THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 14. 1918.
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RHEIMS IN FLAMES
AFTER FIRE FROM
TEUTON SHELLS:
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French Put Up Desperate Battle to Save Ancient Cathedral
City From Flames; Haig Retakes Town From
Enemy; Sammies Repulse Attack in
Forest of Apremont.
Four Sectors of French Battle Front
Where American Troops v ace Germans
I. The Forty-second or Rainbow
division holds a trainiiiR position east
of Lunevillo, in Lorraine. These
troops repulsed a recent German at
tack in which 15 Iowa guardsmen
were killed.
With the British Army in France, April 13. Further at- j
tacks on the British right wing between Givenchy and Robecq,
on La Bassee canal, yesterday wholly failed. j
Two attempts made late in the afternoon to carjture Locon I
were repulsed. The British also counter-attacked around
Givenchy and took an important German post.
AMERICANS DRIVE OUT FOE.
. Paris, April 13. The Germans last nieht renewed their
attacks upon the French positions in Brule wood, in the forest i
n Apremont. I
American troops in this sector, in conjunctioh with the j
French, says today's official statement, have combatted with J
Asor and 'broken the maioritv of the enemv attacks. At one
point where the enemy obtained a footing he was thrown out I Details cf Espionage System on
by a counter-attack. j Pacific Coast Directed by
HAIG RETAKES HANGARD. Pj
2. The permane: t American sector
is located northwest of Toul. It will
be just 12 times as long as at present
when the first American field army
is ready for action.
.1 American artillery is training at
Taluire, in the Champagne.
4. American infantry, announced in
Rostoti to lie the Twenty-sixth, or
New England division of the National
Guard, is training on the Chemin des
Pames.
SOOTH DAKOTA
WOMEN SEIZED BY
CHINESE BANDITS
American Missionaries, For
merly of Springfield, S. D.,
Captured by Marauding
Mongolian Tribes.
Pekin, April 13. Miss Katherine
Schmidt and Mrs. Stanley M. Dixon,
American missionaries, formerly of
Springfield, S. P., have been captured
by bandits.
They an- representatives of the
China Mennonite Mission society.
Miss Schmidt was attached to the
station at Tsao-Hsicn, Shantung
province, and Mrs. Dixon to the sta
tion in the nearby town of Fangshan,
in Kiaugsu province.
years old. He was accused of havng
killed his wife to obtain $10,000 in
surance money which she inherited
shortly before their marriage at Me
tropolis, 111.
Save Daylight in Canada.
Ottawa, April 13. The, Canadian
daylight saving measure will go into
effect at 2 o'clock next Sunday morn
ing. It will remain in effect until i
a. m., October 31. '
SECRETS DISCLOSED
BY DIARY OF SPY
On the Somme battle front the en
tire village of Hangard and the ad
joining cemetery have been regained
:rom the Germans.
The city of Rheims is in flames.
The French are attempting to limit
the burning area, working under a
Heavy bombardment.
GERMANS REPULSED.
London, April 13.- The Germans
made an attack last night west of
Merville, on the northern battle front,
and were repulsed, the war office an
nounces. The British advanced their line
ilightly in the neighborhood of Fes
:ubert and took a few prisoners.
There was heavy fighting last eve
ning near Neuve Eglise and Wul
cerghem and the battle here was still
n progress at a late hour last night.
Strong enemy forces launched an
tttack early last night east of Locon
md succeeded in entering the British
ines at certain points, but was ejected
y a counter-attack. A second attack
ttempted later in the night at the
tame place was beaten off.
In the sector south of the Somme
British and French troops by counter
ittacks drove out the Germans from
Hangard, which they penetrated yes
terday. With the exception of Merville, the
Germans thus far have not reached
their objectives in part for the present
drive north and south of Armentieres,
but today's developments indicated
that the enemy had no intention of
THOSE WHO
Honor Roll of Omahan's
With Dollar for U. S.
CAME ACROSS
German Vice Consul
in Mexico.
Following are the subscriptions for
$1,000 and over reported to the Omaha
Liberty loan committee up to noon
Saturday, in addition to those report
ed yesterday:
$40,000 Nebraska Telephone com
pany. $20,000 New York Life Insurance
company, Trans-Mississippi Grain
company.
$ls,000 McCord-Brady company,
William A. Redick.
