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RIEF RIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS B KIr)G OF ifAhY HONORS PERSHING. ' RonV, Aug. 18. King Victor Em manuel1 today conferred on General Pershing the grand cross of the military order of Savoy, the highest Italian military honor. The only other men to receive this decora tion have been Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Haig, General Diaz antf General Cadorna. General PeVshing on his arrival was greeted at the station by Peter A. Jay, the American charge d'af fairs, Italian officers representing King Victor Emmanuel and Lieut enant General Albricoi, the war min ister. After introductions General Per shing inspected the guard of honor which was drawn in the station square conisting of a company of in fantry." General Pershing compli mented the commander of tbe guard on the fine appearance of the men.' OVER 200 DEAF MUTES GUESTS OF AK-SAR-BEN. More than 200 deaf mutes, mem bers of the Nebraska State Asso ciation for the Advancement of the -wat, in session here for the past four days, were initiated into the mysteries of Ak-Sar-Ben at the Den last night. Contingents from Mis sours Valley, Logan, Mondaman, Honey Creek, Loveland and Mo dale, la., were also present. The show, depicting prohibition even in the confines of hades, was particularly well staged and was well received. The. Conversation between the actors was, interpeted in the sign language by an instructor from the Nebraska School for the Deaf. Fol lowing th ,show John Heinzman, the only member of the Ak-Sar-Ben who is a dyraf mute, explained to the members of the association the ad vantages of membership in the Ak-Sar-Ben. L. R. Pike, mayor of Missouri Valley, la., also delivered a brief address extending thanks in behalf of the other members of the Iowa city delegation for the reception ex tended them by the Ak-Sar-Ben. He invited Omahans to visit the Missouri Valley fair, soon to be held. GI".LS LIVE PRIMITIVE LIFE IN CAVE IN. MOUNTAINS. Mt. Carmel, Pa., Aug. 18 Berry pickers on the mountainside near here discovered three scantly clad girls roaming about in the under brush and after a whHe saw them enter a cave. The police went into the place and found the girls living a primitive life. They were aboit 16 and of foreign extraction. They admitted liaving left their homes a few weeks ,igo. Clothing was secured to per mit their being returned to town. The trio had existed on berries and 'eaves and were half famished. 3RINCE CHATS WITH r'AIR BATHERS ON BEACH. Halifax, N. S., Aug. 18. Several lories are told to illustrate the .lemocratic manner of the "prince of Wales. One concerned his inform U visit ashore yesterday and his leasure1n helping a yourfg woman win ft 10-cent wager. Strolling along the beach at N'orthwest Arm, attired in civilian 'Iress and attended by members of his staff, N he watched three young women bathers. One emerged from the shallows and advanced toward him, saying: "Are you the prince of Wales?" He replied with a smile that he was, but this did not quite convince his fair interrogator, who followed with: "Are'you sure you are?" When he had solemnly reassured her with a second affirmative she confided to him that her name was Daphne and that when she saw him and his party coming tovards the beach she "liad wagered 10 cents that he was the prince. After a few moments of pleasant chatting, he bade her good day and Dolitely expressed the hope that they might meet again, to which came the- quick response: "Sure, we'll see you tomorrow." j OMAHA, TH5 GATE CITY OF THE WEST, OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. The Omaha Daily Bee, v v VOL. 49 NO. 53. ItUn i wcn-elH atttw M it, I Mi. it Omaha P. o. uafcr lot al Mink S, II7. OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1919. By Mall (I yr). Oall. $4.5: tortw. KM: Dally and Sua.. M M: avHItf Nrt. aorta utra. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER; Generally fair Tujsd.v' Wednesday; warmer in cr.t tion Tuesdey; continued v. Wednesday. Hourly lciiiirratmi ki ft IS 1 H It- -d r-ra . I 1 ..M l . .s a . M t . . A III II 1J ...',1 I ...SO I XI .Nt Kt HI .S4 .Si .81 i U LTUU U WILL TEST DRY LAW I NEBRASKA District Judge at Lincoln Holds Act of Legislature Not Final Until Approved by Voters at Election. SECRETARY OF STATE MUST ACCEPT PETITIONS "REGGIE- VANDERBILT IS SUED FOR DIVORCE. Newport. R. I.. Aug. 18. Mrs. Kathleen (Neilson) Vanderbilt be gan divorce proceedings against her husband, Reginald C. Vanderbilt of New York, by having service made on him at his farm in Portsmouth. Mrs. Vanderbilt alleges desertion and will ask fo the custody of their only child, a' daughter, Kathleen. Mr.