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Super-Wheat
LUTHER BURBANK, THE PLANT
WIZARD, COMES FORWARD
WITH LATEST WONDERFUL
DISCOVERY.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, May 16.-A
"super wheat" containing fourteen
per cent. gluten, has been evolved
by Luther Burbank, the California
horticuIturist, after experiments ex-
tending ever eleven years, it was
announced here to-day. The wheat
may be grow: from Hudson Bay to
Patagonia.
The new wheat is said to be Of the
winter variety, hardy and producing
a white flour,
The new wheat will aVr-as" yield
of forty bushels I" an acre, Nr. Eur
lHnk said
"'rh" now wheat will earn for Cali
fnrui;. 4 N"rld-Wid. reputation as su-
p.ri"r whra, producing state hr con-
rinu"d. 'Tnlifornia WHEAT, due 10 Il
lack uf sufficient gluten. has made an
inferior iI"rr grain up - tho present
time"
Mr.. Burbank said ciGh7: varieties Of
rs." At present arc under Il crossing pro-
=, IS on his farm near here in connection
with experiments to create a new ry"
and harley which would eliminate diff
culti"s similar to those found III wheat.
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West Vrginian Gets
Is Years on Charge
Of Army DeseTtio1

CAMP LEE. Va. May i6.-PriTate
Lewis Hensley ut Battery L. 3l5th Field
Artillery. to-day received one or the
heaviest sentences yet imposed upon a
hra frrd man for dcsertion. He was
given II years. which was approved by
th.. commanding general. Only one
ether man has received Il heavier sem
rrrcc 1T This camp. and this was SEN
trncr III 80 y,:Irs given a regular army
man.
lIrnSlry. deserted On January p and
WIS arrested at. BlUckton- ". Va, on
April :. where he was working in dis
SuiSe as a coal miner. At the time OF
his arrest he was armed with rifle
and attempted tn effect his escape. He
WAS carried this afternoon to Fort Jay,
where the sentence will he served.
For refusing to obey the order OF his
superior officer Private Felike. Hodublsk.
who was forwarded 10 this camp by q
Pittsburgh local hoard, was to-day sem
fenced to Ilre years NJ hard labor. which
sentence will be served at Fort Jay.
New York. tn whirh place the prisoner
WAS carried this afternoon. HoduhlSk
VAS Il member OF tn" railway Iranspor-
ialion corps, which was attached To tho
ljdth Depot brigade. fic was ordered
by Lieutenant Thomas !. Eannon 10 re-
cnivc a mess kit and other minor equip
mrni II" wifully refused and will now
have five years Ia repent of his folly.
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WASHINGTON. May 16.-Pu hiira;ion
to-day Il ~. fir. American '"ttrciHi
cnmmuniuu" i.r"rar"d ii; "Hprhtli"nar. :.
headquarters III France" :nauEmrated
what j. ,Nr",'t.d Ia b.. Il daily r.i'"rt |"
the An"CIr;tm ie"plr on wht! their sol
li"rS abroad 3r" d"ins.
In r,ving out tn" text % ne state
mont. Sc:r,ta-y l;akcr could IL; say
definitely that ono would hc fnrth'"nl-
lag daily hereafter. That rests with
General prrsArng. hut Mr.. Baker ind
Gated his nnrc that the cXp"ditI"ntry
commander would find il prSSIbl" L
follow THAI curse.
As 10 IN. military situation in tn:
.wn sectors held by American troops.
the communique was exceedingly hri"t
Increased arlillcr: activity on both
sides. both north nc Toul and in l-or-
raine wrrr noted. with III. comment;
".nrthiug els" ~ impurtanc" to report.
Mos; It Tn" statement was devoted TO
official accounts nf tn" daring and en-
thusiasm ~ American officers and men
in securing and rald;nE operations and
III tho air.
Army officers h"re hop" tha: while
General PsrSh!aS may as yct t""l tha;
i, would hn improper for him /" ISSUE
formal statements as to operations
wher> his forces arc holding sectors il!
French corps or army fronts. h" will 10
able to follow up today's praCiic" ant:
..;rr detailed accounts OF events ~
which only American troops ar" IN
v"lv"d. Designation in -" communion"
Ut IN. fljch; :or which, Major Ralph
Enycn was decorated by the French ar
my corps commander. as tho first AM
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5000 u. S. Fighting Men 10 Be
In France Before The Years End
GENERAL PERSH|NC'S FIRST OFFICIAL C0NAAUN|QuE

