THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. AUoUST lu, J17.
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NATIONAL ARMY
TO BE CAREFULLY
PLACED IN ORDER
Every Man to Be Assigned to
Duty Familisr.With Civilian
'Trade, is War Depart
merit's Wish?:
KAISER'S MESSAGE
OPENSCRITICISM
German Press Unanimous in
Denouncing Emperor's "Irre
sponsible" Meddling With
the Affairs of State.
Copenhagen. Aug. 15. Publication
of Emperor William's telegram to
Present Wilson i:i the memoirs of
ex-Ambassador Gerard and the lame
and belated attempt at explanation
made by the cmi-oflidal Xord Deut
sche Allgf meine Zeitung calls forth
criticism in the German press of what
j .13 ItllllWl till IJl lllfl'l vll'J'v I v I 3 II-
ing the beet possible use ot the men , rCs,KlI1sjbIc conduct of the foreign af-
selrcted for military duly by the local i lairs of the empire.
;
Washington. Au'. 15. Army ot'li
cers who will orRaiiire t he nationn
armv divisions face the t k of niak
boards
The various Dcrlin
newspapers
.. .i . . i.
Anion? them will be h.1ilv trained mmcni on-inc system wn.cn ner
. .. , ! nuts a sovereign to pass upon such a
individual, specialists in particularly a, from a ncutral power and t0
lines Hiid efficient mechanic.. ; draft an important state document
It is the .intention ol the War de-j without consultation with a respon
partmcnt to gft the maxintum advan-: yible minister, or even without the
lagc for "the nation out of c?.ch man's ; necessary record subsequently being
pectal quaiilicatioiis anu ins previ-1 made
At Last
ou occupation will be carefully con
sidered in assigning linn to duty.
During the months of training at
the cantonments a process of shifting
and transfer undoubtedly will ensue
as individuals are sorted out. One
man will be assigned to transport j
trains bccaue of hisepccial knowl-i
edge of-horses or motor trucks; an
other to hospital work because of j
previous training in that line of work;
still another to the artillery because
he shows special ability in that line
or .his civil occupation has trained
his sight and hands.
Right Man 'in Right Place.
There is hardly a civil trade or oc
cupation that has not its counterpart
in the army, from clerk to clergy
man,' and no effort will be spared to'
get the right man in the right place
in the new forces.
Presumably the lirst increments to
reach camp will be organized as in
fantry companies. The basis of all
military evolution is the school of the
soldier and that must be taught first.
In addition, it makes possible a hard
ening process which will nuke the
men physically able to meet the strain
tTtHC strenuous days to come.
After some weeks of cjementaryj
drill the organization of signal, en-i
Kineer, artillery and other special units
will commence. The process of selec
tion by special qualifications will be
applied to the greatest possible ex
tent. At the sante time the ofhcerj
will begin to get a line on men who
re, likely candidates for. future com
missions. v .
semi-official statement, which, the
newspaper says, was neither adroit
nor forceful, betrays the embarrass
ment of the writer and adopts a tone
of discouraged defiance.
The Fremdenblatt concludes that
the explanation of the Nord Deutsche
Allgcmeiue Zeitung is not calculated
to raise German prestige and admon
ishes Foreign Secretary von Kuehl
mann when next he is confronted by
revelations from the other side to
deny them boldly and stoutly.
Hollweg is Blamed.
Count von Rcventlow, writing in the
Tages Zeitung, shifts the blame for
the emperor's irresponsible action
I from his majesty to Dr. von Beth-
. ! mann-Hollwcr. the former imncrial
mc allowed all of these men s claims' chancellor, who, the writer says
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BOARDS DIFFER
ON GROUNDS FOR
DRAFT EXEMPTION
(lanltniiril Kroni Vnt On.)
The incertitude of the semi-official
organ, which can only say that "pos
sibly" the emperor may have drafted
some such memorandum occasions
general discontent.
Censor Criticized.
The German press also sharply
criticises the action of the censor who
prevented the publication of any ref
erence to the Gerard disclosures for
nearly a week after the entente and
neutral newspapers had printed full
particulars, and the inability of the
new German foreign secretary. Dr.
von Kuehlmann, in his first official
action, to produce a firmer or more
convincing refutation or explanation.
The Berlin newspapers intimate
that the question of ministerial re
sponsibility or nonresponsibility for
Emperor William's autographed doc
ument will be raised in the Reichstag,
the situation in general lines resem
bling that arising from the famous in
terview with the emperor printed in
the London Daily Telegraph several
years ago, which likewise appeared
without the chancellor, foreign secre
tary or other responsible officials hav
ing any definite idea of its contents.
