New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 3, 1917, Page 1

D BEST OF ALL NEWSPAPERS | LOCAL PRICE THREE CELNTS. ANKEES TAKEN CAPTIVE DURING " PRUSSIAN RAID ; * Berln Reports Americans § %) Have Fallen Into Hands of Enemy in Northeastern .. Part of France SORTIE MADE NEAR BORDER OF GERMANY Berlin, Nov. 8, via London.—The ~““Jeapture of American soldiers by a German reconnoitering party is an- nounced by the war office. The statement says that on the Rhone-Marne canal, as a result of a reconnottering thrust, 'North Ameri- can soldiers were brought in. »3 The Rhone-Marne canal runs through a section of ' northéastern France in which there has'been little fighting since the early days of the war. It crosses thé French front at &' point near the German border, 20 miles northeast of Luneville. RUSSIA WRANGLE NOW OVER CONFERENCE ) Revolutionary Democracy Will Prob- ably Refuse o Send Men to Parls | Petrograd, Nov. 3.—The revolution- ary democracy will refuse to send S representatives to: the- allied ‘confer- ence in Paris if govern- ment insists on sen Forelgn Min- i & chosen by the revelutionari 4 P-rh.,mhhil\-mfit: g ‘:OM.Q, -umacceptable to the revolutionary: de< mocragy. Premier Kerensky is said to have replied that he considered the participation of the democracy neces- \ de: The cabinet is seeking a solution of the difficulty. In government -circle: it is intimated that someone else 'would be substituted for Terestchenko. The peasant deputies have ‘rejected the instructions given to M. Skobeleft by the council of workmen's and sol« diers’ delegates and have drafted new ones for the approval of the general committee of their organization. SULLIVAN STANDS GROUND Taxi Man Inslsts Supt. Hart of Char- ity Department Did Not Tell Him o Take Solek to Hospital. M. F. Sullivan today insisted that Bupt. A. J. Hart of the Charity de- rtment did not instruct him to take ;Thomas Bolek to the hospital Thurs- sday, before Solek died after being jdriven around in the taxi while Sulli~ an tried to secure authority for re- moving him to the institution. Supt. Hart' has denled that Sullivan's story, Publishéd yesterday, is tru According to Sullivan, Supt. Hart first advised him to take the dying man to Dudjack’'s saloon where he formerly worked. It is customary for the health department to issue a per- mit to remove men to the hospital but no such permit was tendered him on this occasion, Sullivan insists. ) IS UNDER ADVISEMENT. /New Project Would Curtail Manufac- 4 ture of Non-Essential Commodities. 7 Washington, Nov. 3.—A government now under advisement would curtal tg & great extent the manu- P ure of non-essential commodities ‘during the war and would utilize the plans for the production of materials needed for the conduct of the war. At a conference of automobile and accessories manufacturers with gov- ernment officials yesterday plans were discussed for the partial utilization of each factory for the making of muni- “tions and other fighting necessities. TWO SOLDIERS DIE. ‘Private Vana Killed by Gun Wound, 2 Probably Accidentally, in France. “Washington, Nov. 3.—Gen. Persh- 4 Ing reported to the war department ‘today the death .of two privates one . from natural causes and the £ possibly accldental. # " ‘Private Ralph W. Wheeler, ma- chine gun battalion, a son of Fred _ Wheeler, Westmoreland, New Hamp- shire, died October 29 of auses, . Private Frank Vana, infantry, died ovember 1,0f blood poisoning as the result of a gun shot wound, possibly accidental. His mother, Mrs. May Vana, lives in Milwaukee, Wis. other ) from a gun shot wound, recorded as natural NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1917. —TEN PAGES. COAL PRICES FIXED; FIGURES WITHHELD Committee Has Adopted Schedule for New Britain Dealers REDUCTION IS = FORECAST —_— Regulations of Federal Administration Forbld Publication Until Rates Are Approved—Berlin and East Berlin Next on the Program. New prices for coal at retail in this city have been established by the coal committee appointed by State Coal Administrator Thomas W. Russell, of Hartford. The committee consists of E. W. Christ, A. W. Abbe and W. J. Farley. It was stated today by Mr. Christ .that the prices have been fixed, but oapnot be made pullic at present be« cause publication would conflict with the regulations of the federal coal ad- ministration, headed by Dr. Harry A. Garfleld. It is expected prices will be given ) the press within a short time. Retail” dealers were given hearings all day last Monday by the local com- mittee and a public hearing was held Wednesday night. By that time the committee had practically arrived at a decision and the prices were agreed upon. ‘While it is impossible to state what the cost of coal to the consumers will be, it is Intimated that the new prices will be less than those that have been charged. It is reported that the com- mittee has insisted