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RED CROSS CAMPAIGN MAY 20-27 t: HE CHAT! EW IF YOU SEE IT IN THE NEWS IT'S SO Associated Press International News Service Newspaper Enterprise Association Lawrence Letters CHATTANOOGA, TEN IN., THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 191S. VOL". XXX. "NO. 269 LATE EDITION PRICE: THREE CENTS .irc Wa. "shihg Seirras Message From,, Froott MNOOG-AN 7m AMERICANS SUCCESSFUL . IN BOUTS WITH GERMANS Official Communique Received From Commander of Expeditionary Forces Aviation Officers Win War Crosses, Scputs Out-maneuver . Jlun Snipers. . (Associated Press.) Washington, May 16. An official communipue received ' today from Gen. Pershing said on May 12, three Ameri can, aviation ' officers were cited in French army orders and decorated with the Cross of War. They were Maj. Ralph Royce, of Hancock, Mich., who made the first American reconnaissance flight over German lines; Kirst Lieut. Herbert R. Garslde, of New York, pilot, and :Second Lfeut. Paul D. Meyers, of Milwaukee, observer, who accomplished an infantry llason mission on April 12, menaced by fire from enemy machines arid anti-air-craft guns. Another section said: ' In Lorr.iine, May 2, three snipers, out in camouflage sniping suits to find German snipers and encountered eighteen "of the enemy at a strong point near a dugout. They shot four, of whom one appeared to be an officer, secured valuable papers and returned under heavy fire. One failed to reach our - lines and the major commanding the BRITONS PUSH THROUGH LINES German Trenches in Gavrelle Sector, Foot Miles From Arras, Penetrated. TOMMIES CAPTURE HUNS Belgium Seething With Preps. rations of Enemy for New Offensive, (International News Service.) London, 'May IS. German trenches In the sector of Gavrelle were raided by British forces during the night and some prisoners were captured, the war office announced today. Heavy artil lery duels continue on both the Ficardy and Flanders battle fronts. Gavrelle, where the German line was penetrated, is four and one-half miles northeast of Arras and seven miles south of Lens. - Activity in Belgium. (International News Service.) London, May 16. Belgium is seeth ing with preparations for tru. reopen ing of the German offensive in' Franc, said a dispatch from Amsterdam to day. Troops continue to arrive In Belgium from Rumania trt take part in trie fresh attacks which are expected to develop soon on both the Plcardy and Flanders fronts. Aviators with only a month's training are being rushed off towards the front. The German wounded that have filled Mons are being evacuated farther tu make room for the fresh batches of wounded that are expected. It Is declared that French andj'rlt ish. prisoners are forced to work close to the firing line, unloading am mil nitlon from trains. Violent Concussions. (International News Service.) London, May 16. Heavy gun fire which raged for several hours last night along the Franco-Belgian coast, has beeta heard along the Kentish coast. The concussions were violent and the Incessant roar was accompanied by vivid flashes. I .a i ire. crowds lined the, cliffs along the Kentish coast listening te the cannonade and watching the flares. Again Bombing Zesbrugge. (International hews Service.) Amsterdam, May 16. Gun fire was heard off . the Belgian coast on Wednesday. . It proved that the allied aeroplanes wens again bombing the closed sub marine base .at eZebrugge and the firing came from hirfh angle guns. The German 'military authorities compel civilians to work helping to anbnttle the harbors of Ostend and Zeebrugge and to clear up the wreck age at Ghent and Bruges during al lied air raids. PROTEST GERMAN ADVANCE INTO CRIMEAN PENINSULA (International Nswa Service.) Washington, May 16. Protesting galnst the advance of German forces into the Crimean peninsula, the peo ples' oommisarl for foreign affairs of the Russian Soviet government states that It considers Itself compelled to mobilise all necessary force In order to secure the independence and free dom of the Hussian repuhllc. whi h ts now menaced beyond the limits estab lished hv the Rret-Iltovsk treaty, ac cording to the official text