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Wilson Orders Navy to Speed Up Building Great Railroad Strike Declared Off; Adamson Law Upheld by Court The Omaha Daily Bee Want-ad Night Service to 10 p. m. v Tyler 1000 THE WEATHER Fair VOL. XL VI NO. 234. OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1917. TWELVE PAGES. 0 Triini. at Hotels. Niwi fttiadt, Ete., It. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. ALLIES CONTINUE PURSUIT OF FOES THROUGH FRANCE .French annd British Armies Make New Advances and , Harry Retreating Forces of the Germans. USE CAVALRY TO CHASE British and French Armies Re capture Many Towns and Re gain Much Territory. ' ENTENTE LOSSES LIGHT London, March 19. The British ad vance still is being pushed rapidly, further large gains being recorded in the official report from British head quarters in France tonight., "The pursuit of the enemy," says the report, "continued today, our cav alry and advance guards driving back the enemy's rear guards. The ground gained extends for a depth of from two to eight miles and forty more vil lages have fallen into our hands." French Column Advances. Paris, March 19. The French troops have occupied about twenty additional villages and small towns in their ad vance on the retreating Germans. They have go enebyond Ham on the Somme river and Chauny on the Oisne, which brings them appreciably nearer to the St. Quentin-Laon line. The German line at last accounts was in full retreat over a section which represents almost one-fifth of the vast front from Switzerland to the sea, closely pressed by the French and British. French troops, advanc ing with the precision of a machine, along a forty-mile front has re captured important towns and many square miles of territory, accomplish ing this at smalV cost to themselves, so carefully has every detail of the advance been thought dut. In the. Lassigny region west of Roye the Germans appear to have .. made, only a. weak defense, eincei the French were able to push forward thirteen miles at one bound. Gen eral Nivelle. the French commander, who is credited with possessing al most uncanny ability to "guage the pdwers of his opponents, is following up the retreating (jermans witn great rapidity. It is regarded here as doubt ful whether the Germans will find it feasible to offer serious resistance iTe fore reaching the basic line of de fense between Lille and Soissons, two days' march from where they no' are. Two Departments Cleared. Tomorrow or the day after two entire French departments, those of the Oise and Aisne, will be liberated from the German invader, according to reports from the fighting front. The 'total territory new regained is calculated at 020 square miles. Paris, March 19. Tomorrow or the day after two entire French depart ments, those of the Oise and Aisne, will be liberated from the German invader, according to reports from the lighting front. The total territory now regained is roughly calculated at OJO square miles. ! he nature ot t he ground over which the Germans retreated was al most all against thein and they were harried by cavalry, which is now be ing used in force tor the hrst time since the battle of the Marnc. At i few points whereiaturc of fered an opportunity for resistance the Germans tried to make a stand ;uul It 1 1 back only after considerable - lighting. Mlitary Writer Optimistic. x The newspapers arc overjoyed at t lie lit cration of such an extent of lerrit'jry. Henri Bidou. one of the host known military .writers, says: "Our troops are advancing to vic tory, which long waiting in under ground holes ami trenches, spreads its young wings in the broad light of day, which it sees again." The Weather Kor Nebraska Fair. Dourly TrmncraturPK at Omaha Tentenlay. Hour. Doit. 5 p. m 1 p. m 7 p. -m 8 p. m - Comparative I nral Rtrord. 1917. 191. 1915. 1(14 Highest yeKlerrlay.... 52 49 S3 31 l.nwpst yesterday 82 30 '23 19 Mran temperature.... 42 40 2H 25 rrui-ipltalioD 00 .00 .02 .07 Temperatures and precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temperature 38 Kxrees for the day 4 Total deficiency alnce March 1, 1917 20 Normal precipitation 44 Inch neflclency for the day 04 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 1.29 Inches Kxcess since March 1. 55 inch llcflclency for cor. period, 1910. . .06 inch Kxcess for cor. period, 1915 85 Inch 8tatlnn and State Temp. High- Rain of Weather. 7 p. m. est. 40 fall. Cheyenne, clear Jiavenport. cloudy .". 