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Today
Henry Ford's "Queer Ideas."
For Crippled Soldiers.
Land and a Good Start.
How Does It Impress Yon?
Br ARTHUR BRISBANE.
Here is the latest queer idea
iffrom the brain of Henry Ford, of
V Detroit.
4 After you read it, you will un
Ji derstand why certain individuals
, feel that Ford is unfit to sit In the
CUnited States Senate.
I) (He will sit there, by the way,
J, very soon.)
j) Ford believes that soldiers
y wounded, even seriously, might
. make a living for themselves and
1 iheir families, after the war. if
they could get a small farm and
a start in life.
Ford does not merely talk when
an idea occurs to him. He has
asked Secretary Lane to pick out
an average intelligent crippled
soldier for an experiment. Ford
will do the rest.
He will supplr a ten-acre farm,
cutting it out of his own good
farm in Michigan. He will supply
the soldier-farmer with up-to-date
farm machinery, tools, build
ings, house, and barn. He will
start in at once to see what a crip
pled American soldier can do for
himself and his family with that
kind of a start
' Ford's idea is that It is better to
help a crippled man make a liv
ing by a reasonable investment
than keep him as a pauper in some
poorhouse or half starved on a pen
sion of twenty dollars a month.
When he goes to the Senate,
Ford will tell the. other Senators
that what he is going to do on a
small scale the country ought to
do on a big scale.
There are millions of acres of
land uncultivated in this country,
much of it belonging to the Gov
ernment. There are untold mil
lions of acres that could be re
claimed by irrigation or drainage.
Ford's idea, and the general
public shares it, would be to let
Soldiers own and cultivate land,
increase the nation's wealth, add
iV) the food supply, and become in-
Mcpcuueni, prosperous, iana-own-fog
citizens.
A man like Ford with "queer
Weas" of this kind is not fit to be
United States Senator, in the
opinion of newspapers and others
controlled by corporations or by
prejudice.
We have had Senators that
voted cheerfully to give millions
f
h
, oi acres 01 lana to railroads.
, We have had Senators that
would enthusiastically give water
i power, mining rights, oil rights,
public wealth in billions to hig
men and big corporations i
The presence of such men in fiie
Senate seems quite appropriate to
those that dislike Henry Ford.
But when you suggest sending f
to tne senate Henry Ford, whose
idea is "ten acres of good land
and a start in life for the crippled
soldier," who believes that the
Government should own railroads
and manage them for the public,
who thinks that a big manufac
turer should pay his men the best
wages and sell his product at a
low price you disturb many
placid, conservative minds.
It is presumably only a question
as to the size of Henry Ford's ma
jority in Michigan on election day.
The man running against him on
the Republican ticket is an honor
able man of high character: he
would make an excellent Senator
undoubtedly. But in the nomina
tion of Henry Ford and in the
unanimous opposition to his elec
tion on the part of selfish corporate
interests, there is involved an issue
that will be settled in the right
way undoubtedly by the State of
Michigan. The Michigan farmers
who ride with Ford will vote with
Ford. They know him.
The pleasing thing in late news
is, besides the continuous success
of the allies, the various peace
whinings from inside the central
empires.
The Austrian prime minister,
Burlan, suddenly discovers that
this war will probably cost a lot
of bloodshed, and says he mu3t
talk of peace "because we all hon
estly want It"
Speak for yourself. Baron Bur
lan. You and the others In your
empire that the Kaiser uses as
pawns should have thought about
the bloodshed long ago. Your ene
mies are in no hurry about peace
just now. There is house cleaning
to be done first, and it is going on
nicely.
Karolyi, the distinguished Hun
garian statesman, thinks that
peace should come "with President
Wilson's peace program as a
basis."
But President Wilson has not
announced any recent "program."
It would be well for the Central
Empire gentlemen to find out what
' President Wilson's views are now.
The program of one year is not the
' program of the next. The program
of a nation whose ships have been
.sunk and whose men have been
killed is not what it was before the
killing and sinking.
Burian thinks there should be "a
calm exchange of views." The only
immediate important exchange of
views is going on now on the battle
front of France and Belgium. It
is an energetic exchange and pro
gressing satisfactorily. There is
a time for peace talk; President
Wilson gave the Prussians their
epportunity. That time has gone.
