St. Louis Post-Dispatch
May 21, 1918

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The Only Evening Paper. in St Louis With the Associated -Press News Service ‘ cut, ST. LOUIS, TUESDAY EVENING; MAY 21, 1918-2 2 PAGES. + , tie Be x é z oF wh wget ee nore hh ; ; ae . ca & RRSP Eee) ie » : co) wy aE ae % ne * Re mE Sea Ss en ae Cr oe . % es Br pe vote ie ; ie , oh =. y é F Sh me - s hy a a _ ae Ag SRT A 3 ~ , i. irae on bl " a » oo al ——- A Te ve ING IN PARK STO BE KILLED Agreed on at Con- se of Nine Members d Mayor Kiel PUBLIC DISAPPROVAL ¥ . “CAUSE OF DECISION Ms fayor Kiel and eight members of Board of Aldermen, at a confer- | $e" this morning; reached a deci- x that the bill. permitting the ’ i Fire Clay Co. to mine clay ) Werdet Park, which was 2 lest! Friday, should be recon- t and killed at Friday's meet- toe he votes ‘of the eight Aldermen, ther with the nine who opposed ; bill, will furnish nearly the al ber of votes neede@i to reconsid- | qr anc file, or Kill, the measure. The | M paid, after the Aldermen left ts veitien. that there was no doubt Mat the action to be ‘taken Friday would be a unanimous vote against ie messure. , Aldermen who attended the 0 were Hart, Bergmann, Godfrey, Lohmann, the two ueckes, Otto and Weil. The ‘gdid they called on him, with- < o F invitation, to ask his opinion, and Bs? ax jhe wave it to them. : IT told them,” the Mayor said, P “that I still had no doubt about the Swan of the proposal, but that I was 3 prt prtneden that public sentiment was ' Opposed to it, and-I always wish to - Roaneet ooo oh sentiment... aL it Not Measure. to. favor -the - bill, . | to keep a large a Rdustry in S8t.. Louis, to yield $75,- 001 ).to ‘the city in five years, and to a poets ment. Product needed by the ms ye this could Rave pain bas. rag dy any damage . r'tt F wart or danger to the public. it. is evident that the. public uld not have thought so. . eT alathere would have feared that a = ir children, playing in the part thé park over the mines, might be caught in a cave-in, and they Wouud have cautioned the children ® keep away.from that section of je park. Such a feeling, tending to ict the public use of the park, puld be most unfortunate, whether foundation existed’ for it or ” ’ . itor clonr Hart said he and the aldermen who voted for the 1 were still satisfied of the intrin- tend of the measure, and were eon nced that the niining work ould not have proven harmful to ‘ ation. or dangerous to the pub- a he said, the widespread wing of public disapproval had 1 the ‘decision to kill the meas- Pe none ‘the protests received by © Mayor today was that of Dwight ¥.0 vis Jr.) 10 years olf, 16 Port- Jan fad vice whose father; Dwight F. . former’ Park Commissioner, ® mow a Major on Gen, , Wright's aff in Ffance.. The letter read: . “I have seen )in the papers that er ‘going to allow clay ‘to be med''in Forest Park. — I think it ‘net to be done, for the parks @ as mutch to the people as to “or any other person. My fa- ‘Used to be Park Commissioner, “$ wonder how he would take ‘t “knew how Forest Park is go- is to be turned into. a clay mine. - would write you, only he is inj ae vee on to the bill has been among the civic and im- nt associations at _ Chel- nbar , district, south / Forest and it has been einecuabiag ex- who. insist that clay cannot be ut damage'to the sur- ie... Afi these are L. M.' Rich- i an engineer and former pro- of mining éngineering in the raity of Georgia; George W. owner of. eee n° avenues, and . Berresheim, owner of 2 i, ™ Official Embiem for : Second Red Cross Fund UBSCRIBERS to the War Fund now being raised receive em- blems which differ in appear- S -ance from the membership buttons which were given to contributors of $1 last fall. The new emblems are }rectangular bits of celluloid, with a red cross on a white field within a blue ‘border, and with the words “2nd War Fund.” A pim is provided for women, while the pattern for men has a flap which fits the coat lapel, with the words, “Save a Life,” on the flap. RED CROSS PARADE 10 BE LIKE VEILED PROPHE Floats Will Move on Car Tracks, But Will Show: War Scenes, Not Comédy. Floats like those of the Veiled Prophet's parade will be displayed tonight in the