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The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
SPLIT CONTROL
OF MUNITIONS
AMONG MANY
Chiefs Announce Step to
Bring About Closer Touch
with Contractor. /

The army ordnance department. will
get in closer touch with its producing
plants.
Brig. Gen. Charles. 3. Wheeler. act
ing chief of ordnance. last night an
nounced a plan designed to bring
about Decentralization and more inti-
mate contact with the manufacturers
Of war munitions.
The United States has been divided
into munition districts, with head
quarters for the several zones at Pitts
burgh. Cleveland, Rochester, Boston.
New Haven, Detroit. Cincinnati. Chi
cago, New York and Philadelphia
One OF the leading business exec
utives In each OF the cities In which
district ofices are to be established
has been selected to be district chief
Of the production division Of the ord
nance department.
The new plan was declared last
night to be one Of the logical develop
ments OF the reorganization OF the
ordnance department several months
ago. In addition to bringing the de-
partment into direct association with
the munition industries. so that the
work OF turning out war material may
be followed UP more closely, Il also
assures better inspection facilities,
quicker payment for work done and
more exact information as to the
progress, Of the work on all the imple-
ments Of war.
The departments announcement
clearly outlines the areas covered by
the several districts. The few fac
tories making munitions not embraced
in these districts will be handled d.
rectly from the production division in
Washington. as in the past
Similar plans OF decentralization will
be followed by Brig. Gen. w. 8.
Pierce, head Of the finance division,
and Col. B. W. Dunn. in charge OF
the inspection division. Their field
forces will be established IN the same
district headquarters with the pro-
duction division.
The departments co-ordinator un-
der the decentralization scheme will
be Col. Samuel McRoberts. head oi
| the procurement division. He will CO.
| operate with the district chiefs, who
have been appointed as follows:
Pittsburgh district-Ralph NJ. Drave
steel constructor.
Cleveland-SamueI Scovil, Cleveland
Illuminating Company.
Rochester-F. S. Noble, Eastman
Kodak Company.
Boston-Leyi H. Greenwood, Wake
! field Rattan Company
New Haven-Waldo c. Bryant, Bry-
| ant Electric Company Bridgeport
| Conn.
Dstroit-Fred ]. Robinson, Lowrie &
! Robinson Lumber Company.
Cincinnati-Charles L. Harrison
/ Cincinnati Chamber OF Commerce.
Chicago-E. A. Russell. Otis EIeva-
tor Company.
! New York-Samuel c. Allen, Lima
! Locomotive Works.
Philadelphia-John c. Jones. Harri,
/ son Safety Boiler Works.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11

Reports are quite numerous TO
the effect that many who had sub
scribed 20 the FIRST loan, but omitted
subscribing 10 the second under the
belief that they were carrying about
all they could AFFORD. are beginning
to realize the meritorious charscter
Of the investment irrespective ~
the patriotic principles involved.
and are prepared to respond even
more literally than before.
II should be borne in mind con
stantly that the government is not
begging anybody to buy thes.
bonds on any charitable basis. j,
guarantees the investor a reason
able rate OF interest, freedom from
taxation. with a security absolutely
safe; hence IL is needless to say that
when the government gets ready
TO float these bonds on April next,
IL will have a proposition TO pre-
sent that will appeal 70 the invest
ing public in every essential par
ticulsr.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
BAKER IS IN FRANCE

CONTINUED from PAGE ONE
town, many fell on battery posi-
tons, and others were dropped on
various areas in the rear Because of
the quick w"rk of the Americans with
gas masks no damage was done.
Two Germans Killed.
An enemy working party in the
German barbed wire early this morn
ing was fired on from one OF our
listening posts. At daylight two Ger
man bodies were seen hanging in
the wire.
Later in the day two German in
fantrymen and three crossmen came
over the German parapet. The
Americans saw the Red Cross insignia
just in time not to fire, and per-
mitted the removal of the bodies
We put down two barrages last
night at either end of the line.
One was a counter for a German
barrage, the other was called for
by a rocket. No infantry activity
developed at either end. however.
There was considerable aerial ac-
tivity all day. accompanied by the
continuous sputtering of the anti
aircraft guns.
With the American Army IN
France, March 8 (delayed)-An
American patrol on the Chemin-
Des-Dames last night had a skir-
mish with the enemy from which
it returned without casualties. One
casualty on the German side is
known but there were probably
others.
Heavy BombardmentS.
On the Lorraine front the Germans
carried out an extremely heavy bom-
bardment against our rear positions,
To the northeast OF Toul the enemy
launched a gas attack. but there were
no casualties on our side despite the
fact that the enemy hurled nearly 10
shells. No gassed cases have developed
so far.
Our artillery heavily shelled the
enemy lines with shrapnel and high
explosives, undoubtedly causing con-
siderable damage. Shells were also
dropped by our batteries in the rear
of the German lines. At one place
dense clouds rose after one of our
shells had exploded. Our patrols were
active. but there were no engagements.
There was hardly any aerial activity
today because OF haZy weather.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
TRADE BOARD
LIFTS PARCEL
LICENSE ORDER
Herald's Protest Against
Virtual Embargo on Ship
ments Bears Fruit.

