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New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
The zwemty-Sevem-DQy Ship

medal designed and struck off to award
the workmen employed on the ship.
The New York Shipbuilding Corpora
tion decided to go after record in
launching the Tuckahoe. 1t was possible
to concentrate large force of workmen
owing to delays in the transportation Of
materials which held up the construction
of other ships. Three shifts were put on
the job. 1t is desirable that three shifts
be used now in completing other ships,
but this cannot be done until acoommoda-
tions have been provided for the extra
men.
The press of the country at large was
unanimous in loud praise of the stimulat-
ing achievement at the Camden yard.
The Tribune hoped that "our poets will
nightly sing the deed" and, declaring it
"a feat of which engineering and indus
trial America may well be proud" con-
tinued:
"This vessel was built in the yards of the
New York Shipbuilding Company, and this
is in turn part of the American Interna-
nous yards at Hog Island, now soon to be
complete, and already with ships under con-
struction, although the yard itself--a little
more than six months ago-was deserted
mud fiat.
"While this work at Hog Island was in
progress it was assailed by United States
Senator and others as wild saturnalia Of
extravaganza phantasmagoria of pa
triotic pretence." 1t seems unfolding as the
most brilliant page in latter-day American
shipbuilding."
"The Philadelphia Press" said:
"Not minute wasted; not motion lost;
that is the American way. The morale of
the Delaware shipyards is as high and the
Importance of its achievements as great as
that Of any victorious army. Ships will win
the war; and here on the Delaware they are
building ships faster and in larger quanti-
ties than was ever deemed possible before.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
N ASTONISHING record in
shipbuilding was made when
the 5,50O-ton steel freighter
T,,ckahoa slid off the wavs at.

Tuckahoe slid off the ways at
Camden, NJ j., on May s, just 27 days 2
hours and As minutes after the first plate
of her keel had been laid. The best pre-
vious record was the launching of an
8,8O0-ton ship at Seattle in IS days. Ex-
perts declared that the record of the
Tuckahoes builders was quite as remark
able as if she had been larger ship, for
within certain limits big ship can be
built as quickly as small one by putting
more men to work on her.
1t was said that an even more remark
able showing might have been made by
leaving much Of the work on the ship un-
completed until after the launching, but
it was promised that the ship would be
delivered complete in fifteen days after
the launching, construction having been
carried on further than usual. The ship
went into the water IS per cent complete,
decked, with boilers and engines in place,
tunnels, masts, bridge and gun platforms
all on board.
The steamship is single-screw col
lier, with triple expansion reciprocating
engines and Scotch boilers. She will
carry crew of about thirty-ive men.
Her exact deadweight tonnage is 5,548.
She is 332 feet inches over all, with
49 feet inches beam, and with a mould
ed depth of 20 feet inches.
The officers of che company that built
the ship said that they never saw men
work like the gangs on the Tuckahoe.
For twenty-seven days the racket of the
riveting hammers blended in a continu
GUS roar by daylight and dark, louder
and fiercer as the vessel reared itself
steadily in the air. The Emergency
Fleet Corporation had special silver
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
4 nd the War Went
"A Right On

The book came out, made it's sensa-
ton, and the war continued. Continued,
despite the fact that "the whole world
hoped and expected that the alarm cry
oi the accuser would be attended by sue
eess"-that is. that, with the truth "doc-
nmentarily proven" the German people
would govern their actions accordingly.
Ihe revolution in Germany-so it was
noped-would be the first step in pre-
pairing the way to an enduring peace"
nut all this was naturally looked upon
ss q grave danger by the "rulers and
leaders" Of Germany, "the guilty au-
tncrs Of the war" They set to work at
once, with the customary efficiency, to
poth suppress the dangerous writing and
% render harmless its message. "Pro-
teasors in close touch with the govern
ment were employed to brand the ac-
eoser as 'slanderer.' The reptile crew
nave been bounded against him to tax
nun with corruption and treachery."
and yet, despite all Teutonic efforts,
me word Of this accuser "has remained
anampugned; all the violent assaults
J nsYe been powerless to loosen a single
s.one IN the securely founded structure
q impeachment. =
AZ this is brought out in the intro
1esory chapter Of sequel to "J'Ac-
49, By the same. anonymous writer,
se'lef The Crime" and now being
etcneht OUT by the George H. Doran
apsny. The first Of two volumes has
pulshed, thu TRANSLATION having
1tusted tc Alexander Gray.
a caxxiea - tho work 50
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12

