Pape Six

OAPE MAT OOUKTT TIMM. SEA ISLE CITY. H. J.

MIL LOAD SW SHELLS EACH DAK

'GREAT GOVERNMENT PLANT IN NEW JERSEY TO START SHIPMENTS BEFORE LONG.

IS LARGEST IN THE WORLD

Thre» Other* Like It Ceing Ccnf.ruct ed—Med .cal Department H*s Mobile Apparatu* to Provide Pure Drinkinp Water In France.

Thi* ta the Aiorrtcao hntpital uhlp Comfort »blcti ...r war Qrjmnmmt Intended to aend arm** t . ArianUc ■ritbobl protretloa to test the behavior of the German*. Since the ainkln* of the Canadian hospital ship IJandoVST Oastle the plan hca been held op and may be abandoned

NEWS REViEW OF THE PAST WEEK

Most Gioricus Independence Day in History of the United States Celebrated.

HUNDRED VESSELS LAUNCHED

President Wilaen Declare* There Can Be No Compromise With the Foe— Secretary Baker's Heartening Statement — Confusing State of Affairs In

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. TYIlk Aourr than a million Awi-rirnn* In France fighting for the fro-hun of the world; with more than amotbrr million Ameri'-nns in Irainlcs for tbr caiiH- iprat cunteat; witb the »nbtnarine menace finally •vereame. the •^irldrr acrot* the Atlantir" mm|4eted and Ita oalnlrnaner a*aured by the Irriorndous amount of *bi|it>ulbllnc arcompli*bMl and underway: with quantity and quality production of airplane* and arHllefy itnnounced; with buce crujw In |4tK|ieri. and finally with the nation anil dir behind the government In Its plan* for the prosecution of the war to a vlPtnrlou* buisli. the peojde of the United Slate* very property made the celet>ration of the Fourth of July the greatest relebr:itt«!i in the history of the country. No task *o greil and giorloua ever liefore con-fn-nled them, no more lofty Idealism ever inspired them to rforsn the tnak, never was their cuntidence in their power *o absolute. With ron-'ii. too. was the national hoHday celihrated by the allies of America, and especially crailfvlng wn* I he fact i hat tne day woe made n national holiday by many of the LatmAinerlcan repnhlli*> for t.iul indicate* timt the uur<«M>ii:iMe J.-rl"U*y and fear of the Unllrd Stale* some of tle-m have rntqrtal'o'd I* iwseing awa;.

and 2.010.000 enlisted men and that on July 1 practically a million of them «e..• In France; thal the death rate for disease amonc all tnaqi* In the United State* wa* only S-ld per thoo*nnd: that the number of combat plane* delivered to June 8 wa* 288. the production for the week ending on tnat day being S'; 'hat fi.315 training plnnew had hem delivered to June 8. mot* than 2.0IU Liberty engine*, nn-l .T7.;<J0 machine gun* for use on air(•lone*. Between the declaretinn of war and June 1 more than IJOO.OOO rifle* were produced and delivered and enough are now iM-lns revived to •■quip a division every three d vs. Mr. Baker told many other eni-ouraglng fans, and enlarged on the wonderful work of the American engineers who enlarged port faculties and tmilt railroad* In France for the landing and tnovemecil of American Iruop*.

rtllr-e of Vaux and the flol* 1e 1* Rnrhe. advancing their lino on a from of several \lhaueier* and oceupylng strong atraleglr |»»*|tion' I’reviuus to the attnek the American artillery utterly demollRhed Vaux. and the n* fault which followed wa* equally ef Sclent and complete. The mrmy lo*i heavily In killed and wounded and oev eral hundred prisoner* ard consider able material were taken AH next •lay the new American posiUoos wen sulijerted to heavy homhardment ami thee the Hun* made a fier-v counter attack, but did not regain a foot of tb< ground they had lost. The American machine gun* nnd artillery mowed down the enemy In heap*, nnd out loose* were comparatively sllghL A complete American army corps of 220. UV tu.-n undi r command of Gen. Hunt er Liggett now hold* the Chateau Tlderry sector.

If the central |snvpr* would know the unwavenng dctermln.itlon of the people of the allied nation*, they have hut to read l’re-id*at Wilson'* Indepeedeaer day eddr*~» at the totnh of Washington, in which it wa* voiced most eloquently. “There can hr but one Issue." declared the preaidrat. “The settlement muM lie final. There tan In- do compromise. No halfway decision would lie tolerable. No hallway decision I* ooneelvab'e." He thu* put our great objects In a single sentence; “What we seek I* the rrign of Inw. board a|*>n the conaent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind." In less formal language. Uie Hun* must he whipped to n frazzle, for until they are their | rulers will not accept such a peace a* j the nllles will grant, and the |>eop'e of Germany and Austria, with too few ex- I ccptlous are like *!u-ep.

