Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, May 09, 1918, Image 1

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VOL. LYIII. NO. 17.939.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
!9 GUNNERS KILLED
RAISING OF DRAFT
TO 40 CONSIDERED
BANDIT OF EUROPE
MAN WITH HAMMER
FELLS HOLDUP MAN
BY MISFIT SHELL
BOASTS OF: LOOT
AT
PORTLAND PLANTS
ii
IIOCSE MIIJTART COOIITTEE
FORESEES POSSIBILITX.
SEVEX INJURED BX EXPLOSION
AT FORT WORTH.
C. L. KELLY BRAVES BULLETS,
SAVES WOMAN, TAKES MAN.
1US DIE AHEAD
III VPRES SECTOR
E
CANS
STRIKE
SHIPS
GIVEN
HARD
GERMANS
Allied Front-Line Positions
- Jire Penetrated
EKEMY ATTACKS IN FORCE
Germans Smash Through Be
tween LaClytte and Voor
. mezeele, Haig Reports.
TEUTONS GAIN RIDGE WOOD
Australians Advance Second
Time Near Amiens; Ameri
can Guns Roar Near Touf.
LOXDOX, May e After a heavy
bOTibsrdment on a - wide front in
Flanders, the German infantry this
morning" launched an attack aowh of
Dickebusch Lake, which lies between
Tpres and Kemmel, says neuter's
correspondent at British headquarters.
The attack apparently was only in
divisional strength, but it may de-
relop larger proportions. The enemy
seems to hTe penetrated our front
line between the lake and ridge wood
and some parties of Germans are re
ported in the eastern wood itself.
Weather Is Clear.
Fighting continues in fine weather
and under good risibility.
"We still hold the major part of
the wood and also KTeine Vierstraat,'
continues the correspondent. "The
technical, objective of enemy opera'
tions seems to be an attempt to clear
the way for a thrust toward Scher-
penberg from the northeast, and it
may prove to be the beginning of fur
ther fierce fighting in this region.'
Pro pert Tbat Ace Limit May Be
Increased Soon Discussed With
Provost Marshal General.
WASHINGTON'. May I. legis
lation raising- the draft ass to 40 years
was discussed as a possibility within
a few months at a meeting- today of
Provost Marshal-General Crowder and
the House military committee.
though General Crowder made no spe
cific recommendations, members of the
committee aald afterward that the War
Department was considering a plan for
changes.
The conference report on the bill for
registration of youths becoming II
will be called up la the House tomorrow
with prospects of a lively debate over
the proposal to exempt ministers from
the law.
The War Department's oojectlon to
giving credit In the draft for volunteers
furnished by states was Indorsed to
day by President Wilson. In a letter
to Chairman Dent, of the House mil
itary committee, the President asked
elimination from the draft bill of the
House amendment which provides that
credit be given.
Mr. Dent announced that In view of the
President's position he would ask the
House to recede from the amendment.
probably tomorrow.
Neutral Nations Told
What to Expect.
GERMANY ISSUES WARNING
Propaganda of Frightfulness
Floods Spain.
WA"R HORRORS EMPHASIZED
Contemplate Woes of France and
Belgium Before Joining tie Allies?
Against Good-Hearted Ger
nans, Substance of Circular
LONDON, May 8. In an at
race againsi tne British and
French line between La .Clytte and
. Voormezeele in the Ypres sector the
Germans, early this morning, sue
ceeded, after heavy fighting, in en
tering the allied front-line positions
at certain points, according to Field
Marshal Haig's official communica
tion issued this evening.
The communication adds that at all
ether points the enemy met with re
pulse.
Australians Make Gains.
Successful minor operations by
Australians last night resulted in the
advance of the British lines a short
distance in the Amiens sector between
the Somme and Ancre rivers. The
Australians pushed forward their
lines 500 yards along a front of 600
yards near Sailly-le-Sec, on the sector
east of Amiens. They also pushed
back the Germans 300 yards along a
front of 500 yards west of Morlan
court, just above Sailly-le-Sec. Not
withstanding a heavy barrage, the
Germans were unable to prevent their
advance.
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( the Associated Press.)
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE, May S. There was a tre
mendous amount of wrangling among
the heavy guns down between the
Somme and the Ancre rivers last
night. ". ;
Australians, Strafe Hnns. - .
