WAKE UP, AMERICA! THE CASUALTY LISTS ARE BRINGING THE WAR NEARER HOME
The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. . XLVII. NO. 307.
OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE
1918. 10 PAGES.
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WOMAN PHYSICIAN
CALLS AMERICAN
WOMEN LOAFERS
Dr. Esther Lovejoy of Portland, Says Her Sisters Go About
in High-Heeled Shoes Asking to be Entertained
. by Narratives of the War When They
Should be Working.
Chicago, June 10. Germany, balked in its effort to con
quer the manhood of France, is attempting to subjugate the
women of the republic through motherhood, while the women
of the United States, unheeding the call of their French sisters
are "loafers, going about in high heeled shoes, wanting to be
entertained by the story of the war," Dr. Esther Lovejoy, Port
land, Ore., asserted in an address here today. She was speak
ing before the Medical Women's National association.
Esthm -of
aneaKinK 01 mc
France," Dr. Lovejoy, who recently
returned from a six months' sojourn
in the war zone, said that 350,000 girls
over 16 and boys over 14 had been
detained by the Germans in the cap
tured French provinces.
"Three rules govern the Germans
in the retention of the French civil
nonu lation." the sneaker said. "Those
retained must be of value for fight
ing, labor or breeding. Germany
knows well how to conquer the wo
men she makes captives. She knows
that when a French maid has become
a mother, the maternal instinct will
assert itself and the mother will never
leave her child and go back, even
though the child's father is a Hun.
"They know that the girl is their prop
erty to do with as they like ever after
ward. "
" "It is up to the women of America
to stop this Hun invasion. We will
have no loafers among men or women
either. While the women of France
and England are staggering along
under the awful loads imposed by the
war, the women of America are loaf
ers, going about in high heeled shoes,
wanting to be entertained by the story
of the conflict.
To Stop Heatless Mondays.
,. "If the ; worn a of Germany had
laid down their art.is and ceased do
ing the work of men the war would
have been over long since.
"If the women of America would
wear winter, clothing in winter and
not sit about in clothing fit only for
hot days while they burn tons of coal
to keep them warm wasting coal to
preserve the dictates of fashion
heatless Mondays would be unneces
sary. "The big thing in the United States
js for the women to replace the men
In civil occupations in order that our
full man power may be sent to the
aid of the allies. There is a crying
need in the south, for instance, for
harvest hands. This is a splendid
opportunity for women golfers and
inning riaJ W1
"We have only to be as good as
our grandmothers, who made this
great land for us to loaf in."
MAJOR STERN TO
SUCCEED COLONEL
GRANT IN OMAHA
' It is announced that Maj. Walter
Stern is to succeed Col. F. A. Grant as
commanding officer of the Omaha
quartermaster depot with the title of
acting depot quartermaster.
"lajor Stern's , home is in Mil
waukee, where he is the head of large
flour milling and grain interests, the
president .of Bernhard Stern & Sons
company, proprietor of the Atlas
flour mills'. He is also president of
the Atlas Elevator company, the Stern
Milling company and vice president
of the Atlas Bread factory, all corpor
ations of Milwaukee.
: Major Stern last week visited his
brother at Camp Sherman, just prior
to the latter's leaving for overseas
duties. The major has been very a'c
tive in civic endeavors in the city of
Milwaukee,1 having been for many
years vice president of the Voters'
league. He-is also one of the or
ganizers and active directors of ihc
Milwaukee citizens' bureau of munici
pal efficiency, a director of the MiP'i
waukee art institute, director of the
, Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce,
vice president of the Wisconsin pho
nological institute and Wisconsin di
rector of the Millers' National federa
tion. .
Utah Legislature May
- Meet to Consider Prohibition
Salt Lake City, Utah, June 10.
Governor Bamberger let it be known
today that he favors a special session
of the Utah legislature some time in
July for the purpose of considering
the national prohibition amendment.
A poll of the members of both houses
indicates a big majority in favor of
such a session.
No United States Soldiers
Till Vice Is Stamped but
Panama, June 10. A military order
forbidding United States soldiers to
enter the cities of Pananla and Colon
until the government of Panama
places restrictions on vice conditions
in those cities ' has received support
rom the trade unions, representing
!he majority of the canal zone em
ployes. The m,en have agreed not to enter
or make purchases in either of these
cities'-until the mandate of the mili
tary authorities is carried out,
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TROOP TRAINS TO
FRONTJN ITALY
Railroads Going at Full Ca
pacity Day and Night, Pre
paratory to Renewing
Another Great Offensive.