Good fruit has been borne from an
article appearing in The Herald
March relative to the injustice prac-
Used against the parcel post system
by embargo process when the War
Trade Board imposed a license as q
condition precedent for all export
shipments. The board has modtsed
this order to the extent Of allowing
shipments. Of less than 800 in value
TO pass through without the necessity
for any license, and further liberal
amendments are promised.
The article in question excited a
great deal Of interest when 1t first
reached the attention Of the board,
and was read before that body by one
Of its members, who lost no time In
agreeing with its sentiments. As a
result, the modification noted has be-
come effective, and it was the sense OF
the members Of the War Trade Board
that The Herald deserved q great deal
Of credit for pointing out the dangers
attached to the embargo features Of
the regulation requiring licenses in
each individual export shipment.
IL was pointed out in The Herald
article that under powers granted by
Congress the President on February
"a had issued a proclamation which in
effect prohibits foreign exports OF any
kind without first obtaining a license
from the War Trade Board in each
individual shipment of goods, the max
imum penalty for violation thereof
being 10000 fine and two years i'm
pFisonment.
THE Herald asserted that this order
possessed many embargo character
istics. and would have the effect OF
running or seriously impairing the op-
Grafton Of the parcel post system ir
Countries outside the war zone, es'
peciaIly in connection with the mail
order business, which has grown &c
,normous proportions in recent years.
Stress was laid also upon the idea
that the action OF the executive or
der. while based upon purely patri-
"tic principles, operated in restraint
~ trade between this country and the
'entraI and South American republics
which in no wise came under the
cope Of operation Of the executive Or
.Ier. inasmuch as the latter was in
ended to apply to shipments to
Frsnce and England, with a view of
,.urtailing them for the purpose OF
.,aving cargo space.
1t is understood the War Trade
Board took the same view as The
Herald on this phase Of the situation
and henceforth export shipments will
he permitted to all foreign countries
xcepting alien enemies by process Of
The consignor setting a value on the
:Eipment and declaring the nature Of
its contents.
Other notifications OF the execu-
live order will probably follow until
I'll danger to the parcel post and mail
rider business Is overcome.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
Grand Opera Tenor
Learns Son Is Shot

New York. March Io.-Morgsn kings
ton, the Welsh tenor OF the MetTopol
tan Opera, sang the leading role IN
Nerdfs Aida" here yesterday a few
hours after receiving news Of the
wounding Of his son in France M
Kingston said at the Hotel Majestic
later hat he had two boys in the
British army,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
GALE HITS NEW YORK.

New YORK, March lO.-An S2-mile sale
swept over the city from the West
today accompanied by cold wave.
Its toll included the killing OF paniel
Stack. president OF a local branch of
the Greater New York Liquor Dealers
Association. the serious injury Of
many persons. the Bleaching Of a four
masted schooner and much minor
damages
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
Kaiser's Chance Slim.

Baltimore. March 1O.-"The Kai-
ser has no more chance OF winning
the war than a celluloid cat has of
catching an asbestos rat in he'll"
said Senator Kenyon, OF Iowa, to-
day. before members OF the Mary
land League for National Defense,
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
STORM GRIPS NEW ENGLAND

Manchester. N. II. March 1O.-North-
ern New England tonight is in the
throes Of the worst storm experienced
this winter. Snow began falling over
a wide belt section Saturday and aid
ed by. a driving wind has assumed
blizzard proportions.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
New Vessel Launched.

A Pacific Port, March 1O-Anothe:
vessel of the Standard $500 ton type,
built for the Emergency Fleet CCI =
poration, was launched this morning
at the plant of a shipbuilding and dry
dock company.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
u. S. Flyer Drops Dead.

SFd0lia. Mo. March IO.-T.ouis II
IsI". member Of the Second Aero
squadron. dropped dead at the rail-
ro1d station hero his morning while
on his way 10 his home in Oklahoma.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11
new CAMPAIGN
OF. RED CROSS
BEGINS MAYO
VIII Strive to Secure An
other $l0O,0O0,0O0 in
Period of Seven Days.

