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New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
De Havilands, with Liberty
Motors, Are Being Used
i'm Actual Conflict
Report of Defects
Starts Wild Rumor
First Eight Machines Re-
ceived in France Needed
Minor Adjustments
By Theodore M. knappen

WASHINGTON, July 29-The whole
der fire again to-day, when on the au
thority of leaks from the Senatorial
investigating committee certain news
papers announced that General Per-
shing had cabled that all of the De
Haviland as received in France We're
failures. This would mean that the
whole vast structure Of American air
craft manufacture for this year was q
failure, for the De Havilands are the
trunk of the aircraft body. If they
are failures, then ali fails and the en-
tire aircraft enterprise is dismal
and disgraceful failure, which discred-
it's American government and American
industry.
When the published statements were
called to Secretary of War Bakers at
tention he said that he did not care to
say anything about them That left
the impression with the assembled
newspaper men that the reports were
we'll founded, especially as it was
known that Senators had received their
information, whatever it was, from the
Secretary. At the same time the Sec
retary deprecated so much notorlety
concerning aircraft.
From the most authoritative sources
| learn that General Pershing never
cabled anything which by the widest
distortion could be construed to mean
that the De Havilands shipped to
France-more than 500 have gone
were failures.
The basis of the report was cable
message General Pershing sent more
than a month ago., giving detailed
account of the defects of a minor
nature re-that were found upon a micro
scopic examination of the first eight
planes received with Liberty motors
installed.
Minor Defects Cited
Three fourths of the cable message,
| am informed, was taken up with such
minor matters as calling attention to
loose nuts, misplaced cotter pins, IN
juries in transit, recommendation Tor
braces instead of wires, and other un-
important technical minutia, and the
whole of the report was designed for
the guidance of the aviation produc-
ton and engineering corps for I'M
provement of the machines hereafter.
Not single real defect was reported
in either plane or engine, and not one
of the minor deficiencies reported was
not susceptible to correction in France.
In other words, instead of the whole
500 De Havilands being failures, there
was not one that could not give a good
account of itself in the air
Moreover, mail reports which fol-
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30

Prussian dream Of Mitteleuropa. That
vision would vanish into the air and
never could be materalzed again"
DR.. Talcott Williams, of the Colum-
bia School of Journalism, agreed that
the course of events had been leading
toward such news for some time, but
that the dispatch must be viewed with
suspicion, both because it emanated
from Copenhagen, a veritable rumor in
cubator, and because, in the Russian
Black Sea fleet, Germany had a club
with which to force Turkeys continued
friendship.
"For some weeks past" said DR..
Williams, relations between the Sub
lime Porte and the imperial German
government have been strained owing
to the controversy between Bulgaria
and the Ottoman empire, the difficulty
relating to the division of territory be-
tween the two powers, particularly in
the neighborhood of Adrianope
a strong party has been organized
in Constantinople, having representa-
tion in the Vizierial Council, which
since winter has been urging that Tur-
key had nothing to gain and every
thing to lose by continuing the war
SO far this view has been summarily
suppressed by Envers Bey and Talaat,
the two leading figures in the present
government of Turkey.
'In addition the Turkish troops be-
yond Batoum, in the Caucasus and in
northwestern Persia, have been ad-
vancing in directions which went be-
yond the bounds fixed in the treaty of
BrestLitovsk between Germany and
Russia. Protests have been made in
Moscow and this advance has made
more difficult the plans of Germany in
these regions, particularly with refer
ence to the occupation Of the oil wells
on the Caspian.
Break Has Been Predicted
while the possibility of such a
rupture as this has been one reason
which led the government at Washing
ton to feel it unwise to declare war
against Turkey, any dispatch which
comes, as this does, from the Exchange
Telegraph Company and through Co.
nenhagen is subject to serious doubts.
Several times during the war rumors
have come from this point which
proved later to be without foundation.
"The utmost that can be said is that
much has happened in the last three
months which has prepared for such an
event, but until the information has
been sent by the Turkish government
to the Allies at Salonica or to the
blockading force at the Dardanelles the
news must remain in doubt. 1t must
be remembered that the Russian Black
Sea feet is in Germany's hands and
undoubtedly has control of the Black
Sea. and probably could appear before
Cons stantnople if the step were taken"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Officers in Charge
OF Airplane Tests
Called to HEARING
(Bv The Assoc;oted Press

