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VOL. XXXVIII—NO. 113
CITI WINS ITS
FIGHT TD KEEP
REPAIR SHOPS
Big Army Project to Be
Carried Out as Originally
Announced.
IS VICTORY ON MERITS
Officers Designated San An-
tonio as Site for $2000-
000 Investment.
' The big mechanical repair shops
for the Southern Department will be
located at San Antonio. Private ad-
vices from Washington received late
Saturday afternoon announce that
the difficulties which threatened the
project calling for the construction
of permanent buildings and an ex-
penditure of approximately $2000-
000 had been swept aside. It is in-
dicated that the final deckion has
been reached and that the recom-
mendations of Major Horton desig-
nating San Antonio as the most suit-
able location for the shops will be
carried out.
A significant feature in connection
with this is the announcement is-
sued Saturday at Fort Sam Houston
that hereaNor the mechanical re-
pair shop would be under the direct
control of the department command-
er. Heretofore Major Ireland who
is in command of the mechanical re-
pair shop has reported direct to
Washington and the announcement
from Fort Sam Houston headquar-
ters means that all these reports
from now on will be made to Major
General Holbrook commander of
the Southern Department.
Victory Won On Merits.
It is not thought here however
that this change had anything to do
with the decision to locate the me-
chanical repair shop in San Antonio.
The victory which San Antonio has
won over ballas. Houston and Fort
Worth the three cities which were
anxious to tender sites for the shops
has been won stYictly on merit and
because the War Department has
realized it would be economic folly
to erect the shops elsewhere than at
the city designated as headquarters
for the Southern Department.
Yet a little more than a week ago
San Antonio had all but lost the
shops. This despite the fact that a
tract of land comprising some 83
acres and located just south of the
city had been selected by the mili-
tary authorities as the most avail-
able and adaptable tracts inspected
by them. It was on their instruc-
tions that officials for the Chamber
of Commerce undertook to assem-
ble the land under options subject
to purchase by the government. The
recommendations of the army offi-
cers selecting this site however
were held up on reaching Washing-
ton and there was danger that the
shops so urgently needed and recog-
nized as an imperative necessity by
all those high in command at the
Southern Department might not be
built or if built that they would be
located in some other Texas city be-
cause of the energy and activity of
their representatives in Congress.
laws Would Have Meant Much.
The receipt of this information
aroused the business men here to
the danger which might follow the.
loss of these shops to some other
city. Although the highest mili-
tary autorities of the land have long
recognized San Antonio as one of
the four strategic cities of the nation
if the big mechanical repair shops
were to be located in Houston Dal-
las or Fort Worth it would prove a
magnet which might eventually cause
the removal of the headquarters for
the Southern Department to that
city. And the shops themselves were
recognized as a valuable acquisition
to the industrial life of the city and
to the military establishment. It has
been estimated they will cost In the
neighborhood of $2.00000 and prob-
ably would employ some 2000 men.
Moreover these shops are to be ot
permanent construction and on a site
sufficient in size to permit rapid ex.
pansion should eventualities ever
warrant such necessity.
Then too San Antonio business
men were feeling that there was jus-
tice in the charge made by Con-
gressman Garner who declared that
politics had militated against San
Antonio in the decision announced
through the War Department not to
locate the base hospital for aviation
here as Charlotte N. C. had been
selected as the concentration point
for that branch of the service. And
the protests which began pouring
into Washington also.had a founda-
tion in the patriotic belief that San
Antonio was the proper place for the
ihops; that to locate them in any
other city would mean delay both in
construction and the work for which
they will be designed; and that
with the country at war. it would be
worse than folly to adopt a policy
the only results of which would X
delay and additional expense.
Major Portion of Work Here.
The telegrams which were sent to
Congressmen Garner and Slayden re-
cited these facts and more. One se-
ries of telegrams detailed the inform-
ation that three out of every four
of the motor trucks for the repair
of which the shops are to be built
are now either in San Antonio or
south and west of this point; that in
peace time the ratio ranged up to
five to one and that the additional
time which would be consumed in
shipping damaged trucks to shops
located several hundred miles fur-
ther east or north would be vital.
The additional expense in hauling
these trucks the several hundred
extra miles would in a very short
time prove the fallacy of such loca-
‘ion.
