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GRAND CANYON MADE
NATIONAL RESERVATION.
Washington. Jan. 1. Legislation
to nuke the Grand canyon of Ari
zona a national park reservation was
completed today by congress and the
bill now awaits President Wilson's
approval. Minor amendments added
by the house were accepted by the
senate. ,
SOLDIERS PERMITTED
TO RETAIN THEIR RAZORS.
Washington, Jan. 21. Secretary
Baker has directed -that enlisted men
upon being discharged from the
service may retain the safety razor,
comb, shaving brush, steel, mirror
and towels,issued to each man.
DOUBLE-BREASTED ,
COATS COMING BACK
New York, Jan. 21. After the war
proRlems of the American clothing
industry were considered here today
b the National Association ol
CI' thiers.
It was announced that an'enor-1
n'otis supply, estimated to be 25 per !
cent above normal, of clothing I
material had been left ort-the hands I
of the manufacturers, as a result of ;
Uif; sudden termination of the war
ai.d the government had promised :
to aid in readjusting the industry
so that the manufacturers should not
suffer undue loses through wartime
contracts. v
I. was forecast that because of the
surplus amount of cloth on hand
' men's coats would be double-breasted
this spring.
world's Largest
volcano flowing.
Honolulu, T. H., Jan. 21. Lava
in the" central fire pit of Kilauea,
the largest active volcano known,
is overflowing into the old crater,
submerging icveral acres.
CHIEF LITTLE DROP
RETURNS WITH CROSS.
New York, Jan. 21. Bringing
home 3,114 officers and men of the
American expeditionary force, the
transnort George Washington ar
rived here today from France. The
troops were mainly from the Eighty
third division. '
A picturesque figure among the
home coming troops was Corp. Wal-'
ter Snow, One Hundred and Seventy-second
infantry, an American In
dian chief known as Little Drop,
born in Oklahoma. , He displayed
two wound stripes and a Croix de
Guerre. Snow fought in the Verdun
sector, at Chateau Thierry, Argonne
and Chipley ridge. He also at one
time served with a division of
French "blue devils."
GARMENT WORKERS AND
EMPLOYERS IN DEADLOCK. .
New York, Jan. 21. Union lead
ers and officials of the Dress and
Waist Manufacturers' association
were still deadlocked tonight on the
issue, which resulted in a strike this
morning of 3S,IK!0 nitmbers "of the
International Ladies' Garment
Workers' unison.
EQUAL RIGHTS
0S1AI1TED BY IIE17.
GEOHCHARTEIl
Constitution as Drafted Will
Abolish All Classes Based
on Birth, Social Con
dition or Creed.
Basel, Switzerland. Jan. 21. The
draft of the proposed new constitu
tion fortiermany, recently prepared,
provides that all Germans shall have
the same rights before the law and
thst all privileges and advantages of
!irth. social condition or creed shall
Ut abolished, according to Berlin
advices received here. The free exer
cise of religious practice is guaran
teed within the limits of morality
and public order and no one shall
he compelled to take part in any re
ligious act or ceremony or to make
known his religious convictions.
Scientific instruction, the measure
provides, shall be free and accessable
to all. It is proposed that the pres
ent distribution of land property
shrdl be modified, with a view to the
re-population of the country dis
tricts. Colonization will be fost
ered in districts where there has not
been reasonable fusion of the
great, medium sized and small prop
erties. In its main features the proposed
constitution, which has been drafted
under government auspices, provides
" frv a Reichstag composed of two
chambers, one to be a popular cham
ber and the other chosen by the
states. The people's chamber shall
be composed of deputies of the
united German people, elected by se
cret, direct and universal ballot. All
men and women more than 20 years
of age may vote. The lower cham
be will be chosen on the principle
ot proportionate representation.
The upper chamber shall be com
posed of representatives of the vari
ous states.
The duration of the legislative
mandate of both chambers would
He three yeafe.
"'Weimar to Be Meeting Place
cf German National Assembly
Copenhagen, Jan. 21. The new
German national assembly will meet
it. Weimar, capital of the--grand
duchy of Saxe-Wennar-Eisenach,
iceording to the Berlin Lokal An
'eicer. Tlrs was decided upon in
i conference between German gov-;-r.ment
representatives and the
Prussian ministry, after they had
greed that the session ought to be
aei.i in a non-Prussian town.
