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BEST OF ALL COLORED COMICS F'OR YOUNG AND OLD WITH THE SUNDAY BEE OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY . 31, 191812 PAGES Os Trtlai, at Hotel Nw Standi. Etc.. to. TWO CENTS. gpjp The Omaha Daily Bee . : VOL. XkVH NO. 298. fM) n - , -if RAIL MEN I III Li IJII I Y BYRfl'ADOO Strike Means Blow at U. S. and Will Not Be Tolerated, Director General Wires Union Leaders. Washington', May 30. Rail ' road employes were reminded tonight by Director General McAdoo that they are em ployes of the United States in time of war, and that a strike means a blow at their own gov ernment and the hampering of transportation essential to pro ' tect the hundreds of thousands of American boys fighting on the battle fields of Europe. In a telegram to the heads of all labor unions having shop men among their members, Mr. McAdoo served notice that the government cannot be coerced or intimidated and called upon railroad men to remain at their duty and rely upon him and the new board of railroad wage and working conditions for iust consideration of their claims. He asked the union, leaders to urge upon their men by wire the wisdom and patriotisnr-of this course. STRIKE UNPATRIOTIC. "The strike of certain shopmen, machinists, etc., in the railroad, shops at Alexandria, Va., has created a pain- . ful impression," said the director gen- - eral's message. "I cannot believe that these men knew what they were do ing They are empioyes now &f he United States government; therefore .this was a.striks against the govern ment of the United States. "It is the first time in the. history of our government that any of its employes have attempted a strike. Such actio, is incredible. For the good of our beloved country and for the honor of railroad men in the ser vice everywhere I hope that there will be no repetition of what every one must condemn as unpatriotic in the highest degree. , -N "Suppose that railroad employes should strike against the directions of their government and hamper the operation- of the railroads at a time when! transportation is essential to orotect the hundreds of thousands of American boys now fighting on the battle fields . of Europe, to save the lives and property and liberty of rail road employes serving here at home what would happen to our country? , ihe kaiser would probably get it. Loyal Support Demanded. TVVe cannot all get exactly what, we want in this world, nor can we win this war unless each and every .. mi- . i .. . . . . citizen is wining , 10 suDmic to tne laws oi the land and the decisions of those m authority. "The railroad men particularly must give unswerving and loyal support to our government no matter what our individual views and disappointments nay be, relying upon a fair hearing of our complaints and the justice of - aur cause and accepting patriotically he final decisions of those in author ity who under our laws are charged with the responsibility of making . ;nem. . ,- Amiens Bombarded ' : ; With Increasing Intensity London, Mayv3l. The Daily Mail correspondent at British headauarter in France says that the shelling of wkijiuu mo iiuca sonic oi incm very far behind is becoming more intense. . . . , .... Amiens, adds the correspondent, " las been bombarded -vigorously in the last 24 hours, coinciding with the in creased activity of German air raid ers. . The Weather For Nebraska Partly cloudv Fri. day; probably local thunder showers in east portion: Saturday irenerallv fair and cooler, D. .. 70 m. . m.. m.. in., m.. m.. m.. tn.. m. . m.. m.. p. m. . p. m. . p. ni.. p. m.. Comparative Local Record. X 1911. 1917. MIS. 1915. ...7 4 " 2 7 ...79 67 Bl 19 .'..78 60 73 61 r..0 .60 .90 .91 Highent yesterday lowest yesterday Mean temperatura Precipitation Temperature and reclpltatlon departures Normal temperatura .....'.., Rxcesr for the. day ........ .-j . , Total excess since Mach 1..., Normal precipitation , . rwirienejr for the day Til rainfall sine Mar. 1, 1S. IWielenry gincs Mar. 1. MS..., Kx'-ess for cor. period 1917 ... Deficiency for cor. period 116. iu. normal . 