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INDIANA GRANTS .
BALLOTS TO WOMEN
Indianapolis, Feb. 5. The bill giv
ing presidential suffrage to women
hi Indiana was passed by the Indiana
Vhouse recently and requires only the
Vovernor's signature to became a
law.
NO TAILORED SUITS
FOR MEN ON DISCHARGE.
Washington, Feb. 5. Command
ants of all army camps and posts
have been instructed by General
March to prevent the sale or deliv
ery of uniforms by civilion tailors
to officers and men of the army to
be discharged. '
DILIGENCE IN STUDY
REWARDED WITH $45,000
Colorado Springs, Feb. 5. Three
years of struggling to work her way
through college ended today for
Miss Jessie McGlashan of Los
Angeles, when she received word an
uncle, John Sinclair of Long Beach,
Cal., who died recently, had be
queathed $45,000' to her as a reward
for her diligence. Miss McGlashan
is a student at Colorado college.
"WHITE RATS" ATTACKED
AT THEATRICAL HEARING.
New York, Feb. 5. Under the
"closed shop" plan of the "White
Rats," an actors' union, Sarah Bern
hardt might be pushed off the
hoards by less prominent members
of the profession, according to testi
mony given today by Patrick Casey,
manager of the Vaudeville Man
agers' Protective association, at a
hearing held by; the federal trade
commission of charges that the asso
ciation was a combination in re
straint of trade.
. Speaking of the financial circum
stances of actors in general, Casey
declared he had found that "ninety
per cent of them are just four days
ahead of, the sheriff."
Vaudeville actors are receiving
t more for their acts and the vaude
ville theaters throughout the coun
try are doing more business than at
any previous time, according to Mr.
Casey.. '
MAGAZINE EDITORSHIP
OFFERED TO GEN. WOOD.
New York, Feb. 5. Henry J.
Whigham, editor and publisher of the
Metropolitan magazine, admitted to
night that the, position of contribut
ing editor, held by Theodore Roose
velt, had been offered to Major Gen.
Leonard Wood, one of the former
' president's closest friends, but no
response had been received.
UILSOfl'S REPLY
TO SHIFT'S PLEA
PUT IJIJECOIID
President Would Not Interfere
With Judgment and Action
' of Trade Commission in
Packing Inquiry.
Washington, Feb. S.Letters
read today at the senate agriculture
committee's hearing on meat indus
try legislation disclosed that Presi
dent Wilson made a personal inves
tigation last February, of protests
against the federal trade commis
sion's conduct of the packing in
quiry and informed Louis F. Swift
that he was convinced that "there
would be no warrant for his interfer
ing with the judgment and action of
the commission."
During cross-examination of
Henry Veeder, counsel for Swift &
Co., by Francis J. Heney, Mr. Veed
er read various letters written ' by
Louis F. Swift to government offi
cials, including the president, protest
in c; against methods of the trade
commission. He read the following
from Secretary Tumulty Hinder date
of February 27.J918, replying to the
sppeal to the president:
"The president has asked me to
acknowledge for 'him the receipt of
your letter of February 19 and to
say that immediately upon its receipt
he looked into the matter about
which you wrote him in careful in
quiry of the federal trade commis
sion" as to just' what the character
and process-cf the present investi
gations are. The inquiry has-convinced
him that there would be no
warrant for his interfering with the
judgment and action of the commis
sion. v
"He is very sorry if any inconveni
ence has been caused Swift & Co.,
but has asked me to say that it is
probable that the significance of
many of the matters apparently ir
relevant which the commission has
drawn out in evidence, will, it is
hoped, clearly appear in the final re
port of thecommtssion.
j . : I ought to do so, lie asserted. 1
A Parkvale Church Finishes Hseenis tQ me i can hear a voice com
'S , mandmg more authority, which sayi
First New Era Study Course
Parkvale Presbyterian church last
night attained one of the goals in
the New Era movement, occupying
so much - of the' attention of this
denomination just now. .
A banquet was held in the church
to celebrate completion of w course
of study of "Money, The - Acid
Test," a, text book in relation to
the campaign of giving that is to be
undertaken, t
Toasts were responded to by" Dr.
Harry B. Foster, president of the
Church Federation of Onmha: Mrs.
