New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 30, 1917, Page 1

1 . SAFE AND SOUND > "I HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS — —— PRICE THREE CLNTS. NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1917. —SIXTEEN PAGES. ALL OF OUR BOYS ARRIVE IN FRANCE Every State in the Union Repre-; sented Near the Flanders | Firing Line ALL OF THEM WITHIN SOUNDS OF GANNON: Have Been Arriving in the American Zone for Several Weeks, and for the Most Part Units from the Samo States Have Been Kept Together. With the American Army in France, Nov. 29, (By the Associat- .—National Guardsmen from ate in the union have arrived it is today permitted to announce. They are among the troops now training or lately arrived. While it is not permitted to dis- close the identity of units, it may be sald that all those who sailed from the United States have arrived safely and that some already are in training - within sourd of the guns on the bat- tlefront. ) + Arriving for Weeks. They are showing a spirit in keep- ing with the purpose of all concerned to make the American expeditionary force an American army in_ which each division, whether regular, Nation- al Guard or National Army, cannot be distinguished in efficiency from the Yothers. The former state troops are billeted over a wide area and are pro- nounced excellent soldiers. The guardsmen have been arriving in the American zone for many weeks. They are scattered somewhat, but as far as possible the units from the ‘saime states have been kept close to- | city building. CITY SERVICE FLAG One Will Be Displayed From Hall With Eight Stars on Present. City It for Superintendent John Hemingway, in charge of City hall, is having a city service flag made to recognize the city officials and employes now in the government:service and as soon as it is made it will be unfurled from the There will be eight stars on the flag’s white field to be- gin with, but later it is expected that more will be added. Those city officials and employes already in the service are: Deputy City Clerk Harry E. Hargreaves, cap- tain in the National Army at Ayer; Councilman Joseph R. Andrews, lieu- tenant in ordnance department; Coun- cilman Edward Peterson, a private with the National Army at Ayer; Councilman Gardner C. Weld, a pri- vate with the 101st Machine Gun Battalion in France; Alderman NOTED DIPLOMAT DIES IN CONGORD William Chandler Served As Arthur's Secretary of the Navy! HI§ BRILLIAE CAREER Graduated From Harvard at Age of Nineteen Years, Immediately En- tered Politics, Served Thrice in U. 8. Senate—Was Lincoln Supporter, Concord, N. H., Nov. 30.—William Eaton Chandler, who as secretary of the navy in President Arthur's cabi- net was largely responsible for the beginning of the modern United States John Stadler, a private with the Na- tional Army at Ayer; City Mechanic Daniel Fitzpatrick, a private with the National Army at Ayer; George Reilly, board of public works employe, a pri- vate with the National Army at Ayer; and David Elliason, city engineering department, with the Naval Reserve. COULD NOT HAVE FIRED THE SHOT Doctor Says Mrs. King Did Not Hold Pistol When Shot. Concord, N. C., Nov. 80.—Dr. W. H. ‘Burmeister, coroner’s physician of Cook county, Illinois, testifying for the state, on cross-examination in the trial of Gaston B. Means charged with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, today, ness. gether, except in one case. They [5ald that the pistol that infiicted the found the regular army had made | wound causing Mrs. King’s death was goad preparations for them and, while | ot 4n contact with the head when . many are billeted in houses in French i towns, many have been quartered In fired. E. Cansler, of counsel for the the low wood barracks specially | defense, brought from the witness re- erected. peated and emphasized declarations The troops from the varlous states | Of his opinion that it would have been have been recognized by the French |2 plhysical impossibility for a woman population and have been welcomed [©f Mrs. King’s' stoutness to have held enthusiastically. Many of these units |2 DPistol in the position necessary to ‘6n arriving it billet tawns wore the { have caused the wound. French red, white, and blue cockade Cross-examination, re-direct exam- pinned on their campaign hats. These |Ination and re-direct cross-examina- were given to the soldiers when they tion of the doctor delayed the pfpm't» landed at