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Omaha- daily, . Bee THE WEATHER Cloudy ' OLJL VOL. XLVIL NO. 142. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 30, 1917. TEN PAGES. U"Mftr SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS V I i i,: MURDERS ' : AMIES BRITISH THREATEN 'SERIOUS RESULTS' IF RUSSIANS MAKE SEPARATE REACE WITH KAISER - ' ' 5 - . ' jifilies Will Issue "Reasoned Statement for Guidance and Warning f' Meanwhile Germans Welcome 'Bol- sheviki Overtures and Have Set Sunday for Conference Regarding Armistice. . (By Associated Franf.) . , Berlin, via London, Nov. 29. Count George F. von Hert ling, the imperial German chancellor, told the Reichstag today that he was ready to enter into peace negotiations as soon a the Russian government sends representatives haying power, to Berlin. ' "I hope and wish," he said, "that these efforts will soon take definite shape and bring us peace." Respecting Poland, Lithuania and Courland, Count von Hertling said: 1 - . , j "We respect the right of self determination of their peo ples. Wej'expect they will give themselves a constitutional form f "government corresponding to their conditions." GERMANS RECEIVE BOLESHEVlkl. London, Nov. 29. Efforts of the Russian Bolsheviki gov- ernment to arrange an armistice the German authorities on the Speaking for Great Britain, LojrdY Cecil declares that the allies are coa sidering the issuance of a "reasoned statement for the guidanee and warn ing of the Russians a i to the serious results that are likely to follow if a separate peace is concluded." The Germans have set next Sunday as the date for a conference to ne gotiate an armistice. . The allied fdplomatic representatives in Petro ijpd, it is reported, while not recog nizing the Bolsheviki government, will acknowledge receipts of the pro posals from the Bolsheviki leaders as. xnougn tney came irora muiviuuaio. BATTLE RAGES AT CAMBRAI. ; On the Bourlon-Fontaine Notre Dame line the British; and Germans continue their desperate struggle, the British trvinr to advance eastward toward Cambrai an the Germans at- tempting to hold them up with strong ' WTva. w mm .J counter attacks. Positions along this line have changed hands repeatedly in the furious fighting, and German efforts to gain the dominating eleva tion of Bourlon wood have failed. Elsewhere on' the western front there has been strong artillery activity. The crisis in Italy has passed, ac cording to major uenerai . . wi the British war omce. ( ine ucrmans in that region have not attempted any new attacks in strength, their latest efforts apparently Inking the vigor I joqxnose earner m wic niuiiiiM ijwwi.i . ,i i The second edition of the London ' Daily Mail today contains an appar- OT5K grau, uaicu - wwv. , , .-- di"here h"b" VereTJbeen trouble. there. It says there has been firing and that several persons have Deen wounaea. Maximalist troops have occupiea the Petrograd State bank, according to thePetrograa corresponaen oi .AMiiyoMU. . .t .u.:. -ine people are gv is ' """ huuiness in the most ordinary manner, Nobody it hnrrjrmg. : ana "Xn never imagine that another rebeUion . , . is in nroeress. "Scenes of political turmoil have now become epidemic here. (By Associated Pre.) London, Nov. 28. "It is under con sideration to issue, in conjunction with our allies, a reasoned statement . . . ' . . . i 1. for the guidance and warning of the Russians as to the serious that are likely to follow if a separate peace is concluded, said J-ora kod ert Cecil, the minister of the block nHi in the House of Commons today. Sunday next, has been set oy uie , ' . Germans as the dateTor a conference 'with .the Bolsheviki leaders for the nurnose of neeotiatmg an armistice. The arrangement for, the disqiss.on. followed a visit of representatives of the Bolsheviki to theGerma military . authorities on the Teutonic, side - of the east front in Kussia. ine uer- mans apparcuu, t,eir forces-from now on. conse cence to the proposal of the Russians fentl it appears to this American for an armistice looking to an ultimate though the enemy had failed in . fhM Anil. l.w hniira itltr- . . ,m . . t ,t i. . vened between the visit of . the Rus Asians to the German line and accep fnce by the Germans of the proposi ! tion that was made to tjww. The Weather Temprrorw t Omh YMterdar. Hour. Vet. ' t a. m. 6 B. m. 7 ft. m...... S ft. m....V. tft.in.t.... 10 a. m. .... 