PART ONE
NEWS SECTION
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OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 3r 1917. EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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LANSING ASSAILS
PAPER WHICH SAID
"RUSSIA QUITS WAR"
Nothing In Dispatches or Associated Press Interview to
Substantiate Statement That Slavs Are About
..... - t
To Get Out of Conflict; Big Cash
Loan Is Made.
BULLETIN.
Washington, Nov. 2. -The government's apparent faith in
Russia was reiterated today in the authorization for a loan of
$31,700,000 out of credits previously arranged for, which was
to be placed to the credit of the Russian government at the fed
eral reserve bank of New York during the day.
LANSING'SCORES POST. O '
Secretary Lansing today authorized
the statement that neither on the
basis of official advices to the govern
ment, nor oil the basis of . Premier
Kerensky's statement, could it be said
that Russia was about to . quit the
war. The government, he said, de
plored constructions to the con
trary. Secretary Lansing, deploring any
interpretation of Kerensky's state
ment to the effect, that Russia was
out. of the war, assailed the Wash
ington Post, which printed over a
brief and preliminary account of Ker
ensky's statement the head, lines,
"Russia Quits War." He authorized
this statement: ' " ' '
"There has been absolutely nothing
in the dispatches received by the De
partment of State from Russia, nor in
information derived from any other
Omaha Paper Uses Same
Head Lines Over "Fake"
An Omaha , daily newspaper to
day published a garbled account of
.Premier Kerensky's "Statement.
The objectionable headlines used
by the Washington Post" which
were complained of by . Secretary
pf State Lansing Appeared slmost
to the letter ia4he -Omaha paper,
The dispatch was "faked" by a
correspondent for the Omaha pa
per in Washington from an ex
clusive cablegram from Petrograd
to the Associated Press.
source whatever, to 'justify, the fra
pression created by, the Washington
Post todav .principally by the head
line, 'Russia Quits War,' that Russia
is out of the conflict.
"A reading of the full interview
with Premier Kerensky.'of which the
paper published only an abbreviated
and preliminary account iself, shows
that the headline is entirely unwar
ranted. Our own advices show that
the provisional government in Petro
grad is attacking with great energV
the problems confronting it.
"Reports received from Petrograd
hy mail and telegraph show that
I'rcmicr, Kerensky and ins govern
ment, far from yielding to discourage
ment, are. still animated by 'a jitrong
determination to organize all Russja'9
resources in a whole-hearted resists
ance and carry the war through to a
victorious completion. At the same
time this government, like those of
the allies, is rendering all possible as
' sistancc." " '
Causes Sensation.
While Premier Kerensky's remark
able statement of Russia's situation
created a profound sensation among
American officials and all the allied
diplomats here, tney note witn con-j
(idence his emphasis that Russia rsj
not out of the conflict, however war
worn it may be.
In entente allied diplomatic circles
in Washington Premier Kerensky's
statement is not regarded as discour
aging; in fact, it was stated that the
(Continued on Page Five, Column One.)
The Weather
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Hourt, . Dec.
5 a. m 71
a. ny. 31s
7 a. m. si
8 a. m.... 82
. t a. m 3T
10 a. m... 43
11 a. m 4
12 m 53
1 p. m 1... 65
2 p. m 60
3 p. m..... 61
4 p. m 62
f p. tn 60
6 p. in S8
7 p. m 6.
8 p. in 63
Comparative local Record.
