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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, JUNE P. 1917. FLOOD DANGER IN 1 CITY OFDES MOINES Heavy Rains Increase Stage of -River and Many Homes In Capital Already Under Water. (frem a Starr Correspendent.) Dei Moines, la., June 8. (Special Telegram.) More rain late today m- creased the flood .danger here. The Des Moines river did not rise any higher today, but it is feared if rains keep up and are genaral the river will bo lusher and let bevond control in the southeast part of the city, flooding many homes. Water is now at the highest stage since Registration Exceeds Estimate. ; Incomplete returns over the state indicate that the total registration un der the conscription law Tuesday was about 217,000 men. Of this number about .58 per cent claim exemption. The registration has atmarentlv none considerable ahead of the govern ments estimate, which was !u,o5. The highest figures estimated by the state were lSo,000. The registration is recognized as being thorough and complete in alt parts of the state. It is also taken as an indication that the population in. the industrial centers of the state is. growing and that the per centage of young men working in tac . tories and big business concerns is lame. Of those who do not claim ex emption there are at least 5,000 for eigners, who are not subject to the draft It is recognized also that there will be a number who will not pass the physical test. Auto Kills Aged Man. James Thomas, aged 70 years, was run down and killed yesterday after noon by an automobile driven by J. Twitchell, a salesman. Twitchell was not driving more than fifteen mile's an hour, witnesses stated. The View of the old man is said to have been obstructed by another vehicle and he stepped directly in front of the auto. He was knocked to the pave ment and his skull was fractured. Refuse to Register Arrested. Fifteen Italians were arrested at a mining camp near Centerville last evening by the federal officials on their refusal to register. They offered no resistance to the officers, but ex plained that they didn't understand that they bad to register. Three of the men gave their ages as beyond conscription age. The officers state that there are about thirty more sub ject to arrest at the Numa mine, sev eral miles irom Centerville. Taft Discusses War. William Howard Taft, former presi dent, in delivering, the commencement address to the students at the Iowa State Agricultural, college at Ames last evenine declared that Germany cannot be conquered without a heroic struggle. He- declared the conflict with Germany might continue for years. "We are engaged in a struggle on ine outcome 01 wnicn aepenas tne liberty which we have been taught to believe, in as the basis of human has- pineis," he said. "We may have to give up a million men to free the world of Prussian military domina tion. ' . Drake Board Elects. Hill M. Bell, who has been president of Drake university since 1903, was re-elected president for another period of five years at the annual meeting of the board of trustees. At the request of the government the board voted to discontinue military training- at the university next fall. Athletics, how ever, win be continued. Howard J. Clark of Des Moines, an attorney, and Keoth Vawter of Cedar Rapids were elected to vacancies on the board of directors. Theodore P. Shonts of New York City was re-elected presi dent of the board. Great Patriotic Rally To Be Held at Red Oak Red Oak, la., June 8. (Special.) Blans are being made by the members of the Montgomery County Agricul tural association, the Red Oak Com mercial club and the. War Food Pro ducing league of Montgomery county for a monster southwestern Iowa pa triotic rally to be held in Red Oak on Friday, June 22. The purpose of the day will be to further arouse patriotic enthusiasm in this section of Iowa and to make a demonstration in honor of the mem bers, of the Iowa National Guard and the men who registered on June 5 and are subject to call for service in the army. Governor W. L. Harding has prom ised to be here to deliver an address. Several Iowa National Guard com panies will be here from this part of Iowa, and it is also planned to have three of foiir bands to furnish tilt music for vlic day. Following the address of the after noon the Iowa National Guardsmen and men -'gistered for military dutv will pass in review before Governor Harding. . Further details of the day have nift vet been worked out. Hens of England Are f ' Put on Limited Rations (CorrflPuiidi-iire of Tne Associated Press. 