national community where to each nation
there will be accorded its own rights and
It's own place in an assured order resting
on law which will exclude any enrichment
of one at the cost of another; it points to
a peaceful life together of all nations in
trade and commerce, in art and learning,
IN wellbeing and culture"
There is another book, with a very
similar title, "The Great Crime and It's
Moral" published by the same house.
1t is by J. Selden Willmore, and, like
the work just under comment and quo
tation, it frames a terrific indictment
against Germany. In his preface this
writer says:
eve have indeed been at great pains
throughout to present the facts in as con-
vlnclng a form possible; but in some
cases we have not been able to describe
them in all their horror, because had we
done SO we should have produced a work
unfit for general reading and so defeated
the object we have in view, which is to
give an opportunity to every man, woman
and child who has any understanding what
ever to realize, once and for all, the char
acter OF the people who have made war on
the world, the motives by which they were
actuated in SO doing, the appalling nature
OF the catastrophe which would follow upon
the success of their scheme-of their plot
against humanity-and the danger of max
ing peace with them before their power
of evil is broken.
"For, incredible as it must seem to most
of us, there are still people who allow them
selves to be persuaded that Germany was
provoked; that she invaded Belgium in self
defence; that she had no Just for world
domination; that the atrocities have been
exaggerated; that it will be wise to make
peace with her at the earliest moment"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-12
Cme The Great Crme" (3ermanys Guilt Piles Up and Ut

strikingly launched in the former book.
The dedication is interesting:
"This book was written as memorial to
the countless dead and as a mark of their
murderers' infamy. May it be token, to
their sons, their brothers and their fathers,
beacon revealing to them the pathway
from the darkness of night to the illumined
temple of stern justice"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
RATES FOR
 RETURNING SOLDIERS

Instructions have been issued by Director General McAdoo to furnish discharged soldiers and sailors, trav- cling to their points of enlistment, with so called military meals at the special ratesof 75 cents as granted to men in the service under an arrange ment made with the several Military departments sometime ago.
 Special reduced fares accorded dis charged soldiers and sailors are on the basis of two thirds of the normal coach fare applying via route travel ed, or two cents per mile, except that the rate per mile would, of course, be higher in those states where the basic fare is more than three cents per mile. Between the reduction of the fare and the special rate made, it is believed they have been amply provided for, particularly in view of the fact that the additional passage charge for oc- cupancy of space in parlor car and sleeping cars was cancelled on Decem- Der 1st, so that such discharged sol- diers and sailors will have at their command at least a half cent per mile more than they actually need to cover their total expenses in reaching home.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21

tleman, was here several days this week. J. A. Hamme came in from Yucca tue first of the week on a business trip, spending several days here.
 John Sharp of Blackberry was here Mondayl
 L. c. Stephenson left this week for Flagstaff where he is taking posi- tion with Rabbit Bros.
 Word was received in Kingman this week of the death of J. D. Shepard at Nashville, Tenn, where he had gone to work in a powder factory Death was due to influenza. Shep- ard was formerly resident of Mo. have county having been employed by T. H. Hudspeth. I
 Owing to the fact that the govern ment discourages the giving of Colo this year the Citizans Bank has secur, ed supply of new bills of different denominations Which they will be glao to supply to those who wish them.
 (Adv.,
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
OFFICIAL TOTAL FIGURES
 FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN

