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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
DISCUSS PLAN RAISING
THE DRAFT ACE TO FORTY
General Crowtlcr Asks House Com,
mittce for SI5,7G2, 900 for En-
pcnSc Allowance.
WILL NOT CREDIT VOLUNTEERS
Chairman Dent Writes Letter to
President Announcing His Oppo-
sition 10 Any Clause Crcditing
Communities With Enlisting Men.

WASHINGTON. May S.--Les isiation
raising the draft age to forty years
was discussed as IL possibility within
a lew months at meeting to-day OF
Provost -MarShai-Gencral Crowder and
the House Military Committee. Al
though General Crowdcr made no spc-
ciGc recommendations. members Of the
committee said afterwards that the
War Department was considering a
plan for changes.
An appropriation OF $l5.7Ga. 900 was
asked by General crowder for expenses
OF the draft for the next fiscal year
Registration OF men reaching the age
of twenty-onc will require the cXami-
nation. he said. Of 100000 more men
than originally provided for. Class /,
the general said. now has a total or
about 2.265,0 600 men, OF whom o.00e GOO
are cTcctiveS
Chairman Dent, OF the committees an
nounccd to-day that he would ask the
House TO eliminate from the draft leg
iSlation pending AN amendment giving
states credit FOR volunteers. In a let
ter to Mr.. Dent President Wilson to-
day came out in opposition To the credit
plan and asked that the measure be
passed as approved by the War De-
partmcnt.
The conference report on the bill for
registration Of youths when they be-
como twenty-onc will be called up in
thc House tomorrow. with prospects
OF lively debate over the proposal to
exempt ministers from the law
The first June call for draft mon was
issued Tonight. Provost Marshal-Cicn-
'rn a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
STARTS INVESTIGATION
Assistant .tttorney-Gcncral I'ricrson
Placed in Charge OF Air.
plane Probe.
WILL STUDY BoRGLUM REPORT
Method OF Procedure Not lct Deter
mined, but May Take on Ch"rac-
ter of Grand Jury Inquiry-No I'M
munity, However, for Witnesses.

WASHINGTON. May Sin accord
ancc with directions OF the President
the machinery Of the department OF
Justice was set i'll motion to-day TO tnd
out whether there has been incHcusablc
laundering or criminal delay in the
building OF airpiancs by War Depart
mcnt and aircraft board officials.
Assistant Attorney -l;cn.ral Fricrson.
designated by Attorney General Greg
ory TO prosecute the investigation, took
the first steps toward examining into
all the charges, rumorS and acCusa :
tions involving those responsible for
the construction program. lie an
nounccl that before summoninS any
witnesses he will make a careful exam
ination OF the Gutzon Borglum report,
and the report OF the commission APP
pointed by the Prcsiden Of which IL.
Snowdcn Marshall is chairman. The
study OF these reports has begun and
will require several days.
The exact method of procedure for
the investigation has not been deter
mined by Mr. Ericrson. If the prclini-
nary testimony tends 10 verify the Bor-
su:picion of criminality was we'll
founded, it is probable that Mr.. Fricr-
son viii decide TO conduct the inquiry
after the manner Of a grand jury pro-
cccding. In this event. the testimony
would be taken in secret, witnesses
who testified would not be given i'm
munity. and il the evidence should justi-
fy prosecutions. tho Attorney Gen
erals Office would draw up complaints
against the persons involved.
MIR. Fricrson said the method Of
carrying on the investigation was
largely determined by the conclusions
he reached after digcsting the reports
and after he has aSccrtaincd whether
there is ground for substantiation OF
any Of the charges.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
BODIES OF SOME VICTIMS
WE'RE BLOWN TO PIECES

The bodeis of some OF the victims
were literally blown to pieces.
The One Hundred and Forty first and
one Hundred and Forty-second Rcgi-
ments were at the trench system. near
Eenbrook, and their firms 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 Fort Worth
since early morning.
The two gun crews. made up OF mcn
from the headquarters companies of
TWO regiments, were operating the new
mortars. which were located OIL a Hill
overlooking the trench system.
The entire brccch OF the mortar was
blown out. and fra sments few in every
direction.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
FEDERAL JAIL PRISONERS
CAUSE DANGEROUS RIOT
Dishes Hurled Through Windows and
Attempts Made to Tear Down
HunkS.
| BY Associatcd Press /

