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TEUTONS LAUNCH
HEAVY GAS ATTACK
AGAINSTAMERICANS
Fifteen Thousand Mustard Shells Followed By Intense
Artillery Fire;1 Enemy Airplanes Appear at Same
Time: One Brought Down and Another Dam
aged By Anti-Aircraft Guns.
i n (By Associated Press.)
With the American Forces on the French Front, May 6.
The Germans launched a heavy gas attack against the Ameri
can troops on the Picardy front during the night. Early in the
evening they sent over 15,000 shells, composed chiefly of mus
tard gas, within a brief period. These shells were followed by
an intense artillery fire at midnight. Several hundred gas shells
were dropped into the American lines.
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Enemy ah"planes appeared over the
American lines about the same time.
Anti-aircraft guns brought down one
German machine and damaged an
other. The extreme activity of the artil
lery and aviators, the rifle- fire and
night flares and the reported move
ments behind the enemy lines in this
sector may torecast a new infantry
attack, but General Pershing's men
are ready for any emergency. They
are countering the enemy prepara
tions blow foi blow, keeping up a
harassing artillery, rifle and machine
gun fire and are actively patrolling.
IN GOOD SPIRITS.
The spirit of the Americans is ex
cellent. They are eager to fight and a
typical expression is: "Let Fritz
start something. He'll get all that is
coming to him."
A young French captain who
trained the men now in the Picardy
lines told the Associated Press today
he never haa seen finer material.
"AH are of one mjnd," he said, "to
fight fast and hard and to finish the
war quickly."
Penefate German Lines.
Low visibility prevailed over the
Luneville and Toul sectors, as well as
south of Verdun, today, restricting op
erations by both sides. There was
virtually no activity during the day
light hours, but during the night the
enemy heavily bombed the lines in the
direction of Seicheprey and those
northeast of Toul, while south of
t Verdun the Germans displayed great
nervousness, throwng up many Hares.
It has been established that the
troops in that section came recently
from Flandirs. Along the lines near
Luneville the American patrols have
been active ind have penetrated the
enemy lines once more. They found
that the enemy had not reoccupied
raided portions of their posit'ons and
that the town of Anservillers, with
the exception of one stone house, had
been completely demolished by the
Americam artillery fire. Many Ger
man dugouts under the buildings had
been made useless. Prisoners cap
tured from an observation post di
vulged much useful information and
said they had just come to this front
from Russia.
County Board Member ,
Accused of Sedition
Lincoln, May 6. Attorney General
Reed announced today that he had
mailed to, Thurston county, this state,
a complaint charging Christopher C.
Frum, a member of the county board
of tha,t place, with violating the state
sedition law by attempting to dis
courage farmers from planting wheat.
May Temperature, Record
Broken in New York City
New York,May 6. Today was the
hottest May 6 in the history of the
city's bureau. At midday the official
thermometer registered 84, breaking
by i four degrees the record estab
lished May 6, 1896.
The Weather
For Nebraska: Generally fair Tues
day and Wednesday; cooler Tuesday.
', Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
. Hour. Deg.
6 a. m..
6 a. m . .
T a. m..
'8 p. m . .
J a. m..
10 a. m . .
11 a. m..
12 m
1 p. m..
2 p. m..
3 p. m..
4 p.m..
S p. m t
P. m 84
7 P. m 83
8 p. m 81
Comparative Local Record.
1918. 1917. 1918. 1915.
Highest yesterday .. 84 61 90 60
Lowest yesterday .. 61 38 68 36
Uean temperature ..72 60 78 43
Precipitation T .00 T .09
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
S'ormal temperature 69
Excess for the day 13
Total exoess since March 1 321
Normal precipitation 12 Inch
Deficiency for the day 12 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 1.68 Inches
Deficiency for the day 12 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 1.68 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 3.45 Inches
Excess for cor. period. 1917 l.H inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1916. .3.06 Inches
Beports From Stations at 7 P. M.
Station and Stat Temp. Htgh- Raln-
or weatner. 7 p. m. est.
Cheyenne, part cloudy ..64 66
Davenport, rata 60 70
Denver cloudy 64 72
Pes Moines, clear 76 76 '
Podge City, pt. cloudy. . SO 82
Lander, part cloudy ... 61 68
North Platte, pt cloudy 76 78
Omaha, part cloudy .... 83 84
fall
.00 .46
T
.22
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.00
.00
T
X indicates trace of precipitation.
