New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 18, 1917, Page 9

Our platform is quality. Every plank in it means satisfaction to you. We stand for all that is good in Men’s clothing, and never go back on « our promises, Suits at $18 that are wonderfully good values. Suits at $30 that are marvels of quality, Overcoats t0o, $18.00 to $32.00. Shirts, Neckwear and Hats. Underwear, NAW BRITAIN, CONR. - McDONALD WINS Crack Reinsman Drives Another Win- ner in Atlanta Grand Circuit, Miss Harris M. Taking Free-for-All. Atlanta, Ga., Oct. 18.—In two of the fastest heats of the season on The Grand Circuit Miss Harris M., driven by A. McDona:d, yesterday won the free for all pace; for a purse of $2,000, on the Lakewood track. Her time in the first ‘heat was 2:00 1-2. The summaries: 2:13 Class, Trotting, 3 in 5, $1,000. Mendosa T, br m, by Tregautha (Curtis) . Sir Tatton, (Stiles) Winnatoma, (Murphy) Brownie Watts, b m, by General Watts (Rodney) . Onward Allerton, b g, by Aller- ton (Edman) - ..5 Opera Express, ch g, by Express (Fleming) ..65 Time—2:10 1-2, 2:13 1-4, 2:09 3-4. 2:07 Pacing, 3'in 5, $1,500. Baxter Lou, ch g, by Kinney Lou (Valentine) Peter Look, b h, b; Great (McMahon) Helen Chimes, b m, by the Mag- net (Owens) . Directum J, blk h, by Chamber- lain (Murphy) .. . . 3 4 Time—2:05 1-4, 2:03 1-2, 2:04 1-2. Free for All Pace, 2 in 3, $2,000. | Mjss Harris M., b m, by the Great (McDonald) ‘William, b h, by (Abe Marvin) Hal Boy, b g by Hal B. (Mc- Mahon) . . . Russell Boy, b m, by Bingeneras G Peter the 2 2 233 el 2 Time—2:00 1-2, 2:00 3-4. HARVARD BEATS B. C. Crimson Varsity Crosses Neighbors ~ Goal Line for a Touchdown. Cambridge, Mass, Oct. 18.—The Harvard 'varsity eleven took Baston college’s football measure yesterday afternoon in a practice scrimmage in the stadium, winning by a touchdown. The crimson scored when two rushes by, Horween brought the ball from midfield to Boston's 25-yard line, from where Blanchard made the touchdown on a forward pass from Grosscup. Charley Brickley’s men also scrim- maged against the Harvard freshmen to an 8 to 8 tie. FEW REPORT AT BROWN, Mifitary Drill Prevents Al But Six- teen Players From Practicing. Providence, Oct. 18.—Because of a three-hour military drill yesterday afternoon only sixteen Brown men showed up at Andrews Field for foot- ball practice. As a result only signal work was possible. Coach Robinson his staff feel the importance of the next three games and will make it a special effort to capture the one with Boston College next Saturday. The weakness at Brown is in lack of substitutes. There are only a couple of good linesmen and three backs. RUTGERS DEFENCE WEAK. Qoach Sanford Displcased With Work of Team. New Brunswick, N. J., George Foster Sanford is fled with the Rutgers irraae making strenuous efforts to holster up the, team’s defence before the game with Lafayette on Saturday. Francke, a freshman, has been put in at guard and Neuschaffer may be shifted to tackle. Feitner, regular tackle, has a “pad leg and was not in the scrim- mage Vvesterday. Gargan and Kelly were in uniform, put were given only light workouts. Oct. 18— nat satis- The only gamble in a Liberty Bond bscription is the gamble on how /{#hg Germany can last now America |8 in it. Every signature on a sub- geription blank is another nail in the cofin of Germany's hopes and ambi- tfons to boss you and the rest of the world. ! boats is a siren. RUSH FOR BOATS WHEN SIREN BLOWS William H. Buell Describes Eifect of Danger Signal Describing vividly the second leg of the trip overseas. the following letters from William H. Buell to his parents in this city are reproduced below. From the time his ghip leaves the harbor “somewhere on the Atlan- tic” until it is passing the rugged shores of Greenland the writer tells in his own characteristic way the dangers of trip and of the experiences encountered: August 2. Dear Father and Mother:— I will try and write a letter every day and hope there will be nothing the censor will think beat to cut out. The thing of most importance is that at 6 o'clock last evening we started to steam out of the harbor that you wired to. There are five of us and we pick up more ships outside of the harbor. What a sight and what a sensation as we steamed out, out, out to what, God only knows. Some of