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HARDEN SEES NO
CHANCE OF GERMANY
GETTING BETTER TERMS

BERLIN. Via london. May 11--Max-
imilian Harden. editor nf tn" Berlin Die
Zunkunft. writing on tho pcac" treaty.
says:
The reacc conditions ar" not harder
than expected. They were unpleasant
to the greater par, nr III" rcop!". But
could on, really have expected them
otherwSr"
"rhr Germans HAY" not given worry
convincing mental guarantees during
the SIX months since the revolution that
they have changed their system: on tho
contrary tho present government and
the press have used tn" Sanr' methods
Of incit rment thr same tricks Of hluii
US under tho old rule nf the petty nohil
lty.
The governments pToclamatiunS and
speeches arr only bad copies of the kai-
S"rs time. Tho whole press rcsoundS IN
protests and has started Il campaign If
inCit"mcnI against tn" allies. cCu"hcd in
violent language. II IS nEltaiinE for re-
fuSal 10 sign The treaty. and In what
uscn All must knAw that tho allies, by
kcrpinE up III" blockade and occupying
the coal districts. can force Germany Ia
sign whntcVrr they wnni.
Tho allies have hnrn thtratencd thai
Germany would Join III" EolShcVikI. l'ui
,ha, would bc suicidal. Thr only way
30 rescue III" country is by rr"nncSs
and honesty The revolution has hrcn
- great disappointment.
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task entruste ed TO me by my country. the
aspect in which the situation presented
itself in my mind from day to day and
nv reasons for the decisions which
guided the action Of tho troops under
my command.
MY desire here is TO recall exactly
what was in my mind on the morning OF
September i. which saw the opening OF
the Battle uf the Marne. and TO describe
the view which presented itself to mo
Of the situation on both sides: in other
words. tho basis for the orders which
were issued 10 the troops.
These orders were necessarily founded
upon my own personal appreciation OF
the situation as it appeared to me at the
moment. It was impossible for me to
know that stuat ion accurately in all its
details. For instance, I could not then
know. as know now, that the Germans
had abandoned their vigorous offensive
twenty-four hours earlier than this, nor
should have conceived It possible that
they could have done 50.
Reverting. then. to my general view
Of things on the morning Of the: 6th: In
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Boy Scout Week Is
Proclaimed By the
President Of the U. S.

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Presideht
Wilson. in n proclamation made public
hcrc today. recommended that the period
beginning Juno To Flag Day, June u,
hr observed over the country as boy
scout week for the purpose Of strength
cninE the work Of I'll" boy scouts OF Am
erica. The president urged that in every
community citizens committee be or
ganiscd Ia Cooperate in carrying out a
program, for extending the Boy Scout
program rn 4 larger proportion Of Am"-
crican hnyhood."
Under plans announced by James f..
West. chief scout executive. nation
wide campaign will hc conducted for l.
nn1. 400 associate members 10 act As
scout masters. assistants and other lead
ers Of tho scout troops. The country
will bc divided into twelve, districts with
headquarters for each al Boston. New
York, Philadelphia. Cleveland. Richmond.
Atlanta, Chicago. ST. Louis. Minneapolis.
Kansas City. Dallas and San Francisco.
Each district will bc given quota OF
associate members to enroll.
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Tho latest reports showed that French
and british solGicrs alike wcr" animated
by the highest spirit and meant ito do
or die" AS regards the British army.
rnnforcemcnts had arrived. Deficiencies
in armament and material had been par
TALLY made good and, most important or
all. the promise of an inmediatea dVancs
against the enemy had sent q thrill OF
eXl,ltation and enthusiasm throughout
the whole force. a modiCum uf rest had
also been secured.
AS I havr said before. II is not my
purpose in these pages to write his
tnrr Many volumes have hcen pub
.is!rd with this object. They have ap-
prared in many countries hnd IN man!
languages \ few have seemed to me
no b. Wonderfully accurate accounts.
considering the great difficulty of arriv-
ing at tho truth long before the. time
when full and authentic material can
possibly be available.
All have had in my mind in writing
this book il 10 explain. sn far as can.
my own part throughout these great
events in carrying out the responsible
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ANOTHER CENTRAL
AMERICAN SCRAP

