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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Mystery Airships" Over
Maine Were Toy Balloon,

BOSTON, Sept. Mysterious
airships" reported recently flying over
parts Of the Maine coast were proba-
big paper balloons, according 10 O Navy
Department Investigator who returned
from Maine to-day
Several OF the so.called airships.
carrying lights, were said 20 have been
observed flying az a great height over
Bar Hsrbor. The investigator found
that some members Of the summer
colony there had sent up toy balloons
and had attached lights to keen the
balloons inflated. Later he discovered
several Of the balloons in tree tops.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21

for Mexico. Cuba and all countries IN
Central and South America.
at il suggested. however, that we
should assist the British and French
governments in the censorship OF
United States mails. At present the
British government has not the infor-
nation in many cases on which TO base
a decision as 90 what letters and
documents should be stopped"
In the examples IN the two reports
Of apparently innocent business mes
sGgcs, having. in fact, an entirely diff
ferent meaning, there is one that re
lated to the cargo of the Deutschland.
IL was sent from Berlin by wireless via
Tuckerton, November .. 1916, and read
as follows:
"Haight. 90 Plat Street. New York.
provide that whole quantity Of bars
is taken by Walker without fail and
that remaining material be only
sheets"
The address Hairht meant Thomas
Prosscr & Sons. the agents for hrupps'
and when translated the message said !;
Provide that whole quantity. OF
fcrro-chrome is taken by Deutschland
without fail and that remaining ma
terial only to be nickel"
These codes are changed at frequent
intervals. and mail censorship makes j,
possible to obtain from the letters OF
the agents the keys 10 dccipher theh''
Az an example of how the mall TO
Spain can be used for the bcneht OF
Germany T. Lutz. of Pensacola, Fla
who has since been intsrned as oan-
gerous alien cnem%, wrote ApIl ~
1917, 20 the Leutsche tberSeelsS"'
Bank. Of Barcelona, az follows:
81 have large quantities OF MONEY W
remit 10 the Deutsche BANK, breuien'
which until now J have sent by. wire
less via Sayville. This means OF com
munication having been stopped, nave
arranged with my friend, j. Carreras
Ferrer Barcelona, 70 seno nm by poS'
o. cable the remittanccs IN question:
so that he can transmit them TO you
please note, therefore. that all
money YOU receive from Careers Fer
rer. even If my name does not figure, Is
fo- my account. You will. therefore.
please remit up to $4,000 for account
+. LutZ 10 the Deutsche Bank, Bremen,
and above $4,000 to lieusSncr. GIN
horn & Co., Hamburg, through the
Norddeutscher Bank. Hamburg. Their
branch at Berlin and their branch in
Chile know me we'll"
mo means should he spared TO de-
tect and checkmate the German spy
system says the report. but complete
success is not TO be expected. The eX-
pcrience Of France and England shows
that while all efforts should be made
20 prevent the acquisition of informa-
ton, ultimate reliance must be placed
on an effective barrier to communica-
ton with the enemy country. Safety
Is TO be found in check on the trans
mission Of information rather than on
ITS acquisition, important as is the lat
ter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Plan to Commanders
Neutral Ships Blocked
State Department Hopes to
Obtain Vessels and Cargoes
by Negotiation

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. The State
Department has blocked the plan to
commander the crain-ladcn neutral
ships detained in New York and other
Eastern ports by the Exports Council.
This decision was reached despite rec
concentrations to the contrary by the
Shipping Board, the Exports Council
and the Food Administration. The rea-
sons are said TO be diplomatic and con-
Cured in by the Entente governments.
II is hoped the government will OBJ
tain both the vessels and their cargoos
by negotiation. There is no intention
to release the vessels, it is said. As q
last resort, il is understood, the Food
Administration will requisition the
grain on the ships. Then the owners
will have the choice of leaving the
ships idle in American ports or charter
ing them at attractive rates to the
Shipping Board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Noblesse Oblige

