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L. s. MEN THRILL Ally.
Frsv"h Ohir~r Tells Of Their IsIu,-
ncss aud Discipline.

WAsniNGroN, MAY 4 glowing Tub.
ate is paid tie American soldiers in
France by a French officer in letter
published to-day In the Paws Temps.
The letter. written to friend, said
"int,uitclv interesting IS our contact
with the American troops. THev have
occupied the sector Immediately beside
ours. We have seen ,hem At work. and
It should he Told aud retold tLat they
are marvellous. The Americans arc sol
ders by nature. and their others have
the desire TO learn with an enthusiasm
and an dealst!c arior very remarkable
There is the same spirit among the
pr!vat"s They ask questions with a
touching good will, setting aside all con.
ce.t or prejudice. Naturally they have
the faults of all new troops, They show
themselves too much and expose them
selves imprudently. letting themselves be
carried away by their aydor. not knVw.
ing when to spare themselves or 20 seeh
shelter or when to risk everything for
an end This experience VIII he quickly
Learned.
As for bravery, activity ana d,sc,-
plipp. they are marvellous. They abso-
luteiy astonished US one morning OF at
tack. The cannonade. suddenly bccom-
ing furious. had just thrown mo ont OF
my bunk. No doubt about ii, t. was a
Nerdun attack. Taking time 10 seize my
revolver, put on my helmet ard gather
up several documents. ] descended TO
the streets When I arrived there they
were already Ming by with. rapid. easy.
decided steps marching In perfect order,
In silence, win admirable resolution. and
above all with IA striking discipline. to
their fighting positions. II was fine.
You can have no idea how cheering II
was to my poilus
Their artillery Will be and already ia
Of the first order, The officers are m
teligent and Allied with zeal and the
greater part Of the service functions
without hitch Too much praise can
never be given their sanitary automo-
biles. swift. strong, comfortable, verl-
Ia BILE godsend to us"
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AMERICAN TROOPS MPCARDY REPEL HEAVY YGERMANATTACK;
ENEMY DEAD THICK ON FIELD AFTER HAND TO HAND FIGHT
KAzSERS ARMY PREPARES TO RENEW BATTLE IN FLAMDER
Crown Prince Himself
Fires Shells on Paris

GENEVA, May 1.-The Ger
man Crown Prince himself
has fred several shots with q gun
with which Paris is being bonn
barded, a Cologne despatch says.
He is greatly interested in the
working Of the guns, according
to the despatch. and has visited
the spot frequently.
PARIS, May 1.-The long
range bombardment of the Paris
district was resumed to-day.
Three women were injured
slightly, it is announced officially.
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wAsHINGToN. May 1.--seaman Ar
thur Anthony Hahn. u. =. ~. La Crosse.
Wis. Ia dead Of a fractured skull. suf-
fered when he fell down a hatch on the
u. 3. s, Prairie, the Navy Department
announced toI lay.
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Italy Loses sailing ves.e, In weeL

RoME, May Only one sailing vessel
~ more than 100 tons was sunk bf ~Ib.
marine or mine IN the week enainr
Apri! %
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WARSECRETARY
PLANNING ARMY
WITHOUT LIMIT
Baker Wants President to
Have Full Powers to
Draft Manhood.
FACILITIES TO GOVERN
Three Million May Be Put in
Field This Year Under
Newest Schedule.
FACILITIES TO GOVERN
Special Despatch to THG sr>


