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The 0 MAHA D 'AILY, THE WEATHER Fair VOL. XLVII. NO. 76. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 14, 1917 TWELVE PAGES. 5:7 single copy two cents. OPENING TATEMENTS IN KELLY CAS ORNIL OFF RE VOL UT. ON COLLAPSES LEADER OF MISS REBELLION WILLING TO SURRENDER TO PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT Premier Kerensky Demands Unconditional Surrender of General Korniloff and Leaders of His Following; Danger of Battle Near Petrograd Said to Be Past; To Abandon Enterprise. (Continued on Page Four, Column Two.) SENATE REPORTS FAVORABLY ON SUFFRAGE BILL Administration is Urged to Adopt tha Amendment as a War Measure. London, Sept. 13. General Korniloff, former commander-in-chief of the Russian armies and leader of the rebellion against the provisional government, has expressed a willing ness to surrender on certain terms. The provisional government, however, demands his uncon ditional surrender, says a dispatch from Petrograd to the Ex change Telegraph company. fan crAD ni? rnMPT tpt v M. SkobelefF, minister of labor in the Kerensky cabinet and a member of the council of workmen's and soldiers' delegates, announced through the Russian official news agency today that General Korniloff's venture had collapsed and that the army at his headquarters has surrendered. According to an official statement just issued, General Korniloff's at tempt seems to have collapsed and there is no longer any reason to fear a collision between the two forces. After General Alexieff had been in communication by telephone with General Korniloff, the opinion was expressed that the revolutionary gen eral later would abandon his enter prise. Take Ex-Grand Dukes. Ex-Grand Dukes Michael Alexan drovitch and Paul Alexandrovitch have been transferred from their private residence at Gatchina, near Petrograd, to the ministry of the in terior. Ex-Grand Duke Michael Al exanderovitch is a brother of the de posed emperor. When the imperial regime was overthrown on March J-S, Emperor Nicholas designated Grand Duke Michael as regent, but he, in turn, abdicated on the following day. Last week the former grand duke was arrested in connection with the dis covery of a counter-revolutionary plot. Ex-Grand Duke Paul Alexandro vitch is an uncle of the former em peror. Near Government's Policy. An outline of the constitution and policy of the new government and the future leadership of the army was drawn today by Vice Premier Nek rasoff. ' General Russki, M. Nekrasoff stat ed, is to be named as commander on the southern front; General Dragomi roff will command on the western front and General Diederichs will be quartermaster general. The policy which General Korniloff demanded for army control will not be pursued, according to the vice premier. The government. M. Nekrasoff de clared, will be conducted on the same social basis as formerly. The govern ment will not be a coalition one, he added, inasmuch as its existence will not depend upon the inter-party agreement. He said M. Pieschehonoff, the minister of food and supplies, will resign, as, also will M. Savinkoff, the assistant minister of war. He in dicated a change in the ministry of foreign affairs also was probable. Moslems Abandon Korniloff. A division of General Korniloff's forces, composed of Moslem troops, has reached Tsarskoe-Selo, fifteen miles south of Petrograd. Kugusheff, a loyal Mohammedan officer, was sent to treat with them and they agreed to abandon resistance to the provisional government on condition that they be sent home to the Cau casus, where they must not be em ployed against the Turks, their co religionists. Premier Kerensky agreed to the proposal. According to official statements, the so-called "savage" division, composed of Georgians and Caucasians, is the only unit of troops sent against Washington. Sept. 13. The Susan B. Anthony resolution for nation wide woman suffrage by constitu tional amendment was favorably re ported today by the senate suffrage committee and will take place on the calender for a vote at the session be ginning in December. Whetherthe suffrage resolution can command the necessary two-thirds vote in the senate and later in the house is a question. President Wilson so far has refused to put the influ ence of the administration behind it, although urged to adopt it as a war measure. Suffrage supporters, however, re gard getting it out of committee with a favorable reporr as a forward step and they welcome the opportunity to get a record vote on it in the open. Without debate or objection the senate today passed Senator Shaf roth's bill authorizing the Hawaiian legislature to give women who have property and other qualifications of men' the right