New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 22, 1917, Page 1

& wwalted. HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERG EW BRITAIN T R AT AR, A RICE THREE CENTS NEW GiUN MANUFACTURER GIVES HIS VIEWS TO THE COMMITTEE ewis Machine Gun Cause oi,' #" Wrangling Before *Senate Investigating Committee KRMY REFUSED THEM * BUT NAVY AGCEPTED f Dfficial of Savage Arms Company Tells Committee That Ordnance Bureau Should Have a Director of Mundtion, a “Broad Minded Man, a He Man, Not a Pussy Foot if You Want to Get Anywhere.” ‘“‘- ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—The govern- ' ment’s_reluctance to adopt the Lewis | A\ machine gun was described at length loday by B. E. Borie, manufacturing head of the Savage Arms company, he American makers, testifying at the sonate military committee’s investiga- } ion of the shortage in army supplies. s When the Mexican border trouble ! began, Mr. Borie said, he offered 1,500 | Lewis guns to the war department but zot an order for only 850 to use Brit- ish ammunition. ¢ States entered the war he offered Lew- " s guns to the war department and was . refused orders, but got them from the javy department, Mr. Borie said. “I went to the war department in Februaty,” he continued, “but they | would not do anything until after the tests ordered for May (when the new Brownng gun was adopted). The navy lepartment also did not want to place Any order at that time until after the ¢ war department's test, but did order jome gun mount. “After war broke out we again of- tered guns to the war department and wvete told again the tests would be The navy de ment and i the marine corps, however, ordered u special test. They did not want to # wait for the war department tests and | tent for the navy April 5. It ul, ital Earlo _and Geneéral Barnett stated. ' The test was 10 suecessful that the navy ordered, on April 20th, 3,500 guns inside of three weeks, Admiral Earle and General Barnett ‘sald they did not want to wait wny longer under the conditions. On April 12, he said, the war de- partment ordered 1,300 Lewis guns ~ to use with American ammunition be- fore the official test was held “on the strength of the navy test.” “If the war department had accept- d the original offer and saved time eéded for manufacture, he said, it could have had 10, 000 more machine ns early in the war." *We knew what the Lewis gun will 2o but nobody knows what the Browning gun will do,” he said. “It /looks good on paper and in a few tests.” Statements by Gen. Crozier and pri- vate machine gun manufacturers that ‘the TLew. does not synchronize i through airplane propellers were re- futed by Mr. Borie. Assertions also that tho Lewis gun cannot be suc- cessfully used with American ammu- nition, he said, he desired to ‘“nail as an absolute falsehood.” The ordnance bureau’s business system was sharply criticised by Mr. Borie. “We ought to have a director of mupnitions,” he said, “a big broad- minded man, a he-man, not a pussy- foot. Until you do that you'll never get anywhere.” $10,000 CHRISTMAS GIFT ' smerican Hoslery Company Plays Santa Claus to Employes and Puts ‘Welcome Present in Their “Amhos” The American Hosiery company dis- » tributed $10,000 to the employes of the company yesterday. The money, which was a Christmas present, was ziven to the employes in proportion to their individual earnings up to December 1. A card explaining the motive of the gift was distributed to * sach recipient. The gift, it was ex- .