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BEADY TO
STOP WAR
Berlin Dispatches Indicate De
sire to Conclude Peace Is
Reflected in Renuncia
tion of Belgium.
By Associated Press.
Stockholm, July 14. Dis
cussing Germany's new "peace
offensive" Scandinavian news
papers gave prominence to
Berlin dispatches picturing
Germany as ready for peace.
They deal particularly with the
imperial chancellor's alleged
renunciation of Belgium. Some
print dispatches from Switzer
land and other points in an en-
deavor to show that the en
tente countries are in a recep
tive mood for peace.
'The So-ial Demokraten of this
city, organ of Hjalmar Branting,
former minister of finance, pub
lished in large type a translation of
an appeal made by the French so
cialists. Appeal to Wilson.
The Social Demokraten thinks "this
is a very important document, as it
proves the existence among a large
section of the French labor circles
of a desire for an honorable peace
by understanding."
The Svenska Morgen Bladet of
Stockholm features a Berne dispatch
giving the text of an appeal sent to
President Wilson by the Geneva
"committee for obtaining a genuine
peace." This appeal asks President
Wilson "to take serious considera
tion of the German chancellor's
.speech."
. Demand Agreement. .
Paris, July 14. (Havas News
Agency.) The Arbeiter Zeitung of
Vienna, official organ of the Austrian
Social democracy, according to a dis
patch received by the Havas Agen
cy, demands the government come
to an agreement with President Wil-
son.
"The German imperial chancellor an
nounced in the reichstag last month
that' the Arbeiter Zeitung of Vienna
had been barred from Germany by
the government of Vienna because
the paper was "considered every day
more and more a perverted news
paper." Austria to Announce Policy.
Amsterdam, July 14. It was an
nounced at Vienna today with ref
rence to the impending sessions of
the Austrian and Hungarian parlia
ments, according to a telegram from
the Austrian capital, that "important
statements regarding the foreign poli
cy will be made by the govenment."
Threshing Has Begun
In Douglas;Some Crops
Yielding 30 Bushels
Threshing has begun in Douglas
county. Some fields yielding 30
bushels and more per acre, and of
good quality.
The threshing committee of Doug
las county, appointed by the grain
threshing division, U. S. food admin
istration, -is inspecting threshing ma
chines to see that the food adminis
tion instructions to save grain are be
ing carried out.
Threshermen have been instructed
to have machines in first class condi
tion, use canva-s under grain tables,
and use every precaution to save
grain. . Farmers are urged to use tight
uunum eiiiu i dKC ucius lu save
any scattered grain.
Stefannson Regaining
' Health at Fort Yukon
New York, July 14. Vilhjalmur
Stefannson, the Arctic explorer,
stricken with fever last April at Her
schel island and taken to Fort Yukon
on a dog sledge, will spend the sum
mer there in order to recover his
strength, according to a letter from
him received here today, by the Ex
plorers' club.
"I am able now to walk a mile,"
the letter said, "but only at the cost
of becoming more tired than walking
40 at this time last year. The physi
cian says it will take from three to
six months of rest to get me in trim
again. It seems likely then that I
shall spend the summer here."
.Wilson Names Ten Men -As
Umpires in Labor Disputes
Washington, July 14. President
Wilson, acting on recommendations
of the War Labor board, today nom
inated 10 men to act as umpires in
controversies which cannot be set
tled by agreement of the member
ship of the War Labor board. They
include Henry Ford of Detroit,
Charles Caldwell McChord of the In
terstate Commerce commission, and
Henry Suzzallo, president of the Uni
yersityof Washington,
French Students Give
Pershing Memento for
. His Son at Lincoln
With the American Army in
France, July 14. An incident of the
Fourteenth of July celebration at
American general headquarters was
the presentation to General Persh
ing by the members of the gradu
ating class of the Lycee of a vol
ume of French historical episodes,
to be transmitted to Warren Persh
ing, "from his comrades of the
Lycee."
General Pershing had just dis
tributed diplomas to the class.
