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' .2 '' ! V THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MARCH 29. . 1919.' ' ' ' iTtSSS TTTrTTTTT In mm -is -. ii sis s ii ii. . in fclin ' I iii I' ' ' I i - V ' , ' A ssm ssssssssssssssl I. I ' Jifi I ! 1 T GERMANS DENY OFFENSIVE ON UKRAINE FRONT i . ; Hun Minister of Defense Says Russian's Statement Untrue ; Referring to Teuton Army in East. ' Weimar. March 28. (Via Copen hagen'.) Replying in the national assembly today to a question re garding the message sent to Buda pest by M. Tchitcherin, the foreign minister of the Russian soviet gov ernment, describing the complexion of the Russian soviet army, Gustave Noske, the minister of defense, said that the Russian statement was un true so far at it referred to the Ger ,man troops. The Letts and the Lithuanians were mainly involved in 'the fighting in the Baltic coun tries. Herr Noske declared, and the Germans had only occupied the railway line to safeguard the bring ing up of supplies. The German authorities, he stated, had, agreed inai no oncnsivc suuum uc uuu taken in Courland or the Ukraine by German forces. "It ii certain that the safeguard ing of the eastern frontier will un fortunately still be necessary," the minister of defense added, "but the government only entertains a lively wish to live -in' peace and good .leighhprliness with Russia." In his wireless message to Buda pest M. Tchitcherin was quoted in press dispatches as asserting that Field Marshal von Hindenburg was carrying out an advance on Kovno, which, lies, directly east of East Prussia, and immediately to the south of the Baltic province of Cour land. Call Railroad Strike in Austria for Higher Wages : Vienna, March 28. A railroad strike has been called and threatens to spread to all the roads in this country. The strike was called part ly for higher wages and partly be cause of sympathy with the Hungar ian revolution. It is feared it may lead to the establishment of a soviet republic in German-Austria. Karolyi Given Complete Liberty in Budapest London, March 28. Count Mich ael Karolyi, former Hungarian pre mier, is enjoying complete liberty in Budapest, as are otner ratmucis of the government who were com pelled to resign when the soviet uprising took place, according to a patch. ' Fifteen Persons Injured in Explosion at Aberdeen Washington, March 28. Fire of undetermined origin caused an ex plosion today at the , Aberdeen, Maryland, proving grounds, which caused the destruction of six sheds in which shells were stored, s The official report to the War 'de partment said no lives were lost, but IS persons were injured in the explosion. Banks Increase Capital Stock. Washington, March 28, (Special .Telegram.) A charter has been is sued to the First National bank, Menno, S. D., capital $25,000. In crease of the capital stock of the First National bank, Galva, la., from $25,000 to $50,000 i of the First Na tional bank. Lake Norden. S. D., f r6m $30,000 to $35,000, is authorized Noted Educator Dies. New York, March 28. Word was received today of the death in 'Atlantic City, N. J., of Dr. Samuel T. Dutton. educator, philanthopist 'and worker, for world peace. He was 69 years old "The Store' of the Town" BROWNING KING & COMPANY HATS . J for the fellow who is going to DRESS UK Stetson Knox- Mallory Borsalino Berg $i00 ':$2500 We also have for ir. Man's DRESS UP mart new silk shirts in beautiful patterns of crepe de chine, pau de crepe , broadcloth and jersey silk" Exclusive neckwear Phoenix, Interwoven and Holeproof 9 hosiery. BROWNING KING & COMPANY GEO. T. WILSON, Mgr. Caretaker of Home-and Man Battle While Family is Away George F. Reim and' Wife Residence Almost Wrecked Oriental Rugs Spat tered With Blood and Ejfiensive Furniture Knocked About.. ' V f ' " " George F. Reim, Omaha automo bile dealer, returned from Denver this morning to find the interior of his residence almost wrecked and Theodore Sinnaman, caretaker of the" place, and James 'Kearnes, 103 South Thirtieth, street, engaged in a battle royal. The Reim residence is in 303 Hap Hollow boulevard, one of the ex clusive districts of the city. The Oriental rugs we're spattered with blood, the expensive furniture knocked about uoside down, and cut glass broken. Mr. Reim sent in a hurry can tor the police. Isinnimin and Kearnes were ar rested by Detectives Murphy, Coop er and Lahey. ihey were cnargea with being drunk. Kearnes ,was a "guest at me Reim residence -at the invitation of ROUMANIA TO MAKE WAR ON HUNGARIANS (Continued From Page One.) united