Oficial announcement Of q campaign
for Q second war relief fund Of 500, =
0oo, 700 was made BY the War Council
of the American Red Cross last night.
Simultaneous with announcement OF
the campaign Il was made known that
the original date set had been post
poned for two weeks until May 30
The week OF May was the time orr
ginally planned TO conduct the drive.
start Postponed.
Fear OF interfering In the slightest
way with the coming liberty loan
campaign. the date Of which recently
was announced by the Treasury De-
partment, caused the postponement,
the War Council announced. The first
campaign for a war relief fund of
800, 900 conducted the week Of June
Is, last year. also was postponed be-
cause Of liberty loan campaign.
TT was the original intention TO
begin the raising Of this money for
the Red Cross work on May g." an
announcement issued last night by the
Red Cross said, but fear that It
might detract even slightly from the
forthcoming liberty loan campaign
prompted the war council TO post
pone the date for two weeks.
This action hxes the date OF the
second war fund campaign of the
American Red Cross eleven months
after the hrst, which was carried on
the week Of June "a, 1871"
The first war relief fund campaign
which took place last June also was
postponed because OF announcement
OF liberty loan campaign.
Balance RemaIninE.
A balance OF S1O,57l, ,2l7 remains avail
able for appropriations by the organi-
Zation from the $l06, ,099.e57 contributed
during the first campaign last June.
OF the remainder s17.ooo,lA was re-
funded to chapters for local relief
work and s7.71, ,s1s has been appro-
priated, France benefttIng from Red
Cross appropriations OF more than
$50. 10000.
During the week preceding Christ
mas the American Red Cross con-
Quoted a membership drive which re-
suited in the enrolment Of aproxi-
mately 10000 new members. This
was followed last month by a cam
paign conducted by the Junior Mem
bership OF the American Red Cross,
which resulted in the enrolment in
that collateral organization of virtual
ly all the school children in america.
The Washington herald., 1918-03-11

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The Washington herald., 1918-03-11

Only One "BROMO QUININE"
1u -ct the genuine. call for full name. LAXA-
TIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets Look for
'euA,urc Of E. W. GROVE Cures . Cold in
tan nay M
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
BUREAU OF Complaints.

BUREAU OF Complaints.
DIRECTOR GENERAL [. sRR
WASHINGTON, D. C.
NY DEAR Bureau.
READ the other day.
ABOUT MH. 1IcAdoo.
HAVING IT fixed.
so We could write.
AND TELL you things.
ABOUT RUNNING the railroads.
AND I'VE been wondering.
II YOU'D get any letters
AND thought I'd write you
ABOUT A certain trainman-
AND YOU'LL know him.
BECAUSE HE'S the one.
WHO SPEAKS English.
WHEN he calls out the names.
OF THE next stations
AND THE other day.
GOT on his train
At a little station.
NEAR A sumner resort.
AND ] was talking to him.
LIKE I always do.
AND he looked right at me.
AND THEN he asked me.
IF I'd come to the place
on a motorcycle
AND WITH that
I CUT him dead.
FOR THE rest Of the trip.
AND I want TO ask you.
EVEN THOUGH you're a bureau.
IF TOU ever saw a man
WHO RIDES a motorcycle.
AND II YOU don't know.
THAT THEY have squinty faces
AND WHEN they're not riding.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
Little inteTUiews

