New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 15, 1918, Page 1

W oldiers in E . President w tact and acquaintance with all classes » #Dlace HERALD BEST OF ALL OCAL NEWSPAPERS "PRICE THREE CLNTS. NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY MAY 15, 1918. »»SIXTEEN PAGES ESTABLISHED 18 FIGHTERS’ MOTHERS INVITED T0 MARCH, Vil Form Separate Division in Red Cross Parade WITH SERVICE FLAGS | Tmther D. Wishard, Onc of Pre: n:i Wilson's Official Missioners in War | Zone, to Speak at Lyceum Mass Meeting Friday Night. Ome special features G parade, nd one which will ause a heart throb from cvery spectator, will be the moth of the New Britain boys in the trenches marching in the pro- mother will flag, and the will provide one at headquarters for any mother who has no service flag. Thesc flags may be secured Saturday morning by the mothers calling at Red Cross headquarters, 20 Court street, and asking fo Mrs. A. C. McKinnie, chairme of the woman's parade commit- tee. In case a mother is too aged to march or in case of death, it is requested that some other wor n representative of the boy's family take her place. It is the earncst desire to have every boy at the front repre- sented in this division. the aturds oss ervice The first big gun in the Red Cross $100,000 second war fund drive will be fired I'riday night at 8 o'clock | when a public mass meeting will be held in the Ruswin Lyceum. The Liberty Chorus, under the di éction of Professor G. B. Mathews instructor of music in the public | schools, will sing in conjunction with the Universal Chorus from Landers, | Frary & Clark's. Special Red Crc films will he shown. The speaker of the Commissioner Luther who will speak upon of the Red Cross to Our American rope.” Howard L. Platt, chairman of the speakers’ com- mittee, conside New E in ver fortunate to sccure Mr senvie as le comes dir rrom | the front, where he was sent the War Council at'the spechtrpoquest-an Wilson. He will also pre- sent an important message from Gen- eral Pershing to the American Red Cross. evening will be D. Wishard, “The Ministr§ Traveled Mr. Wishard traveled ex belligerent All Over has ely mn countries in World. resided many of the Burope, Asia and Africa. He crosscd the Cauca- sus, Persia, Kurdistan and Asia Minor in the saddle. Years of intimate con- long and | of people in the nations at we culiarly fitted him for making first hand studies of conditions in the war zone and for grasping the principles he Prussian plot for world dom- pe- the his connection with orphans and Fity with, the great sanita "elief enterprises in other wars ¢ pointed him out the man rinently qualified make an ent survey hospital : and the reliamg the Red Cros: employing s soldiers, childiten and refugees. years of resideNce in hospitals wblted him to make ay exceptionally im:-]ligg\m, inspection o the treat- ment of \gas burns, jaw Iractures, ir- tion wounds and ‘orthopaedic k with*which the Red Cross is so vitally connécted as the f ally of the great surifeons who have \zone 'to the war zone to minister to the American wounded as well as those of Allies. ? Wishard among speakers. He der of eloquence, \time and il as to off the vast mdasures of o our 9 Mr. holds a foremost patriotic ptmfmm] combines a high or- vividness of char- acter sketching and an exceptionally firm grasp of the issues over which despotism and democracy are met in v death grapple His original and powerful treatment of the facts and problems of that war differ from anvthing yet heard on the platform. He thrills and nerves men beyond measure for facing and throttling the new barbarism which threatens to wreck civilization. Under Fire With Canadians. His baptism of shell fire in company with a division of Canadian troops; his observations when conducting an inspection of the devastated area; his vivid portrayal of the experiencea through which a wounded soldier passes from the battle front to the base hospital, when his life is so de- pendent upon the agents and equip- ment furnished by the Red Cr: his