Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 25, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 251 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1917 8 PAGES—64 COLS. 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 PRICE TWO CEN FRENCH CONTINUING SMASHING ATTACKS Have Retaken the Greater Part of the Territory Which Germans Captured Last Weeh ARTILLERY DUELS IN PROGRESS AT CARONNE The Intensity of the Fire of the French Guns Has Put Down an Attempted Infantry Attack by the Germans, the Men Being Kept in Their Trenches—German Artillery Con- nues Active in Belgium—No Other Notable Engage- ments Are Reported—Elihu Root and the Other Members of the American Commission Attended a Meeting in the Palace of the Governor General at Moscow. Aside from s region between in ¢ th the arn infor st week inder the ~men and region en ttio vii and tr Gira e men picked eir trenches, Concentratio The German east of t ¢ etfout pu > guns. artillery the various y near There & of the yreast in th Hettsass. in: I b Likewise in 1y emall ~en AMERICAN COMMISSION MEET To Determins Sympathy of the Zem, eting t c to Vir. Root Speaks. self- The government of Germany, the German socialist system, even Ger- . nan socialism, all_militaristic in iefr essential nature. They shall not in _control of free America and if can heip you to prevent their control of free Russia we pPy in feeling that we have ihe perpetuation of the Various The representative roups replied, r. Root and e commission. Teprese hope cluded as soon will agne near Mont Carnillet ch, continuing their smash- cs against the Germans, have & northwest of the Moisy ered extremely heavy casu- of Hurtebise and Cra- > French guns bave ttempted infantry attack by the intensity of the fire ¢ Carnfllet in Champagne 1 bave been compelled under ast week. Belgium have consisted entriely and answering the fire of There is still consider- activity and lively band grenade tween the French and wen’s house. Quiet on been no resumption of the aiian offensive in the Trentino region topped the attack but themselves took ative and drove back the ene- e operations in Russia and Gali- not risen in importance engagements and recon- tes have been of Lake Presba the shelled entente trenches. ended here by Elihu Root r members of the Ameri- sion was held today vo industrial committee and deputies. was he socialist element 1 interest of this associa- mmittees representing the ses of Moscow. n to epeak antagonism ¢ our fathers, who fought and 1 to make us free.” as sounded by M. Grigor- nting that peace will be con- be different from past everal sectors in the Soissons nd Raeims of moment is taking e greater part of the region of Vauxaillon of the German _crown by picked men, cap- n attacks in which fire of the French ar- infantry. To the east, t artillery duels con- put cy of the aim keeping for the onslaught in n of Artillery Fire. war office asserts that ration of artillery fire nd they captured from s of Sir Douglas Haig’s he Germans in France tting down attempted by the Germans sectors of Belgium, es- Reninghe—Pypegaale, the Steenstraets and the Italian Front. Ita¥an theatre, but on teau thers has been activity, appar- sustrians the aggressors the Austrians delivered e Cordevole valley at The Italians not only casualties on heavy ese have been lively in the Macedonia theatre gagements by matrol reported, although énemy has RUSSIAN OFFICIALS Whether They Have the Socialist Element June 22—The first in governor-general. presentatives of munictpal union: 1 of the workmen's was in the nature of determine whether the to have the real in ro_that no_foreigner ceeded in enting the But as vielded to rapt atten- s warmly applauded en nothing since we that gives cause for Mr. Root. ‘“We mar- ontrol, the kindliness sound common sense s display. We feel vou are doing in the the right path fo- \l permanent democ- Groups Replied. of the various formailly welcoming. the other members of The only inharmon- the ‘workingmen' id: as possible. And this a discussion at the conciusion of the meeting with James Duncan, vice president of the American Federation of Labor, that he did not wish to be interpreted as saying that Russia would cease fighting before it was possible to arrange peace in the best interests of democracy. Cheered the Americans. The entire assembly arose and cheered the Americans when they left the hall. At the second meeting before the city duma, Mr. Root said: “W8& have heard reports about dan- liberty, gers threatening your new but we hope you will find a way of expanding your experience in local self-government into power which will govern the whole nation. We have the marvelous spectacle of a people remaining peaceful and pre- serving the rights of others without the enforcement of law—a people waiting only for establishment