THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1918.
POLES DEMAND
THAT GERMANS
LEAVECOUNTRY
Government Threatens "Most
Energetic" Measures; In
vaders Charged With
Atrocities.
Geneva, Dec. 4. (Havas.) The
Polish government has sent an ulti
matum to Germany asking for the
immediate evacuation of Polish ter
ritory by German soldiers, who are
said to have been committing
atrocities, according to the Geneva
Journal. If the German answer is
not satisfactory, it is added, "most
energetic measures" will be taken
by the Poles.
' Brest-Litovsk Taken by Poles.
, Paris, Dec, 4. Brest-Litovsk,
where Germany negotiated the
peace treaties with Russia and the
Ukraine, has been occupied by Po
lish troops, according to the Neue
Freie Presse of Vienna, says a
Geneva dispatch to L'Information.
Hammerling Recalls
Throwing Trotzky
r . c if rrr
uut or ms umce
Washington, Dec. 4. Testifying
at the senate judiciary committee's
investigation of breHvery and Ger
, man propaganda, Louis N. Hammer
ling, president of the American As
sociation of Foreign Language
Newspapers, declared today that
two years ago he threw Leon Trotz
ky, now the Russian bolshevik for
tign minister, out of his office after
the latter - had threatened" his life
unless he received a sum of money.
Railroad Executives
Urge Return of Roads
to Private Ownership
New York, Dec. 4.' Executives
of railroads, comprising more Chan
90 per cent of the rail mileage of the
country in conference here today,
adopted a resolution favoring a re
furn of the roads to private owner
ship and expressing the hope that
the remaining period of federal con
trol would be such as to leave the
proporties in the highest state of
efficiency.
Visiting Nurses Hampered
. , in Work by Lack of Cars
Visiting nurses are hampered by
the car strike in their important
work 'of caring for "flu", patients
whom they have no means of reach
ing. Taxis even cannot be obtained.
Mrs. W. J. Hynes, president of the
Visiting Nurses' association, Wed
nesday morning issued an appeal for
' auto owners who can give the use
of their cars, to volunteer the serv
ice to the Visiting Nurse associa
tion. The Red Cross and Woman's
Service league motor corps are do
ing what they can to alleviate the
condition, but more cars are needed.
Teamsters and Chauffeurs
; in Sympathy With Strikers
R. W. Case, agent for Teamsters'
and Chauffeurs' local union No. 211,
said, when asked regarding the re
port of the teamsters and cauffeurs
going out in sympathy with the car
men, that he had nothing to sa,y.
atthe (resent except that his union
wis in sympathy with the car men.
A meeting of the union was held in
South ' Omaha Tuesday night, but
no definite action was taken, and
Case says nothing will be done un
til after a meeting of the council
of defense, composed of the ex
ecutive officers ot all the unions in
Omaha. He admitted, however, that
things are apt to happen fast in the
next few hours.
Plans Formed for Series
. 'of Army Athletic Contests
1 American Army Headquarters in
France, Dec. 4. Plans are under
way in the army for the most ex:
tensive series of athletic contests
ever held. Tht series is to terminate
in a great inter-allied military
Olympic meet. While yet tentative,
the plans hare been approved by
General Pershing, American commander-in-chief,
and the finals of
the contests will be held in Paris, if
possible.
Carmen Threaten to Fight
if Strikebreakers Appear
Ben Short, president of the car
men's union, was at the car barns,
Tenth and Pierce streets, early Wed
nesday morning. He said he had
information that the company was
expecting to bring in strikebreakers
from the outside, but in case they
did, there were 700 car men here to
fight them. Twenty-nine of the regu
lar men had signed up by 8 o'clock
but no efforts were being made to
run cars.
Bolivia Trying to Settle
Row Betwen Peru and Chile
Santiago, Chile, Dec. 4. The Bo
livian government has offered to
Chile the service of its consuls in
Peru if Chile desires. In official
circles it is declared that the gov
ernment is working on plans for a
peaceable settlement of the difficul
- ties with Peru. Commercial and offi.
cial circles believe that there is no
danger of war.
