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SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 30, J918.—SEVENTY PAGES.
ESTABLISHED 1801
$12,000,000,000 ARMY BILL
IS PASSED BY WE SENATE
KUEHLMANN LIKELYEfforfs to Have Specific
Increases Ordered
Voted Down.
Upper House Adds Provisions
for Slavic Legion and for Train-
ing Foreign Troops Here.
By AwoHatrd Pra*.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29.—In passing the twelve-billion-dotlar
army appropriation bill today the Senate emphasized sentiment for enlarging
the «rmy beyond the 3,000,1)00 men provided in the measure, but declined,
while awaiting the War Department's new expansion program, specifically to
direct the President to raise an army of S,000,000.
The measure—a world's record-breaker—was sent to conference vith a
view to enactment next Monday.
None of the appropriations for the array's part In the war for the financial
year beginning July 1 was reduced by the Senate. Instead it increased many
items, approved without change the House clause clothing the President with
unlimited authority to increase the army by further draft calls, and added
scores of important legislative riders.
* I'll tile efforts were made today by Sen-
utura desirous of spcclflctllj ordering an
army increase. Man7 Senators declared iu
5?ill Be Kaiser's Agent for Peace,
German Papers Hint, as Result
i of New Development.
FACES STIFF OPPOSITION
,i FROM MILITARISTS NOW
2)osseldorf Paper, Mouthpiece of Von
1 Hertling, Makes Declaration Foreign
i Office Head's Position Is Secure for
Time.
ftf Assorts teil Press.
AMSTERDAM, June 29.—The Berlin
•ess is now predicting that Dr. von
uehlmann, the German Foreign Sec-
retary, will retain his office. In fact,
Jt is certain, the newspapers declare,
Chat he will remain at his post.
Dr. von Kuehlmann, liowever, will not
»e free from attacks by his opponents, the
Dusseldorf Naclirlchten asserts, and It pre-
dirt* a fresh collision between his adher-
ents and those in opposition to him. This
Us certain, It declares, because the Foreign
^Secretary, by virtue of his promises, must
^ork for peace, which Is directly opposed
In certain quarters."
International Newsservice.
AMSTERDAM, June 29.—The Dnessrtdorf
*f Naehrlchten quotes "dermtnia," the
Catholic party's orRan and mouthpiece of
Chancellor Von Hertling, as saying that
Mis now certain that Dr. Von Kuehlmann
Qrfll retain his post as foreign secretary.
The Junkers, the paper says, did not
►occeed in their efforts to force Knehl-
Igann's retirement Instead, a new eoall-
inon has been formed between the Kaiser
|Ud Kuehlmann, the latter now being com-
■Rlssloned to work for peace, according to
■be Berlin Journal.
international New* Service.
COPENHAGEN, June 29.—Negotiations
for extension of the Uerman-Anstrian al-
lalnce will be continued on July 8 in Salz-
purg, according to the Satzburger Voiks-
Stadtt
Plans alBO are taking shape for drawing
ftp a military agreement and for discussion
tpf commercial relations.
Sixty German and Austrian statesmen
tolll participate In the Salxburg conference.
HThe conferees will Include the German Vice
(Chancellor, Herr von Payer, Dr. Rli hard
l»on Kuehlmann, the German Koreigu Sec-
retary ; Baron Burlan, the Austrian For-
eign Minister, and MlnInters of Trade
jBrieser tod Sztkkrokl
AmHiMPnn.
LONDON, June 25.—Rmperor Char Us of
Austria has refused to accept the resigna-
tion of the Austrian Premier, Dr. Von
Ifjeydler, and has summoned the Austrian
,Parliament to meet on July 16, according
lt» an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
nhageu, which states Chat the Vienna
papers have published an autograph
from the Emperor to Dr. Von Seyd-
Ser to this effect
W.S.S.
ABNORMALPROFITS,
SAYS 1L S. REPORT
"INORDINATE GREED AND BARE-
FACED FRAUD" CHARGED BY
TRADE COMMISSION.
