THE BEE f OMAHA', MONDAY. NOVEMBER 25, l9la
CONTROL OF
WIRELESS BY
U.S.PLANNED
Administration Asks Legisla
tion for Acquisition by
Navy Department of
Ail Radio Stations.
.Washington, Nov. 24 Permanent
government control of all radio
communication through acquisition
and operation by the Navy depart
ment of all shore wireless stations
in the United States used for com-
Tmercial purposes is planned by the
administration under a bill now be-
t
lore congress.
! Representative Alexander, chair-
ian of the House Merchant Marine
tonjmittee, who introduced the
pleasure in tne nouse, announced
today that hearings on the bill will
bejrin before his committee Decem
ber 12 and continue until all inter
ests have been given an opportunity
: tn h hearH A similar intro
duced in the senate by Chairman
Fletcher of the committee on com
merce, has been approved by Presi
dent Wilson.
Besides providing for the acqui
sition and operation of the stations
by the navy, the bill directs that the
secretary of the navy shall, so far as
may be consistent with the trans
action of government business, open
laHin ctarinne tr ffpnpfil nuKKr
business under regulations pre-
owiuvu uy tutu auu aiidii ha iiic
rates lor sucn service. He also
, shall establish special rates for the
handling of press dispatches by
trans-oceanic or oiner special sta
tions. Monopoly Held Necessary,
v Reasons why the government re
gards k as necessary lor tne navy
. to operate or control radio stations
in this country are given in a state
ment prepared by officials of the
i-.a.jf ucjjai iuiciii- auu UldLIC jjuum
today by Representative Alexander.
The statement in part follows:
"In general the bill provides for
the acquisition and operation by
the Navy department of all radio
stations on shore used for commer
cial purposes. Irrespective of i'.e
general jwnership, this principle is
clearly indicated as necessary in the
case of this particular public utlity.
Since the early days of the use of
radio-telegraphy many companies
have tried to operate radio ions
as a commercial enterprise in the
United States generally, c. in cer
tain localities. Except in very spe
cial circumstances, these enterprises
have' failed to make an adequate
return, and in most cases no profit
has been made except through tlie
sale of stock. The reason for this
is that a complete monopoly is nec
essary. A period of about 18 years
has clearly demonstrated that the
United states government is the
only concern able to obtain and
maintain duui a iiiuuupvi
Would License Stations.
"i 'Xm however, is not to cre
' ate ' a complete government monop
oly. '--The scientist, manufacturer
anrf shin rtwnpr ar cnpriat1v nrrvvirt-
'ed for and no change is proposed in
thefr status under existing !iw.
Stations may be licensed for special
communication and these are ex
empted from government operation.
"This is not a war measure. In
accordance with the act of 1912, all
raJio stations in the United States
and possessions, which were not al
ready in the government's hands,
were taken over by the Navy de
partment promptly in April, 1917,
as a war measure, and are now being
operated by that department. Many
, changes have occurred during the
war. Stations formerly operated
commercially have been found to
be unnecessary for either commer
cial or war nurposes.
' "The business of all companies
having been suspended and their
operators having made an instant
show of patriotism by joining the
navy in the earliest days of the war,
it is believed most of the companies
owning radio stations would be
glad at this time to sell their Ma
tions to the government at a fair
one, which is provided for in the
bill."
Grand Duke of Baden
Renounces His Throne
Basel, Nov. 24. In a proclama-
ton issued Friday in Karlsrupe,
Grand Duke Friedrich of Baden
says he relieves officials and soldiers
from their oath of fidelity and re
nounces the throne for himself and
his descendents in accord with his
cousin and heir, Prince Maximilian,
the former German chancellor.
The provisional people's govern
ment of Baden in announcing the
abdiction to the people, declares that
the grand duke and his family and
their honor are under the protec
tion of the Baden republic.
Denison Leaves a Host of
Omaha Friends
During the last week E. F. Teni
son has been learning how many
friends he has in Omaha.
Farewell functions have been held
by many organizations religious,
fraternal and commercial.
Next Thursday, November 28, he
and his family leave Omaha for Chi
cago, his future home.
Edward F. Denison has had a re
markable career of success in Young
Men's Christian association work,
nearly all of it in the Omaha asso
ciation.
