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VOL. XLVII- NO. 109.
OMAHA-, TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 23, 1917. TEN PAGES.
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BRITISH FORCES IN FLANDERS
CO-OPERATE WITH FRENCH;
POUND GERMANS FOR GAINS
Allies Strike Before Daylight On Limited Front; Succeed
In Bringing Up Left Flank Into Position For
....... Another Important Drive; Every Ob-
, jective Attained.
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(By Associated Presi.)
In" co-operation with the French, Field Marshal Haig
launched a new blow along a narrow front at the German lines
northeast of Ypres this morning.
The allied infantry moved forward in the neighborhood
of the Ypres-Staden railway, on the outskirts of Houtholst
wood, on the extreme northern edge of the active front in
Flanders. ,
The French advance was along a width of about three
fifths of a mile.
BRITISH ATTACK WIDER.
mUht British attack was probably
j r .
along a somewnai wiucr uum, t
terming towards Poelcapelle and pos
sibly taking in ftie area of that town,
which has been the scene of some
desperate fighting within the last few
weeks. The German reactions were
extremely persistent here..
. Both groups of attacking troops
scored early successes. Paris an
nounced that fall their objectives were
attained by the French troops, while
Field Marshal Haig reported satis
factory progress for the British.
BRING UP tLEFT FLANK.
The operation' apparently is aimed
at bringing the left flank of the al
lied advance : somewhat further for
ward as a support tothe center, where
the ;wedge has been driven farthest
into the German front,."
Russian naval nuits in the northern
part of the Gulf of Riga have out
. witted the superior German forces and
have escaped from Moon sound, where
they apparently had been bottled up
after the engagement in and about the
sound last week The Russian war
ships made their escape without Joss
, and art now protecting the, ootthcra
tntrance to Moon sound.
1 Kaiser Back in Berlin.
Emperor William returns to Berlin
today and among his engagements are
political conferences with Prince voft
Buelow and Dr. von Bethmann-Holl-weg,
the former imperial chancellor;
. Prince von Buelow has been - men
a tinned-, as the probable successor, of
''DrTMichaelfs, whose position as chan
cellor, recent reports from Germany
have indicated, is most insecure.'
Reopen Advance Rate Case of '
Railroads; Western Ask Raise
Washington," Oct. 22. The Inter
state Commerce commission .today
ordered reopened the 15 per cent rate
advance case for eastern carriers.'
The date of the hearing in the case
was set for November 5 at Washing
ton. , ... i
Favorable action by the commission
in the 'caseof' eastern railroads is re
garded here as certain to result in
the filing of applications .for higher
rates by western and southern roads.
Western roads, already restive "hi
sthe face of reduced net earnings, have
signified, informally their intention
of asking for relief. Officials here
believe that a move by western roads
to shVrein the eastern lines' applica
tion is not improbable.
Affirms Conviction
; Of David Caplan
Los 'Angeles! Cal, Oct 22. Con
viction of David Caplan - for man
slaughter in the dynamiting of the
Los Angeles Times building seven
years ago, which caused the deaths of
, 20 men ,was affirmed today by the
district court of appeals. Caplan be
gan service of his ten-year term at
San Quentin penitentiary last July.
WS&J A I
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair; rtaln temperature.
Temperatures at Omaha Vaster day.
Hours. . Dee.
6 a. m 39
6 a. m............ 38
7 a. m 3
t m 40
Via. m -a 34
10 a, m 34
It a. m 3!
12 m 36
1 p. m 37
.2 p. m 37
I p. m...., 36
. 4 p. m.'
6 p. m 34
S p. m.. 33
t p. ra... 33
8 p. m... S3
Comparative local Beeord.
. 1917. 1916. 1915. 1914.
Highest yesterday.... 40 (8 77 72
Lowest yesterday 32 39 13 ' 60
Mean temperature.... 36 46 65 66
Precipitation T. 00 00 00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Orvaha since March
1, and compared with the last year:
Normal temperature 61
Deficiency for the day ..,"... 13
Total deficiency since Marc, J. .,.... 322
Normal preclpl'a"' ....T......08 inch
Deficient ' xtotA.J.. 06 Inch
Tote' niaUaince March 1....20.86 Inches
r.iency alnoa March 1 S.81 Inches
T5eflciency for cor. period, 1916, .11. 75 inches
Deficiency for cor .period, 1915.. 1.43 Inches
Report from Stations at 1 P. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Raln
cf Weather, T.p. to. est. fall.