-and Mrs. Vanderbilt were mar ried sixteen years ago. He is the youngest son of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt. WILLIE HOWARD DOES NOT HATE HIMSELF Chicago, Aug. 18. Willie Howard, who with his brother, Eugene How ard, plays a comedy part at the Pal ace theater, testified on the witness stand that they received $500 per, week for their work. Howard said that his principal grievance was the fact that Howard brothers were not featured by the Shuberts' in con spicuous electric letters outside the theater. He disclaimed any inten tion of striking "although I would like to." When asked if there was any actor who could take his place if he should striked he said, "Well, Dave Warfield might." PRESIDENT REFUSES AUDIENCE TO VINTNERS. Sacramento, Cal., Aug. 18. A con ference which the wine growers of California hoped to arrange with President Wilson on. the occasion of his visit tohe coast has been aban doned since the receipt of a letter from Secretary Tumulty, who wrote that it would "hardly be possible to arrange such an interview." "The president directs me to sug gest that you send him a written statement of the matter you wish to lay before him. This would be very much more serviceable to him than a necessarily brief interview," the letter added. Won't Recognize Archduke Paris. -Aug. 18. The supreme council has decided that it will make no reply to the communica tion of Archduke Joseph, governor of state in Budapest, asking for recognition, -' Gives People of State Chance to Lead Fight fop or Against Prohibition; Appeal Will Be Taken to Supreme Court. Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18. Appeal to the state supreme court will be taken from the decision of the dis trict court today holding that the action of the Nebraska legislature in ratifying the federal prohibition amendment 'Js not final until it has been approved, by the voters of the state at the next general- election. This was announced late today at the office of Secretary of State D. M. Amsberry. Judge W. M. Morning of the Lan caster county district court granted. a writ of mandamus directing the secretary of state to accept and file petitions for a referendum ' on .the legislature's ratification of the amendment. Application for the writ was made recently by John H. Hop kins, an attorney, after the secretary had refused to accept and 'file the petitions on the ground that the leg islature's ratification was not refer able under the state's initiative arid referendum law. Nebraska's legislature ratified the amendment January 16, last. It was the 36th state to ratify, atid at that time was said to have furnished the requisite number of state endorse ments to make nation-wide constitu tional prohibition effective. Would Kill Ratification. The opinion, written by jtidge Morning, said that if the electors at an election disapprove of the legis- lature's action the ratification be comes "null and void." Contention by the secretary of state that only the state legislature has the power to ratify amendments to the national constitution and that the action of that body, ,no matter in what form in ratifying such amendments, is final, was overruled. In this connection the court said: "I am of the opinion that the word 'legislature as used in Article V of the constitution of the United States means the legislative body or power of the state, and in states where the people have reserved the power to order a referendum upon legislative action the people are a part of the legislative power of the state and are with;n the meaning of the term 'leg islature.' " The decision, if upheld, means that the people f Nebraska have a chance to lead the na tion's fight for or against prohi bition. If the people .of the state in a referendum declare themselves against prohibition, and enough other states are secured to bring the total number of states favoring pro hibition down below 36, prohibition of thenation automatically would be nullified. Wouldn't Accept Them. Hopkins first tried to file a peti tion against the state prohibitory amendment demanding a referendum by the people on prohibition. The secretary ot state at that time re fused to accept the petition, de claring then that' the state could not have a referendum on the pro hibition question because it was an act of the state legislature covering an amendment to the national con stitution. . The secretary of state's decision is reversed by the ruling of Judge Morning, and liquor leaders declared today that the decision was an indi cation that other states would fall in line. Orders Back Pay for Des Moines Carmen Des Moines, la., Aug. 18. Fed eral Judge Martin Wade today or dered receivers' certificates issued by receivers for the Des Moins Street Railway company to pay the 5100,000 back pay the striking em ployes are demanding. This may end the strike which went into effect last Wednesday. Allied Consuls Protest Expulsion of Cummings v London, Aug. 18. American and Preach consular representatives in Mexico City have protested against the expulsion by the Mexican gov ernment of William Cumfiiings, in charge of the archives of "the British legation there, it is intimated in of ficial circles. ,' 18 KILLED AND 20 ESCAPE IN MINE EXPLOSION Blast