Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 21, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 248 NORWICH, CONN.. THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1917 12 PAGES—92 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich BRITISH MADE GAIN; FRENCH LOST TRENCH Germans in the Champagne Region Have Gained a . Foothold in French First Line Trenches i BRITISH GAIN MADE EAST OF MONCHY LE PREUX Near Lens the Canadians Made an Assault on a Position ‘Which Was Barring Their Way to the City, Routed the Germans and Occupied Their Trenches—The Italians Are Developing an Offensive on the Asiago Plateau, Southeast of Trentino—No Notable Engagement is Noted on the Macedonian Front. ; On the fighting fronts in France the British forces of Field Marshal Haig bave recaptured important positions from the Germans edst of Arras, while the Germans in the Champagne region have gained & foothold in French first line trenches. The British gain was made east of Monchy ie Preux, where Monday the Germans under cover of a violent bom- bardment drove back the British and occupied their trenches. Between the Aflette river and Moulin de Laffaux the Germans in a strong attack, in which huge effectives were used, cap- tured a section of a trench held by the French. The attack was delivered over @ front of about two-thirds of a mile end followed a violent bombardment of the French line. Near Lens the Canadians in an as- sault on a position which was barring the way to the coal cit$, routed out the defenders and incorporated the trench- es into the British lines. The Germans endeavored to regain the lost terrain, but were beaten off. In the Austro-Italian theatre the Italians on the Asiago plateau, south- east of Trentino, are again deveioping the offensive which last week gave them considerable territory. The Rome war office reports the taking of for- midable positions on the plateau and the capture of more than a thousand officers and men, besides inflicting heavy casualties on the Austrians. The expected general engagement along the Macedonian front has not yet developed, but on the various sectors, notably in the Cerna Bend and north of Monastir, the artillery activity hes again increased. RUSSIAN MISSION COMPLETE CALLS OF COURTESY. Have Cleared the Way for Conferences With American Officials. ‘Washington, June 20.—Russia's dip- lomatic mission completed its official calls of courtesy today and cleared the way for conferences with American officials. The mission went shortly after noon to the state department. Special Am- bassador B. A. Bakhmetleff was escort- ed to the state department and finally presented to Secretary Lansing. Diplo- matic Secretary Soukine was predented to_Counseilor Polk. "While Lieutenant General Roop, mil- ftary member of the mission, was pay- ing the respects of the Russian army to Secretary Baker, Secretary Lansing escorted Ambessador Bakhmetieff to the White Honuse and presented him to President Wilson. Later the ambasea- #or paid his respects to Vice President Marshall at the capitol and calied upon Mrs. Lansing. Afmaro Sato, the Japanese ambassa- dor, paid his respects to the Russian mission, calling early this afternoon. CHARGED WITH SMUGGLING DRUGS FROM CANADA Clarence E. Smith, a Negro, Arrested in New York. New York, June 20.—Charged with smugzling drugs from Canada into the United States, Clorence E. Smith, » nesro, was arrested here tonizht. A treasury department inspector asserts that on August 15 he found $22.000 worth of drugs in a pile of soiled linen on a sleeping car which was in charge of the accused. Smith es- caped from the inspector by leaping from the train and was not located until today. CAPT. CONDON TO BE TURNED OVER TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES Charged With Murder of John Vin- cent Piper, a Rutgers College Student New Brunswick, N. J., June 20—Dr. J. W. Condon, a captain in the United States army medical corps. charged with the murder of John Vincent Pi- per, a Rutgers College student, will be turned over to the eivil authorities at Chattanooga. Tenn., as soon as a warrant for his arrest is received. The warrant is expected to reach Chattanooga tomorrow. Dr. Condon has announced that sist extradition. he will not re- BRIDGEPORT POLICE ARE ARRESTING SLACKERS Between 75 and 100 Men Are Sai Have Fled From the City. Bridgeport. Conn., June 20.