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VOL. XVII
NC-4 FORCED DOWN ON WAY TO ENGLAND
FRANCE AND BRITAIN PAY TRIBUTE TO OUR DEAD
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Wilson, Pershing and Other Amer
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icans Speak at Exercises.
Congress Honors Dead. *
By FLOYD MACGRIFF,
Staff Correspondent of the I. N. 8.
LONDON, May 30.—America’s Me-l
morial Day for her soldier dead was
officially celebrated in England for
the first time today with the British
(‘,%\'ernment co-operating. |
mpressive honors were paid to the
memory of the American goldiers and
sailors who died in British hospitals
during the war.
Jobkn W. Davis, the American Am
bassador, members of the various
Anglo-American societies, officers and
men of the United States army and
navy ahd representatives of the Al
lied Governments took part. The
graves were decorated with flowers
_and small American flags were plant
ed upor. them. |
About 2,000 American soldiers and
sailors were laid to rest in English
cemeteries during the war. Some
died of wounds received in - battle,
others from disease contracted in
camps and billets. |
fFre majority of them are buried in
Brockwood Cemetery, just outside of
London, where a large plot of land
has been donated by the authorities
for tiiis purpose.
Ambasrador Davis headed a dele
ggtfl-n that went to Brookwood,
wheie each of the American graves
was decorated, A sheort service was
held, after which “last post” was
blown.
Similar ceremonies took place at
cemeleries near Winchester and Liv
erpool.
France Pays Honor ‘
To American Dead i
By ROBERT J. PREW, i
PARIS, May 30.—Impressive memo- |
rial sérvices for Ameriea’s dead in they
war were heéld in France today. The
feature of the occasion was an elo-{
quent address by President Wiison m.‘
Suresnes, a suburb of Paris, where
thare is a great cemetery holding thei
mertal remains of many American
soldiers.
Religious ceremonies were held in
a number of churches in the Paris
district. ‘
In addition to the President, the
new Americin Ambassador to France, |
Hugfl . Wallace; General John J,%
Pershing and numerous other army
officers took part in the nh.\'vr\':m(-os‘
throughout ' Franve Many French
army officers attended the religious
gervice, and were deeply touched by
America's heartfelt devotion to her|
soldier dead. ‘
At the request of Elin Livingstone,
head of the American Boy Scouts, the
President directed the placing of ten
wreaths iln ten American military
cemeteries, including the burying
graund at Chateau Thierry, where so
mahy gallant marines gave up ‘their
lives to stem the German rush on
Paris. The wreath emplaced at Cha
teau Thierry bore the words:
“Ta the memory of our gallant
fathers and brothers who gave their
lives for liberty.”
Heuse and Senate
Honor Dead Heroes
WASHINGTON, May 30,—This was
vietery day in the House of Repre
sentatives
Convened to commemorate Memo
rial Day dedicated to the memory
and deeds of those who sacrificed life
that the freedom of the republic
might be preserved Houge members
turned instinctively to the thrilling
events of recent days and eulogized
the heroes of today
Tocay was the first Memorial Day
gince the fight of civilization to over
throw the military might of Germany
censed, and the thought of the glor
{ovs triumph in arms of the free men
of the world was the inspiring theme
of the commemoration
In closing the exercises the House
passed resolutions extending the
thanks of Congress to all who had
fought, renflered service and made
sacrifices in the cause of freedom for
which, in part, the fight with Ger
miany wias waged
Text of Resolution,
The resolution was presented by
Representative Mondell, of lown It
resolves That the thanks of Con
gre are hereby extended to those
who served in the armed forces of
the | nited States in e WAr agains
the llmperia! German Government and
who, through thelr patriotic service
steadfast fidelity, brilllant strateg)
and courageous service secured a
wictorious ‘peace, gave to the world a
new insight into the high ideals and
lofty purposes of America and left to
future generations a splendid hervitage
Continued on Page 3, Column 1,
Full International News Service
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President, in Memorial Address,
Declares World Must See They
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Did Not Die in Vain,
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 30.—The text
of President Wilson's Memorial Day
acdress at Suresnes, a suburb of Par
