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CAPE MAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA ISLE CITY. N. >.

ISIS FOR ms. 10 FH OMRS Federal Board Issues Rules (or the Guidance of Land Banks.

MANY MECHANICS ARE NEEDED

Ten Thousand Shilled Men Wanted for Service in the Aviation Section of the Signal Corpa—New Kind of

Bulleta.

Waklilngtnn. — The federal farm loon boon) ha* Iwurd the folloning nil*-* for the culilance of the land honk* In determining what area con*11 rule* a farm for loaning pnn-o»es: “Fir*!. Geeerally—The farm nmrt be of Ktiflhicnt area to yield at the hand* of an ordinarily capable farmer, putting It to the u*e tn which It I* generally adopted am! n*lng average method*. an Income *uftlrient to maintain the family of the applicant and dlacharge the in term and amortization payment*.

The one of ga* In warfare da tee baefc to-about 400 It. C. The Spnrtsn* *nt-uniit-d wood with idteh nod Mpbor and burne*! It under the wall* of rillea which they were attacking. For *evorul ccnlurie* gn* hn* not been ured in warfare, and The Hague convention definitely ruled again*! It- However, on April 22. 18ir.. the liennnn* lib, rnted great climd* of ga* ngulnrt Can*dian troops near Vpres. Terrible doatniction and demoralization resulted from this first ga* attack, and within n week England waa making plans for

ga* warfare against the German*. Soon after the first German ga* at-

tack English and French women sent to the front hundred* of thousand* of home made ga* mask*. For the most part they were merely bandages impregnated with chemical* to wrap around the month and nose. The*,eroergeorj masks saved many live*, but afforded only limited protection. Commenting on the decision to regulate the consutnptloti of bread In Part* by mean* of ticket*, reference l- made by aome of the I’ari* newspaper* to the mice**** of the bread card In Switzerland. where the bread ha* lieer. rationed for acvernl month*, resulting In an economy of 4-'. per cent of the

amount consumed previously.

The average amount allotted per |M-r*on |-or day i« 250 gram, (which will soon lie reduced to 200 gram*) Each ludividual card contain* a certain number of coupon* for 250. WO. 50

RUT FOR PEKE

.let 6

Herd Terms Are Accept*

Soviets.

COLD TO WILSON'S NOTE

NEW SEME STANDS!!

Now Being Delivered t D Mr Service.

ANOTHER NEW FIGHTINt;

AMERICANS IN

Tl

Sprcunj.-wr™- tn™»n 2; ot ,.„ a . ..noum.ns II.

Imma.. Lmioc «r ih.- pn<Tl<v -t « [ tto .

speclnlty a sufficient Income has Iwen

nlarly derlve-d from

fleient in t

tract de-

These ci

w henM-er

i the holder desire*, either at the hak-

•vertng-over 1.5tio.WlLl person* in the military and navnl services. The average amount of Insurance applied for I* nearly $5,000. The maximum permuted is $10,000. and the minimum $1.-

. f..r -rtln.n: ftmlw. | : ™ el..r. Ih. of Ih, ,.m- ^

r” 1 " l«™*« ih.t b. 1. hr 1 M | VM ^ hr™, CM. ^p.1.1. of pronortht nrh | air „„ .. the □nooU

.o »™. Iron, ra.h , Iran, rarh .m. , o ,

may tw accepted a* sufficient, provld- ____

ed the land ha* a mlile end perma- », . ... .

o-m ,»,k„ ..lee „ei rt .ni to •Wr.ht "T- >' ,

II.. loeo n-flled for. Thl. rellei *»• ln.ui.nn- lie* eo for h«h wiltten.