The British troops on both sides of
the sector thought the long-expected
German attack was beginning, - but
anxious inquiries elicited the informa
tion that it was only the Australians
baiting the Germans again.
The men from far overseas had not
had a real fight since Sunday night,
when they drove the enemy back along
a considerable front in the region of
Morlancourt, and they were spoiling
for trouble.
It was high ground the British were
after and they improved their posi
tions greatly.
In the fighting around Sailly-le-Sec
the Germans put down a heavy ma
chine gna and shrapnel barrage, but
could not hold back the hard-hitting
Australians.
German Attack Impends.
Signs of a coming German attack
continued to multiply last night and
this morning.
BIG GRAFT NIPPED IN BUD
Deputy Food Administrator for Ne
vada Is Trapped.
SAX FRANCISCO. May . James A.
Wood. Deputy United States Food Ad
ministrator for Nevada, was arrested
by Department of Justice officials here
today for bribery on the charge he had
accepted 1308 In part payment of an
alleged demand upon the South Fork
Flour Mills, of Elko. Nev, for 1500
month for alleged protection In their
handling of flour and wheat under the
Federal food act.
Wood, according to the Federal au
tborities. was trapped in a local hotel
Tuesday through the use of a marked
100 bilL
When confronted with the evidence
they said they had In their possession
Wood was quoted by the officials as
having stated he had planned to take
Into bis confidence the Department of
Justice In a scheme to prosecute the
mill company officials for alleged at
tempt to bribe a Government officer.
ITALIAN WILL NOT FIGHT
Conscientious Objector Insists He Is
Victim of Democrats.
CAMP LEWIS. Wash, May S An
Italian recruit from the latest draft
Is In the guardhouse at Camp Lewis
following his declaration he would not
fight for his new country. He based
his refusal upon the belief - that the
United States Constitution relieves a
cltlaen of the obligation of entering the
Army against his wilL
When Informed that a ruling of the
United States Supreme Court had de
cided otherwise, the Italian insisted
that It was conspiracy on the part of
members of the Democratic party to
make him fight against his will be
cause he voted the Republican ticket
three times.
NO WATER FOR GARDENS
San Francisco Children May JSot
Raise Vegetables This Tear.
SAN FRANCISCO. May I. (Special.)
The Spring Valley Water Company
has notified the Board of Education of
San Francisco that because of the
hortage of water and unsettled con
dltions. It is unable either to give water
free or at reduced rates to school chil
dren engaged in war gardening.
The School Board recently wrote to
the company asking If It could aid the
children by concessions in water rates.
On account of the long dry season here
It will .be impossible for the children
to grow vegetables "lthout water, and
big' patriotlo campaign to enlist the
children In this work on vacant lots
must -be given up. ' ,
ALL BEE RECORDS BROKEN
Tillamook. Apiarist Reports Swarm
. . , Xew Year's Day.
Nothing JaUmpoeaible In Oregon!
Bees swarmed In Oregon last New
Tear's day.
Mrs. Rollle Watson, Tillamook. Or.,
reports this marvelous fact In answer
to the challenge of The Oregon lan for
the report on bees swarming In Oregon
in midwinter.
Two or three other swarms have been
reported extremely early In the Spring,
sine tha "bee syrapoelu: 4 appeared
flaat Monday In The Oregonlan, and
j while nothing In this line Is now con
sidered Impossible In Oregon, no better
record than lira Watson's is ex; acted.
(By the Associated Praa
What possibly may prove to be the
prelude to the long-expected resump
tion of hostilities by the Germans on
the western front Is being played.
Southeast of Tpres, from tha region
"WASHINGTON. May I. Teutonic
frightfulness as practiced In France
and Belgium has been made the sub
ject of a German warning to neutral
nations of the fate which they may
expect If they take up arms against
tha central powers.
' "If there are any still thinking of
siding with the allies, let them take
warning from.tbe fate of others," says
tha warning. It is in the form of a
circular, which recited tha amount of
booty seised in France and Belgium.
the number of churches damaged and
destroyed, the money wrung from the
stricken inhabitants, and finally the
deliberate mistreatment of English
prisoners of war.
Warning Circulate la Spain.
