Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 22, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 222 Bulletin POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS 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 Population Home Rule Now BRITISH PREPARING “FOR A NEW PLUNGE Are Now in Possession of All the Famous Hindenburg Line Except 2,000 Yards ! ARE RESTING UNHAMPERED BY THE GERMANS Al -ng the Southern End of the Line Held by the French the Germans Have Heavily Bombarded the Trenches They Lost in Sunday Fighting Near Moronvilliers—The Aus- trians Are Keeping Up Their Heavy Bombardment of the Italians in the Trentino Sector—In the Tolmino Region Both the Italian and Russian War Offices Claim Suc- cesses. of the periods of compara- ch have always follow- utainment by the British their immediate objectives over the entire fighting Arras and Queant. Here are now resting, unham- the Germans, except by ar- arious sectors, consoli- heir galns and making ready her piunge toward the Dro- switch line. As they h are secure in the pos- 1 the famous Hindenburg . except about 2,000 yards of it dircetly west of Bullecourt. cwise along the southern end of the line held by the French Monday in comparative quiet, except in where the Germans bom- ily the trenches taken Sunday’s fighting near in illlers. Tn the Austrian-Italian theatre the Austrians are keeping up their heavy Lombardment in the Trentino sector, evidently in an attempt to distract the attention of the Italians from the of- fensive they are engaged in from Tol- mino to the sea, with their objective Trieste, Austria’s principal seaport on the Adriatic. The fighting is still furious in the latter reglon, with both the Italian and Austrian war offices claiming suc- cesses for their respective forces. On the front in Macedonia artillery duels continue at various points and isolated infantry engagements are taking place. There apparently has been a return ©of quietude on the line from the Bal- tic Sea down into Rumania held by the Teutonic allles and the Russians. All the official reports from this tront say there have been merely rifie firing and scouting operations. J. P. MORGAN & CO. TO SURRENDER ENTENTE BUSINESS ture Purchases for Allies Will be Made Through a Commission. May 21—The long- 2 basin cement between : rsan and Company and the ments of Great Britain and 1 e, under which the Morgan firm of the hundreds of s of purchases made nternational agreement, under 2 commission under pervision. spent several hours the sitaation four of the I and afterwards with of the Treasury discnssions, has dollars nments of Italy and of these pur- and other de- = agreement have never been GIFTS FOR YALE MOBILE MILITARY HOSPITAL UNIT. Approximately $40500 Announced at Meeting, of the Corporation. New Haven, Conn., May 21—, proximately $40,500 in gifts, to be uséd c h the proposed Yale ital unit, was an- the regular meeting of the ale corporation this afternoon. The offer of Mrs. Edward H. Harriman of York stablish the Harriman cs at the medical was _adopted Harriman 1 the the equivalent 00 in_high grade bonds which 1 $4,500 annually for the pur- Henry P. Fairchild, Ph. D., at pres- E professor of the science as appointed eecretary of au of appointments for next siccecding Edwin Rogers Em- resiened. _Announcement of the tment of Philip L. Dodge of New ecretary to the commit- development was SIX STRIKEBREAKERS INJURED AT ALLIANCE, O. Two Strect Cars Wrecked and One of Them Destroyed by Fire. Ohio, May 21.—Serious six strikebreakers two cars wrecked and stroyed by fire, resulted in the Stark Blectric Railway the Cleveland Alliance and Maho- ng Valley Company capitulating and nting the demands made by the anion employes who have been on a strike nineteen days. Late tonight, shortly after a mob >f large proportions had applied the orch to a $2,200 street car and had Jestroyed it, President Morley of the iwo traction companies met with the inion leaders and granted the de- mands for recognition of the union, a Ive cents an hour wage increase and reinstatement of five employes. It was ounced that traffic will be resumed n both lines tomorrow morning. WOULD CONSOLIDATE WITH M. E. CHURCH United Brethren Church Appoints a Committee for That Purpose. EFFECTIVE WORK GF BRITISH ARTILLERY About 2,500 Yards of the Hindenburg Line Are Totally Missing. From a Staff Correspondent of The Assoclated Press, British Headquar- ters In France;, May 21, via London. 