on the adoption of the price schedule it has established and will insist that some of the gov- ernmental regulations be overlooked. Otherwise, it is said, the work of the committee will have been wasted, and the sole object, the reduction in prices, will be defeated—in part, at least. Messrs. Christ, Abbe and Farley have been requested by Mr. Russell to establish prices in Berlin and East Berlin. As they have all necessary figures for this section of the country, it 1s believed that their new task will be accomplished with ease. It is not proposed to hold ‘a public hearing, but each coal dealer in that district will be interviewed. * FOOD PLEDGE WORK Propaganda to Defeat Aims of Campaign Discovered by Food Administrator. ~ < Hartford, Nov. 3.—Subtle propa= ganda to defeat the aims of the food conservation pledge campaign again came to the attention of Robert Scoville, state food administrator, to- day and he took steps to initiate pros- ecutions the moment the culprits are located. It was reported to Mr. Scoville that persons in and about Wallingford have been making calls and telling housewives that underlying object of the food pledge is'to give the federal government an idea of stocks of home-canned goods that it may levy upon ‘them later. The falsity of this claim has.been set forth by the na- tional food administration which has sent warnings to all parts of the country. The food pledges have noth- ing to do with house resources or in- ventorles. Similar propaganda has been re- ported from Derby, but as yet it has mot been well defined and may have originated in thoughtless talk. Chairmen of the committees in each town shodld have in hand or- ders to report at 3 p. m. the number of food pledge cards already signed. It is hoped that by evening the state’'s total may be determined. .It is evi- dent that the state will not reach its quota of 200,000 when the canvass ends next week. The figure may have been put too high. ' Ellington sent in its completed list today reaching over 300 which was its quota. There are many slacKer towns including some which have cities within their limits. Malil returns are delayed and the in- crease in postage has had some effect upon individual mailing of cards. | TO REGISTER WOMEN. Plans Taking Definite Shape to Have Women Take Men's Places. New Haven, Nov. 3.—Plans took definite shape today for the registra- tlon of women for industrial and | other occupations during the period of the war to replace men called to the Army and Navy, which registra- tion will be begun in this city on No- vember 19 and continue until the 27th. Next week classes of candidates for places as registrars will begin courses | of instruction. are being issued. Registration cards MR. KELLIHER DIES. Man Who Fell from Waterbury Stair- way Succumbs to Injurics. Waterbury, Nov. 3.—William Kelli- her, a night watchman, who was bad- ly hurt yesterday when he fell from the outside stairway of an apartment block, died today. He was formerly a lineman and helped string the first telephone wires put up in Waterbury. BRITISH OPINION ON KERENSKY TALK People Dying of Hunger in North- ern Russian Provinces RUSSIA'S BIG SACRIFICES ‘What Kerensky Wants Is Not a Re- lease From Bonds, But Indulgence for Country’'s Weakness in the Gi- gantic Struggle for Democracy. London, - Nov. 3.—Most of the morning newspapers print Premier Kerensky’s interview with the Asso- ciatad Press conspicuously, but the comment is not general. The Petro- grad correspondent of the Daily Tele. graph, who is now in London, writes “Premier Kerensky's statement seems to have been taken a little too seriously in some quarters. It even Russia §§ toying with the idea of a separate peace. This theory .should not be allowed to establish itself. “Probably all Kerensky wished was to indicate facts familiar to close and they are such as to arouse sym- pathy rather than suspicion. It is true that Russia is worn out, and it has been true for a much longer time than has elapsed since the outbreak of the revolution. Unfortunately un- til that event military exigencies pre- vented the truth from being told about Russia’'s share in the war, mated. The essential fact is that what Russia had she has given.! The writer then tells of the im- mense sacrifices in men that Russia has made, and recalls the revelations in the trlal of General Soukhom- linoft, former minister of war, of how Russian heroes stood up with only sticks, stones and fists against the or- ganized German troops. He believes that the Russian casualties have been higher than tho of any other of the main belligerents. The writer also emphasized the privations of the civillan population and the shortage of food since the middle of 1915, and adds: “Already people are dying of hun- ger in some of the northern provinces, and it is not pleasant to' think what the. situation in such districts may become early in