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AMERICAN WHISKY
ARRIVES IN BRITAIN.
London, Oct. 11. While "Pussy
foot" Johnson is trying to prohibi
tions Britain 4,000 barrels of Amer-
steamship Gcorgeanna at Weems
from "dry" America. The supply of
whisky in Britain is large, but the
government is letting out only lim
ited quantities, so today's receipt has
delighted the market here.
Moreover, it is rye, and about all
the whisky available in Britain is
Scotch, l our million galbns of rum
also were made available due to the
fact that st arrived too late for the
army's use.
WONT YET RE1MPOSE
BLOCKADE OF GERMANY.
London. Oct. 1!. It is officially
declared here that the supreme coun
cil has not yet decided to reimpose
the blockade of German', in conse
quence of the aggression of General
von Der Goliz against Riga,
i The supreme council may find it
necessary, however, according to of
ficial report, to refuse Germany's re
quest for foodstuffs and raw ma
terials, which is now the subject of
negotiation
ANNUAL SPELLIN' BEE
ATTRACTS ATTENTION.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Oct. 11.
(Special.) The anual interstate
spelling contest, held in this city
vvjth contestants from Iowa, Ne
braska, Minnesota and South Da
kota participating, attracted much
attention. The following were the
winners:
Written First. Theodore Liddell,
Bloomlie Id. Neb.; second, Ada Mor
risette, Salem, S. D.
Oral First, Agnes Aga, Ruthton,
Minn.; second, " Gertrude Rider,
Flandreau, S. D.
MUSIC TEACHER WANTS
MILLIONAIRE HUSBAND.
Lincoln, Oct. 1 1. (Special.) The !
following communication was re
teived at the office of the governor
from Pueblo, Colo., and though Pri
vate Secretary Zumwinklc is a sin
gle man and can come under aH the j
.requirements but the age, it was
thought best to turn the communi
cation over to Railway Commission
er Tom Hall, who can easily jqualify
in every particular and,rcally should
have got busy many years ago. The
letter recites the following interest
ing things:
"I ant looking for a tall blue-eyed
SO-year-old husband. He must have
a million. .1 am small, called pretty,
brown eyes, music teacher. . I never
did a bad act before God in my life.
"If I find aperson I can love with
all my heart and soul better than
life an3 am sure he loves me the
same I will marry. We are one of
the best families in Colorado. Please
send photo and full particulars.
"P. S. Please give this to best
looking ' bachelor in your state.
Thank you." ... .
TOO MUCH FUN .
FEARED IN ARMY. '
Washington, Oct. 11. Fearing the
possible demoralizing effect on the
enlisted personnel of the army from
an excessive amount of free enter?
tainment, gifts, etc., the War depart
ment has decided each department,
camp and post "commander shall as
sume full responsibility for welfare
work pending the withdrawal of the
Y. M. C. A. and other affiliated or
ganizations on October 31.
The department suggests that
not more than one entertainment be
allowed each week and that care be
taken in authorizing the expendi
ture of large sums of money by wel
fare organizations.
Beginning November 1, the army
itself will take over the activities
carried on by the welfare organiza
tions during the war period.
CANNOT AROUSE
DOCTOR FROM SLEEP.
Newark, N. J.. Oct. 11. Dr. Max
Feldman. assaistant medical super
visor of the Newark Bord of Edu
cation, has been unconscious at hi.-
home five days. His malady has been
diagnosed as inflammation of. the
brain, 'ml hi oersonal physician said
it closelv resembles sleeping sick
ness.
- Dr. Feldman was taken ill three
weeks'ago and has been confined to
his bed since. F.arly in his illness he
exhibited pronounced drowsiness
Dr. Max Danzis called other. spe
cialists into consultation. Five days
ago Dr. Feldman lapsed into uncon
sciottsncss. He is 45 years old.
CHILD LOST IN WOODS;
VOLUNTEERS SEARCHING.
' 'Hammbnton, N. J., Oct. 11. The
tollinar ot the fire bell brought to
srether a oartv of volunteers, who
for hours have searched the woods
for William Dansey, 3-year-old son
of H. V. Danser.
. The child wandered from home
early in the morning. The authori
ties have sent to Germantown for a
, nair of does, said to have unerring
instinct, and the search will be con
tinued all meht it necessary.
: Several swamps in the woods have
been searched in vain.
