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The sun., 1919-01-09
Ferryboats VIII Run.

Denial that the municipal ferryboats
which run between the Battery and
staten Island and TO Thirty-ninth street.
Brooklyn. would be stopped was made
last night by John II. Delaney. Commits
sioner of Plant and Structures, at his
Office in the Municipal Building. He ex-
blamed that the workers on the city
boats were under civil service rules and
that the differences they had with the
department were adjusted amicably last
July
W. G. Hope, passenger traffic man
aeer OF the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, said last night that he had made
arrangements with the Pennsylvania
Railroad to carry passengers from New
Jersey to Manhattan. The arrangement
Is to transfer Central Railroad passen
gers to the Pennsylvania line at Eliza
beth and carry them into the terminal
station at Thirty-third street Passen-
gers for down town will change to the
Hudson tubes at Manhattan transfer
Mr. Hope said I'VE will try to operate
some OF our boats. but the prospects do
not seem to be very bright tonight"
T. V. O'Connor president OF the long
'horemen's organization. announced thar
he union would take a strike vote at the
Headquarters at Eleventh avenue and
Twenty-third street Friday evening
since the United States entered the war
he has been director OF stevedores and
marine workers for the Federal En-
ployment Service, with offices at II
Broadway.
After the War Labor Board had an
nounced It's withdrawal from the contro-
versy Joseph II Moran, chairman OF the
New York Towboat Exchange. said In
behalf OF the boat owners
THE board has not made the decision
4 should have made two weeks ago. In
effect II holds that arbitration IL eithe,
binding on all parties or on none. The
Railroad Administration has refused to
be bound by the old award or to accept
any new award and consequently all
parties are freed OF any obligation. This
Is sound common sense and fully JUS
t'fes the stand we have taken"
Mr. Moran then went into the merits
OF the dispute and rehearsed the offer,
which have been made by the owners,
including one Tuesday night :or an arbi-
tration board OF seven members or that
the whole question be left to Lieut.. Obi.
Whlttlesey. comma nder of the Lost
Battalion" Both propositions were re-
jected by the unione he said. An offer to
create a permanent conference commit
tee also was refused, Mr.. Moran de-
clared.
This is our last WORD. an We feel we
have gone considerably more than half
way to avert trouble said he
The sun., 1919-01-09
POLICE CORPORAL
RANK ESTABLISHED
Enright Takes Step TOWARD
Army System.

The Police Department will be moved
a notch nearer to organisation along
army lines to-day, when Police comn,,-
sioner Enright will promote $50 patrol
men to the rank OF corporal. Thl, IL n
new rank In the department and Ia n,
Enrishts idea OF providing training for
sergeants 1t will also provide substl.
tutes for serseants absent from duty.
The men TO be appointed to-day will
be among those from whom the nav.
batch OF seryeants will be chosen. The
chief routine work Of the corporala viii
be to supervise the patrol.
The sun., 1919-01-09
RURAL RAILWAYS PLANNED.
England to Embark Upon scheme
of decentralization.

LONDON, Jan. s.-The Ministry Of Re-
construction. according to the Daily MAJ,
II embarking upon a great scheme OF
rural development by the construction OF
a large number Of light railways to con-
meet the country districts with the main
railways The cost will be borne in part
by the county authorities and In part by
Che Government. Upon completion the
lines will be leased 10 the operating COM
panles under adequate guarantees.
Enormous quantities Of material used
by the British army In France will be
Utilized, reducing the cost OF cOnstruc-
lion 20 about $4,000 a mile. The first
rural railway has been begun at Gig
gleswick, Yorkshire.
The sun., 1919-01-09
Corporal GUSTAyE H. JOHNSON, Batter,
Many Others Named.

