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a Daily Bee HE THE WEATHER Fair; Warmer VOL. XLVII. NO. 204. OMAHA). MONDAY MORNIXG, FEBRUARY 11, 191$. ."s'ridl'iSr'fc. SINGLE COPY -fl WO CENTS. OTON 4$' AM S GLOAT Lift mm mm , AIM EES hf AMERICAN TROOPS TRAPPED AT NIGHT BY GERMAN PATROL Five Yankees Killed and Four Missing; Wounded Troop er Crawls Back to Safety, But Is Unable to Talk; Artillery Barrage Routed Enemy After Infantry Attack. (By Associated Press.) With the American Army in France, Saturday, Feb. 9. Five American soldiers are believed to have been killed, four are missing and one- was wounded, when an American patrol 'was ambushed in No Man's Land last night by a superior force of Germans. ' nwir VA NITRE ESCAPED. P Wil The spot where the encounter oc curred is an isolated one and reports concerning the casualties inflicted by both sides are meager. Only one American is known to have escaped the trap of the1 Germans, which was laid in front of our wires. The one survivor, who crawled back to the American line's with a bullet in his chest, is unable to talk. , Our. artillery immediately laid a barrage around the ambushing Ger mans and some are believed to have been accounted for. The infantry, accounted for others, as- it is certain the attacked patrol fought to a finish, according to infor- mation trickling in from the front line. Made Excellent Targets. t Our patroling soldiers, were walking in front ofi our "wire entanglements when a big enemy patrol that had been divided into, parties took con cealed positions and opened fire at close range. The night was clear and the forms . of the Americans made the best pos sible targets for the hidden Germans. There is' no doubt but that the Americans battled bravely until over powered. The artillery rjuel iir-our sector con tinued todayv Score oj? airplanes were out ' observing and . making photo craphs. The men fn the line were thrilled by a number of air duels high in the sky over their, -Iliads."-'' U.' S. General in Command. An American general now com mands the sector of the front recently taken over by our troops. When the Americans first entered the sector it was under the command of a French general commanding & certain large unit of the French army; Now we have control. In turning the sector over to the American general on February 5, the French' commadJer issued a general order in which he expressed complete satisfaction with our troops and was confident that the sector was in good hands and,1 if attacked, would defend it with gi eat valor. . REPORT DEATHS OF TEN MORE U.S. SOLDIERS ABROAD Washington, Feb. 10. Deaths from .latural causes among members of the American expeditionary forces were reported by General Pershing today, as follows: i . CORPORAL J. F. STRANGE, Infantry, djabetes, South Manchester, Conn. MECHANIC ALFRED HAGEN, infantry, pneumonia, Lostine, Ore. PRIVATE SOLOMAN GOLD WATER, eneineer, (cause not given). New York City. PR4YATE FRANK H. GILLIS, infantry, purpura, Ansonia, Conn. COOK JOHN MILLER, jr.. field artillery! heart disease, Minneapolis, Minn. PRIVATE LESLIE A, GRAY, balloon 'squadron, pneumonia, Jersey ville. III. ' PRIVATE BURELL PITTS, in fantry, pneumonia, Callahan, Cal. .' PRIVATE MICHAEL O'CON NELL, engineers, diabetes, Allegheny. NeV York. CORPORAL WALTER L. NEL SON, infantry, pneumonia, Portland, Ore. PRIVATE TRYING R. FINN infantry, mesenteric thrombosis. Northampton Mass. The Weather For Nebraska Mondav fair with continued mild temperature Temperature at Omaha Yeterday. Hours. Deg. 6 a. m. . . , 6 a. m. . . , 7 a . m. . . . 8 a. m. . . , 9 a. m. . . , ii) a. m.. . , 11 a. m.... 1! a. m.... 1 p. m. ... p. m.... 3 p. m. . . . 4 p. m.... 't p. m.... 6 p. m.... " p. m.. .. 5 p. m. . . . 36 36 36 36 3H 40 43 43 51 S3 S4 44 4 52 47 Compare tire Loral Record 191S. 191?. 1916. 1913. Highest yesterday . ... M Ji 26 41 lowest, yesterday .... 14 8 16 33 Mean temperature 44 14 21 40 Precipitation . . 0 0 0 0 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temperature 22 Ercess for the day 22 Normal precipitation (M inch Iteflciency for the day 04 Inch Total rainfall since March l....t2.76 inches Total deficiency since JJardi 1.....' 694 T'efK-lnncy since J; arch 1 ...7. to incheii Jjeficiency for cor. period. 1916 12.S4 Inrhey deficiency for cor. period, 191.5 luch -assess GREEDY MUST BE MADE TO OBSERVE WAR FOOD RULES He over Wir : to Wattles That Poor Must Be Protected in Quality and Price of t Foods. By control of the distribution an uses of foodstuffs, the task of feed insr our associates in 'the war can be placed where it belongs on the lux urious and ereedv ana not upon tne poor. , . ' -The sagnihcant statement, was made in a communication yesterday from Herbert Hoover, United States food administrator to Gurdon W, Wattles, federal 4ooi administrator for Nebraska, ; And because, of. -the' unpatriotic? 