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LARGEST BUDGET IN
HISTORY BEFORE
British Expenditures in Com
ing Year Estimated at $14,
860,950,000; Germany
Faces Financial Crisis.
(By Associated rrem.)
London, April 22. Andrew
Bonar Law, chancellor of the
exchequer, in introducing the
budget in the House of. Com
mons today, said it was the
largest in the history of the
world.
Great Britain's expenditures
for the period covered by the
measure are estimated at about
2,972,197,000 ($14,860,985,
0OO), of which approximately
842,050,000 ($4,210,250,000)
will be raised by taxation, leav
ing a balance of nearly 2,130,
147,000x ($10,650,735,000) to
be borrowed. At the end of
the present year the national
debt of Great Britain will be
about 7,980,000,000 ($39,
900,000,000), of which 1,
632,000,000 ($8,160,000,000)
will be due to her from her
lilies.
ADVISES HIGHER TAX.
rri- :nrA o v h announced. 1
lilC iuvvm '
would be raised from 5 to o snimngs
in the pound He estimated the yield
from this source at 11,000,000. No ,
':hange was proposed on the tax on j
incomes less than 500. The stamp j
duty on checks, he said, would be
raised from a penny to 2 pence, yield
ing 750,000.
. JLEAKJlIPON U. S.
- The chancellor said his expecta
tions as to the" assistance given to
the entente allies by the United
States had been fulfilled. Notwith
standing this assistance, the British
loans to the allies in the last year
were 505,000,000. The United States
had advanced to all the allies 950,
000,000. "It is only necessary for us," said
the chancellor, " to lean on the
United States to the amount the
other allies lean on us. In other
words we are self-supporting.
"I have made certain suggestions
regarding advances to the allies,"
continued the chancellor, "which, if
adopted, will lesson our burden con
siderably without in any way in
creasing the total obligations to the
- United States " r ,
. Giving the figures of the revenue
for the last fiscal year, which amount
to 707,234,565, a large increase over
the preceding year, he said .that
this was very gratifying, but that the
real test of the financial position
would come when Britain ceased to
rely upon borrowing.
Canada Co-operating.
The chancellor expressed the
government's appreciation of the co
operation on the part of the Canadian
government in assisting to finance
the war. He considered it possible
ho oHorafinn nf tVie arraneement
" with the United States in the method
of making advances would result in
loans to the allies beingv reduced to
300,000,000 pounds and to the domin
ions 50,000,000 pounds. He pointed
out how small the advance to the
dominions had been during the war,
showing how great was the desire,
,not only in Canada, but in the other
dominions to carry on the war out of
v :heir own expenditures.
The additional taxation proposed,
said the chancellor, would be in the
full year equivalent to 66 per cent of
the ante-bellum revenue from taxa
tion. The financil strength of the
country after three years of war vyas
greater than any one could imagine
nd was amazing testimony to the
inancial stability of th nation.
Clrrmanv Farps Bankruntcv.
Mr. Bonar Law said that Germany's
daily expenditure was $6,250,000,
rirtually the same as the British, but
:he German total did not include
various charges borne by the central
governments. The total German
votes of credit amounted at the
present time to $6,200,000,000.
naauimug uiai mc vjci inuu esti
mates wniilH rt rpaliypd ihp fntal
taxation levied by the German
government would amount to 365,
1 000,000 as against $11,044,000,000 in
Great Britain. This was not enough
to pay the interest on the war debts
accumulated. The German balance
: sheet, reckoned on the same basis
. is the British, would, with the in
terest on the sinking fund pensions
ind pre-war expenditures, be $20,000,
000 yearly. With an additional per
manent imperial revenue of $120,000,
.000, it would make their total addi
tional revenue $185,000,000. This
mount added to the pre-war revenue
brought the total up to $335,000,000,
showing a deficit of $385,000,000.
"If that were our position" he
added, "I would say that bankruptcy
was not fax distant."
MAXIMUM BEEF PRICES
FIXED BY GOVERNMENT
Washington, April 22. Maximum prices to be allowed in May on
purchases of beef for America's fighting forces and the allies, were an
nounced tonight by the army, navy and marine corps. While the gov
ernment controls beef prices only to the extent of saying what it will
pay, the purchases under government direction are so enormous that
the maximum figures now fixed are expected to go far toward stabiliz
ing prices to the domestic consumer.
The plan is to continue alloting government and allied contracts
amone the packers at prices based upon prevailing live stock markets,
provided they are not higher than the stated maximum. On the other
hand, if there should be a drop in the market, and no agreement on
prices has been reached in the meantime, the federal trade commission
will be called upon to ascertain costs upon which to base new maximum
government prices.