With a view of seeing that these
tacts together with other advan-
tages which San Antonio possesses
such as climate adequate water ac-
commodations. the railroad facilities
of the tract selected and the like.
(Continued on Next Page.) I
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
GENERAL WHO CAUSED
CABINET CRISIS IS
RETIRED FROM ARMY
Action Follows Letter Alleg-
ing Misstatements by
British Premier.
LONDON May ll . — General
Maurice former director of military
operations has been retired by the
army council it was officially an-
nounced tonight.
The council considered Maurice's
explanation of the breach of regu-
lations he committed by writing and
causing the publication of a letter
questioning the veracity of Premier
Lloyd George and Chancellor of the
Exchequer Bonar Law and said that
he should be placed at once on re-
tired pay.
The army council's action ended
the public career of the man who
has created more confusion In Brit-
ish military official circles in the
last few weeks than any other in-
dividual since the start of the war.
Major General Frederick B.
Maurice as director of military
operations was the official spokes-
man for the British army • nd the
natural mediary between the army
and the war cabinet.
Shortly after the appointmei t of
General Foch as commander-in-
chief of the allied armies Maurice
returned from a visit to British
headquarters in France and gave
out his now famous "where is
Blucher interview?" In this he drew
a parallel between the British arm-
ies in the present drive and the
British at Waterloo when the fate
of the Duke of Wellfngston's forces
hung on the arrival of the Prus-
sian leader. General Blucher. The
"Blucher" in this case plainly was
••och and Maurice's remarks gen-
erally were accepted as an insult
not only to Foch but the Ver-
sailles war council.
Maurice was removed immediate-
ly and given a command at the
front a move that was applauded
by the entire allied press.
Maurice then made public a letter
in the London Chronicle in which
he declared that Lloyd George and
Bonar Law in speeches in the
House of Commons before the start
of the German offensive made false
statements regarding the number of
British effectives on the west front.
The premier ordered the army
council to investigate Maurice's
breach of army regulations. At the
same time he informed commons
that he wished the appointment of
two judges as a court of power to
investigate Maurice's charges.
Herbert Asquith former premier
and leader of the opposition con-
tended that the investigation should
be made by a parliamentary com-
mittee.
Lloyd George stuck to his original
plan and declared that if Asquith
put the motion through he would
regard the house's vote as one of
confidence or lack ot confidence
in the ministry and that he and
his cabinet would stand or fall on
the result.
After a bitter debate in Com-
mons Thursday during which the
premier presented figures complete-
ly refuting Maurice's statements
Asquith put the motion. It was
overwhelmingly defeated.
PLANE WORK STOPS
Quantity Production of Bristol
Fighting Machines Delayed.
WASHINGTON D. C. May IL—
Quantity production cf the Bristol
lighting plane accented by th<
United states as one of its chief war
aircraft has stopped members ot
the Senate military affairs commit-
tee learned today.
Trouble with the Liberty motor h
responsible. Committee members
were told at a conference with the
War Department war council that
the Bristol a British machine was
being built “around” the Liberty
motor but that when the motor wa»
installed it heated so rapidly as to
make it useless.
FINLAND IS STARVING
People Said to Be Dying on the
Streets of Helsingfors.
COPENHAGEN May 11. — The
people of Finland are starving be-
cause no food is reaching that coun-
try from Germany according to re-
ports received here. People are said
to be dying in the streets of Helsing-
fors and Viborg.
Dies During Domineer (■nine.
♦DALLAS Tex.. May 11.— Henry
F. Speer pioneer Dallas residenl
and for 40 years in the harness and
saddlery trade of Texas died sud-
denly at the Dallas Club tonight
while playing dominoes with friends.
Speer was a long time connected
with the firm of Speer Steinmann
* Co. of Dallas. Later he traveled
representing a leather goods house
He retired from business several
years ago.
—THE WEATHER
WEATHER FORECAST.
East Texas: Showers in east fair in
west.
West Texas: Generally fair cooler in
southeast.
HOME WEATHER FOR TOVRim.
(Forecasts by The Light.)
ST. LOVIS: Temperature. 60; raining.
14-mile wind from th* southeast: rain
Sunday; highest ♦errperature Saturday 64
CHICAGO: Temperature 48: cloudy; 8-
mile wind from the northeast: rain; hljh-
temperature Saturday. 52.