of a strong government, which ‘'will lay down the proper basis for law and order. You have made sacrifices in the past; we know that you will still make sacrifices to preserve your free- dom, won at such a high cost. Must Struggle for Liberty. ow comes the test. You must make ~sacrifices. You must_struggle until your liberty is secure. We have faith that Russia will do_this. The mayor, in reply, said: “Russia_welcomes America’s assist- ance in her present period of infirm- ity and economic exhaustion.” He concluded with a eulogy resident Wilson, sayin: “The aims of the war, the defini- tion of the problem standing before humanity, hove been given by vour great pacifist. President Wilson, who, in preserving the ideal of peace, has realized the vital importance of the strugzie. His way of speaking ap- peals to us.” On motion of the mayor the meet- ing unanimously decided to send a telegram to President Wilson, thank- ing him for sending the Root com- mission to Russia. of INDUSTRIAL TRADE EXPOSITION AT SPRINGFIELD Includes More Than 130 Separate Exhibits, Many of Them in Opera- tion. AN It Springfield, Mass., June 23.—An In- dustrial Trade Exposition and Export Conference was opened here Satur- day, and will continue for one week. he conference brings together from all parts of the United States manu- facturers' executives, foreign buyers, sales-managers and others interested in exporting to discuss present and after-the-war conditions, and, through the exchange of views and opinions, endeavor to assist [the American manufacturer in paving the way for trade expansion. _Addresses of welcome by Governor Samuel W. McCall and Mayor Frank E. Stacy of this city and an address on After the War—What, by Secretary of Com- merce William C. Redfield were on the programme of today's session. Men prominent in the industrial and financial affairs of the nation will ad- dress the conference at succeeding sessions, pointing the way to foreign markets' that war time conditions are opening up and_showing -how these markets can be held after the war. The exposition includes more than 130 separate exhibits, many of them: in operation, showing how raw ma- terials are transformed into finished products. It is staged in the new castern states exposition _ buildings and is along the lines of the famous trade shows pf Holland, Glasgow, London, Paris and other European trade centers. FINNISH ANARCHIST CREATED REIGN OF TERROR. Residents of Helsingfors Threatened to Lynch Jean Boldt. Helsingfors, Finland, Saturday, June 23.—This city has finally been relieved from threat of a regime of terror under Jean Boldt, an anarchist leader who had lately risen to power and also had gathered about him a group of follow- ers comprieing anti-religious maniacs, pickpockets and other professional criminals lately released from jail. After a series of incendlary speeches Boldt, foliowed by 400 rogues, raided the Nicholas cathedral in the middle of the service being conducted there, de- clared the buflding captured and turn- ed Into a “temple of the poor.” One of Boldt's followers, an unfrocked priest, stepped into the pulpit and preached a blasphemous, violent ser- mon on the history of rellgious shams. Early the next morning a hundred militiamen stormed the cathedral and, despite Boldt's appeals to his followers to massacre them, defeated the crim- peace treaties because peace Will be con- cluded not masses. support Russis diplomatists but by the I hope that America will ts-desire for peace ywever, in: |dynch him. inals in a hand-to-hand struggle dur- I SRk thets . wae . conmfedie coting. Boldt escaped. o is believed to have Jeft the city surreptitiously, the threatened to GWMMMWs Reichstag Committees Resume Berlin, Saturday, June 23, via London,” June 24.—Therei com- mittees’ will resume _their deiibera- tions on July 3, as has been asreed, theTageblatt announces today. NEW DEMANDS ON THE AMERICAN RED CROSS $100,000000 May Not Last Longer Than Six Months. ‘Washington, June 24—New demands on the American Red Cross disclosed today by Fliot Wadsworth, acting chairman, show that the hundred mil- lion dollar fund, $18,000,000 of wich re- mains to be subscribed in the -~ final campaign roundup tomorrow, may not last longer than six months. “The need for relief work in nearly all the allied countries is looming 80 big” said Mr. Wadsworth, “that our $100,000,000 can -easily be spent within six months, even though the Red Cross practice _every_economy and give aid only to the most worthy cause: For this reason, Red Cross officials are hoping earnestly that the fund will be largely over-subscribed in the final hours. Special collections In thousands of Sunday school and church services to- day are believed to have ralsed about $2,000,060, althought few definite re- ports were received tonight. The ad- dition