Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 28, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX~—NO. 227 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN. MONDAY, MAY 28 1917 8 PAGES—64 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Larg IMPORTANT GAINS MADE BY ITALIANS They Have Smashed the Austrian Lines on the Carso Plateau and in Gorizia CAPTURED 1,200 PRISONERS AND 11 GUNS On the Front in France There Has Been Infantry Action On a Small Scale—The British Made Gains in Attacks Northwest of St. Quentin—On the Asine and Cham- pagne Front, the Germans Succeeded in Penetrating the French Line, But They Were Later Forced to Retire— Berlin Reports the Failure of Five French Attacks. Gorizia, the Ttalians were checked in an attempt to take the town. On the front in France there has been a recrudescence of infantry ac- tivity on a small scale. The British made gains in_attacks morthwest of St. Quentin and near Fontaine-les- Croisilles on the southern end of the Arras battlefield and repulsed a Ger- man attack east of Loos, north of Arras. ©On_the ‘Aisne and_Champagne fronts the Germans and French have been active. Around Teton, in Champagne, the German crown prince made three attacks, succeeding in penetrating the French line. A counter-attack by General _ Petain's troops, however, forcei the Germans to retire. North of the Alsne the Germans were Té- pulsed in en attack against the Laf- faux mill, an important point. South of Pargny, on the Ailette, north of Brave-en-Laonnois, Berlin reports, five French attacks were made in vain, as was an attacke near Vauxaillon ,north of Laffzux mill. Smashing the Austrian lines on the Carso-piateau and in the mountainous country morth-of Gorizia, the Italians hawe made additional and important gains. General Cadorna’s troops have captured moresthan 1,200 prisoners and 11 guns. In an assaut between Jamiano and the.coast, the Italian troops crossed the raiiroad between Duino and Mon- faicone, northeast of San Giovanni, and carried_a strongly fortified hill ! houthwest of Medeazza. The capture of Medeazza would be an important | step toward the investment of Duino, a strong natural position. A fleld battery of 10.guns and 812 Austrians were captured by the Itallans. Near Plava, where the Itallans began their successtul drive, Cadorna’s men carried the heights at the head of the Palliova vailey. Thus they connected their lines on Mont Cucco with those on El] 353. AtCavagnavizza, south of DIFFICULT PROBLEMS FACE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE In Revision of the $1,800,000,000 House War Tax AUSTRIAN PARLIAMENT TO MEET THIS WEEK. May Make a Change to a Form of Constitutional Government. Copenhagen, via London, May 27, 930 p. m—The Austrian parliament’s meeting this week signifies a shift from the dictatorship by which the country has been ruled during the war to a form of constitutional government. The young emperor in this, as in the elec- toral reform crisis in Hungary, seems determined to make an attempt at rule with the consent of the governed in Place of the autocratic system symbol- ized in the names of Count Tisza and Baron Burian. Just as the crisis in the turbulent Hungarian political lfe is proving most difficult to settle, convocation of the Austrian parliament embarrasses the military and judicial universities who have silenced objectionable poli- ticians in the past by keeping them in jail during the war without bring- ing them to trial. There has been no clearing as yet of the Hungarian crisis. Count Tisza may possibly force a dissolution af parliament and new elections. Washington, May B7.—8olution of many difficalt problems faces the sen- ate finance committee this week fn continuing revision of the $1,800,000,000 Thouse war tax bill. Estimates of revenue from changes ingthe house bill already agreed upon by the committes were announced to- night by Senator Simmons, chairman, as_follows: From war excess profits, taxes on worporations, joint Jtock companies, \asseciations, Insurance companies and partnerships, $550,000,000, an increase over preseni excess profits. taxes of 1$960,000,000 and an increase of $150.- 000,000 over returns provided in the house bil. i From new taxes upon advertising of | all forms, $15,000,000, a net increase over the house bill of probably 2 per icent. . These increased revenue levies, how- lever, but partlally offset the slashing |reductions already ordered by the committee he house bill, aggregat- ing $371 DO. = = e ‘tes expects to bring in | BELGIAN AUTHORITIES larse sims from a direct automobile tax and some form of manufactures ORDERED TO PRODUCE MEN tax to be submitted for the section stricken from the house bill 1 That the house principle of taxing | manufacturers’ gross sales had been | At a German Cavalry Barracks—Six Hundred Young Men . - Bnatly - abandemed by | Havre, May 27, 2:10 p. m.