Red Cross parade on Olive street, from Grand avenue to Twelfth street. The Red Cross floats will resemble those of the Prophet's parade in the manner of their deco- ration, and in being: propelled and lighted by street railway power. But ‘while the VeiettPrephet’s floats were pictures from history or fable, treated often in a spirit of comedy, the floats to be seen to- night: will show actual scenes of to- day of such character as not to admit of comedy treatment. ' Canvassing teams began active so- licitation of industries and business establishments this morning. This canvass will continue within pre- scribed limits until Sdturday,” when free-for-all canvass-will be begun. he quota for the St. Louis Chapter, including East St. Louis and _ 58t. Louis County, is $1,850,000, but it is intended to raise more than $2,000, - 000. What Floats Will Show. ‘The seven floats in the electrical pageant, which will follow the mili- tary division of the parade, will show the following scenes: First float—A shipping pier lader with surgical dressings, hospital supplies, knitted garments and other Red Cross shipments. Second float—Red Cross ship, la - den with supplies for European bat- t'efields and base hospitals. Third and fourth § floats—‘‘No Man's Land’’—between first line trenches of the allies and the Amer- ican army and the Germans, show- ing stretcher bearers bringing in 'wounded and men at listening posts. First line dressing station in dugout. Firet line aid station—nurses and surgeons at'work wearing gas masks. Fifth and sixth floats—Road lead- ing back to base hospital with am- bulances on road, wounded on all sides, being bombarded with shells. Rase hospital full with wounded—- nurses and 2 Reba . being bom- barded., Last float—The Deaiiastion of the poster, “The Greatest Mother in the World,” showing a woman clad in the garb of the Red Cross, holding in her arms a wounded soldier on a stretcher. The first part of the parade will jnclude the Jeffefson Barracks Band, a section of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station Band, a detachment of United States Marines, the First and Third Regiments, Missouri Home Guard, the Famous & Barr Girls’ Fife and Drunip Corps, the Boy Scouts and Red Cross units in uniform. *— The parade is to start at 7:45 p: m. from Grand and Laclede ave- nues. After Twelfth street is reached there will be music by the bands and speaking by Charlies M. Hay and others, The floats will re- main on a sidetrack, illuminated, as demonstrations of Red Cross work. Taft Here Thursday, At Thursday night's meeting in the Coliseum, former President Taft will * . * bd pat vs © ter, will preside, A of the Great Lakes band will play. TOOLATETOGET INTO SENATE HAWES Attorney, Who Is in Madrid, Spain, Replies to Sugges- tion That He Authorize Fil- ing of His Name. WON'T BE HOME TILL THE MIDDLE OF JUNE Says He Believes Six Weeks Too Short a Time to Or- ganize and Make Success- ful Campaign. Harry B. Hawes has sent a cable- gram from Madrid, Spain, to Camp- bell Cummings, a St. Louis attorney, in response to a message from Cum- mings urging Hawes to authorize the filing of his name as a candidate for the Democratic nomination ‘for United States Senator in the August primary. Hawes’ reply is taken i Cum- mings as a definite refusal to run. Cummings, in giving out the mes- sage, announced that he would sup- ‘port. Senator Wilfley, Gov. Gard- ner’s appointee, for the nomination, against the expected opposition of former Gov. Folk. The term of the Senator to be elected in November | will be the unexpired term of the late Senator Stone, expiring in 1921, | June 7 is the last day for filing can- didacies. : Hawes is in ~ Spain-- with Mrs. Adolphus. Busch, whom he escorted from Switzerland. They plan to re- turn to the United States via:Cuba, but have encountered many delays. His cablegram, the wording of which indicates possible minor mis-. takes by operators unfamiliar with English, is as follows: Expected to finish mission for friend in six weeks, now more than six months. No letter or pa- per during absence, therefore in complete ignorance of radical eco- “nomic and political changes. Can- not redch home before middle of June, Unugual opportunity must seé, but believe six weeks too short a situation in whith .to organize and make successful campaign. Show cable to my wife. Very grateful for loyalty of yourself and friends. It is still uncertain whether any third candidate will contest with Wilfley and Folk for the Democratic nomination. Several close friends of Attorney-General McAllister are known to have advised him against running before 1920, when he will complete his term in his present of- fice. M’ADOO REMOVES RAILROAD PRESIDENT FOR DISOBEDIENCE Appoints New Head of Virginia Line When Orders Are Not Car- ried Out. WASHINGTON, May 21 (By A. P.).