—Police and department of justice agents to- day began to arrest men who had failed to register under the selective draft law. Twenty were taken and examined. Those who offered a plaus- fble excuse for their failure were given another chance to register. ‘The oth- srs will be held for the United States sourt. Between 75 and 100 men are sald to have fled the city after faflure to reg- ister. MRS. CELIA DIAMOND PLEADED GUILTY TO MANSLAUGHTER Dwned Building in New York in Which Girls Wers Burned to Death. New York, June 20—Rather than go through the ordeal of listening to tes- Hmony as to how girls were burned to feath in a building owned by her, Mrs. Celia Diamond pleaded gullty here to- fay to manslaughter in the second de. R e sulf of a fire which destroyed her candy factory in November, of 1915. to Norweglan Steamer Sunk. New York, June 20.—The Norwegian steamer Cederic, a freight vessel of 128 tons -, which _left tare May B Tor Iivecpodd, has been sunk by a submarine, to re- YEAR'S GIFTS TO YALE MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS by President Dinner. Announcement Made Hadley at Alumni New Haven, Conn., June 20.—Much more than a million dollars was given Yale university since iast commence- ment, President Arthur T. Hadley told the alumni at their dinner which followed the commencement exercises, today. Put into exact figures, the grand total, with interest accumula- tions, were $L154837. The alumni fund ' reached $425,710 to which was added $729,127 from other sources. In this latter the big item was that of $500,000 by bequest from the estate of Charles W. Harkness, previously announced. President Hadley also told the alumni that John S. Phipps, Henry C. Phipps and Howard Phipps of New York city, had offered money up to $200,000 necessary for the equipment of the Rale mobile unit and an addi- tional total of $65,000 has been sub- scribed towards the purposes of the unit. The corporation has accepted these gifts and as a special apprecia- tion will carry the fund as the Phipps Foundation. The unit was proposed by Dr. Joseph M. Flint: its identity will be preserved so far as_possible and the unit will be sent to France at the earliest possible moment. Directors of the alumni fund ap- pointed are I. R. Betts, '75; J. W. Curtiss, '79, H. S. Brooks, '85, W. A. Brown, '86: J. McL. Walton, Sheff., '99, and Reeve Schley, "03. STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE - TO AID RECRUITING OFFICERS During Week Designated in President Wilson’s Proclamation. Hartford, Conn., June 20.—Arrange- ments were completed today whereby the state counci] of defense and fed- eral recruiting officers will cooperate in tvery way during the week of June 23-30, designated by President Wil- son in his proclamation made public today as “Recruiting Week,” for the < where she is now in regular army. Every effort will be made by state officials to recruit men for service in the regular army. Meanwhile the committee appointed by the state council vesterday to devise plans for recruiting the national guard to full strength will meet tomorrow afternoon to decide on a definite programme. The programme will be so arranged, it was announced tonight, that a spe- cial “drive” will be made during the week designated by the president in an effort to induce young men to join the regular army and the national guard. NEW STATE PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD APPOINTED Gov. Holcomb Makes Dr. J. Torring- ton Black Its Head. Hartford, Conn., June 20.—The new public healith board, authorized by the recent general assembly and which reorzanizes the state board of health, was named by Gov. Holcomb this afternoon. Dr. J. Torrington Black, who has been secretary of the state board of bealth, is made the head of the board with his term running until July 1, 1923, and Dr. B. K. Root and Lewis Sperry of Hartford are also named for six year terms. Dr. E. W. Brown of Bridgeport, and Prof. B. A. Wins- low of New Haven are appointed for four years and J. A. Newlonds of West Hartford, and J. Frederick Jack- son of New Haven until July 1, 1919. The present board _includes Drs. Black and Root and Messrs. Sperry and Jackson. BRITISH PASSENGER STEAMER DAMAGED BY A TORPEDO The Auzenia Managed to Make a Port on the Irish Coast. New York, June 20.—The British passenger steamship Auzonia, of 8,153 tons gross Mn::t' povmed by the ne, was Y a and badly damaged on her u.i“fflf;‘."’mm a Canadian port, it was learned here today. The attack took place off the Irish coast. The liner managed to make her way into a nearby port, Cabled Paragraphs Condemned by Capt Town Assembly. Cape Town, June 20.