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SENATOR'S HINT
AT HUGE GRAFT
IN AIRPLANES
BOrglum Charges Likely to
Cause Reopening Of
Inquiry.
FIRING SQUAD SUGGESTED
Utah Member Thinks "SOmp-
body Ought to Be Shot
Hitchcock Explains.
FIRING SQUAD SUGGESTED
SPECIAL Dtspaich TO Taa Sr>

WASHINGTON. May 2.-Charges made
by Gutzon Borglum OF delnquencies both
on the Part Of the Aircraft Product ion
Board and the Signal Corps may cause
a resumption of the investigation OF the
general aircraft situation with a view to
liking responsibility for shortcomings
previously disclosed.
A movement is now OH foot to force
the Senate COMMITTEES on Military A.
fairs TO resume its hearings and to drive
the inquiry far deeper into the general
problem Of why America fell down in
airplane production.
In the course Of a debate in the Senate
to-day over the BorRlum charges mem
bers OF the Aircraft Board were accused
by Senator Hitchcock (Neb Of playine
"a gigantic confidence game upon the
whole country" This, Senator Hitch
cock said. was in connection with the
creation OF the Liberty motor
am not saying anything against the
merits OF the Liberty motor" said the
Senator, who now is acting chairman OF
the Senate Committee on Military Az
fairs. but when the members OF the
Aircraft Board told the committee and
motor WAS the magical creation Of a few
great geniuses gathered in a hotel here
IN Washington and created in n month
they perpetrated gigantic confidence
game upon the whole country"
Brandesee suggests Ina.ir,.
The suggestion that the investigation
be resumed and the Borglum CHARGES
and other matters taken up forthwith
was Sroxched on the floor OF the Senate
by Senator Brandegee (Conn). who had
received letter from Borglum in which
the conduct OF many OF the agencies en-.
gagged In the production Of aircraft wa.
again denounced and veiled suggestions
Of criminality were made
When Borgluin and his investigation
or the aircraft situation was the sub
Jtct OF discussion in the Senate on
Monday the intimst ton was advanced
DS Senator Thomas ,Col) that Mr..
borgium was perhaps interested in a
material way in aircraft manufacture
To-day Borglun's relations with the sit
uation were still appa rently as much n
nyster,Nas ever
Until late this afternoon Bogglum was
c.oseted with the Senate Military Com
mittee. After the hearing. which was
wholly informal. Senator Hitchcock en-
planned that the sculptor had asserted
that once he was free TO present evil
dence he could convince the committee
that there had been moral obliQuity OF
the most he!nous character in the deal
ings of the Government with the air.
craft producers.
He told the committee he had tho in
formation necessary to prove that vrtu-
ally criminal activities had been engaged
in by the aircraf. producers dealing with
the Government
The committee members urged Bor-
glrm TO give names. He eNplai ained that
lie would have 10 assure himself first
that his informants would back him with
the concrete facts and obtain from them
promises to appear before the commit
tee and recite thei, experiences and give
evidence which he said they had In their
possession,
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FOE BRINGS UP
new DIVISIONS
Troops Not Yet Engaged in
Offensive Are Being
Masscd on Ayrc.
1850. 900 MEN Used
Drafts Now Reaching Front
Are Youngsters Of 1918
Class or Younger.
~ pERRN ROBINSON


