The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 4, 1918, Page 3

» a he r Ow cd | > a i : i Had fe ‘ 4 . ’ AY . after all, that aircraft production is WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, 1918. BISMARCK DAILY TRIBU: WA OUR AIR PROGRAM HAS ACCOMPLISHED PROVES THAT IT IS FAR FROM BEING A FAILURE THE OLD AND THE NEW _, Editor’s Note—The Senate iabehar ihittee investigating the aircraft sit- uation has made its report telling what’s wrong with our alreraft pro- gram and what it has NOT accom. ished. This report was based main- ly, on Investigations mide MONTHS GO. Our correspondent, Frederick M, Kerby, has just completed a tour of the principal centers of afrerait prodaction, visiting factories dnd even flying. His report Is UP TO THE MINUTE. It tents what. the alrerait program HAS accomplished. This is ee first of three articles on the sub- ject. By Frederick M. -Kerby E. A. Staff Correspondent (Passed by .U. S. Censor) Dayton, Ohio—Is the whole Ameri- can aircraft program ‘a total failure? Have American engineers and manu- facturers proved themselves incapa- ble of designing and building aero- planes that will stand up with the European product? Are we to find, something beyond America? These are the questions millions of Americans are asking themselves. They are -hoping everythingwis all right, but they are fearful everything may be all wrong. I have‘been doing my best to an- swer these questions) on) the ground. t the’ Curtiss plant at Buffalo, the ‘isher “Body. Corporation ‘in Detroit; the Ford and Packard plants: in De- troit;, at the Dayton-Wright Co.’s plant near Dayton, I have spent days going over the plants, asking ques- tions, collecting. information, figures, facts, opinions. . When we ente: ihe war our gov- ernmant faced the fact that there was no such thing as an aireraft industry in this country; the greatest number of machine the army had was 54, all useless in warfare. A modern field army must have five types of plane: a single seater high speed pursuit plane;, two-eater fighting plane; day bombinb plane, “army” observation plane, “corps” observation plane. The problem was this: Should the United States attempt to develop and build all types? It was decided that | America’s contribution to aeronautics | must be quantity production—thous- ands of planes’ of the latest design. What is the net result of the ef- fort at airplane construction since we entered the war? In the first place, a * manufacturing industry has been created.~ A work- ing torce of many thousands of men! and women has been Buildings costing millions of dollars have been erected.,.-Thousands of plants which were making other protl- ucts have been commandeered for, making ‘airplane parts. Next, the production of. raw mater- ial has beer organized; spruce, ash, mahogany, iron ore, etc. + It was no slouch o fa job to create an industry out of nothing. + Mistakes were made—hundreds*6f.:them, “but what could be expected? ‘Not half a dozen men in the United States knew enough about aeronautical engineering to be worth while. The very motor that was to be used in our aeroplanes hadn't even been coiiceived. Yet our engineers produced a motor that has ptoved superior to any airplane mo- tor ever built. The Liberty motor is unquestionably a success. The Brit- ish, French and Italfan governments have ‘asked for a& many as we can turn out. The American factories, created al- most over night, have ‘turnéd out thousands of training planes. Without them our battleplanes would be use- less, The Curtiss Company~at Buffa- lo up to July 1 had turned out more than 2300; the Dayton-Wright Com- ny built’ 400 before 'they started on battleplane production; the Standard ‘Aircrafe Corporation of New Jersey | ¢ompletéed a big order; so did the Fisher Body Company of Detroit. Up to July 1, approximately 6,000 planes had been turned out, In the meantime thé types of fight- ijg plane that America could build pended upon the performances of the Liberty motor. It took time to perfect but it is now as nearly perfect’ as it is possible tq build a motor. Prodiittion has reached 100 a day, and the volume increases weekly. BUY W. 8 GENERAL GRAVES “ATYLADIVOSTOK IN COMMAND - Washington, Sept. 4.