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Criticisms
by General Pershing and others of the
De Haviland airplane are being investi-
gated simultaneously by Secretary
Baker and the Senate committee in
quiring into aircraft production.
After Secretary Bakers statement
last week to Senate committee members
that General Pershing had sent cable
gram criticising De Haviland machines
sent him from this country, suggesting
changes and disappearing features both
of design and construction. the Senate
committee arranged to reopen its hear
ings tomorrow for further inquiry into
the De Haviland type.
Three army officers in charge of test
ing De Haviland machines made at the
Wright plant at Dayton, Ohio, have
been supenaed to appear tomorrow.
The Senate military sub committees
investigation of De Haviland produc-
ton, members said. has not yet devel-
oped that any of the criticism made
against the Americanized type is we'll
founded
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
20 Years for Camp Dix
"Conscientious CbJector

CAMP DIX. wRIGHTSTOwN n: J.
July William c. James. the tirs.
man to be tried by courtmartiel heIs
for evadng the draft and making a.
legged disloyal statements, has oeea
sentenced to twenty years at nara
labor in the disciplinary barracks. .;
Fort Jay. He was originally sentenssa
to thirty years, but, because OF M, n,
youth, Major General Hugh l.. oe'"
reduced the sentence.
James, when drafted into the ses.
vice, was ordered to report at his lo.s;
board in st. Louis. He disappeared ~
later was arrested at New bruhs~''~s
N. j. for alleged seditionI
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Turkey Is Said
To Haze Broken
With Germany
Continued from page l

lations between Turkey and Germany,
officials here tonight were very skep-
teal of its truth
High officials of the State Depart
ment gave two reasons for doubt. One
is that they do not believe Turkey
would have deliberately thrown up her
hands and left herself at the mercy of
the Allies, on the one hand, and Ger
many, on the other, without first con-
ducting negotiations with Great Brit
ain. which is now threatening to dis
member the Asiatic portions of the
Turkish Empire through the success
of the Mesopotamian and Palestine ex-
petitions.
On this point they think they would
have heard some whisper of the nego
tiations with British diplomats had any
such negotiations been conducted. es-
pecially in view OF President Wilson's
policy toward Turkey and his an
nouncements with regard to the rights
of peoples to determine their own forms
of government and allegiances.
The second reason for doubt in the
minds of State Department officials is
the point of origin Of the news They
do not believe that word of this
through Germany, had it not been
passed by the censors, before the same
news would nave come out of Turkey
by less tortuous paths.
That the censors might have passed
such information they brush aside as
without possibility. OF course, there
is the wireless possibility. but it is
not thought that any wireless stations
in Denmark are talking with points in
Turkey. Germany's grip on the little
Scandinavian country is too firm to pei
NIT ,rt, o{,
Importance Realized
II the news of the break is true-and
there are fervent prayers here that it
ls-there is no word too strong to
emphasize its Importance.
If the repor' is true there are two
possibilities. One is that the govern
ment of Turkey has been overthrown
by some revolutionary force and that
TINS new controlling element had de-
clded to end war that seems to have
little possibility for Turkey.
IL there has been no revolution and
the old government has severed rela-
tions with Turkey, then it is thought
that this step must have been taken
after negotiations with British diplo-
mats, for any other course would be
simple suicide for Turkey.
Taking the step after q thorough un-
derstandng with Great Britain would
be very wise step on Turkeys part,
1t is thought. The reason for this is
that it has been apparent for some
time that Germany has not, either be-
cause she could not or would not. given
the amount of support to Turkey which
she did in the early stages of the war.
The Turkish statesmen might we'll rea-
son, it was pointed out here, that Ger
many cares nothing for the Turkish
empire save rs means to German
ends, and therefore. if the war goes
against Germany, as the Turks NAV
well think it is beginning to do, Ger
many might sacrifice her weaker allies
at the peace table. Great Britain's de-
sire to protect India from any Berlin
TO bagdad idea might we'll be feared
by Turkey at the peace table, if Great
britain still regarded Turkey as a
mere vassai state of Germany.
w the other hand. if Turkey has
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30

