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MEDAL OF HONOR TESTS ARE FIXED GENERAL PERSHING TELLS HIS OFFICERS WHAT DEEDS ARE TO BE REWARDED. ARMY STORE'S LOW PRICES Soldiers in France Can Buy Many Things Cheaper Than in Th;s Coun try-New "Overseas Cap'' Added to American Equipment. (From Co nmittre on Public tnforniatit li.) Vashigton.--'liese tests are ap plied to ('15es rtconnllnleIn(del 14)1 1 Ith medal of honor, aecording to Inst rue tions Issued Os a guide to ofiet-trs by General i'ershing: Men Wlo) haIve'' 4erfOrined in action deeds tf' noust ditIlguished p rersonal bravery and self-atcritice above trand beyond all eall of (luty ; SO conspleu ous as clearly to diistin1gutish them for gallantry and it repnitiIy above Iteir conrndes; wh'hi involve risk of life or the performance of' titore Ila u or dinarily hazardous service, thei' omis Boitn of w hichi wouh1(l 114 jistly sub ejtel the p('r5S) to (-ensurei iior short conin g or faidilire iii 1h4' 141'1f14 1i1illte4' of his ditty. Th'le clistitngui4i'l4-41 er4vic- 4cross is fl~'urd-eed forh1 gial ti it in lleliti 41141444 liv onte w Ii il y ' lis li (iish lii e li in - onei n wh in ' t4i-t I inl1:1 4 Iii ii -I ill I clntini) eiy s ii'X j1b11 1: 11d 1 jti iiy 1t11 I1( lin~l fn-(e-ll 11'iII I Ilyiii i'rilivi0riiits tint wIit operti nsll II glinst, ai aril'd enemy. a P~rics ttd for ,0i tine on1 ine'rl han dise In It' huge gent'ral atoreS op er It'ed by the tit1 rter aitster cp(415 in Frantce shotiw that ImettinJers of the ex -' pedllona1iry furces Inny1' Secure goods at prices lower than retIl I irices In effect in this country. June quotations are: 111th'-pound package (cltoltIte, 11 cents; enn of cherries, 21 'nts ; cnn otf cocoa, IL cents; poket c-ont1h1, 1 cetltS; (ut en' corn, 110 (4ents; shavinIg b~rushe4s, IS cents; toot Ii bi rush14's, 12 cents; inn stritigiesi Luh s, 1II (1115; bt14tl4' gilt ger nile, 9 cents; (nnt pluin pudeinig, :1-2 cents; sin ntaird ,~> sf t'ty ruzEors, $I.75; pair shoe laces, ;a ts; (it tleittu powdetr, 5 (4-nts; 1 l4)1111(1 tlt-14:) I' sugar, 10 (ens; s14l C(o1t4Itt hread, -1 cents; two'-ounce' I'tl-iige 511kig I 4tobnero, 7 cents; h1 ti 5(4m11, 1 cent ; (alt loh) sters, 25 (4'n1s; Still 1ing 54ong1, .I coils; bottle Wortrsht'(-Slire suuir4', 211 cents; Jlinen handtke'~rifs, 1(1 (rats; pint bottl oliveii lS, 2:t (ris ; rill green1 pen, 10 centls ; slhe potlish, 9 (eats. Althoug:.h 11he m1n1 are issui( aunple rationls tit' cIlUr tlirnznster s1tre's itre penl4d to lthe Inlisltl ittel for t1e pii pos'e(' of irnllttin1g I hithe' to Is to their orenu or to satisy indiblual desires fioris d1141ties o ch-I t5nc11ies Te- Ihigest gran1tse oief t ilcha t'Iiie' on3y 1 'is tred 'i-i lstkso tiitii theiienlty e suriel tions, ztlet a tl1ics ' litokors ' ar tit's Tes lit--14'Ist are i h-1yalabl toec Aitntng t' Staple's to4 b' foundal in haiutn, hIu4'n, turkey, 11 ti,o tats, r'itce, hoII nyl441S 1 h Pns onioni- s, ('lffe, 3118, I4ugar, cheise, ienciio, btu:ltt , :-iea oti ed fruits4e. Th til ell Ifruiils' and4( apico4ts4 ilk-4, 44 ch rri s Iurrats, iinlppls. runeis,. 41tspa-1raus, 83weet & t-s.e tsliili'litch, 'v elttliis 44, tur i iland 11ahn 4141n, inl'r-tl:, ardn lt s 'I'l, hrin4' y Si , ( teil 444rnhsil su sagesl3, to.ngu e trlwy, deviled hamil45 corned-s heg, rn'd-heefi hash.-gu le rte1 ForQ5 the1(11 suniwith p.sotvg set h'oth here tare:l ms, ti itkt('e's pr 44ker 1 rulieneedples bt tet, Ctmple sp tmii lasste Irnnhey snut) hre iro,5 Ilut tsmokng beebal andtu bhewing the il cirs sint, brigae, uinretteitm persand mces h ncdna DMsofal the~ 0 i)L'iartes suot'e vito ofralrs, lombs b'gurushe~ for altli pur poesct btlitns, song i'4(stfhave bsti, itaingcs- mu14g ierrors, razor Ilstros tbhe foodbh dts i'ttstiolleit water, tlcue dr toth powdteril WI~.1e haeil, tw els, 50 hnkrhiefs oulwt knivesi nelesiy tread~, calesl 1andh lIn on ar camp~ tere oaei55 hat 4 taiton frobal toms, bsies~ thei head quarterisk ctalligdew ad drisin re t ha 80Deatisie voato of r l s a d r g l to s g v r i g 1. The "overseas cap" now being is sued to soldiers in the expeditionary forces matches the uniform in color ilts a very low crown, and has no brin or peak. It is so made that it may be folded 111(1 curried in a pocket. When Amnerlean forces entered tht trenches it was