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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Lufbery in Battle
With Five Planes
Wins 18th Victory
New York Ace" Drops One
Aero and Escapes from
Pursuing Germans

Paris, June 15.-Adjutant Raoul Luf-
berry, fighting "ace" of the Lafayette
squadron, has just won his eleventh
air victory in single combat with FIVE
enemy planes.
Foggy weather had prevented the
Americans from flying for several days.
Tuesday broke clear. and Lufbery was
Up shortly after dawn. Lurking behind
a cloud bank, he spied the hostile fers
and waited until one of the observa-
ton planes had drifted from its fell
lows. Then, swooping down. Lufbery
let his antagonist have twenty-five
shots in the wings and platform. The
pilot was killed. The machine dropped
with such velocity that the wings broke
off and fell some distance from the
body of the machine.
The four remaining Germans
swarmed after Lufbery, who exchanged
shots with them. But when other men,
bers of the Lafayette squadron rose
&c his assistance the enemy turned and
disappeared.
Lufbery. who is New Yorker, is to
attend a dinner rendered by the Aero
Club Of France in Paris tonight, with
Lieutenant Thaw, Pittsburgh; Sergeant
Charles johnson, St. Louis; Sergeant
Willis Haviland, Minneapolis, and Cor
poral Harold Willis, Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
will Blind the Enemy's
Ewes, Says Defence
Board Head
Would Prevent All
Troop Movements
Patrols Fifty Miles Behind
Trenches to Destroy Ger
man Communications
I'm n. T-,huns pursaul

Warrington. June 15.-"Our plan
....smplates nothing less than driv-
80 the German fiers out Of the air
IA maintaining a constant raiding
,,,rol for fifty miles back Of the fight
10 lines. We can tear up the enemy
Communication lines and prevent
rovements of troops and supplies"
Tba, was the comment to-day Of
p,vsrd Coffin. chairman of the Air
,r.f. Production Board of the Coun-
I'll Of National Defence, in comment
,,g on the dispatch from Paris indi-
eating that Germany intended to bring
1900 sirplanes into action in the
spring of 1918.
sNo matter how efficient her or
sanitation" Mr. Coffin said, "this re-
mort. based probably on accurate in
iormation, shows that Germany's pro-
Sueing capacity after all is limited.
COMPARED with the number of air
plsnes on which both groups of bellig-
,-ents so far have been able TO re-
". a new force Of $500. planes next
spring might we'll prove discouraglng
20 the Allies. The French and British
alone probably cannot more than hold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16

horses. could blind the eyes of Ger
many until her gunners. absolutely de
prived of range finders. would be put
out Of business by the Allied artillery.
Sweep Germans from Sky
"Sweep the Germans from the sky,
blind the Prussian cannons, and the
time would be ripe 10 release an enor-
nous flock of flying fighters to raid
and destroy military camps, ampuni-
tion depots, military establishments Of
all kinds.
"The greater the air fleet the safer it
becomes to the aviator, and the more
deadly to the enemy.
"Six hundred million dollars looks
like a lot Of money. Considered in the
terms of winning the war, it is a posi-
tive bargain. England is spending $685.
Gee 900 day for her share in the war.
At such rate it would take only a
fortnight to pay for the air feet we
are planning TO build.
"Our air programme should work
both ways-crush the nerve out Of Ger
many ana inspire our folks at home
with renewed enthusiasm for the war.
1--WE have seen Germany, time and
time again, take 1000 or 100000 men
back or forth for the gain or loss of a
little ground. Then there is more dig
ging in, more building Of shelters, more
living in the mud and dust, burrowing
like moles. Our young men cannot go
wild over warfare in the trenches,
however splendidly they will do their
duty. But put the war into the air
and watch US fight!"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Wilson Modifies Demands
In Bill to Control Fooc
President Tells Senate Leaders That He Aims to Concen
trate Buying, End Hoarding and Fix Minimum
Prices-Urges Prompt Action

