The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, March 14, 1918, Image 2
. <NNE PAilS SHOES
F
FOR PERSHING MEN
GENERAL ASKS FOR LARGE
FOOTGEAR SUPPLY FOR SOL
DIERS IN FRANCE.
AIRPLANE MISHAPS ARE FEW
With Hundreds of Men Learning to
Fly, War Department Records Show
Number of Accidents at Military, Avi
ation Fields Comparatively 'Small.
Washington.-(.en. P'r'hin hais
requested1 shipment of 1S9!41 hair. of
shots for each ' ai0121 ,u'n oit2 lily.
wlhich is l i- lI I lv iii il airs of
shoes p~er inn er ys'fav"r. ii (1 :aU
tity Is IiI excess of ~n:i oIns 1112 it
and Is b ing tIst l to bIutib' l i i h tup n re
serve fur t llt i n (' 'Iriii Iana . helt t
Tsuch in'sup ly is n tuultil.. the
qu 'fnities -ry iiiinun will Ie rduI ill.
Ter uan i ('rtns tir generitl's le
fplnient nw hats on hnel and th
nn outs)tanin tg (onitrin ts. 7. t01.000
field thilts Iti i( 7.57;. 0))0 ct i rhinit
shoes. It will be necessary to semur(
muore than a million i tional shoe
during the year.
j RIecords of the war t1eanrtmnent show
that from the hegilunlint1 of training in
Tmne, 11t17. to b 211111 :2. 191~. the
fo tnlities at military aviti(on fideh'
1ni this country have bn51 ti : 11i of
fl(fers ann i 2i0 cnd ets kilnl in training
flights, 10nd1 1: ' iien k 'illed i'(n unnuihior
ized flights nnel groundl nevit!hns.
Since ih trniing he il in Ioh
Uite ain(iites. stuenl anilators ttve
flowri eonn rit abIIrIl inli Khin 10lui000
titles. Ihrndirt lis of hitherto liii'
p ertieer i11.nen lyve bttn lenrnini to
fly. Te(air early Rlights aire mnther the
guidane e of rs. rnd prior to
these flights two or limit i(t ii are nt) ar
spent in relim nary grounde work.
Tenre orn eIt ife. howeer, w hen
every student ivinr liit 0tke his
nehiet up ialo In and overy11 pifrenU
tionttihal hee it to re dit. thie
tn er of fc rilngtts and afegtlard
the aviator 1n his solo flights.
fuhe fuel adaitnit'stralion {s carrying
on series of ionferenies covering nil
Ii dust ries hitteh use large quanItit'les
of fuel, wilth a ylew 1I lerning the re
- quiremoents of tht lear in (luing 11
T!he I ustries hetselies ar playini
a leadling parl in these dliscussions
k' The alim of the fuel adlministr~ation It
to arrive at a percentage of prodlue
tion whio under the iet rumostanetis
wyll he snlisfrietory to the tmanufne
turtrs and curtr wlorklmden. bu t whli
ill not represent '11umpt' t (ii (o
fuel for the m'aufturet of stutpli
not needed dluring the 1urrent- y111ar.
The order which hits Dien Issue(
limiting the use of fuel for the pro
duction of window glass to fd0 pear e"en
of the imon t e i'ntie fitu1(1red in l1it
Is the result of one of these confer
ences. A survey of the field indiente<
that while not 0ore that 5'.0.00,0
hoses of window glass would he uist(
iiat 118,.ome00v wondiutiobn wera
glie X'i'~y treutIlla thermailniunetulr
of atfle nti 2,000,00 b'oxles. Togtr
itiont Jtgeri ~ anithilage economiey .wne
tet aethodsiof uin fuelg thath
nn 10vrment thehrodlit afnal ti n
pitely howped trilros eengte
ctre anufacture.ha Ordwi ae ssb
tityt Ifcn this yearrtr tihan last but l
i~s hrmg thse method eqlfp~ weuin
tcionsumtheons thatareetrifltion ofth
yer's shraesepetdtob.r
Uthed Sttes hiasdeveope in pvluh
aIn uaity ornmr a troo s'.urindt
te inetiryeipn of the armliene e
evotedin to Amsee net authorized h~
theail i'rearyof r.to b~ 4
ol nebleveiheb ie nnd omunlittio0
proublctiforogram th le goi'ernm'llo
hsExpnorths obl g ad ftsefeed
exe uing 1 0( 20iifntilti monthsIO5' hf-wn
bmen, taid t0.000 wmen have't' been er,
grnded excluhiv in its thie anusetr
ofurifles.aderrde.Togvr
mentpolat adthei drvtory ownei
plante re engaged clinils makiln rif
any tne goeninents pit andli'e tin
corridge toanufatre Ornancorn
perso n tionny (andi t'in'Europ
areh tn aropmen t thaCilt the UniteI
tates rmn is beieruped greti
twn o th he Rie. ttrerie nt
world.
