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New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Business Interests
Urge Early Action
On Reueraue Measure
Rv Carter E;Ald
By Carter Field

WASHINGTON, May 25.--While po-
litical leaders have been playing hide
and seek and the old American game Of
"now YOU see it and now you don't"
with the question of whether there
would be revenue bill at this session
of Congress, "Big Business" has been
clam oring steadily for immediate legis-
lation.
Big Business is not entirely altruistic
in this. The pressure the men at, the
head of big corporations have been
bringing to bear on Washington with q
view to getting the new tax bill on the
statute books as quickly as possible Is
Ia merely 4 question of wanting to know
where they stand, and how much they
viii have to pay. as quickly as possible.
Their representations. it is under
stood, have had grea! weight with Sec
retary MxAdoo, and their logic explains
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Battle in Sky Rages Above
American Line in Picardv

rose this battling between the ma
chimes became general.
At one time l saw over fifty aero
planes circling, mannuvring, twisting
IN melee which honestly beggars de-.
scrlption. Machine guns would pop as
single gun as groups of planes on
one side and the other would pick out
a single enemy and dive in his direc-
tion ms e''7e-
The arches coughed continuously.
thelr white and black smoke balls hang
ing against the blue background for sew
eral minutes before dissipating in thin
air. 40 WI -''
Duellists Fall in Flames
Suddenly out of the general battle
royal, two machines separated and
Iought 1t out alone. The enemy ma
chine was the first to plunge earth
ward, leaving a trail of smoke AZ il
ieH. AS it burst into horrible but
glorious flames. the French machine
following close behind was also sesn
to be in flames.
They fell together, first as two fam
ing torches and then as two black
smoke streaks, marking the sky, like
TWO crayons, FROM the heavens to the
earth. 'No
Up above. the big battle continued.
y was plain to be seen from the earth
tnat the. Germans were using in
cendiary bullets. In breathless silence.
those on the ground watched one after
another Of the planes, first on one
SIDE and then on the other, suddenly
point straight toward the earth and
owe lor the tail of another machine.
as tne battle ragged on above and an
almost al uncanny silence reigned below.
ne lrloune correspondent hurried
from ths vicinity of the first line, from
when Cantigny. which is mass of
ruins from Allied gunfire, is in plain
view, 70 tae courier station in the
rear where message are filed for
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
By Wilbur Forrest

WITH AMERICAN FORCES IN
PICARDY, May 15.--All the interest on
this front to-day centred in the air.
From the moment the sun rose into an
almost cloudless sky, the artillery, in
fantry and every other fighting unit
suspended operations to watch the most
spirited air battles ever seen in the
Montdidier sector.
At daybreak two long lines of sau-
sage balloons ascended slowly and then
hung lazily in the air. One line was
plainly distinct behind the curve of
distance hung another line Of the ever
watchful enemy bags, describing the
same general curve.
These two hostile lines Of balloons
were watching every move on the
roads, every whisp of smoke from the
big guns. The result was there was
little traffic and practically no shelling.
planes Fighting Continuously
What took place above, over, under.
between and around the sausage bal
looms was air wAr as it was prophesied
long ago. French and German planes
were fighting continuously. The usual
rumble Of guns and shells on the
ground. where all was not quiet, was
replaced by the almost continuous dull
booms made by the anti-aircraft shells
which exploded around the machines of
both nations.
The white puffs from the French
arches and the black ones that came
from the German planes made it pos
sible for those on the ground to iden-
tify the nationality Of the machines
far above them. Occasionally could be
heard the tat, tat, tat Of the machine
guns in the heavens, which was the
signal a battle was on. AS the sun
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
New York Preacher
Killed in France
The Rev. Robert WelIwood
Hit by She'll Fragment While
Doing Y. NJ. c. A. Work

