Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 31, 1917, Page 1

POPULATION 29,919 "~ NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, MAY 31, 1917 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other:l’apor, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportio'n to the City’s Population HARD FIGHTING ON THE GORIZIA FRONT But It Lacks the Intensity Which Characterized the Operations Last Week RUSSIANS AND AUSTRIANS FIGHTING LIVELY Several Days Ago the Russians Began an Offensive in Gllicil,v But Neither Petrograd Nor Vienna Has Made Any Com- ment on the Situation—The Anticipated Renewal of Hostilities by the Russians and Rumanians in Rumania Has Not Materialized—Only Minor Engagements Are Reported on the British and French Fronts in France. zia south- the £ of t from Go! ward the head of remains the only nt hard fighting here. however, I crized the opera- battie fro is in arties and degree of part artiller: the sou Que ampazne. nd Austrians in the ing in more has been the case s is particulary true where several days theatre where | the in- | the vet ago As ma it now the hostiliti on. hostilitics by manians no. Aust given any Ru ans began an offensive. has the Petrograd war effice ex 1 official s or in d. {act zone where the fighting The anticipaied commencement of the Ruseians and Ru- Rumania has mment on the situation as region, nor has communication idea as to the extent of the an intimation of the ex- is going not tween Jamiano and the head the Gulf of Trieste the Italians again e of Med: railwa: The Austrian ut into the azzia, thereb; lines war office Austrian occupled positions west of the village bringing their right wing closer toward Duino and the leading toward Trieste. reports the repulse of Italian attacks near Jamiano whie a similar claim is made by Rome = WAR REVENUE BiLL NOV‘I TOTALS $1,460,C00,000. Taxation of Newspapers and Other Puklications Will Be Taken Up Today. The war tax but nearly of the $1,- by the sen- 1zh the holi- ecapitulat- Chairman re-drafied ought 1.469.000,000. »ves to be able to i the senate by the m for immediate co Present indications nimous support of the comm. On the & ommittee’s work thus far, i =, liquor, tobacco, specia mpton, | and stamp taxes ipal rev. e source: The committee has defi- nite’ cut out of the ho bill tax levies aggregating $223.000.000 ard much more tentatively has been elim- irate Rates for the new license tax on au- ess profits, perfumes, nes. confectionery and items have not yet béeen fixed. Taxation of eWApape: magazines and other public ns having the sec- ond class or cent a pound mailing rate will be taken up tomorrow. Posimas- ter General Burleson today urged Sen- ator mons to support Senator Hardwick’'s plan for retaining the one- cent poundage rate on n portions of publications but taxing the parts devoted to advertising. Shou'd the Hard plan as offered or modified be adopted, Senafor Simm 2 per cent. tax upon all previou: approved by Sed be changed. GOV. HOLCOMB SENDS REQUESTS TO CLERGYMEN To Make Reference to Registration In Sermons Next Sunday. said, the advertising the commit- Hartford, Conn., May 30.—Clergymen of all denominations are requested, in a letter mailed to them from the gov ernor today, to make specific reference to the obligations incumbent on all men between the ages of 21 and 21, exclusive, in their sermons next Sun- in connection with registration June 5th. The letter outlines in full the re- quirements of the selective draft bill passed by congress, contain- ing full information regarding the methods urder which registration will be accomplished and the duties of all men who come under the requirements of the law. The Connecticut council of defense bas completed arrangements,it wisan- nounged, for the decoration of all reg- istration booths in the state, with. the colors of the allied nations on regis- tration day. In order to supplement the lists of men in the state available for military service, compiled recentl br the state military census, s1l em- ployers have been requested to prepare lists of emploves who entered their em- ploy Mzrch 21 and who are liable to military duty. It is pointed ouf that many men have come to Connecticut during the past few weeks and. consey quently their names are not included in the military census reports. OFFICERS OF THE STATE MA!L CLERKS' ASSOCIATION S P Meeting Held in Hartford terday—100 Delegates Present. Conn., 3fay 30.