El
•J5RITISH CHIEF JUSTICE TELLS AT-
LANTIC CITY CROWD RAISE9PS
ADVISERS CANT HIDE IT.
ATLANTIC cm N. J, Jaoe ».-j"The
Wttsl part which America la to play In
[the world war hai at last begun to dawn
mpoa the people of Germany, despite ef-
fort* of the German government to con-
i«sel It," declared Lord Reading, Lord
Chief Justice of England and AmbaMador
EInordinary to the United States, hi an
dm* here tonight to the Maryland State
r Association.
Lord Heading contlnned:
"I observe that In the Betehatag and
throughout Germany It la known that a
new, vital, dominant force has not only
entered the war, but la determined to
thro* all It posseases Into the scale for
Ideals upon which Ita political avstem is
based and whl-h are the only principles
for Which America has ever been druwu
into war.
"Germany mav well reel with smnrcment
at the results. Just now 1,000,000 Amerl
can men must be in Prance, according to i
Secretary llaker. You have not only con-
tinued to supply munitions and enor
mnusly Increa'ed your productions. but
hare supplied the allies with food so neces-
sary. not only for their armies, but also
(or their civilian populations.
"Ton are continually Increasing yoor
production of ships and the troublesome
aid critical period has passed and a
period of frultli>n la arriving It Is atnai!
wonder that v>Mes are lifted In Germany
aalMt those like Dr. lMf.rl.h and Ad-
ral Capeile and others, who predicted
ae falsely thst America wonld never plsy
an Important part In the war.
"Now yoor navy Is guarding the seas
and your transports are crossing the At-
lantic. pouring men Into France.
-Yonr men. like onrs. carry with them
the most powerful defense and greatest
stimalus to attack, the conviction that they
are fighting for right and they have com-
plete faith In their cause.
"*®me must dle-ala< we all know, but
they shall not have died in vain They
will sacrifice th-lr lire* In France together
with so many brave soldiers of allied na
tioo* for the greatest cans- which hss
ever called men to arms—which will never
ha laid down >intll the high purpose has
been achieved, which hss brought Amerl
rass and British together once sgaln on
the Held of ha He. animated bv an Inflej
laation lo continue until a Just
Bj Afwoelatwl Prewk
WASI1INGTON, D. G, June 20.—Inves-
tigations carefuliy conducted have led to
tbe conclusion that profiteering exists
among American industries at the present
time, <lu« in part to advantage being tak-
en of "war pressure for heavy produts
tlon* and In part to 'inordinate greed
and barefaced fraud," th*» Federal Trade
Commission announced today in a report
sent to the Senate. The report was sub-
mitted in response to a resolution asking
the commission to furnish the Senate with
all figures and Information relative to
profiteering in order that steps might be
taken to remedy present conditions.
Outstanding features of the report, each
supported by extensive data are:
The heavy profit made by the low cost
concern under a Government-fixed price
for the whole country.
The heavy profit made by the nwat pack-
ers and allied Industries, and by the flour
millers.
The trade tendency to Increase and main-
tain prices agaiust the forces of competi-
tion.
The report Is based on findings of the
commission for the War Industries Hoard,
the Food Administration, the Fuel Admin-
istration and other executive departments
on industrial surveys and through en-
forcement of laws against unfair methods
of competition. The products investigated
and which the report covers, are steel,
copper, zinc, nickel, sulphur, lumber, flour,
tanned milk and canned salmon. Salaries
and bonuses paid high officials also were
tbe subject of inquiry.
Price fixing by the Government, tbe re-
port says, has tended to prevent the mar-
ket from running away but at the same
tlipe it strengthens the stronger factors
in industry In their position and enriches
them by profits '"which are without prece-
dent."
Whllerthe price of flour has been stabil-
ized by fixing a price for wheat sod a
maximum margin of profit for floor, the
report showH that profits increased from
an average of 13 per cent on the investment
for the four years ending June JtO, 191(1, to
nearly 38 per cent In the year ending June
.10. 1917.
