FINNS FORM
GOVERNMENT
OF THEIR OWN
Revolutionists Elect President;
Notify Sweden Not Respon
. sible for Lives of Subjects
in Finland.
j i
I Stockholm, Jan. 30. The Finnish
; revolutionists Tiave formed a govern
t ment under the presidency of Kullcr-
;WOManner, according to a telegram
Jrom Helsingfors dated Tuesday,
i The members of the Finnish senate
i were not molested by the revolu-
; tionists.
Monday night in Helsingfors was
; calm and the Russian soldiers were
f passive. -Viborg also was reported to
f be quiet-
t r Cannot Protect Swedish Lives.
: The Finnish government has noti-
: fied Sweden that it cannot be respon
sible for the lives of Swedish subjects,
; of whom there are about 400,000 in
Finland.
, Reports from Helsingfors are con-
tradictory, but they indicate that the
rumor tnac me awcaisn minister nau
' fled is incorrect
f : Reds Control Southern Finland.
All of southern r inland as tar as
I Tammerfors is reported to be in the
hands, of the red guards, but the gov
ernment troops have vanquished the
red guards at various places in north
rrn Finland. -
The general strike continues at Hel
singfors and the socialists are re
ported to have made common cause
with the revolutionists. The social
ists have issued a proclamation ac
cusing the government of attempting
to Organize an armed force' to crush
the Finnish proletariat.
German Empire in
Throes of Strike
That Cripples War
r (Continued - From Tf One.)
the fighting has lessened in intensity.
with the revolutionists in control in
the south and the government forces
victorious in the north. '
Swedish subjetts in Finland are en
dangered by the revolt and ne re
port Is to the effect that Swedish
troops already have entered Finland
to aid the government and senate.
Italy's successful smash against the
invaders in the Asiago region has
been the only important military
event.
' The Austrian, defeated in their
first counter attacks, have not yet at
tacked the new Italian positions i.
; great forces, The Italians have made
secure their gains east of Asiago. in
the capturj of which they took more
than 1.500 prisoners.
: . Activity in Flanders.
; On the wistern front the British
; have repulsed an attempted raid near
Arras and the Trench checked a Ger
Mnan raiding party in Alsace, takinp
prisoners.
i The artillery and aerial rctivKy-w
most marked in Flanders aiid in
northern Italy. . - '
I The armed Briiish escort vessel
.Mechanician and the British torpedo
: gunboat Hazard have been lost in
the, British channel. The Mechanician
I was torpedoed and stranded on Janu
ary 20 v.ith the loss of '3 men. A
collision caused the sinking of the
Hazard on Monday. . ,
- Three lives were lost. -M
London, Jan. 30. While some
.-morning newspapers print with much
Wominence dispatches from Holland
ind ' Switzerland representing the
'strikes in Germany as being on a
'great scale and very serious, the Rot
terdam correspondent of the Daily
JMait warns against an exaggerated,
idea of the size and importance of the
industrial upheaval.
London Comment. .
' London, Jan. 30. Newspapers re
port workmen in 40 war material fac
tories in Berli.i alone have struck
and that many strikes elsewhere have
teen accompanied by grave disturb
ances. The Daily Mail correspondent says
jthat the cessation of work in Berlin
Apparently was not general in char
acter. 'v '
I "The central committee of the trades
Unions intended t general strike, but,
according to the latest information
reaching the correspondent in Rotter
dam, this was revoked after the
speech made by Drvon Kuehlmann,
the foreign secretary, with which the
labor leaders professed to be satisfied
temporarily.
Strikes Were' Sporadic.
" The strikes which occurred conse
quently were sporadic, the corre
spondent says. -
; In any case, he adds, the trades
unions committee made demands
very mild in character.
. The demands were:
First An answer by the German
government to the speech made by
Premier Lloyd George to British
trades unions.
Second A statement' on German
i war aims in the west.
