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1HU tea: UiuAHA, WiiulsLiiDA, JUNti 19, 1918. f 9,000 NEW SELECTS TO FILL CASUAL : CAMPAT CODY Nebraska and Iowa Officers at Deming Smoker Stamp as Propaganda "Replacement . Division Talk. Camp Cody. N. M, fVia El Paso, Tex.), June 18. (Special Telegram.) "It has been currently reported that this is to be a replacement division, but this is just more of the discour aging propaganda extant.", said Lt. CoL VV. H. Raymond, chief of staff of the 34th division, at a smoker in the Deming armory for about 300 division ' officers front captain up, which was also addressed by Gen. . Frank G. Mauldin, division commander, and other ranking officers. r Word from . General Mauldin that this was a time for the most thorough co-operative action. In view of im portant changes in the division, was reflected in the talks of the command ers, who said they have consecrated their lives to the winning of the war. Maj. C B. Robbins, Iowa, brigade ad jutant, introduced the speakers, who were Gen, Hubert A. Allen, Iowa; Gen. John A. Johnston, commanding the Minnesota infantry. brigade; Col. W. T, Molston, 136th infantry; Col. H. J. Paul, 134th infantry (Nebraska); Colonel Downing, 109th engineers, and several captains from Iowa, Min riesota and Nebraska. The old First Minnesota band gave music and picked comedians played. Col N. P. Hyatt of the old Second Iowa, infantry Lt-Col. H. H. McGee, assistant chief of staff; Majors Rob bins. A. M. Nelson and Oakes of in fantry and artillery, were on the ar- rang;menis commiuee, . Capt P. H, Hailigan, Company E, 134th infantry (Fifth Nebraska), has the smallest command in the 'Sand storm" division." He has a full com plement of commissioned and non commissioned officers, but only one '.one private. This company came from The Bee's Fund for Free Milk and Ice The Bee's free milk and ice fund has alleviated suffering among the ba bies and small children of the poor in past summers. These sweltering days make the fight for life and health a hard one for these little innocents. The Bee, with the help of the char itably inclined, will carry on the work again this summer. A large fund is not sought, nor are large individual contributions asked for. A limit of $5 is placed on each contribution. Every cent is used to supply milk and ice to needy families with small children, preference being given especially to those where there is sickness. Every cent is used for this purpose. Not a penny is expended in admin istration of the fund. . The need is great Send or bring your contribution to The Bee office. It will be acknowledged in this col umn. The Be $5.00 Cash 1-00 Mrs. C. E. Campbell. ........ 1.00 Cash WO Total WOO North Platte. Neb. Recruits from the casual camp here will fill this unit, as well as others, within a few weeks. After the Sixth selects now training under Maj. S B. Philpot of Iowa, have been transferred to regiments, it is reported that 9,000 more drafted men will fill the casual camp. DECREE OF BOARD ' PERSIHGLHOPT,' LDCKEY MOST GO ' The Weather For Nebraska Generally, fair and continued warm Wednesday and Thursday. , Temperature tl Omih YaeUrder, Hour. D S a. m. ..74 t I a. in... ...... .1 T a. m ,... S a. m Tt la. m... ..II It a. m. ....... ..14 . ll a. ra. .....,., to II m... ......... t7 j 1 P. ftl.t.t, M Vlp. m.. .it j I p. m...,,.t,..il a p. m... .10 I p. m ...II S p. m... ...... .ft T p. m ....II I p. ra. ........ .17 ComparatlT Leeat Haeort. i v till. 1117. till. Jill. Kit-heat yaaterday ..,.! 11 7 71 1-owwt yetUrday ......74 it . 17 Ma tamparature ....! 74 (I II Precipitation SO .T '.OS , Tamstreture enoV nnftinltatlan 4.n.rturu from In -normal: ; . A Normal temperature .,.,,.;.,, ,,,,.,n Kmm fer tha day. ......... .... ...li inamctn sine Harcn I, 1111.. ,.....SM opmJ precipitation d.lf lnch tmiif .w, ur. ........ v.i r inonei 'i owl rlnfall alnee Marah 1......T.1I Inche Xmtney alnee March 1. 1111 4.71 InehM J ee for oor. period la 1117.. 1.11 Inohea l..ioitnoy (or oor, period, lll...t (nonet ly Ccparts From Station! at 1 F. H. Ratio. State of Tamp. Hlrh Bain. Weather.: 7 P. M. tat. fall. rboyenne, cloudy 71 14 .T lareaport, cloudy 79 71 ,!4 lavr, part cloudy ,,,.SI is i .09 1 k.ointa, e!oudy.,.,..7 74 .T City, clear.. ......14 , s M 7aer. part cloudy ..,.s is . I on Fiatte. la ...... II is ,o ( maha, ler...... ....... tl ,M Ineelo, elorty II , H v.00 I eat City. eloudy.....,74 is ' .to I A Ink City, cloudy ,.14 ; is . . i U Fa, part cloudy.... 71 . it , .t tooridan, cloudy. ...... ..71 BS '.OS City, part cloudy.. 71 II m Aal.nUne, part oloudy ..14 . 14 ' ,T "T" Indicates iraoa of precipitation. ' : ' t A. WELSH, Meteorolotlet (Continued From raft One.) singer and Luckey had been "India erect and of such a nature as to in' vite themselves and the university in public criticism and such as to destroy their usefulness to the institution." It was found that Professor Hopt held "conscientious scruples against personally helping in the belligerent activities of the government. In exonerating six of the instruct ors, against whom charges had been brought, the regents found that "while they were somewhat behind many of their colleagues in recognition of the necessity of the entrance of the United States into the present war, yet none of them can be fairly found under the evidence to be at the pres ent time behaving in a negative, halt iing, or hesitating manner in support of the government." , Ends Unique Situation. Tonight's action brought to