"These profits," It is stated, "are In-
defeusible considering that an average
profit of one mill for sir months of the
year shows as high as $2 a barreL"
The report declares that unprecedented
profits are shown in a sorvey of tbe i>aek-
ing^ industry, nl this connection It Is
meat paeiere, and fhelr subsidiary
ana affiliated companies have monopolis-
tic control of the meat Industry and an>
reaching ont for like domination In other
products. Their manipulation of the mar-
ket embrace every device thst !> useful to
them without regard to law. Their re-
ward expressed In terms of profit, re-
veals that four of these concerns base
Continued on Pace Two. Column Foot.
W.8.8. .
RUSSIAN BLACK CEA
WARSHIPS RATTLE
AMONG THEMSELVES
Uy Associated Tress.
AM8TKRDA.M, Jnne iff—A Russian
dreudnough, named by the Bolshevlkl
government Swobodnava Rossis, formerly
Km press Kkaterlna [(., '
so voting they were only temporarily post
poniug action in accord with th& Wat De-
partment's request for two or three
months' time to submit the enlarged pro-
gram.
Among many Impotent legislative provV
slons added by the Senate are the fol-
lowing:
Authorizing the President to organise
volunteer Slavic and Uussian legions.
1 roposing the rank of lieutenant gen-
eral for Provost Marshal General Orowder.
Providing for training and equipping of
roreign troops (Central and South Ameri-
canj, designed especially for the so-called
'Pun-American Army.*
Amending the draft lew to provide quo-
tas based on the number of men In class 1
instead of on State population
• (living effect to the British-American
reciprocal draft treaty and other similar
conventions which may be concluded, and
permanently debarring from American dt-
lenshtp cltliens of neutral notions who
have filed prelllmnary dtlsenshlp appli-
cations and who claim exemption from the
draft.
Authorizing formation of an $100,000,001)
corporation under the Aircraft Hoard.
Providing distinctive badges or buttons
for inen discharged or rejected
Authorising the Tresldeut to comman-
deer timber and lumber and conduct tim-
bering operations for aircraft and ship-
building. *
Providing medals of honor snd distin-
guished service crosses and other decora-
tiona.
Authorising officers to buy their unl-
Contlnued on Pago Two, Column One.
MUCIN WEST FRONT LINE LENGTHENS
IRE
Destruction of Three German Ma-
chines Reported by General
Pershing, All as Result of Ac-
curate Shooting.
CHATEAU THIERRY BAG OF
PRISONERS NOW OVER 300
Further Improvement
Positions South of
of American
Torcy Noted.
Lieutenant Chases tlerman Biplane
Through the Clouds and Sees Tracer
Bullets Enter Machine.
A mid-air duel between an American
aviator and the accupants of a Ger-
man biplane, in which the American
pursued his enemy to within 90 feet
distance, pouring in a deadly machine-
gun fire on his adversaries, Is recorded
in the official communique of General
Pershing made public yesterday. Two
other successful duels by American
aviators also are recorded and both
victories are given as the result of
accurate machine-gun fire.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 2a—
Capture of 300 German prisoners and
the destruction of three German air-
planes by American aviators was re-
ported by General Pershing in an offii
cial communique today.
The official communique follows:
"Section A. In the Chateau Thierry
region we again Improved our positions
south of Torcy. The number of prisoners
taken by us at this point. In the opera-
tion of June 25, has Increased to 300 of
whom seven are officers. There hnve been
no new development* at other points held
by our troopa. It Is established that our
aviators have shot down three hostllo ma-
chines In the Tool region alnco the- bo-
ginning of the week.
"Section K. Of the three planes men-
tioned in the American official communique
of June 28, one was brought down at a :!0
o'clock on the morning of June 24 be-
tween Pont-a-Mousson und Thlaucourt by
Continued on Page Two. Column One.
VRMY COMING FROM RUSSIA
—CopyrtghtTir International Film Service.