KANSAS CITY: Temperature 56. cloudy.
12-mlle wind fro« 4 the northeast; rain:
highest temperature Saturday 62.
NEW YORK: Temperature. 60: partly
cloudy: 10-mile wind from the eouthuest;
probably rain: highest temperature Satur-
day f 8
WASHINGTON: Temperature 72 cloudy.
6-mile wind from the east; probably rain
highest temperature baturday 71.
KEEP CONGRESS
democratic is
PLEA OF CLARK
Speaker Opens Campaign
for House Majority to
Back Up Wilson.
SAYS UNITY IS VITAL
Points to Party's Record and
Says General Attack by
G. 0. P. Is Planned.
FORT WAYNE Ind.. May 11.—
Asserting that the Democrats will
stand “firmly and triumphantly on
their record —not upon promises but
upon monumental things accom-
plished” Champ Clark speaker of
the House here tonight fired his
party's opening gun in the coming
campaign to re-elect a Democratic
Congress.
The recent speech of Republican
Floor Leader Gillett in New York
indicates “that the Republicans are
preparing to assault our positions
all along the line and that we must
fight to win.” he declared.
Speaker Clark said the real fight
in the coming election will be to
gain control of the House. Although
35 senators must be elected he ex-
presed the opinion that there is no
chance for the Republicans to win
there.
Urges Utmost Harmony.
Upholding loyally the record of his
one-time rival for the presidency.
Speaker Clark appealed for a Dem-
acratic House so as to provide the
“best possible team-work in this
titanic war.”
“Why should the American xoters
inject discord into the various parts
ot the governmental machinery when
the utmost harmony should prevail
in this awful crisis of our atiairs —
indeed of the whole world's affairs —
when representative government is
at stake? 1 do not believe they "ill
be so unwise and I confidently ex-
pect that the next House will be
Democratic to back up a Dem-
ocratic administration in the moot
stupendous task ever undertaken.”
Speaker Clark then recited the
achievements of the Democratic
Congress mentioning the tariff bill
the income tax. which he predicted
is here to stay as “the fairest tax
ever levied.” the Federal Reserve
Bank act which has done away with
panics the Farm Loan Banks the
opening up of Alaskan resources the
Federal Trade Commission the Ship-
ping Board besides the necessary
war tegislation.
Praises Party's Record.
“In four brief years we placed
upon the statute books more con-
structive legislation than the Repub-
licans enacted in two decades” the
speaker said. “Before we got in
the Republicans cried loudly we'
would do nothing. Now they wildly
vociferate w® are doing too much.
This is a magnificent record which
anybody save a stark idiot can
easily and successfully defend. Upon
that unequalled record we confident-
ly appeal to the grand inquest of the
nation in the coming campaign.”
In view of the coming revenue
bill Speaker Clerk's remarks on war
finances were regarded as signifi-
cant.
"One thing cocksure —Congress is
going to dig up money enough to
conduct this war” he said “if not.
by selling bonds then by increasing
taxes.”
“No legislator likes to provide for
levying greater taxes. No man of
sense desires by taxation or other-
wise to injure any legitimate busi-
ness but abnormal wealth should
bear its just proportions of the pub-
lic burdens. We are the richest na-
tion in the world our wealth being
estimated at 200 billion dollars and
the percentage in our favor is con-
stantly increasing. Surely if our
young men are willing to risk their
lives on the battlefield we at home
should be glad to pay the necessary
taxes.
Party Lincs Drawn.
"Congress believes it is complying
faithfully and patriotically with the
desires of the American people uy
making it certain that every dollar
needed for the war is waiting to do
its work.”
Admitting that it would be well if
all politics could be wiped during
the war the speaker declared that
signs multiply indicating that the
usual method will be pursued except
in exceptional cases.
"For years and years those who
love us not volubly and vehemently
asserted that Democrats were a party
of negation merely that and noth-
ing more: that we did not have sense
enough to legislate” he said “they
admitted cautiously and reluctantly
that in the spacious days of Thomas
Jefferson and Andrew Jackson we
did some notable things but they
snceringly declared modern Demo-
crats were utterly destitute of con-
structive statesmanship.
“Unforunately for the country a
majority of the people believed their
jibberish fpr a long long time. But
men are measured by what they do.
not what they say. We rest our
case upon the things we have ac-
complished as an earnest of what
we will accomplish if continued in
power.”