' L. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
MILLARD HOTEL
SOLD; TO BECOME
PUBLICMARKET
Deal Made for $150,900;
Rosoff Brothers to Install
Market Modeled After
One in 'Frisco.
Omaha soon is to boast a new pub
lic market where all kinds of meats
and vegetables will be on sale the
year around.
This -is the announcement made by
Jake Rosoff, who, with his brother,
now operates the public market in
the First National Bank building.
This new public market will cover
the entire lower floor of the Millard
hotel which was yesterday bought
from Rome Miller for $150,000 by
Weiner Bros., Epstein Bros, and the
Kosotf brothers
The Millard hotel has a ground
floor space of 132 feet by 154 feet
and at one time was the leading hotel
of the west,
The new owners will spend $60,000
in remodeling the new property,
which will be handy for the use to
which it will be put. It is located on
the corner of Thirteenth and Doug
las and has trackage in the rear.
Modeled After Frisco.
The public market will be modeled
after the San Francisco market house,
where housewives come with their
market baskets to make purchases for
the family. Various stalls will handle
every commodity needed in the home,
Rosoff Bros, will have nothing to
do with the operation of the hotel,
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Jake Rosoff, manager of the Public
Market, says that he is so taken with
the success of the present venture
that he is sure it is just what the
people want, only on a larger, scale,
and no expense will be spared in
making the market a place where all
will be glad to go with their market
baskets,
Agreement Reached on
Draft Law Amendments
Washington, May 6. An agreement
on the bill extending the selective
draft law to youths 21 years of age
since June 5, 1917, was reached today
by the senate and 'house conferees.
The amendment of Representative
Hull of Iowa providing that the addi
tional registrants shall be placed at
the (bottom of present eligible lists
was retained.
The conferees also adopted an
amendment which General Crowder
opposed, requiring registration of
men already in the military service
who have attained their majority since
last June 5.
Four Americans Awarded
French Cross of War
With the American Army in France,
May 6. One American officer and
three privates were awarded the cross
of war at a hospital near Verdun last
night for gallantry displayed in the
recent raid by German shock troops
on American positions. The soldiers
decorated are:
Lieutenant Harry J. Kelly, Ottawa,
Ills.; Private Dewey D. Smith, Steens,
Miss.; .Private George A. Hopkins,
Baltimore, Md
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Brown, Brooklyn, N. Y,
i iivan
Two of Bold Robber
By Police
Following a gun battle last night
between Pol ce Officer Harry Buford
and four a.leged footpads, Ernest
Billingsly, 2626 Franklin street, and
George Can-. 2414 Patrick avenue,
were arrested. I wo men escaped.
All were negroes.
.Fohce think this Rantr has been ter
rorizing North Twenty-fourth" s'treet
citizens, for two weeks. Holdups
have been reported from this neigh
borhood neirly everv mailt dunnar
the period. ,
Ihe four men entered an automo
bile belonging: to Commissioner Jo
seph B. Hummel, parked at Twenty
fourth and Seward streets, and at
tempted to drive it away. Harry
Hummel, chauffeur for the commis
sioner, nearly a block away, rushed
back beforu they could start the
motor, , '
To Readers of The Bee: v
Following out my practice of
keeping our readers informed of
changes in The Bee organization
that may be of outside interest I
wish to announce that the position
of managing editor of The Bee will
be filled by Thomas F. Sturgess as
successor to Monroe Reeves, who
has resigned. Mr. Sturgess has
been connected with The Bee organ
ization in various capacities for
many years, more recently as editor
and manager of the Twentieth Cen
tury Farmer, which is now being
merged with the Nebraska Farmer.
WILSON ORDERS
AIRCRAFT GRAFT
CHARGES PROBED
Sculptor Borglum Reiterates
Assertions That Pro-German
Intrigue and Criminal Lia
bility Can Be Established.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 6. Talk of graft
ana mismanagement in me national
airplane construction program, heard
for months in senate debate and
MAJOR GENERAL SQUIER,
capitol lobby gossip, culminated today
in a presidential order for an investi
gation by the Department ot Justice.
Almost , simultaneously it became
known that Major General Squier,
chief signal officer and until recently
Quizon 3orglum
I Noted American sculptor, who ore.
fers serious charges with respect to
air service.
in rlirect charcrp of armv svi.tinn i-A
, "j . . .ui,u, nau
aemanaing a military court ot inquiry,
(Continued on Page Five, Column Three.)
