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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
HUGHES THOROUGHLY PROBING
INTO AIRCRAFT SITUATION
Scope OF Investigation Being Extend
Witnesses Surprised at Grasp
Chief Investigator Has on Situation.

1t is disclosed that Charles Evans
Hughes has extended his investiga
tions of the work of the aircraft pro-
duction board His findings will not
only include a report on the charges
that irregularities were permitted in
the outlay of funds, but will also give
to the nation a comprehensive state
ment of the reasons for the board
failure to create a large number of
planes for use abroad 1t is under
stood that the extension of the scope
of the investigation is undertaken with
the approval of President Wilson.
From facts placed in the record
within the past few days. it is made
clear that Mr. Hughes is running
down every report of inefficiency and
that he is acting with the thorough
ness which brought him into the lime
light in the famous New York insur-
ance investiga cations. Although many
of the facts being adduced Will never
be given to the public, lest they reach
the hands of the enemy, much infor
nation which up to this time has been
refused will be made public.
The evidence bearing upon the ef-
forts of the signal corps to give
fronts held by General Pershing's men
adequate air defense. it has been
brought out. shows that there are now
at the front 37S airplanes bearing AM
erican insignia. These planes are be-
ing used by 126 American aviators,
who constitute seven squadrons. Few
of the planes are of American manu-
lfacture.
There are now 1746 American avia-
tors in France. A large share of this
humber are ready to go into the air
against the enemy, but only 126 have
teen provided with equipment. There
is an equal Lumber Of observers. and
l3S.367 enlisted men to act as mechan-
| icai and airdrOme men at work COM
pleting the flying fields to be used by
the American forces.
That tie training of aviators has
progressed with far greater speed
than has the production of aircraft
is evider ced tv the fact that there are
in this country today 3467 trained
aviators and 1922 observers and non
flying officers awaiting orders to pro-
ceed to France. The enlisted men,
many of whom have finished their
mechanical training at he flying
schools in this country, total 99.OOl
The examination of witnesses is
conducted behind closed doors at the
offices in the department of justice
building. Mr. Hughes opens his hear
lings at an early hour and they con-
tinue until late in the afternoon with
but a brief luncheon recess. The
witnesses slip in and out of the hear
lings much after the fashion of trust
lmagnates summoned before granC
Jury. Occasionally messengers are
dispatched to the offices of the sigma
corps and return with army officer:
who carry great sheafs of records
Witnesses frankly say they are amaz
ed at the grasp of the situation dis
lplayed by Mr.. Hughes.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
LETTERS FROM POWER
COUNTY SOLDIERS.


Camp Preside, Cal, June 3rd, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Barber-Just a line to in
form what friends l may have in the
Falls that l am still at liberty and
not in Jail
There are lots of soldiers here, sew
eral companies of coast artillery and
two regiments of infantry I was out
to Camp Fremont Decoration Day
where 1900 soldiers are stationed.
Everyone l talked with was in fine
spirits but got angry when they were
asked when they expect to be sent
across, as most of them are afraid
they are not going to get to go over.
It's enough to make a soldier angry
to be held here and read the papers
the way the allies are driven back,
but we will keep a stiff upper lip and
"a sharp bayonet and perhaps we will
have a chance at some of those ours
some day
| miss your paper since | came here
as it hasn't been forwarded from Fort
Douglas. 1 guess that l have missed
the last four issues. Please send it
to me here as l enjoy reading it. es-
pecially everything concerning A com
pany. Thanking you for your paper,
I remain,
Yours resp,
W. W. PARMAN.
Cooks and Bakers School, Preside,
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