Other citations for extraordinary
bravery announced yesterday were:
Lieut.. Arthur a. Robinson. Fresno.
Cal. Private Michael F. Connolly, Lam
eng Mich. Private Andrew A. Benson.
Bortsaud, Neb. Lieut., Joseph w. Gray,
Tltusville. Pa; Capt. Harry L. Frazer
,deceased) Kansas City. Mo; Capt.
John II. Leavell, Quincy. Mass: Cor
poral Hobart Z Rowan. Greenville. Va. (;
Bugler woodie f. Byrd. Portnerfolk,
Va. Private Isaac F Ingram. Ferrum,
Va. Lieut.. VIII W. Nye. Radford. Va /:
Private James NJ. Zirkle. Jofton. Va. !;
Private James Dunn. Richmond. Va. {:
Major Heroine l.. Opie. stanton, Va, (;
Private John C. Marsh, Charlottesville,
Va: Sergeant Carlysle A. German.
Richmond. Va.
Private Tom Rivers, Opelika, Ala :
Lieut. Charles f. Nelson. Defiance,
Ohio; Corporal Edward J. Wollert,
Friendship. Wis Corporal Lyle c.
Houtch'ns Cincinnati; CORPORAL Casey
v. LOOMS, Milwaukee,: Pharmacist 3
Mate Alvin W Pilkerton. Greensboro,
Ala. Private Robert Bombay, Mount
Clemens, Mich. Private William L.
Showers. Fort Branch. Ind; Assistant
Surgeon Frederick u. Hook. Rossvllle,
Kan: Private Oscar NJ. Cooper, Cedro
v
Lyster Alden. Pa. ; Private Harry o.
Westergren. Emporia. Kan; Private
Frank A. Norman, Roxbury. Mass
Pharmacists Mate John r. L!tchfield
Blackwell. Okla.
Lieut. Henry +. Chandler Washing
ton. u. C.; Apprentice Eugene Manning
Houston. Tex; Private Lester II. Nut
ting, Ropert Idaho Pharmacists Mate
Ronald BroRdon. Goldsboro. y. C. Pri-
vate Grover NJ Chairman, Refugio, Tex
Sergeant George w. Gardner, Traer
Kan, Lieut.. George F. Rand, Detroit
Lieut. Col Brehon Burke Somerville
Washington: Private William A. Hall
(deceased). Winfield. Kan: Sergeant
Walter A. Witt, Paola. Kan: Private
Edward MCGEE. Upton. Kan, Private
Frank F. Tomanck, Quinten. Kan. Ser
geant Otis V Dozer. Cedarvale, Kan
and Private John I. Dugan, Fort Scott
Kan.
The sun., 1919-01-09
Prof. Anderson on Peace Mission.

HANOVER NJ H., Jan s-Frank NJ
Anderson, professor OF history at Dart
mouth College, received word to-day that
he had been appointed by the State De-
partment to the stan of the American
Peace Mission IN Paris. Prof. Ander-
son returned to Dartmouth recently from
Washington, where he was a member of
g war service committee
The sun., 1919-01-09
JERSEY CITY Filler
CITED FOR BRAVERY
Lieut.. Healy DOwncd Two En-
envy Machines in Single
Flight at Grand Pre-.

Two enemy machines were basgcd
during n single flight by First Lieut.
James A. Healy OF the 147th Aero
Squadron. and to him has been awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross in recug-
milton OF his prowess. After downing
the emery airplanes Lieut. Healy. whose
home Is in Jersey City. returned to the
american lines, landing without a drop
OF gasolene in his tank. Following is
his citation By Gen. Pershing:
First Lieut.. JAMES A. HEALY. Afr Ser
vice. l47th Aero Squadron-For eI-
traordinary heroism in action near
Grand Pre-, France, October 80. 'lsls
Becoming separated from his patrol
Lieut.. Healy. flying at an altitude OF
600 meters. discovered An enemy plane
type Halberstadp hiding in the sun
zoo meters above him, which he at
tackled and sent to the ground in a
spiral dive He then engaged two other
machines ttype Fokker) which had been
attempting to attack him. He out
manHuvred them and finally shot down
one of the Fokkers. He returned with
out a drop of gasolens IN his tank. Home
address, Mrs. Mary A. Healey. mother,
3el Union street, Jersey City.
The sun., 1919-01-09
U. 3. Destroyer. at Copenhas,n.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. s.-The DESTROYER
Aylwyn and Wickes Of the United States
Navy. arrived here yesterday from Dan.
zig with a number OF refugees. including
four Americana, on board. The DESTROY.
ers. with the cruiser Chester. left her,
for Leith to-day.
The sun., 1919-01-09
18th DIVISION IS DISBANDED.
Ten Thousand Men Ordered Home
From Camp Meade.