—The Bel- e “ammities no omseung’ | gian authorities today made public a |was “deciared tomight by Chatrman |COPY Of an order served by the Ger- man on the city of Mons, as showing bad faith by the Germans in_ the an- nouncement that deportations had been stopped at the request of Pope Bene- ct. The order, which is dalted April 15, requires Mons to furnish six hundred younz men at a German cavalry bar- racks before noon of the following day, equipped with clothing, shoes and pro- visions. The city is notified that it must pay 300 marks for every man not fprnished. The Belgian authorities say the in- dications are that the deportations will be extended to women, as the Germans are taking a census which includes women and young girls as well as men. YEARLY REPORT OF THE WESTINGHOUSE COMPANY Gross Earnings of $89,539,442, With Net Profits of $17,461,690. Stmmons, Ticense taxes, cost of horse power of motor vehicles, to be paid Dby the owners and not manufacturers, ars planned. Stamp taxes on other manufactures are being considered. The trend of the committee’s work {thus far, it was officially stated, is |toward general distribution and indi- {rect imposition of the war's tax burden | with reltef of manufacturing, industrial iand business interests from especiaBy ‘heavy drafts. The liquor, soft drink and general tarift .sections, it is said, will be left to the last in the senate commlttee's deliberations. SPANISH PASSENGER STEAMER SUNK Forty-eight Passengers and 85 Mem- bers of the Crew Are Missing. London, May 27, 9:32 p. m.—Forty- cight passengers and eighi-five mem- bers of the ecrew of the Spanish steamer C. do Elizaguirre are helieved | op fo have perished as tho result of the o sinking of the steamer. The despatch | oorns Prof de received by Reuter's Telegram Com- | Sore avallable for divid i s pany, the date of the origin of which [ PITPpoes of 18079889 are rer has not been made public, reports the [ oY, 00 TVestng ho Tvne = loss of the Elizaguirre. The despatch | el eocturing Company f says that according to the second of- | Y5y onded e cer the steamer sank in five min- ez New York ,May 27.—Gross earnings $89,539,442,” with 2 net manufact- ng profit of $17,461,690 and net in- i comes for the vear are greatly in ute. excess of any previous year in the company’s _history. Completion of Has Few Friends. large orders for munitions contributed, Prussian ruthlessness has unques- [says the report,.largely to the results. ftionably _struck terror through the( The values of unfilled orders on {world. People Who might have been |March 31 last, fo rthe regular products itriendly in their inclinations toward|of the company, was $39,776,739 as y_fear 1o come within reach |compared with $22,097,995 on the cor- lof the Kaiser's relentless hand. —|responding date of last year. is Star. P HARVARD UNIT ENTERTAINED BY SFR THOMAS LIPTON. Most Elaborate Yet Accorded to Any American Unit. Would Save Time { Itéwould be a great saving of time, and-energy should these fel- ws. whotare offering their services quietly enlist. — Cabled Paragraphs Spanish Steamer Sunk. Madrid, via Paris, May 27, 12:30 p. m—Marquis Prieto, the = Spanish premier, toda yannounced that the Risnish Mioumaliy Megou NN Secw sun] Two Women Executed as Spies MOTHER AND DAUGHTER SHOT BY GERMANS HAD SMUGGLED Six Fishing Boats Sunk. Copenhagen via, London, May 27, 10:05 p. m—A despaich from the Faroe Islands says that a German submarine has sunk six Faroe fishing boat on the banks outh of the islands. About thirty fishermen are missing. McADOO RETURNS FROM HIS WESTERN TRIP . Found Gratifying Disposition ou the Carried Letters as a Friendly Act and Without Political or Malicious Pur- Part of People for Liberty Contribu-| Pose—On Swiss Frontier. tion. Washington, May 27—Secretary| Geneva, via Paris, May 27, 645 D. McAdoo, home from a speaking tuor of western and central western cities in the interest of the liberty loan, declar- ed in a statement tonight that the peo ple were behind he administration’s programme of raising approximately $1,800,000,0061 for war purposes by tax- ation. “I found the most gratifying dis- position on the part of the people everywhere,” said -the secretary, “to bear the necessary addition taxation required for the war and for the maintenance of sound economic con- ditions in the country. I _spoke spe- cifically of the necessity of raising no less than $1,800,000,000 in new taxes and the response of every _audience was_instantaneous and gratifying. “There