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ing the present year. By enforcing
free and open competition with regard
to contracts for these shells the De-
partment Topped Off s1,107,S60 from the
prices which prevailed during the pre-
vous year.
Bids for $500 II inch armor piercing
shells. 1900 IL inch armor piercing
shells and 10000 4 and inch common
shells for the use OF the navy were
opened on January 3. Comparison showed
that there was a decrease Of SSS9,S25 in
the bids for the quantities specified, or
of sl.107,S60 II advantage We're taken
of the right to increase the orders 20
per cent. over the original contract.
This right, II Is stated at the Navy De-
partment. will be exercised.
The greatest cut In prices on any one
item was made by the Bethlehem Steel
Company, which secured CONTRACTS for
inch common shells last year at $3.50
each and this year offered 10 take the
entire lot of the same shells at S5.46
apiece, or a little more than one-half OF
last years price.
In commenting upon the sudden drop
in the prices of projectiles. Secretary
Daniels said
The decrease in the price of armor
piercing shells is all the more remark
able in view of the increased severity
of the test demanded by this years
specifications. which require higher
grade shell than has ever been insisted
on before"
Some $50. 900 was saved to the navy
within the past year by means OF
the reclamation of copper. The scrap
M al u-bi nj taa 70 niIl,. nj
every navy yard contains a consider
able percentage of copper. Formerly
the scrap metal was either sold out
right at fraction of its real value or
1t was turned over to refneries which
were supposed to extract the copper
and return 1t to the Government. About
20 per cent. of the metal was returned
as copper while this method was in
use.
Within the past year 1t was decided
that II would be more economical fol
the Government to extract its own cop.
per and thus insure fun value. Expert.
ments with scrap metal showed that tn,
return of copper, when the extracting
was done under Government supervi
sion, amounted to about 60 per cent. OF
the gross weight.
Under present conditions no copper
bearing scrap is turned over to outside
firms, but 1t is all treated by the Gov,
eminent and the returns have been 8,
great that the Navy Department has
not had to buy any copper during tn,
past year. As the amount of copper an
nually used by the navy was well II
excess of 100000 pounds at Is cents
pound the saving by the present
method is considerably over the $3.50 90,
listed in the summary.
The saving in metal scrap (excep
copper has been effected maInl,
through expert supervision of the dis
posal Of the scrap and the efforts of tn,
Navy Department to place the metal OIL
the best possible commercial basis.
The scrap heaps at the dlfferen
navy yards" said Rear Admiral Cowie
Paymaster-General Of the Navy. in ex.
planning this economy. formerly wer,
composed OF all kinds of different metals
steel, lead, copper and iron all mike,
together In heterogeneous mass, upol
which bids were asked as a whole. TIL
bidder naturally had to take a chance
upon the value Of the entire 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
IN AMERICAN BARRIERS EXPERIENCE IN ENGLAND