the fellows were more’ affected at leaving here than they were when we left New York. Now we know we are going into the danger zone. If we could only see the Boche when he strikes. It is a very unpleasant feeling to think that he is apt to strike in the night. Danger one can’t face is far worse than facing a gun. ‘We are second in the line. The first is a convoy bristling with guns. There are U. 8. regulars aboard her. Then on the . .. we have the Field Serv- ice 13th engineers from the middle west, a corps of aviators, and a corps of signal men and a corps of medics. Then comes the . . . . with the rail- way engineers from the South. . with troops from places New England, mostly from Boston and Springfleld. Last comes the . with South American Indians from some British possessions. The——is loaded with 8,000 China- men from British Columbia. She starts three days after us and gets into Liverpool two days ahead of us. She is nearly as big as the——in New York harbor. She has been running to sea. One was a British battleship. The marines took off their caps and gave three' cheers for us. Then the | band played the Star Spangled ban- ner. Believe me that is some spirit. It made us feel great I can assure you. The activities in the engine room are very interesting. There are three | seprate engines in this ship, conse- quently three reverse and three for- ward speed levers. A man stands at each reverse and each forward speed lever at all times. He must hold his hand on it all the time. A man stands in reserve behind each man at all times also. These men work two hours then rest four hours, the same as in the sub-patrol guard. The safety of the ship depends upon its quick- ness when a sub is sighted. We can't | throw anything overboard, not even a match. If anything floats and a sub- marine sights it they could follow us. All refuse from the ship is placed in tin cans, sealed, thrown overboard and in this manner goes to the bot- tom. There are fifty men stationed all around the ship as sub-patrols, they work two hours and rest four through- out the twenty-four hours. The con- stant rise and fall of the water makes the most experienced sailor seasick at the end of 2 hours. Every- one is keyed up to the highest ten- sion now, more than when we left New York. When we first started out ten da; ago we then had a sus- picion that we were not going straight across. If we could only see the dan- ger but the Boche fights so unfair. We ran into a heavy fog last even- ing. The signal to get to the life We were all in bed at 9 o’clock and about 10 o'clock the siren blew. We all jumped like mad you may be sure. Some entirely lost their heads and started for the life boats without any clothes on or even their life belts. Dix (my roommate) and I got fully dressed, put on all our clothes, our sweaters and sheep- skin coats before we went on deck. Of course we were excited too. It get into an open boat on the cold water in pajamas. The person who takes time to d is not going to freeze to death. When we got out we found they were only trying the siren to see that it worked all right before we got too near the danger zone. After that sleep came hard as we were so completely awake. Today some are wearing their life belts and low -in the room next to mine went on deck in his pajamas, barefoot and without his life belt. 2 August 3. Not much daing today. I haven't eaten that sweet chocolate you put in my grip. Think I had better wait until we get into. We had life boat drill today. We passed seven smacks at anchor and two steamers bound for the states. Sea is very calm. We expect that it will be rough when we get off the Irish coast. Today we are about 400 miles from New Yark with about 2,600 miles to go. The convoy sighted a sub but it made off when fired on. We did not wait to see the effect of the shot but beat it for the life belts and then for the lifeboats. These surely are stirring times. We are going to sleep in our clothes from to- inight on. The last two nights we shall sleep on deck. I have vol- unteered for patrol duty. August 4. Getting very cold and calm. August 5. Much colder. We are off the coast of Greenland. It is terribly cold and rough. Expect some. will be seasick. In this place the tides from . both coasts meet and fight each other. A sub