—Arrival of Major Genéral William S. Graves and his staff at Vladivostok to take com- mand of all American forces fighting on the new eastern front was announ- ced today. General Graves took with him from 4. the United States 43 officers and 1,- 388 men who will poin the regiments} 5 from the Philippines already og the ground. BUY W. S. S. -Don’t fail to see “To Hell with the} Kaiser” tonight. Last showing at the the gladiators fought, Here is an unusual picture showing the old and the new. An Italian army dirigible is seen directly over t he ruined walls of the Coliseim where nearly 2,000 eyars ago. the town. vanquished.” been engaged on the battle front. place was not confirmed. crisis is expected within 3 days. fforn Leriine’s*body. Notables in City. Among the natables attracted to the city by the state conventions’ of the republican and democratic central committees are G. S. Wooledge of Mi- not, democratié candidate for Attor, ney General Langer's joo; M. A. gan and J. P. Smith of Beach, Judge C. J. Fisk of Minot, Former State Aulator Carlo Jorgenson Wf ’Minot, U. S. Mar- shal S. J. Doyle, dembcratic candidate for governor; ‘!'. D. Casey of Dickin- son, Senator Thomas Penrday of vamestown, Rep. C. W. MvDonifell ot Foster, committeeman from the 32nd for the league, and George A. Bangs of Grand Forks. ¥ ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK: Hogs, receipts 2,200; steady; range $19.10 to 19.40; bulk $19.2: 25 to 19.40, Cattle $3,900; '10c to 15e higher; steers $6.25 ‘to ‘11.50; cows and heif- ers:.7.00 to 12; veal calves $5.75 to 17, Steady. . Stockers and feeders $6.50 to 12.00; lower. Sheep 700; steady. , BUY W. 8. 5.——— | CHICAGO LIVESTOCK. Hogs receipts 14,000; steady;, butch- ers $19.40 to 20.30; light $19.50 to 20.40; packing $18.50 to 19.30; rough $18.25 to 13.75. Cattle receipts 16,000, slow to low er; calves steady. ‘Sheep receipts lower, 30,000; 10¢ to 25 AUYW.8 fy *“r00 LATE TO CLASSIFY UY W, 8. 8. {FOR SALE—Kitchen stove, 2 porce- lain kitchen sinks, horse and har- yf Orpheum tonight. (Continued: From Page One y British patr ols, however} are reported to be in western portions of GERMAN IDEA OF VICTORY. . Amsterdam, Sept. 4.—The German idea of victory as defined | by the Crown Prince in an interview published in the Badapest Azast” ig an intention to.hold our own and not let ourselves be NO GERMAN COUNTER STROKE London, Sept. 4.—Today there is no sign of the expected German counter stroke on the western front which must be de- livered soon if General Ludendorff wishes to save the situation. 97 GERMAN DIVISIONS ENGAGED. London, Sept. 4.—Since the opening of the combined Franco- British operations August 8 no !ess than 97 German divisions have 1 GERMAN RANKS REPORTED TO ‘BE BADLY DISORGANIZED; ALLIES ADVANCE FOUR MILES 2b There were widespread reports yesterday that Lens had been evacuated by the Germans and occupied by the British. GERMANS IN FULL FLIGHT With the British Armies in France, Sept. 4.—British troops are reported thi8 morniyfg to have taken the town of Moguvres, assembled. | three and a half miles southeast of Queant, but the capture of the The Germans are in full flight in the region of the Canal Du Nord, and appear to be more than ever disorganized. CONDITION CRITICAL. London, Sept. 4.—The condition of Nicolai Lenine, the Bol- sheviki Premier, against whose life an attempt was made, has become highly critical, according to a dispatch from Moscow. The! Surgeons have removed a bullet! «CAVALRY PURSUES. With the French Army in France, Sept. 4.—The Germans are in retreat on the French front east of the canal Du Nord. French cavalry was in pursuit during the night and this morning had pushed to within two miles of Guissecard on the Noyon Ham road. REDUCE LENGTH OF LINE. Washington, Sept. 4.—The allies have reduced the length of the western battlefront by nearly 60 miles since July 16, by press- ing back the Germans from the territory which they conquered i in March, Auril and July. This place at the disposal of the allied commander -in chief a considerable number of divisions which heretofore had been engaged in holding the line. ‘ ’ Phone 806. 94 6t hess, light dray wagon. BUY Ww. 5,8 ——— FOR SALE—Baby cab in excellent condition. 309 Mandan Ave. 94 3t BUY W. 8. 5. FOR RENT—Piano. Mrs, A. Fisher, 116 ‘Ave B or Phone 35. 94 tf M. BUY W. 8. 5.——— FOR SALE—all of my furniture. din- ing room, living room and bed room furniture practically new. Call at 113 Thayer, 94 6t RUY W. 8. 3 ——— FOR RENT—Two large furnished modern rooms. or ‘Phone 836R. 836R. Call at 446 Thayer 941wk BUYW.&. 