in Colorado Due Gas; Four Bodies Recovered. to ' Trinidad, Colo., Aug. 18 Eighteen men are believed dead, buried under the debris from the explosion at 11 o'clock this morning in the Oakview PROFITEER RETAILERS CENSURED iSr ?ltv,..0akrai,e Co?! om.pfniBlamed'by Senator Walsh for Existing High Prices of Food and Other Commodities Essential to Existence. near La Veta. Colo. At 6 o clock Monday night five rescue crews had been unable to recover any of the bodies. , Fumes from the gas explosion filled the mine and several rescuers were overcome and were revived with dif ficulty. Owing to the wrecked con dition of the mine and gas fumes it was consrdered doubtful whether the full death list could be learned at once. Approximately 40 men were in the j Sale Of SurplUS ArmV F00d ; - ' - ' f - - - . , including Fire Boss William Chris topher. Ten men escaped from the mine through the main stop after the explosion and 10 others made their way to the surface through an adjoining mine. William Davis, a miner, one of those overcome by the explosion, recovered sufficiently to make his way to the surface. None of the others has been heard from. The explosion occurred about a mile and a half in the workings of the mine. Tearful throngs of women and children relatives of the missing men eagerly wait at the mine for word from rescue crews. Volunteer res cue crews came from the Walsen burg and Trinidad districts and mine officials said rescue attempts would be continued all night. WILSON TO TELL INSIDE STORY. OF PEACE TODAY HOUR Day NATIONAL PARTY BEING FORMED BY LABOR MEN Prince of Wales to Spend 10 Days in United States London, Aug. 18. The prince of Wales, it is understood here, will re main in the United States for 10 days on his visit Initial Steps Taken Monday at Conference of Represent atives in Chicago. Chicago, Aug. 18. Initial steps i.i the organization of a national la bor party were taken Monday at a conference of representatives of la bor organizations of several states. A temporary executive committee was named to issue a call for dele gates to a national convention to be held in Chicago in November and to set a definite date. Duncan McDon ald, president of the Illinois Feder ation of labor and chairman of the state labor party, who presided at the conference, said that the party expected to have between 2,500 and 3,000 delegates at the convention. A constitution and platform will be formulated at the national con vention, it was announced, and a de cision as to what candidates will be entered in the 1920 campaign also will be made. The basis of representation to the convention as decided Monday was one delegate to each central labor body, of which there are 760 in the United States, and one delegate for every 500 members of all labor party groups and all local unions. "The new party will represent the 6,000,000 members of organized la bor in the United States, and will have the co-operation of nonpai tisan leagues and farmers' organi zations in various states, ' said Rob ert M. Buck, editor of the official newspaper of the Illinois labor party. Nebraska Farmer Murders Justice; Nearjy Lynched Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18. After wounding and overpowering two armed deputy sheriffs during a light in which he, too, was shot. O. W. Langley, a farmer of Cortland, stag gered into a general store at that place late tonight and shot Justice of the Peace Chris Pfeiffer through the heart. Langley was saved from lynching only through pleadings of conserva tive citizens. He was recently ar rested by state agents with 105 gal lons of homemade whisky in his possession. Langley was taken to the Beat rice jail for safe keeping. CONGRESS URGED TO HURRY UP CAMPAIGN Begun, Many Million Pounds of Canned Meats, Beans and Other Staples Being Bought. Washington, Aug. 18. (By the As sociated Press.) Quicker action by congress in the campaign to reduce the cost of living was urged today on the senate and house. Senator Walsh declared high prices were at the bottom of all the unrest and charged that congress was wasting time when something should have Transcontinental Aerial Derby Being Planned New York, Aug. 18 Plans for a transcontinental aerial deby from New York to San Francisco, with more than $100,000 in prizes, includ ing a first prize of $20,000, are an nounced by Capt. Charles J. Glid den, chairman of the Aerial louring league committee of the Aero Club of America'. No date has been set for the con test, which will be international in character and sanctioned by the Aero Club of America under the rules of the International Aeronauti cal federation governing all aerial sporting events. Ukrainians Take Swerinka Warsaw, Aug. 18 General Simon Petlura. the Ukrainian anti-bnkhe- vik leader, after having withdrawn his troops from the Polish front, has attacked fhe bolsheviki and con quered the important town of Zwer President Wilson's recommenda tions. Mayors of New Jersey cities ap pearing before the house