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THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRA8KA. IMS BOARD MIL IE G S N INCREAS E Allowances, Based on Living Cost, Benefit 1,939,399. UP TO M'ADOO FOR APPROVAL Commission Submits Report to the Di rector General, Dealing With Va rious Phaces of tho Railroad Situation. Washington, D. 0., Mny 0. An nd rnncc in wages to 1,030,800 railroad employcos, and ranging from 1 per cent to the highest to 43 per cent to the lowest paid, aggregating $300,000, 000 Is provided for In tho report to Director General McAdoo by tho rail road wage commission. Mr, McAdoo la expected to adopt only part of the recommendations and probably will make a number of dif ferent alignments In deckling what wogo Increases shall be .granted. In general, tho director general ad vocates higher pay for most classes of workmen to enable them to meet In creased living costs, but ho has been represented ns favoring proportionate ly larger Increases for some classes Cian for others now making tho sumo pay. He also is strongly opposed to granting wngo Increases which might disarrange the general scheme of pay existing throughout other Industries. Leaders to Protest. Tho leaders of tho four principal railway brotherhoods found on ex amining tho report that they had been recommended for less than half tho Increases they had asked of the railroad managements before govern- average workday, presumably eight hours, but decided that In the war emergency tho nation could not afford to put into effect a reform that would slow down the war machinery and discriminate against other classes of workers being called upon for great sacrifices. Kates of overtime pay are not dis turbed and tho Increases aro adjusted to tho mileage basis of compensation of sorno employees, n road engineer, for example, receiving nn Incrcnso of 11 per cent In his mileage rate. A scheme of applying tho Increases to plccje work and overtlnio therefor Is also provided. An Important feature of the report was tho recommendation that where the same servlco is rendered the pay shall bo the same, without discrimina tion as to sex or race. Report of Commission. Tho report of- tho commission, con sisting of Franklin K. Lane, secretary of tho Interior; Charles C. McChord, J. Harry Covington, and William It. Willcox, Is an exhaustive one. In part tho report says: "The requests which have come to us for wage increases, would, if fully granted, Involve an additional outlay in wages of somewhat over $1,000,000, 000 per year in excess of tho wage fund of Inst year, which exceeded $2,000, 000,000. Somo asked for an Incrcaso of 100 per cent In their pay, and from this they grnduatcd downwurd to 10 per cent. Nono were satisfied with their present wages. "To clnBSlfy tho many hundreds of employments In which tho 2,000,000 railroad workers engage would bo a task calling for more time, skill, in sight, and knowledge than wo possess. At the outset, It was seen that thero wero grave Inequalities In the rates of wages psld. But who could say what relationship each class of employees should bcur to tho other? Abstractly, why should an engineer receive $170 per month and n telegraph operator $00 flcr month? "In tho world of economics this slt- 8cale of Rates of Increases In Pay Awarded to Railroad Workers by tho Wage Commission. , Frcccat Msntklr rate. 84041 to 4T.01 to 48.01 to 49.81 to se.ei to j 81.01 to KS.81 to I M.01 to , 4.01 to W.B1 to I (tt.it to T41 to m.n to M.ei to 00.81 to 61.91 to , SMI to ' ei to . 84.61 to 841 to 841 to r.ei to &ei 8.81 to r.ei to : ri.ei t I wwi to i met to 74.01 to JB41 to T8.01 to rr.ei to l W41 to 1 T841 to ' M.V1 I 8141 to I 841 to 81.61 to 401 i 88.01 to 841 to BT.81 to 88.01 to 89.01 to 80.01 to 81.61 to Col to M.B1 to 84.01 to 841 to 8841 to 87.01 to 8S.01 to 89.01 to 160.01 to 161.01 to 108.01 to 108.01 to 104.01 to 108.01 to 190.01 to 107,01 to 108.01 to 109.01 to 110.01 to 111.01 to 11241 to 118.01 to $47.00.. 4000 48.00.. BO.OO.. 81.00.. 