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1 4 RIEF RIGHT REE Z Y BITS OF NEWS B THE INDUSTRIAL EAST AND' PRODUCTIVE WEST SHAKE HANDS THROUGH OMAHA. The Omaha Daily ' Bee- VOL. 48 NO. 129. EMPEOROR CHARLES BARRED FROM VIENNA. ; London, Nov. 14. Vienna news papers announce that the German- ' Austrian republic will be proclaim , , ed tomorrow and that Emperor Charles' request to be permitted to r reside in Vienna as a private citizen has been refused, according to an Amsterdam dispatch to the r Ex change Telegraph company. All rome out to welcome, soldier king. Rome, Nov. 14. All Rome turned rout today to welcome Victor Em- manuel; the soldier-king who had been at the Italian battle front since beginning of hostilities. From the ' railway station to the Quirinal there was one black mass of cheering people. - The king drove to the palace in an open carriage. After his arrival there he was forced to appear at the windows several times with the queen in response to the continuous " storm of applause from the crowds without. - ; U. S. FLYER WHO ESCAPED , HUN CAMP REACHES HOME. New York, Nov. 14. Lt. Thomas Hitchcock, jr., a youthful American member of, the Lafayette flying squadron, who escaped last summer from imprisonment in Germany, ar rived here today on his way home to Westbury, Long Island. He reached bwitzerland, August 23, after tramp ing 100 miles through German terri , tory, following his escape from , guards who were transferring him oy tram from Lachfeld to Rastatt. , Hitchcock was shot t through the , thigh and his machine disabled in a fight with three German planes ' March 6, last, and he was forced to . descend within the enemy lines. ' MINIMUM HOG PRICE EXTENDED FOR DECEMBER. ' Washington, Nov. 14. The No . vember price basis of a minimum of $17.50 for hogs will be continued for the month of December under " an agreement reached today by the food administration, a sub-committee " of the. agricultural advisory board, hog raisers and packers. . lhe tood administrator in an ; nouncing a continuation of the pres en price basis said it is highly de- . sirable that the lighter weight hogs . be held back for the next 30 days. If withheld at this time, it was. said, the possibility of breaking down present price levels because of ex cessive receipts of the lighter weights will be avoided. SHOT GUN QUARANTINE ESTABLISHED IN IDAHO Boise, Idaho, Nov. 14. Judge J. F. Cowen of the Caster county dis trict court today telegraphed to the , governor an appeal for state troops . to help him force his way into Cus ter county, which t is closed by a quarantine regulation designed to - debar Spanish influenza. - Citizens of Custer county have barrica.d'4 all highways ana 5rWfuir4 "with shotguns and rifles. t The attorney general has held that thequarantine is legal , and that court dates are not of sufficient importance to jus tify calling state, troops to aid the judge and court attaches to enter the county. . - MORGAN CONVICTED, OF MURDERING WIFE. Quincy.' 111., Nov. 14. Irving Mor-' gan, of Kansas City, was convicted of second degree murder in Shelby county circuit court at Shelbyville, for the murder of his wife, June 13, the jury returned a verdict imposing la 20 year sentence at 10:30 o'clock tonight after being out for six hours. Morgan killed his wife on a Bur lington train in Shelby county, Missouri, and threw her body from the car window. Revelations made by his wife as to indiscretions with other men prompted the act,. Morgan declared. ,He--said he discovered accidentally that his wife was infatuated with a sailor at Great Lakes naval, training station. ROUMANIAN!1 WAR TO DISARM GERMAN FORGE Mackensen Said to Refuse Al legiance to the Republic; Troops Are Mobilized to . Take Transylvania. Basel, Switx., Nov. 14. Advices received here from Hungary say that Count Karolyi, president of the Hungarian National council, has made the assertion that Roumania declared war on Germany in order to force the. German Field Marshal Von Mackensen to disarm his men. It is stated that Von Mackensen contends that the German republic is not a legitimate government. Troops Enter Transylvania. , London, Nov. 14. Roumania's ul timatum to Count Karolyi's govern ; ment to evacuate Transylvania was preceded by a general mobilization of the Roumanian army and the ar rival of an allied army from the Bal kans in Rohmania. The entry of the Roumanian army into Transyl vania was announced from Vienna yesterday. Poles Seiie German's Arms. Berne, Nov. 14. Vienna advices say that Polish