Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 10, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 264 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1917 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is That of Any Other Paper, and its Total Girculation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the Gity's Population HALICZ THREATENED BY RUSSIAN TROOPS They Have Taken Jezupol, Eight Miles South of the " Key to Lemberg ‘ IMPORTANT CAPTURES OF PRISONERS AND GUNS Have Captured Four Villages Between the Railway Line and " the Lomnica River, Ten Miles to the West—The French ‘Have Again Thrown Back German Efforts to Reach the 'Line on the Chemin des Dames—There Has Been Little ! Activity on the Other Fronts. Hallez, the key to Lemberg, capital of Galicia, is threatened seriously by the success of the second thrust with- in ten days in eastern Galicia by the Russian armies. Changing suddenly thelr point of at- tack to west and north of Stanislau, about eighteen miles south of THalicz on the Lemberg, Czernowitz railway, the Russians have taken Jezupol. eight miles south of Halicz, on the River Dniester and four villages be- tween the railway line and the Lomni- ca river, ten miles to the west. Ciezov one of the willages taken, is several miles southwest of Jezupol and on the Lemberg-Stanislau railway. Important captures of prisoners and guns were made by General Brussilof's men. More than 7.000 men, 131 offi- vers, 48 guns and many machine guns were taken from the Austro-Germans, The Russian attacks northwest of Stanislau continue. The Russian cavalry has swept on to the west and has reached the Luv- kariver. Berlin and Vienna admit the success of the Russiun thrust but both capitals claim that the advance was checked by German reserves, thrown in hpparently to save the Austrian po- sitions. A further advance of the Russians towards the Siwka river, thirty miles west of Halicz, would make most per- ilous the retention by the Austro- Germans of their present hne from Zlochoff to Halicz would compel. at least the evacuation of Halicz. That their flanking movement may have added security, the Russians have been_attacking the Austrians along the Bystritsa-Sololvina, southeast of Stanislau, but with no important gain of ground as yet. Again the French have thrown back German’ efforts to reach the line of the Chemin des Dames. The German crown prince has been reckless in his expenditure of men, but all to no avail, as the French still hold tight to the important positions south of Laon. Along the British front in France, on the Austro-Italian front and in Ma- cedonia there has been little infantry activity, only raids and reconnoitering engagements being reported. Along the Mesopotamia-Persian frontier the Russian troops have evacuated several towns in the mountains, _including Khanikin, on the Diala river, west of Kermanshah. GERARD RESIGNS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE Former Ambassador to Germany Has Retired to Private Life. Washington, July 9. — James W. Gerard, former ambassador to Ger- many, has_ resigned from the diplo- matic service and returned (o private life. His resignation was ccepted s=ome time ago, thouszh e fact was not allowed to become known untll today. ‘The_ resignation terminates an am- bassadorial career regarded at the state department as one of the most important in American diplomatic his- tory, Assuming the post at Berlin a Year before the outbreak of the world war, Mr. Gerard was called upon al- most from the first to exercise all his abilities tc maintain friendly relations between government and Germany. Establishing personai relations with | the German chancellor and forcign of- fice and not infrequently consulting the emperor, the ambassador conveyed the enerzetic protests of the United | States without actually impairing his | personal standing untll the time came | to demand his passports. { Mr. Gerard and his staff returned 1o the United States March 12. After | making his reports, he submitted his resignation, which was accepted to take effect upon the expiration of the usual leave of absence He has not indicated to officials here his plans for the future. A pecuiiar situation exists as sult of Mr. Gerard's resignation, with officials in doubt as to whether it leaves a vacan in the diplomatic service. opinion seems a re- The general to be that termination of diplomatic relations with Germany automatically terminates the existence of the Amer- 4can embassy at Berlin and with it the need of an ambassador. SEARCHING FOR BODY OF LITTLE ALICE BRADSHAW Who is Supposed to Have Been Mur- dered by Miss Etta Hicks. St. Johnsburv, Vt, July 9.