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New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Bush Drives ''Nail IN Kaiser
Coffin . at Newburgh Shipyards
Construction of Fabricated Steel Hull Number One' Is
Begun With Fitting Ceremonies-To Be Ready for
Launching in Sixty Days

1t is customary to refer to the be-
ginning of work on a new ship as a
keel laying Nautical men, however,
insisted that it wasn't keel, but a
cardboard strake that was laid yester-
day afternoon in the Newburgh ship
yards. A new definition for the func-
ton was evolved by Irving 7. Bush,
who hammered home the first white
hot rivet that went into the cardboard
strake of ship temporarily named
Hull Number One.
"With this pneumatic rveter,"
shouted Mr.. Bush. owe just driven
another nail in the Kaisers coffin A
joyous and approving shout arose from
the throats of the thousands of New
burghers who crowded on to the four
ways of the new shipyard.
The yards are just below Newburgh,
n. Y, on the west bank of the Hudson
and include the site of the small ship
ward where most Of New York's fire
boats were built.
len AdOliSotCQ cNSCi NeAi 81 DOoS' VI
5000 tons each are to be constructed
under a contract let last October by
the United States Shipping Board.
Mr. Bush is chairman Of the board Of
directors of the shipyard company.
Mrs Bush started the ceremony
yesterday by signalling with bunch
of red flowers to the donkey engine
man operating one of the huge cranes
Then she blew shrill blast on a
whistle and the towering crane picked
up a steel plate. swung it through the
air over the upturned heads of the
throng Of workmen and onlookers and
deposited it on the ways while band
played "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Ceremony Impressive
There was something about the con-
cept;on of that unnamed cargo boat
that put a choke in the throats of
most of the beholders and grimy work
men and silk-hatted directors alike
stood bare headed in the rain until the
other bank of the ice-clogged Hudson
had thrown back the last faint echo
of the national anthem.
Then the donkey engine man. in re
sponse to a professional wave of the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Germany Sinking
Food Carriers TO
Coerce NeutrQLs
Continued from page l

assumption that Germany would safe
conduct the supply ships as specified
in its proclamation on ruthless sub
marinng which provided a safe route
to the Mediterranean port of Cette,
and promised that submarines would
not molest such vessels.
"To accelerate delivery and provide
for immediate necessities before grain
from the Argentine, the natural source
of supply, could reach Switzerland, the
War Trade Board even procured from
the scanty supplies in this country
10000 tons Of grain, which had been
embarked for the Allies, and allocated it
to Switzerland, arranging to replace it
later by grain from the Argentine, and
had further proved it's good faith and
desire to help out dependent neutrals
by successful efforts to secure tonnage
to transport the grain. The plans even
contemplated bringing the ships back
in ballast from Cctte to accelerate
shipments and remove any pretcxt for
German submarine interference with
the ships either going or coming.
ut is hoped that Switzerland and
other neutrals will contrast the re-
spcctive attitudes of Germany and the
United States toward the problem of
feeding the ncutrals and will take due
notice of this latest attempt Of Ger
many to ntimidatc neutral shipowncrs
through ruthless summarizing from
carrying food to Switzerland. They
will also note the same German spirit
toward Holland, which Germany seems
determined to prevent receiving food
supplies except upon German terms"
Regulations 20 govern the shipments
which are to be permitted to 20 to
Holland were issued by the War Trade
Board. All shipments not consigned
to the Dutch government itself must
be consigned to the Netherlands Over
seas Trust Company. Certificates OBJ
tanned from the Overseas Trust by
prospective importers in Holland must
be forwMded to prospective exporters
in this country, who in turn will apply
to the War Trade Boards bureau Of
exports for license.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Ship Board Orders
18 Steel Vessels;
Labor Available
Ten Ships of $500 Tons
Each To Be Built in
Duluth in 1919

