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VOL. XLVIII-NO. 12. 'lttttSZf&l ift OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1918. SiJ'LCTfa SS FIVE CENTS.
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OMAHANS A TASTE
OF MCJf LIFE IN AIR
"Zoom" at Violent Angles, Make "Falling Leaps," '.'Barrel
Rolls," "mmelmann Turns," "Spiral Nose Dives,"
"Spinning Nose Dives," and Other Stunts While
Thousands Gaze in Wonder.
By A. R. GROH
Flying isn't such a very thrilling thing after all.
That was the opinion expressed by many of the tens of
thousands who saw the flying exhibition of the American-British
aviation mission over the city yesterday afternoon.
TEACH TRUE LESSON.
And this is exactly the lesson the
mission is trying to inculcate in the
minds of the people. "The flying
machine is no longer a tricky animal,
but our trusty beat of burden," Gen,
C. F. Lee, head of the British avia
tion mission, said.
Nine of the 11 machines went up
into the sky. They went through all
torts of battle maneuvers. They
"zoomed" up at violent angles, they
made "falling leaps," "barrel rolls,"
"Immelmann turns," 'spiralr. nose
dives," and other "stunts" of the air.
They made them not with the seem
ing effort of an acrobat straining to
perform some feat, but they made
them as easily and naturally as a
bird, they made them repeatedly as
though delighting to make them.
Starting Field Busy.
The starting field, a large meadow
west of Fairacres on the Lincoln high
way, was a busy place for several
hours before the starting time. Sol
diers from Fort Omaha guarded
the big machines and no one except
the mechanics and flyers was allowed
inside the fence without a permit.
Th road outside the held was
jammed with automobiles on both
sides and for half a mile beyond the
field in each direction. Thousands
had come by 6ther. means than the
automobile. Manyhad brought their
,luncjies-t and ate them in . .their ma
chines in order ft have a good loca
tion. Mechanicians were the first to ar
rive. They jumped from their auto
mobiles and into their unionalls and
went to grooming their respective
airships for their coming voyages in
the sky. " v
Soon the officers arrved from the
Chamber of Commerce, where they
had been the guests at luncheon.
Then tilings began to happen. It
seemed there was no one in particular
commai.d. each pilot knowing what
was expected of him and proccu.ngj
to do it without orders.
Lee Ready in Jiffy.
General Lee had his machine
ready in a jiffy and took Mayor Smith
up for a 10-minute ride. The mayor
had the honor of being the first civil
ian taken up by anyone on this tour
since it left Indianapolis, where the
governor of Indiana had a ride with
General Lee.
A mechanician climbed into the
seat where the mayor had been and
General Lee immediately "zoomed"
up into the empyrean blue sky, where
he dashed around among the fleecy
clouds for a while, cutting up several
capers and then sailed away out of
sight of the Field club, where a vast
concourse was Waiting with aching
necks to see the sky spectacle.
Again the roar of a propeller of
one of the ships sounds above the
hum of the great crowd outside the
fence. Lt. S. M. Connell is in
the seat of his Thomas Morse scout
plane, and a moment later he runs
off across the field and sails into the
air, followed closely by his chum,
Lieutenant Welsh, in the same kind of
plane. These two are an inseparable
pair.
Stage Battle Maneuvers.
Up into the air they went and be
gan a battle maneuver. Lieutenant
Welsh "got on the tail" of Lieutenant
Connell. In real battle he would have
(Continued on Pae Tern, Column Three.)
Wilson Criticised For
Attempt to Influence
Vote on Water Power
Washington, Aug. 31 Action of
President Wilson in writing a letter
opposing the net investment clause of
the water-power bill was criticised to
day by Representative Gillette of
Massachusetts, acting minority lead
er, and other house republicans.
Referring to the president's letter,
Mr. Gillette said that Chairman Sims
"of the interstate commerce commit
tee "seems to think there should be
no legislation without first obtain
ing" the views of the president." Rep
resentative Anderson of Minnesota
said some one "torpedoed the water
power committee."
Chairman Sims told the house that
he had introduced the bill on the sup
position that it met with executive
approval. An amendment introduced
by Representative Doremus of Michi
gan, requiring the federal water-power
commission which the bill estab
lishes a give municipalities prior
rgfits to the acquirements of develop
ment lewises, was approved by the
house.