83.00. . B8.00.. 84.00.. B8.00., 80.00.. 57.00,. 88.00.. 88.09.. 00.00. . 9100 9200 98.00,. ai.ee,. 9B.ee, . 0000 9 OTaOOs 98.06, . 0900 70.00.. 71.00, . 73.60.. 7800 t 74.00. . 78.00.. 78.06.. 77.00., 78.09.. 78.00.. 80.00.. 81.00.. 88.00.. 8900 84.00. . 88.06,. 8900 87.00,. 8800 8000 0000 91.09.. 98.60.. 98.00.. 84.00,, 98.00.. 86.00.. 87.00., 98.00., 89.00, . X 0000 101.00.. 10X40.. 108.06.. 104.60.. 108.00.. 106.00,, 107.00., 108.00,, 160.00., 110.00. , 111.06,. 113.00,. 113.06,. 114.00., Nerr rule. 807.31 63.64 70.07 71.50 72.00 78.70 74.78 78.14 77018 78.96 80.37 81.78 83.10 84.00 86.01 87.43 mjia 90.34 91.98 98.66 94.47 98.88 97.39 98.70 100.11 101.83 103.98 104.34 103.75 167.18 1G84T 109.68 11146 11X70 113.78 1140 118.36 117.66 119.00 1184B 130.70 13145 123.46 138 .an 134.10 124.98 1SCJJU 136.08 12740 128.33 139.30 130.05 180.80 131.7S 132.80 183.48 18440 138.15 136.00 19845 137.70 1SS.53 139.40 140.3T. 141.10 14148 14240 143.95 rrrneot monthly rate. 114.01 to 115.61 to 118.01 to 117.01 to 11841 to 118.01 to 130.01 to 121.01 to 122.01 to 12-3.01 to 124.01 to 12641 to 12841 to 137.01 to 128.01 to 12941 to 13041 to 131.01 to 183.01 to 188.01 to 134.01 to 13841 to 188.01 to 187.01 to 18841 to 13941 to 140.01 to 141.61 to 142.01 to 14341 to 14441 to 14841 to 148.01 to 147.01 to 14841 to 14941 to 1B0.01 to 151.01 to 1S241 to 153.01 to 15441 to 158.01 to 186.01 to 157.01 to 158.81 to 15941 to 16641 to 161.01 to 18341 to 168.01 to 164.01 to 105.01 to 18641 to 107.01 to 18841 to ,106.01 to 170,01 to 17141 to 173.01 to 17341 to 174.01 to J78.01 to 176.01 to 177.01 to 178.01 to 178.01 to 18041 to 191.01 to Hew rate. 115.00. .914440 110.00.. 145.05 117.00. . 118.00.. 110.00. , 120.00. . 140.20 147.03 14740 14S.75 121.00.. 140.60 150.45 13140 152.15 15340 153.85 154.70 15545 150.40 157.28 15,8.10 158.95 15840 122.00 12340.. 124.00.. 128.00. . 12446.. 127.00.. 128.00. . 12940. . 13040.. 131.00.. 13249,. 138.00, . 134.00.. 180.05 1SR40.. 16140 13900 137.00,, 188.00.. 164.03 18940.. 164.90 140.09. . 141.00. . 142.00.. 107.45 14840.. 10840 144.00,. 145.00.. 146,00.. 147.00.. 171.70 148.00.. 172.53 149.00,, 180.00. . 181.00,, 175.10 15240,. 17543 153.00,. 17640 154.00.. 177.65 153.00,. 178.50 156.00,, 17945 157.00.. 18040 isaoo., 159.00. , 160.00. . 161.00.. 18240,, 168.00.. 164.00.. Present Weir monthly rate. rate. 18241 to 163.00.. $202.30 . 184.00.. 203.15 185.00.. 204.00 180.00.. 20443 187.00., 203.70 188.00.. 20045' 180.00.. 207.40 100.00.. 208.23 101.00.. 200.10 102.00.. 200.031 103.00.. 21040 104.00.. 211.03 j 105.00, . "212.50 i 10245 10340 103.73 16840 160.13 170.06 17048 173.40 17448 181.03 18140 182.75 183.00 184.45 18340 180.15 187.00 18747 188.70 18943 190.40 10148 102.10 19243 163.00,. 16640.. 167.00.. 108.00.. 100.00,. 170.00.. 171.00. . 172.00. . 173.00., 10840 174.00.. 19445 173.00,. 103.30 176.00.. 106.33 177.00., 178.00. . 170.00. . 180.00.. 100.75 181.06., 200.06 18240.. 201.43 19740 UW.05 108.00 183.01 to 184.01 to 183.01 to 180.01 to 187.01 to 188.01 to 180.01 to 190.01 to 191.01 to 102.01 to 103.01 to 104.01 to 195.01 to 196.01 to 107.01 to 198.01 to 199.01 to 200.01 to 201.01 to 202.01 to 303.01 to 204.01 to 205.01 to 306.01 to 207.01 to 208.01 to 209.01 to 210.01 to 211.01 to 212.01 to 213.01 to 214.01 to 315.01 to 816.01 to 217.01 to 218.01 to 210.01 to 220.01 to 221.01 to 222.01 to 22341 to 221.01 to 223.01 to 236.01 to 227.01 to 228.01 to 229.01 to 230.01 to 231.01 to 33X01 to 23841 to 2S4.01 to 233.01 to 1236.00 286.01 to 237.00. 337.01 to 238.01 to 28941 to 240.01 to 211.01 to 242.01 to 24341 to to to to to to to 106.00,. 21343. 107.00.. 21440) 10840,. 213.03 1540 216.731 217.00' 218.43 21040 220.13 221.00 22143 222.70 22343 100.00, MO.OO.. 201.00. . 202.00,. 203.00.. 204.00.. 208.00.. 206.00. . 307.00.. 208.00. . 200.00., 224.40' 210.00.. 22343 211.00.. 212.00. . 213.00. . 214.00. . 215.00. . 216.00.. 21740, . 218.00.. 219.00.. 23040.. 221.00. . 222.00.. 223.00.. 221.00.. 225.00,. 23840 220.00.. 23843 227.00., 228.00,. 