hrtu' ol hlssOutl, democrat, IVES bhe
spokesman.
Since its introduction, the Lever bill
has been modified In many particulars,
| the most important elimination being
the striking out Of the clause for fixing
maximum prices. The bill has not yet
been passed in either branch.
Congress Satisfied With Delay
Friends of the Administration have
criticised bitterly the great delay in
getting this important legislation en-
| acted. In Congress, however, it is the
opinion that all delays have been justl-
fed.
With a view TO hurrying consdera-
ton of the food control bill, Senator
Chamberlain, of the Agricultural Com
mittee, late to-day introduced the
Lever bill as it has been considered in
the House. A special meeting OF the
( Committee on Agriculture mas been
called by Chairman Gore for tomorrow
morning. with the object of reporting
the measure at once without recommen-
dation or change by the committee
The plan is to rush the measure
through before the war revenue bill
comes from the Finance Committee, as
fight lasting several weeks Is ex-
pected on the latter measure.
There is opposition to this hurry-up
plan from some members of the COM
mittee, however. Senator Wadsworth,
of New York, said he feared it would
really cause delay, as perfecting bill
on the floor of the Senate is always
long drawn out procedure.
Two Things Needed at Once
"There are only two ideas which
should be incorporated in this bill
which should be enacted hurriedly," he
! said. "One of these would concentrate
all the buying for the United States
! and the Allies in one central office, and
/ the other would give the right 30 break
up boarding. Both should be done at
once, particularly the concentration OF
| buying, to put an end to the senseless
bidding of the Allies against each
other. The concentration of buying
would be found, in my opinion, TO be
| the solution of the entire trouble. We
are not beleaguered city or Bel
| GUM.
There has been much talk about the
necessity of getting this bill through
before July l. Nothing will stimulate
production now TO any extent for this
Years harvest. Everything everywhere
has been planted. AS for controlling
the harvests. nothing is harvested be
| fore July save small quantity OF
wheat in the Southwestern country
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Urges Closer Union
OF Allies in Final
Drive for Victory

London. June 15.-Henry Franklin
Bouillon. member of the French Cham
Der of Deputies and chairman of the
lnter-Allied parliamentary conferences,
who is arranging inter-parilamentary
conferences of the Allies for this fall,
speaking at the American Luncheon
Club to-day, urged the vital need or
the closest possible cooperation among
the Allies in what he hoped would be
the final push of the war. He said:
although there is not the slightest
doubt of the result of the war in our
minds, we would be foolish to blind
ourselves to the fact that we have a
long road to travel and must suffer
much yet in the cause Of final victory.
Have Made Some Mistakes
at has been our misfortune that
some of our best plans have miscar-
ried, and we also have made some
serious mistakes owing to the lack of
cooperation and coordination. We
must avoid such mistakes in the future.
We must be prepared for the worst.
We must be prepared for a situation
in which we may not get all the assist
ance we expect from Russia. although
everybody is still hopeful that what is
best in new Russia viii prevail.
I'VE must cooperate fully and join
all our moral and material resources.
With us in France t has begun TO be
largely question of man-power.
France already has sacrificed 1er man
hood and our allies have incurred SIM
liar losses-the glorious English army
of the battlehelds of the Somme, the
glorious Belgian army in Flanders and
the glorious Rumanian army, which
battled bare-handed against the
mailed fist. The same is true Of Won
derful Russia, which has lost 3,O00,-
900 men.
$50 we are unutterably glad at what
America has done in the organization
of its manhood But there is another
thing still ilore than man-power,
namely, coordination of our moral de-
termination never to stop until we
have attained the ends set before US.
These ends never have been better
stated than by President Wilson in
the last few days. France is proud
TO hail President Wilson as her spokes-
man. One hundred and forty years ago
we recognized you were fighting for
liberty ard answered the call. IL stirs
France deeply to-day to find the situa-
ton reversed and you coming to our
assistance.
"The big iemocracies Of the world
to-day are united in a life and death
struggle in defence of their whole creed
of democracy, which cannot live in
world such as our enemies prepared
for US. We are the protectors of cour-
aoa lihartv and glory which we must
pass on undeiiled. You must help us
TO keep before the nations the ideals
for which we are fighting. This is the
purpose for which We are asking your
Senate and House of Representatives
to appoint delegations to the meeting
of the five great Allied parliaments.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Poughkeepsie, $751; 300