WASHINGTON, Sept. 90 Wearing
Lord Northclife's silk hat and Sir Cor
don Roberts frock coat, William Hol-
man, Premier Of New South Wales,
callcd at the White House to-day 20
pay mis- respects to The President.
Mr. Hoimau's simplicity Of taste and
his adherence Of too much baggage
caused some embarrassment when he
was told that formal JIess was cN-
pccted.
In this emergency a canvass of the
British official set showed that his head
and that Of Lord NorthclifFe are Of one
size and that Sir Gordon's coat would
ii; the very tall Australian.
Noblesse oblige.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Board To Be Named
To Boom Building
Borough Committee VIII
Study Means of Ending
Construction Slump

Manufacturers of building material,
constructors, building managers, money
lenders and real estate brokers sought
yesterday in the Office Of Borough Pres
dent Marks to place the blame for the
big slump in building activity But no
two persons agreed upon what was
most responsible. Mr.. Marks. there
fore. was empowered to appoint a COM
mittee to suggest means to bolster up
the building situation without hamper
ing the government in the prosecution
of the war.
This action was in line with q sug-
gcstion by Allan Beals that after a
committee had surveyed the situation
Congress should be asked to name a
Federal commission TO stabilize labor
and material costs.
The committee to be appointed by
Borough President Marks will comprise
representatives, of the Credit Associa-
ton of the Building Trades of New
York, the Eastern Supply Association,
the New York Chapter Of the American
Institute of Architects, the Building
Trades Employers Association, the
Building Material Exchange, the Real
Estate Board and brick and other big
manufacturing concerns.
Some of those who discussed the sit
uation said the building material men
were most to blame. The building ma
tcral men said they could not get SUI
ticient help and had 10 pay higher
prices for labor Somebody else as
serted that the money lenders were the
worst offenders, and Walter Stablcr.
controller o. the Metropolitan Life In
surarce Company. declared the iusur-
ance institutions were simply trustees
for their policy holders
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Plane Climbs 1900
Feet With 13 Aboard
Italian Aero Makes y. ,
Record in Flight at New
port News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, sept. 70.
Carrying twelve passengers in a Ca
rropi triplanc, Lieutenant Emehe Res,
natl. the Italian army aviator attained
IN attitude Of 1900 feet to-day al
Langley Field. near here. This was
! ooo foot higher than the previous
American record with a single pas
-amcar made here by Victor Car!strom,
an American aviator, who was EI e.,
CO. severai months ago in the fall of his
S o,acbinc and was regarded as a re-
markablc performance. ,r;ou
The Caproni machine uSed " n5' of
tenant Resnati has a wing spread OF
seycntv feet. and is propelled by three
engines of 100 horsepower each.
Lieutenant Resnati will leave here i
Saturday morning on a trip to MaSn-
ington carrying twelve passengers IN IN
cIndino United States government OIL
ciale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Georgia Representative
Appointed Port Apprals r

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. -- HepFe.
sentative William c. Adamsoa' "
Georgia, chairman Of the House Inter
state and Foreign Commerce COMMIT
tee and father OF the railroad eigh''
hour law, was nominated By the Pfes'.
dent to-day to be General Appraiser o.
merchandise for the por; Of New YORK
For twenty years Representa,.iS.ss
Adamson has served as RepresentAitNe
Of the It'll Georgia district. BEFORE
that he practised law and was judse o.
the City Court OF CsrroltOn, Ga.
Mr. Adamson will resign from 'Oh'
Gress. to take effect January |.
Representative Sims, Of tennessee,
ranking Democratic member, prooao.'
will become the chairman Of the COM
merce Committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Paris Temps" Hears New
Proposal Will Come
This Month
Berlin to Outline
Position on Belgium
Reply of Britain Will Not
BE Made Until Ger
many Answers

PARIS, Sept. Ca Rome dispatch
TO the Temps" says that it seems to
be confirmed that Pope Benedict will
send another note containing peace
proposals to the belligerent powers
toward the end OF September.
The newspapers advice adds that the
note will be more specific and enter
into greater details than the recent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Mexico May Deny Blame
For Acts of Huerta and Villa

