'U.S.FALLS BEHIND IN WHEAT OUTPUT TO ALLIES ABROAD Hoover Annonunces First of Series of Steps Planned to V Further Stretch Flour Sup ply Available. (By Associated Press.) Washington. March 20. The food administration tonight announced the first of a series of steps, planned to stretch flour supplies sufficiently to feed the country and maintain ship ments to the allies until the next'har vest. Beginning with the baking trade, which uses 40 per cent of the wheat flour consumed in this country, the administration has approved plars. for a division of flour supplies between shops, sharing of wheat substitutes, and for a nation-wide educate nal campaign to eliminate waste, which will be worked out at a meetirg in Chicago next Friday. New Laws in Effect. Further restrictions on the con sumption of wheat, which were an nounced last week as under consider ation will be put into effect next. Aside from the shortage of wheat k in the United States another serious problem is confronted by the food ad ministration in making good its promises to the allies. Not a single week's shipment of grain and cereals abroad has equaled the announced program since January 1, so that there remains a deficit of 812,000 tons ;c be made up in addition to the regular supplies. Shipments reached a low poiui in the week of February 1 to 7, as the culmination of weeks of bad weather which demoralized both railroad and overseas transportation. Only 84,658 tons went abroad in that week. Im provement has been shown since but even with clearing weather if has been impossible to transport the 270,- uuo tons promised every seven days. In the week from 1 to 8, the ship ments were 212,154 tons, but dropped in the second week to 201,938 tens and the expected surplus over require ments has not gone forward. Since January 1, shipments have totalled 1,' 416,917 tons. Strict Ration Abroad. Inasmuch as the allied people ibroad are being strictly rationed, of ficials here do not contemplate any curtailment of exports, nor do they admit of a possibility of failira in supplying the food necessary to carry off the war. With the approval of state adminl strators, a technical service commit tee will be appointed in each state which in turn appoint district captains and county leaders, all of them ex pert bakers, who have learned to use wheat flour substitutes m baking vie tory bread. Meetings and demonstra- tions will be held in every town and village. No bakers will have an excuse for failure to produce victory bread of the most palateable character after the trade secrets pf, the Jeading mem bers or the business have been im parted to h im in the ODinion of the iuuu aumirnsiraiion. ALLEGED JEWEL BANDITS SEEK TO CHANGE PLEA ' Attorneys for the five alleged auto bandits, who arp charged with the murder of Detective Frank Rooney, filed a motion in district court Wed nesday afternoon to withdraw the plea of not guilty entered by the bandits and to substitute a plea in , abatement. Counsel for the alleged jewelery robbers contend no proper prelimin ary examination was held, that the state failed to prove that Rooney came to his death at the hands of the accused men and that the judge was in error when he refused to permit raiding of Frank Rooney's dying statement at the preliminary trial. If the motion is granted, the case will revert back to the police court for another hearing. Women Buy More and Better 1 Clothes, Declares J. L Orkin Although merchandise is difficult to obtain and the prices are soaring, women are buying more and better clothes this year that ever before, according to J, L. Orkin, of Orkin Brothers, who has just returned from a three weeks' buying trip in New York. The explanation for this is the fact that women and girls are earning money now for work which last year was done by men. Orkin Brother's business is double this spring what it was last year, said Orkin. The firm will soon move into new quarters in the Conant hotel building. Sixteenth and Harney. British Sea Lord Will Announce Losses by Subs London, March 20. Sir Eric Ged des, first lord of the admiralty, is ex pected to make a .statement in the House of Commons today on the amount of tonnage destroyed by sub marines and the tonnage built to take its place. The Daily Mail today publishes a Paris dispatch which says that the Germans sank 2,938 ships last year. Commenting on the dispatch, the newspaper says that the figures sug gest that publication of