Jl nmiia, wis.
i. F. Fisher and F. . W. Krelle.TTV "-"-""' y -
Musical numbers were given by
Miss Dally, Mrs. Harold Crew,
Miss Gertrud.Smith, Misses Freda
and Elsie Paustian and Mr. H. C.
Vance. - '
Women of the ladies auxiliary
served the banquet.
Smelting Company Reduces
Its Dividend to Four Per Cent
New York, Feb. 5. The Ameri
can Smelting and Refining cSnipany
today reduced its dividend oii the
common stock from 6 to 4 per cent
bais, declaring a quarterly dividend
of 1 per cent payable March 15. The
stock has been paying 1 J per ceU
quarterly since December .15, 1916.
VOL. 48 NO. 209.
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"Whip and Spur" Method of
Forcing Big Navy Bill
Excites Comment on
Secrecy at Paris.
Washington, Feb. 5. Considera
tion by the house today of the an
nual naval appropriation bill brought
forth more criticism of President
Wilson, some members asserting
that he was endeavoring to force
the authorization of a new three-year
building program without taking
congress into his confidence as to
events at Paris, which made such
legislation necessary at this time.
Discussion along , this line follow
ed receipt by Chairman Padgett of
the naval committee of a cablegram
from the president expressing sat
isfaction with the decision of the
naval committee to recommend the
new construction program.
There was little debate on the bill
itself and the opposition to the pro
posed increase in naval ships was
voiced directly by onjy one tnember,
Representative Little of Kansas, re
publican, who declared the construc
tion would add to the country's
financial burdens "at a time when
we have no enemy in "the world."
Resents Implied Threat
Representatives Graham of Illi
nois.republican, declaring ardesire for
a big navy, said the new program
was "not extraordinarily large for
crtir future safety," but added that in
voting for the expansion it would be
humiliating for him if it appeared
that he did so. "by the, whip, and
spur that is being administered by
the president." He referred to a mes'
sage sent by the president to Sec
retary Daniels insisting on the three
year program and which' was the
subject of debate in the houseyes
terday. "It has been a matter of extreme
humiliation," said Mr. Graham "be
lieving as I do in a large navy, to see
coming into our counsels here this
covert threat which has been (sent
to us by the president under which
I believe the majority of this house
today is acting. J .
"We have a report that -was in
duced by some threat or statement
or information sent by the president
which you and I, as representatives
of the people, cannot have the ad
vantage of, but which we must act
under or be perhaps be put under
the ban "of being against the ad
ministration in the carrying out of
this policy. I,t is an unfair advantagi
ot this house, to the country and one
that is not justifiable in the light of
the president's stand s for 'open
covenants openly afrived at,'
Information Lacking.
"The only information we have is
a little communication that comes
to us once a day," continued Mr.
Graham, "that tells what somebody
has done somewhere, that conveys
no informationrand nothing more do
ve know. Even the information
under which we are called upon to
pass this legislation is whispered by
the secretary of the navy to the
chaJrman of the naval committee,
and we are expected to sit here like
bumps on a log and vote without
knowing what we are voting for."
Representative Little in opposing
the building program declared that
no necessity for appropriations for
the construction "is even suggested"
and that no argument for its passage
was presented to congress.
"We are told that we should ap
propriate for this increased navy be
cause some sombre and mysterious
message, the text of which cannot
be given t'o the greatest parliamen
tary body of the' world, says we
oueht to do so." he asserted. "It
says
'look out, this is the money of the
people you are spending.'"
General Strike in London'
Now Regarded as Unlikely
London, Feb. 5. The best ' in
formed opinion tonight is that 'a
general strike is unlikely in Lon
don. The situation on the Clyde is im
proving, though there has been no
general . resumption of work, es
pecially in the shipbuilding yards.
At Beliast, Lord Firne, controller
, . . .
ference with representatives of
strikers, propsed a temporary ar
rangement of 54 hours weekly, with
overtime paid for all work exceeding
47 hours, pending a complete 'settle
ment, for which he agrees to call
a conference tth the firms con
cerned. Senator Reed Calls League ;
Plan a ''Witches' Caldron"
Washington, Feb. 5. Another ad
dress attacking the proposed league
of nations was made in the senate
today by Senator Reed of Missouri,
democrat, who criticised the pfan as
a "witches' caldron," which might
involve the United States in untold
foreign, complications.
