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WIDELY APPROVED
fe —
Secretary Daniels Preparing
to Invite Noted Inventors
to .loin Thomas Edison
in the Work
8. —
Washington, July 13. —Mobilization ot
the country's inventive genius to aid in
working out na al problems as proposed
by Secretary Daniels was discussed wide
ly today by offi* als of both army and
navy, and the selection of Thomas A.
Edison as head of the civilian advisory
board met with unanimous approval.
Secretary Daniels now is preparing to
invite other noted inventors and technical
experts to join in the work. He would
not say yes or no to a dozen names sug
gested to him. declaring he would make
known the other members of the advisory
board only after their acceptance had been
received.
"As I stated in m.v letter to Mr. Edi
son," said the secretary tonight. ‘‘I am
not prepared to announce full details of
the plan. An informal conference was
held todaj' with the chiefs of the bureaus
of ordnance, steam engineering and con
struction and repair, and I expect to an
nounce the organization In a more ffetinlte
way in a short time.
"The country does not yet known the
far-reaching and important experimental
work done by Admirals Griffin, Strauss
and Taylor. They and their assistants
for rqonths have been studying every
new development brought out by the war
In Europe, and already they have con
tributed to increased naval experts to
They will be given additional experts to
carry on this development work they have
been doing with ability and success.
Requires Careful Thought
"The selection of the members of the
advisory* committee requires careful
thought, but I hope to announce them
shortly. Whit Mr. Edison so willingly
and cheerfully responding, I feel sure
that the advisory council, when the names
a recall selected, will he composed of men
of such prominence as to make the coun
try feel that what it is possible for the
human mind to devise will be devised for
our navy."
Among the names suggested to Mr.
Daniels as possible members of the new
board were those of Charles P. Stein
metz, one of the world's authorities on
electrical engineering; Hudson Maxim, in
ventor and maker of guns and explosives,
Orville Wright, one of two brothers who
led the world in aeroplane flight; Simon
Lake, submarine inventor; Lewis Nixon,
shipbuilder and former naval officer;
Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the
telephone; John Hays Hammond, Jr., and
R. A. Fessenden, radio communication
experts; J. B. Walker, sditor of a scien
tific magazine and an inventor of note,
and a score of others.
Attention was called today to an act
of Congress prohibiting the acceptance
bv the government of voluntary services.
As there is no provision for remuneration
for tlie proposed board, it was suggested
that law might prove an obstacle ami
require a specific authorization by Con
gress. Mr. Daniels said that he had not
examined the law, but lie thought it would
be possible to avoid conflict with it.
()n Ad v isory Boa rd
The bulk of the work in testing new de
vices and reviewing suggestions will fall
on the department itself, the secretary
explained, and for that reason he con
templates creating a bureau of invention
and development to which the civilian
experts will he an advisory board.
Mr. Daniels indicated that he had not
yet developed anything like a complete
working plan for the bureau. He has in
view, however, concentration of navy ex
perimental stations as the coal testing
plant at Annapolis, the tank for testing
hull models at the navy yard here and
the aerodrome, where studies in air cur
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Convict Improvement Asso
ciation Meets at the
Capital
Montgomery, July 13.—-(Special:)—Ap
proval of the Investigating committee's
recommendation that convicts he taken
out of the mines and placed on the public
toads was expressed today in a resolu
tion adopted by the executive committee
of the Alabama Convict Improvement as
sociation. of which former United States
Senator Frank S. White of Birmingham
is president.
Tiie resolutions urged that convicts he
taken out of the mines, turpentine and
lumber camps immediately, if such course
b« possible.
The committee's recommendations fix
January, 1918, as the date when the
changes shall become effective.
MISSING AMERICAN
IS REPORTED SAFE
Newport News. Va.. July 13.—Officers
of the British steamer Victorian, which
arrived here today with Home survivors
"f the British steamer Armenian, sunk
by a German submarine June 28, as
serted tonight that J. S. Vivo, a medi
« jil student from Richmond, Va., who
was reported among the missing Ameri
cans on the Armenian, was safe In
Kngland. The officers said they left
Vivo in Liverpool just before the VU -
lurian sailed.
Vivo, who is a Porto Rican, shipped
on the Armenian as a muleteer.
rents are made, in one great experimen
tal laboratory.