not apply t» fruit and orchard land* which have already been the subjects of definite rulings by thi* board." Under the fir*! paragrapli of thi* ruling loan* may l» made tn the ordinary

farmer on the ha*t* of average skill i „ . _ . . _ . . _ and efficiency, and no trati of land! nnalflgurjw *how the rnlted State* will he acwpted a* a Tana eligible for n ™y. both here and abroad l* well a loan under the federal farm loan act , VPr cen ‘ ’’’'T lD ut ;,•** l; u large enough to support j W ^ cenl of P«* ,0Del U the family and take care of the loan I ‘ r(, '' r,ed ^ government Insurance, .ind-r the average fam, -oodulon. of T,,e lt, ’‘ u ™ nw n,,M on ,h *' book * of ,h * the netglitMvrhood. bureau t* more than three time* a* Hut under the second paragraph of sr, ' at a * ,h, ‘ ‘' n,1 “ r 7 insurance held the ruling the Intensive farmer or the ,, - v ,h, • •■ r se*i commercial company in map wt. practice* a profitable special- | ,,l< ’ ” nr,<1 - ty. or v, In• shows himself able to do A!l t * , ‘ w I* - ™' 1 * Joining the service *-o. will l.e given financial *u|dv,rt hv W* f " r •"’‘dninee «1thln 120 the federal loan system, even though ,, * y * J o! t>“>C «*»«• oolor*. Autohi* farm may tn-1,«. small for ordinary "“ Uc 'durance erased for all men. farming purj*v*e*. provided that th’e “f enlistment date, on Kcbland quite n|iart from It* u*,- has a ^ raar f

•tahle :.nd permanent land value which j

will make the ban safe whether it Is • Ar - orfinauc,- base that will coat npv ell operated, or badly ojK-rau-d. or: progUnatdy $2.'..ono.»iWi is under connot operated at oil. Mruciion In France. It will Include a

gun-tvpair jdant equipped to relln# Qualified men regtnered under the , more than Ksi gun* a tuonlh; a large-

selective service law may he Inducted capacity carriage repair plan:; a Into service to fill the call for 10.(N»1 1 moiurvchlcle rejialr plant capable of skilled mechanic* nn-ded by the avia- j overhauling more titan 1.200 vehicles tlor. section of the signal corps, by ! “ month: a smalt-nran pair plant to applying to their local boards. Men handle 58.000 rifle* and utachlne guns not registered may enlist at recruit- | “ month: a large *lnqi for the repair ing station*. j of horse and Infantry equipment; a

The present call 1* particularly for ! reloading plant capable of reloading

machinist*, auto mechanic*, engine re- about lUO.OUU artillTy cartridge* a

palrmen. gunsmiths, chauffeur*, car- <>•$•

per.ter*. Idacksumh*. tinsmith!*, sheet- 1 ‘Tin- ordnance base will Indnde 20 to-tr.l worker*, propeller maker* large Morehouse*. 12 «tiMp building*, wirclr** operator* and eonutructor*. I'* 1 smaller shi p- and magazitn-s. and tailor*. tent-muki-r«. sail-maker*, truck machine and tool equipment costing Hasten, vulcanlzer*. welder*, and ,t- $5.000.«*J0. Appruilmatel, 45b officer* |wn» < n iucgt>et«». Ignition system*. :in ** I'l.t**, men will be required for

Prs*ident Of United State* Expected Soon To Make Another Declaration Upon Slav Situation— Japan Still Holds Off. Moscow —Russia has bowed to the

Central Empires.

The hard terms of the peace treat.' submitted by the German.- ai Dres: Litovak have been agreed to by Un All-Bu»'aian Congress o! Soviets, In anaaion at Moscow, la *plte of the opposition of am important dement of

the Russian people.

The result of the vote was forecast In the announcement from Moscow that the Bolshevik delegates to Uu Moscow Congress at a party ceasu- ! bad voted In favor of ritlficntkm- ! There was a faction, however tha: n tittered its disapproval e! the treaty

but the presence of Nikolai lv«aln« C amm j P e rnncrtlirtaJAanri Fortithe Bolshevik Premier. psoDAbiy uni aammiesLonsonoaieano roni

ed his followers and enabled thorn to poll up a large majority in favor of j

accepting the provislonf of the Gar- : "^LT-.we^.iw,, ON THE LUNEVILLE FRONT •on to the Coagrena, In which ha ex

prrsied bis sympathy with tha Rus

fisn people, was read a! the opening Ten More Decorated With French War session on Thursday nlclit. It vra* Croas—Ol. Douqla* MacArthur,

received with marked enthmissiu and a reply embodying a rasolution of aj* predation was sent to tiie American