SAN JOSE Costa. Saturday. May IL
, President Tn"co.i "f Costa Rica- on no.
ing informed OF the crossing OF Inc
northern frontier by hostile forces. is
sued a mnnfrsto in which h" declared:
An army Of NicaraEuan and Mexican
huccamccrs with n few Costa Ricans
harkrd by President Chamorro. has in
1.yadrd IN, country" uEmiiano Cham
nrro is president of Nicaragua.)
General mobilization followed tho IS
suancc Of tho manifesto. resulting IN III
teen casualties to tho invaders and three
10 thr government forces.
President Tinncn decided I" korp upnr
iI," defensive in n continued effort &c
escape border complica tionS.
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He was ignorant Of the condition OF
the army as knew it. and was mistaken
in his assertion that rcinforcementS or
men and material had already reached
me. The impression conveyed ny his
visit was that had. greatly magnilt"d
tho losses which had occurred and "x-
agEcratcti lhr condition of tho troops.
, II WAS difficult to resist such pressure.
Fortunately. was able TO do 80
When day dawncd on the cNSr mrInor-
ablr murning Of September 4. 1911. some
ray of The great hopes in which had
INDUCED during the tlrst two or three
days III my headquarters at Lc Catcau
seemed to revive. Taught now hy bit
! ter experience. felt more than over tho
necessity of hcing prepared for anything
There was much. however, Ia inspire
confidence Great changes had been
madr among tho higher commanders in
! tho army Of our allies. The finest mil
itary. leaders of France wcrc now head
ing The splendid soldiers of that truly
martial attention. and we had all learned
most valuable and practical lessons in
! the hard school OF adversely.
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French Gives Thrilling Pen Picture the German Defeat the Marine l9

the first place, my personal conterSno
with Jof1re on the night OF the tths -
put me in full possession OF his e14ek:
plans and all that waS in his mind s.. .s saSI
His intention was to attack Atseil
points "au fond.r to inflict a cru1hlAIs
defeat on the whole German armYSe1s
our front by assailing its flank Eltht49
Sixth French and British armies - Is
ing from line running ronfhl13u:
LIE Plessis-BclleSille on the nnf9et
through cuisy. - Iverny-Neufmontier
-Meaux. across tho Aarne to VliiefNc5
sur Morin--Rozoy-La Shapelle sD1GeSi
to Gastins on the south. ,..S.ftSii.E
At the same time the Fifth sFrenehs
army was To advance north fromAttaY
present position and. with all the FrencA
armies 10 it's right. Franchct dEspete1,
was to make simultaneous frontal.1aa{
tack. s..:E..sS.sl
The following were General Jo0x1:
orders Of September 4: $50 s::sE s:s =. s
l. Advantage must be taken OF .fAH5s
risky situation of the German Fir
- .(coataarsA o. 1Age c1agAA -
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rank and ffle Of the army.
Ny main object in writing this record
is explain as clearly as possible 10 my
cuuutrymen the line Of thought whlch
was in my mind. the objects set out 70
attain and the reasons why l dlrecteo
the troops as l did and came to the de-
cisious ut which ! arrived at each sue
cessive phase Of tn" operations.
I am anxious to lay particul ar stress
on a principle which seems to DC OF lne
utmost Importance. namely. the danger
Of undue interference by the Gurt<7ment
at home with the commander OF an army
in the field. Stanton'S interference win
Mcclellan in the American Civil war
should have been a sufficient warning.
have referred to The naturnl anxiety
which was deeply fcll by tho French
president. government and generals for
the safety OF Paris.
The utmost pressure was brought to
bear upon me TO alter my dispositions
so as to make dangerous stand on lines
and in places in which. In my judgment,
would have exposed the British army TO
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the greatest danger of annihilaton.
The shattered condition Of my troops
was not realized. hut perhaps in S'iew
| Of the situation such pressure was nat
urnl and inevitable
l had the power. in accordance with
! the instructions which l had received
before coming to France. to use by full
discretion in agreeing TO or resisting
such demands, and in all my hapPy eN-
perience OF Them never did ] find my
| before coming to France, TO usr my full
sistancc when they realized the true
| reason for II.
But when. in spite Of my earnest rep
reseniation Of tho true condition Of af.
| fairs, the secretary or state for war him
self. and tho government with him.
| backed By the authority they possessed,
| to enforce their views. I was placed in
| q position of tho utmost difficulty.
Lord Kitchener came to Paris with no
| other object than to insist urcn my mr.
| resting tho retreat. although NO signs OF
In halt appeared at any part Of the Al
| lied line,
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EVENTUALIT|ES
PREPARED FOR:
BY ENTENT
LONDON, May 11.-Marshal
Foch is returning to the front to-
morrow, according to a Reuter-
dispatch from Paris.