$10,000 Thomas Kilpatrick com
pany, Orchard ' & Wilhelm, United
States Supply company, Omaha Liye
Stock exchange, John H. Show,
Crowell Elevator company, Mrs. L. F.
Crofoot, Merriam Millard company.
$5,000 W. O. Bridges, Nebraska
Rridge Supply and Lumber company,
Omaha Structural Steel Works, Rome
Miller, Berg Clothing company,
Thompson-Belden company, H. M.
McClanahan, Heyn Studio, li. K.
Huntley, Kimball Laundry, Lee liui:.
Edward Updike, Pioneer Glass com- '
pany, Ralph Kitchen.
$4,000 M. A. Disbrow.
$3,000 T. R. Daniel, Hattie B.
Munroe, Guarantee Clothing com
pany, J. H. Sutley.
$2,500 Independent Lumber com
pany, A. Y. McDonald Manufacturing
Martinez, Cal., April 13. German
operations on the Pacific coast, includ
ing activities of the cruiser Leipsic
and details of a systematic espionage
system directed by a German vice
consul in Mexico, whose identity is
kept secret, were laid bare here today,
according to the federal authorities,
by the, seizure of papers in the pos
session of Walter Peters, a sailor,
who will be interned for the duration
of the war as a dangerous enemy
alien.
Peters was a sailor on the Leipsic
from June, 1914, until it was sunk
off Falkland islands in a naval engage
ment with a British fleet. During that
time the raider sank 26 ships, accord
ing to a diary written by Peters and
from which the evidence on espionage
activities was obtained by the federal
authorities. Peters admitted the auth
orship of the diary and said the state-
to the federal authorities, consisted
ments therein were true, the federal
officials asserted
The activities of Peters, according
of making a daily report to the Ger
man vice consul on the program of
war activities in the United States
and furnishing the German officials
with information concerning the de
partures, destinations and routes of
many vessels which have left San
Francisco recently. Included in the
papers seized were maps of the San
Francisco and Seattle harbors, which
were said to have shown the position
and power of coast defenses at those
places.
Peters was in the water six hours
after the Leipsic was sunk, according
to his diarv, and then was rescued, fol
lowing which he made his way into
Mexico, met the German vice consul
at the Mexicon port and was furnished
with money for transportation into
the United States.
FRENCH LINER
SUNK; II. S. SHIP
SAVES 780 MEN
San Krancisco, Cal., April 13.
Word of the sinking in the Indian
ocean of a French liner and the res
cue of 780 persons from the vessel by
a steamer whose home port is San
Francisco, was conveyed today in
private dispatches from Singapore, ac
cording to a local newspaper.
The name of the French liner was
not mentioned, nor was the manner in
which it was sunk given.
Here's Efficiency In
Postoffice Service
A postal card, addressed to
George W. Wright, former auditor
of The Bee, mailed December 22,
1910, more than seven years ago,
reached its destination Saturday
morning.
The postal card was mailed from
St. Paul, Minn., and conveyed
Christmas greetings to Mr. Wright,
who now lives at 2310 Oguen street.
It was in good condition.!
Rumor Says Two Alleged
Robbers Will Plead Guilty
Convictions of murder in the second
degree obtained against Harry Wil
liams and Samuel Stone, two of the
five men charged with the murder of
Detective Frank Rooney, will prob
ably mean that flic state will have to
try only Burl C. ,Kirk, alleged leader
of the gang. Frank Martin and
Thomas McKay, it is rumored, will
plead guilty.
Colorado Wife Slayer
Released From Prison
Denver, Colo., April 12. Fred San
chez, who entered the Colorado pen
itentiary at Car. on City more than
20 years agn to serve a life sentence
for killing his In ide in Denver, in
October, 1SV7, was granted 3 commu
tation by the state pardon board to
dav.
Sanchez's sentence was previously
reduced to fortv-hve vcars. IVnitev
tiary officials say that with the de
deduction of credits due the prisoner
he would have but approximately
three years more to serve.
Sanchez was convicted 'vhen 22
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Missing Omaha Indian Lawyer
Found by Police in Chicago
r c u i t tt-
abandoning the. assault immediately. H ' IZXT '
A captured German document re
veals that there were to be three
smashes on the front north and south
of Armentieres. One had Bailleul as
its main objective, the other Merville
and Aire and the third Bethune.
British Outnumbered.