AUSTRALIANS
MOP IIP MONT
ST. QUENTIN
Daring Feat Puts Peronne in
Precarious Position; Brit
ish Make Gains in
Bethune Region.
By Associated Press.
With the British Army in France,
Aug. 31. With Mont St. Quentin in
British possession the Germans are
in precarious position. Peronne must
be evacuated or the enemy may lose
many more men.
Starting from east of Clery this
morning, the Australians fought for
ward despite the heavy machine gun'
tire and swarmed into reulllaucourt,
capturing 200.
Another body of Australians, unaid
ed by artillery, attacked Mont St.
Quentin. The Germans had no idea
that the Australians would' dare at
tempt such a etrBy 8 o'clock 'thTf
Australians had fought their Way to
the top and soon after that signalled
its capture.
Mont St. Quentin was alive" with
Germans, who came from every
where, crying "kamerad."
Those who did not were driven
from their retreats or killed. Hun
dreds of prisoners were captured.
Move Made Quickly.
While the hill was being mopped
up, British guns cut loose and began
pounding a torrent of steel back of
Mont St. Quentin, as a reminder to
the Germans that they had better
start moving quickly. The Aus
tralians must have worked with great
swiftness to make so much progress
in so short a time.
At various points between Kemmel
and Bethune the Germans have been
retiring and the British have gained
back a very considerable amount of
ground.
Several counter attacks delivered
during the day east of Bapaume
astride the road to Cambrai literally
withered away during the fire of the
British machine guns. The road to
Cambrai and the ground on either
side for some distance was dotted
with the bodies of Germans who
dashed against the British in useless
attempts to drive them from the posi
tions they had captured.
About the same time the Germans
were being beaten here, the Canadians
launched a fresh attack just south
of the Arras-Cambrai road and drove
into the enemy lines for some dis
tance. Heavy fighting is reported
to be still -in progress betwen the
Arras-Cambrai and the, Bapaume
Cambrai roads.
Menace Drocourt-Queant Line.
British troops have come close up
to the Drocourt-Queant line and are
holding on while the'boche is trying
to dislodge them. Counter attacks
have been launched here and the bat
tle has been raging constantly. Nei
ther side gives the other a chance to
get the slightest rest, and on the
instant German counter attacks are
beaten off, the British re-attack and
gain a little more ground. If the Brit
ish fall back slightly before powerful
boche strokes, as soon as they have
quieted down a little, the British at
tack again and hurl the Germans out.
not only gaining ground, but improv
ing their positions.
The Germans have fought well in
this locality, but have gained nothing
and have suffered enormous casual
ties. It is noted in the fighting here the
enemy seems to have abandoned the
rifle and is doing nearly all his fight
ing with light and heavy machine
guns.
Bullecourt is being mopped up.
South of Bapaume the British have
captuYed Riencourt-les-Bapaume.
Food for American Prisoners
Reaches German Prison Camps
Washington", Aug. 31. Acknowledg
ments havj been received of 86 per
cent of the food packages sent to
American prisoners in Germany by
the American Red Cross, according
to cable advices received today.
Reserve supplies are now on hand
at all camps, where Americans are in
terned so that in case the original
packages are lost or new men arrive,
; they may be supplied promptly.
Oh, How Fly!
Mayor E. P.
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REDS BEATEN BY
JAPANESE ARMY
AT USSURI RIVER
Offensive Taken by the Allied
Force August 24 and En3
my Driven North After
Severe Fighting.
Tokio, Sunday, Aug. 25. Entente
allied forces on the Ussuri front in
Siberia took the offensive against the
bolsheviki Red Guard at dawn on
August 24, and drove the enemy to
the north, according to an allied offi
cial statement issued today by the
Japanese war office. The allies, fol
lowing up their advantage, pushed
forward to 4 he high ground north of
Shimakofka and launched another at
tack against the enemy positions. The
text of the statement reads:
"On August 22 the enemy still re
mained on our front. His airplane
was observed in the afternoon. Other
wise there was no change. The ene
my's strength was about 8,000 in
fantry. The field guns actually ob
served numbered 14 and he also had
some other heavy guns.
