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New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
State or City Food
Control NoReme,9,,
Committee Find,

Neither state nor municipal so,....
IS ess gong to give the people chs,ass u,,s'''
food' according to tie food r~.sl oaysps'
committee com IT OF the Me'chants' Assa.ss A. s.sa
!l0n' If some lasting good is sss'a- eSs. =.
De accomplished in tbs direct;os '' !. %
committee believes it will onlS s4 tn me
as a result of effective coope,ss;a ssias
among producers, man,factura siA''0n
riers' distributors and conspma.. > car
The food problem committee vss
pointed nearly year ago "a 40 ap'
New York City's food ,onditio,. s'ucy y
submitted an exhaustivereport ysst.s -
day. The committee, however. d;s ''ei
make any pretense at having sa,'.' ~, I,
the problem, but contcned itself ~. H.
oier'ng an analysis OF he stn..;os
The committee took upthe nroar.
ton, manufacture. preservation w..
portation, marketing, distrbution' ''a,,s- sns
sumption and all the ya,ons aa WV
tlonal and regulating agnc;es uSs. Ws.
have had to do with food the ns m,ss >.
few years. 1t found the Armsr. psss a. y
better organized than any Cher fs..ar .ar
relating to the food supply # tha aassue ";.'.
AS to the consumers, the comm;tts.. ,.,
reported they apparently had d''Iasss ,;,.Is
real information on the suHect ~ i'ts,s tss
food supply of their city and ssa, WV
lngiy had no way of findig out sns.
thing. A''
The committees first recommends.
IS chart the city" 1t pons out ihsi ra'
because of the differences in trss,
congestion, living conditios. habi,. is.
and diets of the twenty-eiht nation y'
alities in New York City, th city sn can.
not be considered as Who'll, and ths, M
district maps must be usd. Amons
other maps required, the rport savs
are one of the metropolita, food dis'
tributing zone within hirty.mjls
radius; one showing railwy termi.
nails, piers and kinds of foo handed
and one showing location + whole
sale Establishments.
Another recommendation centrsl
organization Of consumers. The ~
port states that $50 long asthe cms
sumers continue to wait forsome !
the other factors 20 do somesing fc,
them, which they must do f~ them
selves. they viii probably re1ain Il
the present unsatisfactory cohition.'
New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
Sunday Lifts toUpton

The American Automobile Asso-
citation needs more motor cars for
the first Of its free trips to Camp
Upton Sunday, March 81. Persons
desiring to give their cars for this
service should communicate with
the Touring Bureau, A. A. A., SOL
Fifth Avenue. Relatives Of soldiers
at Yaphank who wish to avail them
selves Of the transportation offer
should mail applications to the
same Office. Please include the
name of the soldier OK soldiers you
wish to visit.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
Jewish Recruits Get Flag
Presentation at Irving School
to Men Bound for Palestine

Washington Irving High School was
crowded to the doors last night, when
flag was presented to the 800 young
Jewish men who have enlisted to fight
with the British Canadian forces in
Palestine. The presentation speech
was made by Captain T. C. Dolthin,
head Of the British Canadian recruit
ing mission.
In mpimenting the men on their
patriotism Captain Dolthn declared
that Immediately after Passover from
$50 TO 200 jewish youths would leave
New York weekly for Palestine.
The flag, which was Of silk, with "A
gold border, bore double triangle.
with the flag of David in white and blue
IN the centre.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
N. Y. Men Get Commissions
G.. L. Darte and w. A. KENYON
Win Captains Stripes
[StQf CorrespOndeMccl

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-New York
men commissioned in the National
Army and officers reserve corps to- day
by the War Department include the
following:
George L.. Darte. Maiden Lane, and Will
ia lam A. Kenyon. Room 341, Pennsylvania
Clarence II. Robbins, Great River Long
Island. captain. quartermasters corps, Ma
tiopnl Army.
Kirby Atterbury. jackson and Second Ave
nues. Long Island City: Garrett S. Henry,
way and 120th Street. first leutenants. sani
tary corps, National Army.
William j. Core. Cunard Steamship Com
pany, first lieutenant. medical reserve corps.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
Says Meatless Days
Don't Conserve Meat