soldiers have occu pied the royal palaces at Belvidero and Warsaw and also the military commanders'' quarters. They also have . taken possession of the Ger . man military automobiles and arms and munitions. Polish officers -are drecting the German demobilization. Poles hold the post and telephone stations connecting with Vienna. The German police have bten dis armed. ... , , Count Lerchenfeld-Moefering. the German civil administrator, has fled to Brig. Gen. j Joseph Pilsudski of the Polish legion, far prptgqic.fr m Cntarli u MCMd.elut tutor May it. 1906 tl Omaha P. 0. Mi tl March 5, I87S OMAHA, .FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918. Man (I yaar). Dally. I4.M: Sunday. IJ.BO; Daily aas But., SSJO; esttlde Nrt. sedate txtra ' TWO CENTS. 1 THE WEATHER. For Nebraska i Generally fair Friday lad probably Saturdayi continued mild temperature) fol lowed by colder Saturday night. Hourly Temperature. S a. m ,.4l a. at 48 - 1 a. m .... 8 a. m.... 49 a. m BS 10 a. m.. ...... .57 11 a. m SS Km S 1 d. m. P. M. S p. m. 4 p. m, 8 p. m. 8 p. m. 1 p. m. 8 p. Dl. 84 i ., SS es 80 . .... 88 68 80 an UU VI 1 & i . 90 PERSONS KILLED IN STREET FIGHTING IN BELGIAN CAPITAL Armistice Violated by Continuance of Pillage by Ger man Soldiers; Foch Gives Warning That If Such Acts Do Not Cease Allies Will Take Steps to Put End to Them. i z. ' By Associated Press. Amsterdam. Nov. 14. Ninety persons' have been killed in the street fighting at Brussels, the Belgian capital, accord ing to an announcement made, here today. Ghent, Belgium, Nov. 14. Brussels has shaken itself of the German yoke. German soldiers themselves are remov ing the shackles of the long suffering population. The red flag floats over the headquarters of the German commandant and the officers have been disarmed. General von Falkenhausen, they German governor general of Bel- TEH 11 nil BATH III I jUiuuu ml.ii in LAST OFFENSIVE OF U. ARMY Nebraskans in Race Between Two Divisions for' Honor of Being First to Enter Sedan. Balloon Ascension from Court House to Boost Foot Ball Game Lt. Connely of Fort Omaha will make an ascension in a captive balloon from the court house lawn today noon, to boost . the Fort Omaha-Camp Grant football game, which will be played Saturday. ANARCHY MACES Women of Germany Ask For Modification of Armistice gium, has resigned. Huns Still Pillaging. London, Nov. 14. German sol diers are committing acts of vio lence against inhabitants and are destroying and pillaging contrary to the terms of the armistice, ac cording to a French official wireless message received here today. The message, which is from the allied high command to the German high-command, says that the allied command expects the German com mand to take measures to stop the violations. If the Acts increase, it is added, he allied, ccqwnand will 'fm-GertaiU.i!? armistice at different points and es- V; By BURR PRICE. (Copyright 1918. by New York , Herald Company -All Bights Keserveo.) i- Wta'i,ttflfVieFican.. Armies in I France. November 14. Not fewer pecially in Belgium and the regionj than 750,000 American combat of Brussels. The wireless message reads: "From Marshal Foch to the Ger man rligh Command Information has been received by the allied high. command mar. ai Qinereni points, especially in Belgium and more par ticularly in the Brussels region, the German troops are committing acts of violence against the inhabitants and acts of destruction and pillage which are clearly contrary to the conditions of the armistice. "The allied command expects that the German high command will,' without delay, take measures nec essary to stop these violations of the convention which has been signed. "If the acts do not cease within a very short period, the al lied high command will be obliged to take steps to put an end to them." v '- Population in Revolt. Paris, Nov. 13. (Havas) Two German non-commissioned officeca landed in an airplane yesterday at Thorn in the Dutch province of Limburg, according to a dispatch from Roermond, Holland They de clared that the population of Brus sels had revolted against the Ger mans. They added that the German officers at the Belgian capital, not daring to leave in airplanes on ac count of the bad weather, would try to flee in automobiles. Mutiny in Brussels. Ghent Tuesday, Nov. 12. Re ports are current that German sol diers in Brussels have mutinied and are pillaging the city. Belgian advance scouts are now( half way from Ghent to Brussels. Should reports of the mutiny be confirmed, a flying column will be sent to restore order at the Belgian capital. 