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New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
The Sc1n York Tribune


That the Germans have been pre-
7ar'n2 for a iong time .or the present
offensive and that German prepara-
'iors aaye rot been kept secret fron,
ne German public is cvidca. from the
'oiiowiag article which appeared in the
) p-s.sehe Zeitung" on February 20:
The clouds arc becoming dcnser and
Harker. Oyer the gigantic lines OF the
s'le battle line. which, :, Still lefs 70
us' expectation rises higher and highc-.
me most rnonstrous and the most ho.-
1'bir fate awaits this part of the earth;
IRON fbs aged war of three and a halt
J"ars a new war hAs groxn out.
Prom hight 10 left there are loom
'ns I'D around the extensive liney of
ne endless battlefield the Instruments
"l ths wpylt~stra1g1s which is Hoinx
70 break out, the Ynasses Of men, the
"'aprns, the guns, the heaps of shells
and fnngmerable rfreans for fighting.
"e'cT did the wnr,d sec such eea-
ee@ntratl>n NJ physical and mechanical
t''ess az the onf which ~ accompany.
,hH shr mobilization for ths rosqfnz
.sI1is. Ssysy did IL gee such IN ~
Aensiye .,n woyk ~ military organization.
me most famous nations ars arm
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

deep hole confirms nv belief that Ger
rg.aay is using my invcatio.:. Ny tor
petloos. gliding 20 their mark, would act
IN similar fashion,
IN June. 1916. MI Russell. unable to get
any action from Washington or Captain
Guy Gannt. British Naval Attache here.
referred his invention to Bernstorff.
The then ambassador referred his let
Ter TO Captain Bov-Ed. then living at
10 Central PARK South. who asked for
a clearer description and drawings.
In reply the inventor mailed to Boy
Ed i full description of the glider" a
picture o. the model and another of
the stabilizer. together with several
newspaper clippings.
He heard nothing more. and later in
a story os hls invention in The Trib-
une tod OF Boy-Ed's refusal to re-
turn his specifications or to give him
any satisfaction concerning their dis
rosition. In December he wrote. to
Roy-Ed for the third time. demanding
an accounting. The reply was threat
ening and asserted fatty that every
hing already had been returned to the
inventor
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
City on Edge for
News OF Battle;
Hundreds Enlist
Newspaper and Cable
Offices Besieged; Also
Recruiting Stations

New York's extreme interest in the
struggle on the Western front was eX-
pressed Yesterday in nervous anxiety
for the latest extras. Newsboys found
their papers whisked out of their hands
by tense customers almost before they
The foreign cable Offices were besieged
by persons seeking TO get a rcassuring
word from some sodicp who may be
in the thick of the fray
But + recruiting can be accepted as
a symptom, New York's morale was
improved many ioid. The Mayors
Committee on National Defence re-
ported 400 applicants for enlistment
most Of whom were over The draft age.
This was double the number of ap-
pllcants for any day in months. The
lanG battleshp Recruit, in Union
Square. was the stage for one patriotic
demonstration after another and many
a husky lad not old enough for the
craft staggered proudly aboard that
doughty crai, to Sign on" Marine
Corps recruiting headquarters III
Twentv-third Street reported a similar
rush OF men under and over draft age,
ana all seeking chance to get into
the fight as soon as possible.
Bulletin boards IN front OF ne"Spa-
per Offices were scanned by throngs
that buzzed with excitement, and which
cheered Justify when haring announce
ments were pasted up quoting Field
+ Marsha! IIaigs confident statement.
The telephone services IN newspaper
Offices were sadly crippled By impa
tient calls from people living within a
radius Of 100 miles. AS the day wore
on the inquirers seemed to gain contii-
Gence that the battle line would be
held
Wild fumors spread with the same
unaccountable speed that marked their
progress in the early days of uncer-
tainty. when the war was new. num-
Der of persons who telephoned The
Tribune last night demanded details of
the capture OF the German Crown
Prince and 100000 Of his men Those
who inquired about this particulav
yarn insisted that they had It or the
best of authority.
Another enthusiastic dreamer spread
the report that the Kaiser had been
German fleet sunk by the British and
American warships The Blight Of
Heligoland was forced; twelve German
divisions were annihilated linden
burg had committed suicide.
Those who spread these rumors ap-
parently believed them thoroughly and
were ready togive their authority for
their statements. Strangely enough.
few of the renorss hintcd at disaster to
the Allied arms.
The cable Offices reported that there
was slight prospect of clearing al! the
messages tina. had been filed for sew
era days. Government messages and
press cablegrams have the right of way.
Information was brought to The Trib
une office that Germans who frequent a
German restaurant in Fourteenth Street
had been openly toasting the German
army and boasting OF its success. Spe-
cial Assistant United States Attorney
General William Wallace, who is di
recting spy hunting activities in New
York, issued warning to enemy aliens
to avoid discussing the war.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
5 hidden Silencng
OF Gun May Haze
Been Aiyrne1's S Work

