The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 123, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 21, 1916 Page: 2 of 44
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THE
State National Bank
With Resources Over $4500000.00
Is appreciative of its friends and patrons
and solicits new business.
R. R. RUSSELL President.
W. W. COLLIER Vice Pre.ident.
J. H. HAILE Vice Pre.ident.
N. H. BROWNE Vice Pre.ident.
THOS. E. MATHIS Cashier.
A. G. ENGELKE Assistant Ca.hier.
FUNSTON ASKS FOR MORE
MEN ALONG BORDER
(Continued i'rom Pae* One. >
the same distance could be negotiat-
ed by cavalry.
WORK IN CAMP SUNDAY.
Want Militia Ready for Serxlce as
Early as Possible.
In order to get the militia bri-
gade in readiness for service on the
border at the earliest possible time
It will be necessary for work to
continue in every department of the
maneuver camp throughout Sun-
day. Vaccination of all officers and
enlisted mer against smallpox is in
progress the work of issuing full
equipment to all men is nearing
completion and the task of making
a physical examination of every
man is being pushed as rapidly as
possible In addition an Inventory
of all equipment state and federal
at the camp is being taken.
With these several tasks before
them brigade regimental and com-
pany officers have been hard at
work every day and preparation of
reports haa occupied them until late
at night. Not a minute's time is
being lost in prosecuting prepara-
tions for movement to the border. As
the order t 0 proceed Is not expect-
ed until Wednesday or Thursday of
next week It is expected that the
Texas brigade will be completely
equipped and co-ordinated by that
time.
In the face of the many compli-
cations a remarkable record has
been established by the brigade in
the opinion of officers of the regu-
lar army. Squad and company drills
are being held morning and after-
noon and by the time of movement
to the border the brigade is ex-
pected to be rounded out into a I
first class fighting organization.
FORM NEW TEXAS GUARD.
VnlU to Be Organized Announced
by the Governor.
AUSTIN. Tex. May 20. —Acting j’
upon the order issued today by Ad- •;
Jutant General Henry Hutchings ■
plans are to be taken immediately 1
for the organization of the addition-
al units of the Texas National
Guard. The federal government is
to supply arms uniforms and equip- ’
ment and the state will allot $35 ;
monthly for each organization for
armory rental. ।
This is the full text of the order ;
Issued today by the adjutant gen-
eral’s department: I
The plane of the War Department (
provide for the creation of four j
regular army divisions and twelve
organized militia division districts
and the maintenance in each of '
these districts of a complete divl-
aion of organized militia troops.
The fifteenth division is com-
posed of the organized militia qf the
states of Arkansas. Arizona New
Mexico Texas. Oklahoma and Lou-
isiana. The existing units In these
several states are listed and the de-
ficiencies in units to complete a bal-
anced division are assigned to the
several states proportionally.
Has One Brigade.
Under the call of the president.
Texas has tendered and had mus-
tered into federal service an infan-
try brigade of three regiments a
squadron of cavalry less one troop
which is organised but is awaiting .
federal recognition—one battery of
field artillery one field hospital and
the prescribed sanitary units.
Texas' quota of new troops to be |
raised to complete its share of the
fifteenth division consists of: Four
companies of coast artillery two ;
batteries of field artillery two com- !
panics of engineers one ambulance
company.
The above units and those already
mustered Into federal service would
constitute Texas' quota about 7.600 j
men to a call for 276000 organ-
ised militia.
Not Under Present Call.
Should Texas Immediately organ- ]
Ize the nine units listed above they
would probably not be accepted un-
der the present call but It is prac-
tically certain they would have pri-
ority of acceptance In the event the
organized mllltla of the country
were called.
Coast Artillery.
In 1908 the secretary of war ap-
proved a plan which contemplatad
than one-half of the guns and mor-
tars in continental United States
should. If practicable be manned
by the coast artillery of the militia
force* of the seaboard states. The
coast states however have not pro-
vided fifty per cent of the halt they
were to care for and Texas is one
of the ten coast states that has no
coast artillery organization.
