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VOL. XLVII. NO. 138.
OMHA, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1917.
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ASTERN ROADS COMBINE
UNDER ONE GREAT SYSTEM
TO SPEED WARTIME HAULS
Revolutionary Move Comes After, All-Day Conference Be
tween War Board and Government Officials; Vice
Presidents of Lines to Direct Operations; Pool
. Cars and Trackage Facilities.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 25. Operation of all railway lines east
of Chicago as one centralised system was decided on today by
the railroad war board to obtain a maximum of efficiency in
traffic movement. Cars and trackage facilities will be pooled,
regardless of ownership or the railroad's individual interest.
nwiinttWlAMADV MAVTP. .0
This almost revolutionary move was
announced last night, after an all-day
conference between .members of the
fs board and the government of
ficials at which many remedies were
offered for the freight congestion that
has paralyzed transportation in the
east. It was adopted as the best and
readiest means, of meeting a. situation
that has threatened the production and
dispatch abroad of war materials.
COMMITTEE IN CHARGE.
The roads will be operated by a
committee of vice presidents of the
lines, under the general direction of
the war board itself, comprising five
of the country's railway heads. The
committee of vice presidents will be
given full authority to adopt any
measures found necessary to accom
plish a unified operation.
The operating program calls for the
following;:
Diversion of, locomotives, employes
ud machine tools trom western to
astern railroads.
' Utilization of repair shops on west
ern lines for repairing eastern equip
ment. '
Pooling of all tracks and equipment
in the east wherever practicable.
Pro rata distribution among eastern
roads of open-top cars on basis of ton-
: ' nage-wryingA;fiapa:ity44!15e'iuiP,
nient in the pool.
Diversion from congested lines of
ill freight that can be handled by any
open route.
To make more effective the pooling
arrangement the war board recom
mended that the government take the
following steps immediately.
Eliminate Cross-Hauls.
Survey the present contracts and
methods of purchase and shipment of
coal that cross-hauls may be elim
inated and that coal may move on
the shortest route from producer to
consumer.
4b Extend the pooling of coal produc
' tion and shipment.
Transfer as far as possible the
movement of foodstuffs and other ex
port commodities to southern ports
to relieve congestion in north At
lantic ports.
Survey all government requirements
involving the movement of raw mate
rials and manufactured products so
that the acumulations on roads and
in terminals will be eliminated while
products are awaiting shipment or
export.
Require wherever possible the build
(C'ontlnued on Page Two, Column Two.)
CLIFFORD LONG IS
' TRANSFERRED TO
CHICAGOSERVICE
Clifford Long, former foot ball star
at Creighton university and now a
member of, the army hospital corps
at Goat Island, near San Francisco,
lias written a letter to his parents in
which he says:
"One hundred hospital attaches
from various camps in the west, and
including eight of the boys from our
camp, will come through Omaha Mon
day over the Union Pacific at 7:20
p. m. Please go down to the station
and give them the 'once over' and
see for yourself what a tiue bunch of
fellows they are."
Long has made a great name for
himself in foot ball on the coast and
lecently was made captain of the
team.
The Weather
For Nebraska Fair and warmer
Monday.
Tfniueraiares at umaua iwic.?.
Hour. Dee.
0 a. m 3"
S a. m 28
7 a. m 2
S a. m :i
9 a. m 28
10 a. m 31
11 a. m 33
12 m ,34
1 p. m "'
Z p. m 3l
'3 p. ni 36
4 p. ni 37
5 p. in 37
p. in 3
J p. Ill It
nmnarfttive lyoral Kerord.
Official record of temperature and precipi
tation coim-an-d with tho corresponding
'" neriud for ihu last threo years:
v 1917. 191. 1315. ISM-
Highest yKterdny .. 37 47 67 67
Lowest .yesterday 3' aJ " ?
.Mean temperature .. 3:' 3 4.i .
ITeclpitatioii Cl"
TVinpniture mill precipitation departures
'roni the normal since March 1:
.Vormal temperature ,;i-'vi
'f,fj, .,'ncy for lh- day 2
lou. I lefic't4' sine-.- March 1 210
v.-nhl m-.-cipitaiioM ,02 Inch
fi. t. nrv for the iJay 02 inch
T r,l raliifall .sir..-. Mxrirh 1 J1.30 Inches
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L A. AYEi.SH, .Meteorologist.
