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BITS OF NEWS
WILSON TO RETURN
BY WAY OP. ANTWERP.
Paris, May 19 The question of
President Wilson sailing homeward
from Antwerp again is under con
. sideration.
" If it it fouiid that the harbor is
adequate for the draft of the presi
dent's vessel the trip to Brussels
will be deferred until a stop can be
made there on the way to Antwerp
for the homeward voyage.
GERMANY IGNORES "
WEEK OP. MOURNING.
Paris, May 19. (French Wireless
Sevice.) The week of mourning in
Germany decreed by the govern
ment because of the terms of the
peace treaty appears to have met
with little success. Reports arc that
nearly all the music halls remained
open and that in some places the
people danced all night. One bit of
pungent comment comes from the
.Volksblatt of Halle, which says: ,
"It is not now, but on August' 1,
191V that general mourning should
havebeen ordered in Germany."
PERSHING MAY RETURN
TO U. S. IN SIX WEEKS.
Washington, May 19. Army of
ficers arriving in Washington from
American headquarters in France
are of the opinion that General Per
shing will return to the United
- States in July. While no specify
statement has been made , of the
commander-in-chief's plans, it : is
said to be the general impression at
Chaumont that he and his personal
staff ill sail in six to eight weeks.
REDUCE WEST POINT
. COURSE TO THREE YEARS.
Washington, May 19.--Recom-mendations
of the general staff that
the course' of instruction at West
" Point be reduced . permanently to
three years were approved today by
' . Secretary Baker. The change is ex
pected to go into effect with the
next class, but no change from the
present entrance requirement will
be made.
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
MEDAL TO ANNA SHAW.
Washington, May 19.- Secretary i
Baker" today presented the Distin
guished Service medal to Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw, chairman of the
woman's committee of the Council
of National Defense, and to eight
officers of the army.
HUNS HAVE UNTIL JUNE 7
TO ACCEPT PEACE TERMS.
Taris, May 19. The Germans,
probably will have until the end of
the first week in June to say "yes"
or "no" regarding their signature of
the peace treaty. The German
counter proposals are expected. in
French circles to be so elaborate
and voluminous that the inter-allied
delegates can scarcely finish their
consideration before June L
Marshal - Foch today laid before
the council of four his plan for mil
itary; operations -that are-to be put
into .effect in case the German plen
ipotentiaries decline to,ignvthe
peace treaty. ' ' ,
After the jconference between
Marshal Foch and the council of
four President Wilson had a talk
witli General Pershing. It became
known later that General Pershing's
visit to London may be postponed
in order to await developments. ,
MUSSULMANS GO TO
AID OF THE SULTAN. "
Paris, May 19. Depositions that
have been made before the council
of four by Edwin Samuel Montague,
British secretary for India, the ma
harajah of Bikanir, and Mussulman
delegates from India, have, accord
ing o the Temps, produced an im
pression which may affect the set
tlement of the Turkish problem in
some particulars. - , ;
The Mussulmans laid emphasis
upon the fact that they had taken
a preponderant part in the opera
tions against Turkey, Germany's
ally, and pecalled an engagement
that "had been made that advantage
was not to be taken of a victory to
' humiliate Islam in the person of the
sultan. -1 , -
Although no decision has been
taken, says the Temps, it appears
likely that the plan adopted will
respect the integrity of Turkey
proper, excluding the notably Arabic
countries. , ,
GOMPERS RECOVERS v
FULLY FROM INJURIES.
New ,C York, May 19. Samuel
Gompers, president of the 'Amer
ican Federation of Labor, who was
seriously injured here a month ago
when a surface car collided with a
taxicab, Jeft for his home in Wash
ington tonight after physicians had
pronounced him entirely recovered.
CHURCH CONDEMNS
SUNDAY NEWSPAPERS.
St. Louis, May 19,-j-Resolutions
apprpving the proposed league of
nations and emphatically condemn
ing the publication of Sunday news
papers were adopted at today's ses
sion of the 131st general assembly
of the Presbyterian church, U. S. A.
President Wilson's stand on ' the
. league of nations was endorsed
unanimously and the senate was pei
titioned to ratify the covenant.
