Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 29, 1917, Page 1

5 ARG VOL. LIX—NO. 228 POPULATION 29,919 b - CON TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1917 & TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Nomwich is Double That of Any ( [TALIANS BATTLING IN QUEST OF TRIEST " On the Carso Plateau They Have Smashed Their Wa Across the Timano River THEY HAVE CAPTURED VILLAGE OF SAN GIOVANNI Against the Germans, on German Machines and Three British Fliers Were De- stroyed in Fights in the Air Monday. - Aside from the Austro-Ttallan thea~ tre, especlally the southeastern sec- ior where the Talians are making . 1 efforts to_break through the ; line toward Trieste, little ¢ crmsequance is taking place Dittia fronts. Artillery between the Trench the < .= in the Champagne n of France, while along the Fromt held by the British the opera- s are being carried out mainly by mall Talding parties. om ihe castorn fromt the Russian "“fire against the Austrians is casing In intensity, probably pre- iz the awakening of the Russian 3 their letharsy and the approach of hostilities on & great scale. & ihe Carso plateau, just above the head of the Guif of Triests, the Sians have smashed :their way scroms the Timavo river and captu-ed e sinage of San Giovanni, two miles Horthwest of Duino, on the railroad féirting the Gult of Trieste, and lead- \x into Trieste. Nine six-inch guns 227l into the hands of the Jtallans. To the morth, in the vicinity of Ja- miano, the Halians have captured for- fed Ausirian trenches and along the Jullan front have made further gains 2nd consolidated positions previously the Front in France—Twelve taken. The Austrian war office as- serts| that Sunday’s attacks by the Italians near Jamiano were repulsed and that near Castagnlevizza attempts at an advance by the Italians failed. It asserts also that the Italian cas- ualties have been very heav ground before the Austrian D being covered with Italian dead. More than 13,000 unwounded Italians had been captured up to Sunday, says the statement, made prisoner on the Carso plateau. British airmen are continuing to op- erate extensively against the Germans on the front in France. Twelve Ger- man machines were destroyed in fights in the air Monday and ten others were sent to the ground by British fliers. Another machine fell victim ro Brit- ish anti-alrcraft guns. Three Brit- ish machines failed to return to their base. Dealing with Sunday’s air fight- ing, the German war office says Ger- man airmen shot down twelve air- planes and two captive balloons. Action Dby the Brazilian congress which would place Brazil on the side of the other powers fighting -against the Germans is still awaited. Mean time the situation in Spain with re- gard to Germany’s illegal acts toward that country continues to grow in in- tensity. VACANCIES IN THE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CAMPS Caused by the Withdrawal of Candi- dates Are Not to Be Filled. Washington, May 28—The war de- 150 STUDENT AVIATORS TRAINING FOR THE ARMY At the Six Colleges Which Are Aiding the Government. ‘Washington, May 28.—Another lot of partment announced today that vacan- ctes in the officers’ tralning camps re- sulting from the withdrawal of candi- dates for commission or for any other reason will not be filled. A considerable number at each of the thirteen camps have dropped out be- caused they proved uneuited to mili- tary life, and thers has been a Tush of applicants to fill the gaps. The de- partment hoids, however, that the first two weeks of the tralning course are tial and will hold all applicants 7e echnd series of camps to when the first series has pleted ite work. Tt is regarded as 00 zrea: a handicap on the whole force, as well as on the individual, to have men enter now and attempt to catch up. STEAM YACHT TO BE USED AS AMBULANCE SHIP. Presented to the Government by Dr. John A. Harriss of New York. Washington, May 28.