is, where lie the remains of many
American soldiers, was cabled to the
White House today. It follows:
Mr. Ambassador, Ladies and Gen
tlemen and Fellow Country
men:
| No one with a heart in his breast,
- no American, no lover of humanity,
can stand in the presence of these
- graves without the most profound
i emotion. These men who lie here
are men of a unique breed. Their
like has not been seen since the far
cays of the Crusades. Never be
fore have men crossed the seas to a
foreign land to fight for a cause of
Pumanity which they did not pre
tend was peculiarly their own, but
knew was the cause of humanity
and of mankind. énd when they
came they, found cbmrades for their
ecourage and their devotion,
Gave All They Had. |
They found armies of liberty al
~ veady in the field—men, ~who,
~ though they had gone through three
. years of fiery trial, seemed only to
e just discovering, not for a mo
} ment losing, the high temper ot the
great affair,*men seasoned in the
- Fioody service of liberty. Joining
~ Lhands with them, the men of Amer
l ica gave that greatest of all gifts—
. the gift of life and the gift of
- Bpirit,
It will always be a treasured
~ memory on the part of those who
i knew and loved these men that the
testimony of everybody who saw
~ them in the field of action was of |
tehir unflinching courage, their ar
dor to the point of audacity, their
' tull consciousness of the high cause |
they had come to serve, and their
ccnstant vision of the issue, It is ‘
delightful to learn from those who
saw these men fight and saw them
waiting in the trenches for the sum
mons to fight that they had a touch
of the high spirit of religion, that
they knew they were exhibiting a
spiritual as well as a physical
might, and those of us who know
and love America know that they
were discovering (disclosing?) to
ihe whole world the true spirit and
devotion of their motheriand. It
was America who came in the pers
son of these men and who will for
ever be gratetul ghat she was sO
represented,
Not on Alien Soil.
And it is the more delightfyl to
entertain these thoughts because
we know that these men, though l
buried in a foreign, are not ouried |
nan alien soil., They are at home, ‘
siceping with the spirits of those
who thought the same thoughts and ‘
cutestained the same aspirations,
The noble women of Suresnes have |
given evidence of the loviug sense |
with which they received these dead
as their own, for they have cared
for their graves, they have made 1l
their interest, their loving interest,
to see that there was no hour of
neglect, and that constantly through
#ll the months that have gone 0y
the mothers at home should Know
there were mothers here who re
aembered and honorea thelr dead
You have jJust heard 1 the oveau
tiful letter from M. Clemenceau
what 1 believe to be the rear mes
suge of Fraunce to us on a day like
this, a message of genuine coinrades
ship, & message ol geauine sympa
thy, and | have no doubt that If
| your British comrades were nere
- they would speak in the same spirit
' and same language, For the beauty
of this war is that it has broughnt
i new partnership and a new com
| radeship and a new understanding
| iuto the tield of the effort ol Lthe na~
| Lions,
i Lesson They Taught,
| But it would be no pront to us
1o culoglize he ilustrious dead i
- we did not take to heart the lesson
- vhich they have taught us They
e dead; they have done their ut
. n.oßt to show their devotion to &
| great cause, and they have left us
t see to It that the cause shall not
‘ be betraved, whether in war or in
| pence It i our privilege and our
i high duty to consecrate ourseives
. alresh on a day like this to the ob
. Jects for which they fought
f It is not necessary that | should
| rehearse to you what those objects
L wers These men did not come
perofs the sea merely to defeat Ger
n.any and her assoclated powers in
the wat They came to defeat for
ever the things for which these
Central Powers tood, the sort of
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Largely because such pretty young ladies as Miss Edith McLeod, of No. 30 East Eighth
street, were willing to furnish a light also to purchasers of cigarettes sold to boost the Salva
tion Army fund. The smokes were sold at $1 per package, but they weer worth many times
that amount, considering the purpose and the surroundings. If you don’t believe it, ask the man
in the picture, W. 8. Wilson. He knows.
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Katherine Murphy
Queen of May at
.
