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i 4 . i Ak-Sar-Ben Carnival Dates i t ' i; ; i Wednesday, September 25, ! j to Saturday, October 5. Car ; 1 1 nival Grounds, Fifteenth t- i : street ana uapitoi Avenue. mm Hi me RUSSIAN SOVIET DECLARES STATE O f WAR WITH U. S. Vice Consul Imbrie Lowers Stars and Stripes Over Con sulate at Petrograd and Places Affairs of This Coun try in Charge of Norway; News Reaches Washington in Belated Telegram. Washington, Aug. 22. Dispatches from Russia today were of a somewhat disturbing nature to State department of ficials. Vice Consul Robert Wv Imbrie, at Petrograd, reported m a delayed dispatch that members of the bolshevik govern ment at the former Russian capital had issued a pronouncement declaring that a state of war existed between Russia and the United States. In view of the bolshevik declaration Mr. Imbrie reported in his dispatch, which was dated August 2, that he had lowered the United States flag over the consulate and, following the re cent action of Consul General Poole at Moscow, closed the con sulate and turned the affairs of the United States over to the Norwegian consul. Americans in Petrograd, believedr to number about 20, were warned to leave, Consul Imbrie's dispatch said, ' although the cousul indicated that he would remain at his post until ht had received instructions from the State department. Two Councils Created. Announcement in a dispatch from France of the appointment of two in ternational councils, one at Arch- angel and the other at Vladivostok, however, counterbalanced the unfav orable news contained in the djspatch from Petrograd. Ambassador Fran cis, as dean of the diplomatic corps, will act as the presiding officer of the . ' Archangel council. The personnel of the Vladivostok council is no: yet complete. Great Britain will be rep resented by Sir Charles Elliott as head Commissioner at Vladivostok, Japan by Mr. Matsudaira and France by Eugene Regnault. Consul Caldwell will be the American member until President Wilson designates a rep resentative. Persecution of the few Americans In Petrograd for 10 days prior to the dispatch of Consul Imbrie's cable gram, it was stated officially, made him apprehensive as to their safety. Officials regarded it as evident that further messages from the consul have been held up by tire bolsheviki. Americans in Peril. It was suggested that the speech of Minister of War Trotzky at Mos cow late in July, in which he declared that a state of war existed between Russia and Great Britain and France and their allies and which Foreign Minister Tchitcherin modified, in re sponse to an inquiry by Consul Gen eral Poole, to a state of defense against the allies, was the real basis for the latest development in Petro grad. It was thought that upon re ceipt of the report of Trotzky's speech the Petroerad bolshevik authorities interpreted it as they saw fit and is . - sued their declaration of war against the United States. Whether the Americans in Petro grad will be able to escape was doubt ful, it was said, despite the recent agreement with the Finnish govern ment whereby Americans leaving Russia might have safe passage . through Finland. Second Regiment at Vladivostok. The announcement by Secretary Raker today of the arrival of the Thirty-first regiment, regulars, Unit ed States infantry, at Vladivostok brings the military representation of the United States at that port to two full regiments, the arrival of the Twenty-seventh infantry having been announced several days ago- Secre tary Baker said that Maj.-Gen. Wil liam S. Graves, (who is to command . 1. : l 1 1 ..... . uic .iiitricin ijuKiiiiKcui, liou hoi y-i arrived at Vladivostok. , Ke-establisnment or civil govern ment at Vladivostok and Archangel will be the first task of the interna tional councils, it was said by officials here, who pointed out that sucn ac tion would allow the military com mands to devote themselves exclu sively to clearing that region between Irkutsk and the Pacific of the bolshe . iN-iki and their allies, liberated Ger- mar man ana Austrian prisoners. 1 his accomplished, the work of the v'ladi yostpk commission would be to push westward and eventually :o-ordinate with the commission at Archangel. German Position Declared "Favorable" by riindenburg Amsterdam, Aug. 22. Field Mar shal Hmdenburg, addressing the third regirhentof guards, is quoted by the Tages Zeitung of Berlin as saying: '"Let us look into the future. Our position is favorable, although we lately happened to have been set back. But this is a fortune of war with which we must reckon." "Success is with us. The enemy be gins to show signs of weariness, and so long as we do not relax our efforts' but remain firm of purpose, we shall attain our goal which i s an honor able, strong peace." WOMEN LIKE THE BEE BECAUSE IT KEEPS THEM IN TOUCH WITH WOMEN'S WAR WORK The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 48 NO. 57. 