Forrest c. Paine, A company, 146th
Machine Gun Battalion, American Ex-
peditionary Forces. France. writes to
his tillicum John Bristol. as follows
l received two letters from you this
week and three packages of newspap-
ers, besides the Press. The letters
were welcome, so we're the papers
you may believe me when / say that
the newspapers here are read, adver-
tisements and all, by all the soldiers
who get hold of them.
saw Ralph today and the first
words were of you and the letters
with Idaho news we had received from
you You see. John. that you are a
long way from being forgotten by the
two of us, and your letters prove 10
us that we are not forgotten by you.
1t is pleasant to the men in the ser
vice to know that their friends stand
behind them and hold them in re-
membrance
We are having fair weather part of
the time over here now, but tonight a
regulaf old Idaho thunderstorm is
raging, and it is funny to see some of
the natives in this storm: they seem
to be scared half to death. but l en-
JOY the storm.
The French people here surely treat
us fine. Near where l am now there
is a family of four members. One
son is in the war and another son is
in school, They always ask us to the
home and furnish us a table and cleo
trio lights to do our writing. You
can rest assured that we appreciate
the kindness of this French family
electric lights are so much better
than our camp candles.
The last letter l had from home in
formed me that the small fruit is all
killed by the frost. II is a sad disap-
pointment after the easy winter they
had. but | hope they will have a good
crop of apples and that the grain will
give a good yield.
You should hear me trying to carry
on a conversation in French; you
would laugh yourself half to death
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
BAND WILL CHANGE NIGHTS OF
OPEN AIR CONCERTS.

Owing TO the number of country
people who trade in the city on Sat
urday the American Falls Municipal
band has decided to change their open
air concerts from Wednesday evening
TO Saturday, beginning at 500 o'clock
p. m. the next concert to be held Sat
urday evening. June %. This will en-
able the country people who are i'm
town on Saturday to remain for the
concert in the evening. The next pro-
gram will appear in Tuesdays issue
of the Press
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

A sea drive by the German navy is
looked for by the allies. No one
knows how much the German navy has
grown during the past three years,
but the allied navies are anxious for
the fight to take place.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
BIG GUNS OF ALLIES
BREAK Up MASS FORMATIONS

Fifty Thousand Men Massed Behind
TwO-Mile Front, Open Target for
Allied Guns, and German Attack Is
Frustrated.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

A number of forest fires are burn
ing in western Montana and northern
Idaho
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

c. Herbsman brings
Hsman
than
hundred
In his lecture Garry On Mr. Herbsman with
the individual
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

Food demonstration Tuesday.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

Hear Herbsman Sunday night.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
*+*++++++++ ++%+

Power county went over the
top in the Red Cross campaign
with an OversubscriptiOn of
1913 per cent. The countys
appOrtionment was $4,000. The
cash collected was S4779.57. and
the amount of pledges was
S1593.15 Total cash ana
pledges $6372.72. Chairman
Baum and all his workers, as
we'll as the people who re-
sponded so patriotically, are 10
be congratulated on the results
of their work.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14
SERGEANT ARTHUR GIBBONS
TELLS OF EARLY DAYS OF WAR

Was Member OF First Canadian Con-
tingent, Was in Heroic Battle Of
Ypres, in First Gas Attack, WOun-
ded and Taken Prisoner.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-06-14

louis Itsp.,
W. W. PARMAN.
Cooks and Bakers School, Preside
Cal, via San Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
The Weather

Compar1,ne cal Record.
1918. 1917. 1916. 1915.
Highest yesterday 10 50 "a 66
Lowest Yesterday ....42 s. 81 40
Mean temperature SIS Sc SO So
Precipitation ......0o 90 90 90
Temperature ard precipitation depart
ures from the noraml:
Normal tenn, nature ...................S4
Deficiency for the day.
Total excess since March 1.........-.65S
Normal precipitation ......... OF inch
Deficiency for the day. OF inch
Total rainfall since Mar /. 'ls 1926 inches
Deficiency since March 1, rs 1905 inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1917 1882 inches
Deficiency for cor. period '16 10.fS inches
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Three Death Sentences
COMMITTED by President

Washington, Sept. 2l.-Three SOL
diers sentenced by courts-martial to
be shot have been shown clemency
by President Wilson, it was dis
closed in orders made public today
by the War department.
Private Vincent Porru, 10TH In
fantry, found guilty of sleeping on
his post as a sentinel in France. was
sentenced to death, but General
Pershing recommended because
there was but a single witness to
the offense that the sentence be
committed to dishonorable discharge
and three years confinement at hard
labor. This Recommendation was
approved by the president.
Private Herman Ladenson, ls4th
depot brigade, was found guilty of
having deserted at Harrisburg, Pa,
and sentenced to be shot. The presi-
dent approved the finding, but conn
muted the sentence to disfonorable
discharge and IS years at hard la
Dor.
Private George Barnes, l22d Infan-
try, found guilty of deserving at
Camp Wheeler, Ga. after his regi-
ment had received overseas service
orders, also was given a death SEN
tence. President Wilson confirmed
the sentence, but committed it to
dishonorable discharge and so years
at hard labor at Fort Leavenworth.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Entertain Americans in
Private Homes Of Leeds