| plained, was in recognition of faithful 13¢ services and the fact that the cost of ¢ living had so far advanced. g The present of the company is quite distinct from the regular salaries and from' the bonus system which was re- cently instituted in this concern. The company wished its employes hap- piness during the coming holiday sea- i ?1 son and during the new year. AT THE TOWN HOME. The Sunshine society gave a Christ- mas tree and entertainment to the Inmates. of the. Town Home yester- day afternoon at the home. There were short talks deMvered by Rev. | Leo sullivan, Rec. Dr. G. W. C. Hill, and Rev. Lyman §. Johnson. Mrs. M. T. Crean sang and the children of Otis O. Butler sang chil- fpn's Mr. and Mrs. O. But- decorated the tree with electric A committee of St. Mary’s so- ‘arranging to give another en- ong’ to the inmates of = the Before the United,| RED CROSS STREET HONOR ROLL IS 31 Gain of 12 Smce Reports Were Sent in Yesterday 'NINE GOLD STAR STREETS Names of Women Working at Sub- scription Booths—Councilman Gor- back Making Drive Today in Sixth ' Ward With Corps of Assistants. RED CROSS HONOR ROLL Court Street South High Street Emmons Place Hamilton Street Hillcrest Avenue Blake Court Ash Street Vine Street Cedar Street Lincoln Street Lenox Place Harrison Stre~t Park Place Pear] Strect Hawkins Strecct Liberty Street Murray Street Russell Street Park Terrace Forest Street Lake Court Cambridge Street Barnesdale Linden Street Parsons Place I Parkmore Street t ‘Walsh Avenue Hillside Place Stanley Place Sunnyledge ‘Warlock Street - GOLD STAR STREETS. Park Place Liberty Street Murray Street Park Terrace Forest Street Lake Court Barnesdale Parsons Place Sunnyledge Manager Abraham Gorbach mar- shalled hig forces today for a special drive in the sixth ward for the Red Cross campaign. While this is sixth ward day, it is not to be considered | for one moment that the other wards are to lay down, but throughout the city the campaign for 6,000 new mem- bers is to be vigorously waged right up to the finish. And it must be if New Britain is to maintain her repu- tation and go over the top. The young women are deserving of the greatest praise for the fine work they are doing in running the campaign. They are giving unsparingly of their time right in the Christmas season, when women are always at their busiest, but they have shown a dis- position to sacrifice everything in be- half of the Red Cross. The following is a list of those as- sisting in selling the memberships at the various booths: Miss Margaret Cochrane, Mrs. John Pinches, Mrs. Arthur Sampson, Mrs, Edward Carter, | Misses Mildred Palmer, Julie Sulli- van, Grace Burns, Anna Clancy, Ruth Darrow, Mary Smith, Eleanor Bunny, Elizabeth Morrin, Mrs. C. W. Pinches, Misses Frances Brady, Anna O'Brien, Mary E. Curtin, Edith Larson, Eva Coates, Helen Foster, Margaret Dun- lay, Florence Dougherty, Sadie Erwin, Jennie Waddell, Mae Ryan, F, Cher- nack, Daisy Kolodney, Grace Gold- smith, Grace Abel, Mrs. H. E. Christensen, Misses Florence Cashen, Irene Trask, Ebba Neri, Loretta Sul- livan and Marion Egan. Mary Monsees, Helen Monsees, Ger- trude Hine, Mrs. John A. Andrews, Misses Agnes Curtin, Edith Bradley, Marion White, Mae Cox, Agnes Mur- phy, Mrs. Grace Coholan, Misses Frances Whittlesey, Margaret Eddy, Eether Stanley, Emily Andrews, ‘Hazel Andrews, Ethel Voight, Ruth Loomis, Mynie Breckenridge, Alice Fitzgerald, Miss Wright, Mrs, A. S. Parsons, Misses Ruth Sherman, Eunice Curran, Mrs. Dana L. Vib- berts, Mrs. W. H. Booth, Mrs. H. L. Mills, Misses E. B. Eisenberg and C. Campbell, D M. Bates, Misses Frances Parker, Florence A. Camp, Ruth O’Brien, Gladys Moore, Ruth Corbin, Mrs. R. Pinches, Mrs. A. Thompson, Mrs. Kenneth T, Sloper, Misses Constance Corbin, P. Crabtree, M. Meisner, Mrs. Louls Reynal, Mrs. George Booth, Miss Marion Campbell, Mrs. C. W. Vivian, Misses Marjorie Humason, Margaret Middlemass, Agnes Middle- mas, Elizabeth Leghorn, B. Eddy, Mrs. Herbert C, Warner, Misses Mar- garet Burns, Olive Corbly, Margaret Bartlett, Margaret Begley, Mrs. C W. Upson, Misses E. Slaney, Julie Russell, Margaret Russell, Marjorie Hine, Helen Henry, Katherine Brooks, Eleanor Lewis, Aldia Johnson, Miss Osborne, Ruth Hill, Miss Brown, Miss Fritz, Mrs, Arthur W. Bacon, Misses Bealman and Anderson, Mrs. R. Ger- mond, Mrs, Louis Young, Misses Suth Loomis, Ford, M. Seltzer, Mrs. ‘Voight, Misses Ruth Bassette, Alice Pierce, Mrs. W. F, Mangan, Mrs. R. R. Healey, Mrs. Raymond Mazeine, Mrs. V. B, Chamberlain. Misses M. Gruetzmacher, Margaret Curran, Mildred Palmer, Elizabeth Rogers, M. G. Costello, Lois Rundlet, Mrs. R. W. Poteet, Misses