Consolidation of all meat purchases for the government and the
allies in a single bureau at Chicago also was announced tonight by the
food administration. E. L. Roy of the administration's Chicago branch
will be commissioned in the army quartermaster's corps to take charge
of the office. He will be assisted by Gordon Hateley of Chicago in con
nection with purchases for the allies.
Following is the announcement of the beef prices:
"The army and navy and the marine corps announce that their
meat requirements for May delivery (except upon the Pacific coast) will
be allotted among the packers (unless lower bids are received) at prices
based on live stock markets, but in no event higher than the following
prices per 100 pounds:
"Good steers, 500 to 600 pounds, f. o. b. New York, frozen and
wrapped, commercial trim for export, $24.05; same 600 to 700 pounds,
$24.80; same 700 pounds up, $25.55; navy requirements, $24.65; cows,
500 to 600 pounds, $21.50.
"Army beef of special weights, with special trim or for special pur
poses, will have proper differentials.
"In case the markets go lower and prices are not agreed upon, they
will be determined by the government, which will ask the advice of the
federal trade commission in cost ascertainment, if necessary. The allies
will not buy at higher levels than the army and navy.
"The packers will not attempt to increase price for the domestic
trade because of these allotments."
NQUIRY BEGUN
INTO TREATMENT
0FU.S.PRIS0NERS!
Retaliatory Measures May Be! Former Member oLBee-Siafi,
Taken if it Is Learned Ameri- Brilliant Writer and Journal
cans Held in Germany jSt, Dies of Attack of
Are Ill-Used. Acute Indigation.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, April 22. Though
without any official information to
confirm press reports of ill-treatment
of American prisoners of war in
Germany, the State department has
instituted an inquiry to develop the
facts. If they conform to the pub
lished accounts a protest will be made
promptly through the Spanish govern
ment, which has taken over American
diplomatic representation at Berlin.
If the protest is unavailing, measures
of retaliation will be considered.
German prisoners of war in Amer
ica largely outnumber Americans
held in German prison camps, and in
clude the crews of German raiders
and prizes, in addition to the crew of
the German submarine U-58. These
prisoners have been treated with a
degree of liberality that has caused
adverse criticism in some quarters and
in marked contrast to the treatment
said to be accorded prisoners in
Germany.
GERMAN LEADER
CALLS HALT TO
MASSED DRIVE
London, April 23. The enormous
losses inflicted on the enemy by the
British have caused General Luden
dorff to clniige his tactics and he
has ordered that no more massed at
tacks be made by the Germans. The
correspondent of the Daily Mail at
British headquarters in France re
ports that General Ludendorff in an
order dated March 30, said:
"The idea of forcing success by
the employment of masses must be
abolished absolutely. It only leads
to unnecessary' losses. The effective
use of weapons not of numbers, gives
the decision."
The German method of advance
since the order, says the corre
spondent, has been to push forward
small bodies of troops with light ma
chine guns.
"No Compromise," Wilson's
Edict on Blanket Authority Bill
(By Associated Press.)
Washington April 22. The senate
settled down today to a finish fight
on the bill proposing blanket author
ity for the president to reorganize
agencies in prosecuting the war.
"No comphomise" was the word
sent by President Wilson in a letter
to Senator Overman of North Caro
lina, sponser of the measure. Debate
was resumed by supporters of the
administration, while opponents de
manding specific exemption of the
interstate C inmerce commits on and
certain othei Dermanent bureaus
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WORLD'S
COMMONS
'"HARRY" HUNTER
FALLS DEAD IN
MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis, Minn.,- April 22. W.
H. "Hunter, managing editor of the
Minneapolis Tribune, formerly asso
ciate editor of the Omaha Bee, and
one of the best known newspaper
men in the northwest, fell dead late
today. Mr. Hunter was stricken
shortly after he left his office. He
was 54 year old. Death was due to
acute indigestion.
Brought Up In Iowa.
W. II. Hunter was born in Mis
souri, but was reared in Iowa by his
paternal grandfather, on a farm near
Hamburg. He attended Coe college
at Cedar Rapids, and first engaged in
newspaper work on the Cedar Rapids
Republican, coming from there to
Council Bluffs early in the 80s, where
he was city editor of the Nonpareil.
He left that paper to become police
reporter on The Bee, going from here
to Toronto, where he spent some
time on the Mail of that city, return
ing to The Bee in 1888. In 1890 lc
became city editor of The Bee, a po-
sition he filled until 1896, when lie
resigned to become editor of the
Trade Exhibit, in company with A.
C. Davenport and J. H. Hodgins.
From here went to. Denver, where
he served as managing editor of the
Times of thai city. On the purchase
of that paper by the late Thomas M.
