Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 9, 1917, Page 1

= VOL. LIX—NO. 111 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1917 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Populat};n GERMANS RECAPTURE VILLAGE OF FRESNOY After Five Days of Extraordinarily Heavy Fighting Be- tween the Canadians and Gprmans EVIDENTLY PAID A TERRIBLE PRICE FOR VICTORY There Has Been a Continuation of Violent Fighting South- ward in the Bellecourt and Roex Sectors, With No Not- able Change in Positions—Associated Press Correspond- ent Tells of Repulse by French of a Desperate German Attack—Artillery Actions Along the Entire Macedonian Front Indicates the Approach of a General Offensive. 3 After five days of extraordinarily beavy fighting between the Canadians end the Germans the little village of Fresnoy, lying southeast of Lens, and the adjacent wood are again in Ger- man hands. In the re-taking of these positions, where the Canadians had Stood for helding the most advanced salient in the British line projecting toward Doual, the Germans evidently a terrible price. Preceded by a vy artillery fire in which asphyx- fating gas sheil also were used In large numbers, the counter attack was Jaunched in the early morning. The mechine gun and rifie fire of the de- fenders met the Germans as they threw themselves forward, but they would not be denied and finally pene- trated the trenches northeast of the village and even entered the outskirts of the village itself. The occupation of the position, however, was short- lived Re_entering later and reinforced by two fresh divisions, the Germans again made a bid for victory along the en- tire fyont before the » village and ood. The right wing of the defend- held steadfastly and _inflicted heavy losses on the Germans. The left wing, however, despite stubborn resistance, was compelled to give jround and to evacuate the village and wood, leaving them in the hands of the Germans. Berlin reports that 200 presoners and six machine guns fell into the hands of the Germans. There has been a continuation of the violent fighting southward in the Bullecourt and Roeux sectors, but no notable changes in positions have been reported. Although the latest French official communication reports no infantry action during Tuesday along the line held by the French in France, the Associated Press correspondent with the French armies tells of a desperate attack south of Berrv-au-Bac, which was sangulnarily repulsed, the Ger- mans leaving behind numerous dead on the battlefleld and 120 prisoners. These prisoners, together with others taken in small raids, have brought the captures by the French in the latest offensive since April 18 to between 20,000 and 36,000. The artillery activity along, the en- tire Macedonian front contirffies vio- lent, indicating possibly the near ap- proach of a general offensive. Small ensagements between entente forces and Austrian and Turkish troops be- tween Lake Ochrida and Lake Presba and between entente and Teutonic allied_troops along the Cerna are re- ported. TO MAKE PUBLIC TODAY DETAILS OF LIBERTY BOND As to Maturity, Denomination Terms of Payment. ‘Weshington, May 8—Detalls of the £2,000,000,000 liberty bond issue as to maturity, denominations and terms of payment neared completion today at an all-day eonference of treasury and federal reserve board officials. While the entire programme Is subject to re- vision, indications were tonight that the conferees had agreed upon the following features: Maturity—The bonds to be redeem- eble by the government, at its option in fifteen years and due in thirty years . Denominations—The minimum _ de- nomination to be $100; the maximum £100,000. Terms of payment—A small per- centage, ranging from two to five per cent. and probably two and one-half per cent. to be pavable at the time the subscription is offered, the balance to be pald in installments. There probably will be at least four install- ments, possibly six. 3 Formal announcement of the details will be made by Secretary McAdoo to- and morrow. The conference among of- ficials is to be resumed tomorrow morning to decide certain details be- fore placine the whdle programme be- fore the secre tary for his approval. The programme as evolved today Is ncomplete and may be materially al- ered before Mr. McAdoo mak<s his formal announcement. WM. J. CRONIN RE-ELECTEBD STATE DEPUTY OF K. OF C. No Additional Premiums from Mem- bers Serving in Army or Navy. Bridgeport, Conn., May $.