—The 400-ton steam yacht Surf, presented to the government by Dr. John ‘A. Harriss of Sew York, has been ordered to join the Atlantic fleet as an _ambulance ship. The vessel is the first of her kind the navy has received in this way during the present war. Dr. Harriss not only tendered the boat to the government fres, but in- sisted that he be permitted to meet ll of her expenses during her war ser- vice. In_ making the announcement tonight, Secretary Dantels said he hoped many other yacht owners would follow this example. CREATION OF A POLISH ARMY IN FRANCE To Fight for the Re-establishment of Ancient Polish Kingdom. Paris, May 27, 7 p. m—(Delayed) — The Temps announces that the creation of a PoHsh army in France is well under way. It eays it is intended to bring together a large number of Polish elements living not only in France but in various allied countries who will fight nnder the Polish flag for the re-establishment of ancient Polish kingdom. The Temps adds that the project, which has been under coneideration for some time, is on the point of being realized. ELECTION OF SUCCESSOR TO CONGRESSMAN SULLOWAY ‘Will Be Held in the First New Hamp- shire District Today. . H., May 28. — The First New Hampshire district for the election tomorrow of a suceessor to the late Congressman Cy- rus A. Sulloway, republican, closed fonlght. Sherman E. Burroughs, the republican candidate, claimed the di trict by 1800 votes, while his head- quarters claimed the solid support of more than 100 towns, Patzick Henry Sullivan, the democratic nominés, re- frained from quoting figures, but de- clared himself confident of election. Would Penalize Storers of Foodstuffs. ‘Washington, May 28—A bill -by Senator Poindexter of Washington, to punish malicious storing of foodstuffs and_cther necessaties under penalties of from six months to three years jm- risonment was favoradly reported to- by the senate judiclary commit- tee, 150 istudent aviators for fthe army went into training at the six colleges which are alding the government in buildihg up the corps. The first stu- dents were received last Monday, and new classes will be started each suc- ceeding Monday until the full 600 are under training. The plan Is to turn out 150 aviation reserve corps officers each week after the first class finishes its course The war department issued a state- ment today saying that men are still netded for this work. Applications to the aeronautical officer of the nearest army post will bring any man who seeks to join the air service informa- tion and necessary papers. NECESSARY TO KEEP UP LOCAL CHARITIES. Message Sent Out by Women’s Com- mittee of Defense Counci Washington, May 28.—*“Keep up local charities,” is the message sent by the Women's’ committee of the council of national defense to women of the country. “Our poor and helpless must not suffer because of the war,” it eave. “The wamen of the country who stay at home must step in and see that the dependents and helpless of their com- munities do not suffer. On our women will devolve the responsibility of see- ing that the aged, the feeble, the help- less, are taken care of.” POSSIBLE INDICTMENTS FOR TREASON OR CONSPIRACY Against West Texas Farmers and La- borers’ Protective Association. Dallas, Texas, May 27.—The federal grand jury here today began investi- gating,” with a view to possible in- dictments on charges of treason or conspizacy, the operations in [West Texas of the Farmers and Laborers Protective Assoclation which is al- leged to have opposed the selective draft. Scores of members were being call- ed before the grand jury to tell of the association’s activities. Many witnesses are said to have resigned from the organization after they learned its real purpose. MACHINISTS AT NEWPORT NEWS THREATEN TO STRIKE Shipbuilding Company Rejected De- mands For Incre: in Wages. Newport News, Va, May 28.—Ma- chinists employed by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock com- pany gave notice tonight that they would strike tomorrow morning. The announcement followed a _conference between representatives of the men and yard officlals who rejected de- mands for wage increases. An ef- fective strike by the skilled machin- ists would seriously cripple the plant, which is building about _ $80,000,000 worth of naval ships, including two dreadnoughts, two battle cruisers and six dedtrayers. New London Man in Casualty List. Ottawa, Ont, May 28—The list of casualties among Americans with the Canada overseas forces, reported here tonight, includes: reported missing now rejofed: J. T. Fellowes, New London, Conn. Cardinal Gébbons purchased a block of, the_Liberty, Loan, bonds. % Cabled Paragraphs Folkestone Was Most Damaged. London, May 28, 7.55_p. m.