davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Explosion of 3-Inch She'll
Wipes Out One Gun Grew
and Part of Another
Gen. Greble Has
A Narrow Escape
Division Surgeon Is I'm
harmed, but Man at His
Side Loses Life

FORT WORTH, Ten, May 8. Eight
American gunncrs were killed and
seven injured more or less seriously
near Benbrook, few miles west Of
Fort Worth, when a thrco-inch she'll
exploded at o'clock this afternoon.
One gun crew, made up Of members
Of the headquarters company Of the
l41st Infantry, was entirely wiped out.
and second crew from headquarters
company Of the 1920 Infantry suffered
heavy casualties
Six of the men were killed instantly
and two died within short time.
First reports that two trench mortars
had exploded were erroneous
An attempt on the part Of a gunner
to force the shell. which apparently
did not fit, down a trench mortar is
the accident Sergeant Norman Bow,
a Canadian who is an assistant in
structor. said tonight he saw a soldier
trying 20 force the shell and that
he attempted to warn the gunner. The
explosion came too quickly, however.
Bow was slightly wounded by frag-
ment Of the she'll
List of the Dead
The list of dead follows:
McDAVID. Alan j.. first lieutenant, Head
quarters Company, 1920 Infantry. Overton,
Tex
HALPHEN, Louis A. sergeant, Headquar-
ters Company. 1d1st Infantry. Austin, Tex.
JONES. Wharton, corporal. Headquarters
Company, i3lst Infantry. San Marcos, Tex.
APPLENG, William p. corporal, 141st
Infantry. Elena, Tex.
SANDERS. Morgan c.. private, Headquar-
ters Company. l42d Infantry, Abilene, Tex.
SIMMONS, Euclid. private, Company X
1924 Infantry, Henrietta. Tex.
=, Weber,, John, pritate. Headquarters
COMPANY, 14lst infantry. Memphis. Tex.
LANGLEY, Lacy R., private. Headquar
ters Company, l4lst infantry, Waelder, Tex
The wounded, except Sergeant Bow,
were all from Texas.
General E. St. John Greble, COM
manding officer at Camp Bowie. was
standing less than ten yards from the
scene of the explosion with his two
aids, Captain Houghton and Lieutenant
Russell. They were uninjurcd. Lieu
tenant Colonel Metcalfe, division sur
geon, and an enlisted man also stood
nearby. The enlisted man was instant
ly killed, but Metcalfe was unhurt.
The bodies of some of the victims
were literally blown to pieces.
The Hist and 142d infantry regi-
ments were at the trench system near
Benbrook, and their firing practice was
being watched from distance by a
large crowd of civilians New mortars
were being used for the first time, and
the sound of heavy firing at the camp
had been plainly heard in Forth Worth
since early morning.
The two gun crews. made up of men
from the headquarters companies of
the two regiments, were operating the
new mortars, which were located on q.
hill overlooking the trench system.
The entire breach of the mortar was
blown out and fragments flew in every
direction.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Czorgas Disapproves
Medical Sects Bill
Asserts 1t Would Lower Stand
ards to Admit the Va
r;ous "'Pathies"

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Legislation
pending in Congress which has for its
purpose the admission to the army
Medical Corps Of members Of special
medical sects was disapproved to-day
by Surgeon General Gorgas in a memo
randum sent to Secretary Baker.
"The tiTe has long passed" said
General Gorgas, "for exclusive adher-
ence to any particular school Of med
ical doctrine or practice such as is i'm
piled by the degree Of doctor Of oste-
opatny or chiropractic OF mechano-
therapy or any other 'pathy. A scien-
titic physician is at liberty. and it is
his duty to employ sny method Of
treatment whatever which he believes
viii benefit his patient 1t
would be most Objectionable, therefore,
10 recognize any sort of medical prac-
titioners in the medical department. Of
the army, be it osteopathic, allopathic,
electric or any Of the countless sects >
Such action the surgeon general said,
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Girl Whose Wish Brought Finery
Hailed With ; Genii to Court
Aladdn-ike System Goes to Smash When Lawyer Enters
Plea Of Guiy-One Geni in Home for Jewish Girls
and Ano.her on Probation

