Repuf ~ Mexico and Cuba Sever Diplomatic Relations; Cause Grows Out of War With Germany ™
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH M
LXXXVII— -No. 121 16 PAGES
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MEXICO AND CUBA
BREAK RELATIONS
BECAUSE OF WAR
Envoys Recalled From Capi
tals When Governments
Sever Relations
U.S. SEES TROUBLE AHEAD
German Propaganda May Be
Back of Mexico's
• Action
Washington, May 25.—Mexi
co's sudden and unexpected sus
pension of diplomatic relations
with Cuba is looked upon licrc as
an Indirect move axainst tlie
United States which possibly
may foreshadow a breaking: of
diplomatic relations with this
country. AH those wlio take this
view base their opinion on the
assumption that German propa
ganda again is active.
Mexico City, Friday, May 24.
Mexico has severed diplomatic rela
tions with Cuba. This was learned
officially late to-day after a report
that the Mexican charge d'affaires
at Havana and the Cuban minister
here had been recalled from their
respective posts had been confirmed
at the foreign office.
The Cuban minister to Mexico, Dr.
Ezequiel Barcia Ensenat, has not yet
arrived in Mexico City, having been
appointed only recently. During the
interval Dr. Luis Santamaris y Calvo
has been acting as charge. It was re
ported recently that he would leave
for Cuba on a vacation and would ,
return with the new minister. The
Mexican charge at Havana is Al- j
berto C. Franco.
"Afflicted Situation"
The recall of the Mexican repre- j
sentative to Cuba and the suspend- ]
ing for an indefinite time of the
sending of a new representative is
explained officially as due to the fact
that because of the war in which
Cuba is involved that government
has been obliged to dictate measures
that affect the interests of the Mex
ican government in many instances.
For this reason, it is declared, the
making of representations that the
Mexican representative would be
forced to make to the Cuban gov
ernment would be useless and would
restrict the liberty of action of a
fdly nation "which is now in an
on observation."
Mexico's Statement
■neral Candido Aguilar, Minister
'oreign Affairs, to-night gave
a statement for the announced
ose of avoiding a misinterpre
n of Mexico's action. The state
: follows:
he president of the republic and
cabinet at a special meeting has
led that it was an imperative
ssity to recall the Mexican
imatic representative to Cuba
to suspend for an indefinite
>d the sending of a new repre
itive because it was considered
ndispensable measure for the
ideals and interests of the two
ins in the actual moments of
a\ acute world crisis. The state of
ww* in which Cuba is involved has
obliged the government of Cuba to
dictfete measures which in many
case\< affect the interests of the Mex
ican and her citizens
and f<pr this reason the Mexican le-
be called upon to make
frequent to the Cu
ban government which would only
be useless ani 1 . which would restrict
the liberty of taction of a friendly
nation which isNnow in an afflicted
situation. ■ ,
A Critical \Pcriod
"In consequence, our diplomatic
eforts woultj not produce at this
tfrnse any practical results and would
v
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F.ARI.V ADJOI n\MENT LIKELY
\\ nliinsrton, May 25. Although
fonffress had prepared to pass new
revenue legislation before adjourn
ment. it appeared to-day that an
ag rment would be reached to post
pone action and that a special ses
sion might be called after the Novem
ber election.
PENNSYLVANIANS
"OVER THERE"
ARE SAVING
Are you buying
W. S. S.
THE WEATHER
For H!irriburK nnd vicinity t Gen
erally <.|oud>' to-nlnht and Sun-
Hay. probably ikoweri warmer
to-night.
For Kii-tcrn Pennsylvania: Cloudy
tn-iiiulit and Sunday, probubly
Nlio>\rr| Tinrmrr to-nlKht;
grinic t 0 moderate aouth niud*.
River
'1 he Suvijupbanna river nnd nil Its
liranrhcK will probably fall or
L remain nearly atatlonnry. .1
stage Of about 6.0 feet Is Indl-
I rated for HarrlsburK Sunday
I morning;.
i.rneml Conditions
Preosure has diminished deeldedly
In central and northern dis
tricts. Showers have fallen
over most of tke territory east
of the MlsaoorJ river. Snow
was fnlllnfC t Helena, Mont.
There ha> been a general rise of
S to 16 decrees In temperature
in Pennsylvania.