'Cheyenne, part cloudy.. 14' 26 .00
Davenport, part cloudy.. 34 42 M
Denver, cloudy -. . .2 42 .01
Dea Moines, part cloudy 32 ' 40 .02
Lander, clear...... 36 Al .OS
North Platte, clear,, 28 S4 T.
Omaha, cloudy 33 40 j T.
8alt Lake, part cloudy.. 58 64 -.00
Santa Fe, clear.. -
Sheridan,. -clear.. ,.m.v86- - ' Si .20
Sioux City, now. ....... J 31. .20
. X icdlcatea trace of precipitation.
'A. WEU3H, Meteorolof 1st. .
DESTROYER
CASSINLANDS
AFTER FIGHT
Alertness of Commander Wal
ter H. Vernoii Saves Ameri
; can Vessel From Destruc
tion When Torpedoed.
Washington, Oct. 22. It was offi
cially announced today that the
American destroyer which had an en
gagement in the war ?one with a Ger
man submarine and arot to Port under
its own steam ' after being daiuagfaT"'
was - the - united atates." steamship
Cass5nt ' - -" "
The Cassin was torpedoed while on
patrol duty on Tuesday, October 16.
Gunner's Mate Osmond Kelly Ingram-
ef- Pratt -Gty, Ala.," was - killed
by being blown overboard by the ex-.
posion,- and his ooay never was re-
qoyered.. . iv.e others were injured,
but not seriously.
' The' Cassirl ' was commanded by
Lieutenant Commander Walter H.
Vernou. .
. . . ' Torpedo Changes, Course.
. Wile, the vessel was on its patrol
station a submarine was sighted on
the1 surface about five miles distant.
The destroyer immediately proceeded
at. full speed toward the U-boat with
jts crew at battle stations. xAfter
searching the area for about half an
hour," "zlg-iagging back and forth,'
Commander' Vernou sighted a tor
pedo, running, at high speed near the
surface about 400 yards away, headed
to' strike.' the ' Cassin amidships. He
rang' for emergency full speed ahead
on both, engines, put the rudder hard
over and. was just clear of the tor
pedo's course when it broached on
the' surface,' turned , sharply towards
the vessel and struck tlje stern of the
Cassin, disabling one engine.
Searches for Submarine.
The destroyer remainded under way
and continued searching for the sub
marine. After about an hour the U
boat exposed its conning tower long
enough for the Cassin to fire four
shots. Two fell so close to the sub
marine that it was forced to sub
merge immediately and was not seen
again. i
The Cassin continued the search un
til dark and then proceeded to port
after being joined by other British and
American patrol boats.
Russians Taken
Prisoner at Oesel
V Shot by Germans
Petrograd, Sunday, Oct. 21. A
telegram received by the semi-official
news asency says that Esthonians
who have escaped from Oesel and
Moon islands, recently captured by
the Germans, report that Russian
prisoners are being loaded into boats
by the Germans, who tell them "We
have nothing with which to feed you.
Go awJy." As soon as the boats leave
they are fired upon with machine
guns. - ,
PERSUING CABLES
FIRST AMERICAN
CASUALTY LIST
List of Victims of ; Submarine
Attack on' Transport1 Antilles
Contains Men From AH
Over World.
BULLETIN,
Washington, Oct, 22. Sixty-seven
lives were lost, when the army trans
port Antilles went down last Wednes
day by the torpedo' of a German sub
marine. The ofScial list of casual
ties cabled today by General Persh
ing shows 67 lost, total survivors 170
and one unaccounted for.
The names follow:
PRIVATE JORGAN P. LOCK,
infantry. Nearest friend, Floyd Pear
man, Kansas City, Mo.
CASUAL CIVILIAN p. H. CUM
MINGS, emergency' Address un
known. . ,
SERGEANT OTTO KLEBER,
infantry. Father, Paul Kleber, Woul
lische trass 2021, Berlin, Germany.
SERGEANT OTTO MILLER, in
fantry. Mother, Mrs. Mary Miller,
Nordenhem, Oldenberg, Germany.
CORPORAL ABRAHAM
SWARTZBERG, infantry. .Sister,
Theresa Orico, New York.