T you are a tonsorial artist, a knight
of the shears and razor with a few
i hundred dollars in your possession
and a desire to go abroad for the
purpose OF accommodating a fortune by
shaving and clipping the subjects of
King George " curb your ambitious in
stincts for a few moments while you
think the matter over and then make
up your mind to stay at home. Because
they do not take kindly to American
barberlng methods in Great Britain and
an attempt to introduce them Is likely
to meet with snubbing and result in
the loss of your small capital.
Not that. judged from an American
viewpoint, the ways of British BARRIERS
do not need reforming. They need 1t
just as badly as they do improvements
in many other things. according to pro-
gressve Yankee notions.
The average British barber, profess
sionally speaking, Is as clumsy and
sloppy creature as can be discovered
on this terrestrial sphere. But no Eng
lishman can be found in his own coun-
try who Is frankly willing to admit this
fact What was good enough for his
great-great -gra ndfather Is good enough
for him, and don't you forget It. There
fore. sheltered behind the bulwark of
conservatism, the cockney barber mu-
tilatcs his victims AT pleasure. secure In
the knowledge that Britannia rules the
waves and Americans and all other for
eigners don't count for anything in the
universal rating.
The American tourist operated upon
for the first time by an English barber
is person sadly In need of sympathy.
Instead of the skilful manipulation he
has undergone at home when his beard
or hair needed attention he finds himself
delivered into the hands OF a cheerful
fiend whose sole object appears to be
the hurried scraping of the customers
face with an instrument every stroke
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After advertising for bids for the ar
NOR plate for the same battleship and
receiving three Identical estimates tn
Department requested n conference with
the representatives of the Bethlehem.
Midvale and Carnegie companies, with
view to learning by what process of
mental telcpathy they had arrived at
the Identical figures in their bids"
After this conference, which was re-
ported to be highly unsatisfactory to
both sides, the Secretary of the Navy
said:
THE identical bids of the three great
steel companies speak more eloquently
than any explanations which may be
offered. They prove conclusively that
competition for this enormous amount
of Government business Is a farce"
Accordingly the three bids were or
dercd thrown out and the contract re-
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protest from the American steel manu-
facturers against the letting of this
contract abroad. Secretary Daniels re-
piled that while he would much prefer
To patroniZe home industries. the saw
ing entirely justified his action in this
case. The bid of the British firm was
only $57.436, as against $169.36s and
$l60,272 bid by the American compa-
MES. The Cyclops company also guar
anteed to pay the duty on the drums,
and the contract was Immediately sent
To England. with a resultant saving to
the United States of sl02.S36.
Real competition also resulted in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
REAL COMPETITION SAVED
$4,000 \ DAY FOR UNCLE SAM
Saving $56677 During Past Year by
Enforcement Competition Among Bidders for Plate and Pro-
ecIe and by Cutting Down Expenses in
Possible Branch of the Service

rotary drums, the contract for which
was awarded to the Cyclops Steel and
Iron Works of Sheffield. England. for
IS per cent. less than was named ny
either of the two American firms Uhe
bethlehem and the MidvalcJ which bid
for the work.
AS was to be expected there was a
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advertised. Upon receipt of the new
figures 1t was found that the Midvale
steel Company had cut its origi-
nal price 81 ton on all classes of
armor, and the entire contract was
awarded to this firm at a saving to the
Government Of slll.S1i
The largest percentage saving on any
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has brought the total saved on the
construction of this one dreadnought
to $795,394, divided as follows:
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M partment are balanced on lne
w last day Of this month in order
to determine how the Govern
ments money has been spent during
the past fiscal year 1t will he found that
the Department has saved s3156,G71.
That is trifie over $1,000 "A day for
each of the $40 working days comprised
within the fiscal year, a record never
before approached ia this branch of the
Government.
This has been effected 10y cutting
down expenses in every possible branch
of the service where such policy would
not entail decrease in quality. Rcquisi-
tons were to be carefully scanned to
discover articles which might Ice elm
mated, markets were to be watched SO
that supplies might he purchased at the
lowest price. Inquiries We're to be made
as to the administration Of navy yards
and training stations with reference to
the disposition of waste and real COM
petition in bidding for all naval supplies
was To be encouraged
AS the result Of the application Of
these principles the books of the Navy
Department show the following savings
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
Summaryof Today's War News