proletarian party was carried unanimously. By a government 'order, former Ministers Alexander Szfnak and Joseph S.zfenzi have been lodged in prison. " Abolition of Rights of Hapsburg-Lothringen Plan Vienna, March 28. (Havas.) The government has introduced in Parliament a bill dealing with the former reigning house of Austria Hungary, in which the abolition of the rights and privileges of the house of Hapsburg-Lothringen in perpetuity is decreed, together with the banishment of all members of this house as well as of the house of Bourbon-Parma (the family of for mer bmpress ita;. ine uerman Austrian republic is proclaimed the owner of the real and personal estate of the former imperial house, the net proceeds of which may be used for the benefit of citizens whose health was impaired through the war of of families which have been de prived of their bread winners. i - - Call Railroad Strike in Sympathy With Reds Vienna, March 28. A railroad strike has been called and threatens to spread to all the roads 'in this country. The strike was called part ly for higher wages and partly be cause of sympathy with the; Hun garian revolution, it is learca n may lead to the" establishment of i SOV1CI rcpuuiic.' Ill vci uian-(iuuio, TVi trrtiih1 rirffan last nicht when men employed by the Southern rail road walked out. ah tramc over this road is at a complete standstill, even allied food trains from Triest being stopped. As a result of this Interruption ot transportation oi supplies, Vienna is threatened with famine. I he situation is considered extremely grave. Hungarians Will Protect All Allies in Budapest rrtnntiaorn. farrh 28. Emis saries of the Hungarian revolution ary governing council handed their credentials to tne president or tne Orman.Atiitrian national assembly at Vienna yesterday, according to a Budapest dispatcn received nere. Hnni fi-ir the continuance of amic able relations between Hungary and German-Austria were mutually ex pressed, it is said. The dispatch states that the revo lutionary government has ordered entente nags noisteo on me noiei where threntente mission have been stopping and that posters will soon be issued warning tne peopie to re spect all foreigners in Budapest. Recruits Rush to Join Army of Revolutionists f"nnenharen. March 28. The in vitation for recruits to enter the red army in Hungary has met with an encouraging response, according to a Budapest dispatcn. ine soimers will - elect their, company com manders, but the higher officers will be appointed by the commissary of war. . A reserve army is also being formed among workmen and will be trained by officers, who, however, will not be given the power to com mand the forces, nor the right to carry arms. Premier Lenine Asks Hungary to Send Army Against Vienna London, March 28. Premier Lenine has sent a wireless message to the Hungarian eovernment urg ing it to send an army against Vienna, according to a Budapest dispatcn received in Berlin and for wurHsrl hv the -Rxchanee Telesrraoh company. Lenine promised to ad vance 100,000,000 kronen to nnance the project , . Britons Consider Making Flight to Atlantic City New York, March 28. The Aero i,,K stf America announced tonieht that it had received a cable message from the British air ministry, say ing it was considering an invitation to fly one df its huge dirigible bal loons ' across the Atlantic to At lantic City in May, while the sec end Pan-American Aeronautical ex position is m session tnere. "TV... nn eicilw make the. trin in about 48 hours from England, flying at an altitude of upwards- of 6,000 feet" Mr. Hawley, president of the club, said. ine crew win nave room enough to travel 'deluxe' with Return and Find, Interior of the caretaker. Mr. and Mrs, Reyn wera in Denver. " The fight which resulted in the near wrecking of the'Reim home st-::ed when Kearnes accused Sin n. mi. ; the caretaker, of robbing him of $30. - The missing $30 was found in the heel of Kearnes shoe when Police man Lahey searched him at the Central police station. Police said that the appearance of Reim's home indicated that Sin naman and Kearne. had battled for a period of time and then searched the place for the money, only to re sume the, battle when the money couldn't be found., Mr. and Mrs. Rim said no liquor was kept at the house and staed that the two men must have brought whisky in. . , Both men presented a bruised and battered appearance. They will be given a hearing in police court this morning. Lenine Reported as Seeking Bolshevik ion in U. S. Paris.' March 28. A rumor was current