FIRST MEDAL 10 ADMIRAL COWIE ——— Reward for Great Work In Liderty Loan Campaign Tm ——— GIVES CREDIT TO THE NAVY Medals Made From Captured German Guns—Navy, Through Admiral Cowie Largely Oversubscribed its Allotments. Washington. —The first of the spe cial medals for distinguished services in connection with the Liberty Loans was presented by Secretary of the Treasury Glass to Rear Admiral Thomas J. Cowie, U. 8. N,, whose lead- ership was responsible for the ex ceptional records made by the Navy in the Third and Fourth Liberty Loans. The first three of these medals, which have been made from captured German guns, will go to President Wilson, former Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and to Becre- tary of the Treasury Glass. These three have not yet been presented. The first actual presentation was that to Admiral Cowie, In accepting the honor Admiral Cowie in a few words made it clear that he appreciated the fact that the medal was conferred on him as the representative of the Navy, which had by its stirring and patriotic example done so much for the success of the Liberty Loans. He said: . “Not to me individually, but as the representative of the Navy, which did as bravely in the battle of the bonds as it did on the high seas; does this honor come: and it is on behalf of that Navy which led the nation over the top in the Third and Fourth Liberty Loans, and which is sure to be in the forefront in the coming Victory erty Loan, that I am proud to accept this symbol of the Navy's triumph.” Admiral Thomas J. Cowie bas been placed by Secretary of the Navy Daniels in supreme command of the Navy's Victory Liberty Loan, plans tor which he has already well way. In the Fourth Loan, when country at large seemed to be ging behind, while the Navy was sub- scribing over $1,000,000 a day, It was Admiral Cowie who induced Secretary McAdoo to issue the slogan, “Match the Navy,” Mr. McAdoo being firet to match the Navy with a $100 pond, go that the rest of the country guickly followed the example. In the Fourth Loan the Navy's quota was $25.000,000; ite total subscription rose to over $48,000,000. 106 FLYERS LOST AT FT. WORTH. 17 Months. Fort Worth, Texas.—Records show that at three Fort Worth air fields, all enlisted men were dis charged, 106 men were killed from November 7, 1917. to April 1, 191% During the time the British Royal Fly- ing Corps trained its squadrons here 60 students, officers and mechanics met fatal mishaps. Since the Amer jcans took over the fields 56 have been killed. day and THE COUNTRY AT LARGE. A fund of $300,000 is provided the relief and benefit of Armenians” in the Armenian filed today, valued at $1,000,000. Gulbeakian was murdered in his store last July. rug dealer, of New York. geon-general of the United States Army. and a party of sanitary experts arrived at Panama, hey will leave gext Monday for Guayaquil, Ecuador, to investigate sanitary conditions in that port. Plzns for extending the American tide and leather business to all parts of the world were discussed at a meeting of the Tanners’ Council of the United States, held in Boston. The American Medical Association's Journal shows by statistics from many eities a gratifying reduction in the mortality from typhoid, especially in Detroit and Baltimore. Royal Dutch Shell Oil interests have acquired control of the Mexican Eagle ©il Company, Ltd, a Lord Cowdray property, with oll concessions in five states in Mexico. jeneral Aurelio Blanquet and staff have landed on the coast of Vera Cruz 0 reorganize the Diaz forces and to overthrow the Carranza government. Five of the nine bandits belonging to the famous “Chico Cano” band, were killed by Cavalry troops on the Mexican gide of the Rio Grande. The United States government has withdrawn its proposals to purchase the British-owned tonnage of the In. ternational Mercantile’ Marine. The Railroad Administration cane celled the embargo on all graing for all primary markets and discontinued he permit system. A number of war nurses, in charge of Elizabeth Folockemer, of Princess Anne, Md, arrived at New York from France, Ohio Anti-Saloon leaders have asked the courts to prevent a referendum of A SAR TI 18 AS MAKING READY FOR THE OGEAN FLIGHT ate With U. S. Navy PATROL FOR ENTIRE COURSE British Ships And American Destroy- ers Will Patrol The Course From St. Johns, Newfoundiand, To The Azores. Washington co-operate with the American | in patroling the course to be followed by American naval seaplanes in the projected flight across the Atlantic | Ocean next month, It was learned at ithe Navy Department that from 40 | to 50 British ships would be on duly { from the Azores to the British where, under present plans, the fight will end, Navy jules American destroyers will patrol the from St. Johns, N. F. to the From 50 to 60 of the craflt used, and they will be sta at intervals of than 204 i Course Azores will be tioned wiles. Along the less greater part of the course there will be an almost continuous stream of army transporis going to and returning from France, and these | vessels will form additional safe guards for the crews of the machipes | in event accidents force any of the {eraft to descend. With reasonably | good weather the planes ride {on the water while minor repairs were o the motors. there could i being made t will be thie start Under present | five men in the of esch of | two or three planes to make the Hesides the navigating officer in com mand, there will be two pilots, a radio | operator and -& mechanician. Later { however, it may be decided to add an { additional pilot. The course of the flight will be com pletely charted in advance by vessels, Careful study is now made of weather conditions and the winds usually prevailing, this data | having been gathered by the Weather { Bureau and by government ships. As la result of recent experiments with i radio telephones, some naval officers believe that it will be possible for the planes to be in communication with | shore throughout the flight, and each | boat also will be equipped with wire | less outfith, go as to maintain contact | with the patrolling destroyers and i passing transports or other vessels. plans Crew naval being BATTLE CASUALTIES END. War Department Publishes Final Fig ures For War, Washington, D. C.