THE- BEE:' OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1918.
WAGE DEMANDS
IMPERIL LARGE
BERLIN PLANTS
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Big Department Store Shut
Down as Result of Re
fusing War Allowance;
Newspapers Suspend.
London, Dec, 15. (British Wire
less Service) The strike in Berlin
has reached serious proportions, ac
cording to a dispatch received here
papers are being published and these
as small leaflefe Tf ia ctlmatxl
. J . . J fcJVIUIMlVU
that 350,000 workmen are out.
BRINGING UP FATHER
Copyright. HI?
Intrnmlnnl Service.
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
Berlin, Dec. 15. The Zeitung Am
Mittag and the afternoon editions of
the Tageblatt and Vossiche Zei
tung did not publish yesterday be
cause of a strike arising from wage
demands by the men in the com
posing rooms.
Skilled workers receive good
wages. The fact that the members
of the soldiers' and workmen's coun
cils are drawing pay on the same
scale has stimulated employes in
many branches to accept that figure
as the standard of pay.
The Wertheimer department store
shut down today as a result of the
firm's refusal to meet the demand of
the women employes for an extra
war allowance ranging from 100 to
500 marks each. The amount in
volved would total 1.500,000 marks.
The firm offered a compromise of
700,000 marks, which was refused.
The women walked out and organ
ized a parade through the downtown
streets. The Wertheimer manage
ment announced today that the sal
ary increases granted in the last two
years exceeded 3,000,000 marks.
Situation Becoming Acute.
That the labor situation in many
of the big industrial plants in Ber
lin is rapidly becoming acute is evi
denced by the peremptory demands
made by the workmen and clerical
forces in the Siemans and Halske
electrical works and the allied Sie-mans-Schuckert
plant at Spandau.
The wage schedules with which the
management is confronted call for
increases amounting to 124.000.000
marks annually. The firm last vear
declared a dividend of 13,500,000
marks. At one stage of the negotia
tions part of the employes attempt
ed to prevent the directors and ex
ecutive officers of the firm from
;ntering their offices.
The employes of the General Elec
tric company have presented a new
wage schedule which provides for
an annual increase of 120.000,000
marks. Leading manufactures of
Berlin declare that the arbitrary de
mands of the workers will result,
eventually, in forcing the big plants
to locate in the provinces, as other
wise they will be wholly eliminated
from the world's competitive mar
kets. The government, through
Hmil Barth. a member of the cabi
net, is endeavoring to persuade the
workers of the unreasonableness of
their demands and is further point
ing out the danger of German in
dustry being crippled.
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McAdoo Predicts Success
of Fifth Liberty Loan
New York. Dec. 15. William G.
McAdoo, in address here today on
the eve of his retirement as secre
tary of the treasury, predicted the
success of the fifth Liberty loan and
declared that it was for a majority
of the people to decide whether the
nation's railnoads should be private
ly or government owned.
Speaking at a "union peace jubi
lee" held by the congregations of six
leading Episcopal churches, Mr. Mc
Adoo asserted that in the first four
loans the people of America had
displayed "a fpiritual, almost relig
ions interest."
"American spirit aroused by this
fight for freedom." he declared, "will
make the new loan" a success if the
subscribers have to wear tattered
clothes in order that the fighting
bovs may be brought home' and
properly cared for."
PREMIER BERTS
RESIGNATION
Spartacan Leaders Defied by
Head of Bavarian Govern
ment at Their Meet
ing in Munich.
Munich Dec. 15. Spartacism a -peared
in Munich openly and offici
ally for the first time last evening
when the bloody events in Berlin
and the guilt of the government
were discussed at a big mass meet
ing. The crowd adopted a resolu
tion calling for the immediate crea
tion of a tribunal of workmen and
soldiers, the resignation of Fremier
F.bert, Fhillipp Scheidemann, Ma
thias Erzberger, Dr. Solf and "other
I opponents" and the arrest of Schei
demann, t.bert and others connect
ed with "blood bath of Berlin,"
President Eisner visited the Meet
ing and defied the Spartacan lead
ers. Mis speech was received quiet-
Haas and Barth Resign.