A Swis' commercial paper states
that there is a great shortage in coal
of all kinds, an insuflictent supply of
wood for fuel, and small reserves in
oils and grease throughout Switzer
lan(n. Fresh eggs have (iSal)ieared'
from the market. Dry vegetables are
becoming more scarce. A project to
manufacture flour from potatoes had
to be abandoned because sutllcient sup
plies of potatoes could not he secured.
In Holland coal and coke prices
have been advinced. In Americat
terms, the maximum price for anthra
("it is about $22 a ton ; coke, $10 a ton
coal briquets, $25 a ton. )istribution
is enirefully reguai tel by ('a'ds, in
sprCifled quat ilies. The alount al
4wetll. ('speelnily to residenceS, is
so-t'h sIualler Ihlin in peace times.
Newv Ire('neh food reguiltions forbid
e1"1ng houses to serve of const'ue.
fi-sh or paeked 1butter otherwise than
in the4 prepaorat ion of food. Curdled
or sour milk is prohibited as well sS
ctrn it and spls'ftli kinds of choese.
' mi a king of past ries, biseuits, andl
conf'ctionery is prohibited1. Only in I
(liling ('ars5, ( ntutee$ns nini railroad re
freshm~tent staitions masy fresh or col
den'ased millk :or re:am h1e Served after
0 In hit' 1int ening, by itself or iixed
with ("offee. 'en, or utht-r prep arationt.
No solid foralis ma hb servel hetween
0 anti 11 in 111' torning :Intl between
"i :30 It( 5:311 iIn the evening. When
the pir'11' of n mtt'al (xt'eiels $1.20 the
ut(' mr411101' 1111y be SrI'veI Whit not o11('e
than two iishes with or without vege
tabl's, or it(ore 1i111i1 on' smiiall lonf of
ortliist:ry brnu'd0l. The 1read is litited
to tlutlt . (n1111es5 . All groin wlse1h
ro:y' b4' ne fi's'or In5tking bread( is re
strvedi4'4 for binnaan food.
A ( (h ' nonn11 itt t in the iTnited
Sitates :a school has been estallished
w her'e 4very olictr nnl 1111111 receive:(
inst r1("t ion in gasi dI('efnst'. The Amer.
enn gt s tansk, si m11la r to the IBritish, Is
a5s 1e0('htani('tilly pe'rftet 8s the best
I ('xp('rts have ('(heen able to produce.
The face 1Ieve, with glass or celluloI(1
4'y)'1 le('s, is (o.snnected by a flexible
tu11' wI Ith a ('IIIistet ('rI ed in a k Iinap
Sn ck. The Iinconing bretth ('ome'S;
through the nniter. whileh is filled
with several layers of chemin('tis whle'h
ne lit':a 1'ze or render harmless the gas
l:duen ait'. Outgoing breatlh passe'S
outside the fac't pIecer through a small
vale'.
The si dtlent in gas defense soon
lesat rs to got his mask nn in a hurry,
six 50(4 aids being the standard time
whnl the knapsnck containing the mask
is honging at his chest In the ''lert"
position. Aft or int ensive training a
gas attac' Is arranged. The (lass is
put in trenches, and 11 without warning.
clouds of Smoke and1 chlorine are lib
' (rated by the instrucItors, mtasks are
1 hurriedly put on, alarms sounded, and
14(sling me1(1 in dugouts aroused.
