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v. The Start ud Stripes V Forever." WITH GAS jGermaris Retaliate for Raid on Aisne Bridges by Ameri- ' can Aviators With At l tacks Along Vesle. Bv Associated Press. . ' With the American Army on the Vesle Front, Aug. 16. The .; Germans launched a' combined gas, artillery and air bombing attack upon the French and Americans ,,albng 'the Vesle early Friday morning. This was in retaliation for a bomb ing raid by American airmen ' on bridges over the Aisne late Thursday. The German artillery ' continued Shelling the crossroads, south ef the Vesle for hours, on the assumption ihat the French and Americans were bringing up troops. German aviators bombed the woods and villages iquth of the Vesle, apparently working in relays. ' " .. Fliers Take Photographs. . A group of 12 American aviators participated in the raid on the Aisne hridsres. Earlv Fridav other Ameri can fliers went up and took photo graphs, for the purpose ot ascertain - mg the effects of the bombs dropped. A great deal of traffic had been, re ported ' passjng . o.ver . theAisne bridges, ' and the Trench and Ameri cans increased the fire of their heavy guns. V . " ' As a fesult of the reports of ob- servers the French and Americans laid down ; a box . . barrage . during Thursday, knight ,' oh - machine gun tiests along the hills to the northwest ' nf Fismes. Observers and oatrols reported .Friday morning , that 12 ma- ." cmne guns naa-occn ucsiruyca auu every German, gunner killed. ; 1 The Aisne bridges bombed by the Americans' were ,a located ' between pont Arcy and Gernicoiirt, a distance of about' 12 miles. The same district is also within range of the French and American heavy guns. - The al- - lies are desirous of harassing the en emy Jas much as" possible owing to "ttports. that large ammunition trains, "soufK'wardbound, have -been sighted using the bridges. ' ; . , f Huns Carting Away Loot. --j The northward traffic, has consisted principally of infantrymen and trucks -loaded wjh goods taken from houses . in .villages," according to reports by i Serial observers and V three Italians 'who escaped from the-Germans and Reached the American line. The Ital ians ' , said they aw -enormous ship , ments of household jffaterial and simi lar articles and expressed the belief ;that the Germans, had brought them from south of the Vesle during- the '. retreat. - --.-s ' The Italians, rbeforc they reached the American : lines, hid during the day ,and traveled during the night. They told the American officers that the Germans were very active after dark, when , their troop movements , were Carried' out and when also there juaijnuch traffic north and south. ; ; i, Bomb Conflans Yards. With .the American - Army in France, Aug. 16.-r-An American bombing; squadron . commanded by Lieutenant Gundelach dropped 20 bombs, on, the railway yards at Con flans yesterday. Eighteen direct hits were observed in. Jhe center of the tracks in the eastportion $1 the yard and two on the roundhouse. i VThree Victories in Air.1. " ' ' With fvthe American ; Army in France,. August 16. Three aerial vic ; tories, two ' of which . already . have been confirmed. -Officially, were - achieved 'Thursday by American avi . ators. Lieutenants Stiles, Drew and .. -Putnam.?: , i ,t - - . : ODual Monarchy to ' Grant Home Rule to ; .Autonomous States rana in Jiii if w i LU - ' . : : ; : 1 . : ; ' U.S.LIIS SE.OVVERED '- London, Aug.r 16. A plan has been adopted for the formation of a league cf Austro-Hungarian states to be au-tonomoui'-in dealing with ;home .af fairs, according to a. Vienna dispatch quoting the Czech radical organ in the Austrian capital, which reads: Vlt is learned front a reliable source hat Premier Hussarek has reached an understanding with prominent rep resentatives of all the Austrian par ties for a complete revision of the Austrian constitution. It is planned to form a number of states that shall have home rule, including the Ger man, Czech,, Polish and." South Sla vonian states- These, with Hungary, will form a league of 'Austro-Hungarian states."