THE BEE: OMAHA. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 25. 1917.
GERMANS ESCAPE
'FROM DETENTION
AT FORT DOUGLAS
Civilian Prisoners Make Get
away by Winding Gunny
sacks Around Bodies to
Act as Camouflage.
Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 24.
With gunnysacks wound around them,
Ferdinand Kube, miner, and Kurtz
Wilkins, laborer, German civilian
prisoners interned at Fort Douglas,
near here, crawled to liberty today,
according to a statement made by the
military authorities.
Following the escape of the couple
an alarm was sounded and it was dis
covered that the men had cut through
the high wire fence. Near by wene
found several gunnysacks with which
the men evidently clothed themselves
as they crawled along, a path hav
ing been made smpoth as the human
forms wriggled along.
The gunnysacks, it is said, pro
tected the men owing to the simi
larity of their color with the ground.
Once the fence was reached, the men
forsook the garb. Bloodstains were
observed, showing that the men cut
themselves in breaking through the
wire.
The men gained liberty through
asking permission to go to an out
house. When they failed to return
an investigation was made while the
powerful searchlights were thrown
over the surrounding country. Latest
reports are to the effect that the men
are still at large, but military, federal
and police officials throughout the
intermountain region have been
warned to be on the lookout.
Kube was arrested at Globe, Ariz.,
July 14, and Wilkins at Lincoln, Neb.,
August 23.
President Wilson Will Have
An "Old Fashioned" Xmas
Washington, Dec. 24. President
Wilson will enjoy an old fashioned
Christmas, with a tree for his grand
children and surrounded by members
of his family. The president and Mrs.
Wilson will attend church in the
morning and later either he or some
member of the family will distribute
gifts to about 50 children residing
near a country club, where the presi
dent plays golf.
More than 125 turkeys were dis
tributed to White House employes
today as gifts from the president.
Censorship of Foreign Mails
In Full Force in U. S.
Washington, Dec. 24. Censorship
of foreign mails, authorized by the
trading with the enemy law, now is in
full force under a board on which
the postoffice, war and navy depart
ments, the war trade board and the
committee on public information are
represented.
Through branch offices at New
York, the Panama canal zone, Porto
Rico and such ther places as may be
necessary, the board plans to carry
on the work with as little interference
to legitimate correspondence as is pos
sible The work of organization was
begun on November 1 and at the
request of the government the news
was not published at that time. The
government now has withdrawn its
request for secrecy.
The board is in close co-operation
with the British and French censor
ship. It will combine with censorship
of foreign mails the present censor
ship of wreless and cables.
SHIPBUILDING
PROGRAMNOWIS
. 18 COMPLETED
Washington, Dec. 24. The govern
ment's shipbuilding program on De
cember 1 was 18.2 per cent on its
way to completion, as disclosed to
day in an analysis of statistics sup
plied by the shipping board to the
senate commerce committee investi
gating progress of the work.
. The program calls for 8,246,308
tons of shipping. The percentage of
completion, as given, does not take
into account the construction of new
ship yards in which many of the ves
eels will be built or work done to
ward obtaining engines, boilers and
other equipment.
Of 379 wooden hulls contracted for,
keels have been laid for 166, of which
130 were laid down in yards which
did not exist when the contracts were
let. The wooden hulls were ordered
from 72 yards, of which SI have been
built from the ground qp since the
contracts were let.
Of 58 composite ships for which
contracts were Jet, keels have been
laid for 12. These 12 on December 1
were 20 per cent completed. The con
tracts went to four ship yards, three
of which did not exist when the con
tracts were made. The three yards
virtually have been completed, andl
tney win negin construction oi snips
within a few week;.
Eleven keels for steel ships ihave
been laid in new yards. Of the ships
contracted for four have beenjatmch
ed, two steel and two wood.
Threatened Strike in
San Francisco Averted
San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 24. A
threatened strike of 10,000 metal
trades unionists engaged in industries
other than shipbuilding was averted
here today, according to officials of
the Iron Trades council, when 14 of
the 35 foundries that would have been
affected by the walkout granted de
mands for a 10 per cent additional
wage increase over the 31 per cent ad
vance that had been allowed some
time ago by tiie federal shipbuilding
adjustment board. -
The 14 foundries which granted the
demands included the larger employ
ers. Directors of the California Metal
Trades association and the California
Foundrymen's association and the
employers' organizations will meet
late today to consider a general grant
ing of the demands.
A week ago the United States
Emergency Fleet corporation granted
metal unionists employed in shipbuild
ing here a 10 per cent increase. Em
ployes in other industries immediately
demanded this 10 per cent additional
advance.
Major De Saulles, Whose
Son Was Killed by Wife, Dead
Bethlehem, Pa., Dec. 24. Major Ar
thur Brice De Saulles died here today,
aged. 78. He had been ill for some
time. Death was hastened by the trag
edy of his son, John L., who was
shot by his former wife, Blanca De
Saulles. Major De Saulles earned his
title in the confederate army,
U.S. AGENTS WORK
WITH EXEMPTION
BOARD IN OMAHA
Each Division Has Official to
Guard Against Registrants
Holding Back Information
for Appeals.
In order to prevent registered men
from holding back information that
will be of value to appeal boards when
they appeal from the local draft
board, provision has been made in
the selective service regulations defin
ing the duty of appeal agents, and to
enable them to gather the necessary
information from some other source.
The regulations pertainin-g to the du
ties of appeals agents says in part:
"Every registrant, and, to a certain
extent, every person in each com
munity, is interested in the action of
the local boards on each particular
case. There will be many cases in
which local boards have been imposed
upon, but in which persons affected
do not desire to inform such boards
of facts within their knoweledge. It
shall be the duty of the government
appeal agent to receive such informa
tion and to prepare such appeals in
cases where he considers appeals to
be of interest to the government."