Third Direct representation of the
working class interests in the peace
negotiations in proportion to tne rep
resentation of capitalistic interests.
Fourth No further postponement
of Prussian franchise reforms.
Bakers Have Until Feb. 3
To Bake 5 Per Cent Bread
Washinarton. Jan. 29. The food ad
ministration tonight extended ' until
Februarv 3 the time when bakers must
use at least five per cent of other
cereals than wheat in all bread baked
. by them. This percentage must be
increased rapidly until feoruary i
thev are sinsr 20 per cent of other
cereals. No baker will be entitled to
advertise Victory bread until he has
reached the 20 per cent ratio.
Rve flour mav be used until March
3, when it will be placed upon the
same basis as wheat because - rye
flour is now being shipped to the al
lies. -'- t::
Belgians' Protest Germany"
Granting Flanders Autonomy
Amsterdam. Jan. 30. Belgian dep
'sties now residing in Holland have
. . . tti.
adopted a resolution in wnicn mcy
declare that the German authorities,
acting against the unity of Belgium
have, through a tew persons repre
aentinz no one except themselves,
nroclaimed the autonomy of Flan
Kaiser Reported
In Sympathy With
Peace Agreement
Rotterdam, Jan. 30.-Emperor
William is in sympathy with the
movement for peace by agreement,
according to Professor Hans Del
Bruecke of the University of Ber
lin, in an interview with the Nieuwe
Rotterdarasche Courant's Berlin
correspondent.
Professor Del Bruecke, who him
self is a peace-by agreement advo
cate, said leaders of warring na
tions were now divided into two
camps, the first comprising those
who, like Premier Lloyd George in
England and' Admiral von Tirpitz
in Germany, wanted a fight to the
finish, and the second, consisting of
those who, like Emperor William,
the German government, the Reich
stag majority and the great ma
jority of the people, were working
for a negotiated peace.
Germany, declared Professor Del
Bruecke, has no thought of infring
ing upon the integrity or sover
eignty of Belgium, and he regretted
that Chancellor von Hertling, in
his Reichstag speech, did not say
so definitely.
Nothing was further from the
chancellor's intention than the
carrying out of a policy of force,
in I'rotessor Del Bruecke's view,
and the masses of the people were
behind him.
The professor thought the fear
that Admiral von Tirpitz might get
the power to shape things as he de
sired was quite unfounded.
Professor Del Bruecke pointed
to the furious, attacks by the pan
Germans upon the emperor some,
thing hitheito unheard of in Ger
manyas sufficient proof of the
emperor's sympathy with a peace
by agreement.
Detective Shot
In Battle With
Auto Bandits
( Continued From Faga One)
don't believe Omaha is any1 easier
or -harder in this respect than the
average metropolitan city."
F. B. Strandgaard, 5012 North
Forty-second street, 'entered the
Malashock store when the robbers
were beginning their work.
Struck by Revolver
"Just as I entered the door one $i
the men struck me across the left
side of the head with the butt end of
a revolver. I fell unconscious to the
floor and was dragged to the back of
the room," said Strandgaard. "I re
covered consciousness enough to hear
one of the robbers remark that he
thought it was about time to go as a
crowd was beginning to gather at the
front door. I could not get much of
a look at the gang, but what I saw
made me believe they were large men.
The man who struck me tild me to
hold up my hands, but before I could
obey the command, he struck me ah
awful blow." Mr. Strandgaard's scalp
was cut to the bone, but wan not
fractured. He was also cut on the
cheek.
The previous daylight robbery of
consequence was conimitte'l 12 years
ago at the pawnshop of Joe Sonnen
berg on Douglas street. .
One hundred diamond rings, 100
ladies and 'men's watches and 115
pairs of diamond earrings is some
of the loot obtained.
Detectives Dunbaum and Jolly
crawled to the roof of the house
where after an exchange of shots in
which the fifth bandit emptied his
revolver grappled with him and ef
fected his capture. He was not ser
iously wounded although bleeding
from splinteded wood, which struck
his face, and a wrenched back in his
struggle with the officers.