WASHINGTON; March 14.-Contracts
for ten steel ships of $500 tons each
were let by the Shipping Board to-day
to the McDougal-Duluth Company, of
Duluth. They call for delivery of all
the vessels in 1919
Contracts also were let to the Balti-
more Drydock and Shipbuilding Com
pany for the construction of six steel
tankers of 6,o00 tons each, and to the
Hartmand -Greiling Company. of Green
Bay, Wis, for two steel tugboats.
President Wilson paid visit to the
Shipping Board to-day and conferred
with officials there half an hour.
Charleston. S. c.. has definitely been
selected by the Shipping Board as the
site of one of the two additional ship
building yards to be constructed on the
South Atlantic coast.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15

large supply of food has been placed at
its disposal and that it can freely send
ships to take it back under the most
ample guarantees that the ships will be
bunkered and allowed to return without
requisition. If Holland is prevented by
Germany from sending ships to trans
port it the responsibility for cutting
off Hollands food supplies, officials
here say, can only rest with Germany.
The war trade board has authorized
the transfer of two cargoes of food now
aboard Dutch steamers prevented from
sailing by the refusal Of the Germans
to permit the replacing ships to leave
Holland. to the Holland America liner
Nicuw Amsterdam, which will sail
shortly with cargo Of food for Hol-
land. Without this concession by the
United States these two cargoes would
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15

Seventy-five sh1pyaIds on the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts and the Great
Lakes have been notified by the De-
partment of Labor that it's employment
service is prepared to meet their labor
requirements from the 200.0 900 mechan-
ics who have been enrolled in the ship
yard workers reserve campaign now in
progress.
The department, in its announcement
tonight, said the yards had been asked
hereafter to obtain their workers ex-
clusively through the departments en-
lloyment service in order to eliminate
the past general confusion to industry
resulting from the Turing of skilled
workers from other industries, the pill
ing up of idle labor in shipbuildina
centres and the unnecessary inter.
changing of labor between shipyards.
plans for Quick Supply
So that the acquisitions of the yard
for men may be met promptly direct
ors of the United States Public Service
Reserve, conducting the enrollmen
campaign, have been instructed to be
gin Immediately classification of al
recruits, and a special clearance sec
ton has been established at the de
partment to facilitate the handling OF
applications from the yards.
Ordinarily requests for labor will bt
handled by branch officers of the en-
ployment service, but orders of unusua
size or character will be referred te
the clearance section.
The Pacific Coast yards are not in
cluded in the plan and district officers
of the employment service at San Fran.
cisco and Seattle will continue to sup
ply workers for those yards
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Builders Announce Plans
for Completion in
Is Months
Utility, Not Grace,
In Vessels Lines
Spur Track and Construc.
ton Shed the Only
Scenery

A PACIFIC PORT, March 14.-So
successful was the launching here to-
dav of the worlds largest reinforced
concrete ship that her builders an
nounced they Immediately would begin
construction of ifty-four similar ships.
All would be completed within eighteen
months, they expect.
Six weeks from the day the concrete
was poured into the forms this 1900
ton vessel, the Faith, took the water
The huge hull, carcening sharply as it
slid down steeply pitched incline,
threw up large wave in the narrow
estuary, then righted sharply and rode
like a buoy. Not hitch marred the
launching, and engineers declared that
it would be unnecessary, in their opin-
ion, to give the Faith transpacific
towing tryout, as intended. Engines
will be installed at once and the Faith
nut into commission as rapidly as she
can be fitted out.
Experts who witnessed the launch
ing predicted that concrete construc-
ton would mark a new era in ship
building and that the speed with which
such ships could be turned out un-
doubtedly would have an important
bearing on the Allies successful pros
ecution of the war.
Utility rather than grace is ex-
pressed in the concrete ships lines.
She looks as if she might have been
carved out of rock, so massive is her
build.
The launching was from a broad
meadow, with none of the usual ap-
purtenances of commerce except spur
track and pair Of construction sheds.
1t is the contention of the builders
that concrete vessels can be construct
ed with no greater preparation, wher-
ever land and water meet and material
always dis at hand or near by.
This obviates the necessity for cost
ly yards required to handle wooden
and steel ships, and long hauls of ma
terial.
Engineers for the company also said
that reinforced concrete had, contrary
to popular impression, notable f1exibil-
ity under strain, and would, therefore,
be able to stand the stress of sea duty.
The reinforcing is expected to prevent
the stavng CT hole in the side from
collision or other sources, Except
dynamite" The worst that could hap
pen, it was declared, would be a crack
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
Food Supplies
Here Placed at
Hollands Disposal

WASHINGTON. March 14-American
and Allied officials nave no fear that
the seizure of Dutch shipping will
force Holland into the war.
The proposals for a general agree
ment now have lain for two months
without action. The United States and
the Allies are represented as not dis
posed 20 resent theaa defaults by The
Netherlands. since it is realized that
Holland has no alternative.
Holland has been notified that a
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
French and Italian Losses
By Submarines Are Small