—Folke. stone was the town where the most damage was done in Friday’s air raid. EXPLOSIVE 10,000 TIMES MORE POWERFUL THAN DYNAMITE Five Grain Tablet Would Wreck the Talest Building in New York. 25—Dr. D. Waltoff, wvice president of the Amer- ican Medico-Pharmaceutical announced at the annual meet ‘banquet of the league here _tonight that he and his son, Mortimer, had dis- covered an explosive 50 powsrful that a five-grain tablet wreck the tallest buflding The discovery, sulted from’ an experiement to find a cheap substitute for gasolene. Dr. toff clatmed that “10,000 times more pow= erfull than dynamite.” Fortified Austrian Trenches in the Vinicity of Jamiano Have| rAcE RIOT LAST NiGHT Been Captured by the Italians—Austrian War Office Re- ports That 13,000 Unwounded Italians Were Captured on Sunday—British Airmen Are Operating Extensively New Yorlk, d suffice to IN EAST ST. LOUIS, A Negro Shot in the Head and a Doz- en Others Wounded. East St. Louis, Tlis, May 28. gro was shot in the head and a dozen others were wounded in a riot here to- night_that followed a meeting in the city hall auditorium called test against the importation of any more black laborers. crimes have been charged to the me- stimulate production. is under debate in the senate and may be passed there Wednesday. To Get Estimates of Food Resources. ‘The agricultural department expects to present a fairly accurate estimate of food resources within three weeks after the bill is signed. As soon as the measure becomes law, the department will start its 17,000 employes and the The meeting was attended by the mayor and city councilmen. When they departed at its close the crowd that had listened to the speaches against negro crime, most 1o disperse, but rushed to the district on Proadway where there are a num- ber of negro saloons. little, opposition and according to po- ANOTHER WAR TAX OF 10,000,000 FRANCS ON THE BELGIANS Has Been Levied by Baron Von Fal- kenhayn, German Governor. work on the investigation. liminary report to be made three weeks will be supplemented with monthly reports and probably by a further complete report within months if necessary. Material gathered will be turned over to Herbert C. Hoover, who will be named to head the food administra- them men, failed The crowd met Havre, May 29. 1.20 a. m.—The Ger- man governor-general of Belgium, Ba- ron von Falkenhayn, supplementary war tax francs on the Belgians. cial councils have been summoned to meet on June 2 to decide on the meth- ©d_of raising this amount. With the new tax the mount of mon- ey altogether exacted from the Bel- glans amounts to 72 The increased cost of has imposed of 10,000,000 The provin- | Kenzis hundred_miles from places of business to testify in a food inquiry. the upkeep of the tpops occupying the territory is given by the Germans as the reason for cannot be considered as final. WOMAN SUICIDES ON THE CITY -OF LOWELL She Is Believed to Be Ann Wells New London. 23—A woman be- New York, May ils of New Lon- lieved to be Ann W don, committed s her stateroom on Lowell of the New London line as the boat was leaving her North River pier he steamer City nd two letters were left hy note indicated that killing herself the womaz. contemplated by drowning. EXPLOSIONS IN WAREHOUSE AT OSAKA, JAPAN Seventy Persons Were Killed and 200 Damage $5,000,000. Injured—Property Osaka, Japan, May 6.—Seventy were killed and 200 injured in a s Of terrific_explosions and a fire h occurred in the warehouse trict of Osaka.yesterday. to property The whole of Osaka and neighboring towns and villages were thrown into a panic. explosions was heard for fifty The first explosion, the Tokio warehouse is believed to have been due to the spontaneous combustion of The damags The sound of the which ocecurre storehouse, CITY OFFICIAL OF SEATTLE CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY. Hulet M. Wells Spread Literature Ad- vocating Resistance to Draft. States secret service operatives today arrested Hulet M. Wells, plove, former president of the Seattle Central Labor council, on a charge of | seditious conspira; the alleged distribution by Wells nad others of literature advocating resist- ance by force of the government's se- lective draft plan. STRIKE SITUATION IN PARIS REMAINS UNCHANGED indications Are That Most of the Dif- be Adjusted. s olty em. | acre tract, growing out of ferences Wi Paris, May 28, 5.16 p. m. in this city was stationary today because, of the holiday. dications were that most of the trade differences would bs adjusted. government's appeal to the employ- ers and employes to reconcile their differences as a matter of patriotic duty had a favorable effect and there was comparative calm in all quarters where strikers h4d been most active. ~The strike | Peter van Wagoner. Paterson, N. J., May 28.