—The house of assembly by a vote of 72 to 31 today passed a resolution condemning the republican propaganda which is being carried on in South Africa. The move- ment was referred to in the resolution as being fostered by the extreme na- tionalists among the Dutch farmers. RECRUITING WEEK JUNE 23 TO 30 Wilson—Ages 18 to 40. Washington, June 20,—President Wilson’s proclamation for recruit- ing week follows: “PROCLAMATION BY THE PRES- IDENT: “I hereby designate the period of June 23 to June 30 next, as recruit- g week for the regular army and call upon unmarried men between the ages of 18 and 40 years, who have no dependents and who are not engaged in pursuits vitally necessary to the prosecution of the war, to present themselves for en- listment during the week herein designated, to the number of 70, 000. “u(Signed) “WOODROW WILSON.” SLOW GETTING JURY FOR TRIAL OF MRS. GILLIGAN Eleven Men Have Been Selected—Only One Chosen Yesterday. Hartford, Conn., June 20.—The task of selecting a jury to try Mrs. Amy E. Archer-Gilligan on an accusation of murder moved slowly today through its third day and when adjournment was taken this afternoon one seat in the jury box was still vacant and there was a possibility that it might be nec- essary to choose two more jurors in- stead of one. _This is due to the fact that one of the jurymen has asked Judge Greene, who is presiding, to ex- cuse him. for urgent business reasons. The court has the request under con- sideration. The sheriff was ordered to have forty talesmen In court to- morrow. Mrs. Gilligan will be trled for the death of Franklin R. Andrews, an in- mate of her home for elderly people at Windsor. This became definitely known today. The indictment against her charges that she caused this death and those of four other Inmates by poison. In the course of his ques- tioning of prospective jurors today, State's Attorney Huzh M. Alcorn said that evidence would be introduced du ing the trial to support the state's con- tention that poison was administered to these inmates for purposes of gain by the accused woman, and to rid her- self of the burden of contracts for their care assvmed by her. Only one juror was chosen today, Charles F. Cuminings, a farmer of Bast Hartford, the fifth man called of the extra panel today, and the 92nd examined since the case was taken up last Monday. Forty talesmen had been sufnmoned but six were excus- ed. This list was depleted shortly be- fore noon and an additional ten men were called in, but no juror was found among them. One hundred .and thir- ty men have been examined since Monday. Nearly a score of those ex- amined today were excused because they declared themselves opposed to capital punishment, while two oth- ers were opposed fo such penalty on circumstantial HEAVY TOLL BY GERMAN SUBMARINES LAST WEEK. Sank Twenty-seven sh Ships of More Than 1,600 Tons. London, June 20. — Twenty-seven British ships of more than 1,600 tons have been sunk, according ' to the weekly British summary given out to- day. Five British vessels under 1,600 tons also were sent to the bottom. No fishing vessels were destroyed. ‘The foregoing figures of British shipping losses as the resuit of Ger- many’s submarine warfare shows a larger number of vessels sunk than In any of the six preceding weeks. Since the middle of April, when the undersea boat activity recorded its highest toll, 303 British vessels, of which 220 measured more than 1,600 tons, were sunk, the weekly total be- ing as follows: Over Under Week Bnded 1,600 Tons. 1,600 Tons. April 21 ..... 40 15 April 28 (.0 38 13 May 5 24 22 May 12 81 5 May 19 18 9 May 26 13 1 June 3 15 3 June 10 22 10 June 20 27 5 APPEAL FOR GUARDSMEN !the banner city Progress of Red Gross Gampaign ABOUT $9,000,000 IN SUBSCRIP- TIONS YESTERDAY. IS NOW 343,500,000 New York City to Date Has Raissd $19,500,000—Big Yesterday—Many Cities Have Fail- ed to-Send Reports. Pledges Were Few (. Washington, June 20.—Red Cross campaigners throughout the country reported to national headquarters here about $9.000,000 in subscriptions to the $100,000,000 fund to be raised in a week, bringing the total reports of three days to approximately $43,500, 0. Big Pledges Few Yesterday. Big pledges were few today and of- ficials of the Red Cross war council sald the day’s total, although much smaller than those of the two pre- ceding days, represented probably more actual canvassing work and a greater number of small donations. $19,500,000 From New York City. Barly tonight, tabulations at head- quarters showed contributions to date of $19,500,000 from New York city and 324,000,000 from the remainder of the United States. Many cities had sent no reports. New England Holds Fourth Place. Outside of New York city. the New England states held fourth place. Theodore Roosevelt today gave for- mal endorsement to the Red Cross campaign in this message to Gifford Pinchot: “The most important task before us s to get the iargest possible num- ber of effective troops at the front at the earliest possible moment. Sec- ond only in importance to this is to further the work of the Red €ross in providing for the care of those troops. The Red Cross is doing