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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Slav and Belgian
ENJOYS Decorate
Washington Tomb
Missions Pledge Their Ma,
lions to Cause of Democ-
racy at Mt. Vernon

Mount Vernon, Va, June 24-Bel-
.;,, and Russia united to-day st the
,orb Of George Washington in paying
,.usee 70 the American patriot and to
-. shirt Of liberty and freedom which
81. memory incarnates. The official
si.,or,atic missions from Belgium and
S.o-, the new Russian democracy
.,.a,oa themselves and their countries
:, every effort for the destruction OF
sntoeracy and the safety Of democracy
The two missions. accompanied by
.,,bsrs Of the Cabinet and other high
..rcrrrnent officials. went down the
Ah,.o1,sc on the Presidential yacht May
s.arer The predominance Of military
l.o;sorr,s and white civilian dress made
,rost impressive sight as the gather
- formed in a semicircle about the
~ over which few the Belgian, Rus
Gar and American flags.
Secretary Daniels introduced first
p.,on Moncheur, head of the Belgian
,";.sion, and then the Russian specia!
..-..sssssdor. Boris a. Bakhmetef. Each
~,5s brief address of tribute TO
Wellington and OF reconsecration TO
tbs ideals be represented.
Bsron Moncheur. aided by Lieutenant
cs,sral Leclercq. and Ambassador
pakhmeteT, aided by Lieutenant Ger
ersl Roop, placed floral wreaths on the
tomb beside similar wreaths laid there
iv Foreign Secretary Balfour, Of Great
Britain; former Premier Vivian and
Marshal Jofre. Of France. and the
Prince Udiue, Of Italy.
Daniels Praises Belgians
"The splendid courage Of the Belgian
soldiers az Litge prevented the expect
"A march 10 France said Secretary
Daniels in presenting Baron Moncheur
"Tbeir spirit of fortitude and their
willingness 10 die in q resistance which
they knew could merely delay their
foes are exceeded only by the bravery
fhcv have displayed in the days of SUI
fe-.nc and privatIon which have fol-
lowed.
"In all the world there is no brave
man or woman who was not thrilled by
Belgian patriotism and sacrifice in bat
lie and Belgian fortitude in disaster
Belgium is q nation Of heroes"
Baron Moncheur replied, earnestly
and slowly:
an this solemn hour. when freedom
is locked in a death struggle with the
powers Of darkness, we come TO pay
homage 70 the great founder Of Ameri
can liberty.
Washington's Spirit Lives
although his body lies here. hi:
work survives, and his spirit still lives
in the American people. | know o.
nothing which typifes that spirit bet
ter than the words of Washington
when. in bequeathing his sword 10 hi:
nephew, he added the injunction that il
should never be drawn except in de
fence Of liberty and justice. and that
when once drawn, it should never b,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Jersey Public Markets Reduce
Vegetable Bills One Third
Westheld First Brings Farmer and Consumer Together te
the Benefit of Both and Now Elizabeth Will
Open Mart Several Times Larger

prices in the groceries Of New YORK
City averaged from 100 TO 500 per cent
higher.
Mrs. Moe said yesterday that she ex-
pected the number Of farmers dealing
in the Elizabeth public market 20 IN
crease and other cities in New jersey 10
adopt the public market scheme: Inc
consumers are not the only sufferers.
Mrs. Moe said that she had received
numerous reports Of farmers through
out New Jersey who were threatened
with ruin as the result Of low prices
paid by the food spectators.
Farmers Hit by Prices
Throughout Jersey the farmers re-
sponded to the appeal Of President
Wilson and other leaders of the nation
for more foodstuifs. They borrowed
money 10 buy labor, fertilizer and seed.
II is estimated that about 20 per cent
increase of acreage over last year was
put under the plough.
Then came the collapse. The prices
offered were the lowest in years, though
the consumer was paying war rates.
Last week and week before last farmers
began to give up. Some sold their
products at loss so as TO get some
tnlng Dack. OtnerS plOugheu tneiI
crops under. One farmer ploughed
under twenty acres Of asparagus, the
kind that many New Workers cannot az
ford to buy more than once a week.
Another had 70 let his Strawberries rot
on the ground.
B. Abba, an Italian farmer, living a
short distance from Nineland, had
three acres of Strawberries, which he
shipped 10 New York and Philadelphia
until he found that the more straw
berries he sold the more money he lost.
His berries brought him 81 a hamper
in New York. It cost him 35 cents TO
pick a hamper, 80 cents TO ship it, II
cents for the hamper and 10 cents for
carriage, leaving him cents for his
seed and plants, fertilizing, cultivating
and taxes.
Crops Total Loss
Alfred F. Clarke, Of Petersburg. ~ J.,
reported that his 10000 hills Of lettuce
had been a total loss. Many other
farmers said it was not worth while to
try to market their crops. They are not
enthusiastic about planting extra acre
age next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Farmers Seek Women
To Pick Berry Crops

