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was thought $4,000 could be obtained

was thought $4,000 could be obtained
from that source.
These numbers, however, would Still
leave us with large shortage August l
and the War Department was therefore
requested June 80 to resume shipments
at the rate of 5000 per month. 1t was
realized that this number would not
meet requirements, but it was hoped We
might obtain still further assistance
from the allies and thus avoid greater
demand on our already inadequate ton
mage.
About this time M. Tardieu took the
initiative, and without consulting any
one sent a. cable to the French Ambas-
sador at Washington requesting that
our War Department begin the ship
ment of horses for our Armies at the
rate Of $4,000 per month, to be increased
progressively to $4,000 per month. The
department was naturally alarmed az
the cable indicated situation entirely
at variance with what had reported.
Recurrence Of 1917 Incident.
This is mentioned as one Of the many
incidents TO illustrate the sort Of off,
cious interest exercised by the French.
1t will be recalled that exactly the
same thing had occurred in the Fall of
1917 in connection with the shipment
of horses, except that then M. Tardieu
was on the receiving end in Washing
ton. When his attention was called to
the importance of cooperation he was
much embarrassed, and said that no
differences in the future need to be
feared. M. Tardieu was most efficient,
and as chief of the Franco American
Committee aided us materially in pro-
curement and in many other ways.
My diary says:
"Chaumont, Saturday July 6, 1918.
Conferred with Lord Miner Wednesday
morning in Paris and later with Haig.
giving my objections to our troops in
training being taken for an offensive.
Attended meeting Supreme War
Council in the afternoon.
Reached Chaumont at noon the 4th
and participated in celebration at Hotel
de Vile. French mission also gave an
entertainment, with movies Of list Divi
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the requirements for our own Army and
Navy Air Services both at home and
abroad. The tonnage situation consid-
erably restricted the shipment of planes
from home, but for the time being
France and England could furnish them
provided we could supply the engines,
but at all times the demand for both
planes and Liberty motors was greater
than the supply.
The horse question was one that
gave us trouble continuously. Because
Of the tonnage situation and the scar
city of forage in France, and in view
of the promise of the French to pur-
chase and deliver to us $4,000 animals
per month from April to August, both
inclusive, We had in March recon-
mended to the War Department that
shipmens from home be discontinued.
But. as has been stated, the French
farmers were reluctant to sell, even at
the increased prices offered, and the
climax came May 81, when the French
advised that due to military develop
eminent had issued orders suspending
the purchase of any additional animals
for the American forces.
Promised $4,000 Horses.
immediately took the matter up
with M. Andre Tardieu of the Franco
American Committee, calling his atten-
ton to the extent to which the French
failure to supply animals would inn
mobilize a considerable portion Of our
forces. AS a result the French agreed
to adopt a system of enforced requisi-
ton throughout France commencing
June 20 and extending to August /. 1t
was estimated that there were in France
not in military service approximately
5000 900 animals, from 100000 to AGO.
600 of which were thought to be suit
able types.
We were promised 10000 Of the 160,-
900 to be obtained through requisiAion,
and in addition counted on approx
mately $4,000 from the British in ac-
cordance with their promise to supply
horses for the divisions behind their
lines. Negotiations were also reopened
for obtaining animals in Spain, and it
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Recruiting Offices
Watch for Boy, l8,
Ordered to Enlist
Army to Ask References
If Auto Thief Prefers
u. S. Service TO Jail.

