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The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
NEW YORK WOMEN IN
RECRUITING WORK

New York women working in organ
izations already established for war
work did efficient service in recruit
ing the New York Division up to war
strength Local committees in small
towns as we'll as large cities under
took the posting of billboards, distri-
button of literature, placing of an
nouncements in the newspapers, and
arranging for recruiting speeches in
the theatres and moving-picture
houses, the Woman's Committee Of the
COMMITTEE of National Defense re-
ports. 1t was found that men, prefer
ably soldiers, made the best impress
sion in the larger gatherings. but in
individual appeals the women scored
''rhere are two reasons why women
should interest themselves in recruit
ing" said a member of the New York
unit. 1--WE can, of course, only re-
cruit outside of the draft age-that is.
men from 81 to 40, and boys from IL
to 21-and it is better that the boys
who will soon be coming of draft age
choose now the part of the service for
which they are best fitted and volun-
tarily go into II. Many Of our women
do not seem to know that the Govern
ment wants men above and below the
draft age to volunteer, but this is true.
1.-The second reason why we should
be interested in recruiting is that the
sooner we get a great number of men
armed and equipped on the fields Of
France the sooner there will be peace
OH earth and the larger ability
that those we have already sent will
come back to us"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
HOW THE RED CROSS WORK
REACHES RURAL CENTERS

The Red Cross Chapter Of Franklin
Pa, has solved the problem of reach
ing the hitherto unorganized farmers
families in it's vicinity. The chapter
inserts in the local papers an adver-
tisement stating its Willingness to help
out-of-town groups, and then awaits
results. Invariably call is received
sooner or later to meet some interested
women There may not be more than
four or five persons present, but the
news that such a meeting has been
held and that others have been ar
ranged for is printed in the nearest
paper land, once started, the work
grows of itself One of these country
clubs now numbers 20 women.
The Franklin Chapter members
found the farmers wives interested
and eager to help and to learn, thru
somewhat timid about starting out by
themselves. They supply the needed
initiative, and, once, the work is under
way, arrange evening meetings now
and then. A feature of these evening
gatherings is the presence upon the
platform of a woman industriously
knitting. 1t has been found that knit
ting is contagious; no sooner does one
person do it than another wants to try.
Franklin Chapter has director of
instruction, who has aides who can
be sent to these extension centers,
regularly if necessary. 1t also has 10
sets of model garments, which it loans
to these new branches until the women
make a set of their own. The Aid So
cieties in all the churches Of the To-
cality are doing Red Cross work and
instead of a monthly meeting for one
afternoon they take whole day every
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week. The women of one colored
church have organized Red Cross
branch under this plan, and are doing
good work.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
FRENCH MOTOR UNIT OF
NEW YORK CITY CLUB

The problem of getting $500 gallons
of gasoline and 200 gallons Of motor
oil to France-the amount necessary
to operate eight trucks for six months
was successfully solved by the mo.
tor Unit of the New York Women's
Club. 1T had to be solved" said Mrs.
Thompson Seton, chairman of the
War Service Committee of the club,
"for our trucks had to have the gaso-
line and France could not furnish it."
The trucks for which these supplies
were needed were the eight trucks
sent to France by LIE Bien-Etre du
Blesse Woman's Motor Unit of the
New York Woman's Club. These
trucks are of the lorrie type" writes
Mrs. Seton, with canvas cover over
the ribs, on Ford chassis, extra heavy
springs, extra equipment, painted
French gray, as this Unit has been ac-
cepted into the French Army. Eight
trucks have been shipped and ten
women chauffeurs qualified, repre-
ssnting an expenditure on the basis of
six months maintenance of nearly
100000. Mrs. Cyrus w. Field has had
charge of the motors and chauffeur's
tests; Mrs. Robert T. Morris has ex-
amined the chauffeurs for French.
"The first two trucks sent over are
now operating in Paris, carrying sup
plies from the warehouses to the diet
kitchens; and probably by now the
next two trucks are carrying the hot
food from the diet kitchens to the
first-aid dressing stations on the
French front"
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
WOMEN SHOULD SAVE
ALL WOOL RAGS