PARIS, May 25.--The Rev. Robert
Wildwood, Of 705 West 10th Street,
New York City, was killed on May 19
by a she'll fragment while working
among Chinese coolie laborers behind
the British lines. He was the first Y
M. c. A. secretary to be killed in
France. Mr.. Wellwod was a British
subject, but for long time had been a
resident of New York.
Mr.. Wellwood, who lived with his
wife and two daughters at the West
10th Street address, left for France
in the American Y NJ. C. A. service on
January 26 last. According to his
wife, Mrs. Johanna Wellwood, he
worked two months in Paris before a
permit was received allowing him to
work just behind the lines among the
Chinese coolies He spent several
Paris. He had been with the British
coolie laborers only two weeks
Mr.. Wildwood colnpieted thirty years
Of missionary service in West China in
April, 1916. He was on furlough here
when he decided that his knowledge
of the Chinese language and customs
fitted him for a secretaryship among
the coolies. The Y. NJ. C. A. was hav-
ing extreme i1sculty filing the post.
He was born in Kilkenny, Ireland
on November 25, 1864. After a course
in the mission schools in Ireland and
England, he entered the Chinese ser
vice in 1887 under the British Baptist
Mission. On his second furlough he
came to America and decided to estab-
lish his home here He obtained a
transfer to the American Baptist Mis-
sion service. He was married in 1890
Mrs. Wildwood was also a missionary
working in West China Five children
were born to the couple, all being sent
to America for their education. Robert
jr., twenty-five, recently entered the
American army in Michigan.
Only few days ago Mrs Wildwood
received letter from her husband
"I am so happy to get near the British
lines for my real work." he wrote.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Ships Leaving u. S.
Limited TO Food for
OUTWARD Trip Only
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, May 25-Stearaships
clearing from American ports will be
prevented from taking out of the coun-
try foods required for shipment to the
Allies and our army in Europe, by the
terms Of ruling promulgated by the
food administration to-day.
The regulation provides that steam
ships bound for Uruguay, Argentina,
Chile, India or Australia will be al
flour to maintain supplies for the
initial voyage. That FOR the return
trip must be bought in those countries.
No ship will be allowed to make
further wheat purchases in the United
States after it has obtained enough tor
this first outward bound voyage
Ships clearing for Brazil, Uruguay,
Argentina, Chile or Peru will be simi-
larly restricted in their purchases of
peel. pork, mutton, lamb, veal poultry,
lard and eggs.
These rulings apply not only to
cargo ships but to all vessels carrying
passengers, which are required to buy
IN foreign ports all supplies for the
round trip, If their refrigerating
capacity allows. In other words. more
is expected of refrigerator passenger
ships than OF freighters, the carrying
capacity OF which depends largely upon
Ice FOR the preservation of stores.
All ships operating on American
rivers or on the Great Lakes are sub
ject to regulations as administered by
the Federal Food Administrators of
the various states in which they touch.
Regulations effective on land are to be
effective on these vessels, both for mas
sengers and officers eating in the main
dining rooms. However. these regula-
tions will not supercede the standard
lied ships menus prepared several
months ago by the Food Administra-
ton, cooperating with the Depart
ment of Labor and representatives of
the leading seamen's labor organiza-
tions.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
To Aid Crippled Soldiers

With view to learning what Cam
ada is doing to help her crippled SOL
diers to become useful citizens and
applying that knowledge here, teach
ers, now being trained for vocational
education under the direction Of the
Red Cross Institute for Crippled and
Disabled Men, will start day on a
tour OF Canadian cities. They will
visit Ottawa, Montreal, Toroa.o. Win
nipeg and Calgary, and on returning to
New York, about June 18, will spend
a week in review of observation and
general conferences.
The course of training for teachers
under the auspices of the Red Cross
institute began on May 20.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Bay State SuHragists Elect
Mrs. Charles Sumner Bird

BOSTON, May 25.--Mrs. Charles
summer Bird. of Walpole, was elected
hrst vice-president of the Massachusetts,
Woman's Sucrage Association on the
nrst ballot late to-day, after spirited
contest with two other candidates for
ths. Office.
election by the campaigning activity
Of friepds Of the candidates. The vote
wasi Mrs. Bird. So; Mrs. Wenona O..
Yinkham, Melrose, So, and Mrs. Susan
". fitzgerald, Boston, So.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell was
nnamimnusly reelected president.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Autos Wanted Orphans Day

The Orphans Automobile Day As
sociation has just issued little warm
ing to automobile dealers that they
may as we'll plan now to forego the
pleasure of riding in their cars on
Thursday, June 6. The machines will
be needed that day to transport at
least 5000 children to Donnelly's Grove,
College Point, L. l., and the enlistment
of cars is already we'll under way.
Owners are requested, as soon as they
have arranged to do without their cars
that day, to notify the association,
whose headquarters are at 1777 Broad
Way
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Pastor in Red Cross Drive
Killed as Auto Cverturns