German propagandists have flooded
Spain with this document, printed in
Spanish, and copies have come Into
the possession of the State Department.
Having established lta German origin
tha department tonight made public
this translation:
"Besides an untold amount of war
material captured on the battle field.
the Germans have taken possession of
Incalculable booty, in' France and Bel
gium, including:
"Hlgh-grado watches, 417.
"Average watches, E0)(.
"Underwear, 18,073.
"Embroideries and women's - hand
kerchiefs, 15.131.
"Umbrellas and parasols, 1705.
"Silver, spoons, 1870.
"Bottles of champagne, 623,000.
Business Better Thasi la 1870-71.
"These figures snow a large Increase
over those of the campaign against
France in 1870-71.
In Belgium, besides many art
treasures, they have confiscated old
paintings valued at 3.000,000 pesetas.
Due to the treachery of Cardinal
Mercler and other priests, who did their
utmost to stir the priests against the
good-hearted German soldiers, they
were forced to teach a severe lesson
to the Belgian and French Catholics.
"Cathedrals destroyed, 4.
"Cathedrals rendered unserviceable, 8.
"Churches destroyed, 27.
"Churches rendered unserviceable, 34.
"Total. 73.
"In Poland also a large number of
churches have been destroyed for mill-
(Concluded on Page 9, Column H
General E. St. John Greble, In Com'
xnand at Camp Bowie, Xar
rowly Escapes Death.
FORT WORTH, Tex., May S. Nine
American gunners were killed and
seven injured more or less seriously
near Benbrook, a few miles west of
Fort Worth, when a three-inch shell
exploded at t o'clock this afternoon.
Ona gun crew, comprised of members
of the headquarters company, of tha
141st Infantry, was entirely wiped out
and a second crew from headquarters
company of the 142d Infantry suffered
heavy casualties.
An attempt on the. part of a gunner
to force the shell, .which apparently
did not fit, down a trench mortar, is
believed to have been responsible for
the accident.
Sergeant Norman Bow, a Canadian,
who is an assistant instructor for the
Stokes trench mortar,, said tonight he
saw a soldier attempting to force the
shell and that . be ' attempted to warn
the ' gunner. The' explosion came too
quickly, however. . Bow was slightly
wounded by a fragment of the shell.
The list of dead follows:
First Lieutenant Alan J. . McDavid,
Overton. Tex.
Corporals Wharton Jones, or San
Marcos, Tex., William P. Appleng, El
na, Tex, and W. J. Ellis, Abilene, Tex.
Privates Morgan C Sanders, Abilene,
Tex.; Euclid Simmons, Henrietta, Tex.;
John Webber, Memphis, Tex.; Lacy R.
Langley, Waelder, Tex., and Dewey
Tillman, address not announced.
The wounded, except Sergeant Nor
man Bow, of the British army, were
all from Texas. ' .
General E. St. John Greble, com
manding officer at Camp Bowie, was
standing less than 10 yards from the
scene of the explosion with his two
aides. Captain Houghton and Lieuten
ant RusaelL They were uninjured.
Six of the men were instantly killed
and three died a short time after the
explosion. The bodies of some of the
victims were literally blown to pieces.
NOTORIOUS COUNT IS FREE
Luxburg, of "Spurlos Versenkt" Tel
egrams, to Sail for Home.
BUENOS AIRES, May 7. Count von
Luxburg, former German Minister to
Argentina, who was dismissed by the
Argentina government last fall because
of his notorious "spurlos vesaenkt"
messages and other activities objec
tionable to Argentina.: is .finally about
to sail for home.'
Ill hearth claimed for him' and vari
ous complications regarding arrange
ments for his voyage had caused his
departure to be postponed several
times.
Heavy Artillery Roars
on . Many Sectors.
DARING RAIDS WORRY HUNS
George Harrison, Laborer at Plant
of Northwest Steel, Is Landed in.
Jail in Helpless Condition.
Three shots were fired at the Ninety-
second-street station on the Estacada
car line in Lents shortly after sun
down yesterday, when George Harrison,
a laborer at the plant of the Northwest
Steel Company, attempted to hold up
Mrs. F. J. Chailima, of the Hammersly
Court apartments, and Mrs. E. E. Weber,
4500-Ton Ballin Type
Craft Specified.
