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H AIG'S ORDQR TO HOLD LINES OBEYED
AMERICANS FIGHTING LIKE VETERANS
HOUSTON BOND SALES THREE MILLION
iLlBERTY BONDS
THE MOOSTQM
POST
Counter Attack
by Allied Forces
Now Looked For
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i 9 t
American Officers Believe Sufficient Numbers of
Reserves Have Arrived on British Fro'nt to Just
ify Haig Assuming
Mubbornly Resisting Renewed German As-
saultsGreat Naval Battle Is Expected.
(Asfeciatea Press Report.)
WASHINGTON April 13. Meager reports from the battle front In
Flanders Saturday Indicated that the British army 'was loyally responding .to
the appeal of its commander and holding grimly against renewed German
assaults. Meanwhile officers here discussed Field Marshal Haig's call to his
forces to fight to the last man.
The meaning and purpose of the order were variously construed. Some
officers hailed it as forecasting the counter offensive by the united allied
armies. Others were disquieted. Officers (who have followed the progress
of the fight JTrom hour to hour In press bulletins however were very optim-
istic. They saw no reason to doubt that reserves in sufficient numbers to
warrant a counter ofensiVe were available behind the fighting front und
they also noted with satisfaction General Haig's announcement that French
reinforcements were coming up.
In the view of some officers tha Ger-
man front as It now stands placea the
Germans in jeopardy in two places. The
Wide salient driven toward Amiens ap-
pears to them susceptible of flank assault
by the French from the south and south-
vest while in Flanders the narrow salient
driven Into the British lines leaves the
Teutonic flanks exposed.
There are many reasons It was said
to anticipate that any French counter
stroke designed to take pressure off the
British -front in Flanders may be deliv-
ered south and east of Montdldier.
The participation of American troops
with the French in vigorously repelling
German assaults reported by the French
official statement was welcomed by offi-
cers bore. They saw in tha report vi-
dence that the men hare all the dash and
enterprise expected of them and are com-
ing into action like -veterans. ;
LESS WHEAt AFTER
SUNDAY IS RULING
Most Increase Use of Substitutes 20
to 25 Per Cent.
Bakers Have Been Working Out
New "Victory" Becipea and Are
Ready to Put New Practice
Into Effect.
Sunday marks another nlstorlc day for
American bakers. Used as they have
been to making tread from an abund-
ance of wheat flour wheat shortages and
allied demands have eaten lr.to their
largess and effective 'April 14 every
baker in the Jl'nlted States who holds a
licence under'the United States food ad-
ministration must increase f his wheat
flour substitutes from 20 to 23 per cent.
After April H iViere will be no ex-
cuses for not complying with this pro
gram of flour economy nnd bakers who
do not comply must take the conse-
quences. Fortunately for the bakers hey
been experimenting and exchanging ideas
and formulas in making war bread? and
are with few exceptions equipped ond
prepared to do their baking on a food
administration basis. Only recently tho
bakers of Texas met In Houston and at
that conference schooled themselves
the new principles of war baking. If any
fail to comply they must suffer tho con
sequences.
' Under the baking rules issued Febru-
ary 1 bread and rolls were the only
bakery products that required wheat flour
substitutes unless these products were
called "victory" cakes victory" pics
eto. Under the new amendments and ad-
ditions all bakery products must contain
' a certain percentage of wheat flour sub-
stitutes. The substitute content here-
after required in the various products fol-
low i
Sweet yeast dough goods 33 l-f per
cent; crackers 15 per cent; cookies and
Ice cream cones 33 1-3 per cont; cakes
S3 1-3 per cent; fried cakes. 31 1-3 per
cent; batter cakes waffles quick breads
such as muffins and and Boston brow
bread 66 2-3 per cent.
Under the new rule all public eating
places who have not agreed to cut out
the use of wheat flour in any form may
not serve more than two ounces of bread
antl rolls or more than four ounces of
quick bread at any one meal. . . .
With customers wlio buy loaf bread
bakers arcurged to promote the use of
tho three-quarter-pound loaf following
the food administration's request that the
12-cunce loaf be used where the ID-ounce
loaf was used before.
Bakers are urged to ; Introduce '"quick
breads" as a wheat saving ' incisure.
These quick breads including muffins
baking powdoV biscuits rornhread Bos-
ton brown bread griddle- cakes and wat-
tles must contain two-thtrils wheat flour
substitutes. . ' '
The use of the words "milk" or "cream"
on wrappers and labels Is no longer pro-
hibited but milk bread must still be sold
at the aama pries as bread without inllk.
