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SEIZE SOLDIER CHARGED WITH STEALING WHEAT Private Glasscock of Canadian Army, Arrested Near Auburn, Taken to Lincoln for Hear- ing on Extradition. Auburn, Neb., May 31. (Specials- Harry Glasscock, private in Canadian regiment, stationed at Win nipeg, and who was making a' visit while on furlough preceding his going overseas for active duty, was arrested at the home of his parents at Nemaha by Sheriff Rogers. ' Glasscock is wanted at Great Bend, Kan., on a charge of the embezzle ment of a lot of wheat from a farmer for whom he worked. It is alleged during the absence of his employer Glasscock loaded several wagons with wheat, drove to town, marketed the . grain and absconded with the money. After being arrested by the Nemaha rounty officer he refused to go back to Kansas to answer to the charge, and was taken to Lincoln today, for a hearing in regard to his requisition before the governor ' It is said that the colonel of the regiment to which Glasscock belongs has demanded, that the soldier be turned over to the British authorities and Sheriff Rogers contends that the demand, which is in, the form of a letter, has been forged by his pris oner. , memorial day Observed all OVER NEBRASKA Stromsberg, Neb., May 31. (Spe ciaij Memorial day exercises were observed here in an appropriate man ner. The home guards and band es corted the old soldiers and speakers to the cemetery during the forenoon hour, at which time Colonel J. H. Presson addressed the home guards, commenting particularly that he was favorably impressed with the splendid interest manifested in all matters per taining to the world war. In the afternoon the program was held at the Kialto theater. 'Mr. Maggi of Lincoln was the principal speaker The Daughters of the American Rev olution and the relief corps took 'an active part. Harvard Pays Full Honor. Harvard. Neb.. May 31. fSoecial. Harvard paid full honor to the sol diers of the republic, by turning out the largest crowd ever before assem bled here on Memorial day. Rev. I. E. Carney of the Christian church de livered the memorial address. . Jorgensen at Minden. Minden, Neb.,fay 31. (Special.) Sergeant A. C. Jorgensen of the Canadian army, spoke here on Deco ration day. Honor Soldiers of Three Wars. Geneva, Neb., May 31. (Special.) At Decoration services a committee decorated the graves of 81 veterans of the civil war, four of the Spanish- American war, and one of the present war. Rev. R. H. Thompson of the Methodist Episcopal church was speakeT of the day. salemIIutheran flock abandons german service Fremont, Neb., May 31. (Special Telegram.) The Salem Lutheran church his discontinued the use of German jn its services. This is the first church in Dodge county to elimi nate' German and use the English language for all its services. There are two other churches in Fremont that hold services in German, but they have been asked to discontinue the practice and it is understood they will ao so. Eleven cases are set for hearing at the adjourned session of the April term of district court that will begin next Monday. A case of unusual in terest is the damage suit of Hennie Lehman, wife of the Union Pacific section foreman at Ames, against Mrs. Emma Bunn. a wealthy land owner of the Ames vicinity, who asks $10,000 for the alienation of her hus band s affections. In her petition Mrs. Lehman charges that the defendant caused the husband to leave for davs at a time and go to this home. The Northwestern roadbed hetween Scribner and Hopper was damaged by the flood water and traffic for a ne. riod was delayed today. The heavy rains ot the last three days have caused considerable damage to the corn crop in the hill conntry, much of; it having been washed out. The low places have been covered nn Mielton, Neb., May 31. (Special.) Uodge county has taken rank Holmesville School District - To Erect $50,000 Building Beatrice, Neb.. May 31. (Special.) The directors of the Holmesville school district, which recently voted , favorably' on a" consolidated school proposition, state that a modern school building will be erected on iS-acre tract eastof Holmesville, to The graduating exercises of the De Witt High school were held last evening at that place before a large crowd. 