KELLY FOUND
NOT GUILTYIN
SECOND TRIAL
Jury Acquits Minister of Fa
fnous Villisca Ax Murder
After Four Hours' Deliberation.
Red Oak, Nov. 25. (Special Tele
gramsRev. Lyn G. J. Kelly was ac
quitted of the charge of committing
the Villisca ax murders of 1912 by the
jury in his second trial in district
court last, night, on the firs't bal
lot, at 8:35 p. m.; after .'four hours
and 25 minutes' consideration.
' Judge W. D. Wheeler asked Frank
Culver, foreman of the jury, if that
body had arrived at .a- verdict The
foreman replied that they had. The
judge then warned the spectators who
crowded the court room that there
must be no demonstration.
The jury's verdict of "not guilty"
was read. ?
Kelly Weeps.
Kelly was visibly affected. He threw
his arms around Judge A. L. Sutton,
who has defended him in bath trials,
and embraced other friends who were
standing near.
When questioned as to how he felt
regarding the decision, Kelly could
only reiterate time and again, "Fine,
find"
Tears streamed from his eyes as
his friends flocked to his side.
Mrs. Kelly was jubilant. Her face
beamed with glad relief as her friends
surrounded her. expressing their satis
faction over the acquittal.
Previous to the pronouncement of
the verdict, Kelly was aaked.what he
would do in the event of an acquittal.
Stay With Friends.
"I will stay right here in Red Oak
for a" few days," said the little minis
ter. "I will stay here among my
friends, until I regain my health."
For the last two days, Kelly has
ben under the care of a physician.
The strain of the recent weeks has
ha'd an appreciable effect on his con
stitution. Kelly nvlll soon go on the lecture
platform, he says. He will speak on
"My Fight for Freedom, Faith and
Fortune,"
During the weeks of confinement
the minister wrote 26 chapters of a
book entitled "A Pawn in the Game."
He expects to complete this book,
adding four more chapters, and pub
lish it, selling copies of the volume
on his lecture tours.
Judge Gives Instructions.
Both the morning and the afternoon
session of court began a half hour
earlier than usual in order that all the
arguments might be made before
adjournment in the evening. County
Attorney Wenstrand spoke for an
hour and was immediately followed
by W. E. Mitchell ior the defense,
who finished at noon. Attorney Gen
eral Havner spoke for two hours this
afternoon.
Judge Wheeler had instructed the
jury that their verdict might be one
(Continued on Pare Two, Column Two.)
Administrator Hoover Promises
More Sugar for Nebraska
Washington Bureau
Of The Omaha Bee,
1311 G Street.
Washington, Nov. 25. (Special
Telegram.) The sugar situation as it
affects the central west, and iif which
Omaha is vitally interested, was the
subject of a long conference today on
the part of representatives of 22 job
bing houses throughout central Unit
ed States and Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover.
Four of these houses are located
in Omaha. Attorney Charles L. Dun
dey of Omaha presented the case for
the jobers.
These men came to Washington to
get an equitable distribution of sugar
throughout the central west and they
started in b. showing through their
counsel that there was absolute dis
crimination against dealers handling
about 40 per cent of the sugar output
BANKERS URGED
TO HELP FEEDERS
GET LIVE STOCK
Federal Focr s Ministration
Says SoxAe State
,.f'.A Aneinnori
.a x unce.
ov .jusurkc as chairman or the
ock committee of the Federal
administration, urges the live
stcck men and bankers of the state
to immediate and concerted action.
It is hoped, with these agencies co
operating, as suggested, that a great
increase of live stock production will
result.
The first appeal is made to 7,000
feeders of live stock, in a letter which
went out Saturday to every feeder
in the state. It urges immediate
buying of live stock and the feeding
of soft corn, which is quite prevalent
in the state.
The second appeal is to the bank
ers of the state, urging them to co
operate with the feeders by loaning
with unusual freedom at reasonable
rates on live stock paper.
Insists on Co-operation.
After pointing out the necessities
for increased production! and insisting
upon co-operation with' the. plansof
the government, the letter to the
bankers says:
"The Food administration lias def
initely announced its live stock
policy, the outstanding features of
which are the country's imperative
need for increased production of
meats and fats, and the determination
of the government to see that the
producer gets a fair profit. This in
cludes a rigid control of the packer's
profits, which inaugurates a new era
in the live stock business.