cannot operate in these rough waters. That is the reason we came The | the blockade for three years and our | boat for two years. This is the first | time our ship has ever had a convoy. | ‘We passed many boats on our way out . is better to go out dressed than to . sitting next to the life belts. One fel- | NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1917 this way. I have on winter clothes throughout. This is a cold, damp, foggy day. Many are sea sick now. We are in what they call “Devil's | Hell Hole.” It sure is rough. I have been reading nearly all day. BILL. City Items August Bergstrom has transferred property on Harrison street to Eliza A. Dyson. The United Electric Light Water company has transferred and towns and cities to the Connecticut Light and Power company. Members of Rev. W. A. Hearty | a meeting at 3:30 o'clock Sunday after- noon to prepare for the trip to South- ington, November 11, itiatory degrees. Local officers of the Home Guard companies will attend a meeting to be held tomorrow evening in the office of Adjutant General Cole in Hartford. M. C. Griffin, who was yesterday notified by the personal tax collector to appear in court to answer a charge of failure to pay his tax, is exempted from payment as he is a veteran of the Spanish American war and also saw service in the Philippines, Edward Ross, formerly of this city but who has been residing in the west has returned to this city. The regular meeting of Rev. W. A, Harty Branch A. O. H,, will be held at 3 o'clack Sunday afternoon. DEATHS AND YUNERALS. Daniel M. O’Brien. General sorrow was expressed to- day when it became known that Dan- iel M. O’Brien of Charleston, West Virginia, had died in the night at the home of his mother, Mrs. Mary J. ‘O'Brlen of 148 Black Rock avenue. { Mr. O’Brien had been seriously ill for | the past two weeks and reached the | home of his mother a few days ago. ;Death occurred at 12:25 a. m. to- day. Mr. O’Brien was aged months and 7 days. He this city and received his early educa- tion in the parochial and public schools. For the past ten years he had been away from the city but con- tinued to have a host of well-wishers and friends here. He was the Charleston manager for the Cincin- nati Buckeye Film Co., and enjoyed a wide circle of friends in the West Virginia city. He was a member of Charleston lodge of Elks. Besides his mother, Mr. O’Brien is survived by his wife, who was Miss Myrtle May Perry of previous to her marriage; a baby daughter, Mary Bertha; four broth- ers, John P., Timothy W., exalted ruler of New Britain lodge, No. 957, 32 years, 11 ‘was born in [ B. P. O. E, Frederick X., and Frank J. O'Brien, and a sister, Mrs. liam J. Sheehan of this city. The funeral will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock from St. Mary’s church. Interment will be in St. Mary’s new cemetery. Wil- August Brandt. The funeral of August took place at 3 o’clock this afternoon. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. BATTLESHIP SUNK IN GULF OF RIGA (Continued from First Page) “Otherwise there is nothing to re- port from the battlefront.” German Ship Lost? Copenhagen, Oct. 18.—Rumors of the loss of a German warship in the sound, the narrow strait between Denmark and Sweden, are being cir- culated. The reports are indefinite and unconfirmed but the bodies of two German marines and a sailor has drifted ashore near Elsinore. Den- mark. Attack Broken Up. Paris, Oct. 18.—A German attack near Besonvaux, on the Verdun | front was broken up last night by the French, it is announced officially. | SBCRETARY HINE NAMED, Chosen to Represent State to Enforce child Labor Law. | Hartford, Oct. | Charles D. Hine of the State Board of | Education, has been appointed by the | department of labor at Washington | | | 18.—Secretary agent for the state to enforce the federal child labor law as it relates to inter-state business. He will have power to exercise the right of enter- { ing factories and inspecting the books | and the plant to See.if thé federal law is being violated. Mr. Hine has- decided to give an opinion on the question if girls under sixteen years of age can be employed {as ushers in theaters. He says the | state law refers only to mercantile, | mchanicd] and manufacturing estab- lishments and that he does not think theaters come under any of these heads. WILL BRING A SUB. Captured German Boat Will Soon Be On View in New York. | marine captured by the British will soon be on view in New York. It ar- rived in three sections in the hold of an English steamship yesterday and was unloaded today to be assembled in Central Park as an exhibit to aid the Liberty Lean drive. THEY'VE GOT THEIR BIT. Chicago, Oct. 18.