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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
S639,OOO,OOO Bill
Asks 22,625Aefos
For Army
House Measure Would Give
President Power to
Draft Flicrs

Washington. July 4.-Drafts Of Ad-
ministration bills for the great Amerl-
can aviation project which IS to strike
Prussian autocracy through the air
were transmitted to-day 70 Chairman
Dent of the House Military Committee
by the War Department. They propose,
at first. building 22,625 airplanes, and
would appropriate s639.OOO,OOO.
One bill provides fer organization
and personnel and the other for the
appropriations. The personnel bill Will
be introduced BY Mr.. Dent next Fri
day. and he will confer soon with
Chairman Fitzgerald Of the Approprla-
tions Committee as to the appropria-
ton bill.
The Administration draft OF the per-
sonnel measure would vest broad au-
thority in the President in the organl-
zation of the service, including the
power to raise men needed by draft, II
necessary. 1t will be introduced as
drawn by the War Department, but the
committee will hold hearings before
making a report.
The estimates did not explain the
number of men needed, but it was un-
officially suggested that the elaborate
programme presented by the Admins
tration was likely to require closed TO
5000 men.
The programme accompanying the
bill. as submitted by Secretary Baker,
calls for 22,625 airplanes and about
$3.50 engines. costing altogether $685.
40 0O0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
lnnossible for Pershing S
Army to Sail Unseen
by Enemy Eyes
ALesson in U-Boat
Attack on Transports
Investigation May Be Started
20 Learn if Germany
Really Got the News
fpr N. Associated rNssl

u..bincton. July 4.-The relief and
.,;s,ation Of officials over the safe
.,;v.l Of the last units Of the eXpedi-
-, is tempered by manifest feeling
- Indignation that the German Ad-
-;..ltv was. able to lay its plans so
cell and 70 attack the American yes
~. in force before they reached the
cane which had been regarded as most
dangerous
discussion Of possible spy activities
,ook many angles to-day. There are in
E,stions that the Department of JUS
.,,, NAV be asked TO undertake an in
v..,ication when army and navy re-
,.rts on the incident are complete.
OHeials taking the view that there is
N ground for a spy scare suggest that
I, inevitably was a matter OF public in
,ormation that the crossing of the ex-
edition would follow soon after Gen
,ral Pershing's announced arrival in
France. 1t therefore would not be un-
usual. these officials argued, if the Ger
nan U-boats were given general or
dsrs TO cruise IN squadrons across vari-
ous ocean lines in the hope that one of
,bs sousdrons would intercept the
Americans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
By HEYWOOD BROUN
fRy Cable 10 The Tribun.l


rCopvrtsht. 1917. By The Tribune Associationl
Paris. July Delayed i ne
French have decided TO call our SOL
diers "Teddies." This word was uni
versally employed this morning when
an American battalion marched
through Paris.
Three companies were sent from.
French port to take part in the Fourth
Of July festivities. The train was
late. but the crowd waited patiently
for two hours.
The soldiers had their first expert
ence with French rations, for they be
gan the long day with petit de-
jeuner" served at the station by Red
Cross nurses. Men brought up on ham
and eggs, and even beefsteak pie,
found war bread and coffee scant re-
past, but the ration proved more pop
ular than was expected when it was
discovered that the coffee was heavily
charged with cognac.
The welcoming crowds were enthu-
siastic, but not noisy. There was no
steady roar, such as comes from
American throats. II was split up into
"Vive les Etats Unis!" and "Vive
pAmerique!" with an occasional "Vive
lie President"
The picked troops made good
showing. The thirty-two-inch stride
Of the American soldiers is almost a
foot longer than that Of the French
infantryman, and this never fails to
I impress the eye Of crowds. These
regulars are by no means finished
marchers. but they look well, and III"
French press is disposed to glorlfy
everything about them just now.
The Paris midi" says: Everybody
admired the determined gait OF the
Teddies-their powerful and elastic
marching rhythm. their reso!rte faces
and the simplicity Of their a!precia-
ton of the enthusiasm OF the crowd,
which marked all their march
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Russia to Put Control
Of Mines in U.S.Hands