67 11 I 4.12 I m inch 09 inch B.tT inches j. inches .44-inch J.8I inches 10 " CANTIGNYWILL BE REPEATED THOUSAND-FOLD AND SPELL .'DOOM OF KAISER AND KAISERISM, DECLARES LONDON NEWS London, May30. -Commenting on the capture of Cantigny by the Americans, the Evening News says: "Bravo! ' The young Americansi Noth in today's battle narrative from the front is more exhilarating than the account of their fight at' Cantigny. . It was clean cut from beginning to end, like one of their countrymen short stories, and the short story of Cantigny is going to expand into a full length novel which will write the doom of the kaiser and kaiserism. v ' - J . "We expected it. We have seen these j oung Americans in London, and merely to glance at them was to know that they are conquerors and broth ers in that great Anglo-Saxon-Latin compact which will bring downy the diabolical Prussian ideal with its poisons and calculated infamies, to enthrone chivalrous humanity again. , ' "They do not-swagger and they have no war illusions. They have done their first job with swift precision, characteristic of the United States, and Cantigny will one day be repeated a thousand fold. On that day the kaiser's crown will go to the allied museum. 2,000 TROOPS ADD WAR COLOR AS OMAHA HONORS HERO DEAD Imposing Memorial Services Held at Auditorium, and Veterans in Big Parade Cheered by Throngs. An inspiring parade and a big patriotic meeting in the Auditorium were features of Memorial day in Omaha. Nearly 2,000 United States soldiers from FortXrook and Fort Omaha swung down Far- nam street to the inspiring music of the Forty-first regi ment band. The boys in khaki were fine examples of Uncle Sam's fighting men, and 'all along the line of march the crowds cheered and applauded theni. Cadets and Veterans. After them came detachments from the Creighton college cadets and Commercial High school cadets. The Omaha fife and drum corps headed the Spanish war veterans and finally came the grey veterans of the civil war, stepping along vigorously over the cobble stones in spite of their years. The parade was marshaled by Col cnel, Grant. It marched down Far flatnre'ei'fr.ofr down Fifteenth t6 the Auditorium. At Ihe city hall Colonel Abner Pickering and Colonel T. M. Bannister reviewed the parade from a stand on which were also members of the Grand Army of the Republic and Spanish war veterans. The day, following rain in the morning, was bright and pleasant. In the morning the various posts of the Grand Army in Omaha visited the cemeteries and decorated the graves. Crowds At All Parks. With clearing weather, large crowds flocked to the amusement parks where the day was spent in picnicing and boating, dancing and so on. The moving picture houses did a big busi ness in the afternoon and evening while the eitw parks were filled with men, women nad children. A feature of the day was the prayer services held in some churches and in numerous neighborhood prayer meet ings. This was in accordance with President Wilson's request that all over the country the people observe the day in prayer and lasting, seeking victory for the allied arms. Prayer Meeting Held. In the evening a prayer meeting was hed in Hanscom park. Mayor Smith introduced Rev. T. J. Mackay who presided. The opening invoca tion was by Archbishop Harty. Rev. C'N. Swihart of Grace Lutheran church . spoke on "The American Camp,""telling of what he saw while in Young Men's Christian association work at Deming, N. M. Father Gluba spoke on "Foreign Born Patriots." Congressman Stephens spoke on "The Battle , Front." The closing prayer was by Rabbi Frederick Cohn. The .singing of patriotic sons was led by; a large jhoi:. The audience united in a prayer for victory pre pared by Bishop A. L., Williams. , Meeting at Auditorium. - Reaching the Auditorium, the 41st infantry band, the soldiers from Forts Crook and Omaha, the High school and Creighton cadets marched past.J oisDanaing on Jackson street. Ihe Grand Army men, the Spanish war (Continued oa Pace Two,; Column One.) Graves of Lusitania Victims At Queenstown Are Decorated Queenstown, May ". 30. Memorial day was observed here by the decora tion of the graves of the victims of the. Lusitania buried in this vicinity. A detachment of American troops and members of the American consu lar staff participated in the ceremony. The detachment, numbering 100 men and officers, marched to, Queenstown cemetery, where the impressive ser vices- were neid., - , London. May ' 30. The craves of American soldiers and, sailors who met death at sea, in the air or from natural causes which are- now scat- tered over England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, were decorated today bv representatives of th AmonVan RoH C mem U - T ir A 1 . Y ""u. i,,c ' v,. t. memorial oy exercises were attended by lanre numbers of Amriranc . j TUU , .1.. : ' " iyn",ca" Army n (France, May 30. Frpm Flanders to j Switzerland, and from the jattle line