MCSkOGEE. OKLA. May S.--Twcn-
ty-siN prisoners held in the Federal
jail on charges OF disloyalty and pro-
G"rmanism mutinicd Tonight, and a
riot in which Il guard and several rris-
oncrs were slightly injured. followed.
Loyal prisoners. who were in the mi
nority. were roughly handled. and only
the arrival of police. who hcrdcd the
rioters into their cells. brought an end
to the trouble.
The rioters hurled dishes through
the windows and attempted to tear
down their bunks. Finally a high
pressure stream from a fire hose was
turned Oh the rioters. The punishment
continued nearly an hour before the
men finally became quiet.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
FRONT TRENCHES
ARE PENETRATED
America Has F1alf-Million Men
in Fighting Line Over in France

WASHINGTON. Ma! S.-The United
States hnS now more than 100000
troops in France. Official announce
mcnt 10 this effect was nnndc by See
rotary of War Baker late thi, after
noon.
lie said: "ln january told the
senate committee that the strong
likelihood was that cnri. In the
present ycnr SOC, 900 American troops
would he dispatched tn France. I
cannot even now, or later. discuss
In dctnii. further movements or
troops to France.
..l am glad 10 bc nbIc to sny that
my forecast. made In january, has
been pnsscd."
While II cannot he stated whnt the
cIari number of American troops
abroad is nt this time, the following
figures ns 10 tho total force, both in
this country aud i'm France, were
obtained to-day from nuthoritati, e
quarters.
Total number Of troops under
nrms May !. i.DU0,00O; number under
nrms when Mny mobilization is COM
pictcd. .."1O.OOO; total number of
drafted men In the service. I,35O. 900.
Troop movements TO France In I'll e
last few weeks. under the spur OF
events connected with the German
Offensive in Flanders md Picnrdy.
have exceeded In volume tho cxag-
Serntcd hopes possessed by military
men sia months, ago.
Preside mt Wilson himself. appealed
to in person by Lloyd George and
Clcmenrcnu to spare no efforts IN
rush rc-cnforccmrnts 10 tho hnrd-
pressed lines Of tho allies, has di-
rcctcd tho speeding up.
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COMPOSER NOW IN ARMY
"hn VINO Wrote "Thcy wcrc All Ont
or SfcP but Jim'iIs Sent TO
Camp CptOn

NEW YORK. May S.--Irving Berlin.
the Daddy of Syncopated Music" IS,
now private in the ranks of tn. Na
tiohal Army, at Camp Upton.
The composer OF They Were All Out
of Step but Jim" is sure TO >. - ,v.,.
come ADDITION to the ranks at rap
hahk camp as he is not only conf
poser OF distinction. but can also sing
his own songs in an exceptionally good
voice.
1t is figured that Berlin has made
more than sl.o00,000 out Of his sones.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
WINTER WHEAT CROP
WILL Be VERY LARGE
lndicattons Arc II Will Amount ia
"12,539,000 Bushels by
Harvest Time.
Believed Government Plan for Bill
non Bushels to Help Feed the Al
lies Will BE Realized, Providing
Weather Is Favorable.
: By As.oe!atcd prr,Gl

y IL
WASHINGTON, May S.A winter
whea, crop OF 572,53a. 900 bushe!s was
forecast today by the Department. of
Agriculture. basing its estimate ON con
ditions existing May /, and on canvas
oil the acreage remaining TO be hat-
vested. With continued favorable con.
largest ever grown.
With an increased spring wheat acre
age. which preliminary reports indicate,
and good growing conditions /; is no,
Improbable that the governments plan
:or bi!ion-bushcl wheat crop this
year to help feed the allies may be
realized. An Official report on The spring
wheat acreage will not bc made unt!l
juno
Tho area OF winter wheat remain
ing 30 be harvested OH May was
3s.392.000 acres. or 1907 per cent less
than the acreage planted last autumn.
The condition OF the crop was Sc /
per cent of normal, indicating an acre
yield of approximately l5.7 bushels
Production OF rye, forecast from May
conditions. will be S262aooo bushels.
based on condition Of S5s per cent
OF normal.
Production OF hay Will be io1,55o ,0Qc
tons, based on a condition OF so.6 per
cent OF normal. and an expected acre
age of 69.5Sl,ooo acres of which 90
600 is tame and l5,e26,00O wild.
stocks OF hay on farms May / are
estimated at il,0?6,0 900 tons.
Average condition OF pastures was
S3.l per cent OF A normal; spring piow-
ing was 80 per cent completed, and
spring planting COS per cent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09

