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Cereals Sent To Allies Far Short of Need American Shipments Only Two-Thirds of Barest Requirements Tardieu Urges Stricter Economy Pictures Sacrifices of France at Baltimore Trade Conference BALTIMORE, March 18. "For the last three months ?he shipments of cereals from America to Europe hnve been short by about one-third of the supply recognized as indispensable to strictly compressed needs," Andre Tar? dieu, head of all the French mission! in the l.'nited States, sal?! at a banquet of the Southern Commercial Congress here to-night. The dinner was the culmination of a conference of delegates to the con? gress from South Atlantic and Gulf Coast states, called to consider the theme, "Ships in the Winning of the War and in Trade Expansion After the War." The result of the conference was the appointment of a committee headed by Barton Myers, of Norfolk, Ya., which was directed to make n:\ exhaustive study of commercial condi lii n ? t ;.;? _ will prevail after the war. The French. high commissioner'^ speech '?vas in ?i serious vein. Re ting :, detail th severe and long contin? ued sacrifie? s of his people, he called upon Americans to endure whatever further restrictions are n cessary to send more provisions to the Allied na? tions. In particular, he said'America must do more toward reducing con? sumption of cereals and increasing c? r< al exports to France. "You must do it because it is a ease of necessity, because it must be'done," asserted M. Tardieu. "You are aware ? the French nation has always lived mostly on wheat bread. Our pre-war on.? umpt ion <. .. 5 700,000 ; on ; per ':. dur pr?s '.t consumption has been rev.- ; ?duceil to 530,1 ,: ' ton3, a r ?'":? :tion of about 2f per cent. "Of course, it was impossible to re? to any great extent the bread ra ? 1 n of the soldier. That ration, which amounted in the nrst years of the war to about twenty-five ounces, has been progressively cut down to a little over twenty-one ounces. "But. on the other hand, as regards the civilian population, we had to es? tablish the individual bread card, al? lowing only about to;, ounces per day, which means barely the third part of the average daily broad consumption of the French peasant or workman be? fore the war, i heard that '"?one Americans, who ere iti France a few ?lays ago, have 1 wenderi?*- wl v ? have not kept ? ic mcatli .- d ly "This suppression of meatless days ; ^suited from the lack of cereals for the cattle feeding, which involved the killing of cattle, and the killing of cat tl< was meant, on the other hand, to bring about a reduction in the human consumption of these same cereals. I may be allowed to add that, of late, my ?rood friend Mr. hoover insisted that as far as possible, we ought to try to substitute the meat consumption for the consumption of cereals. "V.': have reduced our sugar con . mi '."'?'. by 19 per cent; cur rice con impticn by 61 per cent; our imports ? ; dried v have been red :ed i y 52 per coi ? : of oils id fal s ' y ?'? - "The people who have imposed iuch on ti sel /e ? ,.r<- ?> peo? ple who have kept fighting foi almost tour years ?>. people who have mobil? ized 7,000,000 men from a population which, excluding the invaded terri? tories, docs not exceed 35,000,00C habitants, a people whose women and children have taken the burden of in? dustrial and agricultural work left by '.':.'- men who joined the army, a people ? army lost over a million men 1 S. D. Gordon WILL GIVE A SERIES THIS WEEK ?THE?MAN IN THE BOOK" WITH HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS < >N HOW T( s :'r DY AT THE NOON HOUR 12.15?1 MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH '?'. AVE. at 29th ST. Admission Free W. A. SUNDAY ASSOCIATION _b> _?> _5L or sale Sec the realty opportunities in the CLASSIFIED AI) VEBTISING COLUMNS of NEXT Sunday's Tribune ? in killed, over a million m< n in maimed a people whose army, neverthel . :,: still hold ng, with an unconquerable steadfastness, over two third of the Western front.'' Predial., Trade Expansion Great expansion of American trade throughout the worl ! after 11 war v is predicted by W. P. G. Hard ng, gover? nor of the Pederal .'. - rvi B ird, in an address to-night before the Congress. The foundation has already bean laid m the establishment of foreign branches f>f American national banks, he said, and normal peace times with ; an augmented merchant marine will re? sult in a:i increased importance of I American international trade. ?'Our exporters and manufacturers," -aid Mr. Harding, "should keep con? stantly in mind the great possibili? ties of a world trade after the war is over, and they should lose no oppor ' ?unity or arousing a sentiment, favora : bie to American goods in those coun trii ? with which our trade has hereto? fore been limited." Utilization of the nation's waterways as a means of relieving t! a railroads ! of their overburden of freight was j urged by Senator Ransdell, of Louis ! ?ana. He suggested use of part of the ; ?500,000,000 revolving fund provided in ; the railroad bill for constructing barges for rivers and canals. Senators Renew Fight to Raise Price of Wheat Guarantee to Farmers ?4usfc Be Increased to Insure Supply, They Say WASHINGTON, March IS.?Western Senators renewed their fight for a ; higher guaranteed wheat price to-day, ?citing the ability of farmers to make more money raising other cereals, I shortage and increased cost of farm labor, and vita] necessity of insuring adequate v. i.e.