Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 15, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX~—NO. 243 POPULATION 29,919 FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS GERMANS FALL BACK BEFORE THE BRITISH Capture of Important First Line Positions by Fielt Marshal Haig’s Forces Are Reported NEW ADVANCES EAST AND SOUTH OF MESSINES The New Advances Menace From Both North and South the Important Town of Warneton and the Road Leading Eastward Toward Comines—No Important Actions on Other Fronts—King Constantine, With Queen, Crown Prince and Royal Entourage, is to Embark on a British Warship Destined for Some Point Whence He Can Proceed to Switzerland. The British troops in the region of Messines continue to make gains azainst the Germans. Both east and south of Messines fresh advances by Field Marshal Haig’s forces and _the capture of important first line posi- tiors are reported. The new advanc- es in the neighborhood of Gaspard, hich lies directly east of Messines and between the Rivers Lys and St. Yves and east of Pioegsteert Wood form a direct menace from both the north and south to the important town ©of Warneston and the road leading eastward toward Comines. The artillery duels on various sec- tors in Belgium, particularly near Steenstraete, Lizerne and Boesinghe continue unabated and doubtless the rezions soon will be the scenes of im- portant infantry engagements. Along the front in Russia and Gali- cia quietude still prevails, except that now and then the Germans and Aus- trians are making reconnaissances wth all patrol parties, which generally + with hard usage at the hands ©of the Russians. In the Caucuasus region the Kurds have deltvered strong attacks against the Russians, but all of them were repulsed. With the abdication of King Con- stantine of Greece and the departure of the former monarch, the queen, the crown prince and the royal entourage from Athens to embark on a Pritish warship_which will take them to a point where they can proceed to Switzerland, the Macedontan theatre holds_forth promises of early import- ant developments. Meanwhile on the fighting front along the Greco-Serbian frontier, con- siderable fighting is taking place, but without amy important results having been achieved. The Austrians on the Carso plateau northeast of Gorizla in the Austro- Italian section have delivered attacks against the Italians occupying posi- tions they recently captured. All the attacks, however went for naught, owing to the accuracy of the fire of the Italian artilervmen. Likewise, in the Trentino _sector a heavy offense by the Austrians was put down by the Ttalians, the enemy being driven back in disorder and with heavy losses. MESSINES MOST SUCCESSFUL ATTACK BRITISH EVER MADE. Every Single Objective in Preliminary Plans was Attained. London, June 14—The Messines of- fensive was the most successful at- tack the British have yet made. every single objective that was marked in the preliminary plans having been at- tained, said Mador General F. B. Mau- rice, chief director of milftary opera- tions at the war office, in his weekly talt with The Associated Press today. Comparing this assault with the Somme battle, General Maurice stated that the British gained on the first day more than twice the ground cap- tured in the first four davs of the great_conflict along the Somme, while the British casuaities at Messines, nsing the same periods for comparison, wera oniy one-fourth what they were In the Somme fighting. General Maurice was most optimis- He in hie talk today, remarking tifit| Ihe British succesees wers steadily Frowing greater, he added “We still have the undeveloped re- Jources of America behind us, which i S e cntithcs in the ture.” JAPANESE COMMISSION TO VISIT UNITED STATES ! For the Purpose of Arrangina Co-op- eration Between the Two Nations. Toklo, Wednesday, Mav 31——Vis- , formerly foreign | appointed chief snvoy of the Japaness commission | wiich is to visit the Unfted States for | the purpose of arranging co-operation between the two nations in the war. | The other members of the commis- | wion are Admirsi Isam Takeshita, for- merly naval attache of the Japancse pmbassy at Washington: Malor Gen- eral Shoichi Sugano. Matsuzo Nagai, secretary to the forelgn department Captain” Shokyo Ando, Major Seift| Tamakawa, and Tadanao Tmai. the sec- | CROWD WELCOMES COLONEL | ROOSEVELT TO LINCOLN, NEB. He Held a Reception at a Hotel “for| Personal Friends Only.” I Edncoln, Neh, Fane 14. — Colonel | Fheodore Roosevelt was welcomed by s great