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THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 12. 1917. .
COUNTERFEITING
SCHEME IS BARED
Plant Said to Have Put $65,000
Into Circulation in United
States Seized by Secret
Service Official?.
(Br Associated
New York, Dec. 11. Counterfeit
ing schemes said to involve more
than $1,000,000 and whose ramifica
tions extended to Europe, South
America and the United States were
disclosed here tonigjit when William
J. Flynn, chief of the United States
secret service announced that an
elaborate plant for preparing spuri
ous money and French passports hail
'been seized in this city and that the
third arrest of those involved was
made hero today.
Lugent Parodi, a lawyer was ar
rested in connection with the case
on a charge of conspiracy to obstruct
judstice m advising his client, Louis
De Shelly, also known as Marcos
Gonzales, to default cash bail.
Leon Grosswald was arrested here,
last week and secret service men de
clared he gave information that led
to the raid of a boarding house where
the counterfeiting plant had been
placed in suit cases ready for re
moval. vt In the suit cases were found print
ing presses, plates', engravers' tools,
and a bundle of franc notes amount
ing to $125,000. Investigation is said
to have disclosed that the entire
plant was brought here from San
Sebastian, Spain, early last April
and with it, a bundle off more than
$1,000,000 in spurious franc i notes.
Of this amount, the secret service
men declared that at least $65,000
has been put into circulation in the
United States.
, Steamer Mundale With Crew
Of 36 Sinks Near Hatteras
An Atlantic Port, Dec. ll.Captain
J. V. Ingalls, o the American oil
steamer Canneid, reported here today
i that 'while off Hatteras in a storm
last Saturday, he picked up wireless
calls for help, supposedly from the
American , steamer Mundale, tf the
Munson line, which sailed from Phila
delphia. 'J 'he messages indicated that
the Mundale 'was about 50 miles
' southeast of Hatteras and was in sink
ing condition. The tanker proceeded
immediately toward that point, but
there was no trace of the Mundale.
Captain Ingalls is satisfied that if the
calls came from the Munson liner,
that the vessel was lost before aid
could reach it. ' ,-
The Mundale'carricd a crew of 36
men.
Iowa Senator Returns
From Trip-to the Front
An Atlantic Port, Dec, 11. Five
members of the concessional and
citizens' committee which has been
observing war operations in France
and Belgium for several weeks, ar
rived here today aboard an American
steamship. The main body of the
party returned recently.
Those who arrived today were:
Senators J. B. Kendrick of Wyo
ming and W. S. Kenyon of Iowa,
Representative Frederick Cl Hicks
f Xcw York, R. W. Parker of New
jersey and former Representative
Thomas S. Stout of Montana. Ac
companying them vm an American
brigadier general and a lieutenant
commander of the navy.
Believe Germany Working
Huge Game of Bluff
Washington, Dec. '1.1 . German of
fers to export large quantities of cot
ton goods, reported today to the
Dureati of Foreign and Domestic
commerce by the commercial attache
at Copenhagen will result in a close
investigation of embargo (Workings
to determine if the, enemy is receiv
ing raw cotton through neutral coun
tries. Officials of the bureau are inclined
to believe that bids for trade are but
. another evidence of Germany's game
of "bluff" to cultivate sympathy in
neutral nations aud to deceive the
world as to internal conditions be
hind the Rhine. 4
Find Mutilated Bodies of
Americans Tortured to Death
Nogales, Ariz., Dec. 11. With' the
exception of the five men put to
death by Yaqui Indians in. their re
cent raid on Esperanza, Sonora, no
-other foreigners in the vicinity of the
Mexican town were molested, accord
ing to information received- here to
right' The mutilated bodies .of the
five victims, Jack Eppler, Henry
Tamm and Lee Rasmussen, Ameri
cans, and Henry Hahn and Lucas
Gogelment, Germans, have been
found. '
Mexican troops are pursuing the
Yaquis toward the Sinaloa state with
frequent clashes resulting in heavy
losses on doui sides, the reports
said. . f
Cleveland Snow-Bound and
.Without Fuel In Zero Weather
.' Cleveland, O.. Dec. 11. Cleveland,
snow-bound and without fuel, was of
fered little relief from the cold weath
er today. With the official thermome
ter registering five degress below zero
this morning, the lowest temperature
in December for three yearji, the nat
ural gas pressure throughout the city
was steadily growing lower. The
death toll of the storm this morning
stood at three. All railroad and inter
irban traffic is badly delayed.
