The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio • Page 9

VICTORY In Tuesday's Vote Is Claimed By Botli Jones ami Willis Men. Politicians Speculate on the Arnold Support. As Much Depends Upon Whom He lurts. Ada Man's Boosters Send Out Warning To Be oA Lookout Tor Democratic Support ForOppon SPF Ml. HIrAT Jf TO THS EXIjriB Ohio.

Augusi 11. Identic wore made to-day for the lead iiiB candidates fcr the! Republican nomination fur Oovernok Frank D. Willis and l'dwin "Jonesl Chairman Sherman H. liable ppokc far Jones and former Clerk W. El Halley for Willifl.

both ar-ertlns his fkvorite will have a majority of ell votefc cast. -To-iiinrro-v. it may te assurried. former Lieutenant Governor John 1H. Arnold will have his claim, but as 1 Jack does not figure a factor rave bs he.

will pull from the other two, his -lainis nia be waived. In the strategy of the gan e. Arnold i. a distinct as.ct to Willis, although his harmless candidacy nay 1 the re-eeplai-le. for anti-Willis votes.

It has been impossible to advertise Jones all vei Chio in days and no attempt Ims been made in many counties, i therefore it Is easy to assurrte that the vote hostile (o Willis will divide to some extent, this (riving a chance to Willis to achieve plurality where he mi-ht be beaten In a fwo-man contest. Depends' on Arnold Vote. To this extent a failure on his part to set a many votes ss Jones and. Arnold put together will amount to a virtual repudiation by the majority of his party and perhaps absolve in their party con--tiem-es Republicans from voting; for iiim in November. On the other hand, it must Lc taid in fair nets that a smashing victory for Willis Tuesday will Inclose his formidablenvss as a candidate.

That this style of campaign already is outlined stems plain if the voters give him preference. lie will bo in old-style liaininer and tongs after Governor James Cox. seeking to dispel the notion that the Incumbent Is a successful "war Governor." Travelers already say that In remote-turners of the state advertisements have appeared for Willis assailing; and his Jail The application of this epithet is. not understood here. Notwithstanding Willis has let It be plain that he, will fi.ige no pillow contest with Governor Cox in November, the 1 "cmoiTats.

In charge of the election machinery, are absolutely neutral In the civil war now raging. If their adversaries wish to share with them in lull per cent war work, or If trrejr wish to take a snarling altitude, it Is all one to the Democrats. Close Watch On the Count. In any event 'this is a Republican affair and only a fair count as between tin; factions is desired. While there have been intimations that advantage was planned to be taken in certain quarters, it now reenis likely that a loser wateh than usual will be kept, in many times past Republican clect.on judges and clerks huvo counted the Republican primary and Democratic i-idjies and have ountcd -the Democratic primary.

This year, It la all Judges and clerks actually participate in the counting, ao that fair treatment may be assured all. This being settled, attendance may be had upon what the managers say. Hal-ley says: "Former Governor Frank B. Willis will carry two thirds of the counties in Ohio, all the large city counties ave Hamilton, and have more votes than hi opponents put together." Then Eagle says. "We that F.dwin Jones, in Tuesday's primary election, will carry 1.

oiuji'i ny i ine congressional i triots the state, and' will have a majority In excess of the votes cast for both of the other candidates. His sup-por tis hourly increasing and many counties, that have, heretofore held back, are rapidly getting Into the Junua column. Jones Refrained From Abuse. "At the outset this committee announced there would be no criticism nor abuse of other candidates, and despite great provocation we have rigld-ly to the statement. "Kdwin Jones's uncompromising Americanism, his unwavering, patriot-Ism, coupled-wlth his ability as husi.

ness man. has won for him the Republican nomination for 'Governor, and he wll be triumphantly elected in November." Supporters of Willis have telegraphed to a large number of County Election Boards warning them to be on the watch for the voting by Democrats in the Republican primary Tuesday. The action was reported taken because of rumors In Wine quarters that there was to be an attempt to vote non-lte-Pbllcans in the Tuesday contest against Willis as a prohibition candidate. WILSON PICKS HARRIS Administration Candidate For "Senator From Georgia. "rui MlFATTB Til Tun KU ini Atlanta.

4. 1- day Pre, j. nt Wilson urges Georgl ins to Jte for w. j. Harris, former member the Federal Tradj mmlsKl-n, for nlted Etnte.

a. 1. 1 j. it. viurr tut tl tmUor Bes des Harris Uvm craU l'Wcm Haidwck, plCiui Harris as his endl ROUNDS UP SOLDIERS.

