1' II : 0 Daily MAHA EE THE WEATHER Unsettled VOL. XLVII NO. 49. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 14, 1917 TEN PAGES. ) Sm"" SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. EM ON AMI VE i MENDER SON'S V NIPPON MINISTERS IN UNITED STATES ON WAR MISSIONS Assistant Secretary of State Off Coast; Big Review of American Army Is , on Program; Ambassador Explains 1 Errand. A Pacific Seaport, Aug:. 13. A Japanese mission to the United States arrived "here today and proclaimed almost at the moment of landing, that its members came officially "as , comrades in a gigantic struggle which involves the liberties! and the sacred rights of mankind.", "We are here," declared ViscountO K. Ishn, ambassador .extraordinary and plenipotentiary, responding to an ' address of welcome by the mayor, "as the representatives of Japan, on a mission of friendship and good will. We cqme as allies in a common cause." Tonight he adverted to this nation's war panoply, and its meaning to Jap an. . "We are particularly glad to be ' here just at this time," he said, "when - all America is showing a courage, patriotism, energy and whole-hearted zeal. "Naturally Japan is interested in your preparations. We are glad to see that. Not a single sensible per son in Japan see's anything in your preparations but great benefit to both countries in the future. "We have always had confidence in the justice, sound sense and broad vision of Americans. We are glad . of your preparations on land and sea because we believe they mean an earlier, peace. Can't Discuss Object. "It is not possible or proper for me to speak of conditions, political or otherwise, on our side of the Pacific- We have been out of touch with the news and in these days of , quick changes it would be unwise to I rush into print. Then, you will readi I ly, understand that I .cannot well dis I cuss the subject of the object of my mission. True, there is nothing mys teriows akvitat.jBnd ia-fact you must I 5-n.-'r'.1i; ' J . . au De gelling accusiomea 10 war mis- sions, ; , "I am particularly pleased to be here because I have been to France and England since the war began and have had an opportunity to meet the great figures of the war, in the field ' and in the council room. I have now a similar opportunity in America to meet many good friends and your great statesmen, soldiers and sailors, many of whom I have had the pleas ure of meeting in Japan. All of the gentlemen who accompany me also consider themselves fortunate in this opportunity to renew old friendships. "Certainly I feel as if I had been transported- to a land of Arabian - Nights, ,so stupendous are the changes, and so vast the scope of your contemplated undertakings." Meet Guests With Launch. Breckenridge Long, third assistant " secretary of state, and Gavin McNab, an attorney sent from Washington with representatives of the army and navy and a corps of secretaries left shore in a sea-going launch when lookouts sighted the first smoke of ' the liner bringing the mission, and boarded the vessel as she made port with the Rising Sun- flag of Japan flying at her forepeak in honor of her distinguished passengers. ' With them were Masanao Hani- liara, consul general' at a Pacific port; Tadenao Imai, vice consuf from an other port, both assigned to member ship on the mission, of which the oth er members are Vice-admiral T. Take- shita, Majdfr-General S. Sugaano, who won the order of theKite in toe Kus soJapanese war; Matsuza Nagai, sec retary of the toreign on ice," Com mander M. Ando, and an officer listed as Major K. lamkawa, wno learned on arrival that he had been made colonel while at sea. , A battleship circled the liner as she lay at anchor until the mission was put aboard the launch, shore hound Real Ceremonies, Begin. The real ceremonies began ai the andmir place. Masses of troops banked the street, (Continue on Pare Two, Colnmn Three.) The Sunday Score Advertising in -"The Bee (Warfield Agency Measurements) First Over AU 160 Inches More Than World-Herald , 910 Inches More Than the News Lmday, Aug.-12, 1917 In Inches: Local Display.,., 723 Foreign Display 107 Automobile 1,104 Classified .......... . 724 M -Total........ 2,658 Same Sunday Last Year: Local Display 454 Foreign Display ...... . 1 08 Automobile . ; . ,t 188 Classified 547 Total..'. ..1,298 GAINS 1,360 INCHES Keep Your Eye on The Bee Improving Eyary Day Meets the Ambassador's Ship MESSAGE FROM EMPEROR GIVEN FOR FIRST TIME Wilhelm's Message to Wilson Stating His Position in Re gard to War Is Finally Announced. (Uy Associated Frew.) Washington, Aug. 13. The German emperor's telegram to President Wil son, given to Ambassador Gerard in the emperor's own handwriting, was made public officially by the State department today for the first time. It tollows: 'Berlin, via Conenhaecn. dated August 14, 1914. Received August IS, :JU p. m. Secretary of Mate, Wash ington, August 14, 3 p. m." "The following was communicated personally to me by the emperor in writing ' "'Private and confidential; "'For the president personally.' ? ".'One The , . Royal Highness Prince Henry was received by His Majesty, King George V, in London, wno empowered him to transmit to me verbally that Eneland would re main neutral if war broke out on the