Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 13, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 241 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS ‘ The Bulletin’s Circulation in Nol E OF GREECE HAS ABDICATED HIS THRONE —_— _'Sulimits to Demands of Entente Powers Because of Refusal to Follow Their Dictation PRINCE ALEXANDER, HIS SECOND SON, TO REIGN Entente Was Prepared to Move With Dispatch in Bringing About a Change in the Italians Had Occupied Greece Near the Albanian Frontier, While Entente Forces Were in Northeastern Greece and Near the Gulf of Sa- Ioniki—British Troops Have Made Extensive Gains East and Northeast of Messines—Marshal Haig’s Men Storm- ed and Captured Nearly Two Miles of Tte::;hes——No Important Actions on Other Fronts. King Constantine of Greece has ab- ! dicated his throne in faver of his sec- ond son, Prince Alexander, and with Crown Prince George, is to leave Greece. (Sketch of king's life printed on page 2.) The abdication was made on the de- mand of the entente powers and thus ends tha anomalous situation which has long existed in Greece because of | the refusal of Constantine and his fol- lowers to acquiesce in full in the de- mands of the entente allles for the freedom of movement of their forces in and through Greece and for their safety from attack. That the entente was move with expedition in bringing a change in_ the situation In Greece is indicated by the fact that simultan- eously with the arrival In that coun- try of the French senator Jonnart, who bore plenary powers to act for the entente, came the occupation by the Ttallans in northwestern Greece. near the Albanian frontler, of the rategic town of Janina. and by othér entente forces of Elassona, in north- eastern Greece. situated at the foot of. Mount Civmpus, and near the Gulf of Salon the fighting zones the situation is comparatively calm, except on the Pritish front in France, along the line held by the French troops asainst the Germans in the region running ecast- ward from Soissons into Champasne and on several sectors of the Austro- Ttalian theatre. Sir Douglas again smashed prepared to Haig's into the troops have German front Situation in Greece, as the the Section in Northwestern east and northwest of Messines and largely extended the gains previously made in this region. Nearly two miles of trenches were stormed and occupied Ly the Britishers and in addition the small village of Gaspard, directly east of yossines, was captured. Berlin reports activity by the British cavalry east of Messines during Monday after- noon, but savs the attack by the mounted men was repulsed and only remnants of them were able to return to their positions. The German artil- lery in the neighborhcod of Lens and Ypres is borabardi:ug the British line. The artillery of the French and Germans is _still active along the Chemin des Dames and in Chasiyagne. During Tuesday the French made raids on German trenches near the Butte de Mesnil ang in the region of Haute Chevauxe, doing considerable damage to the positions and captur- ing prisoners. Tad weather for the moment has used somewhat of a cessation in the crivity, in the Treutino distriyt of the Austro-Tiahan theatre, although artil- tery duels of co; le . proportions continue. There has been no return of the infantry attacks on the Julian front to the east, although the Aus- trians have been particularly active with their big guns agamst the Ttalian lines on the Vodice und the heights northeast of Gorizia. In Macedonia the Teutonic allies have met with repulse in several sur- acks made against the French ‘The =artillery duels continue Cerna Bend. o troo; m the PLAN TO SUPPLY NEW ENGLAND’'S COAL REQUIREMENT By Running Emergency Trains of 50 Coal ars Direct from the Mines. Boston, June 12.—A plan to supply New England’s coal requirements by Tunning emergency trains of fifty coal cars direct from the mines Penn- sylvania to district headquarters in each of the New Eagland states was announced today by the New England coal committe Chairman James S. Storrew committee said that the train be run to most districts in les: 100 hours, and at the district head- quarters would be spilt up and the cars switched wround to supn.y the us pomnts within the district. We absolutely cannot get. under present conditions, cars for this train movement unless we can count on the indefatigable cooperation of the people ave to get this coal, in wnioading eir cars. We have been obligzed to promise that ~very one of these cars will be unloaded in one day so-it can start rigkt back to the mines for the next trainload. Tt is up to the New