- ! suppli? ;. The debate was on Senator Core's proposal to increase the juice for the I91S crop to 52.50 per bushel. A two thirds majority is required to suspend the rules for action on the proposal, and its advocates are1 said not to be hopeful of mustering the necessary 'votes when the test conies, probably to i morrow. Open Market Advocated Wheat price-fixing, Senator Nelson, ( .' Minnesota, Republican, assarted, has bien "an ; bj< :l failure." He advocated an open market, with prices fixed only by natural laws, ?:? ext nsion of price fixing t? other cereals which have in? creased in price and are more profit? able for farmers to raise. While expressing reluctance to in? crease the cost of living by raising wheat prices, Senator Kellogg, of Min? nesota, declared such action absolutely necessary to stimulate production and .prevent a national and world shortage. Other Senators speaking in support i of the Gore amendment included Borah, ! of Idaho; Curtis, of Kansas, and Nor ris. of Nebraska, all Republicans, "The result of fixing wheat prices ' much lower than would he obtained in the oner, market," Senator Norris said, "caused increases in prices of substi? tutes which the consumer was mad? ?a buy by Lh ? food administration. Boosts Other Prl< "So, for the sake o( getting lower wheat prices for the Allies we raised prices of everything else to the Amer? ican people." ?le added that wheat must be pro? duced regardless of cost. Conservation of wheat substitutes ! was urged by Senator Sherman, of Il? linois, Republican. He read the Bible ,story of the loaves and fishes, observ ; ing that the bread was of barley and asserting that two billion gallons of 1 ?'?!? were made f>'om barley last year. ? ?e as food of cereals now being made into beer and ':? ? imitations'was urged by the Illinois .' nntor. Three Tons of Coal iHor Every Consumer Operators Urge Continued Con? servation o^ Anthracite PHILADELPHIA, March 18.?Danger of a continued scarcity of coal and the necessity of conservation to supply war industries and the government are pointed cut in a statement to-day by the Anthracite Operators' General Com mi< '( a hare. The committee discloses that there are only three tons of domestic coal on an average for every consumer. The statement says: "With the fuel administration sug? gesting to the anthracite consuming public that they* order their next v. in? ter's supply of coal after April 1, the. inference should not be taken that coal is plerftiful now and that yards are : tock( d up with it. "The total population of the anthra? cite burning area, which includes New England and the Middle Atlantic States, is 32.877.C00. Jf 25,000,000 of this total would be taken for a basis, it would mean that there would be three Ions to every consumer, there having been 77, 100,000 ton ? < f anthracite mined in 1917. "Three tons, or 6,720 pounds, makes ? 72 shovels a; ttn pounds tar an aver? age. For the 240 days in the coal year this would mean about three shovel? fuls a day as the burning quota for (ach person to equalize last year's out? put." Water Power Leases May Bring Revenue WASHIXGTON, March IS.?Sharp I difference? of opinion as to whether the government should make water power development a sont ce of revenue devel? oped to-tsiy at the first hearing on water power legislation before the new a :ial water power committee of the Bou ? . 1 O. C. Merrill, of the Forestry Bureau, speaking for Secretan? s Baker, Hous? ton an.! Lar.e, who ?' the draft of the bill the committee is considering, said it v.'sa better to count on reduction of rati to the consumer than on obtain t ing revenu'; for the government, but j Representative Sims, of Tennessee, the committee chairman, was insistent that the l?gislation should be revenue pro ; ducing. He ?aal the people now arc heavily taxed for tho war. that addi? tional money is needed and that the a mment should not shut itself off from Buch a profitable revenue source. Under the bill the lessees of water powei would pay nomina! renta! | i th gov( rnm< :-t, with pe? al! io ? in the ' form of higher rentals provided ?n the even! of overcharge to the consumers. Tho bill, which ha? the approval of i !v-- 'hait Wilson, was explained in do? tai! by Vir. Merrill. He ?aid it did not contemplate adjustment of rfltes from tints to time after a lease has been granted unie*? expressly stated, and suggested that the clause under which the government could take over power ri?/h*H at the expiration of the teasel unless the leas** were renewed should provide adequate protection to the gov ? e mm cut. Anti-Whitman Men Trying to Abolish Food Commission Governor's Opponents Call Expense Unnecessary at Joint Inquiry Mitchell Defends Body Chairman Says Only $79,826 Has Been Spent of $1,~ 300,000 Fund [Staff Correspondence] ALBANY, March IS.?Every indica? tion that anti-Whitman leaders in the Legislature would try to abolish the ? State Food Commission was given >at the investigation of the commission to? day by the sub-committee of the joint. Itj ilativo war committee. It was the opening session and, con-! sequently, in the nature of a fishing ex- ; cursion for those in the Republican; party opposed to Governor Whitman's third term and Presidential ambitions. ? Assemblyman Mark A. Goldberg, Democrat, was responsible for the one I ig point scored by the investigators to-day. He asked Calvin J. liuson, di? rector of the bureau of increased pro-j auction of the commission, about some ! employ?::- classified as agricultural labor specialists. Mr. Huson's reply: was that there were twenty-three of these men and that ?hey each received .. '. 