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EXPEL MEMBERS WHO ~
ENTER THE SERVICE
Letter Read at Chicago Trial
Shows That Is Policy of
the I. W. W.
Chicago, May 23,—Instead of adding
•a new star to a service flag when a
member.enlists for military service, as
has been the practice of every pa
triotic organization, the I. W. W. ex
pels forever its members who join the
colors.
V. This fact was disclosed today at
the trial of 112 I. W. W, officials be
fore Federal Judge Landis when Frank
Nebeker, special prosecutor for the
government, read a letter written by
G. J. Bourg. an organizer, to Vincent
St. John in Chicago, advising him that
C. Deals had been expelled from local
branch 61 of the I. W. W. for enlist
ing in the British army.
“Please publish this on the month's
•bulletin and oblige,” Bourg wrote.
MERELYHUN RUSE
Seek to Explain Great Failure
In West and Inability to
'Resume Offensive
Against Allies."
By J. W. T. MASON,
United Press War Expert.
New York, May 23.—The persistent
-tumor of Von Ilindenburg's death
-***»- which is being repeated by captured
German prisoners, is the strongest evi
dence that has yet appeared of a real
ization by Germany of the failure of
Yon Ilindenburg's west front offensive.
There is no reason for believing that
Von Hindenburg really is physically in
the grave, but it Is unquestionably
true that the rumors to this effect have
originated in the kaiser’s army to ex
plain Von Hindenburg's enforced halt
in Flanders and Picardy with his major
objectives unattained. Deports of the
deaths of high commanders never arise
spontaneously in an army while vic
tories ore being won. It is the instinct
ive realization among the private sol
diers that matters are going wrong
which starts such talcs.
Von Ilindenburg's long nause while
Yp res and Amiens remain uncaptured
and the allied lines continue unbroken,
must have created much pessimism in
the German ranks. It is tno pessimism
which now manifests itself in the re
port that Von Hindenburg has sacri
ficed Ids own life to his machine of
slaughter. The effect of the rumor
must be profound upon tho morale of
the" German troops.
That the kai3er himself realizes tho
prevalence of a new spirit of unrest
is amply demonstrated by his own re
cent efforts to explain away the break
in th: west front fighting. His new
argument, however, cannot fool any
body. It Is but mockery of the vast
numbers of new German dead for the
kaiser to proclaim the desirability of
. awaiting patiently the fruits of vic
tory without further sacrifices rather
than attempt to gain immediate suc
cess by bloody losses.
All Gerrpany knows that. Von Hin
denburg's offensive was preceded by
an elaborate educational campaign
among the German people who were
taught to expect the quick ending of
the war by means of one final sacri
fice of German manhood. The sacri
fice has boon made in appaling meas
ure, but still praee docs not appear.
To replace the dead among the allies,
fresh American troops are filling the
western trenches, giving promise soon
of approximating in numbers the full
strength even of tho German atmy
itself In Flanders ami Picardy. It is
not to be wondered at that under these
conditions tho Gormans are beginning
to believe Von Hindenburg must bo
dead. His body may ho still alive, but
his reputation is seeking its grave.
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GERMAN OFFICER SHOT
AN ENGLISH PRISONER
London, May 23.—Because he re
fused to bring coffee at the order of his
German guard. Private Joseph Barry
of tho Scots Guards, was shot to death
while Interned in Germany, according
to information brought here today by
a former fellow prisoner.
Barry, according to the story, was
taken prisoner in the early part of
tho war and imprisoned at Scnnelager.
One day one of the guards ordered him
to bring coffee from tho comp to the
bathhouse. —
"Englishmen don’t drink coffee,” re
plied Barry.
Tlte guard thou ordered Barry’s fel
low prisoners to stand away from' him,
leaving Barry standing alone. The
guard put tho rifle to Ills shoulder and
shot Barry, who died within a few
minutes.
According to information received the
guard waa up for trial, but the dispo
sition of the case is not known.
