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VOL. XL VII. NO. 114.
OMAHA, MONDAY" MORNING, OCTOBER 29, 1917.
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ERTY LOAN A GREAT SUCCESS'-M'ADO
ITALIAN STRONGHOLDS FALL BEFORE
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UNS
GERMAN TROOPS THREATEN
FERTILE VENEZIA PLAINS;
TAKE 100,000 PRISONERS
Berlin Asserts Additional Captures, Bringing Total Far
Above First Estimate French in Flanders Continue to
: Advance; British Take 1,100 Prisoners; Cana
dians Repulse Strong 'Counter-Attack.
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All Women o;0lh Asked to Fight
Their Battlesm the Kitchens at Home
To Do Their Bit for the World's War
AERIAL TRANSPORT IN THE ALPS Mott unusual photo
just arrived from abroad showing an aerial transport in the
Adamello Alps. To the right is one of the way-station tun-
nels. The aerial transport carried most of the supplies and
ammunition to the Italian troops on the fighting front : :
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BULLETIN.
Berlin (Via London), Oct 28. The capture of 100,000
Italians and more than 700 guns is reported in the official com
munication from general headquarters tonight, which declares
that the Italian second and third armies are in retreat
Amsterdam, Oct 2&. The occupation of Gorizia this
morning by Austro-German forces is announced in an official
disptach from Vienna. The Italians are said to have retired
across the Isonzo.
Rome, Oct. 28. Units of the Italian second army sur
rendered without fighting,, permitting the Austro-German
forces to break the Italian left wing on the Julian front and in
vade Italy, says today's official report. The Italians now are
retreating in accordance with the plan prepared.
(By Associated P .) ,
Italy's mettle is being critically tested by the tremendous
Teutonic drive on the Isonzo front under command of Emperor
Charles of Austria. Apparently virtually the entire Austrian
army and strong German forces are pitted against the Italians.
From the first blows General Cadorna's second army has
suffered a serious shock and Berlin claims the defeat of this sec
ond army of the Italian forces, from which it announces the cap
ture of 60,000 men and 450 guns.
CRUCIAL HOUR NEAR. P
These losses seem to bear out the
German claim as to the fate of this
Italian army, but apparently the cru
ctai hour has not yet come which will
determine whether the Austro-Ger.
man host can be held at the mountain
nasses and nrevented from overflow
ing into the fertile plains of Venezia.
IMPORTANT HEIGHTS FALL.
Semi-official utterances reveal that
, all- possible preparations have been
" made in Rome "to meet the great
emergency, tacn aay, noweveiysees
the invading armies making additional
headway. Commanding Italian heights
along the border east and northeast
of Tolmino are beginning to lan,
while Berlin claims that virtually the
entire Italian Isonzo front has been
shaken
Canadians Push On.
The Canadians this morning were
digging themselves in across the neck
of the Bellevue spur, west ot ras
schendaele. having held this newly ac
quired height in the face of another
fierce counter attack last night.
This was the most important news
from the front of yesterday's of
fensive as it gives the British the
dominating oosition to which the
Germans had clung.
Machine Guns Rain Fire.
The capture was one of the most
brilliant strokes in recent days and
involved bitter fighting. The Cana
dians had scarcely reached the crest
of the spur after battling across the
marshy ground in the face of a terrific
hail of machine gun tire, wnen tne
Germans counter attacked in force
along the crest of the spur from the
east
A sanguinary struggle followed at
close quarters and the men from over
seas were compelled to give ground
a little. They fought their way back,
however.
Germans Counter Attack.
Last nightthe enemy again tried
to dislodge the British. After heavy
fighting the Germans gradually were
forced to withdraw. During the
night the Canadians readjusted their
line across the neck of the spur and
consolidated the positions.
Holderhoek chateau, north of
Gheluvelt, was in the hands of the
enemy this morning, but hard fight
ing was continuing about this heavily
fortified position.
The French on the Flanders line
went further ahead Saturday, cap
turing German trenches north of the
objectives reached on Friday, and on
the Ypres-Dixmude road several vil
lages and a great number of fortified
farms. An additional advance was
made along the Aisne front, including
the occupation of Froidmont farm.