220.00. . 220.10 22043 227.80' 228.03 22040' 23045'. 23140 2.12.03. 232.08 233.75 234.00, 235.43 23840 237.1S 230.00,. 2.11.00. , 33240. . 333.00. , 384.00. . 235.00,. 23840,, 269.00, . 240.00.. 230.00 241.00. . 850.00 230.70 24043 211.40 2-1243 24.1.10 24345 24140 2-13.03 240.50 247.:i3 218.20 248.05 240.00 2-14.01 245.01 246.01 247,01 218.01 240.01 242.00.. 213.00. . 241.00, . 213.00. , 246.00. . 247.00 . . 218.00 . 240.00 . . 250.00, . 1 -Australian official photograph that shows strikingly the wastage of war; troopr and horses moving to the front nlong a duckboard roud Unit 1h lined with dead horses and broken wagons. 2 Twin Lewis guns mounted on a British airplane nnd used with deadly effect. 3 Major General Maurice whose accusations of misrepresenta tion and lack of sincerity ngalnst the Lloyd-George-government brought on n cabinet crisis Itr England. NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Premier Lloyd George Again Is Winner in Crisis Brought on by General Maurice. GIVEN VOTE OF COMMENCE 230.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 250.00 ' 250.00 250.0Q sncnt control started and which they repeated before tho commission, Tholr demands had been for an average of somewhat loss than -10 per cent, and increases for them avorago Icsh than 20 per cent Some union leaders who anticipated that the commission's recommenda tions would not be for ns great amounts ns thoy had naked already bavo appealed to Director General Mc Adoo to amend tho proposed scalo to give them higher pay. Others, how ever, virtually have agreed to accept tho report. The wage advances, which rongo all tho way from $i to $34 a month, are Increases above tho amount of pay each cmployeo was receiving on De comber 81, 1915. Employees wlio.hnvo received advances since that data will benefit now to tho extent of tho differ ence botween their present wage and Umt fixed by tho wago commission. Tho net cost of the additional pay to the railroads Is estimated at $2C0, 000,000. This is eXcluslvo of tho esti mated deficit of $800,000,000 In govern ment operation of tho railroads this year, as n result of which Director General McAdoo contemplates ad vancing passenger rates at least per cent and freight rates possibly as much as 15 per cent Bawd en Living Cost. Tho schema of wogo advances adopt ed Is based on an inquiry Into tho cost of living, which the commission found has Increased approximately 40 per cent to tho average railroad em ployee, receiving $83 a mputti. The commission favors a shorter nation has been mado by the simply application of supply and demand, which is In turn now varied, affected, and modified by thoso limitations aris ing out of the artificial hut necessary and historic methods of collcctlvo bar gaining, "Nevertheless, thero stands out ono dominating fact, recognised by rail road workers ns well as by railroad officials that tho lower grades of railroad employment, thoso In which tho supply of labor has been less re stricted, and whero organization bus been difficult, lfnot Impossible de servo wngo lucreasos out of proportion to tho Increases for thoso In superior grades. "An unprecedented call had como for men of certain trades In connection with tho new Industries that had been created by tho war In Europe, and this long before our entry Into tho conflict. Machinists and Iron "workers of all kinds found thcmsclvca to bo essential to tho great munition plants and day labor of tho most unskilled character rose Into high demand. Cut Off Thoso Not Needed. "Tho commission recommends that during Uio period of government con duct of tho railroads no salaries paid to officials who aro not essential to tho operation of tho roods shall bo charged as part of tho operating ex penses, "Thero should bo eoiiRtltntpri tr. bunot or tribunals to continue tho Hiuay or railroad lubor problems, com posed in part at least of mon i.mori enced In this kind pf work, for con ditions nro oyer changing." German Attack South of Ypres Smash ed, While Allies Improve