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.z ... . ... . 41E -BEE; OMAHA, .THURSDAY, APRIL II, 1918. S AMERICAN; SUBS CROSS ATLANTIC TO SMASH U-BOATS f, i i Daniels Gives Out Details of Fierce Battle Put Up Against Atlantic in Winter , Gales. (By Associated Prms.) Washington, April In the face of 'bitter winter gales, American sub marines, primarily designed for bpera- tions ott the home coasts, have crossed the Atlantic t6 engage in the common fight against German U boats. 'They are now aiding allied naval forces, as are American de stroyers and American naval airmen, and thej have been in the war zone for some months. Secretary Daniels revealed the fact that the submarines had gone over there" in his address at Cleveland last Saturday at a Liberty loan cele bration, but. gave no details. It is now possible, however, to tell for the first time of the midwinter passage , of rthe boats across the seas in the face of the most severe ' leather known in years. In the perilous pas - sages the best traditions of the service have been maintained, Brave Fierce Gales. The first submarines left in early winter. No hint appeared in the papers and in fact, until Secretary Daniels spoke, no word of the par V ticipation of the under-water boits in the Vwar against 'Germany .been published. ' ' The navy had some experiences with long-distance "work with sub marines on which to draw. Boats have been sent to the Philippines to Hawaii and to Panama," but always ill mild seasons and with plenty of tint for precautionary steps. This time however they were to go ia a terrible winter with the Atlfhtic in its ugliest mood. The steps taken to get them across cannot be dis closed, but ithe fact that the depart ment has no disaster , to record is pointed to as proof of their efficiency. Blown From Course. . Officers and men of the submarines faced hard days as Miey put out. Cramped in narrow quarters and with storms in prospect they steered f to . sea, A laconic report of uneventful ( voyages bore out their confidence in themselves and their boats. . In mid-December, others got started. While it was fair on sailing day, ahead of the submarines a 100 mile gale was brewing.l Into it they plowed, rolling and tumbling. , Even when tow lines parted in some cases, unknown to the tugs and ac companying craft, the submarines battled . forward alone.' A majority , of them reached their destination un der thejr oivn power, ready for duty. ome of the boats were driven far from 'their course. They showed up . at different ports, but "promptly put to sea again and reached their sta- REMANS PRESS" " LENINE INTO WAR' ; . WITH JAPANESE ! (Continued From Tat On.) . provocative character and cannot be charged to the legal authorities. The protest declares that, the Japanese in- terference is an openly reactionary movement which threatens relations between' the Japanese and Russian peoples , . . Deep .friendship' for the laboring class in Japan and other cpuntries is expressed in the protest, which adds that they will undoubtedly raise their voiqes to compel the Japanese govern ment to withdraw. : Fight Anti-Reds. t Communication with that portion of Manchuria, where General Semenoff, the, anti-bolshevik leader, has been operating, has been. cut. A Siberian contmittee, which has been confer ring with a Chinese delegation at Chita for the purpose ot stopping raids by General Semenoff and restor ing order In the Siberian railway, has returned to Irkutsk and asks that troops be dispatched," presumably to begin operations against General Sem enoff. , , , Russian newspapers charge that the Japanese have supplied Semenoff with artillery for the purpose of undermin ing -'the -soviet authority in Siberia. OPEN REBELLION FROM MEASURE TO r DRAFT IRISHMEN J cnllmirrf From Fa On,) ' . isfy? ourselves that the, gain will be moiYthan the loss." The paper then deals with the Irish proposal, which,- it says,, seems like "midsummer madness," adding; "For every battalion it brings in it will mean the loss of two needed to 'hold in check an indignant people slung once mpre.luto dpenrebcltion." ! Courageous. Polkv. Np government measure, the Time sreaV.'haa ever had a background more grim or a justification more im perative The tTimes adds:' . ' VVc rfiall certainly- not attempt, especially", in the light of th latest news fropi France, to prejudge the at titude which the nationalist members ultimately may adopt toward this obvious