a close what may be said to have been one cf the most unique situations that has ever arisen in any instiuticn of higher learning in America since the United States entered the war. Or iginally the state council of defense charged that a dosen members of the university's faculty had been "halt ing" in then attitude on' the war and the board of regents called a public hearing at which the board sat as judge and jury while witnesses from ail parts ot the state were called to testify. ' '' ' " , . Took Two Weeks.' v; : The hearing occupied two weeks, time and was brought to a close last Tuesday, when final arguments ' in the cases were made. ' Complaints against several of the professors named by the council of defense were dismissed becauie of lack of sufficient evidence. - At no tine was the charge of disloyalty made, the council bas ing its demands for removal of the professors from their positions on the ground that they had assumed an attitude calculated to ereat "a spirit of inactivity toward the war among those with whom they came in con tact" v v The Board'a Statement. ; The Board of Regents has spent 10 days in hearing evidence upon the charges of disloyalty brought against members of the teaching staff of the university and in cases incidentally brought in connection with those di rectly informed against During that time every effort was made to bring in all persons who claimed to have any first hand information as to the existence of any such disloyalty in the work and teaching of the univer sity. It is clear at the close of the in vestigation that all evidence, however remote, bearing upon this subject has been presented to the board. "The university and the state are to be congratulated upon the fact that no student was found who had re ceived from any teacher in any class room or private conversation imores sion of any such disloyalty. It is also a matter ot congratulation that the evidence was such that the counsel appointed to appear on behalf of the Nebraska State Council of Defense freely granted in the course of the trial and upon final argument that there is no basis for the charge of intentional disloyalty against any uni versity employe. At Service of Government "From the first moment of Ameri ca's entry into the war the university, Its faculty, employes, students and alumni have in an overwhelming ma jority of their number offered and Riven their services to their country. The chancellor of the university, one of its deans, many of its professors and instructors and more than 1,500 of its students and alumni are now in the service of the United States. The en tire physical plant of the institution has been placed at the disposal of the government and is now being used for the training of its soldiers. Re membering these facts, the board in defining the conduct it would require of all employes could do no less than was stated in its letter made public April 25, wherein it was announced that any whose behavior was nega tive, halting or hesitating in support of the government woudbe summarily dismissed. The extent to which this requirement had and has been ob served is also a matter of congratula tion. With a single exception indi cated herein there is no evidence that at the time the question of their loyal ty was raised last April any of the per sons accused were failing to fully meet it or have done so since. Six Fully Exonerated. "Second, as to Professors J. P. Sen ring Andrew D. Schrag, Mary Fossler, . L. Hinman, A. . Sheldon and Alumni Secretary Annis Chaikin, the complete absence of any evidence whatsoever against them was con ceded by all parties at the hearing and the proceeding against them dis continued and their standing declared to be as good as though no accusa tion had been brought. As to Pro fessor Riddervold, no cause was shown for any change in the previous action of this board upon his case in; holding it open for the production of the original letter on which the charge against his loyalty was based. "Third, in the matter of Professor Hopt, the board finds that he holds conscientious scruples ' against per sonally helping in the belligerent ac tivities and has refused on that ground to purchase Liberty bonds when so licited by his colleagues in the uni versity. "He has not sought to dissuade others from such activities, has con tributed to the full extent of his abil ity to th nonbelligerent activities, and is convinced of the justice of our government's part in the present straggle so far as any : part in any struggle can, in his view, be justified. It is, however, clear that the con scientious objection entertained by Prof. Hopt is not of such a nature as would exempt him from service upon the direct demand of the government The board is unwilling upon this ground to exempt him from complete compliance with its announced rule of conduct , . Utterances Indiscreet "Fourth, as regards Professors Caldwell, Tuckerman, Grummann, ! Blumberg, Aylsworth, Wolfe, Persin- j ger and Luckey. the regents find that , while they were somewhat behind I many of their colleagues in recogni tion of the necessity of the entrance New York Submarine Scare Over; White Way 1 8 Radiant Again New York, June 18. An order permitting the resumption of nor mal street and display lighting, which have been curtailed as a pre caution against possible enemy air raids since German submarines be came active off the Atlantic coast, was issued by the police depart ment .As a result the metropolitan "great whit way" blazed' last