Lee Arthur Dead.
Los Angeles, Cat,' Dec. It Lee
Arthur, playwright, among whose
successes were "The Auctioneer,'
"The Fox" and "We Uns of Tennes
ee," died here last night as the re
sult of an automobile accident ten
weeks ago. He was 40 years of age
nd a native or bhreveport, la.
Army Orders.
Washington, , lxc. 11. (Sptulal Tele
tram.) The transfer of Captain Maurice
A. Hockman. cavalry, National Guard of
Hie United State. South. Dakota, to the
euarterraaster corps. National Onard ef the
Cnlted States. '-South Dakota." with the ran
ef captain. Is hereby announced. He la
r-Iteved from bis preaent dutlea at Camp
Cody,; Demlnc New Mexico, ana will pro
teed to Washington. I. C.
Captain Jacob Weinberg-, quartermaster
-orpi, national army, is relieved from fur
ther duty at the auxiliary remount depot
fo. 232. Camp Dodge, lows, and will pro
teed without delay to Alexandria, I., and
oDort to auxiliary remount depot No. 114,
:amp Beauregard, for duty aa quartermaa-
r and adjutant t mat place.
' Captain Jameo M Northlngton. medical
, J-eiw rve corps, la relieved from duty aa ex
aminer for the medical reserve corps at
-7 Milliard Hall. University of Minnesota,
r.tltm'es polls, Minn-, and will proceed to Des
"UollltD.
'Babies Die as Father's Wages ,
Shrink Says Children's Bureau
(fly AiMM-ialed Prwi.)
Washington, Dec. 11. Public pro
tection for young children and moth
ers, the safeguarding of children from
premature labor and overwork and
decent home conditions through ade
quate income for the fathers, so that
the mothers will not have to go out
to work is the wartime program for
child welfare announced Monday by
the children's bureau of tha Depart
ment of Labor in its annual report.
Surveys conducted by the bureau
show that the chance of the life of the
baby grows appallingly less as the
father's earnings grow smaller. In
fant mortality among 13,000 babies in
eight representative cities were stud
ied. They showed that in families
where the fathers earned less than
$550 a year every sixth baby died,
while m, Jamilics where the fathers
Spurred by Revenge Englishman
Single-handed Kills 8 Germans
(By Associated Frets.)
British Headquarters int France, Dec. lO.-A staff captaiiis mentioned
in the orders of the day issued by the general commanding a certain
British division of the Cambrai front as follows:
"By his heroic conduct, he saved the whole brigade, if not the division."
This little note hides the story of the remarkable bravery displayed by
this captain under the stimulus of hatred aroused by the crippling of his
.baby girl by a German air raid on England.
During the German attack near Masnieres, on November 30, single
handed and armed only with a'heavy sticlj, he attacked and killed or dis
persed a group of Germans wNo were in possession of an ammunition
dump near his headquarters south of Marcoirig. He then collected a small
and heterogenous force and pushed on to Les Rue Vertes, where, in des
perate hand-to-hand fighting, he effectually cleared the place of Germans.
He, himself, armed with two revolvers, shot down eight German machine
gunners and held the position until relif arrived.
Thrilling incidents are told of British commanders in desperate
situations going personally among the men in the front lines to cheer
them. In one case, a colonel, already blinded, was led among the men by
his orderly.