Rl ALTO OPENS; HUGE CROWDS TO SEE FILM PALACE New Motion Picture Theater Exceeds Expectations of Throngs Out First Night. Hats off to the Rialto. "America's most beautiful movie theater," which was opened last night to thousands of Omahans who declared this master piece of the builder's art. "I feel confident that it is the last word in theater construction," re marked President A. H. Blank of the Rialto company, while he was re ceiving congratulations .from right and left. Mr. Blank expresses the opinion of all who attended the opening, because one must see this artistic and imposing structure really to appreciate what has been going on in Omaha during recent months at Fifteenth and Douglas streets. Like Land of Fairies. One imagines he has been trans ported to some land of storybook 4orewhert" he "beholds the vista oil mural paintings, the triumphal arch and the Corinthian columns; and when he looks upward at the grand vaulted dome with ,the candalabra of onyx and bronze, his senses are furth- ther soothed as the changing shades of lights are dispensed in 59ft floods. A feature of the opening was the appearance of Florence Ellsworth, F.linor Lockie, Allegra Fuller and Ruth Gordon, known as "The Lib erty Quartet." Harry Silverman as orchestra leader won a share of the applause and Kenneth Widenor at the grand organ demonstrated his mastery of this instrument of 2,500 pipes. The synchronization of music with the changing scenes of the pictures is another feature of the Rialto. Many Send Greetings. President Blank, Charles Grotte, Walter Brandeis and John Latenser, sr., of the Rialto company were proud when they witnessed the opening of their magnificent theater. Friends in Omaha and other cities sent floral tributes and good wishes to the management. The opening feature film was John Barrymore in "Raffles." This well known story was vividly portrayed on the screen by a competent com pany of movie actors. Barrymore as the amateur cracksman, Mr. A. J. Raffles, appeared as if he might step out of the pictures, which is a tribute to the film company, for better mo tion pictures have not been seen in Omaha. It may also be stated that the pictures may be viewed without obstruction from any of the 2,500 seats in the Rialto. . , Crowds at Opening. This new movie theater accomo- lished its popularity in a night and it seems fair to predict that it will have a bright tuture. Ihe house was re filled last night as soon as the first show was over. The wide aisles and fireproof con struction were among the outstand' ing featuresand it was evident that the designers and builders omitted no detail for the comfort of patrons. As a show place to which Omaha may point with pride, it occupies a place of its own. to the sea, the American expedition ary forces today arc paying homage to their dead. Wherever American flags are fly ing 'they are at half staff, and before the day is over the star spangled ban ner and flowers will be placed on vir tually every American crave. V At some points the ceremony took place early in the morning, while other exercises were held at various times throughout the day; Oaylight saw some graves decorated.; At one place in the vicinity of Lune ville the graves had been decorated in the morning darkness when the enemy could not see clearly, for the soldiers performing this duty might have drawn German fire, as did the burial party. Here both the Ameri can and French flags were placed on the mounds with : bunches- of wild flowers great blood-red poppies and yellow and white daisies. Children in Austria Collect Bread Crumbs To Succor Starving London, ;May 30. Bread crumbs are being collected by school chil dren in certain parts of Austria to be sent to starving children in Croatia. A newspaper in Sarajevo reports that 48 boxes of bread crambs were dispatched recently from that town. 1 The population of Herzegovina, mostly Slavs, is said to be starving as a result of the', food shortage. Farmers in that region have re ceived only four pounds of flour since Christmas. WHEAT BREAD BARRED DNTIL WAR IS WON Nation Warned There Must Be No Relaxing in Conserva tion Even if Mew Crop Is" Abundant. (By Associated Tress.) Washington, May 30. The nation was warned again today by the food administration that there must be no relaxing in the righteous conservation Is. )i ;vheat if . the necessary shipments ai are to be .made to the American fight ers overseas and the allied peoples. "Every prospect of the wheat situ ation, both, present and future," said the