Patterson and its consolidation with
the Rocky Mountain News, Mr.
Hunter went to the St. Louis Re
public, later going to Washington as
correspondent for the Globe-Democrat.
Brilliant as Writer.
While in Washington his work at
tracted the mention of Scott Bone,
then editor of the Post, who engaged
Mr. Hunter as editorial paragraph
writer, and l:e began the most bril
liant chapter of his career. He left
the Post to became associate editor
of The Bee, resigning in the winter
of 1908 to go with C. H. Grasty to
take charge of the Pioneer Press at
"St. Paul. He went to Tacoma, re
turning in 1914 to Minneapolis.
Mr. Hunter was twice married, his
second wife and one son surviving
him. His son, Kent, is a lieutenant
in the national army, having won his
commission at Camp Sheridan last
summer. He now is at Camp Logan,
i Tex.
from changes, prepared for further
efforts to force amendment.
In his letter to Senator Overman
the president said:
"I thaak you with all my heart for
standing by the biw, which beara
your name without any compromise
of any kind."
Senator S'icrman of Illinois, re
publican, criticising the bill, insisted
that what is needed more than addi
tional power is the proper exercise
of powers in existence," and selection
i i -
lot competent men to exercise sucli
. authority.
LOWE TELLS
OF HORRORS
BY GERMANS
Says "Amen" as One of Au
dience Calls Down Curse i
' on Nation; $40,000
Bonds Sold.
Seven thousand persons after lis
tening to a fiery and eloquent ad
dress by Rev. Titus Lowe at the audi
torium last night, subscribed for more
than $40,000 Liberty bonds.
So great was the response to Rev.
Mr. Lowe's appeal that the solicitors
called in subscriptions too fast to be
tabulated accurately. One pledge for
$10,000 was received, the giver of
which was not named.
The speaker was given a great wel
come. As he arose to begin, the en
tire audience stood and cheered.
KAISER BATTLES JUSTICE. ,
"I know," he began, "that by this
great welcome you are not cheering
me. I know that you are simply
cheering the boys in France with
whom it was my privilege to asso
ciate for some months.
"It now is clear to everybody who
thinks, that right up to the last min
ute Kaiser Billhclm could have stopped
the war. He started the hordes
through Belgium, and from that time
his war has been against all justice,
righteousness and truth. A barbar
ian of barbarians, a liar of liars, and
since the world began no nation has
heaped such a mountain of infamy on
its head as Germany has.
Tells What He Hears.
"It was only a year ago that we
were inevitably thrust into this war,
not by the president, but by the great
heart of the American people. And
it was then that we were forced to
place some credence in the stories
which were circulated of German
atrocities, because they came from the
lips of those men whom we could not
doubt.
"i heard and saw things over there
that made my blood race, that made
me wish for a knife, a gun or a hand
grenade, and .yet they were told as
simply as I would tell a little story
to my baby, Jane.
"I have seen towns that were sci
entifically, Germanically destroyed. In
one of these towns they lined up
every old man, woman, and what
young men were left, before the
firing squad and shot them down.
And for what reason? A German
soldier had entered a home and as
saulted a woman of middle age. Her
husband entered and, in a blind rage
seized a club and brought it down
upon the head of the soldier, wound
ing him. And so, because a citizen
had attacked a member of the mili-
tarv. evervbodv in the town was i
shot.
Says "Amen" to Cry
At this iuncture a voice from the
audience cried "G D the Ger-J
mans." To which Rev. Mr. Lowe re
plied, "I am a Methodist, so 1 can say
Amen to that." ,
"The Germans did that out of ( a
policy of frightfulness. They say 'If
stories of this kind are sent to the
t,.t,liprs at the front bv countrymen
of these people, it will paralyze their;
J'vliaj niore evidence do you want?'
. ti..j.j t :u-...'e Tq11
.nn?
1 uu ay, oii iino " -
. . 'f Hna hp Truer '
Headed Liberty's Call
Rev. Mr. Lowe recited other inci
dents of German atrocites which filed
his audience with horror. In illus
trating the German's lack of honor
he told a story of a Scottish sergeant
who gave a drink of water to a
wounded German officer and ,as he
turned to leave, the wounded man
raised himself and tried to shoot his
henetactor.
"The day Ave entered this war, wei
did the only thing a cnivairous,
liberty-loving public could do. And
of the two large nations who, are our
allies we should be proud.
Roll Call of Dead.
"The 151st French infantry was
quartered near us. The ordinary num
ber in a regiment is 2,500. After three
and one-half years of war, ending
January 1, 1918, there had been 32,000
men in that regiment. The roll call of
that regiment was a roll call of the
dead. One frightful day before Ver
dun it lost 70 per cent of its strength.