DUrATta Tl TUB Columbus, Ohio. 11 Jrters of Edwin Jones, candidate for nepuDitcan nomination for Gov. "THE THE ENQUIRER, CINCINNATI, MONDAY, AUGUST 1 2, 1918 (Left to right) lieutenants Lieutenant Earl Carroll, "advance officer' of the squadron of American airplanes. Major Claude K. Rhlnehardt, commanding, arrived In Cincinnati yes- terday and completed arrangement, for the toniine of a fleet of from six to twelve American planes Wednesday, and.

the welcoming of Brigadier General Charles Lee, English Royal Air Force, head of the British Aviation Mission to the United States, who also will reach Cincinnati Wednesday morn-Hun, and battle formations directly accompanied by two or three veteran pilots in British planes. The American base has been established at Dayton, and the fleet of planes will arrive at the grounds of the Western Hills Country Club between 7 and o'clock Wednesday morning. It is expected General 1-ee and the British planes wilLarrive from the West about the, same time or a llt'tle later. Authorities in Washington have chosen Cincinnati as the starting point for the greatest tour by a fleet of airplanes ever attempted In any country, and the 3.000-mile flight of these squadrons will be watched by aviators throughout the world. The performance of all kinds of daredevil "stunts" used in tricking the wily Hun and battle formations directly above down-town Cincinnati certain to ernor, scored last week when they rounded, up hundred soldiers Just being called in service and arranged fo them to vote tmUer-the" absent voters law.

It was stated that support of -Ed-win-the-war" Jones was popular, since he has two sons who have long been In service. SUGAR May Cost a Cent More, Bat 'Still Cheaper Here Than Anywhere Outside of Cuba. Heiflil. DISl-ATCH TO TSS SSQC1SIS. Washington.

August United States, though facing an increase of probably 1 cent a pound on its sugar bill, will still be getting Its sugar cheaper than any other country, except possibly Cuba. Sugar has been retailing here at 114 to 9 Cents a pound, with the price going as-high as 10 cents at particularly remote points. The wholesale price In the2 United States has been $7.30. though recently raised to J7-50 a hundred pounds. This year's Cuban crop was taken over at $5.6040 cents added for transportation and ffl 30 allowed as the refiners' margin.

Later 20 cents was added to cover Increased Insurance and sea transportation. On this basis the re-taller had a margin of one cent to one and a half' cents a pound in handling. Against this the regulated wholesale price In France was $12.28 per 100 pounds; United. Kingdom. Italy.

Canada, $8.07. In Sweden beet sugar sells for 14 cents a pcrund; in Spain fct 1 cents; In Brazil, 25 cents; Portugal. 21.4 cents, and in India 14 cents. The Sugar Kqualizatton Board of the Food Admlnfatration will take over the entire r.i-.v-. output or sugar beet.

Lou isiana cane. Hawaiian. Cuban and pos sibly Peruvian, if the surplus here can be had at anything like a. reasonable price and will then equalize the price on the entire amount and allocate It to the different refineries, establishing the margins on which they may sell. The one cen' increase seems proba ble after coherences New York and here between Sugar Administrator George Rolph and represents lives of the I-oulsJan cane ana Deet producers.

-Tuhan. and oeet representatives were with mm rnoir ana m( Louisiana- pe pie were nere increesea pr e. necessary cover mcrea-cu i production, hut the Sugar Administrator will make the Increase as small as may be so that the domestic consumer will be protected. MUNITIONS FACTORY FLAG. srsciAL uir to thb csudisbb.

Washington. August 11. All fac tories that manufacture munitions are to fly a special flag, provided more than' SO per cent of the factory output Is nrdnanca material. The flig measures In of In the of the the be a our. -feet by six feet Around thejcupled by jthe police.

The in four sides la a red border, within this border are three broaa panels, the een ter one blue and the outer ones white In the middle of the center panel, of blue there is a design in white of the! bursting bom. Insignia of the ord nance service. 1 1 FLYING WILD CATS" I --Vi 1 Connell, Kelleher, Carroll, Watson, prove the most exciting war spectacle the- history of the city. As It is an official affair and the beginning of a national he greatest of Its' kind ever attempted. It la expected Cincinnati MIIa Jtowni dte, who aloU8 to Know the modern methods of fighting employed by Generalissimo Foch In de- Testing the Germans As orders from Washington forbid the carrying of civilians.

Cincinnatians who applied to Mayor Galvln for the privilege accompanying aviators will be disappointed. Washington Is anxious the whole, country should know of the remarkably quick progress the American boys are making the art of flying, and seeks to give populace of the Middle West, some whom who have never seen an aeroplane, the opportunity of witnessing some of the new types of machines in action. The Committee on Public Information conceived the Idea, and, together with Division of Military Aeronautics and British Air Mission, arranged preliminary plans and laid out the Itinerary-It was decided the foremost pilot In America should head the flyers, and Major C. K. Rhlnehardt, -commanding officer of the First Provisional Training Wing at Mineola, New York, was selected to lead the party.