Ruth (Continued on Tenth Puge) ‘nies which have had to practically Mrs. Fred Porter, Mrs. H. | DOG REGISTERED AS MEMBEM OF RED CROSS IN BERLIN. = When Naturalist E. Burling- ham Schurr of Worthington Ridge went to the Berlin post office yesterday to get his mail, he was asked by a Red Cross nurse if he would not like to make a Christmas gift to some friend of a memibership in the Red Cross. “Why yes,” he re- plied, “I have & friend you _ might put down as a member. Her name is Dusky, our dog, and her name added to the list will make the whole family members.” So Dusky, who is a thorough-bred water spaniel, was duly entered as a member of the Red Cross. LIGHT 0. WITHDRAWS DISPLAY FLAT RATE Unnecessary Use of Elec- tricity During Fuel Crisis Frowned Upon. The Connecticut Light and Power | company made announcement today of withdrawal of its flat rate for dis- play lighting. When asked for an ex- planation of this action, the company made the following statement: “In view of the present fuel situa- tion and the great need for co-opera- tion in conserving the supply of coal, the company felt that it would be ad- visable to discontinue all unessential lighting. Electric companies all over the United States are running short of fuel and in many cases are having to cut off the power supply from mu- nition factories on account of inability to obtain coal. While the amount of fuel used in generating electricity for display lighting is only a smal] per- centage of the total, still every bit of saving helps to relieve the situation. “The Connecticut Light and Power company is having difficulty in ob- taining a steady supply of coal and, while the company has a sufficient quantity contracted for and a large amount en route, the cars are not arriving regularly or in the quantities required. The company hopes that it will not be compelled to go through the experience of many other compa- shut down. their plants. The trans- portation problem, however, is a very serious one. There is no telling what may happen before the winter is over. | ‘In view of the ecritical situation, ' the campany feels that it ought not to encourage the use of current for un- essential purposes and, consequently, has decided to withdraw the flat rate, which has previously been in effect, | and which, under normal conditions, offered an inexpensive and efficient method of advertising to the mer- chants in the community. BODLEY GETS DIVORCE. Judge Gager Grants Decree Grounds of Desertion. Charles G. Bodley of this city was granted a decree of divorce from his wife, Jessie Alice Bodley, formerly Miss Jessie Burt, by Judge Gager in the superior court yesterday. The de- cree was granted on grounds of de- sertion. The action was not contested and Mr. Bodley told the court that he first met his wife in New Haven and that they were quietly married in Jersey | Gity, N. J., on October 18, 1909, that date incidentally having been his mother-in-law’s wedding anniversary. Until a few years ago the couple lived happily together when domestic fric- tion occurred, due to different ideas, jdeals and aspirations, the plaintiff said, interferred. It was charged that Mrs. Bodley deserted her huband on May 21, 1914 and since that time has been teaching school in New Jersey. on | | | LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR R. H. CRAWFORD Directors of Boys’ Club Grant Super- intendent Permission to Return to Office After 1918. The directors of the New Britain Boys’ club met last night at the New Britain club. Howard L. Platt came on from New York to attend the meeting. Superintendent R. H. Craw- ford was granted a year's leave of absence in order that he may leave next week fcr France, where he will do Y. M. C. A. work. Arthur Pilz is considering an offer to take charge of the club during Mr. Crawford's ab- sence. In the meantime Thomas Tos- cano will conduct the classes as be- fore. Arrandements are being made flor volunteer workers to assist Mr. Toscano. Each will be present one night a week. Those who have al- ready offered