Leeds, England, Sept: 2l.-A
scheme put into effect here for ex-
tending hospitality to American
troops is proving highly successful.
The plan is to distribute the visit
ors among private houses, the hosts
being relieved as much as possible
OF rationing problems, each guest
being provided with ration cards
and special permits for obtaining
food supplies. The entertainment
arranged for the Americans includes
golf, bowling and tennis. The
Young Mems Christian association
building is general headquarters and
central club for the visitors. Ell
forts are made to show the Ameri-
cans the principal points of inter-
est in this district, including the big
industrial plants.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
SLOAN DECLARES
COTTON At LAST
TO PAY ITS SHARE
Congressman From Nebraska
in House Speech Says the
SoutherR~Staple Tax to
Come at Last.
Washington Bureau Of Omaha Bee.

Washington Bureau Of Omaha Bee.
| Washington, Sept. 2l.-(Special
Telegram Representative Sloan.
who with Representative Moore Of
Pennsylvania led the tight in the
ways and means committee for a
! tax on cotton while the revenue bill
was being framed, but who was
ruthlessIy sat down upon by the
majority, today in speech on the
floor of the house reviewed the ef-
1 forts he had made to get tax on
cotton. but without avail.
! Mr.. Sloan told how the price Of
wheat and other commodities had
been fixed, but that cotton, which
should be subject to war conditions.
as well as wheat, was untouched in
the bill. =
Congressman .Sloan told how
Representative Moore and himself
had endeavored to get the subject
before the house on its merits while
the revenue bill was under consid-
Grafton, but the democratic major
ity had resorted to every known
parliamentary means TO stifle dis
cussion and to prevent tax being
levied on the southern staple.
The Nebraskan said he was
pleased to note that the president
had'decided to fix a price on cotton
as he had fixed the price on wheat
and he was led to observe that the
strong and persistent efforts put
! forth by Mr.. Moore and himself in
having cotton put in the same class
as wheat was about to bring results
through presidential interposition.
Victor Sadilek, l8-year-old son of
Frank B. Sadilek OF WILDER. who
! las been teaching in the Radio
| school, this city, will enter the mill
| tary department of the University
OF Nebraska and try for a commits
SION. .,-
Wallace Robertson, president OF
the Beatrice National bank, who has
been visiting friends in New York,
is in Washington for a few days
or. his way home. :
Lobeck to Get Busy.
| F. S. Howell of Omaha is in
Washington on departmental bust
ness.
Mrs. A. V. Kinsler of Omaha is
in the national capital, as is Mrs.
Draper Smith, who is here on urg-
ent business connected with the fed.
eral suffrage amendment.
James H. Hanley, secretary to
Congressman Lobeck. will leave to-
morrow to open Mr., Lobeck's cam
paign for reelection. Hanley says
Mr.. Jefferis will know he has keen
in a horse race by the time Novem-
her 5 rolls around.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
DESERTERS Join
FORCES FIGHTING
TO FREE SERBIA
Advance Threatens Rear Of
Bulgarians Who Contend
With Allies Around
Lake Dorian.