people. That there was spirited c posltJoa American Army In France—Amerto the ratification rf the treaty 1* ed- lean troops are now occupying their deuced by reports that trouble broke nr*t German trencher, out on Friday between the 1- ishevlkl They consist of two kilometre* and Social RcvoluUonarle* o- he Loft, (j *42 mUes) of front-line position* In who have been representing the Conn- -be BadonvlUer region, on the Lunecil {•! 1‘eopla't Commlsrarles. vtlie front The message of Pre«ldet: Wilson The position* were occupied in wa* received with applause snd the broad daylight by the American* aftresolution of app-eclstion reaev aa foJ- ,- r German eracaatlon. A German lo * ‘ ; barrage later forced a withdrawal, but

fy Positions

Who Led Troops Over The Top.

Among Those Honored.

TAKING CONGRESS

War Council Meets Senate Commitieemen.

THINGS NOW MORE SMOOTH

Superior War Council Lays Its Cards Upon the Table and Exchanges Views With Members of Senste Committee. Washington. — Direct contact between Congresr and the Administration in the conduct of the war waa established when the Senate Military Affairs Committee conferred with the Superior War Council at the War Department. This meeting was at the request of the Acting Secretsrj of

War.

The House Military Affair* Com-

mittee will have a similar session.

'The all-Russlan Congre**, ‘ Soviets the Sammies return'd and now firmly f This marks the first of a series of

txprosses its appreciation 1 lean people and first of all t‘ log and exploited classe* In C - States for the message rent ' dent Wilson to the Com

Amer- ( bold the position*,

labor- ] The trenches have been consollI'nlted j dated, automatic rifles have been I'rwal- mounted and they are fnUy defended. They *rqp so smashed by Yankee

Mi &

Soviet*, in thi* rime when th. ifussSu ! artillery as to be untenable for tt< Socialist Soviet republic 1 living boche*. but the salient form* through mo; t difficult :rials. cellcnt addition to our lines. The The Russian republic use ,he oc- American* found the trenches sui* caaluu of the message from I -Idem ported by strong Umbers. The broken Wilson to express to *U peo| . s who ones have been replaced, are dy ing and Miff.-ring from the hor The boche; are playing a safe, derors of this Imperialistic wsr warm feasive game on all front* where they sympathy and firm conviction at the j tre confronting Americana, it ha* been happy time Is nesr wh*n the boring . made apparent by recent raids, in

expectation of these raids the enemy simply evacuates all front poslUons and retire* to the safely of the rear

line*.

The American* are alert and active and the German* are unable to tell

when to expect something.

Considerable sniping is developing, especially on toe Lunevilic front. The ima- Rammie* are becoming proficient In 're*- | this an There Is also grenading bark arly i • nd font. Aerial activity 1* leer, as

masses in all bourgeois count - will brow off the capitalist yoke ar . e*tabllsb a socialist state o! society a hlcb is toe only one capable of aas . .ng a permanent and just peace as sell aa the culture and well-being ot who

! by

!'•: Mesa Ver-lr Nutlnim) |airk. lorml.- June J tn S,-pt,-nile-r >i; tuit Raider NYtional |«irk. tVariung1 Jane ] tn September Id; Guirier •'•ii.Iht 15: Crater loike Natincal k < irvgiui. July 1 to SeplemW »i : -ti-i,. National (ark. Wjromlug “> 25 to September 15. in WuMrated ratalogne of offirla!

loll.”

Wilscn To Outline Plan Washington —There were

inr* in oDcial circles here tfc. Went Wilson might uaka ar de-lstation uc the Russian • It was tr.t ;3dicated what r it- ' i.-m ... it, luanner ot del.

Amtrira’s attitude toward .

Uon ic Ft ben* t.v Japan, whi

i Ing.

- be i 1* bow permissible to state that I the troops in the I.aaerille region who van- msd *' • raid without opposition are she l ' oni Ohio Volunteers were called for

an-- ;:m* pend-n :> or In cor . tlon i ,0 f'NrilcIpate in the raid. So many w ith p;.*, ota not u nine * wanted to go that only a few were

ar; «baa. • tod; - ^ | e^ded from each company.