CAMP MEADE. Md, Jan. S.--Orders
were received here to-day directing the
discharge OF so per cent. OF the Elev-
enth Division.
II Is estimated that this will mean the
release of between 5000 and 10000 men
from military service in this division.
The sun., 1919-01-09
Two Filters Lost In Fall Into River

FAYETTEVILLE. y. c. Jan. s.-L!eut.
Harley II Pope OF Bedford Ind and
Sergeant w. W. Fleming OF Providence,
r. l., who were In an airplane which
plunged into Cape Fear River near here
last night. are believed to have been
drowned The wrecked plane was raised
to- day. but no trace Of the missing men
has been found
The sun., 1919-01-09
Promises Complete Tieup.

This action was taken said h..
after We had resorted to al Govern
ment agencies OF arbitration and Culml-
mates discussion which has lasted since
November s, 1918. at which tin,e the
marine workers presented their demands
for an eight hour day and increased
pay.
The afflatlon Inns $1,000 members
The sun., 1919-01-09
Norway 10 Have MeatIe.s Days.

CHRIsTIANIA, Jan. S.--The Norwegian
Food Commission will soon issue a decree
establishing three meatless days a week
in hotels and restaurants 1t Is AM
nounced here.
The sun., 1919-01-09
Chairman Manly Attacked.

4 statement attacking Chairman
Manly OF the War Labor Board was is
sN"d last night by Joseph J. Glatzmayer,
president O: the Boat Owners AssocIa-
ton.
Glatzmayer said For Judge
20 forget his judicial function and In
The sun., 1919-01-09
Italy Takes Two Austrian ship..

MADRID, Jan. S.-Two Austrian steam.
ships which have been informed in the
ha rbor of Vigo according to Ell Nurdo
will leave shortly for Genoa. having been
put into the service of the Italian Gov
ernment
The sun., 1919-01-09
New York Boys Honored.

New York soldiers awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Cross whose citations
were announced yesterday are:
Sergeant Major WILLIAM ULRICH. Second
Battalion. sixth Regiment. United States
Marine Corps-For extraordinary hero
ism in action near Thiaucourt, France,
September l5 1918. ACCOMPANIED nv
three other soldiers. Sergeant-major u
itch fesrleHsly charged into the enemy's
lines through intense machine gun IRE
IN pursuit of party OF Germans and
returned with ffty-one prisoners Home
address. David 7. Winkelman. uncle,
<53 Fourth avenue. Troy.
Corporal GUSTAyE IL. JOHNSON. Battery
c, sQ5th Field Art!.lery-For extra ordi-
nary heroisn in action near Cherry
Chartereuve, France. August 10. 1915.
Corporal Johnson assisted Lieut. Robin
son In rescung the body OF an officer
from a burning ammunition dump which
was under FIRE. Home address Mrs.
Pella johnson, mother. l2s Fifth ave-
nue., Brooklyn.
ALBERT MEYER, 18th Company Sixth
Regiment, United States Marine Corps
For extraordinary hero!sm In action near
Thiaucourt, France, September Is. 1919
While duty as stretcher bearer for
his company Private Meyer rushed into
the open 10 rescue another soldier
threatened with capture, in the face OF
large force Of advancing Germans.
He killed two OF the enemy and brought
in the soldier to place OF safety.
Home address Gustav Meyer. father. c62
West l21th street New York
The sun., 1919-01-09
Plan for Adjustment.