300 a year. Expense Called Unnecessary i hen Senator E'.on K. Brown, chair- , man of the nub-committee, quizzed not only l>i ?'. Huson but .lohn Mitchell, i chairman of the commission, as to who , thesa specialists were. whe_? they came from, just what they did and what qualifications, they had. It was established that their duties consisted in remaining at the various state employment bureaus to pick out men an?! women who could work on farms. Some of them were appointed at tlie request of farmers' organiza? tions and others at the suggestion of labor organizations. One of the agri? cultural labor specialists is a cigar maker, another a piano tuner and the third the editor of a country- news? paper. Senator Isrown said he thought this was the wrong way of going about get? ting labor for farms and that the Can? adian plan of establishing community. committees should lie followed. He thought that $l,S00-a-year men were not the soii to have any influence with factory owners and other bip employers ? of labor and that if this ?dan were to be followed the $1,800 men should be ? discharged and higher priced men hired in their stead. Another point scored by Mr. Mitchell was his statement that the commission had spent but $79,826 to date. It had been given out by the anti-Whitman ! leadei'3 that the commission had spent. large sums and had about, exhausted the $1,300,000 appropriated for it last . ..nd was : oon i > asi: for another million dollars. 1!. E. Babcock, a statistician em? ploye 1 by the committee, gave figures i showing thai 22,531 laborers had left the farms of this state last year, lie said that enough bo'-'s had been ob? tained to make the shortage less than ten thousand this year. Senator George A. Slater, of Westchester, dis? agreed with this, saying the farms of New York State would be short from sixty to seventy thousand laborers un? less something was ?lone and done quickly. .The investigation will be resumed Friday. M :?: s s i o 1_ a tic?/ Cos t High., Baptists Find increasing Charges Led to Campaign for .$1,000,000; | N. Y. Quota $250,000 The high cost of missionaries is the! principal reason behind the campaign being conducted by Baptist laymen to collect $1,000,000. When the cost of living began to soar missionaries, just like other mortals, felt the decreasing purchasing power of the dollar. Those , in foreign lands .were peculiarly af? fected because the depreciation in the value of currency in foreign countries made the American dollar sent to them. shrink considerably under the prevail-i ing rates of exchange. As a result the eight Baptist organi? zations inVolved found they would in-1 cur a deficit of more than $S00,000 if! they were to continue their work on I the scale of last year. In anticipation of this impending deficit, and also of the war-time needs of churches near training camps, the National Commit? tee of Northern Baptist Laymen began v ?lerday to gather In the 'million dol? lars necessary to continue their work. From th.e thirty-four states north of the M son and Dixon line contributions are cc : .- in to national headquarters, at 11".' . fth Avenue. To New York Siate has been allotted' a quota of $250,000. A. C. Bedford, > president of the Standard Oil Company! formally launched the campaign Sun day at the Fifth Avenue Baptist' Church. In New York City the campaign will ! continue until April 7, one week longer than elsewhere in the jurisdiction of! the Northern Conference, where Easter: will mark the close of the drive. Mclntyre Plans Fight Counsel Say Delehanty Case Has Just Begun Counsel for Judge John F. Mclntyre indicated yesterday that they still have! much legal ammunition to use in the proceeding brought by James A. Dele-! hanty to prove that he, and not Judge: Mclntyre, was elected to the Court of1 General Sessions in November, 1916. The recount of th<- ballots ended last week and gave Delehanty a plurality of 826. The official count had given Judge Mclntyre a plurality of about 800. It' wa expected the ?ury would be asked] y? ? rday to r? turn a verdict on the recount. However, counsel lor Judge iMclutyro intimated that the case has. on !y .: u ? ' begun. Herbert II. Limburg, of the Mclntyre i counsel, askod Justice Sawyer to dis? miss the case on the ground that Dole hanty Imd failed to prove the ballots ; recount?. ! wore the same ballots as I those cunt at the 19!