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. A Mexican
scmi-oAcial statement issued here to-
day says:
The Chamber Of Deputies has under
discussion measure which declares
that the present government has no re-
suonsibility for any losses caused by
the treason of Huerta or OF Villa, but
that the real property Of the persons
responsible for those acts -hali be for
feiteG TO the government and tn major
portion of the proceeds tharefgom shall
be devoted 20 the compensation Of
those who suffered actual losses from
the causes noted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Units Of Junior Red Cross
In Schools Urged by Dr.. Finley

ALBANY. Sept. 90 Commissioner Of
Education John II. Finley, in communi-
cations 20 the superintenden;s Of
schools. made public tonight, asked
FOR the initiation Of the Junior Red
Gross. wnich was recently commended
in special proclamation by President
Wilson.
The plans for the work provide for
school 20 he enrolled as unit with
membership fee Of % cents for each
pupil. The fund collected by the fees
will be used for the purchase OF ma
terials and may be raised BY entertain
ments or earned individually.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Germany's Peace lnuigues
Fail to Deceive the Allies
Reuters Saws Talk Is Meant to Lead lcuons to lhinH
Military Situation Makes Offer Possble--Entente
Determination mistaken

about peace? The whining OF thc
Schcidemann-E rzbcrScr group IN tne
Rcichstag can be traced back 70 inc
unnecessary, hnsty, untrue sell ,accu'
cation uttered ty the weakened IMAM
color Mt the beginning of the war
when no promised to make good the
wrongs done 20 Belgium. This COMES
sion OF guilt has played the devil VIVA
our belief i'm ourselves and should
never have been uttered
"Frankfurter lettings" View
Compare this with the statement Of
the "Frankfurter Zeitung": "Our aims
are the war aims Of a great majority OF
the German people and not the kevent-
low nightmare. II IL 70 fight or until
cur opponents are ready to build up a
new order Of the world on the basis OF
our right--snd the right OF all free
peoples to live free and unfettered.
I'VE rcnounce nothing OF what we
had before. On the contrary, we hope
to gain much besdcs-not Belgium nor
any provinces whatever torn from the
enemy By force, but new foundation
for our whole foreign policy, free from
the threat OF war, free from FESTIVE
rcichborg. We are striving for new
is the victories of the Central Powers
which make the chance possible guar
antccs that il is for our good
"Germaria," the organ Of the Catho-
lies, SAYS: "The pan-German agltators
will remain unteachable until the mo-
ment comes when the facts begin TO
speak. That moment appears to be not
far off"
Attacks Pan-Germans
"Vorwaerts" says: Tho noise the
n-Gcrmans are making in this coun-
try does not correspond with their
courage in the main committee Of the
Rechstag when that body was sitting:
There they were veTY detected and
none Of them would assume the re-
sponsibility for the wild talk contained
in the pan-German newspapers ana
pamphlets
The "Deutsche Tages-Zeitung" says
that the conference over Belgium j.
between Westarp, the Conservative
leader in the Reichstag, and linden
burg. Another Berlin report states
that Germany's reply to the Pope's
peace note has not yet been sent. Per-
haps it is being held UP TO await the
result of the new British offensive IN
Flanders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
10000 Uruguayans
March in Protest

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay. Sept. 20
Upward of 10000 men marched
through the principal streets Of Monte
y.deo las: night to register their pro-
ties. against the action Of the German
Minister to Argentina, Count Won Lux
burg. In sending cipher kilograms
through the Swedish Legation 70
Buenos Ayros, in which he suggested
tina: Argcnt.nian vessels De sunk with
on. trace
Police are protecting the German
bank and clubs and business houses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Berlin "Tageblatf'
Hints at NeU Peace Move

AMSTERDAM. Sept. 2O-The Ber-
liner "Tageblatt," discussing the reply
Of the Central Powers to the peace pro-
posals of Pope Benedict, says to-day
that the German government. irrespec-
tive Of the exchange of notes. will soon
have an opportunity Of making known
its standpoint regarding peace.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
British Smoke Boxes
Checking Submarines
Success of Defensive War or
U-Boats Elates Naval
Circles

