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Evening star., 1918-07-28

Dear Folks:-
Feelin' ftter'n fiddles an burned to
a crisp old Dopey Dan an me bloWed
in last night after a two-weeks va
cation spent down to Atlantic City.
Moo Jersey, so | thought I'd better
get busy an let you all know that
TIL Ill old ocean is still around
them parts-"Wild Willie" Hohen-
zollern notwithstandin'-fol are
still bathin'. bands are still playtn' an
summer "nuffs" are still summerin'.
but to be perfectly frank, tn usual
happy-go-lucky, care-free Yankee
spirit that has always pervaded this
famous resort in tn past, an made it
world renowned as tn playground
o. America" is turrible conspicuous on
account of its absence, an while most
OF tn big hotels are fairly we'll
crowded. there's a sort O. Im-only.
here for my health air about tn
great majority of tn guests that amt
nothin' more'n less than perfectly pit
iful
However be that as it may, tn
Boss sure had tn banner season OF
his eventful old life. an as Tor me
pull tn shades down, Freddy, gotta
take a nap.
There amt no six ways about 1t
though this, greatest of all wars, mas
unquestionably wrought havoc with a
mess of our time-worn convention
alities, but even in this topsy-turvy
age o automobiles, farm tractors.
airoplanes, tanks, wireless telegra-
ply. poison gas. short skirts an fe-
male voters there still remains in tn
midst of tn upheavel one battle
SCARED old war horse that neither
time nor tide seems able to eface.
an which is still dear to tn hearts
of all true blue Americans-Th' Sum-
mer Hotel, an all tn iii do-funny
customs that go along with it.
Callous indeed must be tn rooster"
who amt experienced wee thrill OF
pleasure course through his veins
when he made his big entrance at
one of these oldfashioned hotels to
find TIL grand lobby chock-o'-block
with 4 swell flock of Floras. all pip
in you off to see how you'll regis
ter-with or without attachments
TIL handsome young room clerk.
who's so glad you've decided to be
with 'em this year.-Th' smilin' dar-
key bell-hop. who starts off so
promisingiy but who peters out so
quick-like when you fail to come
over.'-Th givin' tn once-over to tn
room that's been .'kept."-Th' return
to tn lobby ALI dolied up in new
"scenery."-Th' huge. before-th'-war
dinin' room, with tn three great big
Evening star., 1918-07-28

formance both in Mexico and France.
and best adapted for high speed
work with pneumatic tires for use as
a staff observation and reconnais
sance car and high speed truck.
The specially constructed Army
truck of the three to five ton class.
known as type B. was selected as the
standard truck of this class with the
recommendation that certain minor
changes be adopted by the engineer
ing department of the motor trans
portation service.
For about year the engineering
ordnance department has been work
ing on an improved four-wf1eel drive
type of truck. Several models were
completed and two of these were
tested in arriving at the recommen-
dation that the ordnance model be
adopted as the standard for the
Army.
On account of the request from the
American Expeditionary Forces for
additional Ford machines. the Ford
chassis fpassenger) was adopted as
a standard chassis for use Of the
Army to be used as passenger car.
light truck and light ambulance.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
AMERICAN STEAMER WESTOVER
SUMMARIZED ON MAIDEN TRIP

4, Its course for France Finally de-
feet was found in the engine and re-
paired.
Whea the westover was torpedoed
! 1t had regujned all it's old speed. MAX
Ing nearly ten knots and even gaining
on the convoy In the morning glow !,
few minutes before Z O'Clock an un-
seen torpedo from an unseen subma- :
rine struck the ship amidships, blow
ling the matches into the air and set
ting the vessel atire because there was
fuel oil in the tanks.
More Damage Done.
Not satisfied with this the Germans
fired more torpedoes, one arnidships
and one In the stern, so that the heavy
gun there hurtled through the air. To-
gethcr with it's platform. The sec
ond-cl;iss mail sacks few upward and
fell burning across the booms on the
deck. and the compass was crushed
against the roof of the pilot house.
One lifehoat was SO badly damaged
that nothing remained except the two
erds.
The last torpedo set Off the ammuni-
ton of the atterSuns and opencA< up
the stern like double doors, causing an
enormous wave. which by u miracle
did not swamp the mates boat, which
had been launched between the tor
distance from the ship.
Capt. Ogilyie was on the bridge when
he saw the fire was gaining headway
/ and that the ship was settling. He
ordered the boats lowered and filled
but they we're not ready to be launch
ed until the headway of the ship had
been lost.
Unfortunately, some one seemed to
have lost his head and cut the boats
loose while the ship was going ahead
the men jumping INTO them. One OF
the boats was capsized and suck ed
into the propeller and the men in il
were lost.
The other boats and a raft were
launched safely. The forward gun cren
remained at its post until ordered to the
boats by the captain.
Some of the crew, however. remained
aboard the Westover. These included
the captain, several wounded men, a
number of able sailors and also the
wireless operator. who was called back
by the captain to resend the corrected
position.
When the last explosion occurred the
captain and the remaining men were
half thrown into the water. They had
loosened the remaining boats from the
davits and thrown some planks over
board.
The westover settled gracefully by
the stern. with no list. The lifeboat had
been set on fire. but 1t fcated clea,
Evening star., 1918-07-28
BUELoW's NEPHEW, PRISONER
Astonished to Hear of Large Amer
ican Army in France.