PLAN WEEKLY REVIEWS
Panther Division to Get Practice in
New Maneuvers.
FORT WORTH Tex. May IL—
Orders for a weekly review of the
Panther division were issued at Camp
Bowie Saturday.
This is to familiarize all officers
and men with the movement of large
bodies of troops. The men are con-
sidered well trained in all other ways
but General Greble believes they
should become more proficient in
handling themselves in division ma-
neuvers.
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS SUNDAY MAY 12 1918.—FORTY TWO PAGES.
AMERICANS PROVING
VALOR BY DEEDS OF
HEROISM IN BATTLE
Texas Sergeant Despite
Woands Stays on Daty
at Machine Gan
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN FRANCE. May 11.—Deeds of
bravery stand out in the severe fight-
ing the American forces arc experi-
encing west of Montdldler. Several
of these were particularly con-
splclous. Sergt. Lawrence Reynolds
of Hustonville. Tex. was with his
squad when a shell burst in their
midst killing and wounding sev-
eral. Sergeant Reynold* was wound-
ed. and the comrade on whose
shoulder his arm had been resting
when the shell exploded had his
head blown off. Nevertheless the
sergeant refused to retire. He gave
first aid to the wounded and re-
mained on duty at his machine
gun so as to be of service in case
the Germans attacked.
Private Norman Russel Warne
(a word here was lost in cable
transmission) at the same time al-
though under shell fire repaired a
machine gun emplacement antici-
pating night attack.
When Captain Charles Porter-
field Jr. of New York was slightly
wounded. Private Monte Kelly of
St. Cloud Minn. although himself
wounded dressed the wounds of the
captain and the wounds of a pri-
vate before the shelling stopped.
A party of engineers working at
the front were discovered by the
enemy and caught in a sudden
deadly barrage. Corporal Earl
Jones of Rush. Ky. and a detail ot
privates rushed out of the trenches
to rescue the wounded. The pri-
vates were Constant Albreieht of
Roslindalc. Mass.. Arthur Baisch ot
Scotland. S. D.. Francis M. Grubb
of Dukinsan. N. D. and Carl V.
Winters of Garrison N. D.
The detail faced the full effects
of the barrage but succeeded in
carrying back the wounded to a
less exposed position where they
gave them medical attention before
the stretcher bearers came up.
Some lives were snuffed out so
suddenly that they never knew the
cause. Captain Lloyd S. Russel of
Oklahoma City Okla.; Captain Her-
bert Boyer of Stockton. Cal.; Ser-
geant Martin Cotter of Chicago and
Privates John Forrester of Moun-
tain City. Tenn. and George A
Backus of Utica. N. Y. welt killed
instantly by a large caliber shell
that entered the dugout in which
they were stationed.
AUSTRIAN FORCE IN
ITALY REORGANIZED
FOR NEW OFFENSIVE
Allies’ Officials Recognize
New Concentration Could
Be Used in West.
By th* United ITpm.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES
LN THE FIELD May 10.—Indica-
tions of Austrian reorganisation and
offensive preparations on the Italian
tront have been daily apparent since
the inspired announcement by the
entire German and Austrian press
that an offensive against Italy was
impending according to information
from that theater.
The Austrians have inaugurated a
series of raids and reconnaissances
such as usually are th prelude to
an offensive. The Austrian high
command apparently has reorgan-
ized its entire Italian front dividing
its armies into two groups each of
which is commanded u*purately.
The effective decisions on that
front which were allowed to de-
crease during the winter have been
reinforced. The number of compa-
nies has been increased and its ar-
tillery has been filled out. .Allied
military officials however recognize
that this new military concentration
could easily be thrown against the
French and British.
Reports from the Macedonian
front state that the Franco-British
after a winter of inactivity have
captured several village during the
part month. The Macedonian front
is now held exclusively by Bulgari-
ans the German divisions formerly
there having been transferred to the
French front and to Asia Minor.
German officials 1 owever are
still in charge of the Bulgarian ar-
tillery and Austrian vnits and the
entire army appears to be acting
under orders of f he German Imperial
staff.
READY FOR NEW FLIGHT
Miss Stinson to Leave Chicago Mon-
day for New York.
