EL PASO HERALD LAFAYETTEFLYEHS 1 1 S. TO RAISE L1KESPRDGRAM POTATO CROP i 99 IE S OF REICHSTAG FILL OFF ANGHYATU mmm NTDURlNG THE WARi SEVEN BILLION Veterans Resent Demand That They Serve Under American Officers Who Have Never Been Under Fire Prefer To Remain Under the French Flag. By FRED B. riTXEl. Th.s is the last of a series of articles o n condition Id Frjnc by Fred B. Plt t v , the New York Tribune correspond nt, who turn Just returned from that coun f. He was In France when the war star td. has ben sendinc war dispatches to ih.a paper rvr since, and Is abole to rep rt many facts hitherto unpublished by mail or abl. THERE ha been great objection among the members of the merican aviation squadron ith the Trench army known as th J-afa; ette escadriile, to changing from the French to the American ser- .ce on account of the treatment they f long received from the American mernment. which was continued in T hat v. as to the aviators an even : nrc objectionable form after Amer ica. mtrened in the war. It was a difficult thing to persuade i American aviators that they ,Lht to fly for this country. As re- r- as the middle of June a ma- - ty of the members of the Eafay fttp escadriile were against changing thtir uniforms, and they demanded considerable concessions before the American army could get them. i p to the moment this country went into the war there was only ne member of the Lafayette esca driile who was officially recognized at te American embassy at Paris as i wng a living human being. This was L,"jt. William Thaw, who owed the fact that he was officially known to net to his brother, Benjamin Thaw, an under secretary at the embassy. Lieut Thaw could drive up openly to :he embassy In his automobile and go in and out without fear. Some of the other fliers could visit their friends n ti e embassy men who were will nET to take a chance but officially me hari no existence. Coldly Received at Embassy. Thf same thing was true of all Americans in service In any branch of the French armies. Foreign legionnaires used to be hugely disap pointed on going to the embassy with i lie idea that they were going to get J touri with their own country, only ' find themselves received in the coldest possible manner and be told w.ai America had no interest in them a id did not recognize their existence, I'ngencies of the diplomatic situa tion were the official reason for the treatment, but that was no salve to the feelings of the outcasts. There was great bitterness among all the Americans in the French armies, and this was more true of the aviators than of any other branch of: the service. When America went Intoj :he war and the question of taking1 o er the Lafayette eecadrille was rrooted. the large majority of the aviators were forcible In their decla rations that they would never fly under the American flag. j At the embassy, of course, they at once became once more living per-1 sons. One heard of "our brave filers' their names were looked op so that they could be spoken of in familiar terms. It was "our boys at the front, Huge Joke tm the Ameriennt. All this was a huge joke to the aviators, as was secretary Lansing's message to the escadriile. sent soon after the American intervention. "Fine lot of bunk, the aviators said. "We have been dead for two years and a half, and now we sudden ly become heroes. Great stuff!" Then came the proposition for them to go into American uniforms and fly under the American flag. "This, said the aviators, "is a very cheap way for America to acquire glory and efficiency at the expense of the French government. France has spent just about J 1.000.000 in teach ing us to flv and suDPlvina- us with machines to fly in. We have been fly ing at the front: we have made a cer tain record for ability, energy and efficient-v. readiness and even anxiety to fight, and now America, which has refused for more than two years to recognize us. would take all this over from trance ior noming. we are French soldiers and we will remain A small detention from the esea drills went to the embassy, however. to una out on .flat terms tney were to be taken into the American ser vice. "You will Ko in witgi the same rank that yon hold in the French armj," they were told. Only one of the Americans. Lieut. Thaw, held ' a commission in the French army. The other American aviators were sergeants and corporals. Lofbery Under a Fledsllnir "This means." said th svtetnn "that such a man as Lofbery. the only American 'see,' a man who has brought down ten Germans, will have to go into the American service as a noncom and be under the command of a fledgling; who has never seen a battlefield, much less flown over the lines, or been in a fight in the air. "Is that what you call a square deal?" they asked. America was inflexible. They must enter the American service m-;th their rank in the French army. "Don't you take into account our experience?" the aviators asked. "Do yon think that men who have done their flying at Fort Meyer or Mineola are competent to teach us anything?" "If we do consent to fly under the American flag." they said, " we must be commissioned officers." It could not be done, could not even i About Two Billions To Be Raised By Taxation; Remainder By Bonds. Washington, D. C. July !8. Con gress today faced the task of raising 17,000.000,000 additional revenue need ed to run the government during the coming jear. This enormous sum Is called for in estimates furnished by secretary McAdoo. putting the coat of the war for the year at $10,735,807,000. exclusive of loans to the allies. Should extension of credit to the allies be continued at the rate now prevailing. 