PARIS, July 26 (Havas Agency).-
Among the prisoners captured in the
Aisne- Marne battle was a nephew of
Prince Won Buelow, the former Ger
man imperial chancellor. The officer.
who was battalion commander. was
astonished to hear that there was a
large American Army in France. He
said he had been convinced, as had
all Germans. that the American SOL
diers in France did not exceed 50,-
900.
Among the heroes decorated by
President Poincare in his present
visit to the battle zone was a
nephew of Premier Clemenceau.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
SIAM SENDS AIR PILOTS.
More Than 500 Trained Men Ready
for Service in France,

PARIS, July 26.-More than 500 air
plane pilots. members of the best
families of Bankok, have been trained
in Siam and are now ready to come to
France to take up active service
Prince yaidyakara, secretary of the
Siamese legation here. made the above
statement to the Paris Midi and
added:
Slams contribution may appear
modest. but it represents the effort Of
a people animated by the highest SEN
timents toward France"
Evening star., 1918-07-28
BY A. n. DECKER.

CableEram TO The Sunday star nnd
Chicago Daily News. CopyriS4s !. 1913.
AT A FRENCH SEAPORT. July rs.
If q seaplane had been 400 miles
OF the French coast Thursday morn
ing. July IL. 1t would have seen a
strange sight-a lifeboat full OF sail
ors careening over tho heavy seas
followed at some distance by four
other lifeboats. three well rigged and
the fourth bearing burnt sail at
tached to an oar as a mast and being
towed by a better equipped boat. Then
away astern might have been seen
a battered submarine nosing about
among wreckage Of q ship just torpe-
doed
The drst ufeboat contained Capt.
Alexander Ogilvie Of Tacoma, Wash.
skipper of the late American ship
Westoyer on her maiden run to
France. The skipper. an old captain OF
windjammers, was getting the best
speed out Of the lifeboat for the
purpose Of arriving ashore to send
aid to the other boats and also to
get Injured to q hospital. Never did
a lifeboat travel faster.
Boat Driven at Top Speed.
The sailors suggested that a reef
be taken in the sail The captain
Yidiculed them and drove the boat
harder day and night. arriving in
port after four days and three nights
in the open orat, under a steady rain
with nothing to eat except some sea
biscuit.
The little water they had was hus-
banded until they came within sight
OF the lighthouse. when all hands
drank their I'LL and drained the keg.
The boat was taken in tow by a
French sloop. after which the batter
ed. crushed and leaky craft was burn
ed in a fire aboard the ship. Finally
reaching the dock the men were hur-
ried to a hospital. where they were
given every attention.
Four of the twenty men on this boat
were injured
These men will surely recover. All
were feeling fine after good meal
and nap.
while waiting anxiousIy for news
from the other four boats the sprvi-
vors recounted the attack. 1t SEEMS
that the Westover brought a cargo
from the west coast to an Atlantic
port whore 1t was reloaded for
France. After q month in a shipyard
1t sailed in q big convoy. Being un-
able to maintain the required speed. it
dropped out Of the convoy and kept on
Evening star., 1918-07-28