various ports. The troops ed introduction by the stato n! Mrs. have been set to work training for | Anna L. Robinson, mother of DMrs. service at the front. In all|XKing. :3:‘:':;" they are -declared to be most He also stated the fracture of Mrs. enthusiastic and their soldierly qual- | King's ankle had occurred before awn high praise from the | death. Ls‘risnt}:‘:‘;:s‘::“cturs.g 5 On request of Mr. Candler, Dr. hand demon- During the past few days one unit | Schultze, with pistol in has bees working with grenades and |strated to the jury why he consid- Jgutomatic rifles, while another has be- | ered it impossible for the wound in gun working out. military problems in | Mrs. King’s head to have been self- * maneuvers. Another unit has been in the instruction trenches which bring them as near as possible to actual fighting conditions. Many of the for- mer guardsmen in training have heard guns roaring in the distance. They are all being given the same cgfwse of instruction as the first eon- /ngents of regulars have undergone. ““The guardsmen are all in good health. The reason why it is not per- mitted to mention units by name is that if one is mentioned, the way is open to mention all others, which means the revealing of identification numbers and ather information of im- portance to the enemy. But for the vinformation of the relatives and fam- Ilies of the men, every one who sailed from the United States has arrived safely in France. With the British. British Army Headquarters in France, Monday, Nov. 26.—(By the Associated Press)—American engin- “Bers, the first American troops ta be engaged in military operations on the British front, took a prominent part in the breaking of the Hindenburg line by Gen. Byng last week. Mili- tary necessity made it impossible to speak of their presence before, but it is now possible to inform the people of the United States that engineers of Bhe American army had a large part In pushing up the vital railways behind the advancing British soldiers. As a matter of fact, the American engineers have been laboring on the roads through the devastated battle- flelds of the Somme district for near- 1y four months and two of their men, who were wounded, were the first American casualties announced from ‘Washington. The speed with which these lines have been laid up through the broken Hindenburg defenses during the past week has called forth the highest ‘praise from the British authorities. The Americans have been working in shifts twenty-four hours a day and no such amcunt of track had been laid in this region in so short a time be- fore. The manner in which they stood up under the strain has led to their being dubbed “the force of American athletes,” for these untiring soldiers today are as fit and as will- ing as they were before the battle began. Naturally the Americans for a long time have been working under the range of enemy artillery and more than once they have come under heavi shell fire. One of the most striking sights along the front has inflicted. “Now that is the way you would do it, but could not somebody else do it differently? Mr. Candler asked. “1 presume a contortionist might be able to put his hand under his left knee,” the physician answered. ARE INVESTIGATING. Chict of Police of Lynn Thinks He Knows About Plot. Lynn, Mass., Nov. 30.—Local and federal authorities are making a thorough investigation here in an ef- fort to determine whether any Lynn Italiang were concerned in alleged anarchistic plots for which seventy men were arrested in Pacific coast cities recently. Inspector Thorn of the Lynn police claims to have ob- tained positive information that litera- ture circulated by the alleged plotters was printed here and shipped by ex- press to Seattle and other cities. Seo- ret service men visited two printing offices yesterday, t*xt found no one in either place. KIELY—SCANLON. ‘Well-Known Young Man Takes Hart- ford Girl as Bride Yesterday. John B. Kiely, son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Kiely, of 81 Winter street, and Miss May Scanlon, daughter of Mrs. Bridget Scanlon, of Lincoln street, Hartford, were married yes- terday morning in the Immaculate Conception church, Hartford. Rev. Father Daly, of Danbury, performed the ceremony. Miss Jennie Scanlan, sister of the bride, was bridesmaid, and Edward Kiely, brother of the groom, was best man. Following the wedding a reception was held .at the bride’s home after which the couple left on an extended honeymoon trip, the destination of which is unknawn. On their return Mr. and Mrs. Kiely will make their home at 87 Winter street. Mr, Kiely is one of New Britain's well-known voung men. He was graduated from New Britain High school with the class of 1909. He is employed in the sales department at the Stanley Works. PATROL FLOATED. An Atlantic Port, Nov. 30.