LONDON, Sept. 2O.-The Press Asso-
citation bears on high naval authority
that the new defensive measures
against submarine warfare are meet
ing with success, justifying the hope OF
further reduction in the losses. and
says it can Je stated on Official au-
thority that the results Of the methods
adopted in the last mouth give cause
for growing confidence.
Accordance to an Admiralty state
ment dozens of ships have been saved
by the smoke box system which the Ad-
miralty has supplied to "A majority Of
British merchantmen in the last few
months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
u. S. Force Running
French War Railways
Regiment Not Yet Under
Shellhre, but Germans At
tempt Bombing

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Sept. 20 (by The Associated
Press An American regiment of en-
gnecrs has taken over an important
line Of French strategic railways.
While they nave not yet been under
shellfre, the Germans have attempted
20 bomb them.
The regiment is entirely Under the
French and is handling supplies Of am
muniton to French units.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
Swiss Press Asks Ban
On Secret Diplomacy

GENEVA, Sept; 90 Several Swiss
newspapers suggest that. in order to
avoid a repetition of the Luxburg az
fair. the Swiss government, which has
nothing 10 hide. should abandon the
secret diplomatic system and send its
reports openly.
The newspapers advise that all gov
orrmerts. especially neutral, adopt this
method during the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21
By Arthur S. Draper

LONDON, Sept 20 Reuters, with a
reputation for voicing official views,
circulates to-day rhat it says 1T "un-
dcrstands is the British view" Of the
question OF peace.
After referring TO the reports from
Germany concerning Belgium, 1t says:
ct is perfectly well understood that
Germany il now seeking, in view Of
the recent events on the northeastern
front.to impress her own public that
the military position now 10 such that
she can suggest in some spccious fashion
a plan Of action that would satisfy inc
pan German public and might also APP
peal to the pacifst sections in Allied
countries.
II is Just rs well that those Central
Powers which are organizing TINS So
called peace movement should realize
that their Vaccinations in no way de-
ceiye the Allies, whose "ie~s and de-
examinations rs 70 the kind OF peace
they would accept have undergone ana
can undergo no modification whatso-
ever.
so far as the Allies are concerned
No end TO the war is possible until the
end for which this terrible conflict
commenced and has endured Tor over
three wears has been attained that 49,
the final disappearance Of Prrs5ian mil
itarism.'
Peace Offensive Predicted
General Smuts's clcar-cut declaration
aud painIcve's restatcmcnt oil France
aims in the war have simply served ~
,nc~case the general belief that Ger
menv is .lbcut TO launch a peace o.
fenciye Further extracts from inc
Gormar press confirm the earlier re-
norts in these dispatches that the Ger
nan neople have been led TO expect a
highly important move toward the goal
Of peace. ,,-.-.,,..- ,-oros.o
Nachrichtcu": "Why has Germany mao
a M of the blues tor the last SIX
months? Why all this whimp@rinG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-21

II is intended by the government to
use this censorship. IL the proposed
legislation is adopted by Congress. and
there now seems every hope IL will be,
only 10 control communication with
Spain and the Central and South
American countries. Cuba and Mexico.
Il is believed that il would not only
be unnecessary TO add another censor
ship for mail and cables going by
way OF England and France, where a
trict censorship is already enforced,
but that 20 DO So might even be a
hindrance rather than help. The
first report takes up this subject. as
follows:
In an earlier memorandum It was
,ugges'cG that all mail and express
package entering and leaving the
United states should be censored Fur
ther investigation leads TO the cOnclu-
ZION that IL would be uuwiSe for us
10 undertake 20 duplicate the work OF
the Brt..1h and French governments
and that thc censorship 90 be estab-
iishsd p, the Uli;cd States should be
limited 10 mail correspondence entering
and leaving the United States from and
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09

strong room. Then inch and a half
pipes, coupled up In proper lengths to
reach the hull or to go past 1t at the
sides, were forced down through soil.
mud and quicksand, making something
like circular iron fence. Outside this
another and another ring of pipes.
standing upright like the first, making
In all three concentric iron pipe fences
surrounding the strong room.
These pipes were closed at their low
err ends, and the upper ends had a
special fixture upon tAem, so that a
small inside pipe could be inserted for
the full length of the larger tube and
all the pipes connected up in series.
The object of this was to provide a
continuous course for the fow Of a
freezing mixture to be pumped up and
down. up and down throughout the
whole circuit Of the pipes.
A portable refrigerating plant was
brought down from the icemaking es-
adjustment. set up and started. At
the end of a week, with the outfit
working night and day with two small
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
or;oin Of the Word Cascade,

