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New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Board to Allocate
Federal Contracts
Whenever Possible
Special DispatcI, to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, Nov. Sin Chair
man Baruch's statement there is no
direct reference to price fixing. He
says there is to be II gradual lifting
of the restrictions and curtailments
which have been imposed upon indus.
try by the exlgencies of the war to
allow, as promptly as possible, the free
flow Of supplies into peace channels.
This throws little light on the ques-
tion of whether there is to be early
relaxation of price control The steel
men seem to be particularly anxious
to get line on the boards course.
The. demand for steel for non-war
purposes is said to be enormous.
1t has been learned that the board
has plan for taking the sting out of
cancellations OF government contracts
by al'ocating them. much as the origi-
nal orders were placed. The idea is TO
divide up the cancellations. Instead of
meeting the required reductions IN
group of contracts of corresponding
amount, the reduction will be spread
over all outstanding contracts of the
same general nature.
1t was said that wholesale cancelIa-
tions Of British munitions contracts
with American firms were issued yes
terday. 1t is explained that these are
largely ola euhstutive nature. In the
case of steel war goods it is reporte d
that the Allied contracts generally pro-
vide that if the finished goods are not
eventually needed the manufactur 8
can substitute steel in the raw material
form, or even IN some cases IN manu-
factured form suitable for peace uses
It is noted that the Barucb state
ment mentions that q committee named
By the President "has been and is now
at work to the end that the readiust
ment of matters on which it has been
acting may be made IN as orderl7 9
manner as possible.
The nature and origin Of this com
nittee seems to be good deal Of z
mystery Officials who thought they
knew everything that vas going on in
regard to reconstruction problem
frankly said that this was the first
they had heard of a read justment com
mittee, and it was impossible TO get
list Of. its members. st the executive
office this evening
II is conceded that there is need
for such committee, and it was sup
posed that the President would ap-
point one; but that one had been in
existence for some time past vas
news; Until it reports the various
war boards will not know just whe re
they are going. It's legislative recon
mendations will be awaited with alb
sorbing interest.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09

nations and classes for a common and
noble goal.
Aside from reconstruction legisla-
tlon of an elemental nature, the Re.
publican policy indicated by Senator
Smoots remarks may be taken as a
certain indication that all measure
looking to the extension of the life
of the various war administrations will
be searchingly examined, and that no
request for legislation extending the
powers of these executive sub divisions
IN such manner that they will be
expressly endowed with authority to
work for peace obiectives, just as they
nave been for war ends, will receive
Ierfunctory support from the Repub-
llcans. Each measure will have to
stands on its own legs and be of in.
d'sputable merit and urgency to OBJ
tam the cordial support of Republi-
cans
It is understood that Congress will
soon receive requests emanatiny from
the Administration for legislation
authorizing the continuation Of the
food administration, the War Trade
Board and the War Industries Board.
as the conclusion has been reached
tthat It Will take all Of those boards
longer to undo their work than it has
taken them to perform it and that
they should also be charged with duties
OF constructive nature which NAV
become Of supreme Importance if the
grand peace treaty results in the sort
OF cooperative league of nations that
the President has in mind
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Hun Ship Transfers
Not Recognizes I'd
By Great Britain,

LONDON, Nov. SIS Lamirg
orthington Evans, Minister Of Block
ade, announced to day that reminders
had been sent to the governments of
neutral countries that the British co.
ornment always had declined to rec
ognize any transfer Of enemy tonnage
made during the war. and that the
neutral governments had been warned
His majesty's government would re
fuse to recognize either during or after
the war any such transfer to neutral
flag or ownership made before the final
conclusion of peace, pit with special
consent
The British government. the minister
said, holds that the Allies have a claim
against the shipping of the Central
Powers, in view of their illegal subma-
rine campaign, and they do not intend
to allow their claim to be defeated or
prejudiced by any such transfer.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
General Who Led
Chateau Thierry
Charge Is Home
Major General Bundy, Here
Unannounced, Saw
peace" Revelry