At the war department it was pointed
out that a bureau stmlliar to that contem
plated for the navy had l»een in operation
for many years and achieved notable re
sults. It is known as the board of ord
nance and fortifications and to it go sug
gestions for new devices from the army
personnel or from civilians. It was from
this board that Professor Langley ob
tained the money with which he built his
heavier-than-air flying machine.
El AVERT SOLD;
HOWARD REPORTS
Little Rock. July 13.—(Special.)—Bill
Rlwert, Travelers' third baseman, has
been sold to Galveston in the Texas
league and will report at once.
President Allen announced by tele
graph from N*ew Orleans today How
ard Baker will take his place at third
Del Howard, former Brooklyn Federal,
has reported to the Travelers.
Meat Packers to Confer
Washington. July IS.—Representa
tives of American meat packers whose
cargoes have been seized by Great
Britain will confer tomorrow with
Chandler Anderson, special assistant
to the Secretary of State, continuing
discussion of their complaints begun
sometime ago. The conference is ex
pected to have an important bearing
on preparation of the note soon to be
sent to the British government renew
ing a protest against interference with
neutral commerce.
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AUSTRALIAN TROOPS LEAPING ASHORE FROM THE WAR SHIPS’ BOATS ON THE BEACH AT GABA TEPE
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The landing took place at the dawn of day and the light was breaking over the lower bfita to the right of the pictrrre. where the ground, rising rapidly toward
the loft. culminates at a point 050 feet high. At the moment when the landing wna taking place the edge of the high cliffs had already been secure*! by rl.
first bodies of Australian troops, so that the landing, which was going on rrom the Mg war ships' boats. w«a taking ptn.ee with few eaMualttea. At the roomer i
depleted five lurge boats were nearing the shore and the troops were rapidly pouring from them and lining upon the bench Over the whole scene rh»r# -vas
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THE WAR SITUATION
Is
A check to the German crown prince's
! army in the Agonne forest and the forced
1 retirement of the Germans before an
energetic counter attack by the French
is described in the latest French official
communication.
The Germans, it is asserted, had at
tacked with very heavy forces from the
load between Binarville and Vienne I^e
Chateau as far as the region of Haute
Chavauchee, after a preliminary bom
bardment in which asphyxiating shells
were used. The French line bent at sev
eral places, but a counter attack stopped
the Teutons.
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Artillery duels elsewhere in France and
a bombardment of the French and Brit
ish positions in Belgium are reported hv
the French.
T.lttle lighting is going on in the east
or in the Italian war zone.
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Two momentous announcements have
been made by the British government.
The first Is that Great Britain's latest
war loan has met with great success,
subscriptions amounting to nearly $3,000,
000,000. The second is that the munitions
of war act will be applied to the coal
mining industry, marking it an offense
for the miners, who have threatened to
strike, owing to disagreement with the
operators over wageH, to leave the mines.
A strike of the miners probably would
seriously 'affect the navy, which uses coal
from the Welsh mines .and also the plants
which are manufacturing arms and am
munition for the army at the front.
All factories in Italy are being trans
formed into ammunition and shell mak
ing plants. A suggestion has been made
that all capable factory workers with
the army shall he sent home and that the
mechanical schools shall be used for
teaching men how to make munitions.
TALK ON THRIFT
National Economy
“Perhaps there never was a time in
the history of the United States when
the utmost possible stimulation of th»*
saving habit meant so much to In
dividual and national prosperity as It
does now.” Elmer H. Youngman, Edi
tor of the Bankers’ Magazine.
If our people all work harder and
save more money the United States
could soon become the world's banker.
That is the opinion of the Bankers'
Magazine and other authorities on
fl nance.
Even if the European war speed!].\
closes it will leave In Its train a vast
burden of debt to be provided for, so
that Lon <ton, Paris and Berlin will
have on their hands all they can han
dle fur a good while to come. The
United States should be In a position
to take its place as international pur
veyor of capital.
It must not be forgotten that we
shall requite a large amount of mone>
' o finance our own enterprises which
hitherto have been accustomed to g«*
abroad for loans. To meet this demand,
lo take back our securities from Eu
rope and to provide for the interna
tional financing already coming to us
as a result of the war, and which is
bound to come in an ever-increasing
volume, we must bring about a prompt
and material addition to the saving
capacity of our population.
