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; mi? n re U Lin UW U U U UVJSJ. VUWViM U Vlip .UnUUVJi j THE INDUSTRIOUS EAST AND PRODUCTIVE WEST SHAKE HANDS THROUGH OMAHA. the weather ; ift m " fi-Jt ' For Iw nd Nebrk: Gen- i y '-SSSPS. n """V rt 'T7 . "ally fair Sunday and Monday The Omaha Sunday Bee ssi In a. ni 4.1 p. m. ........ .ei i 9 a. m 47 5 p. m I..81 , 1 10 a. m 49 p. m M I 11 a. m fiS 7 p. m. M I l FIVE CENTS. wm. 57 STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER" XLVIII NO. Ent.rtd it Mcond-elM matter May 21, I9M it Omaha P. 0. under act of March 3, l79 OMAHA, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1918. By Mall (I yaar). Dally. J4.M: Sunday, $2.50; Dally and Sua., SS.50; Mttlda Nib., aoiUga axtra. HUNS' MILITARY MACHINE TO BE SHORN OF POMR ' Allies Will Require Germans to Withdraw 30 Miles Be yond Rhine, Leaving Munitions Behind, and to Surrender Heligoland With Fleet, Is Report Through Diplomatic Channels. a. i m Washington, Nov. 2. Information reaching Washing, ton through diplomatic channels is that the armistice terms being perfected by the supreme war council will require the Germans to withdraw 30 miles beyond the Rhine, leaving behind munitions and rolling stock, and to surrender Heligo land with the German fleet, including submarines. This would leave the border stronghold cities in the hands of General Foch and return the German military ma chine home with its power gone. FURTHER RESISTANCE EXPECTED. According to this information, the terms will be so dras tic that some of the military experts doubt that the Germans will accept them without further fighting. Official reports indicate that the council still is discus sing military phases of armistice terms, although the naval problems have been disposed of. Information through dip lomatic channels that the Germans will be required to with draw without their munitions 30 miles beyond the Rhine is believed in official quarters to be based upon proposals sub mitted to the council, but which the council probably will riot accept. A diplomatic dispatch today says- the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger is in formed that i,,juiismikaUA- ing memberrof the different parties of the- Reichstag, already have dis cussed the question as to whether the principal statesmen, who di- rected the German policy since the war broke out, and especially Beth- tnann-Hollweg, who, is held re sponsible for the failure attempts at peace made at the end of 1916 and early in 1917, will be made to answer for their deeds. Would Open Roads to Berlin. From a military point "of view, the proposal that the German armies be disarmed and retired 30 miles beyond the Rhine is classed, only as tantamount to an absolute surren der. It would not only throw open to the allied and American armies many roads to Berlin, itself, but with the surrender of .railway roll-! uig stuck, uepnve iiiem or means to retrace their steps or fight if they would. . Bankers Urge Surrender. Amsterdam, Nov. 2. German banking and commercial men, after a meeting, have sent the govern ment a declaration in favor of ac ceptance of the entente's armistice conditions, according to the German papers. The declaration presents an argu ment against those who hope for an improvement of the situation from a continuance of the war and demands measures for facilitating peace, even if sacrifices are re- quired. y . Memorial Report Denied. Bazel, Switzerland, Nov. 2. Re garding the reports -that Philip Scheidemann, social leader and sec retary without portfolio in the Ger man cabinet, has addressed a me morial to Chancellor Maximilian on the abdication of Emperor William, a semi-official statement fromlBer- tin declares no such memorial ex ists. "It is not impossible, however," the statement adds, "that this ques v tion was touched upon in corre- ' spondence exchanged between Sec retary of State Scheidemann ' and other secretaries and government chiefs during the illness of the chan ' cellor, which restricted personal communication between the mem bers of the government." WINNERS IN THE BEE, SLOGAN CONTEST First Prize v Christena Christensen, Alvo, Neb. Other Winners Frank Mokry, Omaha. Mrs. M. D. Munn, Nebraska City. P. G. Baldwin, Omaha. Mrs. E. O. Carson, Omaha. Helen B. Gould, Omaha. Charles C. Trobee, Omaha. J. A. Day, Omaha Nellie Smitn7 Council Bluffs. Bessie E. Cook, Omaha. Mrs. H. C. Vail, Albion, Neb. The prize winning slogan ap pears at the top of this page. Other prize winners and those receiving honorable mention will be fouiid on Page 1S-B. Judge of Awards C. C. George, president, Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The Ike wants to especially thank the 350 who submitted slo gans in this contest and only wishes it had prizes for all. Aviators Pelivering Rations to American Troops in Front Line Washington, Nov. 2. American aviators now are delivering Red Cross emergency rations to Amer ican soldiers in the front lines who are pursuing the enemy at such a rapid pace that they have outdistanced army supply wagons. A dispatch today from France to the American Red Cross said by flying low "the aviators are ena bled to drop packages and news papers at points where the sol diers are certain ta get them. ; Going and Coming. CROWDS CHEERM'KELVIE ASDEM0 ORATORS SPOUT Republican Candidate for Gov ernor Denounces Hitch cock and Mullen Machine in Talk to Voters. Des Moines Street Car Men Get Increased Pay Des Moines, i?ov. 2. (Special Telegram.)