14,500.000,000 of new reve nue would be required, bringing the CTand total of war expenditures for the ear up to more than S15.000,- K,W,e,Wl Br Taxallun. It seemed to be generally agreed today that of the total of 57.000,000. 000. about 12,000,000,000 wonld be raised by taxation and the balance by issuance of bonds and treasury cer tificates ox inneoieaness. The senate finance committee to day continued work toward revising the war tax bill in the light of the new estimates. It is expected that the bill, which now totals about $1. C70.70,0e will be raised about . 000.000 chiefly through the imposition in increases excess profits and possi bly tobacco taxes. Hnl.e $3,000,000,000 lly Bonds. This would leave a balance of about $5,000,000,000 of the new expenses to ue raisea Dy Donas, not including tne additional $2,000,000,000 in bonds proposed by secretary McAdoo for iurtner loans to the allies. There is much sentiment in the sen ate finance committee to have the new bonds in serial form at four per cent interest. be considered. They must be "non- coms in tne American army, bo tney said unanimously that they would re main in the French army. Another thing they wanted to know about was what machines they would use under the American flag. Having had experience in the air. they would not consent to go up to ngnt jn a ma chine that would make only 80 milei an hour, while the Germans would be in machines that would go nearly twice as fast. The best information they could get was that they would have to use American machines and they were unanimous In their con demnation of American machines. To Solve the Problem. "There are two ways to solve the American airplane problem." an offi cial of the ministry of munitions said to me. "Your trouble is chiefly with your engines. You don't make an en gine that will do the work and stand the strain. If it will do the work, it can't stand the strain. If it will stand the strain, it can't do the work. "The best solution is either to send American mechanics to France to work in the French airplane factories and help ns turn out our machines mora rapidly, or to send French ex- WHOLESALE RETAIL WEST SAN ANTCrilO B LEON STS, PHONES 4ZOO d 4201 Mr. Ford Owner, 1 Paso, Texas. Dear Sir: There sre now nearly 8000 Ford owners in our territory and we regret that we cannot talk to each one personally. That's the "why of this notice. 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Philip Scheidemann, Socialist mem ber of the reichstag. jesterday gave the views of the Socialists on their participation in the government. Herr Scheidemann said if a parliamentary government was formed with a pro gram the Socialists mould approve they must participate and share the responsibility. If, however, members of the reichstag were only to become subordinates to under secretaries and chancelories, they would not accept the invitation to participate. Want I'eaee With Kmnla. Herr Scheidemann said it was nec essary to defend Germany against Russia as long as it was an enemy, but the Socialists did not desire to see the fruit of the revolution de stroyed. He sets hopes for a speedy peace upon the Russian Socialists, but not the Maximalists, who transformed brother strife into brother murder and involved the country and army in deep trouble. This should serve as a warning to the German oScialists not to follow dangerous advice from abroad to work for a revolution amidst war. Would Reatore Belgium. Herr Scheidemann also said that to attain peace all sides must hold fast to the program of the soldiers and workmen's delegates and the German reichstag. uninfluenced by a momen tary military situation. He warned against a new attempt to offer Rus sia separate eeace and declared that announcement should be made that Germany has no desire for conquest on any side and that Belgian inde pendence would be guaranteed, as well as the integrity of France. perts to America to teach you to make engines. I think the best way would be to send the French experts to America, because you have the oppor tunity to establish so many new air plane factories there, and the produc tion could be so much more largely increased, if you could make a satis factory machine in America." Kefae to Fly for America. But th. net result was that the American aviators in France would not fly under the American flag. Many stories were sent out from Paris that the members of the Lafayette esca driile were in American uniform, that thev were flying under the American flag, that they had the American flag painted on the sides of their ma chines. Little Genet, a splendid boy, was said to be the first ore killed un der the Stars and Stripe. The stories were mistaken. Genet died in the French uniform and in the French service. The Lafayette esca driile continued to fly under the French flag and its membere were French soldiers. The two problems of the machine and commissions had to be solved, and the members of the Lafayette escadriile were practically a unit that they would only go into the American army as commissioned officers. "France can turn the escadriile over to the use of the American army." they said, "but we will remain French soldiers, flying under the French flag, loaned to America. We will not be ofrced into the American uniform. For two years America refused to recognize our existence. We were told that we had forfeited our citizenship by enlisting in the French army and we cannot be driven into the Ameri can army now on the plea that we are American citizens." Copyright. 