4 64 Denver, cloudy 42 54 ties Moines, cloudy 4S 52 Dodire City, part cloudy 6s 6G Lander, clear 40 - 42 North Platte, clear 44 62 Omaha, clear 49 53 . Valentine, clear 38 44 L. A. WELSH. Meteorologist. f' I 5 a. m 3fi 17 8 a. m 36 r 7 a. m 37 A a. m 40 M a. m. 4: I 10 a. in 44 I 11 a. in 4fi ' 12 m 49 fj 1 p. m 59 fA 2 P m 51 3 p. m 51 4 p. in 5:1 Ii-Yffifil I 5 p. m 52 "SBSralW I B p. m 51 I More About the Holdup of Mails; Delay at Transfer Terminal Grows Another Muzzled Clerk Writes The Bee About the Situation. NO HOPE FOR RELIEF Omaha, March 18. To the Editor of The Bee: Your pictures in today's paper of delayed mails at Union Pa cific transfer were very timely. Allow me to congratulate you on the same. But they can but partially disclose the true state of affairs as they really are. How little do the people know of how their business is run by a few de partment heads. Everybody will agree that the Postoffice department is a business.-run for the accommodation of the public and quick service is one of the essential facts of that business. But far be it from such! Only those who are in the service can appreciate conditions as they really are. Omaha is known as "The Gate way to the West," and from the Union Pacific Transfer at Council Bluffs to Omaha practically all the .trains from the north, south and east travel over the Union Pacific railroad. Naturally the department figured that the Union Pacific Transfer would be an ideal lo cation for a terminal for the distribu tion of mails. And today they have one of the largest terminals in this section of the country located at that place. Recently there was a statement in one of the papers made by Mr. John ston, superintendent Fourteenth di vision, to the effect that there was no delay to mails passing through this EIGHT SHOTS SINK CITYOFMEMPHIS Consul Frost at Queenstown Describes Destruction of American Vessel. VESSEL CARRIED NO GUNS Washington. March 19. The fol lowing dispatch, undated, from Con sul Frost at Queenstown reached the State department very late last night and was given out today: "Thirty-three survivors of the City of Memphis do not include Captain L. P. Borum and four other Ameri cans and four non-Americans, but in dications are that they are safe on board some merchant or admiralty vessel which has np wireless. Cap tajn's boat did not separate from oth ers until 1 a. m. today and was picked up empty at 10 a. m., weather mean while remaining moderate. "Vessel cleared Cardiff 16th, in bal last, with fifty-eight persons, includ ing twenty-nine Americans. At 3:55 p. m., ltn, siiDmanne nrej warning shot from three mileS--on starboard quarter; vessel was stopped, submar ine approaching to one mile, fired once more, fragments striking vessel, ship then only being able to read submar ine's signal to abandon ship. In stantly captain replied by long blast whistle signifying comprehension then, gave four short blasls, signal to crew to take to boats immediately, which was done in five mniutes, about 4:15. No injuries. Submarine then came up. hailed captain's boat, fired eight shots, sinking vessel about 4:40 p. m. Weather heavy, southwest swell, moderate southwest breeze, sky squally, weather improved during night. "First officer's boat picked up by ad miralty ship about 3:45 a. ni. today. Chief engineer's boat. 6:30 a. m. to day by same vessel. Landed Queens town 4:30 p. m. today without acci dent. City of Memphis carried wire less, but did not use it. "Carried no gun. No attempt to re sist. Whci captain is located he may have further evidence. "Survivors here include First Offi cer Charles G. Lair, Chief Engineer V. T. Percy, Assistant Engineer Fred Bcvill, Third Officer M. J. Dierlam, Third Engineer W. M. Thompson, P. J. Donollue and T. J. Welch, wire operators, and cigtit other Americans, ten Spaniards, two Danes and one each Swede. Russian and Chilean. "City of Memphis stopped by sub marine February 4 off Sc'lly Islands. Failure to use wireless this time was due to experience of former oc casion, inducing the belief that the ship would probably be passed if wireless not started. Survivors are assembled at Queenstown pending in structions from owners, Ocean Steam-, ship company. New York." Emil F. Palmer, Former Mayor of Louisville, Dies Louisville, Neb., March 19. (Spe cial.) Emil F. Palmer, aged .62, pio neer merchant here and for many years active in the public affairs of Cass county and community, died here today of heart failure brought on by a prolonged attack of grip. Mr. Palmer had been engaged in the gen eral merchandise business here for many years and had served cveral terms as mayor of the village, and as a member of the Board of Education. He was always an active booster in republican state politics, but had never held office. Mr. Palmer is survived by two sons, Harry O. Palmer and Arthur L. Pal mer of Omaha, and his widow, Mrs. Alma Palmer, who has been residing with the sons in Omaha. The funeral will be private, and friends