The question why should we save
wool?" is answered in a leaflet dis
tributed by the Minnesota Woman's
Committee, Council of National De-
Tense and Public Safety Commission.
The leaflet sets forth that a fully
equipped soldier uses IL times as
much wool as the civilian. With the
1916 consumption of wool as basis,
civilians use SIT pounds each per
year. The leaflet cites as one reason
fer saving the fact that there are less
than 50,0O0,0O0 sheep in the United
States, when three times as many
should be raised, and urges the send
ing of Atwood rags to the shoddy mills
for remanufacture.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
INDIAN WOMEN KNITTING
AND DOING RED CROSS
WORK IN OKLAHOMA

Indian women are knitting and do
ing Red Cross work, according to in
formation from the Oklahoma Divis-
ion of the Womans Committee of the
Council of National Defense. Men,
bers of the Cherokee and Delaware
Tribes and of the Usage Nation, said
to be composed of the wealthiest In
dams in the world, are contributing
generously to the war, for which hun
dreds of their young men have en-
listed or have been drafted.
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
NEW MEXIXO HAS A
s'HOOVER KITCHEN. -

Ration, Colfax County, N. Mex, cele-
brated the raising of an honor flag of
the Third Liberty Loan by dismissing
the schools, closing all the shops, and
setting up a flagpole on one of the
principal corners in the business dis
trict, from which the Stars and Stripes
and the honor flag were unfurled. Col
fax County was the first in the State
of New Mexico to "go over tn etop"
with the subscription allotted to it..
The daily progressive-miner., 1918-05-15
AGAINST BARTER IN FOOD
AND OTHER NECESSITIES

Munchner Neueste Nachrichten.
February Is, 1918: The ministry of
war issues the following order to take
effect Immediately:
Whoever attempts, expressly or
tacitly, to make the professional de-
livery of articles necessary to life, of
articles of clothing and the materials
for making them, of means of lighting
and heating, and furthermore of
things urgently needed for agricultural
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production, dependent on the deliver
ing up of food the dealing out of
which IL regulated by law, shall be
punished by Imprisonment of not more
than one year, or, If there are extenu-
ating circumstances, by arrest and a
fine of not more than 1900 marks
($375)."
The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-08
TWO AIRMEN PLUNGE
 ID DEATH AT LAWTON
MACHINE MADE A NOSE DIVE AND THEIR BODIES WERE BURNED BEYOND RECoG-
 NlTlON.

Lawton, Okla, Feb. 7--Lieutenant Dudley A. Loomis, pilot, and Lieu- tenant Stamps, observer, were burned to death this afternoon on the post field, Fort Sill school of aerial ob- servers, when their machine made a nose dive from a height of 500 feet and burst into flames as it struck the ground Their bodies were burned beyond recognition.
 The engine failed and as the pilot attempted a spiral landing the ma chine toppled over. dashing to the ground.
 The plane was almost completely destroyed by the flames before the bodies of the men could be oxtri-
 ated from the twisted wreckage.
 Loomis was 22 years of age, a na- tive of Moscow, Idaho. and student of the Idaao State university. He attended the training camp at Presi- dia, Cal, and was commissioned in the field artillery and later assigned to the aviation school at Fort Sill. amps enlisted at Atlanta, Ga, and was 24 years old. He was commis- stoned at Camp Gordon, Ga His wife had just joined him here and this was his last flight, as he had fin ished n's training as an observer when the accident occurred.
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f the fact that the vessel remained afloat for about two hours in calm sea is attributed the small loss of l lie
 The Tuscania was a part of large convoy 50 that immediate relief was at hand
 There had been no mention in Jf- fife al messages tonight Of report. that a conveying destroyer sighted Iand pursued the su0mar nes thai made the attack The destroyer prob- ably was Briish and British admir- atty reports are awaited with inter- est
 On 'board the liner wer eengineers military police and replactment de- tachments, former M chigan and Wisconsin national guardsmen and three aero sQuadrons. one of which was recruited almost entirely in and around New York City.
 Members Of the other two squad rons came from nearly every section 0. the country.
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HUNG ARIAN PRE MFR
 DlSTRUSTS BOLSHEVlKI
DECLARES THE RUSSIANS WERE NOT SERIOUS IN THE PEACE
 INTENTIONS.

