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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 9, 1917)
THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 9. 1917. TANK IN AMERICA HELPSJN EUROPE factor Type in United States Helps feed Operators for War Type in Battlefields. The tank tha: large, lumbering en ine of death is doing a double shift. It is helping win the war in two , eparate and distinct ways, each of hich is of necessity contributory to success... , On one hand, it is a mighty agent j destruction. In this role it sprawls '.long hc shell-torn surface oi No nan's land t.rrible, irresistible bowing through solid walls of brick md morti. ; straddling trenches; Kip ling to shreds the deadly barbed w ire ntanglements all the while barking nd spitting a deadly, destroying fire, t is the horror of the Huns. In its other role it is a constructive gent of mercy, peacefully tilling the iclds that there may be an abund nce of food for America and its al ies. It is the implement to which we re turning in our great need for in ensive farming. Agricultural experts pronounce the ise of the tank by our farmers an ;bsolute necessity. For the tank is iimply an enormous specially design ed and specially built tractor of the "crawler" type. Endless Tracks. ' It crawls on two endless tracks with corrugated steel surfaces, which con sist of short steel sections joined to gether. These operate over a cog ged mechanism- that actually lays them down as the tractor moves ahead and picks them up again after it has passed. Thus the machine really runs on its own tracks. It can go anywhere nothing can stop it. And it is this type of trac tor that American farmers must have to compass the task to which the .'ountry has assigned them. J. Ogden Armour, an authority on all matters pertaining to the raising, manufacturing and distribution of foodstuffs, deems the motorization of the farm essential if the farmer s to contribute his quota to the sup sort of ourselves and our allies. And :o motorize the farm, the farmer must needs employ the tank. For the tank is really an enlarged track-laying tractor. And it is' this type of machine that most efficiently meets the requirements of the Ameri ;an farmer. The tracks (identical with those ,hat make the action of the tank pos iible), over which it travels, enable ht machine to go everywhere over rullies and ditches, through wet land ind sand, and over hills. So by its use the farmer will be able to re jlairn thousands of acres of fertile land, which hitherto have been non productive only because of lack adequate means to cultivate them. And fhe country will benefit accord ingly. For every possible acre should be must be cultivated. , The tractor is not a new thing. But hitherto those tractors available, be caust of their price, to the average farmer have not been entirely satis factory. Their design would not per mit of their widespread use. In tact, the average tractor cannot be advan tageously worked in some parts of the country. For its wheels mire in thick, sandy soil likewise on wet land. Nor nave most of the tractors hitherto offered the farmer been pos sessed of sufficient traction surface to enable them to be used tn the culti vation of any but level land. White's Invention. These handicaps the tank tractor overcomes. It remained, though, for Rollin H. White of Cleveland a fa mous motor truck and automobile en gineer to develop a tank or track laying tractor that could be used profitably by almost every farmer in the land . -. Mr. White's tractor is small and light, but its capacity for work is marvelous. . ( In fact, his tractor is really a minia ture tank but a tank designed tq produce, not to destroy And it may be a tremendous factor in contribut ing largely to our ability to feed not only ourselves, but that portion of the world that is straining its every nerve to make the world a safe place for democracy. Mr. White has the greatest faith Jn his tractor. He believes that it will revolutionize agriculture. "For," says Mr. White, "this trac tor is capable of a wider range of work than those machines that have hitherto had to suffice the farmer, and which, because of their -deficiencies, have kept the tractor in disfavor. My tractor can be operated anywhere, un der all conditions. Traveling on its own tracks, it can navigate over every kmd of soil without miring or stick ng. "Being small and light, it can be made at a price that brings it within the reach of the average farmer, and still the highest grade materials can be employed in its making materials identical with those commonly used in the construction of the finest motor trucks. So it is strong and enduring." De SauNes Child is Found Safe at Home of Partner Mineola, N. V., Aug. 8. All mvs tery about John Longer de Saufles, jr., the 