Galveston alone should easily
maintain the tour companies re.
qulrad and thus be prepared to man
Forts Crockett Travis and San Ja-
cinto.
A coast artillery company at min-
imum peace strength consists ot 1
captain. 1 first lieutenant 1 second
lieutenant 1 first sergeant. 1 quar-
termaster sergeant "6 sergeants. 6
corporals 2 cooks 2 mechanics 2
musicians and 47 privates maxi-
mum war strength is 109 enlisted
men-
The Field Artillery.
Ban Antonio has practically com-
pleted the organization ot one bat-
tery of field artillery and economic
and tactical reasofis urge that the
other battery be raised either at
Dallas or San Antonio.
A battery of field artillery at min-
imum peace strength consists of 1
•aptain. 2 first lieutenants 2 second
lieutenants 1 first sergeant. 1 quar-
termaster sergeant 1 stable ser-
SUNDAY
J geant 6 sergeants 12 corporal*. 3
cooks 1 chief mechanic. 4 me-
jchanics. 2 musicians and 103 prl-
< rates. Maximum war strength Isi
171 enlisted men.
A battery has 4 guns. 8 caissons. 1
strre wagon 1 battery wagon 88
draft horses and 32 tiding horsea
The Engineer Company.
A pioneer company of engineers
at minimum peace strength consists
of 1 captain. 1 first lieutenant. 1
second lleutenat 1 first sergeant. 1
quartermaster sergeant. 4 sergeants.
6 corporals. 2 cooks. 2 musicians. 43
privates first or second class Max-
imum war strength Is 164 enlisted
men. The transportation of a pio-
neer company of engineers consists
of 1 combat train 7 riding horses
5 riding mules. 4 draft mules. 8
pack mule*.
The Ambulance Company.
An ambulance company at mini-
mum peace strength consists of 6
captains or first lieutenants. 2 ser-
geants first class 7 sergeants er cor-
porals. 1 acting cook 11 privates
first class and 22 privates. Maximum
war strength 79 enlisted men. Its
transportation consists pf 12 ambu-
lances. 3 wagons. 2 pack mules. 17
। riding horses. 60 draft animals.
The governor as commander-In-
' chief of the state's forces ha* au-
thorised the formation ot the nine
I units specifically mentioned and the
I adjutant general of the state will be
pleased to correspond with such
parties as may desire to recruit ths
organizations. The federal govern-
ment will supply arms uniforms and
equipment and the state <lll allot
$35 monthly to each organization
for armory retßal.
In the event 400.000 organised
militia should be required then Tex-
as in addition would be called on for
one regiment of mountain artillery
two regiments of cavalry and some
minor auxilsriry units. At the pres-
ent time however it is only desired
to organize the nine units previous-
ly referred to.
HOUSE ADOPTS ARMY
BILL BY 349 TO 25
(Continued From Page One.)
and 161 virtually in the form in
which it wm Introduced.
Republicans voting for the bill
were:
Dillon of South Dakota; Young
•nd Norton North Dakota; Moss
West Virginia. Carey Wisconsin;
Miller and Farr Pennsylvania-
Mooney Ohio and James. Michigan.
Progressives: Martin Louisiana;
Nolan. California and S. C. Hall
Minnesota.
Two Democrats. Olney of Massa-
chusetts and Slayden of Texas voted
against the bill and Kent the Cali-
fornia Independent for it.
The bil] proposes to appropriate
$50000000 to be raised by Panama
Canal bonds for the purchase char-
ter or lease of ships by the govern-
ment. These ships would be sold or
leased to private capital as rapidly
as possible with the government re-
serving the right to call them back
into service as naval auxiliaries. The
operation of such vessels as the gov-
ernment was unable to lease or sell
would not extend beyond five years
efter the close of the European war.
A shipping board of five members
empowered to prevent rate discrim-
ination and unfair practices by all
ships plying American waters and
fix rates would be created. The bill
now goes to the Senate-
Republicans who yesterday delayed
the vote by offering more than 100
। amendments made no further at-
tempt to amend the measure. Demo-
Jcratio leader Kitchin and others who
opposed the bill last year were won
to its support by the clause limiting
government operation of ships to
five years after the close of the war.