The final results of the elections
will not be known until Wednes
day but the indications are that the
majority socialists w'll be the
strongest party and will occupy most
of the cabinet seats. Friedrich
Frt ts.iire'tiRied to s'aud the. best
c': nee o obtaining the chance!kr-aiiUi
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Supreme Council Agrees. Upon
Policy Which It Hopes to
Formulate Today in
Concrete Proposal.
By the Associated Press.
Paris; Jan. 21. The supreme
council of the great powers hopes
to formulate a concrete proposal on
Russia at tomorrow's meeting. -v
This was the definite oficial an
nouncement of the communique is
sued tonight after the council had
been considering the Russian situa
tion for the last two days.
it can be added mat wniie tnis
concrete proposal was not finally
decided and teduced to writing, its
main features were agreed on in
principle. The members came from
the session, however, feeling that
there was no sovereign remedy in
suring a certain cure'for the difficult
and dangerous situation and that it
would be desirable to embody sev
eral lines of action in the proposal.
Will, Investigate Conditions.
The first effect of this proposal
will be that neither Sergius Sazenoff,
the Russian minister of foreign
affairs before the revolution, nor any
soviet agents will come to Paris as
exponents of Russian affairs, but
that some form of inquiry or in
vestigation of political conditions in
Russia will be made without con
sidering the presence in Paris of
the adherents of either side ofthe
(j estion at issue. This determvna-
tion is largely the result of a strong
sentiment in some quarters against
having any, direct dealings with the
bolsheviki. V
Early indications werethat Pre
mier Lloyd George's proposal to
M. Pichon. the French foreign min
ister, would again take form in hav
ing soviet agents come here and
three names of prominent leaders
were mentioned as possible emis
saries. But this is now said to be
definitely superseded by a plan of
injuiry or investigation or .without
involving the presence of soviet
agents. .
Hear Danish Minister's Views.
Harold Scavenus, the Danish min
ister to Russia, made a statement
before the executive session of the
council today on conditions inRns
sia which also had a strong influ
ence in determining that soviet rep
resentatives should not come to
Paris. He was the last. of the min
isters to leave Petrograd and today
he emphasized the futility of trying
to conduct any intercourse with the
soviet leaders.
He read an article written by one
of the soviet chiefs, declaring that
Premier Lloyd George and Presi
dent Wilson were too conservative
and reactionary for . the Soviets to
deal with. He also gave exact data
on the bolshevik forces, showing
that they did not exceed 90,000 arm
ed men, the remainder being with
out arms or ammunition,, clothing
or shoes. He declared also that the
red army was largely recruited
from the famished' peasants, who
took this means, to obtain food and
the pay the Soviets seemed able tct
give them.
Polish Question Next.
The Polish question will come up
at tomorliow's session, as well as the
matter of Russia. It is understood
in this connection that President
Wilson has received information
concerning the spread of" bolshevik
movement' in Poland, where the bol
shevik army is nearing Warsaw. It
is expected that proposals will be
renewed for the allied armies to
help the Polish army with war ma
terial, but this has not yet been de
cided. Esthonians Win Great t
Success Over Soviet
in Capture of Narva
London, Jan. 21.- A notable suc
cess has been won against the bol
sheviki by Esthonian troops operat
ing to the northeast of Lake Peipus,
according io an Esthonian official
statement received by wireless at
Stockholm today and transmitted
here. They have taken the town of
Xrva, on the Reval-Pctrograd rail
way line, together with a large num
ber of prisoners.
Swiss President in Paris
for Conference With Wilson
Paris, Jan. 21. Gustave Ador,
piesidcnt of the Swiss federation,
arrived in Paris today.' He was
met at the station by President
Poincare and received the military
honors due a government's head.
No arrangements have yejt been made
for conferences with President Wil
s ii. and allied statesmen, yhich is
s.'i.'d to be the obiect of the Kwiss
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War Brings Second Tragedy
In Life of South Side Woman
Husband of Less Than a Year
Killed in France; Has
Baby With Grandpar
ents in Germany.
Another tragedy in the life of Mrs.