YankPP Pfltrnk PpnPtXfliP tfl 8808 Seventy-third avenue. Southeast.
I who were waiting for a Portland-bound
Teuton Lines, Take Captives.
FIRST TRAITOR CAPTURED
C. L. Kelly, of 7303 Ninety-second
street,' Southeast, who was working
nearby, saw the man approach the wo
men, holding a revolver in his hand and
wearing a dark mask over his face.
Kelly started bravely to the rescue
with a hammer in his hand. When the
robber saw him coming he fired a
cVi at htm 1 .k ., 1.
surP Kelly, by that time, was within strlk
Officer While Trying to Sneak I in? distance of the man, and hit him
over the head with the hammer, knock
ing Harrison to the ground and forc
ing him to drop his revolver, which was
of .38 caliber. Kelly picked It up and
fired two shots into the air as a slg
nal for help.
Patrolman Coulter and Tully appeared
on the scene a short time later and
brought Harrison to the city Jail.
The hold tin man &-a.v hi address
me iron on wnicn tne Americans as the Ohio Hotel. He was under
are engaged with the exception of I the influence of liquor when he at
Picardy said that quiet prevailed to-1 tempted the burglary.
night, principally because of the bad
Across to Boche Lines in Com
pany-Wlth German Spy.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN
FRANCE, May 8. (By the Assoclat
ed Press.) Reports received from all
MORE CONTRACTS PROMISED
100 Additional Weoden Ves
s sels to Be Built on Coast.
FERRIS TYPE SUPERSEDED
Shipping Board to Permit Coast
Yards to Build SO Wooden
Steamers for French
I
Government.
MINIMUM WAGE NOW $9.60
weather.
The artillery activity was normal, al
though the enemy was using a few gas twenty cents an Hour to lie .raid
shells intermittently on the Luneville
sector.
Artillery Fire Continues.
Except for artillery firing and patrol
ling, there Is little new in Picardy.
to AVomen in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. The Indus
trial Welfare Commission of California
issued an order today establishing a
minimum woo-a ? tQA fnw a iflh.ii.
, Americans occoroe eek , . a h f wo
stronger.. Apparently they are better en in the state engaged In unskilled
Intrenched than the Germans, who are I and unclassified occupations,
being continually harassed, day and I Under the term "unclassified occupa'
night. Despite the enemy's heavy ex- I tions" the commission includes all oc
nf.nr.it nr. in n. ho. nhin.ri cupations which have not been classl
i .v,. "ed the mechanical, factory, laundry
aw , I n Aannlnif in n ii at n nffir- rT rrv
several days, preventing: much infantry
activity. Then. ha.v hn nm anrinl
encounters. U. S. FLYER ROUTS HUNS
One of the American patrols last
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, May 8. Contracts for nine
wooden ships of the Ballin type, to be
4500 tons each, have been awarded by
the Shipping Board to the Kern 4
Klernan Shipbuilding Company, of Port
land and to the Columbia Engineering
Works, the larger end of the contract
going to the former concern.
These are the first contracts let in
some months to any yard not previously
holding (Contracts . with the Govern
mnet. French Contracts Allowed. '
Senator McNary today was advised
by Chairman Hurley, of the Shipping
Board, that permission will be given to .
Pacific Coast yards to build not to ex
ceed 50 wooden ships of the Ballin and
Dougherty types for the French gov
ernment on condition that the contracts
are made through the Shipping Board
and on terms which the board will ap
prove. .
Tha Shipping Board, in other words.
Is to act as agent for the French gov-
ernment in placing these contracts.
This new line of business Is being au
thorized primarily to provide work for
shipyards which have not been able to
close contracts with the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, but which have
shown ability to build ships of the
Ballin and Daugherty types.
By supervising these French-contracts,
the Shipping Board will guard against
with work on United
States Government contracts, will take
WRIST WATCHES POPULAR
100,000 .Timepieces and Compasses
Wanted for Army in France.