Their Pc oltlons at Many Points Investiga tion of American Aircraft Produc- tion Collapse Started. By EDWARD W. PICKARD. Premier Lloyd George and his cabi net successfully weathered another storm last week when the house of commons, by a vote of 293 to 100, re jected Herbert Asquith's motion pro viding for the appointment of a spe clal committee to investigate charges .made ngalnst tho premier by MaJ. Gen. Frederick 13. Maurice. Having dc-y dared that lie would considered the nctfon of tho commons as n test of confidence, Mr. Lloyd George would have resigned nnd turned the conduct ot tho war over to Mr. Asqulth had tho latter been sustained. As it is ho has won another great personal victory largely by means of the statement he mado in tho houso an ex parte state ment, to bo sure, but ono that im pressed his hearers with his evident honesty and frankness. Tho charges mado by General Mau rice, formerly director of military op erations, wero that tho premier and other officials had deceived the people by falso statements concerning tho nrmy. The accusations wero fully re futed by Lloyd George, who showed that his statements were mnde on In formation obtained from General Mau rice's department. Ho protested vig orously ngalnst such distracting and paralyzing controversies and implored that there should bo an eiid to "snip ing." Ho called Maurice's action n fingraut breach of discipline, especial ly pornlcious In Its effect on a new army and not understandable to the ut iles oi' Groat Britain. Then is no reason to question the patriotism "of General Maurice's mo tives In precipitating the crisis, but it Is evident that ho was mado the tool of tho political opponents of the pre mier who hoped to ride Into office on tho resulting storm. Presumably the offending officer will be court ninr tluled. tei Last week passed with only ono lm- iiortant infantry action on tho west 'front, but neither army has been Idle. The heavy artillery of tho allies has been continually hummorlng the Ger man positions and especially devoting Itself to smnshlng the enemy's llnes)f communications uml munition depots nnd to bumpering the bringing up Of re-enforcements and supplies. In UiIr the aviators have given Invaluable aid nnd the work hns been so well done that the renewal of tho offensive was perforce delayed. Heavy and frequent rains also hundlcapped the Germans and thoy found great difficulty In mov ing their ponderous tanks and largest guns across tho devastated country, tho roods being consistently broken up by shell lire nnd their repair made al most impossible. Meantime tho allies took every op portunlty to Improve their positions and In many local operations advanced their lines and strengthened their hold on the commanding heights both In Plcnrdy and In Flanders. In these fights tho Australians and Canadians had a prominent part, tho former be tween tho Ancre nnd the Somme and tho latter south of Arms, both contln gents making "considerable nnd very valuable gains. All nlong the line the British French und Amerlcnns re pulsed nil tho enemy raids until Wcdnesduy night, when, after heavy artillery preparation, the Germans at tacked In tho sector of Ypres, between La Clytto and Voormezoele. It was their apparent Intention to outflank the Important heights of Scherpeuberg l ami Jlont icouge from trio northeast and they succeeded In forcln? the Brit Ish nnd French there out of some of their first-line trenches. But later In the night the British counter-nttneked anil regained all that had been lost Two Ilun divisions carried out this at tack nnd they suffered heavy casual ties. On Thursday morning the enemy made n new attack on the Flanders front north of Kcmmcl and slightly bent the British line. At the same tlmo troops from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick mado a great raid on tho German outpost line at Neuvillc-Vltas-se, southeast of Arras, taking prison ers and gun's and Inflicting many casualties. Most of the American troops that have been