to vote in territorial elections. It also authoritizes the leg islature to submit to the territory the question of giving women unrestrict ed suffrage there. Western Newspaper Union Buys Part American Press New York, Sept. 13. Announce ment was made today that the West ern Newspaper Union has purchased the entire plate business and plants of the American Press association in New York and sixteen other cities. The Western Newspaper Union will continue to maintain its thirty-two branch offices and also will take over the branches of the American Press association in Philadelphia, Buffalo, Columbus, San Francisco and Port land, Ore. The sale takes effect September 15. An announcement by Courtland Smith, president of the American Press association, said his organiza tion retired from the plate business because it was unable to continue it on a profitable basis. His organiza tion will devote itself to advertising. Russ Troops to Co-Operate. Washington, Sept. 13. Co-operation of the Russian navy with the allied fleets will be discussed by the naval commission from Russia, pre sented to Secretary Daniels today, and headed by Vice Admiral Kolt-schak. RIM CAN'T RESIST COMMENT He "Seen" a Canadian Nine Play Baseball , And NoW Wants to Come Home Right Away ON WORLD'S SERIES GAMES By RING W. LARDNER. A Letter to Home. (Special Cablegram to The Omaha Bee, Copyright, 1917.) Paris, Sept. 12. Friend Harvey: I see by the papers that the White Sox are seven games ahead of the Red Sox, with only about sixteen games left to play, and it looks as if the world's series would be between we and New York, and I was thinking how sore the fans would be if I didn't write something about all the games, but it takes a long time to cross the At lantic these days and maybe I will just be landing when the series opens up and I can't land in Chicago on account of the ocean stopping before it gets there, so will you fix it up with Ban Johnson or somebody to have them start the series in New York instead of Chicago, and then I can go straight from the dock to the Polo grounds and get there about the time Bill Klem says, Schupp and Rariden and Cicotte and S chalk. You ought not to have no objection to doing this for me, Harvey, be cause it will save the paper some money in railroad fare and that's what we are all trying to do is save money for the paper.. Speaking about base ball, I and Floyd Gibbons was up behind the British front the other day, and some of the Canadians that was having a vacation, played a ball game between each other, and one side was shy of a first baseman, so they asked Floyd to play and I don't know why they asked him unless it's because he went to Georgetown university and ought to be a ball player, but Floyd didn't take a base ball course at Georgetown, and I wish you could have seen the exhibition he put up. I think it was along about the seventh or eighth inning that he caught ball that was thrown to him and the Canadians cheered him to the echo. The Canadians are fair-minded and always give credit where credit is due. Floyd played the whole nine innings in a bran new pair of army boots and of course a' few articles of clothing, but the boots is what he blames for his boots in the game, and he says nobody could expect him to play his best with boots on, so I guess nobody was disappointed. Some of the Canadians are pretty good players and they seem to like base ball a whole lot better than cricket or hookey, or them things, so there's some hope for the world after all. Juror$i4rWill Determine Guilt or :4$nocence of Ax Murder Defendant 1 ,4QW4mT,v r- Top Row, Left to Right S. R. Pike, George Bass, E. B. Straight, Carl Nimrod, Helwer Walgrean and T. C. Brown. Bottom Row, Left to Right James Edwards, Jess Rankin, J. D. Isaac, Wesley Dodd, Samuel Erickson and Henry Bruce. STATE TROOPS READY TO LEAVE FOR THEIR CAMP Drilling Suspended and Men Are Busy Packing Effects Preparatory to Entrain ing for Deming. All drilling is suspended for Ne braska troops now in Omaha. In place of "Left, face!" and such calls, the Auditorium, Washington hall and the armory ring with shouts of "Don't drop that box, there!" and "Got those records packed yet?" Tomorrow the boys in khaki will be on the move, and not a brass button, not a piece of personal property, will they leave behind them. Everything will be packed and ready by the end of the day, ready to load .into the baggage cars as soon as they are on the track tomorrow. Exact Hour Uncertain. Nobody knows at just what hour the entrainment will begin. But every one will arise early if there is any sleeping done at all. The dance will be over at midnight and the officers are urging their men to get as much sleep as possible before the tiring trip to Deming. At feast $100 will be given each company that leaves tomorrow from the fund raised by the Commercial club. This is for any emergency that may arise at Deming. Already this fund has proved extremely; $300 was wired to the Fourth Nebraska on its way, wlun its provisions gave out. $600 was spent for band instruments for the Sixth regimental band. "We will not wire back for money while on the way, you may be sure," said Major Harries. When the Fourth was half way to Deming its provisions ran low and there was a hasty mes sage to the Commercial club, which at once wired $300 from this fund to (Continued on Pag; Four, Column Four.) Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria Dies After Long Illness Sona, Bulgaria, Sept. 13. Queen Eleanore of Bulgaria died here this afternoon. She had been ill some time and recently King Ferdinand and Crown Prince Boris and Prince Cyril were summoned to her bed side. Queen Eleanore was the daughter of Prince Menry IV of Reuss-Kos-triz. She was born in 1860 and mar ried Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria, who later ascended the throne, in 1908. Since the outbreak of the war the Queen has done considerable Red Cross work and at one time it was reported she purposed to come to the United States to collect funds for the sufferers in Bulgaria and to study the hospital system in this country. Barbers and Grocers Clerks Join Strikers Springfield, 111., Sept. 13. Un moved by Governor Lowden's warn ing yesterday that anti-American in fluences were at work, the indus trial tieup growing out of the strike of street car operatives became more acute today when barbers, grocery clerks, brewery workers and meat cutters joined the ranks of the strikers. Plumbers and elec tricians are threatening to leave their work before the day is over. H.E.BYRAUAD OF MILWAUKEE. TO SUCCEED EARLING Burlington Vice President is Called to Be President of the Entire Milwaukee System. A. J. Earling, president of the Mil waukee railroad, has announced his retirement from that position and the appointment of Harry E. Byram as his successor. Mr. Earling made this an nouncement in Chicago Wednesday night just before leaving on a trip to the Pacific coast with Percy Rocke feller of the Standard Oil company. The retirement of Mr. Earling does not become effective until the last of the present month, at which time it will be called up before the board of directors of the road for accept ance. Under the contemplated ar rangements Mr. Earling will be elect ed chairman of the board. Started as Telegraph Operator. Mr. Earling is 73 years of age. When a boy living in Richfield, Wis., he entered the employ of the com pany as a telegraph operator, filling scores of position in his climb to ward the top of the railroad ladder, reached in 1899. Harry E. Byrarti, the new presi dent of the Milwaukee, was born in Galesburg, 111., in 1865. In 1881 he entered the employ of the Burling ton as a call boy and continued with the company as clerk and stenogra pher until 1889, when he quit rail road work until 1894. From 1894 un til 1898 he was clerk to the general manager and vice president of the Great Northern in St. Paul. Goes to Rock Island. For a year following he was as sistant general superintendent of the road at Great Falls, Mont., and from 1899 to 1902 was superintendent at Everett, Wash. Then he went to the Rock Island as assistant to the vice president, remaining until 1904, when he returned to the Burlington as general superintendent of the Ne braska lines, with headquarters in Lincoln! - Remaining in this position until 1909, he was called to general head quarters in Chicago as assistant to the vice president. In 1910 he was elected vice president in charge of operation, a position that he resigns to accept the presidency of the Mil waukee. Mr. Byram is well known in Oma ha and was married to an Omaha girl, a daughter of A. P. Tukey.- Government Not to Requisition Household Stores Washington, Sept. 13. Denial that the government is contemplating re quisitioning any household stores of food is made by the Department of Agriculture and the food administra tion. Rumors had come to Washing ton that housewives were apprehen sive that their stocks of canned goods werevabout to be seized for the army. Soldiers' and Sailors' Insurance Passes House Washington, Sept. 13. The ad ministration's soldiers' and sailors' insurance bill, amended so as to equalize the allowances of the de pendents of enlisted men and of ficers, passed the house tonight. The vote was 319 to 0, Represen tatives Piatt of New York and Her zy of Maine, changing negative votes to aye before the result was announced amid thunderous applause. AK-SAR-BEN NIGHT PAGEANT WILL BE DAZZLING AFFAIR "Triumph