The idea that prevailed in Europe
previous to this disastrous war was to
use everything that was available and
to throw away nothing that could he
used to great or small advantage. On
account of the scarcity of land in the
producing sections, intensive farming
had been brought down to an exact
science, with the result that in thes(
times of stress there can be enough
produced upon a limited acreage to
keep the people from starvation. Jf
this habit of saving were practised
more in this country our people would
be in a far better condition to take
care of themselves should some dan
serous emergency arise In the future
We repeat, there never was a time
when so much of individual benefit, of
national welfare, and of public profit,
could be derived from the general
adoption of the saying habit by the
people of the United States.
Do it now.
T. D. MACGREGOR.
SEEK TO DEVELOP
POTASH DEPOSIT
Washington, July 13.—With a fertilizer
famine threatening American farmers as
a result of the cutting off of supplies of
German potash, state and commerce de
partment officials have undertaken to
arrange for the development by Ameri
can capital of a potash deposit recently
discovered in southern Spain. A conces
sion contract from the Spanish govern
ment already has been laid before inter
ested firms.
The world supply of potash has been
dominated by a German government con
trolled combination, who since the war
began has declined to release exports.
Three cargoes of the product already
loaded on ships for the United States
have been held up.
American commercial representatives
abroad recently directed attention to the
Spanish deposits, with information that
capital for their development was not
available In Spain.
Experts of the department of com
merce have investigated several possible
sources of a supply In the United States,
but rone have been found to offer com
mercial possibilities.
Box to Draw
Boston, July 13.—Charley White, the
Chicago contender for the lightweight
title, and Milburn (Young) Saylor of In
dianapolis boxed 12 rounds to a draw to
night. Many of those who saw the battle
gave it as their opinion that Saylor had
the better of White in most of the ropnds.
River Breaks Dike
Kansas City, July 13.—The Tarkio river
today hroke its dike and inundated Corn
ing, Mo., 60 miles north of St. Joseph.
Residents fled to the hills. Late today
water had crept over the entire town
of 600 inhabitants and was rising.
GENERAL GARMENT
WORKERS’ STRIKE
MAY BE DECIDED ON
New York, July 13.—An important de
velopment today in the local strike of
10,000 pantsmakers was the announce
ment that Sidney Hillman, president of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of
America, who is directing matters here,
had sent telegrams to all the principal
clothing centers in the country detailing
the course of the strike here and calling
on the union leaders to hold themselves
in readiness for united action. The tele
grams went to Amalgamated organiza
| tions in Baltimore, Chicago, Rochester,
St. Louis and Cincinnati, with a member
ship of 250,000 persons.
The pantsmakers1 strike here was called
because, it has been stated, their de
mands for better sanitary shop conditions
and increased wages were refused by
[ the manufacturers. One manufacturer,
employing 300 men, today acceded to the
demands and the men returned to work.
Other offers from individual manufac
turers to arbitrate differences are under
consideration.
SECURITY LEAGUE
MAKES REPORT
New York, July 13.—The. development
of the National Guard to the full limit
of efficiency, making it serve as an ef
fective school for officers; a course of
study in the public schools calling at
tention to the need of public service;
sports and physical drills for school
children; a theoretical training in the
are of maneuvers as a part of the col
lege curriculum; an official classifica
tion of all those fitted for military en
rollment. and a requirement of some
military duty from all persons between
18 and 45 years of age, are among the
matters urged in the report issued to
day by the militia committee of the
National Security league. The commit
tee has Just concluded its investigation
of the military needs of the United
States, and the best method of supply
ing them, insofar as they relate to the
state militia.
"The better judgment of all those
who join in this report," according to
the statement issued by the commit
tee. -is against efforts to give military
Instruction to the children of America
in the public schools."
Physical training and manly sports,
it states. should be a prominent fea
ture of child education, but the responsi
bility of actual military preparedness
should begin at the age of 18 and con
tinue during military age.
Legislative measures for national de
fense should embrace all persons liable
to militia duty, the committee recom
mends. The object of these measures?:,
it says, should he to prepare proper
material out of which, when required,
a greater army and navy may the more
speedily be created.
Padilla Released
El Paso, Tex.. July 13.—Castulo Pa
dilla. who was kidnaped on a farm,
carried across the river into Mexico
and jailed at Juarez, was released to
! day after representations had been
made by American authorities. No
charge was made against him other
than he was suspeetpd of being a par
! tisan of Pascual Orozao. Padilla said
his kidnapers were Americans. He
claims to be an American citizen.