—More than tes assembled at the annual ing of the National Mail ssdcintion here today. The d 1o hhave been one of the ever held. All the delegates banquet in the evening at incoming officers made brief The officers elected are: nt J. A. McLoughlin, New rei vice president, Walter de -: second vice president, = Stamford. sscre- tary; William J._Cosker. lelfnrd and John Qllfllfl‘. ‘Waterbury. in- § T tor coast patrol unit No. ganized here last year for t part of flights, feet, and dips, for the Yale college aerial the naval mi Zimmer took tia. dips ich { for the Iialians hwilh :;:nrdhw Aus-l Sutng Nats. ;:-Onr;.dhak.l\s to the north on the Jullan’ e~ o Ma_ 10 e AR R former American steamship Virginia, who arrived at an American port to- AVIATION INSTRUCTOR KILLED; |day, brought word of the sinking of the British freight steamship Wash- MILLIONAIRE PUPIL INJURED.|ington by a German submarine cn et May 3. The Washinzton was torpe- Fred W. Zimmer and Seymour H.|doed, they asserted, only seven miles Knox, Jr., Latter Making His First|from Genoa, after the naval convoys Flight. had left the steamship believing her safc from attack. The explosion was S Aale, N. Y. May . 30. 4 v, |heard by persons ashore, they de- immer, an aviation insiructory was|clared. 5 % tally. {njured. and Seymour H. Knox,| LEhere 1s a British steamship nsmed a youns huftalo millionaire, who | Washington of 5.0%0 tons gross, own- “i's making his first flight in a train. |ed by the Radcliffe Steamship com- ing course for Fovernmene servics, |Pany. London, but her movements ars [ piane in awhich the two were riding |Doats operating in the Mediterranean | crashed into a te egraph pole. Zingner, caught under the engine of the air- craft, received a fractured skull and Sclmre died in ihe-hospital a few hours after | [An @ubmarines are eauipped with 1 the accident. Knox will recover, it was | (& 50Tt ¢ o o e ot {gaw” which cuts a met “like a hot Zimmer had been engaged as in- | nite throush butter and smashed into the telegraph pole. BRIGADIER GENERAL EDWARDS INVITED TO VISIT HARTFORD To Address Citizens on “Obvious Is- sues and Needs of the Time.” Hartford, Conn.. ence R. northeastern with mecting here this afternoon voted unanimously In favor of extending | Stamford, Conn.. May 30.—Peter Mc- the invitation. ¥ Manus. 18, captain of the Stamford ; The letter sent to Brigadier General | High School baseball team, died of Bdwards by the governor read meeting of of AL a eouncil there w- extend invitatio tal eity this req Edwards, departm defense h trong ax o you, n to visit Ha of our uest and u ent, U heidquarters at Boston, Hartford in the near future if conven- ient and address gathering of citizens on sues and Needs of the Time." bers of the state council of defense in the upon rtford. near future when vou come? DODGING DRAFT BY Twenty to Fifty Young Americans Ars GOING TO MEXICO here an May 30.—Governor Marcus H. Holcomb today extended an invitation to Brigadier General Clar- commnading S. to representative “Obyious Js- Mem- Connecticut today, aszon of a de- sire that you come to Hartford In th near future and address « guthering of representative citizens ous jssues and needs of therefore, the time. urgent capi- state, as the guest of the state und of the council of defense. s it possible for vou to accede name a date in the the Crossing Border Daily. Laredo, Texas, May 30.—Federal of- ficials here today disclosed icans apparently crossing Offie United Most stern A full American lea ture- ider into Mexico f the state young description ntification, daily. men COSSACKS TO SUPPORT TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT They Issued on Appeal to All Ci to Follow The Petrograd. London, ernment. Ma May 3 indicates the als beileve they are leaving the ates to avoid conscription. are are bringing wheat for the. incteasing quantities. nl'-ln‘ it Some %0 a m. 15 a. m.—The Cos- sacks in the Ural district held a con- veiition recently and passed a resolu- tion to give their unqualified Support to the temporary government. also issued an appeal to all citizens of trec Russia to follow their example. Information from the Tambov gov- that the peasants army of vet have line and s or- aining as a After test young Knox over Lake Erie to an altitude of 600 where he began making spirals in_the course of which brought his flving boat over the land. Apparently he lost contro’ of the ma- chine on one of these it the cisit obvi- fact that from twenty to fifty young Amer- of good families are trom . some from points as far east as Maine and New Hampshire. is taken of each ing the country for fu- They the villige authorities are vefusing to ac- cept pay for this, and insist on do- Gabhd_l’g_a_graphs Rev. Forbes A. Phillips Dead. London, May 30.—The Rev. Forbes Alexander Phiilips, a novelist and dra- matist who wrote under the pseudonym of ““Athol Fobes,” died at the Gorleston vicarage, in Great Yarmouth. He was born in 1866 and had been the vicar of Gorleston since 1893. MET DEATH FROM EXPOSURE ~ IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Captain Delbat d a Member of the Crew of American Schooner M. E. Eldredge. Havana, May 130.