11 1. m 11m , 1 p. m 2 p. ni S p. ni.. ... 4 p. m...... 5 p. m...... ' p. m...... 7 p.m...... A. Comparative UaX Record. ' 117. 11S. J1B. HI OT-t...i ...t.rriiLr ..47 60 IS Lowest yesterday... 3 Mean temperature Praciottatton ...i..."' 15 29 .01 . 43 DO 41 Temperature- and precipitation departures from the normal: . '. .. Normal temperature ( Kwm for tne as. M for tne ay ... l""5"itTis Normal peecip".""" Deticlency tor the day .02 inch 01 Inch .inf.ll alnce Mar. 1. H1T.21.SS Inchei llililllli f J- isfldency lnca Mar. 1. HIT.... S.M Jnch ,;' . " " ft. Am WELSH, lleteorologlit. have met with, the approval of eastern front. KING WINTER YET MAY SAVE ITALY FROM AUSTRIA! JS i ii. .ii i i Force of Early Attack Seems Broken and Alpine Snows Interfere With Com . munications. ' (By Associated Frew.) ThfZii- Ifeada wrteri 'JiT Konhern id - Italy,' Wednesday, Nov, 28. Bri gadier General Scriven, 6f the United States army, accompanied by an aide and the American military attache at Rome, has arrived at headquarters to study the Italian situation and make a series or repons 10 xnennicru.tu government Maior u. M... r. Aiur - . . , rt,:.... t.a rross O - v" ----- in Europe, alsip is here to co-ordinate fh-. work of his oreanization.;. Gen- j .Scriven was received, by King Emmanuel, who invited him to dm nor wnere uic suumiuu n cussed at length Germans Push Hard. Sports from the front show that . nemy s 5tjjj persistent, out tnat iie Ys Teft of his former' vigor of 1 . . . . resortl-nK t0 the o d fciiTh?Gfrmans have nrAs in Italian, readme: i--v - - , th d viave Your defense is ";,; r .t ... nass wUhout further Woodshed We shall be in Vicenza s." ; furpp axv. Tn renlv to this. Italian soldiers posted a placard in German reading u ..f i ,. , An eminent American military au thority summarized the situation in this way: " Teuton Cannot Pass. "While the danger is not yet over, nevertheless, it seems to me trom a military viewpoint that the enemy I Hill 1 LAI - " . , " cannot'pass, being confronted by the combined, Italian, British and trench forces. .x ' 1 , , . Hi. rhipf military reason for this view is that the enemy no longer has his lines of communication freely UUCII' IV 111 w ivni ttJ --- bj;eaking his communication . in . the fc an(, interroptin(fi y not destroy- . t. iu Tlirpfor. he- nn.n. tn the. rear, as the winter is lieer the enemy has reached the toaximum and raust decline from now naxwhi,mthe Italians and their allies . all their communications from thf w?st and SQUth and can augment his main project of breaking through into the heart of Italy. Artillery Duel Continues Rome. Nov. 29. Heavy artillery fiehtinz is in progress all alone the front, but no further infantry actions (Contlmie J" on Pace Two, Column Two.) Stevens Gives Balloon Dinner, w ;mr - . wwr ''' But not way Leo Stevens, chief balloon instruc tor at Fort Omaha, entertained 30 of it i his associate balloonists at his home, 4 I Twenty-eighth and Ugden streets, to- V. dav. 41 t- ... ' . . . : i. v ac i cvervininn ui tuniicLiiuii wiui mi- affair had a toucn ot tne aerial pro fession. The menu cards for the big 4T I turkey dinner were especial triumphs I Byrne-Hammer Employes Are Presented With Turkeys FmnlnvM nf the Bvrne & Hammer I r (ZnnAa rnmnanv mere nresnterl turkey as he or she left the buildmg at he close of business -JVeanesday. FARMER, FRO'm '.'A ... . Boanon Wood Lost and Won by British In Struggle for Cambrai a. m lllllllllllll-FORMCK. RVTTLE. PRESENT BMTLE Bourlon and Boarlon wood (1) have i changed hands fepeatedly in General Byng's tremendous drive for, the rail road center of Cambrai. At last re ports the British held firmly the high. POLICE CAPTURE TWO BIG LOADS OF HOLIDAY CHEER Catch Two Autos at Dawn Fill ed With Booze; One at, . Omaha and One at Plattsmouth. - Two 'automotte "loads- t Thanks giving bottled cheei were comman deered Thursday morning in the name of the law of the great statJ of Ne braska. 