lowed the cablegram, which was Of me-
cessity very plainly worded and with
out explanation of any kinda mere
shop inspection report--are exceed
lngly complimentary, and will, if ever
published, be q source Of pride to
American manufacturers and workmen.
These mail reports say that the Lib
erty motor is the equal of anything
seen in France or England. and that
the workmanship on the planes was.
on the whole, better than that of the
French and English planes, the for
mer being conceded to be trihe bet
ter in some points and the latter in
others.
The most serious statement in the
Pershing cablegram was to the effect
that unless some of the minor matters
that had escaped inspection on this
side of the ocean could be relied upon
to be corrected in the future there
would be delay at the French end, be-
cause the defects would have to be cor
rected there before the machines could
be sent to the front. Pershing had
hoped that the machines could be taken
directly from the ships and rushed to
the front, instead Of being carefully
checked over at shops on the French
side before taking the air.
The first machines sent to France
were known to be inferior in many
respects, both in motors and planes.
and each succeeding shipment has seen
better and better approaches to per
1ectlon. Every shortcoming pointed out
mas been remedied. and most of them
mad been attended to before Pershing
recommended them.
1T is admitted that one mistake was
made in sending the new machines to
France without aviators and mechanics
who were thoroughly familiar with
them The machines, strange in many
respects to any Of the aviators at the
front, came to them without anybody
to introduce them They did not even
know how to fly them. They had to
learn them as they would anything
new-and at first they We're disposed to
condemn whatever they were not IA
miliar with.
First Flight Bungled
A similar experience has been gone
through with in this country at Min
cola, where the aviators used to other
machines bungled their first flights and
where the mechanics. unused to the
perfections of the Liberty motor, at
tempted to do tinksring with it because
they had been used to doing so with
inferior machines.
The Pershing cable was received over
q month ago Since then the output of
De Havilands has been speeded up, in
stead OF retarded, in order to meet in
sistent calls from France for more of
them and faster. The 1,0OOth plane
will leave the Dayton Wright factory on
Wednesday. Meanwhile, the American
made De Havilands, with Liberty mo-
tors, are actually in battle A full
squadron crossed the lines.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Elkus, Former Envoy to Turkey,
Called to Confer With Wilson

The report that Turkey has severed
OF keen interest and moment by those
IN New York who have been watching
events in the Turkish theatre Of war
with comprehending eyes, but they
were inclined to accept it with reserva-
tions and await more direct news be-
fore giving it full credence. A man
who recently had been in Turkey de-
clared that such a report was in ac-
cordance with the sentiment of most
of the people there.
Abram |. Elkus, the last American
Minister to Turkey, expressed the least
surprise and doubt at the information.
lie did not feel free to comment upon
the report beyond exclaiming: at is
very interesting and of great com
ment."
Mr.. Elkus has been summoned to
Washington and will leave his summer
home in Red Bank, N j., this afternoon
tor the capital.
Predicts End of War
Alexander Konta, Hungarian by
olrth and citizen of the United
states for more than thirty years, felt
less restraint in interpreting the dis
patch conditionally, although he was
lnclined to doubt its truth. If it was
true, he declared, it was most impor-
tant news and meant that the Allies
would be debating peace terms to
Germany within six months.
Accepting the report as true for the
moment" said Mr. Konta, 81 believe
that we are going to see trouble be-
tween Austria Hungary and Germany
next. Austria-H Hungary would break
with Germany as the result of Turkish
detection more quickly than Bulgaria
would, because of internal conditions
and natural sympathies.
The people Of Austria Hungary
have been preparing for break with
Germany for long time. On June 10
Count Michael Karolyi delivered an
address before Parliament, in which he
SAID that German victory meant the
destruction of Hungary and advocate d
the severance of economic relations
with Germany. There has been a bond
OF sympathy between Hungary and
Turkey, especially since the battle of
Plevna. A Pan Turanian movement has
been started in the Austro- Hungarian
Empire. On the other hand, Turkey is
Bulgarla's hereditary enemy.
"But in spite of the fact that the
stage has been set for such a dispatch
still doubt the authenticity of the
news. II Il IS true it is very great news
indeed. 1T It is true, then in six months
peace terms will be dictated to Ger
maryland I'm sure that I hope it is
true. 1t would mean the end of the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
New Philadelphia-N. Y.
Communication Rate Set

