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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
DRIVE
BAGS 1900 IN FIRST DAY
Attack is Renewed "Wednesday With
Allied Troops Entering Important
Bastion of Old Hindenburg Line.
BY JOHN T. PARKERSoN.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE CAMBRAtST
QUENTIN FRONT, Oct. Q.-(5 a. m.)-The Germans
preparing for another retirement in northern France
and hurredy building trench systems east of Rheims
about five miles eastward Of the present battle 'front.'
cordng to further details received by the British today
The great British drive on the Cambrai-St Quentin
front kept up at full speed during the night and shows
signs of letting up
(American troops took part in the latest British assault
which launched through the breach in the Hnden-
burg line south of Cambria Yesterday morning..
RESISTANCE is FEEBLE.
The attackers encounterng practically resistance
except machine gun fire and feeble artillery Sheing
Many prisoners liberated by the British advance.
Civilians made the reports to the British military au-
thoritieS that the Germans preparing a line of
earthWOrkS east of Rheims Some of the prisoners ex-
pressed the belief that the Germans would he unable to
make decisive stand west of the MeuSe river
(lf the Germans fell back to the MeuSe it would mean
the redemption of practically all of France and great part
of Belgium).
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
Americans Take
5000 Prisoners,
Pershing Reports
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WASHINGTON. oct. 9.-The cap
ture of Gorney CCornay?), a further
advance in the Argcnne forest and
the taking of more than 5000 pris-
oners by the French ard American
forces Yesterday. are reported in
Gen. Pershing's communique. made
public by the war department to-
day
I'VE captured Gorney and AGAINST
stubborn lighting continued our ad-
vance in the Argonne forest" says
the communique East OF the
Meuse French and American troops
serving with the first army. made a
brilliant attack I'm the vicinity of
the Bois des Caures The villages
Of Consenvoye. Brahant. Haumo1t
and Beaumont have been occupied
and the enemy has been driven well
beyond them.
"On both banks of the Meuss
river our own troops and the French
are now pushing the enemy from
the scene of the desperate struggles
for NerCun The number OF priS-
oners taken as the result OF the
days operations is more than 5000.
of these l.6Oo were taken by the
French unit east OF the Neuse. This
brings the total number captured
ny this command during the past
few days 20 more than 1000. The
French also captured Is mortars OF
heavy calibre and other materials. "
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
HUNS RETREAT
MAY SOON CROW
TO GREAT ROUT
Foe Must Speed Up Retire
ment or Whole Divisions
With Many Supplies
Will be Lost.
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WASHINGTON. oct. 9.-.This is
no mere systematic retirement it is
hasty retreat. There are indica-
tions that before many hours it may
be turned into a rout"
This was the comment Of allied
military experts here today on re-
ceipt of the battle front news from
Paris and London. Evacuation of
the Argonne forest; occupation of
Cambria; preparation Of new Ger
man trenches east of Bohain in
northern France; the new American
offensive east Of the Meuse. and
above all the reports of the showing
the complete crumbling of the Ger
man morale as the result of the
kaiser's peace offer electrihed the
military experts here.
Great Events Impending.
AS usual the American general
stall had very little to say. The
situation continues pleasing, they
declared. and went ahead with the
days work, But. among the British
French and Italian military experts
there was a dispositio nto believe
that the events OF today on the west
ern front were of supreme import
ance.
The allied experts. all of whom
have been over most of the ground
where the lighting now is IN pro-
gress, declared that unless the Ger
mans are able 10 retreat faster than
they have been able to do up TO the
present time they are almost certain
10 lose entire divisions and great
quantities OF supplies pinched OF by
the various hanking movements OF
the allied armies.
Watch the northern part of the
fighting front" was the advice of
these experts. The biggest kind
Of events are developing there"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
NA~ IMPORTANT
BASTION or LINE.