crowd which paraded and sang and cheered ss he arrived here | today. He held a reception at a ho- tel “for personal friends only.” “T wanted to go to the war” he 3aid, “and the people wanted me to ®o. But now I am feeMng ‘fine. 1 keep my good health by having a very bad temper, kept under good eontrol. BRITISH GOVERNMENT MAY PURCHASE LIQUOR TRADE ted Commissioners Have Been App to Consider the Question. London, June 14—Recent reports that the government was considering the advisability of purchasing the li- guor trade were confirmed in the house of commons today by’ Chancel- lor Bonar Lew. The chancellor gave assurance that the house would be consulted befors the completion of such action. Commrissioners have been appointed by the cabinet to con- sider the questio: THUNDER STORM CAUSED CONGRESS TO RECESS Because the Legislators Could Not Make Themselves Heard. Weshington, June 14. — Thunder, lightning, rain and hail, which envel- oped the capital for more than an hour today, forced both houses of congress to recess while the storm raged, be- Jegistatons cowd not make ~heard aboye the din. cause the STATEMENT BY AMERICAN AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA Explaining the Aims of the American Mission Headed by Elihu Root. Petrograd, June 14. via London— Davir R. Francis, the American am- bassador, issued to the press today a lengthy statement explaining the aims of the American mission ed by Elihu Root, which arrived in Petrograd yesterday. The statement is thus s ummarized by the official news agency: ‘The communique states that the functions of the mission are to devise in accord with the Russlan _govern- ment, effective means to aid Kussia in her efforts to defeat the universal en- emy of democracy. Germany and the German standpoint are the greatest foes to the democratic ideas now cherished by America and Russia in common. The ruission will elucidate | to Russia the aims followed by | Tex. ill, Okla.: Deming, N. M., America, making it clear that;and Linda Vista, Calif. America is inspired by idealistic mo- = It Is probable that a seventh nation- tives: also that she is deyoting to the!al guard camp will be established in struggle all her natural Fesources, the | conjunctlon with, the national army indications of which are the that the American fleet iS now op- erating jointly with tne allied fleets; that 10,000,000 Americtns are reister- ed and the economic spirit which America can lend. Realizing that Russia must not only fight but America_will try to reduce the bur dens and privations borne by the Rus- sian people. “Amc..c ‘he members of the mis sion,” continues the communique, is not one person who pursues any per- sonal, financial or “ccmmercial or who dasives to influence Russian {internal aiffairs. WATERBURY SUBSCRIPTIONS AMOUNT TO $102 PER CAPITA About $7,500,000—An_Oversub- scription of 123 Per Cent. Now Waterbury, Conn., June 14.—Liberty loan subscriptions in Waterbury total, in the final count, about $7,500,000, making a per capita subscription of $102. The amount of the Waterbury allotment was $3,360,000, which makes the percentage of the actual subscription 223 or an over-subscrip- tion of 123 per cent. The partial payment plan of $1 down and 31 a week on a $50 bond, or 32 down and §2 a week on the $100 bond; which was conducted by the ten banks of the city, met with en- thusiasm, 7,100 subscribers taking ad- vantage of it STORM DOES EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CROPS Rain Broke Down Tender Plants and Flooded Potato Fields Near Dan- bury. Danbury, Conn., June 14.—A severe thunder storm accompanied by an ex- tremelghhenvy rainfall which swept $500,000 MORE OF BONDS. over tl section late this afternoon & e : did _ extensive damage to crops, | This Will Make Its Total Subscription breaking down tender plants and flood. $1,500,000. ing potato flelds in many instances. Several buildings in the vicinity of Hartford, Conn., June 14.—An- the city were struck by lightning, but no serious fires resulted. As far as could be learned, none of the ogcu- pants of the buildings were injured. INTERNATIONAL UNION OF RAILROAD SIGNAL MEN Elected Officers at Closing Session in Now Haven Yesterday. New Haven, Conn., June 14—D. 