WASHINGTON, March Ia. - Little
damage to the French and Italian mer-
chant fleets was done by submarines or
mines during the week ended March g.
Official dispa tches from Paris and Rome
to-day said the French lost no ships of
more than 1900 tons and only four
smaller vessels, while the Italians lost
two vessels of more than l 300 tons and
one smaller craft. One Italian ship was
unsucccssfully attacked
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
2 Norwegian Ships Sunk
Steamships Skrymer and Es.
trella Are Lost

COPENHAGEN, Wednesday, March
13.-The Norwegian Foreign Office re-
ports the sinking of the Norwegian
steamer Slrymer, of 1,475 tons gross
One of the crew was killed by the cx-
plosion. The steamer Estrclla, of L.
757 tons gross, also has been sunk.
Her crew was saved.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15

have been prevented by Germany from
reaching Holland.
American officials contrasted the ac-
ton of the United States and Great
Britain with the attitude of Germany,
which for months by threats has at
tempted to exercise q control over
Dutch shipping outside its territorial
jurisdiction not warranted by interna-
tional law or civilized customs.
large amount of tonnage still is
left free for Hollands own needs.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15
25O,00O Men at Work

ships.
25O,00O Men at Work
On the trip of inspection some in
teresting and encouraging facts were
disclosed. The total number of men
at work on ships in the United States,
including those engaged on naval
ships, now is approximately 250000.
Their ranks are being recruited at the
rate Of about 900 a day as the new
yards open and the old yards extend
their facilities and improve their meth
DDS. The per capita efficiency of the
workers is increasing about 10 per
cent per month, the output now being
at about sixteen tons a man a year.
1t should be about twenty to twenty
five.
The efficiency Of the individual grows
with the mass, as the amount of the di-
luton of labor relatively decreases
from month to month. One thousand
green men mixed with 1000 expert
enced men retard production decidedly,
but the next thousand have less of a
deterrent effect and so on.
The present rate of merchant ship
production is about 100000 tons a
year. BY fall it probably will be 6,0o0,-
uUU luis a year. SO CHc prospect Is
good that the actual production OF
ships this calendar year will be some
where around 100000 dead weight
tons.
Production Pushed
The Shipping Board is spending
$4,000 in the Baltimore drydock plant
to install such complete and perfect
system Of electric lighting that every
kind of work can proceed at night at
we'll as by day. This is in measure
an experiment in outdoor lighting, and
if it is successful it will be used every
where that men can be found for night
shifts, the present policy Of the board
being to crowd every existing or build
ing way to the limit of production
rather than encourage the beginning of
more new yards. 1t seems that the
supply of management-of shipbuilding
brains is not sufficient to go around.
And that, perhaps, explains why the
greatest shipbuilding executive in
America is getting 100000 year. Yet
some Senator'S wonder whether a Hog
Island manager, with the biggest plant
in the world on his hands, can earn
$4,000 year.
Anyway, they have at Baltimore the
brains and the Drawn to build ships
and they are building them.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-15

The two yards will contribute about
100000 tons to the years total of new
cbipc
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
Gloomy Russian Writers.

According to Charles Gray Shaw Ia
the North American Review, Russian
fiction is not gloomy so much because
1t represents actual Russian conditions,
but because Russian writer's are by
nature gloomy. At least that he be-
lieves to be true of Dostoievsky, the
subject of his article, for he says:
at is a terrible thing to fall into
the hands of the living God, but that
is what happened to Fydor Dostoiev-
sky. 1t was not Russia, vast, fantas-
tic, terrible, but real existence as such
which wrung from his soul his tales
of self-inquisition. Reality has caught
me upon a hook; , this chance express
sion in one of his omance of reality
is the confessed secret of the anguish
ed author. Dostoievsky is Russia, and
the Russian soul is a dark place. Hay
ing said this of his own land, Dostoiev-
sky, without playing upon Amiel's pref.
ty epigram, the landscape is a state
of the SOUL proceeds to show us how
the outer darkness pervades his own
soul. He knows not why, but at dusk
there m over him an oppressive
and agonizing state of mind difficult to
define, but recognizable in the form of
mystical terror"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
These Ships Laid Up.