moved Into tho battle re gion nppear to be placed along tho line between Montdldlcr and Noyon, nnd they nre giving a good account of them selves there, as are also those hold ing the Toul sector. There have been no heavy operations In either sector recently, but the nrtlllery In both Is always active and the American gun ners have proved their excellence. They are now using their heavy artillery northwest of Toul after several week's of preparation. The American casual ty lists, still relatively small, are in creasing dally. There is no Indication that the Gor- mnn high command will abandon Its plan of smashing the British army and forcing a breach between It nnd the French. Ludendorff is Increasing his resources In eycry way possible and Austria and Bulgaria have been called on to supply troops for garrison duty In order that the Germans may be sent to the front. Intlmnttons such ns have appeared in some German papers that the attempt to reach Paris will be abandoned mean nothing. No doubt thero will be repeated great offensives throughout the summer, and the allies aro preparing to resist them to tho ut most, their Intention being to main tain their lines unbroken until Amer ica's men arc there in sufficient num bers to enable General Foch to do more than resist. It Is admitted that with out our army the allies could not gain n nillltnry decision over the Germans under existing conditions. How long the Germun people will stand for the slaughter of their men Is nnothcr ques tion. From enptured mall and tho more outspoken of their newspapers It Is evi dent they aro becoming slckimed by the awful bloodshed, but they prob ably will continue submissive so long ns, they think there Is n chance of a final victory. The movement of Americans to France continues with increasing swiftness and It is the avowed In tention of the war department to have not loss than 1,000.000 men there by tho e'ud of May. The administration nnd the congressional leaders, except ing such men as Kltchlu, now view the situation comprehensively and agree that no limit should be put on the size of our army, ns It Is likely as many us 8,000,000 men will have to be placed under nrms within three years. A total of about four millions will be available Immediately, nnd Provost Marshal Crbwder and others believe it will be necessary to increase the draft ago limit to forty years within a your. In deed, mnny detnils have been worked out with this Increase In view. Classes 2, 3 and 4 of tho draft are being care fully combed out to eliminate slackers nnd many names will thus bo added to class 1. ta Austrian reports tell of the presence of American troops on the Italian front, though this had not been an nounced by 'Wnshlngton. Tho expected offensive on that front has not yet ma terialized, but It Is believed it wljl not he much longer delayed, because of the critical state of affairs In Emperor Carl's realm. Hunger and discontent nre Increasing, so greatly thnt troops have been concentrated in the most disaffected parts of the empire. Also there have been serious disturbances. in the Aii8tro-Hungurlan fleet, the crows of which are largely .Slavs and men of Italian origin. 1S Itouinanin hns submitted to whnt seemed the inevitable' and signed u peace treaty with tho central powers. Of course sho loses much and gains nothing. The Instrument provides thnt most of the Pobrudja be ceded to Bul garia and other Itoumnnltm territory to Austria and Hungary j tin central powers are to control tho navigation of the Danube, und the Itoumnnlnn army, except ten divisions, Is to be de mobilized, its equipment going' to the central powers until the conclusion ot a general peace. The queen of Roumnnln and her chil dren refuse to recognize the peace treaty and lose no opportunity to af front alio Germnns In their country. sa The German vice chancellor an nounced tho establishment of a Bpecial department to regulate Germany's eastdrn policy, and defended her policy of Intervention In Finland, declaring