-—-The list of bat tle casualties, announced by the War | Department, comes to an end with this | publication. The summary of casualties to date is printed below: Killed in action (including 381 lost at seaj).... Died of wounds, Died of disease Died from accident and other causes . Wounded in action (over 85 per cent, returned). ... Missing in action (not includ. ing prisoners released and returned) .....scowavisrans 32,178 EE 3.850 154,362 SEEN 5,019 ————— bi Total to date. ......co.vivvve. 210207 SB AA I 500A RECRUITING BY AIRPLANE. Part Of The U. 8. Army's Whirlwind Campaign. Ll New York.—Reecruiting by airplane is to be adopecd as part of "a whirl wind campaign” by the army for en listing its new pence forces, it was announced at the local headqaarters of the army recruiting service. From air service stations throughout the country aviators will shortly start forth to swoop down on anything that looks like a town and convert young men to the desirability of an.army career, WILL REORGANIZE NATIONAL GUAR Tentative Plans Framed War Department — Provision Has Been Made Tentatively For The Assignment Of 389 Officers From The Reg ular Army. Washington ~~ Tentative plans heen framed by the War Department for the reorganization of the National Guard on the old lédivision basis, should Congress eventually decide continue the state service as a portion of the settled military of country, The effect to restore the National Guard actly the same stains i dratted into the Federal service Revised tables of organization, cov ering elements of the military pro gram, show that the War Department has provided tentalively, for signment of 3838 officers from ular army of 1.000 structors admini training of the Nothing has preparation said olicy Gi ex the as the reg sergeant in stration and Guard the and to the National done beyond table, but it department that policy new been this at the change in of wi today falling by Congress, the ganized it Federal service at the War. Under Guard, £ omposed military guard would be re« when taken int cutbreak of the any an wan and Nat organized militia.” of 144 infan ié 32 field artilie regiments the CoO £ arti existing law fonal oF would caval in he try, ry and ry addition to At the full R00 men per Congr 1rd . sags it unis of wry contemplated rengih under the National Defense Act sid strength in of The department's these tentative plan to a request of the of Congress Secretary Baker p the reorganizat army with an 509 060 officers and National Gus have a S00 Oi wo eCXCess men preparation wag in responso iilitary committee itted at the time ssented his bill of the regular aggresate strength men sub: of WHY AMERICANS HELD OFF. Commons. London of Commons in the Questioned as to why Blagovestich the anese in the fighting at ensk. Siberia, Winston Churchill, Minister of War, that the American . commander had said that the force which was attacking the Jap- | might prove to one of in | furrectionary Husgian peasants ‘were mistaken for Bolsheviki. replied | ANese bao | WADOO TO AID HINES. To Be Raliroad Administration Coun sel Without Pay. Walker I), Hines, Di rector General of Railroads, here on lan inspection trip, announced that William G. McAdoo, former Director i General, had consented to act ar spo j cial counsel for the Railroad Admin { istration with reference to matters arising from the state of New York. ! Director Hines said that Mr. McAdoo, in giving his consent, stipulated that he be permitted to serve without re muneration. ———————————— S200 0 Ss RIFLES SENT TO MEXICO. i Atlanta, Ga. 5,000 American Guns To Be Used Against Villa, El Pago, Texas Five thousand American-made rifle. were exported to Mexico from here for the use of the Mexican Federal Army in the north in pursuing Francisco Villa and his bands and in guarding American and other foreign owned plants in the northern part of the republic. The rifles were shipped here from New Haven, Conn. on a special permit from the State [PRESIDENT WARNS PEAGE COUNCIL Delegates Must Stop Talking and Agree on Terms ——————— STANDS ORLANDO FIRM President Wilson's Threat Came After An Extended Session In Whish Much Oratory Was Expended. Paris~—What is construed as =a warning that the world could not long countenance further delay in the ad Justment of peace was delivered ft« the Allied Premiers and military rep resentatives of the associated powers by President Wilson. It is learned that at a late hour the President arose during the conference taking place in Premier Clemenceau's at the French War Office, and solemnly assured the conference ol would do all in power to bring together the ends in the debate in an