'W. Helt, of Shamokin, Pa., was elected grand chief of the International .Union of Railroad Signal Men at the closing session of its annual convention here today. Officers chosen were: Vice chief, Clinton Cone, New Ro- chelle, N. Y.; secretary and treasurer, T. A. Anstic, North Kingsville, Ohio; trustees, C. A. Drinkwater, Boston: H. G. Baker, Ypsilanti, Mich.; and W, L. Rose, Wallingford, aims, | head. | Proved today, facts | cantonment at American Lake, Washn. live, { weer for Ayer, Atlanta, Columbia and Cabled Paragraphs No Conference on Food Gambling London, June 14—1It has been found impracticable to confer with the allied powers to arrange for the interna- tional prohibition of gambling in fu- tures and options, Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, informed the hoyse of common today. GENEROUS ACTION OF KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Appropri $1,000,000 for Recreation Centers at Army Concentration Camps. New Haven, Conn, June 14—The supreme board of directors of the | Knights of Columbus announced today the appropriation of $1,000,000. by the order for the creation and mainten- ance of recreation centers at the prin- cipal army concentration camps. This action, it is said, is the result of a general appeal from members through- out the country, urging that the work inaugurated along the Mexican border last year be continued and enlarged to meet_present_conditions. “Of the million men soon to be in concentration camps _preparing _for war,” says the statement, “thirty or forty per cent. will be Catholics, many of them members of our order. Plain- ly, then, our society is confronted with the proposition of opening up recreation centers at all of the prin- cipal _concentration camps and of furnishing moral and material aid, and support to our soldiers. “The supreme board of directors has appropriated one million dollars for the purpose and has issued a nation- wide appeal to our membership for contributions to this war camp fund.” BRITISH ARMIES GET NEWS OF ARRIVAL OF PERSHING. Elaborate Honors Awaiting Americans at the Western Front. British Headquarters in France, June 14, via London, by The Associat- °d Press—The news of the arrival of Major General John J. Pershing, the American commander in France, spread through tne British armies to- day and was received with the utmost satisfaction. While Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig was reported in the welcoming of the American army van- guard at the port of landing, more elaborate British honors await their visit to this eection af the western front. General Pershing will be. a valued member of the allied war councils in the future znd will have the oppor- tunity to study and witness the various cffensive actions before his divisions arrive. On his journey to France General Pershing had the opportunity to see the efficiency of the British transport machinery in operation and was much impressed by it. SITES FOR WAR ARMY DIVISIONAL CANTONMENTS. Six Sites Selected for Division of the National Guard. ‘Washington, June 14.—Sites for war army divisional cantonments were ap- located as follows Aver, Mass.; Yaphank, L. I. N. Y.; Wrightstown, N. Annapolis Junc- ion, Md.; Petersburg, Va.: Atlanta, Ga.; Coumbia, C.; ‘Chillocothe, O.; Louisville, Ky.; Batile Creek. Mich.; Little Rock, Atk.; Rockford, 7ll: Des Moines, Ta; Fort Riley, Kas.; Fort Sam Houston, Tex.: American Lake, Washn. In addition to these, the following six of sixteen camps for division of the national guard have been formally announced: Fort Worth, Waco and Houston, Contracts for the American Lake cantonment, the fifth to be awarded, were let today to a Tacoma firm, and all others will be awarded in a few days. Contracts previous announced ‘Wrightstown. ROOSEVELT FLAYS GERMAN- LANGUAGE NEWSPAPERS Declares They Are a Subject For the Attention of the Censor. Lincoln, Neb., June 14—With all the vigor at his command, Colonel Theo- dore Roosevelt, addressing several thousand persons assembled on the capitol grounds this afternoon, sought to drive home the fundamental truths of the doctrine of Americanism. One of Mr. Roosevelt's disgressions from his written address was to flay the German-language newspapers of the country. “These newspapers print- ed in German are a fit subject for the attention of the censor,” he said. think the English language dies pretty well without the assistance of the German o rany other tongue.” HEAVY RAINSTORM IN NEW YORK CITY. In Two Hours Three and One-quarter | Inches of Rain Fell. New York, June 14—One of the heaviest rainstorms of short duration that has been recorded by the weather bureau here in 47 years broke over the city today. In two hours, three and one-quarter inches of rain fell. Lightning which _accompanied the storm struck a 60,000 galion oil tank and set it afire. ‘STATE TO