"a Dutch East Indian cannot help
smiling when he finds fear expressed
that the German and Austrian ships in
East Indian harbors might run out
to sea as raiders" said a Hollander
who is In New York on business.
Forty steamships fled into our har-
bors. In the Emma harbor and the
Queens Bay at Panang are lying the
Van Kleist and Rhineland of the North
German Lloyd, the Ninive Of the Ham
burg-American line and the Orsowa, an
Austrian boat from Fiume.
"These ships will require no more
watching because of the luxuriant
growth of shell and coral. The steam
ships must now be covered with a
layer of coral and shell from thirty
to forty inches thick. About two
years ago attempts were made to move
the Won Kleist, but no greater speed
than five knots could be got out of
her, although the ship originally had
a speed of twenty knots."-New York
Sun,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
PROCLAIM BAN ON CIGARETTE
coterle Of indianapolis Women Think
They Have Good Reason for join
ing Crusade Against II.


That the cigarette must be eliminat.
ed is the firm conviction OF a large
number of women in the northern part
of the city, not only because they be-
lieve 1t is injurious In itself, but also
In view of the fact that it is interfer-
ing with certain phases of war work
and Is proving a disturbing factor in
social affairs. 1t is recognized that
the problem Is a big one, and 1t may be
that the first activity may be anatom-
ical and directed at "places' over
which parents have undisputed juris-
diction.
This movement was determined on
h other afternoon when a North side
matron invited in a few friends and
%neighbors to knit, sew or darn as they
wished, to hear some music and drink
a cup of tea. Some of the guests per-
mitted their little boys to go over to
Mrs. McPherson's to play while the
mammas were gone. When the
Hooverized function was well under
way there was a knock at the door
and Master Mcpherson inquired
whether Miss" Gregg was there.
Better come over to our house and
get Jack, for he's awful SICK" was his
announcement.
Mrs. Gregg seized her wraps and
made a bee line to rescue Jack. A
little later she returned to the. party
and responded to anxious inquiries
with a smile, saying: "He's better
now, and I don't think it's serious"
There was another violin number,
and Mrs. Redough had just poured a
few cups Of tea, when the telephone
rang. The hostess answered the call
and then PACED Mrs. Wrong.
1t was Mrs. Mcpherson herself.
your little boys here, and he's quite
i'll. He's perfectly rigid, and I'm
frightened" she said.
Mrs. Wrong also dashed forth to
give succor to her offspring. She, too,
returned after q while, and seemed
rather put out. She forestalled the
impending questions by announcing
cigarettes! I'll finish the treatment
later"
Mrs. Wagner had just finished re.
heeling a sock and the function wa.
about to close when the telephone
rang again, and Mrs. Redough was
summoned. 1t was her husband.
"Now don't you tell me that yor
have been smoking cigarettes and are
sick" she almost shouted.
mo, no, dearie. Don't get excited
l am all right" he assured her. I"
don't want to break up the party, bu'
If you wish to go to the show, you't
better be getting down here."-Indian
apolis News.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
BIG REALTY DEALS.
THE WILLlAMS-JAcKSoN REALTY
CO. MAKES MANY SALES.

The Williams-Jackson Realty Co.
recently sold to Miss Scottie A. Her
the sister Of Prof. Joe z. Henri
ford ST., the beautiful strictly modern
residence at 1119 Garfield Avenue for
100000 cash. Mr.. William Jackson
represented Miss Hereford in the
transaction Among the many other
deals recently made by this splendid
firm was the following:
Residence at 1915 Woodland Avenue
sold to Mr.. Ben Mattley for $4,000
Cash.
1924 Euclid sold to Mr.. Benton
Wood.
1929 Euclid sold to Mr.. Chas. Tay
lor.
1920 E. 9th street sold to Mr.. ]. H.
Bland.
2OO9 E. 9th street to Mr.. James
Broxton.
If you are in need of a beautiful
home, a rooming house or business
property, you would do well to first
consult these boys and try their new
plan. They deal honestly to all. All
they want is their commission; no
prices are raised.
Williams Jackson Realty Co.,
1904 E. 18th Street.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
BED CROSS CHAPTER.