effort to unite on peace terms upon which a treaty might be presented to Germany ft is understood that the President pointed out frankly the delays that have occurred in the work of peace making. He declared that the world was awalting the conclusion of the task of the conferences and that it their The President's appeal for an ex pedited effort followed a long session in which there had been more than the usual oratory. It came at the close of when financial experts had heen called before the President and the Premiers. They had explained the different points of view that had arisen consideration of the ques reparation Military experi: had been consulted at length regarding the disposition of the Saar the left bank of the Rbine, the problem of Danzig and other questions which strategic a day, of iikewise tion ISEUes Were ID Proeident Wilson explained that he {io of re lity for the careful to point of the negotiations single country He that the finished fin fo show wiliing accept his share t ponsib ielaye He was out SlOWhess not due to was any representative declared em time for and results President hy W. Daniels shortly be however, talk was virtually that now was the time In the forenoon the with Secretary of the J seph ME the fore the Navy latter's departure for Italy The Council of Foreign Ministers at their meeting received the report of Pen Conference commis Czecho-Blovakia terri the cession of of in organiza The by the commission full conference and, will be ce gion on torial claims and of holding conference on discussed ads isnbility the for a discu s&ion the report ternational labor tion w nated by the it probably at a plenary session report was made degip consequently, re ceived The the Foreign Ministers also cons question of holding business at the delegates Because ATTARR® location Ver satisfactory for a although historic imperative that the ered Versailles ier arrive there heating inconvenient ne when the inadequate ments and Hs is doubt whether would business session, ons make it wome be rean CAN'T BAR JAPS FROM ARMY. Ruling Shows There Is No Statute Providing For Their Exclusion. be ac Washington. Japanese cannot American Army, cate-General, just made public. Tak the oath, however, does not make him a citizen and he cannot be naturalized in the United States, even though he may enlist in time of war the opinion stated, The case arose when a recruiting officer refused to administer the oath of allegiance (0 a Japanese, It was Leld that there is no statute providing for exclusion of the Japanese and that be should not be barred. J0 FLY T0 NORTH POLE. Captain Bartlett, Of Peary Expedi tions, Plans Start In June. London. Captain Robert Bartlett, of New York, plans to fiy to the North Pole in June starting from a base at Cape’ Columbia, Bartleit, who is 44 years old, started his Polar explora tions as a member of the Peary ex pedition in 1887. He headed the Cane adian Covernment expedition in 1913-14, when he crossed on the ice to Siberia, REGIMENT GETS MEDAL. 332nd, Composed Of Ohloans And Pennsylvanians, Has Sailed, ‘ New York.An official cablegram from Rome to the allan Consul Gen eral gays the Three Hundred and Thirty-second United States Infantry, composed of Ohlo and Pennsylvania drafted men, has sailed from Genoa where a gold medal was presented to the entire regiment for valorous fight INDEPENDENCE FOR PHILIPPINES The Time Has Arrived, Says President Wilson SPECIAL MISSION ASSURED Representative Filipinos Are Teld That The People Of The Islands Had Demonstrated Their Fit ness For Self-Government. of the spe Philippine legis immediate inde Washington. —Members ¢lal mission of the lature here seeking belleved the time had come 10 grant the complete independence desired by the Filipino people. The War Secretary algo said be believed the mission would be able to carry home word that the Ameri can people loved liberty too dearly to deny it to others, He read a letter left by Wilson when he went to Europe, pressing the hope that the would result in “bringing about the desirable ends set forth resolution of the legislature.” Francis Burton Harrison, general of the Philippines Mr. Baker with the statement his experience in the vinced him that the dependence that President | ex obstacles to in The pent Filipinos Queapn, president of the being received in Secretary office today, presented a formal me morial asking independence and point ing particularly to the Philippines in the great war mission, including 40 and headed by Senate, Do wou feel weak and unequal to the work ahead of you? Do you still eough a little, or does £2 nose bother you? Are vou pale? 1s your blood thin yo watery? tter put your body into | shape. 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Dickman, commanding officer at Bouthern Field. near here, and Major John W. Butts, executive officer, were killed in the fall of an airplane in which they were making a flight Colonel Rickman was the son of Major-General Dickman, commanding the Third American Army of the Ex peditionary forces. TO LEAVE SHIPPING BOARD. Charles R. Page Sends In His Res ignation. Washington. Charles RB. Page, of San Francisco, one of the members of the Shipping Board, has forwarded his resignation to President Wilson. At the request of the President, how. ever, it was sald that Mr. Page would continue as 8 member of the board for the present. Msi YO REDUCE COTTON ACREAGE. Southern Planters Pledge Nearly One Third Less. Columbia, 8. C.~