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New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Successful Night Raids Are
Made on City of
Mannheim
Nine u. S. Airmen
Rout Enemy Fliers
Bring Down Three of Them
and Lose Two in
the Battle

LONDON, July 2.--British airmen
yesterday disposed of forty-two Ger
man airplanes and three balloons, ac-
cordlng to the official report on aerial
operations issued tonight. OF the air
planes, twenty-five were DESTROYED,
fifteen were driven down out of con-
troll and two landed behind the British
lines, where their occupants were capt.
ured.
The statement says:
"On July our airplanes were very
active, the fine weather enabling
much work to be done in cooperation
with the artillery. as we'll as recon
nolssance and photography.
twenty-five German machines and
three German balloons were de-
stroyed during the day and fifteen
other hostile airplanes were driven
down out Of control. IA addition,
two large hostile night-hying ma
chimes landed behind our lines, the
occupants being taken prisoners.
Eight of our machines are missing.
Twenty-Five tons of bombs were
dropped during the day and thirteen
tons during the night. All our
night-fying machines returned safe
w."
Another statement, issued by the Air
Ministry, dealing with air raids on Ger
man territory says:
During the night of July IL the
enemy's airdrome at Boulay was sue
ccssfully attacked, bursts being OBJ
served on the airdrome and hutments.
The Oppau works, soda factory and
railway line at Mannheim were
bombed with good effect, as were also
the railway works at Thionville.
"On July bombs were dropped on
the railway station at Treves. Our
formation was attacked over it's OBJ
jective by twelve enemy machines,
one Of which was shot down.
"The railway sidings and sheds at
Coblenz were bombed with good re-
suits. All our machines returned
safely."
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03

bore, and are the heavy barrage guns
which support an infantry advance
against an intrenched position. The
United States soon will be independen.
of its co-bel!igerents for guns of this
type.
The visitors today were shown just
q days work in progress on this 10000
acre tract of land that year ago heard
no more warlike sound than a duck
hunters gun.
Some of the guns were at work on
muzzle velocity tests. and the ordnance
officers showed with pride the new
Aberdeen chronograph. the delicate
electrical device for measuring the
speed OF shell flight that has been
worked out at Aberdeen and is a long
stride ahead in this part OF the work.
Eventually guns will go direct from
the Aberdeen testing pits to the ships
that will carry them to France. A
sturdy pier, able to stand the weight
of the heaviest piece, is now under
construction at the testing ground.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
One euton Regiment
Virtual y AnnihiIated
in Bitter Fighting
for Hill
Allies Gain on
Italian Front
Mountain Posts Taken
and the Austrian
Counter Attacks
RepuIsed

The Americans northwest of Cha.
teau Thierry have driven forward
another mile on a two-miIe front
Strengthening their line, takinp
ROCKETS Woods and the village Of
Vaux, and capturing 500 prison
ers. They have held their gains
IN the face of heavy counter At.
tacks.
President Wilson made known N.
fact yesterday that 1.ofa,115
American soldiers had gone t.
France up to July /.
The British north of Albert. in
Picardy, have held their high
ground position won Sunday
night, except at one point, against
repeated German thrusts.
West Of Soissms, in Champsgne,
the French in local fighting capc-
ured the village Of St. Pierre
Aigle. This is the third French
gain in three days at this scene
Of the failure Of the fourth Ger
man drive in the West.
On the Italian mountain front there
has been sharp local fighting, IN
which the Allied forces captured
important mountain posts snd re-
pulsed new Austrian counter at.
tacks. Nearly 700 additional
Austrian prisoners have BEEN
taken, the Rome War Office M
nounced.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Third Largest Crop
OF Cotton Forecast

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The third
largest cotton crop ever known is
the prospect for the United States
this year, according to the Depart
ment of Agriculture forecast Of
15,325,0 900 equivalent 500 mound
bales. In 1914 it was 16,134,93O, the
largest ever grown. Last year it
was II ,300,25a bales.
There are 37,O73,O0O acres in cul-
tivation this year. This was ex-
cecdcd only once. in 1918, when
there were 37OS9,O0O acres. The
condition of the crop on June 25
was 85.S per cent of normal, or 3.5
per cent better than on May 25. It
also was per cent higher than the
ten-year average. The forecast of
production to-day was based on
conditions on June 25. 1t allows /
per cent acreage abandonment. The
final output will be above or below
the forecast as conditions hereafter
are better or worse than the aver
age.
(For details see Page 10)
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Size Of Amy Overseas
Is Announced by Baker