An urgent call for women recruits
to help gather the berry crops has been
issued by upstate farmers through the
standing committee on employment of
the Mayors Committee Of Women, with
headquarters at East Thirty-ninth
Street Five appeals for squads rang
ing from ten to twenty women workers
have been received within the last few
days.
One unit of twenty girls. who are
employed as straw sewers and dress
makers during the winter months, al
ready has been sent to work on the
largest raspberry farm east of the
Mississippi River. They will receive
$3.50 a day and figure they will clear
500 q month after all expenses have
been paid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
DR.. Herbert M. King
tuberculosis Specialist Dies
at LOOMS, N. Y.

Loc mis-. y. Y, June 24.-Dr. Herbert
Maxon King, a widely known specialist
in respiratory diseases and medical
director Of a sanatorium here. died to-
day. He was born at Adams. y. Y,
August II, 1864.
Dr. King was q fellow Of the Inter
national Auti-Tuberculosis Association
and the New York Academy Of Medi-
cine. He was a member of the National
Association for the study and Proven
ton OF tuberculosis, Association Of
American Psychologists and Bacteriolo-
gists and the American Sanitarium AS
ISOLATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
State Will Strive
For Million Acres
Of Winter Wheat
Committee Formed to Re.
store New York to Old
Leadership in Cereals

One million acres Of winter wheat in
New York State is the mark just set by
the Million Acre Wheat Committee Of
the New York Agricultural Society. II
the ambition is realized the Empire
State will again be in the front rank
as wheat producing state, a position
she has not held since 1879.
The committee membership includes
Governor Whitman. William Church
Osborn, Charles Wieting, State Fair
Commissioner; Calvin j. Huson. former
Commissioner Of Agriculture; George
Urban, of Buffalo, and F. w. Sessions,
president of the New York Agricultural
Society.
In 1879 New York devoted 1876, 900
acres TO wheat production. In 1909 the
acreage had shrunk to $4,000, result
Of the development of the great wheat
lands in the West. Lately the trend
has been upward, and this year the
state is expected to produce 100000
bushels of winter wheat on 100000
acres.
The committee will open its greater
acreage campaign by selecting forty
counties that are now producing on
more than 1000 acres each. Each
county will be assigned its quota, and
the actual work of securing the quota
will be placed in the hands of county
wheat superintendent, who will CO.
operate with oranges. county defence
committees, womcn's organizations,
farm bureaus and the New York Agri-
cultural Society.
Will Use Meadow Lands
Farmers are asked to turn their
meadows into wheat land as soon "a the
hav crop is cut. There are thousands
of old meadows. il ia said, which would
be greatly benefited by the thorough
tillage necessary in preparing the land
for wheat 1t is also pointed out that
the state is naturally adapted TO wheat,
Of which there is proof in the fact that
during a ten-year period the average
WELD per acre was about 20.2 bushels.
North Dakota, typical spring wheat
state, produced only 11.9 bushels per
acre.
The committee will help farmers in
every way in working for the bumper
crop Arrangements have been made 10
furnish seed wheat of the finest quail
ity, as we'll as plenty of high grade
fertilizer. Credit will be extended to
all reliable farmers. There is also as
surance that farmers will find the
venture quite profitable.
Greater Corn Production
While waiting for these million acres
to produce and anticipating the ex-
/ haustion of last years short wheat
crop, the American Museum of Natural
| History issued a statement yesterday
predicting the return of corn to its
throne in the cereal world.
In front of the museum building,
where tulips once grew, corn is now
sprouting. 1t is the Mandan maize, the
secret of whose cultivation was kept
for years. An associate of the museum
has learned the rules by which the
corn can be made to grow successfully
in cold, dry climates, and this discov-
cry, it is said, will greatly increase the
volume of corn production. The maize
is now being planted throughout the
Northwest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
| William H. Samson,
Editor-Author, Dies
Vice-President of Anderson
Galleries Since 1911