the future. What iaky . wants appareptly ,m. = w froimo the, vm& ite us, but indulgence for Russia’s wenk- ness, and Russla certalnly has de- served indulgence for her effort and | sufferings. All we can ask of her is to do her best. We must not be im- | patient If that is less than we ex- | pected.” | The Daily Express makes a simi- | lar plea and says that no statesmen ever faced more appalling difficulties than those that daily confront Pre- mier -Kerensky. It admits that Rus- sla bore the burden ot the first months of the war and that the invasion of East Prussia probably saved France from being over-run. Regret is ex- pressed that the changed conditions of warfare have made it impossible for the British fleet to operate in the Baltic, but the Express maintains that all Britain has been able to do to help Russia has been done willingly, and she will do the utmost in the future to help Russia establish her freedom. “Meanwhile,” it adds, “as we un- derstand the situation, we are to ex- pect no more from Russia at present than that she hold her frontiers against the common enemy. When she has found herself her gallant sol- diers will reappear in the active ranks of the armies of liberty.” The Graphic savs: “We should hate to regard the statements as authentic. They have the ring of pro-German propaganda.’” The newspaper then says that Ke ensky, “if he has made such a state- ment,” should be reminded that France and Great Britain have been in the war as long as Russia, but are not yet war weary and do not desire to shirk their responsibilities. Russia, it declares, also has received gener- ous assistance from the Allies and the United States. The Graphic con- cludes: “Now is the time to prove her de- votion to the ideals of the Allies not by lip service but by good hard blows on the weakened Austro-German lines in the east.” An official statement issued by the admiralty says that ten armed patrol craft, in addition to the German auxil- iary cruiser which was equipped with : six-inch guns were destroyed. | | i | | i i | seneral Gurko Talks. London, Nov. 3.—General Gurko of the Russian army, who arrived re- cently in England from Russia, in an interview in the Daily Express says that Premier Kerensky showed lack of political sense and tact in blaming the Pritish fleet for not entering the baltie. was not could not have heen carried out in time to prevent the Germans from landing on the islands in the Gulf of Riga. General Gurko considers it true to e ln extent that Russia bore the brunt of the fighting in the first cighteen months of the war, but it realized that if the Allies’ cause was not to be ruined this was necessary. I{e agrees compvletely with Kerensky that Russia is exhausted for the time being, but adds that Russia should be (Continued on Page Nine) has been,construed as:a. hint. that | He declared that such entry | only impossible but that it | i which has been greatly under-esti- | { surrendering to other | right of leadership in the great pro- ESTABLISHED 1878 WORK OF FOUR MEN | PICKET BOAT LOST |GERMAN RAIDER CROCODILE ’ AND FIVE TRAWLERS SUNK! FOR ONE SOLDIER Army of One Million Soldiers Re- quires Four Million Workers WE NEED 10,000,000 ‘MEN Reserve Board Member Says the Ulti- mate Terms of Our War Financing Must Be Not Money, But What Money Will Buy—Bond Issues. Philadelphia, Nov. 3—With a warn- ing that inflation already had begun, A. C. Miller, member of the federal Teserve board, told the national con- ference on financing the war here to~ day that American business must not \:ndartuke to carry the war as an extra,” but must. exercise the vision and imagination necessary to see the 8reat changes in economic organiza- tion essential to victory. / Mr. Miller pointed to the increase in federal reserve bank investments as evidence of the existence of infla- tion, partially responsible for the rise In commodity prices since the United students of Russia for some time, | B 2 States went to war, and declared that if this increase continued it was not unreasonable to expect that before long the reserve system would be | made into a great engine of banking infidtion. He explained the process by which great inflation has , been caused in Germany and rance | through government borrowing from the banks, and added: ‘A have it on competent authority,” he sald, “that it takes the labor of four men, working in industries of one kind or another producing mili- tary’ and other needed supplies, to maintain one soldier at - the front. This means |that an army of 1,000,- | 000 men will require the output of 4,000,000 men working fleld and foundry. also have it on competent au- thority that the munitions, provisions and other maintenance that the armiey and civillan populations of our Allies in Europe must have from us will require the output of more than 10,000,000 laborers working in this’ country. t'.we accept as