svord pictures of camp life “Some- where in France,” and, abcve all, his special message from General Persh- ing to the members and sunporters of the American Red Cros entitle him to the enthusiastic receptfons with which he {8 everywhoere me Mayor George A. Quigls will oc- |lex’s invitation cupy @ Seat on tho platform and will deliver & short adaress preliminary to Mr, Wishard's lecture, NORTHUMBERLAND. London, May 15-—Henry George Price, the seventh duke of North- mberland died last night at Alynwek o, Northumberland, in his 72nd 'a DUKE OF STEELE REFUSES TO QUIT POLICE BOARD Writes Letter {o Mayor But De-| clines to Forward Resignation MAY BE DISMISSED SOON. Commissioner Ixplains He Knows of No Reason Why He Should Retire From Public Oflicc—Axe Expected to Fall. Police Steele resign commis: is Mayor get out. Commissioner ces no reason why he should a member of the police on, despite the fact that it Quigley's opinion he should Commissioner Steele has written to the mayor to that effec The letter in the mail yesterd received this morning and it wa a resignation. Since Commissione Steele has seen fit to fail to see the light of reason for tendering his r ignation Mayor Quigley edly try to a him. Mayor Quig- to Commissioner couched in term Howard M. as Steele to quit was that admitted no doubt that he in- tended to have the resignation and his removal can he expected. The, n Commissioner service no longer requ because he not in harmony the adminis tion, so it is said. mayor is aiming for 100 pei cent. ciency in the administration of aff. of the police department, claims. The next step in the action will un- doubtealy be the commissioner's re- moval, providing he does not change his mind in the meantime and retire. By some of ihe commissioner's friends it was thought he would step down requested, that conclusion having been reached from the fact ! at the la meeting of the com- mjissioners he said that the megting would ])rolml'!_\' be his last. Steele’ d reaso a is with effi- the he FIRST RECRUIT IN WOMAN’S LAND ARMY Miss FElsic Hopkins, Teacher Schools, Called to Scrvice in New Canaan, Miss so far ie Hopkins, the first and, known, only recruit from this city in the land army service or- rized under the direction of the Council of Defense, left today for New Canaan, having been for active duty. Miss Hopkins joins a unit of ten young women who will spend the summer working on farms. Most of them are from New York city. They will Jive on some of the large estates owned by wealthy New Yorkers. Regular manual labor will be their task. Their ambition is to release to the service in the army the, number of nien otherwise required riculture. land army was first tried out summer and worked successful- In some places the workers were tered in tents and on other estates they bad a building to them- | selves. Each unit is headed by a cap- 1in and a chaperone remains with them. Miss Hopkins, who: 52 West Main street, has been c in the public schools for five vears and for the has been a permanent substitute, She has two brothers in the service, William, who 1s with Company I, 102d Infantry, in France, and Henry, geant in - the field artillery now -amped in Maryland. felt that I could do my bit, and s0 sglected this branch of the service” saldliss Hopkns today. She enlisted lagt March. Mrs. Joseph Alsop is harge of this service in Connectic WAR ON UBOATS SUGCESS House of Commons Informed General s last at a the e home is past 'rend Fas Improved Satisfactorily Since Beginning of Year. London, ‘May 15 Hous¢ of Commons today by Houston. a Liverpool shipowner, re- garding regulations having in charge cnemy submarine operations around the coast during the past three wecks Thomas ' MacNamara, financlal secre- tary of the admiralty replied: “On the whole the general trend of the submarine warfare has pro- gressed quite saisfactorily since the first of January. in the ARCHIE B. CADWELL. Well Known Contractor Succumbs to 2 Short Ylness, of 89 Barnett ovening shortly be- a brief illness, age and was n