He was given carte blanche In the choosing of the aviators who were to accompany him, and General Charles Lee, of the English Royal Air Force, was Invited to head the group of British flyers, who were to guests of honor during the trip. The flight, as planned, begins at Cincinnati Wednesday, covers 17 large cities, crosses 10 states, and besides gives towns. villages and hamlets en route close-up servant girls and dressmakers to the shopkeeper's widow. Against the bright summer background of the foliage in the park stood out the multitude of women, old and young, and little children 1n mourning, who gathered there to celebrate the "Day of Sorrow." A woman ascended the- platform where the orchestra usually played. She motioned to the crowd, and suddenly all became silent And amid this ominous silence some of the women came upon the platform and made speeches which sounded father as groans and sobs and complaints of the souls of.

the exhausted women. The women complained of the high cost of necessities, of the lack of bread. Then picture of the terrible losses of mil lions of men was painted by one of the speakers. She told of the futile sacri fices of millions of human beings of the German losses in France and Rus sia. And as the women came forward.

dressed in black, relating thier expert ences, their words resounded like the ringing of funeral bells. -The women kept repeating: "I iost my husband." brothers were killed." "I lost my father." "My sons were- killed. And these sobs and groans of the widows and orphans sank into. the souls of the more fortunate women in the crowd whose relatives had only been wounded or captured by the allies. One of the leaders among the women said that only a small portion of the Ger man and Austrian women had gathered there, ail tneir sobs were gathered If all their tears were collected, the whole world would have heard them, and all the ponds and canals in the Berlin Park could not hold the tears, which tens of millions of women, sisters and moth-era, were shedding every day and every eight mourning the dead.

Faces Begin To Twitch. The policemen, of the reserves, for the most part wounded in the war, listened at first with good-natured smiles. But little by little their stern faces began' to twitch. Something glistened In the eyes of those who faced death fearlessly upon the battle neias. This did not last long.

Soon suspicious men appeared among the people and worked their way toward the speakers. A few- women in gaudy hats, with painted faces the eyes and ears of the German Government rushed off to the nearest telephone stations. Soon the. police authorities (appeared in the park. Then soldiers arrived, without bayonets.

They were led by several companies of the more faithful policemen of the old type. Moving thus in solid squires they endeavored to break up. the crowd and disperse it along- the alleys of the huge park. Hys- terici cres and exclamations rent the The women lnAix, n.tlon the violence emnloved the n- iA nnt m. wno "tod mt'8 iatance away, here Suddenly, a new order was given.

spreading like wildfire' among the peo ple. The crowd commenced to disperse quickly: Again in the groups the worn en commenced to -rush through the streets to the center, where the Kaia 'r's palace is situated. There all precautions had been4aken The entrance to the square, all the streets and bridges. wn aireaiW oc- small numbers, were ready, hidden ,1: the yards near the square. But the women, insisted upon carry.

ing out their program. -We ara unarmed are women! they declared. We are your mothers Tour wlveel'We have not come out to AGONY I CONTINTJEU FROM FIBSt PAGE. is Beltenbangh and Wtlih. views of the modern fighting planes.

From Cincinnati the first stop scheduled Dayton. Ohio. August 15. From a day to two davi is to be snent in each town, and the Mavora. cltv associations and Chambers of Commerce have offered the hosnltalltv of their cities.

From Dayton the squadron is to fly to Columbus, Ohio, arrriving August io. Two davs are to be spent In Cleveland, Ohio, August '17 and 18. and from then on are to follow. In rapid succession, Toledo Ohio. A mist 19: Detroit.

Au gust 20 and 21: Indianapolis. Au gust 22 and 23. and St Louis. August 24 and 25. Wednesday afternoon the fliers, will leave the ground in Cincinnati and the real thrills of the day will begin.

Major Rhlnehardt has chosen his aids with great care, but the Division of Military Aeronautics wishes the fact known these youthful fliers are the ordinary product of our present syste mot train Ing. Each city will have the chance of view ing the close battle formations which are being used so extensively on the front; the intricate acrobatics, thousands of feet in the air, which are so necessary for fighting in the clouds, and last but still the most spectacular, the very latest and most advanced maneuvering of aerial combat work. American boys must be able to out-maneuver the Hun. officers say. They must be able to fly their planes instinct' ively.

without giving a thought to any thing but their machine guns, and with the ability to loop-the-loop, stall, side slip and suddenly drop thousands of feet in a spinning nose-dive, so there is little chance of their being brought to the mercy of a more agile and versatile op ponent stir up trouble, to make noise! Tou are yourselves creating scandals! We Just want to congratulate the Kaiser upon the occsu-don of tbe of his reign. We want to express our best wishes to him! If he Is not In the palace Just now it does not matter! The walls of the old palace will re-echo our words and the faint voices of the women will reach Potsdam. Let us pass!" And the women, young and old. broke through the lines of the confused, rude policemen. They rushed toward the palace.