is no objection on the part of the great mass of the people to the proposal to raise $1,500,000,000 by tax- ation. I found some opposition to the amount on the part of small groups of business men, but most of them seem- ed reconciled to the amount when the situation was explained.” Mr. McAdoo was particularly im- pressed, he declared, with the unselfish and patriotic support that banke business men and all classes of peo- ple were giving to the liberty loan The middle and central west. he sai are awake to the purposes of the war, the reasons for America’s entry and the ideals for which America is fight- ing. “I found not a singl throughout the entire trip. m—La Suisse today prints details of a case similar to that of Miss Bdith Cavelle, the Dnglish nurse who was executed by the Germans #m Brussels in October, 1915. The Germans, says the newspaper, recently arrested two women, Mme. Pfeister and her daugh- ter, aged 22, on the Swiss-Alsatian frontier. They were charged acting as sples. The women promptly admitted at the trial that they had smuggled let. ters without knowing their contents from Alsatian families to relatives in Switzerland. This was done simply as a friendly act and without political or_malicious purpose. Both women, says La Suisse, were shot at Mulhausen. The mother was a_horrified witness of the execution of her daughter. The newspaper adds that it has re- cefved confirmation of the execution of the women from their relatives. with, SHIPPING BOARD®REPLIES TO GOETHALS DECLARATION That the Wooden Ship Programme is Hopeless. Washington, May 27.—Replying to- iday to Major General Goethals' dec- laration that the shipping board’s wooden ship programme, entrusted to the general, is hopeless, Chairman Denman of ‘the board issued a state- ment declaring that with the most dissenter he =aid “While there is everything In ~the E iy = is | Successful steel building _campaizn D o e e, ion %o 1os | possible there still. will be need for a thousand wooden ships. Referring directly to General Goe- thals’ speech at a dinner in New York Friday night, Mr. Denman said: "We believe that the committees of congress, and not a public dinner, are the places for discussion of matters of policy with regard to shipbuild- ing. The shipping board has but one purpose -at the present time,” said Mr. Denman. “That is to use its utmost endeavors to defeat the submarine. No peat my warning against undue opti- mism about the liberty loan. If the people are aroused to its importance there will be no doubt about its suc- cucess but continuous hard work musa be done until subscription dayv, June 15 “There is now an enthusiastic im- pulse behind the loan which, if main- tained ,wiil, T hope result in a large oversubscription. What I said in the beginning of the campaign still holds true, that every man and woman in the atted States, roust . within. thele se 04 person, nor any interested group of, means, subscrive for | the loan. mo | o e draw any one of uj in- to a controversy with General Goe- thals nor do we think the general is seeking_it. “If all the ships that can be built $50 helps. I have heard rumors or reports that the loan already is over- subscribed. This is untrue and 1 hope that such reports Nl not St in|within the next eighteen months are credence. They ave very hurtful to|p ;" there still would be need for a S appeal to the business men of |thousand wooden ships to make good the countrv to give whole-hearted |the deficit in our merchant tonnage. I do not know whether a thousand gupport to the loan was fssued tonisht|wooden ships can be built in eishteen D B G R Tt O 1thg |months. There was a hope expressed e Sxmman 2 that we could and I have carefully lavoided denyinz the possibility of real- zation of this hope. My reason for not denving it is because I do not care to have our enemies receive that amount of comfort. I can state, I think, that General Goethals is of the same point of view with regard to the Germans. Bvery attempt to make it appear that there is disruption be- NO U-BOATS IN THE WESTERN ATTANTIC. Officials of German Foreign Office In- formed The Associated Press. Berlin, Saturday, May 26, via 1on- ltween General Goethals and the board oat e i omeni il 15 adding to German comfort and as- gmeials of the German forelan omce | ™Gt Genera1 Goethals: statement that that no German naval forces had re- | \iumry has made no effort o gently been despatched across the AL~ |sell $50.000,000 worth of Panama bonds B v o o T ub: |to provide funds for the board's work, waters was dismissed by the govern- |Ne,sald: “Every request we have made to the ment officials as a “probable invention < 5 treasury for moncy has met with a of early summer visitors to the AMaine |quick response. It was not necessary Soast resorts who 2T ondeavoring !0|to sell Panama Canal bonds to obtain deprive the famiiiar sea serpent of its|.