Cambrai N,as one OF the most inn
portant German positions in north
ern France and was one OF the Das-
tions upon which the northern end
OF the Hlndenburg line rested 10 de-
rives great strategic importance
from the number Of highways and
railways which converge there The
city is on the Scheldt canal and lies
4 miles west Of the Belgian from
'ier Il is p miles southeast OF Ar
ras and % miles from the great
German base Of Lille.
The British almost got into the
city in the autumn OF last year
when Cen. Byng made a surprise
attack. which rolled the Germans
beck into the suburbs
This assault began on Nov. %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09


The new American assault was de-
nvered with conjunction with a
French attack early in the morn
ing. following a brief spell Of artil-
Iery preparation.
The Americans swarmed across
the Meuse and quickly captured the
village OF Consenvoye.
-Four miles north of Consenvoye
the Americans captured Neueviue
farm. taking am entire battalion
along with ITS commander and 10
mortars
Encounter Slight Resistance.
Farther 20 the east Americans
captured Brabant Haumont and
Beaumont driving the enemy back.
only feeble resistance was encoUn-
tered 10y Gen. Pershing's men.
while the Americans were across
the river they received magnificent
support from the artillery.
The reply OF the German artillery
was very weak
West OF the river the Americans
made excellent progress capturing
Coruay and threatening the Ger
mans sill holding out i'm the north
ern part OF the ArEoune forest
Danlming Airc River.
The Americans pressed westward
through heavy acknowledgements west
81 Flevule during the attack
The Germans were reported 20 oe
damming the Aire river near Marco
in order 90 flood the lowlands
The new American advance was
carried out in the face of heavy Ger
man counter attacks
The Germans had succeeded In
taking hin 80. 222. but were driven
ont hy the Americans boo hrillian.
counter thrust
During the morning the Germans
sheUed the American Red Cross sta
tion 1T Gercourt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
London Halls Note
of Pres t Wilson
as Master Stroke
Believe HohenzollernS Have
Been Pushed Into a
Tight Corner"
IrternationaI News Service

News Service:
LONDON, Oct. 9.-"Pres't
Wilson's reply to the German
peace note fulhlls the hopes and
expectations of the allies i'm Eu-
rope and means that Prusslan-
ism is lost cause" said the
Westminster Gazette today.
The Evening Standard. i'm its
comment upon the American
reply. said: with character
istic directness and force the
democratic leader OF America
brings the lieutenant of the
kaiser down to the solid ground
work of the act and invites him
TO deal with three fundamental
facts"
This challenge will place the
actuaiitics of the peace problem
clcarlS before the German peO-
pie, and test the sincerity of the
German oVertures."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

Official Statement.
The text Of the war Office report
follows.
Further progress was made yes
terddy evening west OF Sequehart
ami in the direction Of Bohain and
AIaretz.
Our troops gained the western
outskirts Of Walincourt. gaining the
line Of the la Targette-Camb brai
road
"FOrenville was captured.
AT 500 o'clock this morning the
attack was resumed on the whole
front held by the third and fourth
British armies.
Canadians Attack
First reports indicated rapid
progress everywhere.
Shortly after midnight Canadian
troops attacked north Of Cambrai
and captured Remillies. The Canal
d'Esquat was crossed in that
neighborhood and the crossings
were made secure
"Our troops entered Cambrai
The number or prisoners taken
yesterday exceeds s 900.
NC captured many guns also.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
LIBERTY LOAN IS
BEHIND SCHEDULE
Subscriptions Have Not Reach
ed Two Billion Dollar
Mark Yet.
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WASHINGTON. oct. 9.-The
fourth Liberty loan Is far behind
schedule .n mOny returns. il was
announced 10y the treasury depart
ment this afternoon. officials in
charge Of the drive were frankly
puzzled over the situation. They
were unable 10 compromise the en-
couraging reports OF local achieve
ment which came from all sections
OF the country. with the discourag-
ing totals shown in the subscrip-
tions cleared in the federal reserve
banks The total OF subscriptions
on hand today was not announced.
but IL is understood that the 81 600. r.
100000 mark has not been reached.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
AMERICANS GRATIFTED
BY NO ARMHSTICF."

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN Cnoon) &.
Get 9.-The text of Pres't Wilson 5
answer to the latest German peace
overtures became public in the
American army today.
While comment was forbidden in
such units as the news reached. il
created apparent qualification that
no armistice had been granted in
the present military situation
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
INFLUENZA TOLL IN
CHICAGO Is RISING

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CHICAGO. Oct with the toll
from influenza and pneumonia
mounting TO s5 deaths for the last
- ncurs, health officials here have
redOubled their fight on the disease.
Rerorts throughout the state indi-
cate that the epidemic is spreading
southwark. and warning has been
sent out 70 increase rather than
lessen precautionary measures
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
CHICAGO TOTNL GROWS.