agricul ture committee said action was needed at once to stop the rising scale of prices. Regulation of im ports was one means suggested. The amendment broadening the food control act will be considered to morrow by the committee and prob ably reported to the house. Selling Army Food. Sale of surplus army food began today at storage centers throughout the country. Definite reports were not available, but it was believed that orders had been 'received for many millions of pounds of canned meats, beans and other staples, to be sent out by committees. Debate in congress was occupied to a great extent by living cost problems. Absence of a quorum in the house delayed until tomorrow final action on a resolution calling for the fed eral trade commission to( begin def inite inquiry into "the iVcrease in the price of shoes." Representative Siegel, republican, New York, submitted figures on the increased cost of clothing which he said were obtained by New York clothing manufacturers and showed nhat in most cases the retailer makes 50 per cent profit and in some places 100 per cent." Manufacturer's Cost. The manufacturer's cost, he said, was due to tne cost ot iaior. rie presented figures to show that an overcoat costing the manufacturer $10.85 w 1917, advanced to $17.57 in 1918, and to $22.66 by last week. He urged that dealers be required to mark the cost prices on all com modities. The United Fruit company was at tacked by Representative Fitzgerald, democrat, Massachusetts, who as serted it had made a 40 per cent profit; and paid off millions bf dol lars of bonded indebtednessnot due for some time. Investigation of freight charges to determine whether there was fraud in capitalization of railroads as charged before the interstate com merce committee was urged by Rep resentative Huddleston, democrat, Alabama, who asserted the transpor tation charges affect retail prices three or four times." Palmer Asks Aid. New York, Aug. 18. Attorney General Palmer, addressing the fair price committee here, appealed for aid in sending to jail "unconscion able profiteers" in the necessaries of life. He said he had come from Washington to give instructions for conducting the campaign here for fair prices, because "New York is the natural leader in this movement and the eyes of the nation are fixed upon it." "The prices set by fair price com mittees will be accepted as stand ard," said Mrs- Palmer, "and charges in excess of those prices will be prima facie evidence of, profiteering. "I am trying to have congress pass a law which will make profiteering a crime It is not now a crime un-. less two or more persons combine to do it District Attorney Refuses to "Cough Up" for Party Milwaukee, Aug. 18. District At torney Winifred C. Zabel will re sign front the socialist party Tues day as a result of an attempt by the executive board of the party's coun ty central committee to make him pay 20 per cent of 'his salary $1,200 .into the party's campaign fund. Pacff ic Fleet Needs 50 Per Cent More Men Los Angeles Harbor, Aug. 18. Unless enlistments in the navy are speeded up the Pacific fleet when finally formed, will have a comple ment of only 50 per cent, accord ing to Admiral Hugh Rodman, who declared, Monday, the situation Ss "verv crave." President to Meet Members of Foreign Relations Com mittee in Open- Forum. Washington, Aug. 18. (By "The Assocated Press.) At a conference in some re'spects unparalleled in j American history, President Wilson ! will talk over the peace negotiations and the treaty with the senate for eign relations committee tomorrow at the Wliite House. By virtue of extraordinary plans to inform the public of every word that is spoken, the meeting will iiave the aspect of an open forum discussion at which the whole nation can loo.: on. As head of tb American peace delegation and one of the inner circle which formulated the world settlement at Versailles, the presi dent is to hi asked the meaning and purpose of pti-Mications of the league of nations covenant, the reasons be hind the decision to give Japan con trol in Shantung province, just what part the United States is to take in reconstruction, and many other questions raised in senate con sideration of the treaty. ' Hope For Whole Story. Whether Mr. Wilson will answer fully in so public a manner all the questions put to him, or will con sider that some of the information he received at the peace table should be held in confidence, as a matter of national policy, remains conjectural. 