of the radio, trrsm sent to the Orman ministry of forriavn affairs, made public this aft ernoon hy the state department. YOUTHS NEWLY TURNED 21 YEARS MUST REGISTER Washington. May K. Ti e house tminv pissed without a record vol, the ror.fr rent e report on the bill requiring rrritratton In the draft of vnufb who have become Z 1 erse of age since June S last. sector gent three officers - and four men to find him. "This patrol also penetrated the ene my's line and reached etrorrg point at tacked by first patrol. Here enemy wa reinforced and our pVtrol was 'driven' back by hot rifle and grenade fire. 5n reaching lines one man of the pattol was founj missing. Two officers who went out to find him killed enemy scout and brought back body tor Iden tification purposes. The man missing from second patrol has not been found, but third intelligence scout of first party has returned. . "North of Toul on afternoon of May 14, Lieut. Aagle and Lieut. Emerson were killed by a. fall within our lines in an observation plane In which they were flying. The accident took place within a cloud and particulars are not known. North of Toul our aviators to day'brought down three German two seated machines, one of our aviators bringing down two and another bring ing down one". BAPTISTS DECLARE FUSION QUESTION FULLY SETTLED Discussion on Union With the Northern Branch Not Resumed. ' (Associated Press.) Hot Springs, Ark., May 16. Presi dent J. B. Gambrell, of the Southern Baptist convention, today denied re ports that a qualified representative of the Southern Biptist convention would confer with the Northern Baptist con vention on the question of unity be tween the two Baptist bodies. . ' Dr. I. ,J. VanNess, secretary of the Sunday school bptrd, and' otHter lead era, -were equally as emphatic In- de claring reports that Bouthern Baptists were contemplating a possible union with the Northern Baptist church were without foundation. Mr. VanNess stated that doctrinal views attributed to Dr. George W. Coleman, of the Northern Baptist convention, concern ing union of other denominations with the Baptists, were not concurred In by many Southern Baptist leaders. The question of fusion, it was said, had been definitely and permanently settled by the Southern Baptists two years ago. The convention nearn tne report m the Woman's Missionary union and the laymen's movement committee. An n.iiirlcement, also was made that the' Baptist Bible institute has been fully organized and equipped at rvew r leans. and that its sessions would be- b m next October. The property ac quired for the institute was valued at $125,000. , Legal Status of Churches. A committee headed by Clifford Walker. attornev-Kencral of Georgia, reported to the convention on the legal status of the crunk-hcs. aDOtii wnicn some question had been raised. He de clared that Incorporation by the con vention In 1845 was legal, entitling the convention to own property and to ex ercise every 'right of ownership therein, but' stated that his committee wavi not ready. to report on the legal relation of the" respective administrative boards of the churches, and asked more time for study. The report of the laymen's work aroused lively Interest, particularly that portion whh-h dealt with the or ganization of committees throughout the states composed of "minute men" who are pledged to contribute a speci fied amount to the churches upon any emergency demand. The first call of such kind, it was reported, netted ,ti.OO0. ' Economy in Permanent Buildings, Says Goelhals (Associated Tress.) Washington. May 1. MaJ.-Gen. Goethals. in charge of emriarkation ana other tasks of the quartermaster-gen-eral's office, told the house military committee today that It was economy to make the buildings housing storsge depots of a permanent character, n costs only four or five cents more a ruble foot to build them of concrete than to put up temporary structures. After Oen. (locthals na.i ouinnrn the? plan to concentrate 0 per rent, or freight shipments for the army over seas at New York. 1 per cent, at Nor folk, 10 per rent, at Haiti more, and S per cent, each at Charleston. New Or leans. Boston and Philadelphia. K-p-rese-ntatlve Anthony, of Kansas, asked rlf this would not cause congestion at New York. tern. Uoethala replied that eonrentl.in at New Y'ork had been CJMtned by freight for the allies and It was contemplated to ask them to uae Other ports ss much sa possible. Italians Enter Austrian Trenches at Two Points Rome. rld fill tertat. trem-hes Mav 1. Italian Iroops csr an onne oiwiattnn re In Mrh tttr Autinn on Mnni A!'n-. r.