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Show rv.: r. fiAUFirTn T.IIADEIL GARFIEID. UTAH EF th 11 11 in ve Mrs. Hoover Christens the Navys Big Dirigible Akron President Forms Relief Plans for Next Winter. Lnl en ira sp 4 eal Mb ist I Fr in pr e& ; a I OW asB-ber- t Hoover Journeyed from Washington to Akron, Ohio, and t h e r o graciously the christened dirworlds largest igible, the Akron, which baa been built for the United States navy. As the First Lady pro Bounced the name of the huge airship, the traditional ceremony of releasing a flight of whit a pigeon was observed. Before the christening the monster was brought to life by the Inflation of twelve of Its cells with helium gas, enough to raise It about ten feet from Its cradle. It was then walkedM sideways forty feet and secured as In actual operation by Band ballast, so It was really afloat when lira. Hoover set free the bom-lopigeons to carry messages of the event to tbe varlona navy stations. Tba trials of the Akron will taka place la tbe latter part of August or early In September, under supervision of a board of Inspection and survey. They will consist of five or six flights of varlona duration. Inhours, to cluding one of forty-eigh- t determine speed, fuel consumption, endurance, structural Integrity of parts and other details of performance and handling. If the trials prove satisfactory the Navy department will accept tbe Akron and have It flown to Lake-hurs- t for commissioning and ite d & , ids t st "1 tio is? ne f 180 sn t n 3t g itif itr, i I nil w.? ult P! lx cat Jut I st hal i se it I trouble for the federal board developed during the week In the form of civil war." It la now nnder Are' from within Us own ranks ss the result of the fight between tbe Fanners National Grain corporation and tbe Farmers Union Terminal association of St. Paul, on the one hand, and j the Northwest Grain association on. the other. Like others, the Northwest Grain association protests thgt tba governments helping hand Is not being stretched out to all alike. Tea othand farm organize er Hons have supported a resolution to that effect. f The aide tbe board baa taken la that of tho management ' of tho Farmers National. Chairman James O. Stone reiterated that the board would not finance competition among tbe northwest which was tantamount to saying that the Northwest Grain assocta- tlon must coma Into line or tt will ' not have Its loan renewed. The Farmers Union Terminal association contains many of the old Nonpartisan league crowd. Among its active supporters has been Senator Gerald P. Nye, Insurgent Re--. " publican of North Dakota. While the row goes back to fundamental difference between tbe - two groups, the more immediate cause of the crisis lies In tbe recent policy of tbe Farmers National to take over the marketing of the twenty-fiv- e composing Its Ust of stockholder members. The Farmers' Union Terminal association was the first In the Farmers National and it now owns 80 per cent of tho Farmers National stock outstanding. Acceding In the program of tbe central organization. It sold out Its market lng facilities to th Farmer National The Northwest Grain asso--' elation, however, refused - to well. Briefly, It gave as Its reason that with tho power exercised by the Farmers Union Terminal association la tho National and th dose Hes existing between tbe terminal association and th National management, it soon would be forced entirely out of tho picture. MORE pe sat ten LBS idi ct1 un ak ids m job m ha rf . ti II I Ml 1 J II PRESID ENT in a && a Ivate inch I Ite rlr tt rn. CHA fI P a -- long conference at bis Virginia weekwith end camp Secretary of Labor. Doak, virtually completed bis plans for tbe organiza- tion of government and ebarltablo agencies ' to care for t.,,e unemployed and othen In distress during the coming winter. Mr. Hoover is nnchenged In his opposition to anything like a dole, or direct government assistance, and will continue to roly on organized charity. Ha 1 willing, however, that tbe army should .be used as a distributing agency, as It la In the times of floods disasters, and to communities where distress. Is .acute there will be loans of army blankets and supplies. Tbe Red Cross will be, as heretofore, tbe backbone of the relief organization. Mr. Dopk presented to the President a report from the recent survey of conditions throughout the 'U country. Neither of them would make public th estimate of tbe number of people who would be out of work during th coming winter, but both admitted that It would be little different from last year. However, It was learned that the President, a bead of tbe Red Cross, baa directed the Red Cross to start a new drive to raleo funds and that the machinery baa already