V1SHINGTON, July 2-dnericam troops sent
'ered 10e115 July This the foE
or'"g statement issued tonight by President Wilson:
hnve to-day received the following Secretary
war; winch information which will salts
factory the country that publication will
give additional zest national celebration July
War Department, Washington, July 1, 1918.
MY Dear Mr..
More than million American soldiers sailed the
ports IN this country to participate in the France In
Ing this tact to feel
showing the progress of military
Inc hrst ship carrying military personnel sailed May g. 1917
having board Base Hospital No
Nurses Corps.
General Pershing and his staff sailed May The
barkaons in the months May including June
as
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Over 16 Killed
By Explosions
At TINT Plant
200 Injured and Many Are
Buried in Ruins as Fire
RACES at Syracuse

SYRACUSE, July 2.-At least sixteen
persons We're killed and 200 injured and
the huge plant of the Semet -Solyay
Company, at Split Rock, near here,
practically wrecked by two explosions
of trinitrotoluol a. $3.50 o'clock to-
night
Terrific conclusions from the explo-
sions Of the powerful war powder rocked
large business buildings in the centre
of this city, smashed plate glass win
doWFs and created a panic in the res
idential portions of the city. 1t was
as if the city had been shaken by
an earthquake
The explosions followed fire
which got beyond control and spread
to the "TNT" vats. Two of these
"let CO." burying many workers under
an avalanche of debris and scattering
the flames to adjoining buildings.
Late tonight the flames were burn
ing tiercely and there was danger Of
more explosions.
Volunteer ilremen were powerless to
stay the progress Of the flames. Aid
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Burleson, Baker and Dam
iels Tell House 1t Is
War Move
Governments Tenure
Is Mooted Question
Administration Not Ready
to Handle Lines if the
Men Go on Strike

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Plans for
enacting legislation before the summer
recess authorizing President Wilson to
take over telegraph, telephone, cable
and radio systems went forward in Con.
gress to-day, while three members Of
the Cabinet emphasized their approval
of the proposal before the Interstate
and Foreign Commerce Committee.
Leaders in both houses expressed the
opinion that the legislation could be
passed without great delay, though
some opposition from members opposed
to any further grant of power to the
executive branch was to be expected.
The House committee, after hearing
the Cabinet officers, Secretaries Baker
and Daniels and Postmaster General
Burleson, arranged to meet tom orrow
to prepare report on the resolution of
Representative Aswell, of Louisiana,
which has been indorsed by President
Wilson. The only fight expected is over
the question of u time limit for govern
ment operation. A limit was suggested
in The committee to-day and was op-
posed by all three Of the witnesses.
Are Against Time Limit
si-s.,
Secretary Daniels end Postmaster
Genera! Burleson frankly advocated
porynarorf rovfrppoon4 <,v,,ar,L: 6
wire and radio communications. Mr..
Baker was not prepared to go that far,
hut joined his colleagues in urging gov
ernment control during the war as a
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
U-Boat Rams
I..ifeboats of
E1ospitalShiip
Raider Hit at Everything
That Floated, Says
Survivor

LONDON, July "a thorough search
of the waters in the vicinity of the
spot where the Canadian hospital, ship
LlaHdovery~ Castle was sunk by a Ger
man submarine has resulted in no fur
ther survivors being found.
An official statement issued by the
Admiralty says it may be assumed that
only twenty-four out of the 258 persons
on board were saved
The Admiralty statement says:
"Thc area between the spot where
the Llandovery Castle was sunk and
the southwest Irish coast has been
thoroughly searched by two groups of
His Majesty's ships, in addition
to the destroyer Lysander. Only &
little wreckage and one empty boat
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
ODer l,O00,000 u. S. Soldiers Sent Abroad;
Americans DriDe On, Smash Counter Bkou
Coiled in the Flag
-Hears-s~s-t

We have u million men and shall
soon have two or three million cut
ting the throats Of Prussians be-
cause those Prussians make the
world unsafe for democracy.
When those men come home and
find what has been done in their
absence they are apt to make life
dlsagreeable and unsafe for the
eminent Red Gross, Y. NJ. C. A., Wall
Street thieves that have been MAX
ing hay while the war lasted and
robbing democracy.
From Arthur Brisbune's "To-
Doy cotun,1, IN "7he New York
American" July 1, 1881
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Americans Hold
Their Gains IN Face
OF Counter BEorps
(Bv rks AAsoeSnfsd Prssss