—William J. Cronin of New Haven was re-elect- ed state deputv at the 24th etate con- vention of the Knights of Columbus held in this city today. The six dele- Fates to the national convention to be held Aug. 1 at Old Point Comfort, Va., John H. Cavanaugh, Thompson- Frank Kinney, Branford: James sted: Edward Redl, John Barry, Portland, and John G. Burnes of Torrington. All other state officers were re- tlected. At the morning session the convention adopted resciutions sup- porting the administration in any loyal act that the United States may pro- mulgate and recommended that no member of the Knights of Columbus serving the government in its mili- tary or naval branches shall be as- sessed additional insurance premiums. ROOSEVELT MAKES APPEAL FOR PATRIOTIC SERVICES Before the Kings County Republican Committes of Brooklyn. Waterbur: New York, May $—An appeal for patriotic services and devotion to the nation in its hour of need, made to- night by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt before the Kings County Republican committee in PBrooklyn, evoked" great enthusiasm. The meeting was at- tended not onlv by the committeemen and party leaders of the country, but by many of the most prominent resi- dents of Brooklyn. A atnmer in honor of Colonel Roose- velt given by United States Senator Calder preceded the meeting. Arranging Eight Hour Day. New York, May 8.—Executives of the four brotherhoods of railroad trainmen and representatives of the conference committee of railroad managers met here today to arrange @ number of details involved in the application of the recent elght hour agreement. The conference is expected to continue WARM WELCOME FOR FRANCE’S WAR COMMISSION On Journey From Southern 1 Through Indiana and Ohio. nois With Frensh War Mission, May 8.— On a speedy journey from southern Ilinois, through Tndiana and Ohio, the members of France's war mission to- day were given a hearty welcome at Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Richmond, Indiana; Urbana, Ohlo. and Colum- bus. & Every one of the French guests of tife nation had fully recovered from their unpleasant experience of last. night when their special train was wrecked near Arcola, Ills. The party today was in splendid spirits and en- joyed the agricultural scenes along their way. The day of ovations and receptions came to a close early this evening in Chio’s state capital, where the distin- guished Frenchmen’ stopped for a lit- tle more than an hour, arriving short- ly before six o'clock. Mayor George J. Karb, state officials and others met the officers and escorted them to the state house, where they were present- ed to the governor and other officials. The visiting party then returned to toeir special train and resumed their trip east. _ Philadelphia will receive the dis. tinguished Frenchmen at 9 2. m._to. morrow and for five and one-half hours they will be the guests of that ity. The visit to New York, to which the French commissioners have look- ed with great anticipatién, will be made as originally planned, and the entire programme is to be carried out. The party will land at the Battery at 430 p. m. Wednesday. » DECREASE IN SINKINGS BY GERMAN SUBMARINES Will Be Shown in the Forthcoming British Weekly Report. London, May 8, 620 p. m—A sub- stantlal decrease’ in the number of sinkings by submarines in the past week will be shown in the forthcoming weekly report of shipping losses. In fact, it is stated the report will show the 'smallest losses in the past three weeks. No reason for this is given out by official sources, but it is plainly inti- mated that considerable progress has been made in the anti-submarine cam- paign. There is no guarantee that the weekly losses will Rot agaln assume alarming proportions, but the fact that they have been substantially reduced is very encouraging to those in charge of the campaign, and it is believed that the new measures to combat the un- derwater craft are already showing sTatifying results. GREAT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF SALONIKI. Mass Meeting Proclaimed the Deposi- tion of the King and the Dynasty. London, May 8, 11.40 p., m.—Tele- graphing from Saloniki Sunday, Reu- ter's correspondent said: “Today was a great day In the history of Saloniki. A mass meeting proclaimed the depo- sition of the king and dynasty. “Over forty thousand persons as- sembled in the principal square and were addressed by various speakers. They cheered themselves hoarse with shouts of ‘Leng live Venizelos, ‘Long live the national government' ayd ‘Down with the king.’ “The mayor of Saloniki presided. He proposed a resolution proclaiming the deposition of the king only, but the crowd insisted that the entire dynasty must be removed. Processions march- ed through the fown and carried out demonstrations before the residence of former Premier Venizelos and at other Taints™ Cabled Paragraphs Irish Question Next Week. London, May 8, 5:00 p. m.—The gov- ernment’s statement on the Irish ques- tion has been postponed until Thurs- day of next week, Earl Cuwzon in- formed the house of lords today. Lloyd George Back in London. London, May 8. — Premier Lloyd George and his colleagues who have been attending a war conference of the allies in France, have returned safely to London. Hamburg Anticipates Air Raids. Copenhagen, via London, May 8.— Hamburg anticipates airplane visita- tions during the summer and the com- manding general there has issued in- structions for the conduct of the pop- miation in case of attack along lines which have long prevailed at Betz and other exposed point . CONFEREES STILL DIFFER ON WAR ARMY BILL. Senate Amendment to Permit Roose- velt to Take Volunteers is Causing Trouble. ‘Washington, May 8.—Two more con- ferences today on the war army bill failed to bring the senate and house committees together and adjournment was taken tonight with the prospects of agreement still doubtful. The big point of difference still was the senate amendment to permit Col- onel Roosevelt to take a volunteer ex- peditionary force to France. House conferees stood out strongly against this amendment and the only hope for an asreement was said to lie in the possibility of the senate giving up on the point. In return it was said the house conferees might be willing to accept the age limit, 21 to 27, in the senate bill, for those subject to the selective draft, in place of the 21 to 40_limit in thé house measure. Efforts tomorrow will center on such a compromise and if it cannot be agreed upon it is probable the bills will be returned to the two houses and further instructions asked by the con- ferees. ASSIGNMENT OF REGULAR ARMY MEDICAL OFFICERS To Command the Six American Red Cross Base Hospital ‘Washington, May 8.—Regular army medical officers assigned to commend the six American Red Cross base hos- pitals about to start for France were announced by the war department to- day as follows: Major Robert U. Patterson, chief of Req Cross bureau No. 5 Hospital, from Harvard Medical school. Major Elbert E. Persons. N York Presbyterian hospital. . 2. New Major Harry L. Gilchrist, No. 4, Cleveland. Major Matthew A. Delaney, No. 10, Pennsylvania hospital, Philadelphia. Major James D. Fife, No. 21, Wash- ington University hospital, St.” Louis. Major Christopher C. Coflins, No. 12, Northwestern university. There are thirty more Red Cross army base hispitals and five navy base hospitals organized and ready for European service. BOYS ARRESTED FOR SHOOTING AT MILITIAMEN. New Haven Police Turn Them Over to the Military Commander. ., May £—The po- lice tonight arrested Joseph Fleming, 18, and_Willlam Delehant, i5, both of ‘whom, it is alleged, fired ots at mi- litiamen who were guarding a bridge here this afterncon. According to the police, both lads had revolvers in their possession when apprehended. It is said that they discharged several shots at the guardsmen, apparently with in- tent to injure. No explanation of the affair was volunteered by either of the accused. Later they were given into the cus- tody of the mlilitary commander and locke® up in the armory, to be held until morning, when the; ill be sub- Jected to a thorough examination. U. S. STEEL SUBSCRIBES $25,000,000 TO LIBERTY LOAN Employes of the Corporation Proba- New Haven, Con bly Will Increase the Aggregate. New York, May 8—The United States Steel Corporation will sub- scribe $25,000,000 to the liberty loan, the largest single subscription yet an- nounced. Officials of the corporation in_making known today Intentlon to subscribe for this amount, intimated it probably would be increased by an aggregate of subscriptions from the employes of the corporation. ‘This $25,000,000 is in addition to the $5,000,000 already subscribed for the government's recent issue of emer- gency certificates. GOVERNOR’S FOOT GUARD MAY BE CALLED OUT When the National Guard is Mobilized in Camp on June 1. Hartford, Conn., May 8.