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CHICAGO. oct 9-Chica go's
subscriptions TO the fourth Liberty
loan totalled S106. 600. 600 before
noon today according 10 official
statements This is $4,000. 600 more
than the figures siyen officially yes
terday morning.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
Kaiser's Peace
Note Demoralizes
Whole Hun Army
'If Emperor Doesn't Want
to Fight, Neither Do
We" General View.
BY JOHN t. PARKERsON.
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
On THE CAMBRIA FRONT Cnoon).
Oct 9.-The kaisers latest peace Of
fer has demoralized the whole Ger
man army.
This is the way one American
doughbOy expressed it after the big
advance yesterday.
The boche morale is gone. We
kicked them out of the bushes and
shot them down like rabbits" he
added.
German prisoners taken in the
drive which began Tuesday morning
said that the kaiser's order Of the
day on Sunday made the troops feel
that the war was lost
IF the kaiser doesn't want 10
fight any more neither do we" said
one German prisoner.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
Huns Throw rs
Divisions Into
Cambria Fighting
BY JOHN t. PARKERsoN.

International News Service:
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY on
THE CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN
FRONT (5 a. M, oct. 9.-The Ger
mans are throwing in approximately
25 divisions (324,O00 men) in an ef-
fort 10 stop the tide of American and
British troops that are rolling for
ward on the Cambrai-St Quentin
battle field.
Troops Of Gen. RawlinsOn's fourth
British army identified 90 different
enemy battalions in Tuesdays fight
ing. Two fresh divisions were
thrown into the struggle by the Ger
mans
Cyclists Attack Broken.
The boches hurried up two storm
battalions OF cyclists opposite the
Americans for a counter attack. but
it was quickly smashed by the Yam
KEGS
British tanks contributed magnih-
Gently TO the AnEio-American sue
cess.
In some instances the number Of
prisoners exceeded the Anglo-Amer-
lean casualties from two and three
to one.
Most Slightly Wounded.
Most Of the allied casualties were
slight and the wounded were able 10
walk 20 the dressing stations.
Walincourt and Malincourt are
completely dominated by the British
IL they are not actually in British
hands.
The British war Office today stated
that the western outskirts OF Walin-
rnrrrt I'D honn rnnrhra
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

LONDON, oct. 9.-Germany is
ready for unconditional sur
render, like Bulgaria, according
to the general view held by
democratic circles in the Ger
man empire, said an Amsterdam
dispatch TO the Chronicle.
\ Zurich dispatch TO the Daily
News says that Turkey forced
Germany To send a peace note
sooner than Germany had in
tended TO take SuCh action, by
sending an uItimatum to Berlin
threatening TO follow Bulgaria
out of the war unless a peace
move was undertaken at once.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
RESISTANCE Is FEEBLE.
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LONDON Nf:54 a n.y.. oct Q.-Brtsh troops have en-
tered Cambria, the office announced TO-DAY.
The attack begun by Americans and British Yesterday morn
ing, on the CambaSt Quentin front eneuei this morn
ing 500 O'Clock
In the first day of the attack 5000 German prisoners we're
captured.
Families just north of the CambraiN Naenceune raa5 was
captured by the allied forces
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
N,,tFD SPFCINI. NSSIoTANTS

Inferua souaI News SrrvI.c-
WASHINGTON. oct 9-W ".
coleman. a manufacture OF Mil
weukee. and T. a. Syminston a
r.anp facturer of Rochester, y. y
have Esen appointed special as~is,
ants or the chief of ordnance. the
val department announced today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
BY NEWTON c. PARKE.


WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN
(nghO 8-Gen PerShngS first American army delivered
new attack today capturing four villages
and fortified The Germans pushed back from the
old line which they began their big offensive against Verdun
in 1910
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
Allies Call Presidents Query Trap For Ju1kt
Sultan Likely
to Quit Fight
Within Days
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LONDON. Oct. 9.-(4:45.)-
The surrender of Turkey TO the
allies Is possible within 4S hours,
said a dispatch TO the Evening
Standard this afternoon.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

FRONT oct. Q-lt the second division of the American
army which helped GouraudS French army brilliant vic
tory the recent hard fighting the Champagne front was
nOunced today.
The captured ST. Euenne ST. Clement and adJon
ing positions in their attack.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
GEN. PERSHING'S ARMY
ADVANCES UP THE MEUSE
Yankees Capture Four Villages and
Many Prisoners in Offensive
Northwest of Verdun.

