Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 30, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 256 The Bulietin’s Circulation 16 PAGES—124 COLUMNS ich is Double That of Any ‘Other Paper, and its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's Population PRICE TV/0 CENTS INTENSIVE FIGHTIN ON WESTERN FRONT l British Are Continuing Their Operations, With the Ob- ject of Enveloping Lens. HAVE FORCED ENTRANCE TO TOWN OF AVION Heavy Fighting is Reported Between French and Germans in the Region of Cerny and Corbeny in the Soissons-Rheims Sector and Around Hill 304 and im the Avoncourt Wood, Near Verdun, With Slight Advantage to the Germans—Minor Operations Are in Progress on the Russian. Austro-Italian and Macedonian Fronts. s French and Germans are en- e ensive fighting in the re- te Cerny and Corbeny in the Sois- sons-Rheims sector and around Hiil % and in the Avocourt Wood near i Verdun, while the British are contin- ! iing their operations having the en- of Tens as their objective. i around Cerny has been + one, positions several times = nands, but at last reports 2 the hands of the Ger- atter several unsuccessful on them from the French, ~"cost of heavy casualties. ist of Corbeny the Germans o Loan-Rheims road aiso en- A'to force the Trench line, but hare they were repulsed, losing heavily among their men, who were led by Diekeq battalions of storming troops. riing to the Berlin war office Tmans have captured French posttions aong the Malancourt-Esnes Toad in the Verdun sector 2,000 metres in length to a depth of 500 metres and repulsed French attacks delivered in an endeavor to regain the lost ground. The claim is also made that in the Avocourt Wood the Germans stopped a French position over a front of 300 metres. Field Marshal Haig's forces in an offensive in the region of Oppy have taken German posttions on a front of 2,000 yards and have forced their way Into the town of Avion, two miles south of Lens. In addition successful trench raiding operations were carried out north of Cherisy and southeast of Loos. In the fighting around OpPpY and south of the Souchez river 247 prisoners and 12 machine guns were captured by the British. Minor operations continue on the Russian, Austro-Italfan and Macedo- nian fronts. Along the Persian-Meso- potamian frontier there has been con- siderable activity in which the Turks have forced the Russians to recross the Abls Hirman river south of Baneh. NEW YORK POLICE CAPTAIN BEING GRILLED. Commissioner May Bring Charges Against Captain Alonzo Cooper. New York e 29—Leonard M. Wallsteln, commissioner of accounts, who is conducting Mayor Mitchel's in- v into the faliure of the police to the body of Ruth Cruser, murdered ieh school student, intimated tonight er he had examined Captain Alonzo Cooper, in charge of the fourth branch ctective bureau, that on the strength of Cooper's testimony late today he might prefer charges against him to Folice Commissioner Woods. Juring the examination the commis- sioner accused Cooper of unwillineness i aid him. The detective captain's answers frequently were so evasive that Walisteln showed anger, leaving his chair and pacing the room. The commssioner expressed the opinion that on the face of Cooper’s testimony Tie was the man responsible for the ap- parent indifference of the fourth branoh bureau in searching for the body. The hearing was adjourned untll July & after Cooper had testified. Captain Cooper was forced to admit on the stand that the tools in Alfredo Cocchf's shop, where the body was found, ehould have been examined for efice of crime. Ho had no expla- nation to give for fajling to_direct his men to do so, when preesed by the ex- aminer, Cooper also testified that when he visited Cocchi's shor . with Detective Sergeant McG 1a not Search the shop, but merely t*®1 with Jtrs. Coochi. Commiesioner Wallstein lost = pa- #fence with_Cooper when he tried to gt him to ray how long a conference had iasted at the burezu between him- self and two motorcycle policemen ~who frequented Cocchi's shop, the night of Feb. 13, when Miss Cruger was re- ported missing. ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINST DETECTIVE BURNS Allied Printing Trades Council Ac- cuses Him cof Tarping Telephone Wirss, New York, June 29. — Additional inst William J. Burns, head o agency, were filed to- or_the Allied Print- Council which is trving to license as a_detective re- of alleged illegal tap- )T unions’ telephone wires. o it was charged, an the agency was _in- a private papers from nion Metallic Cart- ked becau ping of laba e e files ridza Company and the Remington Arms comr st Bridgeport. Con and 1 treth to New York to be copled. T sertion was flatly de- nied sel for Burns. Another charge, which had to do with vidence, 1 attempts to obtain false as made by A. B. Owens, a nesro formerly one of Burns' opera- tives. Owens testified at the hearing Before William dman, deputy state controller, who is taking the tes timony, that he was instructed to get the common law wife of Jim Con- nolly to sav that Connolly had con- fessed to her that he and not Leo Frank killed Vary Phagan in Atlanta. Owens testified that because of his failure, “Mr. Burns was angry with me,” saying T had thrown him down.” OBITUARY. George L. Bolden, Hartford, Conn., June 29—George {7 Bolden, ‘one of ihe hest known col- ored residents of Hartford and the orzanizer and instructor of Bolden’s Drum Corps, a musical organization of eolored boy prominent for many Fears and r of many prizes at Arummers entions, died here to- day, aged 73 year: German Steamer Struck a Min The Hasue, June-20.—It is reported that the German steamer Westfalen, bound from Rotterdam to Copenhagen, struck a mine this morning near Ter~ echeliing, outside Dutch territorial wa- ters, and sank. The accounts state that 13 members of the-crew were res- | coula hold out RUSSIAN REVOLUTION HAS POSTRPONED ENTENTE VICTORY David Lloyd George So Asserts in a Speech at Glasgo. Glasgo, June 29. — David Liloyd George, the prime minister, delive a stirring and characteristic speech fore the burgesses of the northern metropolis on the Gecasion of his being made a freeman of the city In St. An- drew’s hall todey. The expectations that the premier would raake some utterance on the question of peace were not disappoint- ed. He Ceclared that if peace came an heur hefore tho objects for which Great Divitain entered the war had becn_achieved it would be a calamit: for Eurcpe. Germany. the premier said, wanted peace, but a peace which would make the countries she invaded subZedt nations. Mr. Lloyd George pointed out that no German statesman had promised the restoration of Belgium and said that the engente allles could enter in- to a conference with a democratized Germany in a different spirit than they could deal with the Prussian autocra- ey. Great Britain, said Mr. Lloyd George, if Germany’s subma. rine war was kept in bounds and the people practiced frugality. The public enthusiasm was temper- ed by unfriendly demonstrations, for Mr. Tloyd George had previously in- curred the hostility of some sectlons of the Glasgow laborers in his deal- ings with them while minister of mu- nitions. A crowd of malcontents Fathered outside the hall where the ceremony of making the premier a freeman took place and sang the “Red Cabled Para_gra,phs' Russia to Mobilize Women. Petrograd, June 29—Minister of War Kerensky today issued an order creat-- ing a special commission to examine the proposed law providing for the ‘mobilizing of all women's labor. In issuing the order the minister com- mented that the crisis through which Russia is passing demands the utili- zation of the entire national forces.” NEWS OF U. 8. TROOPS AT HOME AND ABROAD Reports From General Pershing Were Lacking Last Night. ‘Washington, June 29.—Reports from Major General Pershing on the land- ing of American troops in France still were lacking tonight and the personal accounts of newspaper correspondents of the scenes at the French port were azain held up to wait on the official information. Army Officials Silent. Army officials maintained complete silence as to the expedition or as to plans for future movements of troops to support the advance guard. -Marine corps officers were eager to learn whether the regiment of sea soldiers under Colonel Doyen, which formed part of the initial force, was first to land. The marines are proud of their | record of being first in the field and are hopeful that it has been sustained in the first despatch of American forc- es to fight in the Old World. Full Marine Brigade May Go Abroad. It appears possible today that a full marine brigade eventually would be sent to France to do work as a unit of General Pershing'’s army. With the corps raised to 30,000 men, enough