this In a mas- terly fashion under a great and effi- clent organization.” For Civilian Relief. Assurance that contributions from Quakers or others opposed to the war would be set apart for civilian re- lief when this is requested, was given by Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war council. “Among the civilian populations of the areas which have been physically devas- tated directly by the bijast of war and still more in the great regions back or even distant from the scenes of fighting,” Mr. Davison said, “men, wo- men and children are suffering, crush- ed In_spirit, broken-hearted, bewil- dered by the upheaval of all that made the living world for them. The very bases of life must be restored for them, largely, if not exclusively, by the gifts of Americans, administered by the American Red Cross. These gifts must come from folk of every faith and conviction, “I am more glad to give assurance that gifts, large or smail, when clear- ly specified by the donors, shall be set apart and administered exclusively for the non-military service of the Red Cross.” Warning Against Unauthorized Soli- citors. Elliot Wadsworth, acting chairman of the American Red Cross, todap is- sued a warning to chapters asainst solicitation of funds by unauthorized persons. “Numerous endless chain letters,’? he said, “have been brought to the at- tention’ of the Red Cross, many of them for causes worthy in themselves, but conducted by unrecognized indi- viduals. Nothing of this sort has ever been authorized by the Red Cross. Cleveland Makes Good Showing. Outside of New York, Cleveland was in today’s reports, saininz nearly a million and making the city's total $2,426,000. Totals by cities reported to head- quarters tonight Included Hartford, $194,000. and New Haven $114,000. CONDON DENIES CONNECTION WITH DEATH OF PIPER Make No Effort to Prevent D tectives Takina, Him Home. S Chattanooga, Tenn., June 20. — Dr. William J. Condon, captaln in the United States medical officers’ reserve corps, held at police headquarters here tonight in_ connection with the death of John V. Piper, a Rutgers College student, denied any knowledge of the Wil manner in which Piper met his death. Dr. Condon still wore the uniform of a medical officers’ reserve corps captain. He said he would make no effort to prevent New Jersey detec- tives from taking him home. “My arrest came like a bombshell” said Dr. Condon. “This whole matter was threshed out five months ago. All this talk about lime on the body be- ing of the same quality as that found in my car amounts to nothing. Al lime is of the same quality. We keep it for use in the garden and cellar. OF GERMAN PARENTAGEEThey may have found lime on my To Exempt Them From Service in Europe—Made by Newark Pastor. Newark, N. J, June 20.—An appeal from exemption from service in Eu- rope for national guardsmen of Ger- man parentage ma'e to Governor Edge by Rev. Herman H. Hoops, pas- tor of a German Presbyterian church in this city, was answered by the gov- ernor today with the stateruent that inasmuch as the militia of the state had entered the federal service the question would have to be taken up with the war department. FIRST ACCIDENT ON NANTUCKET RAILROAD IN 35 YEARS Dodge Killed — Second ‘e in_History of the Road Nantucket, Mass., June 20.—Wil- llam H. Dodge was killed by a train on the Nantucket railroad here today in the first accident on the road in 35 years, It was the second loss of life” in the history of the railroad. Witnesses said Dodge disregarded the signals of a watchman and attempted to drive_across the track ahead of a train. Bassett Jones of New York, who was In the carriage with him, was slightly injured. Wellesley College conferred degrees upon 290 young women. clothes, but what of that? I frequent- Iy work in the garden. TWO MEN SUICIDED IN NEW HAVEN Body of Isia Cohen Found in Vacant Lot—Missing Since June 8. New Haven, Conn., June 20.—The body of Isia Cohen, president and treasurer of the New Haven Optical company, whose _disappearance on June 8 caused his relatives much alarm, was found in a vacant lot near his home in Bast Haven this after- noon. Beside the body was an empty bottle which had contained a violent poison. Mr. Cohen was 43 years old. His body was found by a lineman who was working in the neighborhood. New Haven, Conn., June 20— George B. Holbrook of New Haven, who has been in il health for the past three vears, ended his life this morn- ing by shooting himself through the heart. The body was found by his widow, On the pretext that he wanted to have his teeth attended to, George Berghmann, second officer of the in- terned German liner George Washing- ton, obtained permission to go from Ellis Island to Hoboken under escort, escaped. No State Draft to Fill Na[iunal Guard IT WILL BE DONE BY THE FED- ERAL GOVERNMENT. UNDER MILITARY LAW Statement lIssued by Gov. Holcomb Gives Assurance That Men Will Not Be Required to Do Guard Duty at Factories or Bridges, Hartford, Conn., June 20.