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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1919)
- A THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1911 GERMANS LONG FED UPON LIES BY VON TIRPITZ (Coutlnord From Pate One.) high seas fleet would fight a second Skagerak battle and that thereby the doom of British odmination of the teas would be sealed, ust as it was almost universally believed that our U-boati would in a short time force England "to her knees." All these hopeful ones were blind ed by the lie the lie which was one of the chief weapons of our war fare on land and sea. Lie and Huff celebrated veritable orgies, particu larly under Tirpitz and Capelle. People in Ignorance. ! The innocent people did not know that for a year we could speak of our high seas, fleet only in a limited way; they did not know that actually the U-boat squadrons were equal to the task that was set them onlv in the mouths of the leaders of our fleet, never in reality; they did not know that the ".Prus sian system" had been long since sentenced to death and damnation. They did not know that the sol diers and engineers, this magnifi cent human material, infinitely good natured and devoted, must finally be driven to despair by the wrong kind of treatment and other factors. All these things can be only briefly al luded to in the frame of this ar ticle. Lips Were Sealed. Those who know the truth had their lips sealed by the censorship. Those who were honest and upright and whom the ardent love of their . country and their people command ed to give warning against under estimating the enemy and over estimating our own power, were muzzled in every way. Despite all the obstacles' and tae , sharp restrictions this writer has unswervingly endeavored to tell the truth. Naturally, this was possible most of the time only "between the lines" and thus much remained bid- . den to the eyes of those whose re spective was not properly set to look for, the many tricks of decep tion. - Facts as to Shipping. What are the facts? In Novem ber, 1914, we had a little over a million tons of naval shipping against the British 2,200,000 tons. The German material was inferior to the British, thanks to the mis takes of Von Tirpitz. Our ships of the line, battleships and cruisers, were of smaller displacement than they British; they were. less power fully armer and possessed less speed. A , . If one compares the strength of the two fleets and remembers that the Russian Baltic fleet of 200,000 tons, was, up to Russia's collapse, to be counted on the enemy's side the French naval forces were for the greater part 'arrested in the Mediterranean by the Austrian1 fleet it is clear that our fleet had slight :hances. . . : In spite of this the personnel of our navy has, as' far as was possi ble with the deficient material and in the clrcumstatfce iVftade an ex traordinary record- With very few exceptions, the, offkefg' and Jnen stood the trying test .brilliantly. , Von Tirpitj? to ' Blame. On nearlv everv 'occasion our de-i feats were traceabh to the' Von Tir- pitz wrong building policy. Think,; for instance, of the dnel between the Ernden and the Sydney on No vember 9, 1914, when the glorious raiding cruiser of Captain ,;Von Mueller came to an end. Both ves sels had been built jn the same year. The Sydney' had . 152-centi-nieter guns, the Emdeh only ICS centimeter guns. The. Sydney, with its one-third larger caliber guns, naturally' could fight the Ernden down easily without even coming within the Emden's range. Similar conditions prevailed in' the fight off the Falkland islands. Saved from Disaster. In the Skagerak battle our fleet was saved from disaster by three things: 1 The clever leadership of Ad miral Scfieer. 2 The clumsy handling of the Famous Phrases Created By Colonel Roosevelt Speak softly and carry a big stick. Malefactors of great wealth. Mv hat's in the ring I'm for the square deal. We fought at Armageddon. De-lighted! Mollycoddle. The Ananias club. The River of Doubt. Nature fakirs. The short and ugly word. The simple life. The strenuous life. Beaten to a frazzle. Like King Agag, "stepping softly." Bully! Pussyfooter. Muckraker. Terms Applied to Colonel Roosevelt by His Friends and Admirers. The Rough Rider (Spanish-American war). The Bull Mooser (Bull Moose party). The American Warwick (at the time when he made Taft president). The Great Advertiser (at the time he sent the American fleet around the world). Bwana Tumbo (of South African lion hunting fame). T. R. The Colonel. English fleet by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. 