There is a time for fighting, and
his is the time. It will be a bjy
fall and winter for the Central
Kmpircs.
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WEATHER:
Thunder rtowera this
nfttrnoon or foolcht.
Ildayfalr. Temperature
at 8 a m. C5 decree,
formal temperature on
September 1 for the laat
thirty year, CO dereea.
NUMBER 10.64S.
GEN. PERSHING BEGINS
YANKS
CAPTURING ELEVEN GERMAN VILLAGES
LONDON, Sept. 12 The expected American offensive was begun at 5 o'clock this
morning, under personal command of Gen. Pershing. Advancing on a ten-mile front, the Yanks
have taken eleven towns. The scene of operations is in Lorraine, very close to the German
border. The largest number of American troops used since the war began are involved. The
objective of the offensive would appear to be Metz, an important German center.
ST. MIHIEL
MENACE
By J. W. T.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11. The American of
fensive has started against the German positions
southwest of Metz. Y
The objective may be Metz, or it may be
the Mormon front in Lorraine south of Metz in
the general direction of the.Rhine. TheTprobabil
ity at present is that the Americans have as their
immediate purpose the closing up of the St. Mihiel
salient, which would throw the Germans back on
Metz and straighten the allied front along the
German frontier.
The St. Mihiel salient is the most dangerous
pocket now remaining along the whole of the
German west front. If its destruction is the im
mediate purpose of the American attack, an as
sisting assault may be developed by the Franco
American forces who are known to occupy the
line on the west side of the wedge between St.
Mihiel and Verdun.
POCKET RIGHT ANGLED.
The pocket is in the form of a right angle,
beginning at Verdun, then running about twenty
miles south to St. Mihiel and turning eastward
for twenty-five miles toward the German border.
The Meuse and the Moselle rivers are the boun
daries of this twenty-five-mile stretch along which
the Americans today have started their offensive.
The country is rather difficult for military
operations. It is hilly and has been heavily pro
tected with artillery by the Germans. Neverthe
less, Von Hindenburg may well have been forced
by his search for man power to have decided to
relinquish eventually the St. Mihiel wedge. It is
highly improbable, however, that he has com
pleted his preparations so soon for this opera
tion. The Americans may well, therefore, have
caught him off his guard by their sudden attack
today.
THE EFFECTIVE STRENGTH.
The effective combatant strength of the
American overseas forces at the present time is
probably a million men.
Of these a maximum of 900,000 may now
be under General Pershing's direct command.
This does not mean, however, that anything like
that number is engaged in the offensive which
began today.
The whole of the twenty-five mile front east;
of St. Mihiel between the Meuse and the Moselle;
river is not held exclusively by the Americans.;
Continued on
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MASON.
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WASHINGTON, THURSDAY EVENING,
ADVANCE ON TEN-MILE FRONT
Scene of
The shaded portion of the map
battle line indicated is as it was
12,000,000 TO
ANSWER GALL
TO THE COLORS
America's new army General
March has promised that it will be
the victory army passed from the
initial staj;e today.
In 4,457 separate places through
out the United States the man power
of the nation between the aes of
eighteen to twenty-one and thirty
one to forty-five lined up to announce
"here" to Uncle Sam.
With bands playins and the na
tional colors in evidence from every
flagstaff, the men of the victory army
presented themselves for enrollment
so that the promise ot the jjencral
staff to the allies that an army of
4,000,000 Americans will be in
France by July 1 next with another
army of more than 1,000,000 all
fichtinir men waitinc here in re
serve can be kept to the letter.
Departments Shut Down.
Itcports received by J!aJ. Con.
Knoch C. Crowdcr. I'rovoat Marshal
Oenrr.il. who has planned the cntlr
makr-up of the nelectlv- nrmy ot th
L'nlteil Plate, that In ferlee and
that to come, indicate that the en
rollincnt everywhere la proceeding
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indicates Lorraine territory, the white portion is in Germany,
last reported before the activities of today began.
RESTAURANT MILK
AT 5 CTS. A GLASS
A Pftht against the chaxca ot 10
cents for a S-ccnt class of milk in
Washington wan started today.