their services are: R. H. Merwin, who will be at the club on Thursday night: Arthur Tuttle, on nights, and E. D. Linton, on Tuesday nights. Others will be secured for the remaining evenings. The club greatly appreciates the gift of a new pool table by Dr. John Pur- ney. Mrs, H. B. Humason has pre-. sented the club with 24 new books. | uvary. ! positively state today that he had re- BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1917 —TWELVE PAGES. CONSPIRATORS GET HEAVY PENALTIES German Ringleader Sentenced to Four Years, With Fine of $20,000 FOUR _OTHERS- T0 PRISON Also Fines Imposed Ranging From $10,000 to $15,000, One of the Co- Defendants Being Sister of the Head of the Startling Plot. i Detroit, Dec. 22.—Albert C. Kalt- schrmidt, who with four others, was convicted in federal court early to- day on a conspiracy charge, was sentenced a few hours later to four years in’ the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, and to pay a fine of $20,000. It was the maximum sen- tence possible under the law, for con- viction on the three counts against him. Mrs. Ida Neef, his sister, was sen- tenced to three years in the local house of correction and fined $15,000; Fritz A. Neef, her husband and Carl Schmidt and his wife, Maria, were sentenced to two years and fined $10,- 000 each. Schmidt will serve his term at Fort Leavenworth, and his wife at Detroit. Franz Respa, 70 years old, German, ‘was the only one of the isx acquitted on all three counts. He was held, however, to answer to two other in- dictments pending against him. The trial came to an end at 3:30 o’clock this morning after a session of court lasting since early Friday | forenoon. The jury was out more than thirteen hours, several times asking additional instructions from the court. In passing sentence Judge Arthur Tuttle pointed out that the statute under which the defendants were convicted was framed by congress dur- ing peace times and therefore it was not possible to impose heavier pen- alties. Kaltschmidt, in addressing the court before sentence was passed, expressed his appreciation of fair treatment ac- corded him and his co-defendants by the court and jury, but charged that attorneys for the government brought up points unwarranted by the “evi- dence. Money he received from offictal German sources, he insisted, was for a legitimate business transaction and "wad mot inteénded for furtherance of any conpiracy. The counts on which Kaltschmidt was convicted charged the setting on foot in the United States of a mili- | tary enterprise against Canada; a con- spiracy to dynamite the Detroit Screw Works and a plot to destroy the St. Claire river tunnel at Port Huron. FRICTION AT H. §. Basketball Quintet Said to Be on Verge of Disbandment, With Cap- tain Threatening to Quit. An unconfirmed report is in circu- lation about the city that serious friction, which, it is feared, will cause a disruptment of the New Britain High school basketball team, been brought about by the refusal of Physical Director Mporhead to accede to the wishes of Captain Hibbard that a coach with sufficient knowledge of the game to prove valuable to the team be secured. The base of the controversy, according to these re- ports, had their origin when it was said Coach Bearse found himself in- adequately experienced in the rudi- ments of the game to get results. It is intimated that Captain Hib- bard asked Mr. Moorhead to secure Charlie Miller or “Billy” Kopf, of the Y. M. C. A. team, to assist in coach- ing, but the physical director flatly refused to grant the request. Captain Hibbard, it is said, has become dis- gusted with conditions and has notl- fied the boys that he will quit the team, and to be prepared to choose a new leader when school opens in Jan- Captain Hibbard would not | signed, - but his. attitude was such as to create the impression sthat all was not clear sailing. Pressed close for a statement, he said that “things may come wout all right when school opens.” | Ml;lm RESIGNS. Valuable Member of Cabinet Leaves After Quibble Over Politics. Rio Janeiro, Dec. 22.