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T HARDLY a day
passes in the
Ia 4. +. Goodrich


Co.'S Factory that we do not
learn something new about
the Workine of Rubber
something which increases
its efficiency without increas.
ing its Cost.
And the point of this
article is that the B. +.
Goodrich Co. has been con-
tinuously and cumulatively
learning from day to day
holO TO get the most Serpice
out of Rubber. during the
impressive period of IS
years.
What the accumulated
experience of 45 years in
the working of such an
unique and almost ''7ember.
amenfaP material as Rubber,
has to do with the MILEAGE
and Residence of Goodrich
Tires, with the evolving of
ways to secure mininn
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in the World is that of the
B. F. Goodrich Co. .
work rs Acres of floor space
ID, and more than $1,000
luently employed.
Oh Is Rubber and Tire
followed it to Akron it is
significant that the B. F.
Goodrich Co. pays one.Sirfh
IF all the Taxes in that live
and prosperous Rubber
City" (which has more than
100000 population).
The Factory of the
B. F. Goodrich Co. buys more
Crude Rubber every year
than any other Factory in
the World, manufacturing
more than 100000 900 pounds
of Rubber Goods yearly out
of it.
This fact, with its Pre-
cision Policy, its War on
Waste and its division of
Overhead Charges over the
284 lines of Rubber Goods
it manufactures, with its as
years of EXPERIENCE re-
suits in IOu,eSf Cost for Manu-.
faCture of its Product.
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WUIK OI O7PPT.
' Though nothing yet has
been discovered which would do Tire
work so ueN as Rubber, it has serious
limitations for that purpose.
Its Mileage depends upon its treat.
mcnf quite as much as on its Cost.
A Tire made wholly of highest
grade, strictly-pure, Para Rubber, cost
ing many times as much as the best
Goodrich Tire, would. for instance, not
give a fraction of the latter's Miieaee
in actual Ser7Jce.
What Rubber will do, for such
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pun pOSt, tlItT GIOTV, UtptNUS
entirely upon what is done
10 ii, to make it best serve
that purpose.
1t is a fair statement
then. that a Tire will give
Service and Mileage, per
dollar invested by the User,
in exact proportion to the
Makers EXPERIENCE and
the Mileage.Intention, be-
hind it.
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The WHY of the greatest Mileage
per Amount invested by You

Experiment in order to provide Selling
Feature or force sales beyond normal
bounds.
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UBBER in Tires. must do the
work, Of Steel
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GERMANS TO ENVELOP
LONDON IN DENSE FOG
Have New War Appliance in
"ClOud Bombs" and Rush
AirShip Construction.

loNpoN. May IA neutral ere
srondcu' Of .he Times, VITO hJ. been
travelling in Germany for the past ton
days, says "Nob"lbomh"n.' or cloud
h"mhs, III" latest production Of tho
highly skilled scientist. ,u rhpG country.
ave 20 he used in an attack ou London.
lic says WORKERS IN the ftctori s, wto
are usually most scrrctivo, do not con
coal their enthusiasm for the inycu-
ton which eNplodes in IN" air and
spreads a large area ot foglke cloud.
den'e enough 10 hide an Iirship and
obscuring the most powerful s,nrrh-
lights.
Ire "Nehclbombcu" can also be used
in daylight They hav" a time fuse
which eNp!odes N calculated distances
above the earth and emits fog with
incredible rapidity.
The correspondent confirms the recent
report that flv" or siN new Xcppc'!ns
have been constituted ~ tr.,dr.rhs-
hdi'u " r'",aNS intended 60" London.
Recent journeys rnNo proved the prar-
ttcahIlitN of IN" plan and the HoeChst
and Badensch" chemical factories
among The most proficient in the world
are working hard in connection there
with.
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GREAT AIR BATTLE IS
SEEN OVER BRUSSELS
Zeppelin DESTROYED in Fight
With - Acroplancs-TwO
of Latter Brought Down.
Sp>c'ai C1bir Dcsr1fc, 70 Trr sr~