—An American patrol hoat which ran ashore on a ledge off the North At- lantic co two wecks ago was floated today nd taken in tow to a nearby (Continued On Fifteenth Page). navy, died at his home here today. Mr. Chandler was a member of the U. S. senate for fourteen years, having been appointed to fill an unexpired term in 1887 and was twice re-elected. ‘While in Washington last March | Mr. Chandler was stricken with ill- Mr. Chandler, who was born in 1885, in this city, had followed with great interest - the work of the navy in the present war. One of his sons, Captain Lloyd H. Chandler, U! S. N., is in command of a battleship. Three other sons survive, Wm. D. Chandler, publisher of the Concord Monitor; Joseph G. Chandler and John P. Hale Chandler, all of this city. In a lifetime of endless political | activity and almost continuous con- troversy, the one title freely accorded by men of all parties to Mr. Chan- dler was that of “Father of the New United States Navy.” As secretary of the navy under President Arthur, Mr. Chandler, on June 11, 1883, ap- proved the plan for the reorganization of the navy which resulted in the de- velopment of the present fighting fleet, J Born at Concord, N. H., Dec. 28, 1835, Mr. Chandler was educated at academies in New Hampshire and Vermont and was graduated from the Harvard Law school at the age of 19. One of his classmates at the law school was Joseph H. Choate. He en- tered politics at once, served three terms in the New Hampshire House of Representatives and was elected speaker of the house when but’ 27 years old. His first entrance into na- tional political affairs was as one of the founders of the republican party |on Chestnut street last evening. and a supporter of Ahraham Lincoln. President Lincoln appointed him so- licitor and judge advocate general of the navy in 1565. and three months later he became first assistant se tary of the treasury. ‘While secretary of the navy, Mr. Chandler organized the expedition | which, under the command of Cap- tain Winfield S. Schley, went to the relief of the Greely Arctic exploration party. Fourteen years of service in the United States senate ended wheni Mr. Chandler was defeated for renomina- tion in 1901 by Henry E. Burnham. His radical views on railroad legisla- tion, which brought him in opposition to Republican party leaders, were re- sponsible for this defeat. During the remainder of his life Mr. Chandler made many attacks on what he con- sidered the undue influence exerted by railroads in New England politics. His last federal position was that of president of the Spanish War Claims Commission, to which he was named by President McKinley in 1901 and re- appointed by President Roosevelt. Mr. Chandler’s legal talent was dis- played when, as chief counsel, he car- ried through many stages in state and | federal courts the suits in which it was sought to break the will of Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, founder of the Christian Science church. COAL QUESTIGN. Bothering England, France, and Italy —All Want It. Paris, Nov. 30.—Strict economy in the use of coal in France is necessary age. a limit of 264 pounds a month for families up to four persons. The latest price quoted in Paris for consignments of & thousand kilograms Ungraded coal, 150 francs; coke, 250 francs; egg size compressed coal dust, 170 francs, and anthracite coal 235 francs. IN LONDON London, Nov. 30.—Coal for domes- tic purposes here has been rationed and prices have been fixed. The prives range from 41 shillings and six pence for the best grade down to 85 shill- ings for poorer grades. The prices are fixed for districts and vary aecord- ing to the distance from central Lon- don. IN ITALY. Rome, Nov. 30.