Englanders to make good on their part of the pro- of the would than gramme. Any district, any dealer, and any user who cannot unlgad his car or rs In on2 day should not apply RUSSIA TO STOP DESPATCH OF FOOD TO KRONSTADT this coal. If the Town Does Not Immediately Join the Russian Democracy. Petrograd, via London, June 12, 9.05 P. m—The All-Russian congress of peasants’ de egates, aiter discussing at a special sitting the recent events at Kronstadt, passed the following reso- lution by a vote of 1,000 to 4. “This congress wishes to inform the fnhabitants of Kronstadt that the peas- ants will stop the despatch of all food to Kn)ns @t if the town does not im- mediately join her revolytionary forces to those of the Russian democracy ard unless it ‘recognizes the provisional government. At the same time the resolution urges the government to demand the abso- lute submission of Kronstadt, and in the event of the refusal of the town o adopt most energetic measures for the dissipation of Kronstadt’s sepa- ratist aspirations. The congress prom- dsed the government the support of all Peasants in the struge’e against Kron- stadt. New Britain Has Oversubscribed. New @ritain, Conn., June 12—t was announced today that New Brit- ain had oversubscribed its allotment of Liberty bonds by $300,000. Pankers allotted $1,500,000 to this city but re- turns today showed $2,000,000 had been subscribed for. The Alternative. You must either lend the govera- ment the money with which to con- duct the war or Germany will_colect about ten times as much and leave 1o 1 O U behind her—Houston Post. Knows How it Feels. Minister Kerensky can reailze now it used to feel to be a Csar, and is it the Czar's swpporters who have taken over the old role of the nihil- ists?>—Springfieldd Republican. PERSHING AND STAFF GUESTS OF BRITISH GOVERNMENT Night At a Formal Dinner Last Lancaster Hous: London, June 12, 11.45 p. m.—Major General Jonn J. Pershing and eighteen rs of his staff were the guests of tish government at a formal tonight, in Lancaster House, which is a government building devot- ed solely to purposes of state enter- tainment of distinguished visitors and was last utilized for the dinner of the imperial conference a month or more ago. There were thirty other diners, iscludipg eight members of the cabi- The prime minister, David Lloyd| round George, sat at the first of six t the sumptuous dining hali, the green lawn of James’ park at Buckingham Palace opposite. At the prime minister's right sat the American ambassador, | Walter H. Page, and at his left Gen- eral Pershing. At the same table were Sir Edward Carson, first lord of ‘the admiraity, Lord Cecil Roberts, minis- ter of blockade, Lord Hardinge, un- der-secretary of the foreign office, and Colonels Anderson and Bethel of Gen- eral Pershing’s staff. The dinner was not an elaborate af- fair, the menu conforming strictly to the prescribed war ration. There were no epeeches. After dinner groups of Zuests strolled through the upper floors of the great mansion, where are deposited remarkable coliections of relics of old-time London. Arthur J. Balfour, secretary for icr- eign affairs, was unable to be present at the dinner. Early in the evening, before Major General Pershing let his hotel, ex-Premier Asquith called on him. General Pershing - came down stairs ‘and greeted Mr. Asquith in_the iobby, where they engaged in a five- minte conversation, surrounded by an interested group. s looking out a i e SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. New England Mas Contributed a Little More Than Half the $300,000,000 Alotted. - Boston, June 12—New Engiand has contributed from the savings of its working people and the funds of its business organizations a little more than one-half of the $300,000,000 which it was_ estimated this section should subscribe to the liberty loan, accord- ing to fisures given out tonight. Up to I p. m. today the total subscriptions actually received by the federal re- serve bank were $153,100,000, represent- ing applications by 171,456 individuals. The extent to which the laboring men of New England are represented in the subscriptions received to date was characterized as remarkable by Gover- nor Aiken of the reserve bank, but the subscriptions of corporations and men of large means, he said, had been dis- appointing. Today's reports inciude: Connecticut: New Britain, $2,00%000; New London, $862,400- Norwich, $600,- 000: Torrington, 3$745,150; Waterbury, $7.060,000. Too Bad. The trouble is that the country cannot afford to wear wheat neck- laces and the diamonds won’t di- Cabled Paragraphs Rus: to Press Men Into Service. Petrograd, June 12, via London, 7.49 p. m—The government has ordered the immediate re-examination of all men who have hitherto been exempted from military service. FOOD LEGISLATION TAKEN UP BY THE CABINET. President Wilson Has Decided to Take Steps to Hasten Action. ‘Washington, June 12.