1917 1916 1915 1914
Highest yesterday .... 63 67 61 77
lowest yesterday .... 30 S7 41 63
Mean temperature 46 62 61 6t
rreclpitatlon 00 , .00 . .00 .00
Temperature and precipitation departurea
from the normal at Omaha sines March 1,
and compared with the last two years;
Normal temperature 44
Kxcess for the day 1
Total deficiency since March 1, 442
Normal precipitation .05 Inch
Deficiency for the djiy .. .05 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 .... 2 1 . 34 inchea
Deficiency since March 1 , 6.15 Inches
Deficiency .for cor. period, 1916.12.05 Inchea
Deficiency for cor. period, 1916. 2.16 Inchea
RepnrtFrom Stations at 7 P. M. '
Station and State. Temp. High- Raln
of Weather. 7 p.m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, cloudy 66 (4 .00
Davenport, clear " 49 44 .00
Denver, clear 66 66 .00
Des Moines, clear 48 66 .00
rodge City, clear 84 70 .00
Lander, clear 43 - 62 .00
North Platte clear .... 66 76 . .00
Omaha, clear 55 62 .00
Pueblo, clear ......... 60 70 .90
Oklahoma City, clear.. 56 .00
Salt Lake City, clear.. 54 62 .00
Santa Fe, clear ....... 46 60 .00
Sheridan, clear . 41 64 .00
6tonx City, clear ...... 64 62 .00
Valentine, clear 61 74 .00
I A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
ROADS OF STATE
TAKE OVER COAL,
GARFIELD IS TOLD
Kennedy Wires to Fuel Ad
ministrator When He .
Learns of the Con
fiscation. John L. Kennedy, state coal admin
istrator, advised Dr. Harry Garfield at
Washington of the appropriation by
the Rock Island railroad of the coal
supply at Fairbury, Neb., reported
this morning through The Bee corre
spondent, together with similar cases
elsewhere in this state
The seizure of the coal at Fairbury
create1 d a, coal famine which threat
ened the operation of the water and
electric light plants.
"Dr. Garfield advised us 'when we
were in Washingtonthat appwria-
tion of coal an transit by the railroads
was Inot to be permitted hereafter.
The railroads are .to look after their
own supply and may apply to the gov
ernment for relief," said Mr. Kennedy
ine government win suppiy tnc rail
roads with 'fuel. .
"The, Union Pacific also has appro
priate coal to its own use at Schuy
ler, Neb."
These cases will be taken up with
the federal coal "administration ; and
steps taken to prevent or obviate the
necessity; of their recurrence in Ne
braska. Ordered to Supply Cart.
Washington, Nov. 2. To remedy
the shortage of commercial coal in
the west and northwest the priority
committee of the war industries board
today ordered seven western railroads
servingcoal mines in Utah and
Wyoming to supply daily to these
mines "all or so many of the empty
box and single deck stock cars mov
ing west or northwest over tlwir lines
as may be required to transport coal
ready for shipment -west or north
west, according to the direction in
which such cars are being moved."
- The order specifies that commercial
coal destined to the west and north
west shall have preference and pri
ority in shipment after the transporta
tion of railroad fuel supply, live stock
and perishable freight, government
shipments and commodities to and
from smelting plants sufficient to keep
them in operation.
The railroads affected by the order
are the following:
Denver & Rio Grande; Los Angeles
& Salt Lake, Utah Railway company,
the Union Pacific, Oregon Short Line,
the Southern Pacific, and the Western
Pacific. -
Dan Cupid Losing Speed;
Wedding Licenses Fall Off
Four more marriage licenses vcre
issued by 1 "Cupid" Stubbendorf in
county court during October, 1916,
than in the corresponding month this
year. The number for October, 1916,
was 260, and for October, 1917, 256.
Loomis Estimates New
Taxes at Five Million
According to an estimate made by
United States Internal Revenue Col
lector Loomis, the new war taxes
collected through that office will
yield more than $5,000,000 annually
to the government.
r
NOEL KILLED
IN FEUD SAYS
LONGNECKER
Villisca Photographer Believed
Murdered; Mystery Shrouds
Shooting; Coroner's Jury
to Sit On Case.
Detective L. W. Longnecker is in
clined to believe that J. W. Noel, Vil
lisca photographer, who was found
dead at Albia. Ia., Thursday with a
bullet hole in his forehead, was mur
dered.. He had no definite theory to
offer, but bases his opinion on the
tense feeling which has been engen
dered in Montgomery county.
"I worked on the case many weeks
and was one of the first to start an
investigation of the ax murders. I
have followed the case closely from
the first and know every angle ot it.
It is my belief that-Noel was mur
dered," stated Longnecker.
"My only surprise is that there has
not been a killing before this. I
would not be surprised to hear of
other shootings before this affair is
cleared up," he said.