—Peter van ‘Wagoner, said to be the oldest member of the New York produce exchange, died in_a hospital here today at the age of 82 years. Colonel Edward M. L. Ehl May 28—Colonel ward M. L. Enlers, grand secretary of the grand lodge of Masons of the state of New York, died at the home of a son here today at the age of 77 years. He was one of the most widely known Ma- sons in the world, havinb been a mem- ber of that fraternity for 51°years. Colonel Ehlers was born in De; January 31, veteran of the Civil war in this coun- try, oge of the original thirteen mem- bers of Mecca Temple and the first man to become a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. distinction of being one of a very few on whom had been conferred the hon- orary degree of past grand master. The Gulf Refining , Pa., througi L. Mellon,” last night announced subscription of $1,000,000 to the liberty New York, He was a He enjoyed the any at Pitts- s president, W. per, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population House Passed the ogramme For Food Survey Bill| Liberty Loan Week FOR INVESTIGATION OF COUN- TRY'S FOOD RESOURCES CALLS FOR $14,770,000 Agricultural Department Expects to Present a Fairly Accurate Estimate of Food Resources Within Three Weeks After the Bill is Signed. Washington, May 25.—The adminis- tration’s food survey bill, food control measures, wes passed by the house today without a record vote. It appropriates $14,770,000 for an im- mediate inyestigation of the coumtry’s food resoures and for measures 150,000 voluntary crop reporters tion. Principal Amounts Appropriated. As originally drawn the bill carrier more than $15.000,000. These are the principal amounts appropriated: For seeds, $5,778,000. Fducation for increasing production by waste elimination and conservation $4,348,400. General survey $2,522,000. Eradication of livestock diseases and livestock improvement work $885,000. Miscellaneous items $547,000. Fradication of plant diseases and in- sects $441,000. : Much Opposition. Many republicans, including Form- er Speakpr Cannon, repeatedly at- tacked the measure as wasteful. Chair- man Lever of the asricultural com- mittee declared heatedly in closing de- bate todav that they were raising a false issue. “Tt is not, economy that th is hoarding and who is speculating.” Debate in Senate. The senate devoted the day to de- bating and adopting an amendment by Senator McKellar, reducing the appro- priation for the eradication of the cat- tle tick and other livestock disezse from $2,092,000 to $825000. A motion to eliminate an appropriation of $2. 500,000 for seeds to be sold to the farm er at cost by the department of agri culture and for the eradlcation plant diseases was pending when the senate adjourned. GREAT TRAINING CAMP NEAR WRIGHTSTOWN, D. C. To Consist of 4,000 Acres—Will commodate 30,000 Men and 7,000 An- Trenton, N. J., Ma: near Wrightstown, N. J | AN EXPLOSION IN HOLD OF AMERICAN STR. LACKAWANNA While Its Cargo Was Being Unloaded at a. Dock in Havana Harbor. Havana, May 28—An explosion oc- curred today in_the hold of the Amer- ican steamer Lackawanna while its cargo of coal was being unioaded at a dock in the harbor. was injured nor was the ‘preciably damaged by the explosion or the fire which followed. Captain Johnson advanced a theory that bombs placed in the hold of the steamer by spies at Norfolk were re- sponsible. NORTH PROVIDENCE MAN NOT GUILTY OF WIFE MURDER George D. Walker Acquitted on the Grounds of Insanity. Providence, R. I. May 25.—George D. - Walker, charged with the murder of his wife, Mrs. Christine Walker, at their home in North Providence, on Jan. 27, was found not guilty today by reason of insanity. The state al- leged that he struck the woman a heavy blow on the head and set fire to her clothing while she was uncon- scious. RESOLUTIONS URGING CUTTING OF PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE Passed at Meeting of New England Coal Committee. Boston, May 28. calling_upon the railroads to with- first of the A similar bill The pre- within six Miss Rankin Inserted Amendment. The survey bill was passed virtually as it came from_ the committee. Miss Rankin, the woman representat: from Montana, inserted an amendment which would require the department of agriculture to use women in the sur- vey work whenever practicable. amendment by Representative Mc- Kenzie