<> election, that he l failed to establish the boxes contained I only such ballot? as were cast at the j 1916 election, and thnt they could not 1! have been tampered with. .Justice Saw? yer denied then? motions. The trial will be eoaUMMtd W-<U#* ' Grand Jury Drawn To Probe Fusion Campaign Fund Ten Republicans, nine Democrats and four men with no enrolled party preference were selected yesterday as an extraordinary grand jury to pass on the evidence which District Attor? ney Swann has wrung out of his four months' investigation of the Mitchel I'tision campaign fund. The grand jurors were questioned closely by rus? tico Goff and Assistant District Attor-' ncy Tallcy before they wore accepted. Mr. Tallcy at all times wanted to '.now whether the'prospective jurors had any affiliations, even remotely, with the persons whose name? figure in tho cam? paign to reeled John Purrov Mitchel. The work of selecting the grand jury consumed mast of the day. fho entire pane] of fifty men was exhausted be? fore the necessary twenty-three jurors were obtained. Justice Gotf will charge the body on their duties this afternoon. Considerable importance is attached to this charge, as the grand jurors take their in.-true! ions on the law first from the District Attorney and ultimately from the judge presid? ing over them. 'I he list of jurors follow.-: Frederick R. Fortmeyer, treasurer, ?11 Broadway, Democrat; Leon '?'. Ad? ler, chemist, 100 William Street (not enrolled); Mitchell B. Bernstein, re? tired, 88 Central Park West, Demo? crat; Henry S. Brightman, retired, 22'j West Seventieth Street, Republican; F. Cliff c Johnston, real estate, 80 Beekman Street, Democrat; Abraham Schwab, real estate, 120 Broadway, Democrat.; William Clarke, woollens, 225 Fourth Avenue, Republican; Ar? thur C. Kaufmann, chemist. 99 John Street, Republican; Victor M. Opper, merchant, 352 Fourth Avenue, Demo? crat; Sidney Haven Putnam, publisher, 2 West Forty-fifth Street (not en roiled i ; Clarence J. Ramsey, real es? tate, lii Broadway, Democrat. Joseph A. Scott, manager, 29 West Thirty-eighth Street, Republican; Har? old H. Hackett, clothing, \U Union Square-, North, Republican; Neo Lieh? en! i .:?:, manager, 201 Fourth Avi mo (not enrolled}; Jaira-. J. Sullivan, agent, 890 Broadway, Republican; Silas Swartz, manufacturer, til West Nine? teenth S'.nct, Republican; Robert -\y pleton, publisher, 120 West Thirty second Street. Republican; J. Sinclair Armstrong, retired. 32 East Sixty-first Street, Democrat; Edward J. Cuddihy, r.exton, 348 Fast Fifty-fifth Street, Democrat; Car! Heller, manufacture!', $92 Broadway, Democrat; Edward G. Veith, manufacturer, 111 Fifth Avenue, Republican; Ludwig Vogelstein, metals, -?'.l Broadway, Republican, and Paul Moss, sponger, 12 Fast Twelfth Street i not enroll sd ). Notables at Funeral Of James Stillman Funeral service? for James Stillman, lato chairman of the National City Rank, were held yesterday morning in St. Bartholomew's Church. Bishop David II. Creer officiated, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Percy Gordon. Men high in the finances of the nation and repre sentatives of foreign governments at? tended. The coffin war, draped in a hjack vol vet pall, covered with Faster lilies, j The honorary pallbearers, who accom? panied it into the church, were John W. Sterling, Uouvy A. C. Taylor. .1. P. Morgan, William Woodward, George B. Cortelyou, William .'?. :-".;.- mscn, John II. Fulton, Gen ral Vigna !, of the French Emba isy; John A, . ? ??-<. art. Cleveland II. Dodge, Edwin S. Marston, Marvin Hughitt, < harks V. K? n and Colonel Samuel McRobert ??. The servi.-;.', consisted merely of the Episcopal ritual, with no choral features. Handel's "Largo" was played as the procession entered the church and Mendelssohn's "Funeral March." as it left. . Mrs. Stillman was accompanied by her son, James A. Stillman. Other members of the family pre:'-cut in? cluded Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Still? man, Mr. and Mrs. William G. Rockc i ?Her, Mr. and Mrs. ?'.rev A. Rocke? feller, Lieutenant and Mrs". William C Rockefeller and Dr. and VI -. Ei n i C. Stillman. 'Mac:'s who attcn 1 id included Thomas F. Ryan, Martin Vogel, As? sistant Treasun r "; the United States; R. li. Thomas, Henry Morgenthau, Abranl I. Elkus, Oscar S. Straus, George J. Gould, Captain H. II. W, Hawkins, British army; James Speyer and S. Imamura. Delegates of the Society of tne Cincinnati and Holland Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, were also pres? ent. The burial, at Woodlawn, was wit? nessed only by members of the family. George W. Markey, Sr. George W. Markey, sr., a retired pub? lisher and insurance man. died on Sun? day at his home, 436 Last 1 10th Street, from apoplexy, believed to have been superinduced by the shock of a grand? daughter's death a week before. He was sixty-one years old. In the early '80s he was head of the Frank Tousey Publishing Company, and for several years he was managing editor of "Army and Navy." He also organized the Globe Mutual Life Insurance Company and was its president, lie is survived by a wife, one daughter and four sons. Sir Swire Smith LONDON, March 18. Sir Swire Smith, I.ibera! Member of Parliament, Keighley division of Yorkshire, died in London on Saturday. He had travelled extensively in the United States, study? ing technical education methods. His work at Hie Keighley Institute caused Andrew Carnegie to offer $60,000 for a library. It was the first Carnegie library in England. Sir Swire was born in 1842 and knighted in 1898. * Austin C. Dunham HARTFORD. Conn.. March IS.?Word came here to-day of the death in St. Petersburg, Fla., of Austin C. Dunham, need eighty-five, long prominent in the city's business life. He was presi? dent of the Hartford Electric Light Company for thirty years and director in manv corporations and hanks. Since 1912, when he retired, Mr. Dunham had travelled much. A daughter is Mrs. D. Newton Barney, of Farminjflton. William Cook Daniels DENVER, March 18. William Cook Daniels, of Denver, millionaire dry goods merchant, traveller and explorer, died in Buenos Ayres to-day, according to a cablegram received hero to-night. Mr. Daniels financed and headed an ex? p?dition into the wilds of New Guinea in 1904, under the direction of the Royal Geographical Society and Cam? bridge University, John M. Devine LINCOLN. Neb., March 18, Word of the death in Washington of John M. Devine, of Lincoln, who gained promi? nence through his writings on the silver question in the national cam? paign of 1896, was received to-day from Senator 11 it( hcock. Richard H. L'Hommedieu DETROIT, March 18.