THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 16. 1917.
ALLIED COUNCIL
TO TAKE CHARGE
WAR OPERATIONS
Authority to Be Restricted;
Delegates Responsible to Re
spective Governments; To
Meet Monthly.
(By Associated Frees.)
London, Nov. IS. The proposed
new inter-allied council was the sub
ject of discussion in the House of
Commons today when the former
Premier H. H. Asquith brought the
matter before the house by inter
rogating Premier Lloyd George on
ihe functions of the council.
ir A . e a .
sir. Asquitn asked the oremier
whetfier he would now state the pre
cise tunctions of the inter-allied coun
cil.
t Premier Lloyd George said that the
. Dest way of answering- the question
. ( was to read the actual terms of the
V agreement between the British, French
. and Italian governments for the crea-
tion of a supreme council of the allies.
The text of the agreement follows:
A Supreme War Council.
"First, with a view to better co
ordination of the military action, on
the western front, a supreme war
council is created composed of the
prime minister and a member of the
government of each of the great pow
ers whose armies are fighting on that
front, the extension of the scope of
the council to other frqnts to be re
served for discussion with the other
sjreat powers.
"Second, the supreme war council
lias for its mission to watch over the
general conduct of the war. It pre
pares recommendations for the con
sideration of the governments and
keeps itself informed of their execu
tion and reports thereon to respective
' governments.
"Third, the general staff and military
commands of armies of each power
charged with the conduct of the mili
tary operations remain responsible to
their respective governments.
Submit Plans to Council.
"Fourth, general war plans drawn
-' by competent military authorities are
submitted to the supreme war coun
cil, which under high authority 5f
government insures its concordance
and submits, if need be, any necessary
changes.
"Fifth, each power delegates to the
supreme war council one permanent
military representative, whose exclu
sive function is to act as technical ad
viser to the council.
"Sixth, military representatives re;
ceive from the government affcl the
competent military authorities of their
country, all proposals, information
7 duct of the. war.
Meet at Versailles.
"Seventh, the military representa
tives watch lay by day the situation
of the forces.
, "Eighth, the supreme war "council
meets normally at Versailles, where
the permanent military representa
tives and staffs are established; they
may meet at other places, according
to circumstances. Meetings of the
supreme war council take place at
least once a. month."
Water Main Bursts; Causes
Damage to New Buildings
A lare water main burst last nightl
underneath the union racinc iracn
age on Ninth street between Dodge
and Douglas and flooded the base
ments of the buildings of the George
Hoagland Lumber company, at Ninth
and Douglas, and Kirschbraun &
. Sons' creamery at Ninth and Dodge,
now under construction. Consider
' able damage was done. Two carloads
; of sand which were packed in one
!j corner of the basement of the
'j Kirschbraun building were- carried
. to .the othfr parts of the basement
1 by 'the water rushing info the build-
ing- V ' , t ,
V There were six feet of wat.m both
'f buildings.
s Water rose to a" height of twelve
f feet from the bursted water main and
i caused a rut in the street six feet
deep.
t Trackage and cobblesstone pave-
ment fell into the deep hole.
Firemen were immediately cilled
5 and shut off the water.
U, S. Need Not Worry; Money
Enough to Run Government
Baltimore, Nov. IS. In a speech
before the Investment Bankers' as
sociation here tonight, Secretary Mc
Adoo disclosed that government ex
penditures are running far below es
timates givep congress, and predicted
.that the amount of money still to be
raised for the fiscal year would not
exceed $10,000,000,000.
"Vague and unfounded apprehen
sions seem to exist in the public mind
as to the extent of the financial re
quirements of the United States dur
ing the current fiscal year," the sec
retary said. "It may be helpful to the
country to know that these require
ments have been greatly exaggerated
ind that in the judgment of the secre
tary of the treasury there is no reason
whatever for apprehension on this
score. This opinion is based upon the
latest estimates of our financial
leeds."
W. A. Fraser of Omaha Among
War Insurance Advisers
Washington, Nov. IS. Two mem
bers of the advisory board for the
administration of soldiers' and sail
ors' insurance were appointed today
by Secretary McAdoo.
Thev are W. A. Fraser of Omaha,
Neb., president of the Woodmen ofJ
the woria, ana trot, james w.