PARIS, March % The long-ranee
bomhardment Of Paris was resumed at
o:50 o clock this morning, but was IN
.erruuted after the second shot.
Afcer brief interval two more shots
were fred. The bombardment again
y as suspended al 9:l0 o'clock.
As Nas the case yesterday. the people
did not cake to shelter Cellars which
We're filed on Saturday remained empty
this morning. Little interest was shown
j. tae bombardment.
Soon after they were awakened by
tEe first SHOT the people were brought
TIC their WINDOWS by the rafting Of
drums Policemen circulated through
each quarter OF the city. introducing
tee new system of alarm. which Is dis
.ngu.shee from the alarm n the case
of air raids. Tho police came in for
great amount Of chatting. the people
beng greatly amused a. their laca Of
proficiency wi.h tho drumstic
This appeared 20 mark thei. limit Of
interest in tho bomoarGment " ork
was resumed under normal conditions
All the sportation lines were run
niug. Tie streets were full O. people,
those sole subject of conversation was
the new battle OF the Somne, which
generally IS compared with Ncrdur.
"rt4t .-4oNr smells fearhad ParlS on
turdar and twert.- seven yesterday.
The interval between shots was re-
t.ueed from fifteen or twenty minutes
o. Saturday to an average of nine min
utes Yesterday
On two occasions there was aa in
telval Of only one or two minutes.
Saets fell a G:l5 and SIG o'clock
md al :45 and 9;47 This was accept
e. - confrming TIL theory that a.
at Two guns ,5erc firing
i.e tine Of flight O. the shells Is
es. .ated al tea minutes. a. tho ieaz-;
the curve traversed a. l20 niles. and
tao maximum height attained at fl
teen miles
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

eaty miles is the development of an
idea which the United States Ordnance
Department rejected several years ago
is the belief OF Paul I. Kenny, Of l2O
Broadway. well known electrical en-
gineer and inventor Mr.. Kenny. who
las invented several War contrivances,
among them naval signalling device
now used by the American feet. was a
member OF Ambassador Gerard's stafF
IN Berlin.
Nh Kenny said yesterday that in
1903 he laid before the War Depart
ment plans fer weapon that would
hurl q projectile from New York to
Philadelphia. The proposition. though
thought We'll Of by WashinNton officials
was rejected on the ground that funds
said Mr. Kenny. The inventors device
was machine that would be loaded
and discharged by electro magnetic
force. Il consisted Of a steel tube from
100 to 800 feet long. fitted with com
nartments 'ned with electric coil
ranging in strength from horsepower
1t tho breach 10 100 al the muzze. The
pro iectile, which could be OF any cali
hre. granted that it was of steel. woulC
be drawn in by electro magnetism arc
could easily be hurled one hundred
miles, Mr. Kenny explained
Daring the Wedding celebration II
Berlin OF he Naiser's daughter. in 1918
which was attended by the King o. Eng
land and the Gar Of Russia. and wnen
this international love east made wal
seem very remote. Mr.. Kenny says he
submitted his idea to the German gov
ernmen-.
u set forth the princn.es Of my CUR
to the examining committee Of the Ger
man army, which was composed OF five
ordnance experts" sa;d Nh Kenny
% course, nobody Dreamed Of wal
then. The managing director Of tho
hrupp works at Essen urged me sevela
times to supervise the construction Of
tie gun at their plant. But | was
called 20 Paris on pressing business
and was 50 busy that the whole matter
was driven out OF my mind. The Ger
mans. though. had the complete secre-
of M electro-magneti gun idea.
heard no mere OF the proposition.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