allied losses now has been decided upon. Obituary MRS. PERMELIA SHEETS, a resi dent of Omaha for SO years, died at her home, 3603 North Twenty-fourth treet, Tuesday after an illness of three years. She waa 58 years old and was born in Davenport, la. She is survived by her husband, - Frank E. Sheets, road otflrer of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street ' Railway company, four sons and two daugh ters. Two sons are serving in the army, Fred being a sergeant at Dem ing, N. M.. and Frank at Jefferson barracks, St. Louis. Dr. Charles H. Sheets another son, Hves-at Cozad and William at Louisville. Miss Ethel Sheets, a daughter, lives at home with hr parents and the other daughter, s. Lida Campbell, lives in Manning, Iowa. President Wilson Agrees to Plan Of Neville to Change Draft Quota fVaiihinf ton Bureau ( The Omaha Bm, IS It C Street. Washington, March 20. (Special Telegram.) Speaking of his confer ence with President Wilson last eve ning in conjunction with Representa tive Dent, chairman of the militant affairs committee of the house, Con gressman Shallenberger said that he read the president Governor Neville's recent telegrtm with reference to giv ing credit to volunteers and changing the basis on which quotas are drawn. Congressman Shallenberger analyzed the Neville message and so successful was he that the president acquiesced in the position which Shallenberger has taken about credit being given for volunteers and the Nebraska man was asked f prepare an amendment to the resolution covering the matter in controversy. NAYY BILL CARRYING BILLIONSAPPROYED Greatest Money Measure Ever Passed for Department; Daniels, Much Pleased With New Additions. Washington, March 20. The annual naval appropriation bill carrying more than eighty-one billion, three hundred million dollars, and authoriz ing a war time increase in the navy's enlisted strength from 87,000 to 180, 000 men, was reported to the house today by Chairman Padgett of the naval committee. Secretary Daniels tonight expres sed complete satisfaction with the measure, saying the committee had improved upon official recommenda tions, as a result of a thorough study of the department and its needs. "The bill is larger vy over $800,000, 000 than any prior naval bill, carryng roundly, $1,327,600,000," said Mr. Daniels. "This sum together with last year's bill and the supplemental appropriations carried in the two deficiency bills of the preceeding ses sion make almost three billions of dollars provided for the navy in a little more than 12 months, while the total expenditures of the navy from 1794 to 1916, inclusive, a period of 122 years, only exceeded this sum by three hundred and sixty odd million dollars. I make this comparison better to convey what it means to support, and operate the navy on a scale demanded by the present con flict. Much for Aviation. "Almost $200,000,000 is provided for aviation purposes, and while I cannot make public the details to which this large credit is to be ap plied it represents what our experts felt necessary, and will be used to greatly increase the efficiency of the excellent services the naval aviators are preforming. "The bill provides the money neces sary to carry forward the three year program of dreadnoughts, battle cruisers and other types of ships al ready authorized. It provides, as recommended, another emergency fundof $100,000,000 which may be used in the construction tif Htmv and other smaller craft, which are the present most pressing need in the ngnt against the submarine menace. Small craft and mprrhnnt china -. the nee dof the hour, but I am going to press the construction of the big crait as soon as possible. LENROOTLEAD GROWS IN RACE IN WISCONSIN Milwatlkfff Wis farrri "7H A , vil tmJ. i a scattered returns from yesterday's so- canea loyaity primary dribbled slowly in. thi imnrccinn o-rii Im fV ' ' ., 51 vn uiai gressman Irvine L. Lenroot of Super ior, loyalist candidate for the sena torial nomination of the republican of La Crosse the La Follette candidate, Dy a narrow margin. Lenroot's lead approximated 2,500, I.fn mot's Gimnrtrtffra rloiin a A U - w w uHvnvig viuuin,u l ti a L only two of the counties were dOUbt fl Al 1. f mi, me icsi uemg xor me congress man. Joseph E. Pavies, the democratic - - - - - 1 f m ,iivioiii ui congratulation from Speaker Champ Vigorous Prosecution for All Income Tax Dodgers Washington. March 20. Tax slack ers who fail to file