> BC TATRME TEAM pOnOS O O st prerogatives have been upder some misapprehen- sion In regard to this matter. There have been frequent reports of German submarine activity on the At- lantic seaboard. On April 1 7the Amer ica ndestroyer Smith said to ha narrowly escaped a torpedo fired by German submarine when at a point east of Fire Island. This report elicit- |FILMS ARE TO AID IN | LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN In 10,000 Motion Picture Theaters Throughout the Country. ed the official denial from the German | admiralty that any submarine boat| . > was in the western half of the Atlan- | New York, May 27—The Liberty tie. 'Mora recently it was reported |loan campaign will be extended into more than 10,000 motion picture the- atres throughout the country begin- ning tomorrow, when . there will ' be shown a short film designed to awak- en the nation to the necessity of pur- chasing the bonds, it was announced tonight. The film opens with a “close up” of the national colors rippling in the wind, while along the borders are the words: “Buy a Liberty bond—the tie that binds us all” The president is then shown dic- tating a_message to the American people. The message, limited to ffty words, closes the picture. In aid of the bond sale and the Red Caoss, the Aero Club of America has offered to purchase the number one Liberty bond of each serles, from the $10 denomination up to the denomina- tion and re-sell them to the highest bidder. A member of the club has already agreed to pay $1,000 for the No. 1 bond of the $100 denomination, it was said. The purchase of all the that German U-boats had been sight- ed off the Maine coast. According to skippers arriving_at American ports last week from Newfoundland, these reports were inspired by the antics of a school of whales which were dis- porting_themselves in the waters be- tween Montauk Point and Newfound- land. NEW HAVEN ROAD TO BOOM LIBERTY LOAN Employes Are to be Given an Oppor- tunity to Purchase on Installment Plan. New Haven, Conn., May 27.—Ar- rangements have been completed by the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford Railroad company and associated companies, whereby about 36,000 em- ployed will be given an opportunity to subscribe for Litberty loan bonds on an easy payment plan. All station agents, general and division officers NG, 1 bonds of all denominations Wil and all company branches of the rail- | €ntail an expe: sl B road Y. M The Tobacco Products ‘orporation C. A. have ized to recdive subscriptions. A statement issued by the company today, outlining the plan in brief, calls upon 'all_emploves, men and women, to do their part in making the Liberty loan a success. More than 5,000 post- ers will be distributed to be displayed in all stations, roundhouses, shops and other places where employes congre- sate. The statement concludes with the reminder that if one-half of the 36,- 000 emploves on the pavroll of the company subscribe to a $50 bond, the peen author-|yas applied for $100,000 worth of the bonds which it plans to distribute among every one of its employes through small payments. PRIVATE J. WELCH OF NEW BRITAIN ACCIDENTALLY KILLED By Comrade Who Was G Through Manual of Arms. . Hartford, Conn, May 27.—Private Julius Welch of New Britain, assigned to guard duty at a local factory, died London, May 27, 8 p. m.—The most claborate” welcome yet given to any arriving American units was a lunch- eon and tea tendered by Sir Thomas terly retreat goes|Iipton at his country home today for i £ 4t*will draw- the English | the doctors and nurses of the Harvard ly out of France. —|medical unit which is on its way to pfim Retreat. ‘ashington Flerald. France. = The grounds of the house were pro- Norway statethat the |fusely decorated with American fi o the prowince of |bunting and the Red Cross insignia: /the Arcilc ocean |Arthur Sherley Benn, member of par- ils. threatened | lament, delivered a speoch praising the the Ger- | United ‘States-and. President Wilso: Count o .bas|to Vienna by the Emperor Charles. %o | He < wi visit the Kaiser at. 3 b afterwards. ~ had ‘been struck by a train. | e total subscription would be $906,000. $150,000 Fire in Center of Stafford. Stafford, May 27.—Half a dozen bus- iness blocks on Main street in the cen- ter of the town were burned last night, causing an estimated loss of about $150,000. The cause of the fire is not known. It started in the Gary livery stable and spread rapidly to the nelghboring bulldings. Killed By Train. New London, Conn. May 27.