Major General Omar Bundy, the
American commander whose troops at
Chateau Thierry responded to an in
junction to retire by counter attack
ing, left New York for Washington yes.
terday after stay of three days at
the Hotel Astor His return from
France was unheralded and few knew
that he was in New York and a spec
tator at New York's peace" carnival
Things are going very we'll over
there he said on his departure, land
it's great to be back with the home
folks.n
OF his business in Washington he
would say nothing, nor did he tell what
called him from France. Queries as
TO the probability of his return elected
only the information that General
Bundy was "awaiting orders"
He was awaiting orders" on July 15
when he commanded American troops
at Chateau Thierry against whom the
Germans had launched terrific as
sault, believing that their French al
hes. after celebrating Bastille Day,
would not be of much assistance.
The line had bent under the German
attack, but the Americans were making
a stubborn stand while their COM
mander waited for the orders" from
bis French advisers. Their advice
was to retire ann let the German
effort spend itself General Bundy's
historic reply was:
"We regret being unable to follow
the counsels of our masters, the
French. but the American flag has
been compelled to retire. This is un.
endurable, and none of our soldiers
would understand not being asked te
do whatever is necessary to reestablish
q situation which is humilatine to US
and unacceptable to our country's
honor. Ne are going to counter at
tack"
And Germans are still progressing
under the impetus of that thrust
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Will Cancel War
Contracts Slowly,
Baruch Declares
Work to Go On for Some
Time After Trdce Is
Declared
Considers Peace Needs
Board Plans to Release Mate
rials as United States
Demand Drops

WASHINGTON, Nov S { By The As
sociated Press ).-Chairman Baruch Of
the War Industries Board authorized
the statement tonight that the coming
OF peace would not result in immediate
cancellation of war supply contracts,
but that contracts would be cancelled
gradually.
For some time to come" said Mr..
Raruch, assuming the arrnisticc will
be signed, for period to be deter
mined by the war-making agencies of
the government, government contracts
must continue on wide scale. This
circumstance applies to q considerable
share os present contracts.
GAS the demand for raw materials is
lessening by the reduction of war re
quirements and the cancelia tion of war
contracts, if and when such cancella-
tlonS be made, the raw materials SO
made available will be released and
allocated by the War Industries Board
for use in supplying civilian and ex-
port demands, which through curtail-
ment have been held in check during
the war.
Work for Reconstruction
''ln addition to the ordinary COM
mercial requirements, there will be q
heavy flow Of materials thus release d
70 supply the demand for the great re-
CONSTITUTIONAL work required by the
European countries.
"At the same time there is to be 4
gradual lifting Of the restrictions and
curtailments that have been impose ID
upon industry by the exigency Of the
war, so as to allow as promptly az
possible free flow Of all supplies into
peace channels.
THE War Industries Board will con
tinue to exercise its functions until the
peace treaty is signed, to the end that
the readjustment of the matters or
which it has been acting may be made
IN as orderly manner as possible.
Committee on Adjustments
"A committee named by the Presi-
dent has been and is now at work tc
devise the best mechanism Of bring
ing about the adjustments from a. wal
to peace basis. The report Of the com
mittee may take the form of sugge ted
legislation.
"The whole effect Of the readjust
ment plans will be to the end of bring
ing about necessary changes with as
little dislocation as possible, and the
full opportunity for all to benefit, as
in the past, by individual ingenuity
vision and fair dealing"
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Croats Not to Join
Austrian Kingdom

A Swiss report that the croatan
parliament in Agram, Capital Of Gro
alta and slavonia. Mad declared the
Croats would join an Austrian king
dom" is denied by DR. Bogum;l
Vosnjak. member of the Jueoslay
committee who says:
"a sudden change in the policy of
the Croats is out of question. The
sacrifices of Croatia in opposing Aus
Hungarian tyranny were super
human, and the Croats have to- day no
other ideal than the unification of the
whole Jugoslav nation. In Jueo-
slavia should be merged Croatia, Ser.
bia. Montenegro and the Slovene prov
irces. There is to-d day a Jugoslav gov.
ernment. and the head of this COVE m
rent is Slovene from the TERRITORY
of the late Illyrian Kingdom.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Villaneuva May Form
New Spanish Cabinet

MADRID. Nov (By the Associated
Press After unsuccessful efforts of
various leaders to form a cabinet to
take the place of the Maura govern
ment. the resignation of which was
announced yesterday, Marquis de AL
hucemas is said to have advised King
Alfonso to entrust the task to Senior
Nillaneuva Minister of Foreign Al
fairs in the komanones cabinet, which
resigned April 10, 1911.
A cabinet formed by Villaneuva, it
IS understood would be under the pre-
miership of Count Romanones. Indi-
cations are that Romanones is not
making much headway in forming d
ministry and the King himself may
again have to undertake the task.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Paderewski Quits
Mid-Europe Union
Withdraws Name Of Poland
Because ukrainians Have
INVADED Thai Country

