Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 6, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY. MAY 6, 1919. SITUATION IN NORTH PART OF MEXICO SERIOUS About 3,050 Employes of .American Mining Company. Removed to Chihuahua City After Threats. Washington, May 5. The situa tion in northern Mexico is again re . fleeted as serious in advices received today from Mexico City and the border. . The State department has been advised that 3,000 employes of , an' American mining company at bauta Eulalia have been removed 10 Chihuahua City because of threat1 by Villa. , , In the capture of Parral the entire X'arranza garrison went over to the "Villa forces, which now threaten Chihuahua City. Americans in the state capital are reported to be en deavoring to obtain passage to El I'aso, as they fear the garrison may join, the, Villistas. Torreon is said to be Villa's next objective. Reports from the border say the Conchos bridge at Ortiz, south of Chihuahua City, has been destroyed by the rebels, thus closing the road for reinforcements moving northward. Send Reinforcements. Gen. Manuel M. Dieguez has been .ordered from the Tampico fields with 2,000 men to assist General Castro, who was reported as moving toward Chihuahua, constantly ha rassed by Villistas. Dieguez's de BMMBIIIIIIIMMMIIB 0 parture trom the oil fields at Tam pico was said to leave the situation technically at the disposal of Pelaez. a rebel leader. , , It is reported that Villistas cap tured Jimenez three weeks ago and that later the federal troops recap tured the city. While this is doubted it is admitted that the situation re garding Jimenez is confused. The capture of Parral put the Villistas in an excellent strategical position, as the town is on a branch line from the main line south from El Paso and is within striking distance of Jimenez. Villa Demands Indemnity. Villa has demanded an indenmity of 1,000,000 pesos from the Torreon region industries. The superintend ent of the Santa Eulalia mines re ported that the bandit demanded "taxes" for protection and had an nounced that he return in 30 days for the money. To avoid paying the "taxes" the superintendent closed the mines, taking everything that could be moved and all the men to Chihuahua. In his new movement to the south Villa has resumed his terrorizing tactics. Army Splits. Advices reaching Washington late today said that a portion of the Villa army had taken Bustillos, a town on the Northwestern railroad, 50 miles west of Chihuahua. These advices, it was said, would indicate that the forces of Villa had divided, as recent dispatches have said that a large Villa army still was in the vicinity of Parral. Capture of Bus tillos is regarded as seriously men acing Chihuahhua. Juarez, Mex., May 5. Rumors of fighting between federal troops and Villa followers at Jiminez, were in circulation here tonight, but' were unconfirmed, as passengers arriving from Chihuahua City had heard nothing of the rumored battle at the junction point on the line to Parral. You are going to pay for a $3,000, 000 bond issue soon, to put down 115 miles of paving on the big roads running up to and into Omaha. The main artery of traffic, the north road coming in, officially called the Black Hills Trail, but known to every voter in Omaha and Douglas County as the ECrug Park Road, 52d to the Briggs Road, is being left out with only three-fourths of a mile of paving out of the 1 15 miles. t , You want this road paved. You need it paved. You use it more than any other one highway that is being con sidered. ' , ' You have the right to demand that this road IS included, for you are the man who pays. tlr. Voter: Keep your eye on your commissioner. They reported that the railroad to Parral was cut and 20 kilometers of track destroyed. These passengers also brought re ports that six Chinese were killed in Parral before Villa left there, and that a German and a Mexican were also executed by Villa's men following the fighting. , No attack is anticipated on Chi huahua City soon, they said, and all of the mines of the Chihuahua and Santa Eulalia district are working full time. Bolsheviki Fleet Defeated; Crisis On Dvina Front Passes Archangel, May 5. (By Asso ciated Press.) The bolshevik flo tilla on the Dvina again attacked the allied positions near the junction with the Vaga on Friday, but were driven off by the guns of the allied land batteries which outranged the weapons of the enemy. After their repulse Thursday, the bolsheviki made two futile attempts Friday to approach the position held by the American, British and Rus sian troops. A report to headquar ters here this morning said that the situation along the Dvina was quiet. The feeling in Archangel is that the crisis on the Dvina river front has passed. The bolsheviki, it is be lieved, delayed too long in grasping the advantage offered when the Dvina became open for navigation. Additional reports on Thursday's defeat of the bolshevik attack at Berenznik, on the Vaga sector, show that the allied losses were four wounded. Army Orders. Washington. May 5. (Special Tele gram) Flrat Lieut. Silas Melvvin Comp ton, Medloal corps, la relieved from duty at