approximately ac- curate the estimates of our present available labor supply as amounting to thirty milllon workers, the magni- tude of the ecomomic problems with which we ited s suggest- ed by the t that .one-half or more of our eristing habor supply must, during the war, be devoted to the producing of materials and sup- plies to he consumed by our own and the armies of our Allles and ian populations of the nations in Europe which are dependent on us for part of their necessary kecp.” “I' cannot believe”, he continued, “that those who are sponsoring the doctrine of ‘business as usual’ can appreclate the economic significance of the doctrine. The man wha knows ingly preaches the doctrine of “busi- ness as usual’ at this time is propos- ing that private advantage should be set against or ahead of public neces- sity. At this crisis in the nation's life every business, no matter what its na- ture, is affected with a public interest, and the public has the right to deter- mine within what limits that business shall be-circumscribed In the nterest of the war, or to what extent it shall be helped and fostered in the same interest. The American business sys- in factory, tém is an important factor in this war. ! If it fails in rising to the occasion through cowardice, weakness or sel- fishness, it will have gone a long way toward sounding its death knell and agencies the cesses of economic reconstruction which must take place at the close of the war.” Summing up his survey of the situ- ation, Mr. Miller reached these con- clusions: “The ultimate terms of our war financing must be, not money, but what money will buy. “Vast as our proposed expenditures and advanoces are, there is reason to believe that they can be met without the use of any doubtful or wasteful expedients of finance. “Any attempt to carry the war as an extra would pave the way for an abuse of loans and a certain inflation of credit and prices whichiin the end would increase the probable cost of the war by as much as 26 per cent. “Government bond jssues, to be .afe, must be bottomed an real sav- ings. Intensive and discriminating cavings of promoting thrift are ne- cessary ingredients in any effective program of war financ THE POLITICAL SITUATION. Fecling of Disgust in Dublin is Beliet of British Public. London, Nov. 3.—Concerning the political situation in Ireland, the Daily Mail in its second edition today sa) There is reason to believe that a feeling of disquiet has developed in Dublin and some country districts | over the Sinn Fein situation. Prof. De Valera meetings fixed for Sun-l day at Newbridge and Kildare have been prohibited.” O e WEATHER Hartford, Nov. 3.—Forecast for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight and Sunday. Not Belonged to U. 8. 8. Michigan— i that on October 30 the picket boat of | ‘Aura F. Jones, Central street, Buck- | the | i will be a military much change in tcraperature. PRSP e e SN WITH ENTIRE CREW Foundgrs and Leaves No Trace | THREE BODIES RECOYERED Navy Department in Statement Says No Trace Can Be Found the ! Boat or of the Remalning Nine | Bodies—Iist of the Lost Scamen. ‘Washington, Nov. 3.—The navy de- partment has been advised that a picket boat of an American battle- ship #n home waters has foundered and its crew of twelve men are missing. ‘The navy statement: “The navy department of department issued this announces the U. 8. 8. Michigan foundered. Ap- parently the entire crew -was lost. The finding of the bodies of three of the crew and the failure to. find any other trace of the boat or its occu- pants leads the department to believe all were lost.” The navy department made public the following crew list of the lost boat: Joseph J. Schultz, seaman, brother, Herman Schultz, Fort Wayne, Ind. Joseph H. Hendrickson, seaman, | father, 'Albert C. Hendrickson, York, Pa. Roscoe E. Scott, fireman, Frank C. Scott, Denver, Colo. Stanley J. Wing, fireman, mother, Mrs. 'Sarah Wing, Detroit, Mich. Austin Atwood, seaman, father | George Atwood, Sandusky; O. Arthur A. Flow, seaman, father, James C. Flow, Matthews, Mecklen- burg county, N. C. ? Andrew F. Meister, gunner's mate, mother, Anna Kloz, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Walter H. Fischer, coxswain, father, Henry J. Fischer, Chicago. Clarence L. Jones, seaman, mother, brother, port, Me. 5 Edland, T. Tamilto, mother, Bessie Tamilto, Chicago. James P. Young, chief gunner's| mate, sister, Margaret Young, Brook- ! lyn, N. Y. George M. Hidmarch, Jr., seaman, national naval volunteers, (no detailed information - regarding enlistment.) The body ot Coxewain Edmudd L. Tamillo, whase mother lves in. Chi- |, ¢ago, been recovered. It was found by flshermen entangled in thelrE nets last Tuesday and later identified | and claimed by navy officials. i A violent storm had swept the coast | where the accident occurred on the | day previous to the finding of Tamil- | lo’s body. It is belleved by the fish- | ermen that Tamillo, when his boat | foundered, had endeavored to save| himself .and may have swum some | distance when he found the nets. His hands were tightly clasped around the lines of the net as if in a death grip, | and it was necessary to cut the ropes | to untangle the body and loosen the hands of the drowned man. THE B0YS ARE HOME Soldiers Being Entertained in Mecriden | Ministers O\)’(‘(‘! to Vaudeville Show. | has Today, Football and’' Banquet, But Meriden, Nov. 3.