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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1917.
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STANDARD OIL HEAD1
SAYS NO SHORTAGE
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America Can Produce Suffi
cient Crude Oil to Meet the
Needs of United States
and Its Allies.
Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 19. The e
is not the slightest danger of a defi
ciency in the supply either of crude
oil or, its products, kerosene and
gasoline, for the use 'of the United
States or its allies, in the opinion of
A. C. Bedford of New York, presi
dent of the Standard Oil company of
New Jersey. Mr. Bedford expressed
this conviction here today before the
war convention of the American
Chamber of Commerce. -
"America," said Mr. Bedford, "is
producing, and can produce, all that
will be needed for those purpose,
bufr, he added, "our government
should receive the first call upon all
petroleum produced, either for itself
or as it mav designate fnr flic nee
- of our allies in their conduct of the
war.
' Aeroplanes Deciding Factor.
"They tell us the war is to be won.
in the air. Our country is said to be
Duuamg large numbers ot airplanes.
Our allies are building frying machines
as fast as they know how. Vital to
the very existence of these airplanes
is the highest grade of gasoline which
can be produced. The prospect is that
the present year will call for 8,000,000
barrels of gasoline for the use of our
allies in Europe."
Asserting that it would be a great
misfortune to adopt any policy that
i, would hamper or handicap the auto
mobile industry as a manufacturing
enterprise or the use of aoitornobiles
now in possession of the public, Mr.
Bedford declared: "There should be
a campaign of education of automo
bile users showing them how to ob
tain the utmost usefulness from their
cars with a minimum consumption of
gasoline."
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Charge Member of French
Senate With Treason
Paris, Sept. 19. The procurator
general of the appeal courts has ad
dressed a communication to Parlia
ment asking for the suspension of im
munity in the case of Deputy Louis
, Turmel.
It was stated tonight that the judi
cial authorities contemplate placing a
charge of treasonable dealings with
the enemy, which is punishable by
death, against the deputy.
This action results from the finding
of Swiss bank notes for a large
amount in the locker used by M. Tur
mel, which he has not been able to
explain satisfactorily.
Former Greek King Seeks
Mountain Home in Alps
Copenhagen, Sept 19. Former
King Constantine of Greece, ac
companied by his wife and five of
their children, according to a Bee
lin dispatch to the Berlingske Ti
dende, has left St Moriti for the
Eriz mountains, near Thun, Switz
erland, where they intend to live.
A report from Amsterdam late in
June said that former King Con
stantine had purchased the Chateau
Churtreuse, near Thun, from Baron
von Gedlitr, a German.
LEADERS -TO FRANCE
FOR WARTRAINING
Divisional Commanders Will
Make Observation Tour of
Battle Fronts and Then.
Return to U. S.
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Washington, Sept. 19. Regular and
National Guard general officers com
manding divisional training camp
are to be sent to Europe onvan ob
servation tour of the battle fronts,
returning to carry on their training
duties at the close of the tour. For
mal announcement of this plan by the
War department is expected."
Under the voluntary censorship
specific movements of general officers
may not be published without author
ization of the military authorities. For
this reason the list of divisional com
manders already selected to make the
tour will be available only when the
department's announcement is made.
It is assumed, however, that if pos
sible every-division commander will
be given an opportunity in time to
familiarize himself somewhat with ac
tual war conditions abroad.
The early stages of the mobilization
and training of the National Guard
and national army divisions will be
left to the brigade and regimental
commanders, leading the officers ot
the divisional staff to handle the
larger questions. v v
The first weeks of training camp
work will be devoted largely to get
ting the men equipped and classified
to the various arms of the service,
and that period will be devoted wher
ever possible to the observation tour
for gefieral officers abroad.
American Citizens Advised
Not to Go Into Russia
Stockhonn, Sept. 19. Instructions
have been' received at the American
legation here from the State depart
ment at Washington to advise Ameri
can citizens not to go to Petrograd
and only in urgent cases to visit ports
of Russia.
WAR TAX CONFEREES
RESENTPDBLICITY
Resolutions Pledging Secrecy
Have Been Strengthened, to
Amusement of Other
Members.
(By Associated Prees.)
Washington, Sept. 19. Wrangles
between conferees on the war tax bill
today over second class mail rates,
excess profits and the fact that news
of the secret conferences has been fil
tering out halted progress so mate
rially that a report to both houses
this week seemed doubtful.
