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New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Reasons for Aircraft
Inquiry a uzzle

WASHINGTON, March 19.-Specula-
tion as to the reasons behind recent
agitation over delay in the aircraft
programme is displacing in some quar-
ters here anxiety as to the status Of
The programme itself. There is little
reason TO doubt, it was said, that
very good showing in battleplanes
would be made by July l.
Considerable mystery apparently sur
rounds the appointment of the special
inquiry board, headed by H. Snowden
Marshall, OF New York. 1t has never
been officially described as an investi
eating body. in the sense that it is
seeking to lay blame for any failures or
delays. and its instructions from the
War Department have not been made
public.
The Aircraft Board met to-day for
its regular weekly session. and it was
said later that nothing had developed
at the meeting to warrant uneasiness
over the progress now being made with
production.
Some officials think the present agita-
tlon is revival of the effort to divorce
the air service entirely from the War
Department and create an air ministry
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
New York Men at Camp y pton
Complete 8 Months of Training
City Division of National Army Begins Second Half Year
That viii Bring 1t Into the Trenches-All Are
Finished Soldiers and Eager To Be Off

With bayonet. grenade and rifle, with
discipline and equipment and strength
and snap, the boys of Upton are as
TT and ready to face the Boche to-
day as they can be made this side OF
the great wet divide. Indeed, it can
be said on most excellent authority
that. with the exception o. the first
and second divisions of regulars in
France, they are as fit and ready an
outfit as this mighty nation has under
arms.
There's no more need for leading
strings here nor for the primer lesson.
All that is required tc put the division
INTO shape TO go into the trenches and
hold them, and maybe take others, is a
postgraduate tour in that overseas
Johns Hopkins Of war behind the bat
tie lines.
And it cannot very we'll be long now
Camp Uptcn has served its purpose for
this hrst student class But when
graduation dav does come and the men
start away for the work they have been
taught so we'll to do there will be no
invitations sent out to sisters and
sweethearts and parents and friends.
ltll be here to-day. gone tomorrow, as
1t has been right along with troop
movements TO France.
Spring has been in the air to-day
which may be the reason that the
fancies of the young men Of the di-
vision lightly and universally have been
turning to thoughts Of travel. Specula-
ton has taken definite shape as rumor
and rumor magnified. keenness to be
away and into the thick of it mas been
translated to mean what the men want
1t to mean. They are ready to move
and to move Is their hearts desire.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
IO.O51 Graduates of
Columbia Serving u. S.

Virtually one-half Of the graduates
of Columbia University since the class
of 1859 arc in the national service, ac-
cording to figures given out yesterday
by Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi
dent of the university. The figures
we're obtained by The Columbia
Alumni News" and are based on re-
ports from about 1000 of the 10000
alumni. Nearly 5000 failed to reply to
the inquiries
Ten thousand and fifty-one, however,
It is estimated. are engaged in war
work, and OF these more than 80 per
cent are in the armed forces of the ma
ton. Four thousand and tifty-one have
been classified, with complete details
as to rank and branches of service.
In the army 1,045 Columbia men are
lieutenants, 309 are captains. 1l9 are
majors. twelve are lieutenant colonels,
fifteen are colonels, 5f1 are non-com-
missioned officers or prlvates and pa
a-e officers whose ranks were not OBJ
tained. In the navy Columbia il rep
resented By twelve lieutenant com
manders, forty lieutenants, thir-
| teen passed assistant surgeons, sixty
three ensigns, twenty members of the
Ouartermaters Corps. 1877 non commits
| 'ioned officurp and seamen aud nifty one
| o,,icers whose ranks were not obtaArea.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
NelO Liberty Theatre
Opened at Camp Upton

CAMP UPTON, l.. l., March 19.-The
new Liberty Theatre opened her, to-
night with an audience Of more than
three thousand officers and men. The
attraction was Turn to the Right"
and it will be continued until Sunday
night. with matinees on Saturday and
Sunday The advance sale of tickets
was quite heavy and "smileage" coupons
were used for the first time here
Among the guests were Brigadier
General Evan NJ. Johnson, the division
commander; Brigadier General Thomas
?. Rees, commander of the artillery
brigade, and Brigadier General William
X. Hay. commander of the 1S4th In
fantry Brigade. In addition the com
manders Of all the regiments ard in-
dependent units III camp We're present
General Johnson told the audience that
the theatre will book outside attrac-
tons on the first and third weeks of
each month only, the other weeks be-
ing devoted to entertainments given by
the men thenlS selves
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Bachelors Wanted
For Knitters' Brigade