DRYS WIN ANOTHER
SKIRMISH IN HOUSE
Washington, May 23.—Dry forces in
tho house today won a second skir
mish in favor of national prohibition
during Iho war when on a preliminary
vote an amendment was approved re
fusing any of the $11,3 115,400 appropria
tion in llio food production bill until
President Wilson issues a proclamation
prohibiting tho uso of food in the
manufacture of intoxicants.
ARGUE Ml MOTTO CASE.
Chicago, May 23.-—Arguments were
commenced today before Federal
Judge George A. Carpenter here on
Gounl James Minotto’s petition for a
writ of habeas corpus to escape Intern
ment as a dangerous alien enemy. The
r count’s father in law, Louis F. Swift,
Countess Mlnolto and a battery of five
lawyers were ranged beside him in
court.
HEAVY QUAKE SHOCK
IS RECORDED TODAY
Washington, May 23.—A heavy
■earthquake occurred this morning
centered at a point not yet determined.
The shocks were just dying down at
8:45 a. m. and until tho seismograph
records have been removed from the
machines definite data will not be
Available. —
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7 OR she Is virile and living.
Radiant, beautiful, strong,
Expressing all of our reverence
In wordless but palpitant song.
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SHE seems to embody the spirit
To which all of us homage pay;
In her graver mood she's the essence.
The heart of Memorial Day.
MOVIES DO MUCH TO
CREATE FRIENDSHIP
People of Brazil Are Enabled to
Better Understand Peo
ple of U. S.
BY H. B. ROBERTSON.
United Press Staff Correspondent.
Rio de Janerlo, (Special)—Before the
war the average Brazilian's Ignorance
of the American and his activities was
vast—as vast as the average Ameri
can’s ignorance of the Brazilian and his
affairs.
Now, after more than three years of
war confusion, the Brazilian has his
ideas about the Yankee, and fairly
clear Ideas they are, too. The change
was brought about by an utterly un
expected agent—the Amferican_motion
picture film.
Much has been said and written
about the tightening of Pan-American
ties. Conventions there were at which
representatives of the more than 20
western continent republics banqueted
and made speeches. Commercial in
terests strove to weave tight the web
of business relations. Diplomats plied
plans and policies for the common ac
ceptance of the Monroe doctrine. The
press of the two continents clamored
for a colidification ^of American In
terests. But the man who is "putting
it over” is the impressario of the cellu
loid stage.
For it follows, as day follows night,
that Pan-American ties of friendship
are possible only when the friends are
acquainted with each other. Seeing
American Implements of progress in
action creates a commercial demand
for those Implements. Living scenes
of the American in his home and busi
ness makes the American character
understood and appreciated, and the
task of the diplomat becomes easy.
Formerly he had to combat the notion
that the American’s sbul was stamped
with the dollar sign, and that his in
stincts were imperialistic. The interest
aroused by screen pictures of America
has caused demand for news and know
ledge of the happenings in that coun
try and the columns of the press now
show a fair proportion of events “made
in U. S. A.” And the picture play’s
the thing that did it.
Before the war Brazil was receiving
practically all of its motion picture
films from Europe, principally from
France and Italy. But the film busi
ness not being considered among ne
cessities, it was one of the first to suf
fer. Many of the stars of European
filmdom literally became “shooting
stars,” having been called to the
trenches, and the feminine portion took
to Red Cross and knitting. Materials
used in production of films were need
ed for munitions. Transportation to
South America became difficult. The
result was that the European supply
of films was almost completely cut off.
There was wailing and woe in Bra
zilian “movie” fandom. But in the
midst of this wailing and woe the
American hero, with a sombrero on his
head and an unerring six-shooter in
his hand, came galloping to the rescue.
He galloped right into the warm heart
of the Brazilian, and presto, the maiden
was saved, the solen papers restored,
the villian vanquished, and Pan-Ameri
can solidification became as simple as
a recipe for apple pie.
There is scarcely a “movie” house
in Brazil that is not showing American
films. The same shows that are being
put on in every city and village of the
United States are doing their turns
here, and [probably at about the same
time. The Brazilian is fond of “action”
In his film plots and the American com
panies are giving it in a way never
seen in the European product. William
S. Hart, Dustin Farnum, George Walsh,
Charlie Chapman, and all the other
stars in the American constellation are
twinkling to popular approval down
under the Southern Cross.