TEN YEARS FOR LYNCH
American Sentenced in Ireland AM ill
Not Be Executed.
LONDON May 20.—The death
sentence imposed upon Jeremiah C.
Lynch American citizen by England
for complicity In the Irish revolu-
tion haa been commuted to ten
years’ imprisonment. This was an-
nounced in an official dispatch re-
ceived here today from Edwara 1*
Adam the American consul <ot Dub-
lin. Ambassador Page this morning
mad£ representations to the foreign
office in accordance with the In-
structions received from the State
Department.
He was Informed that “nothing
would be done in the rase until the
matter had been referred to hla ma-
jesty’s government.”
Details nf the nature of the
charges against Lynch and the evi-
dence deduced at his trial are still
obscure.
John Mac Neil who was also ar-
rested In connection with the Sinn
Fein uprising will be placed on
trial before a court-martial In Rich-
mond barracks Dublin on Monday.
Sentence Officially Announced.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. May 30.—
Ambassador Page at London tonight
informed the State Department that
the American consul at Dublin has
reported having been officially ad-
vised that Jerimiah C. Lynoh waa
sentenced to ten years' Imprisonment.
The hollow toot hod comb for applying
liquids to the hair and eoa’p has been
Improved by the addition of a valve to
control the flow of ita eontenta.
A Jersey railroad man haa Invent-
ed a te.egraph alphabet using only dots
which h'- claims is learned more quickly
than Morse and can be used by any per-
son In an etn-rtency.
A device to keep a window from rat-
tling and at the Mme time Mrva an
anchor on the shade cord to prevent a
■hade flying up has b«A Invented.
PRO CAUCUS IS
DENOUNCEDBY
PAUL WAPLES
Democratic Chairman Says
Anti-saloon League Efforts
Are Treasonable.
WILL EMBARRASS PARTY
Insists President Wilson Must
Have United Support of
Texas Democrats.
Denunciation of the Anti-Saloon
League's announced intention of
capturing the Democratic state con-
vention here next Tuesday is con-
tained in a warning issued yesterday
by Paul Waples chairman of the
state Democratic committee. Mr.
Waples calls attention to the fact
that the effort to inject the prohl-
btion issue into the convention here
or at St. Louis may prove embar-
rassing to President Wilson and re-
sult in lending aid and comfort to
the enemies ot the Democratic
party.
A strong point made by Mr. Wa-
ples is that the Anti-Saloon League
is not a part of the Democratic party
and. as this is to be purely a Demo-
cratic convention in which national
isaues alone are to be considered
the League cannot rightfully nor
legally participate. He ineists that
those who are backing its activities
•re actuated by a desire that is al-
most treasonable at thjs time and
that they deserve the rebuke which
he believes the convention will ad-
minister to them.
The full text of the statement is
as follows:
"To the Democrats of Texas:
"It has come to my notice that
the Anti-Saloon Leagu* of Texas had
called a caucus ot delegates to the
Democratic state convention to meet
at San Antonio next Monday night
for the purpose ot deciding upon a
program of procedure to be fol-
lowed by the prohibitionists in the
Convention on Tuesday.
Necessity Not Apparent.
"Why it is thought necessary to
line up the prohibitionists at this
convention does not appear for it is
not set forth anywhere that the con-
vention will be called upon to pass
on any question involving the pro- (
hibition issue. It is specifically dis-
claimed that there is an intention to
introduce the question Into the na- (
tional convention and assurance is
given that no attempt will be made ।
to endorse national prohibition. This
being true and I know of no rea-
son why we should not believe that
these assurances are given in good
faith it would seem strange that an
effort should be made to bring about
a division of the convention with
the prohibitionists on one side and
the anti-prohibitlonlsts on the other.
"What seems to me an imperti-
nence however —not to use a
stronger term —is that the Anti-Sa-
loon League an organization which '
boasts that it is not a Democratic
organization that it works through j
all political parties to further its
alms should propose to dictate to '
the Democratic party of Texas who
shall represent it in the Democratic '
national convention.
No Place In Convention.