The French ■tan.*! off the week with an Important advance between Sols son* and Chfitran Thierry, capturing a cor mandlng rldg*- and oilier |iolntr that the Germans had organizdti n* the jumping off place for their next attack. Tlic British moved their line forward northwest of Att«ert. hut after several counter-attacks they •vere compelled to withdraw to their former po*ltloii»On Independence day the Australians. assisted hy some American*, took the town of Hamel and ndchbortnc wood*, and the French cut through the enemy line* near Antreehe*.

■ nun >'ommlti“» «■ l*sMlr tsterwatMJ U ;i*hlng:on.—Quaniil; if no! cmjwcIty *h!pm< nt* will -tart from a new government shell-loading factory la New Jersey, one of four such government plant* e::ch of which I* larger than enr rimllnr (dnm In the world. When turning out S2B00 loaded • hell* :• day under full cjn-ratloti the plant will u*e ton* of ehrils and exp’ortvew dally ibe prodncU of some facioclc-s. More tbun '.000 wurken will he required nan* coti'cmplate the employment of a large numler of women. The marking of .sheila ;o designate *lre. load and range will reonlre TfiOjIEki operatloo* each day. The plant ha* a total area of approx imste'y 2JI*» a.Tea. More th ia UW huildlnca. with an nggregnte floor Spncr of l^oo.onn square leeb will provide storage for shell* nnd port* and for anaterial. A *mnll cltjr. with heating and lighting plant*, water nnd sewage system* hr.«pltel*. fire-fichtlng plant and rortaun-oi*. was built to boose the employee*. Tliere l* equl|e ment to pmp-ct the heallh of those who work with |ol*nn>>g* gases, and n school for Instruction In the landing of artillery ammunition with high The operating plant enc*!«t* of IS shell-loading units, each Indet-eudent ->f the other, with equipment for loading IS size* of shell*, ranging from the recently dev Ho pud 7-nilllimeter to 1C inchaa. On two size* of slid I* the pro-l-elllrig charge ni*o will he loaded, the ■hell nnd cartridge cn*e In-Ids: assembled al the plnnt. All oLber shell* are j essemhled In France. In the cwmructloa of the sbellbuidlng unit* Use prohl.-m was iar cr.siter than one of mere building. Immense fan* have t>een Installed to dlsl*rte of the poisonous fuines*fr»m tl>e high explosive*. When a unit is In o,»-ration the ajr In the loading rtmui I* changed every few minutes.

Ensign Stephea Potier. United State* Naval Reserve force, killed in action with Germsn planea April 2S lasL was the first American naval aviator in *ho»t down and destroy a German seaplane, according to a navy de-partiu.-ni statemefiL Tlie retiort Mat.-* U .t oa March 1#. IK1S. a long-distance reconnalssanea of the Germna roast wa* made by Inrge Amerb-an flying hoals operating from a l*rlTl«h Royal Air force station. Ensign Potter wa* one of two Araerlran nsvnl rvlator* aerompaaylng thl* expe*1ltb>n nnd Bolter »' * *ucce««ful In Rbisdlng down a German seaplane wlilch attacked the reconnalwnace for roatlon. A second enemy seaplane foun-l safety In running away. Potter's death reflect* credit oo hi* courage. He wn* killed in a fight Willi seven eneraf sins'e-seoUT*. He wa« second pilot III a IWtl*h air force en|“ laln. w ho wn* with him whin he •hot down the German p'ane In March. Two Brillsh plane* had flown m a point six mile* from Hinder light, when two enemy plane* bended toward them. The firtlMl olanr* HomnI -<o the new re-1 German end opene.) fire. Tw.. more hostile plane* then ap!>errcd nver bind nnd Marked vigtwoosly whPe three other enemy plane* (m«seit a«;.-rn. Tlie two British idlin'* dived nnd *i>eedi*l westwnrd under continuous volley* from the renr. t>ne of the Gennnn* dlsappeon-d. Of the seven Germans In scilnn four were nltnrklng Potter, who fell behind hi* eomtainlnn nnd N-gnn to zlgrng. Potter dodged, but wrr* bmndslde to all the enemy maililne* and nmler their fire o*’y M feet from the water. Ill* companion. 2130 feel above, saw I’otter'* machine hunvt Into flame, come rwn of the way under control, then <T**h on the port wing tip. Potter wa« «een 'E*t on the surface of the water a raid flume*, which turned suddenly to a huge rlnud of smoke. When the poll had cleared not even wreckage w-ar visible ard the circling enemy dl» appeared.

