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Our Jazz-Music
WouldVc Saved
Kaiser Wilhelm
So Says Berlin Satirist Who
Tells Germans All About
Ecstacics of American
Syncopation.
By FRANK E. MASON.
International News Re 'ice Staff
Correapondent,
Berlin, April 16. Tazz music
might have saved the kaiser from
Lis fall. "Aber, Ach! he never
lctrned it," regrets Hans Sicnisen,
the satirist, explaining jazz to Ger
many in the current issue of the
Welt Buehnc, or World Stage.
America, so they say, has no
more liquor," writes Herr Siemsen
"But they don't need it. They have
jazz bands. I hese are orchestras
which can make you drunk without
alcohol. Jazz is a cross between
European dance music and Ameri
can negro music.
"There is a piano, a violin and
perhaps a bass viol. But especially
there are symbals, triangles, drums
and a variety of nameless, highly
fantastic instruments which, rather
than producing music, cause a sort
of musical din.
This and That.
"The fat man who plays these in
struments is the soul, the good spirit
of the jazz band. He doesn't play
them all at once; sometimes he uses
this, sometimes that. When the ta
ble full of musical appliances doesn't
suffice he grabs something from the
wall. The pianist and violinist
play well, at least very-uneuropean,
but the fat man surpasses thetn all.
He gurgles on a bassoon-like horn
(the saxaphone is unknown to Ger
many) an independent base melody
without bothering in the least about
what his comrades are playing.
"Then he decides that for the next
passage of music a flute melody is
more suitable and picks up a flute.
Or he tinkles a triangle. He always
knows exactly what is necessary
and . supplies the music with any
thing it lacks, whether a boom, a
shrill cry," or a deep-toned myste
rious gong. And if he hasn't any
thing else to do he sits down beside
the pianist, who for a single person
is, already doing pretty well in imi
tating a four-handed player, and'
plays whatever comes into his head
perhaps a cromatic scale. And at
the same time he sings a negro
, melody.
It Is Beautiful.
"Perhaps you think that this is
tremulous. It is comical but it is al
so beautiful. Like the cubist pictures
of Picasso, or the acquarels of Klee.
Seemingly . senseless and , not har
monious, in truth in its very discord
it has harmony.
"This music, this rhythm which
contradicts all common sense, is ir
, resistible, like poison or like alcohol.
r Jazz music gets into your very
bones, Into your limbs. It sets those
who really understand it into motion
like marionettes. (But it must be a
real jazz band. The fat man must
be a musical genius. There are
frightfully poor imitations. Anyone
who has heard them must think me
an idiot. Beware of imitations.)
Fall Under Spell
"The. couple dancing to this hyp
notic music are not moving of their
own volition, but are controlled by
the music. . At least, they are in, the
power of the music if they dance
' well. They proceed slowly and
calmly to the beat of the bass drum.
Suddenly the shrill tone of the frute
penetrates their very bones, their
knees bend and they make several
steps with swaying bodies until the
'bass drum steadies them. Then
comes the run on the clarionette and
they turn about like a corkscrew.
This music controls the dancers as"
if they were doll? jumping at the
pulling of a string. '
"It's a wonderful sensation to sur
render .yourself to this rhythm
with neither will nor reason. If you
' have a jazz band , you need no
brandy; you need no gin. ,
Lack of Dignity.
"But the most beautiful charac
isfic of jazz is its complete lack of
' dignity. Jazz destroys the last sem
blance of dignity, of stiffness and
1 propriety. Anyone who fears to
make himself ridiculous cannpt
dance to jazz. The German pro
fessor can't dance it;. the Prussian
reserve officer couldn't dance it. If
, only all the-professors and privy
councilors and ministers were com
5 pelled to dance to jazz How hu
man, how amiable, how comical they
: all would become. The humbug
; circle of ' stupidity, vanity and dig-
nity could not exist. If the kaiser
had only danced to jazz, all this
- would never have taken place. Aber,
: ach I he never learned it To be
German kaiser is easier than to
: dance to jazz.
C S. Kelly Relieved as
Chief Rail Mail Clerk
C S. Kelly, chief clerk of the
second district of the railway mail
scrvice(liere. was relieved from duty
last midnight, according to a tele
gram received by . J. H. Musgrave,
"Superintendent of the railway mail
''yrvic in Omaha. v
F, B. Eastland, former clerk' in
charge on Union Pacific trains Nos.
5 and 2 on the Ogden-Omaha divi-
' sic-n, has been named successor to
Mr. Kelly. Mr. Eastland has been
t in the railway service for 36 years,
his appointment to succeed Mr.