Yes, France is paying, and, despite in
calculable losses is still ready to pay.
"Great Brilaii. is our other ally. It
has been sneered at and lied about
by the Germans. It has held the sea
no small job and its soldiers have ac
quitted themselves nobly. If you be
lieve they are slackers, read your
papers for the last three and a half
weeks and sec how the bulldogs have
been fighting with their backs to the
wall, grimly and without inncning.
That's your British ally. j
Hour Has Come. j
"If our boys must die, it's up to us;
to rood out every German among us.
If we have boys who are giving their
lives, it's mighty poor business for us
to get niggardly in buying Liberty
bonds. The Frenchman in the gov-j
eminent service, and all between 18
and 55 are in the government service,
gets 5 cents a day. Have you ever1
pinched yourself? I think the hour
has come to do your bit for freedom
and humanity.'
Judge Woodrough presided at the ,
meeting. Rev. T. J. Mackay gave the j
invocation, Music was supplied by
the Forty-first infantry band from'
Fort Crook and the Council Bluffs
l-.lks' ciuartet '
GERMAN OPERATIONS
TO 2
Map Showing Scene of Terrific
Fighting in Flanders Front
OSTJJiP Q3RUGES
:.fe AordrM f!S3f tdJr
:,, ArnwJUtrQKT 0R,oulAus
M j f'"1"" oLlLL:E Wour&i
r'i jJoDtmuTV avu. cau-.v, r!
, r W 1 V;
i ' Arras tJ Valenciennes.-
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line BtPORC pnmfc. , " !NS3lk 2v'w(rti
AMERICAN CASUALTIES IN
RECENT FIGHT EXCEED 200
German Losses Estimated Be
From Generar-Perrfiingi Capture of 183 Americans
' and Success in Attack Claimed
By Enemy.
(By Assoctntcd Iiti.
Washington, April 22. General Pershing' first report on
the German assault upon the American and French forces in
the Toul sector Saturday is understood to indicate that the
Americans sustained more than 200 casualties and to estimate
the German losses at between 300 and 400.
Secretary Baker is understood to be awaiting more details
before making an announcement, though he probably will lay
the information received before the house military committee
when he appears tomorrow to tell of his trip abroad.
183 MEN CAPTURED. O
The Germans claim to have cap
tured 183 Americans and to have
killed and wounded many more, and
so far there has been no official Amer
ican answer to the claim. This situa
tion will result in a revival of consid
eration at the War department of the
proposal that a daily statement be is
sued from the headquarters of the
American expeditionary forces.
It is realised that German claims,
unless specifically denied from au
thoritativa tourc&s will be regarded
as statements of fact, with inevitable
resulting anxiety to the people in this
country. For that reason Secretary
Baker is disposed to reopen the whole
question with General Pershing.
However, it' is possible that instead of
daily statements on operations ar
rangements will be mdae whereby
enemy claims ot similar nature may
be dealt with by the American com
mander. It has been decided that as soon as
American forces in any considerable
number are again acting as an inde
pendent unit a daily statement as to
its activities will be issued.
Cody Men Hear Gen. Wood
Will Command Division
Camp Cody, N. M.. April 22.
(Special Telegram.) There is an
unconfirmed' rumor here that Major
General Leonard Wood, former chiet
of staff, wi" be sent- here to com
mpnH the 14th division instead ot
General A. P. Blocksom, ordered to
U-,, '
i ta it an.
LINCOLN ATTORNEY DENIES
METCALFE STORIES IN EAST;
SAYS NEBRASKA PATRIOTIC
Washington, D. C, April 22--(Special Telegram.) A vigorous
denial was made today by C. Petrus Petersen, city attorney of Lin
coln, that Nebraska was a hotbed of pro-.German sentiment.
"I have been in the east for some days and everywhere I have
gone I have been met with questions about Nebraska s disloyalty,
said Mr. Peterson." ' .. .
"It is an outrage that Mr. Metcalfe should have made it possible
for the state to get such a reputation, for it is entirely undeserved and
should be promptly denied.
"Nebraska is loyal. On every former Liberty loan the state has
promptly done its full share and in the third Liberty loan now m pro
gress both Lincoln and Omaha, and many other communities have
been far ahead of their schedule in the amount of bonds taken.
Mr. Peterson expressed the greatest indignation over Mr. Met
calfe's giving expression to sentiments reflecting uponsthe loyalty ot
the state and says he proposes to do everything h can while in the
east to make people understand Nebraska is all right.