last night that the United States had received a note from Pre mier Lenine and War Minister Trotzky of the Russian sov.et gov-1 ernment, asking recognition for the government, says Marcel Huhn in the Echo de Paris today. M. -Hutin adds that he "can not say that President Wilson is disinclined to give the request favorable consider ation." , " Street Fighting Follows Election in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, March 28. Mount ed gendarmes armed with rifles pa trolled the Avenida de Mayo all last niffht after twfrlahe between so cialist and radical party supporters watchinjr the newspaper, bulletin boards on which the returns from last Sunday's elections were being posted. V When the last returns ot tne pight were posted, showing addi tions to .the big lead of the social ists, the radicals, supporters of President Irigoyen, set up a shout of "Lone live the president 1" Mem bers of tne two groups attempted to Miarore earh other and were, nrevent- ed only by strong police guards. shots were nred later during a aaTtnrl threatened flash and the gendarmes then began to patrol the streets. No returns were being posted to Hav. hut a heavv cruard of mounted men was maintained in front of the newspaper offices. Pope Intervenes oivBehalf of German Prisoners of war rnnenhaoen. March 28. The Co logne Volks Zeitung reproduces an autograph reply ot rope ceneaici tit a remiest rf Cardinal von Harti mann, archbishop of Cologne, that the pontitt intervene to secure tne release of German prisoners of war. The nnne in -his renlv. is Quoted as saying he consulted with an "exalted personage. The Berlin LOkali Anzeiger, re ferring to the correspondence, as sumes that the "exalted personage" is President Wilson and says the nnne helie.ves this nersonaee "en tirely shares our wishes and is in clined to support them. Bolsheviki and Returning i Troops Clash in Brisbane Vancouver. B. C. March 2k A cable from Sydnev, N. S. W., to the Vancouver world tooay saia: "Rfiewed conflicts between re- t,merl"en1i1iera and members of the bolshvik element are reported from Brisbane. A large numoer nave h,.n wrnnnfled in street fiehtine. in cluding the chief commissioner of police, who was nurt wnen tne Rus sian club was wrecked. . "C.rtre n( ertra nnlice have been brought in from the country dis tricts, the dispatcn ,aaaeo. . ah hotels have been ordered closed by the authorities until conditions re turn to normal." Baker Returns to Ansell His Reply to Crowder Washineton. March 28. Lieu tenant Colonel AnsellV reply to ' Kv Mainr 1 Uenrral oiaiviuvi.i u; - - J " - " Crowder, 'judge advocate' general, on the enhiert nf military iusfice. will not be made oublic by the War rfenartment w Secretary Baker announced today thot he hail returned the letter to Colonel Ansell with the suggestion that its publication would not oe heinfnl nnH that if the officer had any suggestion or recommendation as to changes in the court martial system he could make it either to his suDerior officers or to the sec retary ot war. Norway Praised by House ' as Friend of the Entente Paris, March 28. Norway 'was oraised as a friend of the entente Kv fnl F M House, when the Nor wegian delegation on the league- ot nations was presented to him today by Leon Beurgeois, French member of the league ot nations commission "Nn neutral action crave the eiv tente more help than Norway," Col onel House told the delegation. "Were Christiania not so remote from the renter of EurOoean activl ties," Colonel House added, "that city would have been suggested as the seat ot the league oi nations. Army Orders. ir..hiinn xi.rrh M. fSnfcIal Tele rram.) Lleutl Col. Bertram P. Johnson, win AMMitl unfin thm exolration of hla present leave of absence to Fort D. A. Russell, Wyoming. Lieut. Col. Thomas J. Rogers. Infantry, la relieved from duty at Camp Travts. t... nt will nroceed to Aberdeen, 8. D. I Far Cold and Clip. Tite LAXATIVB BROMO QUININE TibWi. Look PROBLEMS MAY BE SOLVED SOON AT PEACE MEET Territorial and Financial Ques tions .Practically Deter mined; New Committee Will Assist Premiers. Paris, March 28. A council of the foreign ministers and foreign sec retaries of Great Britain, the United States, France and Italy, has been created, to work simultaneously with the premiers and President Wilson, but on' different branches, of the great technical questions in volved in the peace settlement. . Today's Paris newspapers declar ed that extremely important prob lems directly connected with Ger many's future boundaries were dis cussed by the council of four in an excellent spirit of understanding yesterday The Petit Parisien says important results were achieved. According to the Matin, the terri torial questions involved and the problems of protecting France ade quately have been sltisfactorily solved, although by means not fore seen outside the conference. As to the financial problems the solution reported to have been adopted provides for the payment by Germany of yearly installments on the indemnity of which France would receive a portion sufficient to lighten the burden o: us Duaget. Paris. March . 