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Baron De OrglerN Discovers
Dream Woman of His Search
To Be Nurse Living in Omaha
Voice Over Telephone Wire to Him at Fremont Proves
j to Be That of Mrs. Grace Jackson Heinneman,
Whom He Met in Kansas City, and for Whom He
Has Searched Many Weary Months Since.
Baron De Orgler, Roumanian, one
time captain of the Royal Austrian
dragoons, who has but recently
visited in Omaha, has found the ideal
woman of his dreams. His romance,
of wartime has drifted through all
the episodes such romances do. Sus
pected as a spy, the prison cell
loomed. The woman of his heart
frowned. Patriotic to. the core, she
would not listen to his story though
his protests were many.
Then the baron departed, but in
going he said he would return under
more Ifavorable circumstances.
The, armistice was signed, - war
drums ceased and the baron tofik
up his search, his record cleared?
That is perhaps one reason why
the baron came west. He made
speech after speech in behalf of the
Liberty loans. He visited city after
city. The public was roused to the
patriotic need of the hour.
Met In Kansas City.
But always the debonair noble
man, as he traveled through the
United States lecturing and ex
hibiting war films, was hoping that
he would find again 'the young wo
man he met one great day . in Kan
sas City. ;
Yes, Kanas City.
And yesterday, while at Fre
mont, he answered a long distanc
call, and who should respond but
the dream woman come to life.
She is a nurse, Mrs. Grace Jack
son Heinneman of Omaha, but for
a time at Snyder, Neb. Now the
titled visitor evermore is happy. 1
Buty there is always a .fly in the
ointment. The baron learned that
there had been a marriage. But a
divorce case is pending, it is said.
If one picks the fly from the oint
ment it will oftentimes serve its
medical purpose. And. hearts have
sometimes been mended.
Hears Her Voice,
The conversation over the tel?r
phone, yesterday at Fremont, was
one' of surprisingy-cheerfulness and
promised' happiness, it is said, al
though when Mrs. Heinneman was
called up by an inquisitive newspa
per .man, she defiantly saidr "I
would not marry the belt man in the
worW."
Baron De Orgler came trOmaha
last Friday. His stay here was much
heralded. His natty appearance in
the garb of a Roumanian even to the
swing of his curved.cane, attracted
much social attention here.
He was wounded at Schabtz as
captain of the Austrian Royal Drag
oons. His tours through the United
States were made in the interest of
Liberty loans and Red Cross drives.
His meeting of the demure girl.
SEIIAT0H SCORES
FAILURE TO EQUIP
ARMY PROPERLY
Frelinghuysen Says Soldiers
Return in Rags While
President Is Dining Off- '
Gold Platejn Palaces.
Washington, Feb.' 5. Criticising
alleged failure to equip properly
American forces abroad, delay in
payment to soldiers and dependents
and many acts of the government
in the war. Senator Frelinghuysen
of New Jersey said in the sente to
day that American soldiers had re
turned ragged and penniless "clad
more like tramps." Hi. advocated
placing of responsibility and con
cluded with the following reference
to President Wilson:
"It is very well for the president
to break the precedents f a century
that he may head triumphal pro
cessions in foreign capitals, sleep
in the chambers of royalty, dine off
of gold plates in the palaces of the
modern Caesars and have his photo
graphs taken with kings, queens
and princesses. But what of the
American private who returns to
his native shores dismissed without
a-dollar in his pocket?"
Senator Frelinghuysen said a bill
introduced recently apparently with
approval of the War department to
authorize the permanent rank, -of
general and lieutenant general was
designed to benefit Generals Per
shing, March, Bliss, Liggett and Bul
lard, and that Major. General Crow
der, provost marshal general, and
Major General McCain, former ad
utant general, would be demoted to
their old regular rank before sign
ing of peace terms. Criticising the
promotion system, the' senator
added:
"The chief of staff has been vested
with military authority from day to
day until he. has almost become, a
law unto himself." V
He said the persons responsible
for the "air fiasco" should have been
tried.
Acquitted of Murder.