—Nilo Pecan- ha, foreign minister, presented his resignation to President Braz yester- day on account of an incident in the chamber of deputies relating to do- mestic political affairs. The president declined to accept the minister’s rerignation on the ground that his | services were indispensable. SMOKES FOR SOLDIERS. The War Bureauy today dispatched a quantity of cigarettes and tobacco to Camp Devens, where it is to be held at the Y. M. C. A. until Christmas Day, when, it will be distributed to the New Britain soldiers who are unable to come home. ey WEATHER. 22.—Fore- Britain and and much Hartford, Dec. cast for New voinity: Fair, s colder tonight and Sunday, s e S e 'be asked for. | was presented with one has | Refuses to Kneel Before the Kaiser Petrograd, Dec. 22.—Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki for- eign minister, in addressing the council of soldiers’ and work- men declared that if the Ger- man emperor offered ‘“‘offen- sive” peace terms the Russians would fight against it. “We did not overthrow Czar- ism to kneel before the kaiscr,” he cried. “But if, through our exhaus- tion .we had to accept the kaiser’s terms we would do so to rise with the German pecople against German.militarism.” BABY DOLL THOMAS HELD RESPONSIBLE Famous Negro and His Lieu- tenant, Texas, \Are Held Without Bail. Bridgeport, Dec. 22 —William “Baby Doll” Thomas and his lieuten- ant, Jake Hankins, known as ‘Texas,” are held criminally responsible for the death “of Morris Penilli in the find- ing submitted by Coroner John Phelan today. Following the announcement of the coroner’s decision, Prosecuting Attorney Alexander Delaney asserted that every effort would be made to bring the two men to trial in the present term of the superior court. In the police court Thomas and Hawkins, through their counsel, waived examination when they were arraigned ,charged with murder. They were held without bond. With but three court days remain- ing of the present term of the su- perior court, the prosecuting attorney declared that a bench warrant would The grand jury will sit next Thursday. It is possible accord- | ing to the prosecutor to place both cases in the hands of thte jury on in- dictments before adjournment is or- dered. GIVE THRIFT STAHPS About 800 Employes of Corbin Cabe inct Lock Company Recrive Sur- prise Thix Noon. The employes of the Corbin Cabinet Lock division of the American Hard- ‘ware corporation were surprised to receive in their pav today a United States government thrift stamp. Each of the 800 or more employes of these Thrift Stamps of 25 cent denomination to encourage this sort of saving, plan by which the government gets the temporary use of the money in- vested, and the holder continues to retain the full value thereof. STEAMER ON ROCKS. Vessels at Halifax Go to Assistance of ricken Vessel. Halifax, Dec. 22.—During a dence fog early today a big steamer ran on the rocks of Pennant, N. S. and hard and fast aground. Vessels have been sent to her assistanct. . FILE BANKRUPTCY PETITION. Hyman R. Land and Max Glaser, proprietors of the Parislan store on | Main street, over which much litiga- tion has taken place within the past | few days, today filed a voluntary pe- | tition in the United States court of | bankruptey through Saxe. $9,000 and liabilities -of $22,000. Attorney M. D. EXPEL CHINAMEN. Berne, Switzerland, Dec. —For- ty-five Chinamen,, expelled from Aus- tria on account of China's declaration of war against that country, arrived here tuday on their way to Paris. DECREE PROMULGATED, Rio Janeiro, Dec. 22—Ae decree has been promulgated cancelling the ex- quators of Germans acting as consuls of neutral countries in Brazil. The decree is directed against the consuls Of Auslrla and Holland. TWO ALLEGED ARE UNDER ARREST HERE The dragnet of the local detective | bureau was drawn tighter today, with the result that two alleged slackers from other cities who have taken up residence in this city since June 5, landed in the meshes of the law, and | are locked uUp at the