Mill PRINCE'S
PLAN UPSET BY
PETAIflMTIFICE
jRetirement of Thinned Lines
and' Subsequent Couater
Attacks Conceived and '
Executed With Skill.;
By Associated Press.
With the Trench Army in France,
July 26, Ajetrospectiye glance at the
(entire battle since the Germans tried
to cross the Marne in their great
effort to break op the French armies
shows that the crown prince, thinking
the French Exhausted by the terrific
defensive battles they fought during
March, April, May and June, had de
cided to launch a fresh offensive. He
was so cofident of success that he did
pot endeavor to hide his preparations.
When Generals von Einem, von
Mudra, von Boehm and von Eben
started the attack on the night of
July 14 they expected to overcome
, all resistance and eastfy capture Mont
Mirait, Epernay and .Chalons. General
Petain, however, had prepared an
other plan which was presented to
General Foch on July 12. and whi;b
wasj approved the i following day.
i Grandiose Project Upset. ;,
The idea was to abandon advanced
posts and hold the principal line of
resistance with only tne aosoiuteiy .es
sential forces and in the meantime
prepare a counter-offensive on the
German flank when the enemy troops
were fully engaged in battle. Eastward
of Rheims the execution of General
Petain's plan was favored by strong
old positions, but to the westward of
that city the problem was complicated
because the organization of the ground
held by the French had not been
completed. '
and opposing plans were put to he
test, that of General Petain proved
itself superior' to the-"others. The
French, Americans, British and Ital
ians co-ooerated and comoletely uo-
set the crown prince's grandiose proj.
ect : The result was the utter deteat
f and discomfuWe of the German arm
ies, which were obliged to employ
many divisions which had been re
served for later blows. J
Blow Struck at Right Moment. '
The allied counter offensive was re
markably well prepared and executed
It struck at the right place and at the
proper time. The German are now
very anxious regarding the positions
of their great army between the Aisne
and the Marne. It it for this reason
that they are fighting with despera
tion. ; ;: ,
' The present moment for them Is
one of the most critical of the war,
since the allies possess the initiative,
and the rapidly increasing American
army enables them to undertake op
erations which would otherwise be
irnposgtbl. - , : '' ?.:',
The fighting will continue to be
very severe, as the ground htch the
Germans occupy is very suitable for
a defensive battle, but their resistance
is costing them dearly. Their diflicul.
ties re being augmented every day
and it is .probable that they will be
compelled to think hard before start
ing any other offensive, even it its
I object is only to relieve the situation.
Hie Weather
Comparative Loral Record.
.1918. 1917. int. J91I.
ftlfhMt yesterday ... SS SI . . 71
Lowest yesterday ... Tl 74 77 .-" (1
Mean temperature ... SO. ft U
Precipitation ....... .01 .00 .00 .!(
Temperature ana preilpltatlon, Aepartures
from normal:
Norma) temperature .77
Kxeeee for the day .01
Total excem aince March I, ISIS ... ill
'Normal precipitation .......... .14 Inch
Deficiency for the d&r ........ .If Inch
Precipitation since March 1, ItlS I.St lachea
deficiency elnce March J, ISIS I II Inches
Deiielener for cor. petted 1S17 l.SS Inches
Deficiency for oor. period lilt ' 7.S7 Inchee
Report From fetation at T F. M.
Statlans and Btat . Turn. High- Rain,
of Weather 7 p.m. eat. fall.
Cheyenne, clear ........ 71 71 -v. - .00
Denver, clear SI SS !.. ,04
De Moines, part eldy .. IS . SS .01
Dode City, cloudy .... SS . IS . . ' .00
' Huron, clear .......... 71 - 7 .00
rforth Platte, clear"'.,,. SI SS -'' .00
i Omaha,- clear SI SS . .01
J"ublo, part cldy SS . , SS ' .01
TVrl4-City, clear ...... M i 4 .00
fcklt Laka City, clear... SO ' .00
Santa Fa, rata SS St T
Gherldan, clear ........ SS , IS ,11
ou City, part cldy ., St IS .70
Valentine, clear 80 82 .00
indicates trace of precipitation.
1L V, Robins, Temporarily in Charge,
. , JUST BEFORE RETIRING
' Take Horeford'a Acid Pkaashat .
Kelieres thirst and fatigue, refresh! the
system and rota wearied brain, Non-aleo-
nn"g. cny bottle. at.
"Mr. Piano Buyer"
You owe it to yourself, to
your pocketbook and to
your good ; judgment, to ,
gee our line of Pianos be
fore you buy. "We Save
You Mpney." -v
Hobart M. Cable
' and
Packard Pianos
Cm.
Mick el s
DERNBURG'S SPEECH
ON LUSITANIA BY
WILLIAM B. HALE
-V (Continued From Pate One.)