PRIVATE ROY COTTRELL. in
fantry. Mother Mrs. Alfrel Cottrell,
Clinton, Ind.
PRIVATE LEE W. NELSON, in-
t T T 1
lanuy. vousin, max j. nowaczyKH
Grand Kapids, Mien.
' PRIVATE ERNEST EGERT, In
fantry. Nearest friend, Mrs. Edna
Barnett, Chicago.
PRIVATE ANTON EHRHART,
infantry. Cousin, Charles Ritt, Ferry
Wharf, Newport, R. I.
PRIVATE JOHN BRIGHT, in
fantry. Nearest relative, Mike Bright,
Milwaukee.
PRIVATE CARL G. NORSELL,
infantry. Father, Carl Norsell, Ves
terbroghe, 47, Copenhagen, Denmark.
PRIVATE BURETT- HAMIL
TON, infantry. Father, J. R. Hamil
ton, Grapevine, Tenn.
PRIVATE WILLIAM L. FAUST,
field artillery. Mother, Mrs. Sarah
Faust, Stoney Creek Mills, Pa.
PRIVATE EDWARD L. ECHEL,
field artillery. Address unknown.
PRIVATE CORNELIUS J.
M'LAUGHLIN, infantry. Nearest
friend, William Bradley, Woburn,
IsIflSS
PRIVATE NEPTOIN BOEIN,
(Continued on Page Sis, Colnmn Five.)
Hoover Makes Appeal to Growers of
Sugar Beets to Maintain Acreage
An appeal to the sugar beet grow
ers to keep up the full acreage of
beets next year, if not more, is made
beet producing sections of the coun
try for a part of the needed supply.
"I earnestly appeal to every farmer
so situated to- come to this country's
by Herbert Hoover, federal food ad-! a;d jn this hour of need. With6ut the
. .4 f ..
rrnnistrator. m a teleeram received
yesterday by G. W. Wattles. Follow
ing is the text of the appeal:
"One of the most vital problems
confronting this nation is that of pro
curing sufficient sugar to meet the re
quirements of our people and ot the
allied nations fighting our common
battle. The production of cane sugar
in this hemisphere can and will' be in
creased to, a limited degree, but we
must xely upon the farmers in sugar
co-operation of American beet grow
ers our task will be very difficult and
our ability to respond to the calls to
be made upon us for this very essen
tial commodity will be curtailed. It is
at least the duty of every beet grower
to maintain in 1918 his normal acre
age of sugar beets. It is his privilege
to increase that acreage to the extent
that a . well balanced production of
crops will permit and in this manndr
effectively Remonstrate his patriot
ism.'
V
BRITISH BAG TEN
GERMAN FLYERS
,J SKY BATTLES
Allied .Airmen" Prove Them
I selves Masters of Teutons ;
French Success Over Zep
. pelins Decisive Victory.
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BULtLETIN.
London, Oct. 22. Six German air
planes were brought down, and four
forced out of gontrol yesterday by
British naval airmen says a state
ment from the admiralty today.
The statement reads:
"In spite of very misty weather, a
further attack into Germany was car
ried out by airplanes yesterday after
noon. "A foundry and railway junction ten
miles north' of Saarbrucken were
bombed with over a ton of bombs.
Very good results were observed.
"Bursts were' seen on the foundry
and the station, where a big explosion
occurred. v
Fight Off Attacks. '
"Many hostile scouts attacked the
bombing squadron over the objectives
and four were driven down out of con
trol. ' ........
"All out machines returned safely
except one.
"Saturday the weather was very
fine but a thick haze prevented ob
servation for artillery. During the
day we carried out bombing observa
tions vigorously. A total of 238 bombs
were dropped on the enemy's air
dromes at Gentrode and Roulers, on
the Cortemarck station and on hos
tile billets and hutments.
' Enemy Machine Destroyed.
"One airdrome at : Roulers was
bombed from a low height One bomb
was seen to hit and blow to pieces a
German machine on the ground,
while another fell through the center
of a hangar. The enemy's" personnel
and machines on the ground were at
tacked with machine gun fire from
our airplanes. During this bombing
attack-our scouts operating in the
neighborhood brought down seven
German machines, which crashed in
full view of their airdrome.