28. (Havas.) Hopes were expressed tonight, in tiMi't rnnferenre nrf.les tnat the preliminary peace treaty might be signed by April M. Tt develnned last niffht that Unex- nerteH nhstarlee had arisen concern ing the Monroe doctrine amendment to the league of nations covenant, making it doubtful whether the amendment can be incorporated in the revised document. Missouri Senate Passes Woman Suffrage Measure Teffersnn CUv Mn.. March 28. The Missouri senate today passed . . , re Mi t. ' tne senate sunrage out granting women the right to vote for presi dential elertnr and immediatelv afterwards passed a resolution sub mitting to the voters a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage in all elections, i Although the house and the senate have each passed a presidential suffrage bill, they have not passed the same bill, but the senate's action is considered as ending the women s fight, as the house is overwhelmingly for suffrage. Trade Commission Refuses to Reopen Print Paper Probe Wachino-tnn March 28. The fed eral trade commission late today de nied the annliratinn nf new.Snaner publishing interests for reopening 6f US investigation OI HCW yum yapci fftct, and nrif-e While holding that it might have the right to reopen yie matter, me commission announced that it was without funds to ennduct an inauirv into costs and that it could not incur the necessary expenditures without authority from congress. Thousands Dying Weekly ' 1 in Armenia of Starvation Paris. March 28. The need for food in Armenia is urgent, and thMicandc are threatened with Star vation, according to a telegram from Mr. Heims, an American relief worker inTiflis, sent to the Ar- tvi n 1 a fi ilrfaeratinn Vir and trans mitted to the peace conference by the delegation. ine renei agent estimates that 10,000 persons will die weekly until sufficient food is received. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin Just received for Satur day. You'll be delighted with the original and exclusive features of these dressy blouses at $12.50 up. Smart I Wear I for Women 2d Floor Securities Bldg. Extreme Novelty Blouses t 1 16th and Farnam. I a i lllllll!!llll:illllllllll!IIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIi:lllllll!ll!IHlll Pershing's Pet Puma Pounces Upon Animal Trainer: at Carnival Douglas, Ariz., March 28. John firear an animal trainer with a .carnival company, was attacked and seriously injured today oy a mountain lion whose cage he had entered. ' The Puma, formerly a pet of Gen. John J. Pershing, sprang upon the man, knocking him down nd was chewing his head when driven'' eff by other attendants armed with Iron bars and pistols loaded with blank cartridges. Grear was rescued by Pete Lof tus, a circus clown, who entered .the cage, and was taken to the hospital. The mountain lion, as a cub, was presented y Mexicans to Gen. Pershing when he was in Mexico in command of the American ex pedition against Villa. The cub grew up in the army and recently wa aold bv soldiers at Nogales, ;Ariz., to the carnival. Separation fmm a bitten which had been its .playmate at Nogales is said to be responsible tor developing savage trait which culminated in the at tack on the. trainer today. German Potash Will Be Sent to U. S. as Food Payment Wachinfrtnn Marrh 28. Senator Hitchcock of 'Nebraska today was advised through the State depart ment that in return for food to Ger many the United States is to re ceive 'potash in part payment. -There wa no indication of the nf nntash in he sent nor when the first shipment would ar rive Purchases Charged Saturday and Mon day are carried for ward to May first statements. Trcfousse Gloves Imported from France First quality kid, two clasp, pique-sewn styles, in fashionable shades, besides black and white. The backs embroidered in self and contrasting colors, $3, $3.25 aad.