—George Delbat, captain and a member of the crew of the American schooner M. E. Eldridge of Dennis. Mass., met death in the Gulf of Mexico recently from expo- sure and starvation after, the iumber- laden vessel was struck®by a hurri- cane and became a derelict. Eight members of the Eldridge were brought here today. by a British schooner and told of having been fif- teen days on their water-logzed ship with onlv a little food and water to sustain life. The Eidridge left Tam- pa May 5 for Cienfuegos and three days later ran into the hurricane. liver Kemp, mate of the schocner, said that when the storm struck her, she began takinz water rapidly and settled, despite hard work at the pumps. Instead of sinking, however, the schooner turned on her the | crew clinging to her keel. For five days the men hung on, waves preaking over them constantly. Then, seeing that the schooner was making an ef- fort to right herself, the crew cut away her mast and the vessel came to an upright position and the men took {refuge on her deck. A scaman matnazed to =zet into the hold of the schooner, said Kemp, and bring up several cans of food. When this gave out the crew succesded in hauling a shark aboard with ropes. They hung up the biz fish, drank its biood and also ate some of the flesh. Several ships passed witnin sight of the stranded vessel. but none of them observed her signals and the men had almost resigned themselves to die when the British schooner hove in sight and took them aboard and brought them here. of U-BOATS GROWING BOLD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN | Enter Harbors, Planting Mines and have become so bold they go almost into harbors, planting mines and cut- |ting nets. They declared the Ger- PROTEST FROM VERMONT SLATE ROOF MANFACTURERS Declare 15 Per Cent. Increase Freight Wi# Prove Ruinous. up Fie he Washinzton. May 30.—Vermont slate roof manufacturers to'd the Interstate Commerce Commission today that the will be virtually forced out of busi- ness if the railroads are granted a 15 per cent. rate increase. Representatives of several other in- dustries throughout the country pro- tested against the increase at today’s hearinzs and predicted curtailment of business or failure if it were granted. Among these were southern lumber, fruit and fertilizer dealers and pro- ducers and producers, and middle west paving brick, and light and power in- dustries. HIGH SCHOOL BOY KILLED BY A PITCHED BALL McManus cf Stamford Had, Started For First Base. Peter heart failure this afternoon while tak- ing first base after being struck abov the heart by a pitched ball. The player stepped from the home plate and had gone bvt a few feet towards first base when he fell. The contest was be‘ween the Stam- ford and Danbury High School teams. The pathetic incident came in the early part of the seventh inning. McManus liveq In New. Canaan. MEETING OF AMERICAN COLONY IN LONDON To Organize a London Chapter of the American Red Cross. T.ondon. Mav 30, 434 p. m.—Mem- hers of the American colony in Lon- don met this afternoon at the Park) Lane home of T.ady Ward to organize a London chopter of the American Red Cross. The chapter will act as a. clearinz house for all American war work of the nature performed by Red Cross. in the way of distributin: supplies sent from the United States, ecaring for American soldiers and sail- ors in the PBritish Isles and recelvinz and aseisting hospital units on their way throush England. A charter for the chapter has been granted by the parent organization in Washincton. ESCAPED FROM ATTACK BY A SUBMARINE ens | Norwegian Steamer Noruega Was Saved by a Destroyer Convoy. vid Boston, May 30. — The Norwegian steamer Noruega which arrived at an American port today, reported an es- cape frcm attack by a submarine while 300 miles. off the Norwegian coast. The Norwegian was accom- panied by a British steamer and was under convov of a British destrover, when the Noruega's lookout sighted a periscope dead ahead. The destroyer was notified and slipped in-hetween the steamers and the submarine in an at- tempt to ram.ithe underwater boat but the submaejne plunged in time to save i President Wilson |Peace Program of Extols Patriotism| Teutonic Socialists AT MEMORIAL EXERCISES ARLINGTON CEMETERY IN|TO BE SUBMITTED AT STOCK- HOLM CONFERENCE REFERS TO PRESENT WAR |HAS SIX CHIEF POINTS With Sorrowful Memory for the Heroes of the Civil War, He Envies Them, and Has an Abiding Confidence That America Will Triumph in World War Because of the Worthy Cau: Washington, May 30. — President Wison, speaking today at Memorial exercises in Arlington cemetery, de- clared the time had come for action by this nation and that he had no fear of the ‘part America would play in the great world war. “In_the providence of God." he de- clared, “America