The official total of subscriptions in the Twelfth Federal Reserve District for the Fourth Liberty Loan was $462 ,25O,000 or $3,25O,000 more than announced unofficially few days ago. Allocations to this district from rail- road subscriptions provided the in crease.
 Alaska ranks first among the major divisions of this district with 232% which is believed to be a record for the fourth loan in the United States.
 Following are the official records of the ten major divisions of this dis trict:
 Alaska, quota $1, 1868, 400, subscribed $3,1S0,95O; Arizona, quota $6,231, 200, subscribed $9,526,350; Washington, quota $5S,215,sOO, subscribed $70.- 1S9,650; Nevada, quota $5,033, $50, subscribed $5,996,150; Idaho, quota $14,549,400, subscribed $16,89O, ,150; Oregon, quota $33, ,7O8, 100, subscribed $38,362,550; Northern California, quota $1S5, 5,4S9,05O, subscribed $2O4,- 030,150; Southern California, quota $72,067,3 1850, subscribed $87,114, 800; Utah, quota $1S,57O,SOO, subscribed $19,S7S,600; Hawaii, quota $6,765, ,050, subscribed $7,0S0,650.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
.ll2 WAR AIRPLANES FOR
 POST-OfF|CE MAIL SERVICE

The Post Office Department issues the following:
 The War Department has turned over to the Post Office Department 100 De Haviland No. and 12 Hand- ley-Page airplanes, in compliance with the provision of the 1919 appropria- tion bill, to be put in operation in the Air Mail Service. The De Haviland fours will carry 400 pounds of mail, and may be altered so as to increase the capacity to 1,20O pounds. The 12 Handley-Page are large bombing planes capable of. carrying ton or more. ... .. ,..
 New York Chicago Route.
 The New York Chicago air route will be divided into three legs. Start, ing from Elizabeth, N. J., the first regular stop will be Bellefont, Pa. with emergency landing place at Clar. ion, Pa., and the final leg from Cleve. land to Chicago with a stop at Bryan Ohio, to take on and discharge mail Three planes will be used between New York and Chicago, one foreach leg of the trip.
 The Post Office Department has just employed 10 additional regular pilots and 4 emergency pilots, which, with the 4 regular fliers now on the New York Washington route, makes a total force of 19 pilots.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
BERT COfFEY HAS BEEN "OVER THE 10P''

Corporal Bert J. Coffey is now sta toned in a little town abandoned by the Germans the day before the sign ing of the armistice, and writes of the life there. q could write page after page of my experiences since l went "Over the Top,"' but my time is SO limited that will put it off until some other time.
 At present I am located in French village, left by the Germans the day before the signing of the armistice and I have been here ever since. To not. know when my company will be sent home, but hope we do not have to stay here much longer, as I certainly want change of climate.
 Since the big guns have ceased fir ing we have had extraordinary good
 weather. Today I saw the first signs of snow and they were only a few flakes now and then.
 We are living in a large French building where we always have big fire and three meals a day. We dc just enough drilling and guard duty to keep us busy"
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
co. B., 27 ENGINEERS v CITED FOR GOOD WORK
 DONE UNDER SHELL FIRE

Sgt. B. E. Bennott of the 27th En- gineers writes very interesting let ter to s. D. Stewart telling of the Germans network of trenches. q see by your letter that you are trying to make a hero of me, but 1 am no bet ter than anyone else. am just part of the machine that is giving the Kais- er a good licking. If there is any credit to be given it belongs to the "dough boys." Still we have been under fire longer for the length of time we have been in France than any other organization. Yesterday we were shelled by high explosives and last night we were bombed by aero planes, so you see the Dutchmen don't forget us altogether. But we are getting even with him and giving him ten for one although he doesn't like it bit. Last night we watched an aero- plane battle, and say talk about sights. There were about ten searchlights played on them while they were fight ing in the air and it broke up a per fectly legitimate poker game. Of course we don't play for money as it is against regulations. Our stakes are mostly Dutchmen, one fellow bet ting a few and the other fellow bet ting few, so you see our amusement is perfectly harmless.
 '1 note in your letter that you say every one is behind us and we sure ap- preciate it, and having you fellows be- hind us and the Dutchmen in front ot us makes things quite interesting.
 "You talk about the Dutchman be- ing sticker and he sure is. Maybe the mud has something to do with it the most of the roads are knee deep and it sure is Hell to travel over them If ever l get back to the states I will bring a sample of it for fly paper. If fly ever settles on "French Mud" it is "good bye Fly" There never was a glue invented that is as sticky as this mud.
 "You are asking for news from the front, as matter of fact you fellows known more about it than we do. The only thing we know is what we see, with our own eyes and that is of very common occurance now. Of course we oee loCS ol pTlSOHerS ana they are young strapping fellows.
 By the reports in the papers the Germans have only old men and very young boys left, still it seems they have the best troops against the Am ericans, but we are driving them just the same, in fact they are admitting themselves that they are licked and they want to quit. They drop pam phlets every once in a while, saying they have no quarrel with the Ameri- cans and they want to quit fighting, and don't blame them, as we are giv- ing them all the fighting they want, and lots of things they don't want.
 The other day I was in some of their abandoned dugouts and say it was wonderful. The mountain was a complete network of underground work. All the most modern conven- fences that men could wish for: cleo tric lights, shower baths, moving pie lures, and they had very beautiful war
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
WEDDING