It had insured the independence and freedom of that country nnd was un dertaken nt the request of the legiti mate Finnish government It Is report ed that Grand Duke Adolf Frledrlch of Mecklenburg-Strelltz has been selected ns king of Finland. Little news of mo ment came from Russia or tho Ukraine last week. It Is quite evident now that Germany will get little food from the lntter country this year. B In Palestine the British forces ap parently met with a reverse which compelled them to evacuate Es-Salt and retire to the west bank of the Jor dan. Constantinople claimed the Turks udmlnlstered a stinging defeat to General Allenby's troops. 81 Nicaragua lined herself up with most of the rest of the nations on Tuesday by formally declaring war on Germany nnd Its allies. Its congress empowered the president to employ all Uie-ro sources of the nation in prosecuting the war. H Gutzon Borglum's charges that graft, Wncompetency and pro-German Influ ences were responsible for tho col lapse of America's aircraft program could not be Ignored, so President Wll son ordered a thorough investigation mode by the department of justice. The senate committee on military af fairs also announced It would resume Its Inquiry Into the fiasco. Both the administration nnd the committee as sured Uie public thero would be no "wnitewnsning" and thnt if anyone was guilty ho would be duly punished Secretary Baker protested against a public hearing of tho mntter by the senators on the ground that It would only aid and comfort the enemy, nnd he told tho military committee of the house that results under the manage ment of John D. ltyan would soon be gratifying and that criticism of the con' dltlbn of nlrplano production wus pro German. There Is reason to believe his confidence In Mr. Ityairand the re organized bureau Is not misplaced, but the public would like to know what became of the $010,000,000 already spent and why thero Is so little to show for It. ta Another revelation that has stirred congress nnd that Secretary Baker may be called on to explain Is thnt quan tity production of the heavy Browning gun nnd of heavy urtlllery Is very far behind the hopes of the people that were Inspired by tho promises of tho war department. In the case of the howitzers It would seem that valuable time has been wasted In the effort to devise gun carriages of a new nnd dts tlnctlvely American model Instend of going ahead with the models found satisfactory by the British nnd French There is also n great shortage In pis tols, though General Dickson, chief of the arms manufacturing division, says tho outlook for Improvement in tills ts encouraging. Mr. Baker says an In qulry into the entire question of ord nance production Is being made by Lieut. Col. Boscoin Little. Nt The rallrond wage commission last week recommended increases for all employees whose wages were less than $250 n month In December, 1015. The Increases range from 4.0 to 43 per cent tho lower tho wnges, the greater the relative increase. The total annual In crease In the puy roll of the railroads would be about $300,000,000. Director General McAdoo can use his discretion In conforming to tho recommendations of the commlsJlon, and is expected to render his decision very soon. Large as tho Increases ure, they do not come up to the demands of tho railway workers' unions nnd considerable dls satisfaction Is expressed. However Mr. McAdoo's decision doubtless will be accepted with good grace. CAR HOLD THE HUNS ALLIES CONFIDENT OF ABILITY TO WITHSTAND ONSLAUGHT WON'T USE AMERICANS NOW Decide to Give Yankee Host Chance to Grow In Power Before Striking Offensive Near Collapse. , Ottawa, Out, May 14. So confident Is tho entente of its ability to with stand any drive tho Germans can launch that it bus been decided not to use tho American army until it be comes a complete and powerful force, . according to n cable summary of op erations on the western front received hero from the ynr committee of tho British cabinet. 