WAsHlNGToN. May 1.-Followins a
lengthy conference between Secretary
Baker and the President to-day II be-
came known that Mr.. Baker will lay
before the House Military Affairs Com.
mittee tomorrow plan TO increase the
fighting forces Of the nation by a much
larger figure than has been anticipated.
He will ask that the President be au-
thOrized by Congress TO call on the ma
tons manhood without legislative re-
striction until sufficient troops have been
put into the field 10 make victory against
Germany certain and decisive.
The plan wh!ch Mr Baker Will submit
will be really the Presidents own plan,
mapped out in pursuance OF Ny VIII
sons expressed determination to employ
all the nations resources in man power
and material against Prussian mill
'arism. The salient features OF the pla
are understood to he the following
The limit on the number Of men
called must be dictated only by the
limit TO the nations facilities. now and
later. to transport. train. equip and
maintain fighting armies on the Euro
pean battleields.
Would ObStRte Delay.
Tie Importance Of removing leRisla
tive restrictions lies In the fact that the
facilities for getting men abroad may
and probably will increase greatly on n
progressive scale. and the President
wants TO be able to utilize this eX1an-
sion without the -slslay- Of getting Con-
gre ssional sanction for each step
The immediate need il for 1000. .0G0
men. and survey Of the shipping and
| Industrial situation shows that this
| number can be cared for at One with
out difficulty.
There will be no :Ioed to raise the age
limit. as revised figures show there are
100000 available first line lighting
( men in Class and there will be 100
900 added when the draft is made 10
apply to men who have become y since
June . last.
The men will be housed not bv con-
structing ten new 'cantonmeDts. as was
proposed, but by expanding EXISTING
cantonments and National Army camps
The new men drafted are 10 be
/ formed into fighting units with The least
possible delay and prepared for foreign
, service.
Three Milton This Wear.
Careful estimates made by the Su'p'
! ping Board and by other Governnent
/ organizations concerned in the problem
: show that an army Of approximately
: z 900 900 men can ne cared fuT during
; the present year
Previous to the conference between
! President Wilson and Secretary Baker
I the Secretary and the War Council held
: an important meeting. Present were
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LIBERTY BOND
SALESLEAP TO
$2,579,O79,400
y. Y. City Subscriptions
Reach $l27.8O1.3OO: Feder-
al District $633.95G.8OO.
BIG MONEY POURING IN
Loan Will BE Oversubscribed
in City and Nation. Says
Albert H. Wiggin.

With the big money beginning to come
in and the days tabulation for the
nation showing that s2,57e,o7s.4Oo Of
the $4,000. 100000 needed for the Third
Liberty Loan has already been SUBJ
scribed. It became clear last night that
by the time the lists close Saturday
nigh, the loan will not only be over.
subscribed but considerably so.
Albert II. Wiggin. chairman OF the
board Of directors Of the Chase Ma.
tional Bank and a member OF the Lib
erty Loan Committee. said that he ex-
pressed the feeling Of the whole COM
mittee last night when he described the
success Of the loan as amply assured
He said
THE loan is success. 1t is primarily
a success because the organization has
been 80 complete. 80 effective. that they
subscribers. The people are taking the
loan, and it is best they should take the
loan. 1t is we'll distributed; 1t goes
where 1t will stay. don't mean that
some people won't sell. and that some
people are not taking the bonds and
, charging il Up TO profit and loss and
calling /; patriotism. Hut the bulk Of
subscribers are going to keep the bonds
The number Of subscribers Is large--a
great improvement over the previous
| loans in that respect.
/ You can put 1t down for a fact that
the three billion dollars and more is
absolutely sure to be subscribed. You
needn't have any question Of that. II is
60 Az TO the $500. 900. 900 quota in
this district, YOU can put that down as
absolutely sure TO be subscribed. and
more. l want to make tina. just as em-
phaiic as possible.
| Il won't say how much the oversub-
scription will be. but absolutely the
! amount needed and more--a good deal
| more. absolutely. IL will exceed the
! quota Of this district and a great deal
! more"
Guaranty Trust Buys &IO.OOO.OOO.
| The total subscriptions filed with the
! Federal Reserve Banl; for this district
yesterday amounted 70 $633.s56,sO0. a
gain for the day Of $4l.934.1OO. New
| York city alone subscribed for bonds in
| the amount of $c6.OO2.l50. the Borough
Of Manhattan supplying or promising
$23.65I.15O of the money. Manhattan's
! subscription. as mada UP. is exclusive
OF single subscription OF $4,000. 900
by the Guaranty Trust Company and
subscriptions of s3.000.600 each by the
Chase National Bank. the Central Trust
| Company. the Mechanics and Metals
National Bank First National Bank and
the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The figures for the district now are:
Subscriptlonl Ecceixed
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TIE recent hsh'lI. ~ E'arleys ls,
urp,ahrd man" u0USna. AND trying eN
pcri""'cs for civilians living rcai to
front, but none OF ti.eso was wore ai'u,-
Ing than that Of 'wn tlN French ,i-'..
dren who are in a British military hos
pital. These children were among ma
few unfortunate persons in SeuNe Eglise
when the Germans oVsrran that place.
'.,.e town immediately hrrame stor.r
centre" It was continually changing
hands. and German soldiers took these
two babe. INTO the trenches Tor 'aeir
protection
During a counter A.tacf the British
stormed ana captured th" trench Ther
found the little ones safe and sound ara
brought them back The children had
peen livni; under terrific sunhrc ald
Row they cscaned death ,dnro, hn a.
,ountcd flr
Anothcr rr"; - hahy was :ou.d l'
Two British s'en' men 81 another rla"'
A. tine Chid had no prolcctlcn the .cl-
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SIX French sailors Lest.