Marie Leff Caldwell, head resident
of the Social Settlement, occurred
January 8 in France when her hus
bind, Capt. W. S. Caldwell was kill
en by contact with a live wire in an
accident, details of which are not
given in the message from the War
department received by the Omaha
woman Tuesday.
Mrs. Caldwell is a bride of less
VOMEII AND BOYS
OF LEMBERG HELP
TO DEFEND CITY
Polish "Population Heroically
Resists Besieging Force of
Ukrainians; Przemys!
Alsd Under Fire.
Warsaw, Jan. 21. The Polish
population is heroically defending
Lemberg from capture by the
Ukrainians. Women and boys are
taking part in the spirited fighting.
For the last month Lemberg, has
been surrounded by the Ukrainians
and the railway has been cut.
Przemysl is also being shelled by
six German 9-inch guns and air
planes are dropping shells upon the
town daily, but the Ukrainians have
not been successful ir capturing it.
MeTst Have Food.
Paris. Jan. 21. Dr. Ve-rnon Kel
logg, of the international relief or
ganization, who ha? just returned
from making a food survey of Po
land on behalf of the supreme food
and relief council, says there are be
tween 4,000,000 and 5,000,000 people
there who must be supplied -with
food' until the next harvest.
Food, he reports, is imperative to
check disorders in Warsaw, Lem
berg, Lodz and other large cities.
Clough President
of Carpet Jobbers' .
Association of U. S.
New York, Jan. 21. Announce
ment was made here today of the
organization by rug and carpet job
bers and manufacturers from many
cities of the ' National Wholesale
Floor Covering association. Thirty
six large concerns are represented
and L. B. Clough of Omaha has
been elected president.
Mr. Clough, 3236 Lafayette avenue
is manager of the dress goods
and carpet department of M. E.
Srr.ith & Co., wholesale -4ry goods.
He has been with the firm for 22
years and is considered one of the
highest authorities in the United
States on his line of merchandise.
Mrs. Clough accompanied her hus
band on his eastern trip as far as
Chicago, and is visiting her sister
in that city, while he is attending
the convention in New York.
Fair and Clean Policy
Toward World Pledged
by Foreign Minister
Washington-, -Jan. " 21. Viscount
Uchida, the Japanese minister for
foreign affair's, in an address today
afthe opening of the Japanese par
liament declaredfthat Japan had "no
aspiration but to seek the consumma
tion of a free and unfettered develop
ment of her national life along the
highway of justice and peace," and
that She was "determined to pursue
a fair and. clean policy in all inter
national relations."
Nebraskan Commended
by Daniels for Courage
Washington, Jan. 21. Secretary
Daniels announced todav that he
pad officially commended the armed
guard of the steamer Westbro, con
sisting of 23 men, and five other
e.ilisted men of the navy, for acts
of courage performed in connection
with their duties. , '
The armed guard of the vessel
volunteered to aid the ship's crew
in shifting the cargo at sea to save
the vessel which was in a dangerous
condition.
Samuel E. Bliss of Tekamah, Neb.',
was one of the guard commended.
Republican Leader Mann
Prods House to Speed Up
Washington, Jan. '21. Republican
Leader i.ann reminded the house
today that only four of the 14 ap
propriation measures had been
passed in the first seven weeks of
the short session a!W that only six
weeks remained for passage of sup
ply bills and other legislation.
"Now I do not know," said T,p
resentative Mann, "whether the
president has directed the demo
c tic side of the house to force an
e.tra session of congress or not, but
it looks as if he had."
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than a year, her marriage to then
Sergeant Caldwell having taken
place in a Virginia camp just prior
to the officer's embarkation for
overseas service.
Mrs. Caldwell's first husband died
as a result of illness contracted in i
a Siberian prison to which the little j
Russian woman and he were con
fined as political prisoners.
Mrs. Caldwell has been uname i
tc get word from her only child
whom she left on a visit with her
husband's family in -Germany the
year war-tffoke out. Whether the
child is still alive is not known.
Mrs. Caldwell' is prostrated by
fie. recent loss.
STOCK RAISERS
WARNED OF RISK
IN NEW POLICY
Tallman Declares East Will
Not Tolerate Limitation of
Production in'Order to
Keep Prices High.