when the ship sank. The captain and a
few men climbed into 1t and extinguish-
ed the fire.
They were appalled, to discover that
plug was out and missing. The wire
less operator. a man from Seattle, held
his hand over the hole while the cap
tain and his men rode around and pick
ed up the wounded. The injuries con-
sisted mainly Of broken limbs and
burns.
In the meantime the declkload of the
WeLtover burst its lashings. Huge logs
eighty feet long. which were part of the
cargo OF dock spiles. under enormous
pressure from the depths Of the ocean.
shot out OF the water at full length and
fell splashing around the boat.
The captain got all into the bailed
boat. He found the missing plug. set a
sail over the wreck of the lifeboat, over
hauled the other boats and ordered one
Of the officers to take the boat without
sails
Then submarine appeared. 1t had
the appearance of a torpedo boat and
1t is thought its number was 81. The
hull was painted gray. the deck sea
blue and the coming tower drab. One
gun was missing and the coming
tower was badly smashed. Evidently
the craft had had brush with some
thing.
The commander. in perfect English.
the captain. who was unrecognizable
after his struggle in the flames and
his swim through the sea covered with
fuel oil. The submarine finally ap-
preached the boat with no sail and
singled out the captains big yeoman.
Harry Jay Finck, base ball and
sports writer on the New York World.
and called upon him to come aboard.
Rammed by Merchantmen.
This was difficult, because of the
heavy sea. but Finck complied and
had quite chat with the German. He
found they had common acQuaint-
ance in Walter Rutt, a German cyclist.
The commander came to the con-
clusion that the ship carried a gen.
last seen amid the flames on the
bridge. Finck was told that the sub
marine had been damaged in a scrap
with a merchant vessel, which sank
in three minutes after first having
rammed the German craft.
The conversation concluded, the
commander told Finck to return to
the lifeboat. Finck scratched his head,
since there was a large space inter-
vening and he was no swimmer. The
commander then ordered the boat to
come nearer and told Finck to jump.
In the leap Finck fell on the boat
and one of his hands was caught
against the submarine. the fingers
being badly crushed. He held up his
hand and the commander saw a dan
Cling finger, whereupon he got a ban
dase and threw it to a sailor for
Finck. saying. "Auf wiedersehen-''
The lifeboat steered for the French
coast. 400 miles distant. "A southwest
Evening star., 1918-07-28
RABBI LABoRs In sH1pYARD.
Rev. Stephen Wise Works With
Sleeves Rolled Beside Son,

STAMFORD. Conn. July 27.-Dr.
Stephen Wise of the Free Synagogue
In New York city is working as
day laborer at a local marine con-
struction plant
DR.. Wise said that he took up
the work because ne believed it tho
duty OF every man who could not
enter military service to contribute
directly his labor to essential pro-
duction for war needs. His seventeen
year-old son is also a: work at the
plant in similar capacity.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Van Stollenhoven Dies in Battle.

PARIS July 25 (Havas Agency.)-
Announcement is made Of the death
of Capt Van Stollenhoven. former gov
ernor Of colonies and captain of the
Moroccan Colonial Infantry. He fell
before Longpont on July 10. at the
head Of his troops during an attack.
Capt. Van Stollenhoven enlisted in the
rpnyy as a simple soldier and received
the Legion OF Honor upon the battle
field.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Lieut.. Delcasse Dead Of Grip.

Lieut.. jacques Delcasse, son Of
Theophile Delcasse. former French for
cisn minister. is dead here Of Spanish
grippe. He had been GermaA prisoner
and was interned here recently.
Lieut.. Delcasse was captured by the
Germans in the fall Of 1914 and in Octo-
ber, 1915, he was sentenced to imprison-
ment for one year in a fortress for hav-
ing spoken abusively OF Germany.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
ACQUITTED of Retarding Draft.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. July 27.-wil-
liam A. benson. prominent Birming-
ham attorney. charged with utter
ances tending to retard the draft. was
acquitted by jury in federal court
here today. The case went to the
jury yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1918-07-28
Paris to Welcome Hoover.

PARIS, July 27-The municipality
of Paris vii officially receive Herbert
IC. Hoover. the American food admin
istrator. August 2
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19
SECRE TARY OF NAVY
WANTS MORE MONEY
Qnrtcr Milton fsLcd In increase
Number uf small Fighters and
Nuo~t Marine Corps.

WNSulNGrOS. Feb is CON
Frcsa waa asked 10y Secretary Duniclu
today for S25O,o77lb2 TO further OK
rnnd tho nayy's great building pro-
NltinR for more ordnance and uul-
munitiuu cover additional pay TOR
an expansion m the marine corps
from 10000 10 1000 men and meet
other expenses not contemplated In
this years naval appropriation bin
of the total 100000. 600 " for
additional construction and 60 speed
up construction how under way MIR
Daniels said most ~ this amount
would Dee spent fut vessels smaller
than cruisers nut explained that
tn" unparalleled roptdilv with which
some wards were turning out destroy
"rs mi made lt possible TO place
more rontractH for these boats than
hat been mot possible About a
dozen new contracts already have
been placed. hnlf ot the number go
iuE ta tho Mare island navy yard.
which rcrrntly Runchcdin drstro, "a
90 per cent complete four months
after her Keel was lpid
Some or tho money Will Doe spcnt
for more of the "chpscr des'royers
being built by llcnr, Ford m his De-
uult plant
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19
BRAVES, LIKE MACKS
ARE ONLY A MEMORY
Champions Of 1914 Are
Nearly All Gone; Only
Two Are Left.