'turn , of the ' minority whp not only prejudice the efforts of the patriotic, but discourage and" undermine their good work, legislation "should be etu acted in congress making observance of food regulations, including the "less" days program, imperative, says Hoover. This can be accomplished, he points out, by control of the distri bution of foodstuffs so that all classes and localities fare alike ad that un necessary consumption can be pre vented; by control of the use of food stuffs by food manufacturers with a view of limiting the less essential manufacturers; and the control of the commodities necessary for the pro duction and preservation of food stuffs in order to prevent great loss of, military sacrifices. (Voluntary So Far. "We have carried on an extensive campaign for voluntary conserva tion," says Mr. Hoover, "and the ef fort has brought beneiicial results in many directions through v the fine sense of service and self denial of our people. The great majority of trades co-operate in the most patriotic man ner, but the minority, who, will not follow not only prejudice the pa triotic but discourage and undermine their efforts. The demands, as they have developed, are greater, I be lieve, than can be borne on a purely voluntary effort. "It appears to me we should at tack the non-essential uses of food stuffs and also the points of unneces sary consumption of foodstuffs. By these means we can place the burden where it belongs on the luxurious and greedy and not upon the poor. "And while it is vitally necessary to regulate. the consumption of foods in public eating plaCesfi some meas ures must be devised which will cover a much wider field of consumption. Destroy 0 Per Cent. . "I believe if you will give the mat ter careful study you will find that (Continued on Page Two, Cplumn Three.) Young Omaha Dentist Starts For Active Dr. IJ. C. .Miller, a young Qrnaba dentist, has received his commission as lieutenant, junior grade, in the dental reserve corpsof the navy and leaves today for Great Lakes, 111., to await further orders. He will be placed on active duty at once, but has received no information where he will be stationed. If not given sea duty at once he probably will be assigned to the training sta tion at Great Lakes in looking after the health of" recruits in training. Lieutenant Miller is a graduate of the Grand Island High school and the Creighton Dental college. Since his graduation from Creighton he has practiced his profession in Omaha. He lives f ( the New Hamilton apart ments. Several weeks ago. he successfully passed the examination for lieuten an at Great Lakes and made ar rangements to leave at once. He has been associated with Dr. B. V. ristie, M. D.. and Dr. E. H. BrucrV ing, dentist, with ofiices in the First National bank building. Singer and CK jslie Will Not Let Exn mband See - " ) & I- . ipftai ill wmKumm tp' s yXt 7y Y -X I tiLfA I fix 1 j n Eduardo . Ferrari-Fontana;. fofmer Metropolitan opera tenor, whose wife Mme. Marguerite Matrenauer, Metro politan" prima donna contralto, ob tained a decree of divorce from -him some time .ago, giving, her th.e ous-. tody of their 4-year-old daughter. Adrain, and stipulating tlia lie be allowed to see the child twice a week, NEW-DEVICE WILL RENDER TRANSPORTS Statement By .Various High Officials That U-Boat Menace Would Be' Curbed Before End of Summer Take Added Weight With Announcement of Scheme to Defeat Subs A ' (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb.HIO Means have been fcur.d la make transports unsinkable by submarine, according to a statement made tonight by William L. Saunders, v vice chairman, of the naval consulting board in an address at a dinner of the Univer sity of Pennsylvania alumni in this city. , ALREADY SUBROOF. 0 Mr. Saunders said that one of the ships recently commandeered by the government "now lies at an Atlantic port and in such shape that it cannot be sunk by an exploding torpedo. "I can conceive of no reason why this information should be withheld," he added.s "On the contrary, I be lieve it is well that the enemy may Duty in the Service UlCUT. H. C. MILL Cfi ttmbrandt Moto x 1 . ... .. at. "has applied, for a writof habeas cor pus to niafee it possible for him to see.the.ch'ild. According to the story Eontana told when he applied for the writ, he is now an officer in the Italian army and recently obtained leave to come to this country to see his daugh ,ter, but was told by Mme, Matzenauer that "he could never see the child again. , UNSINKABLE come to realize that the time has been reached when American transports are ready for the transportation of our troops which that enemy cannot sin'.:, This ship may have a hole 30 or 40 feet in diameter blown in its side, and it will remain afloat. Such a hole would waterlog but one-tenth of the honeycombed airtight cells.'