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WASHINGTON, May rl.-71
est crop OF winter wheat cylr rtb0H6E
in any country Is in prospect foE J.
years harvest Today's fofecastSy
production estimated by the depaItnt4Ses
Of agriculture placed It's size at 4fmp1t
nine hundred million bushels.-iTe1A
figures, $685.. 5.00o-which would 4mals:
this years harvest worth 32034.0eesHees
at the governments price guarantee:Nes
sH26 O. bushcl. tss ..s2 Ss:ssss;sssss ~; I;
Kansas Is producing an enormous scfS1S
the forecast Of productIontfor; that atat1,s
being almost % percent Of the eo9nt5y1s;
total indicated output. IllinoisEhaSsH5
forecast Of nearly $4,000. 900 t bush IS
Indiana about 5e.0o0.o 900, Ohio 55,p6NS St4SS:
and Oklahoma slightly more than ,As
600. 900. y. }Ss; :. s. - ,sSs ,sss :;
The acreage is the largest on@ @recote
and the area abandoned from vfnlStS
killing. overflows and other causes talsI
extremely low. IL percent. ,GroNiH1S
conditions have been splendid 1pd thtg
crop from April l to May /, made N
improvement, bringing it to 1905 peBS,
cent Of a normal. which is the hiGhs
condition on record for May. Contint1s
good growing conditions from noHsstSH
time OF harvest might result In ascreEs
larger than 900.000.o00 busheiG
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Wi||ys--OVer|and Plant
Closed When Disorders
Reach Critical Stage

TOLEDO. O.. May S.--Thc plant OF
the WHY'S Overland company was closed
this afternoon by Clarence A. Earl. vice
prcsdcn, of the company. following n
clash between strikers and the police. in
which bricks stones and clubs were used
aS weapons.
The trouble resulted when several
hundred strikers attempted 10 talk with
employees who had refused to join their
ranks.
Nearly 100 policemen were rushed 10
the plant when a citizen reported q dis
turbancc. Headquarters were notified
that crowds were gathering in tho
streets and mcnacing the police already
there and non-strikers.
It was announced later by Henry F.
Herbert. chief Of police. that none of his
men were injured. All traffic policemen
were taken from tho streets and ordered
to report at the plant.
Labor officials. claim ten Thousand
men arc on strike.
Vice President Earl tonight gave ou'
a statement that tho plant will BE- cloSet
indefinitely to protect the lives Of tn
HorkinSmcn."
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NEW YORK. May S.-The heirs OF
Jay Gould. the railroad financicr who
accumulated ono OF Americas greatest
private fortunes. arc in r quarrel over
the administration or tho sS3.O0o.OO0
estate he loft them. His son. George j.
Gould, chief executor Of tho estate. is
required bv a state supreme court order
signed today tn show cause why no
shovId not bc removed.
Gould Is charged with frauds "perpe-
trated by rim even on his own brothers
and sisters" md which RESULTED in an
aggregate loss TO tho estate Of s25.o00.-
o0n" IN nffIdavits filed in the supreme
court by his brother. Frank J. Gould. his
sister the Duchess. Do Tallcyrand. for
mcrly Anna Gould: Countess Dc Castcl-
lane and tho guardians Of n number OF
the Gould children Of the third genera
tion. .
In an answering affidavit George
Gould denies tho charges and is sup
ported by a deposition made By Mrs.
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100000. TONS
Of STEEL RAIL
To Be BOUGHT
COMPETITIVE BIDS
In OPEN MARKET
Action By Hines Follows Ina
bility to Reach Agreement
On Fixed Prices