$4 a pair. Expertly fitted. We sell them, yes, more , than ever this season, be . cause every Redfern we sold last season qualified. The call for Redfern is in creasing daily. Spring models are here. May we fit you with one that best suits you? Back Lace Fjont Lace $3.50 a Pair Upwards i Silk Specials You'll Appreciate Novelty Silks, in striped and plaid patterns, excel lent for combination dresses and separate skirts (36-inch). Sold to $2. Saturday only, $1.49 a yard. . Haskell's famous Black Silks are sold in Omaha exclusively by The Thompson-Belden Store. Our stock is complete with every new and desirable weaVe and as you well know, the vogue of black silk is with us. Silks South Aisle Main Floor Wash Cottons Dress Ginghams in every new Spring .pattern one could desire. Plaids, checks, stripes and plain shades. The best qualities of domestic manufacture (27-inch), 30c and 35c a yard. Romper cloth, much fa vored for children's wear and house dresses. A splendid assortment of plain shades and neat stripes (32-inch), 50c a yard. In the Basement Pumps and Oxfords SOROSIS Correct styles for street wear and dress occasions. It is impossible to attach too much importance to footwear for it 'has the power to make or mar one's costume. Pumps for street wear, in black kid and brown calfskin $9 and $10 NAME MRS. CATT HEAD OF WOMEN VOTERSM.EAGUE Suffragists Endorse League of Nations and Urge Prompt Redress of All Legiti- ' mate Grievances. St. Louis, Mo., March 28. Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National American Woman Suf frage association today was elected temporary chairman of the League of Women Voters. Miss Catherine Pierce of Oklahoma was elected temporary secretary. Delegates from states having pres idential suffrage were admitted to the league. The ' association today adopted resolutions endorsing the league of nations and urging the United States government to bring about prompt redress of all legitimate grievances "as a safeguard against revolution by violence." Heading the Jistof resolutions was one calling upon the Sixty-sixth congress to submit the constitutional amendment for natipn-wide woman suffrage to the states at the earliest possible moment. Others included: Recommenda tion that in the future the govern ment recognize the fitness of accept ing the services of professiorral wo men for work which their training and experience have well qualified THOMPSON BELDEN & CO Vfipasiion CpnfarbrJf6np2 , . Gstabhshpd 366 i Ho End to tk lew Spring lings Mow Ready k i . Neckfixings.. Here you will find a large showing of delightfulnew fash ions for well dress ed women. Children's Sweaters New styles for Spring, in Shetland wool, worsted and all wool, for children six to fourteen years of age. , White wool sweaters, with or without belts, sizes one to six years, $2.75, .$3.50, $4.50, $5 and $6.50. Special Saturday - Colored sweaters of all weights, in gray, tan, Copen, roae, pink and light blue. izes, 3-6 years. Sweaters sold regularly for $3, $3.25, $4.50 and $5. Saturday, your choice, $2.98. Children'. Wear, Third Floor Pure Dye Chiffon Taf feta, in a wide range of fashionable Spring shades (36-inch). $2.25 quality. Saturday, $1.75 a yard. Embroidered Voiles Plain white voiles and lace effects, in an tmusual variety of neat new em broidered designs. Sum mer frocks and blouses of voile are to be very much in fashions (39-inch), $1 regularly, Saturday, 85c a yard. - In the Linen Section Women's Underwear Mercerized vests in flesh color and white. Very at- tractive, , with hand-crochet tops, $1.25; extra sizes, $1.50. Fine ribbed lisle Union, suits, low neck, sleeveless, knee length, $1.50; extra sizes, $1.75. A Sale of Hosiery Three Except onal Values Women's fine Lisle Hoie, in light and dark gray and tan. Garter tops and double soles. Our regu lar $1.00 quality. Satur day, 65c a pair. Pure Thread Silk Hoie, in black, white, gray and brown. A particularly good quality.. Specially priced Saturday, $1.39 a pair. Table of Broken Lines of Hosiery for both women and children. These aro remarkably fine values for 35c. Three pairs for $1. them, it being said that women phy sicians and dentists were compelled to serve in the war under the French flag because their services were de clined by the United States govern ment. That congress establish the woman in industry service as a permanent women's bureau in the United States department of labor with adequate funds to continue the work. That government residence halls for women be placed in the hands of women; ' - That congress give military rank to army nurses Urging the establishment at Wash ington of a national department of education' with a secretary f educa tion in the