This pn'-,1 ai~.' T., n"'ra'"d "n'my''
line AMI r"a'h,'I TIE >ir"u-; point Il
tackled hy tirs! uHir"I Her. thr "ncnry
was now enforced lud "i;r p:ttrtl was
driven back H." b.; rifle and grenade
fire. ON ""arhin- uur lines onr man
ot this patrol ais" found missing. T"o
officers who went our IN linl nm
killrd an "nrm. scout and hrrii;:ht back
body for Identification purposes. Tit"
man missing from tho Second rHir'! ''1s
no, h"on- found hu, IN" third in'"lN'
gcncc scout nr first party has r"iurncd.
''On May - ;hrre officers Of CUR
aviation forces We're cited in orders Ivy
the comman ndinC general "f II fr"nch
army corps and d"ruratrd with thH
rrniX lDc Gu"rrc: Major Ralph Enycr
nf Hancock Michigan. for making first
American reconnaissance over rn"mys
lines and for always setting Tin" exam
plc ia niS squadron: First Lieutenant
Herbert r. Gars;dr. oi Now York Ctty.
rilnl, and second Lieutenant Paul ~
Meyers. Of Milwaukee. observer. for an
infantry liaisun mission on April -.
F'lying at son meters they finished Their
mission in spite "( intrnS" fire fr"m
enemy machines and anri-aircraft guns.
North Of TnuI. IN III" afternoon o.:
May Il. Lieutenant Angel and l-!ru'"r-
ant Emerson wcrc killed b. Z fnil with
in our lines in M observation plane IN
whIrh they wcrH llyinE. TIL" hcrid"n;
took rlarc withln 4 cloud and N" par
.iculars ar" not known. North "t Tot.
our avia,ors to-day brought down thr"r
German TWO seated machines. on" nr
our aviaturS bringing down two nnd
another bringing down cn"."
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NEW YORK. May ia German Of
fcnsiv. nf terror against the civilian
populate If France anil Italy was de-
Srrihrd today by Henry T.. Dawson. on
his r.,urn from n 12.m0o mile tour OF in
srcr;ion. Of led Cross work ahrond. He
,:, chairman OF tho Rcd Cross war ronn-
ell and comes back 10 inauguratc tho
dri,n for S1n0 hnd,6 400.
The outstanding feature of German
methods 1T n" present time" he. said.
rs the effort 10 tcrrorize women. child
ron and old men at home. While the
German troops are making their drive
on tho front airplancs arc bombing.
nearly every night. towns behind tn"
lines. with tho drlih"rat" and declared
purpose of tnrrorizinE civilians.
The purpose OF tho fight behind tho
lines Is to break down the morale Of
the civilian population to such point
that they will importune their govern
ncnts for peace. II Is the most dast-
ardly. unrShtcous. cruel. dcvlish plan,
which could be conceived.
1T s based upon III" theory that tho
killing Of four children out Of five will
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MOderatOrS Chosen
By Presbyterian Bodies

COLUMBUS. Ohio. May 16,-keT'
DR.. !. Frank Smith. Of Dallas, Texas,
was elected moderator Of the Gcnrral
Assembly Of the Presbyterian churcn
Of America. at It's 130th annual session
here today.
Dl'RANT. Okla. May 16.~-Dr. James
I. Vance. Of Nashville. Tenn, was this
afternoon elected moderator bv the
Southern Presbyterian General ASSEM-
hlv. in fifty-"ighfh annual session here
The other aspiranf for III" place. rev
DR.. 4. VI. Fraser. Of Stauntnn. Va. rn
ccivnd - votes aCain$i 1"A for l'r
Vance. The vote was th"n mad" uuan
imouS.
DALLAS. Texas. May 16.--rhr Rev,
Charles II. Walton, OF Los Angeles
CAL. was elected moderator Of the
Cumberland Presbyterian church at
the first days session Of The eighty
eighth General Assembly Of that body
here today.
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HOW THE BOCHE
WOULD END WAR
His Peace Terms, Coming Via
Captured Trenches, Not
at All Modest