their income tax report by April 1 will be prosecuted as vigorously and relentlessly under the war revenue act as draft slackers were under the selective service act, oc cording to a statement made today by Daniel C. Roper." commissioner of in ternal revenue. Revenue officers in everv section of the country are checking up returns with a view to beginning prosecutions against tax dodgers. Gets Judgment Against Union Pacific Railroad John Humer recovered a iudement for $1,500 Tuesday in district court against the Union Pacific railroad. He is alleged to have been assaulted and held in jail by Special Officer Pip kin. Pipkin tes'.'fied that Humer inter fered with him when he endeavored to take an insane woman from the train. NEW NATIONAL SONG TO BOOST LIBERTY LOAN IS APPROVED Here is the national anthem for the third Liberty loan, which has been approved by the loan committee of the New York federal reserve district. It is intended to be used throughout the country. The music was written by Mrs. George Barton French, the words by Charles W Gordon: "Our fathers fought for them, fought, bled and died. "Heaven sent liberty our nation's pride, "Then was our flag unfurled, emblem sublime, "A light unto the world through endless time. "Our last word still shall be, 'In God we trust,' "Striving that all may see our cause is just, "We fight for liberty and shall not cease, "Till freedom's victory brings lasting peace. "Now in our allies' land, breasting war's tide, "Our sons march hand in hand, God is their guide "Once more we hear the call 'keep the world free,' "Rise, rise, and give your all, for liberty." As now agreed to all volunteers will be accredited to their respective counties and states in the next call. Congressmen Shallenberger cited Hamilton county as a case in point. It furnished its entire auota as volun teers so haa to furnish no drafted men, under the first call. But as the bill was reported no credit for such volunteering would have been allowed any county, but under the Shallenber ger amendment that will be changed. On the other matter which took Representatives Dent and Shallenber ger to the White House, namely the basis for the entire quota which is sought to be changed in the new law from the basis. of population to that of the number of registrants placed in Class 1. the president asked Congress man Shallenberger to take up the Question with the acting secretary of war. URGE SCHOOLS FOR U.S. ARTILLERYMEN Brigadier General William Snow Appointed to Reor ganize Important Branch. Washington, March 20. The im portance of accurate artillery borage in trench warfare has so impressed army heads that th War department is considering plans to establish schools of instruction, for artillery men to supplement the work of the service school at Fort Sill, Okl. Ihe tort Sill school has oten crowded to the limit since this rtiin try entered the war, but the output has failed to equal the demand for trained officers. Brigadier General William Snow, an artillery officer of high standing, recently was appointed chief of artillery on the general staff for the purpose ot reorganizing that arm to meet the increased demards He is .understood to have prepared an expansion schedule which would result in the turning over of one di visional camp exclusively to in struction in artillery work and the establishment of. two or three add tional centers for brigade instruc tion. Suggest Camp McClellan. Camp McClellan at Anniston, Ala. has been most frequently mentioned as the logical site for the artillery re placement camp. , Barrage fire, as perfected in France, has been broucht to the point where, over a front of several miles, the wall ot bursting shells is kept just ahead of the advancing in fantry. One ill-laid gun, or even one badly set fuse, will cause the explosive to burst among the troops. Unless the guns are absolutely accurate along certain portions of the front .wtere No Man's land dwindles to a strip of only a few yards, friendly instead of enemy trenches will be deluged with shell. , , Gayety Red Star Fund Soars to $748.53 Tota Omaha continues in a most gen erous manner to pour' in money to the Red Star fund which is being raised at every performance of The Hastings Show at the Gayety theater. Comedian Dan Coleman makes the appeal and the chorus girls pass the baskets. 1 tiding last nights col lection tl. 