The popular m od is vastly aston
ished and somewhat appalled at the
movie -version of the American girl.
Her independence and freedom—her
Belt assertion and ability to rfianage
for herself—the respect w.th which she
Is treated by men with whom she .as
sociates as with equals is the cause
I Newton D. Baker on the War. I
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From an Address Delivered Before
"And bo all wars which have been,
waged for the prestige of kings or the j
territorial extension of empires fall in |
their analogy. There is a quality In this
war which evokes a spiritual response
and that will bo a new kind of cement
for the making of a stronger and more
triumphant people when it is over.
"We are not fighting this battle alone..
I am not even ambitious that the glory
of the final conquest should come to us
alone. I would far rather have the tri
umph of democracy the reward of the
associated effort of democratic peoples
everywhere, bo that when the war is
over neither we nor they can have any
monopoly of that virtue, but-will be
partners in its glory, and so associates in
the future progress which is to be made.
“For we must never forget, when we
speak of democracy, that it is not an
accomplishment, it is not a thing that has
been done, but it is a progress; it is a
system of growth, and though today we
might achieve what our limited vision
proclaims to us as the democratic ideal,
its quality is such that when we stand
on what now seems to us the highest
peak of that range, there will be greater
heights to tempt and inspire us.
"And so, when this war is over, and
the orude medievalism which at last
brings the Holienzoilerns and the Haps
burgs to confront their fate in the young
giant of the democratic spirit; when this
contest is over and the David of democ
racy has dealt with the Goliath of
medievalism and autocracy, there will
still be work for David to do worthy of
his best efforts, and in the accomplish
ment of it large benefits to the race still
remain to be achieved. • • •
"It is a wonderful story, the alignment
of the nations which can truly be called
civilized, against the ancient medievalism
which survives in the heart of Europe.
The hope of mankind, so often frustrated,
apparently is now to be accomplished. It
could not be done In Napoleon’s time, in
of much lifting of eyebrows.
Incidentally, as the moving picturo
show is the Brazilian's favorite amuse
ment and has had a tremendous devel
opment in this country, the American
export trade on picture films is a con
siderable commercial item.
Not Signal Corps Claim.
From the Army and Navy Journal.
The signal corps never claimed that the
Liberty motor was the product of an in
spired operation of American genius that
in 30 days evolved one of the best motors
for certain uses In aircraft. It took the
more certain way of obtaining the best
engineer available, Vincent, of the Pack
ard company, who for two years had been
working in his factory and laboratory to
find a suitable airplane motor; and Vin
cent called In Hall, a very practical man,
and the two produced the motor. It now
may be said to work satisfactorily for
heavy planes, where power is needed, and
on Dow compression; but the high com
pression motor is not perfected, and the
one now beiifg manufactured Is not
adapted for high altitude flying. Much
has been said about delay. It has been
disappointing. But the disappointment
may have come from the Indiscreet prom
ises, not to call them silly, based probably
on a failure to realize the possible delays
in production that might be due to several
c. uses. Among these are the inherent
difficulties of the task, and the many
changes due to the factor of constant
change In the standard and types of air
plane called for by the United States
military authorities In France. When this
country entered the war it had no indus
try producing an airplane up to the stand
ard of the day and there were no airplane
engineers of considerable experience, a
fact due to the newness of the industry'
ord practically no workmen skilled In it
could be found. We had no standards,
except MMh as the allies sent, and they
changed rapidly. The plans of a warplane
involve 3,600 drawings and the allies have
r.ot sent a complete pot at any time. But
relatively production has not been slow.