'gaace Ian Paderewski. famous
pianist. withdrew yesterday from the
democratic Union of Mid European
Nations. Mr.. Paderewski has been
me representative of the Polish Ma
mona Committee in the Union since
It's inception.
IN mis- resignation. sent direct to
professor T. c. Masaryk. president OF
the Czecho-Slovac National Ccuncil
and also chairman OF the Union. Mr..
Paderewski declared his action TO be
the result of the invasion of Poland
by ukrainian troops. commanded by
German officers and assisted bv Aus
trian soldiers The continued pres-
.ence in the Union of representative
OF the Ukrainians, the DISTINGUISHED
musician said made il impossible for
him TO continue longer as q member.
Dead Austrian and Diving German
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Railroad Telegraphers
viii Get $50 Increase

WASHTNGToN, Nov. s.-An order
granting railroad telegraphers gen
eral wage increase viii be issued within
a few days BY Director General Nc
Adoo. The advance Is said 70 average
$50 d month
After several months OF investi gation
o. the telegraphers requests for q 50
per cent increase the Board OF Railroad
Wages and Working Conditions, an ad-
visory body. has prepared recommenda-.
tions on which Mr. NcAdoo will ac,
Immediately. The mems demands viii
De met only partially. il was stated
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09

sutocrscy,1 Mr.. Paderewskl said in his
telegram OF resignation, ARE urging
a war against defenseless Poland.
ndcr the circumstances. ! consider
Il absolutely Impossible for any Pole
- remain and cooperate with the
Democrats Union OF Mid European
Nations Consequently most respect
fuliy beg that YOU kindly with6raw the
name of the Polish National Commit
tee from YOUR list Of memhers.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09
Guards Australia's Right.

MELBOURNE. Australia. Nov. &. -
W. N. Hughes, Prime Minister of Aus
trslia. who is row in London, has mott
fed his constituency that he will re
main in Tendon, at the request of hi
colleagues, to safeguard Australians in
terests during the peace negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-09

and whose machinery has been method
icaiiy destroyed or taken away by the
enemy were, industrally speaking, the
very heart Of France They we're the
very backbone of our production
Coal Mines Are Ruined
Plants. machinery. mines-uothing
is left. Everything has been carried
away or destroyed by the enemy. So
complete is the destruction that. in the
case Of our great coal mines in the
north, two years of work Will be needed
before B. single ton Of coal can be ex-
tracted and ten years before the out
put is brought back to the figures OF
1918
France will be equal to the effort.
But, resolute as she is to do by her
self everything she herself can do,
France also deems it fair that, after
having been for SO many months the
main battlefield of liberty and right,
she should now be helped in her effort.
and she prides herself in trusting fully
the spirit of solidarity of those of her
allies who have not been invaded.
"To you Americans let me say that
vc want, first, immediate assistance in
the matter of labor. We hope that, dur
ing the preparation and the carrying
/ out of the transportation of your troops
, back to America, your technical as we'll
as other units, with their equipment.
will be able to cooperate in that effort.
We soon will have to carry ont "A
! colossal work of transportation in view
or the supplying of the regions evacu-
ated by the enemy. of the recovering
of the railroads in Northern and East.
ern France and in Alsace- Lorraine
Yankee Soldiers to Help
We will haze to clear the recon
quered ground Of the ruins accumu-
lated by the German hordes. Your
army will help US in this work, while
our population will restore her cities
and villages
Regarding French shipping needs VI.
Tardieu declared that "the colossal
effort put forth by the United States
in the building Of her fleet for var
purposes will not be diverted from this
sacred end, if it, in part, helps France
to recover on the seas, for the revival
of ner forces in peace, the means Of
transportation which were lost to her
on account Of the war;
Speaking "to America NJ. Tardieu
said:
For more than 100 years our liber-
ties and yours have developed frater-
nally. and to-day we, united, offer to
the world the startling lesson of vic
tory and democracy.
To-day l have told you where we
are standing; have told you OF our
will to live again; have told you of
told you of what we intend to do and
what we will do, and need not wait
for your answer. ! know it because I
! know vOu"
Evening star., 1918-04-26
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. April 25.-The Associated
Press learns from a high naval source
that the operations at Zeebrugge were
a complete success. with the result that
the Flanders f1otilla now will be OBJ
liged to resort to the Ostend route in
putting to sea, from which the British
forcet can more easily handle the Ger
man ships.
In addition to the damage done the
mole and the German guns. material
and shipping, the channel has been
blocked by the cement ships and a
German dredger was destroyed.
Weeks to Clear Passage.
The loss of the dredger, together with
the blocking up of the channel. must
result in the speedy sitting up of the
waterway. and 1t will take at least
several weeks to clear the passage.
Kaiser Views Destruction
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
sends the following telegram, received
from Berlin:
''The kaiser on Tuesday visited Zee
brugge, the scene of the frustrated
English raid. He boarded the mole.
where he convinced himself that the
the railway bridge had already been
temporarily repaired and that a final
bridging Of the gap can be done in q
few WFdays.- He also satisfied himself OF
Evening star., 1918-04-26
Stories of American Her0isn1
Comma From the Battle Front
Catholic Priest Regin1ental Chaplain, Proves
Himself So Good a Fighter That Hels Offered
C0mnissi0n--- Wounded Reach the Rear.