Treasury Calls Block
of Loan Certificates
Washington, Dec. 4. The trea
sury tonight called in a block of
$644,000,000 loan certificates of in
debtedness, which would not have
matuYed until January 2, for pay:
ment December 19.
Cold CauM HcadachM and Paint.
Fawfoh HmdaehM and body paini
eanitd from a cold ar toon relieved by
Ukinr LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tab
let. There' ?nly na "Brorao Quinine." E.
W. G&OYS'S lis utuxe m th box. SOc
Allies Should Keep
Watchful Eye on Hun,
Thinks Correspondent
London. Dec. 4. (British Wire
less Service) The correspondent
at Amsterdam of the Daily Ex
press calls attention to the fact
former Enpcror William's act of
renunciation was dated at Amer
ongen, November 28, and was pub
lished in Berlin November 29, and
adds:
"It is obvious that telegraphic
communication between Ameron
gen and Berlin is neither cut as
might be expected in the case of.
communication between an exiled
monarch and revolutionists nor
is it subject to the delay that all
messages sent by ordinary mortals
meet with. Many persons consid -er
that both the document and the
manner of its publication more
than ever justify the allies in keep
ing a watchful eye on William."
U. S. AWARD NOT
RECOGNITION OF
CARM
ONION
(Continued from I'age One.)
and Douglas streets for Sherman
avenue at 10 cents per passenger.
No Effort to Move Cars.
The street car strike situation has
resulted in a complete tie-up of the
traction system, one employe in a
hospital, and picketing by the men
and viligance by the police at all of
the car barns.
President Wattles of the company
announced yesterday morning that
no further efforts would be made
Wednesday to operate cars; that
several employes had been assaulted,
and that traffic would be at a stand
still until the company had decided
on definite plans. Mr. Wattles
characterized as a joke a statement
attributed to President Short of the
union, that 700 strike-breakers were
on their way to Omaha to operate
street cars.
It is estimated that 700 men are
out. The company had a few men
in each barn during the "night, ready
to take cars out in the morning, but
conditions were not propitious for
those who wanted to stand by the
company, these men explained.
Calls on Police.
Vice President Leussler called
upon the police department early
Wednesday morning for projection
in the operation of cars. Superinten
dent Ringer and Mayor Smith re
plied that they would "protect life
and property." Assistant Chief
Dempsey of the police department
was placed in charge of the situa
tion. He maintained an emergency
detail at police headquarters and as
signed a squad for duty at each of
the car barns.
The first case of violence reported
was that of Tom Ratliff, conductor
on the Council Bluffs line, who has
been in the service many years. He
reported that while on his way to
work he was stopped and asked
whether he intended to continue in
the service in view of the strike. He
replied that he intended to go to his
work as usual, whereupon he was
assaulted to a degree which re
quired attendance in a hospital.
President Short of the carmen's
union on Tuesday.-morning advised
the strikers to abstain from all
forms of violence, explaining that
the men could not expect the sup
port of public opinion if acts of vio
lence were committed.
Men Do Not Appear.
The general understanding on
Tuesday afternoon was that the
strike situation would be held in
obeyance until Wednesday morn
ing, when a conference would be
held in the' offices of the street rail
way company at 10 o'clock. Presi
dent Wattles and other officials of
the company waited until 10:45 for
the committee of the union to ap
pear. When the committee did not
respond Mr. Wattles stated:
"The strike amounts in substance
to nothing but a matter of recogni
tion of the union and of a closed
shop. I do not think there is any
other issue which cannot be settled
satisfactorily,"
Mayor Is Hopeful.
Mayor Smith does not believe
that the differences between the
street railway company and the men
are so wide that they can not be
crossed by arbitration.
To Superintendent Ringer of the
police department the mayor said:
"It is the policy of the city to pro
tect life and property in this situa
tion." Protection Promised.
Mayor Smith declared all the re
sources of the city will be called
upon to protect persons operating
or riding upon cars.
"We ill protect any man who
runs a streetcar and any person
who rides upon them," he declared.
"The strike, if it stopped all trans
portation in the city would result in
a condition of chaos, and we shall
not allow that to occur. The pub
lic has its rights and it is our sworn
duty to protect them."
Strike Ordered By Union.