WV hen the attick een1ses the trenches
are elenr'd of gas, the air is tested,
atind 1(1permtlssion is given to remove
smasks.
9
DIescrbling the Alri'h'in It : ('ross
as it body nuthorized to do everything
possible for the con fort and wel fa r
of the sol(liers, 81(1 to nuike use of
su(h1 agencies as are suthorized and
I'are in a position to contribute to that
end in addition to the provisions mad'
by the government, a general state
mnent by the wsr dlepatment ouitlinsic
-Tro dlIstrtliute sweniter's, mumliers, hel
.mets, socks, ecomnfor't kIts, etc'.
. To rende(4r ('mer'tgcyl' re'llef of everys
SkIn uponil~l requliest of tan oflice(r In
..icharge'.
.. lTo ri'Ie'e ansxl ety stnd sutstua in the
asnori'el( of soldie'rs who are'( 'orried
e abhout thtelir fasillies sat hiome,4 andso to
- rtomote thle cotifor't and( w'ell beIng of
tthese famitlies.
g T'o conduc15t enn ateenl servIce stistions
afor furnsilshing refreshmients to soldIers
v hens travel Iitg thIroughs thIe coutsrsy;
to futrnlsht emti'rgencly trelief to the4 sI'li
and1( wo'(tmded4' when 'n r'ote and11( to 54'S
Stha t the are3 t onv('15)eye'd to a hospi tal
e when'i nece'4ssary and1( re'quted (' y th'11
e commiillianing ofil('er.
A repriseset'ative of thle Iteds Crsos:
y may13 he'nsat 5achell to ('ach1 batse hospltan
to fuiish emtlergenc(y supplies w'her
t lies of ratIenits, to rende(1(r home ser
vice to pat(titM antd such'1 other atssls
tacea per'tainis to Red( ( 'rs's work.
Wheni the first Llber'ty motor wnt
t6 read~y to he tested It wats tasken tr
- PIke's Peak that It might heo studIe(
1 whsIle ruanning under aitmtospher'ale con
Ft ditionis ohttining nt hIght atitudes
C' ThIas dI iiut y of bringinig the mtuor t(
5the mtounitains is now' ov'eomse at list
- iepirirtetnt of c'ommer(''4ce' hur5eaui of
statndairds at WashIngton,. byu brminging
the miounttini to the amotorii.
I. AIrplane tmotors tare ntow tested i
C' the butreaiu of stanidstardss i labornt
torly 'her'e 'ariouts coinits corre
spsondinsg to high aitltittues and( lowt
f temperas'tulres are securedQ~. Trhe enigine
Is1 lacedt'l sin air-tIIght conc(re'te rootm,
r provIded aimoiig othter t hIigs with re
-frigera tor ('oils and~ s ns h'ir put njs to
red1u1(e the prestre of the4 311r. Hy u1se
of I tis appasratu s amotor's smaiy heo ob
) serv1ed1 und(er' condit ions sI ililatr to
I hose at dIifferent salt Itude4s, witleh
- m~isight other'wlse be done51 0only by acttual
ailane51( flightts.
Plants of then Amerlenni Libr'ary as
' soelation include the estabslishmnent of
'book and5( libratry ser'vice itsn nrmy and
navy hiospitals Itn Amserlea nnd( Frianc'
The golvernmhtenlt Is tothsty the great
est employer' of labor In the lted
- tates, nsot conslder'ing railrtoad cam
- plOye(es.
In normaiiil tImes aspproxliately 400,
.000 elv'ilinss are einlployedl and In the
last yeasr the number has increaised to
P 600,000. In comparisons one steel cor
poration emJiployR 800,000 meni, and one
ra~1ila 250,000
1 -i t :syb m a n s o f h e a v y g .
.1-lt is by means of heavy guns
,tons along the River Plave that it
li(rs aI continually rtepairing the I
ira file. 3-The result of a trench r
the wire-fenced prison camp.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Japan Offers to Land Troops in
Siberia If Allies Say the
Word.
EMBASSIES LEAVE PETROGRAD
'ravellrg Through Bandit-infested Si
beria to Reach Safety--Austria
Cannot Break Away Frorr Her
Alliance With Germany.
