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x riALKM, ()KMiO, THHtHIAV MOK.M.Xi. MAY Itt, idlH
THICK FIVE CKNTH
mi
DAILY EDITION
HUGHES WILL
AID PROBE IN
AIR PROGRAM
Letter Sent by President to
Senator Martin Creates Stir
in Capitol Heated Discus
sion Follows
WANT OF CONFIDENCE
SHOWN IN RESOLUTION
Wilson Says Its Passage
Would Challenge Conduct
Vol War
WASHINGTON May 15. Presi
dent Wilson has summoned Charles
E. Hughes to act with Attorney Gen-
eral Gregory in the investigation of
criminal charges made in connection
' with aircraft production. Mr. Hughes
acceptance of tbe task was announc
ed today at the White House and he
will come to Washington in a few
.days 'to go over plans with the at
torney general., ' '
This announcement overshadowed
; In interest i another development,
which created a great stir at the
capltol. In a letter to Senator Mar
tin, the Democratic leader, the pres
ident earlier In the day had empha-
' tically reiterated his opposition to
; the phrasing of a pending resolution
authorizing further Inquiry by the
senate' military committee Into avia
tion and other phases of war prepar
ations. He declared! he would re
gard the passage of such a resolution
as a vote of want of confidence in
the administration and virtually as
an attempt to take over the conduct
of the war.
Martin's Letter Discussed. .
In designating former Jostle
Hughes, whose record in the New
York insurance investigation is well
remembered, the president said he
felt the department of justice's In
vestigation was of the very greatest
importance, that if any person were
found to be guilty they must be pro
secuted vigorously and promptly
and that ; the repuations of Chose
attacked must be proieciea ir me
- charges were found to be ground
! ) ". ' 1 .
The letter to Senator Martin as
the subiect of heated discussion
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, who
Introduced the resolution of inquiry,
called before the senate committee,
considering it: declared there was no
Intention of Investigating ine iOB
enct of the war and that the' reso
lution was wordeM as if it was only
to give the military committee of
which he la chairman authority to
resume Its previous investigations.
The senator also issued a statement
in which he explained that no charg
es had been made against Major
General Squler or Rear-Admiral Tay
lor, the army and navy members of
the aircraft board. i " ' ' " . .
The expenditures committee, by a
vote of three to two. amended the
resolution by striking out reference
to the conduct of the war and add
ing a proviso specifically limlUng the
scope of the convmlttee's Mtlvltiea.
If the senate refused to adopt the
resolution as amended. Senator
Chamberlain Indicated he would drop
the investigations planned. ;
I Administration leaders were
i the opinion tonight, however, that
I the amendment would be acceptaMe
' at the White House and that the
1 resolution would be passed. U .
I the mllltary commlttee wlir proceed
i independently of the department of
I Justice's Inquiry. i
; Preparations for the aePartmDt
I investigation ordered recently br the
! president as a result ot n01
! charges hased largely iipo state
ments by GutzonBorgm. the Bcuip-
! tor. already are Pr?ed'n f"5
i the, direction of Assistant Attorne,
! .Ceieral William L. Frierson.
t T Vote May Tie Inferred.
I Frierson now Is examining docn-
meiits furnished by the war depart
ment showing how contracts for al--planes,
engines and parts were left.
.. and giving other information in the
airplane manufacturing program,
j He'also has the report to the presi
dent of the Investigating rommuw,
headed bv H. Snowden Marshall, and
that of Mr. Borglum.
As modified, the Chamberlain res-
i olution will .be reported tomorrow.
; A vote may be deferred until Satur-
i day or early next week, j
- At a ronference of Democratic
Renatnra dnrlntr th (VlT. it WAS
t agreed that the administration forces
i would. oppose adoption of a resolu
1 tion In a form which might be con-
' Bidered to authorize an inquiry Into
i general conduct of the war and alw
to oppose authorization j of expert
! for the committee.