., ' 1 v . - GET YOUR The VOL. 48-NO. 52. rM'SWrS-SA'Si OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST When Norris Declared Our Going Into the World War Put the Dollar Mark on the American Flag, He Insisted He Meant It Tfien After We Were at War, Norris Voted Against Nearly Every Vital Measure to Raise and Support . the Army to Do the Fighting. Congressional Record, April 4, 1918. Mr. Williams Mr. President, I fchouldlike to ask the senator a ques tion. The President Pro -Tempore Does the senator from Nebraska yield? Mr. Norris Yes; I yield to the senator from Mississippi. Mr. .Williams I should like to ask the senator from Nebraska whether he did or did not say he feared we were about to put, the dollar mark upon the flag. .... Mr. Norris Yes, 6ir; I said that Is that any reflection on the presi dent? That is what I believe. I be lieve it . ' . . ' ; Uf. James It is a reflection on the country. 1 Mr. Norris No; it is not a reflec tion on the country. , Mr. Williams Does ; the senator say that the remark is no reflection on the president or congress or the people of the United States, charg ing them with baseness, paltryness, and selfishness and meanness? Does he stand - here and say 'he. meant notlting by t? J4?P!lsfc iw.T?he senators, ought td realize that when they map out a coursC'that to them seems proper, if somebody else disagrees with it and expresses himself m regard to it he has the same right to his judgment and the same right to his opinion that every other' senator has. f. Mr.-- Reed Mr. President The President Pro Tempore-rDoes the senator from1 Nebraska yield to the: senator from -Missouri? ' Mr. - Norris Int just a moment I will-yield. ' ' ' ):. . , ' The President Pro Tempore The senatpr - from Nebraska declines to yield for the present. ' ; Mr. Norris Just let me finish now, nnw. What More Could DAZZLING FEATS THRILL CROWD AT BIG GUARD SHOW i t j 1 Five Thousand Persons See Wonders That Young Men Displayed at Kountze V Park Circus. . Five thousand- persons last, night attended "the greatest show on earth," the Municipal Guard circus at Kountze park. Fierce animals, " wild men from Council Bluffs and Albright, agile acrobats, clowns, glass eaters and ballet dancers made the display one of unexcelled splendor. The usually quiet .park was dotted with circus tents strung with lights and noisy with the cries of 'showmen and ven dors. : . . ! - Besides the main "three-ring" show there were scores' of side shows and the place echoed with the cries, "See the Hula -Hula Girls do the Lula Luia," "Get Kissed at the Kissing Booth, right this wayl" "See Pana ma,' "Buy red pop it's better'n (Continue m Page Two, Column Two.) Pies , and -Plenty of Them For Soldiers and Sailors One big luscious fruit pie for each soldier and sailor in Omaha, is promised by the War Camps Community service. And nothing but wheat flour and lots of sugar will go into the pie, too. if the food administration grants the request presented Friday afternoon after a committee meeting of the community service. . . ; w ' ' - -- - - Wednesday, August 28, will be "Pie day." On that day 2uge trucks will haul the pies to Forts Omaha, to Crook, to Florence field, to the other flying fields and to the recruiting offices of the city. Not, a man in uniform will be overlooked. I Young Omaha society women will be on hand to dipense, distribute pie, and to see that every soldier gets his fill. - Lads in khaki say that the only ganger is that Omaha wom en will underestimate the capacity of Uncli Sam's doughboys artd bake too few pies. WANT-ADS IN FOR THE BIG SUNDAY BEE BEFORE 9 O'CLOCK. TONIGHT s(&iaha Daily Bee I believe myself that we would not be on the verge of war now if it were not for the influence of money, and that is the idea I expressed. I expressly said that I did not question any man's snotive. Ielieve that the country is war mad now. I said then, and I repeat it now, .that notwith standing the fact that I am. opposed to-this resolution, when it is passed and war is declared there will be no man here who will go further or sacrifice more to carry our flag to vic tory than I. .," v Mr. Reed Mr. President Mr. Smith of Arizona You will have the dollar mark also. Mr. Norris It may, be that I will. There are a good many influences, I will say to the senator, that I have heard him speak of, and every other senator here. Wealth has had its influence. It is the greatest power in the-world, and I- believe that it is almost unanimous in favor of war. That does not mean that because, a man is wealthy he is not, patriotic; and I never expressed such an idea. I never intended to say and did not say anything of that kind; but the great power of wealth has done, more r frwent position I tu,a tftVtttherf then may, be in tluencea . Dy it unconsciously, it ; unconsciously, J realize. Mr. James Will the senator allow tae? : Wj. ',. . :' . Mr. Norris I will yield to the sen ator from Missouri, if he wants to ask roe a question.5- Mr. Reed--The senator