.' NAVAL HEADS CONFIDENT. Washington, Feb. 10. Announce ment by Vice Chairman Saunders, of the naval consulting board, that means had been found to make troop ships practically unsinkable, lends " new meaning to the air of confidence with which both American and British naval authorities are facing their ask of clearmg the seas of U-boats. Recent statements by Admiral Jel tfcoe, formerly first sea lor of the British admiralty, by Secretary Daniels and other officials, have indi cated that a campaign has been mapped out and the instrumentalities developed which are expected to curb if not to eliminate the submarines en tirely within the next few months. Deplore Announcement. Discussion of the devices developed is deplored by officials here. Investi gations and experiments have bee guarded xlpslely. High officials have been free to assert privately, however, their belief that the U-boats would be checked sufficiently by early sum mer to insure a steady flow of Ameri can., troops and supplies to Europe with few incidents such as that of tne Tuscania to be anticipated. Admiral Jellicoe went farther than any other official by predicting that the submarine would be "killed" by August. At the same time, however, he warned that heavy ship losses were to he expected up to tl at time. Secretary Baker has insisted before the senate committee that t.SOO.OlU American iroops could lie taken to (Continued on 1'uje lao, Column the.) ; GERMAN'S REJOICE A T MEN DISABLED AND MATERIALS LOST WITH U. S. TRANSPORT J . . . 1 : Gloat Over Psychological Effect Which They Imagine Sinking of Tuscania Must Pro duce in America; Survivors Receive Royal Treatment at Hands of Red Cross And British Comrades; Full List of Survivors Expected Tonight NAMES OF INJURED SOLDIER SURVIVORS OF S..S. TUSCANIA IN HOSPITALS AT IRISH PORTS Londonderry, Feb. -0. Following are the names of sick or Injured nmiiiHus connnca m two nospnais Warren A. Blackmail .l.iv ( arl K. ) decree H. McLean William lop John F. Klaca II. A. Wtwjrr WllllHra H. Venahle F. W. RlHker K. I'lirdy rry diaries R. Policy John N. Hllnsnn John L. Bone Carl Moler Otto I'. HoUa ( liurlea 1 Billlngham W. K. AMr William ChrlsllaBson Hlder I,. ler Archie. MrCracken Lewis r. Carllsla I Harry Benedict (ienrt-e K. NchearU Julius Lewla , It. I Kuatla Sidney E. Landrutii Mrall Hiener Glen B, Prnt.nn ' Charles C. Ntnddard William J. l ee IN TWO OTHER HOSPITAL'S. The names of 47 sick and injured American troops confined in three at a port on the Irish north coast follows: Basil G. Bailey Henry Stanley Ilnrkeson Bruno E. Bluhm Armando Hustivhl William C. Brady Samuel. Comb Charles Imuel Pavii Earl Wilder Drake John Fuller Myron Kelson Hayes Elmer T. Ilolilen Llord Y. Kolb Leslie Hal t arl L. lloiike Hamnel II. Kdrilns Ilnrrisnn Bates Mlra HrnsleV Ilallle M. HosJlton lie V. I-ashus John f. Meltnnnell William Panels AlHthnis Arthur William J-lira Sidney ltohert Joseph r.mmett Mrl)unald (inrenre T. Hohert J. Moody tirser Albert I. 'uamln Lawrenra Nathaniel Klley John Benbeadoa Herbert l; Taylor FRUSTRATE PLOT TO BREAK JAIL - . - t Prisoners at Fort Douglas Caught Digging Their Way to Freedom; Fourth1 Attempt in Last Month. Salt Lake City, Feb. 10. What is believed to have been a deep laid plot 0 bring about a wholesale delivery of dangerous enemy aliens from thA war prisoni compound at Fort Douglas was frustrated late this afternoon by the prison officials when they dis covered the fourth of a series of tun nels .through which the prisoners have been striving to dig their way to free- Jflom. . . . Work n the fourth tunnel followed close on the lieels of three previous unsuccessful by the enemy aliens to dig out and an attempt by Karl Backer, a civilian prisoner, to carve his way to freedom with a razor. v- Backer, after climbing a barb wire fence that separates the civilian from the military section of the prison camp, made a rush In the darkness of niaht nnnn tlie miarri at the main Grate. but he was seized and relieved of an open razor. j 'The latest tunnel to be discovered was started from a point underneath the floor, of the dining hall barracks, a place that has been little used. J Tliio Kiiilili'mr is !