LONDON. May l7.-The Daily Mails
correspondent ~ Rotterdam sends an ac-
count Of an engagement between a Rep
pelin and a squadron ~ allied aero
planes In Belgium in which tn" Zeppc-
lin and two OF tho allied aeroplanes
were destroyed, The correspondent says
he is convinced that the story is accurate
in every detail
Two Zcpprlns crossed over BRUSSELS
travelling westward on May 10 one
of them returned alone at : o'clock that
evening and was surrounded and at
tackled 10y the aeroplaue squadron. Many
persons counted twenty-scven machines
In the allied fleet. The Zeppelin made
II spirited fight with its machine guns
and tried to escape by soaring, hut the
aeroplauos manGuvred sklfuliy and
quickly and gave the drigiblc no chance
to get away. The Zeppelin was dis
abled in less than fifteen minutes and
It fell between Brussels and Ghent.
Several explosions accompanied It's fan
and all the crew Of sixty are believed to
have been Killed. Two of the aero
planes We're destroyed and their pilots
killed by the Ieppeln's Are.
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Supreme Effort Being Made
to Effect Amicablc
Solution.
ARBITRATION PLAN
GETS MUCH SUPPORT
German Promise to suspend
Submarine Operations
Is Advised.
PROVIDED BRITAIN
LET'S FOOD THROUGH
Officials Expect Berlin Will
Try to BcclOmd the
Issues.
Submarine War to Go On,
German Newspaper Retort
Spsc,a, Cab'e D,.patcb 10 Tnr srx


LONDON, May l6.-Thc official
Norddcutsche iiioemcipc Zcifuro re-
publishes the following view of sub
marine warfare on merchant shipping
from the Hamburger Korr"Spord'n-:
Every means that art aud nature
offer to ovcrpower the enemy We shall
inexorahly and mistakenly use. II
is foolish to wish to force submarine
war under the rules of times which
did not know submarines. New vino
requires new bottles II Is We who
draw IN the laws of submarine war
fare and our enemies should he
aware that we are not inclined to
abandon particle OF the power
which the new weapon has paced in
our hands our watchword j. not
prizes, but destruction and prize
courts may become deserted
1T is laughahle to suppose that
We are under any obligation to cease
on. submarine war n England
should find II to her interests To re
turn 20 tho old paths Of international
law. W compassion for passengers
should weaken our strong duty. The
warning SUMMONS cost Wrddlven and
his crew thair lives and brought re.
wards To their murdercr>."
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SEES LABOR MENACE
TO BRITISH CAUSE
Investigator Finds Unions Lax
in North in Turning
Out Munitions.
sperioi cable Despdt~I 10 Tur SrN

LONDON. May l1.--Following the re-
ceipt OF the telegram from Col Rcninr
ton the Times military expert. now in
north France, with reference to the lack
or explosives under which the British
forces In France were laboring. the
Times sent an investigator to the Clyde
area. who teegraphs from Glasgow
under yesterdays date an astonishing
account OF the munition output. This
account. he indicates. Is less than the
whole truth
The investigator says evidence which
cannot be galnsaid. exists to support
the saying, which he believes is not ex-
aRRerated. that not merely trr .uc-css-
ful prosecution OF tho war but its whole
issue is being jeopardizcd by industrial
inefiiciency in the north
The state OF things" he continues.
"ls most unsatisfactory and disappolnt-
ing, Several causes contribute 20 this
hut the most important is tho attitude
OF certain sections Of organized labor
HVing in fools paradise. on this point
| believe that the Government is too.
While the promises of relax4tion OF
the trade union rul,s restricting OUTPUT
are being Loyalty put into effect, so far
as the responsible executives are able.
ir some trades there is no r, relaxation OF
restrictions whatever and the men are
working far below their capacity, man
ipuluting their jobs and dragging out
the work. although they are earning
double and treble their ordinary wages
They not only are restricting their own
output but they are compelling others
to do the same.
"The engineering trades are the worst
through workshop after workshop and
has seen machines idle and men idle
alongside them willing 10 work. but for
hidden by the rules Of the engins ers'
union.
The loss of time through drink also
is still an exceedingly serious problem
on the CLYDE"
London's tramcar traffic is crippled by
a strike. The men are demanding "A -
per cent. war bonus, owing TO the in
creased cost of living The demand has
been refused by the County Council.
which operates a majority Of the sur
face ear lines.
Only forty ears out Of 500 are run
ming These are chiefly on the Wool
wien Arsenal line. Great Inconvenience
in the southern section of the city is
being caused by the strike.
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GERMAN PLEDGE TO WILSON.
5000 Teutons In baltimore ADOPT
Resolution OF LoyaIty.