Writers Embarrassed.
aV highest iw
SOCIALIST PARTY
WODLDAID PEACE
M ThftTnaa. Frenfth War Conn.
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lilt umiiuuiju i' i ciKucuuidl villi- ., , r . r,.
cises the delay in appearance of the! ClI Member, Declares StOCK-
never would fill our quota," stated j ve een pr " .
' Chairman McCombs. s ,
The first litt'oY men "who were con
xi.lcrcd in the Third caused many to
change their plans for exemption. Out
of twenty claims taken up only three
, were allowed. .
, "Each district has its own difficul
ties to solve and no two districts have
cases alii ' so we are solving ours In
'the best way possible," stated Mr.
'Redwood, '
: The South Side board announces
that no men will be called for service
if their absence will in any. way' crip
ple an industry or leave a family with
iittt support.
. "We will send single men first and
then the married men as,' they, are
needed," said Chairman Urceji. .
. District Board Starts.
' The district board started yester
, day with nearly 700 industrial claims.
These claimi have come in from all
over the country and are sent mostly
by farmers. A few have been filed
... by Omaha men who think that some
of their employes are indispensible
to their businesses. ' '"' ' s
Only fifty appeals from the deci
sion of the local boards have been
filed as yet, but they are expected to
come in (aster as the claims are com
pleted in the local districts.
GOVERNMENT TO
CONTROL YEAE'S
WHEAT CROPS
' ' ' (Continuca Trom Fate On.
division will disassociate themeslves
from business interests and will give
their entire time to the government
without remuneration.
Authority to license grain elevators
and milling concerns was given form
ally to the food administration today
in a proclamation by President Vul
' son.-
Mr. Hoover hopes that dperation of
the licensing system will make un
necessary anv extensive government
purchases ot wheat except for the
government itself and. for the allies.
He believes a staple export price and
DTOoer supervision of exchange deal
ings will do more than anything else
to keep prices on a constant level.
More than 100 representatives of
boards and exchanges and elevator
systems came to Washington today
for. a conference with officials on the
government's plans. At the end of an
all-day meeting they issued a state
ment approving the food administra
tion'a rpprovals.
Pope's Peace Note
Of Teutonic Origin,
Says London Press
. (Continued l'rom Pi-e On.)
lor for failing to warn the emperor
about the insidious personality of the
ambassador."
In al. the press comment the Ger
man emperor and the government of
ficials get most of the hard knocks,
The substance of Mr. Gerard's state
ments is largely ignored.
U. S. Troops On Way
To Front Cheered
. At London Review
London, Aug. IS. American troops
inarched through London today, '
' They were reviewed bv Ambassa-
nor i agc ana jaicr oy img ueorge
at Buckingham palace. Great crowds
lined the streets, which were deco
rated profusely with American and
liritish nags. Juuliusiasm was shown
everywhere.
The Americans were cheered by
civilians, by soldiers on their way
to the front, and by wounded men.
A cabinet meeting, in , progress
when the Americans approached
White Hall, was adjourned to per
mit the premier and his colleagues to
pay their compliments to the Amer
icans. "The cabinet went in a body to
the war office.
As the Americans nassed the Horse
Guards' parade to White Hall, they
were greeted from the windows of
the war office by Premier Lloyd
George. Foreign Secretary Balfour,
Chancellor Bonar Law, War Secre
tary Derby. Winston Spencer Church
ill, minister of munitions; George N.
Barnes, member of the war council;
Admiral Jellicoe and other high of
ficials, as well as by French and Bel
gian officials. -The
evening newspapers say that
for a parallel to the scenes witnessed
today in the neighborhood of Trafal
gar square it probably would be
necessary to recall the time of the
South African war and the return
home of the troops.
Pushmobile Races Are
Held at Spring Lake Park
The following were winners of the
pushmobile contest held Tuesday
right at Spring La!.c playgrounds:
First, James Lush and Harold Dick
erman; second, Robert Wheefer and
Gordon Roberts; third, William Far
rell nnd Leo Ratigan; fourth. Ralph
and lames Boyd. Miss Helene Lich
novsky, supervisor of the play
grounds, arranged the contest and
awarded the prizes. A pair of roller
skates and a watermelon were givenM
the winning team
holm Conference Should Be
Attendedf tjy the Allies
Paris, Aug. IS. Reasons Nvhy the
French socialists believe it advisable
to attend the Stockholm conference
are given in a speech of Albert
Thomas, socialist member of ' the
French war council, to his constit
uents on Sunday, , the full text of
which has just been published.
It has been awaited with extreme
interest, owing to M. Thomas' posi
tion as socialist leader and minister
in connection with the vote irt the
Chamber of Deputies August 2, when
the socialists either voted against the
government or abstained trom vot
n. .......