arc re quested not to send .lowers. j I terminal. The pictures told the story. Now tor the other When the mail trains from the arrive at Union Pacific Transfer ti are always Union Pacific trains await ing there to have the mail transferred to them so they can speed on west with it. But only a very small per centage is transferred as the bulk of it is trucked to the terminal, there to be distributed because it is a great deal cheaper than having it worked on the trains. Orders have been issued that only first class mail and daily papers are to be distributed on the trains, also that we are not to check as errors any daily papers found in the sicks in the terminals. Now, Mr. Editor, how long are the. people going to stand for this? It has been going on for some time. It will continue until the public in general asks for an investigation. We clerks cannot ask for an investi gation because it would be the same as stopping our own pay. There is delay to mails passing through the terminals, but it is a mere guess as to how great the delay, as in some in stances I know of the same sack that has been hanging for forty-eight hours. Mr. Editor, I wish vou would have these terminals investigated and find out for yourself if you can, the true state of affairs. I would be willing to wager that if a body of reporters, one from each paper in Omaha, were to ask for special permits that they might enter these terminals and in vestigate for themselves, they would be denied admission. Publish this if you care to Mr. Edi tor, but as a matter of safety first I will be compelled to withhold my signature. Verv respectfully, A RAILWAY MAIL CLERK. ORDERS CONFLICT ON DEMOBILIZATION .War Department Officials Say Work of Mustering Out Will Continue. GENERAL WOOD'S ACTION Washington, March 19. Beyond saying that there had been no change in the decision to let the demobiliza tion of National Guard units pro ceed War department officials would not comment tonight on the conflict ing orders received in several stales. On the surface, however, the develop ments indicated that in order to be ready for whatever action might fol low the sinking of three American ships. Major General Wood had or dered the demobilization held up with out waiting to refer the matter to Washington. Barry Gives Out Order. Chicago, March 19. Major General Thomas H. Barry, commander of the central department of United States army, issued orders today suspending the further mustering out of troops in the central department, "subject to further notice." The troops in the department af fected by the order include: Colo rado, two battalions of infantry, one squadron of cavalry, one signal corps company, and one sanitary unit. Iowa, one regiment of infantry. Michigan, Indiana and Ohio troops also are affected by the order. Demobilization to Proceed. Montgomery, Ala., March 19. An order received here today from Major General Wood directing that demobi lization of the Alabama National Guard be discontinued was followed closely by one from the War depart ment ordering that the demobiliza tion proceed. Mustering Out Goes On. Columbia, S. C, March 19. State , officials who were ordered yesterday not to demobilize South Carolina's Guardsmen, continued the mustering out today after a revoking order had been received from Washington, Ordered Not to Demobilize. Jacksoii' Miss., March 19. Orders were received today from Major Gen eral Wood not to demobilize the Mis sissippi troops just back trom the border. Munroe in Washington to Talk to Commission (From a Staff Correspondent.) Washington, March 19. (Special Telegram.) J. A. Munroe, vice presi dent in charge of traffic of the-Union Pacific railroad, with headquarters at Omaha, is in Washington to appear before the Interstate Commerce com mission tomorrow on valuation ques tions, other than physical in which the Kansas City Southern, the Texas Mid land9, the, Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic, are interested parties, this week. Mr. Munroe has been asked to appear as a witness to give testimony affecting the elements of value in the operation of a railrad outside of its physical elements, to present its good will f that term is permitted, to the commission, in order that all the angles of valuation may be under stood. Interest On Farm Loans Will Be Five Per Cent Washington, March 19. The farm loan board announced today that the interest on all loans made to farmers throughout the country by the Fed eral Land banks would be 5 per cent, j A rate oi 4Vncr cent on bonds to be issued ny the land banks also was officially announced. Itfre uiiiinnrn VJIUIIMMLU .iLLION spent FOR WAR CRAFT President Considers Aggressive Steps as Result of Sink ing of Thre Ameri can