continent involving Germany and France, Austria and Russia. This message was telegraphed to me by my Drotner irom London, alter' his conversation with His Majesty, the king, and repeated verbally on the twenty-ninth of July. " 'Two My ambassador in London transmitted amessage from Sir Ed ward Grey toTJerlin, saying that only in case t ranee was likely to be crushed, England would interfere. . England Would Not Move. '"Three On the thirtieth, my am bassador in London reported Sir Ed ward urey, in the course of a private conversation, told him that if the con flict remained localized between Rus sia not Servia and Austria Eng land would not move, but if we mixed in the fray she 'would take quick de cisions and grave maneuvers, in other words, if I left my ally, Austria, inthe lurch to fight alone, England would notvtouch me. "'Four This communication being directly counter to the king's message to me I telegraphed to His Majesty on the twenty-ninth or thirtieth, thanking him .fpr kind message through my brother and begging him to use a1 his power to keep France (Continued on rage Two, Column Four.) Mrs, Fred Hamilton Narrowly Escapes Drowning Off Naragansett Mrs. Fred Hamilton, beautiful wife of Fred Hamilton "of the Nebraska National bank, narrowly escaped death by drowning off Narragansett Pier, R. I., according to word just re ceived from the east, where Mrs. Hamilton has been spending the sum-' mer. , , Miss Lynn Curtis, daughter of Cold nel S. S. Curtis, formerely of Omaha and Mrs. Louis Marshall Heminway of New York, also were other near victims. Tha-women, ncne of whom is able to swim, were the guests of John Ben. jamin Irwin of New York at a "mat tree luncheon," which is one of the fads at the beaches this season, y A hearty repast was spread on "a flo tilla of mattresses and lauehter and mirth reigned supreme. The day was ideal for the party and the sea was uiusually calm. Hardly had the lunchinc bother fallen to, however, when swells from passing steamships upset the mat rees and spille the whole party, viands and all, into the ocean. The soill took - nlace about 2001 yards from the bathing pavilion, and the three women were finally dragged half conscious to shore by the swim mers. They were taken to their ho tels in automobiles and soon revived. Stackers of Chicago Are Placed On Service List Chicago. Aue. 13. Registered men here who have sought to evade mili tary duty by iarnonne orders to an- pear before the exemption boards or by remaining in hiding were placed today upon the list of those certified for service. Harry Keatoh, . Taken From Fort Crook To Leavenworth, Probably to Face Firing Squad; Army Tragedy DRAFT FORCES TO START TRAINING IN THREE WEEKS Men Go to Training Camps in Four Separate Quotas, Fa cilitating Supplies and Equipment. (By Associated 1'rrss.) Washington, Aug. 13. The entire 687,000 men, composing the fust in crement of the army draft forces, will be under training early in October. Under orders issued today the first 30 per cent of the quota of each district will begin entrapment for cantonments .September .S; the next 30 per cent, September IS, and an other 30 per cent, September 30. The remaining 10 per cent will be mobilized as soon after that date as possible. The plan to assemble the new forces in three increments distributes the task of furnishing supplies and equipment through September. It will also prevent serious shortages in any camp and will give the new officers from the trainmcr camps time to familiarize themselves with their duties gradually before responsibility for a great body of men falls on them. The order issued todav means that about 12,000 men will reaTTh each of the sixteen cantonments soon after September 5. Thev will first be ex amined physically by army doctors ana nnaily accepted or rejected. Presumbably the first increment will have been organized into skeleton companies, battalions, or regiments before the second arrives. The new comers can be quickly absorbed by a going concern .in that case, and the third lot can be taken into the war machinery with even less disturbance when it reports fifteen days later. Crop Conditions Regarded. la .farming communities local boards now will arrange the lists of those to fill the first -increment, with local crop conditions in mind. Drafted men engaged in that work and who otherwise would go with the first third of the district quota, will be passed over to the second or third, as may be necessary. Reviewing the question of discharge for dependent relatives, Provost Marshal General Crowder is sued a supplemental ruling today, holding that persons should not be discharged because of dependents resident abroad. "The object of the law permittine persons tu be discharged provided they have persons falling within any of the classes of dependents, de pendent upon them was to prevent such dependents becoming a charge upon the American people," the rul ing says. "A dependent residinar aoroaa could not becom such a charge. Persons claiming discharge because of such a dependent cannot (Continued on Page Two, Column Six.) Hawaii Given Privilege to Vote on Woman Suffrage Washington, Aug. 13. Favorable report was made to the senate todav on the bill to empower the Hawaiian legislature to extend