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CELEBRATE
FOUNDING
CALHOUN
Centennial of Arrival of First
U. S. Post in Nebraska De
picted in Parade on Site of
Old Fort Atkinson.
COLONEL ATKINSON'S
GRANDSON IS VISITOR
MOVE MADE TO END
WARTIME PROHIBITION. j
Washington, Oct. 11. Another
move to end war-lime prohibition
was made in the house of represent
atives by Representative John W.
Rayney, democrat, Illinois, taking
the form of a resolution which would
declare it the sense of congress that
the conditions necessary to the ter
mination of the war-time prohibition
let now exist. Passage of this reso
lution, it was said, would give the
president authority to annul the law
by declaring demobilization of the
umy completed. The resolution
went over under the rules.
Since the war-time prohibition act
went into effect brewers have been
manufacturing 2.75 per cent beer and
actions begun by the government to
have the sale of such beer declared
illegal have resulted in appeals
which now are pending in the su
preme court.
If the war-time enforcement leg-
ist.itinn troes into effect and it will
automatically become law within 10
days after it is sent to the White
House unless vetoed by the presi
dent the sale of 2.75 per cent beer
would be illegal. As a consequence
government ' agencies which would
be charged with the enforcement of
the law are preparing to wage an ac
tive campaign against violators.
Pageant by Soldiers, Indians
and Old Settlers Shows
Scenes of 100 Years Ago,
When Sixth Infantry Arrived.
Col. B. W. Atkinson, born in 1859,
yesterday, while at the Fort Cal
houn centennial celebration, met his
grandfather, Gen. Henry Atkinson,
who died in 1842. '
The grandfather, however, existed
only in .the characterization of Har
ry Walton of Calhoun, who appeared
as General Atkinson was seen by the
Indians at Calhoun 100 years ago.
This was one of the many inter
esting incidents and features in con
nection with yesterday's celebration
in the historic little town north of
Omaha, in Washington county. The
weather was a little crisp tor an
outdoor event, but a goodly crowd
journeyed from Omaha and other
nearby communities to participate
in the occasion for which elaborate
preparations had been made. It
was truly a gala day for Calhoun,
which was decked out in its best
to make the visitors feel at home.
Prominent Men Speak.
The program comprised a parade
n the morning, music by two bands,
speaking by prominent men, a pa
geant that was worth while, dancing
by the pioneers with'' a sprinkling
of soldiers and Indians to lend a
picturesque touch to the general effect.
The celebration was to mark the
passing of the 100 years since Gen
eral Atkinson and his men of the
Sixth , United Stales infantry estab
lished the first military post of this
western country. Incidentally, the.
occasion, offered an opportunity for
the pioneers of Douglas and V asti-
. . . e . 1 r
ngton counties 10 irateruize ami ior
historians of Nebraska to tell some
of the stories which nave been
recorded iif the pages of history.
Run Special Train.
Calhoun was up yesterday morn
ne at sunrise with horns and other
noise-making instruments to greet
the day which meant much to them
and their guests. Mayor John Hin
richsen held an outstretched hand
of welcome to all who came? A
train which left Omaha at 9 a. m.
hroueht near v 500. including the
Twentieth infantry band from Fort
Crook, under the leadership ot A.
Goctz. A company of soldiers from
Fort Omaha also 'attended.
The first big feature of the day
was a parade which moved at 11:15
a. m., led by Col. F. A. Grant, mar
shal of the dav: Col. G. S. Bingham,
Col. U. W. Atkinson of New York
and Col. G. L. Townsend of Camp
Gordon. Ga., all being of the United
States army. Capt. J. B. Mudge, also
of Camp Gordon, was in the line.
At the head of the column were ob
served E. Buckingham. Gould
Dietz, Randall Brown, Arthur Guiou
and C. L. Saunders of the board of
governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.
The Blair band, under
leadership of W. H. Van Cleve, and
the Fort Crook band enlivened the
parade. '
D. A. R. in Parade.
Members of Omaha chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, led by Mrs. Edgar Allen, re
gent, appeared in garments which
were in vogue 50 to 60 years ago.
With Mrs. Allen were Mesdames R.
C. Hoyt, J. B. Reynolds. Harriet
McMurphy. O. A. Scott, F. R-Lar-mon,
Catherine Hilliard and L. u.
