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GIANT AIM ARMY pUILDING MONSTEI FLEET WILL WIN WAR FOR ALLIES WEAPON EFFECTIVE ONE IfoMure Calling for Hundreds of Millions of Dollars to Develop the Air Branch of Army Service Cer tain to BO Approved—“Shoot Oat the Eyes of the Enemy" is Cry of th* Allies. Decision of the world war, mil itary experts now believe, will lie with the newest of modern wea pons, the aeroplane, and the great hope of the Allied nations is that the combined efforts of the United States in the lead, will result in the building of such a giant air fleet that Germany will be quick ly overcome. “Put out the eyes of the enemy,” the experts declare, “and the artil lery will do the rest.” The govern ment’s approval of the project is evi denced by the fact that Congress will be asked for an appropriation of from $500,000,000 to $000,000,00u ms the first move in developing the American aero service on a gigantic scale. All the military authorities of England and France have stated that the developments of recent months have shown the aeroplane to be s more powerful weapon of offpnsc than the submarine, and that the I greatest service the I’nlled 8tat**» tan render In thi« war at the pres- time is to send machines nod h • atom by the thousands ^ While <-• %>r •er lir.f »** * aeveml hundred tbosaand Aghitm men. they etQ he n email hat Impor tant drop In the hoc bet. no hnge am smrh ether It la recognised that It oitt he tmpaesl%te te get nr mnee men nr rues In the tfhting linn in lens than th months The trange have tn he trained equipped trsMpnrted and fed I .w • ' — and tjnon nr hjnnn train** eetni-w* ■ aM mhl in the iffrucne end raeld hn trnhspnstod tn the ftgfcttn* tine in feet as the t mted Ptalea rnnhfl pendnra thngh A Peera af air nphtera anmhsnag tn ♦♦♦ * nntd pratswnltf srtpn net the #n^ mns Usee in a fen needs time AirpAeaan hsostninra hnen hnsn • • «etto thtefly fnt edseramien Ben thnp era We tn si as In piny n strann ■ffi asm pan At the nrataaing e# ths nar aeininra enrvtad entf 00 snlssra Then they nnra nsn*tpnd nttn high pnnsrad rtftss and mere raaonUy a masdlae ton nns dees tag ad thni ran id hn instnlind Id an me gif • Id id# hraytsr amcbineo aen a machine gnn It nttaehsd la the Ban mi the dam The gns In nnt aimed hod the ni»plane m aimed In thn Ugaine airplane a machine pad is Id* sislied id d tnrvot In hn grad te any dlrartmn Hal n mere gnnsefnt ef tenet ve esa|i has been ge# fee ted nan agatast nhwd fnrtldsairaaa aad tranrhsn see hnlgteas N«rn hnmhs af nhlrh thn I'aHed platen has nr*era! snernanfal hinds, have rantrImams an arrsnged that •hev mil evpinds hy air praaanra at a stated dlstanrs from ths gvnnad - fnar fsnt generally hn mstfser fram what dmtUMwe they nra drnppnd. they raph«dr olthta dwsr fert «d the earth, proad «at and •rntler ••rath and deetrwrth*n for si spare «* front ind to gnn free. The tew hnmhs. If supplied a monster air Hest such as Vhe I'n+iod Mates rontemplats# balld* lag would hr thr most effective wea pon yrt devised for breaking up ad* vances of troops, drlvlag defenders I roro trenches and annihilating artll- rry crews. , All advices from ofOcsrs of the Allies, rspecially sines numbers of officers from the rutted States army have been attached to the Allied armies on the western front In or der to get in touch with the situation and arrange for complete co-ordina tion of effort when the United States begins to get its fighting forces over to the trenches, have emphasized the importance of bending every effort on developing air fighters. “The Allies made the mistake of underestimating the value of aero nautics in the present war until very recently. They never have had a suf ficient number. America can win this war hy sending over its fleets of airplanes.** This is the universal opinion of military experts along the front. Much more is being accomplished by the United States than has gen erally been made known. Three avi ation fields in this country, at Day- ton, O., Detroit, Mich., and Cham pagne, 111., where the American avia tors will receive their first taste of practical training, already are more than half completed and thousands of men are rushing to work. Six or seven other training fields have been authorized and some of the sites selected. Tentative plans of the government provide for the sending of a contingent of about 1,000 aviators a month to France, the first big overseas force of air men to he ready to embark some time In September. It is eatimated that nearly 5.000 of the young men who have entered the training camp* for reserve offi cers will be available for service as aviators The srmy offleeri