It Is presumed that tho departure
or rrsrs4a1 Toch. tnA gereralissaIno
OF tho Allied armies, for tho front ca
the Rhine, iy . measure In pTepars-
ton for tho eventuaHty Of the Ger
mans finally declining to aeoapt the
pSoco treaty that has been handed to
thsrn BY tho allies at Vefsailes.
Anar1can, British, french eph Bel
star armies are now occupying Ger
1nSn territory between tho former
frontier and tho Rhine, together with
pridgeheads extending beyond tho
farther bank Of tho river at Coolenz'
ColoSne and Msya1ce. Tho Arnef1--
cans are at Coblenz. tho British at
Cologne and the Frorch at Mayenee.
tsy Tho Associated Press).
Tho German delegates to tho peace
conference. evidently arc working hard
10 absorb in detail tho demands en-
hraced in the lengthy peace treaty
They seem. however. to BE- putting Iortn
their objections to the doculnent article
by article when demands arc encounter
I'd against which they CONSIDER 'rs
have reason 70 dcnlur.
In tho meantime Marshal Foch is TO-
ported unoftlcially to have mad" pr"par-
,rinns 10 return to tho front Monday.
Further notes have been forwarded 10
tho French foreign office by tn" Ger
mans. in addition 10 tho representations
made last week by Count Hon hrock-
dnrft-Rantzau in seeking modification OF
,crms in tho peace treaty that mo ma
,;on could endure" These communica-
tions deal with the subjects Of. PRISON
crs OF war and labor legislation. In
general tho labor clauses of the treaty
arc satisfactory To tho Germans. VINO.
however declare thrs" DO rot GO tar
enough and suggest labor convention
at Eersa9... = 6iscuS> tho points rais-
ef.
PRESIDENT NN1es7a - e;eu 10 nave
actively collaborated nj the replies 10
the first communication Of the ''er-
mans. in ono Of which il was set 1nrth
that The allies csuld ADM -. no otdls-
cussions Of their right to insist upon the
terms OF the peace treaty. substantially
as drafted.
Six or the lesser lights%of the German
peacc delegation have departed from
Versailles for S"rlin. undoubtedly TOT
o. th. purpose OF d'scNssiRs the peace
. situation with tho German government.
Late dissatisfaction Berlin assert
@+r.,.-.as great wave Of dissatisfaction Is
sveepinr over Germany as result CT
full knowledge having come OF the terms
CONTINUED on Page Ten-)
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AS 1T LOOKS TO HEINIE
No Reason For Rise
jnthe Price Of Flour,
Declares Grain Boss

NEW YORK. May 11.-There has
been no real reason for any advance in
the price OF flour in America. julius
Barnes. United States wheat director.
told Mrs. Eva J. Snow. OF W"litieei
Mass. In a lcttcr made public here to-
day. in viii, IL he answered her note
pleading for relief from III" increasing
cost Of food necessities.
we hav" protected ,ho domestic sup
ply, without jeopardy" he Declared
land mills and dealers are beginning
ta realize this aand recover their husi-
ness sanity.
"As for the future" hr continued.
"thcrc is everything Of encouragement
without promising any1 hing radical.
Presumption Of production by 4Gn.-
0n0. Gn0 people in Europe" h" said. will
tighten tho strain on America"
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British and Americans !!
Halt RuInanian Adra1

GENEVA. Saturday. May 1o.-I1yseI
vance toward Budapest has been 49,
hv orders from representatives ofs:tAN
allied and associated powers. accnnetn
TO Inc Rumanian bureau at Berne. $ 1ae
bureau sent the following meSaA9osSfM
Tho American and .EnSitah SEnyN
mcnts. through their REPRESENTATIVE
misssions in Vienna. have stoppedstA
advance Of the Rumaniau armie9SNl
Budapest. The reasons are -,
but probably are political
LONDON, Saturday. May s19sS&o4s
Hungarian war office reports. 1a
pulse Of the RurnanianS near
dispatch TO the Exchange ,TeleG
company. A Rumanlan retreAtft
clared to .have been compelled.
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PAIR Of YANK
PLANES IN HOP
OFF ON MONDAY
WILL NOT WAIT FOR
THE DISABLED NC-4
Commander Towns Discloses
Cross-Ocean Flight Awaits
Only Favorable Weather

ST. JOHNS. y. T.. May 1l.-A
landing place for the United
state" navy's diriEiblc ca was
Se].ctcd near here today by
/, Lieutenant Charles G. Little. I.
/ S. ~, commanding a special avl-
alton group from tho cruiser
! Chicago and announcement was
mad, that tho flight To St Johns
ny The big airships will be under
tnlicn within a few days. The G.;
was said to b. making ready TOT
! It's flinlt at Montauk. New York.
Lieutenant Little emphasized the
statement that the cruise TO
I Newfoundland was a test flight
and that tho United States navy
had not yet engaged in positive
! attemp, TO send the diriglole
across"
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18th and 18th InstaGment

