TEXT OF WILSON'S
ANSWER TO THE
CENTRALjOWERS
Hailed as Shrewd Move to
Cause Breach Between Teu
tons; U. S. Fighting War
of Emancipation. -
(Cwtlntwd From Pf One.)
with me. I am quite content to be
. one of his public audience. , , '
. - Von Hertling Is Confusing. .
- " Count von Hertling's rply, I must
. say, is very vague and very confusing.
It is full of equivocal phrases and
leads it is not clear where. Cut it is
. certainly in a very different tone from
that of Count Czernin and apparently
f an opposite purpose.
It confirms, I am sorry to say,
rather than removes, the unfortunate
imoression made by what we had
; learned of the conferences at Brest-j
' Litovsk. His discussion and accept
ance of our general principles led him
to no q)i"ctical conclusions. '
He refuses to apply them to-tha
; . substantive items which must constt
tue the body of any final settlement.
He is jealous of international actio.i
and of international counsel.
. Talks in Generalities.
He accepts, he says, the principle of
public diplomacy, but he appears to
insist that it be confined, at any rate,
in" this case, to generalities and that
the several particular questions of ter
ritory and sovereignty, the several
questions upon whose settlement must
depend the acceptance of peace by
i the 23 states now engaged in the war,
must be discussed and settled, not in
council, but severally by the nation
most immediately concerned by in
terest or neighborhood. . .
He agrees that lb , seas should be
, tree, but looks askance at any limit
ation to that freedom by international
, action in the interest of the common
order. ;", :" "
He would without reserve be glad
. to see economic barriers removed be.
tween nation .and nation, for that
could in no way. impede the ambitions
of Hie military party with whom he
seems constrained to keep, on terms.
Neither does he raise objection to
a limitation of armaments. That mat
ter will be settled of itself, he thinks,
by the economic condition which
. must follow the war. , . .
i I " Must Return German Colonies.
t j But the German colonies, he de
mands, must be returned without de
bate. ' -':::.'..'' ' (.'
He will discuss with no one but the
representatives of Russia what dispo.
sitions shall be made of the peoples
' , and the lands of the Baltic provinces:
with no one but the government of
'""France 'the "conditions7' under which
'French territory shall be evacuated,
a.rtd only with Austria what shall be
done with Poland. I i . '
1 ' Defers 'to Austria., tit.'
In the determination .of, all ques
tions affecting the Balkan states he
defers, as I understand him, to Aus
tria and Turkey; and with regard to
the agreements to be entered into con
'. rerning the non-Turkish peoples of
the present Ottoman empire to the
Turkish authorities themselves.
After a settlement all around, ef
fected in this fashion, by individual
barter and -concession, he would have
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Damaic Sale
Ends Tuesday flight at 6:00 p. m.
- THE REASON:
The beating system in our Annex Department
has been from forced hot air. It has been filled
with smoke to suoh an extent for the past 90 days
that every garment in this department was dam
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We asked the First National Bank what to do.
They said: , "SeU them and we will stand ctsr,
part."' ..'.;;,''.', -. ; t ' , '.
The Annex stands the balance.
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' This has been, in onr opinion, the most enthusi
astic 'sale Omaha has seen since we have been here
in five years. - It opened last Wednesday, and each
day as the sale progressed it seemed that more
people attended than on the day previous.. Now to
close this sale, as has been announced, Tuesday
night,' it will be essential to sell all of the Coats,'
Suits, Dresses, Waists, Shirts and Furs that have
been offered. To do this we have rearranged the
entire stock into groups. These groups have been
priced so that Tuesday should be the biggest day of
the entire sale. Every garment will be priced so
that it will be sold.
HERE ARE THE NUMBER OF GARMENTS . ,
LEFT TO SELL:
130 Coats of every sort will be priced v v
from.... $1.29 to 919.85
98 Suits of every sort will be priced, .
from.. .v. $4.98 to $22.50
28 Serge Dresses, priced
from. .$12.50 to $19.85
88 Silk Dresses, priced from, .$4.98 to $19.50
84 Party Dresses, these are very exceptional,
from.. .....v$2.98 to $14.50
59 Georgette and Silk Blouses. . $2.98 to $3.98
110 Saxony and Heavy Sweaters,
at .$3.95, $4.95 and $5.90
103 Tub Waists.,,. 39, 49. 98 and $1.59
; 84 Skirts, Silk and Wool priced
at........ :.$1.9S to $5.90
72 Pieces of Fur, priced at... $5.90 to $21.50
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Wilson Gave No Notice of Peace
Talk Play; What Nehraskans Say
' Washington Bnrran '-
of The Omaha lirr,
( 1311 G Street.
