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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 8, 1918)
GLASS REPLIES TO SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN'S INDICTMENT OFU. S. WAR DEPARTMENT , (Defends Wilson Administration and Denies That Ameri i i t can , Troops Abroad are Suffering from Lack of i .Supplies; Says Malcontents are Deceiving , People; Asserts War Machine Has s ' ' " Not Fallen Down. BRITISH REPORT ON TROOP SHIP GIVES LOSS AT 210 Official Statement Says Tus cania Remained Afloat Two ' Hours After Being Torpedoed. i Washington, Feb. 7. Representative Glass, in a speech delivered in the house today, came to the defense of the ad ministration, answered the charges contained in Senator Cham berlain's indictment of the . War department and denied that 'the American war machine has "fallen down." DEFENDS ADMINISTRATION. - Mr. Glass followed Senator Cham fcerlain's speech, point by point, and praised the, work ot the aaministra ion In each instance. ' S He said that it was General Joffre ho suggested supplying American troops with ammunition from French lactones, "since it would save the un- avoidable delays, the pressingly need cd cargo space, the tremendous cost of shipment. ? BEST MACHINE GUN. Regarding the machine gun con "troversy, Mr. Glass asserted that the Browning gun was selected because txperts pronounced it "the best ma chine gun in the world.! , "The only prop on whfch the critics now rest their case," he said, "is the plea that the Lewis gun was im mediately available, while deliveries ef the Browning gun will be delayed; and they use this broken ,reed in face of expert testimony to the effect that In tests the Lewis gun had utterly failed with American ammunition.'! ,5 Army, is Well Equipped. 'The American army in France has thousands of machine guns to use jgainst the enemy," he said. ' "It is as well equipped with ma chine guns as any army in Europe perhaps better equipped than, the Ger man army. . I . t "And no set of malcontents should be permitted to deceive the people of is country into the disturbing sup- fosition that our fighting forces in ranee are suffering in equipment of any kind." . b Regarding the health of soldiers in camp, Mr, Glass referred to the con ditions at" Spartanburg, S. C, where, he said, there were only four deaths among 31,000 men during a period of more than three months. ! , He quoted Major General O'Ryan as saying that the stories of 29i men freezing in the trenches was "the mere gibbering of a letter-writing re cruit desiring to pose among his pe pje at home as'a hero or a martyr.' Draft Was Success. v Referring to th'e difficulties which the administration faced at tint out break of the war. Representative Glass pointed out the success of the selective draft as a remarkable achievement. , ' , . . :,He said!-'"" s "Not ' until the third year of the war could Great Britain venture to apply partially a conscription taw. "hot tfntil a few months ago could Canada do it in opposition to the re bellious threat ofv one of , its largest provinces. - . ..- ''"It has not been done as to Ireland, and Australia has twice declined to at- j tempt the system. 7 'And yet, this republic, with a clear ! realization of the situation, instantly) applied the democratic method of se lective draft, , and the, country re sponded with unparalleled spirit of patriotism. "Ten million young men marched up and registered for enlistment. Such a thing never happened before in this or any other country on the civilized earth. "Great mifitary cities, known as cantonments, were built almost over night; and to these, without friction or hesitation, our boys went, offering their bodies and their liv.es in defense of human liberty. t "We have sent nearly ten times as many troops abroad as the French and English military missions had expected that we could do in the time required, and we have trained and are training an army far beyond the original estimates. "This year we will have in France more than a million men." LATE WAR BULLETINS BRITISH ON RAID. London. Feb. 7. "Liverpool troops carried out a successful raid last night east of Armentieres, capturing several prisoners and machine guns," says to day s war office report, "uur casual ties were light "The hostile artillery has shown some activity southwest of Cambrai and south of Lens."" ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE. Paris, Feb. " 7.Heavy artillery fighting on the Aisne and Verdun fronts and in Alsace is reported in today's official communication. It follows: "The artillery on both sides was particularly active on the front north of the Aisne, on the right' bank of the Meuse, and in the vicinity ot Hartmans Weilerkopf. German de tachments which attempted to ap proach small French posts in the re gion of Mortier wood were repulsed. In the Champagne the French car ried out a successful raid on German trenches east of Tetan. In Alsace the Germans made an ineffectual attempt to penetrate the French lines at two points near Banhola, . "Yesterday morning German air plane was brought down by the fire of French anti-aircraft guns." vyidow of John O'Connor Is Dead at Detroit Detroit. .Mich., Feb. 7. (Special.) The Widow