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Offensive English Army
Intimations from neutral sources that
Germany has been preparing for a naval
offensive as contained in press reports.
already have come to the navy depart'
ment in a more official way.
In some quarters the sudden drop In
submarine sinkings last week lent color
to tlve possibility of a German naval drive
to supplement the land operations the
explanation being that the submarines
had been called in to prepare for Co
operation with the fleet.
Undoubtedly it was said the German
drives in Picardy and in Flanders were
for the purpose of capturing the channel
ports through which British troops and
supplies flow to the front.
Should . the channel- ports ba brought
under German gunfire the German high
command it was argued probably would
seek to block off British reinforcements
with warships at the risk of losing many
vessels.
Celebrated Rain
by Buying Bdnds
(Associated Press Report.) . t
STAMFORD Texas April 13.
A heavy rain ended a lough drouth
Saturday and in a spirit of re-
joicing the citizens paraded fhe
streets throughout the downpour
escorting liberty loan salesmen and
buying $7500 worth of liberty
bonds.
Todayfs Calendar
Forecasts of the Weather.
(Associated Press Report.)
H'ASHINGION April 13. East Texas-
Sunday local showers; warmer in the interior.
Monday heal showers.
West Texas Sunday and Monday cloudy
probably showers in north portion. -
Louisiana Sunday cloudy: showers in north
portion; warmer. Monday showers.
Oklahoma Sunday and Monday cloudy
probably showers; warncr Sunday.
Week's Weather Forecast.
Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON April 13. Weather
bureau predictions for the week beginning
Monday issued by the weather bureau
Saturday are:
West gulf States Rain first of week and
again probably at end of week; no tem-
perature changes of Importance.
Forecast for Houston and vicinity Sun-
day cloudy with occasional showers.
Temperature extremes and precipitation
at Houston ending April 13 1918 at 5
p. m. Maximum 72; minimum 63; pre-
cipitation 0.00 inches.
Atmospheric pressure at Houston at 6
p. m. April 13. 29.00 inches sea level
reading.
Sunrise 6:56 a. m.; sunset 7:48 p. m.
Comparative record at Houston for
April 13:
1918
1017
1916
6:00 a. m
10:00 a. m
Noon
3:00 p. m...
6:00 d. m
63
69
66
62
64
69
70
67
78
81
78
To
69
74
Relative humidity 7 a.m. 72 per cant;
noon locat time 60 per cent.
Today'i Events.
Military band concert at tha city audi-
torium 3 p. m.
AMUSEMENTS.
..7
ISIS THEATER: "Tha Landloper.
QUEEN THEATER: "Tyrant Fear."
LIBERTY THEATER: "Revelation."
KEY THEATER: "Tha Family Skeleton."
ZOE THEATER: "Tha 'Fall of tha
Romanoffs."
MAJESTIC THEATER: Vaudeville mat-
inee and night.
PRINCE THEATER) Vaudeville con-
tiftuoua afternoon and nloht. .
COZY THEATER: Musical comedy and
pictures contlnuoua afternoon and
night.
Long Range Gun Again
Bombarded Paris
. (Associated Press Report.)
PARIS April IS. The bombardment of
the region of Paris by the long range
gun was resumed Saturday.
It Is officially announoed that 28 per-
sona were killed and 72 Injured In last
night's air raid on Paris.
America HasOnly Given
j .Qf J
Of tOllVJPlllS
. By J. W.
If the people of the United States want to contribute as much In proportion to
tha war as havo the people of France
they want to do as well as tha English
These figures take Into account the loans and taxes raised from war purposes In
the countries mentioned and take also Into account tha population and national
Income of eacb country. Ittnay coma as a shock to soma of us to find that up to
the present wo have done comparatively
Without ona word of disparagement
let It be understood that as a nation we bava lent to tha war fund merely out of
our surplus wealth money we did not need. The Frenchman and the Englishman Is
wearing old clothes and patched shoes- he Is living on less food than formerly: his
wife is working In an ammunition factory or on a farm; his sons are either fighting
or dead. - -
Let us think of these things and let
guide us as we subscribe to the liberty
:
Liberty Bond
Three Million
If $6000000 Is Subscribed by the Time Secretary
McAdoo Arrives County Will Have to Nearly
Double Present Total. Monday Mayor Makes
Appeal for Support of Third Issue.