He was born on a fan . near At
lantic, la., and lived there until he
vas 21 years old. He was educated
in the country schools, high school
and Grinnell college, from which he
graduated in 1903. He immediately
entered association work, vroine as
boy's secretary to the association at
Ottumwa, la.
Comes Here in 1905.
In the spring of 1905 he accepted
the position of boys' secretary of 'he
Omaha Young Men's Christian as
sociation, then located in the old
building on the present site of
the Brandeis stpre, Sixteenth and
Douglas streets. So marked was his
success in this line of work that,
when Secretary B. C. Wade left in
November, 1910, Mr. Denison was
elected general secretary of the
Omaha association, a position which
he held up to the present time.
He has spent most of his time
away from Omaha since August 1,
1917, engaged in association war
work. From August 1, 1917, to
April 1, 1918, he was general secre
tary of association work at Camp
Cody, Doming N. M.
He was then appointed to the big
ger pos'tion of personnel secretary
for the southern department com
prising the states of Louisiana, Ar
kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona, with headquar
ters at San Antonio Tex. His du
ties then included supplying secre
taries of the proper calibre for all
the army camps m that territory.
In Bigger Work.
He is now about to take up a
much bigger work of great impor
tance. x Young Men's Christian as
sociation work has expanded so
enormously during the war that its
after-the-war program will be on a
much larer scale than ever before.
The association is preparing for this
and the selection of the right kind
of men for secrc ies is of the ut
most ' ortance.
The personality of Mr. Denison,
his insight into men, his gift of deal
ing with them in the way the like
to be dealt with, these qualities have
led to his selection for the new work
of personnel secretary for the inter
national Y. M. C. A.
During the eight years that he
hasieen secretary of the Omaha as
sociation the work has gone forward
steadily and with great prosperity.
It is now in good financial condition
and it has the confidence of the
Omaha public to an even greater de
gree 'than most other associatio s.
Mr. Denison's policy has been to go
ahead and "do business," to try
nothing spectacular but to perform
the daily service to men which is the
mission ot the association, to do
solid, wjrth-while work year by
year.
The local association now has
more than 2,500 members which is
more than it ever had before a this
time of the year, and this in spite of
the war. This number does not in
clude those who are away at war,
There are several hundred students
in the night school classes.
GERMAN RULE
IN METZ ENDS;
CITY ORDERLY
Affairs of Territory and of
Municipality Placed En
tirely in Hands of Na
tive Inhabitants.
POULTRY SHOW
OPENS TODAY AT
THE AUDITORIUM
Gay Chantecleer to Reign for
Week; Many Birds Are
Here in Quest of
Ribbons.
Snow at San Antonio.
San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 24. Last
night for the first time in the history
of the city, snow fell here during
the month of November. All the
country north and northwest of
San Antonio extending to the Pan
handle received a covering.
Missouri Jurist Dies.
St. Louis. Nov. 24. Thomas A.
Sherwood, 89 years old, chief justice
and associate member of the Mis
souri supreme court for 28 years,
died of pneumonia at Long Beach,
CaL ,
, OBITUARY. ':
MRS. RICHARD R. EVANS died
at the Clarkson hospital on Sunday
morning after a serious illness of
several weeks. She was born in Man
chester, England, 4n 1854, of Welsh
parents and came to Chicago in 1858,
where she was married in 1881 and
in 1888 she ana her husband came to
Omaha. She is survived by her hus
band and five children, Beulah, Cora,
Haaei, Mrs. Hug: H. Harper, and a
on, Lt John Dwlght Evans, who is
now In France, a sister, Mrs. F. W.
Segur of Kansas City, Mo., and two
brothers, D. Edward Jones and J.
H. Jones, both of Chicago. She was
a faithful member of the First Pres
byterian church. The funeral will be
held from the home. SOS South Fifty-sixth
street, at 3 o'clock Tuesday",
fiutiaj it Efi2i Lava cemetery.
The Fifth Annual Poultry show
opens this morning at the Auditor
ium with 1,500 birds placed on ex
hibition by 137 exhibitors from all
parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa,
Illinois, Minnesota, South Dakota
and Wyoming.
Chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys,
pigeons, bantams and pheasants form
the exhibits. Two Rhode Island Reds,
cocks, owned by M. T. Coffey of
Omaha, are also on exhibition.