Geneva, Dec. 15. Hugo Haas and
Herr Barth. two of the three inde
pendent socialist members of the
commission of six which constitutes
the German government, have re
signed, according to reports re-
' ceived here. The reports add that
George Ledebour, a leading socialist,
also has severed his connections
with the government.
Solfs Resignation Held Up.
Berlin, Dec. 15. The resignation
of Dr. Solf, the foreign minister,
which has not yet been accepted,
places the majority of socialist mem
bers of the German government
between two dilemmas.
Virtually all the trained officials
of the foreign office, it is learned,
have served notice that they will
leave if Dr. Solf goes. Premier
Ebert and Herr Scheidemann are
said to be fully aware that it is im
possible to replace these officials at
this time, and that their resignation
would disorganize the foreign work
of the government.
Haul Down Red Flag.
Copenhagen, Dec. 15. Soldiers of
the Prussian guard have removed
the red flag from the town hall at
Potsdam, where the German im
perial palace is located, according to
a Berlin dispatch today.
To Form Volunteer Guard.
Amsterdam, Dec. 15. The council
of people's commissioners of Ger
many, according to a Berlin tele
gram, has authorized formation of a
volunteer national guard to main
tain public order and safety.
Rice to Succeed Courtney
as Columbia Rowing Coach
New York, Dec. 15. "Jim" Rice,
rowing coach of Columbia univers
ity, is reported to have reached an
agreement with Cornell university
to accept a similar position there.
He will succeed Charles F. (Pop)
Courtney, who for years coached the
Ithaca crews and who retired be
cause of ill health.
Mass Meeting Soon
The executive committee of the
Irish Self-Determination club met
at the Henshaw hotel Sunday after
noon to make arrangements for the
proposed mass meeting to be held
at some time in the near future.
The selection of he date will de
pend very largely orNthe "flu" sit
uation, ard whether or no a quar
antine will be in force.
Committees were named for the
purpose of obtaining speakers and
a suitable place for the assemblage.
The meeting will be for the pur
pose of ratifying the doctrine of
President Wilson, that small na
tions should have the right of self
determination, one of the dominant
ideals of democracy. The meeting
will not be confined to persons of
Irish birth or antecedents alone, but
to all Americans who believe in the
right of all nations, large or small,
to liberty and self-government.
A number of eloquent speeches
were made insisting on the right
of Ireland, after 750 years of strug
gle, to the same guarantees as are
given Poland, Bohemia, the Jugo
slav and other states which have
been the victims of autocratic op
pression. German Order Relaxing
U-Boat War Given Oct. 1 1
London. Dec. 15. The first relax
ation of Germany's submarine war
fare came on October 11, when suh
mersibles operating off the coast of
the United States were ordered to
leave that area. The next general
instruction to submarine command
ers was sent nine days later when
this message was transmitted to all
U-boats:
"Merchant war is ended. Engage
nien-o'-war only. All submarines
return to Kiel."
When this message was received
it brought joy to the hearts of two
American officers who were pris
oners on the Deutschland U-153,
having been picked up after the
American army cargo ship Ticonder
oga was sunk. They were Lieut.
F. L. Muller of Oakland Cal., and
Lieut. J. H. Fulcher of Fricso. Nr.
C, and were in the submarine wheij
she made the last voyage into Kiel.
They used the boat as a transport tfl
come to England when it was taken
to Harwich for surrender.
Y.
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YAM
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BACK FRO
I WAR
U. S. Soldiers May Be Given
Advantage of French Schools
Washington, Dec. 15. Co-operation
of the War department with the
French government in the plan to
permit members of the American
expeditionary forces to avail them
selves of the educational facilities of
France pending" their return home
was indicated today by Secretary
Baker in a letter to Edouard De
Billy, delegate general to the French
high commission. Mr. Baker, in ac
knowledging receipts of the offer
of the French government, said, "If
it is possible to permit troops in
France to enjoy the advantages of
French schools and colleges, the
War department will aid in the
plan."
International Secretary Lichty
Here in Cor.' -p.ee With
Omaha and Lincoln
Leaders.