Saco, Me., Feb. 5. Henry Hall,
the Wells Depot lay preacher, was
found not guilty tonight of the mur
der of his wife. "
OMAHA, TlfURSD AY, FEBRUARY (?, 1919. t
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though, incidental with his first tour,
wasu.tihe greatest even of Ills' life,
he ays. She was in a telephone
pffice at.Kansasity, at. the' time. It
was love at first . sight. . He was
obliged to leave and he had not
heard her voice until yesterday over
the wire.
Leaving Fremont, the baron will
complete the schedule of his lec
tures and exhibitions of war films,
he says. ' .;
Mrs. Heinneman is suing her hus
band, August Heinnemau of San
Francisco, for divorce on a charge of
cruelty. -He comes of a. wealthy
family engaged in wool manufacture.
It is said the case will be called in
Douglas county courts in April. Mrs.
Heinneman's mother and a sister
live in Omaha.
Concession to Avert
Great Seattle Strike
Is Refused by-Piez
Seattle, Feb. 5. The Seattle Cen
tral Labor councitoiiight officially
ratified the calling of a general
strike set for 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning, when 65,000 workers will
become idle if the expectations of
labor 'leaders are fulfilled. The
strike is a sympathetic one, called
in support of 25,000 striking metal
trades workers, who left work Jan
uary 21, demanding higher wages"
for shipyard work.
Wilkesbarre, Pa., Feb. 5. Charles
Piez, director general of the emer
gency fleet corporation, here 'to
night, said the 30,000 ship builders
on strike in the Seattle district had
solemnly pledged themselves to
remain under the jurisdiction of the
Macy wage arbitration board until
March 31, 1919.
"I have been besought," he said
"by many citizens of Seattle who
are desirous of avoiding the con
sequences of the probable strike of
ajl crafts in the Seattle district to
morrow, to conciliate and mediate."
Forges Checks to Replace"
Stolen Clothes of Her Babe
-
Pitiful Story Told by Girl
? Who ' Confesses Crime
Prompted by Love for
Her Unborn Child. ' i
Motherly love for an unborn child
with sorrow. at thought of bringing
it into the world without the warmth
of swaddling clothes led pretty Mrs.
Francis Russell, Sidney, la., to ob
tain money by . forgery to the
amount of $124.90'. She was arrest
ed. byOfficer- Finn yesterday as
she was attempting to cash a check
in Kilpatrick's store.
. "I had to do it," -she said with
her big blue eyes filled with tears.
"Somebody stole all the baby
clothes I had out of my room at
2001 Burt street last Saturday night.
I spent so much time on them. The"
dear little tot hasheen my on'
thought and I feared its coming into
the world without the tender warmth
of blankets -and clothes.''
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Measures of Every Conceiva
ble Kind Introduced in Two
Houses of Legislature on
Last Legal Day.
From a Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 5. WithMie
machinery of the legislative refer
ence bureau speeded up to its high
est point of acceleration, and with
an. avalanche of bills pouritfg into
the house on the last day bills could
be introduced, there are still some
laws that died aborning and some
members who failed to come under
the wire with their entries on the
home stretch. 1
Altogether576 bills were introduc
ed in the house during this session,
as contrasted with 739 during the
same number of days by the 1917
session.
Only 253 new bills were introduc
ed in the senate this year as con
trasted with 331 during 1917.
Bureau Works Overtimee.
Members seemed to have gone on
a regular saturnalia of bill intro
duction of their ability to produce
new legislation was limited only to
the powers of the legislative refer
ence bureau to meet the demand.
The usual number of freak bills,
was introduced, one of them being
a report of a Kansas live stock com
mission, in which the legislator for
got to eliminate the name of' the
"Sunflower state" and in seeking
to get the Nebraska legislature to
pass a law applicable to the state
of Kansasv -
Then there is another bill copied
from a newspaper item, and it pro
vides for holding a postal card pri
mary before a general election and
imposes a fine of $100 for the man
or woman of legal age who does
not vote. "
, Druesedow to Front.
Druesedow rushed madly up to
tb speaker's desk, just as the last
entries were under the wire and be
fore he could be distanced, with a
batch of bills that would make
Townley of nonpartisan fame, green
with envy. The bills provide for
the state of Nebraska going ijtfo the
banking insurance, mill and elevator
business, warehousing and the opera
tion of public utilities by the state.
These bills were endorsed with
his name, as introducer. Alll the
test of the Douglas county delega
tion disclaimed responsibility in any
way for their 4'ntroduction.