In the absence of any great military niH-rallnn* on the French and Itgllun front* la*? week attention wa* largely j directed toward ltt:«*lB. What -hall tie done to aid that dl*tract.-d country I* a problem still unsolved, and It I* made mole difficult by the lack of rrllnh’e infortmithin a« to w h:.t U going on there. The report* of the downfall of the boishrtikl and the re-establish ■iNNit of the monarchy with Grand Imke Nirtiola* a* e*ar. whieii rnrae

Otiserver* at th*- front believed the German* were nbont ready to lanneh another great blow, pertmp* t!»e grentr*t of all. despite their terrific losses since the beginning of the offensive on March 21. entlmnted nt Stai.tKs 1 . The opposing force* there are now nearly or quite equalized hy tlum- losses nnd th* arrival of more American*, and the allied eomnuinder* and troop* have not the least doubt of tie- solidity of

thrtr line* of defense.

Though la*t Thursday wa* not so tmlsy as the old-time Fourtlis. tJo-rt-wa* one most glorious noise thal. figuntUvily gpeaklng. imist have been distlirclly hrard tu Berlin atid Vienna. Thul wo* I lor "grand splash" when ahoul on* hundred v^weo were Isuncited al the various shipyard* of the roonlr). Between Kimriae and sunset a.ipruzlma—!v half a million IncHi of dead weprht shl|ipltig was add-

eredlt. bn; It np|»-ar» to to- the truth that Grand I hike Mii-hae! l« cveoiieratIng wlih the <’zaelneSlovak force* in Siberia and that they are establishing their rule In that oouBtrj, Tlie Bkraln isn tebtrsph lutresn at Kiev say* Ml

marching ’©ward Mo*

ved oBIcl

-arryiti

ronflrmlnt. the new* that the t'zectn. F nvaka had whipped the l-olsherlki li a Moody tut tie at Vladivostok and taken over the ndttilnlstr.-.tlon of that port. It iway he they will form the i nucleus for the gathering of tlie elo

The Italians continued thrlr brilliant work last week, and th- Austrian* suffered accordingly. The tattre wen- rath-ring the'r force* for new attacks In the e-ntaln region, nut Genera! I»’nz *t-uH: there first, noil In a fierce l>at*lr won the formidable height, of Mmite d I Uosso. Mmtte dl Val BHla nnd the C .1 dl Cbrin. Th.-ae moniitnln* on th- northern edge of thAslegtt plateau and 1tt*t west of the Pronto rivet are of greai strati-gb- itn portunee. Their ear*are put the Pnl‘.an* In the .trnnce*t po*»lhl- p-wition to meet th- exypeeled offensive. In which German trt*m» were expecicd to take pert. The Itallen* al*o kept till a continuous series of attacks oo *he enemy atnnc the Plave. and on 11 *—ltie*d*v they fori-ed th-lr tray forward aerie- tl.e port I v fl.-pd-d ground

A char

I the j

long he rerog I

tofttedolnc of th* ship L’andorcry coB*t Ai-mt an

The American soldier In France gel* pare drini-lng water from mobile water trains. The trains nrv under the Jurisdiction of the army medical departmenL They ace miniature waterwork*. which chemically treat, filter and sterilize water, making It fit for ei.tisumption. What numh-ipsi wntt-r-w<prks do to Insurt hettlthfu. water to

of a city these train* do for

the »<

liter of parlfication unit* with

attaebi-d motnr-tntik trucks const It ule a train Each unit l« a complete flltratlon plant. Including laboratory Arriving at a stream it set* ho-w into the water and pumps the water through a prr—•are lank. Before the ■rater iicsm-* through a sand tiller II I* treat-<! chemically to rid It of dl*c*«e genrs. The pure wnler I* puntl-ed Into tanka monntp-d ou tnirka. which

carry Um- water to tlie soldier* Each moUlc waler unit earrie* an

•Xpert chemist, hart, riologt-1 and putit|>man. There Is a ctMaplele lab-oratt-ry In Ihe fn-nt of tlie tuaHiln- for Ibe testing of the water. Test* are tn*de every two bnnrs nr more often wiicn It is th.-uglit necessary. The water 1* lifted Into the filler by a gasoilnr pump ri.glti- and a eomplete sup|4y

