Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-06-25
Recruiting Agents From Vari-
Gus Flying Camps and Clubs
! Begin Vigorous Drive for
! Man-p0Wer.
POLITICS PARALYZED
IN NEW YORK CITY
Correspondent Reports That
Issues and Candidates Are
Forgotten Now, in Face OF
National Crisis.

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New York. June 22.-Asking Tor
airmen to man an American fleet OF
100000 battle planes that can con-
ouer the sky above Germany, recruit
ing agents from various flying camps
and clubs have today begun to seek
the man power for this proposed
overhead drive abroad. SO settled Is
the policy of prestige for this nation
TO he acquired in the clouds, that ten
,atite plans are already being drawn
for huge hangers and flying fields on
almost every available stretch or Long
island, it is declared.
Thousands of daring drivers in TINS
city are now reported to be ready 10
train to conquer the air in TINS fieid'
that is beginning to promise to prove
the most popular branch OF Uncle
Sans service.
Political Paralysis Evident.
With little more than four months
beore the important municipal elec-
ton here, not one trace of any interest
in vital local political issues has yet
been shown by the voters OF TINS
town. Never before in the history oil
Gotham have the questions of issues
candidates or campaigning been as
dead as they lie now, while Wa'
absorbs every particle of the peoples
interest
Unless some slight show of partisan
preference springs up before the
polls are open to decide the city rule
for the next four years, 1T almos
seems now as If people would forge'
or refuse to take the time from wal
extras to vote at all.
Parade Plea Made.
Clamoring to have the chance tt
cheer the troops of Uncle Sam before
they sail for the front the people Of
this town are now backing the sug
gestion for public parades of the mef
who may be sailing soon from this o
some other port. BY giving HUNDREDS
of thousands of New Yorkers a sign
of their fighting forces, paradet
from time to time in no connection
with their departure for France, 1t /
suggested that possibly no particuia
harm could be done to war plans ant
that surely great deal of good coui'
be done in tanning the flames
patriotic support throughout this me
tropolis.
Following the free investment
hundreds of millions of dollars In lid
erty bonds and Red Cross work b
the people here, the leaders OF loca
charitable and philanthropic organ
zations have just begun to forecas
the chances of their support by tn
crowd that usually contributes to sue
schemes. While it is hoped that niue
can be continued in ordinary charit
able activities, it is admitted that tn
war call upon the peoples purses WI
prevent any extension Of many line
of worthy work. At no time IN
the experience of the people of thi
city have more calls for contribute
been made and answered generousl!
Women's Wiles Win.
Though many male jokers ar
charging wholesale perjury on the ag
oaths that the women of this city al
now taking for the state military Ger
sus, the ladies are proving that the
have faced this vital question wit
accuracy as well as discretion. Ths
the real ages of most women citizer
have been set down now seems eel
tain: although almost every woma
in this town has gone to give her n
turns in a district where she Is ui
known. according to wise and tao
full legal provision. Though the won
en- who work at taking this cens'
now know the ages Of hundreds
other women, they haven't yet learne
those of the ones they know or wal
to know. and as long as the men foil
don't find it out 1t won't make mue
difference anyway.