—The possi- bility of the First and Second com- panies of Governors Foot Guard be- ing called out for active service on June 1 when the national guard is mobilized in camp was mentioned at the capitol today. No official action however, has been taken. It has been pointed out that Gov- ornor Holcomb outranks in a military sense every governor in the country, for under the state constitution he is not only commander in chief of he state forces but has the military title and rank of Captain General. CREATION OF A BUREAU TO SUPPLY NEWS OF WOUNDED Was Announced Yesterday by the American Red Cross. Washington, May 8—Creation of a bureau to supply news of wounded, dead or imprisoned Americans at the front, with W. R. Castle, Jr., of Hono- luly, 'in charge, was announced today by the American Red Cross. The first work of the bureau Wwill be to obtain from Germany a list of interned Amer- icans, in exchange for information about interned Germans in this coun- try. Arrested on an Espionage Charge. ‘Honolulu, May 8.—George Roenitz, former chief clerk to Captain George R. Clark, commandant of the Pearl Harbor naval station, was arrested here today on an espionage charge. He is charged with having in his posses- sion maps, photographs and_descrip- tions of the Pearl Harbor base and is held under $26.000 bail w World Facing a Bread Shortage UNLESS UNITED STATES CUR- TAILS CONSUMPTION URGE USE CORN MEAL Forecast by Department of Agricul* ture Classes the Country’s Winter Wheat Yield as the Smal Thirteen Years. t in Washington, May 8—Official wheat croo estimates announced today show that with the world facing a bread shortage the United States, unless it cuts its present consumption, probably will produce only enoush wheat this year to supply its own population. Forecast of Wheat Yield. The forecast, compiled by the de- partment of agriculture on conditions, May 1, put this country’s winter wheat vield at 366,000,000 bushels, the smallest in thirteen years. There will be no estimate of spring wheat acre- age until July but with a trop of 250,000,000 bushels, which is higher than the average, this country would grow this vear a total of only 616,- 000,000 bushels. The normal American consumption with seed requirements is put at slightly more than 600,000,000 bushels. woctrynsihnahnad Reserve Stocks Are Low. Reserve stocks this vear are said to be lower than at any previous time at this season. The visible supply is put now at 30,000.000 bushels, with a somewhat larger invisible stock. The lowest visible stocks ever reported in the United States were 6,000,000 on July two years ago. When harvesting of the new crop begins in July of this year it is estimated that the reserve 1 be even lower than that. Allies Need 500,000,000 Bushels. The allies’ wheat requirements for the coming year are put at 500,000, 000 bushels as a minimum. The Uni ed States will be asked to_supply more than half that amount. Wheat crops in other parts of he world are poor. The Argentine crop failed and home consumption will require the entire yleld. Canada's production is ~con- fined chieflly to a spring crop of normally about 200,000,000 bushels, much of which is available for export. Vast Quantities Exported. Since the war started America has exported to Europe vast quantities of wheat, reaching a high mark of 332,- 000,006 bushels in 1915 Last year the total fell to 243,000,000 bushels. Be- fore the war it-ran slightly less than 100,000,000 bushels. In a statement accompanying its report today the ag- riculture department declared that al- though _the winter whezt crop condition is the poorest on record, crop condi- tions otherwise are favorable. “The extent of plowing and plant- ing done May 1" the statement said, ‘was above the average. In 1912 the winter wheat crop fell below 400,- 600,600 bushels, the lowest since 1901, but, notwithstanding this low pro- duction of winter wheat, the spring wheat crops and total production ofall crops in that year was the largest on record, To Advocate Use of Corn. The department is making every ef- fort to educate the American people to a greater use of corn meal for bread. Corn is America's big crop, but, except in the south, it never has supplanted wheat for bread. Department officials believe America must_turn to corn to release wheat for shipment abroad if the Allies are to be fed and Germany is to be‘de- feated. HOOVER FAVORS A MORE LIMITED USE OF WHEAT Recommends Absolute Government Control of Certain Staples. Washington, May §.—Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the food com- mission of the council of national de- fense, who is strongly in favor of a more’ limitea use of ~wheat in this country, appeared before the senate agricultural committee and urged a separate department of the govern- mont to deal with the food question. He recommended absolute government control of certain staples, particularly grain and sugar. He asked prompt ac- tion on the administration’s food bills and pointed to allied food troubles as proof of the necessity for taking hold of the situation early in the war. Centralization of food control, Mr. Hoover told the committee, is’ vital Europe, he said, has found maximum price fixing a failure, but minimum price fixing has had better success. The bills advocated by Mr. Hoover gave the president and the department of agriculture direct control of the country’s food resources. Since Mr. Hoover's return from Furope there have been suggestions that the meas- ures may be changed to allow creation of an emergency organization to ad- minister their more drastic provision Price fixing and _distribution problem: probably would be dealt with by this body if created. The bill as drawn gives the agri- cultural department power to reduce wheat consumption to some extent by ordering an increase in the amount of the wheat kernel used in flour manu- facture. Furope is using a larger percentage successfully now, al- though at first some of the allied coun- tries used too much of the whole wheat and their bread was declared injurious to health. - OBITUARY. Otho S. Houston. Los Angeles, Calif., May $.—Otho S. Houston, millionaire banker and prin- cipal owner of about twenty banks in Texas, died of apoplexy here today. He was a nephew of General Sam Houston and a distant relative of Da- vid F. Houston, secretary of agricul- ture. Missionaries to Remain in Turkey. New York, May 8.—Some American missionaries have elected to remain in Turkey to continue relief work, ac- cording to advices received by the American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief. The advices state, however, that' the Turkish officials are “decidedly friendly and that facilities for relief distribution are being fur- Siemean . Hope Brightens for Freedom of Seas INVENTIONS TO COPE WITH GERMAN SUBMARINE - RIGHT ROAD Naval Officials to Go Over With Con- sulting Board the Experiments Al ready Tried and Those That Are in Prospect—Edison at Work. Washington, May 8.—FHope is bright- ening that American inventive genius has found the road that may lead to freedom of the seas from German sub- marines. A conference of special importance was held tonight at the home of Sec- retary Daniels. It was called in or- der that high officials of the navy might go over with members of the naval consulting board the experi. ments already tried and those that are in prospect. On the Right Read. “They believe they are on the right road,” ‘Mr. Daniels said. “Thel be- lieve they are going to turn out some- thing that is worth while. There will be more experiments. Further than that I.do not care to say.™ Other officials declared they were coming down to brass tacks: that the period of reaching out after every Sug- gestton was passing and that definite crystallization of the work upon which the foremost American experts have concentrated was certain to come soon. _* 5 Those Present at Conference. Those present at the conference were Secretary Daniels, Admiral Ben- son, chief of operations; ReCar Admi- ral Taylor, chief constructor; Rear Admiral Griffin, chief engineer: Rear Admiral Farle, chief of ordnanc Rear Admiral Grant, chief of the sub- marine service, and Captain William Strother Smith, who forms the con- necting link between the department and the consulting board and other scientific bodies. W. T. Saunders, chairman of the consulting board, headed the represen- tation of scientists which include the following members of the hoard’s com- mittee on special naval problems: Lawrence Addicks, chairman: Thomas Robbins. Eimer A Sperry and Benja- min B. Thaver. Edison at Work. Reports also were available tonight from Thomas A. Edison. who is at work on a somewhat different line of | invention. ~ No intimation has been | given ss o the nature of experiments | that have caused board members and navy officials familiar with what is being done to hope that the problem is nearing solution. No news will be ziven, whatever the results of new | work,” which it is understood will in- clude practical tests of certain theo- ries. Plans Are No Dream. After the conference tonizht Sec- retary Daniels said: “We have gone over all the problems connccted with combatting