'ount is $748.53. Yestero... Manager Johnston of the Gayety received a telegram from William (J. btillman, director gen eral of the Red Star at Albany, N. Y. congratulating Dan Coleman and the ladies ot tjie Hastings Show for rais ing the large special fund. People in sympathy with the Red Star relief for wounded horses at the front may mail their checks to the Red Star fund care Gayety theater. Grain Exchange Subscribes $1,000 to Advertise Fund The Omaha Grain exchange has subscribed $1,000 toward the $50,000 fund being raised by the bureau of publicity of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce to advertise Omaha na tionally. The Gram Exchange offi rials say they realize the importance ofa movement to brine Omaha per manently into the clas9 of the recog nized oig important commercial cen ters of the nation. This subscription puts tne iunj past tne $Jo,wiu mark. Police Arrest Lawyer Charged With Larceny Lnar cs vhipl mt Smith v teenth street, who declares h is : prominent lawyer of this city, was arrested last night by Officers Vance and Coffeyr charged with petty lar ceny. Police charge Vogel stole five rings from a local 5 and 10 cent store. The rings were found in Vogel's pockets when arrested. He was not released on bonds. Make First Seizure of Alien Enemy Property The first seizure nf a1!n nmu prooertv in Omaha iinrW rVi ai;.n enemy act, was made yesterday. It consisted of the property at 1419 Farnam street, occupied by the Drexel Shoe company. The seizure came about when the occupants made a report to Washington. UNITY, ALLIES' GREAT WEAPON FOR 1918 DRIVE Pooling of Reserves of All Armies, Permitting Over whelming Concentrations, Key to New Riddle. (By AMwIntril Pri.a. Washington, March 20.--The key to the 1918 riddle of the western battle front is in the hands of the supreme war council at Versailles. Decision as to the time and place of major offensives by the allies rests with that body. It directly controls also, officials here believe, a new weapon forged during the winter with which to make effective its plan of grand strategy. TO POOL RESERVES. That weapon is believed to lie in a pooling of the army reserves of all the allies' armies, permitting overwhelm ing concentrations at selected points of attack. American observers now are con vinced that the German . high com mand plans a defensive campaign, and that the long talked of drive on Paris or the channel ports has been aban doned. The initiative, according to this view, rests with the allied and American forces. Communiques are Deing closely scanned lor the first in dication of any offensive operations mapped out at Versailles. WILSON URGED ACTION. v The supreme council was created under the urgent insistence of Presi dent Wilson for aggressive action vhis year, based on co-ordinated plans and under the direction of snmle acencv, The exact scope cf the council's au thority never has been disclosed It was said both by Premier Lloyd ueorge and by Lord Curzon. how ever, in explaining the status ci the British imperial general staff, an.l the commander in the field, Sir Dougias Haig, that certain British forces had been assigned to the council's con trol. Decision by the war council, of ficers here believe, as to the field where these and similar forces from other armies are to be concenfra-ed will show where allied blows the German defenses are designed to tall. If there is to be no German drive, as the war department predicted ves terday in its weekly war review the council will not be forced to hold its reserves for defensive purposes, and can devote this new agency to at tempts to smash weak points in the uerman line. Italian Front Hottest. Opinion as to the sectors offering the best opportunity for allied assaults varies widely here. There is sub stantial agreement, however, that the Italian front may in fact becomt the main theater of war this year, Austro German concentrations, and nosvible offensives on that front, also noted by the weekly war summary, may repre sent the recognition of this viw by the German hieh command. In any event, even though the su preme council might have decided to make the ettort to break through in Italy, it is believed the first moves in ine game would bt played in France and Flanders. Drives with all the appearance of being the real front of them. Along the Chemin Des Dames, another portion 'of the front held by the Americans there has' been a rather heavv olav of cas shells from the German guns, but the men from overseas have answered four