Not less than 28 divisions have
been employed by the enemy in this
pretentious program, which has meant
that at some places the British have
been very heavily outnumbered. A
German, division aggregates 13,000 to
14,000 men, including 7,500 rides.
St. Venant, between Merville and
Aire, was being heavily attacked to
company,
Roeder. E. S. Westbrook, Metropoli
tan Police Relief and Pensions.
$2,000 The Daughter Thompson
company, J. H. Sutley, First Church
or jurist, scientist; Marry J. Koot,
W. D. Loyd. J. W. Hill, jr.; H. R.
Bowen, F. J. Birss, Milton Rogers
& Sons, Cox-Jones VanAlstine com
pany, Great Western Commisison
company, Lee Live Stock Commission
company, Martin Bros. & Co., Mutual
Live Stock Commission company,
Omaha Live Stock Commission com
pany, Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., Tagg
Bros. & Morehead, Wood Bros.
$1,500 Studebaker company, J. T.
day by strong forces of Germans after,' Stewart' Motor comnanv. Tames On
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ineir success or. iasi nigni, wnicn gave
them possession of Merville.
Aim at Aire.
The enemy seems desirous of reach
ing Aire, a railway center, and was
throwing large number of troops into
the conflict in an attempt to drive the
British back. The German threat in
this direction undoubtedly is of con
siderable importance.
The fighting today continued to be
of the bitterest nature, not only in the
Merville neighborhood, where the
main assault was made, but also
northward from Givenchy.
Yesterday and last night the enemy
continued ms pressure irom wyt
schaete southward and gradually
toreed the British to fall back from
Pioegsteert and Ploesteert wood un
til the battle is being staged today
near Neuve Eglise, to the. west.
.Meanwhile, steady pressure was
maintained in the Estaires sector, be
yond which lay Merville and Aire.
During the night the enemy .pushed
back the .defenses at Lestrem and
captured Caloone-Sur-Lys, just south
west of Merville. At the same time
they pressed down through Neuf Ber
quin, a little above Merville, and
these two converging forces hurled
themselves on the town.
British Fall Back.
Giving way before greater numbers,
the British fell back toward St. Ve
nant, fighting doggedly all the way
against the closely pressing Germans.
A sanguinary battle was proceeding
today east of St. Venant, with the
British making a determined stand.
During the night the British counter
attacked west of Stcenwerck, west
per company. E. F. Howe.
$1,000 Mary Flailey, Shedd Insur
ance company, Mrs. Victor Jeep,
Katherme Summey, Conant Hotel
company, Mrs. David Cole, O. M.
Smith, Ed Scranton, I. B. Zimman,
Willars H. Butts. Mrs. N. B. Updike,
W. A. Peil, Francis A. Brogan,
Swartz Printing company, Mclntyre
Hayward Motor company, C. J. Diet
ton, J. B. Kelkenny, James E. Lud
low, E. E. Huntley.
MILITARY MEN IN
OMAHA COMMENT
ON HAIG'S STAND
The decision ofGeneral Haig. com
mander of the British forces, that
"there is no other course but to stand
and die fighting," has impressed local
military men as coming none too
soon.'
English officers at Fort Omaha have
been extremely worried over the sit
uation since the grand Hindenburg
offensive began.
Great and important developments
are expected by the American and
English army officers at the post to
break soon. The general impression
is that the American forces, which,
while proving a great assistance to the
allies, cannot be drawn up in sufficient
number to make their strength one
of the decisive factors, thereby leaving-the
brunt of the attacks which
will now be delivered to be born by
naig ana rocti s torces.
The German gain Thursdav. which
was over a front of 30 miles and pene
trated the allies' Jine six miles, has
Hiram Chase, 52 years old, known
as "Big Spirit," who mysteriously
disappeared in Omaha several days
ago, has been located in Chicago.
He approached a Chicago police
man Friday night, declaring, "I be
lieve the Omaha police are searching
for me." He was taken to a Chicago
police station, where he told a story
of how "he had remained faithful to
the memory of his dead white wife
and offended his people by failure to
wed a squaw." Chase is three-quarters-blood
Omaha Indian. He had
been there since April 4, living under
an assumed name.