6.40 p. m—So completely did the Brit- ish artillery do its work before the at- tack between Groiselles and Bullecourt that 2,500 yards of the Hindenburg line are totally missing. This sigment was compietely wiped out. The support line also was _badly trafed,” some 6,000 yards of it now be! in British hands, leaving the « ans holding the remaining 2,000 vards. The engagement was really made up of two attacks, one in the early morn- Ing, when seventy prisoners were taken, and the second late in the af- ternoon, the two netting some prisorers. Though they were concerted, all that remains of the captured portions of th® Hindenbure line are cement and con- rete machine gun emplacements. An underground _ corridor parallels the t trench thirty-five feet below surface everal isolated posts are still standing between the scene of the lat- est smash and the Queant-Drocourt line. These include the villages of Reconcourt and Hendecourt and other stronz points in which the Germans ° Capable of putting up strong re- ance. REARGUMENT OF ANTI- TRUST SUITS ORDERED U. S. Steel Corporation, International Harvester and Three Other: Washington, May 21.—Anti-trust suits against the United States Steel Corporation, !the International Har- vester Company and three other big corporations were ordered reargued today by the supreme court. As the court will adjourn for the term on June 11, court officlals sald it would probably be a year before decisions were rendered. The announcement, made by Chief Justice ‘White, apparently bears _out reports current recently that opinion in the big anti-trust suits would not be handed down at least until the country could readjust itself to war time conditions. The other cases to be reargued are those against the United Shoe Machin- ery Company and the Lehigh Valley and Reading Railroads and affiliated coal companies, the so-called “anthra- cite coal trust” BOY CHASING BALL STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE Chester Twardoks, 9, Died at the New Haven Hospital. New Haven, Conn., May 21.—Chester Twardoks, 9 years old, died at the New Haven hospital tonight from a fractured skull he received when he was struck by an automobile driven by Harry R. Grossman of Meriden this afternoon at North Haven. The youni. ster was playing baseball with some playmates in a vacant lot. He was chosing the Dail which had roiled across the roadway when the machine struck him. Grossman was not held by the police, who have not completed an investigation. HEIRS OF A. N. BRADY MUST PAY INCOME TAX Supreme Court Upholds Lower Court. ‘Washington, May 21—Without de- Decision of Wichita, Kas., May 21.—The general sonference of the United Brethren shurch closed here today with the ap- sointment of a committee of fifty to ittempt to arrange a comsolidation ¥ith the Methodist Protestant church. Che conference has been in session sere for ten days. The next meeting slace will be chosen by a committee. ciding income tax questions involved upon their merits the supreme court foday refused io roview the Anthiony N. dy case, thus maling effective New York decrees holding that the income tax is retroactive. The ruling réquires payment of an income tax of $61,654 by heirs of Brady, New York millionaire, who appealed from the lower courts’ dectsion. Cabled Paragraphs Herr Achelis Dead. Amsterdam, May 31, via London, 10.01 s eI Achelis.’ the former pres. dent of the North German Llova Steamship Company, died suddenly at Bremen yesterday. Herr Achelis was president of the Bremen chamber of commerce. Berlin Feeling Potato Shortage. Copenhagen, via London, May 21, 8.30 p. m—Berkin is now feeling the potato shortage. The residents of the capital have been warned that it may be impossible to supply five pounds to everybody this but that those Who' are ‘unable to obtain the full ra- tion WAll be given cakes. TWO AMERICAN NURSES KILLED DURING PRACTICE FIRING On An American Armed Merchant- man at Sea Sunday. New York, May. 21.—Victims of an explosion auring the practice firing of a gun on an American armed mer- chantman at sea Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Edith Ayres and Miss Helen Bur- nett Wood of Chicago, American Red Cross nurses, bound for war duty in France, were killed and Miss Emma Matzen, another nurse of Columbus, Neb., was injured, though not danger- ously. The steamship, only one day out from Neéw York, returned here to- day and a naval Investigation is un- der way to determine the cause of the accident. Unofficial reports were that a defec- tive shell was responsible. One ac- count had it that the shell exploded prematurely after leaving the gun, an- other that a breech explosion occur- red. It