WITH TIE AMERICANFORCES
ON THE MARINE FRONT. July 2.
A counter attack made by the
Germans to-day against the neu
positions won last night by the
American forces to the wese Of
Chateau Thierry was completely
broken up.
The Americans did not give up a
foot of ground which they had capt
ured last night when they took the
village of Vaux, together with a
large slice of the Paris highway
west of Chateau Thierry and two
patches of wooded land.
The number of Germans taken
prisoner is estimated at 500, includ-
ing at least seven officers. A large
number. of German machine guns
and much equipment were also capt
ured.
An entire German regiment has
been virtually annihilated in the
fighting west of Hill 204, according
to official information.
The Americans penetrated the
enemy's lines to depth of about a
kilometre and q half on total
front of about four kilometres.
Holding at Every Point
There was hot fighting to-day in
front Of Hill 204, which is in the
hands of the Germans. At O'Clock
this evening the American artillery
was engaged in heavily shelling the
position.
All day the troops in the front
line have been subjected to heavy
shellfire. They had some shelter in
one patch of woods which they &C.
cupicd, but those who did not enter
the wood have only the protection
which they had provided for them
selves with their intrenching tools
or by taking cover in shell holes.
From one crater slightly in ad-
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
German-Fi inn Army
Begins Invasion of
Northern Russia

LONDON, July 3.-The German Fin
nish campaign against the Murmansk
region in Northern Russia has begun
Masses OF troops have concentrated on
the Finnish Russian border and at sew
eral points have crossed the frontier
ard fired upon the Russians
This information is contained in a
dispatch from Helsingfors to the "Nya
Daylight ALEXANDRIA," OF Stockholm,
and transmitted from Copenhagen by
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
F 'irst Million Tons Of Ships
Completed in American Yards

can shipyards will launch nearly one
hundred ships on July A. On this one
day. celebrating the nations inde-
pendence and backing up the boys in
the trenches, the men in the shipyards
will launch 100000 deadweight tons
as much as was launched in six months
last year. Your inspiring leadership Of
the American army in France has
thrilled the shipyard workers, and if
the time comes when you need even
the shipyard men over there they will
go to the last man."
OF the June output steel ships total
$4,000 tons and wood 1850 tons. This
is new record of production for the
United States, and comes within $4,000
deadweight tons Of the worlds record
for any one month made by the Brit
ish yards in May.
The June production for the Ship
ping Board exceeds that of May, the
previous high mark in American ship
building, by 21159 deadweight tons.
The following table Of monthly output
shows completion of the first million
tons of ships on the 1918 programme
Gin deadweight tons):
January ...... ss.5o7 April. .1so .2se
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03

AS million
another million training
that American
the end of this month while information recently
Brigadr General
planning next
January l..
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03

Aggregaang
The total number of from abroad
sea and casualties 8l65 of superb
efficient protection which the navy SYSTEM
only 291 have been lost
The supplies and
latest adequate
this country is showing marked Improvement practically all lines
of necessary equipment supply.
Respectfully
NEWTON D. BAKER.
To which l replied:
- The White House,
gcu s@ys-s~, Washington, July 1913.
Ny Dear Mr.. Secretary:
Your letter of July contains significant piece
and equally significant the forwarding during
the the other side the
think must universal satisfaction because the
country unquesonaby in this and the people
great
struggle which is destined to redeem the world
Cordially and sincerely yours,
xH11C
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
continued on last page

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sAa hath - % and up. large. cool room
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03

YOUR LIBERTY BOND
To sell. borrow or be informed come TO US
ToHN MUIR X CO.. 81 Bway, and branches.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03

Continued on page fee
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Are Against Time Limit