Spirited discussion preceded the
adoption of the Sunday-newspaper
resolution, which calls on members
of the church not to subscribe for,
read or advertise in it?
The Rev. Dr. John A: MacCollum
of Philadelphiar in a speech con
demning the resolution, charged the
commissioners with insincerity.
'."Let us be - sensible about this
question," he declared. ; "I did a
little detective work around the ho
tels yesterday and saw former mod
erators, many secretaries of boards
and about half- the commissioners
here reading Sunday papers. - The
Sunday paper is just as necessary as
. the Sundy trolley,, which you at
tempted to condemn several years
,ago." V'-' -v- -
-As resolution stating the Presby
terians in convention here were not
" prepared to accept the proposal for
' the federation of all the Presbyter
ian and reformed churches in Amer-
. ica, was adopted.' j';
All games, . sports, unnecessary
. traveling, ' commercialized and in
commercialized -- entertainment on
Sunday were denounced in other
resolutions adopted. . -N.
VOL. 48. NO. 288.
MESSAGE
TO BE READ
TODAY TO
CONGRESS
Republicans Get Control of
Both Branches for First
Time Since 1911; Busy
Session Foreseen.
Washington, May 19. The 66th,
or "reconstruction" congress, called
into extraordinary session by Presi
dent Wilson , from Paris, convened
at noon today and republican ma
jorities in senate and house organ
ized both bodies.
Representative Gillett of Massa
chusetts was elected speaker of the
house over Representative Champ
Clark of Missouri, democratic can
didate and former speaker, by a vote
of 227 to 172.
Senator Cummins of Iowa, the
republican candidate, was . chosen
president pro tempore of the senate
over Senator Pittman of Nevada,
democrat, 47 to 42. Several demo
crats were absent, but all repub
licans were in their seats, two with
holding their votes.
I he republicans of both bodies
also elected full slates of other of
ficers and thus, for the first time
since 1911, returned to control of
the American national legisature. ,
Both Bodies Adjourn.
Routine - affairs- of - organization
comprised - the opening day's pro
ceedings, both bodies adjourning
until noon tomorrow, when presi
dent Wilson's cabled message will
be read separately in the senate and
house. 1 . -
The. senate today concluded its
session in 50 minutes and the house
ia two-hours and 20 minutes. ""'
. Tl. ... J . J
Miicr was no ouiwara , eviuence
in the initial proceedings of the
enormous amount 1 of work ahead.
The peace treaty with Germany, in
cluding the league of nations cove
nant the Austrian treaty and, the,
proposed convention for protection
of France are not expected before
next months All hold promise ct
dramatic debate.
Rush Appropriations.
Appropriation bills which failed
in the filibuster last March will be
rushed immediately in the, house.
Chairman Good of the house ap
propriations ? committee tonight
called a meeting for tomorrow to
begin work 6nthe. general defi
ciency measure.
Legislation dealing with railroads,
telegraphs and telephones, woman
suffrage, prohibition, repeal of the
luxury taxes, and other pressing
subjects are promised in the van of
important -economic and recon
struction questions. ;&
1 he legislation is expected bv
leaders to hold congress in session
almost continuously until the pres
idential conventions of Vilv. In
vestigations planned by the repub-"
licans of numerous administration
acts also are expected to begin in
the near tuture, with inauguration
probable in the house in connection
with appropriation bills.
Suffrage Is First .
The flood of bills which is ex
pected to make the new congress
momentous began in the house to
day, and the senate's initial meas
ures will be presented tomorrow.
House resolution No. 1 was the
woman suffrage constitutional
(Continued .on Paso Four. Column Five)
Dr. David H. Greer,
Episcopal Bishop,
Dies in New York
New York, May 19. The Right
Rev. David H. Greer, - Protestant
Episcopal bishop of New York, died
in a hospital here at 6:10 o'clock to
night. ' - ' ' 1
Prior to his election to the epis
copate he had risen" to national
prominence as rector of St. Bar
tholomew's church,; New York City.
' Born at ' Wheeling, W Va., in
1844, Dr. Greer was graduated from
Washington M:ollege, Pa., in ,1862.
