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r GET IN ON THE STORY OF THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A NEW YORK PAPER FOR THE KAISER The Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER: - Generally fair; somewhat warmer. Thermometer Reading: 5 a. m ?S1 p. m. a. m tit p. ni. 7 a. m ...70 8 p. m. 8 a. bi. ., no 4 p. m. B a. m 67 s p. m. 10 a. m 67 R p. m. H a. m 67:7 p. m. 1 m 68R p. m. .. .... 69 70 71 71 7 73 "The Stars and Stripes Forever." VOL. 48. NO. 26. &OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 18, 1918. D.,..; SS TWO CENTS. Hi M IV M iwM GERMS OSITION INSECURE Flanks Exposed and Army That Crossed the Marnfr May Be Trapped; Crisis Past, Washington Believes. 1 By Associated Press. Washington, July 17. While official reports from Generals Pershing and Bliss Were too be lated to permit formal con clusions to be drawn as trthe situation on the western front, it was clear that military au thorities believed that the crisis . i ii, ' i wao past iu uie entiny e pians irustrated. . Neither Secretary Baker nor General March, chief of staff, would express an. opinion as to the situation, but other officers ' generally regarded the battle as more than half won. As press accounts and the brief official communiques from Paris and Berlin have so far disclosed the situa , tion, the great thrust has been i narrowed down in three days., of fighting to one active sector where the enemy still was moving sluggishly at last accounts. River Crossing Under Fire. In effect, officers said, the great offensive already has degenerated into a purely local action on a front of less than 20 miles between the ioint just - east of the original American posi tions on. the Marne in the Jaulgonne sector to the wooded region west of Rheims. It is possible that the activi- ty on the German left in these woods 'will result jn a flanking operation at Rheims itself, but officers here were . ; i: i j ,i i ,1,1101 inqiinea to nuns so, . Jo most observers the center of in- terest was the lmile stretch on the . south bank of the Marne which the ' enemy holds and his thrust down the river valley toward Epernay, where the Germans have been able to force their way some four miles beyond the river. Their crossing, upon which the maintenance of the forward lines and tlie continuance of the push down the wlley depend, was reported to be under direct artillery fire. Counterstroke Possible. Officers looked with attention at the very hopeful prospect of a Gaunt ly erstroke by the allies which they believed might have important re sults. It was indicated By today's reports that the Germans stand with both flanks exposed and with their communication lines seriously men aced. It was believed that unless the Germans can widen out their posi tions they will be compelled to fall back to the river or face the possi- kility of being trapped as the Austri ans were on the Piave. The extent of any counter move ment would depend wholly upon Gen eral Foch's available reserves and up on his own campaign plans. It is re garded as certain, however, that he would not overlook an opportunity to annihilate an enemy division or two, possibly the bulk of General von Boehm's armtf Airmen. Take Important Role. Accounts of the activities of French airmen during the 'first day of the battle are reaching Washington, giv ing a vivid picture of the constantly Krowing part tne air torces are play ing in modern war. Tons of boinbs were dropped on the Germans as they surged forward to cross the-Marne? Concentration points far to the rear, where troops and supply trains wait ed orders, were hunted out and del- uged with bombs while movine col umns were harassed with machine ; gun fire from above. These opera tions increased the' enemy's cfifficul - ties and are still adding to them. 46,000 Men Called to v i ri d.l juui vAuurs Deiween ' v August 5 and August 9 Washington, July 17. Forty-six thousand men from all states and the District of Columbia were called to the colors tonight by Provost Mar-s- hal' General Crowder. They are all . to be white registrants. M-vement into camp will he between August 5 and August 9. f a This is the first general call for August, durincr wh!-h mnntfi Jitary program orovides f r tJi. . iramment ox ouu.uuu men. borne spe cial calls alreaHv UqmpH (r.- ' . r irsr rt.r 19,941 of this number. The quotas to be furnished include: Iowa, 800, Jefferson Barracks. .Kansas, 1,000, Fort Riley, Kan. Minnesota, 1,000, Jefferson Bar - racks. v -NCDrasica, iuo, -Camp Fremont. South Dakota100 Cam, Fremont. promote Havy Officers ashingtoiv July 17. The ravy se lection board Tjegan sessions today to , recommend officers for promotion. It is ejected about 26 rear admirals. 