the army reserve depot, New Cumber land, Pa., and will proceed to Des Moines. OREGON CLAIMS FIRST HONORS IN LOAN CAMPAIGN Say Iowa and Michigan Raised Quotas Through Bank Guarantees, Not Popular Subscriptions. Washington, May S. A dispute between Oregon and other states which claim to have passed their Victory Liberty loan quota de veloped today. Edward Cookingham, state chair man of the Oregon campaign, tele graphed Secretary Glass Jhat Ore gon had oversubscribed ; by popular subscription, and he and other state managers said they unde-xtood Iowa and Michigan had made their rec ords of oversubscriptions previous ly only because banks . in those states guaranteed the quotas. .' Should this prove to be the case Oregon . will claim the honor of be ing' the first state to raise its quota solely from small poputer subscrip tions. Investigation will be ordered by the treasury to ascertain the facts under which Iowa and Michi gan reached their goals. Additional reports ot subscrip tions today raised the total of the loan to about $1,700,000,000 with only one week remaining to push the total to the $4,500,000,000 de sired. . The Advertiser who uses The Bee Want Ad Column increases his business thereby and the persons who read them profit by the oppor tunities ottered, RUTH CLARK TELLS WHY SHE MADE AFFIDAVITS (Continued From Paga One.) in the affidavits," said Dr. Callfas. "I believe the girl is telling the truth. I am convinced of. this from the fact that she signed the state ments. She told me she was 1 ot a dope fiend and did not sell the stuff. I believe slie is telling the truth." ''Do you know she is living with a negro man at 216 North Thirteenth street?" Dr. Calltas was asked. "She told she was not and I think she told me the truth on this point, too." ':.. The negro man referred to is Cur ley Stinson, who is under federal in dictment for selling narcotic drugs in violation of the Harrison act. He is known to the police as the "King of Omaha Dope Peddlers " Dr. , Callfas refused to allow the reporter to come in her house and tell her what he knew about the case. "I am willing to ta!;e the girl's word," she expfained. "If you knew this" girl was living out of wedlock with a ncgio man, would you take any steps to termi nate such an unlawful arrange ment?" Dr. Callfas was askei. "I do not believe she was living with him. She told W she did not," was the reply. "We are handling the dope situation in Omaha the best we can. We resent 'he publi cation of stories in The Bee. and I have set out to show that the? are untrue." - "Why don't you attempt to con firm the. girl's statements to you?" she was asked. "I have gone about this in my own way and I do not care what you have to say about it." - Bitter Against Bee. Dr. Callfas declared she would not ask the police to break up the arrangement known to exist between the girl and negro man. "You simply have been trying to break up the detention home, and for this reason I have no use for The Bee and refuse to believe a word I read in it." Dr. Callfas defended the practice of administering dope to the in mates at the detention home, which has been in violation of the Nebras ka statutes. She was asked if she endorsed this disregard ,f the laws of the state, she repled that it was not her business to enforce the laws. "Let the officers of the law do that," she said. "It is none of our busi ness." Asked if she knew any physicians who were complying with the stat ute regulating the administration ol morphine and cocaine to addicts, she replied that she knew of none. Dr. Callfas admitted that it had bren her custom to ignore the law and re fused to state she had any intention of obeying the statute in the future. "Let some one else take that up," she said. "I am too busy." For the violation of the stale law regulating the prescribing, selling and giving narcotic drugs, the of fense is made a felony and a heavy fine and imprisonment in the peni tentiary is the punishment provided tor. One Dead, Many Injured, in Columbus Apartment Fjre Columbus, O., May 5. Fire in a seven-story down-town business and apartment building at midnight to night unquestionably has trapped many persons, police say. Scores of women who jumped from upper apartments of the seven story building have been rushed to hospitals seriously injured. Thirty minutes after the fire started police reported one known dead and esti mated those trapped at 20 or 30. A dpzen small children and babies in arms were tossed out windows. Finnish Red Guards Control Situation at Petrograd London, May 5. Finnish Red guards now are masters of the situ ation at Petrograd, according to a dispatch from Copenhagen to the Mail. Theyiave arrested members of the Danish Red Cross in that city and it is reported they intend to march against the Finnish White guards. Reports were received . Saturday from Paris that Finnish forces had occupied Petrograd, but the identity of the troops at the Russian capital was not established. Approve Jail Flans. ' The city council approved tena tive plans drawn by George L. Fisher for a new city jail and police station. Mr. Fisher was directed to proceed with final plans and speci fications. . , THE Hartmann Panama Wardrobe Trunk at $70 tURTMAKft Hal m Haw W.W is the biggest value in a ward robe trunk that you can buy. Has lift top, padded inside, lock ing device for drawers, shoe box easy to get at, laundry bag and hat box. Freling & Steinle Baffag Builders. 