of this estimate made the total fund tabuiated at headquarters about $82,000,000. Tomorrow is “Pershing Da: This message to the American people cabled from France by Major General Pershing, was made public by Red Cross headquarters tonight: “Americans can show their colors in no better way than by subscribing gen- erously to the Red Cross.” From sunup tomorrow to midnight, committees in virtually every _city, town and village in the United States are expected to work strenuously to collect the dollars that will mean life saving for American soldiers and mercy for illions of civillan war vietims in Furope. Tomorrow night the campaisn will close officially, but a few cities expect to continue the work most of the week. Even those which end the active can- vass tomorrow probably will not report in full until Tuesdav and the nation's srand total offering may not be ascer- tained until Tuesday night. Figures made public by Red Cross headquarters showed that the high- est per capita contributions among the cities of more than 100.000 population came from Cleveland, whose record for the campaign is not likely to be chal- lenzed. Cleveland’s collection so far makes a per capita donation of $6.20. New York city is second with $5.841 Worcester, Mass., sixteenth. = $3.91. Hartford, Conn., is nineteenth, $3.69 Other ‘citles with their per capita gifts, were announced as follows: Boston, $2.69: Néw Haven $2.34; Springfield. Mass., $2.20: Bridgeport, Conn., $1.66: Providence, $1.62: Lowell: Mass,, 51 cents: Tynn, Mass., 23 cents. THE ITALIAN MISSION MAY PROLONG ITS STAY To Make a Tour of California and the States in Far West. New York, June 24_The TItalian mission, headed by the Prince of Udine may prolong its stay in this country to include a tour of California and the states in the Far West, it was _an- nounced tonight at the close of a round of social engagements which in- cluded a_courtesy visit to the home of Colonel Roosevelt at Ovster Bav. The mission had planned originally to return to Washington following their visit here and a day in Boston, ana then return to Italy, where import- ant work awaits at least two members of the mission, Mr. Marconi and En- dico Arlotta, minister of transporta- tion. The possible change In plans is due, it was explained by membe; of the mission, to the insistent re- quests for visits recelved from the far western cities having large Itallan colonies. The mission began the last day of its stay here by loosing itseif in the midst of agricultural Lonz island, while on its way to a luncheon at the country estae of Lloyd C. Griscom, a former ambassador to Italy. The stout cars, manned by state = department agents and secret service men. took the mis®on in a direction exactly op- posit fo that in which the Griscom house was located and it was ot un- til more than ten miles had been cov- ered that the error was discovered. Colonel Roosevelt, whose home is only a short distance from the Gris- com estate, called upon tho mission while the members were at luncheon, to pay his respects. The prince re- turned the call, accompanied by Mr. Marconi, and Francesso Savovonitti, members of the Ttalian parliament. The prince remained only _fifteen minutes at Sagamore Hill and spent most of the time in the colonel's tropy room, where the former presi- dent displayed his hunting memen- toes. The colonel also showed the prince an autograph book he had re- cetved from King Victor Emmanuel ITT on the occasion of the colonel's visit to Ttaly during his tour. On leaving the Roosevelt home, the roval visitor and his companions mo- ‘tored to the closing event of the day, a garden party at Clarence H. Mac- kay's country home, Roslyn, L. T. FORMATION OF WOMAN'S FORUM ANNOUNCED By Dr. Lily Owen Burbank of Mass- achusetts Woman’s Economic Club. Boston, June 24—The formation of a Woman's Forum, sald by its found- ers to bo the first of its kind in the United States, was announced yester- day by Br. Lily Owen Burbank, chalr_ man_of the executive committee of the Massachusetts Woman’s Economic club. A number of prominent Mass- achusetts women, at a meeting here Saturday, affected the preliminary or- ganization. The object of the forum is to serve the civic and _economic needs of women. It is planned to have the. forum open to the public and the discussion of almost unlimit- ed scope. OBITUARY James McCormick. Windsor, Conn., June 24—James McCormick, 86 vears old, oldest mem- ber of the grand lodge, yal Arch Masons, grand secretary of the grand chapter and grand recorder of the grand council at one time, died here tonight of old age. He was born in Flushing, L. I, and removed more than sixty vears ago. hisco; ba. v Snteunaiiial it beipie= Lodge- re-organtzation of Irish Leader T.P. 0’Connor in N.Y. IS ACCOMPANIED BY RICHARD HAZELTON, M. P. FOR INDEFINITE STAY - His Mission is to Ireland This Country of the Realities and Issues of the Irish Sit- Inform Friends of New York, June 24.