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New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Toolmakers Urged
To Speed Output
Major Reed Says 1919 Ord.
nance Programme Needs
Large Supply

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., May 16. -
Major ii. II. Reed, of the Ordnance Bu-
rcau, in an address before the National
Machine Tool Builders Association, in
annual convention here to-day, said
that unless there is an immediate
speeding up in the production of ma
chine tools of large size there would
be serious delay in the 1919 ordnance
programme. He announced that the
War Department is preparing to es-
tablish two large ordnance factories,
one at Pittsburgh and the other at Phil
adelphia, in the next few months, and
that they would require $10,0OO,0OO
worth of large machine tools for big
calibre guns and an additional S.
100000 worth of smaller tools. He de-
clared that only 100000 worth are
available at present, and urged the dele
gates to prepare for the large order.
THE time has arrived" Major Reed
sad, when you must stop building ma
chine tools to maintain past standards
and busy yourself with manufacturing
tools most useful to the government"
Failure of those directing the work
to allow sufficient time for the pat
terning of intricate tools necessary for
production before attempting to start
manufactures has been a serious handi-
cap to the nations aircraft programme.
according to j. B. Doan, of Cincinnati,
president of the associatin, who also
addressed the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17

tinue to bear tho brunt of the attack
while our troops are being welded to-
gether into reserve force,
AT least 100000 of fighting men
must land in France from this country
to attain victory. We NAV need mill
ions of auXiliaries. Let's have it
known to the world, let's have It her
aided in London and in Paris to
hearten our allies, let's have it sounded
IN Berlin, that all the energy of this
country, all its potential power, is to
be converted into force.
we are hurrying troops now to stay
1he Germans on the Western front, but
let 1t be known that this is only to
help hold the line until a greater
American army insuring victory can be
put there. 1t will take fully two years
perhaps three--to fulfil proper plans
OF preparation. We should face the
facts. We should realize what is be-
lore us. We should discard unjustifed
OPTIMISM. We should set our faces
stern and unbending for but one pur-
pose-'war, war, war;"
High Tribute to League
Two women inveighed against pre-
mature peace. Mrs. Preston, who acted
as chairman, said:
In these times when the thoughtful
are afraid of a premature peace, and
there is great nervous tession and all
are alert to detect the poison gas of a
German peace drive. it is a high tribute
to an organization which has in it's
title the word peace that there has
revcr been suspicion nor a sugges-
ton from the most sensitive sources
that this meeting had any sinister
meaning, that it was touched by the
treacherous hand of pacifism in Teu-
tonic interests
DR.. Shaw asserted that German
atrocities were not born of this war,
but of mlitarism that preceded the
war. Martyred Belgium, he said, was
merely the expression of German mill
tary education which had been going
on for forty years.
The Tribune's fight to have the Ger
man language thrown out of the New
York public schools found an ecao in
the address Of Professor McElroy, who
is head Of Princeton University's de-
partment of history. Discussing "Kul-
lurs mission to conquer. the world"
ne cited Professor Sperry's recent tes-
timony before Senate committee that
the German Reichstag in 1912 appro-
priated 100000 marks for the teach
ing of the German language in foreign
countries.
1--WE are playing into the hands OF
Germanys world ambition when we
allow men and women with Prussian
souls to teach the German language to
our YOUTH" said Professor McElroy.
Can we not see that the whole DO
Ssltlon of America equally depends upon
how many millions of our own people
wlll in future speak German? We all
Know this and yet disguised in a hun
cred ways, SLY, stealthy, ruthless. the
German propagandists are still at work
IN every city of our land, striving by
every means to make America accent
ene s supremacy Of Kultur, planting in
cur ,poly-glot mind the doubt which
paralyzes the will to victory and makes
for national impotency.
Way to Defeat Kultur
"The surest way to defeat K,,1+,,,,,
ambition is to destroy its grip on the
schools. Some misguided patriots. and
many well-guided German straterists
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Sparrows Point Negro
Sets New Rivet Mark
Wrests Worlds Title From
white Hope" Devine With
4,875 Air Hammer Scores
Special Dispatch to The Tribune,

