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Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER Fair VOL. XLVII NO. 252. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL 8,. 1918. VtbfXm SINGLE COPY TWO CENTJ. " . J t mm f BA TTERING ARMY i Of KAISER FLUNG BACK IN MASSES Teutons Continue Plunging Tactics, With Operations Rapidly Developing Into Re-enactment of Great Verdun Battle; Allies' Front Stands Like Iron Wall; Clemenceau Expresses Confidence. (By Associated Press.) The Germans are continuing their plunging tactics in the Amiens battle area, with their operation rapidly developing into a greatly magnified Verdun. The similarity with the classic example of a German at tempt t beat down an enemy by sheer force is daily growing. This development obtrudes itself because of the narrowing of the arm involved in the attack, and the practice of hurling great masses of troops at the defenders of ai narrow front, regardless of sacrifices. 5TWTW1T AT PPNTP.P V' I Saturday, the main attack was de livered on the allied center, after the blow launched south of the Somme on Thursday, and that driven into the north of the river on Friday, had spent themselves. Saturday's big plunge appears to have had its starting point just to the south of the Somme. Apparently aiming at the Albert-Amiens railroad in the vicinity of Corbie, about ten miles east of Amiens, the enemy threw heavy masses of troops toward the opposing line from Vaire wood, east of Corbie. The. battle seemed likely to develop into one of import ance as affecting the tenure of what remained to the entente allies of the wedge-shaped piece of ground in the angle formed here by the Somme and the Ancre. BRITISH HOLD FIRM. The Germans did not renew their attacks against the French south of the Somme Friday night. The attack - launched against the British in the region of Albert and northward on Friday, however, was kept up well into the evening, but its continuation gaVe the enemy little if any addi tional advantage. "" ' ' The weather on the battle front was reported improving Saturday, but the aviators were still handicapped by low visibility-. Premier Citmenceau has added to French confidence in the outcome of the great battle by an explanation of the situation to the parliamentary military committee, in which he told them the situation might safely be left in the hands of France's admir able army. His statement supple ments General Foch's "All is going well" in his remarks on the state of affairs in the battle area. The anniversary of the entry of the ynited .States into the war was made the occasion abroad of cele brative functions in London, Paris and Rome and the sending of numer ous messages of felicitation by allied leaders. A notable utterance was that by Premier Lloyd George, in which lie predicted that during" "the next few weeks" the United States would give the Prussian military junta the urprise of their lives." Disorders in Siberia , Increase; Loot Houses Harbin, Manchuria, April 7 Dis order is increasing in Siberia and the Bolsheviki are using every effort to overthrow General Pleshkoff, whom Lieutenant General Horvath, military commander at Harbin, recently ap pointed chief of the Russian forces in Siberia and Manchuria. In Harbin there has been wholesale looting in the business district. The Chinese po lice, however, have succeeded in sup pressing the looters. Many Bolshevik agents are arriving here. Houses and business districts are under heavy guard. levator Fire at Wilber , f Endangers Much Wheat Wilber, Neb., April 7. (Special.) A fire was discovered in the upper part of an elevator here Friday night and before it was stopped the roof and upper part destroyed. The grain was not damaged. Seven thousand Xushels of wheat was in the bins be Sw the fire. The Weather For Nebraska Fair, change in temperature. Hour not much Temp. ... 40 6 a. m. 6 a. m. 7 a. m. 8 a. m. a. m. 10 a. m. 39 38 39 39 41 43 46 4S 49 CO CI CI ...... 11 a. tn 12 m 1 p. m. 2 p. m...., 3 p. m. 4 p. m.j E p. m., 6 p. m., 7 p. m.. so CO Comparatira I .oral Record t Official record of temperature and pre ;ipatlon compared with tlie corresponding period of the past three years: Highest today .........El 49 42 62 lowest today 38 31 39 48 Mean temperature ....40 40 36 55 ?recipitation 0 .44 .06 .13 Temperature and precipitation departures Vom ' the normal at Omaha aince March , and compared with the past two years. Tnrmal temperature 47 :et;-iency ior the day 3 l"otal exceM since March 1, 1918 312 .Normal precipitation 09 Inch lifir-ioncy tot the day 09 Inch Tn:l raintaH s',mp March 1. ISIS Inch 1 ' f icy slnt-j r'u'-'i 1. W. ,J inch J; . . for iK-r'oi! I: 1917... . Inch Wlukau fur cut. itliud iu ISIS 1,49 iaefcea KEEPS ON HAT ALL THROUGH PARADE; HAS TOKISS FLAG Crowd Carries Man . From Third Story of Vienna Hotel and Forces Demonstra tion From Him. A crowd of irate patriots roughly carried a man from the third story of the Vienna hotel building, Tenth and Farnam streets, and compelled him, under threats of death, to kiss the flag during the parade Saturday.' The man's name was not