tho submarines, and ex- perts of the consulting board will continue their experiments with in- ventions designed to eliminate the menace. T can only say this concern- ing their work—that their plans are no dream. They are very important and very far-reaching. RUMORS OF SUBMARINES IN SOUTH ATLANTIC Investigated ment Agencies. Are Being by Govern- Washington, May S—Persistent ru- mors of German submarines in the south Atlantic were given additional color today when it was disclosed that government investigating agencies are running down a story that freighters of the American-Atlantic _company, flving the American flag, have carried supplies to sea for U-boats Officials would not zo into details but it was assumed that the report prompting the investigation probably came from members of the crew of the steamer Manitowoe, quoted in news despatches from Porto Rico today as charging that the Manitowoc and oth- er Trans-Atlantic Company vessels had trans-shipped fo German sub- mergibles at sea quantities of food and fuel smuggled out of New York. Both the navy department and the department of justice have taken a hand in the investization. Officials decided not to comment on the news | despatch from San Juan or on state- | ments by the Trans-Atlantic company officials in New York characterlzing fhe story told by the Manitowoc's crew as fiction. It was pointed out that all such ru- mors are investigated thoroughly as a matter of policy and that conse- qunetly no conclusfons had heen drawn from the steps taken In the present case. Some naval officials, on the other hand, have not concealed their belief that German submarines anl raiders have been supplied from this side of the Atlantic. STEAMER SEBASTIAN CON FIRE TEN MILES OFF NANTUCKET Trans-Atlantic Liner is Standing Alongside. Another Boston, May $—The steamer Se- bastian is on fire ten miles off the Nantucket Shoals lightship. Another steamer, belonging to a trans-Atlantic line, is standing alongside. This in- formation was given out tonight at the navy yard, where further details were withheld. It is believed that the vessel is the British motor steamer Sebastian, of 1,846 tons, last reported at New York on April 25. Sailed From New York. New York, May 8—The motor steamer Sebastian sailed from New York yesterday for Cardiff. She ar- rived at this port April 25 under com- mand of Captain Falconer. Her home ort is London and her managers d and MacAndrew of that city. The Sebastian was built at Dundee in 1914. She is a vesse] of 1346 net tonnage, 310 feet long and 45 feet wide. No_Information was available hexq tonight as to the number of men in her crew or the nature of her cargo. r\mher notice. PRICE TWO CENTS Condensed Te_legrams ‘Ex-Mayor Herman Falkenstein, of ‘West Norwood, N. J., committed sui- cide by shooting himself. Secretary Lansing expressed the view that the United States will be able to overcome the U-boat menace. Britain will soon issue an order providing that the waste of any kind of food shall be a punishable offense. Arthur Butler Twombly, a brother of the late H. Mck. Twombly, died at his residence, No. 27 East 56th St, N. A loan of 80,000,000 rubles was made to the Russian provisional gov- ernment by Jewish interests in Pe- trograd. Jose Gutierrez, the mi was elected president of Bo- livia. He succeeds General Ismael Montes. Advices from various directions confirm reports that the new treat- ment for epilepsy is achieving won- derful results. The parcel post service from the United States to Denmark and Sweden bas been suspended until Patrick Reavy, 60 years old, died in a Philadelphia hospital from bullet wounds inflicted by a national guards- man on sentry duty. Ambassador Elkus, ill in Constan- tinople, with typhus, is feeling better, but may not be able to leave for home for three wee Plans were launched to American Decoration Day, May general memorial day throughout the make allied countries of the world. &= 28 Several persons were killed and about 100 injured as the result of a sham battle in which 14,600 school- boys took part in Mexico City The list swelled the total Canadian casualties since the Vimy Ridge battle to 15,074 Kight Americans e listed, of whom four are dead. Labor members draw their support from George government unless ment of the Irish question ed. w threaten to with- the gLlovd o settle- is effect- The Sub-Treasury has transferred an additional $1,000,000 to San Fran- | cisco. The transfers are on account ! of shipments of equal amounts to Japan. Representative