NEW YORK. May S.-Walker D.
Hines, director general Of railroads. an
nouncrd hero tonight that the railroad
administration. will ask Immediately TOT
competitive bids for 100000 tons or steel
rails.
Mr., Hines announcement was mace
after he had been Informed by MS rep
rcsentativcs that they had been unaoie
IN induce representatives OF the largo
manufacturers at a conference here to-
dsJ TO agree on a reduction of tho sercd-
uIc OF steel prices approved by tho IN
dustriaI board of. the department OF COM
merce. Mr.. Hines declared IL was nus
settled purpose to buy steel malerlalS or
the competitive bidding basis as rapidly
as they arc needed. He issued the fol-
lowing statement:
I'm accordance with the suggestions
from Secretary Redticld and Chairman
Peck of the industrial board. inc rail-
road administration representatives.
Messrs. Henry 3. Spencer and I. Z. POW
ell. had q conference today with repre-
scntatfycs of tho steel interests. MessrS.
SPENCER and Powell Offered Spcch>c
criticisms Of tho steel prices heretofore
proposed and suggested maximum prices
which tho railroad administration would
fCCl 1uSllllCu IN pt!iH i'i A'''r 'N'
stool articles which the railroads use In
important quantities including steel
rails.
1T was made clear that the railroad
administration did not wish 10 obtain
preferential prices compared with the
general public The steel interests were
unwilling TO make an change in the
prices announced in March. The confer
cnces on this subject are at an end and
tho railroad administration will. in ac-
cordancc with it's settled purpose. pro-
coed as rapidly as It needs steel ma
tcrials of any kind TO ask for compcti-
tive bids and purchase accordingly.
The railroad administration will at once
in accordance with this policy. ask for
bids for 100000 tons OF steel rails"
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FAIL To REACH.
AGREEMENT 7 ON
STEEL PRICES

NEW YORK. May S.-Rcprcsenta-
tlvcs Of the railroad administration and
the manufacturers committee OF tho
jron and stcci institute failed at a con-
ference here today 10 reach an agree
rncnt for "A reduction Of the schedule OF
steel prices approved by the industrial
board Of the department OF commerce.
Accc riding to II statement issued at
thc end Of n long discussion. tho rail-
road administration contcndcd The
prices were not low enough. while The
manufacturers asserted further rcduc-
tion could not he made without de-
crease in tho cost OF production which
would necesSitntc a lowering Of tho
wage rate.
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GEORGE COULD TAXED WITH FRAUDS
BY CO. HEIRS Of GREAT FORTUNE

Helen Gould Shepard. his sister srpI1sssss "
ly Miss Helen Miller Gould: Ar9s8AsS
Shepard declares that the chlrGe6sI ktSB
"'inaccuratc and distinctly misleadinRtss
Four Of the six children Of Jag Goulda:s
George. Helen, Edwin and Ho1ard563
co-trustces Of their fathers. eatI1I.i
Frank and Anna were not ,includedsSA
both ara residents Of France - Frff&s
Gould lives in Paris where, hes1oeGht3&:
obtained a divorce from his second W3hf
Mrs Edith Kelly Gould. q, formersasts
rcSs. -.,t55's - ~ ssIsE'
The afridavtts were filed in connetHns
with petition by Frank Gould and III
associates to have George Gould <sfS4:
moved as executor Of the estAte. Hi
was appointed under the will OF M
father, who died in December 1851 art
who bequeathed him 100000 In cash a1A3
s4.500.000 in securities AZ reward fHSs
his services. This was N addition toA
sixth share OF the main estate which NSf;
vested in trust fund for the bensfits6Ei
hts six children. La SS99sS13
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WASHINGTON, May s.-Wyth tws9

WASHINGTON, May s.-WIth tw8D
the three navy scaplancs which stxits&
from Rockaway. Long Island, &thtNl
morning on the first leg cf the tflns1!
Atlantic fight. arrived safely ut Halt:
fax. navy officials were bending svS41
energy tonight to locate the third. mt
ing since carly in the afternoon. Nos
port Of the missing machine, the
commanded by Lieutenant ComN1l
A. c. Read. had been received aftSfl
machine passed the destroyer Hcns
nut. first station ship. located ds5nnk
than sixty miles north Of Cape Co1l
less than half way to Halifax.
Orders were issued at once sending
McDcrmut and the next ship n4y1
him. the Kimberly, in search soESt
missing seaplanc. Commander11
had reported just before reaching
McDermut that the ell pump on 0n
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country demanded that I should risk no
recurrence OF such Il situation and l de-
termined that our needs and tho inter
csts Of our Empire must b. duly weighed
and balanced IN tho councils OF the Su-
premc Headquarters Staff.
dispatched letter TO Lord Kitchener
on this day. in which the following PAS
sage occurs
Il feel very seriously the absolute nc
ccssity for retaining in my hands COM
plcte indec pndcacr OF action and power
TO retire toward my bnsc should clrcGm-
stances render II necessary.
On this day Pultcney arrived. and the
formation Of the Third Army Corps uS-
der his command was commenced forth
with. It was composed OF the Fourth d.
vision ana the Nineteenth brigade. with
some mounted troops temporarily at
tached. pending the arrival OF the Sixth
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This evening at tho Market audi
toriurn the final mass meeting OF the
Victory loan campaign will be held. and
il gives promise Of being ono of the
best meetings Of the campaign. nc
-arrangcments are entirely in tho hands
a, +be Kiwanis club. and when this live
organization takes hold nf anything 1t
is bound to go.
The program will be diversified ana
Interesting. Among III" features will
be fancy dancing by tho pupils OF the
Y-f1son-Sherman School 81 Interpretive
Dancing: repetition of tn" playict
,hs. ha:z proven so successful. Lest We
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INQUIRY WAY
FOLLOW GRAVE
CHARGES MADE
YLORDFRENCR
ALLIES MADE FATAL
ERROR AT WARS START
In Not Having Supreme Com
mand - Conflict Length
ened at Least One Year
Ry TRUMAN Il. rALLEy.