Chance for Great Service.
"The co-operation .of the bankers
is highly desirable. You have it in
your power, by loaning with unusual
freedom on live stock paper, to per
form a great public service.
' ""Owing to the very high prices for
live stock remember that the bor
rowers' tieeds are. greater, than. ever
before, and he mur depend largely
upon you to supply the additional
credit. This can be easily accom
plished by you making greater use
of the Federal Reserve banks. These
banks discount stock paper secured
by chattel mortgage, maturing in six
months or less.
"Never in the history of the state
has the timely advice and assistance
of the banker been so urgently
needed."
Must Use Soft Corn.
The necessity for the proper feed
ing and utilization of soft corn is
given emphasis in the letter to the
feeders. By intelligent disposition
of the soft corn, the feeder can do
a double service. He can assist the
government nyich in increasing meat
production and also turn an other
continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
U.S.C0MMISSI0N
SCORES ROUT OF
BISBEE MINERS
Washington, Nov. 25. Severe criti
cism of the persons responsible for
the deportation of 1,186 striking work
ers from Bisbee, Ariz., and the War
ren mining district last July 12, is
contained in a report of President
Wilson's special labor commission
made public last night by the presi
dent. The deportation was carried out by
the sheriff of Cochise county and
about 2,000 armed men, "presuming to
act as deputies under the sheriff's au
thority," the report said and "was
wholly illegal and without authority in
law, teither state or federal."
After extensive investigation of the
causes and circumstances surrounding
the cooper miners' strike, the commis
sion found that the deportations were
planned by a number of Bisbee citi
zens, including officials of the Phelps
Dodge and Calumet and Arizona min
ing interests, although no disosder or
violence had been threatened by the
srtikers. Most of -tie men forcibly
herded together and sent out of the
state on a special train of box cars
were law abiding American citizens,
the report said and few were Germans
or Austrians.
of the United States, supplying about
15,000,000 people.
- This was news to Administrator
Hoover.
During the hearing it was shown
that the houses represented at the
conference handled the, sugar on a 1
per cctit margin, while jobbers refused
to handle it unless there was 3 to S
per cent in sight, and until the govern
ment prohibited this manner of doing
business they were speculators. It
was contended that these houses got
the sugar to the consumer at less
price, and what they wanted now was
their proportion of the sugar to which
the district is entitled.
Food Administrator Hoover gave
the representatives to understand that
the sought-for relief would be forth
coming at once, which means that
Omaha will have a larger supply of
sugar in the course of a few days than
it now has. '
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Tuesday, Nov. 20, the third British
army, m a lur-day battle, plunged
fnrurarrl tnwarrl fanihrai fnr flip hiff-
gest gain of any single action on the
western lront. More than a dozen
towns and villages and many ihou-
BOMB
HILLS TEN IN
MILWAUKEE
Police Station Partially Wreck
ed and Many Injured; Drag
Net Out for Suspected
Italians.
(By Associated I'm..)
Milwaukee, Nov 25. Ten pcrons
are known to have been killed, a num
ber injured and several are believed
to be missing as the result of a bomb
explosion of great force in the central
police station yesterday.
The bomb was taken to the station
by an Italian named Muzinni, who
said he discovered it in the basement
of the Madonna Del Pompeii Catholic
church in the Italian district of the
city. .
More than 2s Italians have been ar
rested. Muzinni is also being held.
The Italian was met near the sta
tion by Detective Bart Maloney, who
escorted him into the station and
placed, the bomb, enclosed in a box,
on a table in the waiting room, whife
he took the man into the office of
Lieutenant Flood.
Bomb Suddenly Explodes.
Detectives were on the second
floor of the building at the time, re
sponding to roll call. When they came
down the stairway and noticed the
box one picked it up to examine it.
Thereupon the bomb' exploded.
The lower floor of the building was
shattered. It is believed that many
of the prisoners may have perished.
The known dead: Detectives Charles
Seehauer, David O'Brien, Fred Kai
ser, Stephen Steelier, Albert Templin,
Frank M. C. ' Caswin, Paul Weiler;
Henry Decker, tationkeeper; Edward
Spindler, operator; Catherine Wal
ker. The injured: Detective Louis Hart
mann. fracture of right arm; Detcc-,
tive Herman Bergiu. leg .injured.