The Russians are continuing to
move ahead in the Riga region, ap
parently with some caution.
The Weather
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
For Nebraska Snow.
Hour. vcg.
5 a. m 44
6 a. m 43
7 a. m 43
S a. m 43
9 a. m 42
10 a. m 41
11 a. m 35
13 m 33
1 p. m 31
2 p. rrt 29
3 p. m. 30
4 p. m 31
f p .m 31
K p. m 3D
7 p. m 30
Comparative Loral Krrord.
1917. 1916. 1915. 1314.
highest yesterday 43 CG 9 67
Lowest yesterday 2 53 47 40
Wean tempreatare.... 38 dti S8 4
Precipitation 01 .00 .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the ""-mal:
Vormsi temperature m
feirlency tor the da 12
Total deficiency since Jlarch 1 381'
Normal precipitation 07 inch
Deficiency for the day 06 inch
Precipitation s'...e. March 1 21.24 inches
Deficiency since March I 5. S3 inches
Iecifiency for cor. period. 1916.. 11. 73 Inches
Ifetlclency for cor. period. 1915.. 1.84 Indies
L. A. WKLHH, Meteorologist.
BARE GERMAN
PLOT TO SEIZE
SOUTH BRAZIL
Argentine Aroused Over Publi
cation of Dispatches Sent by
Luxburg Planning Teuton
Invasion of Neighbor.
(By Associated Press.)
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 28.
A sensation has been occasioned here
by the publication of dispatches from
Reio Janeiro, asserting that the
Brazilian foreign minister has made
known that translation of dispatches
sent by Count von Luxburg, through
the medium of the Swedish legation,
while the count was German minister
to Argentina, has revealed a project
for a German invasion of southern
Brazil.
The newspapers here demand that
the government publish the LuvUurg
dispatches.
It was reported unofficially last
April that the Germans in southern
Brazilian states were concentrating,
and that a German insurrection was
being planned.
TVrnado Sweeps Through
South Part of Baltimore
Baltimore, Oct 28. A tornado of
terrific foice swept over the southern
section of Baltimore during the night,
wrecking about a dozen dwellings and
rendering others more or less unin
habitable. Doors, shutters, window fixings,
brick walls and door steps were
caught in the freaky gale and carried
hundreds of yards away.
No less than three score persons
were forced to take flight, many of
them not stopping to don proper
clothing. The area affected included
a block on Latrobe Park terrace and
Andre street, both north and south of
Fort avenue and East Fort avenue.
Turks Do Not Stop
To Fight the British
London, Oct. 27. "On Tuesday
Turkish columns moving on both
banks of the Tigris from Terkit, ap
proached our positions at Samara (on
the Tigris above Bagdad)," says an
official report from the Mesopo
tamian front. "The Turks retreated up
the river during the night without
fighting, on the advance of the British."
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AERIAL TRAHCPORT.
MICHAELIS HAS
QUIT IN FACE OF
ROYAL WISHES
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Berlin Papers Report Chan
cellor's Resignation After
Reichstag and Emperor
Argue for Days.
London, Oct. 28. A Reuters Lim
ited dispatch from Amsterdam says
Berlin evening papers report Imperial
Chancellor Michaelis lias resigned.
A London dispatch October 24, said
Dr. Michaelis had placed his portfolio
an chancellor in the hands of Emperor
William. The source of this informa
tion was given as an Amsterdam
telegram by the Wireless Press.
An Amsterdam dispatch October 25
said the German emperor did not re
gard the resignation of Dr. Michaelis
as necessary and that the chancellor
probably would remain in power.
Increased Wheat Receipts
On the Omaha Grain Market
Wheat receipts on the Omaha mar
ket Saturday were 66 carloads, the
heaviest of the week, indicating that
holders are becoming convinced that
prices are not going higher. Food
Administration Agent Neal is now
satisfied that men who have been
hoarding stocks are letting loose and
helping to do their bit in feeding the
United States and its allies.
Corn was olf a couple of cents, sell
ing at $J.99&2.10 a bushel, with the
receipts 23 carloads.