of Democracy" Theme of Great Electrical Parade Marking Entrance of His Royal Highness. "The Triumph of Democracy will be the theme of the great electrical parade which will mark the entry of King Ak-Sar-Ben XXIII into his royal city. This fact was disclosed yesterday when a glimpse was obtained of the great secret workshops at the Den, where an army of skilled craftsmen is working and where eighteen mag nificent floats are drawing near to completion under the direction of Super-Craftsman Gus Renze. And, beautiful and wonderful as the floats have bfH in past years', the beauty and wonder of the floats this year will surpass anything seen here tofore. Patriotic Throughout. The theme is patriotic from the be. ginning to the end and every float is such as will stir the blood of all true Americans and make it course through their veins with a thrill of pride and glory in their history and greatness, and particularly in the grand role which their country is playing in the present years. Here is the roster of the floats, given out for the first time: 1. Title float, "The Triumph of Democracy," showing among other things, a choice collection of crowns and scepters "in hock." 2. "Switzerland, the First of Mod ern Republics," showing William Tel! and other characters. Storming of Bastile. 3. "Storming cf the Bastile," a scene from the French struggle for liberty. 4. "The Boston Tea Party," show ing the dumping of the tea into Bos ton harbor. 5. "The Signing of the Declaration of Independence." 6. "Down With the King." A num ber of patriots pulling down the statue of King Gedrge III, in Boston com mon. 7. "The Youth of the Great Re public." Betsey Ross and other revo lutionary war characters. "Liberty" Big Float. 8. "Liberty!" This float shows In dependence hall and other patriotic symbols. 9. "The Emancipation Proclama tion." 10. "Dewey at Manilla," showing the flagship "Olympia." 11. "Cuba, the Pearl of the An tilles," a float rich in tropical decora tion. 12. "The Army," showing soldiers in trenches and artillery in action. 13. "The Navy." Columbia en throned, trident in hand. 14. "Our Army of the Air." Ameri can eagle attacking a submarine. 15. "Our Allies," showing all the peoples among our allies, dressed in their native costumes. 16. "The Red Cross." Various agencies of mercy for ministering to the wounded are shown. 17. "Peace," Butensky's celebrated figure of Isaiah beating swords into plowshares. 18. "The King! The-King!" His majesty seated in state. Democracy's Triumph. The theme, as will be seen in the floats, works out the idea of demo cracy's world-triumph chronologically, starting with Switzerland, the -first modern republic, going on through the French and American struggles, depicting the winning of liberty by the American colonies and the giving of liberty to the slaves, taking in the freeing of the Philippines and Cuba from Spanish oppression and finally coming to the present great struggle for world democracy. The Ak-Sar-Ben ball will take place Friday night, October 5. It will have a decided military coloring. The decorations " will -consists of flags, shields and coat of arms. Gus Renze is preparing several secret sensations of surpassing beauty that will be sprung in the midst of the full glory of the ball. MINISTER FACES BLOODY AX WHILE HIS TRIAL OPENS State Produces Weapon in Villisca Murder Trial and it Holds Center of Stage While Witnesses Describe How Terrible Crime Was Committed ; Kelly Denies Seeing Weapon Before. By EDWARD BLACK, (Staff Correspondent for The Bee.) Red Oak, la., Sept. 13. (Special Telegram.)- Rev Lyn G. J. Kelly today sat in the court room here, where he is on trial for the murder of eight persons at Villisca, June 9, 1912, and glanced nervously at the great, rusty ax with which the crime was committed. ',- 1 " 1 n Kelly said: "I never saw that ax before today," to his lawyers as the proceedings for the day closed. The weapon which had been used to end the lives of a father, mother and four children in one family and two visiting young women, had .been deposited on the table of the court reporter as evidence. Kelly sat where he faced the long-handled blade and his eyes wandered frequently to where the instrument of death re posed. TO REVIEW ALL MURDERS. The early part of the day had been given over to opening statements of counsel. The minister is accused spe cifically of killing Lena Sjtillinger, but the line of questioning in the selection of a jury indicated that the trial in fact will be for the killing of the eight victims. The state comes to trial confident ly expecting to convict Kelly. At tomey General Havner and his as sistants claim they have reputable witnesses who will testify that Kelly related the details of the crime