114 captains and 240 commanders will be-named-, with corresponding num. - bers in the lower ranks in accord with f liic navy's war expansion ""Ambition Realized," Says Kinkaid, After Plight Nebraska Congressman With Two lowarur Takes Air plane Trip Into Clouds Near Washington. v i Washington Bureau of The Omaha Bee,, 1311 G Street. Washington, July 17. (Special .Tel egram.) Woujd you believe that "Un cle Mose" Kinka has been up in a flying machine? Last evening with Judge ,Green and Representative Ramseyer of Iowa, "Uncle Mose" at -the suggestion "of Captain McKee of the aviation corps in charge of the new flying field at J Anacostia, jusi across mc eastern branch of the Potomac from Washing ton, climbed into a two-seater Curtis biplane and with Major Cousins at the wheel experienced the sensation of his life. w Pher Nebraska and Iowa coi gresSmdn may see with their own eyes the field of courage in France and Flahders, but it has been r,scrved for these three lawmakers from Iowa and Nebraska to feel the thrill of flying through the air. For nearly a half hour Judge Kin kaid with Major Cousins as pilot flew over the arm of the Potomac and the outskirts of the Capital and in thatn .,,.,i,:., ,.,..i,,i n:..,i..v iiiii'iiit; mauling iianiiu an animus of 2,100 feet. In describing his sensation, Repre sentative Kinkaid said: "Every thing seemed circumscribed. The earth looked perfectly beautiful in its sum mer garb, but the houses looked like places built for gnomes, so small did they appear, which was the strongest JOHN M'ARTHUR DRIVES DOWN HUN PLANE IN FIGHT American Lieutenant Lands Safely After Daring flight in Which He Fought Off Eight Machines. With the American Armv on the Marne, July 17. Lt. John McArthur of Buffalo, N. Y., this afternoon drove down a two-seater German airplane in a fight which began oyer the allied line near Dormans. During the fight he flew within 100 feet of the ground at places where German anti-aircraft and machine gunners abounded, and received several bulVt holes in his machine. While returning t -the American line McArthur encountered eight enemy machines, but fought off all and landed, safely. He fired 500 shots during his travels. The machine driven down Wednes day by Lt. McArthur is the third to his credit. French observers reported today that 13 enemy airplanes fell in the region over which an American pur suit squadron was patrolling and fighting Tuesday.- Within the American lines it had been considered sure that the Ameri cans had downed eight and possibly nine enemy planes. Precipitation in Omaha " 1.26 Inches; Threo Cbeers Omaha'f long dry spell was broken by a 1.26-inch rain falling nearly, all day Wednesday. The moisture came slowly enbugh so that every drop could sftak into the ground. Reports from over the state indicate that the rain was general and was sufficient to tide the corn over" the critical pe riod. Biunper crops are expected. Austrian Leader Resigns. ..Amsterdam, July 17. Emperor Charles, says a Vienna telegram, jhas granted the request of Field Marshal Conrad Von Hoetzendorf, former Austrian t commander-in-chief and, lately in command on the Italian mountain front, that he be relieved of his command. GERMAN AGENT FINDS $92,000 Gaston B. Means Reveals in Inquiry Why , Captain Boy-Ed Was Sent Back to Berlin. FEE IN TRINITY CHURCHYARD Chicago, July 17. Revelations of the methods of the German spy sys tem in the United States were made today by Gaston B. Means at the $.',000,000 King will hearing to de termine the legality of one of two in struments said to have been Ult by the late millionaire. Meansfi who appeared as a witness for 'the heirs of Mrs. Maude A King, for whose alleged slaying he'was tried and acquitted in Concord, N. C, last summer, freely admitted receiving money for acting as a secret agent of the German government beiare the outbreak of the war with the United States. He said He received $85,000 at one time and $92,000 another, for his serv ices to Germany and told of deliver ing $1,300,000 which he-received on a check to Captain Boy-Ed jone lof Ger many's" clief spies in this country, who was subsepuently expelled.. He received the check at a railway sta tion, he said. .... ft. V "i f j MOSES P. KINKAID. evidence that we were nearly a half mile high. Size was minimized and yet it was wonderfully interesting. I wanted to fly when I was in Omaha last summer, but the weather was not propitious and so I gave it up. Now my ambition has been realized and I can say it is all very wonderful." HEARINGS BEGIN TODAY IN OMAHA STREET CAR CASE Federal Examiners Agree to Remain in Kansas pity Until Differences Are Present ' ed by All Sides. ! Kansa? City, Mo., July 17. (Spe I cial Telegram.) Testimony in regard to the differences between the Onia- Co. and its employes will be