Led by Representative Campbell, sew
eral members on both sides OF the House
urged the settlement of the claims be
left to a commission, particular obJec-
ton being raised to the proposal TO per-
nit officers and officials of the War De-
partment who had obligated the Gov
eminent through Informal contracts TO
make final disposition OF them.
Representative J. Hampton Moore
(PaD. announced he would offer an
amendment for Congressional super
vision over the adjustment processes
"I doubt seriously whether the War
Department should make this ADJUST
ment." declared Mr.. Campbell in advo-
eating that the adjustment be referred
to special commission THE Depart
ment has not shown itself possessed OF
the business ability. the wisdom nor the
Judgment TO transact large business at
fairs They have spent more money ana
got less for II than any record shown
in history The truth OF the matter Is
that the Secretary OF War has failed
to measure up to the standard set Tor
him by President Wilson. who said OF
him he Is the most efficient public SER
want / have ever known The war
Department has got the Government into
a mess and now wants Congress 10 pun
them out They made n mess OF every
thing. They failed to get munitions for
the American fighting forces. though
prior to the time we entered the war
we were furnishing munitions to other
Powers. Gen. Pershing has reported
that he had to obtain guns and NUM-
tons from French contractors. The fall
ure Is reflection upon the War De
partment rather than upon the Ameri-
can business men.
The sun., 1919-01-09
BIG HARBOR STRIKE
HALTS SHIPS TO-DAY
Continued from First Page.

ply with the order OF the board OF De-
cember 81, 1918, to All the vacancies
existing on the New York Harbor Wage
Adjustment Board.
THE private boat owners and the
Railroad Administration refused to sub
NIT the case to the National War Labor
Board and to agree to abide by its de-
cisions
THE private boat owners refused to
submit the question OF an eight hour day
to any other proposed form or arbitra-
ton. except after an investigation for a
period OF not less than thirty days by a
specially created conference committee
supplementary TO the arbitration board.
Calls for Cancellation hoard.
Under the principles and policies OF
the War Labor Board We cannot proceed
further and give assurances OF rendering
a definite and bind x decision except in
case Of joint submission.
This case, which was Instituted or
November s. 1918. by tho employees
has already been subjected to long delay
and we feel that 1t would not be just to
the parties to the controversy further to
prolorg consideration by this board.
I'VE therefore tax e this means oil
notifying the parties to the controversy
the employees. the private boat own
ers and the Railroad Administration and
the various Governmental departments
at whose instance we took up this case
viz. the Department OF Labor, the Ship
ping Board and the War and Navy de-
partments--that We have been unable to
effect a settlement Of the case, either BY
mediation or Cancellation.
''1n making this declaration the Ma
tional War Labor Board earnestly APP
peals to the parties to this controversy
the employers and employees IN New
York harbor---to Immediately organize a
local board OF arbitration and concllia-
ton for the adjustment of all contro-
versies'
A low murmur ran through the room
as Mr.. Manly finished reading, and a
dozen men commenced shouting Strike
Strike 20
The sun., 1919-01-09
Pay Holdup shown.

an every hospital along the coasts,
continued Mr. Campbell. after referring
10 the breakdown in the machinery for
paying soldiers on time, for discussing
allotments 10 dependents and 20 general
inefficiency. there are soldiers who
have been without pay for months and
their relatives are unable TO obtain In
formation about them. There Is great
anxiety TO pay contractors who have
money tied up IN army contracts for
materials which came too late to do an
good. but no anxiety to make good with
the men who gave their limbs and Of
Tered their lives for America
Supporting the bill and defending the
course OF the War Department Ch1ir-
man Pou Of the Rules Committee de-
c'ared that the early settlement OF these
claims In many cases is necessary be-
fore the return Of business concerns &c
a peace basis
The sun., 1919-01-09
CONGRESS AROUSED
BY WAR CONTRACTS
Assails Plan to Allow Officers
Who Made Pacts to Super
wise Payments.
BAKERS ACTS ATTACKED
Anxiety Over Informal Debts
and Lack Of Wages for
Soldiers Compared.
BAKERS ACTS ATTACKED