Glover of the,. University of Michi
gan, an insurance expert A third
member is yet to he appointed.
Arrest Senator Pettigrew
On Espionage Charge
Aberdeen, S. D., Nov. IS. Robert
P. Stewart, United States district at
torney for South Dakota, announced
here late today that a warrant for
" the arrest of former United States
Senator R. F. Pettigrew of South
Dakota, on an indictment charging
violation of the espionage act, would
be served immediately upon Petti
grew, who is now in Chicago.
Among some of Senator Pettigrew's
statements on the war is one that
Belgium deserves no sympathy.
Omaha Boys in J azz Band at Camp Cody
Make Bit on Theater Stage in Deming
Seven Army Men Attract Atten
tion When They Strike Up
Airs Dear to Heart of Sol
dier Boys in Cantonment.
Camp Cody, Deming, N. M., Nov
10! (Special.) Omaha is represented
in Deming, N. M. by a "jazz band,"
which is a popular attraction on the
streets, and in Camp Cody their pop
ularity is 35,000 strong.
The band is composed of seven
members of the old Sixth Nebraska
regimental band, now attached to theQ
Fifty-ninth depot brigade. The Sixth
Nebraska band was organized in
Omaha shortly after war was de
clared," by Bandmaster R. J. Webb.
Some of his men are Harrison Aulger,
Charles and Raymond Burns, Harry
Hagel, Wallace Wheeler, George
Letovsky and Jess Katchford, who,
"I- -
eW V7 Jpts. T VI dsffsv
comp:
band,
boys.
Th
rise, the
and all
"jazz" section of the
of whom are Omaha
hese boys were first heralded as
the "jazz band" In Lincoln when they
3triSck up the tune of "Where Do We
Go From Here, Boy?" as the train
Dazzling Electric Signs Will
Blazon Hoover's Plea, 'Save Food'
Glaring electric signs displayed on
prominent corners will remind Oma-
hans of their duty in food conserva
tion within a few days.
M. E. Bradbury, advertising agent
for the food administration, js respon
sible for the dazzling innovation.
Huge electric signs will be placed
on the federal building, Sixteenth and
Dodge, and over the entrance to the
court house.
The city's welcome arch will blazon
forth the legend, "Save Food Don't
Waste It," whenever the arch is not
in use for special occasions.
Ihe Thomas Lusack company gave
the sign which will be set up on the
federal building corner. It will bear
the legend. "Food Will Win the War
Don't Waste It."
It js expected theXommercial club
will meet the expense of the court
house sign.
A copy of various slogans, written
Left to rig hti Harrison Aug ler, Cbarlat Burnt, Raymond Burnt, George
Letovsky, Harry Hagel, Jett Ratchford, Wallace Wheeler.
pulled out for Camp Cody. Upon
their arrival at Camp Cody they
struck up more jazz tunes and the
soldiers who were drilling quickened
their steps to he tunes of "Yaka
Hula," "Hailt Hail! the Gangs All
Here" and other syncopated melodies.
Soon after they arrived at Camp
Cody their services were retained by
the Teal theater, where their first per
formance met with success and they
were signed for a return engagement.
The boys have offered their serv
ices to boost he next Liberty loan
and also hope they will be given a
chance to perform in their home city
before crossing the water, where? they
say, they intend to plajs "Dixie" in the
kaiser's front yard and make him
like it.
by Herbert C. Hoover from time to
time will decorate signboards which
will be placed throughout the coun
try. Some of them read:
"Use less wheat and meat. Buy
local foods. Serve just enough. Use
what is left."
"Practice the gospel of the clean
plate."
"Save the food and help the fighter
fight."
"The winning of the war is largely
a problem of who can organize this
weapon Food."
Regarding "beefless" Tuesday and
"wheatless" Wednesday, as practiced
in Omaha, Mr. Bradbury said:
"We must conserve all meats. I
find that on "beefless" Tuesdays peo
ple abstain from beef, but they eat
other meats, as-pork, mutton and veal.
These must likewise be saved. The
government urges us to have our
Tuesday meals replete with fish, eggs,
cheese or poultry in place of mets."