heard Thursday morning in the United States circuit court room in the fed eral building by Raymond Swing and Edwin Newdick, examiners for the National War Labor Board. The fed- leral examiners have consented to re- mr.ra here for a full hearing of the case. Tke hearing will begin at 9 o'clock. The railway company will be rep- ! "srtntcd in the hearing by Frank Hamilton, vice president of the Com pany, and John L. Webster, its gen - eral attorney. Akin Johnson will I represent the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Several other officers of the company also will be present. The aompany's employes will be repre sented by a committee of five Omaha labor men, headed by T. P. Reynolds. To Abide by Decision. It is expected that before the case comes up for hearing in the morning both parties will have signed a joint submission agreement to abide by the decision of the War Labor Board, which will have a session in Wash ington next week to settle the labor difficulties of railway companies in all parts of the country. The testimony heard herj tomorrow and Friday will be given the board and its decision will be based on this testimony. W. C. Lambert", corporation coun sel for the city of Omaha, accompan ied the company and labor leaders here to see -what testimony the com pany Introduces in regard to its fi nancial difficulties under the present fare rate in Omaha. It is expected the company will in troduce testimony to show it cannot grant an increase" in wages without being granted an increase in rates. Asked regarding the services for which he received the $92,000, Means said: "I made that money the way lots of other Americans did, some of them the biggest lawyers in New York. I collected it in the Trinity churches" yard &t & designated tombstone." The witness also admitted that he and German spies in this country were to tie upvthe building of elec tric boats, the "mosquito fleet," build ing for the allies in this country. Means said that he found that the boats had gun emplacements and that Captain Boy-Ed called this to the attentton-to the neutrality board at Washington. "President Wilson then very properly asked him why he was doing detective work in the United States," declared Means. "And now for the first time the public knows why Cap tain Boy-Ed was sent back to Ger many, f turned all my information ever to the government." FRONT LINES HELD STOUTLY BY AMERICANS 7 Battle Marked by Heavy Ar tillery Fire Along Marne; , Huns Lie Lc.v in. Region of Vaux. BULLETIN. Paris, July 17. The French posi tions remain intact along the whole Champagne front, according to the war office announcement tonight. Heavy fighting continued throughout the day, and at some points the Ger mans were able to make gains, but they met with powerful resistance everywhere. By Associated Press. With the American Army in France, July 17. The American troops co-operating with the French at a point where counter-attacks were carried out yesterday were attacked again this morning by the enemy, who, by reason of the nature of the ground was able to make slight gains at some places, while at others the Americans again pushed them back. The lines have been wavering back and forth for the past 24 hours and the result of the entire operaion is indefinite. In the region of Yaux, west of Chateau Thierry, conditions today were normal. The Germans there were laying low after the two minor, but nevertheless important, defeats, they had suffered there in two con secutive days. Rain Slows Operations. A downpour of rain over the battle zones between Chateau Thierry and Dormans, on the Marne front, has served to slow operations since early this morning. In the neighborhood of Fossoy, in the river bend district, the Ameri cans further improved their positions today. Fighting continued throughout the day in the region of he counter be gan by the American- forces yester day. MatlV nmiane HMiirfr, ill rill- , road and the south bank of the river appear to have made good their es cape to the north bank at several points during the night. Artillery Fire Intense. Heavy artillery tire has been in progress today on both sides along the Marne front between Chateau Thierry and Dormans. East of Rheims the American troops in their sectors are holding all their positions. In some localities perods of quiet equalling that preceding the offen sive prevail, but there appear to be signs of further activity. Parallel Rail Lines To Be Operated as Double Track Road San Francisco, July 17. "The yard stick of economy and dispatch" wijl direct the operation of railroads in the west and southwest hereafte ac cording to Director General McAdoo, who closed a conference with his western assistants here today. The Western Pacific and Southern Pacific will