-Street car operators here have been granted a substan tial wage increase by strike arbitra tion board. The men will receive 41 cents per hour for the first three "months; 44 cents for the next nine months, and 47 cents thereafter. . This increases the lowest paid men 11 cents, the highest paid men y cents, and 10 cents for the others amounting to increases ot ii per cental) per cent and 37 per cent. U. S. Officers' Training f ; School Opened in Siberia Vladivostok, Nov. 2. The Ameri Can expeditionary force in "Siberia , today opened an officers' training school here under command of Mai Sidney C Graves, son of Gen. Wil- , Ham. S. Graves commander of the V forces in Siberia. ( , Bourbons Try With Little Suc cess to Down Words of Opposition Orators on Street. Samuel R. M. McKelvie, republi can candidate for governor, received an ovation when he arrived at Fif teenth and Farnam streets last night during his speaking tour of the city. Notwithsfanriincr Vi .ffrt. democrats who had staged an oppo sition meeting a few feet away, the crowd listened attentively to Mr. McKelvie who sooke. as he had promised, without mincing Words. Jim rianley, Congressman Lo beck's secretary ordered his band to enliven the occasion at the rival meeting to discredit the republican meeting, but the crowd for the time being deserted the Lobeck show and surged over to the McKelvie meeting. Scores Hitchcock Machine. "While we are fighting for the preservation of the franchise we should be privileged to use it," Mr. McKelvie began. "The effective way to use the franchise is to vote for the men and the principles which promote the greatest service to the country at this time." Then he directed his remarks tn the" Hitchcock-Mullen-Gooch ma "I welcome the ODOortunitv to re fer to this machine in the shadow of the home of that machine (point ing to the World-Herald building at his back.) The senior senator of whom I'have spoken, who urged an embargo- on munitions at a time when he must have known that had that embargo been granted, the war would have been lost and our cause would have been lost with it. Also he is the same senator who calls out sturdily to everyone else t6 support the president and fails to support the president himself." He referred to the senators re cent failure to support woman's (ontlnued on Fare Eleven, Column Six.) Allies Will Occupy Batum and Baku With Consent of Turlcey London, Nov. 2. An additional clause in the terms of armistice granted ' by the allies to Turkey which has just been received says: "Allied control officers are to be placed on all railways including such, portions of the trans-Cauca sian railways as are now under Turkish control; these must be placed at the free and complete dis posal of the allied authorities;' due consideration being given to the needs of the population. "This clause is to include the al lied occupation of Batum. - Turkey will raise no objection to the occu pation of Baku by the allies.". . Poitics was not adjourned at Fifteenth and Farnam streets last night. Republicans and democrats held opposition meetings within a few feet of each other, with no man's land occupied by a coterie of non combatants.' The demos would send up a few star shells and the republicans would reply with a barrage of 75 s. It was the liveliest political show Omahans have witnessed since the days of 16 to 1. The republicans planned several weeks ago for a meeting to be held at the northwest corner of Fifteenth and Farnam streets and the demo crats thought it was too good an opportunity to let go by, so they did their best to muss things up but the American spirit of fair play wrought havoc with the evil designs of those who attempted to break up peaceful republican meeting. Fleharty Plays Heavies. The humor of the situation was appreciated by several thousands of people who occupUd the sidelines The democrats put up Jerry Howard as one of their ace speakers. Jerry did not have good control, so Jim naniey was sent in to do the heavy work. Finally H. B. Fleharty was rushed in by the democrats to save their bending line. Fleharty has a voice like a siren and when Tudee Ben Baker, chairman of the repub lican county central committee, mounted the republican rostrum to oppose Fleharty, the crowd yelled. seventh inning, everybody stretcnr 1 Baker held Fleharty for two in nings and then Tom Hollister was sent into relieve Baker. With Hoi lister and Fleharty at their best, no body asked for his money back. .It was as good as convalescing from the flu. "It was the mostest fun for the leastest money. "The record shows that the war is not a failure, could be heard from one side of the war of words. . Then Came Murray. "Friends and fellow citizens, want to introduce to you a man who is known . "Where is he known?" "Just wait a minute and I will tell you. His name is Thomas B. Mur ray." Thomas B. Murray is city prose- (Contlnned on rase Eleven, Column Six.) Austrian Troops About ' To Evacuate Serbia Vienna, via London; Nov. 2. The evacuation of all Serbian terri tory by the Austrians is imminent. This announcement js. made