Amsterdam, Feb 7.--Adyices from Budapest say that Count Julius An drassy, former Hungarian premier, declared in the lower house that he was convinced the Russian Bolshe- wiki were not serious in their peace intenticn Count Andrassy added:
 The Bolsheyik. are hoping to suc- ceed through taer agitation in or ganizing an army in our midst that shall terrorize the government
 We understand now why they de- mand that Poland shall decide it's own destiny when OUT troops have been withdrawn In that case Poland would be unable to decide its fate. free of terrorizat9on, because the B1lsheviki would mter.ere in it's affairs just az now they are interfering in the af airs of the Ukraine and Finland.
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WASHINGTON
 IS CERTIFIED OVER SMALL LOSS
DETAILS OF THE ATTACK HAVE NOT VET BEEN RECEIVED AND ARE EAGERLY
 AWAITED.
Such Information as Has Come From Europe Indicate That the Tuscania Was Torpedoed By Single Sub marine Which Slipped Under the Destroyers.

Washington. Feb. Much satis- faction is found by officials here in the unofficial accounts of the destruc- tion of the British liner Tuscania by Ia German submarine which showed that a destroyer, presumably British, gave chase to the raider and possibly sank her with a depth bomb
 No details of the attack had come tonight from official sources They are awaited eagerly Sorrow over the first loss of a transport laden with American soldiers is tempered by the growing total of survivors and the dominant emotion among army and navy men in their desire to strike back
 Navy officials see no reason to change their opinion that the sub marine menace is being overcome The Tuscania incident is regarded as an isolated case which may serve tC develop additional methods for re- polling the undersea craft and i'm proving the convoy system.
 No details of the action will be passed over when full reports from the British admiralty are available Many devices enter into the battle against the Uboats. some of which have been evolved by American in ventors. Others have been greatly interrupted since the United Statec entered the war and the detection | apparatus now installed on American craft is so successful that British craft are being similarly equipped There have been indications that the | boats have learned to fear this ability of American craft to locat, them at distance and maneuyer tC bring the submarine submerged within range of a depth bomb
 With destroyer in the vicinity tn, under water craft moves carefully far below the surface, dpending ol mechanical ears which bring to hel tue propeller beats of the surfac, vessel. When destroyer stop i"listen' nnhampered by the beat O
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DiOid Account of
 TuSconid'S Sinking
An American Officer Was One of Last Men to Led0e the Vessel
 Before She Sank.