—T. P. O'Connor, M. P, one of the leaders of the Irish Nationalist party, accompanied by Richard Hazleton, member of the house of commons from North Gal- way and secretary of the Irish party, arrived here today on a DBritisht steamship. Object of the Visit. The object of the visit, according to Watching Ruth Gruggr’s Slayer HAS EXPRESSED INTENTION OF COMMITTING SUICIDE HIS CELL IS STRIPPED Attempted to Dash His Head Against the Wall—Cooled Down When Jail- ers Threatened to Put Him in a Straitjacket. Bologna, Ttaly, June 24 —Alfreco Cocchi, seif-confessed slayer of Ruth Cruger, a Néw York high school girl, is being carefully watched in prison here, as he has several times express- ed the intention of committing sui- cide “to finish it al.” Cell is Stuffed. For this reason he is not allowed to have in his cell towels, suspenders, We did more than our women and children. HELP THE RED CROSS TODAY Let us do more than our share for the Red Cross fund— the fund that will help those wounded in the fight, provide ambulances, bandages, medical care and attention. NORWICH MUST RAISE 325,000 Of this amount only a little more than half has been subscribed and this is the last day. Don’t merely do your bit. Give—and give liberally. There’s a chance for men, DO YOUR MOST! Pledges may be made in quarterly payments or Liberty Bonds will be accepted. Make checks payable to J. Harold Ely, Cashier, Buckingham Memorial, Norwich. share for the Liberty Loan. to lay before the men of his race and the friends of Ireland of all races in this country, the realities and the issues of the Irish situation. The stay here of the Nationalist representatives Is indefi- nite, they said, and after a few days in New York they expect to go to Washington. Situation Somewhat Confused. “The situation in Ireland is still somewhat confused.” ‘Mr. O'Connor said on landing. “A series of unfor- tunate mistakes and tragic events has produced resentment and thrown many of the younzer men of the coun- try off their balance for the moment. But this, in my opinlon, represents a mood and not a settled preference for the hopeless programme of armed in- surrection over a constitutional movement. England Growing More United. “As to the war opinion in England grows more united and hardened. My own views have been already express- ed. T need say nothing at the mo- ment further about America’s we - come intervention except that Lin- coln’s speech at Gettysburg and Pres- ident Wilson's address to congress represent to me the dearest defini- tions of the issues and purposes for which all freemen today are fight- ing.” Keenly Interested in Attitude of Irish in America. Mr. O'Connor said he expected to meet here tomorrow many of his American_friends, amonz them offi- cers of Irish organizations. He was keenly interested as to the attitude of the Irish in America following the declaration of war against Germany and expressed himself as highly pleased when informed of their gen- cral unquestioned patriotism and loy- alty to the flag of their adoption. RUSSIA IS FOLLOWING AN INDEPENDENT FOREIGN POLICY Fact Announced by Minister of War Kerensky During Debate. Mr. O'Connor, is Petrograd, Saturday, June 23.—“Rus- sia. is following an independent 'for- eign policy and the government uncon- ditionally forbade Russian troops to disembark at Athens” said Minister of War Kerensky during the debate in the all-Russian congress of soldersand workmen councils today on the sub- Ject of war aims. 2 ¢My orders are the expressions of the will of the majority of the Russ sian democracy. As long as I remain in office I will not permit the disinte- gration of an army which should be strong and should not allow Prince Leopold of Bavaria, and this new so- cialism to threaten us with divisions of heavy artillery.” Referring to Finland and the Ukraine, M. Kerensky urgently zp- pealed to the democrats of those re- glons not to break their union with Russia in the struggle for common happiness and lberty. “The dismemberment of Russia” said the minister, “would involve their ruin” E Concerning Armenia, M. Kerensky declared that that country could not be evacuated ,because if this were done, it would 'become the prey to the Kurds and the Turks. $30,000 Fire at Glastonbury. Glastonbury, Conn., June 2i—Fire which started early !hl_glu!ter:looct totally destroyed the Altott lo¢ causing a loss of about $30,000. A drug store owned by C. E. Riley and a plumbing shop conducted by H. L. Torbert were destroyed with a loss of 7,000 to the former and $6,000 to the latter. Henry Williams, aged 87, ‘was removed from the building with considerable . The cause of bed sheets or metal knives, forks and spoons. His jailers assert that on one