- Board favors Army , Camp Site Near Omaha ' Fort Snelling, Minn, June 4. (Special Telegram.) A certain site , near Omaha caught the eye ot the members of the army board named to recommend sites for cantonments for the first draft of men to be raised in this divisional district This is the word reachinar camo ' I officers here today. The report says, in late, mac inc uoara was very ia vorably impressed with the location. The board's recommendation reached General Barry at Chicago yesterday. Young South Side Men March Through City to Recruiting Office 100 POLISH BOYS PARADE STREETS AND THEN ENLIST Led bv Parish Priest, South :S0maha. Patriots March : the Recruiting Office to : Martial Music. ' ! - One hundYed sturdy citizens of' Pol ish nativity, led by the Rev. Father Michael Gluba of St. Francis parish, South- Suje, presented an inspiring sight as theymarched down Famam street at noon,, to. enlist in the army under the colors. The parade was formed at Twenty-fourth and Harney streets. The REV, MICHAEL GLUBA. Polish Sokol band, under direction of F. J. Boruch, played martial tunes and two flag bearers walked at the head of the column. Father Gluba carried a flag and so did every member of the contingent Cheers greeted the marchers all along the route to the recruiting office at -Fifteenth and Dodge streets. "We have enlisted. What will you do?" was inscribed on one side of a banner, and on the reverse side the words were: "Polish Boys for Amer ica First,!' - ' -'. A crowd at the recruiting office cheered these patriots, who accepted the honors manfully, Automobiles were dispatched from army recruiting headquarters to St. Francis church on the South Side for the Polish-Americans who volunteered their services in the army yesterday at the solicitation of their pastor, the Rev. Father Michael Gluba. Thirty eight had made written applications. The Polish-Americans, who were born in sections of Poland now held by Germany or Austria, are enlisted as natives of Poland, claimed by Ger many or by Austria, and not as alien enemies. . -- Hours of Service Law For Trainmen Extended . Washington," June 4. The suprcrne court today extended the operation of the hours of service act as it af fects railroad trainmen. Decrees hold ing that unavoidable accidents cannot be used as an excuse by a railroad for Violating the law where it is pos sible to relieve a train crew from duty before the end of the customary run is sjached, were sustained. . The de cision was in the suit of the govern ment to recover penalties from the Santa Fe. ..II.' War Department Gives - Washington, June 4. Following is copy of n official registra tion primer, prepared by the War department: WHO MUST REGISTER. All male persons (citisens or aliens) born between the 6th day of June, 1886, and the 5th day of June, 1896, both dates- inclusive, except members of any duly organized force, mili tary or naval service of the United States, including all officers and en listed men of the regular army, regular srmy reserve, officers' reserve corps, enlisted men's reserve corps, National Guard and National guard reserve recognised by militia bureau, the navy, the marine corps, coast guard, naval mtlitia, naval reserve force, marine corps reserve and National naal volunteers recognized by the navy department, WHEN? Today between 7 a. m. and 9 p. m. WHERE? In your home precinct. ' HOW? Go in person to the registration plsce of your home precinct, if sick, send a competent friend. The clerk may deputize him to prepare your card. PENALTY FOR NOT REGISTERING. Liability to a year's im prisonment; then enforced registration. Jury Acquits Defendant At "Blue Lauf Hearing Dee- Moines, June 4. The. first jury trial in Des Moines on a chsrge "of violation of the Iowa' Sunday closing statutes resulted in the ac quittal today of N. Feinberg, oper ator of a temperance bar. The trial wais held in the local municipal court. ' ' ' RAIN AND HAIL FALL OVER ENTIRE STATE LAST NIGHT Reports Show Little Damage Done to the Crops by the Hail;' Streams Out of Banks. ' " During Sunday night and up to 7 o'clock this morning, to Omaha the precipitation aggregated .82 of an inch. From that time on until the rain ceased there was enough to bring the total up to an iffch. While the rain was heavy in Oma ha and vicinity, the volume of water was nothing as compared with that that fell but in the state. There was a heavy downpour in Council Bluffs and at 9 o'clock this morning Indian creek, north of Broad way, had overflowed its banks. Around the Illinois and northwestern pas senger depots the water was four inches deep. - tn Umaha the water ran down