By the AssociSted Press.
FRANCE. Thursday, April 25.-Two
American soldiers, wounded in the en-
gagement around Seicheprey last Sat-
urday. were found alive today in a
dugout in no mans land. The dugout
had been badly smashed by German
shell FIRE, and how the men managed
to keep alive in the rain and mud and
under continuous German lombard
ments, physicians say, is little short of
miraculous. . - W.
Another soldier. Raymond Demunsky
Of New Haven, Conn. was buried alive
for three days, when he craw1ed to the
surface. Demunsky was born in Russia,
but had been naturalized. He was
found by American Red Cross stretcher
bearers, who went out into no mans
land this morning. The Germans fired
on the Red Cross flag, but the stretch
er bearers kept waving It and the
enemy fire stopped.
Outnumbered Eight to One.
The American troops in the seichep-
rey fight. additional details show, were
outnumbered, in some instances eight
to one The latest advices are that the
American casualties are much under
the first estimate.
Edward Jacques. New Haven boy.
told the correspondent he was one of
$50 Americans who at one time were
almost surrounded by at least 500 Ger
mans. French troops came to their
assistance. said Jacques. who added:
I'VE got on fine with the Frenchmer.
They had been training us. so it seemed
they were our own fellows. We GER
tainly made 1t hot for the Germans"
Sergt. John A. Dickman. formerly a
printer of Somerville, Mass, and who
is now wounded. in a hospital, told d
remarkable story. He and his men had
charge of two Stokes guns. They were
isolated for twelve minutes in an enemy
barrage and were unable to signal the
American lines. Dickman was wound
ed. but kept pouring hot fire into the
German attacking waves and broke up
the formation. He and his men retired
only when their guns became jammed.
Priest Offered Commission.
Machine Gun" Parker. who manned
gun by himself. was asked by his
superior officer at one stage of the en-
Evening star., 1918-04-26
Won HERTL1NG SUES PAPER,
Resents Personal Charges Against
Won Kuehlmann and Czernin.

LONDON. April 25.-Count Won Hert-
ling, the imperial German chancellor,
according to an Exchange telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen. is officially
reported to have brought a suit against
the Deutsche Zeitung of Berlin for an
article published Wednesday, in which
DR.. Won Kuehlmann. the German
foreign secretary. and Count Czernin,
the former Austrian foreign secretary,
were attacked.
The newspaper asserted that the two
statesmen during the negotiations at
Bucharest acted in a manner which
abased their countries. Secretary Won
Kuehlmann, it was represented. was
seen often with a we'll known member
Of tho underworld, while Count Czernin
every evening visited q theater whore
dancing EEls were among stha per,
&ormeEA IL. -
Evening star., 1918-04-26
ATTACK ON ZEEBRUGGE BASE
DECLARED COMPLETE SUCCESS
Flanders Flotilla Must Operate From o.
tend-Kaiser Views Destruction
Worked by British Raiders

