THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 1. 1917.
ALLIES MUST HIT
BLOW IN REPLY TO
RUSH INTO ITALY
War Councils Consider Plans to Deliver Stroke That May
Prove Turning Point of Whole War; Battles
Heretofore Fought Will Seem Puny
In Comparison. "'
(Special Cablegram to The Bee.)
London, Oct. 31. The Teuton blow at Italy, coming like a
thunder clap, may prove a boomerang, which, arousing the
allies to the full consciousness of the desperateness of the Hun,
will lead them to strike a powerful blow that otherwise would
be deferred until America's active entry in the spring. Italy is
to have help immediately from the allies!
THREE WAYS TO AID.
PACKERS SAY HARD
TO FIX MEAT PRICES
V
Local Managers Give Expres
sion to Views on New Order m
of Government; Have Not
Heard From Heads.
The British and French govern
ments today rushed preparations to
go to the assistance of their stricken
ally. Both governments completed
plans involving instant co-operation
in the present crisis.
The war cabinet here and the coun
cil in Paris both have met to discuss
the best means of rendering aid
from a military standpoint. There
are three solutions of the Italian prob
lem, t
First, the Italians may make a firm
stand on some line Much as the Tag
liamento river, which already has be
come a watchword throughout Italy
as the line beyond which the Italian
troops will not retreat.
Difficulties Presented.
This river, which flows from Tol
mezzo throuRh the plains of Venice,
may become the Marne of Italy. Ca
dorna's faith in his troops is not
broken; the allies may send large
bodies of troops and hundreds of
guns to Italy.
There are probably between 65 and
75 divisions now drivii.3 against the
Italians.
There would be great difficulty in
making the allies' aid effective, for,
leaving transportation difficulties out
of consideration, such troops would be
on unfamil;ar ground, where the offi
cers and men would be ignorant of
conditions under which they would
be forced to fight against a confident
foe.
Another plan involves staking every
thing in one great battle and making
a strong counter attack on some other
front.
West Best Place.
Such an attack would have to have
great force, for no limited drive would
offset in a military way or politically
the great advantage Germany has
gained in its successful blow against
Italy.
This brings to light again the ques
tion that is a subject of dispute be
tween eastern and western schools.
The former claims that the conquest
of Macedonia and Palestine would be
equally effective to advantages gained
elsewhere The latter maintain that
the only scheme is to mass men and
munitions on the west front an drive
home a victorj there.
The western front now looks like
the most effective place for a counter
attack since the Russians are unable
to help. No help can be expected on
the Russian or Roumanian fronts.
The Italian defeat may prove the
turning point of the whole war. It
may mean a complete change in the
policies of Haig and Petain and may
be the inception for the launching ot
furious allied drives of great force,
with far-reaching objectives against
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ine uerman lines 01 inc western iroiii.
It might mean one great battle blazing
up from the North Sea to the Alps of
Switzerland, with powerful allied re
serves thrown into one decisive stru
gle, instead ofs picking a way through
the uerman lines here and there until
the American troops now in training
are ready to take their places m actual
combat.
The gallant drive of Petain's men on
Fuel Administrator Guest
Of Midwest Coal Dealers
John L. Kennedy, fuel administrator
ofr Nebraska, was the guest of honor
at a luncheon given by the Mid-west
Coal Dealers association at the Com
mercial club. Mr. Kennedy explained
to the members the tuctions and pow
er of the fuel administrator. The as
sociation members agreed to co-oper
ate with the taei administrator in
every waj in their power. They in
structed the secretary to put the whole
force of their organization back of
any plans the fuel administrator
wished to accomplish. They offered
their own services and the services
of all the traffic and coal experts in
their employ to the fuel administrator
at all times. The Mid-west Whole
sale Coal Dealers' association controls
approximately 75 per cent of the an
thracite and bituminous coals shipped
into Nebraska andwesrern Iowa, the
supply coming from 13 states and 22
mining districts.
Colonel McCarthy Now is
Stationed At Chicago
Colonel D. E. McCarthy, well
known in Omaha on account of hav
ing been stationed here in charge oi
Hie quartermaster depot, is back in
Chicago, where he has been assigned
as rhief quartermaster.
When General Pershing went to
France he was accompanied by Colo
nel McCarthy. Soon after his arrival,
Colonel McCarthy became seriously
ill. He has been sent back to the states
to recuperate and is expected to re
main in Chicago as chief of the quar
termaster's department until he ha
fully recovered, after which it is un
derstood he will return to Europe.
idopt Standard Loaf
Of yVheatless Bread
Boston, Oct. 31. A standard loaf
of wheatiess bread will be adopted
by hotels throughout this state, it
was announced after a conference
today by leading hotel proprietors
and Henry B. Edicott, state food
administrator.
A committee was appointed to
compile recipes from which the best
will be submitted to every hotel
chef in the state and made public
for home use. Plans were also
adopted to enforce two fish days a
week at all hotels. The hotel men '
also voted to institute poultry days.
the Aisne front last week has been
completely forgotten and overshad
owed today by the lowering menace
of the Italian debacle.
Allies Must Hit Back.