Temper!!tarei 8 a. m.. G9.
Kant itlaea, 3>31 a. m.l sets, BU4
P- ni.
Moon i I act quarter, June 1.
niver stafei feet above low
"ater mark-
Yesterday's Temperature
Hlßheot temperature, 72.
l-onent temperature. So.
Mean temperature. 64.
•Normal temperature, 04.
The Telegraph Contributes Four
of Its Best Men to the Nation
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The Harrisburg Telegraph to-day
gives to the nation's armed forces
four of its best trained young men
from the printing department. They
were given a rousing sendoff by their
companions, with whom they had
served for years, all four having
"grown up" with the company.
The men to leave their machines
and cases as they appear in the cut
above are Charles L Shields and
Isaac Heckert. of Penbrook: Walter
Bby, Demovne, and Grant Hailman.
Mechanicsburg. They left at noon
for Camp Meade, where they are
certain to make good names for
themselves.
BIG RECRUITING
DRIVE IS TO BE
LAUNCHED HERE
Army Officers Ask Youths
Who Must Register to
Enlist Now
The intense recruiting drive to en- |
list in the Army young men who
must register for the draft June 5
will be launched under the auspices
of the Harrisburg recruiting party
Monday evening, and will last until
the evening of June 5. The pur
pose of the drive is to secure by vol
untary enlistment the men who
would otherwise be registrants for
the next draft.
Monday night the meeting will te
held on an open air platform in
Market Square with the speakers
and music arranged by Mayor Keis
ter and city officials. The meeting
will open at 7.30 o'clock, when Jesse
E. B. Cunningham ar.d Senutor 3i E.
Beidleman will make addresses. Mu
sic will be furnished by the Munici
pal Band, with a -community sons
service led by Professor Phillips
The Rev. Dr. George E. Hawes will
deliver the invocation and Mayor
Keister will preside.
Tuesday evening the drive will be
in the hands of the Kiwanis Club
which wjll have Dr. Cyrus Townsend
Brady deliver a lecture in the
Chestnut Street Auditorium. The
Municipal band will furnish music.
Thursday evening Ore G. A. R.,
Spanish-American War Veterans,
and Veterans o? Foreign Wars will
have charge of the meeting. Ser
geant John W. Blake will address
the meeting for the Spanish-Amer
ican War Veterans.
It is expected that the club will
conduct the meeting Saturday night i
although no definite decision hasi
yet been reached by the club. Au-j
thorities are also making an ef-!
fort to have the school children of!
the city stage one of the meetings.
Out on Parole, Colored
Boy Slept in Doghouses;
Relatives in Court Group
An uncle and his nephew and two
other boys who are cousins were
among the juveniles brought before
Judge McCarrell for sentence for
breaking parole. The four boys were
sent to Glen Mills., Two of them
were members of the Steelton band
which raided a number of stores
and other business houses in the
borough.
Fred Fisher, aged 13, and his
nephew, Charlie Chaney, 9, both col
ored, who were released on proba
tion when the Sttelton boys_ were
before the court, were sent to
Glen Mills. Testimony given this
morning showed that they did
not stay at home, and that one
of them slept in doghouses and under
porches. Gilbert Soulliard, another
of the Steelton youths arrested on a.
larceny charge, who ran away to
Gettysburg shortly after he was re
leased on parole, was ordered to be
taken to the Catholic Protectorate
for Boys at Phoenixville.
Claude Raber and Harry Schick
ley, cousins, charged with truancy
and incorrigibility, were sent to Glen
Mills also. George Brown, colored,
who ran away fror.i a school at
Downingtown where he had been
committed, was ordered* to be taken
there again.