be operated as a double trick line for 182 miles in Nevada. Mr. McAdoo announced, in order to' balance the freight traffic, which is now heavier westbound on the West ern Pacific and eastbound on the Southern Pacific. A similieiT arrangement to relieve congestion will be made on the Southern Pacific and El Paso and. Southwestern systems for 40 miles west of Tucson, Ariz., he said U. S. Plans to Combine" Telephone and Telegraph Washington.'July 17. An executive order delegating control of trunk lirre telephone and telegraph systems to Postmaster General Burleson is ex pected today or tomorrow. Arrange ments for government operation of the lines virtually are completed. It is undestood that the plans of the government contemplate consolida tion of telegraph and telephone sys tems so tharlines may be used simul taneously for messages and conversa tions. Another feature will bj: ac ceptance of telegrams at postofficcs and the, elimination of bookkeeping by the use of stamps to pay for mes saRes. Hun Airmen Drop Bombs On Kin in Prison Camp Paris, July 17. (Hava's Agency) Ninety-four Germans were killed and seventy-four Germans were wounded on the night of July 15-16 when five German aviators bombed prisoners' camp in the region of Troycs, thirty -t..M.. u.i.: j .l . 1- . nines ucmiiu wic rrencn battle iront. The aerial bombardment lasted for one hour. To French soldiers of the camp guard were wounded. Publicity Managers Favor v Shortened Loan Campaign Washington, July 17. Sentiment in favor of a shorter selling campaign for the fourth Liberty loan than the usual four weeks was reported todav by publicity managers from, each of the twelve reserve districts who con ferred with Frank R. Wilson, direc tor of publicity for the liberty loan. First Phase of German Drive Declared Failure Bv French Commissioner By Associated Press. Washington, July 17. The initial is characteristic ot a new phase of the war, said M. Ldouard dc Billy, deputy French high commissioner to the United States, in discussing today the re sults of the first two days of fighting cast and west of Khcinis. x The success of Frances-American co-operation, de Billy said, has been demonstrated and the allies can wait for the future -with the same confidence shown by the population of Paris under the long range gun bombardments. "The result of the first two days' fighting is, on half of the front, de cidedly in oui favor," said Mr. de Billy. .."OvcY the rest of the front the enemy succeeded in gaining at most four'. miles at the price of heavy losses. This rnajy mean within a few days the failure of the whole offensive. "With an adversary whose strength seems tptiave reached its utter limit, the French army of 1918, in spite of the straiii'of former battles, in spite of an extension of the French front of nearly 100 kilometers, has never been materially and morally stronger. "American assistance, growing every day, has given us. if possible, ill greater confidence 111 the final victory. On the 14th of July, the American people expressed their brotherly love for France. On the 5th the soldiers of the United States fighting with the French have sealed this pact with t!e.ir blood." ROOSEVELT'S SON REPORTED KILLED IN AERIAL BATTLE Quentin's Death Chronicled Press Dispatches from Paris, but News Lacks Confirmation. in By Associated Press. Oystar Bay, July 17. A ray of hope that Lt. Qucntin Roosevelt may not have fallen to his death in a com bat was brought to Colonel Roose velt and his wife tonight in a cable message from Mrs. Theodore Roose velt jr., in Paris, in which she says the report was "absolutely uncon firmed" there. The former president felt, however, there was only a slight possibility that his youngest son is alive. The message from Mrs. Roosevelt, who is doing Red Cross york in the French capital, contained nothing but the simple statement that she had been able to get no confirmation of Quentin's death and Colonel Roose velt feared there was little room to doubt the accuracy of the press dis patches. Thousands of telegrams Of condol ence were received today at Sagamore Hill. Colonel Roosevelt had nothing to add, however, to the brief state ment he issued earlier in the day say ing "Quentin's mother and I are very glad that he got to the front and had the chance to render some service to his country and to show the stuff there was in him before his fate befell him." Just at sundown a gold star was placed on the village service flag to mark the first death among the village's young -warriors. No Report From Pershing. Washington, July 17. The war de partment late tonight still was with out oflicial information from France regarding the death of Lt. Qucntin Roosevelt, who was reported by the Havas agency as having been shot (Continued