1 troops participated in the last of fensive? of our armies in France. In this last great battle, which began on September 26 and grew in mten sity as the days passed, assuming tremendous force on November 1, i American divisions were en gaged. They swept everything be fore them. It was an irresistible force that General Pershing hurled at the enemy, The names of those divisions, which come from practically every state in the union, are household words in hundreds of thousands of American homes. Many incidents of this great drive will be recorded in American his tory. , There were not a few oc- (Continued on Page Two, Column Seven.) Aged German Forms. Problem for Local Charity Workers Here is a problem in humanity, William Jastrom, 76 years old. a German, penniless and homeless, at the Pullman hotel where he is being cared for through generosity of travelers who heard of his plight last night at Union station He came from Carthage, Mo., where he says he worked in the fields to get money to pay his fare here, having read in some paper of an Old Peoples home here which would admit him free. His plight was noted by one of the local Red Cross canteen work ers, Lulu Bell Hunt. She saw that he was housed for one night. She was unable to find a public organ ization last nighKthat would care for the man. Communication in regard to the case may be had by calling her at Douglas 3548. Allied Armies May Still Have Much Work To Do London, Nov. 14. (British Wire less Service) Describing the situ ation at the front, the military cor respondent of the British Wireless service says:- , "Marshal Foch had prepared a further great attack east of the Meuse, which would undoubtedly have dealt the enemy a decisive blow. When the armistice was con cluded, therefore, the Germans were faced with imminent disaster, and the only course open to them was to surrender at discretion. "The German army appears to be in a state of extreme confusion, but the five days' respite which has been granted may enable the Germans to organize their lines of communica tion and carry out the withdrawal of their troops. It is evident that the allies must remain prepared for possible hostile action on the part of certain elements of the enemy's forces. Revolutionary councils have been set up which may refuse to ac quiesce in the terms of the armis tice, and the mere fact that the ar mistice can be terminated by either side at 48 hours' notice necessitates the allies being fully prepared for all eventualities. . , "Whatever happens, no organized or effective resistance can, under any circumstance, be offered by the German army, but if the troops re fuse to acknowledge "the authority of their present commanders and the army should disintegrate the allied armies may still have much work to do." GERMANY Soldiers of Central Powers Released from Fighting Lines Start Trouble on Reaching Home. (By Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 14. Reports have reached the State department that the sit uation in Germany and Austria-Hungary approximates a state of anarchy on account of the conduct of returning soldiers released from the fighting lines. London, Nov. 14. (British Wire less Service.) A significant mes sage from the allied high command to the German high command has been sent out by the French govern ment wireless stations. It reads: "The commanders of the German armies continue to propose to the commanders ojhe allied armies fac ing" fhem that they " should imme diately hand over their war mate rial and prisoners to the, allies." Troops Out of Hand,' The German soldiers in various sections of the occupied territory have apparently been getting out of hand. In some places they have attacked their commanders and raised the red flag of revolt. The Berlin government has issued orders in which it says it will sup port the officers in maintaining dis cipline in the navy. The orders call for all-ranks to db-operate in carrying out the terms eb-ope of the armistice. Battling in Berlin Geneva, Nov. 14. The. revolution continues comparatively peaceable in the south German states, but further sanguinary disorders are re ported to have occurred in serr.n, Essen and Danzig. A majority of the Bavarian troops have quitted the Tyrol hurriedly, as they were threatened with capture by the Italians who are advancing in automoDiies. r amine reigns in the Tyrol, especially in Vorarlberg, the westernmost district of Austria- Hunearv. The Swiss are doing their utmost to aid the