NtPe|ut AtSpOtCE TO me JrlOune)
BALTIMORE, May 16.-Charles
Knight, colored, leading rivcter in the
crow at the Sparrows Point plant of
the Bethlehem Shipbuildng Corpora
ton, Limited, to-day snatched the
crown from the bonny head of Scot
lands "white hope of the air hammer.
Thomas Devine, and established new
worlds riveting record by driving in
nine hours 1876 three -quartcr-inch
rivets, two and fvs-eighths inches
long, beating Devine's record by 453
rivets.
The feat was witnessed by William
dlnsley, chief inspector for the United
states Shipping BOARD; Joseph
O'Keefe. inspector of the United States
shipping Board; H. Mitchell, inspector
for. the American Bureau of Shipping,
and John Sheriff, inspector for Lloyd's
Bureau OF Shipping. The following,
all colored, comprise the record-smash-
ing crew: knight, rveter; Henry Hol-
comb and John Stewart, holders-on;
Clarence Bagley and George White,
heater boys; William Jones and Roose-
Velt Robertson, passcrs. J. II. Mosner
was foreman in charge of the contest.
Driving rivets is no new stunt for
KNIGHT. He has been at it for five OF
the fifteen years he has spent in this
line of work. He is native of Vir-
ginia, is twenty-six years old and mar
ried Breaking records. however, is
something recent with him. Upon re-
celving congratulations from Chief In
spector Tinsley for bringing back to
Baltimore the worlds record, Knight
said: ooh, I'll do better next time. You
see, this is the first time I've tried
breaking records"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17

irst time in this country on Wednes.
day, continued a sensation for .o,n+
e"ehty-tour hours. Had not Lieuten-
an nnI oVephen Bonsal, who started from
peimoht Park with so pounds of mail
pound Tor Philadelphia, had the mis-
fortune to lose his way and then smash
ms machine while making land;nn ot
brldgeton, N j., the story of the Soc.
ond day of the areo mail route won]d
be without color
On the northbound route Pilot Jumes
=. Edgorton left Potomac Field, Wash.
lngton, at 1880 q. M, handed his mail
oyer oyer to Lieutenant Torrey Webb at
Philadelphia and the latter salad
calmly into Belmont Park at 2:58 n m
lieutenant Webb, who made the frst
light on Wednesday from New York tn
rhiladelphia, was met by his wife and
me !atter's mother, Mrs. c.. j. Coon.
Noo an untoward incident marred the
trip OF the northbound mail.
Inc inauguration of the aero mail
service and its instantaneous success
VIII be followed within short time bv
more ana more aero routes until trans
continental air mail service is an estab-
lished fact, Alan r. Hawlev. nras;Jant sIan :
or the Aero Club of America. predicted
last night. r
while aero mail service is essen
aially .iy a peace matter" said Mr.. Hawley.
lts value as war measure is NOT to
De underestimatcd. Had aerial mail
service been established two years AGO
tue United States would have had an
army OF trained aviators ready the mo-
meEt war was declared. The five ;s
coming, and soon, when there will ho
transatlantic flights"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Hurley Will Order
So More Stone Ships
When Yards Are Built

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Ship
ping Board has decided to proceed i'm
medately on large scale with the
building of concrete ships and will
Increase the programme out Of the ap-
preparation of two and one quarter bill
lion dollars which has been asked for
the next fiscal year.
Eighteen concrete ships, aggre eating
117,5 tons, have been contracted for
Il was announced to-day that IS other
S42, 2,250,000, would be ordered as soon
as sites for the four new government
yards were chosen. A committee OF
experts now is on the Pacific Coast
looking over available ground, after a
long trip through the South on SINH
lar mission. Their recommendations
are expected to be made soon.
Virtually all of the new ships will be
1000 tons, and many of them will be
tankers for the oil trade. Urgent need
Tor ships is felt nowhere more severely
at the present time than in the lack of
tank steamers for CARRYING fuel oil to
Atlantic coast ports for shipment to the
: interior. Most of the existing tank
steamers have been taken from coast
wise trade for Service with the navy
Chairman Hurley to-day said that the
new auth orization for concrete con-
struction was an adequate reply to
those who have been declaring he was
opposed to concrete ships.
~ am the original 'blown-in-t the e-bot-
tie concrete ship man." said the chair
man Of the Shipping Board land pro-
pose to expand the programme just as
rapidly as the facts justify confidence
in this type of vessel"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Postplane Mail Delayed by Fog
And Accident on Southbound Trim
Aviator Loses Bearings Smashes Proneller n
INTO renee to Avoid Horses and Later Develops
Engine troubles Good Time on North Fliobt