PHILADELPHIA, July ga month
ly commutation rate between Philadel-
phia and New York will be established
on Wednesday on the Pennsy ylvania.
Philadelphia & Reading and Central
of New Jarsey railroads for the con-
venience of travellers making frequent
trips between the two cities.
The ticket will be sold for $31.86 and
will be good for fifty-four one<way
rides in any one calendar month. The
tickets will not be interchangeable,
either as to roads or passengers, and
holders must supply small photographs
for attachment in order TO prevent mis-
USE
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Paper Men Ask Increase

WASHINGTON, July 90 Paper man
ufacturers to-day appealed 20 the Fed,
eral Trade Commission for increased
prices on newsprint as of May l, June
l and July l. The American Newspaper
Publishers Association objected to
hearing. contending that the comm's-
sion's functions as arbiter on paper
prices were suspended pending ii de,
cision on the manufacturers appeal
from the S3.l0 hundred-weight prlce
fixed by the commission and effective
last April !.
Without passing on the publishers
contention. the commission decided 10
hear evidnce. beginning tomorrow.
Henry A. Wise, of New York, conn-
sci for the manufacturers, SAID me N
crease was requested because Of 40,
vanced costs of labor and material snu
freight rates Cost of wood for making
paper, he told the commission, has i"-
creased 35 per cent.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
"Hello Girl Bride"
Leaves Husband Again
Especial Dispatch to The Trsbune)

CHESTER, N. H., July 29-Because
she didn't like her husbands plan to
settle down on farm, the Hello
Girl bride" of Edward Tuck French,
member of the wealthy Newport fam
lily, has suddenly left him again. 1t
IS her third disappearance since their
surprise marriage of a little more
than a month ago.
"All done this time" declared
French: She can't come back" Then
nc declared his intention to start for
boston IN the morning, where he would
commence action for divorce at once
He says he will not be responsible for
her bills
Another difficulty is that he has re-
ceived no funds from his mother or
grandmother at Newport.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Bankers Approve
Action on Chinese Loan

The American bankers who have
been discussing prelimnaries OF
Chinese loan expressed their satsfac-
ton here today at the action Of the
State Department in approving the
negotiations
1t was said, however. no definite
proposition is before tho bankers and
no decisive action is likely 70 be tsken
until consultation with foreign fnan-
cial interests which are expected TO
proposed loan.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Editors Fight Propaganda

One hundred and fifty delegates
from the National City Editors Asso-
citation will meet in convention at the
Hotel Majestic from August "a to 27
to plan war against German propa-
gands. The association is composed of
city editors, telegraph editors and COPY
readers of newspapers in Ohio, Illinois,
kentuckss Pennsylvania, Missouri and
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Man Caught RiAing
Aircraft Board Offices

WASHINGTON, July 2s.-The mill
tary intelligence bureau service has
arrested q man who was caught in the
offices of the Aircraft Production
Bureau here, rifiing desks and files.
he was found to have in his posses
sion Important and confidential photo
graphs and drawings,
New-York tribune., 1918-07-30
Declaration of War
Against Turkey Long
Blocked BY Wilson

President Wilson has steadfastly
opposed declaring war on Turkey. al
though, this has been strongly advo-
Gated by mary in both houses Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-19
Youth, I9, Alleged To
Haze Admitted Killing
Another, Is Years Old

Greedy. Colo. Sept. 19.-Philip Laf-
erty. aged I9, under arrest here. last
night made a statement. according to
the sheriff. in which he admitted re-
sponsibility for the death Of Boyd
Powell. IS year old son Of a farmer,
living six miles east Of LongmOnt and
whose failure 10 return TO his home
Monday night resulted in a two day
search Of the lakes and the aban-
doned mine shafts Of the Frederick
coal mining district At about the
same time. word reached this city that
the body Of young Powell had been
discovered at the 40 foot level Of the
CoOkOO mine near Frederick
Powell and Laferty left the Powell
home in an automobile. belonging TO
Boyd Powell. Monday night. supposed
" to visit some friends in Frederick
Tuesday, an older brother OF Boyd
Powell met Laferty driving the car.
and was told by Laferty that Boyd
Powell had sold the machine to him
and gone to Denver 10 make an at
tempt TO enlist.
Laferty. aside from the brief state
ment he is reported 10 have made that
he killed Powell in self defence, has
said nothing further TO indicate how
the killing took place. or how Pow
ellis body CHANGED TO be at the bottom
OF a mine shaft when found
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-19
MANY
MARKET CATTLE
Panhandle Calves Among
Animals Sold; Cows and
Yearlings Turned Off.

