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New-York tribune., 1919-07-03

crew, consisting of three provisional
balloon companies under command OF
the commanding officer, 36th Balloon
Company, United States Air Service; a
reserve landing crew, consisting Of four
provisional balloon companies under
command Of an officer designated by
the executive officer of Mitchell Field.
All these crews have been specially
trained during the past few days by
Major Hugh Fuller, of the British
Royal Air Force.
Three wireless stations have been
erected on the field near Roosevelt
Field for the purpose of directing the
R-34 to her moorings by means of wire
less telegraphy. Orders have been
issued that flying on or near Roose-
velt Field will be discontinued during
S.1e stay of the big airship.
Col'y rel Miller issued statement
yesterday requesting all aircraft to
Mitchell and Roosevelt fields during
the stay of the R-34.
Two officers and ten enlisted man
have been assigned as fire piquet on
the landing field during the STAY of
the dirigible. They have been pro-
vlded with buckets of sand and chem
1cal fire extinguishers. Four ambu-
iances completely equipped will be sta
toned in the vicinity of the Provost
MarshAps Office under supersion If
the senior surgeon.
All the vacant buildings along Stew
art Avenue have been turned into rest
rooms and restaurants for visitors,
These are under the supervision of the
Y. M. c.. A., Y. w. c. A., K. of G,
w. Z. G. S and Jewish Welfare League
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03

reported at IL o'clock he said the diri-
gible was making thirty-two knots an
hour in a thick fog. He added that all
was we'll. In his report at O'Clock
Major Scott said the big airship was
making forty knots an hour and had
averaged forty five knots an hour up to
that time.
Carries Letter to President
The mail carried by the R-34 includes
letter from King George to President
Wilson.
At 4:so o'clock this afternoon,
Greenwich mean time, the dirigible
had reached So degrees SO minutes
north latitude and 1S degrees west
longitude.
The position thus indicated is but
slightly different from that in which
the alrshlp was reported at o'clock
Greenwich time, the latitude being the
same and the longitude previously
given being II degrees so minutes west.
1t was suggested by the Air Min
istry after the receipt of the mes
snge giving the 4:30 o'clock position
that possibly the position given in
the previous wireless from the R-34
was incorrect through erroneous trans
mission.
Speed Slower at 2 O'Clock
In the 2 o'clock report the airship
gave her course as west and her speed
at 81 knots.
AS given in the 2 o'clock bulletin.
the position of the R-34 was then ap-
rroximately 311 miles due west Of
Clifden, on the coast of Connaught,
Ireland. indicating that the dirigibie
had taken a southwesterly course
after her report at IL o'clock, Green
wich time, when she had reached SIS
degrees z minutes. north latitude, Ia
degrees so minutes west longitude, ap-
proxima ately $50 miles due west of Bur
tonport. on the northwestern coast of
Ireland.
Her position at o'clock also was
approximately 500 miles from East
Fortune, her starting point.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Transport Brings Home
The Disnsnrstled NC.4
Parts Of Ocean Fier Will Be
Reassembled and Placed or
Exhibition in Central Park

Seven large pine crates carried on.
the quarterback of the u S. S. Aroos-'
took contained the-wings and tail Of
the first airplane successfully to nav
igate the Atlantic Ocean, the NC-4.
when the transport locked at the foot
of Thirty-fift Street, South Brooklyn,
yesterday.
The Aroostook was in Plymouth,
England, at the time the NC-4 made
her triumphal entry and acted in the
capacity of a mother ship" taking
the disassembled parts on board for
shipment home. During the war the
Aroostook acted as mine layer in
the North Sea, and after the armstice
assisted in mine sweeping.
1t was stated that the parts of the
NC-4 will be removed from the Aroos-
took to-day and made ready for ship
ment to Central Park on Monday, where
the craft will be placed on view on the
sheep meadow. Expert mechanics from
the naval aviation station at Rock
away have been summoned for the
task of reassembling the seaplane.
Some difficulty has been found in
finding suitable place to hold the
exhibition, but the sheep meadow was
thought to be the most central, as
we'll as the best suited to accommodate
the large crowds anticipated early
next week. Admiral Glennon has
turned the arrangements over to Lieu
tenant F. c. Mount of the Naval Air
Service, who, in turn, has consulted
with Grover Whalen, Commissioner of
Parks and Structures, and Park Com
missioner Gallatln regarding the To-
cation.
After leaving Plymouth the Aroos-
took stopped at Brest and took on
board six casual officers under the
command of Major W. Z. J. Hardy, Of
San Francisco, member of the Signal
Corps. Major Hardy wore the French
Legion d'Honneur and the Croix de-
Guerre, and was the recipient of sew
eral citations for bravery by General
Pershing.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Chicago Air Mail Arrives
First Airplane il, New Service
Carries 800 Pounds G