for a brigade could be spared, and officers and men want to get to the fighting front. Moving Steadily Ahead. Preparation of the great forces that are to support those already despatch- ed are moving steadily ahead both in the army and navy. Announcement to- day that when the national guard is drafted into federal service and mo- bilized It will be sent at once to the divisional training camp sites in the southeastern, southern and western departments’ was another step on the road. It will eliminate some delay in making the state troops ready at the front. There has been much speculation and no authoritative announcement Whatever as to the use to be made of the national guard. The existing units and those new ones that are ready for federal inspection and recognition com- Drise the skeleton of sixteen infantry divisions. Under present distribution by states, however, there would not be more than four or five divisions com- plete enough to deserve that name. Consolidation Soon. It seems likely that redistribution and coneolidation of the force must be taken soon after the pass into the federal service under the draft clause of the national defense act. Probably twelve or more complete infantry -di- visions could be organized. Certainly that number could be completed with the cavalry employed dismounted, as is now planned, and used as provision- al infantry regiments. At full war strength the reziments would represent a _total force of probably 350,000 men. Of that number at least one-third are fairly well seasoned troops who already have had six or eight months' of intensive instruction and active, continuous ser- vice on the border. In the judsment of army officials, this will furnish a splendid nucieus to train the new men and insure the rapid passage of the entire force through the elementary stages of its military education. The fact that the guard camps are to be of canvas seems to indicdte that It is not expected to keep them in training on this side of the ocean for a very extended period. existing Additional Training. Additional training for numerous guard artillery units soon will be in progress also at the training camps. At least o Battalion of fleld artillery has been ordered to each camp in order that the artillery officer candidates for the national army may have the means of learning the things they must later teach to the new forces. Tn the process valuable training will be “given to the guard battalions as well, which will stand various officers’ Flag,” but the cheers of the friendly ority drowned their demonstra- tions. Mr. Lloyd George sald he was steep- ed morning noon and night in the per- plexities, difficulties and anxfeties of the war. “All the same,” he continued, “T feel that the difficuitles will be overcome if we persevere through. As to the military situation, there is no doubt the startling developments in Russia have modified the military situation this year temporarily to our disadvantage, but permanently for the better. What happened on the west- ern front showed what could have been accomplished this vear if the allied forces had been ready to bring all- round pressure to bear. The revolution in Russia, beneficient as it undoubted- Iy is, great as will be its results both this Year and even more hereafter, un- doubtedly has had the cffect of post- poning complete victory. SECOND REGIMENT IN CAMP AT YALE FIELD Gathered in About Twenty Recruits in Bridgeport Thursday Night. New Haven, June 30—Carrying full equipment as required for field ser- vice, Company H, Second Connecti- cut ‘infantry, National Guard, of Wa- terbury, left the Meadow street armory left the Meadow street armory, short- ly after 9 o'clock this morning, to g0 into camp for an indefinite period at Yale fleld, Whethér or not the men will live “under canvas,” as was offi- cially stated early in the weel, or in the Yale armory, the use of which has been granted fhem by the university authorities, could not be learned. It is expected that the camp will continue for a few weeks, and that the Second regiment will leave at the expiration of that time, for another camp, where intensive training will commence. There are only three companies of the Second now in the armory, and these are expected to leave today, to go into camp. The regiment is stil] active in the conduct of its recruiting campalgm, and last night held a rally in Bridge- port