fount! that the brims of their camptaign hats interfered with sighting through trench periscopes a1d that in the nsst' of tall moen the high (rOwlts Couli be seet above the para. Pets. The tew cup is so low that it iPmrmiits the inen to tuove with prae titlty the s:s ue fr'eedomt as when they are htiess. The t(rech helmet cuts be worn over it. )niy soldiers who have been with the expediltiontary forces wear the cap. Aecti ing to repiort s froin lersance new regulatiotts provide thut otlicers sit:ll wear their i signin of runk on the catP. ssnd enlisteti m1tens pintce on it the button prescribetl to be worsn on tie lt't' side of the colltr of the service cost. The total cust for Nuti1(1n10 army cantoltnents was $1.10,72;ti,417{, e'ori lug to a stitteintent by the war' dlepart ment. 'T'he National Gutotart em11ps cost $:S,375,272. limtIerge'icy work to provitie for sIl (iers in this (ountry tutd to prouvbiie bitliings for the imntifatture ttit stori;te of irily supptlit's but Ii iert a111(1 librI):0d uI1ralken by the co~nstruetionl tii vislion IIf' the nrimy, wthici has beens e'x)eculed or is unnder way :0101 in prs It't( III (tI ,J1ts' I. will 0t)s1 :stitit $1. i7t.titi,ss4i. 'his 1t1)ts1 is exusiave of Iihr)'- operat:Iionls lIsting. $I10.000.t), 11(1 i- diret cont si!tr tl f the orti 'I I .in I tlw constructin divi ionI 101)1 conlltl ;,:! job~s, ait :t total1 (ost III _2t5'2,.O)Itts. It ists 2-141 ojpers-'s tisi'ss tisuit' V:y., which, when liiisltsi, wtill curlstlbout $2701,:i0tX).ao Pr1epara': tiuns lre bein g luale to start work on 117 few opeations which are expiectt'd to ('1st $700,Os 0),000. ''vo out of et'vt'y 1(100 liter in the artny have to have their shoes 1itade to ordter. In sevesral csnips entire regl. unents hitie had their feet mneasuredi, asid hntredts of diwings were mtiatle of ochd shatpes andtti sizes. At the pres. t'Ist tile t'he i'sny usts betweetn 2,000, 004) anti 3,000,00(0 pirti) of shoes 1 month, l's 'ls ibrought out in tests seesin to prove flhat 1ien1 f1n the present iirmiy are liger lhnut those serving in previ olts wl'i is. Not only is this shown by lie larger sizes of shoes cailed for, biut by ithe Iarger sizes of outer clothing thit is being 'equiredl. Itcorls In the 0lu11rt'rinster cot is sltsw tat I size irrger, oil Ihi' nverasge, is being ie 11unimled in b louises, shlirts Mand b)reeches ilitt have ever i)'1t1rt' bst'et used. As a result 01f the :itui s at th 11r)n1, niethutis have been d)11ieveloper( whereby inure than S0 per ooent of tht wtiuti'ei. whio orilgisuliy retz ined at lte ilit sit'ary hos itlls I'sr ionissi ts, ar' iw cire!i ssnd returtied to Ithe force: itsi three or iitur weeks. Inr t hali's is: arit' y surs'gt'tons Si ist 'tio e i t :11 nips i' ( ntsi onients, al otlher iiiiitlry liss pitsils in tiss euntlry 1:tiny lisirt)gily intlersltantl e Itlesl iltst ir11t'n I' war wolltislS, the srily istliuetttl 1tepi:rtiun h:s listii tstalilished spe('itI (latsses of I ist ruelion to whlch lire sent seeld t lit's whois, ut1)1ion elaietion of ihuei' colurse's, ret'Iir i to St'!er ownV5 hotsjpiit is itu!i instuct theri's stss'geonls in~ t'se' "'ilusly to oiie's cultintry dioes not t'nd battllefiel, bt ('onsissts int doinsg ev'ryt tinsg 1s inite's power 's to helps win lit' war55," stays sti order issued'( by Generiai "To'e wr'tit'ei hilt' fr'ec1 luently' and re'g ssisnily ansd iend'tts is sune of' the sol di' tuiotst ln'otant dtis. .\gis thierI in: 5c.i Iahr it' sfrs 1f te dot ntio itutsit's it is Soil piossibiti fors tftiker's to wri tit 'S l tt'ers ftor' lhirs ti t, si s'. every' sststi insItldo IIitsior hlis'lf.'' A piii nnaits fotr (onisiiilsitons tas first iitit'lmtts itn lit' tg' il'tr t'oiips ac. 2.1l5(5iliion' ('s nitliistt iiis h iten tsr t'xmtniin~g btoarsd ttsnkinsg 1 tiour of tte srinesii isl ti e's tf It' toutry to make e'xaminas~l tin readitily3 styaltlible for aip Th'ie $1 20,000lt,000 s llot i ed for tile iiiaints is t'xpetedtt( Ito givte the govern' sinet' Iai mtsokel'itss how~tderi prodiuct jist enstsa itly eiunt to all othles' Amserleani t' lats it was found niecessairy to bittili n ntew towni on t'ac(h site to houtse thle empldoyees, and apprti~toximat111ely 9,000 dii'ferenit hullns were erected. Streets were put dlown and1( seweredi, p)ower.' plantits