CHICAGO May 11.—Miss Kather-
ine Stinson aviatrix plans to make
a mail flight frum Chicago to New
York leaving here at 5 a. m. Mon-
day. She qualified by taking a pos-
tal clerk’s oath tonight. Miss Stin-
son failed in an attempted no-stop
flight between the two cities once
previously. Eleven hours is her pre-
diction for the flight next week.
Miss Stinson left San Antonio a
week ago after spending the winter
at her home here with the inten-
tion of again trying the non-stop
flight from Chicago to New York
which w’as interrupted in her at-
tempt last summer by engine trouble
which developed shortly after leav-
ing Chicago. She also is billed for
a race in her airplane against Ruth
Law another famous girl aviator
at Sheepshead Bay later in the sea-
son.
LOSE 40000 IN WEEK
6216 Killed. 5269 Missing While
Remainder Arc Wounded.
LONDON. May IL—British cas-
ualties during the past w».ek accord-
ing to published official lists to
taled 40.004. divided as follows: Of-
ficers killed 578 wounded 1630
missing 369: men killed 5638
wounded 26889 missing 4901.
HEADING BNS
AGAINST FALSE
■ OPTIMISM
No Cause for Encouragement
or Discouragement in
Minor Events He Says.
STEADY COURSE NEEDED
British Commissioner Praises
Spirit and Achievements
of America.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ May 11.—
। Warning against < vtr > optimism. |
। wherein "lies great danger." Lord I
< Reading. Biitlsh ambassador to the I
United States tonight declared vast
sacrifices must be made “until the I
victory of a Just an. lastln peace
has been secured for the benefit of
humanity.”
Addressing a gathering of Wash-1
ington correspondents officials and
members of Congrc > at t: e Nation-
al Press Club. Lord Reading de-
clared that despite the obstacles
mistakes and disappointments "you'
Americans we British and ju. he-
roic French and otl er allies con-
tinue on our way. determined that]
1 our system shall ] ail In the end.
There is no room In the world for
military despotism which is a con-
stant menace to and is indeed di-
rected against 'be rest of the world.
Keep Steadfast. He Urges.
"But let _s beware of a false
optimism; therein Iles grave dan-
ger. The issues are imnie.se and
the efforts must be proportionate.
We must look facts steadily in tie!
face neither be too elated by a :
momentary victory or depressed by I
a temporary defeat but keep our!
attention steadfastly concentrated!
upon our aims allowing nothing to ।
. deflect us from our p.rpose pre-1
pared to bring all that may be ■
necessary by way of sacrifice to the
altar of our common cause until
the victory of a Just and lasting
>peace has been secured.
"I will not dwell tonight upon the
I splendid services rendered to the
I alites' cause by the United States of
America at the moment when the
American navy is contributing so
largely to defeating the submarine
attacks upon the world's shipping
and at a mom-nt when reinforce-
ments of your troops are being
transported rapidly and in increase
; ing numbers to take their part wTtn
1 the allies in the great battles —not-
withstanding all the I castings of
Germany.
Praises Swift Response.
"America at th- mo . nt of call
from the allies res.onded swiftly
and unhesitatingly with .roops to
the utmost ship sg capacity to be;
used as deemed best for the fur-1
therance of the common cause with
tie unselfish object of assisting to!
the best of her ability in the I
emergency.”
The ambassador sa there is nc
essential differ .ce eithei; of pur-
pose or of principle between Eng-
land and Amer' a.
"You" he declared "are a great
democracy based upon the principles
of Justice and liberty and this is
equally true of the British empire.
Were it otherwise it would crumble
and die as have other great empires
that preceded it. We learned our
lesson in the past and today wher-
ever the union jack flies it stands for
Justice and liberty."
He praised the loyalty and affec-
tion of the Dominion ot Canada.
Australia South Africa and New Zea-
land. Then he turned to India.
"India." he said "has given proof
of her devotion to the empire by her
attitude in this time of crisis. To
speak only of the last five years In-
dia has assimulated our ideas and
awakened politically to western
ideals; the efforts made unremitting-
ly by Germany both before and since
the war to start disaffection in In- !
dia have met with failure. The 1
measure of that failure may be
judged by the devotion with which
the native contributions in men and f
money have been made for the fur-
therance of our country's cause. '
British Rule Just.
