THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY. 1IARCIT 13, 1919.
GREAT BRITAIN
GABLE CONTROL
FEARED BY U.S.
American Peace Commission
Oppose Claim of England
That Garman Cables
Are "Prizes or War."
Pari. March 12. Realizing the
possibility of a virtual monopoly of
cable communications by Great
Britain should its claim to the cap
tured German cables be sustained,
with the consequent submission of
the great foreign business interests
of the United States to alien con
trol in this respect, the America
delegates to the peace conference
are endeavoring to make a strong
presentation of their case before
the legal authorities to whom the
subject has been referred. The
naval experts who first considered
the question were unable to agree
ind the supreme council, upon mo
tion of Secretary of State Lansing,
referred to lepal experts the ques
tion of title involved. These ex
perts are being pressed by the
Americans for a decision.
Early in the war the British cut
the two German cables from Emden
to America by way of the Azores,
md also the cable between Mon
rovia, the Liberiait capital, and
Brazil. They took one end of one
of the German-American cables to
Halifax, thereby securing another
transatlantic line for themselves.
The other cable they gave to the
French government, which so far
has made no attempt to utilize it.
probably because of the scarcity of
submarine cable material and of ca
Me laying ships.
Say Prizes of War.
The British now claim that these
cables are prizes of war. They do
not intend to allow their return to
Germany or to regard them as sub
ject to disposition by the peace con
ference. The American delegates,
however, contend that the cables
were unlawfully cut and unlawfully
reconnected, because the United
States was not at war when this was
done and had an interest in them
as being cflie of the termini. Nor,
they claim, was there proper war
rant for the cutting of the cable be
tween Liberia and Brazil, as both
these countries were neutral at the
time it was done.
There never has been any de
cision regarding the title to cables
outside of territorial waters in time
of war, and the Americans now are
extremely anxious that no precedent
should be established that might
place American business at the
mercy of foreigners or prevent free
communication between the Uniter
States and central Europe after the
conclusion of peace.
! Disfavor Control by Japs.
In addition to the transatlantic
cables, several German cables in the
Pacific also were seized by the
British as prizes of war. One of
these runs from the island of Yap,
one of the Caroline group, to Singa
pore, connecting with the Dutch
and British cables. . Another con
nects this cable with the island of
Celebes. Possession of these lines,
it is field, insures business control of
a fair proportion of Australian
Polynesia, which is regarded . as
property within, the field of Ameri
can commercial effort.
. The possibility of these cables
passing in some degree under the
control of Japan alone in case the
latter is made rnanratory of the
captured Pacific islands, also is re
garded with disfavor by the Amer
ican representatives unless some
plan to prevent any possible dis
crimination it adopted.
Soldier Impersonates an
Officer so He Can Go to Jail
Charles Dardin, a discharged sol
'dier from Camp Lewis, Washing
ton, arrested Monday night for im
personating an officer was dis
charged in' police court yesterday
morning when his case was heard.
He was arrested at the Union depot.
"I tolcf the policeman at the depot
I was a lieutenant so I could get a
place to sleep. I knew he'd arrest
me and that way I got into jail,"
Dardin told Police Judge Fitzgerald.
Dean James A. Tancock of Trinity
cathedraj, who was chaplain with
the Nebraska State University hos
pital, has returned to Omaha.
Dean Tancock represented Unit
No. 49 which, as he said "was rec
ognized as the banner hospital of
the center of 10 hospitals in which
it was located."
Evacuation of the hospital began
in January, but the force will come
home in detachments, Dean Tan
cock reports. Half of the nursing
force are put in detached service
and the enlisted personnel is still
awaiting orders at Allcrey. France,
under Colonel Mitchell and Majors
Bridges and Hall. -
Defln Tancock left Allerey sev
eral days after Major Stokes, who
arrived in Omaha last week, but
sickness in Chicago delayed his return.
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RUB ON SPRAINS,
PAII1S,S7ELLING
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the moment you rub with
"St. Jacobs Liniment"
Don't stay crippled! Rub this
soothing, penetrating liniment right
into the sprain, ache or strain, and
out comes pain, soreness, stiffness
and swelling.
Nothing else penetrates, heals
and strengthens the injured mus
cles, nerves, tendons and ligaments
so promptly. It doesn't burn or
discolor the skin and can not cause
injury. Don't suffer! Get a small
trial bottle from any drug store
now limber up! Rub the misery
right out. A moment after "St Ja
cobs Liniment" is applied you can
not feel the slightest pain or sore
ness, and you can go about your
regular duties.