BALTIMORE. May 1s.-More than
5000 German Americans Of baltimore
placed themselves behind President Will
son to-day IN his handling OF The stua-
tion with Germany through a resolution
passed by the German Cath lie Union Of
this city.
The resolution. which is addrs ssed d.
rectly 10 the President. follows:
Will proud II our German ances-
try We know only one flag. the nag OF
our country. and we tender to you. the
standard bearer, our undivided los atty.
We have every confidence In your
cool judgment honest purpose and brave
manhood and are convinced that YOU
would rather be right than President.
That God may guild" you is the prayer
of the German Catholic Union 4 Balti-
more"
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ITALIANS SURE or WAR.
sRlandra cabinet stnys-CrOwds
PIcasrd-2O.ON Cheer Allies.

ROME. May Is--The pro-war element
throughout Italy hailed as triumph
Tho news which was officially given ont
to-day that King Victor Emmanuel has
declined 10 accept the resignation Of
Premier Salardra and his Ministers.
The demonstrations OF the in,erven-
tionists IN Rome and other cities are
no longer intorfercd with by the au-
thor!tics. In Rome the momentary anti
mouirchical feeling has died out as it
is now accepted that the King is In
favor ~ action against Austria.
The trnoos which were called out Fri
day because OF the disturbances of
have been Withdrawn. \ cavalry guard.
however. is stationed outside the German
and Austrian embassies. and the resi-
Gencrs OF Prince Won Buelow and Signor
Giolitti
Employees OF the War of'ce and other
ministries took part to-da, IN pro-
war demonstration In which %, 900 per-
sons paradei through the central streets
of Rome cheering for the Allies as
they passed the embassies of the En-
tentc Powers, The flags OF the allied
nations We're displayed throughout the
city and special demonstration of SYM
pathy was made before the Belgian
legation
In the course OF the demonstration
couple of German shops were wrecked
and two Deputies who are known as
followers of Giolitti ere mobbed
II was reported this afternoon that
two or more Republican or Socialist
new Salandra Cabinet in the position Of
Ministers without portfolio. The names
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SAY AMERICAN FIRMS
MAKE POOR WAR GOODS
Contracts Cancelled Because
Deliveries Are Not Up to
the Samples.

PARIS, May l6.--An unfortunate sltua-
tion has arisen with regard 20 granting
contracts u American manufacturers
owing to the failure of even the big
houses 10 deliver goods upon sample
Several important American contracts
laNu been cancelled
Two cases in point were the delivery
OF monthly consignment OF j0000
pairs of boots below samplc--tre SOL
ders tore the footwear into strips---Hnd
100000 pairs Of socks delivered and
found To be OF 30 per cent. wool and 20
per cent. cotton, while the contract
called for the reverse
OF the twenty-five OF the largest
American houses with which the French
Goyernmen, is doing business only one
has u record of never falling below
sample. TIE worst deliveries are thos"
,f boots. stocks and underwear The
deliyerio, OF cloth are much better.
II is understood that Charles NJ
Schwab has received extensive French
orders for I.cbel rifles which presum-
ably. he viii sublct to other concerns, as
tho Betrlchom company does not manu-
farlurr small arms,
The Russians are shur; OF boot. They
are getting som" from Japan and a
contract for six million pairs was Offered
to an American factory, hut was re
fused, as the machinery OF the factory
was not suited to the manufacture of
boots of the required shape.
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TRANsYLvANIA IN PORT SAFE.
The Liner Reached GrccuocL, Scott
land, at . 4. ". To-day.

