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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5. 1917. IIOUSANDS ARE SLAIN IN GREAT RUSH BY ENGLISH -British Casualties 120,000 in First Advance of Byng; Teu tons Lose 200,000 in Last Days of Fighting. BY FRANK W. GETTY. eteff Cerrespondent New York Tribune. (Special Cable to The Bee.) London, Dec. 4. With German osses reported to be the heaviest in lie history of the war and British pros mowing down -the enemy's ser ried ranks like reapers with a scythe, righting southwest of Cambrai con tinued vesterdav with unabated fury. The Germans continue to make fruit Jess thrusti at the British lines with an attacking force estimated at 200,000. The greatest confusion exists as to ;he whereabouts of the present line because the German and British com muniques conflict hopelessly on a number of different points. Field Marshal Haig today makes no men tion of several places at which, the Germans claimed successes several days ago a .d which the British com mander never acain referred to. Estimate of Gains. The Br'tisl. estimates, however, limit the enemy gajn to a strip of six square miles on the southern face of the salient and discount all Ger man gains which are claimed along the Bapaume-Cambrai road where there is a discrepancy of nearly a mile between the two opposing rlatma. j The battle of Cambrai, which be- sh with a rtnnr1rHia ' Krififin trir. tory on November 20 aujl ' saw the famous Hindenburg line crumble and smash before the . ghostly British tanks, has nowentered its bloodiest stage. ' : r ' The British 'victory did not end when ByngV troops earned a rest after their mighty drive of more than five miles over a 10-mile front. The British victory was halted only tem porarily when General Byng reached a 'point three miles from Cambrai. What was a brilliant military blow on a front apparently made impenetrable by many weeks of German defensive work, has now reached a point where each day's fighting renders the ini tial British victory stiJJ more con vincing. Death Trap of Cambrai. ' For the German high command has been forced to counter attack with v:t l - i t I i imiiciiu unuicanicu ui lurte aim umy the correspondent who has seen the German crown prince hurl waves of troops into certain death at Verdun can appreciate what the new death trap of Cambrai means on the termin ation of the 'war? ; It cannot be emphasized too strong ly that a "military decision -on any front by ay belligerent ii highly im probable -at the' present time.,. Even the proud German high command today saw the threat truth and. Gen-, eral Ludendorff is not a man to hesi-. tate to predict victory, especially after the German drive in Italy. What General Ludendorff and every mili tary critic in Germany and the en tente countries know is that the war will be won by the power which in? flicts the heaviest casualties on the enemy. , Allied leaders who recognize that the war will be won by killing Ger-; mans and-not )y any sweeping ad vance on the west front hail the bloody conflict now raging near Cam brai as one of t..e few conflicts des tined to have an important bearing on the termination of the war. Observers at the British headquar ters in the Cambrai region arc em phatic in declayng the present Ger man counter attack to be , the most ' exhaustive movement ever started by the German high ' command on the west front. Frince Rupprecht in a des perate attempt to regain the. ground lost in a single day to Byng's men, has for the last four days been hurl ing masses of picked German troops against the terrific British fire. Strat egy has been thrown to the winds and the Teuton method of advancing in aolid formation has again come into .vogue. ,' . . -i J t Go to -Certain Death. The result K. a German casualty list that must be beyond all compari son, even with Verdun, where the German crown prince earned the never ending hatred of the German people whose sons were sent to cer tain death against an immoveable wall of fire. ' . From figures supplied by the cor respondents ' who saw the , Cambrai battlefield strewn with masses of German dead, it is estimated that the Teuton losses are approximately double those of their N enemy .The British losses last' week were a little more than 120,000, of which possibly 100,000 fell in an offensive which swept more than five miles through the Hindenburg line. Conservative estimates, therefore, of the German casualties in the last few days' fight ing at Cambrai, would place the num ber at 200,000. ? ' The conclusion to be drawn from this, leaving aside the tremendous effect on the people of -Germany, is that the allies by standing still and defending their position on the west front, are going forward in their work of winning the war by killing Germans. ' ,'' . Germany's second battle of Veroun is netting them almost as insignifi cant gains as the first historic con flict ' : ' : v . Germany Seeks Decision. Washington, Dec. 3. An effort by the Germans to bring on a decisive en gagement on the western front is sug gested in the department's review of military operations for the week ending December 1, issued tonight by Secretary Baker. "It seems that a decision is, being ought by the enemy, who realize that he cannot endure for a much longer period the .strait) of trench warfare imposed . by the allies in the west," fays the review. , ')... , "This, explains the effort of the central powers in massing considera ble forces in order to invade Italy a concentration of troops made possi ble by tie internal situation in Rus sia, This