! The choice of Mr. Hughes to act
' i Ua the attorney general was met
with expressions of satisfaction on
j an sides at the capltol. j
l TWO ITALIANS RESIGN. -
I ROME. Mav 15. General Dallolio,
i minister of munitions, and Slgnor Bi-
!nchi. minister of transport, have
resigned. Senator Giovanni .Villa
i. has ; been appointed minister V of
: transport, while the minister of vrar
ill take charge temporarily of the
i ministry of munitions. ; j
Bill Prohibit Immoral
Places Near Army Camps
WASHINGTON! May 15. Chair
man Dent of the .house military com
mit! e touSf introduced a' war de
partment bill ' prohibiting immoral
places within any distance ot mili
tary ramps or areas that tne secre
tary pt war may deem necessary for
the welfare of the army. The meas
ure provides a maximum penalty or
one year In prison and a fine of
siuuu. or both, i !
Position of Irish Chief
Secretary Not Changed
LONDON, May! 15. There has
been no change In! the constitutional
position of the eaiet secretary for
Ireland, but in view ot the situation
there. ! the lord lieutenant would ex
ercise to a greater extent than recent
ly the; customary full responsibility
attaching to his office, the bouse of
commons was informed today by
Chancellor Bonar I Law, spokesman
for the war cabinet.
The! lord lieutenant and the chief
secretary, while not in the war cab
inet, would ' have the equivalent of
cabinet rank, the chancellor added.
WORKERS ASKED
TO GATHER AT
SUNDAY RALLY
Red Cross fond Solicitors Are
Summoned ,to Meet at
Methodist Church
county director busy
Mr. Page Visits Pallas, Inde
pendence, Silverton and
Woodbnrn
The second Red Cross war fund
campaign will open' in Salem, with a
grand rally of war find workers at
the First Methodist I church at
o'clock on Sunday next. May 1.
Workers will be notified by letter
and each is asked to mak no con
flicting dates that will prevent his
or her attendance. '
A stirring address I will be ma
for the especial benefit of workers.
Following the Sundaiheeting
there, will be noon luncheons at the
First Methodist church on Monday
and Tuesday covering! the period of
forty-eight hours within whica the
local drive managers have planned
to go "over the top." !
literature Is Mailed.
Headquarters of the war fund
drive are ' now established at S8
State street, 'telephone 263. Head
quarters secretary. Rev. II. X. Aid
rich, is busy distribultng a great
varietyof most convincing literature
and advertising matter calling pub
lie attention to the great activities
planned' for next week. !
Rollin K. Page, director of county
work, returned last night from SI1-
verton and Woodburn, where he la
organizing for the big drive which
will actively begin on Monday morn
ing next. ; .1 "
On Tuesday Mr. Page visited Dal
las and Independence,! where ar
rangements were made for the com
plete organisation of Polk county.
Posters calling auenjiion 10 iun
wrnrnl Red Cross war i fund drive.
scheduled for May 20-22. are the
most striking and attractive that
have characterised any lot tbe war
activities.
One shows within the t lowing
stripes of the American flag the por
traits of Hay. Enrlght and Gresham.
the three first American soimers iu
die In battle in . France, ine in-
scriotion Is: "The First it nree. uive
till It hurts they gave till they
Another with; the inscription, i ne
Greatest Mother in tne onu.
shows a Red Cross nurse Doanng
wounded soldier on a stretcher with
all the evidence of anxious tender
ness a mother would bestow upon
child. . 1 .
v iVMitm in lieroami,
Tbe two, posters just described are
in demand everywpere4 uiu-
houses ask for them with which to
.,ri tholr window and tue atten
tion of the people isfcaught and held
bv their striking effectiveness.
i,mIi,p a mm nosed of an arm
and hand in Red Cross uniform and
emblem, in the ac of gathering in
vl a ttitrii find afflicted.! It Is in-
scribed: "Keep this nana oi umw
at its work." I
w- . . . .
A fourth depicts a uea
nurse with features showing anxious
courage and determination in every
line, bearing one end of a stretcher,
the other end dfwhlch awaits the ar
rival of necessary assistance.
The fifth shows a Red Cross nurse
surrounded by a throng of destitute
and starving children and 'bears the
question, "How much to save these
little lives?" i i I I .