45-year-old son of Mrs. Bianca de Saulles, who shot and killed her divorced husband last Fri day when he refused to give up the child to her care, was cleared today when he was found in the care of G. Maurice Heckscher, De Saulles' business partner. : Counsel for Mrs. de Saulles was ?xpected to make an appeal to .Mr. Heckscher today that the mother, who is confined in the county jail ocre on a charge of first degree mur der, might be allowed to see her son. Should this appeal fail, it was said legal action would probably be taken. Mrs. de Saulles, who was said to be in a serious condition by three physicians who examined her, has been removed from the cell she occu pied to a room in the sheriff's apart . ments of the building. De Saulles' funeral was held today. Police Accuse Railroad Employes of Tire Thefts Police have arresfrd Thomas T McNeill, clerk in the Burlington (reiffht house, and KlUwnrth Cttm truck driver. They are charged with stealing a case of automobile . tires from the freight depot. Police say -oe soio tne tires and split the pro credf with McNeill. " OMAHA BATTALION NOW IN ILS. SERVICE Only Eleven Men Fail to Pass Examinations When Troops Are Taken Into Fed eral Army. All the examining of ,th Omaha battalion of the Sixth regiment at the Auditorium is now completed. With the drafting in of Companies C and D yesterday, the whole battalion became. a part of the United States army. Companies A and B, also the ma chine gun company, were drafted into federal service Tuesday. Now that the boys are really sol diers at last, they are getting down to business in real earnest. Company B has taken up quarters in Washington hall, relieving the congestion in the Auditorium. Each of the four com panies left occupies a corner of the big hall and here transacts its busi ness, the captains being aided by a staff of officers-and secretaries. Already some drilling is taking place, and as soon as the anxiously expected uniforms come the hall will take on a most warlike aspect. Waiting for Uniforms. "We aren't worrying about the uni forms," said Captain Keating of Com pany B. "We realize this is a na tional undertaking and our little unit is just one of a big army to be sup plied. In almost every towrt in Ne braska there is a bunch of men await ing uniforms, and the same in every state. So wc know how hard it must be for the quartermasters to have so many rush orders to fill and we try to be patient." There is one call that the boys an swer in a hurry. Along about noon comes the "mess-ticket drill," as they have nicknamed it, when the com panies hie out on the floor to get their mess tickets. These arc taken as rash at nearby restaurants where the boys have been eating. Each ticket calls for a 23-cent meal, making the allowance 75 cents a day. h camp the mess sergeants are allowed only 46 cents a day for each man, so living in town adds to the expense account The machine gun company walked out the door to mess very, very care fully this morning. A little perform ance tip on the stage a short time before was the cause of it all All members of the company were vaccin ated for smallpox and innoculatcd for typhoid this morning. As a conse- i Is" mwm Boy Bridegroom Cares Not i 'or "Giddy" Girls Here's one youth who insists the bride should be older than the bridegroom. His father thinks so, too. Robert J. Ramsey, 19 years old, who obtained a license to wed Miss Marie Traaserva, 27 years old, told "Cupid" Stubbendorf, mar riage license clerk, "young girls don't make good wives. "They're inclined to be frivolous and gaJ too much," he said. "Give me the older woman." Young Ramsey's father, Louis Ramsey, wealthy Colorado rancher, who accompanied his son to the marriage license office in the court house and gave his consent to the match, voiced hL son's sentiments. I am glad my boy U marrying an older woman. The young, giddy things of this day and age can't take care of . themselves. I believe the woman should always be older than the man."" Young Ramsey met his bride-to-be while he and his father were visiting at Decorah, la. fit was love at first sight," said the youth. Miss Traaserva does not look much older than her husband-to-be. quence each man nursed two sore arms. Innoculatipil and vaccination will continue today and, tomorrow till every one gets his dose. Make Fine Record. "And that isn't all," groaned the boys. "Each one gets three doses of the typhoid innoculation and three vaccinations. If the third dose doesn't take, then he is left in peace." But some one of the doses usually "takes." They are only hoping it will be alt over before the trip to Deming starts as it will be uncomfortable to travel with .sore arms. The record of Company D in the examinations may possibly have been equaled some time. But it certainly has not been beaten. Not a