THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1919.
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FORTS TO BE LEFT
ON HUN COAST
AND KIEL CANAL
Helgoland Fortifications Will
Be Destroyed, But Basin
Will Be Retained as
Fishermen's Haven.
Paris, April 18. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The naval terms to
be incorporated in the peace treaty
concerning the Kiel canal and Hel
goland, have been revised in several
important particulars. It was the
original plan to destray the fortifi
cations of the canal, making it a
strictly commercial waterway 'with
out defenses. The changes that now
have been made leave the present
fortifications in existence, and pro
visions also have been inserted per
mitting of the continuance of the
present coast defenses, all of which
were to have been destroyed, ac
cording to the original plan.
The changes concerning Helgo
land leave intact the present large
basin constructed on an extensive
scale for the use of submarines dur
ing the war. It was concluded that
the use of submarines now had been
so restricted that the basin no long
er constituted a menace, and its con
tinuance was decided upon as pro
viding a useful haven for the North
sea fishing fleet in case of distress.
The fortifications of Helgoland are
to be dismantled so that the basin is
virtually the only thing retained.
The final disposition of the Ger
man fleet is one of the subjects still
undecided and even the highest
naval authorities are not aware how
the question stands since it passed
into the hands of the council of four.
The' disposition to be made of the
battleships and battle cruisers is one
of the chief things to be determined
under the head of naval terms and
the decision will affect the large
number of capital ships held under
the terms of the armistice.
Burglar Confesses to 11
Recent Crimes in Omaha
.
Jess McFall Tells Police How He Entered Houses By
Using Pass Key and Stole Loot Valued at Hundreds
of Dollars.
Eleven burglaries committed in
Omaha during the past 10 days by
a "gun-shoe" artist, who used a pass
key, are accredited to Jess McFall,
Lawrence, Kas., who was arrested
Thursday by Policeman R. Smith.
McFall confessed to the thefts of
clothes and jewelry amounting to
several hundred dollars.
McFall is a tall, a neat dresser
and is well groomed. "I owe my
downfiri to the need of money," he
said. "I came out west several
months ago for my health.. After
leaving Lawrence- Kas., I came here
and ran out of money and clothes,
so I stole."
The pass, key used in , obtaining
entrance to the houses from which
he stole was in his pocket. He re
fused to say where he disposed of
the stolen goods, saying that he
would have the loot returned to the
owners.
McFall confessed to the following
robberies: M. G. Guillemot, 2704
Farnam street, . revolver and $50
cash on the night of April 7; Ed
ward Helding, 314 South Twenty
sixth, man's suit, watch and purse;
E. T. Thompson, 1148 North Six
teenth, shoes, hat and suit; Mrs.
Moore, 624 South Sixteenth, shirt
and waist; T. W. Flannery, 624
South Sixteenth, overcoat; I. Eck
man, 405 South Twenty-fifth ave
nue, suit, shoes and toilet set; Hugo
Weinert, 1819 Cass, two suits;
Ralph Whittaker, 107 South Seven
teenth, suit of man's clothes; P. D.
Fillmore, 2573 St. Mary's avenue,
suit case, two suits and lady's dress;
N. S. Zalac, 2045 Dodge street, over
coat and suit; Miss Margaret Free-
GEN. PERSHING
SENDS CHEER TO
TROOPS IN NORTH
Calls Upon American Soldiers
, in Russia to Maintain Their
Morale Until Relief Can
Be Given.
Jess McFall.
ven, 517 North Twenty-third, $175
worth of , men's and women's
clothes.
McFall was arrested at Sixteenth
and Douglas streets when he was
wearing some of the stolen clothes.
Postal Appointments.
Washington, April IS. (Special Tele
gram) Postmaster appointed: Emma O.
Estemsen at Lake Norden, Hamilton City,
S. I)., vice Verner E. Frants, resigned.
Stella I Qoodley at Savery, Carbon City,
Wyo., vice Ora O. Wese, removed.
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Travel Allowance
of Troops Limited to
the Point of Muster
Washington, April 18. Travel
allowances of five cents a mile to
discharged soldiers authorized by a
recently enacted law can be paid
only to cover expenses from the
point where the soldier was dis
charged to the place where he was
originally mustered into the service.