8- PRQiSED BRITISHERS Lloyd-George Makes Momen tous Announcements in House of Commons Previous to Its Summer Vacation. been done already in response toiBut the committee members mean to give him the opportunity, if he chooses, to tell the whole of the in side story behind the treaty. Today the committee h.eard its first full direct account of the Shan tung negotiations from Thomas F. Millard, an American writer, who acted as adviser to the Chinese peace delegation. He said Vat set tlement was reached after the Jap anese virtually had threatened to bolt the conference, but he add"cd that President Wilson seemed to be alone in considering the threat more than a "pure bluff." All the American experts on far eastern affairs at Versailles, Mr Millard declared, agreed that the settlement meant war He had heard that a similar view was ex pressed 'in the letter from General Bliss to the president.which the lat ter has declined to send to the senL ale as a matter of public policy. The United States, the witness asserted, could not avoid being drawn into such a war. Japan Excoriated. Mr. Millard gave it as his personal view, based on 20 years' experience with Far Eastern politics, that Japan never would leave Shantung until she was confronted with "a superior force." Asked whether he meant a superior moral force imposed by the league of nations, he replied: "I mean material force; Japan does not care a snap of her finger for moral for.ee." During the day the strategic posi tions of the opposing forces in the treaty ratification fight in the sen ate showed no sign of change, but there was another outburst of de bate during which Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, declared that news of unrest abroad was being suppressed by British and French news agencies "while the senate is being whipped to ratify the treaty before the facts are known." ULTRA PROTECTION ON IMPORTS WILL CEASE Labor Organizations of Lincoln to Start Co-Operative Store Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 18. Labor or ganizations here have decided to es tablish a co-operative store of their own to buy and sell necessities in an effort to reduce the cost of living. This was announced Monday by Frank M. Coffey, secretary of the Nebraska State Federation of Labor, following a meeting of representa tives of various labor unions, at which the -decision to operate the store was reached. Articles of incorporation had been prepared and will be filed with the secretary of state soon, Mr. Coffey said. No person, he stated, would be permitted to have more than 10 shares of stock, nor less than 10, and profits from the enterprise would be divided among stockholders in ac cordance with the amount of their purchases at the store. Pittsburgh Railways Co. r Sues Employes for $900,000 Pittsburgh, Pa. Aug. 18. A suit asking $900,000 damages was filed Monday afternoon by the receivers of the Pittsburgh Railways com pany against the local division of the Amalgamated Association of State and Electric Railway Em ployes, alleging breach of contract by 3,000 striking motormen and con ductors, tfho have tied up trolley transportation here since last Thurs day night, when .they rejected the national war labor board's award of a 5-cent an hour wage, increase. The men demanded a 12-cent raise and suspended their strike last May pending the board3 deci sion, which they agreed to accept. The suit is broughj jointly against the union, its officers and members. Palmer Favored Washington, Aug. 18. The sen ate judiciary committee Monday ordered favorably reported to the senate the nomination of A. Mitchell Palmer as attorney general. . Government to Embody in Bill Recommendations for Joint Industrial Council of Employers and Employes. London, Aug. 18. (By The Asso ciated Press.) In a three-hours' speech in the house of commons in which he dealt with Great Britain's domestic affairs generally, Premier Lloyd George, today disclosed three important decisions of the govern ment. Two of these had been widely discussed and the government's pur pose with regard to them was anxi ously awaited. One of the decisions was that the post-war plan of ultra protection, under which imports were limited to those granted special licenses by the Board of Trade, will be aban doned September 1, and the putting into effect of, measures to prevent "dumping." The second was the rejection of the majority report of Justice San key's coal commission which pro vided for the gradual nationalization of coal mines and in its stead launching a plan for partial govern ment control by which the govern ment will represent the owners of coal lands who receive royalties from mininjr companies, give the miners a share in the, control of the mines, organize the mines into dis tricts and establish a fund for im proving the living conditions of miners. 