Washington, Feb. 11. (Special.)
A shot at the vitals of German du
plicity and the olive branch to Austria,
described the message President Wil
son delivered to congress today.
There was no advance noiice that
the president intended going to the
Capitol with an address that had been
prepared with the most scrupulous
care. The first intimation anyone had
of the president's intentions was a
notice about 10 o'clock to the leaders
of both senate and house that he
would like to address a joint session
in answer to the war aims speeches
of Count von Hertling" and Count
Czernin, the German and Austrian
chancellors.
The address was completed Satur
day night and approved by Secretary
Lansing and Colonel House, the latter
of whom many believe has inside in
formation as to condition in Austria-
Hungary, knowledge acquired while
Colonel House was in Europe as the
American representative, on the allied
council.
no 'objection, if I correctly interpret
ftis' statement,' to a league of nations
which would undertake to hold the
new balance of power steady against
external disturbances. "
It must be evident to everyone who
understands what this war has
wrought in the opinion and temper
of the world that no general peace, no
peace worth the infinite sacrifices of
these years of tragical suffering, can
possibly be arrived at in any such
fashion. ' ,
The method the German chancellor
proposes is the method of Jhe con
gress of Vienna.
We cannot and will not return to
that.
Peace of World at Stake.
Whatjs at stake now is the peace
of the world. ' ' .'
What we are striving for is a new in
ternational order based upon broad
and universal principles of right and
justice no mere peace of shreds and
patches. " x . -
Is it possible that Count voii Her
tling does not see that, does not
grasp it; is, in fact, living in hi
thought in a world dead and gone?
Has he utterly forgotten the Reich
stag resolutions of July 19, or does
he deliberately) ignore them?
They spoke of the conditions of a
general peace, not of national aggran
dizement or of arrangements between
state and state.
'.The peace of the world depends
upon' the just settlement, of each of
the several problems, to which I ad
verted in my recent address to the
congress. ' .' . , . '
I, of course- do not mean that the
peace of; the world depends upon the
acceptance of any particular set of
suggestions as to .Hie ' way in which
those problems are to be dealt with.,
Problems Affect World.
' I mean only that those problems,
each and all, affect the whole world;
that unless they are dealt with in a
spirit of Unselfish and unbiased justice,
with 'k view to the wishes the na
tional connections, the racial aspi
rations, the security iinaVptace of
mind of the peoples involved,- jpo per
manent peace will have becirattained.
They cannot be discussed sepa
rately or in corners. None of them
constitutes a private or separate in-
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Senator Hitchcock said of the mes
sage: "The president's address was
intended more for the nations at war
than for congress and he made no sug
gestion as to any action desired frdm
congress. The address is significant
of possible peace negotiations in a
future which may not be very distant.
In fact, it Carrie's the discussion of
peace terms a step forward. Without
relinquishing in any way his ad
herance to the great principles for
merly enunciated, the president gives
open encouragement to peace negotia
tions. - -
"Referring to his former sugges
tions of the terms of peace, he now
deqlares that the peace of the world
dotfs not depend upon any particular
set of suggestions, providing agree
ment can be made based on justice,
the rights of nations, and the perma
nent peace of the world.
"The friendly tone towards Austria
and the clear discrimination between
the German people and military rulers
of Germany constitute a real effect to
encourage peace sentiment abroad and
ought to have a decided effect."
world may be shut out.
WhateveA affects the peace affects
mankind and nothing settled by milt
tary force, if settled wrong, is 'set
tled at all. '
It will presently have to be, re
opened. "
Court of Mankind.
Is Count von Hertling not aware
that he is speaking in the court of
mankind, that all the awakened na
tions of the world now sit in judg
ment on what every public man, of
wnaiever nation, may say on the is
sues of a conflict which has spread
to every region ot the world?
The Reichstag-resolutions of Tulv
themselves frankly accepted the de
cisions of that court There shall be
no annexations, no -contributions, no
punitive damages. Peoples are not to
be handed about from one sovereignty
to- another by international .confer
ence or an understanding between
rivals and antagonists.