occasion he “attempted to dash his head against the wall, although he soon became calm when the keepers ihreatened to put him in a strait Jacket. Has Periods of Hysteria. Sometimes he is so cheerful that he sings, but he often is plunged into deepest 'despondency with periods of hysteria in which he expresses the fear that the Italian government will permit his extradition to the United States, where capital punishment pre- vails. , DAMAGE BY STORM AT STEWARTSTOWN, N. H. Lowlands Were Flooded and (Many Cattle Were Drowned. Stewartstown, N. H. June 24—The story of the widespread damage wrought by the rain and lightning in this Coos county town earlier in the week became known yesterday when, after three days of lisolation, com- munication with the outside world was established. The storm broke with great fury on Tuesday. Every bridse was washed away and the roads were made im- passable. Lowlands were flooded and many cattle were drowned. Two farm houses were struck by lizhtning and burned to the ground. Children were marooned in one di trict schoolhouse and a farmer who drove to the school in the height of the storm found when he attempted to return home that a bridge he had to cross was down. He was obliged to share the plight of the children he went to assist. SINN FEINERS SMASH WINDOWS IN CORK Hoisted the Republican Flag on the Courthouse Flagstaff. Cori, Ireland, June 24.—The Sinn Feiners were active here early this morning when they smashed the win- dows in a number of recrulting offices and- by means of a fire escape hoisted the republican flag on the court house flagstaff and smashed the scales held by the figure of justice over the court house. They committed many other acts of_violence. The Sinn Feiners at a big meeting this afternoon passed resolutions de- nouncing the fational convention as a diplomstic attempt by the government to place Ireland in a false position and prevent the fulfiltment of Treland's claim to severeign independence. The resolutions demanded that the execu- tive convene the council to express the opinions of the people and elect representatives to a peace conference. GOVERNMENT BADLY IN NEED OF AVIATORS Eight Hundred Men Are Now Enrolled in Preliminary Instruction Schools Washington, June 24—The govern- ment wants aviators and wants them badly, the committes on public in- formation announced today in a sum- nary of what already has been ac- complished in preparation great air service programme now be- ing mapped out. Eight hundred men are now enrolled in preliminary instruction schools and the influx continues at the rate of 200 a week. After August 25, the govern- ment expects to graduate 200 students weekly into the advanced flying flelds. It is expected that 1,408 men wiil be actually fiying by September 8. To maintain the present schools and many others to be established, thousands of men will be needed. The committee called _attention to un T e Condensed Tolegrams | ARMY 1S NEARING THE 250,000 ARK The Roumani Mission to the United States reached a port on the Pacific coast. It is planned to sell potatoes for $1.40 a bushel at Detroit after the new harvest. Thirteen persons are missing from the Norwegian ship Cederic, which was sunk by a submarine. President Venizelos of the provis- fonal government left Salonica and is presumably on his way to Athens. Flour dropped fifty cents a barrel at Minneapolis the price a barrel is now $13.50 compared with $15 a week ago. The National Bank of Argentina designated the. Federal Reserve board as its representative in the United States. The first steel torpedo testing barge to be built for the United States navy was launched at the navy ward at Boston. Selection of the names of men from which the recruits will be taken for the first national army will bezin on July 1. Ben Harper, a negro chauffeur of Houston, was lynched at Corbey, Texas, for running over a girl 13 years old. The British government decided to release the ban on imported cotton £00ds, hosiery and glassware from the United States. Travelers from Stettin, Prussia, go- ing to Malmo, Sweden, report exten- sive hunger riots in the city, mainly by women and children. Thousands of Russian prisoners cap- tured by Germany have died from starvation and more are dying from famine and tuberculosis, Burglars dynamited the safe of the postoffice of the Three Fridges, near Flemington, N. J., but only $50 In cash and stamps wera taken. Count Henry Clam-Martinic, premier of the Austrian cabinet, which recent- ly resigned, fatled in his attempt to reconstruct the ministry. Official reports from the battlefield say that 91 per cent. of the German soldiers who are wounded recover and are ready for service again. Vice Admiral Sims, on being ques- tioned in regard to the report of the destrover sinking a_submarine, denied the charge and