Gang Taken
After Gun Battle
With drawn revolvers the quartet
rushed Hummel, who grappled with
the leader but was unable to hold
him. Officer Buford joined Hummel
and they foll:wed to Twenty-fifth and
Patrick streets, where the four made
a stand.
Billingsly surrendered upon recog
nizing the policeman and the remain
ing three scattered. One of the men
fired three shots at Buford and
escaped do.vn an alley when the of
ficer stumbled over obstructions.
Later Carr was arrested. -
At the station Carr admitted shoot
ing at Buford and that he had stolen
things from Hummel's car. He was
charged wit.l highway robbery and
shooting, with attempt to kill.
Identity of the other two men in
the gang is known.
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Omaha Man,
Is on Duty
CD
D. C. Patterson, jr lieutenant com
mander in the navy, and son of Mr.
and Mrs. D. C. Patterson, sr., 303
North Thirty-eighth avenue, has sent
a small photograph to his parents of
himself and United States Consul
John K. Caldwell, taken in Vladivos
tok, Siberia. Recent cables carried the
information that the bolshevik de
mands that American and French con
suls at Vladivostok be recalled has
met no response. ' '
ANOTHER BLOW
FROM GERMANS
EXPECTED SOON
Huns Fear Ever Increasing
Strength of Ameritan Forces
and Are Likely to Seek
Quick Action.
,' (Br Associated Press.)
On he French Front in France,
May 6. The opinion is virtually
unanimous that the further great blow
which the German staff must inev
itably deliver, if it intends to try to
execute the promises made to the
uerman nation when the offensive was
started, must come soon.
The great activity of the enemy
along the Ypres sector is possibly a
prelude to the opening of a new Ger
man rush there, or is intended to dis
tract attention from a formidable at
tack elsewhere. There is, indeed, a
widespread view that the next move
must come from the German armies
concentrated under General von Be
low, fronting Arras., Some of its di
visions were borrowed by other Ger
man armies for attacks to the north
and the south, but these have since
been replaced and the force gathered
is very powerful.
Fear Americans.
Another factor in compelling them
to seek a rapid decision is the trans
parent fear of the ever-increasing
strength of the American forces.
ENTIRE BOND ISSUE
TO BE DELIVERED
WITHIN FORTNIGHT
Washington, May 6. To supply
Liberty bonds to subscribers prompt
ly, extra shifts of printers were set to
work today by the bureau of en
graving and printing and it is planned
to deliver all bonds within two weeks.
About 18,000,000 bonds already, have
been printed and more than 10,000,000
have been distributed throughout the
country by the treasury.
Secretary McAdoo formally an-
nounced that he would make allot
ments of all subscriptions in fulL
The total subscriptions tabulated by
the treasury tonight was nearly $3,-
500,000,000 and nearly a half million
more probably will be reported before
the total is announced, some time
after next Monday-
Aspyxiqting Gas Injected
Into Letters by Germans
Paris, May 6. Germans are credit
ed, in reports jeceived here, with in
jecting asphyxiating gas into letters
sent home by prisoners in their
camps. A woman living in the village
of La Sicotiere recently was ill for
several days, after opening a letter
rom a French prisoner in Germany.
Un the same day it is said another
woman received a letter also contain
ing gas from her husband, also a pris
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oner in pavana.
Naval Officer,
at Vladivostok
The picture was taken on the United
States cruiser Brooklyn, near the dock
at Vladivostok two months ago, its
crew being assig.ied to guard duty.
Lieutenant Commander Patterson,
who is flag officer under Admiral
Knight, has been in the navy for 13
years. He visited his parents in Oma
ha about a year ago, prior to leaving
on an Asiatic cruise.
RED CROSS HEADS
III SESSION HERE
HEAR YPRES HERO
N
Nebraska Campaign Directors
Meet With Division Offi
cials From Chicago !
' for Conference.
Red Cross directors from 75 Ne
braska counties were In Omaha Mon
day conferring with officials of the
state organization and central group
in regard to methods to be pursued
in the next drive for funds, which
begins May 22 and nds May 27,
The auota for Nebraska will be
$1,300,000, of which Omaha's portion
will be $200,000.
A luncheon was given the directors
at the Chamber of Commerce at
noon. Bernard E. Sunny, Bell tele
phone official, of Chicago, spoke, say
ing that the national Red Cross head
quarters was proud of the enthusiasm
and efficiency of the Nebraska organi
zation. Bruce D. Smith, Chicago, president
of the central division, said he was
confident Omaha and Nebraska would
be among the first over the top in
the next .drive, as in their other war
activities.