Mr. Becker declined to say whether
Viereck's letters j since this'" country
entered the war contained code mes
sages. Of the earlier communications
he said, one series was so written that
the first word of each page when
placed in order formed a sentence, the
second word of each page, the second
sentence and so on, to make up the
message. One letter, written in Ger
man and dealing with the personal af
fairs ' of the correspondent began,
when read in code, "The situation is
extraordinary, and gave, a descrip
tion of American feeling toward Ger
many. !
As late as fast December, accord
ing to Mr. Becker, Viereck mailed
letters to his father, using persons
whom he addressed ir, Stockholm and
Copenhagen to forward his messages.
The elder Viereck, Louis, was de
scribed by the Fatherland, as its cor
respondent in Berlin. Viereck de
clared today that his letters contained
only personal messages to his father,
He admitted that he had burned the
originals here. . '
Rumely at Conferences.
Testimony of Dr. Hale and of the
German information news service
copy reader, whose name the authori
ties withheld, . tonight linked the
names of Hale, Rumely and Viereck,
with Dernburg, Dr. Heinrich, Busch,
Albert and other directors of Teuton
propaganda, at conferences in the
Broadway building which also held the
olSices of the' Fatherland, the Ger
man information service, Dernburg
and Dr. Carl A. Fuehr, author of Ger
man propaganda works. Viereck was
always there Hale testified, and some,
times Rumely was present. Before
the alleged purchase of the Mail, 'he
said, there, ws talk of buying ' an
other New Yolk daily, a weekly or
a monthly magazine.
lhe German imormation servtoe,
according to the copy reader s testi
mony, was personally supervised by
mie, tnougn tne latter always in
sisted on secrecy regarding his ac
tivities. It was sent daily to many
American newspapers, and its gen
eral trend, the witness said, was "to
cause alarm over the possibility of
a Japanese invasion, and to urge the
necessity of intervention in Mexico
City. ' There ware sub-editors and
translators, he stated, Including Dr.
Carl Mechlenburg, one time lecturer
in the universities of London and Dub
lin, who later fled to Mexico, and
Professor Harowitz, now in an Amer
ican internment camp- Proofs of the
five page "news sheet' the copy
reader testified, were sent invariably
to Mathew B. Claussen, publicity
agent of the Hamburg-American line.
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HOWELL CALLED
r
BY NAVY TO JOIN
SERVICE AUG, 15
i (Continued From Fas Om.) ..
what further' would be done regarding
his tandidacv. f I : '.y .-V. j
Mr, Howell's statement was as fol
lows: ; "In view of sudden develop
ments I am compelled to occupy your
time still further with matters per
sonal to myself. When congress de
clared a state of war existing be
tween this country and Germany I as
an ex-naval officer tendered my Serv
ices to the Navy department. Upon
receipt of orders I proceeded to
Washington for physical examination.
ijntortunateiy. tor the first time in
By good furniture we mean the kind that is made by the
best manufacturer. . v- . y
the only kind that measures up to that excellence of qual
ity and beauty of design which.YOU want to put in your home.
v the only kind which you can afford to put in your home
and the kind which you will .soon see you can afford if
you will attend this n v 1
JULY
' .'V ft
for instance
the following bargains are typical
$190 large and very hajidsoma Library Table,
Colonial style . . . . . . . . . . ; . . . ........ $50
$45 Wing Back Mahogany Bocker, upholstered
"in figured mulberry velouri .$37.50
$38.50 Cane Paneled Mah6gany Chair, with
s blue velour spring cushioned seat $25
$98 Luxurious Overstuffed Davenport, uphol
stered in fine mulberry velour,, loose cushioned
seat type .$SO
$57 Chair to match........... ....$45
$57 American Walnut Dressing Table with
triple, mirrors of fine construction. ..... . .$42
$80 Mahogany Library Table,- Charles II
style ........ . i . . , . .... $22.50
$15 Handsome, Oak Arm Chair, witty black
leather slip seat, Charles II style ......... .$S
$67 Ivory Dresser, commodious and well fin
ished ........ ....;......,...........$50
$13 Ivory Bedroom Rocker, with cane seat, $9
$25 Mahogany Serving Table,
for .t
1, .,...
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THE BEE:
Where the Allies' Are Closing, in On German Hordes
-' ' ' v- 1 - I1- " , S - -t1'!
The dotted line shows the position
of the front on the day the allies be
gan their counter .blow. The black
line shows the position of that line
my experience I was found deficient
physically,' it appearing that my eye
sight was impaired. However, this
was not sufficient erounds for rejec
tion. With Senator Hitchcock I call
ed on Secretary Daniels for the pur
pose of having the defect waived and
succeeded. ; v -t 'J
Had Given Up Hope.