1803 Farnam St MRS. WILSON IN VISIT TO FRENCH BLIND SOLDIERS First Lady of Land Presented With Knitted Wrap by Sightless Heroes of Ameri ca's Sister Republic. New York, May 5. (Specials Mrs. Woodrow -Wilson wa 4the guest of 100 blinded French soldiers at a nique reception in Pans, re cently, according to ,word just re ceived here at the headquarters of the committee for , men blinded in battle, 111 East 59th ; street. The reception took place in the "Phare de France" (Lighthouse of France) which was established and has been supported for the last three years at 14 Rue Daru, Paris, with the aid of funds supplied by Amrr;can sym pathizers with the blinded fighting men of France. Many of the Frenchmen who greeted the wife of the American president were officers who, though sightless for life, had been re-edu cated in the "French L'ghthouse" and are now able and self-supporting citizens. Mrs. Wilson shook hands with each blind man and was shown through the various depart ments of the building, the knitting room, printing press room, pottery room, reading room, music hall and skating rink, in each of which she expressed her amazement at the skill and dexterity of the blind Frenchmen. To each Frenchman Mrs. Wilson gave a box of cigarets, saying, "This is just a little souvenir for you." The blind men in turn presented the president's wife with a knitted wrap. Similar gifts were given other Americans in the party,, which in; eluded Rear Admiral Carey T. Gray son, the president's physician; Mrs. Henry White, wife of the member of the American peace delegation, and Mrs. Wiljiam G. Sharp, wife of the former American ambassador to Fiance. The "gardienne" of the "light house," Miss Winifred Holt of New York, has been in Paris since the first year of the war superintending the work of giving blinded French soldiers "light through work." Dutch Minister Dies. Paris, May 5. Dr. A. L. E. De Stuers. Dutch minister at Paris since 1885, died today. He was 78 years old. If you care, for health and sturdy vigor, you'll care for GrapeNuts a superb wheat and barley food Delicious! Miller Flexible Arm Floor Lamps For Den, Porch or Can be had in dark verde, royal green, royal brown, Grecian an tique, old brass or mahogany fin ish, to harmonize with the furnish ings of your rooms. This floor lamp is without doubt the. most practical and convenient to use of all portable lamps. On display at our Electric Shop ' Retail. V Sent by Parcels YOUR ELECTRIC SERVICE COMPANY honw GREET MEN OF HOSPITAL UNIT K AT BLUFFS (Continued From race One.) Dodge Light Guards armory was cleared and illuminated in prepara tion for the unit's reception when the first leg of the triumphal march was finished. The crowd continued to gather throughout the evening, but many delayed going to the sta tion until the hour of arrival ap proached. History of Unit Mobile hospital No. 1, of which Unit K was the nucleus was the first of its kind to enter the field with the American army. Its pres ence at the front made possible deli cate operations near the front line operations near the front line upon patients too badly wounded to be transported. ' v The unit comprised 16 ward tents Thompsoit-Belclen. &Ga TIi e 7&sJiion Gener or Women New Things- In Growley To add the beauty to a You are invited to visit the for yourself, all of the latest Office 75 ' Pott at An Additional Charge of 15 TyIcr Three Ona Hundred and other tents for. personnel, . morgue and kitchen, sn elaborate-j sterilization camion and an X-ray camion were part of the equipment -maintained. , In co-operation with evacuation v hospital No. 7, the Mobile hospital handled 26,000 patients in six weeks. . The unit moved U times and con ducted 6.046 operations, on patients too badly mutilated to.be moved. It comprised sixty men. Besides Colonel Macrae, trier were two officers with the organiza tion, Capt. Louis . E. Hanish of Omaha, and Lt. John Long, 518 East Pierce street, Council Bluffs, for merly an Omaha newspaper man. . Clifford Wolf, son-in-law of Col onel Macrae, and son of Mrs. Jo seph Bardrige of Omaha, was a mem ber of the unit. Double Murder and Suicide. Amarillo, Tex., May 5. John Greber, a farmer living near White Deer, Tex., today shot his mother and a younger sister, wounded, prob ably fatally, an older sister, and then shot himself. He is expected to die. The cause of the tragedy' is un known. Neckwear final touch of dainty toilette Crowley neckwear Is "different." It has a cer tain originality of de sign a different way of using and combining ; textures. You would think each dainty set, collar or coat vestee, was cut and made with all the care a clever cos turner would give you in making it for you indi vidually. Most of the Crowley neckwear is hand-made, as any one can see at a glance by the clever lit tle touches of the skilled needleworker. neckwear shop--to see fashions. Cent fi So. Three