LONDON Tunes
Copyr,ohf 1915: al rights restrr,d
BRITISH ARMY EEADorARTERs IN
FRANCE. May a.--The night and day
passed quietly without the infantry being
N action on either side. although there
has been heavy artillery fire not only
on the northern sector OF the front, but
especially in the St. Venant and Robecq
areas and at Nillcrs- -Bfetonneux.
In this last region the Germans are
continuing TO bring into the line new
divisions which previously have not been
engaged in the nghiing since the offen-
sive began The total number Of sep
arate divisions employed by the enemy
since March 81 exceeds 1870 t,560.O0o
nen). Of which more than hundred
have been used III the Somne theatre
and thirty-siN in the northern battle
These figures do not include divisions
which have been put in second time
after they have been pulled out aud re-
enforced. For example. besides the
thirty-siN new divisions used In the
northern battle at least nine from tn.
south also have been employed here. the
second time they had been engaged
Many others after being roughly ham
died in the Somme region have been
taken out ret,,ed and ,r,, h,cl, in in.
All IN, evidence goes TO show tnat a
very app. ec!able portion Of the new
drafts now consist of men o. the 1918
class or younger 1t appears that rom-
! panies of the 1919 and 1920 classes, which
were mustered in ,his spring and which
since have been engaged in garrison
, duty, are being pu. at the front. but are
not 10 be used eXceE. in cases OF aoso-
lutte necessity, They are there largely
/ Tor training experience. rather than for
. the possibility Of making them of u.s. in
| an emergency, How useful they Will
! prove remains to be seen,
When the Begiaus made their gallant
/ repuse OF the Germans on April Il. II
, now is learned. az least three fresh Ger
, man divisions had been pushed up close
/ to the enemy reserves in readiness to
take advantage OF whateVer success
/ meh, he achieN'd' AFTER the German
! fa''ure 'heSe troops were given me cha -
! ateristic message that they would not be
used because II" attack mad been made.
ou' ohIE "emohs'rat'oh' as lhe ground
hah peen lo"hu 100 'narshH Tor an ad-
vance, IL was drmohs'ratloh Wh''n
'os' me 'erih'hS ~" P'Is""tis anu
great JOYS OF NE
! Ne" Drive Expected.
, That the Germans will continu. tn.lr
! efforts at the line of hills and a, ypr.s
,,u,,. ~, Ma,aar th ,o,,. ,, 'o,,
spicuously quiet and unenterprisine
Meanwhile our guns are doing good WORT:
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Nations sales by Districts.
Following is the Treasurys report oy
This District Totals.

The figures for this district were.
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Hitchc0cL IL ArOused.

Senator Hitchcocn said tina, il the
Borglum assertions could be proved
there existed back OF the vast pro-
gramme for the expenditure OF more
than $500, ,0OO. 900 on aircraft crimnality
and civil responsibility which was of
stupendous consequence He was not
prepared to hazard even a guess as to
the substantially OF Borglums informa-
ton, but he had to admit. he said. that
the suggestions were of the highest i'm
portance.
Senator Brandegee. in bringing the
subject TO the attention OF the Senate.
said
THE other day presented TO the
Senate a communication written by Gut
zon Borglum relating to our airplane
service. II was stated on the floor by
certain OF my friends on the other side
Of the chamber at that time that there
were intimations that Borslum had some
financial interest in some way with aero
nautics did not know about that mat
ter and could not say anything about
1t at all. and so I was unprepared to
enter upon that phase Of it,
"Of course II he had. naturally any
criticism that he made upon the service
or the production Of aircraft would
be to a certain extent discounted
have received from Borglum a telegram
which | think in justice 10 him ought
to be read.
:" STAMFORD, Conn, April 3.
"'Senator Brandegee. Washington:
please deny that ! had or have in
terest in any aeroplane company. That
lie and others invented by interests who
most dread investigation since the mid
| die Of January have used every means
to invalidate and interfere even with
, Senate inquiry, I also deny that have
discussed other than general evidence
| with anybody. nor will | except before
a judicial non artisan body Ny letter
was written solely to protest against
aeromobile interests blaming Gen.
SQuiers for everything. Aeronautio
production is still in the clutches OF the
ring and no headway will be made by
Mr.. Ryan or any one else until that is
I broken up. GuTZoN BoRGLua.'
After tho reading OF the telegram MIR
BrandeGee asked that the report OF the
| findings OF the Aeronautical Society OF
| America. which was submitted to the
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The prisoners we have taken are frank
ir discussing their failure. but place pa IT
OF the blame upon their own guns. which
they say fired short and did the Germa "
troops much damage, but this state
ment one often hears and always ac-
cepts with reservation. The rca son for
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Sixtus Visits Alfonso.