1 London, May 23. British hens are now on rations. Under the food restrictions order they are not to be fed with materials which can be used for human food. Poultry keepers are informed that it will be necessary hereafter to aim at egg production only. 1 News Notes of Beatrice. Beatrice. Neb.. Juno 8. (Special.) The 11,703 pounds of wool market ed here ytsterday by Gage county sheep raisers was suld to the St. , Joseph Wool company for 51 cents per pound. Peter Jensen of this city, who was engaged in the sheep busi ness near Tanten years ago, says he sold 17,000 pounds of wool in 1895 for seven cents a pound. Dr. Earl Robertson, who recently enlisted in the United States Army as a veterinarian, left yesterday for New Orleans, La., at which place he will later be assigned to duty. E. B. McGirr, who was injured in an auto accident some time ago north of the city, was removed to the Lutheran hospital yesterday suffering from tn abcess In his side. His con dition is serious. He is a brother of Judge F. O. McGirr of Lincoln, a member of the supreme court com mission. ' t The new $30,000 German Lutheran church in Hanovef township will be dedicated August 5, and a number of ministers from various parts of the state will appear on the program. A pipe organ is being installed in the church. ... HOW AYIATORS ARE TRAINEDFOR ARMY Daily Flying: Periods at Begin ning Are Twenty Minutes; Five Months to Win Commission. ' Chicago, May 30. One of the busiest centers of activity just now in connection with the training of men for service in the United States army, is the aviation field at Ashburn, about twelve miles southwest of the central part of the city. At this station fifty five men are being taught how to manipulate army bi-planes. Nine in structors have been detailed on this work. Twenty-eight machines, each of 100-hofse-power, are in use. The aviation field is a plot one mile square, as smdoth and level as a table top, and with no trees or other ob struetions to handicap the flyers. At present no living quarters for the men in training have been erected, but they are being planned and will be built soon. For the time being the aviation students are finding homes at lodgeding houses and in private residences in the neighborhood. Nearly all of those who are fitting themselves at Ashburn for commis sions fn the aviation section of the signal corps of the Central depart ment, United States army, are from Chicago. All are within the age limit of 21 to 31 years. Captain J. C. Mor row, who is a member of the aviation section of the signal corps, and is chief aeronautical officer of the Cen tral department, says that the men are of a uniformly fine type, that they relish their work and have shown a splendid patriotic spirit" hf applying for enlistment, as many of them have left positions with big business con cerns or have foregone finishing col lege work. In charge of the Chicago station are: Captain Arthur Christis and two assistants, Captain Ralph Royce and Captain R. S. Brown. All are officers in the aviation section of the signal corps, United States army. Course of Instruction. The men who are under training at Ashburn are given about six hours o: instruction in flying, divided into les sons of about twenty minutes at a time, before they are allowed to oper ate a machine alone. Instructors go with them at first, as they fly over the training fiield, and tell the novices how to ateer and otherwise manage the big bi-planes. The student-aviator sits in front, his instructor close behind him. There are two sets of controls on each airplane and if the untrained man handles his levers wrongly, the skilled hand of the in structor corrects the error at once by using the auxiliary controls. After the student has had his full hix hours of experimental training, in the short periods, he is "turned loose," as the aviators say, to finish his aerial education unaccompanied by an in structor. The men have shown great recep tivity and have soon been able to take care of themselves, according to Cap tain Morrow. He explained that the daily flying periods were made brief because experience had taught that as much, or more, could be learned in them by the student as could be learned in longer periods and because it had been learned that in other ways the short period accomplished more. Qualification for Commission. . The term necessary for study and practice before the student is ready for his commission averages about five months. The greater number of those now at the Chicago training station have already had about two months' schooling. The things in which they will have to '"make good" before they can be accepted in the reserve are: Climb out of a field- 3.000 rest square and Attain an altitude of 00 feet, keeping all parts of tha machlu. inside tho square during the climb. Glide at a normal