warning, "intensifies the need for the greatest possible limitation in the American consumption of wheat and wheat products. If present restrictions should be in the slightest degree re laxed it woujd result in serious want for the people of Europe before the new crop can reachthe market. Available Supply Short. "The food administration's estimate of June 1 indicates a total available supply until the new harvest of about 56,000,000 bushels. Of this 30,000,000 must be exported before the new wheat is available for export if we are to maintain the absolutely necessary shipments to our army and the allies. That leaves about 26,000,000 bushels for domestic consumption for the next two months. "Normal American consumption is something over 40,000,000 bushels .a month, so that the most liberal con sumption at home would be only one third of normal. Favor Building Up Reserve. "State administrators meeting here this week were unanimous in the view that even if the coming harvest does prove abundant it will be the first duty of the American people to place every grain they can save into storage to build up a reserve against possible bad -years ahead. In consequence there should be no anticipation of unlim ited wheat bread until the war is over. Anti-Typhoid Inoculation To Be Given Workers Free "Washington, May 30. Free anti typhoid inoculation is to be given by the government to protect the health of the nation at this time, when the labor of every. miin possible is needed in winning the war. . , Secretary McAdoo annpunced to night that he had directed the public health service to give the inoculation charge to all who apply at any of its hospitals or field offices. Many of these offices are located in zones sur rounding military cantonments and prevention of typhoid, fever in these zones is a step reducing the risk of interchange of disease between the military and civil populations. . r Germany to Gain Arctic Port by Coup in Finland Moscow, ,May 30. Foreign Minis ter Tchitcherin has sent a note to Count von Mirbach, the German am bassador, announcing that Russia ac cepts the German proposal to begin peace- negotiations -with ' Finland on the basis of the cession of Forts Ino and Ruivola, both on the Baltic, to Russia, which, pledges itself not to fortify them. In return Russia is willing to cede a strip of westerly Murman territory, giving Finland ac cess to the Arctic ocean. Finland, evidently under the in structions of Germany, has been in sisting on .the cession of the Murman territory, making it an indispensable condition to peace negotiations. This will give Germany a port on the Arc tic and' enable it to establish, a sub marine base. AMERICANS ASS A UL TS U-BOAT WARNING GIVEN SHIPS OFF AMERICAN COAST Reports of Hostile Submarines Seen in Southern Waters Brought to Atlantic Ports by Navigators. An Atlantic Port, May 30. Recent reports that German submarines have been lurkhig in southern waters off the Amencan coast were given sup port today with the arrival here of a Brazilian steamship. The passengers said that on Saturday last when the ship was entering the gulf stream off the Florida coast a wireless warning to look out for submarines was re ceived and that the captain imme diately changed his course and made a wide detour before heading again for this port. . Sir Leslie Probyn, one of the pas sengers, former British governor-general oi the Barbados, on his way to Jake the n.ew ppst of SOTempx-aerj,-. eral of Jamaica, said that before leav ing tbe Barbados he heard that a German submarine had been sighted May 16 near Barbados. One report to this effect was made by an Ameri can vessel, another by a British ves sel, he said. "I LOVE HIM," CRIES GRACE LUSK FROM " CELL IN PRISON Waukesha, Wis., May 30. Grace Lusk was raving in her cell today and her cries were for D.r. David Roberts, her lover of other days, whose wife she killed, and for which crime 'she yesterday was convicted of murder in the second degree. "I love him I I love himl Bring him here! I want him! Oh, God, how I love himl Let me kiss himl" Tljen a low moan: "Can't you people understand. I love him how my heart cries for him." Two nurses in the cell are watching the tossing figure on the cot closely. Eating Sauerkraut , Patriotic Service; Is Not German Dish Washington, May 304-Sauerkraut may be eaten without disloyalty. The food administration today ex plained that the dish is of Dutch, "rather than German, origin and that . those who make free use of it will be performing a. very patriotic ser vice