District recruiting agencies Of the
United States Army today were on the
lookout for an 18-yeaf-old boy. who re-
Gently was ordered to either enlist in
the Army or serve a Jail term after
he was convicted Of stealing an auto
mobile.
The unusual sentence was meted out
by a Judge in Somerset, Pa, according
to press dispatches from that town.
Officials of the Sd Corps Area Recruit
ing Headquarters, in Baltimore, on
learning of the sentence issued warn
ing to District, Maryland and Pennsyl-
vania agencies to be on the lookout for
the youth.
In statement issued at the 3rd
Corps Area offices It was pointed out
that the Army SIS no haven for men
of questionable character" At present.
it was said, recruiting standards are
unusually high, and ANY applicant for
enlistment must present testimonials of
good character, youched for in writing
by well known, reputable ciIizenS of
the community in which the applicant
resides"
The young man, according TO the
news dispatches, was given three
months in which. to join the Army and
to learn some discipline"
Bus lines in the Tientsin- Pieping dis
f~4a ~ a
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would be under Gen. Foch. The Belgian
chief of staff objected on the ground
that a King could not be placed under
the command of general. It did NOS
appear to me that the point was well
taken, as i'm the matter OF rank both
Haig and Petain were senior to Foch,
who, after all, held his place by COM
mon agreement.
Celebrate July 4.
In spite of the technical question of
rank, the Belgian authorities, as repre-
scented by the King, were strongly in
favor Of cooperation.
Once the portion Of the line to be
held by each of the allies was distinctly
defined and the operations to be under
taken by each were agreed upon, Foch
might have been called the chief CO.
ordinator. Each commander-in-chief
was superior in his own army, as he
had been before, and Foch'S task was
to coordinate the operations of the.
armies in such a manner as to make
it impracticable for the enemy to con-
centrate against any one. In practice,
this was the role he actually played
under the provisions OF his appoint
ment.
The Fourth Of July found me in
Chaumont The French people there
never missed an opportunity to show
their pleasure at having us in their
midst and their appreciation of our aid
to the cause. The principal ceremony
Of the day was reception to the Off
GERS of my headquarters. by the local
French officials, both civic and military
and the prominent citizens at the Hotel
de Vile. This was an altogether de-
lightful social gathering, including a
series of suitable speeches.
The spirit of fraternity that prevailed
made it easy to respond. In fact, on
this, as often on similar occasions, 1
found myself almost as enthusiastic as
the French speakers, though perhaps
less content with my effort.
The allies elsewhere did not forget
that it was independence day, and
messages came from Clemenceau, Foch
and Haig and many others from all
over France.
Wj*
Tomorrow: The British, despite
Pershing's objections, get our troops
into a premature Fourth of July at
tack.
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sion at Cantigny. Gen. de Castelnau
called and Gen. Petain, Gen. Ragueneau
and de Chambrun dined with US and at
tended troop entertainment. Received
many kilograms.
"As a compliment to the French,
issued orders yesterday making July IA
(Bastille 6ay) holiday.
part of the 33d Division made an at
tack with the Australians on the 4th.
Held detailed discussion To-Day with
McAndFew Hagood and Eltinge on
S. o. S. reorganization"
Haig Wanted Americans.
Lord Miner came in from Versailles,
and together we went over the problem
of troop shipments and considered the
continuance Of tonnage for the increased
American program. He assured me their
plans contemplated the same help they
were then giving us, but he was very
anxious that the American divisions be-
hind the British lines should remain
there, and somehow felt that his as
surance as to shipping might depend
upon the number of divisions that would
be held for service with their armies.
Marshal Haig, who called later, was
also very solicitouS as to the retention
of our troops, and said he would be very
much weakened If any more divisions
were taken away. I told him that for
the moment the question where they
would serve would depend upon where
they were needed most.
1t had not been my intention to at
tend the July session of the Supreme
War Council, but a telephone message
came from Mr.. Lloyd George asking me
to come. 1t gave me the opportunity of
thanking him for the spirit behind the
British purpose to celebrate the 4th of
July with us, on which had already
written him note. AS he had sent
word through Col. Lloyd Griscom that
he wished to visit some of our units, this
was also a chance to extend him an in
vitation in person.
At this session of the council there
was an absence Of that tenseness that
had prevailed at the last two meetings,
the only question discussed while 1 was
present being whether the Belgian army
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At STARS MARRY,
WHILE 81 REPENT
1880 Scoring in Hollywood
L Puts Cupid Ahead, but
Divorces Lead in 81.