An army is on its way from Russia to the United States. The announcement
will be news to many. It is a friendly army composed of Czechs-Slavs and
their purpose is to sail from America for France to help the allies. The photo-
graph, which has just reached Ihis country, was token in Vladivostock, where
the two corps of men received a tremendous ovation. Another interesting bit
of news in connection with the Czecho-Slavs not generally known is that they
control 1,500 miles of the Trans-Siberian Railroad which the Bolsheviki have
been unable to wrest from them.
BEEN IMPROVED
Texans Pledge $2,721,000 to
Y. M. C. A. War Council Fund
Chairman Perkins and Dr. Mott Meet
With'Enthusiastic Reception at
Conference of Six States.
Five hundred and thirteen delegates from six different States attended
the conference called by George W. Perkins, chairman of th» campaign com-
mittee of the Young Men's Christian Association War Work Council, to de-
Young Men's Christian Association Third
War rnnarto be allotted to the Southern Department, at the St. Anthony Hotel,
yesterday. The Southern Department's quota was fixed «t $5,443,200 of
which Texas pledged itself to raise $2,721,600.
The conference lasted through the entire day and well into tbe night, every
available space in the hotel was put to use. Several committees were forced
to meet on the porch, in check rooms and In tbe lobby, because of the lack
of rooms. Ttfe two mam meetings at which all the delegates were held in the
morning and afternoon jn the ball loom.
^TTie train bearing JohnR. Mott, general secretary of the Youn* Men's
Oidstian Association War Council; George W. Perkins and Brace Barton,
editor and-chairman of the publicity committee tarth&cominc-w tori drive!
2S* }n th®. city " 10:30 «■ m. The three were rushed to tbe Sc athony
hotel where the delegates were waiting their arrival befcw eoine Jl o coo-
j?""*- 00 d*"1 session immediately began. E. A. Po.en of
Horotoiv presided at the meeting and immediately after the Invocation bv
icmSdnced.PCT8* «rae»L*««ary«[ the VarWotfcCouacU, vu
He spoke for an hour and a half telling of the Young Men's Christian
frrmt^ He InM if ?ert>i*L Russia, Mesopotamia and other
fronts. He told of his meeting with General Pershing of bow the general
complimented him on the great work tbe Young Men's Christian Association
was doing over there. In strong, able language, he defended tbe army and
navy, stating that there Is no cleaner body of men in the world.
ENTENTE EXPERTS DOUBT GER-
MANS WILL STRIKE AGAIN
FOR A i'EW DAYS.
■Imprens Kknterlna II., wss sunk by a
destroyer snd il«u severs I destroyers were
sunk in nn engngement smong Kossisn
ships in the Black Sen, according to semi-
official Berlin reports.
Ini Uy roan* of this flfhtlof th* MDon
of thi» flwt changed th«lr sUte of Allegiance
several timea.
The entire Russian Black Sea fleet,
these reports added. Is now at Sebastonoi
nnder Herman control and fit for war nnr-
poses.
TODAY'S EXPRESS 7# PAGES
Consisting of FWe Section*.
News Srethm, 32
Society Section. 12
Automobile Section, in page*.
Comic Section, 4 pages.
Real Estate and Classified See-
12
rum shift
KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM DE-
CURES IT IS ONLY ADJEC-
TIVE TO DESCRIBE THEM
the
laternatleiial !*ewi1Urvtr».
PARIS, Jnne 29.— King Albert of
Belgians In an audience Just granted Dr.
W. A. Ilemmk-k of tb« American Red
bl* Wshert admiration
for President Wilson for America's effort
in the war and for the type and qnallty
of the American soldier* Tbe monarch
said he was delighted with the work of
the Red rroos In tke Belgian heoBltala.