Overheard .Conversation.
"Noel," he continued,, "testified at
the Jones-Wilkerson slander ' suit a
year ago that he overheard a con
versation in Jones' machine shop in
Villisca. There was supposed to have
been a crack in the boards through
which he claimed to '.have heard a
conversation between Senator F. F.
Jones! and his son, Albert. Noel
claimed the information he overheard
indicated that Jones and his son were
afraid of Ed Landers. At the recent
Kelly trial, you will recall, Landers
testified that on the evening of the
murder he observed Albert Jones
enter the Moore home at about 8:15
o'clock. His testimony was impeached
by the prosecution. Noel and Landers
were boon companions."'
; Noel Star Witness. , ,
Noel was star witness in the Jones
slander suit against Detective-yN;
Wilkerson, and one of the strongest
suDoorters of Wilkerson in his fight
. t . . . .
in Montgomery, county, lowa, to
bring about the acquittal of Rev. Lyn
U' J. Kelly tor the viU'sca ax tnur
ders. ' '
A coroner's, jury will sit on the
case ' Saturday morning.
' Bearing 'on' Havner Case.
Logan,' la.,- Nov.- 2. (Special.) It
is exoected here that the mysterious
death of J.' W. "Noel.'ViVllisco photo-
grapher-wlio.died in the hospital atter
being shot through the head at" Albia,
la., willjiave -a ' marked bearing on
the trial 'of H. M. Havner, attorney
general of Iowa, which is set for No.
vember 6.
Havner is under indictment on the
charze of "oDPression in .office. This
move was one of the outstanding de
velopments in the investigation of
the Villisca, la., ax murders of 1912.
It was in connection with the attor
ney general's alleged action last spring
during a grand jury investigation oi
the ax murders that the indictment
was returned at Red Oak, la., Septem
ber 4, 1917.
, Havner, Gets New Venue.
Announcement "of the indictment
came a tew hours atter tne opening
of the trial of Rev. Lyn George J
Kelly, who was charged with the ax
slaying. The trial ended in a jury
disagreement. Havner was in per
sonal charge of the prosecution. ;
Released on $1,000 bond, Havner
successfully sought a change of venue
to Harrison county on the ground that
he could not be assured a ' just and
impartial" trial in Montgomery county
ot which Ked Uak is tne seat, ine
state supreme court recently sustained
this change when an attempt was
made to have the order quashed.
The indictment of Havner resulted
from ' his examination of Mrs. Alice
Willardf of Villisca, before the grand
jury, at Red Uak during the investiga
tion that terminated in' the exonera
tion of a former state senator, F F.
Jones, and his son, Albert.
U. S. Seizes All Flour
Trading With Europeans
New York, Nov. 2. The milling
division of the United States food ad
ministration announced here tonight
that effective immediately all direct
trading by -American millers, export
ers and blenders of flour with Euro
pean countries is prohibited. This
business will be handled" hereafter
only by the food administration.
Cadorna Prepares to Recover
Ground Lost to Teuton Armies
ill ii 1 i tn 1 ej -:r7VV-...-.M7 Ml v. ,w r zxt.
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BATTLtUfcE BEFORE AUSTRO-OCftMAN ORIVE i
TA6UAMENTO OEFENSE UNB OPJTHB PjAU AN
According to belief in military cir
cles in Washington, General ,Cadorna
is well protected on the line of the
River Tagliamento, about 20 tov25
miles west of the Isonzo. The Ger
man and Austrian troops captured
Cormons and later Udine, the head
quarters rff the Italian armies before
the retreat began. ;
KITE BALLOON
BREAKS CABLES
-AWOHAIIA
"V
Gus Renze Bags Muskrat When He
Thinks He Has Winged a Mallard
Henry W. Dunn, chief of police.
Ak-Sar-Ben headliner. and gunman of
renown, avers that a hunting trip
without Gus Renze and Oscar Lieben
would be like playing "Hamlet" with
out the melancholy Dane.
Mr. Dunn. Charles Lewis and Lee
McGrier went a-hunting three weeks
ago and agreed to allow Renze and
Ueben to accompany them. Renze
is' something of a tyro with shooting
irons, lie enjoys the sport and is
an apt pupil under the direction of
his elder sportsmen.