been eet In motion. He also has issued the necessary instructions loathe army to have concentrated at tbe various bases, moat of which are located near the big Industrial centers, all of tbe eurplus property available called upon to use It should they t Further In relief Ger- accord- many, ance with tbe decisions of tho Lon d o a conference, when th board of governors of the Bank for International Settlements at Basel, Switzerland, ordered tbe extension of Its A. H. Wlflflln h share of the 1100,000,000 loan to Germany for a maximum of three months beyond August 5, the date It fell due. It was assumed this action would be Imitated by tbe other participants la tbe loan, tbe American Federal Reserve bank, tbe Bank of England and th Bank of France. The governors set Saturday, August 8, as tbe date for tbe committee of Inquiry Into German credit needs to begin Its work. Tbe meeting was relayed nntil then to await tho arrival of Albert Henry Wlggln, the American member! It was believed that Mr. Wiggins, who Is chairman of tba board of the Chase National bank of New York, would be selected as chairman of the committee. There are ten members In all, aud their principal task will be to study tbe possibilities of converting a portion of Germanys hhOrt-tercredits Into long-tercredits There were Indicstlons that the French would try to convert the committee Into aa Inquisitorial body. New York bankers delegated to study tbe same question of German short-terwere busy credits throughout the week with the technical details of th problem, but the prospects of reaching ao agreement were said to be small. Through Ambassador SackettThe suggestion was made to Berlin that Germany purchase large amounts of wheat and cotton now held' by th federal farm board, and It was credits promised that long-terwould be arranged. The administration In Washington thought this would both aid. Germany and relieve the farm board,-anthe idea waa well received In Berlin. Germany la especially eager to get American cotton and for this reason might also take the wheat, although unofficial reports said she had already contracted with Rumania for wheaL She needs. In addition to her- - own production about 25,000,000 bushel of the grain. When It seemed such a deal might be put through, objections to tbe sale of the farm boards cotton to Germany came from the southern producers. Senator William J. Harris of Georgia said be had received a protest to the effect that such a sale would tend to depress the world price of cotton and that tbe policy of th farm hoard should be to bold Ue cotton and encourage purchases direct from the producers. There were ladiurriooa, too, that soma foreign cnunt.le would oppose the wheat and cotton proposal on the ground that It would bo tantamount to dumping and would put Germany In aa advantageous position over competitors. one-fourt- m ' m anxiety when it was reported that Thomas A. Edison had collapsed at bis borne in Llew-elle- n Park, West Orange, N. J anjL, was at the point of! death. Members of tba aged Inventor' family were sum- A. Ed so moned lu bast and T. Dr. H. 8. personal physician. Howe, sped to bla bedside by airplane Mr. Edison fas Indeed In a precarious state, but three doctors, after thorough examination, said be was not in' Immediate danger of years old death. He Is eighty-fiv- e and la suffering from dlabetea, bright disease and stomach ulcers, as well as nremle poisoning, but he declared be waa too busy to die now and that be would soon be able to resume bis work, Bla determination apparently conquered end witbla a few days Doctor Howe acknowledged that th Wla-ard- " bad a good chance of being able to return to hie laboratories. - Mr. Edison soon was recovered sufficiently to sit In bla library and read the newspapers, and be wanted to smoke, but tbls was forbidden. He was Bleeping well, and bla son Charles said his father waa in good spirits and feeling very chipper. His health had been failing since bis return from Florida seven weeka ago and the collapse waa no surprise to th physicians or his family. from th commission were made public. One deals with tba federal courts, those of Connecticut having been studies In especial detail, and the conclusion Is reached that prohibition cases dominate th whole character of the federal criminal proceedings." Prohibition cases In th Connecticut district Increased from 69 per cent ef the total number of cases in the first year of the study, tha commission reported, to 81 per cent lu the studys third year which ended June SO, 193a The total Increase in cases. had been furnished by prohibition case, it waa explained; other types remained stationary. The other report deal with tbe police of the country, and It la asserted that they