"Perhaps the beneficience ot Brit-
ish rule has never been better dem-
onstrated than in Egypt and in the ;
Soudan which has been converted "
into <a prosperous and happy coun-
try.
"Whatever criticism may be direct-
ed against British rule it will not 1
I think be denied that it is admin-
istered throughout its far flung do-
minions in a spirit of justice to all."
Of mistakes made by all parties in
the war. Lord Reading said:
"In these times attention is ar-
rested more by what men do that
by what they say except for the in-
spired utterances and declarations ot
great leaders of thought and policy.
Men turn to the realities and look
to the deeds which are chronicled
daily in your newspapers and pres-
| ent a mirror of the cataclysm
through which we are living.
"Powerful as it is at all times the '
Influence of the press is vastly more
powerful and fraught with deeper re-
sponsibility now when the vast con-
course of the peoples of the world
are so vitally interested In the
events in Europe.
“But to give this news is only one
of the functions ot the press. One
of its chief duties Is to stimulate pa- (
triotism and loyalty and devotion to
the cause to preserve that spirit
which never doubts the ultimate vic-
tory but never neglects preparation i
to secure it. When everything does
not succeed according to expectation
there is a tendency in human na-
ture to look into every nook and
cranny seeking to discover any mis-
takes and disappointments that so 1
often accompany the initiation of
such a vast undertaking as war on ।
the present scale. i
"The only value of the discovery or .
a mistake as you have found her* i
is to root out the evil and set to 1
work with alt energy to remedy the
error with the greatest rapidity.” I
AMERICAN OFFICERS LEAVING DUGOUT
American officers leaving their dugout for a tour of inspection in
the front line.
BURLESON MAKES REPLY
Says Roosevelt Im Trying to
“Obscure the Issue.”
WASHINGTON D. C. May IL-
Postmaster General Burleson rested
his case in his controversy with
Former President Roosevelt tonight
dismissing the colonels latest
charges as an attempt to "obscure
the issue." He will withhold his final
reply he indicated until. Colonel
Roosevelt’s complete indictment is
read into the record by the Senator
the colonel will choose to take up his
case In Congress.
In a formal statement tonight Mr.
Burleson referring to the colonel s
"oreliminary” charges in today s
papers that the pustoffke depart-
fias discriminated between
newspapers friendly to and those
hostile to the administration said:
"It is net surprising that Colonel
Roosevelt is dissatisfied with the
first attempt to support the truth-
fulness of his charges against the
postoffice department pnd recognis-
ing it will prove disappointing de-
spite another effort by way of the
extension of his remarks in the Con-
gressional Record. It may be a help-
ful suggestion to him if in his se •-
ond reply he does not attempt to
obscure the issue by dragging in any
more irrevelent and extravagant
matter. Neither Mr. Creel nor the
Department of Justice officials has
aught to do with the serious charges
•laid at the door of postoffice depart-
ment. I await his final effort to
prove his accusations against me.”
George Creel lumped into the fray
today* with publication of a letter he
wrote to the Metropolitan maga-
zine protesting aga’nst that paper s
“vigorous attacks on the adminis-
tration and suggetsing that the
Metropolitan was not running the
war.”
SHOWERS MAY FALL
Weather Conditions Over Texas Arc
Unsettled.
Showers are not unlikely Sunday
according to Major Allen Buell of
the local weather bureau as the re-
sult of the unsettled and unstable at-
mospheric condition which prevailed
over the whole country Saturday.
The weather conditions Saturday
showed the high pressure area to
have spent itself without bringing
cooler weather to the southwest and
a storm area to have developed over
Texas and the southwest. The result
was unsettled weather and an atmos-
pheric condition that was very un-
stable the w’hole condition promising
rain.
KERR AT SCOTT FIELD
Major Completes Second lx*g of His
Triangular Flight.
BELLEVILLE 111. May 11. —The
second leg of a triangular flight from
Park Fold Millington Tenn. to
Kansas City to Scott Field here and
back to Park Field was completed
when Maj. Hugh J. Kerr arrived at
Scott Field at 2 o’clock this after-
noon.
Major Kerr left Park Field Thurs-
day. He w’as forced down at Eldo-
rado Springs Mo. that night by a
storm and completed his flight to
Kansas City Friday. He left there at
8 o’clock this morning.