.apan has asked for permission to
land troops In Siberia to prevent the
vast quan t It les of muitl ions and oth
er military stores at Vladivostok and
along the lines of the Siberian rail
road from falling into the hands of
the Germans. It wits feared that the
G ermuns might attempt to force the
bolshevili to leliver these stores to
the Germans as a part of a .peace
agreement. .Japan announced her wil
lingness to undertake such an expe
dition by herself or in connection with
troops sent by other of the allied na
tions.
Vhile all oflicials at Waishington ar
silent and disposed to minile dis
(ussion of the subject it Is known that
exchanges of opinion are going on wil
the object of a perfect understandini
between .1apan, the United States an<
the other co-belligerents which wouli
make the plan of joint action wholly
accept aide to all and thoroughly detin
its extent and duration.
itussian representatlves at Washing
toin oppose action by the Japanese Ii
Riberla, but the co-belligerents are thor
outghly alarmed lest the vast quantitle:
of sup~plies pIled up at VladIvostok
bought and1( 1paid for wilth Amnerlent
cash, should fall Into the hands of the
G ermnans.
Citieismi at home of the failure o
Japan to Itlay a larger part In thle wa
Is saId to have been inaluential In bri ng
Ing about the nego~i~tiations.
Our boys haive had theh- first tasti
of the deadly Ilun gas. WIthout warin
ing of any Id 1gas shll s began but-st
lng amiong the mten of an Americani at
tIIllery regimuent on thle western -ironi
and( tuore tItmn 200) men we-re down he
for- they could put on gais miasks. Eligh
men died wIthbin a fewt minutes and 201
were taken to hospItals where they sul
fired every concelivable torture whi I
the dloctors worked over .them In a
f(ftot to get air inuto t heir I ungs. WVhiI
the Americana troops in ie'raince hav'
beenl suiIpled with gais equiippienit an
with enus shells for the fIeld guns the
hiad never b(en used, Amer-ican con
mamitlerts feelIng thait t hey could no
4br ig themselves to so viotlaute till evi
donces of civilIzation by sui(hl a met hol
oif warfare. Th'le gtissing of Amerieni
t roops has, however, convincedl ou
cotndii~ers at the front that the
must light the Iluni in hIs own way
bruttal and ihuiman though that wa;
may be, anad thle lHoches wIll be glvei
ai tase o'(f thleIir own weaplonts.
he strauin bet ween Austia and Ger
many is unidoubt edly I icreasing. Aus
tria's refusal to aigalin at tack RussIa Ii
spite of Germany's renewal of the wia
aigaInst the bolshevlIki has incretased lhb
tenseness of the sittuatlon exIstIng be
tweeni Ithe two gotvernmtenit s, and it wa.
repiorted thbat -German ty had practilcall;
otrered thle Autstilain governiment ti
setnd t roopts ito Rtusslia, aind fliat Aus
trh had refused. Austrria also refuse:
to cointinute the w~air against Roumanh
so long its there is a possIbility of con
elutdIig a peac(e arrantgemnent wIth thia
nation11. Poor Itoumtaina, cut off fr-on
eve-ry po ssibhle- soure- of assistanci
fromt the out side, without muntlons 01
udequtieI gun s enni seemningly d11of ot
lng mior-e t hana accept such peaiee t ermi
as le1 thins tmay offer.
The~. most enicoutraging thing for thu
fuiturte otf bothP itumai at ad Ruisit
Is Itle stattenietnt taide for the alli
governiments to thle effect that an.1
tineti( thait may bue forced uipon thesi
two couti-es by the Toutonlc nation
vill not be consIdered as final, aind par
Ienlarly so If such a peace involves thl
wessIon o'f any teznitory to the nationi
:1 ' {iT Y
a- ;. a squad ofterma.;:onr;cp
"111
of 'hecenta powers 'i T :alled na-:
I '
sctios are ho in this pictu e that ti
the tantet h cer tuoh crt ilizatton right
iermany leading to the lighting front of
Rud sa oquad meof (kraanim plisoneri ng
of the etal poles. frTe allied iin
tiohs atre contttd to the terms of
no tnaexi ions and no indemnities for
Germany or her cohorts. To permit
(h'rihany to seize the best drovices of
Russia woul(l ean sialy protarig
the German pens de for a repetition of
tei' attack on the world's freedom in
the ftuture.