"On August 23 our right wing, now
guarded by the Japanese, was twice
attacked by the enemy numbering
1,000, with field pieces and machine
guns. The enemy was completely re
pulsed.
'In the evening the left wing also i
was attacked by AOUO enemy infan
try with six machine guns. The
Czecho-SIovaks stubbornly resisted,
but were obliged to retreat. The
Twelfth infantry division arriving
there covered the retreat of the
Czecho-SIovaks and repulsed the
enemy.
"The Twelfth division, gradually
concentrating iij. the direction of
Suiyagina, assumed the offensive at
dawn on August 24. After severe
fighting the enemy was driven to the
northward. We then advanced to
the bluff north of Shimakofka and are
now attacking.
"Our booty includes one field piece,
three machine guns and two armed
locomotives. Trie casualties on both
sides are unknown."
British Casualties. Less
In August Than in July
London, Aug. 31. British casual
ties reported during August were
48,379, divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds, officers
1,041; men 7,564.
Wounded or missing, officers 3,294;
men 36,480.
The total casualties reported in
July were 67,291 and in June 141,147.
No, Not an Esquimau but
Smith Going Up in an Airplane
to start over city with Gen. Lee
Germans Seized With
Peace Mania, Declares
Frontier Correspondent
Amsterdam, Aug. 31. The Ger
mans have been seized with a sort
of peace mania, according to the
frontier correspondent of the Te'.e
graaf. The events in France have
made such a profound impression
that the Germans one meets along
the frontier are indifferent to the
prospect of the defeat of the central
empires, and only wish to get peace
as quickly as possible.
The correspondent says that two
German regiments in Russia refused
to go to the western front and that
130 of the soldiers were shot and
that 700 of the bodyguards at Mu
nich refused to go to the front, bar
ricading themselves in their bar
racks until they were compelled to
surrender.
18 TO 45
MOST REGISTER
SEPTEMBER 12
Act Is Final Dsmonstration of
Will to Win, Says Presi
dent Wilson ;;i His
Proclamation.
Washington, Aug. 31. All
men
from 18 to 45 years old in the conti
nental United states, except those in
the amy or navy, or already regis
tered were summoned by President
Wilson today to register for military
service Thursday, September 12.
Machinery of the provost marshal
general's office was set in motion to
carry out the second great enroll
ment under a presidential proclama
tion issued soon after the president
had signed the new man-power act
extending the draft ages. The bill,
completed in congress yesterday, had
been sent to the White House for
the president's signature today soon
after the house and senate convened.
It is estimated that at least 12,778,
758 men will enroll, compared with
nearly 10,000,000 at the first registra
tion June 5, 1917. Of those it is esti
mated that 2 300,000 will be called for
(Continued on Fugs Two, Column One.)
Are You Reading
Oh, Money! Money'
By ELEANOR H. PORTER
Author of "Pollyanna" and
. "Just David"
Today's Installment on Page 6-A.
mEN
of the military "Flying Circus.'?
AMERICANS GIVE
HUNS HEAVY DOSE
OF MUSTARD GAS
i
Enemy Forced to Leave Low
lands at Fismette, Where
Fumes Clung; Bazoches
Line Advanced.
With the American army on the
Ye:;le Front, Aug. 31. The Ameri
cans early Saturday gave the Ger
mans in Fismette and its vicinity the
heaviest dose of mustard gas sent
over since the Americans and Ger
mans took foothold along the Vtsle
and observers after daylight reported
that Germans individually and in
small groups were leaving the low
lands where the gas fumes clung.
The Germans answered with mus
tard gas, firing about a thousand
shells before calming to the usual
arti lery firing. There was no in
fantry action.
The Americans made a slight ad
vance in their line-straightening pro
cess east of Bazoches early today,
the Germans not learning of the
maneuver until it was nearly com
pleted. The enemy started a barrage and
with machine guns endeavored to
drive out the Americans, who dug in
before daylight and held a position
north of the Vesle along the rail
road. Later the Germans turned
their artillery on the Americans, but
did not use their infantry at this
place.