How best to fill the needs of re
turning soldiers was discussed at
an important conference of Lincoln
and Omaha Y. M. C. A. men with
an international secretary, A. H.
Lichty, Friday evening. Mr. Lichty
passed the day inspecting camp as
sociation work in Fort Omaha, Fort
Crook and Florence field.
A definite program for the com
ing months' work will be given out
within a week. Further discussion
of the association's part in the sol
dier problem will be held at a meet
ing of local directors Tuesday noon.
W. A. Sellick, president; W. A.
Luke, general secretary; G. A. Love
land and Prof. Hinman of the Uni
versity of Nebraska made up the
Lincoln delegation at Friday's meet
ing. Returning soldiers are already fill
ing the dormitories of the Y. M. C.
A. building. C. J. Shaw, secretary,
is co-operating with the Chamber of
Commerce bureau in the placement
of these men in employment.
Citizens of Copenhagen
Send Greeting to Wilson
Copenhagen, Dec. 15. At a mass
meeting of citizens today, presided
over by the mayor of Copenhagen,
the following resolution was adopt
ed: "President Wilson: A great as
sembly of Danish men and women,
representing all classes of society,
welcome you to Europe. We thank
you for your work up to this time
for a just and continual peace. They
wish you luck in carrying out your
program to secure peace and wish
you luck in carrying out yourypro
gram to secure order, liberty and
progress in the world.
"As Danish citizens we greatly ad
mire you because the realization of
one of your principles the right of
free determination shall reunite
again all peoples who are Danish."
National Institute Awards
Gold Medal to Thayer
New York, Dec. 15. William
Roscoe Thayer of Boston, overseer
of Harvard university and widely
known author, was awarded the gold
-medal of the National Institute of
Arts and Letters at the annual meet
ing of the organizations here. The
award was in recognition of Mr.
Thayer's contributions during the
past year to history and biography.
Cass Gilbert, architect of this city,
was elected president of the institute
to succeed Augustus Thomas. Ash
ley Thorndyke and Arnold W. Brun
rr both of New York, were re-elected
secretary ond treasurer respectively.
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURE
By DADDY.
(In previous adventures Peggy has
learned BlrJ talk ami has en.loyeil un
usual experiences among BirdlanJ folks.)
CHAPTER 1.
The Bird in Disguise.
T-jRINCESS TEGGY, come here
quick!" screeched a Bird
outside Peggy's window.
Peggy looked ana" looked, but
couldn't see the speaker. Puzzled,
she opened the door and searched
the lawn. 1 i
"Can't you see me?" chuckled the
voice, almost from under her feet.
Peggy peered closely, but there were
only piles of autumn leaves before
her. One of the piles stirred, then out
of it walked an odd-appearing bird,
lie was dressed from head to toe in
a suit made of the leaves themselves,
and it was no wonder that Peggy
wasn't able to see him.
"Fooled you, didn't I?" screeched
the stranger.
"You surely did," admitted Peggy.
"Who are you, anyway?"
"Don't you know my voice?"
"You talk like Red-Tailed Hawk,"
decided Peggy dpubtfully.
"Do I, indeed ?'f cried the stranger,
changing to a whistling note.
"Now, you're like-Pine Grosbeak,"
declared Peggy, but the stranger
only gave a chuckling laugh. "Tell
me who you are."
"I'm a detective in disguise."
answered the stranger.
"Gracious me, what are you de
tecting?" asked Peggy, quickly filled
with curiosity.
"Right now I'm detecting that you
got up late this morning; that you
carelessly put on one black shoe and
one brown shoe; that you skimped
in washing yourself, not giving your
neck a single dab of water; that you
didn't get all the tangles out of your
hair; and that your mother sent you
back up stairs to change you shoes,
to wash more carefully, and to comb
vour hair all over again. Am I
right?"
Briej City News
Have Koot lrlnt It Beacon Press.
25 Per ''cnt Discount on electric
table lamps. Burgess-Granden Co.
Two Laborers round Dead In liml.
Two negro laborers, Roy Smith
and Robert Beard, were found dead
in lied with seas in a rooming house
at 1003 14 Capitol .avenue about 10
o'clock Sunday morning. The odor
of gas escaping from a jet in the
room attracted the landlady who
immediately reported the case to the
police. The men carried identifica
tion cards showing that thoy had re
cently been employed by the Union
Pacific as section laborers.