ancle with motor ehut off, spiral to rlcht and left, and change direction of gilding-. Cut off motor at 1, 000 feet altitude and land within 200 feet of a designated point. Land over an Imaginary obstacle ten feet high and coma to rest vlthla 1,600 feet of it. Make cross-eountr, triangular flight of thirty miles, passing two designated points, at a minimum altitude of s.boo feet. atake straight away cross-county flight of thirty miles, landing at a specified spot, both outward and return trips to be at a height of l.ioa fset. Fly forty-five minutes at a height ot 4,000 feet If the candidate for a commission can pass all these tests he will be ac cepted,, provided all other qualifica tions, physical and mental, be met. All candidates must weigh not more than 190 pounds, must be of good moral character and must have a col lege education. , An Antidote for Uric Acid Poison (By Dr. L. C. BABCOCK.) There is a process going on within the body which often poisons us. It is something like the story of the snake being able to kill itself with its own poisons. This is the formation of uric acid in excess within the body. It is, waste product which takes place in the liver. This poisonous uric acid is then passed on to the kidneys, which act as a filter to pass off and excrete this poison. If the kidneys are clogged up, inactive, 'the poison degenerates these organs and causes kidney disease. If it is deposited in the tissues, around the joints of the body, it causes rheumatism or gout. Consequently we must do every thing to throw off this uric acid poi son, and simple methods ara best Flush the kidneys by drinking plenty of water between meals: a pint of hot water, morning and night, is splendid. Take Anurie (double strength) three times a day for awhile, and get the kidneys to work ing by flushing out this poison. That painful affliction, known as gout, as well as muscular rheumatism, is caused by the uric acid crystals be ing deposited in the big toes or tissaes. The man who uses his brain. perhaps over-taxing his nervous energy will suffer fits of "blues," de pression, headache, sleeplessness, loss of memory, all due to tha poi son of uric acid. The man who aoes physical work, using his mascleaV oc casionally complains of flugriahnen, muscular tired feeling, muscular stiff ness or aches, neuralgic twinges symptoms all due to this uric acid accumulation. In every case I advise hot water, and Anuric taken-three times daily at simple, safe remedy, which is to be had at almost everv drug store. Advertisement Conservation in Dress Is The Last Word in England (Correspondence ef The Associated Press.) London, May 15. In order to maintain the supply of clothing for the essential needs of the civilian population and to prevent extrava gance in dress, the central wool ad visory committee recommends that a limited number of standardised cloths should be manufactured for the home trade and be made only partly of wool. It .has been ascertained from a recently taken census that there, is enough cloth in the country to clothe the population with reasonable econ omy for a year. This action has been taken in order to allow the greatest possible quantity ot raw wool to be used for army purposes, the require ments of which are likely to be in creased by the enry of America on the side of the entente allies. American Boys at Oxford Take Up Military Training Correspondence of The Associated Press.) Oxford,. England, May. IS. The first drill or Darade of American students taking the voluntary mili tary training course here, took place recently - Although the training is being given by British officers, no obligation has been incurred to join the British army. It is expected that the platoon will be recognized by the American War de partment and that the members will be transferred to the American army or expeditionary force at the most convenient time. The London em bassy has cabled on behalf of the members requesting such recognition. While the students as yet form part of no army, they are probably the first Americans to be drilled on Euro pean soil. Welfare, Word Hated in Many English Factories (Correspondence ot The Associated Press.) London, May 23. At a conference to discuss industrial welfare work. Miss Mary Macarthur stated that in a large number of factories there was no word more hated than the word "welfare." MANY FOREIGNERS IN. SWITZERLAND Movement Ii Made to Bee That the 500,000 Aliens Are Not a Burden to tha Neutral Republic, Zurich, Switzerland, May .11. Only semi-occasionally is a Swiss voice raised to protest against the presence of hundreds of thousands of foreign ers who live permanently or tempo rarity in Switierland and by their presence here