Mr. Chase came to Omaha to pre
sent the Indian side of the Omaha
land allotment case before Judge
Woodrough of the federal court early
in March. Just before the closing
arguments of the case were completed
he disappeared. Chase has been a
county attorney and former judge in
the Pender district. ,
Two sons, who are now in Omaha,
where they have been conducting a
search for him, will immediately leave
for Chicago to bring their father
home.
Chase, prior to his disappearance,
was identified with John L. Webster,
Omaha attorney, in presenting the In
dian side of the Indian land allotment
case, which Judge Woodrough of the
federal court now has under advise
ment. Fear that foul play had caused his
disappearance was expressed by many
friends. He always carried consider
able money on his person.
Motorcycle Driver injured
When Machine Skids
' Leo Shouse, 3310 California street,
was injured early Saturday morning
when a motorcycle he was ridinu
skidded at Twenty-eighth and Farnani
streets, throwing him high into the
air. He was attended by police sur
geons and taken to his home.
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Don't Fail to Hear the Address of
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the offensive, officers declare.
of Armentieres, and reoccupied La-
n c i i c
TrV : . : :Z ZV;i. (brought the battle to untrodden fields
,!, .,.t, t where open warfare is n
line, was being pressed today by some
nine divisions. There has been vir
tually no cessation in the fighting
here since the beginning of the bat
tle Tuesday.
German Losses frightful.
Thus far the British have main
tained a stone wall defense, against
which the Germans have flung them
selves with heavy losses. Today the
casualty list of the attacking troops
was swelled appallingly as the British
artillery and machine guns pounded
concentration points and troops ad
vancing in close formation.
The work of the British gunners at
Givenchy has been noteworthy. On
the first day, when the Germans
swept forward in masses and the sit
uation was very, grave, many artil
lerymen worked for hours shooting
point-fclank at close range. One gun
ner sergeant stood by his piece firing
ivith open sights at a range of 200
yards and hajd the enemy off for a
considerable time before he was com
pelled to fall back.
The British troops who have been
making such a gallant stand just
above Givenchy also distinguished
themselves by holding the Germans
rf for hours at a certain point in
is large I urn getting; real fat, and, of course,
it is embarrassing."
Answer: For many years I have placed
reliance in the formula known as five grain
arholine tablets parked in sealed tubes with
full directions for home use. Some have re
duced as much as forty pounds in a few
weeks.
The questions answered below are ireneral
in character, the symptoms or diseases are
(jiven and the answers will apply in any
case of similar nature.
Those wishing further advice, free, may
address Dr. Lewis Baker, College Bldif.,
Collepre-Elwood streets, Dayton, Ohio, en
closing self-addressed stamped envelope for
renly. Full name and address must be given,
but only Initials or fictitious names will he
used in my answers. The prescriptions cm
he filled at any well-stocked drug store. Any
druge'st can order of wholesaler.
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Than Mastering
Profession.
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IOWA MAN FIRST
HJER AWARDED
U. S, WAR CROSS
Paris, April 13. Tames Norman
Hall, Colfax, la., captain of an aviation
section, and Paul Frank Bair, Fort
Waynef Ind., a lieutenant, are the first
American aviators to win the dis
tinguished service cross of the Amer
ican army. i
Captain Hall attacked a group of
five German machines, destroyed one
and forced down two others.
Lieutenant Bair attacked single
handed a group of seven planes and
uesiroyca one near Kneims. un an
other occasion he attacked two two
seaters, one of which fell in flames.
the battle before Cambrai November
30, when the enemy counter attacked.
It became known today that of the
750 Germans captured near Givenchy
last Tuesday 300 were rounded up
while devoting their energies to loot
ing a British cantecr
"O'd I.ady" writes: "I was always very
healthy in my young days, but since I am
older, I am bothered constantly with rheu
matism. How may I get relief?
Answer: Thousands suffer from rheuma
tism, and the most successful meri cine I
know of is the following: 2 drams of iodide
of potassium, 4 drams sodium ssiacylate, Vj
oi. wine of colchicum, 1 oz. comp. essence
cardiol, 1 oi. comp. fluid balm wort and 0
ozm. of syrup sarsararilla eomp.- Mix and
take a teaspoonful at meal time and again
before going to bed. This has been known
to relieve very stubborn and chronic cases
of rheumatism.
Interested asks : "I am constipated, tongue
coated, have headache, dizzy spells and in
digestion sometimes. Please advise."
Answer: I advise that you begin using
three grain nulpherb tablets (not sulphur).