'One of the argosies of liquid optimism contained 1,200 quart bot tles; the other contained 2,500 pint bottles. This product of ' the distiller's art was intended to spread Thanksgiving cheer, but that intent has been given a cruel blow by the authorities. - These bottles of liquor now repose as evidence in the police station of Omaha and the county Jail at Platts mouth. Caught at the Bridge. Sergeant Madson and an entourage of "booze hounds" stopped an auto mobile a"the Douelas street bridge. They arrested a man who gave his name as James Berry of 4102 North Sixteenth street. - in me car were 1,200 quarts of cheer. The automo bile was taken to the police station to be held as evidence. ' Special Prosecutor McGuire de tailed two state agents' to the Platts mouth bridge where a"h automobile driven by "Herman Thinburg" was taken into custody with 2,500 pints of whisky. County Attorney Cole I and Sheriff Pittman assisted in the Plattsmouth raid. It is alleged that in each instance the liquor was bought in St. Joseph and intended to be used by, bootleg gers in Omaha on Thanksgiving day. Thanksgiving Dinner Given to Prisoners by Mrs. De, Saulles Mineola, N. Y., lpv. 29:-TThanks eivirnr dinner for the ptisoners . in Nassau county jail ,was provided to day by Mrs. Blanca DeSaulles, whose trial on a charge of murder for shoot ing her husband, John L. DeSaulles, was suspended over the holiday. Two mm accused of killing ' their wives were beneficiaries of this bounty, which, it is estimated, cost the donor more than $100. ' While her fellow prisoners were dinin together, Mrs. DeSaulles was permitted to eat in the sheriff's quar trr with her small son. Jack DeSaul les.4s her lone guest. The boy spent the afternoon with his mother. Th iurv dined under guard at hotel in Garden City. r' v r O II up in mg oauoon of originality. They were embossed J with the flags ot the united states. France and ureat Britain ana tne menu was as follows: Kite salad Aerial bird anchor killed roast en voyage Dirigible potatoes Aerodrameted flblet (ballat ityle Cloud aerial potatoes . ' Macaroni an Dumont (altitude itjleX Boot raised radishes Parachute celery Pie a Is elouU . Vaporised Ice creara Liquid air Rudder cheerj Pilot crackers . Constflllatlon .chocolate ' Sky lark punch Dream atlcks a Is Pall Hall Mr. Stevens'described the dinner as "a feed tothe balloonatics of the aerodrome." The motto of the aerodrome crew if given at "Upward and Onward," . HH &C4 nt Mil F STEALS $1,000 ON RUSSIAN ARMISTICE LIN6. RMtROAOS iiHf. PSNA1.3 ground iu the wood and th principal part of the village. Berlin reports the repulse of four successive waves of British infantry which advanced on the village of lnchy (2). ALLIES TO OPEN WAR CONFERENCE " ,. v -.'" ; I IN PARIS FRIDAY Will Dispose of Concrete Prob lems of. Food Supply. Blockade and the ; Like. .V conference willft opened tomorrow morning with Premier Clemenceau presiding. The premier will make a brief speech of welcome, after which the delegates will at once begin work. Before beginning consideration of the program submitted for examina tion the delegates will decide upon tne order, of their deliberations ,and the apportionment ot questions ior a:8' russirtii bv various technical commit tees. The conference ls'cafled upon above all to dispose of concrete prob lems, such as food supplies and the blockade, upon which specialists am oner the delegates will prepare opinions. This , preliminary , work is ViMv to occunv the first plenary ses sion.' The conference .is expected to occupy three days. ( Warm Greeting fur U. S. Delegates from other countries to the great conference include-repre sentatives "ffom alLthe members ot the coalition, great and small, and are welcoming the presence of the Ameri can delegation as making available fresh minds and fresh points of view in. the consideration of old