—The body o fan unuknown man, apparently in destitute circumstances, was found this afternoon near the railroad sid- ing at Stonington. It is believed he in a hospital tonight from a bullet wound received this afternoon when his own rifle. with which Frank Mu- tulis, also of New Britain, was go- ing through a manual of arms, was ac- entally discharged. en Welch's relief arrived at five o'clock he stood his gun against a fence. ~Matulis, who had been con- versing with the soldier for some time, picked up the gun, and evidently fa- maliar with the manual of arms, pro- ceeded to go through it. Welch was standing but a few feet away when the gun discharged. The bullet enter- ed the right side of his head. Austrian prisoners of war are to be employed in Italy on the land. Brazil to Leave Neutral Ranks BECAUSE OF SINKING OF MER- CHANTMAN BY GERMANS ‘MESSAGE TO CONGRESS Some Manner of Defense Should be Formulated—Recommends Action. Rio Janeiro, Saturday, May 26—(De- layed in Tranemission).—The commit- tee on foreigw relations in the Braziiian congress today drafted a meausre rec- ommending the cancellation of the de- cree of ‘April 25, 1917, which declared the neutrality of Brazil in the war be- tween Germany and the United States. President (Braz under the bill would be authorized to take necessary steps for the carrying out of this law and to put into practice the acts which re- sult from the cessation of neutrality. The Brazilian foreign minister today presented to congress a message signed by President Braz in which it is stated that the sinking of Brazilian merchant- men by German submarines obliges the government to take measures of de- fense against the Teuton U-boats. The utilization but not confiscation of Ger- man vessels interned in Brazilian seaports is sugmested. Taxt of the Messag The text of the message follows: “I have the honor to bring today to your knowledge confirmatien of the in- formation which we have received from the Brazilian legation at Paris concerning the sinking of another Brazilian merchantman by a German submarine. “The entire nation Is cognizant of the attitude which this government adopted when Germany announced to all neutrals the establishment of a submarine blockade. * * * The Bra- zilian governmeng then formulated a protest and after the sinking of the steamship Hirana broke off diplomatic relains with Germany. “Today the sinking of a second steamship without warning and the menace of decreawing constantly our shipping and foreign commerce obliges the government to put into praotice measures of defense to be susgested by the high advisors of national congress. “However, the government in sub- mitting this matter for your considera- tion does not attempt to escape the responsibility which is incumbent in it or to give frankly its opinion which it is its duty to do. “The utilization of the German mer- chantmen interned in Brazf.ian sea- ports appears urgent to the govern- ment. The idea of confiscation, how- ever, is excluded, this being repugnant to the spirit of our laws as well as to the general feeling of the country. * “Whatever method is adopted, it is essential that the government cannot suffer any delay in taking measures which are imposed at the same time by the public interest and by the dig- nity of the nation. (Signed) € “WENCESLAO BRAZ." Nilo Pechana, the Brazillan foreign minister, today had a long conversa- tion with Dr. Roy Barbosa, a leading Brazilian statesman. A conYerenee will be held tomorrow to discuss the question of the government's foreign policy in which ex-President Rodriguez Alves and the vice president of the republic will participate. The representatives in congress from Rio Grande do Sul favor the revoca- tion of the neutrality declaration . PUNSHMENT FOR ATTEMPT TO PREVENT REGISTRATION Government to Deal Vigorously With All Such Cases. Washington, May 27.—Criminal in- vestigation awaits persons who at- tempt to prevent registration under the war army bill by propaganda or otherwise. Attorney-general Gregory announced tonight that his attention had been called to the circulation of propaganda designed ‘to discourage registration, and that the government would deal vigorously with such cases, “Such action is a plain violation of the law,” said Mr. Gregory, “and the department of justice is prepared to prosecute promptly any person guilty of such conduct.” The officers and agents of the de- partment throughout the country have been instructed to watch carefully for infractions of this law. “In addltion to the penal provisions contained in the act which make eva- sion a criminal offense, Section six of the federal penal code makes it