The movement across tho Atlantic
during tho latter part OF April was
ut n rate five times greater than tho
maximum efforts of the late winter.
Every week has seen tho ~trcnm Of
Fighters wiJcncd.
At the present rnic. IL IN believed
by military men that near i.00O,-
600 men VIII he In France by July.
The 1.0DO,OOO men now under arms
Includes I.O00.OnN I'm tho regular
urmy and National Gmnrd and 900,-
0G0 draft men already In service.
These nrc round numbers. The nc
'mai figures increase the totals.
Three hundred thousand drift mon
have been called and yet arc to
move 10 training camps this month.
According tO official information,
the combined strength Of the rcEu-
inr nrmy md National Cunrd il In
carcss OF ,.00O.0UO men.
or the ,231 GOO draft men ordered
int" military service, .SS.0O0 rcmain
to he modified this month. This
leaves m aggregate Of o53,00D al
rcndy in Scrvicc.
There J., no likelihood Of nm in
rnSiOn of tho second elias, this year.
il WIS nuthoritntivciy learned.
There nrc c,fO0,OdO men now in class
I. To arrive mt the available num-
bcr OF HctuRi lighting men. tho
emergency ncct list, dclinuucnts
and those who fail to pass physical
tests must hc deducted. Draft Of
icin1s are confident thnt when NIL
deductions arc mndc there will re-
n,:ttn in clas. more than i,500,OOn
lighting mcn.
Heavy calls Tor draft mon will he
continued for tho next several
months.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
ATTEMPTED TO FORCE
SHELL. INTO TRENCH MORTAR

An attcmp; on tho part OF gunner
10 force the shell, which. apparently.
did not IL. down trench mortar, is
believed 10 have been responsible for
the accident Sergeant Norman Bow
a Canadian. who is an assistant in
structor, said tonight he saw a soldier
attempting 10 force the shell. and that
he attempted 20 warn tho gunner The
explosion came too quickly. however
Bow was Slightly wounded by a fras-
incnt OF the she'll The list OF dead in
c!udes First Licuicnant Allcn j. Nc
David. one Hundred and Forty-sccond
Infantry. ovcrtop. Tex. All OF the
dead and wounded are from Texas
General T. St John Grcble. com
mandins officer at Camp Bowie. MAS
standing less than ten yards from the
scene OF the explosion, with his TWO
aids, Captain Houghton and Licu;cnan.
Russell They were uninjurcd
Lieutenan;- Colonel Mctcalf. divis ION
surgeon and an enlisted man. also stood
nearby. The enlisted man was in
siantly killed. but Mctca!f was un-
hurt.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
SENT TO PRISON
Mnn Who Impcrsonnted Federal Agent
ut Norfolk Given Severe

NORFOLK. VA. May S.-Conviatcd
by jury In the Federal court to-day
of impcrsonatinG an agent Of the De-
partment OF Justice and incurring
many alleged bogus expense accounts
with promise to pay, Maxwell r.. Broth.
ers of Brooklyn, ~ y. was to-day SEN
fenced to two years in tho Atlanta Fed
cral prison and fined $500.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
Raid bible Students.

NEW YORK. May S.-Joscph +. Ruth
erford, successor TO Pastor Russell as
head OF tho International Bible stu.
dents Association. ami five other lead
crs OF that organization. founded by
Russell, were arrested in n raid by
Federal authorities in the hcadGuar-
! tcrs at the Bible Students Associa ton
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
FOUR WIVES TESTIFY
AGAINST FAKE OFFICER
Posed aN british Flying Saundron
Mcmhcr-Gcts Five Ncnrs for
ItiEnmy.
nv A,.ocfat",i rrcss !


NokFOik, VA, May S.--Kcnncth
Thomas. Canadian. who posed here re.
Gently as an officer OF the British loyal
Flying Corps, and who married u Nor
foik girl. pleaded guilty to-day in the
Corporation Court To the charge Of
biSamy. Three women in addition to
the Norfolk wife were present in court
TO testify that he had married them
lie was sentenced to five years in the
State penitentiary.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
Ono Marine In Death List.