According to Mr. Dunn, who just
returned, everybody in the party
knew when Reiwe got a shot There
was no question about it, because the
Ak-Sar-Ben artificer loudly pro-
... ... ......
claimed, the demise of the feathered
victims which were , winged by his
artillery.
"J. got himl Gave him both sides
of the gun," yelled Renze on one ex
citing occasion. Dunn sent his re
triever out for' the quarry and when
the dog returned the chief of police
laughed until his ribs ached.
"Watcher you t laughing about?'!
asked Renze m high dudgeon. -
-The dog' brought in' a "muskrat
Renze declared he brought the crea
ture down from the ah. Dunn
wanted to know when inuskrats be
gan to fly.
Lieben established a reputation as
a human retriever for the others of
the party. The Omahans operated on
Rush lake, in Garden county.
Captive Bag On trial Escapes
Moorings, and Goes -Sailing
r Southward " (Jripildtecf
, , ' and Alone.
A half ' dozen officers, in automo
biles, and a number of 'speeding sol
diers'on fast army motorcycles had
t thrilling dash across Nebraska and
low' yesterday in pusuit of the run
away kite balloon which broke away
from its moorings at 9 o'clock in the
morning.
Tired of being hitched to the earth
the balloon slipped its cables,- bade
the astonished soldiers la-ta and
hiked away to the northeast.
Quick as a flash Leo Steven's and
Captain Max Fleishman jumped into
a car on the field and tore madly after
the balloon. Captain Pageiow was
the next to follow and a' dozen 'other
soldiers manned "cars and automo
biles in hot chase.
Follow Three Hours.
For three hours they followed the
balloon which was finally "pinched
near Silver City,. Ia., after a sixty
mile joy-flight.
The. balloon started north, but Leo
Stevens and Captain Heishman
crossed -the river and turned their
machine southward, thinking it would
sail in an opposite direction when it
struck the higher-air currents. This
is exactly what happened, .but the bal
loon, as if possessing human instinct,
toyed and coquetted with its pursuers,
dipped and rose, coming near and
then rising. It was at an altitude of
about 8,000 feet much of the time,
Gradually, as it grew hotter, the auto
matic valve opened and let gas escape
- Begins to Come Down.
. Finally, when . it . got 10 miles be
yond Silver City. Ia.. it began to come
down near to the foremost automobile
in which Leo Stevens and Captain
Fleishman were riding. They man
aged to spring up and catch' its ropes,
but the combined efforts of these two
and the driver could not hold down
the balloon. When it touched the
ground the immense cables dragged
and thus. released their weight from
the bag.
Thereupon it shot up again, tearing
itself from the hands of the men. It
now headed north again, being in the
lower current and the automobiles
turned , back. Several times it was
caught, and broke a way Finally,
when a mile from Silver City it came
low enough so Leo Stevens could
make a flying leap into the basket.
Takes Big Chance.
He took a chance of being crushed
or thrown out-Mn the excitment of
the chase he hadn t brought his para
chute. He landed safely, however,
and was then able to bring the balloon
down by opening the valves.
. A motor truck was sent. for and the
now drooping balloon brought home
in disgrace. But it was great sport
while it lasted, the balloon ' would
probably say. Readers of French
classics were reminded of the famous
runaway cannon on a ship, described
by Victor Hugo, which likewise led its
captors a chase. But it caused much
dantage before caught, so there the
simile ends. - '
.
. former Bee Man Here..
Karl Lee, formerfy member of The
Bee editorial staff, now serving Uncle
Sam in the marine corps, is in Omaha
dn a. short furlough, '
FINLAND MAKES
PORT WITH LOSS
OF 8 AMERICANS
United States' Transport Re
cently Torpedoed by U-Boat
. Reaches French Coast; Im
' mense Casualty List.
(Br AftMflfttod Fma.)
Washington, Nov. 2. The torpedo
ing of the' homeward bound army
transport Finland in the war zone
four days ago resulted in the death
of two members of the naval armed
guard, two army enlisted men and
four of the ship's civilian crew, A
third seaman is missing.