All bachelors who have the reputa-
ton of thor kindness at heart should
join the Ftitters' Brigade. Not that
bachelors a.e to justify their existence
BY learning to knit for the soldiers; no.
this is nicely an attempt on the part
of the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation 0 Interest men Who are knit
less in the war workrooms of the asso-
citation at - West Forty-ffth Street.
and up to the present the bachelors
have not been very much interested.
at takes a long time to get an idea
into a bachelors head Guoth Miss
Ruth Guernsey yesterday.
The idea IS that bachelors who have
brothers CT nephews in the service and
have no sisters or female cousins to
knit for tne-n would be glad to patron
ze the workrooms of tho association.
1--WE 10 rot allow any one to knit
for Us exc pit the women who have mon
in the service" said Miss Guernsey
land we are swamped with demands
for work We pay Sl50 for socks and
$3.50 for sweaters. These articles are
then sold in our workrooms - bachelors
and the maney turned back into the
fund to buy more wool Tor the knit
ters"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
other American Jews are being mobi

other American Jews are being mobil-
ized
In the afternoon the three hundred
had been sworn IN at the headquarters
OF the British Canadian Recruiting
Mission. 220 West Forty second Street.
They kept their hats on as they took
the oath Of loyalty, for IN the Jewish
Legion Jewish custom is to rule in all
things.
Mostly they were boys under twenty
and men past thirty-ore. Those OF
draft age We're aliens without even
first papers. There was not Il Stacker
among them. With something tangible
to fight for they were only TOO eager
10 fight. and when the fighting is over
the majority are resolved to finish
their lives il Palestine and build UP
there q nation. Not q few of the older
men had sold out established busi-
nesses. That Jacob Gold, of Boston.
had done, and be had made q viii Civ
ing the entire proceeds of lis pro-.
porous furniture concern to the Zion
ist cause, should he fall in the lighting
Another who had quit business in the
same way was Israel Rosenberg, o.
PhIladel lph;a. man Of forty-five.
To this new QUIT. which sails Thurs
day. Colonel Dennis. of the recruiting
mission. Will present battle flag az
Washington Irving High School to-
Gay. 1t viii be their own flag
M0genDavid
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
[ Especial CORES pondence]

CAMP UPTON, l.. l., March 10
Without realizing it, this New York
city division of the National Army has
put an important milestone to the
rear. A complete half year Of train
ing lay behind as the men stepped
away on their drills yesterday. With
taps" last night another and erimmer
half year was we'll started-the half
year during which the great adventure
is really to begin-to begin and to end,
too. for a good number OF the boys
whom Uncle Sam called up out of the
subway and down out of the sky
scrapers last fall to come and learn
TO fight for him.
Six months ago yesterday it is. that
the division got its first military les
son. 1t was a kindergarten in khaki
then, and not altogether in khaki at
that. The khaki appeared here and
there. without rhyme or reason, as in
crazy quilt; one man had leggins,
one a tunic, one breeches, one wore a
campaign hat and was Il civilian all
the way down to and through his
patent leather shoes. Another, again,
sported an 80. D. shirt with suspend
ers-his last suspenders for a long,
long Uncover the distressed shoul-
out for war down to the detail Of the
fifth pair Of socks.
Six months ago they were trying TO
get 1t through their heads that at the
command right face you turn toward
the soup spoon hand and not toward
the hand which Providence supplied to
hold the telephone receiver.
A kindergarten in khaki six months
ago-t surely was that and now, if
there were such 2 thing as commence
ment to mark the end of the course
which the War Department calls the
school Of The soldier every man
would be entitled to : diploma.
1t was only the outwardness Of what
they know that they showed on that
clockwork parade in town on Washing
tons Birthday. That was proof. mere
~, that they knew how to march, how
to carry themselves. how to carry their
rifles and how to manpuvre with the
best a them in close order
But il wasn't only to the lay eve
of The Tribune CORES spondent who
watched them putting the finishing
touches on their American training
here at pton on this notable day that
they gave the impression Of knowing
what to do with hand grenade. anC
when and how, on the range. to find 9
bulls eye cons iderably smaller ever
than the heart of a Hun.
Officers who have seen the men ir
other National Army camps and the
men in the trenches-our own regu
lars, the poilu and the Tommy, firing
and under re-confrned appearances
out OF their knowledge.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Deluge Of Books at
Library for Troops

