Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 151, 7 May 1918 — Page 9

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The truck that will transport America's army supplies is at work. Officially, it is known as Class "B" Military Truck, but its pet name tmong the army men who like it, is "Truck B." It is for use in the Quartermaster's department only, but since this department has charge of the transportation for the army, it means that "Truck B" delivers the goods to rur fighting forces. It is the heavifst of the quartermaster trucks. It s a four-cylinder engine and is rnpable of carrying from three to t.ve tons. Instead of waiting for railroad l-ansportation, the Quartermaster General is detailing officers and men to drive the trucks overland. There are two reasons for this. One is, Jhat it saves badly needed cargo space on the railroads; the other is that the army officers are not only making a test of the trucks but a test of the men who drive them. Trucks Travel In Fleet. , The trucks travel In fleets, now wending their way ever- different arteries of traffic The first test tun was from Lima. Ohio to Baltimore, Maryland, under the supervision of men from Camps Meade and Pevens, vho brought twenty trueks across the country without a hitch. Not one man in the detachment had even r e en one of the trucks until called on to drive it. The officer observers who accompanied the men gave no instructions. Their idea was to see l ow a detachment if soldiers would handle the trucks when delivered in France. Another fleet is now on ite way from Chicago to Camp Dodge, Iowa. This fleet is made up of sixteen trucks. Truck B's Tremendous Power. The tremendous power of the new "trucks, army officers say, was shown bv the faet that no hill was reached which they "could not climb on "high." Only ence, they say. was low gear resorted to and that was ft a notorious mudhole near East Palestine. Ohio. There, the first few trucks went through on low pear. When it was found that they pot throua-h easily on "low", the others followed on "second.' In crossing mountains, high gear was used except in rounding turns where the trucks slowed down for safety. The entire trip of approximately 550 miles was made In a total runring time of 77 hours and a fraction, "he average mileage was 3 . miles a gallon. The trueks traveled at a rnte of 60 miles a day, the running time being about seven miles an hour. ' Made By 146 Motor Companies. 1 "Truck B" is to be the standard Heavy truck of the army. It is so Thoroughly standardized that, although it is being made by 146 different motor manufacturing firms, every part of every truck, even to the nuts and bolts, is identical. It designed, by s-a committee of automobile engineers from many

FOE MUST AWAIT MEN AND POWDER; ALLIESJM PROVE Situation Is Better Than at

Any Time Since Great I Drive. ' (Dy Associated Press) WASHINGTON, D., C, May 7. The situation for the allies on the western front has improved considerably since the failure of the German drive on April 29, in the opinion of the British military mission here. "The enemy," the statement said, "has not renewed his attacks la France since his fifth costly failure, on April 29, when the divisions engaged suffered so severely that they had to be withdrawn, and fresh divisions will have to be substituted before the enemy can renew the offensive. Enemy Losses Increased. "Since the first few days of the present battle the German casualties have been increasing as quickly in proportion as the allied casualties have decreased, and now, with the French and fresh British reserves available, the situation, through bound to be an anxious one for some time yet, has considerably improved. ' "Df'spite the ordeal through which, they have passed and their casualties, the British have never been in finer fptfle. and all along the line Is to be found the quiet confidence of men who have faced the worst and overcome It. New Draft Does Well. "One of the mofit remarkable features of the recent fighting has been the magnificent conduct of the new draft. These have faced the continuous deluge of shells and gas bombard

ments like hardened veterans, and their behavior has had much to do with the high morale which permeates all ranks at the present time. "During the recent fighting the enemy's expenditure of ammunition ha teen enormous. The intense bombardment previous to the attack on April 29 lasted for over fifteen hours, and, carried out as it was with the utmost Intensity and concentration ever yet achieved during the war, must have emptied his dumps and caused the present lull in the fighting whilst he replenishes his depots."