have been keeping a cloee watch on the bnsn to determine those beet fitted lor the work. t mm In tho menntltne training plan** will be turned out In grant numbers to supply the campe In Europe and the United Staten. Within a com- paratifely short .tlms. If Congress grants the proposed appropriation of $000,000,000, It It hoped to relieve the .British and French factorial from nil work except the making of the highly specialized fast flyers, which are capable of 140 miles an hour or. more. Factories In this country, eventually, , will also turn out that type of machine. The heavy battle planen which American manufacturers now pro pose to produce will be capable of a speed of from 110 to 1190 miles an hour and will be used for bombinfi and other fighting within a short distance of the lines of the Allied armies. The plans were discussed In detail at conferenoes between Mr. Coffine and Gen. George O. Squier, who is in charge of the army aviation program. They are urging Congress to grant the big appropriation and they have the support of the president. After a careful investigation of the indus trial situation in this country they hare come to the cenclusion that the output of America will be limited only by the amount of money which is placed in the bands of the men who are pushing airplane program. Manufacturers of automobile en gines are ready to respond and turn their plants over to the government without protest. In fact, at this time, some of the plants are at work de veloping their manufacturing facili ties so that they may be devoted to the construction of airplane engines None of rhe officials was willing to discuss the cable dispatch from Paris expressing doubt that America would be able to turn out aeroplanes and avlatora on the large arale Con templated. It la known that tba 'American aviation exparta are anxl- oua to have French filers come to thia country to nl4 In the training of atudent aviator* They are aupreme- ly confident, on tho other hand. In the nblllty of tho manhood of the United fitatea to moat tho emer •racy Tho promis«o which they have re- cei vad from big maaafnrtarars of automobile »n4’oei J|a»%joftt fa ififurd Ihrai aV-st the eonatry • abttftp to torn owl the machine# If mar he that nwder tho present plane few completed aeroplane# will he oral te Kmc->,o an each ahlpasaata ao«ld fwqwira marh grantee tannage than it wowld take in aand the era a rate para# Thn agtnAan hah hnaw aageaaaed ho Aownran netatinn sops rte vhef the battle plane program af 9.A## a month ran he incroerad la 1, nag er t eaa atthta a raaoanabty oharf ttma if eamdMlara ta Barapa aoeoonftaie B The ftmgraoaOaa that tha Unwed Bigiae. attb alt af tfa grant raaawrraa ana poagarad ewiy ta hathi training ptehaa ana darteead te he eeramoawa A Msiemaa* taraed hr tha aterrafl prod net tea hawed rand ""Tha AmerVwa eafamahtin mdno try it tha moot bight? aegwauad and the manl atlaamra e# Ha kind an tha ootid, god tha ohasa sy—om af etaad ardtead pane aad oaaoiatf peadgr lino af mashtaea a s m s %** edahlad Nha * *t«ed irate# te he»« rafl sad a bait miMega af eatamahtteo mm tha rawd ohara an ether aattaoa legeta •t bora lean tiww a milBoa atll he inroad te Ae arahiaa of at re raft Farther thaw thin ether modofm is nag plaeia can ha aaad far taro- tag egt parte in gaaaotf Poms no af rash regtster piaaio aad type writer fariartae ran oaetly he taraed la the maaaten «ra af oarall steel parte Tha epBnfsr* af the mnoaen ran he ferged nod knead aad la gneettt? hy the m tattle no plants ago making the tin, hat the rater tra asm bar needed nltl oaf interfere with the pr ad net Inn af ohetla Tha whole gnawer la the problem before at Is standard loaf lea Amor Iran development af the airplane grater will he a standardised motor If a nr senary parts rid«1ly aUfeg can he furaaf out la gaaatlty Is owe fee tary aad shipped la a different place to he assembled As the aorh do* ralopa our engineer* von be engaged constantly In further developing th# motor, nnd ns tho Industry expands In quantity It ran also tmprbve the quality of its output. “A large percentage of tha first machines of* course will be training planes, both because we need them and because it will take time to turn out the tools and dies necessary to manufacture In quantity the battle plane models which nearly three years of war have developed. Four to six months, however, will find us building in quantity motors service able for battle machines. “We have no intention at the be ginning to attempt the manufacture of the very speediest, highly special ized, light fliers, which the Allies are now turning out. We can pro duce in vast quantities the training planes and the heavier and less speedy battle types, which are just as essential, and which will leave the British and French free to turn more of their attention to the develop ment of the fastest types.'