- tn the. pround and afforded au excellent place for the work, as it is so situated as not to De in full view of the guard towers or the guard house inside the compound. Colonel George L. By ram, prison commandant, found that the plotters had dug down beneath the floor of the building to a depth of six feet and then turned their tunnel straight for the' fence, which is close to this build ing. The diggers had succeeded in driv ing the tunnel wen out toward tne fence. Louise Schavland Marries Don Marcellus of Lincoln Miss Louise Schavland of Lincoln was married Sunday afternoon to Don Marcellus. Tho couple left im mediately for Omaha where they are staying, at the P.lackstone. They will leave Monday for Kansas City. Mr. Marcellus is a member, of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at the University of Nebraska. Mrs. Mar- 1 1 . ... 1 ii v: r-i. ceiius 13 an ipria .w wciia. sui uiuj girl. Members of both Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Xi Delta were present at tne ceremony. OF ENEMY ALlENS4-Ta(F Germans Ignore Russ Demands On Strength ot Ukraine Peace Amsterdam. Feb. 10. Discussing the peace negotiations, the Nord- Ndeutsche Aligemeine Zeitung says that sians will be permitted. Should the peace negotiations with Ukraine ma terialize, the development of "peace negotiations with Tfotzky may be a matter of indifference to us," the paper adds. Vorwaerts says this means that Trotzky will be confronted with an ultimatum requiring him fullyto recognize the German demands of De cember 27,jincluding the question of self-determination for the Russian border people as the German government conceives it. Otherwise war against Russia will be resumed. "We do not know what Trot.ky will reply," says Vorwaerts. "but if the negotiations ate wrecked we know the German people will inquire very thoroughly intg the question of who' is to blame " in one insn port: . R. Oove T) William K. Unrasler Kjirl lllekley Mark T, (Ibwln I'nul (OMalles lewis D. Baker Walter H. ullnne WHInrd Griffith Wesley 1.. Mct'auley WalkerWUIIs F. Ihlanc C Union I.p1.Ii t ecll link rVanrls lliilies y lesler I.. Smith lake Rosamaii Klrhard Jnlmston Howard Kenyon Andrew C. Anderson Nelson Warren K. Met arty f'hartea- W. Melnlosh l-ester McKenna Christopher Henry llumphy John Kunioronsky lldnard James Teterman Unman Sandaval his Johnson Oilier Cole I Imrlen llnrneeker Clarence Johnson Ullllam lioualss Tina eoifc-e A. ftturlen RoV Houston Keddlni Wltham H. Curtla 'liilin R. rhegley j George Klehard Baker Jnmra C. McAdams 4'harlea Smith ltolnnd Kdnra d Buncan , Hall Neashlra MAGYARS SEEK TO AND SERBIAN LAND ' s. . - Government of Hungary Out . spokenly in Favor of Annex ation of Enemy Territory; Camouflage Disclosed. Geneva, Feb. 10. Up to within a few days ago 'the Magyar govern ment of I Hungary has succeeded in keeping its war aims pretty iwell camouflaged. In the entente countries it was. gen erally believed that all of the an nexationists of the dual, monarchy came from Austria, and that the Hun garians were more than anxious to concede peace on the basis of "no annexations, no indemnities,", or on the basis of the status quo ante. What the statesmen of Hungary meant by these general phrases is gradually becoming knownt Count Tisza's organ, the "Budapesti Hi. lap," says: "We want 15,000 square kilometers of Roumania and 10,000 square kilo meters of Serb ian territory; that is ours.". Cards on Table. In the Magyar Hirlap Count Julius Andrassy wrote the following article: "More than once I have declared that in foreign affairs I am no friend of the idea that we should commit ourselves to a principle, and es pecially not at(a time when the gov ernments are about to negotiate peace. At such times it is most ad vantageous to have an entirely free hand. "The position of a card player who must spread out his cards" on the table is very weak indeed, as against i a player who is in the habit of keep- j ing tne value ot 111s cards secret. As 1 1 have already said a number of times,, I disapprove the view that we have no right to make conquests and to demand indemnities for the enormous sacrifices that we had to bring in this war. "Neither did our enemies buid their hands under such conditions we have a moral jiglit to make con quests and to demand indemnities. It all depends on whether or not we- have the opportunity to make use of that right. This will essentially depend on the military situation and political circumstances, x "If would be a great mistake; it would be asking for the impossible to request