police station awaiting action of the Federal au- thorities, District Attorney Thomas J. Spellacy having been notified of the arrest. Shortly atter 10 o'clock MMmorn- ing Detective Sergeants Andrew J. Richardson and Anthony C. Malone, visited the Landers, Frary & Clark factory and placed under arrest Steve Pac'of 171 Hartford avenue and Jo- seph Arndal of 58 High street. At the police station, both prisoners ad- mitted having. failed to resgister on 1 al is § | miral Bowles, The petitioners report assets of | COUNTERFEITING PLANT RAIDED BY AGENTS Over $150,000 in Bogus $10 Bills Found by Federal Officers. New York, Dec. 22.—What was plant ever unearthed in this city was raided last night by United States secret service agents, who arrested ‘six men and seized more than $150,000 in spurious new ten-dollar notes of the federal reserve bank issues. The counterfeiters planned accord- ing to federal agents, to float $1,000,- 000 of the spurfous notes through con- federates operating throughout the country to whom the notes were to be sold at 5 each. None of the pro- duct of the plant had been put in cir- culatio$n, although packages of coun- terfeit bills had been mailed to var- ious cities. These were seized in post offices. A printing press weighing more than a ton was used in printing the bills and one of the men arrested is i proprietor of a job printing establish- ment. Paper, acids, and plates also were seized. The plant was located in West Broadway. FINDS GROUND GLASS IN CANNED TOMATOES Major General Carter Sends grams to Commanders of Can- Tele- tonments Warning Them. Chicago, Dec. central department, telegrams to cantonment in his division last night consignments’ of canned tomments. | versation with Hinton C. | chief of the Jocal bureau of ment of justice, who informed Gen- eral Carter of the discovery. Mr. Clabaugh s2id he would start an in- vestigation at once, depart- SENATE COMMITTEE. Resumes Tts Session With Goethals As Witness, ‘Washington, Dec. 22.—Narration of the difficulties encountered by the ‘Rhipping board and its building pro- gram starting with the row Wm. Denman, first General chairman, and { Major Gen. Goethals, first manager of the emergency fleet corporation, was | continued before the senate commerce | committee today by John A. Donald, member of the board since its crea- tion. Charles Piez, of the fleet corporation and Rear Ad- his aide, have been called to appear today and Chairman Hurley also is to be heard again. TRADE COMMISSION. Washington, Dec. 22.—Inquiry to develop the extent of packers control of the marketing of cattle and dis- tribution of food products will be undertaken by the federal trade com- mission in the course of its investj- mine first the ownership of the Chica- go stockyards and railroad terminals. INVISIBLE INK. Washington, Dec. 22.—An extensive traffic written communications to Germany, Austria and the northern European neutrals, involving use of invisible ink and code systems, has been discovered and stopped by cus- toms officials within the last few |-he claims t8 have visited an office on mokn, treasury officlals disclosed SLACKERS ;nme 5, as prescribed by the Federal aw. Pac claimed to have been residing in Suffield on registration day and he ad- mitg that he did not present himself for registration. When placed behind the bars, the prisoner in violent termg blamed the Germans for his present predicament. He is married and has a wife and two children. Arndal, who is a Lithuanian, came to this city from Stamford recently. He was in Shenandoah, Pa., and while June 5, he is mnable to produce any | certificate of registration. The detective sergeants are both working industriously in cleaning up the city of the many ‘“slackers” who said to be the largest counterfeiting | 22.