WASIIINGTON, May S.-A marine
corps casualty lisr .e-day shows one
man dead from wounds and seven
slightly wounded in action. Private
Ralph Clay johnson, Of Guthrie. Okla.
died from wounds. 'rht slightly
wounded included Second Lieutenant
Vernon Ice Somers, Bloxon. Va. and
Private Royal Leo S.okcly. Craw-
ford, Ga.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-09
Home nu,c Dun soon.

LONDON, May S.-Chancellor Bonar
Law announced in the commons late
to-day that the government hoped 10
introduce the Irish homo rule bill be-
fore Whitsuntido.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
William R. Simpson

After an illness of ten weeks, from
blood poisoning, William Richard
Simpson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
E. Simpson, of Hurlock, passed away
at the Cambridge Hospital about
1890 a. m. Tuesday, where he had
been i'll for over eight weeks. He was
IL years and months of age.
Funeral services were held at Uni
ty Church Thursday at 2 p. M, con-
Quoted by his pastor, Rev. w. M.
Snyder, assisted by Rev. L. w. Lay
field The interment was in st.
Paul's cemetery, at Harrison. Be
sides his parents, he is survived by
four little sisters.
Richard was a typical boy, and
was active in work as well as play. 1t
was while playing at school he in
jured an ankle, blood poisoning en-
suing. Besides being a student at
the public school, he was a member
of Unity Sunday School, and the Boy
Scouts, the members of which atten-
ded the funeral in body and con-
tributed beautiful floral designs, adm
members of the Boy Scouts acted as
pallbearerS.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
10000 SALVATIONSTS
Under ARMS in TRENCHES
Salvation Army Man Returns With
Graphic Description of What War
Means.

Sergt. Major Alfred Zealey, a for
mer bandmaster in the Boston Saliva
ton Army, and more recently a
member of the Fourth Canadian Ex-
peditionary Force, is back from the
French war front on furlough, and
will give his time aiding the drive to
raise 100000 in New York for Sal
walton Army war work.
He returns 10 America with a
first hand description of what lover
the top" means to the soldiers in the
front line trenches. He describes it
thus: 1--WE get the order, On top,
boys We run ahead about 25
yards, and then we fall on the
ground again. Up again, and we
run ahead another 25 yards. We
stop every Is yards to let our bat
teries raise the barrage fire which
precedes us and keeps the Germans
from counter attacking.
Reaching the enemy barbed wire,
each man tackles a Hun and forces
him to come back to the trenches
with u.s. He doesn't always come on
invitation, however, and then we
poke him with our bayonet and he's
gone west. The captured Huns are
used for pumping.
Sergt. Major Zealey is only one of
10000 former Salvationists under
arms in the trenches. He has seen
much fighting with the Canadian
forces and returns with vivid pic
ture of what war means and gladly
devotes the time allotted him on fur
Tough to help in raising the fund to
help the boys who are manning the
guns cover there
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
The Red Lamp

The entertainment given at the
Cambridge High School Friday even
ing was heartily appreciated by the
large number of people that attend
ed. Every chair in the assembly
room was occupied, and it was neces
sary to bring in extra seats. This
time The Red Lamp" surely proved
to be kind OF Aladdin's Lamp, and
it brought good luck, good weather,
good music and good play.
The Red Lamp" was given by the
following cast:
Miss Matilda Deering - Agnes
Phelps.
Alice Deering-Lillian Sherman.
Annie O'Shane-Hallie Porter.
Harold Deering-Geo. Gerlach.
Archie Clark-Frank Henry.
Bill Worth-Martin Davidson.
The second part of the program
consisted of music and readings:
High School Orchestra Evelyn
Pritchett, Margaret Skinner, Jessie
Skinner, Anna Simmons, Thomas
Simmons James Nc A lister, G Erlless
Mowbray, Carlos Hanna.
Reading, Sow-Lillian Sherman.
Quartet-James McAllister, Geo.
Henry.
Reading, Mud, Mud, Mud-Lillian
Sherman.
Quartet.
Orchestra.
The pupils of the High School have
been very much interested in the
campaign for Junior Red Cross men,
bers. The amount necessary for or
ganization was raised last week and
the proceeds Of the entertainment
were added to the Red Cross Auxi-
liary Fund. The girls have begun
work on hospital supplies and gar
ments for the French and Belgian
refugees. The boys stand ready to
do what they can in any department
where Uncle Sam and the Red Cross
need their services.
The 100000 school children in
the United States are organizing for
this kind of service so that they may
wisely and efficiently do their best to
stand back of the boys at the front.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23

Advertise in The Banner.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
LIBERTY THEATRE
NOW AT CAMP MEADE
ssPrincess Pat Was The Opening At
tractiOn-The Liveiiest Kind of Il
Time Was Had by The Boys.