by stimulating a greater use of cabbage and thus saving staple foods needed abroad. SWEARS ENGLISH NOBLEMEN Witness Telia, of Book of Blackmail Used to Enslave Person of High Degree. , HELD IN BONDAGE TO GERMANY (Br Associated Frees.) " London, May 30. Noel Pember-ton-Billiiig, member of parliament for East Hertfordshire and publisher of the newspaper Vigilante, opened his defense in his trial in the Bow Street police court today on the cliarge of libeling Maude Allan, dancer, and J. T. Grein, manager of the Independent theater. - Mrs. Velliers Stewart was called to testify to the existence of a book which Femberton-Billing said had been prepared by German secret agents, containing the names of 47,- 000 British persons alleged to be addicted to vice and held in bondage to Germany through . fear of ex posure. Mrs. Stewart, under examination by Mr. Pemberton-Billing, said the book which she had seen, but which was not produced, contained . the names of Ex-Premier Asquith and Mrs. Asquith, Viscount Haldane, former secretary for war, and Justice Uarliiig, who is . trying the case against the member of parliament Another witness, ' Captain Harold Spencer, said he was , shown the book by Prince William of Wied in Albania. He said he did hot re member seeing Mr. Asquith's name in it, but declared the names of Mrs. REPULSE ON CANTIGNY Active Fighting in Lorraine 'Also Reported by General Pershing; U. Sa Airman Prisoner of Germans. (Br Associated Press.) Washington, May 30.-Com-plete repulse of further enemy attacks upon the new Amer ican positions near Cantigny is announced in General Per shing's evening communique issued tonight at the War de partment. . Fighting continues active around Cantigny and in Lorraine. The dispatch follows: "The enemy has been again com pletely repulsed by artillery fire and infantry action in attack against our new positions near Cantigny. rAtillery fighting continues active there and in Lorraine, where it includes the use of gas shells. Under Continuous Fire. The Americans evidently have been subjected to almost continuous at tacks since they stormed their way into Cantigny. In every' case the enemy's waves have been , broken against the stone wall resistance of "trie'Ameilcans. ' 7 This latest German assault appears to have been the heaviest the Teutons have yet essayed in their attempt to evict the overseas men from the vil lage of Cantigny. f American Aviator Taken. With the American Army in France, May 30. An American aviator was captured by the Germans today, after his machine had fallen into No Man's Land. The flight in which the Amer ican's machine was t damaged took place when five American pursuit ma chines engaged with a German aerial squadron while protecting a party of British bombers who were returning from a raid early this' morning. Two of the enemy machines were shot down and another was forced to land, out of control Shipping Board Disapproves Strenuous Riveting Contests Philadelphia, May 30. Riveting contests carried to the point of speed ing up one man's work at the expense of the general efficiency of the plant are not favored by Chairman E. N. Hurley of the federal shipping board. "The record for a month is much more important than a record for a day," said Mr. Hurley today. "Contests which cause men to over work themselves for the sake of es tablishing new records, with the result that they are," incapacitated for sev eral days afterward and the general system .of the yard is demoralized, are to be discontinued. What we are try ing to do is to encourage a spirit of sportsmanship that will stimulate all 1 the men to-do their best at all times." Asquith and Viscount Haldane were there. ' . Captain Spencer declared political pressure had, been brought to bear to suppress ! the matter in September last, when "a political crisis was on and they were trying to bring Asquith back to power." He said he wrote the article which contained the alleged libel and which was based on a letter from Marie Corelli, the novelist. Last September he had heard of a camarilla in financial cir cles .whose object was to get Asquith back, in power and make a German peace. As a precaution, he informed American naval headquarters so that the-plot might be frustrated. "Admiral Mayo and his secretary came to me and got the whole state ment,'' he said. Asked whether he knew of operations of the camarilla between England and" Germany,- the witness replied: "They have had messages sent be tween England and Germany with this intelligence. One of