(By Associated Vrem.)
Italian Army Headquarters, June
10. Railroads behind the Austrian
lines in north Italy are being rushed
to their capacity night and day in
bringing troops to the front, dis
tributing them to different sectors and
moving heavy guns and large quanti
ties of munitions to positions near the
battle line. A special system of drills
to improve the physical condition of
the Austrian soldiers and give them
training for assaulting positions has
also been put inlo effect.
The Austrians in the mountain dis
trict are under the direct command of
Field Marshal Conrad von Hoetzen
dorf, Field Marshal Boroevic, commander-in-chief
of the Austrian
forces on the Italian front, is located
in the Piave river district. It is he
who last year promised to deliver
Yenice to his emperor and initiated
air raids upon churches and monu
ments in that city until the Italian
aerial pilots destroyed the effective
ness of the Austrian raiders.
It is known that the enemy is mak
ing strenuous efforts to prevent de
serters from reaching the Italian lines,
carrying information of troop disposi
tions. Heavy rewards have been
offered for the shooting 6l deserters,
i Behind the Italian lines the aspect
of the country is peaceful. Children
are seen fishing in the canals and
streams or playing upon the great
highways leading to the front.
Delayed Hot Weather
Comes With Big Rush
Old Sol was right on the job in
Omaha even though a few over-temerarious
clouds did attempt to turn his
attack. A S o'clock in the morning he
had things steamed up to 74 degrees
and by closing time it lacked but one
of-the 100 mark.
Sol's onslaught was conducted with
Hun barbarity, sparing neither age
nor sex in his mad rush. The first
victim was Edward Hill, negro la
borer, who became violently insane
while unloading coal.
Great Falls, Mont., June 10 A
blasting hot wind for two days with
the thermometer at 97 degrees in the
shade has given a setback to the
wheat'Crop in northern Montana.
To the north of Great Falls the
situation is reported as very serious,
while to the south the winter wheat
may yet be saved by rain.
Women in Ireland Protest
Against Conscription Plan
Dublin, June 10. Sunday was
Woman's day in Ireland. Through
out the country, women of all ages
and classes assembled in thousands
and signed a protest against con
scription. In the protest they
pledged themselves to take no oosi-
ftion of any man conscripted. They
aiso unaertooK in the pledge to sup
port the families who suffer because
of their men resisting conscription.
HOSPITALS GO TO WOUNDED
Ten Thousand United States Army Nurses
- for Oversea Service Before End of Year.
NOT WOUNDED TO HOSPITALS
(By Associated Freit.)
Washington, June 10. Mobile hos
pitals, mounted on motor trucks and
trailers and equipped with nurses who
will eat and sleep'on the road, and
every other facility necessary to bring
the operating room to the wounded
men, are being organized by the Army
Medical department. Miss Dora E.
Thompson, chief of the army nurses
corps, is organizing staffs of 50 nurses
for each unit that will go up to within
five miles of fighting lines when their
caravan responds to emergency calls.
Each unit is planned to be equiva
lent to an evacuation hospital, and
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SEVEREST
FIGHTING
Germans Find Themselves
Trapped in Slaughter House
Along Montdidier Front
Few Will Survive
(By Associated Press.)
With the French Armies in
France, June 10. Fighting in
this war probably never has
been more severe than thats to
day in the great battle of
French and German armies be
tween Montdidier and Noyon.
The Germans, attacking on
ground where the entente allies
were ready to receive the
shock, have found thmeselves
thrown into a slaughter house
from whence ' most of them
never will make an exit.
Mdwn Down in Waves.
When the German infantry began
coming over in the densest masses,
they encountered immediately an ex
tremely hot fire fromboth machine
guns and artillery, which mowed them
down. Ever since, as fresh waves
entered the conflict, they were sub
jected to similar punishment.
The German progress must not be
taken to mean that the German forces
have overcome the defenders, who
intended from the beginning to retire
to their actnal 'lirterof combat as500n
as the action developed.
Some idea of the determined na
ture of the righting may be gathered
from the struggle on each wing. The
village of Courcelles changed hands
numerous times and, when this dis
patch was sent, was in the possession
of the allies: At the other end of the
line, Mont Renaud was still making
a magnificent defense, and last re
ports showed that Le Plemont was
yet in allied hands.
Only German Gain.
The center, about -Ressons-Sur-Matz,
where the Germans made their
most obstinate effort and formed a
pocket tending southeastward, is the
only part of the line against which
the Germans have been able to report
a real gain. Their intention is to try
to reach the banks of the Oise and
threaten the allied salient which ex
tends to the vicinity of Noyon.