Immediately after his graduation he
took up the1 study of lawbut soon
threw it aside and became a student
at the seminary at Gambier, O. He
was ordained in 1868, and his first
charge was at . Clarksburg, W. Va.
After a brief 'stay there he went to
Trinity church, Covington, Kyy re
maining there until 1871, when he
went abroad. In 187S he returned
to accept the rectorship of Grace
church. Providence, R. L ,He served
there for 13 years ' before going .to
New York as rector of St. Bar
tholomew's, a position which - he
continued to hold until his eleva
tion to the bishopric in 1904. .
In addition to- performing - the
many duties in, connection with his
position, Bishop Greer found time
to engage id considerable literary
work Among his books are "The
Historic Christ," "From Things to
God," "The Preacher and His
Place,"' and "Visions.
v FOR BEST HOME FEATURES READ THE BEE'S WOMAN'S SECTION AND CHILDREN'S CORNER.
The Omaha Daily Bee
CatoraS u wtttMm mltar May 28. INS. it
"OMlia P " ' Mm S, 1179.
Peace to Come When Tlree
of Five Great Powers Sign
and Ratify Proposed Pact
"Mystery Clause" in Treaty Said to Indicate That If
United States Senate Blocks Ratification of Docu-
ment, America May Be Left at Post When ResumpT
tiori of Trade is Begun. V - .
By Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
i Special Cable Dispatch.
Paris, May 19. The , latest version of the "mystery
clause" in the treaty of peace concerning which nothing but
speculation and indefinite phraseology has appeared in the
press is that peace will be an acepmpnsnea tact as soon as
any three of the five great powers have ratified the docu
ment. Heretofore it had been
were specified and certainly
among them.
This novel interpretation, which
is entirely unofficial and must be
accepted with reserve, has given
those here who fear the American
senate may block American ratifi
cation and who are most anxious to
see the treaty through at all costs
in its present form, a welcome oc
casion to swing the well-known club
inscribed "big business" over Amer
ica's head. , ,
A veritable avalanche of ' argu
ments is flooding American news
paper men's ears, all culminating,
substantially, in the warning:
"The American senate had better
accept the treaty and be quick about
it, or America will be left at the
post when resumption of trade and
commerce, begins." , y
May Score Advantage.
Any three of the great powers, it
is argued, which have ratified the
treaty, will unquestionably forth
with reopen all the channels of
Commercial communication with the
enemy countries and thus "score a
decided , advantage" over America,
which as long as the treaty is held
up unratified by the senate will nec
essarily continue to be in a state of
war with Germany. . ' '-
.; In quarters where this clumsily
veiled threat i$ "uttered, it is suggest
ed that France; Great Britain, Japan,
and possibly Italy, all of which are
virtually jimhampered' by constitu-
FORM OF LEAGUE
170RSETHAN.0LD
Republican Leader Thinks
Majority of Senate 1
Favors Amendment to
Covenant. '
Washington, May 19. Senator
Lodge, republican leader, and chair
man of the foreign relations com
mittee, in a statement tonight de
clared tM, revised league of nations
"is unacceptable," and predicted it
would not be accepted by' the ma
jority of the senate without amend
ment. ' . V
Characterizing the new league
covenant as included in the peace
treaty 'as "distinctly worse than the
old, and more dangerous to the
peace of the world and to American
rights and interests," Senator Lodge
declared that none of the sugges
tions from the senate or from Elihu
Root had been carried out.
Amendments Necessary.
Senator Lodge's statement fol
lows: "So far as I can judge and I have
had conversations with many sena
tors, including members of both par
ties I am satisfied that a majority
of the senate feels very -strongly
that the league as now presented
must receive amendment; that in
its present form, without any
change, it is unacceptable, and would
not be accepted.
"To say that the amendments put
forward in the senate, and those
proposed and formulated by Mr.
Root on the suggestion of the State
department have been met is with,
out any foundation. Not one of, the
suggestions of the senate, not one
of the amendments proposed by Mr.