The lateat official reports from England
[are that no nation has produced a motor
in less than -13 months, but from the
| receipt of the first plans to the day of
| delivery of the first Liberty motors in
the Southern Society, New York.
spite of the French revolution, and it»
philosophy and its promise, because of
what Danton called 'The Allied Klng3 of
Eiurope.’ It could not be done in ISA®
because of the Metternlchs and the Bis'-'
mareka. It could not be done in 1ST0
because they were still triumphant, but
out of the west, out of this youngest and
latest and moat hopeful of the nations
of the earth; out of this young giant,
fashioned out of all the people, who
originate in a now philosophy, little rivu
lets of it have gone over to other peoples
in other parts of the world.
"And now, in the fullness of time, this
giant Is full grown, and she Joins hands
with other peoples, who, though older, are
yet the children of her spirit, and wo are
partners now with great nations who
have borne for throe years heroically the
brunt of this struggle, and ut the end
of it, out of the noise of battle and s.noke
at the battlefield, there arises the picture
of a new fraternity of mankind—the sons
and daughters of civilization joining
hands to protect the sacred principles
upon which tho freedom of mankind
rests. * • •
"The American people have shot
through all their preparation^ lor this
war an influence of idealism and morality
which Is a new thing-in the world. About
our training camps new conditions have
arisen. All sorts of modern, advanced
notions with regard to the amusement
and entertainment and recreation of
young men, In order that they n ay he
virile strong, and high minded, have been
adopted, not because of any particular
wisdom in any place, but because of tho
unanimous judgment awl demand of the
American people, and so, when cur army
goes abroad, it will be a knightly army,
not an army of conquest that expects to
come home with a chariot and somebody
chained to the wheels and"loaded up with
material spoils, but an army that is going
to live and die for the fire fruits of a
high Idealism and a purified national
morality.’’
quantity production a little less than 1
months have elapsed.
French Names.
I’d chant an ode to Joffie, with ardor
and delight, but up tilt speaks a
scoffer; ‘‘You don’t pronot no,. ;t right;
the name should rhyme with ’. offer,'
0 poet short and fat, a : you're a
dippy duffer, or you’d |v , i-.o to 11.at.
1 raise my voice so nr 11 ... not peeved,
nor In a huff; then sp ul.s another fel
low: “The French primo ;. ■■ it Jeff.'”
I see there's no use flirtin' with .- ich
a shining name until I kn w for cer
tain how to pronounce to- i me. And
so I start a sonnet about ti.o mighty
Foch, whose name has i la on it
I make it rhyme \ ith 1 Then
says a posted neighbor, "Y" .- sonnet
is a botch, and wasted i.- .
tho hero’s name i- Fetch." ! 'in would
sing of Ypros, and also . ■ n -, In;
will one rhyme with and
t’other one v. ith bean '1 . -t
Paris, for fear I get ; . a; .
such brea . o r mb; 1ias ,. v.
trills a son r. I’d 1 i!:• ■ t I' f'
a martial, rtliving iay, 1 * Ip'-:,
help me Alice, I fear it is
France, I'd like to hr.ng v . v.v. ’h
of deathtess song! Oh. ! a I'd like
to sing you, but got ’.’ i;i; .are
wrong!
Loss in immip r n.
From the Christian :»»■:. 1;
A recent report r
bureau of the United Sip;
the numb< > of iimm .iart
one year from lAUJ.uuu to , ... i
has evidently, for the tin,' . . . ■ ;
tho probk .1 of the post 1 -. t
means of providing for th o i
of Incoming aliens. Tin - 1 to ;.
talk, among pidianth.-or "it i;«
noed of government acti .... •
the Immi) .; to iho v. i
opportunit: ' of tl,. wen.
the congestion «•; tho citi.
coaRt. Op.jroiris );..*ln:Vi- ;
rush of hvimlg.-.u.ts alter ; ; 1
mists that the influx Iras , • no_
to an end. Hut the Unite .’..uni-*
(ration bun. i might do v, ' ,
Its plans now, Puri t; : lk»
well being of the futur .y
Eiurope. (
MAY BEAT DRAFT BY
RAISING IRISH ARMY
Dublin, May 24.—The conscription
question in Ireland may be settled by
the formation of an Irish army.
