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OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JULY 27, '1917 TEN PAGES.
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SLAVS LOSE HEAVY GUNS AND
RETREAT OF EIGHTH ARMY IN
GALICIA MAY BE CUT OFF
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Dispatches Make No Effort
Broken Condition of Russian Center Ends Are
Holding and Wholesale Execution of "
- Traitors May Turn Tide
(By Associated Press)
Such details of the Russian retreat in eastern Galicia as
are now coming to hand do not tend to minimize the seriousness
of the situation. Special dispatches report that the losses irt
heavy artillery will be tremendous and express doubt as to the
ability of the infantry of the Russian Eighth army to make good
its retreat . " ' "'
There is still an absence of as
surances that the Russian command
ers of the armies taking part in the
backward movement' have succeeded
in getting their refractory troops in
hand. ,
Indications are not wanting, how
ever, that the process is well under
way. There comes through retro
grad, for instance, the report that
General Korniloff's drastic measure
have included the blowing to pieces.
of an entire division cf traitorous
troops of the Eleventn army, by its
Dwn artillery.
Russian Ends Hold. - t j
What may prove to be a saving
feature of the situation is the firm;
less of the Russian armies both to
the north uni the south of the field
. retreat. There has been no sugges
tion of any yielding tendencies of the
Russian forces in Voihynia, just to
the north of the affected sector, while
to the south the. Russian troops are
. not only standing fast so far as they
are able, but are co-operating with
the Roumanians" in a successful pi-
- tensive movement on the Moldavian
frontier. ' " .
, 1 London is sphinxlike today regard
mg the situation along the i franco
Belgian front., It is declared in '.the
German reports that one of the most
violent artillery battles in .history . has
" "beenrolresTIm,n1--Last
night's supplementary German state
ment emphasizes the continuance of
this heavy firing. All that the' Brit-
, ish press bureau gives out today from
that front, however, ''is 'the report of
i successful British raid near Armen
tierea. adding that there was nothing
else of special interest. ; . - ;
Death Penalty Restored.
Petrograd, July. 26. -The" "commander-in-chief
and the commanders of
the various armies at the front, hav
ing insisted that restoration of dis
rinline in the armv inevitably would
necessitate infliction of the death pen
alty, the government has agreed unan
imously to restore capital, punisn
ment. The measure is of temporary
character, to have effect until tne
end of the military operations. . The
inquiry into the recent disorders here
is being continued energetically un
der the ' supervision ot tne puoiic
nrnsrrulor. The authorities are tak
ing measures to discover and bring
to justice an organizers oi anu par
ticipants in the revolt.
Will Suppress Traitors.
In an interview today Premier Kef-
en sky said the fundamental problem
(Continued on Page Two, Column One.)
War Department Deficiency
- More Than Five Billions
Washington. July 26. Estimate of
deficiency of $5,917,878,347 in War de
partment funds was shown today n
a communication 1 received by the
house from the secretary of the treas
ury. An appropriation bill based on
the figures will be reported to the
house within a few days.
The Weather
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For Nebraska Fair and continued warm.
Comparative Local Beeord.
Hour. De?.
8 m j-'v
5 a. ra 74
7 a. m 76
8 a. m 0
9 a, m 83
1 p. m.... 1
2 p. m '3
3 p. m.... 2
4 p. m . . '. M
6 p. m. ......... 3
5 p. m. ......... M
7 p. m . to
8 p. m.... 87
10 a. m 78
11 a. m. 87
12 m it
Temperaturei at Omaha Yesterday.
1817. 11..1916. 1114.
Highest yeaterday .. 4 . B 71 6
Lowest yMterday .. 74 77 01 76
Mean temperatura ..84 ?86 66 86
Precipitation ....... .00 .00 .26 M
Temuerature and precipitation departures
from the normal: - ........