Root, has been carried out. Some
have been entirely rejected, and
where there is an appearance; of
their having been adopted, examina
tion shows that the new form is dis
tinctly worse than the old and more
dangerous to the peace of the world
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Whole Overseas Army
May Be Home First
of July, Says Daniels
Washington, May 19. "At the
present rate with which the navy, is
bringing the army home from
France, we will have all of the expe
ditionary forces except 400,000 men
back in the United States by the 1st
of July," said Secretary of the Navy
Daniels -today. c
Secretary Daniels announced that
the navy expects to be able to re
lease from active service by August 1
all officers and men of the reserve
force ivho desire to return to civilian
life.
LODGE SAYS NEW
OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 20, 1919.
'
understood the three powers
that the United States was
- ( .
tional strings in the way of treaty
making, will undoubtedly ratify the
pact with Germany within a month
after the signing. "Therefore," said
one of thediplomats to the corre
spondent today, "'if America expects
an even share with them in com
peting for world trade on a peace
basis she will have to step lively."
Raises New Issue.
Some American officials close to
the president let it be known that
Mr. Wilson,, while not proposing
even to coerce the senate when he
returns home, will point out the dis
advantages urider which , American
business may be put in the event the
senate engages in prolonged discussions-
or attempts to alter the
terms of the treaty,.
The possibility of alteration of the
treaty by the senate raises many
new issues. One view expressed in
official circles is that , such action
might necessitate an entirely new
conference- between the United
States and Germany separately. That
in turn, would endanger America's
relations with the entire entente, it
is .pointed out' and might open up
unexpected obstacles thus delaying
peace with Germany.
It can be seen what a volume
of speculation has been raised by
the vague press reports regarding,
the "mystery clause,? and how every
faction is seizing ' the- new oppor
tunity to exploit its own cause and
further its, own wishes. , r
VON, IIINDENBURG
SAYS HUNS MUST
ACCEPTTREATY
Military Leaders Consider it
Necessary to Seal -Compact
With Allies; Rantzau
Returns to Versailles.
By the Associated Press.
Count Brockdorff-Rantzau, chief
German peace plenipotentiary, has
returned to Versailles from Spa,
where he went Saturday for a con
ference, and has brought back with
him Herr Landsberg and Herr Gies
berts, two of the main members of
the German delegation, who had
been in Berlin, going over the situa
tion with the authorities, and also a
large retinue of naval, military and
financial experts. y
Thus indications are that the Ger
mans intend to continue their ef
forts to come into agreement with
the allied and associated representa
tives on peace terms that will be
satisfactory to the German govern
ment and people.
Meanwhile reports continue to
emanate from Germany of dissatis
faction over the terms set for Ger
many to sign, and a reiteration by
President Ebert that the Germans
will never affix their signatures to
the treaty as it stands, and that
foreign countries "will protest with
Germany against "this peace en
slavement." Resistance Impossible.
On the other hand Field Marshal
Von Hindenburg is reported to have
told the members of the German
cabinet, ' representatives of the
political parties and other leaders
at a meeting in Berlin Friday that
resistance was impossible and that
the military leaders considered it
necessary to seal the compact as
desired by the allies.
An exchigc of credentials be
... en this Austrian peace delegates
and the representatives of the r'lied
and associated powers has taken
place at St. Germain. Belief is ex
pressed in Paris that the act of
handing the peace treaty to the Aus
trians will be delayed, possibly until
next week, owing to the impossi
bility of completing the draft.
The council of four discussed
Monday the question of German
religious missions abroad and also
matters dealirfg with Bulgaria and
Turkey. The council of foreign
ministers met and considered Bel
gium's claims as they affect Hol
lands . : ; : ,
Injured Airman Dies.
Kansas City,. Mo., May 19. Lt.
Ira M. Bidwell, who was injured in
an airplane fall last Thursday at
Enid, Okl., died last night in a hos
pital at Cherokee, Okl., according
to a message received here today.
Lieutenant Bidwell , was. widely
known throughout the middle west
as a base ball promoter and the
manager of semi-professional teams.
DOWNING
GERMANS
EASY TASK
FOR "RICK"
Ace of Aces, Who Fought
Many Air Battles in War,
Before Omaha Audience, (
Details Experience.