Then they cried, as. with one voice, full of tears: We have' had enough of war! Enough bloodshed! We want peace! We are starving! Our children are starving and dying as a result of your crimes, bloody Emperor!" "Bloody Emperor," Is Cry. "Bloody Emperor! Enough of war!" Three times they cried, and then became silent The hundred thousand women stood waiting as though to hear what answer would come from the palace. Some of them expected that the talkative Kai ser would appear on his famous balcony and reply to the call of the mothers. wives and orphans.

But this did not happen. Again the dark lines of the police came forward. Now they were more resolute and rude as they dispersed the crowds. But here on the square, with houses on all sides, it was harder to do this than at me iiwwrwn. no sooner 1 women driven away from one corner than they gathered, in 'another end of the square and delivered even more impas sioned speeches than before.

Thousands of men looked upon, the un precedented gathering from the windows of houses facing the square. Little by little these men came out Into the streets and surrounded the women, as though to protect them from the police. Groups of students came rushing from the universities, where they also had gathered to celebrate the anniversary of the Kaiser's reign. The police, feeling its utter helpless ness, at first used sticks freely, but the cries of the women struck by the police men stirred the and they came to their defease. Then reyolvers flashed in the hands of the policemen.

They pointed the revolvers at the people, at the women. Then a bugle was sounded. The crowd did not believe that the troops would fire upon women and chil dren, and it kept moving forward. Suddenly a volley resounded. Cries of terror rent the air.

Many women, wounded, fell to the ground. Many fainted. The wounded and killed, women and men, lay upon the sidewalks and in the streets, amidst pools of blood. The rest of the people ran through the wide streets, -stumbling upon one an- cther, sobbing. Thus- ended tho celebration or tne an niversary of the reign of Kaiser Wllhelm IL in June.

1819. In front of his palace. The next Installment will appear to morrow morning. LABOR SHORTAGE In War Plants Emphasises Neces sity For Transfer of Washington. August 11.

Initial calls for, men for war work are beginning to bring home to the nation the necessity for the transfer of men engaged In non- war work to war the Depart- ment of Labor announced to-day In a statement calling attention to the short age of unskilled labor In factories filling war contracts. 8uch plants, the statement said, are now short more than 50.000 unskilled workers. All plants engaged on war work required to make reports of their needs before next Thursday. RESTING COMFORTABLY. arscut.

nisrATca to tbs ssqrisBB. Washington. August JX-ReporU from Senator James's bedside to-day were that he Is resting more comfortably, 1 FOOTWEAR Finds a Brisk Demand. Manufacturers Hard Pressed With Orders For Fall. I Weather Favors Distribution of Whites and Grays.

Last-Named CbWr Promises Be Hard Ta Get and Te Sell Well The business of making and footwear In this market is unusually brisk for the month of August For- i mer records' seem to be eclipsed. Manufacturers are exertinsr i i I continues In a strained condition, due to themselves and their organisations to high cosC, of productaon and Scarclty of the utmost in executing the large vol-i labor and strikes In Haverhill ume of advance fall orders, deliveries nd otner Important manufacturing cen- ters. on which are going forward as fast Many m'en the production as the shoes are completed A few and distribution of shoes say that the shoe buyers were in the market dur- want cbempjAoM and are making their plans accordingly. How-ing the week Just passed, which em- ever. there is another school making phaslzes the fact that the demand for shoes to retail for moderate They fall shoes is still active.

Wholesalers say they are not able to take on all the orders being offered for immediate shipment The retail shops are doing an consistent Volume of business each day. The heated term is making the demand for white pumps and Oxfords good, and this class of attractive footwear is moving with plenty of pep. The dealer who would complain that business is slow is rather a Bcarceelement just now. The demand for. gray Oxfords and pumps, also for -the darker shades of gray, frequently called field mouse gray.

Is so good that several of the leading shoe stores in the downtown section report' the sale bf two pairs where ordinarily only one would be bought. Not infrequently the customer muxes it plain that she under stands that next 'October 1 the manufacture of gray shoes will be at an end. In line with the wishes of the Government and therefore now Is the time to provide her wardrobe with an extra pair or two for future use. One prominent shoe merchant points out that this is having much to do with the present brisk demand for gray footwear. Gray Shoes Hard To Get.