Tho liner Transylvania. which sailed
from here on May :. has arrived safely
at Greenock. Scotland, according to the
following cablegram which was received
early to-day by the Cunard Line Of
lce here.
'Transylvania arrived Greenock 2
A. VI. Monday. All we'll"
The Transylvauia carried a large pas
senger list. including many Americans.
and fears were entertained that she
would meet the same fate as the Lusi-
tania. There have been several rumors
here that she had been torpedoed and
sunk
Grecnock is twenty miles west by
northwest from Glasgow, just south OF
the Firth Of clyde The Transylvania
sailed for Glasgow.
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LINER AFIRE AT SEA.
II ristiR MIA ford Crew Fight
Flames for - HOurs.

The Observation-Disclosures liner Kris
tlaniafjord which arrived here ycster-
day. caught fire at sea on May :. the
day the Lusitania was torpedoed. The
flames We're not gotten under control
until the officers and crew had fought
them for fourteen hours.
Among the sos passengers werc Mrs.
George T. Marye, wife of the United
states Ambassador to Russia: Com
mander w. NJ. Irwin, u. S. ", retired
Mrs. Irwin and her two daughters. and
Nine. Thebaut, wife OF the French Min
lister to Stockholm.
The fire was discovered In the lower
hold amdships. just after midnight. The
passengers said the ship was stopped
and her lifeboats made ready I'm case
the ship had to be abandoned. and the
stewards and stewardesses went through
the ship arousing the people and assist
ing them to adjust lifebelts.
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President Wilson'S
Dau Wifh The Elect
The weather prediction for to-day


The weather prediction for to-day
Is "showers.-
Ihis Is the Presidents day with
inc Atlantic fleet The events ar
ranged In connection with his visi,
follow:
A. M.-Naval Brigade lands at
West Twenty-third street.
lo A. M.-Parade starts. The route
VIII he as follows:
West Twenty-hfth street TO Fifth
avenue. Fifth avenue to Fifty
ninth street, Fifty-ninth street TO
broadway, Broadway to Seventy
seventh street. Seventy seventh
street to North River.
1880 A. M--Iiead OF parade passes
official reviewing stand.
IL M.-Brigade embarks at West
Scventy-ninth street.
1880 L. M.--Ofncial luncheon in
honor OF the Presiden. at the Pilt.
more.
d 40 J.. M-Thc May,ower gets un-
der way. followed by the Dol
ph'n and the lankton. and the
President reviews the fleet at an
chor, passing between the battle
ships and the shore. thence around
the end OF fleet and back between
the battleships and the destroyer
hotilla, returning o anchorage.
80 T.. M.--The President dimes on
board the Wyoming.
$50 J.. M.--Boat races by the creys
of the fleet
to II +. M-The fleet will be IL
Illuminated.
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OF signors Barzilai and E'ssolat are
mentioned in this connection
1t is semi-offclally stated that Signor
Marcora, Garbaldiin veteran and
President Of the Chamber of Deputies
when declining yesterday the Kings
offer OF the Premiership urged inme-
diatc intervention and recommended
that Premier Salandra be roconiirmcd
in office.
Baron SouninO. the Foreign Minister,
had long conference this morning with
NJ. Barr"re. the French Ambassador.
TIL" Foreign Minister received Baron
Won Macchio. tn. Austrian Ambassador.
this evening The Austrian envoy is
reported 20 have demanded ms pass
ports. The Austrian and Gorntu ton-
suls throughout Italy have notified the
few remaining nationals here 'o hasten
their departure. and II possible no; TO
delay longer than tomorrow night.
An immense pro-Nar demonstration
has been organized for tomorrow morn
ing in front OF the Quirinal during the
Kings audience with the cabinet.
The general strike declared az Milan
as IA protest against the resignation OF
the Saldndra Cabinet has been partially
successful. \ majority of the strikers
participated In the pru-war demoustra-
tons throughou' tn. day. Flags were
displaycl on all the prominent buildings
throughout the city
Indignation meetings protesting
against GlolittIs Interference with the
national feeling were held to-day in the
principal cities % Italy.
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MOTOR BOAT RAMS CANOE.
Crowd Sees Man Drowned After
Deliberate Attack.