The strike was ordered by the
union to take place at 3 a. m. The ac
tion of the men was not unexpected
by the company, although some
hopes had been placed on the out
come of the expected conference
Wednesday morning. The execu
tive committee of the union claims
to have the support of 90 per cent of
the carmen. Strikers at the Ames
avenue barn cheered when they re
ceived the order to quit.
After President Wattles and offi
cials of his compai.- had teen in
conference in the street car com
pany's offices Wednesday morning
Mr. Wattles was asked what efforts
the company would make to resume
operations, as required by the pro
visions of the franchise. His reply
was:
"We took some cars out this
morning and our men were as
assaulted. No more cars will be
sent out today, but as to the future,
that is another matter.
Earthquake in Northern Chile
Damages Two Towns Severely
Santiago, Chile, Dec 4. An
earthquake has destroyed Vallenar
and wrecked 10 per cent of the
buildings at Copiapo, northern Chile.
Several deaths occured in Copiapo,
where many persons are homeless,
DOVE OF PEACE
ALIGHTS NEAR
VINTON BARN
Humorous Scenes Noted Dur
ing Time Striking Employes
Picket Large South
Side Carhouse.
Scene in the vicinity of the Vin
ton street car barn, during the day
were not without humor, even
though there was a savor of grim
ness to its tone.
At one time during the forenoon,
six of the men who remained loyal
to the company, started across the;
street to a drug store. One of them
carried a formidable sawed off bil
liard cue.
"Look at the scab with his big
stick!" exclaimed one of the strik
ers, pointing to the man armed with
the cue. "Don't notice him or the
rest of the gang," said a striker who
appeared to be a leader. "Give them
the silence and show them we are
better men than they are."
Just at this moment a pigeon, with
a soiled white coat, alighted on a
telephone wire at the intersection
of the street and as it perched there
over the sullen, but silent bunch of
men, one wag, pointing to it, re
marked: "Already the dove of peace
has made its appearance."
Dogs Fight.
A dog fight proved to be the only
disorderly incident of the morning
and the strikers called the attention
of the police to the fact that they
did not start it.
One man, who had been in the
employ of the company only two
weeks, and who was not a member
of the union, but who had not re
ported for work, was asked to take
out a card and become a member.
"I will join and wear your button,"
said he, "if you put I. W. W. on it."
At this moment a dachshund came
trotting down the opposite side of
the street, and the striker who was
soliciting the nonunion man, point
ed to the canine and exclaimed:
"There's your partner, another Hun,
you slacker."
About noon a negro, driving a 'car
of a well known make, of ancient
vintage, and erratic action, drove
noisily into sight of the crowd near
the car barn. His vehicle was loaded
with passengers of a color scheme
in harmony with himself. '
With a snort and a sigh the car
stopped. The patient driver cranked
it up and started again, only to have
the performance repeated within
half a block.
"Step on 'er tail, Rastus," yelled
a striker. "Put some s pep in
'er and she'll go."
"No use, pahtnali," rejoined the
chauffeur, "dis yere cyah operates
on de skip-stop system."
Mayor Has Power to
Ask for Troops if Any
Serious Trouble Arises
The police department is ready
for trouble if it should arise in con
nection with 'the street car strike.
Two policemen were stationed at
every street car barn during the
morning and two at the company's
power house. A special, detail was
held at the central police station
ready to go out at any moment.
The big auto trucks which had
been in storage were brought out
nnd stationed ready to carry police
details to any part of the city.
Police Commissioner Ringer is
sued the following statement:
"With reference to the present
strike of the employes of the street
railway company, many questions
are being asked touching the policy
of this department with reference
thereto, and we deem it not only
fair, but we consider it our duty to
state plainly just what our policy it.
"The only reason for (lie exist
ence of the police department is
that life and property may be pro
tected against injury or loss. The
department will use every means at
ita dispasil to perform its full duty
ii this rtgard. It will not take
ides with either party, but will im
partially protect both in ever pos
sible way and to the fullest extent.
"We assume both parties will be
governed entirely by legal and
peaceable acts, and so far as the
department is concerned, it will
bend every energy to maintain good
order in the city."
