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The Omaha Daily B THE WEATHER Cloudy, Colder VOL. XLVII NO. 206.- OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBHUARY 13, 1918 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. EE U.S. SOT AFRAID OF PRESIDENT- HITS GERMMDm- BOLO MAKES LIFE AND DEATH FIGHT IN TRIAL FOR TREASON Priest Brother Again Questions Authenticity of U. S. State Documents Revealing Bernstorff Telegrams; Witnesses Recount Defendant's Good Deeds ; Prosecution to Ask Extreme Penalty. (By Associated Press.) Paris, Feb. 12. All the evidence, testimony and speeches by witnesses in the case of Bolo Pasha, who is on trial for trea son, and apparently all theother "affaires" now under investi gation before the French court had been concluded this after noon and tomorrow's sitting will open with arguments of the prosecutor. He will ask that the sentence of death be imposed upon Bolo. ACCOUNTANT ON STANn V The trial was resumed today with M. J5oyen, an .expert accountant, again on the stand to refute charges made by Monsignor Bolo, brother of the defendant, that Doyen had dis , honored himself by falsifying a por tion of his original Report on polo's v activities. The witness spoke with great re serve and moderation, declaring merely that he took exception "to the form in which these criticisms were presented by a man who strangely abuses the moral authority conferred , on him bf the cloth he wears." M. Doyen then reiterated and explained in detail the poffions of his report which the prisoner's brother had challenged. After M. Doyen had testified, Monsignor Bolo again took the stand and reiterated his attacks of yester day, especially on the authenticity of the telegrams of Count von Bern storff, former German dmbassador to the ' United .States, duplicates of which he insisted should be produced rather than to rely on American State department documents. When the prosecutor repeated, as on Monday, that the American gov ernment could not be questioned, the priest created a scene by asserting passionately, "the American govern ment has not the right to shoot, my . innocent brother." , ;, v - - ; - f.z No' Cwe Agat Bolo. yj-- Maurice Violette,former minister of-subsistence testified that the cur 7 rent opinion among Parliamentary and I ministerial circles in August 1917, was that no case would i be found against Bolo Pasha, and that M. Painleve, then minister of war, had 'asserted that the case did not warrant an arrest. The last witnesses of the day re counted the good deeds, of Bolo Pasha and Darius Porchere, an ac countant, who is a co-defendant with Bolo, and also told of the personal feuds between the newspaper men for and against Senator Charles Humbert, former owner of the Paris Journal. One character witness for Bold, M. Delancle, said he was sur orised that the government had i , charged Bolo with being a friend of Abbas Hilmi, former Khedive of Egypt, who, it has been charged, sent money to Bolo for use in carrying on German propaganda. "Why" said Delancle, "President Wilson has not vet said he was an emey of Turkey." Haywood, Secretary of I. W. W., Released on Bond Chicogo, Feb. 12. William D. Hay wood, international secretary and treasurer of the Industrial Workers of the World, who, with 165 other members of the organization was in Tiicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy and sed'tion was released on bonds of $15,000 today. Judge Landis reduced the amount of the bail from $25,000 to 515,000 despite the protest of District Attorney Cline and Frank F. Neberke, special assistant United State's at torney. The Weather Nebraska Cloudy; colder. Temperatures mt Omaha Yesterday. Hour. Deg. 6 a. m 84 t a, m S3 1 a. m 33 S a. m S3 9 a. m S4 10 a. m "() 11 a. m .39 12 a. m .'41 1 p. m. 4" 2 p. m... 45 3 p. m 46 4 p. m 45 6 p. Tn. 45 6 p. m.. 45 7 p. m 44 5 p. m 4S Comparative Local Record. 1(18 1917 1916 1915 Highest today 46 83 21 42 Lowest today 31 14 1 27 Jtfean-temperature .... 39 24 13 ' 34 Precipitation 01 .00 .02 .44 Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1st, nnd compared with the past two years: Normal temperature ...... 23 Kxwse for the day IS Total deficiency sijice March 1, 1917.... 642 Normal precipitation i .03 inch Deficiency for the day 02 Inch Precipitation sinch Mar. 1, 1917 22.77 Inches Deficiency since Mar. 1, 1917.. 7.55 Inches Deficiency for cor. period 1916 12.90 Inches Deficiency for cor. period 1915 .66 Inch Reports from Stations at 7 P. JJ. Station and Stat Temp. High- Raln ot Weather !p. tt est. fall. Cheyenne, cioudy 36 44 .00 Davenport, clear ...... IS 43 ,02 Denver, cldudy 44 54 .00 Dcs Molnesy ciondy .... 42 48 .10 Oodge City, clear 48 56 .00 birder. clou!y .... 