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able to tell which was which as all ten
machines darted in and out. up and down
and turned and banked.
Then one machine. a German left the
formation. and another. in which was
Chapman. followed. his guns splitting
bullets. The German banked and Chap
man did likewise. while both were pour
ing lead into each other. Two bursts Of
flame were seen. and the machines went
spinning down. long tails OF fire and
smoke streaming out behind them.
Chapman'e companions continued the
battle with the Germans. each engaging
one OF the enemy. The Germans. however
soon lost all stomach for the fighting and
one after another turned and fed home
ward. diving. spinning and zig-zagGing
to escape the American bullets.
The American niers returned home,
saddened over the loss of their comrade
the first Of their number to fail to return
after getting his boche. Chapman was
very popular and was regarded as an
excellent pilot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
TO GET ARMY COMMISSIONS.
Men From This Section Qualify for
Appointment at Various Camps.

Among the graduates al the third Of
ficers' training camp at Camp Wads-
worth. Spartanburg. S. c., who are to
be appointed second lieutenants in the
National Army, are the following of
local interest:
Harry o. Clayberger, 2019 Columbia
road, this city
James H. Kuhns. Ill East German
street, Baltimore, Md
Mathew B. Porter. 617 Hawthorn
avenue. Richmond, Va.
Emory E. Wright. 1412 Dinwiddie
street. Portsmouth, Va
George X. Anderson of Clifton Forge,
Va. qualified for appointment as a sec
ond lieutenant of infantry at the re-
cent training camp at Camp Grant,
Rockford. Ill.
Aaron E. Hendricks. and Samuel II.
Miller Of Baltimore, Md. qualified for
appointment as second lieutenants of
infantry at the training camp at Camp
Devens. Aver, Mass.
All will be commissioned as vacan-
cies occur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
$152,334 IN w. S. S. SOLD
IN D. C. PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Sales of war savings and thrift
stamps in the public schools of the Dis
trict have reached total of $152.354.7@
with pledges outstanding Of an addi-
tional s25,155. according to a report by
Supt. f. l.. Thurston at a meeting of
the District of Columbia executive COM
mittee yesterday. Besides this, Prof
Thurston reported 535 members in the
500 club. which adds $53,500 to the to-
tai for the schools.
AT yesterdays meeting plans were
discussed for a resumption of activities
in the sale of war savings and thrift
stamps at the close of the liberty loan
drive. which ends tonight.
Gratz E. Dunkum, vice chairman of
the fraternal committee. reported at
the meeting that a central Office for
the sale Of the baby bonds has been
placed in Masonic Temple and that
$4,000 worth of the stamps were sold
there during April
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Cannot Endure Much Longer.

"If they fail in the west there will be
a very bad time in Germany and Aus
tria. We cannot tell how bad. There
fore. it will be their aim to lead their
people to believe that they need hold out
but a few weeks until harvest and that
then they will receive food from Rus
STA. believe il they rely on their own
resources they know they cannot ell
dure much longer
Their plan. therefore, is to have a
big peace offensive If they cannot
knock out the allies. This peace Of
fensive will likely be made very large
ly against Great BritaiIl.-that is to
say. they will put forward offers which
are likely. in their est ina ton. to be at
tractive to this country.
'ln comparison with the great out
burst of pan-Germanism engineered by
the government just before this Of
fensive. with its very high claims, the
next offer probably will be more mod
crate. but, compared with justice, any
thing but moderate.
They can then turn to their people
and speak of German moderation, but
their offers will not approach anything
we can look at. Not that by these Of
fers they will really intend peace but
this offensive will be intended to keep
up the courage of their people until
they have established what they re-
gard as an impregnahle position in
Russia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
ASSISTANT FOR DR.. GARFIELD,
Former Alabama Coal Operator to
Have Important Duties.