London, Sept. 2l.-In their ad-
vance northward the Serbians have
passed the line Krnyovo-Strigovo-
Drogojel-Poloshko.
Soldiers who have been forced to
enlist in the Bulgarian army during
the occupation of southern Serbia
are throwing away their arms and
joining the army of liberation.
Krnyovo is nine miles southwest
OF Domirkapu, the nearest point on
the Vardar river and the Uskub-Sa-
loniki railroad. from the advancing
Serbian line. Should the railroad
be reached here the Bulgarians
fighting the British and Greeks
around Lake Dorian would be cut
off from their base and reinforce
ments.
The official statement tads:
Our indefatigable troops con-
tinued to- advance and have fought
northward in one day more than
nine miles. The infantry has passed
the line Krnyovo- Strigovo-Drog
jel-Poloshko. The cavalry is north
of this line. More than 10 villages
were liberated in one day. In the
bend of the Cerna we have taken
the village of Godiyak. Aviators
continuously lombard the retreat
ing troops and attack them with ma
chine guns.
I'VE have taken a great number
OF prisoners, including a lieutenant
colonel. Several guns are eported
to have been captured, but the
number has not been ascertained
owing to the speed of our advance.
The population is welcoming the
arrival of our troops with en-
thusiasm. The soldiers of new Ser
bia who had been forced to enlist in
the Bulgarian army are throwing
away their arms and passing to our
side" 5
THE offensive of the Greeks and
British in the Lake Dorian region,
which has been marked by furious
battles, continues to progress. Vio-
lent counter-attaoks have been made
in vain by Bulgarian forces"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Liberty Bonds Used Largely
As Security for Discount

Washington, Sept. 2l.-Of the
81, 660, 100000 discounted bills held
by federal reserve banks at the
close of business last night, $l,l46,-
0o.co0 were secured by liberty
bonds and certificates Of indebted
ners. t vas Shown today by the
federal reserve weekly financial
statement. Hereafter this segrega-
ton will be a regular feature of the
statement. =
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Yank Lumber Jacks will
Help RefofeSt ENGLAND

Headquarters American Forestry
Corps, England, Sept. 2l.-One Of
the great tasks of reconstruction in
Great Britain will be forestry, &C.
cording to American foresters who
have been at work in lumber camps
in England and Scotland for the
past year. The American lumber
Jacks are now being assisted by de-
tachments of young women. who use
heavy two-handed saws and who
clear away all the brushwood.
The demonstration program in
the British Isles, experts say, should
be mapped out with particular re-
gard to making Great Britain self
supporting in regard to timber for
aircraft requirements, and large
areas should be planted with trees
suitable for airplanes,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Fillmore Boys Leave.

Geneva, Sept. 2l.-(Special. 1.-The
following men left yesterday morn
ing for Manhattan, Kas., as volun-
teers for special work in state agri-
cultural schools: Marius A. Jensen,
Mckinley Russell, Zadok F. Steph-
enson, Russell A. Moor, Claude OH
yer Moor, Earl L. Gilliland. Harry
Joseph Stoldorf, Dennis w. Har-
rington, Howard Yates, Jahue Will
kens. ss
The following left for the avia-
lion school, St. Paul, Mimi: Earl
Edward Christensen; Charles w.
Hamerand, Exeter.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Seven Britons Make
Heroic Stand When
Huns Take Moeuvres

London, Sept. 2l.-A British de-
tachmept of seven men was sur
rounded and was believed to have
been captured, when the Germans
took Moeuvres. Their post was in
the northern part Of the village and
they heio it for two days during the
German occupation. inflicting losses
o the enemy. When the village was
retaken the entire party rejoined its
unit without loss.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Won Payer is Called Back
from Vacation to Berlin

Amsterdam, Sept. 2l.-Friedrich
Won Payer, the German imperial vice
chancellor, who was on a vacation
i'll Stuttgart, was unexpectedly re
called to Berlin and returned there
yesterday. says the Berlin Tageblatt,
a copy of which has been received
here
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
Christie Made Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture

Washington, Sept. 2l.-G. |. Chris.
tie of Indiana was nominated today
by President Wilson to be assis-
tant secretary of agriculture.
Victor Murdoch of Kansas was
nominated for another term as a
member of the federal trade COM
} mission,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22
New Wall Papers
for Decoration