rmington, For many wag contrnetor, hig wite, Mpe, M. B, Cadwell; threo brothe William H. Cadwell and (', B, Cad« woll of this elty and ¥, A, Cadwell of Parmington, and a sigier, My, George B, Grocock, of this city, The funeral will be heid at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his late residence, The body will be taken to Farmington for burial. Archie B. Cadwell street died last fore midnight He w ative v he struetion Heo Jeay his mother, - | London, | will undoubt- | are The | in | called | st two | Robert | nucecessful road con- | TEUTON ALLIANCE FOR TWENTY YEARS Military Convention and Economic and Customs Relations Included RADICAL PRESS DISPLEASED Liberal and Socialist Editors Object Parliament—Bosnia ina Stricken By Faminc. Zurich, May 15.—A Vienna dis- “nn('h to the Neuste Nachrichten of | | Munich says the new Austro-German | alliance is fixed for a period of 20 | years, includes a military convention, | and provides for the closest economic | and customs relations. Seclect Kings For Baltic Lands. May 15—The Austrian and German emperors at their meeting at | German great headquarters, German newspapers say, according to an 1 change Telegraph dispatch from Co- penhagen, selected monarchs for Lithonia, (Lithuania?) Courland, Es- thonia and Poland. German and Aus socialist newspapers say an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen, are dissatisfied greatly with the far rcaching decision that has been made at German great headquarters, reached withut sanction of the par. | liaments. The conventions, the Vor- | waerts of Berlin says, will not cause | much satisfaction in Austria where the Germans are very unpopular ow- ing to pan-German propaganda. n liberal and i | { | | | | King Ludwig of Bavaria Amsterdam, May 15—King Ludwig of Bavaria was present at the con- ference at German great headqua ters of the German and Austrian em- perors, according to the Berlin Lo- kal Anzeiger, which comments on the political and military importance of the meetings as follows: *The meet- ing of the two emperors, at which as head of the second largest German federal state, the king of Bavaria wa present,” was a world-political event I'Rf first rate importance, which, in Wew of the great military strain in the west, is calculated to enable us to look forward hopefully and confident- ly to further/ successes for man sword.” Tiosnia and Herzegovina Stricken.. . London, May 15—A graphic picture | of the terrible economic distress pre | vailing in Bosnia and Herzegovina is | published the Glasloboda, of Ag- | ram, Austria. It declares that onl | two provinces in the Austrian empire suffered more terribly from the r than these two province, “These two provinces,” it s Gaiacia and Bukowina, which the cockpits of great conflicts tween the Austrian and | armies. Neverthcless the situation in | Bosnia and Herzegovina is horrible. “Entire districts of eastern Bosnia and the castern part of Herzegovina are today depopulated and devastated regions which look as if a terrible {typhoon had visited them with its devilish destruction. A great number of inhabitants were deported and ince have died in internment camps. | Those who remained were massacred | by Austrian soldiers. In other dis- tricts the population is dying of star- | vation.” MAIL AIR ROUTE OPENS Leave re were be- 1 | i | Airplancs Washington and New York With First Cargo of Letters Transported in U. S. " Washington, May Pail service between Washington and New York went into operation today | by Lieut. George L. Boyle left Po- | tomac Park for Philadelphia at 11:45 { o'clock. President and Mrs. Wilsoh | witnessed the initfal start. The airplane that left Washington was forced to descend at Waldorf, | Ma. New York, May plane service in the country was in- augurated today when a government airplane piloted Dby Lieut. Webb left Belmont park at 11:30 a. | m. for Washington with pouches containing some 4,000 letters. ' BURN CHILDREN WITH POKER Parents Sent to Blackwell Prison for Scaring Faces of Young- sters Who Stole