Petrograd. July A special meet
ing of the Mining Commission Of the
Ministry of Trade has decided to
recommend the transfer to American
hands of great part Of the nations
mines and other mineral deposits. The
commission has decided TO speed up
its proceedings to reach decision
during the stay of Elihu Root, and
also in view Of tn impending depart
ure to America of Russian mining eN-
perts. who will join the party of Am
bassador Bakhmetef.
NJ Maliavkin. director Of the MIN.
ing Department, yesterday propourded
a scheme to the commission TO offer
American capitalists the island OF
Saghalin. off the eastern coast OF ~,
IBERIA. for working petroleum and Goa.
deposits. and also 20 offer for the same
purposes several districts Of Siberia
He also recommended the transfer to
American hands Of the gold mines IN
the Altai Mountains. the copper mines
in the Caucasus and the railroads IN
the Ural Mountains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Associated Press Dispatches
Diverted to Capital and
Delayed for Hours
Censor Had Already
Passed on Articles
Action Taken to Prevent
Imperilling of Lives,
Secretary Declares

Washington. July 4.-Since yester'
day dispatches TO the Associated Press
telling OF the American troops IN
France have been diverted by official
order from their usual channel OF de-
livery and have been delivered first to
the Secretary of War for his approval.
There is no censorship Of the press
in the United States, Congress having
refused to enact such a law, but news
papers and press associations have vol
UNFAIRLY been observing the requests
of the government.
Heretofore news dispatches leaving
France have been censored by the
French officials or the American CEN
sor with General Pershing's expedition
or by arrangement with London. This,
however. is the first instance in which
an executive department of the United
States government has seen fit to divert
dispatches from their destination and
withhold them for official inspection.
In this case no notice Of the govern
ment's intention was given and the first
intimation of the practice came when,
last night, dispatches addressed to the
Associated Press, New York, by It's
Paris correspondents were by official
order delivered to the Secretary of War
in Washington, who, after inspecting
the dispatches, delivered them to the
Associated Press bureau here. Other
dispatches addressed in the same way
were delivered to the Secretary of War
here to-day and through the Committee
on Public Information delivered TO the
Associated Press in Washington with
certain portions eliminated.
The volume Of matter diverted to
Washington was very large, and mo- sd.
eouate provision for the examination
or censorship had heen made. The
War Department was overwhelmed, and
a consequent delay of hours IN i'm
rortant dispatches resulted.
Assurance has been given by Secre-
tary Baker that the new procedure IS
TO be practised only temporarily and
that double censorship will be short
lived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Wild Enthusiasm
Shown in Paris

But the greatest celebration OF the
Fourth held anywhere TOOK place in
Paris. where the entire city greeted
with wild enthusiasm a battalion OF the
American expeditionsry force which
trsmped through her streets. To Eng
land, still calm in her strength, the day
was merely the opportunity to extend
courtesy TO an ally.
To France it was the chance TO en-
brace the savior.
Thousands Of persons saw the first
small detachment OF the great force
that is to come to their rescue overseas.
Thousands Of others rioted to catch
glimpse Of the slresd. beloved men IN
khaki. All day long and far into the
night the city frenzied with gratitude
echoed TO cries Of "Viye les Etats
Unis." "Vive Pershing."
In New York City the day passed
quietly and soberly. A parade in the
morning and community patriotic meet
ings in the afternoon and evening were
the only features to the day. There
were no fireworks, but the martial note
was supplied b. series Of recruiting
meetings throughout the city.
Secretary Of War Baker, speaking at
the College Of the City Of New York
Stadium, outlined the causes Of the war
from this country's standpoint and re-
viewed the work already done by the
United States. He predicted a tri-
umphant end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Spies at Work in
Navy, Says Senator