Fine fireplace goods at Sunderland's.
D WTH
"Princess Peggy, come here quick!"
"Exactly." Peggy was amazed at
the strange bird's uncanny knowl
edge of all these supposedly secret
happenings. "Are you a bird Sher
lock Holmes? How do you know all
that?"
"Because I peeked into your win
dow," chuckled the stranger. This
time Peggy knew the chuckle.
"Blue Jay, it's you," she cried.
"To be sure it's me, but I had you
guessing," laughed Blue Jay.
"You've disappointed me. I
thought you might be a truly detec
tive." "But I am a detective. You come
with me, and you'll see. I'm running
down an awfully mysterious crim
inal." "A criminal? What has he done?"
gasped Peggy.
"That's what I'm trying to find
out," whispered Blue Jay.
"But if you don't know what he
has done how do you know he is
a criminal?" persisted Peggy.
"The way every detective does
by putting two and two together.
Don't criminals sneak along with
their caps over their eyes? Don't
they look back to see if any one is
following them? Don't they try to
hide what they are doing?" Peggy
nodded. So far as she knew, that
was precisely the way criminals act
ed. "Well, then that proves this chap
is a criminal," declared Blue Jay, tri
umphantly, "and if you want further
proof, get behind this tree and watch
him, for here he comes."
Sure enough, down the opposite
side of the street was coming a very
suspicious looking character. He had
his hat pulled down over his eyes,
he looked cautiously around every
few minutes as if fearful of pur
suit, and he seemed to be trying to
hide a large basket over which he
had thrown a flap of his coat.
"The Man of Mystery," hissed
Blue Jay. just like Peggy bad heard
villains hiss upon the stage. "Come.
We must follow to detect his dark
deeds!"
Peggy hesitated. If this man were
a criminal, this was a matter for the
police, not for a little girl. But may
be he wasn't a regular criminals
Maybe he was a German spy. He
might even be one of the gang that
was supposed t to be sending mes
sages to German submarines telling
them how to catch American ships.
This thought moved Peggy to
prompt action. The Man of Mystery
was dodging around the nearest cor
ner. Hesitating no longer, Peggy
joined Blue Jay in pursuit of him.
MICHIGAN, MAN
CI
KILUNGBRIDE
Milo Piper, Alleged to Have
Murdered Freida Weichman
While on Honeymoon; Had
Wife Living.
Muskegon, Mich., Dec. 15. Milo
H. Piper, a wealthy insurance man,
was brought back to Muskegon to
day to face a charge of having killed
Friede Weichman, whom he is said
to have married two years ago al
though he already had a wife and
child. The killing is alleged to have
occurred on an automobile honey
moon tour.
Piper, who was arrested at Hamil
ton, Ont., Saturday, under cross-examination
today, strongly declared
his innocence and accused a myster
ious "John Sheldon" of having used
his name to marry Miss Weichman
despite his protest.
Piper said he urged Sheldon not
to use his name, but that Sheldon
threatened him with trouble if he
said anything about it, and later de
cided to remain silent. His wife
who resides here with her three-year-old
boy, declared her belief in
his innocence.
Early in September, 1916, a gang
of section hands working on the
Grand Trunk railway in Eggles
ton township, Mich., came upon a
freshly turned grave less than 100
feet from a railway crossing.
A few minutes' digging brought to
light the body of a girl whose age
was estimated at about 18 or 20
years. The body was clad in a
night dress and over this was a
skirt of an odd plaid cloth and a
sweater jacket.
By this clothing the body was
later identified as that of Friede
Weichman by a friend, 'Mrs. F. W.
Klinke, of Hinsdale, a suburb of
Chicago and Piper's arrest followed.
Bernard Vore, Logan Boy,
Killed While Out Hunting
Logan, la., Dec. 15 (Special Tele
gram.) Bernard Vore, 15 years old,
was instantly killed by the accr
dental discharge of his gun while
hunting south of Logan this afternoon.