—Thera will be no state draft to fill the Con- necticut National Guard to war strength. If men are to be drafted for national guard units, it will be done by the federal government under the existing military laws which give the president power to draft men for troops in the federal service. Governor Holcomb, through the Connecticut state council of defense, gave out the information today that there would be no draft by the gov- ernor to flll the ranks of the Connec- ticut National Guard. Statement by Gov. Holcomb. “The president of the United States clearly has the power to draft men for the Connecticut Nationa] Guard as well as for the national guards of oth- er states” said Governor Holcomb. “It appears to me, from the new mi- litia_law of the state that I have not the power to make such a draft with the nation at war and our troops now in federal service. Would Reflect Upon State’s History. “But we do not want such a draft to become necessary. It would re- flect upon our state’s history and up- on the splendid spirit which our citi- zens have shown in (his crisis if it became necessary for the federal gov- ernment to step in and draft men to fill our national guard quota. No Guard Duty at Bridge: “I undersfand that Adjutant Gen- eral George M. Cole has given assur- ance today that no men who enlist in our state militia from now on will be required to do guard duty at factor- les or bridges around the state. With this assurance that they will o into training at once for actual service, I believe our red-blcoded, two-fisted, Connecticut boys will respond to this call for national guard recruits now Dbeing made by the Connecticut State Council of Defense, and that we will flll our units to their full war strength without the necessity of a federal draft. It should be remembered that those who are now registered for se- lective conscription anhd, in addition, men under and above the conscription ages are all eligible for enlistment in the national guard.” DELEGATES SELECTED FOR THE IRISH CONVENTION At a Meeting of Irish Nationalists and Unionists in Westminster. London, June 20.—Irish Unionists and Nationalists held a meeting in Westminster today and sclected dele- gates for the Irish convention. The names of the delegates were not pub- lishe William O'Brien, in a_letter to the premier, declined 'the invitation send delegates in behalf of the for Ireland party.” He refuses to par- ticipate in the convention, which he savs can only ijnflame and intensify Irish discontent, and throw on the Irish people the blame for the gov- ernment’s own failure. Recent experience, said Mr. O'Brien in his letter, had convinced him that only to a small round table confer- ence of thoughtful, competgnt Irish. men, not a heterogeneous assembly, mostly composed of pre-committed partisan politicians, can Ireland look with confidence for judgment and he urged a referendum as the only means of ending the controversy. TURKS ILL-TREAT BRITISH AND INDIAN PRISONERS Half the Men Captured at Kut-el- Amara Are Now Dead. London, June 20.—The correspond- ent of Reuters, Limited, in Cairo, says he learns from most reliable sources that a large number of British and Indian prisoners taken by the Turks in Mesopotamia have succumbed to ill treatment or lack of proper medi- cal attention. “A resident of Taurus,” says the correspondent, “testified that in the prison camp there more than haff the men captured at Kut-el-Amara are now dead. It is noteworthy that the Turks would not allow a Swiss com- mission to visit this camp or other camps of the same type. “Thirty-seven British prisoners were sent to a hospital under Furopean management, but soon after their ar- rival the' Furopean doctors and at- tendants were driven away and a fort- night later 22 of the prisoners died of sheer neglect. Fifty prisoners who were_ captured at Kadia, when they arrivéd at the hospital m Aleppo, could hardly stand, owing to weakness from dysentery and starvation” LIST OF PERSONS TO BE EXPELLED FROM GREECE Been Forwarded to the Greek Minister of the Interior. "Athens, Monday, June 18 (Delayed). —A 1ist of persons to be expelled from Greece has been forwarded to the Green minister of the interior. It in- cludes the names of Demetrios Gouna- ris, former premier; Prof. Georgios Streit, former foreign minister; Gen- eral Do chief of the Greek general staff: Colonel Metaxas, chief assistant to_the general staff; M. Mer- courls, M. Esslin, M. Sayies, chief of the reservices, and