THE BEE : OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 28 i 1917.
DARING CANADIAN HORSEMEN
SABER GERMAN GUNNERS IN
CHARGE OF BLOOD AND DEA TH
(By AimoeUted PreM.;
British Headquarters in France, Nor. 27. The British cav
alry has had many thrilling experiences since the battle began
in the Cambrai sector last luesday ana openea a way ror mem
into the great territory over which they have roamed almost at
will, like the cavaliers of old, seeking combats with those who
would accept their challenge.
sTnsY OF STRATEGY. O
Stories of their gallant charges
with drawn sabers against enemy
. batteries and strong infantry posi
tions have been innumerable. But
perhaps none of them had a more el
iciting time than a squadron of Ca
nadian horsemen, who took their way
in a northeasterly direction from Mas
nieres after the eventful smashing of
. the Hindenburg line.
They swept proudly out of Mas
nieres on their chargers with their
sabers making merry music against
their, trappings. They returned afoot
and thereby hangs a narrative of
bravery and strategy .which is worth
recording.
Tanks in Distress.
For a cpnsiderable distance the
horsemen cantered along over the
rolling grasslands without encounter
ing any enemy. East of Rumilly.
however, they came upon several
British tanks which had run almost
into a German battery position and
were being fired at point blank by
oreat puns.
The monitors were in a tight place
and needed assistance badly. They
got it. The cavalry came pounding
up in columns of four and their
leader, sizing up the situation, sent
them swerving in on either side of
the battery. Then they charged in
straight among the gun crews, their
sabers flashing. It was over in a
moment and the last enemy lay
trampled upon, ....
This incident finished, the cavalry
trotted off in search of other adven
tures. Not far away was a sunken
road whi h concealed considerable
enemy forces armed with machine
guns. Cavalry scouts discovered
this trap, and dashing back, gave
the word to the commander. The
latter snapped "out a command and
the squadron, most of whom were
still unaware of the presence of the
sunken road, divided into two bodies,
one of vhich turned to the right
toward break in the wall of the
road, whiles the other drew their
sabers and charged straight ahead.
Unaware of Danger,
The Germans, not knowing; that
British cavalry was in operation jn
that section, still remained in the big
ditch and' the Canadians reached the
edge of the miniature precipice with
out seeing the enemy. 'They saw
them, in numbers, and realized for
the first time that they were headed
for a drop of several feet to the level
Not a . horseman hesitated. They
took the flying leap straight down
amongst the surprised Germans and
began their work of death.- Half a
hundred of the enemy lay dead when
the remainder took to their heels and
fled toward Rumilly. 1
The cavalry commander then "was
out of touch with the remainder -of the
advancing British forces and decided
to remain in the sunken road for a
time until he could get orders. Ac
cordingly he sent back a courier to
carry information as to the location
of the squad. It. developed quickly
that another force of German machine
gunners was stationed in a command
ing position nearby. These, opened
a grilling fire on the cavalry and suc
ceeded in killing several horses within
a short time. V-
It became apparent that the men
and the rest of the horses must suffer
, the same fate if they remained where
they were., The commander knew it
' would be suicide to ride out into the
open and he seized upon an ingenious
i plan to outwit the Germans. , The
; horses were gathered together and
i stampeded with their empty saddles jn
the direction of Cambrai. The ruse
worked, for . the Germans peering
through the mist thought the horse
men escaped. , ,
The machine guns came into action
against tne ganoping norses ana tne
troopers meantime made good their
escape from the road. They started
back, but losing their way, at one time
were actually in the outskirts of
Rumilly. This may have given rise
to a report which became current that
the British had occupied the village,
i Charged by Germans.
The Canadians continued their
journey toward what they thought
were the British lines. As they were
proceeding they were charged by a
German officer with nine men. It
happened that among the troopers
was a little chap who spoke German
fluently. He was sent forward with
orders to engage the officer in con
versation until the rest of the troopers
could close in with their sabers.
The little emissary fulfilled his mis
sion by engrossing the attention of
the officer with a cock and bull story
to which the German listened because
he did not know that the British
cavalry was in his zone. He listened
a moment too long, however, for the
Canadians rushed in and killed the
men accompanying the enemy officer.
The latter was taken prisoner,, and
compelled to conduct the horsemen
back to their own lines. s .
Mrs. Carver to Meet Czar's
Daughter"; Will Be Chaperone
Denver, Colo.,lfov, 27.--Mrs. Mar
garet Barry Carver, wife of an Amer
ican banker with Petrograd interests,
is here today oh her way to San Fran
cisco, where, she ; admitted, she is
to meet Miss ;Tatiana Romanoff,
daughter of. the deposed emperor of
Russia. , v,
Mrs. Carver deemed perturbed
when it became known that she was
to chaperone and act as guardian for
the former grand duchess. Mrs.