THREE DAYS'
SERVICES AT
ST. CECILIA
Archbishop Harty and Clergy
Lay Plans for Christmas ?
Exercises and
Greetings. '
At St. Cecilia's Catholic cathedral
the Christmas observance starting
next Sunday, will extend over three -days
and to the services all mem
bers of the parish are invited. n x
speaking of the Christmas services
this year,' in an announcement by
Archbishop Harty and the clergy,'
there is the following:
"You are invited to special prayer
and reflection. To make this easier -for
vou. a triduum. or a three days'
nt-Annfo f-ti mill Kmrt f
Cecilia's Sunday evening, Decembei -22
at 8 o'clock under the direction ol :
Rev. L. P. McKeown. Monday anc
Tuesday the masses will be at 6 and
8. On these two days the evening
service at 8 o'clock, will consist of
anthems, the rosary, a sermon, and
benediction.
"On the afternoon and evening oi
Christmas six priests will hear con-'
fessions. Christmas morning at J
o'clock there will be a pontifical
high mass followed by mass at eacr
of the following hours, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
4 f-n 111 ( I
ana u. ine arcnoisnop win presiot
at the 11 o'clock mass, when Rev.
Father McKeown will preach the
sermon.
t.T"l- . !11 i L L. . ! '
i uc music win interpret me joj
of the day. The choir will be aug
mented and some of the best
vocalists of the city will sing.
"Let us keep the greatest Christ y
mas in modern history by attending
the triduum, and receiving Holy .
communion out of gratitude to God
for the victory won by our boys."
iir t i a i
women vv oncers nsK
New Y'ork, Dec. 15. Demands for -increased
representation of women
in state and federal labor bureaus'
were adopted by the National Wom
an's Trade Union league at a meet
ing here. A "program of recon-
adopted, called for compulsory ed
ucation for children up to 16 years
old and part time compulsory educa
tion for children under 18.
ine league also adopted resolu--'
tionc ftpmanHincr on Vicrlit-Virtiir Am
and 48-hour week, abolition of child
labor, no night work for women,--equal
pay for equal work and fed
eral and state insurance against sick-'
ness, accident and unemnloyment.-
Old age and invalid pensions also
were demanded.
(Tomorrow will ho told how rcefty and
Blue Jay follow the Man of Mystery to
his destination.)
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Business Boosters.
Fox Held Under High Bond.
Bert Fox. 1814 Cuming street, was
arrested Saturday night for having
in his possession a pint of whisky.
His bond was fixed by the night
captain at $210 for the state and
$250 for the government. He was
put under government bond inas
much as the label on the bottle was
broken.
Today's Calendar of Sports.
Racing: Winter meeting at Jefferson
Park, New Orlran.. Winter meeting of
( ulia-American Jockey Club, nt Marana..
liniing: Jack Uempney against Carl
Morris, 20 rounds, at New Orleans. Bat
tling Lerinky against Jim Flynn, 15
rounds, at Tulsa. Okl.. Krer Hammer
against Lew Tendler, 6 rounds, at Philadelphia.
California Woman is First j V
tn Rfiflr.h Rhinfi With Armv
Coblenz, Germany, Dec. 15. (By
Associated rress.; miss wanon oi
Hollywood, CaLnclaims; the distinc-
r 1 .1 r .
tion or Deing me nrst American.
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Coblenz on Tuesdaay.
Two Salvation Army women, "Ed-,
me noages ot Kicnmona, va., ana
Florence Tirkington of South Man-i
chester, Conn., reached this city.on!
Wednesday. . J
Masons to-Have Charge
of Winkleman Funeral
The funeral of R. P. Winkleman
late treasurer of the Omaha Retail
Grocers' association, who died of in
fluenza last Saturday at hishome,
2057 Deer Park boulevard, will be -held
from the residence at 2 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The Masons will
i t, ...:n l. :
unit v.iiaigb auu vuuai win u v , u
Evergreen cemetery.
Flynn to Box Miske. .;
Tulsa, Okl., Dec. 15. Billy Miske
of St. Paul, will box Tim Flynn of
rueblo, here Monday night. Ine
bout is scheduled for 15 rounds to a ;
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