on fane Two, Column Four.) Life Story of "(Copyright, 191!, ( rir of article tketchlnf the rarerr of Dr. Kilward A. Rumely. who ha been arrrted on a charge of hav ing bought the New York Evening Mall with monry furnlnlied hy the Herman KOTerninent and of having used lt for (erman propaganda.) By FRANK STOCKBRIDGE (Former Managing Editor of the Evening Mall.) " Edward A. Rumely grow up in La porte amid an ever-widening circle of friends and acquaintances, who mar veled at his ready mastery of books and proclaimed him a genius. Fiw boys in thta or any other country ever displayed the precocity and fa cility for absorbing information and knowledge on every conceivable sub ject that young Romely showed. Everything interested him every thing interests him still. He read every book he could lay his hands on, from Agricultural department reports to the latest exposition of the canons of 1'ArrNouveau. Such brilliancy and varsatility in the eyes of his family destined him for a professlenal career. Devout Catholics, they determined that he should become a priest; doubtless they had mental visions of their son in the red hat of a cardinal of Rome--who knows? ' Sent to Notre Dame University. They sent him to the great Catholic college, the University of Notre Dame, at Notre Dame, Ind. How much influence Notre Dame had upon his future career is difficult to appraise. It was at this university, however, that he met and becme the friend of John Devoy, a brilliant Irish lad. Devoy is editor and pub lisher of a weekly paper, the Gaelic American, recently barred from the United States mails for anti-British utterances. Part of the money wth which the Gaelic American was fi nanced Devpy obtained as a loan from his prosperous old university mate, Rumely. The more young Rumely contem plated the idcaof becoming a priest, v , failure of the new German offensive! NINETY MILLION GOES TO GERMAN SLUSH FUND HERE In Addition to Buying News papers Pacifist Influence Was Spread in Colleges, Investigators Find. By Associated Press. New York, July 17. The declara tion that fully $90,000,000 of an ag gregate sale of $100,000,000 German war bonds in this country early in the war went into a "corruption fund," managed by Teuton agents here, was made today by federal officials, in vestigating German propaganda. Not only was control of newspa pers and inajizines contemplated, but pacifist influence' in certain colleges was spread, the investigators said. It was charged the late Dr. Hugo Muen sterberg of Harvard and Otto Merkle, arrested last year, were the directing Bernstorff at Conference. Count von Bernstorff, former Ger man ambassador to the United States, attended a conference here early in 1915, when six or seven persons dis cussed the purchase of the New York Evening Mail, in order to bring about publication of "unbiased and truthful news" of the European war in an Eng lish newspaper. l.udwig Nissen, former president of the National Jew elers' association, described this con ference in a statement today. He said he was informed later by Dr. Ed ward A. Rumely, now under arrest on charges involving the alleged pur chase of the Mail for the German gov ernment, that Rumely had acquired the newspaper with the financial back ing of a "very influential and rich in dividual." This individual, Dr. Rumely later told Mr. Nissen, has since died. Liner Arrives Safely Rotterdam, Tuesday, July 16. The Holland-American liner Nieuw Am sterdam, from New York, arrived, arrived off the Hook of Holland today. EDWARD A. RUJMELY Man Who Bought the New York flail for the Kaiser V. 8. and Canada, the N. T. Herald Co, it.. 1 . .. ... . ine less it appealed to rum. He did 1 not complete his course at Notrp Dame, but persuaded his parents to let him go abroad;. he wanted a taste of Europe, he wanted to see what great universities of foreign lands, could offer him. He was still a boy in hia teens when he matriculated at Oxford. Some where in America, perhaps, he had picked up the germ of socialism; per haps it was through the associations he formed at Oxford that he became inoculated with the socialistic virus, for he lived while at Oxford in Ruskin house, the center of Fabian socialism founded by another American, Frank B. Vrooman. At Oxford for a Year. He remained at Oxford a year. "I got all that Oxford university had to offer me in one year," he told after wards. Fr6m Oxford he went to Heidelberg. He took with him a pro nounced socialistic viewpoint and a dislike for England, the English peo ple, tllcir government and their cus toms that he has not hesitated freely and frequently to express. It was at this time that he first be gan to affect the loiig hair, the starch less collar and general unkemptness which the juvenile socialist finds so