40 ' t6 .00 V'rrto Platte, clear.... i- 4 no iniaha. clou.ry 4 46 .01 r-u'-blo. cloudy 54 60 .00 f.apid City, clear 3S 44 T Silt Lake, cloudy .... 42 44 .01 Santa Fe, clear 48 52 .00 Fheridan, partly cloudy 34 38 .00 Slou - Ctty, cloudy.... 40 42 .00 "X indiostes trace of precipitation. 5 ... I X, WELSH, Meteorologist Si DESPERATE STRINGS OF CARS BRING COAL AND WILL TAKE GRAIN Long Strings of Equipment From East Come to Take Back Nebraska Corn and Wheat. The order originating with Director General McAdoo, that freight cars be moved from the east to the west for the handling of the corn to market, is being felt in this locality. All of the Omaha-Chicago roads are bringing in long strings of box cars to be dis tributed to Nebraska, Iowa and Kan sas stations where corn has accumu lated. Inmany instances these cars come loaded with coal and, according to the assertion of the railroad freight men, the stocks of coal in the bins and on tracks in Omaha has increased 25 per cent within the last three days. , Af.this time, say the railroad, men able lor all purposes. ,They adq that wbe titer is Stiir a shortage on some particular kinds the Varieties are about up to the; normat As td the corn that is to be moved by reason of the sending of cars into the corn belt, railroad men say that most of that still in first hands and country, stations will come to Omaha for drying and grading..; After being treated and converted into a mer chantable commodity, large . quanti ties will be sent out for milling pur poses, but that a still larger quantity will find .its way to gulf and Atlantic coast ports, from fhich it will be sent to the allies in Europe. Omaha corn receipts during the last week have been running from 200 to 325 carloads a day. Railroad men are of the opinion that from now until the surplus has been cleared out re ceipts will be much larger and that by the middle of next week they will be far in excess of those of ar.y former period ,in the history of Omaha as a grain market. A! f.ndon Cam, Green; Say Site Unsuitable For Purpose Washington, Feb. 12. Camp Greene, Charlotte, N. C, now oc cupied by regular troops, is to be abandoned as a permanent training center because of unsuitability of the ground on which it is located. Major General Dickman today re ported the camp site knee deep in mud insome places owing to an un usually hard winter and the tlay soil which underlies the surface and pre vents rapid abcorption. the medical department has deter mined' however, that there is-no danger to the health of the soldiers there until summer comes, ana1 by -4-that time the men will have been moved. . . Hiusing Facilities Bill Passed by the Senate Washington, D. C. Feb. 12.The administration bill, already passed by tne senate, appropriating $50,000,000, to provide housing (facilities for em ployes of shipyards engaged in government work, was passed by the house late today without a roll call. Nation Pays Horhage to Memory Of Martyred War President Springfield, 111., Feb. 12. Homage to the memory of Abraham Lincoln, born just 109 years ago, is having its'amP Lee conducted by the 3I9th bn greatest expression today in Spring field, the last resting' place of the martyred president. TwO mass meetings were held this afternoon in- the state arsenal. Justice William Renwick Riddell of the supreme court of Ontario and Thomas Power O'Connor, Irish na tionalist leader in Parliament, will speak at tonight's meeting and United States Judge J. Otis Humphrey will preside. This afternoon Addison G. Proc tor of St. Joseph. Mich., said to be the only living delegate-of the Wigwam convention which nominated Lincoln for president in 1860, told of the his toric convention. Petersburg, Va., Feb. 12. What is said to be the first participation of a southern legislature in the observance of Lincoln's birthday took place here PRESIDENT TO CONSULT WITH nnkinnrco V Wilson Will Hold Series of Con ferences With Leaders of Both Political , Parties. Washington, Feb. 12. President Wilson will begin a series of confer ences tomorrow with congress lead ers both republicans and democrats on all phases of war legislation. For the first time membus of both parties are to be taken into the White House councils in the consideration of war legislation and in this way the administraton expects to smooth out some of the difficulties which confront the war program. The pending bill to empower the president to consolidate executive de partment functions and to redistribute work among them, now openly op posed by the republicans, wilj be one of the first subjects to come up. Some of the democrats do not favor it, and the republicans openly denounce it 'as conferring too great authority. The bill, however, is the adminis tration's counter proposal to the sen ate military committee bill to create a superwar cabinet and a director of munitions. The president is represented as be ing unalterably opposed to the com mittee plan and many members .