The word cascade" is derived from
the French word cascade. which has
parallels in the Spanish word cas-
cada and the Portuguese cascata. All
these are derived from the Italian cas-
cata. waterfall, from the verb cas-
care. to fall. This verb Is apparently
associated in thought with the Latin
cadere. past participle casus. to fall.
but it is probably Qike the Spanish
cascar. to break In pieces, beat. strike.
and the Portuguese cascar to strike)
an extension Of the Latin verb casare.
cassare: Now casare or cassare Is a
variant Of quassare. to shake. shatter.
SILVER and frequently Of quatere, past
participle quassum. meaning to shake.
Thus the word cascade has a distant
relationship to such words as quash
and discuss. The root idea was ap-
parently not so much that OF fall of
water as of water shattered prettily
on the rocks below.--New York Sun
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
PORK RAISING PAYS.
Success Depends Largely on Good Hogs
and Right FEEDING.

Success Depends Largely on Good Hogs
and Right Feeding.
Is the problem Of making pork at a
profit any greater now that grain feeds
are high? Have we not a correspond
ing rise in the values Of the product so
that we are just as well off? Let us not
overlook the fact that only good hogs
pay Mt any time, says the Farm Jour
nal Poor swine, poorly kept or wormy.
are losing proposition under all con-
ditiOns Of the market.
In keeping first quality hogs, espe-
cially pure breeds, there is always the
additional inducement of occasional
sales at good prices to breeders. But in
feeding there is right way that should
not be forgotten. If you have skim
milk or buttermilk or are near cream
cry where these may be procured at a
cost Of 40 cents per hundred or less it
will add quality to the ration and do it
profitably. Skimmilk is among the fore
most feeds as a grower Of young stock.
while it has few equals as fattener
when fed with corn.
Says the Indiana experiment station:
The cost Of grain per hundred Of gain
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
The corn crop here pictured was a
failure bscaNsc the soil moisture
became exhausted just when the
plants shoals have begun to form
ears.

and heat deHc'ent so to handle the soft
as to prevent aloisture from lessening
unduly such heat as may be available
In the ca.,e IF corn, which differs fl,
this respect from perfect Towering
plants, the setting Of seed and the fill
ing Of the ears are seriously interferei
with by summer droughts. Corn has
two kinds Of @ ,wers-the tassel or pol
Len bearer and the seed forming or sill
bearing foy?e"5. Tho pollen from ore
falling on the !, Tx of the other is neces
sary to the development Of grain
Droughty cont itions' often hasten th d,
shedding or Iollen. but delay the al
pearance or s. ks, with the result tina {,
the pollen Is rostly wasted If fcrtil
zation is prevented In this way H.,
amount of later rain can cause kerne! {
to form OF make good grain yic;,'
The corn cop Is sometimes injured b.
hot winds chat do less damage to such
crops as alfalfa and the grain scr
ghums. Tie problem here is by the
choice of painting time and the se.ec-
ton of early maturing or late maturing
varieties to bring about the double
towering Of the corn at times when
drought is least liable to interfere with
fertilization.
Everything corn gets from the soil IS
In liquid form. and the crop cannot
grow unlers the soil contains moisture
to spare.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Trio Peculiar Sand Fly.

The sand fly is perfectly harmless.
It does not bite. II has no sting. 1t
cannot even eat. The sand fly is
known to scientists Familiarity as the
May fly. In scientific terms 1t is called
ephemerida. from the Greek word
ephemerous. which means lasting only
for a day. To the scientists the sand
fly is one Of the most interesting Of in
sects. The fly lives but a day at most,
but before 1t sees the light It has lived
from one to three years under the wa
ter In the form of what the scientists
call nymph. The nymph can both
walk and swim. As It grows 1t molts,
and after about the ninth mott tiny
wings appear on Its thorax. These
grow larger until the Insect comes
forth from the water a sand fly. II
then has but one duty-to lay its eggs
This done. the sand fly zigzags through
the air until its brief life is ended.