of Ilinois would permit citi- refuse to go more than three their homes or An e gen- tlemen desire to propagate that ac. counts for the opposition to the’ bill. he said. “It may be that the opposi- tion can be accounted for because we are carrying power in the bill to go into storage concerns and find out who Ac- 28—One of the greatest training camps of the east for part of the new army will be located on a_ 40,000 according to a notice re- ceisad today from General Rell, com- i mander of the department of the east About 35,000 men and 7,000 animals can be accommodated on the site, which, besides the camp, will provide a rifle range and manoeuvring grounds Noné of the crew vessel ap- | { ‘The New England Coal committee passed resolutions to- day urging that passenger train ser- vice be reduced to 2 minimum so that motive power would be available to a greater extent for carrying coal, and MADE ‘PUBLIC BY TREASURY DE- i PARTMENT, BEGINS NEXT SATURDAY Men, Women and Children in Every Walk of Life Will be Given Places for Services in the Activities of the Week. Washington, May 28—Men, women anid children in every walk of life are given places for active service in the programme for liberty loan week be- sinning next Saturday, made public tonight by the treasury department. Treasury department officials also made public tinight an appeal made by Samuel Gompers to all members of the American Federntion of Labor re- questing’ them to ald the government in_making the loan a success. “Liberty bonds are a safe invest- ment and it is a patriotic duty to sub- scribe for them,” said Mr. Gompers. He added that he would like to see every member of the federation sub- scribe for as large an amount of the bonds as his means would permit, and |. he gave his approval to the plan - to make Wednesday, June 6, liberty loan labor day, to be devoted to a united effort by organized labor on behalf of the loan. Programme For the Week. Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3—Liberty loan days in_ the chprch- es. Clergymen will preach special ser- mons on behalf of the loan. Monday, June 4—Merchants and manufacturers’ liberty loan day on which the merchants and manufactur- ers will unite in aiding the sale. of the issue. Tuesday, June 5—Professional and insurance men’s liberty loan day. Ev- ery insurance agent in the country will devote the entire day to soliciting the subscriptions to the bonds and professional men alsowill devote much of their time to the same cause. ‘Wednesday, June 6—Liberty loan labor day and automobilists’ liberty loan day. Thursday, June 7—Farmers' liberty loan day. 'Members of granges and other farmers’ organizations through- out the country will make a concert- ed effort to secure subscriptions. Friday, June S—Women's Iliberty loan day. Saturday, June 9—Children’s liberty loan day. This appeal to the members of the League to Fnforce Peace, voiced by Former President Taft, its president, was issued tonight: “The liberty loan should be first in the mind of every citizen now as the most pressing step to a victory and the establishment of a lasting peace. The obligation to subscribe rests ea- pecially upon the members of the League to Enforce Peace. Victory means in their view something even more than the success of the United States and our allies. _Service to the league is inseparable from service to our country and the way to serve our country just at this time is to buy her bonds. COMMISSIONED AS OFFICERS IN THE RESERVE CORPS Fourteen Men From New England and Seven From New York. Plattsburgh, N. Y, May 28.—Fout- teen members of the New England reg- iment and seven members of the New York regiment of the miMtary train- ing camp here today were commission- ed as officers in the reserve corps, most of them goinz to the infantry section as second lieutenants. The first day of the third week of the company was a_strenuous one. From 7 to 9 a. m. the men were en- gaged In company drills and from 9.15 to 9.45 they were under bavonet in- struction. Detachments were taken to the bottom of a steep hill on the banks of Lake Champlain and with fixed bavonets were ordered to charge the “enemy” at the top. The enemy consisted of bags of hay and straw hung from posts. The men climbed the hill on a run and in a few minutes had every bag riddled with the points of their bayonets. RUMANIA SENDS ENTHUSIASTIC SALUTATIONS TO UNITED STATES On Its Participation In the War With Entente Allies. London, May 