( congress are just as opposed to the president's plan. OMAHA MEN ON NEW COMMITTEE OFU.S.TREASVRY Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 12. The personnel of the committee which will pass upon all large financial projects corporate or otherwise in the 10th fed eral reserve district was announced today. A. E. Ramsey, federal reserve agent for the--lfltU . distpB&i'ilt'be. chairmanaij ernor of the Kansas City Federal Re serve bank, vice chairman. P. W. Goebel, F, P. Neal and H. P. Wright are the other members of the com mittee. 4 t All applications for new capital is sues in this district having received the official 'sanction of the .Washing ton authorities, must be referred back to this committee. An auxiliary com mittee to co-operate with the main has been selected and includes the fol lowing: Western Missouri George S. Hovey and Otto C. Snider, Kansas City, J. G. Schneider, St Joseph. Colorado John Evans. Denver. Wyoming A, H. "Marble, Chey enne. Nebraska Luther Drake and R. C. Peters, Omaha. Receives Letter From Wife Four Years After Her Death Duluth, Minn., Feb. 12. Four months ago Dr. Aidon Cwi of this city was notified through the United States government that his wife had ! died more than three years ago while iiecing irom aavanemg uermans in Russia. Their three children, born here and who had accompanied their mother to Russia on a visit, are miss ing. Today Dr. Cwi received a registered letter from his wife that had been written four months and ten days before her death, mailed October 29, 1914. Postmarks show that the letter had not left Russia until November 9, last, and that it reached New York on February 9. Mrs. Cwi died near Vilkomir, Kowno state, Russia, dur ing a 150-mile march ahead of the Germans. Even Cupid Patriotic; Peddles Thrift Stamps Washington, Feb. ' 12. Sending of thrift stamps as valentines is sug gested to the public in a resolution introduced today by Representative Lunn of New York. The plan orig inated in Schenectady, N. Y and has been approved by the thrift stamp bureau. i today when members of the Virginia general assembly attended exercises at gade, composed exclusively of Virgin lans. New York, Feb. 12. The observ ance of Lincoln's birthday in New York City was marked by an unusu ally large number of patriotic meet ings. Special celebrations were held in schools and churches uffder the aus pices of the National Security league. Cardinal Farley presided at a not able meeting in St Patrick's cathe dral. Washington, Feb. 12. Abraham Lincoln's birthday anniversary was observed in both houses oi congress. Senator Lewis of Illinois delivered an eulogy and in the houje, Repre sentative Johnson of Kentucky, in whose district Lincoln wa9 born, was called to the chair to preside, -while Representative "Russell oi Missouri read the Gettysburg address. Firm for yv ) - 1 WILSON'S DECLARATION OF WORLD EMANCIPATION MEETS KAISER'S CLAIM OF VICTORY President's Announcement Issued at Same Time as Ger 4k man Emperor, Declares for Peace Witlr Victory;, 4 Teuton Armies Mass for Big Spring Drive? s v" Allies Confident Attack Will Be Defeated. (By Associated Press.) Announcement of America's purpose to emancipate the world from the threat and attempted mastery of selfish groups of autocratic rulers by President Wilson comes at almost the same time that the German emperor, exulting over the collapse of opposition on the eastern front, exclaims that peace will come, "but the victory of German arms must first be recognized." Tn mNTTNTTP. WAP V In reiterating the intention of the American people to continue the war until a new international order de void of government by intrigue and force is rtalized, the president an swered the statement made recently by Chancellor von Hertling for Ger many and Foreign Minister Czernin for Austria-Hungary. A proposal to end hostilities only on German terms is seen in Von Her tling's utterance, while Count Czer nin, the president said, spoke in a friendly tone, seeing the basic ele ments of peace with clear eyes. The German emperor's reply to congratulations on the peace agree ment with the Ukraine glorifies the policy of might. G -mans to Force Peace. Germany, he says, shall seek in every way to bring peace to the world, but those who refuse the Ger man terms "must be forced to have peace," while acknowledging the power of the German sword. Meanwhile on the western front, where Germany is massing its forces to crush the entente, There are signs of growing alertness, portending the battles to come. ' The weather has improved and on some parts of the British front the ground is