* TO PASS FOOD BILL ITALIAN SHIPS LOST BRITISH TRANSPORT SUNK AAxfy-three Drvaaed Whew Waa V lambs like Mrasura Will Get Through by July 1. Prospects for passage* of tha ad ministration food control bill by July 1 as earnastly desired by Presi dent Wilson appeared brighter aftef the House had rejected important amendments which promised to de lay final action aad Senate leaders had tentatively agreed to compro mises designed to greatly expedite consideration. Rejection in the House of a point of order of proposals to Include shoes, clothing, farm machinery and cotton seed under the regulation food provisions cl6ared» the way to pas sage to such an extent that a final vote is expected some time Saturday, Prohibition proposals and Repre sentative Lenroot’s amendments to strike out the licensing feature of the bill constitute the only apparent obstacles to a final vote at that time. While perfunctory debate was pro ceeding in the Senate, subet&itial progress toward compromising dif ferences was made by the leaders at informal conferences. The changes tentatively agreed to included: ' Elimination of the section author izing the food administrator to re quisition factories, mines and other plants when he finds it necessary; Elimination of provisions author izing fixing of wages, Including those of farm laborers; Elimination of specific authoriza tion to regulate consumption by ra tioning or control of individual meals; Elimination of foodstuffs stored by producers from the anti-hoarding penalties; Provision for control of foodstuffs purchases In this country to prevent competition In buying between the Alllea and the United Stnira; and Further provisions to prevent hoarding or epeculntion In food* stuff# SINK 27 SIIPS Twaaif eeaaa British ships af mate than I *** tone have bran sank, awarding ta tha a sadly Brit ish samarary Ftra Bnilsh vaaaala seder i.taa tana a Isa wars neat ta lha hairara Xa Asking vessels a eve Anal farad The f■fusing Agnraa of Bmiab v**pp«ag larase as the raaalt af MP* many's aahgnaftne aarfara share a her pay nomher af ranasis th thn l # * Age rams at eras enragory aaad than ta any ef the efts pvesedMg weshn Hal move the raraa day petted end ing apeit Si has a graatav nembee «f ships af wear i an* rams besm de ss rayed tranag tka* mead Afty-eae neaneas • kiMt eight ever aad tAhrraen am- dee I .id# team tram eoAdh The keavteat ratal stare the Tee tea eah marine vsmgntg* was pss ■ t ra F*h ronry teal wwe regteteeed fen tha aeon ending April #|. akaa •• stanmere mi mere than I.AAd rams •sneitev tannage a era sent ta tha Amen tha middle af dpsil. when tha eodeewean heal artivtty reso>dad its hlghsot tall 11| Bettlah raasam «f shirk mtraarad arara than I dd# team met# sand tha neehty rami hstng as faOnne: Orae t’ndev i as# t.AAA Weed end mg Twa* Tea# April St «.••• fiA li April It St IS May I »»••••««*..• td ft k May It /••I May Id mm id JlBA g >e Jana .1A , Jana Si i TO ASSUME CONTROL -' a ' GOVERNMENTCONTROLOFCOAL AND RAILROADS URGED A FAIR PROFIT BASIS it Seven U-Boat Victims Torpedoed During lAst Week. Two Italian steamers and five sail ing ships ivere torpedoed by subma rines during the last week, accord ing to the official weekly announce ment made public. Two other steam ers were attacked but escaped. During the same period 606 ships with a total gross tonnage of 443.- 170 entered Italian porta and 531 ships with a tonnage of 481,755 sailed. INVESTIGATE POLICE Neva lurh Hh«irhnd at DUappraraar# of TOO or ftoo Girl*. Sensational allegations of a wide spread traffic In girls In New York city resulted in Police Commissioner Woods ordering a rigid Investigation of the charges. His action followed the announcement that between 700 and 800 girls have disappeared from their homes since January 1. * This was the most important re sult thus far of the belated discovery by a woman lawyer and a private de tective of the murder of Ruth Cru- ger, 18-year-old high school student, months after the police had ended a search for her. “Spare no one,” was the order given by Commissioner Woods to In spector J. A. Faurot, who was placed in charge of the inquiry which is ex pected to shake tho police depart ment from top to bottom. Faurot was directed to sift thor oughly the avowal of Mrs. Grace Humiston, the lawyer in the Cruger case, that white slave traders are re sponsible for the heavy toll of miss ing girls, and to place responsibility on those in the police