once more has an op- portunity to show the world thet she was born to serve mankind.” The president declared that while no such day as this could be without sor- row, he looked rather with envy on in the war because their work for lib- is accomplished. Words of Sentiment. “The program has conferred an un- merited dignity "upon the remarks I am going to make by calling them an address, because I am not here to de- liver an address,” said the president. T am here mereiy to show in my offi- cial capacity the sympathy of this great government with the object of this occasion, and a'so to speak just a word of the sentiment that is in my own heart. “Any Memorial day of this sort is, of course, a day touched with sorrow- ful memory, and vet 1 for one do not see how we can have any thought of pity for the men whose memory we honor today. I do not pity them. I envy them, rather, because theirs is a great work for liberty accomplished, and we are in the midst of a work unfinished, testing our strength where that strength already has been tested There is a touch of sorrow, but there is a touch of reassurance also in a day like this. because we know how the men_of America have responded to the call of the cause of liberty, and it fills our mind with a perfect assurance that that response will come again in equal measures, with equal majesty and with a result which will ho'd the attention of ali mankind. Men Who Preserved the Union. “Wher you reflect upon it, these men who died to preserve the union died to preserve the instrument which we are now using to serve the world—a free nation espousing the cause of human liberty. In one sense the great strug- gle into which we have now entered is an American strugsle, because it is thése who served their country O} il erty in the sense of American honor and American rights, but it is something even more than that; it is a world struggle. It is a struggle of men who love liberty everywhere, and in this cause America will show herself greater than ever because she will rise to a greater thing. We have said in the beginning that we p'anned this great government that men who wish freedom jmight have a place of refuge and a place where their hope couid be realized. and now, having established such a government, having preserved such a government, having vindicated the power of such a government, we are saving to all mankind ‘We did not set this government up in order that we might have a selfish and separate liberty, for we are now ready to come to vour assistance and fight out upon the fields of the world the cause of human liberty.” In this thing America attains her full dignity and the full fruition of her great purpose. Much to Be Done. “No man can be glad that sugh things have happened as we have wit- nessed in these last fateful years, but perhaps it may be permitted to us to be giad that we have an opportunity to show the principles that we profess to be living, principles that live in our hearts, and to have a chance by the pourinz out of our blood and treasure to vindicate the things which we have professed. For, my friends, the real fruition of life is to do the thinzs we have said we wished to do. There are times when work seems empty and only action seems great. Such a_time | has come. and in the providence of God America will once more have an op- portunity to show to the world that she was born to serve mankind.” BRITISH WEEKLY STATEMENT OF MERCANTILE SHIPPING LOST| Eighteen Ships of More Than 1,600 Tons. One of less, and Two Fish- ing Vessels. T.ondon, May 30, £.15 p. m.—Eighteen British merchant vessels of more than 1.600 tons were sunk during the past weck, it was officially announced to- night. One vessel of less than 1,600 tons and tons and two fishing vessels were lost. The losses of British shipping from the submarine war as reported this| week total twentv-one as compared with a total of thirty lost in the pre- vious week. While the losses exceed- ing 1600 tons each remain the same as in the last previous report, the number of vessels of less than 1,600 tons is re- duced from nine to only one. The number of fishing vessels sunk is re- duced frcm three to two. ONE NEGRO SHOT, TWC BEATEN AT EAST ST. LOLMIS. Mob Was Dispersed by Militiamen and' Local Police. East St. loul:, I, May 30.—One negro was shot and wounded slightly and two were beaten tonight by a mob of 50 men who, officials say, gathered in the outskirts of the city after the saloons closed at § o'clock. The mob was dispersed by militiamen a4 local police. A heavy rain and the presence of 250 soldiers of _the Tilinois National guard who patrolled the city kept down the spirit of the persons inclined to riot. The outbreak early in the evening was quelled quickly and was said to have been an isolated occur- "Rl ot en 5 far of e men injured thus are b-l;p-vu to be recovering. Indemnities—Re- ns Which May be Employed in Maritime and No Annexation or striction of Mechanical M Air Warfare—Freedom of Commerce on Land and 8 Stockholm, May 30, via London, 6.30 p. m.