consume large quan tities of the supplies that in these war days are so scarce. It is a foreign and not a Swiss voice that haa been raised in behalf of more consideration for the Swiss and that pleads (or .ac tive concrete steps on the pari of for eigners to ameliorate the growing needs of the home population. In an unusual plea to the 500,000 foreigners who, he estimates, live in Switierland at present, Albert S. Asseo suggests the. immediate forma tion of a committee that shall accom plish the following objects: It shall rent, with money contrib uted by all foreigners who will join the project, garden lots for producing truck supplies of all kinds. The poorer foreign element in Swit zerland shall be employed to do the gardening, thereby earning a liveli hood for themselves as well as pro ducing the needed food. The committee shall assist all who can and wish to return t6 their Own countrica to do so. The committee shall in part bear the burden of hospitals In .Switierland, and shall see to it that no foreigner is a burden to this country when he or she falls ill. The committee, it is suggested, shall be made up of people of all national ities, races and religions. Mr. Asseso, who does not reveal his own nation ality, believes that any move of this kind will receive the co-operation of cantonal as well as the federal gov- Harding Hints at Misconduct ot War Washington, June I. Senator Harding, Ohio, republican, disclosed tn the senate today that lack of pub lic confidence was retarding sub scriptions to the Liberty loan and In the interest of unity senators were withholding information which "might call" for investigations and shake the confidence of the Ameri can people in the conduct of the 'war. ernment, and is woriking for an ener getic press campaign that snail bring the project to the attention of all for eigners in Switzerland. Nominate Alves for Head j Of Rio Janeiro Meeting! Rio Janeiro, June 8. Dr. Rodriguez Alves has been nominated for presi dent at a political convention held here. Delrin M,oreira was named for vice president. Dr. Wenceslao Braz, the present head of the republic, completes his four-year term on November IS of next year. Under the Brazilian con stitution, he cannot be a candidate for a succeeding term. Dr. Alves was president of Brazil from 102 to 1906. Council Hilt and Pumpkin Center, two small villages, are reported to have been wiped out. Wires are down and definite communication is lacking. Chinese Merchants Laying Claim to Interned Ships (Carrespondsnoe of The Aosooleted Prssl.) Shanghai, China, May 30. Imme diately after the seizure of the in terned German ships by the Chinese following the breaking off of diplo matic relations between China and Germany, a group of Chinese mer chants alleged that they had pur chased the German vessels previous to the breaking of relations and filed a claim with Admiral Sah Chen-ping, who is in chaige of the ships, lie referred the claim to Teking, Key to the Situation The Bee Want Ads. Baltimore & Ohio Buys ; Main Line of C H. & D. Dayton, O., June 8. The Baltimore & Ohio, through Kuhn, Loeb Co., of New York today bought the main line of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Daylon railroad from Cincinnati to Toledo, 201 miles for $3,500,000. Buttons for Those Who Go On Volunteer Bread Ration London, May 23. Persona who conform to the appeal to eat less than the amount of bread fixed as a voluntary ration, will be entitled to wear a gold colored button with the Words: "On Voluntary Rations" em bossed acroisjtsnd a crown above. Women's WHITE PUMPS and BOOTS of white kid, nu-buck and liberty cloth all styles and siies, very reasonably priced, at pair (aVl W I Men's White Footwear ef wait aa.tmk eas Wte liberty sloth. Both hla-k and WW (hen, with neelln or lee last soles- $3.50 Up Just resetted S.W Slri ef Vkoeali Hoi Wry fee Ben aad wo bmd la all the aeaaler dee. Men's Heelers, SOs aad SSc. Women's Beelery, ate, 11.00 aad SI. I. Bur a sec Mara the advance) m arteee. WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP SIT Saul. I6tb Slresst. . Omaha'sLaboir Strike How It Started Omaha's strike of today really began more than two years ago when Max Dezettel came to Omaha and announced :s "Omaha is the scabbiest town in America, and before we get through it will be a good union town." He prophesied "a great future for the local labor movement, when every wage worker -will be a union wage worker." Dezettel was a former I. W. W., whose only claim to union membership was a card issued by himself to himself in a Stenogra phers' and Bookkeepers' Union, which he himself organized. With the assistance of David Coutts, organizer of the American Federation of Labor, and