suffrage to wom en and submit the question to voters of the territory. HYv PHOTO r , If f-f l .f It ' ' I ' I ij 1 X-&f or; 4 0 9 Little : Drummer Boy From Omaha District, Charged With Desertion, Must Undergo Trial. By BEATRICE FURMAN. He is "just akid," as the fellows say the little drummer boy. He has a thin, brown face and eager eyes all alight. And how he did beat the drum when they drilled or when the bat talion sallied forth to the ball games and parties in Omaha I You'd think the kaiser was a goner sure, when he Set the men quick-stepping to his music. And he was count ing so on beating the drum for his regiment over there in Europe, right up to the big victory or to the gates of death as the case might be. The little drummer boy would lead the way, as the fellows well knew. But now all that is changed. In a moment the boyish hopes and almost reason itself were stamped out. lie was taken from Fort Crook yesterday and today he's on the way to Leaven worth. The penalty for his mistake'is death, in these war times, but the fel lows are hoping the higher officers will temper justice with mercy and give the little drummer boy a light sentence. Harry Keaton let that be his name, for it's the one he gave when he en listed is a "single personification of the tragedy that comes once in a while in every life. He came from a small town near Omaha and but I draw the veil there. His record is good, except in the one step that made this story possible, and even army officers would like to shield him. This, also for the good he has done and the future if he escapes the firing squad. , Rather Be Dead. "But I'd rather be dead," moaned the little drummer boy yelterday; "I'll be disgraced for life I can never vote never even get a good position I And I was trying hard to make good I didn't mean any harm when I left over there, but I was just crazy because of the way that officer was always piclt- uig on me 1 - :'r And so on, in a frenzy of torment he babbled all afternoon under the stern eyes of a guard. Never still, he fairly raced up and down over the small. space of ground allotted to him, while the guard paced back and forth, gun ready, eyes following every move of the boy. It happened back in the Philippines a short time ago, the offense of the lit tle drummer boy for which he is pay ing so dearly today. He had "always been crazy about soldiers and fight ing, he says, trom the time when he first saw a picture of a soldier in his second reader up to high school davs. when he devoured everything he could find about the great wars of history. As soon as 111s age would allow him to barely "squeeze iri" he joined the army. But over in the islands he didn't find the glory he sought. It was dull and monotonous and he got so home sick for mother I Not that be didn t love his country he was willine to die for it. But it's sometimes harder to live than die for a principle. Not Always Fair. It was the maddening routine of army life that got on his nerves. He was full of vitality and boyish eager ness. He wanted to be doing some thing! But he could Have stood it all if it hadn't been for that officer "picking on him." for, not always sad to say are the officers just and worthy of respect, even in the United States army. Not often, but once in a whiff, comes one too "smalf'to stand sudden rise to authority. He confuses bullying with discipline and it's hard on the boys under him'. Somehow,' he took a dislike to the little drummer boy. Time after time the boy was sent to the guardhouse, unfairly, he thought. And finally it happened 1 He ran away ran back to freedom and home. It happened after he had received a letter from home, telling of the pleasant happen ings back in the United States. At the same time came another unfair (so he felt) guardhouse sentence. Well, that was all for a year. He came back home and every one was glad to see him and so happy he had got a "furlough." , Nobody at home understood much of military affairs and his hazy explanation was ac cepted. He Enlists Again. Then came the call to arms last spring! And the old longing for the army surged over the boyish soul of the little drummer boy. It covered almost the terrible never-ceasinar torment that ate, down at the bottom of his heart, night and day. "Deserter! (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) Soup Kitchens Are No w the Big, Thing t In German Empire Copenhagen, Ang. 13. More than 180,000 residents of Hamburg now are being fed in the municipal soup kitchens,. owing to the difficulty of obtaining food supplies for indivi dual households, t , , The number has fallen off some- -what now that fresh vegetables are oDtainanie, it naving reached the maximum in April, May and June, when between 230,000 and 240,000 persons visited the kitchen daily for their meals. It is expected that the number will increase again consider ably during the coming winter, , COMMISSIONS FOR OMAHA MEN AT LOGAN ROOTS Eight Military Students at Ar kansas Training Camp Given Lieutenancies in the Na tional Army. (H.r A!MM'lteil Fre.) Washington, Aug. 13. Commis sions awarded to the students at the Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark., officers' training camp, announced by the ad jutant general today, included the