SUBSCRIBE FOR BY PUTTING A PROHBITORY TAX $60 PER New Rate Written Into the War Tax beverages, week by the senate finance committee, was still further increased today and then was formally written into the war | U tax bill. it was stated in an official memoran- dum made public tonight. commission reported, “we have influenced by the companies having ap- reasonable discrimination in the se- lection of trains which might best be |, eliminated. first _advertised, Railroad has agreed to restore many trains which it had proposed to dis- continue and are still being made by this and by | other companies.” DISSOLUTION OF CHINESE The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population Distilling Industry ON FOODSTUFS USED 100 POUNDS Bill by the Senate Finance Commit- tee—Prohibits Importation of Dis- & ; tillers’ Beverages. Washington, June 14—A prohibitory tax on foodstuffs used in making tentatively agreed to last 1 The new rate is $60 per hundred pounds instead of $20 per bushel and representatives of the dis- tillers declare it unquestionably would be effective in forcing suspension of Would Cripplethe |Labor to Wage War on High Prices DIRECTED BY SAMUEL GOMPERS, PRESIDENT A. F. OF L. FOR QUICK ACTION and Their Respecti Senators and Congressmen. Washington, June 14, — Orsanized abor was called upon formally by the American Federation of Labor today to get behind the campaign for enact- ment of the administration legislation All unions were urged in by July 1. a letter by President Gompers to press thefr congressmen for prompt action. Mr. Gompers said: Since the war wages have not kept pace with the increasing cost of Jiv- the distilling industrs The section as |ins. the: have remained practically Spnroved miso bronibits imeortation | Stationary while prices have mord . P than ‘doubled. The only practical way to increase the spending Incomes of Other Liguor Tax Increases. Othel liquor tax increases were ap- proved by the committee today vir- tually without change from the house schedules. The manufacturers tax of 5 per cent. on athletic goods, cam- eras, patent medicines, perfumeries and ‘cosmetics was reduced to two per cent. and a substitute tax on scalpers’ American people; zer, takes to prevent will portend greater injury than the threat of the foreign foe. all is to decrease the cost of living. Danger of Hunger, “A grave danger confronts the dange which unless our government immediate and effective action Abnorma . - sales of tickets was adopted, making | quary ook of compotition have the rate from 5 to 50 per cent. instead| Gizapneared. . Food shecuiators ave v gambling on the people’s necessities. Troublesome Problems Today. Tomorrow the troublesome income, excess profits and publishers' taxes will be taken up. The commitfee now hopes to present the redrafted bill in the senate early mext week. EMMA GOLDMAN WAS PERMITTED TO SPEAK We must devise new meet tremendous vital needs. have to establish economic agencies to control be insured strikes at the very appeal tion cannot persistent, intelligently machinery to We will food that the people may istence. The probiem roots of life. “This is a problem that has a strong to the whole nation. Legisla- be accomplished without directly cfforts =0 su of all. At an Anti-Conscription Mass Mesting A Brocet tho, Pendle: 1 New Mork Exnt Night. “The proposed legislation does not 3 i set up a food dictatorship. It does R Fork 3 Tk e Gl BOE, Dirrione 10, tation the. people: but TN S DRIt 1o TPt e | attampte to protect the peopls againt ed by the authorities at antoher anti- conscription mass meeting here tonight. seculation by rational practical means. “In_order to sccure the fullest bene- Thomas D. McCarthy, United States|fits from the Lever bill it must be marshal, announced at her last pre-|Mmade law before Ju 1 Every work- vious appearance that he would take|Ker who wishes lower prices of the necessities of life be helpful in her itno custody if she attempted to speak again. It was reported that Mr. McCarthy fully intended to make good his threat but was deterred at the last minute by a hint from Washington that if Miss Goldman were arrested _she wonld probably pose as a martyr. Miss Goldman again attacked the govern- ment for the passage of the conscrip- tion law, as did Alexander Berkman, who presided at the meeting. securing the the Lever bill. tions are tral labor, every take and communicate that to your respec tive conzre immediate enactment of The following susges- made to those who wish to help: Communicate With