PARIS, Oct. 81 p. THE Germans hastily
evacuang the Argonne forest Information this effect
received here this afternoon
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

The British war Office today stated
that the western outskirts OF Walin-
court had been reached.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

gOnne forest putting pocket. For than week
the Americans have been deuging the German positions
the Argonne forest with Of high oves and gas shells
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09

(CONTlNUED on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-09
VIII LIE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF


DUN, Oct 9.-G2:3O p. m.)-Gen. Pershing's
driving ahead everywhere. The roads heavy result
of continued rains but this fails the doughboy
The attack in the Argonne region continuing The
have batled their west of Corney to point
where they joined with the French coming from the south
Three German divisions which have been facing the Amer
leans have been withdrawn exhausted
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
AustrianS
Deny Guilt

The trial OF Lawrence Medah,
Carbonate Austrian, charged,
with four other Austrians, with as
saulting Jack Vodmovich and
Pete Nicholas, Serbians, who
bought Lieberty bonds, was in
progress Wednesday.
Medak, on the stand in his own
defense, said he was merely at
tempting to separate the fighters,
and that like other good Samari-
tans,' he was taken into custody
and accused of being the ringlead-
er.
The testimony of the other Aus
trians was that he had nothing to
do with the fight.
IF the trial proves the men t.
be against the United States, they
will be interned," said U. S. At
torney Fishburne, who assisted
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Sell
don in the case.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
PUT SLOGANS
ON WRAPPERS

The American Chicle Co. has
prepared a set of Is slogans re-
ferring to War Savings stamps,
food conservation, and Red Cross
work.
A slogan will appear on every
package and every penny stick Of
chewing gum it manufactures.
Some of the slogans are:
Help the boys at the front
conserve food; Buy Liberty
bond and help win the war;
"Our boys over there depend on
you-buy War Savings stamps"
etc.
The company from the Pacific
coast factory, San Francisco. alone
distribute about 25,000,000 wrap
pers monthly.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
Chair
Causes Row

Charles Crout has filed SUIT
against Lottie Foster for $50 dam
ages alleged to have been done to
his personal property when she
refused to allow him to. remove
his household goods from the flat
which he had been renting from
her, because she claimed lie hal
broken a rocking chair of heis.
Crout alleges she broke a PEI
culator of his valued at s. and
also that he was deprived of the
use of the things which he needed.
Mrs. Foster is bringing a cross
suit for $3.50 for damages which
she alleges were done to her prop
erty by Crout while he was her
tenant.
The case is being heard We'd
nesday by Judge Linck.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
Takes Life
of Daughter
andHisOWn

GLENDALE, Cal, May 10
Despondent over the continued
illness of his wife, ]. A. McCol-
lum, wealthy Glendale resident.
early today entered the room of
his 16-year-old daughter, Annie
McCollum, shot and killed her as
she lay asleep and then, walking
to his dining room, shot and
killed himself.
His wife, who had been i'll
for years, is in a critical condi-
ton as a result of the shooting
and her death is expected.
McCollum had given no hint
of his contemplated suicide, ac-
cording to Mrs. McCollum $
nurse. He was always strongly
attached to his daughter and, it
is believed, could not bear to
leave her when he left the world.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
WOMAN IN
ACCIDENT
is KILLED

Reports Of an automobile acc
dent on the mountain road Ia
Rainier National park, in which
one person was killed, were re-
ceived in Tacoma Wednesday.
The victim is reported to be
Miss Ruth Derry. an employe of
the O.-W. r. & N. Her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Derry, live at
Wells, Ore.
According to reports. the gil. ]
was rushed to the Eatonville hos
pital where she died of her ILL
juries.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15