John 0. Christley to
Die Week of June 10
The wee"k of June 10 was set by
Governor Brumbaugh for the elec
trocution of John O. Christley, con
victed in the Dauphin county court
on a charge of murdering his wife
at the home of a neighbor in South
Thirteenth street. Efforts to prove
him temporarily Insane failed and
the cdurt also refused a new trial on
the ground that evidence of insanity
of relatives should'liave been admit
ted. The Board of Pardons also re
fused his plea for commutation ofi
sentence. J
ICIGLK COPY,
3 CENTS
Wrist watches and safety razors
were presented to the four as a mark
of appreciation from their many
friends. E. J. Stackpole, president of
The Telegraph Printing Company,
made the presentation speech, ex
tending to the men the best wishes
of the company. The following ap
preciation from the proofroom staff
was read: "We are giving to-day
four of the noblest and best of our
large family. Q'hey go prepared with
the right ammunition for each at
tack 'over there.' being loyal to God,
country and self. The prayer and
wish of each remaining one is, 'God
be with you till we meet again.' "
LINES ARE DRAWN
TIGHT TO SAVE
FOODSTUFFS HERE
Hotels Must Serve Sugar in
Individual Portions;
Wheat Is Cut
Indications that food conservation I
measures will become more strin
gent were seen in a number of rul- }
ings issued by the Dauphin county j
food administrator in response to in- i
structions of the state food adminis- ]
trator this morning. •
Beginning to-day, sugar will be
served in individual portions, and in
no case will restaurant and hotelmen
be allowed to place it on tables in
receptacles for general use, accord
ing to the new ruling.
All hotels, restaurants and eating
houses are limited, .is serving bread
and rolls only in Individual portions.
No individual service may exceed
two ounces of wheat per meal, in
cluding victory bread. crackers,
pastry and similar products contain
ing wheaf.
IVunities Provided
These rulings apply to quick
lunches, where the sale of sugar
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ENGLAND BARES
PLOTS OF SINN
FEIN AND HUNS
Uprising in Ireland Planned
For This Year After Sus
cessful Hun Drive
By Associated Press
[ London, May 25.—Germany's un
: tiring efforts to foment revolution in
! lieland with the aid of the Sinn Fe!n
! are la>d bare in a statement from
! 'he official press bureau, reviewing
I this phase of the Irish political sit
' uation since the beginning of the
j war.
| After the abortive rebellion of
I Easter week, 1916, plans were made
I for a revolt in 1917, but this miscar
: ried because of America's entry into'
the 'var and Germany's inability to
i send troops to Ireland. An upris
ing in Ireland was planned for this
! year after the German offensive In
I the west had been successful and
t when Great Britain presumably
j would be stripped of troops.
I Concerning the recent arrests in
! Ireland, the statement says that
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Prominent Military Men
to Attend the Lecture of
Dr. Cyrus Townsend Brady
Announcement was mdde last
night that prominent military men
would be on the platform Tuesday
night at Chestnut, Street Auditorium.
The speaker will be the Rev. Dr. Cy
rus Townsend Brady. His subject
will be "When Will God Stop This
War." officers in charge of the vari
ous government contracts in this vi
cinity with their respective staffs will
be present. Major Garrison of the
Aviation camp with his staff will also
be present.
The meeting will open at 8 o'clock
and some interesting features have
been arranged. The doors open at
7.30 o'clock. Unusual interest is
manifested throughout Harrishurg.
School teachers rre arranging to
send a large delegation, and in all
churches to-morrow the coming of
i Dr. Brady will be announced. Many
: organizations have arranged to be
: present. Middletown and Steelto.i
| have also sent word that there would
I be large crowds come.
HARRISBURG, PA., SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 25, 1918.
DAUPHIN SENDS
THE BEST OF ITS
YOUTH TO ARMY
Red Cross Sees That Men Off
to Camp Meade Arc
Properly Outfitted
MORE MEN ARE CALLED
City Boards Have Selected
Sixty-Seven to Go
on June 1
Approximately 110 men left Har
risburg and Dauphin county at noon
to-day in a movement of draft reg
istrants to the Army cantonment at
Camp Meade, Md. By this evening
the Dauphin county youths will have
been absorbed in the great Army of
the United States, and become a part
of the life at Meade.
The city was not called upon to
furnish a quota under the call of to
day, but a number of the men who
were sent by the county boards were
Harrisburg youths. They were ac
companied to the Pennsylvania fail
road station by a large number of
friends and relatives who were on
hand to say their last goodbys.
The train moved promptly from
the station at 11.50. it was made up
in the city and was not joined by
other sections hearing drafted youths
from surrounding counties.
Sixty-Seven Selected
The three draft boards held meet
ings this morning after which they
.announced the quotas they will send
to Columbus Barracks next Saturday
evening. Sixty-seven men will be
sc-nt to Columbus Barracks, Colum
bus. Ohio, from the city.