Congressmen. “Let every trade union, every cen- body, every state federation of international organization official action upon this matter men in the house of rep- At the close of the meeting those |resentatives, your senators and to the who attended were compelled to pass |president of the United States. ot in single file. Registration cards| “In addition to this formal official were demanfed from all men who |nction let every individual member of seemed to be of military age. Sev-|the organized labor movement write eral who could not produce cards or|a personal letter or send some com- maie satisfactory explanations were |munication to his or her represents held for further investization. tive and semator. Ask vour friends to take similar action, ask all organ- ized bodies within your locaiity to ex WAR REGISTRATION press to their representatives at the NOW TOTALS 8,839,582 | national capital their desire for the —_— immediate passage of lezislation that With Six States Still Missing—93.5 Per Cent. of the Census Estimate. Washington, June 14—With returns from six states missing, the war reg? istration total tonisht stood at $,839,- will reduce the cost local administrators or whatever the agen- of the necessities matter to your counctl, fown life. Present the government—city _may be called Need of Immediate Action. 582, or 93.5 per cent. of the cenmsus| ., : o = = ~ he need of immediate, effective Satimute of 9852641 ellgibles In the action 15 demonstrated by the fact Gl that the world’s grain crop is serio g Iy below normal. The wheat crop in If the ayerage is maintained the reg- istration complete will show 9,538,000 me nenrolled for war service. Based on the original census estimate of 10,- 078,000 which did not Include extra supply cara: sent to industrial cen- ters, more than 95 per cent. will have Dbeen registered and the deflclency of 439,884 will be below the estimated | number of men of registration age now in the military and naval service and not reqwred to register. The complete returns at the provost this country is e of with the gizantic task of feeding our allies and maintaining our own army and &ry maintain the continuity of this nat'on cannot Food administration demonstrated by the fact that bread maller than that are confronted and we last year, civilian population. Hungry Men Cannot Fight. “The war cannot be fought by hun- men. The work mecessary 4 be done by starving peo; is_effective, as marshal-general's office are divided as |is cheaper in Belgium, France ard White. = 6,712,456: colored |Italy than it is in this country and aliens, 1,093.336: alien ene- | this even when we ship the grain to mies 108,751. Indicated possible ex- emptions’ 4,712,180. b NOT TO OPPOSE REDUCTIONS IN PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE Official Memorandum by Massachusetts Public Service Commission. Boston, June 14.—The public ser- vice commission will not interefere for the present with the proposed war time reductions in passenger train service on railroads entering this cit. the been “In reaching this conclusion,” pe y endeavored to exercise a Since the changes were the Boston & Maine similar . modifications T e to make known your need ad the who declared ver, commerce. again in the house Monda: lelgium from which their lower priced bread is made. “You are urged to act immediately and your res to those who are charzed with responsibility of creating agen- cies which sufficient food will be sured to this nation and to those ghting the world’s war for human freedom. Favors the Lever Bi “Press home upén all the necessity hat the Lever bill should be on the statute books beforeJulyl.” The food control bill was attacked n the senate today by Senator Reed, it would confer arbi- rary and despotic power on Mr. Hoo- disturb _business and hamper. The bil] will be taken up TALIAN WAR MISSION FETED AT NEW ORLEANS City and State Officials Formally Woel- comed the Visitors. New Orleans, La.,, June 14. The talian war mission was feted by New Orleans and its colony of 25,000 Ttalians Who Were Arrested at the of common: government’ mouncement was made at the state treasurer's office this afternoon that an additional subscription for $500,000 of liberty loan bonds would be made by the state tomorrow. make the total subscribed for by the state $1,500,000. BRITISH CONSIDERING AMNESTY TO SINN FEIN PRISONERS This the Rebellion Last Year. London, June 14—The British gov- erpment is considering the granting of amnesty to the Irish prisoners rested at the time of the rebellion