—The peace programme of the Austrian and German delegates to the socialist conference to be held here, as formulated in a group conference provides for no annexations, no in- demnities and restriction of mechani- cal means which may be employed in maritime’ and air warfare. Six Chief Points. The six chief points of the pro- gramme are enumerated as follow: First, no annexations. Second, no indemnities. Third, the south Slavic lands and Austro-Hungarian crown lands to re- main in the dual monarchy, but social- ists should support the efforts of their inhabitants to gain automony. Fourth, Finland and Russian Poland to be independent states. The people of Galicia to have automony under the sovereignty of Austria. Freedom of Commerce. Fifth. restoration of freedom of commerce on land and sea, modifica- tion of the protectionist svstem, the establishment of ‘international admin- istration” for all maritime routes and inter-oceanic canals: internationally built and administered railways. Maritime Principles. Sixth, return to the maritime prin- ciple established by the Paris peace treatv of 1856. especially regarding the prohibition of the capture or arming of merchantmen: abolishment of prize courts: reduction of the contraband list. taking therefrom ecially all raw materials for clothing or food: modification of the rights of blockade and “restriction of mechanical means which may be employed in maritime and air warfare.” Opposed to Annexation of Belgium. The delegates go on record as op- nosing the annexation of Belgium and deciare themselves as “beinz friendly to Serbia’s independence. which state; |bv joinine with Montenegro, can as- sura itself of an outlet to the sea.” Thev declare that the Balkan states should arrange their own internal af- faj=s without ontside interferance. The futnre nf Alsace and Lorraine is not mentioned. The Czech, Polish and Bosnian dele- wates nttend!1 the zroup conference, »nt Qid not join in the programme. Thev will formulate their own pro- gramme later. BRITISH AERIAL OFFENSIVE CONTINUES DAY AND NIGHT n the Last Few Days There Have Been Some Desperate Battles in the Air. Pritish Front In France. May 30, via Tordon—(From a Staff Correspondent of The Associated Press.)—The recent lull in the fighting has had no effect whatever on the British aerial offen- sive, which continues day and night with unrelenting intensity. n the last few days there have been wit- nessed some of the most desperate air battles of the entire war. One or two of these have been fought at the un- precedented height of 19,000 feet, or more than three and one-half miles from the earth. Recantly there was a duel in which a British pilot, haviag run out of am- munition for his machine =zun, xot close enough to his antagonist to shoot him down with his revolver. This incident served to recall the fact that when the war began the only weapons which aerial pilots had were pistols and carbine: A noble feature of the air fighting in the Iast n days has been the tenden- ey of the German machines to break in pieces soon after being shot out of control. The toll of German planes destroved in May will monunt far into the hun- dred. Tn last Sundav’s fichtine alone thirt were accounted for. Fifteen re seen to crash to the ground. four- +9'n were driven down comnletely out of control and one was shot down by artillery. !To WATCH FOR AGITATION AGAINST REGISTRATION Given Federal Officials Throughout the Country. Orders Washington, May 30.—Special or- ders were given government officials throughout the country today to Kee close watch upon meetings at whic! there is likely to be agitatiou against registration under the war army act, and prepare to arrest speakers who { encourage violations of the law. It was officially stated that the in- fluences are regarded as local and sporadic and not inspired by any se- rious organized effort, Through the committee on public information, Attorney-General Greg- ory tonight made this announcement: “The department of justice today communicated instructions by tele- graph or long distance telephone .to its officers and agents in communities wherever meetings are likely to be held at which agitation against regis- tration as prescribed in the new army bill might be indulged in. The United States attorneys and marshals were directed to be present or represented at the meetings and to have steno- graphic reports made of the addresses delivered. “These reports will be given over carefully and arrests will be made later in all instances in which the ut- terances of the speakers are calcu- lated to discouraze registration.” Ordered to Join General Staff. Cambridge, Mass, May 30.