Poughkeepsie, Y. Y, June 15.-This
city's Liberty Loan subscriptions to-
tailed s1,381,3 300. There were 1928
suhscrihers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
British Demand
Public Be Warned
Of German Raids
Many London Bodies Ask
Government for System
of Protection

London, June 15.-Public feeling re-
garding the air raids has risen higher
than ever to-day. The popular demand
for some system of warning is becom-
ing so insistent that it seems probable
the authorities will be obliged to give
way to the general desire.
The Home Secretary, Sir George
Caves. in a statement to the House Of
Commons to-day said: "The method
Of warning already in use is very ef-
fective." This gave little satisfaction.
A number Of members of Parliament
are preparing to ask questions on the
subject. the Lord Mayor Of London is
about to summon the citizens to a
meeting. the City of London Corpora
ton intends to send a deputation to
the Premier, while the local governing
bodies of London are bringing all pos
sible pressure to bear on the govern
ment Under the circumstances 1t
seems a case where no administration
would be sufficiently strong to with
stand the general clamor.
Inouests were held to-day on the
bodies of seventy victims, including
twenty children. Before the inquiry
parents identified the bodies of the
children by such means as the pres
ence of a scar or trinket or by the
clothing, and in one case even by but.
ton. The general verdict was accidental
death" Coroner Wynn Wescott re-
marked: at really is murder. but 1t is
useless finding such verdict
From the stories told in the coro-
ners' courts some idea may be gained
of the manner in which the German
raiders sowed death and destruction.
Besides those actually killed by
bombs, there were several cases OF ola
men and women who died of fright.
story of the destruction of r
school with the deaths of score of
children was told by the teachers. One
bomb had dropped on house immedi-
ately opposite the school, and another
nearby, giving the teachers warning,
which caused them to assemble the
children and keep them under cover.
However. a bomb dropped directly on
the building, piercing the roof and the
two upper floors, without claiming VIC
tins.
II burst in room on the ground
floor, in which thirteen children, hard
ly more than infants, were killed.
Some of these were blown to pieces,
hardly a trace of their bodies being
found. Others were Identified by means
of marks on the bodies, trinket about
the neck or an odd button.
Arrangements are being made Tor
public funeral for the children, whose
bodies will be buried in one grave. A
monument will be erected over it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Retail Food Prices in
u. S. Average an Increase
Of9Per Cent in Month

Washington, June 15.-Retail food
prices in the United States jumped on
an average per cent between March
10 and Apri; Is, as shown in statistics
compiled by the Labor Department. 1t
was the sharpest advance in any one
month since the beginning of the Euro
pean war.
The heaviest increase was in -four,
IS per cent; bacon, Is per cent, and
potatoes, IA per cent. Every article of
food, except coffee, showed an advance:
Relative price increases for some OF
the principal foods follow:
Sirloin steak, s per cent; round steak
and rib roast. 9 per cent; pork chops,
II per cent; ham, 9 per cent; lard, 10
per cent; hens. per cent; canned
salmon, Z per cent; fresh eggs, 10 per
cent; creamery butter, II per cent;
cheese, per cent; milk, 2 per cent;
bread, per cent; cornmeal, IL per
cent; rice, 4 per cent; onions, 10 per
cent; beans, II per cent; sugar, III per
cent, and tea, l per cent.
In the year ending April Is average
food prices advanced 32 per cent.
Onions during the twelve months went
up 179 per cent; potatoes, l46 per cent;
beans, 10 per cent, and flour, ~ per
cont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Baron Rhondda New
British Food Dictator,
To Succeed Davenport

London, June 15.-Baron Rhondda,
President of the Local Government
Board, it was announced in the House
of Commons to-day, has been appointed
food controller, succeeding Viscount
Davenport, resigned.
Some of the morning papers said
Lord Rothermere, brother of Lord
Northclife, had refused the food con-
trollership. Lord Rothermere was the
fourth person to be offered this diff
cult and thankless post.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
u. S. Inquiry Into
Advancing Food
Prices Is Begun
Trade Commission to Take
Up Meat Packing In
dustry First