Cyrus Garnsey. jr. former coal oper-
ator OF Alabama. has been appointed
assistant fuel administrator by Dr. Harry
A. Garfield. federal fuel administrator.
He will have charge of administra-
ton work and will also supervise the
business ofiice, legal matters. the fixing
Of operators jobbers'. and retail prices
education. the work of the state adj
illustrators. and the administrative
details Of the conservation division
P. 3. Noyes viii continue to handle
conservation measures and be respon-
sible only to DIR. Garfield. AS director
of conservation. Mr.. Noyes is working
out a courtailment program of all
lesser essential industries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
MR.. BAKER STUDIES
BORG[UM' REPORT
Secretary of War Says Inquiry
Will Follow if Facts
Warrant It.
J. D: RYAN IS NOMINATED

Secretary Baker announced late yes
terday that he was studying the report
on aircraft production maLe by Gutson
Borglum. the sculptor. and that il he
found facts in it to warrant action he
would order an official inquiry.
John d. Ryan of Montana. who re-
Gently was selected to take charge of
aircraft production. was formally NOM
mated yesterday by President Wilson
to be chairman of the aircraft board.
Mr.. Baker said he not only had the
Borglum charges. but all other infor-
nation reaching the War Department
in connection with the aviation pro-
gram, but that he had not yet arrived
at any conclusion on the subject.
There probably will be no action until
the complete report of the special com.
New York and appointed by President
Wilson. to investigate the aircraft
situation, is submitted to the President.
Reorganization Of Board.
Reorganization of the aviation pro-
gram, with John ID. Ryan as director
of production and also as chairman Of
the aircraft board, and with Brig. Gen.
Kenly as chief Of the division Of mill
tary aeronautics, was ordered, follow
ing the submission of a preliminary
report by the Marshall committee. COW
ering only the organization feature OF
the aircraft situation.
Secretary Baker indicated today that
if his investigation led him to the con-
clusion that legal action should be
taken against any individual or indi-
viduals he would not hesitate to order
trial of military offenders by court
martial, or transfer the whole matter
to the Attorney General for action in
the civil courts If that was deemed
wise.
View of Officials.
Officials of the War and Navy de-
partments in touch with the aircraft
situation insisted today that the only
fault that would be found with what
had been done would be the delay in
production of machines.
Senator Thomas of Colorado. demo-
cratic member of the Senate military
affairs committee. discussed the sub
ject with President Wilson yesterday,
and said afterward the President de-
sired to have full publicity given in
formation concerning aircraft produce
ton. The committee met yesterday,
but it will not decide whether to re-
open it's aviation inquiry pending the
submission of further information by
Mr.. Borglum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Roller Skates Hurry
War Board Business

Messengers make their rounds
on roller skates In the big frame
Building at 18th and n streets
occupied by the working fierce q
the War Trade Beard.
II IL said that the disadvaatags
Of noise IL SverbalaneeA ~ the
gain In auickness Of delivery.
The practice has net yet spread
generally to ether large govern
ment buildlngs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
British Wounded Badly Treated.

LONDON May 8. via Ottawa-Dutch
papers state that 107 severely wound
ed British who have arrived at Rotter-
dam for repatriation were not sent
from Germany under proper conditions.
No hospital train was provided and
the Dutch medical authorities expressed
forcible opinions regarding the trans
port of stretcher cases under such con-
ditions. The German authorities it is
declared. must either confess inhu-
manity or admit that no hospital trains
were available owing to the German
losses on the west front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
CONSERVATION IN VIEW.
War Board Plans to Reorganize the
=. Pauer Industry.

The War Industries Board will form
a paper section to handle all matters
relating to the paper industry
Conservation plans are now being
worked out by the fuel administration.
1t il said the entire industry will be
reorganized, with conservation the chief
factor. Ohicials say 1t is not likely there
will be any curtailment of the news
print industry. but other branches will
como in for curtailment or. readjuse,
ment.. H
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
H1KERs FAVOR NEWCOMERS.
Wanderluster Event Tomorrow to
Be in Rock Creek Park.