'Attorney Carson of Lincoln made an address, and President Fow ler of .the board of -education, pre sented the diplomas. The class num bers 13. Oscar Autritt was elected to teach Spanish in the Beatrice High school. Miss Sarah Weston was elected to teach Latin, There are still, four vacancies in the 1iigh school to be filled. H. C, Goggina of the commer cial department of the school tender ed his resignation and the same was accepted, . ' Lee Daniels, formerly employed as night agent of the Burlington at Wy more, was arrested on "a charge of having' liquor in his possession and giving it to railway employes. He was released on bond. . Nebraska Adventists to Build $60,000 College at Shelton Private John M. Andrews, one of General Pershing's men from France, save a . talk to an audience that crowded the house. " v A committee of Seventh Day Ad ventisti of Nebraska which have vis aed several towns in the state look ing for the suitable location of a chool of their denomination, met the business men here and terms were agreed on whereby the school will be inablished here. Work will be com menced soon on buildings which will tost over $60,000, Kinkaid Candidate I Again in the Sixth Lincoln, "May 31. (Special Tele-gram.)--Congressman Moses P. Kin kaid will be a candidate for republican nomination for congress in the Sixth district,' papers for the filing being re "ived by the secretary of state today. Mr. Kinkaid is serving his seventh successive term in the house, having been first elected in 1904. ., , Campbell Not Candidate. ,"" Lincoln, May 31. (Special Tele gramOW. T. Campbeirof Central City will, not be a candidate for the republican nomination for regent of the University of Nebraska, . having wlihdrawn his filing, made a week ago. Mr. Campbell is connected with the government service along agricultural "iics .ana is prohibited from being a candidate for an elective office unless tie resigns, which he does not care to do, : . v , Beatrice Honors Fallen.- .Beatrice, Neb., May 31. Decora tion day was fittingly observed by a parade of civil war veterans, home guards, f Boy Scouts and other or ganizations. The graves of the fallen heroes in the cemeteries were strewn with flowers. At Athletic park an. lddress was given1y Dr. Cylde Cis- 32 Graduated at Aurora. '." Aurora, Neb., May 3t-(Specia)--Jne of the most successful years in the history of the Aurora schools closed tonight when 32 young men ind women received their diplomas at the High school commencement. The program consisted of orations by six of the graduates. among the few counties of the state that have more than doubled their quota for the Red Cross. While complete reports are not in from all the rural sections, Frank Knapp, countv chairman, said that the total already subscribed is over $55,000 and more to come. Red Cloud News Notes. , Red Cloud. Neb.. Mav to nfl-.'3i Telegram.) Webster county has ex ceeded the apportionment in the Red Cross drive by more than $1,000, ac cording tO rCDOrtS made in the rnnnlv chairman. Walnut Creek oreeinet raised 84 per cent more than its quota. Memorial day exercises were held here, yesterday afternoon. Addresses were delivered bv Rev. Marv f itrheii of Franklin and Attonev Howart Fee of Red Cloud. The superintendent of Webster county reecntly sent out a question naire to determine how many pupils were, attending rural high schools who would not be in school had it not been necessary to go to town school. It was found that out of 51 nuoils in' rural htah school, 29 wfluld not have beenfable to attend had their di trip tin cs- vided high school instruction. a small tornado visited the south partof town last night and worked considerable damage to barns and tel ephone and light lines. No one was injured. Thousands at Aurora. Aurora. Neb.. Mav .11 Qn:.t In the presence of the largest crowd ever in Aurora on Memorial day: the memory of departed soldiers of the repuWic was appropriately observed. Thousands of people from the city and county thronged Memorial park -u, vcmciery during the after noon. Hon. Adam f-U,,ll t Wymore delivered a stirring oatriotic oration. FACULTY LACKS IN PATRIOTISM, JOHNSON OPINES Witness at Lincoln Hearing Says Prof. Luckey Eulogized German System and No i Faculty Man' Protested. Lincoln, Neb., May 31. (Special Telegram.) Rrofessor G. W. A Luckey's utterances at a meeting of tht Open Forum club in Lincoln last winter were branded as "tremendous ly brutal and scandalous", by J. W, Johnson, a member of the club, tes tifying today at the board of regents' investigation. At the meeting Professor Luckey eulogized the German school system, told of the fine treatment that had been accorded him and his family while they visited Germany, that he had met