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New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Cleaves Bids
Farewell to
Old Comrades
Tells Officers and Men of
Cruiser and Transport
Service They Made Rec
ord Unequalled in History
Is Admiral Tomorrow
Will Run Up His Flag on the
South Dakota and Soon
Sails for Eastern Station

Vice Admiral Albert Cleaves. COM
mander during the war of the cruiser
and transport force-that part of the
navy that took 'em over and brought
EN- back-wrote a letter of farewell
to his associates in this branch of the
service yesterday Tomorrow his new
nag, bearing the four stars of a full
admiral, will be run up to the mast
head of the South Dakota, lying IN the
Hudson off Ninety sixth Street, and he
Will soon leave aboard her for Manila.
there to assume command of the Ash
attic Squadron.
Captain c. B. Morgan, commander
of the lmperator, will succeed to the
command Of the cruiser and TRANSPORT
squadron, with the rank of temporary
rear admiral He will achieve this
rank permanently at the first vacancy.
In his letter of farewell to the men
OF the cruiser and transport service
Admiral Gleaves says:
"The task Of the cruiser and trans
port force of the United States feet
IS now nearly finished. You may. with
justice, take pride in its ACCOMPLISH
ment BY your irdefatigable energy
you have surmounted difficulties ana
achieved record unequalled in the
annals of overseas troop transporta-
ton.
The cruiser and transport Force
started only a month after the United
States entered the war. has develoned
INTO fleet of l49 ships, manned bv
4,238 officers and SO, ,O3O men. In snire
OF the submarine, this fleet. prior to
the armistlce, without a single loss due
TO enemy action, carried 9l1.O47 fight
lngmen to Europe and supplied cruiser
escort for these and for SO9.3l3 also
who took passage in foreign ships
After the signing Of the armistice, the
transport fleet expanded still more. and
mas brought back, in ten months. s.
per cent OF our overseas army. an
proxlmately 100000 men. You have
Vransported across the Atlantic grand
total of 2,511,O47 soldiers.
IN rellnquishing command. | wish
70 ehank you tor your loyal support
and cooperation. 1t was these. com
olned with native ingenuity and deter
mlnatlon that made possible YOUR
brilliant performance of the ayact-
ing, arduous, and hazardous duties of
this service. 1t has been great honor
to have served with you in comrade-
ship and in full communion of devotion
to great cause.
I'm this service, the army and navy
have worked together, shoulder TO
shoulder IN harmony and cordial CO.
operation. Eacn mas been necessary
to the other.
goodbye"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Guard Association Urges
Army Training in Schools
Would Start instruction at Ia
and Graduate Men Into
State Militia

Universal military training in the
schools, with the graduation of men
thus trained into the National Guard, is
the most recent plan for organizing the
national defence. Itssis advocated by
the National Guard Association, and its
details were issued yesterday through
the National Security League.
The association speaks of the eco
nomic and educational disruption that
will result If, as is provided under
other plans, boys of nineteen are taken
into the army for training. At this
age, it is pointed out, the average male
has become either wage-earner or a
college student.
Let US begin" the plan says, eat the
age OF fourteen with a course of mill
tary framing IN our school system,
making use of our schools without go
ing to the expense of creating a great
force for instruction in military camps
Require the study of military subjects
and the passage of examinations, just
rs any other subject is handled. In
connection with this drill at least
once q week, making use of the ar
mories throughout the country, without
any additional expense except that of
an instructor.
"After this preliminary training
which shall be given in small doses
spread over a period of two or three
years, let US take the boy during vaca
ton time into camp and give him not
to exceed two months of intensive mill.
tary training in the field.
"Then, with the foundation we'll laid,
graduate him into the citizen soldiery
of the nation-the National Guard"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Permanent Transport
Reserve Is Proposed
Hines Plan Calls for Fleet
Capable of Transporting
200. 900 Men

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Organiza-
ton Of permanent "transport re-
serve" capable Of carrying 142 600
troops is proposed by the War De-
partment as a part of the army reor-
ganization plan. This reserve, with
the regular army transport fleet, would
make il possible to move an exped-
tionary force Of nearly 10000 men
Immediately on the outbreak of war
The plan. as outlined by Brigadier
General Frank T. Hines, in charge of
the army transport service, contem-
plates reserving title to fifteen of the
former German passenger ships and a
number Of cargo carriers, with their
ALLEGATION to commercial lines on the
condition that the crews be enlisted in
the transport reserve and that no
structural changes in the vessels be
made by the operators. All OF the
ships are now in perfect shape for
army use, and General Hines would
have them subject to periodical in
spection by army engineers to insure
their being kept in that state.
The Leviathan, George Washington.
Mount Vernon and Savannah are among
the ships listed to be retained if Con-
gress approves the plan.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