The first mail airplane from Chicago
arrived at Belmont Park at 1:35 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The machine was
a Curtiss H-A type biplane, in charge
of Pilot Stevens, and left Bellefonte,
Penn, at II o'clock The plane carried
three hundred pounds of mail, which
had been transferred from the Chicago
Cleveland airplane. The trip was made
without incident
Word was received from Bellefonte
that the second airplane with aerial
mail to Chicago from Belmont Park
arrived at the former place safely just
before noon yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
a |a'I||||A (:l2|5E|| VI :

Better take along an
extra pair of lenses"
and a pocket eyeglass
screwdriyer.
If anything befalls your
glasses while you're on your
vacation, you will be in an un-
comfortable prcdicament-and
accidents do happen; So
Before starting on your jour
ney. visit one of our ten Offices
and have us make an "emcr-
gency" pair of lenses.
We will give you a small
pocket screwdriver with which
to replace your lenses should
you break them.
Harris Lenses are ground in
our own factories and cost $3.50
g pair or more.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03

GERS say, we shall be three years be-
hind otter nations and in a desperate
condition in case of a sudden war on
a large scale.
Another excuse advanced by men,
bers of Congress is that the are at
sea in regard to the whole aviation
proposition, and require more time to
study it. They wish to max care
full examination of the project for con-
solidatirg army, navy and civilian as
poets of aviation in one new and inde-
pendent department, which seems to
be growing in favor.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
, New York Aviator Dead

M1NEOLA, L. l., July 2.-First Lieu.
tenant Jules D. Biscayart, an army
aviator, died in the hospital of Mitchell
Field last night from injuries received
late yesterday afternoon when q civil.
ian owned "ace" machine fell so feet
to the ground at Central Park, l.. I. He
wa stesting the machine.
A board of inquiry has been appoint
ed at Hazelhurst Field Lieutenant Bis
cayart was thirty-three years old, and
his wife lives at lot West Twenty
ninth Street, Manhattan. He formerly
lived at II Datozia Street, Boston.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Plot to Destroy Food
For Hamburg Baked
Escaped Convicts Planned to
Blow Up Elevators With
Shipments From u. S.

BERLIN, July (By The Associated
Press).-A plot to blow up elevators
containing American food shipments
has been uncovered at Hamburg, ac-
cording to the "Lokal-Anzeiger." Those
involved, it was said, were some of the
convicts released from the Hamburg
Jail by mobs during the recent riots.
The authorities gained knowledge of
the plot through members Of the Sea-
mems Union, whose aid was sought by
the conspirators.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
De Valera Denies Pact With
Either Russia or Cerma

Eamonn de Valera, Irish president, ;"
returned to the Waldorf Astoria Hotel
yesterday from trip to Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire, and will call on
Mayor Hylan at 1880 a. m. to-day.
A published dispatch from Berne sue-
gesting an understanding among Irish
republicans, Russians and Germans
was denied by him, His organization,
he said, had not received "a mark or
ruble."
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Boston Hotels Raise Rates

BOSTON, July 2.-As a means of
making up in part from loss of revenue
at their bars. the hotels here TO-DAY
raised the rates for rooms so cents a
person. Proprietors said that soft
drinks offered over the bar found few
customers and their losses for a dav
were said to be from 5000 in one case
to 1900 in another.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Drest Sets Elnbarking Mark

BREST, July 2.-During the month
OF June 177000 American troops sailed
homeward from Brest. This Is the
record for any month at any port on
ths Atlantic seaboard Of France since
the axmistice.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
M&..&0vuis
Considerations

sos Broadway, Corner Duane St. II W
81 St.. 3 doors from McCreery & Co.
81 East 23d Street, near 4th Ave.
81 W. i25th Street, near Lenox Ave.
442 Columbus Ave. bet. 81 & 81 Sts.
20 Nassau Street. near John Street.
l4O5 St. Nicholas Ave, $50 & l8l SITS.
26Z9 Broadway, bet. SO & 100 SITS.
1907 B'way nr. Willoughby. Bklyn.
469 Fulton ST., opp. A. & S., Bklyn.
6S3 Broad ST.. next to Bcdell. Newark.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-03
Landing Crews Assigned