M. Livieratos, who figured prominently in the disturbances at Athens last December, when French troops were attacked by Greek reserv- ists. Thirty-one persons in all will be exPelled from the country. Has Those on the list whose names have been previously in cable despatches have been active supporters of the Germans. Four hundred employes of the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph com- pany at Newton, Mass., returned to work today after having been out on strike since Friday. Strike léaders said the men obtained 10 per cent. in- crease. % B i Condensed Telegrams A detachment of 250 persons be- longing to the American Ambulance arrived at a French port. A dividend of fifty cents a share on the common stock of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company was declared yes- terday. The first death from infantile pa- ralysis in Chicago was reported. Four- (o0 cascs have beem reported simeo une 1. A fire damaged a candy factory at St. Paul, belonging to the A. J. Frank Candy Company. The loss is estimat- ed at $125,000. A ship which arrived at an Atlan- tic port had among her passengers five Cuban rebels, now held by Ameri- can authorities. Policeman Monks of Chicage shot and captured three highwaymen after an automobile chase of two miles und a revolver duel. Considerable damage to property and crops in the northern part of New Hampshire was reported, due to the excessive rainfall, New York s needs 8,653 men for the National Guard, as the full quota_is 41,476 men, and there are only 32,523 enlisted. The contract for construction of the national army cantonment at Battle Creek, Mich., was awarded to Porter Brothers, of Détroit. Charles H. Evans, of Rochester, N. Y., machinist, second class Naval Re- serve, died of injuries received from a collision at Hull, Mass. The Duke of angro was a guest of President Nobel of the New York Stock Exchange. He is a member of the Italian War Mission. The liner Oscar Il arrived at Copen- hagen bearing 700 Russian and Finnish political exiles from the Uniter States on their way home. Premier Eduardo Dato of Spain while addressing press representatives snid quiet prevailed in Spain, but he con- sidered matters very grave. The southern provinces of China are rapidly making warlike preparations and are negotiating with the south- west provinces to join them. Membership on eight committee was allotted to Senator Charles L. Me- Nary or Oregon, who has succeeded the late Senator Lane of that State. Colonel John S. Bell former chief of police of New York and later of the United States Secret Service, is dead at his home in Roseville, N. J. Six deaths at San Bernardine, Cal., resulted from the heat wave for the last five days, the maxifoum temper- ature being 105 degrees above zero. A dispatch to Reuter’s from Petro- grad says that anarchists seized the editorial rooms and printing offices of the Republican paper Russkia Volia. Mrs. Minnie Sellman of Detroit was found in a sealed car at Chicao. The woman said she had been in the car several days without food or water. C. Stewart Forbes of Boston was decorated with the Croix de Guerre for bravery under fire of bringing out wounded men on. the western battle front. M. Hoffman, member of the Swiss Federal Council, who was concerned in the attempt to institute a separate peace with Germany and Russia re- signed. Passengers on a French liner which arrived at an Atlantic port from France reported of having an encounter with a German submarine on her last east- bound passage. Bar silver hrom the Orient amount- ing from 150,000,000 to 2,000,000 ounces a month is being shipped from New York by way of the Pacific instead of London and Suez. National Guardsmen will not be allowed to attend public gatherings in New York in a police capacity. This announcement was made by Police Commissioner Woods. President Viera of Uruguay decided to make a declaration that Uruguay will not regard as a belligerent any American nation at war with the na- tions of another continent. Former Minister Balfour stated in the Commons that the United States has not signified its adherence to the Bntente London pact pledging the Al- lies against separate peace. Immediately upon his appointment as Canadian food controller, W. J. Hanna of Toronto, made plans to leave for Washington. He will confer with Herbert C. Hoover on joint action. Department of Justice officials at Minneapolis announced that 2,000 ar- rests will be made on the Mesaba iron Tange of men who refused to register. Two hundred are now under arrest. With a bullet in his head, the body of Gerhardt Lueder, 72 vears old, and a retired New York merchant, was found in the roadway to the Dyckman Street ferry on the New Jersey side. John