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Deaths and Funerals. DEARING The body , of James Denring was taken to the 'home of his sister.ln-law, Mrs. Fred Barton, 110 South Fourteenth street. Friends may call at any time. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. SMALL Earl C. Small, died at his home. 117 North C street, Tuesday morning. He has been a resident of Richmond all his life. He Is survived l'V i.I.h mother, Mrs. Delilah Hurley. I'UNerr. announcement will be made l.v.cr.

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companies who gave their services to the Government free. The engine is a remarkable piece of work, it is said, thoroughly simple and vet producing tremendous power. Automor bile engineers pronounce it one of the greatest products of the war. The motor division of the Quartermaster General's Corps of tne army has changed the system of shipment vf trucks so as to cut off three-fo'rths of the space required on board ship. A truck, standing, usually occupies 1,000 cubic feet of space. Truck B is being taken down at the porta of embarkation and packed so it occupies only 250 cubic feet.

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The new truck, now being turned out by the thousand in many different motor truck plants, is to become one of the principal means of transporting supplies from the seaports of France to American troops at the front. Not only is the truck doing all that is expected of it but it is being produced rapidly in quantities

On March 30, the trucks were being turned out at the rate of thirty a day. On April 8, they were being turned out at the rata of forty a day. So steadily is the productive capacity growing that by June, it is .aid, they will come forth from the'

factories at the rate of 1U0 a flay and after that in whatever numbers

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Arrest Local Deserter at Dayton Aviation Field Percy Huston, colored, for whom the selective service board has been searching since December last, and who is wanted as a deserter, was arrested at Wright field near Dayton, O., Monday, according to word received here Tuesday. Clem Carr, chairman of the selective service board, recently made a trip to Dayton and missed catching Huston by a few hours. Huston was brought to Richmond and is being held for the federal authorities.

TROOPS CONFIDENT SAYS CONGRESSMAN

"The confidence of General Pershing that we can and will win the war, is shared by every American soldier in France," according to Rep. Charles B. Timblrlake of Colorado, who will ppeak here Friday evening, lay 10. "They are all glad they are over there, and they are anxious to get into it," says the congressman, "but they are not going to be put into the danger line until they are well trained, and understand all that trench warfare means. Our allies are anxious for the boys to get into service, but they do not want them until they are prepared. They want us to send a big army over there but not until we can send supplies to take care of them, and also supplies for the allies, because we must feed them also. They cannot feed themselves." Rep. Tlmberlake visited the battle front in Europe in October, 1917, with nine other congressmen. They were given an opportunity to visit many places not generally opened to visitors to the war zone, and were guests of French and British officers, as representatives of the United States government. The trip to the war zone will be described by Rep. Timberlake in his lec

ture here Friday, at which time the Red Cross war fund drive will be

launched. The lecture will be given at the high school auditorium. Mass singing of patriotic songs will be a part of the program.

BUTLER PROTESTS EARLHAM GAME

tiionor Memory of Those

Who Died On Lusitania

Butler authorities have decided to protest the Butler-Earlham game played at Earlham last Friday. After a conference with Coach Forsythe, the Butler college athletic committee decided to protest the game on tho grounds that the umpire was incompetent. It is said that Coach Ray B. Mowe admitted that the decisions of the umpire were incorrect. Home of Richmond, umpired the game. The committee alleges that Home made four blunders. In the opening innings, Gywn was called out at second base on a force play when it is claimed that Tietz, Earlham second sacker did not touch the man or the bag. Home ruled the man out as the second baseman was on the base line. In the sixth inning when Meyers of Butler, third baseman on the third out,

J threw an Earlham man out at first, a

man crossing home plate on the throw. The umpire ruled that the man crossed

the plate before the throw to first was

completed.

On one occasion they claim a Butler man slid into home safely and was not

touched by Raiford, the Quaker catcher, who they say was rolling on the

ground after the ball.

After two outs had been made by

the Butlerites, the man at bat fanned

and Raiford, Quaker catcher missed

the ball and the man at bat was ruled out by the umpire. A petition has been made by the Butler managemeut

for another contest.