Oats sold at 57(a'57j4 cents a bushel,
J2 to -4 of a cent down from the
prices of Friday.
Germans Sink Boat, That
Brazil Might Not Seize
Rio Janeiro, Oct 27. The Ger
mans today set on fire and sank the
German gunboat Eber, 984 tons,
which has been lying at the port of
Bahia, fearing seizure of the gun
boat by the Brazilian authorities.
Torpedo boat destroyers were or
dered yesterday to take possession of
the Eber. .
Omaha Red Cross Chapter to Send
Boys in France Christmas Packages
Two thousand Christmas packets is
the quota Omaha Red Cross chapter
will furnish for Uncle Sam's men in
France and in training camps and can
tonments in this country. A commit
tee of prominent Omaha women,
headed by Mrs. T. L. Davis, who had
undertaken to make up 200 Christmas
packets, have consented to undertake
the larger work. I hey will open
headquarters in room 606 First Na
tional Bank building Monday morning.
Here money and materials will be
received and the packets prepared for
sending.
Arthur C. Smith and C. W. Hull
have iriven $10 each to the fund. K. T.
Swobe, WillartT Hosford, L. F. Cro-i
foot and Ernest Jackson of Dallas,
S. D., gave $5 each. A Mrs. Wilson of
Waterloo has promised to organize
a committee to prepare 30 packets.
A bridge party will be given Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Davis' moth
er, Mrs. John Brady, when the pro
ceeds will revert to this fund.
Tobacco, chewing gum, hard candies
and dried fruits are among the arti
cles to be included in the Christmas
packets. 1
Mrs. Davis' committee includes
Mesdames E. T. Swobe, G. A. Meyer,
Samuel Hums, Alvin Johnson, Eva
Wallace, I). C. Bradford, W. D. Hos
ford, Walter Roberts, Sam Caldwell,
Glen Wharton, Frank Wilson, T. F.
Kennedy and Miss Beulah Sharp.
WAR PROFITS OF
WHOLESALERS TO
FEEL HOOVER'S AX
Food Administration to Force
Dealers to Base Prices pn
What Was Paid for Goods,
Not Prevailing Market.
(By Associated Tress.)
Washington, Oct. 28. Wholesalers'
profits in war times, at least on non
perishable foods, should be governed
by the prices they actually pay and
not fiy prevailing market conditions,
the food administration has decided
in special rulings which will be put
into effect November 1, with respect
to several commodities.
The rule is one of many drawn for
the guidance of food dealers who will
be placed under license next Thurs
day, said a statement tonight by Food
Administrator Hoover, and the com
modities affected include beef, pork
and mutton, syrups and molasses,
cleaned rice and rice flour, oleomar
garine, lard and lard substitutes; oleo
oil, cooking fats, condensed milk and
various canned goods and dried fruits.
Allows Reasonable Advance.
No dealer in these commodities, the
rule says, shall sell "at more than a
reasonable advance over the actual
purchase price of the particular goods
sold, without regard to the market
or replacement value at the time of
such sale."
Wholesale dealers in refined sugar
are forbidden by a similar rule to sell
"at an advance over the refiners' list
price at which he purchased such
sugar greater than the normal margin
charged by wholesale dealers in re
fined sugar in the same locality or
such margin as may hereafter be es
tablished by the food administration."
With regard to perishable foods,
the food administration announced to
day that it will make a prompt and
full examination of any localities in
which increases of price occur and
will deal individually by adminis
trative orders with dealers charging
excessive prices
A general rule covering all licensed
foods provides that they shall not be
handled anywhere" in the United
States on an "unjust, exorbitant, un
reasonable, discriminatory or unfair
commission, profit or storage charge."
Regular and special reports will be
called for by the food administration
from each licensed dealer.
Knights of Pythias Raise
Fund for Enlisted Member?
Chicago, Oct. 27. A fund of $500,
000 vill be raised by the Knights of
Pythias of the United States to pro
vide comfort and protection for more
than 50,000 members of the order now
in war service, according to action
taken today by the Pythian War Re
lief commission.