last year. Chancellor Bonar ‘made this announcement in the house today, saying that the decision would be Law PARLIAMENT CONDEMNED Believed the President’'s Action Will Cause Civil War. Peking, June 13. — President LI Yuan-Hung’s unconditional method of dismissing parliament is _strongly condemned in the .southern provinces, Wwhere attempts are being made to amalgamate for the purpose of offer- ing military resistance. It is believed here that the president’s action will precipitate civl war. The Peking Gazette, which hereto- fore has been the strongest supporter of the president now strongly de- nounces him, claiming that he is using It will ime of | the country for his own selfish ends. England Warned of Hostile Aircraft. London, June 14—The Earl of Der- by, secretary of state for war, an- nounced this afternoon that a’ noti- fication had been received during the day that hostile aircraft were ap- proaching the country. He added tfat the raid thus far had failed to mate- ar- made | rialize and that therefore he hoped there was o fruth in the Teport, today and tonight. Thousands turn- ed ot to meet them on their arrival shortly before noon. City and state officials formally wel- comed the visitors and each of the commissioners responded briefly. Lat- er at Tulane University honorary de- grees were conferred upon several members of the mission. Late tonight the mission left for Memphis. DECREE ISSUED BY RUSSIAN PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT order to be Insubordination. Petrograd, via London, June 14— The provisional government bas is- sued a decree declaring all acts of mil- itary disorder to be Insubordination, including refusal to fight and also in- citement to fight against the govern- ment. Such acts, says the decree, are punishable by long sentences to serv itude in tife penitentiary and the de- privation of rights to property and also the right to receive land under the coming land re-distribution. | Condensed Telegrams Sugar is 60 cents a pound in Eng- land. Hawaii subscribed $2,500,00 to the Liberty Loan. Slight earth tremors were ricorded at Georgetown University. Austria has called all boys to the colors who are 17 years old. Prince Tan, the famous Chinese singer, is dead at the age of 72. Navy employes at the Portsmouth Navy “Yard subscribed for $104,000 Liberty Bonds. Plans for the new.medical school at Chicago for which $5,500,000 was raised were made public. Brazilian note The reply to the quite a bad from Argentina caused impression generally. Two yachts of the Cleveland Yacht Club were turned over to ths Govern- ment for war service. The bells of Hamburg are being made into cannons. They will provide about 30 tons of gun metal. Subscriptions to the Liberty Loan in Danbury reached a total of more than $300,000 up to last night. General Pershing will act as an in- dependent in this war, co-operating with the French necessarily. The people of England are u to buy their winter coal in July pi ing by last year’s experience. ' A French ammunition factory has blown up and a number of dead and wounded were removed from the ruins. Capt. Bonnel, a British airman horn in New York, arrived here to recruit aviators for the British aviation corps. of the as the Andrew Bonar Law's British army, who was dead, is alive and prisoner Turks. The New York Telephone Co. has purchased the Newark Telephone con- cern under an order by Vice-Chancel- lor Lane. son, reported of A mine sunk the American schooner Harwood Palmer, built in 1904. It was reported that the ship was sunk by a submarine. The United States needs one thou- sand teamsters and 75 wagon masters for the quartermasters ' enlisted re- serve corps. Capt. Martin, former Naval Attache at the French Embassy in Washing- ton is on active duty chasing Ger- man submarines. Two Americans in Japan are teach- ing Japanese aviators how to fly and are opening aeronautic schools and aeroplane factories. One thousands miners quit work in the copper mines at Butte and 500 National Guardsmen were ordered to the scene of the riots Herman P. Levine, a Brooklyn school teacher, was sentenced to 11 months and 29 days in the penitentiary for failing to observe the draft la Wm. Ludiam, said to be the oldest resident of Jamaica not only In years but by continuous residence, died there at the home of his son at the age of 96 years. Premier Dato of Spain said that with the return of Marquis De Lama to the post of Minister of Foreign Af- fairs, was a guarantee that Spain would remain absolutely neutral. Scientists