5S. WANTED—Stenographic work even- ings. Eox 411 Bismarck, N. D. ° . 94 6t BUY W. 5. S-¢—— Smaltest Public Library. What is perhaps the world’s small- est public library is claimed by a vil- lage not far from London, The vil- lage itself is very small. The brary is merely © newspaper file that hangs up- on a wall in the village street, but the community is grateful. This was at- tested to a stranger by an accident. A white-haired villager who, ‘pointing to the “library” with his stick, said: “Wonderful useful that be these days when folks can’t get the papers as they ——* | did.” anTED — Kitchen girl. Apply at BUY W. Ss. s -——— Grand Pacific Hotel. g4tt Daily Thought. Nothing endures but personal qual. ties.—Walt Whitman, OF te ee ‘your nech—bat you're +| thirtieth anniversary of his conversion, U-BOATS BALKED BY Al FIGHTERS Alrplanes. Are. of Great, hesist- ance ‘in Finding Enemy Submarines. NECESSARY ALLY OF NAVY Great Gritzin: ee ne Need of Holding Conimand of Air as Well ‘as of Sea—Aircraft Either Attack or Summon Patrols. Londou.—The .measure of the suc- céss of the antisubmarine camphign 1s the safe crossing of the Atlantic by a miilion American, troops, There is very properly a good deal of official “reticence regarding the methods by which submarines are de- stroyed, but it is an open secret that the royal air. force has contributed largely toward the defeat of the U- boat campaign, Just as airplanes have become an essential auxiliary to the army, 80 air- craft have become an indispensable ally of the navy, making it clear that ascendancy in the air in future will be as vital to’Britain as her present as- cendancy at sea. Airships ‘of two main types, the Smallfr known-as the submarine scout und the ‘larger as the coagt’ patrol type, and-seifplanes, are the chief in- struments for dealing with submarines from the air, The first business of all aircraft or submarine waned is to find the submarine, See Submerged Boats, From a certain height in the air, submerged U-boats are visible to ob- Sefvers and their position is communi- cated to the nearest naval patrol. Tae work ‘of aircraft {s by no meatis con- fined to detectiig the U-boats,~ ‘They have medns of ‘tmmédiately attacking their prey without waiting-for the ar- rival of the naval patrol, There is the obvious means of drop- ping bombs, fay effective-when the submarine is ‘caught on or just below the surfice. Modern antisubmarine aircraft ard alniost equally at home in the air or on the water. Should the U-boat dive through the water, its pur- suer can dive through the air and re- lease depth charges, which have a con- siderable rangeof action, and aré much’ feared by U-boat commanders, In claiming for the Rt. A, F. a large share in winning the snfe landing of | America’s first million the reservation must be made that the range of air- eraft from their bases is limited, but their bases are not necessarily on land, and seaplanes and submarine scouts have accommodation on shipboard and | are carried to the urea of their deep- sea putrols, Where They Are Thickest. A’gnin, it is naturally in home wa- ters and especially in the Nore. sea that submarines are thickest, outward bound from Germany, so that aircraft patrols are effective from home bases over the sea zone most frequeited by U-boats. ' Coast patrol airships accompany conveys through home waters “spot- ting” submarines, to be dealt with either by themselves or by destroy- ew; and if the U-boat menace is not yet mastered, it is steadily and un- mistakably being Drouglit under con: trol. Safe landing ofa ‘million Americans in France is a big fact, the signifi- cance of which can hardly be missed even in Germany, where, according to neutral witnesses, scepticism has been rapidly growing lately concerning the Possibilities of the U-boat campaign, START COMMUNITY LAUNDRY Canton, ©.,° Probably First City in Country to Make the Venture. Canton, O.—This city is probably the first ia the country to have a com- munity laundry. Residents of the northeast section of the city have formed an organization for the es- tablishment of the laundry. Shares of Stock were sold at $10 each and more than 300 stockholders are interested | in the venture. In connection with the laundry the community plant will operate a dry cleaning establishment, hat and shoe eleaning shop and shoe repair shop. While the plant will be a profit sharing concern, the price of work, it is expected, will be held con- siderably. below the regular prices to stockholders, HAS TEN SONS. IN SERVICE Oklahoma Woman Claims to Be the Honor Mother of the "Beal peas - Hartshorne, Okla—This city now claims the “honor mother” of the state. Mrs, Mollie Easley has ten sons in the army, the youngest having en- listed a few days ago. , Besides her sons, she has two broth- ers and two nephews in the service. They are all in army camps in the United States, but expect soon to be “over there.” Converted Blacksmith, Knoxville, Tenn.