Men and women of Houston who like
myself have this morning read with
sentiments of mingled admiration and
horror of the desperate struggle which
our brave defenders are now engaged In
with those arch-fiends the Huns can It
be possible that we are viewing it mere-
ly as a dramatic spectacle In which we
have no part? i
Do we realise that not only ara the
British and French about to die In their
tracks for the defense of our liberty
but that. In the midst of that terrible
melee 100000 or more American clti-
sens are as comrades in of their brave
and devoted allies about to make for
you and for me the supreme sacrifice T
Have you played and ara you playing
your part to Insure that for every mac
beaten from th thin line :40 mora wijl
take bis place? . ..
The way Is clear If you provide the
funds. Every cltlsen who fails to buy
liberty bonds to the full extent of his
capacity is unworthy - of the' sacrifices
those heroes are making and can not
rightly call himself their fellow coun-
tryman. ' . -
Men and women of Houston will you
by your neglect expatriate yourselves?
I know rou will not and I look con-
fidently for the' generous responses you
will undoubtedly make.
J. C. Hutcheson Jr.
Mayor City of Houston.
April 13 1918.
BOND SALES
REPORTED BY HOUSTON BANKS.
First National bank... 81418.450
Union National bank... 422. MO
South Texas National bank.... 286600
National Bank of Commerce.... ' 161.350
Fidelity Trust company 300000
lumberman's National bank.... 1)17800
Houston National Exchange
bank 19C150
Houston Land and Trust com-
pany 61900
State Bank and Trust company 25000
Humble State bank 22000
Guardian Trust company ... 10160
American Stats bank at Har-
risburg 4.000
Votal .83.816250
By these figures it will be seen that
Harris county's Liberty bond subscrip-
tions up to Saturday night had reached a
total of 23316250 as reported through
the banks. Most of the local banking in
stitutions have announced the amount off
their purchases and the greater part of
Michigan Woman
Tarred-Feathered
(Associated Press Report.)
F1NT Mich.. ' April IS. Gen-
essee. county authorities Saturday
are Investigating the tarring' and
feathering late Friday night of
Mrs. Harley lltafford of Montrose
.15 miles northwest of this city. .
A party of more than 80 persons.
Including a score of women went
to the home of Mrs. Stafford where
male members bound her husband
while the women took her outside
and applied a coating of tar and
feathers.
The party Charged Mrs. Stafford
with making disloyal remarks.
Why Cage Is the
Proper Man for Mayor
Li. S. Cage' is thoroughly In touch with
way to accomplish for Houston that commercial supremacy which is the dream and
wish of every true. c)tzen. of Houston It is not necessary for him to spend a lot of
time finding out what is being duno and why; ho knows Just what is under way and
why it was- undertaken. ............
He will have no politics to play In .the
last and will make (harfhe sole standard
Mr. Cage understands the plans for the
under construction. He was among the
been conversant with the work us It proceeded.
He knows thoroughly the needs of the
a court bouse be. has been husjly engaged
assisting In the work of building a city.
Ha was among 'the- first' to -become aetlve in the matter of securing the canton-
ment and the aviation field for Houston; and sV'P by step he has assisted in the
matter of so satisfying the' officials of the war department that tha campa will ba
permanent. M icssf .to. the ex.tei)t of the. war.
His candidacy Is backed by men In all walks of life who know the work he has
accomplished and What he can accomplish for the city of Houston as mayor. In the
caae of Mr. Cage it is particularly true that you may know him by his works.
Has Much To Do If Record of
French ami English Is Equalled
HOOPES. .
they will have to raise 90000000000. If
they must raise at least 170000000.000.
so little.
of the splendid effort now being put forth
..
ndt only our duty but our American pride
loan.
Sales Passed
Dollar Mark
the large subscriptions needed to com-
plete Harris county's quota of 88760700
must come from other sources.
The First National bank was first to
pass the 81.000000 mark with a half
million-dollar subscription in its own
name Saturday. On the same day the
National Bank of Commerce and its di-
rectors announced a subscription of
8100000.
Two other large subscriptions were an
anonymous one for 8-5.000 through the
South Texas Commercial National bank
and subscription for 810.000 worth each
by H. Henke and C. O. llllot.
The women's committees have worked
tirelessly. Many of them have been able
to effect sales by personal solicitation
which they feel would not have been
made otherwise.
Tha Houston Equal Suffrage associa-
tion working under the direction of Mrs.