The first days drive for 100000
books for the soldiers was great sue
cess. even though a Greek grammar,
The Care and Feeding of Children"
and several volumes of carefully
camouflaged German propaganda found
their way into the huge Nle OF books
that were taken to the Public Library
and its branches yesterday.
From early in the morning until
dusk fell there was 4 veritable deluge
OF books ut Forty-second Street and
Fifth Avenue. where two enormous re-
ceptacles had been placed on the steps
OF the library to receive them. All
day long delivery wagons and automo-
tieth Street and enptied their loads of
literature in book aud magazine form.
Authors Of ali nationalities and to suit
all tastes were represented.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Reserve Officers for
Second Draft Army
Commanders Above Ma jor
Will Be Promoted From
the Regulars
LStaf CoYrsspondence !


WASHlNGTON, March 19.-Reserve
officers now on duty with troops in
training in this country and with the
overseas forces are to be utilized to
othcer all the units UP to battalions to
be formed from the drafted men to be
called IN the second increment. 7 be-
came known to-day at the War Depart
ment.
The training schools now in progress
at the National Army and National
Guard camps are to be continued after
the present training is completed April
10, but only men N the draft army and
the National Guard, with honor stu
dents from military colleges, will be
admitted. The department has def
nitely decided against opening a train
ing camp for civilians, similar to the
one held at Plattsburg, but will depend
upon the training Facilities in connec-
ton with the regular troop training
camps to provide sufficient officers to
fill any need.
The corps Of reserve officers now at
tached to the various training camps
and with the overseas forces are known
as surplus officers. They are said to be
sufficient IN number TO supply all needs
in the next draft uo to and including
the rank of major. Officers of higher
rank will be promoted from -ho ;0ver
grades of the regular army
The department also has under con-
slderation, should the need arise. of
utilizing many OF the officers now as
signed to staff corps posts replacing
them by civilians and officers who are
returned from service in France unable
through injury or illness to continue
active work with troops in the field.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
u.mbers Viii Be Asked 20
loan Their Autos for
the Trips
More Machines Needed
Many Appeals Made by Sol
1;.r,' Relatives for Lifts
on Sundays

Tho Rotary Club IS to give material
..s;s,suce to the American Automobile
,,soc;s.ion's free motor car service
s,,r,eu the city and Camp Upton,
r,mss A. Hemstreet, of the A A. A..
aid last night.
william Gettinger. 8 director of the
s,,ary Club here. called on the A. A. A.
'r,.utive at sol Fifth Avenue yester
!, and indorsed the plan for the
.,sat of soldiers relatives unable to
and the expense Of railroad trip
zamp.
.ar. Gettinger." announced Mr..
snstreet, "thinks the plan worthy OF
. wholehearted support Of his or
a;isa.ion. He has promised TO call
II attention of the members to the
In at an early meeting, and declared
tn he hoped to secure the use Of
ysy members cars for the first run
q March 81 and subsequent Sunday
-as.
IT. Hemstreet is preparing large
w.er. telling OF the auto service
s,sme and appealing for cars for dis
-su.ion il motor clubs and garages
Ills poster will contain stories o. The
an published in The Tribune and
eher papers. They viii give full de-
uls Of the Sunday lift idea. and will
i. ready for distribution late this
.sek. R. Henry Smith will have charge
4 displaying these posters.
q want to make it plain" said Mr.
|asmstreet, last night. thai those vino
|uske these free trips to Camp Uptoc
are not 10 consider themselves the re-
|rpients OF charity. The motor cal.
hxners feel that il is privilege 10
! kslp the relatives o. Uncle Sans men.
NE want them to understand that we
tr happy % be able 10 give them q
bit. They Will be treated as honore !!
/ pests OF their way 10 camp
4 caller yesterday az the \. a. \.
} s1ces was the eighteen-year-old sister
hi a nan q. Yaphank. We haven.
|sxa mT brother N the last SIX weeks -
|she said DO you think you could
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Cards for Drafted Men
Registrants VIII Be Listed by
Occupations

Martin Conboy, director o. the draft
il. New York City and representative
here Of the State Adjutan. General.
announced yesterday that by april I
the Federal authorities VIII have ar
occupation 1 card for each o. the draft
registraHts in the greater CITY.
These cards Mr.. Conboy explained,
will enable the War Department to
gauge the military resog-ce, OF the
metropolis and to place eve,T man IN
the groove IL which he fits best. To-
day M Conhoy Will call for zoo volun-
teers from the ranks of the citv's pub
lie school teachers to assist in the work
o prepar!nE the cards.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Sunday Lifts to Upton