Secretary Baker caused General PERISH
ing to take up its organization on May
81, 1917. The work Of the division
included the investigating and acquir-
ing Of entirely new equipment for the
war, since nothing Of the sort then
used in France was known in the spor-
adic fighting on the border.
Showed Glass of Veterans
Tn~ division sailed on June IA, 1917.
IN six transports, arriving in France on
June 26, 81 and %. 1t went into train
ing al once and, much to the amaze
ment and JOY Of the watching French
generals, showed that it was composed
OF earnest, hard fighting men who
who could take their places with the
veterans of every power of the Allies.
On October 23, 1917, Battery C, 9Th
Field Artillery, fred the first artillery
shot into the ranks of the Germans.
The shot was fred on orders Of the
then First Lieutenant Idus McClendon.
The following day the American in
fantry in the Luneville sector, just
ahead of their artillery, fired several
thousand "hrst shots" at the boche.
From that day until the signing Of
the armistice the division was in the
thick of the fighting. selected by Gen
eral Pershing for the most difficult
and dangerous tasks assigned to Amer
lean troops.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
"A Per Cent Of
Former Fighters
Still Seek Jobs
Not Enough Positions Open
for Type of Men Apply
ing, Says Secretary Smith
of Unemployment Bureau

Forty-four per cent Of the service
men discharged in New York have not
been able to get permanent jobs, ac-
cording to Alfred L. Smith, executive
secretary of the Unemployment com
mittee. Mr.. Smith gave out state
ment yesterday explaining that his
committee intended to remain at work
until the returned soldiers, sailors and
marines had been placed He hoped the
situation would be relieved by Novem-
ber |, he said.
Records Of the committee show that
on a normal day last week 2l3 of the
429 applicants had not worked since
their discharge from military service,
some of them eight months ago. The
remaining 2l6 were for the most part
men for whom only temporary employ
ment had been found, which now was
at an end
Major Bigelow estimates" said Mr..
Smith, that about A per cent of the
discharged service men in New York
City have not been placed. OF course,
.HS 4iSuIeS llISt uuOltU are represent
tative Of but a single day. Figures
complied by Colonel Arthur Woods. as
sistant to the Secretary of War, who
is cooperating with US. show that in
thlrty-eight states about 81 per cent
of the eX-fghters have not obtained
employment.
These figures demonstrate conclu-
sively that there are not enough posi-
tlons open which can be filed by the
type of men applying at the Reemploy-
ment Bureau.
During the last few days the num-
Der of new registrants az the bu-
reau has declined somewhat, but this
has been Offset by a corresponding de-
crease in the number of jobs sent to
the bureau
Since the bureau was launched
some four months ago positions have
been found for almost 10000 former
soldiers, sailors and marines.
To-day there are about 1000 vacant
positions on file at the bureau. This
however, does not indicate the
actual number of positions now avail
able for former service men, AS some
Of the jobs have never been filiable bv
the class of men applying at the bu-
reau. The number also includes repeat
calls from employers who have not
been able to get the desired help from
the ranks of civilians"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Ansell Makes Appeal
For ssArmy of Citizens''
''Archaic Military Syste m'
Keeps Young Men Out of
Service, He Says
NeW York Tribune
Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, Aug. 3O.-Young
men are being kept out Of the United
States army, Lieutenant Colonel An
sell testified before the Senate Mill
tary Affairs Committee to-day. be-
cause Of the "archaic military system"
maintained by the War Department.
The department has failed he said.
to visualize the fact that the United
States must have an "army of citi
zens" and not of professional soldiers
lie objected to subjecting an army
of citizens" to the present system of
dispensing military justice
Our system is not war system -
Lieutenant Colonel Ansell asserted at
always has had to be torn down in
times Of war"
Attacking the War Departments
statements that discipline must be
left to Fighting men" and not illegal
men," he said: II have seen law men
at the front and I have seen MANY
supposedly fighting men who we're far
to the rear. Why, General Persh.nr
vas IN no more danger than YOU arc
llght here, except when he went TO
the front to inspect an organization,
The headquarters of the A. E. F. never
went through night air raid, they
were not in as much danger as was
Paris, and of course that was as it
should have been"
Army caste was severely criticised
by Lieutenant Colonel Ansell. "Whv
leave these matters of our law to men
Just because they have shoulder strans
We wouldn't attempt it in any other
institution. Why do it IN the army ?"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Three Liners Sail
For Europe; Many
Notables on Board
Baltic Carries Largest Pas
senger List Since End of
War: Gen. Vanderbilt and
Judge Parker Go Abroad