Jelly. New York, May 15,—Mr, and Mrs, Charles Btrang, who were convicted in a court of special sessions in Staten Island last week of searing the faces and hands of their two chil- dren with a poker because they stole jelly and otherwise mishehaved were glven indeterminate sentences of six months to three years impris- onment on Blackwell Island today, 367 OF 7,000 REJECTED, Ayer, Masg,, May | Tho military authorities at Camp Devens announced today that 367 of the 7,000 men sent here under the last draft call had been rejected because of physical dis- 4 abilitics, to Arrangement Without Sanction of | and ¥erzegov- | the Ger- | Russian | 15.—Airplane | | when the first carrier airplane piloted | 15.—The ‘first air- | Torrey | Island | | GRISWOLD'S BUGLER - MISSING IN ACTION | Mentioned on Casually List BROTHER ALSO MISSING | Thirty Men From Connccticut Disap- pear After Battle, 13 From New Haven Alone—102 Names On Ile- port Issued at Washington, list N Com Today’'s of Herbert a member casualty carries R of Hart- of c, Infantry, who is rcported April 21 of age, was bugler H. Griswold, of brother, George ¥ reported missing in name | ford, 18 - ing in only 18 yea; Captain Alfred i His older was| >wtan, ny miss- action on Newton, for this Newton, g ac- tion a few days ago. According War Department advices, both broth- ers were placed on the casualty list | following the action of April . Both of the Newton boys are well known in this citv. They are neph- | ev of Mrs. James Cochrane, of Co- lumbia street. Casualty shington, May contained 1 \hlod as follow Killed in action, 3; died of accident, 1; died of di; ease, 5; died of other A US| j wounded severely, 6; wounded 48; missing”in action, 39. Officers named were Captain Clar- ence F. Jobson, Chicago, and Lieu- tenants King Alexander, Chambe: burg, Pa.; Clarence M. Arche toga Springs, N. Y.; Robbins L. New York City; John N. an Francisco, and George Howard, Rosendale, N. Y., wounded slightly; Captain George C. Freeland, Westville, Conn., and Lieutenant james F. Craw- ford, Warsaw, N. Y., missing in action. The list: Killed in Action. casualty mes, di- died of wound Conn, Dickerson, Patrick Farrell, ates Harry J. TIL.; Joseph Dill; h. Corporal water; Pr Stronghur: Mi Dicd of Wounds. Privates Thomas W, (lole. ~vater @hartes Conklin, G James Cromie, Brookline Died of Diseasc. Robert Carroll Mulle | Dickinson; Privates John Duhig, ( | Courtney, New York; Stanford Grant, Brooklyn; Chester Maciejon ski, Berlin, Wis.; Patrick I New York. Dicd Stuart Spring- nd Haven; Corporal of Accident, Cadet Freeman, Portland, Ore, Died of Other Causcs. Corporals Willet . [ Montgomery, Ala.; Harry J. wis, Buckfield, Me.; Privates Walter H. Young, Lynn, Mass.; Kenneth Klein, Fort Kent, Me.; Alfred Goodwin, South Hiram, Me.; Rene J. Gagnon, Georgetown, Mass.; Norman T. Dow, Princeton, Me. Brightman, Wounded Severely, John A. Drottar, Privates Willian Tdaho; Otto J. Beyer, Y.; Lester W. Chase, Walter G. Gouin, West- Mike Zaluki, Farming- Chi: H. An- Sergeant holm, Me.; drews, Downey, Castorland, N, Derby ville, N. ton, Me. Wounded Slight Captain Clarence F. Jobson, Chi- cago; Lieuts. King Alexander, Cham- bersburg, Pa.; Clarence M. Archer, Saratoga Springs; Robbins L. Conn, New York; John N, Dickerson, San Francisco: George Howard Rosen- dale, N. Y Sergeants Solon E. Elli Waco, Texas; David McCullye, Bel- fast, Ireland; Corporals Leon A, Emery, Farmington, Me.; James H. Gittings, St. Mary, Ky.; Corporals Daniel B, Gould, New Vineyard, Me.; Herbert Green, Barterville; Burdet Nary, Hillsdale, Ill.; Bernard Lough- lin, North Plainfield, N. J.; Charles { Schumacker, Jersey City; Thomas G. Speik, Livingstone, Pa.; | Nelson H, Driver, St. Joseph, Mo. Orfon Helm, Columbus Richard Wickersham, Estherville. Ia.: Privates { Rolle Bates, Ladysmith, Wis.; George | Burger, Chicago; Don Butcher, Fort i"Wayne; George C. Brown, Whitman, “Mas: William J. Cavanaugh, Bbs- Douglas B. Chapman, Newberr: Roy J. Collins, Petersbur George T. Dick, Jersey City; Thomas F. Doyle, Schenectady; Alfred