—C. W. Huntington of New York has been removed by Director- General McAdoo as president of the Virginian Railway for disobedience of the Railroad Administration’s or- ders for maintenance and improve- ment of his road. J. H. Young of Norfolk, Va., has been appointed Federal director of the road. The Virginian is a coal carrying road running from Deepwater, W. Va., to Norfolk, Va. Huntington is the first railroad president to be removed by McAdoo, and it was hinted today at railroad administration headquarters’ that similar action might be taken against other executives who do not co-oper- ate well with the Federal manag’ ment. The complaint against Huntington was that he failed to comply prompt- ly with suggestions and orders of the railroad administration, consulting at length with the road's counsel before carrying out instructions. The action against Huntington re- moves him as executive chief of the railroad, but leaves him as head of the railway corporation which is re-| quired to pay his salary out of cor- porate funds furnished by the Gov- ernment as compensation for use of the read rather than out of opera- ting funds. AIRPLANE STAMPS WITH PLANE UPSIDE DOWN -BRING $20,000 BE. H. R. Green Pays Amount for pep A emails Bees: and Each Is Expected to Attain $250 Vailac. NEW YORK, May 21 (By A. P.). A sheet of 100 of the new postal | airplane stamps, but with.the- air- | plane turned upside down through tan error made by the Bureau of En- proves and Printing at Washington, been purchased for $20,000 by Col, E. H. R. Green of son of the late aged cag it was learned -of limitations had run, Judge Lueck GRACE LUSK IS NEAR COLLAPSE AT MURDER TRIAL A Spells of Weeping Become More and More Frequent as Her Time to Appear on Witness Stand Approaches ’ SOBS DURING MOST OF TIME IN COURT Prosecution Prepares to Close Its Case Against Teacher Charged With Killing Doc- tor’s Wife. WAUKESHA, Wis., May 21.-- With Grace Lusk on the verge of collapse in anticipation of her com- ing ordeal on the witness stand at her trial for the slaying of Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts, the prosecu- tion today prepared to rest its case. During the three. days she oe listened to Dr. David Roberts swear | that she had pursued him for | months with threats of death, seek- | ing to separate him from Mrs. Rob- | erts, so that she’ might marry him, her spells of weeping have become more and more frequent. Toward the end -of the cross-examination of Dr. Roberts, who was dragged into the most intimate details of his meetings with the defendant, she sat most of the time sobbing, with her head buried in her arms. _§ It was in contrast to her earlier con- duct. “At ‘the close of yesterday's ses- sion Miss Lusk, collapsed ir her father’s arms in the Judge’s cham- bers. She leaned heavily on sup- porting arms in returning the half- block to the jail. Several more letters written by Miss Lusk and found after the trag- edy in her room were introduced by the State today. One, without an address, read as follows: ‘This is the work of the man who said he loved me. God,forgive me. Pay .Blanca: _ the house I: have spoiled. Letter to Mrs. Roberts. Another letter in an envelope ad- dressed to Mrs. David: Roberts, which had not been mailed, was as follows: “Why did you not keep the ap- pointment I made at your request? Is it. because you do not care to know the truth? I do not think -it is necessary to have a ‘scene’ or any- thing of the sort. I had asked Dr. Roberts to tell you this, and = he promised me that he would before the 15th of June. To me the