was learned, however, that the opinion of those aboard the ship best competent to judge was that the shell was not defective, but that in some unexplained manner a portion of the structure of the cartridge had been diverted from its course like a boom- erang. The shell itself hit the mark, it was said, but fragments of bras: parently from the shell were picked out of the flesh of the three women The 4.7 inch gun was not injured, ac- cording to the accounts. One of the two women killed was struck in the heart and the other in the head. They were members of base hospital No. 12 with a personnel of more than 250. It was a beautiful afternoon when the tragedy occurred and nearly all the sixty women nurses of the hospital were on deck watching target prac- tice. Two shells had been_fired from a forward gun. Major Frederick Bes- ley, professor of surgery in North- western university, commander of the unit, was amidships starboard with a pumber of nurses when word came that the staboard aft gun was to be fired. The explosion followed and the three women, 200 feet away from the gun. dropped to the deck. According to Major Pesley, the gun crew were not aware that anybodv had been killed until so informed, which seems to dis- pose of the theory that it was a breech explosion Miss Matzen received prompt and S| ‘'ul attention and is sald to be on the road to recovery at the New York Navy Yard hospital. An informal in- quiry was made aboard ship and Statements were taken of the cireum- starres in amdavit form. Fhe ship will be held here It Is un- derstood, until the evidence necessary for the naval inquiry has been obtain- ed. DECISION REACHED AS TO CAUSE OF ACCIDENT Brass Attachment Bounded Back Aft- er Striking the Water. Washington, Mav 21—A brass at- tachment of the powder charze, strik- ing the water and boomeranaing back nearly 200 feet after the firing of a paval sun in target practice, killed Mrs. Edith Avers and Miss Heien B nett Wood, Red Cross nurses of Chi- cago, who lost their lives vestehday aboard the American steamship Mon- golia. Sacretary Daniels explained in statement tonight that such an ac: dent had never occurred before and that ordnance experts are puzzied. a PRESIDENT WILSON CALLED ON FOREIGN SECRETARY BALFOUR For a Discussion of the Negotiations Between the Two Governments. Washington, May 21.—President WiI- son called on Foreign Secretary Bal- four at the British misston this aft- ernoon and_spent nearly three quart- ers of an hour with him. The call was not merely one of courtesy hut was Sr a further iscussion of the nego- tiations between the two countries. The president telgphoned his desire to see Mr. Balfour, who replied that he would come to the White House. President Wilson, however, said he would see Mr. Balfour at the mission and immediately motored there. Members of the mission were great- Iy disappointed today to find it neces- sary to abandon their arrangements for 2 trip to Chicago and other points in the middle west. The state de- partment expressed the deslre that tha commission spend all of s remain- ing time in this country in Washing- ton in order to complete pending ne- gotiations. The shipping situation, which m- derlies all the other war problems, was discussed by Mr. Balfour at two meetings today, first with his own trade experts and later with Chairman Denman and General Goethals of the shipping board. The American officials spoke most optimistically of their plans for in- creasing ship production by means of wooden ships and standardized steel ships. Mee. Balfour also talked over with J. P. Morgan the future relations of the British government with the Morgan firm in case @ central official purchas- ing committee takes over the work. Mr*Balfour dined at the French em- bassy tonight and will be entertained at dinner by Secretary Lansing to- morrow night. CHARLES E. HUGHES APPOINTED SPECIAL DEPUTY ATTORNEY To Represent New York State in the Pittsburgh Insurance Case. Albany N. Y., May 21.—Former Governor Charles E. Hughes was to- day designated as special deputy at- torney to represent the state superin- tendent of insurance, Jesse F. Phil- 1ips, In connection with civil proceed- ings growing out of the transactions of the Pittsburgh Life and Trust com- pany and the Washington Life In- surance company, it was announced at the state insurance department today. Up to Irishmen BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO CALL CONVENTION OF IRISHMEN ALL SECTIONS, CREEDS If They Are Able to Agree Upon Any Scheme Parliament Will Attempt to Enact It Ints Leaislation Without Delay. London, May 21.