a criminal offensive punishable with not more than six (6) vears imprisonment for any two or more persons to con- spire together to ‘hinder, prevent or delay the execution of any law of the United States. “The act of May 18, 1917, which may be very properly entitled the ‘selective soldiers bill' is now a law of the Unit- ed States so that all copspiracies to hinder, prevent or delay the appoint- ed agencles or Instrumentalities of the government In putting that law into effect or in making the registra- tion- therein provided for will be dealt with accordingly, ~prosecuted and when convicted doubtless severely punished.” “THE FRIENDS OF THE GERMAN REPUBLIC" Organized in New York With De- thronement of Kaiser As Its Object. New York, May 27.—Germans here have formed an organizattion called “The Friends of the German Repub- lic” whose object is Ithe dethrone- ment of Emperior Wilhelm and the es- tablishment of a German republic, it was announced tonight. The organi- zation, said to be nation-wide in scope has established heéadquarters and has issued an appeal to Germans to help in_its propaganda. The appeal, written in English ~ana German, in part: , says “Events and developments in Ger- many are clearly pointing to a near upheaval similar to that which was witnessed in Russia some months ago. Travellers Tecently arrived from Ger- many report rapid spreading o Tepublican movement. “Things evidently are getting .very uncomfortable for the German autocra- cy, though to the outside world it at- tempts to show a bold and unconcern- ed front. The Russian leaven 1is Condensed Telegrams Thirteen Americans appear in Ca- nadian casualties. The leagus for Women's service will supply 250 women volunteers for the New York state census. More than $4,000,000 in subscriptions to the Liberty Loan was obtained in Pittsburgh in three days. Federal officials are on the lookout for a new type of a slacker, who pre- tends to bé a foreigner in order to es- cape the draft. John Frederick Hunter, member of the United States Geologieal Survey was drowned while swimming in the Chattahoochee River. Secretary Daniels sent an estimate which he termed of vital importance for a $325,000 appropriation to estah- lish coast air patrols. Four Swedish steamers with cargoes of varied character, bound for Russia, were captured by a German submarine in the Gulf of Bothnia. A vacancy in the Austrian wremier- ship may follow the Hungarian prem- fership vacancy, according to reports comipg through Amsterdam. Enrollments in the Naval Reserve and militia forces number 4,538 men. Less than 20 per cent. of these men are equipped for sea service. Emil Green, 19 years old, was con- victed of murder in the first degree b fore Judge Gibbs in the Bronx Coun Court for killing Henry P. Thayer. The appointment is announcei of Jonkheer Charles Pluys de Beerendro- eck as head of the Belgian Relief Com- mission to succeed Herber Hoover. The Prussian Ministry of Finance has under consideration the levying of a bachelor's tax and may further von- clude to asssss unmarried women. James Duncan,. champion discus- thrower of the world, and a member of the Irish-Aemrican Athletic Club, Joined the United States Army engin- eers. An apPropriation of $200,000 for the purpose of Great East Meadows, N. J. as a target range and camp grounds Lor the Government was passed by the ate. Increased subscriptions to the Lib- erty Loan were decided on by nine national banks of Omaha. The banks will take §4,000,000 worth of the bonds instead of $2,000,000. The strike of the longshoremsn and truckmen, which threatened to para- lyze shipping in Havana Harbor and left the wharves piled high with mer- chandise, was settled Senator Frelinghuysen of Now Jer- sey_intrdouced a resolution demunding a ‘Senatorial inquiry of recent acci- dents aboard American ships, due to defective ammunition. A fine of $2,500 or five years in pri- son or both awaits “any male Canadi- an between the ages of eighteen and forty-gve” who attempts to leave Can- ada to avold military service. England’s plans for fedeing harself, France, Italy and Belgium are based on the hope that H. C. Hoover is em- powered by the American Congress to fix export prices on foodstuffs. The Berlin Vorwaerts says that no German, After tite horrors of the three years of war, could think of pur- chasing peace on the terms indicated in the speech of Premier Ribot. Calling beer the national drink, rep- resentatives of brewery employes pre- sented petitions to the President bear- ing 2,000,000 signatures urging him not to favor anti-beer legislation. Eight prisoners of war, including Jullus Adolph Jockinsen, former Ger- men consul of St. Thomas ,Virgin