Washington, June 15.-The Fedora
Trade Commission began to-day its in
vestigation into the causes of advanc'
ing food prices. The inquiry will be
part of the food survey to be under
taken by the Department of Agricult-
IRE when the Administration food bills
are passed, and information developed
will be turned over to the new food
administration to be created under the
bills.
The Trade Commission will go first
into the meat packing industry. Com
missioner Davies, at the head of corps
of economists and investigators, will
start for Chicago within few days.
In a bill just passed by Congress the
Trade Commission receives S25O,OOO for
the Investigation, which was ordered by
President Wilson several months ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Sim Feiners to Contest
Seat of Major Redmond

London. June 15.-The Sim Feiners
of East Clare have decided to contest
the seat in Parliament vacated by the
death at the front Of Major Redmond.
They have chosen as candidate Ed
ward de Valera, formerly a professor
in Dublin University, and sentenced to
death for his connection with the Sim
Fein revolt. His sentence was COM
muted to penal servitude for life, and
he is now in Jail
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, June Is. 49, Presiden
Wilson to-day called to the White
House the Democratic leader Of tn
Senate, Martin, Of Virginia; Senator
Kenyon, Of Iowa, Republican, anc
others, and insisted on the prompt pas
sage of food control bill containing
three features. These are:
I A food control Office, which will
L. do all the buying Of food
stuffs for the United States and her
allies, with view to eliminating
the bidding against each other of
the Entente powers, and to dis
tributing the purchases and ship
ments on an orderly basis, thus
tending TO stabilize the market, in
stead of upsetting it.
= Power to be vested in this Of
-. fee to make boarding impos-
sible. The right would be given
the Office TO take boarded stocks by
force and sell them, turning the
proceeds over TO the owners after
subjecting them to the penalty
clause of the bill.
= Power also to be vested in the
-. Office to fix minimum prices,
to encourage production.
Moderation Causes Surprise
As stated, the Presidents presen
demands for a food control bill do no
at all coincide with the drastic Leve
bill, which up TO to-day had been re
garded as the Administration measure
The moderation Of the demands of Nh
Wilson created surprise.
The Lever bill not only provides tn
most drastic system of food control
being, in the opinion Of its opponents
more Objectionable almost than tn
German system, but it includes in it
scope the regulation OF fuel produc
ton, distribution and consumption.
1t was the genisis of the Lever bill
which gave rise TO the understandin
that the measure had Administrator
backing. II was drawn after many con
situations between Chairman Lever
Secretary Houston, Of the Department
of Agriculture, and the food admin
strator, Herbert c. Hoover. Man,
Senator's professed to see in the Presi
dents new and moderate statement o
demands some connection with the VIC
lent denunciation of Mr.. Hoover AM
the Lever bill in the Senate yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Hunter College Play Tonight

Hunter College will give a second
performance of Monsieur Beaucaire'
tonight in the chapel of the college
Sixty eighth Street and Park Avenue
at $3.50 p. m. The proceeds of the
play are TO be given TO the Hunter
College Ambulance Fund of $4,000
which the college is endeavoring TO
raise within one month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16

Belgian Relief Commission, and an
nounced that although the entry Of the
United States into the war had made
il impossible for Americans TO carry
on the work in Belgium. the machinery
of the commission would be kept in
tact for cventualities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16
Hears Viviani Laud Amer.
ica's Stand for Freedom
and Justice
Ambassador Present
General Entertained at Lunch
con with Joffre Earlier
in Afternoon