th : kaiser and "he was a good looking man, Mr. Johnson tes tified. Mr. Johnson said he got the im pression that some members of the lacuny lacicea patriotism, oecause not one of the professors at the meet ing saw fit "to resent the statements of Professor Luckey. More Against Persinger. Testimony against Professor Per singer was given this afternoon by Professor George E. Condra and Lau ra B. Pleiffer. Dr. Condra declared that orior to the declaration of war, Professor Per singer was not a war advocate and was not strong in support of military drill at the university and did not ursre preparedness. ' . As a member of the executive com mittee of the patriotic league of the university Dr. Condra said a report was made to him that Professor Per singer had refused to ioin the leaeue although he was fairly effective as a canvasser for the liberty loan at the university. V Professor, Pfeiffer testified that in a talk with Professor Persincer in the spring of 1916 the professor at that time defended the German submarine campaign and said, there was no in tenjational law against that weapon. The witness said Professor Persing er defended the action of the five Ger man Lutheran ministers who refused to littend a patriotic meeting in Lin colt) because of religious scruple's. ) Professor Cochran Defends. Trofessor Roy E. Cochran of the university's faculty, took the stand and pictured- Professor Persinger as a man highly in favor of the war against uermany. Professor Persineer. the witness said, was an applicant for overseas duty in the Y. M. C. A. service and had expressed the hope the war would last long enough so that the Ger mans would be given "a taste of what they have given to other countries." During the course of today's hear ing Attorney H. H. Wilson, repre senting the board of regents, an nouncea mat tne inquiry was now complete so far as Professor H. W. Caldwell was concerned. Like Pro fessor Persinger, Professor Caldwell was today described by Professor Cochran as being strongly opposed to autocracy and in favor of the presi dent's war ideals. Congressman Sloan Vigorously Denies Reports of Withdrawal Before leaving Omaha, after his Decoration day engagement here, Congressman Sloan emphatically de nied the reports circulated by demo cratic newspapers of his probable withdrawal from the senatorial race in the following statement: "My attention has been called to statements published in the Lincoln Star and the World-Herald to the ef fect that pressure has been brought on me to withdraw from the sena torial race and that I contemplate doing so. Both statements were and are absolutely false. I announced on the first of the year and later filed as a candidate for the republican sen atorial nomination and nothing has occurred to change or modify my pur pose. The support which has been freely given me during the five months of my campaign has been much greater and more satisfactory than I anticipated. All of it from republic ans and the republican press. "No republican has, up to this time, asked me to withdraw and I see no reason for such statement to have been published in either of said papers, except what might be natural ly suggested by the following facts: "1. After his filing the first edi torial endorsements of Mr. Ham mond's candidacy appeared in two of the leading democratic papers of the state. "2. In the platform of Mr. Ham mond he in two separate paragraphs expressed devotion to the president, who insists upon acting and being the head of the national democratic party. The republican senator to be elected from Nebraska will serve only the first two years of I his six-year term under a democratic president. "3. The same platform announces the submergence of all issues except winning the war, not excepting even efficiency in public service, non sectionalism in national affairs, a protective tariff and other well rec ognized republican principles. "4. The tact that with little criti cism thus far from republican papers, a large percentage of the reoublican papers have endorsed my candidacy, while the democratic press has been severely critical, would probably further explain the unwarranted statement first referred to. "Finally, democratic publicists in Nebraska up to this time have never attempted to nominate republican candidates who would be probable winners at the polls. "I trust that this statement will be accepted as final." HEAVY RAINS DL . NEBRASKA BOOM WHEAT OUTLOOK Kearney, Neb., May 31. (Special Telegram.) Rain extending south be yond Holdrege, north over the Buffalo county line to Broken Bow, west to Gothenburg and Cozad and east to Grand Island, sends the winter wheat crop prospects booming. The rain falling last night was a washout in many places, but loss caused by floods is offset in the value of the rain to the farm community. The heaviest rainfall was reported at Riverdale, four inches. Following are reports received here: Holdrege, 3 inches; Minden, 1 inch; Lowell, 1.25 J inches; shelton, im; uibDon, l.os; Elm Creek, 1.45; Lexington, 4; Over ton, 2; Gothenburg, 3; Callaway, 1.50; Stapleton, .75; Oconto. 