The Athletics W 1919 are not the
only penn1ut winning team Of that
yo1r % bc practically wiped out ~
existence Whereas Connie Mack
has sold numerous players and scat
tor"d them thruout tho big leagues.
the Braves. who CONQUERED the Ath
lcucs In four straight games, have
sustained almost as complete disin-
iegrltiun Hs the American league
champions ~ that season.
Composing the Braves az they en-
tered the worlds series In 1914 were
James, Rudolph Tyler Cruthcr,
puNIs. Cocrcham Hess and strand,
pitchers. Gowdy and Whaling catch
rrs. schmidt first base. Evcrs, sec
oni base. Maranville, shortstop;
Smith md Deal. third base; Gather.
CnnnolIy Devore. Gilbert Mann,
Moran and Whitted. outfieldcrs'
Gtalliprs manager: Mitchell. coach.
Of that array ~ PLAYERS Manager
ef,lIiprs now has Dick Rudolph and
Rad smith left. with chance th2t
nan lanes viii reloin the team ms
year. ~ .....,,
t,, ,enunnt that season. OF course.
n. hpd others classed AZ hurlcrs
,h,t season. hut Rudolph. James and
T,lor pitchcd three tourths OF the
r,r,e4 James was forced to retire
In iqfs because ~ a lame arm 'INlrrr,
.,.,q recently traded 20 the CUBS. or
tho other pitchers. Davis qult 'h'
,...r,o 4, practicc law The others
All back into IN. minors
M ,hc two caichcrs, Hank GowhF
act the pace tnr his fellow hall play
ems hv cnlistlng In the army lie "
,.,,, in France. a member of the
p,irboyy division Whaling caught
I'm the Pacific Coast league after
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19
EXCELLENT GAMES IN
THE BOYS COMMUNITY
4
Franklin AID Winton Six Are
NictorS over Stutz and
Nclie Fives

ln two hard tpught aud interest
inr rnmrs the fr,nkIns and winton
SITS uvpu won from the Stutz and
Nr.lo tr1ma ip the BOYS Community
Nt.krlhNl leaFuo lpst night The
feature uf tho rut CnWc was the
DhsNol ehootuE ur Setter and Yer
uns drrons,vr play SnnruriH Gag
ha fsuW carried hif team TO victory
ln the second game
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-19
HARVEY YOUNGS WIN
OVER R0XANA TEAM
Take First Two Games in the
Commercial League; Ham
mond High,

The Harvey Young ph company
won from the iluNana Petroleum
company In last uights hoWiWs in
the Commercial league THROWN "f
Roxnna showed extraordinary im.
~ ovement, rolllng go n ihD rrst
game iGa In the second aud eco Boo
the third, Hammond uf thv iusvfs
was high with ll6- no h"ius tn.
only pin smaohcr 60 top ih" hait
century mark,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
ANNUALDAlRY
SHOW OPENS IN
FARGO TODAY
Butter Contest to Feature Conven-
tion-Canadian Expert
Makes Address.

Fargo, n. D., Jan. 29The Twenty
fourth annual convention of the North
Dakota Dairymen's association open
ed for two day session here today
with more than SO dairymen from all
parts of the state in attendance.
I A feature of the convention is the
butter contest which is open to all
residents of the state for after the
close Of the convention, Wednesday
the exhibits will be placed on sale
and the money secured will be turned
over to the Red Cross.
G. Marker, dairy commissioner of Al
5erta, Canada, addressed the dele
gates today, speaking on "Standardlz'
ing Creamery Butter" M. H. Meyer
secretary of the National Buttermak'
ers' association and Peter Miller OF
Minot, president of the state associa
ton, were among other speakers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
GRANGE and union
REFUSE TO EMBARK
IN Blue SKY SCHEME
League Czars Oraoy Assisted by Frazers and Langer
Fail to Impress Level~H Headed Tillers of the Soil