the perfectly good condition of all the
structures wand installations on the
outer part Of the mole. which was the
objective of the attack"
To Discipline German Admiral.
BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM. April 26-Vice Ad-
miral Schroeder, the commander at
Zeebrugge. according to reports reach
ing here will be deprived of his COM
mand for being taken by surprise by
the British Tuesday. German newspa-
pers in commenting on raid at
Zeebrugge. generally take the hint
given in the official reports at Berlin
and represent the enterprise as having
been a failure. Some, however. admit
that the attack was made with great
boldness.
The Lokal Anzeiger says that the
raiders succeeded in blocking the wa
terway to a great extent. but that the
U-boats still are able to leave their
harbor, as a narrow passage remains.
Evening star., 1918-04-26

gagement whether he could hold the
line He replied that he could. unless
killed, and he did.
Father William ]. Farrell of West
Newton, Mass, regimental chaplain.
proved such a good fighter that a high
officer offered him a commission in his
command. Father Farrell went to the
assistance of battery when four OF
the American gunners were killed. car
ried up ammunition and helped the
crew to keep the gun working. He was
wounded slightly.
Father Michael O'Connor of Boston
and Father Osias Boucher of New Bed
ford, Mass, took charge Of the cooking
and washing and carried on the work
of serving hot soup and food to the SOL
diers.
Sanitary Runner Hero.
Raymond Connor of New Haven. a
sanitary squad runner, was another
hero. He was one of eight men captured
by the Germans. who escaped and went
to Seicehprey. They took charge OF the
first aid station there until doctor
arrived. Connor then went to the rear
and organized a new squad. returned
to the front and was wounded.
been falling on the American lines
since Tuesday, indicate that the Ger
mans are still trying to undermine the
French morale. The pamphlets dropped
contain cartoons. poems ana articles all
aimed against England and the Eng
lish.
Caring for American Wounded.
PARIS. April 25.-American soldiers
wounded in the great battle which now
is being waged are already arriving at
the rear. American wounded and sick
to the number of 12S have reached
hospital 25. They are from units en-
gagged in fighting side by side with
French and British in stemming the
German advance.
Hospital rs is one Of the new institu-
tions established behind the line as it
stood after the allies stopped the recent
German drive in Picardy.
Few of the Americans remained at the
hospital very long, being taken farther
to the rear.
Sixteen girl students of Smith College
are working in day and night shifts at
this point and are operating a well ar
ranged canteen at the railroad station
for the soldiers coming through on the
hospital trains.
Mrs. Clark. the Misses Justice, Brogan
and Scott and NJ. l.. Ralthis and f. w.
Lowrey of the American Red Cross
have rendered notable service at the
hospital.
Evening star., 1918-04-26
HUNS ON MONT KENNEL; !
BRITISH AGAIN MASTERS
IN VILLERS-BRETONMEUX| K
Flanders Battle
-
Still $.RagmG;
LuH on S0n1ne

Heavy fighting is still in progress to-
day along the ridge line Of the Flan-
ders front. where the peak OF Mount
KENNEL is the German objective.
This peak is evidently disputed ground
but with the German threat against 1t
more menacing. as it is conceded by
the British official report that the
enemy has secured a footing on the
hill The French are reported to be
counter attacking.
Although faced by a superior force In
the ten-mile sector between Bailleul
and Hollebeke, the Anglo-French
troops holding this line battled stub
bornly all day yesterday. giving ground
only when compelled to by weight OF
numbers.
Southwest Line Holding.
The line seems to have held fairly
we'll to the southwest Of Mount Kem-
mel. which is virtually impregnable to
frontal attack. but to the northeast
the Germans were apparently able to
push forward far enough in the neigh
borhood of vierstraat to enable them
to approach the height flank.
The allied effort naturally will be to
concentrate this enemy wedge and drive 1t
back again sufficiently to ease the pres
sure on the easterly side OF Mount Kem-
mel That they have not conceded the
height to the Germans is evident by the
wording of the London official state
ment, which admits only an enemy
footing there and reports the battle
still continuing.
Menaces Ypres Salient.
Definite possession of Kemmen Hill by
the Germans might mean that the British
would have to abandon the Tyres salient,
according to correspondents at the front.
The fighting on the Somme front has
died down to artillery fire, following the
successful execution yesterday Of the
British coup which reclaimed the village
of fVillers-Bretonneux from the Germans.
The British troops last night completed
their operation here for the time being
by cleaning out hostile posts which were
holding out to the southeast Of the VII
lage. This established the British once
moro well on the high ground In this
sector.