The Germans knew when they
opened the attack that' their task
would be difficult. Therefore, they
sent into the fray only chosen divi
sions, which had been specially
trained for the assault. It is estimated
that they engaged approximately 20
divisions on"the front line for the
first shock while behind these, ready
to take the place 6f the exhausted
divisions there probably were a sim
ilar number, perhaps even greater.
At the conclusion of the first 24
hours of the new battle between
Montdidier and the Oise, the im
pression gained is that the powerful
uerman smash has not brought , the
enemy the result he expected. The
allied line is bent in the center- quite
insignificantly and the resistance the
French are. opposing on the actual
position of the combat appears to be
emcacious.
Assault to Continue.
Extreme violence was the dominant
note of the battle on the first day and
desperate assaults with huge masses
of troops seem likely to continue at
least for some days.
With the concentration of troops,
such as the Germans had been en
abled to bring into line at the point
chosen for the attack, it was physical
ly impossible for the defenders to re
sist in their advanced positions. When
the masses of German infantry came
over the entente allied troops, spread
lightly in the forward works, fell
back coolly, fighting yard by yard, to
the actual line of resistance.
besides living quarters for the nurses
and, transport space for their supplies,
the five sections of motor trucks and
trailers will be in themselves tempor
ary hospitals. The nurses, each given
the field kit of an officer, will be pre
pared to camp where night finds them
Miss Thompson now places the
total enrollment of the army nurse
corps at 10,000 and anticipates that
the number will pass 20,000 before
the end of the year. There are 3,000
now wearing the uniform abroad and
more in every camp, cantonment and
embarkation points in - the- United
States. - -
TH WAR
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FRENCH EXACT HEAVY TOLL IN
LIVES AS GERMANS DRIVE ON
Americans deliver strong attacks, taking over
additional ground and gathering in many
prisoners northwest of Chateau Thierry.
(By Associated Press.)
The Germans, in the center of their new attack on the front between Mont
didier and Noyon, have gained additional ground against the French, but on both
the right and left wings they are being held.
In violent successive attacks Monday, they captured the villages of Mry,Bel
loy and St. Maure and also pressed forward and gained a footing in the village of
Marqueglise, the last named place representing the deepest point of penetration
since the offensive began between five and six miles.
The French are still exacting a heavy toll in lives from the Germans as they
deliver their attacks in waves, ano are giving ground only when forced to do so un
der superiority of numbers. Nowhere has the enemy been able to pierce the front,
which has been bent back in perfect order whenever the necessity arose.
PRO-GERMANISM
INJECTED INTO
STOECKER TRIAL
Alleged Wife of Capitalist De
'Tendant Makes Accusations:
Little Bohemian Woman
Testifies Throughout Day.
Theresia Stoccker, alleged common
law wife of William J.'". Stoecker,
capitalist and politician, passed
through the ordeal of an all-day ses
sion on the witness stand Monday in
district court in an effort to establish
her right to the name of Stoecker by
having the court award her a divorce
and $100,000 alimony.
A dramatic allegation was injected
into her testimony in the afternoon
when she testified that Stoecker had
expressed his willingness to use her
as a "tool" to help a German officer,
who had escaped an internment camp
at Atlanta last fall, make good on
what afterwards proved a short-lived
freedom.
Mrs. Stoecker she persistently ad
heres to this name although Stoecker
in his answer to her petition denied
that she was his wife or that she had
any right to use his name braved the
curious eyes of a well-filled court
room in a less frightened, less emo
tional manner as the session wore in
to the afternoon. She spoke Uirectly,
although in broken English, and with
only an occasional tremor in her
voice. Audible sobs came, however,
when she spoke of the many alleged
wrongs against her by Stoecker.
Sent Woman to New York.
Mrs. Stoecker told during the morn
ing of her first meeting with Stoecker.
when she had just arrived in this
country from Vienna. She testified
that she and Stoecker had lived to
gether in the Colonade hotel, 2474
Harney street, since August, 1915; that
she had become ill by reason ofhcr
relations with him and of the final
harsh treatment that had been ac
corded her.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Stoecker tes
tified that Stoecker during the last
three years had made various at
tempts to severe his relations with
her. She testified that - he became
frightened at her threat in December.
1915, to take her troubles to a lawyer
and sent her to New York, with the
alleged promise that Jie would soon
follow her.
Relations Renewed.
She testified that while in New York
awaiting his coming she received a
telegram, dated December 2, 1915, that
he had found a purchaser for his hotel
in Omaha and that she should "take a
friend and find a good city, so that I
my visit you in the west." This tele
gram was signed "Stein," a name, she
testified, Stoecker had given her in
his early relations with her.