The speech of Count von Ilertling.
Genan imperial crancellor, beaore the
reichstg, in reply to President Wil
son's most recent add ress before con
gress regaring the war aims of the
United States, is not regided by ilea
ers in the United States or England
as increasing the fhance for peace.
Count von Ilertling professed accept
anqc' of the four principles of a demo
cratic peace en eiated by Presient
rilson and discimed any intention
of conquest t tese protest athions
have not convince President Wilson
aind lis adnvisers, it is said, that Ger
many is ready to forgo ambitions of
co'quest. Other parts of the tne
los spu'ei are gromd tsaccitsiv
roof that Germany inten s retaiing
control, in one form or aiother, of
nearlt all the foreign territory that
she enow occupies.
Court von Ilertling's reference to
Belgiutr is far from satisfactory.
'hile hinting that r'may lred. not
contemplate annexing Belgium. the
chancellor roposes to impose cllui
tions wich wotld restrict the freedom
of action of the kingdom an dacb it at
the stterey of he Teutonic empire.
The entente point of vie was ex
pressed by one bist aingshed diplomat
who declared that von Irotu rtlintg'
51cun('lt has tefl'ctilry tlos the door
oto further peace onlik. tBelgium is a
I (luestlol of lnor,' hle elored. "It
cannot be discusstd. So long as the
enemy refuses to doi justice to Belgium
they cannot be i cted to performa
justice in any other instances."
hle ahrmflong-fectaupon dte pbe
mtre n tile ale onres. h bThiere
comtre has been loterknti uon asitg
-l ovno by leaersof thoughtacn dicu.
-ountr ton tel twaer thpaationcsfor
of neffeming an pthe ony thrinfu acet
abet thes dellaed, old be olokhd
at tphre ofthe tiepere siee el
lagthate therartl con ftinuegcetl opn-3
dhae a eafl ofensve uon the wesit
moal fron the aing, eoures.cmn in-r
to dnrt fom ermany incae thatiis
- one Gemine publlie ly bigt repareef
t. forile tireedtill loneiting omi
- clare to wt heGermannghwilmman
(11t haivena thea offcuive conmmlieestf
frtthisespbitg.heiotheniningrma
di mest 1e rmn aermiin men.liatr th
y trae veron indenbur ise ben ral orn'(
L1reultndof suhan esve iutl garatei
r' ued.s.iLpades fom tockaolit ie
d h eitgare thttlesrand hig berconellent
tthe esiv the on iem l ing oef
ro tmGgermany tomdo,.ut. tr is laii we
. spread feen 1lingdfeityr and honralorh
Luwhendvcoryit( hoe gat y gum at e
succecs.arede oth le m ajoxrty ha
th a rbimilta re sito wie c(onineCr
Amteofensive lasm that onlyrmanyi bef
ube(tableand to akel~ thi'e iweatwrr
awnld amnabetolggsionlvssol e sfri (e
-wene conftrenioee'g''iti yb
Whil nthfre alliedc enunner erize.i
isth li4(.at the dGrmoan ofenive( limil
ba bigringti' bliw'to willtad they'il(
are aonlhlen tat the westernt lie well
h1oild, an thatte tolugneptans foire
lt(' (n defeatfoe te enracpwes
tAimerl4'ea p wi lln hiiae oaffeniv mill
a anen confit tnttle westr t line will
Add nieriarWllyoni . half a million r e
to her'i vast a rimy unde14r Glenerel Hanig,
and wli he 14 iren'eh a rmiy is net ainy
larger ini numbers a lino it was, it is
stronger in guins anil muni tionis, and~
the (ldtrinaiiftion of ierench troops to
dlefeat Ge'rmany is strontger if possl
le, than it wvas duinig lie long months
o)f the V'erduin cattnhaign.