This regulation applies to all classes
of registrants more especially to
those who desire to 'evade selective
conscription service by not truthfully
answering all questions in the ques
tionnaire, and to those who really de
sire to be taken on the next draft call
by holding back important informa
tion that would probably put them in
some other class or move the boar 1
to exempt them from military service.
The government' appeal agents in
Omaha are: First division, W. H.
Crary; Second division, James E.
Bednar; Third division, William Sim
eral; Fourth division, Lysle T. Ab
bott; Fifth division, W. W. Carmich
ael; Sixth division, John W. Welch.
Morsman Back From Red
Cross Trip to Capital
Edgar M. Morsman, jr., returned
Sunday from Washington, D. C,
where he was summoned for two
weeks' work assisting C. G. DuBois
in national Red Cross headquarters.
DuBois, who is first assistant to H.
P. Davison, chairman of the Red
Cross war council, asked the Omaha
man to help him systematize the of
fice management, which is staggering
under the' vast influx of new war
work.
Mr. lorsman will return to Wash
ington, January If), to give further
service.
Both DuBois and Morsman are tele
phone comp'any men.
Food 'Administrator in
Favor of Real Xmas Dinner
The United States food administra
tor heartily endorses the old-fashioned
Christmas dinner. "Turkey,
goose and vegetables, on which Amer
icans dine on Christmas, according to
ancient custom, are the very things
the food administrator wants them to
eat," said State Food Administrator
Wattles. "This conserves wheat, red
meat, fats and other needed war foods.
Fittingly enough, this Christmas falls J
on meatless Tuesday, the day on
which no red meats are to be eaten.
Serving the old-time Christmas dinner
on that day could not be more ap
propriate. Turkey or goose, accom
panied by oyster or sage dressing,
giblet gavy, mashed potatoes, cran
berry sauce or jelly, mashed turnips,
squash, celery, pumpkin pie, fruit, nuts
and war plum pudding, are all good
conservation dishes and may be con
sumed to individual capacity. No red
meat, of course, should be used in
mince pies."
War Munitions Hidden in
I Pornn nf Rnc-ciart Shin
A Pacific Port, Dec. 24. Federal of
ficials today found packages of ammu
nition, several hundred rifles and a
number of bags filled with revolvers,
buried under the cargo of hides in the
Shilka. a Russian freighter which ar
rived here Friday night under control
of its Bolsheviki crew. Officials said
the cartridges found in the ammuni
tion packages contained slugs such as
are used by the Germans on the east
ern front.
The consignment was pA)bablVTfl
tended, officials said they believed, for
Industrial Workers of the World, or
for use of a raider in the Pacific.
If the munitions were intended for
the Industrial Workers of the World,
officials said, the Shilka probably in
tended to unload its cargo here and
then proceed to some prearranged ob
scure spot on the coast and mit the
rifles, revolvers and ammunition
ashore.
Among the federal agents working
on the ship were some who said they
believed the munitions were sent by
the Bolsheviki to aid Industrial Work
ers of the World foment revolutions
in the United States to further Bol
sheviki principles.
Captain Boris Dogal, master of the
boat, and members of the crew prob
ably will be interned, officials as
serted. Search will be continued until
the entire vessel and cargo is gone
over.
Saturday night unverified rumors
were circulated that the vessel car
ried $100,000 sent by Bolsheviki to
aid the defense of Industrial Workers
of the World under trial in Chicago.
Officials have found no trace of the
money.
Maker of
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wishes you
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A MERRY
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We come to Christmas this year, with thoughts perhaps a trifle
grave, because of the tremendous task this Nation has assumed
in the cause of world wide Democracy but in the midst of our
more sober thoughts, we find- much to be thankful for.
We are engaged in a Battle for the freedom of the World, the triumphant
termination of which will bring "Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward
Man," as a permanent institution, never to be threatened and shaken as
it has been, again.
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Our national prosperity is greater than it has ever been in the
histciry of this Republic, and we are thankful that we are able
to give, and give and give, to the movements that are going to
make this struggle successful for Democracy.
That we are making this Christmas as bright as good will and free giving
cm make it, is an evidence of our optimistic outlook for the future and
we all can, looking to the New Year, see the star of Freedom rising in the
ascendancy, holding out to the world, a permanent emancipation.
We
Wish You A Bright Christmas
And A New Year
full of bigger and better things
J. L. Brandeis & Sons
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Ten Houses for Sale
To Be feed
We have been instructed to clear the ground we re
cently sold to the Sprague Tire and Rubber Company.
This ground is located on the south side of Izard
street, between 18th and 19th streets.
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On this property there are ten houses which must be
moved or torn down.
These houses are numbered as follows
916 N. 18th Street., 5 rooms
918 N. 18th Street, 4 rooms
920 N. 18th Street., 4 rooms
922 N. 18th Street., 7 rooms
1809 Izard Street., 5 rooms
1811 Izard Street., 6 rooms
1813 Izard Street, 6 rooms
1815 Izard Street, 6 rooms
1817 Izard Street., 7 rooms
1819 Izard Street, 7 rooms
Look these properties over at once and make us
sealed bids on one or more or all of the houses, if you
so desire.
These bids must reach us on or before January 5,
1918, with the understanding that the houses are to be
moved from the ground on or before January 15, 1918.
This is an opportunity to secure a house, which,
though built some time ago, has very good lumber in it
Make us your best bid.
Send all bids to
A. IP. Mey ft
REALTORS
620 First National Band Building
Telephone Douglas 502
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