John J. Brown, Vandalia, III., su
preme chancellor of the Pythian or
der of the world, declared that the
Pythian contribution to the war relief
fund will exceed $1,000,000 which is
to be collected anions the 717,737
A members of tha order. '
Fcod -Administrator Wattles
Calls Upon All to Sign Pledge
Cards and Thus Back Up
President Wilson.
By GURDON W. WATTLES.
I'eJeral Food Aitmlnlstratur.
Whom do you serve, America or
Germany? vfiat is the question which
will be "presented to every man and
woman in the state of Nebraska dur
ing the present week.
President Woodrow Wilson has by
proclamation dedicated this week to
the food pledge card campaign and
has asked all householders, men and
women to join the federal food ad
ministration. Will you obey the com
mand of your president and his lieute
nants by signing the pledge card, or
will you find some excuse, however
trivial, and refuse to sign and thereby
lend aid and comfort to the enemy
of your country? The results of this
week's work in Nebraska will either
cheer or discourage the young men
who have gone to the frontN to fight
our battles.
Chance to Refute Libel.
I appeal to the men and women
of this state to refute by the results
of this week's campaign the libel that
has been circulated that Nebraska is
not loyal. I appeal especially to citi
zens who are descendants of German
parents. 1 believe that vith rare ex
ception these men and women, who
left Germany to avoid militarism and
came to America to enjoy democracy,
are in favor of preserving the rights
and liberties they enjoy here. 1 ask
their hearty co-operation and helr
in the work of saving food. I want
every man and woman of German
desceitt to join the federal food ad
ministration. The women of Russia cut og their
hair, put on uniforms and went into
the trenches to tight for their coun
try. The women of America can
fight their battles in the kitchens at
home, by joining the food administra
tion and substituting other toods tor
wheat, meat, suear and flits.
Sign the pledge card and see to it
that e.'y other man and woman in
your neighborhood signs a card.
Don't refuse for any trivial reasons
to obey thp command or tne'president.
Don't' accent trivial excuses froth
your neighbors. All pood soldiers
respond' without question to every
command from their superior officers.
Argument, evasion" or delay means de
feat as recently illustrated in the Rus
sian army.
Thanks Teacher and Pupils.
I want to thank the teachers and
school children all over the state for
the splendid work that they have
done during the week past. If during
the present week the men and women
are as efficient, there will be no ques
tion about the results.
I appeal to every one in the state,
who wants to save the lives of our
young men at the front, to help by
joining the food administration and
by saving food that we may have an
abundance to send to our soldiers, the
soldiers of our allies and the starvini:
people of Europe. We must get this
food by saving it, as there is not
enough available food in the world to
meet the necessities of the war.
Don't wait to be solicited, but join
the great army now being organized
andnelp to win the war by doinR
what can be done in the homes. A
united front will discourage the enemy
and perhaps save th. lives of your
own sons that might be sacrificed by
a failure of this week's campaign.
Fine Assortment of Liquors
Found Hidden Among Potatoes
An assortment of fine wines and
whiskies, consisting of 30 bottles, was
unearthed last night beneath several
bushels of potatoes that were stored
underneath a basement stairway in
the Prague hotel, 1402 South Thir
teenth street, when the morals squad
searched the place.
Joe Pivonka, proprietor of the
hotel, and John Ort, bartender, were
arrested, charged with the unlawful
possession of intoxicating liquor.
They were later released on bonds
to appear in court to answer charges
of a second offense against the pro
hibition law.
Zeppelin Is Lost in
Mediterranean Ocean
Toulon, Oct. 28. In addition to the
four Zeppelins known to have been
lost by the Germans in French ter
ritory last Saturday, another has now
been reported destroyed by falling
into the Mediterranean last Saturday
night. Two French naval aviators
made this report today. The Zeppe
lin sank 40 miles south of the Hyercs
islands.
EACH DISTRICT IN
U. S. GIVES MORE
THAN ITS MINIMUM
Five Billion Mark Exceeded, According to Estimates of
Officials; Kansas City District Above Minimum
Amount, But Maximum May Not Be Reached;
Thousands Give at Last Moment.