—TFor the first time In modern history, the destinies of Ire- land are to be placed in the hands of Trishmen alone. The British prime minister, David Lloyd George, an- nounced’ to the house of commons to- day that the government will call a convention of Irishmen to frame a constitution for Ireland, and if Irish- men are able to agree upon any scheme for the administration of their country, will attempt to enact it into legislation without delay. All sec- tions, parties, creeds and factlons, with clergymen and laymen, as well as politiclans _and even revolutionists of the Sinn Fein society, will be in- vited to get together. No Great Optimism. There is no great optimism respect- Ing the success of the plan apparent, for Ulster stands where she has al- ways stood. Sir John Lonsdale, whip of the Irish unionists, predictéd the same old deadlock, declaring that Ul- ster would not be driven into a home rule parliament, and predicting that the nationalists will not consent to the exclusion of six Ulster counties. Will Remove Charge of Oppression. But if the attempt fails, the failure will deprive the anclent charge that John Bull's greater isiand 1is ‘“the oppressor’ of much of its force and it is pointed out that Ireland can hardly be haled before the internationa: peace conference as another Poland, while the American sympathizers can no longer reproach Great Britain _with having neglected to set her own house in order. Absence of Animosity. Both houses of parliament discussed Ireland today, with hardly a ripple of the old animosities and feuds disturb- ing_their harmony. “The patient must administer to himself,” said Mr. Lloyd George, “and @ noteworthy feature of the dlscussion was an agreement that politiclaas must play a secondary part io the men from other waiks of life.” ANSWER FOUND TO THE GERMAN SUBI NE TERROR. A Merchant Submarine of 8000 Tpns Dead Weight, According to Philadel- Pphia Press. Philadelphia, May 21.—The Philadel- phia Press will publish a story tomor- row to the effect that “America has found the perfect answer to the Ger- man submarine terro; It is said to be a merchant submarine standardized at about 7,500 or 8,000 tons dead weight, of such speed that it can, even when submerged, easily eiude any sur- face pursuer and non-sinkimis. The craft, the invention of Simon Lake, according to the Press, is capa- bie of submerging within haif a min- ute and has been so standardized and simplified that the first one may be urned out in four months and others after that at the rate of three or four a week. It will burn heavy oil and the construction is said to be such that its parts can be made simultaneously in many widely scattered steel plants and assembled in a central plant within a few days. The Yessels are to be built and op- erated, the story says, by the Mer- chant Submarine company, under gov- ernment supervision. The company is capitalized at $10,000,000 and was chartered under the laws of Maine on May 10. 100 COULD BE TURNED OUT THE FIRST YEAR. Lake Says the Plans for the Construc- tion of Such Vessels Are All Ready. Bridgeport, Conn.,, May 21.—Simon Lake. who is the inventor of the -pro- posed submarines, in speaking of the matter tonight, said that they would have a capacity of from 5,000 to 10,000 tons. He sald the designs had been in the works for several years, but until the present war situation there had been no demand for submersibles of the type or size contemplated. “The plans for the construction of such vessels are all ready,” said Mr. Lake, “and the concern can proceed to manufacture at once, as a factory has | been secured. Similar designs have been under way for eeveral years, but for vessels of a smaller capacity. Ow- ing to the war measure I am unable to say as much about the construction of | these submersibles as I would like, nor can 1 say anything about the orders that the company has on hand. “There is no reason why such ves- sels should not prove efficient for the transportation of commerce across the ocean. The submersible can make it- self invisible to antagonistic vessels. Just as tl ilitary submarine dodges the warships. This was pfoven to some extent when the Deutechland ar- rived here on two successive trips despite the cordon of battleships and othey veasels which were seeking it. e can say that the plans are all perfected and that during the first year it is estimated that about 100 boats can be turned out, which will probably be increased to $00 during the esecond year, with the co-operation of the government.” CHOATE ESTATE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT $3,000,000. Substantial Provision Made for Mrs. Choate—Large Bequests to Children. New York, May 21.