.anonai aspirations must be re
spected, , peoples may now be dom
inated and governed only by their
own consent.
Not Mere Phrase. '
ceii-oeiejminauon is not a mere
phrase. It is an imperative principle
ot action, which statesmen will hence
forth ignore at their oeril.
We cannot have general peace or
me asKing, or by the mere arrange
ments of a peace conference.
t Ie cannot be pieced together! out of
individual understandings between
powerful states. : i
au the parties to this war must
join in the settlement of every issue
anywhere involved in it because what
we are seeking.is a peace that we can
all unite to guarantee and maintain
and every item of it must be sub
mitted to the common judgment
whether it be right an,d fair, an act
of justice, rather than a bargain be
tween sovereigns.
The United States has no desire to
interfere in Eurootan affairs or to art
as arbiter in European territorial dis
putes.-
We would disdain to take advant
age of any internal weakness lor dis
order to impose its own will upon
anotner people.- . . i -
It is quite readv to be shown that
the settlements it has suggested are
not-the best or the most enduring.
They are only its own orovisiona
sketch of principles, and of the way
in Which they should be applied.
iJJut it entered this war because it
was made a partner, whether it would
or not, in the sufferings and indigni
ties inflicted by the military masters
of Germany, against the peace and
security of mankind; and the condi
tions of peace will touch it as nearly
as they will touch any other nation
to which is entrusted a leading part
in the maintenance of civilization.
It cannot see its way to peace until
the causes of this war are removed,
its renewal rendered as nearly as may
be impossible.
TUESDAY, FEB. 12. 1
AUDITORIUM, OMAHA
Col. J. M. Banister, Presiding.
Oration by DR. F. W. GUNSAULUS
The Noted Scholar, Author, Preacher V
: - of Chicago. ,
The patriotic citizens of Omaha will fill the Audi- x
torium, anxious to show the boys in uniform that they
. back them to the limit. - . y ' '
Music by the 41st Infantry Band
and Quartette of Male Voices
COME EARLY SEATS FREE
Russia Drops Out
Of War; Troops Are
Ordered to Homes
(Continued From Pe One.)
which was in the full tide of success
tinder General Korniloff .when the fa
tal disease of disaffection, among its
troops, which for- some time had been
manifest, broke out epidemically and
stopped the effort.
Kerensky Struggled in Vain,
Since August, last. Russia has fig
ured in the great world conflict as a
military factor only by reason that it
still held numbers of German and
Austrian troops on its frontiers, await
ing the forces of disorganization with
in to bring about its final disintegra-
tinn ' t' V
This process, struggled against in j
vain by Kerensky, as premier,
through . the summer and early fall
of last-.vear. was constantly accel
erated by virtue of the divided auth-
ority set up at retrograa. .; j
The council of soldier and work
men, representing the proletariat and
claiming virtually supreme power,
systematically antagonized the con
stituted government, clamored for the
opening of . peace negotiations and
finally in November last formally
took over the power it had long, in
fact, exercised.
. Recent History.
The rest is comparatively recent
history. Under Lenine and Trotzky
an armistice was brought about on
all Russian fronts on December 4
and peace negotiations with the ceri;
tral powers were opened at Brest
Litovsk on December 23.
The central empires agreed to ad
here to the general principles of no
annexations, no indemnities and self
determination ot peoples, and there
was held open to the entente powers
the opportunity of joining in the ne
gotiations and have them lead up to
a general peace.
No favor was found for this prop
osition among the allied nations, how
ever, the good faith of the Germans
in particular in making this offer be
ing doubted.
This doubt was later found by the
Russians themselves to be well
founded and Germany was charged by
Trotzky with masking territorial am
bitions under its specious interpreta-,
tion of the doctrine of self-determination.
Went to Pieces Fast.
Notwithstanding this, however, the
neeotiations were continued.
Meanwhile Russia was fast splitting
up. District after district declared its
independence, Finland and Poland be
ing the notable examples.
The Ukraine opened separate nego
tiations with the central powers and
these culminated last Saturday in the
signing of a peace agreement.
The Bolsheviki have not recognized
the authority of the Ukraine to treat
for itself thrbugh the representatives
of the' Rada, but apparently Ger
many and its allies saw an opening
for forcing a peace through the inv
sertion of the Ukrainian wedge.
Whether the culmination of the
Ukrainian negotiations in a peace
treaty was the determining factor in
ihducing the Bolsheviki to declare the
state of war at an end is not at all
clear as yet
. Germany Ignores Bolsheviki.