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacher, Amer
ican "ace of aces" and flying hero,
thrilled an audience in the auditor
ium last night with some of his ex
periences at the front in France.
-"Kick" proved -himself a good
public speaker, as , well as he has
pr-ved himself a good airman. He
paid glowing tributes to some of the
hAmerican airmen who - were is
friends, particularly to Maj. Frank
Luke, Maj. Raoul Lufberry, Capt.
Norman Hall and Lt. Wilbur White.
"People often ask me what are
a man's feelings when he is up in
the air engaged in a fight with an
enemy plane," said Eddie. "I didn't
have any feeling that I can recall
except the sensatio., that thij a
chinebefore me w.s an instrt:...cnt
of the e emy and that it .was neces
sary to destroy it or else it would
dfstroy me. It was only after I
lad come to earth again that the
realization came to me that I had
b i pu:ng buhts into e living,
breathing human being like myself
and then I hated war more than
ever.
Fights 12 Huns.
"I was given the first Spad flown
by an American officer at the front.
This was at the Chateau Thierry
front and I felt I was about the last
word in flying men. While I was
taking a flight in that plane one day
with Capt. Norman Hall that I had
an experience which I shall never
forget. We encountered a squad
ron of 12 Hun planes. I attacked
the rear one and sent it down in
flames. I then -zoomed up. but
found that all the rest of the Hun
airmen had discovered me and that
I was the target of all of them.
There was only one thing to do. I
plunged in a vertical dive and did
12,000 feet in the twinkling of an eye.
One of my eardrums burst as a re
sult of the sudden change of at
mospheric pressure.
"The bravest sight I ever saw I
witnessed on the Verdun front. Our
squadron with several others was
ordered out to a great attack. It
was the biggest 'dog fight' I ever
witnessed. We called them 'dog
fights' when many planes were en
gaged. In this instance there
were probably 70 planes fighting.
They were plunging and zooming
and crashing to earth and the air
was streaked with incendiary bullets.-
"Lt. Wilbur White, one of our
men, suddenly saw the Hun leader
attacking the rear man of the squad
ron, an inexperienced boy who had
no chance with the seasoned Boche.
Without a moment's hesitation.
Lieutenant White plunged toward
the Hun. The planes locked to
gether arid crashed to earth. The
lieutenant had given his life for his
friend. '
Jumps Off Plane.
"I had a very similar experience,
though it ended less tragically. It
was soon after I had been given
command of the squadron and we
set out very early one morning- to
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Plot to "Assassinate''
Rickenbacker While in
Omaha Nipped in Bud
Federal officials in Omaha yester
day were advised that a plot was on
foot to assassinate "Eddie" Ricken
backer, famous American "ace of
aces", here "yesterday, and former
President Taft and. Leslie M. Shaw,
former secretary of the .treasury,
who will be in Omaha for the' peace
meeting May 31.
Secret service men ' immediately
rushed out to frustrate the attempted
murder of the famous airman fighter.
After an hour's excietment they
found that
Well, here's ftje story:
The Pathe triotion picture ' ex
change wired 'New York eaVly yes
terday morning telling of the fa
mous "ace's" . visit - here : and asked
the main office of the news weekly
for instructions whether a few hun
dred feet of film should be "shot."
' The New York office wired backi
"Shoot Rickenbacker today ana Taft
and Shaw when they arrive there."
The telegraphy operator who re
ceived the message .jumped half way
out his chair and knocked over sev
eral chairs in his efforts to prevent
the assassination of the idol of the
air. j;
: He called the federal officers and
told them of the "plot."
The federal officers investigated
and discovered that Rickenbacker
was scheduled to be "hot," but not
in the way the telegraph operator
suspected, ....".... i
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By Mill (I wr), Dally, S4.M: Sintey. Il.tol 1 w KsEilV IQ.
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Fate of Australian in Doubt; i
Americans to Resume Flight
Commander of NC4 Plans
Early Start on Last Leg of
Journey; Will Stop at ,
Ponta Delgada.
Washington, May 19 Rear Ad
miral Jackson at Ponta Delgada,
Azores, cabled the Navy department
tonight that the American naval Bi
plane NG4 in command of Lt. Com.