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Airplanc
mail service between Washington and
New York was deranged considerably
to-day on the southbound trips. Mail
leaving the capitol at 1880 O'Clock was
deposited at the Belmont Flying Field
In New York at 1858 o'clock, but the
southbound consignment which lefr
New York before noon did not arrive
here until S:35 tonight.
Lieutenant Stephen Bonsal. ir.. leav-
ing New York this morning. lost his
bearings in fog and wandered far
on his course. landing at Bridgcton.
N. j., forty miles from Philade!phia.
be smashed his propeller and one wing
as the result of swerving into fence
while trying to avoid several horses
that stepped in the path Of the speed
ing machine.
The mail was rushed to the Phila-
deiphia field at Bustleton and got un-
der way again at 5:15 o'clock. In a
plane pilotcd by Lieutenant Walter
Miller the machine developed engine
trouble after twenty-fv miles and
was forced to return. Lieutenant
James c. Edgerton, who flew from the
capital to Philadelphia earlier in the
day, then volunteered to make the
return tripf. arrivin cover Washington
at S:3o tonight
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
JOHN DAVID
S1nNBlocnSMAp1Clo1ur,
Broadway cS e32aa Street

are urging that to refuse to teach the
language of our enemy during war is
utter folly. We must train our cti-
zens to listen and understand the con-
versations of spies, they argue; and,
according to Current Opinion for
May. 1918, Fort Wayne, Indiana,
spent last year s14,672 for teaching
German to immigrants, and $1OS for
teaching English; Columbus, Ohio,
spent nothing for teaching English
and $4,000 for teaching German;
Philadelphia spent $11 900 for English
instruction and $4,000 for German
"We know now where the breeding
ponds for German minded people are
found. German educational propaganda
in our schools has for generations bred
spiritual spawn for the Beast of Ber-
lin-the New York Board of Educa-
tion has recently barred twenty-one
textbooks from the schools on account
of the German propaganda which they
contained. Beethoven's Sonata" has
been prostltuted to the same base pur-
pose, if we may credit the definite
statements of Current Opinion"
That Germany within a few weeks
Will probably offer to make peace was
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
an opinion expressed by President

an opinion expressed by President
Lowell
"Germany's terms may appear on
their face reasonable and moderate"
he said. "She may offer to retire
from Belgium and France. and even to
contribute toward the damage suffered,
to cede Alsace and Lorraine or leave
their future to be decided by plebiscite,
to give the Trentno and Trieste to
Italy, to relinquish all claim to the
captured colonies, to promise some
kind Of autonomy to the various races
in General and Eastern Europe and to
agree thai the sinking of merchant
ships by submarines, the dropping of
BOMBS by aeroplanes, the use of
poisonous gas, and the other barbara
ties she has practiced shall not again
be permitted in war.
"Such an offer would be highly
seductive, and if we are not prepared
to understand what it means it might
we'll beguile the Allies into delusive
peace. The peace would be dclusivc,
for unless the principle of militarism
is destroyed the promises would be
kept no better than those broken in
the past"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Treasury Can Raise $13,-
750,00O,000 Without Fur
ther Legislation, He Says
Sufficient Until Fall
Burleson Tells Leaders Presi-
dent Hasn't Made Up His
Mind About New Bill
(specia, Dispatch to The Tribune,