Normal tempf-naure "7
Total deficiency aince Marcn 1. ...... .201
-sVxress for the day (
Normal precipitation . ...r..... .14 Inch
Deficiency since March 1....... 1.85 inches-
Deficiency for tha day 14 Ineh
'Total rainfall alnca March 1. ...15.79 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 116.T.7 Inches
"- Deficiency for cor. period, 1915.. .36 Inch
Report from Stations at 1 P. M,
Station and State Temp. High- Kain-
of Weather, 7 p. m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, cloudy . 80 82,. '., .00
Davenport,- clear ...... 90 92 .00
Denver, cloudy ........ 70 " 88 .OS
Des Moines, clear 90 92 .
Kansas City, clear 90 96 .00
Lander, part cloudy,,. 90 9t .
North Platte, clear 92 i .01
Omaha, clear 90 94 .00
Pueblo, cloudy 78 92 T
Rapid City, clear 92 94 .00
Salt Lake City. pt. eldy. i .00
Santa Fe. cloudy 6S 76 ; T
'- Sheridan. 4t. Cloudy.,.. 94 96 .00
. Hlou City, clear 90 94
f Valentine, clear ....... 94 96 ,00
' T Indicates trace of precipitation.
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to Minimize Demoralized and
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Changes Name Because
Of Germanic Origin
' Philadelphia, Pa., July 26. Desir
ing to relieve his sons of a Teutonic
appelatlon which ' he believes "will
arouse hostility and prove an un
necessary burden in their future so
cial, commercial and professional
, relations," George W. Ochs, former
publisher of the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger, today petitioned . the
courts to change his name to
-Ceorge W. Ochs Oakes.
SLAV DIVISION
WIPED OUT BY
COMRADES' GUNS
General Korniloff Takes Dras-
tic Steps to Restore Order
in Portion of Demoral
ized ElevcntiriAfnly.'!
' (Br Aoaorlated PntmA'
. London, July 26 A dispatch to, the
Post from Petrograd says that un
der General- Korniloff's drastic meas
ures to restore order in the Eleventh
army one whole division thereof was
Mown(o -pieces By their own artil
lery to avenge the insults which all
loyal troops, and especially the ar
tillery, have silently endured for the
last four- months from these traitor
ous rascals. .... .. .,
An appalling blow is the descriotion
of the -Russian collapse given in an
other dispatch from Petrograd and
to the Post. Never in the war. has
Russia put afield sucn enormous
armies. British and French guns and
gunners, flying machines, aviators and
British armored cars were added to
the unprecedented technical strength
of the Russians themselves to make
this particular, front equal to any
thing, -f v t;
"Artillery Admirably Placed.
The artillery was planted on
such admirable natural prepared po
sitions as ' amounted' to the ideal.
There were places where the artil
lery lay in absolutely dead ground not
300 yards from the enemy trenches.
Big guns were ideally placed, thanks
to the chn.acter of the terrain.
Information regarding the guns of
tthe Eleventh army almost staggers
elief. It appears that the infantry shot
down tlreir own gunners in order to
get their horses or shot down the gun
horses"Tn revengeg as they retreated,
leaving practically all- the artillery in
the Eleventh army in the enemy's
hands.
As far as the artillery and techni
cal appliances of the Seventh and
Eighth armies are .concerned, there
is also no hope of their being saved.
The Germans were already a couple
of days ago across the best road on
the shortest line of retreat. The rate
of the enemy's advance on the western
wing has accelerated and the gun po
sitions are behind the line now occu
pied by he Germans. IHs becoming
an exceedingly ' anxious question
whether the Eighth army will succeed
in getting away .at all, but it is mak
ing the best haste eastwards. -
Although deserted by the infantry,
British armored motor pars covered
the . retreat in Galicia and later co
operated with the Russian cavalry in
front of Tarnopol. . . -, j
U. S. Soldier Loses His Right Hand
While Examining a French Bomb
(Br Awoclated Preai.),
With the American Forces in
France, Wednesday, July 25,-The
first field casualty among the Amer
ican forces occurred today.
A soldier became too inquisitive in
regard to the construction of a live
French bomb . among-the supplies
brought to camp for training purposes.
He extracted .the' safety pin in some
manner and soon thereafter'! loud
explosion occurred. Fortunately for
the soldier the bomb did not contain
a charge of full battle strength or he
would have been blown to pieces. A
it wai. he escaped tvith the loss of his
right hand.