The American Automobile Associ-
alton needs more motor cars for
the first OF its free trips TO Camp
Upton Sunday. March 81. Persons
desiring to give their cars for this
service should communicate with
the Touring Bureau, A. A. A. sol
Fifth Avenue. Relatives of soldiers
at faphank who wish to avail them
selves of the transportation offer
should mail applications to the
same Office. Please include the name
of the soldier or soldiers You wish
to visit.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Gives Up Efforts to Patch
Up Quarrel With Insur-
gent Members
Will Continue Work
Committee ON Devastated
France Will Go On With
Reconstruction

Miss Anne Morgan gave up yesterday
the attempt to patch up her break
with the American Fund for French
Wounded and announced that hereafter
the work of reconstruction at Bleran-
court, in France, would be done under
American Committee on Devastated
France.
Colonel Roosevelt, Henry W. Taft,
Myron T. Herrick, Herbert l.. Satterlee,
Philip Ashton Rollins, Mrs. A. ~ Dixie,
Miss Elizabeth Scarborough. Miss
Maude Wetmore, Mrs Leslie B. Still
we'll, Mrs. Ogden Armour, Mrs William
Crocker and Miss Morgan are named as
the lncorporators of the new organiza-
tion. The COMMITTEES will move from
the headquarters at 73 Park Avenue,
which are to be retained by the parent
organization.
General Petains Letter to Miss Morgan
A letter from General Petain to Miss
Morgan, praising the work of her re-
construction unit in the Asne district
was also made public yesterday. 1t
read:
Il appreciate at its highest value the
report which you have sent me con-
cerning the relief for the civilian popu-
lation in the army zone. Formations
such as yours render not only great
material aid, but contribute in large
measure to the maintenance of tha
good morale of the troops The French
soldiers are largely AGRICULTURAL and
nothing could comfort them more than
20 see their fields cultivated, planted
and harvested
How Break Came About
Rumors of trouble between Miss
Morgan and other officials of the Fund
for French Wounded have been rife
for many weeks. and became public
property soon after Miss Morgan's re-
turn from France a month ago. Mrs.
Ethelbert Nevin, leader OF the IN
surgents. charged that the decision to
enlarge the scope OF the fund to take
IN the reconstruction work had been
arrived at by "undemocratic meth
DDS and that it was Impossible for
the hundreds of branches of the fund
/ all over the country to continue their
support unless they were kept better
/ informed of the plans of .he organ-
zation.
The American Fund for French
Wounded was founded by Miss Morgan
and Miss Maude Wetmore in 1916, when
: the French government was transform
ing deserted converts and schools into
hospitals. wofully lacking in ordinary
hospital conveniences, The American
committee worked first through the
London headquarters under Mrs. Ben
jamin c. Lathrop, who later moved to
Paris and took charge Of separate
American headquarters there.
After the Battle of the Aisne, Mrs
A. NJ. Dixie and Miss Morgan organized
a new activity for the fund-recon-
struction of the villages reclaimed
This work has now grown too big to
flourish in the old organization.
The American Fund for French
Wounded, under Mrs. Nevin, will CON
tinue the work of assisting French hos
pitfalls.
AN appeal for help in this work was
sent out last night to all members of
the organization, declaring that the
separation was in the interest Of the
"greatest service to France and to en-
able each group Of workers to devote
themselves to their separate tasks
without conflict in their activities and
propaganda.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20

General Pershng has appealed to the Amer
can churches IN these WORDS" Counting myself
rcsoonsible for the welfare of our men m every
resoect II is my desire to surround them with the
bes7 influences possible In the fuIhla1eru Of this
SOLEMN uus1 Il seems WISE TO request the aid Of
the churches at home
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20

find room on Easter Sunday for my
mother and me? We could pay some
thing, but we cannot afford the fare
to camp. We would like to go if it
wouldn't be imposing on you
Mr.. Hemstreet assured her any one
of a hundred patriotic motorists would
be glad to carry her to Yaphank. Let
ters from persons who want to make
the free trips continue TO come to the
a. a. A. Offices in large numbers.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
French Arrest Wireless Owner