He Is sending hla regards to Cardinal
(llhhoBS through Fsther Ilemmlek. The
latter also was received hy Barns Brww-
Vllle sad Prtsee Slue, the Utter What
him la rrsach slang: •
oalr -a* ward
♦ . *«t» waa given a gnat ovaOon
sad after hla addroa and waa forced to
rlae and give severs! tow* before tlx* dale
Ktaa would permit him to Anally take
' r"l, Hwl,Ln.In trod Bead Oeov*.
w. Perkins, chnlrman of the campaign
committee, and the mas who lamed the
summons for this conference which >a
bettoraOended than any other meeting
of a similar nature ever held la fHa State
Perkins, vfeo la recognised a* one of
ttajgreatest flnandars J tHs preoem. day.
«*»o a talk which waa replete with fig
urv«, sad a revelation to hoatneae men Mr
Parkins confined blmaeff to giving u lr
count of what has been accomplished »l"i
the fends raised In the pmrtooa warifan<l
drive. Ilia dearriptlnn of the nnmh^r <>f
hSta.J«tMto,. ami T. M. C.F JZiIh
and staflnns now operating tn tbe army
catnps. both here and In Prance, waa nf
aa Page Taw. Waal Owe.
TO THE PATRIOTIC CITIZENS (
OF SAN ANTONIO:
r»ah ( MomlHee win
esk» eaeh 4m, ..tl| aM
By AsiodatodPreas.
Another wock has paused without -the
Germans rcaumlng their offensive along
the western front. In fact, the entente al-
lies during tills period have carried the
fight to the enemy.
These Actions liave been local In char-
acter, but have been fought for Important
immediate objectives which strengthened
the allied line. At varloos points the al-
lies have placed In Jeopardy the enemy's
tenure of ourtalniparts of the Hon and have
extended their control over wide sectors.
This was the notable rcsnlt of an at-
tack neur Belleau wood on the Marue
front by Americans Wednesday. They
did not seek to break through, but want-
ed to reach high ground, wMch would
command the villages of Torcy and llou
reschea. This ground Is- now securely In
their possession.
The lfrench, attacking aouthwest of
Holnsnns on tlje Aftue front, had the samo
object In view, anil were successful
The British, on the western tip of tha
Lys salient on the Flanders front, cut
deeply into tbi> German Hues Thursday
snd ancceedod ln^ahotlng the enemy tr/m,
his poaftlunM.
There la reaaoo- for believing that .prep-
arations are not nearly complete for a re-
sumption of the Herman drive. Juat
where the btar will fall is not known, al-
though the allied command aeema by Ita
confident attitude to hare some clue to
the Intentions of the foe. The blow, wt*n
It comes, la expected to ecllpae the feroc-
ity of the attack of March J and May 2L
An epidemic of lnfluenia In tbe Otto-
man army la reported and this, with the
reported pceulencn of typhoid. 1 f ■««»>
and ether dlarena, may delay the
for ene time,
wed ago tbe Austrlana began tbetr
night acroea tbe Plave from the western
bank, when they had received a aan-
gulnary check at the hands of the Itsi-
uaa. It la poaslble now to view the
F
VETERANSDELAYED;
I
UNFINISHEDTIECORDS OP TEXAS
VOLUNTEERS IN INDIAN WARS
PREVENTS DECISIONS.
. ram.
SENATE PASSES THE ARMY AND
FORTIFICATION APPRO-
PRIATIONS.
By AtoriaM Pnm
WASHINGTON, n r.. June ».-ce»-
ft*" acted ou sppmpriatlno hills a earn
gating mor» than Kanmoonnm tndsv la
an effort to complete them all before the
end of the n*nl yesr snd clear the wav
for the mki summer reeess
J*""' •PI""Prlatlen bm. wero
left onflslshed and tbe program ttttl was
eh«|» some leader* thenght ft
wonld he Impoaetbie to b>wln the ma
ttstfl the end of nei» week instead of bT
fore Jetv 4 as hoped.
"-I "entlrr cMI approprla
r*rTT"!f tUtlS.onoonn ,nd
wnm.mn ee,lively, were sent to the
PresMevit for hl« slenstnee.