The prevailing politica! chaos has
created a situation which may compel
Austria to make some separate peace
overtures in spite OF the attitude Of
Germany. In this connection the visit
Of Prince Sixtns to King Alfonso is re-
garded in diplomatic circles as OF great
significance. 1t is believed Emperor
Cha ries is fearful Of the unification OF
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
(Bv The Associated Press)

The British troops in Flanders and the French forces further south apparently have anticipated the proposed Ger man drive toward the English channel ports or Paris and struck first
 Although slight details of the thus tar have been revealed the allied troops caught the enemy at portant points and took which would have been ot considabe value as the starting points of attacks comparatively large number of and machine guns were left by the Germans.
 The attack of the British delivered about midway azebrouck and Bethune front ot nearly three and half miles territory which the Germans re- gently have been deluging with shells.
 Altogether the attack productive of average gain of ground to depth of nearly mile and included the taking proposed offensive this region had their hearts the capture of St Oner and the railway line running thence to Calais and Dunkrk.
 The stroke of the French troops still greater fron-four and half mies-and they penetrated enemy positions at points mile and quarter he evident intention was further block the gate way Paris through the Vilers-Cotterets region.
 From Amblemy the of Mongober the French red out their offensive and overwhelmed strongly fortified positions of the enemy along the entire front Besides the beating back of the enemy than 060 Germans fell into the hands of attacking forces.
 Although the points of attack separated by about 100 miles the seemingly had been well considered by General Foch the allied commander in chief they carried out spontaneously.
 The strategy of the double stroke apparent when realized that successful German thrust where the British struck would have menaced the channel ports similar move the south would have placed the French capital jeopardy.
 The Berlin official communication issued Friday evening made of the allied hrusts by declaring that the Germans were busly engaged in attempts repulse them.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
NEW DEFINITIONs FOR SABOTAGE ISss
 GIVEN IN TRIAL
Windy Bill Cleary Comes Into Limelight By Reading Ex- tracts From Writings of Grover Perry
(By Review Leased wire)

CHICAGO, June 2S.-A definition Of sabotage" as mot the destruction Of property but putting a limit on effici- ency," was given today by J. T. Doren of Tscoma, Wash. one of the 101 I. w w. defendants on trial for sedi- tious conspiracy. He still was on the stand at adjournment for the day
 DOren, an I. W. w lecturer, erected his blackboard before the jury and re- peated and explained the lectures he had made. whle Federal Judge Landis left the bench and took a seat among the spectators.
 Doren told of watching a carpen- ter putting in a door sill and Of his employer. a real estate man. complain ing of the length of time spent in the task. Not too mTch. to make the house fit to live in" the witness said the carpenter answered, whereupoa the employer replid:
 Live in nothing. I'm building the house to sell.'
 Attorney W. B. Cleary read a num- Der of I. W. W tracts including sev- eral on sabotage. written by Grover H. Perry. a defendant in which the organization was described as an in- ternetiCnal labor body The author declared the chief purpose Of the orga- nization was to benefit the workers. Perry insisted that labor had the right to enforce its demands by striking
 One of the pamphlets read contained these passages:
 'We are not satisfied with a fair days wage for fair days work. Such a thing is impossible From now on he who does not toll shall not thrive. The I. w. W. are laying the foundation of new government where the evils of the present system will be absent Classes will disappear under the new form Of government. Our organiZa- ton is international and we bar no man on account Of race or language"
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
NO CONFIRMATION RECEIVED

LONDON, June 2S.-At the Russian embassy it was declared today that no official confirmation had been re- ceived of the report that the former Russian emperor had been assassin ated. Regarding the unexpected ap- pearance in London of Alexander Kerensky, the former premier of Rus sia, the embassy said it knew of his presence here for several days but chose to let him take his own time for revealing himself.
 The former premier left Russia un- der an assumed name because of the bolsheviki menace and on account of a price being placed on his head, it was stated His flight, which lasted several months, was attended by ad- ventures of all sorts. He embarked at Mourmansk for England Members of the Russian embassy added:
 'Kerensy's political action will ob- viously consist of showing the entente allies the necessity of intervention in Russia"
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RUSSIAN GAR
 MAY BE KILLED
 OR STILL ALIVE
Conflicting Reports of Assass- ination and Execution Vie With Talk of Government Overthrow
tBy Revlew Leased wIrel