The steamships Baltic, Of the White
Star Line; the Royal George, of the
Cunard Line, and La Lorraine, of the
french Line, sailed from this port yes
fJerday for Liverpool, Plymouth and
HaVre, respectively. The Baltic car
RED .I4O passengers, of whom 275
class passengers. The passenger list
was declared to be the largest of any
vessel since the end of the war. The
Royal George carried 144 saloon and
l42 cabin Passengers.
Among those sailing on the Baltic
were former Judge Alton B. Parker
and John H. McFadden, a prominent
cotton man Of New York and Liverpool.
Mr.. Parker said he was sailing princi-
pally to meet friends in France and
England Another passenger was Paul
sailed to complete business plans in
France and England.
Other passengers were Sir John and
Lady Aird. Sir John is head OF the
Canad an Bank of Commerce, of Mon
treal. He will visit London and Paris.
W. c. Disston, of Philadelphia; Rob
ert c. Cairns, Arthur E. Fairchild, Ed
win Thompson, Sir Thomas Robinson
and Robert Garner, the latter two di-
rectors Of the United Drug Company,
were also on the Baltic
Passengers on the Royal George ia
cluded Brigadier General Cornelius
Vanderbilt, Colonel G. A Derrick, of
the British army, and Sir William G.
Bart, head of several British steam
ship companies. General Vanderbilt
was accompanied by Richard 7. Crane
jr. Sir William had been in the United
States consulting with shipping men
on trade matters.
Government operation Of steamship
lines in time of peace is an absolute
failure, Sir William said. There is not
enough shipping to meet the demands
of commerce under any operating ar
rangement, he said, but private owner
ship is able to get more efficiency from
the shipping available. Sir William
and his party came here August - on
his steam yacht Adventures, after
making a voyage of 11,131 miles in
forty-eight sailing days. They left
Dartmouth, England, June s, and
stopped in Queenstown and Falmouth,
Spain, Rio Janeiro and other South
American ports before coming here.
La Lorraine, with all cabins taken,
had l75 first cabin, $50 second cabin
and $50 steerage passengers on board
Among the passengers were Preston
N. Smith, ". 7. Brown, Colonel J. NJ
fairfield and Count La Lande.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Red Cross Motor Corps
Ends lis War Activities

The Metropolitan District Motor
Corps of the American Red Cross. an
organization of women for emergency
service, ended its career as d militia ~
auxiliary with the closing Of Debarka-
ton Hospital No 3. Its record IN
cludes a mileage OF 1,048.852 during
the last eight months and the trans
portation Of 1926 passengers from
Hoooken, among whom were 1925 lit
ter patients, l5.Al5 ambulance patients
and S,2oo Red Cross nurses.
After the Perth Ambov explosion
last October the corps answered sew
eral thousand calls. During the m
iluenza epidemic here it handled 5000
cases.
Headquarters will be maintained al
A East Twenty-third Street. and the
corps, with its thirty-six ambulances.
vail be ready for emergency calls.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Caravan Found Lost Airrnan
Broken Propeller Forced PHO.
of Goliath to Land

PARIS, Aug. 3o.-The owners of the
French airplane Goliath, which was
forced to land north of Dakar, French
West Africa, recently because Of
breaking a propeller while on flight
from Versailles to Dakar, received to-
day their first telegram from Pilot
Bossoutrot explaining the breakdown
in the machine
The bolts holding the right propeller
broke said the message The ma
cnlne continued on for for thirty-hve
minutes with one engine, but because
OF the high temperature this engine
became overheated and the Goliath
landed on sloping beach at high tide.
In doing so i turned and a7n into the
sea. The landing was north of St.
Louis. 1t was six days before we were
rescued. Meanwhile we obtained water
oy dlstillatIon- We were found by
9ativeS and then by caravan from
Mederdrah."
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
$40 U. S. Troops Start
Home From, Siberia
Transport Thomas Expected to
Reach America in October
With Fighters From East