Tho landing crews assigned to han
dis the R-34 on her arrival arc COM
posed Of the following; Seven pro-
viaional balloon companies, consisting
eech. Ia eommand Of the executive
officAy OF Nutshell fieldj an active
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29
STRANGE TRIBES IN
WESTERN CHINA

New York, Jan. 2s.-A race Of four
foot dwarf and other strange tribes
found in Western China were describ-
ed by Or Joseph Beech. president OF
the West China Union university. at
an address at the Hotel Chelsea.
Dr. Beech encountered number
Of tribes differing radically from
Chinese during his travels as mis-
sionary.. some of which revived the
ancient legends that hidden in the
Central Asian mountains there has
long dwelt n mysterious white nation.
Some of the people DR.. Beech say,
resembled Hawaiians. others looked
like Tibetans~and still Others like
Bohemian.
Or, Beech regretted that he had not
personally seen representatives OF a
Giant white tribe inhabiting the dis
trict OF Sung Pan, They were de-
scribed to him. he said, as possessing
the indomitahie courage OF Americans
and OF being unusually warlike. They
frequently fisht duels on horseback,
he was told. tho battles having four
district stages. Starting with firing
clumsy blunderbusses at each other,
the duellists successfully bornbared
their opponents with great. stones
from bags they carry: hurl spears
fitted with cords for retrieving pur-
poses and finish with huge swords,
The duels are always fought 10 a
finish
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29
GENERALIZATION IN
ENGLAND IS RAPID

London. Jan. 2S.-Eritish demob-
ilization is now proceeding nearly
four times as fast as a fortnight ago,
1t was revealed here. and 1t is expect
ed that very soon the rate will be
higher still
Only 5000 men a day were being
discharged up to two weeks ago,
whereas now 10000 a day are going
back in to multi and 1t lis expected
the number will reach 10000 before
many more days have passed
In the meantime. an announcement
on the governments policy with re-
gard to the future OF the British army
is expected to be issued next Thurs
day.
The nature OF this statement Is not
known. II the present rate of demob-
lliZation were maintained in only a
few weeks Britain would be left with
out organized bodies Of disciplined
troops in any part of the world. To
build up the old voluntary army
which no longer exists as a military
organization would take many months.
and before any great volume of volun-
teers could be expected the rate of
pay would have to be made more at
tractfve 1t is believed
The authorities are thus confront
ed with a gap between the great
armies which have won the war and
comparatively small long service pro-
fessional forces. which are required to
hold the British empire.
Proposals which will shortly be an
nounced are intended TO provide for
this intervening period.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29

plsgyurtled vets In New York state
Are taking the course quite generally
adopted by their In the hour OF do
feas---thst is. they are proposing pro
hscitson laws Of the most drastic
character in the hope OF creating m
adverse sentiment toward tho policy
made rom rusoYy ~ the consttu-
tscnai amendment
There was time when such 4
course gave the prohihtuonists no end
az trouble. Tha; time has departed.
~ the eenightrd New Workers will
jearn to their sorrow. They ought 10
consider well the net result of the
Reed Amendment wy which the vets
In congress thought 70 create a reae-
don favorable 10 liquor hut which
actually had the effect of Fastening
the adoption Of national prohibition
Nothing radically new IL contained
IN the proposal for > search and
Seizure law which viii eTectuaIly pre-
vent the storing Of liquors for lever
age purposes in the homes OF the
wealthy. The mounting about the
poor workineman'$" deprivation OF
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29