Comptroller of the Treasury W. VV.
Warwick transmitted a ruling to
this effect today to the War de
partment. If the soldier's home is a greater
distance from the demobilization
camo than the olace from which he
entered the service, the comptroller
ruled, it will be necessary for him
to present a claim to the War de
partment for the differences be
tween the amount actually spent bV
him in reaching his home and that
paid to him upon his discharge.
Richard Crane Named for
Czecho-Slovak Minister
Washington, .Apirl 18. Selection
of Richard Crane, private secretary
to Secretary Lansing since 1915, to
be first American minister to the
new republic of Czcho-Slovakia
was announced at the State depart
ment today by Acting Secretary
Polk.
Mr. Crane, whose father ts
Charles R. Crane of Chicago, is 37
years old and was born in Denver,
Colo.
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Admission, 35c and War Tax
Archangel, April 18. (By the As
sociated Press.) Brig. Gen. Wilds
P. Richardson, U. S. A., arrived at
Archangel with his staff aboard the
first big icebreaker which has made
its way into the regular Archangel
docks since the beginning of winter.
Une of the first acts of General
Richardson, who comes to take com
mand of the American forces in
north Russia, was to make public to
the American troops a telegram
from General Pershing, calling upon
them to maintain their morale.
General Pershing's message was
as follows:
"Inform our troops that all Amer
ica resounds with the praise of the
splendid record the American ex
peditionary forces have made. The
reputation of the American soldier
for valor and his splendid discipline
under the most trying conditions
have endeared every member of the
expeditionary forces, not only to his
friends and relations, but to all
Americans.
"Their comrades in France have
not forgotten that the Americans in
north Russia are part of the expe
ditionaryforces and we are proud to
transmit to you the generous praise
of the American people. I feel sure
every soldier in northern Russia
will join his comrades here in the
high resolve of returning to Amer
ica with unblemished reputations.
"I wish every soldier in northern
Russia to know that I fully appre
ciate that his hardships have con
tinued long after those endured by
our soldiers, in France and that
every effort is being made to re
lieve conditions in the north at the
earliest possible moment."
General Richardson plans to make
a trip to the front as soon as pos
sible.
Million Jots on Farms ,
Waiting for Great Lakes
Gobs, Official Says
Chicago. April 18. A million jobs
are waiting for applicants in the
farming districts of the country, ac
cording to R. D. Baily, represent
tive of the United States Department
of Agriculture, who has been con
ducting a campaign at the Great
Lakes naval training station to in
terest service men m farm work.
"Mr. Baily says that the Depart
ment of Agriculture statistics to
date show a minimum of 1,000,000
Vaiting for applicants," says the
Bulletin, official paper of the station.
, While other representatives of the
department have visited Great Lakes
their mission has been to interest the
men in taking up and purchasing
lands. Mr. Baily was sent by the de
partment to present the crying need
for help on farms to sailors, espec-
cially to those who have come from
the farming section. This class have
shown a tendency to try for jobs in
larger centers of population. Mr.
Baily stated that in the middle west
the wages have been standardized
to about $60 per month with board
and washing and higher.
Germans Spring
Surprise by Move
. Against the Letts
Copenhagen, April 18. German
and Baltic-German troops have tor
cibly seized Libau and overthrown
the Lettish provisional government
according to advices received by the
Lettish press bureau here.
Th'e surprise was possible accord
ing to a report because of the fact
that Lettish troops had been sent
to the front, while Baltic-German
detachments had been brought back
to Libau. The city now is held
and patrolled by the Germans.
The coup was said to have been
carried out under the guise of sup
pression of the bolsheviki.
Red Cross Withdraws From
Relief Work in Asia Minor
New York, April 18. Withdrawal
of the American Red Cross from
relief work in Aleppo, Aintab,
Marash and other districts north of
Jerusalem, in Asia Minor, and its
administration . by the American
committee for Armenian and Syrian
relief was announced today by John
H. Finley, commissioner for the
Red Cross for Palestine, who has
just returned from a trip to the
near east.
Describing conditions in the near
east, Mr. Finley said:
"From the one town of Aintab,
30,000 Armenians were driven into
the desert to die, and now there are,
so far as we can learn, only 4,000
or 5,000 alive. If this proportion
holds rue throughout, then nearly
850,000 men, women and children
perished in that desert.