Especial Dispatch to The Tribunc)
WASHINGTON, May 16.-A set of
figures designed to show that further
war taxation is unnecessary was made
public tonight by Chairman Kitchin
of the House Ways and Means Com
mittee.
They show, apparently, that the
Treasury Department now has means
at its disposal. without further legis-
lation, to raise S13,750, 100000. Kitchin
said it was ridiculous to argue that
the government could not be run on
Congress would be entirely willing to
take up more revenue legislation
Another factor entered into the fight
to-day when Postmaster General
Burleson, often the messenger of the
President to Congress, informed sew
eral leaders that the President has not
yet made up his mind for a new bill
Burleson, who is leader in the Demo
cratic political organization, also let
it be known that he would consider the
bill an unwise move just before an
election on which the control of Con-
gress hinges.
showed itself, however, when Repre-
sentative Cordell Hull, of Tennessee,
author of the income tax, wrote Presi-
dent Wilson a letter strongly advocat-
ing a tax now. He is the only known
representative of prominence to favor
this move.
He said there would not be time in
the short session to draft bill free
from the influence of selfish interests
who would be able to gain advantages
by using the threat of flibuster.
Majority Leader Kitchin asserts the
following sums arc now available as
needed: $6,000,000,000 of authorized d
but unsold bonds, $1,000, 100000 Of GER
tiiicates of Indebtedness, and an assur-
ance of $3.50, 100000 in miscellaneous
revenue. After the Treasury had en-
hausted these funds, he said, would be
time enough to begin talking Of further
legislation.
Secretary McAdoo's request for
revenue legislation will be taken up at
conference Monday between the
Secretary and Chairman Simmons of
the Senate Finance Committee and Mr..
Kitchin.
Rapid increase in war expenses for
the army and navy and for the ship
building programme was shown to-
day by Treasury report covering
March expenditures of S1,229 100000.
The government spent S570,O00,O0O for
the military establishment in March,
$47,000,000 more than in the month
previous; the naval establishment cost
SLAB 100000, &C compared with S92,-
100000, and the Shipping Board S116,-
100000, against S5S 900 600
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Bryan Barred as
Speaker for "Drys''
Especial DISPATCH 10 me Tribune,

nnpsctdi Dispatch to The Tr4bune)
DETROIT, May 16.--William Jen-
hings Bryan cannot speak in Michigan
Under the auspices Of the Michigan
11hti-Saloon League. The antiSaloon
league is a non-partisan organization
~; y. commercial, industrial and re-
iigious leaders.
!, Bryan carried party politics into
.aaryland and opposed the election of
.he cry Senator" said Cyrus p. Keen,
.ne local campaign manager for the
Stys. "lie has joined with Hearst for
noyernor OF New York, in an effort
20 defeat Whitman, the dry leader. We
aravite M no such differences in Michigan.
aae remnants of the old Prohibition
kar,y have organized the National Dry
Tsrssaerstion, with Bryan as president.
me anti-Saloon League and the w.
s. = 4 Y. have refused to join them.
fcryan Is an honest man, but his pro-
s1man sympathies at certain stages
rsye destroyed his usefulness to the
tAonlbition cause"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Nine Thousand Ton Tanker
Launched at Quincy Yards

QUINCY, Mass, May 16.--The 5000
ton tanker George W. Barnes was
launched at the Fore River yard of the
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
late to-day Mrs. Edward l.. Doheny,
of Los Angeles, wife of the presi-
dent of the Pan-American Petroleum
and Transport Company, which con-
tracted for the steamer, chrstened it
as it started down the ways. SO far
advanced is the work that the vessel
is expected to be put in service by the
end Of the month. 1t was taken over
by the United States Shipping Board
some time ago
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Checks Out for Interest
On Second Liberty Bonds

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Chccks for
intereA on registered bonds of the sec
ond Liberty Loan have been mailed to
the 3o6,9o8 individual owners. the
Treasury announced to-day. The aggre
gate interest payments amounted to
$8,i94,000 on 523,673 registered bonds
OF total face value of s4o9, ,733, 900.
Aaa,stona, ato a. rsce'pts ,sa yesterday from
raised the total from that sonrca ~
$i.3ls,o00.0o Total subscriptions vii, IN
not be known for several davs mt
available reports indicate that thev will
be about S4.000.00O.000. s~s va
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
1000 Ship Workers Strike
Walk Out at Sparrow's Point
Because Back Pay Is Withheld

BALTIMORE, May 16-Two thou
sand workmen in the shipbuilding de-
partment of the Bethlehem Steel Com
pany at Sparrow's Point have quit
work because of not having received
back pay due them under the ruling
of the Shipworkers' Wage Adjustment
Board.
An official of the Bethlehem COM
pany stated to-day that the back pay
is in the nature Of bonus and that
They will rot be ready with their final
report for several DAYS, it was added
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Sees in Con,naunique
A Sigr, of Unity of Allies

PARIS, May 16.-The first American
communique was hailed with delight
by this mornings Paris newspapers.
"For the first time" says the
"Matin,' "the Americans, who hitherto
have contented themselves with ISSUING
weekly statement of the operations
of their troops, furnish communique
at the same time as the other Allies.
The fact is noteworthy as a fresh mani
festation OF the unity of the leadership
on our front"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Hoover Opposes Rationing
Tells Merchants System Is Un-
American and Undernocratic