rUttTdi DeSpHCh 10 IHE Sun.
WARRINGTON Jan. S.--A bitter attack
upon Secretary Bakers administration
OF the War Department by Representa-
tive Campbell tKansas), ranking Re-
publican on the House Rules Commit
tee, marked debate to-day on the army
contract bill The measure authorized
the Secretary OF War to settle claims
aggregating $500 100000 involved in
informal contracts made by the War De-
partment with business concerns for
army supplies and munitions prior to
the signing Of the armistice. vote
will be taken before adjournment to-
morrow
Supporters OF the measure urged the
necessity OF settling the claims and dis
posing Of the contracts on an equitable
basis as early as possible to permit the
return to many industries to peace
basis TO save the added burden OF COM
pound Interest on pending claims and to
take advantage Of the present accessi-
bilty of the officers who made the con-
tracts and who soon will be demobilized
and unavailable in many cases as wit
nesses.
Evening journal., 1919-06-11

NJ. C. A. charged lower prices than
the Quartermaster did The latter fact
Is additional evidence OF how extreme
ly dlnlcult 10 was. during the lighting
period, 90 ascertain the cost OF ar
iicles so as 10 ilX proper price, Tor
'certainly the Quartcrm3ster did not
wish 20 make money on sales any
more than the \ NJ. G.. 4. did. The
final results OF the Y. NJ C.. AS cam
teen operations will show a subslan-
tial Gloss.
II has been said by soldiers OF dif-
ferent organizations who were I'm the
actual lighting. that they did not even
see Y. NJ. g. A. man or any canicen
supplies This was undoubtedly true
In many instances and came about
because the y VI g. A. did not have
sufficient funds with which 20 provide
the personnel or the transportation 20
supply an OF the army units. The y.
NJ c. A. kccnly regretted its inability
20 fully extend It's work 10 went Just
as far as 10 could 90 remedy the sit
uation, even so far as TO run into debt
last Fall 90 the extent Of si5WQ0OO
before funds from the new campaign
were received.
, Giving Things Away.
some have criticized the Y. NJ G. A.
for not giyins away more articles.
such as cigarettes. chocolate, etc Its
policy has been not 10 give away gem
orally but only IN special and needy
cases. From June. 1918, 20 April, 1919,
the Y. NJ C. A. handled in France
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Evening journal., 1919-06-11
Y. M. {. A. and Mar Activities
Extracts from Report by George W. Perkins Covering the
of the Association Overseas the Slogan Being The
Y. Sought Service, Not Fame

under a severe mental and physical
strain most of the time. and mlsun-
derstandlngs were inevitable under
such circumstances. At times It was
Well-nigh Impossible 10 get sugges-
tions, Instructions and orders TO the
various secretaries as intercommunica-
tion was frequently interrupted mails
greatly delayed. and kilograms blocked
70 Will be readily seen that difficulties
many OF which were insurmOuntable,
constantly presented themselves and
greatly hindered the formation OF a
well-knit, comprehensive organization
The following shows the care with
which workers were selected 10 be
sent 10 the other side: Committees
were formed In different parts OF the
United States TO canvass for men and
women workers. The system was
something like this In Columbus
Ohio. for instance. there would be
committee. 10 would look mp people
Those whom it selected would be re-
fcrred TO the Ohio headquarters IN
Cleveland II they passed muster
there. they were referred 10 the Cen
tral Department office at Chicago. Such
as were not eliminated there were sent
TO New York. investigated further and
selection made This same system
covered an OF the country AT leas'
10000 people were considered by
these various district committees. Ol
This number over 10000 were tnallN
sifted out and seriously considered IN
New York. OF this number 1929 were
finally accepted and sent to Europe
where they served for varying periods
In April. 1919. the Y. NJ. C. A. had ir
Europe 5.693 men and 1851 women
making a total Of $3.50.
Much has been said about the in
I efficiency OF some OF these workers
and. without doubt. a number OF then
were inefficient. In any form Of or.
ganization in civilian life, whether d
be public schools, chain stores or cor
poratiOns. II 90 per cent. of those or.
I icinally employed make good. the re-
suit is regarded as highly satisfactory
/ II 10 per cent OF the ii.229 people
operating in France for the Y. NJ G. \
were inefficient it would mean tina
there were { i.i22 men and women .AVhC
were more or less Of a. failure. do
not believe that anything like thi!
number OF people were unsuccessful
but II. under the close scrutiny which
| the soldiers give these welfare work
ers. even 3 per cent OF them had beer
/ failures it would have put largl
amount Of criticism I'm circulation, anC
| the work OF the % poF cent. who wer'
/ successful would be forgotten in tn
Evening journal., 1919-06-11