—TItaly needs 800,000 tons of coal to run its railroads, mestic has since heating been suppressed except in public buildings. Cooking is done with gas purposes this winter in’order to avoid a short- | This is being accomplished by | the issuance of coal cards by which an j tack upon Chihuahua City by Villa amount is allotted to each family with | | Dusiness men follow: ! | ber munition factories and war industries. | Virtually no coal is required for do- | 1,000 COTTON PADS NEEDED Work in Surgical Dressings Depart- ment of Red Cross Must Be Carried On at Top Speed. Word was received in the surgical dressings department of the New Britain Red Cross today that thou- sands of cotton pads are needed at once for the relief work among sol- diers and that New Britain would be expected ta furnish 1,000 by Decem- ber 24, In order to complete the allotment, it will be necessary to carry on the work -in this -city at even greater speed than heretofore, and an appeal is sent out to women, through the Press, to respond to the call to duty, Until the arder is shipped, the rooms on Court street will be kept open all day and every evening to accommo- date those who wish to assist. THANKSGIVING SCARE COSTS HOFFMAN $13 Visits Wife With Revolver and Asks Policeman to Shoot Him, / Armed with a 32 calibre revolver, | Henry Hoffman celebrated Thanksgiv- ing by visiting his wife at her home His visit, which might have proved very serious for his better half, was short- ened by the appearance of Officer Quirk, who arrested Hoffman on the charge of carrying a concealed Wweapon. Oh the way to the station Hoffman, who wa$ dissatisfied with life and everything in particular, asked the officer to shoot him and end |1t all. In court this morning before Judge Kirkham, Mrs. Hoffman®testified that she was married last March and that her husband has not been living with her since August. On Thursday of Iast week, she said, her husband called at her home and showed her a rusty revolver which he said he was going to get cleaned. | Continuing, she said he called early last evening and asked some people who live in the same house where his wife was. He was told that she was out. He returned about 10:80 o'clock, his wife said, and asked her to admit him. She locked the door and refused to do so. Officer Quirk, upen hearing that-| there .was trouble at the house, went there and found the husband knocking at the door. He told the wife he an officer and she opencd the She then told the officer to scarch her husband as he had a re- volver. He did, he testified, and found the gun in Hoffman's pocket. It was fully loaded, containing five shots. Hoffman took the stand and testi- fied that the gun belonged to his father and that he had not been liva ing with his wife for some time. “She came home with another man. My idea was that I would bring her to her senses,” he said. He added that he wanted to scare his wife and then do away with himself. Hoffman was fined $15 and costs and sentenced to sixty days in jail The jail sentence was suspended. 15 PER CENT GOES SOON. Governor Holcomb Advises all Exemp- tion Boards to Complete Work. Local draft boards have received notification from Governor Marcus H. Holcomb advising them to speed up their work and to complete all physi- cal examinations and questionable cases required for the final 15 per cent of the first draft. The governor intimates that the call for this last 15 per cent will be issued within a few days. Governor Holcomb has also ad- vised the local boards to forward to the adjutant general's office immedi- ately the names of all men who were called .for examination and who did not appear. FEAR HAS GONE. Villa May Not Make Expected Attack on Chihuahua. El Paso, Nov. 30.—Fear of an at- followers has been allayed for the present by telegrams of assurance which have been received here by having connections in the Chihuahua state capital. Villa's reported presence in the Santa Clara country, 75 miles northwest of Chi- { huahua City, was taken here today to 1, | indicate that he is resting his men after the long Ojinaga campaign be- fore undertaking another movement around Chihuahua City. BRITISH CASUALTIE: ! During November They Number 120,- 089, ILiiled or Wounded. TLondon, Nov. 30.—British casulties reported dufing the month of Novem- totalled 120,089, divided as (ol- lows: Officers killed 1,152; men, 24,292. Officers wounded or missing, men 91,108. or died of wounds, WEATHER ‘orecast vicimity: rain or Hartford, Nov. for New Brita Unscttled: probabl nd or charcoul, the latter a native pro- port for repairs, | duct. snow . tonight and Saturday; \ warmer tonight. e —— MAY KNOW FATE BY NEXT WEDNESDAY Trial of Mrs. DeSaulles Drawing‘ t0 a Close, With Accused Weary | HYPOTHETIGAL QUESTION Contains 15,000 Words and on the Answer May Hinge the Life ‘or | Death of Child-Woman With Murder. Mineola, Nov. 30.