night with old-time brilliance. of the United States into the present war, yet that none of them can be fairly found under the evidence to be at the present time behaving in a negative, halting or hesitating manner in support of the government, and the regents find that without exception they have fully responded to every call made for personal effort, time or money within their means for the aid and support of the government in its present struggle. "Fifth, further, however, with re- fard to Professors Persinger and uckey, the board finds that their position and public utterances at the time of and following America's en try into the war, were indiscreet and of such a nature as to involve them selves and the university in public criticism and were such as to indi cate a lack on their part of a proper realization of the need of unity and harmony in the several branches of the university, such as to destroy their usefulness to the institution. Factional Differences. "Sixth. It is also disclosed in the investigation that the public and the prosecution have been misled by ac tivities arising from dissension and personal difference among members of the university staff. It appears that the university has been criti cized and has suffered in its standing throughout the state by reason of charges arising from such factional differences and by the spreading of unfounded suspicions against the pres ent attitude of members of the staff who are zealously doing their full duty, at the present time. The board cannot hold blameless persons who have contributed to this state of af fairs. Dr. Fling Must Explain. "It is impelled especially in this connection to name Dr. F. M. Fling and Mrs. Minnie T. England as ap parently in a considerable degree re sponsible for these conditions, and to conclude that their connection with the university should terminate unless they can adequately explain the cir cumstances before the board. An early opportunity to do so will be given them. Charges Dismissed. . ''Seventh. It is, therefore, by the board ordered that proceedings and charges as against Profs. Senning, Schrag, Mary Fossler, Hinman, Shel don and Alumni Secretary Annis Cluikin, heretofore dismissed and dis continued orally by the board at the termination of the investigation, be and the same hereby are formally dis missed, and the persons named are hereby exonerated and held blameless in the premises. "It is further ordered that oroceed- ings and charges against Profs. Grummann, Caldwell, Tuckerman, Blumberg, Aylsworth, and Wolfe be and the same hereby are dismissed, and the said persons and each of them . a a. a ra . exonerated irom Diame ana new guilt less. It is futthec'ordered thit Profs. Hopt, Perimgsr ;iiii Luckey be and they hereby are directed to ; tender Sweetheart Hurls Scrap Iron; Victim Seeks War T. B. O'Sullivan. O'Neil, Neb, who admits that he is funny, has written the following letter to the army re cruiting office at Norfolk: I aea by the papari that there la a fine tat chance for Yanka to get acroaa quickly by enfineerlni In the engineer branch of the aervice. I ala aee that they need not be In the tip-top of phyaica! condition. I have bad tonella. rotten tuake and have not been examined by a doctor for eevaral eaeona. One of my aweethaarta threw a bucket of hot eerap iron on one of my bind feet the other alfht and 1 have de cided to get into eome other and more paclflo tame. I am a writer, a humorlet and poet. If you have any dope on the writing or corresponding branch of the eervlea for heaven'a eaka ship it at one. Toura for the aaka of our aweetheart. alftera and mother. - O'Sullivan was advised that the engineers are open for men under and over registration age and that the chances for getting across quickly are "fat" Railroad Embargo Modified To Speed Up Wool Movement , Washington, June 18. Modification of the railroad 1 embargo, where necessary to facilitate the movement of wool, particularly to eastern manu facturing centers, was announced to day by the railroad administration. Premier Clemenceau Pays 4 Early Morning Visit Paris, June 18. Premier Clemen ceau left for a visit at the front at 5 o'clock this morning. He returned at 10 o'clock, in time 'to attend the meeting of the cabinet. Omaha Automobile Dealers u.ve ncnic at LaKeview haric It is expected that there will be at least 10,000 people it Lakeview park Wednesday at the picnic, held by Omaha's auto dealers, their. employes and friends. It was thought that 10,000 tickets would be sufficient, for every one interested in automobiles in the city, but the demand has been so great at the offices of the dealers, garages and filling stations that it was found necessary to have more printed. The day will be spent at the many" centers of fun. Dancing will be one of the big attractions in the evening. Tickets for the affair can be had for the asking at all auto dealers, garages and filling stations. leir resignation to' take effect forth- ith." .. ?. THOMPSON.BELDEN tfhe fashion Center Jor Woman0 WAKE UP AMERICA A Wonderful War Film at the Auditorium Wednesday Thursday. Admission Free. Cool Materials For Summer Wear Dependable qualities in a wide range of choice fabrics that will surely appeal to you. Imported English voile in every desirable color. A quality that can not be duplicated now for less than $1.00; while our pres ent yardage lasts, the price is but 73c. Colored dress linens in a fine variety of colors. 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