populace, as Vienna is powerless to do so. Schleswig Seeks Freedom. Copenhagen, Nov. 14. North Schleswig 'newspapers are publish ing an appeal signed by 302 Danish associations demanding that ' Ger many at the peace negotiations set tle the North Schleswig questions on the basis of the right ot self-deter mination by alLpeopies. The Berlingske Tidende learns that the Wurttemburg cabinet has been supplemented by members of the People's national, the liberal and the centrist parties. A Karlshrue dispatch declares that the grand duke of Baden has post poned his abdication, the revolution in Baden having resumed a quieter aspect. ' Advices from Berlin say that the Red guard in Brunswick is arrest ing the high officials and high repre sentatives of the military authorities and throwing them into prison. Another dispatch says the negotia tions between the soldiers' council and the Grand Duke of Saxe-Wei-mar were prolonged and dramatic. The grand duke persistently refused to abdicate, but finally yielded. On account of the unpopularity of the grand duketthe council advised him to go to some small town. Two Days' Thanksgiving Proclaimed by N. Y. Mayor New 'Ark. Nov. 14. Mayor Hy- lan .today issued a proclamation designating next Saturday and Sun day as days of prayer and thanks giving to God "for his special care and guidance and protection in the war which has just come to an end." and asking that all churches hold special Thanksgiving services. Washington, Nov. 14. Appeals addressed ' to Mrs. Woodrow Wil son and Miss Jane Addams of Chi cago, on behalf of the women of Germany, asking that the armistice terms be modified to prevent "un speakable disaster," have been sent from the German wireless station at Nauen. They were picked up by the military intelligence radio at Haulton, Me., and were made public tonight by the War department. The message to Mrs. Wilson was dated at Berlin November 12, ad dressed to Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, White House, Washington, D. C It reads: "Madame: According to the terms of the armistice Germany has to surrender a very large part of the rolling stock of its railways. At the same time it has to feed the troops of its former enemies in the occupied provinces of Germany. The German women and children , have been starving for years. "They will die from hunger by the millions if the terms of the armis tice are not changed. We need the rolling stock of the railways to bring the food from the farms to the cities. It will be impossible to feed the soldiers of the occupying armies if we canot get large amounts of food from overseas,. "The women and children all the world over have been the innocent sufferers of this terrible war, but nowhere more than in Germany Let it be through you, niadame, to implore your sisters in the United States of America, who are mothers like ourselves, to ask their govern ment and the allied governments to change their terms of the armistice so that the long suffering of the women and children of Germany may not end in unspeakable disaster. "For the national council of women of Germany." The letter was signed by Gerturd Baeumer and Alice Salomon. The message to Miss Addams was from Poz, dated November 13, 1918. It reads: "German women, foreseeing en eire famishment and mutiny for their country, urge their American sisters to intercede relief of truce conditions regarding term of de mobilization, blockade, wagons, lo comotives. We are all free voters of a free republic now, greeting you heartily." This was signed by Anita Augsburg. AMERICAN TROOPS ADVANCING TOWARD CONQUERED CITIES Marshal Foch Will Enter German Fortresses Sunday,' Riding-His Favorite Charger Croesus; Allied Forces Moving Forward in Wake of Ger- ' mans as Evacuation Progresses. FORTY MILLION RUSSIANS FACE FOOD SHORTAGE Have Little Chance of Getting Necessaries of Life as Long as Bolsheviki Remain in Power. . " Washington, Nov. 14. Relief for the suffering millions in bolshevik controlled central Russia furnish a problem which the allied and Ameri can governments have as yet been unable to solve. In fact one official said today that not even a method of solution had been determined upon.. It is how regarded as practically certain that it will be impossible to get food to the 40,000,000 people in this territory this winter. With food now scarce and anarchy rampant officials fear that famine is inevita- able and that the toll of death may reach astounding figures. Reds Stumbling Block In their efforts to find some way to aid