PHILADELPHIA, May 1e.-Food Ad-
ministrator Hoover to-day told state
merchant representatives of the food
administration holding a two day con-
ference here that he was opposed to
rationing system for the civil popu-
lation. He said such system was un-
American and undemocratic.
Mr.. Hoover said the food administra-
ton would continue it's direct appeal to
the people for voluntary food conserva-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Steel Corporation Official
Objects to Fixed Ore Price

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Opposition
20 the Administration ore control bill
was expressed to-day by d. G. Kerr,
vice president of the United States
S.eei Corporation, at the Senate Mine
committees hearing. There is no ne.d
Tor the bill at present. he declared, and
price liking is not needed to stimulate
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
War Economy Meeting Here

A national conference on war econ.
omy. will be held here on June 5, it was
announced yesterday by r. Fulton Cut
ting, chairman Of the Bureau Of Munich
pal Research, under the auspices of the
Academy of Political Science and the
Bureau of Municipal Research. Cover
nors of the states and mayors of all
important cities have been invited to
attend. 1t will be urged that commun-
ity economy be made as strict as indi-
Yidual economy
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
contractors Disorganizing
K. r. Forces, SAYS McAdoo

Il 4 ~ WASHINGTON. May 16. Director
sSsnesal ss McAdoo to-day asked the De-
garment of Labor to stop private con-
ssamstors .m.ors from taking railroad workers.
ne contractors. he said, have re-
s.ssd 70 cooperate with the government
la are disorganizing the working
s2sses on the roads. The Department
ehor replied that at present it has
atority to stop the practice, but
rough itS new labor administra-
exlss to remedy conditions later.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17

Army Officers Equipment
(READY FOR USE)
are the cyr1osure of interest i'm specially reserved
section of the Sixth Floor.
Here assembled Uniforms Overcoats of the
finest materials pomaly
and Ramcoats Boots Shoes Pttees; Caps and
Insignia for every branch of the Gloves Hosiery
f1amdkercaiefs and Underwear; Wrist Watches; Bedding
Rolls, Money Belts Toilet Articles and Leather Goods
SOME OF THE PRICES:
Serge Uniforms of extra quality $4,000
Lightweight Overcoats (shower-proofed) $3.50
Cordovan Shoes 1000 & 1tN0
CordOvam Puttees nsOn
"ieve" Lfe-saving Waistcoats for going
SPECIAL NOTICE
For the convenience of officers temporarily stationed at
nearby camps and aviation fields Altman Co. have
opened display Officers
AT THE GARDEN CITY HOTEL
Garden City, Long Island.
Competent constant attendance
Inspection is invited.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-17
Northbound Trip Made in
31-2 Hours; Ha,Dley Sees
Extension, of the Service

The aero mail. inaugurated for the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-04-12
Death Of Andrew Regenfuss.

A message received Tuesday by
Mart Hirzel, announced the death Of
Andrew Regenfuss at Marshield,
where he was taken two weeks ago to
receive medical attention. Mr.. Reg
enfuSs entered the employ of Mr.. Hir-
eel in 1898, when q years of age, and
remained with him until seven years
ago, when he went to Phelps where
he had been in business since. Taken
ill about six months ago he continued
to grow worse until the end, although
his condition was not deemed SO SER
ious until recently. A man of except
ional physique that caused him to be
generally known as "Big Andrew"
his well known characteristics Of
friendliness and generosity, made him
a wide circle of friends who will great
ly miss him in Eagle River and
Phelps where he spent so many years.
MIR. Regenfuss was IS years of age
and unmarried, leaveng two brothers
who reside at Marshfield where the
funeral was held and interment made.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-04-12
Following the Ambulance.

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur McGill re-
Wednesday from Amigo, where for
the past six weeks Art had been re-
covering from an operation for appen-
dicitis.
Frank Gibson returned from Green
Bay Tuesday after seeing his daugh.
ter Edith. safely through two opera
tions, one for appendicitis and the
|other for gall stones.
J. n. Burke returned Wednesday,
from Stevens Point where he accom-
panied his wife. who will take hospit-
al treatment there for few weeks.
Ed LaChance was brought Gown
from State Line yesterday morning to
receive medical attention for a badly
injured foot which he received on the
railroad section when two rails fell on
his foot.
Geo. Huber left for Milwaukee,
Monday, morning with his little son,
Charles, who will be operated on there
for an abcess that had formed on one
lung as the result of an attack of
pneumonia.