Denver, Jan. 21. Warning to west
ern live stock producers that they
must take full advantage of their
opportunities to produce a maximum
quantity of live stock so that the
needs of the nation can be met at
reasonable prices was voiced by Clay
Tallman, commissioner of the gen
eral land office, in an address today
at the opening session here of the
22d annual convention of !he Ameri
can National Live Stock associa
tion. "It is very well for you stockmen
to talk of limiting production to
correspond with the demand so as
to keep up prices," Mr. Tallman
said, "but the laboring man in the
east Hvho has to pay a day's wages
for a roast doesn't look at it that
way," . ;
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Mr. Tillman said that 200,000,000
acres of land in the "rain belt" in
the eastern states now are lying idle
and added "if the western states
fail to rise to their opportunity and
develop the live stock industry to
its maximum possibility,, the east
will turn to these lands or to impor
tation from abroad for its meat sup
ply and the westwill not only have
been derelict in its duty but will suf
fer from the lack of development of
which it is capable."
Prior to Mr. Tallman's address,
which was a discussion of the rela
tions of the live stock industry to
the public domain, I. T. Pryor. ot
San Antonio, Tex., president of the
association, had worned the stock
men that they must guard against
over-production and a consequent
loss to the producer through a fall
in prices.
Other speakers on the program
today were Charles J. Brand, chief
of the federal bureau of markets,
who explained the benefits whicbJ
had resulted from the bureau s sys
tem of market reports and -the li
censing under the food control act
of packers, stock yards and commis
sion men, and L. A. Nares of Fresno,
Cal., who urged a more thorough
organization of the live stock pro
ducers. Kenyon Would Start
Public Works to Give
Work to Unemployed
. Washington. Jan. 21. Appropria
tion of $100,000,000 for expenditure
on public works to prevent unem
Tnoyment is proposed in a bill intro
duced today by Senator Kenyon of
k-wa, republican, in charge of the
senate investigation of labor con
ditions, who proposed to authorize
-nivances by the war finance cor
poration to the extent 6f the $100,
000,000 upon approval of the federal
board for public works" certified to
be necessary by the secretary of
labor to prevent unemployment.
Longshoreman
Cost of Women's Clothes
Says Friend Wife Should
Dress for $70.89; Does Not
Explain What to Do While
Dress Is in Laundry.
By Universal Service,
New York, Jan. 21. It cost's $70.98
a year to clothe friend wife, accord
ing to testimony given today be
fore the National War Labor board
("subcommittee by Paul A. Vaccarel-
li, vice president of the Internation
al Longshoremen's union. Of course
that sum does not imperil one's war
savings stamps. But when friend
husband's body- is clothed that is a
different matter for it costs $116.40
to keep him in proper habiliments.
Vaccarelli's explanation was made
in support of his contention that it
requires $1,800 a year to keep a
family decently these days. He had
scoiled openly at an expert's claim
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Chairman of Grain Division
Used Influence in
Trading Center..
WASHINGTON BUREAU
OMAHA BEE.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Washington, D. C Jan. 21. John
J. Stream, chairman of the coarse
grain division of the food admin
istration, is accused of breaking the
corn market by Jacob Sass, a farm
er of Sarpy county and for the past
two session a member of the Ne
braska legislature, in a telegram to
Senator ,Hitchcock and representa
tive Sloan. Mr. Sass says:
"That while in Chicago on Jan
uary 8, Stream gave out an inter
view to the effect that the war1 board
wculd remove restrictions on Ar
gentine corn and since that inter
view 'the price of corn has gone
ciown 14 cents per bushel. It may
not .be important that the farmers
of Nebraska at the last election de-
serted the democratic party by
thousands because of similar acts by
Stream affecting the price of their
corn, but now that the war is over
the farmers have every just right
to expect that the law of snpply and
demand will be permitted to fix the
price on their corn.
Used Position on Market.
John J. Stream, according to a
letter from T. J. Nolan, an attorney
of Omaha, to Mr. Sloan before his
appointment to his present position,
wis in the grain business, in Chi
cago "and," says Mr. Nolan, "it
is believed here and elsewhere that
he has used his position to raise
and lower the corn market during
the past two years. Some, months
ago when corn was down to $1.10,
he publicly stated in a dispatch to
the Chicago grain exchange-that the
government for foreign account
would purchase an unl'mited amount
of corn for export to the allies. At
that time within a very few minutes
after the receipt of the telegram,
corn went up 10 cents a bushel and
continued to rise for some weeks
thereafter."