Two Women Arrested.
The bandits arrested are:B. C
Kirk, Frank Martin, Samuel Stone,
Harry Williams, Thomas McKay,
Mrs. B. C. Kirk and Anna Webster.
Boston Faces Shutdown
Of Industry; Coal Short
Washington. Jan. 30. As a drastic
measure to meet the coal shortage in
Boston. Fuel Administrator Storrow
of New England, who was here today
conferring with Fuel Administrator
Garfield and Director Generat
McAdoo. is considering whether to
shut down all industries in the city
for a period of 48 hours.
sir. Morrow pictured to federal
officials a situation in Boston made so
critical by the recent storms and snow
blockades that it was thought only
by stopping industry could make it
possible to neat homes, hospitals and
schools until relief comes.
Women's Clubs Boost Move
For U. S. "Blighty" in France
Washington, Jan, 30. To provide
recreational facilities for American
soldiers on leave in France, the gen
eral federation of women s clubs has
creSted a "war victory commission"
which wilt cooperate with the com
mission on training camp activities
in establishing an Amercan Mighty
behind the battle lines in France.
Members of the federation will be
called upon to donate $250,000 for the
work.
American Appointed
Russ Consul at New York
London, Jan. 30. Michael M
Oustinoff, the Russian consul gen
eral in New York, '.. been dismissed,
according to a Russian wireless ofn
cial statement received here.
John Reed has been appointed to
succeed Uustinoff.
The John Reed referred to prob
ably is the American newspaperman
and socialist. He has been in Russia
since last November.
Federal Rail Board
-
Names Men to Hear
Wage Complaints
Washington, Jan.- 30. The rail
road wage commission today an
nounced appointment of three of
the four members of its board of ex
aminers to hear minor wage com
plaints. They are Ed J. Barcalo, Buffalo,
manufacturer and leader of the la
bor legislative movement in New
York state; Riley Redpath, Kan
sas City business man, and Lathrop
Brown, New York, former .member
of congress and now a special as
sistant to the secretary of the interior.
THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918.
Crowds Surge to Auditorium to Attend
Great White Elephant Rummage Bazar
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U. S. AND ALLIES
POOL SHIPS TO
RUSH SEA HAULS
Creation of Committee on Cen
tralized Control Will Char
Harbor Congestion and
Speed Supplies.
(By AuMMlatrd Btm.)
Washington, Jan. 30. Centralized
control of trans Atlantic shipping was
established today with the creation
of a ship control committee to have
supreme charge of the operation of
all ships American, allied and neu
tralentering and leaving American
ports.
The committee waf named by re
presentatives of the shipping board,
the war and navy departments, the
food and fuel administrations, the di
rector general of railroads, the Brit-1
ish government and ship owners who I
met to devise some plan for speed
ing up the movement of supplies to
hurope. It comprises r. A. a.
Franklin, of the International 5 Mer
cantile Marine, chairman; H. H. Ray
mond,' head ofi the Uyde and Mal
lory lines and recently made shipping
controller at New York and Sir Cun
nop Gutherie, director of British ship
ping in this country.
PooL of Ships.
The arrangement as explained by
shipping board officials in effect cre
ates a pool of ships moving supplies
to Europe. Goods destined for over
seas will be loaded in available ships
whether operated by the United
States or the allies. With the aid of
the railroad administration te com
mittee will divert to souern ports
much of the supplies that heretofore
have clogged the port of New York
and incoming vessels will be directed
by wireless to proceed to the ports
in which materials of the most im
portance await shipment.
The plan yet has to be approved
by the British government and by
the other allies, but officials today re
ceived the assurance of Sir Cunnop
Gutherie and Sir Richard Crawford
of the British embassy that this
would be foothcoming. Approval
of the neutrals is not necessary in
asmuch as neutral ships operated by
the United States and the allies are
operated under charter.