single man in Company D Was disqualified by the examining board for any reason. And from the whole Omaha bat talion of five companies only eleven men failed to pass. This is causing great pride to the battalion, who promise that the "Dandy Sixth" will continue to stand as high in alt lines as in this, its initial showing. The Only Way. President It. H. Wright of Flak university was complaining In Nashville about lbs worship of wealth which characterise the twentieth- century. "A young man." he said, "asked ma the ther day wbtafc waa mure essential, riches or brains, M Brains,' said I, 'ot courae, but In these times the only way a man can convince peo ple Me has lot brains la to get Tlehes." " waamnftoB mar. eXT-fTi VJTa Needs Only One Man-i- y Takes the Place of Your Horses One man can do all your plowing with a Bates Steel Mule. Yes, and do t faster, better and easier than three men with horses or two men with the ordinary tractor. The same man with a Bates Steel Mule can come right back and do all your other farm jobs discing, drilling, cultivating, mowing, ; harvesting and hauling on time Makes Money The Bates Steel Mule does not eat when idle. If necessary, it will work 24 hours a day and consume only kerosene, the cheapest fuel. The man sitting on the tool drives the "Mule," thus saving one man's wages. In good or bad weather the Bates Steel Mule works hard and consistently. Doubles Tractor Efficiency The "Crawler" on the Bates Steel Mule gives more draw-bar power at less cost than any other tractor. Ita entire 30 H. P. is exerted constantly on the draw-bar through sand, mud, up hill, over depressions, on hard ground or 'freshly plowed sod. The large pulling surface of the Crawler grips the ground with effective force in places where the ordinary round tractor wheel would slip and waste most of the engine energy. It is as deadly in its attack on work as the military f tank against the enemy. See It at Fremont This Week See the Bates Steel Mule pull three plows in eight-inch-deep furrows, 42 inches wide, every furrow as straight as if ruled. See it do all thework that horses can do on Any kind of ground, and do it cheaper and faster. If you cannot get to Fremont write to the factory for all the important facts. . JOLIET OIL WM : HEAR ARGUMENTS IN jiTRIKE SUIT Hearing Gets Under Way After Opposing Attorneys Clash Over Whether Case Should . . Be Continued. , Judge Leslie, Judge Redick and Judge Sears, sitting in equity court, today began hearjiig arguments .by Attorney General Reed "and Deputy Attorney General Sfuhger In support of the application for a temporary in junction against the Business Men's association and Omaha unions. The latest legal angle of the Omaha strike case resulted from the filing of fifty-nine affidavits by the attorney general alleging wholesale acts of vio lence, intimidation and conspiracy on the part of labor organization's. Attorneys for the unions " filed eighteen additional affidavits tnaking general dentals of the charges, The hearing got , under way only after the attorney general's forces, at torneys for the Business Men's asso ciation and the counsel for the unions" had indulged in lengthy arguments as to whether the case should be con tinued again. Attorney Generah Reed i sought to have the restraining order issued by Judge Leslie June 1& stand until the middle of September, and then have the case heard on its merits. He ar gued a restraining order is just as, ef fective as a temporary injunction and would protect the interests of all par ties involved in the strike case until time for a general hearing. The attorney general said it would take at least three weeks to thorough ly hear the injunction case on its merits. ' Impossible to Wait. Anson Bigelow, chief counsel for the unions, said the strike situation was a matter of "grave import" and insisted it would be impossible for his side to wait until September for a threshing out of the issues involved. The three judges then decided to hear arguments ' in support of and against the application for a tempo rary injunction. Wholesale acts of violence, intimi dation md conspiracy on the part of unions and their representatives were alleged by Deputy Attorney General Mungcr when he introduced the fiffy nine affidavits. Thirty-one of the affidavitsrelated to alleged acts of union teamsters fiom the middle of May up to the time the attorney general invoked the J.unkin act and obtained a' restrain n rq A SEB ing order against both employers and employes. The deputy general told the court a condition of rioting and disorder existed on the streets of Omaha dur ing this period. Fifteen specific acts i of alleged violence committed by uiiiuii iciii9ici3 agauiai nunumon drivers were cited. r Made No Denial. He declared the union attorneys had made no denial of these fifteen alleged acts. The affidavits purported t to show a systematic attempt by strik ing teamsters to terranze nonunion men. . .. "There was a reign of threats, in timidation and terrorizing of men whose only offenses were to hold their jobs' and deliver goods and not join the unions. In carrying out this systematic plan of intimidation other unions conspired with the teamsters in restraint of trade. . "We da not .deny this righ t of the unions to strike, providing they do not accompany their walkouts with acts of violence and unlawful conspiracy?