have forfeited the public confidence because of their "general failure" to perform their duty. This Is blamed mainly on political power, putt and protection, tbe short tenure of office of the TWO more report of the police with a multiplicity Milwaukee was Iduded as a city wi.th an enviable record for the prevention and prompt detection of crime, and the reason was found In the fact that It has bad orily two chiefs of police In 46 years. of duties. d CURTIS of minister to the Dominican Republic, has been appointed by President Hoover to be minister to El Salvador. His place In Domlnlca'is tilled by tbe appointment of H. F. A. Schoenfeld of Rhode Island aa minister there. CHARLES GOVERNOR (Cooarieta.ttiu seaside kr u. Rank Awart. Drj BOYD MURRAY of Okla-horhavlqg been somewhat worsted In the war of tbe bridges" he waged with Texas, found use for bis National Guard in tbe oil controversy.- He made good his threat to close down all tha oil wells In the state except the small strippers If the price of crude oil were not put at $1 a barrel A proclamation to that effect was Issued and martial law waa declared within fifty feet-o- f each of the 3,100 wells within tha proratloa area. Nat'onat Guardsmen with fixed .bayonet were placed In control of the oil fields designated. In hla order the governor defended his actions on the grounds that be la protecting the natural resumes of the state. A considerable portion of the proclamation New york is the throes of an epidemic of Infantile paralysis, the total number of cases reported since July I being well over eight hunThe death dred. "fate' Is about 12 per cent The other day Gov. Franklin D.- - Roosevelt gave Gov. Roosevelt one pint of blood to aid In the fight against tha disease. It went to the state health department tor Use aa a serum. Tbe governor was attacked by the disease some ten years ago, hut has practically recovered, and doctors hlt csss remarkable, since blood from a victim who bas recovered Is considered tbe beat serum for treating others, the governors action will prove of tangible help to the state authorities. Dr. lego Galdston, secretary of the medical Information bureau of th Academy of Medicine, announced that more than 100 former paralysis sufferers had donated from 2.10 to 300 cubic centimeters each of their blood at the Cornell medical school. Mayor James J. Walker of New York cityT4breatened with a physical breakdown. Balled for Germany to take th water cure at Carlsbad. Hla blood pressure la low and-hi- s heart is weak. - con-slti- er n, an eventful week in aviaITtion. Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh flew up beyond the Arctic circle with success and precision and rested at Aklavlk before proceeding to Point Barrow. Parker Cramer .we found to be making an unannounced flight to Norway by the northern route, the oews breaking when he landed at Angmagsalik, Greenland. He waa attempting to blaze an air mall 00! to Copen-- , ha gen for tbe Air line- .- Herndon and Pangbors reached Toklo on their world circling flight, and planned to try for 1 nonstop trip from tnere to Seattle. Just before their arrival (n the Japanese capital Amy Johnson, the English aviatrlz, also landed there IS tilt Nkimbm UWa.) WA Trans-America- Vtn GCZ2. CHAPTER XUV Continued It seemed to mo then that If this picture of civilization engaged la the persecution of Innocent and unarmed noncombatants, mostly women and children, could be brought home to all peoples, reason would be forced upon ruler and governments where too often their passions and ambitions assume control. As a result of the German successes against tbe French akin to a panic prevailed In Paris. Probably a million people left dnrlng the spring and there was grave apprehension among the officials lest tbe city be taken. Plana were made te remove the government to Bordeaux and w ourselves war prepared to remove our offices. . -- aora-thin- g CHAPTER XLV The Second division assumed the offensive June 8, 1018, and began a aeries of attacks which culminated some three weeks later In the capture of the last German position! la th Bols d Belleau by. Its marine brigade and of Vaox by its regal ar. brigade. Tba fighting during most of this period was of peculiar Intensity. Tbe German lines if ere favorably located on commanding ground and were made more formidabl the extensive ns of machine guns, especially In Belleau wood. In tbe Initial advance Harbords marine brigade captured and Lewis regular brigade took Triangle farm and Bole da la Baretta. During the next few days our troops progressed piecemeal Jana IS tha Beventh Infantry, Third division, arrived to reinforce the marine brigade engaged la the wood. This regiment relieved th brigade on that date and tbe marines