In these pages have avoided, as far
as possible. any detailed account of the
many splendid engagements which have
added new and undying lanrels to the
regiments which fought them.
I repeat that the main cause or tne
success which prepared this vast battle
ground ana opened the way Tor the de-
Sssive battle Of the Marne is to be found
IN the able dispositions made by the
leaders, tho magnificent example, set by
officers and non-comnisaioneoSo orncers
and in the wonderful spirit t:eou9aEe. ana
endurance which was dispIaSfe8 by the
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BY ris,d uGarshal v1sroQnt 17ench, Of
YprcS, x. p. o. NJ, etc, copyr1sht 1913
nv The Kew York Horald 90. 2egts-
+e.sSstn caHnds IN aecortanoe Win the
eopyISxat act. Copyrighted N 6Test
Br1Sata. Copydght-1S19 by HorSasor-
ndfflt1a Go.
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NORWAY SEEKING AN
INDEMNITY FOR SHIPS

LONDON May 1l.-A wireless dis
patch from Christiania states that the
foreign minister has sent a, request TO
III" peace conference al Paris seexine
an indemnity from Germany for NOT
wegian vessels sunk by the Eer1nans'
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WEATHER FORECAST.

For ohio-Tair aud somewhat war1ii-
er Monday; Tuesday fair
For western PcnnsTlv1nta-Partly
cloudy annd slightly wSrmcr Monda!
TucSday fair and warner.
For Vast virFinis-Ta:r M,aSay
and Tuesday; rising tfI:P"rAturs
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rc4 ui1, Not F1y Today.

WASHINGTON. May 11.-Llcutenant
Commander Read notified the navy de-
partrnent from Chatham. tonight that
while the NC-i had successfully rlooen
MI, Tho Gale he would not attempt 10 re-
sumo the flight TO Halifax tomorrow. be-
cause of adverse weather. conditions.
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HOLLAND GETS
DEMAND FOR
WAR; 8 AUTHOR
DECIDES TO GIVEUP
KAISER FOR TRIAL
Dispatch From The Hague As
serts Netherlands Has
Come to Decision

PARIS. May 1.-THE Temps publishes
a note from the Dutch legation At Paris
declaring that the demand forthc extra
dition of the former German emperor has
reached Holland.
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LONDON. May 10-The Dutch gov
eminent has decided to surrender the
former German emperor to the allied and
associated powers. according TO IL dis
patch from The Hague To the National
News
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.GFRNANs PROPOSE IMMEDIATE ::
RETURN Of WAR PRISONERS

leagues. eidenvtly discussing with them
tho terms Of the treaty, Later the count
look his usual automobile drive.
The prrfrct of the department says
tho arrangements for tho reception OF
the Austrian delegation will not be com
plcte before. the end Of the week. as Two
of tho families whose villas are 70 30
reouisticned for their use must find new
quarters.
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EVERY COUNTY
IN CLEVELAND
DISTRICT OVER
$47o,OOO, 1000 TOTAL {;
$40, 900, 900 OVER QUOTA: q !:
Fifteen Million Subscribers IN:
the Nation - Largely
0versubscribed

w NA'oll-NUlO-NJ D1oy -
latest figures from the Cleveland
district gave a total Of $47O,4OO
900, about $2O,OOo,OO0 in excess.
of the quota for the Victory loan: q:
Every county in the district is be-!
]icved to have exceeded its quota
The last total reported from the;
Philadelphia district was $4O0,-
100000. -
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Fifteeni
million Americans bought Victory Lib. Lib,
ertv notes in the campaign which closed
last night. according to estimates re.:. re-:
ccivcd today by the treasury from 1edr!
eral reserve banks. This compares witn;
about y, ,ooo. 900 purchasers in the fourth.
loan. 1000. 900 in the third 100000 IN: Ia:
the second and 100000 in the first. .4
A few additional reports Of subscrip.s
tjons came in today but no attempt was
made TO tabulatc them. The totals n; a;
complied still stood at $3.S4s. .0u0,ooo pug;
late reports emphasized the earlier tnd1ss
cations that the loan had been heavily,
oycr-subscribed. ) -
Banks will have until May 20 to re-i
port their subscriptions to federal re-.
serve banks will report to the treasury
by May -.
Federal reserve district committees:
estimated the number of subscribers IN
their territories as follows: Mtnnea:r
poIis, 1.ooo. 900: Chicago 1.200OOo Cleve-t
land l.560.O0o: Boston 100000; Phiiadelss::
mia 100000: San Francisco Soo,o0o;i
Kansas City 9O6.O00. The other disss.
tricts could not estimate accurately their,
subscribers but based on the reducea
totals as compared with the fourth loan;
rho remaining five districts should pro-
ducc enough additional individuals snp-,,
scrihers to bring the total up. to le'oVo.ccs
o0c the treasury announced. -.
The Chicago district estimated Its to::
| tai at more than s74S.o09'"oo OF "mcn,
the city Of Chicago subscribed about,
se4o. 300 900 without the aid :, OF s
| OHllhS. r
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niscnss Greek Affairs