School Festival
The ‘children of Sacred Heart Pa
rochial school will stage a May fes- |
tival on the campus of Marist Col
lege, beginning at 8 o'clock Friday
might. Folk dances and other enter
taining features will be shown, un
der the direction of Joe Bean, ath
letic coach,
Miss Katherine Murphy, one of the
most popular girls in the city, has
been chosen as queen of the festival
She is the daughter of John E. Mur
phy, president of the Lowry Nation
al Bank.
Fund Shortage Loses
School for Atlanta
The filnance committee of the school
board has been forced through lack of
funds to decline the proposal of Vice
President Elsas, of the Fulton Bag and
Cotton Mills, to erect a school building
at a cost of $50.000 at Fair and Pearl
gtreets which principally would serve |
children of mill employees,
On ground to be supplied by the city
the school building was proposed 10/
be erected by Mr. Elsas who in Hnnl
would lease it to the city at about §ioo
a month, a rate of 7 per cent on his
investment, The children who would
have been affected attend the Boules
vard and Grant Park Schools This |
arrangement was declared Friday by
Superintendent W. F. Dykes (o be rea
sonably satisfactory
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Rep. Lucius Q. Stubbs
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Elected Dublin Mayor
Representative Lucius Q. Stubbs, of
Laurens County, was elected Mayor
of Dublin by a large majority over!
his nearest opponent on Thursday.
Mr., Stubbs has been several times a
member of the Legislature and has a
great many friends and acquaintances
in Atlanta,
His election to the mayoralty will
not interfere with his membership in
the House of Representatives,
AP NINTNINININSIN SIS NSNS N
! THE WEATHER. !
§ Forecast: Probably showers Fri- ¢
| day night and Saturday. ! §
! Temperatures: 6 a. m, 66; Sf
{ a. m, 70; 10 a. m,, 74; 12 noon, 77; ¢
{ Sunrise, 5:28: sunset, 7:43, }
{1 p.m,79; 2 p. m, 80, ¢
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, MAY 3C, 1919
QCigarettes at a dollar a package
appeared none too rich for the tastes
of Atlantans, old and young, Friday
when the girls of the Junior elague
sold them on the street for the Sal
vation Army Fund. If there had been
more girls there might have been
more dollars, but only nine joined
Miss Marian Stearns in the work.
Several soldiers worked with them,
and Julian Boehm bally-hooed for
the cigarette girls with a big os
trich in a cage. All told the recelpts
from the Fatimas at $1 a pack prom
ised to be more than SSOO,
One volunteer did valiant work in
the cigarette campaign. He was El
lis, the Hatter, who put his whole
store force on the street and sold
S9B worth of smokes before coming
back for more supplies. One girl
gold more than SIOO worth.
The icgarettes were donated for
the campaign by the Liggett & Myers
Tobaceco Company through L. G. Mur
ray, their local representative.
The members of the AdvertisiLg
Club were reporting late Friday, and
the amounts were not as large as on
the first day, when they had cleancd
up their best prospects. It was indi
cated by Chairman Dave Webb that
the total day's receipts would be
around sl,6oo—leaving Atlanta about
$7.500 to go on its SBO,OO quota.
On Saturday seventy-five girls, di
rected by Mrs. Hazzard. of the War
Camp Community Service, will sO
- contributions, using captured
PR s e e AR T T T
Clip this coupon, fill it out in the measure. of your gratitude for a great ‘j
service to the nation, and mail to room 506 Chamber of Commerce Bldg
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THE SALVATION ARMY HOME SERVICE FUND. 1
¥or the pArpose of providing funds for the maintenance and exten- |
glon of all branches of Th: Salvation Army work in the United States,
and in consideration of ‘the subscriptiuns of others, I promise to pay to
the Home Service Fund the sum of j
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Cash herewith 8. ...c.vvirveasssrtrsssrsvscrrssssnsssree |
Pledges payable as follows: ¥
One-fourth June 1, 1919, $..........0ne-fourth Aug. 1, 1919, $...000000s |
One-fourth July 1, 1019, 3..........0re-fourth Sept. 1, 1918, $.....00u0s
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; Salvation Army Home Service Fund.
German helmets for collection bas
kets. They will be assisted by sol
diers from overseas,
Atlanta’s showing is not so bad in
comparison to national reports, in
spite of its failure to reach its quota
in two weeks. The whole Atlanta
zone had a quota of SIOO,OOO, and has
raised $85.000 of this, with the city
having about $72,000, The largest gift
in the zone was SI,OOO by Captain
James W. English.