—Members of the champion White Sox team today re- celved checks for their share of the receipts from the World's Series, amounting to $91, 783. Each of the 25 players eligible t6 share in the money received a check for $3,669. 95 | ! pleces of property in this and other | Branch, A. O. H., degree team will hold ! to confer in-' MAYOR OF LILLE TO PAY UNJUST TAXES Hoavy Demands by Germans Are Ex- tortionate, and City Will Pay Only Under Duress. ‘Washington, Oct. 18.—The dignity and nobolity with which officials of the stricken city of Lille, France, have met the extortionate demands of their German masters, is revealed in a let- tr from Charles De La Salle, mayor of that city, to the German general in chief, Von Gravenitz, a copy of which has reached here. The mayor wrote: “Your letter is at hand. It causes me very great surprise. Hardly had we repald the balance of the imposed tax of 24,000,000 when you asked for a new payment of 33,000,000. During the first year of your occupancy, when Lille was still in possession of the greater part of its resources, you claimed the sum of 28,000,000 during the second year the sum of 30,000,000 and during the third year when the city was in dire distress, you doubled the tribute and raised it to 60,000,- 000. “Such heavy demands are as ex- tortionate as they are unjustified. They are contrary to the spirit and letter of The Hague conventions. They are in absolute contraction with the commentary that the German | general staff made in his convention, i as I pointed out in my last year's Charleston | Brandt | bribery correspondence.” The mayor's letter then mentions the fact that a fine of 1,000,000 a day and other punishment had been threatened for failure to comply with the levy and declared that if he had only himself and a few officials to consider he would refuse the demand emphatically, but having the fate of a city to consider he would announce that the city would pay the levy but under duress. COL. TILSON WENT UP. Took a Trip From Rockville Massachusetts in a Balloon. Rockville, Conn., Oct. 18.—Con- gressman John Q. Tilson of the third Connecticut district, and Mrs. Tilson went up in a balloon today. America 1I. was their ship of the air and with them were Chief Arnold of the bal- loon school here, and two students in aeronautics. After word came here that the America II. had landed in Holyoke it developed that the balloon first came down at East Long Meadow, Mass., where Mr. and Mrs. Tilson alighted and Col. Hall and his daugh- ter of Willington, Conn., got in and continued the flight. to ALAND ISLANDS NEXT? They May Be Next Place in German Strategy to Sew Up Gulf. Copenhagen, Oct. 18.—Naval and military operations against the Aland Islands possibly may be the next step in German strategy. Indications of such a measure are found in the strategical discussion of the Oesei Island campaign in various German which point out the de- of sewing up the gurl of by acquiring the bases to the north as well as to the south of the entrance. The Aland Islands, of which there are eighty, are in the gulf of Bothnia, north of the entrance to the Gulf of Finland. HELD UNDER $1,000. Men Are Charged With Theft and At- tempted Bribery in Hartford. Meriden, Oct. 18.—John F. Towle and Ralph K. Hyde of Boston, charged with theft and attempted were bound over to the su- | perior court today after a city court hearing under $1,000 bonds each. It is claimed that they represented cer- tain parties in Boston and were en- deavoring to get access to the ac- counts of Walter H. Bradley of this city in the office of a glass works here of which he was at one time president + and that in connection with this at- | tempt they had offered a bribe to W. H. Pooley, secretary of the com- pany, to permit them to get posses- sion of the accounts. No testimony ‘was offered by the defense. CALEDONTANS ARE COMING. The annual visit of the Caledonian | club