cnty miles. Mr. Lescarboura said he
thought It would be about the same as
tina. OF q 30 pound bomb dropped from
one of the Big Gotha raiding airpanes
But there is ths III favor OF the
big gun SAID Mr.. Lescarboura: al
the Germans want to lombard Paris
they can do it less extensively with
this gun. probably than by air. Those
big Gotha raiders must cost the Ger
mans at least $4,000 each, and every
time d fotllla raids Paris the French
bring one down, and maybe three ..
four.
In addition TO The money loss, each
Gotha carries three men who are high
" trained specialists in aeronautics
aad artillery. These men are badly
needed for WORK 1t the front whicf
IS nucA more valuable and important
as far as military results go. thar
raidng. Each Gotha cargies abou'
fourteen bombs, and is lucky to make
q single hit OF any Importance
Have Big large.
shooting this gun at Paris. how
ever, involves no risk Of men or ma
terial. 1t can probably fire about
twenty-five fairly accurate shots an(
twenty-five more bad shots before its
Iife is ended
of course, this gun cannot be &C
curately pointed. No one knows what
atmospheric conditions are thirty FIVE
miles UP in the air, and therefore ths
ordinary ballistic tables are no good
Inc explosion of. the she'll must be OF
impact, for it could not be timed, fol
the same reasons.
But even with these inaccuracie.
70 contead with. the German gunner:
have. in the city Of Paris. targer
which. as they look d. it from the
point where this gun is. is twelve
miles across and nine miles deep.
How they ever moved gun Of tina
size it is difficult to imagine. Il i.
probably thoroughly camoufaged il
the forest of st. Gobain. 1t may ever
be buried deep N bed OF concrete'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
American Marine Saved
By His Cigarette Case

: PARIS, March 25.-An American cor
poral of marines was struck in the
chest by splinter OF one of the first
shells which fell during Saturdays
bonbardmert Of Paris. He was wound
ed seriously, but his life probably was
saved by the detection Of the splinter
b. cigarette case. SO far as has.
been reported he is the only American
victim OF the bonlbarGmcnt
Tie "..atin" says one Of the shells
fred in the direction Of Paris yesterday
struck church in the suburbs. Sew
era q the persons who were attending
Pain Sunday service were killed.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
German 70-Mile Gun Believed
10 Be at Least $50 Feet Lone
Austin e. Lescarboura of Scientific American Explains
f1ow Great Range May Be Obtained by Lengthening
Barrel and Using Slow Burning Powder

1e2many's new artillery marvel. the
seventy-nile gun. is probably about
100 feet long. and must hurl its pro
Jectiles to Il height of thirty-five miles.
starting with muzzle velocity Of
1000 to 1000 feet q second to OBJ
tam that range. said Austin C.
Lescarboura, field editor of "The
Scientific Americana in an interview
yesterday He does not think the
new engine Of destruction is freak
or that the Boches have discovered
some new mechanical principle or ex-
plosive. but believes they have simply
take9 the ordinary long range riac
and extended It's range by lengthcning
it.
Great raree in heavy artillery
said Mr. Lescarboura as obtained part
y by lenGthenjng the barrel oi the
gun and using slow-burning powder.
Thus the pressure Of the explosion is
eXerted upon the proiectilo for long
er time in a long barrel than in a
short one, becaus: tae powder Eeeps
on burning until the shell leaves the
aiuzzle. Consequently It correspond
ingy greater energy and range are
impaired 20 the projectiIe II the
same power were eXerted al at once
1t would blow up the gun.
No Limit to Range
Theoretically, there is no limit to
the range o. u gun. and there sn't
really so 'nuch to be mystitied about
n this new performance. l. seems
10 ne that the Germans have simply
talson their old long range gun, which
fred about twenty-seven miles. and
extended It's power"
Concerning tie destructive power Of
"A she'll from such q gun. firing at sew
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Believes Paris
Bombarded With
Aerial Torpedo