Smileage book coupons were USED
this week by the boys who had them
at the opening of the Liberty Thea
tire in Camp Meade, where the boys
from Dorchester are training. Inc
liveliest kind of snappy comedy,
princess Pat" was the opening at
traction. The theatre was damned
full of dough boys who could not
leave camp, and thousands could not
get in for the first performance
"Princess Pat played all this
week, going from Camp Meade to
Camp Lee, in Virginia.
The opening was attended by Ma
jor General Nicholson, the command
er of the Division. Mrs. Nicholson
was also there. The members OF the
HEADQUARTERS staff and the wives OF
the officers, who came over from
Washington, occupied front seats.
They were surrounded by private
and non-commissioned officers. Many
of the English, French ana ltallan
officers who are in the camps teach
ing various elements of trench hgnt-
ing to the soldiers here, were pres
ent.
The Smileage system of giving the
best kind of professional entertain
ment inside the camp won the praise
of the Allied officers, who have gone
through the fighting "over there.
Having a theatre inside the camp
keeps the men cOntented," SAID a
Scared French captain, wearing the
Legion of Honor ribbon and the War
Cross. They know they can see
good show for little money. They
are satisfied thus. 1t breaks the
strain of the rapid training, and at
the same time makes it easier to
train the men. We have occasional
volunteer entertainers who come to
the camps in France. And they are
greatly appreciated. But this is so
much bigger, and better. You Amer
leans are a great people.
Secretary Baker was unable to be
at the opening, due to pressure OF
other business. Harry P. Harrison,
Harold Braddock, and Edward w.
Coffin, the men who put "Smlleage'
across, represented the Military En-
tertainment Council, which has
charge of the entire camp theatrical
work. This entails the operation OF
at present, about thirty-three thea
tres and tents. The complete circuit
will have over 60 theatres.
Smileage at present is good in the
thirty-two largest camps of the Ma
tional Army and National Guard.
The coupons will soon be made use
full at the naval training stations and
the other camps, such as the quar-
termasters' camps, the new engi-
neers' camp now being built, the am
bulance station at Allentown and the
larger airplane training field. Thea
tres win be built inside the camp
limits, so the boys won't have to go
to town to see a regular show"
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-02-23
Joseph 0. Wright

Mr.. Joseph O. Wright died at
noon yesterday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. L. Philip Skinner,
Locust street. He was sixty years of
age. Mr.. Wright's death came as the
result of an injury he received at
Woodstown, N. j., on Jan. %, 1917,
when the horses, attached to the bus
in which he was riding, became
frightened and ran away. Mr..
Wright was thrown out and received
fractured skull.
He was carried to hahnamdnn
Hospital, Philadelphia, where he re-
manned several weeks, after which
he was removed to his home in this
city For time he seemed to be on
the road to recovery, but late in the
summer his condition became seri-
Gus.
For a number of years Mr.. Wright
was salesman ter the International
Harvester Co., OF America, with head
working for this company when the
accident occurred which caused his
death.
In addition to his wife, who, be-
fore her marriage, was Miss Lee
6Tlley, he IS survived ny Two cHlI-
dren, Mrs. l.. Philip Skinner and Mr..
w. Briley Wright, quartermaster U.
S. N, stationed at Norfolk, Va. He
also leaves a sister, Mrs. Thomas
| Rawlins, of Seaford, and a brother,
Mr.. Washington Wright, of Denton.
Mr.. Wright was son Of the late
Joseph and Sallie P. Wright, of
| East Ne wMarket.
Funeral services will be conduc-
ted from the residence of his daugh-
| ter tomorrow afternoon at o'clock,
| with interment in East New Market
| cemetery.