St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 23, 1917

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- You 1917, 1. by — Ss Ms sl Oe -. “4 oie rs a. Sa C. 8. Pat. off les ee AND DID -You $toe To. - _OF WHAT HE rT HANE Seeq iE'D HAD A> i$ iy : ‘tna > P i : B53 rn x aka ove, ; bad: , ae " a“ 4 ae ta wt) rans . 1S ’ . - ‘ x K, bey . 4 é - ™ «ever Bill's Provisions. The méasure specifically, classes food. feeds, shoes, clothing and Fuel as neces- saries. Briefly, it would do these things: Declare production, manufacture, stor- age, distribution and sale of necessaries to be affected with a public interest. Make it unlawful to commit or permit preventable waste or deterioration of necessaries; to restrict supply or distrib- ution or to enhance prices to cxcessive levels. Authoriges the President to establHsh {standards and grades of foods, to estab- lish their quality and value. Authorize licensing of manufacturing, storage and distribution of foods to pre- vent uneconomical manufacture or in- equitable distribution; empower the Pres- ident to direct the disposition of hoarded stock. Authorize the President to prevent hoarding, monopiligzgation or exaction of excessive profits, by having the Govern- ment either manufacture or deai in necessaries; authorize the taking over vr factories or plants for Government oper- ation if necessary to provide proper dis- tribution at fair prices. Authorize the President to prescrib:> rules for the conduct of exchanges and thelr of trade, or to prohibit entirely tion. their operations if in public interest. Mintmum Pricen te Producer. Authorize fixing of minimum prices to the producer to stimulate production: authorize import duties if importations threaten operation of guaranteed min- imum prices; authorize purchage by the Government at the prescribed ininimum prices supplies for allies of the United States. Establishment ‘by the President of maximum prices to break food corners or to prevent hoarding and speculation. Authorize changing of milling grade or mixing of grains in making flour. Authorize the President to prescribe restrictions on use of foodstuffs in the manufacture of alcoholic liquors. price. of gasoline. — Yesterday, Tuesday, the newspapers by printing Because The Post-Dispatch covers once. 92% Weekday in St. Daily... .... .204,580 61 vs. 60 continued record of overshadowing the other St. Louis 61 Cols. of Home-Merchants advertising while on the same day, 3 out of all 4 of the other papers combined printed only 60 Cols. Post-Dispatch alone exceeded all 3 combined 1 col. sales of advertised merchandise in its eolumns follow at OIROULATION Average for Apri® 1917: St. Louis’ One Big Newspaper. Post-Dispatch kept up its its field like a sehen and 7 Louis and Suburbs Sunday... ...367,646 FIRST OF NEW WHEAT BEING CUT IN TEXAS State Expected to Yield 15,000,000 Bushels, Increase of Ten Per Cent. CHICAGO, May 23.—In Texas, near Fort Worth, yesterday, an American reaper and binder began to hum the first notes of the world’s greatest agri- cultural symphony—the harvest of the wheat crop. The first work.of the sea- son in Texas began on a tract of 100 acres, which is expected to yield from six to eight buhsels to the acre. The small yield is due to the winter drouth. From now on the work will go on un- til about the 1st of September the last North American sheaf has been cut in the far Hudson Bay country. The word from Texas was taken 4s a g0od omen, for it showed that the harvest had been started three days ‘earlier than normal. Bernard Snow, the crop statistician, said that Texas was expected to yield 15,000,000 bushels, or 10 per cent more than lagt year. Another report which reached the srain market today was that importent purchases of wheat were being made for American account in Australia, sig- nificance being attached to the accom- panying explanation that Japanese ves- sels were increasing the tonnage avail- able for shipments to the Pacific coast. 18 VESSELS OF MORE THAN 1600 TONS SUNK IN WEEK Losses of Merchantmen, as Given Out in London Total Same as tz Preceeding Seven Days. LONDON, May 23.