A five-mile walk through Rock Creek
Park. laid off to appeal especially to
newcomers to the city, will be taken
by the wanderlusters tomorrow. The
mixers will start from Georgia avenue
and Butternut street at 2:45 O'Clock.
headed by Frank c. Merritt.
The course will run through Dogwood
street and into the region of the park
above Walter Reed Hospital, thence
south along the east bank of the creek
to the Miller cabin. The hike will end
at the 10Th street reservoir.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
SHRAPNEL
Sidelights on the War
OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

British coffee is now better than it
formerly was for the reason that thou
sands of coffee grinders, which were
utilized in England. Owing to unsta BILE
conditions in Russia hundreds Of ship
ments Of various commodities have
been held up in Britain.
The importation of paper-making
materials has been reduced 20 per cent
in England.
All civilians in Germany who wear
clothes of army cloth are arrested
until it is satisfactorily proven whore
they got them. Cloth is extremely
scarce throughout the nation.
Sugar beet growing soon may be
started on a large scale.
The tiniest bit of shrapnel may down
an airplane. while. on the other hand.
the machine may be able to fight to a
point where it is almost cut to ribbons
and yet reach its lines.
A submarine observer is valuable
more for the things that he does not
see than the things he actually OBJ
serves. When tension is great and
enemy torpedo boats, aircraft and
other kinds of war craft. One German
complained that many a good mer-
chant ship was permitted to escape
simply because the observer at the
periscope saw conveys where there
were no conveys.
A British soldier suffering from
shell shock. badly wounded and hum
cry. asked German nurse. after cap
ture. for some soup which she carried.
She spat in it then handed it to the
suffering man.
Because it will be difficult for Lon
don's famous old chop houses to live
under the new food rationing regula-
tons it has been proposed that they
be taken over for the period of the
war as national kitchens for commun-
ity cooking.
Though pacifsts of France and Eng
land have been largely curbed in their
are lifted up occasionally. Democritus
in the London Chronicle resorts to
verse to deal with these people who do
the allies cause no good. He writes:
Trusting still in love and good WILL
And pious exhortaton,
The pacihst with noble end
To Majestic crocodile his friend
Seeks sweet negotiation.
LET u.s." he pleads. stop warlike deeds,
And warfare's red conclusion.
And I'll love you, and you'll love me-"
He cannot-0r he will not-see
The disappearing kussian.D
Let him beware the monsters lair,
No soft emotions thrill 1t.
And il he would not be Its prey
He'll have to choose the better way
To draw its teeth or kill it.
Roasted hedge hogs, sparrows, rocks,
larks. heron, bittern, coots, moorhens.
bIackbirds, thrushes, hawks and even
owls are suggested as excellent addi-
lions to England's wartime menu. All
of them can be obtained in large num-
bers.
One American drill sergeant who has
served many years in the American
Army was asked why he used, to say
the least. exceedingly vigorous Ian
guage. language with 'fuzz" on it. as
one private remarked. The sergeant
answered.:
We'll. when you have squad Of
men whom you don't know personally
you necessarily must be fierce to make
them spruce up. II talked to them
like dear old lady, they never would
receive. the necessary Ealvanic shock.
But when / say why the can't
you liven yourselves up they auto
matically come up to the scratch"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
HOUSE AMENDERS WARNED.

ANY amendments in the House to the
Senate bill giving the President broad
powers to reorganize government de-
partments will not be acceptable to the
administration. Chairman Webb of the
house judiciary committee made this
announcement yesterday after a con-
ference with President Wilson.
The committee expects to report this
bill to the House Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Confer on Dairy Trade Practices.

Representatives of the butter and
cheese trade met with officials of the
food administration yesterday to dis
cuss trade practices applicable to the
storage season. Distribution Of dairy
products was considered and reku-
lations regarding butter and cheese
will be formulated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04

Who recalls when we used t
press tn creases out O ready
made pants:
TIL. high cost O. livin' only
seems t stimulate tn marriage
business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Three Marine Corps Men Wounded,

Casualties in the Marine Corps in
service In Europe. announced by the
Navy Department. show three privates
slightly wounded. They-are Roy B.
Graham, Charles A. Gordan and
Thomas s. killian.
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j. S.F[|ER AND HUN
KILLED IN AIR DUEL
Chapman of Iowa Gets His
Boche, But Falls, His
Machine AbIaze.

BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. May Sin a desperate air
fgh: over the American lines north
west of Toul today Charles W. Chap
man. jr. Of Waterloo, Ia. and a German
pilot with whom he was fighting plung-
ed to earth inside the German lines,
bothstheir machines wrapped in flames
Five American pilots. in fast pursuit
machines. were patrolling over the
American lines When they encountered
Der of airplanes and promptly attacked
Chapman singled out one of the
enemy single-seaters and they moved
off battling desperately. Suddenly,
both the machines were seen to burst
IN flames and almost at the same time
plunged to the earth behind the Ger
man lines.
The four remaining American pilots
chased the other enemy machines back
over their territory. but all them es-
capped. The four American machines
returned safely.
Early Start for Battle.
1t was shortly after nine O'Clock this
morning when the American patrolling
machines left the ground one after the
otner They ctrcled above the hangers
until they got into v-shape forma :
ton. Then with the roar Of motors
they hit for the line
Ihey had patrolled the section once and
were starting on second tour when
far away within the German lines The
American airmen turned quickly. but kept
their formation. The men in the front
lines watched the two formations and
saw the German group continue on its
course and the American planes starting
out to head them of. The American
Eiiots soon recognized the other forma-
tion was German and went I'D higher but
the enemy did not eeen to see them until
the Americans were almost overhead
Suddenly the American formation took
ofve toward the Germans. who swung
about sharply. Then the machine euns
came into action and the battle was on.
while watchers on the ground were un-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
Hope for Complete Hold of East.

PERSONALLY" Lord Robert continued,
Il always expected a peace movement
as the immediate consequence of the
western offensive. 1t evidently is part
of the enemy's plans. 1 think it is
mainly intended for home consump-
ton. 1t is extremely rash to prophesy
on anything connected with this war,
but again expressing my personal
opinion 1 believe the German general
idea is to continue the fighting in the
west until they have got complete hold
Of TIE east.
They hope to establish themselves
with a Germanophile government in
Russia, and with that country once
on it's legs, and its resources behind
them. they believe there is no reason
why they should not fight the world
forever and be uncomfortable.
Il do not believe in the grandiose
plans of the Germans" said Lord Rob-
ert. but clearly they will play for
peace unless they can achieve a vic
tory by Knockout blow. They want
to prolong the war until they can get
possession OF Russia's resources.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04
HUN PEACE AGENTS
AT WORK IN BRITAIN
Lord Cecil Declares Present
Efforts Are Intended for
Home Consumption.
WILL NOT END CONFLICT

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, May Am emissary of
Germany's new peace offensive already
is in England. According to the Cen
trail News he is a Dutch financier
Another agent. the agency says, is be-
lieved to be on the way.
In the personal opinion of Lord
Robert Cecil, minister of blockade, the
failure of Germany's knockout Often
sive" on the western front will result
in a big peace offensive. directed main
ly against Great Britain and possibly
made in an attractive form. but which
will not afford any terms the allies can
look at.
In this opinion, made in statement
to the Associated Press. Lord Robert ex-
pressed the further belief that the new
peace offensive would be largely for
German consumption. because "the
rulers of Germany know II they have to
rely on their own resources they can
not hold out much longer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04

The tiniest bit of shrapnel may down
an airplane. while. on the other hand
the machine may be able to fight to a
point where it is almost cut to ribbons
and yet reach its lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04

Roasted hedge hogs, sparrows, rocks,
larks. heron. bittern, coots. moorhens.
bIackbirds, thrushes, hawks and even
owls are suggested as excellent addi-
lions to England's wartime menu. All
of them can be obtained in large num-
hers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-04

Sugar beet growing soon may be
started on a large scale.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-22
Scottish Success Due
To Confidence Trick,
Say Surprised Teutons

With The British Army in France,
July 2l.-The Scottish troops who,
yesterday morning occupied Meteren,
two miles west of Bailleul. are ac-
cused by the discomfited Prussian
prisoners of having taken the village
by confidence trick. One officer de-
clared frankly that he regarded the
victory of the Scots as unfair" be-
cause it was achieved in broad day
light. 4
The Scottish battalions attacked at
s o'clock, when the weary garrison of
the ruins of Meteren had settled down
in their she'll holes at the edge of the
village to endure another day of bonn
bardment intermixed with gas.
When the British batteries suddenly
laid terrific barrage on their linked
machine gun posts, enclosing the vii
lage on the north and west. the Ger
mans thought it was an ordinary
harassing fire, intended to kill with
out the support of infantry. They put
on their gas helmets again. Then
smoke clouds drifted across the en-
emy from the British trenches. Sud-
denly glancing up, the Germans found
strangers in kits looking down on
them from the lips of their craters
and realized that the fancied routine
bombardment covered serious at-
tack which had cut them off before
they knew no mans land had been
crossed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-22
APACHE INDIANS
GATHERING HUN
ScAlPs ON Marine
Followers of Geronimo Take to
the Warpath Again, but
~. This Time Join PershinT
in France. '.-' ''''' -