FARM COLLEGE MEN
H0LDYENTI0H
Western Experts in Agricul
tural Instruction at Capital
for Thirty-First Annual
' Conference.
v (Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
Washington, Nov. IS. (Special Tel
egramsThe 31st annual convention
of the Association of American Ag
ricultural Colleges and Experiment
Stations began a three-day session at
the New Willard hotel today. Among
those in attendance from Nebraska
are Chancellor Samuel Avery, Uni
versity of Nebraska; C. W. Pugsley,
director agricultural extension serv
ice; E. A. Burnett, dean of the College
of Agriculture and director of the ex
periment station; O. V. P. Stout, Uni
versity of Nebraska; Alice N. Loomis,
Lincoln.
From, the State college, located at
Ames, la., the following have reg
istered: President R. A. 'Pearson, R.
K. Bliss, director of agricultural ex
tension; Catherine J. Mackay, Ames,
la.; C. F. Curtiss, dean of the college
and director of the agricultural ex
periment station; W. H. Stevenson,
Ames, la.
Wyoming is represented by the fol
lowing: A. E. Bowman, director of
extension, University of Wyoming;
Henry G. Knight, dean of the College
of Agriculture and director of experi
ment station, Laramie.
From South Dakota the following
are attendants: b-I wood L. rensho,
president South Dakota State college,
Brookings; Inez B. Perisho, Gordon
W. Ranlett, director of extension.
South Dakota State college.
At the evening session of the en
gineering division tomorrow Dean O.
V; P. Stout of the University of Ne
braska will address the division on
agricultural engineering at land grant
colleges.
IT. S. Artillerymen
Commended for
.Marksmanship
With the American Army in France,
Nov. 15. The accuracy of the Ameri
can artillery men s hre has evoked
enthusiastic 'comments from the
French superior officers of the com
mand in which are the trenches oc
cupied by the American troops. The
general in command told American
officers today that the markmanship
of the artillery "men ; was excellent,
comparing most favorably with that
of troops who had been at war for
years.
Ihe American othcers were highly
elated by the, compliment. The only
complaint heard is that a few of the
American batteries are not as rapid
as they might be, but are improving
daily. '
The infantry is now interesting it
self especially in patrols. All the
Americans who have not had this ex
perience are eager to try their hand,
and some of them have asked to be
assigned to this work. It is the
unanimous opinion that the men are
learning more of the science of war
by their short stay in the trenches
and gun pits than is possible to gain
in months of other instruction. While
the infantry is learning how to han
dle itself in the trenches, the artillery,
in addition to actual firing, is acquir
ing most valuable experience in ob
servation work and locating enemy
batteries by the sound method. The
heavy guns on both sides are. now
engaged in a duel at long range, with
the lighter pieces working at targets
nearer the lines.
Restrict the Handling of
Explosives by Austrians
Washington, Nov. IS. Austrians
employed in coal mines, principally in
Ohio districts, can hereaftet come in
to possession of explosives used in
mining only under great restrictions,
according to a ruling of Secretary
Lane today.
Winter Conservation of
"AgriciUlutral Artillery" Urged
Washington, Nov, IS. Winter con
servation of agriculture's artillery, the
machinery used in the husbanding of
the nation's crops, was urged in k
statement by the Department of Agri
culture today. The program proposed
for farmers everywhere is to. give
greater care to farm equipment, in
cluding avoidance of needless ex
posure to the weather, so as to
lengthen its service, the repairing
from now on of all the machines to
be used next season, and return of
useless machinery to trade channels
as junk. ,
Serviceable equipment that is not
needed should be sold or made avail
able to others. Orders for repair
parts should be placed as soon as pos
sible so as to advise manufacturers
of the demand, enable the most ef
ficient distribution of products and
prevent expensive delays in trans
portation at the busy season. .
Repfogle Is Appointed
Director of Steel Supply
Washington, Nov. IS. Announce
ment was made today of the appoint
ment of J. L. Replogle, vice presi
dent of the American Vanadium com
pany, as director of steel supply for
the Council of National Defense. He
will have charge of purchases and
distribution of all iron and steel for
the United States and allied govern
ments for all purposes other than
ordnance. '
Representative Hull Heads
Excess Profits Committee
Washington, Nov. 15. Representa
tive Cordell Hull of Tennessee mem
ber of the ways and means committee
and a recognized expert 'on taxation
problems, has been elected chairman
of the excess profits advisory commit
tee of the internal revenue bureau. J.