The Sens'e Basest sad »nt tn mnfereaee
th. srmr and forttfl. stlon hll|«. earrvlag
IU«W>nAn wn and tt lunsnnm. respeei
Both hnase. re pasted the UT1 nnoam
"rtW MB »f*er Pre.M»e» Wlhw® ,
5>Jgg '"et^end
V,/
StafrSpeciaMo'Tho^Kxpcen.
WASHINGTON, IX C, JUno a.-Penskm
clalma of Teiaa Tolunteera tu the Indian
wars are being Jield up by the United
States pension office because of the ln-
completeiiefis of the records of the cam-
palgna of these old soldiers.
Very Incomplete records of the services
of theae votenuw were kept during their
enlistments, and it is difficult and some-
tlines Impossible for the Adjutant Gen-
eral s Office at Austin to secure the evi-
dence necessary In each Individual case
before nenslons cull be approved by the
Federal Government
Senator Sbeppard and Adjutant General
Barley nave been urging CMnuilssloner of
Pensions Saltzegaber to expedite these
pensions. Senator Sbeppard today receiv-
ed the foOowdug latter from the commis-
sioner:
"In response to your letter of the (1th
instant relative to claims for pension fUed
tor tha Texas roluutaers under the act of
March 4, 1917,1 have the honor to Inform
you that this bureau has erprrli-nced con-
siderable difficulty In the adjudication of
said claims by reason of the fact that the
service requirements of aald art make ;t
absolutely essential that the period of the
service rendered by be abown by the
muater rolls or by record of payment
tberefor-tn the Treasury L>epartment. One.,
that Is established, we believe that we will
be permitted to adopt a liberal rnllng tu
ibowina tbe character of the servPe
"In the Texas claim a the Adjutant Gen-
eral of tbe State la unable toTurnUh nec-
essary Information reladv«v to service £tom
tha master rolls. One of our expert ex-
aminer* waa in 1Vxaa examining very eld
rails and records, but did not get satis-
factory information. Since be has come
away be understands that farther reMwrcb
among tbe oM records dtoelosee ether in-
formation.
"Rotative to ystr inquiry as to the num-
ber of claims «f the Texas-rolnntrera filed
ondar the act of March 4, 1917, that hare
beau allowed and the number that base
Ooatlumd aa Pegs Two, Mans Severn.
MEN SENT ^
FROM U.S.
INJTItLY
Five Divisions
Turned Over
to Pershing..
Deadly N ew Gas
Shell Ready for
Use by Draft
Division.
Thumbnail sketches In tits of war
information gleaned at the War !)&•
partment yesterday give graphic pi>
tures of the rapid rate at which Ameri-
can participation in the war is growing
Announcement that troops sent directly
from the United States had arrived in
Italy shows the promptness of action
which followed news of Italian offen-
sive. Presumably the men were dis-
patched from America at the first
word of the Austrian attempt drive,
now checked.
It was announced that between 150,-
000 and 200,000 Americans which have
been in training with the British have
been turned back to General Pershing
ready for service at any part of the
line.
Another striking announcement was tbe
fact that the first division of the National
Army, the 77th, to enter tho trenches Is now
holding a sector of the western front A
year ago the men of this division were 1s
-civil life.
Still another announcement was confirma-
tion of a recent dispatch that a deadly
new gas bus been invented for use of the
American troops and will be tried out on
the west front soon.
Drafted Men in Trenches.
International News Servlc®.
WASHINGTON, D. C, June 29.—New
tork selective draft men have taken over
a Hector of the western front
Announcement of this fact waa made to-
day by Gen. Peyton C. March, chief of
staff of the arin.v, In his weekly conference
with newspaper correspondents.
'l'he men comprise the 77th Division of
the National Army—the first National
Army division to enter t#to first Hne
trenches.
From other sources at the War Depsit-
•ment It was learned that the division Is
to be equipped with a new type of gas shell
more deadly than any heretofore devised.
It la declared to be an Invention of the
Boreas of Mines, developed with tbe aid of
some of the most noted chemists In the
country.