department whose duty it was to find Miss Cru- ger’s body. . ♦ MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED Th# Rntiah irmaeport Cameraalki. nttk a rami! nnmbae of trnop* an taard a a* tornadoad and rank by Wholesale Murders and Robberien in d Tomsk, Russia. Martial law has been proclaimed in Tomsk. Western Siberia, because of wholesale murders and robberies committed by criminals, who had been granted amnesty and had Join ed the forces of lha militant anarch ists Mora than t.AOo of then# par doned criminals have been a framed with about ta# othars Twenty par son* warn hilled and a aambar wounded Tti* arrant# fotWwed th# expo*are af a plat ra piaadae a)i tho hanks aad •maos and Scheme of Federal Control of Distri bution and Production—Trade Commission Also Wants Govern- ' •* > J ... men! bo Run Transportation Sys tems — Alllea* Example — Stores Should Be Built Up. A gigantic scheme of pooling all of the coal and coke production and distribution and all of the rail and water transportation systems In the United States, to be operated by a government agency, has been pro posed in a report to the president and Congress on the coal situation by the federal trade commission. This plan goes even farther than does the Hoover food control MU, in that it does not seek voluntary co operation on the part of the coal producers and the railroads, but pro poses a uniform profit per ton to the coal producers and complete direc tion of the transportation system by the president. The railroad and steamship companies would motive merely a reasonable rate of compen sation for the public use of their property. Should this plan be adopted, it mould dlspoa# of tho railroads* claim of a 15 per cent. Increase In fraight rate#, argument upon which has just bran completed before lha Interstate commerce commission In substance, dho federal trade commission finds tbnt control of tbe nation • supply of coal ears, and n unified direct lea of tbetr transfer from point to point. Is tbe hey te the central of th# coet of foot to the te* diiql/tes pad le |be homsg of U»e «rw radwrad. the r< t**...* rays oeee N not that the sheet age of seal oara in tho httumtaoos field* boo brought shout tho as* of aothrartte foe to d not rial purposes This fen lata, has draaoeaBsed tho entire coal marh*t man argues raotd mahe met ala the gull ra«v mi rurntn ados ante numrara to the raraea BMommona minos maotd peodoso at foM cars * !• geniftse hue arsa*ag the notloo hue oar oootg ho ohte to gat choog foot AOikrgryso suppcsos ooolg ha cuoacv og Doe gogasaCkt osao The nhura to- gamrral Inhike moolg ha raoiBBBlHB nag ataraaMfiag an a roanfil TW euakspia mi tha MaPOfigga go# •vamaota m tho peoaaat oar in enog Due aarh sethsa go «a proponsg hf tho gaAMBMBteh than ttui pvagaeoaasas ta thin oaehi oar ho an hod ra ostso tho foot peoh ftara ohkra Bao mi tha hase af aaoif mititory nod Mkdaatrkal ordinMP-Wv hara triad sacra as espaeimsara nod •hatr tedacua gad aaceooma map trad |gu«4a go la aai soareh Inc n ra lot ran In Boa God tha goeaenOkaal tooh mprata ««o«coi af thn anal miAan Igfitef raw radteol msdhod* af rags lulrao failed The Ffua h gOisrU mi has 41• i4—I Fyaa«u tara tkrae caool roaau ra orgoe to oqsmirao gm trthathra nog the goiaeamaot he coarao n sad* aoagoe fte May P. Ifill* the Boodna peovmioaal dno- uesumoot i«rah osar ail tha cool mte*a of viral rondtff with n etao la earn irat roal gtatcthottoa nog petaag "Arara after tha oothrooh af tha oar Germany tong oraoearag ta stiB farthat reatraUae nag control the ohoks coal lagastry mi the umpire ungec go* era meat admtauer ratloa The Italtoa governaseot imports nil tho cool heooght into tha country sod ario as a Clearing hooas foe Ha distrthuftion .“All the net lea* at war have re lieved coal mlbefs from military duty, urging that tbetr graatset ser vice to tha stmt a can be performed by remaining la their regular em ployment. Already, la this country the ranks of the miners are being seriously depleted by enlistment. “In the anthracite industry In this country coni has been traced from point of production to consumption. Weekly reports are required from producers and Jobbers wherever needful, with the result that af re gards domestic sizes, high premium coal has largely been eliminated from the market and speculation and inordinate profits have been cut In the wholesale trade In these sizes. .