conistru'icted, tandt stores suit hIospitls built. Approxiimately 35,000 men'i wt0oed ont(Of~ cntruct in anti aboutt 30,004) will tventualliy be engaged in thte atctual ')roduction of ptowdasr. lThotusands of wom'etn are employed it tihe. Uttitd States gals-msk plantl. They sire actintg as8 inspector's ansd are etngsaged Itroulghlout tile ent ire pro(ttces of mantiufacetur'e, atccori'tntg to a statte menit fromt the gas de~fen'se serv'%ice I llndredis of' gIrls have ben trasinet)] inl the spec'iatl artt of sewving the faicc pieces. Itach aeptarate step in thii asseinuhling of the mnask is (done by wtom1en wvorketrs, until tile masiik is coin Ililetd, the last inspection is made ant the final product is ready for shipmuen overseas. IL 4 1I "i Arrial at the front in i rancwe of a I of a mnountainu precipice whiere severt. NEWS REV EW OF THE PAST \UEEK Austria's Great Offensive in North Italy Proves to Be an Utter Failure. STOPPED WITH HUGE LOSSES Revolt Spreading Fast In the Dual Kingdom--Powerful German At tack on Reine Completely Repulsed-Draft Age Lim it to Be Extended. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Ausia's record of never wilnning w~heni slhe goes lito battle unaldeitd by the Germanis was mnagnifiecently suts tained last week. Starting the long heralded offensive. with nearly all the forces lt his c iand, illh Marshal vont Iorevic made ai dlespetI'e effort to force his way across the Piave and siownito th le Venet ian phains, with Tfreviso, liassano anid then Verona as his objectives, lls men were given Austriea m with the roiute and tai rked, iad were urged to dol ther utmost in order that they ighn get th lPleniful food in the " oiseri ond." Approxitately a ilioni Auisti~rin solieri's assailed thie I Rapan led-fraf Asige LothmA- l ai t b to Bin VEctoremmand' ilsp'ln rmy 1 was everywhere reaid to ine lt em. At the wetern lor mlnti ofeni the eitney made no orcgess It till, beig mowed dowl iT maisoe Ita faily locked the roada wis and 1 ass1tes. All at aks on ihe Asia go dlteau , whleh is of great a iiortac('e herause of Its easy ap proahes from the Au st rhin side, were beate of f b the riltis u nter Lord Ca vian, tand (he eniemyi's a1 ttemptls on Motile Grauppiav were nioi tire suc 'essfti. It was bet weeA these poAdas, down thlie irenta a y an evienzela va 1eys, that the Aust itas hoped to push the west polint oif a pine'1 s muove me't tha stout ll lank 'Tirevso and the 1tires linetofil lccc( the st. T:'he igh lt tiS Mont tel Iw ils the s(ente of' liost sanguinay figh ti g ant d thle eneiy3 iniade somei headlway' tere for at day3 or two, but gained little sitve a1 shoin~(Ig (nlty13 list. lrI lrther ('ast, ait variiouis ioits, the Autians we're abl41e to force croin(ijgs of the l 'in:ie by'tii1 mean ofI bid4ges c'ontst ruct ed( umle Ir ('overi of gas and11( smoke shlin iig, buti aflteor get ting across the trop foundil thleiinselvyes ini traps wIth thelir lives, for' the batterIes of thei allies 4on the higher grounad had e'xtremut ('aster e'(ndl of' thle line, he tween the Zenisoni loop and the Adria aille, d141id 4'rev id5 force's neblIeve any13 thlingi tha relsembllled success.545 T1here tey Iiushiedl fart enouitghi south of the l'inv ie 144 reia'i the i ossalIta ennal, itu adVienna elahi ned thlis was crossedl. I lere the enemy3 was abiout ten miles from Venice, but the resistance of the Itatlianis wats so deterinledl that no anxlety' was fell for thait c'ity's safety. Before (lie weeb4k closed (lie enelmy in) that regIon had been diriven back. Most of the pontoon bridges were sw~ept away by (lhe swollen Plave. In a word, the great Atustrian offen sive, up to the close of the week, was an absolute failure and1( was admittedi to lbe such bly captured ofllcers and by sonic of the Viena newspapers. The Italian army, never in better coniflltion than now, fought with the uitmoihst gallantry anid spifrit, and w'as ably aided by the British andl Fren~ich contingents. MentIon must be made, too, of the Americans, for an esca drille of American aviaitors, trained ini Italy', went to the front and gave notable help in driving the Austrian aviatIors fr'om the air. D~efeat in Italy maiiy mean nbsolute (disaister to the Austro-hluagarian em Pi'c, for its heterogeneous peoples al ready are beglnning to rebel iagainst