(Br Assorlatrd Tress.)
Washington, Oct. 27. The Liberty loan apparently has
passed the $5,000,000,000 mark.
A last-day drive of titanic proportions throughout the na
tion rounded up more than $1,000,000,000 and was believed to
have carried the total several hundred million dollars beyond
of the Treasury McAdoo pronounced the loan an overwhelming
success. Federal Reserve banks were struggling tonight under
an avalanche of last-minute subscriptions to form some idea of
the grand total. Indications are that they will not complete
their tabulations for several days.
OEIGHT MILLIONS TAKE PART.
At least 8,000,000 persons through
out the countr wrote their names on
application blanks. How many more
did so will not be known until the
final count several days hence. The
number may go as high as 10,000,000.
Each of the 12 districts appeared
to have passed its minimum and indi
cations were that most of them had
exceeded the maximum as well.
MANY STAND IN LINE.
The treasury's early tabulation of
returns, based upon estimates re
ceived from the reserve banks showed
a total of $4,555,000,000. This was ad
mitted to be an understatement of the
result. At the hour the tabulation was
made subscribers were standing in line
in thousands of cities and towns
throughout the country and most of
the 26,000 banks were swamped with
unreported subscriptions.
Difficult to Estimate.
''Subscriptions to the second Liberty
loan probably have passed $5,000,000,-
000," said a treasury statement. From
OMAHA RAISES
TEN MILLIONS,
LIBERTY LOAN
Oversubscribes Quota by More
Than Two Million Dollars;
Committee in Charge Makes
Splendid Record.
Nebraska has. over-subscribed its
quota of the second Liberty loan by
of $33,504,800 reported at the close of very district came he report that it
, ki .t.-i!J.i- was almost impossible to. estimate to-
S.V&ft tlcca.mP a!at.m,dwKht tals as subscriptions weteZpowinl'm
rant nignr. . f it , j,n-.ifv .i.r
Omaha surged high above the S7,
8,000 mark, with a total of $10,323,-
888,
000, amounting to an over-subscription
of $2,235,000, or more than half
the total over-subscription of the
state. v
Thirty-four counties, according to
unofficial returns obtainable. Over
subscribed their quotas of the loan.
Some of the counties have not yet
completed their figures and it is pos
sible that the state total may reach
$34,000,000. Next to Douglas, Lan
caster county leads, having sub
scribed $3,525,000. The Douglas
county subscription will amount to
more than $10,439,000.
"This splendid showing by Omaha
and from Nebraska indicates the vas
reserves of wealth, scattered in rela
tively small amounts throughout this
western country, which t lie people
are willing to pour out in the nation's
cause," said O. T. Eastman of the
Federal Reserve bank, treasurer of
the Nebraska Liberty loan board.
An Active State Board.
Credit is due to the untiring activity
of the state board composed of T. C.
Byrne of Byrne-Hammer company,
chairman; O. T. Eastman, of the Fed
eral Reserve bank, treasurer, and E,
F. Folda, of the Corn Exchange bank,
secretary. "They handled the cam
paign in a masterly manner," said E.
V, rarrish, who has managed the pub
licity work.
V. II. Rhodes, of the United State's
National Bank, chairman of the Cma
ha committee, and C. J. Lyon, secre
tary, directed the city's remarkably
successful drive. i litre are iW or
mftrc who deserve credit for their pa
triotic efforts in this campaign," said
Mr. Fohla. "The results arc sufficient
reward for anyone."
Subscriptions continued to roll in
all (lay Saturday and the totals ad
vanced by leans and bounds. The
(Continued on Vage Two, Column Five)
Evandelistic Meetings
Open at Beaver pity
Beaver Cilv. Neb., Oct. 28. (Spe
rial. ) Dr. C. R. Ilandcnschicld and
Mr. and Mrs. Alva Willgns, eonipris
ing the evangelistic party, have opened
meetings in the tabernacle. The
building seats 1,200 and there are 100
voice in the choir. Much interest is
beinsr manifested.
Mrs. Nellie Hewett, aged 58 years,
wife of vV. N. Hewett, one of the
pioneers of Furnas county, died at the
family home near town yesterday of
apoplexy.