AMSTERDAM. June 2S.-The Wolff bureau the semi-of-icial German agency, says it has learn ed from Russian sources that the former Russian emperor was mur- dered in a train while leaving Yekaterinburg, immediately after that city had been captured by Czecho-SlOvak forces.
 The Wolff bureau also repeats the report that Alexis. the former Russian crown prince, died fort night ago. after long illness.
 The Wolff bureaus advices add ed that Grand Duke Michael Alex androvich is at Omsk and is head ing an anti-Bolsheviki movement. Grand Duke Michael. it is said has refused to assume the throne, preferring 10 leave the decision to an all-Russian popular assembly.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
Senate Shows Plainly It Does Not Wish to Place Higher and Lower Ages Than at Present
SUPPORTS SEC. BAKER
Clears Way for Consideration of Important Amendments and Measures for Advanc- ing War
CPr Paview Lease1 wire,


 WASHINGTON. June 2S-Imme- diate extension of the present army draft age limits. 21 to 31. was over whelmingly defeated today in the sen ate. The amendment proposed by Senator Fall of New Mexico. to the army appropriation bill to make the limits twenty and forty years. and all compromises suggested for different minimums and maximums were voted down. Settlement of the controversy which has held senate attention for several days. cleared the way for passage of the S12,OOO. .O00. 900 appro- priation. Besides disposing of the draft age question the senate adopt ed several amendments to the bill. One authorized organization of the S100,000.000 aircraft production cor poration proposed by the aircraft pro- duction board as a vehicle for CO., ordinating aircraft production as ship building is cO-ordinated by the ship ping board through the emergency fleet corporation.
 Others authorized the plan of passing draft quotas on the number of men in class one, instead of upon state popu- lations and affecting rights of neG- trals. under the draft law. The senate previously had adopted the draft quota legislation but it has been held up ip the house
 The amendment affecting neutrals citizens of neutral countries now sub feet to draft who have declared their intention of the becoming American citizens shall not be eligible to citi- Al IL the draft This provision was adopt ed as a substitute for an amendment aDproved by the state department pro viding exemption from the draft of all citizens of neutral countries.
 The question of extending the draft age limits occupied almost all of the senate session. A proposal that the present minimum of the fall amend ment was rejected forty-one to thirty three. as was one to make the maxi mum age thirty-five years instead of forty. Proposals to reduce the mini mum age to eighteen years and to make military training of youths be- tween twenty and twenty-One compuls- Orv also were defeated.
 Tn the final effort of those advOcat- ing immediate legislation. Senator Me Cumber of North Dakota, advocated immediate organization of an army of 000 100 men. which Chairman Cham berlain of the military committee de- ciared was impossible. Senator War ren of Wyoming senior republican member of the military committee de- clared congress was handling the draft question with "lSid gloves and not bare nfn fn five sge limits are necessary.
 In connection with the draft ques- tion. Senator Johnson of California. an- nounced that he would postpone until the new army program is submitted his effort for legislation to give states credit in future draft calls for excess of man power furnished by voluntary enlistments.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
BRITISH MEET NO OPPOSITION
 IN ADVANCING
Hun Captives Surprised When Told of Part Americans Are Taking as They w Were Taught Differently

LONDON, June 2S.-A successful ad vance of nearly mile was made today by the British trops between Bailleul and La Bassee, according to Reuters most debatable point on the British front west Of Bois D' Aval. which forms the northeast angle of the Nieppe Forest.
 "The offensive was at point where the enemy thrust was hardest in the Flanders battle in an effort to cap ture the forest. which would have opened his way to Hazebrouck, the capture of which would have entailed our retirement from Ypres," says the correspondent "The attack was launched at o'clock this morning on 9 front of 5000 yards from Vieux Bac- quin to Pont Tournai, it's objective be- ing the line of the small stream called the Plate Bacqui. 15O0 yards away
 The obiectives were completely at- tained and gives valuable ground for future attacks.
 Some 300 prisoners and six ma chine guns were captured"
 Large numbers of the enemy were killed in the hurricane onslaught and some 250 of the more fortunate had been collected in prisoner cages Derorc noon.
 The front of the attack was 5000 yards in length and lay approximate ly between Viuex Berquin on the north and Pont Tournai. which is 2O00 yards northwest of Merville, on the south.
 West of Merville the British and German lines here had been jaTnmed up almost against the edge of the Nieppe forest in places, with the re- suit that the British felt a lack of elbow room for operations. It was in order to acquire more leeway that today's assault was projected.
 The objectives settled upon lay along the winding little stream known as Plate Becque, which bowed out to- ward the east in a semi-circle back of the German lines Prussians and Saxons were holding this zone with a series of strong machine gun posts linked up with barbed wire.
 The first stages of the drive were comparatively easy. In fact all the final objectives were reached without much difficulty.
 At two strongly fortified farms near the center of the line the enemy fought stubbornly, but was unable to stand out long against the furious onslaughts of the British who attacked them from all directions.
 The losses among the storming in- fantry for the entire engagement were light, due largely to the fact that the show was over before the enemy was able to organize
 As a special feature of the program Australian troops on the left carried out a simulated attack of their ,wn adding nearly half hundred prison CTS to the bag. The morale of the prisoners was not high. These men and others captured recently expected to get ahead much faster.
 These men have professed to believe that the United tSates was not going to be able to render much assistance to the allies. The helplessness of the United States is being preached as- sidously to the troops by the German high command and this propaganda
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NATION THRIFT DAY OBSERVED OVER NATION
 MAKES LARGE GAIN