William II. Samson, vice-president Of
the Anderson Galleries, died suddenly
yesterday at Lake Mahopac. y. Y. at
the age of ffty-seven years.
Mr.. Samson was we'll known "a an
author and editor of historical works.
He was born in lie Roy, y. Y. At the
age of twenty-one he became an edi-
torial writer on The Rochester Post
Express" From 1925 until 1911 he
was managing editor Of that newspa-
per. resigning to come to the Anderson
Galleries. His home was "a 454 Riy-
erside Drive.
Mr.. Samson married Miss Mary F..
Bixby, of Adrian. Mich. in 1882. He
was a member of the New York State
Historical Association and for two
years president of the Rochester His
torical Society. The funeral will be
at lie Roy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Mrs. Julia Men. Henry

Mrs. Julia McNair Henry. widow OF
General Guy V. Henry and mother OF
Captain Guy v Henry, U.S.A, and Seton
Henry. real estate broker. OF this city
died Saturday at her home. 2 West
Forty-ffth Street. She will be buried
in the National Cemetery, Arlington
beside her husband. Mrs. Henry was
born in Dansville. y. Y, seventy-two
years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Corn Pone
May Return
AS War Diet
Favorite of Our Grand
fathers Passed When Pros
perity Changed Customs

The passing OF corn bread, now in
prospect OF being returned TO the
American table as a war diet, marks az
we'll as anything else the change in
American manners and customs. 10
the grandfathers and grandmothers
ves. even to the mothers and fathers,
of millions of people in the United
States. says "The Christian Science
Monitor" this patent-four-and-white-
bread business would have been an
affectation. an absurd reaching after
luxury, a putting on Of airs.
Perhaps it would be we'll to explain
that Indian corn. or maize, is differen-
tiated in the United States from all
other cereals by the simple name Of
corn" Wheat, oats, barley and rye
are known by these names, or collec-
lively, as grain" Cornmeal. then,
and the things that were made from il,
as we were about to say, were good
enough for the Americans Of other
days. Times have changed, Of course
but it remains true that the population
west Of the Alleghenies and south of
Mason and Dixon's line used 20 think
itself pretty we'll provided for in the
old DAYS when il had corn pone, corn
mullins or ordinary griddle-baked
corn bread.
The Airs of Former Days
II was all very we'll, just for variety,
or so as 10 be able TO speak OF II out
side. TO have white -four biscuits, or
white bread, once in while, but regu-
larly, no! Sometimes city relative
would come out. or the pastor. or the
Member OF Congress would call; then
l. was. persaps, thought advisable to
have light biscuits, or white bread, on
the table 70 show that you could have
either. or both. if and when you liked;
but the guest almost invariably and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
CONTRIBUTIONS

CINER-Mr and Mrs, f. Ciner announce
the bar mit7vah OF their son, Charles. on
June 30 at Temple Anche Chesed.
KAIsER-Mr and Mrs. Louis Kaiser. Port
Chester. ~ Y. announce the bar mitzvah
of their son. Nathan. At home July ;,
p. m. Train Grand Central. :O3 p m.
LEVIN and Mrs. L. Levy announce the
confirmation and graduation Of their son.
Philip. on sunday. July |. At home from
70 6 962 Southern Boulevard. Bronx.
Nc cards
RAPPAPORT-N and Mrs Maurice Rap
paport wish 20 announce the bar mitzvah
Of their son. Maxwell. at Temple Peni-El.
So West 18th st.. on Saturday, June 80
At ~ o'clock. No cards.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
Major General Won Ranke

Berlin. June 23.-Major General Won
Ranke (retired), son Of the historian
Won Ranke, died to-day AT Jena. aged
seventy years. He was an active leader
in the German Boy Scout movement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
DEATHS

Ahernethy. Fatty G.. Hunter. Louisa Il.
Arnold. Minnie J. Hell, Anthony
Brockwsy. Clyde \. kellogg. FRANK .
Brown William Ianghammer. a. VI.
Prutf. Ricardo. Mills villa 5. W.
Drummer. Aaron Norris. Alice l..
Burr. Alfred p OErien John -
Ch,rer Va, q Pattes son. Charles Il.
Clam N4~vJ Randolph Wary +.
Corbett Bernard Samson. William ".
Davis Anna Shol tneer. Alfred
Davis George 4 Shuman. Robert
Donochie. Rose \. Siede. Lima
Erckcns John o. Siegcl. Sarah
Cille, Catherine NJ smith. Jessie T.
Hail,rar anne Treat. Prudence A.
Her-v IuIiq Non. Van Wrinkle. J. Mel
Hess. Alfred :. Wiener, : rsn-isNs
Higgins CatherineJ J. Nhiamson' Emma -
Uidehrardt. j. T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25
CEMETERIES