the rule that has brought them to the verge of starvation, has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of their men, and has given them noth ing but false promises ofavctor. In rhor from which the Japanese had Jt rain with heavy American guns. 3-II fighting has been going on. mnany parts of the empire the dis tressed people are rising against the authorities, and in Vienna itself an Wednesday t grea t and hungry mob looted shops, stoned the residence of the premier rind even attaked the Ilofhu rg pal lace, in protest against the reduction of tie btreadnl ration. fThe food controller is helpless, adrit ting that the emititi re's wheat is exhausted and that the grain supplies from IHou innania are stun II and of inferior qual ity. In Lenburg, Budapest and 'rngue also there were serious food riots, and all tIirough the empire signs were plentiful that the people were ready to revolt if they were not given a speedy peace and bread. It would appear that the time is about ripe for the long predicted up rising of the oppressed nationalities of Austro-Hungary-the Bohemians, the southern Slavs and the Poles. The Germans expect and fear this event, and of course would step in to sup press it by force of arms. But even if it were not wholly successful it would create a diversion in the midst of "Mittel Europa" that would do much to hasten the final victory of the allied nations over Germany. Only one operation of moment took place on the western front last week. 'Ibis was a powerful assault on the allied troops guarding IHeims, deliv ered by the army of the crown prince. About 40,000 Germans took part in the attack, which was preceded by a terrific bombardtent. Tie enemy charged from the village of Vrigny, soulthwest of Reims, and all around the loop to La Pompelle, the fortified sironghold on the east. The struggle was violent in the extremte, but tie ( erntauns were every-ywiere repulsed with very heavy losses. Only in the Sillepry wood southeast of the city did the enemy gain a foot hold, and prompt counter-attacks by the French threw him back from that to his old rpositilons. A greait marny Germaun itrisoneris wer~e tarken. They said t hey had1( beenQi orderedl to take Bims at arny cost. Tile fact thart the aittacki was not renewed by the crown prince wais taken to indicate the exhtaustion of his troops. Military experts in France believe anol~thler battle will bte b~eguni soon by the Germans, posslibly (4n the roadl to C'alais, or betweenl Monttdidlier andI (Chateaui Thlerr-y aceross thre Olse and Aisne to the Marne. If threy select the tatter- sector- the Americans will algainf be in the thlek of the fighting. lTose boy3s did not have a great delt'i to do lrast week, though t hey enarriedl out someI successful trids and re pulsed eviery one inad~e aiga inst their liInes. From the southl sidle of the Marne thley sent se el-al pat rots aceross the river- in boats, in eaich instane killing numbers of the enemy and brninginlg hack prisoniers. Moreover, not a single Germant patrol has ever bteeni permitted to cross thle Mat-ne to the American sidle. The wvar deparrtment I r. Washington was strongly urged larst week to sendt ra force of Americans to Italy, not only to help in the fighrting but esp~e cuatly to dlemonst rate to the Italian armIes that Americar 1s ready to aiid their country to thle limilt, thbus courn ter-act ing the extensive anti-Amierican propagandl~a carried on of late in Italy. Th'le diplomnatic repre'senitatives of Italy here thought it would the a wvise move, aind Secretarry Baker inttimnated Thursday that American soldiers would soon hte fighting on the Plave front. Appeals for tin allied armny in Si heria are growing tluder (daily, and conditions in what once was Itussia ar-e becoming steadlily more favorable for suchr action. The bolshtevik power Is wanling, througth the Leninites still control the arms and supplies In most of thle centers of population. In west ern Siberia thle Czecho-Slovaks have joinedl forces with thle counter revolu tionists; Tormesk and othier towns have been occulpiedl andl a government set up. At Kiev a great revolt has bro ken out ;'40,000 armed and organized Peasanits are par-ticiparting find the mloveme'nt tins spreadl to the Poltava and Tchernigov districts. There is much street fighting, andl tile revolu tionists have destroyed artillery stores. D~octor Masaryk, the Bohemian lead er, conferred with President Witson concerning the plans for getting out _________ :. . .