measurelbf justice to the rest of the .Ignited Kingdom and to the Irishmen! of Canada and the United States." V , ' I The Morning Post rejoices that the premier and his colleagues have re solved oh;a f'striight just and cour ageous policy'' toward Ireland, but says'-the proposal, to. introduce a measure of home rule in Ireland is unwise and unjust as it is an, attempt to cpuciliala the irreconcilables. ". Mob-Leader Tells Jury ,k , Stofy of Praeger Lynching Collinsville, III., April 10. Joseph Kiegel, 28 years pi d,- a Collinsville miner and formerly in the United . States army, told a coroner's jury here today that he was the leader of the mob that last Friday morning hanged Robert P. Praeger, an enemy alien, according to information given out by persons at the hearing. He described in detail the events leading up to the tragedy and implicated Wesley; Bea vcc,in the leadership, It was state- Commons in Hot Tumult as Home x Rule is Declared (Continued From Fagw On.) ticipation in , the war, the premier continued: Promised Irish Aid. "May I also refer to a speech de livered by the late John Redmond at Mansion House, Dublin, when he was addressing a rccruiyng meeting there? He said: 'The heart of Ire land has been profoundly moved by the spectacle of the heroism and suf ferings of Belgium. The other day in London I met Cardinal Archbis hop Mercier and I took the liberty of promising him then that Ireland would bring her arms and her strength to avenge Louvairl and to up hold and defend the integrity and in dependence of Belgium. - "'Belgium, Poland, Alsace-Lorraine and France. Those are words- for the Irish people to think over. There never was a war in which higher and nobler issues were at stake. I have heard some people speak of this war as an English and not an Irish war. That is absolutely and definitely un true. Ireland's highest imperjal in terests are at stake.' m Subject to Conscription. , 'The fact that America ia. in this war is the', best proof. "There are more Irishmen in the United States than there are in Ireland. They are all subject to conscription. (Captain W. A. Redmond, son of the late Irish leader, interrunted: 'Not bv Eng land.') Irishmen in Great Britain are subject to conscription and so arc Irishmen in Canada. "It .indefensible that you should ask the young men of 18 years yid married men of 35 and 40, with famil ies, and even up to 50, in England, Scotland and Wales, and that you should compel them to fight for the freedom and independence of a small Catholic community in Europe; while thl young men of 20 to 25 in Ireland are under no obligation to take up arms for at cause which is just as much theirs as ours.,. It is not merely illogical, it is unjust. Irish Ranks Depleted. "Irish battalioni and divisions, ac cording to all testimony, have main tained the high honor and repute of their native land, and those battalions are sadly depleted, and they are now filled, or half filled, with Englishmen. It tt were merely Englanda battle, the young men of Ireland might re gard that fact with indifference, but it is not. They are just as rmich con cerncd as the young men of land. "Therefore, we nronose to extend the military service act to Ireland under the same conditions as in Great Britain. As there is no machinery in existence and no register lias yet been completed in Ireland, it may take some weeks before actual enrollment begins. As soon as arrangements are complete the government shall by an order in council put the act into im mediate operation. "War On Ireland 1" "That is a declaration of war against Ireland," 'interrupted William O'Brien, nationalist member for, Cork, and Michael Flavin, member for Kerry, added: "And Irishmen all over the wold." . . ... "Without delay!" replied the pre mier, who continued: "Meanwhile, we intend to invite government for Ireland." : "You can keep it," said Alfred Byrne, nationalist, for Dublin. "Let there be no misapprehension. Bth questions will not hang to gether. Each must be taken on ts merits," said the premier. "You .can keep both," replied Mr. Byrne. 