These birds won first place in
Chicago as cockerels and topk the
first ribbon in Syracuse, N. T., .s
cock birds.
The judging of the birds will be
gin today. The judge- of the ex
hibition classes are J. C. Johnston
of Bridgetcm, Mo., A. C. Smith of
St. Paul Minn., and Adam Thomp
son. Amity, Mo. The judges of the
utility classes will be C. T. Corn
man, government extension poultry
man, H. M. Wells, poultry extension
department of the University of Ne
braska, W. H. Matthews of Cher
rycroft farm, and O. C. Ufford of
the M. C. Peterfe Milling Co.
The judges will lecture once ev
ery afternoon and evening on poul
try raising and keeping.
The M. C. Peters Co. and the Ne
braska State Agricultural college
will have educational displays. Ideal
poultry houses anI methods of rais
ing poultry will be shown.
Banner Court Dance Tonight.
Banner Court of Honor, No. 540,
will give a social dance tonight at
the Swedish auditorium. Every
body invited.
ADD ANOTHER GOLD STAR
TO SERVICE FLAG
VATICAN WILL
PUBLISH WHITE
BOOK ON WAR
Pope Should Have Place at
the Gathering of Powers
Around Peace Table, Says
Cardinal O'Connell.
Paris, Nov. 4. The Vatican cor
respondent of the Naples Mattino
gives details of the preparation of
a white book, which is to be issued.
The first of the series of documents
will concern the death of Archduke
Franz Ferdinand, assassinate at
Sarajevo June 28, 1914. These docu
ments will be of capital importance
as they have to do with the prepara
tion of the war and the desperate
efforts of Pqpe Pius X., to prevent
it.
The second will include the per
iod from October, 1914, to March,
1917, from the election of Pope
Benedict to the preparation of his
famous peace note, and will also
concern the pontifical efforts in be
half of prisoners of war.
The third will run from March,
1917, to December, 1917, and will
deal specifically with the peace note
and its consequences. It will in
clude letters of the chiefs of state
and other documents and will throw
light on Italy's actions and prove
the bad faith of its enemies.
The fourth of the series will be
of a particularly religious charac
ter. Says Pope Should Be Heard,
Boston, Nov. 24. In the gather
ing of the powers of the world about
the peace table Pope Benedict
should surely have a place, Cardinal
O'Connell said in an address before
the League of Catholic Women at
the academy at Notre Dame Satur
day. The cardinal said the pope's
terms of peace are "in reality identi
cal with those which were finally
proposed, at least tentatively by the
allies."
"Certainly," he continued, "Pres
ident Wilson's 14 articles show lit
tle practical divergence from those
which had already been formulated
by Benedict XV.
"Now the powers of the world
are soon to gather to arrange the
terms of peace. Surely in that, gath;
ering the pope will have a hearing
and a rightful place."
ROBERT HILAND.
A telegram has been received by
Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hiland,
3343 Grand avenue, announcing the
death of their, son, Robert Hi
land, who was lost on the tr6op
ship, Otranto, which was sunk off
the coast of Scotland on October 6.
Robert Hiland enlisted in the
United States army on March 11,
1918, and was assigned to the artil
lery corps as a cook. Prior to his
enlistment he was employed by the
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street
Railway company as an electrician.
The last heard of him by hfs par
ents was a letter written from New
York Cilv and received her on Oc
tober 2.
He is survived by his parents and
three brothers, Jess, Willie and Roy,
and two sisters. OrtrtirU anil Flnr.
ence, all of Omaha.
Corp. Henry Fulsos of Bradish,
Neb., and Private Michael Zuerlein
of .Humphrey, Neb., were also
amontr 100 additional ?n1istH mn
of the army lost in the Otranto
disaster, wnose names were an.
noun'ceu ty the War department last
ni
Thousands
erf under
nourished people have
found "thed
Wit
food 7-7-a
sdervtrfic
blend of nour
ishing cereals
helps
wonderfully
in Duiiam
1 111
neaitn an
happiness.
Needs no
iar
By Associated Press.