'TL".? OMAHA, TYLER TORNADO TOLL 29 DEAD AND 60 INJURED Property Loss of Half Wrought by Storm That Swept Through Town in Minnesota. Tyler, Minn., Aug. 22. Tyler to night presents a scene of death and desolation a.s the result of the cyclone which struck this little town last night. The tieath list amounted to 29 tonight, all having been identified except one. Sixty persons were in jured, five of whom are in an im provised hospital in a serious condi tion. Thirty business houses and about as many residences were demolished. Only four business establishments escaped the path of the storm which tore through the town five blocks long and two blocks wide. The prop erty loss is estimated at about half a million dollars. Search for bodies continued late tonight. Searchers worked all after noon and into the night endeavoring to release a young man named Ham mond, who was caught beneath his home. He was rescued alive after be ing buried for more than 20 hours. His father, who sat near him in their home when the storm struck the town, was instantly killed. One hundred and fifty persons who were in a moving picture show in the heart of the town had a -miraculous escape from death or serious injury. Every building in that vicinity was demolished. The doors and windows of the theater, which is of stone con struction, were blown out, but the building remained intact. Several other stone buildings near by crum bled. A team of mules standing near a two-story building were blown upon the roof of the building. They were not scratched and exhibited excite ment only, when preparations were made to lower them to the ground Women of Churches Rally To Pie Iine For The Soldiers The great pie drive is on. The women of the churches of Omaha are rallying to the banners of the pie bakers by the thousands "Votes for Women" is a cry tem porarily forgotten and in its place is "Pies for soldiers." Every soldier stationed at Omaha will be a "pie face" next Wednesday for that is "pic day," so designated by the local War Camp Community Service committee which is pushing the great pie drive. At the heod of the committee is Francis P. Matthews, lawyer. Yesterday at the Chamber of Com merce a meeting was' held. Mr. Matthews presided and 75 of the pie bakers were present. They were either "captains," having charge of a denomination, or "managers." hiving charge of a particular church. Not all the churches were repre sented but those present made reports that the following numbers of pies ! arc already in sight: 130: Christian, 152; Episcopal, 317: Lutheran. 25", Catholic. 1.445. Preshv terian, 575; Jewish, 300; Baptist, 148; Unitarian. 45; Evangelical, 40. "Returns are by no means com plete," says Chief Pieman Matthews. Captain C. E. Adams Elected Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic Portland, Ore., Aug. 22.-C. E. Adams of Omaha, was elected today commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic for the coining year. The new head of the organization served in the civil war in the Fifth Wisconsin battery, Four teenth army corps, under the com mands of Gen. George IT. Thomas and General Sherman. The election of Mr. Adams was made unanimous. J. G. Chambers of Portland, Ore., was chosen senior vice commander-in-chief. Other officers elected today were: Charles H. Haber of Virginia, vice commande-in-chief ; C. M. Ferrin of Vermont, surgeon general; and Philip A.Nordall of Boston, Mass.. chaplain in chief. Trimble Adjutant General. Tfie newly elected commander-in-chief announced the following ap pointments of his staff: A. VM. Trimble, Lincoln, Neb., adjutant gen eral; Col. D. R. Stowits of Buffalo, N. Y., quartermaster general, and G. D. Kellogg of Newcastle, Cal., pa triotic instructor. Entertainment features were a pa geant with band concert, exhibition drills, folk- dances and athletics, held tonight at the municipal playground, Q and a reception by the Uaugnters ot Veterans to their national pres:dent, Miss Anna P, Dunham. The delegates Jo the G. A. R. con vention placed themselves on record as favoring a war for uncondit'onal surrender of the foe, and even more vigorous prosecution of the war than hitherto. Other resolutions adopted con demned a motion picture, film dealing with the reconstruction in the south after the,civil war on the ground that it "does gross injustice to prominent and patriotic men of reconstruction time; is insulting to colored citizens and tends to glorify mob law;" criti cised the reported burial of deceased enemy aliens in the Union cemetery at Chattanooga, Tenn-, and demanded that the proposal for the scrapping of Admiral Farragut's flagship Hartford be withdrawn and the vessel pre served. Volunteer in '63. The naming of Captain Adams to the pinnacle of the Grand Army of the Republic national organization is but a sequence to his lengthy service to mankind as a soldier and a man. Captain Adams was born in 1846 at Monticello, Wis., and passed his boy hood days on a farm, during the per manent settling and "development of that part of Wisconsin. Captain Adams entered the union service as a volunteer in the