Many of the bills are loosely drawn
having no N enacting or repealing
clauses.- " .
Birdsall of Thayer; will go down
in history as the one man in the
house who had self-restraint enough
(Continued on Fair Two, Column Two.)
Mrs.'Roosevelt Goes x
to . France to Visit
' Grave of Hero Son
New York, Feb. 5. Mrs. Theo
dore Roosevelt, widow of the for
mer president, was among the pas
sengers on -the French liner Lor
raine, which sailed fromhere today.
She will visit the grave of her son,
Lt. Qiientin Roosevelt, who was
killed in an airplane battle over the
German lines, and also plans to
spend several weeks with her sis
ter, Miss Emily Carew, who is do
ing war work in Italy.' While in
France Mrs. Roosevelt will see her
sons, Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt
and Capt. Kermit Roosevelt. How
long she will remain abroad was
not announced. j
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The girl mother is the wife of a
traveling man, and came to Oriiaha
from Sidney, la., December 15 in
order to be with him. Mr. Russell
works' out of Omaha. Mrs. Rus
sel is a pretty blonde of . wax-like
complexion. Her attire is attractive
and up to the latest fashion.
Her first forgery was made for
$10 at Kitpatrick's store in the
name of Mrs. William Burns, Sidney,
la. The names of Mrs. Charles
Dean, Alton la.; Mrs. Charles
Brown, Sidney, Ia.;31rs. William
Thompson, Cedar . Rapids, la., and
Mrs. Ernie DeWitt were' used.
A report at the police station
shows that Mrs. Francis Russell lost
baby clothes and jewery to theives
who ransacked her room at 2001 Burt
street Saturday night.
"I though of the baby and I cried
and cried," she said. "I had to buy
clothes and blankets for the tot so
I made out the checks."
The husband has been out of the
city for some time.
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Europe Sees in Wilson Man
of Hour; If He Fails, Anarchy
or Syndicalism Is to Rule
V
George Bernard Shaw Says the Old World Deeply Im
pressed by President, But Realizes Fully the Job He
Has Undertaken and All Are Not Satisfied
He'll Succeed.
By GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
(Coin right, 1919, b y Star Company.)
London, Feb. 5. The divisions in the internal affairs of"
Europe, reflected as they are in the United States, will tax
Mr. Wilson's diplomacy to the limit and may ppssibly drive
him to the point at which he may have to act as master of the
situation rather than as negotiator and conciliator.
The coalitions which the war has produced in all the
allied countries have had to makeli common profession of
abhorence of militarism and autocracy and of an ardent de
sire to "make the world saf for democracy."
But all the coalition elements, because they are ultra
militarist, were necessarily, dominant and in a state of war
which imposes militarism and suspends popular liberties
even in the most democratic states.
In the monarchical countries they3
are strongly anti-republican and took
their part in the war to get the bet-
ter of the monarchies of Germany
and Austria, not to abolish them.
The moment their operations had
the unintended effect of making
Russia a republic they turned
against Russia and are now actually
making war on her.
Crush German Republicans Down.
Wrhen they achieved the same re
sult in the central empires they be
gan to use the blockade as a means
of crushing the German repub
licans. When they deposed the king of
Greece for being a pro-German, they
did not impose a republic oifGreece
with Mr. Venizelos as president,
which would have been the simplest
matter in the world.
Instead, they set the king's son
on the throne. When the kaiser fell,
the only question they raised was
whether his son or his grandson
should succeed him.
Would Assail Wilson,
vThey call all republicans, .except
French and American ones, -bolsheviks;
'and they yyould talk about
President Wilson and President
Poincare exactly as their great
grandfathers talked about Washing
ton if they tored.-
Lincoln's famous formula of gov
CAUCUS DODGES
RECORD VOTE Oil
EQUALSUFFRAGE
Political Expediency Theme of
Conference of Democrats;
One Recruit for Cause
Gained in Senate.
Washington, Feb. 5. Strategy of
opponents of equal suffrage was said
to have prevented a formal record
vote on endorsement of the Susan
B. Anthony suffrage constitutional
amendment resolution ata confer
ence tonight of democratic senators.
After more than two hours de
bate. Senator Jones of New Mexico
proposed endorsement of the. con
stitutional amendment . measure.