- Richard H.j L'Hommedieu. a widely known rail? road ofllcinl, died at his home here to? day, Ho was sixty-eight years old.1 Mr. L'Hommedieu formerly was general manager of the Michigan Central Rail- ! road. New Steel Ships Will Be Built To Withstand Torpedo Attacks Compartment Construction Adopted, by Shipping Board to Repel U-Boats?Half of Vessels Will Be Oil Burners, Hurley Announces [Staff Correspondence] WASHINGTON, March 18.?All new . teel ships to be ? uiit by the Shipping Hoard will have anti-submarine feat? ures .:? their construction, it was an? nounced to-day. While the details of construction arc not available for pub? lication, ?t can be saul that compart? ment construction will be the main feature. This will probabiy take the form of double bottoms wit!; numerous airtight compartments throughout. About 50 per cent of the steel ships burn West Side Bii A leads Onslaught of City Officials on Proposal Be? fore Legislature Not a single voice was raised in favor of the so-called Ottinger-Adler bill, pending before the. Legislature, providing for a terminal commission to settle the long-drawn-out controversy between the New York Centra! Railroad ami the city over the West Side im provement plan at the hearing on the Lili yesterday before the committee en state legislation of the Board of Aldermen. Mayor Hylan, Controller Craig and President Smith, of the Board of Aldermen, vigorously opposed the measure. The Mayor read a long speech in which lie declared the bill was merely a subterfuge for the "West Side grab"; that it deprived the city authorities - f any power over tin.' terminal facili ' es of the city ami was framed to pre? vent thc*Maycv from passing upon the measure, befor: it reached the Gover? nor. The biP. was the result of the work of the legislative investigating commit? tee appointed by Governor Whitman and provides for the appointment of a terminal commission for the city to consist of the Mayor, the Controller, two' members of the Public Service Commission to be, designated by the Governor, and three members to be appointed by the Governor who need not be residents of the city, and one of whom is io lie designated by the ,It \ rnor as chainnn;;. Bill (?i\cs Sweeping Powers It gives power to the commission to dispose of the city's waterfront proper? ties, to enter into agreements with the New York Central Railroad and other transportation companies for the im? provement of the freight and terminal facilities of the city, especially on the West Side, and the improvement and elimination of the tracks of the New Mew York Central Railroad at gerade on Eleventh Avenue. "This is another bold attempt on the part of the New York Central Rail? road," said the Mayor, "to mislead th_ people and to take from ilie people of th? city ils right to deal with its own afFaii '. II deprive:; the 'layer of his veto power. "The Ottinger bill is merely a sub? terfuge ?<>:? the West Side grab. The ciity government has practically no voice in this bill, in that they have only two of the seven votes provided for in this commission. The proposed commission will have absolute power to dispose of the city's property, lands, streets and rights on such terms as it ?oes 'it, and to prescribe and make any agreemenl the New York Central will accept. The only right: left to the city by tiv bill is to pay whatever this Commission may impose upon the city, or to defend a lawsuit brought against the city to compel it to pay its share of the cost of the New York Central Terminal improvements." Sergeant Guy Empey Sued by His Manager Lee Koedick announce".! yesterday that h?> had brought action for alleged breach of contract against Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey, author of "Over the Ton." who has been lecturing un? der Keedick's management. Mr. Kee dick said that he brought the suit fol? lowing an attack upon him by "The Pittsburgh Leader," in which it was (??aid that Sergeant Empey was exploit? ing his patriotism for personal profit. Sergeant Empey said that he would keep his lecture engagements, but would no longer appear under Mr Keedick's auspices. The Weather Report WASHINCTON, March IS.?A genera? depres? sion of the barometer has overspread the ('anadian Northwest and the Hooky Mountain tiglon and a shall.w depression remains over the Florida peninsula. generally (air weather lire? prevailed in all parts of the country except In Florida and California and locally in the plateau region. where there have been local rain?. Tho temperature Is generally ahove the seasonal excessively so in the Missouri