which netted about twenty\ re- cruits. This afternoon and evening there will be a big rally and concert in Ansonia, and it is hoped that many recruits will respond. Owing to the scarcity of leather in Germany an ordinance has been issued requisitioning the skins of all tame and wild rabbits, hares and domestic them in good stead when they reach France. Problem to Find Supplies. # The greatest problem that faces the war department is to find supplies for the steadily moving host of national guardsmen which moves to its mobiii- zation camps some time in July or August. Impossible to Fill Requisitions. State officials have been notified that it is impossible to fill requisitions for new equipment that have been pouring in. The first force to be made ready must be the regular army, expanded to 300,000. The officers’ training camps, where 50,000 men are under arms, also have absorbed an emormous quantity of reserve equipment. NO HOPE OF FILLING ARMY BY JUNE 30 Recruiting Thursday Showed That Only 1,313 Men Had Been Accepted Washington, June 29.—Fope _that President Wilson’s ecall for the filling up of the regular army and its re- serves by June 30 could be realized was abandoned today when figures for recruiting yesterday showed that only 1,313 men had been accepted for ser- Vice throughout the country. FEven news that American regulars had arrived on France's soil failed fo stimulate, the volunteer spirie and present indications are that the re- serves will have to be supplied fhrough the system of selective conscription. LABOR AGITATORS AMONG COPPER MINERS IN ARIZONA Governor Campbell Believes German Intrigue is at Work There. Phoenix, Ariz, June 20.—Activities by labor agitators among copper min- ers in this dictrict which Governor Thomas Campbell designgted as of a inister German character,” caused the governor to ask the war depart- ment tonight for a military Investi- gation of the situation. Named by Governor Holcomb. Hartford, Conn., June 29.—Governor Holcomb_today appointed members of the teachers’ retirement fund board as folows: Henry A Burr, Willimantic, until July 1, 19i9; Horace D. Taft, of Watertown, to July 1, 1921. By the law these serve with the bank com- missioner, the insurance commissioner and the secretary of the state baard of educatfon. * FEpS T g G R i A, Gov. Holcomb Calls for Recruits URGES YOUNG MEN TO UPHOLD TRADITIONS OF STATE e ISSUES A PROCLAMATION Calls Upon Men Eligible to Present Themselves Today for the Purpose of Volunteering Either the Na- tional Guard or the Regular Army. Hartford, Conn., June 29.—Governor Marcus H. Holcomb tonight issued a proclamaation, urging the young men of the state 10 uphold the traditions of Connecticut since the foundation of the colonies by presenting themselves at recruiting stations for cnlistment in either the national guard or the reg- ular army tomorrow, June 30.. The proclamation: Governor’s Proclamation. “On the 25th day of March, 1917, the First Regiment of the Conmecticut National Guard was called into fed- eral service. On the sixth day of Financial Phase of Gilligan Trial NAME CHARLES C. SMITH'S BROUGHT INTO CASE AN ALLEGED VICTIM State to Prove That During the-Nearly Two Years Smith Was an Inmate, Mrs. Gilligan Took Charge of About $2,300 Belonging to Him. Hartford, Conn., June 20.—The state continued today to offer cumulative evidence in support of its allegation that Mrs. Amy E. Archer Gilligan, now on trial for murder, caused the death of certain inmates of her home for elderly people at Windsor, for financial gain. She is being tried for the death of Franklin R. Andrew: Smith Turned Savings Over to Accus- ed. Miss Emily C. Smith of New Britain, testified that a few months after her uncle, Charles A. Smith of Waterbury, entered the Archer home in Septem- “Prepare now and you will be ‘Prepare now and you ing by those who are in business, to reach the people who are in are anxious to sell and there is n files himself most strongly for the in the homes of this section there Prepare For Trade By Advertising slogan that is used in connection with war activities. will be ready when the opportunity comes, is a slogan which might well be adopted in connection with advers who have anything to sell, and want the market to buy. Opportunity applies to the merchant as well There is always a chance to interest a larger number in trade offer- ings, there are those who are as eager to buy as there are those who these together than by the use of advertising. development is necessary and the business man who advertises forti- ness success is gained by seeking out and getting the trade. tising is a vital factor and with its thorough circulation and its place as The Bulletin to the alert business house. In the past week the following matter has appeared in The Bul- letin’'s columns: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, June 23.. 