in condition for military op erations on a larger scale than foi several months. British Are Confident. German troops and guns are still pouring into France opposite the Brit ish lines, hut the British are repcrted confident, the preponderance of men and guns being still with the allies. Raids are increasing in intensity and the artiljery fire is becoming more vio. lent along important sectors. In an attack against Caurieres wood, north east of Verdun, the French repulsed the Germans with loss. On tne Italian front the Austrians have failed in attempts against the po sitions west of the Brenta captured recently by the Italians. Ohio River Above -Danger Point At Cincinnati Cincinnati, O., Feb. 12. With the Ohio river showing a stage of 60.5 feet early today and continuing to rise at a rate of 2 of a foot an hour, river men contend that only the breaking of the ice gorges can pre vent a disastrous flood. Already the lowlands of Cincin nati and about one-fourth of the city of Newport, Ky., are under wa ter, but relief measures have been prompt. The gorge is expected to break at any time. the Eight! i EDUCATORS PAY TRIBUTE TO THE EMANCIPATOR Exercises Held in All Schools in Memory of Lincoln; Get tysburg Address Popular as Ever. The popularity of Lincoln's' Gettys burg address was manifested in the public schools in connection with the observance of Lincoln day. Exercises were held in all schools. each principal and teacher working dut her own ideas. I he rertect Tribute." recognized by educators as a valuable contribution to literature, vas read to most of the boys and girls- Sketches of the life of Lincoln were used to emphasize the impor tance of the day and patriotic songs and recitations were added to the programs. Stress of War Dayj. the stress and strain ot the war days through which Lincoln passed were explained to the children by the teachers. ' A program was given at 3:45 o'clock in the auditorium (of Central (Contftioxd on Pace Two, Column One.) Republicans Avoid Fight By Adjournment; Endorse Sufffrage ttJy Associated Press.) St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 12. Just be fore the hour of meeting of the republican national committee, lead ers stated that an adjournment until tomorrow would be taken to give time for further efforts to reach a compromise on the chairmanship. Some of the supporters of John T. Adams were said to favor a 30-day postponement of the meeting in or der to give them time to gather evi dence in refutation of charges of pro Germanisni made against Mr. Adams. Mr. Littleton, who was seated as committeeman from Tennessee, is for Adams for national chairman. The resolutions committee of the executive committee drafted resolu tions for presentation to the full com RUSS COLLAPSE FINDS ENTENTE SURE OF SUCCESS Military Experts Predict Allies Will Overcome Supposed Numerical Superiority of Teutons and Check the Much Advertised Spring Offensive; Russia Owes Large Debt to United States. , Washington, Feb. 12. How Russia's complete withdrawal from the war will affect the allies and the United States in a military way cannot be accurately estimated at this time, offi cials here believe, despite the fact that on paper the Russian collapse would seem to give the periority of troops on the western front. : Mfi niTPTPTAT. NOTICE. AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE GOES INTO OPERATION Eastern Cities Will Benefit by Fast Air Delivery; Congress Appropriates Money to Install System. Washington, Feb. 12. Establish ment of an airplane mail service be tween Washington, Philadelphia and New York during the coming sum mer was indicated today when the Postoffke department called for bids on five airplanes for that service. PERMANENT SERVICE. Congress has appropriated $100,000 for use in establishing . aerial . mail service and - e national advisory committee on" aeronautics and aero nautic experts has pronounced the service feasible and beyond experi mental stages. Each airplane will be required to carry 300. pounds of mail a distance of not less than 200 miles without stop, at a maximum speed with a full load of : 100 miles an hour, a minimum speed of 45 miles and a climbing speed of 6,000 feet in 10 minutes. A special postage rate wilt be charged for letters carried by air plane if congress will sanction it with the necessary law. The rate contemplated is 25 cents per .ounce or fraction thereof. It is planned to maintain a permanent service on regular schedule. The service will begin with one round trip a day and later may be expanded. First class mail only will be carried at the outset of the service. .Will Open Bid. The specifications of the Postoffice department call for machines which have stood satisfactory tests in the War and Navy