Many persons not residing near, do
not know and many passing have won
dered what kind of a school, home or
institution has been occupying the
beautiful corner of Masonic Temple
at 18th and Woodland, therefore the
ladies have chosen this way of intro
duction to those persons.
Our ladies', under the leadership of
Mrs. T. G. McCampbell, realizing that
in this great war of Democracy that
the Colored race has the greatest part
to play as they expect to reap great
things when peace shall have been de-
clared. Therefore relatives, friends,
and race lovers saw fit to form a Red
Cross Auxiliary, for which we have
since received a Charter and are now
numbered among the many Red Cross
Chapters of the United States.
The way has always been clear in
this organization as we all know that
the price of coal and other things
were at the top most prices, but
through the kind assistance of our
good friends and race lovers so many
that space would not permit us to
name, we have existed through the
winter months, but we would not feel
appreciative if we did not especially
mention our kind Masonic Fraternity
who has given us the use of the store
room free of charge, also Prof. Lee
who allowed the Finance Committee
to take collection at the Community
Meeting. We hope to prove to those
kind gentlemen and others that their
kindness, although thrown to the
winds, may cause some lonely boy in
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18

the Trenches or Hospital to be happy.
These Headquarters depend wholly
upon the Finance Committee for their
financial support, therefore, this COM
mittee, composed of twenty-five Kan.
sas City ambitious ladies have to heep
busy to keep the Chapter from dying.
The general Chairman would be pleas
ed to have anyone visit our headquar-
ters and inspect the work and see Just
what our ladies are doing to help win
this war of Democracy.
There are more than so ladies who
are giving their time to sew for the
war suffering babes and invalids. The
Chairman would also be pleased to
have any lady young or old to help
knit or sew. We nee dali of those
who are able to assist us. We would
also appreciate donations from any
one to do so. The Finance Committee
will have a Military Benefit Tuesday
night, May 81, 1918 at Lyric Hall. Ad-
mission 25c. We will be very pleased
to see all the good people of Kansas
City. We heartily beg your support.
Again thanking you that have helped
us and you and expecting to see you
at the Military Benefit.
Mrs. T. G. McCampbell, Gen. Chair
Mrs. Louise Winn, Chairman Fin
ance Committee.
Mrs. Lillian Moore, Secry.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
Donate sponoes to Red Cross.

The Greek-American sponge fisher.
men at Tarpon Springs, Fla, have
made n Of the most unique gifts
that the American Red Cross has yet
received. Each fishing captain. as his
boat unloaded, contributed a bunch of
sponges to the lot being gathered for
the Red Cross. The sponges were sold
for $so9 at public auction on the
Sponge exchange, the only public
square sponge market in the United
States. The money was sent to the
Red Cross.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18

The Pleasant Hour Club wishes to
announce the receipts of their patrio-
tic program given April rs. Amount
cleared $41.00. We are indeed CRATE
full to our many friends for their as
sistence in this special effort. Miss
Villa E. Allen, the president is ex-
ceedingly patriotic and she worked
with untiring energy. Her careful
planning and management did much
toward rendering the entertainment a
success.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18

81 am hoping this booklet may find
a place in the comfort kit of every one
of them and in the libraries of those
who would be informed as to the real
worth and history of the Negro sol
der
Get your copy from any agent, price
25 cents. Or call on G. A. Franklin,
the printer, 1T 1909 E. 18th street.
Active persons can make money by
acting as agents. Write for terms.--
Adv.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18
Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City, Mo.
Dear Sir:-General Hoffman directs
that l send you his appreciation and
thanks for the copies of your excel
lent paper just received. He remark
ed that he is especially pleased with
the tone of your editorials and the
composition and general makeup of
the entire paper.
Assuring you that the General APP
preciates your efforts in behalf of
your people, l am,
Yours respectfully,
FRED w. HUNTER,
LIST 1t. Inf. N. G. (Ok.) U. s.,
Asst. Division Adjutant.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-05-18

1t is announced that Judge Miles
Bulger, the popular and aggressive
Presiding Judge of the County Court,
will be a candidate for reelection to
his present position. And The Sun,
though a Republican paper in politics,
has no hesitancy nor makes no apollo
gies in announcing that it stands In
equivocally for the popular Judge for
this position and sincerely believes
that in a spirit of gratitude for the
many splendid things Judge Bulger
has done for the ace in this county
during his term of office, that a large
majority of the Negro voters will en-
Enthusiastically assist in returning him
to this position. Never in the history
of Jackson County has such just and