Warren Pershing is the son of
General Pershing. He is 8 years
old, and was the only survivor of
General Pershing's family when, in
August, 1915, Mrs. Pershing and
her daughters, Mary, Ann and
Helen, were suffocated in a fire in
their quarters at the Presidio in
San Francisco.
Young Pershing was named War
ren after his grandfather, Senator
Warren of Wyoming, but his
friends in Lincoln, Neb., where he
resides with his aunts, always call
him "Jack" or "General."
BOY IS CREMATED
WHEN HOME BURNS
NEAR TECUMSEH
Clarence Nestor, Age 16, While
III, Stumbles Into Blaze
As Others of Famiy
Escape.
Tecumseh, Neb., July 14. (Special
Telegram.) Clarence Nestor, 16
years of age, lost his life in a fire
which destroyed the home of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip F. Nes
tor, four miles west of Tecumseh,
at 3 o'clock this morning. The, mem
bers of the family were sleeping on
the second floor. Mrs Nestor had
been up to care for Clarence, who
was ill. ;A fire had been used in au
oil stove downstairs towards morn
ing. The sufferer became-easy and
all members of the family, fellskep.
They were -not awakenjed until the
fire, probably front the . stove, had
filled the, rooms.. The children were
hastily aroused and all except Clar
ence left the burning building by the
front, stairway. The boy, perhaps
confused by his sudden awakening,
went down the back stairs in the
worst of the fire and perished. Early
arrivals did all they could to rescue
the boy and to save the house and
contents, but to no avail. It was with
difficulty surrounding buildings were
saved. Two of the six children were
away from home last night.
The body of the boy was terribly
burned when it was taken from the
debris and to a Tecumseh undertaking
room. The funeral will be held Tues
day morning. The Nestor house was
worth $6,000 without effects, and was
partly covered with insurance.
Tobacco Rationing of
American People Soon
May Become Necessary
Washington, July 14. Government
control of the tobacco industry may
rsult from the heavy requirements of
the allies and the American military
forces abroad. Rationing of the
American population is believed to be
a possibility.
The war industries board announced
that it has been conducting an investi
gation to determine the requirements
abroad and the amount that must be
conserved. It estimates approximate
ly two-thirds of the leaf tobacco raised
in this country in 1917 will be available
for American manufacturers. Out of
this must come cigaretts and pipe
tobacco for., troops not yet over seas
and exports of manufactured tobacco
in addition to cigaretts and tobacco
purchased here for Belgium.
The crop in 1917 was 1.196.000,000
pounds, and of this the board esti
mates that 850,000,000 pounds will be
available this year for United States
manufacturers, while 346,000,000
pounds of leaf will be available for
export to the allies.
Casualties In U. S.
Military Forces
During Week;
Washington, July 14. Casual
ties in the army- and marine corps
Overseas increased 647 during the
week, compared with 703 the pre
vious week, and aggregate 11,733
with the inclusion of today's army
list giving 72 names and the marine
corps list giving 51 names. Total
deaths, including 291 men lost at
sea, men killed in action, dead of
wounds, disease, accident and other
causes number 4,673 army men
4,100; marines, 573. The wounded
aggregate 6,476 army men, 5,431;
marines, 1,045. Those missing, in
cluding prisbners, total 584 army
men, 519; maHnes, 65. .
Of the week's increase, 481 were
army men and 166 marines. Killed
in action and other deaths num
bered 259; those wounded totalled
307, and the missing and prisoners,
81.
The army casualty summary as
FRENCH GIRLS SHOWER
FLOWERS ON U. S. BOYS;
TRADE WAR FORESEEN
24 NATIONS
IN PACT FOR
SQUARE DEAL
Lord Robert Cecil Declares En
tente Allies Must Free Vic
tims of Germany From
Economic Slavery.
London, July 14. An economic as
sociation of 24 nations, comprising the
entente allies, already is in existence,
according to Lord Robert Cecil, Brit
ish under secretary for foreign affairs
and minister of blockade, in a state
ment regarding the world's trade after
thewar issued today.