The mysterious missiles that are fall
ing on Paris may be only German
adaptation OF an aerial torpedo. in
vented by G. f. Russell, of 1908 Wash
lngton Street. EoooAen, the secret OF
which was stolen from him. Mr.. Rus
sell believes, by Captain Boy-Ed done
OF the directors Of the kaiser's spy
system here
Nh Russell designed some time ago
glider torpedo that could be
launched from an aeroplane and di-
rected in its downward flight by the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Paris Sleep Disturbed
By Air Reid AIor77

PARIS. March 25-Another air raid
alarm, was sounded shortly after
o'clock this morning. After three
quarters of an hour iiremen's bugles
and church bells announced that all
was clear and the Parisians were ablc
to return to their beds.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Believes Big Cur,
Is Electric Magnetic
Weapon Offered Il. s,

That the extraordinary war machine
with which tho Germans have lombard
cd Paris az range of more than sew
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

regularity throughout the day. ceasing
ear3v in the afternoon, but the all
clear signal sounded two hours later.
Harls. however. mad resumed business
org before the last shell .ell No
o.s.s - na.ic AHare renorted
New-York tribune., 1918-03-26

Featuring the phases Of Spring depicted
the charming shopn in the leading Paris
Seldom have New York been showing
Spring suits The selection
models of
nned OF mopc
lncone Pon TWILL Mems Wear Serge Gabrdne Oxod. Checks
Hair line Strpngs and Silks Sizes 81 to 5O2 Three models
F0urthF FIoo.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
CANADIAN FARMERS
MUST ENTER SERVICE

OTTAWA, April i9.-lt is officially an
nounced by the Canadian government
that 90 has decided upon measures
necessary to obtain substantial re-en-
forcements for the Canadian expedition
airy force. Need FOR those re-enforce-
menis, it Is asserted has become i'm
peratlve because Of the critical situa-
tion which has developed on the West
ern front.
Desiring TO speed up operations Of
the military service act the govern
ment has decided that unmarried men
and wldowers between The ages of
twenty and thirty-three are not indls-
pensable to agriculture and other es-
sentlal industries. They viii be called
out flrst and all exemptions in tneiI
case abolished.
/ An order-in-council has been formu-
| lated which provides that not only arc
/ youths Of nineteen subject TO the provi
sions Of the military service act buf
also all other youths when they reach
that age.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
GOODBYE
Millard +. HORecker.

Dear boy Of ours, just clasp our hands
Before you sail away;
Your mother here and / are really
proud Of you today
We've seen you, yes, in every suit and
coat you ever wore;
You look better, lad, in khaki than you
ever looked before.
You're all we have. you're going over,
ana leaving us behind.
Remember all the teachings we've in
stlled into your mind;
Play fair, be on The level, in spirit we'l
be nigh
Come kiss us both, God bless you, and
spare you, sonl Good byel
Dear wife Of mine, our boy has sailed,
and we have said goodbye,
And ! can hardly blame you II tear
stands in your eye.
Mind / Will not chide you. l viii not
add to your pain
win pray, and you will, too, that he
comes back again
But Of the worst comes unto him ard
he is doomed 10 die,
And make tuat supreme sacrifice, re-
member you and /
VIII find our consolation when he
sleeps beneath the sod.
In that the thought that he died fight
ing for his country and his God.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19