civil war in 1863, as a member of the Fifth Wisconsin battery of field artillery. He served through the Atlanta cam paign and Sherman's "march to the sea." He was in practically all the battles of these campaigns, including Chickamauga, Peach Tree creek, (Continued on Page Tw,o, Column one.) Cardinal John J. Farley Very Low With Pneumonia Mamaroneck, N. Y., Aug. 22. The condition of Cardinal John J. Farley, archbishop of New York, who is suf fering from a second attack of pneu monia at his summer home here, was said tonight by his physicians to be very critical. The cardinal is suffering from hypostatic pneumonia, said the bulle tin, which gave his temperature as 103. The cardinal is 76 years old. "But all the churches have taken hold of it with a vim. Here are already nearly 4,000 pies promised. A large number of soldiers have come to the city since the pie drive started and we may need 5,000 pies. At any rate no soldier shall suffer for want of pie on pie day. We want t.o in cite the women who are not affiliated with any church to join in pie baking for soldiers. They can report to me or at the Red Cross building on the court house square." One of the reglations in connection with the drive is that each pie creator must write her name and address on a piece of paper and attach it to the pie or pie tin. Tie knows no denominational lines. Jewish pies. Catholic pies, Methodist pies and Christian Science' pies will all look alike. vIn proportion to the numbers in each denomination the response to the S. O. S. for pies has been about equal among all denomina tions, says the Big Pie Chief Specific instructions about the bak ing of the pies and their delivery to the central pic depots will be printed in the Sunday papers. From the pie depots they will be transported in army trucks to the ultimate consumers in khaki. FRIDAY MORNING, AtfaUST f Wf 1 CAPT. C. E. ADAMS. OPERATIONS TO BEGIN TODAY AT MUNYICE PLANT First of Product to Be Ready Monday; Delivery at Sub stations; Price la' 30 . . Cents. The manufacture of ice at the mu nicipal plant, Twentieth street and Popplcton avenue, will be started to night and it is expected that the first ice will be ready on Monday morning Galvanized iron cans in which 400 pound cakes of ice are made, have been filled with water and lowered in to large tanks which contain four feet of brine. Ammonia will be turned in to the coils tonight and then the process of freezing will follow. Ordi narily it requires about 48 hours to freeze the cans of water to the desired state. The first lot will require more than that time. Superintendent W J. Barber of the plant expects to open jitney ice sta tions at the following locations on next Tifesday morning: Park avenue and Woolworlh ave nue, Twenty-sixth and Leavenworth streets, Eighteenth and Vinton streets, Twenty-fourth and O streets, Twenty-fourth and Blondo streets, Sixteenth and Hickory streets, Six teentr and Corby streets, and at the plant. These stations have been erected and are ready for the opening. The charge for ice will be 30 cents per hundredweight at the stations and quantities will be sold as small as 16 pounds for 5 cents. To Make Deliveries. Those who wish to call at the plant for ice in quantities will be charged the jitney station rate of 30 cents per 100 pounds. After the municipal plant has been going a while, the management will undertake to make wholesale deliveries in auto trucks, this rate probably to be the same as prevailing wholesale prices. The pro motion of jitney stations will be the first work started, Mr. Barber stated. The plant, when in full running or der, will have a daily capacity of 100 tons. A large storage house is now (Continued on I'aite Two, Column Four.) Lieutenant Blair Thaw Killed By Fall of His Airplane With the American Army in France, Aug. 22. Lieut. Blair Thaw of Pittsburgh, a member of the Amer ican aviation service, was killed Sun day evening when his airplane fell as a result of engine trouble. Lieutenant Thaw, who was a brother of Major William Thaw and a son of Benjamin Thaw of Pitts burgh, was traveling in a pursuit group near the Iront towards Pans. The engine trouble developed at an altitude of 2.000 feet and the machine when it fell struck a number of tele phone wires and collapsed, upside down. Thaw had just been promoted to command a flying squadron and was on his way to take over the squadron when he fell to" his death. Are You Reading Oh, Money! Money! By ELEANOR H. PORTER. Author of "Pollyanna" and "Just David." Today's Installment on Page 7 23, 1918. VAnffo TWO CENTS GERMAN DEAD IN HEAPS ON BATTLEFIELD British Victorious in Fierce Fighting Between Arras and the River Somme; 3,000 Prisoners Captured. By Associated Press. With the British Army in. Fiance, Aug. 22. There has been fierce fight ing toda; along a large section of the British front to the south of Arras through to the river Somme. Again the British have been vic torious. The battle north tf the Ancre raged all day long, while 10, 000 yards to the south