3 The low visibility. Had the weather been clear, and had the opponent had a determined leader, the outcome of that battle would have been, for us, destruction. The British guns, of so much more powerful range than our own. would have shot our feebiy armed vessels to cinders. But despite the fortune that smiled upon us, the losses which our fleet suffered were tremendous and on June 1. 1916, it was clear to everyone who knew the actual conditions that that battle would and must remain the only one. This, in fact, has been frankly admitted by the competent authori ties. Tirpitz Learns Nothing. Tirpitz drew no lessons from the events of the war. Commandants of U-boats and torpedo boats were continually clamoring for bigger "guns; vainly the airship commanders complained that their motors were constantly breaking down and that they must have better ones, manu factured by firms other than those favored by the marine administra tion. 1 .Vainly commanders urged that their crews were being crim inally sent to their deaths. Tirpitz remained deaf, even in the face of Weddigens great feat with the U-9. From all sides he was being besieged with the demand to drop everything else, to build onlyU-boats. He would not listen to it. Thus, under him and under his successor, Capelle, numberless valuable workers were until Octo ber, 1917, employed in building use less big fighting ships which could never be put in the service during the war. At last, on October 1, 1917, Reichstag deputies like Struwe and Gothein succeeded in gaining the ear of the army command and those of the marine ministry. The result was an order to discontinue construction of dreadnaughts and battle cruisers. ' Meantime the material for U boat construction had become so scarce that in order to keep up buildine submarines ships of the line and other vessels had to be taken to pieces. At the beginning of 1918 the following vessels naa tnus ueen put out of commission: Ships of the line: Schlesien, Schleswig-Hol- stein, Hanover, Deutschland (which had only been - launched in 1916), Lothringen, Preussen,1 Hessen, El saas, Brunschweig, Mecklenberg, Schwaben, Zachringen, Wettin, Wit telsbach, Kaiser Barbarossa, Karl Per Gross, Wilhelm Der Gross, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Friedrich, Bran denberg, Woerth, Wuerttemberg and Baden; eight armed coast guards of the Aegir and other class es, the armored cruisers Roon, Heinrich and Bismarck; five of the Hana class, Kaiserin Augusta, and finally the small cruisers Strassburg (only launched September 4, 191 n, as well as IS other cruisers.- Thus in 1918 our high seas fleet, as far as big fighting ships were concerned, consisted only of the dreadnaughts, the line ships of the Nassau, Heligoland, Kaiser and Markgraf classes, and a few battle cruisers. With the putting out of commis sion all the other "creations" of Von Tirpitz it was thus admitted that these "creations" that is, all ships which Tirpitz had built during his incumbency in office 1897-1916 at the cost of untold million's were useless and incapable of fighting British ships. Liberty Bonds for Coal ' Coal in your bin NOW it the best insurance against the nxt cold wave. ' i To make it ay for you to buy the high-grade coal now in stock, wo are willing to accept LIBERTY BONDS (any issue) at tn.ir FULL CURRENT MARKET VALUE without deduc tion for "commission" or selling expense when brought to our S MAIN OFFICE ENTIRE THIRD FLOOR ; KEEL1NE BLDG. 17TH & HARNEY STS. i .. This offer applies to one ton or more, and change will be mad in cash. Ho Ueed to Use Soft Goal Now For furnace use we will deliver promptly any of the follow ing high-grade fuels: Arkansas Petroleum Carbon Gas Coke Why not stop all trouble with soot and smoke right now? TRY ARKANSAS SEMI-ANTHRACITE CHESTNUT for hard coal stoves. $11.30 per ton delivered. Sunderland Brothers Co. PHONE TYLER 2700 PROGRESS MADE ON PROGRAM FOR PEAGE CONFAB (Continued From Page One.) been cleared for the beginning of the actual negotiations. The impending informal meetings between President Wilson and the entente premiers will deal with sub jects of fundamental importance. It will be for these officials to arrange the program which will govern the peace congress itself, subject to approval when all the delegates formally gather. The Japanese del egates already here have been par ticipating in some phases of the discussions between the groups. It is assumed that they have been consulted in the