learned. The affair was caused by his stout refusal to take off his hat while a passing" military band -was playing "The Star-Spangled Banner." A crowd of men, following the mil itary band in march order, espied the man with his hat on, watching the parade from a third story window of the building. Cries of "Off wjth your hat," to the man were answered with sneers and a refusal to accede to their demand, whereupon six men rushed into the building and carried him to tlie street Crowd Surrounds Man. Several hundred persons surged about the man. "Get a rope!" "Lynch him!" and "Kill him!" were shouted from the crowd. Someone handed a flag to the leader of the mob, who held it before their victim while the latter was compelled to kneel with bare head, plant a kiss upon it. His clothes were torn and his body beaten considerably by the angry crowd. Police officers in the" adjoining block were unaware of the disorder that pre vailed. After shouting his allegiance to the flag before the crowd the man was al lowed to depart. HIGH AMBITIONS OF FOE LEADERS SHARPLY UPSET Washington, April 7. French and British tenacity have upset the am bitious plans of the German high com mand for the conquest of Picardy says the - War department's weekly military review, and the enemy, de termined to gain some sort of success at any cost, is throwing fresh forces into the battle in an effort to secure limited objectives. Because of this, the situation is expected to remain un certain for some time to come. General improvement in the stra tegic position of the allies is noted, and the review declares that under General Foch the allied military ma chine is working smocfthly and ef ficiently in stemming the German asault. There is no mention whatever of the American troops reported hurry ing to the front to join the British and French, though the department again mentions that several American transport sections have taken an active part in the battle, and that the American aviation service is operat ing with the British. Buffalo County, in Nebraska, First in 10th to Oversubscribe Kansas City, April 7. (Special Tel egram.) The third Liberty loan cam paign in the Tenth district, including the western Missouri counties, part of Oklahoma, all of Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and New Mexico, opened this morning with reports of whirlwind drives in several counties, which sig nify success. The widely separated localities from which reports have been received show the campaign work is not local ized or confined to any particular state, but is coverine the entire district. IRAIIIPII P'"'V ; 02t XOji jtWaog .?!JOiiii onus IFI.S. DECIDES WAR FOR VICTORY Dr. Violette Says America Is Fighting Whole German Na tion and It Must Soon Be Realized. "I witnessed today the most inspir ing, the most impressive parade I have ever looked upon," was the opening statement of Dr. E. . Vio lette, directoi of the speakers' bureau of the tenth federal reserve district, in his speech on behalf of the third Liberty loan at the Auditorium Satur day night. N "I shall always remember that spectacle of 50,000 men, women and children marching and counter march ing through the streets of Omaha. "The complaint was made to me that they did not keep step. "No, their feet did not, that is true, but that huge concourse kept step by heart throbs." JOLTS FOR THE KAISER. Although his subject was supposed to have been "The Evolution of Democracy," Dr. Violette asserted that a speaker should learn not to stick to his subject, but to stick to his audience, and he believed it to be an occasion on which to hand the kaiser a few verbal jolts. ' And he did. He was frequently in terrupted by applause and cheers from an audience of more than 2,500 people. 1 "Get aboaid the Liberty loan lim ited. It will spell doom for the Haps burgs and Hohenzollerns for all time. Hates Name Germany. "I would rather take the I. O. U. of a common gambler than a peace treaty signed and sealed with the blood of Bill of Potsdam. I hate the name Germany. If I go to France in June, as I hope to, I will lay aside God and religion and grab a gun to get the Hun. God and Germany can not be thought of at the same time. "Vhen that prince of patriots. President Woodrow Wilson, said good bye to autocracy, he made but one mistake. He said that we were not fighting the German people, but the kaiser. .1 want ta say that we're lighting the bloody Hun. That crowd in the parad. today sang my favorite song, 'To Hell With the Kaiser I wish the people in my congregation in Kansas City would insert it1n their hymn books. Autocracy Doomed. "The honor -of autocracy went down forever with the sinking of the Lusitania. The kings will have to move out. "When we went to school, we were taught that the bite of a dying snake is more poisonous just .before it passes away than at any diner time. The serpent of autocracy is breathing its last. It has put all the poison of accumulated centuries into its last stronghold, the house of Hohen zollern." Wilson Hampered. Dr. Violette urged patience with President Wilson. "Think what you would have done with such a house of misrepresenta tives as he has had to deal with, men like Senator Stone, Senator Reed and Senator La Follette. (Cheers.) 