The men will be summoned before
their draft boards Friday at 8 p. m.,
for final instru?tions and rollcall.
They will leave Saturday at 8 p. in.
The county boards have not yet an
nounced their quotas, but will do so
early week. The quotas an
nounced this morning are:
City Board No. 1, eighteen men:
John Henry Kime. 313 Verbeke
street: Faust Leon Wilson. Grartt
ham. Pa.: John Cook Hill, 1934 Penn
street; William Lionel Berthel, Jr.,
•
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Baseball Game Called
Off When Auto Carrying
Players Hits Trolley Car
The Steelton-Sparrow's Point Beth
lehem Steel League baseball game,
which was scheduled to be played at
Stcelton this afternoon, was called off
following an accident in which three
of, the players were injured.
The automobile in which they were
going from Harrisburg to Steelton
collided at Cameron and MuTberry
.streets with a Steelton car of the
Harrisburg Company, about
i o'ejerfc:-' v.-'
three injured players were
taken to the Harrigbtirg Hospital, but
were discharged within a sho'rt time
after slight contusions suffered had
been dressed. The players injured
were Wilbur L. Davis, James Capid
and William Cranston.
Statements concerning the acci
dent made by the trolley crew and
the players vary. The motorman
claims that he stopped his car when
he saw the automobile approaching,
and that the machine ran Into it. The
players claim that the car ran into
the automobile. The motorman says
that the driver of the machine had
' lost control of it.
STEELTON CHIEF
OF POLICE QUITS
JOB IN DISGUST
Victor Grove Today Files Res
ignation, Effective
June 1
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. VICTOR GROVE
Declaring he Is unable to conduct
the Steelton police department ef
ficiently because of council's inabil
ity to provide necesary funds, Chief
of Police Victor Grove announced to
day that he tendered his resignation
as head of the department, effec
tive June 1.
Steelton businessmen were aston
ished to learn of the Chief's action as
it was generally understood that the
department was more efficient un
der the present administration than
ever before in its history. Some of
the borough's influential men, it is
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TRANSPORT SANK 15
MINUTES AFTER HIT
FIFTY-SIX LOST
| WHEN U-BOAT HIT
BIG TROOPSHIP
j Brothers Lost Lives by Jump
ing Into Sea After . j
Explosion
| DISCIPLINE IK SPLENDID)
[Yankees Cheer, Laugh, and j
Sing as Steamer Goes
Under
By Associated Press
London, May 25. —Less than a
i quarter of an hour after the British
| armed merchant troop ship Moldavia,
with American troops on board, had
been torpedoed off the southeeast
coast of England on Thursday morn-j
ing, virtually every man had gonei
over the sides of the vessel into the!
! lifeboats.
I Edwin and Clyde Bosley, of North
I Troy, Vt., leaped from the deck and
I were drowned. Had it not been for
■ this the losses, which are given of-
I Hcially as '56 American soldiers,
(would have been confined to those
I killed by the explosion of the tor
, pedo,
sharp List After Explosion
The Bosley brothers were on
guard when the ship was struck.
There was a sharp list, and they
evidently believed she was turning
over. Search was made for them, but
they were not seen after they jumped
overboard. Captain Johnson, an
American infantry officer, who was
on board the Moldavia, gave a Daily
Telegraph representative this account
of the sinking:
"The ship was struck just forward
of the engines on the port side. All
the troops were in their hunks sleep
ing in their uniforms. There was a
loud explosion and,then the ship's
whistle was blown, which was a sig
nal for everybody to come on deck.
The men had been assigned to par
ticular boats, and boat drill had been
held every day during the voyage.
The men assembled in perfect order.
Their discipline Was splendid, the
best I ever saw.-
Destroyers at Hand
"The Moldavia listed to port but
righted herself and ran on for about
fifteen minutes to avoid being hit
i again. shen she began to sink
| steadily. Orders were given for low
(ering the boats and rafts and we got
off."