VERY ESSENTIAL for good
cheer as we'll as sanitation
and brightness, is new and
CHEEKY wall paper-and we
have a most complete dis
play now of the newest and
best patterns for Fall.
Papers for the Living Room,
Dining Room, Parlor, Kitchen
or Bedroom, sold with cut out
borders. Special, C1.
a single roll. :. S.. O2C
Plain 30.ineh { airaeai Papers,
in Tan, Green, Gray, Blue,
shown with cut out borders,
Special, 1O1
a single roll. ...... 4H2(
Light and Dark Effects, in very
pleasing design for any room
in the house; borders to match.
Special, H.
a single roll. ......... i ~
Bedroom Papers, in new designs
and colors, large assortment
to from, with cut out borders,
Special, II.
q TOll .'s.s..s.'.
Basement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22

stopping ten minutes for refreshments
at a Red Cross Canteen.
Think of big cup of hot coffee and
a wealth of man-sized ham sand
witches served by the Red Cross-wo-
men with the joy of service in their
eyes. Think of ten minutes for re-
freshments within sound of the guns
such refreshments served by such wo-
men. Did ever a weary Lad have such
refreshments? Did ever a cup of cof-
Zee and a sandwich taste so good?
1t is service like this, the supplying
of food that's got honey taste" at
Q time when mans spirits are likely
to be at lowest ebb, that moved a Com
handing General of the American
Forces to write on December 80: 1.-THE
extent of the work of the Red Cross
is only limited by the number of mem
bers it has and the amount of funds
available for its use"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22
HE GAVE HIS SHIRT OFF HIS BACK
How an Italian Officer Travelling Train
Helped New Born Baby.

wretchedly> poor and dfsheartened
mother had been jammed in with the
hundreds of other frightened Italians
on the same train. Hungry, tired and
miserable and in a frightfully weak
ened condition, she had scarcely suffi-
cient clothes for herself, not to speak
of properly caring for newborn babe.
The young officer stripped himself OF
his shirt, and there among this fright
ened, half starved, forlOrn crowd the
poor Italian infant was wrapped in it's
first body covering.
Mother and babe were afterwards
nursed back to health, clothed and
looked after by the American Red
Cross. And this is only one small, is
olated incident among thousands that
come under the working Of the Red
Cross.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22
HUSBAND GONE SONS GONE -
HOME AND RELATIVES GONE
A Fact Story Telling Just What the Red Cross
Did for Mime. PelIier.
By an Eye Witness
MAUDE RADFORD WARREN

This is the picture I saw last Janu-
airy in France,-and you have merci-
fully changed it! Color enough there
was-above, the eternal blue; in the
background, fields of living green,
which the German shells could not
prevent from creeping back; in the
middle foreground, a long village
street so battered and burned that
it was merely a canyon of cream-col-
ored ruins In front Of one little
broken house were four figures in
black-an old woman, poking among
the fallen stones ia q vain search for
something that could be used; a
younger woman, seated on what had
once been a doorstep, with her face
hidden in her arms; and little boy
ard girl, who stared, half frightened,
half curious, at the desolatiOn about
them. The little boy held in his thin
hand Red Cross flag. All four were
pale and gaunt; the faces and bodies
of the children showed none of the
round curves that make the beauty Of
a child.
This is their history: When the
war broke out, Nine. Pellier, her
mother and her four younger children
were visiting her husbands mother in
the north of France. Her husband
and two elder sons were at home in
Lorraine taking care of the summer
crops. Then the warI The mother
in-law of Nine. Pellier was i'll and
could not be left Her old mother
was afraid to travel to Lorraine with
the full care of the four children. Be
fore they could all start together the
Germans invaded. Bad news is allow
ed to come into northern France, and
so as the months passed Nine. Pellier
learned that her village home had been
bombarded and that her husband and
two sons had been killed. Except for
the Belgian Relief Commission, which
operates in northern France also, she
and her little ones would have starved
outright. At the best they were I'M
dernourished. Then the great push
began, and hopes for France grew
high. But as the French soldiers ad-
vanced they had to lombard the north
ern towns. Nine. Pellier begged the
Germans to let her go away with her
children-even into Germany. This
was refused. She tried to seek safety
in some cellar whenever there was i
bombardment. Nevertheless a shell
killed two Of her children.
Found Her Home Gone.
Home gone; husband gone; brave
soldier sons gone; little, tender boys
torn into shredsI That woman's face
would have shown you what she had
suffered-her face against the batter
ed ruins the Germans had made. Al
last she and her mother and her two
remaining children were repatriated.
They knew the infinite relief of cross
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-22

"The work that the Red
Cross is doing in France
this winter is worth more
than million and half
American soldiers in the
lines in France today"
General Petain.