rARIS. May ll-(By The Associatedl
---l'rasident Wilson intended TO spend
th.. day in the country. but the French
prrmisr. II. C'l"menceau. the British for;
cien SECRETARY. Arthur j.. Balfour and
Premier Eenizclns Of Greece. called at
noon and conferred with NM IL IN
Ierslo0d ,ha: the discussion related to
Greek affairs which will soon be taken
up with the Turkish and Bulgarian
treaties
In the afternoon tho president went
for an extended automobile trip.
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CHATHAM, Mass May 1.-the ny
dru-airi,lanc NC-4 remained stormbound
here today. With continuance Of the
strong northeast wind and driving rain
which set in last night, Lieutenant
Commander Read again postponed re-
sumption Of his flight to Halifax. inter
rupIcd on tho trip from Rockaway Bearh
last Thursday when the plane was
forced 10 descend OFF Cape Cod because
Of engine Q trouble. AS soon as the
weather permits tho SC-4 will hasten to
Halifax and thence to Trepassey. New
found,and TO Join the EC-1 and the NC
which arrived there Yesterday in prep
aration for their flight across the At
iantic.
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Two German Notes

PtRIS. May 1.-Two additional notes
have been sent by Count Won Brock
dorfT- Rantzau. head Of tho German
peace delegation. to Premier Clemenceau
As president Of the peace conference.
The notes. which were forwarded Sat
urday evening. dealt with tho subjects
of prisoners of war and labor leG1sia-
ton.
Tho replies which tho council Of four
sent TO the preceding German notes
made public Saturday wore drawn up;
according 10 Temps. with the personal
and particularly active collaboration OF
President Wilson.
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PARIS May 11.-Thc council OF four
of the peace conferenc" has not F"'
taken up the question OF Fiume for set
,lemeRt. according TO the Havas Asency:
The couucif OF rS'rrirn ministers mas
,.certy s:a!sEe1 tse -rnrI nt d"Am!ta1-
ing the Austro-Hungarian boundary. II
.is added. The reports OF the various
committees on this problem were adopt
ed in their entirety
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VERSAILLES. 3May 11--(By The AS:
sociated PrcSs)-hdditional r"mmunlca-
tions from tho German peace mission
were submitted todSy in scaled cnv'I-
opes through tho Tfcnch liaison Officer
10 the French foreign office. tn" Tor
eign ofric" alon" ls coEnizant or tho d"c-
uncntS
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TRlIPASSEY, y. f.. May 1l.-Wth
the navy's transatlantic night Huafo-
ships AT their ocean stations and inc
blr scaplanrs SC-l and NC-3 declared
aficr inspection tu have hccn uninjured
hv their long trip from Rocka"aF
Reach. Ncw York. Indications tonight
wcrr that tn" planes will start on tneir
1c40 milo flight to tho Azores at the
first instant Commander John II. low
crs decides the weather is Favorable.
T,rcrarations are virtually completed
md il is believed the aviators Will NOT
sacrifice a favorable opportunity oS
waiting for the delayed NC-4. The ar
mon held a closed conference after cH-
aminnG the planes today but the de-
cisions reached were not announced.
Officers expressed satisfaction with
the result Of tho long coastal flight mere
for although four times driven from
their course by shifting winds Such rs
ar" expected in mid-occan they were en-
ahlcd. by their navigating apparatus 10
correct errors viii hin TWO minutes.
Officers directing the naval fliEht
SAID the question oI "helhfr NV ~
will start with the other two planes de-
ponds upon the time she arrives nero: a.
favorable weather may cause the EC-l
and NC-3 IT, start with a little warning.
Thc star, prarhably will he made without
further trial flights if weather condl-
! lions in mid-ocean soon become favor
able -,
When tho start is mado. tho planes will
probably fly the first part Of the Azores
| leg" by might. The planes will be
manned by crews or five. A speed or
siSty miles an hour is expected 10 be
/ made with the weather determining the
altitude. The planes yesterday carried
o5. mo pounds each. The overseas flight
will he attempted with $4,000 pounds
burden.