to them before or during the hour the murders were discovered at Villisca. It is contended by the prosecution that Kelly told of the crime at Mace donia upon his arrival there the Mon day morning following the night of the crime. GIVE BLOODY DETAILS. Early in e the taking of testimony four physicians who have been con nected with the case from the start testified to the blood-curdling details of the crime for the purpose of get ting before the jury the exact condi tions in the Moore home when the bodies were found. The four physicians described each body as found and related the nature of the wounds and other details of the human slaughter house. A marked increase was noted in the afternoon attendance of women. During the day Kelly remarked to one of his lawyers that 6ome of the assertions made by the attorney gen eral in his opening statement were noti true. Mrs. Kelly held her husband's right hand several times during the afternoon, as the prisoner seemed to be rnore nervous than usual. First Thrill of Trial The first thrill of the trial came when Attorney Mitchell while making the opening statement for the defense to the jury, simulated with his arms the probable position of the murderer when he wielded the death instru ment. He dealt imaginary blow after blow while two women in the audience cov ered their faces. Kelly was visibly affected. 1 "The state may read the indictment and make opening statement," were BUENOS AIRES W DESTROYS GERMAN SHOPS Wild Rioting at Argentina Cap ital Follows Discovery of Count Luxburg's Plotting Against the Allies. Buenos Aires, Sept. 13. The cabi net late last night approved the ac tion of President Irigoyen in present ing passports to Count Luxburg. It is said to have considered similar action in the case of Baron Lowcn, the Swedish minister, but no action will be taken pending the re ceipt of further details from Wash ington and Stockholm. The city has been the scene of wild rioting, the result of Washington's disclosures of double dealing. Ihe demonstrations are all anti-German. ' Cabinet Not Consulted. The decision to hand Count von Luxburg his passports was reached by President Irigoyen after a conference with the foreign secretary, but with out consulting the cabinet, which had been called to meet last evening and receive Ambassador Naon's dis patches from Washington. The presi dent maintained the matter was grave enough and pressing enough to war rant his immediate decision without reference to the cabinet. It is believed unlikely that any -action will be taken toward Sweden, yesterday's explanation by the Swed ish legation apparently satisfying the government that Baron Lowcn acted in good faith in forwarding the tele grams, the contents of which were unknown to him. During the three days that elapsed (Continued on rate Four, Column Five.) Britishers Invite U. S. To Visit' Fighting Front Washington, Sept. 13. An invita tion to congress to send a delegation to visit England and the British fight ing front was received today by Vice President Marshall from Lord Chan cellor Finlay and J. W. Lowthef, speaker of House of Commons. (Continued on Fage Two, Column One) The Bee Leads All In Advertising Gains Warfield Agency Measurements for the Eight Months of 1917. ' INCHES OF DISPLAY ADVERTISING World-Herald 26,753 26,290 -1916- January , February March 30,096 April 35,923 May 46,820 June . 31,566 July 24,621 Augdst 19,611 Bee 22,568 24,149 25,337 29,638 26,510 25,960 21,071 18,475 News 23,516 25,046 27,988 28,233 24,807 23,910 19,367 16,735 World Herald 22,372 26,160 31,256 33,738 35,496 30,659 27,772 27,486 -1917- Bee 22,319 25,285 29,281 32,294 28,306 29,466 23,210 25,176 News 22,608 25,394 28,599 28,600 28,537 26,643 22,274 20,324 Totals... 24 1,680 193,708 189,602 234,985 215,330 200,848 The Bee's Gain 21,621 Inches World-Herald Loss 6,695 Inches The News' Gain 11,246 Inches INCHES OF CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING -1917 1916 World Herald Bee News January .... 10,589 6,873 5,776 February ... 10,911 6,921 4,628 March 13,092 8,937 6,389 April 15,138 9,964 7,184 May 14,365 10,300 7,785 June 12,463 9,181 6,681 July 12,874 8,719 6,034 August 12,721 7,913 5,786 Totals. . .102,153 68,808 50,263 The Bee's Loss World Herald 10,555 10,920 13,893 13,424 12,956 11,723 12,484 12,976 98,731 Bee 7,298 7,511 9,025 9,973 8,809 8,137 8,630 8,042 News 4,446 4,741 7,288 8,408 8,016 7,310 6,758 6,820 53,769 67,380 Inches World-Herald Loss.. 3,451 Inches The News' Gain 3,506 Inches GRAND TOTALS FOR EIGHT MONTHS The Bee's Gain 20,193 Inches World-Herald Loss 10,147 Inches The News' Gain 14J52 Inches Bee's Gain Over World-Herald , 30,340 Inches Bee's Gain Over the News 5,441 Inches Keep Your Eye On The Bee IMPROVING EVERY DAY