—The will of the late Joseph H. Choate disposes of an estate estimated at about $3,000,000. To his widow Mr. Choate left $250,000 outright, $75,000 annually, the Choate residenco in ‘Stockbridge, Mass., and the use for life of his home here. Large bequests were made to children, grandchildren and nieces. St. Pauls church of Stockbridge and the Library assoclation of that town end the New York State Charities Aid association and a number of other in- stitutions recetved $10,000 each. Federal Charge of Coal Industry RE'CO}JMENDED BY THE FEDERAL | TRADE COMMISSION INCLUDING PRICE FIXING Speculating Brokers as Well as Pro- ducers Are Charged With Responsi- bility for Increased Prices in Reports Made to Congress. Washington, May 21.—Government regulation of the coal industry, in- cluding the fixing of prices, was pro- posed by the federal trade commission today in a report to congress charging producers and brokers with exacting exorbitant profits and blaming the present coal shortage at consumption points on inadequate transportation tacilities. Against Excessive Profits. “The price of bituminous_coal, which is a necessity, should be fixed," said the report, “according to the same general principle which has been es- tablished in the conduct of public utilities. At a time like the present excessive profits should not be permit- ted to be extorted from the public by producers and distributors of any prime necessity of life. Regulation of Transportation. Lack of transportation for coai, the trade commission report says, proba- bly will be remedied by measiires be- ing taken by the interstate commerce commission and council of na- tional easures include regulations covering the distribution of open-top cars, expedition of ship- ments, the return of empty cars to mines, prevention of abuse wf recon- signment and demurrage privileges and the provision of additional trans- portation equipment, either by acquir- ing mew cars or by discontinuance of unnecessary passenger traine. Great Increase in Demand. The increase in demand has been great. In 1915 shipments of coal from the mines amounted to about 509,000, 000 tons, or about 66,00,000 tons greater than in 1915. = Would Exempt Miners from Draft. .The commission recommended strongly that coal miners be exempted in the army draft and that everything possible be done to urge them to re- main at their normal tasks. Brokers and Producers Blamed. Speculating brokers as well as pro- ducers were charged with responsibil- ity for increased prices. The pro- ducers, the report said, admit frankiy they are taking advantage of the sit- vation to make up for low profits of the last few years. SHARP CONTEST ON WAR REVENUE BILL IN HOUSE Southern Members Kill Tax of $250 & Bale on Raw Cotton—Concessions to Motor-Vehicles. Washington, May 21—Two sharp contests during consideration of the war revenue bill in the house today resulted in southern members killing a proposed tax of $2.50 o bale or raw cotton and representatives of automo- bile manufacturing _districts limiting the five per cent. levy on automobiles, motorcycles and their tires to plants paving annual profits above $5,000 and eight per cent. on capital invested. House leaders said tonight they are determined to bring the bill to a final vote some time tomorrow night. Many small automobile manufactur- ers, according to supporters of _the amendment, now are making much less than eight per cent. and this pro- vision, if @nacted into law, will save their businesses. A proposal by Representative Gil- lefte of Massachuseits to exempt mo- toreyeles from the war tax was de- feated, 89 to 48. FIRE IN CORBIN ANNEX IN NEW BRITAIN. Group of Eleven Wooden Buildings Burned—Loss $75,000. New Britain, Conn., May 21.—The Corbin annex, a group of eleven wood- en buildings on Stanley street owned by the American Hardware company, was completely destroyed by fire to- [ night with an estimated loss of $76,- 000. The fire broke out shortly after midnight and gained headway rapidly. Luckily, the force of men em- Dployed at the anmex during tho day was not large, as the bulldings were used chiefly as storerooms. Apparently the fire had gotten be- vond control before the fire companies rrived at the plant. The fire was preceded by a series of explosions in one of the buildings. The police are working on the theory that [it was of incendlary origin, as the ex- plosions are said to have been follow- ed by a burst of flame in the bullding in_which they ocecurred. It is said that immediately after the explosions small streamers of flame stretching from one bullding to another were observed by persons in the vi- cinity. ONE YEAR IN JAIL FOR RINTELEN, LAMAR, MARTIN Convicted of Conspirmcy to Interfere With Shipment of Munitions. jai New York, May 21.