H. F. Ring chairman of the women's
committee for Houston and Mra. Monta
Beach chairmen of the suffrage assq-
elatkm committee- reported a total Sat-
urday night of 8177.150. . Of this amount
Anderson Clayton ft Co. subscribed for
$100000 and Jesse Jones wired a sub-
scription for J60.000 worth to Mrs. Hor-
tense Ward for -a liberty bond pur-
chase through the suffrage association.
SINCLAIR CORPORATION
BOUGHT 8100000 WORTH.
A subscription from the Sinclair Oil Re-
fining corporation for $100000 waa re-
ported Saturday.
One of the splendid reports from the
airplane visits throughout the county
Saturday was that of the woman's com-
mittee at Crosby which under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Anna Kenning sold 812800
worth of bonds. The Crosby women's
committee is well organised and has been
doing good work it is said In working
up Interest In the visit of the airplane
and the rally to be held on that occasion.
Cedar Bayou reported $4500 worth sold
at the rally held there Saturday when on
airplane visited the town and speakers
urged the importance of investing In Lib
erty bonds of the third Issue.
The work at Westfleld was in charge
of a local committee headed by J. vJ.
Ehrhardt. I. C. Timmins and Henry C
Rchnhmai'her went out as salesmen rep
resenting; the Y. M. B. L. and by request
of A. s. Moodv. chairman otthe commit
tee on salesmen. Tliey reported sales to
taling $2050 all subscribed by Americans
of German extraction as shown by the
fnllnwinff list:
Otto Schinderwolfr. William Kels H. E.
Glameyer Sr.. O. V. Glameyer Mrs.
Maggie Miller. S. M. Ellsey John
Knehmle. 850 each: Kdward Boettcher
Mrs. Elxora Bix'tteher MIsS Olga V.
(Continued on Page Four.)
Drinking Bayrum
Killed 2 Airmen
(Houston Post Special.)
LAKE CHARLES La April
13. Private Samuel Kelso. 76th
squadron died Friday afternoon at
Gerstner field hospital from tha
effects of drinking from a bottle
which bore tho label of bayrum
Harold Cameron private In the
175th squadron also died at Gerst-
ner field hospital last night from
the same cause. Kelso was from
Idaho and Cameron from Utah. It
appears that both young men pur-
chased the bayrum In Luke Charles
thinking perhaps that it was a bev-
erage it is understood that an in-
vestigation will be conducted by the
city authorities. .
the many projects which are now uador
j
office. He believes in efficiency first and
without reference to politics. "
big municipal termlnufa which are now
first to foresee the need for them and has
city of Houston; and while he never bull
.in using every ounce of energy he has in
BRITISH STRONGLY DEFEND
PATHWAY TO CHANNEL PORTS
Pressure of Germans on North End of Line Continues But Britons Have
Stiffened Resistance and Enemies Have Been Unable to Make Further
Progress Two Strong Attacks in Region of Bethune Have Been Re-
pulsed by American Forces.
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' (Associated Press Report.) ' i
Stiffening British resistance has checked the German drive southward from the Lys toward
Bethune and westward from Merville towards Hazebrouck near the Belgian border. The enemy
pressure is continuing with great weight toward the north and despite this battling is in progress -along
the line running southwest from Messines to the south of Bailleul.
The whole Ypres salient and the continued safety of the channel ports are pointed to by observers
abroad as at stake in the fighting now under way. Hazebrouck and Bailleul important railway
centers are vital feeding points for Messines ridge and the Ypres position in general. So far as
Hdzebrouck is concerned the Germans have been held for the time at least on the edge of the forest
of Nieppe west of Merville and some five miles away from their objective. The Germans have been
battering away at the British lines here since they captured Merville on Wednesday night but have
advanced only a few hundred yards fteing stopped short of the forest which is about a mile and a half
beyond Merville.
Little additional light was thrown by Saturday's dispatches upon the situation- around Bailleul
to which the Germans had worked very close in Friday's fighting. It was revealed however that
the enemy was attacking heavily in the vicinity of Neuve Eglise andWulvergherri which lies in the -region
to the northeast of Bailleul between it and Messines. The British are on comparatively high
ground here and the reports did
On the southerly side of the wedg9
which the Germans have driven In be-
tween La Basse and Armentieres the
British resistance was notably stiff. Be-
thune has been threatened bv the push
in thla direction. The enemy twice at
tacked Locon on this line about three
HUNS FORCED TO RETREAT
BY DEADLY MACHINE GUN
FIRE OF AMERICAN TROOPS
(Associated Prtlt Report.)