"The delegates t 0 the state con-
vention have a high and solemn duty
to perform. The convention is to be
a conclave of the party called for
the purpose of expressing the party's
will so far as Texas Is concerned
as to who shall be its standard bear- (
er in the presidential election next
November It will be called upon to
endorse the administration of Presi-
dent Wilson to name delegates to
the national convention who will be
truly representative of this endorse-
ment and who will work for the
adoption of a platform genuinely re-
flecting the record of the adminis-
tration. What has the Anti-Saloon
League to do with these questions
and upon what ground does It pre-
sume to dictate to Democrats what
stand they shall take on such ques-
tions?
•'But the convention will be called
upon to do more than this. During
more than half of this administra-
tion the honor and the integrity of
the nation if not our very existence
as a people have been In the keep-
ing ot President Wilson. The na-
tional honor ha* become identified
almost absolutely with hla person.
The convention will have bMore it.
therefore the solemn duty of de-
claring to the world that the politi-
cal party which gave to the nation
this chief executive applauds the
record he has made as the nation s
spokesman in the parliament of na-
tions and calls upon the American
people to give to him their absolute
endorsement. Thia must be done
not in a cut-and-dried routine
fashion but with such unmistaka-
ble earnestness of purpose that i s
effect will be felt round the world.
I refuse to believe that the time has
come in Texas when Democrats must
go into a caucus called by an organi-
zation having not the slightest offi-
cial connection with the party and
disclaiming any connection with.it.
in order to be instructed how to per-
form such a duty. I refuse to be-
lieve the prohibitionists of the state
will lay themselves open to the
charge that they place the question
of prohibition above questions in-
volving the honor of the nation In its
relation to other nations.
“Pros First; Americans Afterward?"
’’Will the prohibitionists permit
the Anti-Saloon League to place
them in the position of proclaiming
to the world that they are prohibi-
tionists first and Democrats after-
ward? Or worse still that they are
prohibitionist first and Americans
afterwards? I cannot believe that
either and for that reason I am con-
vinced they will refuse to allow an
’ alien organization to dictate to them
‘ the terms upon which they shall per-
form their duty as Democrat and
Americans
"If the German born Americans of
; Texas or the Homan Catholics of
. Texas or the Baptists or any other
such group of people were to at-
tempt to caucus for the purpose of
• controlling this convention there
are members of the Anti-Saloon
League who would be among the
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT '
first to cry: "Treason!" By what pro-
cess of reasoning then do they
reach the conclusion that simply be-
cause they have the power—grant-
ing for th moment that they have
it—they are at liberty to turn a
Uemocratic convention into a mere
adjunct to an anti-Saloon League
caucus and Une up delegates not as
Democrats but as mere puppets of
the Anti-Saloon League?
Should Be Rebuked.
"I have no fear that the leaders
of this organization will be able to
control the Democratic convention
but it is Important that they should
be rebuked so thoroughly that there
will be no mistaking the fact that
the Democracy of Texas is not dead.
The delegates to the state conven-
tion. whether prohibitionists or anti-
prohibitionists. should remember
they are not there as prohibition-
ists or •ntl-prohlbitlonists. but as
Democrats. They should conduct
themselves as become. Democrats
and the rank and file of the party
should Judge their actions accord-
ingly.
"Why is the Antl-Saloon League
so anxious to control the state con-
ventiop? I confess I do not know.
But I do see grave dangers which
would threaten if the Antl-Saloon
League gained even the slightest
control over the convention. The
leaders of the league many of whom
boast of being original Wilson meh
are absolutely at variance from the
president on the question of national
prohibition. Any Introduction of the
question of national prohibition Into
the national convention would serve
only to embarrass the president. If
the Antl-Saloon League has anything
to do with the naming of the dele-
gates there will be no guarantee
that at a critical moment their alle-
giance to the prealdent would not
give way to their belief in national
prohibition resulting In consequences
which might be far reaching In the
presidential campaign. President
Wilson is going to have strong
enough opposition from outside the
party without men calling them-
selve. Democrats embarrassing him
with a fight on the question of na-
tional prohibition.