Additional adVices OF cattle ship
ments received at the office Of the
Panhandle d Southwestern Stock
mems association here from inspec-
tors ". 7. Taylor, OF Wheeler; j. F.
Mcdonald. Of Tulia, and Lee Har-
rington. Of Alpine. are as follows;
To Kansas City from Shamrock.
Tex J. Carter. one car calves;
Henard & White. three ears calves:
j. Shawner. two cars calves: C.. II.
Keidy. one car calves; j. II. " bite.
one ear. mixed cattle; T. J. Potts. four
cars mixed cattle, Was AmOns. Two
cars mixed cattle.
From Benouine. Tex. T. & C.
Davis, seven ears mixed cattles W. q.
Stiles, one car calves.
From Texola. Tex-G. W. Pryor.
two cars cows; Ira Speed, two cars
cows.
From Plainview. Tel. r. Craw-
ford. seven cars yeariing steers and
heifers; Fred Schrier. seven cars
yearlings and cows; T. II. Brown,
three cars calves and COWS; J. 3.
Rose. two cars cows and calves
From Tulia. Tex. w Eoff. one
car cows; Jack killough. one car of
calves. y. J. Freeman. two cars COWS;
WIZ Rentpoe. two cars COWS: Blan
Bones. one car cows; Joe smith. one
car cows
From Happy. Tex. ,. Knox.
three cars cows and yearlings; J. A
Logan. two cars cows; Ben Jones.
one car COWS; Hugh Holland. one
ear cows.
ship to Other Points.
TO Fort worth from Happy, Tex
Watt Berch sent one ear mules
From Hovey. TeN--George Benson
shipped four cars cows; Joe Parker,
one car calves
To Oklahoma City from Shamrock.
Tex J. Carter sent one car of
calves; J. D. Thomas. one car calves.
To FL Paso from Marathon. Tex
c. W. Hargus shipped two cars cows.
From Alpine. TeX.-Jackson & Har-
mon shipped one car cows. Lee Hair
inEton. two cars cows TO Fort Worth.
From Maria. Tex. p. Kennedy
sent three cars cows
To san Antonio. Tex. from Alpine.
Tex.-Hoard & Dial sent four cars
horses and mules
To Fort Stockton. Tex. from Ho-
vey, Tex--Joe Parker shipped 500
steers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-19
FAILURE CAUSE OF
DEATH OF FLORENCE EDWARDS

Florence Elizabet Edwards. aged
~. died Of heart failure Thursday
morning az J o'clock. at the home OF
her parents. Nr- and Mrs. 3. F. Ed
wards. III - " Il Paso street. The
Uttle girl had been III since Septem-
Der or last year. she was the niece
n =. ~ hall. a cattleman here. Mrs
Edwards mother Of the child. IS a
daughter Of the late F. J. Hail. for
uer sheriff. and Mr. Edwards. the
father. is a deputy county clerk
Besides her parents. the girl is sur
Tived By three brothers, Benjamin.
Kate and Norwood
Tie funeral took place from the
residence Thursday afternoon at 3-38
o'clock Iurermenr was in Evergreen
cemetery Rev. p. r. Knickerbocker
offciated Mclean. Simmons and
Hartford had charge OF the arrange
Ireuts.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-19
E. P. S. W. OFFICIALS BACK
FROM INSPECTION OF LINE

g. F. Hawks general manager Of
the FL Paso d Southwestern railway.
accompanied by J.. T.. Norris. general
superintendent. and other officials,
returned Wednesday from a tour OF
inspection west Of Fl Paso 20 Tucson
and Benson in Arizona
W c. Barnes. general freight agent
OF the Fl Paso & Southwestern rail-
way, is IN Dallas attending a con-
ference OF the Dallas district freight
committee. which met there Wednes-
day The meeting is for the pur-
pose Of adjusting freight rates
+. F. Summers. superintendent Of
the Rio Grande division OF the Santa
Re railway. was in Fl Paso Thursday.
W ~ johnson, chief clerk TO c. F.
Hawks. general manager Of the e
Paso & Southwestern. is on a three
months leave Of absence in Cali
fornia-