rested for a week, when they again entered the line. Against stubborn resistance, they drove tbe from the wood June 23. . Regulars Capture Vsux. Meanwhile the regular brigade continued Its attacks Intermittently. and July L with great daah. captured Vaux sad the Bols de la Roche. The operations of the division In this vicinity were practically at an end when the new tinea were stabilized on the high ground captured from the enemy. The casualties In th division were about 9,500. Mora than 1,600 prisoners were captured from the enemy. ' The gains by th Second division were won with little aid on either Hank by th French units, which were still In poor shape, and were made against an enemy determined to crush this early American effort. The successes of this division and of the First at Cantlgny and Third on th Marne, following as they did the crisis of May 27, were loudly arola!med4yttieFrencb: and for the time being had a very effect . upon French atlmulatlag morale. j - With the transfer of activities to the Trench front , northeast . of Paris, our plan to build up an American corps near Amiens had become impracticable, and aa I bad offered General Petaln tbe services of our divisions wherever they might be needed it now appeared possible to form at least a corps and possibly an am y somewhere along the Marne salient. 1 had' suggested that we should bring other divisions to Join the Second and Third for that purpose, and accordingly the Twenty sixth were relieved and Forty-secon- d from the Inactive Vosges front," and five American divisions from the British area were designated to be aent to that quiet sector to relieve Trench divisions. The assembly of four American divisions In aid of tho French on that front would more than offset their recent losses General Petaln, In hla letter accepting my offer, said In part : I most express my deep gratitude for the prompt and very Important aid you are. bringing In the The American present crisis troop already engaged la tbe battle- - are th unanimous admiration of the whole French army. The power of tbe effort which your country Is at present showing, as well as the resolute end generous spirit with which you miter .the struggle. Is for the allies and above all for France a comfort la tho grave times through which wo are passing, and a pledge of hope for the future." , What If Pari Should Fallf, Leaving the suggestion with General Petaln, without further dls cession, 1 returned to Parts arriving Juno & Tbe next morning 1 called e& Premier Clemenceau. and on that morning tbe fourth phase of the great German offensive started between Montdldler and tbe Oise. Reports Indicated that It waa meeting conaiderahle success Mentioning this to U. Clemen-eeaI asked him wbat be thought would be the result If Paris should lf Boo-reach- e, y fall , M. Clemenceau replied that he and Mr. Lloyd George had considered that possibility, and had reached th conclusion that they would do everything In their power to sav Paris but If tt should be lost they would go ou fighting. Above Paris Is France." he added, and above France Is civilization." As I was leaving he came t the door with ms and 1 aaldt It may not look encouraging Just now. bu we are certain to win In the end. Ue dang to my hand and In a tone that showed the utmost solldtuu Do you really think he replied JX o UDq QDfl was THERE grief and By EDWARD W. PICKARD an if was giveo to an attack on tba Harry Sinclair interest. Tbe governor charged that Sinclair attempted to bribe forty members of th legislature and to Impeach tbe governor; that Sinclair maintained a largo oil lobby during tho last session of tho legislature and that th Slndalr company has continually attempted to break down proratloa of News Review of Current Events the, World Over 1 At J. JJOL2.Z2 tt" This was tho first sad only time that I ever sensed any misgiving la the mind of this resolute man our occasional Notwithstanding rather heated discussion oa the ns to be mad of American troops, I admired him greatly. U always seemed to me he represented the true spirit of confidence and courage of tbe French people. 1 then motored to General Focbs headquarters at Bom bon. W considered my proposal to form an Americas corps near Chateau Thierry, to which he readily agreed. H spoke especially of iho fin work of our troops. 