—The trial of Mrs. Blanca DeSaulles for the murder of her divorced husband, John L. De- Saulles, was resumed in the supreme court here today with indications that the case would not be given to the jury before Wednesday. The testi- | mony of alienists and other medical experts called by both the prosecution and the defense, some to refute and Others to substantiate the claim of Mrs. DeSaulles that she suffered a mental lapse at the time and ten days immediately following the shooting of her former husband, was expected to consume all of today and probably to- morrow. o Henry A. Uterhart, counsel for Mrs. DeSaulles, announced the completion of the hypothetical questions to be submitted on behalf of the defense, made known the phrasing of the be- ginning and concluding parts of the 15,000 word interrogation just before the opening of court this morning. It begins: “Assume, doctor, that Blanca Br- rasuriz DeSaulles was born near San- tlago, Chile, April 29, 1894-—"" Continuing, it tells of the fall she sustained when a child—a fall in which she is said ta have received severe injuries to her head—the three years she spent in an English convent; her meeting DeSaulles on her return to Chile; of their marriage; their marital difficulties: the automo- bile accident in Chile a few years ago il which Mrs. DeSaulles alleges she received further injuries to her head: the divorce, and finally a resume of the defense's version of the tragedy. The question concludes in these words: “Assuming all the foregoing facts and having in mind your personal ex- amination of the defendant, in:your opinion, 'was the defendant mentally sound at the time of the shooting on August 3, 191 “Assumiy n the and having in mind yor amination the defe opinion, did the defc nature and quality committing? “Assuming all the foregoing facts and baving in mind your personal ex- amination of the defendant, in your opinion, did the defendant know that the act was wrong?” Shortly after the beginning of court it was learned from District Attorney ‘Weeks that because of radical differ- ences which, he says, exist in the de- fense’s question as compared with the testimony so far given, an entirely new hypothetical question may be prepared and put to experts in sup- port of the prosecution’s case. It had been thought Weeks would use a copy of Uterhart's question, making slight changes in its framing. ‘Weeks’ announcement was regarded as indicating at least another day would be required to complete the examination of the expert witnesses. After the reading of the hypothet. ica] question had continued thirty minutes, “Juror No, 4" fell asleep. He was awakened by a nudge from the juror seated on his left. Several others in the jury box did not seem to be much interested in the reading of the long interrogation. Two or three, with closed eves nodded in their chairs while others looked about the court room or through the win- dows into the countryside beyond. Raymond B. Hamilton, the garags keeper who testified last week for the prosecution, was the first witness to- day. He stated that he wished to cor- rect a couple of statements which he previously made from the stand rela- tive to the time he received the first taxicab call from Mrs. DeSaulles on the night of the shooting. The corrections he desired to make seemed trivial and Dr. J. Sherman Wight, who has attended Mrs. De- Saulles whijle in 1, was requested to take the stand. Dr, S. E. Wight and Lew Johnson, also called by the defense and Doctors Harris, Tharles W. Pilgrim and George K. Kirby. summoned by the prosecution, . the witness stand so that a repetition of the long not be necessary. i.ewis J. Smith, associated with Mr. Uterbart began the reading of the interrogation at 10:20 o’clock. Mrs. DeSaulles seemed wearied by the long court proceedings despite the holiday recess when she appeared in court today. She seemed more de- jected than at any time since the be- ginning of the trial. She sat with downcast stare. apparently without taking heed of what was going on about her. Charged foregoing facts sonal ex conn the was or ' in lant know of the act she Couta MRS. SHIPMAN’S WILL. The will of the late Mrs, Ella A. Shipman, made out on November 19, 1917, has heen flled in the probate court. To her husband, James I. Ship- man, Mrs. Shipman leaves her interest in the property at 23 Madison street | and she -also leaves any money charged to her account to him. To ESTABLISHED 1876. EXPLOSION IN MINE TRAPS EIGHTEEN Rescuers Work All Night to Save Entombed Mine Workers Christopher, Ill, Nov. 30.