TURNING MOVEMENTS
- ween 300 and 400 in Report
MANY HUNS SLAIN
IN VAIN EFFORT TO
PIERCE JLS. FRONT
Shell-Pitted Ground Covered
With German Corpses After
Repulse of Furious Drive
by Americans.
(By Assnilnt(l Tress.)
With the French Army in France,
Sunday, April 22. When an entire
German regiment, reinforced by storm
troops, attacked the sector held by
American troops near Seicheprey,
General Pershing's men fought the
most serious engagement they have as
vet exnerienced.
The attack was made by a consider
able force and indications show that
important preparations were made for
it. Unusual precautions were imme
diately taken along the whole sector
of the front as soon as the ocrman
intention was known.
Attack Led by Storm Troops.
An extremely heavy hostile bom
rdment with noison gas shells
I bardmen
I (ContlniK
(Continued on I'(te heven, Column Four.)
POINT
Attempt to Capture Arras and
Lens by Attacks at Robecq
and Mesnil Anticipated 'J
by Allies.
(By Assorlnlrd Treti.)
Events long the battle line
in France and Belgium seem
to be shaping themselves for a
resumption of the great Ger
man offensive. Since the sav
age attack - on the American
forces at Seicheprey on Satur
day there has been no fighting
of an extraordinary nature
along the front, but there have
been indications that the Teu
tons are almost ready to re-,
sume the sledge hammer blows
they have been aiming at the
allied armies.
Unless recent operations
have been feints, it is probable
that the coming week will wit'
ness two great turning move
ments by the Germans. , One
probably will pivot on the vil
lage of Robecq, northwest of
Bethune, on the southern side.
of the salient driven into the
allied lines back of Armen
tieres. The other is expected
to develop at or near Mesnil,'
north of Albert, on the north
side of the Somme salient.
r KUn i AL ATTACKS FAIL. '
"The purpose ''of these movement
will be to cut deep into the allied. ,
lines on each side of the promontory
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letiuui ctiiu icilillliaica Ull . U1U
Arras-Lens front. The Germans '
have attempted two great frontal at
tacks on the defenses of Lens and
Arras, but they have been repulsed
with terrible losses to the attackers;
These losses were inflicted upon tht ;
enemy before he reached the stronger
allied positions in that sector and
since the second defeat at Festubert
and nivnrhv tVlj. f..rm9fii tta.r nr.1 .
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cared to take up the task of drivinj
the Canadians from their position!
along Vimy ridge and on each end oi
that great natural bulwark befon
Arras.
If successful attacks were to be
launched by the Germans at Robecc
and Mesnil, the British might be
forced to withdraw from Arras with,
out having a chance to defend theii
positions there. Heavy artillery fire
at both places' has been reported and
a local attack at Mesnil showed thai
the Germans were capable at that
point of resuming offensive opera
tions. LINE OF LYS NOW CALM.
Along the line of the Lys, south
west of Ypres, on the northern front
there has not been any notable fight
ing, nor have the Germans essavec
the breaking of the Belgian lint
north of Ypres since King Albert'!
men smashed a great assault on thai
part of the front.
South of Albert, at Villers-Breton-
neux, there has been a continuous
artilery duel for the last two days and
a German attack there may be ex
pected soon. On the line held by the
French from Albert south to Mont-
didicr and thence east to the old bat
tle line, there has been lively artil
lery fighting. . ,
"The attack on the Americans at
Seicheprey, east of St. Mihiel, now
appears to have been a carefully
planned operation which had as it!
object the piercing of the American
lines or perhaps the splitting of the
American and French forces, whict
are holding adjacent positions there
It met with defeat, however, and tht
line which was dented by the fury
of the Teuton attack has again been
restored. ,
SIX OMAHA BOYS
ATFUNST0NWIN
SHOULDER BARS
Six Omaha boys at Camp Funston
have passed examinations in the army.
They are , Frank Keel, Ware Hall,
Wayne Se'lby, Andrew Harold Mc
Connell, Phil Flanagan and Andrew
Thomas Reed, a negro boy. , .'--
Reed is the only negro from . Ne
braska to pass the examinations. '."
The men are home on a 15-days'
furlough, but will report to their re
spective companies at Funston to te-.
ceive thtir commissions. ,
Nebraska passenger on
Missing Naval Collier
Washington, April 22. Two addi
tions to the passenger list of the miss
ing naval collier Cyclops were an
nounced today by the Navy depart
ment. They are:
Carpenter John M. Groff. U. S.
509 North Poplar street, Grand Isl
and, Neb. i ,
Gunner Chatfield C Staley.- U, S.
X., 1367 Sunnyside avenue, Chicago
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