S:a:. ipjwtt:-..] The |o niripants included boy* from

j ClDcinaaiL Marion. ClrclevUle. Cleve

DAYLIGHT SAVING UP TO v ;_SON. ' , '" ndo B. Marysville. Columbus

i and Way mn.

The former famous athlete, whose

r^ts AccepteC B. The

Senate.

nl—ut < plan i a t 0

K*eh plr

EXPECTS BLOW AT ENGL Bir Auckland Ceddei Tells O* 1 Preparations.

deleted in Sunday - * dlt j patches. Is a formtr baseball catcher now He 1* dlff. rent looking in a gaa mask ap. ! and tin hat than he was U-hind a wire j mask and a baseball cap. : .ght * The former catcher leferred to un ••to doubtedly 1* -Hank” Gowdy. former .• the Boston Brave larkstnj, and hero of • pled ’l”' ^14 world's series He was the first big leaguer to volunteer for ar be H'* service He enlisted with an Ohio

-- the > rwriment

sup : A German dog is now the mascot of .no© ; »» Amerit an company oc the Toul :<>»■» froo: He deserted the boche trenches at night and came over to the Amer lean line* with hi* tall sagging He t, being fed and petted and the Hamnii,--are teaching him English ■man Co1 I*«urlas MacArthur. Captalg Thoma* Handy and eight American enlisted men hare been decorated Min- with the French C king gallantry in action Capt Archie Roosevelt, son of Co! 'row Thoodore Roowvell. received the reach Tea,, ,^u, lr » IE •bu. me ™ “I. ie iu.1. ,a „ „w M n b.„:ul, 11 1 is permishthle to announce today.

| KING GEORGE THANKS DAVISON.

British And French Taks t, teraat In Naw Amcricar 1 Which la Contldtrsc Tn, Meet Speedy Of AIL Washington.—America's tr,; ing seaplane equipped with i motors has been tried out t cepted. and a number of tbs n now being delivered for tk> 1 the naval air service They t advance guard of a big As*will be added to the fortes ^ In submarine hunting In th* *r A second type flghutt ; the American Army, knovBristol model, also baa r.c* the production stage, and n r able number will become •_ during the present month other type, a two-seated nucha* is being manufactured. Construction details of th*-, have never been publUkst kno'wn. however, that the s-i are substantially similar to th« i flying boats and are eqnippsl * Liberty motors, which provth, 1 Imately “00-boraepower to dr; ship. This is understood la *. in excess of the power tued t; British craft, and their pert Is expected to be proportion. -

ter.

In this connection It *>> : that engineer* of the airmhave overcome the Ur defect of the Liberty motott 10 do with the lubrication • Officials In close touch * -. res* being made on prodt'fighting planes In this coon* still satisfied that the out; .: 1 shipping facilities before Jal> delivery In quantities la Fntt* been scheduled. Already t ; of caring for the planes cm tS side is one to which GenerL tog's staff Is giving serion, a Those produced in the Cnliei are In addition to the flghtlnr 1 eqnlpxnetn to be provided and tract through tbe'Frenc 1 ! »sl

general conferences to be conducted weekly throughout I he war. *0 Concres* may know every step taken. It will represent the first tangible move ,0 bring the effort* of Congress

and of the Administration together for | th , ^ . . a successful prosecrUon of the war. . The harmonious cooperation of the ! *•' dets^ ^l -

civil and military forces will meet . as to the *etnal nnmh'- r"

more than half way those criUea of i *itoe. that vrin h^ra™ - the admtoUtration who have beed ac- j ^ ‘ Wnr **„)"”*; tlve to demanding a congressional ; Th .nr—.. of Ih , t/w, committee for the supervtoion of the kn^'^vf

Frankly the Superior War Council

They froely admitted that the | f„r“„ ^es ^roT.,rr try * a »f*r behind to Us aviation vin ^ Ub^» mo: •

using Liberty

the present year. Step, w,r» here recently to expedite il> «■ of motor* for British u*» Meanwhile American er.r ’ devoting themselves to * > motor to be used next year »

tlon of both French and Bl'

1.14 .... „ 1 service official* and both zor,r ££ llfS - VN'f™- Un, 1..1 ..p-n. Id it,.