Tlie new recruiting operations
planned for Ireland will be on the "fol
low the drum" system, it was learned
today. Recruiting stations will be
established throughout the country,
while regiments, headed by bands, will
be paraded. Volunteers will be brigaded
witli the present Irish brigades, thus
forming an Irish army. This reverses
the previous attitude of the war
office.
At an anti-conscription conference it
was decided to provide for the depend
ents of Sinn Felners under arrest out
of the anti-conscription fund. The de
lay of the lord mayor in going to
America, it was explained today, is due
to ids refusnl to submit documents
which he intended to present to Presi
dent Wilson. .
The wife of Darrell Figgis has re
ceived a letter from ihlm stating that
he, Edward De Valera and the other
Sinn Feincrrs under arrest have arrived
in-England and expect to be interned
PARNELL’S SISTER DIES.
Dublin, May 23.—A- sensation was
caused In Dublin today by the death
in the workhouse hospital known a*
the South Dublin Union, of Mrs. Emily
Ricketts, sister of the late Charles
Stewart Parnell, the famous Irish pa
triot.
—^—
GIVE CABINET EVIDENCE.
London, May 23.—Evidence concern
ing the German plot in Ireland will
be submitted to the British cabinet to
day by Edward Shortt, chief secretary
for Ireland, a press association dis
patch from Dublin reports. The dis
patch says:
fit can be stated on the best au
thority that Justification for the arrests
exists in the shape o' astounding evi
dence, but publication of the same is a
question affecting, not merely the ^vel
faro of the prisoners, but the, well be
ing of the empire."
GIRL FLYER OFF
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Catherine Stinson Attempting
Non-Stop Trip From Chicago
to New York, Carry
ing Mail.
Chicago, 111., May 24—Miss Katherine
Stinson left Chicago today on a pro
posed non-stop flight to New York
city. She carried 67 pieces of mail, in
cluding a letter from Postmaster W. B.
Carlisle of Chicago to the postmaster
of New York city.
Unheralded. Miss Stinson left Grant
Park at 7:34 a. m. in her new biplane.
Sfie decided to attempt the trip today,
after repeated postponements, because
weather conditions promised to be,
ideal. The comparatively few pedes-'
trians In the loop district who saw the
airplane speeding overhead mistook it
for a Hed Cross campaign flyer or an
aviator from Camp Grant at Rockford.
The only official witnesses to her start
were Captains Richard Poillon and L.
A Donaghue of army headquarters
here. She carried rations consisting
of three handsful of malted milk tab
lets.
Miss Stinson expected to land at
Mlneola field, near Garden City, L. I„
by 8 o'clock tonight, having only about
enough gasoline in the tank to last 11
hours.
When the flight was suddenly decid
ed upon, a special messenger brought
the mail from the postoffice with the
24 cent stamps on each cancelled. The
light sack was quickly tied In place
and Miss Stinson, with a joking re
mark about her short rations, took
wing. She was sworn in as- a special
mail clerk two weeks ago.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 24.—Katherine
Stinson in her flight from Chicago to
New York, passed over Newburg, five
miles south of here, at 1:25 p. m.
Miss Stinson, when she passed over
Shawville, Ohio, had been flying 6
hours and, 28 minutes, or approxi
mately at the rate of 61 miles an hour.
LEAGUE ORGANIZERS
CLAIM GREAT GAINS
Nonpartisan Move Thriving on
Opposition—Plan to Con
trol Five States.
Washington, D. C., May 24.—Reports
of the utmost activity by the non-par
tisan league in organizing for the con
trol of Minnesota are brought here by
league officials and prganizers.
Organizers of the league are thick
In the state and are seeking to refute
the charges of disloyalty and at the
same time to capitalize the mobbing
of some of their members, which they
are exploiting to get more members.
They insist they will shortly domi
nate (he Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana
and -Idaho.