On receipt of the telegram, she tes
tified, she became suspicious of his
motives and returned to OViaha and
again made a threat to go to lawyers.
She testified tht lie smoothed this
over and that they again, lived to
gether. In February, 1916, she testified that
Stoecker again made attempts to get
rid of her. telling her that she could
find a younger man, "one about her
own age." She told him? she testified,
that she was his wife and war . no
one else. He then told her he ould
find her a younger man.
Answers Ad For Husband.
She testified that he inserted an
ad in a German paper, reading: "Ger
man girl looking for a husband."
(Continued on fas Two, Column One.)
RECKLESS IN WASTING LIFE.
The battle is described by correspondents as one of the
most furious that has been fought since the war began, with the
enemy unusually reckless in wasting life to gain his objectives.
The latest official communication from the German war
office says additional ground has been gained by the Germans
southwest of Noyons against newly brought up French rein
forcements and that the Germans have taken about 8,000 pris
oners and some guns. i ' V
.liiNear Bussiarea northwests! Chateau-TJiierryrhe -Ameri
cans and French again have delivered strong attacks against
the Germans and taken more ground. They also captured a
number of prisoners and 30 machine guns. On the remainder
of the front in France and Belgium, the operations have been
of a minor nature, although south of. the Somme the British,
near Bouzencourt, have carried out an operation which
straightened out a threatening salient that sagged in their line.
AMERICAN TROOP
SHIP FIRES ON
HUN SUBMARINE
Brazilian Captain Coming Into
Port Unable to Ascertain
If Shots Brought
Results.
(Bjr Auoclated Trek.)
An Atlantic Port, June 10. An
American transport fired five shots at
a German submarine this morning, 75
miles off the Jersey coast, with un
known results, according tO( informa
tion brought )iere tonight by the cap
tain of a Brazilian steamship.
The freight ship, bound north from
a South American port, sighted the
submarine soon after 10 o'clock. Im
mediately full speed ahead was or
dered and the vessel zigzagged. A
few minutes later a vessel in the dis
tance, which later was identified as
a United States transport, opened fire
on the submarine. Two shots were
heard, followed almost immediately
by three others.
The submarine was too far away
said the South American captain, for
him to tell whether any of the shotsr
took effect. He also said that he'
thought the transport was too far
from the submarine for the latter to
try a hit with a torpedo.
The Brazilian steamer continued its
course with all possible speed for this
port and without waiting to ascertain
the result of the encounter.
FRAU BERTHA KRUPP OFFERS
American General Visiting Essen Some Years Ago
Shown Type of Cannon Now Bombarding Paris.
TO SELL LONG RANGE GUNS
(By A.MKsUted rrea.)
London, June 10. The Daily
Chronicle's Paris correspondent says
that the long range cannon with which
the Germans are bombarding Paris,
were invented several years ago. A
model was. shown to an American
general early in 1914 by Frau Bertha
Krupp von Bosleif Und Halbach,
principal owner of the Krupp works,
herself.
"The gun," says the writer, "was
shown to the American amid much
mystery when he visited Essen on an
unofficial mission. He had been taken
all through the Krupp works, escort
ed by a swarm of technical experts
and was about to retire when Frau
Bertha dismissed all the party except
ITALIANS REPULSE ATTACKS
As the Austrians continue to bring
up large forces of men behind their
lines in the Italian theater the artil
lery activity and raiding operations
are daily increasing. Throughout the
mountain region from Tonale to the
Brenta river and along the lower
reaches of the Piave river, the guns
of both sides are engaged in violent
duels.
Numerous surprise attacks have
been attempted by the Austrians on
various sectors, but all of them were
successfully repulsed. Aerial opera
tions on a targe scale aalso are in
progress and fights in the air are of
daily occurrence.
Large quantities of explosives have
been dropped on enemy positions by
Italians and a number of enemy air
craft have been shot down.
Bombard Allied Lines.
In the Macedonian theater there
also has been an increase in the ar
tillery activity, the enemy bombard
ing the allied lines on both sides of
the Vardar river. .On the part of the
front held by the Serbians the artil
lery fire has been unusually severe.
Official announcement has been
made to the House of Commons in
London that 384 officers and men,
nurses, women of the auxiliary corps
and - civilians were killed between
May 15 and June 1 by German air
raiders bombing hospitals' and that
643 persons were wounded in these
attacks.