Is- lands, were brought here under armed guard aboard an American steamship. Parades led by the Edison band featured the opening of the intensive campaign started among employes of the Edison factories in Orange, N. J., for contributions to the Liberty Loan. Col. Augustus P. Gardner, former Massachusetts representative and first member of Congres to join the Re- serve Corps, reported to Col. Simp- son, adjutant-general on Governor's Island. The Greek freight steamer Odysseus, a vessel of 3,463 tons, which left New Orleans for Marseilles, was tor- pedoed and sunk by a German sub- marine, according to two members of her crew. The third Avenue Railway System in New York city, filed with the Pub- lic Service Commission ,an application for the right to charge an increase of two cents in fares or two cents for transfers. News reached New York of the sinking by German torpedoes of the Cunard steamship Feltria, formerly the Principello of the Uranium Line, and the Atlantic Transport Line freighter Maine. An officials _statement ed in Berlin _denfes United States Ambas- sador Gerard’s declaration that the in- habitants of Lillie were deported from. the city last year and made to work on land for the Germans. Chief of Police Hayes of Hoboken recommended to the Department of Justice the interment of 100 German saflors living at ht e German Sea? menment’s Home, on the ground that presence constitutees a menace. George F. Ferguson, Iceman friend of John D. Rockefeller, is dead at his home in Pocantico Hills. Ferguson whs the wit of Pocantico Hills and he would often spend the evening with the oil king swapping jokes. _An agricultural army composed of those disqualified for military service, to use public lands and be advanced momey, implements and seed by the government, was proposed in a bill in- troduced by Senator Lewis of Illinois. Raid by Entente Airships. London, May 28, 12.08 a. m.—A des- patch to the Exxchange Telegraph from Amsterdam reports that allied air sqaudrons, including British, French land Belglan machines, bombarded a German defenses at Heyst, Blacken- burghe and Zeebrugge, all in Belgium, last night. The despatch adds that many explosions were heard. est in Connecticut in Proportion «to the City’s Population OVER 100 LIVES LOST IN TORNADDES That Swept Over Central lllinois and Northweste Indiana Saturday Evening A SCORE OF PERSONS ARE MISSING-500 INJURE The Wind Destroyed 496 Houses at Mattoon, II.—M Lives Were Crushed Out Amid Falling Houses ar —Fire Broke Out After the Storm—Charleston Suffered Great Loss—Vast Damage Was Dc Area Bordering the Swept Zone—Tennessee ed by a Devastating Storm Sunday Afternoon Mattoon, Til, May 27.—Stoicaily ed. A tem taking up the task of recovering the [ was set uj dead, nursing the injured and housing | Injured were § and feeding the homeless, Mattoon and | brary, the Odd Charleston, swept Saturday evening|various churche by a tornado that took a toll of more | Thousands than 100 lives in central Illinols and [the United States northwestern Indiana, today had estab- | for war u lished systematic methods of relief. | hospitals Sunday’s sunrise showed toon had lost 50 known dead, score of persons missing jured, some of whom may die, in the devastation of 140 blocks of homes oc- cupied part of by workingmen i the city. rendering 2,000 person: These are sheltered in that Ma Hotels pre with a | barrels of c ana 500 in- als gratis n_the noi The wind razed 496 houses and partly destroyed 146 more, homeless, the”homes rth storm ewey wide and 3 toon, ¢ est homes of friends, in public bujldings and In a|swept zone t tented refuge in Peterson park. through De ¥ Charleston, lying 10 miles east of |over hundreds of Mattoon, with 5,000 population, suf- [ molished t fered a larger loss in p=®pourtion to ite damage size than Mattoon, the known dead bord € totalling- 37, with 20 or more missing. . ¢ g Scores were ed in Char; In are and some business buildings were merely sniped wrecked, including the Maple hotel, |Buded of porche two railroad stations, three grain ele- | foundations, and f vators and a lumber yard death or injury The twisting wind chose its victims | A few sm. Tien in gpots and reports from the rural |GtOrm's path we rezipns indicate that small loss of life | demolished, but occurred outside Mattoon and Char'es- | quarter and all ¢ ton and only at widely s<parated |0f Mattoon esc places. from flying pla Sweeping through Modesto, south of | ture, hurled Mattoon, where much damage was | Stances for mile done, the storm rushed northeast. dropping on the north part of this city Eight Killed at B Leaving unscathed the business eec- | Biytheviile, Ar tion, and barely touching the indus- | parsone we trial plants, the whirlwird lifted its tenacles until it reached Charleston. swept throug r There the tornado again gripped (he | omer m s earth and tore away sSubStantinl | oarsams” seriy buildings, crushing out the lves of | lajwe in - two score more human heines ‘amid ’ alling houses, hurtling timbers and snapping trees. Three Deaths at The storm fitfully wore itse'f out in | Cairo. 