Shipman. They Carried the oldest
flag m wenrasKa, presemeu uy
President Pierce to Logan Fonte
nelle at Fort Calhcun in 1854. on the
occasion of a treaty with the Omaha
Indians. This flag, which is owned
by the chapter, has 30 stars. Mrs.
Scott wore an ancient casuiucie
(Continued on Paf Ymv. Column One.)
PRESIDENT MUST
STAY IN BED FOR
EXTENDED PERIOD
Hope That He Might Soon Re
sume Fully Duties of Office ,
. Swept Away by Physicians.
Washington, Oct. 11. Hope that
President Wilson soon might regain
his normal health and resume fully
the duties of his office was swept
away today by hisphysicians. who
announced it would be impossible
for him to leave his bed "for an ex
tended period."
The announcement, made after a
consultation between Rear Admiral
Grayson and the three other physi
cians aiding in the case, said there
had been no interruption of the
president's slow improvement, but
emphasized that he still had a long
road to travel before he reached
complete recovery.
- Although in keeping with the pro
gram of rest originally planned for
Mr. Wilson by Dr. Grayson, the
physicians' announcement brought
home to officials the possible effect
of the president's illness on public
affairs and renewed discussion as to
what expedient might be adopted
should the press of executive busi
ness reach a point demanding more
attention than he could give it.
One of Possibilities.
The disposition on all sides seems
to be to refrain from raising the
question of the president's disability
to act under the constitution, but
officials arc known to have consid
ered it one of the possibilities of the
situation.
The constitution provides that in
case of the president's "disability"
the vice president shall act as chief
executive, but there is no precedent
for such a transfer of authority and
official opinions are divided as to
how it might be brought about
should the necessity arise.
The physicians' announcement
was not taken to mean that Mr. Wil
son would he prohibited from sit
ting up in bed and it was consid
ered entirely possible that he might
be permitted to sign a few important
bills and orders each day as his
progress continues.
Let Question Solve Itself.
That will be a matter, however,
which those attending him must de
cide as time goes on, and the dispo
sition of officials seems to be to let
any question of his disability solve
itself as specific cases arise.
Besides Dr. Grayson, the physi
cians who took part in the consul
tation were Dr. F. X. Dercunt of
Philadelphia, an expert on nervous
disorders: Rear Admiral E. R. Stitt,
had of the naval hospital, and Dr.
Sterling Ruffin of Washington. All
of them have been in close touch
with the patient's condition for
more than a week and they were said
to be unanimous in tWHr agreement
that an extended rest from the wor
ries of the presidency was para
mount. FRENCH SENATE
RATIFIES THREE
DISTINCT PACTS
Puts Okeh on Peace Treaty
and Franco-American and
Franco-British Covenants.
Paris. Oct. 11. The French sen
ate Saturday ratified the peace j
treaty and also the r ranco-Ameri-1
can and Franco-British defense
treaties.
Tiie vote on the peace treaty witn
Germany was 217 for ratification.
none against, and one abstention
that of Senator Delahaye. The vote
fon the adoption of the ratification
of the two defense treaties was
unanimous, all of the 218 voters be
ing present and the votes cast in
favor of the detense treaties.
Groceryman Shot by
Masked Bandit When
He Ignores Command
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The Derby' of the Near Future
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"FLYING PARSON"
WINS FIRST LEG
OF AERIAL RACE
Nine Ships in Omaha Yester
day, Establishing Record for
One Day at Ak-Sar-Ben Field
No Flights Made Today.
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ONE PLANE TO REMAIN
ON FIELD OVER SUNDAY
Attains Half of Objective
, After Topping Sierra Ne
vadas in Plane That Also
Carries Assistant and Dog.
EASTB0UND FLYERS
ARRIVE AT MINEOLA
Six Members of Eastern Group
and Three From West Coast
Stop Here in Transconti
nental Flight.
Special Grand Jury
Probing Riots May
Sit for Two Month;
The special grand jury, probing
cases growing out oi mc uu
house fire and lynching of Septem
ber 28, has heard about 40 witnesses
in the three days it has been in ses
sion m the court House.
Police Commissioner Kinger ana
Acting Mayor Ure were before it
Friday. ,.. ,
Chief of Police Eberstein obeyed
a summons yesterday, but was told
to return Monday morning.
The mass of evidence to be pre
sented and the importance of the
decisions of the jury make it ap
parent that the session will be a
Ion one. An official ventured
the euess today that the jury will
be in session for two months.