used the expressions I feel that we are about to put the dollar sign upon the Amer ican flag," . I. read from the senator's manuscript, as I also read the other statements, purporting to tome from him from his manuscript. Mr. Norris I have not denied making that statement. I did make He Have Done for 'Kultur Had He Been in Kaiser 9s Pay? Evacuation of Belgium Austria's Condition for Troops to West Front London, Aug. 16. According to a dispatch to the Daily Mail from the Hague, Germany has demanded that Austria send 10 to IS divisions to the western front. Austria, on condition that Ger many would accept Austria's solu tion of the Polish question and make a strong peace move, includ ing the evacuation and restoration of Belgium, assented to ihis. Germany promisid to concede to Austria solution of the Polish ques tion, including the naming of an Austrian archduke as king, the dis. ' patch asserts. -f':, A. C. Lewis of, Omaha in Canadian Casualty List Ottawa,' Aug. 16, The Canadian casualty list names among the wounded Lt. A. C. Lewis of Omaha. Governor Asked to Resign. Burlington, Vf., ' Aug, 16. Gov. Horace Graham today was asked to resign his : office, in resolutions adopted by the republican state com mitteeNat a special executive session. This week discrepancies amounting to $20,000 were , said to have been found in the' accounts of the gov ernor when he was state auditor. Senator Norris Vbtes Since the War Declaration: , (As Shown by the Congressional Record.) Selective Draft ; "Nay" May 17, 1917. Espionage Bill. May. 14, 1917: , v Mr. Gronna (when the name of Mr. Norris was called)-: I am requested to announce that the Senator from Nebraska is unavoidably absent, and that, if present, would vote "Nay." War Revenue ."Nay" September 10, 1917. Trading With the Enemy. ."Nay" September 24, 1917. War Declaration Against Austria i ."Yes" - December 7, 1917. To Punish Seditious Acts and Utterances. ."Nay" May 4, 1918. Soldiers' Civil Rights Bill "Yes"' February , 1918. it, and I do say that I feel that way. Mr. Reed The senator, of-eourse, means by that that by entering this war we are about to put the dollar sign upon the American flag.' Mr. Norris The senator will just wait a moment The senator must not ask me a question and then put the answer in my mouth. Mr. Reed No; I do not desire to do that " : :v-',-; . -i,. Mf. Nrri.Then ht must not un. dertake -fio do tf.- I said I belitved we were aoout to put the dollar sign on the American flag. - Mr.' Red By entering this war. That ii what you meant. , Mr; Norris No. Mr. Reed What -"did you mean, then? ' Mr. Norris No; by the, passage of the resolution. - Mr. Reed That ' is entering the war. . ; ', -, ". Mr. Norris Yes; you can put 1t that way.'c';. ' . r Mr. Reed That is what I said. Mr. Norris The senator cannot put a construction on it to mean that when we get into the war it would POLICE LOCATE STOLEN MOTORS NEAR AUBURN v ;! Arrest and Confession of Charles Foley Leads to Re- j covery of Large Number ;V ;oi Stolen Autos; Six more stolen cars were recovered by Omaha police yesterday as -i re sult of the efforts of Chief of Police Dempsey and Acting Captain Dunn, to break up the gang of organized automobile thieves and "fences" who were operating on a wholesale basis in this city for the past six months. Detective, Del Rich, accompanied by Ed. Simon, went to Auburn, Neb., yesterday, where they located five cars that had been stolen from Omaha and one from Kansas City. The information leading to the re--covery . of the machines was given by Charles Foley, 2121 Grace street, vhr was recently arrested by the police for complicity in automobile thefts. With Foley was arrested George Dodd, 1811 North Thirty-second street, and Hans Snyder,' 2717s South Twenty-third street., - One of the cars recovered yesterday was that of the JNorthwall company. Another was a Second car that had been stolen from Ed Simon. The latter now has his two stolen cars in his possession. The recovery of the cars from the Auburn garage is an important step and may be the means of uncovering the system of out-of-town distribut ing points for Omaha's stolen cars. So far this month there have been 32 cars reported stolen and the po lice recoveries of stolen cars now ap proximate 36. , ;t , . , Are You Reading Oh, Money! Money! By ELEANOR H. PORTER. Author of '"PHlyanna" and "Just David." Today's Installment on Page 5 17, 1918. J'mZSZ not be my duty and every other man's duty to do everything we could to bring it to a successful result. Mr. Reed If by entering