Alfonso Costa Dead
Madrid, July 13.—(Via Paris. 9:45 p.
hu)—Dr. Alfonso Costa, leader of the
Portuguese democrats. Is dead at Lis
bon. For years he had been regarded
as one of the strongest men politically
In Portgual. He had been premier
minister of finance and minister oi
justice and was author of the law pro
viding for the separation of churcn
and state in Portugal.
Hearing Postponed
Elkins, W. Va., July 13.—Hearing of
the contempt case against H. C. Og
den. the Wheeling newspaper pub-!
lisher. was postponed today for 40 days
for counsel to file briefs.
In the Morning
From the Louisville HeraldT
"I wonder if I’d better wear evening
dress," said the man who was going to
a stag dinner at the club.
"1 wouldn't if I were you," said his
wife. "It will make you look too con
spicuous when you come home."
BALTIMORE GETS
NEX KS’ MEET
Masters Named Grand Trus
tee and Cooper Grand
Loyal Night
Lob Angeles. July 13.—In the election
of officers at today's session of the grand
lodge of Elks, only two contests devel
oped. Edward Masters of Charleroi, Pa.,
defeated John B. Jeffery of Oakland, Cal.,
for grand trustee to suceed James R.
Nicholson of Boston, who was chosen
grand exalted ruler.
George F. Cooper of Knoxville. Tenn.,
won over William Lown of Saginaw,
Mich., as grand loyal knight, and Balti
more was chosen for the 1916 reunion.
GOLF MEET*WILL BE
HELD IN CHICAGO
Chicago, July 13.—Entries for the
western amateur golf tournament to be
held at Cleveland July 19-24 closed to
night with 153 players listed for the
qualifying rounds. The list Includes
nearly all the prominent players of the
Western Golf association. Including
Chick Evans, present champion and
thrice winner of the title since 1909.
Among the competitors who have
sprung into prominence recently are
Harry K. B. Davis of San Francisco,
who last spring won the Panama
Pacific exposition tournament, and Wil
liam Rautenbusch of Chicago, who fin
ished near the top in last year's na
tlonaLopen.
Others who will try for the highest
r1
honor of the western association in
clude John D. Cady, Rock Island Arsenal
club, formerly transmississippi cham
pion; E. M. Byers of Pittsburg, national
champion in 1906; D. E. Sawyer of Chi
cago. who defeated W. Wood for the
western title in 1906; J. D. Standlsh of
Detroit. Mason Phelps of Chicago, west
ern champion In 1910; W. C. Fownes.
Jr., of Oakmont Country club, national
champion in 1910; Kenneth Edwards of
Midlothian, and his brother Donald;
Paul Hunter of Midlothian and Robert
Gardner of Chicago, national champion
in 1909.
From south of the Ohio river come
such entrants as Alexander and John
G. Heyburn of Doulsville and Perry and
G. W. Adair of Atlanta.
Montgomery Market
Montgomery, July 13.--(Special.)—Spot
cotton was quoted here today as follows:
Middling fair. 9.25c; strict good middling.
9c; good middling. 8.75c; strict middling.
&.60c; middling, 8.2oc; strict low middling.
7.76c; low middling, 7.26c; strict good ordi
nary, 6.76c; good ordinary, 6.37c.
Three Players Released
New York, July 13.—Three players
of the New York Americans have been
released to clubs in the International
league, it was announced tonight.
Pitcher Martin Hale, was sent to Mon
• treal. Pitcher Ensign Cottrell to Rich
mond and Peter Daley, an outfielder, to
Toronto.
ENGLAND HAS 420,000
MEN ON WAR FRONT
London, July 13.— (S p. m.)—“The
six divisions of the British army that
went out at the very outset of the war
have been followed by others, and yet
others, and unless T am mistaken we
have 22 or 23 divisions,'* approximately
420.000 to 440,000 men at this moment
in the European theatre.”
Lord Lansdowne made this statement
in moving the second reading of the
national registration bill in the House
of Lords tonight. He added that all the
time Lord Kitchener has been recruit
ing his armies and the stream of men
has been flowing in volume, the
stream of equipment did not flow so
satisfactorily, but prodigious efforts
had been made to remedy the errors
and he was glad to think that these
. efforts had been attended with a con
siderable amount of success.
The bill, said Lord Lansdowne, was
r.ot Intended to introduce compulsory
service, but if compulsory service ever
became necessary a national register
would assist in introducing it. He ex
pressed the opinion that voluntary
system would not much longer be tol
erated by the country. A third of the
men now serving were married men.
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