Conflicting dispatches and vague official state
ment leave the fortunes Of the immense armies strug
Cling before Paris today matter of conjecture.
All accounts agree however, that the moment is ap
preaching swiftly when the French capital have
sort to its defenses Despite occasional temporary
successes of the allies their line appears to be slowly Civ
ing ground before the German advance. The Germans
in semcirce to have reached points east and west
Paris their left wing touching La Ferte Sous Jouae
in the department Of Seine ct Marne
The exact position Of the German right wing not
vealed but far known has not succeeded in gett
ing around the allies left formed by British troops
A Rome despatch says that five German army corps
have arrived at the Vitula river to support the defense
against the Russian invaders O.; East Prussia
The Russian General staff claims that its victorious
army in Galicia is sweeping the Austrians before it.
Further fighting reported at Termonae le miles east
Of Ghene suggesting that the Belgian forces from Ant
werp have again entered the fray
There is no additional regarding the Russian
troops having been landed at 0send from British
transports.
The Servans claim that the Austrans left so 600 dead
after the battle of Jadar and that the Servans captured
1900 prisoners
An official statement issued at Paris this afternoon
says that the Germans continue to leave Paris on their
right and to march in a southeasterly direction.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
Vast Struggle, Waged for
Weeks in Northern France
Must End Quickly, Belief
of Experts.
ALLIED FORCES ARE
DRIVEN BACK, REPORT
Germans Preparing for Swift.
Decisive Attack on Paris:
Invaders Suffer Heavy
Losses.

London. sept . U.3O y. mJ--The
first great climax of the campaign "i
the allies against Germany, wHgcd go
reientlcssly Tor weeks past in north
ern France. viii not be lung delayed,
according To opinion in London. But
with what side Will rest the real ad-
vantage Is still entirely a matter of
speculation.
The first official communication
from bordeaux, the new seat of the
French government. speaks of the
German movement ON Paris M hay
ing been diverted 10 the eastward, IN
which direction the invaders have
reached La Ferte Sous Jouarrc some
thirty miles east OF Paris. This
would seem to confirm the German
announcement that the allied forces
have been driven back In some cases
Ia the river Marne. According a.
other sources of Information the Ger
man troops are much nearer Paris
than has been Indicated officially;
they are said Co be within u few miles
OF Chantilly. twenty miles north Of
the capital.
The German general staff has
moved from Brussels to Mons. Bel
gium, nearer the scene OF operation,
and Austrian soldiers apparently
have been brought from Lorraine 90
the western theater at the war 10 fiil
the enormous gaps la the ranks Of
their allies, the Germans.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
Death, Ruin and DesOI0tion
Follow in Wake of Armies

operations moving southward in a
line from Lille 10 Compeiene. a line
which Is almost mathematlcally
straight. West of that line the Ger
mans practically have not been seen.
"At Beauyais where stopped this
morning the town and country side
were wrapped in INFINITE peace. Two
stray Uhlans had been captured q
few days ago but otherwise no enemy
had put In an appearance. The
trains run no nearer than Gournay--
en- Bray, seventeen miles west by
north OF Beauvais, but the road he
tween the two places and thence to-
Meru and Beaumont is clear, at
though the enemy is no near. There
was lighting at ClermOnt two days
ago and the sound of cannonading
has been heard oc, 1sioDally M Beau-
vais. The strong French force which
has been n long time posted along the
river left that place Tuesday.
"ln all the towns along the roads
the mobilization Of French territor-
ial army Is in full swing and the
trains are packed with reservists and
recruits going To war or with fugitive
fleeing away from the war.
Hunger. thirst and suffering from
the heat are the lot of the fuFiiiyes
In the over-flled trains from Paris 80
the coast Even the cross channel
steamers are So packed II Is hard TO
mn ones lungs with sea air
The war is already giving birth 80
numerous stories of unknown origin
which are spreading like FOLKLORE
legends. one OF these Is current ne
ton that the French armies carry sn-
called turpin 0owder' which ls sup
posed To asphXiate Germans by com
Tanles and by batialions. Another Is
the tale Of the alleged treachery Of
an officer He is supposed to have
lied to his superiors regarding the
presence of Germans in Alsace,
whereupon he was summarily shot
by his own order as q traitor. Usual
~ this officer Is called n general and
sometimes the story teller gives his
name. Al other times the story goes
with tho name OF a famous French
military aviator"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05