~ the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, March 2.-Dan
Cupid is still outscoring the divorce
courts here, but their TALES are close.
Dan marked up the marriage of Will
liam H. Boyd in December and the
courts recorded the divorce of William
H. Boyd in January. They were two
different Boyds, but they illustrate the
nip and tuck race.
One statistician said there were Al
marriages and 81 divorces among the
motion picture prominent in 1880. so
far this year Cupid is being outScored.
MacLean to Marry.
Charles Farrell and Virginia Vail
have married. Kay Francis and Jo-
sephine Dunno took new husbands.
Douglas MacLean has filed notice OF
Intention to marry.
Against these are the divorces OF
Boyd, the former New York stage actor !:
Evelyn Laye, Kathleen Williams and
Jean Harlow. Mrs Fred BeetScn has a
suit against her husband, ssWho is an
assistant to Will Hays. Ina Claire has
announced her permanent separation
from John Gilbert. Loretta Young has
moved back home with her mother,
intimating a disagreement with Grant
Withers.
In December the other William H.
Boyd flew with Dorothy Sebastian to
Las Vegas, New, where they were mar
ried. But in the same month Pauline
Frederick was divorced by Hugh G..
Leighton, her fourth husband.
Gloria Gets Freedom.
They had been married but few
months. Other divorces of this month
were Gloria Swanson and the marquis,
the Tom Mixes, Robert Ames from his
fourth wife and Lima Basquette.
Billie Dove and Howard Hughes, the
young millionaire picture producer, were
among the 1880 divorced, but Hollywood
seems to- expect Cupid to bring forth
an announcement from these two soon.
VIII Hays was among those who mar
Yied.
other notable film marriages of 1880
were those of Bebe Daniels to Ben
Lyon, Loretta Young to Grant Withers.
Francis Marion to George Hill, Lowell
Menken to Bert Lytell, Jocelyn Lee to
lers. Dolores Del Rio to Cedric Glib
bons, Nils Asther to Vivian Duncan,
Margaret De Mile to B. P. Fineman,
John Garrick to Harriet Bennett, Jetta
Goudal to Harold Grieve, Bradley King
to George H. Boyd, Lewis Stone to
Hazel Wool, Betty Boyd to Charles
Hoover, jr.; Dorothy Lee to Jimmy Fid-
Ter. Castor Glass to Lioba Karling, Nat
allie Moorhead to Alan Crosland and
Betty Francisco to Fred Sparkling.
Get Quick Divorce.
Miss Moorhead and Crosland were
divorced and married in the same year.
The 1880 divorces include William
Powell Constance Bennett, Helen
Twelyetrees, Emmett Corrigan, Al San
tell, Colleen Moore, Betty CompSon,
joseph Van Sternberg Joseph Schild-
kraut, Ernst Lubitsch, Jane Winton,
Cliff Edwards, Lila Lee, Douglas Mac
Lean, King Baggott, Eileen Percy, En-
nett Flynn and Benjamin Glazer.
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FRENCH AVIAT0RS BREAK
DURATION FLIGHT RECORD
Pair Remain Aloft rs Hours and
Fly 5,47o Miles in Closed
Circuit.
By the Associated Press.