in the United States. The same was
true OF canteen supplies one day the
\. NJ. c. A. could set supplies sent on
a Government boat without freight
charges. The next day the only way
60 send them was 90 pay almost as
much in freight as the goods cost. II
will be readily seen that II was almost
impossible 10 arrive at anything like
an average cost price at which 20 sell
these goods. Goods shipped by the
Government and goods shipped by the
\. NJ. G.. A., because OF the chaotic
conditions that existed at points OF de-
barkati0n In the early days OF the
war, were occasionally unavoidably
mixed up with goods shipped by in
dividuals as pure contributions TO be
given away 10 the soldiers.
The Y. NJ. C.. 4. never solicited
money for the purpose OF giving away
is canteen supplies. II thR y. VI. c.
A. had given away canteen supplies
In France on the scale OF its sales, Il
would have spent in this activity alone
at least as much money as its entire
expenditures in France for all It's ac-
iiviiies. The constant policy OF the
Y. NJ @. A. WAS 90 sell canteen sup.
plies as nearly as possible at cost. and
10 bend every effort. when flghting
was in prosress. 90 furnish the men
at the front with supplies free Of
charge where il was at all possible TO
get the goods 20 them.
The statement has frequently been
made that the Y. NJ. C.. A. charged
higher prices for canteen supplies
than the army did. This was true at
certain period when the cost Of
transportation was Exceedingly high
and when IL was difllcult TO determine
costs accurately. As promptly as the
costs could be reduced the prices were
reduced, and for many articles the Y
Evening journal., 1919-06-11

publicity given to the per cent. who
were unsuccessful.
one critic Of the VI NJ. C. A. in
France stated that. In his judgment,
the outstanding mistake made by the
Y. NJ. C. A. was in trying TO have too
large a slaff OF workers; that the y.
NJ. C A. should have limited itself TO
a STAFF OF 500 men and women; that
this number could have been so care
fully selected that each one would
have been a star performer; that,
working in this way, the v NJ C.. A.
could have made a pronounced success
and would have had no criticism.
Had the Y. VI. C.. A. followed such
a course, Il would clearly have been
thinking much more OF its own repu-
tation than OF the service Il could
render. 10 Is obviously ridiculous 10
say that the Y. NJ. C.. 4. could have
performed greater service with 800
very competent men and women than
10 performed with 1900 or 1900 men
and women, some OF whom proved in
competent
That the workers as a whole were
brave and unselflsh is shown by the
fact that "a Y NJ C. A. secretaries
were killed and i26 others were
wounded while engaged in their work
Canteen Service.
on August 2Oih. 1917. General Per
shing asked the Y NJ. C.. A. TO under
take the management Of the army can
teens. The difficulties were many. II
was extremely difllcult 20 get supplies
as well as 10 get men who were ac-
customed to handling. distributing
selling and accounting for such sup
plies. There was a time when the
war was at its height. that IL cost the
Y. NJ. c. A. almost as much TO get an
automobile from the United states "a
France as the automobile itself cosi