"Throughout Asia Minor, beyond
the points to which the British and
French troops have advanced, the
Armenians are still being persecuted
by the Turks."
Says Iowa Legislators
Took Part in Carousals
Des Moines, la., April 18. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Municipal Judge
Bonner today made charges to news
paper men that certain members
of the present legislature have taken
part in sensational parties and ca
rousals, and that developments may
result which will startle the state.
He says he notified Governor Hard
ing and that special investigators
have been looking into charges in
which young women are involved.
Jail for Spartacan.
London, April 18. Herr Eich
horn, former Spartacan chief of po
lice in Berlin, has been arrested by
German government troops at
Brunswick, an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen says.
When the troops took Brunswick,
Eichhorn tried to escape by airplane
but the machine was forced to land
and the fugitive was captured by the
soldiers.
Jewelry Increase and
Shortage in Pearls Is
Caused by War's End
Chicago, April 18. Jewelers are
having difficulty in obtaining enough
pearls to supply sales demands
which have increased since the war
ended and peace has given the world
a chance to renew its old passion
for self-adoriment
This word comes from Paris, one
or the centers of the pearl trade.
"As far as buyers in this market are
concerned, their demands can not
be satisfied because the pearls they
want can not be found. In conse-
aiience. speculators are buying up
any old thing in the way of pearls,
including goods never wanted be
fore. They feel they can take any
thing in the pearl line and make a
profit on it. , i'
Dealers in neutral countries, es
pecially .Spain, are buying large
quantities of pearl necklaces of good
quality but the most important de
l.iand for these now comes from the
dealers of South America, par
ticularly of Brazil and the Argen
tine, The exporting houses here
are continually in the market for
pearls for their clients in these
countries, the call from which is
practically unlimited.
"Prices are extremely high and
grow higher as the stocks grow
poorer. That we shall see another
rise in the prices of pearls soon is
the general expectation."
Taft Urges That League
Be Formed Without Delay
Minden, Neb., April 18. (Special
Telegram.) In his speech here Fri
day on the league of nations, former
President William Taft emphasized
the importance of forming the
league before any definite action
can be taken in regard to a peace
treaty. He interpreted th league
as a means of preserving the peace
of the world by limitation of arma
ment. During the course of his
speech he said: "I believe that po
litical parties are essential in popu
lar government. There are such
questions as this one which reach
above the politics of any one party."
'Mamma' Pankhurst
In Verbal Spanking of
Daughter for 'Red' Plea
(Br Universal Staff Correspondent.)
London, April 18. Perhaps Syl
via Pankhurst is too old to speak,
but "Mamma" (Mrs. Emmeline)
Pankhurst, in an interview with Uni
versal Service today administered a
vocal spanking because Syvia play
ed a cutup in the House of Commons
two nights ago. She arose in the
chamber and said "we want a so
viet." "In behalf of the women s party
and the majority of the sane women
in England I wish entirely to re
pudiate the action of my daughter
Sylvia," Mrs. Pankhurst said.
Fought Bolshevism Constantly.
"I have fought bolshevism con
stantly. I believe my daughter mus.t
have fallen into bad company. Her
action is particularly unfortunate at
the present moment when her sister
Christabel has been nominated i
candidate for Parliament from tlw
Abbey division of Westminster. .
. . i t i
in a woru, conciuucu uiauii".
Pankhurst, "Some miscreants bv
been abusing Sylvia's artistic" temp
cramcnt." 1 1 " . ' . .
t .
Nebraska Leads Country
In Alfalfa Production
iMcoraska leaas an tne states in
the union in the production of al
falfa, according to figures received
i . i - i r HP I. -
uy tne vnamocr oi commerce. tn
state's production last year wai
1,583,720 tons.
Alfalfa hay on the Omaha market
is selling at around $35 a ton, mak
ing the Nebraska crop for last yeas
total agout $55,429,200. v
The total yield of alfalfa hay in
the United States, last vear segre
gated 14,569,920 tons. Colorado pro
duced 1,407,330 tons, it being tht
only state that was within haling
distance of Nebraska in the matter
of production.
Iowa's production was 248,500
tons, with Kansas. 1,345,080, crowd
ing Colorado for second place.
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