"Destroyers hatf beei\ circling a
round us all the time and £<s soon
as the Moldavia was struck they
| dropped several depth chafges. No
I second torpedo was tired and we saw
nothing of the submarine. We re
mained in the lifeboats until the ship
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FATAL BURNS
FOR BOY WHO
CLEANS PIPE
| Clothing Is Almost Entirely
Burned From Body; Lit
tle Skin Remains
With his clothing almost entirely
burned from his body after the ex
plosion of an alcohol container while
he was cleaning his pipe this morn
ing, Roy Keefauver, 27 North Tenth
street, was badly burned at the Dau
phin Electric Co. plant, where he is
employed. Keefauver, who is 17 years
old, is in the Harrisburg Hospital in
a serious condition with his entire
\ body scorched and seared and with
j skin remaining on but a small portion
I of it.
Young Keefauver, an employe of
the Dauphin Electric Company, Fifth
and Market, during some of his
spare moments during the late morn
ing, started to clean his pipe. A small
portion of alcohol was poured into
the pipe and lighted and left burning
in a vice while Keefauver left the
room. .
The blue alcohol had burned so
low that Keefauver, on his return,
thought it "had entirely died out. A
small portion of alcohol was poured
i into the pipe to complete the clean
ing, operation, but an explosion re
, suited. The container was shattered
and the alcohol was thrown ovor
Keefauver and about the section of
the room in which he was working,
all of which was aflame within a few
i seconds.
Keefauver started to run through
the store towards Market street, his
.clothing aflame and calling for help.
On the street passerbys came to his
assistance with blankets which were
wrapped about him and the flames
smothered, but not before all of his
clothing had been burned from his
body.
Fire extinguishers were quickly
used by employes at the Dauphin
Electric Company to smother the
flames there, so the damage in the
i store was only slight. A large motor
was enveloped by the flaQies and was
•buinqd somewhat, but it was not
known this morning whether ita coils
had been damaged.
ONI.Y EVENING ASSOCIATED PRESS
' NEWSPAPKK IN HA It KISHIIKU
American Troops on Way to the
Flanders Front
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AMERJCAHJ KAH£H TO FRONT.
An American refciment, part of the new American field army which
Is under the command of Major-General Liggett, advancing to the aid
of the British forces which are manfully defending the approaches to the
Channel ports against the Kaiser's forces.
U. S. PROMISES
TO DOUBLE AND |
TREBLE ITS ARMY
Great Force to Be in France,
by Midsummer Will Be
Increased
By Asset nil J J Press
PnrlK, Friday, May 24.—The Amer
ican forces in France will by mid
summer be double the number Sec
retary of War Baker recently an
nounced as having been sent here
and by the end of 1918 they will bo
three times larger, said Andre Tar
dieu, French high commissioner, in a
statement issued to the French peo
ple on his arrival the United
states to-day.
Secretary Baker announced on May
8 that more than 500,000 American
soldiers already had been sent to
France.
Red Cross War Fund
Over Top With Gold
Swamping Compilers
By Associated Press
WiiKhlaKtun, May 25. The Red
Cross second war fund to-day reached
and passed the $100,000,000 minimum
total mark and telegrams announcing
subscriptions continued to flow into
national headquarters at a rate that
swamped the compilers. The exact
figures could not be determined by the
officials who expressed hope the fund
minimum would be doubled before the
drive ends.
William H. Fisher Dies
in Philadelphia Hospital
Word was received here to-day of
the death of William H. Fisher, 2329
North Third street, at the Lankenao
Hospital, Philadelphia, at 10.35 this
morning;. Mr. Fisher, who was in his
fifty-fourth year, has been failing in
health for the past two years. He is
survived" by his wife and son Ken
neth.
Mr. Fisher was assistant freight
trainmaster of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in whose employ
he has been for many years. He
was treasurer of St. Matthew's Lu
theran Church, a member of Robert
Burns Lodge, 46 4, Free and Accepted
Masons, the Harrisnurg Consistory,
Perseverance chaprer and the local
Shrine. '
Kaiser's Head to Be
Nailed in Market Square
The head of the Kaiser will be
nailed to-night, with the nails sell
ing at ten cents each, and every one
is entitled to the privilege of driving
a nail into the Kaiser's features.
| Flavel Wright will be the auctlon
[ eer, selling the lirst nail at whatever
| the audience things it is worth. B.
F. Davenport hes already bid 575
i for the nail, which will be of solid
silver.
The stunt will be repeated at Mld
dletown next week. The nailing is
1 dene undet-the auspices of the Har
risburg recruiting party, for the
benefit of the Harrlsburg chapter
of the Red Cross.