Whether Germany eventually shall
he admitted to this economic asso
ciation, he said, would be determined
by the test established by President
Wilson.
The president said December 4 that
if the German people should, after
the war, "continue to be obliged to
live under ambitious and intriguing
masters interested to disturb the
peace of the world," it might be im
possible to admit them to the partner
ship of the nations or to free economic
intercourse.
May Have Protective Tariffs.
"To these declarations we give our
warmest assent, but do these declar
ations necessarily mean that we the
Associated Nations are to have no
protective tariffs and no inttrnjitional
competition in tradeafter' the war?
No. Every one' is agreed as to tliah
In the words of the program of the
inter-alljed . iabor . conference, 'The
right of. each nation to thedefense of
its own economic interests, and, in
face of the .; world shortage herein
after mentioned, to the conservation
of a sufficiency of foodstuffs aiid ma
terials, cannot be denied.'-
"Each member of the . association
of nations may have to protect its
citizens in one way or another after
the War, but our aim must be a com
prehensive arrangement of liberal in
tercourse with all members of the as
sociation by which each one of us
while preserving his own national se
curity, may contribute to meet the
needs and aid inthe d evelopment of
his fellow members."
Germany is the one obstacle to this
economic association, said Lord Rob
ert the Germany described by Presi
dent Wilson. "Germany's economic
policy toward all the groupings of
peoples from the Arctic ocean to the
Black sea," he continued, "is abso
lutely contrary to our principles.
Economic independence and free
choice are the last things which Ger
many will ever allow the peoples
within her reach.
"So long as this is the policy of
Germany, how can we admit her to
membership in the Free Association
of Nations to which we already be
long?" asked Lord Robert. "Before
we can offer her any participation in
our resources, we must release her
victims from the economic slavery
that she is imposing upon them."
He concluded with the expression
of the hope th.y the time was not far
off when the ariies would meet at the
council board to discuss in detail the
economic association which will com
bine the resources of the cwilized
world in the joint work of reconstruc
tion and the restoration oi prosperity.
Finland Closes Frontier.
Stockholm, July 14. The Finnish
senate, according to a telegram from
Helsingfo'rs, has closed the frontier
between Finland and Russia owing to
the prevalence of cholera at Petro
grad. Overseas
Increased 647.
Total, 11,733
officially announced today follows:
Killed in action, including 291
at sea, 1,656.
Died of wounds, 599.
, Died of disease, 1,338.
Died of accident and other causes,
Wounded in action. 5,431.
Missing in action, including pris
oners, 519.
Total to date.-10,050.
The marine corps casualty sum
mary announced today follows:
Deaths, 573.
Wounded, 1,045.
In hands of enemy, 2.
Missing, 63.
Total to date, 1,683.
Officers included in the marine
corps summary were:
Deaths, 24; wounded, 29; missing,
The army summary does not note
the number of officers included.
U-Boat Attacks British
Vessel Between Irish
Coast and Cape Race
By Associated Press. v
An Atlantic Port, July 14.
An engagement with a sub
marine m imdocean July b
was reported by a British mer
chantman arriving here to
day. The British steamer was
attacked about half way be
tween the Irish coast and Cape
Race. The submarine submerg
ed two miles astern, pursued
and opened fire, but ineffec
tively. The steamer returned
the fire. Whether a hit was
made is not known, but the
German gave up the chase.
STREET RAILWAY
WAGE QUESTION
TO HAVE HEARING
Both Sides Called to Kansas
City Wednesday Where War
Labor Board Will Go Into
Controversy.
Omaha's street railway contro
versy may have a hearing sooner
than was expected, accordiug to some
lejegrftms. jchagef'. yrttcrday be
tween klayor Smith and the War
Labor board.
The board advised the mayor that
both sides of the wage controversy
had been advised to appear before
the board at the jiext regular meet
ing, and in case each side was wil
ling, a hearing can be had before an
examiner of the board in Kansas
City Wednesday.