At every vantage point near the
camp men in khaki and men in blue
could be seen today, drilling, march-'
GENERAL PERSHIfOBSERVING GERMAN TRENCHES Major-General John J. Per
thing in French trenches from whence he is observing the lines of the Teutons. This is the
only photograph thus far made of General Pershing in the first line trenches, although he
has paid several visits to the front.
SENATE PASSES
"PORK BARREL"
LEGISLATION
Rivers and Harbors -ill, Car
rying $27,954,000 "Appro
priation, Approved by
Upper Hojjse.
-,
, (By Associated Press.)
Washington, July '26. Carrying an
appropriation of $27,954,000 the an
nual rivers and ' harbors : bill was
passed by the senate late today, SO
to 11. '. .
The war situation particularly with
reference to developments on the
Russian" front, was brought into the
senate debate by Senator Borah duty
ing discussion on the bill.. He spoke
ou the need of curtaHfng expenditures
because of the uncertainty of the im
mediate future.
"Never at' a time in 'this struggle
has the outlook been as serious as
at this time." Senator Borah, de
clared. ."Russia, to all appearances,.
is out of the conflict because of in
ternal conflicts. What does that
mean to the . people of the United
States? Could ;a more serious mes
sage come over our wires and affect
the lives of millions- of our boys than
the fact that Russia is, breaking
down? We should pray for the suc
cess of Kerensky.as never before.
"It means that millions of Ameri
can boys will find grates on Euro
pean battlefields. No. more serious
condition could confront us than
confronts " the allies. The situation
is here and the hour of sacrifice has
arrived. And will the senate, stop
and parley over money going into
the improvement of creeks?"
Submarine Menace Growing.
In addition to the Russian situation
Senator Borah declared that the sub
marine question, which some" weeks
ago was believed to be favorable to
the allies has now become distinctly
favorable to the Teutonic powers,
with reports showing the number of
sinking's increasing. 1 hen - France,
too, is being gradually worn down.
he assected.
"Has the time not come when we
realize that we are in this war?'
asked Senator Borah.- "We should
proceed to legislate, upon these meas
ures as it the enemy were at our very
gates, .Does any one suppose that
the central powers, with Russia giv
ing in, submarine war growing more
effective apparently every day, with
t ranee at the Height ot its fighting
powers, would discuss peace except
on Germany's terms?" r .
The American people. Senator
Borah declared,1 should have presented
to them definitely and specifically the
terms and conditions on which they
are hghting. Oive them an American
ssue to fight for and an American
issue to die tor, lie declared, adding
(Continued on Pace Two, Column One.)
New Canadian Loan -
Will Net Six; Per Cent
New York, July 26. The-banking
syndicate floating the $100,000,000
two-year 5 per cent Canadian notes
will, offer them at 8 and interest to
yield slightly less than 6.1 per cent,
it was announced today." '
ing and digging, side by side. Field
maneuvers were fin progress at sev
eral places, while' irom more secluded
spots, carae the rattle of ' machine
guns. Musketry practice was being
field, and; on every hand was activity
which was most impressive. . -
The French and American soldiers
seem to enjoy their association thor
oughly,' The French frankly admire
the aptitude of their enthusiastic
pupils. .
Visits to the French frbnt'jindoubt
edly will be quite frequent in the
futuve in order that American offi
cers may acquaint themselves with)
conditions' of life on the front line
in its various phases, including rou
tine as well a4 the actual workinz
out hi offensive:and defensive plans,
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GoethaU Will Command
Army Engineers Abroad
Washington. ' July 26. Maior
General Goethals is expected to go '
to France soon to head the Amer
, ican army engineers, it was said to
day. He expressed a wish for ac
tive t service since the reorganiza
tion of the shipping board.
DRAFT REJECTS
MAY NUMBER ONE
IN EVERY FOUR
Washington'; Expects -twty-Five
Per Cent of Men Called
to Fail on Physical Ex-.
laminations. ..