Nebraska's War Record.
He said Nebraska has the record
of first place in the central division in
manufacture of hospital garments,
surgical dressings and refugee cloth
ing for the Red' Cross, and has fur
nished 22 per cent of the whole.
Sergeant Baldwin, Canadian army,
who saw IS months service at the
front, and lost his left leg at the bat
tle of Ypres, was introduced and
given a great ovation.
"No one knows," he said, "the depth
and nature of the love that one soldier
bears his comrades who have shared
(Continued on Pe Fire, Column Two.)
"Peace Offensive" Branded
As Fiction By German Leader
, (By Associated Fress.)
Amsterdam, May 6. "The -assertion
of Lord Robert Cecil that Ger
many will undertake a 'peace offen
sive' if shfrwloes not succeed in over
coming the allies is the latest means
whereby entente statesmen are seek
ing to stimulate the war ardor of their
people, whoie belief in the justice of
their own cause is vanishing," says
Baron von Dem Bussche-Hadden
hausen, German under secretary for
foreign affaiif, in an interview pub
lished in Berlin newspapers in reply
to the statement of the British minis
ter of blockade last week.
In this statement Lord Robert said
the failure of Germany's "knockout
offensive" oa the western front would
result in a great peace offensive in
his opinion.
"Let the British people deal with
such maneuvers as they will," said
the German under secretary. "The
jwordJfirst has to speak. O ur task is
GAINS SCORED BY
AUSTRALIAN AND
CANADIAN TROOPS
Anzacs Advance Between Ancre and Somme Rivers and in
Arras Sector; Allied Infantry Keeps Up Heavy Fire
In Quarters Where Enemy Is Assembling
Guns for Big Battle.
(By Associated Press.)
Australian and Canadian trooos are in action nn tV R':.t.
lines along the vital sectors of the battle front in France.
The Australians have struck the German, n MArl.
court between the Ancre and
auu nave ouvancea meir unes tnree-quarters of a mile a a re
sult of two assaults on the Teutonic positions.
The Canadians have aooeared in the Arr t.,u
south than they have been since the battles in this region began
March 1. This part of the line is most important as it defends
Arras to the southwest and includes localities such as Neuville
Vitasse. Mercatel and Boisleaux-St. Mara, what- ill AM I.
been bitter struggles since the
offensive.
to
VOTERS DECIDE
ON COMMISSION
AT POLLS TODAY
Campaign Lively Until Last
With Each Candidate Hust
ling to Get Under Wire
in Good Form.
The candidates brought their cam
paign to a close last night with a
whirlwind finish. Some hired halls
and others spoke at street corners
Mayor Dchlmari and 'his running
mates commended themselves and
condemned their opponents, and the
allied candduates did likewise.
The case has gone to the voters,
who will today decide the question of
who will serve the city for the next
three years as commissioners..
The mayor promised that, if re
elected, he will keep Omaha progress
ing as it has during the 12 years of
his administrations. The allied can
didates declared that Omaha will
progress in a better manner if they
are elected.
Throw Fed Bombs. '
Personalities were freely indulged
in during the evening. Speakers for
the Jim Dahlman ticket defended the
mayor in his attack upon Ed P. Smith,
while the all es uttered strong words
against the mayor on account of his
criticism of Smith.
Slates wi(i be smashed today as
they have never been smashed be
fore. A man living in the Hanscom
park district last night showed a
bunch of straw votes he had taken in
his neighborhood and the evidence
was that no two were alike.
Organizations for getting the vote
out have been recruited with care.
The administration forces, allied can
didates, falconer for Commissioner
club, Harry B. Zimman club, Church
rederation and others will have
workers out all day. The probable
vote today has been estimated from
25,000 to 30,000, with 28,000 as a con
servative estimate, anticipating favor
able weather
Zimman Is Confident.
Harry B. Zimman concluded1 a
strenuous speaking campaign with a
feeling of quiet confidence that he will
be elected.
The polls will be ooen until 8 n. m.
in 1S4 voting districts. The spirit of
ths commission form of city govern
ment in this rtate is to vote for seven,
notwithstanding importunities from
various quarters to vote for less.