fold all the German projectiles. Everywhere the airmen of both sides are keenly active. Particularly so are the British who, in addition o numerous air raids hhinri tli. bombing points of vantage and in-l uui(j.iig in iiguia in me air witn enemy aviators, since October have carried out 255 flights, or 38 raids, into Gerjnan territory. The impor tant town of Mannheim has been their last target, explosive bombs exceeding a ton in weight have been dropped there. Both sides are claiming a heavy toll in aviators shot down during combats in the air. While scant news now is cominc out from Great Russia, advices received from Siberia seem to indi cate a precarious situation there. It seems definitely established that former German prisoners are actively aiding the bolsheviki in their inroads into the country, and that in addition to numerous outrages on the popula tion, chaos reigns generally. "Wuxtry! Battleship Sunk;" Newsy Gets Jail Sentence Philadelphia, Pa., March 20. For lavinar sold newsoaoers under the pretense that thev contained an ac count of the sinkincr of an Ainpriran battleship, Abraham Krupp, 23 years oia, was sent to the county jail for iu oays. The comm. Miner tnaonVtrt ci'.A " a ...uIUW gqiu this was the bearinninir of a rmsarff he intended to inaugurate for th . rest of persons who mulct and terrify people with fake reports of disasters in the armv and navv. Son of General Wood Enlisted as Private Cambridge, Mass., March 20. Otis . Wood, son of Major General Leon ard Wood, today enlisted as a privite in the regular army, and will report for duty at Fort Slocum, N. Y Satur day morning, iie is a sopliomcre at Harvard university, and a captain in the Harvard regiment. Agree to Amendment. Telegram.) The house in committee of the whole tndav ai-rntH an amendment offered by Congressman aioan to tne war finance corporation bill fixing the salaries of the four di rectors at $12,000 flat. instMH nf ing the amount of the salary to. the aci-reiary ot ine treasury. Berger Forecasts Victory. Milwaukee. Wis., March 20. Vic tor Berber claimed he 000 votes. The socialist candidate at me primaries in mo received 11.479 votes. Amr Ordrrt. Wafthlnvtnn. n r u . . i ,a -. Telerram.) Appointment of Prlvt Klrnt CIum John Jimes Huhe. rerv corn, aa aecond lieutenant In tha aviation aectloii. alsnal reserve corpa. la an nounced at Fort Omaha to taka effect thia date. Firat Lleutenent Adam H Knnlrmrh.r Camp Ood( and will proceed to Fort Jtller, FRENCH TARE 200 GERMANS IN RAID Von Gallwitz' Army Nervous and Falters Quickly in Posi tions Heretofore Believed Impregnable. (B.v AuMirlated Treas.) ! r.. .1,., ;.. i: - till IVIII III 1 I ttlUI.! March 20. The center of military in terest during the last few days has passed from the Champagne to the vicinity of Verdun, where both the French and the Germans have broken into marked activity. In the Verdun region, the corre spondent watched the execution of two trench raids on a large scale car ried out by the French on Saturday evening and at dawn on Sunday, the results of which exceeded all expecta tions. Within 12 hours the French had penetrated the remarkably strong systems of German trenches in both Cheppy Wood and Malancourt Wood to a depth at some points of more than a quarter of a mile. They de stroyed all the enemy works, his blockhouses and shelters, which had taken the Germans three years to con struct, and brought back two groups of prisoners, each comprising 80 men, while the French themselves suffered only the slightest losses. Germans Very Nervous. General von Gallwitz's army, acting under the direct orders of the Ger man crown prince, displayed evident nervousness under this pressure, as was shown by the hurried arrival of large reserves in motor lorries. They were too late, however, to hinder the French. The ground was very unfavorable to the French attack, owing to the clay soil, in which immense shell holes from former battles had become filled with water to a depth of some six feet. Among these the raiders were forced to pick their way under the constant peril of slipping, in and drowning. The artillery preparation, however was so overwchltning, that the French met with only slight oppo sition to their progress. The Cheppy wood operation was the easier of the tw , owing to the fact that it was daylight, and within five minutes of the assault erouns had left the parallel groups of prisoners could be seen running toward the French