"At night 'the enemy's .airdromes
were again attacked. A ton of bombs
were dropped on the Ingelmunster
airdrome and railway station and on
the airdrome at Courtrai. At one of
these a direct hit ws obtained upon
a hostile machine endeavoring to
leave the ground,
"In the course of the day a total
of six German machines were downed
and four others were-driven down
out of control. Three of our ma
chines are missing."
The king and queen paid a surprise
visit yesterday afternoon to' one of
the bombed districts of London and
talked for two hours with victims.
Speaking to a local clergyman the
kin" sjid:
"I Wish people who are against re
taliation could see this wreckage."
Members of Red Cross
Italian Mission Return
,An 'Atlantic Port,' Ock' 22. Lieu
tenant Colonel George. F. Baker,
chairman of the American Red Cross
commission to Italy; Major. Thomas
W. Huntington, a member of the
mission, and Dr. L- B. Wilson of the
American Young Men's Christian as
sociation mission to. Italy, returned
here today on an' American steam
ship. '
M'ADOO CALLS
ON FARMER TO
OBTAIN BONDS
Secretary of Treasury Says No
Class of People More In
terested Than Tillers
of Soil.
Acting upon the telegraphic request
of Secretary McAdoo, the Federal
Land bank of Omaha Monday sent the
following telegram to each of the 700
National.Farm Loan associations now
operating under the jurisdiction of the
land bank in Iowa, Nebraska, South
Dakota and Wyoming. These asso
ciations have a membership of about
50,000 farmers directly connected with
the land bank:
"The farmer has greatest interest
to protect in the war. His market de
pends on freedom of seas. If Ger
many wins his market js destroyed. It
is patriotic duty of every farmer to
buy Liberty bonds and support gov
ernment. Get every subscription pos
sible. Write or wire them to this
bank immediately."
Urges Farmers to Buy.
The following telegram from Sec
retary of Treasury W. G. McAdoo to
to the Federal Land bank of Omaha
is an appeal to the farmer" to open his
purse and buy Liberty bonds, .
"No class of our people are more
vitally concerned in the successful
prosecution of the war with Germany
than the farmers, because the value
of their product depends upon the
maintenance of America's right to the
freedom of the seas; this right being
oneof the chief things challenged by
the German kaiser in this war.
"If our commerce can be destroyed
at the will of any foreign power at
any time that it suits the purpose of
that power, as submission by the
United States to, the German kaiser's
edict would bring about, the farmers
would be unable to sell their surplus
crops in the open markets of the
world and the value of our priiteipal
farnt products would decline .below
the ost of production, pVnjierica, can
neyeriSurttfldcr this vital right.
;f! i v-r; '. " Can, Win War.-'
''We' must 'vindicate 'it. We can
swiftly win this war, maintain our
prosperity, and secure the safety of
our democracy here, and at the same
time make the; world safe f6r democ
racy if we go - forward with resolu
tion and crfurage, and support our
gallant armies now . already in the
field. , . ' : . . .
"To do this, the farmers of the
United States, as,. well as all other
classes of our people, must lend, their
money to .the government by buying
United States Liberty bonds, wnich
bear 4 per, cent interest and are exr
empt from almost all taxation, state,
local and federal.
"Farmers' sons, as well as the sons
of all other classes of American citi
zens, are now in the field. We cannot
equip them with the arms and am
munition -which will give , them the
best chance to save their own lives
and to win the war quickly, unless the
government can sell . Liberty bonds
from time to time.
Must Support Own Sons:
"I want the farm loan banks to
make a special effort from now until
October 27, when the subscriptions
close, to get every farmer to buy
some of these bonds, no matter how
small the amount. It is not only a
question of saving the rights and
property of the farmers and of all
the people of the United States, but
of supporting our sons .who have al
ready been called to the colors, and
through whose valor and fighting
ability we shall soon re-establisn a
stable and just peace in the world. It
is the highest duty of patriotism of
the farrners and every other class of
pur people to support our gallant
soldiers in the war and uphold Amer
ica's vital rights. '
"The least service any good citi
zen . and patriot can. perform is to
lend his money to the government on
the safest security in -the world. Get
these facts to air the farmers in your
community and nrge them to do their
part." ' 'j
Dr. Garfield Reports
Miners-Back at Work
Washington. Oct. 22. Fuel Admin
istrator Garfield announced today that
all coal miners have resumed work
in Indiana, practically all in Ohio and
all miners are resuming work in Illi
nois. He said that reports from all
sections indicate a gratifying tendency
downward in retail coal prices.