Londonderry Ireland, Feb. 7-The submarine which torpedoed the Tus- cania was attacked Dy a destroyer. An American officer gave an intima- ton that the submbarine was de- stroyed
 This officer was next to last to leave the Tuscania. He gave the As sociated Press a vivid account of the disaster
 The second torpedo fired by the submarine missed it's mark. he said Thereupon destroyer which was near the sinking liner dashed off to- ward the submarine, using a bomb dropping device The claim is made that the submarine was done in" by the bombs thus exploded.
 The American officer said.
 Everything went well with us dur ng the voyage. Many of our men had never been to sea before and 1 must say they stood it like soldiers.
 We were one of a powerful con wy must h"C tCll Sou ouI poSilioh in the convoy or how the various ships were formed, but you may take it that all the other boats have got through as far as I know As for our selves, we'll the Huns succeeded Tn getting only fraction of our fine fel- lows in addition to our boat, but if they have, they have put the iron into our souls and we will be ready to re- pay them when the chance offers
 The first intimation we had of possible danger was an order for all men to go on deck with life belts. It was about 4:30 o'clock At the same time we altered our course. At SIX o'clock, just as the darkness was set
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, her own engines the lurking foe also stops to lie silent below until the destroyer moves on again.
 Such details as have come from Eu- rope indicate that the Tuscania was torpedoed by a single submarine which slipped under the advance screen of destroyers leading the con yoy fleet There is no evidence of an attack m force and the u boat prob ably got into the path of the liner largely by chance.
 Sometimes as many as forty vessels make up a convoy fleet,
 War department officials would say nothing today as to the intended des- tinati0n of the Tuscania. It was ad- mitted that American troops had been sent forward by British trans -Atlan- tic liners on several occasions. There are reports that the great White Star liner Olympic, largest of the British merchant fleet and second only to the new American Leyiathan. for merly the German Vaterland, has been thus employed.
 There b no indication in the loas of the Tuscania that a concentration of submarines against American troop ship lines has been made. On tho contrary the efforts of the German high command still appear to be di- reoted primarily against the cargo craft bound for British ports.
 As the roll of missing from the Tuscania decreased today expressions of amazement were heard frequently that crowded transport could be torpedoed with comparatively small loss of life
 The fact that most of the men were brought safely to land is accepted as evidence that there was no panic. Some jumped overheard but nearly all b.ovely stoad last to await their 'd,o
 These soldiers were woodsmen of the forestry battalion. men of the supply train and of the engineer l trains
 ! Around the navy department there was renewed talk tonight of Sbottling Iup' the submarines. Many officers believe that way can be found to hold the U-boats within marrow lim- it's and keep the rest of the seas free | except for occasional raiders which might slip through. There is no req son to doubt that plans to this end have been given great study here and abroad
 The weight of anti American sub- marine foes has yet to be brought to bear.
 Every week now, however, sees the nearer approach of the day when all the plans and efforts of the navy will bear fwull fruit and wide extension tof the campaign be possible both iii the way Of additional fighting craft and improved devices. On this is based .fhe belief that the submarines lean be greatly curbed before summer.
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HOLLAND NEEDS SHIPS.

An Atlantic Port, Fob. 7-Ships for Holland are needed imperatiyely, Augustus Phillips, Hollands new min ister to the United States, said upon his arrival here today on the Dutch steamships Nieuw Amsterdam. He declared one of the important aims of his diplomatic duties would be con- summation of arrangements Whics would enable Holland to obtain more chipping as lack of this had cut off supplies from the outside world to an extent so alarming that industries were closing down all over his country
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ting well in, we got the blow. No-- body saw the periscope, nor could one have been seen well. Some sol- diers described having heard hiss. ing sound immediate before the tor- pedo struck
 We were instantly disabled. All the lights went out. An order rang out sending the troops to their boat stations and to get the lffeboats out. The shock was not severe It was more of crunching-in feeling that went through the ship than a direct blow. There naturally was good deal of confusion. You cannot lower a score of lifeboats from the height of an upper deck in the darkness without some confusion, but at no time was there a panic. There was great excitement, however, but 1t lasted only a few minutes. Then all the men pulled themselves together. Megaphone calls were given all over the ship, saying there was no danger that the vessel would not sink before all were taken off In the meantime s. O. S. signals were sent out.
 Even before some of us had grasped the situation British destroy CTS were flashing up alongside. Such soldiers as had been lowered in life- boats were put on board destroyers. A few men who jumped overheard in the first excitement were picked up. believe one or two lifeboats were smashed in launching
 "The destroyers took off our men in splendid style, with perfect order.
 "All this time the T'uscania was slowly sinking. For minute l dld not know whether to go into life Eoat or to stick by the ship"
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l ICOMMANDER SIMS
 WAS IN ROME

London. Feb. News of the sinking of the Tuscania reached the American military authorizes here "Wednesday morn ng Add tional ma .chinery for immediate relief was put into action and several score of offI- cials of the army and navy left here for Ireland
 Vice Admiral Sims, commander of the American destroyer squadron in European waters who now is in Rome for a few days was notified by tele- gram of the disaster
 The night boat train, which goes direct to the port where the major ity of the survivors was landed was crowded to overlowmg. The pas sengers included many American Red Cross workers, representatives of the Y NJ. C. A. and large number of military and naval men.
 A correspondent of the Associated Press travelling on this train found every seat taken a half hour before leaving time and a number of pas sengers standing ill the aisles for the all night trip.
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ADMINISTRATION HOPES ID
 CUT OPERATING EXPENSES
The Average Reduction of Income for 1917 is Estimated at Thirty Per Cent, Caused by the Ever Mounting Cost of Operations and the Bitter Winter Weather.