—Congress’ de- lay in enacting food legislation was taken up by President Wilson and the cabinet today and the president, it is understood, decided to take steps to hasten action. He probably will not make a special address to congress on the subject, as has been suggested. Adelegation of labor leaders and congressmen who yesterday called on the president to ask him to urge early consideration of food measures will see Herbert C. Hoover tomorrow. Grant Hamilton, a member of the delegation and a member of the legis- lative committee of the American Fed- eration of Labor, announced today that if labor generally approves the bills a campaign will be started to have labor unjons urge on their congressmen pas- ge of their measure by July 1. The reason that July 1'is selected as the latest date,” said Mr. Hamilton, “is the fact that already harvests are being gathered in Texas and by July the flow of grain into elevators will be general. It will then be controlled by speculators unless the government se- cures legislation providing it with machinery whereby a sufficient amount of grain can be kept in this country for our own use and a price be main- tained that will be liberai to the pro- ducers_and reasonable to consume: Mr. Hoover expects to have the or- ganization of the food administration complete when congress passes the control bill. SUBSCRIPTIONS $700,000,000 IN SECOND RESERVE DISTRICT Werking Energetically to Obtain $1,- 000,000,000 by Friday Night. New York, June 12.—Total bond sub- scriptions received up to Monday night in the Second federal reserve district amounted to $700,000,000, aécording to a statement issued tonight by the lib- erty loan committee. In addition to this amount, $45,000,000 was reported unofficially today. Every agency at the command of the committee will be used ehFrKQlFC- ally in the hope of obtaining subscrip- tions of $1,000,000,000 by Friday nl‘gh!. A recapitulation of the subscriptions for the diswigt outside of New York city shows ihat at the close of busi- ness yesterday the figures showed an increase of $22,582,000 over the total given in a statement by the commit- tee based on returns up to the close of business on June 7. Conn., had $4,292,000. fa Fairfield county received from the of 238,000 Boy Returns thu bond selling activities Scouts of America sitd wan aggregate of $1.227,000 for the first day of the campaign. The reports received at national headquarters in this city in- dicated that the scouts are not trou- bled with stage fright. Two of them held up Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo in Louisville and sold him a Baker 1gton $100 bond. Secretary of War took a $100 bond from a V scout. In New York Mayor put his name down for $100 on a scout's bank and Frank A. Vanderlip for $500. James W. Gerard, former ambassa- dor to Germany, subscribed $200,000, half in his own name-and half in of his wife. INDIGNATION AT SINKING OF SWEDISH STEAMER HAROLD One of the Lifeboats Was Destroyed by a Shell—Captain and Four of the Crew Drowned. 13, Gothenburg, Sweden, June 12, via London, 7.50 p. m.—Indignation has been aroused here by statements made before magistrate’s court by survi- vors of the Swedish steamer Harold, which was sunk by a German subma- rine in the North Sea May 6, the cap- tain and four of the crew being drown- ed. The testimony showed that the sub- marine shelled the Harold without warning, continuing the shelling after the Harold had stopped and during all the time the crew was launching the boats in a heavy sea. One of the lifeboats was destroyed by. a shell. From the Consular Reports. By royal order May 25 the Spanish government has permitted the expor- tation of 5000 tons of potatoes, with ! an export tax of 41 cents on each 100 pounds. In the city of Victoria, B. C. 832 vacant lots, -or 120 acres ,have been cultivated to date, Being chiefly plant- ed in potatoes. The city had diffi- culty in getting seed potatoes, but about 3,700 pounds were sold. Uruguay is importing no Furopean shoes just now, which fact is of value to American makers. The American shoes cost about 15 per cent more than those made in Europe. Holland Is now taking steps & see that_last winter's fuel shortage shall not be repeated. “ > Coal is selling at $25 per ton in St John's, Newfoundland. When the price of coffee fell in Brazil