O. K. Six-Cent street < ar Fare.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. May 11.
—The Missouri public service com-
mission late today’ handed down a
decision granting the United Rail-
ways of St. Louis the right to
charge 6 cents with universal trans-
fers beginning June i The in-
crease was allowed to permit salary
increase demands of the newly
formed street car men’s union an 1
avert a strike.
St. Louis Mud Too Much for Tank.
ST. LOUIS. Mo. May 11.—The
British tank "Britannia ’ was trying
tonight to conquer th? mud in the
River Des Peres in St. Louis. After
parading over St. Louis sireets trees
and hills the conqueror of Flanders
shell holes and pits was defeated by’
the slippery slopes of an eighteen-
foot embankment of th? dry river.
A rain during the exhibition proved
the tank's nemkes.
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LABOR DIRECTOR TO
PREVENT SHIFTING
AMONG WAR WORKERS
Former College Professor to
Speed Production by Co-
ordinating Agencies.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Max 11.—
The government will unify its labor
policy so that uninterrupted maxi-
mum war production may be obtain-
ed and labor be fairly treated.
To arvoitiplish this Felix Frank-
furter labor expert and former
Harvard law professor was today
named l^bur Administrator."
Working under Secretary of Labor
Wilson he will attempt co-ordina-
tion of the tremendous labor agen-
cies of the war navy and shipping
departments. These agencies al-
ready doing a thorough task some
times work at cross purpuses. It
will be up to Frankfurter to see that
these dixterences are adjusted; that
the labor supply is sutticient and
| widely distributed and that it is
properly regarded for faithful work
in aiding tu win the war.
"There is much to do and little to
say now” Professor Frankfurter de-
i Jared tonight. ”My task will be to
see that we do not tread on each oth-
er's heels. The labor branches are
doing a splendid work but some
times it happens that one agency
provides a scale which draws men
I away irom some other branch which
I might be most in need uf their ser-
vices at the moment. These mat-
ters will have to be adjusted so that
inequalities are eliminated and the
labor market is established.
Professor Frankfurter is listed as
a liberal. Close to Secretary Ba-
ker he has been entrusted with im-
portant labor tasks in the War De-
partment. including an investigation
of the Mooney case. He was sent
to England and France to profit by
their experience in forming the new
service.
His will be an important duty.
Labor turn over has reached an
alarming point in many war indus-
tries including the very essential
ship-building industry. Creation of
a unified labor policy with careful
administration and co-ordination of
existing institutions is designed to
obviate this constant shifting of la-
bor and moreover it is meant to ac-
complish the very vital thing of
keeping labor content.
"Production is vital to the win-
ning of the present battle” iTofes-
aor Frankfurter declared tonight
“and for the winning of the war—-
uninterrupted and maximum produc-
tion. Production means supplies for
the fighting forces and production is
wholly dependent on labor. There
must be sound and just conditions
under which labor is employed.
"To secure the maximum uninter-
rupted production requires effective
administration of industrial rela-
tions. The various labor agencies uf
the government must therefore be
focused to a single direction. Unifi-
cation of efforts and uniformity of
conditions must be secured. The
grave abuses of labor turn-over re-
sulting in inefficiency and discon-
tinuity of employ ment must be stop-
ped at once and this only can be
done by creating stabilizing condi-
tions.”
A "policy board’’ to assist Profes-
sor Frankfurter in shaping his de-
cisions will be named each depart-
ment providing a representative. In
this way unity will be obtained and
there will be no bidding one against
the other.
DALLAS BANKER HELD
Ha moil Declared to Be “Dangerously
Disloyal.”
DALLAS. Tex. May 11. — Fred
Hameil Dallas banker was arrested
here tonight by federal authorities
on a federal warrant charging he is
a dangerous enemy alien.
F. M. Spencer special federal
agent declared a check of activities
and conversation convinces the jus-
tice department Hameil is "danger-
ously disloyal”
PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1
BERLIN CLAIMS I
Htim LOSSES
TO AMERICANS
Germans Declare Trench
Mortars Caused Damage
on Two of Our Sectors.
ADMIT GAIN BY FRENCH
Paris Reports Successful
Attack While British
Score Near Arras.
By tlie Inittd Fms.
The Geiman war o.tiv< Saturday:
night reported "heavy loeaes" In*
tlkted upon American lorcaa by'
'".'•'trong mine bombardments ' south
ot Apremont and nor'h ot Parroy.