WASHINGTON. June 2S.-Na- tional thrift day was observed throughout the country today by the gathering of millions of pledges for systematic purchase during the remainder of the year Of war savings and thrift stamps. Definite reports of the success of the war savings campaign of sev- eral weeks. ending tonight, were not available at headquarters to- night. but indications were that hundreds ofm illions of dollars had been pledged the government in exchange for savingss tamps
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29

That the allied forces are not to be caught mapping by the Germans is in- dicated by the intensive aerial opera tions that are in progress over and be- hind the battle line. A British official communication says that in air fight ing Thursday twenty-nine enemy air planes were accounted for. twenty of them having been destroyed and the others forced to descend out of control. Fourteen machines of the British fail ed to return.
 There is considerable fighting be-
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
Four Killed, Score Injured 2 When Electric Train Hits
 Truck Loaded With Stone

into an auto truck loaded with stone at Elmhurst. Ills. The trucks gasoline tank exploded and it was burned out but the electric cars were saved from the flames.
 Major Robert E. Brooks died after being taken to a hospital. Major Brooks was a member of the regular army. formerly a cap tain in the Philippines.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
LIEUTENANT MoCLiNTocK IS DEAD BY OWN HAND;
 IGNORED BY KING

NEW YORK, June 2S.-First Lieut.. Alexander McClintoek. U. s. R., of Lexington. Ky, honored by King George Of England for gal lantry in action while serving with the Canadian forces. shot and killed himself hero today. The po- lice were informed he was absent from Camp Dix. N J.. without leave. While an officer from the canton ment was in the city searching for him McClintock sent a bullet through his temple in a room at the Murray Hill baths
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29

CHICAGO. June 2S-Three per sons were killed and a score in- iured at Elmhurst hy the wreck ing or an Elgin. Aurora and Chi cago limited four ear train. which struck a truck at a grade crossing. Three men were killed outright. an army major was fatally injured. and a score or more were hurt when the electric train crashed
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29

tween the Austrians and Italians in the mountain regions of ;ne Italian theater, but comparative quiet pre- vails along the Piaye river. across which the enemy was driven by the Italians early in the week
 Unofficial reports are to the effect that troublous events again are in pro- gross in Russia. The Bolshevik gov ernment in Moscow is said to have been overthrown by forces under the
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
Spoiled Meat Furnished to Army by Packer, Testiffes
 Lieutenant dt Hearing

personal knowledge.
 After J. O. Miller. a treasury agent. had testified to circumstan- ces surrounding the rejection by army officers of 1900 pounds of chicken assembled at San Antonio for delivery to an army camp. the government rested it's case.
 Attorney Marshall told the com mission that he would complete presentation of evidence for the defense tomorrow.
Bisbee daily review., 1918-06-29
By Review Leased wirel

By Review Leased Wirel
 WASHINGTON, June 2S-Lieut. W. D. Cargill, meat inspector at Camp Travis, Texas, testified be- fore the federal trade commission today inAthe hearing on complaints that Wilson & Co.,. of Chicago, furnished the spoiled meat to the army. The lieutenant told of sev- eral deliveries of meat in bad con dition from Wilson & Co., reported to him but about which he had no