Francisco, Wilmette, II Hans A. Hamer, Mankato, Minn.; Stanley ‘Hientza, Beaver, Wi Winslow Hodgegon, Saugasg, Mas: Sam Hosier, ' Waldo Ark.; Jeff Johnston, McIntosh, Ala.; James D. Leggett, Rodney, La.; Selmer T. T.eland, Weldon, Sask.; Jo- seph N. Lessard, Providence; Kirby S. McCarty, Washington Courthouse; Standish Meacham, Cincinnati; Wil- liam A. Miller, Chicago; Francis L. (Continued On Fifteenth Page). Hartford, cast for vichnity: Fair, cooler night; Thursday fafr, warmer, e May New Herbert R. Newton of Hartiord| ‘PUBLIC TO PAY $4,095,699,000 | | 102d | to! | | | | Musicians | | | | T | | e | Hills. | | | winl Morahan, [ There machines since Feb, WILSON OPPOSES BILL FOR CONDUCT OF WAR INQUIR! IN TAXES FOR WAR THIS YEAR MUSEUM IS CLOSED; CURATOR RESIGNS | F uture of Institution Indefi- nite, Marcus White Says., Announcement was made today of the resignation of E. Burlingham Schurr, curator at the New Britain Institute Museum of Natural History and Art. The museum is closed and the plans of the directors concern- ing its future are indefinite It was learned that Mr. Schurr had tendered his resignation on January 28, last, to take effect on June 1. Ac tion on the resignation had been de- ferred by the directors but the resig- nation was eventually accepted. According to Marcus White of the board of directors, no successor to Mr. Schurr has been secured and the future of the museum has not been decided on. The museum, Mr. White says, will remain closed for the re- mainder of the week and possibly longer. An agitation is in progres for the use of the museum for Red Cross work but whether this will be practicable has not been determined. Mr. Schurr will continue to reside in Berlin, to which town he removed a few . and has two pros- s in view. When Mr. ame to New Britain two years ago the museum was a museum in name only. Through: persever- ance, he made it one of the finest in- stitutions of its kind in New Eng- land. He believed the museum should be for the public and he aroused so much interest that dur- ing the past year visitors numbered 000. Mr. Schurr also received a large number of invaluable gifts hich are now on exhibition, He like- wise devoted considerable of his time to lectures before schools-and-t private organizations on nature and its charms. Mr. Schurr is a native of Pittsfield and knows every inch of ground in the beautiful Berkshire Those who are cogpizant of |’ his efforts as curator of the museum regret that he has left /the in- stitution. Schur r. Egan Rounds Out Quarter of a Century With the Water Depart- ment—Now Clerk of Board. Patrick J. Egan, clerk of the board of water commissioners, today round- ed out 25 years of continuous serv- ice as a city employe. He was first elected a water commissioner 25 |t years ago today and for 24 years served in A year ago when the charter re- |f visions took place the water depart- |c ment schedule was so arranged that | 0 the clerk could not also serve as a commissioner so Mr. Egan continued | i as clerk and concluded his services as | @ commissioner. During one year of |i his term as commissioner he served | i as chairman of the board. 1 When Mr. Egan first took office a quarter of a century ago the re- ceipts for the fiscal year in his de- partment amounted to only $34,696. 4 ar the receipts totalled $152,- |t RUSSIANS RETAKE ROSTOV Germans Forced Out of Largest City in Don Cossack Territory by Soviet | Forces. Moscow, May 15 (By the Associ ed Press).—Rostov-on-Don, the larg- est city in the Don Cossack territory was recaptured today by the Russian | Soviet troops who drove out the Ger- mans. The Germans, who held Ros- tov for a day, are retreating. t t Amsterdam, May Zeitung of Berlin announces toda that war has had to be proclaimed against Ekaterinsolav, Odessa 'md‘ Poltava as a strong counter current | to the order of things was observable. are several groups of great Russian forces in the Don reg newspaper says, 15.—The Vossiche 1 i MAKES IT N Sl F Bedford Airman Continues to | ¢ Shoot Down Germans, BAYLIE t New 15.