136 1¥oE 21622 | 1317 Monday, Jyne 25.. 147 105 222 474 Tuesday, June 26.. 146 156 201 503 Wednesday, June 27.. 174 130 166 . 470 Thursday, June 28.. 169 138 237 544 Friday, June 29.. 157 143 170 470 ready when the call comes,” is a as to the buves 10 better or surer way of bringing Preparation for business Busi- Adver- guidance of the purchasers. is no medium which is as valuable BOIE . ios oo S 949 811 2018 3778 a state of war was de- clared io exist between tne United States of America and Germany. On the 15th of Jurie, the president of the United States, by proclamation, ap- pointed the period of June 23rd to June 30 as recruiting week, for the regular army and called upon unmarried men, between the ages of 15 and 40 vears who have 1o dependents and who are not engzaged in pursuits viially nec- essary to the prosecution of the war o present themselves for enlistment during that week to the number of 70.000. On Jume 25th the First and Second regiments of -the Connecticut National Gudrd were approximately 1,- 300 short of their required war Strength and on that date It was still necessary for Conmecticut to farnish 1,234 men, as volunteers for the regu- lar army of the United States. June 30th is the last day on which enlist- iments in the national guard or regular army will count toward reducing the quota to be assigned to Connecticut for the new selective draft army. Hundreds of Men Short. Although vigorous efforts have been made in Conmecticut to stimulate re- cruiting the latest figures from the several counties of the state Indicate. that to date the number of men re- cruited is many hundreds short of those required. Connecticut with a wonderful record in times of war since the foundation of the colomies must not be fonnd wanting at this critical juncture of the greatest of all wars. Call For Volunteers. Now, theregore, by virtue of the au- thority vested In me, T call the men of Connecticut who may be eligible to present themselves on the 30th day of June, 1917, for the purpose of volun- teerirg in either the national guard of Connecticut or the regular army. proving that Connecticut may fulfill the obligations imposed upon her. Signed.) S rcus 1. moLcomB: April, 1917, RUSSIAN DUMA IS TO CONTEST DISSOLUTION Wil Not Abide by Decision of Sol- diers’ and Workmen’s Council Petrograd, June 29.—The Russian duma_will not abide by the decision recently passed by the congress of sol- diers’ and_workmen’s councils calling for its dissolution, says a resolution passed at a private meeting of mem- bers of the duma held to discuss the demand. 2 “The duma,” says the resolution passed by the members at this meet- ing, “having powerfully contributed to the abdication of Nicholas and the formation of the provisional revolu- tionary government which the entire country immediately recognized, thus showing its confidence iIn the duma, and having in this manner acted as & revolutionafy institution independently of its position during the old regime, the duma is of the opinion that it cannot cease to exist as an organ of national representation and will ad- here to its patriotic duty of raising its voice, if necessary, to preserve the Fa- therland from the danszers which threaten and guide it in the right pad ¥ e R ol ber, 1912, he went to Waterbury ac- companied by Mrs. Gilligan, drew his balance of $1,167 from a savings bank there and turned it over to the accus- ed. Miss Smith was told of the with- drawal of of the money later bu under- stood it was to be used in making a life contract by Smith with Mrs. Gilli- £an for a thousand dollars. Smith had entered the home on a weekly payment arrangement with the understanding that later he might make a contract. When Miss Smith, according to her testimony, spoke of the supposed con- tract, Mrs. Gilligan informed her that none had been made, but that she had retained the ey charging weekly board and other bills