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. May 15.-Gerinany' condl-
,ions vf peace are clearly stated in a
document found III n German trench that
was recently recap ptured by Entente III
lied troops \ resume Of tn" principal
conditions. as given in an official trans
lation. reads:
After tho enormous sacrifices we have
made of our blood and property. we ex-
act az Il necessary minimum TO pre-
scrvation and development Of Germany
th.. tull"wiig:
belgium. especially tho Flanders
coast. with Antwerp. Is to remain under
Germany military. economic and politl-
cal dependence.
"Lihcrty Of the seas shall hn properly
established for all nations. tho Ccntrai
nnYcrs bcInc; allowed q coInracrciA 1leet
;n;.llinS t7.Shh.nn tons. Will" that OF
;hr allic., should amount 1" lN.9oo.0op
tons.
our colonies shall be returned Win
augmentation.
we a,., to have moro numerous anu
st trcngrr naval stations.
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WASHINGTON, May

WASHINGTON, May I6.-Another
test of strength is impending in the
senate between administration leaders
and critics Of the governments war pre-
parationa Upon receiving word to-day
that tho President still strongly dtSar-
proved the resolution for further war
inquiries by the senate military commit
tee. even In it's modified form, both sides
laid plans for the fight which probably
will begin tomorrow.
Senator Chamberlain Of Oregon. chair.
man of the military committee and
author OF the original resolution. has
stated that he will favor abandoning tho
committees invcs siiGations unless tho
measure is passed in its present form.
He and other senators supporting il ar-
parcntly arc confident of winning.
though they conccdG the vote may ha
close
Although the senate administration
spokcsmen thought yesterday tho Cham
bcrlain resolution had been rendered un-
Objectionable in tn" expenditures COM
mittee by dclctinn OF words construed by
President Wilson to virtually constitute
the military cGmmittr" n committee on
the conduct OF tho war, tho President
announced to-day that mono ~ his ohtcc-
tons had been removed After a con-
ference at the White House. Senator
Thompson OF Kansas snid the President
fclt that even as amended Tho Chamber
lain resolution proposes "draSn"t war
inquiry. embarrassing g III" adminiS'ra-
ton. md also possibly /" tn" aviation
inquiry under Charles Il. hughes and the
department Of justice.
f1,- Ya n 4
reported to tho scnat" by Senator Me
kcllar Of Tennessee Democrat. who was
Joined by Senators Sm""t "f 1'iah and
France OF Maryland. R"Pu.Icans. in
making IN" majority report OF tn" ~
pcnditurcs committee. Senator Thomr-
son announced that h" and Senator Jones
Of New Mexico would Ill" Il minority re-
port Tomorrow. and possibly Offer sub
stitutc resolution limiting the military
committees authority.
Senators Mcclellan and Chamberlain
said tonight that rhoy might havr ih"
resolution called upon Tomorrow. hui
that ii might gu over until Saturday ar
early next week. \ majority rnt" uf
tho senate Is required to bring th" resp
luton from the calendar bcfnr" III" sen
ntr and on this proposition probably
will como tho first test "f strength.
Drrnncraiic Loader Martin and S"na-
tor Mrkcllar both stated that th" S"a-
axe wo"ld II" civnn plenty Of opportunity
for consideration and debate. lhurin:;
tn-day's rl"uipoic cntiary discussion. Sic
nificanr" was attached t" a statement hy
Senator Martin lha, Il" haE hoped IA"
aprniri1nrrt OF MIR. Hughes for thu
aviation inquiry would "Sarisfy "T'r:.
(Coutinucd on Page Ten.l
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Tho Communique.

WASHINGTON. May 1.-THE tex ot
Ia. official co,umuuiqu" ISSUED by G"n-
"ral r"rshiuS rs mad" public by The war
department late to-day follows:
North nf T"ul AMI IN Lorraine th"r~
WAS Il mnrkr! Increase uf artillery A.
t;vity an both Sides. To-day tw" II "lir
aviatnrs hrnurh: down three more ma
chimes Thrc" IS nothing els" OF i'm
pnrIaICc 10 report.
In l>nrrIiu". May l@.. thru" snipera.
scouts II intelligence service. wont out
in ramnufla=" sniping suits 10 Ind
German Snipers and encountered Is "f
The enemy 1T strong point near dug
cut They shot four. "t whom one APP
prar"L 10 hc an officer. secured raiu-
able rar"-a and retired under heavy
fire. ono fnilcd tn reach our lines and
tho major commanding IN" sector *"n'
three officers and four u,en 10 find
him.
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AERIAL MAIL SERVICE
GOES SOMEWHAT AWRY
ON|TS SECOND DAY