—Celebrating the Rev. J.T. Sexton, formerly a black- smith and one of the best-known men In East Tennessee, announced that he has since converted 12,000 persons im 16 states, + ea a Some Signs of Rairt. The sweating of water pitchers and coolers indicate that much ’ méisture prevails in the air. It ts worth notic- LITTLE PLEASURE IN TRAVEL Geétman Traing Creep Along in are hess for Fear of Bombs of * Allied Aviators. Special precautfons against: afr raids are-now bélng taken on the Ger- Man railways, in those districts espe- cially litble to aerial bombardments by the allies, Railway Age states. The Pilatinute rallways, in particular, tre adopting. precautionary measures, and a writer in the Lokal Anzeiger who Fecently traveleg on this system de- Scribes the darkening methods adopt- ed at night. “For hours,” he wrifes,. “the train travéled as though in a dark cave, without lights, without conductors, without any station uuimes being called out wWhén the tral stopped. Whea every Jemp is extinguished throughout the countryside, and the towns and vil- lages, as though constrained by agony, have closed their shops, the Journey op- presses one’s mind and is nowise reas- suring, One goes on in uncertainty, facing danger. “Everywhere placards indtcaing ‘how to behave during air rafds,’ show that one is in the aviator’s territory. Slow- ly, very slowly, the train proceeds on its journey; in a river alongside the ne one still sees the locomotive which, togther with its train, plunged Into the water on the occasion of a recent acci- ‘lent. A train with broken windows— not a page has remained intact—passes near us; another train passes all black- ened and half consumed by fire. And of arriving at the end of this dismal journey: the first question heard by the traveler is, ‘Will they come tonight?” GOLD MINING HIT BY WAR Many Properties That Were Profi: Have Been Forced to Close Down ‘Temporarily. Gold Is one of the war victims. The was has forced down, in market value, measured by humfn labor, many kinds of property and most of the staple “commodities, until Some gold mines which yielded a fair profit before the war have become temporarily useless to their owners. It costs so much to operate them that they cannot be worked without a loss. ‘There has been change In the value of gold itself, in the money of great na- tions which have maintained their monetary systems on the specie basis, while almost everything else has gone up. The result is that any given num- ber of ounces of gold mined will buy much less material used in mining, “such as explosives, drills, pumps and other machinery, and will pay for few- er days’ work, This change is. still going on and the position of the gold- mining companies grows less and less secure and sound Effect of Poison Gases on Troops. Certain gases have for their more Immediate object, the irritation of the eyes (the lachrymatory gas one part in a million of air being effective), tem- porarily blinding the victim; others are designed for the irritation of the nose (the “sneeze-gases”), making it almost impossible for the fighter to éyercome the tendency to throw off his mask; and others again, for the production of burns when in contact with the flesh, which are of a most distressing. character, und, even if they do not cause death, incapgcitate the victim for se ‘e for a period of months. The last-named gases are liktwise toxic and lachrymatory to a high degree. The so-called “mustard gas,” & cotapound somephat similar in character to mustard oll, but far more of an Irritant, has proved par- ticularly destructive, and doubtless ac- counts for many of the casualties in recent attacks.