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1 1 t 1 1 ! f ; t I, h SAYS SEDITION BILL WILL STOP ALL CRITICISM Borah Opens Lively Debate in Senate; Fear Will Check Political Discussion Next Fall. , (By Associated Press.) Washington, Apriw Demand for laws to punish disloyal utterances were renewed today in the senate when the sedition bill was taken up for debate. Senator Borah of Idaho said that if the measure would prohibit a free discussion of the efficiency or ineffi ciency of any department or official, or the wisdom or unwisdom of any official, he would oppose it. Senator Sherman' said the language of the bill is sufficiently broad to make any slight uncomplimentary reference to a pub x lie official an offense. New "Willful" Clause. An amendment by Senator Thomas iof Colorado, was adopted providing that utterances and publications abusive of the government, constitu tion, soldiers and sailors, flag, etc., shall be "willful" before the penalties apply- , '- ' : Senator Sherman added that'ne could not think of anything more dis loyal under the bill than articles writ ten several years ago by George Creel, chairman of the committee on public information, criticising the su preme court. Too many men whose advice is unsound, Senator Sherman said, are officials under the present administration and should not be given additional and broad powers. Disclaiming criticism of the president, the Illinois senator said he was free to attack many of his "ministers whoi are unpatriotic in times of peace, and , wrap themselves in a mantle of war preparations to conceal the rotten ness of their carcasses." , , ' " Provision! Extreme. Senator Gallinger said the bill was ' too broad and might be used against meo criticising the president. The penalties against "contemptuous and scurrilous" criticism of the American "form of government," he suggested, might be improperly applied. "It has' very 'extreme provisions," said Mr Gallinger. "The, phrase 'form of government' might be construed to mean the president. In the coming campaign if I said the president acted foolishly in writing his letter to Wis . consin, describing Representative Lertroot as a disloyal man, I might be called tff account for criticising the president in a 'contemptuous man ncr,' for I should feel contemptuous about that matter." Some newspaper editors. Senator Gallinger continued, fear that if the bill -Is enacted they might have to discontinue theii editorial depart ments. Senator Fletcher of Florida said that the phrase "form of govern ment" could not be construed to in clude administration officials. "Multitudes of men will tremble if they undertake to discuss political matters next October and November if this bill it enacted," Senator Gal- linger t jp J j i''' 3 --- -ds --m msc.-am-wm -w. ... f 1 , 1 " .' 1 1 1 1 ... French Iron Wall ' .: Holds Big Drive ? i; 'Against-Railway , 1 . - " . , (Continue From rat Om.) the 'French fell back Saturday from the dangerous salient north of Amig. ny. Fighting all the way, they retired ' -to better positions -which had been prepared along the the Ailette river, . ' British Make Advance. London, April 8. -On the southern bank of the Somme the British last ' night made a small advance, it is an- ' nounced officially. . : t r The statement follows: "We advanced our . line slightly during the night on the south bank of the Somme, east of VaireCous- .Corbie. : :. - -'' -' - "North of the Somme few prison ers and a machine gun were captured by us in the neighborhood of Neu vtlle Vitisse. "The enemy's artillery has shown increased activity during the night on the whole British battle front Heavy hostile gas shelling has taken place also between Lens and LaBas see canal and cast of Armentieres." : , German Guns Busy. With the British Army in France, April 8.-Intense hostile artillery, ' work has been proceeding at various points along the British battle front throughout the night and this morn ing.' - . '.;.: ' North of the Scarpe river and south 1 of the Somme river German guns are conducting an unusually heavy bom bardment, such as heretofore has indicated ftn impending attack. No infantry action, however, has been reported up to 8 o'clock this morning. , Nebraska Hotel Company ' '.. Buys Watson Ranch ' ' , . (From k Staff Correspondent) -Lincoln, April 8. (Special.' Act ing for the Nehraska Hotel company of Lincoln, F. E. Schaaf, Its president, today closed a deal for the Watson ranch in Buffalo county lying near Kearney. The ranch is composed of 1,400 acres with fine buildings and is y said to be one of the finest epuipped ranches in the state. The consideration Is Said to be $200,000. The ranch is well stocked ! and makes a specialty of Duroc , Jersey swine and White Orphlngton ' fowl. The products Of the ranch will be used by the line of hotels operated by the Nebraska , Hotel company. High School Boys Helping With Mails in Postoffice More than 40 high school boys are ' helping to relieve the congestion at the Omaha postoffice by working . after school hours in the mailing and city distribution department.