preparation of the program and that they have out I'ned the treatment of certain is sues in which they are particularly interested. League Plan Foremost. It has been agreed that the first matter to be considered at the meet ing of President Wilson and the premiers will be the representation to be accorded the powers seeking participation in the peace congress. Then must come the question of a league of nations, which is re garded as the foundation ' upon which must be erected the whole structure of a permanent peace treaty and the adjustment of bound aries to meet conditions after the war. The next subject to engage attention as next in importance is the neutralization of international waterways, having especially in mind the Dardanelles and perhaps the Scheldt and the Danube littoral. Probably next among the fore most subjects to receive attention will be "use of the high seas." It may be significant that this phrase now is being adopted instead of the older "freedom of the seas" but it is not yet possible to ascertain in what the distinction is to consist. Vance McCormick, chairman of the war trade ' board, and other American experts are now on the way to Paris and tRey will be called into consultation when, the subjects on which they have specialized are brought into the deliberations of the principal delegates. EMINENT U. S. AMERICAN IS BORNE TO REST (Continued From Page One.) ter boughs which cast shadows upon the bushes of red berries lining the roadside, the procession moved slowly, headed by mounted police men, who were the colonel's friends in life and who had been sent by the city of New York to act as a guard of honor. v Around the shore of a pond-like inlet of Oyster Bay and over a hill the cortege moved to reach the churqh, a green frame structure which soon was to toll the passing of the nation's twenty-sixth presi dent. Standing on the slippery hillocks, which are the lawns of some of the colonel's neighbors, were waiting townspeople. Because of the limit ed seating capacity of Christ church these villagers, to whom the colonel had long been friend and neighbor, had not found admittance. ' They uncovered their heads as the casket was borne into the church and wait ed outside until the services were over and .the procession started for the cemetery. The sun had passed the meridian and the stained glass windows caught and held its rays as the casket was carried up the aie and placed close to the altar. . Public Men Present. In the news were men who are among the foremost of the country's citizens. Vice President Marshall reoresented President Wilson. Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of staff of the army and Admiral C. McR. Wins- low, represented the military ana naval services and Secretary Lane the cabinet. William H. Taft, who, upon Colonel Roosevelt's death be came tne only living ex-presiucni; Charles Evans Hughes, Elihu Root, United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. Vice Admiral Gleaves. Henry L. Stimson, secre tary of war in Taft's cabinet; Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York Speaker Champ Clark, and former Speaker J. G. Cannon of the house of representatives were present to pay their last tribute on behalt ot the nation, congress, the state and metrobolis. The . diplomatic corps at Washington also was represented. Many wreaths and floral tributes for which there had not been room at the Sagamore Hill home filled the church with tragrance. une which was sent to the Roosevelt home and then brought to the altar was the tribute of President Wilson Dr. Talmage, with Bishop Bur gess, of Long Island, seated in the sanctuary, read the sentences, osalms and scriptural lessons which are a part of the Protestant Epis copal funeral service. The former president's favorite hymn, "How Firm a Foundation," was recited by the rector, in conformance to the Roosevelt family's desire that all music, even the organ voluntary, De omitted. When he came finally to the Lord's Trayer, the congrega tion joined. 1 Scene at Grave Impressive, The scene at the grave side was perhaps the more impressive. The plot which Colonel Roosevelt him- Most Important To You. The Reason Back of most things that are done there :s a reason. There is a real reason why our used car are such excellent bargains a real, logical reason and here it is. If the war had lasted a few months more there would have been no new Cadillac cars for sale in Omaha. We were there fore confronted with two alternatives. Fixing up our used cars or Contenting our selves with waiting until the war was over to get cars that would give satisfaction. We chose to renew our cars and put them in good shape. Now with new cars coming in the value of used cars has declined, and altho we have invested our money in renewing these cars we must sell them with much less prof it to ourselves. . .... .'