Kelly ; was officially approved by
Postmaster General Will Hays.
. Essay Contest to Be Held hy
Company at Building Show
. : An essay contest will be conduct
. ed at the building show by the Fos-L-
ter-Barker company. Insurance
. totaling $8,000 will be given the per
son writ in sr. the best essay on "The
Best Reason for Insuring With Foster-Barker."
Announcement' of the
award will be made at 9:30 the last
night of the show. Details of the
contest may be obtained at the Fos
- ter-Barker booth at the show.
Garden Invites Mothers v
. This is Mothers week at the Em
press Rustic garden.
Manager Ledoux invites all Om
aha mothers to visit the' garden and
judge its atmosphere with respect to
v their sons and daughters. No tickets
"'are necessary, he declared, and there
is no red tape. All a' mother has to
- do for admission is say she has a son
or daughter interested in dancing;
Atlantic Fleet Placed on War Basis
60 Days Before Congress Did Declare
War on Central Powers Says Daniels
Praeldent Wilms'! arltVe-ruttlns it n
Atlantie flNt. under Admiral Mayo, went oa a
Iwa from dent calli aacrManra or nar ana war
Diarwa anttatr for aartty or military and narai
4.ita n.nttla nit R&kr riiirna iMrannnnl ttt
(icen fnr flrat time in print of aarrat mobuiutloa
Foreee diKIoitxl "JJfjtroy wrreace (a).-
By- JOSEPHUS DANIELS.
r" ernar Secretary at lha Navy.
Coayrltht, 1921. by Jeha F. Dill. Caayrleht
Great Britain. Canada aaa thraueneut turoee. All
laniuaiti, laeludia tne scanlanaviaa. uaautnoruet
ARTICLE 3.
The Atlantic fleet, under Admiral Henry T. Mayo, went on a
basis at 2 'o'clock on the afternoon of February 3, 1917.
At the same hour of the same
message to congress severing relations with Germany, and the depart
ment of state handed Bernstorff his passports.
I had just finished sending out
mobilization of naval communications, when a summons came to me
to attend a conference with the president at the White house. He had
finished the delivery of his message
My message, which put all our
telephone, mails and signals on a war basis, read as follows:
. "One Alatl Radicode. Mobilize .Naval Communications.
. -v- "SECNAV."'
, "Secnav" is the code word for
secretary of the navy. The order
was sputtering out by wireless as I
walked over to the White House.
I found the secretary of war had
also been summoned.
Fears German Plotters.
The president was anxious con
cerning the safety of military and
naval -property. We knew enough
about German plotting to feel the
very real cause for this anxiety.
There were thousands of aliens in
the United States, none of whom
could be interned legally unless or
until war was declared. What
might happen under the provocation
to alien sentiment which had been
given in severing relations with
Germany none of us could teif; but
obviously the situation was peril
ous; and demanded the taking of ex
traordinary precautions.
Orders were immediately sent to
every naval and military plant and
station in the United States, Hawaii.
Alaska. Guam and the Philippines,
to bar all visitors and to strengthen
guards. The guard for the Panama
canal was doubled.
The publication of the movement
of naval vessels and of the daily
orders to naval officers was discon
tinued, in order to prevent informa
tion of a nature useful to the po
tential enemy reaching German ears.
The ships we bad maintained
along the coast to enforce neutrality
regulations were increased in num
ber, and this consideration for neu
trality now became a consideration
for our ' own safety and a virtual
coast patrol was established.
Wilson Keeps Close Watch.
The president watched every step
during these days with closest at
tention. He was not satisfied with
peneral reports on what was -being
done.
The Monday following the break
in diplomatic relations he appeared
suddenly in my office. I was hard
at work on plans, reports and orders.
I told him what I had done, and
what I was doing.
He suggested we go together to
the War department The secretary
of war was there, and the three of
us spent a long session in discuss-,
inj? the situation.
Some of the things the president
said to us are indelibly impressed
upon my memory.
He told us the breach in diplo
matic relations did not necessarily
mean war, but it brought us so close
to the possibility we must put our
house in order and be, ready for any
emergency.
He was concerned about the per
sonnel in our respective departments.
"Each of you must surround your
selves with the ablest men you
have," he said, and, turning to me,
he asked whether I felt that my im
mediate advisers the chief of naval
operations, the chiefs of bureaus and
the officers in important commands
afloat were the right ones to retain
in these positions.
"Get and Keep the Best"
"They are the best in the navy," I
told him.