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y, May 25.
The Rev. John c. Knox, pastor of
the Presbyterian Church of Lucerne.
this county, was killed early this
morning. when an automobile in which
he was riding plunged down a twenty.
loot embankment to the Sacandara
hiver. Four other occupants of the
car, including Mrs: Knox, were injured.
Dir. Knox was chairman of the Had
ley-Luzerne Red Cross war fund ar,v.
and with she party was returning from
a nearby village, where he had ad-
dressed mass meeting in the interest
OF the campaign.
Besides his widow, his Is survived hv
q sister, Miss Knox, Red Cross nurse.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
La Toilette Speech Error
Not Due to Pioneer Press"

A supplementary telegram was to-
day sent by The Associated Press to
the United States Senate Committee
on Privileges and Elections, further
emphasizing that the error made in re-
porting Senator La Follette's speech in
st. Paul last September was in no man
ner attributable to the st. Paul "Pio-
neer Press The telegram follows:
'ln further reference to the subject
Of Senator La Follette's st. Paul adj
dress last September. we are glad to
repeat that the account of the address
in the st. Paul pioneer Press" plainly
specified that the Senator had admitted
the existence of grievances against
Germany, and it seems to be clear that
slightest degree responsible for the er-
ror in The Associated Press report"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Barely SumcientWith Strict
Conservation to Last
Until Harvest
Warning From Hoover
Existing Regulations Probably
Will Be Continued During
the War, He Says
Especial Dispatch to The Tri5ame)


WASHINGTON, May 25.-The avail
able wheat stocks in the country
amounted to approximately 100000
bushels on May IL, according to esti-
mates made by officials of tae food ad-
ministration. OF this amount 12,000,-
600 bushels were In country elevators,
100000 bushels in mills and 100000
bushels In terminal elevators. There
were about 100000 bushels remain
ing on the farms.
Eight million bushels additional were
in transit, but this quantity is not
counted in the available stocks. since
approximately this quantity must be in
transit at all ines to maintain a steady
flow of wheat TO the seaboard and the
consuming centres.
The estimated stocks, the Food Ad-
ministration states, will be adequate to
meet the needs of the Allies, our army
in Europe and the civilian population
servation regulations are strictly ad-
hered to during the next two months.
The mills of the United States are
now converting 30,000,000 bushels Of
wheat per month into -four. Half OF
this quantity, Or about 1000, 900 bar
rels of -four, is being shipped to the
Allies. This schedule can be main
tanned, Food Administration officials
believe, if there is no increase in do
mestic consumption.
Food Administrator Hoover to-day
stated that, notwithstanding the pros
pect Of record wheat crop this year,
the Food Administration was not plan
ming to rescind the existing conserva-
tion regulations. There may be some
modification of the substitute rules,
ne said, but the conservation pro-
gramme probably will be fixture for
the period of the war.
The reason for this, Mr. Hoover ex-
planned, is that it will be necessary to
stocks of wheat both here ard in Eu-
rome.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Shoe Economy Advocated

To assist the government in the con-
servation of leather, representative
shoe dealers are advocating economy
in all kinds of footwear, recommending
that low shoes be worn by women for
nine months of the year, and asking
them not to buy boots over eight and
one-half inches in height. The fash
ionable shoemakers of Fifth Avenue
also suggest that women customers
stick to brown, black. whits and me-
dium gray for street and indoor wear.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Army Schools Of Nursing
; Authorized bv Bake,

WASHINGTON, May 25.-secretary
Baker to-day authorized Surgeon Cen
eral Gorgas to establish an army school
OF nursing for training women of
twenty-one to thirty-fve years for SER
vice in military hospitals.
NO place for the school has been
selected. Branch schools will he 10.
Gated in military hospitals.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-26
Bulgarian Soldiers Stone
Train Of Austrian Emperor