following: Nebraska : Krastus X. Benson, Omaha, ccond lieu tenant. Kugen H. Tllton, Omaha, aocond lieu tenant. Thomas W. Jones, Omaha, flrat lieuten ant. itaymond V. I,nw, Omaha, first lieutenant. William E. Kavan. Omaha, aecond lieu tenant. Kalih P. Campbell, Omaha, aecond lieu tenant. John K. Baldwin, Omaha, second lieu tenant. Perry It. Singlca, Omaha, second lieu tenant. Iowa : Frank Ward, Cedar Falls, raplaln. Henry S. Bonney, Buck Grove, first lieu tenant. Herman C. Miller. Waterloo, first lieu tenant. Harry I. Clark. Waterloo, captain. Albert H. Porarh. Fort Dodge, captain. John B. Fldiar, Davenport, aecond lieu tenant. -Commissions awarded to the stu dents at the Presidio of San Fran cisco, Cal training camp, included Melvin H. Schlesinger, Lincoln, Neb., second lieutenant. Wattles Will Confer . With Hoover About .; "State Tooti:C6ntrol ! Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 13. (Spe cial Telegraln.) Appointed food ad ministrator of Nebraska, to act as the personal representative of Herbert G Hoover in the national conservation campaign, Gurdon Wattles, railroad magnate of Omaha, will leave Los Angeles Wednesday for Washington, to confer with Mr. Hoover as to his duties. For ten years Mr. Wattles has made his summer home in Southern Cali fornia. He received notice by telegraph to day of his appointment, and when seen tonight at his residence, said: "I am rather at a loss to know what my duties will be. I suppose my appointment is due to the fact I organized the big grain exchange at Omaha, and it is the aim of the ad ministration to place men in charge of food control who are familiar with food distribution, and the making of prices. "My duties undoubtedly will be to put an end to food speculation in Ne braska. I snail do everything in my power to bring about that result, if I am so requested." Russian Minister Says His Days Are Numbered London, Aug. 14. Russian circles in Switzerland, a dispatch to the Daily Express from Geneva savs. learn from Petrograd that Premier Keren sky in talking with personal friends recently concerning his health, said: "I have not long to live. Heredity and disease have numbered my days. I must hasten the work of liberating Russia and do the greatest good I can before I depart. Peace now would make us future vassals of the kaiser, which would be worse than being vas sals of the Russian emperor." U. S. to Investigate Factories Making Unifomis'Army New York, Aug. lA avestiga tion into the conditionv je factor ies making uniforms I . the army and navy has been order i by Secre tary of War Baker, according to word received today by the Amalgamated Clothing Makers of America, which charged that girls under the legal age were working , under the old sweat shop conditions and receiving $4 a week for work which would pay $12 or $14 elsewhere. World-Herald-Deliberately Violates Associated Press Release Order The following dispatch, sent this morning, is Omaha, Aug. 13. ciated Press, New York City: Complaint is hereby entered -against; Omaha World-Herald for deliberate violation of release order by pre mature publication Fort Snelling appointments. OMAHA BEE. Note: The list of military commissions for Fort Snelling officers was transmitted with ' this injunction : "Release afternoon papers August 13, 1917." The Bee scrupulously ob- l served this release ; the World-Herald willfully violated it. The Associated Press by-law reads: "No member shall anticipate the' publication of ; any document of public concern confided to this corporation for use on a stipulated date, -however said member may have secured said document." GEORGE NICOLL BARNES IS CHOSEN AS LABOR MEMBER ON ENGLISH WAR CABINET Big Excitement In London When Successor to Prominent Cabinet Member Is Announced; Former Minister Attempts to Explain the Stand He Had Taken in Regard to Congress. (Hjr Asaot'liitod Vitus.) London, Aug. 13. A day of great political excitement in London concluded tonight with the announcement that George Nicoll Barnes, minister of pensions, had been appointed to replace Arthur Henders6n, as labor member of the war cabinet. The appointment, according to a semi-official statement, has the approval of all the other labor members of the govern ment. ' ' RAILWAY IS CUT; RUSS MOLDAVIA LINE IN DANGER Von Mackenzen's Troops Force Russians and Roumanians to Sereth RiveF; Capture ' Railroad Center. , lr Ainoclntfd Pre!.) The Russians and Roumanians, hav ing been forced to give up the Fok-shani-Marasechti line and retire to the Sereth river, Field Marshal von Mack enzen has been enabled to capture Pantziu, a railway town west of Marasechtt." By taking the town the' Teutons ns probably have cut the rail- ine nnrth imnrillino-"tl.. T?ne me north, imperilin g the Rus- way 1 sian and Roumanians fighting in western Moldavia around Ocna, as the railroad north front Marasechti was one of their two means of obtain ing supplies and reinforcements. Infantry Attacks Weak. intanlry fighting on tnc western front, especially in Flanders, has not been marked during the last twenty four hours. In southern Moldavia. the Teuton drive ayainst the Russians and Roumanians prdgresses. 