WASHINGTON, March 2O.-Meatless
days have not conserved the meat sup
ply, Joseph P. Cotton, head of the food
administrations meat division, to-day
told the Senate committee Investigate
ing food supplies, but, on the other
hand he believed there had been more
meat consumed on those days than
usual
This was caused. Cotton said he be-
lieved. because while many persons OBJ
served the meatless days others who
previously had not used much meat
were enabled to do so by the high
wages they were receiving, and this
resulted in a net increase Of consump-
ton, rather than a saving
New-York tribune., 1918-03-21
Coffin Denies Aero
Programme Is Failure
Says providence Journal y
Charge of Chaotic Condi-
tons Is False
Especial Correspondence |

e y TT W I7'7'VtoN7VVt
DAYTON, Ohio, March 2O.-Howard
Coffin, head of the National Aircraft
Production Board, on a visit here to-
day declared the charge made by "The
Providence Journal" that the aircraft
programme was a failure was not true,
1.-THE results are not as wholly salts
factory as the programme called for,
but such programme always is in
spired to calculate the greatest effort,
and it is not always a serious disap-
pointment when the goal set is not
reached" he said.
The statement that conditions are
chaotic everywhere is without basis
in fact"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-21

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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
MADE IMMORTAL BY GOETHE
Leipzig Tavern in Which Poet Located
Scene in "Faust," Was Well
Known Gathering Place.

AuerbachS cellar was tavern at
Leipzig which disappeared in 1912. 1t
owed its chief fame to Goethe, who in
this place located the scene in "Faust"
wherein MephistOpheles, standing up
on wine cask, takes his flight into
space with Doctor Faust, to the stupe-
faction Of the guests drinking at the
tables. The old building to which the
cellar belonged was built by Doctor
StrOmer dAuerbach at about 1929, the
worthy doctor there storing the wine
intended for his own use. Later, as
the wine was good, he conceived the
idea Of selling it. In this way was es-
tablished the tavern to which his
name has been attached ever since
From the earliest years Of the seven
teenth century legend has placed in
this cellar the famous adventure of
Faust and Mephistopheles. Goethe,
studying at Leipzig university from
1765 to 176S, frequented that cellar al
most nightly and there talked with
his friends Of art, literature and pol
itics, and thus he heard of that le-
gend which he turned to such excellent
account, at the same time so very
greatly enriching the literature of his
country.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Pioneer Fish CuIturist.

Artificial fish culture existed, In
crude form, hundreds Of years ago,
but it remained for American inven-
tive genius to perfect the science and
apply it to public advantage through
national and state hatcheries, under
the supervision of able pisciculturists.
The pioneer Of American fish cul-
turists, DR.. Theodatus Garlick Of Cleve-
land, O., was a scientist of international
fame, though best known in his native
land as a successful investigator in
the field Of work which gained for him
the appellation of "Father of Ameri-
can Fish Culture"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
WILL NOW FIGHT THE KAISER
Roumanians Join Italian Army In
Fighting Against Germany.

Paris.-Eighteen thousand soldiers
of Roumanian origin who were cap
tured by the Italians while fighting un-
der the Austrian flag have asked per-
mission to go to the front against Aus
tria. The request has been granted
and organization of these troops is
under way. With the entrance of this
force into the field three armies COM
posed o. former subjects of the Central
Empires will be fighting on the side
of the allies. Czech troops already
are under arms on the Italian front,
and there is a Polish army on the
French front.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Chinese Steamship Is Rammed.

Peking-More than 500 Chinese pas
sengers were lost in the recent COLI
sion off Hankow in which the Chinese
steamship Kiang-Kwan was sunk by
the Chinese gunboat Chutai. The Chu,
tai was accompanying another gunboat
which had on board Premier Tuan Chi
Jul, who was on the way to pay visit
to the commanders of the northern
troops. A mistake in signals was the
cause of the collision. The collision
wrecked the Chutai also, and she was
beached. The Chutai was a gunboat of
75O tons, 200 feet long, 20 feet beam
and feet draft, built at Kobe in
1906-07. She carried two 4.7-inch guns,
and two 12-pounders. Her compile
ment was 101 men.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
ADOPTED WAYS OF MoSLEMs
Heroes Of First Crusade Soon Drop
ped Religious Fanatlelsm That
Had Been Rampant.