McCormack, noted Irish tenor, Teceived the degree of doctor of lit- erature at the Holy Cross College, commencement exercises yesterday. He is the first singer to be thue honored. There were no ‘commencement exer- cises at the Massachusetts Agricul- tural College for the reason that ev- ery member of the senior class was absent on either military or agricul- tural service, O’CONNOR ON HIS WAY TO THIS COUNTRY With Mr. Hazleton, Another Member T. P. Boston, June and Mr. Hazleton, British parliament, are on the way to this country as a mission in behaif of the Irish Nationallst partp, acc cording to a cablegram from John Redmond, leader of the party, receiv- ed by Michael J. Jordan, secretary of the United Irish League today. The message said they would ar- rive in this country about June 34. Mr. Jordan expressed the belief that the mission’s object was connecteq with the convention to be held .in Dublin at_which the form of goverm- discussed. ment for Ireland is to be i SORER i a final vote by Saturday. That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population FOOD CONTROL BILL IS SURE T0 PASS House Sat Late Last Night With a View to Taking Final Vote Saturday THERE WAS SERIOUS DISCUSSION IN THE SENATE ponents of the Public Sentiment is Beginning to Make Itself Felt Among Op- Bill—Administration Leaders Predict the Enactment of the Measure Within Two or Three Weeks—Senators Gore, Reed and Vardaman, Demo crats, Are the Principal Critics of the Bill—Senator Kahn of California Paid a Tribute to Herbert C. Hoover's Work in Belgium. ‘Washington, June 20.—Administra- tion leaders in congress said tonight public sentiment was beginning to make itself felt among opponents of the food control bili and predicted en- actment of the measure within two or three weeks. The house eat late tonight to close general debate with a view to tgking In the senate there was serious discussion with larger attendance. Despite the continued opposition and the certainty of some amendments, ultimate enactment of the legislation is conceded even by opponents. Sena- tor Chamberigin said tonight it was possible that the bill would be finally enacted by July 1, but few shared his optimism, the general opinion ex- pressed being for two more weeks at least of senate debate. Senator Kenyon, republican, occu- pied most of the day in the senate in support of the bill. He emphasized necessity for broad government con- trol of foodstuffs as a war measure, defended the bill's constitutionality and flayed speculators, whom he char- acterized as allies of the kaiser. “If this thing is going on-—the cor- nering of food and fuel” he said, “we are going to have hunger and bread riots in this country, or something worse.” Senators Gore, Reed and Vardaman, democrats, continued as the principai critics of the bill. They were joined by Senator Borah, rep questioned the measure’s ality and said it would “be business world and paralyz of the country.” He advo ever, regulation of specu ernmental purchasing Senator Gore insist would force farmers cause famine next production and loss this ye 000,000 to wheat and corn pr In the house, Representat of Missouri, repub bill and questioned tr Hoover, the food adminis Representative Lenroot of W republican, opposed the the measure would conf: executive. Among many amendments p was one by Mr. Lenroot operation to the war p sentative Lever agreed t amendment. Senator Ker senate amendments w move all possibility of seizure in the hands of agricult or institution of rationi of individual meals Senate opponents of the - terring informallv t upon amendments whi ) o are necessary to_ prevent inte with_legitimate busines Mr. Hoover drew a fense from Senator nia, republican, who pald a tr his work In Beigiisr SENSATIONAL STORY OF TRAFFIC IN GIRLS Investigation Ordered By Police Com- missioner Woods of New York. New York, June 20.—Sensational al- legations of a widespread trafic in girls in_this city resulted today in Police Commissioner Woods ordering a rigld investigation of the charges. His action followed the announce- ment that between 700 and 800 girls have disappeared from their homes here since January 1. This was the most important result thus far of the belated discovery by a woman lawyer and a private detective of the murder of Ruth Cruger, 18 vear old high school student, months after the po- lice had ended a superficlal search for her. “Spare no one,” was the order given by Commissioner Woods to Inspector J. A, Faurot, famed as a detective, who was placed in charge of the in- quiry which is expected to shake the police department from top to bottom. Faurot was Invested with extraor- dinary power and directed to sift thoroughly the avowal of Mrs. Grace Humiston, the lawyer in the Cruger case, that “white slave” traders are responsible for the heavy toll of miss- ing girls and to place responsibility on those in the police department whose duty it was to find Miss Cru- ger's body and whose failure has put the darkest blot on the department’s record since Commijssioner Woods took command. 