1 . - "Well," said the premier, "if that is the1 view of home rule, it is a. new view for Ireland. "While Great Britain is fighting for national rights in Europe with all its reserves and strength, it Is prepared to concede the same rights in its own sphere of government., The report of the- remarkable convention which has been held in Ireland, and which has just brought its proceedings to a ter mination, affords Ihe British Parlia ment another opportunity of ap proaching this vexed question with more hope of success." ; (Section missing here), t ; ,: Try Prussian Methods. Mr. Devlin interrupted the speaker on a point of order, saying: "This is not a matter oi petty con troversy;his is a matter of most vital importance to Ireland. My point of order is this, and you need not tryito howl me down because I will not sit down. You may try Prussian meth ods in Ireland, but you do not crush ns here - . i "I want to know now on a point of order whether 1 am entitled to move that the house should report progress in dealing with the matter referring to conscription in Ireland until such time as a report of a national conven tion on conscription and of an Irish government is presented to the House of Commons." The speaker of the house: "The honorable member would be entitled to; move an adjournment of debate during the course of the debate at the conclusion of ,the prime minis ter's speech, but he certainly could not put in a motion of that sort in the middle of ..the prime minister. speech." Self-Government for Erinl "As I was saying," continued Mr. Loyl George, "this convention has just terminated its labors. The cabi net, of course, has not had time to cbnslikr'Mhat report because it has only just arrived. I understand it is reported by a majority, and I fear the majority is not such as to justify the government in saying that it rep- resents a substantial agreement. ThaU means that the government must ac cept the , responsibility of submitting to parliament with such guidance as the convention's report affords, such proposals for;," the establishment of self-government in Ireland as They think just and which can, in their judgment, be carried out without vio lent controversy. "We propose, therefore, ajt an early date, to introduce such a measure into the House of Commons and to pass Women Suit at . . . t$24.75 Women' Coat at. . .$19.75 Women's Dresses at $14.75 For Thursday's selling t JULIUS ORKIN , 150S.W DeugUt Si. Read details in our advertisement on fage 5. Eggs $5 Apiece in Devastated France Paris, April 10. Eggs are S5 each in the occupied portion of northeastern France, according to Engene Motte, former mayor of Roubaix, who has recently returned from that area. Meat is $4 a pound when it is ob tainable at all. "The Germans have carried off all supplies and every movable piece of machinery," he says. "The German arrogance, which had decreased, has again be come more 'pronounced since the German successes against the Rus sian bolsheviki. "Despite everything, however, the morale of the Belgian and French inhabitants continues good, and their ardent patriotism, courage and confidence have never faltered." it into a law with the least possible delay When the young men .of Ire land nave been brought iy large num bers in the fighting line, it is import apt that they should feel they are nos fighting to establish a right and principle abroad which is, denied to the land in which they live." , 4 - 12,000 DRAFTED ' MEN RUSHED TO .'. CAMPS AT ONCE Washington, April, 10. Twelve thousand selective service) men, in addition to the 150,000 already called, will be called to start for training camps on April 26, Pjovost Marshal General Crowder today announced. The estimate of the number of men of special qualifications is only ten tative and may be increased to 15,000 or more before the end of the month, as military needs 'dictate. As is usual when special calls are made, the voluntary induction system will be used so far as possible. Any draft registrant falling withhi the de sired category will be given the op portunity of volunteering to his local board for service, but if the required, number is not obtained by this method, local hoards ' will induct enough men to fill their quotas. OMAHA TO SEND . .: 225 MEN TO CAMP . WEEK OF APRIL 26 Two hundred twenty-five men from. Omaha will go to Camp Funston duns " I 'orders just received at local exemption boards. Nebraska's quota for this call is 1.460 men.' Registrants actively , engaged in farm work will not be called at this tim ... ' ToITowing is the number to go from each boari: No. 1, 39 men: No. 2, 42 men; No. 3, 50 men; No. 57 men; No. 5, 45 men; No. 6, 22 men. Peace Demonstration Set . For May Day in Austria Washington, April 10; In a mani festo to the working people of Aus tria n May day