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MEDKORD FATTi TIM lilJNE. . MUDFORD, ORKCOX, AVKDXKSDA V. JULY 3. 1918
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NGLAND. DEAD
Man Who P"t Great Britain On Food
Rations and Saved the Day Dies a
Victim of His Own Theories of
Short Rations Suffers Collapse
Trying to Live On Too Little Food.
1,019,155 YANKEE
(Continued from puge one.)
LOXOOX, Jiilv 3. Viscount
ltliomlrin, (David Allied Thoma,)
the British food controller, died this
Since recent opemtioiiK for dispo
Kilioii of the rluio eonseiient to
pleurisy, L.inl It lioinMu had weak
ened gradually. T lie re were few ral
lien and yesterday k announcement
recorded that the patient had lost
FtrenLrth and that his heart showed
Higiiu of failing.
I 'lit Itutlnnhiu In Fchto
iscount KhotHldu was the man
who )ul Knland and most of the
I'nited Kingdom of (Jreut lirilain
rations and won the gratitude even
of the people whoso food' supply he
regulated. I'eforo he achieved the
tusk it was (rcncrally regarded as nil
but impossible.
Food was running short in the lii
ted Kingdom in June, 1!I17, when Hie
Huron Ifhoddn was appointed food
controller of (Irvnt Briliiiii. The
(icnnan I'-hoats were sending ships
to the Imttoin if the ocean and (ireat
Uritain fus supporting a tremendous
army in France. The civilians al
home were beinniny to feel the pinch.
I-ony tpieues id' men, women and
children stood for hours at the food
sloreH in scores of British cities and
there was a loud irnuiihUt from the
public.
The man who as David A. Thomas
had been uianaiu director of the
Kreat Cumbrian coal combine, appar
ently undertook his task with many
misgivings.
jnilte1 Prices
Ity fixing prices, he put into effect
n policy of controlling the profits
of tood dealers from the producer
down to the retailer.
1 rnnsportation in America was
snowbound for weeks during the win
ter of .1017, and America failed to
deliver to Kulaud (he food she had
promised. Khouddii met the crisis
by fixing the amount of food to lie
served evcrv person in hotels, res
taurants and boarding houses down
to the minute fraction. It carried
Kngland over the crisis and result etl
in his elevation to viscount.
Hut the new viscount seemed to
have f-t1'"!' :i victim to over-devotion
to ! i M,vn ili' im !'w. He had boasted
tin; he wa !i ing on n far smaller
r.it imi ii: n !i luul imposed upon the
Hiilish public, but iu April, 1H1H, suf
fered a physical collnpso that was
attributed to his short ration regi
men. Solved (lie Problem
The queues had diapoeared from
the Hiilish I'.mhI stores. Prices were
established, and, while stories of the
suffering id (icrniany and Austria
leaked past the cciisnrs, the Hriloti
smiled and boasted of what Kliouddu
had accomplished for him. There was
food enough and each reeeived his
share; the coal king had won the
fight and the applause of his t-uuntry.
men.
Hefore undertaking that task,
Khondda had in l'.U.'i organized the
Hriti-h munitions buying iu the Uni
ted Stales and Canada and put it on
u business bast.-,
Horn ut Adare, Wales, March 2o
iS'Mi, David A. Thomas was the son
of a colliery owner. Succeeding to
his lather's bii-iuess, he became the
head id' the great Cambrian combine
which controlled manv mines produc
ing steam coal used by the Hiilish
navy. He wa- elected to parliament
from, Cardiff and twice refused to be
made a peer. I. dig hefore he began
to figure in public life he was widely
known in America as the "Hritisli
Coal King." Hi- taxorite recreation
was in I'linniii-.
In l.SNJ he married S v lil llaig of
JVnitluui ami thev luid one daughter.
10 BE HELD JULY 7
WASHINGTON. ,llv H. 1'iiiuiiim
ililomii'il I In- l;ili' .1. p.ulmrnl tuiluv
tlllll (III' lll'l'll'l' I H. t i.tl Itl-S till' I'l
tiittl for nn'mlii-i-. uf 1 lie ii;iliul':ii ns
neiuhly luul In i n uiili.lnnm ini.l tlml
till elerliuli wnulil lit1 llrni SiMnliiv,
July 7.