Vice Admiral Sims' report of the
casualties to the Navy department to
day added no details to'the announce
ment yesterday that the Finland had
been torpedoed, but had been able to
reach a European port under its own
steam.
The .casualty list as made public
late today' follows:
Members of the naval crew:
. JAMES W. HENRY, seaman, sec
ond class, dead. Next of kin, . Rose
Henry, Harrison, N. J.
NEWTON R. HEAD, seaman,
dead. Next of kin not given. Home
address,' Cleveland,' Ga. ,
PORTER HILTON, seaman, sec.
ond class, missing, Mother, Mrs,
Lizzie Hilton, Toccoa, Ca.
Army:
PRIVATE LESTER HICKEY,
infantry, drowned. Father, Thomas
Hickey, 142 North Racine avenue,
Chicago, 111.
CHARLES H. MAXWELL, col.
.ored transport workers' battalion,
drowned. Brother, .Thomas ET Max
well, Concord, N. C.
Members of Finland's crew:
M. CARDOZA, fireman, drowned.
No emergency address.
J. HANESLO, barber, drowned.
No emergency address.
W. F. - PHILLIPS, waiter,
drowned. Brother, A. Phillips, Jack
son' Barracks, New Orleans, La.
JOSE CUEVAS, mess boy, prob
ably died from injuries. . Father, M.
Cuevas, Havana, Coba.
Two of the dead and missing men
were members of the naval armed
guard and two were army men, a
private, and a negro transport worker.
The others lost were civilian mem
bers of the Finland's crew.
Left in Small Boats
The announcement that five of the
men were drowned indicated to offi
cials that the Finland's company left
the vessel in small boats until it was
made certain that it , could remain
afloat. ' The capsizing of one of the
boats in launching might account for
the drowning of the men.
It is assumed that two of the armed
guard were killed by the explosion
of the torpedo and that the missing
one probably wu blown overboard
by the explosion as was a seaman on
the destroyer Cassin when it was
torpedoed recently.
Transport Reaches Port
A French Atlantic Seaport, Nov. 2.
The American transport Finland is
in drydock here. I he vessel received
such slight damages from the German
torpedo r which recenty struck it
that it will not be long before it
puts to sea again. The torpedo struck
a coal bunker which lessened the ef
fect of the explosiofi.
Those injured on board the Finland
are ia a hospital here.
GERMAN RETREAT
FROM THE AISNE
BERLIN
ADMITS
Teutons. Evacuate Points on Chemin Des Dames, Made
Untenable by Allies After Recent French and Brit-v
ish Advances: East Bank of Tagliamento ' v
Cleared of Italians.
(Br JViaociated Frew.)
Berlin, via London, Nov. 2.-The Germans have retreated
from points along the Chemin Des Dames in the Aisne sector of
the front in France, according to the German official communi
cation issued this evening.
The communication gives no reason for the maneuver, but
said it was made during Thursday night systematically and
without interference by the' French troops. .
' O NO WORD FROM SOUTH.
The statement says also that, no
fresh advices are at hand from Italy. '
The text of the communication fol-
tniva , i .
"In Flanders there has been lively
artillery activity on the Yser.
"Unnoticed and undisturbed by the
enemy we systematically .withdrew
our lines from the hilly front of the
Chemin Des Dames last night
. RAIDS IN BRITAIN. ;
"Our airmen " successfully attacked
London and English coast towns
Wednesday night.
"From, the' east nothing special has
occurred. . .
"Nothing new. has. been reported at
this time from Italy."
' ; East Bank Clear.
Berlin, . via London, Nov, "Jlhe
eastern bank of the Tagliamento river
from, the Fella valley to the Adriatic
sea nas been cleared ot Italians, ac
cording to the German official com
munication issued today. On . the
U. S. TROOPS ROUT
GERMAN SNIPERS
AT THEIR GAME
Sammies in Trenches Anxious
For Action i Few Cases of
' Sickness Reported; Men
Caked With Mud.
Uy 'Aaaoclatod Fiwm.)