Mayor Smith took the matter up
with the employes and was informed
that they would be present. He called
Frank T. Hamilton, vice president
of the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway company, who re
plied that lie was Certain his com
pany would be present by representa
tives, but that he would have to sub
mit the question to the board of di
rectors this morning.
Mayor Asks About Fares.
The mayot inquired in his reply to
the board, if the question of increased
fares would be considered at this
hearing in which case the City of
Omaha would want to be present.
Following is a telegram front W.
Jett Lauck, secretary of the National
War Labor board, to Mayor Smith-
"War Labor board has taken up the
Omaha street railway case and direct
ed that both parties appear before it
at the next meeting. More immediate
consideration can be given the mat
ter by a joint submission of the con
troversy by both parties to the arbi
tration to Joint Chairmen Taft and
Walsh, who will make award. A con
siderable number of similar cases in
the near future.
"Under such joint submission, hear
ing before an examiner of the board
can be held at Kansas City beginning
Wednesday, July 17. This message
sent to mayor of Omaha, president of
company and local officials of amal
gamated association. Flease wire
whether advantage will betaken of
Kansas City hearing as explained
above." i
Following is the answer of Mayor
Smith to. the War Labor board:
"Answering your wire of July 13,
am advised employes of Omaha Street
Railway company will be present at
Kansas City hearing on the 17th, and
officers of street railway company will
advise me of their intentions tomor
row, i
"Please advise if question ti in
crease in street car fares will also
be considered at Kansas City hear
ing. "City of Omaha would desire to
be present if that matter is to be
made subject of inquiry."
Attempt Made to Blow
Journal-Stockman Safe.
Burglars, gaining entrance to the
Journal-Stockman building at South
Side stock yards by breaking the
glass out of a window in the boiler
room basement, attempted to blow the
safe in the main office, but left be
fore any damage was done except
the breaking of the same combination
lock.
British Forces Occupy
Port on the White Sea
London, July 14. British forces,
after landing on the Murman coast,
have occupied the por of Kern, on
the White sea, the Frankfurter Zei
tung says, according to a Rotterdam
dispatch, to the Daily Telegraph.
PARIS PAYS
TRIBUTE TO
WAR HEROES
Huge Parade in Celebration of
Bastile Day Reviewed by
President Poincaire and
General Pershing.
Paris, July 14. Heroes distin
guishcdduriiig the war in all the en
tente allied armies participated in an
immense parade through the streets
of Paris today in celebration of lias
tile day. American troops from the
First and Second divisions, recently
cited in army orders, represented the
United States army. One detachment
took part in the capture of Cantigny,
others were at Chateau Thierry. All
the American units had been in
France more than a year. The Amer
ican expeditionary forces were show
ered with flowers by French girls.
The parade was reviewed by Presi
dent Poincare. who was accompanied
by General Pershing. The Americans
occupied second place in the column.
All branches of the French army ser
vice were represented. The Alpine
Chasseurs received an ovation while
singing their Alsatian .song. His
toric French regiments with battle
flags of the Napoleonic campaigns
as well as the present war were
cheered, while girls threw flowers.
A battalion of Belgians followed the
Americana Theu-ea4i-&pittkircon
tingenti, iitclludiflf - the Grenadier
guards, the Black Watch, Irish
guards, Canadians and New Zeatana
(Contlnurd on I'aga Two, Column fife.)
Rail Mileage Books
Usable on Any Road
Come Next On List
Two notabjc innovations soon to
relieve the burdens of the traveling
public are placarded from the cast.
One is a timetable that can be de
ciphered without the aid of a lawyer.
The other is a scripbook, to be issued
August 1.
A traveler can board the train and
travel on his scripbook, without us
ing money or bothering about a tick
et. The conductor will tear off a yard
or more of scrip, at the rate of 3 cents
a mile, and scrip will be accepted in
the diner and in the Pullman cars,
as well as by the porter for tips. If
the traveler wishes, he can present
the scrip at his hotel, it will be ac
cepted, and redeemed later.