—Sergeant Frank L. of New Bedford, Mass., a cr of the French flying force, rought down another German |g His score is now nine enemy 19. A dispateh Paris Tuesday an- | s nounced that Baylies had brought down clghth machine. member of the “Stork” escadrilley Parls, May Baylie: mem has alrplane. 1 acted la “pected-to -have some bills estimates of show pected from other VETERAN CITY EMPLOYE | ™%.om hidinion smimive from fermented liquors, tobacco, $154,909,000; $3 000; graph and other $67, excis piano-pl: sporting goods, medicines, chewing gum, cameras and pleasure boats, $30,798,000: that capacity. te soft drinks, including er munition manufacturers’ tax, $40,000,- 000 stock excess profits taxe: pa Attack a counter-att with severe beaten Devine, muir ord was made He is alFarrant, who drove 4,276 rivets in a | are contemplated have not tank in the same-time, Secretary McAdoo Complies With Request From Senate to Furnish Estimate of Revenue Receipts. Washington May 1 enue receipts in the —Revised esti- mates of rev cur- fiscal 30 > at § American the year 1,095,6 rent ending next June blay 9,000 the sum the to which people will contribute sovernment mainly cution of the reported tod MeAdoo reques in taxes These es- to the senate war. by Secretary with in compliance a for specific informa- tion throwing light on future revenue | he seri needs, shows that expense of the war met by taxation Liberty bonds. The report disclosed that about $2. 757,185,000 will collected on the ba of income and excess profits tax returns on file May 4, about $348,000,- 000 more than the yield estimated when the war revenue law was en- st October, bhut less than the $3,000,000,000 recently imated. Umm one-third the this year has heen and two-thirds by bhe The total now expected from internal revenue is $3, 899,000; from cus- toms, $180,000,000; from miscellane- ous sources, including $40,000,000 earnings of increased first class post- age, $270,000,000; and from sale of public lands $1,800,000. timates of internal revenuc receipts last fall were about $3,400,000,000. These figures, although not based on actual collections, represent quite accurately what may be looked for from or- dinary revenue sources this year, the treasury believes, The report will be examined ca fully by members of congress in con- nection with "the pending question of whether new revenue legislation s be taken up at this session as u by Secretary McAdoo. The fact that its figures are fai definite is ex- influence with some members who have argued th the results of existing revenue legisla- tion should be determined before new were framed. Actual collections up to April 1 receipts to June 30 now $868,714,000 may be ex- internal revenue sources than excess profits and income e distributed as follows $284,540,000; $131,434,000; rectified spirits, and liquors, $9,866,- telephone, tele- public utilities taxes, 81,000; estate taxes, $50,917,000; taxes on automobiles, jewelry, ers, moving picture films cosmetics, proprietar and that taxes a ,501,000; wines freight, $36,073,000;. admission o places of amusement and club dues, corporation capital stock $24,802,000; stamp taxes on bonds, certificates, bond se- and playing cards, $18,564,- rance policies, $6,078,000; $2,582,000: miscellaneous, taxes on brokers, bowling and theaters as bus- ness places, $3,237,000; oleomargar- ne, $2,130,000; compromises on de- inquents, opium distributers and oth- sources, $1,302,000. From the old a futures, curitie 000; ins alleys, pool table. capital under 1916, expected, and from other special taxes act of September is and he revenue $28,039,000. on income and including advance $47,085,000 and before the Actual collections ments, amount to 5,100,000 is expected end of the year. FRENCH WIN AVRE POSITION | Germans Below Amiens and Repulse Counter-Attack — Artillery Violence Tncreases Near Remmel, Paris, May 15.