preparations, the Arbited Zeitung of Vienna -has jailed for a demonstration for general peace, and-an .eight-hoiffday. Wm accouir panyinar editorial comment declared that "Whoever wishes peace, accord ing to Hindenburg's desire cannot say he wishes it. according to Mr. Wil son's desire." ' An official dispatch from France today, quotes , the, .manifesto, as fol lows: t N ' "As in each year the Austrian peo ple will leave' off work May I and will make a' demonstration in favor of an eight-hour day and also in favor of a general peace. We are tired of war. On the universal fete day of the working, class we shjdl manifest for a general peace. We want to show the leaders of our country that the mass of the people docs not want violence shown the enemy nor does it want conquests (passage censured), but only want a true peace of con ciliation and, understanding." War Industries Board ' Revises Priority Rules fe Washington, April 10. Revised priority regulations designed to as sure fuel and transportation to in dustries necessary to the -war and essential to the public welfare were Issued Joday by the war .industries board. A lengthy preferential list made public classifies dozens of transporta tion and fuel users as essential. Others, it was announced, will be added from time to time. The pre ferred industries under ap lan now in preparation also are to be given pre ference in obtaining raw materials and t othersuplies. TH TKB temperature of a motor moat be regulated auto nui tioaHy not by the driver to keep It at the definite degree necessary for economical, effective work. A thennoatat con trol! the temperature of the Weatcott tfotor au-' totnaticatly, thereby keep ing It at the precise ' degree of warmth essen tial to developing most power with least fuel. 9ma Modla,tlSMtoS37M I . . b. SpriuftU. Ohio Lat ua Wmaatrate all tha W lalt aupariorittaa to rou I' - , ' ' - Standard Motor . Car Co. Carl Cbaatatram, Pres. . Diatributera 2020 -I Faraan St. Douglaa 1 70S. OMAHA, NEB. E S I X BIG GAP TORN IN BRITISH LINE BY FIERCE DRIVE Germans Advance Nearly Three Miles Toward Armentieres; Maurice Admits Situation There Is Critical. , (B.r AMoelnteil I'rrfta.) Xondon, April 10. "On the Mes sines front the enemy's attack today" was repulsed," Major General F. B. Maurice, chief director of military operations, at the war office, an nounced this afternoon, "The enemy has obtained no foot ing on the high ground anywhere." "In this morning's attack the enemy entered the British first line trenches between Lys and Doube rivers," said General Maurice. "The attack extended from Armen tieres to Messincs. British in Tight Place. "The -German gains today," con tinued General Maurice, "in con junction with the results of his attack yesterday, have placed Armenficres in an. awkward salient. "The Germans captured a consider able part of Ploegsteert wood. "In the fighting yesterday the enemy advanced in the center to a depth of 5,500 yards. It is quite certain we lost some guns. In an advance of such a depth, considerable PortU; guese artillery must have been lost and probably a number of prisoners. "In the retirement of the French to the line of the Ailette river, two French battalions were cut olfvand the Grmans took about 2,000 pris oners. Armentieres Heap of Ruins. "Armentieres," General Maurice went on, "is now little more than a heap of ruins and its loss would not be' a vital .matter. 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She has the land but needs the men. The Government ot the United States wants every man who can ef fectively help to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United States de veloped first of course; bnt it alto want So help Canada. Whenever we find a man we ran spire to Canada's fields after ours are supplied, we want to direet hint there. Apply to our Employment Service, and we will tell where you ran best serve the combined in terests. Western Canada'a help will be re quired not later than May Bth. Wages to competent help, $90 a month and up, board and lodging. Those who respond to this appeal will get a warm welcome, good wanes, rood board, and find comfortable homes. They win get a rata of on cent a mile from Canadian boundary points to destination and return. For partlsulara as to routes and places where employment msy be had. apply to U. S. Employment Service, Dept. of Labor,! unus or Lincoln, nee. 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