Nebraska's Liberty Loan Gift
Surpasses That of Any Other One
State in Kansas City District
Nebraska's Liberty loan subscrip
tion surpasses that of all other states
in the tenth federal loan district clear
ing through Kansas City. The official
figures reported at Kansas City give
Nebraska a total of $34,907,100 with
two counties missing. Oklahoma,
complete, is next with $29,253,440.
Returns at midnight from the sev
en states in the 'tenth federal reserve
district showed a total Liberty bond
subscriptiun of $144,443,840. The min
imum quota for the Kansas City
district was 120,000,000, and the max
imum $200,000,000.
The returns, with only 12 counties
missinc, showed that only one state.
Kansas, had failed to obtain its min
imum quota.
Of the larger cities in the district,
Kansas City reports $22,000,000; Den
ver, $13,200,000; Omaha, approximate
ly $11,000,000; Tulsa, Okl., $6,292,742;
Wichita, Kan., $3,540,000 and Okla
homa City, $3,222,000.
The report by states shows: Ne
braska, two counties mising, $34,907,
100; Oklahoma, complete, $29,253,440;
Kansas, thrce counties missing, $27,
614,600; Colorado, six counties miss
ing, $18,599,600; Missouri, complete,
$27,810,500; Wyoming, complete, $4,
703,500; New Mexico, complete, $1,
60 fast it Was with difficulty they were
even being recorded.
"New sales were being reported
by telephone, telegraph and messen
ger, it was .declared from coast to
coast. None were so bold as to say
it would be possible to give an ac
curate accounting of all sales before
next Wednesday."
Wednesday is the day on which
bank subscriptions must have reached
the district federaj reserve banks.
Wets Still Lead in
Official Recount
( Of Iowa Election
Des Moines, Oct. 28. Eighty-six of
the 99 counties of Iowa had reported
today on the official recount of t"he
ballots cast in the constitutional pro
hibition election without materially
changing the unofficial figures, the
"wet" faction still holding a lead of
approximiately 1,000.
Official figures from the 86 counties
combined with unofficial figures on
the remaining 13 counties gave a vote
of 214,143 for and 215,252 against the'
prohibitory amendment. .
Emerson Shows Up Well"
In Liberty Bond Drive
Emerson, Neb., Oct. 28. (Special.)
he close of the canvass for buy
ers of bonds in the second Liberty
loan shows the following results cred
ited to Emerson and th siirrrnnH!nc.
territory: uixon county, $J,3UU; Da
kota county, $11,550; Thurston county,
$9,600; a total of $48,450.
Other towns in Dixon county
showed the following results at clos
ing time Friday night: Wakefield,
$45,000; Ponca, $33,000; Newcastle,
$20,800; Maskell, $13,000; Concord,
$3,200; Dixon. $1,600; Martinsburg,
$1,200 a grand total of $166250. Al
len and Waterburg are not included
in the total.
Lord Northcliffe Decorates
Orville Wright With Meda?
Dayton, O., Oct. 28. Orville
Wright, who, with his brother, in
vented the airplane, was honored to
day by Lord Northcliffe, head of the
British war mission to the United
States, who decoratpd him wJtli ti
Albert medal. The medal was pre
sented by the Royal Society of the
Arts of England, which awards a
medal each year to some one prom
inent in the arts and sciences.of ths
world.
Wen at Camp Cody Take
Two Millions in Bonds
Deming, N. M., Oct. 28. National
guardsmen in Camp Cody subscribed
$2,001,800 to the second Liberty loan,
according in fitritrps m?An nuKli
night at the close of the campaign.
Colonel Phii L. Hall, formerly "of
Lincoln, Neb., was in charge of the
campaign. The success of the sold
iers' campaign stimulated civilian sub
scriptions in this region.
Fall River County, S. D.,
Meets Its Bond Quota
Hot Springs, S. D., Oct. 28. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Fall River county
will meet its lull quota of $100,000 on
the second Liberty loan. Hot Springs
subscribed $57,000. of which members
and employes of the National dldier:
home took $14,250,