offensive was undertaken to teat it. Ttiltana am si onmnAl 4 it n-va Looking for work? Turn to the Hetp Wanted Columns now. You will find hundreds of positions listed ttab ... ., . , U. S. AFRAID TO ARMY ABROAD, FEARING JAF m m ? m m m a v m INVASION, SAYS H1NDENBUKU (Br Asaorlated Prese.) ' ' '.' Amsterdam, Dec. 4. General von Ludendorff, right hand man of Field Marshal' von Hindenburg,. is quoted by a corres pondent of the Vienna Neue Freie Presse as making the predic tion recently, at German headquarters, that the war will not end in a draw, but be decided in favor of the central powers. ARMISTICE DIFFICULT. O The correspondent, says the Vienna dispatch, obtained this expression from Von Ludendorff in conversa tions with him during a visit to head quarters, where he also talked with Von Hindenburg. "It appears the Russians are the first to be inclined for peace," Gen eral von Ludendorff said. "I will not say that I regard the Bolsheviki manifestations as a peace offer," he continued. "There must be a secure government for this purpose, one which possesses power to enforce in ternally and externally the results of the negotiations with, us. Of course we can conclude an armistice with Russia at any time, as soon as we have the assurance that it will be maintained. A general armistice, however, will be difficult to achieve." Retreat a Small Matter. Regarding the situation on the western front, Field Marshal von Hindenburg said the successful em ployment of the German policy of clastic defense continued and, that when occassionally sections of mo rasses or smoke-blackened debris were left to their opponents for the purpose of saving human material, it was 6f no importance. Occasion al local rebuffs must be taken into accounts as an inevitable consequence of carrying through great offensives at other points. Regarding the supreme war coun cil of the allies, the field marshal said with a smile: "Such institutions are always a sign of incapacity and helplessness. When they are at their wit s end, a war council is . estab lished." Firm on Alsace Question. General von Ludendorff ' said that for Germany there was no .question as to- Alsace-Lorraine. He', thought a decisive blow, against France per haps would yet succeed, although nowadays, when national strength fights national strength,, a single blow could, hardly decide the war.. The general said, however, that if was not to be doubted a single mo ment who would be the victor. Field Marshal '.von Hindenbilrg ironically; referred, to "the American, advertising methods," adding; "It is' .certain 'that the United States is making efforts, to create a big army and the war is an 6ppQ, tune pretext for this,' as in peace times the difficulties would be too great to -do it. Japan, too, -woid. not have looked on witli indifference. Afraid to Send. Army. , "tt Americans will hardly 4send their newly created r army to Europe at' once,, as by doing so, their own c6uotry would ' be rendered helpless in case japan sliQuld show a sudden inclination ;:.to' square up accounts wilh America. .' el "Moreover the transportation ques tion would offer difficulties not less than supplies.-- ' German U-b'oaU would be a further obstacle. v It cer tainly may be easy to build thousi ands of airplanes; as 'America has announced, but it is difficult to equip them, but wherever they may appear, the .Germans will not be wanting." Asked whether the western Euro pean powers, without , the.- prospect of America's assistance, would not in the meantime have been forced to conclude peace, General von 'Luden dorff said: - ' , i , U-Boat War Right. ' "Since the U-boat war g'ave Ameri ca a pretext to enter tl war, this question is tantamount to' the ques tion as to whether the , U-boat war was the i right policy. Regarding this, my conviction: is unchanged. The U-boat war is right. It has ac complished what we expected. It was not a question of starving Eng land within a few months, but of making her inclined toward peace. The supreme army command intend ed by means of the submarine war to cause not so much . special, but general' effects, and especially as -regards Ejigland-to cut off' her -very important supplies of coal pit prftps. "How effective the campaign has been in .this respect is proyeh by the report of the chief -of the. German field railways, that the allied troops in Italy need no other supplies than coal. The scarcity of. British ton A gift from our store con fers the greatest compliment. Why not make gifts that , are ' worth while, that last, and that give in pjrmnt 'for continued pleasure? By making your purchases from us you can have everything charged in one account, paying in small monthly amounts. Every article we sell is distinctive in beauty and elegance. 