Legal Battle Over Stewart
Estate Comes to an End
Chicago, Tune 10. The court battle
over the $7,000,000 estate left by John
K. Stewart, ended today in a compro
mise by which Mrs. Martha C. Love
of Pasadena, Cal., and her young son,
Thomas S. Clark, will receive $250,
000. Mrs. Love is the widow of a
former partner of Mr. Stewart.
two confidential members of the firm,
and with the latter conducted the gen
eral to a secret reserve. v
"Here the visitor's attention was at
tracted by two immense cannon with
extremely long tubes and of rela
tively small diamtter. Frau Bertha
said in excellent English:
"These are the guns you ought to
order for the Panama canal defense.
They' carry 90 miles, are guaranteed
and cost $240,000 each. Of course,
these are only trial guns and they
cannot fire more than 20 or 25 shells
without being repaired. But you can
appreciate the intimidatory results
which will be obtained by the nation
that first employs such guns,"
o ' 1 "
AMERICAN
BOYS GO
United States Marines Lead
Attack, Penetrate German
Lines, Capturing Prison
, ers and Two Big Guns.
With the American Army
in France, June, 10. The
TTniforl fifof oa mirinoa "" at.
tacked the Germans after day
break this morning and pene
trated their lines about two- '
thirds of a mile on a 600-yard
front in the Belleau wood,
northwest of Chateau Thierry.
The Germans now hold onlythe
northern fringe of the wood.
The American captured two
minnewerfers, which are the
largest guns yet taken by them.
It is expected one will be sent
to Washington and the other to
Annapolis. .
Major Edward, D. Cole, command
ing the machine gun battalion, cap
tured several German stragglers dur
ing the early stages of the attack.
Numerous machine guns, it is be
lieved, will be rounded up in tha
woods. ' '
The Ninth and 23d regiments oi
infantry, comprising what Is known I
as, the Syracuse " brigade, hold : the
eround on the rieht -oL-llie.-jnarmoti
at ' the point on the front nearest '
Paris. This is the second time ths
Syracuse brigade has held the point
on the line nearest the capital, the
former occasion being at the off en- ;
sive when the allies were still falling
back and the 9th and 23d went in
at Coulomb for a short time. Th
23d captured machine guns June 6
while supporting the attack by the
marines. -
Lieutenant Edcar i Lawrence. Chf'
cago, flying in an airplane, crashed
from an altitude of 1.000 meters laet
Wednesday, 40 tniles behind the front,
He was instantly killed. The caus
of the accident is not known. v .
NEW PE0HBITI0N
BILL WOULD MAKE
ALL NATION DEY
Washington, June 10. A proposal
for complete prohibition during ths
war was presented in the senate to
day by Senator Jones of Washington, .
as an amendment to the $11,000,008
emergency agricultural appropriation :
bill. t .;. . '
It is designed to meet President
Wilson's objections to the Randall
amendment, which would prevent use
of $6,000,000 of. the appropriation un
less the president should exercise his
authority to prohibit manufacture ol
beer and wines. -
The Jones amendment would pro
hibit the sale or transportation of in
toxicating beverages during the war;
prohibit manufacture of beer and"
wines 30 days after passage of the bill
. . JJ!.1 I J J- .Lx i
ana in aaaition, wouta proviue mat bu r
whisky held in storage , should be.l
withdrawn for beverage purposes. -
Booker Washington's Nephew
Delivers Patriotic Address.
Roscoe C. Simmons, nephew of,
Booker T. Washington," delivered a
patriotic address at the Auditorium
Monday .night. A keen sense .of'
humor and unexpected element of
drollery .characterized his talk. He
emphasized that the American flag is
worth dying for and that the negro
race has no spies, no slackers and no ,
traitors. Rev. Father John Albert Wil
liams presided at the meeting and
John L... Kennedy introduced the
speaker. v
Switching Charges Against
Omaha Are Stopped by Court
Washington, June 10.--Minne
sota railroad and warehouse commis
sion findings ordering the Minneapolil
Eastern railroad to cease making
switching charges for handling in
bound shipments received from the
St. Paul road and Chicago, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis & Omaha," and con
signed to flouring mills and elevators
along its tracks, were upheld today by
tti sunrpiTK. rnnrt
Grover Cleveland's Son in
Marine Corps at Private
Philadelphia, Pa., " June 0. An
nouncement was made last night that
Richard Folsom Cleveland, son of
former President Grover Cleveland,
has enlisted as a private in the marine
corps. He had wanted to enlist ever .,.
since the war began, but was urged to
wait until he had completed his jtiaicj -year
at Princeton
OVERTOP