Twenty senators voted favorably,
but all of the opponents refrained
from voting and Senator Martin of
Virginia, the democratic leader, who
presided, declared that the resolu
tion was not adopted because a
quorum was not present.
Advocates of the resolution
argued that the fortunes of the dem
ocratic party would be ; aided by
favorable action on the equal suf
frage . question and said that if it
was defeated future political bene
fits would be received by the repub
lican party.
It was announced that one more
recruit for the suffrage resolution
had been gained in Senator PollockTment rates for telephone toll ser-
of South Carolina, who spoke in its
support.
Friends of the resolution said
privately that it would be brought
before the senate next Monday with
at least 63 of the 96 votes assured
in its favor. . This would be one
short of the ' required two-thirds,
but advocates expressed cohfidence
that the one additional vote neces
sary for its adoption could be se
cured. -
Nebraska Troops Arrive-' r
in New York from France
New York, Feb.-5. With 1,776
troops, the Italian steamship Duca
d'Aosta arrived here today from
Marseilles. On hoard were Battery
E, the headquarters company and a
medical detachment of : the 339th
regiment of field artillery 298' offi
cers and men of the 88th division,
a national army organization from
Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska and
North and South Dakota, and 122
casuals from various branches of
the service. .
D. A. E. Indorse League.
Washington, Feb. 5. The "board
of management of the National So
ciety of the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution announced today the
adoption of a resolution endorsing
the establishment pf a league of
nations at the peace conference.
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TWO CENTS.
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ernment of the people, by the peo
ple, for the people, was always im
possible as to its second count; for
the people can no more govern
than they can write plays or use
the infinitesimal calculus. But
government of the people, for the
people, is possible, and the goal of
democracy. Now no' political sys
tem at present existing on earth at
tains that goal, or is even visibly
tending towards it. .
'Mr. Wilson goes into the peace
conference with knowledge that if
recriminations b,egin as to the con
dition of the people, the reason
ableness of the distribution . of he
national income, the exploitation of
child labor, the prevalence of lynch
law;, the toleration of heterodox or
anti-governmental opinion (even
under Mr. Wilson's own rule), the
general level of culture, the cruelty
of the criminal codesand the guar
antees for justice in their demon
stration, the honesty of the police
and the freedom of. municipal and
national politics from corruption,
American republicanism will come
out of the comparison-with consti
tutional monarchy so badly that it
will be very difficult for him with
an countenance to take the posi
tion of a moral dictator imposing
superior American political institu
tions on the' rest of the world.
PIIOIIE COMPANY
TOLL SCHEDULE
GOESTO COURT
Judge Troup Issues Tempor
ary Order, Enjoining Com
pany from Applying Its
Proposed Rates.
Judge-Troup in district court yes
terday afternoon granted a tem
porary restraining order, enjoining
the Nebraska Telephone company
from continuing in force a-new
schedule of toll rates, known ,as
"government rates for telephone toll
service." .
Application for the . order was
made by Clarence A. Davis, attorney
general of . Nebraska, in behalf of
the State Railway commission.
The ' court fixed 10 o'clock Mon
day February 17, as the time for the
hearing as to whether the temporary
order shal be made permanent.
The petition which was filed by
the attorney general 'states that
Article 5, Section 19a, of the state
constitution provides that the State
Railway commission shall regulate
the rates, Service and general con
trol of common carriers; that Janu
ary 21, 1919, the telephone com
pany put into effect a schedule of
toll rates referred to as
govern-
vice.
' No Application Made.
The petition alleges "That said
rates were put into effect without
any publication being made to 'the
State Railway commission in com
pliance with the statutes of the
state. The government rates so
charged are different from those
prescribed by its schedule on file
with the commission."
It is alleged in the petition that
"thousands of telephone patrons
throughout the state are being un
justly charged," and that it would
by impracticable to briug bring all
of these patrons into court to testi
fy to that statement.
Attorney General Davis asked the
court to restrain and enjoin the
telephone company from continuing
in force the government schedule
of toll rates, or any rates except the
schedule now on file with the- State
Railway commission on to make
any charges to patrrnis other than
those approved by the commission
v A similar suit has been brought
by the state in Lincoln against the
Lincoln .telephone company, a teni
porary . restraining order being
granted tnere luesday
Bolshevik Staff to Leave.