-tween Ihe Hrent and Plate river- r en tered t n points. Th lLill;.n In- flirted heay casualties and (. pra- oneia. THREE GERMAN PLANES BAGGED U. S. Troops Northwest of Toul ' and in Lorraine See More Lively Action. OFFICIAL) COMMUNIQUE Issued, the First, Coming From Headquarters of Expedi . . tionarj 'Forces. (Associated Press.) With the American Army in France, Wednesday, May 15. (Delayed.) The first American official comi munloue Issued since the American troops entered the fighting line on a permanent basts was issued tonight. It reports Increased artillery activity northwest of Toul and In Lorraine, as weU as the destruction of three Ger man machines by two American avia tors. The statement readi: "Six p.m., headquarters American expeditionary forces: Northwest of Toul and in Lorraine there was a marked Increase in artillery activity on both sides. . , - "Today our ablators brought down three German, machines." , An earlier dispatch Wednesday from the American front In France said that Capt. Kennetri Marr, of California, had lirought down" an enemy airplane, and that Capt. David Teterson, of Honesdale, Pa., had brought down two German monoplanes In the Toul sector. Occasions Delight in Paris. , Paris. May 1. The first American commuilque was hailed with delight by this morning's Paris newspapers. "For the first time," says theMatin, "the Americans, who hitherto have contented themselves with Issuing a weekly statement of the" operations of their troops, furnish a communique at the same time as the other allies. The fact is noteworthy as a fresh mani festation of the unity of the leader ship on our front." ' Washington Comment. Washington, May' 16. Issuance of official communiques by Gen. PerBhing puts into practice the recently an nounced policy of the war 'department that all news of the operations of the American expeditionary forces must come from American headquarter int prance, une aany communique win supersede a weekly review of military operations issued by Secretary Baker, which was discontinued a fortnight ago. Secretary Baker on his visit to the American troops la France discussed the subject with Gen. Peshlng and at that time issued an order that all news regdVdlng the American expedi tionary forces In Fiance must come from Pershing's headquarters. Prac tically the only news since then of the activities of the American forces has reaehed the folks at home , through newspaper dispatches. For a time the Issuance here tf Ameri-sn casualty lists was stopped on a misunderstand ing of the order, but later the lists were resumed. While a number of reports are re ceived dally at the war department from Gen. Pershing, no military lnfor matlon other than the casualty lists Is made public here. Evidsncs of Progress. Reference In the Initial communique to the; success of American filers was the first official Intimation received here thHt American squadrons are pa trollng sectors held hy (len. 'crshlng or by his troops Jointly with the Brit ish snd French. It Is tsen as evi dence of the completion of at least part of the aviation program. RATIONING AMERICANS WOULD BE UNDEMOCRATIC (International News Hervlee.) Washington, May 1. Uatloning of the American civilian population would he -undemocratic and un-American, 1 lferbeit Hoover told a conference of delegates representing large mercan tile Interests In thirty-eight states inis tfternoon. The food administrator torn th"m of methods of more clearly vis Inning the food conservation message to the American people, snd made a Mtrnnir anneal to them to urge a vol untary readjustment of food supplies In order that the war needs of the country can be met without undue hardship on the civilian population. SEEK LAWS TO PUNSH COMMERCIAL BRIBERY (Associated Press.) Washington. May