WASHINGTON. May 16.-Airplano
mail service between Washington and
New York was drranEed considerably
today IN the .Snuthbound trips. Mail
leaving the capital at 1:30 o'clock was
deposited at the Belmont Flying field in
New York 1T 2:5S O'Clock. but the south
bound consignment which left New
York befor" noon did not arrive hero
until $:35 tonight. sS =,
L,iuetcnant stephen Bonsal. Jr.. ledr-
ing New York this morning. lost his
earrings in 4 fog and wandered far off
his COURSE. Landing AT RridSeton, New
JERSEY. forty miles from Philadelphia
he smashed his propeller and one wing
as the result oi swcrrinE into fence
while trying To avoid several horses
that stepped in the Path Of the speed
ing machine.
The mail was rushed TO the Philade!-
mia field at Busticton and got under
way again at 5:I5 o'clock In 4 plane pill
otcd by Lieutenant Walter Miller. Tho
machine developed engine trouble after
25 miles and was forced to return. Lieu
tenant James c.. Edgerton. who flow
from the. capital 10 Philadelphia earlier
In the day. then volunteered 10 make the
return trip. arriving over washington at
S:35 o'clock tonight
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Among the rugged peaks of the ASH
ago plateau. cast az the Errnta river.
the Italian front has again famed into
violent action. Th: aggressive has been
taken by the Italians however. and the
Aus;ro-Gcrman forces Instead Of launch
ing their long expected assault on The
Italian lines. have been compelled 10
fight hard 10 mantnin the positions
where they have stood since Inst No
vcfnher.
Tie fighting seems % have. centcrrd
on The comparatively short section OF
tho battle line between Monte -Asolonc
and Monte Pcrtica: Th"s" two heights.
about ;hrec miles apart. rise TO an al
titude Of abnu; 5000 :cct while be-
tween them there is sort OF saddle
on which the Tcutonic forces nave taxi
on up strong positions. Both The Wen
Ill and Rome official statements tell ot
bitter fighting on this particular front
tho latter stating that the Italian SOL
diers have entered Austrian tr, nches
on Monte Asolune in two places.
The fact that the Italian armies have
taken the initiative in the fighting
would seem to indicate that they have
sought to carry the fight to he enemy
in such 4 way ms 10 break up any ar
ranEemcn; for :hc launching OF Il strong
l-utonic assault. This has many pre-
ccdents in the present war. strong Of
fcnsive AT threatened point being cor-
sidered the best defense under certain
circumstances.
While the fighting has been very
fierce east of the Brcnta. ths Wlofe
Italian limo from Lake Garda to the
PIave and thence to the sea has been
marked by patrol engagements. which
appear to he isolated actions. but which
may b. component parts of plan OF
campaign in thu thcatcr OF the wa:.
Nowhere have the Italian lines been
reached By attacking parties. OF AUS
trians.
In Flanders and Picardy only heavy
artillery fire has marked the fighting
during the last day. american gunners
have been at work in the general bonn
hardmcnt that has been going on and
have again set buildings in hontdidd!e.
(Conttnued ON Page Toa-)
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COLONEL BEACH HAS
PRAISE FOR WHEELING

CINCINNATI. May li.--t'"l"'i"l Lam
sing H. Beach. United STATS 'H-,ia"' :
prrparinE for III" lIr United $ta g
burg" frrich, fleets Hi."n Ih 'Iotp and
Missis$irr, rivers. to-day prId th" 'mr
tho river" Ohio cities h'"!h'h con-
rlin.nt wh"u n" admitted ih1 Grca:.r
cui.rpriS" h1i been show, h. up,"r
ohio river cities rhan hl th"s" below
this city. and 'ln' Hn":h'r Year would
undoubtedly So 'hr""-fu"rths ~ all
modern. all :hc year 'ralf'c arrange
rnents complete. Wheeling business
mons cntcrrris" carr" III :"r '~1'r":rl
mention.
Tho h"lp tho government MI ciNr
will BE- alIr;r'I III ir' rarar'.'r :" 'Hu
quality nr III. terminal Proportions
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.REDCROSSHEAD TELLS Or TEUT0N
CAMPAIGN AGAINST ALL CIVILIANS