Carver was accompanied here by her
. husband, who arrived from Russia
the latter part of October. , ' ,
Urges Consumers' Committee
To Probe Meat Situation
Chicago, Nov. 27. Joseph P. Cot
ton, chief of the meat division of the
food administration, announced a plan
today with the ultimate purpose of
government regulation of fooif prices.
He will make it Trmmmrn,nir.n s
once to Herbert . Hoover, that a con
sumers committee be appointed to in
vestigate the retail situation and plan
regulations for governing retail deal
ers. .. . . ".-..
GOVERNMENT SEEKS
TO CONTROL SILVER
Silver Producers Protest and
Claim That Practical Con- 4
fiscation of Mines Will
Result.
Washington, D. C, Nov. 27. A
conference over the government plan
to hold down the price of silver in the
United States during next year will
be held at the 'Treasury department,
probably the last of this week, be
tween Secretary McAdoo. and west
ern silver producers.
American and British officials want
to prevent the competition of foreign
purchases from boosting silver to the
point where its coinage becomes un
profitable. Contracts have been pro
posed under which the governments
practically would control the market
for a year at a price somewhat lower
than the pretailinB 86 cents an' ounce
rate, the government to use only part
of the' metal and release the balance
for ordinary purposes. The United
States is expected to use 20,000,000
ounces this year and Great Britain
needs large quantities.
Many to Be Present.
Silver operators ' from Nevada,
Utah, Arizona, Colorado and ' Idaho
will be represented at the confer
ence to be held Hie latter paiyt of this
week at Washington between the
Treasury department and the silver
producers of the west Governor
Boyle expects to accompany the Ne
vada representatives, who. will leave
Reno tomorrow evening.
The Nevada operators will strongly
oppose the proposal of the govern
ments fix the price 'of silver at
something less than 86 cents an
ounce, claiming that silver at 86 cents
affords a narrower margin of profit
to operating mines than silver at 60
cents did during the pre-war period.
. Increase in Cost '
- Enormous increases have taken
place in such cost factors as labor,
machinery, coal, cyanide, explosives
and other operating requirements
and the indications, they say, are that
operating costs will increase rather
than diminish in the next year.
Operators claim that in districts
where silver is produced as a by
product cf copper it is possible' for
mines to operate profitably on an 86
cent basis on account of the present
price allowed by the government to
copper producers, but in the districts
where silvef.is the only or principal
mineral content tffis price would be
unfair in Mriew of increased mining
costs, 1 . .; ". v
Western operators are also seri
ously concerned over a strict oriental
embargo, unless the government and
other allied .taJons wlll absorb the
entire domestic production.
Stabilization of Bread .
Production Helps Farmers
Washington, Nov. 27. Drastic cur
Stabilization of bread production by
government supervision extending
from the wheat field to'the bakery
with a consequent - elimination of
hoarding and speculation makes it
possible for the farmer to receive 40
per cent of the price paid for the loaf
of bread, the food administration, an
nounced today. It was .pointed out
that last year the farmers' returns
represented less than 20 per cent of
the selling price of bread, i ...
Federal control of production has
Had a deciuedly stabilizing influence
on all branches of , the industry, , with
the result, according to the food ex
perts, that a marked decrease in bread
prices has been effected fcecently, iu
many cities. ,.
Reds Gets Former Czar
Nick's Brother Michael
London, - Nov. 27. Grand Duke
Michal Alexandrovitch, brother of
the former emperor, according to a
Petrograd dispatch to the Times', has
keen arrested and imprisoned in
Smdny institute, the headquarters of
the Bolsheviki. : : ,
Russ Plain Citizens;
All Titles Abolished
. Petrograd, Nov. 27. The Max
' tnalist commisisoners have pro
claimed the abolition of class titles,
distinctions and privileges. All per
sons, henceforth, are citizens of the
Russian republic. The '- Corporate
property of nobles, merchants and
burgesses, according to the pro
clamation, must be handed over to .
the state. .
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ONCLEjiAM'S ARMY
Not Only Question of Morals,
But Pactor in Winning Bat
tles, Says Episcopalian
Bishop.
(By Associated Press.)
Boston, Nov. 27. Social diseases
the army have become more than a
question of morals and pity; they have
become also a question of winning
battles, Bishop William Lawrence of
the Massachusetts Episcopal diocese,
declared in a frank address before the
Episcopalian club tonight
Sneakine on "makinar an American
soldier." he said that the meeting of
vice conditions in Europe was one of
the most baffling problems with which
the military and sanitary authorities
had to deal and that they needed the
strong and intelligent support of the
whole people.
'The loose living swashbuckler as
an effective soldier has gone by the
board." he said. "I believe that the
time has come when the people should
know the facts, not in sensational
head lines, but as plain facts."
One in Six Diseased.