HI. Knactment of "a Mifticlent law striking at the un justifiable and vicious. practices of com mercial brllcr" was urged on congress. . Kach person participating In sny j such transaction should lie reacnea uy a criminal statute. In the opinion of the wmmlsslon, hlch recounted that Investigation bad revealed commercial brlliery to be genera1! throughout many industries. Scores of complaints have t-en Issued asainst firms guilty of the practice, but the commission, having no criminal jurisdiction, has ticrn un able to punlxh Indltlduals. and has bad to fl'al with commercial brllery only as an unfair method of competi tion, i SOVIETS GAVE NOTICE OF WILL TO OPPOSE GERMANY (Associated Press.) ' Wsshlnrton. Msv ' !. A ropy of the protest made by the soviet gov errment to the (iermsn ministry of fornsn sfTslis. on April I. against Germnn sssressions . made public to dnv bv the stat department, shows that th Puslns rave nntlce of IhHr in"-ntl.n to mol'ilue "all necessary fox es In order to rwcure the free loin and lrideiriderce rf the ItusaiMn rr. pul.llr which Is' now mrimrwt lewrid the limits estsHtshed. b Ni : JJlfst Litotsk treaty." FRENCH PAPER "PLAY UP" COMING. OF AMERICANS (Associated Press.) Paris, May The United States hat promised to have 1.600,000 fighting men in France by the end of 118, says L'Homme Libre, Premier Cle. menceau's - newspaper. These troops, it adds, must have their own organisation and services, which will mean . at least 2,000,000 specialists, workers, men in the quarter,, master's department ' and oth ers, ,.; BALTIC FLEET CALIBTO KIE Entire German Naval Strength Reported Massing at the ' Chief German Base. ACTION EXPECTED ON SEA As Part of Triple Offensive to ; Be Waged by Central Powers. (Associated Press.) London, May 16. The entire Ger man Baltic , fleet except a feyr light cruisers was recalled Inst week to Kiel, where Importunt naval forces row are being concentrated, says a dispatch from Hamburg received In Geneva and transmitted by the corre spondent of the Dally Express. (International Nswa Servics.) London, May lsV-Tha entire Ger man fleet is reported to be concentrate Ing at Kiel. The foregojng cablegram Is confirm atory of a cablegram received by the International News Service earlier In the week stating that the German fleet was expected to become active when the offensive on land is re sumed. ' .. , Kiel Is the chief German naval base. Armed Bandits Hold Up Casnieir; Bag $10,000 (International News Service,) Madison, III., May 16. Three armed bandits at noon--today held up' the cashier of the Trl-Clty state bank hero and escaped with $10,000 In currency and sliver. . PRESENCE OF AMERICANS WOULD HEARTEN ITALY (Associated Press.) Washington, Maf' Italy, In an Informal way, has made known to the United States that the presence of Americsn troops on the Italian front Is greatly tq be desired, It been me known here odav. A few thousand men under (He Americsn flag. Italian officii; Is feel, would hearten the. Ital ian civilian population and their troops. AUSTRIAN WAR OFFICE REPORTS ENEMY FOILED (International Ness Service.) Amsterdam, May Id. "Helween (he Hicnta and Plava rivers several Italian reconeolterlng thrusts were repulsed," the Austrian wsr office an nounced todiiv. according to a dls. patch from Vienna. The report add ed: "There was fighting actlvitv In the sectors of Monte Asolone snd Monte Pertlca McADOO TO APPROVE WAGE COMMISSION'S FINDINGS (International News Service.) Washington.. Mav J. Ulrector- (Jrneral of Itiiflroads Mi Ailon vlll ap prove. In sulistance, the Dndings of the ratlwav wage commission, giant lug Increases aKgieantlng $.1(10,(100,000 annually, and lloo.non.ooo buck pay. It was learned this afternoon. His de cision will be announced exily nfit week. It Is understood. ORGANIZE BOY SCOUTS AT 8HINN MEMORIAL CHURCH There will be n meeting Kilday eve ning at the Shlnn Memorial I'nlverssl lat church at 7:J0 p.m. for the purpose ff perfecting the oi ganlr.atlon of a troop of Hoy Seoul. A number have signified their Intention of Joining, and any boy Interested may become a mcm her at this meeting. SIX GERMANS TO EACH YARD OF BATTLE FRONT Is Estimated Strength of Enemy From North Sea to Oise River. So (Associated Press ) I'srts. May . 