One of the prime elements in creating or maintaining a demand for this or tnat shoe style each season Is the relative or supposed scarcity of the leather out -of which the shoe is made, or the newness of the design or pattern. If gray shoes cannot be manufactured after October 1. it is a safe bet that every pair of gray shoes made up prior to that time and offered for sale as long as they may last, whether this year or next year. will bring good prices. Gray shoes are going to be hard to get and win, mere be in good demand, This will be all the snore true because the colors al lotted to footwear for the spring ana summer season of next year are black, white and browns, so far as manufacture Is concerned after October 1.

Manufacturers may make up shoes in gray color prior to October 1. and these shoes may be delivered during the winter to the shoe dealers, elt-her for sale during the fall and winter season or any time next' year. The Shoe and Leather Service Committee of the War Industries Board, headed by A. C. Mc-Gowln, so far as the retailers are concerned, makes It plain that the dealer Is In no way restricted from buying gray shoes and selling them any time he wishes or can do "so.

The only restriction imposed by the Government la upon the manufacturers who are enjoined not to manufacture gray shoes after October 1. Jhls. makes It evident that mtlad'y is in no way to be held unpatriotic tf she wishes to buy a pair of gray boots, pumps or oxfords now or next summer, and wear them next year. Don't Sacrifice Grays. Last week attention was" called to the action contemplated by the local shoe dealers for disposing of present-stocks of gray shoes.

The opinion of the shoe merchants of this city Is In line with that ex Dressed bv men of national tn.tlnir unrh as A. C. McGowin. of to eltv. aim nf trrav --v.

shoes are good values and are not to be sacrificed, that present stacks may be replaced up to October 1. that dealers are In no way to be restricted In the sale of such additional or present stocas after next October 1, and that the consumer is privileged to purchas3 al the gray shoes wanted, or which the stores will offer for sale. Individual dealers may desire to place rinnlieiits orders far srrav or fleld-JTlouse gray boots for fall delivery instead of pumps or oxfords, to replace the gaps made in their present stocks of pumps or oxfords and may feel that this Is in line with a proper conservation of leather, but this will 4 be an individual fZlLlZtlirlLZ. has been Imposed by the Government The chances are. however, that if.

one store stocks up on boots of gray leather via the duplicate order route while an i other store around the corner stocks up ties. leather, which is a close Imita-on pumps and oxfords and these stocks tlon of calf in colors, sells welL Patent 10 over Into next SDrlng and summer the leather is growing more popular all the volume of sales will center to the one or uiw wuitsr. accoruinr; iu m-a urci actlvity of the Individual dealer. The final word on gray shoes, whether light or dark colors, is to sell all that of I during the last two seasons to absorb AVA h.n1-A get. is always wanted by the ladles.

Starting Out Salesmen. The travelln-r ha salesmen' out of this market will get back on the Job by September 1. SamDles are now being rilallBMt lA 1 all th. ffl f-tnri Each sample line will reflect the wishes The demand for extreme weights In 1 Is quite different from what we thought "1 Lvn.ii- the Government -touching the colors hlde, excessive. Practically every tan-! It was.

miles from Hopklnsville. and was pro- variation In atvlo nk tw lm chance for one manufacturer to get the Jump on his. competitor tn putting something new on the market with the result that the sale i Bwiwcar is sure to toe more competi- tlv than vi wm be in the shoe dealer's favor, for he knows the average manufacturer strong leaning toward competitive price quota- tlon. that wm insure volume business and assured profits. The.

Government 4s making It a point to Inquire Into the -profits being made in the manufacturing, wholesale and retail branches of the shoe Industry. ellng salesmen are speculating whether the next season's trip Is to be an easy gallop or a hard drive. Dealers have figured upon further advances In, the wholesale, price of shoes for next spring, and not a few bought liberally, having the speculative desire to beat the market for a time and also having the money with which to operate. Others more favored with liberal credit arrangements with their manufacturers bought heavy and bought in big quantities for the season How will this affect the demand for ahoes io oe maae up to be made up and delivered next TZ out next month. Every condition- points to a big de- mand for women's in-stock shoes carried by the manufacturers during the early fall months, especially where gray shoes, are carried.

a.lso several nifty black styles. Demand from shoe dealers In the large cities will absorb all the stock shoes that will be offered by the. manufacturers. Black shoes are going to be good sellers during the fall and winter, for women's garments for the season ahead Include many nifty styles in black or of such dark colors that black shoes will be the proper caper. STRAINED CONDITIONS Reported in Eastern Shoe Market, Due To Labor TJnaettlement.