tlie gutters in torrents, cutting some of the unpaved streets and filling base ments and cellars. Out in the state, numerous locali ties were swept by hail storms, but as crops are not far advanced, it is not believed that the damage has been great, Rain AH Over State. Railroad offices report heavy, rains all over the state and a number of small washouts, alt of which were quickly repaired and trains moved over them slightly behind schedules. Nearly everywhere the streams and gullies are reported to be bank full and the low lands flooded. Along the Northwestern, from Fre mont, as far out as Long Pine, the precipitation during Sunday and Sun day night was two to tour inches and reports front numerous stations-indicated that at 7 o'clock rain was still falling. . On the Burlington the rainfall ag gregated one to four inches all along the southern and northern tines from Omaha into Colorador and Wyoming. The precipitation was about the same down into Kansas and Missouri and over into Iowa. The Union Pacific reports one to three and five inches of rain over the main line, out as far as Sidnev and over the north and south branches. Dr. Phillips Appointed . v 1 Surgeon at State Hospital Lincoln. Neb.. June 4. (Special Telegram.) Dr. W. N. Phillips of Bartley has been appointed assistant surgeon at the Norfolk Hospital for. the Insane, to succeed Dr. R. H. Fos ter, who resigned to enter the eeneral practice of medicine, . And f raining in bis nervous hand -The imaginary battle-brand. In face of death he dared to flint Defiance to t tyrant king. Even is he spoke, his frame, renewed, In eloquence of attitude, Rose, as it seemed, t shoulder higher; Then swept his kindling glance of fire From startled pew to breathless choir; When suddenly his mantle wide His hands impatient flung aside, And, lo, he met their wondering eyes Complete in ill warrior's guise. From "The Rising of 1776." Statement ' Registration Facts POLLS ARE READY TO REGISTER ALL FORM ARMY "Let No One Escape Registra tion" is Motto of ;the Offi cials; Polls Open Un- til 9 O'clock. ' "Sharpen your pencils and clear the desks for action," was the order sent out this morning by Election Com mission Moorhead to 400 volunteer registrars who will serve at 124 regis tration places today, when all men in Greater Omaha and the whole country, for that matter between the ages of 21 to 31 are ex- pected to register for selective army conscription. "We will trv to furnish the govern ment with as complete a list of eligible young men as any community in the United states, said Mr. Moorliead. The law excepts no one within the prescrioeu age limns, men anu poor, citizens and aliens, ngnters ana paci fists, crinoles and the physically per fectall will meet on common ground and register their names as eligibles tor Uncle im s big armies. ' . No One Excused. Exemptions will come in due time, but no young men are cxecused on registration dav. Registration places, which are listed elsewhere in The Bee, will open at 7 o'clock in the morning and close at 9 o'clock at night. Thev will be dec orated with flags and red, white and blue banners. Every young man who registers will, in addition to an official certifi cate, be given a button showing that he was enrolled for army service if needed. The day will be a gala occasion. Bands will play and speakers Will tell the young men of the patriotic etep they have taken in registering. In some of the smaller cities of the state all business houses and public buildings will close and tne registered men will narade. More than 1,300 residents of other towns and cities have filled in regis tration cards in the election commis sioner s office for forwarding to their home precincts. Absentees Write In. About 700 absentees and sick per sons in Douglas county have sent in their registrations. A big force of volunteer registrars is on duty in the election commissioner s office tak ing care of these classes. Except in extreme cases Mr. Moor head is not permitting eligibles who Had planned to register here today and then leave town to take such a course. Scores of Omahans who had planned to start on journeys were forced to stay over another day and register before leaving. No favorites are being played. Politics and per sonal friendships are forgotten in the endeavor to bring about a complete registration uty, county, state anr federal of ficials are co-operating to see that no slackers escape. Immediately after registration day the work of round ing up any men who do not register will be begun. fcvery police omcer is exoected to aid in seeing that all young men reg ister. FIRST DRAFT TO BE