(By Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Mav 7. A win-the-war meeting, in memory of those who lost their lives on the Lusitania three years ago today, will be held in Carnegie Hall tonight, under the auspices of the American Defense society. Theodore Roosevelt and Senator Robert L. Owen Of Oklahoma will be the principal speakers. A memorial service for the Lusitania dead held today at Trinity church, was attended by delegations from local and state patriotic societies.

FURTHER SAVING OF MEAT ASKED

Body of Charles Moravec Still Held in Richmond The body of Charles Moravec, of Dubuque, Iowa, is being held at the Doan Undertaking parlors, no word as to its dispccal having been received from Moravec's home. It is believed that Moravec who was a Bohemian, has no relatives in this country. Moravec committed suicide on a Pennsylvania passenger train enroute to Richmond Monday, by cutting the arteries in his arms and legs. It is not known what caused the man to take his 111.

THOMAS NEWTON WELL

Thomas Newton, who was injured eight weeks ago in an automobile accident near Eaton, O., returned to bis home In Zanesvllle, O., Tuesday. He has been confined at Reid Memorial hospital. Mrs. Newton has been living here also.

Postoffice Here Feels Effect of Man Shortage

The Richmond postoffice is feeling

the effects of the labor shortage resulting from the war. Three of the postoffice employes, Erntst McLain, Paul Druley and Roy Reynolds, have already gone into service, and thiee more are of draft age and will probably be called soon. Trained men are required for postoffice work, and this makes It more difficult to replace the men who have been called into service.

Liberty Trucks Now Moving Through City Sixty khaki covered government trucks, resembling horseless prairie schooners, passed through Richmond, Sunday and Monday enroute to the Atlantic coast. The last group camped at Athletic park. He said that four more companies would follow soon.

Tri-County Veterinarian Body to Meet Here A meeting of the Tri-County Veterinarian association will be held here at the court house Wednesday afternoon at 1 o'clock.

O'ROURKE IS SOLD.

NEW YORK, May 7 Frank O'Rourke, Brooklyn lnfielder, has been sold to New London.

Harry Gilbert, Wayne county food administrator, received the following telegram from the United States food administration, relative to the consumption of meats: ''The food administrator is extremely desirous of securing economy in

j consumption of all kinds of meats

witnout reinstallation or meatless aay for present. "Seasonal decline in volume of animals coming to market is now in progress and its volume will undoubtedly further decrease during the next few months as is usual, but probable amount of such decrease is yet obscure. The necessities for shipment abroad to our army and allies are very large and amount to roughly seventyfive million pounds meat and meat products of all kinds per week against pre-war normal of less than fifteen million pounds. Even with these large shipments the allies have found it necessary to reduce consumption on all kinds of meats and poultry to an average of about one and one-quarter pounds per week per person in order that no further draft should be made upon shipping that is now required for the transport for our soldiers. "Our consumption of meat is about three and one-quarter pounds per week per person and if we are to make both ends balance during short j marketing season we must havey'ur-j ther economy. j j "If the public will continue in '.Igor-

ous elimination of waste and will further economize by reducing quanti

ties prepared for each meal of all kinds of meat and poultry and more

particularly beef and will restrict

their purchases accordingly. The food administration hopes that the neces

sary balance, can be maintained.

"Several advance to these recom

mendations will avoid the inconven

iences which arise in many directions

from meatless days and will cause less interference in daily preparation of food. There is now a seasonable abundance of milk products which can well be substituted in various forms. Shortage of fish during past several months due to necessity of naval requisitioning of trawlers and enlisted fishermen for navy should soon be considerably relieved by the expansion which has been arranged in other forms of fishing." '

Miss Louise Phillips Freeman, of Cincinnati, is a first grade wireless operator in the radio corps.