Sx French sailors were drowned
ir'sen were saved.
MRS. Eta Levy OF Bridgeport. Conn.
\ had sufficiently recovered to tell OF
'e~rinc shock amidships early yes
&ay morning that woke her from bed
ID caused her TO rush to the deck and
80 MO the water. As she jumped an
Fi"e OF the wrecked ship threw her a
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YPRES MAY BE SAVED
Continuous Rain of Fire
Prevents Enemy From
Using Mont KENNEL.
LOCRE HEAVILY SHELLED
Germans Concentrate Their
Guns Against Sector Re-
won by the French.

LONDON. May 1--Tremendous artil-
lery fire all along the battle front IN
Flanders to-day indicates that the lull
in the great battle Is to be OF short
duration; in fact the military authori-
ties and the correspondents at the
front declare that a resumption Of the
attack is imminent and probably on .
large scale. Whether this will he de-
livered on the Lys salient. southwest
Somme salient, east of Amiens, is not
known. German bombardments OF the
lines near Noyon and in the Oise re-
gion have been violent recently and IL
may pc that an attack there is planned
On the southern side OF the Somme
salient. where. according TO the latest
reports. the Americans have been as
signed to a short sector not far to the
west of Villers- Bretonneux. they made
their first appearance as separate units
in the great battle OF Picardy. A pow.
crful German attack. preceded by .
violent bombardment. was delivered
by three battalions of Germany in
iantry. 1t was repulsed and manv
German dead and wounded were lef.
before the American lines. The Amer .
lean losses are said to have been
rather severe
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B0HEMIANS NOW
FIGHT FOR ITALY
Quit Austrian Army to Aid
Former OppOnents-Teu-
tons Alarmed.
NEW OFFENSIVE lIALTS
Rioters in Prague Cheer vii.
son and Allies, Ridicmle
Germans.
NEW OFFENSIVE HALTS
COT. Dt.po'cA To rnr s,>

ROME, May Announcement is now
allowed that legion composed o.:
Czechs and Slavs. which IS destined to
fight side by side with 'ne Italians
to tha front
The sun., 1918-05-02

I Where only four subscriptIons were
| In excess OF the million mark on Tues
day, the following substantial figures
appear In yesterdays list OF subscrip-
| tions above 100000:
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En"m, severely Punished.