—The sinking of | ™. Offictal fe cast fer St. Leute aed vicinity: and wermer Fatr sliahely tenight, teomerrew stlight- iy elewdy and wermer. : Miseouri — anda warmer Fair slightly tonta@ht. tomorrow. partiy cloedy and warm- er in east portion lliinels — année warmer tomorrow warmer. aT ER ie anna iy Fair slightly tonight: fa ir ’ s , FRENGH ATTACK AT THREE POINTS AND GAIN GROUND Three Lines of Trenches East of Chevreaux Captured and Observation Points Commanding Ailette Val ley Are Taken. Von Hindenburg Reported to Have Been Present When French Won Vic- tory at Moronvilliers. -_ Capture of Heights Enables Petain’s Men to Harass Germans, Whose Hold on Plain Is Precarious. . PARIS, May %.—Successful attacks were made by the French last night on three parts of the front, the War Office announced today. The attacks were made on the Aisne front. In the region of the Californis plateau the French captured observa- tion points dominating the Alilette y1i- ley. Progress was made on the north- ern slopes of the heights east of Cheve reux. Three lines of German trenches east of Chevreux were captured during the night. counter-attacks faltied. The statement says. “We made spirited attacks with «vod results yesterday evening at three points on the front. On the Vauclere plateau and on the Californie plateau our troups conquered the last of the observal.on points dominating the Allette Valiey. They enlarged considerably their vosl- tions on the northern siopes. “We carried three lines of German trenches east of Chevreux during the night. A counter attack by the enemy against our new positions on the Caell- fornie plateau was stopped by our fize, which inflicted heavy iosses on the at- tackers. We captured 3 Germans, of whom 11 are officers. “An enemy attack on the slopes south- west of Eparges was checked curm- pletely.” The official night said: “The Germans yesterday submitted Rheime to a very bombardment. “Yesterday our pilots brought down two German captive balloons, which fell in flames.”’ 4 British Make Raids and Repiy te Heavy Bombardmest. LONDON, May 23.—‘“Last night the enemy again heavily bombarded our positiona on the Hindenburg line it» the neighborhood of Bullecourt,” saya today's official statement “Our ar- tillery replied vigorously. No hostile attack developed “We made a succeseful raid early thia morning southeast of Gavrelle A number of Germans were kilied without any casualties among our troops. “We captured a few prisoners dut- ing the night as a result of patre! encounters at different points on @ur front north of Armentieres.” —_—_- }--=—= HINDENBURG SEES\ FRENCH VICTORY German Leader Understood to Have Been Present at Moron- (.arespondence of the Aspociates oss. — ON THE FRENCH FRONT {™ FRANCE, May 2.-Von Hindenburg himself is understood to have been a spectator of the defeat which t*e Freeh inflicted on the Germans yesterday even. ing on the Moronviliters range, which resulted tn the capture of several liter of German trenches and a number of inp portant observation points The German commander ts known to have been just to the northward of thi» section of the front on Sunday H& presence is supposed to have Beeii COP nected with an attack on the French lines which the Germans intended vo liver on Tuesday morning. The Fr forestalied them and after demolishing German machine gun neste and other defenses with artillery launched an af sault which was so brilliantly successful that more than 1060 Germans were cap- tured. At the same time the French ob- tained elbow room beyond the ridge for future operations As outlined to the correspondent teday the operations inp thie region developed into a “struggle for observation points,” possession of which is absolutely inaie- pensable for stccess under present con ditions of warfare In thete forward drive on the Moronviiliers range the French captured all these positions, don.- inating the surrounding territery The heights of Carniliet. Blond, Haut, Casque ané Teton and the Moronviiiiers hills are now indisputably in their possession and from them they are able te watch the movements of German supply columns and reinforcements and thus harass them. making precarious the Uerman tenure of the Hhelme plain The system of fortificetions «nesun: German statement issued i i:ist and ted@a: powerful ee —— tan a as - a wy pe al Ro des age te ea a Oe bh etal oe! uid Be F; ba Se Pt ag Pu bh nh \ a