The Atlanta zone led until Frigay,
according to L. D. Wade, zone man
ager, when the Greenville, N, ~ zone
passed it. There are four mills there
which are directly interested in teh
establishment of a Salvation Army
rescue home in Greenville, and these
mills gave $12500 each. On Friday
they doubled these gifts, making
SIOO,OOO for the four mills alone, The
zone total has passed $132,000 and
the quota was only $96,000.
W. B. R. Pennington, chairman for
Newton County, reported Iriday that
he has on hand $l,lBO, with more
to come. The quota was $975,
wW. B. Wingfield, chairman for Put
nam County, reported $1,885 collected
and several hundred dollars to come,
and the gquota was S7OO.
H. H. Fitzpatrick, chairman for
Morgan County, reported the SI.OOO
county quota in hand, with several
districts still to report,
| James E. Lenning, Pickens County
‘Mmirnmn, reported over the top with
other gifts expected,
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Wilson and Clemenceau Brand as
Intolerable German Attempt
to Bargain on Peace.
By JOHN EDWIN NEVIN,
Staff Correspondent of the |. N. S.
PARIS, May 30.—A speedy reply
will be returned to the counter peace
proposals presented by the Germans
yesterday, it was stated in official cir
cies today All of the economic ex
perts of the Allied and associated
puwers are holding continuous meet
ings for the preparation of memo
randa bearing on the German conten
tions
When this data is completed and
approved, it will be handed to Count
ver Brockdorff-Rantzau, head of the
German peace delegation, with the
demand that the Aliled terms be ac
cepted within 48 hours.
The President is emphasizing the
necessity of the utmost speed in re
plying to the German counter Ppro
posals. As a result of this insistence
Allied experts are working at top
speed completing a translation. In
the meantime the President and
Premier Clemenceau have prepared
a draft dealing with a general sum
mary of the German note sharply re
buking the Teutons for “trying to
bargain,” a condition which is intol
erable
In the meantime every weapon at
the command of the Allied and asso
ciated Governments is in readiness
for immediate action in the event the
Germans retfuse to sign
The armies on the Rhine are ready
to move at a moment's notice and
they will be supported with artillery
and plentifully equipped with ammu
nition
Aviators probably will resume the
bombardment of German cities, and an
active blockade will be put into force
to prevent a single ounce of food
| stuffs from reaching Germany from
the outside,
L German officials are working
mainly for two things:
Immediate admission into the
league of nations and concessions
which will give them an interest in
their former colonies. At the same
time, however, the Germans are seek
ing modification concerning the meth.
od of payment of indemnities and as
surances for the importation of raw
mauterials,
The next few days are expected to
sre a speeding up of the peace pro
ceedings to force a settlement one
way or .anuther. & ¢
Solution of Adriatic
Problems Seems Near
By JOHN T. PARKERSON
Staff Eorrnpondom of the 1. N
PARIS, May 30.—The adjournment
of Thursday's plenary session of the
peace conference until Saturday for
consideration of the Austrian treaty
was regarded as more than likely
that the difficult Adriatic problems,
involving the counter territorial
claims of Italy and Jugo-Slavia will
he straightened out in the meantime,
There is strong belief that this ques
tion, especially the disposition of Fi
ume, will be settled in a way satis
factory to President Wilson.
During the brief intermissions of
the Austrian and German discussions
the “big four” are giving keen con
sideration to Poland. Premier Pad
erewski, of Poland, who has just ar
rived in Paris, told Colonel E. M.