of John O'Connor, who died in Hastings, Neb., leaving a $100.0000 estate for Nebraska courts to fight over, died here today. oiiage g a I e . ..' -Bigger ; than ever.' The sales today ;have started bigger than yesterday. The response is the same as it is to anything the House of Menagh attaches its name. We will have nearly every Suit in the stock sold before night if the sales keep up as they have started. . THE REASON FOR THIS SALE The heating of our Annex Department is from a forced hot air system. Through conditions that seemed uncontrollable, the air has been forced into our rooms loaded with smoke. It soiled all of the coats some. But really you will hardly notice it We went to the First ; National Bank about it. Theysaid: "Sell them and we will stand our part" We stand the balance. YOU GET THE BENEFIT. . , . Tomorrow should be the best day yet, because.it is Coats we sell. Coats upon Coats. Some are soiled, some are al most' perfect, some are only two weeks in stock and some are not so new in .style. j There will be Coats of nearljevery material and t color. The principal fault with these Coats is that we will sell them too cheap. " COME EARLY ' Coats for Coats for Coats for' 29 $495 $)50 yoajfor I Coats for Coats for ii750 $92 'pULE OF SALES Yaists, Skirts and Furs. V and Tuesday hc Final: tflAfiH AIIIIEX V ,16th Street BANK BUILDING London, Feb. 7. The following of ficial communication was given out early this afternoon: "The Anchor liner Tuscania, Cap tain J. L. Henderson, was torpedoed on- the night of February 5 off the Irish coa'st while carrying United States troops. "Following is the approximate num ber saved: "United States military officers, 76; men, 1,935. v Crew, officers, 16; men,. 125. 'Passengers, 3. . "Not specified, 32. I "The total number aboard, 2,397. Total saved, 2,187. v "The foregoing are approximate figures, but are as correct as can be given at present." The Tuscania remained afloat for two hours after being torpedoed. The condition of some of the sur vivors of the Tuscania was pitiable. Many Lad cast aside all their clothes and had been swimming about for two hours before being rescued. STRICKEN LINER ' STAYED AFLOAT - SEVERAL HOURS (Continued From Pag Ona.) a ship is within range, a torpedo could be fired by the submarine whjl'e still submerged. Sometimes under the laws of chance it might find its mark and this may have happened with the Tuscania. While the loss indicated was fullv appreciated by officials here, 'there was a general air of relief about the War and Navy departments that the loss of life was not larger. The army will continue to go to Europe in the face of the submarines, the government meanwhile bending every energy to find additional means of checking the undersea raiders. War Department Statement. The War department issued the fol lowing statement: 1 "British authorities have issued in structions to their commands in Scot land and Ireland to afford our troops from Tuscania every possible assist arce and to furnish them with cloth ing' requirements. Officers have been dispatched from Liverpool . and Glasgow and London to points in Ireland where survivors now are and they will wire narnes immediately. American consul at Bel fast reports 600 survivors at Larne. . Biggest Regiment in World. The 20th engineers,, (foresters'), is the largest regiment in the world, al though only one battalion was on the Tuscania. 'I he aggregate strengtR of'ie regi ment is 17,000 officers and men. Some ot tne units still are tn training in a camp near Washington. 9 Colonel W. A. Mitchell of the regu lar army commands the regiment; and Henry a. Graves, chief forester of the United States Department of Agricul ture, is lieutenant colonel. Neither, . however, was With the battalion on the Tuscania. The work of the 20th regiment, which was wised with the active co operation' of the American Forestry association, is to cut timber in the French forests for military uses at the fighting front; fort hospitals, Yot'ng Men's Christian 'atsociation bu Mings and other purposes. Form Home Ouards. Harvard. Neb., Feb. 7. (Special.) An auxiliary company of home guards was organized in this city last night by Captain Victor West of the Gay County Guards, with a membership of 55. Arrangements were made for a "father and' son" banquet. The election of guard of ficers will take place at a called meet ing next Tuesday evening. Tuscania Victims All , Held War Insurance (By Amoclatrd FrrM ) Washington, Feb.