Niels 'Pedcrsen, groceryman. 3928
Maple street, was shot through the
right shoulder at 10:10 last night by
a lone, masked man who attempted
to hold up Pedersen's store.
The bullet, a .45-caliber steel
iart-ct. after oassins through Peder
sen's shoulder, pierced four cans of
tomato soup and lodged in a fifth.
Pedersen was placing meat in an
ice box near the rear of his store
shortly after 10 o'clock, he told the
police. A man entered the store and
addressed Pedersen. Petersen says
he paid no attention whatever to
what the man said, and when he
looked up and faced the "customer"
the latter fired at him. The "cus-
tomer Had a aaric nanaitersuici
over his mouth and nose.
The burglar then ordered reaer
sen to "tniow uo his hands." but did
nt wait long enough to see if Peder
sen complied.
Steamer Afire at Sea.
New York, Oct. 11. The British
steamer Port. Chalmers, bound for
London from Norfolk with a cargo
of fuel is afire at sea, 600 miles
southeast of New lork, according
to a wireless message from the ves
sel received here at the naval com
munication office.
Swedish Legation Sacked.
Washington. Oct. 11. Reports of
the sacking of the Swedish legation
at Petrograd and of the Swedish
consulate at Moscow have been
confirmed. t . ' ,
2,000 REPORTED
LOST AS STEAMER
GOES T0B0TT0M
Wireless From Helsingfors to
Archangel Announces Wreck
Believed to Be Trans
port Carrying Troops.
By the Associated Press.
Archangel. Oct. 11. Two thou
sand lives have been lost in the
wreck of an unnamed British ship
(n th Norwegian coast, according
o a wireless dispatch received here
from He.smgfors.
If the loss of life in the wrecK
reported in the, foregoing dispatch
is as larg" as indicated the disaster
will mark a new record in the an
nals of the sea. It would seem prob
able the ship which was wrecked was
a military transport bringing British
soldiers from Archangel, from
which port Great Britain has been
embarking large numbers of men
during the month.
Many Transports Sail.
It is known that troop ships have
sailed quite recently from Arch
angel, Copenhagen advices received
vestenlav stating that Lettish sol
diers who have bee-i on the Arch
angel front have just landed at
Ris-a and have been rushed to the
front south of that city to meet the
onslaughts of German and Russian
forces.
The largest recorded loss of life
in a marine disaster occurred when
the Titantic was sunk after collid
ing with an. iceberg south of New
foundland on April 14, 1912, the list
of dead showing 1,503 names.
1,200 Die on Lusitania.
The Lusitania, sunk by a Ger
man submarine May 7. 1915, carried
with it more than 1.200 of its pas
sengers and crew. Then the Em
press of Ireland was sent to the
bottom in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
on May 30. 1914, the loss of life was
1,027. One thousand died when the
Japanese steamer, Kicker Maru.
sank in Australian waters on Sep
tember 28, 1912.
Letts Abandon Left Bank
of Dvina, But Hold Right
Copenhagen, Oct. 11. A message
from Riga, dated Friday, received by
the Lettish press bureau here, says
the Letts have abandoned the left
bank of the Dvina river and hold
the right bank. The message re
ports the arrival of Esthonian ar
mored trains. '
Berlin, Oct. 11. The British fleet
has left Riga for an unknown desti
nation, according to reports re
ceived by the Lokalf Anzeiger.
A Mitau dispatch says that cer
tain of the Lettish troops have
joined Colonel Avaloff-Bermondt.
Strone Esthonian columns are re
ported to be marching from Sege-
wald towards Riga. An t.sthonian
transport is on the way to Libau.
Longshoremen Flatly
Refuse U. S. Ultimatum
New York. Oct. 11. A', commit
tee, representing the striking long
shoremen, today flatly refused a
virtual ultimatum from the War de
partment, in regard to the handling
of four freight ships and six passen
ger ships, now on their way to New
York.
BELGIAN QUEEN
' tAKES: SWIM IN
ONE-PIECE SUIT
King Goes Into Roller Head
First at Santa Barbara. Where
Party Is Sojourning.
Santa Barbara, Cal., Oct. 11. (By
The Associated Press.) Albert of
the Belgians, with his consort and
their son, arrived here at 9 a. m.