C. Peacock, formerly of Columbia
university, is secretary.
Mebilize Next Increment as
Soon as Overcoats Arrive
Washington, Nov. IS. Mobiliza
tion orders for the remainder of the
national army men included in the
first increment held up pending com
pletion of the camps and the receipt
of a full supply of overcoats will be
issued within the next week or two at
the latest.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road
to Success.
BARE GERMANS'
PLOTS TO SPLIT
HALTS RANKS
Bulgarians, Speaking Latins'
Tongue, Spread Rebellious
Propaganda Among
Troops.
IS
(By AM-tte! Tirim.)
Washington, Nov. 15. Light
thrown upon hitherto unexplained
references to German intrigue in the
ranks of the Italian army by an offi
cial dispatch received here today from
Rome.
It tells how, on the eve of their
great offensive the Teutons circulated
among the soldiers at certain parts pf
the Italian front newspapers carrying
sensational stories of rebellions in
Italian provinces, of English soldiers
shooting down women and children,
and of French cavalrymen riding over
the bodies of agitators.
In further explanation of the break
down of the Italian defense, the mes
sage says Italian speaking Bulgarians
and Croats in Italian uniforms, pene
trating the lines on the eve of the
offensive, caused great confusion by
telephoning for the abandonment of
important positions. v
Treacherous Ruse Unparalleled.
"An investigation," says the dis
patch, "has brought to light the most
treacherous ruse resorted by the
enemy in order to undermine the
morale of our soldiers immediately
before the present offensive. On Oc
tober 20 the enemy succeeded in
smuggling through our lines and dis
tributing thousands of copies of II
Giornalc D'ltalia and II Corrierc
Delia Dera, in which were reported
tumultults and rebellions in Naples,
Florence, Sicily and Puglie, with
hundreds of people killed in Tuscany
by English soldiers firing upon women
and children and also describing
French soldiers riding over the bodies
of agitators.
'It was also established that in, cer
tain sections Bulgarians and Croats,
wearing Italian uniforms, speaking
Italian perfectly, ordered our sol
diers, through telephone oninuinica
tions, to abandon defensive positions
and thereby causing great confusion
and anxiety."
Burgess Reaches Capital
For Savings Conference
(From Staff Correspondent.)
Washington. Nov. 15. (Special
Tclefrraivt.) W. J. Burgess of Omaha,
who has been designated by Secretary
McAdoo as Nebraska's representative
on the national savings fund commit
tee, recently created, and which meets
at the New Willard tomorrow for its
first session arrived in Washington
this afternoon. ,
Insurance Man Flees.
New York, Nov. 14. Elmer Dwig
gins, manager of the New York
agency qf the Bankers' Life Insurance
company of Des Moines, la., who is
charged in a federal warrant with us
ing the mails to defraud investors in
Liberty loan bonds, is still at liberty.
WATTLES CONFERS
WITHFOOD HEAD
Nebraska .Administrator Sayi
Enforcement of Law for Say?
iag to Be Carried Oat to
Letter.
(From a Staff Correspondsnt.)
Washington, Nov. IS. (Special Tel
egram,) Gurdon W. Wattles, food
administrator for Nebraska, arrived in
Washington at noon today and im
mediately went into executive session
with 40 other state representatives to
consider phases of the food situation
as outlined by Food Administrator
Hoover, licensing and law enforce
ment in particular.
"The whole purpose of the food
administration is the enforcement of
the law now on the statute books for
the purpose of stabilizing prices, to
prevent speculation and to increase the
production of food products," said
Mr. Wattles.
"Food saving must win the war,?
Mr. Wattles again quoted Mr. Hoover
as saying.
The afternoon session was given
over to addresses by representative
manufacturers. The conference will
continue tomorrow.
Army Orders.
Washington, Nov. II. (Special Telegram.)
Th followlnr named officer of the signal
raaerva corps are relieved from duty at the
signal corns training camp Presidio ef
Monterey, Cal., and ordered to Camp Dodge,
Dea Moines, to assignment to duty with
the 40ih telegraphic battalion:
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is why for the past
twenty-seven years we
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every diamond pur
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ent we have an unus
ual selection of fine
atones, modestly pric
ed. Inspection invited.
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-JOHN A. SW ANSON, Pits.-
-WM. L. IIOLZMAN, Treas.-
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