Danger or Bryan Power-
"There is still another danger. For
the most part the leaders of the An-
ti-Saloon League are followers of
William Jennings Bryan and were
his sympathizers in his craven be-
trayal of President Wilson during
the darkest hour of his administra-
tion. The grave danger I see con-
fronting the Democrats of Texas is
that under the guise of preserving
the party from some insidious out-
side Influence they may be misled
into giving power to the most dan-
gerous enemy President Wilson Is
likely to encounter tn the national
convention. It must be remembered
we are not now dealing with Wood-
row Wilson the man as w* were In
1912. It is the president of the
United States we are called upon to
support and no man embodies with-
in his own person so thoroughly the
very antithesis of the most funda-
mental things for which he has
stood as does Mr. Bryan. Let us not
forget that it was because Mr. Bryan
would not support President Wilson's
submarine policy that he left the
cabinet declaring that it meant war
and in effect maintaining that even
the national honor might be sacri-
ficed to prevent war. Let us not for-
get that President Wilson has pur-
sued that policy to the glory of the
nation and has forced the respect
of the world without embroiling the
nation in war. but without permit-
ting the fear of war to deter him in
the performance of the sacred duty
of maintaining the nation's honor.
"If the Democrat of Texas do not
endorse President Wilson’s stand as
against that of Mr. Bryan in this
matter then they have no right to
ask the American people to entrust
to hl care the destiny of the nation
for four years more. If they do en-
dorse his stand if they believe he
has represented the patriotic senti-
ment of the American people in tak-
ing it then it Is their duty as Demo-
crats and Americans to see to it that
every aet of theirs is done with the
firm resolve to strengthen his hands
and that no assistance is given to his
enemies. We do not want a delega-
tion sent to St. Louis which while
doing lip service to Preslclent Wil-
son Is subservient to Mr. Bryan.
"Put Americans on Guard."
“On the eve of the battle of Tren-
ton George Washington Issued the
memorable order: 'Put none but
Americans on guard tonight!' That
is the order which the state Demo-
cratic convention should have in
mind when naming the delegation to
St. Louis. We must put none but
Americans and Democrats on guard
at St. Louis. No man of divided alle-
giance should be permitted to occu-
py a place on the delegation and the
best way to insure that is for the
Democrats of Texas to rebuke any
attempt of any outside Influence
whatever to dictate to the sllghest
degree any action of their state con-
vention "
PREVENTING OLD AGE.
The saying "A man is as old as
bls Rrterieß" bi* the Baltimore
American. Is one"that is familiar to
most of us. hut that hardening of the
arteries —or arterio-sclerosis as n
is technically called —is largely due
to an improper diet is not so gen-
erally known as it should be. This
disease which physicians gay is one
of the chief symptoms of .old age
la caused by damaging the arteries
through the circulation in the blood
of certain poisoning substances
whose most common source is the
putrefaction which takes place in
the large intestine under certain
conditions.
Physicians point out that one of
the most serious dietetic errors in
this respect is eating too freely of
high pretein foods such as meat
and eggß. Protein has a tendency to
undergo rapid deterioration and
putrefaction of proteida introduces
polßong to the system which result
in hardening of the arteries.
”A frequent cause of hardening of
the arteries Is overeating” says a
physician. "Most people Are guilty of
overeating. They can reduce their
ration one-third and sometimes one-
half without any apparent inconveni-
ence to the system.”
Warn and Cut Diamond.
Governor H»mmond of Minnesota said
apropos of the difficulties In the Balkans;
The exchange of compllmenta between
Venizelos of Greece and Radlslavoff of
Bulgaria and Sir Edward Grey and the
Czar Ferdinand remind me rather of the
exchange of compliments In the barber
shop.
I A man with a three-day beard that
would have made good barbing material
( for barbed wire trench defenses went Into
a bsrber shop and got shaved.