Long Urged By British.
The British long have urged an ar
rangement of the kind and months
ago sought to have te United States
enter the inter allied chartlring con
ference. The centralizes control
authorized today virtually creates
such a conference on this side of the
water. ,
In connection with the action offi
cials attached particular significance to
the decision to despatch abroad Kay
mond B. Stevens, vice chairman of the
shipping board and George Rublee, of
the board s legal start, to sit in Lon
don and Paris as permanent repre
sentatives of the United States in
shipping matters. The representa
tives on the other side will seek to
accomplish the same aims sought by
creation of the control committee.
In addition they will represent the
United States in the allocation of
neutral tonnage obtained by agree
ments between the allied and neutral
countries.
Clear New York Harbor.
A decision to give the control com
mittee authority to divert the various
ports shipments of goods intended
for overseas, transportation officials
said, will accomplish an amalgama
tion of rail and water transportation
facilities sought since the beginning
of the war. Such a welding, it was
declared, was imposible until the rail
1
DR. McKENNEY Says:
"Leave oor dtnUl work to our
(kill and eioeriene. anil you will al
vara lt tht beat raaulta."
Haavleet Briar
Work, pat taata.
$4 00 '
Wearier Ptatee
rarth SIS to $S.
$5. $8. $10
Baal SUvet FUU
losa
75c
Baal X2-k Cold
Crown
$4.00
We pleaae re r efaael veut aieney
McKENNEY DENTISTS
14th etie FirsBM 1324 Faroara Si
. Phone Deailee 1873. -
1 TEETH
roads came under government con
trol As explained tonight by sh'pping
board officials the diversion of traffic
to ports other than New York will
clear New York harbor of its present
congestion and do much to speed up
loading and unloading. It was de
clared that at-least 1,000,000 tons of
shipping would be eained by a proper
co-ordination of effort.
Sammie Hurt in Action.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 30. Gen
Little Folks Will
Share in the Final
Clearance Event
Infants' long dresses, beau
tifully made by hand.
These are lovely affairs,
not easy to obtaia and sel
dom, if ever.-marked so low
in price ; one $27.50 dress,
.H15; one $15.25 dress,
$11.98; one $8 dress, $5.69;
one $2.50 dress, $1.89.
Children's Guimps, 4 to 12
years, specially priced
Thursday, 39c, 59c, 89c,
98c.
Children's white and col
ored dresses, very dainty,
pleasinsr stvles. 3to 5-vear
sizes. $2.25 dresses, 98c;
$3.25 dresses, $198; $3.50
and $4 dresses, $2.69.
Two white fur muffs for
children of 5 or 6 years
$5.50 mnffs, $3; $6.25
muffs, $3.25.
Children's Wear Third Floor.
Your Neckwear
Wvr.evor elsn it ro'v be, have it
d'sttnetive. Price does not brin
d'stirctinn, as these showings so
r-Wrlv demonstte.
See for yotr-splf. New stocks,
with fancv jabots, vess with lace
' Jabots', stin and wool crene col
, lars for dresses, organdie and fig
ured . collars. Ascot stocks All
for spring wear.
Toilet Articles
Fwrv hoards, 10e a doz.
Toilet Pumice Stone, 5c cake.
Wonon's shampoo bags, 10c.
Embroideries Ready
for Serin Sewing
The new embro'deries are very
lovely indeed. The patterns nre
d'sictive. the prices sensible.
.Choice selections of cambric
Vhm with insertions to mtch.
Underwear flouncinsrs, twelve and
piV-teen inches wid. Beadines,
ribbon beadintrs. jyallonns, band
lns, fancv dress flonHns,
babv embroideries, esneciallv for
lavettes w'th mstched narrow
edges and insertions.
See Them Thursday.