With the French Army at Metz
Nov. 24. The German revolution in
Met? was accomplished a few days
before the signing of the armistice
'by three sailors who had come from
Hamburg unarmed to demand the
surrender of the fortress. The gov
ernor immediately capitulated and
the three German jackies were for a
few days masters of the fortress
Their reign gave place to that of a
council of soldiers and workmen
composed almost entirely of natives
of Lorraine whose object was more
to maintain some kind of order than
to install a revolutionary govern
ment. Neither the German military
nor civilian authorities made any
resistance to any of the three
sailors or the council composed of
soldiers and workmen. Apparently
anything in the name of revolution
would have imposed upon them at
that time. Several days later when
they discovered that the spirit of
revolt was nowhere nearly as strong
as it had at first appeared it was
too late to take measurgs. The ar
mistice had been signed and the sol
diers and workmen of Lorraine who
formed the council were as ready
as any to welcome the French
troops.
Food Prices Reduced.
The German signs are being given
a French color, the names of hotels,
restaurants and business houses los
ing their Teuton flavor. The arriv
al of French troops with the pros
pects of more and better food has
had a decided effect in lowering
prices. Articles that were IS marks
a week ago are selling for 10 francs.
It is possible to lunch well in Metz
for five francs. The portions on the
principal hotel menus that were six
marks have been cut down to four
francs. The bread and meat ra
tions, as fixed urfder the German
card system, will be increased on the
arrival of trains of provisions al
ready on the way. (
Most French officials sent here to
administer the affairs of the terri
tory of Metz are natives of Lor
raine, who know the mentality of the
population thoroughly. The mu
nicipal council, half of which was
compSsed of natives and the other
half immigrants, has been dissolved
because no immigrants will be ad
mitted to participation in the ad
ministration of affairs at present.
One hundred persons, including
some women chosen from the
French population will, in 1 turn,
choose , a municipal commission to
take charge of the city's affairs in
co-operation with Commissary Mir-i
man.
Germans employed in public ad
ministrations will be retained so
long as they perform their duties
properly, but the direction of all
municipal affairs will, within 48
ho.urs, be entirelv in the hands of
the French population. The gen
eral policy will be- to respect the
Germans and in no way molest them
as long as they make no trouble.
Those that disturb the peace will be
severely dealt with.
Socialist Leader Dies.
Minneapolis, Minn., Nov. . 24.
Miss Anna Milay, editor and lec
turer until reticently one of the five
members of the executive commit
tee of the socialist party of America,
died at her home here today. At
one time Miss Milay was a candi
date on the socialist ticket for gov
ernor of Washington, and polled a
large vote.
HUNS GIVE TO
YANKS CORDIAL
RECEPTION
(Continued from tl One.)
tc haul their supplies and some ar
tillery.
Barriers Demolished.
American forces have completed
demolishing barriers which guarded
the old German front east of Ver
dun. consisting of reinforced con
crete pillars stretching along th
old front for two miles.
At Mars-La-Tour, just at the edge
of the vi aee. the Americans en
countered tank barriers some of
which were only half completed
A few blasts of dynamite soon put
them out of commission.
At, Etain the Germans had bar
riers of logs chained together on
four wheels, the logs being movable
like a gate. On these barriers the
Germans had installed ingenious de
vices to remove the wheels from be
neath the logs which would then
dron across the road at the main
road entrance into Etain. This log
barrier was just at the western
entrance, the logs acting as a check
in the event that the mines failed
to destroy the bridge.
Verdun-Metz Railroad Completed,
American engineers today laid
the last rail connecting the stand
ard euage railroad between Verdun
and Metz. having virtually rebuilt
nine miles "of the track. It is over
this line orincipally that the forces
of occupation will be supplied dur
ing their advance, and regular serv
ice will begin probably tomorrow.
More than . 10,000 Americans are
moloved on the task of rebuilding
the railroads across JNo Mans L.ana
northeast of Verdun, the Twenty
third engineers regiment having
charge of the work. Mile after mile
of trackage has been destroyed by
four years of constant shelling, nec
essitating a new road bed.
Luxemburg. Nov. 24. Within , a
stone's throw at some points of the
rear guard of the German army,
the American forces, under Major-
General Dickman, settled themselves
Friday for a step across the enemy s
frontier. Without opposition at any
place the Americans continued the
absorption of that part of the terri
tory evacuated by the Germans un
der the armistice terms. On the
extreme left the American army of
occupation reached before night fall
Ingledorf, about a mile west ot
Diekirch.