M. Thomas began by admitting
that "three years' of war have not yet
r I.., I.
given r ranee ait me results wnicu
the efforts of its "soldiers and Work
ers deserve." '
Contiiftrfng. M. Thomas said: "Since
the beginning of the year we have
had hours of great hope; the Russian
revolution being declared at a mo
ment when it might have been feared
that czarism was making a separate
peace nd the, entry, info the war of
the' preat , pacific American republic,
which could hasten the hour of vic
tory and peace.
Progress is Slow.
"We also have undergone fresh
trials, pur offensive of April 16 had
not given the strategic results we
had a right to expect. The Russian
offensive, beginning' well, was stopped
by Russian weakness. The Amglo
French made advances in Flanders,
but an immediate result cannot be
expected from such tactical suc
cesses." Turning to the Stockholm ques
tion, M. Thomas admitted the diffi
culty, while French and German sol
diers were killing each other at the
front, for French socialists to meet
the German socialists and discuss in
safety conditions of peace.
He dwelt lengthily on the wide
spread sentiment he found during his
visit to Russia against imperialistic
aims, even among the simple soldiers.
Such sentiment made it advisable for
the French to go to Stockholm to
express France's anti-imperialism.
The declaration of the German ma
jority socialists that Alsace-Lorraine
must remain German made their pres
ence at Stockholm impossible.
"Some of our socialists think," con
tinucd M. Thomas, "that by going to
Stockholm, we could hasten the hour
of peace and could, after settling the
question of responsibility for the war,
seek at the conference formulas
which, in the uncertainty of a- mili
tary solution, would bring to the peo
ple some sort of a halting peace.
When such formulas v?tre found the
socialists would return to the govern
ments saying 'Here is an, honorable
and fitting peace to "which" all social
ists agree. ' Don't you think It ought
to be realized?' They would argue
that it would immediately save Jhe
lives of 600,000 to 700,000 Frenchmen.
"I hear signs of approval which
show that some of you agree there
with, but. with, all possible, sincerity
and distinctness tell you it i9.;a
grave and dangerous error. The con-r:
ference will not and cannot bring
immediate peace. To combat this bale
ful idea we could bring all out forces
to bring pressure to bear on our gov
ernment, , .bu' the German socialists
would be powerless to exercise any on
theirs, and we should be dupes."
Deserves Confidence.
M. Thomas then read the decisions
reached to attend the conference, say
ing they satisfied them. ,
"When the socialist party, after its
sacrifices to the national defense dur
ing three years' war, declares it
wishes to go to a conference like that
at Stockholm it has a right to full
confidence," said M. Thomas. "No
one has a right to fear it may betray
or serve ill the cause of the country
when it wishes to perform what is
essentially an act of national defense."'
Mr. Thomas thought the socialist
party's idea of going to Stochholm
to uphold the right so -noble and
lofty that he must continue to sup
port it. . ..
Should the French - government
abandon , "socialist :' principles, ! M..
Thomas said, there would be a:run-
ture between the-govemmettt and the!
party. Until that moment the entente
remains close. M. Thomaa' last words
were on .'the question orttte guaran
tees which President Wihjon's League
of Nations had solved.-
Revolution Unlikely.
He warned socialists against ex
pecting Xjej'olOtuJn iii Germany as
illusion propaganda by enemies, while
he rebuked those who are "inclined
to despair of the military situation."
M. Thomas condemned some of the
statements "being circulated about the
military 'situation .which resulted in
false hopes with regard to the Stock
holm conference as a conference of
peace and compromise, giving the
conference a significance which he re
phdiatcd. " .
"It is our duty, whatever may be
the present military situation, he
added, "to continue our effort with all
our clergy, will and power."
Promptness
PROCRASTINATION
is the cause of much
of the trouble and loss suf
fered by estates. The Individual
Executor or Trustee, absorbed in
his private business, neglects the
affairs of the estate.
Such affairs, our "business,'
receive our first attention and
receive it promptly.
1622 FARWAW grWEETj j
been known here for some time as the
" terms the Central powers would have
. been glad to offer and believed to
haye .accepted, .being virtually the
restoration of hefore-the-war , condi
" ,tins with a commission to the diplo
V mats to " thresh out Vnt questions
- f -which -have been-on the borderline.
.British pacifists will favor .the ac
teptance 'of any. offer tp . go into
." peace conference, but a greats major--'
Sty of the people will lok askance at
a proposal which they think is issued
distinctly in the interests of the en-
ejr powers. - : ,v - l
persistent A,4vVtislng Is the RoadjS
t Success,
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