1. There are six Her ";,;:! rriHns o the yard on the crater of the I-i.iii, o-lleitisn from finm. North ru to the Mw. ,i ortlir g t the (iaulnls. wh,h hsses the etntc. ment on the information It report having reached the rcnerxl staff that lift (in nis n divisions are situated In tbl area. Ten of flwse divisions. It Is i il-1, are between .Mmpoii and Ypres. forty divisions are between Yl'ie and j Hassee snd canal and 1 'I divisions from I Jt flsssee crinslfo the ntac. On till l.lisls It Is estlouite a the (iermsn strength frmn Ypris to the rise I some sn men to fh nid rc-e,ten the northern part of the front, alxive Ypres. w In re t et inste is a third of that number. U. S. OFFICERS TO TAKE COMMAND Of Divisions on Battlefront When American Troops , Predominate. PLAN MEETS WITH FAVOR (Jen. Pershing Will Direct Brit . ish and French Units as Well as Own Men. (Associated Press.) Washington, May 16. Divisions on the western front, where American units are brigaded with Din British and French, It became known today, will fight under American commanders whenever American troopa predom inate. The plan, which means that Gen. Pershing soon may lie placed in com- mind of British and French units, as well as his own Americans, Is regarded here as especially desirable, and U ex pected to rapidly Increase the alia of the American forces on the fighting line and contribute effectively to the spirit of unity. In aditlon to this, -as Illustrative of the unity of command under which Uen. Foch directs the American and allied armies. It was stated officially that Foch commands Italian troops In Italy, as ful)y as he does American, French and British troops In France and Belgium. DIRECTORS DESIGNATE CAROLINA DIVISION Route from Asheville to Au gusta Designated As Part of the General Plan of the , Dixie Highway. At S : 45 o'clock this afternoon the directors, of the Dixie High way aouepled the proposition prs. ,. ntd at the morning salon la designate the Carolina division ss a part of the genersl highway plan. The new rout sdopted runs from Knoxvllla to Havannah, passing through Asheville, (Ireen vllle, Greenwood and Augusta, Two new directors to represent Ihe Carolina were N. Hutkner, Nashville, and T. P. L'othran. of of (Ireenevllle, H. C. The delegation guaranteed that the. road should be put In good condition lit one year. They also raised 15,000 for the Ihxlo Highway association, IJ.000 from North Carolina, 12.000 from Houlh Carolina, and H.oflU Horn , Auguwla. Oa. ILL HEALTH CAUSES RETURN OF BRIO. -GEN. BEN J. ALVORO (Associated press.) An Atlantic Port, May l.--Hrlg.-(ien. Ilenjamln -Alvmil, who has been adjutant-general On len. Prisblng's stsfT lor a year, returned today on tin American steamship because of III health. He will repoit to the war de part merit. suittseizeTll SULFERO SOL FILED (International News Service.) Atlanta. May l- Tnllcd Mtstes lllstiict Attorney Hoover Alexander has brought suit, demanding the self., lire snd conllsi Mtion of nil shipment of snlteiro sol. said to be advertised hv Ms distributors, the Hid Peiro-Hol company, of lllrnilnghiim. Als., to be a remedy fyr pellagra, dyspepsia. In digestion, asthma, chronic; abscesses and all forms of skin, blood and nerv ous troubles and which Is st present on sale at seycral drua stores in this district. Misbranding and fulsn claim are charged. FOURTEEN CONCRETE TANK SHIPS AT ONCE (AsaOflstt'd Press.) Washington. May 11. Immediate construction of fourteen coricrr t tank steamer for the fuel oil trade, with a total rapacity of lu.'i.oott tans, and of four incre.le cargo vessels, with total rsliacilv of ll'.t.oo tons, was de cided on today by the shipping boatd The new vessels wlfl he In addition to eighteen conorrte ships, totalling H7.H00 tons, for which the contracts already have been let. Klght of Hie new ships will he built orr Ihe Pacific roast and the otheia In Atlantic coast yards. Bonar Law Denies Any Change in Army Command ( Associated Press t lrndon. M:i l - Keporls that were In circulation tluit a change waa im nilneiK in the higher command f the Hrltlshjirmy In t rance were denied In