The iinri'M i'iuim'iI v tin- im-l
iotiement of llir I'U't'tinn (m-uilii'.' il
I ho 1'llileil Ntnli- In ..m irm,is in
rulUllllll llllil Ci.Imii ;i-I Iji v In
li i li li t ii i l urili'i- in tiilsilltii.nt tf it
trimly oliligiiliiin.-.
totul for tho three AoihIib of C7,-029.
Thin, Secretary Hater wild later,
put tho troop movemeit rfx months
ahead of tlio original program.
Substantially 30 divisions are now
in Franco, rciidy to meet whatever
move the German staff has, In prepa
ration. Some of these dlvliloim al
ready have been formed Into tfaQ first
Hold army under MaJor-tlcnerM LI6-
gott, others are holding trench soc-
tors at Important points alogg the
batlo line,' and still others havo been
hrokon up and brigaded with the
Kronen and Drltlsh troops. And so
when tho German thrust comes, the
Americans will be called upon to play
no small part In mooting It.
Supplies Aro Adequate.
Secretary liaker wrote tho proBl-
dent that tho supplies and equipment
In France for the million mon who
have gone, Is shown by tho latest
reports to be adequate and added
that "tho output of our war Indus
tries In this country is showing
marked Improvement In practically
linker's Letter to Wilum.
" 'War Department, Washington
July 1, 1918.
. " '.My dear Mr. President:
" 'More than one million Ameri
can soldiers have sailed from the
ports in this country to participate
In tho war in France. In reporting
this fact to you I feel that you will be
Interested In data showing the prog-
rcs of our overseas military effort.
Started May X. J II 17.
" 'Tho first ship carrying military
personnel sailed Mny 8, 1917, hav
ing on board base hospital No. 4 and
mombers of the reserve nurses' corps.
Gonoral Pershing and his staff sailed
on May 20, 1917. The embarkations
In tho months from .May, 1917, to
and Including Juno, 1918, are ns fol
lows:
"'1917 May, 171 S; Juno. 12,
201; July, 12,988; August, 18,323;
Soplcmbor, 32,523; October, 38,259;
November, 23,010; Decomber, 48,-
8-10.
"'1918 January, 40,77(1; Fefliru-
ar, 48,027; March, 8,1,811; April,
117,212; May, 2-14,343.1; Juno, 270,
SJ2. " '.Murines 1-1,041. S
" l,lMM I." (bum lii fluhl.
" 'Aggregating 1,019,1 1.1.
" 'The total number of troops ro-
tiirncd from abroad, lost nt sea, and
disunity, is SI (1,1, and of these, by
reason of tho superbly efficient pro
tection which (ho navy has given our
transport system, only 291 have been
lost at sea.
''The supplies .and equipment In
Frnnco for all troops sent Is, by our
latest reports, adeqitato and the out
put of our war Industries in this
country is showing marked Improve
ment In practically all lines of neces
sary equipment and supply.
" 'Itrapnctfully yours,
" 'Newton D. Baker."
WIImiii Itepllra With fvitl'.riii llmi.
" 'The Whito Ilouso, Washington,
.Till v 2, 1918.
'My dear Mr. Serrdnry:
Your letter of July 1 contains
a very significant pleco of news and
an equally significant report of tho
forwarding of troops during tho past
year to tho other sldo of tho water.
It Is a record which. I think, must
causo universal satisfaction, because
tho heart of the country Is unques
tionably In this war and tho people
of tho I'nited Statos rejoice to sec
their forces put faster and faster. Into
tho great struggle, which is destined
to redeem tho world.
" 'Cordially nnd Blnceiely .voms,
" 'Wood row Wilson.
"'Hon. Newton 1. linker, Secre
tary of war."
Plans of Viitnro Oli.seun
How long the present rale of
transportation will bo maintained
I'runco and the length of time the
surplus ship tonnage furnished by
KiiKland can bo employed. Secre
tary linker said tonight that lie dis
approval of speculation as to the fu-
EveryTimelEat
post
Toasties
(Made Of Corn)
,pad says
Eat em up Bob
You're saving
wheat for
the boys in
AS? France"
YANKEE FLIERS
WITH TII AM KMC AN ARMY IN
1'ltANVK, Tuesihiy, July ll. (liy thn
Aswociiited I'ress.) Anienenn n via
tors nro receiving emijjrutulntinnH for
the efficient protection pven tho in
fantry nnd artillery during the oper
ations Monday niht and today west
of Chateau Thierry. The Amerimns
kept the air, especially on the Ameri
can side of the line, virtually free of
enemy airplanes. The French com
mander in this district has sent of
ficial congratulations.