Trefousse Kid '
Gloves (French)
Th f'st of pHee k'd, precisely
cut and expertly J in 'shed as only
the best makers of France know
how. One and two-clasp stvles
are shown, in black, brown,
jrrav, naw and pastel shades
$2.50, $3.25 a pair.
CARDS
A well selected variety of birth
day cards, birth announcements
and numerous other thoughts of
different occasions. The sending
doesn't cost much In effort and
money, but will go a long ways
toward maintaining old friend
ships. Third Floor.
When Writing to Our Advertisers
Mention Seeing it in The Bee
eral Pershing reported today that Pri
vate Carl Johnson, infantry, was se
verely wounded in action on January
27. No details of the action were
given. Johnson's mother, Mrs. Au
gusta Johnson, lives at 890 Fourteenth
street, San Francisco.
Italy Loses Four Ships.
Rome, Jan. 30. Shipping losses for
the week ending January 26 were,
two Italian steamers of more than
1,500 tons, and two sailing vessels
under 100 tons. One steamer, which
was damaged, was able to reach port.
THOMPSON JBELDEN - CO.
CjAe fashion Center Jbr
Purchases charged Thurs
day appear on your state
ment of March 1.
Knit Underwear
Women Will Buy
for Less Thursday
A finely ribbed cotton
union suit of good weight,
is specially priced 98c
A table of odd garments,
the majority union suits.
Both wool and cotton gar
: ments of fine quality. Re
duced to $1.59.
The New Silks
Are So Different
Springtime silks posses's
newness to a marked de
gree. The novelties are not
pronounced and glaring
like those of the past. In
stead are lovely weaves in
rich, subdued colorincrs.
Hindu and Moon ' Glo
crepes, foulards and others
equally attractive. Have
you time to see them Thurs
day? Odd Groups
of Undermuslins
At Large Savings ,
Many of the lots are small, so
that it is not practical to enum
erate the various prices. A visit
Thursday will acquaint you with
genuine bargains.
Third Floor.
Flannelette Kimonas
Thursday for $1.19
These have sold for much more
and are reduced solely for clear,
ance purposes, as the number on
hand is not large. We believer
you'll agree with us that the bar
gain is unusual, Thursday $1.19.
Basement.
A Pair of Good
Hose for Only 39c '
Black ribbed cotton with double
soles, of a quality that ever
proves dependable. The price is
small, 39e a pair. Women will
do well to buy several pairs.
WHITE ELEPHANT
SALE IS PACKED
BY EAGER BUYERS
(Centhrerd From Page Ow.)
booth was almost dismantled before
the morning was over. Most of the
booths will have to be restocked for
the second day of the sale.
While the crowds bought, some of
them also took, to the extent that a
hurry call for p'ain clothes men was
sent to the police station. Two of
these and five officers were dispatched
to the scene. A colored woman with
two elaborate evening gowns over her
arm was the first put under surveil
lance. The barnyard in the center of the
Auditorium, containing a lamb, pig,
dog, chickens nd other barnyard in
habitants attracted a great deal of
notice. Mrs. M. L. Learned has it in
charge- Two automobiles will be
auctioned Thursday night, probably
by Mayor Dahlman. Mrs. Edward
Porter Peck and Mrs. Joseph Barker,
in maids' caps and aprons, presided
at the china booth. The refreshment
booth drew a large crowd at the noon
hour. .
Real department store system pre
vails at the sale. A loud clang of the
bell is used to summon the "boss,"
Mrs. Arthur Crittenden Smith.
The success of the sale, as judged
by the opening morning's crowd, ex
ceeded the greatest expectations of
the sponsors.
Navy Has No Difficulty in
Filling Quota Each Week
Navy recruiting station has little or
no difficulty in filling its quota of 30
men for the regular service each
week. At noon Wednesday the last
applicant vas enlisted. There is no
limit, however, to the number that
can be enlisted in the reserve service.
The pay is practically the same and
the term of enlistment in either in
stance is for the pc iod of emergency.