the war we are about to put the dollar sign on the American flag and the presi dent directs us to enter the war, does he not thereby direct us to put the dollar sign on the American flag, and does the senator regard that kind of a statement as complimentary to the president and not as grossly insult ing toe presraemr .? f- - Mr. Nolris Mr President, , of course the president or anybody else can put what construction he pleases on it. I'tlo not Relieve in the ordi nary construction of the English lan guage he has a right to put. any such construction on it. Mr. James Will the senator yield to me? - ' r.. , - Mr. Norns Just let me finish and then I will yield. I do not cast any reflection, in my judgment, upon any person. I did not charge anyone with being unpatriotic; I believed, and I do believe now And I repeat it, that there is a war craze; that: men have lost their judgment, and that we (Continued on Tt Two, Column Tnrea.) Sweden Ready to Act When Warring Powers . Incline to Mediation ' Ldndon, Aug.' 16. According to a Copenhagen dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company, Professor Eden, the Swedish premier, replying to' a deputation from the Swedish, organ ization of Good Templars who asked whether one of the heutral states could take the initiative regarding peace negotiations, said that as there was no reason to believe that the bel ligerents were willing to consider me diation Sweden could not commence negotiations. Sweden, the premier added, was following jhe present developments with great interest and was at the disposition of the warring powers should any desire for mediation be expressed, r ' ' w Soon to Run in The.Bee! ? "Who Stacks Mj Cards? - A New and Unusual . Diary -Form Serial of , Love, Adventured Court- ' ; ship and (Marriage ,s By Adelaide Kennerly In this narrative, the talented writer relates tne ex- 1 f 1 1 1 A B XI J J . 7 penences ana inner inougnis oi me woman uevuureu by ibnesomeness while desiring the thrills of .life. V ; -The Author's Introductory Note. Thousands of girls in every community are desperate under the strain of dull monotony. They want thrills and excitement, but they also wish to keep within the borders of right and clean living. How to enjoy life in the right way is our biggest girl problem of "today. In this .story every woman reader will find, at least, some ofher own heartaches, longings, desires and love affairs. ."-.j Dorothy is one of these girls Her experiences, missteps, mistakes, and philosophies are intended to help, as well as entertain, those who find themselves in a pit of despair as a result of lonesomeness and longing for the gay side of life.' ; ' ' ; , To all these thousands of girls this story is affectionately dedicated by" ' . W: -; ' !C;v : the author. , The Action of TKir5tory Jakes Its Start ' Right Here In Omaha Watch For ill Read Itl TWO CENTS. GROUND GAINED BY FRENCH AND BRITISH TROOPS Germans' Hold Upon Lassigny Precarious; When This . Flank Breaks Whole Line Must Crumble; Troop Being Drawn From Other Sectors in Efforts to . Stm Progress of te Allied Forces. : ,: By Associated Press. . Evidently it is not in the plans of the allies to leave the Ger mans secure in their possession of positions between the Somme and the Oise. Although the front from the south of the Somme past Chaulnes through Roye to Noyon has been studded with fresh reinforcements and innumerable guns to keep baclc the ' allied troops, the Germans again have been forced to give ground. s , ; 0. S. TROOPS IN EXPEDITION ON DVINA RIVER Flotilla Fired Uponjrom Both Banks and Halted in Prog ress From v Archangel by Barricade. - . By Associated Press. "-.- ' Amsterdam, Aug. 16. The first connected story; on ; the advance of the entente forces southward .. from Arrhaflvrl. nntthfrn Ruat'a. ia ffiven in' a special dispatch , to theiDussel- dorf Kachnchten irom stocknoim. . The. dispatch, dated August 14, ''Last Monday 6.000 entente troops, reinforced by 3,000 Russians, assem bled at Archangel and the fame night the order was given to proceed south, eastward. ' Three thousand Russians embarked on 11. river steamers and a number of barges towed by tugs, the destination ofiwhich Was Kotlas, on the Dvina river. The remainder of the troops i marched along the Archangel-Vologda railway with or ders to halt 1 at Trusanovskaya, 70 miles south- of Archangel. I ' Encounter Barricade. v J'The flotilla was first fired upon from both' river banks near Kakutz kaya, and a" half mile further on en countered a , barricade of sunken (Continued ori Page Two, Column Two.) German Musicians v' Renounce i the Kaiser i And the Fatherland Chicago; Aug! 16. German mem- , bers of the Chicago symphony or chestra today renounced the kai ser, the'" Vaterland," and such of their kin as are righting in tne ene- my armies, at a meeting ot tne unj- casro federation of musicians.'