VLADIVOSTOK, Aug. 10 (By The
Associated Press). - The American
transport Thomas, with 600 replace
ment troops, arrived here this morning.
The vessel will sail August % with $40
American soldiers aboard for Manila
by way of Nagasaki arriving at San
Francisco in about forty-five davs,
This is he first large detachment OF
the American forces in Siberia to sail
for home.
Seventy-fve men OF the American
Expeditionary Force have already been
sent home. The detachment which will
leave on the Thomas includes the
Class A allotment and other deserving
cases.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Plot Is Discovered 10 Siay
New Costa Rican President

SAN SALVADOR. Republic Of Sal
vador, Aug. % Discovery OF plot to
assassinate President Julia Acosta of
Costa Rica and General Chao. chief Of
the revolutionary forces which car
ried out successful revolt in that
country recently, is reported in dis
patches received here from Managua.
Followers Of Federico A Tinoco
former president, who fed from Costa
Rica when the revolution was success
full, are said to have been interested
in the plot.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Allies Prepare TO Free Foe
Mission To Be Named TO Re-
patriate German Prisoners

PARIS, Aug. 3o.-The process of re-
patrlation of German war prisoners
Will begin immdiatly, according to smi-
official announcement to-day, and will
be conducted unde the auspices of an
inter-Allied commission, to which viii
be added German representatives a
soon as the treaty comes into force.
1t also was announced that the Allied
and associated powers desired to make
1t quite clear that the continuation Of
this policy. from which the German
soldiers would so greatly benefit. would
depend upon the fulflment by the
German government and people of all
their Obligations
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Pershing Glad To Be Guest
Cables Hylan He Is Honored
by Invitation

Inc following cablegram was re-
ceived from General Pershing bv
Mayor Hylan yesterday:
accept with deep appreciation and
pleasure the invitation Of the Deonle
OF the City Of New York to be Their
guest during my stay there, and feel
hlghly honored by this tribute to the
American Expeditionary Forces, which
| repreSentn
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

the pamphlets. 1t is shameful for
man in uniform to accept individual
charity after the generosity of the
people toward the welfare societies.
"13. In one state law has been
passed to stop this practice; ordinances
have been passed in many cities pro-
hibiting it. 1t is generally viewed with
disgust.
at is to be hoped sufficient public
opinion will be aroused soon to in
f1uence the authorities to take action
making further exploitation Of the pub
lie impossible"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Judge Ray Improving
Special CorresDoude4

- Jttl IN CU7TtSIOTdence
NORWICH. y: Y, Aug. 30.-The con-
o!tlon OF Federal Judge George w. Ray,
Of the Northern New York District
who was stricken with paralysjs on
Thursday. showed considerable i'm
provement to-day. After breakfast he
smoked cigar and opened his mail.
DR.. John Gibson, the attending physi-
clan, permitted the Judge to transact
some important business.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
RODMAN WANAMAKER
ALFRED J. JOHNSON

These are the officers of the COM
mlttees appointed by the Mayor "to
provide proper welcome and reception
to foreign dignitaries, accredited rep
resentatives of European governments
and other distinguished visitors to the
City of New York.
Among the guests the city will well
come in the near future are General
Pershing. Cardinal Mercier and the
Prince of Wales.
Mrs. Hylan, wife of the Mayor, is
honorary chairman and Mrs. Hearst is
chairman of the Committee of Women
on Reception Of Distinguished Guests
The five men are the officers of the
Mayors Committee of Reception to
Distinguished Guests.
Rodman Wanamaker, the chairman,
has headed most of Mayor Hylan's
special committees.
Alfred J. Johnson, vice chairman, was
City Chamberlain during 1918. He re-
signed early this year to devote him
self to his brokerage business.
marry r. S1nClalr, Flce-cnalrman, Is
head of the Sinclair Oil and Refining
Corporation.
Louis G. Kaufman. the treasurer, is
National Bank.
John F. Sinnott, the secretary, be-
came Mayor Hylans secretary when
Grover Whalen resigned 10 become
Commissioner of Plants and Structures
He is engaged to Miss Virginia Hylan,
the Mayors daughter.
Members Of the executive committee
are Alfred J. Johnson, chairman;
Frank l.: Dowling, John L. Golden,
er. Louis G. Kaufman. George w. Loft
DR.. John A. Harriss, Daniel L. Ryan.
William E. Walsh and Rodman Wana-
maker.
The members of the general COM
mittee are as follows.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Bullard and Sibert
To Be in Ist Pdrodes

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Lieutenant
General Robert /. Y. Bullard and Major
General VIM. L. Sibert will participate
in the parades Of the 1st Division in
New York and Washington, the War
Department announced to-day.
General Sibert was the first com
mander Of the division and General
Bullard originally headed one of the
division brigades-
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Rail Holiday Is Suggested