these people statesmen of the associated governments are working on' the conviction that the bolsheviki are not representative of the Russian people. As long as , the bolsheviki remain in power, however, it is ad mitted that there is little probability of getting even the very necessaries of life to them. The way to Russia is through Germany, one official said today, and until that way is opened there is no chance of aiding Russia. As yet, however, the American and al lied governments have not deter mined upon the advisability of send ing a military force into central Kus sia even if the situation in Germany becomes stable enough to permit the passage of troops through that country. Conditions In Siberia. It also was said that no addition to the allied and American forces operating in Siberia and northern Russia in conjunction with the loyal Russians and Czecho-Slovak army is at present contemplated. Umcials said that conditions in Siberia and nothern Russia were rapidly improving, while in Bessara bia and Ukrainia good order is be ing maintained. The Ukrainians are said to have virtually cleared their country of Germans, while Bessara bia, by a plebescite, has determined to become a part of the Roumanian empire. American Airmen Fell 473 Foe Planes Within Two Months With the American Army in France, Nov. 14. (By Associated Press.) In the period from Sep tember 12 to 11 o'clock on the morn ing of November 11 American avia tors claim they brought down 473 German machines. Of this number 353 already have been confirmed of fically. Day bombing groups, from the time they began operations. dropped a total of 116,818 kilograms of bombs within the German lines. HOOVER ENTERS UPON TASK OF FEEDING WORLD Food Administrator Will Sail for Europe Tomorrow, Ac companied by Head of iJhjpping BparS-;;; Washington, Nov. 14. Food Ad ministrator Hoover will sail for Eu rope on the White Star liner Olym pic probably on Saturday, it was learned at the food administration today. He goes at President Wil son's request to direct the work of feeding the starving population of war torn Europe. With him will go Chairman Hurley of the shipping board. On the Olympic, also, it is under stood, will be Dr. Masaryk, presi ient of the Czecho-Slovak republic, who is returning to his liberated country. Accompanying Mr. Hoover will be Dr. Alonzo E. Taylor, represent ing the war trade board, as well as the food administration; John W, Hallowell, director of the states ad ministration, division: Robert A, Taft. of the law division of the food administration, son of former Presi dent Taft, and Louis Strauss, sec retary to Mr. Hoover. Shipping board officials estimated today that the signing of the armiS' tice with Germany will result in the release of about 1,500,000 tons of additional shipping for carrying sup plies to needy countries. Of this amount, 1,200,000 tons is represented by German ships tied up in Germany or neutral ports. Austria is be lieved to have 250,000 tons of ship nine in its oorts. Many months must pass before final peace is concluded and in the meantime the food administration will be closing un its task. "With the expiration of the food control law," said Mr. Hoover, "ob- (Contlnaed an Page Two, Column Four.) Former Crown Prince Interned in Holland, Washington Learns Washington, Nov. 14. Official information reached the State de partment today through neutral sources that the former German crown , prince has arrived in Hoi land and has been interned- These advices, which are regard ed as definitely disposing of re ports that the former crown prince had been killed, also said the for mer empress was expect :d shortly to join her husband and son in Hol land. London, Nov. 14. The former German crown prince has not been shot but is staying at the residence o: the governor of Limbourg, at Maastricht, the Daily Express says it learns. He crossed he Dutch frontier accompanied by a dozen in timate military associates. Polish Troops Invade , . Upper Silesia, Prussia Copenhagen, Nov. 34. Polish troops, according to a dispatch from Berlin, have entered Upper Silesia, Prussia. - . 1 By Associated Press. Paris, Nov. 14.- Germany's troops began to evacuate France and Belgium Tuesday. The allied troops then moveld forward, the Americans advancing in the direction of Metz and Strassburg. Marshal Foch, commander-in-chief of the allied armies, will make solemn entries into these German fortresses on Sunday in the presence of President Poincare and Premier Clemenceau. The marshal will ride into the cities on Croe- ; hi favorite charger. VON HINDENBURG IN COMMAND OF RETIRING ARMY "You Will Never Be Aban doned by Your Field Mar shal in Struggle," He . . jells His Men. y Associated Press.