others, Dez ettel brought about the organization of many new unions in Omaha the Common and Building Labor ers, Teamsters and Truck Drivers, Freight Handlers, Chauffeurs, Egg Inspectors, Stenographers and Bookkeepers, Boiler Makers, Mill Workers, Bakers and Confectioners and Meat Cutters. He brought about new activity in old unions and there was estab lished the "Union Label League" to boycott goods not carrying the union label. By May 20, 1916, the new leader urged that "every active trade unionist should now work harder than ever and do his part in agitating for 100 per cent organization for all trades In the state." A Campaign to Dominate That was the planto extend union domination over EVERY wage-worker and employer in Ne braska. The present strikes are in the nature of a general assault in the great offensive war to change conditions under which Omaha had lived in indus trial peace and prosperity for thirteen years. Dezettel sowed the seeds and then abandoned Omaha in the late summer of 1916. Coutts, his first lieutenant, took his place. In 1916, in the campaign to make Omaha 100 closed shop, there were five strikes Building and Common Laborers, Sheet Metal Workers, Machin ists, Iron Holders and Pressmen. These strikes were fought with violence and the boycott. Large mer chants, for one example, were placed on a boycott list simply because they advertised in a so-called "un fair" newspaper. That was the start. Campaign Continued in 1917. In 1917 the campaign was continued. Fourteen union made demands Hoisting Engineers, Painters and Decorator. Electricians, Steam Fitter, Plaster er, Mill Workers, Plumber, Iron Worker, Lather, Sheet Metal Worker, Teamsters and Truck Drivers, Tile Setters, Building and Common Laborer and Boiler Maker. In practically every instance where the "closed shop" wa not already claimed, a demand for it was made. The new Teamsters' and Truck Drivers' Union, for example, set forth the "closed shop" demand In a printed contract requiring the employers "to give preference at all times to members in good standing with the union" and adding: "It1 Is further under stood that all non-members employed shall declare , their intentions to affiliate with the union not later than one week after being employed." That would require that no team-driver, truck driver, stableman or helper be allowed to work In Omaha unless he join the Union, pay the dues and keep in "good standing." If any man refused to join the union, the employer mutt dismiss him. And if any union man failed to pay his dues or otherwise lost his "good standing" with the union the employer , must dismiss him, regardless of hi competence or other qualification a a workman. Other unions pre sented similar demands. i . Sympathetic Strike No Arbitration Another union demand Is worth looking at The Iron workers had a contract with their employers which included a system for the arbitration of all dis putes to avoid strikes. This year the union filed written demands that "arbitration be done away with." They also demanded the wiping out of a para, graph which pledged them not to engage in sympa thetic strikes. .' The sympathetic strike threat was further made in a published interview attributed to the president of the local hoisting engineers' union in which he was quoted as saying: "A walk-out of hoisting engineers would tie up construction of nearly all buildings. Engineers, plasterers, stone cutters, carpenters and ' bricklayers have an international agreement Should a non-union engineer come onto a job everybody in these crafts' would quit." An alliance of unions in the building trades, called the Building Trades Council, was developed for the purpose of binding its member unions to the sympathetic strike. 1 Restriction of Output. "WT Still other demands were made. The painters, for instance, presented eight and one-half pages of "working rules," in which restriction of output was a prominent feature. The size of a brush was limited to five inches. Members of the union were required "not to set a pace for fellow workmen, nor should any foreman attempt to drive or speed any workmen under his authority." If any employe should be dis charged for complying with this rule, the rules au thorized the business agent to bring about a strike. ' These are but samples. There were demands ga lore, imposing onerous conditions and unnecessary burdens upon the employer burden which the pub lic must eventually bear. The split came because of these demand, which gave union leaders complete despotic control of the business of the employer. - (The story of the strike, as it will be told in this newspaper from day to day, concern YOU. Watch foritl) . Business Men's Association of Omaha 'A