said it was false. The “Danish ship Orion was sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea, the crew was picked up by a Dutch ship and landed in Norway. There were many disorders among the Russian sallors aboard the Black Sea fleet. Some officers were arrest- ed and others disarmed by the crews The ex-king of Greece is on his way to Germany and arrived at Thusis Switzerland. The station was guard- ¢d Dby troops to prevent manifesta- tion! Secretary Houston appealed to the American housewives to ist the pational food conservation movement by canning perishable fruits and vege- tables. Private Charles Cohen of the 47th regiment, Brooklyn, was killed by an- other guardsman, while on ,military duty “upstate,” was mistaken for a prowler. nish papers say that Japan of- fered to support the Russian govern- ment In the work of establishing a democratic government and reorgan- izing the army. _Fire destroyed the building occu- pied by the Overland Auto Servies Co. and several other concerns in the center of Philadelphia. The loss was estimated at $200,000. On the second day after President Wilson's appeal for recruits for the army there were only 918 men obtain- ed throughout the country, the lowest recorded since April 1. Frank Kucera, a member of the 15th Field Regiment Artillery, en- camped at the state fair grounds at yracuse, N. Y., was stabbed to death in a fracas with fellow soldie A Budapest dispatch says the Hun- garian minister is golng to remove the censorship from the papers as far as political economic and general for- eign political news is concerned. Sir Joseph Lyons is dead at his home in London. He was the founder of popular restaurants bearing his name, with which many American travelers in London are familiar. The increase U. S. postal sav- ings deposits for May, 1917, was $3,- 500,000, more than one and_one-half times that for May, 1916. Total de- posits on June 1 were $131,500,000. Plattsburq is spick and span, the company streets are all cleaned up and cantonments are glistening from the scrubbing brush energy. Uniforms are pressed for inspection by Major- General Bell. Fines of $200 were Imposed on two Germans at Medicine Hat, Alberta, for trading with the enemy. The; were found guilty of sending money 20me to Germany through the United States and Holland. While they're arresting ’em in Washington for demanding the vote, a ¥roup of women has donned over. alls and gone to work in_the lumber yard of the Ryan Car Works, Chi- cago, at 30 cents an hour. A dispatch from Amsterdam to the London Exchange Telegraph says that 90 per cenmt. of the miners of Lim- burs, a province of southeastern Hol- land, are on a ‘strike for a minimum wage and an eight-hour day. A personal acquaintance with La- fayette and a voter for Wm. Henry Harrison when the hero of Tippecanoe was a candidate for president In 1840 ‘were events in the life of Isaac Os. good, of Utica, N. Y., who dled in Chicago at the age of '102. No cause ha yet been assigned for the explosion at Cal oppo- site Havana Saturday which shook every building in the city and sent the people scurrying into the streets, many of *theia with visions of a pas- sible airplaine raid or bombardment by 2 German midar. i3 In a Period of Less Than Three Mont Half Million Men Have Volunteered in NATIONAL GUARD IS NEARLY 26 hs More Than A Army and TR 0,000 The Regular Bluejacket Force of the Navy Has Been F From Less Than 60,000 to 120,000, the Marir From 17,000 to Nearly 30,000 Men—40,000 Picked Are Under Training at Officers’ Training Camps Recruiting Week and an Effort Will be Made 1 70,000 Additional Men for the Army. More than [ ¢ volunteered dur- shington, June 24 half a million men have in the American army and ael the navy then ing the period of less than three|cans to months that has elapsed since war was | will I o declared. Pershing The regular army totalled a little | President W more than 100,000 men three monthe | present we ago, and it is nearing the 250,000 mark | the res today. War department officials backed | sought al up by the press of the country are|the end that bending every effort to bring is up to|rolled before J 300,000 during the present week of the need The national guard, 130,000 strong | that time ha when war came, numbers nearly 260,- | been assumed 000 today, according to the best esti- | getting force mates available. Of that number,| Recruiting o nearly 75,000 actually are under arms, | country have guarding against German plotters. vise with the « The marine corps has been raised|in their sec from 17,000 to nearly 30,000 men stimulatin The regular bluejackei force of the| The ¥ navy has been raised from less than |found the pres: 60,000 to 12,0000. the nation rea An entirely new force of railway |newspapers of the campaig ter, the Al schedule time Brigadier C general