Whole City Excited.
According to one of the detectives
the bomb was a cylinder shaped affair
about one foot in length and eight
inches in diameter. Inserted in the
top was a' small bottle of liquid, sup
posedly nitroglycerin.
The dead and injured were scat
tered all over the squad room. Seated
at either side of Edward Spindler, on
the second floor, were Arthur Van
Pietrson and Otto Gerlach. Neither
was injured beyond the shock of "Che
explosion.
Lijutenant Flood, in his office
across the hall from the squad room
was thrown from his chair, but onl
stunned.
The woman killed, Catherine Wal
ker, was in the station to report a
robbery.
Say Cholera Was Cause of
General Maud's Death
London, Nov. 25. General Freder
ick Standley Maud, commander of
tfle British forces in Mesopotamia,
who died November 18 after a' brief
illness, succumbed to cholera, accord
ing to the Saturday Review.
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sands of prisoners already have been
taken, witli the British still pressing
on. The insert map shows (1) the
British drive at Cambrai, (2) scene
of pretentious Flench attack at Cra
onnc, and (3) the Verdun sector,
where lively fighting is also reported.
ARE ANNOUNCED
Limitation of Prices, Examina
tion of Books and Minimum
Car Loadings. Most Drastic
of Tlfcmj All. ,
Significant rulings, bearing upon the
manufacturing,' storing and distribu
tion of foodstuffs, were announced
Saturday by the Federal Food Ad
ministration for Nebraska. These rul
ings, arc culled from the president's
proclamation and indicate some of the
lines of action that will be followed in
enforcing the various provisions.
Their purpose is threefold, accord
ing to the Nebraska officials They
will limit the prices charged by li
censees to a reasonable amount over
expense and will forbid acquisition of
speculative profits on a rising market;
they will tend to keep food commodi
ties moving in as direct a line as pos
sible and with as little delay as prac
ticable; and they will limit contracts
for future deliveries and dealings in
future contracts.
One of the most drastic is that
which stipulates that every licensee
must at all times give information re
garding his busines to an accredited
representative of the food administra
tion ami that the privilege of book ex
aminations must be accorded during
business hours.
Another is fixing the minunium car
loadings for the various food com
modities, which vary, according to the
nature of the foodstuff.
The laying in of supplies by anv
buyer for a period longer than 60
days is construed as unlawful. Of
course, exceptions are permitted but
only in writing and under specified
conditions.
A much desired distinction between
fresh and storage stuff is laid down
in the rule which says "poultry, eggs,
butter and fresh and frozen fish must
not be represented as fresh if it has
been in storage 30 days or more and
when such product is offered for sale
such information must be gjven the
purchasers."
Warehousemen or anyone con
nected with such plants are expressly
prohibited from having any interest
in foodstuffs stored in these houses
with which they are connected.
The shipment of potatoes is pro
hibited unless they are practically free
from frost injury or decay. The
observance of United States govern
ment grades Nos. 1 and 2 are advised
and all potatoes must be quoted by
the pound.
Reds Make Peace Parley
With German Soldiers
Stockholm, Nov. 25. The Bol
shevigi peace preliminaries, accord
ing to advices received here from
Russia, include the appointment by
each army division at the front of
a committee to negotiate directly
with the German division opposed
to it. All distinction between offi
cers and soldiers have been ablish
ed, and all have the same salary,
uniforms and privileges.
TO FOOD CONTROL
GEK BYNG WRESTS v
B0URL0N WOOD
FROM GERMANS
Town of Moeuvres Captured as British Drive Behind Main
Hindenburg Line in Terrific Offensive Against
Great Railway Junction of Cambrai;
Italians Balk Teutons at Piave.
BULLETIN.
London, Nov. 25. -Britibh troops on the Cambrai front in
France have captured Bourlon village and virtually the whole
of Bourlon wood, including all the high ground within it, Field
Marshall Haig officially reported today.
Hard fighting continued in the battle of Cambrai Satur
day, with the British pushing determinedly northward on the
Fontaine-Queant line west of Cambrai.
Unofficial reports late today indicated the probability that
General Byng's troops had wrested possession of the hotly-disputed
Bourlon wood from the Germans and had recaptured the
town of Moeuvres.