only beastly part of this has been in the But if we can see one an- other it will clear up all of this misunderstanding. It seems to me this is the wisest for all concerned. If Dr. Roberts is afraid to have you hear the truth from me, I should think it-would make you realize that there was something you ‘should know. Most sincerely, “GRACE LUSK.” Action at Chicago Suggested. The trial was halted yesterday by Judge Martin Lueck while he or- dered action looking toward the prosecution of Dr. David Roberts in Cook County, Il. This action came as the result of revelations drawn from the former State Veterinarian regarding his re- lations with Miss Lusk and of many meetings in Chicago, Dr. Roberts ad- mitting he paid hotel bills. After announcing that in Wisconsin action was impossible because:fthe statute called D. J. Hemlock, a member of the bar, before him and said: “I di- rect you to communicate with the proper authorities in Chicago and urge upon them immediate action looking toward the prosecution of* Dr. Roberts because of, the offenses he has here today admitted commit- ting in that city.” Hemlock telephoned to State’s At- torney Hoyne at Chicago who said that he would be glad to prosecute if the facts justified and requeste1 that all evidence. be sent to him Action against Dr. Roberts by the | Federal Government also was hinted by W. H. Steiner, a federal investi- gator who testified for the State. Steiner's testimony deat: with a statement he obtained from Miss Lusk a few days after the tragedy. He said he asked Miss Lusk if she realized what she had done and that: she replied: “Yes I do. I killed her | because she called me such obscene | names.” — “Did you discuss any other mat-. ters with her?” he was asked. “Yes. That I want to reserve. Those are matters for the Govern. ment,” he replied. | Roberts Repeats His During his third day on the wit- ness stand Dr. Roberts repeated his charged that Miss Lusk had pur-}. sued him with her attentions and threatened to break up his home When he. sought to end their relar tions. | Much of his testimony concerns | | meetings with: her tn Chicago. Final-|, ly_ he admitted eiving her- money, | Contineved 2 Raeergaauen laboverthe crunching of gravel. ee | Warmer SAE: Se NE prriee BREAKING CAMP AT FUNSTON; MEN NOW | ARE “ON THEIR WA r Where They're Going Can’t Be Told, but They Are All Start- ing With a Smile. / CAMP FUNSTON, May 21 (Passed. by Censor)—-The Funston boys are| going—going over, -over there. Where they go from here, or when they Yeave are points of. information not «znade public. The -men them- selves know little about that and care less. Sufficient for them there is action afoot; lots of action with trains and loading and paying, night and day working and speed such as has never been seen here before. Surmises among the men as to what the big step they are about to take means, cover a range that in- cludes. everything. Headquarters alone knows what:is taking place and headquarters is not telling. Ready—With a Smile. Details of the biggest event the Middle West has ever.sstaged must be withheld. Voluntary censorships make it necessary,.for though every officer and every private has written and telegraphed to*® one or more friends or relatives of his plans, the more intricate detafis must not be offered to those who might use it to work harm. B ut, at any ‘rate, every mother with a boy in “the Bunch” may know he answered the callvof “ready,”’ with a smile on his face; and in many cases a tear of enthusidem in his eye. And the few eivilians who are seeing the sight of a lifetime can never tell of what they saw. Words will not tell it. »A unit marching, led iby a hgnd blaring the strains — of “Over There,” standards and colors. | flying, thousands of canvas-clad legs stalking in perfect gsythm, curt orders in low voices barely distinguishable Con- fusion for a minute,*and the offer- ing of Kansas or Missouri or Nebras- ka, South Dakota, Colorado, Arizona or New Mexico, is on its way. Proud of His Men. : An officer ranking so high it would practically be naming him to give his rank,.stood back a distance and watched. “No man tan ever know or realize unless‘ he has seen it with his own eyes,’’ he soliloquized. “Just a few short months ago, they were clerks and office men, farmérs and. me- chanics. is past believing. They are wonder- ful. Thank God, 1am an American and a brother of these. men.” And the big officer is not alone in his thankfulness, The Middle West may rest assured it is well repre- sented in the Ari@fican™ éxpeattonary | force, and before the summer's close Now—to lock at them. it) will hear of the work of its sons in barring the decor to barbarism. What plans the future holds for Camp Funston has fiot been an- nounced. Whether a new division will be traied here or a replacement camp established is problematicai. But certain it is that the empty bar- racks will not be empty long: TORNADO KILLS KANSAS COUPLE AND THEIR 3 GRANDCHILDREN Considerable Destruction of Property Cansed by Storm in Part of ’ Ellis County. HAYS, Kan., May 21 (By A. P.). —A tornado sweeping over the north- ern part of Ellis County this morn- ing killed five persons and caused considerable destruction of property. Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Geist and their three grandchildren werekilled. TOO MUCH CHINESE FOR ROBBER Two men held up the laundry of Hop Sing, 1702 Chouteau avenue, at 9:30 o'clock last night. One of the robbers covered the Chinese with a, revolvér, while the other went behind the counter and took $14 from the cash drawer. The Chinese began conversing so fast that they frightened the robber with the money and he dropped all but $7.25 as he and his partner were leaving. $375 FOR 50 BUSHELS OF CORN R. Z. Nolan, a former Alton jew- eler, who gave up the jewelry bus- iness for farm life, has received a check for $375 for 50. bushels of selected seed corn. Nolan sold the corn to the Govern- ment for experimental purposes and was told that it was rated as 94 per cent good corn. MORE SHOWERS PROBABLE; COOLER BY. TOMORROW THE TEMPERATURES . cu 12 (noon) aes , ig Se re Official fore- oT THE RED oe for St. Louwis and vicin- Lmore active than usual between the ‘lient formed by positions occupied by | Last Night’s oaaies Battle Missourti— Partly tonight and to-' morrow, proh- ably with show- cers in east apd scuth portionrc: warmer ~ tonight in extreme cnet cloudy | portion, cooler tomorrow north and west portions. ‘ . Iinois—Unsettled tonight and to- | morrow, probably. with showers: Py Lomort ww. ¥. my £¥ Ww ATWO POINTS British ‘Improve Line Near Merville and Repulse Counter: Attack — Ger- mans Use Many Gas Shells. FRENCH ADVANCE ON FRONT OF TWO MILES | Capture 400 Prisoners in Trust in Locre Neighbor- eg Intense Aerial oc tivity Continues. | eager LONDON, May 21 (B *P.).— Northwest of Merville, in the Flan- ders salient, the British improved | their positions last night, the War Office announces. Thirty prisoners and six machine guns were taken by the British. . The statement says: ; “A successful local operation was carried out by troops of the Surrey battalion yesterday evening . north- west of Merville. <A re-entrant in our line in this sector was closed up and 30 prisoners and six machine guns were captured by us. Early this morning a hostile countér-at- tack against the new) positions de-_ livered after a heavy bombardment,” was broken up by our artillery and Pe ee Oe oe EY oe eto “We carried out a successful raid last night southeast of Arras; and brought ‘back a few prisoners and 3 machine, gun from the enemy's trenches. “During the night the hostile ar- tillery was active in the Albert sec- tor, about Hebuterne, between the forest of Nieppe and Meteren, and Scarp River and Hill 70, north of Lens. The gas shelling reported to have taken place yesterday north of Bethune was heavy.” Allied Troops Make Advances in Western Macedonia, PARIS, May 21 (By A. P.).—Th+ official statement on the recent al- lied advance in westedn Macedonia says: “West of Koritsa, between the up- per valleys of the Devoli and Osum Rivers, French and Italian troops on May 15, 16 and 17 carried out with ull success a series of operations for reducing a very pronounced sa- the enemy and establishing the allied line in’ more advantageous position in the localities of Protopapa and Cerevoda. . Notwithstanding . the very great difficulties of terrain, in a mountainous country without roads, ahd although the enemy of- fered vigorous resistance making several counter attacks the French and Italian columns attained all their objectives. “In these operations the aerial service did brilliant. work. Our troops captured a number of pris- oners. ‘Their advance in the center reached 20 kilometers (12% miles.)