—Henry P, Talbot, in Atlantic. . pares Benefits of War. ‘That the benefits of war overshadow its damages Is the firm conviction of Uncle John of Excelsior Springs Standard, who writes: “It shows the world, fer instance, how te loosen up its band an’ to deal @ sort of jéstice that the brute can wadérstand. It reminds the unwashed heathen, which they mighty nigh for- got, that there's hell Inside a Yankee when his blood Is bilin’ hot ! “Then—we know the joys of savin’, which we maybe hadn’t saw till the roarin’ beast of Berlin got too handy with his paw; so, we’ve somehow, hitched’ our waggin to an everlastin’ Star, that will keep right on when we've clean fergot the war,’ No Better Security on Earth. The credit of the United States was so high and unquestionable that in 1900, two years after the Spanish war, 2 per cent bonds were offered at par and oversubscribed. This ts a finan- cial performance no other nation has ever equaled. United States 4 pér cent bonds in 1888 sold as high as 130, and in 1901 brought 139% on the sto market. The United States has nev- er defiulted on any of its bonds. Not one of its hondholders has ever Tost a cent of principal or faterest, except those who voluntarily have taken tosses by selling their bonds In a pe tiod of temporary price depression— {International Confectioner. Away With the Ax. The day of the woodsmati with the big ax may soon be over, if a new tree felling machine comes into general use, The new machine is rut by a small motor. It will cut through a trunk 30 inches in diametet in a few minutes. Its saw isa chain affair with links of six teeth each, which are readily ex- changed. It rats in’n frame over four rollers with ball bearings; It has a hollow handle designed as a reservoir Cor oil. )” @éteen tts Waste Can. ‘The waste cn which is effectively screened in wii) * circle of wire fen- ‘cing, over which vines have been train- ing and using in connection with oth- er signs of rains. The ripping of eaves trouglis is of the same origin, One Cy st some. seine 5 les ed, saves its own particular corner from unsightliness, The vined Circle should be large enough to: admit free "Pabditng of the eat it coneesia, on suits and overcoats are is a positive fact that the wool suits made by first $35. to $70. men of Bismarck and the and winter buying now. TYPIFIES SPIRIT OF FRANCE trvusit co the attention of the aeso- ciation at its meeting the other day was to the effect that Benjamin P. Brooks, chief chemist of the Commer- cial Research company of Flushing, L. I, gave a formula to the government When the work in your war gam| bureau and heard nothing more from Brave Thirteen-Year-Old Girl, With Two Small Brothers, Doing All the Work on Farm. or toward the arm chair on the awnirg- covered porch; when you mutter to yourself that It will not matter much whether the weeds do choke the beet Waddington. In a village near ours, says the au- thor, a girl of thirteen is running the farm, At the beginning of the war it was a thriving farm with a man and his wife, six sons and one daughter. Then the blow fell, and all the’ men in France were mobilized; the father and his two eldest boys went off at his house in order, but left the farm in the hands of his wife and the two big boys, aged fifteen and sixteen. The man and his two eldest sons are now | dead, the two next are in the army, | and the poor mother, a wreck phys- ically and mentally, cries all day. The girl and the two little boys do the whole work of the farm; The young- est, who is only ten years old, / cannot accomplish rauch, byt he does manage to watch the cows and to carry cans of milk or baskets of but- ter. 1 see the girl simetimes; she is per- fectly well, never complains and never asks for anything—except occasional- ly for a warm petticoat, or a hood to keep her head and neck warm and dry when she fs working in .the fields. | ¢ There are hundreds of girls doing that! Work all over France.—Youth's Com-| panion, AS HAVE OTHER HUN THINGS Man Complains That H's German-{ Made Clock Has Completely Gone to the Bad. | My old alarm clock has gone to} smash, That may not be a ne nor it may not interes: you, but up at our home the fact that the alarm clock | wouldn’t go any more was an event of interest. It was ticking away on the» shelf at a quarter to 11 the night of July 17. I took it up to wind it. One! twist, and—rattletebank, siss boom ah. Something went all to picces in the works, More twists, ki shaking, putting the hi that it was done for, I thought to! + look it over before depositing 1t in the ash can. On the back was scraiched| the month and day of the purchase in 1912, I was looking on ihe fuce for the last time and studying it closely. Then down at the bottom I saw in! small letters: “Made in Germany.”