of New Haven to the Burns club of this city will be made on Hal- lowe’en night. The big event of the | evening is to be the game of carpet bowls between the two clubs. A so- cial and supper will be held following the game. The entertainment com- mittee met last night at the home of James MacArthur on Hart street and arrangements for the affair were com- pleted. The event is to take place in 0. U. A, M. hall on Main street. MASONIC CONVOCATION. There will be a convocation meeting of Giddings Chapter, No. 25 Roal Arch in the hall in the City build- s evening at 7:30. Deputy Grand High Priest W. R. Keavaney will be present on his official visitation and will make a speech. He will also make remarks upon the work of the | local chapter according to finds conditions. social how he There will be a and entertainment follow the | business meeting. Members are asked New York, Oct. 18.—A German sub- to extend a cordial invitation to all companions to attend the convocation. Refreshments will be served. HALF OF LOAN ALREADY. Washington, Oct. 18.—Approximate- ly $1,500,000,000, or one-half the min- imum quota of the Liberty Loan, had been subscribed today, treasury offi- cials estimated, on the face of unoffi- cial reports from the twelve federal reserve banks. COMES TO ADVISE US. An Atlantic Port, Oct. 18.—Sir B&d- ley Monahan, senior consulting sur- geon of the British royal army med- ical cerps, arrived here today on a British steamship. He comes to advise the United States army med- ical corps In its war preparations. Steel and Pig Iron Markets j The Iron Age says: : That government price fixing is all of the herculean task that the trade prophesied is bofne out by the few- ness of the items covered in the two agreements so far made. As indicat- ed in The Iron’Age last week only semi-finished steel was included in | the announcement of Oct. 11. Just when additional maximum figures will be settled on is not clear, but it is likely, now that ratios have been es- | tablished for conversion differences ' between raw materials and semi-fin- ished products and between the latter and finished forms, that further gov- ernment prices will be arrived at without requiring general sessions in Washington between the war indus- tries board and the producers. | ‘Whatever the basis of the adverse criticism already developing, the un- derlying object in' the price fixing seems clear—to secure a condition which will bring out 100 per cent. production. A surprisingly low billet price, $47.50, out of line somewhat, other differences in prices being con- sidered, makes for a wide spread be- tween the steel for, and the steel as finished product. Clearly less con- cern is thus shown for the billet pro- ducer, with relatively less margin be- tween pig iron and scrap and the billet. On the score of accelerating mill operations may be accepted $47.50 billets on the one hand and $58 and $60 for bars and beams on the other and $50 for slabs against $65 for plates. The fact that plates are put at $5 and $7 per ton higher than bars and beams is also perhaps a recognition of the special cases of recent addi- | tional mill capacity entailing high capital charges, with similar incen- | tive to encourage slab production at ! $2.50 per ton more than billets. | On high authority it is intimated | that the industry is expeced to ad- | just itself to the new base prices, par- ticularly in the matter of adopting | usual trade practices without specific | announcements in this regard. It is | not clear as vet, however, that pro- : ducers are expected to take any in- itiative in revising prices of major commodities not yet covered. Ap- | proximations as to what they may be, discounting special conditions, may be ascertained by comparing the new prices with the average of those for thé years 1911 to 1914, inclusive, the four-year period before the war de- | mand developed. The producers have | used quotations of The Iron Age for | this interval as the basis of their fig- ures in deliberating with the war in- dustries board. Before the end of the ! week, the | hase for wire will probably be fixed. | ysyal inquiry for A figure a little above the mean be- | notaply Southern Railway common tween the quotation of the largest|gnq preferred, Rock Island and Mis- issues Shippings, scored