A. C. Read would leave Horta,
Fayal, tomorrow at 7 o'clock, Green
wich timex (3 a. m. Washington
time) if weather conditions permit
A stop will be made at Ponta Del
gada, the message said. '
The early hpur set for the stait of
( - flight - to Ponta Delgada was
interpreted by navy officials here to
mean that Commander Jlead would
attempt tomorrow to make the en
tire trip of more than 925. nautical
miles to Lisbon," Portugal, the real
end of the transatlantic flight. The
stop at Ponta Delgada was thought
to be planned for the purpose of ob
taining supplies.
NC-4 Weatherbound.
Meanwhile, Lt. Com. A. C. Read
with the NC-4 still was weather
bound at Horta, and the NC-1, third
ship of the aerial fleet, was officially
described as in almost sinking con
dition 30 miles off Corvo island,
Azores, 'with the destroyer Fairfax
standing by. Lieutenant Command
er Bellinger and his crew of the
NC-1 are aboard the' cruiser Colum
bia at Horta, definitely out of the
race, according to Bellinger's own
report on the condition of his ma
chine. v .
With his arrival at Ponta Del
gada, Commander Towers agaiir
takes active command of the flight
situation. Whether Commander
Read in the NC-4 shall proceed
alone at the earliest possible mo
ment or await refitting of the NC-3
to resume the flight depends on the
condition of the latter plane. Of
ficers here believed Hhe NC-4 com
mander would be ordered to pro
ceed as soon as weather permits.
. Dispatch Lifts Gloom:
A dispatch from Rear Admiral
Jackson announcing, thai the NC-3
ad been sighted approaching Pon
ta Delgada on the water under its
own power lifted the gtoom that
slowly had settled over the Navy de
partment as the hours passed with
no word from Towers and his men.
The air of anxiety hanging over the
department passed in a moment as
the good news ran like wildfiree
through the corridors when Admiral
Jackson's terse message was re
ceived. As news of Commander Towers'
safety sjread through the Navy de
partment a feeling of relief fol
lowed it, for it meant that Ameri
can seaplane construction had stood
the test of storm on the surface as!
well as having conquered the air.
It has been a saying of the service
that the planes were built to ride
any seas in which they could land.
The NC-3 rode out a, gale that is
said to have approached a 90-mile
rate at times, and came serenely
taxi-ing into port, having kept stead
ily on her general course under
guidance of her crew. This estab
lished, it is said, a record for the
service, probably for the world.
"Safe and Well."
When Secretary Daniels got the
word of Towers' safety, he personal
ly telephoned it tox Mrs. Towers,
wife of the officer, who had clung
courageously to" her faith and h6pe
throughout the endless hours of
waiting. The secretary also flashed
to the officer a, message of con
gratulations and assurances of Mrs.
Towers' knowledge that he was safe.
Later Mrs. Towers received a ca-,
blegram from her husband, saying
only "Safe and well." ,
Reports on weather conditions
about the Azores, cabled to the de
partment tonight by Admiral Jack
son, were not altogether favorable
for a start by the NC-4 on the next
leg of the flight. Rain squalls still
overspread that part of the ocean"
and the sea visibility remained low.
Ford Will Contest
Newberry Election;
Files Formal Notice
Washington, . May 19. Formal
notice of a contest in the , election
of Truman H. Newberry, republican
senator-elect from Michigan, was
given today with the filing in the
senate of petitions by Henry Ford,
defeated democratic candidate, ask
ing for an investigation of cam
paign expenditures and a recount of
the ballots.