BRIDGEPORT. Conn, May 16.--De-
liberateiy run down by motor boa I
while he was In canoe in the Pequan-
mock River this afternoon, Ralph Bart
lett. an adjuster for the John Hancock
Life. Insurance Company, was drowned
His companion. George Fulton. seized
the rail OF the motor boat. was beaten
on but seized II again and held
on while from the shores and the bridge
many persons set out to find the police.
G. u. Demmons, captain OF the
schooner Brigadier OF Rockland, Me,
later arrested after a chase on the river
BY other motor boats and held on
charges OF manslaughter and intoxica-
ton.
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Npcc.oi cabi, D,spntch 10 TnE srN

Np''t" dOt' DSsp1f"h 10 lHE StN
ROME. May forty-seven women
are reported to have been killed and
more than 800 wounded in a revolt
which broke out to-day in Trieste.
Crowds of citizens, women predomi-
mating. assaulted the Governors pal
ace. shouting. Death 20 Francis
Joseph" and tore up and burned the
Austrian flag and pictures OF the En-
pcror
Forces Of gendarmes were called
out to suppress the riots. but the
crowds stoned them and erected barri-
cades in the streets. Gas pipes were
torn up and shops were wrecked and
looted
Finally troops were called out and
they charged and dispersed the rioters.
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PHILADELPHIA AT LIVERPOOL.
Name of Liner illuminated Rs She
approached Irish Coast.

1.oNpoS, May ls.--The passengers Of
the American line steamship Philadcl-
phia, which sailed from New York on
May and arrived AT Liverpool to-day.
reached London tonight.
On approaching the Irish coast tho
usual precautions were taken. boats
were swung ou, ready for lowering and
the name of the vessel was Illuminated
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The French NIGHT communiqut also
records u brilliant victory in = local
action I'm the Champagne district. In
this affair the Germans ran into trap.
They exploded mines hohind tho French
first line. which they thcreupon took by
assault. eight companies gaining foot
hold Within short tim" counter at
,acks and Terrible entilading fire from
tho forward positions anuihlatcd them.
The Communiquc follows:
We rcpulsed with full success this
afternoon a fourth German counter
attack at Sternstractr We nave
maintained all the position, conquered
Yesterday aud have consolidated the
ground gained, the Importunc" Of
which is emphasized 10y the violent
efforts m de by the enemy to rettN" il.
Further 10 the south the British
troops inflicted a serious check on tho
o;ermaus. southwest Of RiCNchuurg-
rNvoue they captured n klumeter
lhyc-ciEhtns Of a milcl Of trenches.
Nt the same time northeast Of Fcs-
tuhcrt they occupied l,500 meters of
trenches. This second attack WAS
driven further in the direction Of La
QuinQuc Rue ,half way between
Richebourg and Fcstuheru, and on n
ground 10 a depth of $40 m,tcrs. The
German losses We're very heavy
The progress of our troops IN the
sector north OF Arras continues We
have carried out the various actions
needed to consolidate the positions on
our new front. driving the enemy from
certain places where he retained "A
fuothOld.
In this hand 10 hand struggle our
troops have given proof OF tenacious
energy We have gained 2O0 meters
o. ground ON the spur which dcscends
from the plateau of Lorctte toward
the SouChez sugar refinery. We have
carried new houses in the northern
part of Melville, while We exploded
"A German captive balloon east of Vimy
and our aviators hombardcd the rail-
way station of Souain
In thampag gnc, northeast of VILE
sur-Tourhr. "" won q brilliant victory
in local action. During the nigh, ~
Saturday sunday the enemy exploded
mine behind our first line OF trenches
Eight German companies dashed into
Continued on Third PAGE
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Elaborate Precautions Will
Be Taken During His
Visit to City.
5000 SEA FIGHTERS
WILL PARADE TODAY
Bic Guns of Battleships to
Thunder SalutcS to
Nations Head.