Republican Outlook ,
Roseate, Says Beach
ir- i
on
Visit to umana
Ed. D. Beach, chairman of the re
publican state central committee, stop
ped in Omaha Saturday afternoon for
a few hours on his way to Chicago,
where he will attend a meeting of the
state chairman of the various states
This conference will be held on
Monday in the Congress hotel, and
will be addressed by National Chair
man Hays. Arthur Geissler of Okla
homa is chakman of the national or
ganization of state chairmen.
"The outlook is roseate for republi.
can victory in Nebraska this fall,"
stated Chairman Beach. "The manner
in which the defeated republican pri
mary candidates are lining up is in
dicative of good feeling all around
The situation never looked brighter
from a republican point of view."
FRENCH VICTORIOUS
IN HF.AVY FIGHT INC.
NORTH OF S0ISS0NS
Campagne Taken and Line Advanced to Leury; 1,500
Prisoners Taken by British in Capture of Positions -North
of Peronne; Germans Retiring
Rapidly From Lys Salient
Paris. Aug. 81. Heavy fighting north of Soissons and
along the Canal Du Nord is reported by the war office tonight.
The French have succeeded in overcoming powerful resistance
at various points and have taken Campagne on the east bank of
the canal, now hold the village of Chevilly, and have advanced
II O
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BAGS 7 ENEMY
AIRPLANES
Lieutenant Chamberlain's Feat
One of Most Thrilling Chap
ters in War Drama; Wins
Double Honor.
Loudon, Aug. 31. First Lt. Ed
mund G. Chamberlain of San Antonio,
Tex., a graduate of Princeton and
the University of Texas and an avia
tor attached to the United States
marine corps, has received simultane
ous recommendations for the Victoria
Cross and the Congressional medal
j of honor for an exploit in which he
figured on July Jo.
On that day, over the British front!
Lieutenant Chamberlain took part in
an aerial battle with 12 German maf
chines. He destroyed nv of them.
damaged two others and, sweeping
earthward with a damaged plane,
scattered a detachment of German
soldiers.
After the landing, he bluffed three
others into believing his compass
was a bomb and captured one of
thenv He then carried a wounded
French officer back to safety and fin
ally refused'to give his name to the
British officer in command of aerial
forces in that section of the front,
because of the fear of being repri
manded. The stQry, which is one of the most
thrilling chapters in the drama of the
war, also has been cabled to Amer
ica by the London office of the com
mittee on public information.
Volunteers Services.
Lieutenant Chamberlain appeared
at a British aviation camp July 27
and informed the major in command
that he had personal, but not offi
cial, permission to visit the camp.
This is borne out by the young man s
superior, who says that Lieutenant
Chamberlain had asked to be per
mitted to go up near the front durmg
a furlough, because he desired to get
some more experience before resum
ing his work. .
The next day came Lieutenant
Chamberlain's wonderful exploit. He
was one of a detachment of 30
aviators who went over the battlefield
through which the Germans were be
ing driven by the allies. As the 30
machines circled above the fleeing
Teutons, they were attacked by an
equal number of German machines.
It was a hurricane battle and almost
at the inception of. the combat the
British lost three planes. In the
tempest of machine gun bullets that
roared about his machine. Lieutenant
Chamberlain's engine was damaged.
One of his machine guns became
jammed, and he seemed to be out of
the action.
Goes to Companions' Aid.
But, instead of starting for home,
he remained to offer assistance to
two other airplanes which had been
attacked by 12 German machines. His
machine had -lost altitude, owing to
engine trouble, but, when he was at
tacked by a uerman, he opened sucn
a hot fire that the enemy went into
a dive toward the earth.
His two companions were now en
gaged in a life and death struggle
(Continued on Page Two. Column SeTen.)
London Police Strike Ends;
Bobbies Given Wage Raise
London, Aug. 31. The London po
licemen who were out on strike are
returning to duty tonight. The gov
ernment recognized their union not
as a trade union but as a federation
A delegation of the police has gone
to inform Premier Lloyd George of
the men's acceptance of the govern
ment's terms, wheh include a raise in
pay of 13 shillings weekly, with in
creased pensions and increased al
lowances for children.