*’ British Destroy 27 German Airplanes in a Day. LONDON, "May 21 (By A. P.).— During the aerial fighting Sunday 27 German airplanes were destroyed, three were driven out of contro} and thrée German balloons were burned, accordjng to the report on aerial op- erations. Twelve British machines, are missing. Extensive bombing op- erations were carried out. The state- ment adds: “On May 20 we dropped a ton of bombs’ on the gaé@ works, barracks and station at Landau, northwest of Karlsruhe. The railway was hit several times and fires were started. All our machines viagpadeare” ae , a ee) : “ From Fronts LONDON, May 21 (By A. P.).-+) LONDON, May 21 oe AYP). « opposition’ t to the» recently arranged between Germany and Austria- ape vaag is. voiced by Chancellor — Hertling. and Foreign’ mblietére von Kuehl- mann, according to reports re- cetved in The Hague and trans- mitted by the correspondent of the Daily Mail. The Chancellor and Foreign Secretary are re- - ported to have said¢that they washed their hands of the entire matter, as they objected to the methods by which.the military part ofthe convention was de- vised. over their theads by the German higher command. Pe Gen. Ludendorff is said to be insisting that the agreement oe passed ard signed at once. - The mfiftary sections bind each party ta aid the other with ou its forces against any and eyery 17 enemy, thus | Aattria |) to place all her forces at the ‘dis-~ net of M seescicna : e to Gen. Crowder’s estimate, will im \ineluding men in the military s#er- " te « ( YOUTHS 0F 21 TO RETR mer LS: That 189,000 9 of: _ Those Atjaining Majority Sinoe 5 dmst Will Pass Army sated WASHINGTON, May 21 (By .A. P.).——Estimates today by Major- General Crowder, Provost Marshal- ‘General, indicate that probably 750.-[ 000 men will be obtained for the army by the registration on June 5 of all youths who hase attained 21 years of age, since June 5 last. Fully a million youths, according registered. At least one-fourth of | lat them, he thinks, will be exempted + on various grounds, — . gee A President Wiles, in. wh prociama-| prea a was accordance with the act of Co vice; All ‘a ” eitim told’ anu +) or hot; are required :to register, “but | gendiew exemptions under the original act/ . vice apply. Divinity and medical students are ‘exempt. | AGAINST MRS STOKES pide: te That Attack Was Not Upon Government, wet Upon Oe Administration. | brated ‘‘over there’’ like 2,000,0000f our fighters, ale number of whom will’ be a the trenches, with others in t KANSAS CITY, Mo., May 21 (By A. P.).-—Presentation of evidence against Mrs. Rose Pastor Stokes, wife of J. Philips Stokes, wealthy Social- ist of New York, was continued when the trial of Mrs. Stokes on charges of Violating the espionage act was resumed in Federal Court here to-. day. ‘Mrs. Stokes is charged with ex- pressing opposition to “the Govern- ment” in a signed communication which appeared in a local newapa- per. The defense as outlined by her attorney to the jury yesterday will} be she made the statements, but that in using the word “government” she meant “the administration” or “the!” group temporarily in charge of the Government.” Among those who attended the trial yesterday was James Eads How of St. Louis. MAN RUN OVER BY EXPRESS WAGON DIES OF AUURIES Driver Is Held, Although Witnesses Say He Was Not to Blame fok Accident. * George Lock, 68 years old, of 1111) North ‘Séventh street, died at the city hospital at 3 a. m. today from injuries he suffered at 6 o’clock last |" ~~ evening, when he was rufi over at; - Ninth and Market streets by a wagon of the Wells-Fargo 1 Per Co., driyen by Joseph J. Kerepa, 323) years old, of 2319 Clark avente. « .-{ . Lock had crossed the street an was stepping to the curb when he- lost his balance and fell backward between.,the wheels of the wagon.) At that rate Christmas will “2 ; :