—Cap- tain Cordier, U. S. A., first commander of the Harvard regiment, was ordered today to join the general staff at Washington. He will be succeeded.as commander of the training camp at Harvard by Captain William S. Bowen, C. &A..whohubnnl.hdnghh:. Condensed Telegrams The Old Colony Trust company of Boston has subscribed $10,000,000 to the liberty loan. Enrollment of undergraduates of Yale university.for agricultural camp work ciosed Tuesday. Two thousand radio and telegraph operators are needed by the navy de. partment before June 5. The French line steamship Meuse was torpedoed and sunk on Thursday last while bound for Havre. It is reported that a disagreement has arisen between the Nicaraguan government and the American collector of customs. King George and Queen Mary in- spected the hospital for British officers estabiished by the American women's war relief fund. Purchase by the Fraternal Order of Eagles of more than $1,000,000 worth of liberty loan. bonds was authorized by the national officers of the order. The strike of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners at the William Cramp & Sons’ Ship and Engine Build- ing company was satisfactorily settled. A definite program of financing for the entente governments is being con- sidered for June by treasury officials, but so far has not taken concrete form An appeal for lumbermen to serve behind the allied lines in France was made at Boston by Henry 8. Graves, c?ie' of the United States forest ser- vice. The Young Men's Christian associa- tion of Brown university sent a check to cover the cost of two ambulances to the American ambulance field service in France. Notices were posted at the corset factory of the Strouse-Adler company, New Haven, announcing a 10 per cent. increase in wages to its 2,600 employes, effective at once. Contracts have been steel and wooden merchant cargo steamers of approximately 3,500 tons each, to be built at Moss Point, Miss., for government use. Victor Berger, Milwaukee socialist and former member of congress, has abandoned his attempt to get a pass- port to attend the socialist peace con- ference at Stockholm. let for twenty “I am immensely satisfied with con- ditlons in Russia, including Serbia,” said Prof. Boris Bakhmetieff, the new Russian ambassador to the United States, on arriving at Tokio. William M. Woed, president of the American Woolen company at New Bedford, has acquired a half interest in a building there in which he first obtained work as an office boy. John Bowman, 74, a veteran show- man and for nearly twenty years the team partner of the late Willlam Har- ris, the New York theatrical producer; died at his home in Bverett, Mass. Important developments in the use of radio telégraphy as an adjunct to naval warfare may follow the ar- rival in this country Tuesday of the Anglo:French scientific commission. Joseph Andleman and James Pon- dimon of Hartford were seriously In- jured today in a collision between a motoreyecle with side car,' in which they were riding, and an automobile. Plans were announced at New York | for carrying the campaign for the sell- ing of the liberty loan bonds into vir- tually every theatre of the United ?taleu during the week beginning June 8. X. Constantinidi, first secretary of the Greek legation ~at Washington, presented his papers of resignation to the state department and announced his allegiance to the forces of Veni- zelos. A Stockholm despatch to Reuter's says that the German government has announced that Swedish and Norwe- gian steamers now in British ports ;vnll have a safe paseaze home from uly 1. Prisoners at the Maryland peniten- tiary have bought $2,150 worth of lib- erty loan bonds with eavings from their small wage allowances. One man serv- ing a long term spent $250 of the $278 to his credit. Newfoundland fishermen do not share the fear expressed by some followers of the sea in Nova Scotia that German submarines may cross the Atlantic and work havoc In the fishing flotilla gath- ered on the Grand Banks. The government's expenditures for the fiscal year reached $1.600.000,000 on Tuesdey. more than $900,000,000 in ex- cess of last year’s expenditures up to the present date, and a new high rec- ord in American history. Recoanition of the Harvard Reserve Officers’ Training corps by the war de- partment will depend largely upon the report to be made by an inspector of the department who will review the corps at the Stadium on Friday. Accordina to a orivate revort from Germanv. for wiich there is as vet no positive confirmation, the provis- fonal council of state in Poland vi terday transmitted the resignations of its members to the Austro-German authorities. In a notice which went out to all branches of the Connecticut Suffrage league from the central war relief committee of that body, the recom- mendation is that all branches help the Jiberty loan campairn and that suffragists co-operata with relief com- mittees of the Red Cross. TO ECONOMIZE ON SUPPLIES OF TOBACCO Board of Tr-d- of Lov[don Con! London, May 30, 1131 p. m.