WITH' THE AMERICAN ARMT IN
FRANCE April 13. Friday's battle was
the first all day struggle In which the
American troops have been engaged. Two
German attacks which were delivered in
force against the American positions
northwest of Toul were repulsed with
heavy 'casualties to the enemy including
3( prisoners left In the hands of the
Americans. The American losses were
slight.
The fighting began wifli one of the
most violent bombardments ever laid
down in that sector. During Thursday
night the Germans kept up a harrasslng
fire throwing many gas shells into the
American position. The infantry attack
began at about o'clock in the morning
ajid was directed against the French
troops on the left flank of the American
forces In the forest of Aprcmont.
While this was going on the American
troops made a counter attack on the Ger-
man line moving forward behind a per-
fect curtain of fire. The enemy driven
Only 86 Names in Latest
Casualty List at the Front
General Pershing Reported Five Killed in Action
One Died of Wounds Four Died of Accident
Seven of Disease and 69 Wounded Nine Se-
verely and 60 Slightly Two Officers in List.
Previously
reported.
222
'. 1 76
!48
11
m
...
... 1
... 7
Total
227
IKi)
S"53
262
11
10
tl
1
7
(
.
171.1
jUOl
Killed in action ..
Killed by accident
Died of Disease ..
Lost at sea
Suicide
Unknown causes .
Died of wounds . .
Executed
Civilians
Gassed
Total deaths
Wounded -
1!
1M2
43
&i
3322
Captured
12 1
Missing
Grand totals
3408 1
Associated Press Report. )
WASHINGTON April 13. General
Pershing Saturday reported 36 casualties
divided as follows:
Killed In action 5; died of wounds 1;
died of accident 4; died of disease 7;
wounded seriously 9; wounded slight-
ly 66.
Two officers are namea in me list.
Lieutenant Wttiner K. Hurr was killed in
action and Captain John B. Pitney was
wounded slightly.
The list follows:
Killed in action: Lieutenant Wilmer I
Herr. Corporal Harry A. Miller Almon
H. Plngree. Privates Tony HonUo Vin-
cent Y. Wlllloski.
Died of wounds: Privatel George W.
Rlfford.
Died of accident: corporals Larry
Cornell Harry L. Goodpasture; Privates
money li. Durkee samuei j. smith.
DiedNor aisease: fergeani weorge A.
Lamb pneumonia; Privates Walter Da-
vis meningtils; Samuel J. Kline pneu-
monia; Marlon Alger Pennington pneu
monia; Richard Woods pneumonia; Elmer
not indicate that the Germans
miles north of Bethune but eacn time was
repulsed the second time more easily
than the first. The British also held
firmly around their right flank and ad-
vanced their line by capturing an impor-
tant German post in this region.
There was an Improvement also In the
out of his trenches was forced to light
In the open. '
A deadly machine gun and automatic
rifle fire was poured into the enemy
who offered stubborn resistance at first
but later retreated to their second line
hotly pursued by the American troops.
The Germans again attacked at 11 o'clock
at a point further to the right. The
American barrage fire cut them off but
the German officers drove their men
through rhe exploding shells until a few
succeeded in penot rating the American
front line. '
A counter attack which was imme-
diately launched by the Americans
ejected the enemy. The struggle con-
tinued for several hours.
While the action was at its heig'ht the
commander of an American machine
gun unit reported to his chief that all I
the machine gun emplacements had been
shot away but that "every gun la work-
lnj HkA hr.ll ' I I
The attacks were made by the re
organized remnant of 800 shock troops j
who failed to reach the American posi-
tion In Their gigantic raid on Wednes-
day. Their ranks were filled out by
Frederick pneumonia; John Clinton
Hurd pneumonia.
Wounded severely: Corporals Frank
R. Stiles Thomas H. Wet'herspoon; Prl-
vates John Collins Howard P. Kltagcrald
Arthur II. Ulode. William Lebis. Peter
Ivendowskl William H. Renny Foster
V. Itix.
Wounded slightly: Captain John P. Plt-
ney; Sergeants Frank Doughty John
Kaiser Bernard J. MrElroy Kqbert E.
Wnl nn Stonls Kukowski; Corporals Ed-
mund Cassldy Theodore N. Cottrrell
Peny C. Edwards James J. Flynn Arthur
J. Hall Edward Thomas Harren Joseph
i-yncn jnmcs s . -oainion; wagoner
van u. uuncan; iTivaies Marry &.