111 r landers the Anglo-French and German troops apparently are resting in preparation for further infantry activity, the Germans can hardly permit the British to hold the im portant salient east of Ypres and be tween Pilkem and Hollebekc without first making additional efforts to straighten' out their front. By widen ing the salient, field Marshal Haig adds to the insecurity of the German line from Dixmude north to the coast, as well as the front southward toward Lens. French troops again have repulsed German efforts along the Aisne front. Sunday night and on Monday the Teutons tried to recapture the ground lost to the French south of Ailles. The French threw hack all the attacks. East of the positions the French took the offensive and succeeded in mak ing a small advance. Elsewhere on the French front the artillery fighting continues violent. Lens Center of Fighting. British Frortt in France and Bel gium, Aug. 13. Lens was the center ?if the rnain activity on the British ront last night. The Germans continued- to exhibit signs of apprehen sion in a heavy bombardment of the back approaches near Vimy and to the west and northwest of the city. The Canadian Jines 'have been gradually tightening about tills im portant French mining center and the Canadians now hold strong positions in tne western environs, inis appar ently has been disturbing to the Germans, who have placed a higti value on the retention of Lens, be cause of its enviable position in the Pas De Calais coal fields. Yesterday was another big day for the British aviators. A large number of battles were fought, over this front, with the honors decidedly in favor of the British. At least six enemy air planes were destroyed and nine other machines were brought down out of control. In the course of last week's air fighting one brilliant younp, Britisher accounted for his fortieth machine. Melville E. Stone, General O CRISIS IS SOLVED. Thus the crisis which seemed to threaten the existence of the govern- ment was at least temporarily solved and unless unexpected developments occur there will be no appeal to the ' country. ' : - . The government announced to Par-' liament today that the ministers had decided not to grant passports to delegates to the Stockholm interna- , tional socialists congress, thereby fall ing in line with other allied govern ments in this respect. It is not doubted that this decision will be ac cepted by the major section of the country and by the newspapers. . Henderson Explains Position. Arthur Jlenderson, who , on Satur day resigned from the war cabinet in which he had been a miuister without portfolio, Joday made his , expected statement 111 the house in defense of his attitude before the labor confer ence last Friday, when he favpred the sending of delegates to the forthcom ing international socialist congress at' Stockholm. , - - j. - J Mr. Henderson in opening his ad dress complained .against the 'un precedented press .campaign'; against myself and the difficulty, if-not-tmr impossibilit of fmding precedent hi Vrt! history for the conduct pursued bv the prime minister and his colleagues in regard to the case." ' "The press camnaiirn." Mr. Hender son continued, "was so perfected that the first I knew that may resignation had- been accepted was throuah the of the labor conference "on Friday 1 " interviewed the prime minister who made clear my retaining the secretary ship of the labor1 party was incompati ble with my remaining in the war council. When I came to a choice, only one course was mine.1; Offers to Tell Story. "If the full story in regard to the Stockholm conference must be told, in the national interest it should nor be told now and I am content to join the list of ex-ministers who are await ing the opportunity to state,, the full facts of their cases without prejudice to the national interests. "On my return from Russia I pro posed a visit to Franee, which was under consideration at a special meet ings of the war cabinet .twenty-four hours before my leaving and which Mr. Lloyd George did not attend. It being the decision of the labor party . that I should go, I wired7 the prime minister informing him of my position, and I could make this comment, that . the prime minister and his colleagues who issued a document to the, press charging me with holding information,' about the conference, have been con victed before the house of intimating that the whole arrangement for tb trip to Paris was made without thei. knowledge." i Premier Lloyd George interrupted Mr. Henderson at this point by say ing: "I would like to ask my honorable friend what he means by saying that he sent a wire to me at Paris stating his position. Does he mean to suggest' that he wired me that a decision had been taken by the labor party execu tive? The only messae I received wa one stating that he was coming to Paris with four Russian delegates. There was nothing of the decision of the labor party." - ; Henderson Says He is Right Mr. Henderson insisted that his statement was in strict harmony with his position. : ... "After the decision had been taken with regard to my visit to Paris," he. said, "I intimated that to the prime minister and that was the subject of a special cabinet meeting." Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of (Continued on Pme Two, Column Four.) self-explanatory:V X". Manager, The Asso r i .v.