1 asked hew a German drive which threatened or perhaps captured Parte would effect the armies and tha people. Hie reply was almost word for word like M. Clemen-ceauThey had evidently discussed the possibility of losing Parle. Ha, too, wee certain the armies would go oa with U) war. Foch spoke so positively and with such evident feeling that I was moved to get ap and shake hie hand. Meanwhile the Fonrth and Twenty-eighth fli visions, en rout from th British front to tho northeast of France, were stopped at General Fochs request In the vicinity ef Tillers Cottereta, the object being to concentrate several of our divisions oa th west of tbo Mam salient, primarily as a'precaatloa against . another German offensive there, but ultimately for possible nse oa tba offensive. Tbe Second, and Third, Twenty-sixtwere In that area and with the there Fourth and Twenty-eightwaa a force equivalent to twelve French divisions. Aa encouraging circumstance at the moment waa the aucceas of tbe French in holding Von Hu tier' attach on the Montdldler-Noyo- n front This fourth phase of tho German offensive was an effort not only to widen tbe vulnerable Marne pocket but to secure tbe rati way between Compelgne and Soiasona and open tbo way to Paris. Forty-secon- d h CHAPTER XLVI The demands for American divisions were pressing. Tba First Second and Third had already become actively engaged, tbe Flrat being slated to go to th reserve near the Chateau Thierry salient when relieved from Cantlgny. Tbe Second was still In line at Belleau Wood, and th Third south of tha Marne. General Foch bad asked for five of the division recently arrived that were training with the British. Of these the Fourth and Twenty-eighth- ., while un. route to the quiet Vosges sector to relievo French divisions; bad - beeu--dl vert reserve near tha western fare of U" o The rapid succession of Germai offensives bad seriously crippled tbo allies, and not only materially reduced their powers of reslatanca bat had depressed tbelr morals and caused tha darkest misgivings among them. They grew more and more fearful lest ths enemy might still have nntold reserves ready to swell his forces. That th moral ef the allies was low was shown by tbe conclusions of many of their soldiers returning from tha front to th rest ares. Reports from th British front were no better. Tbelr troops continuously told our men who were with them for training that we had com too lata sad that our entry Into tbe battl, would only poet-pon-e allied defeat This attitude seemed so alarming that 1 took steps to prevent such a spirit from affecting our army by promptly reporting tbo facta to allied authorities. Tbs presence of such sentiments was another Important reason for opposing any form of amalgamation. Vastnss of Request Unrealised. Far short bad wo fallen of th expectations of tho preceding November, when Foch, General Robertson of th British, and I bad Joined la aa urgent appeal for twenty-fou- r trained American divisions by th following June. It Is small wonder tha. th allies were now ao Insistent la urging Increased and continuous shipments of men, trained and entrained. So serious waa tho situation regarded that tt was ao longer a demand for twenty-fou- r divisions hut for 10a It la probable that the vastness ef this request waa not fully realized, or else tho allies bad greatly exaggerated Ideas of our power of accomplishment surprising as It actually proved to be. A brief calculation of these demands . of th prime ministers showed that they were asking more than 2,500,000 combatant troops by tbe following spring, which augmented by those required for the services of supply, conservatively calculated for a force situated In a foreign country under tbe circumstance that surrounded ob. would amount at least ' to 4,000,000 men. one-fourt- ed-to- -the h Forty-secon- . d which to turn was soon to relieve oa a total fores of 2,000,000 men. tt Second. was quit Imperative that calculaF Thus theft three American tions should be mad oa tbe Indivision In quiet sectors and seven creased basis and that work everyeither Is the battl line er held ta where In th A. .E. F. should bow readiness to meet any eventuality bave that end In view. A cable I sent June 21 act forth which might result from further activity of tbe Germans In the great tbo reasons for fixing the program wedge they bad driven toward for the future definitely at 8,0U0,00o men es a minimum, and orgwl upon Paris, the War department the utmost efBritish Displeased. Tbe British were, displeased at fort to meet our Immediate rethe transfer of our divisions from quirements for the expansion of tbelr area, claiming priority te re- port facilities and railroads. A detain them by reason of having tailed study of the troop shipments brought them over. When General and tonnage required waa Included Foch Inquired of tbe conditions un- My cable dosed: der which these troops were servThere Is nothing so dreadfully ing with the British, my reply made Important as winning this war, and It clear that he bad entire authority every possible resource should be to direct where they should go In msde Immediately available. Mr. th