raising the price acceptable to the ' marked gains, only to fall back with one vanishes when it is recalled that | the general list at it has long been made on much de- | bonds were inactive at 99.70 to 99.74. The heaviness of coppers was over- maker and the higher one of the oth- ers would harmonize with the rest of the new prices. The spectacle of" ferred deliveries. Old material as well as sheets and tubular goods are also shortly to be settled. As yet steel rails have been given little attention. Chicago as a | basing puint bids fair to stay. Tha | contention is that largest buyers in | the Middle West have commonly been billed without jncluding the Pitts- burgh-Chicago freight rate. Tin plate, which involves the cost of the | imported covering material, will prob- | ably be considered, as desired by ! producers, by the food administrative board. Outside of government orders, busi- ness has been light. Sales of steel, have been made at both the fixed prices and higher, the latter, like 1,- 000 tons of billets at $50, represent- | ing largely the closing of options made before the price announcements, The signs are that before long sales will be sufficiently numerous to es- tablish a public market at the agreed figures. Government purchases include fully 30,000 kegs of nails and 8,000 tons of steel pipe, and 30,700 cars the United States is to put into Russia, are about closed. Upward of 100,000 tons of structural steel will shortly be bid on for ships. The pig iron market has been char- | registered an | gaining 1 to 11-2 points. Richter&Co. ERS NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. 81 WEST MAIN STREET ...... TEL. ve.e.....NEW BRITAIN, CONN, 2040. Every LIBERTY BOND bought makes peace sooner and surer, Do your share! Buy Your Bond Today Financial MOTORS STOCK 1§ oLEN T0 WEAKEN Only a Point and a Half, However, With Copper and Steel Wall street.—Recurrent weakness among active specialties provoked fur- ther irregularity at the opening of today's stock market. Utah copper initigl loss of 21-4 points, Mexican Petroleum fell 2, Gen- eral Motors 1 1-2 and Bethlehem Steel 1. Scveral important rails ylelded ge fractions to a point. There were a few offsetting gains, notably in bF Steel, Central Leather and the tobacco group. Firmer tendencies set in before the end of the first half hour. Alternate rallies and declines ac- companied the dealings of the morn- ing. Utah copper made up its loss but soon reacted. Mexican Petroleum strengthened and U. S. Steel rebound- ed 11-2 to 103 1-8. low priced rails, souri Pacific, some of those oils, and equipments also noon. come later by a gradual advance in steels, ble, war shares. including Union Pacific and Reading, also denoted moderate absorption. New York Stock Exchange quota- tion furnished by Richter & Co., members of the New York ftock Ex- change. Oct. 18, 1917 High Low Close 1% 13% 3% 33% 65 66% 383% 40 643 67 841, 86% 104 105% 1803 18014 114% 115% 63% 64% 93 9314 52% 553 55% 57% 56% 56% 72Y 803 187% 18% 149% 768 Am Beet Sugar Alaska Gold .. Am Car & Fdy Co. Am Can .. . Am Loco . Am Smelting Am Sugar .... Am Tobacco .. Am Tel & Tel Anaconda Cop .. A T S Fe Ry Co. Baldwin Loco B & O . BR-T o . Beth Steel B . 801 Butte Superior ... 187% Canadian Pacific .149% Central Leather .. 75% 87y 105% 181 116% . 65% 94 55% 571 57% acterized by a more general and more cheerful acceptance of the agreed prices than has prevalled in the fin- ished and semi-finished markets. Considerable selling has been made on the basis of $33, furnace, for iron | analyzing 1.75 to 2.25 per cent. sili- ' con. The recommendations as to de- | talls of schedules submitted to Wash- | | ington have not vet been acted on. Sales of basic have included 20,000 tons in the Philadelphia district. | There is no difficulty in placing iron ' offered for sale, and several makers have withdrawn from the market. Some buyers who bought iron at high | prices are asking to have their con- ! tracts readjusted, but this has not | generally been done. DECISION IS APPROVED. Governor Holcomb Receives Telegram | in Jepson Draft Appeal Case. Hartford, Oct. 18.