Election Commissioner Moorhead
has received a few returns from ab
sent soldirrs who are registered
voters. Some have been received
from Newport News, Va. Yesterday
Mayor Dahlman received telegraphic
information that the ballots had not
been received by the Omaha soldiers
at Camp Funston and Fort Riley, but
the election commissioner stated that
(Continued on Psite Five, Column One.)
to break wi'h hard steel our enemies'
destructive aims against our achieve
ments and integrity. We have at
tained gigantc successes. We can
face he fut.ire with firm confidence.,'
The baron, who was formerly sec
retary of the German embassy at
Washington, continued:
"It is known that the successes of
the German arms in the west, which
have not by any means come to an
end, have made a tremendous im
pression in entente countries. Wide
circles in Great Britain perceve that
tlie entente frequently missed the
psychological moment for the conclu
sion of peace
"Xhe govirnments of the western
powers are blamed because, as is well
known, the secret treaties concluded
by them prove they have set up im
perialistic aims of conquest for the
sake of which they want to tontinui
the war until they have completely
defeated their opponents,"
the Somme rivers, east of Amiens.
Germans launched their great
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AMERICANS UNDER FIRE.
American troops, on the French
front not far from Montdidier, have
been under a storm of shells for ths
last couple of days, projectiles con
taining high explosives being mingled
with those charged with poisonous
gas fired ina ths lines held by Gen
eral Pershing's men. ' - - .
Along the rest of the tront in
France there have been no engage
ments of unusual character, nor ha,
the Italian front been attacked as yet
by the Austrian who have assembled ,
there. ..,'.Z, ',.";:;,;
The British forces which have .
been holding the town of EiAalt, east
of the Jordan and northeast of Jeri
cho, for about a week have been com
pelled again to abandon the place be-
f e it. a -,
iurc superior iorces oi iurKisn ana
German troops. The British, how
ever, are stih maintaining their con
trol of the crossings of the Jordan
further south, - t'
Heavy Fighting Foreseen. '
From the official reports andLlpe-,
cial dispatches filed by ( Correspond
ents at the front there come intima
tions that 'heavy fighting may be re-
sumed at auy time. The fact that
heavy raini are falling may have a
great deal to do with the delav in th
German drive, but the allies hold hiVh
ground, from which they can observe
the German positions, which are gen
erally in the lowlands, and have kept
up a heavy artillery fire in sector
where the Gtrmans have been assem
bling or have been at work in bring
ing up guns for. the battle which is
virtually certain' to come. '
There is a feeling along the French -front
that' be:' -Germans mav attack
in the Ypres. Arras and Amiens sec
tors at the same time. These blows.
while carried on independently, would
really be phases of a new attempt to '.
cut through the lines in the Somme 1
sector, elim'r.ate the Arras Sector and,
carry the high ground to the south-"
west of Ypres. ' ( - v ' v
Strong forces Menace Arras.
It has been pointed out bv observ.
ers that an attack on the Arras sec
tor, either on the apex between Ar
ras and Lens or on the sides of th. -
allied lines as they stretch back from " ;
those cities, .must come before the
Uermans can hope to carry their ad
vance in either Flanders or Picardv
much further., It is reported that .
heavy forces tre being assembled be-
lore Arras lor the expected attack.
Little relative to the international
situation in Austria has come over
the cables, but from Serbia sources
it is learned vhat on at least two oeca- '
sions there have been clashes be
tween the Slovenian population of
that country and the Germans.
The methods by which the German
military authorities have dealt with
the Ukrainians have been denounced
in both Berlin and Vienna by socialist
leaders.
Two U. S. Generals Relieved r.
Of Positions in France
With the American Army in
France, May 6, Brigadier General
Benjamin Alvord, adjutant, general of
the American expeditionary forces,
and Brigadier General A. E. Bradley, ;
chief surgeon, have been relieved of
their positions on account of ill health !
and are returning to America.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Davis
will act as adjutant general and CoL
Merritt W. Ireland as chief surgeon.
Flier Dies of Injuries x
From Airplane Crash
Fort Worth, Tex., May 6. Lieu
tenan; Fred E. Keep of East Milton,'
Mass., flying instructor at Taliaferro
field, died today from injuries re
ceived last week when his machine
fell. , , -
He had been located here since No-
vember, coming to Texas after hav
ing received his commission at a Can- '
adian. field. This was his second ac-
cident.
Two Women Executed :
In France as Spies
Nantes, France, May 6. Two wo-,
men spies, Josephine Alvarez and
Victorine Faucher, condemned to
death by court-martial January 2
were executed this morning
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