and students of the day light saving plan said: it will prove a great benefit for public health, as light is a physical stimulant just as darkness is a’ depresing influence. is believed that the totay sub- s to lierty Yoan bonds in will reach $17,000,000 before ption hooks are closed this subsc noon. The former German Waldemar whoge engines were wrecked by the crew liner Prinz and boilers while she was interned at Honolulu, arrived at a Pacific port, where she will be re- paired. Next Saturday afternoon the splen- did_rose den _of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward, U. 8. N. retired, and Mrs. Ward, at Rosivn, L. I, will _be opened to the public in ald of war charities A conference at Washington with the avowed purpose of eliminating hy- pherism in America organized _ the American League for National Unity, with Dr. Charles P. Steinmetz, of She- nectady, N. Y. president. The Massachusetts constitutional convention disposed of the suggestion that it should adjourn its session until a the war is over by voting that no ad- journment of more than seven days shall be taken after July 16. Announcement was made at New York that the American Institute of Banking, had decided on account of war conditions to abandon its annual convention which was to have been in Denver in Septemher. The report that Captain F. E. Klein- schmidt a German-American aviator, was allowed to wander _through the Edison plant at West Orange, N. J., where important military devices are beingz perfected, was denied by Chas. Edison, son of the inventor. D. H. Barclay of Barre won the Vermont amateur trapshooting cham- pionship at Randolph, Vt., last night, having been hizh gun among both pro- fessionals’ and amateurs In the ‘two days' tougnament. He scored 142 out of a possible 150 Wednesday and 146 yesterday. DROPPED FROM RHODE ISLAND STATE BOARD OF HEALTH Gardnar T. Swarts, For 23 Years Its Secretary. Providence, R. I, June 14—Rr. Gard- ner T. Swarts, for 23 vears secre- tary of the state board of health, was dropped today at'the annual meeting of the board. Dr. Byron A. Richards of Pawtucket, was chosen to succeed him. Dr. Swaxts is widely known as Dr. an_authority of health matters. In a statement issued tonight he aserib- ed his removal to friction of several years standing between himself and other members of the board, Latest Total is Given at Thousands of Banks and Washington, June 14.—The liberty loan campaign entered the home stretch today with every indication that the tremendous thirty day drive throughout the nation would result in going well beyond the $2,000,000,000 Eoal. From coast to coast the story that poured Into the treasury all day was the same, a story of a whirlwind fin- isb. Telegrams told of tolling bells and shrieking whistles acros the continent, marking the last day of the campaign; of redoubled efforts by the many agencies at work for the ioan's success, of enthusiasm at its highest pitch, of long waiting _lines of sub scribers in thousands of banks in ev ery state of the union. Last Hours to Show Big st twenty hours' wor 70 ing to show big in the final count, ac- cording to these reports. Before noon tomorrow officials hope, every man in who 0. At can subscribe will the closing hour to was no telling where the total might lead, no basis for, fore- casting the final figures. 2,500,000 Subscribers. It seemed certain, however, that at Jeast 2,500,000 persons will have sub- scribed before the books are closed at noon tomorrow. Measuring the total by the number of liberty loan buttons which have gone out from headquart- ers, the number of subscribers should exceed three million. New York, Philadelphia and Boston reserve dis- tricts alone have recefved—and it is believed have placed a high percentage of them—2,500,000 of the buttons. More than 4,000,000 will. have been distributed before the three chief but- ton factories of the country, working the country have done night thero night and day catch up with their orders several days hence, Buttons Distributed. New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis and Kansas City are the big districts from which will come the great bulk of subscriptions. There the total number of buttons__distributed 3,500,000. New York has 000, and estimates that it will fur- nish 1,000,000 subscribers. Philadel- phia and Boston have taken more than 500,000 each. The Cleveland district has received 420,000; Chicago 360,000; St. Louis, Kansas City and Richmond 200,000 each. To San Francisco 265,000 have been sent. From several