The folder will be indexed. The
traveler merely looks in the index for
the name of the city where he is to
board the train. On referring to the
proper page he will find when trains
leave for all points. The folder,
which will be unusually compact, is
being compiled by a committee of
railroad men.
German Meat Ration
To Be Again Reduced
Amsterdam, July 14. According to
a Berlin dispatch printed in the Frank
furter Zeitung, the present meat ra
tion of 250 grammes will be distribut
ed only until the middle of " August
when it will be reduced to 200
grammes for all German towns hav
ing a population of more than 100,000.
COMING SOON!
THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A NEW YORK
NEWSPAPER FOR THE KAISER
The amazing story of the life of the Ameri
can who placed German institutions and
"KULTUR" above the traditions of his na
tive land will be published in The Omaha Bee
in conjunction with the New York Herald.
"EDWARD A. RUMELYSUPERMAN"
By Frank Parker Stockbridge, late managing editor of
the New York Evening Mail.
Within a few days Rumely's magnificent
dreams, including the revolutionizing of
American agriculture and industry, the
preaching of the insidious doctrine that
might makes right. America gave this man's
grandfather refuge when he fled German
oppressors, gave his father wealth and him
self millions, yet he devoted himself to a '
dream of converting America to the German
ideal and carrying the kaiser's propagand.i
into every corner of the United States. The
life of Rumely is a most fascinating story
which every Americanshouldreadatthistime
Watch for the First Installment in The Bee.
"There Can Be Nothing
But Peace by Sword,'
Says British General
London- July 14. Maj. Gen. John
Biddle, commanding the American
forces in the United Kingdom, was
among the guests at the annual
Anglo-French dinner ormized by
the Alsace-Lorraine Patrio ,'c league
in London last night.
Gen. Sir Francis Lloyd, replying
to a toast, said:
"There can be no peace by ne
gotiations and nothing but peace by
the sword. Now that we have an
indescribable asset which has come
over to us across the western waves
at a time we most need it we surely
should carry through and attain the
desired end."
General Biddle read a message
sent by Marshal Joffre to General
Pershing.
SHOT IN FLIGHT
FROM GARAGE IN
STOLEN AOTO
James Barrett, of Topeka, .Vic
tim of Night Manager's
Pistol While His Com
panions Escape.
James Barrett, giving his address as
Topeka, Kan., was shot through both
legs in an exciting chase by George
Templeton, night manager of the
Blackstone garage, 3814 Farnam
street, and a boy also employed by
the garage, after Barrett and two
other men were discovered tamper
ing with an automobile at 135 North
Thirty-eighth street, early Sunday
morning.
The boy, returning to the garage
after a service trip, about 4 o'clock
in the morning, saw three men work
ing with a Ford sedan, owned by
Herbert S. Amstein, standing in front
of his residence at 135 North Thirty
eighth street, and, suspecting that
they were attempting to strip the
car of its equipment, notified Tem
pleton. Templeton called the police
and immediately had the boy drive
hint to the place where.. the suspects
were at work. "
, Just as they arrived on the scene,
Barrett and the two men with him
ran to a car standing a short dis
tance from the Ford and started
north on Thirty-eighth street. Tem
pleton and the boy soon overtook
them and stepping out onto the run
ning board, as the cars were running
side by side, Templeton repeatedly
ordered them to stop. When the
other car gave no signs of slowing
down, Templeton emptied his revolv
er into the machine. The three men
jumped from their auto and fled, the
car rolling back down the hill for
several blocks.
Shot in Both Legs.
When the police arrived they made
a thorough search for the suspects,
but without success until, at 11 o'clock
Sunday morning, a trail of blood led
them to a private garage at 133 South
Thirty-eighth street, where Barrett
was found under an automobile, shot
through both legs. He had crawied
to the garage, broken off the lock
and gotten inside, where in his in
tense thfrst he had drained the w.Uer
from the automobile radiator and
drunk it.
Barrett was arrested and taken to
Lord Lister hospital. He professes
to know nothing of the whereabouts
of his two alleged confederates, but
told the police that the three of them
had stolen the Buick roadster, in
which they had attempted to escape,
in Kansas City.