J "The barber when he had finished
•aid to the man:
" 'Well my friend. If all beards were
Mko yours rd—ha ha. ha'—l d give up
r the barbering business
k " ‘Huh you ain't got nothin' on me.' the
' customer retored If all barbers were like
1 you I d grow a beard.’ "—Chicago Record-
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INTERVENTION IS INTI-
MATED TO CARRANZA
(Continued From Page One.)
the river bank opposite the Ameri-
can village of Lajltas
Terlingua is sixty miles west of
Boqulllas and about 150 miles
southwest of Marathon. It is gar-
risoned by a small detachment of
American soldiers armed with a
machine gun.
Fifteen or twenty Americans re-
side at Terlingua where valuable
quick silver mines ate located. The
mining company's store there con-
tains thousands of dollars worth of
merchandise.
At Lajitas there are no Ameri- j
cans. An American whose ranch is
located at Boqulllas arrived here by
automobile late tonight with this
report.
He came to warn the American
officers. The information was ob-
tained from Mexicans who worked
for him. These Mexicans had been
in communication with other natives
who had Just returned from a trip
across the river into the district
where the bandits are located.
The road along which Colonel Sib-
lev's little oolun|n of troops are
making their way back to the border
is fiftv or sixty miles west of the
region where ths 700 bandits are
reported.
The two threatened American
towns Terlingua and T^jitas are so
far from help that they might bo
wiped out before aid could reaen
them. There are only twenty troop-
ers *t Terlingua.
A telephone line connects the lat-
ter place with Marfa and Presidio.
MEXICANS ARE ALARMED.
Persliing's Plans Too Permanent to
Sult Gavira and Garcia.
EL PASO Tex. May 20—General
Gabriel Gavira and Consul Andres
Garcia the Carranza representatives
here protested to Mexico City today
against the plans of General Funs-
ton to establish permanent camps at
Namlqulpa El Valle qnd Colonlo
Dublan.
The Jubilation over the return of
a few troops from the front to re-
inforce the border patrol was
brought to a sudden end by adver-
tisements for 1.000.000 feet of lum-
ber 1000 pounds of nails and s num-
ber of steam road plows.
At the quartermaster’s department
the frank announcement was made
that the materials were to be used in
building tent floors and other ac-
commodation* for th* troops which
will remain south of the border in- ■
definitely.
This greatly upset the Mexican of- I
ticlals. They asserted the first chief
could be depended upon to make
new representations to Washington
without delay.
During the afternoon the funeral
of Sergeant Harry Furman Twenty-
third infantry was held. The sol- ]
dler was killed on the boundary line
by Mexicans last Thursday.
The Sixth cavalry which arrived
at Columbus yesterday passed
through here today en route to the
Big^Bend country for patrol duty.
One hundred and eight truck loads
of staple army supplies in four
trains of twenty-seven trucks each
will leave Columbus during the next
forty-eight hours for points along
the Une of communication of the
Pershing punitive expedition.
Two trains—fifty-four trucks— ।
will carry hardtack bacon and
beans. A third train is already load-
ed with clothing. The fourth being ;
loaded with great secrecy from the
ordnance warehouse will It Is be- j
lieved take ammunition arms and ■
new leather equipment. Captain
Walsh ordnance officer refused to I
give any indication of what the loads :
will be. however and posted a guard
around the trucks to set that no one
except the ordnance men got any
Information along that line.
Six other truck trains that have
been in Mexico for ten days distrib-
uting supplies in accordance with
General Pershings plan to make
Namoqulpa the advanced line of op-
erations. are due In Columbus with- ।
in a thirty-six-hour limit. All of
them say quartermaster captains
will be loaded with additional sup-
plies and sent back immediately.
Wlthowt Regret.
A certain anil sergeant whose aeverlty
had made him unpopular with hla troops
was putting a party of rscrulta through
the funerel service. Opening the renks
so as to admit the paseage ot the sup-
posed cortege between them the Instruc-
tor. by way ot practical explanation
walked slowlv down the lane formed by
the two ranks saying as he did:
"Sow. I’m the corps* ray attention.
Having reached the end of the path he i
turned round regarded th«m »te«dlly for 1
a mom*nt or t*o then exclaimed.
-Your hands are right and your heads
are right hut you haven't got that san I
। look of regret you ought to have.