| There i had been ticking away on the | shelf year after year, sounding its alarm regularly, and yet never before! had I noticed that detested inscription. Probably if I had it would have gone into the ash can long before. Just like a lot of other “Made in Germany” things that we didn’t know were around until we found them out. But the old German clock is busted, the works have gone to smash, it has} sounded its last alarm, and as I medi- tated ‘on it I thought how true of everything else “Made in Germany,” Including the juggernaut war machine, 40 yedrs in the bujlding, with which the kaiser was to ride untrammeled over all the rest of the world. The works “is busted."—E. E. K., in Syra-| cuse Post-Standard. h dtard Gas Invented Here. The report that an American in- ventor laid before an agent of the bu- reau of mines 15 months ago a form- ula for mustard gas, which the Ger- ' mans are now supposed to be using, ts | to_be_taken up by the American In-j Returned From a buying trip iit ‘visited’ the lirgest ‘doth- ing concerns in the East and found that the price higher than the retail price we are asking. The Government has commandeered for mili- tary use many of the foremost woolen mills, and absolutely no new Wovlens We again wish to emphasize the importance of (Signed) S. E. BERGESON. S. E. Bergeson & Son den seems tedious and you straighten | it. A few moniis ago it was found your aching back and look longingly | Germany had hit upon the gas, accord- toward the inviting shade of the trees | ing to F. J. Ticmen, president of the ussociation.—\\ pateh—it may help you to finish your] anese silks and crepes and so on, es- task if you call to mind a story told | pecially as substitutes In these times in “My War Diary” by Mrs. Mary King | of shortage of xo many materials, we hear that certoin ships engaged in the these serviceable and charming ma- perial government, and that has cre- ated) a scarcity in transportation fa- chines, and so on, are added to the list of growing scarcities and advancing once—four hours after the decree of | Prices. Added to this, little silk ta mobilization was reéeived in the vil-| coming from the French and Italian lage, ‘The fsrmer had no time to put | markets. ant who, while very attentive to her duties, has never been known to give 4 guybody a civil answer. brought her a new calico dress,. and ' gave it to her, saying: Matildy, of giving you this dress.” long ago ef yer had any regard fo’ my, feclings,” was the Kimiae reply — Chicago News. picid the bootliack puffed at the end of a cigar. at the youth’s expense, the customer ‘ask youth. ply. said. ite’ said the youth. “You see, guv'nor, old es Crusoe was a castaway !” of a famous bootblack in Paris who #6 | individual can tell every soldier client what section of the trenches he hails from mercly by examining the mud om clock to ear and final determination | y.5). Ypres and Verdun with marvellous @c curacy, apparently each section of the long line having Its characteristic brand of mud. _—————————e from 10 to 35 per cent shown for spring. It ; wholesale price on all class concerns will be Slope doing their fall a association, The allegation shington Star. Fewer Japanese Silks. Just as we had learned to value Jap- aoe Eastern trade, and that brought us terials, have been loaned to the im- cilities. So georgettes, crepe de Her Record Still Still. A certain family his a colored setve Purely as an experiment, the lady of the house “I am glad to have the pleasure, “Yer mout hab had dat pleasuré Appropriate Name. As he polished his customer’s boots ‘thinktig to have a little fun d him if he always smoked cigars. “Oh, yes, pretty often,” declared the “What brand do you generally. moke?” was the next question. “Robinson Crusoe, sir,” came the rex The customer ponderef awhile. “I never heard of that biand,” he “It’s a name I’ve given ’em myself.” : Mud Specialist. Several officers from the front speak nown as the “mud specialist.” The fee It is said that he- rarely istake, and can spot a maa’s ion anywhere between is aitle Tribune Want Ads Bring Results. By Mary_ Roberts Rinehart. Last Time Tonight at the BISMARCK THEATRE FOR. SALE Modern residence, good loca- tion; reasonable if taken at once. Phone 389X. A. Chris-: topher. REWARD T will give liberal’ reward | for any information that will