PARIS, May 8. An order for 100,000
wrist watches and 100,000 radio com
passes for the officers of the American
Army are among the unexpected re
quests that have coma to the American
supply department. These new imple
ments of war are being rapidly as
sembled from Swiss and other Euro-) day.
pean stocks.
night encountered an enemy working Serceant 'Baylies Downs Seven' Hun
party, xoey snot tne senunei anal .
rushed the nmv. kiit 1tr r.llr w. -Planes in XWO juontns
lng to the enemy's superiority in num
bers. . - f WASHINGTON, May - 8. Sergeant
A letter- fr.Khlv writt.n f mi nr. An thr.IT. HvH.a. nf New Bedford. Mass.. an
body of a German killed by the Ameri- I American flyer in France, has brought I mierierencea
cans in Picardy. discloses the effective- I down seven German airplanes within
ness of. the American fire. . The letter the last two months, said an official teps to prevent diversion of labor
follows: . niKoatCh todav from France. iiram yards Duiming tor this uovern-
Here we-lie! Lie in a village which ment, will see that prices are reason
Has been eomDletelv demolished hv r- . w. I sole and that labor conditions in otner
- " i i n v n . iiiiinv' v- n i i i h r v i .
tlllery fire. The village Is near Mont- ItiUCA W IUUHI O 111 &V0 shipyards are not upset
didier. u ..!, I Coast to Build 100 Ships.
. I a - T vaai.. I
Fe dare not show ourselves. We ,..,.....,,,. fmoomture. ex Senator McNary also was told that
live in the cellar. .We have to go and derree.: minimum, 42 degrees. 100 of the 200 wooden shipo embraced
get our food at night. Last night 1 1
went out with a detail which brought I
back food..
"We got a direct hit. A shell hit our
party, which killed some men and I
shower.;
northerly in the Shipping Board's new policy will
be built on the Pacific Coast. Included
GET RID OF THE WHITEWASH FIRST, THEN INVESTIGATE.
(CeaBdd ea fas . Ceiuoui 2.)
MAYOR PLANS PROHI LAW
Baker Wants City to Keep Money
Instead of State Getting- All. .
The city la to have a prohibition law
of Its own. Mayor Baker yesterday
presented as an ordinance a copy of
the state prohibition law, which he
asked the Council to pass.
The purpose is to enable the city to
keep money taken in as fines for vio
lations of the prohibition law. At
present the city prosecutes under the
state law and accordingly has to turn
over all ' money to the state, whereas
tba police do most of the work and
the money really belongs to the city.
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TODAY'S Probably
winds.
a ...... mir-nra h.rrl 2 f G'rmM. Fae. 1.
Koumanlsui peace greatly Iavora central in iihh numuer win ut come -anin
powers. Page . typa sh!ps, which will be substituted
"r fnr fnntrflntR nrevioilsl v let for shins nf
wounaeu several. nope we win oon cmuM gain In heavy attack near Tpres. 1 the FcrriB type.
ots l&Kea irum me- wcsiciu army. I irage .
Americana Are Strafed. ' Secretary Baker says more than half mil- Tho Klernan & Kern Shipbuilding
i linn American irooDS in r rwii. - i . . . . , . . .
At 1et three new German f.o...rlrnn . company s piani. is locaiea at me loot
- I x o rem 11. I . x-i
of pursuit airplanes have been sent up Brf , h crlsi rMUlt of miitary-clvillan clash Klernan . lare steam 8chooner i.
o the American trooDS In the Toul sec- . , nniirv. pn 2. I Klernan, a large sieam scnooner, is
fnr fh nurnn.e of tmflnir v,rm I r.v,n una Irish DeoDle to resist being fitted out. While only one set
conscription. iae o ways naa oeen usea bu lur, me corn-
Sallors In Austrian-Hungarian tleet revolt. I pany is prepared to build two or three
page ). I . ir r xr t..
Finland. Page 2. superintendent of the plant, is in Wash-
Failure of suffrage reform causes political I ington, where he has been for a long
crisis in Germany, page a. neriod.
German influence result, in expulsion oi Tbe Coiumbla Engineering Works is
Germany exploit, its crime. In France and located at Linnton and has two aux-
accordlng to information received to
The . exact composition of the
(Concluded on Page 8, Column 4.)
Belgium to scare neutrals. Page 1.
National.
House military committee considers raising
draft age to 40. page l.
lliary schooners on the ways and an
other In the water, the one afloat and
the next to be launched being on
order of Christopher Ilannevig. of New
Pay increases aggregating nearly $300,000.- ,. ... .