RaBth the Engish, ten rench ndu the
____4?wn 1'Pioto Oc
stern Newspaper Union
te Italians hope to convince tho 'Teu
)nly is might. 2-Laborers and sol
cked by German shells and heavy
fred by the French and brought into
American forces occupy splendid po
sitions throughout practically the en
tire line. They are in nearly all cases
on the high ground, and it is these
strong defensive positions against
which German ' must throw her shock
troops in massed battalions. The
price these troops will pay for even an
attempt to break through will be ter
ritie, and in all probability more than
the million men von Hindenburg has
prophesied. It is not likely that
even the iron discipline of the German
army will withstand such losses.
Possibility of a disagreement be
tween the United States and Spain
because of the refusal of the latter
country to supply certain war mate
rials to General Pershing was remov
ed by the signing of an economic agree
ment, under wliich General Pershing
will get mules, army blankets and oth
er materials from Spain in return for
cotton, oil and other commodities from
the United States. Success of these
negotiations was welcomed by officials
in Washington as ability to buy sup
plies in Spain will save ship tonnage
and enable General Pershing to build
up his reserve stores more rapidly. The
United States was able to bring pres
sure to bear upon Spain by refusing
fuel to Spanish steamers in American
ports.
The German invasion of Russia
mysteriously slowed up and on March
first it was reported from London that
the forward movement of the Huns
had been stopped on orders from Ber
lin. At the same time reports from
Pctrograd were to the effect that the
bolsheviki were preparing to make the
best possible defense of that city if
it was attacked.
On F ebruary 28 it was reported from
Petrograd that the allied ambassadors
had left the Russian caplItal for Si
beria. It is unlikely that they will be
able to reach the Pacific coast at
Vladivostok ini less than close to three
weeks. andi~ the probabilities are that
they will be seriously molested by the
mobs or armed bandits that are roam
ing thle country from the Ural moun
talns to beyond Lakhe Blaikal. The bol
shevlki have practically no control of
any kind beyond~ tile Ural mountains,
though it claims to havec suippressed
the so-cnlled Siberian republlic.
Ev'ery- report receivedl from Austria
Iinien ites theat thatt counitry' would
willingl'y seek pea(-e on any fairly rea
Sonabilei bagis offered by tile alilies, if
it were possible for he-r to do so. but
she Is so dlominated by German influ
enee that it is hardily ~possibile for her
to break away. The hohl of Germany
Is mtaintainedl thlrotugh the Atustriian
uamy w~hakeh hans been very largely Ger
mai)nized slice the war b~egan.
So it is believedl that Autstria will
have to reiima in in her unholy partnter
ship dlespite her war- wear-iness. Sihe
hits lost 3,500,000~ mien. hter food situ
a tiont is idespera te. an11l thIe ftu ire.
even if Germaniy could win, is (lark
for her, for a greater Germany would
onlyv menin a more impotent Autstriia.
but she cannot br-eak aw~ny. She
tiulst continuie in tihe war tunder paiin
of being stampled on by time nation
that has her in Its piower-.
llThat is how our allies regard the
Aust rian itun tion. anad is the ex
planation of thiir lukewarmness
toward the Ameirlein effort to widen
Sthe rift bet weeit ther kaiser a nd Era
peror ('ari.
TeGerman socIalists have not taken
kituly o th Gemangovernment's
t tide toward P'resident Wilson's
liist peacief miessaige. Duin g tihe dle
*bate ini thle relebls5tag on von Hlertling's
spot chi Philip1p Schteidemanun, sociali1st,
took Ithe emiperor' to task foi- his reply
Ito thle etddlress of the btirgoimaster ait
I(amnbu rg, it whiieh- t o eimper-or sid:
*"We desire to livcelin frLsndshilp with
nelghboring peoplesn, butt victory for
*time Germtan airms imst first be ree
ognizAed."
'"T'he Iimlperital chiiancelloc,' fmrankr;
Presient Wilson's four priinitpies,"
said Schedeimatnn. "ThIs declaration
is alli thle mlore importatnt wvhen one
conmsidiers tha PiiIlresidlent Wilson em
Iphnfsiz/edl tht his [princ-iples were ac
a'e-lted eve-rywhiere excepit by the Ger
Iman millitary anud annexationist party.