from the new capital Of France at
Bordeaux Indicate the failure of "a
German thanking movement. evident -
ly intended to cot the let wing uf
the allies
"Holgium BE- circulating officially a
false account of the occurrence for
which Louvnin was compelled To- ruff
Ter u is declared that German
troops were rcpulsed by sortie
ffuns Antwerp and were mistakinr!Y
hrcd pu hy our own troops in Lou
vain and that this caused tho burning
of Louynin.
AZ matter of fact events proved
indubiauhly that the Germans re
pulsed the Bclgians snrtir. During
tltis engagement the Germans ln Lou
vain were attacked, unquestionahly
in pursuance of an organized plan, iu
different parts of the city
This happened after the Germans
had been iu pleasant Relationship
with the inhabitants of Louvnin for
more than 20 aours.
This attack was first made on a
battalion OF the lnndssum. composed
principally of middle-dged and
l'|it'''fh W lNtiit NNANihNihth lNtnfEN VI
families. Others attacked Included
members of the staff uf the com
mnnding general. Tho Germans lost
numbers of dead aud wounded. New
ertheloss they gained the upper hand
with the help Of newly arrived
troops who themselves were greeted
with rifle fire at the railroad station.
AN investigation ~ under way. the
result of which will be- made public.
The truth uf the statements made In
the foregoing Is beyond All doubt
The Hotel de VILE was saved from
fire. Efforts To extinguish the flames
elsewhere were unnvailing"
Commenting on the occurrences in
Louvain the Allgemeine Zcitung says.
German diplomats In the ducal
states have been furnished with ma
terial 10 rofute these lying accusa-
tl0ns against the German army The
German minister at The Hague also
has been instructed To ask the Dutch
government TO urge the Belgian gov
ernment In the interest of humanity.
10 stop the civil population of Bel-
eium from continuing q resistance
which Is So completely futile. The
Dutch minister Of foreign affairs
transmitted this request To the Bel
gian minister at The Hague. who IN
turn promised 90 forward II To his
government"
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
BENEDICT XIV FOR
DIPLOMATIC ACTION
TO STOP TUE WAR

Rome. Sept. G:5O p. M Cva
Paris, sept, o, $50 q. mJ--it was
related here today that in CONVEX
sation before his election Pope Benz
cdid Nv repeatedly expressed his
belief ia the necessity that the pom
tin should intervene with an appeal
for peace. not in purely eynnseli-
cal form but In precise diplomatic
action.
''The pope he Is quoted as say
ing, must actually place himself
amid the comhntanis instead OF
keeping away and preaching peace
ana concord from distance"
II is asserted that he expressed
these IDEAS Ia the conciaVc with Gen
oese tenacity. hut nt the same time
showing such absolute neutrality he
tween the helllgerenia that II brought
about his election as pontin,
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
Baron Kato, Minister of For
eign Affairs Explains
Events Which Led Up to
Initial Hostilities.
GERMANY IGNORED
POLITE ULTIMATUM
Expresses Appreciation on
Part of Imperial Govern
ment to United States for
COurtesies Extended.


Toxic. Sept 5.-The statement to
the diet resarding the conflict with
Germany made today By Raron kato,
minister of foreign afiairs. follows.
Early IN August the British gov
eminent asked the imperial govern
ment Tor assistance under the terms
Of the Angl japanese alliance.
Therefore. inasmuch as she was
asked by her ally FOR assistance al "A
time when the comih@rcc Of eastern
Asia. which Japan ana Great Britain
regarded alike as one of their special
interests was subjected To- constant
menace. Japan. which regards that
alliance ~ the guiding principle OF
her foreign policy. could not but
comply with the request to do her
part"
termRnyH possession Of a base for
powerful activities in one corner OF
the far east WIS not only serious
obstacle TO the maintenance OF per
manent peace. hat y also conflicted
with tho immediate intereats of tn"
Japanese empire. baron Kat" eN-
planned.
After imperial sanction had been
obtained resolution was Communi-
Gated to the british government and
"a fuii and frank exchange OF views
between the two governments fol-
lowed II was finally agreed between
them 10 take such action as was
neca.gary to protect their general in
tercsts as contemplated by the agree.
ment Of their alliance. Japan had
no desire or inclination to become in
volved In the present conflict only
believing that she owed il to herself
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
PICTURE FILMS To
De TAXED FOR
REVENUE
Movies Represent Profit of
ll0 per cent is Claim
Made in Congress; no In
crease on Tobacco.