- The heaviest mail in the history of the - ' postoffice has been received within the last few weeks and the parcel post business has grown so large that nearly all departments have been iwaraped. ; - ' " Po jtoffice officials say that the in " creased mail is due to war condi tions and that many business firms are 4nK their, buying and selling by mail since their aiemen have gone " lo war. " EXPLOSION AT BALTIMORE; DENY ' ACCIDENT CAUSE Balrn.nte. Md.. April 8. Hot slag. ilur.ipcJ inio'thc river at the Sparrows Point v.orks of the Bethlehem Steel company, early today, caused a terrific explosion, which shook the lower part of the city. It was at first thought there had been a serious accident, but Chief of Police James Robb of Sparrows Point said that no accident of any kind had occurred at the steel plant. The dump ing of slag into the river is a nightly occurrence and it is generally ac companied by an explosion. This time, however, it was unusually heavy. John C. Martin Speaks at Men's Meeting in Aurora Aurora, Neb., April 7. (Special.) At the men's meeting of the Young Men's Christian association Sunday afternoon, John C. Martin of Central City delivered an address on the war, its causes and its probable results. He declared that the result must be the organization of a league of na tions that will forever do away with war in the future. The high school band furnished the music. Miss Ross of Central City aroused enthusiasm by reciting, .What Kind of an American Are You?" The final session of the men's meeting will be ad dressed next Sunday by Samuel R. McKelvie of Lincoln, on the subject, "The War and the Farmer." Effort to Force Senate To Act on Dry Law Fails Lincoln, Neb., April 8.r-Dur!ng the closing hours of the special legisla ture session a fruitless effort was made by prohibition advocates in the senate to induce the upper house to recede from its recent action in pass ing a resolution prohibiting Considera tion of the joint resolution for ratifica tion of the national prohibition amendment. The proposition of rati fying the amendment cannot now re ceive action in this state until the reg ular meeting of the legislators next January, unless another special session is held for some unforeseen reason before that time. Clart today to buy War Saringi Stamps The Victor thw Vkt IS a . .. . : .' Fbr st music . H vnn must have a Victrola -, . 0 mmm ... ; - ; THE BEE: 'PRIVATE' PEAT IN OMAHA TO TELL GRIM realitie: Veteran Officer of Two Years' Fighting in Trenches Says Entrance of America to Decide War. "Private" Peat, veteran of two years' fighting in the trenches and an officer in the First Canadian regiment of volunteers, is in Omaha to tell his experiences on the western battle front. He lectured at the Auditorium last night, under the auspices of the Nebraska base hospital unit and the City mission. "When will the war end?" laughed the little Canadian. "Ask the kaiser, and then I don't think you will find out. But I will tell you one thing, the war will not end until wei have won it, and the United States is the one big shining hope of 'the allies at present. , "I don't think I am giving away any military secrets when I tell you that the United States has landed more men in France since January 10 than all the time previous to that date, and there were more than 210,000 Americans there the first of the year. So draw your own conclusions. There will be over 1,000,000 United States troops fighting before the year is out and they will leave a mark behind them. Weil Cared For. "But why shouldn't they? I have visited all of the cantonments in France, England and Canada and 90 per cent of those in this country, and I assure you that the American soldier is better cared for than any of the others." "Private" Peat was gassed in the first attack of that kind launched by the Germans and was later shot with an explosive rifle bullet' He is now out of the service on account of physical disability and is keeping on It is indeed a wonderful thing to have the greatest artists of all the (world sing and play for you right in your own home. ' The instrument that accomplishes this inevitably stands supreme among musical instruments. s"t And that instrument is the Victrola. greatest artists make records for the 1 Victrola exclusively. - They agree that only the Victrola can bring to you their art and personality with unerring truth. The Victrola is the instrument for your hope. There are Victors tad Victrotas ia great variety from $10 to $400, and any Victor dealer will gladly demon etrate them and play any music you wish to hear. Period tyles to order from $375 to $950. Talking MaduM Co Camden, Important Notice. Victor Records and Victor Mtcbinta are dratiflcalrjr coordinated and ynctaronued in th proewwa of manu&ctur, and their uae, on with the other, ia absolutely eaaeatial to perfect reproduction. Rrfc ftawirifd at fl -lnaU U el . t la tto fttcMan IMHWk tt h Vktot Talkies OMAHA, TUESDAY, AFK1L doing his "bit" by lecturing on the wax situation. "I can't truthfully say that I am anxious to go back," declared the little officer. "It was a wonderful ex perience and I am not sorry