16 CHILDREN KILLED IN LAST GERMAN AIR RAID Only Two of Them Over 5 Years of Age—Public Funeral Yesterday. London, June 20.—Sixteen children only two of whom were over five years of age, the victims of the last Ger- man air raid on London, were given a public_funeral this afternoon and their bodies were iald in a common grave in an Fast End cemetery, over which a monument will be placed. Seldom, if ever, have children been accorded such a funeral. The Mar quis of Crewe attended in behalf of the government, while Major General Sir Francis Lloyd, general officer commanding the London district, rep- resented the army. There were mes- sages from the king and queen, while the bishop of London, assisted by the bishop of Stpney, condugted the ser- vices in the church, which was a bow- er of flowers sent by children from all parts of the country. Most of the floral offerings contain- ed perfunctory words of sympathy, but others did not mince matters. These nearly all bore the inseription: “To our children murdered by Ger- man aircraft AUTOMOBILE CRASHED INTO A STONE WALL One Man Seriously Injured and Four Others Badly Bruised. Ridgefield, Conn., June 20.—One man, Emil Gustavson of Georgetown, was seriously injured and four others badly bruised when an automobile in which they were riding crashed into a stone wall and overturned a few feet north of a rallroad crossing be- tween Georgetown and Branchville late this afternoon. Monte Augustum, who, it is thought, may be suffering from internal injuries, was taken to the Danbury hospital The car was driven by Nicholas Santanillo bf Georgetown and wari traveling along the state road at a fast rate of speed, bound for Branch- ville. About to cross the tracks, San- tinillo observed an approaching train. He swerved the machine from the roadway and took the only alternative, open, crashing into the stone wall. Flour Dropped 50 Cents a Barrel. Minneapolis, Minn., June 20.—Flour aroy fty cents & barrol Here to- . Fancy paten ‘were quoted at 1575, a decreass of $1.76 in one week ’ CONSIDERING ELKS' HOME BACK OF FIiRING LIN Matter to be Brought Up at Ann Convention in Boston 20.—The establ »me _back o Boston, Jt of an Elks line in France, where t of members of the Bene Protective Order of Biks colors may congregate will be considered at the an tion of the grand lodge to be he beginning July 7, it was a today. A war fund of $1,000,000 t this project and other war-tim ities of the order will be the convention. If the present Ideas are adopte Tiks' activities at the front w clude the supplying of men w newspapers: the rece and tion of mall; assistance in care o wounded; keeping relatives in touch with the soldlers: sup the men with tobacco’'and othe sonal comforts, and the of a central meeting place of such places at every con n point of the American force CONTEST OVER ADMISSION OF BUNKER COAL TWANSACTIONS At Trial of Coal Corporations a dividuals for Alleged Conepirs New York, June 20—Renewed of forts to keep bunker coal trar out of the triai in_federa . of a number of Virginia and Wes Virginia viduals for alleged cc strain trade and fix c with another setback tod Much correspondence re bunker coal was offered - and when W. H. Adam zer-Pocahontas ol asked to identify coal corpora prices m Jam man, former United S » attorney for some of the defe protested vigorously “Bunker coa] matters has here” he told Judge Gr business is subject to ariothe ment, another offense an of defendants.” Judge Grubb declined tc as the government maintal committee of the men r one on trial handled the b Iness. DROPPED DEAD WHILE PLAYING ROUND Frank L. Bigelow, 54, Business and Social Haven. Prominent Circles of New Haven, Conn., J L. Bigelow, preside of the Bigeiow com a facturers, dfopped ¢ heart f ure this' afternoon while x round of golf with Walt . of Cincinnatl at the New Country club. Mr. T from Yale with He was 54 years " in business and socia Besides his connection w low company he was a d Merchants Nationa Savings Banks of survived by a widow daughter. TO SUPPLY WOMEN WORKERS FOR FARME An Employment Bureau Has Beer Opened in New York City New York, June 20 ment bureau to supply wor ers for the farms in New York sta has been opened in_ this city, it was announced tonight by Miss Virgini C. Gildersieeve, dean of Barpard co lege and chairman of the committ on agriculture of the women's branct of the mayor's committee on national defence.