'If there is any man who thinks that America is not the best place to live in, let him obtain a passport, if he can, and get out. If he doesn't, an epitaph will be written on v his tombstone similar to that of the man who was kicked by a mule, 'not dead, but kicked hence.' " The speaker referred to Count von Bernstorff as the reincarnation of Judas Iscariot and said it was a pity some had not assassinated him as he sat enjoying President Wilson's hos pitality. Bravery of Troops. , High tribute was paid to the Ameri cans now fighting "over there." To illustrate their bravery," Dr. Violette told of meeting a British army officer Friday night in Kansas City, who as serted that the Americans were the finest fighting men in Europe. "Why," replied Dr. Violette, "they could not be much superior to your splendid troops." "Oh, but they are, you know. The difference between the American sol diers and the boys with whom I fight is that sometimes we miss a hun, but those damned Americans never do." Already Over the Top. Before introducing Dr. Violette, John L. Kennedy read telegrams from Weston and Taylor, Neb., and Buffalo county, announcing that they would not wait for the 15th to subscribe for the Liberty loan, but had already gone "over the top." I "This has been a glorious day in i (Continued en Page Two, Colnmn One.) The first report in the Tenth dis trict headquarters was that of Buffalo county, Nebraska, at 9:15 o'clock. It reported having $40,000- subscriptions above its, quota of $559,000. Harvey county, Kansas, was next, with a report of over subscription of its quota of $288,800. ' "Judging the situation from the re ports already received," W. R. Kowe, executive' secretary of the Tenth dis trict, said, "we are launching a phe nomenal drive that will be completed Ion? belore the expiration nf our time ' ilanit' ' i ENEMY RAIDS SAMMIES; SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES Germans Driven Off by Artillery and Machine Gun Fire, and Fail to Capture Single American; Corporal, Slugs Big Teuton on Head ; Drags Him Home. With the American Army in France, April 6.The Ger mans attempted a raid this morning on the American positions northwest of Toul after a. violent artillery preparation. They were driven off by the American artillery and ma chine gun fire and suffered comparatively heavy casualties, leaving two prisoners in the hands of the Americans. From the German point of view the raid was a complete failure, as not a single American was captured. WAR ONLY WORK BEFORE NATION, DECLARES HAYS Just One Side, and That Is Absolute Support of Country's Cause, Says Republican Chairman in Utah. (By Antoclated PreM.) Salt Lake City, April 7. "In this country there is today for all citizens but one real business, and that is to win the war. Everything else is chores," Will Hays, chairman of the republican national committee told 10,000 persons in the great tabernacle here, last night in his address, which featured the opening of the third Lib erty loan drive in Utah. "On the question of the war there is but one side." he said. "On that side absolutely supporting the coun try's cause shall stand every political party, and every member of every political party entitled to any con sideration whatsoever. "Let there be no peace for that man whq aids the enemies of his country by treasonable utterances, subtly withnr'the ' lm keen." brains with traitorous hearts, the: one product of the war which is inexpressibly des picable.'' U. S. MEN SUFFER NO GREATL0SSES, SAYS WAR OFFICE Washington, April 7. Activity of German propagandists who have sought to spread the idea that there has been a large casualty list among the American forces in trance, led Acting Secretary of War Crowell to anndunce today that the lists of cas ualties received from General Persh ing daily during the last four days "have been absolutely minor in num ber and that there has been no great,; loss on our western front reported. The casualty lists have not been made public by the War department pending an interpretation by Secre tary Bater, who is now in Europe, of his recent order that all news con cerning the expeditionary forces must come from General Pershing's head quarters. Mr. Crowell announced, howeve that should there be a re port of great losses or a disaster of any kind before Mr. Baker's ruling is received, - the fact will not be con cealed, but the figures at least will be given out immediately. Rev. Titus Lowe Addresses Liberty Meeting at Valley Valley, Neb., April 7. (Special Telegram.)