emergency, as without tt tbe Secretary, tbe question Is so vital theory of a supreme command to our country and tba necessity of would ft.ll winning the war la ao great that -- 1, On Aaetlao la artaeartaaahCt., Th American combatant force would thus have equaled 20 divisions of tbe allies, and their apprehension may be Imagined when we realise that this waa greater by b than the combined allied armlet of 162 divisions then on the western front - iaw S, 000, 000 es Limit Although no such number as this could have been considered feasible, as It Is unlikely that It could been have either transported, equipped or supplied. It waa necessary, In view of tbe situation, to -- over all we lay plana could. After giving tbe question the Marne salient careful study. It seemed to me that Th Thirty-fift- h had moved to 8.000.000 men would be th limit the vicinity of - Eplnal and th we could hope to reach by tbe Seventhy-seventwaa abont to en- spring of 1919. ter .the trenches In the Baccarat This, roughly, would provide at sector to replace the or possibly over least slxty-sl- x which was to reinforce Gouands seventy combatant divisions. tha army east of Rhelma. The Eighty-secon- rest being necessary for th non had started for tho Tout combatant service. As .we had sector to relieve the Twenty-sixth- , hitherto made estimates based np-- the right awvaAbalatiac',, SaaaAlaavtaa. , IpQrcIZULlCJ that! I am glad to hear yoa say h Eo "onmatliu. Warn there 1 no limit to which wt ( not go to carry ont th piu outlined for the next tea r and w must he prepared te It oa still further after tint t asm rat or maybe taster, ti: CHAPTER XL VI I Th Thlrty-eecoo- Distr aow 'Thtrt) Eeventj Forty-secon- d and divisions were now la tr!:. der the recently organized ! corps. Especial effort was t mad to hasten their prtpjr In both staff and line In a: tlon of an early call for mo ons service. 1 !npected these troop l 22, 1918, and my Impression t favorable, although a emeu officer were found unfamii: the principles of tactical l ' ship. In such hastily train! 1 this was hardly surprising, t dally In view of tho knowt feet of th Instruction at k Many were found with bat 1 appreciation of the natural t slv possibilities of a gins tlon, 80ms battalion and nt lmental commanders hat thought to ascertain tha of their front lines, course bad failed te work sr. details of preparation agik. possible attack. My predilection foe detail traction In minor tactlca, out of my previous persona! a vision of training la both 1 and large units, led am quid, discover deficiencies. My diary notes the eet moot of th military board t lied supply at this time, Jt& 1918. It waa expected t t questions of supply and adopt ; er measures for the of allied resources and atillUt OoL Charles G. Dawes, ete charge of a more limited apb of our owi ( the ply department, was detalle tba Americas member of th b Lauds Courage ef Ngr Tro. Cables from tbe War de; ment June 22 stated that the ored people at home were h fold that negro soldiers In Fr were always placed ta the dangerous positions, were k sacrificed to save whit troop were often left n the field l without medical attention, fi not difficult to guess th orii this sort of propaganda. As 1 ter ef tact non ef these r had been In line except tit sectoral Those I had recendj were In fine spirits and m keen for active service. j The only colored combat 1? In France were those of tbaKl second division, then la a t sector In tbe Vosges, and tbe Infantry regiments of the each attached to a F division. Several Individual! 1 bad air lng received the Croix de Guem J conduct In raids. Clemenceau at Chaumost Prime Minister Clemenceat Foch and M. Andre Tir with Generals Weygand and I dacq, cam to Chaumont Jut 1918, for a conference oa of American man po M. Clemenceau! popular! count of gc oar all p cottir It is is no mentt uxpa buroc persoi Tbia whkt 1 ing must caa tc simpli pcopli ploy pnblit p bundi where Hand ped b public it bnstn of dividi I bntii ' leu fa era systen officia I 1 Como could pot o over i- - f ch Franc was probably at Itt b Aa this waa bts first visit tt moat tho people tamed masse, crowded into the P! gave him a rousing wet com reception within the Hotel w by tho offiriala, civil and waa marked by eloquent IP In bla remarks M. Clemencc th people every ncoorr making apodal reference tt Af creasing forces th were sending over. As w were leaving the mother of a missing eoluj only son, cam op to great find told M. Clemen rose f sorrow. He spoke tended? patriotic sacrifice, , put kte gently around her and cheeks, mingling hla tr1 here. The pathos of this every heart ) k- - 1 (TO aa CONTZNUZD - A m kt wit with a ploslor tber ti Closely much Nlnete after t of Fra One crime of bow Jt tog a 1 |