Member of Draft Board
Accused of Taking Bribe
Cleveland, Aug. 31. Davi! L. Shaw,
atorney and member of draft board
No. 9,' was arrested today on a charge
of demanding and accepting a bribe
of $500 from Edward I. Robinson, to
give Robinson deferred classification
in the draft. Robinson also has been
arrested.
DIDnMAM
IHh
their line as far as Leury, northeast oi
Sots sons.
The statement gays:
"In th mnrte nf thr Av Jin hat."
tie continued with extreme violence
iiuthe region of the Canal Du Nord
and north of Soissons. Our' troopi
advanced foot by foot, ' occupying '
successively centers of resistance
which. the er.emy defended with stub
bornness.
Chevilly Held Firmly. -
"We occupied Campagne, on tht'
east bank of the canal. The enemy'i
effort was particularly violent against
the village of Chevilly, which remain
ed finally in our possession after hav
ing been retaken twice by the Ger
rans. We captured 200 prisoners
and have enlarged our gains north of
Happlincourt and Morlincourt,
"We have conquered Juvigny and
Crouy in a bitter struggle and reach-,
ed the western outskirts of Leury." '
Closing In On Peronne.
London, Aug. 31. In the capturi
of Msnt St. Quentin; north of Peron
ne and Feuillaucourt, more than 1,500
prisoners were taken by the British,
according to Field Marshal. Haig's
report tonight.
"By a daring and brilliantly exe-.
cuted night operation,, carried out
with great dash and enterprise the
Australians seized the hill and village
of Mont St, Quentin, north of Peron
ne, thereby gaining possession of an
important tactical feature command.-
ing Peronne and the angle of the
Somme river. . v
"The same operation captured the
village of Feuillaucourt. Over 1,50(1
prisoners were taken. Our casual
ties were exceptionally light '
"This morning English troops at
tacked on the left of the Australians
with complete success and captured
Vf a,.,,- iDAnrl art A Utah GrmiltlH
east and north of this, with a consid
erable number of prisoners.
Counter Attacks Repulsed.
"During the day hostile counter at-
tacks launched against the Austral,
ians and the English were success
fully repulsed.
"AttacksThis morning by Strong
hostile forces astride the . Bapaume
Cambrai road were driven off with
heavy losses. In this neighborhood
the English compelled the capture of
Reincourt-Les-Bapaume, taking a
number of prisoners and a few guns.
At certain points between - Vaulx-.
Vraucourt and Bullecourt, prisoners
were taken and our positions im
proved slightly. Strong counter alj
tacks in this sector again led to hard
fighting. The situation has not
changed materially.
"Further north Canadian troops
carried out successfully a local opera
ton immediately across and south of
the Arras-Cambrai road, inflicting
many casualties and capturing ma
chine guns."
Germans Yield Lys Salient
"Between the Sensee and Scarpe
rivers the English troops pushed their
line forward 1,500 yards toward the
Tringuige river. ' i ,
"The increasing demand upon the
enemy reserves, due firstly to the enor.
mous casualties in his massed at
tacks in the first part of the year and
secondly to heavy casualties in killed,
wounded and prisoners by a series of
successful attacks by the allies since
July 18, has compelled the enemy
to withdraw from the Lys salient
and yield without a blow positions of
high tactical importance won at greafc
cost. i
"Our troops have regained posses
sion of Kemmel hill. We have reached
the general line of Voorrnezeele and
Lindenhoek, La Crech and Doulieu
and are approaching Estaires."
Fred McConnell and
Qiff Wolfe Located .
In Hun Prison Camp
Fred McConnell, 1014 Park avenue,
and Clifford W. Wolfe, 809 Fourth
avenue, Council Bluffs, who were re
ported missing in action some time
ago, are prisoners of war at Lang
ensalza, Germany.
News that these well known young
men are prisoners at Langensalza
was received last nisrht in a War de
partment announcement which 'con .
tained the names of 130 enlisted men
identified at that prison camp. ; V-
Both McConnell and Wolfe were
reported missing in action several
weeks ago. Wolfe was first reported
missing nearly two months ago, Mc
Connell less than a .nonth age.
It was presumed at the time they
were reported missing that these well
known young men were ' prisoners,
but it was not until last niht that of
ficial announcement of this fact waj
received