000 recommended by Railroad Wage Com- York. The third was laid down on the
builders' account, but was recently re
ported sold to Californian interests.
There were six auxiliary schooners
built there previously for M. T. Sny
der, of New Orleans, and associates.
Three Now In Water.
According to the contracts as an
nounced, .the same-sized ships of the
Ballin type are to be built as those now
being constructed by the Suppie-Bal-
lin Shipbuilding Corporation, of which
there are eight under contract, while
the G. M. Standifer Construction Cor-
holds contracts for six of
them. The Supple-Ballin force has
three of the ships in the water.
F. A. Ballin, of the corporation, is
the designer of the vessel and a few
days ago the Emergency Fleet Cor
poration adopted a 5000-ton plan at the
same time the Dougherty type was
adopted. In view of an order that no
more wooden ship contracts would be
let in advance of tha new Ballin plans
being placed in Coast yards, it was
mailed. I not expected 4500-ton ships would be
arranged for.
ui.rf hv Federal officers. Page 9.
rmmerciiU and -Marine. gineering w oras, ie vasningion
Bprlnrr grain crop in Oregon near.y all in. few JS ago and is expected home
Tagm UL. I cailjr ucai nct,n a k . aj. a. aaa uiiut
Corn rallies at Chicago as result of crop re i who is interested in the Oceanic Ship-
port. Fag I Knildintr Com nan v. which has started a
C0 ?.t p. 21 ""' plant at Milwaukie, is at Washington
and is understood to be making efforts
mission. . Page 8.
Many cities win liberty loan honors. Page 7.
Shipping Board budget calls for S2.223.835,
U00. Page .
Shipping Board award, contract, for nine
Ballin type snip, to jrorxiana yaras.
Page 1.
Senator McNary will remain tn Washington
and not campaign ior re-eieciion. rasa a.
America defies Germany and sends two
shipload, or grain to awnienina. i-age o.
America', wheat crop likely to reach billion
bushels una year, page
lome.tic.
Pastor Russell's successor arrested on se
dltion charge, page l.
L W. W. ranks spilt at Chicago trial by at- DOration
rnurt. Patre e.
Eight gunners killed by misfit shell. Page 1.
Sports.
Portland wins from Aberdeen, 11 to 2.
Page 14.
Jimmy Darcy promise, to knock out Al
Sommer. in quics time louoriow nisnt.
Page 15.
Shipyard team, put up good brand of ball,
Page 14.
Giant, win eight .traight from Philadelphia.
Page 14.
Pacific Northwest.
State Pamphlet, for voter, all
Page 7.
Safety oepo.it do vv. Mears. of the Columbia En.
street. Page 21.
Emergency Fleet Corporation wants barges.
Page 17.
Second Ferris type ship floated by St. Helens
Shipbuilding company, rage i.
Portland and Vicinity.
Cleverest crook" Is acquitted. Page 13.
Second Red Cross campaign inaugurated.
Page IS.
to draw contracts to that company.
Plant Awaits Contracts.
The International Shipbuilding Com
pany, at Columbia City, which is headed
by George W. McBride, of this city.
has a plant installed and one set of
Oregon total in third liberty loan goes far I ways ready, while three more can be
beyond expectations. Page 16. provided in short order, and it Is fully
Caterer.' Association declare, opposition to expected ships will be awarded there.
p '1"u either for the American or French gov-
Pag. 22. ,
Oregon asked to supply 23 railroad oper- Th Founaation Company, which is
a Uvea for Army service. Page 15.
C N. Kelly knocks out holdup man with
hammer, page I.
building 20 auxiliary steam schooners
here for the French and the same
, ..,,,,' ,..m. number at Tacoma, has not been ad
Civic clubs' .eglslatlve committee consider. I, . . ,,. hi.,i,
proposed city ordinances. Page 13.
Alleged pro-German publications ordered re
moved from Public library. Page 8.
Cities must eo-operate to solve Idler prob
lem, says farm help specialist. Page 17.
vised of additional orders being placed,
though the French government holds
options to duplicate its orders at both
yards. The company has floated five
hulls at the Portland yard, and another'
Weather report, data and forecast. Pag. IT, ' will go overboard in a few days.