BOM SALE STARTS
AGAIN; MAY REACH
12 MILLION TOTAL
r
Douglas Fairbanks Gives Impetus, as Does Announcement
o, Coming of General Leonard Wood, Who Has
Wired That He Will Be In Omaha Fri
day of This Week. ' ,
STATE COMES
ACROSS WELL
IN BOND SALES
Reports of the First Day's Big
Drive Shows Nebraska Farm
ers Not Tight With Pa
triotic Dollars.
Omaha Monday began a new week's activities in the cam
paign for the sale of Liberty bonds. It is estimated that the
totals thus far run well over the $9,00Q,000 mark for Omaha,
though only $8,977,130 has been officially reported.
O It is known, however, that several
large subscriptions are in store as
soon as the big corporations can de
termine to their satisfaction just how
they want to divide the apportion
ment between Omaha and the rest of
the state. Then, too, there is the sub
scription of $500,000 from trie Union
Pacific for Nebraska, the -detailed ap
portionment of which has not yet
been definitely worked out so, that the
various parts of the state may claim
their share of the apportionment. ;
Wood Here Friday.
, Major General Leonard Wood will
not arrive in Omaha for his Liberty
loan speeches until Friday morning.'
A telegram from him Monday from
Camp Funston, where he is in com-
maud of the tfantonment, stated that
important business had come up re
quiring his attention, so that it
would be inipossiblc for him to get'
here Wednesday, as. was planned.
His date is riow fixed for Friday. He
will arrive Friday morning over the
Missouri Pacific at 7il5. .
To Visit" Posts Here.
Colonel F. A. Grant, depot quarter- ,
master at Omaha. aid that undoubt
edly General Wood would wish to
6pend the forenoon visiting the army
posts here?and for that reason the
local eommitte is pot making an ef
fort to "make speaking appointment
for hiin in the forenoon. He will be
taken td visit: Fort Omaha and Fort
Crook during the forenoon.
At noon the Commercial club, is to
have him for a public affairs lunch-,
eon,' and, other speeches on .Liberty
Bonds are to be scheduled for him in
the afternoon. . ' '
Douglas Fairbanks Here. -
Douglas ; Fairbanks, movie actor,
was in Omaha a short time Monday
speaking on Liberty Bonds from the
rear platform of his coach, and at
luncheon at the Commercial club. He
was enthusiastically received.
The committees are , all working
again today, and even the Boy Scouts
are spending their, time .before, and
after school hours hustling aftersub-
scriptions, particularly after some be (
latcd subscribers who made them ten
tative promises Saturday.
The vast bi!lk of the subscriptions
taken in the final day of the three
days' special drive Saturday has not
been reported to the secretary as yet
in such a way that it can be tabulated
properly, and therefore doesnot fig
lire in Ae totals. ' V
The banks are now urging that
those who subscribe for bonds come
to the banks indicated as soon as pos
sible and make their first payments
and their arrangements for future
payments, in order to avoid future
confusion and delay. The banks are
very anxious that this work get un
der way, remembering the confusion
and congestion that resulted during
the sale of the first issue.
The great statewide drive for the
sale of Liberty loan bonds started
Monday in Nebraska with results
most gratifying to E. F. Folda, secre
tary of the state committee.
Wednesday, Liberty day, will be a
day of greatest activity on the part of
Librrty loan workers throughout the
state, and a flood of subscriptions
from the patriotic farmers of Nebras
ka is looked for,, ' - :' t
. Norfolk held a toiising mass meet
ing and subscribed $176,000.
f Bloomfield reports subscriptions to
date totaling $38,000. i
The citizens of Loup county have
subscribed $20,000 to date 'and say
they will easily make their quota.
At a meeting at O'Neill represent
ing 14 banks $154,000 worth of bonds
were sold.
Buy in Northwest.
The people of remote Cherry
county came in under the wire with
their total of $4,000.
Hastings reports $150,000 in sates
to date. ' '
Hall county asserts it will easily
make its full quota of $676,000.
The town of Superior came across
with $10,000.
Keith county reports sales amount
ing to $81,600. .