KAISER said Harry Stevens, and the
picture expresses my sentiments ex-
actly- I want 10 see every American
say TO hell with the kaiser during
! the next Liberty loan drive Do your
/ bit and buy q bond and wen send
I the beast Of Berlin where he belongs.
I The question is. what are we going
/ 70 do with him after we get him9
! Killing him would be too merciful
and putting him on an island would
suit him too we'll I think the best
| thing 10 do is to sentence him to life
Imprisonment in q submarine and
never let him see the light Of day
again"
shoes never viii 90 down IN price.
7 believe" said Charles Humphreys
My feet are not so very big. but my
footwear costs SO now where 10 used
to cost S. Leather is needed FOR the
army, though, and the boys are en-
titled to it. III be perfectly willing
10 wear sandals IL it viii help rs win
this war. Another thing 7 can't IN
derstand is why the price OF women's
clothes should 90 W Every season
the clothes are less. but the price Is
more Some day we'u be paying $50
for a fig leaf"
II there was an unlimited supply
OF water for irrigation purposes the
agricultural possibilities Of the up
per Pecos valley would be almost lin
ltesS.' said s. j. Humphreys who re-
Gently returned from there. The
sources for such supply are pienti-
ful II they were only developed. for /
the geological formation OF the great
er part OF the valley is such that a
sufficient supply OF artesian water
could be obtained. or a project such
as Elephant Butte would furnish
plenty OF water from the river and
the realization OF these possibilities
should not be delayed"
y find that concrete IS fast be-
coming the recognized. standard road
material IN the country" said Judge
Adrian Pool, who IS Just back from
Dallas and east Texas. Il find that
Dallas is building It without making
1oints-leaving IL to crack where q I
willard I believe this is best While ]
a space is left every so feet for ex-
panslon and contraction under the ]
old method Of building. I find that the Z
pavement does not naturally crack /
closer than so feet. After it cracks. I
the joints are then treated and il Is /
a saving OF money and there are I
fewer cracks in the pavement than /
where expansion and contraction Z
joints are allowed fo-. The pavement /
should be laid in summer. so that I
when IL gets cold it will only crack I
instead Of bucklinE. as would be the
case II laid in winter and allowed 20 !
expand in summer"
Before leaving for san Antonio I
with my insane wife. on a ticket sup
weston, I would like to say a word |
about the war" said c \ linden
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
EPISCOPALIANS TO HOLD
SERVICE AT CLINT SUNDAY

The first service OF the Protestant
Episcopal church ever held IN Clint
Will be conducted next Sunday after
noon Rev Fuller swift. rector o. s.
Clements, accompanied - the choir.
the vestrynen anc orners OF the con
gregatlon VIII 90 down in automobiles
from St Clements church Sunday al
ternoon and conduct the services IN
one OF the churches at Clint Members
Of the church frmo Tsleta. Clint. san
Elizario and Fabens viii attend. Il is
possible that a mission will be es-
tablished at Clint soon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
Bedtime Story For The Little Ones
UNCLE WIGGILY AND Mr. WHITEWASH
Z. "a

DEEP down IN his ocean cave suiked
u the had old skuddlemagoon, and
he dashed his tail and gnashed his
teeth.
whats the matter" asked a
gr0wlins barking dog fish. as he
swan Hast
-Its all his fault" snapped the
skudlemagoon- He won't let ne
catch him
catch who?- asked the dog fish.
and it sounded as Il the two OF them
we're sneezlng with their "catchim
and catchool"
'Oh. I'm speaking about Uncle Wig
glly LonEears, that foxy old rabbit, q"
vent on the skuddlemagoon- T
thought had him when the mosquito
bit q hole in his rice bag, but Mr.
Cock A Doodle. the rooster, picked
Up the grains for him. and Uncle Wig
sily get away He IS TOO spry for
We'll why don't you make him
slower asked the dog fish
I've tried 10, with molasses." said
ne skqloolssmagoon, but ne got away
Did you ever try 20 catch him
with q cake OF ice2" asked the dog
4Ie- NO answered the other
creature. How do you do itg'
well" answered the dog fish.
first you get a cake OF ice, and you
leave u on the beach Uncle WIZ
glly viii come along and then YOU
push the cake OF ice over on him. The
Ice viii make him so cold that he'll
be stiff and can't move. Then you'll
have him"
'Tu try IT," said the skuddIema-
COON. But where shall I get the
-oh. lots Of It floats down from the
north pole IN the shape OF icebergs,"
answered the dog fish. The next
time see one III bite you off a large
chunk"
-Goodr' cried the 'skuddlemagoon.
though ] call Il rather bad for IN
Gle WiEgily- Then III catch him"
went on the skuddlemagoon.
So TIE dog fish swan away 70 get
the cake Of freezing ice, and the
szruddlemagoon aulked IN his deep.
dark ocean cave. Meanwhile as thew
say in stories and books, Uncle Wig
gilv Longears himself. all unconsc-
ious Of the fate in store for him. was
starting out from his seashore hol-
Tow stump bungalow.
on your way home" said Nurse
Jane Fuzzy WHY. the muskrat lady
house keeDers please bring me
yeast cake want 10 make a loaf
Of bread"
Z viii" said Uncle Wiggilv.
Along the ocean sands he hoped
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
Little
Haven't Started to Economic YET Says The County Judge
Pool Finds Concrete The Coming Road Paving Material