Mattngs for $500 a roll
There are very few mattings coming
in from China or Japan; the above is the
very best goods from China mating and
if bought today would have to sell for
$25. Special price, $500
Good patterns and coloringS, in Japan
ese Mattings, S5c and 40 a yard, or S12
and S14 a roll. These prices are less
than wholesale prices today.
9x12 Tapestry Rugs in a limited
amount. Special price $165O.
Good assortment of better grades, 9x12
sizes, $4,000, $1,000 and $500.
Velvet Rugs, 9x12, at big savings over
today's prices. $1,000 to $27.5O.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19

BY LIEUT.. GRANVILLE A. POLLOCK.
American Aviator in the Lafayette Fly
ing Corps Of the French Foreign
Legion.
Copyright. 1918. by The Newspaper
Enterprise Assoclatlon.)
During the height Of the titanic
struggle for the Chemin des Danes /
had my FIRST single-handed duel with a
Boche flyer.
l had been transferred 90 Squadron
65, after the FIRST army was Withdrawn
from Flanders. was returning from
a patrol Everybody was hungrily
looking forward to doieuner-l know
was-when we spotted a single Ger
man machine Just inside our lines.
10 seemed a crime TO attack the Boche
with such overwhelming odds IN our
favor, but war Is war. and It was our
duty 10 surround and onnihilate him.
Before concentrating on the job ]
took the usual precautionary survey
above, below, and in front, IN order
TO be sure that no other enemy planes
were I'm sight. ready to surprise me at
work.
II / had not, this tale most likely
would not have been written. I was
up 1000 meters Under my tail. at
the 5000 meter level ! saw two BIZ
planes with the tell-tale black maltese
crosses on their wings.
So there were two Jobs TO bo done.
left the lone boche 10 the rest OF tho
patrol.
ME for one of these other guys" !
/ said to myself.
10 tssou Ifffor cold A / XoInIQUpd
down, the icy blast chilled my Hispana-
/ Suizza motor. The gauge was steadily
creeping down to the danger point
/ Keeping one eye lodging between the
motor temperature indicator and the
air pressure gauge OF the essence tank
] continued on my dizzy dive, letting
two OF three out Of my Nickers gur
through the propeller, en- route, 20 b,
sure Il was all right.
I foollshly put my head over the sid
/ Of the nacelle for a second and peere,
below 20 be sure Just where / was
and nearly had my head blown Off
Down ] "picQued almost VERTICAL,
at 200 miles an hour, and down ml
motor temperature went. too. six hun
dred yards from the nearest boche ant
Il had dropped 10 80 degrees centlgrade
tutg lo nulpoatA " p3 tuD VNtu A.iD'
Below that the motor might stall wheI
I threw on the juice again, and ther
me for the Karlsruhe concentration
camp and paper pants
There was nothing else to do bu
datten out my cuckoo" put on ful
motor and let her warm up bit. This
did, and then returned to the at
tack.
But the boches had seen my predica
menl. and had showed or for their owl
lines. The maneuver brought botf
equidistant from me.
Then I saw a French Spad making foi
the one nearest our lines. 10 was pilot
ed, later learned. by Major Lufberr!
Of the Lafayette Escadrille. the onl!
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
ARREST NEGRO
DESERTER AFTER
EXCITING CHASE

sEAFORD, Del, April i9-Ernest
Reed. Negro, private in a company Of
United States soldiers sttioned at Camp
Dix, was arrested here on the charge
Of desertion by an army officer sent
from Camp Dix. Reed Is a Norfolk
Negro, and it is said came here on last
registration day in order to avoid the
draft, falling to register at either Nor
folk or here. He was arrested for fail
ing TO register and placed in the armH
from which he escaped few days ago
lie was arrested after an exciting
chase here through several houses and
yards and finally cornered after at
tempting to board a southbound train.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
WOmen'S Hosiery