that we bind ourselves to the status quo ante I take it to (Continued on Faaje Fourteen, Column Two.) no further concessions to the Rus ROUMANIAN (By Associated Tress.) ' Amsterdam, . Feb. 10. -German newspapers are gloating over "the psychological effect" which they expect the sinking of the Tuscania must produce in America. The Koelinesce-Volks Zei turig says tthe event must un failingly dampen the spirits of Americans and proceed t GRATIFIED AT SUB'S "WORK. "Sundry American vessels, some with munitions and perhaps a small number of soldiers, have been sunk before, but so far as we know this Is the first case of a big transport with a considerable number of troops aboard falling victim to our U-boats. Maybe large sized transports have never or rarely. 89 far, crossed, for the American forces in France are not yet very large. 'v. "As such vessels must be convoyed v with great care our U-boat's achieve , ment is all the more remarkable and gratifying." The Berlin Mittag Am Zeitung makes a similar comment, and re joices that so much war material was lost and that the rescued soldiers will not be immediately available for service. . , - i QUARTERED IN CAMP Londonderry, Feb. 10. All the American survivors from the Tus cania, with the exception of about 100 sick or injured and a party of 142 who landed in Scotland, were today . quartered in two military camps. To a majority of the men the over land journey from the northern coast, . where, they. were, .brought nkor-vtm their, first ryle- in? he native tcy-Jike trains and they thoroughlycnjoyed it. The news had spread through the countryside that the Americans were coming in special train and at each little railway station groups of farnfr folk had gathered to catch ft glimpse ;of the troops end wave a friendly greeting, to which the Americans were constantly making acknowledge mcnt. Scottish troops' , piped the Americans from the railway to .the camps. - New Clothing for Men. Captain Wells and Smith of the American Red Cross, who had visited as many fcf the landing places as was physically, possible, followed the men to camp, where they helped to dis tribute funds to the American officers and will see , that all the men-are properly outfitted. A complete issue of clothing was made to each officer and private. The outSts came from British stores on orders from quarter masters and captains and payment is' guaranteed by the Red Cross. Beside clothingeach man was presented with a razor and shaving brush. 4 At one camp there were not enough overcoats in the stores to go round, so the British Tommies gladly took off the coats they were wearing and put them on the Americans. The Red Cross also sent from the Belfast branch knitted mufflers, helmets and sweaters, which were especially wel comed by the Americans in their first experience with the Irish cjimate. Red Crosser Brings Smokes. The one thing most appreciated by the men was a visit from Miss Jean Ogilvie. a member of the Red Cross from New Yjork. She was the first American woman they had seen since leaving the United States. She came from lielfast with cigarettes, clothing, comforts and food. Two-thirds of the . men lost all of their funds .except a little pocket change. Fortunately a few carried money belts and saved their money, which, once ashore, they promptly distributed among the others. The American officers were hit hardest. All !o3t their kits and the larger part of their uniforms, which (Continued on Tate Two, Column One.) Socialists Demand Peace With Workers Represented Chicago, Feb. 10. In a proclama tion addressed to people of United States today, the national executive committee of tho socialist party' de clared that two problems should now engage the energy and ability of the working class: ' "Firt an immediate and democratic peace with full representation of the -working class at the peace conference. "Second, the reconstruction" which must immediately follow upon . the close of hostilities." , A "It is of special concern to us that our own country which purports to be fighting for democracy should itself become democratic. At present it is one of the least democratic of all countries," said the proclamation. , Father of Two Sons in Army Returns From Trip to Cody Edward P. Snowoen, 1046 Georgia avenue, returned from Camp Cody, , N. ..M.. yesterday where two of his sons, Earl and Eugene, are in train ing with the former Sixth Nebraska regiment. r - ,.. "The boys certainly like the place and the. training," Mr. Snowdeu said. . Snow den is a." civil, war veteran, having imd charge of a base .hospital in Nashvilic during the war. :