The sixth and last of the series
shows a large Red Cros surround
ing which are the words, I "A little
starving child j brought bak to life
because you went without some lux
ury. All of the Red Cross war fund
goes for war relief." j .
AUSTRIA AND
'GERMANY FIX
NEW TREATY
Twenty-Five Years Period of
Duration of Alliance Mili
tary Obligations MarJ
More Strict
ECONOMIC PHRASES TO
REQUIRE MJDRE TIME
Object of 'Emperors' Confer
ence to Strengthen Mittel
Europa Alliance
WASHINGTON. May 15.-Accord
ing to a dispatch from Svt'taerland.
the Berlin newspapers indicate that
tbe basis of a new treaty of alliance
agreed upon at the recent conference
between the German and Austr'n
emperors contemplates fixing twen
ty-five years as the perlol for the
duration of the alliance, the- imposi
tion of stricter military obligations
upon each nation and the reg illation
of economic relations so as to realize
the Mlttel-Europa plan.
The same message says advices
from Vienna are to the effect that no
formal agreement was signed be
cause the moment did not seem op
portune, but that nevertheless the
direction and basis of the new treaty
were definitely fixed and tb&t it only
remains to frame the definite clause.
MAE POINTS DKCIDKD OX.
AMSTERDAM. May 15. An offi
cial dispatch from Berlin tcdav says
that now the main lines for the ce
menting of the alliance betwetn Ger
many and Austria have been rixed.
the political, military and economic
negotiations will doubtless begin
shortlv.
It Is obvious, adds the dispatch,
that the political and military ar
rangements can be carried througn
faster than the economic, which will
probably take several months to
complete.
The phrase In the official report
of the emperor's conference regard
ing the consolidation an.i deepening
of the alliance, says the Berlin Tage
blatt. permits of the assumption that
the aim jf the convention ts a close
military and political union and a
complete blending of military re
sources. -
Germany, daring the conference of
the two emperors, agreed to the so
lution of the Polish questlvi desired
by Austria on condition that Austria-Hungary
conclude a 1 1-year con
vention with Germany, according to
a Vienna dispatch to' the Berlin
Lokal Anzelrer.
Complete union between Austria-
Hungary and Poland may shortly be
expected, the message adds.
REPORTS 1HSAGREF. OX TIME.
ZURJCn, Switxerland. May 15.
A Vienna dispatch to the euste
Nachrichten of Munich says the new
Austro-German : alliance is fixed for
a period of twenty years. Includes a
military convention andprovides for
the closest economic and customs
relations.
MORE THAN 180
ARE REJECTED
r .
No Jury Yet Secured in Prae-
ger Trial Sbenff Jenkins
-Disqualified
EDWARDS VI L.LE. 111.. May 15.
Following the action, of Judge Louis
nernreuter", presiding at the trial of
eleven men charged with the lynch
ing of Robert Paul Praeger, in dis-
atialifvin? Sheriff Jenkins, irom
summoning talesmen for examlna
tion. Agralus Stubbs. commissioner
of hiehways. was appointed to suc
ceed Jenkins and a -new panel was
called. Examination of talesmen
continued but so far not a single
inrnr has been aereed upon. More
than 180 men have been examined
and all but three said they had made
up their minds. These three have
tentatively ben accepted by the
state.
The action oT Jjidge Bernrenter
followed a request on the part of
the state for the removal of Jenkins
on the grounds that he was preju
diced in favor of the defendants.
Three letters were received at Ed
wardsville purporting to cjiie from
three citizens of Niobrara. Ntb.; and
all three alleged that Praeger had
been run out of that town last tan
because of alleged disloyal acts.
CM. ROE snrHOXEll.
WASHINGTON. May. 13 The
senate elections committee consider
ing Senator La Follette's niuch dis
cussed St. Paul speech, today con
sidered the protest of Ollbert M. Roe
of New York. Ia Follette's former
law partner, that it was without Jur
isdiction in the proceeding and sum
moned Roe to appear next Tuecday.