SAINT NAZAIRE, France, Monday.
March lS-The police have discovered
a wireless outfit concealed in . large
villa at one Of the Fashionable sea-
shore resorts on the right bank Of the
River Loire. The owner OF the villa, a
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
eW lOrk Catholic War Driy
Answers PersE1in8' 2 Call
The Presidents Endorsement:

As Commander in Chief Of the Army and
Navy heartily approve your plan to accumulate
fund to be spent for the spiritual and moral
welfare Of our soldiers and sailors. and am very
much gratlfied to know that your effort. while
born Of the charitable inr.,Ise of single church.
noo~ sec1arian IN ITS scope and purpose and in
tended to confer fundamental benefit upon all
those whose mental moral ard physical health
is our solemn concern" "--VVoodrovv Wilson,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
800 Jews, Ready
To Fight Turks,
Parade in Bronx
Recruits for Allenby's Pal
estine Forces in Fare
well Celebration

II spectacular value the little parade
that started from the Beth Zion Build
ing in The Bronx last night and wound
up with a toodfest in Burlane's Casino
didn't amount to much. Counting out
the police detail, the Boy Scouts and
the organizations" not more than
three hundred were in line. Of uni
forms-oxccpt for those Of T. Dublin
sky's double brass band, already as
familiar to The Bronx as the panoply
Of Third Avenue ~" guards, and worn
as threadbare Of thrills-there We're
none
Some of the marchers wore spats
and patent leather. and others shufiled
in tom shoes. Some walked erect, but
for every Straight man were half
dozen with stopping shoulders, the
finished product of the sweatshop,
creatures OF maehines.
Struggling or striding. though, this
was part Of an army On It's way to war.
The flag which tapped above the
ether Allv-the Mogen-David, with its
lone blue star moving to take its place
on the battle line with the Stars and
Stripes. the Tricolor and the Union
Jack. And the march music that I.
Dubinsky's men played over and over
that was the new Ally's anthem, the
"Hatikvo," the song of a hope that
the Jew has held to through two
thousand years.
4 Farewell Parade
For the three hundred it was fare
We'll parade. Most of them belonged in
Now York Others had come in from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston and a
dozen near cities. All had enlisted in
the Jewish Legion. which the British
government is raising to fight under
Allenby in the Holy Land, and all were
on their way to the training camp ir
Windsor, n. S, where hundreds OF
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05

whereby it was agreed to split the difference between the amount first offered him and the amount he thought he was entitled to.
 Peckinpaagh is to get O. special amount to act as captain of the club during the coming season. It now develops that the Yankees were cap- tainless during both the seasons of 1916 and 1917. Peck was captain of the club in both 1914 and 1915.
 Two other Yankees to sign were Herbert Thormahlen, the massive young left handler from Baltim ore, and Elmer Miller, the outf1elder who has been with the club off and on since 1915. Thormahlen, who is a rookie, was in conference with Hug gins for two hours before he would consent to sign.
New Britain herald., 1918-03-05
TRACK TEAM PREPARING
Trainer kcene Fitzpatrick Starts Work For Coming Season With Princeton Candidates.

Princeton. N. J. March 5.-Prince- ton has not suffered such a great loss of athletes in track as in other sports because of enlistments for war ser vice, and the Tigers are anticipating a successful season on the field this spring. A schedule is being arranged, and while it may be restricted some what by financial considerations it will at least include meet with Col umbia. participation in the Penn re- lays, the usual interscholastic games here some time in May and the Gale donian interclass games in con- junction with the interscholastics.
 About eighty candidates are re- porting regularly to Coach Keene Fitzpatrick. The Tigers are prepar- ing for the Meadowbrook games to be held in Philadelphia next Friday and Saturday. Fitzpatrick is planning to enter about fifteen men, including some members of the freshman squad. One of the features of the meet will be a medley relay race between the Tiger cubs and the Yale freshmen, in which the first man runs a quarter of a mile, the second a half, the third three-quarters and the fourth full mile.
 The return of Stewart 8 quarter miller, makes it seem likely that Princeton will have a varsity mile re- lay team to compete in the Penn relays this spring. Fitzpatrick a couple of weeks ago held plans for a relay team formed of Capt Barrett, Larkin Stewart and Van Meter. The last two by leaving college to enlist compelled Fitzpatrick to change his plans.
 Princetons material is probably not quite as good as it would be in normal
 years. There are only about 75o undergraduates this year, as con- traSted with over 1,590 in normal years, and about 300 of the 75O are freshmen not eligible for varsity teams