Monday appears 10 have ueen .hs
"O's' day the Germans have had since
.he beg inning OF their grand Offensive
The London newspapers are now assert-
ing that despite the specta rular suc-
cesses OF Ia" Germans they have Ger
t1lNlr had the worst Cf il when n ger
eral balance Is struck N rhe terrific s,x
weeks of fshhng, in which their losses
have beer disastrous They have cay
'urcd Nor kemue', ou, they have SUI
fered foar separate defeats and they
have no other gains 10 show. These
defeats were on La Basse Canal, on the
Belgian front. - Nilicrs- Lrc'ouneuX and
row ou the Baiileul-Yprcs front The
Eliminating effect oH hits has been TO
Increase immensely the confidence OF The
Auc,o-t'rench troops, Who now bel,eva
I they have sot the measure Cf the nep
enemy div si0us
There a growing hupa ,har Ypres
VII uo' 10 abaGdoued
Emperor William appears - have been
an Interested and active visitor IN the
Flanders region Yesterday. says 'ue As.
sr''atel FrcsS correspondent wi'h the
: British army. According to prisoners
ne Las '-cn making his usual fam
Ioyart sp"c' hrs 10 troops. and ne stated
tho o.uGr dav That the Germans wsr.
trying to SrpIrat" the Fr ,nch aud Brit
ish armies. adding "harscteiist!callv
that the Germans We're goin-, 10 "pur
the British back on tive English Char
mel where thrv belonged
Th" Fran British battcric, a,e con-
s'antlY shcl.iug Mon' Krmn'' ruless
| the enemy can push on beyond this
isolate! stronghold The hilltop may be
com" virtually q Q'ath trI,i
IT" advantage OF kcruUlel 20 tho en-
en'v is tactical one. lie IS row ror,
rl'ted 10 on attempt to bush on and
capture the whole chain o. hills
Prisoners say tur 1870 class o, Ger
mans arc being mustered IA a. Kre! ,
Onenboch. md thew have been mustered
| in nt kre.S Ninptsch Some Of the
class already a." ir tie rc!d. but tho,
are not 20 be used ~ tho ngu.irg un!ss.
their aid IS absolutely necessary
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Continued on Second P0gs.
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tConiinped on Fun Pa0e,)
The sun., 1918-05-02

While Means sought TO prove that he
was the victim OF a giant conspiracy to
ruin him because he had prevented
others from robb!ng Mrs. King OF the
fortune she obtained from the estate OF
her aged husband, James c. King. a
millionaire lumberman OF Chicago, the
prosecutions case against him was built
! Ia rgely upon the dissipation OF that es-
tate after It came under the manage
men. OF Means.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

and fitted with handles on either end
which stick up above the hot water.
This basket makes an excellent false
bottom and Mt the same time enables
the housewife without trouble to lift
several jars in or out of the hot-water
bath at one time.
With such equipment, a clean, airy
kitchen and utensils, or fire and clean
tables in a shady clean place out of
doors, the housewife will need only to
follow directions carefully, work quick
ly, and be ever watchful of sanitary
conditions, to can and preserve garden
products successfully. When the re-
quired temperature to sterilize (bOil,
steam) various products is reached,
they must be held for the length of
time stated in processing (heating)
timetables, and the jars must be seal
ed alr-tight Immediately after the pro-
cessing.
Some steps In the procedure may
seem unnecessary TO the amateur, but
the operations OF blanching, boiling or
steaming of jars, attention to rubber
rings, and final sealing have an impor-
tant function in aiding to kill molds,
yeasts, and bacteria and In preventing
their re-entry into the food.
Since all successful canning is de
pendent upon sterilization by means OF
heat, it is most important to apply suf-
Hcient heat to make the products ster.
lie. Do not let filed Jars cool before
they are sealed. Seal them tight while
they are still hot from the bath. The
hotter the product when sealed the
less chance that mOlds and bacteria
frOp the air win enter the Jar. live
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