MANY PICKINW
BALLOON SCHOOL
Rush to Get Under Wire Before
Friday Leads to the Aerial
Branch at Fort
Omaha.
The recruiting officers at Fort
Omaha are being worked almost to
death, and the end is not yet. Simul
taneously with the general order
from the War department that regis
trants will not be permitted to vol
untarily enlist after the night of De
cember 14, in any branch of the
service, there was a great influx of
possible applicants who desired to
enter the balloon school.
Great groups of young men storm
the fort daily. All are seeking in
formation relative to the work that
a soldier must do, and in nearly all
cases the applicants are ready to en
list but they want a few days' ex
tension of time so that they tnight
return home and close up their busi
ness affairs. In nearly all instances an
extension is granted after the appli
cant has enlisted.
Short Extension.
Often' timet a fond mamma ap
pears with her petted and pampered
sou to plead his cause for him, tn4
while the recruiting officers afp i(o
commodating and willing to make
any sacrifice for Harold, Reginald or
Chauncey, they turn a deaf ear .to all
entreaties for an extension of time
oncer than fhat prescribed by the
War-department.
One tond mamma was on- hand
with son Monday and she gave the
officers to understand that son could
claim exemption but he wouldh t.
He wanted to enlist all right all
right, but she didn't want him to go
in as a mere priva'.e soldier, for son
was a "kowledge" graduate, and he
was too good to associate with the
common run -of vulgar soldiers. And
besides, she wanted him to get into
some; part of the service where his
ability would be instrumental in
getting him promoted - rapidly, one
was informed that doubtless within
a few weeks her boy would be a gen
eral or a corporal or something.
But it s no joke tor the ouicers
who are compelled to answer some
thing less than 100,000 foolish ques
tions every day in addition to attend
ing to legion other matters pertain
ing to their duty.
Department Order.
Washington, Deo. ll.-V(8pclal Tsle-
gram.) Kltaabath F. Helman of North
Platte, Neb., naa Been appointed ciora in
the Indian office,
vxnulnni - cranted: Nebraska, Mary
Wllaon, Seward, 126; Delia A. Pierce, Kear
ney, 131. - .
Iowa: Catharine Miner, euwwra
135: Anna M. Johnson. Atlantic, 3S: Alice
i u.irr.v. M.nlev. i25: Mary E. Sldener.
Pes Molnea, S3&; Laura M. McKee, Pea
Molnea, 125. .
Wyoming: Tamer ine rorrrawr,
30. j
Complete New U. S. Ship
Plant in Record Time
Washington, Dec. it Virtual
completion of one of the govern
ment's three great fabricating steel
merchant ship plants within 76
days' time was reported today to
the shipping board. The yard,
erected at Newark Bay. by the sub-
marine boat corporation, will lay
the keels of three ships before the
first of the year
Chairman Hurley, of the board
accepted an invitation . today to
drive the first rivet December' 17
in the first ship laid down.
The rapidity of construction has
astonished shipping board -officials.
The yard is 90 per cent com
pleted. Ships are expected to come
from the yard in June, and it is
planned to complete more than
fifty before the end of 1918. The
concarn has contracts' for 150 ot
a total tonnage of 750,000.
SAYS
"No doubt about us
kids-we all like
Post Toasties1
income was $1,050 or more, only one
baby in 16 died.
The disorganization of social and
industrial life incident to the war
accentuate the importance of protect
ing the mothers and children, the re
port says.
Skillful leadership, playgrounds,
recreation centers and schooling 'are
especially needed by "war time chil
dren." Strict enforcement of child
labor laws also is essential both for
the sake of the children and for the
output of war materials on which
child labor is engaged.
"The wartime record of juvenile
delinquency abroad shows," says the
report, "that the sure penalty for
neglecting the home, the school and
the play needs of children is an in
creasing stream of young delinquents
brought fo court for offenses that
community foresight and care should
have prevented."