- Berlin Nov 14. Via Basel Field' Mlrsha von Hindenbrirg has issued a proclamation to the Ger man army saying in substance: "The ever-growing number of our enemies! the exhaustion of our al lies andlthe urgejit crisis in the pro visioning of our country have forced us to accept the hard con ditions f the armistice. By the terms ot the armistice we are obliged to rapidly return to the fa therland, which is a heavy task. "You will never be abandoned by your field marshal in the struggle. He will ever be confident in you." London, Nov. 14. Field Marshal von Hindenburg remains as head of the supreme German army com mand, according to a German wire less message received here, which gives the text of the message he has sent to army commanders, ordering them to lead their troops home in order and discipline. The order of the field marshal reads: , "To all, and especially the array, group under Field Marshal von Mackensen (in Roumania), I remain as hitherto the head of the supreme army cdmmand, in order to lead the troops home in order and disci pline. I expect the command, staffs, officers, non-commissioned officers and men to continue to do their duty. This is to be made known to all the troops." HEAD OF GERMAN MISSION WHO RECEIVED TERMS OF THE ARMISTICE. I hw' i I It is probable that the depart ments in the rewon territory will resume their old names; namely, Bas Rhin, prefecture of Strassburg; Haut Rhin, prefecture of Colmar, and Moselle, prefecture of Metz. The government already is consid ering the establishment of provi sional administrative arrangement. The occupation of the territory on the left bank of the Rhine and the bridgeheads will not be undertaken by the allied forces until later. Liberation to Proceed Rapidly The liberation of Belgium prom ises to be rapidly accomplished. On the occasion of the re-entry of the Belgian sovereigns into Brussels the French government has decided to present tq the queen the grand cor dqn of the Legion of Honor and to the heir-apparent the Chevalier's cross, the cross of war. " In conformity with the agreement reached between Marshal Foch and the German delegates, a period of five days has been allowed to the enemy in which to hand over dl the armament material stipulated in the armistice. The French command asked the Germans for information where mines had been laid and was in formed that some had been placed in the Ostend station and timed to explode yesterday. The German command accordingly was asked to send officers to locate the explosives. Fifteen Days for Evacuation. An additional day, making 15 in all from the date of the armistice, . has been granted to the enemy to evacuate Belgium, Luxemburg, Al sace and Lorraine. Marshal Foch has directed the Germans to send officers to the king of the Belgians at Bruges to give satisfaction regarding the German and Luxemburg railroad and canal systems arid the navigation of the Rhine. The Germans today are sending an officer to Chimay to arrange with French officers for handing over the arms and material which Ger- many has to surrender. ; Welcome in Alsace. - Geneva, Nov. 14. It is announced from Basel that French and Amer ican troops have begun occupying portions of Alsace evacuated by the Germans. The allies are being warmly welcomed vby the populace. The Swiss postal authorities at Basel have requested that future . (Continued on Face Two, Column Three.) Mathias. Erzberger, Centrist lead er and member of the Reichstag, re cently appointed secretary of state, headed the German armistice dele gation which crossed No Man's land and entered the French lines for con ference with Marshal Foch.. Read 'em BEE WANT ADS Use Just tomor em another satufied cut- Charles F. Davis of Pacific Junction, la., reports thusly on Bee Service and Results. October 12, . The Omaha Daily Bee, Omaha. Neb. Gentlemen : The advertisement which I gave you for an eighty acre farm for sale, which started in your Sunday paper, produced a number of enquiries and best of all, it produced a real buyer who came down on Tues day . of this week and bought the eighty for all cash. The Omaha Be seems to be able to reach the good cash buyers. Thanking you. Yours truly, (Signed) CHAS. F. DAVIS. Get interested In Mother Earth. Read the Real Estate offerings in The Bee. You will find a purchaser by calling 1 Mr. Bee Want-Ad TyUr 1000.