Joseph G. Cannon, | of Illinois, former . speaker of House, celebrated his 81st birthday. No | special plans for the anniversary were | made. | Three Americans—all jcan ambulance corp in the Amer- were honored for brayery by the French Govern ment, beinz decorated with the War Cross. Official advices from Ottawa quote Sir Thomas White as saying that the removal of the duty on wheat and flour will continue permanently after the war. W. Woolworth Co. 53, compared ame month of Sales of the for April were with $7,349,140 for 1916, an increase of $114,113 or 1.96 per cent. Announcement was made from the rostrum of the New York Stock Ex- change that the brokerage firm of Tower & Sherwood unable to meet its obligations wa The annual Harvard interscholastic track meet scheduled for r was cancelled. The Stadium used by the Harvard regiment in view before Marshal Joftre. Cigarette sales y in March were approximately ~2,500,000.- 000. This was an increase over M in this country over 800,000.000 cf 0 per cent. 1916, of slightly arettes, or close to Efforts made by the 'Newfoundland government to provide against a threatened shortage in the supply of salt for curing the great codfi of the colony have been successful. the te Agreement was reached by house ways and means committee la yesterday on a_final draft of the war | revenue bill, desizned to raise S$1,- | £00,000,000 during the coming year. Stockholders of the United States| Gas Improvements Company of Phil- adelphia approved the increased in the capital stock of from $5,520,700 to $61,- 072,800, par value of shares $50 each. Tramway Mine of Anaconda, form- erly Butte Coalition, is still closed on account of the fire which broke through from workings of West Co- lusa and Leonard Mines two months ago. The outstanding feature of the Yale Commencement this year will be the substitution on the date gf the usual intercollegiate baseball game with Harvard, of a great patriotic celebra- tion. Dr. Stephen Langdon, ing the Nippur collection of the Uni- versity of Perasylvaina Museum, has found evidence of belief in the coming lof the Messiah on a tablet whose date o) 00 B. is fixed at 2 Five explosions occurred in a chem- feal factory in Kobe, Japan, where po- the tassium and _chloride of nitrate, ingredients of gunpowder, were made. A fire followed, in which 16 ware- ed. houses were destr America’s entry Into the war was commemorated again in London at two large meetings for united thanksgiving and intercession under the auspices of the World's Evangeli- cal Alliance in Queen’s Hall. Another week is expected to see all Chicago newspapers selling at two cents owing to the high prices of pa- per. The Herald made formal an- rouncement of the advance vesterday and set the date for next Mondav. The governor yesterday appointed Walter I, Coe of Stamford, C. L. Avery of Groton and George E. Beers of New Haven, delegates to the annual conference on _uniform state laws at Saratoga, N. Y. August 29 to 30, a3 tar; that ment to sa said, rou: | aues with etru doul lot.” Zove: ttit Sept. 2. The Massachusetts house of repre- sentatives yesterday unanimously re- jected resolutions calling upon Presi- dent Wilson and congress to urge the British_government to grant the peo- ple of Ireland “the right of home rule and loyal self-government. the nations with whom they might be concerned, tuous of our views of civilization, the decided that neither British nor Ame Washington, May 8.—Foreign Secre- democracies destined to greatest world mennce of severe trials still must be faced, he Requires Efforts of Everybody. Appreciated Warm Reception. The foreign secretary expressed nreciation for the warm reception g en the war missions by the America Crush the Greatest World Menace BALFOUR SPEAKS 0N FLOOR OF THE SENATE Confident That the Three Greatest Democracies Wil REQUIRES EFFORT OF EVERY MAN AND WOMAN Admits Submarine Situation is Grave, But Says That M Than One Difficulty of Like Magnitude Has Been ¢ come—Asserted That the Object of the British Mis is Purely a Business One—Applause Both From Ser Floor and Galleries Greeted the Declarations of nient British, Statesman. and bec jumped Iy, that secondi be wr Balfour 'declared in an epochal ss in the senate chamber today the war conference here had ce- ed an alliance of three great crush - the | think t time and | find out Though | “T ve civilization and lib spe issue of free peoples now have been |fidence sed and fired with a determination | have thr < the ultimate triumph of free|have