1.15; Am herst, 3; Riverdale, 4; Miller, 3; Pleas anton, 2.75; Poole, 3; Ravenna, 2.75; Kearnev." 2.86. Hail was reoorted from Amherst, Lexington and Miller, but not heavy enough to be damag ing. This afternoon a high wind set in. rapidly drying the inundated roads and causing some damage. The can ning factory husking sheds were danr aged by wind. Over $1,000 other minor losses were also reported. GRAND TOTAL IN RED CROSS DRIVE HERE $440,000 Omaha's Oversubscription 120 Per Cent" Says Chairman Buckingham in Making New Report. Whole Corn Fields Washed , Out in Northeast Nebraska J. ,E. Baggstrom, Wausau, Neb., general manager of the Wausau, Crof ton and Bloomfield telephone systems, arrived in the city yesterday with Mrs. Baggstrom, who is at Immanuel hospi tal for an operation. Mr. Baggstrom reports the crops in his section badly damaged by the heavy rains and it will be necessary to replant much corn. In some instances whole fields have been washed out. SOLDIERS JOIN x PEASANTS IN RUSS REVOLT IN KIEV Moscow, May 31. Strong revolu tionary detachments of demobilized Russian soldiers and peasants, equipped with machine guns and ar tillery, have risen in the district of Tschigerine, in the province of Kiev, in an attempt to seize governmental power. The bolshevik government has been asked to send troops to sub diie the revolutionaries. j German forces were fired upon while disarming Ukrainian troops to day at Odessa. The Germans then arrested a number of important per sonages in the Black sea port and took them to the German army headquarters. Peasant disorders are spreading throughout the province, of Podolia. CITY HALL OFFICIAL GOSSIP . Expense Cut Promised in Building i- ' . Inspection Department, Report Says flMMAN TO DROP 8 EMPLOYES Obituary-Notes MRS, MART ELSER, 68 years old, tor 40 year a resident of Omaha, died Thursday afternoon at her home, J119 Ohio street Death was due to heart disease. A daughter, Lillian Elser, urvivea her. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning, and at Sacred Heart church at 9 o'clock. Inter ment will be In Holy Sepulcher ceme tery. ,, ::'. . " ' tR. DON DEROY TALCOTT. who died at his home at Crofton. May 26, after a brief lllnpwt- in n inHnst. nt Iowa university Medical school andJ au ucv-n in uuiivo practice oi meai--ine here since 1804. He was for many, years associated with his brother. Dr. J. M. Talcott , WILUAM W. CLODGH. who set tled on a homestead near Cortland, In 1ST4, died at his home in Beatrice of heart . trouble, aged 72 years. He moved from his farm to Beatrice in 1887, where he has since resided. He Is survived by a widow and six chll-iTn- r v. ., - f,. VINCENT-STNOVEC, a pioneer of Gage .county, died near Barneston, aiced 8L He is survived by a widew and a number of children. - Commissioner imman expects to reduce the staff of the building in spection department from 18 to 10 employes. He will have a chief eivi gineqr under whom Inspectors will work. R. M. Brown, structural en gineer in the building department, has been mentioned in connection with the new position. , City council held up a bill 67 $85.76 incurred by the old city council, for alleged raising of two radiators. A report to the council stated that the superintendent of the city hall did not know of the work for which the charge was made. A Commissioner Ure made the fol lowing appointments which were confirmed by the council: Harry E Coy, counter clerk, $110 per month; Myra Nourse, warrant clerk, $100 i p,er, m'- Bessie Hopper, claim clerk, $100 per month;. Margaret Boekhoff, journal cleVk, $100 per month. William Sievers. Blanche Manning and Marcella Kavanaugh have re signed from the department of ac counts and finance, ' Samuel Freed wn named t;... inspector and marketspaster at $130 P" Ri'!