in 1900 the state of Sao Paulo took to raising corn, of which it now produces quantities. “Cogn clubsys’ like those in the United States, have helped to improve methods. Every year the tobacco industry of the United States and Canada con- sumes thousands of tons of licorice, practicaily all of which comes from Russia. More than half of Sweden is covered with forests and 15 per cent of its surface is within the arctic circle. There i plenty of money In New Zealand and the sale of motor cars has doubled in two years. In Ecuador the study of the English language is considered to be most im- portant, Sir Courtauld Thomson, chief com- missioner of the British Red Cross for Malta and the near east, has left Rome for the east. Red Cross Plans Cover Broad Field IN EXPENDITURE OF $100,000,000 BEING RAISED HUMANITARIAN WORK se Hospitals and Con- the Temporary Housing of Homeless Persons—To Will Organize tribute Toward Send Thousands of Ambulances to New York, June 12—The way in which the Red Cross war council plans to expend the $100,000,000 fund which is being rased was explained by Henry P. Davison, chairman, in a let- ter from him read at a Red Cross Inucheon here toda: He gave as- surance that ‘‘only a small percentage of each dollar contributed will be re- quired to carry the relief to its desti- nation” because of the volunteer char- acter of the best American talen in medicine, sanitation, transportation, construction, welfare work, purchasing, commercial business, accounting and along other lines. Hospitals and Supplies. Base hospitals will continue to be organized, to be turned over to the army at once for service in France. Units for military and naval mobili- zation camps will be provided. Sup- plies must be purchased, collected, transported and stored. Hospital ships are to be bought, equipped and ma ned. A sanitary engineering corps will be formed. The extent of all this preparation cannot now be estimated, Mr. Davison said, because no one knows whether one or two million jmen are to be sent forward. Humanitarian Work. Aside from these needs, the Red Cross will undertake a larger humani- tarian work for America’s allies, with whom American sociological and medical experts are onw consulting. Tuberculosis and trench _ diseases abroad must be fought, for, Mr. Davi- son said, “to the degree in which we are successful concerning man power we shall help win the war.” Aid for Russ While the Red Cross does not pur- pose to reconstruct devastated villag- es, it feels it is part of its duty, the chairman declared, to contribute tow- ard the temporary housing of home- {less persons. Thousands of ambu- lances should be sent to Russia with as many doctors and purses as Amer- ica_may spare, so tha; practical as well as moral ald may be extended to that government. These must go be- fore Russia’s winter ports shall hav been closed, he said. Rumania also is to be aided. Next Week Red Cross Week. The luncheon today was attended by the men and women who will carry on the campaign in New York during Red Cross week, beginning next Mon- day Mayor Mitchell in an address ipledged the city's service. REGISTRATION RETURNS FROM 37 STATES { Indicate That Total Enrollment Will Exceed Census Estimate. 1 Washington, June —War registra- tion returns in tonight from 37 states | indicated that when all states have reported the total enrolled will exceed census estimate of eligibles, deducting the 600,000 men now in military naval service not required to regis The provost marshal genera’ estimated tonight that total registra- tion in the United States will be near- 1y 9,500,000, slightly more than 90 per cent. of the cen: imate of 10,29 000 eligibles between the azes of and 30, inclusive by the war .departme: and 31 Deductions indicated however, would reduce this census estimate about 12 per cent., or to a little more than 9,- 000,000 With 11 my states to report, war department records showed tonight | that 7,129,308 have registered, as com- pared with census estimates of 7, ited 167 for the states reported. Indi ! possible exemptions were 4,111,4 Peint He Overlooked. Herr Doctor Kaempf, president of | the Reichstag, thinks President Wil- | son will bite granite. Has the estima- ble doctor ever observed Mr. Wilson's jaw developments?