SUFFRAGE BILL SET FOR SENATE TEST ON FRIDAY

Women Believe They Have Enough Votes to Pass the Measure. WASHINGTON, D- C, May 7 Confident that they at last have the votes needed to put through the resolution proposing to amend the consti

tution of the United States to give women the vote, the friends of suffrage in the senate today announced they would bring the resolution up for consideration on Friday. Senator Jones of New Mexico, chairman of the woman suffrage committee, gave notice that immediately following the morning business on Friday he would move to take up the resolution. After waiting for weeks and months, the suffrage supporters have determined now to put the resolution to the test in the senate. Changes in Senate. It passed the house in January. But at that time there were not enough votes for the resolution to put it through the senate. Since then, however, there have been several changes in th senate owing to death and to the filling of vacancies caused by death. Also the suffrage hosts have

brought to bear all their influence on various members, some of whom they have brought round to support the

resolution. Senator Jones first asked unani

mous consent that a vote be taken on the resolution on Thursday at 4 p. m., but Smith of South Carolina objected

to this. He then asked that the sen

ate make it a special order of business

for that day, but again Smith objected. Made Special Order. Senator Jones finally moved to make the resolution a special order of business on Friday at 1 o'clock. His motion was defeated, the vote being 40 ayes to 21 nays. Under the rules of the senate it requires a twothirds vote to make a measure the special order of business on a certain date. As it also requires a twothirds vote to put through a constitutional amendment, the opponents of woman suffrage at first were inclined to count the vote a victory. But an examination of the vote, which showed that at least one senator, Senator Vardaman of - Mississippi, wbd voted against Jones' motion, when In reality he te in favor of woman suffrage, changed the aspect. Also it was said that at least three senators were in the capitol who would have voted for making the resolution a special order of business had they been notified Of what was going on.

Milton Young Dies; Owner of Thoroughbreds LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 7 Milton Young, former chairman of the Kentucky state racing commission and for many years one of the most prominent race horse breeder in the

state, died at his home at Lexington, Ky., Sunday of uraemic poisoning.. He was 67 years old. He . had owned many famous thoroughbreds, the star of which was the mighty Hanover.

Dr. Edwards to Address Western Yearly Meeting President David Edwards of Earlham college, will be one of the speakers at the Ministers' and Workers' conference of the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends being held in Bloomingdale Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Dr. Alexander Purdy of Earlham college will conduct a series of Bible studies, and Walter Woodward of Richmond, general secretary of the Five Years Friends Meeting, will take part in the conference.

Coal properties will be developed by the Furnace Coal Mining Co., Ashland, Ky., incorporated with $100,000 capital.

tt,h-.' "oamit crop is estimated to be 1,147,000 long ton3.

CONTRIBUTIONS TO K. OF C. WAR FUND

The war fund drive being conducted this week by Knights of Columbus is meeting with generous response, according to John J. Harrington, Jr.. county chairman of the drive. The county quota for the campaign is $7,500. Following is a partial list of contributors: Dr. S. E. Smith, $25; Dr. Charles Marvel, $25; E. G. Hibbard. $25; S. W. Hayes, $25; Dr. F. W. Krueger. $5; Dr. J. H. Kinsey, $10; Dr. R. Schilllnger, $5; Dr. M. F. Johnson, $2; O. H. Little, $5; E. G. Hill, $6; Web. Perry. $1; Sherman J. Brown, $1; J. S. Green, $1; Bertha Walterman. $2.00; Charles H. Haner, $3; H. C. Hasemeier, $25; Piatt & Sauder, $1; Sol Frankel, $2.00; Romey Furniture Co., $10; George L. Cates, $10; H. J. Hanes $5.00; Miller Harness Store, $2.00; S. S. Kresge Co., $15.00.

5,621 Children of School Age in Richmond The school enumeration of Richmond, which has Just been completed, shows 5,621 children of school age in. the city this year. The number of children of school age for this year is 57 less than last year.

MONSTER MEMORIAL SERVICE. HAVANA, May 7. A monster mfr mortal service was held today in honor of the late representative William A. Jones, author of the , Philippine Home rule bill.

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