of the engineers for duty in France to handle rallway problems behind the fighting lines also has been created. Probably 12,000 men have already joined these regiments. Forty thousand picked men are un-|today that un der strenuous training at the officers’ | bill every m training camps. Other thousands are | regulars now medical corps doing their share at th and engineers' corps training c furnish in th and still others are with the The war dep coast defense reserve. tnary figures The immediate need, administration ORGANIZED EFFORT TO DISASTERS | END WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC Cooperation of Salvation Army Pledg- PLANTS IN G They Have Occurred at one less that sta N MUM and ed by Miss Evangeline Booth. rienhall New York, June 24.—Co-operation of Paris, Ju the Salvation Army in an organized |have recentl effort to end the white slave traflis a plants in Ge an aftermath of the Ruth Cruger cae, |Zurich corre was pledged today by Miss Evangeline The cos Booth, commander of the organ he has I after a long talk with Mrs. sources tha Humiston, who found the high at Spandau girl's body in the cellar of Alfredo|that seven Cocchi's bicycle repair shop. rienhall were Mrs. Humiston announced at the end [ 18th. me a of her three hour talk with Miss| Nuremberg a Booth that arrangements had been | down, accordir made whereby the Salvation Army would give valuable assistance in run- Spandau is n n ning down the criminals who prey up-|lin. Larg on young girls. She stated these pre- | works are the liminary plans would be enlarged and a | noted for vigorous campaign would be started to destroy evil ‘Among the records in possession of Leonard M. Wallstein, commissione of accounts, whose investigation « the police handling of the Cruger ra.e THE President Bent HUMAN BROTHERHOOD ISSUE ordered by the mayor will be con it UlVersity of Ve tinued tomorrow, is a report by De- 2o 5 tective Sergeant McGee on Cocchi's| Burlingt N whereabouts at the time the search for | pove of this Miss Cruger was on. McGee 's report | mory (o oot sa; reigning ‘Relative to this case, would rte | Breaident. G that Alfredo Cocchi has been located | i baconiaurs in Italy, from where he Written o | natine: ciane Kindly close case. Cancel|po 0¥, 0% -B; item 8. “The transcend ¢ — fs human brothe TRANSITION MINISTRY s, - FORMED IN AUSTRIA. | longing and, tr 2 establishm New Ministers to Later Be Relieved by | neizhbor. of nations a Permanent Government, will be wort Amsterdam, June 24—A despatch |and treasure.” recelved here from Vienna says a transition ministry has been formed. headed by Dr. von Zydler. In a speech Dr. von Zydler said the new, govern- ment was one of a provisionai cha; ter and later would be relieved by a permanent government. The new min- isters follow. Premier and Minister of Agriculture [ F SEL June GENERAL PERSHING In All Branches of Staff ECT Officer —Dr. von Zydler. 3 at American arr Minister of the Interior—Count®von | that Major Ge Toggenburg. pointed Freder Minister of Bducation—Dr. Gwikil- [ to his etaff in ski. ment, with t Minister of Justice—Dr. Schauer. The appoint Minister of Finance—Dr. von Wim- |General Pers mer. > ) specialists_in Minister of Commerce—Herr Mata- and Mr. Lo at the Evropea Minister of Public Works—Herr von regarded Hamann. raluable Minister of Raflways—Baron von have Banlans. army’s relatior Minister of Defense—Lieutenant | press General Czapp von Birkenstetten. President of the Food Board—Herr Hoefer. CONSTANTINE’S BROTHERS Will Head Army and ITALIAN MISSION 18 TO VISIT TO LEAVE GREEK TERRITORY . = e 3o To Facilitate the Establishment of the | i ries Unity of the Country. slon will b final drive ¢ ‘Athens, June 24.—It is learned from | upon their reliable source that the brothers of former King Constantine will ~ soon leave Greek territory. It 1s reported here that thesé princes are leaving voluntarily in order to fa- cllitate the establishment of the unity of the country, but according o the best sources of Information available they have in fact been notified that they must go. receptions pla voys at the M public libra permit the v and navy Cross war f MAIN CORE Former King Constantine has_four brothers, Prince George, Prince Nich- olas, Prince Andreas and Prince| Christopher. Lot g Price River pounding 11 broke late th is pouring thr wide wh Drowned While Learning to Swim. New Haven, Conn,, June 24.—Lineal Plirrier, 12 years old, was drowned in West river this afiernoon when a pair of waterwings with the assist- |ing over the . ance of which he was learning how to | Four towns a i, ocoliapsed. The body has not {grater been recovered. igher ground. F five Farmer are taking OF MAMMOTH RESERVOIR Br Four Towns Are Threatened by Onrush of Wats, in Uta rigat fternoon. T . ough a_break feet of wate: - op of the gre re in the path