11 the northwestern corner of Indiana, | Were killed a causing more havoc here and there as it hopped along an errat its disappearing point. Fire broke out calm succeeded soon put out damacge. For hours there wa rushing about of the stricken area. secking friends. F. thwarted by finally a messenger was d. Champaign by relief train arrived Later an uncertain wire fleld was made workable was sent to aid In guard and helping the homeless. Before dawn order had the wind without s ur in Mattoon relatives Sfforts to send for automobile, &0 ic course but storm iy serd, confu ivo; espat tha before midnight N to Spri and m ing prop been ee and help w the collapse of wire: d to which st ty, Ky reports and nurse ordered to D to lat °" | Summary of Den Chicago, M. nado dead sed Mattoon, T Charleston, 1 Andnle, F Other Tilin Arkansas Indiana Kentucky Tennessee but GERMANS HAVE DESTROYED RAILROADS AND CANALS In the Region of Evacuated by Th Paris, May 27—Albert now has charge of all in the zone of the Frenc to the front as well as has just returned from a: of the railroads, canals and hizhways in the region recently the Germans. “The Germans carried steel rails and the railroa M. Claveille today to France em. Clavevl |under-secretary of transportation, who transportation h_armics in the n_inspect vacuated off eve d ties’ The Associated Recently rea LI CHING-HSI MINISTE Nomination Approve Representa ille, | Peking r to 75, the ho: day app: Ching-Hsi, t , | premier in succe ion | Jul, who w Yuan-H ng, form ton 1 loudl M: Press. “The rondbeds and ballast re- |the action of the main almost intact. Othorwise the de- |day and it is struction was about as methodical | tion cabinet wii and complete as could be imagined. |of parliament All highway and railroad bridges werc | President badly damaged or destroved as were |ly ig rapidly turntables, water tanks and switeh |the milltary o mechanisms. Bven articles that would | credited have been of no advantage of comfort to our army were taken away, which | Ti Chung-Te seems to Indicate there Is a pressing |late Chincae need in Germany for everything in |Chang. FHe w the shape of metal.” The destruction of can: Claveille said, was as complete damage done to railroads. boats also were broken means available were structing the channels. “The best service that could be ren- dered to France by the engineérs now being organized in the al locks, Alj ca up and every used for regiment in 1501 M. | this month the [of finance to su nal |who was rem. SOLDIERS’ BODY ¢ BESIDE of Private William D United State: sald M. Clavelile, Probably Struck ‘would be to bring over here as soon as convenient, tools and equipment| Derby, necessary to repair those railroads, ca. | liam D, n nals and bridges. portant. They must be near the front. “The American engineers may be of immense service to us i as well a5 in re-bullding the raliroads. T want to point out in this connection ; of the present units of engineers formed in the that in view all The reopening the canals in that district is most im- ready for traffic immediately in order to re- lieve the congestion on railway mads it n this w. situation of liment, ‘who wa scious condit tracks in the where he was morning, died at here today w sciousness. It is thought by the steps of some time Fr bed at the is narrow nes ork United States should be autonomous - and complete in order to be of maxi- that is, they should brin mum utility; DISASTROUS TORN the necessary hand labor. Only inef- SOUTH DYER G T ficlent and unskilled workmen are available here now. Above all, quick | Fifteen Persons Are He t Workers are needed. and a Score Injur “If America could mining contingent nal, it would be a great The great advantage in this would be | to release for transportation and other necessities ships now bringing coal to France.” sena hoon to us a coal in agdition to the engineering corps for railroad and ca- Memphis, Te persons killed_ana e do which = Dyersburs Dyersburg east of t Baron Burian Intends to Resign. B s e tow ‘Amsterdam, via TLondon, May 27, [sons were reported 1050 p. m.—The Budapest Pester|than a =core injured ‘Hirlip announces that Baron Burian, !bnrg and in the farming the Austro-Hungarian finance, intends to resign. minster of of Dyer county. Property said to have been exten