The charges are a repetition of
those presented by Mr. Ford last
session to the senate elections com
mittee. - - '
Alleged German Plotter
to Go on Trial in Canada
Fredericton, N. B., May 49. Wer
ner Home, alleged German plotter,
who has been inAmerican custody
since his arrest on a charge of blow
ing up the .international bridge , of
the Canadian Pacific railway be
tween Vancebore, Me., and Mc
Adam, N. B., early in 1915, is to be.
tried here for the crime. Sheriff
Hawthorne of York county has gone
to the United States boundary to
receive the prisoner from American
officials. ' - . i
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SI
W ll u u
Secretary Daniels
Predicts Airplane
Will Encircle Globe
Washington, May 19. "En
circling the globe by airplane"
is the next-epoch-making feat
of aviation, according to views
expressed today by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, in discuss
ing the wonderful feat of the
navy in the successful flight Of
its aircraft from Newfoundland
to the Azores, r - "
Secretary Daniels regards the
. things accomplished already as
far from anything merely spec
tacular, and looks on them as
full of-substance for the future
commerce of the world and the
linking together of all its lands,
as could be done in no other
way than by the airplane.
"We are flying across the
ocean today because flying is
going to be an important part
of the world's transportation," -said
Mr. Daniels. "But we shall
not bnly fly across the Atlantic
ocean, but around the world.
"The use of electricity and
electric heat will make transpor
tation across the seas and
aroud the world more comfort
able than it has ever been."
196 NEBRASKA
TROOPS ARRIVE
HOME FROM WAR
One Hundred Members of Two
Balloon Companies vWhich
Trained at Fort Omaha
. Return to City. ,
One hundred and ninety-six Ne
braskans, including 100 members of
the 17th and 18th balloon companies,
who trained at Fort Omaha for nine
months before leaving on Septem
ber 21 for France, returned to Oma
ha at midnight last night. ' "
Sergaants Earf Reynolds, Ralph
Eyre and Paul Shumway, and Pri
vates J. G. Week and John Starr,
Omaha boys, were among those who
returned.
The men formed a casual detach
ment, their, companies having been
demobilized at Camp Merritt when
they arrived May 15 from Germany.
On the train were 85 other' Ne
braskans, members of the 32d Divi
sion. J. H. Hinf , 2921 South Twenty-fifth
street, Omaha, a member-of
the 113th Field Signal -battalion, re
turned otV the same train with 10
other Nebraskans of his organiza
tion. ' ; '
Trainmen to Strike
y in Syrnpathy With ,
Winnipeg Unions
Winnipeg, May 119. President
Baker of Brandon, Man., trades
council, announced at union head
quarters here that a general strike
would be declared t6morrow ' at
Brandon, presumably in sympathy
with Hhe general strike in progress
here. The situation in Winnipeg is
virtually unchanged.. . ". .
R. B. Russell, business- agent for
ttu machinists' union, issued th; fol
lowing announcement at union h:ad
quarters today: ' ": - -.
"The engineers, firemen, switch
men and trainmen on the govern
ment roads have taken a vote which
was unanimous. They are rea ly Id
strike at the call of the centrakstrike
committee. Canadian Pacific rail
way men of the same departments
are voting." - - - v -
Rumors that a soviet government
has been instituted in Winnipeg are
utterly false.
No Sunday Delivery of
' Ice, Says Mayor Smith
"There will be no ice sold, de
livered or given away in Omaha on
Sundays this summer," Mayor Smith
told William Russ, representing the
Omaha ice men, yesterday.
An ordinance prohibiting sale or
delivery' was passed by the "city
council last fall at the request of
the ice' men who sought to get a
day of rest. . .
"Some of the restaurants and other
business houses I found had an idea
that ice would' be delivered on Sun-,
day," said Russ. "The statement of
Mayor Smith indicates that the ordi
nance will be enforced." a
German Papers Publish ,
; Parts of Peace Treaty
Paris, ,f May 19. The German
newspapers are beginning to pub
lish extracts . of the peace treaty
text. The allied and associated gov
ernments consider that if the Ger
mans publish the text there is no
need to abide by the official sum
mary and will communicate to their
newspapers the exact text of the
passages that appear in German
newspapers. . .. , ...
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All Available Ships Searching.
for Missing Seaplane; Huge
Crowds Await News '
'in London. -
London, May 19. London , spent
the day it) tense excitement and sus
pense, awaiting the result of Harry
Hawker's bold attempt to fly across
the Atlantic, and , after a day , of
anxious inquiries and unverified .ru
mors and speculation the fate of the
pilot and his navigator, Mackenzie
Grieve, is still unknown. , . ...