Esther Sherman, who is sixteen, were
defendants in the Court Of Special
Sessions in Brooklyn. Earlier there
bad been a charge of burglary against
the younger Esther and her namesake
had been accused of receiving stolen
property. These charges the grand
jury had modified, turning the cases
back to Special Sessions.
Anything Esther Friedman wanted,
me or one of the other girls would
get her" Esther Sherman told the
court I'VE would see some woman
we knew standing outside her apart
ment house or starting for the store.
Then we would go inside and look
around among her things until we
found what Esther would like to have"
Lawyer Enters Guilty Plea
Once, the Sherman girl said she re-
turned to the Friedman home, at 1872
Glenmore Avenue, Brownsville. with a
skirt, two silk waists and one blue silk
dress, for which the other Esther re-
warded her with q quarter. At another
time she exchanged recently acquired
wrist watch for a few cents, spending
the money as usual on the movies.
Esther Friedman admitted the trans
actions, but insisted she never guessed
where her "wish" fnery came from.
Nevertheless, her lawyer entered a
plea Of guilty for her, and the same
plea was made for Esther Sherman,
whose home is at SO Osborne Street.
They will be sentenced May u.
The three genii for Esther Friedman
were arrested on April ! after they
had taken stack of handkerchiefs, a
gold ring and pocketbook containing
$40 from the home of Mrs. Sophie
Hecht, at 1889 Eastern Parkway. The
Gubernick girl, who is fifteen, Is now
in the Home for Jewish Girls at Ja-
maica. Ruth Unger, also fifteen, and
living at 524 Hopkinson Avenue, has
been put on probation.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Governor i'm Doubt
Over Iown1er Bill,
Called Pro-Gerrr1an1
He Hears Arguments ON
Measure Permitting Sale Of
Teuton Insurance Stocks

ALBANY, May S.--Vehemcnt pro-
tests again the Towner Bill, per-
hitting the creation of domestic COM
panies to take over the securities and
assets of German insurance companies
in this state. have caused uncertainty
in the mind of Governor Whitman as
to his action on the measure. 1t Is
understood that he had been favor
ably inclined toward the bill because
it is urged by the authorities at
Washington, but as q result of the
unexpected opposition he has taken
the bill under careful consideration.
A. Mitchell Palmer. Alien Enemy
Property Custodian at Washington, is
particularly anxious to secure the ap
proval of the Towner bill He was
represented at hearing before the
Governor this afternoon by Hartwell
Cavell. who insisted that the German
compaqies could in no way gain CON
troll OF the newly created domestic
corporations after the war He de-
clared that only through this measure
could the assets and securities Of the
German companies be utilized by the
American policyholders. State Su-
perintendent of Insurance Jesse S..
nillips, also favored the bill.
Would Keep Assess Intact
The opponents, however, protested
that the American branches of the
German insurance companies, especially
Aachen- Munich, Hamburg Bremen and
Prussian national company, had been
used In getting military secrets to
Germany, and that the Towner bill
would merely keep intact their assets
until after the war. when the German
companies would regain control.
This bill has no other object" said
Julius Henry Cohen, representing the
New York City Chamber OF Commerce,
than to keep alive the business of the
German insurance companies under the
gulse OF American charters, so that
they can take the business up after
the war"
Richard y. Hurd, of the American
Defence Society, warned the Governor
not to be influenced by the screen Of
olflclal approval of the bill from Wash
ing.to2n.
declared. We believe Mr.. Palmer has
-. ""N't e'u'iSSu ana lndu secretary
McAdoo VIII not stand for it when he
realizes its effect The American
agents of the German companies are
the only friends it has"
Says German Agents Back Bill
A. E. Stevenson, head of the com
mittee of German aliens during the
Mitchell Administration, declared that
the American agencies of the big Ger
man companies are behind the bill. and
that these same agencies were used by
the German espionage system in this
country.
Others who opposed the bill were
Frederick b. Campbell, Willard Brown.
Of the Merchants Associations; T. S.
Little, of the Fire Brokers' Associa-
ton; Wallace Reid, A c. Hegeman,
William G. Wilcox and II. Ii. Williams.
They insisted that as the custodian
OF alien property could not give a
clear title to the securities of the Ger
man companies the only ones who
would purchase the stock Of the new
domestic corporations would be Ger
man interests.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Call Is Is aued for s,8f3
Draft Pegistranfs With
SnetiaE Qualifications

WASHINGTON, May 8.-A call for
5,S13 draft tgistrants with special
qualifications MAS made to-day on all
states, except Nevada and Utah. The
men are ordeted to go to camp on
June |. and are distributed through
the following branches Of the army:
To the corDs Of engineers, 3,180; ord
nance department, $50; signal corps
(colored), SOB; veterinary corps. med
ical department, 1,600, and quartermas-
ter corps, 10.
Local bmrds were instructed to ac-
cept men presenting themselves for
voluntary induction until MAY 90 IF
by that tine enough men to FIJI the
army's requirements are not obtained,
boards viii proceed to draft the men
needed
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
80 New York Men
Get Commissions
Special Dispatch to The Trsbune)