be indeed, is to he settled by h apable fishting” said the British statesman, |ing to and when it comes to hard fighting | weape neither America nor Britain _ nor | ljeve | France nced fear measuring them-|I do not sclves at anv moment against those|of th who have risen up against all that we | in he hold dear for the future. requires every man and woman |, s side of the Atlantic as on the side to throw their efforts intc scale of right, but that effort un- tionably will be made. I speak confidence about the issue of this a confidence which is de- led since you have thrown in your Submarine Situation Grave. The submarine campaign_presents War crave situation just now, Mr. Palfour| ‘oo said, “but more “than oné difficulty of 5 like magnitudo has been overcome. | Dy the The war could not be won, he predict- | 07 ed, by Killing helpless women and | the boft children by unwarranted attacks | IS to be upon neutrals. when f ¥ comprehend that these Amer two Enclish-speaking peoples | fear m wonld s 1d fight for an ideal, he |moment the greatest blunder [P 4% Would cost Germany the war. tause we were un-mflitary,” he continued, “they jumped rashly to the cenclusion, firstly, that we were afr to fight, and secondly, that if we fought, we should be nesllgible quali- | ties. T think thev are beginning, possibly, to find out their mistake.’ and declaring th whoie level ¢ m a purely nificance that epochal rnment peonle, ude had th war conferences ss nature to a live in history and, profoundly contemp . -~ | who ha become ican counted in the struggle by which they hoped to_obtain the domination of |the r the world. They found us unprepar- ' after io ed and because we were unprepared citizens. rashl iy neg ak thi. wi two ve to Be Sett sed a e declared al_ militia yal serviee Tn_his visit to the senate chamber. Mr. Balfour was accompanied by Lieu- tenant General Drid Admiral de | Chair of the British mission, and they | forzott were given a reception rivalling in en- | bro jasm that accorded t | tie n ¢ the house. Vice t| - presented the fore |WHY INCREASE IN F as “the foremost chs o Mazna Cha an i | RATES liberty wi which neither Ameri- | . can nor F “would be or have|Because of Advanc hope of being. | Labor and Applause From Floor and Galleries. e ey Applause both from _the - floor and from the calleries « the nointed declarations punctuatin . Mr. Ralfour's speech and at oy the senators rose f{o their feet and ma ~heared | ; Mr. Tialfour said n part: g aterta “You. Mr. President, have tn srace- |13 \nd preenant sentences bronsht to | g recollection the common origin of | } iberties which, wheth: in Britain or n_the Uni . States of America, we all refoice in and are all determined to defend. weicHiy the “You have also in warm words of | road welcome snoken kindly of the mission | of which T have the honor to be the | por - head and to which vou are now paving | i, hsie the rare, the very rare honor of w coming within your walls. “On_their behalf not less than o my own I most sincerely thank vou | for your weleome. L know well th: it ix not a welcome to individuals. The v kindness individually which each one EA of us as individuals has received since | (4K and W we eame to this great city will never | presiden ba forgotten by anv of us. It has bhoen | nhan. presid kindness, abundant, overflowing, gon-|line. W. A erous: bis, ladies And gentlemen. be- |the (er hind that individual kindness, behind | proside that kindness paid by individua tc | Rnd . Atlant individuals, the expression of a hos- | nresident and pitable and menerous feellng to muests | Mobile within your walls, there is aft The st something much deeper.’ somethin< | tonizht and much more important, something which | hearings Is, after all, the animating spirit | ~ which brings this great assembly nere | YALE ALUMNI A today. S A Business the Object ~f Mission. > “The original object of our mis: Headquarters W if T may so express it, was a pu Yale Men W business _one or a mainly busines: one. We came here to discuss mnt- ters of the decpest moment for the conduct of that great war in_ which both our nations are invelved' England Was Unprépared. Touching dircetly on the war. satd: “We English-speakine peop <t have never orzanized ourselves for mil Yal ftary purposes: we have never been |7° €st military states: and_when the war | Vale mer * broke out, undoubtedly the Germans|connect looked around the world, estimated the value from their point of view of and they Aliens for Naval Militia Washington. M