In Europe there has been invented • I
pump in which explorona of n mixture of
gas and air operate directly against «a
tor without the use of a piston
—— ——— • ~~ •
Tha mounting for a new sto-m curtain
for automobiles la opened and closed with
the door of the car on which It is used
permitting easy exit and access.
Rerent official statistics place the avail
'able water power of Spain at about 5*
006.000 horaepower. of which only about
SOOCOO horsepower la being utElsed.
WILL TRY TO MAKE
SUBMARINES SAFER
Secretary Daniels Wants to
Eliminate Storage Batter-
ies Gas Generators.
WASHINGTON D. C. May 20.—
If experiments that Secretary of the
Navy Daniels has recommended
prove successful the navy will be
able to dispense with the thing that
has resulted in most of the deaths
on American submurines.
Storage batteries will be eliminat-
ed. Thus officers and men of the
submersibles will no longer be sub-
jected to the dangers from the dead-
ly hydro-chlorlne gas. a necessary
part ot the batteries. Secretary Dan-
iels has asked Congress for an ap-
propriation of $340000 with which
to experiment using an old sub-
marine on a system of underwater
engine propulsion that Is designed
to take the place of electrical pro-
pulsion.
A report from a naval board upon
a trial of an experimental boat on
the Pacific coast has convinced many
of the construction experts In the
Navy Department that the proposed
system Is a mechanical success. The
question has been raised as to
whether the noise of the engines un-
der the water and the wake of the
air bubbles which woulj come from
the exhaust of the oil engines to be
used under the new system would
not betray the presence of a sub-
marine. This is called a military
question by Secretary Daniels who
thinks Congress ought to provide for
Its solution by making experiments
possible with an old submarine.
In a letter to Chairman Padgett
of th* House Naval Affairs Commit-
tee Secretary Daniels said:
"While th* probability Is that
th*** conditions would exist th*
problem is one that can be definite-
ly determined only by experiment
and as it is extremely desirable to
get rid of storage batteries If a sat-
isfactory substitute can be found. It
Is believed that there is sufficient
merit in the scheme to Justify a
trial of it.
"While recognizing that there are
objection* to the system which might
render it unsuitable the Bureaus of
Construction and Repair and Steam
Engineering neverthelen recommend
MAY 21 1916.
■
that it be tested In order to deter-
mine Its merits definitely and th*V
secretary of the navy In his letter to
Congress asking the money includes
a proposed amendment to th* naval
appropriation bill to carry out thes*
recommendation*. “
GERMANS ATTACKING
ENTIRE WEST FRONT
Unprecedented Artillery Fire
Infantry Assaults and Air
Raids Under Way.
LONDON May 20.—The Germans
are attacking in great strength along
the whole western front. From Bel-
gium to the Vosges the field mar-
shals ot th* kals*r ar* directing this
tremendous offensive with dash pow-
er and persistence that are astou-
Ishing.
Among the outstanding events of
this general attack are an attack on
the Yser canal an aerial bomoaru-
ment of Dunkirk heavy fighting in
the Champagne district an engage-
ment in the Vo-ges and above all a
concentrated intensity In the battle
at Verdun.
All during the night and through
the morning hours the Germans
bombarded the French positions in
Avocourt Wood and Dead Man’s HIU
with a violence that never lessened.
This afternoon the crown prince *
command seemed to have been
launched on the French lines west ot
the Meuse. East and west ot Dead
Man's Hill the Germans swept over
the slopes.
At the close of the day'* fighting
according to the French the Ger-
mans had penetrated the first line
of French trenches only to be driven
out by a counter attack
West of Dead Man's Hill In the
Hill No. 304 and Avocourt Wood
section the Germans by nightfall
had occupied some of the advanced
French trenches and In one case
even penetrated the second French
Une. only to be driven baek with
great losses. •
There was also a determined but
unsuccessful attempt by the French
to drive the German from their dan-
gerous hold In the Haucourt-Esnes
highway which furnishes a clear
road to the Verdun-Paris railway
only three miles from Esnes.
Two days ago the Germans drov«
a wedge between Hills 304 and 28$
seized this highway entrenched •^
have held It ever alnce.
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