Apreniont la in thj Toul sector*
while Parroy is some distance to th«
east in the Luneville sector.
By "mine bombardments” Berlin
evidently meant the tse ot trench
mortars a weapon that has a com*
paratively short tanyi. but a larga
destructixe area. it is significant
that no intantry assault followed tha
bombardment. It tin American
losses were as "heavy” as the Ger-
man war office claims it is a vio-
lation of precedent that the bom-
bardments were not followed up by
raids to complete the implied de-
struction ot the American positions.
Claim Other Suxixs-cs.
Berlin also reports the repulse of
a French rakl in Apremont wood.'
Just west ot Apreniont Describing
operations in FU:ider.«. the German
said they conducted successful mi-
nor operations In the Kemmel region
and that there were local infantry
operations on the south lank of tha
Lx a.
la Picardy Berlin admitted that
"enemy obtained a tootirn in Grives.
ncs Park." Thi? plaeo has been
under bombardment by the Ameri-
can artillery for aeveral daya. and
it is probable that American intan-
try participated in er.y advance
there.
British Fliers Active.
British attacks near Hangard-En-
Santerre "failed with heavy losses”
Berlin claims. Field Marshal Haig
reported only the repulse of an en-
emy raid at Neuville Vitasse near
Arras. British aviators were active;
however dropping fourteen tone
of bombs on Perrone. Baupaume.
Douai. Shiclt. Z-ebrug^e and Bruges
besides bringing down eight enemy
planes.
The Italian war off.ee reported
the storming of Monte Corno on
Thursday with the ca| ture of l#o
prisoners.
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESSES. I
War Office Says Heavy Ixteaes In-
flicted on America a Trooiss.
BERLIN via London May 11.—
"South ot Apremont and north of
parroy we inflicted heavy lossea
on the Americans by a strong mine
bombardment" the war office an-
nounced in an official statement to-
night.
"In Apremont woo l we* repulsed
the French." the statement added.
Admission that the "enemy obtained
a footing"' in Grivesnca Park and
claims that French attacks north of
Kemmel and British attacks in Ave-
luy wood had been leyulsed were
also made by the war office.
"In the Kemmel region there
were successful minor operations”
says the statement. "North of Kem.
mel French attacks were repulsed.
British attacks in Aveluy wood
failed with heavy losses. At Han-
gard a night attack also failed. The
enemy obtained a footing In Grieves
ncs Park.
" There were local infantry opera-
tions on the south bank of the Luce
and the east bank of tin Avre.”
The Berlin statement indicates a
simultaneous bombardment of Amer
lean positions in the Toui and Lune
ville sectors.
Apremont is five miles southeast
of St. Mlhiel in the Toul sector. Par.
roy is in the Luneville sector eight
miles north and east of the city from
xvhich the front takes its name.
SHELL RESERVE POSITIONS.
Americans Pour Heavy lire on Ger-
•nans in Picardy Sectors.
By the United Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
IN PICARDY. I riday. May 10.—
German reserve positions behind
Parc-de-Frievesnes. Fols Re L Alval
Framicourt and other points in front
of the American sector were fiercely
shelled by American heavy artillery
late Thursday.
New fires were also observed in
Montdldler a« a result of the bom-
bardment anil an ammunition dump
In Candigny apparently was burned.
Another attempt by a Boche pa-
trol to capture an American outpost
was repulsed.
RAIN BOMBS ON GERMANS.
London Also Announces Repulse of
Raid and Minor Gaines.
LONDON. May ll.—Fourteen tons
ot bombs were dropped by British
aviators on Peronne. Bapaume.
Shielt Douai. Zeebrugge and th
Bruges docks yesterday. Field Mar-
shal Haig announced tonight.
Eight hostile arplanes war*
brought down and six were driven
down. Nine British planes are miss
ing.
"An enemy raid in the neighbor-
hood of Neuville-Vitasse (three railM
southeast of Arras) was repulsed.”
Field Marshal Hug reported to-
night.
Minor operations and artillery ac-
tivities were reported in the Brit-
ish and French official statements
today.
The British xvar office announced
that the French advanced their Une
northeast of Loire in Flanders yea-
terday evening taking several pris-
oners. British troops mad succssS.
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