Senntor Chamberlain, chairman Of
the United States Senate Military Com
mittee. is quoted in "The Times" this
morning as declaring that he is con-
WINGED that information of the Perish
ing expedition was transmitted to Ger
msnv bv wireless from Venezuela or
Mexico by spies, who evidently are at
work in the Navy Department.
"The Secretary of the Navy has HIM
self said that spies are at work in his
denartment." said Senator Chamber
lain tonight. "If it is so, he ought
not TO stop until he has found them
out. That the Secretary's charge IS
true / have no doubt. If he IS not
taking steps TO rout the spies out
then the Secret Service ought to un-
dertake the work, and not quit until
the traitors are caught.
GLOW else could this secret infor-
nation of the movements of the
Pershing hotilla have got out eXcep.
through the agency of spies? Even If
there had been newspaper publication
Of IT, that information could not re-
veal the exact route determined upon
bv the navy for its fotilla to pursue
The German government evldentiy
knows precisely where to look for the
transports carrying our soldiers, ana
they had their submarines out ready
for them. ,.:
"My idea is that the spies working
within the Navy Department communi-
Gated the secret orders issued TO the
commander Of the Pershing hotilla to
spy outside and that this word went |,
whether in person or by telegraph
through a previously arranged code; to
Mexico. or to Venezuela, and from either
of those countries was sent by wireless
TO be caught by German war vessels
perhaps submarines.
"I am inclined to think that the Ger
roan-controlled wireless plan from
which the word was communicated is
located in Mexico. Everybody knows
Of the Vaccinations of Germany IN that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
England and France Rival
America in Enthu-
siasm
London Draped in
Stars and Stripes
Pershing's Soldiers Receive
Almost Hysterical
Greeting

TT HREE great nations celebrated the
anniversary OF the birth Of the
United States yesterday. In London
and Paris the Fourth was hailed with
an enthusiasm that surpassed any
demonstration seen on this side Of the
Atlantic.
For TO the people of America lnde-
pendence Day this year seemed time
for grave thought. They put aside out
bursts of jingoism and the valor OF
oratory for plain, straight, determined
consideration Of the road over which
they soon must tread the road that
leads to a goal which insures the cele-
bration OF the Fourth for centuries to
come
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
|. w. w. Organizer
Held as German Spy
Arrest Said by Officials to
Prove Connection with
Kaiser's Agents

Scranton, Penn, July 4-Wltn 'he
arrest to-day of Joseph Graber' an or
oanizer of the Industrial Workers oil
the World. charged with being spy
for the German government federa'
au,bor;ties declared their investigation
had satisfied them that recent strises
- agitations of the |. W. W. IN the
~ o.. rsci,e coal regions had been stlrred
up by German agents WIN the "Tp; Tp;,ed
lesgening the power OF Vhe anaI
c.a,os in inc war .by decreasing coal
PRODUCTION. Grabcr. VINO was - 81
into custody by United states 'ia' I'% h";i
lanes S. Magee, was held "I'hou' '"''
under the alien enemy acI. ra;d robr
"Information in our hands SAID Johh
Il WcCourt. Assistant United state
uistrict Attorney, who has charge OF
~ investigation, "proves the cohheG
80, between the organizers ana leau-
n The Industrial Workers OF the
yUn,td rnoyemeft here and the uerIha"
government. ~ tho W.
u is n German agent. OuT lnIoIn mo
10, nroyes. too, that German hio"ey
rs been poured into the district III al
e., "a cause strikes and thus lessen
fNOTt 10 'hN'N
coal production. r,norous
peginning last summer hunci ~
80 occurred at the various mines
ia T,uzcrne and Lackawanna coun.I.a.
+ !" " " W. paradcs and demonstrations %
I..a,,o cannon. In the late sumne'
SSerig St Phillips raided an !; W. W. w.
,nao,ino in Old Forge, near mere a.
rss,ing ZOO men. Recently twely,e
,,rik@s % have been in progress IN this ms
yieinity. one strike at Duryea yea up up
zoo men because, it was alleged, re- re-,
liyiops fanatic would not JOIN '"e
tvtDF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Submarine War
Called a Success
By Won Capelle