The rapid passing OF religious ia
naticism with the rulers of the Chris
tian East (Frankish occupation Of
Holy Land in the eleventh century,
deserves attention. The pogrOm spirit
had been rampant enough at first.
Peter the Hermit and the author of
the "ChansOn d'Antioche" held a SOL
der of the cross in poor esteem II
he was not a gluttOn for "meat of
Turks" But the sons and nephews of
their Ogreish heroes mated with schis-
matte Greek and Armenian princesses,
and some of their grandsons resisted
the long dark lashes of an infidel
daughter of Arabia very feebly or not
at all
Presently, too, like all good colony
builders, from Rameses the Great to
our own war department, the Chris
tlan princes of the East bethought
themselves to enroll the very natives
they came to massacre, in their own
army, by creating a turbaned Mos
lem cavalry and infantry. These in
fidels battled for the cross like tigers
on many n hard field. Worse and
worse, Latin princes and knights be-
gan to strut in the flowing muslins
and silks Of the Orient, wearing jew
eled scimitars of Damascus steel,
aigretted turbans and turn-up shoes
Of Cordovan morocco. A coin of An
tioch displays the usual Byzantine
bust of Christ with a halo.
Reverse, a bearded prince in flowing
Syrian dress, with the Greek legend
"The great emir Tankredos" (Tanc-
red, prince of Antioch and Galllee.)
For all that, the foundations Of the
new culture remained French, not
eastern. Tyre has Gothic cathedral.
Extant Gothic arcades still struggle
to frame the old market square at
Jerusalem. Strongholds Of western
design like Castles BeufOrt and Mon
treal on the slopes Of cedared Leban-
on, and Chateau Blanche-Garde, COM
manding the roads to Egypt between
Jerusalem and Ascalon, studded Pal
estine by undreds.-Alfred Emerson
in the North American Review.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Call to Fill May Draft.

Washington.-Stat officials re-
ceived calls for men to fill the May
draft quota. Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder announced that 233,742
men would be inducted into service
during the month. The men were Or
dered to entrain for camp within five
days period, beginning May 25. This
brings the total number of men called
for the month of May, including spe-
cial classes, to approximately 305,000.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
NAVY AS WELL AS.
ARMY ON PROGRAM.
OF ADMINISTRATIONS MILITARY
EXPANSION, AS DANIELS
THINKS NECESSARY.
The "Lid Is Off" So Far As Congress
Is Concerned-Proviso That Officers
May Be Transferred At Will From
Reserve to Fighting Force.

Washington, D. C. The navy as
well as the army, under the Admins.
tration's military-expansion program,
may raise as large a force as Secre-
tary Daniels thinks necessary. The
lid is off, so far as Congress is con-
cerned. Following detailed develop
ments of Secretary Bakers tremend-
Gus program word reached the capital
that the Navy Department would ask
the same the sky is the limit" legis-
lation as has been framed for the
army. Questioned on this point, Chair
man Padgett, of the Naval Committee,
pointed out a clause in the naval
reserve bill which allowed Secretary
Daniels to increase that force to any
limit 1t further provides that men
and officers may be transferred at will
from the reserve to the fighting force.
Padgett said the sections intent was
to give any action to increase it's pow
er as the developments of the war sit
uation demand. Another development
Of the day was that Chairman Dent
probably will be the sole opponent on
the House Military Committee to Sec
retary Bakers plan for an unlimited
army. Informal canvass showed that
the bill will receive an immediate and
favorable report-
Detailed figures of the Baker pro-
gram were placed before the commit
tee by Major General Peyton C. March
and his aids. The immediate plan is
based on 100000 men and 2,29S,O
of these in camp by July l. AS quick
as it becomes certain that more than
100000 can be equipped and trained
they will be called
The following major items OF the
$4,000, 100000 appropriations
bill were presented to the committee:
Ordnance, $4,000,000,O00; quartermas-
ter 5,OO0,OO0,O0O; army pay, $3,O0O,-
100000; aviation, $1,000, O,OOO,0OO; medi-
cal, $1,0OO,OO0,OO0, and engineering,
81 900, 100000.
These practically are double the
items which had been submitted to
the committee before Secretary Ba-
ker's visit to the western front. In
several cases items five times as large
as those he asked before he saw actual
fighting. Again Secretary Baker told
the committee that the operations
over there are on so tremendous a
scale that they can not be conceived
Major General March said that with
the amount asked in the bill-$3,0 ,000,-
OO0,OOO-the department felt it could
pledge itself not to ask for additional
sums before next December.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Aimed at Hospital Ships.