-"' The' state's attorneys said repre sentatives of " unions-since the re straining order was issued had said "theyt didn't care a rap for the in junction, the attorney, general or any other 'czar.'" ' - for, the 'Business Hen's association, declared the questiprf of wages should not enter, jnto the case.' , k ' '" "Til.theit times of labor shortage it is'.uot necessary, for courts to pass on wages a laboring man, should receive. Everyone knows there is plenty of work at good wages for men , who want jobs... . . .... .."Men, however, should be allowed and given court protection to jell their labor to anyone they wish, without bieng interfered with, by unions,'.'. Two Men Are Injured In Triple Collision A triple collision hetween a bicycle ridden by Thomsa Whalen, messen ger boy, 1516 Binney street, a motor cycle, w-vned by A. M. Timerley, Irvington, Neb., and an automobile driven by William Powell, 3410 South Thirty-second avenue, occurred yes terday afternoon at Eighteenth and Davenport streets. Timerley and Wh ilen declared that Powell was going at a higlt rate of speed and tried to cut ahead tf them when they collided. ' Timerley suf fered a bruised back and Whalen had his left leg cut. Doctor' Callaghan attended to their injuries and sent them home. Powell escaped injury. The motorcycle and bicycle were slightly damaged. ' n ri mm mm 365 BENTON ST., JOLIET, ILL. DEMOCRACY LOSING HOLD jNGERMANY Advent of Dr. Michaelis as Chancellor Interpreted as Eejection of Farliamen- ' tary Influence. Copenhagen, Aufc. 8. The demo cratic movement in Germany which reformers were sure was getting such a splendid start in the recent Reich, stag crisis now seems to be slipping backwards,- downgrade. The . liberal and radical newspapers in Germany generally interpret the selection of Dr. Michaelis, the chancellor, of his colleagues as a distinct rejection of the principle of parliamentarism or parliamentary influence upon admin stration. The socialist organ Vorwaerts an nounces that the cabinet members. Spahn, Krauss and Mueller, enter the government as individuals, not as party representatives. Therefore the party assumes no responsibility, but retains completely a free hand toward the government. Herr Mueller par ticularly has long had no active con nection with the socialist, party and has a purely administrative non political post. The Vorwaerts declares that the present government must be the last of its kind and must be supplanted by a government of the people. Dr. Michaelis is also getting further away from the Reichstag peace resolution, even as he interprets it, as the days pass. The phrase in his speech Sat urday on thj necessity of "a power ful peace" was printed in black, face type. Reports to the Associated Press from Germany say that Dr. Michaelis now has been hailed by the advocates of greater Germany as a new Bis marck, and an enthusiastic orator of a delegation from an independent committee for German peace which saw Dr. Michaelis off at the Dresden railway station made a wildly ap plauded speech, greeting his as a worthy successor of the old blood and iron chancellor. Dr. Michaelis. ac cording to the published reply to the speech, was modestly silent regard ing it. - ' A Straw Hat far fttorm. . A straw hat which can be taken out in the fiercest storm with Impunity U dearriued In the Popular Science Monthly.' There la nothing exceptional about the straw. The top. An elastic band keeps the lining drawn side out. The folded waterproof covering that Is thus exposed can be drawn over the entire upper surface of the hat. Ordinarily the waterproof tover Is con cealed beneath cloth lining under the top. Tn elastic band keeps the lining draws up tight. r. if ' lnTmnn itilt' I One Man Drills ' To1sMsHaTSstt40AeresaDay Police Find Whisky Hidden Under Floor Officers Anderson and Cunningham of the morals squad arrested Dave Freidman. clerk in a cigar store, 407 South Fifteenth, street, known as the Cliff House, las"t night in the act of selling liquor to a soldier. A short while later the same offi cers in searching the place spied a conspicuous crack in the floor and pried it open. The found 12 pints of whisky packed in a box hidden between .he joints. 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