another Brit ish force, which crossed the Ancre during the night and opened an attack at daybreak, was flriving steadily into the enemy positions on the high ground at Bray-Sur-Somme and Al bert and had already captured a thous and prisoners. The Germans are retreating from the section between the two points where the British armies are ham mering them and where they are threatened with beir.g left hi a pocket. The town of Albert has fallen into the hands of the British who are pressing the enemy hard. Along the Arras-Albert railway embankment and on bpth sides of it heavy fighting continues. Storm Enemy Positions. On the northern half of the battle front the British stormed the enemy positions and captured them, inflict ing terrible losses on the enemy. They then pushed eastward at various points. They occupied Haroelin- court trench, well to the east of the embankment and were reaching out similarly at other points. A counter attack this afternoon north of Courcelles was completely broken down by the British before the boche gained a single foot of ground. The value of the position along the embankment can readily be seen. The country is flat .arid the railroad runs along the top of a high, made-to-order ridge, which overlooks and controls considerable shell cleaned ground on either side of it. To the south from Achiet-LeGrand to the Ancre, the armies in battle have been sweeping backwards and forwards, attacks and counter attacks being repeated again and again. Brit ish patrols have been in Miraumont, but at the moment it appears that the British lines are actually a few hun dred yards west of that town, in the neighborhood of Beauregard and Dovecote, on'the road between Mirau mont and Puisieux-Au-Mont. Fresh Troops Beaten. The British are still west of Achiet LeGrand, but patrols have been in the town. The boche counter at tacks here, as well as at Miraumont, were carried out by fresh troops which have been seen rushing toward the front from the rear in an effort to relieve Gen. Otto von Below's harassed Seventeenth army. At Achiet-LeGrand the attacks were in such strength that the British retired for a short distance from the outskirts of the town and contented themselves for the time being with pouring bullets into the enemy forces, who, in their eagerness to win some thing, no matter how small, rushed right into the center of the target formed by the town. Southwest of Miraumont the Brit ish at latest reports had the enemy with his back to the river Ancre. Tanks have been working' well to the front of the British lines' almost everywhere. The battle was fought under a scorching sun, the men fight ing over the dusty, shell churned ground, open shirted, or with no up per garments the sweat streaming down their half naked bodies. Mowed Down in Heaps. At many places heans of German dead, mowed down by the British fire, lay baking-in the sun. The total number of prisoners tak en is still uncertain, but it is known that at least 3,000 have been cap (Contluurd on Page Two, Column Four.) Admission of War Refugees Into U. S. Asked by Wilson Washington, Aug. 22. A joint res olution authorizing the admission in to the United States of refugees driven from their own countries be cause of war conditions was trans mitted to the senate and house today by President Wilson. The resolution was prepared by the Labor department upon the recom mendation of the State department specifically to permit 1,800 Serbian refugees, including 500 children who sought refuge in Russia, to come to this country. A communication from President Wilson urged the passage of the reso lution, which, in the senate, was re ferred to the foreign relations committee. GERMAN RETREAT CONTINUES WITH INCREASED SPEED General Byng's Army Advances Two Miles Over Six Mile Front, Gaining All Objectives Easily; Numer- . ous Villages Northwest of Soissons Cleared of Foe by Mangin's and Humbert's Troops. London, Aug. 22. The town of Albert, 18 miles northeast of Amiens on the Ancre river, has been recaptured by the Brit ish, who also have obtained all their objectives in the fighting today between Bray-Sur-Somme and Albert, according to the official communication from Field Marshal Haig tonight. Over the six-mile front the British advanced two miles. "We have captured over 5,000 prisoners in two days," General Haig reports. "We captured in Albert 1,400 prisoners and a few guns." ' . General Byng's advance north of the Ancre is regarded here as highly significant, for it has been made with compara tive ease over ground which has been the scene of some of the ' costliest fighting during The war. Some experts believe there are indications that the Ger mans are preparing for a withdrawal on a huge scale, perhaps to the lines of last winter, but there is no definite confirmation of this. The German ranks are so depleted that in many in stances the allies have met German companies containing less than 70 men. SNIPERS' NEST IS CLEARED OUT BY AMERICANS Vesle Holdings Made More Se cure by Local Attack