. Loyal alien enemies of the union will not be expelled, as was -formerly announced. Joseph Winkler, president of the organization, who 'announced the change in policy, said all disloyal members would be -expelled.' ; ..- .. 4 THEWEATHER , For Nebraska Generally fair; warm Saturday. . v Thermometer Reading t 6 a. m. ,1 11 1 p. m. 1 p. Dl. ..:) ..7 .. . .; ..: ..DM 4 p. m. 7 . m , S ft. ro,. ........ I ft. M. ...... . .. 1 ft. m.. .11 .78 .! .114 7 p. m, ...a. 4 p. m. ........ A p. m. .. p. m. .,.. 7 p. m p. m Ha. ra.. ..'.90 - French and Canadian trooDa Fridav ' night between Goyencourt and Lau court, on a front of about three miles, had fought their way west of Roye until they were at the door of the , town, a keystone of the German de fense in Picardy. To the immediate north British troops were still in pos session of Damery and Parvillers raf ter heavy counter attacks. Open to Turning Movement. West of Roye,5 the allies' line is now only a scant mile and a quarter distant This adds materially $o the " danger Of Roye by direct assault on the part of the French and Canadians at its western gates and from a flank, ing maneuver, by the British on the northwest,' r-: t - ., ' The French have "carried out sue -cessfully an advance five mfyes to the south which seemingly lay the, town ' open to a turning movement front the Loges wood. . Not alone is Roye men. aced by this later advance, but, de- bouching from the woods southeast- t ward the French are in a position to outflank ' Lassigny, and with the French troops in the Oise valley near Ribecourt also strategically placed to begin a rolling up process, which, if Successful, would obliterate the hill and wooded country now standing as a barrier to the capture of Noyon. German reserves in the Somme-Oise salient no longer are sufficient to -stem the allied pressure and troops are being drawn from other sectors. ; Huns Evacuate Vieux Berquin. The retirement of the Germans on parts of the northern front continues, but' these maneuvers as yet lack defi nite explanation. Following closely upon the evacuation of front line po sitions north of Albert, which were ' taken over by the British, has come another voluntary relinquishment of trenches in the Lys sector. The vil lage of Vieux Berquin has been given , up. and ground over a front of about nine miles to a depth of from one to two miles has been cede,d without fighting. AH the way between La Bassee canal and Ypres the Germans Still are exhibiting signs of nervous ness and daily are bombing the Brit ish front heavily with shells and gas projectiles. . Alnnir thu Ws1 rJir frnnf Germans are similarly bombing the positions held by the French and Americans, but their efforts have gone k for naught so; far as causing a relin quishment of territory is, concerned.; The American aviators are busily en gaged in bombing operations behind the German lines, especially against the bridges leading northward across the Aisne riven k The American ar tillery also is paying strict attention to the areas behind the line to ha ; ass the Germans.-, , - 1 On the other battle fronts little fighting of moment is faking place, although the Italians have been forced to sustain several counter attacks by the Austrians in the Tonale region. , Child Dies of Bums v From Fire He Started - Playing WitK Matches Neighbors rescued Mrs. S.M. Hav. kins and her 5-year-oll son, Donald, last night from their home, 3855 Cal ifornia street, but not until both were severely burned. They were taken tc the Methodist hospital and were at tended by Dr. Hamilton. The child died at 1 o'clock this morning. Shortly after 8 o'clock Mrs. Haw-, kins had put Donald to bed and had returned to her rooms pin the floor below. In a few minutes she smelled smoke and rushing up stairs, found the boy's bed room a mass of flames. Rushing in, she grabbed the boy and started for the street Neighbors at tracted by the smoke hurried to the house and wrapping blankets about mother and child, , smothered the flames. r .The boy was badly burned on his face and neck and the mother on her arms and body," The boy told his mother that after she left the room and after putting him to bed he played with matrhca Mrs. Hawkins vyill live