!. . ' ' Therefore, the reason is; that the signing of the armistice has placed a new value upon used Cars. We have made them into unusual values but must sell them quick to make room for our new cars. COME IN AND SEE THEM. Jones-Hansen-Cadillac Co. Cadillac Building, Farnam at 26th Omaha "A Safe Place to Buy" self had selected as his burial place is the commanding spot in the peaceful and picturesque cemetery. At the foot of a slope and beyond the public highway there is a cove while beyond lie the waters of Long Island sound. Not far dis tnat, but concealed from view by some of the woods in which the colonel was wont to roam, stands the Sagamore Hill home to which his father brought him when he was a small boy. Trees stand about this knoll and today the winter grasses were visible through the thinning snow. Here stood the Roosevelt family, except the boys who are abroad and their mother, as the casket, its' historic flags now removed, was loweitd into the ground. Near at hand, loking on reverently, were men in public and private life who had been intimately acquainted with Colonel , Roosevelt in affairs of state, politics, literature and the jarmy, rough riders, neighbors for wnom sagamore Hill will ever be almost halowedi ground, and chil dren from the village school, to which the colonel sent his own sons and daughters.. They formed a sorrow ing circle as Dr. Talmage read the brief commitai. Ex-President Taft Weeps. Former President Taft, who was in tears when he emerged from the I church portal, stood quite apart from ui.. .i :.. ... me iniieis in uiese nnai moments and seemed almost an isolated fig ure. The political quarrel which kept these two former presidents so long apart had long since been healed and Mr. Taft had hurried here from Pennsylvania to attend the funeral. Earlier in the day he had said to interviewers: . "Colonel Roosevelt would never have been happy to live the life of an invalid. His passing is an inter national loss." At the grave side he joined Dr. Talmage and the others assembled in saying aloud the Lord prayer as part of the committal ceremony. Tonight, while an honor guard of soldiers was pacing back and forth near the gravefin voluntary service, it became known. thatKMrs. Roose velt had deferred indefinitely the pilgrimage wtich she had planned to take with her husband to France to visit the grave of Quentin, her youngest soldier son, who died in an aerial battle with a German pilot. It was reported here that Mrs. Roosevelt would go to Florida be fore making the overseas journey. Rolla Wells Resigns. St. Louis, Jan. 8. Rolla Wells, governor of the Federal Reserve bank of St. Louis and of the Eighth federal reserve district, today con firmed the report that he had re signed his position, and said thai he had been notified that his suc cessor would be selected soon. NEW GOVERNOR WILL DELIVER ADDRESS TODAY (Continued From Face One.) strong personalities yet there are very few radicals or men with single track minds so there will be but little chance during this legislature for crank solons to throw sand the journal boxes of the car of pro grcssive legislation. In both houses there are a suffi cier.t number of representatives of me leading interests of the state, such as agriculture, the trades and professions, as well as business to see that measures beneficial to each inteiest will receive a fair and intelli gent hearing and that detrimental legislation will find rough sledding. Just now the work being done is that of organization and the com pliance with constitutional formali ties incident to organization. Yet in every caucus and gathering, as well as assembly of either body there has been complete harmony. There seems to be a unanimous dis position among the members to work together for the larger good. Busy On Committees. The committee on committees is at work on the personnel of the standing committees of the house, and where preference is being given to the individual choice of commit teeships by the mmbers, yet great care is being exercised in placing on all important committees men of such experience and qualifications as will guarantee the highest type of efficiency from these bodies. "We are not going to