—Milwaukee Jour- nal. —WILLIHM CLARK William J. Clark of §1 Wells avenue, Jamaica, N. Y. turret captain of the dreadnaught ‘Arizona, was in command of the armed guard on the American oil steamship Silver Shell, . which sank a German submarine. He may be promoted, Secretary Daniels said. Clark ardd his crew sank the sub- marine after a running fight in which more than sixty shots were fired. | which Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Populationv Oid Liberty Bell to Ring Once More AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN TO RAISE LIBERTY LOAN THURSDAY AT NOON At the in Town, Village and Hamlet the Bells of Churches, Court- Houses and Town Halls Will Take Up the Call. Same Hour Every City, Schools and Washington, June 12.—Treasury of- ficials declared tonight that because of the failure of many banks to report they had been unable even to esti- mate the progress of the liberty loan since last Friday night, when only $1,300,000,000 of the $2,000,00,000 had been subscribed. ) Another urgent call went out from the secretary tonight asking banks to report subscriptions so officials may no longer be kept in the dark. The call was disseminated through the twelve federal reserve banks, head- quarters of the loan in their star dis- tricts. Gratifying Progress Reported. Reports by telegraph and telephone today from many cities told of gratify- ing progress but in most cases con- tained no figures. The small sub- scriber, on the face of today’s general reports, has awakened to the fact that the country needs his money and of- ficials expect the final count to show a tremendous number of individual subscriptions to the $50 and $100 bonds. 100,000,000 a Day Needed. There will have to be a tremendous number of such subscriptions if the loan is to show the $100,000,000 a day needed for the closing seven days. One official predicted tonight that the total number of subscribers would approximate 2,000,000. As the situation stands tonight of- ficials frankly do not know whether the $100,000,000 a day has been ob- tained. Thousands of banks have failed to notify the reserve banks of progress made and the tabulation showing only $1,300,000,000 stands as the latest officfal figures. Another tabulation may be made tomorrow. Old Libetry Bell to Ring. To_insure success the closing days of the campaign will be devoted to redoubled efforts to bring out the doll- ars of the small mnvestor. As part of this campaign the old Liberty Bell at Philadelphia which proclaimed to the world 141 years Bgo the birth of the Americal republic, will ring once more in the cause of liberty. Next Thurs- day at noon, beginning the last 24 hours of the subscription period, the clapper of the bell will be sent re- sounding against its cracked sides. At the same hour in every city, town, village and hamlet, throughout the country, the bells of churches, schools, courthouses and town halls will take up the call. ADDITIONAL SUBSCRIPTION BY U. S. STEEL CORPORATION OFf $25,000,000—Declared Extra Divi- dend to Help Red Cross Fund. June 12.—In addition to 000,000 more to the lib- erty loan bonds, bringing its totai sub- scription up to $30,000,000, the United States Steel corporation today declared an extra dividend of 1 per cent. on the common stock to enab'e stockholders to centribute to the $100,000,000 fund is being raised by the Ameri- can National Red Cross for army pur- New York, subscribing § poses. The dividend action was taken, it was explained by Chairman Gary, at the request of many stockholders, and the dividend checks will be sent with a statement of the circumstances which influenced the action of the board of directors. Chairman Gary announced that a still further subscription to the liberty loan might be made “if it should seem necessary in order to dispose of the total amount of bonds to be placed by the government within the period end- ing next Friday. If a’l the steel corporation stockholders contribute the cent. dividend, the Red Cross w ize about $5,500,000. common 1 per 1 real- PAROLE ASKED FOR COUNT MAX LOUDEN Alleged German Agent Who is Serv- ing a Term for Bigamy. New York, June 12.—Counsel Count Max Lynar Louden, alleged Ger- man agent, appeared before Judze Ro- s: today and asked for his parole from the Blackwell’s Island peniten- tiary, where he is serving a term for . The court's answer to the as for plea - T shall reserve decision until after w the war is over.” The district attorney’s office in op- posing Louden’s move, said he would, if released, “be a constant menace to the zovernment” because he was “one of those kind of men skilled mentally and physically whom foreign govern- ments need In their intrigues against one another. The count was convicted of bigamy about a year ago while government agents were dnvestigating’ suspected German activities. From the Consular Reports. Bighty of the smaller diamond cut- ting establishments in Amsterdam are to be closed and the work continued in twenty-five