—This was home- | coming day for the men of this and | nearby towns who are a part of the | National Army at Camp Devens. More | than 500 of them—members of the | 301st Machine Gun Battalian—came on a special train and to greet them | residents of Portland, Middletown, Cromwell, Wallingford, Southington, Cheshire and this city were on hand. Upon arrival the soldiers were given | dinner at Grand Army hall, while the | officers were entertained by a citizens committee at a hotel. This afternoon the football eleven of the pattalion played a local team at Hanover park, the:proceeds going ! to the battalion, and tonight therc ball for the same purpose. A vaudeville performance arranged for tomorrow afternoon has ! been protested by.the Ministers asso- ciation and the city attorney has been asked to stop it. The men will be returned to ecamp tomorrow night, the special trains both ways being furnished by the local committee. IMPORTANT CONFERENC War Manufacturing Problems Will Be Discussed by Commission Next Week. New York, Nov. 3.—A series of im- portant conferences dealing with war manufacturing problems will be held here next week between members of the special commission of the British ministry of munitions. and leading local manufacturers, engineers, -tabor leaders and economic experts. As this city and nearby Connecticut and New Jersey towns form one of the largest centers of munitions mak- ing in America, considerable benefit is expected to be derived from the meetings. Difficulties Great Britain has met and solved in supplying the vast stores of material necessary for the prosecution of the war will be explained by the visitors. The British commission, headed dy Sir Stephanson Kent, will arrive at New York on Thursday, to remain for six days, | dons today inf Hartford, it was de- | of an uncle in Italy & number of ! LACK OF EQUIPMENT | ain boys have had to go to the hospi- i throats of the pupils and of this num- i tive, that is, in this number of €ases DIVANZO AND DUGONE MUST DIE ON NOOSE Board of Pardons joects Petition for Commutation of Sentence. i i John DiVanzo and Steve Dugonl.' convicted of the murder of Raffaele Simonelli in this city late in Septem- ber, must hang. At a meeting of the board of par- cided to reject a petition presented by the condemned men for commutation of thelr sentence to life imprisonment. They will pay the penalty by hang- ing at Wethersfleld November 16. Di Vanzo and Dugone shot Simon- elli down in cold blood on Chestnut street, this city. The former claimed to have shot to avenge the murder years ago by Simonelli, This story is not believed by the authorities as Dugone, who had no grievance, also participated in the shooting. HALTS NEXT QUOTA | i Kissplbrack _Believes Final Cent. Will Be Called When Government is Prepared. Earl Kisslebrack, secretary of the recently created New Britain War Bu- reau, has returned from Camp Dev- ens, at Ayer, Mass., and reports that now all of the New Britain soldiers there have been fully equipped with sweaters, through the agency of the local Red Cross. Relative to the time 13 Per { when the final 15 per cent. of the first | coxswain, | draft is to be called Mr. Kisslebrack stated that no definite orders have been given, but he was led to believe that these men 'will be summoned just. as soon as provisions: can be made at the camp for tHeir equip- ment. He ljkewisé states that a’ num- ber of New Britain men were includ- ed in the inerements that have been P room at Camp Devéns for more men, the additional equipment has not ar- rived and until it does there will prob- ably be no call for more men. .M. Kisslebrack saw many New Britain | soldiers there and states that in every instance the men were in good hedlth and . excellent spirits:i The ‘food, he states, is also good and there is plen- ty of it. Thus far very few New Brit- | tal for any ailments, Mr. Kisslebrack sent time, while there 1a | Boat Was Disguised Wh Sighted by English ing War. Copenhagen, Nov. 3.—The sinl of a German raider named Cro: and of five German armed tra is reported by men on two D steamships. They say they sig! the German vessels in flames later saw them sink. ! The Crocodile was a ship of ni 1,000 tons and carried a crew of. men. The commerce raider, disguised, and the trawlers wei vesterday in the Skagerrak, an | of the North Sea between No: and Denmark. The British ers thus effected another clean-i German naval forces in Scandina: waters. London, Nov. 3.