Quoting figures from the surgeon
general's office of conditions in the
army from 19111 to 1913, he said one
recruit out of every six was diseased
and that this average was rather bet
ter than that of the young male pop
ulation from which the army was re-'
cruitcd.
"The great body of our soldiers and
sailors for our new army and navy are
straight and clean," said Bishop Law
rence. "On the other hand there are
in our communities a certain number
of professionally loose..women, and
an appallingly large number of girls
from 14 to years ot age, who, at
tracted by the uniform and the ro
mance emotionally. stirred by the un
wonted excitement either yield to or
throw themselves at the young men.
.' Girls Greatest Danger.
"This is war and it is one of the
dangers and sometimes one of the
horrors of war that emotions, good
and bad, are pitched to a high power.
The greatest danger is with this last
great class, the girls of our villages,
towns and cities. .
Urge War If U. S. Lives
Lost in Austrian Attack
Washine-ton. Nov. .27. Innuirv re
garding the nationality of the sub
marine that sank the American steam
er Schuylkill made bv the State de
partment has developed that the per
iscope was marKea oiacK ana wane,
with a spiral, design. Data in pos
session of the government does not
reveal whether this indicates an Aus
trian vessel. ' ; ; '.
I lie state department is continuing
its itfnuirv through consular officers
at Mediterranean ports and should
it be established that the Schuylkill
was sunk by an Austrian submarine,
the State department, it was said to
day, would have in its possession the
essential factors uoon which to ask
congress for an expression of its will
regarding tne turtner maintenance oi
peaceful relations with Austria.
Argentine War Party
t v Refuses to Back Down
' Buenos Aires, Nov. 27. The social
ist party m a plebiscite has refused by
a large majority to accept the resigna
tion of the socialist members of the
legislature who voted in Parliament
in favor of a rupture of relations with
Germany. '.
Ihe resignation of these men ..was
presented because of certain criticisms
on the part of the socialists and advo
cates of neutrality.
The former German Minister Count
von Luxburg has arrived here , from
the island of Martin Garcia, and the
newspapers are criticising the authori
ties for permitting these comings and
goings.
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Young Chadron Boy Homesick
Before Takes Uncle Sam's Oath
St Louis, Nov. 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Louis G. Iaeger, 16 years of
age, is being held by the St. Louis
police at the House of Detention wait
ing instructions from his father, Louis
J. Iaeger of Chaldron, Neb., clerk of
the United States district court there.
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BRITISH MOVE
ONJERUSALEM
Advance to Within Three and
One -Half Miles of Holy
City; Cavalry Scatter
Turks
By FRANK W. GETY.
(Staff Correnpondent New Torli Tribune.)
London, Nov. 27. (Special Cable
to The Bee.) The British forces un
der General Allenby have advanced to
within three and one-half miles of
Jerusalem. They have captured Bittir
station, which is about six miles south
west of the holy city, and Am Karim,
two and a half miles nearer to the
west of Jerusalem. The advance was
effected in a strong cavalry dash, the
official report given out tonight indi
cated. ,
The Turks have chesen the high
ground to the west of the city foi
their final stand, also covering the
Jerusalm-Shechem road to the north,
with strong bodies of troops, an at
tack by the British forces on these
defenses, and the actual siege of the
city is imminent. i
Following the fall of Jaffa, the port
of Jerusalem, the advance of the Brit
ish has been rapid. The Turks re
treated, hardly contesting the way,
evidently planning to reach the ad
vantageous positions on the hills for
their last effort to save the city.
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told physicians he . thought he had
smallpox. His ailment, however, ;was
diagnosed as home sickness. He
came to St. Louis to enlist, but de
parted from the barracks without tak
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Babes Drink Coffee;
Milk Price Too High
Washington, Nov. 27. High
prices of milk in New York, Chi
cago, Philadelphia and other cities,
have curtailed the . consumption
among the poorer classes, until
many children under 6 years of age
are being ' given tea and coffee by
their parents, according to informa
tion made public today by the chil
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labor. Owing to the rising cost of
milk, families of small means have
been forced to stop its use entirely
or buy only half the quantity they
need. A warning that serious harm
will result from omitting milk from
a child's diet, was issued by the
bureau. ....
Two American Deserters
Taken on Mexican Soil
Juarez, Mexico, Nov. 27. Two
American soldiers, in full field service
uniform, were arrested here .today
and placed in the military detention
prison pending an investigation of
their presence here. The men ad
mitted having come from Camp Fort
Bliss, where, they said, they had been
members of an infantry regiment.
American Consul E- A. Dow has
been notified, and at the request of
American military authorities will
confiscate their uniforms. .
An effort was begun to have them
surrehdered to the United States army
at the international bridge, where
they will -be arrested on charges of
desertion, during time of war, a most
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Washington, D. C, Nov. 27. The
tatlment of passenger automobile
production, which has been talked of
since the manufacturers were called
into conference recently with the ad
visory commission of the council of
National Defense, has been found
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