cabinet. Royalist Plot in Russia I Broken by Bolshevists Stockholm, March 28. A royalist conspiracy has been discovered at Penza, northwest of Saratov, in east ern European Russia, according to the Russian newspaper Krasnaya Gazette, and 21 persons have been shot by t' e bolsheviki in connection with the plot. The alleged leader was Sukotine, a former marshal of the Russian nobility, who was a local commissar under the bolshevik regime.' Sukotine was executed. The conspirators, according to the newspaper, planned to palm off a nephew of the bishop of Ufa as the Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch, car ry him to Moscow aHd make a dra matic apjteal to the people from the Kremlin. , The former Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovitch has be- n in England and is honorary captain in the British army. He is next in succession to the .Russian throne to Alexis, the only son of the former emperor. The Color for Spring is Navy Blue... The latest developments of Spring Fashions have evidenced a marked tendency toward navy blue, and the season has now advanced far enough so that we may safely call navy the shade for Spring. Arrivals of the past week have filled and com pleted our stocks of apparel. Saturday dis plays will be at their best. Your selections will be in no .manner limited. ! Suits of Navy BHiie, $25 to $165. Coats and Ce.?es of Navy, $25 to $115. Dresses of Navy Blue, $18.75 to $105. ' Blouses of Navy Blue, $5 to $25. No Extra Charge far Alterations. A Special Showing of Lamp Shade Silks The making of lamp shades has become such a favorite occupation with more and more women that it has been necessary to specialize on the materials which go into their making. We have for your viewing an especially attractive selection of silks, suitable for cov- -ering shades, as well as frames, braids, fringes and all the other required materials. To the best of our knowledge no display in Omaha is equal to ours. Shade making is taught here by experts. . Many finished models for your guidance. No charge for lessons when materials aire selected in the Artneedlework Section. Visit the Third Floor Saturday The Men's A man'e ehirt is a very re liable index. Perhaps you have not given the matter much consideration, but you should. How often have you felt ill at ease because of a binding neck- ( band, or a wrinkled fit? Such discomforts aredone away with in Manhattan, Eagle and Arrow shirts. Drop in and look over the Spring patterns. Attention i directed to Spring neckwear. The va riety is too great to admit of any detailed descrip tion. Wonderful pure silk knitted ties. Silk four-in-hands in every conceivable shape. Bow ties galore. Delpark warii neckwear in cludes crepe de chines, broadcloth, silks, fibres and madras. Liberal Payments in New Victory Loan! Announced by Glass: 1 i Washington, March 28.Term of payment in the new, Victory Lib erty loan announced today are the? most liberal ever offered by the; government. Deferred payments' may be extended over a period of six months from May 10 to Novenw ber 11. M , ! J Secretary Glass announced today that 10 per cent of subscriptions would be due with application on oil before May 10, another 10 per cent on or before July IS, and four; subsequent installments of 20 per cent each on or before August 12, September 9, October 7 and Now vember 11. Accrued interest on de ferred installments will be due with the lat rtavment. "v I, Payment in full can be made May ZO, it desired, the iu per cent witn, application having been paid prior to May 10. Payment also can bei completed on any installment date with accrued interest. Filipinos to Present Independence Petition Washington, March 28. Members of a delegation of prominent Fili pinos, who will see Secretary Baker on April 3, are expected to present a petition for the complete independ ence of the Philippines. Mr. Baker said today that reports reaching the War department indi cated that the movement in the islands for a complete separation from the United States had subsided materially during the war. Why wear leather gloves when silks are so cool, comfortable and correct? We have them in gray, brown and tan, several shades of each. Some are plain, others are heavily stitched in black. Fabric gloves, too, that are washable. Fancy Hose, the sort men like to wear. A surpris ingly fine variety from which to choose. Fancy Handkerchiefs of either silk or linen, add to one's attire. To the Left As Yon Enter. I Shop i'ullmaa car accommodation for X. W. rote I sis&nun cu we nut. aw