Chief of Police Eberstein de
cleared he is ready to deal with the
situation. If great disturbance
should arise the mayor has power
to declare martial law and ask for
troops. In such an event the gov-
crnment could send the troops at
Fort Omaha and Fort Crook to
protect the public and preserve
order.
Packing Plants Running
as Usual, Despite Strike
R. C. Howe of the Armour Pack
ing company, reported at 11 o'clock
Wednesday that about 90 per cet
of their men were at work and that
everything was running according to
schedule. M. R. Murphy manager of
the Cudahy company reported that
nearly all of their men are in their
places. The Morris company sent
trucks for their men and made ar
rangements to take them home in
trucks after work. Nearly all of the
employes of Swift & C, live on the
South Side, and they were not incon
venienced to any extent.
Officials of the packing companies
will try to get a dummy line es
tablished on the Union Pacific and
Belt Line tracks, between Omaha
and South Omaha, to facilitate their
deliveries and get their employes to
Omaha.
Folks say I'm always
smiling. Good rear
son wny
Post .
Toasties
(Wonderful
com -flaxes)
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Conductor Attacked
on Way to Work;
Car Has to Turn Back
Tom Ratliff, conductor on one of
the main street railway routes in
Council Bluffs, and one of the old
est men in the company's service,
was accosted on his way to work
early ednesday morning at Twenty-seventh
street and Avenue A, by
a former motorman and conductor.
When he told the men he was go
ing to work they attacked him and
beat him up, Ratliff told Council
Bluffs police.
Ratliff was taken to Edmundson
hospital.
Charles Barnett, assistant road
master in Council filuffs, attempted
to take a car out, but when he
reached Twenty-fourth street and
Avenue A he found a pile of bricks
on the track and was compelled to
turn back.
Schools In Session
With Full Quotas of
Teachers and Pupils
Omaha public schools were in 'ses
sion Wednesday with a full quota of
teachers and pupils. So marked was
the spirit of loyalty that President
Reed of the Board of Education,
sent out a letter to schools dom
mending teachers and pupils.
Superintendent Beveridge was at
his office at 6:30 o'clock Wednesday
morning. He used his ca- to bring
a number of teachers who live far
from their schools to their work.
Many teachers have been invited
to make their homes with patrons of
their schools while the strike lasts.
CABLE SYSTEMS
AMALGAMATED
BY GOVERNMENT
Commercial Company Appeals
to Court to Prevent
Postmaster General
Taking Control.
Washington, Dec. 4. Amalgama
tion of the marine cable system of
the Western Union Telegraph com
pany and Commercial Cable com
pany, under the direction of George
G. Ward, vice president of the Conr
mercial company, was authorized to
day by Postmaster General Burle
son. '
Company Fights' Order.
New York, Dec. 4 Complaint
in an injunction suit against Post
master General Burleson was filed
by the Commercial Cable company
here today seeking to prevent the
postmaster general from assuming
control of the company's marine
cable svstem.
Manning Says Strike
Will Help Stop "Flu"
from Further Spread
City Health Commissioner Man
ning declared that, from his stand
point, the strike of street car men is
not altogether a bad thing. "It will
help to stop the influenza," he said.
PRESIDENT
NOW ON WAY
- TOJRANCE
(Continued from Fttga One.)
voyage in the annals of shipping.
With the president are two of his
fellow delegates to the peace con
terence Secretary of State Robert
Lansing and Henry White, former
ambassador to France and Italy, who
will ioin Cnl. K. 1 Hniic. anH Gen
Tasker II. Bliss, already in Europe
Guests of the chief executive in
cluded the trench and Italian am
bassadors, John W. Davis, newly ap
nnintivl :imhasar1nr tn C,rpt Rrit
ain, high naval and military authori
ties, representatives of various gov
ernment departments and a staff ot
specialists to advise. the American
peace commission on problems ot
political, economical, trade and
racial characteristics of nations a
fected by the war.
Mrs. Wilson and, the wives of
Secretary I.ansine. Ambassador
Davis and the French and Italian
envoys, are members of the George
Washington's company.
Brussels, Dec. 3. The central
industrial committee of Belgium,
after an investigation, estimates
Belgium's damage through German
military occupation and seizures of
machinery and raw material at 6,
000,560,000 francs. .
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