GERMAN CITIES ARE
BOMBED BY BRITISH
Metz and Maunheim Raided—
Bombs Dropped on Hun
Works at Liege,
T.ondon, May 23.—Rrltish air forces
in raids Tuesday and Tuesday night
d 'pped several tons of bombs on
■ .. my strongholds In Belgium and
any, it was officially announced
today.
me of in deplanes penetrated as
"tr as Metz, it was stated, bombing
railway smile-, in that place. The
my yard;; a" .Jog® were attacked
two ton of lambs were dropped
av. a chomied pant at Mannheim,
fires were started In the latter
During the same period. 16 enemy
airplanes were brought down.
Two other enemy planes were forced
down out of coni .d and two balloons
v. re destroyed Anti-aircraft guns
>9ed of two Other enemy planes.
New York Juputy Attorney
aoueiui Reports Wild Stories
Lack *-M’rdation.
, w York, N ”,ty 21.—Deputy
Cmnorai Mfr ' T. Beeker to
-'•••• 'i d government au
- that .oleted an in
• »n of huge stores
■ ou machine guns
. mnn. u near New
. ;.,,i fo' ' " unfounded.
FLEEING SLACKERS
FACE PROSECUTION
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Attorney General Warns Men
Who Leave Country That
They Can’t Es
• cape.
Washington, May 24,—Slackers who
leave the country to escape the draft
will be prosecuted under the selective
service act o thenir return, Attorney
General Gregory announced today.
"It has been brought to my atten
tion”, said the attorney general's state
ment “that a number of men of con
scription age, have left and that even,
now occasionally others are leaving
the country to evade military services.
Slackers are presumably laboring un
der the delusion that by securing a
temporary residence in another coun
try for the duration of the war. they
may escape their military obligations
and upon the termination of the war
may return here to enjoy the fruits
of sacrifice in which they had no part.
"When this struggle is completed,
however, such men, on seeking admis
sion to the United States, will find
that it will be necessary for them to
stand trial and on indictments charg
ing them with violation of the selec
tive act. These trials will be vigorously
prosecuted and the maximum penalty
provided by the act will be urged upon
conviction.
“The passage of time will not pre-<
vent the bringing of prosecutions. All
nonregistrants and delinquents must
return for military service, or become
permanent expatriats. with all future
rights of United States citizenship de
nied them.
“It should also be clearly under
stood by the general public that who
ever assists another to escape from
this country to evade military service
or whoever assists to maintain In a
foreign country one who has fled there
to escape military service Is guilty of a
violation of the espionage act and upon
conviction becomes liable to the full ‘
penalty imposed thereby."
RED CROSS FUND TO
BE OVERSUBSRIBED
Total.of $52,150,393 Already
Raised and Campaign Is
Just Well Started.
Washington, D. C.. May 24.—Sweep
ing onward on the crest of an unex
ampled national enthusiasm, the Rdd
Cross war fund had passed the half
way mark early today.
With reports only for the first three
days counted, the fund stood at $52.
150,393.
It Is predicted the last three daya
will bring a tremendous over subcrip
tlon to the fund.
WOMEN THRONG ROOM
TO HEAR MISS LUSK
Eagerly Await Recital of Her
Relations With Roberts
Prior to Murder.
'
Waukesha, Wis., May 23.—Under the
friendly guidance of Attorney James
Clancy, whose wife was Graco Lusk’s
Sunday school teacher. Miss Lusk con
tinued today her story of events lead
ing up to the shooting of Mrs. Mary
Roberts here last June.
Details of the murder trial defend
ant’s relations with Dr. David Roberts,
were eagerly awaited by a large gallery
of women. In her first hour on the
witness stand late yesterday, the school
teacher covered her life story up to the
time she met Roberts in 1913. History
of headaches and neuralgia intended to
support the insanity defense, ran.
through her testimony.
HUN AV Is MAKE
TWO IS ON PARIS
r
Second Flock of Airmen Suc
ceed In Dt’onning Many
Bomba on I reach Capital.
Paris, May 23.—An air attack on
Paris iast night, consisting of two dis
tinct raids, was ef^cially announced
today.
The first enemy r-nundron failed to
reach the city turned back by
an aerial bar '"here were no
victims from <’ t.Mj
The second r - ’ 'n several
relays of mach • met wlttt
another video this at
tack resulted >f bomba
being dropper’ rea.