Election of Presbyterian
Moderator Three-Cornered
COLUMBUS. O.. May 13. Elec
tion of a new moderator at the open
ing here tomorrow of a ten-Jay ses
sion of the general assembly- of the
Presbyterian church. North, today
assumed the natnre of a three-cor
nered contest, when Dr. J.'ll. Vance
of Detroit announced his Candidacy
for the highest position' in the
church.
Practically all -of the candidates
for the place today openei head
quarters and there was much cam
paigning among their friends. Other
candidates are Dr. J. Frank Smith
of Dallas. Texas.' and Dr. W. C.
Covert of Chicago.-.
An organic union of all evangeli
cal churches of the country under
the name "The Church of America.
promises to be one of tbe most Im
portant overtures presented to the
assembly.
f STREET CAR MEN RAISED
Omaha. Neb.. May 15. One thou
sand motormen and conductors of
the Omaha and Council Bluffs street
railway company were today granted
an increase of-five cents per hour
each. This is the second increase
this month. Tbe schedule ot pay is
now 35 and 40 cents per hour for
trainmen.
BORGLUM SENDS
STATEMENT IN
SELF DEFENSE
Sculptor Places Part of Evi
dence Before Senator Bran
degee in Letter
-1
EXPLAINS MIX CHARGES
Says Malice Is Entire Purpose
of Investigation Into His
Personal Object
WASHINGTON. May 15. Gutaon
Rorglum sent to Senator ltrandegee
of Connecticut tonight a part ot the
evidence he desires placed In Je
senate record in answer to the charge
that he sought to form a prirate air
plane' corporation to take govern
ment contracts while he was inves
tigating aircraft production at the.
Invitation of President Wilson. It
was in the form of a long letter re
iterating and amplifying his denial
of the charge, accompanied by affl
davits from Hugo C Gibson, an em
ploye of the British war mission at
New York, and Benjamin Harris.
Gibson, named as associated witn
the sculptor In the propose! prirate
corporation, swore in his .affidavit
that in December,. Borglum had ln
tended to engage with him in a com
mercial enterprise, but that after
receiving authority from the presi
dent to make an investigation. Borg
lum withdrew and they had no fur
tber negotiations. . Harris, said' to
have been selected to represent Borg
lum in the proposed corporation, de
nied that liorglum ever had asked
htm to become interested in an aero
nautic company, either on his own
behalf or as a representative. In
his letter the sculptor declaAd every
effort was being made lo prevent
him from getting arridavits: that
several of his witnesses had been
summarily spirited away from
Washington." and that others were
pleading with him not t3 involve
them for business reasons.
Denies Charge of Mix.
Discussing the telegrams put Into
the senate record with the statement
ot Kenyon W. Mix of the Dodge
Manufacturing4 company. Accusing
him of negotiation with Mix for tbe
organization of the airplane com
pany, Borglum said the firt' mess
age was sent five or six d2js .before
he had any intimation that tbe presi
dent desired his services. The
others, he asserted, had no connec
tion with the first and wero written
for tbe purpose of learning more
from Mix about his; troubles with
the aircraft board. He said when
he came to Washington Mix "began
his tale of woe" and nothing else was
talked about.
"Mix had stated." mrote the
sculptor that he had ben bitterly
disappointed at the inactivity of the
aircraft board and placed before me
a lengthy typed statement criticis
ing the department in the extreme
His document was. in fact, the first
sweeping written statement tnat was
placed before me when I took up the
investigation In Washington.
At this interview. Bornlu.n said
Mix gave a record of his xperlence
with the aircraft board and assorted
that he had In the past "pulled off
two crooked deals" for Colonel Deeds
of the signal corps. The letter con
tinned:
Statement Is Returned.