Towneys chain scheme ay epuated by he North
Dakota Grange and the Farmers Union clock this morning
after stormy all night session the Grand Pacific Mr. Towney
advised organizations would through with Their
buying selling established with head
quarters Bismarck and that they would have nothing to do with
his general merchandise plan.
The meeting during fore of the evening packed with
and controlled by oWney and the session did down to
real business until after midnight when Governor Frazier and
Der Of other eaguers withdrew
he weakness in the Towney scheme said Representative j. A.
Harris Of Stanton granger and prominent nonpartsan
Lacquer and also has been active farmers unions els the fact
that Mr. Towney does not intend to handle farm implements
machinery assist the farmer shipping his livestock 1t for
this thing that have organized buying and selling assoca
ton and intend through with plan Both the grange
and the state union committed to the cooperative buying and
selling Of farm implements and machinery and the shipping of live
stock through central agency to be established herc
Dawson farmers here what become of 500
subscribed for oraor assisted by Frazier failed
impress the level headed farmers who seemed Blue Sky
streak in the venture.
When the meeting adjourned unable tell whether the
league will be with not said Harris From other
been learned that Mr. Towney advised before the meeting broke
tat while the league political organization might continue
have the support the farmers societies he league
entity would and there would he knife the league
sought disrupt the cooperative features Of Farmers
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
FARMERS AGENT
SAYS PACK ERS
CUT THE PRICES
Where Cooperative Plants Were
Started Slashed Quotations
Below Cost.
sTocKMEN SUFFER LOSS
G. H. May Said Markets Manipu.
lated So as to Kill CON-
petitive Buying.

Washington, Jan. 29.-Charles NJ.
Hay, manager of the Farmers Cooper
ative association, and independent
and cooperative plants Of Madison,
testified today at the Federal Trade
Commissions hearing that the five
big packers took turns in cutting
prices on pork and beef in the coopera-
tive associations territory, so that the
latter's sales were reduced greatly
He said he knew from years of ex'
perience with Swift & Co., that the
packers prices were below cost of
production.
This happened some years ago."
asked Francis J. Heney, the Commits
siOn's counsel.
ut happened this year, also, three
weeks ago." May replied.
Since the Commissions investiga'
ton began, May testified it has been
impossible to obtain invoices of sales
by the big packers, already butchers
readily gave them before. The COM
mission obtained number by preem'
tory orders. May testified also that
grades now were being omitted from
invoices. Attorney Heney brought
that out with the announced lnten'
ton of showing the packers took steps
to "cover up their alleged
efforts to stifle competition by max
ing difficult to compare prices
with those of the independents.
E. C. Lasater of Texas, testified
as to the difficulties in marketing
livestock when the livestock men long
have contended to show an under
standing between the packers to keep
prices low.
Mr.. Lasater said he sent shipment
of cattle to Ft. Worth and received
only one bid from the Armour buy
er. He decided to send the cattle to
st. Louis and received only one bid
there from the same firm. The cattle
were sold to Armour there for less
than had been offered in Ft. Worth
He said he had no doubt that the Ft
Worth buyers telegraphed ahead.
He declared that wiring ahead such
information was a common practice
with the packers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
C0WBELL MUSIC
OPENS N EFT
OF DAIRYMBN

Fargo, N. D., Jan. 29-"Milk, mu.
nitions, and men, will win the war;,
was the slogan of the dairymen OF
North Dakota who opened their Twen'
ty-fourth annual convention at the
armory today with delegates from all
parts of the state in attendance.
Peter Miller, of Minot, president OF
the association. rang the cowbell,
which called the members to order
Rev. Thos. j. Graham, pastor, gave
the invocation, and J. P. Hardy, secre-
tary of the Commercial club, the ad-
dress of welcome, which was followed
nv the annual address of the presi'
dent.
The committee appointments for the
convention follow:
Revision of constitutions. J. Oster-
hus, Bismarck; J. Geisdes, Medina
and J. s. Schmidt of Streeter.
Resolutions-Dr E. Mackey, of Man
dan; C. O. Ronning, of Fargo; and L.
]. Gaspar, of Hannaford.
Auditing committee-H. c. Schultz,
of Mandan and l.. B. Beardsley OF
Fargo.
Memberships STANLEY H. Abbott, OF
Bismarck and Walter G. Hoeltje OF
st. Paul.
Instead of leaving the nomination
of officers to the nomination com
mittee. the convention will elect tts
officers in open convention Wednes
day afternoon, the closing day Of the
session.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-29
ICE G0RGBS .
SWEEP CRAFT
FROM HARBOR

Paducah, KY, Jan. 29.-Descending
ice gorges in the Tennessee and
Ohio River converging here today
swept the winter fleet of packets and
other chaft from their moorings at
up river points, and in the Paducah
harbor and carried them on down the
Ohio Appeals for help from persons
marooned on the ice bound craft were
heard plainly as they were carried
past here.
A report from Metropolis, ILL.,, said
several packets were seen standing
on end in the ice as the flow passed
that place. 1t was said more than
q dozen were, caught In the torrents.
A preliminary estimate OF the dam.
age, II all were lost, places it at more
than 100000.