"Subsequently I notified the Navy
department that I would be ready for
duty in ahout three weeks or by July
15. 1917. " .
"I received'a commission as a lieu
tenant in the navy with an acknowl
edgement and notification that I
would be given ample notice before
being called.
"Following1 that"! heard nothing
from the naval department. Finally
I gave up hope of being ordered for
duty supposing' that because of my
defective vision and the further fact
that I am 54 years of age, my name
had been eliminated from the avail
able list. Under this impression I
filed as a candidate for governor.
"Today I am pleased to hnd that
I arrt not in the discard. I have just
received orders from Washington to
report for duty on the fifteenth of
August, two weeks ana nve aays
hence. Naturally the settling of my
nrivate affairs and the closing up of
my public duties in Omaha will oc
SALE
' $80 Comfortable, High Grade Arm Chair, with
loose velour cushions upholstered in mulberry
and black stripe velour. Frame in mahogany and
cane ........ ,t .$57.50
$32
Bed
'Cane Paneled
$24 Fine Mahogany Chair, with blue leather slip
seat.. $15 1
$11.50 Jacobean Oak Dining Chairs (SnW
each ........ ....$6.50
$tlV William and Mary Oak Dining Chairs
(3 onjy) each ..,...........,.......$7.50
' $12 Arm Chair to match..... ....... -$9
$57 Jacobean 'Oak Buffet, ,WiUia and Mary
design ...$45 .
-$30 Sideboard to match. $23
$318 Eleven-Piece Wning Room Suite, finished
. in Douglas Oak, modern design, consisting of ,
Buffet, Wood Door China Cabinet, Serving
Table, Host's Chair nd Side Chairs, how $258
Charles II type.
$90 Ivory Chiffrobe, .......... ....,....$75
sio
$75 Dresser to
1-iUt
414416 - 418 South 16th Street ' I
OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY
now as it has advanced.
Gradually the, allies are pushing in
this line and closing: the neck of the
sack. All roads within this pincer
cupy every noment of my time until
that day. -
"Of course this ends all possibility
of my making a campaign."
Mr. Howell in announcing his plat
form declared among other things for
state railway commission regulation
of stock yards to be enforced by state
inspectors; maintenance of state hog
cholera serum plantj'for co-operation
in industry, by public ownership
where necessary, and municipal own
ership of public utilities.
It came to light here today that
Frank Harrison, chief sponsor for the
Howell movement in the state, 'has
been sending out a double-barreled
postal card appeal to republicans and
democrats alike boosting bqth How
ell and Charles Bryan, the latter a
democratic candidate for governor.
In the appeal no discrimination is
made between parties, the writer giv
ing the inference that' if one is not
chosen the other will serve the same
purpose. y .; ., -
Turkestan Proclaimed
Republic in Russ Group
Amsterdam. July 26.-i-The fifth na
tional congress of Turkestan has pro
claimed Turkestan to be a republic in
alliance with Russia, according to a
Moscow dispatch to the Cologne ua
zette. lllllllllllll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIII
Charles' Nil Mahogany
...... ZU
$
a
i
match.
...$60
Mum,
27, 1918.
movement are under the fire of the en
tente guns.
Fismes, the point situated half way
between Rheims and Soissons, is
1"T I fi ' 'i I ,1 I f , ,1 . '
ThomrsorBelden & Co. .
f55- lhe fashion Center jor
Silk Gloves 50c
Short, White Silk Gloves,
splendid qualities for 50c
a pair.
Serpentine Crepe. ,
-t fi ri ( " t .
r or jumonos mese ioveiy Jr
Japanese patterns are
particularly appropriate.
Plain shades, too, 35c.
j In the Basement.
A Sale of Women's
Knit Union Suits
Regular, $1 Union Suits
Saturday 69c.
$1.25 Union S.uitsr89c
$1.75 and $2 Suits, $1.39.
These are extra values.
Huck-Guest Towels
For Less Saturday
50c Guest Towels, 25c.
75c Guest Towels, 50c.
$1 Guest Towels, 75c.
Footwear Reduced
f All White Canvas
Pumps and Oxfords,
values up to $7,4Q Ajr
Saturday OtyD
Other stylish Pumps in
black, tan arid gray kid
are specially priced from
$2.95to
$6.95
All Sale.
Final.
Saturday Specials
$10 Men's Suits. ...$6.98
$20 Men's Suits... $14.93
$6 Trousers .$3.98
$3 Trousers ...... $1.98-
$2 Boys! Wash Suits. .98c
$1 Kneelcer Pants. . . .69c
$1.50 Shirts on Sale. .98c
35c Wash .Ties.;.... 19c
25c Hose . ....; J5c
$IUnion Suits ..... . ;69c
$1.50 Straw Hats 50c
,75c Silk Hats....... 39c
ir Helphanff Clothing Co.