spkoial msrATca to tbs bsqcibsb. Boston, August 11 The-shoe market find their goods popular. One of the best examples is a manufacturer producing! Ri fWM I Alt I nirt 1 ut vuici a nuir. bows -w tiau $2 and $2 50 per pair. A Boston retailer closely affiliated with the shoe manufacturer who Is selling women's stylish welts and turns at 3 50 per pair keeps 28 clerks busy all the time and is doing the most phenomenal shoe business recorded In the East Another large manufacturer selling thfcough his own stores has kept his plants running full, chiefly by keeping the retail profits down to a low point and selling a men's fine shoe for 6.

and other grades at considerably below that Is, of course, plain that the shoe game played for a profit, as more than alf of i ia uciiibiiub urai dish pneca biiu bi the factory, then a big retailer's profit This seems the only course for many people to follow, while the small profit plan Is adopted by a comparatively few. All leather that is well tanned is used tip sooner or later. Second and third grade selections have been accumulating for a long time and there Is an Immense amount of sole leather offal, much of which can be made into serviceable out-ersoles, innersoles, counters, 4c. There is an opportunity yet to make millions of pairs of reasonable priced shoes and we look for a movement which will put the low priced offal and second and third grade leather on the market for the benefit of the general public. Financial conditions -encourage selling this accumulation at a price rather than holding.

Shoe manufacturers are busy adapting their lines to Government re strictions, eliminating colors and other expensive forms of manufacture. A maker of women's fine shoes recently ehowed us two patterns of about the same proportions, one much- more attractive than the other. The less attractive one took 6 feet of leather, the more attractive 4 feet. Shoes were priced accordingly, and there Is no question in our mind but that the public will take the low-priced. Large Government orders of army shoes for both officers and men are expected after a trial of leather, patterns and construction, by making tip 1.200 sample pairs to be worn by soldiers in a Quartermaster's Department test This wili probably detenhine not only the character of tannage, but the pattern and sole fastening of standard army footwear.

Every shoemaker is pressed for workmen and can turn out only a portion of the output he desires. It Is brought to our attention, however, that Jobbers and retailers are well stocked, but In spite of this would gamble heavily on next spring ahoes if manufacturers "were willing to take on the obligations. Most shoe manufacturers Instead of selling into the future are content to not look far ahead and confine their deliveries to November. All the principal sole leather markets are comparatively quiet with prices not advancing. It is expected that the last of this week the Price-Fixing Board may announce.

Its figures. To this end the principal sole leather tanners are hold ing meetings In Washington this week, both on price-fixing and supplies for the next Government order. 'Hemlock in the heavy and medium grades is holding about the same, but the light weights are extremely- difficult to sell. Union con tinues about the same as last week with moderate sales. There is a great difference between steer leather suitable for the array and light cow backs.

Oak remains In about the same situation as union except repairers' leather, which is scarce and high, the est bringing $1 29 per pound in blocks. Below this are many prices according to the weight and quality of the tannage. Belting butts were down last week and up this week. The tannages that could be bought for 93c last week are now 85c for No. Is.

Some inferior tannages are selling lc or 2c below these figures. Thai offal market Is very much overstocked. Government figures show large accumulations, amounting to about a little less than 2,000 carloads of IS tons each. It is this leather which should be devoted to cheap, but durable, shoes for the general public Calf leather la quiet, due to the Brockton strike, but holding firmly, except on which are disqualified by the Gov ernment and are being closed but at bargain prices. Ooze finished calf for fancy shoes Is hard to get in sufficient' quantl- time, Upper leather bends for army shoes Kre coming along as laat 1XJ-.

ov- ond and third grade chrome sides made' from dry hfdes are hard to sell. Sheep tb.r la siderable offering, not suitable for Gov- ernment work. Glased kid is running A BIOIW BICaUII iw lower neirtiionB. i-ito-wu --J-. the tannery capacity, but is consistent 1 with the supplies of skins on hand and restricted Imports.

Specialties, like buck and kangaroo, are selling well, but 1 ,.11 25 to taineu so particular as to and do not maae mi aV mr iwtttntf th nMf ences from the Middle Western dealers, southern hides, free fom ticks, could fld a ready market but at present very Llhe are offered. STANLEY TALKS TO NEGROES. dim-ato to ma -u-qi-ibcb. jWtoB. August noon and addressed several thousand In Douglas Park.

If was an Intensely pa- trldtic talk. The Governor was kept busy 'shaking hands for half an hour. I of 1 '1 Troopers Defy Shots To Locate Foe Nests; Hunger Kills Prisoners COOTINTJED FROM FIRST FAGX. manwhose home is in Albany. N.

T. Fresh from the front whede he penetrated farther north of the Veale than any or the allied officers or enlisted men, saw him to-day Just as he came out the thick of the fighting, the personi fication of courageous youth. To roe he told the story of the detachment of which hp was a part and Its penetration of the German lines north of the Veale, opposite Flsmes. for the purpose of learning the location of enemy machine gun nests and batteries. At -the head of a small detachment of American cavalry.