Amsterdam, July Admiral Won
Capelle. German Minister of Marine.
made an optimistic statement on the
progress of the submarine war during
A discussion of the political situation
in the main committee of the Reichs-
tag. says a dispatch from Berlin. The
admiral said the navy had the fullest
confidence in the future Of the sub
marine campaign, and added:
"The continuously increasing enemy
efforts 10 overcome the submarine dan
ger by counter measures are more than
edualized by the continually growing
number of submarines set in operation
against the enemy. Submarine losses
now. as hitherto. are kept within mod
crate limits, and all reports TO the
contrary in the enemy and neutral
press are untrue To sum up, there
is not the least reason for doubling
the success Of the submarine war"
A representative OF the German Cen
eral staff described the military situa-
tion az favorable in every respect and
in agreement with the plans OF the
supreme army command. He expressed
the conviction that in spite OF the
number of Germany's opponents the
war would be brought to happy end.
DR.. Karl Helfferich, the Secretary
Of the Interior, described the steps
taken 20 increase the output OF coal
and. where possible, to restrict the
consumption, which at present exceeds
the output. He declared steps would
be taken TO secure for the pubic the
necessary coal supplies.
The Secretary produced figures 10
chow that within predetermlnao!e
period England's available tonnage
would be inadequate 70 her needs:
even when the latter were restricted
TO the utmost.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Insurance Spy System
Discovered in France

There has been discovered an
France Whot The Tribune has
been snoring IN this country.
namely, that military infOrno-
Ton Of Vital character IS al
bred 10 foU into the hands Of
Emmy o1cned and enemy man
aged tnsur0nce companies. The
lollototng remarkable article 10
W Leon DQudet IN "PActio
FToncaise," dQted June 10, 1917,
jHst reeeiged IN the United
S'ates By post:
herman submarines are apprised 0.
N' Movements Of Allied ships b. tw,
Ears:
a Direct espionage. This is th'
.''a' employed. notably At Monaco
~ bVsdoings in the Mediterranean
o. Reinsurance.
" 70 the second means. which ha
:. ~ begun 70 betrsy Itself al the ent
mfss ysarz Of war, we learn tina
"s marine insurance companies:
~. Write in their contracts IN
a,..' a' o. the ships, their tonnage, thei
b,r,, ne probable day Of their de
~'s and the place Of their arrival
a. hspafeel their contracts In rein
Ents 70 other companies, botl
'hsh and foreign.
s.,.hs .hs' In France all marine in
~ ~ Companies have Swiss, Span
"'~t and Danish personnel AM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Paris Celebrates Fourth
With Frantic Welcome
To American Troops

Paris, July All France celebrated
the Fourth Of July. Paris turned out
a crowd that no American city ever
surpassed for size, enthusiasm and
profusion Of Stars and Stripes.
A battalion Of the first American er-
peditionsry force about 10 leave for
training behind the battle front had
its first official review in France, and
was the centre Of the celebration.
Everywhere the American flag wa,
flying from public buildings, hotels
and residences and from automobiles.
cabs and carts, horses brides and the
lapels of pedestrians.
Rue de Varenne was choked long be.
fore 8 o'clock this morning, when the
Republican Guards Band executed q
field reveille under General Pershing's
windows, and all routes toward the In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Disturbing Facts"
Revealed in Tribune
lsrsclal corsspona,nos 70 he Tribunel