THE WOODLAND CEMETERY.
327d 81 BY Harlem Train and by Trolley
Lots of small size for sAf.
once 20 East 23d : :. ". 7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-25

sHULMAN-
The Hutnei Benevolent Association. Inc.
with profound sorrow announces the death
Of their late president, Mr.. Robert Shul-
man. Funeral sunday June q. from his
late residence. Gil Wet iffth st.. az n a
m. All member are respectfully invited IN
attend. Providence papers please copy.
Samuel F. Hutner secretary :
SIEDE- On Saturday. June 3. Lima Siede.
beloved mother Of Louise and Lima. Flu
neral services az her late residence. eel
Bainbridge g.. Brooklyn. on Monday even
ing the 18th, az p. m. Interment pri-
vste. .
sIEGEL-sarah. widow Of Samuel siegel
ana mother Of Anna. Juli,. Abe. Myer.
Louis Essie and Many. in her 65th year.
Funeral. private. from her late residence.
2pj West 18Th 81.
SMITH Suddenly. June %. Jessie ives, be-
loved wife % Addison Smith in the slst
year Of her age. AZ her late residence. sol
West 18th g. Funeral private. New
Haven Regicter" please copy =
IREAT--In Passaic. ". j. on June q.
Prudence A. wife Of Hiram Treat. Funeral
private. Interment az New London. Conn.
VAN wINKLE-At Bloomfield. ". j., Juns
q. 1917, John Mcintyre Van Wrinkle, IN
the s5'h year Of his age. Funeral service.
from Ms late residence. 3l7 Bell1lls ay.,
on Wednesday. June %. at 80 p. m.
wIENER-At Gil West li2th 81. Sat,rda,
June %. after a brief illness. Franriska
Wiener. widow Of Martin y Wiener and
beloved mother Of Mrs Sanford Wolf and
Mrs. Jerome T. Schloss. Funeral private.
az the convenience Of he family Kindly
ONT. flowers.
WILLIAMSON On Thursday. Jun. a.
Emma C.. wife OF John l.. Williamson. at
LacAa~aNen. Pike County. Penn. {.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
PRESIDENT WILSON
FIXES COAL PRICES
PrOmu|gates Order Based on
Coal Inquiry; Action a Surprise.

WASHINGTON, ID. G. = President
Wilson Unexpectedly announced a
definite scale Of prices for bituminous
coal at the mines in all producing
states. Instead of appointing a coal di-
rector and announcing plans for re-
QUESTIONING the coal supply Of the
country the President promulgates
prices based on cost production fig
ures compiled by the federal trade
commission.
The prices are subject to revision
later when the President evolves a
complete scheme for the regulation of
the coal industry. The President in a
statement declared the prices are
mot only fair and just, but liberal as
WELL"
The reduction amounts to close to
81 ton on present prices and takes
effect Immediately. The prices apply
only to coal at the mines. The Presi-
dent, in his formal announcement, de.
clares prices for middlemen and re-
tailers will be aired when further
plans have been formulated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
Military MarshaIs.

Like many other French words re-
lating to war and hunting, ''lnarechal,"
In its older form '.mareschal," is of
purely Teutonic derivation in both its
parts, and the word has had curious
history. Some words rise in the world
with the passage Of the centuries and
others fall This is one that from the
very humblesr of beginnings has come
to great estate.
The marshals do not owe their name
to Mars, though they are his votaries.
In the olden times they were about the
humblest men In an army-horse serv-
ants, or grooms. Then they advanced
to the dignity Of being horseshoers.
and those highly respected artisans
are still ''marechals" in France, though
'.ferrants'' has to be added to make
their calling clear And, while mare
cllal de France" is a magnificent title,
there are also ''marechals DIES logis," >
who are in cavalry regiments only
what .'sergeants" are in infantry regi-
ments.-Exchange.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
How Buffalo Bill Got His Name.

Many years ago, when the Union Pa
cific railroad was completed the ques-
ton arose as to how all the laboring
men were to be fed on meat, as meat
was thought necessary to make muscle.
General w. e. Webb had the con-
tract to feed the men, and In talking
the matter over one day with some of
his subordinates one Of them suggest
ed that he call in William Cody, then a
famous government scout on the
plains, to help solve the problem. Co
dy suggested that he be allowed to hire
men and kill buffaloes for the railroad
men.
This plan was adopted, and Cody be-
came later world famous as Buffalo
Bill. In those days the buffaloes were
so plentiful that 1t is on record that
more than one engineer had to stop his
train until q herd had crossed.-A. G..
Hegeman in New York Sun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
Gun Statutes In India.