The advances from both Russia and
1 Germany regarding the later stages
of the negotiations with' Trotzky and
his' fellow delegates; to the confer
ence have been extremely meager.
Some important decision regarding
the situation in the east was reached
by the German rulers at a recent
crown council and it may be the ef
fect of , this unrevealed determination
that has shown itself in the events of
the last few days at the scene of the
parleying. ' - -
It Jias been made fairly . clear, how
ever, that Germany had no idea of
yielding to the Bolsheviki on the
question of evacuation of Russian oc
cupied territory, which had been the
sticking point in the negotiations, and
that it was preparing virtually to ig
nore the Bolsheviki , as long as it
could make peace with the Ukraine
and secure the opening of the fron
tiers to the rich grain growing prov-'
inces controlled even nominally by
the Ukrainians.
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FOUR SAMMIES KILLED IN
LA TE CLASH WITH GERMANS;
TEN ENGINEERS CAPTURED
(By AMoelsted Vrr.) ,
Washington, Feb. - 11. General
Pershing today reported four Ameri
can soldiers killed, one severely
wounded, five slightly, wounded and
three missing in the actions on Feb
ruary 7, 8 and 9. ;
The men killed were:
CORPORAL GEORGE H. AL
LIE, Detroit, Mich., February 8.
PRIVATE HAROLD M'CLAT
CHEY, Bolton, England, February 8.
PRIVATE , NICHOLAS CASTAS,
Athens, Greece, February 9.
PRIVATE IRVING W. ADAMS,
Roslindalc; Mass., February 9.
Tire following privates were report
ed missing: ' . . v , "-
FREDERICK , W.' GALLEY,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
CHRISTIAN -A. SORENSON,
Verona, Mont. . .
HUGH LEWIS. Washington, D. C.
General Pershing also reported that
10 American engineers previously re
ported as missing after the action of
November 30 had been located in a
German pcison camp. .The engineers
in the hands of the enemy are:
CORPORAL FRANK UPTON,
New York City..
Privates: s-'U ' .
MYRON D. VAN DEM ARK, New
Platz, N. Y. ' -
CHARLES -. A. GEOGHEGAN,
New York City.
HARRY J. MASON, Jersey City.
Protestant Clergy
Take Firm Stand
For Prohibition
(Continued From Ffte One.)
clergymen are right in stating that
we cannot legislate men into virtue."
"It is a great blow at the Christian
church, I think," said Rev. Fred
Clark, pastor of the First Concrresra
tional church, "to have such a great
church as the Catholic take a stand
against prohibition when two-thirds
of our nonchurch people and two
thirds of the newspapers are in fa
vor of prohibition. Organizations
working among the poor everywhere
are agreed that prohibition is of the
greatest benefit.
, "The fact that the Anti-Saloon
league, which has done most to bring
about prohibition, is an organization
of Protestant churches may have
much to do with the attitude of the
Catholic clergy toward the move
menr." "
"The Catholic church," said Rev.
A. DeLarme, pastor of the First Bap
tist church, "has always been against
prohibition and most of the saloons
are operated by men of that church.
I do know of some Catholic clergy
men, however, that are in favor of
prohibition. It requires only obser
vation of police statistics in Omaha
to prove that prohibition has done
and is doing a great good to the peo
ple." . ..
Ukraine Republic is
, Recognized by France
: and Great Britain?
London, Feb. 11. The temarka
ble statement that France and
Great Britain have recognized the
Ukraine republic and sent diplo
matic representatives there is con
tained in an official statement sent
out by the Russian wireless news
agency and issued here through a
press bureau.
" The statement ' occurs in the
course of a report of the proceed
ings at the Brest-Litovsk confer
ence of February I, at which M.
Sevruik, who apparently is the new
chairman of the Ukrainian delega
tion, is represented as saying that
by an act of the Ukrainian Rada on
November 7 the Ukrainian republic
declared that these diplomatic rep
resentatives had been appointed.
TOWN T.ATT.V Cnlrienhride-e.
Westchester county, New York.
ULRICH N. MANEY. New York
City.
FRANK BROOKS, Bronx, N. Y.
HERBERT F. UELTZ. Newark.
N. J.
PETER J. TINGO, New York City.
GEORGE H. SEAMAN. Wood-
haven, N. Y.