ORAN, Algeria, March 2.-The
French aviators Lucien Bossourout and
Anne Rossi yesterday broke the record
for duration flight in closed circuit
by remaining in the air rs hours and
23 minutes and covering a distance Of
$40 miles.
The Frenchmen, who took of Thurs
day morning, bettered the record estab-
lished last June by the italian flyers
Maddeiena and Cecconi, who remained
aloft 81 hours and Is minutes and COW
cred 5,087 miles.
Boussourout is a veteran French pilot
and also holds an altitude record for
having flown 1888 meters (about IL ,755
feet) with a load of 5000 Kilograms
(about IL ,023 pounds He attempted
the first fight from Paris to Dakar,
Africa, being forced down in Africa.
He was lost for a week
Rossi formerly was partner of Jo-
seph Lebrix, another noted French
flyer.
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SNOW AND BITTER COLD
HIT EUROPEAN NATIONS
Gale Claims Several Victims in
Channel and North Sea-Traf-
&c and Farms Suffer.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, March 1.-THE greater
part Of Europe and the British Isles
were under snow today. A biting wind
piled the white blanket high in places
and in others swept the ground bare
Bitter cold prevailed.
Trafic was held up in many places.
highways and railways were blocked
in Sweden and telephone and tele-
graph lines were down in Denmark
Snowfall in the British Isles varied
from two to three inches in the south
TO seven TO eight inches in the north,
with deep drifts in the mountain dis
tricts of Scotland, Wales and Ulster.
Sheep farmers suffered severe losses
Of stock
The gale which accompanied the
snow raised dangerous seas in the
Channel and North Sea, which claimed
several victims. Sixteen were believed
70 have persisted near Fraserburgh,
Scotland, when Dutch trawler turned
over offshore and conditions were too
bad to attempt a rescue. One body
was washed ashore.
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YOUTHS SUSPECTED
IN DEATH OF GIRL, Is
Detroit Police Hold Two After Stu
dent Dies From Frac-
tured Skull.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 2.-The ease 81
15-year-old high school girl who was
found unconscious at the aide Of the
pavement at an East Side intersection
Friday was described today by police
as homicide
The girl, Anna Gabriel, died yester-
day afternoon shortly after an X-ray
showed that her skull was fractured
in such q manner as TO indicate that
she could not have been the victirn Of
hit-run automobile driver, as police
at first thought
Two youths were detained in connec-
ton with the investigation, police an
nounced.
Witnesses were found who told Of
the girl entering an automobile In which
two young men were riding Friday
morning near her home a mile from
the place she was found. Her school
books lay beside her when she was
found.
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Bus lines in the Tientsin- Pieping dis
trict Of China are expanding.
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Montgolfier, the famous French bal
looniSt of the last of the eighteenth
century, one day volunteered to air his
wife's gowns. While engaged in this
task he noticed that, when filed with
hot air from the fire, the gowns be-
came inflated and began to raise them
selves up. He was keenly interested.
and by the time his wife came in, Mont
golfer was sending up little paper ball
looms, and thus beginning the inven-
tons that made him famous.
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SMITH IN RALEIGH
|. FORISPEECH TODAY
Ex-Governor viii Address
North Carolina Session,
Coming Here Later.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., March 2.-Former
Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York ar
rived in Raleigh today to address the
North Carolina General Assembly.
The Democratic presidential nominee
of 1928 came to Raleigh from Center
vile, Md, where he spent the week end
as the guest of John J. Raskob, in
Raskob's railway car, 1.-The Skipway."
Adjt. Gen. j. Van B. Nets met
the New Yorker and escorted him to
the executive mansion, where he and
Mrs Smith were to be luncheon guests
Of Gov. and Mrs Gardner. Smiths ad-
dress was set for pm.
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GUEST AT RASKoB HOME.
Ex-GoV. Smith Ends Week End Visit
and Later Comes Here.


CENTERVILLE, Md, March 2 LP.-
Former Gov. Alfred E. Smith Of New
York, Democratic presidential candi-
date in 1928, who, with Mrs. Smith
spent the week end here at the home
of John j. Raskob, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, left
yesterday by automobile for Raleigh
NJ c..
Mr.. Smith also has been invited to
speak to the Georgia legislators before
he returns to, Washington and New
York. The Georgia Assembly's final
adjournment is expected in few days
The week end at the Raskob estate
here came on the eve of the meeting
of the partys National Committee in
Washington, set for next Thursday, the
day after adjournment of Congress.
Gov. Smith came here last Friday
from Florida. The trip to Wilmington
was made in Mr.. Raskob's private rail-
road car. At the Delaware city he was
met by Miss Betty RaSkob and driven
to Mostley Hall, the chairman's home
During the time he was here no in
terviews were granted, and telephone
conversations with either Mr.. Smith OF
Mr.. Raskob we're denied.
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It was encouraging to see our own air.
planes, even in limited numbers, coming
overseas at last. While some defects in
manufacture had been observed in both
the DH-4 plane and in the Liberty en-
CINE, these had been pointed out TO the
department at home and were in course
'of correction.
Although the French manufacturers
made many suggestions that we should
adopt this motor or that, and had none
Liberty engine, its success was instan-
taneous. and the Interallied Committee
soon found itself swamped with requests
for allotments. To cover their new con-
struction for the next six months the
British wanted 5000, the French $500.
and the Italians 1000 over and above
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VOTE ON DRY LAW ASKED
BY PORTO RICO FARMERS