'The position now Is," snld tho summary, "that the Germans, deter mined to concentrate every uvullable unit on nn enormous offensive, nro draining their country dry to force u decision before it Is too Into, while the entente nre so confident that, hav ing been given the choice of a sinull immediate American urmy for defense or waiting till thoy nro reinforced by a complete, powerful, self-supporting American army, Uiey have chosen the latter. In the present operations, the summary adds, "the British army has withstood many times its own weight of enemy masses, it hus retired slow ly, exacting tho fullest price. Mean while, Foch holds the bulk of the French reserves, sending units only tc- polnts hard pressed. This strategy has Justified itself in that In throo weeks It has seenUio enemy brought to a standstill without n single strate gic objective fulfilled and with losses so Immense that his reserve is In dan ger of .proving Inadequate to his policy." "His countrymen," says the sum mary, "are dangerously dissatisfied-at the Immense price paid for his fail ure to terminate their sufferings. His allies nre on the verge of quarreling, nnd dally exhibit their growing dis like and distrust of the task-master who robs them of their lives and food. "His reserves have nearly reached complete exhaustion. The time draws closer when defeat Is Inevitable. Therefore, ho must renew tho offens ive." General Maurice Retired. London, May 14. General Maurice, former director of military opernUons, has been retired by the nrmy council. Tho council considered Maurice's ex planation of tho breach of regulations he committed by writing nnd causing tho publication of the letter question ing tho veracity of Premlor Lloyd Gcorgo nnd Chancellor of the Ex chequer Bonnr Law and decided Umt he should be placed at once on re tired pay. Major General Frederick B. Maurice, as director of military operations, after the appointment of General Foch as commander in chief of tho allied armies, criUclzed Foch for not, rushing more reinforcements to tho British nrmy. His remarks wero accepted as an Insult to Foch nnd the Versailles war council. s Washington Delighted. Washington, D. C, May 14. Nows of the British statement that tho en tente Is so confident of Jts nblllty to hold the Germans thnt the American army Is not to be used until It be comes a complete and self-supporting force was received by army officers here with frank delight, not only' be cause of tho supreme confidence Indi cated by such a decision, but on ac count of tho keen 'desire of American nillltnry men to take the field ngalnst the enemy as a distinctly Amerlcnn forre. To Limit War Profits. Washington, Mny 14. Tho war tax bill, when submitted to congress, will put u definite limit on war profits. Everything above this limit Is to go to the government, according to well In formed sources. It Is hoped to make it the last tax bill qf tho war. Appeals to President Wilson will not stnve off the bill. The president Is understood to have told rongro slonnl leaders that revenue legislation must be pnssed now. May 30th Day of Prayer. Washington. D. C, May 14. Na tional Memorial day, Thursday, May 30, Is designated by President Wilson In u proclamation Issued Saturdny as a day of public humiliation, prayer and fasting. Tho people of the na tion ure asked to gather that day m their places of worship and pray for tho victory of tho Aincrlcnu 'armle which will bring a peace founded upon mercy, Justice and good will. Substitutes Should Be Cheaper. Washington, D. C, Muy 14. Wheat Hour substitutes should sell from 10 to 20 per cent less than wheat flour. Food Administrator Hoover notified state food administrators. The ad ministrators wero Instructed to direct wholesalers to stop dealing with re tailors who cannot Justify their prices on tho basis of the cost of their prod ucts. Comment nnd oatmeal should sell 20 per cent below tho prlw ot wheat flour, and com flour nnd barley should sell 10 per cent below wheat flour, tho administrator's wero told.