Women's fibre silk stockings, black,
white, cordovan, dark gray, champagne,
navy, white; double heel, sole and toe.
65c and 79c pair.
Women's pure silk boot stockings;
black, white and colors; full fashioned
double heel, sole and toe, and deep silk
Isle garter elastic top; valued 89c, spe-
cial 69c a pair.
Women's silk Isle Boot Hose, double
heel, sole and toe; black, white, grey
gold, sky 29c a pair.
Women's white, black, navy, bronze
Russian calf, gray smoke silk stockings;
double garter top; double sole, heel and
toe; good heavy silk. $1.25 a pair.
Women's heavy silk stockings; Kayser
best knit, Onyx and several other makes.
at S1.65, S1.75, $215 and $3.50 a pair
High special heel, double sole and toe
and deep garter elastic top.
Women's black and white, champagne,
pink, pearl and dark grey Isle stockings;
double heel, sole and toe and deep gar
ter top. SOC pair.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19

American ace' now alive. l didn't butt
into this affair. and Lufberry brought
his boche down.
When two of you are after The same
enemy it IS courteous and customary
TO allow the first man 90 get his Wick
ors gun popping 90 finish him up. u
ensures at least one pilot getting full
credit for the kill"
That Is why we seldom encroach on
the patrol of an adjoining sector Some
times. OF course. VIC cannot resist the
temptation 90 do a little trespassing II
The prospects Of a successful encoun-
ter lock too inviting TO resist. I'm such
case, II We bring a boche down the
fellows OF the other squadron have 10
blow us 10 a champagne supper the
next time we are together at some coy
little rendezvous IN the re0r. At these
parties we could always trust lie
Boucher. our pet humorisi 10 keep
things lively. Poor lee Boucher, he s
Evening journal., 1918-04-19

now missing prisoner, l hope, but
I'm afraid not.
Well. 10 continue. Fooled Of one
boche. went for his friend. followed
him for some miles, got behind ana
above his tail. and let Ny with whole
belt he went down in The steepost
picque ! have ever seen.
My motor was again shwering around
30 degrees. and as I was two miles from
home climbed back TO the right air
level, rcioincd The patrol, and returned
90 camp
didn't have time to follow the
bochcs course 10 the ground TO sec
whether he smashed up or not know
he didn't 30 down in flames.
/ reported a boche shot down. but
as the incident was never confirmed by
any observation posts or balloons, The
rules of the game made 10 impossible
for me 10 claim credit. But
Well. my time would comet
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
Wilmington Tailor MakeS
Valuable Find

after spending 5000 for medicine and
doctors in four years without getting
any benefit for stomach trouble and
bloating, / was induced by my druggist
500 worth OF good 10 is simple,
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the Inflammation which
causes practically all stomach, liver and
intestinal ailments. including appendi-
citis. one dose win convince or money
refunded. j NJ Eckerd, The Miller DRUG
store, y. b. Danforth.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
RHEUMATISM
Physician Believes a Genuine Rem-
edy for the Disease Has
Been Found.

Rheuma. the wonderful rheumatism
remedy sold by n. b. Danforth and all
druggists, gives quicker and more lasting
relief than other remedies costing many
times as much
Rheuma passes the deadly poisonous
secretions into the bowels and kidneys,
from which they are quickly thrown on
In natural. healthy way.
Read what a reputable physician says
about Rheuma: 81 have made n most
careful Investigation Of the formula em-
ployed in the manufacture OF Rheuma,
and ] heartily recommend It as a remedy
for all forms OF rheumatism. ! hnd
Rheuma far in advance Of the methods
rheumatism, and altogether different I'm
composition from the remedies usually
prescribed pr NJ c. Lyons.
This should givs any sufferer from
rheumatism confidence TO try kheuma.
Evening journal., 1918-04-19
MIlTInN MINI ApPLEs

Divide the neck Of mutton into cut
lets. Season with salt and pepper. Peel
and slice four apples Peel and chop
two small onions. Allow an TO roast
in oven three-quarters Of an hour, or
TN done. Serve in dish in which il was
cooked. II desired, steak or chops may
be used the same way.