"Mix, being interested In the lam
inated wood for airplanes and in
Washington for the purpose of seek
ing a contract, had an appointment
on the following morning with
Colonel Deeds. That afternoon he
returned in a very different mood
nervous, excited and yet apparently
pleased, ne said he wished the re
turn of his statement on the ground
that there were some dates In it Uiat
(Continued on page 2)
HUN REVOLTS
PLANNED FOR
U.S. IN 1914
Testimony Given Yesterday
Daring Investigation of Re
ports of Hidden Munitions
Exposes Plot
GERMAN RIFLE CLUBS
STOCKED IN ADVANCE
L W. W. and Socialists to
Have Been Assisted When
America Entered War
NEW YORK. May 15. Plans had
been made in 1914 fy a revolution
of Germans id the United States in
case this country should Le drawn
into the European war, according to
testimony today at the state attor
ney general's Investigation of reports
of hidden munitions.
Iran . Norodny, vice president of
the Russian-American Asiatic corpo
ration, who admitted he had sympa
thized with Russian revolutionists
before the emperor was overthrown,
attributed the revelation of the plans
for an uprising In the Unite 1 States
to Baron von Gersdorff, friend of
tbe German crown prince, and a for
mer age'nt in Mexico, who was in
terned after the United States en
tered the war.'
At adinner at a New Turk hotel
in the fall of 1914. Norodny said he
met von Gersdorff. Captain Hans
Tauscher former German diplomatic
agent In the United States, and an
other German whom he knew as
Lagen or Muck-and who . was the
manager of Mme. Gadskl. wife of
Captain Tauscber.' Norodny quoted
von Gersdorff as saying:
"The Schuetzenvereln tGerman
rifle clubs) have arms In this conn-
try and in ease of trouble with the
Tited States they will side with
Germany. The rifles have come
from Germany and in ras af war
the German here will axilst the I.
W. W. and the Soclallits."
The efforts of Deputy Attorney
General Becker to learn the names
of the owners of 1.000.009 Mauser
rifles. 1.000.000.000 cartridges
which various brokers had testified
were offered for sale In New York
by Gustav Lusslng. a German born
American citizen, proved f uri'.e when
Lnssing took tbe stand. He denied
the testimony of various vrltnesses
that he reoresented himself as the
agent of the owners. Mr. Becker
announced that he would be called
to the stand at the . resumption of
the Investigation, May 22.
No Need for Legislation
on Ore Control Measure
WASHINGTON. May 15. C. F.
Kelly of New York, vice president of
the Anaconda Copper comoany. told
the senate mines committee there
was no need for legislation as pro
posed la the administration ore con
trol bill. Domestic production rap
Idly Is meeting the demands increas
ed by te war. i
Mr. Kelly declared that passage
of tbe bill would "stifle and stran
gle" the mining Industry and would
establish control over the entire
mineral industry of the country.
COMPLETE PANE
FOR LUSK TRIAL!
State and Defense Reach
Agreement for Selecting
Twelve Jurors
WAUKESHA. Wis.. May 15. Tbe
jury panel for the trial of Grace
Lusk on a charge of slaying the wife
of David Roberts was completed late
this afternoon.
With twenty men In the J-iry box
and four out of the orlg'nal chal
lenges remaining to each side; the
state and the defense will strike four
names apiece from the panel at the
opening of court tomorrow tftorninr.
ithout further examination and the
remaining. twelve will constitute the
jury.
In obtaining the jury panel, more
than 175 veniremen have been ex
amlned and rejected becaus; of ad
mitted convictions rerarding the
giiilt or Innocence of Miss Lusk.
' The final panel Is made np of men
of middle age, "most of them farm
ers, and only two unmarried. Sev
eral are rrandfathers.
In court today Miss Lusk showed
little interest in the selection of the
Jury. Her only comment on the fact
that about six out of every seven
veniremen examined were excused
because of admitted convictions re
garding her guilt or innocenre, was
that:
"All the good looking ones seem
to be prejudiced." "w
Postoffice Appropriation
Bill Amendment Adopted
WASHINGTON. May 13. An
amendment to the postoffice appro
priation bill providing for an in
crease of $200 a year ia the saiari-s
of clerks, letter carriers and carta's
other postal employes and Increases
ot 20 per cent for rural mall carriers
and for employes receiving less than
SV00 a year was adopted late today
by the senate.