have any unnecessary cogs to the machinery of the house when it gets in work ing order" said Speaker Dalby, "We will only have such employes as are absolutely necessary for the conduct of its business. All soft snaps and sinecures will be abol ished. There will be no waste , of the public money in this direction." Persons in the know were vastly amused at the opening of the house session Wednesday, when Hostel ler of Buffalo asked for the appoint ment of a committee to "investigate the carpet situation in the office of the chief clerk, and that that com mittee have power to act. It seems that two years ago, Fire Commissioner Ridgell occupied the office now devoted to the chief clerk. On account of its proximity to the house chamber the office room was largely used by members during the session for conferences and tne carpet was badly worn. Ridgell asked the house to buy a rew carpet, but Hostetler and oth ers opposed this and Ridgell, at a cost of $178 purchased a new carpet out of fees of his office, which adorned the floor until the morning of the assembling of the legislature when the room was picked for the occupancy of the chief clerk. Now in Basement. Ridgell pulled up the carpet and had it removed to the basement of the capital, where it is now evidently secreted. He will not permit the members of the legislature to tread on its velvety softness and is sav ing it for his successor. It may be that the committee, which is yet to be named by the chairman, may, in its "investigation." run across the carpet and seize it for the. use of the chief clerk's room, which is left bleak and bare of adornment by the right of the house to exercise eminent domain in the premises. Business in the senate is running along expeditiously because 16 of its 33 members have had former legislative experience. McDonald on Deck. The advance guard of lobbyists has not yet put in its appearance, lr we except j. K. McDonald of the Omaha police force, who is here in the interest of the new police salary bill. McDonald .appeared in the city Tuesday everting and was busy but tonholing members in the lobby of the Lindell hotel. He created a favorable impression and had many promises of favorable consideration on the part of out-in-the-state mem bers. It seems that there has been some friction on the part of the Douglas delegation as to which member should receive the credit of intro ducing the bill, and to obviate any embarrassment that may occur from this, provision is being made to have the measure introduced by some per son out in the state, preferably the western section. Choice of chairman for the house ways and means committee lies be tween Good of Nemaha and Hos tetler of Buffalo. Druesedow of Douglas may be chairman of cities and towns, handling legislation af fecting Omaha. Senator Sadnders may head the municipal affairs com mittee of the upper chamber. German Plot to Buy Ammunition for Villa Exposed by Banker St. Louis, Mo., Jan. 8. Brecken ridge Jones, president of the Mis sissippi Valley Trust company, said today that the trust company fur nished the United States govern ment the information now being made public concerning the ship ment of munitions to Villa on the Mexican border, and paid for by F. A. Sommerfeld, now interned as an enemy alien. Roosevelt Extolled by Aged Nurse for Devotion to Family New York, Jan. 8. One mourner who was invited to the funeral of Colonel Roosevelt and who could not attend was Mrs. Mary D. Led with, 88 years old, of this city, who for more than 50 years had been a nurse and governess in the Roose velt family. Colonel Roosevelt's chief charac teristics, said Mrs. Ledwith, were his "intense devotion to his family and his great love for his fellow men." She said he was the most vigorous personality she had ever known. The aged Irish woman's room was filled with autographed photographs of the colonel and of his children. When Mr. Roosevelt married Miss Edith Carow in 1887, the old Irish nurse accompanied them to London on their honeymoon and, visited Europe with them twice afterwards. Kermit Roosevelt is Told of Death After He Reads Father's Letter American Army of Occupation, Jan. 8. (By Associated Press.) News of the death of Colonel Roose velt was withheld by a friend from Capt- Kermit Roosevelt of the Sev enth artillery, until the captain hac been given an opportunity to reac his father's latest letters. Tht friend was in Coblenz when tht , news was received at army head quarters there and he delivered th letter before transmitting advices on the colonel's death. Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, jr. is with the 26th Infantry neat Montebaun. Dr. Richard Derby, Colonel Roosevelt's son-in-law, it a surgeon attached to the headquar ters of the Second division. Word of the death of Colonel Roosevelt was received over the wires of the American signal corps and was flashed immediately to all headquarters in the area of occupa tion, y Oyster Bay Planning Monument to Roosevelt Oyster Bay, N. Y., Jan. 8. A movement to erect here a monu ment to commemorate the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt has Keen innaugurated by leading men of Oyster Bay and Nassau county. It was said that the movement might he extended to become nation-wide, if it seemed to meet ; with public approval. -I j VF. 3 MP Art Needle Work Section Specials Reduced Prices en: Stamped pieces of all de scriptions, also "'finished pieces sewed. v; Novelties much less. Any number of fine Values for Thurs day. Lessons free when materials are bought in this department. ThompsoiirBelcieii &Qx Established 78 8 6 JAeJsJii'on. Genier. i&r Jiometi A REDUCED Price at This Store Means REDUCED for which reason January Sales are Busier than Ever Fur Trimmed Coats $59o and $6950" Formerly $85 to $125 Unusually low prices for unusually fine garments. Every one of these coats is hand-tailored, by men, from the best of materials. Rich furs are used in the trimmings. These values are to be a special feature Thursday. See them for yourself. $59.50 and $69.50 You Can Make Important Savings On Silks and Woolens If you have failed to share in the January Sales of suits and dress fabrics, these past few days, you have missed a real treat. Every yard of material is from our regular stock and at present reduced prices very much worth while. flHa.kell'i famois Mack silk. the entire line, now selling for much less than usual. Belding'a pure Afm taffetas, wear guaranteed. In blacks and colors. The $2,50 quality, $1.98 yard; the $2 quality, $1.69 yard. Both 36 inches wide. TICrepe de china, an extra weight, in pink, white, navy, salmon, gray and taupe (40 inch), $2.25 quality, $1.69, a yard. HA1I wool Jersey (54-inch), $5 quality, $2.95 a yard. flPUid dress goods (wool filled), a particularly good quality for children's dresses and skirts. Sold for $1.60, Thursday, 7?c a yard. The best qualities in wool coat ings. Bolivias, Gunny, Burl, ve lours, etc. 54-inch materials in all pood winter colors. Sold up to $7.50 a yard. Now only $4.49 a' yard. HAN 'wool French serges and poplins (42-inch) sold all season for $2.25 and $2.50, Thursday, $1.89 a yard. MEN The Semi-Annual Sale of Manhattan Shirts Commences Thursday Morning A splendid assortment of patterns from which to make your selections. All sizes from 14 to 18. There are no better shirts than Manhattans and at these sale prices mo3t men will choose several. $10, $12 shirts, $7.65. $4, $4.50 shirts, $3.15. $7.50, $8.50 shirts, $6.35 $3.50 shirts, $2.85. 1 $6, $6.50 shirts, $4.85. $3 shirts, $2.15. $5 shirts, $3.85. $2.50 shirts, $1.35. The Men's Shop To the Left As You Enter. These January Linen Values Can Not Be Duplicated Later New Low Prices on Uncfermuslins A clearance of regular stocks of gowns, combinations, skirts, envelope chemise, corset cov ers, chemise, drawers. $1.75 skirts for $1.49. $5.25 skirts fop $4. ' $7.00 skirts for $5. $9.50 skirts for $6.98. $11.50 skirts for $7.78. $2 gowns for $1.69. $2.25 gowns for $1.79. $3 gowns for $2.29. $3.50 gowns for $2.69. Drawers regularly priced 50c to 85c, Thursday, 25c, 29c, 33c, 39c and 49c Other undermuslins at proportinate savings. Table Cloths and Napkins 2x2-yard cloths ; regularly $7.50. Extra values,$5.89. 2x2-yard cloths ; regularly $10. Extra heavy, $6.75. 2x2i2-yard cloths; il2 values for $8.89. 2x3-yard cloths ; values, $10.89. $13.50 $17.50 napkins, size 22x22 inches; dozen $7.89. Turkish Towels 39c qualities for 25c. 50c qualities for 35c. 75c qualities for 59c $1 qualities for 75c. Huck Towels (Warranted linen weft) 39c Hucks for 25c. 60c Hucks for 45c. 65c Hucks for 50c. Kitchen Towels Ready made, white with blue borders (linen weft) 35c quality for only 25c Glass Towels Ready-made blue-striped patterns, instead of 25c, 19c WashCloths 10c Turkish cloths, col ored styles only 7c. 20c Turkish cloths, plain white and colored borders, 15c. Women's Hosiery Two Specials Black Cotton Hose Thursday, only 29c a pair. Silk Lisle llose, white or black, garter tops and dou ble coles, 35c a pair. .1. - - '4 'V .4 . -i : : -v "O .; t, "O" If"