Special torrespoldehce 70 Inc AriOuHeI
Washington, July 4.-The Navy De-
rsrtment has called II fact Of "pe-
euliar and disturbing significance" that
the American expeditionary fleet was
attacked By U-boats on June % far this
SIDE of the danger zone" By this
phrase Mr. Daniels probably meant TO
emphasize the increasing perils of the
vasty deep, but it calls attention also
10 such facts recently set forth in The
Tribune as:
That enemy aliens in New York
and elsewhere are as free as Ameri-
can citizens 10 60 anywhere they
like, even 70 points where military
operations can be observed.
That on Ellis Island, in New York
Harbor, are interned a number Of
German sailors and spies, who must
have seen the Pershing expedition
pass, and that these German sailors
and spies are free 10 receive enemy
aliens from ashore and impart to
them any information whatever.
That outgoing cable messages are
censored hardly at all, and that in
formation of vital Importance may
escape in this way 70 Germany. not
outstanding the British censorship
on the other side.
That an enemy alien may freely
telegraph information 20 point just
this side Of the Mexican border; that
I may be carried thence into Mexico
by confederate, and that there are
various means By which il may be
men transmitted TO Germany.
No newspaper printed the news Of
he sailing Of Pershing's army, and
one paper only in New York printed
anything even 70 suggest that the
operstion was taking place, and yet the
'ae.s were widely known. Fourteen
military transports could not move out
q New York Harbor secretly. And
besides, moving pictures Of the depart
ne Of Pershing's troops were produced
o. New York and elsewhere while the
'sTspapers we're suppressing the
'svs. Thousands Of people were bound
. know when and how the Pershing
army had sailed. That simply couldn't
Be helped But that thousands OF
enemy aliens should have free access
% the means Of communicating the
1sSs 70 Germany, or that they should
y free in the first place 70 go about
an4 acquire it-thst could be helped.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Allies Join u. S.
InKeepingFourth; In
Wild Joy in Paris
American Regulars
Hailed as "Teddies"
By Paris Thron9s

(The follo,cing dispatch wCs fted
in Paris Tuesday, and should hare
been received By The Tribune that
night aud published yesterday. Un-
der the War Departments suddenly
begun censorship, Of ,chich no an
nouncement wGs made to the neics-
papers. the dispatch Cas sent to
Washington for official examination
and thereby delayed day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
u. S. Transport Aids
In Repelling U-Boat
Joins Land Batteries in Firing
on Submarine That Shelled
Port in Azores

Lisbon. July 4. An American trans
port Joined in the firing at the German
submarine which bombarded Ponta Del
eada. the Azores. to-day, says an Off
cial announcement by the Portuguese
Minister of Marine.
The transport, which was discharginG
coal aided the land batteries in fore.
inc the submarine TO withdraw out OF
range. The announcement says that
the submarine is still off the port.
Ponta Delgada. Azores. July "A
German submarine bombarded TINS city
at dawn to-day.
A girl was killed and several other
persons were wounded The forts re-
piled TO the bombardment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
British FIiers Bombard
German Bases in Belgium;
"Cood Results" Observed

London. July During Monday
night and Tuesday morning bombing
raids were carried out on the docks OF
the Bruges. Belgium. and on the am
munition depots at Lichtervelde, thir--
teen miles from Bruges. by the Royal
Naval Air Service machines, according
20 an official statement issued to-day.
Several tons of bombs were dropped
in all and good results Observed con-
tinues the statement, which says all
machines returned safely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05

Secretary of War Baker reiterated
on his arrival in New York last night
10 deliver an Independence Day address
th4t the War Department censorship is
oily temporary.
"The present arrangement IS Only a
temporary one" he said. "snd will be
maintained only so long as Is neces-
sary to perfect a smooth working plan
to handle this matter without imperill-
ing the lives of American citizens. |
am sure The Associated Press is just
as much interested in this object as we
are"
Asked as to the probable duration of
the present arrangement. Secretary
Baker said it was impossible to deter
mine at present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
No Big u. S. Force
In France, Says Berlin

Amsterdam, July A Berlin dis
nstcb 10 the Dusseldorf General An
zeiger" says that leading circles there
ARE firmly convinced that there is
little or no truth in the reports of the
landing of large American forces in
France" :,
The message says that only small;
American contingent has landed and
is now being taken around there for
show purposes to revive French cour-
age" and declares that the reports re-
gardng the Americans are spread IN a
wav intended TO cause uneasiness In
Germany and among her allies.
Berlin official quarters" the dis
patch adds, maintain the belief that
there is no American danger within
time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-05
Lafayette Corps to Join
u. S. Forces in France

Paris. July 4.-The Lafayette Ava
tion Corps. composed Of Americans
soon will he transferred from the
French TO the American army. AT.
rangements 10 this effect have Just
been completed.