lines. Eveivthinff was carried out on a time schedule, and when the French returned to their own lines they had obtained about 80 prisoners, Was Wonderful Eight. The second raidthat upon Malan court wood, was a wonderfully im pressive spectacle, in the darkness just before dawn. The correspondent passed the night on a knoll opposite the objective, from which nothing but the occasional rattle of a machine gun could be heard and only a flash of light seen now and then until a half hour before the time it had been arranged for the attack to begin. Then German gunners, evidently sus pecting that something was up, let fly salvos all along the line, after which quiet reigned again until, with a thunderous crash, all the French bat teries opened fire simultaneously, the signals flashed and the infantry went over. Colored lights showed that the troops reached their objectives at va rious times previously arranged. Then groups of prisoners began coming back and eventually the Frenvhmen, after completing their work of destruction, returned to their own lines, bringing further squads of cap tives, the total reaching cO. Meanwhile, the German artillery, which is very strong here, had opened up with a heavy barrage and counter battery fire, but without effect. Soon after daylight, the front was agin calm. , A nubmer of American infantry of ficers attached for instruction to French units were in the raids upon Cheppy and Malancourt woods. American Aviators Make 212-Mile Trip in Italy Rome. March 20. Two American aviators accomplished today a fast flight from Foggia to this city, flying 212 miles in 158 minutes. Ihe avia tors were Major Ryan, commander of the American flying corps at fog' gia, who made the trip as observer. AMI'HEMKNTS. Manama; m i i ii a Vaudeville and Photoplaye NEW SHOW TODAY A NIGHT WITH THE POETS An Arttatle Creation in Sonf, Poetry and Tableau. FRANK A CRACIE DEMONT Nonaenaicalltiea. ROMANO Novelty Artlat THE ZIRAS In a Seriea of Clatty Idaaa FRANCIS X BUSHMAN and BEVERLY BAYN In "UNDER SUSPICION" Drama of Adven ture and Romance "The Ninthly Princess" Billy Montgomery ft George Perry Betaie Rempel and Play art Kanazawa Boys; Doc O'Neilj The Jordan Girlt; Ruth Oiborn; Or- OMAHA'S FUN CENTIR" Dl'y Mats., ISc, 25c, 80c Ev'a 25c, 50c, 75c, $1 Harry Haillngi, Founder of Haitlngi, Nab.. Praianti THE HASTINGS SHOW BMru,:i". Faatur. nlll mi CMARJ Imarald Ins Oonooua rttiiiia Include tha Lind of rir,. r.. barnt Roof (garden, tlie flow of Cbainpagua. (jinking of the U-Hoat. Elks nita Thursday ia honor Brother Coleman. LADIES' DIME MATINEE WEEK OAYS Bat. Mat Wk.; Javk Conway "Liberty Girls" Ml Tonight For 10 Days i THE COMEDY 'MARY'S ANKLE" Somethbif Worth Goinf Mils to See. Mats., Sat, Sun., Wad., Sat., SOc to SI. 00 Nltaa, BOe to 1.8Q. TaMi1 DEADLY NOSE DIVE TAKES 2 MORE AVIATORS Yon Worth. Tex., March 20. The deadly spintiing nose div claimed two more victims near Fort Worth tlits afternoon. Lieutenant R. J. Bur ley, 87 Gyden street, Toronto, Out,, and W. Miles, mechanic, London, England, were killed when the planes. TTAStiltf 7$om FILMLAND PHOTO PlAY' OFFERINGS . FOIt- TODAV- fir: f ft n nTn 1TI T 1 i A TODAY, FRIDAY -.supported by Poirothy ialtomi Innid - He ftplne 3 great nrii 9 1 Arts "" IH iiiiiii iimni They even "poetryized LOVE LETTERS Here's a "Humdinger , "Do-I-Believe-In-You-Thoma? 1 Oh, if you will promise To tell not a soul what I write, ' A confession I'll make, Though my heart it will break, In the hope that you care just a mite. I-Have-Believed-In-You-Thomas, I-Have-Hoped-InYou-Thomas Since to Omaha you first were known, And as hope never dies, I am waiting in sighs For your coming to take me home." I'd sure take her home, too, if I wasn't married, so as to square things, however, I am going to send her some passes to see DOROTHY D ALTON IN "LOVE LETTERS" which we present the remainder inai ner "Desi irtena taice my war at home. VIOLA DANA "THE WINDING! TRAIL" LOTH R OP ?ik , Today JULIAN ELTINGE in "THE CLEVER MRS. CARFAX" SE Ipifoted by the lieutenant, was thrown into the spinning nose dive 200 feet j l. A "vertical hank" that was too "steep" is ascribed by eye-witnesses as' the cause of the crash. Those who saw the two royal flying corps men fall declare they never had- a rllDllfit lllA.'v lit' Ac fm.v. itA vnnuL v'i iin.il una nvni IMC II IV ! ..... .t.- ..u.. j: i .i iiitni nit iianc uipjjcu, husc uvwn- ward. 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