departments' service. The bids will be opened February 21 and the airplanes are to be de livered not later than April 25 this year Arrangements have been made with the War department to release a suf ficient number of motors to equip the machines. "It -is not the purpose of the Post office department to make this an ex perimental service," Postmaster Gen eral Burleson announced. ''Its prac ticability is to be assured before the establishment of the route. Once established it is to remain a perma nent service." SWAP MACHINE Russ Soldiers Eager to Trade With Enemy. GUN FOR CARDS London, Feb. 12. The correspond ent at Berne of the Morning Post reports that German traders have taken advantage of the situation in Russia and erected 400 booths at con venient spots along and close to the Russinn front. It appears that the Russian soldiers are most anxious to obtain playing cards and that they readily exchange a machine gun for a pack of cards. mittee this afternoon. These resolu-J tions endorsed the stand taken By republicans in congress in voting for the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment; suggest that the adminis tration at Washington avail itself of the assistance of the ablest men in the country regardless of politics in the prosecution of the war; intrude a tribute of "gratitude and affection" to Theodore Roosevelt, and pledge sup port in the prosecution of the war. The full committee adopted the res olutions as submitted by the executive committee, and after voting favorably on thenC including the one endorsing the vote of republican congressmen for the suffrage amendment, listened to addresses by two women advocates of suffrage and by two, opposed to woman suffrage. Germans a great numerical su Officially there is nothing to be said on the subject becaust the gov ernment has no official information. ' Probably no definite official pro nouncement of how it affects the sit uation could be made anyway without agreement among all the co-belligerents and that is considered unlikely. Military men, however, confident that the allied line on the western front will hold against any, German force, that can be brought against it, pro fess, not to regard the Russian sepa rate peace as the menace it would ap pear on paper. , The fact that 1,500,000 German pris oners will be freed to return to Ger many is regarded with no alarm at all. ' , ,s .. . Germany Fears Bolshevikt. Military men say they could not quickly be reorganized into efficient military units. t . The general opinion here -is that Germany would be more interested in keeping the prisoners in Russia rather than risk having them, carry Bol shevil-.i doctrine back to Germany. The ,147 Austro-German, and Bul garian divisions on the Russian front which will be released by ..separate peace, are regarded as already , hav inur been Stripped of their effectives, which have been transferred t the western ftontr irK;f ''' ; . ' Military exoerts Say i addition that Germany would be obliged to keep some of these .147 divisions in the vast conquered territory for garrison pur poses. Military Experts Sure of Success. The one outstanding fact is that' the mjlitary experts are sure the rein forcements the , Germans can ;' draw from the Russian front cannot over whelm the western line. , Russia at this time owes the United States $187,779,000, advanced for sup plies which already have gone to Rus sia. For that sum the , government holds Russian bonds. Whether tins' vast sum will ue a .to tal loss to the United States depends on whether the ultimate government in Russia decides to repudiate the debt. - A credit of $325,000,000 was estab lished at the treasury for Russia, bu only $187,779,000 was used when pay ments we e stopped. ' - GERMAN PLANES TARGETS FOR U.S. MACHINE GVNS ' -. (By Associated Press.) ' With the American Army in Franco Monday, Feb. 11. It was bright and clear today and a considerable num ber of aircraft was over the Ameri can sector. . , The enemy machines were busy tak. ing photographs and making observa tions and a number of air fights re sulted.:, -.---..'v l'r,-i:'-' One: gf oflp.of thf'eevinemy airplanes flew so loy? that they became targets for anti-aircraft and machine guns and were driven off. ' , ' The artillery continued active on both sides.. The enemy dropped shells into a number of villages behind the American lines and the American ar tillerymen replied, v. ,:... Only one man was reported wounded during the last 24 hours. Ie was injured by a bursting shell in a village behind the lines. Several American patrols reached the enemy wire entanglements last night without encountering any Ger mans. FORESIGHT and WANT-ADS Foresight In any business pays big dividends. 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