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.".,
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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.' ; ..- ..
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fair; warm Saturday. . v
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- 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