Ships. REGARDED AS OVERT ACT Calling Extra Session of Con gress at Once Under Consid eration at White House. WAR PRACTICALLY EXISTS Washington, March 19. Construc tion immediately at the New York navy yard of sixty submarine chasers, deliveries to begin in from sixty to eighty days, was ordered late today by Secretary Daniels. The boats will cost $30,000 each. Forty can be laid down at once. Graduation of the first and second classes at the naval academy has been ordered. The first class will be grad uated March 29, the second class in September, the date not having been definitely fixed. The order means that 3"4 additional naval officers will be made- available to meet the existing shortage in naval personnel. The first class comprises 172 men and the second 202. Orderi Building Speeded Up. President Wilson late today author ized the Navy department to spend $115,000,000 to speed up naval con struction and to buy small auxiliary craft. Congress in its last session author ized the president to sanction the ex penditure and authorized an issue of bonds to raise the money. The presi dent's decision is one of the steps considered to meet the submarine menace. The president's act was the first official recognition of a "national emergency?' He also will authorize the suspension of eight-hour laws of naval construction and authorize pay ment of time and a half for overtime as provided by act of congress. White House officials, however, when asked, declared they had told inquirers they had no knowledge of what the president's decision would be. Part of the Navy. Asked what, if any, further steps the navy had in contemplation for the protection of American life and ships on the high seas, Secretary Daniels said: "Whatever the navy can do, it will. More ihan that I would not like to say at this time." After conferring with the president, Secretary Daniels summoned Ad miral Benson, chief of operations, and Captain Oliver, chief of intelligence. There appeared to be ground for the belief that steps were being taken to have the navy take steps to protect American shipping. Washington, March 19. President Wilson made" another personal visit to the state, war and navy buildings this afternoon and there were out ward indications that some new defin ite action was impending as the result of the latest destruction of American ships by German submarines. Aggressive Action Likely. New and aggressive action to pro tect American shipping against Ger man submarines appears certain as a result of yesterday's sinking) of three unarmed American merchantmen with possible loss of American lives. Calling of congress in extra session before April 16 loomedias the strong est probability, although President Wilson was understood to have other courses under consideration. With American ships already being armed, the most probable step would be an active campaign to clear sub marines out of the shipping lanes. There appeared to be no plan to have the United Stales enter the war in the sense that the European nations have entered it. The fact that some American ships arc on the other side of the ocean un armed is a factor in the situation, and, as large warships are ineffective against submarines, the problem for the government is to get small sub marine chasers. Most of the- Amer ican fleet is needed at home to guard against operation of German subma rines in American waters. No Comment Made. There seemed to be no doubts that steps to supplement arming of Amer ican ships would be taken and the only question was whether the presi dent would take such steps on his own responsibility or wait for con gress to. grant specific authority. No comment was made at the White House today beyond the state ment that the president was getting reports and considering the question thoroughly. President Wilson was considering carefully all courses open to him. He might continue arming merchantmen as at present until the special session of congress, called for April 16; he might summon congress to meet im mediately to authorize him to take aggressive action against the subma rine menace; or he might declare forthwith that a state of war exists. Some officials state he already has ample power for the last course, but that this would be subject to approval iy congress Many senators and representatives, i : i : ... j.. J who remained in Washington, expressed the opinion that the Ger man submarines latest acts consti tute a clear cause for war. MEN WHO CONTROL GOVERNMENT OF RUSSIA Thew re the men who, as a result abdication of the czar, control ment of Russia. .ABOVE:- CRAtTD DUKF, .N7CHOIAS. MJCHAE1V RODZJANJCO 8EMfW.