26, 1155 p. m. — A despatch to_ Reuter's Telegraph Com- pany from Jassy, the Rumanian capi- tal, says M. Thomas, the French min- ister of munitions, has arrived there and that M. Kerensky. the Russian minister of war. is expected in a fow ays. On the occasion of the re-opening of the Rumanian parllament, the senate sent enthusiastic salutations to the United States state department on the | participation of the United States in the war for the triumph of the prin- ciple of the nationalities for which Rumania is struggling side by side with the entente allies. DERBY MAN HELD FOR DEATH OF WORKMATE Were Employed in Coal Yard—Shovel W: Used As Weapon. Derby. Conn., May 28.—Walter Bal- lard, colored, who, it is alleged, caus- ed the death early today of a man named Wilson, also colored, by strik- ing him over the head with a shovel, inflicting a fracture of the skull, was arrested tonight and is being held to await the outcome of the coroner’s inquese "The men were employed In a coal yard. No detalls of the affair were isclosed as Wilson died in Griffin ho: pital without regaiming consciousness, {NO NEW YORK EVENING PAPERS MEMORIAL DAY ns Are for the Purpose of Saving White Paper. New York, May 28—The evening newspapers of. New York city have decided not to publish any _editions on Memorial Day. The pufpose of this step is the conserving of white Suspen draw from all arrangements for hold- | paper, and it is estimated that it will ing or diverting coal in transit. result in a saving of 250 toms. continued 'its animated debate on ths The first sanitary squadron of the American expeditionary corps arrived in Paris. . More than was subscribed to the Millinery Branch of the American Fleld Ambulance. The French Chamber of Deputi submarine question. Miss Anne Morgan sailed for France where she will engage in war relief work for some time. Strikes in all branches of industry throughout Finland are reported in a dispatch from Helsinfors. The University of Toronto conferred the degree of LL. D. on the Right Honorable James Balfour. Five more Americans, university men, joined the Lafavett Flying Corps for active service in France . An amazing coll poisons and deadly baccilli were seiz ed in Christiana as part of the bag- gage of Baron von Rosen, a Swedish nobleman and alleged German agent The Actors’ Fund was increased by a $6,000 gift from the New York The- atre’ Assambiy, & woman's organiza- ion. John H. Weser, of Weser Bros., pi- ano manufacturers, who died on May 18, left no will. His estate is esti- mated at $1,125,000. J. Kennedy Tod offered his exten- sive estate, Innis Arden, at Green- wich Point, to the Federal authorities as an aviation ground. The German steamers Odenwald and President, seized at San Juan, Porto Rico, were allotted to the Navy De- partment for naval use. Muskogee, Okla., was shaken by a terrible explosion of the Muskogee vitrified brick plant. Windows were broken all over the city. During the last few days German aircraft dropped bombs on Russian towns situation in the Danube region, inflicting many casualties. The German papers daily contain long lists of farm fires, for which the protracted dry weather in northern Germany Is partly responsible. Three women and a chauffeur were injured when an automobile upset at St. Nichola Avenue and 177th St., New York, while swerving to avoid another atomobile. President Cabrera had President Wil- son's war message to the American Congress translated for _distribution among the citizens and school children of Guatemala. E. H. R. Green of New York, sub- scribed for $5,000,000 in Liberty Bonds through the Terrell National Bank of which he is a director. He is the son of Hetty Green. Citizens of Rockaway Beach pre- sented a flagpole and American flag to the United States army detail on duty at the new miiitary =reservation at Rockaway Point. Street railway companies in Massa- chusett are seking relfef from increas- ed operating expenses by various measures looking toward the charg- ing of higher fares. A!l unnaturalized Germans are to be barred from New York's waterfront after June 1. This announcement was made by United States Marshal Thomas D. McCarth The directors’ meeting of the Penn- sylvania Railroad Company called for the purpose yesterday authorized Pres- ident Rea to subscribe for $5,000,000 of the liberty loan bonds. Serious disorders occurred in conse- quence of a strike of workmen em- ploved in smeliters at Cerro de Pasco, Peru, a