GERMANY IS DEAF
TO MAXIMALIST
PEACEPROPOSAL
Will Treat Only With Repre
sentatives of Constitutional
Government; Want Rus
sian Army Withdrawn.
BULLETIN. , ,
w .', Christian, , Novo 25-Drv David 4
SoSkice. confidential secretary- 'to-
Ai F. Kerensky, the deposed Rus
sian premier, passed through Chris-
tjanis today en his way to England.
He carries a mesage from Keren
sky, who, he declared, is safe and
preparing plans for future activities.
REFUSE PEACE PARLEY.
London, Nov. 25. A Petrograd dis
patch from the semi-official news
agency says that the mayor of Petro
grad has announced that the Germans
have declined to receive the parlia
mentary representatives sent by
order of the Maximalist commissar
ies, declaring that peace negotiations
would only he conducted with the
constitutional government of Russia.
One of the preliminary conditions
for entering upon pour parlcrs iniX
posed by the Germans is the with
drawal of Russian troops for a dis
tance of 100 kilometers (62 miles),
while the Germans retain their pres
ent positions.
Second Secretary Resigns.
Washington, Nov. 25. Baron Rcn
aud D'Ungeren Steinberg, second sec
retary of the Russian embassy, an
nounced today that he had resigned
yesterday with three other officials,
who, with the approval of Ambassa
dor Bakhmeteff, left the service of the
Russian government because of the
Bolsheviki control of the foreign of
fice at Petrograd.
Baron Steinberg has been connect
ed with the embassy here for several
years. He was a gentleman in wait
ing to Nicholas II.
A Service Flag for Every Household
That Has Given a Soldier to the Country.
The Bee has secured a limited supply of handsome paper
service flags in correct colors, 11 by 18 inches, with from one
to five service stars, to be pasted on the 'window pane. They
are of the same quality and workmanship as the American
flag which we distributed in the spring and they may be had
at any of our offices by our readers 'at nominal price with
attached coupon. r "
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3 cents at any of the following offices :
Omaha Office, Bee Bldg.
Ames Office, 4110 N. 24th St.
Lake Office, 2516 N. 24th St.
Walnut Office, 819 N. 40th St.
Park Office, 2615 Leavenworth
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If to be sent by mail
wrapping and postage.
V FONTAINE TM PI. AMPS
The village of Fontaine, less than
three miles from Cambrai, "was report
ed in flames, suggesting the 'probabil
ity of an impending German retire
ment from that place.
The Germans lire resisting desper
ately the British advance which is be
ing pressed most energetically on this
east-to-wct front. General Byng's
evident intention is to drive in behind
the main Hindenburg line, breached in
Tuesday's surprise attack, and the
Sjeant-Drocourt switch line, while
11 pushing his encircling movement
of Cambrai to the north and east.
Friday's British attacks were chiefly '
delivered on this same front, Gains
were scored, but Bourlon wood and ,
Moeuvres still remained in German
hands. vByng's troops had yen cap
tured Bourlon village to the north of
the. wood, Berlin's official statement,
indicates, but were driven back by a
strong German counter thrust. Brit
ish have puslxd considerably to the
northwest of Moeuvres, however, and
are hammering at Inchy, which the
Gerpians are battling determinedly tr
retain.
Teutons Balked at Piave.
The Italians have How completed a
successful two weeks' defense of the
Piave line and the northern front pro
tecting its Hank. Although they have
had to yield ground during this time,
on the front between the upper Piave
and the Asiago plateau, their defensive
line remains unbroken. The Italian
fourth armyinder General Robilant,
is on the aggressive between the
Piave and the Brcntai since Friday,
while the first army beat off heavy at
tacks between the Asiago plateau and
the Breutai, and the third army foiled
further efforts by the Austro-German
forces to bridge the Piave with pon
toons. In Palestine the British' are closing
in on, Jerusalem, their official state
ments claiming added interest because
of their, increasingly frequent mention
of Biblical names. V The site of an
cient Mizpah, some eight miles west
of Jerusalem, was carried by storm.
Northwest of the city the British were
still cjoser, but their mounted troops
near Beitonia, in this sector, were
forced back a short distance by a
strong Turkish counter atjack.
Italians Take Offensive.
The enemy is attempting to come
down the Brenta valley on both banks
of the river in an endeavor to reach
Bassano and the open plain. On the
(Contlnurd on re Two, Column One.)
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