in the official statement from the War of if ice today. - Omaha Woman Answers President's Appeal Wants to Know Why, If Husband and Son Are Good Enough Patriots to Fight in France, They Are Not Good Enough for Civic Duty at Home . v Omaha,- November 2, 1918. "-My Dear Mr. President: The papers contain your appeal asking people to support you by voting only for democrats at the coming election, so you may be "unembarrassed" by republicans whose loyalty you question. You address "My fellow countrymen," which I take it includes me, though I am woman, and I take it on myself to speak for my husband and my son, whe are both wearing the uniform and can not answer your letter except as they are answering it -"over there." iThat ours is not a paper patriotism I give you these simple f acts: I own and personally Gperate a large hospital. At the outbreak of the war I tendered the hospital with all its equipment, facilities and nurses to the government. . My son volunteered and has been for months in the big drive in prance. My husband was a surgeon with an extensive practice. He was past the draft age. But when the call came he gladly gave up his business, and is now ononis way to France in charge of a Dase hospital. When the Liberty Loan campaign was on he directed me to buy all the bonds his credit would stand, and we subscribed cheerfully and liberally to Red Cross and Y. M. C. A. To make sure my husband and son might be "unembarrassed" in fight ing for our country, I gave upimy house and am living'at my hospital, which, incidentally, has furnished for service eight of its staff and more than twenty nurses. Do you think, Mr. President, it is no sacrifice for a woman to give up her home and all that is near and dear to her? Can you be surprised then, that I am dumb with astonishment at your letter, which would have me believe that it is disgraceful ' and disloyal to vote for a republican? v If my husband and my son are good enough patriots to fight the bat tles of their country, and risk their lives for us who stay at home, would they if one were a candidate for congress be less patriotic and less to be trusted because they are republicans? If I lived in a state where I could vote, would I be manifesting a dis loyalty that would embarrass you if I voted for my husband as a republican, believing he could serve his country as well at Washington as in France. Inasmuch as the men I most love are fighting at the front, do you wonder that I am disturbed by your appeal? Is it strange that I want to know what is the matter with them that I want to know if they are not 100 per cent for Uncle Sam? , I thought you asked us a little while ago to forget politics and think only of winning the war. How, then, do you now ask us to forget what you then said, and follow your orders in politics? In all candor, Mr. President, I ask you, Are you playing fair? MARGARET A. HENRY. YANKS SWEEPING ENEMY BACK IN ' fV ALLEY OF MEUSE Germans in Retreat Beyond Freya Positions; Retire So Rapidly Americans Have Difficulty in Keeping In Contact With Them; Enemy Also in Flight Across the Argonne Forest. By The Associated Press. , With the American Forces Northwest of Verdun, Nov. 2. The German forces are giving way before the pressure directed against them by the Americans. The Germans to night are in retreat beyond the Freya positions. . The Germans have retired sq rapidly at some points that the Americans have experienced difficulty in maintain, ing contact with the enemy. General Pershing's forces continued their attack in the ' region west of the Meuse this afternoon and captured Fosse. This represents an advance offour miles from the starting lines through Bayonville. The Germans gave little, if any, indication of an im- pending retreat until this afternoon. All morning long the . Americans on every part of the' front had met with stubborn resistance. HUN DEFENSES SHAKEN UNDER ALLIED BLOWS Teachers' Convention , to Be Held in Omaha ,. front Dec. 26 to 28 . The Nebraska state teachers' an nual convention will be held in Oma ha December-26 to 28. This date, announced Saturday at a meeting of the executive commit tee in the bureau of publicity office, Chamber of Commerce, supersedes all former dates and announcements. The convention .was originally scheduled for November 6, but was postponed because of the "flu" epi demic. The holidays were chosen by the teachers for the meeting because no spring vacation will be given school children this year and school work in general is far behind schedule. The convention will be held with essentially the same srogram as al ready announced. - -The officers who attended the ex ecutive meeting Saturday were F.' M. Gregg, Peru president; R. R. McGee, David City; R. j. Barr, Grand Island; J. H. Beveridj Omaha, ard Ray Gates, Columbt directors, and John F. Matthews, Grand Island, treasurer. Serbians Regain Part of Belgrade, Nation's Capital London, Nov. 2. Part of Bel grade, the Serbian capital, has been recaptured, according to the Even ing Mews, which says it has re ceived unofficial advices to this ef feet. Z'-- ' - ' . ' ' Enemy Retiring West of the Meuse Before Americans; Italians Pursuing Aus trians Closely. By Associated Press. ( Over, the plains, of Venetia and into the mountain valleys of the Trentino, the