- 7. Every American soldier lost on the Tus cania having dependents, was pro tected by government insurance. Many had applied for voluntary insurance which is issued in amounts up to $10,000 and all are covered by government compen sation payable to a widow, child or widowed mother. This auto matic insurance aggregates about $4,300 and is paid at the rate of about $25 a month for 20 years. REDS DEFEAT FINNISH TROOPS; BIG L0SS0F LIFE London Feb. 7. The Finnish red euard has surrendered Tammerfors and have defeated General Manner heim. commander of the government forces in Finland, according to a dis patch from the Russian official news agency in retrograd. General Mannerheim's forces are said to be in retreat, ,with the red cuards in pursuit. General Mannerheim and his white guards are retiring toward the Gulf of Bothnia. Tammerfors was defend ed by 10,000 government troops. The losses on both sides were heavy. The fighting is said to have begun early .Monday morning. Dispatches from Stockholm Wed nesday said that General Manner heim, who is acting under authority of the Finnish Diet, had captured Uleaborg, in northern Finlarfd, and also had taken Tammerfors, which is 100 miles northwest of Helsingfors, the Finnish capital. Destroyer May Have Sunk Diver That Hit Transport (Continued From Page One.) troop ship lines has been made. On the contrary, the efforts of the Ger man high command still appear to be directed primarily against the cargo craft bound for British ports. As the roll of missing from the Tuscania dwindled today, expres sions of amazement were heard fre quently that a crowded transport could be torpedoed with such com paratively small loss of life. The nearness of rescue craft, the fact that the vessel was afloat for two hours after a torpedo had exploded in its boiler rooms, and possibly the prox imity of the Irish coast all were factors in reducing the loss. Bravely Awaited Fate. Army officers say it must be re membered that the troops aboard were not seasoned veterans, nor even line men soldiers, into whom- every effort has been made to instill disci pline, which would have stood them in good stead in such an emergency. The fact that most of them were brought safely to-land is accepted as evidence, however, that there was no panic. Some jumped overboard, but nearly all bravely stood fast to await their fate. These soldiers were woodsmen of the forestry battafion, men of the supply train, of thev engineer train. The most discpilined unit aboard un doubtedly would be the military po lice. The others are men devoted to hard work behind the lines. Around the navy department there was renewed talk tonight of "bot tling up" the submarines. Many of ficers believe that a way can be found to holdv the U-boats within narrow limits and keep the rest of the seas free except for occasional raiders which might slip through. There is no doubt that plans to this end have been given great study both here and abroad. The weight of the American anti submarine methods is yet to be brought to bear. What has been ac complished ' already by American naval forces has been through make shift devices and converted craft in a great measure. Every week now, however, sees the . approach of the day when all the plans and efforts of the navy will bear full fruit and wide extension of the campaign be possible, both in the way of addi tional fighting craft and improved devices. On this is based the belief that the submarines can be largely curbed before summer. Senre It Some wtj j every day G rr m Sri '32 Satisfying Servings s In Each Package? (reanvofRiie Vddicious ux a dozeiways t Besides supplying: more needs of the human system in easily digested form than other cereals, it is a natural laxative, and blood-purifier. f TV THIS RECtPE.V ... Crvam mf Rw GriddU Cakes. Om cup Cream oi Rr breakfast porridge, one cup aweel milk, two em well beatea. teacpooa eutar, pinch aalt, one teaspoon baking powder and enough wheat flour to make e thin batter. Uormntdfmt om M SoU bf leading grocers. .MtnoMpoIU Cereal Co., Minneapolis, Mlna. Alliance Garage Installs Unique Fuel Saving Device Alliance, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special.) As a means of saving coal and pre venting waste a local garage has in stalled n oil burner under its boiler into which the refuse oil and grease from the garage is turned, which, united with slack coal, gives intense heat. ' , The farmers' auction sale for the benefit of the Red Cross netted the committee jn charge $245. which was turned over to the local chapter. Chairman Robert Graham of the Council for Defense of x Butte county has appointed his committees to conduct the drive for the next Liberty loan, the drive to begin April 1. Marcus Frankle, F.iL. Potmesil and A. T. Lunn were appointed mem bers of a finance committee. Arrangements have been started for the entertaining of the delegates to the state insurance men's convention which will be held in Alliance some time in April. About . 100 delegates arc expected to be in attendance. Ross L. Hammond , of Fremont spoke to two big audiences Monday afternoon and evening at the Imperial theater, telling of conditions in the war zone. Federal Aid for Texas. Washington, Feb. 7. To provide financial relief for the drouth-stricken area of Texas. Secretary McAdoo today announced he would deposit government funds in Texas banks if the Dallas federal reserve bank can not supply sufficient credit through its ordinary channels. Soldier From Columbus Dies. Camp Cody, N. M., Feb. 7. (Spe cialsPrivate Fred Klaus, Companv A, 134th infantry (Fifth Nebraska ). died here of pneumonia. His father, Gottlies Klaus, lives at Columbus,, Neb. v THOMRSON.BELDEN &- CQ Ae fashion Center Jor WJomot t Drapery Remnants Colored Madras, Filet Nets, Swisses, ilkolines, Fancy Sateens, in good lengths for curtains and overdrapes. ' Reduced in Price fqr a Quick Clearance. 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