-P.Itr MCE JvOTF, CEH- KUZW,3 QS.H- BRVSlJOFr. SECRETARY KEPT AWAY FROM BEYERLY Former Omaha Man Subject of Contest Between Family ,' and Employe. LIVING IN KANSAS CITY Kansas City, Mo., March 19. (Spe cial Telegram.) James Beverly, for mer state representative, of Omaha, and later a Topcka (Kas.) insurance man, has been removed from 511 Ben ton boulevard to a hospital, the loca tion of which is concealed by his wife and daughter. Beverly, apparently suffering from a strange malady, was found by his wife and daughter in the apartment building on Benton boulevard, which is owned by Beverly. His private sec retary, Miss Hattie Bowlby, was with him at the time, and after the wife and daughter arrived here from Omaha she was evicted. Mystery continues to surround the Beverly case. A wealthy man of targe business affairs and alert mind has become strangely weak and in firm. He had been separated from his wife and she had been living in Omaha with a daughter, who recently was married. Last August Beverly sold his in surance business in Topcka and came to Kansas City, taking up his resi dence in the apartment on Benton boulevard. He also owns another apartment next door. A niece was summoned from Roch ester, N. Y., a week ago by Miss Bowlby, who has been Mr. Beverly's confidential secretary for years. Then the wife and daughter were called. When they, arrived there was a clash between Miss Bowlby and the rela tives, which resulted in Miss Bowlby being locked out. Two Persons Killed by Eating Canned Greens Boise Idaho March 19. Mrs. Sam uel P. Richards, aged 60, of Carey, Idaho, and her daughter, Blanche, 22, are dead and Mr. Richards and a 12-year-old son, Claude, and a 16-year-old daughter, Hazel, are at the point of death from poisoning after eating home-canned "lambs' quarters," a kind of spinach. Physicians believe some extremely poisonous weed be came mixed with the greens. Senator Cummins Able To Leave, the Hospital New York, March 19. The im proved condition of Senator A. B. Ciinimings of Iowa permitted him to leave the hospital where has was taken after he collapsed at the Re publican club on Saturday during an address defending his stand on the armed ship bill. The senator took a train for Washington, declaring he was needed there because of the ten sion in the nation's affairs. "Not -One Deserter," Says One Brotherhood Official Washington, March 19. In a state ment issued here tonight, W. N. Doak, vice president of the Train men's brotherhood, said a canvass of the local organizations who went on ! strike Saturday night before the post- ponement order was received, 'there d ......... " it was a mil per cent stritte, lie declared. "It was the finest example of discipline one ever saw." of the successful revolution and the military and civil govern I SIXTH APPEAL FOR i WAR RELIEF MADE Federated Churches of Christ ' ' in America Send "Easter Message", to Churches. PLAN WEEKLY PLEDGES "An Easter Message" is "the title of the sixth appeal for war relief funds by the Federated Churches of Christ in America. Pastors and Sunday school superintendents are requested to read the message in the churches. It has been mailed to 100,000 churches. It lays stress upon the spirit of self-sacrifice shown by the peoples of the countries which have been in volved in the war. While America has given 9 cents per capita for re lief in Belgium, Tasmania has given $6.50 and New Zealand $1.25. Can ada has given much more in propor tion to her numbers than the United States for Belgium and for the relief of Armenians and Syrians, besides raising an army of a half million men and boys with all the accompanying burdens. The people of the warring countries, it is said, have definitely accepted the spirit of sacrifice during the continuance of the war. This, the Message asserts, few Americans have done. The liberality of certain churches and individuals is recounted in the Message, While the American peo ple have given, less than 20 cents per capita per year since the war began, a little church t Owings, S. C, of forty members, half of them children and none well-to-do, gives $40 per month. A small church at Pomfret, (.'onn., gives regularly at the rate, of $5 per capita per year. An Episcopal rector was given a legacy of $1,000. He wrote that he didn't need it at that time, and couldn't use it while the world is suffering so terribly, and turned it over lo the Federal Council for War Relief. A chauffeur sent$20. A wealthy New York man has given $100,000 anonymously in monthly in stallments and has recently increased these monthly gifts. The churches of the country are urged to take a special war relief of fering on Easter Sunday and to inau gurate the plan already followed by many churches of giving regularly to war reliet hy a system ot pledges ot weekly or monthly