- but the appointment was held Mf t the request of the mayor. f City council resolved not to buy trie Eagle hall at Florence for fire engine purposes, as was authorized at tpe city election. , The Omaha Association for Better ment of Girls cut two houses at Twenty-second and bt. Mary's avenue for use as a de ttn,tlon,nosP'taUor girls and women afflicted, with social diseases. Health' Commissioner Manning told city Council that SO per cent of these vic tims could be reclaimed. He also re ferred to the necessity of protecting yie man power of the city by co pperating with the federal authorities mis myvciiicni. H. T. Nielsen, irfentiflrifi'nn of the police department, was refused pxpenses io attend a meeting of per sons interested in his work. "We are not going to establish a precedent," Mayor Smith announced. Commis sioner -Rineer th nl.V. 'ment defended the reauest 280,000 Men Called to . Colors in Month of June Washington, May 31. Official an nouncement was made today that 280,000 men will be called to the colors dunnsr June. They will be ordered to report June 24jiut it has not yet been determined to what camps .they can be assigned, so the list of apportionments is for the present being withheld. 400,000 Tons Ships to U. S. By Agreement With Swedes Washington. Mav 31. More than 400,000 tons of ships are released to the United States and the allies by Sweden under the terms of the com mercial agreement signed at Stock holm by representatives of the two government, the State department was notified today. General Crozier Jteturns. Washington, May 31. Maior Gen eral Crozier, chief of ordnance and member of Secretary Baker's war council, returned to Washington to day after an extended stay in Europe for observation of the handling of ordnance there. Maud to Wear Gas Mask; 5,000 Are Produced Daily Washington, May 31-Every horse and mule in the American expeditionary forces soon will be equipped with a new type of gas mask, which it is declared will make them impervious to gas at tacks. The masks are coming from a specially equipped factory at the rate of 5,000 a day, the gas defense service announced today, and are going rapidly to France. Refugees from Besieged Towns A rrive in Paris Paris, May 31. Numerous refugees from Soissons, Rheims, Chateau Thierry (on the Marne), and other points, arrived in Paris during the night and were sent toward the cen ter of France. They had been or dered to evacuate their homes and be carried on motor trucks to the nearest railway. SAMMIES HURL BACK GEEMANS NEAR OANTIGNY With the American Army in France, May 31. Four German counter at tacks yesterday against the American troops at Catigny, west of Montdidier, were repulsed after sharp fighting. Machine guns were especially active aunng tne day. ' A wounded German "captain was captured. r American aviators shot down an other German airplane today on the front northwest of Toul. It fell with in the American lines. The aerial activity in this sector continues. FigRting by aircraft has been in progress since daybreak. Kaiser Honors Crown Prince. Amsterdam, May 31. Emperor William has. conferred upon Crown Prince Frederick William the star of grand command of the royal house of Hohenzollern, with swords, a Berlin dispatch today. announces. Steamer Fired Upon by Submarine ti Mid-Ocean An Atlantic Port, May 31. Officers of a steamer arriving here today from a foreign port report that the vessel was fired on by a German submarine in mid-ocean, and that a torpedo missed the boat by only two feet. As a warning was shouted by the lookout, who had observed the peris cope, the steamer swung about and took a zig-zag course. The next mo ment a torpedo was seen heading toward tne ship, barely missing it. Before a shot could be fired the submarine dived. Word was received here today in marine circles that the Italian steam ship Verona, a vessel of 8,261 tons gross register, had been sunk by a German submarine. The vessel was in the service of the Italian govern ment. Smith Resigns Leadership Of'New York Central Lines New York, May 31. Because of his connection "with the government as regional director of eastern railroads, A. H. Smith has resigned as president of the New York Central lines, it was announced here today. W. K. Van derbilt, jr.,' has been elected to suc ceed Mr. Smith. Lake Steamer Sinks After Collision at Port Huron Port Huron, Mich., May .31. The ferry steamer James Beard, operated between this city and Sarnia, Ont., crashed into the dock at Sarnia this morning and sank in 20 feet of wa ter. A laree number of nassencere were aboard the vessel, but all reached snore sately. Omaha