House, of the American delegation,
that he could explain Poland's offen
sive against Ukrainia in such a way
that the Allies would understand the
aggression was inevitable, |
The mystery which has surrounded
the Turkish situation for the last few
weeks was partly cleared up by the
confirmation from official Frencn eir.
cles that the Greeks have the official
‘wanction of the peace conference In
advarcing from Smyrna, |
The Turkish troops are falling
back in disorder before the Greeks,'
At the same time the Italians, at the
suggestion of the British, are occu
pyving a line to protect the Bagdad
Railway. It is explained the Turks
themselves are unable to maintain
order, therefore it was necessary for
the Allies to act,
The next few days are expected to
show whether this will result in pro
jonged warfare or the “cleaning up of
Turkey” preparatory to handing a
big portion over for administration
under the league of nations,
American delegates exnlain the
Greek and Italian troop movements
in Turkey as precautionary measures
to prevent massacres,
John Barnard, LaGrange
Banker, Passes Away
LAGRANGE, May 30, -John M Bar
nard, prominent hanker and president
of the Dunson Cotto Mills, le’l ¥ri
day morning at his home here, Funeral
arrangements have not been announced.
Issued Dally and Entered as Second Class Matter at
the Postoffice at Atlanta Under Act of March 3, 1879
§The Jingles in ’\
The Headlines \
‘ By HARVE WESTGATE.
LD Georgia's going to say
O good-bye to muddy lanes
and roads, she's going to fix
the highways up for farmer's
heavy loads; no more the country
turnpike will be filled with ruts
and mire, to break our auto springs,
by jings, or puncture flivver tire, ;
Great Britain now presents a bill ¢
for Uncle,Sam to pay, some lwo;’
) and eighty million plunks con- |
fronts the U. S. A, and this is‘j
what they're going to charge forz
hauling Yanks to France, although {
we licked the Demon Hun and
‘ stopped his swift advance,
| Because we have no houses here (|
§ to either sell or rent, .\t]anta'sf
growth is slow, by heck, and gets 2
’ an awful dent; but soon we'll}
1 have a change, they say, and 5
) houses here galore; they're goingz
f to build five thousand now, and |
Q plan for thousands more, §
If Noah now were in the South
he'd really feel at home; he'd see %
the rain come pouring down, and
ne'er would care to roam; morefi
rain today is promised us, and )
more tomorrow, too, and not a
chance for old friend Sol to come
a-peeking through |
Charges that the milk distributors, |
or “middlemen,” and not the pm-!
ducers, are responsible for "X('O.‘«'\lv(';
milk prices in Atlanta, were made Fri
day morning by Dr. Peter F. Bahn
sen, State Veterinarian, who took ui
prominent part in the organization Uf‘
the Georgia Milk Producers’ Associa
tion at the C(Chamber of Commerce
Thursday night
Dr. Bahnsen declared that the dis
tributors operate in the same manner
as a trust, and he compared them
with the speculators on the ex
changes He declared that the pru-l
ducers are not getting the excess
profits being paid by the people of
Atlanta for their milk
“All the producers want)” he said,
“is fair play Before 1 entered into
plans for the organization I told every
member in the open that if I thought
they had any other intention than to
protect their interests that I would
have nothing to do with the whole
thing.
Would Break Up Trust.
“The perfection of our organization
is just a step on our part to break
dowp the practice that the people of
Atlanta are complaining about so vig
orously, At the present time we are
at the mercy of the middlemen. The
producers sell at a fair profit, the
companies we sell our products to
raise the price sky high and the pro
ducer has to take the blame.
“At the present time producers are
getting 42 cents a gallon for their
sweet milk, or a little over 10 cents a
quart, which 1s not an exorbitant
price. Of course, the person buying
the milk has to pay 2 or 3 cents ex
tra for shipping charges, making the
sweet milk cost him about 45 cents &
gallon,
“It ean be proven easily that the
producer gets only from 40 to 45 cents
a gallon for his sweet milk, and in
many instances he doesn’t get even
that. On some occasions, when the
market is flooded, the middleman will
notify the man he bought his sweet
milk from that it was sour when re
ceived, an good only for its butter
fat value. In most instances the milk
is not sour, but the producer has no
recourse. All he can do is toa ccept the
price on a basis of the butter-fat
value, as laid down by the buyer,
Then the latter sells it at the usual
price for sweet milk."”