Well, this pitrty, fortunately, is In this
country no longer of deeisive Impor
i lne."
LIST OF CASUALTIES
NO LONGER ISSUED
INFORMATION COMMITTEE DIS.
CONTINUES PRACTICE ON
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS
REQUESTED BY GENS PERSBING
Enemy Able Through This Source to
Gain Valuable Inormatlon as to
Units In France.
Washington.-Issuanco of daily lists
of casualties among the American ex
peditionary forces was discontinuod by
the public information committee as1
the result of an order of the war de
partment under which the names of
next of kin and the emergency ad
dresses of soldiers whose names ap
pear on the lists hereafter will be
withheld. The official explanation is
that the purpose of the order is to keep
information of value from the enemy.
On being informed of the order the
committee took the position that long
lists of men killed or wounded would
be worthless to the newspaper corre
spondents without the addressses and
a notice was issued advising the press
that in future all information regard
ing casualties must be obtained from
the war department. At the adjutant
generals' office it was stated that the
lists would continue to be sent to the
committee and would be available
there.
While the disagreement between
the committee and the department
probably will be straightened out soon
so that the "expurgated" lists may
be made available to all who desire
them, the purpose of the department'
to withhold the addresses apparently
is unalterable. Acting Secretary
Crowell said the order was issued at
,the urgent recommendation of Gen
eral Pershing and that it would be
permanent. Both Mr. Crowell and Maj.
General Barch, acting chief of staff.
declared that the purpose was to close
up a channel through which the enemy
might obtain valuable information, and
both disclaimed any intention of seek
ing to conceal heavy casualty reports.
"You may say for me." said General
March, "that the war department has
not and will not hold up a single name
for an instant longer than it takes to
get it out.
PLENTY OF "BRAINLESS"
DAYS SAYS SENATOR REED
Says We Will Soon Come to Bread
Cards if We Leave It to Hoover.
Washington.--Strictures on govern
ment price-fixing and the activities of
the food administration monopolized
one day's session of the senate.
Led by Senator Reed, of Missouri.
Democrat, a group of senators of both
parties madle the attack. Charges that
a general policy of fixing prices for
farm products, not authorized by the
food control law, is being instituted,
wvere madle by Senators Reed and Bo
rah, who said the licensing power of
the law was being so used that its
actual result is an unauthorized price
fixing program.
In a four-hour speech teeming wvith
bitter c'riticism, Senator Reed also (de
nlounced the fuel admainistration, as
sorting that Administrator Garfield
had not told the truth regarding re
sults of the coallniss days' order,
which he described as a "lockout" of
certain eastern indlustries.
Senator Wolcott, Democrat, of Dela
ware, said Mr. Hoover had (denied
adoption of a farm produce price- -__
fixing plan, disclalming authority, but
he and other senators insisted that
acts of the food administratino, par
ticularly under its wholesale and r'e
tail (lealers' licensing power, was hay
tag that effect in actual practice.
"We would not have had so many
meatless days if there had not been
so many, many brainless (lays," Sena-[
tor Reed declared. "A few more acts
of th~e fod administration, andl we
will have bread tickets. I believe the
efficiency of the United States has
been reduced 20 per cent * * * by
ignorant interference with business
methods."
RETAIL PRICE OF COAL
S0 CENTS TON LOWER
Washington.-An average reduct ion
of 30 cents a ton in the retail price
of all anthracite coal sold for' domes
tic use between April 1 and Septem
ber 1, was announ-edl by the fuel ad
ministration. together with regulations
governing the'retail dlIstribution of all/
coal for the year beginning the first
of next month. The rules are designed
particularly to prevent hoarding and
insure the filling of all domestic needs
for next winter (luring the summer.
GEN. PERSHING WILL GET
SUPPLIES OUT OF SPAIN
Washinigton.-Under the commercial
agreement between the United States
and Spain, the formal signing of which
in Madrid was announced at the state
department not only will Gen. Persh
ing get the supplies from Spain which
he desires for his troops, but a French
credit in Spain is arranged and the
Spanish government permits free ex
port to the allies of pyrites, minerals