questions. The Americans a;e meeting every where with a most cordial feeling and the desire to listen to their sugges tions and consider such measures as they may initiate. When the mission arrived it was un derstood that only its chairman, Col onel E. M. House, Geireral iasker it. Bliss, the chief of staff, and Admiral William Benson, chief oi naval opera tions, would attend the conference,Tut it may be that all tne memDers oi tne mission will take part This point, which is not yet quite' determined, will depend upon what the make-up of the representations or tne otner countries will be. Price of Candy is Given Boost by Omaha Stores Candy is going up as well as down. The latest flurry in the world of tweet was an announcement that 5-cent package goods have been ad vanced to 6 cents, an advance of 20 per cent, according to-signs wnicn annMred Thursdav. A feature in this connection is the effort of dealers 'to keep supplied with pennies for change. Appreciation from Ft. Crook Commander Headquarters Forty-First Infantry, Fort Crook, Neb., Nov. 29, 1917. To The Omaha Bee, Omaha, Neb. Gentlemen: I desire to express my sinceest gratitude at this time -to The Omaha Bee for the initiative taken and the work expended in behalf of our soldiers here at Fort Crook in con nection with the Thanksgiving din ner invitation, and at the aafne time I also desire to express my heartiest and sincerest thanks to the good people of Omaha and vicinity for their great kindness in thus remem bering the men of my command on this occasion. With assurances of our appreciation and again thanking you most heartily, I beg to remain Yours very sincerely, DOUGLAS SETTLE, Colonel Fwty-firstMnfanti Com manding, Fort Crook, Neb. The. letter was addressed to The Bee through Lieutenant E. T. Mc Nally, chaplain of the Forty-first In fantry, - . OMAHA HOMES ARE OPENED FOR MEN AT LOCAL FORTS Every Soldier Is Welcomed in Private Domiciles of Citi zens; Unique Entertain ments Given. Omaha yesterday joined with all the large cities which neighbor army posts in opening its hospitable homes to the soldiers iti our midst. More invitations were surjplied by The Bee to both Fort Omaha and Fort Crook than the officers could possibly fill, even allowing the largest quota to leave the forts that army regulations would permit. The Young Men's Christian asso ciations in both posts also reported an excess of dinner livitations, so fully did thl spirit of the day move big-hearted men and women of Omaha. Khaki-clad men by the hundreds, entertained at Thanksgiving dinner in Omaha homes, thanked The Bee, through whose agency the festive in vitations wee extended to them. Colonel Douulas Settle, command- nry 17rf I mntr 1 liMltfMia tit P. T. f Nally, chaplain of the 41st infantry, and others expressed their thanks to The Bee and the good Omaha pub lic for the generous hospitality evinced. Soldiers Leave for Front. The deoarture of the Second squad ron Tuesday put a crimp in the Thanksgiving plans in scores , of Omaha homes. Many hao mviiea members of the departed squadron among whom were the men who had been in Omaha the longest and made the most friends, and many of the in vitations gathered through The Bee were assigned to men ot the second squadron. - These , lett on such nur ried notice they were unable to in form their hosts and hostesses even of their going. . Dundee Women Hostesses. Twentv-five soldiers from Fort Crook were guests of honor at the most unimie Thanksgiving dinner party in the city. The party was held fcMht home ofMr.--aTTd-MrsrVV.'"M. Bnrke. 