Refusal of senate conferees to ap
prove finally the tentative agreement
to accept a limited zone system on
second class rates developed a situa
tion that still was causing heated de
bate at adjournment tonight. The
house members demand a general
zone system, in accordance with the
wishes of Secretary McAdoo and
other administration leaders while the
senate conferees insist that there
shall be no increase of more than a
quarter of a cent a pound in he pres
ent 1 cent rate.
The "leak" feature of the confer
ences is causing some of the con
ferees much worry and others an
equal amount of amusement. Reso
lutions pledging scerecy, solemnly
adopted at the outset of the confer
ences, have been strengthened so that
any conferee who gives out informa
tion regarding the deliberations now
is subject ra exclusion from further
conferences.
Publication of the fad that a ten
tative agreement had been reached to
throw the motor car tax back on the
manufacturers as originally proposed
by the house brought a flood or per
sonal and telegraphic protests to the
capital.
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48,000 to Strike Unless
Foreman is Discharged
New York, Sept. 19. Piers of sev
eral of the principal trans-Atlantic
steamship lines in New York harbor
are affected today by a strike of long
shoremen, who charge that the Inter
national Mercantile Marine insisted
upon reinstataing a foreman against
the protest of the union.
About 3,500 men are said to be out
and union leaders declare that 48,000
will be ordered to quit work "and
tie up the commerce of ht entire
port" unless the foreman is dismissed.
Representatives of the United
States government and T. B. O'Con
nor, president of the International
Longshoremen's union, are expected
to take part in a conference here to-
tlay in an effort to end the strike.
Caleb Bragg Brags oh
New Altitude Record
Mineola, N. Y, Sept 19.Caleb
Bragg, an aviator, made claim to
day to a new American altitude rec
ord, asserting that he reached a
height of 22,000 feet in a flight in
an airplane equipped with a 150
horsepower motor of a new type.
The barograph used in the flight
has been sent to the Aero Club of
America, where it will be examined
to substantiate Bragg's claim o a
record. Bragg is 32 years old and
has attained distinction as an ama
teur automobile driver.
STOCKHOLM NOT
YET OUT OF DANGER
Secretary Lansing May Ask the
Swedish Government for
Clear Statement on der
man Telegrams.
Stockholm, Sept. 19. It is general
ly believed here that the troubles of
the Swedish government in connection
with the German telegrams forward
ed from Buenos Aires through the
Swedish legation are by no means
over. The question of the hour is
whether the United States will rest
satisfied with the tone of the Swed
ish communication issued last Satur
day. ,
It would surprise no one here
Secretary Lansing of the Washington
State department were to call for
clear and unequivocal statement to the
effect that the forwarding of Ameri
can communications in a language
open to the Swedish authorities and
with the knowledge and consent of
the governments concerned was in
nowise comparable to the services
rendered to Germany by bweden.
The entente ministers and Ira Nel
son Morris, the American minister
to Sweden, held one of their cus
tomary conferences on Monday after
noon when it is understood the situat
tion created by the sending of Ger
man telegrams from Buenos Aires to
Mexico City was considered.
Cavalryman Found Guilty
On Qharge of Manslaughter
St. Albans, Vt., Sept. 19. Robert
Warm of Pottstown, Pa., the United
States cavalryman who has been on
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Dawson County Fair
Results on the Track
Lexington, Neb., Sept 19. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Dawson county fair
opened with a good crowd. The track
was heavy. Race summaries:
raring, 3:19 rann, purse $300:
Flower Forbes ....1 1 t 1
Fred Keon A J 1 1 1
Dooney It i i S S
Etta Maxcy 4 4 4 4
Trotting, 2:24 cIhhk, puru (3U0:
Mhswlld 1 lit
Little Dan, A J 4 I
Fred C. Todd ft 4 11
Du.sty Girl 4 14
llalf mile dli, piirne $73:
Innovation, first; Indlanola, aecond; An
cestor, third. Time, 0:51.
Three-fourthifinlle dash, purs 1100 1
Star O'Ryon, first; Kazan X, second; Bear,
third. Time, 1:20.
Aviator Loops Loop
At Grand Island Fair
Grand Island, Neb., Sept.,19. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Despite the brisk
wind, Baxter Adams, the aviator en
gaged by the Central Nebraska Agri
cultural association for the fourth an
nual fair, today made two excellent
flights, including somersets and loop-the-loop.
For the first time, there are
night performances on the grounds
and brilliant fireworks. The racing
is the best in the history of the as
sociation and in every department, ex
cepting possibly horticulture and
some branches of the live stock, the
exhibits are still better than lSst year.
Tomorrow will be Grand Island day
and Friday childrcn'a day.
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Christy and Robert Wallace have been engaged for two years. The an
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