“During the first two months of the coal year—April and May— there has been an increase in the production of anthracite of 2.433,000 tons as compared with the same months of 1916. This is an increase of 24 per cent, and should have been translated into a distinctly favorable condition of the market.” The commission finds that coal miners are crushing up domestic sizes in the breaker to supply steam sizes, the price of which the commis sion has been unable to curb. “If this practice continues it will constitute another evil for the fu ture of the domestic user,” the com mission declares. “The present pro duction of bituminous coal the coun try over is about 40 per cent, short of the possible maximum, and the limitation is solely charged as a pri- mary'cause to faulty rail transporta tion. The present demand for coal is unprecedented* but the mine« now open are capable of filling this de mand If adequate car supply la fur nished. “Tha commission believes there are enough coal cars In the country, but that there are oot enough coal cars delivered at the mines, and that loaded cars are not moved to tbe point of consumption with tbe grant ee! expedition The tom mission bell# to* that tho eoai la*2.•iry te |ef«.iyf<.ag the tadasinea o4 ti s country and that CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS All A»fcs Men Belt IB 40 to Jcdn the Army. President Wilson has Issued a proclamation designating tha week of June 23-30 as Recruiting Week for the regular army And called upon unmarried men without dependents to enroll for war service in order that the ranks of the regulars might be filled promptly. This was the president's first call for volunteers In the pr sent war. The proclamation follows: '’Proclamation by the president: “I hereby designate the perfbd of June 23 to June 30, next, as recruit ing week for the regular army and call upon unmarried men between the ages of 18 aiid 40 years, who have no dependents and who are not engaged iirpurtuits vitally necessary to the probecution of the war, to present themselves for enlistment during the week herein designated to the number of 70,000. (Signed) “Woodrow Wilson." The president acted at the request of army officials who have been se-, rlously concerned over the slow rate of recruiting for the regular army. It had been hoped that the regular service could be brought to Its whole war strength of approximately 300,- 000 men by July 30, which would have permitted the war department to carry out its plans In regard to the training of all tha forces to be raised and also as to the dispatch of armies to France. For several dsys, however, the average enroll ment for the army per day has been little more than 1,000 men Instead of the 5,000 or more the department hoped to obtain. Tha racruitlng bulletin shows that stnea April 1, 111 Adi man have been enrolled as war volunteer# of the H3.&kl nereaaury to bring the service to war strength. Tha army, therefore, la now ta the neighbor hood of ?#.#•• men abort of war viraagtb TEAR DOWN BANNERS The pvrulataury of euffPugv aaotl aaAs at tba WbMo Ituuge la ksisitag baooscs ran nag laorvtptraao rate#- prated an being traaesaoMa/* end* mioatad ta no aon aaffi one demon Steal mo #4 WraArngioo Tbaraday era# a irood af aaaftp t a#e pas •eaa tefe dooa tbu ban a era fat g soraad tiara YtonadhM» Tbo •toad s tratagy was sAovt Band, buwuras lav ta toa anouras van masu tmaaovs Bad boon sOaora mi r»uua mPteoge AaaAaaafteOi ana# av Fnmrumuo asaebp uedlAad peon uara aavttev m in* dag a boa too audfvudtese sgpsorat eah a bnaoes booftaa tba asm* mavetpstea as teAl rasa dweu Wadtmadnf a varan rawed dmuiasbod a nbbnwl masb botswvav tba gaatit wan a now baaoev a«basa abt«a ts*y rawwbs waa id bara ra dsatewptaa Tn* «i • g ibo asset past, bat a neb nod dtd n*t pflfimb tbu eu ube bate tba bboaovu Pwltee < » ^ * v *:•••» mi t no BTbflbs Mows* sanovol I bat atwapu taaaaaad te raavb tbo veoas ml tbe ottesu on tbo baaaoea lool u o ■ —ai tea lot# dMMPbMg NEW W FOE MARCONI SAYS GERMANY WILL ■find SUBS UNPR0FITABUE SINKINGS VILL DECREASE GEIftANS GAIN UTTli After Algorba Tbe bftg Ouraraa uffewetvu ugaiost tbe Fraa< b Hoe vast mi Van toll tea. Monday, la wbieb I raws baa were stormed and ruptured, has goo* ut most for naagkt. rays Parte, for tbo Fruark forraa lb u violent counter attach have recaptured nearly all their lost ground Although the German crown prince had launched his attack with huge affactlvaa. composed of ptekad troops, and covered It by u heavy artillery fire and by bomb dropping aircraft, his tenure of tha captured positions was short lived and only n salient 400 metres northeast of the Moisy firm now remains In his hands. In addition heavy casualties were inflicted on the Germans. Likewise in Champagne the crown prince has been badly battered be tween Mont Carnlllet and Mont Blond. In an attempt to recapture positions previously taken from them the Germans first were