5110 Davenport street, with 10 more families acting as hosts. The school board- was petitioned for permission to use the lunch-room of the Dundee school in order to ac commodate the large party and the schoolyard was used for all the out door games. Mr. Burke is engineer for the Dundee school. Every possible forethought was exercised, in planning so enjoyable a day it would linger long in the minds of the otherwise lonesome Sammies. Six automobiles went out to Fort Crook at 10 o'clock to convey the men to the Burke home., Dinner was served in the large school dining room alieht with patriotic decora' tions. Outdoor sports, foot ball and Base ball and plenty of indoor games and music were orovided tor tne ait ernoon and after supper the whole nartv attended the Dundee movies in a body. Pretty Girls, Too. A number of pretty girls were aiked in to help entertain the boys. Among them were Irene Nelson, Helen and Margaret Schmittroth, and Helen Schneckenberger and a half dozen of their girl friends. Fort Omaha soldiers were also in vited to this big party, but were un able to come On account of the shake up due to the departure of the Sec ond squadron. Among the couples assisting Mr. and Mrs. Burke as- hosts were Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Schmittroth who have a son, Vincent, in the Omaha ambulance corps at rort laylor, Jy.; Pi-anV Tvrrl . w io belonus to ine Seventh regiment, and Mrt. Tyrell; Mr nnrl Ms. Geortre Baier. Mr. and Mrs. M. Keiser, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Kalpli Miner; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Nelson, Mr. and Mrs. D C. Rohb. Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Schneckenberger, Mr. and Mrs. T Stnr.. Mr. and Mrs. t C. Lftmith and Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Van Horn. , ,. , Early in the morning a long line of automobiles began to wend its way to the posts to call for the men who were to be dinner guests. A great (Continued on Ps Column One.) Canada Will iTraft Married Men if Not Enough Bachelors Montreal, Nov. 29. While Canada expects to draw from its single men , inn nnn aolrliers renuired under the military service act, C. J. Dohirty, minister of justice, said m an ad dress at Verdun last night, married men will be taken if the bachelors An not Biinnlv the auota. n "I have no desire to disguise that fact" the minister said. "I do not think the neonle of Canada would suggest we should drop our military effort because we do not get them from the unmarried men. . Mr. Doherty added, however, it was "incredible" to believe enough single men could not be found. Marked Improvement in Condition of Chief Dunn A marked improvement is noted in the condition-of Henry W. Dunn, rlu'ef of nolice. He is at Clarkson hospital, where orders, were given Dy the attending physician that visitors should not be allowed to disturb the nal int Chief Dunn suffered a broken blood vein behirid his left ear. Wednesday niirht his condition was retorted as fferious. SLA YER TIES WIFE TO CHAIR, FLEES IN STOLEN AUTO A. A. Benrjcr, Wealthy Bachelor F armer Living: Near Oscola, Neb., Is Slain While Ha Sleeps; PossesY ' Search for Louis Chobar, Hirec Man, Who Is Missing; Wife Denies Charges. Osceola, Neb., Nov. 29. Blender, wealthy farmer, living dered at 11 o'clock last night by had been husking corn on the Blender farm for the last two weeks. Robbery is alleged to have been the motive. WHOLESOME DAY OF THANKS HOLDS FORTHJN OMAHA Kindness and Chanty Play Prominent Part in Observ ance; Soldiers Guests in jVlany Homes. A good, old-fashioned, wholesome Thanksgiving yesterday in Omaha. Kindness and charity had a large place in the observance of the day. Devotionsjn the churches and whole some amusement in the theaters occu pied the hours. Foot ball games and motoring took the people out of doors. Omahans celebrated sanely and as oeoDle who pause in the rush of the great things they are doing. Stores, oanKS, puonc omces were closed all day and thousands of em ployes had a day of rest ,and recrea tion, ; . . ; . -Church .Sar vice s Genual. Church services were Keneral in the morning. Some , young people's so cieties held special sunrise prayer meetings. Mass and special sermons marked the day in Catholic churches. Protestant churches of the city held union services, those of the Farnani rlistrirt. Kountze Park district. Han scorn park district and Walnut Hill district uniting in a selected church at their resDective districts. The Lutheran churches of the city held union services in Grace Lutheran church, where Rev. S. De Freese