Sergeant Wilbur M. Slocum was re
ported severely wounded on Feb
ruary 8. His mother's address , is
Wellston, O. .
The followine orivates were slieht-
ly wounded:
HAROLD THOMAS, Winchester,
N.H.
JOSEPH BAGGS, Roxbjiry, Mass.
SAMUEL W. PATTERSON r..
do, W. Va.
WILL M. ELKIN, Lexington, Ky.
WILLIAM E. WATERS 09,
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"Country Church Life" Will be
Title of Series of Lectures
A series . of lectures will be given
this week on "Country Church Life,"
in Omaha. Theological seminary, be
gintiing Tuesday morning at 10
olcloclc. Other lectures will follow
at :30 Wednesday and Thursday, and
at 7. O'clock Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday.
Dr. McNutt has unusual prepara
tion for this lectureship?. He served
as a country pastor in Illinois for
years. Then for several years, under
the, auspices of tne Board of H,ome
Missions, he has been studying the
problems of country life aj they pre
sent themselves in the different sec
tions of the country.
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New Suits for Spring
A very delightful showing of late mod
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fabric and color.
There are distinct advantages in an
early selecti6n this season
$39.50, $45, $55 to $85
Manhattan Shirts
for Spring Wear
The Men's Shop.
1 This is an advance showing of
new and exceptionally pleasing
patterns and color combinations
in madras, silk mixtures and
.'silks; French cuffs and stiff
, euffs, $2 to $12.
Spring Neckwear
j f ! An abundance of rich patterns
f a , that will go well with new shirts
I; '. ' and assist materially in making
i! j winter garb more sprigntly. . 1
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On Account of extensive
alterations our entire stock
must jo. . '
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1 314 N. 16TH ST.
Says Acid Stomach
; Causes Indigestion
xcett of Hydrochloric cid
i soars th food and forms
i gases. - .. ,
Undigested food delayed in the
stomach decays, or rather, ferments
the same as food left in the open air,
saya a noted authority. He also tells
us that Indigestion is caused by
Hyper-acidity, meaning, there is an
excess of hydrochloric. acid in the
stomach which prevents complete di
gestion and starts food fermentation.
Thus everything eaten" sours in the
stomach much like garbage sours in
a can,' forming acid fluids and gases
which inflate the stomach like a toy
balloon. Then we feel a heavy, lumpy
misrv in the chest, we belch up eas,
we eructate sour food or have heart
burn, flatulence, . water-brash or
nausea.'
He tells us to lay aside all digestive
aids and instead, get from any phar
macy four ounces of Jad Salts and
take, a tablespoonfm In a glass of
water before breakfast and ' drink
while it is effervescing, and further
more, to continue this for a week.
While relief follows the. first dose, it
is important to neutralize the acidity,
remove the gas-making ' mass, start
the liver, stimulate the kidneys and
thus promote a free flow of pure di
gestive juices.
Jad Salts is inexpensive and is
made from, the acid of grapes and
lemon juice, combined with lithia and
sodium phosphate. This Harmless salts
is used by thousands of people for
stomach trouble , with excellent re
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DEATHS OF U.S.
SOLDIERS FROM
NATURAL CAUSES
-
Washington, Feb. ll.-rGeneral
Pershing today reported th death or
Private Kinsley C Hendrick, pneu
monia, Beverton, Ore. .
General Pershing also reported that
Colonel Frank A. Wilcox died in
France, on February 9, ot pneumonia.
Colonel Wilcox who was 49 years old
was a lieutenant colonel of regular
infantry, assigned to the national
army with the rank of colonel. He
was appointed to the military acad
emy from Massachusetts.
Other deaths from natural causes
were reported as follows:
Sergeant Charles H. Chatterton.
St. Paul, Minn.
Civilian Contractor Edward Sim
acys, heart disease. - No address on
file at the War department
GRAIN CARS ARE
HURRYING WEST
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V (Continued From Pare One.)
grain products," said Mr . Wattles,
"the application should be made
through Charles T. Neal, federal grain
division representative at Omaha. Ap
plication for cars for other classes of
food products should be made through
O. E. Pearson of Omaha, chairman
of thecommission on car service.
"Of course, the shipper should first
apply in the regular way to his local
agent at the point of origin, but fail
ing to get action there at once, he
should apply to Neal or Pearson, ac
cording to the class of goods he
wishes to ship."
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