In general a line along the Our
nd Moselle rivers was occupied,
the extreme right being south ot
Remich. The closing movement to
day brought more than a score of
towns under allied control. In one
or two of these, just west of the
German frontier, the inhabitants
were somewhat less demonstrative,
but even then, a majority of the
people seemed to be pleased at the
change. In most of the towns en-
husiasm found lively expression in
flags hanging from public buildings
and even the poorest houses, while
the villagers shouted a welcome to
every passing group oif soldiers.
Along the Moselle river, near the
northern part of the lines, the
American outposts look across the
narrow stream at German soldiers
marching or sauntering along the
streets of villages over which the
German flag flew. Grevenmacher,
the largest town in proximity of the
American line, was evacuated before
noon, the movement of the Germans
to the opposite bank of the river in
dicating that they were making
ready to retire still further during
the night or on Saturday.
French Steadily Advancing.
Paris, Nov. 24. The war office
announcement' last night on the op
erations of the army of occupation
says:
"The complete occupation of lib
erated territories in Alsace and Lor
raine is in process or achievement.
During the course of the day our
troops installed themselres in nu
merous towns and Tillages in the
Sarre valley, notubly in Dillingen,
Sarrebruck and Sarrelouis, where
the general commanding the first
army entered at the head of his
troops.
"In Alsace French advanced
enthusiastically welcomed by the
populations.
British Reach Border.
London, Nov. 24. Field Marshal
Haig's report tonight of the Brit
ish advance says:
"We reached today the German
guards reached the former frontier ! frontier immediately north of Lux
and took possession of Woerts, I emburg. Our general line along the
Froeschwiller and Reischoffen, as j frontier lies south of Beho, Grand
well as Soultz and Bischwiller. Menil, Bomal, Huy and east of Av
Everywhere the French troops were l enses."
George Walwork, Former ,1
Omaha Boy Dies In France
Word was recently received hera
of the death of George Walwork
son of John Walwork, who died fni
France of pneumonia. John Wal
work is well known in Omaha, and
was superintendent of the Omaha
Packing company several year ago
He now lives in Denver.
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THESAME
Kow banded
to insure your
getting the genuine
Quality unequaled
Sold in Omaha,
and-everywhere you go
H.FENDRICH, Maker ' EVANSVILLE .INS.
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION.
' W. G. McAdoo, Director Cmieral of Railroads.
WABASH RAILROAD
A change in the Passenger Train Service of the Wabash Railroad will
be made effective Sunday, November 24th, 1918.
This advance notice of the change in time is published for the informa
tion of the public.
WESTBOUND
READ DOWN
EASTBOUND
READ UP
3 I 11 14 12
9:03 AM 8:00 PM Lv. St. Louis Ar. I 7:55 AM ! 10:50PM
11:48 PM 9:15 AM Ar. Omaha Lv. 5:45 PM 7:02 AM.
Nos. E0 and 61 Council Clufis-Stanberry accommodation trains will be
discontinued cn Si ndrys. I ... .......
. II. E. WATTS, Gen. Pass. Agent -
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WITH 'AMERICAN AVIATORS IN
FRANCE, Sept. 20, (Correspondence
of The Associated Press) . . . the aviators
went silently to their quarters for their great,
heavy Arctic clothing. In the turn of a hand
they were back on the field, swathing and
swaddling themselves to the eyes, tucking
chocolate in their pockets (for they get hungry
up in the air), or breaking open a fresh pack
age of chewing gum, which helps to alleviate ,
nervousness, and has a steadying effect"
New York Times)
Please remember some soldier boy over there received
that package of your favorite Adams gum, when you
found it missing from the counter. If you can't get
. Adams Black Jack, try Adams California Fruit, Adams
Pepsin, Adams Yucatan or any other Adams brand.
ADAM
Pure Chewing Gum
A
Adams Black Jack
Adams Chiclet3
v r
Adams repsin
Adams Spearmint 7
CHICLE
Adams California Fruit
Adams Yucatan
Adams Sen Sen
Adams Clove
Send a Stick in Every Letter to Your Soldier Boy