J. M. Vreeland and Thelma Rather inc Ford, of Los AngeHs, California, were married in Kingman last Sunday by Justice of the Peace Sheffield of Oatman. MT. Vreeland and Miss Ford arrived here on No. 10 that day and forthwith went in search of per sons to make them one, but were un- able to find anyone except Justice Sheffield, who happened to be spend ing the day in Kingman from the Gold Camp and he immediately made the couple happy by uniting them in mar riage. They returned to the Angel City on the afternoon train, where Mr. Vreeland is in the drug business.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21

gardens, planted mostly with cabbage. They had sauerkrout enough "stoped out" to keep the mill going for anoth- CT year or two. Then the Americans come along and deprived them of all their luxuries. No wonder the Kais- CT is "sore". "'5 -Ur@"..
 "In the letter previous, wrote you we were going to eat Christmas din- ner in Berlin, and came pretty near guessing right, closer than linden deberg, who said he would eat dinner in Paris on certain. date. You see I am quite a genius in my own line.
 I am sending you little citation we just received so you will have some idea of what we are doing: To the of- ficers and men of Co. B., 27th Engin- eers. The head of the department of Railway and Roads Engineers has di- rected us to convey to you, his ap- preciation for your loyal perserver- ance in the difficult task of construct ing the highway bridge at - un- der shell fire. The successful com pletion of the bridge allowed the nov ement of troops and supplies, which were of the utmost importance to our forces.
 "It may not sound good without the names, but we are not allowed to give them. But the man who wrote this holds the rank a little higher than a sergeant. Now there is one thing 1 would like you to have printed in the Kingman paper. The Salvation Army is doing great work and hope you people will help them all you can They don't advertise it, neither dc they have letterheads on their paper They have nothing to sell. Every thing they have they give. If we ev CT come back we will repay them fol the good they are doing for us. Int Red Cross is doing the same. If tht Salvation Army was getting the mon ey the other organizations are getting it would do wonderful work. '
 q have sent two German helmet. and hope you get them before Christ mas."
 Scotty Stewart received the hel mets above mentioned about the sam time as the letter.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
SHOOTS A BURGLAR

A watchman employed by the Ar izona Saddlery company, at Prescott killed man who had robbed the sales room of the concern of many cowboy hats and rugs. The man and com panion had entered the place on the night of December IA and were mak- ing off with large amount of plum der when the watchman shot one of the men and took a few flying shots at the other. Although the man had been shot through the heart and hor- rible wound inflicted he ran quite a distance before falling into the gut ter dead. The man was known as Irish Frank O'Brien, although his name was stated as Pulaski. His companion had not at last reports been apprehended.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
CARD OF THANKS

We desire to express to our many friends in Kingman our sincere thanks for kindness in word and deed, during the recent illness and loss to our fam fly.
 MT. and Mrs. w. A. Neal,
 Mir. and Mrs. J. M. Neal,
 MT. and Mrs. William Brown,
 MT. and Mrs. I. L. Neal,
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Neal,
 A. E. Neal.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
RETURN TO KINGMAN