—Major General | | Willlam H. Carter, commander of the sent commanders of each warning that ground glass has been found in tomatooes | 17" and other food which were being held | 1&% here pending shipment to army can- The teélegrams were sent after con- Clabaugh, between | now general manager gation now under way here to deter- | Hlt by Shell After Gunner 2 Is Washed Over THE BALTIC FLEE} ADOPTS RESOL —_—— Enter Protest Because the ] P | | form in Russian Affafrs P Sitpreme Command in the ¥ ¥lected Sailors — Premier George Says Agriculture Wi the War. ; Paris, Dec. 22.-—A statepent’ ¥ ministry of marine concermng: sinking of the old Irench ¢ Chateau Renault, says the Wi with several other vessols, ' was§ tacked by 'a submarine in the: Kol sea at 7:15 o'clock on the moraf December 14. Continuing, the | ment savs: “The torpedo struck on the { Loard side in the region of the sco}s hold, which it flooded, and - at same time bursting steam pipes whic] | stopped the ongincse. The captain | once manned the hand steering g and steered £o as to utlize the mome tum of the ship and approach thi shore, which was in sight. Pas: gers and the crew were ordered their hoat stations at the sound of] explosion. Torpedo boat destroyi which formed a part of the convel dashed in the direction fromy whid] the torpedo had come and vRlleye shells at the spot where it was sumed thc submarine had subme; ‘“While the boats were being ered from the Chateau Renault enemy submarine came up on her k The cruiser had sunk to her ports but nevertheless the gun remained at their posts and ~open a hot fire on tihe submarine wh promptly dived. A second | torpe wasi fired shortly after and struck’ Chateau Renault on the starboard!s ! forward, ' She . sank by the. head,§ minutés after the daptain & aboard a patrol boat. All passeilg were saved, but.ten members u( crew are missing”and are g have been killed; by thee%p I *“T'he torpedo Boat destroyers, loaded. with survivors, « renewed & | attack on the submarine under Wi i and then on the s peared for an instant only g merge again, precipitated under: fis of the guns of the deatroyers. # seaplunes then bombed her. The: | marine probably had been stri {a shell so as to make it impo for her, to remain submerged fom sl appeared once again and waé 4 diately covered by a rain of sh One of her gunners was swept board by a shell while in the'p | aiming his piece and all thé' | jumped into the sea while the, rine sank like a stone, torn to | by French guns. The prisonersin | ber 22, among them the captain submarine and two officers.” to Predicts Catastrophe. London, Dec. 22.—According {0 Reuter’s despatch from Ams : the newspaper Vorwaerts, of Bcrlln i a plain spoken attack on the sys of German people not only are h gry but are literally starving. paper adds that agricultural prod: | ers and rich residents in towns a4 living in plenty, as hoarding 18 / longer prohibited. 3 “Kvery war profiteer and aire,” says the paper, “has’his en and cellar full of ham and bas the middle class ekes a precariols istence, spending all it posscsses ! food but forty millions of the are starving and. are unlikely silent. “We might have within a an absolute catastrophe.in G and a collapse even worse tha sia resulting in i German dll‘ loss of the war.' 3 Depend On A‘flaflwn London, Dec. George in -d\ir‘lflng a depu:afion agricultarists 3. regard to the i supply referred especially to the pi lem of shipping the magnific fighting material of the United State to Europé. Agriculture at home co facilitate the task of saving tonnagy the premier declared. 3 “Our very security depends on ti§ increased culivation of the land,’ continued, “we want if possible, get three millich acres into Cnitty tion. We are beginning increasi to realize the extent to which agricy ture enters into the whole task of caf rying on the war.” ‘Amiong the measures propoged premier said it had been decided make greater use of prisoners: of and he hoped thus to provide th thousand additional unskilled lah@ ers. Secrious Divisiony London, Dec. 22.-—The meager new| reports from Petrograd indicate a rious division in the peasants’ gress, which has been in seasion fortnight in Petrograd. The wing led by M. Tchernoff insists power shall be dven to the constl are believed to be dodging military service. (Continued On Tentn ML