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3o.-Regional
railroad directors were instructed to-
day by Director General Hines to ar
range to give as many railroad en-
ployes holiday on Labor Day as may
be consistent with conduct of neces
sary train movements.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Brings Men of the lst

The Pastores returned With nineteen
officers and thirty men of the advance
party Of. the 1st Division. On 5oard
also was Wilbur Forrest. correspondent
Of The New York Tribune. with MA
wife and two children Edgar. three
years old. born in London. and Yvonne.
one year old, born an Brittany. Major
Charles S Coulter, of The Providence
Journal" another passenger, edited
The Bridgehead Sentinel" paper IS
sued by the A E. F. at Coblenz.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

'Unomcial.
The Washington times., 1919-01-09
MOORE AND O'DOWD
OFFERED BIG BOUTS

NEW YORK. Jan. 9.-Pal Moore
and Jimmy Wilde may clash in a
twenty-round bout in London next
May. Johnny Basham, middleweight
champion OF England. may be matched
with Mike O'Dowd, worlds title
holder, for a battle in June. These
are the plans OF George Mcdonald, a
London promoter. who has cabld his
plans to Billy Gibson. manager Of
Benny Leonard, giving him the right
to cinch the matches.
London has gone crazy over the
prospect OF seeing Wilde and Moore
In action ever since the American COB
as given a decision on points after
going three sizzling two-minute
rounds at the recent service boxing
tourney. Mcdonald is offering a
20,000 purse for these bantams
O'Dowd's three victories during the
tourney have endeared him to the
British fight fans, and Mcdonald offers
$4,000 for his bout with Basham
The winner OF this bout will be
matched with Georges Carpenter, the
French champion.
The Washington times., 1919-01-09
BRAVES WILL OPEN
ALL BY THEMSELVES

CINCINNATI. Jan. e.-The Boston
Braves will enjoy a baseball opening
all by themselves. Though the ma
jors will not get under way until
April 23, according to the plans
adopted here, the Boston Braves will
start April 10. which is a holiday in
New England. Boston just must cele-
orate Patriots Day by watching
baseball game. and so the Braves have
been given that plum. Morning and
afternoon games will be played and
then will come a rest of three days
before the regular start Is made all
over the major league world.
American league openings in the
East will find the Mackmen facing
Walter Johnson at Washington and
the World Champion Red Sox tackling
the Yankees at the Polo Grounds. In
the National League the Giants will
be at Brooklyn on April %. with the
Braves at Philadelphia.
Major league baseball will begin
April % and close September 80.
The Washington times., 1919-01-09
COLLEGESPLANN|NG
TO BROADEN RULES

NEW YORK, Jan. o-Greater lati-
tude in the rules governing eligibility
for competition in intercollegiate
games under the auspices of the Inter-
collegiate Association of Amateur
Athletics Of America Is the aim of
that body for 1919, 1t was announced
today.
Prominent among the changes sug-
gested by the advisory committee are:
Abandonment of the. indoor sched-
ules as called for by the constitution.
Holding Of the annual track and
field championships as usual.
Modification of the residence rule"
which requires that eligibility for
competition, in part, shall be con
tinued residence or attendance at the
institution for which q student COM
petes from the October IS of the year
preceding the date OF competition.
The Washington times., 1919-01-09
COWLER RECEIVES
TRYOUT SATURDAY

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Jan. s-rou
Cowler. once picked BY james J. Cor
bett' as the coming worids heavy
weight champion. Is 60 receive a real
trial Saturday night when be cliubs
through the ropes at the National A
c. for six rounds with Billy Misi<e. Of
St Paul II Cowler has the makinga.
he Will have to show n with Mlska
Cowler knocked out Fred Fulton In
one round at ST. Louis, but Referee
sullivan had hiccoughs and Fulton
got the benefit, finally winning him
self by a sleep punch. Cowler had
Levinslxy on the floor for nine counts
on two different occasions, yet was
outpointed in each bout Fifty per
cent OF his victories have been knock
outs. sixteen of them in England
Miske, who meets the Australian
here Saturday, is today the only man
who has stayed with Jack Dempsey,
with the single exception OF Willie
Meehan. The latter did IL for fovx
rounds, but Miske lasted ten rouxA
at ST. Paul and six here. Cowler K
get a real tryout when he faces
Miske, who is clever and can hit hard,
if he wishes.