Washington, Feb. 5r Nine mem
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Copenhagen, headed by Suritz, were
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Russian Fowe Driven Back ir
Disorder from Village of
. Vistavka and Suffersv
Heavy Losses.
By Associated Press.
Archangel, Feb.5. Heavy losses
were inflicted on the bolsheviki by
the American forces Tuesday and
the enemy was driven back in dis
order from the village of Vistavka
on the Vaga river. The American
casualties were five killed and sev
eral wounded. Many bolshevik sol
diers were taken prisoner - by the
Americans.
The enemy early in -the morning
began a bombardment with field
guns and howitzers and under cover
of a shrapnel "and pompom barrage
es.ayed a frontal attack with in
fantry in the Artie twilhght at J
o'clock in the afternoon. The Amer
ican troops, who were rested after
their retirement from Shenkursk
and were now established inj a good
position, poured a heavy .lire trom
artillery 'and machine guns into the
charging bolsheviki wnose ranks
broke and fled into the woods.
Flank Attack Abandoned.
Captured bolsheviki declared that
the enemy had planned a flank at
tack simultaneously with the frontal
movement, but this was abandoned
when the Vistavka attempt failed.
Chinese and Manchu troops are
now included in the bolshevik forces
epposing tne Americans on inc
Vaga. bo tar these have Deen ncin
ir. reserve, but the Americans are
preparing a warm reception for the
yellow soldiers if they appear in the
fighting line, in view of stories
reaching them of the Manchu treat
ment of prisoners tn the Baltic pro-
vn.ces.
Yesterday s defeat of the enemy
on the V aga, together with "his fail
ure on the Dvina, typifies the spirit
of the American and other allied
troops who are fighting with the
utmost determination to hold their
positions until reinforcements can
reach them. These defeats have
considerably lowered the enemy
morale, but the bolsheviki are be-
'.nt? constantly reinforced, and while
their offensive has been temporarily
checked, there are indications that
it will be renewed when fresh bol
shevik forces reach the line.
French Squad Makes Brave Fight..
Details Vere received at head
quarters today of the bravery disy'
played by a little squad of about 1
frenchmen, who were victims roi
an enemy raid on the village , oi
Bolshoie Ozera Monday. Mistak
ing the enemy for returning Rus
sian prisoners of war, the French
detachment permitted the bolsheviki
to advance close to their position.
Then they found themselves sud
denly, surrounded by a force of ISC
of the enemy. Called upon to sur
render, the Frenchmen refused and
tried to fight their way out. I wo
were killed; three were wounded
and Six were unaccounted for for a
time. Four of these six turned up
today, two of'them wounded, ap
parently having escaped from their
captors.
Ihe situation is unchanged on the
Dvina railroad fronts. Allied troops
again were forced to retire in the
face of bolshevik attacks along the
t'inega river, but the positions ot
the Americans . at the town of
Pinega have not been attacked.
Bolsheviki Capture Zhitomir.
Copenhagen, Feb. 5. Zhitomir,
capital of the government of Vol
hynia, has been captured by the bol
sheviki, according to information
reachingjhis city. .
Bolshevik Morale Shaken.
Archangel, Feb. 5. The stubborn
re;istanri nf tli American
Scottish forces in the Tulgas region
apparently -is disturbing the morale
of the bolshevik troops and has
temporarily halted their offensive.
The enemy lost so heavily in the
attack cm the Tulgas position Jan
uary 31nhat the bolsheviki refused
to go forward again and held a
meeting at which they openly de
bated the question of deserling to
the allies. Several bolshevik de
serters have made their way to the
allied lines, and from these men
details of the meeting have been
learned.
The bolsheviki planned the cap
ture of Shenkursk, Taresevo and
Tulgas in a simultaneous offensive.
Their artillery and raiding parties
have been active on all sectors of
this front, but the first phase of the
offensive appears .to have been
checked.
On the Dvina sector the allied
troops have burned Jhe village of
Upper Tulgas. which frequently gave
refuge to the bolshevik attacking
parties.
The enemy continues shelling' the
Vaga, lines at the vallage of Bol
shoie Ozera. west of Obozerska),
ou the Vologda railway front.