When the question OF further
financing the municipal street car
line came up at Wednesday morn
ing's legislative session OF the city
council, Commissioner Shoemaker
told the council that permission To
raise a further 100000, thus in
creasing the present Indebtedness
to $473.000, would be necessary.
Commissioner Gronen told men,
bers of the council that If SEA-.
500, comprising part OF this pro-
posed issue, weas taken from the
light and water department to bny
cars with, it meant that that de-
partment could not expect to see
the money back for at least 81
years.
He said that even IL the I'M
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
CITY COUNCIL WRESTLES
WITH CARLlNE FINANCING

proyements enabled the line to
earn a surplus on it's investment,
this surplus would have to SO back
to sinking fund in order to pro-
vide for the improvements that
would become necessary by the
street car lines developm emit.
After City Attorney Harmon
declared that the city, under tho
supreme courts ruling, must
show that it is we'll able to take
care of any proposed indebted
ness, Commissioner Shoemaker
urged that a sinking fund be pro-
vided for in any ordinance that
might be drawn up, in order 20
take care OF any anticipated ex.
penditure in the further develop
ment OF the line.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
BARGAINS! YES, BARGAINS! 4 F%ex = z}|'
REAL ESTATE
READ THIS LIST AND

STOP paying rent. Buy now as
both rent and prices are ad-
vancing.
SIR, modern, corner lots, block
of car, West End. Only $500, on
terms.
SIR. HOUSE, garage and chicken
house, 3h lots. best buy in Lin
coin High district at $4,000. on
terms. Worth $500 of anybodys
money.
TWO 5-r. and bath. Lincoln High.
sell one or both, one for $1,000 on
terms of. 500 cash. $40 per mo.
Don't pay remit
WALKING distance of Point Defi-
ance park and out of smelter dist,
mod. 5-r. bungalow, 2 fine lots in
garden, Y block of car. Only $2,-
100, $500 cash.
CLOSER to park. Bar, 2 lots and gar
age, only $500. 500 cash. Why
pay rent.
SEE BURK, 2O8 Bankers Trust Bldg.
Evenings phone Proctor 394. Jas.
Youk, salesman.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
PYTHIAN KNIGHTS
ELECT OFFICERS

At the closing session OF their
state meeting Tuesday after they
had been in consultation since
Sunday, the Knights Of Pythias
elected their officers and closed
the convention.
f. J. Walsh of Tacoma was
chosen state deputy, the highest
office that the state convention
can bestow. A. G. Scott of WaiIa
Walla was reelected secretary and
L. T. Schiblin of Colfax was chosen
warden. Joseph Wilworthing OF
Seattle and Mr.. Walsh will be sent
to the national convention in New
York in August.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
TRY GERMAN
FOR MURDER
Especial to The Times.)

HOQUIAM, May 15.--The trial
OF Frank Palow, German alien
enemy, for the murder of Charles
Forstrum at the Hoquiam mill
yard six weeks ago, is under way
here.
The evidence against Palow is
purely circumstantial. The prose-
cution claims that the day after
the murder Palow was found with
blood on his clothing.
A handkerchief with the initial
"F' was found on his possession.
He could give no logical explana-
ton of his actions on the evening
before, they charge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
9TH Officers
School Begins

The fourth officers training
camp opened Wednesday at Camp
Lewis with about 500 student Of
ficers, ordered to report between
8 a. m. and l p. m.
The majority of the candidates
have had considerable training in
the ranks, and many have been
non-commissioned officers before
their appointment to the school.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
ORGANIZED LABOR
BACKS RED CROSS

Members of organized labor
have never been backward nor
turned deaf ear to any cause for
alienation of the sufferings OF
humanity"
This is the text OF a message
addressed to all labor unions by
Secretary A. l.. Dickson Of the
Central Labor council, urging
them to subscribe literally to the
coming Red Cross drive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
MAWRUSS. THAT HE DOESN'T
LIKE CATS
(From the Beaufort, S. c.,

(From the Beaufort, S. c.,
Gazook.)
Keep your cats home! Any stray
Tom or pet Tabitha found prowl-
ing around my premises will
promptly forfeit its ninth life at
the point Of gun to make IL
imagine a Dutchmans 90-mils
aerial torpedo had passed that
way. In other words, | will shoot
all cats owing to recent depreda-
tons on my pigeon loft.
Clark's Pet Stock Farm.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-15
u. S. MAY ERECT
ORDNANCE PLANT

WASHINGTON, ID. c., May Is.
of a mammoth
ordnance plant, in many ways
similar to the U. S. Steel corpor-
alton plant, at Neville island, Is
contemplated by the government
and the Midvale Steel Co.
This second plant would turn
out big howitzers and probably
would also manufacture pro-
iectiles.