WASHINGTON, May S.-Thirtv-nine
residents of New York were commits
sioned to-day BY the War Department.
as follows:
George j. Foley. 1851 Grand concourse,
and William M. Stokes, II Battery Place
captains. engineer reserve corps.
:, James Francis Reilly. SO Grand Street
White Plains, second lieutenant. non-hvinr
section, signal reserve CORPS
Noel Armstrong 2S7 Henry Street. Brook
iyn, second lieutenant, aviation section, sig
nal serserve corps.
Perry Jefferson Manheims 4t6 Fart wasb
ington Avenue; Alfred Gustav Langrnann.
~ West tifty-seventh Street and Michael i
;rst :; c9luee S;l,,, St Johns Riverside Hospital
William b. Short, 81 Vanderbilt Avenue
captain. National Army
Allen Rogers. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn
major; Winthrop Servance Horton i60
Clareuont Avenue, second lieutenant chero;
cai service section, National Army
); Hastings Rowland 76 William Street
major; Henry Ginnell. 1919 Newldrk Avenue
dbrookiyn Arthur A. Stewart, So West Ninth
n.reet: pt, Chester A. Snyder. 1856 Halsey Street
r1rooSiyn' captains; james A. Slater. 1879
vest Tenth Street, first lieutenant; William
=. Lamprechter, So Carolina Avenue. Yon-
sers sn, W, ,.:h John Pedroncsli; North Krusico
Horton Street. City Island George P. Butler
Jr. io6 East Eighty Street Adolf l..
Capeile lol5 Prospect Place. BROOKLYN: VIA.
ias.1 i '"chinan' a Buena Vista Avenue. Yon-
sers: Joseph A. Morrssey. 395 Seventh
street BROOKLYN; Harrison +. Pierce. Gov
sernors Island; Samuel l. Rosennan, 22e
west ll5th Street; Harry Seid, SAC Ashford
Ssreet; BROOKLYN and Alexander S. White
s" Ssrafd !. Walters. Victor A Traub, Law
renee Montone; Waiter =. Misch joseph j
l>ese. John fitzpatrick. Gerald t. Kanfrnan
John A. Gown, Clarence L. Briggs, William
snnarintI. n nsnaer and james G. Bell care general
superintehoent. army transport service sec
ond heutenants. quartermaster's corns NJ
tionai Army. ~ VA
- Ihe following changes in the New
YORK National Guard division at Camr
aasworth were announced to-day by
the War Departments: ~
oapta'n Bieecker Bangs. 21l Washinyto,
Hvshue, 1ns.a, brooklyn. honorably discharged from
ivoth infantry because OF uns,,itah,l;tv Sn,
overseas service io'
second Lieutenant Charles ]. McCart,ev
first lieutenant ''o''io'eo te
Alfred G. Is. McNeven appointed first l;eu
tenant and assigned TO eth Division '''"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Irving Berlin Goes to Camp
Had Planned to Enlist, but
Yaphank Officers Wanted Him

Irving Berlin, composer, left New
York City fnr Camp Upton, Long Island,
on Tuesday, it became known yester-
day Berlin, who registered in Glass
la at his local board here in Man
haitian, was scheduled to wait for the
next cali to camp. But special call
came to Board 1876 for one man they
owed Yaphank on q back quota. SO
Berlin, who headed the list OF men now
available in his district. went.
Berlin had planned to enlist several.
weeks ago But officers at Yaphank
wanted the composer of "Alexander's
Ragtlme Band and This Is the Life"
down there. So Berlin waited until his
eaH came Major General Bell, COM
manding oiiicer ut Camp Upton, was
especially anxious to have Berlin sent
there.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