spectA Correspondent Of the New York
herald and Wheeling LntelIgenoer.
fcouyr1Sht, 1918, by the Now York Her
ald co. All Rights Eeserved.)
LONDON. May Swell in
formed British opinion takes the
view that with Field Marshal Wis
count French's latest disclosures,
in which he vents his wrath on
Marshal Haig and on Marshal
Kitchener, all official inquiry must
follow.
The Evening Standard declares
today that he practically accuses
the war office, which then was
represented by Marshal Kitchener,
abetted by Mr.. Asquith and the
present premier, of criminal inter-
ference with the man on the spot.
The Evening Standard adds that
such a charge cannot 60 unno-
ticed.
The Evening News declares that
the revelations amount to Il blunt
charge of gross inefficiency and
misiudgment against the govern
ment. adding that it expects to
hear more Of the matter IN par
Lament soon.
The London press generally fol
lows Marshal French>s articles
closely, and sees as an outstand-
ing point the almost fatal allied
error of not appointing general
issimo at the very beginning OF
the war, which, it says, would
have shortened the conflict by one
or, perhaps, two years.
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division. which had now been ordered to
France
On tho morning OF tho 3lst hcadQuar-
tors were moved 10 DamnsEin. After
riding around to So" whatever troops I
could. VIC reached there carly in tho af-
tcrnoon. HuEuct was waiting for me
with moro information and messages
from Joffrc 'rh" demand that wo
should stand and fight was not only ur-
gently rcpcHi ed. but was actually backed
by Imperative messages from the French
President and from Lord Niichncr and
the British government. yet At this very
mo.ncnt Lanrczac was actually throwing
back the left flank nf thr Fifth army
and widening tho gap between US. AT
the same time Lord Kitchener WAS as
suring the home government that our
losers were comparatively small and
that all deficiencies had been made good.
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I retain the most profound belief that
had yielded 10 those violent solicita-
tions. the whole allied army would have
been thrown back in disorder over the
Marine and Paris would have fallen an
easy prey into the hands of tho Germans.
II is impossible 10 cXaggerate the dan
ger Of the situation as it existed. Neither
OH this day nor for several subsequent
days did ono man. horse. gun or machine
gun reach me to make good deficiencies.
refused. This brought Lord Ktch-
nrr 10 PariS where l met him on Sep
tembcr at tho British embassy. I went
there with my chief Of staff at his
urgent request. regarding him as rep
rcsentntive Of His Majesty's government.
I deeply resented being called away
from my headquarters at so critical a
time. Two important actions were
fought by considerable detachmcnts OF
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Big Three Resume Considera-
ton of the Italian Question
Premier Orlando to At
tend Discussion Which VIII
Last Several Days

PARIS, May S.-Prcnliers Lloyd
George and Clemeneeau and Presi-
dent Wilson will resume consid
Grafton of the Italian question
Friday, Marcel Hutin said in the
Echo dc Paris this morning. 1t
was added that Premier Orlando
probably would attend the meet.
ing and that discussion of the
question would continue for scv.
eral days. .
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Sees Allied Triumph
In Fall Of the Reds