See Harm in Action.
Mr. Nola'n further adds that his
clients "see much harm and impro
priety in the action of the food ad
ministration through Mr. Stream in
influencing the market to the ex
tent and raising the price on corn
as they do in his most recent at
tempt tcv again lower the market."
Mr. Sloan said he saw Senator
Hitchcock today and made arrange
ments to take the matter up with
the food administration ' in such a
way as would seem best to get prac
tical results. x
It seems that the drop in corn fol
lowed the announcement of Stream
that the war board had taken the
embargo off the shipments of corn
to this country from Argentina.
Upholds Sloan's View.
This is especially interesting to
Congressman Sloan because ' from
the time the farmer freelist bill
passed the' house in 1911 and later
in the Underwood tariff law, the
Dingley duty of 15 cents a bushel
had been taken off, and Mr .Sloan
had on two or three occasions
called attention through speeches
in the house that the removal of
duty would be reflected in the drop
in com prices.
Now the removal of the embargo,
which had the same effect as the
removal of a higji tariff amounts to
a demonstration of the soundness of
his position.
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Authority on
that $1,500 was a Iving income for
a family. In this he was joined by
Thomas L. Delehanty, secretary of
the marine engineers, another wit
ness. Chairman Michael of the subcom
mittee asked for a bill of particulars
respecting the clothing of a wife on
$70.89. Vaccerelli had plans and
specifications on paper, at any rate,
and read the items. Among them
were one coat $18, one street dress,
$10; one gingham dress, $2.85; one
corset, $1.50; two nightgowns, $3.50;
shoes and incidentals, $18.41.
When the matter of outfitting the
lord of the household across after
the illuminating revelation of the
few needs of women, Vaccarelli re
marked with much gravity:
"That, of course, will be greater.
I find it will cost a man $116.40 for
his clothes."
Vaccarelli apparently was about
to give details, but Chairman Mich
ael, overcome, adjourned the hearing.
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Nation Drifting to Chaos
Declares Ohio Senator As
He Opposes Fataine Fund
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Harding Holds Wilson Responsible For Spread of Bol
shevism in" Europe ; Says Statement This
Country Entered War For Democfacy
' "Lie From Beginning."
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By the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 21. Growing opposition and protracted debate
covering a variety of subjects again prevented the senate from reaching
a vote today on flie bill appropriating $100,000,000 asked by President
Wilson for famine relief in Europe. Several more senators plan to speak
tomorrow and some members said tonight passage of the measure before
Thursday was impossible.
Vigorous addresses in opposition to the appropriation were made to
day by Senators Harding of Ohio, Johnson of California, Poindexter of
Washington, and other republicans and by Senator Hardwick of Georgia,
democrat, while those speaking for the bill included Senators Hollis of
New Hampshire, democrat, and Weeks of Massachusetts, who is one of
the few republican senators, who thus far have given the measure sup
port. In the course of his address, however, Senator Weeks criticised
many governmental activities,
Penrose Attacks Hoover.
' A definite development of the op
position was the introduction of an
amendment by. Senator Penrose of
Pennsylvania, republican, proposing
that administration of the $100,000,
000 fund be placed in the hands of a
commission by the senate and to be
responsible to congress. . Action on
the amendment went over. In in
troducing it Senator Penrose again
auacicea rooa Administrator noov
er and discussed aircraft production,
the Hog Island shipyard and other
war activities, promising further in
vestigation of them by the next con
gress. Urging action to meet economic
conditions in this country, Senator
Harding criticised the administra
tion for failure to present a rccon
siiuction program and declared the
country was drifting to chaos.
CONFESSES TO
IMEROFI'itS.
PEARLWELTON
Former O'Neill Woman Ad
mits Killing Her After Fok
lowing Husband Through J
Three States. ;
West Plains, Mo.,! Jan. 21. Mrs.