48-Hour Labor Week. Under the third decision, the gov ernment will embody in a bill rec ommendations for a joint industrial council of employers and employes and a 48-hour week and a living wage applying to nearly all indus tries. The premier placed responsibility for the delay in making peace with Turkey upon the United States. Great Britain, he said, desired to know how far the United States was prepared to assume her share in guaranteeing the protection of peo ple under the former Turkish yoke and while awaiting this information Great Britain had occupied Turkish territory. Lloyd George used strong words in dealing with the necessity for the promoters of the league of nations to show good faith by reducing armaments. He said those who be lieved most in the league of nations must trust it most and the rest would follow them. Great Britain was ready to reduce armament as a first condition of real economy in world armaments and if all other countries also were ready, economy would result. If the nations increased their armaments, the premier declared, the league of nations would be a mere sham and a scrap of paper. The war, the premier said, had (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Strike of New York Subway and Elevated Carmen Called Off New York, Aug. 18. The strike which has for two days paralyzed the subway and elevated system of the Interborough Rapid Transit company in Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens was formally called off Monday night by a vote of the strikers to accept a com promise offered them at a confer ence of city and state officials. Under the terms of settlement the men will receive a wage increase of 25 per cent and it is provided that the question of whether they shall receive the additional 25 per cent demanded by them shall be sub mitted to arbitration. Resumption of service was ordered to take ef fect at midnight Monday. WOMAN SHOOTS HUSBAND; SAYS HE WAS BEATING HER s LIBERATION Arthur Gilliland Expected to Succumb to Wound ; v Wife in Jail. Arthur Gilliland of Council Bluffs 25 years old, is in a critical con dition in Edimmdson hospital from a bullet wound in the abdomen, and his wife. Grace, aged 21 years, is held at the city jail on a charge of assault with intent to do great bodi ly injury. She admits she fired the shot, but claims it was in self-defense, and that her husband was beating her. The shooting occurred at the Gilliland home, lo05 Avenue G, at 8:,?0 o'clock last evening. The bul let, from a .38 caliber revolver, passed entirely through the body of the man, inflicting a wound that Dr. Earl Bellinger said probably would prove fatal. ih parties have made state ments, the husband admitting that he struck his wife several times. He said that she ran into the bedroom, seized the weapon and returning to the kitchen, fired the single shot at close range. Police Matron Caroline Johnston examined Mrs. Gilliland and found several severe bruises on her body. The young wife said the cause of the quarrel was the unjust accusa tions of her husband, who accused her of inviting another young woman to the home and with her, entertaining men there. She said the charge was absolutely false. Her husband is a Union Pacific fireman, but she has been obliged to work at the Sidis Manufacturing company pla'nt, she said. She is the daughter of VV. D. Head. 1525 Ave nue G. After the shooting she as sisted her husband to the home of her parents, nearly half a block away. HOPE TO KILL DAYLIGHT LAW DESPITE VETO GOLD SENT BY COURIER Assurances Anxiously Awaited Along Border of Safety of U. S. Army Aviators Held by Mexican Outlaws. NO TROOP MOVEMENT . ORDER YET SENT OUT Baker Refuses Any Comment Now, But Says as Soon as It Is Safe to Do So He Will Issue a Statement. Friends of Repeal May Pass Bill Over the Head of President. By E. C. SNYDER, (Stuff ('tirrespondent of The Omaha Bee.) Washington, Aug. 18. (Special Telegram.) Friends of repeal of the daylight saving law in the house are hopeful that they will have votes enough Tuesday to pass the meas ure over the president's veto. They came within eight votes of having two-thirds majority favora ble to its passage when the repeal of the law was attached as a rider to the agricultural appropriation bill. Since that time a number of demo crat who voted to sustain the presi dent in his veto have heard very pointedly from their farmer friends and Wiey are now seeing a new light whicli gives the republican leaders hope that there will be enough changes among the democrats to pas., the measure,, the veto of the president notwithstanding. Representative Andrews and oth ers of the Nebraska delegation re ceived a long telegram from Mrs. H. J. Holmes of Omaha, president of the Mothers' club of the state, urging the passage of the repeal ove.- the presidential veto for the reason that the law has an injurious effect upon the health and education of the children and she gives the names of physicians, teachers and nurses who endorse this view. All Restrictions on Beer Raised in Great Britain London. Aug. 18. (By The As sociated Press.) All restrictions on the output of beer have been re moved. The government announces that the act restricting iTie output wijl be repealed at the next session of Parliament. Meanwhile its pro visions will not be enforced. Canadian Premier Hurt Halifax, Aug. 18. Sir Robert Borden, premier of Canada, who ac companied the prince of Wales here from St. John, sprained his ankle so severely last night that he has been ordered by his physicians to soend several days in bed. Two Nebraskans and One Iowa Man Cited For Bravery