satisfying to his yearnings for equal ity. At Heidelberg, essentially the uni versity of the aristocratic junkers, young Rumely found but little .sym pathy for his socialistic viewpoint at first. His German was perfect, his manners were perfectly German, as they still are. As a German socialist he was quickly made to feel that his presence in the university was un welcome to his fellow students. "When I took my seat on one of the benches in the lecture hall the student sitting next to me moved away," he said in describing his life at Heidel berg to me. "The next day the same thing happened, and the next. The 1 tlliru tltue Uie Otlier members Ot tlie VICIOUS THRUSTS PARRIED High Price Paid by Enemy for Slight Gains; U. S. Troops Hold Their Positions in. All Sectors. BULLETIN. London, July 17. dispatches ar riving in London tonight say that at only one point did the Germans succeed in advancing today, and then at enormous costs. The dis patch asserts that at 11 o'clock this morning after two unsuccessful at tempts, the Germans, on a front of six miles, pushed into the French lines to a depth of one and a half v miles at its deepest point, at Rheims Mountain. , Although the Germans are still attacking the allied lines viciously on both sides of the ; Rheims salient what gains they are making continue to be small on isolated sectors unrl seemingly are confined to the region along the Marne and immediately southwest of Rheims. ' Eastward from the Cathe dral city through Champagne the French report they are holding the enemy and keep ing thein-line intact. Everywhere the battles are being stubbornly contested and where the French and Italians have been com pelled to give ground it has been only after the inflicting of extremely'heavy casualties on the invaders. The Ameri cans nowhere have been forced to withdrav At Fossoy near the bend of the Marne between Chateau Thier ry and Dormans, they have made further improvements ia their posi tions. Strive to Eliminate Salient. It becomes increasingly apparent v the German command is attempting me moiling out ot uie Kiieims salient and the straightening of the line east- .., ward through Champagne toward Ver dun. The hardest fighting of Tues day was southwest of Rheims, where the enemy is endeavoring to break through the hill and forest region, reach the railroad running, from Rheims to Epernay and force the evacuation of Rheims. In these endeavors, the German war office asserts the Germans have driven back the allied troops on the moun tain of Rheims between Manteuil and north of Pourcy, the last named place being a scant five miles distant from the Rheims-Epernayrailroad. The French official communication admits that the Germans hold the line west of Manteuil-La Fosse, about a mile and a half south of Pottrcy and rela- I tively five miles west of railroad. The German war office is now claiming- the capture of 18,000 prison--" ers since the present offensive began. - All rlghti reierved.) class began shuffling their feet upon the floor, which is a German student way of expressing disapproval. - Asked if He Is a Jew, "After the lecture I was waited on by a committee of the class who de manded to know if I were a Jew. I " told them no, I was an American citi-. zen, whereupon they apologized. They had assumed from my dress that I must be a socialist and, therefore, a Jew, but, of course, as an American; I . was privileged to dress as I pleased.'V - Young Rumely's stay at Heidelberg was not much' longer than had been his residence at Qxford. It was at about this time that he came to the definite determination not to become a priest. A break with his family fol- , lowed, remittances from home ceased ' and he was thrown upon his own- re sources. He applied for and obtained a position as a school teacher. It is or was the custom in many of the German schools for the boys to make frequent long pilgrimages to dif ferent parts of the empire. These tramping trips sometimes lasted for weeks. The young American teacher took parties of boys on many of thes pilgrimages, thereby coming into the " closest touch with the life and cus toms and point of view of the German people. 0 Decides to Become Physician. It was during his teaching days that he decided to become a physician. At Freiburg, in the Black Forest, is the most progressive medical college in Germany. It was here that the cele brated "twilight sleep" was originated ' and for many years exclusively prac ticed. So to Freiberg went Rumely. In the study of medicine, as in other lines, he showed the same brilliancy of intellect and quick and eas mastery ." of the subject in hand that had won him the appelation of "genius" in his boyhood home. He was only 24 J'" old when the University (Continued on Pag Two, Coluw TwaJ '