—Res- cuers worked all night in an effort to reach the 18 miners trapped on the six hundred foot level of the New North mine of the Old Ben coal cor- poration here by an explosion last night which wrecked the main and the air shafts. Rescue parties from Benton and Herrin reached the scene a few hours after the explosion and aided the men already on the ground. That only 18 men were caught in the mine was due to the fact that yes- terday was a holiday and the re- mainder of the 700 men employed at the mine were not at work. Officlals of the company say they have been unable to learn the cause of the explosion, as no unusual amount of gas had been noticed in the mine. ACCOUNTS IN 600D SHAPE Energy of Farm Comittee’s Critics in Common Council Wasted, Comp- troller’s Statement Indicates. GERMANY WOULD WELCOME * A PEACE WITH RUSSIA;; Chancellor, in Reichstd:l, Says He Is Ready to Entfi ‘ Peace Negotiations 2 #m ; Soon as Possible. HOPES CONFERENCE | WILL HAVE RESULTS Adds That Tf Ttaly Had Not Entered the War That Country Would Not' Have Lost Considerable Part of, g&! Forces and at Least Half Total War Material—All Ministers. Hear Speech. o Berlin, Nov. 29, via London—Via ‘Wireless Press—The war situation we reviewed befare the Reichstag todag# by Count Georg von Hertling, the n imperial German chancellor, He clared that Germany was ready ti enter into peace negotiations as s0om as the Russian government sent repres sentatives having full powers to Bers lin. The chancellor said he hoped; and wished that the present efforts: would take definite shape and “bfing us peace.” ¢ i German arms, the chancellor said, have been uniformly successtul and, the submarine warfare will reach the’ aim intended for it. He said that the: tonnage of ships sunk will exceed tha of those newly constructed. He | praised the army and navy and etlo-, ght gized the home population for its p tience and endurance under great p vations. Political reforms would ‘he carried out, but the funda principles of the imperial constitution cannot and shall not be changed. Reichstag Packed. “Much Ado About Nothing” mi be the title applied to the comedy be- ing enacted in the common council for the past week regarding the man- ner in which the Municipal Farm committee has kept its books, or failed to keep its books. The com- mittee has been accused of everything [ The Reichstag was packed when from staving out late nights to may- | new chancellor began his speech. The hem but the particular charge that|new state secretaries, the new Prusa. { America has been pressed is failure to keep its accounts in shape. While the committee’s critics have been training their guns on its activi- tles and insisting that the members were not quite certain whether they were entitled to a furlough with pay or whether they owed the city three hours and eight minutes of labor, City Comptroller Hanford L. Curtis has been keeping the books of the committee and, according to his state- ment today, they are in excellent shape. [lis statement pertains to the veccnunt rar “bills paid” is concerned. “Ivery hill that has been paid has been recorded and so far as I know there’s nothing to be alarmed over,” said Comptroller Curtis. Remarking upon a lengthy statement and criticism written by Alderman O. F. Curtls in reference to the Muni- cipal Farm committee, and printed elsewhere in this paper, Mayor Quig- ley had the following to say: “This attack is just what I have been expecting. The whole matter is simply a personal affair and is being made political capital. Mr. Rossberg, who is a fine gentleman, is not being made the scapegoat of the commit- tee. AMBULANCE MEN RETURNING s as Going to Visit Relatives in England Before Returning Home, Joseph Lamb of Park Place is in receipt of a letter from his son, Wil- liam Lamb, an ambulancier on active duty in France, in which he states that both himself and Harrison Bris- tol, another New Britain boy in the ambulance service, are about to leave France on their return trip to the United States. Before coming to however, they will be the guests of relatives of Mr. Lamb. William Lamb and Harrison Bristol | sian minister, the new Bavarign pre-- mier, the members of ‘the reigning | German houses, the Austrian, Turkish and