against it. Sub- sequently a life contract was made. Objection to this testimony by the defense brought a statement from State’s Attorney Alcorn that the prose- cution would show that Mrs. Gilligan also through an order secured from Smith drew an amount of money be- longing to him from a bank in New York city, the only part of the order written by Smith having been ap- parently mark against his name. The state would further show, it was stated, that during the nearly two years Smith was in the home Mrs. Gilligan had taken charge of about $2,300 belonging to him. Smith was about 87 when he entered the home and died on Good Friday, 1914. Third Name Brought Into Case. Aside from that of Andrews, Smith's death is the third of those included in the grand Jjury indictment, to be brought into the case, the others being those of Mrs. Alice H. Gowdy of Hart- ford and Michael W. Gilligan, second husband of the accused. 1t is con- sidered probable that the testimony of the state’s experts ,including Dr. Vie-- tor C. Vaughn of the University of Michigan, may be reached early next week. It is understood that the defense in presenting its case will put Mrs. Gilligan on the stand if her condition permits it. . Today as during the pre- ceding days of the trial, the accused woman sat for the most part with down cast eyes and showing little ap- parent interest in the procedings. FOUR LARGE BRITISH STEAMERS TORPEDOED No Details of Fate of Crews or Losses is Announced. Boston June 29.—The torpedoing and sinking of four large British cargo-carrying steamers was announc- ed in advices to local offices today. The steamers were the Ultonia of the Cunard Line, 6,598 tons; Haverford of the American Line, 7,493 tons: Buffa- lo, Wilson liner, 2,683 tons, and the Manistee, another Cunard vessel. No details of the losses were given and no mention was made of the fate of the crews. Simsbury Exceeds Quota for Army. Simsbury, Conn., June 29. — This town is ‘the first in the state to ex- ceed the quota allotted to it in con- nection with recruiting week. At the close of an enthusiastic rally tonight, it was announced that twenty men had alfeady enlised in the regular ar- my and the national guard. The town auota was 17 Gondonsed Telegrams | FREIGHT RATE INCREASE DEFERAE( The_sale of absinthe is stopped in Bew Xork by decrse of fhe Nourd of] ealth. Three women and three men were arrested in Norway, all German epeak- ing, for espionage. The full berich of the supreme court of Massachusetts decided that the state income tax is constitutional. H. H. Webb, a New York button manufacturer, was drowned in Lake Yankee, Sullivan county, N. Y. Holland has become a great refuge for deserters from the German army. Hundreds are pouring in every day. The central powers are beginning to fear that Russia wili be an active par- ticipant in the allied oftensive opera- tions. Ruin faces the grape growers of California if the prohibition amend- ment to the food bill is adopted by congress. “There must be no peace except a lasting peace,” General Pershing de- clared in an address to the American troops in France. Thirty-one German diplomats, con- sular officlals and their families reach- ed an American port en route to Ger- many from Brazil. Dirsctors of the Northern Pacific Railway company elected Howard El- liott a director and a member of the executive committee. A plan is being worked out whereby the state of Kansas will be asked to subscribe for 5,000,000 bushels of farmers’ seed wheat. Adolph Swiner of Newark, N. J., was &entenced to one year and one day in Atlanta penitentiary for threatening to kill President Wilson. The Liverpool Cotton asscciation ==~ nounced regulations governing trading in futures. Straddles and speculative dealings will not be permitted. Postal authorities of Savannah held up deliveries of Thomas E. Watson's weekly newspaper. ‘The paper had been attacking the army draft. British airplanes dropped bombs on one of the few remaining Turkish river steamboats, one direct hit was obtained with a 65-pound bomb. Mails from the Philippines, China, and Japan, arrived at a Pacific port on the steamship Asia, were despatched east and are due in New York today. A despatch from Rome says that only one Italian steamship was sunk in the week ended June 24. Arrivals at Italian ports were 5%3 and depart- ures 536. Secretary of War Baker has taken from the committee on