Esther Friedman didn't have any
wonderful lamp, like Aladdin, nor yet
did she know any wonderful word like
Ali Bahia But she did rejoice in q
wonderful system
When Esther wanted a new hat or
n new waist or new dress or pair
of new silk stockings which any girl
who seeks an engagement as a toe
dancer in these heel-dancng days is
likely to need from time to time-all
she had to do was to get into the
right company and then wish for it, or
them, out loud
She might say, for instances:
ooh, | do wish ! had another silk
waist, about size 81 but if its little
bigger no matter. can fix it. Yes;
blue silk waist I'd rather have
blue would be worth q quarter to me
if it was nearly new"
And pretty soon, sure enough,
Esther would find herself with the
silk waist she had wished for, size "a
or a little bigger and as likely as not
blue.
Genii Caught at Last
The genli in the case were three.
They were named Ruth Unger, Anna
Guberncll and Esther Sherman, and
they were alike infallible Mostly it
was Esther Friedman who invoked
them, but they also did more or less
OF their magic on their own account,
witha the result that for weeks and
weeks there was woe among the elite
of Brownsville.
1t was only q question of time,
though, when the genii would be
caught, redwihged, out Of their bot
tie. That time came and yesterday
Esther Friedman. who is eighteen, and
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Hunt for Dodgers
Of Draft Begins I o-day
Police and U. S. Officials Co.
operatc-Saloons and Pool
Rooms Will Be Raided

a roundup of draft slackers will
begin to-day in New York City. Mar
tin Conboy, director of the draft here,
issued orders for the roundup last
night. and instructed Lieutenant
Hayes. in charge of the work of lining
up draft dodgers here, to take steps
to see that uniformed men all over the
city cooperate with the adiutant gen
erals Office in apprehending delin-
quents. Draft officials declare there
are several thousand such in the city
"We warn all drafted men to carr
their final classification cards." said
Mr.. Conboy last night "Most of them
have them by this time.
Many Stacker raids are to be made
shortly on poolrooms and saloons in
various sections Of The city.
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
i. s. Soldiers Abroad
Not Allowed to Vote
Those Here May if Home States
Make Necessary Arrange
IncntS


WASHINGTON, May 8.-Desiring to
prevent possible interference with mill
tary efficiency, the War Department
has decided that American soldiers
abroad win not be allowed to vote in
the coming elections. Soldiers in
training in this country will be allowed
TO vote if the states make the neces-
saly arrangements
This decision was announced by As
sistant Sectary of War Benedict Crow
ell and Adjutant General Mccain in
letters to Representative Rogers, of
Massachusetts,
"Ihe matter has been thoroughly
canvasscd upon the ground in France,
in the light of the effort made to col
lect the soldier vote in the fall of
1917 Mr.. Clowell wrote.
These men are entitled to have a
voice in the affairs of the country, of
course. But lB also believe they would
be the last ones to insist upon exercis-
ing the franchise, because l am Ger
tain they must clearly see such a
course constitutes an impediment to
military efficiency"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
Gusts wo Alleged
Pro-German Employees
Patent Commissioner Newton
Requests Resignation of
Examiners After Inquiry
Newton
Especial Dispatch TO The T,ibun,

,Spee,dt Dispatch 10 The TfibNne)
WASHINGTON, May S.-Patent Com
missioner Newton to-day requested the
designations of two patent examiners
Titus Ulke and another employe, for al
legged pro-German sympathies The two
men, who have been under investiga-
ton for some time, are of German par
cntage, but both arc naturalzed Amer
lean citizens.
The Patent Attorneys Association, of
Washington, at recent meeting dis
cusscd q resolution calling on Commits,
sioner Newton to demand the resigna-
ton OF ulke, but no action was taken
on the matter. Ulke is said to have
been roughly handled by big omploye
Of the Patent Office Commissioner
Newton said tonight that the two en-
ployes had been under suspicion for
some time, but that nothing developed
which would warrant prosecution. He
said he asked for their resignation "for
the good Of the service"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09
State Is Preparing
4 o Register 10000
Men II Since June
Especial Dispatch to The Tribu,,

FVF7 = 77e7t'7V u 7 7Ft 7 T3ONNC7
ALBANY, May s. Plans for the reg
lstratlon in this state Of menwho have
reached the age Of q since June last
year. as soon as legislation is enacted
by Congress. are nearly completed by
Major F. S. Hutchinson, the state draft
executive: Everything is now waiting
upon final action on the bill which has
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

would be regarded, and justly so, as
lowering the standards, educational
and professional, Of our medical corps
and would have detrimental effect
upon efforts to get physicians for the
corps"
New-York tribune., 1918-05-09

? y SHESE articles, the third Of which
IS published next Sunday, arc
ia not concerned with Hearst as
a private citizen, politician or
art lover. They ere not concerned
with the type Of newspaper he pub
llshes They will deal with just one
thing--Eiearst's share in aiding or in
retarding effective action by America
against Germany
These articles will not aim to prove
that Hearst has been anti-American
either from personal or financial mo-
tives. They will simply apply to his
acts and words, to the acts and words
OF his newspapers in six American
cities, the only test by which the Amer
lean government has guided its course
toward The Masses, The American
Socialist" the Bull" and other period
icals now suppressed. 1t is a test Of
whether they have stood in the way of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-10
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