The yiceroy of India. as representa-
tive of the king-emperor, is entitled to
a salute Of thirty-oEe guns. This num-
Der had its origin in mistake. For.
merly he was entitled to twenty
guns. When the time came, years ago,
for allotting the salutes to the various
native rulers of India the three prin-
cipal Of these vassal sovereignS-name-
". those of IIyderabad. Mysore and
Baroda-were each accorded twenty
one guns. 1t was discovered little
late in the day that the superior rank
Of the viceroy had been overlooked in
the matter and the necessity was
pointed out of his supremacy over the
vassal rulers being emphasized in the
eyes Of the natives. So instead of re,
ducing the number Of tWenty-one guns
that had been accorded to the three
rulers in question the viceroy was Civ
en- ten more guns and is today the only
person in the world who is entitled to
that altogether exceptional number Of
guns London Spectator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
Masters Of Tool Making.

Are Anglo-Saxons conceited about
their pre-eminence In matters Of ma
chinery? A book, English and Amer
lean Tool Builders" by Professor j.
w. Roe of Yale, answers the question
thus: practically all the creative work
in tool building has been done in Eng.
land and America. The
French have shown an aptitude for
refnements and ingenious novelties.
= The Swiss are clever artisans.
but have excelled In personal skill.
!" Germany has developed splen
did mechanics, but the principal ma.
chine tools had taken shape before
1870, when the empire began. The
history Of English and American tool
building therefore covers substantially
the entire history of the art"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
A Darinu Voyaue.

The smallest boat to cross the Allan
tic under her own sail was sailed by
fourteen feet long, but in it Captain
Andrews crossed the ocean in 1891
landing at Palos, Spain He Travelled
about Europe exhibiting his boat until
the Worlds fair in Chicago when be
returned to this country and placed il
on view there. He had previously made
two unsuccessful attempts to cross the
ocean
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-08-24
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR.
Gus position.

Thursday, Aug. 15.-British and
French troops attacking on nine
mile front, east and northeast Of
Ypres, in Flanders, gained all their
detectives except on the right flank.
vhe French drove the Germans from
between the User canal and Martjc-
vaart and captured the Bridgehead Of
Dreigrachten.
The village of Langemarck was car
ried by the British. More than 1900
prisoners, including thirty-eight Off
GERS, already have been counted by
the Anglo-French forces. Some Ger
man guns also were taken. The Brit
ish made further progress east of
Loos, in the Lens area, and the total
of prisoners captured there now has
reached 896.
Friday, Aug. 17-French troops in
the Ypres area have progressed in the
neighborhood of the River Steenbeke
The French and British captured
twenty-four German guns.
The number Of prisoners taken by
the Canadians in the Loos-Lens sec
tor has reached total of 1,120. The
Canadians have organized and made
secure the positions captured Satur-
day and have made an advance west
Of Lens.
Saturday, Aug. 18.-London reports
repulse of further counter attacks
against the new Canadian positions
around Lens.
Paris reports continued progress
from Bixschoote to Langemarck, re-
pulse of foe north Of the Aisne, and
recapture of positions lost near Ver-
dun.
Berlin reports heavy artillery duels
on western front. Admits loss of
Langemarck
Berlin reports defat of Russo-Rou-
manians south of Grozesci and the
capture of 1,600 prisners.
Sunday, Aug. 19.-British troops
stormed the German trenches in the
neighborhood of Gillemont Farm, be-
tween the towns of Lempire and
Bony, on the Somme front in France.
| On this same front British raiding
parties entered German positions
southwest of Havrincourt
German troops attacked the Rus
sian positions near the village Of
| Stakhovcy, on the Wilma front, but SC
cording to the Petrograd war office
| the attack broke down under the Rus
sian fire.
On the Roumanian front: In the di.
| rection of Ocna the Teutons launched
several attacks south of Grozechtl
but were repulsed. In the region OF
| Slanic there were battles with vari.
able success until evening, when al
the attacking forces were repulsed.
| Monday, Aug. 20.-The Italians in
| their offensive on the Isonzo front, be
gun yesterday, have crossed the
| Isonzo river and already have taken
| $500 prisoners, it was officially an
i nounced by the war department.
Forces of the central powers on the
Roumanian front have driven back the
] Roumanians on both sides of the
Oituz valley and in the direction OF
the Trotus valley, it also was official
" announced.
French troops made successful at
tack. on both banks Of the Meuse, on
the verdun front.