larger establishments, in order to save fuel. ment considers the diamond business a unit. If not fastened down the pencils en public desks in Brazil are often ca ried away by the public. Germany used to seli in Brazil a great many upright spring devices to conserve the supply_of public pencils. Dr. H. H. Rusby, advisory director of the New York botanical gardens, is making a trip to Colombia for sciéntific purposes and to seek nét sources for drugs. Trade With Venezuela. Trade of the United States with Venezuela amounted in the . nine months ending with March, 1917, to approximately $20,000,000 against $16,- 000,000 in the same months one year earlier, and $13,000,000 in the corre- sponding months of two years ago. ‘The govern- | Condensed Telegrams 8an Domingo broke off diplomatic relations wth Germany. This is Marine Corps week. The government wants 4,000 men. urged all mem- |, Secrstary Daniels bers of the navy to buy Liberty Bonds. Colombo, the capital of Ceylon, was struck by a monsoon which did considerable damage. Eduardo Dato accepted the post as Premier and the task of forming a new Spanish Cabinet. Chancellor Bonar Law said that the war expenditure of Great Britain is about $40,000,000 daily. Franklin K. Lane, Jr, Secretary of the Interior, iy ill with blood poison. son of the is serious- The Chicago Red Cross unit London for France where it will over a hospital of 500 beds. left take Carlos Adolfo, the new minister from Colombia, [ credentials to President V Colombian sented h ilson, The Police Mutual Association of the New Haven force bought worth of Liberty bonds yesterday. Mayor Arturo Gramajo of Buenos Aires’ was welcomed at a luncheon at the Bankers’ Club in New York Captain Williams, Coast Artillery Corp: S military attache to Turkey, returned to this country Minister of Interior Gome resigned from the Argentina Cabinet and other retirements it is reported will follow. Fred Miner of Westminster, drove his auto over the side of bridge at Fitchburg and was drowned Miss Margaret Boylan operated flying boat over the ocean for twenty She is the first woman to do minutes. s0. The town of Terni in Italy was shaken by four earthquak which caused a panic and did considerable damage. Four new locations were chosen for army sit They e Little Rock Louisville, Battle Creek and Fort Sam Houston. Gordon L. Rand of Lawrence, L. I, was decorated with the Croix de Guerre for gallant conduct under fire in France. T Magnus Manson, an American ship, was sunk by bombs and gunfire fro a German submarine. The crew reach port safely. Aerial Coast Patrol No. 8, at Mas- tie, L. I, decided to increase its membership to 36. This leaves room for 24 aviators. John D. Rockefeller is not a eciti zen of Cleveland and can not be taxed in Cuyahoga County according to a Supreme Court decision The American schooner Gypsum Em press was abandoned on_account of its being wateriogs: Four mem- bers of the crew wer drowned. Capt. J. Urquhart and 20 members of the crew of the U. S. S. Dirigo, tor- pedoed recently, arrived in the United States on board an American The American minister = holm received word that all A were allowed to leave cluding those who ar The German Government ling a report that the United State will intern all Germans who have be in the United States for less than three years. Thirty-two time clerks and transfer clerks at the American Graphophone 0., at Bridgeport, struck hecanse t had been changed from piece b to a time basis. ed and ten wound- Two men were ed at South River, N. J, when pickets attacked trikebreakers and ard on their way to the Herm: am | handkerchief factory. Capt. Allen Tucker was presented with a silver medal giver the v or Bordeaux in recognition of his ding an armed American vessel ugh the war zone. Gov. Stewart of Wyoming received a telegram from Forsyth sing that the Cheyenne Ind who refused to regist re holdi lances and are threatening viole Coicnel Vanderbilt a»nrunced he had | PRESIDENT 2np ~ARINET = EF DONF] IN Discussed Ne= Foor Central Juna 12, sident © cabinet In a brief con- discussed the need for congress on food and the pre: strong pressure bear to put the measu through quickly as possible. It is not prob- able that he will make a special ad- dress to congress, but is expected to confer per with leader: Vash wilson ference | speedy controt declaed and t today on by lesislation to bring dent to Missouri’s Consolation. When Missouri feels chagrin in thinking of Senator Stone it can cheer up by remembering that Gen eral Pershing is a native son.