He asked the same question of
Secretary Baker, and he replied that
his men knew their jobs, and were
going ahead with them. Some were
necessarily slated for. early retire
ment, but to anticipate this," he
thought, would be unwise, occasion
ing needless alarm and disturbing
morale.
The president listened intently to
:s, and , reiterated his desire that
only the ablest, most alert and ener
getic men shonld be put in places
of responsibility.
"Get and keep the best," ht said,
as our conference ended.
We continued developing our
plans along the indicated lines. On
the same day the order was issued
mobilizing communications I had
sent a dispatch requiring every ship
of the three fleets Atlantic, Pacific
and Asiatic to report immediately
on .its readiness for wart The con
dition of the ships, guns, machinery
and personnel, together with what
repairs or additions might be
needed, were imperative matters for
information. As a result of this dis
patch we knew very quickly precise
ly where we stood, and were able
to meet promptly and effectively the
conditions which required attention
and remedy.
Events Move Rapidly.
After the cabinet meeting of
March 20, when decisiqn - was
reached that congress should be
asked to declare war, things moved
with increasing rapidity.
Admiral Mayo had notified me
that he planned to Jbrinji his gun
nery exercises and maneuvers to an
end by April 5, and to start north
for home waters. We were anxious
to interfere as little as possible with
the important practice work off
Cuba, but ywhen it was settled be
yond reasonable doubt that we were
to become a belligerent, we decided
to call the Atlantic fleet northward
at once. So, following the March
20th meeting, I dispatched an order
which headed the fleet for Hampton
roads. . . .
Plant to Protect Shipping.
That same afternoon, accompanied
by Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations, I attended a meeting of
the general board of the navy and
asked the board, in the name of the
president,- to draft at once recom
mendations for some means more
effective than that of armed guards
Into rir Al Bern atorff recalled tatl paaaporta the
war batte tiarel nmnunioaUona mobiliifd hr win-.
in emrmnn rouowi ns aimiwai or nernworrr
property immeaiaie rracauiiwa hkto rrinwu
denartmant "fiat and tara lha best men" Toil
order 10 amitlcau fleet Beodeiroua of Tiriuui
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by National Newiaaaer Service. Ceeyrlahtea' la
rlaate reearved, Ineludlai tranilalla Into terelii
rearintina rar any aureate rernieoen.
war
day President Wilson delivered his
a one-line dispatch ordering the
and returned to his official residence,
communications radio, telegraph,
for protecting American shipping
entering European ports.
In reply, the board reiterated
recommendations which it had mad
on February 4, as follows:
(a) Escort vessels to deep water
from our ports, and similary from
ceep water to our ports.
(b) Arrange with the British and
French governments for the convoy
of our merchant ships through the
barred zones.
(c) Merchant ships to proceed on
the high seas from points of leaving
and receiving escorts, depending
upon their guns for protection, and
upon cWanges of course to follow al
ternate routes.
(d) Arrange with British and
French governments a code of sig
nals to be used 'in directing mer
chant ships as to routes to be fol
lowed and points of meeting escorts,
(e) Establish a patrol of the At
lantic coast.
(f) Recruit up to the limit allowed
by law for emergencies in order o
provide crews for patrols and auxil
iaries, and to fill battleship comple
ments which have been depleted. .
All Ready for War.
Obviously some of these recom
'mendations could not be put into
effect until a state of war existed.
I ordered the office of naval opera
tions to be ready to act upon them
instantly when occasion arrived.
And now I want to give you a
document which has never been
printed before. It is the text of the
mobilization plan sent to every com
mander of fleets or vessels and to
every district commandant The ar
rangements were so complete in
every detail, and every commander
and official knew so well what to do,
that it was necessary when war was
declared only to telegraph them to
mobilize . in accordance with this
plan and mobilization was accom
plished in a few hours. Here is the
document:
. NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Strictly Confidential. Op-17-D.
Washington, D. C.
March 21, 1917.
From: Secretary of the Navy.
To: , -
Subject: Mobilization Plan.
References: " '
(a) Chief of Naval Operations Con
fidential Letter of April 27,
1916. .
(b) Chief of Naval Operations Con
fidential Letter of December
11, 1916.
(c) Mobilization Order No. 1 of
February S, 1917.
1. The following instructions for
mobilization replace references (a).
(b) and (c). Destroy references (a),
(b) and (c). If either reference (a)
or reference (b),has not been re-
received, no report of that fact need
be made.
2. Mobilization sheets will be pub
lished from time to time giving the
organization of the fleet for war, fit
ting out bases and other information.