Valley. where readings to-night were 30 ?l?greos above ::,. average. I,,;,, rains ore i indicated fer Flo::.la and the Al antl ? states to-mi rrow nnd nrubsil ?? .e.. ?uid In the lake region '??',-,,; ,? ,|.., lomewhal cooler Wednesday In Hie lulce will continuo In AtlanUc F or ocas li for Special Localities.?New England Fair to-day and Wednesday; slowly rising temper? ature. Rasten? New York?Qfcnerally fair to-day; some? what warmer in Interior; Wednesday partly cloudy Hastorn I'ennsylvanla ami New Jersey?Fair to day and Wednesday; moderate temperature. Western l'unusvlvanla?Fair, continued warm to? day; Wednesday partly cloudy; probably showers and cooler along Lake Kris. Wstern New Vm l< ? Fair to-day; warmer in e.e-f Wednesday partly cloudy; probably showers and ?. i _ toinl Official Record.?The following official record fr? m the Weather Bureau .shews temp?ratures during Hie last Iwcuty-i'our hours, In comparison with the orresp tiding dad ? ?' last year 1?1S 11)17 1918, 1017 l n in . ? ? ?' .: p. in.;.l :;7 ., -, m . . ;I7 '?' : 0 p. m. 53 :'?; H M' ,? . i i 40l '.? p. m. 46 :!: ? ?_ noon . *'.' 88(11 p. m. ?S lllg . ? lompcralure yesterday, "? degree? (at :'..-m n ,,, i lowest, 77 '?i i a n..l; average. lii. average for same date for thirty three yea?, 38. Humidity H _. m. fil! I 1 P. m. II I ? p. m...... 4S Barometer Readings g a. in. ...80.03 I 1 P- m....80.07 I 8 p. m_30,04 Loaul Official Forecast.?Generally fair to-day; to-morrow, partly cluuily; freah aouUiwosl to wwt wind*. ers. Piara; now under way contemplate ? arrangement of storage compartments for oil fuel i:i such fas'?-in that they will also assist in" matins thu vessel rcsi ; torpedo attack. Chairman Hurley to-day stated that the Shipping Board intended to de? velop at least three type's of non-sink ahlo ships out it the many hundreds of plans offered to the government. While these experiments mav be gam? bles, it was s ated they are' justified by the chance that some practicable ' non-sinkable device may be perfect a!. The Shipping Board has already au? thorized the construction of one ship to be equipped with non-sinkablo feat? ures invented by Hudson Maxim. First Wood Ship in East To Be Launched To-day I Staff Correspondence] WASHINGTON, March 18. -The first wooden ship built under the Emergency Fleet programme in Lastern yards will he launched to-morrow afternoon at Newark, N. J., according to an un nouncemont made to-day by Chairvan' Hurley of da Shipping Board. The vessel has been constructed by the Foundation Shipbuilding Company at Kearney Meadows. She is of 3.500 toiiss. This first wooden vessel to leave thu ways in Eastern yards will bo christ? ened by Miss Phyllis Hughes, daughter of former Senator Hughes, of New Jersey. She will be called the Coyote. The Coyote has been under con? struction for six months. This period is from six weeks to two months longer than normal for turning out a woode-ri hull. The delay is explained by diffi? culties encountered by the Foundation company in obtaining materials, or. account of the congestion of railroads about New York. Plan to Ship Grain As Packing for Cans WASHINGTON, March 18.?As means ! of saving cargo space, the Department '. of Commerce to-day recommended to 1 the Shipping Board the shipment of ! grain in the waste space in containers of round cans of foodstuffs. The de? partment estimated that six ships ; loaded with canned goods could carry I enough grain in tho manner suggested to till one vessel. The Bureau of Standards of the Ci mmerce Department has successfully experimented in packing grain into containers, of the canned goods by bor? ing holes in each box, filling up the imply sacks, and then plugging the hole. Speedway for Postal Aeros If is possible that tho Sheopshead Bay Speedway, scene of thrilling motor races, may be utilized by the govern? ment as the terminus for an aerial postal service to be run between this city and Washington, Harry S. Harkncss, a member of the I oard of governors of 'he American Federation of Flying Yacht Clubs, with headquarters at 79 Wall Street, has consented to place the infield of t'nc speedway at the disposal of the gov? ernment, according to John A. Wilbur, organizing manager of the federation.? who has written a letter to Second As? sistant Postmaster General Otto Prae ger telling him of the offer. TRAVEL m RS IE Weekly S&Mmga blAR iml Frequent Sailings im York-iiverpddl Carrying ?&sicns?r*. Cargo and United States Maj? DRAFTS ? MONEY ORDERS Britain?liettuui?Italy?tiranri?iavi? Otfice?, b urosQwa^i fiew York /?* ft (.?ema: Paasenser nod "ar?i. Service?. NEW YORK?LIVERPOOL NEW YORK FALMQUTH -LONDOfl NEW YORK?BRISTOL Drafts? Money Order*. Mail or Cable. Great Britain, Irelsnd. Scandinavia, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Swtzerlaad For further information apply 21-21 ?l.Mt S?KEJST. NEW lOUK. ?v.T.n'e63 Posth? Sarrice CEWYQRK?BORDEAUX?PARSS Direct Route to !?<c Continent. WEEKl.V iiEPAHTTRKa. I COMPANY'S OFFICE^?*^ RED"D" LINEaT'Srki.^. N?^'? Por Porto ltlro. Curncno & Venezuela CARACAS.M,ir 20IZULIA..Apr 10 PU1LADET.PHU Ai r 3 Superior Aceomroodallona for PRsaongi'ra III.ISS. DALLETT & CO., GENL MGUS . 'Phono M70 Ilanon-r. 82 Wall Street. TICKETS and RESET) VATIOXS AM. LINES I' ' EAST Oil WEST OAST CITIES DIRECT SERVICE MARSTERS, 283 FIFTH AVE.. N. Y. ??THE PUBLIC BE PLEASED I-lf &Q SJ?KJbJ PROVIDENCE fct $1.00 !? ti. ?