While drying was something of an
experiment last year, several commu-
nifty drying plants were established and
this summer finds this branch enlarged.
Many Of the canning kitchens which
had no drying facilities before have
installed driers, and 1t is expected that
the returns in dried products will show
q large increase over those of last sum-
mer.
Home-demonstratlon agents and
leaders in boys and girls club work
of the United States department of
agriculture and the state agricultural
colleges have been active In the work
of these kitchens, in many cases super
vising the enterprises and taking
charge of the demonstrations.
Appeal to Foregn-Born.
Several Kitchens for cooked food
were started in cities last winter by
urban home-demOnstration agents.
Most of them are located In the poorer
sections, where they reach a large num-
Der of foreign-born people. Soup and
simple-cooked foods are supplied at
nominal charge, to be eaten in the
kitchen or carried home. Recipes of
the dishes are distributed at the same
time. Agents find this an unusually
effective way of demonstrating to for
eign-born residents. Milk stations are
run In connection with some of the
kitchens, and bottled milk is sold at
cost.
With more complete mobilization
of women for food production and food
preservation the demands for commu-
nifty kitchens have increased proper
tionately and new centers are being
established continually, many under
the expert direction of home-demon-
stration agents. In addition to the
actual saving of food, the kitchens
keep the conservation movement con-
stantly before the public in a con-
structive way and relieve pressure Of
home work at a busy season. They
provide trained supervision in the pur-
chasing and preparation of food and
| demonstrate the newest methods and
the advantages of efficient equipment.
And best of all, they promote socia-
bility, democracy and good fellowship
and add new impetus to the co-opera-
tive life of the community.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
Apple Butter with Grape Juice.

If grape~hayor is desired in apple
butter 1t may be obtained by the use
of grape juice. To each gallon of peel
ed and sliced apples, cooked into sauce
and strained, one pint Of grape juice.
one eupful of brown sugar, and one
quarter of teaspoonful Of salt should
be added. These should cook slowly
and be stirred often for two hours or
until of the desired thickness, then stir
ia one teaspoonful of cinnamon and
pack hot in hot containers and sterlllze
as directed for other apple butter.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

calls the taking
angs Four detailed
Recently troop train getting steam outside
soldier his time
time aboard lad
his with,
Sure" said the soldier
before
The unusual proposal
Philadelphia declined
agreed her hero before he sailed The rushed
of the
don't she'll all n
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
Can FOOD AND PRESERVE THE NATION
ANY CLEAN VESSEL WITH TIGHT
COVER MAY BE USED in CANNING

Fruits and vegetables may be sue
cessfully canned with very simple and
cheap appliances. Thousands Of wOm-
en-, girls, and boys every year can fruits
and vegetables successfully with home
made equlpment--in fact, so success
fully that many find a profitable out
side market for their surplus home
canned products.
To can almost any fruit or vegetable
or. fruit Julce-especially for home use
tho cOnserver needs only:
(a) Good, sound fruits or vegetables
freshly gathered.
(b) A large metal vessel, with tight
fitting cover. such as wash boiler or
big pail fitted with a false bottom Of
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

laths or wire and partly filed with
boiling water.
(c) Heat to keep the water boiling.
(d) Tlght-sealing jars and rubber
rings (or cans and soldering outfit.
(e) A yard or so Of cheesecloth.
(f) The ordinary enameled pans,
china bowls, and other equipment
found in every kitchen.
Even sugar is not essential. Fruits
and berries can be canned in plain hot
water, fruit juice or fruit sirups made
from concentrated fruit juice.
The Hot-Water Bath.
With a hot-water bath outfit the
home, Gamer can boil (process) the
filed Jars or cans so that when finally
sealed the contents are reasonably GER
tain to keep.
A false bottom for the processing
vessel is practically an essential. Its
purpose is to allow free circulation of
the boiling water around and under the
jars and also to prevent the jars from
resting on the metal bottom right next
to the fame. Such false bottom can
readily be made out of pieces Of lath
or wood or by bending a piece of stiff
wire netting. Still more convenient
will be a wire basket with small legs
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