FOR NEARLY; . MILLIONJOF MEN General Crowder Tells Senate Committee that Exemptions Probably Will Reduce the Number to 625,000. Washington, June 4. Plans of the War department to draft from 900,000 to-1,500,000 men of the 10,000,000 who it is estimated wilt register tomor- row for the new army, were disclosed , today by Provost Marshal General Crowder to the senate military affairs committee. Exemptions, he said. probably would result in reducing the ' numuer to Oia,wu men rur numcuiaic service. : ' While the War department had originally planned to select 500,000 . men, General Crowder told tne com mittee the plans have been revised, -and it is now proposed to' require 625,000. ' To secure that number he said it probably will be necessary to draft at least 900,000 and possibly 1,500,000, because of the expected ex- . emptions. " ' . . , Will. nil Vacancies.' ... 1 General Crowder told the commit tee the additional 125,000 will, be needed to fill up vacancies in the army of 500,000 and to keep' training' camps, in continuous operation. When the original plans for service, from half a million men were . made, he . said, the department had not planned to send American forces abroad so soon. Casualties from foreign scrv- ' ice, he believed, sickness, etc.. make necessary a reserve . of 125,000 men, in addition to thft men on duty at training camps. ( ' .,, General Crowder fold the commit- ' tee he favored immediate drafting of men registering rathen than postpone- -ment of the draft for several weeks after registration. He regarded it de sirable that men drafted may. know ( and can have a few weeks to make their personal arrangement 'before called to the colors. - , - ,;, -. -No Class Exemptions. ' Details of making' exemptibiil" also were explained to the cbmniittca by the provost marshal general.' He said the government does not contemplate -any class exemptions, but that all WiU be personal. Farmers, factory opera uvea nd otlier special classes wouia. not be exempted as such, nor territo- -rlally, but all exemptions will be made ( individually. , ' t The men drafted probably wil be in training camps by September 1, Gen eral Crowder said, but added that he favored beginning ' selections within two weeks after registration, so that exemption work may be expedited - . and notifications of final selectioni may be made as sCon. thereafter at -possible. , . : . V .', Enforcing; Registration Law. ' Alt activities of the department cf justice have been concentrated upon the enforcement of the conscription law. Attorney General Gregory issued a statement to this effecModay. . "Alt other matters for the time be ing," he said, "will be subordinated to the enforcement of the conscription v act. Wherever necessary the assis- tance of federal, state and local offi cials will be sought. The officers and agents of the department throughout . the country have been instructed ac-, . eordingly. 1 ' , "Committing magistrates, will be asked to fix bait as high as may be practicable in each case. Higher bail will be asked in the .cases of individ uals who have advised or aided other persons to evade the law or who have interfered with the registration offi cers in the proper performance of . their duties, than will be asked in the case of individuals who merely fail to register." - Italians living in this country were urged to register by the prince of. . Udine, head of Italy's war mission,' in an address to a delegation of his countrymen who called on him at Jhe embassy. ... It was announced today that the re quiremet"xf the new law that the registration cards of men absent from their home precincts reach' the pre cinct registrar by June 5 would not r be enforced against Americans now abroad. Instructions sent to Amer- ican consuls, accompanying registra- . tion cards, however, ask those who fill out the blanks to get them back to the registrars as quickly as possi ble. The regulations provide that Amer ican returning to the United States must register within five days after" their arrival 'at an American port.' kegistratiod at the consulates abroad, however, is p"-ly voluntary and can- not be enfo- i S while the citizen re- , mains out of the country. THE SUNDAY SCORE Advertising In THE OMAHA BEE . First In Total First In Gain SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1917. ' Local Display. ....... ..1479 , ' , Foreign Display.......'. 131 Automobile ........... 965 Total... ...2566 CORRESPONDING SUNDAY. 1916. Local Display. ........ .1063 - Foreign Display '....i... 103 Automobile .. 4.41?-. Total.". ....... ..'...1697 , . CAIN 969U. ' , Keep Your Eye On The Bee. -