Ell Paso, Tex, July 2l.-Indian
scouts with the American army on
the Marne are Apaches, recruited
from the White Mountain reservation
of eastern Arizona.
Many of them had been acquainted
with the mountains, deserts and
trails of Chihuahua since the Gero~
nimo campaign and were obtained by
General Pershing in 1916 when he
went into Mexico after Francisco
Villa and his followers. following the
attack by Villa on Columbus. N. M.
A company of the Apaches was
gathered at Fort Apache. Ariz. The
Indians garbed in their picturesque
tribal costumes and mounted on their
own ponies, rode 10 miles to the
railroad at Holbrook, Ariz.. where
they held al war dance all night and
entrained the following morning. for
Columbus, where they were given
regulation army uniforms. All were
provided with wrist watches, which
they prlZed hlghly.
u Did Good Work in Mexico.
The scout company did effective
work in Mexico, both in trailing ban
dts and in engaging them when en-
countered. When Brigadier General
Robert Howe in the expedition was
promoted colonel from the lower
rank, the Indians hammered out the
eagles, his insignia. from Mexican
silver dollars. When the expedition
came out of Mexico, the Indians.
mounted on mules received great
ovation, which they received with
customary stoicism.
When the expeditionary forces
went to France, the Indian scouts
manifested willingness to go along
to hunt Germans and General Per-
shing took them with him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-22
GERMANY GIVES
VENT TO LONG
CRY OF DESPAIR
Acknowledges That Things on
the West Front Are Going
Wrong and Victory Is :.
Not Being Attained. -, =,

Amsterdam, July 21.--The Cologne
Gazette is not particularly enthusias-
tic oyer the result of the battle that
is being waged on IT,, western front
and in commenting on it, says:
"As has happened on other occa-
sions, for instance, on the Somr1e, we
must concede the loss of men and
guns. But, even so, the enemys lead
ing idea, breach through, has not
been attained, despite tremendous
exertions. We have been able to hold
up the counter offensive before it at
tanned strategic advantage worth
mentioning. Continuous changes in po-
sition are logically the outcome of
the open warfare now in progress"
The Berlin correspondent of the
newspaper writes:
False hopes were perhaps pinned
at home to the launching of this new
offensive. 1t cannot be the aim of
every single war operation to attain
definite objectives in all circum-
stances.
Secrets Betrayed by Deserters.
"The victorious operations OF the
third week of July gave rise to var
ious presumptions in the minds of the
people which do not agree with the
previous actual conditions, nor with
those of today. We have no re~son
to conceal the fact. There were de-
serters among the German troops
who used their knowledge of the
planned operations to. betray the faith
land and their comrAes."
After referring to the entente's
counter offensive the correspondent
says;
~'The foregoing shows that not only
east of Rheims, but also on the Marne
we are confronted with difficult tasks.
and Won Hindenburg will in this sit
uation not satisfy some of the stat
egists.
1T need not be concealed that the
ain of the recent offensive has re-
mained unattainable but new condi-
tions now will the more urgently de-
mand fresh decisions, to which we
look forward with strained attention.
but also with patience"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-07-22
u. S. ARMY AND MARINE CORPS
CASUALTIES TO DATE 12.7l6

killed in action, dead of wounds, di-
sease, accident and other causes, num-
bered 5,l0O-army men, 4,421; ma
rines, 67o.. The wounded aggregated
6.94l-army men 5,8l7; marines, l,l24.
Those missing including prisoners
total 675-army men 5o3; marines, g.
OF the weeks increase. 781 were
army men and 202 marines Killed in
action and other deaths numbered All,
compared with 259 the previous week;
the wounded Numbered 465, COM
pared with 307 the previous week,
and the missing and prisoners 81,
compared with 81 the previous week.