The banks of Lexington have made
up the amount of $115,000.
Otoe county has raised $265,000 to
date and will raise its full quota of
$466,000. 1
m Cuming county expects to 'exceed
its quota of $375,000.
The north half of Saline county re
ports $250,000.
At a meeting held Monday the
batiks of Jefferson county subscribed
$220,000. , . -
The town of North Flatte struck a
$27,300 blow at the kaiser.
Phelps county reports $140,000;
Howard county, $28,650, and Boone
county,, $53,000 ,to date.
Augurs WelMor Totals.
These are the reports of the first
day's real drive among the people out
in the state and they augur well fcr
a tremendous war-winning outpour
ing of dollars from the people of Ne
braska, Douglas Fairbanks, movie hero,
who spoke in Omaha Monday, has
speaking dates in every town on the
Union Pacific road through the state.
He was urged to remain for more
talks in Omaha, but could not on ac
count of his statewide schedule.
All Omaha subscribers are urged to
go to their local banks or trust com
panies and make - first payments on
their bonds at once. No report is
made of the sale until the first install
ment is paid.
German Classes Show !.
42.9 Per Cent Decrease
Madison, Wis., Oct. 22. The num
ber of students enrolled in German
classes at the University of Wisconsin
j has decreased 42.9 per cent this year.
From Hampton, Va., to Mineola in
Twenty-Four Hours; New Record
(By AsMciated Prrra.)
Mineola, N. Y., Oct. 22. Carrying
eight passengers, Lieutenant Silva
Resnati arrived at the government
aviation field here in his Caproni bi
plane at 4:21 o'clock this afternoon,
completing a flight of about 325 miles
from Hampton, Va., in 4 hours 11
minutes. -.....
According . to officials . of the Aero
club of America, the flight breaks all
records in the United States for ma
chines carrying two or more passen
gers. Resnati did not use a triplane in
making .the trip as intended. This
machine, it was explained upon ar
rival here, hag not yet been assembled
at Hampton, but will be used on a
trip to be made soon over the same
route as that traveled today. The
large biplane which Resnati piloted
today has a spread of 85 feet, while
that of the triplane is more than 100
feet in breadth. Each is equipped
with three motors and .propellers.
Arcompanying Resnati were Cap
tain. Cappi, Lieutenant A. Tantonio,
Corporal A. G. Angelio, of the Italian
army; Captain A. W. Hill, Lieutenant
M. W. Pollock and Lieutenant Erick
son, of the United States army; Gio
vani Basso and F. Francisco Gallctti.
Resnati tomorrow will make flights
about New York City, dropping Lib
erty loan pamphlets from the big air
plane. The- return to Hampton will
be made within a few tf"
Food Law Clash With Revenue
And Foreign Liquors Get In
Washington, Oot. 22. After noti
fying customs collectors throughout
the country today that the revenue
law repealed provisions of the -food
law prohibiting the importation of
distilled spirits into the United States,
the Treasury department recalled its
instructions and will submit the ques
tion at law to the attorney .general
for decision.
The solicitor df the treasury today
decided that distilled spirits may be
imported into the United States, not
withstanding the prohibition against
such importation contained in the
food bill. '
A section of the revenue bill, passed
nearly two mouths after the food bill,
the solicitor held, repealed the pro
hibition of imports in the food bill.
Distilled spirits produced prior to
October 3, the day the new war reve
nue act ' became law, the solicitor
holds, may be imported "either for the
beverage use or other uses." If pro
duced subsequent ,to October 3 such
spirits may be imported, but only for
other than beverage uses. .'
Kelly's Trial Set November 12;
Havner Venue Change Vacated
Red Oak, la., Oct. '.(Special
Telegram.) Judge J. B. Rockafellow
today set'November 12 as the date for
the retrial of Rev. Lyn G. J.' Kelly,
charged with the Villisca ax murders.
Judge O. D. Wheeler will hear the
case. ' .-
Judge-Rockafellow also vacated the
order of Judge Boies : granting a
change of venue from Red Oak to
Logan for' the trial of Attorney Gen-,
eral Havner, charged with oppressing
the witness,' Alice Williard, who, was
before the grand jury at the time of
the indictment of Kelly. It has not
yet been decided where the Havuer
case will be triccf-, ,, wwr.