"St. Jacobs Liniment" conquers
pain. It has been used effectively
for sprains, strains, soreness and
stiffness for 60 years six gold
medal awards. Ad?,
Frank C. Ward of South Omaha,
who has been in overseas Y. M. C.
A. work, and who was cited for un
usual bravery under fire while carry
ing wounded soldiers from the field,
returned to Omaha yesterday.
Mr. Ward was cited on the rec
ommendation of Major General John
F. O'Ryan, for his exploits at Kon
say, when acting contrary to orders
for Y. M. C. A. men. he faced a
heavy barrage and machine gun fire
in the evacuation of the wounded.
Mr. Ward is firm in his defense
of the Y. M. C. A. in its overseas
work and ascribes the charges
brought against it to lack of infor
mation on the part of the soldiers.
Ward landed with 10,000 troops
including the One Hundred Tixth
New York, on March 8, and every
officer of the division and 3,400 en
listed men signed a petition asking
that he be permitted to remain with
the organization until it be demobil
ized. Mr. Ward returned to his wife and
5-year-qld- son, Paul, at 2.318 Thirty
fifth avenue, South Omaha.
Lt; Andrew P. Reed of the 92d
division, better known as the "Buf
falo Division," who has just returned
from the battlefields of France, will
deliver an address, giving an account
of some of his experiences at the
Zion Baptist church, Thursday even
ing, for the benefit of the Colored
Old Folks Home. Lt. Reed served
a year in the trenches.
Three train loads of soldiers ffom
overseas and enroute to Pacific coast
points for demobilization went
west Wednesday over the Burling
ton, crossing the river at Platts
mouth. Pvt. Fred Heimrod, formerly of
(Jmaha, youngest son of Mrs. Louis
Heimrod, is with the 26th or Yan-
'Boomerang' Books
Will Aid in Deciding
Fate of Germany
Paris, March 12. There's a certain
part of the quarters of the Ameri
can Commission to Negotiate Peace
which might be taken for a bit of
Germany, provided one were led
to it blindfolded and one's sight
were restored without explanation.
It may be treason to tell about it,
but inasmuch as it is a most neces
sary part of the work of .the peace
commission and in plain view of the
public, it will perhaps be excusable
to describe it.
First of all, there are six shelves,
on each of which, there are approxi
mately 20 books, of 120 volumes in
all. These books are German books,
written by Germans, printed in Ger
many, bound in Germany and sold
in Germany. But in reality they are
boomerangs, for their contents will
do much in assisting the American
peace commissioners to determine
the real business of the peace confer
ence, viz., "What's going to be done
to Germany?"
These books, let it be said, are
only a small part of the American
commission's library, but when it is
reckoned that here are German
books in possession of Americans,
and resting in a building which was
once the haunt of French royalty,
they take on an added interest. In
one respect they look like trophies
of war big guns captured on the
battlefield which are shortly to be
turned against their original owners.
For these books have to- do with
Germany's economic wealth, her fi
nancial strength, her financial life,
her manufactories and industries,
and knowledge of all these things is
necessary when it comes time to say
how much Germany will have to pay
for setting the world on fire for
more than four years.
Then there is a German "Who's
Who." This volume gives a thumb
nail sketch of William Hohenzol
lern and the respective members of
his family, and also includes tabloid
biographies of all the rest of the
swashbuckling crew who figured,
back in 1914 that the road to Paris
was a delightful avenue, along
which they would utter a series of
guttural "Hochs," crowned by a
svmposium of sublime "Hochs"
when William, Rex Imperator, en
tered the French capital in style.
Inasmuch as many of the members
of the sword-clanking outfit will
shortly be brought to trial, and their
biographies are up to date, it may
be, from a legal standpoint, for the
barrister representing the prosecu
tion to ask, since he possesses the
true knowledge: "Where were you
on the night of August 2, 1914?"
Aside from this, however, the
American commission's library is a
vital institution open every day in
the week, including Sundays, and
doing business all the time.
Its collection of books and pam
phlets reaches about 6,000 titles and
includes those supplied by the intel
ligence section of the general staff,
as well as volumes loaned the com
mission by the library of congress,
t - New York Public library, the
Universities of Harvard, Columbia,
Princeton, Yale and Cornell, and the
American Geographical . society of
New York.