Says Plan Won't Work,
Dr. Bahnsen pointed out the im
practicability of the producers deliv
ering milk directly to the consumers,
as has been suggested,
“It just can not bhe done, econgm
feally,” he said. “The man who goes
out at 8 o'clock in the morning and
spends four or five hours getting his
milk ready to take to town, would
have to consume practically the whole
day carrying his milk around to the
customers and it would entall neces
sary expense that he would have to
be paid for. The only thing he can
do that is practicable, is to sell it to
the most convenient market that will
pay him a fair price”
Mre, Bahnsen went on to defend the
producer, claiming that he only wants
tair play, and that he is really en
deavoring to serve the public in a
gvstematic and satisfactory manner,
The whole purpose of the Milk Pro
ducers’ Associntion, he said, 18 not to
get sny more money out of the busi«
ness, but to protect the rights of pro.
\rhw«-rn, and in so doing pave a way
for the protection of the publie,
l Paul F. White, Atlanta milk dealer,
Continued on Page 3, Column 5.
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Commander Hopes to Reach Vigog
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(By International News Service.)
LONDON, May 30.—Lieutenanft
Commander Read hopes to reach
Vigo, Spain, in the NC-4 today *and
will fly from there to Plymouthy
England, tomorrow, according tq
word reaching American naval heade
quarters here,
| “All s well,” he messaged from theg
Mondego River, where he wag
forced to land this morning afteg
starting from Lisbon,
Vigo is on the Bay if Vigo on the
western coast of Spain, about 120
miles north of where the NC-4 wag
forced down.
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, May 30.—The American
seaplane NC-4 alighted at the mouth
of the Mondego River, 92 miles from
Lisbon, shortly after she started from
the Portuguese capital at 1:20, New
York time, this morning on the 776+«
mile flight to Plymouth, England,
She is undamaged, according to
wireless messages received here, and
will continue the flight as soon ag
high tide permits her to take off. A
message from Lieutenant Commande®
Read, of the NC-4, sent at 6:30 thig
morning, New York time, was picked
up by the station at Brest. It read
“NC-4 down Mondego River. O. Kz
Must wait high tide. Continve td
keep stations. What is best point tg@
north to land seaplane within 30Q
miles "
Read’s request for information ag
to the best point at which to land
led naval officers here to believe thd
seaplane had encountered sflmq
trouble and that Read planned to landy
and repair her before proceeding tef
Plymouth., Spare parts had beend
sent to Brest with the understandin
that if anything went wrong he woul
attempt to bring the seaplane int
that port for repairs, but his messay
indicated he might not bhe able 'q
make Brest.
The Mondego River empties in:g
the Atlantic at Cape Mondego, 9
miles north of Lisbon. Both London
and Washington dispatches reporte3
this morning that the NC-4 ha
passed Station A, en route fromy
Lisbon to Plymouth. Washington
dispatches reported this station 200
miles from Lisbon. This report may!
have been incorrect, or it is poutle
that Read, after passing Station A
encountered engine trouble anl
turned back, seeking a suitable har<
bor into which to take the plane,
Strong cross winds forced the NC
to land on the water, said a wireles
messnge received at Plymouth., She
will resume the flight tomorrow,
Message From Read
Forwarded to Daniels :
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, May 30—The full
text of Commander Read's Intercept<
ed message, as forwarded to the
Navy Department today by Admirad
Knapp at London, follows:
“The NC-4 at Mondego River. Mus§
wait high tide. Seaplane O, K. Re«
quest destroyers keep stations. What
is best port to north to land seaplane
‘within 300 miles. Request report to
‘commander of naval forces in France
and Plymouth, READ.”
Read Not Able to
‘Make Plymouth Today
~ (By International News Service.)
. PONTA DELGADA, AZORES, May
30.—Lieutenant Commander Read, of
the NC.4, wirelessed shortly after his
start from Lisbon today, that he will
he unable to reach Plymouth, Eng
land, tonight, but asked that all the
American destroyers lining the route
remain on their stations. Hs asked
for information as to the best port
within 300 miles to the north in which
to land the seaplane,
Plymouth Is Bedecked
N ’ .
For Read’s Reception
PLLYMOUTH, ENGLAND, May 30,
P.ymouth is bedecked with the
Stars and Stripes and the Union Jack.
The American flag 1s flying from all
the vessels in the harbor, both in ob«
servonce of Memorial Day and be
eange of the NC-4's flight here and
the city of Plymouth is doing her
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