General March was In fine spirits today
aa be dismayed tbe war situation. The en-
tire battle front, from the North Sea to
tbe Adriatic, he described as "extremely
favorable to the allies." Striking features
of his statement wore also that:
"Yesterday the first American troopa sent
directly to Italy fr-m the United States had
safely reached their destination. They are
non-<iouibatant troops and not tx> be con-
fused with the fighting units to be sent
by 1'ershlng from the western front.
"That five divisions of Americans—not
tweeu 150,<100 and IMO.OUO men—that have
been trained with the British, have been
turned bark to Pershing aa finished prod-
ucts."
Americans Reach Italy.
By Associated Press. %
WASHINGTON, r». C., June 20—The
first American troops landed In Italy yes-
terday. General March, chief of staff, an-
nounced today. These are not tbe fofce
sent by General Pershing, but consists Oi
units shipped from this country.
The troops consist largely of aaillMiy
units, but lnrlnde other special organisa-
tions, General March explained, on tbe
whole, howner, it Is maiile up mostly of
non-combatant units. The combatant tiotfps
wiU be sent by General Pershing ss pre-
vious! y announced.
General March had no announcement to
make today as to the total number of
troop* shipped from this canntry to ?ranee,
Formal announcement, he >akl, wonld be
made later.
Burneying-tho-entlre bottle front, OeMHl
Continued en Page Two, Cotama
20 KILLED, 20 TO 30 MISSING AS
SIOUX CITY BUILDING COLLAPSES
Fire Breaks Out In Debris
Making Rescue Work
Almost Impossible.
Sy Awaiialed Tfw*.
SlOt'X CITY, lew*, Jnne TP
A ne^re of
persoos were killed and aa many more In-
jured thla aflernono whan the three «ory
llnff Itolldlug collapsed while being re-
modeled and fell on a meat market and
grocery store.
A number of lajuieit were taken from
the debris shortly after the strident fire
men railed from every part of the clly
t<> fight the fire which nrote out after
the building Ml were working deeperately
to reerh persons -ailing for betp from the
raise.
leteraattneat Mews SsfW*.
Slut X I-ITT, l"Wa. June 39—The num.
her of dead tn the relsa of tbe three-alary
kRufT Bulldls^, which collapsed here this
waa estimated
after*<*in sen waa burned.
at from tweaty te thirty late this after-
»»"» ever tweaty aie mteetag. hat nay he
aeceesM lor later.
Ten tillnee whs sere working h the rear
ef the tor fleer ef the Raft RatkHag tbe
part of tha-bntldlnff which went down first
and Louis Soiaeth, foreman for P. X.
Hauhe A Sons, contractors, who were Jack-
ing the bonding for repairs, died la tbe
hospital
ft hen the Ruff Building fell the wall
crushed two adjoining structures, a grocery
and a meat market, and buried employes
and patrons In tbe debris Plre broke aat
in the ruins in a fear minutes and added
to the horror of the scene. Cries of the
Imprisoned persons mold he heard abet*
the roar of the flames.
About eighteen <ierks "ere tn the estab-
lishment when the explosion occulted.
I'.lght of thla number are known te bass
escaped.
tateroatisaal News Service.
HIOTX CITT. Iowa. June 21 -After flea
hoars of digging la tbe debris caused by
the collapse of the srsll. and subset]Best
horning of tbe Oscar lluff Wholesale gad
Retail Drag Company today, six bn<l S
have been recovered
As niaay more of the dead are knoara
to be burled snder the wreckage ami n»rw
San a acore are missing since the acd-
at. Twenty ef the vl tlnit are la hoa-
pltals. where It Is thonght several of r
will oaecnah
The .tor. ,.|«e t« Sn old fenr story I
hel i'na. whl.-'> si< fu!H with i iwn
al the time nf (he crasi The doors wef#
being lowered tn the street level be -a
contracting mpsay. HuaklSS MMfe
"la re lafSk
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 181, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 30, 1918, newspaper, June 30, 1918; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth430528/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.