induce the mother to im7lorr her soV-
crnmant 70 hav. the war stopped that
her fifth child may live. 1t Is carried
on from the English channel to tho
Swiss border and from the Swiss border
to the Adriatic and has resulted In the
r1aiminr or thousands Of women and
children and tho driving OF hundreds or
thousands OF terror stricken from their
homes to wherever they might seek re-
fuEc.
All of this Is accompanied by the
most active possible propaganda. espec-
tally in Italy. designed 10 deceive the
people and 10 strike down their morale" I"
Mir DAWSON described the attempt to
uphold civilian morale As "one Of the
great missions Of the Red Cross" add
ing:
You need have no concern for Ger
man propa Eanda where the Red Cross is
working. We have workers. all over
ltely and France carrying a message OF
comfort and cheer. helping especially to
care for the rcfu Sncs driven away from
their homes. Ia care for the children
and provide for the sick and the needy,
particularly among soldiers fam1lle6"
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10EIu,E N,,. III rbr EritIsh s,r-
rrInry fur inr.iru afr.Irs Arthur j
EaIfour. IN giving ,.Np!ar.aiinn< in ihc
hnuxr .C commons Iudnv in connection
,ri,h }urrr,,- -hnrlrs' Ir,t.r To i'r:uc.
.i, - ,,,,, r..,,,.,, ,,..d,. ,,uo-
IL. ,,- .h, ,,r.s,J,.r. -; .h,, French re-
r,rIi,. dr,Ior.L that mo "Gtnr, at con-
,...r,,. i,, r., ,r.r i,,.,, r,.J,. Lv the
,.r,r..1 ,n,vcrs - ,b.. INTEREST rr :, fair
.,,,I bnr,r,IJ.. r,..,,.. and H.. added. "Ii
amy r,rr.srnr,t,yr of any hrIlig-rrnt
,.n,,,,ry d,e;r... .,ri,nsly IA Law hrfor.
u. any nr,,os,Is w., mr.. ready t. listen
,o .i,,,r,
1,h, I,,,.r - ,,.s,:rn hui br>u OK
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,.,,.,, L.,,u,-,- ,.hari,,s'
,-., ,l,n" 'n,. l,,,,,,,r,,.,,.J f. III. French
'e'''' ""S ,.h ,,,..
governments '''" -? ,,,i,ic,.-
crnnch' !" NV ~ - ''''' ..,,,
II WAS r"'hmuh'fI'''' ~ any ''''' - Wv
allies: had III" AMERICAN E'N
any lni"FWli"' IL '' "'''' w."
ing" Did tho prini" minister Ini"rm 'h'
foreign nffir" ~ tn. tim" "f In" ihrt
tha, ~" communication had been SHOWN
Ia him" why wh"r" III" negotiations
hropn.d---waS il "n purely t"rri'"r""
,.rnunds was il because n demand VAS
r,.,d,, hy Frrur,. not only for Alsacc- i.rr-
,a;,o h,,, for tho 1914 line or even tho
,-nn ,i,c,
W. r,I+,r- cx,l,incd Ihnt had no Sc.
,,u,,..sa,, u-iIsnr 1Ic WAS
t'''H ''''" ,1 h,a M,
III '"" 49,. n,,,,..
gone very .'"' "
y u" '.''''' Nv r;,, uo;ucor,
ny Primo" SlNi"S I" ''S'''.'.' W.
and Tho Fr'ncA rr"Fnie! Hh""V Se"' ~
tn" Strict"S; secrecy. only IN" hi'''Sh
sovereign and premier w"F" III s' H.
Th"rrTnrr. il was not r"mihuh''h'u I"
the president az IN" United STATES Aho
:h. American government was al thh
time nv better informed of III" facts r"-
r,rIirr the letter than hn was himself
InEnpT MAY l6.--Grcat Britain is
,,,,,r1 =, consider nrnpusals from the
''' .-.-...., =, , 81 ro t,-bt TOr-
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WEST VIRGINIA GIRLS
CAUGHT IN RAID ON
CINCINNATI HOTEL