—The admiralty nounces that certain British foj have been engaged in the Catts an arm Jof the North Sea A betw Sweden ‘and Denmark, and’ that ipH oners are being brought in. ' No T ther information is yet dt hand. Tl /s French Advancing. Paris, Nov. 8.—The French: advancing between the Oise canal the region of Corbeny nnd’ redched the south bank of the | river, the war office announces. ! + The Germans have .retreated | the north bank of the river, bridges across the Allette weére stroyed by the Germans. -Since tober 23 the French haveeaptured _gunis and 720 ‘'machine guns. Romie, Nov. = 3.-= Atafraitiey pressure was mora, noticedble. day on the left wing of.the | armies on the Tagliamento lne; | the official statement' issued d the Italian war office. Attempts the'Teutons to reach the right of the river, the statement adds, been ‘deterred by the Italian Another Attack. } London, Nov. 3.—An attack ' learned. In a talk with Captain J. H. | Daly, commanding the $01st Machine ' Gun Battalion, the local man learned that both the officers and men ap- | preciated the royal welcome given ' that anything he can do for New | Britain people he will do gladly. H Robert H. Crawford, superintendent of the Boys' club, accompanied Mr. Kisslebrack. EPIDEMIC IS fimnm). Health Department Has Probably Put Stop to Diphtheria. Prompt and energetic measures adopted by the health department are now believed to have curbed the epi- demic of diphtheria in the Rockwell school district. It was stated at the health depart- | ment this morning that a total of 521 cultures has been taken from the ber 74 have been found to be posi- the diphtheria germ has been found present. Seven actual cases of diph- theria were also discovered, in each instance in the family where a diph- theria carrier was also found. The health department officials ex- pect to begin taking second cultures from the children's throats shortly, and until all signs of the diseaze have abated it is probable that the school will remain closed. ' "'WAS CLEANUP DAY. And That Was the Reason For So Much Smoke at Camp Devens. Ayer, Mass, Nov. 3.—Smoke from 200 bonfires in varfous parts of Camp Devens today caused some alarm In nearby towns and started reports that fire was raging at the cantonment. Telephone operators were kept busy assuring people for ' miles around that it was cleanup day. Nearly all of the 30,000 soldlers were engaged in piling camp rubbish on the fires which were carefully guarded. OVER 5,000,000 SIGN. ‘Washington, Nov. 3—With probably little more than half the country heard from, returns from the food pledge week campalgn today passed the five million mark. The official tabulation at campaign headquarters here showed 5,000,402 families en- rolled as members of the United States food administration. made today on British ‘vessels trolling the Belgian coast by'an trically controlled high ‘speed’ The boat was destroyed. 4 The term electrically cont might mean a new type of beat | them by the people of New Britain ! oyt ey trolled by el [last week and Captain Daly added wne anme o oo PY slectricity The statement issued by the ish admiralty says: ‘“Further reports from our 'ft perating in the Cattegat have received. We destroyed a Ge auxiliary cruiser armed with six- guns and we also destroyed ten a0 patrol craft. Sixty-four prisoners y been rescued by our forces. No Brit< ish losses have been reported. . ' “Further details will be pu on the return of our forces to tha base.” ¥ W R BERLIN’S STATEMENT., § Berlin, Nov. 3, (British admiselty: per wireless press)—More thap. 388, 000 prisoners have been taken Austro-German ocampaign oR, Italian front, the war office raj There was no important fighting’ this front yesterday. FARMERETTES AT WORK Girls Go to Municipal Farm and D Potatoes—"Better Than: the- Hats off to' the girls! They previously signified their willingni to do their bit in any way possibli and today they made good thi promises by going out to the muniei pal farm where they worked indu triously helping to save the crop. Fivi Girl Scouts went out this mornipg &i others promise to go owt tomere: Chairman H. 8. Tallard is enthusin tic about the way the girls work pnds said they do splendidly. '“Fhay e’ !/petter than many cof the hoys, added. e With the help given the farni comis'g mittee by the Boy Scouts, the GirlH Scouts and other volunteer labor that has been assured since the gravity offd {he situation was ecxplained seyeral d Jdays ugo the farm committee A to be able to harvest the cntire crop within a few days and without any . appreciable loss. DRAFT IN HONOLUDU, Honolulu, Nov. 3.—The drawi for the selective draft in the Hawal islands, begun yesterday, was sluded late last night. Capsules talling 8,210, representing 29,000 eli; ible men were drawn from a bowl,