—Governor Hol- comb received taday from Washing- ton a telegram stating that in the case of the registrant, W. M. Jepson, who had appealed from the decision of the district board No. 3 of Bridge- port that the decision was approved by President Wilson. This was the sixth decision received from Wash- ington in the 42 appeals which had been made to the president from dis- trict boards. The decision of a board was reversed in only one case. GERMAN SAILORS MUTINY, Amsterdam, Oct. 18.—A inutiny among the German sailors at the Belgian port of Ostend, who refused to go on board submarines, is re- ported by the Belgisch Dagblad. The newspaper says an officer was thrown into the sea, and that thirty muti neers were removed in fhandcuffs ta Bruges. IN Y C & Hud | Penn R R Ches & Ohio . Chino Copper ... Chi Mil & St Paul. ColF &I ... Cons Gas ... Crucible Steel Del & Hudson Distillers Sec Erie Erie 1st ptd General Electrie Goodrich Rub 41 Great Nor pfd L1003 Gt Nor Ore Cetfs. 287% Illinois Central ..100 Inspiration 443y Kansas City so .... 17% Kennccott Cop 33% Lack Steel Lehigh Val Max Mot com . Mex Petrol Natl Lead N Y Air Brake 51% 43% 49 38 91% 66% 993 39% 19 27% 139% 4134 100% 28% 100 44% 17% 33y 79% 59 32 84 47 116 8% 18 28 21 97 106 50% 273 1393 L11e Nev Cons NYNH&HRR 28 N Y Ont & West.. 21 Nor Pac .... .. 97 Norf & West ..106 50% 501 There was an un- Liberty notably Bethlehem and Cruci- shippings and other distinctive Rails of the better class, Peoples Gas Pressed Steel Car . Ray Cons ...... Reading .. . Rep I & S com . Rep I & S pfd .. So Pac . . So Ry ..... So Ry pfd . | Studebaker . | Texas Oil .. | Union Pac United Fruit . Utah Cop .. U 8 Rub Co .. U S Steel ...... | U s Steel pfd .. | Va car Chem ..... ‘Westinghouse .... ‘Western Union . Willys Overland SERIOUS TENSION BETWEEN THE CREWS 5% 76% 99 8915 28% 61% . 40 144% 123% 122 80% 59% B67% .105 101% 1143% 113% 30 29% 42 403 88 88 23 22% 37% 141% 121% 122 ki | Mutiny in Austrian Navy Causes Com- cern in Germany and Austria, and Trouble Follows. | Washington, Oct. '18.—Despatches say that there has been serious trouble in the Austrian navy, and that the tension between the Austrian and German crews became sd alarming that extraordinary ineasures were taken to prevent a recurrence of the fighting between them, which includ-, ed the decision to move the German submarine flotilla from the Austrian base at Pola to a point further south on the Adriatic. The fighting between two sets of cruisers is described as having been sanguinary. This news of mutiny in the Aus- trian navy, received in the capital today almost at the same time as the Amsterdam despatches reporting further mutiny in the German navy, this time among submarine crews, created a profound impression among American naval officers and among other officials who have been watching the situation with expecta- tion since the first mutinies in the | German fleect were reported a few | days ago. i The reports of further | the German fleet were Imost significant, since, u i | 1 1 in as the - mutiny rded army, it has suffered litt! hardship of campaigning. D from abroad, however, con opinion of American naval that it prabably was due in lenst to the drafting of seaman for submarins crews, a service which has | come to hold terrors for the German | seamen because of the inflexible Brit- | ish policy of never making any an- ! nouncement whatever of the fate of captured or lost, crews of the German submarines. This suspense as to the fate of comrades who go out never to be heard of again was expected to undermine the morale of the mnavy. Clashes between German and Austrian crews are regarded in naval circles | here as adding much significance to | the situation, particularly constdered in the light of the extreme situation of Austria, whose fighting forces are [ at the point of exhaustion. SETTLES WEAVERS’ STRIKE ! Stonington, Conn., Oct. 18.—After two weeks of conference David W. Benjamin of Boston, a federal concili~ ator, has brought about a settlement of the strike of weavers at the Amer- ican Velvet company’s mill here. The | trouble began on July 2 when 168 weavers demanded recognition of a shop committee. The basis of the set- tlement is not made known. ITEMS OF INTEREST TO WOMEN. Living rooms in winter should never i be above 70 degrees, but bedrooms can be cooler. There is no reason why the bottom of a cooking vessel should not be as clean as the inside. 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