and Douglas county u5 scribed a grand total of $440,000 in tht Red Cross second war fund drive. An nouncement of this was made by Chairman E. Buckingham Friday? At' the beginning of this week H was thought the fund would reach $220,000. The new figure exceeds the most sanguine expectations of tht most pronounced optimist at the be. ginning of the-tinve and during ths early days of the drive. The city and county quota was only $200,000. The oversubscription now amounts to 120 per cent. "I feel so good over the outcome that I could shout," said Mr. Bucking ham. But instead of shouting he gave, out the following statement: Temporary Offices Closed. "The second war fund drive of the Red Cross is over, and the temporary . offices in the Keeline building have been closed, and a cashier for receiv ing payments and pledges has been located in the Red Cross offices itt the court house. "The total subscription will amount to approximately $440,000, made by about 70,000 Jieople, as compared with 10,000 subscribers to the last drive The committee are especially pleased with the large subscriptions made by foreign corporations and firms, and also with those from the Nash and the Hoagland interests. ( "The currecc nf. ttie Hrive hnwever. was due more to the splendid organi zation of Messrs. Caldwell, Cutler, Peters and Switzler, and to the energy displayed by the various chairmen and captains in carrying out their in structions, and also to the subscrip tions made under the one day's wages slogan. Thanks are especially due to the women's committee under Mrs. Judson, to the church' and school or ganizations, to organized labor, and," particularly to the people at large, both in Omaha and the county, who all helped so generously to make th- drive a success. xutirriUuriiAJNi IN AUSTRIA RAZED; SUSPECT ITALIAN London. Mav 31. The Whitehead torpedo works at St. Phoelen, Aus tria, has been destroyed by hre, ac cording to an Exchange telegraph dispatch from Zurich. Vienna news papers declare the fire was the result of sabotage by Italian workmen is the plant. Clean-Up Sale of 100 SUITS SATURDAY Formerly Sold at $35, $39.50 and $45 Choice Saturday" .75 The Best Blouse Values r Obta inableat $11.95 $ Ji. . and jr is customary of Omaha women to ex pect the besfrBlouse values at this store at all times. But for Saturday we offer a va riety of values far surpassing what you or dinarily expect. Wonderful Values in Group of 100 COATS SATURDAY Many sold originally up to $35.00. It's a clean-up event in which only 100 Omaha women may share. Are you to be one of the lucky Uiyr? T INGERIE Blouse of sheer Voiles, Flaxon, Organdies, Madras and Tub Silks: aolendidlr atvled. end less style assortments; white 1 ,95 and colored. - Blouse worth to $3.50, at . . . $1 EXTREMELY attractive styled Blouse of Georgette, Crepe de Chine, Pussy Willow Taffeta; all the new high (hades ro ampiy - reprecencea; jl. g round neck; embroidered IT. II II ii i , r i am m - v w na oeaaea. vaiue to 90. to -now Clever Style Tub Dresses of Ginghams, Voiles and Linens Featured in Wonderful Qualities at $g.75.$3.75.$9.75.$22.50 and' $22-5,0 rpHE call is for Tub Dresses, and such4 pretty ones that this store has collected together to answer this call-4tyles that are chic r, the sort exacting women delight in wearing. Colors that you can't . resist.-Some Dresses are severely tailored; others as fancy as any taste could possibly crave. New Arrivals in Dresses of Georgette, Taffeta and Chiffon Beautiful New SILK SKIRTS Affording Values Which Cannot Be Duplicated Elsewhere at $15.00 and $16.75 From our immense skirt stocks we have withdrawn a great lot of beautiful new silk skirts, including the most favored styles, have grouped them under one price head, $9.75, which without exception will make this Saturday offer an event long to be remembered. T7F! have hoen Inlaw iinnn.lrin. IJ " J -M-VBlUg 0111(1- ments of what we believe to be the most beautiful dresses ever shown by this store. You'll find it a pleasure indeed to view these new arrivals Saturday. f t?ICH New Summer shades Coral, I! IV Peach, Belgium, Flesh, Whiter Navy, il ' Copen, Plaids, Checks and Stripes as well T . as popular Foulards. Every taste can be I . fully satisfied. TN"lricing these latest arrivals we have" . I aimed at offering the greatest Dress , values possible. t!omparison will emphasize the true strength of thesavings in which ' w&.alr nan 4-a haM G J Priced Special for Saturday, $1475, $19.75, $24.75, $29.75 and Better