Italians and allied pur suit of the demoralized Austro Hungarians goes on unabated. In France the German defenses are shaking untier the assaults of . the British, French and Americans, West of the Meuse the enemy is re tiring before the Americans. Austrian emissaries have been given the armistice ' terms of the allies and have returned to their own lines, where the Austrian command has them under consideration. Mean while an Italian naval contingent has raided the great rase of Pola, while allied war ships are on their way to Triest, to take command of situation made serious by fleeing Austrian soldiers. The allied ministers and delegates continue their deliberations over the German armistice terms. Italians Advance Swiftly, From west of Asiago to the Piave the Italians are' pressing into the important valleys leading to Trent and are well beyond the old Austrian frontier northeast of Asiago. West of the Brenta the Italians have forced their way into the Nos valley, lc ding toward Gngno while further (Continued on Page Fonr, Column Three.) Teutons Latest Line Of Defense in France. Already Under Fire With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Nov. 2. To the north of the advancing Americans who have . broken through the Germans' strongest lines of resistance, including the Freya position, which was shatter ed today, lies the so-called Meuse line the enemy's last stronghold in this part of France. The line in general follows the military crests and railroads east ward from Hirson to Mezieres, Sedan, Mouzon, Montmedy and Longuyon and then south to Et ain. The railroad junctions in the regions of Montmedy and Long uyon are already under 'the fire of the American big guns. It is not believed the Germans have an organized system of de fenses between the American front and this Meuse line, as they had the greatest confidence that the Freya, Kriemhilde and other lines could hold in spite of any attacks designed to break them. The so-called Meuse line was the advantage of important railroad junctions connecting it with the main lines direct from 'Germany by several routes. The opposition was especially de termined on the left and right and the American center had pushed for ward considerably further than had either wing. Though the center had intended to continue and to attain its day's objective, it was appar- entr there would soon have to be 4 pause if the troops were not to be flanked. Resistance Weakens Suddenly. , So' certain were the military com manders that the Germans, would not break that the chief of staff of the 'troops in the center belittled the report arriving about 2 o'clock this afternoon that the town of Fosses had been taken. One hour later, however, reports began to come thick and fast. The first showed that resistance against the American left had unaccount ably ceased. Then catn report! indicating that the right wing was moving ahead at marvelous speed. The first intimation that the en emy was retreating came fr6m;tht' Fourth French army, which was ad vancing to the northeast. Within a short time various American i units from all parts of the line an- nounced that they were, also ad vancing and were finding the resist ance, which was marked aH morning, melting away on the right. Even troops in motor trucks had not ; been able to catch up with the en- v emy. ' ,'"y.: Americans Follow 'Quickly. . ; The Americans were not slow to follow the advantage on the left wing, which had met with the most serious resistance and began - to press forward immediately in the Bbis Des Leges, on the heels of the Germans, clearing up all who lagged behind. They pushed thir line north, ward for nearly a mile. Champig- t , nptille, a strong point in the Freya y defense line, had been taken earlier in the day the troops who had rushed it passed forward and swept through Verpel, after partly sur- ; rounding the town. Through rain and mud the Ameri- cans advanced toward Thenorgues, ' a mile and a half north of VerpeL The enemy had been expected to .5 -hold there, for it was a strong po- V sition, but very little resistance was . met when the village was en'ered. Troops further to the right crn tinued their victorious march anH Continued on Pe Three, Colnmn One.) Terms for Armistice !; for Navy Suggested by U. S. Are Accepted Washington, Nov. 2. Naval terms of armstice agreed to yester- day by the supreme war council at " Versailles a.e in substantial accord ' with the views on this subject sub- . mitted by the United States gov- -ernment through ' dmiral Benson. , This was learned today, though the exact nature of terms are still held under a confidential seal. N No announceme t i- expected to ; come from Versailles until the coun cil has completed its entire task. As to the nature of the naval safe guards and guarante to be de -manded of Germai however, it is ' stated that the most cautious public opinion will be satisfied when the, terms are disclosed. They , are 4 v said to leave nothng to chance. The views of the United States on this vital side of the armstice discussion had been fully formulat ed when Admiral Benson left for " France. Vice-Admiral Sims, Amer ican naval commander abroad has reviewed the situaticn and found officials of allied admiralities in har mony with American ideas. . . '