Lieutenant Baldwin galloped up a road which was in full view of the enemy and which was swept by Jhe German guns. Shells fell all around them and one made a great crater in the road SO feet "away from them. Close to the German lines they dismounted, and, fastening their horses to trees at the edge of a small wood, they crawled to a point within 200 yards of the first line of the Huns, who im mediately spotted them and turned tlieir. machine guns on these' intrepid Amer- icans. Lieutenant Baldwin and his companions, however, stayed there until they had learned all they wanted to know, and then they turned back toward their mounts, while a hall of machine gun bul feU around them.

They reached their mounts safely, but then it was necessary for them to pass through the road, which again was being swept by machine gun and artillery fire. With the rowels of their spurs deep in their horses' flanks and leaning forward under cover of the necks of their mounts, they raced through the road in the direction of our lines. It was a race with death, and they passed through It as if they bore charmed lives. Returning to our headquarters they reported the location of the Germans and their batteries and machine gun nests, which Instantly were shelled by the American guns. This, however.

Is but' a single Instance of the courageous and effective scout work of pur cavalry is doing. 1 Frequently they are being used to draw out the enemp fire, and they do It the coolest courage Imaginable. French prisoners who recently escaped from German prison camps and who reached our lines yesterday; bring us tne news that Just prior to the offensive started by the enemy on June 15. the Huns In the back areas and even up to the front lines were singing songs of "On to Paris." They declared that the enemy soldiers boasted In the presence of French captives that the Germans would be in Paris, by August Four days after the allied offensive began on July IS. they said, the Huns became excited and demoralized, from which state they became sullen.

I saw two or these Frenchmen and talked with them. They are Henry and Alfred They were captured by the Germans -on May 27 and remained prisoners until last Monday, when they cut their way out of the barbed. Wire enclosed prison camp. After a week ot traveling afoot by night and hiding out in the woods by day, they finally reached the banks of the' Veals River yesterday and were astonished to learn that the enemy had been thrown back and out of the salient and that it now was the Americans who were acting in the role of the pursuer, and that the Germans were those being pursued. But they told me a startling story of the treatment which prisoners are accorded in the German prison camps.

They declared that they could hardly get enough food to keep body and soul together, and they added that two or three prisoners die of starvation every day in each of the prison pens. They declared that the Huns strike their prisoners with heavy clubs at the slightest provocation. Both of them were extremely weak and unable to eat a solid meat They asserted that even the food of the German sodlers had been reduced In quanr tity in order to supply the Austrlans, who-are mumbling threats against the Austro Hungarian monarchy and against Germany, and. Indeed, threat- Lenlng a separate peace. They said that the German losses have been extremely heavy since Marshal Foch's offlenslve in the Solssons Rheims salient which marked the be ginning of the enemy's great reverse.

They declared -that five or six trains loaded down w-)th wounded Huns pass dally through the town wherein was their prison camp. They said that the German wounded are now being piled into cattle cars and transported to hos pitals outside the war zone. The Germans with whom they talked, they added, boasted that they had burned all French crops in many sec tlons through which the retreat had taken them, Js true. I also talked with men of the Prussian Grenadier Corps. 80 of whom were captured last Friday by American troops Jn the- vicinity of Flsmes.

They were haughty, strong and well- nour tailed. I asked them if they expected that Germany would win. but they replied that they could not now tell. -We thought that the war would end this one of them told me. "Now we think that It will last another year, or maybe two, maybe more.

Asked how many Americans they thought were In France, he replied that there must be 2,000.000 of us. Then I asked him tf they believed the Hun reports that the American troops killed all the prisoners they took. "Our -officers say that they do." he replied, "but they are not believed. The Americans are hard-fighters, though. I also talked with a German, who, before he entered the war, was an electrical merchant in Berlin.

"We thought that we would be able to reach Paris late this summer. he said. "We did not count 00 the Amerl can resistance. Now we will not reach r.l. A T-k I Pointed at our failure to win.

out tner. is u.r- We will fight for a long- Despite the fact that, the demeanor of .1.. K. hpImhbm im nn I f.nnl. supercilious and their eyebrows charae- teristically arch with arrogance, they are treated with respect by the Americana.

Ten wounded Prussians who a few days ago were taken prisoners by our men were hastened to a hospital. They ex- Pressed absolutely no gratttode at this. Instesd. they were sullen and silent, but 'lVlrt they all were German e-ffleer inwhich was written many SjUngs about his regiment and about, the failure of the German offens- lve of June-13. One entry of very i recent date had only this to say: "Good by.