Washington. sept. 5.--TaXing NOV
Ing picture nlns Tor war revenue was
urged before the ways and means
committee today at deliberations on
the measure 10 raise 100000. 600 In
response 20 President Wilson's mes
sage. one mcmUCr of the committee
showed testimony of MIN manufac-
turcrs telling OF profits aggregating
llO per cent
Opposition To- a tax on railroad
tickets aud Gasoline developed.
scores 60. taxable items were discuss
cd That cigars ana tobacco would
not boz taxed seemed assured. in he
"pinlun Of majority OF the members
OF the committee. An Increased tax
uu beer is assired.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-05
Blazing Villages, Dynamited
Bridges and Tunnels, De-
stIoyed Crops and Hungry,
Homeless Thousands Mark
Retreat of Allies and Ad-
vance of Germans.

London, Sept. q 20 q. m)-The
correspondent OF the Reuter- Tele-
gram company at Forricres. town
near Paris, sends the following:
"Our men. though cheerful. are
angry at the continued retreat. They
do not understand the necessity for
II. They are an amazed at the un-
ending numbers OF the Germans
They say the more you Kill the more
there are OF them, but II We ever get
them Ia the open us good night
The lghtng along the line OF the
line of the German advance has been
incessant and desperate. ! sold "A
horse the other day TO an officer Of
dragons. ! showed him The only
horse I had for sale with tho warn
ing that the animal was not in the
best condition.
Hang IT, said the officer. he will
last four days and that's about my
average since the war began He
had already had four horses shot un-
der him.
THE war ia very hard on the
horses and the condition Of some of
the poor beasts which / have seen
passing southwark toward Paris
would better not be described. Never
theless the army IL still ~ In every
sense of the word and IL transport
is intact and nils the road with a
column OF motor vans nearly six miles
long.
our soldiers are an right hut the
people whom We pity are the thOus-
ands OF fugitiyes who have been
HEg a h. 1.n
marching armies like chaff before the
wind. The country through which
the armies have passed is devastated.
Dynamited bridges and tunnels mark
the retreat ~ the allies and blazing
villages mark the advance of the
Germans. The harvest is now almost
In and the Fronch would do well 10
destroy the crops themselves rather
than leave them To the enemy.
The weather has been splendid,
blazing hot days and perfect moon
light nights-ideaI holiday weather.
These nights OF fun moon have not
been wasted by the Germans. who
more forward By night as well as by
dayi Many kilometebs have been
gained on the road To Paris under
the harvest moon, but for which the
men would have been sleeping.
THAT the Germans are In a great
hurry IA evident. They advance re-
gardless OF risks and sacrifices. crush
ing down resistance by the weight II
numbers and carried forward by the
hope OF striking a mortal blow az tho
western forces before the eastern
enemy IL al the gates Of Berlin. The
speed with which they advance Is the
cause of constant wonder to people
who know the country and the dis
tances.
AT a village which was fun Of
troops a few DAYS ago no attempt
was made 10 halt them. The allies
troops fell back and save for reaI
/ guard actions the Germans seeming
~ marched from la Fere 10 the lines
OF Paris unopposed.
The man Of the German rlehl
on Paris h notable for it's straight
course as well as It's cycionlc speed
and force. Leaving Lille, Arras
Amiens and Beauvals untouched, the,
have marched like an arrows iiighi
deviaiing neither To the right nor th'
left. The official map OF military Op'
eraiiona shows the area OF German