Ane American pursuit unit encoun
tered n bifp enemy fronp late Monday
and chased the Hermans off after
yell injf in home piod shots. One
American machine failed to return.
Today a damaged (iennan machine
was found inside (he American lines.
North of Chateau, Thierry this
muniiny nine American machines and
nine ficrninn airplanes luul a thrill
ing coiuhnt for half an hour. At least
three of the German planes were
driven down, while two of the Amerir
cans have not returned tonight.
ture records In troop movements, say
ing he did not desire to have "past
performances made the 'basis of spec
ulation for the future."
Another Million In U. S.
As reserves for the million men
now In France, more than another
million men are now in training In
the United States. It has ben offi
cially announced that 3,000,000
American soldiers will he under arms
by tho end of this month, while in
formation recently furnished to son
gress by General R. E. Wood, act
ing quartermaster, disclosed that his
department is planning to clothe 4,
000,000 men on next Jan 1.
.Proflfet Heavy Draft Culls.
General Crowder recently told the
senate military committee that class
one registrants will he exhausted by
the first of the year, and he added
the significant statement that "ev
erybody expected heavy draft calls to
be made during tho first six months
of next year." i
In discussing tho heavy movement
of troops in tho last three months,
Mr. Hakes said It was worthy of men
tion "that the month In which Ger
man submarines were operating off
our coast won tho month in which
wo mado the record number of ship
ments." linn Haiders Were Slighted. j
In this connection It was recalled
that not a slnglo American transport
carrying troops had been sunk 'by
Germany's sea wolves, the only two
destroyed having been attacked when
returning home without the protec
tion of American destroyers and
other naval craft. Two British ves
sels, carrying American troops, have
hen torpedoed nnd a third was sunk
last month when returning to this
country.
Few Murines, Hut, Oh, My!
Secretary linker's letter for tho
first tlmo revonls the number of ma
rines sent to Franco , They form
only it part of a division, but havn
been giving excellent accounts of
themselves ainco they helped ntcm
tho German thrust for Paris, and re
ports today show that they again
havo battored thru tho German
trenches and then resisted furious
counter-attacks.
mm
ISItlff
The American Olrl Who
Stood Her ('.round and Defied
the Murderous Hun.
SKE
"War and
The Woman"
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ZL'ltlCH, July 3. Iinportunt
chunsos havo been mado In the Aus-tro-Ilungarlan
command In tho Ital
lun theater of operations. Kield Mar
Bliul Conrud'von Hootzendorf, who
has heen In command on tho moun
tain front, has lieen roplaced by
Hold 'Marshal von Koovess, accord-
General Otto von Holow
ing to Munich papers. General Otto
von 13elow of the German urmy has
been appointed comniandor-ln-chief.
According to tho Munich Zeltuns,
Austrian military circles attribute
tho defeat on the I'iave mainly to tho
strike in tho Buda Pest munition
factories.
General Otto von Below led the
Kreat Austro-German offensive in
Italy last October.
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WASHINGTON'. July 3. Decision
to retain operating control of the
Pullman company was announced to
day by the railroad administration In
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sleeping car conductors, porters and
maids on the eame basis as tho ad
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57 stores buying' direct from the largest man
ufacturers in the world and selling over
$3,000,000 worth of merchandise a year, en
ables us to give you THE LOWEST PRI
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MERCHANDISE. . Altho there have been advances in every line of
merchandise we carry, our prices are still under the wholesale prices of today.
But Don't forget this: OUR PRICES ARE ALWAYS THE LOWEST
ON THE SAME GRADE OF MERCHANDISE.
We sell for cash. Our prices are the same to every one. We never
advertise a sale. Our sale lasts from January 1st to December 1st of each year.
We mark our stock as low as it can be sold when it comes in the store. We
mark our merchandise on the manufactured cost not on the patterns and
the way it may look to us. We carry a large stock of
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