tories seem to have caught up with
the demand for iron crosses. there
being now q surplus on the market
Herr Nuke has no corner on the
jewelry trade BY any means. There
are numerous other stores Of that
kind, a. stated above, and they are all
generally crowded. There is one big
TO wait In line to get in. Articles
Of that Kind are easily carried and
50 are in greatest demand.
So Tar the German storokeepe-s
seem 70 he sticking to the same scale
Of prices which prevailed when the
tr0ons first got hern. They have a
rather surprising code 70 others too.
Ono jewelry store has two silver
cigarette cases which are idonticailv
alike in every detail but one is mark -
cd quite a hit higher than the other.
The storekeeper explained this on the
ground that he purchased them at
different times and that silver had
gone up since he bought the & -st one.
Curio Stores
They are p lot of curio store IN
Cohlenz These have been heavily In
vaded by soldiers. They have been
buying IN antiques for souvenirs --
paying all kinds of prices for them
too The curio dealers here are lust
als they are in the states, and their
prices are very little cheaper. ANY
articles of gold or silver are much
higher fere than in America and the
same is true of nearly all kinds Of
iev'elry. especially precious stones
Silks and laces are also high. That
goes for all articles TO wear. how
ever
But, regardless OF prices. the SOL
d'erS NV and keep on buying be
cause that it's the most exciting sport
IN CoblcnZ, 1t is all very we'll to talk
about amusements arranged for their
benefit. but any souldier would rather
go around town OF his own free will
seeing and buying. than be cha peroned
somewhere else. SO would anybody
for that matter.
This is probably the best behaved
town in the world today. The writer
has been here continuously since the
American occupation and has yet to
see a soldier under the influence OF
liquor. We have yet to see a row in
voiving soldiers,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29
PRINCIPAL BUSINESS IN COBLENZ IS BLOWING
ONE S SELF
ONE SELF
BY DAMON RUNYON.

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29
WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.

WOUNDED SLIGHTLY.
Sergeant Raymond f. Blanks. .Acca,
Va.
Sergeant John II. McCauicy. Front
Royal, Va
Corporal Charles Preston Cinema uit
Newton, Va.
Private Charles W Creci. Hay
market, Va.
Private Curtis II Eads, IIynchbnrg,
Va.
Private addison l.. Jett. spotsyi-
vania, Va.
Private Abram Satterwhite. Hcw-
lett. Va.
Private kicklen Bicdsoe, Dooley. Va
Corporal Clarence, L. Kidd. Tye
River. Va
Private Arthur " Monroe. Frcsicr-
icksburg. Va.
Private Birdie c. Jones. South Nor
folk. Va.
Private Edmond c. Shell. White
Plains, Va.
Private Thomas Hayes, Norfolk. Va.
Private Andrew L. LDckridgr,
Flood. Va.
Corporal Daniel c. Piscil. Aiexnn-
dria, Va.
Ruglcr Allie Jones, Petersburg. Va
Private CHARLES {. MEREDITH:
relative. Guss 4. Meredith. $40 East
Nineteenth street, SOUTH RICH
MOND.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29
SEED GRAIN LOANS

REGULATIONS governing the making
1T seed grain loans by the government
10 FARMERS in drought stricken TT e-ff-
for spring wheat planting in 1919 are
given in a joint statement issued by
the treasury department and the de-
partment of agriculture. The resula-
ions in the main are similar to those
that governed loans for fall planning
in drought ar@s
However, the max mum limit for
loans for spring planting will b. $500
while the li,oit for tali-piauLiug loans
was $500. 7 he tnone" avaiiirg Is that
remaining in the presidents $1,000 :
900 special fund set aside for such
loans survey Of the situa ion, the
secretary of agriculture has stated, in
dicates that the remainder OF the
fund will take care of the urgent
cases.
The Federal Land banks OF the dis
tricts embracing the affected areas are
designated as the financial agents of
the government in making and col
lecting the loans, They may desg-
nate local banks or other agencies to
represent them in the taking of APP
plications, forms Of which viii be
supplied on request. Banks and other
local agencies assisting will be asked
TO contribute their services for the
good Of their communities.
The question Npf making each loan
will rest first with the department Of
agriculture, which. through it's various
agencies. assisted bs farm loan asso-
Citations and other local farmers or
CARNATIONS, will investigate each APP
plications Loans may be made to
farmers in arrears determined by the
department OF agriculture. who have
suffered two successive crop failures
from severe drought or Undertaking.
and may be made to individuals found
by the department of agriculture to
have acreage fit for planting, and
who, by reason of such crop failures,
have exhausted their resources and
are without commercial credit. To
obtain a loan the farmer must have
unencumbered real or personal prop
erty SUFFICIENT to secure a loan OF $500.
Applicants must agree to use seed
and methods approved by the depart
ment OF agriculture. The primary OBJ
ject of these loans il not to stimulate
the planting of an increased acreage
of grain for the drought areas, or
even necessarily to secure the plant
ing of a normal acreage, but rather
to assist in tiding farmers over the
period OF stress
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29