Last Tuesday evening 0. A. Es- hom, wife and child arrived in King man from the coast. During their absence from Mohave county they vis- ited several of the states in the north west, but could not content themselves with life in the damp atmospheres of Oregon or Washington. It is prob able that they will again make their home in Mohave county.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
DIES OF INFLUENZA

Ed Flynn, miner employed by the Emerald Isle Copper company, died this week from influenza.
 The deceased took sick at the camp and was later brought in to Kingman dying few days later.
 He was 3S years old and left no known relatives. The funeral takes place today.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
Personal Items

H.J. Dublin, assistant to s. D. Stew art in the County Attorneys office left for Phoenix Wednesday. He will be gone for several days.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. J. Hudspeth re- turned from the coast Thursday. MT. Hudspeth while there underwent a minor operation which was success ful.
 Rogers A. Morse passed through Kingman this week on his way to Flagstaff where he will again go to work in the Citizens Bank. Morse was in the Navy but was recently re- leased. .'f M. B. Dudley left Monday night for a trip to New York. MT. Dudley ex- poets to return in about three weeks. Tommy Clark is back in Kingman after several months of soldering" Tommy was unfortunate enough to not get across as he was confined to the hospital at his camp for some time.
 Painter Jackson gave Axel Ericson's Plumbing shop a new coat of paint this week and the effect is as if "Eric' had built new building, so changed is the front.
 Mrs. F. M. Ripey departed for La Grande, Oregon last Monday evening, where she will visit with her mother, Mrs. Anna Meloy, of that place and other relatives.
 Jack Risum visited here last Mon day from Oatman, stopping with Tom Devine's Beale Hotel.
 J. D. Frank and wife came down from Yampai last Monday and spent the night here. Mir. Frank is the Santa Fe operator at that place and visits Kingman often.
 w. H. Bispham and wife spent Tuesday in Kingman from Phoenix. H. F. Warner the popular represen- tative of the Union Oil company is here this week from Phoenix.
 Mrs. M. Sullivan, is one of the Oat- man ladies who visited in Kingmar this week.
 F. D. J. Rice, popular salesman spent couple of days in Kingmar this week from tn coast attending the wants of his customers.
 
 Charles w. Miller, Jr., was in King. man Wednesday from San Bernardino California, attending to business mat ters.
 Thomas Graves visited here for 6 day from Chloride this week.
 Harry Rose of Yucca is spending { short vacation in Kingman.
 J. w. Oney and Mrs. Oney were Kingman visitors last Sunday.
 E. G. Sedgwich was here the frs day of this week from Yucca.
 w. J. Cook, Jr., and Owen Robert. are two Chloriders who visited in Kint man this week. ..... .,
 J. H. Sumemr of Phoenix was her, this week. -t..,.-. ,..,..
 Justice of the Peace Zadok Shef field and Deputy Sheriff William Mac kie of Oatman were Kingman visitor Sunday last from that camp.
 J. J. Mccarthy and l.. H. Start ant sister of Oatman, registered at tn Beale last Sunday. y...
 William s. Jennings was in Mon day from the Illinois Exploration com pany's property in the Chemehuevi mountains.
 E. M. Kelly and wife spent Mon day here from the Leviathan mine.
 Mrs. J. H. Dundon was a Kingmal visitor Thursday from the Prise camp.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
APPOINTED EXECUTOR

M. l. Powers. who was appointed executor of the estate of the late Ar thur E. Garrett, was required to give a bond in the sum of $147,000 by Judge Sweeney, of Yavapai county. Garrett was sheepman of Coconino and Yavapai counties and died owning a great estate in sheep and lands.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1918-12-21
ST. MARY'S CHURCH
CHRISTMAS SERVICES

CHRISTMAS SERVICES On Christmas Eve at Midnight, High Mass and Sermon. The Chatholic Ladies' Choir will sing:
 "Triumphal Mass," for two voices by Rev. R. J. Sorin. O Sanctissima. Adeste Fidelis. After Mass Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
 Rev. Jos. Hootsmans. ST MARY'S CHURCH