repulsed by thn French, who then assumed the offensive and advanced their line on a front of more than 600 yards and to a depth in excess of 300 yards. Here also the Germans lost heavily In men killed or wounded. FREE GREECE OF BLOCKADE Allies Evidently Satisfied With the Hellenic Situation. Lifting of the Allied blockade of Greece was announced In a brief cablegram to the state department from Minister' Brophers at Athens. This is taken in Washington to mean that the Allies are satisfied with the Greek situation and there is no fur ther need to apply repressive or punitive measures. , Cordial co-operation between the powers guaranteeing Gre4k inde pendence and the new Greek king. Alexander, la expected. The block ade originally was Imposed us u re sult of former King Constantine's antagonistic policy. Wireless Wizard Buys Methods are Kept Secret Indlcuteg Submerat- bleo Will Be Destroyed TaDta of War and Italy's Part Thsridu Give# Interesting Opinloos. Such u development in the nab- marine warfare an will make tha employment of submerttblea unprof itable for Germany wan predicted by William Marconi, the inventor of tha wireless, and the leading figure of the Italian mission now visiting this country. “There have been extensive de velopment* of one or two previously used methods of combatting subma rines," he said, “and these may soon bring about a decided decrease In tbu number of ships sunk by u-boata. In fact, I would not be surprised If the Germans soon found It unwise to manipulate submarines against mer chant ships, owing to the number of boats they will bare to loon to gink an appreciable number of merchant men ’* While Marconi told there were many methods that were effective at preeent, be seemed enthusiastic over tho possibilities of tha newsr man os of running down tha submarslbtea Probably It will bo asraral months, hs added, before the pubHc will learn much shout tha mso*eras that are bring tahuu To protart shipping aad the •scraes they are uchteetug "Mo uewspupor would prist aorh informal too If I gave H. ho ouAd. aad I would not waul u> rad Our- f hy g let eg »t Ooa of the ihrags ftfil IS y af oul ho wmfm I mavslbte gm bush te Mu te raahs u raps rt to the Mtea MuoeeMte tbo to ths dark as i# why teg thstr baotu* fefuraeot would oot as «oo taraotteoa whteh u oot aura mi rira fiteUft*. • ••• fuerau to Uta U* A < oag mi and ararat I. I well dust nr or tbo systematic distribution of coal; to give priority ta the move- meet of high freight rate com modi- tteo. sad to uae the device of the teag haul* Whatever ragged? may Bhoold i* apfitud as BigMiig tew Mmi va-ra (has •• #u •out 25 hhd te Bo mi tbetr shipment Thu .’.**»• ran with teod. said M of wheat aad other gratae hara fur tergor thou tho w Nurmnily Italy ti ate. aad hs eoAd that Bosnia might ha rutted, upon fas soma, u Mute ut u time to t:d# eras ths out leu until tha suit hkirnat When asked as to tha moot offer lira usa that might ho mud# oi Americans on the firing Hue. Mur roul woe careful to ray that ho wui only able to give his personal opin ion on tha snbjact. He thought tht forces from this country would bt used to brace up France Although that nation needs men. be added that It has enough nt tbe front tc hold Its own, and even to conduct offensives. If necessary. The English, according to liar coni, sre in fine shape. They ban all the men and ammunition tba] need, he said, and hara some forem at the front that have not yet beet aasasrautteu <•«#. prah^em raa u*4 > ai os mug as m-u ■■hi dhrafi* and ajnra tsuf | in tei ugwte^usms a* Brag te team mransBBrao stMmt m mmmmn mm*9 mm WORK OF ENROLLING ARMY Machinery for Selective Draft Ready Nv: by July . 1. Machinery for enrolling an army of 625,000 men by selective draft will be complete in every detail by July 1, two months before the tenta tive date considered for calling the first of the troops to the colors. Reg ulations for the exemption process will be made public shortly. , Brig. Gen. Crowder, the provost marshal genera), who worked out the plans for both registration and selection, foresees no more compli cations with the selection and ex emption machinery than was expe rienced with registration. Secretary Baker and his advisers repeatedly have given assurance that the selec tion system will be favored by rea son of political or other relations. In order that neighborhood knowl edge of a man’s work and bis de pendents might aid In tbe task of sending to tbe front men who can be spared at homo, tbe country un doubtedly will be highly subdivided and tbe exemption districts be small. Governor Meaning following telegram fr pun moot Jnoe $ irad the the nrr