3. Whenever a new mobilization
sheet for any force is received the
old mobilization sheet for that force
shall be destroyed. The mobilization
sheet for any force shall remain in
effect until replaced. ?
4. Upon receipt of the massage in
secret code to mobilize for war,
every effort shall be made to as
semble ships at the designated ren
dezvous, at the earliest possible date,
ready in all respects for war service.
5. Order of ships in divisions as
well as details of organization not
otherwise, provided for shall be pre
scribed by the commander-in-chief,
or, tri case of vessels assigned to
naval districts, by commandants of
naval districts. - ,
6. The following rendezvous are
designated for mobilization in case of
war in the Atlantic:
Battleship Force: Chespeake Bay
after April,' 5. . Until then as at
present -
$:out Force: Division i canai
e: Division 2 Home Yards;
Division 3 San Francisco? Division
4 Canal Zone.
Patrol Force: As ordered.
Destroyer Force: With battleship
fleet ' ,
Mine Force: With battleship
fleet . ' - v "
Tram: As ordered by train com
mander.
Submarine Force: New London,
Conn.
Atlantic Coast Division: Phila
delphia, Pa.
Pacific Coast Auxiliaries: As di
rected by commander-in-chief.
Philippine Divisions: As directed
by commander-in-chief.
Naval District forces: nacn iorce
in own district units "at ports as di
rected by district commandant
For Swift Movement
7. Plans shall be developed by all
officers concerned to provide for the
utmost expedition and emciency ot
mobilization.
8. The assignment of a vessel to
a navy yard for fitting out shall not
be construed as an order for that
vessel to proceed to the yard desig
nated to strip and fit out, but as an
order to call on no other than that
yard for aid in fitting out for war
service, except by permission of
Navy department The principal
mission of each vessel shall be to
arrive ot its designated rendezvous
or at its war station ready for war
service in the shortest possible time.
The secondary mission of each ves
sel, in case vessels are ordered to
strip ship, shall be to store its sur
plus supplies, equipment and mate
rial resulting from stripping ship at '
the navy yard assigned on the
mobilization sheet The method of
accomplishing these missions w left
to the joint discretion of The com
mandants or flag officers or com
manding officers concerned. Vessels
shall not strip unless ordered to do
so when mobilization is ordered.
., 9. When . the requirements of
vessels as to personnel, material,
facilities, or repairs, in fitting out
for war service, conflict, they shall
be given precedence in the alpha
betical order of their assigned pre
cedenc?" letters.
Must Report Promptly.
10. Upon receipt f message
"Alnav availability," reports shall
be made immediately to the depart
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Remarkable Price Reduction Here
We have sounded the 'knell of unfair, unjust and unreasonable furniture prices. These prices are but
typical of the unheard of bargains to be found throughout our stocks. Think ; what our trsmendouB bu?.
sufte pTcturedmrvty0U- CMh purchaBe, nabIe us to k bottom vtUM.mwhXiMZg
Separately as
Follows:
Table Lamps
$65
Attractive table lampa
electric with colored
glass shades. Mahogany
and fumed oak finish.
A Jacobean Oak Suite
William and Mary Design
A visit to our store tomorrow will quickly con
vince you that there are many, many reasons
why your home should be furnished -at Hart
man's. Chief among the many reasons la the
luw rmtBii, For instance,
ln. table wnicn extends
to full feet, together
with four sturdily con
structed chairs uphol
stered in rich blue leath
er, all for $89.50. Make
comparisons and be con
vinced. Cash or terms,
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White Enamel Lined
A Typical Bargain
i.ook no further If you want a guaranteed
refrigerator, one that is known to cut
down your ice bills. Then,
too, if saving money is
any Inducement you will
surely investigate the
bargain we offer for to-
lorrow. On terms, at...
$g95
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ment by the officer designated on
the mobilization sheet of the esti
mated earliest date when each ves
sel could be ready in all respects, so
far as material is concerned, for war
purposes. These reports shall, for
each vessel, consist of name of ves
sel and date. The message "Alnav
availability" calls for a report, but
should never be construed as an
order to take any steps whatever
towards mobilization.
11. Comments and suggestions
useful in perfecting the mobilization
plan outlined in the mobilization
sheets and in this letter are request
ed. .
12. Acknowledge this letter by
radio-or wire.
As a matter of fact the drafting
and issuance of this mobilization
program had been anticipated in
the N,avy department by almost a
year. It was immediately after the
sinking of the Sussex on April 27,
1916, to be specific that a mobiliza
tion plan was first sent to the fleets.
This was "Reference (a)" the de
struction of which is ordered above.