TWO OPINIONS
Two opinions were handed down
to-day by Judges Kunkel and Mc-
Carrell, in one case the court or
dering the Hannis Distilling Com
pany to pay state tax on capital
stock for 1914 at the rate of ten
mills; and in the other directing the
State' Insurance Commissioner to
consider claims for funds In the dls- I
trlbutlon of money of the Rniploy
ers' Indemnity Company of Phila
delphia which went into the hands of
the reclvr-
H. H. HA AG ENLISTS
Harold H. Hang, of Lemoyne, an
employe of the Johnston Paper Com
pany, has enlisted In the United
States Medical Corps and will leave
for Fort Slocum, N. Y., next Wednes
day. Mr. Haag is a graduate of the
School of Commerce, a student of the
Wharton .School and a member of the
Wharton Club.
▼ Einghamton, N. Y.—Catherine Stijison is still delayed
k
UL here thi nfavor- : 2|
I jj able weather. She fcopes to be able to conclude her (light W
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|§ to New .■.k ;ometnne co-day. but ha: not yet fixed ? X
£ time tor the start. *H
4 SOCIALIST LEADERS' EFFORTS X
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3
T lining the war aims of the British labor party, in com
pliaru <■ with a-request by the International Socialist Bu
ireau, has beei* unsuccessful. V
. SOLDIERS SEE RAIDERS <*
American Headquarters on the British Front in Franc* S
~i-Severai soldiers of the ' new'i American army now 6r;
$ this front are reported to have been foundered yesterday X
X by dropped by German raiders. This was their
X i
* (first experience with the enemy and all the America-.
X jhave heard or seen cf warfare has been aerial activ:' -. X
3* HUNS'OIVE NO SIGNS IN PICARDY X
With the American Army in France—Except for artil-
T lery '. u.t A r in Pkurdy has been quic A
|| for several days. There arc signs behind the Germar X
T lines of slight movements, but nothing furthei to ind; ,4*
*ate that the enemy is preparing to launch an attack here.
X GERMAN PROPAGANDA ACTIVE J
T Washingtcn.—Confidential reports here from Havana
have said that, quite outside the Fabela incident,'well a
T informed' persons there expected Mexico might fine' *¥
| some pretext to actually suspend diplomatic relations w :
X with the United States. All those who take this view J*
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T base their opinion on the assumption that German prop
g agan(- i • a . <. *
T AkMY BILL REPORTED * *
r?*
Washington—The army Bill, carrying direct appro
x priations of $9,583,349,808 and authorizations amounting J
sto $2,458,332,801, was reported to the House to-day by the
* Militi ) C 1 f' >< leade; ■> . u-d ' hegi ,
X itf. cor- n Mondny; * *
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* MARRIAGE LICENSES .
J.* aik P ' l nnl Hrwile l. Barlr. HarrHUmrsi *V
™ Morrow itiul Hrlra M. Klreknrr, Hnrriaburxi I'uul *•—
Cerk nnd Term Kotton, Mecltou.
HOME EDITION
U.S. AVIATORS
NOW CONTROL
LONG SECTOR
American Troops Take Over
/Entire Land Northwest
of Toul
HONORED ON DEATHBEDS
Lieut. Hiekenbacher Brings
Down Another Hun in
Air Battle
By Associated Press
Washington, May 25.—General
Pershing in his communique for
May Hi, reported to the War De
partment the deaths on Wedfiesday
of two American officers. First lieu
tenant Walter V. Barneby, Signal
Corps, and Second Lieutenant Ken
neth P. Colbert, United States Ma
rines, as a result of injuries received
in an airplane fall. Before they died
they were decorated with the War
Cross.
The communique follows:
"Section A—There are no new de
velopments to report. It is estab
lished that our aviators shot down
j two hostile machines on May 21.
"Section E>—On Wednesday after
| noon First Lieutenant Walter V.
I Barneby, Signal Corps, of Sumner,
Wash., and Second Lieutenant Ken
] neth P. Colbert, United States Ma
rines, of Orange, N, J., were fatally
injured by the accidental fall of an
airplane In which they -were acting
respectively as pilot and observer.
Both officers died during the night.
In the evening both were decorated
with the Croix de Guerre with palm,
for excellent, faithful and courage
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