public instruc- tion, of which George Creel is the chairman, the handling of military in- forntation. Governor Whitman commuted the sentence of Willlam McNamara and Elias Jazra, who were to die in the chair. They will serve a life imprison- ment’ term. According to the Amsterdam Tele- graaf, several priests of the entourage of Cardinai Mercier of Belgium were | reported arrested and eent to a Ger- man prison. The Mercharts association was asked by the federal export council to establish a bureau in New York city which will have authority to issue ex- port permits. Capt. John C. P. Bartholf and Lieu- tenant Stevens, in their flight to the Hampton Roads station from Mineola, L. 1, 300 miles, made a recora time of four hour: _The Boston Equal Suffrage associa- tion will conduct a two weeks' cam- paign to enroll housewives in the work of food conservation to be directed by Herbert C. Hoover. At a new sitting of the German reichstag which begins on July 5 a fresh credit of 15,000,000,000 marks will be discussed. The session is expected to occupy eight days. Garfield Otis, a fisherman of Boston, was brought to New York on a steam- ship from St. John's, N. B, having been found floating in a dory 50 miles southeast of Cape Cod. Twe hundred soldiers are making desperate efforts to save jarge tracts of valuable timber from being burned by forest fires in Arizona. The fire has been raging for a week. United States gold coin to the amount of $2.540,000 has been with- drawn from the sub-treasury for ex- port. Of this amount $2,500,000 is for San Francisco for exporf to Japan. A postponement until July 15 of the demand of the New England Milk Pro- ducers’ association for an increased price for milk was announced by the board of directors of the asdociation. Twenty-three coasting steamers of the Canadian Pacific fleet are held up at their ports in British Columbia and Washington by a general strike of their who ask for a 20 per cent. raise in wages. Second Lieutenant Hatch and Pri- vate Kelley of the Twelfth infantry, N. G. N. Y, were arrested, charged with fighting. Magistrate Noian dis- charged Hatch and suspended sentence on Kelley. A battle was fought four mi the sea between a German and a Canadian in which the Canadian tri- umphed. The German machine tried to get away, but was pursued and the aviator fell. above Corporal James Hall of the Lafay- ette Escadrille was killed in battle with seven German airplanes. Hall is an American born from Colfax county, Towa; his mangled body was recovered behind the French lines. Colonel W. S. Pierce of the United States armory at Springfleld, Mass., said that owing to the increased de- mands on inspectors in the important branches of work in the plant, he is considering employing women. Break In Swedish Cabinet. Stockholm, June 29.—O. F. von Sy- dow, the minister of the ingerior, has resigned. He is succeeded by Walter Murray, governor of the province of rest G \ Interstate Commerce Commission Suspends Proposes RAILROADS HAD ASKED FOR 15 PER Commission Finds That No Condition of Emergency General Advance Until Oct. 28, 1917 c ENT as to Western and Southern Carriers Which Would fy Permitting a General Increase in Their Rates tc come Effective — Commissioner McChord Disser Claiming That the Issue is in Reality One of Ge mental Policy Rather That Whether the Rates S Washington, June_29—The Inter- state Commerce Commission suspend- ed until Oétober 28, 1917, the pro- posed general 15 per cent. Mcrease in rallroad freight rates. Two Commissioners Dissented Commissioner McChord dissented and Commissioner Meyer dissented in part. Commissioner McChord sald “The issue is in reality rather one of governmental policy than a question _whether the rates sought are reason able for the service of transportat The commission in announcir decision said “We are led to the conel no condition of emergency to the western -and southern which would justify permittin eral increase 'in their rates effective. In the Eastern Districts. “In the eastern distr rates have recently been become effective zenerally on bitumi- nous coal, coke and iron ore, e think that similar increases may pro. the sion that exists as carriers L gen to become cts increas-d permitted to perly be permitted in the southern district on coal, coke and iron ore, and in the western district on coal and coke. “In the south distriet” the pro- posed increased