,The first of these solutions is still
in doubt, although General Cadorna
has announced that the Italian troops
are doing their best to stem the on
rush of the Germans on the plains.
The second solution, that of direct
allied aid, has already been put into
effect. Although it is obviously im
possible to give any details of what
form this aid will take information
which Germany at this present mo
ment is most anxious to discover it
is certain that France and England
are determined that such relief must
be given. Lloyd George in his speech
in the Commons indicated that Italy
will be given immediate help.
The third solution may well be
looked for any day now.
Weather or no weather, the allies
must hit back.
No discussion concerning the gov
ernment license control of the nation's
packing and slaughtering industries
after November 1 was heard among
officials of South Side packing houses
yesterday, save a few straightforward
remarks, stating objections to government-fixed
prices.
R. C. Howe, general manager of
Armour's, said:
"As yet we haven't received advice
from the home office concerning government-fixed
prices of meats.
"I don't understand in what way
the government can set prices on
slaughtered meat on account of prices
continually varying. However, we
must await government action."
SEES FAVORABLE OUTCOME.
M. R. Murphy, general manager of
Cudahy's, said:
"I have heard of the new regulations
of government-fixed, prices only
through the newspapers. We have
been anticipating this action by the
government for some time and are
prepared to cope with the heads of the
food controllers. I think it will merge
out in fine shape."
Would Lessen Shipments.
.When questioned as to the effect
government control of the meat in
dustry would have on live stock, Gene
Melady, live stock commissioner,
said:
"It would lessen shipments of hogs,
cattle and sheep on account of diffi
culties of obtaining moderate priced
"eed for'th ; animals and farmers can
not stand the decrease in ,rices."
P. J. Sheehy, superintendent of the
Cudahy packing plant, said: "We have
not yet received advice from the home
office. I have only heard of the new
government regulation of prices
through the papers."
Stock Business as Usual.
Commission men o not seem wor
ried about the effect the government
control may have on their business,
and they seem loth to discuss what
action the government might take in
regard to live stock.
K. Buckingham, general manager of
the Union stock yards, said: "Live
stock business is as usual and we hear
the government will take no action in
the control of cattle, hog or sheep
shipments and prices."
Several advion- committees on va
rious phases of the industry are in
process ;f selection, say Washington
dispatches. The committee on hogs
will include H. C. Wallace, secretary
Corn Belt Meat Producers' associa
tion, Des Moines: E. Z. Russell, editor
Twentieth Century Farmer; V. M.
McFadden. Union Stock Yards. Chi
cago, representing Swine Record as
sociation; .1. M. Evvard. Iowa Agri
cultural college. -Ames la., and Vy
man Lovejoy. Rosco 111.
Committee on Cattle.
The committee on cattle will em
brace E. L. Burke, Omaha; Dwight
R. Heard. The enix, Ariz.; Alfred S.
Gage, San Antonio, Tex.; W. T. Mc
Cray, Kentlaml, Ind.; W. R. Stubbs,
Lawrence, Kan., and W. A. Cochell,
Kansas State Agricultural college.
'Further, a committee his been ap
ppinted to study the cost of hog pro
duction and methods for stimulation
in production, consisting of the fol
lowing: John M Evvard, Ames, la.;
J. H. Skinner, Purdue university, La
fayette, Ind.; N. H. Gentry, Sedalia,
Mo.; Dr. Tait Butler, Birmingham,
Ala.; L. W. Funk. Bloomington, 111.;
E. H. Burdick, Herman, Neb., and W.
AsWilliams, Marlow. Okl.
On Packing Committee.
The packers' committee will embrace:
Thomas K. Wilson, oi Wilson &1
company, Chicago; Arthur Meeker,
Armour & company, Chicago; L. F.
Swift, Swift & company, Chicago;
Edward Morris, Morris & company,
Chicago; Edward A. Cuuahy, Cudahy
Packing company, Chicago; Mr. Agar,
John Agar & company, Chicago; Mr.
Roberts, of Roberts & Oake, Chicago;
B. B. Brennan of Brennan Packing
company. Chicago; G. A. Hormel, of
G. A. Hormel & company, Austin.
Minn.; Patrick Cudahy, St. Louis In
dependent Packing company, St.
Louis; Mr. Bischof, St.. Louis Inde
pendent Packing company, St. Louis;
Mr. Dold, of Jacob Dold Packing com
pany, Buffalo, X. V.; Mr. Nash,
Cleveland Provision company, Cleve
land, 0., Mr. Taliaferro, Hammond,
Standish & Co., Detroit, Mich.. Mr.
Shaw. Mr. Foster. Mr. Fryc, and Mr.
Rohc.
Offered $1,000 Per
Week to Organize
Strikes in U. S.
New York. Oct. 31. "Dr" Karl
von Edwards, on trial here on a
charge of having stolen $35,000 in
jewelry and $oOO in money from Mrs.
Minnie Strangmann. wife of a Buffalo,
N. Y., brewer, declared today he Itf d
been offered $1,000 a week to under
take a mission or strike organization
in this country and Canada in behalf
of the German government.