city of 15,000 inhabitants, 130 miles northeast of Lima. The Associated Press is informed that the Geneva Red Cross received thus far the names of 97 Americans prisoners in Germany. The list was forwarded to Washington. Slackers in Kansas City, Mo., dis- covered a method to evade the selec- tive draft. At least four young mar- ried couples of Kansas City adopted bables within the last month. Dprogress in revising the housc war sulted in from forty to fifty of gambling games being successfully concealed from the police, was dis- dicted on charges of grand jury on peremptory suby One of them, who lost a stickpin considerable 'money, sa. roll of $20,000 by a rug when the robbers, w masks, entered the room. Condensed Tolegrams REVISING THE HOUSE W/R TAX B111 - Senate Finance Committee to Exempt Many Art Levied Upon by the House JEWELRY, FILMS, GUM, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Tax on Yachts and Other Pleasure Boats Considered or Tonnage or Length Basis—Provisions Call for a - Pound Tax on All Second-Class Mail Matter and Thre Per Cent. on Advertising in Second Class Publicatic New Stamp Taxes Are Proposed on Perfumer metics and Patent Medicines—No Decision Was | on Taxes on Admissions Places or on Club Dues. to Amusements and Washington, May 28.—Making rapid x bill, the senate finance committee to- day decided to exempt from taxation many articles levied upon by the house, to substitfte stamp taxes for the manufacturers’ gross sales plan of the house, and to consider new taxes upon second class mail matter. The latter were advocated by Senator Hardwick and 1wst office department heads and would be based upon the ad- vertising space in publications. No Direct Taxation. It was agreed that there should be no direct taxation on jewelry, mov- ing picture fllms, chewing gum, pi- anos and _self-played musical instru- ments. For the house gross manu- facturers sales tax of five per cent. the committee determined to substitute stamp taxes on the following: Me- chanical musical instruments, includ- ing talking machine records, athletic goods, perfumes, cosmetics and patent medicines. Tax on Yachts and Pleasure Boat: For the house five per cent. tax on yachts and other pleasure boats. a new tax based upon tonnage or length was considered. A new tax upon con- fectionery was proposed by Senator Willlams of Mississippi and favgra- bly recelved. On Amusement Places. Taxes on admissions to amusement places, and on club dues, were con- sidered but no decision was reached. They will probably be retained, it was officially stated, in amended form. Although the committee previously declded to strike out the house in creases on second class mall matter under a zone system, it reopened the question of lhcreased rovenue %rom newspapers and magazines today by receiving the new proposal of Senator Hardwick, backed by the post office de- partment. Cent a Pound On Second Class Mail. Senator Hardwick's amendment pro- vides that the « class rate shall be matter of second voted to advertiss committee that by t 000,000 of additiona could be raise he proposed a tax o advertising in seco tions, of six cent July 1, 1918, and thereatter. On Advertising Space The tax would be space and welght basi ing spaco being measur. levied upon the percent r Tication’s weight de 3 tisements. It is expacte proposal will be vigor publishers, It adopted it wo additfon to the direct of two per cent by the committes The committee dec house gross rales taxes moving plcture fiims 4 s mald to be b pringiple of elim on businesses and motion picture busi too, will be reached profits, corporation and admission taxes. New Stamp Tax on Farf The new stamp tax perfumes, cosmetics a cines, it ‘was raid, proba distributed In act manufacturer consumer. The general tariff in per cent. of the house 1 sidered by the cor New York members its elimination. 1f senators tonight ma greatly changed, est ed free list FORTY TO FIFTY ROBBERIES OF GAMBLING GAMES IN NEW YORK Robbers Removed Masks and Defied the Gamblers to “Squeal.” New York, May 25.