Saturday to spend three days under
the balmy skies of one of Cali
fornia's far-famed resorts. Within
two hours after their arrival the king
and queen were taking a dip in the
waters of the Pacific.
The run from Sacramento, the last
lap of a journey which has taken the
royal party through 12 states in six
days, was uneventful. Crowds had
gathered at stations along the way
and the monarch went to sleep with
American cheers ringing in his cars.
Guests of W. H. Bliss.
The royal party will be guests
while here 'at the winter home of
William H. Bliss of St. Louis. The
house guests there are the king,
queen, Prince Leopold. Count
D'Oultremont, adjutant of the court;
Countess Dc Chimay, lady in wait
ing to the queen; Dr. Wolf, physi
cian to their majesties; Ambassador
Whitlock and Mrs. W hillock. Kear
Admiral Andrew T. Long and Lieu
tenant Goffinct. The others in the
party are being entertained at the
home of William Griffith Hinshaw.
The king and queen with Dr. Nolt
and the Countess de Chimay went
to bathe at Minmar as soon as they
were settled in their rooms at the
Bliss home. The prince did not ac
company them but went for a ride.
Takes Roller Head First.
The heach with their trriiescties
in the water might have been a lit
tle section of that at .their own
Ostend. His majesty and Dr. Noli
were the first to appear. The king
showed no inclination to plunge in
(Continued on Pe Tour, Column Four.)
Belgian Royal Party
Will Be in Omaha
From 9 to 7, Oct. 21
Acting Mayor Ure yesterday re
ceived a telegram from Secretary of
State Lansing, announcing officially
that the king and queen of the Bel
gians and the royal party will be in
Omaha October 21 from 9 in the
morning until 7 in the evening.
This is the final change ,in the
date of tiie arrival of the royal
guests, it having been previously an
nounced that the party would reach
Omaha October 20.
Mr. Ure will call a meeting in the
near future of members of the
Chamber of Commerce, business
men, i ilicials of the Belgian so
cieties and Belgian Consul T. J.
Nolan, to complete plans for the re
ception cf the party. The plans in
brief have already been submitted to
the State department and accepted
and they will be worked out in de
tail at the coming meeting.
Governor and Mrs. McKelvie will
come to Omaha nd assist in the
entertainment of the royal rarty,
who will be taken over the city by
the Omaha committee. Adjutant
General Paul will act as the repre
sentative of the governor .n co-op
erating with the committee ii. mak
ing arrangements. It is expected
to take the royal personages
through the big packing plants.
HEART DISEASE
CAUSES DEATH
OF F.T.HAMILTON
the
at
Prominent Omaha Capitalist
Succumbs in Berth on
Train While on a
Hunting Trip.
Frank T. Hamilton. 58 years old.
210 South Thirty-second street,
president of the Omaha and Council
Bluffs Street Railway company and
of the Omaha Gas company, and
vice president of the Merchants' Na
tional bank, was found dead in his
berth on a westbound train near
Gothenburg, Neb., early yesterday
morning.
Mr. Hamilton, accompanied by
Kalph Peters of the M. C. Peters
Milling company left Omaha late
last night on a hunting trip in the
sandhills of Nebraska. The tele
gram received at the Merchants'
N'ational bank yesterday from Mr.
Peters stated that Mr. Hamilton had
died of heart disease.
1 Seemed in Good Health.
Tntimate friends declare that Mr.
Hamilton was in good spirits and
apparently in good health Friday.
F. A. Brogan. Omaha attorney, one
o the last men to talk to him be
fore he left on the trip, remarked
yesterday that he seemed to be in
unusually good health. 1
He is survived by his wife, who
was the Countess Luisa DeCistue,
whom lie met in Paris and married in
California in 1907; two children, Ex
elona, 10 years old, and Frank F.
jr., 2 years old; two brothers, C. Will
Hamilton, a director of the Mer
chants National bank, and Fred P.,
second vice president of the same
bank, and two sisters, Mrs. D. C.
Stapleton. Washington, D. C, and
Mrs. Tack Barber, who lives in
Arizona.
Had Wide Interests.
Mr. Hamilton was active in civic
and social circles in the city. He was
anvace've member of the Chamber
cf Commerce, the Omaha club and
the Country club. He was interested ,
in charitable organizations of all
kinds. i
Mr. Hamilton had been in poor
health during the summer and spent
a short time away from the city. As
(Contlnned on Ts Ten, Column One.)