EEWE have not yet started 70 eeono-
" mize,' said judge E B. Nc
I Clintock- While N the county we
are making every effort TO reduce
] expenses and decrease the number OF
men used. the time will come when
you VIII see many offices handled en-
| tirely by the chief Meanwhile, we
are going TO continue our policy Of
retrenchment in expenses TO the very
limit"
soldiers and sailors recognize in
Z the Red Cross a never falling
friend. said r. C. Timberlake. OF
Austin Wherever they are and
whatever they want. they look for the
place that flies the flag OF that or
ganization with confidence that
should inspire every man 10 contrib
ute al he can 10 the Red Cross. Not
only Is Il the greatest mother in the
world, but also 1t takes the place Of
the father in many cases. Most peo-
PIE think Of IL as working on the
battlefield and do not know that IL
has men and women everywhere at
ali times watching for chances to aid
and assist the needy OF all descrfp-
AAAAA1a LUIS % AAE young men WHO
have recently Joined the army know
little Of the world and get into all
kinds OF trouble in going from place
70 place IN this broad country OF ours.
Everywhere they know that the Red
Cross viii help them and they do
not hesitate 20 call on its agencies"
zone would hardly gather from the
usual course Of events that We have
the most awful conflict Of the ages.
and that one-fifth OF our men have
been taken from usual business pur-
suits and placed in the service Of
war" said J. G. King, OF Houston.
Business has been disturbed out very
little and things move steadily on
ward as If nothing abnormal were
happening. With all these men with
drawn from productive enterprises,
we have had TO feed and clOthe nearly
half OF the world. Thirty billions OF
war dollars have been scattered
abroad, yet the power Of n dollar re-
mains about the same. Truly there
is superman at the helm OF the ship
Of state"
There IS a fortune Il some one
grease curves on street car tracks
and which VIII not ruin white canvas
and buckskin shoes" said John Ma
lone The street car company ought
to be made TO keep their blooming
old grease subdued- The other day
my wife put on a brand new white
serge dress and got a daub of that
grease on her dress. The a-fr7 f'1
never look the same now. Every day
I hear people complaining about this
grease nuisance"
L just saw To Hell With the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11

, and he had not gone very far before
! he met Mr. Whitewash, the light col
/ ored polar bear gentleman
Hello. Uncle Wiggilyr' growled
I Mr. Whitewash In his most pleasant
Z voice May I walk with youg'
''Of course" said Uncle Wiggily-
I Come along A bit cool for this
time OF year, isn't it?''
Cool? It's never too cool for me. D
Z said the polar bear 7 just love ice
and snow. In fact, I'll be glad when
7 winter comes. I haven't had a good
nights sleep IN months I want a
cake Of ice to sleep on. but I can't
I find any. However, I may soon"
So Uncle Wiggily and Mr. White
| wash walked on and on, and mean
while. once again. the bad dog fish
mad brought the skuddlemagoon a
cake OF very cold ice.
All you have to do" said the dog
fish, is TO put IL on the beach. and.
when Uncle Wiggily comes along.
Just shove him over on Il so he'll
freeze stiff Then he won't be too
quick for you"
"rn do st." said the skuddIema-
Oat on the beach he numbered with
the cake Of ice IN his paws Down on
the sands he put IL. and just then
along came Uncle Wiggily and Mr..
Whitewash.
bear chap is2' thought the skuddle-
magoon. -The dog fish said nothing
about him However. 7 shall not
bother about him Ny trick Is to
catch Uncle Wiggily. And III do it,"
The skuddlemago put the cake
Of ice down on the beach. and he was
Just going 10 push the bunny rabbit
down on Il and freeze him stiff.
when Mr.. Whitewash, the polar bear
gentleman. cried:
ooh. a cake OF icei A cake Of ice at
last Now can have a good, cool
sleep"
With one swoop Of his paw Mr..
Whitewash sent the skuddIemaEoon
head flying over heels. somersaulting
and pepDersaulting back into the
ocean Then. rolling the cake OF ice
NJ on the sand beyond the waves
Mr. WhiteWash stretched ont on II
and went to sleep. And. as polar
bears love ice and snow. be was as
happy as a lollypop.
Pooled again." sobbed the skud-
dlemagoon in his deep. dark ocean
cave Fooled again," and. If the
bread and butter doesn't 20 roller
skating with the chocolate cake and
forget TO come home to supper. III
tell YOU next about Uncle Wigglly
and Brown Betty.-CCopyriEht 1918.
by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate).
The American Red Cross is badly IN
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
INVITES ENGINEERS TO GET
IN TOUCH WITH BEST JOBS

In order that engineers and other
technical men may be put in touch
with employers. the department Of Ia
Dor. through A H Krom, director,
Chicago. has written the chamber Of
commerce here asking that publicity
be given the bureau.
It is the aim Of this division TO To-
cate mining men and other engineers.
and to place them in positions which
will be most suitable to them and TO
the employer. a study OF local con-
ditions viii be made.