' With the American Army in France,
Nov.' 2. Sopt of the American sol
diers who have ; just . been , relieved
after service in the trenches lhad
thrilling stories to tell !on returning
to the billets. 1 On clear days,' espe
cially, German .snipersbecame active.
.-Bullets went singing haftoJcsslyjover.
hesd. African infantrymen ,( were
tolled oft to attend to any sniptf who
became active, and more' than' one of
them will snipe Americans tio'more.. ,
' This game of 'sniping the sniper"
is highly popular, The only com
plaint heard today was that there
was not enough rifle shooting to sat
isfy the 'infantrymen, beveral of the
soldiers said they went out to fight
but did not get enough. There is no
scarcity of expert riflemen when a
sniper starts in. , ,
Colonel Is Target.
A colonel had an exciting expe
rience when the Germans nearly got
the range of an observation post in
which were he and 'his aide. They
lost no lime in taking temporary
cover. i
The artillery on both sides, was
rather more active during the last
days in which the first contingent of
Americans was in the trenches. The
Germans shelled the back areas and
approaches, putting shrapnel and high
explosive shells in the direction of
the trenches and battery positions.
Aside from livening up things for a
while, nothing was accomplished by
the enemy. ',,,,
The infantry in one section ' had
quite a livejy time for two nights.
The Germans, thinking a hostile
patrol was near them, opened fire
with their rifles at the point where
the opposing, trenches , are nearest
The Americans let the Germans fire
for a time and then they themselves
began to fire. . ,
Morale of Americans Excellent.
Several German, airplanes which
flew over the trenches were targets
for rifles and machine guns.
The morale of the Americans is
distinctly pleasing to the French. The
troops marched out of the trenches
in the dark, their wet and muddy
clothes clinging to them. As soon
as they were out of hearing of the
Germans the men swung along
whistling or singing.
The battalions sent In to relieve
the men 7 found the ground frozen
when they came up. The sector re
mains normal, according to the latt
reports. ( ,
middle and ,lpwer . sectors of " the
Tagliaintnto the" Austro-German
armies are in fighting contact with the
Italians. l The comtnunicatioi saya.
tl4" tiA Ti..1J..a' ...U i. ...... U t.lJ
iMKi. lmv jiauaiia .will udve VCCH Jium-
inrottt'along-thS ea,tetn bank of the
Tagliamento either., were compelled
to retire or, were wide prisoner. :
. The text of the statement Teads:
'Italian front: . Along the middle
and lower Tagliamento our army is in
fighting contact ' with the enemy.
Italian brigades still holding out on
the eastern bank of the river were
compelled by our attacks to retire or
were taken prisoner.' , ,
"From the Fella valley. , to the
Adriatic sea the left bank of the Tag
liamento is free' of the enemy." . ,
Tagliameno Guns Roar.
lhe battle of the Tagliamento has
been begun by the Artillery.
Guns of. the Austro-German fnvad
ers of northern Italy have opened fire
from the. easterly side of the river
upon General Cadorna's Positions on
L the westerly bank, to which the ItaU
un armies have effected a retreat dur
ing the, ten days that have elapsed
since their Isbnzo front was broken
Cadorna's - artillery is replying,
Rome announces today, and th
struggle for the river line is on.
Apparently the Teutonic attempt.tof
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uiv . iiuoaiug vi uic stream is not
to be long delayed. The Italian!
statement announces the advance of
Austro-German patrols from the malni
enemy positions of - the river bank.:
They were met by Italian machine
gunfire and repulsed. '
" May Be Merely Delay.
Uncertainty exists, however, as to
nas planned a definite stand on the
Tagliamento line or if merely a de
laying action is intended to afford
time for the preparation of a stronger
line at the Livenza, 10 to 15 mile$
further west, or at the Piave, apprpx
imately 25 miles from the Tagfia
mento. The next day or two seems
likely to resolve this doubt. v '
Corn on Omaha Market v
Shows a Slight Decline?
Omaha's grain market was slowj
Friday, with prices slightly lowerj
Corn was down a cent,' or so, bids
being around $1.832.05. Receipts
were 18 carloads.' ' j
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