Paris. June 15.-Major General John
J. Pershing, commander OF the Amer
lean military forces in France, passed
his third and last day in Paris before
leaving for the front in making official
calls, paying a visit to Marshal Joffre,
with whom he had luncheon, and visit
ing the Senate.
lie also went to the Picpus Cemetery,
where he placed wreath on the tomb
of Lafayette.
On his visit to the Senate to-day
there were scenes of enthusiasm SIM
liar to those that took place in the
Chamber OF Deputies yesterday. The
Senator'S stood when General Pershing
appeared in the diplomatic box. ac-
companied by William Graves Sharp,
the American Ambassador, and APP
plauded him for several minutes. The
general had 10 bow his acknowledg-
ments repeatedly.
Viviani Lauds America
VI. Ribot, the Premier, alluded TO thS
presence of the distinguished America
soldier, and called on Foreign Minister
Viviani to address the Senate. NJ
Viviani, speaking at first with grea'
restraint, launched with much beauty
of expression into an Grafton in which
he described the refusal of the United
States TO see the ideals of civilization
of democracy. and of right in battle
with destructive forces without taking
her part, which he declared was {
great and noble part.
VI. Viviani alluded to "the great fig
ure of President Wilson standing be
hind all manifestations of the Ameri
can passion for Justice He also mad,
references TO the late Joseph II
Choate, quoting excerpts from one o.
his last speeches. The speaker wa!
frequently interrupted by applause
and at the close of his address all the
members of the Senate stood and, turn
ing again toward General <>Pershlng
clapped their hands and shouted "Niv'
les Etats Unis"
General Pershing arose and bowed
several times.
American Women Present
with the American commander, in
addition to the ambassador, were Mrs
Sharp and her sister, Miss Clough
of Elyria, Ohio; Abram |. Elkus, for
mer American Ambassador to Turkey
and Mrs. Elkus and Miss Elkus, Mrs
II. Percival Dodge, of Massachusetts;
John II. Finley, Commissioner of Edu-
cation of the State Of New York, and
the French general, Pelletier.
The Senate took a recess OF half ar
hour so the members might be intro
duced to General Pershing, and An
tonin Dubost, president of the Senate
escorted him through the immense
lobby of the Luxembourg Palace, pre-
senting him to the members, Baron
d'Estournalles de Constant assisting
in the presentations.
Earlier in the afternoon, following
his luncheon with Marshal Joffre, Gen
eral Pershing visited Dr. Finley, who
was entertaining some forty professors
and literary men of France, at luncheon.
Among DR.. Finley's guests were Emile
Boutroux, Alfred Croiset, dean of the
faculty of letters of the Sorbonne, and
Gabriel Hanotaux.
IL was announced at the luncheon
that the French Academy had awarded
a prize to DR.. Finley's work, "The
French in the Heart Of America" writ
TON in 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-16

their own against Germany's output,
although they might succeed in gain
ing an occasional partial supremacy
over our enemy.
United States Could Shift Scales
"Pitted against Americas added re-
sources, properly organized, the situa-
tion Immediately changes. No matter
what desperate efforts she makes, it Will
be a physical impossiblity for Ger
many to increase her present rate of
output to any dangerous extent. If we
can carry through our programme to
produce thousands of machines, the per-
manent supremacy OF the Allies in the
air is assured. All we need is the
money.
"Our plan contemplates maintaining
a constant raiding patrol over the en-
emy's territory for fifty miles back OF
the fighting lines. If we build the
quantities Of machines for which We
have the capacity and train our thou
sands of available men, we can tear up
the enemy communication lines and
prevent movement of troops and sup
plies. The Allies so far have not been
able to develop the use-of bombing
machines TO the needed extent because
they could not secure enough airplanes.
1--WE should furnish them the neces-
sary number of airmen to drive all hos
tile machines to the ground and carry
out the bombing, as well as the obser-
walton work, unhindered. Allied experts
say that il takes eight hours TO repair
the damage TO a railroad done by one
successfully placed bomb. A few ma
chimes cannot do enough of this work
to be of material effect. Great num-
bers are necessary to search out and
strike at important supply stations. IL
can easily be seen, however, that II
sufficient quantities Of airplanes can be
placed in the field the German com
munication lines can be made and kept
a constant scene of desolation.'
Logical Fighting Machines
"Airplanes are the logical fighting
machines for Americans" General
George Owen Squier, in charge Of the
aviation service, said to-day, because
we are an imaginative people and when
our imaginations strike fire nothing
can stop us. We are impatient Of
plodding methods. We want something
that appeals to our knack for invent
ing things. And the air way is our
way.
"All the picturesque features in the
matter of inventions and innovations
of a startlingly modern nature have
been, up to now, advertised exclusive
iv by Germany. Zeppelins. super-can-
non and U-boats have furnished the
German punch.
"The American punch must be given
through our airplanes. An army in the
air, regiments and brigades of winged
cavalry, mounted on gas driven flying
The Holly chieftain., 1917-07-20
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