Police are searching for the two
men who were with Barrett. The
stolen car is being held at the police
garage.
Graves to Head Division.
Washington, July 14. Maj.-Gen.
William S. Graves left Washington
last night to take command of the
Eighth division at Palo Alto, Cal. He
was relieved as assistant chief of staff
by Major General Mclntyre.
ALLIES ON
ALERT N
DEFENSES
British Launch Blow Against
Bulgarians in Macedonia' ,
While French and Italians .,"
Advance in Albania.
By Associated Press.
Bad weather continues in
France and Flanders and oper
ations are far below normal.
Nowhere have there been en
gagements except trench raids
and patrol encounters.
Big guns are constantly ham
mering away at opposing po
sitions in various sectors, par
ticularly on the American
front, along the Marne, on the
sectors held by the British near
Albert, Kemmel Hill , and
Ypres, and near Corey, where
the French face the enemy.
There is no indication that
the date" is at hand for the ex-
pected offensive by the Ger
mans. Military observers, how
ever, believe that with a cessa-
tion of the rains and the drift.
ing away of the low lying -clouds
an attempt at a big
drive will be made, pparently
all is ready in the entente
camps. ,
Strike at Bulgarians.
British troops in Macedonia seem
ingly have started operation against
,X?p.toriirllic i which may develop"
Wslwarfl along the battle front and
eventually conform with the success
ful drive that is being carried out by
the French, and Italians in Albania.
West of the town of Doiran, which "
lies on the railroad north of Sajoniki, v
the British delivered a blow agains '
the Bulgarians. Details of the opera
tions are lacking, but it is not un-' '
reasonable to assume that it had in
view the ultimate capture of the rail
road line running northward from ,
Uskub and the outflanking of the
enemy 'lines northwest of Monastir.
Press Enemy Back. ,
In Albania the French and Italians i
are giving the enemy no rest, press
ing him back daily mile after mile
over the trackless country and; cap
turing strategical positions ana vit- .
Iages. The latest French1 official com- i
munication shows that" the French j
have taken the villages of Narta and
Gramshi, which brings their ' eastern
flank appreciably nearer Lake Och
rida. -
The morale of the Austrians is said
to be' extremely bad and surrenders
of war worn soldiers are reported
constantly to be takirsj place.
Berat Threatened.
London, July 14. Telephoning
Thursday, Reuter's correspondent ou
the Macedonian front says:
"The allied operations in southern
Albania are resulting in one success '
after another, in spite of the "difficult
nature of the country. There are no
roads in the battle zone and commun- .
ications are being kept up over mule
paths.
"While the Italians arc pushing
along on the western wing and in the
center, the French are making good
progress in the Bosnia region by ov
ercoming enemy resistance and cap
turing the ridges of Kosnitza and the
descending slopes.
"The French advance in the valley
of the Tomorica river threatens the : ,
important town of Berat, which prob
ably will be captured in a few days. ;
Surrenders by the Austrians are more
frequent, especially among the Slavs,
who are dead tired of campaigning.
The Austrians are burning depots and
villages which they abandon.
"All information obtainable is to
the effect that the enemy's position
in southern Albania is seriously co.tt
promised and that there probably will
be a further retreat . in the north,
thus freeing our communications be
tween western Macedonia and the
Adriatic coast."
Artillery Displaces Troops.
Rome, July 14. "The usual artill
lery actions," says the war office
statement today, "were more intense
at intervals ystrday from the Val
arsa to the eastern sector of the As
iago plateau. Our fire dispersed,
moving enemy troops north of Bor
cola pass.
"At Cornone new attacks by enemy
patrols and detachments were
promptly repulsed,
"Three enemy airplanes were,'
brought down in air fighing.
British Take 260 Prisoners.
London, July 14. The report from
Field Marshal Haig's headquarters
in France tonight reads:
"By a successful local operation
carried out during the early part of -the
morning English troops advanced .
over line east of Dickebusch lake and
icaptared more than 260 prisoners."
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