German timidity Irf-fnry American pistol fighter* nrmed with American .IVeaillN-r automatic plstola ha* brought nlsiot a change In the equipment of the American Expeditionary forces hy the wur department and the ordnance d.-parttnent I* rushing production of these weapon*. Ahotit S.Otnl nre turned out daily nnd production 1* in-res sing. Tin- Impression exist* that a sli.pt from nn American .43 takes n •iir.u ppitt o? aitioc completely. Men lilt frvHn the stnoller Gennnn pistol* frequently conllutg In action effectively. Tlie .43 cs’IIhy wn* adopted hy the United Statp-s nnny In 1911. Of*!pile the heavy Increased demand for these pistol* the aromtuiltloa branch of tlie ordnance dp-|iartment ha* effected a saving during Ihe pn*t *—n ea'outlnr month* of nearly S2.000.000. rao-tly on *i;mll-nrra« ummnnltlon. Tlu- total savings hy the ordnance •l-tairtmeul f<*r these two tnoutlt* through ralvage. wa*te prevention and the iitilizatluo or sale of discarded materials have aggregated 88.737.025. t'«*l <J Vlrker* maHilne gun* lias lieen ri-dsiced vnch: Colt marhlne gun*. S2S4.1C each: l-ewls machine gun*. *22 each. Government rifle* now o-*l f22 euih. a rr-loci too of 815 cacti

■ plpri

that all retail

. rithef f

Tlie truck* are •qnlppo-1 w.rh ee lrlc light* •> that tlie -ort ran Ipc carried nn at night Many of th- ehetnlsts and 1 ar*etinloglsts —.i;-n-d t-i th*- tu—

I Heoltb of wotm-u worker* In munlj tion (plant* will In- looked after by . w.nann health officers who are to tie I tritlmsl under the dlrertlon of the 1 wonwn's division of the lbdn*t*pal *»-rvlce aectlno of the army ordtuner

i tlrirartinent.

I An eight week*' course of study for rarafotly selected woman health offl- ! c-r* hB* t.pencsl at Monnl Holyoke eo‘ Icgi-. Mnsone* --iiettfc. Til- course l« ut.ilcr tlie gp aeral dlrecjlon of Dr. ! Kristine Mann, health supervisor of j the women's branch of the ordnance t dp-tinnroenl. The «tnlf of lecturer* and Instructor* Includes well-known I »[pcclali*t* In phyalologv and hvgtene. nltyslral education, fatlory organlzn-

j tlon and la>-'r.

W.itiiee tp.’ Inc the course are college I gred-iete* or of eqnlvalenl tec»i*ilra? e<lo'-stlon. Alronut all of Ihp-tn have tis.i -mreb-n—■ In detiling with working women. Firs* nqulremeat for od nnd only those were selected who will ln*|iirr »hoU-witne living among the

muulthin worker*.

of worker* In the

caliber g.-t! l» Tie- war (plant MarytatNl are n

r j The army tin* sufficient veteriuaJ i rinn*. Surg»sin Genera' Gorga* an- ' ! sbMia In the veterinary enrp* have d Tliere I* a waiting ll«! of ■' lliu*e ellglblr to commission* and un l ^ til f|tl» list I* rxhsu*te*l there will Ip* f no more examination* The mrpe ha* ‘ l.T*»' ■pfAi-cr* and 10.(100 *-1)listed taro | Veterinary graduate* called hr the j draft will enter the army *ervtee a* I private*. loiter they will b* allow nl

veterintrv

> fill -

the draft age and under lianra with *. >.ip-d men f<n

:.|p“l ra*-h month from the trainh.e.l forcumti. '-lipcpd iHerlnary * on active duty at ilamp Green-Tib-kamatlga Bark. Ga

“I see that Mr. BIrdi«ong\ r ,„ ts bring featured In the nimi, », observed lira. Birdsong's **11**. envy you the privilege of enjoj-jl composttlnoa no long ipcfor, t:,i, „ the eismoring public.”

he clsroortng public."

“Ota. my dear.” exclaim.-! tu w of Mr. Birds' nr. “pleas, d.aT, „ ^ those direful days preyed)n;- t ' pea ranee of a *ew one—or m i "Surely, there's nerthlt- unr^ about It." the caller apolor'.-. . ^ ten picture you sitting hear-;)., piano lamp piaytnc the n-v •;,, derty. while Mr. Birdso;.. b-.. k in the shadowy big chair lb-, your Intcrpretatloa of tLc bL-a, tltat nrtgtnsttd la Ids own so-l-That aound* awfully nl-r . eric and It would look cool i- , lure frame.” said Mrs. Bird*.--I hate to <11*111 urioo yon. mlght as well know that the j monlev you speak of are horji bj»i world through painful eett--.- |

vail."