Letters by Airplane
Pushed by Congress
Washington, Dec. It Mail and
freight carrying, the locating f of
vessels in distress at sea, the de
stroying of derelicts menacing
navigation and the mapping of the
United States, are some of the
duties to which the , government
proposes to put airplanes after the
war.
The first and most obvious use of
airplanes in the future $es in the
delivery of mails. Already con
gress has appropriated $100,000 for
the initial ate, l in aerial mail de
livery. Abroad, both France and
Italy have developed aerial mail
service in a preliminary way to
great advantage.
"Appeal to Reason," Socialist
Paper Takes Pro-War Stand
Gerard, Kan., Dec. It The Ap
peal to Reason, pioneer socialist or
gan in the Jnited States has es
poused the "war of defense" of the
Ignited States and the -allies against
Prussian militarism, according to a
statement here tonight, by Louis
Kopelin, editor of the paper.
"President Wilson's clear and def
inite statement of war aims before
congress last Tuesday is mainly re
sponsible for the Appeal to Reason's
bpousal of the war,1 the statement
laid. 1
H cannot understand wha, excuse
there remains for the German so
cialists to support the kaiser, now
that the detense of the latherland
argument has been so neahy disposed
of by President Wilson. The only
nations that are, supporting a war
of defense are the allies. A glance
at the military map will easily prove
that."
Austrian Foreign Minister
Cancels Visit to Berlin
Amsterdam. Dec. It The visit of
Viscount Czernint the Austro-Hunga-
nan loreign minister, to Benin has
been -canceled owing to his sudden
illness, according to a disnatch re
ceived here from Vienna.
Idaho Prohibition Law
Upheld bx Supreme Court
Washington, D. C, It Idaho de
crees upholding the validity of the
state prohibition law and declaring
it a rcasonabl. exercise of the state
police powers .were today sustained
by the supreme court.
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GIRL KIDNAPED
FROM SCHOOL ROOM
A
Stranger Takes Little Vitura
Morrison From Under Eyes
of Teacher; Mother Ac
cuses Former Husband.
An unidentified man described as
being garbed in a long dark overcoat
with a velvet collar, a black hat, and
said to be slightly gray haired, is sus
pected of kidnapping Vitura Imo
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NO 13 "THE FIGHTING IKAiu
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Today VIRGINIA PEARSON, in
"THOU. SHALT NOT STEAL"
HAMILTON u".d
Today STUART HOLMES, in
"THE BROADWAY" SPORT"
Bryant Waahburn in 'A, 4c CourttLip'
gen, 5-ycar-old. daughter of Mrs.
Mina Morrison, 4125 S streets, from
the Corrigan scn"3ol, South Side,
Monday afternoon during the noon
recess. x
From the description of the strang
er Mrs. 'Morrison believes it fas her
former husband.
Shortly before the noon dismissal
the stranger appeared at the school
and asked the primary teacher if the
girl was there, and the child was
pointed out to him. The little girl was
told by Jhe stranger that he had a
surprise' in store for her and that
she was to go with him. It is said
she went willingly.
Returning from her work; at the
Cudahy" packing plant several" hours
later and not finding her child at
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Submarine Sunk
Aeroplanes Brought to
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City Is Destroyed
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home, Mrs. Morrison began an in
vestigation. Mrs. Morrison is divorced from her
husband, E. J. Morrison, and she sus
pects that he came here from Okla
homa City, Gkl., to kidnap the little
girl.
Mrs. Morrison telephoned the po
lice at Kansas City and Wichita,
Kan., a description of both the man
and girl. At the time she ws taken
from the school she wore an auto
cap, black coat and white muff.
General Wedgwood Discharged
As Physically Disqualified
' Washington, Dec. It Brigadier
General Edgar A. Wedgwood of the
national army has been discharged
Skin Tortured
Babies Sleep
After Guticura
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Foreman in Bolt Cutting Department
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hoarded dollar is slacker and s
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