These tablets are laxative, act on the liver,
kidneys and bowels and tend to keep the
blood pure by arousing the eliminative func.
tior.s. Belief should follow quickly.
"Manager" writes: "I have pains in my
spine and frightful headache in back of
head, fainting spells, twitching and tremb
ling, nervousness, sleeplessness, loss of ap
petite and strength, and in fact, am a 'has
been' when it comes to performing accus.
tomed work and duties."
Answer: In all such cases the assimilative
functions have not kept pace with waste
functions and a powerful, harmless tonic
treatment is needed. I find three grain
cadomene tablets unexcelled and astonish
ingly beneficial in euch cases and advise
them for you.
.
"Fat" writes: "I am seeking tome safe '
method to reduce my flcih. While my frame I
Celia aski: "My hair is too oi'y and my
scalp itches with dandruff, and of late it is
combing out too much. What is a good treat
ment ?"
Answer: Obtain plain yellow mlnyol from
your druggist in 4-z. jars and apply as per
directions. This cleans, purifies, cools and
invigorates the hair and scalp, thus stopping
the death of the hair. Dandruff and itching
are at once relieved. Men and women all
over the country now use it regularly,
e
"Worried" writes: "Have been doetoring
for kidney trouble and now want your ad
vice. Frequent desire is followed by burning
pain and am very tender and sore over
region of bladder. Also backache affects me
dreadfully. Can hsrdly move when I awake
in the morning. Weakness, too, is symp
tom." Answer: I think if you will take balm
wort tablet regu'arly for a few weeks your
kidneys and bladder will become normal and
such aymptoms vanish. This is unequalled
for such complaints in my estimation.
NOTE: For many years Dr. Baker has
been giving free advice and prescriptions to
millions of people through the press columns,
and doubtless has helped in relieving illness
and distress more than any single individual
in the world's history. Thousands have writ
ten him expressions of gratitude and con
fidence similar to the following:
Dr. Lewis Baker, Dear Sir- We have
used three of the medicines you advise, the
double four, the essence mentho-laxene and
the rheumatism prescriptions, and I want
to say they all worked like a charm. They
are the best I hive ever used and I feel I
eould not keep houne without them. I am
very grateful ami pleased to recommend
any of these piedi. !nes nrescribeH. Vri.
truly yours,
MRS. K. L. WHITED.
Wo. 8 Coleman St.,
i'ort Jervls, N. Y.
Making a living nowadays is simply a matter of
business system. You may call yourself an Artist, a
Lawyer, Doctor, Dentist, Merchant, Broker, or what not
but if you pay your bills, live comfortably and lay
by a dollar for a rainy day, you are FIRST OF ALL A
BUSINESS MAN.
The reason why all Lawyers, all Doctors and all Den
tists do not make the same amount of money is because
they possess different degrees of business acumen, and
their incomes are large or small accordingly.
Professional men, as a rule, whether justly or not,
are accused of being "poor business men" and many
people who are "good pay" pay TOO MUCH for Legal,
Medical and Dental Service because people who are
"poor pay" DON'T PAY AT ALL.
That is due to lack of SYSTEM on the part of Pro
fessional Men.
Many Dentists WASTE so much TIME and MATE
RIAL trying to work under difficulties that they must
add what they LObh to the patients bill that again
is lack of SYSTEM.
either Dentists waste time of high-priced operators
doing purely mechanical work, when a trained Mechani
cal Dentist and Gold Worker would do the work BET
TER and in LESS TIME and WITHOUT WASTE.
These are the truths I dug out of a personal study
of many dental off' s they are the truths I have held
responsible for POOi: WORK AND HIGH PRICES.
I have overcome extravagance in my office because
I have applied BUSINESS EFFICIENCY TO EVERY
DEPARTMENT, and that is WHY I CAN AND DO GIVE
THE PUBLIC BETTER DENTISTRY FOR LESS
MONEY.
I have no "bad debts" for you to help pay-f-I have
no "vvate" to add to your bill I have Specialists at work
in every Department there is not a dollar nor a minute
wasted and that is MY PART of this vast Dental Prac
tice. I can serve the public BETTER by Managing this
practice than I could serve a limited number of people
by devoting my entire time at the chair.
Don't think for one moment you are sacrificing
either quality or work or service when you come here
for your dental work.
My Guarantee is your Protection.
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