Six New Forest Fires
Menace. Flathead Country
MISSOULA. MonL. May 15. Six
new forest fires are burniog in Flat,
head county, on state land, accord
ing to word received today from
Charles Calrncroas, state deputy for
ester at KallspelL The fires began
Monday and are burning in logged -off
slashing land in th vicinity of
Echo lake, just north or Flathead
lake. Two of the biases are serious,
according to report. ,
JOH IL POWERS DEAD
TRENTON. Nebraska, May 15.
John II. Powers, fcaown as the
-Father of Populism in Nebraska,
died here today at tbe age of SC.
He ran for governor of Nebraska on
the Populist ticket la 1197.
FIVE NURSES
YILL ENLIST
IN RED CROSS
Young Women Graduates of
Salem Hospital Awarded
Diplomas Last Night
MUSICAL TREAT HEARD
Applaase Prolonged as Mem
bers of Class Answer Mili
tary Roll Call
All of the nnrses who were given
diplomas last night at the annual
graduating- exercises of the Salem
hospital held at tbe First Presby
terian church are counting the days
when they will leave to become ac
tive Red. Cross n arses and this fact
lent sentiment to the graduation last
night. As a farewell compliment to
them. Miss Lillian MeNary, super
intendent of the hospital, arranged
a musical program which proved to
be one of the treats of the season.
Prolonged applause greeted the
nnrses as they stood before the audi
ence In answer to a military roll call.
LTbey were garbed In their Immacu
late uniforms. Probably no higher
eulogy haa been given to a class .of
graduating nurses before but thejr
entrance Into war work changed the
event from a mere graduation for
mality. Tne graduates were Miss
Jennie Lucile Pearce. Miss Esther
Louise Brlghtman. Miss Ruthy Eve
lyn Ryley. Miss Laura Louise Miller
and Miaa Ottllle Caroline Montag.
The Presbyterian church was
packed to the doors for the exer
cises. The programj was a little late
In starting as the artists of the ev
ening came from Portland. The op
ening number was given by Lacien
E. Becker, who Is not unknown to
Salem as he dedicated the organ
which he played upon last night
about elKht vears ago. ia'Salem. Mr.
Becker gave one of his own compo
sitions. "American Fantasia." and
tbe organ fairly sang for him. The
organist has a delightful sympathetic
touch which reached his audience
with his first notes. His second
number. Th Last Hope.- gave a
note of peace and quiet.
The soloist of the evening. Mrs
Arthur Cook (Elolse Anita Hall) of
Portland, had never before been
heard in Salem and was given an
ovation. She gave to Salem the pol-
onese. "Io son Tltanla from Mlg
non which she recently led with in
Portland in tbe hnitely successful
tlav. Th Merry lves or ma
nor." Artistically speaking it was
a big piece and so well was It iraea
that Salem people brought Mrs. too
back to the sUge three times. Sho
was generous wih her encores ana
each time sang entirely different
nieces in delUhtfnlly different style.
iie first encore . was Cadman'a
-From the Land of Sky Blue Water."
An entlrelr new piece to boui saieia
and Portland was the happy surprise
which Mrs. Cook had for her auai-
nn s a second encore. It was a
Kffht-hearted number. Dainty Lit
ti T jti Came Tripping Down the
mil" br Newcomb. The soloist has
a coloratura soprano voice and stng
with an ease which was appreciate
hr her audlf nee.
Adding to an already almot per
fect program, a splendid trio backed
np the soloists. They were Dorothy
rv..tr nnTleve Frazler and John
Frazler'who held their violin. Velio
and piano well in hana. im pw-
utrs and a brother and
have formed the single
v.- Kn furnlnhlnr Portland with
. . . .
choice music the past winter. Their
second group of selections inrman,
.... . - r...M TWahV
tne " Slavonic tu-
(Continued on page 2)
FRENCH WAR
CROSS GIVER
U.S.AVIATORS
Americans Shoot Three
Planes in Tool Sector
Lively Corneals Take Pbce
in Air
HEAVY BARRAGE LAID
DOWN BY ENEMY AIU.IY
Biplane Seen Falling Tcesdsy
May Hare Been Victim of
- Hon fjactlae .