Tho yacht Mayfowcr. with President
wilson aboard. conveyed by the gum
hoat Baltimore as far as Tompkins-
vile. dropped anchor in the North
RIVER OFF Wes, Forty-second street al
1910 this morning. She wlrelessed her
rayal call number 10 the Dolphin.
swinging AZ anchor just to the north.
ard the call was acknowledged at once.
Only the deck lights on each vessel
.oall bc seen from the shore and in
dcl,ions We're that the guests on both
had retired
The Maynower apparently intended
hut she moved over nearer to the
Jersey side before settling for the
: sff, opposite Weehawkcn. No boats
~, ,ut from the Yacht for the shore
The lateness OF the yachts arrival. Pc
Pr, Sldout's vessel had sent ~ wireless
mossage earlier in the evening to the
10 nHin, on board Of which is Secretary
A"'.''''-' ~ 'ii' 'h'NA AisAN lhf
would come ashore probably between
and o'clock this morning.
1t nas just ~ hour from the time
he Mayhower reported at quarantine
T. her anchorage. The Baltimore corr
,oyci her NJ the lay and 1t was at first
thought that the Mayf wcr would lie
a. 7 mp>nsville until early morning.
b1, th, Baltimore anchored there and
tie Presidents yacht came on 10 join
Tie fleet here.
], was ntimated from Washington
when the Presjden, left there for Nor
folk 20 board the Mayfower that hc
woul not leave her while Ia New York.
Sae was scheduled to start back TO New
port News with him tomorrow, but the
ulangemsnts for his protection while in
the city took no notice OF this view.
Accompany ing the President on the
,acnt ~" his sister. Mrs. Howe. his
nee" Mrs. Cochran. and her little daugh-
ie- Anna: br. cary T. Grayson. the
Whit" House physician. and Secretary
IunultN
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AIRSHIP RAIDS ENGLISH TOWN.
Zeppelin B"mbs Hurled ON Rams
gate This NOrning-EOur Injured,


LoNpoN, May II (Munday) An
other Zeppelin raid on England Is re-
ported this morning A despatch from
Ramsgate tells of the appearance there
OF an air machine, which dropped sew
cral bombs, causing an outbreak of fire,
and then passed out to sea.
Several bombs fell In the centre of
Ramsgate and many windows were
smashed. The most serious damn ge
done was to the Bull and George Hotel.
\ bomb went through the roof of the
hotel and struck a bed. The. bed and
n woman occupying II fell into the eel
lar through the hole made by the bomb
and the woman was severely injured.
All the windows of the hotel were shat
tered 1t is reported that three other
y, rsons were Injured in the town
There also is AN unconilrm d report
tina, the al!ship dropped bombs ~
Dover,
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ITALY HALTS EXPORTS.
Now HuyinG Coal. on. Cereals and
t1Our--V umnnin standing SIN.

IAEis, May ld.--ltaly has stopped
selling, exporting and delivering on con-
tracts already signed for export and is
NOW buying heavily coal, crude oil. gaso-
lcu", cereals and flour
I;Imau'a Is not buying and has no,
bought anything If Importance since the
war began although she made many
Inquiries thr OF four months ago