ZURICH. Wednesday. May -(Frcnch
Wireless Serrice)-In commenting on
the report that the Hungarian comrnun-
:st government had fallen. the FranR1orc
Zietuag says:
I'VE are no partiSans Of Eolsherism
hut We lock on the fall Of the Budapest
Soviet government Sa great mlSfor-
tunc. The Speedy fall Of this govern
,nent js ror the allies an occasion of 4
new triumph and our opinion is that now
that their minds are made easy on this
point. tho impcrinlist statesmen Of the
Entente will exact complete fulfillment
Of their wills by the peace terms.
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Hines Urges Merging
Of the Railroads Into
Competitive Systems

NEW YORK. May 7.-Compulsory
consolidation Of all the railroads of tho
country. weak and strong. into twelve
to twenty large competitive systems
privately owned but operated under gov
crnment regulation. was urged hero to-
night by Walker D. Hines director gen
cral of railroads, as Il solution Of tho
railroad problem.
Speaking before tho Economic club
Mr.. Hines declared that unless some
cure ''as radical as tho one proposed
were adopted, postwar regulation would
prove oven more disappointing than thc
thoroughly unsatisfactory pre-war rc-
gulationB.
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the army ander my command during this
day. over which there was no one to cH'
rrciSe any co-ordinatinE control. Either
might have easily brought on general
engagement
Tho interview had one important re-
suit MIR. MiIlerand (the war u1intstcr)
and Mr. Iiviani tthc prime minister)
wrrc present at the conference. and be-
fore them all I was able TO give a clear
exposition Of my views MS to the future
conduct OF the allied operations
Mr.. Millerand undertook to lay this
docunen; before General .Ioffre' at once.
This great statesman and invaluable
servant Of his country Occupied the post
of war minister during mcst OF the
time was in France. His invariable
kindness and courtesy. coupled with his
skilful and astute appreciation OF the
military situation throughout all it's
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difficult and varying periods. will al
ways be gratefully remembered by me.
Tho result Of my proposals will be the
better understood il quote General
Jct1res reply to the war minister and
personal letter which I received from
the commander in chief on the same
subject.
Great General Headquarters Of the
Armies Of the East. Sept Z. 1914.
The General Commander in Grief to the
Minister Of War:
Il have received the proposals Of
Marshal French that you wish to send
to me They relate to the organization
on the Marne Of the line OF defence
which will be held by electives suf-
ficientty dense in depth and particular
ly reinforced back Of the left flank.
THE present positions Of the Fifth
army do not allow Of realizing tho pro-
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Marshal French Gives Details His Quarrel With Lord Kitchener During Ret

gram laid out by Marshal French l4ndsgki
assuring 10 the English army IN
tme desired an efficient aid ( <olt{st
right S%5S
"On the other hand, the sappcft1E.
the army Of General Maunoury,SS1E =
should advance to the defence
northeast fronts Of Paris. a. alWay1
surcd tc the English army on IN: IL
the latter could, in these condittoua
tain its hold on the MArne fer 80
time and then retire on the glEit -
OF the Seine. which 1t would hold ftu
Alelun to Juvtsy. The English fexe
would thus aid in the defence oz
capital. and their presence would -
precious comfort. to troops II atA1s
| trenched camp. sssSS
II should add that Instructions ;h1
foonttnusd o. o1s1Aess1as1kss8S;SsS
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MACKAY IN PROMISE
OF LOWER WIRE Rates
IF lines Returned

NEW YORK. May Sin a. new "ap-
pnal' for the return of the Postal Tele-
graph Company 10 its owners, Clarence
II. Mackay. it's president. in letter 70
Postmaster General Rurleaon~ Today.
promised to reduce telegraph rates on
Postal lines throughout the United
States within twenty-four hours "hy the
twenty percent increase" inaugural cd
on April |. II the property were rclin-
pushed by tho government
You can save the American people
$1,000 Gnn a month by returning to us
our postal telegraph lincs- Mr.. Mackay
said
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BARNES TO IMPORT
CANADIAN WHEAT

NEW YORK. May S.-Julius Barnes.
United States wheat director. announced
tonight on his return from Chicago that
bc had completed negotiations to bring
o0O. 0nn bushels of Canadian whca t
into the United States for distribution
to the mills.
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T IwoU.S.Plane
Fly to Halifa
One Is Missing
Germans in Bitter
Complaint Over the
Harsh" Peace Terms