London. - The German wireless,
which few days ago sent out a dis
patch alleging that American aviators
were crossing to Europe in hospital
ships, reiterates these charges. The
reason for the emphasis placed on this
false charge by the Germans, it is
pointed out here, is that they are lay.
ing the foundation for justification at
q later date of the torpedoing of Amer.
lean hospital ships, in case any such
ships are put in the transatlantic
service to carry home invalided sol.
diers.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
PRESIDENT REQUESTS
BLANKET AUTHORITY
BAKER SUBMITS PROGRAM TO
HOUSE coMMITTEE-15 BILLION
DOLLARS is NECESSARY.
Limit Of Army's Strength May Be
Made Discretionary With Wilson
Draft Men To Be Called Without
Formally.

Washington - President Wilson,
through Secretary of War Baker, re-
quested Congress to appropriate $751;
000,000,000 for expenses and blanket
authority for increasing the numerical
strength of the United States army.
1t was officially proposed to limit the
size of the fighting force only to the
facilities of the War Department for
assembling the soldiers and transport
ing them to the battle fronts of Eu-
rope. AS stated, this is the Admins
tration program adopted by the Pres
ident and the Cabinet. 1t came as a
surprise to the House Military Affairs
Committee when presented by Secre-
tary Baker, although the estimates
were expected to be large.
The appropriation is intended to
cover the initial cost of a minimum
army of 100000 men. 1t is proposed
to raise the additional forces neces-
sary to get the total Immediately.
That means, according to the experts,
not less than another 100000 must
be obtained through the draft during
the next few months. The outstand-
ing feature of this schedule is that it
will give the United States a greater
army available for foreign service than
is represented by the total military
strength of the Central Empires on
the western front. Secretary Baker
told the committee he did not desire
to estimate the number of men it
might become necessary to raise "for
the reason that any number implies
a limit and the only possible limit is
our ability to equip and transport men,
which is constantly on the increase"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Did Not Really Live Long.

In ancient times the month (the
period of the moon-cycle, 1914 days)
was called year. 1t seems not un-
reasonable to suppose that Methusa-
leh's years were reckoned on that ba-
sis; in which case he must have died
when three months short Of seventy
nine. The age Of Adam (nine hun
dred and thirty years., if figured out
in the same way, is reduced to seven
ty-five years and three months.
After the month year came the five
month year, derived from the fingers
of the hand, always used by primitive
peoples for counting. On this basis
Abraham's one hundred and seventy
five years came down to seventy-two,
and Isaac's one hundred and eighty
years to a beggarly seventy-four.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09

The Hague.-Jonkheer Loudon,
Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, in
formed the Chamber that the tension
between Holland and Germany was
ended. He said that as Germany had
agreed to limit the amount of sand
and gravel transported through Dutch
waterways to a maximum of 100000
tons per mannum, an amount consid
cred needful for the repair and main
tenance of the Belgian roads and had
agreed not to use the material for mil.
itary purposes, Holland had with
drawn her demand.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Balloon ExoIodes KILN, To-.

Omaha.-Two soldiers were burned
to death and eighteen men were burn.
ed seriously when captive ohserva.
tion balloon of the Cacquot type ex-
ploded at Florence Field, the army
balloon school at Ft. Omaha, near
here, according to statement by
Colonel II. B. Hersey, post command,
ant. In the fire which followed the
explosion one CT the balloon sheds
was badly damaged. An army Cap.
tain stationed in Omaha reported that
five soldiers were killed outright and
twenty-one injured In the explosion.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Will Probe Air Prouram.

observation-disclosures against off.
cials responsible for the aircraft pro-
gram of the United States were re-
peated in the Senate and before the
Senate Military Affairs Committee. A
sweeping investigation of the entire
aircraft production, with possible ex.
posure of criminal conspiracy in the
expenditure of nearly $1,000, 900 900
appropriated by the Congress for the
building of airplanes, now appears to
be inevitable. The Military Affairs
Committee stands ready to start such
an investigation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Kaiser Nav Seek Peace.