Special Dispatch to Tho lnt"llISrn""r.
.IINrINNNTI a.. MHy iG.--F"1"ral
vice inspectors rald'd IN" fashi"nahl'
MtIuru h"trl h"." To-day. and arrested
lw" West NirG mia girls in company with
Albert ". Neal. th" son Of wealthy
KANSAS city. M".. publisher. Clifford
l. I;.ldrick. hnt"l manager. was also ar
rested I'".lrr;il army VIC" law war
rants wrrn served.
Th" girls registered ~ El'r silva.
ar.ri - years. "f Logan. W. Va. and
Mile, Adkins, aged J. ."ar>. Of ltarbn.
W. Va Tn" y'rlnc man told ih" police
u" was ~, hiS WAY /" marry. Another
West N,r:Inj;r. S"lIi"~. secured So
.r,rv r'uhrdin:, hi,, IDENTIFY Neal al
l"G.-d H.. i& II ui'ml""r "t th'. "3lsi Arr"
S..i:,hrun al Camp Morrison. VA, Fro
limluary trial viii ttk" p!a"" Tomorrow.
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"rIcan flight over thu "u"my'S lines,
MAS rlkGu her" AS an anh1uncrEicht
thai = .,,'nii,i" Nm"rICan air squadron
ls Isuv' in oprrati"n t. :hr front. Here
inf"r". American flyers m"n!I"u"d LOT
gal!untry have b""n attach"! 1" French
>Quldr"nH.
Officers saw IN IN. official reports OF
the raiLlnE and scouting operations
signs of ;hr dash and initiative which
h.,y have rNl".r:",. rh" .\in'rItan troops
- show in action. They ar" supreme
ly rurfid"n, that thr average Am"rIcan
viii play tho gam" at III" front just as
well rs Am.ric3us have played AL
CatlIcS.
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BAHR IS SILENT.


WASHINGTON, May l6.-"tta
more than SOC, ,oSo men nov in France.
army officials are more than ever
hopeful that a powerful American
force will be cooperating with the
allies there b. tho end Of tho year.
Unhappy experience with oversan-
gutne estimates OF what can be &C
ccmplisLed make them slow to pue
their hopes into definite predictions,
however, and it was not possible to-
night to obtain SPECIFIC confirmation
of the report from PariF that 500, 900
lighting troops before January l had
been promised.
The statement In Premier Clernen-
ceau's newspaper that such a promise
had been made was not believed by
army officers generally to mean that
the American government should d"h-
nttely pledge itself to deliver spee1nc
number Of men within time Limit
MANY factors are involved In making
such calculation months in advance.
SECRETARY Baker would make no
comment on the statement. Many
weeks ago 40 told the senate military
committee, however, that the govern
meut then had hopes o. getting 1,soo,-
600 to the front during the year. Since
then his estimate that 100000 men
would roach Trance early in the year
has been fulfilled, and since then, also,
the German drive has changed the
(Conticued on Page Ten.)
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GREAT. EXPANSION IN CONCRETE
SKIP PROGRAM NOW IS IN EFFECT

now is "u the ra"l!c "oas' looking over
av:..iahi" ground, hc;"- 4 long trip
through IN" south nu similar mission.
Their recommendations ar" expected to
b.. mad" Sr"N
Virtual: all of n" now ships Will ho
1,J0u tons and many 0i inerN wall he
tankorS for tn" oil trad. rGcnt need
for ships IL felt i"uh"rr rn"r" severely
~ th.. prcscn, ,im. ;han in the lack OF
tank steamers Cor Carrying fuel oil to
Atlantis roast ports for shipment t" th"
interior Most az n" existing tani>
st.,anr"rS have h'nn taken from r"aS; e
wise trade for sorvicc with til" navy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
SUCCUMBS TO INJURY.

Special Dispatch ~ Th" lntriliSenccr.
FAIRMnNT. May l6.--Wm. Reed,
aged ~. died this afternoon AT a local
hospital from burns received yesterday
when his hpm" nj R""dsvillo was de.
strpyed by fire. His six year old dauEh-
ter r-.rished in ;hr flames. His wife Is
in n local hospital in serious condt'
lion.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17

whSHINGTGN. May lf.--rh" siip-
ping board has dc":'!"h /" pr"'""d nm
mediately on Il larS" scale "tis IA"
building of cnncr"t" ships. ard XIII va
.-rease The program "nr ot II" ;tppr"'
priatiou Of w" and "n"-nuart"r billion
dollars which has n""n asked n: me
board FOR III, next fiscal :''.ar.
Eighteen cnncret" ships. aEGrsS2t'nS
III, ,50n IONS. ha"" hs.n contracted Tor.
II vas announced today ;hat ~ other
concrete vessels at cost "f about
$4c. ESQ 900. will b. ordered as soon as
.tltc< for The four uaw government yards
: AZ chosen. ! c"rpi;tc" "t experts
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-17
LIEUT.. H|LDRETH GIVEN
PROMOTION IN ARMY

Special Dispatch to The Intelligcncer.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, May l6.-Fol-
lowing his promotion from second to
first lieutenant W. S. Hiidreth. Of,
Wheeling. was transferred from the
324th Heavy Artillery TO tne Trench
Mortar Battery at Camp Sherman, 10
DAY