The Omaha Daily B
THE WEATHER
Cloudy, Colder
VOL. XLVII NO. 206.-
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBHUARY 13, 1918 TEN PAGES.
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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
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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
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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!
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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
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