seal is not perfect and there is the
slightest opening. Molds, yeasts. and
bacteria are likely to be carried In BY
the air and the very things the con-
server tried to kill by heat and keep
out by sealing are present In the jars
and all effort and labor is lost
Examine jars or cans carefully.
Throw aside bent lids, even II the low
er lip Is dented only slightly. Discard
Jars with faulty screw threads or un-
evenness where the rubber nsust fit.
Take no chances with leaks. Every
leaky container must be reprocessed
and sealed absolutely tight before It
can be expected to keep.
More Elaborate Canning Outfits.
Those who wish to save time and
labor In canning can purchase steam
pressure Gamers, which produce tenn
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

and cause the canned goods to spoil.
The Jars must be absolutely air
tight-hermetically sealed. The slight
est leak anywhere in a jar or can as
the rubber ring or through q crack
means that the air, carrying with It
germs, may enter and the product viii
not keep. Bear In mind that the hot
product In the Jars will shrink q little
when 1t begins to cool. This shrink
age will draw air into the Jar IL the
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

residents Vanity
confession blue
could
satne Must the
q
But the shawl that put the saonfaced herself
must be taught in Spain.
Andb by way Of a first lesson one be bort there
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

prices cooks asking these
The
has satisfactorily solved countrywide
Il fine bird for all her foosffne
"Thats all
his
all he
stitch
now wouldn't know what to do with girl in kitchen"
the
fddd this
dinner"
Thursday the I
after office
he
And had walking behind
Judging pork trying look
1t is find fault it.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

sVeIte, and she was dressed IN aII-OVer
embroidery and a rose sweater ten
years too young for her-or, to be en-
tirely fair, make it nine.
And anybody with half an eye
could tell that she was longing for the
time to come to get home and put on
something loose.
With her was q woman as plain
as bar of soap, who was saying this
allowing for the drawbacks of one
who had to listen from behind:
II wouldn't think of paying such
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
ONE COMMUNITY cANNERY
SAVES 47,ooo QUARTS.

After all home containers had
been filed and tons of fresh
foods had been trucked away TO
nearby towns, the community
cannery in Goodlng county,
Idaho, saved $4,000 quarts of
fruits and vegetables last sum-
mer. Only that part of the prod
ucts which would have been
wasted was taken to the cam
merry. This consisted of 1890
quarts CT Elberta peaches, 10000
quarts of tomatoes, 1900 quarts
>of apples, 5000 quarts of corn,
1000 quarts of string beans, l.
goo quarts Of table beets, 1000
quarts Of plums, 1000 quarts of
apricots, 800 quarts of peas, 100
quarts of cherries, 100 quarts of
pumpkins. Five thousand quarts
Of fresh beef, mutton, pork and
chicken were also canned.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15
uslna Preserved Eaas.

Fresh, clean eggs, properly pre-
served, can be used satisfactorily for
all purposes In cooking, and for the
table, When an egg preserved in wa
ter glass is to be boiled, small hole
should be made in the she'll with a
pin at the large end before placing II
In the water.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

or the Red Cross motor corps has been
In existence since the United States
entered the war. Mrs. J. Borden Har-
riman is the colonel commanding.
The work of the corps falls, rough
ly, into two general dlvisions-ambu-
lance work and transport service.
Calls for transport service range from
those for national headquarters, the
Potomac division, and the District
chapter to those for the civilian relief
workers on their errands Of mercy,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-08-15

use of such an outfit and also full d.
rections on filling. heating and sealing
ordinary cans are given In bulletins
supplied free on request to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, Washington, ID. O.
Where Only One Period Of Boiling
Is Required.
If the product is one that can be-
canned by slngle-period of boiling IN
hot-water bath. your product, IL
tightly sealed and thoroughly cold. Is
now ready for storage. Where only
one boiling is .equired, sePew-tops
elamping or self-sealihg containers or
cans can be used.