the house of ri.mmi.ru (rxlsy by Chan cellor lloriar 1.. spokesman for the war raMnet. Ilepltlng to a oir.tmn Mr fionar .a suld no li .r in Ihe l.igl i r com mand had taken place nor was any In contemplation. U. S. TROOPS IN FRANCE MAKING GERMANY UNEASY . ; i . Steady Arrival of Americans Causing Great Alarm Prussian Military Critic Predicts Yankees Will Yet Play Most Important Part in Contest. (International News Service) Pari, May 16. The steady arrival of American troops in France U causing great uneasiness in Germany. Following the admission in the Berlin reichatag that it ia not known how many troops the Americana already have in Europe, Col. Gaedke, the military critic of the Vorwaerta, .ays that Americana may yet play the most important part in the great battle. Gaedke also admits the wonderful tenacity with which British and French troops have defended their positions. ENGINEER KILLED AND FIREMAN FATALLY HURT Engine of Freight Train Jumps Track Near Haleyville, Alabama. . (International Nsw flcrvlc.) Haleyville, Aa May 10, When the engine of freight train No. SI on the Mobile A Ohio railroad Jumped the track near Natural llrldge, In Win ston county, Wednesday afternoon, Knglnerr H. P. Havls. of Jackson1, Term., was Instantly killed, and the negro flremiin fatally Injured. r'fe cars loaded wlth merchandise slao Ivft the tracks. Trains were delaved sev eral hours, The damage ts estimated st several hundred dollars. DR. J. C. CANNON ELECTED BISHOP BY METHODISTS (Associated Press.) Atlsnts, (ia May H. The IW. James Cannon. Jr., of Ihe Virginia conference, was elected bishop to day al the general confiTrnra of the Methodist Kplacopal church, aouth, after' dev. R X. Parlter. of Hit) Louisiana conference ilecllneil to accept. l.aler, r. Parker slated Hist h was Hot in good heslth. Connectlonal officers elected todsy to serve four tear were Rv. It. A. Hoax, of the Central Tex conference, sec retary ot the board of church exteii. slon;"Tlev. I", N. Psrker, Unilslnn conference, secretary of the Kpworth league, ami Itev. Htonewsll Anderson. Little ' Itock conference, secretary of education, Majority and minority reports of the committee on church relation again were discussed st today's session, After several speeches. John H. Can dler asked I ir. Cannon, chairman of Ilia opinion tee, w hether Ihe majority reports absolutely reaffirmed the reso lul'on of llin general conference of 11(14 on the nVro nueatloii- W hen r. Can non .cplled In the numative, trie mi. norlty repoit was withdrawn and (tie maturity report adopted. This leaves the status of Hie negro iiueatlon In Ihe ame position In which it was left by the Oklahoma general conference. Prolonged cheorlng treclcd the sn- noutiremeiit that negotiations with the Methodist Kplsenpat c lunch would not ha dlscoiilliuied until after II geneial conference two years hence. THIRD VENIRE' CALLED JURY TO TRY DENTIST INCOMPLETE (Associated Press I rtlchmorid. Vs., May I. A third venire of twenty men, making sixty In all. was summoned this af lei noon In Older to complete (lie jury to hear the case of ir. 1 nun I J. Johnson, Ihe young dentist who Is charged with tuiiMleiing hla bride. Mis. Alice Knight Johnson. Twelve men were In tlic )uiy box when court recessed and foiirmoir are to be selected. .Many of the venire men iiucsf loned either eald Ihrv bad formed an opinion In regard In the case or were opposed to nipltril punishment. FILM. DIVISION CHARGED COMMERCIALIZING PICTURES (International Nswa Hcrvlra ) Washington. M,iv I Charges that Ihe film dvislon of the committee i n public lnfor miction Is orrimrri Isllting motion pictures of the Ameiican ex petitions i y f.o. es .were: hild before Ihe senate this afternoon by Henator Townarnd. of Michigan. CLEVELAND BUSINESS MAN TO MAKE INDUSTRIAL SURVEY (Associated Presa I Washington, May U,Cheilr A (ills, president of the Cleveland Cham lie r of Commerce. we appointed hy Ihe war IndiiSlrlee hoard tielav In make a survey of the Industtlnl resounea of the Kiuntry. KING GEORGE RECEIVES AMERICAN LABOR ENVOYS ( Aslovtsted l'r lamdon. May IS -The A.nerl.an la U,r delegation waa re.rlved by king lieoige at Hocklnshsril -alcc today. The visit