ZURICH, Switzerland, May 25.~~Re-
ports were received here to-day from
trustworthy sources to the effect that
when the train carrying Emnernr
Charles Of Austria Hungary on hIs re-
turn from Constantinople wAs nassinr
through Bulgaria 1t was stoned by Bmi.
garian soldiers on leave,
Some Of the windows are said to
have been broken.
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she'll hole with twelve men, while an
enemy machine gun near by poured a
hot fire into the party. Finally the
Captain was wounded and ordered his
sergeant to take the men away and
save themselves IL they could. The
sergeant started TO carry out the order,
but after the men had crawled a few
feet on all fours the sergeant asked
them:
II think IL is bad to go away and
leave the Captain. do you fellows want
to go back and stay with himr'
All answered in the affirmative and
they crept back. They fought like wild
men and killed with their rifles many Of
the Germans who tried to reach them.
When the gallant party was relieved
later the only man not wounded was
the sergeant
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villages were taken. Heavy counter At.
lacks were launched by the Germans 81
these points. particularly in an effort to
regain the high ground to the east
Heavy lighting continues there.
While the British and British colonial
troops were thus active In Picardy the
French broke loose again In the Cham
payne. Gen. Gouraud's men Launched
nm attack northwest OF Somme-Py. and
gained the crest Of Mont Blanc, an
important stronghold there. They cap
tured 1000 prisoners. Cormicy, north
west OF Rheims, is now In French hands
again.
Successes further east gave the French
complete mastery of the Are Valley
north Of the Argonne forest. and when
the Americans reach the eastern end OF
this valley the Germans will be plnched
out of the forest completely.
(, Len. Coal Fields Abandoned.
At last reports the Americans were
approaching this one of their goals The
Germans are offering stif resistance ir
these sectors, realizing their hold on the
eastern end OF the Chemin-des- Danes
depends on the success with which they
resist the Franco-American attacks.
At the other end OF the fighting line
Lens. the great French coal mining cen
ire. has been abandoned by the Germans
under pressure, as has Armentieres, ar
equally important manufacturing city
Rouiers, the Belgian railroad centre
which plays such an important part IN
supplying the German naval bases on the
Belgian coast, has been entered by ar
mored cars, although the allied hold or
that place is not yet definitely estab'
5ished. Further north, at Hooglede, the
Belgians have gained foothold on the
Roulers- Ostend- Bruges railway. ano
Menin and Courtrai, both to the south
are threatened by King Albert's soldiers
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ENEMY PREPARES FOR
INVASION OF ALSACE
Inhabitants Along Frontier
Removed to Bavaria.