-r-Rev. Titus Lowe, pastor of the First Methodist church of Omaha, delivered an addiess to the entire population of this town on Liberty bo:v: day. It was the biggest celebration er held in the town. Rev. Mr owe told many interest ing sideligl, on, his six months' tour of France. , .:ere he was employed in Young Men's Christian association work. Secretary F. K. Lane May Visit Omaha During June Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the interior, has been invited to deliver the commencement address to the students of the University of Ne braska during the first part of Tune. The invitation was extended by Chan cellor Samuel Avery of the university, who is now in Washington doing special war work for the government. If Secretary Lane comes to Ne braska to deliver the address an effort will be made to have him speak in Omaha. Raymond Frank Dies of Pneumonia in Denver Denver, April 7. (Special Tele gram.) Raymond D. Frank, 27 years old, died here last night of pneumonia. He had been ill but a few days. Funeral services conducted by Rabbi Friedman of Emmanuel temple will he held Tuesday,' Burial will ' be in Fairmount cemetery. Last June Mr. Frank was married to Miss Hazel Oberfelder, daughter of Joseph Oberfelder of Sidne, Neb. While he never lived in Omaba, Mr. Frank was know by a good many of the people of the citv. as he had frequently visited hgre. 9 II S nPflPS BARRAGE As soon as the German barrage fire lifted, the American outposts saw the enemy infantry advancing and called for a counter barrage, which fell with in two minutes just in front of the enemy. The Germans scattered as the American infantrymen came from their underground shelters, and began pouring machine and automatic gun fire into their ranks. Hun Yells "Kamarad." An American corporal in a listening post saw a big German sergeant wearing an iron cross passing close by. He leaped out and hft him with his rifle butt, and then throttled him and hauled him into one of the American trenches. Another Ger man was captured in No Man's land by a corporal whose squad covered th German while the corporal ad vanced and demanded his surrender. The German threw up his hands and yelled "kamarad." The American general commanding the troops in this sector has person ally congratulated the American cap tors and promised to reward them for .heir cool-headed courage in the face of the enemy's fire. Prisoners Talk Freely. The prisoners ' talked freely and divulged considerable valuable in formation. General Pershing arrived at the headquarters at the front as t,he pris oners were brought in. In another part of the sector an enemy patrol earlier today attacked an American party carrying food to a listening post. The American ser geant commanding the food carriers shot a German ergeantry through fheh?ad; - The ioss' of their com mander demoralized the rernainderof the patrol, whicjs-retreated, the American . machine gunners helping them on their way. ' LITTLE LAD MAY DIE FROM BLOW FROM AUTO TRUCK Thomas Bvers, 12-ycar-old son of Mrs. Emma Byers, .3802 North Thir ty-eighth street, was struck and prob-v ably tataily injured by an automobile at Fifteenth and Farnam streets Sat urday afternoon. The automobile was driven by D. O. React, mechanician, 2905 North Sixteenth street, who was arrested immediately and booked for investi gation. . " The injured lad was given first aid treatment by Police Surgeon Romo nek and taken to St. Joseph's hos pital. The lad suffered a fractured skull and serious internal injuries. Physi cians say he has little chance for re covery. ' The accident occurred in full view of several hundred spectators of the patriotic pageant. Read was released under a signed bond of $2,500. Private Peat Lectures At Auditorium Tonighff Private Peat, who has spent two ears in the trenches and who has a real story to tell, according to re ports from other cities where he lias been heard, will arrive this morning at Hotel Fontenelle and will speak this evening at the Auditorium. The receipts from this thrilling talk will go two ways, to the" Nebraska Base Hospital and to the Omaha City Mission. Gould Dietz reports that a large number of tickets already have been sold for the lecture. British Ship Men Protest Argentina's New War Tax London, March 10.f-Shipp!ng in terests have made strong representa tions to the British foreign office against Argentina's new tax of about 50 cents a top on all overseas vessels entering Argentine ports, w It is al leged that the tax will be a heavy burden upon crgo vessels1 sent to the River Plate to carry away the 2,000 000 tons of wheat purchased there for the allies. German Metal Gatherers Strip Keels From Yachts Amstcr8am, March 10. The gather crs of war metals in Germany having completed their raids on church-bells roofs, kitchens, and door-handles, have now discovered a mine of wealth in the laden keels of pleasure yachts, and orders have been issued for the confiscation of all such metal on be half 'of the war materials department. Leo Stevens to Return To Omaha Balloon School Washington, April 7. (Special Telegram.) It was learned today, that Leo Stevens, famous balloon ex pert, who has been stationed at Fort Omaha, will in all probability be sent back' to Omaha after the completion of the duty which brings huncast. TAKE POSITIONS FORMERLY HELD; GET PRISONERS German Attack Opposite Albert Repulsed, While Other Attempts Are Broken Up by Artillery; English Take Many Captives' and Machine Guns in Minor Skirmishes. (By Associated Press.) ; London, April 