VERSAILLES. May S.-(By The AS
sociatrd Press. )-Thc German dcleGa' es
to tho peace congress complained bit
terly this morning TO one OF the French
liason officers Of the unexpected harsh
ness Of the conditions Of peace.
The delegates said they had eXpectrd
from the newspaper reports that the de-
mands in many respects would be far-
reaching, but were not prepared for the
terms as actually laid down In the
printed cony uf the document
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ELEVENTH INSTALLMENT

could not forget that the Firth
French army had commenced I? retreat
from the Sambre at least twsnsy-tour
hours before had been given an official
1ntimation that Joffrr's offensive plan
had been abandoned. l knew that It wa.s
alone due 70 the vast superiority of our
cavalry over that Of the enemy and TO
the splendid tenactty and the superior
marching and fighting powers Of our
troops that We had been saved from
overwhelming disaster My duty TO my
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BETHANY STRIKE
ENDS VICTORY
FOR STUDENT
TRUSTEES CUT OUT
MILITARY TRAINING
Students Called Back to the
Institution on or Before
May 18th

PITTSBURGH. May S.-Thc strike OF
students Of bethany college. Bethany
West Virginia. started about month
ago. will in all probability b" anandon"o'
following action hero today Of III" exc
cutjvo committee Of the hoard Of trus-
tees in eliminating tho compulsory tca-
iurc otthe military training estahlisheo
at the institution and thereby meeting
demands Of the scholars.
4 statement by the committee, ad-
dressed to the students. points out that
that scholars WIN return to their classes
On or before Tuscday. May 13. may make
I'D lost CREDITS by additional rccitn-ions,
even if II is found necessary to extend
the college year.
TIE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, May s-Porecast:
west virginia-Showers nnd cooler
Pridny; Saturday fair.
Ohio ana Western Pennsylvania
Showers Friday; Saturday fair with
rising temperature.
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pr yiead Marshal vtscou1t French, OF
Ye,res. X. p. O. NJ, etc, Copyright 1919
sy Tho New York Herald Co. Regis
tarod In Canada IN accordance with the
copyright oct. Copyrighted IN Greet
Britain. Copyright 1913 by Hongh-
+o,, p0}S13n Co.
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GREAT MASS MEETING IN THE
AUDITORIUM TONIGHT To BOOST
C|Tv5 CAMPAIGN FORV|CT0RY LOAN
1continued ON Page Tweave)

Forget" and tho Singing Marines under
the direction Of Prof. Elmer Hoeizle.
Other features Of the meeting will be
arranged by a committee from the XII
wants club. and altogether il gives
promise OF being more than usually In
tcresting.
The various committees to handle the
celebration were appointed at the lun-
cheon OF the kiwanis club yesterday.
and these committees are hard at work
getting tho various details in shape.
Prominent speakers will feature the
program. and they are being selected
with n view to making this portion Of
the evening one OF unusual interes,.
The whole idea, of course. Is to in
crease interest in the Victory loan and
aid in putting Ohio county where 1t be-
longs. and the program will be one
that should and will attract a very large
crowd on this particular occasion.
Musical features have also been ar
ranged. and these will add to the cvcn-
inE's enjoyment.
County Total sa-2sasso.
Ohio county's Victory bond total to
, date is So.oaS.S50 This figure is less
than the tahulatcd report published yes
: tcrday, which included the report Of the
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Breathss there a man with soul
30 dead
Who never to himself hath sa1n
This Is my own nay coTntTy's
Not as to those who gave their
all
Lend FOR . time, you all 1T home;
Buy Bonds and help the Vic
tory Loan.
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Rude Shake-Up Tor City
Hall Crowd i'm Primary
THE WINNERS AND YOTE SUMMARY
THE WINNERS.

Council at Large-Joseph Eeass Jr.
and Thomas T. Thoner.
FlIst ward-w. T. Otto and c. NJ
Vester.
Second ward-chestcr G. Thompson
ard Charles Miller.
Third wozG--pr. E. s. Bippus and n.
+. McConkey.
Fourth ward-John n. Kuns and
Albert Kres5.
Fifth ward-John A. Lnshley ana
Camden s. Tanay.
Sixth ward-Ambrose S. Eabtg and
Theodore wagner.
Seventh ward-w. 3. Elliott and D.
A. Morgan
Eighth wnrd-Louis F. Tolte and DR..
E. L. Armhrecht.
SUMMARY OF THE VOTE.
Council at Large.
Reas6t 1851 Thoncr" 800:
First Ward.
Ottos. ........ 414 VesterH E. 80. 16!
GOllner. LII
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County Total sar2sass

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