.,' "ttjf Awlt Free.) "Cr t
' "Washington, July 26. Reports of
the first selection boards to fill their
quotas for the selective draft army
are eagerly awaited by Washington
officials, because , they will give the
first definite information as tp the
probable percentage of rejections to
b expected - 'among the 10,K),000
registrants for physical reasons or for
dependents. . ;
All available-' statistics indicate a
probable rejection of one in every
four for physical disability. In partic
ular localities this will varv irreatlv.
but the average for the whole country
is expected to be between 25 and 30
per cent. There is no available data
as to dependents, however, or as to
now many must be excused under
industrial exemptions.
It appears probable that peculiar
results will be brought out in some
districts.
Best Among Well-to-Do.
If the reasoning of some officials
is correct, the lowest rejection and
exemption rates will be disclosed in
well-to-do communities, such as the
suburbs of large cities, where men
of comfortable incomes make their
homes.., Sons of -such men, it is sug
gested, haye had better food,- better
care, and better surrundings than the
factory, hands of nearby towns, and
they should be in better physical con
dition. - ' ,-
.In factory towns, on the pther hand,
the rejection - rate for physical disa
bility probably will be high. The fact
that the man. are confined six days a
week at their machines,, undoubtedly
will have affected, tehir physical con
dition. '
Virtually every married man v of
those registered in these places is the
sole support of his wife and children
and. such men cannot be taken. Also,
if the industry in which - they" are
engaged is 4tal to the carrviiio- on
of the war, industrial exemptions will
run nign.
Only reports from . selection and
district boards in typical comnuinities,
however, can show exactly what is to
be expected. Roughly, the War de
partment has estimated that two men
must be called for every soldier ac
cepted, but they realize that the re
turns may tell a far different story.
Regular Army Now Short
But 22,000 Recruits
Washington, July 26. Regular army
recruiting brought in 2.370 men yes
terday. . New York with 237. men se
cured during the day, needs only thirty-one
to fill its quota of 18,226, and
several other states are nearing com
pletion of their apportionments. A
total of 161,377 have been enrolled
since April I, leaving the armv onlv
about 22,000 short of its' full war
strengh. i .-..' v
Toronto Newspapers Raise
Rates of Subscription
Toronto, July- 26. All the Toronto
daily papers, morning' and evening,
have announced increases in their an
nual subscription rates of $1, effective
August . 1.' Single copies will he 2
cents instead of 1 cent.
Wants Rural Colonies for
Families of Soldiers;1
Washington. Tulv 26. Senator Cur-
tis introduced, a bill today for estab-!
. r - .e i ,
lishment of rural colonics for depend-
ent families of soldiers
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Mir' I fWjr x-.
SI
COUNCIL BLUFFS
BOY SAYS GREAT
WAR JUST BEGUN
George Knowles, from Midst of
Fierce Battle, Writes Home
that United States Must
Bear Burden.
George W. Knowles, a Council
Bluffs boy, is on the firing line" in
France pulling the lanyard of one of
the-heavy guns that send death-dealing
half-ton shells into the Teuton
lines.
In a letter to R. V. (Bert) Innis
young Knowles tells a ttriDDinsr storv
of his experiences at the front. Know
les was for many years in the office
of Day & Iless aud lived all his life
m Council Bluffs. . ,
YoungKnowlcs quit his job last
spring ana went, to Jf ranee as a red
blooded American boy anxious to do
his part, in the war for humanity and
the preservation of civilization. He
is an expert automobile driver and
immediately began drivinjr an armv
truck.
He describes the successful dash
through the submarine belt and the
landing in France. He says the war
has only begun and America must
send-millions of men to gain victory
for the allies.
Vivid Flashes of War.
The letter is intimatelv personal
and brings a vivid realization of the
horrors of war such as is seldom ob
tained from the censored stories of
war correspondents. Here are some
striking paragraphs:
, "As tor the war, Bert, I believe it
tas just begun, and little do vou
Americans realize over there what a
part we must play in this game. The
burden is now on the United States
and you must send over millions of
men to fight, and furthermore it must
be done as ;soon as possible. Yoti
have no idea of the conditions of
things,1 but wait until next year at
this time, and mark my words, unless
something tinforseen romes up, the
United States will be fiercely in war.