Carrie Hofland of O'Neill, 1'eb.,
while on preliminary hearing before
a justice of the peace today con
fessed to the-murder of Mrs. Pearl
Welton, wife of Frank Welton. a
farmer of Mountain View, Mo. The
body of Mrs. Welton was found last
Friday in a cistern and her three
months old baby, still alive, was
found floating on the water and res
cued. Mrs. Hofland declared that she
had followed Welton through three
states and had found him happily
married after she had lived with him
as his common law wife in Nebras
ka. She said she choked Mrs. Wel
ton to death and threw the body
into the cistern. She declared she
did not know whether she dropped
the baby into the cistern, or let it
fall while she was looking over the
edge. ,
She completely exonerated Welton,-who,
she said, was in a forest
cutting wood when she committed
the deed.
Mrs. Hofland arrived at the Wel
ton home on Wednesday before thejmode those who go to the depot
muraer on rriuay.
National Banks Grow
Despite Tremendous
War Burdens Carried
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Washington. Jan. 21. Despite tre
mendous war t burdens, national
banks grew and prospered last year,
their resources, earnings and de
posits establishing new high records,
according to the annual report of
John Skelton Williams, comptroller
of the currency.
The report covered the year end
ing October 31, 1918, and said that
half the $17,000,000,000 of Liberty
bonds marketed up ' to that date
were sold through . th national
banks, yet the banks deposits in
creased nrly$2000000.
S:mon Guggenheim Elected
Smelting Company President
New York, Jan 21. Announce
ment was made today by the Ameri
can Smelting and Refining company
of the election of Simon Guggen
heim to succeed his brother, Daniel
Guggenheim, as president of the
company. Simon Guggenheim has
been for six years chairman of the
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He asserted the president's pol
icies has been largely responsible
for the spread of bolshevism in
Europe and declared the statement
that this country entered the war for
democracy "has been a lie from the
beginning."
Senator Harding said the world
cannot be stabilized by charity and
told the senate that if he voted for
the bill it would be his last vote for
a measure on the plea of "war
necessity." -
Demonstrations by unemployed, in
which men in uniform have partici
pated .were pointed to by Senator
Johnson of California as showing
the need for measures to meet re
construction conditions at home. He
said the nation's first duty is to
American military men and declar
ed the proposed appropriation was
for the benefit of the packers who
have meat to sell.
SPECIAL CMS
TO BUG FIRST
JIEBMSKAUEH
Members of 127th Will Ar
rive in Omaha-This-After-noonjTrainlcad
Expect
ed About Midnight.
The first large body of discharged
Omaha- soldiers from the One hun
dred and Twenty-seventh field ar
tillery, will leave Camp Dodge, la.,
about noon today, and is due to ar
hive in Omaha at 5:50 this evening
on the Rock Island.
The Omaha Chamber of Com
merce made a strenuous effort yes
terday io secure a special train, to
leave l5es Moines just as soon as
the entire' Nebraska unit was de
mobolized, but on account of the,
railway administration's 'ban on
special trains, they were tinable to
do so.
Siren to- Spread News.
However, it is thought that a
great many Nebraska boys will be
discharged in time to catch the early
afternoon train, and while there will
be no parade from the depot tip
town, it is expected an immense
throng will be at the depot to give
the returning soldiers a royal wel
come home.
While the first train Is due at
5:50 p. m. in order not to discem-
snouia tne train De laic ine siren
whistle of the Chamber , of Com
merce will blow 30 minutes before
the train arrives in Omaha
Left Omaha Over Year Ago.
The Nebraska boys in this unit
are member of the old Fourth Ne
braka, which left Omaha a year ago
last summer, and were in training at
Camp Cody, New Mexico for nearly
a year betore being sent to France
Most of the Omaha men in the Ne
braska national guard at that time
were in this regiment and it is
thought that most of the Nebraska
men arriving tonight will be from
the city of Omaha.,
For those who are not discharged
in time to catch the afternoon train,
the Rock Island will run a second
section of train No. 7, arriving here
about 1:00 a. m. Thursday morning.
Will Need Work.
Officials of the Omaha Chamber
of , Commerce are very anxious' that
Umaha business houses get in touch
with the soldiers' employment bur
eau at the chamber in every evenH
where it is possible to furnish em
ployment to the boys.
Randall K. Brown, chaiimai of
tne employment committee, was in
Des Moines yesterday and met
many of these boys, who were mem
hers of the old, Fourth Nebraska,
and who have been away from Oma
ha almost two years and naturally
have gotten out of touch with their
former employers here. Mr. Drown
said they told him that they were
anxious to get back into the harness
of. civil 'life just as quickly as pos
sible.