The man who made the offer, he de
clared, was known to him as Carl
Hanneman, who was described as sec
retary to Count von Bcrnstorff. Yon
Edwards said Mrs. Strangmanu in
troduced Hanneman to him in a hotel
in this city, at which he fraternized
with several other so-called German
sympathizers.
Yon Edwards declared that he
spurned the offer on several occa
sions, but that later he accepted $2,000
in this city and $1,500 which was paid
him in a hotel in Buffalo.
Utah Leads the Country in
Food Pledge Card Returns
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. J I. The
report of the national food administra
tion shows that Utah leads the nation
in the'number of housewives pledged
to further food conservation in every
possible way. So far in the food
pledge week, 52,000 Utah women have
been enrolled in the cause of conserva
tion. "Nearly every woman in this
state," said W. W. Armstrong, state
food administrator, "is now pledged
to 'do her bit' by conserving food."
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take her feet off her mind and
make standing and walking a
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To insure Victor quality, alwayt look for the famous
trademark, "Hit Master's Voice." It is on all lenuine
products of the Victor Talking Machine Company.
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'VictroW 1.
New!ctor Records
for November
McCormack sings "Send Me Away With a Smile"
- A popular "soldier" song. McCorn lck sings it with that
touch of reality which he knows so well how to impart.
Victroli Red Seal Record 64741. Ten-inch, $1
A tender Riley poem sung by Alma Gluck
The lovely voice of Alma GIuck matches admirably the
tender sentiment so beautifully .expressed by James Whitcomb
Riley in his "Praver Perfect."'
VictroU Red Seal Record 64713. Ten-inch, n
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Frances White in two "kid" impersonations
m "Six Times Six" and "M-i-s-s-i-s-s-i-p-p-i" two hits she
sings in Hitchy-Koo." Presented here in the same delight
im manner. Victor BIue UbeI Record 45137 Ten inch $1
Conway's Band plays two new Sousa marches
Two delightful Hawaiian duets by Louise and Ferera
Lively numbers by Six Brown Brothers and Van Eps Trio
Sterling Trio and Campbell and Burr in popular songs
71 others including
8 Interesting Orchestral Numbers 3 Masterly Violin Solos
3 Superb Operatic Arias , 8 Delightful Concert Songs
10 Tuneful Dance Selections 20 Popular Song Successes
Hear these new Victor Records today at any Victor dealer's. He will gladly Rive you t complete
descriptive list and play any music you wish to hear. Ask to hear the Saenger Voice Culture Records.
There are Victor and Victrolas in great variety of style from 510 to $400.
Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J.
Important Notice. Victor Records and Victor Machines are scientifically coordinated and synchronised by our apaciri
processes of manufacture, and their use, on with the other, is absolutely essential to a perfect Victor reproduction,
Maw Victor Rscords cUmoostratad at all coaler on tha 1st of each month
the
Registered Trada-mark of tha Victor TsJldna; Machine Company desiisttiof the product sf this Compear SSUy.
Warning: Tha us of the word Victrola upon or in tha promotion or aale af
ay other Talking Machine or phonograph, products is misleading and iUsftl,
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The Building & Loan
Associations of Omaha
anticipating the desire of the public to buy
Liberty Bonds on Easy Terms
have arranged to accommodate all persons hav
ing failed to purchase during the campaign.
You Can Still Buy Liberty Bonds
on Weekly or Monthly Payments
ON YOUR OWN TERMS
Ask any one of us for full information.
THE CONSERVATIVE SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
1614 llsrney Street.
THE OMAHA LOAN AND BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Northwest Corner 16th and Dodge Streets.
THE OCCIDENTAL BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
322 South 18th Street.
THE NEBRASKA SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
211 South 18th Street.
THE COMMERCIAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
4081 South 24th Street.
THE BANKERS' SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
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THE PRUDENTIAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, .
120 South lfth Street '
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4724 South 24th Street.
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Change of
location
Our City Ticket Office is now per
manently located at 411 South 15th
Street Railway Exchange Building.
Telephone Douglas 428.
Our City Freight Office will tem
porarily locate in Room 437, 4th
Floor, same building. Telephones
Douglas 447 and 448.
the same courteous attention will
continue to be accorded our patrons.
J. S. McNally,
Division Passenger Agent
E. P. Hennessy,
Commercial Agent. ,
After All
It is the earnings of a company that pay the divi
dends. The Union Power & Light Company earn $126,
215.87 with which to pay their 7 dividend of 135,000,
or 28 per share.
The property value is distributed among twelve
towns. The management has proven their ability in
effective operation. The physical condition of the
plant is maintained at its highest efficiency.
Special circular on request, describing the 1 Pre
ferred, Participating, Cumulative Stock.
BURNS, BRINKER & COMPANY,
INVESTMENT SECURITIES
449-452 Omaha National Bank Building,
Douglas 695. Omaha, Neb.
THE BIG BALL
At Auditorium Saturday, November 17
Members of Company F of the Seventh Nebraska infantry will
entertain. ;
A dance for our wives, sisters, mothers and sweethearts; other
attractions, during the evening.
There will be a talk on conservation.
A First Class Lunch Will Be Served
AN ORCHESTRA OF 14 PIECES
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