Continued on page sic
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03

Continued on, page four
New-York tribune., 1918-07-03
Army of 100000 BY January

WOODROW WII,SO]
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
PATCHING
SHIPYARD
TROUBLES

Following conferences this week
between union representatives and
representatives OF the Tacoma
bodybuilding Co., Barbara Bros.
and the Wright shipyards in Taco
ma, Joseph II. Lyons, secretary OF
the Central Labor Council, an
nounced Saturday that a settle
ment 10 near In the controversy
which has hampered work on
building ships for the government
here.
Conferences were held Tuesday
and Friday nights. Another meet
ing will be held Monday.
Henry White and Il. G. Snyder,
federal mediators, have been TAX
ing an active part in the negotia-
tions, in an effort to end the
strike called on the Wright yards
and to prevent a further tie-up
in the Tacoma shipbuilding and
Barbara yards, which have re-
fused to recognize the shiprights
and shipyard laborers' unions.
While recognizing the govern
ment's imperative need for ships,
the unions, in stating their posi-
ton, declare the organized work.
ers are better qualified to build
the ships which the government
needs.
In statement to the Tacoma
Shipbuilding Co. opposing the
open SHOP" they declare that
I'VE have found from past expert
once that In order to obtain the
best possible results, with the least
friction, It Is absolutely necessary
and essential, that all the work.
erg In the yard or plant be under
the Jurisdiction of organized la
Dor, or that the yard or plant be
operated with strictly non-union
labor"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02

CONTROL
OF R. R.
united Press Leased Wire,

(Unlteu ffeSS Leased W1re.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. g.
The senate interstate commerce
commission today agreed upon
the railroad control bill. 1t will
be reported to the senate today.
The bill, as agreed upon, con-
tains these provisions:
Limits the period of govern
ment control to Is months after
the close of the war.
Gives rate-making power to the
president, with interstate CON-
merce commission as appeals
court.
Fixes the compensation on the
three-year average earnings basis.
Permits president to turn back
to private owners any roads he
decides upon, up to July 1, next.
Afetr July /, all roads under
government control will remain
under federal direction until they
automatically pass back to their
owners Is months after the close
of the war.
The language of the bill is
modified to give the president
authority to deal with short line
roads and others to which the
three-year compensation standard
could not be fairly applied.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
IGNORE
WILSON
APPEAL
UNITED Press Leased Wire,

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. g.
President Wilson's appeal for a
"talkless congress" met with
sharp opposition today. 1t APP
peared possible that instead of
Quieting the drum fire in some
quarters for war cabinet bill,
the president may have stirred up
the artillery.
Senator Hitchcock, democrat
Nebraska, and Senator Wads-
worth, republican, New York
members of the military commit
tee, were prepared to loose their
bombardment Monday and Tues
day. in spite of the presidents at
titude. Senator Weeks, Massa-
chusetts, may also speak later.
IT'S a case like that of the an
cient gentleman who commanded
the tide to recede," declared Sen.
atOr Hitchcock. I'VE have been
getting increasing evidence even
during the past few days of the
lack Of coordination and central
responsibility in the war depart
ment and we propose to present
these as we'll as the mass OF 9TH
ers to the senate"
Senator Chamberlain, director
general Of attack, declined to dis
cuss the presidents order to ad-
ministration senators. He de-
clared that the military affairs
committee would continue its in
yestigation, however.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
HAROLD LOCKWOOD in THE MeN0NG IRAIly
Go to Work or Go to Jail,
Decree of Judge Graham

Loggers of the Northwest who
have been in the habit of working
10 months in the year and loafing
in the cities during the winter,
have no business idling away their
time while the war is on, accord
ing to Police Judge Graham.
p. Il. Lampson, a logger from
the Green river watershed, who
has been resting in Tacoma dur
ing the past month and spending
his earnings, was arrested as a va
grant and taken by the police be-
fore Judge Graham Saturday. He
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
I
TRIO OF
SLUGGING

Acting ON statements by Sylves-
ter Cooper, a butcher who was
given five-year penitentiary SEN
tence last week for highway rob-
berry, Tacoma police Friday night
rounded up three alleged mem
bers. of a slugger gang and are
holding them for trial.
The prisoners, Tom Foley, John
Obom and Clarence Jackson, are
charged with having committed
the crime for which Cooper was
sent to the penitentiary. If their
guilt is proven, Governor Lister
will be asked to pardon Cooper.
The robbery occurred Nov. IL,
when group of sluggers attacked
Alexander Wilrokh, logging
camp cook, on the 18th street hill,
beat him numerically and robbed
him of s45. Wilrokh seized Coop
er and held him until help came.
Cooper maintains the other
three men did the smuggling. He
was in the vicinity and rushed up
to force the trio to des,st, he says.
The three sluggers ran away,
leaving VYilrokh PROSTATE.
All of the three men arrested
Friday night have police records.
Their bail has been set at $1,000.
"Cooper's story is altogether
probable, and we are ready to give
him justice" said Deputy Prose-
cutor e. e. Healey. IF he has
been sent to the penitentiary for a
crime of which he is innocent, we
will see that he is released.
Cooper maintained his inno-
cence thruout his trial, but Will
rokh swore that he was one of
the sluggers who attacked him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
A Convict's Plea
EDITOR THE TINES:

iii AOh
| am a convict of the Washing
ton state peni.eniisTy at Walla
Walla. and am now facing the
world on a COMMITTED lie sen
Itencs.
l am tryiEg 10 re-ey51ttish nv
self in Spokane
Before nv ress1sz- after u
years Of prison. ] ecliectss5 all M
personal letters 20 friends II
Portland, Spokane and elsewhere,
dealing with economic problems,
preparedness, love. happiness
crime and other subjec-s. and aft
er revision have had them publish
ed in a book which is on sale al S.
217 Bernard ST., Spokane, at Is
cents each.
/ am saving the money derived
from the sale of the book to telr
establish me On the road that leads
to honesty.
Thanking you in advance fol-
the publication OF Ibis appeal,
Yours with the greatest respect
JEAN HENRI L. ROY,
Spokane. Wash.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
Captain Will
Talk at Church

Capt. Walter L. Tooze OF the
361st infantry, Camp Lewis, a
former Oregon lawyer, will de-
liver an address on Legal As
poets Of the Crucifixion," Sunday
night at the st. Paul's Methodist
church, So. 43rd and L SITS.
He will have with him a male
quartet from the same regiment.
The meeting will begin at Z
o'clock.
On the evening of Feb. 10 a
special program in the interest OF
the starving Armenians, Syrians
and Jews will be held. A free
will offering in behalf of the suf-
lferers will be taken.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
Tourists

EDITOR The TIMES:
have read your editorial Let
II Wait" and also Mrs. MITCHELL
comments, and in reply l would
like t o say this, that get the
money" instead of win the war
seems to be the slogan Of so many
Tacoma people at this time.
No one will deny that tourists
bring money to any town they hap
pen to visit, but what right have
they to spend their millions foi
pleasure instead of buying Liberty
bonds?
What right has anyone to use
the railroads, motor cars, or any
other means of transportation
which the government needs sc
badly, when the factories and even
the munition factories are asked
to cloes down at least one day i
week for want Of coal?
What right has anyone to &C
idling about seeking pleasure
while thousands are sacrificing
their time, their prospects and
even their lives in the trenches?
The country is short about $780,.
900 men in the shipyards, to say
nothing of the other industries
l have no doubt that Mrs. Mitchell
and the Commercial club will say
"OE, these people are not work.
ing men; they are gentlemen"
Yes. ard are TT for nothing hni
to spen' money. Rut the imt
Is not far away wcvn these slack.
ers III have 10 ge, busy and al
least earn their ON. living.
Yours for real democracy,
j. M. COCHRAN,
1870 North 18th street.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
TACOMA GETS
PAPER HOUSE

A new paper house for Tacoma
was assured Saturday.
Representatives OF the Zeller-
bach Paper Co. of San Francisco
recently were in Tacoma looking
over the city and were so favor
ably impressed that they have taxi
en- a five-year lease on the build
ing located at 1114 Commerce 1T.
The Zellerbach Paper Co., rec
ognized as one of the largest paper
houses in the world, recently have
opened house at Salt Lake and
have purchased mill at Carriage,
N. Y.
In Tacoma they will carry a
complete line of fine paper, coarse
paper and stationery, to be dis
tributed here and in surrounding
territory.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-02-02
STRIKE
RETAIL
PROFITS
Omitted Press Leased wire.,

UNITED Press Leased Wire.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 2.
THE government plans to strike
directly at high retail prices IL
congress will pass the drastic
food bill soon to be introduced III
congress.
Following labor bureau statis-
tics today, showing living costs
from SO to 70 per cent higher than
when the war broke out, II was
learned the new administration
bill asks plenary powers to fix
prices on whatever products are
deemed necessary.
1t promises direct relief to the
farmer who has complained that
fixing prices on wheat has
wrought injustice in that other
products for which he has had to
pay more than ever, farm imple-
ments included, have not been at
fected.
The measure, provisions OF
which have ben kept carefully Sc
cret, Is aimed at retailers-the
food administration already hav-
ing the wholesale end fairly we'll
in hand thru its general licensing
system, 1t is officially stated.
The administration is known to
be determined to apply the check
to rampant retail profiteering.
This determination was forecast
by President Wilson's declaration
before congress that "the law Of
greed" had seemed to have al
ready supplanted the law of sup
ply and demand"