GENEVA, Oct. 3.-German military au-
thorities have begun to remove the in
habitants Of Alsace. according to the
Democratic, in expectation of Franco
American attack on the frontier.
Tile inhabitants of twenty villages. in
Guiding Ferrette. Goutavon and winkel
already have been sent to Bavaria Some
of the villagers have escaped across the
Swiss frontier.
Fear or disorder Is rampant through
out Alsace-Lorraine. not only among the
civilians but also among the military
forces. Food Is scarce and little II
available.
The Germfu authorities in Alsace'
lorraine, tho Democratic adds, are afraid
of general uprising in those provinces
when the Allies cross the frontier.
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EXPECT GERMANS TO
CONSOLIDATE LINES
Americans Are Bombarded
With Shifting, Ineffective
Artillery Fire.
GUESSING AT TARGETS
Enemy Is Unable to Locate
Positions, as Yankees
Control Air.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE
CHAMPAGNE FRONT. Oct with the
French in possession OF Challerange. an
important railway junction of the line
that fed the long German front. IL il ex-
pected that the Germans will take
prompt measures to consolidate X pos
sible their positions along the Kriemhilde
defensive system. which has been i'm
proved lately.
Activities on the American sector TO-
cay were confined to artillery work by
the enemy and minor movements by tire
Americans But the line has not changed
except here and there where slight cor
rections have been made.
The bombardment over the centre
lines was heavy for short periods, but
with surprisingly slight effect. due not
only to the manner in which the Ameri-
cans protected themselves. but also
probably to the lack Of information on
the part of the Germans as to the oppos-
ing positions
German planes during the night
bombed the crossroads in the back areas
and the artillery action was supple
mented by the use of gas, both phos-
gene and mustard. The bombardment
both night aud day. such as it was, did
comparatively little damage notwith-
standing the fact that the Germans know
accurately every foot of territory they
have Just evacuated.
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YANKS WIN IN WARS
HARDEST FIGHTING
Courage Unsurpassed in St.
Quentin's Battle.
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN THE ST
QUENTIN SECTOR, Oct. 2.-American
regiments fighting in the Hindenburg
line along this sector of the front have
seen some OF the hardest fighting Of the
war 1t was furious, desperate
struggle into which they plunged. They
fought day and night in groups and
single handed, In and out of she'll holes
They showed gallantry. self-sacrifice and
devotion to duty unsurpassed by any
other troops.
From the instant they leaped from
their trenches they ran into snipers and
hordes of machine guns. German in
fantrymen. spurred on by their officers.
stood up before them Offering hand to
hand combat.
Some OF the stories of the men who
fought tell OF the terrific nature of the
struggle. One Brooklyn detachnAnt took
and retook a position known as the
Knoll three times, The battle swung
back and forth with the men so close
to each other that ri1e butts were as
effective as anything else.
a Brooklyn Captain was ISOLATED In
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heavy losses on the enemy. A number
OF prisoners were, captured by us In
the course Of this fighting.
The attack was resumed at day
BELGIAN CwEDNEsDAY) - In
spite OF fierce resistance by the enemy
the Belgian army during the past day
has improved it's position by local
thrusts on different points Of the front
Gen. Plumer's army, after sharp
combats. realized an important ad-
vance in the direction Of Menin by
capturing Ghelywe. North and In the
Immediate proximity of Armentieres
this army has taken lie Bizet. and
north OF Houpllnes has captured the
small La Flanque farm.
British aviators destroyed nine air
planes and two balloons Of the enemy
during the day.
BELGIAN tTHURsDAY)--French
and Belgian troops to-day attacked
the enemy positions east Of Staden.
Despite the German resistance We ad-
vanced our lines two kilometers, reach
Ing the outskirts Of Hoogiede talrhost
directly north Of Rouiers)yas we'll ~
the road between Hooslede and Rou-
lers. A violent counter attack west OF
Roulers completely failed.
Yesterday a Belgian armored car
passed through the German lines and
penetrated Roulers despite a violent
German fire. 1t returned through the
German positions and reached our
lines.
GERMAN (NIGHT)-vigorous en-
envy attacks northwest OF Roulers and
on wide front north OF st. Quentin
and in Champagne failed. The enemy
suffered heavy losses.
GERMAN (DAY)-In Flanders en-
envy attacks north Of Staden and
northwest and west OF Roulers were
repulsed. We took 200 prisoners. In
the evening partial attacks by the en-
envy on both sides OF the Ypres-Menin
road failed.
Armentieres and Lens were evacu-
ated by US without fighting on Tues
day night. We occupied rearward po-
sitlons east of both towns. In the
course of the day the enemy. after
strong artillery preparation placed
against the abandoned positions. fol-
lowed over the F1eurbaix-La Bassee-
Hulluch line.,s.s~ ---A-.-A-
Before Cambria the day was auieter.
Enemy partial attacks on the plain OF
the Scheldt, near and southeast Of
Humilly, were repulsed. STRONG at
tacks and thrusts against our new
lines north and south Of st. Quentin
failed.
Southeast Of Anizy-le-C Chateau and
north Of Filain we repulsed partial at
tacks. Schleswig- Holstein regiments
defended the positions on the ridge Of
the Chemin des Danes against strong
enemy attacks. There were engage
ments in front Of our new lines north
west OF Rheims. In the evening the
enemy here stood on the line Of Chau-
dardes and Cormicy and along the
Aisne Canal.
In the Champagne the French with
strong forces continued their attacks
east OF the Suippe against st. Marie
Ply as we'll as between Somme-Py and
Monthois. Local points OF penetration
south Of orfeuil were reduced in ex-
tent by counter thrusts. On the re-
mainder of the front the attacks broke
down before our lines.
On both sides OF the Alsne and in
the Argonne enemy partial attacks
were without success.
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AMERICANS SLOWLY
ADVANCE IN ARGONNE
More Prisoners and Guns Are
Taken.
By Tie Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTH
WEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 3.--Except for
slow but continued progress in the Ar
gonne Forest the situation on the Amer
lean front is unchanged.
More prisoners and guns have been
taken. and there is general activity of
varying intensity on the whole OF the
sector.
Violent artillery firing developed along
the centre OF the American line, between
the Mouse and the Aisne yesterday. The
Germans also bombarded the American
positions on the right, near the Meuse
TO limited extent, but on the extreme
left there was a significant silence for
the greater part Of the day.