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March a.
An effort to do away with prohibition in
Porto Rico was started yesterday by the
Agriculture Association, which said its
enforcement here was s'joke."
Through its president, jose Pesquera,
the association has presented a resoln-
ton TO the Porto Rican Legislature ask
ing that body send a memorial to Con-
gress through the resident commission
er, Felix Cordoya Dayila, seeking repeal
OF the eighteenth amendment or its APP
plication and enforcement in this island.
The resolution claims attempts TO en-
force the act is menacing socially and
physically and causing loss of revenue.
The island voted dry IN 1917, II was
said, through a misunderstanding and
the farmers want opportunity to correct
what they term a costly error by being
granted a new referendum and recant-
ment Of local regulatory laws.
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A Spanish missionary writing a book
on Mexico about so years after the con-
quest by Cortez has this TO say Of the
AztecS. "They have their presidents
and lesser authorities TO look after the
old. o., the married or the young about
10 be married, with such system and or
der that not even the newly born babe
escapes their notice. The man who
iabored one week was not allowed TO
present himself the next. everybody tax
Ing his turn % that none may be
axzaypd ~
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Daily Dozen
BIZ United Press

bV IHIffd Press
EVART. Mich, Dec. T. In
order to keep their large FAM
lily in order, Mr.. and Mrs.
Russell McLachian have bull
letin board posted in the
kitchen where the twelve chill
dren glance daily to see what
tasks are assigned
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methods The marchers gave
ground readily.

methods. The marchers gave
ground readily.
After the committees we're elected
leaders of the march selected three
Of their number to see where they
could deposit their petition. The
three selected we're Benjamin,
Isaiah Hawkins, Negro miner of
Pittsburgh and William F. Dunn Of
New York.
First defeat for BENJAMIN and
the nine members Of his committee
came as they reached the outside
OF the senate chamber a few min
utes before the Seventy second con-
gress convened for its first session.
i want to get inside to deliver a
copy Of this BILL" said Benjamin.
4 can't let you in" responded
Sergeant-at-Arms David Barry.
I have a petition to present"
This is the wrong day for petit
tons"
anyway" retorted BENJAMIN.
this is the day the unemployed
have chosen.
We are. hungry and starving. "
shouted another committe member.
Barry walked away and Benia-
min took step forward. He was
surrounded Immediately by police
men who pushed him back. Soon
the scrambling became general and
the committee was pushed through
the corridors and out door.
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NEW u. SLOAN
IS ANNOUNCED
ST 100000 Issue for
Current Expenses.
By United Press

By JHttcd Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-Secre-
tary Of the Treasury Mellon today
announced a new loan of $780,
100000 to meet current government
expenses. This loan, announced
just as congress was about to con-
vene, brought sharply to the fore.
the need for additional revenue. It
was the largest negotiated this year.
OF the total, S6OO,OOO0O0 will be
in one-year treasury notes at 81
per cent. OF the remainder, $780,
100000 will be in six-months GER
tifcates Of Indebtedness at ~ per
cent year, and s4O0,00O.OOO in
nine-months certificates paying 3
per cent.
These issues bring the years Dor
rowings to $4,000 100000. They will
suffice, it is believed, until congress
provides for reduction in debt-re-
tirement requirements, or for tax
increase.
The interest rates are higher
than recently, since last September's
issue was oversubscribed only about
9 per cent, although it was held open
until the very last hour.
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HUNGER MARCH
HEADS ELECTED
FROM CAPITOL
Committees Are RepuISed as
Police Watch 1900 for
Signs of Violence.
BIZ United Press

~ JUitfd Press
WASHINGTON, Dec. Commit
tees representing the hunger
marchers" were elected forcibly
from both senate and house today.
They had attempted to enter the
legislative chambers to present their
demands for a dole and unemploy-
ment insurance.
The election on the senate wing
of the Capitol came after Herbert
Benjamin, leader of the marchers,
tried to push his way into the senate
chamber against the orders of at
tendants who told him he could not
enter
A similar scene was enacted on
the house wing but in that case the
committeeman we're without the
fiery leadership of Benjamin and
did not put up the resistance he
offered.
Outside, the main body of the
marchers, whose numbers had been
swelled to about 1900 by overnight
arrivals, awaited the action of their
committeeman, but made no effort
to enter the Capitol. They we're
hemmed in on all sides by police
Bluecoats swarmed all about the
Capitol.
The officers carried tear-gas guns
and in crevices Of the Capitol ma
chine guns were nested to care for
any serious out jreak which might
come.
After the first election about fifty
of the marchers attempted to enter
the door at the senate wing of the
Capitol Police pushed them back
without resort to Clubs or violent