Negro, Ejected From
Saloon, Kills White
And Injures Five
Chester, Pa., Oct. 11. One man
was shot and killed and four other
men and a woman were seriously
wounded here by a negro who had
been ejected from a saloon for dis
orderly conduct. One of the in
jured men is said to be dying. The
victims are all white.
After the shooting large crowds
gathered in the streets and open
threats of violence were heard. A
large number of deputy sheriffs were
sworn inand they aided the police
in natroHm? the streets.
William Necly. who did the shoot
ing, was rushed to Media in an au
tomobile and placed in jail.
In July. 1917, a score of persons
were killed and injured here in race
riots that lasted several days.
Major Spatz and Lieut. Kiel,
Close Competitors, on East
bound Flight Conclude First
Lap Almost Together.
Yesterday established a record
for the number of planes which
came through Omaha in one day.
Six planes came from the east and
one from the west.
The two planes which remained
here Friday night left early yester
day morning, making nine planes
here during the day.
The first plane, No. 51. landed
here from the west piloted by Lieut.
Col. T. C. P. Barthoff at 9:S0:Ja.
He left for Dcs Moines at 10:29:5.5.
Marine Corps Plane.
At 2:10 Lieut Col. T. S. Bowen
and Capt. D. H. Young, piloting a
De Haviland (bluebird) plane, No.
2.?, landed. They left for St. Paul,
Neb., at 2:29:.U
Following them No. 108 arrived,
piloted bv Lieut. G. B. Newman and
Capt. A. G. Page, both men of
marine corps. They arrived
2:28:10 and left at 3:01:10.
Plane No. 40. with a iitle o Lone
Star on the side and piloted by
Lieut. H. W. Sheridan and Lieut
F. C. Nelson arrived here at 3:36:42
flvino- at an altitude of 5,000 feet.
Thv loft at 4:06:46.
The nest plane, No. 14. a Dc
Haviland. niloted bv Lieut. Col. Tohn
N. Reynolds and Lieut." K. B. Bag-
by, arrived at 4:47:10 and
5:17:U.
Last Ships Out.
Following them No. 6 arrived, in
command of Lieut. Fred Nelson and
Lieut. Sam M. Lunt and landed at
5:6:12. leavine at 5:36:13.
The last plane out of tins sta
tion was No. 38. Lieut. S. W. Tor
ney pilot, and First Class Mechanic
E. R. Vanatta arriving at -5:18:15
and leaving for St. Paul at 5:48:17.
Lieut. H. D. Norris and Mechanic
IT. J. Meyer in No. 37 arrived at
6:38:34, too late to make the trip
to St. Paul, Neb., and were com
pelled to remain in Omaha t)ver
Sunday.
Encounters Cold Weather.
Upon his arrival at Ak-Sar-Ben
field Major Barnholf stated that
he had encountered , the coldest
weather of the entire trip on his
jonrney to Omaha. He left
30 minutes after his arrival for Des
Moines and at last reports had
reached Chicago.
The second plane to arrive was
that of Lieut.-Col. T. F. Bowen,
who, with Capt. D. H. Young as ob
server, arrived at vAk-Sar-Ken tieiu
from Marring fieldxat Dcs .Moines
at 2:00:10 p. in. They were closely
followed by Lieut. G. B. Newman,
accompanied by Lt. B. G. Brad
ley. ; These men are piloting the
only marine corps entry in the
race, both of them being marine
corps officers. They arrived at Ak-Sar-Ben
field at 2:28:10 p. m. from
Des Moines.
The latter made the trip from Des
Moines in an hour, 19 minutes and
10 seconds, while Lieutenant Colo
nel Bowen made the trip in an hour
and nine minutes and 10 seconds.
Under the rules of the contest no
flving will be permitted on Sunday
other than that necessary for tuning
up at the flying fields.
Are at Field Early.
Lieutenant Manzelman, pilot of
plane No. 39. and Major Smith, pi
loting plane No. 29, who arrived in
Omaha hnday night snortiy ueiorc
sunset, and who spent the night at
the Omaha Athletic club as guests
of the Chamber of Commerce, to
gether with their observers, Max
Goodnough and Capt. T. W. Allen,
were at the flying field early yester
day morning tuning up their ma
chines preparatory to resuming
their flight westward. ....