I was there, but I don't want to go back. It's too awful. "While I am not advocating v mob law I think that the Germans should be fought in this country as well as over in France and I am really sur prised that there has only been one propagandist lynched here." The former officer visited Fort Oma ha this morning and paid his re spects to Colonel Hersey, who took his visitor over the fort on a tour of inspection. Great interest was mani fested in all of the work being done at the balloon school and questions put to the men as to how they liked their work. Unanimous responses of "fine" met the queries. While passing through the barracks "Private" Peat picked up a shoe from under one of the bunks and remarked: "Well, you have something to learn about equipment yet." "But it is all fine," he said, "and the men are so well cared for they can't help but fight and fight like hell, and that is what they have to do. "We have to lick the Germans and lick them thoroughly and 'the men at the front won't stand for anything less. No peace except one satisfac tory to the men at the front will be considered by them. Employment Director Coming Tuesday to Open Offices AlJWn Barkman, district director for the Tenth district, of the federal em ployment service, will arrive- here Tuesday to open his headquarters. He comes from Seattle, Wash .The Tenth district includes the states of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyo ming and Colorado. Robert Cowell is the manager for Nebraska. The Chamber of Commerce . is now seeking a' location for Mr. Barkman where he may establish his headquar ters.. Three Hundred Enlisted Men Arrive at Fort Omaha Three hundred enlisted men arrived at Fort Omaha Sunday for training in the balloon school. The men are from practically every state in the union. eiVti il ilti II If; II IPS III I Ml ti im il I'll. 'la , I " TIN, lit R I 1 1 .III. :!t T . sv n ' 1 1,. iiaxKn iu i mi nt hi h ' ES mmr , Vistnl 9 MachfaM Cwnpaay McwtlngthaimdaciatfthteCoaipaByooto. ), CAVALRYMEN OF BRITISH PROVE . WONDERFUL AID (Continued From Pace One.) village of Porquericour, in the vicinity of Noyon. The Germans also were after this hill. Race for City. A race developed between the horsemen and the enemy infantry across the rolling ground. The Ger mans reached the northern part of the wood, but the cavalry arrived at the other side at about the same time and went rushing through the forest against the Germans. An intense bat tle at close quarters and the cavalry was doing great execution when the order came to cover the retirement of the infantry. The troopers withdrew from the wood and brought up the rear, pausing often to fight sear guard actions with the hotly pressing en emy. March' 30, when the Germans got into a wood northwest of Moreuil, there was another big action. Word came from, the British command that the wood must be cleared out. The position was filled with enemy infant ry , with great numbers of machine guns, which were mounted in every available vantage point, even in trees, Cavalry Clears Wood. The cavalry was called upon. They responded and came upon the wood in a picturesque manner. Here a part of them dismounted and went in on foot but the Canadian horsemen tore on into the forest and hurled them selves on the enmy. As one troopeer later put it, "there was a hell of a Step by step the Germans gave way before the onslaught until the western part of the wood had been cleared between Moreuil and Demuin. The cavalry held it until next morning, when the infantry took over trie posi tion. I On the 31st the Germans again at tacked in force and once more the British infantry was compelled to pull back because of the overwhelming weight of the numbers opposed to them. During the afternoon the cav- alary again attacked here and drove An excellent investment and a patriotic duty VktreU X vu. rit, MM n u mmm most of the Germans back somewhat, but the enemy still clung to the high ground. Stop at Nothing. That night it was decided the cav alry should attack again the next morning, April 1. 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It -to im- ' f ' portant that you aeleet men whose Integrity ia unimpeachable and who 5 In tbt discharge of their dutiea will ' represent you fairly, fearlessly and s Industriously men who believe in s equal and exact justice to all persons regardless of creed, color or cation- - allty men who are conversant . with ? national, state and city affairs and . who have given time .and thought to - the science of government. z As an attorney for the government J in naturalisation and citizenship mat- ters during the last five years, I have labored to assist thousands of aliens residing here to intelligent, English- speaking. liberty-loving American . eitiienship. I have made special study of municipal government in - many of the large cities of the conn- - try, and believe I can be of assistance - to the people of this my home city 9 as a commissioner charged with the r ' sacred and important trust cf ad- ? ministering their local public affairs. 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