Clarence It. Wilson. Food Adminis
trator for the District, decided to call
a conference of Washington restau
rateurs, at which they will be informed
that the price of a class of milk in
their restaurants must be reduced
from 10 to 5 cents a class.
This action by Mr. Wilson is the re
sult of an investigation by The Times
in which Mr. Wilson was shown that
prices for milk in Washington res
taurants are unjustly high.
information given by the New- York
I'edcral food board to The Tlmi
showing that the Child's restaurants
in New Yolk had lowered the price
of milk sold in their Gotham citab
lishments. while the Child's people In
Washington had kept milk up to the
old price, was Instrumental In cans
ing Mr. Wilson's decltion. The rr.et
Ing will be held this week, according
to the f.Hid administrator.
"I have suspected for some time
mine might be furnished profitably in
Washington eating places for less
moniy." stated Mr. Wilson today. "The
information furnished by The Times
in regard to tho Childs" restaurants
strengthens my convictions and fur
nishes sufllcienl grounds for calling a
'price rdu-rlng conference."
Mr. Wilson believes that a half
pint of milk should be sold In the res
taurants for S cents. This would be
at the rate of 20 cents a quart to the
consumer
At present many restaurant keepers
are charging consumers at the rate
f -10 cents a quart The average res
tail rant (flass has been found to con
tain about one-half pint
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SEPTEMBER 12, 1918.
BIG OFFENSIVE
Offensive
The
ILL TAKE OP
EVA ROY CASE
T MOMMY
A Fairfax county grand jury Mon
day morning will say whether Lou
Hall, held for the murder of Eva
Hoy, is to he bound over to the No
vember term of the circuit court or
Riven his freedom. Monday will be
bis forty-first day of confinement.
Commonwealth Attorney C Ver
non Ford, who has actively directed
the Investigation of every clue in
connection of the murder on August
C, has summoned fifteen witnesses in
an effort to place tho blamo of the
crime on the woodcutter, who was
found in the vicinity of the crime,
near Burke Station, on the day the
crime was committed. The evidence
which the fifteen witnesses for the
Commonwealth will present, is en
tirely circumstantial.
It Is understood tho Commonwealth
will also present evidence Implicating
others than Lou Hall.
Attorney Walter Oliver, defending
iou Hall. Is steadfast In the opinion
that Lou Hall Is Innocent of the
crime, and openly states that the
Commonwealth Is continually perse
cuting an innocent man. Lou Hall
has no money, and Is not able to
compensate Attorney Oliver for his
servlc
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TANKS SMASH WAY ,
FOR BIG OFFENSIVE
By FRED S. FERGUSON,
United Preee Staff Correspondent.
WITH THE" AMERICANS ON THE
METZ FRONT, Sept. 12 The first American
offensive started at 5 o'clock tjri morning be-
j tweer the JMtev
1 he attack v?pKteed out by the firstarmy
under the direct coTutnd of General Pershing.
Americans and the French also attacked' on
the western side of the St. Mihiel salient, push
ing the enemy back in the region-of OFresnes (at
the northern base of the-salient)'.
This action was -on a front of twelve kilo
meters. FRENCHON5SPEX.
The French are on thepeak-of thetaEeni
keeping pace -with the. American pmefiing-'m
the sides.
This dispatch' isfiled fromtfie St. MuseT
salient.
The Americans ratve capture! eleven 'vil
lages and advanced several kHometers-en-a 15
kilometer front (about 10 miles.)
The immediate objective of the-attaclc is
limited to a specified line.
Tanks are in action.
The greatest number of American troops
and artillery yet involverd in any single opera
tion is engaged in the attack.
MORE THAN 100 TANKS
More than 100 tanks, manned by Ameri
cans, aided in smashing the powerful concrete)
re-enforced first line of the enemy in the region
of St. Baussant (twelve miles east of St. Mihiel) .
The tanks drove forward at sunrise behind a
dense smoke screen.
The town of Montsec (seven miles east of
St. Mihiel) was kept shrouded in a smoke screen
all morning long to prevent effective German
observation.
The weather is ideal for the offensive.
The allies have complete supremacy of the
air.
Tho nbovo dispatch from Ferguson -was received by the
United Press in triplicate, via Western "Union, Commercial,
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