A Sopewith machine, supposed to
be Hawker's, according to an ad
miralty wireless report descended
to the surface of the ocean 40, miles
west of the mouth of the Shannon.
Received No Dispatch. -
According to the Daily Mail, ad
miralty quarters in Queenstown,
when questioned at 11:15 o'clock to
night, denied having received a wireJ
less dispatch from the - Castletown
station saying Hawker's machine
had landed 40 miles west of the
mouth of the Shannon, ot any other
wireless. . Z
Moreover, it was asserted,! the
especially sensitive wireless plant at"
Ballybunnion, on the northwest
coast of County -Kerry, Ireland, djd
not receive the message.
Admiralty in London is investi
gating the mystery. , .
Early, unverified reports were that
Jhe Sopewith machine encountered a
gale, which reduced its speed to 40
miles an hour, and finally compelled
jt to descend. -
Crowds Throng Airdrome, -v
Crowds waited the day vlong at
the Broolands airdrome, where
Hawker learned to fly, believing
that the aviator would make his
landing there, although experts had
expressed the opinion that-Hawker
would unlikely be able to fly there.
The fate of Hawker and Grieve
cannot be definitely stated, and to
night it is impossible even to assert
that the machine found at sea is
Hawker's. - - ; -.
i at weatner on the irisn. coast
Monday was boisterous, with rain
and haze.
The admiralty has sent out all
available ships to search for the
aviators. .."'
Pay Bets Prematurely.
St.. Johns, N. F., May 19.-i-Early.
reports of Harry Hawker's safe ar
rivaliott the Irish coast, at first ac
cepted as true, had turned tonight
to grave fears for the fate of the
Australian aviator and his navigator,
Com. Mackenzie Grieve. When
darkness fell it was felt that no news
was bad news, for the time allotted
for the. history-making flight had
long since passed. ' 'S ' "
' This little city, which had : har
bored Hawker and Grieve, wanted
to believe that they were safe on the
other side of the lAtlantic ; s Bets
laid, against their success were paid
cheerfully at the first report that
they had landed, and the whple city
voiced its happiness. ' .
Capt. "Frederick P. Raynhatn, the1
British aviator who was badly cut
and bruised in the collapse of hit
Martinsyde plane when he triedTto
"take off" in the wake of his rival,
sent a message of congratulation to
Hawker from his sick bed, and is
sued a statement applauding what
he termed his "fellow Briton's sue
cess." 1 . i r- ,f
When the realization struck home
that the 20-hour flying period for
which the Sbpwith carried fuel had
elapsed without official report of the
aviators, those familiar with ? the
dangers of the adventure hesitating
ly advanced the guess that the flight
had stopped short of its goal,
1 Interest Centered in Pilots
Interest- a't once turned to the
possible fate of the airmen, perhaps
adrift in their ingeniously construct
ed, "emergency, boat" which had
been shaped to form the rear hood,
of the Sopewith's fusilage after it
had been tested here and proved to
possess considerable seaworthiness.
Then there were the "nonsinkable"
rubber suits which Hawker .and
Grieve wore, and discussion switched
to them. They were of the United
States navy's type, designed . to be
inflated through a small pipe.
It was estimated that food sup
plies, including warm drink, had
been storeon the "boat", sufficient
to last the two flyers ,48 hours, pro-'
vided the "boat" could stay afloat
that length of time. , .
Raynham May Try.
s Raynham announced tonight ha
may still attempt a transatlantic
flight. After a check of the dam.
age sustained by his Martinsyde, h4
said he might try to repair it.
"I shall fly home if it is possible.
he declared, "probably in the same
plane reassembled. If that is not
possible, then in a new one, provid
ing my owners agree."' -
Raynham Optimistic ,
Although associates of " Hawker .
and Grieve late tonight reluctantly
conceded that the - aviators j "prob
ably have failed," Captain Raynham
was still optimistic as to the safety
6f the Sopwith and its crew - He
suggested that Hawker might have '
landed at some isolated spoint on,
the coast of Jreland. The storm
breeding depression referred - to by
meteorologists was known to Haw
ker and himself yesterday when ther
both decided to "take the air,"
said. . - - - - .
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