of the dis- tricts hurry calls have been received for more. Latest report $1,843,000,000 Late campaign figures, made public today by Secretary McAdoo as of the close of business last night, showed an apparent shortage of $157,000,000 the total reported being $1,843,000,000 These reports we: received after noon at the treasury. They showed an increase of nearly $200,000,000 in sub- scriptions over the previous day's re- port. A Popular Loan. The loan, according to reports re- celved by treasury officials, Is in every sense a popular one. By far the greatest issues which the Bureau of Engraving and Printing will be called upon to turn out will be of the 350 and $100 bonds. For them there I been an_extremely heavy demand in every industrial section of the country city of Washington, officials estimate, will marshal 30,000 individual sub. scriptions, most of them for the 35 nad $100 honds. Employes of the freasury department alone, subscribing to the $50 and $100 bonds, have taken approximately $450,000. Many Banks to be Heard From. Many thousands of banks and trust companies are yet to be heard from with their subseriptions for them- selves and their customers. This item alone, it is thought, will swell the total by many millions. As arule, the banks have been in- clined to hold back their subscriptions until the last minute, or report only portion of them. The amount su scribed today, $1,843,000,000, repre- sents actual subecriptions in the fed- eral reserve banks, accompanied by ths required two per cent. of the subscriptions. ‘Officia’s believe the reserve banks wif e deluged to- morrow by a flood of last minute sub- seriptions’ which will keep them busy for hours tabulating them. NEW YORK DISTRICT CLOSE TO THE $1,000,000,000 MARK Army of Tabulators Busy Compiling Total of Subscriptions. New York, June 14.—The New York foderal reserve district had sbscrib- ed for $950,000,000 worth of liberty loan honds at the close of business to- nikht. it was estymated by the Liber- ty Loan committee. Confidence as expressed that when the books close tomorrow the total will be well beyond the $1,000,000,000 mark. An army of tabulators tolled far in- 'lo the night at the headquarters of the ‘committee, making' feverish efforts to compile the staggering total of sub- serigZions. Rows of workers piled up checks that represented millions of dol- lars. The total represented a sum greater than even. masters of finance could comprehend. Letters From Hundreds of Banks Upon one long table was heaped the from the hundreds of banks 1 Reports Tell of Long Waiting Lines of Subscr Thousands of Banks in Every State in the Unior In All Probability at Least 2,500,000 Persons Will H. ! Subscribed Before the Bonds Close at Noon and in many rural communities. An | illustration Is afforded in the case of Ripon, Wis., a town of 3,800, which today reported subscriptions fotalling $260,700 from 839 subscribers. The of the amount | | nectea | White FINAL DRIVE FOR THE LIBERTY LDAN Indications Are That It Will Go Well Beyond ¢ $2,000,000,900 ALL AGENCIES ARE REDOUBLING THEIR EFFORTS $1,843,000,000, With M Trust Companies Yet t Heard From—Buttons Are Being Distributed throughout the envelopes the alstributed The vision. hand Flood of Subs and | subscriptic the reserve a d these ga the cess | suppo o n Bridgeport’s Tot The subscribe per cent. of t Conn.. announce Norwalk, $300,00 New Conn., y the company itse took $2,300,000 f 1t was cirenit of out the countr tians of at least $2.50 Unofficial An unofficial est . scriptions of 31 New ¥ ed a total of 3¢ scriptigns 000,000 from National rs 000, 2 Reports re the a sola its h NUMBER OF PERSONS IN MUNITIONS Ashton-Under-Ty Widespread Damage Done At London, I of persons were [ exploston o Ashton - ur nesday done in the regreta sion was that of the victim. on their way home time and fragments of de pecidlly portions A explosion flames 1) mill in whi HISTORIC LIBERTY E RUNG YEST | Was Tapped with ™ Tammer Thirte hour ay 690,000 1t mounted for each sim: throt of telegraph wit House not son of the r The day" imated more COPPER MINING REFUSE DEMANDS Mcmbers of Metal Mine ion at Butts, M Butte, Mont., June Ing compan the demands of Metal Mine members went manding a ishment of ployment ar of the miners presented the refusal late tod. of the union Promoting Wheat Cultivation Rio Janeiro, June 14.—Owing t fact that the stocks of imported wheat are not sufficient the govern- ment {s promoting an intensive culti- vation of cereals in the state of iie Grande do Sul the ' ma Brazil