—Ome year in jail was the sentence imposed today upon Captaln Franz Rintelen, of the German navy, David Lamar and H. B. Martin, convicted yesterday in the federal court of co: to inter- fere with the shipment of munitions to the entente allies in 1915. Judge Cushman directed that the convicted men be confined in the Mercer county (New Jersey) peniten- tiary. Pending a possibie appeal from the verdict rendered by the jury last night, the court set ball for “Rintelen at_ $25,000, for Lamar at $10,000, and for Martin at $5,000. In the case of Frank Buchanan and H. Robert Fowler, former representa- tives in congress. P Herman Schultels and Jacob L. Taylor, who aleo were tried but upon whom the jury dis- agreed, bail was fixed at 35,000 each. The Amerfoan Baptist Home Mis- sionary Soclety in session at Cleveland elected Rev. W. S. Abernethy of Kan- sas City, Mo., presient. Condensed Telegrams Capt. Albert Ball, the British air- man, is a prisoner in Germany. A su German spy and former e S e ot s tured in eastern Cuba. Kennedy Jones, M. P. speaking at Edinburgh, said: “I believe we ure be- ginning ~ fo master the submarine trouble” Bennett Clark son of the Speaker of the House, received an ovation ‘when he entered the chambers wearing a khaki uniform. The ocommanding officer of Fort Roosevelt reports that lookouts there observed a submarine off the entrance to San Diego harbor. The Deutsche Kirchen Zeitung states the Roman Catholic clergy of Germeny inaugurated a powerfully organized peace movement. A slump in army recruiting was ex- perienced when only 1,154 men, nearly half the daily average maintained un- til last Saturday, were enlisted. The French torpedo boat destroyer Boutefeu was sunk by striking a mine in the naval engagement between En- to;no and Austrian vessels in the Adri- atic. Prince Miguel of Braganza who married Miss Anita Stewart of New York, was promoted to a captaincy in the automobile corps of the German army. Forty personS charged with con- spiracy against the United Siates Government were arrested in Snyder, Scurry County, Texas in the last two days. In addition to the bread famine in Athens, there is scarcity of other foodstuffs. Since Thursday scarcely any meats' or vegetables were on the market. Spain’s note to Germany regarding the Patricio was short and energetic, although official circles are extremely reticent regarding the tone of the document. A mass meeting to discuss the find- ings of the First American Confer- ence for Democracy and Terms of Peace will be held at Madison Square Garden May 31 The Norwegian steamship Thorum was seized by a German submarine inside the four-mile limit which Nor- way claimed as the boundary of Norweglan territorial waters. The British engineers’ strike, which threatened to interfere with the out- put of munitions and other war ma- terfals, was ended through interven- tion of Premfer LL.yd George. “The Baroness Geza Duka von Kadar was murdered by an employe on her estate near Temesvar, Hungary. Her only heir is her brother, Baron Feodor Nikolic, now in the United States. Several persons were injured when a crowded Broadway and Lexington Avenue car crashed into the rear of a Broadway and Lenox Avenue car, at Lenox Avenue and 122d St., New York. The Grand Dukes of Mecklenburg- i through their ministries, announce ithelr consent to far-reaching revision of the constitutions of both Grand Duchies. The second explosion in ten days occurred in the United Piece Dye Works plant at Lodi N. J. Dye being bolled in a large Kettle, exploded, wrecking the building and injuring ten employes. The first 150 aviation cadets for the army began preliminary theoretical training today at the Universities of California, Texas, Tllinois and Ohio; the Massachusetts Institute o2 Tech- rology and Cornell University. The Chinese House of Representa- tives by a vote of 229 to 180 decided not to consider any war measure un- til the Premier and Minister of War resigned and the .entire Cabinet was reorganized. Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, who poisoned his father-in-law, John E. Peck, when informed in Sing Sing death house that his execution was set for Thursday night, simply smiled and hummed a tune. Commanding officers of New York National Guard organizations receiy- ed telegrams from Adjt. Gen. Stotes- bury to recruit their commands to maximum war strength with as little delay as possible. Ex-Congre®sman Bennett, speaking on “The Balance Sheet of the War” at the Quaker Forum at Gramercy Park, predicted that Colonel Roosevelt would yet manage somehow to get in- to the fighting lines as a soldier. Entrance of the United States into the world war reeulted in a tremend- ous_increase in exports from the port of New York in spite of the subma- rine menace, according to figures made public at the Custom House. The members of the new Retirement Board of the Education Department of New York presented tnemselves before Supreme Court Justice Glegerich and were sworn into office ,as provided by the new pension law for public school teachers. Capt. George B. Beardsley, who re- turned from a trip to the Far Bast said that two German raiders got out and preyed upon shipping In the Indi- an Ocean and south Pacific One of them was captured by a Japanese cruiser and taken to Hongkongz. Four talesmen had been accepted as jurors, subject to peremptory chal- lenge, at the close of vesterday’'s pro: ceedings in the trial of Mrs. Rena Mooney, one of the defendants charged with murder as a result of a bomb cxplosion at San Francisco last July. Senators, guests of Senator Sheppard of Texas, at luncheon in the Capitol, had a demonstration of “war bread” suggested to conmserve wheat. Bread having 15 per cent. of cottonseed flour mixed with wheat flour baked at the Bureau of Chemistry, was served. Creation of a Commission on In- Adjustment is proposed in a bill which was sent by Secretary WIil- son to Senator Key Pittman for in- troduction. The bill is designed to prevent a tie-up of interstats trens- on facilities by strikes and lockouts. Schwerin _and Mecklenburg-Strelitz, | | cause of | tion bill, introduced In the house by | Representative Lever, $2,500,000 FIRELOSS ATATLANTA GA. HOMELESS CARED ing Cities. Atlanta, Ga, May 21—Fire that started late today In an obscure ne- 8To section swept a broad path through the residential section of At- lanta, devastating scores of blocks and destroying many of the city’s finest homes and hundreds of negro houses. Although the flames were not entire: Iy under control until late, they had | been checked half way through the ex- clusive Ponce de Leon Avenue resi- dence section, and fire official belleved there was little danger of a further spread. First estimates of the damage plac- ed it at between $2,000,000 and 3$3,000,~ 000. So far as could be learned, the only life lost wes that of a woman who died from shock. The fire was confined to the morth- eastern part of the city and the only business houses burned were several | warehouses near Decafur and Fort streets, the point of origin. High Wind Carried the Flames. A high wind carried the flames northeastward with a speed which soon outran the efforts of the fire de- partment Within an hour after the first alarm the blaze began to as- sume the proportions of a conflagra- tion and fire officials called in several hundreda men son officers the fight brought fire dozen netghboring Used Dyr The strueie o a climax af fighters made Place and began ¢ area to protect the i tion. The effort successtul and an ho miters had to be, again two block A lull in the wind and tonight t their own, that before mornins would gain heads way through the ed The thousands of Ing cared for ton committee and I Cross chapter. quartered 1n p minor injuries w: ficials sald tew pers Iy hurt. FOR BY CITIZENS’ CO The Fire Was Confined to the Northeastern Part of and the Only Business Houses Destroyed Decatur and Fort Street—Dynamiting Was Without Much Success—Several Hundred Fort McPherson Aided the Firemen—Appe Brought Fire Equipment From Half a Dozen though = Many of the City’s Finest Homes and Hundreds Negro Houses Destroyed MMITTEE Under Contro Fire Marshal ¢ tonight that the fir under control. SENATE WANTS FOOD LEGISLATION BILL REDRAFTED Sent Back to Agriculture Committes After Several Hours of Debate. ‘Washington May 21.