—Bos- ton Herald. Half the blindness in the world could have been prevented by prompt and proper care. { Mass., of surplus ap nts for the cera e el PhpinestE He inter to cel t candi- jdates to other ments yet unfilled A general strike cf ma-ire machin ists w voted hy 11 hop c irmen, representing 5000 worke 1t will become effect] Jiiv ‘4 unless the emploves helr wrges (o $4.50 a day. Massachunetts irtit ta tioe in it meat exercises The King of Bulgaria is visiting the Bavarian royal fzmily at Munich for the purpose of a_mar- riage between the ian Crown | Prince Bor ond ng Ludwig’s | voungest daveiiter RENCE | [President Pushing War Budget Bil HAS TAKEN HAND IN CONGRES- SIONAL CONTROERSY ENDORSES NAVAL BASE Sends Letter to Chairman Padgett of House Naval Committee Emphasiz- ing the Necessity of a Naval Base at Hampton Roads—Supports Se retary Daniels. Washington, June 1 President Wilson today took a hand In the con gressional controversy which has been delaying final passage of the $3,281 000,000 war budget bill, and the mes ure probably will be sent to him to morrow for his signature Necessity of Naval Base. In a letter to Chairman Padgett of the house naval committes the presi- dent transmitted and unqualifiedly en dorsed a communication from Secre- tary Danfels emphasizing th cessity |of a naval base on Hampton Roads Soon afterward the house adopted a | conference report on the budget meas- ire with a modification of the section he in dispute providing for acquisi tion of the o amestown exposition | site for the naval station. The senate is expected to concur tomorrow. Price Not to Exceed $1,200,000. The exposition site provision kept the bill in conference a week, all J the other great appropriations carried having been agreed upon. The houss objected to the price of $1,400,000 fixed | for the property as exorbitant and | there was talk on the floor of graft The modification written into the b | today provides that the president sha take over the site at a price satisfac tory to him, not to exceed $1,200,000 Enactment of the bill will relieve the war department of seriois embarrass ment. Because of the delay bilis contractor; plies for war army , verge of bankruptcy as the result Hampton Roads Strategic Point In his letter today Secretary Danie said Hampton Roads, the most impo tant strategic point on the Atlantic coast, was the only place where a nava base of 1,000 acres could be acquired inexpensively. He said the tract was urgently needed so that a training sta tion might be set up to take c recruits who are now be home because the to put them. INCOME TAX CLAUSE OF WAR TAX NEARLY COMPLETED. | Additional Surtaxes in House Rates I Eliminated. Washington, June Working upon sections of th bill designe | to raise more of the 1 | posed $1,500,000,000 in revenue, the sen iate finance commlittee today nearl |e et e Income tax clause | corporations’ excess profits. sourc ere formally adopted. T ouse rates, except for the additiona | surtaxes on incomes over $40,000, sub ! stantially were retained. They are es timated to raise abo 3,000,000 | Still pending, howeve: proposals. respe ly, by Senato La Follette to substitute an entirely new section with {materially increased r excess of 340,000 ment is sald to be ags | Increass tn revenue return from cor jons’ s profits of from $125 estimatos of $200.490,000 is expected from the rew taxation plan and pre pective incrensed ratas of the commit tee. FIGURES MADE PUBLIC 1 SHOWING FA7TM MORTGAGES | e {1n New England, Mew York and New | Jersey They Total $284,388,000. i Thile federal farm lar iprinefield today show farm 2 rict ved t Now New Yor r $284,388,000 |GERMAN SUBMARINES IN ! THE GULF OF BOTHNIA { Scandinavian Vessels Are Beirg Sunk Faily-—Zeppelins on Scout Duty. {of Bothuia Hardly day pa | without « or more _Scandina | vessels being =u The Zeppe scout regular’y along the Swedish oast line, occasionally comi nsid tho ter limits C. W. RIDDLES, MYSTIC, WAS KILLED IN ACTION. i In Casualty List of the { Overseas Force. Canadian { Ottawa, Ont., June 12.—The casualty list of the Canadian overs force, is sued today, included the following names of Americans: Killed, C. W. Rid- dles, M Conn.; wounded, Lieut M. Stevenson, Marlboro, Mass. More Accurate Valuation. Reports from Argentina show that the methods of measuring statistically the imports into that country, which have existed for many years, are to be revised in a form which will give more accurate valuation of the mer- chandise entering the country as shown by the quarterly and annual statements, than those formerly util- ized, in which the valuation for reve- nue purposes did not correspond with the current commercial values of the articles imported. v