—It is announced that owing to the Mlorendes in the. shipping and the consequent necessity of economizing all available supplies of tobacco, the board of trade will requisition and assume immediate control of all stocks of manufactured and unmanufactured tobacco. The hoard will fix prices, and regulate deal- ings. , It is not intended, however, to impose any restrictions on the supply ot tohacco to His uuonr- form M to Take Mineral Paint, Mo. Struck by Tornado REPORT SAYS SEVERAL PERSONS WERE KILLED EIGHTEEN WERE HURT Two Coaches of a Train Were Over turned and Many of the Passengers Injured—Conductor, Stock Watch man and Several Other Men Killed— Several Buildings Were Blown Down Little Rock, Ark., May 30.—An off cial report to the local offices of Iron Mountain Railroad ton sa &h that several persons w 4 tornado that struck Min Mo., this afternoon and t jured have been received De Mo.. for treatment The report id that o s of a train on the Polosi bra - overturned and many of the passen gers injured. Conductor Thoma master was killed as was a st watchman and several others the employ of the railroad The Iron Mountain station was stroyed. The report sald tu. wind at Etlah, Mo, blew eral buildings but made of loss of life. VILLA CAPTURES A PACIFIC PORT Opposite an American Town—U. 8 Troops Are Again Patrolling the Border. Presidio, Texas, May Villa tonight holds a bor posite an American tow United States troops are the border, while Nilla are operating o nthe southern ban of the Rio Grande. At 5 o'clock this morning approx mately 200 Villa followers dashed to the little border town c 2z opposite here, shouting 4V and shooting right and lef rode. Only a handful of Mexi ernment forces occupied the towr General G. Figueroa, General tare and Coionel Riojas having gone o Sunday night to engage the V mand which was encamped at Muela Pass, 35 miles south of border. These forces are exr to return tonight in an effort wo the Villa troops from the town Fifty of the government force; in men in Ofinaga succeeded ing across the river to Pre men and children followed their men, carrying babies ana 1 dies. Of the 25 government remaining, sixteen were killed d ing the fighting, six were taken oners and three were wounded The battle lasted two hours which the shops and homes Ofinaga residents were lootes. Whether Villa was with has not been confirmed. No one permitted to cross the Mexican sid tonight. Mexicans coming to rtha American side said they heard r of Villa’s presence in the tow none of the refugees had see Chico Cano led the Villa forces <— the plaza. Martin Lopez, Salazar and Carlos Montoya ported to have been with hin attack. Reports of a fight yesterday betv 600 rebels and government troog der Generals Garcia and Figue teen miles southeast of La M and fifty miles below the bord brought here today by ! fe ! cans. They said the governme suffered heavy to retire. Josses and COMMITTED SUICIDE IN BRISTOL POLICE Man Locked Up at His Own STATION Req to Escape His Enemies Bristol, Conn, M 20 —A Coroczko, 28, who was police headquarters last o own request, so that . might do him no further c Jury. committed suicide in - day by hanging. When his pended from the top b by a belt was discovered action was audible A applied without effect. pulme UNNATURALIZED GERMANS TOLD TO GET ON FARMS By Thomas D. McCarthy of New York United States Marshal 0.—TUr »f wh New Ye May Germans, hundreds discharged” by public = r ations and others priva were advised todav by na McCarthy, United “get out on farms somev r are pavsically fit Th Marshal MeCarthy's repl T peals from Germans 1 the governmen waterfront as well als were drawn ti apparent activitie ters ALLEGED PLOT TO HKNDER DRAFT IN CHICAGO Three Men and Two Women Are Un der Detention. (and the English Chicago, May h.—Federa conferred today on the presents evidence to the srand jury a leged plot to hinder the draft on J 5. Information concerning thre- me and two women who are under deter tion for alleged complicity in the con spiracy was withheld FIRST LINER FROM HOLLAND SINCE JAN. 23 Arrived at an Atlantic Port Yesterday With 119 Americans Among Her Passengers. New York, May 30.—The first liner from Holland since January 23 has ar rived at an Atlantic port with 223 first 341 mecond and 974 third class passeng- ers via Halifax, where she was detain ed two days for examination. Thers were 119 Americans among the pas- sengers, of whom 72 were survivors o submarine sinki in the North Ses