%j @ weecrn Newaper un ?T st landed a force of marines. 2 allan soldiers on a road on the side who wish to join the allies. Most of ther, are armed and organized. We may yet have the chance to see these sturdy fighters, formerly our foes by compulsion, passing in triumph through the United States on their way to join the other armies of fre - (om). Tihe senate committee on military affairs adopted an amendment to the a rmy nppropriation bill authorizing the president to raise a volunteer legion of Slavic residents of the United States for service in "any field of ne tion." Mr. Wilson approved the amendment. Word was received that the Turks on June 14 occupied and looted Tabriz, the second city of Persia, took possession of the American and Brit ish consulates there over the protests of the Spanish consul who was in charge of them, and sacked the Amer ican hospital, over which the Spanish flag was flying. If the report is veri fled, Turkey has committed an act of war against the United States, and a declaration of war by this country against the Porte may be the result. Many senators and representatives have favored such action for a long time and their position is strengthened by the recent occurrence. The formal inclusion of Bulgaria also among our enemies probably would follow imme diately. Thus would come to an end the incongruous state of affairs which has permitted the Turkish and Bul garian diplomats to remain in this country free to gather such informa tion as they could anl transmit it to their allies and our enemies. The well informed have given up the hope that Turkey might be induced to with draw from the war, since she has been given part of the spoils of Rus sia. The submarines operating in the west Atlantic have sunk several more neutral vessels, but there is reason to helieve that one or two of them have been destroyed ini encounters with a rmed stea mers. A Venezuelan jour nalist who was di-iven from Caracas adlmits there arn Ger-man U-boat bases in Venezuela. The raids off the American coast are declared by Americnn naval he adquarters in Eng land to mean that ihe submarine cam p~aign is a failure the enemy's only chance of emp~loyliig the limited nuim h~er of his U-boati successfully being to concentrate ti eir roperations On the focal points jf ailled trade. It was statedl that to day sufficient ton nage is av~ailable to mieet ailliled dle miandls and1 it is monstanitly growving Inarger. Tihe BritIsh mal e the wvelcome an nouncemuent thait 1:1 Germuan desiroy ers and a large nminbller 01f submarines aind othemcr craft aire penned up in tihe liruges ('lnai locki: as ti result of tihe recent blocking i'perations at Zee brugge.. These vqissels are consttant ly subl lectedl to bomibing by the naval a vi atoms. The department of juistice uncov ered last week a gigantIc conspiracy between manummfacturea'rs iand contrac tors' agents to sollelt government war orders undler agret-ments to pay comn missions lillegally t.3 thle agents. Hun dreds of oflices throughout the coun try were raidled and papers seized. The department satid the commission agents would be prosecuted, and that all contracts malde by them or with their aid were subject to annulment by the governmnent. .So insistent is becoming the demand for a moore complete mobilization of America's man power that extension of the dIraft age limilis probably will not be postponed untIl. the winter ses sion ot congress. Provost Marshal General Crowder urgtts that the law b~e amended immediately to take in all between the 'ages of eighteen and forty-five years, and Seicretary of War Baker says he will recommend such an amnendlment If submitted by the senate or house. General Crowder told1 tihe military affairs committees that the legislaition is needed at' once if we intend to do anything this year. Ie mnot only wvants more fighting mien, but also lhe desires to extenod the "work or tight" ordler so that there wvill be virtual conscription of labor for wvar industries. His plans would assure the registration of four or five million men qualified for military service. FOCH'S STFLTEUY SHOWING STRONG BRITISH AND FRENCH DRIVE EN EMY BACK MORE THAN MILE BY SUDDEN STROKE. ITALIANS ARF ALSO ACTIVE 0 Stiff Fighting Continues in Mountain Regions But Quiet Prevails Along Piave River. 