7. Successful British counter attacks were launched yesterday against the Germans in Aveluy wood on the Ancre river north of Albert. The war office statement issued today says the British recaptured all their former positions. A German attack on the British lines opposite Albert was repulsed and another Teuton assault south of Quebuterne was broken up by the fire of the British artillery. The text of the statement follows: . O TAKE PRISONERS. FEDERAL AGENTS ARREST 1,000 MEN IN MINNEAPOLIS Tear Apparent Slackers From Wives and Sweethearts on Streets; Clean Up All Pool Halls. Minneapolis, April 7. Approxi mately 1,000 men of military age who did not have their registration cards or other credentials with them were taken into custody here tonight when agents of the Department of Justice and members of.the local home guards raided 197 pool rooms and dance halls in the citv. v All these arrested were losded into movint vans, motor trucks and other vehicles - and taken. .under '.'armed tuar2s, to the assembly room at the court house. Some were marched throudi the downtown streets under armed guards. . ' ' Some Are Released. Many were released when they satisfied officials they had registered and sent m their questionnaires, Others not so fortunate were held pending further investigation. Offi cials expected to work all night and perhaps all day tomorrow checking up the men's records. Shortly after 9 p. m. 700 picked 'deputies left headquarters in the court house and in small squads went to the ha'ls. Guardsmen and deputies m uniform watched the front ana rear doors, while agents of the Department of J-.r.tice vent through the places anu examined all the men inside. Those who appeared to be of draft age. but who had no cards, were taken, lined un Mid marched down the street. Manv men were taken from their sweethearts or wives while walking along the streets. Brigadier General Demoted. Washington, April 7. Army orders today announced the honorable dis charge of Brigadier General Henry D. Styer, who has been in command of a brigade at Camp Lewis, Wash. Gen eral Styer reverts to his former rank of colonel and will command the 27th infantry in the Philippines. LOYALTY Undivided Allegiance! One hundred per cent Americanism! Tha(s what is needed to win the war and make the world safe for democracy. v mm When you scan your newspaper day by day, you want all the news, you want instructive reading, you ! want clever and entertaining special features, but you want something more. You want your news presented and interpreted in a way that strengthens your loyalty instead of tending constantly to undermine it. You want the growing members of your family who read the paper in the home to be inspired by il with a sense or Dfatriotic duty not insidiously poisoned with kaiser-flavored or bolsheviki sentiments. The first and paramount plank-ln The Bee's plat form is Loyalty ... and the Stars and Stripes . Forever Are you a regular subscriber? If not, just phone Tyler 1000. . .' v "Counter attacks carried out by us yesterday successfully re-established our former positions in Aveluy wood, and resulted in the capture of over 120 prisoners and several machine guns. "Later in the day the enemy again attacked our positions opposite Al bert, but was repulsed, and another attack attempted early in the night south of Hebuterne was completely broken up by our artillery fire. , "By a successful minor operation carried out by us early this morning south of the river Somme, we im-, proved our position and captured 40 prisoners." FRENCH STAND STRONG. Tans, April 7. The Germans last night renewed their attackj on the French pos'.iions in the region of Chauny and Barisis, on the Oise front, in which sector the French earlier in the day had withdrawn to prepared positions, the war office announced this afternoon. West of Noyon a German detach ment which hsd gained a foothold in the advanceJ trench line, was ejected bv a counter attack. A German attack on the French nortliwtfst of Montdidier, was re pulsed. Rlieims was violently bom barded by the Germans last night. The text of the statement reads; "Last evening the French repulsed a German attack in the region of Grivesnes. Artillery Very Active. "In the course of thePnight the ar tillery of both sides displayed great activity between Montdidier and Noyon. "West of Noyon, a German de tachment which had succeeded in gaining a foothold in the advanced French trenches was immediately ejected by a counter attack. "On the Oise front the Germans renewed their assaults in the -region of Chauney and Barisis. -'A German attempt to . raid the French lines north of the Chcmin Des Dames was unsuccessful. "Rheims was violently bombarded in the course of the night." Sunday uiet. London, April 7. There was no resumption Sunday for the heavy fighting along the British front. The Germans, according to the report from Field Marshal Haig's head quarters tonight, stated two attacks at Bucquoy but were repelled. Paris Bombarded. Paris, April 7. Tin bombardment of Paris by the German long range gun' was resumed this afternoon at , 3:30.