Telegraphers who can send 10 or
more words a minute are enlisted in
the radio branch of regular service
and immediately shipped to the train
ing station. If an expert telegrapher
from out of town applies after the
weekly quota is filled the navy sta
tion will orovide sustenance for him
I until Saturday morning in order to
But One More Day
of January Linen Prices
TABLE CLOTHS, NAPKINS, TOWELS
All Sorts of Household Linens
. Very much less than will be
possible for some time to come
Snare in These Important Savings
On This LAST DAY of the Sale
Children's Winter Coats
Xt a Fraction of Their Value
Not so many of them, but the styles of these we have are
good, the colors and materials seasonable; NOTE THE
REDUCTIONS:
Two navy blue corduroy coats
(4-5 years), regularly sold for
$9.50. Thursday - - $2.50
Four navy blue cheviot cloth
coats (2-4-5-6 years), regularly
sold for $6.75 Thursday - $2.50
Three red zibeline coats (2-4
years). Reduced from $6 to $3
Children's Wear
The Last Day Brings
Splendid Shoe Bargains
High grade shoes, stylish models women may wear
now and for spring, because fashions are correct
n
lA.Lm him in remain in the citV. and
he will be the first one enlisted in tha
fololwing week's quota.
More than 350 men in the reserv
branch have been sent to their homes
to await further orders. The govern
ment pays transportation both ways.
AMERICAN GIVES
$1,000,000 TO
AID BOLSHEVIKI ,
New York, Jan. 30. It has become
known that William B. Thompson,
who was in Petrograd from July until
November last, as head of the Amer
ican Red Cross mission to Russia, had
contributed $1,000,000 or more to the
Bolsheviki for the purpose of spread
ing their doctrines to Germany and
Austria. ,
Mr. Thompson believes the Bolshe
viki represent the greatest power
against pro-Germanism in Russia, and
that their propaganda has been un
dermining the militarist regimes of
the central powers. Thousands or
pounds of Bolsheviki literature are
being dropped over the German. Aus
trian, Turkish and Bulgarian lines by
Russian aviators. ,
In his first public address in ew
York, after his arrival from Russia,
Mr. Thompson deprecated American
criticism of the Bolsheviki.
He believes they have been grossly
misrepresented and consequently has
made the above mentioned liberal fi
nancial contribution to their cause.
Serbians Pledge Loyalty .
By Long-Distance Phone
New York, Jan. 30. Dr. Milenko
Vesnitch, head of the Royal Serbian
mission, delivered an address over the
long distance telephone today to the
Jugo-Slav committee in San Fran
cisco, and received in return a greet
ing from the committee, with the as
surance that all the southern Slavs of
the Pacific coast will work and fight
alongside of Serbia for their common
liberation.
San Francisco, Jan. 30. "Rise,
Serbians," arid "The Star Spangled
Banner" resounded frpm San Fran
cisco to NeW York today over tel
ephone wires in a long distance meet
ing held by Dr. Milenko Vesnitch,
head of the Serbian mission in the)r
United States, and a group of Serbian
leaders in San Francisco.
vyometP
One green velvet coat (5-year)!
regularly $9.50, Thursday $2.50
Three green zibeline coats (2-3
4 years) Reduced from $11.50
to $4.98
One $17.50 black
(4-year) -
plush coat
- $7.7
Third Floor.
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DIVIDED INTO THREE GROUPS
dJC QC FOR SHOES SOLD UP TO $12
pOt70 Brown shoes with white kid tons, black
kid, gray suede, brown walking shoes and patent
leather boots. ,
dj A QC FOR SHOES SOLD UP to $7 These
WrtvQ are of patent and dull leather. Very
good Iookingind, as you can see, fine values.
Q E TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY PAIRS
OO AT THIS VERY LOW PRICE. Lines
of which only a few pairs remain.
Bronze, blue and black kid, besides pat
ent leather.
THESE VALUES ARE ALL
THAT IS REPRESENTED.
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