"And, Bert the worst of it is we
don't know how to fight in this day
and age. A gun on your shoulder is
nothing. They slaughter ' 'em over
here by the thousands a clip. Think
of it, Paris filled with lame and blind
and cripples.
To Be an Aviator.
"At present I am thinking se
riously of going into aviation; in fact,
I have sent in my application and
been accepted. I expect to leave for
Avord in a very few days now, where
I shall take up training. Aviation is
a very special service,,, ana it plays a
prominent part in this war. The avia
tor's life averages about ninety-two
hours, but I figure that I can do a lot
better than that.
"Today (June 27) I ain on duty,
and my location is a new one. I
am located close to the firing line.
"You should, see the holes in the
ground all around nie, which have
been made by the German guns. They
blow craters in the earth-about fifteen
feet in diameter and about ten feet
deep. We have dugouts which are all
reinforced with steel and cement and
go into the ground for thirty and
forty feet. Everyone lives practically
underground here.
"As I am writing you here, I can
hear these huge guns of the Germans
go off and then hear the projectiles
(Continued on Pate Two, Column Three.)
Urges Laws to Protect Public
Against High Price of Flags
Washington, July 26. Legislation
to protect the pdblic against unrea
sonable prices for American flags was
urged in a report to the senate today
by the federal trade commission,
which has investigated charges of
"gouging" by dealers made at the
time the United States entered the
war.
The commission reported that the
recent increase in prices was due to
unprecedented demand and attempts
i .. . r a .
I ul
by
an association oi nag inaKers 10
prices. The commission has or-
RABID PRO-GERMAN IN JAIL;
ROW IN CHURCH WHEN HE SAYS
HE WILL PRAY FOR KAISER
Rev. W. G. Krauleidis Declared t Dangerous to Public
Peace and Placed Behind the Ban at Grand Island
Preacher Carried Shot Gun to Block
Interference With Utterances.
Rev. William George Krauleidis,. pastor of the German
Lutheran church at Riverdale, a small town fifteen miles from
Kearney, was interned yesterday by United States authorities
on the ground that he is a "danger to public peace and safety."
Reports of Krauleidis' rabidly pro-German activities
reached federal officers in Omaha two weeks ago. Marshal
Eberstein, chief of the bureau of investigation, sent agents to
Riverdale to investigate. v
Liberty Bond for First
American to Bomb Berlin
New York, July 26. A $1,000
Liberty bond was offered as a prize
today to the first American aviator
who bombs Berlin from the air, as
German airmen have been bombing
London, by Sigmond Saxe of this
city. The offer was made in a let
ter sent to the Aero club of Amer
ica, OMAHA ROMANCE
IS BROUGHT TO
LIGHT IN COURT
Strange Story- of Waifs and
Love Affair Told in Cincin
nati When Estate Is
- Settled. '
1 Cincinnati, 0 July 26. (Special
Telegram.) A unique Omaha love ro
mance was revealed in the" common
pleas court of Judge Fred L. Hoff
man hen today when Superintendent
Meigs -V, Crouse of the children's
home recalled the finding of four little
waifs in a piano box in this city some
thirty-five years ago during the set
tlement of the estate of F. H. Sylves
ter, a wealthy aged retired Central
Union depot trainmaster.
The little ones, Crouse says, became
known as the "four little Dieck
manns," and in the course of events
were adopted by various substantial
families. One of the children, ac
cording to Superintendent Crouse,
known later as Thomas Bergen, an
express messenger, became a
respected Omaha citizen and fell in
love with an Omaha girl. Love
brought mutual confessions.
An investigation of parental his
tory was followed by a happy mar
riage when the children's home here
traced the parentage question suc
cessfully and found that Bergen and
his sweetheart were not related,
though found at the same time' and
place. The Omaha couple may share
in me estate later.
To Take Steps to Deport
Berkman and Emma Cftldman
New York. July 26. If Alexander
Berkman and Emma Goldman, the an
archists npw being broughtrhere from
federal .'isons are freed on their
appeal from convictio.i on the charge
of conspiracy to obstruct the selec
tive draft law, steps will be taken to
deport then, according to a statement
today by United States Immigration
Commissioner Howe.'