314 North 16th Street
where the French and British troops
to the, east are aiming., French troops
Friday morning captured Oulchy
Chateau, on the west side of the sack.
Disposal of Georgette Blouses
Every Spring and Summer Model
Our entire selection of
Georgettes included. AH
are from regular stock.
'Wo men who knpw and
appreciate the best will
find that in this sale ejery
dollar will purchase an
extra amount of fine mer
chandise. 1
$ 5.95 to $ 6.50 Georgette Blouses ..$ 3.95
$ 7.50 to $ 8.50 Georgette Blouses . . $ 4.95
$ 9.50 to $12.50 Georgette Blouses. .$ 6.75
$13.50 to $16.50 Georgette Blouses. .$ 9.50
$17.50 to $22.50 Georgette Blouses. ,$12.75
$25.00 and more. Georgette Blouses $14.75
All Sales Final.
Yarns All Styles
For service in the army
and navy, correct colors in
medium and heavy weights-
sock yarns in. white, nat
ural and light gray. A
beautiful assortment of
colored yarns for women's
and children's sweaters.
Lessons in knitting every
day. Classes: 10 a. m. to
12 and 3 to 5 p. mv t
Art Needlework Third Floor.
Hosiery Specials
Children's Half Hose in
various styles and colors,
reduced to 19c a pair.
A small lot of odd colors in
Women's Silk Hosiery. Ex
cellent $1.75 qualities ,will
be closed out for. $1 a pair.
Experienced and
Respbnsible
Packers
And "the necessary mater
ials for' packing your
household goods, etc.? be
fore they are put hrour.'
fireproof warehouse will '
be furnished on proper
notice. s - (
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STORAGE CO.
Phone Doug. 4163.
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riT atttcl nAtiriT hnm .
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dreds of dead Germans.. The victims
fell before the heavy machine gun fire
of the Americans durin the retreat.
In one small horseshoe area the
ground was covered with dead.. The
Americans buried as many bodies as
was possible. It is estimated that
2,000 Germans fell there Vt v
having seen the bodies of German
dead floating down the stream. , Th.
military authorities are planning
some system by which fhev can cleai
the river of. bodies. . ;
Three days after the Germans
evacuated Chatoau Thierry the Amer
jeans found a lone German in Mont
St Pere, hiding in a cellar. The
!J 1. - .... . t'.A ( fli. .., -
prisoner saiu w( nsi msu i
and was determined to secrete him
self, notwithstanding the fact that he
had no food, and later take a chance
1. - - 1 . IL. .11an 17a
rv inrrrnnprintr i it iiir niiira. 11c
said the .German soldiers were dissat
isfied with the way affairs were going
and the general opinion was that the
crown prince was unable to bring up
sufficient reinforcements of food sup-'
plies to aid the forces Ceing attacked
from the south., v
The SAmerican soldiers v watched
with pleasure the prisoner a"ooease his
aypcviic aicci 1110 mitc uo; 9 .v
German requested the Americans not
to report his desertion, saying if they
did and heaver got back to Germany,
he would be Shot ' - ' ;
Germany Put Under Rule
Of Imperial General Staff
London, ' July 26. Revolutionary
political change has just been made
in Germany, says a Daily Mail dis
patch from Berlin. Unostentatiously
full executive and state rights have
been granted to jthe imperial general
staff. This means, it is declared, that
the civil and military executives have
been placed on an equal basis, v ,
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OU1UUB oetxc vvroctia
Washington, July 6. Safe arrival
in England, of 14 .Members of the
house naval committee, headed by
Chairman Padgett of Tennessee, was
announced today by the . Navy de
partment. They will meet Assistant
Secretary of the Navy . Franklin D.
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No C. O. D.'s.
A.
Specials for Men.
Shirts A Great Sale
Splendid patterns in' Ar
row, Eagle and Rialto
Shirts, soft or stiff cuff
styles in all sizes. - Silks,
fibres and madras. Our
regular stock. , ; ,
$12.00 Shirts,' $9.65
$10.00 Shirts, $7.65 '
$ 7.50 Shirts, $5.65
$3 and $6.50 Shirts, $4.95
$5 fend $5.50 Shirts, $3.95
$4 and $4.50 Shirts, $3.15
$3 and $3.50 Shirts, $2.35
' $2.50 Shirts, $1.95 .
$2.00 Shirts, $1.65
$1.50 Shirts, $1.35
Washable Tubular Tiaa, 19c,
three for 50c
Fibre hosefirst duality, Onyx
make in seasonable colors: all
sizes, Saturday, 35c. Three
pairs for $1. '-
The Man'a Shop to the left
as yea eater from 16th St.
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