nrearhed the sermon. And dinner! There was no scarcity of the roval bird at Omaha tables, Omahans obeyed the injunction to "eat heartily without wasting." If there was any poor family without a Thanksrivine dinner it was because the poor family had kept itself con cealed successfully from the chant able organizations and many Individ uals who were distributing good things to eat. , Due to The Bee. The soldiers bovs stationed at Omaha were royally taken care of. Several hundred of them were enter tained in various homes of Omaha and vicinitv as a result of the cam paign of The Beev to the mutual pleas ure of both guests and hostesses. Hotel dining rooms were filled to capacity, all of them serving sprcial dinners for the day. The war tax had no effect in keeoinir oeonle away from the thea ters. for thevwere crowded to capac ity, and at some of the "movies" big crowds waited in the lobbies for chance to get inside. Another Satisfied Want-Ad User THE MONROE INK CO.. nmtMitMtf Owmtcal Ink Erasers and Comprossi Ink IOOS VBAMKMN STISET, lovecbsr, 34,1917. The Bee Publishlnf Co. , Omaha, Bsb. Csntleatn:-- :' fnelossd Post Offlos ljBf"Cr4sr paper. ( Teu nay be assured t"bV- kP list of all pap that pay and nish ready to advertise in that' part rfce eonntry. a write the one eo our I Touwlll eetaot of '" jH?in,.M in the oeax future. Toura truly JE:1.H Ter. 0 Keep Your Eye on Tho Bee Improving Every Day . r G4.5; (Specia . Telegram.) -A. A. aouthwes : of Osceola, was mur- Louis CI obar hired hand, who O STEALS Sl.000 CASH. The murderer stole $1,000 In cash which Blender had in his possession, got into i automobile and fled, r carrying w th him the rifle with which he 'lid the shooting. After s!,ooting Blender Cr"bar tied his owh wife to a chair, bovnd Mi gagge. her and escaped. Mrs. Chobar had been living with her hus band on tli farm, doin, the house work. Chobar lit a note savin sr he had killed BIater because he had found him in bed with his wife. The state ment has I --en branded as false and is alleged to have been written to coyer u; d e robbery. I WIFE , GIVES ALARM. Mrs. Cho r- managed to extricate herself at 5 o'clock this morning and give the alb on. Surrounding towns have been no tified of ,t ie murder and several posses are searching for Chobar., Authorities believe he has a start of several hut area miles. The stolen car in whicn he escaped has a high power engine. Chobar took provisions along, in dicating that he is prepared to evade passing through towns or cities in his flight. ' ' Mrs. Chobar heard a 'shot last night -and, rushing to the kitchen, was met by her husjaniL,.who over . powtrfd feci He Uedher te-tf.-ah r- with rope d wire and put a towel in her tnoutn as a gag. After fren log ' herself she crawled to a neighb ring Tarm house at day break and h Id of the crime. A oosse of men in S'ltoinobiles arrived at the Blender ho ne from Osceola , at 6 o'clock. , Jury Prands Note as Lie. A coroner i jury in Osceola this aft ernoon exonerated Mrs. Chobar from any participation in the crime and branded th note accusing the woman of u. fidelity as an attempt to shroud the real motive of the mur der. "'.':--! ' - Blender wis ."9 years old and one of the weal l)ist farmers in this vicinifjc' He was a bachelor. He went, ia stromsburg yesterday afternoon ' sold a load of hogs, t taking more han $1,000 in cash home ' with him. His slayer is alleged to have stolen iie ni'Miey. The Chobi t came here from Ex eter, Neb., r e weeks ago. They are said to hav 'lived one year in the Nebraska t twn. They originally lived in Illit Ms. , Slain While' He Slept. .York, Neb "Kov. 29. (Special Tel egram.) Al .lender, fl bachelor about 40 years old Hvhoso home was four miles north fit of Benedict, was murdered so 'ie time last night, sup posedly by !ji3 farm hand, ' Low Sliobaf. Blender h d sold some hogs .at Stronwburg md cashed the checfc, . amounting 1 1 several iitudred Mol lars, in a Str' Asburg bank. After sup per Elender lay down on a couch, (Continued on fata three, Coloma Two.) THt MOSROE lit C0HPAS7 , ; t ; ' Vr. I m 3:t