—¥Food legisia- tion was temporarily laid aside today by the senate. Afems several hours debate the first bill, providing for a food survey, the licensing of dealers and steps to prevent hoarding, was sent_back to the agriculture commit- tee for re-drafting to include several of various amendments offered. Quicker action on legislation to stimulate foodstuff production is ex- pected to result, and Senator Gore, chairman of the committee, did mnot object to re-commitment. Many sen- ators, both democrats and republicans, objected to further consideration of the measure in its present form be- amendments offered - and others held in waiting. Division of food legislation into two main sections—production and regu- lation—probably will be agreed upon by the committee. The administra- dealing with stimulation of production was, with a slight change, introduced in the sen- ate just before it adjourned tonight, by Senator Gore. It will be consider- ed tomorrow by the senate committee and probaebly reported within 48 hours. Regulation of food supplies and the appointment of a food administrator will be subjects of a separate bill. This new measure will be introduced in the house tomorrow and the senate prob- ably will not take up regulation leg- islation until the house acts. The bill dealing =olely with steps to augment production of foodstuffs, it is believed, will be promptly enacted That covering the question of regula- tion promises long and vigorous dis- cussion. % Whether prohibition legisiation will be considered as a part of the food programme or the war tax legislation was another question raized and not determined today. PARADE OF 500 BOND SALESMEN IN NEW YORK. Were Headed by a Military Band and Wore Patriotic Badges. New York, May 21—-With a military band at their head and patriotic badges as their Insignia, 509 bond ealesmen went Into action today as the first aivision campalgning on behalf of the liberty loan bonds. Their particular object was the capture of the small investore and the first fleld of battle was the ary goods eection 6t this city. It was announced that the liberty loan committee had adopted its new slogan: “If you can’t enlist, eubscribe. Meanwhile, large subscriptions con- tinued to be received. The Interna- tional Mercantile Marine purchased $2,000,000 worth of bonds, the Green- wich Savings bank $2,000,000 and the American Smelting and Refining com- pany $2,500,00. Among other large subscriptions re- celved were two for $500,000 each from the Aetna Insurance company of Hartford and the Market and Fulton Natlonal bank of this city. Representatives of many banks who attended a meeting of the State Bank- ors’ association here today confessed pessismism about the success of the loan. They reported that the response to their appeals to depositors have falled to bring forth anything lke the results expected. ELABORATE RECEPTION FOR BRITISH LABOR COMMISSION Is Being Arranged by Labor Leaders of New York City. New York, May 20.—Labor leadgm of thi city are preparing for an clab- orate reception to the members of the British labor commission Who ere ex- pected to come here from Washington on Friday. The , announced by the subsc: BOY SCOUTS TO MAKE HOUSE-TO-HOUS Seeking Subscriptions to L at Request of President V New York, May i, request by = Preside than 200,000 me: of the Hoy Scouts make a house-to-h millions of America and 1t popular subscriptions loan, it was annou by Colin N. Livingston the organization. The announcement lowing a meeting executive board consider the letter ident made his re of t It was unanimously out the presiden The executive bo: which involves the Boy Scouts and off} sive campalgn of fou 11 _to 14 Ten mil subscription blanlk: distributed. A retur made at each hor application blanks livered at local b bers It was reported a there are now 282,00 men_definitely er the Boy Scouts of ords show that fo membership has bee rate of 1,500 per da WAR TAX TO BE LEV ON MEMBERS ROYA Five Cents on Eve $500 of Insur Boston, May 21 levied on members « canum, it was dec sion of the 40th ar the supreme cour voted to pay full t bers who have in the service ¢ Canada. Upon the national se been paid ou a tax of five ce insurance prot dens, it upon en will be made to D ilies in case of the widows’ and or. will be applied withe to whether the me: action or died of r 1t was aiso voted ¢ 65 years of age winn lapse to retain mer der as “social mer benefits of the orgar tion of permitting to enter the order erable opposition in wartin WALLINGFORD STUDE WORK 25 ACR will R Potatcos Proceeds to the Wallingtord, Con school students are to work farm land Droceeds of w: Red C.oss, it wns Fifteen acres are ate school and the an adjolning farm be done by machi will return in re mer to work unds: the school's master supervisors il re ponsation and will school premises. be Washington, Vt., May 21 lef, Tetired financier and & philartirce 16t, died at his home hers today 9 yeers. Recontly $600,000 to hospitals and Rhode Tnland. he had tn _ Verm