Rhelms." Could anything be more expressive of what was In his mind? Some of the Prussian prisoners whom our men took said that they had been In the line only eight hours when they were captured. Some of them were anly 19 years old. Many of them out little intimations that the German numerical strength had been greatly exaggerated and that their losses have been much vaster than is known on this side. a AMERICAN BOYS Repel Germans In Haod-Tc-Hand BT DW1N L. JAMES.

(Cbpyrlght. IMS, by the New Tork ft mas Company.) tl'BCIAL CABLB TO TBB BXQCIBBB. With the American 'Army. August 11. A.

M. With evident intention, ot blocking any proposed attack by Amer- leans along the Vesle while the drive from the west is on. the Germans In the past- 4 hours have delivered three counter-attacks In force on our lines on that sector. These actions, while of a local nature, were far different from the typical rear-guard actions the Germans have been putting up against us on the vesie. They were delivered by fresh troops, who attacked in numbers superior to ours at the points where they struck.

We met these attacks with ma- chine-gun fire and in one caae with hand-to-hand fighting. The third German counter-attack netted us 80 prls-oners of the Fourth Grenadier Guards, who said they had been brought Into the sector eight hours before and put Into' the The three costly German attempts made no material change In the situation. As much as they would like, the Germans appear to be afraid to withdraw any troops from In front of the Americans to use further west Two French soldiers captured by the Germans in May entered the American lines on the Vesle yesterday. They had cut the wlrea of their cage and walked four daya toward their own lines. They wore greatly surprised to find Americans along the Vesle, for, not having been told of the German defeat they supposed the allied lines far behind that stream.

These Frenchmen explained that prior to July It the Germans had blustered dally about going to Perls. They said after July-18 their attitude euddenly changed. The captives did not know then bf the reason why. The prisoners had been told that the Germans' military rations were low because they had to send food to Austria to quiet the discontent there and the growing spirit against the war. The German cross above the grave of Quenttn Roosevelt near Chamery has been removed and an American' cross put up.

This cross bears the inscription "Here rests on tho field of honor First Lieutenant Quentin. Roosevelt killed In action. July, 1918. The grave has also been1 fenced with stones. Yesterday on It rested a wreath of flowers bearing the name of Mlsa Evangeline Booth, head of the Salvation Army.

The German cross removed had on it after the name of Lieutenant Roosevelt the "Burled by the FRIEND Of Youths Gone Wrong Lost ThraBgh Death )f Dr. James A. Leonard, Former Superintendent Mansfield Reformatory. sriciAL DisrATCH to tbs sxqeibks. i Columbus, Ohio, August 11.

Friend of many a boy and young man rescued from the downward path through his indefatigable work. Dr. James Abraham Leonard, recently Superintendent of the Ohio State Reformatory at Mansfield, died this afternoon In Detroit, according to news received here to-night He was born in 1854 In Pennsylvania. Six children survive him. Dr.

Leonard was one of the foremost criminologists in America and his work waa in rescue of young men gone wrong. His institution claimed, two -thirds of those under his care were put back on the right path. In addition to his work as a conservationist in the true sense in human material he also labored Incessantly for fundamental conditions making better life possible. His lectures on sociological subjects have been widely read. His services to state and nation were manifold.

He aided Governor James -M. Cox In the work for a new farm prison to take the place of the present antiquated penitentiary and was Chairman of the state commission which had this work In charge. Dr. 1-eonard also was a trainer of institutional superintendents for Ohio and othen states. The -penitentiary -an-1 the Boys' Indusrial School at Lancaster are.

now conducted by his graduate He had served the state 17 years, re- signing on his sick bed when his health broke down. He recently was taken to Detroit on' a stretcher In an attempt to recover bis Before entering the state service he was In the Indian service tn the Federal Government and prior to that was an educator. His home formerly was tn Toungstown. DR. 7.

D. CLARDY DIES. Former Democratio Congressman Had a Notable Career. srsctAi aurATCB to tub kxqcibsb. Hopkinsville.

Ky August 11. Senility caused the death last night of Dr. John D. Clardy, former Congressman from this district, unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1890. and one of the leading citizens pt this county.

Dr. Clardy was born August SO, 1828, In Smith County, but most of his life was spent la this coenty. waa an active memoer or that body. h. especially fought for measures tending to benefit the farmers.

ar4eBt Democrat and a 1 leader In bis party's councils, he. never went Into JT. Practiced 7 ure his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania after attending the University of Louisville for one He was a pi amber of the Baptist Church, and funeral services be held there to-morrow morn'ng it o'clock. InUrnjent will be near villa, -widow of the late Dr. John Prast- ridge.

Mrs. Prestridge is in with ty phoid fever at the Clardy home, but her condition is improving..