--.'I <? tit H? ALL OUTSIDE BTATEUOOM?, $1 to tX W*?k days und Sunday? at 5:?0 T. U. fror? Pier S'j. N, lt.. toot \Vc*t llouatoa Ht. 'Phouc Si?rtug 9491. OUTHtUE STATEUOOMS, $1.0?* ! Oati\, iiii-Lj im;; Kun.lnjr, BtOO V. ? , t From kMBr 19, K 11 Phon* ??00 H?ok'-\'an I . City TlcK?t Ottu?, ?90 Broadway, N t | OLD DOMINION LINE ;V .l'"V"" *???? * ??> ;> '?' ''?-> 2?. x R ?l^s?Ta? ?WAi ?nfa a?? vz?r dn? * PselBo Line, p?-, lH-p'. . toi p!I i' ?r , New York. 'l'h?nu llroad Jr.70. '"*'? CALIFORNIA KAVMOND-WUITCOMU TOI lt* Plans AH Ready For Taking Over 40 Authorities Complete Ar? rangements for Their Seizure To-day U. S, to Man Vessels Holland's Sailors Entitled To Be Returned to Their Homes Forty Dutch ships, of 200,000 tons aggregate, now in New York Harbor, will be taken over by the United States government to-day, according to ar? rangements completed yesterday by repr?sentatives of the navy and the United States Shipping Board. The actual hour of transfer of control o'' the vessels has not been officially an-, nounced, but a vast machine is waiting to be set in motion the minute the word is flashed from Washington. All day yesterday Federal officials conferred hero, planning the best way to meet what ull acknowledged, to be a delicate international situation. Diplo? macy will be relied on as far as possi? ble to effect the transfer without fric? tion. Yesterday at noon was -he time originally set for the transfer, but the postponement of twenty-four hours was taken because of the diplomatic situa? tion. All of the Dutch liners here are under strict guard. Members of the. Naval Reserve were yesterday put on board six Ilollai?d-America liners at Iloboken piers, end the others of the fleet scattered throughout the bay were . Iso under sharp surveillance. The liners have been practically stripped of their crews, and little fear is felt that machinery will be tampered with, as in the case of German ships seized here. No chances are being taken, however, of having the engines damaged and the boats put temporarily out of commission, and the machinery of each ship is being safeguarded. The method of procedure, it is under? stood, will be similar to that followed in the seizure of the German vessels after the United States entered the war. The Dutch officers and crews, however, will not be treated as pris? oners, but as "guests 'of the nation," as one official put it. At the hour determined the ships will be visited by navy and Shipping Board officials, and the deck officer respectfully informed that he has been relieved of his charge. A careful in? ventory will be. made of the ship's equipment, stores, cargo and bunker supply, and the vessel turned over to an American officer. Immigration officials will board the vessels with the other Federal repre? sentative?, and the men of the crews will be allowed to land under the same eonditions as govern all aliens, if they so elect. Many of them have already entere?! the country since the Dutch vessels reached here last fall, and are employed here, some of them working on American merchant marine vessels, chartered by the government. If !';c tailors ciioo'se, however, under their contract with the Dutch shippin ; companies, they are entitled to be re? turned to their homes. According to a Federal official, the original crews will be replaced by American comple? ments. A majority of the officers of the ves TRAVEL MEDERLAND * ROTTERDAM NEUTRAL FLAG Jeint Panic Servira (Ist, 2nd and 3rd Cabin) YOKOHAMA, (Via rWu u) Kcbe, NagasaM Single ? 100 YOKOHAMA (2d Cabin) $150 R. T. anit k BATAVIA SAILINGS FROM ?AN FRANCISCO HONG KONG? ^ffi?g?B siNGAPOHt; lalfBli IMA ma J.D.Spreckal.&Broi Co.60r.Vf?vketSt.S F. orH.?,4URNETT.I7Bati?yP!a_eN.Y B USINESS CARDS ARMY GOODS $js>^ Home Guard Army Bargains ".T'-???S?!??. A? my Olllcen mvi p?nn?rm?n A! my Ollicrs 5:ly; B.nnarman' ornonal? ?,-? * Opdsrnd to u?." ?"'jL 20,000 Rid?? 200 Machino Cunt OR 5,0.0 Revolvers '|00 ILL Fieirt Cunnofi? E8 ?.O0O.0OO CO'tro'? 60 B-L fkavy Cannon? ;?r;..o.'!~0 K.iuipmeiil.iJ.Oiiii I'Miloalve Shells i?,;?J;.M.i Te"'* ??.?mu Liiiiuims(blue) . n -'40,0oo Knapaaekal's R??ol?lt?9 Canner* We have supplied from OUI la'aeal In iris ?oHil ?lock o?.ir-ny auciion good*, ?ho U. S. Oovornmont, many otate* and eitle? with i?.e,uieie serviceable ritle?, equipments, and uniforms Gov't auction snU term?, c??h with ordor. -??mine tion und m? lino at our arson?!?. Immediate, deliveries Lor.e iihistrited 4?3 po encyclop. catalog mailed.54c hi?. I'tmtrfttad <lirtvt*r rnfi'lod, fit. ????tops? FRANCIS BANNERMAN ?S 80N6 501 B'WAY. N. Y TYP KW R IT lili? IS RENTED AI.L Mal?es TERMS ARRANGED. initial Payment Applies if Purchased CORONA SALES CO. 8uft?(&n 531 FULTON ST. ?ffi&ff V V P I. \V KITE R S RE N T ED 3 Mon? na $6. Non-vialble?. a Months $1.1,0. Visibles. THE TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE' 10 Barclay St T. 1. Parclay 4731 CARPET Cl.EANlNO ?ARKFn, CARPBT ChKASlMi CO.-(_?*_? ><* roniprve??.! air. ?u>?m. ri_iid or on 3oor liii Broadway 421 Ka?> 48th t: v.OK i. U44NDT 132- SSlk. DIAMONDS Tr** RFANKTT 17S Proadway third flnor REAL INSTATE FOR SALE OR TO LET ROROUQH OF QUEENS Teres: Rufs gardas "A Forward UovcmSnt ir, suburban n.'vi i.>;nr.< tit.'' I". Minuten from ?Vnn. Station* Hou??