46-in. Buffed
6 Foot
Porch Rockers
In the natural finish, with
comfortable back and seat.
Exactly as pictured here.
A bargain Indeed. '
Fully
wfc uvwiub t
Size
6x9.
Size
9x10-6.
50-lb. All Cotton
Mattress
TP.ll tufted, with durable ticking. A
special offer for tomorrow, and on cred
it terms. 1 .
we otrer this 48-
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Sixteenth
The. thrilling days of the Sussex
crisis which carried us to the very
brink of war and were more thilling
for us in Washington than the gen
eral public knew make a story in
themselves which I intend to tell.
(Another article by Former Secretary
Danieli will, ba printed In TLe Bee Mon
day.) New Insurance Agency
Is Incorporated Here
The Sholes, Dunbar, Thomas com
pany, opening a new general insur
ance agency, was formerly the in
surance department . of the D. V.
Sholes company, realtors, and was
incorporated in January, 1921. Ar
thur B. Dunbar, president, is the firs
underwriter and engineer. He was
fire insurance inspector for the Ne
braska inspection bureau for nine
years and is prcsidetit of the Omaha
Association of Insurance Agents.
Rowland P. Thomas, vice presi
dent of the new company, has
charge of the liability and bond de
partment. He was formerly with
Love-Haskell company.
Dining Room
Furniture on
Our Fourth Floor
Table
Chairs Each
M85
A Gigantic Sale
Gold
U Art
Rugs
Guaranteed All Sizes
Sold with a positive guarantee of satisfaction or your money re
funded. A splendid assortment of these popular rugs in the new-
iuv luwesi pussiDie prices.
$J75
Size
7-6x9
Size
$1J85
$19i
$160
9x12
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hare given it the name "The Most Luxuri
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Between Harney and Howard
Two Wireless Receiving Sets
Asked by Radio Men
London, April 16. The Associa
tion of Wireless Telegraphists issues
a demand for the increase of meth
ods for securing safety at sea.
It is suggested that in order to
carry out the provisions of the Inter
national Radiographic convention in
London it is necessary that two sepa
rate receiving installations be pro
vided on liners doing special work,
one for continuous 600 metres watch
and one for press schedules or special
receptions. ,
It is said that often the wireless is
working on press news for six hours
continuously, giving ample time for a
ship in distress to founder without
any of its calls for help being heard
by- ships in the vicinity.
Even Mayor in Tulsa
Gets "Move On" Order
He recently complained to jhe po
lice chief that members of the force
D. Evans believes in Tulsa's "finest."
Even before the war auch a low prica on a complete dining
room suite would create a sensation tomorrow It Is a bargain
that cannot be duplicated in Omaha. Built of solid golden oak.
A Complete Suite
As Illustrated Above
of
White Enamel
A guaranteed "Simmons"
wood crib. Has the drop
side. On terms If you wish.
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American Walnut Suite
Attractive Queen Anne
Another reason why hundreds of Omaha folks
come to Hartman's for REAL, VALUES. This
bargain, pictured, is but typical of the many
bargains to be found in dining room furniture.
-.tomorrow we otrer tne
suite illustrated, with '
four chairs upholstered
in rich imitation
blue haircloth with 48
inch dining table ex
tending to full six feet
and on liberal credit
terms, at only
A Cabinet
Greatly
Tomorrow
gas stove.
no one should neaitate to take advantage
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in hand with the prevail
ing lower prices we quote
thTis unheard of price a
Kuarantr-ed baker In ev.
ery war at
were not enforcing the "move on"
ordinance. "Make the people abide
by the law," the mayor commanded.
Stopping to talk to an acquaint
ance a little later, the mayor rested
on a box in front of a clothing store.
Whatfa the trouble?" asked a pa
trolman who "butted in." ".Are you
tired?"
"Nope." replied the mayor.
"All right, then, move on and step'
lively," said the "cop."
The mayor stepped.
Man Confesses He Killed
Major on Captain's Orders
Tacoma, Wash., April 16.
Roland P. Pothier, charged with
slaying Major Alexander Cronk
hite at Camp Lewis in October,
1918, confessed to federal authori
ties that he was ordered by his
superior officer, Captain Robert
Roscnbluth, to bring out a loaded
gun and "get" Cronkhite, it was an
nounced today by Proescutor J. W.
Selden, who disclosed five alleged
confessions made by Pothier.
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On Easy
Credit .
Carriages
Extensive assortment to
offer at bargain price.
This special price
should interest you.
3
Gas Range fj
Reduced
is the time to buy your new
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