—French troops ves- erday evening attacked German posi- ions near Hailles, on the front below Amiens, and captured a wood on tho | west bank of the Avre river, it is an- rounced officially. The Germans made | ¢ ck and were beaten off | losses During the night there was a vio- ent bombardment north of Montdid- er and Between there and Noyon. London, May 15.—The German ar- illery fire increased this morning near | Morlancourt south of Albert and in | landers, north af Kemmel, the war iffice reports. NEW RIVETING May 15 the London riveting 1ceording to the Daily Mail Thomas a former soldier at the Dal- vards of Wm. Beardmore & Co. s driven 4,422 rivets in a side of a hip in nine hurs. The London rec- last week by Thomas RECORD. London, The Clyde has record, Believes Chamberla Measure too Broad Scope, He Telis Ma tin in Letter HAS NO OBJECTI( TO AIRCRAFT PRO. Deems Sweeping Investigation visable Under Present Conditio Chamberlain and Other Sponso: Measure Agrecable to e Activities to Airplanc Prodi Proper. Washington, May 15.—Pres] ilson today confirmed reports ously objects to any inved tlon of the federal conduct of war: In a letter to Senator M| he pointed out that the Chambe resolution directing renewal of] inquiry into aircraft productio; other war activities is unnece: broad. The president informed Martin that he had no objectid the most searching inquiry intd aircraft situation but he deeme advisable at this time any im tion of the conduct of the,wal the last session of congress his sitlon to such inves end to proposals that it be mad It was believed his attitude due to the form in which 8 Chamberlain of Oregon, chairn the senate military committee, duced the resolution.: It authi and required the committee quire into and report to the the progress of aireraft prod in the United States or into am; ters relating to the’ conduct d war by or through the war @ ment. ~ President Wilson declared he T rd passage of the <Chaml j resolution calling for investigaf] aireraft and other war activil a direct vote of want of conl in’the adminfstration and an & by congress to take over cond thé war. The president protested moj nestly against the adoption o such actfon and hoped that senator who intends to suppd present administration in the ¢ of the war will vote against it. are, serious times and it is abs necessary that the lines shg clearly drawn between friend opponents, the president adad The president’s letter wi made public. Disclaim Tntending General Senator Chamberlain and ot} military , committee have there was no opposition to the scope of the resolution operations and have disclaim intention of planning any gen quiry of the wak. The only investigations plas the committee, which met tod into aviation aircraft patents ing, ordnance production = @ quartermaster general’s bureaf These inquiries are regarded committees as continuationa¥ into several branches of its re quiry. It has been reported thal senators favor restricting thi mittee’s inquiry to aviation In consideration of the re the expenditures committee Senator Chamberlain before at a spirited session, the Oreg ator disclaimed the military tece ever had any intention of; any general inquiry of the of the war. told the committee nd only purpose was tomary outline to g committee somewhat more Senator Chamberlain ! that if the senate were to pass an mended resolution| the mili committee auty make the inquiry he would tempt to press the army further. By of 2 to 2 tures committee ordered report on the Chamberlain tion but added amendment: ing it so as to limit specifid military committe activ army operations. The sub-committee whige! vestigate ordnance productia day accompanied by Assista tary Stettinius and the a of the ordnance departmeny spect Bethlehem and Midv nance plants. Senators. Fletcher, Beckham, WeeHl Wadsworth comprised’ the mitece. Overman Bill Before Pres President Wilson had bel today for his signature the ball giving him blanket aul reo nize government dep of the message byd ended the long @ the powers to clearcd the way to effect such el agencies, L vote the vesterday delegating tive and president government wal sires. Just what changes under dicateds