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT IN
FRANCE. May 15, American ab
ators today shot down tbre Um;3
planes la the Toul sector. Five
Americas aviators were Iatr de-
o rated with the French war ctoss.
Major Richard' Bolles Pad Jock
the signal corps has been rero-a-
m ended tor the war cross. RecrBtlr.
ander terrific fire, he made an In
spection of the wire commasuaUci
which was not expected, of him te-
eause of his raak. He found vire
cut by enemy and repaired it. be!:;
wounded ia the leg while doisg io.
lie Is a native of Wyoming. Err
reant W. R. Connell ot PitUlcrr.
Pa., and Sergeant N. R. We Lb
Monroe. Utah, signal corps, hare
bee a awarded the war cross for con
spicuous bravery la repairing wSr
under . a heavy shell and gas tlUu.
Both are now la the hossllaL
Air Activities Above Normal.
'There was a general -;Tt-rr. z.1
behind the German lines today, j r
haps owing to heavy casual Ur-s ia
nicted by the American artillery.
The air activities were above aorv.il.
the weather being ideal. The Frta'h
brought dowa a German plane la
flames early this morning back r
the American. Unas. "
Captaia Kenneth Marr of Calif cr
ala met a single enemy btp'.i's
north of Poat-a-Moassoa. He J" -evere4
so as to 'get between t..
sea and the enemy and then atl x
4. Tbe Genua took a dire a- i
the Americas followed salt. S'
the enemy machine wobble,! aad f U
to the earth, leaving a trail cf
smoke.
Late la the day two UeBtesacts
firing In the same field attack el
four enetny planes. T2lr ri
Jammed, however, and they Jxad ta
abandon the fight.
The Americans decorated with t
war cross were Sergeant David Pet
erson of Honesdale. Pa.: Cart. a
Norman Hall. XJeatenant Charles
Chapman, who la missing; Lie a ten
ant Edward V. Rlckenbacher. tl
former automobile racer, and Lies-
tenant James Melssner.
retersow JeVg Im Tim.
Captaia David Peterson uct two
boche monoplanes north of Toul and
Immediately attacked one of then,
which after receiving a txream of
American bullets, crashed in tlaxntt.
Peterson then turned and attacked
the other, which started to dive to
escape the deadly fire. During ti.
dive a wing ot tbe German taachine
gave way and It also erasped to
earth. r
Peterson arrived at his fild from
his victories Just ia time to receive
with ills companions Ihe cross of
war, with the palm, for previous
deeds.
)!aJor Paddock WowndeU.
The casualty list from Washington
last Sunday reported Major Paddock
as having been slightly woun led. lie
Is a nephew of General John J. Per
shing, commander of the American
expeditionary forces la France, and
has been Ln charge of the advanced
telephone communications.
Major Paddock was born la Lin
coln. Neb., the son of General Pad
dock, who was killed la the Boxer
uprising.
A heavy barrage was laid down
by the Germans on American posi
tions northwest of Toul this morn
ing, but no lafantry a tack develop
ed. The Americans la the line at all
times during the firing were ready
for the enemy.
Fighting Above Com.
One of the American reconnais
sance airplanes late yesterday after
noon from an altitude of about 40 0
yards fired upon German Vtrenches.
in which there were a number cf tae
enemy, with a machine gun.
The indications today pointed to
tbe possibility that the American bi
plane which suddenly dropped out ot
the clouds yesterday, killing the two
men In It. was shot down by aa en
emy machine, for it was established
that the engine of the biplane was
running at full speed when it hit the
ground.
HILL 41 AGAIN' SHELLED
London, via Ottawa. May IS.
Much local enemy artillery activity
Is reported on various parts of the
British battle front ln France, Dur
ing the night the ahelllng of the Flin
dera aad So mme areas was accom
panied by a harassing fire agaict
tbe line from Newar to Wieltje, star
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THE WEATHER
Thursday, showers; moderati
southwesterly winds.