_ mi?! Ulla plot, fur Sal,.. SAGt FOUNDATION HOMES CO. 47 \\. ?Sin, St., or ft.i?.?t Hill?. l_ _. X\ l'Ile fur Uookl.it A. wkst< u i : st Kit cofxTr GBKAT FORECLOSURE SALB OK UKSTl'IIKSTKU IMt.U'KlVnis now GOING o\ PivSvii?,0?.' rh0TS AN1> ACKKAGi: ?Y Till' i ahim; hanks AND THUST CO_IPANBe<f i,l,il n:\. PHINCE {< IlIiM.KY. is BuUhLN? CAITJFOIINIA BKMI-RUNQAIa.W tr "tZt?rn" mont-oii ?...? Smie.l. 7 rOOIO? and bnlr ?li ?;? >U \\oat _??? it T..leMioi>* USUU Ma.lls,',,, Souir? l.OST. l'iU'ND AM) REWARDS ?OST BANKBOOKS 11 ': ?'''? " ?nkbook \... 89S 021 nf utm, ?for Savins?, M Ket.nl, a - ? Now York i;??., .topp ,; ,,e,,so return book t. LOST.--Ori Saturday, March Klh Hivlo of .?u.? ui.iie enamel. Rowan). Call John 8380. LCsnvi?;n,u.\kb,?f'k S? MM* TU Nttt York sols are reported tnk. ? ?. .~~ N>v-lRe3Pcn.edof??u5A??i. will be prevented from nec?thus vie- under a foreign flaTunU* !*? renounce allegiance to their w" ?hey try Virtually all the officers T?' \Rke(?,t0, b0 ret^nod to thoirl.aVC should their rhips he sS *<?***> rangements have already been'm2? ?N their sa?n- on the in?, v-madcf? eterdam, scheduled' toTa?-l* land in a few days. for ?to Members of the Federal <?,; - Board. Collector of th? port ShlPP?n? Newton and army and naVSuL? participated in the conferences yeglj Here is the first list of in.t L? the Dutch ships ,? and ?biJSUSS Harbor arc located, and whom X k j be boarded to-day: e the>' w>? North River Ami iland n, th st. Merauke ' ' }lV? 8t Weaterdijk. . f.th st. Wcudrieheu'iaSfc* Besoeki .?:'i;,.- 'iailaj H* ; Vesta .^^st-lZeelaadia':;;^^ l?ohoken ?Beatrix, (drydock). ? ?terduk. Ryndam. Sassenheim. Suestdijk. Pheida! Barendrecht. Rondo Jersey City Bayonne Brooklyn ? Pier 3 Wii Idrecht m?i, . .Pie' ; ? .... ".; "A ??. Kralingen_Pier 1" )?v?, ,,'..?' u-Y , ?st MariH.Erie Ha.-ai ' '.;' 'n'\v't ?r'k \ - ?*?*--* *? ? - .,?,,;; v,r!::'V^ Jobanaven....29th >t|Merak.. Wfi gg Wteringen. Eiizabcth. Bussum. V -haven. Lone Island City ITcsel Yonkers In Lower Bay Yssi lhaven. 69th Regiment Colors Blessed at Cathedral Cardinal Farley on Throne During Celebration of Mass at St. Patrick's At a solemn high mass yesterday morning in St Patrick's Cathedral, the new national and regimental color's 0f the 69th Regiment, presented to that unit Saturday night by Colonel Louis D. Conley, former commander of the old 69th, which is now in the trenches with the Rainbow Division, were blesgtd by Mgr. M. J. Lavelle. Rev. Harry F. Hammer assisted in the ceremony. Twglve companies of tho regiment, ii eluding A and B, recalled from Ser. i vice "somewhere in New York," attended i the mass, led by Colonel John J. Phalen. They marched from the armory up Fifth Avenue to Fiftieth Street, .where they slacked arms between Madi ; son and Fifdi Av< nues and entered the ca tlicd ral. Tho colors were carried by .Colonel Phalen and Lieu! . I Colonel W. P. Costigan. Just before tho regimentar rived the cathedral's bells had chimed patriotic tunes. Dui ng the mass Car? dinal Farley occupied his throne in the sanctuary. Tho ma ? was celebrated by Bishop 1 atrick J. Hayes, assisted by Rev. T. F. Daly, as deacon; Rev. Dr. J. Ryan, as subdeacon, and Mgr. ? F Wall as a; sistant. The sermon was preached by Rev, William O'Rourke, who emphasized the readiness with which the Ir sh had ac? cepted tho frith of St. Patrick ar,d the zeal with which they spread it. He urged war to the end atnd then a dic? tation to Germany of peace term?. After tho ceremonies tli? men were reviewed by Ca rom the balcony of his i lene hi Madison Avenu . following ich U.ej marched to their armory, e, it an officer*' lunch, Colonel Phalen was presented with a Colt servie revolver, suitably j Inscribed. ? Try that HEM' WANTED AI> in next Sunday's Ti 11 in ? ; ? asantly I surprised the way It ?11 pull.?Advt. RESORTS I Open, a '? -rssorvs j ? of -. ? : '- ar. , j i Come ?x i. '' - V and I lentofc? di.... ? Kiitlw?lkj ;::,;j.BUzm ?S?arlhoroB^-BenMB THt LEADiKO RCSOftT HOUSE OF THE WMU ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. "THE NATION'S HEALTf} SHOK HEALTH l? EFFICIENCY A Germicide Gu!f-5;te an-arnpered Clint? No Slush. No Du? No Dirt. Innuraenbk) CtWMrt)llpRUaa?eir.!T.t JCMAHffHIIEtSOWM. WfV-"'W/Z/f/fff/f/fft*'""""""11 wM' ' ? n th E be AC Wr ATLANTIC CITY. ? HOSPITABLE - HOMELIKE f///J/n ALWAYS OPEN LAUREL^iW???S LAKE WOOD, NEW JERSEY A nioderu botet in a ?later Btami where out-of-door Miorts are pouuo? the entire year. r 1. SKI TE. Ml?. Branch otllre of (?KO. A. Ht UN V SONS. Stork Brokers INSTRUCTION NEW YOU K ?Manhattan ?ERLlTZ SCHOOL ?Lai* guaces? w?s,c? Z!l ll?tswt?? JP* TTHMP MAT Efi BBQON AT ANT TO? SCHOOL AGENCIES American ?ml t'areijrn reamers' AfgjK Rupplln? Professur*. Taori, Tot?? otleges, Sffiod? ?? ?? at : vol'?? ?ovi n (-?si s. et( P*amDto? a ? plj ? Mr? Kl't.T' ?'? '- :??! i, Ecu? 'x' u Vork. for th -f Vr ;,Mrt?, manee, the follow : : P^^1-' household goods ., ,,??. cf Such salo will be to ?fttlsfj J? lll'n* th? undersigned on ?mW ',r>'i,,,rt>;-1?ri?! R Thin salo will ' lucted >'-v D*R1 Kennedy, Auction or. ^^ DVrTER. Dated March It, 1918. ^. l.tM. FOUND AND KEWABO^ Dt mo . it ta hertty <*"'* person I ? ?m ?" "?hin ten J?'*." upon to -, ? '?',';.,woK m BUbmli :.. Iwvli ?; ihe csW i'1 11 Hod an ' i n< ? ?:; ?" ' ' . ,,,, SJ5S? lost 'v:,^:i?^ Lost.-nunu..k No,, MM? ; 'n.wJ^ , Bavtn?. Ittnh In U?? <> ?rn ^ ? 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