Bolshevik Emissary Takes
Refuge in Brunswick Castle
Amsterdam, Jan. 21. Karl Ra
dek, t bolshevik emissary from Rus
sia, has taken refuge in the castle
at Brunswick which is closely guard
ed by artillery and machine guns,
according to a dispatch to Berlin. ,
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British Garrisons' Evacuation
Demand in Declaration of
, Independence Adopted
at Dublin Meeting.
By Associated Press,
. Dublin, Jan. 21. Twenty-hv-c
members of the Sinn Fein society
elected to the British house of com
mons assembled here this afternoon
and formally constituted themselves
"the Dail Fireann," which is Irish
Gaelic for "Irish parliament."
They elected Charles Burgess
whose Irish name is Cathal Brugha.
speaker. They also adopted a
declaration of independence and an
address to the free nations of the
world and apointed ar committee oi
Count Plunkett, Arthur Griffiith
and Prof. Edward De Valera to pre
sent the claims of Ireland to self-de-termination
to the peace conference
at Paris.
The two last named beingTti Brit
ish prisons, only the- venerable
Count Plunkett can proceed to Paris
and then only provided the British
government consents to give him
passports.
"Gathering Orderly."
A crowd of perhaps 1,000, includ
ing many women and children,
wearing green, white and yellow
ribbons, pressed around the door of
the Mansion house, watching the
delegates enter. Only two pohce;
men were visible, but the Sinn Fein
had its own police youths wearing
white arm bands to keep order.
Another . crowd of different type
was on hand repatriated war pris
others of the Dublin fusiliers. They
had been entertained at lunch at
the Mansion house and their friend?
and public generally were' waiting
outside to cheer them.
This combination furnished the
possibilities of a clash, but none oc
curred. .
Many Women in Audience,
A large proportion of the audi
ence consisted of women. The num
ber of young priests was ton
spiciotts. One of. the popular fiRures
arriving first was Fathtr O'Flana
gan, who 'recently was dismissed
frpm his parish by the bishop on ac
count of his political activity. '
There was a brief 'demonstration
when the delegates advanced down
the center isle, the people standir.n
on their seats and applauding then
and-waving hats and handkerchief.
The youthfulness of the Sim
Fein leaders was their most notice
able characteristic. There were Hard
ly a half dozen gray heads in the
group. Count Plunkett, member o(
parliament and one of the leaders of
the party, introduced in a few terse
sentences Charles S. Burgess, a
young man who acted as chairman
and who made a short speech which
was much applauded.
Rollcall Made in English.
The rollcall was made in English.
It included all the members of par
liament elected from Ireland to the
British , parliament. Naturally a
majority of these men failed to re
spond as they are in prison.
Mention of the name of Sir Ed
ward Carson, leader of the Ulster
ites, was the cause of much merri
ment during the session.
The most striking feature of the
program was the reading of the dec
laration of independence. First in
Itish, with the delegates standing,
atid afterwards in English and
French. , "Ireland's address to the
free nations," was read. It conclud
ed with an announcement of the
"complete independence of the Irish
republic against the arrogant pre
tensions of England, founded in
fraud and sustained only by an"
overwhelming military occupation."
Address to Free Nations.
The meeting lasted only 90 min
utes. kThe address to free nations began:
"The nation of Ireland having her
national independence, calls through
her elected representatives in parlia
ment assembled, upon every free ra
tion to suport the Irish republic by
recognizing Ireland's national stat
us and her right to vindication at
the peace conference."
It declared that Ireland was radi
cally distinct from England -in rar e,
language, customs and traditions
Ireland, it said, was one of the most
ancient nations of Europe. She li.id
preserved her national integrity and
vigor intact through seven centuries
of foreign oppression and never ha 1
relinquished her national riehfs,
which she had defiantly proclaimed
every generation throughout the era
of English usurpation "down to her
last glorious resort to arms in 1916."
Fourteen Convict3 Escape.
Chicago, Jan. 21. Sheriff Joh:i
filler, of Rock Island, 111, tele
phoned the Chicago detective bureau
tonight that 14 convicts, on patrol
from Jol;et to work in the Unite 1
S.ates arsenal at Rock Island. Y.i
si ot one of their guards ani rs,
uyed.
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