lasted an hour The km, no receiving the Arm i lean hUr delegation, said; It gives the ,,.i.en and rue great phaairre to receive o.i h. i t.l.iy an.l e trn "! if Ihe evpei leio ea of out slav in ttil i" I"'"- "" agree. atil Ihrv may el-o prove interesting and helpful." DIRECTOR-GENERAL M'ADOO PROTESTS Charges Government Contrac. tors With Disorganising La ' bor by Unfair Competition. ' (International News Horvk-e ) .Wsahlngton, May 1, l)ti ecthr ' (Icneral McAdoo has protested to the department of labor Ihe action of gov eminent contractor!, in rtisoig.m Iking the labor supply by unfair com. petition with the mlli.wd admlntstia. lion, The department his been In formed that while the lAtlroads arc now hiring their labor through the government agencies, certain contrac tor, especially in the south, have re fused to co-operate with the federal labor service, and ar hiring workers by cari'Mng on extensive, advertising campaigns much to Ihe detriment of both the lallrtmds and the farms. This competitive and Irreuulur ava. tern will probably bn the Hi at to be , adjusted by the new assistant labor administrator, FVIU Frankfurter, as Ihe director-general was Informed tty Aaalstsnt Hectetai'v Peat that while the department dona not at present possess (he neccaaarv authority, It hopes to end the Placllc in lha neap future. Hlmllar complaints have been re. celved at the department of Inboc In ' gi'cst numbers during the two months, Complaint a wet recently lodged against contractors doing Ihe wruk of erecting nitrate ulunla at Muscle Hhoala, Ala., and elsewhere. Assistant Hecretary Post on the labor situation In Ihia respect: Mo long as private contractor Per. slsj in diverting men frniii each udher and robbing ihe government they are oiuv intensifying the present bad dis tribution, No private employer has any more business disorganising the industrial army than he haa dlsorgnn. Islng the military army, and snv man who la mil patrlnllo enough. t cast hli lot with other emplovers and, to take hla chances of a fulr distribu tion through a centralised govern, men! agency Is not entitled lo any privilege from the government." GERMANY CALLINOTn HER NICKEL COINAOt (Associated Piase.) Amsterdam, May !. Ueiinanv I calling In her nickel coinage, the metal of which la needed for projectiles, and J Is Inbuilt ut lug sine for minting cvlns of this class. Authority ha Juet bet n given for the mlritliiit of lo.mm.doo marks' worth of sine 10 pfennig pieces. GERMAN OFFICIALS REFUSE TO SEE REICHSTAG LEADERS (International News Mrrvkre I The Hague, May ID - fount Von llcttlliig. the Herman chancellor, and In, hiielilnienii. the lieiinsn forslgn minister, have aulvrd at lletlln from Orr man great hrad.iiarler. They are refualug In see leader tif Ihe retcbalag ilaouOle the Insistent ileiiiand Jor infoi. f mutlon concerning Kussisn- Vuslro. . tieitnan illations and the western of fensive. DAILY AIRPLANE MAIL RESUMED PER SCHEDULE (Aoclle. l'r. ) New Voik. May Is. Airplane mall aeivlce from New Voik to Washing ton, via Philadelphia, was resumed on schedule lime IimI.iV. 1.1ml. Wte I'll, n lliinsal depart, .1 In a machine from lielruoni park at 1 1 10 a.m., carrvlng nrtv pounla of mall, repre senting 6011 pieces, IPpeclal tu The XrssJ Washington. Msv Is. Ilallr air. plane mull srivlcr between Washing ton. Philadelphia and .New York. lie. gun rsieid.v. waa continued today with Pilot James C. tvtgerton leaving the Pototnai' Mtlllg Held St II I 'J a.m.. with J 3j0 pieces irf mall. GENERAL PENSIONS BILL PASSES HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY (In'si national Niti Kerk-e.) Washington. May 1 The general Pensions appropriation bill, carrying 1 1 li. oka, ooii, was pss I unanimously hv Ihe house this afternoon Tha am. Mint ia an Increase ot t!.SO,0m over ' last ) ear. SIDETRACK INQUIRY OF GEORGE CREEL'S REMARK fhitsrnstlt.i l Nso trrvw?c. Waxhlngtoii. Ma- 1 Sidetracking of liepir-MMitative Tied Iwat's resolu tion 'tailing tor an inv entigstiun of tieoige t 'reel's reiiiitik lhl he would hot rsph.lv Ihe br.ll t of i'llless "le- cause be did not rats for slumming- was piaeiitallv decide.! upon h" the house rules commit tew this afternoon I-