Washington, Feb. 7--Rairoads in 1917 demand about $95S 900, ,000, which .approximates the amount the govern ment will have to pay the roads this year as compensation under national operation. This was indicated by fig ures on revenues, expenses and in come of all roads earning more than $l,OO0,00 last year, available today in unofficial computations based on in terstate commerce commission reports for eleven months and an estimate for December
 Chairman Smith of the interstate commerce committee estimates the sum the government will have to pay the roads under the bill pending in congress at $945, ,000, 900.
 Figures for 1917 show that if rail way income continues to delcine as 1t has in recent months the govern ment will face a deficit in making it's compensation payments augmented by increases in wages and the constantly rising cost of materials and supplies
 On the other hand the administra- tion hopes to cut operating expenses sufficiently and economize on charges necessary only under competitive conditions to offset the declining in- come.
 The size of these items which will play big part in railway financing this year, were disclosed today by the latest computations.
 In December, the last month under private operation, rail earnings great ly declined, according to early re- ports from railroads now being re- ceived by the interstate commerce commission. The average reduction of income was estimated at thirty per cent caused by the ever mount ing cost of operations, increased by the bitter winter weather of De- cember, together with a sudden drop in revenues resulting from trfaffic congestion and embargoes.
 Compared with the estimated in come of $95S, 100000 last year the figures for 1916 were $1,0S7. .533. 900; for 1915. $716,476,000: for 1914, $602, ,S30, 900 and for 1913, $S16, 6,510.- %.
 Last year the total revenues from railway operations were $4,O3s, ,000,- 900 and operating expenses $2,S61,- GOO, 900.
 Thus the revenue was SLIT .000, 900. From this were deducted $217,- 0000 900 taxes and minor items of un- collectible revenue, to compute the net income figure which is compar- able to the basis of government con- pensation. These figures will be in- creased about four per cent by ad- ditlon of reports from numerous small roads having operating rev. enues of less than $1,000.000 a year who's erecords are not included in the reports of standard class l roads The reason for the decline in net income last year is shown graphically in tn ereport Operating revenues were ten per cent greater than the | $3,622 900, GOO of 1916, but expenses ran more than twenty per cent above l the $3,273 ,000,O00 mark of the pre- vious year Nearly all expenses were higher.
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New York, Feb. 7.-Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt was resting easy to- night in Roosevelt hospital where he was operated on yesterday for fistula and bscesses in both of his ears.
 The phys clans in attendance upon the former president, in a bulletin issued at nine o'clock this evening said they are very hopeful about his progress, but are unable to say posi- tvely until tomorrow whether fur taer operations will be necessary" :" The bulletin follows
 "Dr Martin and Dr. Buell. con suited over Colonel Roosevelt at s o'clock. They found that the active symptoms oI the acute inflammation of his internal ear were subsiding without any untoward developments. They feel hopeful about his progress but are unable to say positively unJil tomorrow whether farther operations will be necessary"
 A sudden development of inflam- nation in the inner left ear was re sLonsible for consultation of spe- cialists during the day. A statement followed which characterized the Col- onel's condition as serious. but not critical No formal statement Was issued by the physicians
 After having undergone minor operation for fstula at his home in Oyster Bay about a week ago Colonsl Roosevelt came to New York that he might be in closer touch witA his physician Tuesday night at his ho- tel secondary hemorrhage occurred and Wednesday on the advise of pr. Walton Martin he underwent another operation for fistula shortly after
 ward a specialist removed an ab- cess from each of his ears, Alto gether the operations lasted a few minutes less than two hours Wednes- cay night was passed by the former president in comparative ease.
 Today. however, the physicians dis. covered the development of infiam- nation in the inner ear Careful ob-
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NEARLY ALL MEMBERS OF
 CREW FROM GLASGOW

Glasgow. Feb 7- Nearly all of the members of the crew of the Tuscania ha led from Glasgow and when t be- came kA5wn that she had been sunk the officers of the Anchor Line were beseiged by anxious relatives. The officials at first were unable to give much information. but during the course of the day q number of those saved arrived here Other survivors are expected to reach the city to- morrCW.