by French Three French war crosses were received at the army recruiting sta tion yesterday for delivery to American soldiers for heroism dur ing the world war. Citations ac companying the decorations were signed by Marshal Petain. John Kelly of Burchard, Neb., with the .341st machine gun battalion when his platoon was subjected to the fire of the American infantry went to tell the infantry of the identity of the unit and returned under machine gun fire by the enemy. Serg. John Brinda, Valentine, Neb., Company B, 355th infantry, was decorated for rushing forward without orders and killing the gun firer and capturing the rest of a ma chine gun crew that was retarding the advance of his platoon. Corp. Robert W. Colflesh. Des Moines, Company M, Seventh in fantry, was cited for not taking shel ter while his men were exposed un der a barrage although he was wounded. He was wounded a sec ond lime while helping the last one jump in a trench. Foch and Pershing to Attend American Legion Convention Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 18. Field Marshal Foch of France and Gen. John J. Pershing will attend the an nual convention of the American legion in Minneapolis, November 10, 11 and 12. according to word re ceived by the Nebraska headquar ters of the legion, it was announced by the organization's state presi dent, John G. Maher. Marfa, Tex., Aug 18. (By The As sociated Press ) Aviators H. G Peterson and Taul II. Davis, held prisoners by Mexican bancjits near Candelaria, Tex., are expected to reach the border tomorrow, it was said by army officers here tonight. Couriers sent to the bandit ramp last night are rejwrted to -have reached the camp, informing -the baivdits that the $15,000 would bi i;aid. Other developments today were a report that the aviators were cap tured on the American side after making a forced landing and a state ment that Gen. Manuel Dieguei, at Chihuahua City, had ordered Gen. Antonio Pruneda to leave Ojiuagii at once with a force of Carranza soldiers in pursuit of the bandit;- who captured the Americans. Col. George T. Langhorne. dis trict commander here, tonight or dered an investigation of this repoit and soldiers will be sent to Porvenir to locate the damaged airplane, he said. Think Few Involved. . Army officials believe only a few Mexicans were involved in the cap ture of the aviators. Army officers were confident to night that the two aviators were un harmed and they believed they would be released tomorrow, follow ing the payment of thev$15.000 ran som today. The aviators carried no side arms when captured. The ren dezvous is believed to be near the border Await Assurance. EI Paso, Tex., Aug. 18. (By Tffc Associated Press.) Assurance were anxiously awaited airing the border tonight of the safety ot Lieut.- Paul H. Davis and Harold G Peterson, held by Mexican bandits for $15,000 ransom The payment of the money, au thorized by the United States gov ernment, was expected to be made late today to an agent of the bandits at or near Candeiaria, Texas. Tin two army fliers are being held pris oner south of the Mexican border opposite Candelaria. it was stated. but what arrangements had ' been made to follow the pavment of tht ransom fund at Candeiaria, or how soon the jtwo officers might be ex pected at the border, was not an nounced. The money was taken to Candel anr. today by H. M. Fennell, vice president of the Marfa . bank, under a United States armv military guard. The fund was raised last night at a cowboy camp meeting in the Big Bend district but the sub scriptions will be returned to the donors, it was announced, following receipt of authorization from Major General Dickman. commander of the southern department, to foot the ransom bill. Washington, Aug. 18. Officials here tonight, after a day during which the Mexican situation wasto the fore, awaited news of the' re lease by Mexican bandits of Lieuts Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peter son, American army aviators .-iiuiuugn secretary ..Baker spent (Continued on Page Two. Column Five) Producing Managers Wave White Flag; Actors' Spirits Rise New York. Aug. 18. Three im. portant developments calculated to' cheer the spirits of New York's ac tor strikers were reported Monday night in the labor disputes of the Actors' Equity association and Pro ducing Managers' Protecti ve asso ciation. For the first time since the strike was called the managers indicated a willingnesto attend a conference at which representatives of. the Equity would be present. Four more Broadway productions went into a total eclipse, closed by the sympathetic strike of staae' hands and musicians. Plans for snreadina till Si.-lOTf hands' and musicians' strike to the hitherto undisturbed vaudeville and burlesque houses were reported to be under way at headuuarters of the stage hands' and unions. The producing niunauers ;:mird George M. Cohan. David Belasco, Winchcll Smith and Arthur Hon kins as their representatives at a conference