beer is neither moro nor less than
stage play. intended 20 stir up dis
content or an appearance of discon-
ten' With the provisions Of the law.
Under the federal amendment the
states arc to have concurrent jurisfic-
ton with tho natio-al government in
the enforcement Of the law 1t is
reasonabk certain that the congress
will adopt substantially the bill pro-
posed by the organized forces through
which the amendment was submitted
and adopted This VIII he fully as
strineer; as the wettest advocate Of
booze might desire in his mentally
twisted ycarnirE for something TO
max" the policy unpleasant for any
body who cares 20 run counter to the
statute. Tho state laws ran hardly
be made less stringent. for. II they
should. thc federal law would super-
vene in most cases and would Ger
tainly te invoked where local authori
ties were lax in their duty The New
York booze defenders have lot to
learn in the next year or two,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29

Second DETECTIVES: blocking around
TO see IL he is being watched, and
then reaches for the letter and reads
It. over for the eleventh time). "Ch
um-m-m! lie remarks.
Other detectives: Cleaning over
shoulder Of second detective and read
ing mysterious letter. That's the
way look at H." is the chorus of com
mPnt
= - ~ ..-s~.ss-,-ec71H r. =
"a deathly silence grips his lieuten-
ants) The only trouble Is. this
thing is getting too much publicity.
here in Richmond. And the murderer
we'll IL hasn't been but little over
TX n,f and the whole city knows
all about Il. What're yuh goin' to
do in a case like that?
Detectives, Pounding on the desk,
with a look of martyrdom on their
jamb-like faces. agree tervently that
their hands are being tied.
Captain: tContinuingD Now this
fellow here has left town. ] expect
ed him 10 do something like that II he
evnr got wind we was after him.
Secrecy That's what we need.
Secrecy Secrecy! Hits desk with
fist)
How did he ever get wise we was on
his traiiH
Captain: Them newspapers. Al
w4ys spiilin the beans. Always
prlntin the news without. consultin'
us We had the man only them re-
porters hutted in The fellow reads
III the paper he's under suspicion and
beats II. Can you beat IT.
Detectives: We ought to have
uabbed him at first
Captain: We wasn't sure il was
him, until one OF them papers jammed
in ard gum med the game.
tNoise outside, as some one ~
proachc@ Mp the stens. silence falls
in the Sta Chamber. They scoTl
and shuttle feet uneasilyl In walks
a newspaper reporter airilv.
Hello, gentleman, how's tricks =?
he calls chcerfully. and fills the room
with "a cloud of cigarette smoke.
I'm um huh n1mm," Is the reply
of the courteous group of public
safety officials.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-29

Whats new, Cap?" the news man
asks, and the head of the detective
department. wrapped in secret smile
of all wiseness, grins and declares,
There's not thing new. brother. so
far as ] know
Did you hear anything about a
burglary over on Blank street early
this morning. the underfed inquired.
FL, ms" f't, 4 A.. thing that We s can Eye out
~<1-2&~-fs- 4-..-.<---. ~ ~ ~ "a ~. .
guilty party before night. though.
when we get him I'll be glad to give
you anything can on It," Is the reply
of the official.
How about that shooting scrape
over near the X railroad yards? |
understand there were a couple of
men pretty badly hurt. and the man
who did the shooting is well known
in the city," the reporter tries an
other lead.
STAT so?'' the chief OF sleuths in
differently replied. I'VE are not
ready to say anything about 1t just
now 1t really isn't our case. anyway.
although we've got some men (eigho
working on 1t. Ask Mr.. Smith. the
coroner of Squeedunk, maybe he can
give you something on it" News
hunter begins to feel discouragement.)
I'D like to get a little something
from you. Captain, on the report that
- bur he isn't allowed 10 finish.
you'll have to excuse me this after
noon. brother We've got to keep
these matters secret--got to keep 'em
from the public for a while. The peo-
pie VINO pay us our salaries haven t
got a right to know what we are
doing. These newspapers are always
buttin' in on us. They don't give US
chance to run man down. They
try to beat us to II, and we don't get
in on anything. We've got 10 keep
these things quiet. Secrecy and the
newspa per man had risen.
will one OF you give me match,
please he asked and someone COM
piled with his request, He departed.
returned to his office and wrote the
story OF a murder, burglary and
a shooting ARRAY. and on the strength
Of It the police made some interesting
strides in their profession.
Curtain.