Bailey Harold E. Beckwlth Samuel 11.
Muonanan nenry T. Byrnes. James W.
v Hssei I junu t-pier i.:nnsiy jonn J.
Cone fry George E. Conners . Archibald
U Cook. Oscar Coy Patrick Dowllng.
Edwin K. Erlckson Alexis J. Gaonettc
Ualph I'. Gates. Edward R. Grover Jo-
sei'ii Gully William R. Henion Robert
1'. Hlx Hubert U Horton John M.
Hnvaiu'o Alfred Luedesdorf Henry K.
Ixwig Thomas F. McElly. Walter Plekaos
Woyoek Polonka William H. Pope Carl-
toh W. Potta. Charles A. Rice. Alfred M.
ltlcker Harry Rosedilcki Clarence 11.
Ht-hryer. Earl I). Scott Ttalph W. Slmp-
. son Aiirea n. fcmun jonn Hnuth Kay-
i mond F. Spayd. Frank A. Spooner. Ed-
mond Sutton Harvey PC Swam Kernest
D. Wagoner James
w
IddaeombA. Mnrtln
Wlnlnger. Carl G.
Cxeslow Zwitrosky
Wlnlnger. Carl G. Worden Frank Zlka
Qermas Battleship Met Disaster.
' iAssoriated Prss Report.)
COPENHAGEN. April 12. According to
the Swedish social Demokraten the large
German battleship Rhelnland grounded
near Lagskar islniul. It Is reported from
another source that the Rhelnland struck
a mine and sank.
were making much progress. ;.
allied position on the Somme battle front
The Germans had gained a footing in
Hangard - En.- Hanterre southeast of
Amiens la an attack on Friday but a'
combined drive by the British and French'
during the night at the point where their
(CohtTnue'd'on Psge Two.)
picked meij from other units. The Ger-i
man prisoners who belonged to six dif-
ferent organltatlons said that the at-
tack was ordered to avenge the crushing
defeat 'administered to the enemy on
Wednesday. Five of the prisoners were
Uhlans and all of tho men taken were
carrying haversacks well filled as if in
preparation for a protracted stay In the
American trenches corroborating the
stories told by prisoners taken on
Wednesday who said that the Germans
'had been ordered to penetrate the Amer-
ican third line at all costs.
The American troops although tired
from nearly six days of infantry activity
went into their positions singing and expressing-their
pleasure at an opportunity !
to fight In the open in preference to
what they term "sewer fighting." f
The residents of villages behind the
J lines saw the Americans moving forward
j and . shouted words of encouragement to
the truck loads of smiling men. French
officers have again praised the remark-
able fighting qualities and the courage
of the American infantrymen.
An artillery duel which was resumed
Friday night continued with little inter-
ruption until late Saturday morning.
WILSON APPROVES
CONCRETE SHIPS
$50000000 Will Be Asked to
Build Needed Vessels.
While Concrete Ships Will Be Ex-
periment Board Believes They
May Solve Tonnage
Shortage.
(Associated Press Report.)
WASHINGTON. April 13. President
Wilson has approved the shipping board's
suggestion for an appropriation of 850 000
000 to experiment with concrete ships.
Chairman Hurley will confer Monday with
Chairman Shirley of the house appro-
priations committee who has promised
to introduce the appropriation bill im-
mediately and press Its passage. No op-
position 'to the measure is expected in
either house. It is planned to make
$15000000 available at once.
The president Is said to be keenly in-
terested In the new type of construction.
He has talked several times with Hurley
Senator McCumber. who Is urging the
appropriation In rlie senate and other
officials who believe concrete ships will -
prove sn important link in the bridge
across the Atlantic."
Chairman Hurley frankly has said con
crete construction is an experiment but
that the shipping board does not feel j
warranted to dhss over anv possibility
of turning out ships quickly because tha
experiment may not prove a succeaa '
conclusions rrom many experiments
have ronvineed exoerts that concrete
ships will be a success. They regard such'
shioa as essentially "covered bridges"
capable of standing all the strain and the
stress which concrete bridge have under-
gone without damage. Shock is the one
hig undetermined factor and thejr believe
that the resistance of concrete ships to
shock can be determined only by actual
experiment with the vessels themselves.
The chemical action of sea water ' on
concrete also has not fully been de-
termined yet but from observations al-
ready made experts do not believe It
will cause speedy disintegration.
J.
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