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More over, with the advancing season, the climatic difficulties will increase, es pecially in the mountains. On the whole, every offensive must have a somewhat long interruption or end." Von Hindenburg in concluding his interview said: "If for .some time yet, we main tain our strength and exercise pa tience, we . shall'carry it to a good end." AUSTRALIA GIVES FARMS TO MEN FROM WAR FRONT San Deigo, Cay., Dec. 4. -Assertion that the United States must immedi ately recognize the necessity of repat riation measures for returned soldiers and start preparing for their rehabili tation upon the return from the Eu ropean battles, was made today by Crawford Vaughn, former Australian premier, addressing San Diego Dusi nes men at a luncheon. . . The former premier is in the United States for a nation-wide speaking tour, under the auspices of the United States government, for the purpose of bringing about closer and friendlier relations between capi tal and labor for the government's war program. ' . ' . "Business men and employers must aid in repatriation preparations more than anybody else, lie said. f'As a part of our program 'of repatriation work, jin Australia, .our government is giving to each returned soldier who wants it, a good farm. Special training is given to him before lie takes over hia farming work. His first crops are Jaid . for him, and he is provided with -eight head of cattle. In addition, Tie is advanted tip to $2,000 by the government to finance his first few years of farming Opera tions." "The laboring , class of Australia is wholeheartedly; behind the war against Germany and has contributed 300,000 men . to the allied .ranks," he saidi- .f'. . . ' , , Supervises Foreign Exchange. Washington, Dec. 4. -Frederick I. 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V Main Floor City Kattasat.-.'Bmk, Black. v . 100 South th St., Cor, 16th and Harney SU., f '.jia. Opposite Burgess-Nasht Co. Department Slo- ' jTROTZKY RAPS j II X FOE PROTEST flfJ R PFAfiF wis a w w w mvmwm Says Notes Regarding Amer ica's Friendliness to Slavs and Armistice on Front Con tradict Each Other. (By AuMciated Press.) Petrograd, Dec. 4. The text of the note which Major M. C. Kerth, the military attache, sent to General Du khonin under instructions from Am bassador Francis, protesting on the part of the United states against the negotiations for an armistice between Russia and Germany, follows. - "In accordance with instructions from my government, given by the American ambassador at Petrograd, I have the honor to inform you that owing to the carrying, on of a war by the United States in alliance with Russia, which has as its basis the struggle of democracy against au tocracy, my government decidely and energetically protests against any separate armistice which may be made by Russia. "I rcauest vour excellency to give a written acknowledgment of the re ceipt of this declaration." "Inexplicable," Says Trotzky. Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for eign minister, has issued a warning with reference to American and French communications to General Dukhonin, whom the new govern ment recently deposed a commander-in-chief of the armies. He says: "Major Kcrth's action is still more inexplicable, since the head of the American war mission (Lieutenant Colonel Judson), made quite another declaration, that Americans do not desire to interfere with the settle ment of any Russian problems what sover. It is to be hoped that Major Kerth and others will take note of these words and will be guided by them." Basis of Trotzky's Complaint. "In addition to fny letter of No vember 25 regarding an extract of newspaper reports from America, my letter must not be construed as meaning that my government has de clared itself in favor of the success in Russia of any political party or any part of the population. "Americans feel the greatest sym pathy with the whole Russian nation in the complicated circumstances in which' the Russian nation is at pres ent and does not wish to interfere with .anything but to help in the settlement of any Russian problems whatsoever. Sympathies With Russians. "Their sympathies spread to all classes of the Russian nation. Their representatives here are now inform ed that l.o influential part of the Rus sian population desires an immedi ate separate peace of armistice and there is no doubt that Russia is quite right, in the situation in which she now is, to raise the question of a general peace. "There are no reasons, therefore, why the relations of the allies to Russia or to any influential part of the population of Russia should not rest on the most friendly basis. "I wish to use this opportunity, in order to express to your excellency the assurance of my deep respect. 1 , .. "W. JUDSON." Drop in Meat and Milk Prices Due, Says Hoover New York, Dec. 4. Lower prices in meat, milk and other commodities as a result of the enormous crop of corn which, it is expected, will be dis. tributed throughout the country by January IS, was forecasted by Federal Food - Administrator Hoover in. a statement tonight. - He' declared that this extraordinary crop is "the certain economic remedy for high prices."' 1 Mr. Hoover attended several con ferences here today, at which the food situation was . discussed with federal and state, officials. Plans to appoint food administrators- in every city and county in New York state were form ulated at one of these meetings. Nebraska Agricultural Wins Prizes at Big Live Stock Show Chicago, Dec. 4. Nebraska Agri cultural college has won several fine prizes so far with its exhibits- at the International Live Stock exposition. Bonnie had won first in fat Galloway steer class. Other animals took first and second prizes in fat Galloway steer or heifers under 1 year classes, and first prize in a herd of three owned by one exhibitor. ' CO. Ve urge you to do your Christmas shop ping without de lay, and to come early in the day CREDIT 105 nours are less 17-Jewel V Elgin No. 18 Men's gin, Walthsm Ham pden watch, in 25 year guar- teed double strata o 1 d filled case, j $1 50 A MONTH. Phone Doug. 1444 and Our Salesman Will " :(. . Call er Write for Catalog No. 903. open every evening Until Christmas I m rn WILL DENY NEITHER COAL NOR TRACKS Priority of Transportation Given to no Particular Industry Directly; Cannot Determine What Non-Essentials Are. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 4. Curtailment of non-essential industries to save fuel and transportation will be ac complished for the present, at least, almost wholly by indirection. This was made clear today in official quar ters where it was indicated there probably will be no direct denial of either fuel or transportation to any industries. The best plan, it has been decided, is to bgin at the .op of the list and assure coal and rail movement to the essentials. Fuel Administrator Gar field already has sent to the coal pro ducers a preferred list of consumers as a guide in filling orders and at his request the railroads arc giving pref erence to coal shipments. Would Act Deliberately. The committee on priority of trans portation, of which Robert S. Lovett is chairman, is disposed to go at the problem of denying rail movement to non-essentials very deliberately. It is likely that no general priority order giving preferential movement to certain commodities will be issued, at least to.- a time. Members of the committtee think the railroads through their pooling best can handle the situation themselves. They are of the opinion that further priority orders only will hamper operation of the roads in the most efficient man ner. Dr. Garfield has requested an order of the committee giving right of way to coal over general freight. The demand drew from the food admin istration immemdiate protest declar ing that nothing should move ahead of foodstuffs. The railroads, too, ob jected, and the result was that an order prepared by the committee never was put out. It ;t should be decided later tqat TO THE PUBLIC For the niftmnation of those who my (fcstre to taw w of tbe ccodi tioaa facing the telephone industry of the coantry aft this time, thai foBowing st&tement is issued by the Nebrub. Teleid.ODe Company: The policy adopted by the Bell Telephone Sytem when war was declared was to serve the government first Since then the govern ment's requests for oar trained men and f or, telephone service and equipment have had precedence over ail etherl . ; " ' Hv v': rv jvv..;K; -e - ' At an expense in the aggregate, , hundreds of tiioosands of dollars comprehensive telephone systems have been provided for the tnining camps and cantonments. Bridges, grain elevators and other daces being guarded have been srrpplied with special telephone lines. Between coimnissary depots, military headqisarters and mobilisation posts, special lilies of cm An enormous amount of telephone equipment is being sent abroad to build and maintain lines of communication between the army units on and behind the firing lines on the European battteftelds. The Bell System has organized and famished fourteen complete berttalions of telephone men for service as signal corps units with thtJ armies in the field. A great number of our men have also gone with the national guard or other branches of the country's military forces. The draft, also, is taking many of our men. These trained employees cannot be readily replaced. . The telephone operators of the Bed System'aho, are "doing tneir bit" by making every effort to help give prompt and dependable serv ice. These girls realize the tremendous dependenoe the government, in this crisis, places on rapid telephone communication. These loyal and efficient young women deserve great credit for the splendid work they have done in handling the heavy telephone traffic the last few months. As a result of the war it is very difficult to get enough trained men to build new lines to handle promptly the steadily increasing long distance business in some parts of our territory. Our local service in some localities is -also suffering on account of the present conditions. ; : v In addition to the government's use of our system, increased business activity, incident to the war, has placed further demands upon our telephone facilities. The cost of telephone materials, too, has prac tically doubled in two years. As the war goes on the government's requirements for trained telephone men, for service and for equipment are increasing constantlj; The present business activity is also likely to continue. Woman Anarchist Gets Ten Years in Prison Seattle, Wash., Dec. 4. Miss Louise Olivereau, self-declared an archist, convicted last week on six counts of an indictment charging violation of the espionage laws, was sentenced today to 10 years jn the state prison at Canyon City,,Colo, by Judge Jeremiah Neterer in the federal court. She accepted the sen. tence without comment. She was charged with having mailed circu--lars to men of military age, advis ing them not to register. ' it is necessary to begin at the bot tom and declares 'some industries non-essential the committee on pri ority holds that the fuel administra tion is in better position to curtail them through its control over coal than is the committee with its super vision over freight movement. The chief reason for dealing with the subject in the manner adopted, officials admit, is because of the diff iculty in determining, what are the non-essentials. 1 Both the fuel administrator and the committee on priority have powers about equal in dealing with non essentials. If, however, they do not use the powers it will be left largely to the railroads to decide what shall be moved and thus the railrdbds might be called on to exercise powers of discrimination. August Phillips is New Minister From Holland Washington, Dec. 4. August Phil lips, named to succeed Chevalier W. L. F. C. 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