rates on coal are on the bases of fifteen per cent, with maximum of 15 cents a ton. ariffs we shall permit to bec fective. a These me ef- Western District. n the western district the Increases are based upon 15 per cent, with a minimum of A These tariffs w the western carrie elect, file new t in rates on coal ing in any case Tariffs “All of the proceeding of be suspended cluded in this ern Tiers W cepting those and iron ore Willing to Increase The commis New York carriers pre ship between Amounts ra firat_clas Approximate freight tonnas amount to perr roads PRESIDENT WILSON CHECKS THE “BONE DRY” MOVEMENT Prohibition Leaders Asked to Their Fight Against Light cants. Drop Intoxi- Washington, June 29.—Intervention of President Wilson checked the “bone dry” national prohibition mo\emeant in” congress today. Confinement cf prohibition legislation to distilled be: erages without interference with m. ufacture of beer and wines, it is crally agreed, will result facture of beer, wines and other lizh intoxicants. With a formal response from the “drys” deferred, senate lead- ers of all factions quickly reached an understanding to limit absolute bibition to distilled spirits President Wilson exchanged e with the Rev. Dr. James Cannon, th chairman of the National Anti-$aloc League's (legislative committee, and called senate leaders to the W House in his effort to harmonize dir- ferences and smooth the way for fi nal enactment of the food measure. “Bone dry” legislation was written into the bill before it passed the h and the senate agriculture com! amended the provision to prohibit manufacture of distilled spir empowered the president to pe making of beer and wine. In his letter #o Dr. Cannon the pres- ident said Senator Martin, the demo cratic leader, had asked him to ex press his views on the food-liquor lez islation fregarding ‘“the wisest and most patriotic policy to be pursued,” and added “I regard the immediate of the bill as of vital consequence the safety and defencé of the nation ‘Pime Is of the essence: and yet it ha become evident that heated and pro pro- ‘mit the pass tracted debate will delay the pass: of the bill indefinitely if the provis- fons affecting the manufacture of beer and wines are retained and insisted upon. In these circumstances I hav not hesitated to say to members c the senate who have been kind enough to consult me that It would undouht- edly be in the public intersst in this very critical matter if the friends ¢ those provisions should consent to thelr elimination from the present measure. Feeling that your commit- tee is actuated by the same patriotic motives which inspire me, I am confi- dent that these considerations will seem to you, as they seem to me, to be imperative. PRICE OF WHEAT IS STILL GOING DOWN Weather Reports Had a rish Effect on Market Favorable B in with Chieago, June 29— Downturn wheat prices continued today. trading ‘restricted pending sional action on the food c bill. Opening prices, which ranged from 1 1-2c decline to a like advancs were followed soon by a moderate sct- back all around. Favorable weather reports had bear- ish effects on deferred deliverfes nf corn. July, however, showed strey on_talk of expert needs. Oats were eas: SUNK BY A SUBMARINE. Said to Be One of the Largest Whic! Has Yet Been Torpedoed. line steamship Haverford, which wi under British registry, was said to be the largest American line vessel which has yet fallen prey to a submarine. She was buiit at Clydebank, Scotland, in and ‘of 1163 gross tons. Prohibition leaders were asked by the president, in order to prevent de- | lay in passing the food control bill, to drop their fight against the man AMERICAN STEAMER HAVERFORD | New York, June 29.—The American | Eradf SEARCHING FOR MURDER OF Head Teacher at MoT Laconia Laconia. vestigation, th of Miss Alfee teacher at t the feeble m with two oth within the remained J er who gave BESID Premier Venizelos Speech to the en the Army. Athen In his sp ng the was with We realize unless we A eastern Mace territory w great thinking of Greece which to dange 1y co-oner now call out 1916 and 1917 BUSINESS BEFOR REICHS 1t Will Be Ca Budget For t Rerlin reichsta to approve the budget authorizi a new w marks, brir fons T marks The social democra burg, August 12, cr 1901, was 531 feet long, 59 feet beam |break of the war will b =<t Are Reasonable for the Service of Transportation .