—A sidelight on New York city's night life. which rc- robberies closed today when four men were in- aving entered a room in a hotel where a crap game was in progress and at the point of revolvers, held up the partic ts and robbed them of $9,000 1n casn and a quantity of jewelry This robbery, like the others, was not reported fo the police becaus it was explained, “there was a marked disposition on the part of the men robbed to keep quiet When the news finallv leaked out, however, 17 persons who had participated in’ th crap game were haled before the . nd vea a unde aring d he * ing I hro: Asher Haven. superintendent on_the s . asamieral estate of Dr. Ciifford J, Edgar, a New [, /ine robberies of the Eamt o York physician, was Ikilled, and his | months and are belleved to have nel son. Winsted Haven, was probably|tcq many thousands of dollars, have injured by a dynamite explosion. been among the boldest ever commit- " e here, accord 0 the police. In Frederick Rouch, a guard at the Vir- |12, T GRCOTMSE (10 i, e o ginia Beach wireless station, was percy e ‘alfering places, have taken slightly wounded in an exchange of | gt {heir masks and d-fied the ram'- shots with two mgn, who were ap- | ‘oo hgqueal hecatse of the know parently attackingthe net around the oforts of the authorities to suppress station. All the German air raids on London and other English cities and towns have taken 427 lives. There were 21 of these raids in which lives were lost in a period of 28 months, the first on January 19, 1915.. George H. Frost, formrely a pub- Jisher ~of the Engineering News and late president of the Courier- News Publishing Co. of Plainfleld, N. J. left an estate valued at more than $1,000,000 to four sons. Control by the Government of the production and price of coal from Tllinois mines, unless speculators cease operations, was urged in a re- port of the conservation committee of the Tilinois State Councll of Defense. M. Skobeleff, Russian Minister of Labor, submitted to the Government a proposal that the State take over part of he metallurgical and mining in- dustries in order to encourage closer relations between capital and labor. David Bluvsteln was standing in his drug store on Amsterdam Avenue New York ,when two strangers entered and cried: “Hands up!” He shouted and a shot was fired by pne of the in- truders, the bullet passing through his ‘forearm. The Chamber of Commerce of the | United States is conducting a_refer endum on a proposal to estal government agency to arous: country by means of advertising. Commercial Pacific cablegrams for China_and Japan will be censored in New York, it was announced last night, and senders are requested to file messages and translations in du- plicate. States. The vote was 136 to 3 by the Brazillan chamber ed by the committee on foreign rela- tions. It recommends the cancel tion of the decree of April 25, 191 which declared the neutrality of B zil in_the war between Germany and the United States. By Fred Robertson, U, Kansas City, Robertson, United Kansas, today comr tion of a draft ob, ported to have-been Kas ers young men ister. sh a| the | |all games.of chance. BRAZILIAN CHAMBER VOTES TO ABANDON NEUTRALITY Passed First Reading of Government's Measure 136 to 3, Rio Janeiro, May 28 —The Brazil chamber tofny passed the first read- ing of the sovernment measure voking Prazil's neutrality in the between Germany and _the United The measure under considerdtion draft- Under the bill President Braz is au. thorized to take the necessary steps to make the measure effective INVESTIGATION OF DRAFT OBJECTORS COMMENCED torney fo e meeting “advocated o to jail rather than 85276 New Men in the Army ‘Washington, May 28.—A total of 85,- million a. relief re - where life and be abie to co a den stated n tions would Against Harry Chanc Was the 160 FATALITIES IN TORNADO OF In Kentucky, Tennesses Alabama—About 350 Memphis, Tenn. » reports today from Kentucky, T Alabama swept a does Sunday, place e lost their and the injur, puthwestern Ker jest toll in ton county, th state, at least 4 and more than 100 bama. the mining ca Bradford and Cart fatalities, and ir Dyer and Carroll dead. The propert bama is estimated No accurate estim loss loss in the « ble, wire comr Ay crippled RELIEF REQUIR FOR TORNACL Will Call for Three Mattoon and Ch Springfield. 1 rleston d by a tornad from Mattoon today. was stated ount and that a to raise After the conf VERDICT OF ACQUITT IN NEUTRA sociates in Los Ange Los * Angele: rected verdict of today in Harry KChandie manager of th Baltazar Ariles Lower _ Califor Judge E. & ed s ernment's evide the specific enter the milita ple of Lower ates district i RHODE ISLAND AFFILI inted toda the Boy Scout " 276 new meén had been recruitcd for |ger comes the regular army up to last night. Saturday brought in 1,336 men. monts of wonference betwe heads of both organizations.