The library is a compendium of
the world's knowledge of places,
peoples, countries, governments and
customs, and its volumes are well
thumbed by the experts of the com
mission, whose duty it is to impart
highly specialized knowledge to our
plenipotentiaries. -
Each new ship from America sees
an addition to the library, for hun
dreds of little details arise each day
in the average deliberations of the l
American plenipotentiaries , which
need amplification and the kind of
amplification atiouf which there can
be no mistake,
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HIDE WOMAN'S
ANKLES TO SAVE
EYES OF JURORS
They Looked and Fell Once;
Now There's a Fence
Around Witness Box.
2Dezn JZc. Tancock,
kce division .in France. He en
listed in Davenport, la., and was
transferred to this division from tne
126th field artillery.
New York, March 12. Because
Mrs. Betty Inch was too gener
ous In the display of her ankles
to jurymen who failed a month ago
to agree on a verdict in her trial
on a charge of extortion, she
found the witness stand surround
ed by a four-foot board fence
when she appeared today in the
supreme court for the second hear
ing of her case.
Though the court and prose
cutor professed ignorance for the
reason for the erection of the bar
rier, --court attendants recalled a
statement of the latter when the
first jury disagreed that 'Mrs.
Inch must not show her ankles to
the jurors at the next trial," else
he would "ask the court to make
her lower her dress."
"What is it, a spite fence?" the
comely Mrs. Inch inquired' when
she entered the court room.
The partition . concealed all
but her head and shoulders when
she took the stand. She is being
tried on a charge of extorting $215
from Eugene P. Herman, presi
dent of the Herman Motor Truck
company.
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Factors
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In Buying a Motor Car
tOlLED 'down to ifs essence, the matter of ch'oosing ,'tfie rigKt motor car is not so
baffling as many suppose. First know the essential facts to demand and then
insist on concrete answers. As for the Marmon, we have nothing to lose and every
thing to gain by giving them frankly and fully.
For this car embodies not only the wanted features, but the simplest and most scien
tific way 6f arriving at them. Authoritative writers cite the Marmon as typical of the con
struction that will rule the next period:
Light weight and elimination of bulk
High grade steels and nickels and generous use oi
aluminum
Deep frame construction; elimination of numerous
parts and more automatic operation
Great economy in upkeep and operating costs
Durability and correct basic design, hence stabilized
design and stabilized investment.
The most recent to predict that the future designs will
aim to embody these scientific principles is a noted manu
facturer of parts. This maker sells to the entire automo
' tive industry and knows what engineers are planning.
Take the matter of weight, to which here is greater im
port attached today than ever before :
Through scientific design, elimination of parts and exten
sive use of aluminum, the Marmon weighs 1,100 pounds less
than any other car of like size and power. In fact, it weighs
1,000 pounds less than some cars with only 125-inch wheel
base. And Marmon wheelbase is 136 inches. This light
weight means a corresponding economy in operation and
maintenance.
Literally hundreds of parts are eliminated by our ad
vanced construction 'Side aprons, body sills, and fender
supports among them. And with them have gone their
squeaks and rattles the old hobgoblins of the driver and
the owner.
Due to light weight and motor efficiency, the Marmon
yields 50 to 75 per cent more transportation miles from a
gallon of gasoline than any comparable car ; and from tires,
40 to 50 per cent more distance.
' Forty-one lubrication points have becyi eliminated. On
the Marmon are only four grease cups. These are on the
steering connection where they are readily accessible.
Marmon automatic system of lubrication and oilless bear
ings reduce its care to a fraction of that which other cars
demand. 1
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This also makes lubrica
tion of numerous bearings
that motorists often over
look, a certainty on the Mar
mon. So wear, as well as
care is less.
The Marmon keeps its bal
ance at all speeds, regard
less. For this new-day design is long, and low not merely
built to appear so. The weignt is centralized between tha
two axles and the center of gravity is low. ,
That produces the much-discifssed riding ease, and the
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readability for which this car is famous. Its absence or sfde
sway, skidding or whip-lash motion are ranked as achieve
ment precluded by old-style design.
With this combination of weight and balance 136 inches
is the ideal wheelbase for comfort. Anyone who recalls the
old short wheelbase railway coach, recollects a bouncing,
rocking ride.
Just as the longer wheelbase gives the modern Pullman
its easy motion and even keel, so the long wheelbase of
we iviarmon goes lar xowara giving tne open road a track-
A woman can handle the
Marmon with as much faciU
ity as a man. All controls are
at the finger tips. Sit at the
wheel and you are surprised
that a car so long, large, and
powerful can respond to your
will so nimbly or be man
aged with such case.
like smoothness,
See the Marmon
at the Show.
Cars of Character
Nordyke & Marmon Company : Established 1851
Show Rooms at
2019-25 Farnam
Street.
Indianapolis
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