For centuries all over the world
GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil has af-
fOrded relief in thousands upon thou
sands of cases of lame back, lumbago,
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstones, grav-
ell and all other affections of the kid
neys, liver, stomach, bladder and al
lied organs. 1t acts quickly. 1t does
the work. It cleanses your kidneys
and purifies the blood. 1t makes a
new man, a new woman, of you. 1t
frequently wards off attacks Of the
dread and fatal diseases of the kid
neys. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases of the organs of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody or cloudy urine, sed-
iment, or "brickdust" indicate an I'M
healthy condition.
Do not delay a minute if your back
aches or you are sore across the loins
or have difficulty when urinating. Go
to your druggist at once and get
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-10

Types of Roofs for Poultry Houses
A, Shed; 3, Combination; C, Gable;
D, Monitor; E, Semimonitor; r, A
Shaped.
ply paper on the roofs, although this
varies with different styles and grades
of manufacture. This paper generally
comes in rolls or squares which cover
100 square feet and contain directions
and materials for use in laying. Paper
may be used on roofs which have a
slope or rise of one or more inches to
the foot. Sheathing for paper roofs
must be planed on one side and laid
tightly to present smooth surface for
the roofing paper, while sheathing pa
per is often used between the sheathfng
and roofing paper. Shingles may be
laid from four to five inches to The
weather on roofs which have one-third
or more pitch, which is rise Of 8 or
more inches to the foot, or one-third Of
the span of a gable roof. Cedar and
cypress shingles are usually laid five
to six inches to the weather on walls
or on roofs with One-third pitch, but
not generally used on roofs which have
a rise of less than eight inches to the
foot. One thousand shingles, or four
bundles of cedar shingles, are equiva-
lent to 1000 shingles four inches wide.
In shingling, commence at the caves or
lower edge by laying double course,
while the rest of the layers are of
single courses. They are laid either
to chalk line, which is fastened at
the right points at either edge of the
roof and snapped to make a mark for
the lower edge Of the tier Of shingles,
or to straight-edged stick. Each
shingle is nailed with two either five
or six penny nails, driven seven to
eight inches from the butt, depending
upon the lap, so that the heads of the
nails will be covered by the next
course. One thousand cedar shingles
laid four and one-half inches to the
weather, cover about 125 square feet,
depending on their size. Shingles may
be laid on narrow sheathing three to
five inches wide, or on common sheath
ing, which is spaced from one to two
inches apart to allow the roof to dry
out quickly, and they should break
joints at least one inch and as much
more as possible.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-10
POULTRY
FATS
ROOFS FOR POULTRY HOUSES
Several Kinds of Material Can Be
Used in Making Covering-lt
Should Be Watertight.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
There are several kinds of material
that can be used in making roof for
the poultry house, but it should always
be kept in mind that the roof should
be water tight. If it is allowed to
leak, the interior of the house will
get damp, the birds will become I'M
healthy, lose vigor and be more suscep-
tible to fatal diseases. Single roofs
should have a one-third pitch, while
those covered with paper or metal may
have a less pitch or be almost fat.
However, the greater the slope the
longer the life of the roof.
Specially prepared paper or shingles
laid on sheathing may be used for
covering the roof. Roofing papers are
used very extensively for poultry
houses at the present time and in
many places are replacing shingles. AS
a rule the former are cheaper and cas-
Ter to lay, while they can be laid on
a much f1atter roof than the latter. One
or two ply paper is usually used on
the sides, and one. two and three
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-10
coIIeaians, In Army Corps.

More than 10000 men were added
to Americas fighting strength when
members of the students army train
ing corps were formally mustered in
at the colleges throughout the country.
The impressive ceremony arranged for
the occasion was set for eleven o'clock
October 1. A message from President
Wilson was read on every campus.
Coilegians in the training corps draw
the pay of army privates, and are
housed, clothed, and fed by the gov.
eminent. There is no tuition fee. Each
student is allowed only three subjects
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-10-10

box of imported GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy TO take. Each capsule com
tains about one dose Of five drops.
Take them just like you would any
pill. Take small swallow of water
if you want to. They dissolve in the
stomach, and the kidneys soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash out the
bladder and Kidneys and throw off the
Inflammation which is the cause OF
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened joints, that backache.
rheumatism, lumbago, sctatica, gall
stones, gravel, "brickdust," etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases of the bladder, kidney, liver.
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money if you are not satisfied after a
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.