the prin cipal messages, he learned from per sons who had reported to the in telligence department, was a well known English society woman, Mrs. George Keppel. He had seen Mrs. Keppel come back from Holland' HUMEET REBUFF IN BIG PLUNGE French Repulse Attacks Behina Soissons; Some of Rheims Forts Fall; Enemy Press ing Toward the Marne. (By Associated Press.) Slowly but surely the plunge of Ihe German crowtf prince'a armies is being halteoVby the French and British , armies. While the momentum of the German masses has not as yet spent itself, there has been a notable slackening of its ad' vance during the past day. The chief efforts of the Ger mans now seem to be devoted . to the widening of the gap they have torn in the positions ot- the allies between . Pinon and Brimont. This vork seems to be progressing slowly against the desperate resistance of the - allied forces. ' FRENCH STAND FIRM. ' The French, having fallen back from the limits of the city of Sois sons, have stpod their ground against the attacks of the enemy, and the German official statement fails to show material advances there during' the, day's fighljng. s . ' The French are' here fighting oa familiar ground which has been made historic by numerous battles, some of which are named among the decisive . combats of history. v ' v iu. .... .Li.. ' of the forts before Rheims are saidv to have fallen, which was to -be ex- , pected from the fact that they have been outflanked by the tide of inva sion that, has swept far to the south oi the ty...--wt ; . , ; - Movement Fanshaped. . , -The fighting has "taken on the fa miliar aspect of the first invasion of France in 1$14, 'the advance of von Mackensen along the Dunajc and the fighting in Tkardy in March. After breaking the French and British de fensive positions, but not breaking ; the allied lines, the Germans are again moving their-forces out in a fan shaped figure, fighting hardest on the flaVks of the extreme front of their advance. ' . .. V ' . The situation while apparently ex- tremely serious, has not assumed the critical aspect of the fighting late in March. The allies are resisting the enemy's attacks stubbornly, giving ground when overpowered and always maintaining a solid front. r Approach Valley of Marne. v .The wave of the' advance is now approaching the valley of the Marne, the nearest, approach to that advance towards Paris being at the village ot Vezill, which lies at the extreme apex of ' the German wedge and is about seven miles from the river. In iv14 the uermans advanced over front extending 'from Braisne, just east of Soissons, to Vauquois, a little west of Verdun. After having reached the Marne, the Teutons , turned the , force of their advance toward the west, and they may be . expected ti repeat their tactics of four years ago. Foch May Launch Blow. The reserve forces at the command of General Foch are now coming into action on ground chosen for the com bat by that master strategist, and it is possible that a blow of tremendous . proportions may be struck somewhere along the front of the German wave, or on its .western side,- which, seems to be open to an attack which mighJ crumple up the German armies to the east of Soissons. : , ' The Americans who captured Cat. igny have beaten off attack after at tack by the Germans. Large German , forces are said to have been gathered to retake the village, and they lave launched savage assaults at the Amer icans, but the latter, with rifle and machine gun fire, have mowed down the advancing Teutons, while the American artillery has smashed the German formations with barrage firy, Americans Hold Their Own." I Along flie American-held positions' in the Toul and Luneville sectors there have been several spirited en- gagements but nowhere have the Ger mans succeeded in penetrating the" American lines. The fighting in the- air in those sectors has been of re- . markable intensity, with the Ameri cans holding their own against the foe. , ,-'-'.- The allied positions in the Flaji; ders sectors have beeo. subjected to' bombardments, but the only infantry fighting there has been initiated by; the French near Dickebusch Lake,' south of Ypres, which improved their positions as the. result of an attaclc on the Germans. " ... - The fighting oh, the Italian front has; not been of an unusual character Union Pacific General . . Eastern Agent Expires ! Tarry town. . Y May 30. R. W.' Tenbroeck, for years general eastern agent of the Union Pacific railroad died at his home at Hillsdale, CoitO bia county. 'V