London.-In the personal opinion Of
Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of Block
ade, the failure Of Gcrmany's knock
out offensive" in the Western front
will result in big peace offensive, di-
rected mainly against Great Britain,
and possibly made in an attractive
form, but which will not afford any
terms the allies can look at In this
opinion, Lord Robert expressed the
further belief that the new peace Of
fensive would be largely for German
consumption.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Lid Off For Navv

Washirgton--The navy as we'll as
the army, under the Administration
military-eXpannsion program, may
raise as large force as Secretary
Daniels thinks necessary. The lid is
off, so far as Congress is concerned.
Following detailed developments of
Secretary Bakers tremendous pro-
gram word reached the capital that
the Navy Department would ask the
same the sky is the limit" legislation
as has been framed for the army.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09

London.-The German infantry in
Flanders still is resting from their re-
cent supreme eXertiou The guns are
pitching again with great vigor, how
ever, and the lull seems about to be
broken. There was one local raid by
the enemy at Hebuterne. between AL
bert and Arras. II was repulsed easily
by the British At Arras, Lens and
st. Nenant the Krupps thundered forth
an overture to new infantry assaults,
which had not materializCd so far,
however.
The French and British in success
ful local actions improved their posi-
tiCns due east as well as southeast of
Amiens, the French capturing Hill 80
and wood bordering on the Avre
River nearby. The success crowned
al infantry attack on the front of over
a mile between Hailies and Castel.
in Picardy, too, there were heavy
duels. There the French scored a
couple of important local successes.
They captured Baune Wood, southwest
of Mailly-Raineval (south of Morizel),
taking 80 prisoners, and registered an
appreciable advance in Hangard
Wood.
Earlier in the day the repulse OF a
German local thrust at Themes mine
miles southwest of Amiens) was Off
cially reported at Paris.
The German artillery paid special
attention all night and day to the sec
tor of Villers-Bretonneux, the village
nine miles east of Amiens, which the
French and British retook the other
day just when the Germans were max
ing ready to sweep westward down the
slopes of the high ground on the sum-
nit of which the village is located.
Paris, in the earlier statement, re-
ported successful French raids near
Monchel (below Montdidier), west of
cyle-Chateau and near Pont.a.
MOusson. Twenty prisoners were
taken.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
ANGRY MOB SEXES OFFICER
Policeman Victim Of Mob as Result of
Hitting Soldier.

Elyria, O.-Patrolman A. F. Reinke
was the victim of a mob in this city
as result of his hitting Louis Ritter,
a soldier living in Vermillion. Ritter
was here on furlough. Ritter, it is de-
clared, was intoxicated, and Reinke
says he resisted when placed under
arrest. He struck Ritter on the head
with his mace, cutting his scalp. Rit.
ter was hurt so badly that he was ta-
ken to hospital, where he became un-
conscious, but has recovered partly.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
CHANNEL REMAINS BLOCKED
Zeebrugge, German U-Boat Base, Is
Still Out of Business.

London.-Latest reports show that
the Germans are displaying great &C.
tivity in endeavoring to repair the
damage caused at Zeebrugge, the Ger
man submarine base on the Belgian
coast, by the recent British naval raid.
The channel still remains blocked and
it is thought likely it will remain so
for considerable time. Apart from
the fact that the entrance is occupied
by two sunken concrete vessels the
position of the sunken cruiser Thetis,
which is at the edge of the shoal is
likely to increase the difficulties of
dredging and prevent the harbor be-
ing cleared.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1918-05-09
Had Reason to Aaree.

They were all sitting round log fire
roasting cheStnuts, and the host had
been mOralizing generally. At last he
remarked:
"NO, take my advice; never put of
till tomorrow what you can do today"
Hear, hear" said handsome young
man from the other side of the hearth
with u glance at his hosts pretty
daughter. II once did that-and next
day you took the mistletoe down"