West of Fismes, Preceded by Barrage, By Associated Press. With the American. Army in France, Aug. 22. The Americans made a local attack west of Fismes, on the Vesle river between Soissons and Rheims, Wednesday night. The attack rendered the Vesle holdings more secure and also resulted in the clearing out of a position from which German snipers had been causing the Americans considerable annoyance. The attack was preceded by barrage. The Germans made a counter at tack at daylight this morning, In an endeavor to offset the American suc cess. The Americans, however, killed a number of the Germans, made 14 prisoner, and forced the remainder to flee in disorder. Two bombing flights were carried out' yesterday by American aviators on the town of Longuyon and Adun-Le-Roman, northeast of Verdun. Bombs were successfully dropped on railroad tracks and round houses. Nebraska Colonel Dies in New Hammhire. COL. G. T. PATTERSON. T. C. Patterson, several times mayor of North Platte, went east last night for the body of his son, Col. George T. Patterson whose death was report ed yesterday from Portsmouth, N. H., where he was in command of the mili tary post. Col. Patterson was well known in Omaha aifu Nebraska as he was born in North Platte. He entered West Point in 1892, graduating in 1896. He was the ranking officer from Nebras ka in the regular service. His sister, Miss Ruth Patterson, who was with him at the time of his death, is a teacher in the Vinton street school 111 11 I ill iftillll THE WEATHER For Nebraska Generally fair Friday and Saturday. Thrrmnmrr lirnilinira: y.iur. I. Hour. Vet- ." a. m Hit ! 1 p. m IS a. m 7 IS p. m ... 7 a. m 7H p. m 81 R a. m "9 4 p. m SO 0 a. m Nl A p. m lit a. m K fi p. ni 1R H a. TO Hl il p. m 17 12 in Rl H p. m.... LRlUo P In the advance made durine the last month east of Amiens, it is stat ed, the number of allied casualties is actually less than the number of prist oners taken, a situation unprecedent ed in a large scale battle. French Take Many Villages. Paris, Aug. 22. Nunieroua village, running northw.est of Soissona have been taken by the French, whose drive along the whole front continues, according to the war office announce- of the places captured is Pommiers. The statement says: "Our troops continue to advance along the whole front. We have reached tHe Divette river from its mouth as far as Evricourt. We have carried our lines to the outskirts of Quierzy. "We have occupied St, Aubin, Sel ens, Bagneux, Epagny, Bieuxy, Vaux rezis and Pommiers. The material abandoned by the enemy between the Aisne and the Oise is considerable. More than 200 cannon have been counted since August 20." Retreat Becomes Disorderly. With the French Army in France, Aug. 22. The retreat of the Ger mans before both the third and tenth French armies continues today with increased speed over a large part of the battle front and in some cases in disorder. "f General Mangin's men are ap proaching the Councy forest and are nearly on the line held in April along the river - Ailette. They have also . widened their hold on the Oise to Bjetigny, midway between Noyon and Chauny. . " The French advance toward the roads leading to Chauny adds an other menace to their line of retire ment and explains the acceleration of the enemy's retreat. Bourgignon, St. Paul-aux-Bois and Quierzy fell into ' the hands of the French today, giv ing them command of the valley of the Ailette from the region of Coucy-Le-Chateau to the Oise. General Humbert's troops also are pressing the enemy vigorously. Hav ing occupied the height of Plemont, just south of Lassigny, which they, surrounded yesterday they have cap tured Thiescourt, which completes the conquest oft the group of hills known as the Thiescourt massif. The enemy now has but a precarious hold on the valley of the Divette river, in which French cavalry is now operat ing. Several thousand prisoners have been taken since Wednesday evening and trophies in such great quantities that it has been impossible thus far to count them have been captured. General Mangin's troops have ad vanced about seven miles during the night ' and this morning were rush ing the enemy's rear guard so ener getically that the retiring columns were thrown into confusion. ' ' So hot or their heels waa th French advance guard that the Ger mans had no time to destroy th bridges behind them over the Oise . Some of these were fouind intact; ' others only partially destroyed. While the German rear guard was , making a last stand to protect the crossing of the stream, long lines of wagon trains could be seen across , the river encumbering the roads lead ing to the north. : ''Boss" Mullen Expects To Pay White House Visit Washington. Aug. 22. (Special Telegram.) "Boss" Arthur Mullen is in Washington on a political hunt for places for the faithful. He has had conferences with Secretary - McAdoo and Secretary Baker and it is said, although "he himself has not said it, that he will hold a political powvoC? with the president next week ' - i T V 4 ---