*Tm surprised! His cospogji sound so exquisitely effort 1- •- ], posed be dished them off <« t y, mau or anywhere Just Ukr thK!' “My goodness P gasped Mn. R song. “Too force me to tell th- hu details. First. Mr. BtnKc.- m home from a trip, drop* hi* t kisses me briskly, saatchc* « coat and rashes to the piano. ‘Lha he says. *how do you like this! }J made It up last night.' “I rave over It at first becaus* II the trriody and at the end of thy ■ enth day I rave because be wmt a

playing IL

"Ke pounds It oat the ln*t» Jumps from the bed In the ore nnd the last thing at night—shns! 1 tn.—he Is playing It with the mA p sL He disregards meal*. ti.< ■ cools before he gets to it and h* in waits for dessert. “Sometimes he forgets and ttknl napkin along to the plann via thinks of a new strain to Invrt. k be drags mo along, too, whetbrf finished eating or noL Too ex plays by ear strictly, while I >’iA music. So be depends upne at write the notes on the maanrrlKi

per for him.

*TO think It’s all done and r«Jy send to the publisher. wh<r. b- jt fran'.lnlty: “Two minor* d«w« I low each other. Change It hto. * rtl plav It. How do you Ukr tuff "Then he asks me to play !: *• I he am get the effect. I do. Tlw blurts oat: "Ton can play tic K hand that way. ex.ctly a* I ns bnt not the left. Csn’t ye fib ha**? I want that F r'—t? with A. b that the wav yns H written It? Get away a mitral'! 1 get the doggone thing! S*. w*.b that pretty harmony?’ “About that rime he strit'* « » chor* unexpectedly. 'Wl.*' • cries. •Her", what’s thl*’ P«'* the treble while I ho«d thh ri H« plsy the treble wlth>vur icf? you can write down the dart ■ your right band.* “When I hare done that he announcea: *hvw. we - '' f* change that top note. Shocii k •• or AT After we change l! le " Ta-ta-ta—ta-ta—ta.' and thridM will In- too high for the ordioin - and trtls me to transp"'* !: top note will be E. "I procure a dean shee: of • acrlpt paper, and do It all Then he baa a brand new laff™ He thrust* hi* pencil behind Wj and plays the new Idra frsx?'* That’* the stuff f be beam* ' I ‘ ,, get that? ’ Doggone It! Th** * See It • Doggone It! * kT ” u ' pick tUt up. That's the rgl i l*nT It? Walt a minute, b*’

bow I do It.’

“I wait and listen. 1 TIow I* the bass to this tblagf ■* tUt bottom note ought to hr I tell him It U correct nrcordW* rale* of harmony. -1 don't re.-e shout th* r:* flare*. 'My »*r tell - me ’..*•* l; " to go. Dad gum Itt I tak' 1 with the piano tU» nobody •!“’ “Ahotit tUt time T slip , ' ,rr . table and take op the b<-* gun resdltif one quiet nlrii? Birdsong wna sway. Befote I ,r the place where I left off h' f*^ hack tu the piano and s'** *WUt .re (hear notes h-f I suiqHsw I onght to lenre ho* music.’" , “Cant he rend mnsir’' "

“He doesn't know one ^ Other. When the green and ,.' — Sheet comes back from th- ! ■ ^ Uve to go over U with tin » .

hundred time* to make the way he wants IL”

“Well. I think your nsm- - - ' pear ou the finished ropf • mo*t off the work.” ^

“Did *

The detMrtineni or \t\mtt re(Met» ad

sny woman on •’

full credit for the nasoum I diN-s for her bostwnd! v of a musician b no exc-

th- I | n( a rri-ri

and two ihreate

settled wa* that of ma>4iinf*la lie nurtias Airp’au- cutb(*ny piaut. - affected Indlrortl).

Turned Arcu' d | The Judge gimme f"U'"‘ . “I think I can git thsi v-Tsed." “Where would h- ' ! In thr.t? Reverse fourteen » gut forty-oi j Telegraph.

e division bexdquarter* at (am| is within a at-me* throw «rf th# Where the hou-e *tc.«J that hotwf it and hi* staff during Use a.ege

Attraction ter «*• , Eeiher waa allowed ! { table with the riders at » •_ ^ tea “Next to trbora woB „' best to adtr asked the f to th* cake. pJresc." •“**