Bulgarian ambassadors and ail the neutral ministers ‘were present.. The imperial chancellor opened hi& speech, after personal reference to hia if assumption of office, by asking the loyal co-operation of the Reichsthg. He continued: P “We are approaching the end of the/J vear that has heen full of far-reaching ana decisive events in many theaters of war. I am proud and thankful to say that the arms of Germany and her | allies have been successful on/almost | every occasion and everywhere.”" He recalled that the Flanders batd tle had continued almost without in- terruption since July and that the British army was superior in numbers 4 | and that several French divisions had taken part in the fight. Notwithd | standing the loss of some villages and '} { farms, the German front there ro- ' mained unshaken and the enemy was as far as ever from his objactive of reaching the Flemish coast to de~ { stroy German U-boat bases. Hp added: French Successes. “Recognizing the failure of their at- & tacks in Flanders, the British are now ‘. seeking near Cambrai a decisive re- sult. “The French also have had local successes northeast of Soissons and be- fore Verdun, but every strategical ex- ploitation of these has been prevented by the German army command. Bvery one remembers the events in ghe east which led to the conquest of Riga and Jacobstadt. “The glorious advance of the armies of the Central powers in Italy holds the world in suspense even today. Oveswhelmingly difficult tasks have been accomplished there by the fight- ing strength of the German d Aus- tro-Hungari troops in th sur- prisingly rapid attack and penetration of rough mountain territory. Italy’s | army has lost a considerable part of its forces and at least half of its total war material. It also has loat stretches of land which proyided it On the expiration of his term as an ambulance driver, young Lamb | entered the headquarters of the | American aviation service in France, where he took a special course to qualify as an aviator. He did excep- tionally well and was recommended for a commission, but as he was about to receive his commission his su- pertors learned that he had not yet attained his majority. He is but 18 Yyears of age and no man can hold a youngGB?wpT 1 hadr commission in the United States army who is not of age. As a result, the voung soldier has decided to return to the States and complete his course at Syracuse University until he shall become 21 years of age, when he will again, probably, re-enter the service if he is needed. KING IS NAMED. Berth As Special Agent of Shipping. I New York, Nov. 30.—Robert M. | King, of Brooklyn, formerly superin- tendent of the Mallory line, has been appointed a special dispatch agent with the United States shipping board. He has been ordered to report direct to the department of operation of the shipping board in Washington. Mr. King’s duties hdve to do with the handling of freight from ports on the eastern coast from New York to Given Dispatch her daughter, Mrs. Bessie M. Gaudian, she leaves her jewelry. Maine. His headquarters will be here. | with rich supplies. It has mot yet @ been possible to count the baoty, cal- culated in money value at thousands of millions of marks.” 3 The success on the Italian front, he § said, had been “an effective relief” to the western front, and “this victory also makes itself felt' in Macedonia.” The British operating against the ‘Turkish troops in Palestine, he said, had achieved certain initial sgccesses, but they had no influence on ghe gen- eral war situation from a military point of view. After declaring the German war fleet had thoroughly fulfilled the hopes: and ‘expectations placed in. it, the | chancellor continued: B “The high sea fleet, whose constant activity often has been veiled from the public view, deserves the thanks * of the country. It has since its glor- ijous day off the Skaggerak, lately shown anew, after a long interval, in the capture of the islands of Oesel, Dago and Moon, typical co-operation with the army, and its lately cessul fight in the German Bight \% the ple su- ant read- North Sea against a consid periority of forces, its cons iness for battle. As a support and re- serve it stands behind our submarine boats, it protects their places of sup- port and opens out a way for them into the open sea.” Submarine Campaign. The chancellor reviewed the sub- marine campalgn which, he said, fs (Continued On Fiftecnth Page),