.•‘“C : .totoin. 11. rop.,mtil.» .-.1 n

■here it waa behind, and lu»t the re- ' „» . qulrements in th, field In France «o- J J toa^Turae day Thev froelv .x.. I . “ tlrlP * trd th *‘ * •toT'

country

program. They showed that It was I making satltfrctory progress in It* shipping program, although that had been somewhat delayed to the lurt Secretary Crowell and the other member* of the Superior War Coun-

cil. except General Croxier. were pres- I doubtedlv will sFow * > -

-•Tsrr rL - ““

and Sharpe .art Edward R^Stetltofi^ P ”'”' n ' 1J< T nnd, ' r ® od ' !

who recently ha* been given the task of purchasing for the Army. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of th, Senste Military Affair* Committee, was not present, owing to illness. Senator Hitchcock acted as chairman, and with him a ere Senators My ers. Thomas. McKeliar. Warren. Wadsworth. Sutherland. New and Frelingbuysen. Chart*, diagram* and plan* were spread out on the Urge conference table, sboalsg the »utu* of the troops to France Informal talk* were given by the general* and by the ernator*. both side* sa>tog frankly what they thought of the conditions of the various bran, be.-- of the service. Cable gram* from General Pershing were read to make clearer to the senator* the various pESints brought out to the

conference.

Senator Hitchcock after the ronfe.-

’-000 TO BELGIUM

Loans Te A $«.960.000.000.

“Ttoe whole situation Is romtoa along satisfactorily The war situation was visualized splendidly. We elved full knowledge of the whole general situation They showed where our Army was behind and

• here ahead

"The shipping situation is to satis factory shape, but the aviation program u bad: it Is far behind. They told us that frankly and bluntly so we could take measure* to see Just bow far behind «e were and where the fault lay. a committee of which H. Snowden Marshall l* chairman will go over the whole av|*tk, n tlon to ss.c*d it up and find where the

f»ult lies. The n-mmlrtee pointed by the President

:sr, Rert Cross Ch.lrtnan Guest I M IS6 WILSON TO VISIT FRANCE. Of Prince Of Watte. President's Daughter Announces She

Is Going “Over The re.'ape May. x j _ Mi ,

Wilson, daughter of rhr **

■d at th* Wusahtrki

naval rwerve forre W.

was ap

• i ruan of the »-• f'ouDcii, wh f*w day* agi -• <'•ntributio

Bn

i Fsd

Margate

^-cy linder mode.'

now time for a very ears!-- ■ the various type* of mon foreign and domestic d-» deciMnn v (o the machin- ' the star.ds.'rt for 1»1» will •

»*sary before Jrt’»

More i>owerfol motors * ' ed for marhlnee to vatry • artuamect at Genera! Pc:-‘ proposed In response to some time ago as to thr rot American fighting plsfc* Prrahtog recomtumded c' ' heavy and two light »* • :

adding:

‘We should aBUcipstr three Virkera synchro:;;i- • three Lewis uaayDchronu' •

every airplane ”

To carry out *i»eb a pro*'*: planes would be —eaesar? the Judgment of official fighting aircraft will toctr* ctantly to size and armam r POISON KILLS ARMY MOW® Fifty Dead And Many 0*b«r» •

Lost

Covihrtoa. Ky —Fifty to"' 1 dead of poisoning tn ('o'-'-' many more are exgected tej 2 -' a Government shipment of frtmi < amp Grant. Roekfo' stgnod to Newport News. V* Dr. L E Crialer. vetenn* Coviagtoc. pronounced ff:' [ -' the animals to be due fb t* and croton nil poiaontoc The consignment of bore*- ' Covington Thursday rlgb- » l ' to rharge of Lieut. Frank L ;! " soldiers Dr. Crislgr sale ' the poison had been place! dvrs to the horses to Cories''

I log all

TWO AVIATORS KIL Instructor And Cadet Lev*

Fori Worth

Fort Worth. Teas*.- i>' Andre, of New York • Joeeph Lanagan. fro: Iv*Il»s. were killed her1 American airplane fell •* i tnsuucUng Leragan