1917, The Tribune Association. "Warning Issued To Be Pre pared For Decrease; Po tatoes May be Dried. Washington. D. r . July 28. Warn 'ig that this year's po'sto crop mictat not reach the 4i-'.0'i0.000 bushel lec ord production forecast for it. be cause of poor seed, scanty fertilizing, high prices and possibility of diseased plants, was issued today by Lou D. Sweet, the Colorado potato expert, connected ith the food administra tion. Municipal storage in cities and towns is urged by Mr. Sweet to en able producers to sell at a figure Just to themselves and to enable the buy er, particularly the poor buyer, to buy as he needs, "without paying tribute to speculators or middlemen who control a certain amount of storage space." Would Sell hy I'ouml. Careful grading and precautions to prevent rot are urged and a reform in selling methods advocated by which buyers can purchase potatoes by the pound instead of by measure. "It is highly possible." said Sweet, "that the food admlnits ration will attempt to get around the problem of transportation for the crop by call ing into use the established European practice of drying potatoes, prying reduces the potato to one-fifth its original balk, causes It to lose none of its food value, saves storage space. reduces the tax on transportation ta cilities and the potatoes keep well nigh indefinitely in common storage." BRITAIN HAS 5,08,W TROOPS IN WAR SERVICE ' Paris, France. July 28. David Lloyd j George, the British premier, yester- , day said that Great Britain now had . between S.OoO.OOO and 5.50n,000 sol- , diers enroled, not counting 400.000 to 450,000 belonging to the navy, or nearly l.OCO.000 men from the do minions and colonies. Great Britain had placed at the disposition of her allies, he added from 1.500.000 to 2.000.000 tons of merchant ships. Next year's building nroerrani for merchant ships, which already nas oegun. amounts to 000 tons or twice as much as in a good year during peace times. Al luding to the campaign against sub marines Mr. Lloyd George said: "The diminution In shipping losse3 is Ineontestible. It is Impossible to abandon the subject without paying homage to the aid given by the Ame-i can navy, both regarding the organi zation of convoys and by torpedo boat destroyers, which have rendered an invaluable service." WFFK NEXT week we will devote special at tention to demonstrating "Pyrex" Oven Ware. This is the greatest advance that has been made in cooking utensils. We will be glad to explain the many advan tages of this ware and show you the splen did assortment we carry. 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Speeches were delivered by army ! and navy men during the afternoon, i and in the evening senator James ' Hamilton Leais. governor Goodrich i of Indiana, and John J. Brown, au I preme chancelor of the Pythian or der, will speak. A band concert was ! a feature of the afternoon and Ruth j Law flew over the meeting place. I dropping paper "bombs" appealing for recruits. ALL TUCSON ELIGIBLES CAN'T FILL UP QUOTA Tucson, Ariz, Juy IS. That every eligible in Pima county will be needed tu make un the couutv'a draft n:ota of 2i, and it will not be filled even 1 then, owing to the large percentage of aliens and registrants who have had tuberculosis wa? the statement of counciman W. Sulhnger to lhe city j council lari nignt. The statement was based on an analysis of Pima county draft figures made by the exemption board. Forty percent of those registered are aliens. The council discussed th. advisability ot taking up with the governor the matter of a fair apportionment. SISTER OF LORD KITCHNER BELIEVES HIM STILL ALIVE , Londc.i. Eng. July i8. The state- , ment by Mrs. Parker, sister of lord , Kitchener, that she believes her brother t' be alive and did not go down with the cruiser Hampshire, has revived a rumor which has re-1 curred in England during the past j year. Asked by an Interviewer yes- i terday on what grounds she based her belief Mrs. Parker replied: I "I cannot tell you on what grounds j I believe It: in fact. I do not want to go into any details whatever." The original rumor was that a let ter had been receives xrom a tsriusn i prisoner in Germany saying that lord Kitchener was a prisoner there. The letter was never traced and the ru mor was considered a canard. j RED CROSS IN FRANCE i NEEDS 50 AUTOMOBILE MEM , Washington. D. C, July J. 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