'rhe British troops in Flanders and the French forces further south ap parently have anticipated the propos ed German drive towcrd the English. channel ports or Paris and struck first. Although slight details of the ma nouvers thus far have been revealed, the allied troop; caught the enemy unawares at salient points, and driv ing swiftly forward, took terrain which would have been of considera ble value as the starting points of enemy attacks. The attack of the British was deliv ered about midway between 1laze brouck and Bethune on a front of nearly three and a half miles over territory which the Germans recently have been deluging with shells. ilto gether the attack was productive of an average gain of ground to a depth of nearly a mile. It is not improb able that the Germans had set their hearts on the capture of St. Omer and the railway line running thence to Calais and Dunkirk. The stroke of the French troops was over a still greater front-four .! and a half miles-and at points also penetrated enemy positions to a good ly depth, at some points a mile and a quarter. The evident intention was further to block the gateway to Paris through the Villers-Cateretts region. From Amblemy to the east of Montgobert the French carried out their offensive and overwhelmed strongly fortified positions of the en emy along the entire front. Besides the beating back of the enemy, more than 1.000 Germans fell into the hands of the attacking force. Although the points of attack were separated by about 100 miles the ma neuvers seemingly had been well con sidered by General Foch, the allied commander-in-chief, as they were car ried out synchronously. The strategy of the double stroke is apparent when it is realized that a successful German thrust where the British struck would have menaced the channel ports or a similar move in the south would have placed the French capital in jeopardy. That the allied forces are not to be caught napping by the Germans is indicatel by the intensi erat ions that are in T and behind the battle lir official communication air fighting 29 enemy a accountedl for. Fourteen machines oi the British failed to return to their bases. There is considerable fighting be tween the Austrians and the Italians in the mountain regions of the Italian theater, but comparative quiet pre vails along the Piave river, across which the enemy was driven by the Italians early in the wee-k. SET .FORTH AMERICAN PLANS TO HELP RUSSIA Washington.-Plans of the Amieri can government for aiding Russia in rehabilitating herself, wvhich became known, revealed that the first step contemplated is informal assistance. through American business. and indus trial leaders and disposed of widely published reports that a diplomatic or political mison would be the, moans of carr-ying out President Wil son's promise to stand back of Rus sia. The personnel of a group of men who will carry expert adlvice and material aid along with America's ex pression of (disinterested friendship to the Russian people now is being dis cussed. They wvill include only men familiar with Russian economic and transportation conditions CAMPAIGN OF TOBACCO GROWERS FOR WAR FUND Atlantic City. N. J.-A campaign among the 600,000 tobacco growers of the country to raise a war chest of/ at least $1,500,000 was outlined at the annual convention of the tobacco as sociation of the United States. Conf tributions of tobacco will be solicite1 from the farmers, which will be auc-. tioned at warehouses. The proceede will be divided between the Red~ Cross and Y. M. C. A. and may be ap portionments for other war agencies. NOTABLE MEETING OF AMERICAN METHODISTS Lake Junaluska.-The laymen at tendling the Lake Junaluska meeting of American Methodists are fromt nearly every section. Many wvho have come with doubts in their minds that the large sums to be asked otW the Methodist Episcopal Church and the ' Methodist Episcopal Church in Can ada, would not he forthcoming, are expressing themselves as confident that all three .churches will raise more than the amount's asked.