George Koop, Prominent
Chicago Socialist, Arrested;
Chicago July 26. George Koop, '
former candidate for mayor of Chi
cago, on the socialist ticket, is under
arrest today on a charge of circulat
ing. literature intended to discourage
enlistments in the United States mili-i
tary force.
Change Made in Draft
Board of Hamilton County
Washington, July 26. Announce
ment was made today at the provost
marshal general's office of changes in
district exemption boards as follows:
Nebraska, Division Number 1, Dr.
D. S. Wdodard, Aurora, vice George
W. Meredith.
dered proceedings to stop attempts
recently made to fix a new standard
at 100 per cent above old prices as
a means of guarding against decline
in the market when the supply again
overtakes the demand.
The report points out that while
the cost of materials lias not increased
more than 50 per cent in the last year
the margin of manufacturers on new
business has been 500 percent. Some
retail dealers have realized 400 per
cent profit and the total profits to
flag manufacturers was ten , times
what it was iaj, 1916.
9 Rev. Mr. Krauleidis is castor of a
thriving congregation made up of
well-to-do farmers and others o! Ger
man birth or direct descent. Tha
German language it used exclusively
in the church. This fact made it dif
ficult to learn exactly what the min
ister said.
The investigators found that at a
recent church service the pastor an
nounced that he was going to pray
for the kaiser. At least on member
of the congregation objected. He
was William Grassmeyer, a Penn
sylvania German and a wealthy farm
er. He declared he would not sit
quietly and hear treason uttered
against the United States.
DEBATE ON PRAYER.
The debate grew hot and the ques
tion whether prayers should be of
fered in the church for the kaiser was
about to be put to a vote. At this
juncture, it is reported, an old woman
rose, lifted her hands high above her
head and shouted "Hoch der Kaiser."
There were many in the church
who joined in the sentiment, it is
said. Above the uproar sounded at
least one voice and it said: "To hell
with the kaiser."
This was the signal for a general
uproar and the meeting finally broke
up.' ' v '. . '
That night, it is reported, .Grass
meyer came to the church with sev
eral other citizens and they proceeded
to nail a large American flag over
the church door. Then they waited
on the minister and told him he
would remove the flag at his peril.
Minister Carries Gun.
Krauleidis was armed with a Win
chester shotgun when arrested. It is
reported that he had declared he
would shoot down the first person
who tried to interfere with his pro
German utterances or his activities
on behalf of the German government.
The arrest was made under the pro
visions of section twelve of the presi
dent's proclamation, issued soon after
the United States entered the war.
This prohibits all alien enemies from
having firearms of any kind in their
possession and also defines the limits
within which public utterances must
be kept. ,
About ten days ago the. fact that
Krauleidis had the gun in his pos
session was reported to Washington
and United States Attorney Allen
was notiued that tins tact alone
would hardly warrant arresting the
minister at that time.
Washington Orders Internment.
Wednesday night came the tele-"'
gram from Attorney General Gregory
ordering that, because of his violent
pro-German public utterances, the
minister be interned. The order was
given to United States Marshal Flynn,
who sent Deputy Marshal Lincoln to
make the arrest. The minister is in
terned in the county jail at Grand
Island. t
Arrests under this provision are
made without warrant and the person
interned has.no legal recourse but is
kept where he can do no harm as
long-as he is deemed by the attorney"
general to be a menace to the public
peace and safety.
Krauleidis is a bachelor and. came
to this country from Germany about
three years ago.
American Aviator is
Injured in Belgium
Paris, July 26. Bennett Moulter,
an American aviator in the French
service has been injured, but not
dangerously, on the Belgian front, by
being pitched out of his machine on
landing after a flight over the Ger
man lines. Moulter fought for and
against Villa in Mexico.
Faces You Know
Can You Pick Em?
You scarcely realii what
difference a few years
make in the personal ap
pearance of your closest
friends. That's what make
old photos so interesting,
especially when, compared
with present-day pictures. ,
Another Bunch Tomorrow
And the group will appear
again Sunday with the
names. Like so many, other
fascinating features,
Exclusive in The Bee
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