Lieutenant Manzelman with Ins
plane was the first to get away from
the Ak-Sar-Ben field. He took the
air at 7:38:12 a. m. and was followed
bv Major Smith, who was officially
checked out of the control station
at 7:56:01. . . . .
Other aviators, bound lor the
west, have been hindered during the
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Mutinous Crew Takes
Steamer to Fiume Port
Fiume. Oct. 11. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The steamer Persia,
bound from Genoa for the far east
with a cargo of 30.000 rifles. 10,000,
000 cartridges, 10 batteries A moun
tain guns and two heavy guns for
the troops operating against the bol-
shevists, has arrived at Fiume.
The crew mutinied in the Mediter
ranean and forced the captain to
take the steamer into Iiunic.
New York, Oct. 11. Lieut. B. W,
Maynard, the "flying parson," won
the first coast to coast leg of the
army air race, it was announced to
night by officials of the American
Flying club, which assisted the army
in the conduct of the race.
His actual flying time for the 2,
701 miles from Mineola, L. I., to
San Francisco had not been official
ly checked late tonight, but 24, hours.
58 minutes and 551-2 seconds was
unofficially reported as the flight
time.
While Lieut. Emil Kiel touched
the ground at Roosevelt field, 20
seconds before Maj. Carl Spatz in
the dash from west to cast, Major
Spatz was credited with second
honors, having left San Francisco
three minutes behind Lieutenant
Kiel.
Lieutenant Mayiiard's total
elapsed time was given unofficially .
tonight as 75 hours, 47 minutes;
Major Spatz's as 83 hours and 41
minutes, and Lieutenant Kiel's as
83 hours and 44 minutes.
Only the unofficial elapsed time
rould.be given, and ' the results of
the two divisions of the race ac
tual time and handicap time; must
wait the receipt here of all official
reports, it was stated by club of
ficials. . .
Despite announcement today from
the army air service at Washington
that the return trips of the planes
would be started on October 20, it
was intimated at the American Fly
ing club tonight that the race might .
not be continued, and that should
it be, the route might be laid out
in easy stages through the south, in
an effort to avoid the severe weather
encountered in the west.
' Members of the club and officers
of the army air service were in con
ference tonight on the matter.
Plane Too Badly Strained.
Mineola. L. I.. Oct. 11. Asked by
Colonel Miller if, he could make thc
return trip in the same plane. Major
Spatz said he could, but that he
would not want to try it. He said:
that while the engine was in perfect
condition, he feared the plane itself
had been put to too great a strain."
Asserting that all the flying fields'
were good except that at Rawlins.
Wyo., which he said was too small
and with a mountain jutting up at
one end, Major Spatz declared that
it single motored planes were to be
used commercially for transconti
nental work, lauding fields should
be built at 200-mile intervals, but
that if two or three motored ma
chines were employed these "safety"
fields would not he used.
Major Spatz said that in general
weather conditions had been good
for the trip, but that, running into
a snow storm in the Rockies they
had to fly only 50 feet above a rail
road track in order not to lose their
way. Except for a 60-mile gale at
Cheyenne and the rain storm en
countered between Binghamton and
New York, the weather was almost :
perfect.
Praises Liberty Motor.
Major Spatz praised his Liberty
motor as the "best ever" and said
that his only accident had been the
breaking of a shock absorber dur
ing a landing.
Major Spatz's wife is hurrying
eastward from Chicago to join him.
She started from the coast in what
she believed would be sufficient
time to reach here and greet him
on landing, but he caught up with
her in Chicago. .
Mrs. Maynard. wife of Lieut. B.
W. Maynard, first flyer to complete
the east to west flight, "was on
Roosevelt field ' with their two
daughters when word was received
her husband had reached the Pacini
coast.
The next eastbound flyer will no
arrive until Monday as Sunday Hjv
ing is prohibited. .. ' .
Capt. Lowell H. Smith, who ed
Major Spatz and Lieutenant Kiel
most of the trip, but who met with
six hours' delay because of a broken
propellor, was last reported at the
Rochester control station.
Learn of Wrong Landing. .
, When Major Spatz and his pas
senger. Sergeant F.nunett Tanner,
stepped from their machine the
spectators learned for the first time
of the wrong landing made at Hazel
hurst. Lieutenant Kiel and his pas
senger, Sgt Frank McKec, had
made up six of the tight, minutes
start the rival plane had ori leaving
Binghamton, and it was the tw
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