gifts. The great suffering in Poland, where so many of the children have died and 10,000,000 people are desti tute; in Belgium where the need is irreatcr today than ever; in the Bal kan countries, where hundreds of thousands arc always hungry, and among the Moslems, Syrians, Per sians and Armenians are set forth as demanding immediate and gener ous response. Congress Will Not Be Called Before April Sixteenth Washington, March 19. Several members of congress have been ad vised by White House officials that there will be no session of congress before April 16, the date fixed origi nally. Hogs Bring New Record Price of $14-65 in Omaha Huff prices reached a new top in Omaha Monday when some choice heavies were sold for $14.65. RAIL MAGNATES GRANT DEMANDS MADE BY UNIONS Strike of Members of Four Brotherhoods Set for 7 o'clock Last Night Declared Off. ADAMSON LAW UPHELD United States Supreme Court Rules That Act Is Constitutional. TERMS OF AGREEMENT New York, March 19. With the . nation-wide railroad strike averted and the Adamson act declared consti tutional the controversy that has raged between the railroads and their employes for nearly a year over the question of hours and wages, passed into history today. . Appealed to by the president's mediators, to yield on the grounds of patriotism tohe, demands of the em ployes, the railroads just before day break today conceded the eight-hour basic work day and pro rata pay for overtime, the same as that provided by the Adamson law. Several hours later the United States supreme court upheld the con stitutionality of the Adamson act anil what the brotherhoods already had obtained by their threat to call nation-wide strike at 7 o'clock tonight the supreme court legally assured to them. All that remains is to decide how much back pay the employes are en titled to. Railroads Yield. Yielding to the appeal of President Wilson and facing the probability of this country's entrance into the world war, the railroads early today granted the demands of the four employes' brotherhoods for a basic eight-hour day. The telegraph wires this morn ing are carrying throughout the. United States messages from the btotherhoodchiefs rescinding the or ders for the inauguration of the great progressive strike at 7 o'clock tonight. The decision is regarded as a com plete surrender to the brotherhoods, brought about, however, after the patriotism of the railroad managers had been put to the test. The presi dent's. mediators, playing in what they considered their last trump card, were not successful in their mission until after more than fifty hours of anxious conferences, all of which pointed within a short time 'before the de cision was announced to an inevit able deadlock. Secretary of the Interior Lane and the other mediators were visibly af fected when told of the action of the railroad managers. Mr. Lane sent irrt mediately for the committee of the railroads and, turning to Elisha Lee, their spokesman, said: "This is a magnificent thing that you have done for your country. It will go down in history as one of the greatest things you ever did." Brotherhood Chiefs Notified. The brotherhood chiefs, who al ready had left the hotel where the conferences were being held and had retired for the night, apparently con vinced that a settlement of the dif ferences could not be reached, were summoned next. Their faces showed the relief they felt from the strain un-. der which they had labored since early Friday evening with the presi dent's committee. W. G. Lee, head of the trainmen, announced for them that orders should go forward at once informing all district chairmen of the brotherhoods of the successful out come of the conferences. By the terms of the settlement the combined salary list of the railroads will be increased approximately $60, 000,000 a year, according to conserva tive estimates. The number of work-, men profiting by this increase will be more than 300,000. That the crisis resulting from the sinking of three American ships by German submarines was the prime factor in clearing the situation and re storing the country to normal condi tions so far as its transportation facil ities were concerned was Conceded by all. The formal letter in which this au thorization was made, signed by (Continued on Fuse Four, Column Two.) The Sunday Score Advertising in The Bee SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1917 (Warfiold, Aftncy MeMuromonti) " Local Display .1S12H Foroign Display.... 472 H Automobile 817 '4 CI..ifiod 704 Total........... J206H SAME SUNDAY LAST YEAR Local Diipl.y 1423 Foroign Display..., 207 H Automobile 287 C!aifiod k.. 744 Logal ..' 4 Total... ........ 2666 GAIN, 540i8 INCHES. ..f Keep Your Eye On The Bet