—Acting on another alleged statement by Miss Ptta Hicks, who is under detention in the copnty jali in connection with the €upposed murder of little Alice Brad- shaw, officers today searched a swamp near the Bradshaw farm, but found no trace of the child’s body. To her father, John Hicks. accord- ing to the county officials, the young woman repeated in substance the story she is alleged to have told the officers. that she and Mrs. ‘Alvin Kenniston had killed Alice Bradshaw because she was a troublesome chiid. At the conclu- sion of the interview with her father, WMiss Hicks is said to have expressed @ willingness to show him and the county officials where the body was placed. Sheriff Wilbur . Worthen took the Hicks girl in an automebile to the Sradshaw home, where she had acted as housekeeper. Accompanied by her father and a number of assistants of the sheriff, she proceeded to & nearby swamp. Stops were made at several places pointed out by the young wom- an, and men with spades dug for some trace of the missing child’s body, but after several hours of work the hunt was given up. Mr. Hicks toid one of the searching party jater that he placed no credence in his daughter's story. RUMOR THAT DRAFT IS TO BE MADE SATURDAY Unofficial Indication That 637,000 Will Be Selected. Washington, July 9.—Unofficially, it was indicated today that 687,000 is the number of men to be selected for the first National war army from the mil- lions registered June 5. Probably twice that number of names will be drawn, as the number of exemptions to be allowed is estimated at Aifty per cent. Next Saturdav is understood to have been tentatively fixed upon as the date for the drawing, alth ‘h no announ: t has been made the arovost E office.” FIRST CASE TO COME BEFORE EXPORTS COUNCIL. Application of Denmark to Export Ten Cargoes of Meal Cake. Washington, July 9.—An inmmediate decision as to the policy to be pursued towards the European neutral coun- tries in the administration of export control confronted the United States today with the receipt of an applica- tion from the Danish government to export ten cargoes of meal cake for use as cattie feed. The application wil g0 to the ex- ports council-for consideration. It was one of more than a hundred which came to the department of commerce during the day asking permission to ship various commodities out of the United States after exports licensing becomes operative July 15. The exports council’s advisory board, created to relieve members of the council of details of operation of the act, was formally organized today with the following members: Edward XN Hurley, former chairman of the federal trade commission, representing the de periment of commerce: Vance C. Mc- Cormick. representing the state de- partment: Dr. Alonzo E. Taylor of the University of Pennsylvania, represent- ing the department of agriculture; B. D. White, representing the food ad- ministration. and Dr. E. E. Pratt, chief of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, as secretary. tI is possi that representative’ will be named later from the shipping board. | TO PROVIDE SMOKING MATERIALS FOR SOLDIERS Army Girl Cut Red Tape to Pershing’s Men Supply York. July 9.—Application for of incorporation was made here today by an organization known as “An Army Girls' Transport To- bacco Fund”* The object of the or- ganization is to provide the soldier and sailors on transports leaving this country for Europe with plenty of to- baceo. Soldiers and sailorg_are not given tobacco as a ration. During the rush of sending the first contingent of sol- diers to France an officer told the daughter of a prominent army officer that the men sailipg on the ships would be unable to §moke for the sim- ple reason that there was no tobacco on board that they could buy. The young woman wasted no time with Army red tape, but went direct to a banker who arranged for credit with a large tobacco company, with the re- sult that there was plenty of tobacco on the transports when they started for Furope OBITUARY Selden Selden Connon. Augusta, Maine, July 9—Sleden Sel- den Connon, governor of Maine for three terms from 1876 to 1879, died at his home here today after a long ill- ness. General Connon served with distinc- tion in the Civil war, enlisting as a private and rising to the rank of lieu- tenant colonel the first year. He was promoted to colonel in 1864 and after the war was given the rank of bri- gadier general of volunteers. He had been senior vice commander-in-chief of the Grand Army and also of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion. Charles Clark Munn. Springfield, Mass., July 9.—Charles Clark Munn, author of several novels of New England life, died at his home here last night after a brief iilness. Mr. Munn, who was born at Southing- ton, Conn., in 1848, was a commercial traveler for many years and was pres- ident of a manufacturing concern at ‘Thompsonville, Conn. Miss Katherine Abbott Sanborn. Holliston, Mass., July 9.—Miss Kath- erine ‘Abbott Sanborn (Kate Sanborn), author, who earned her first money by writing while still wearing short frocks, died here today at the age of 79. Miss Sanborn was formerly pro- fessor of En‘;:un literature at s:zlx;:h coliegs, and in recent years had ‘lec- Cabled Paragraphs Holiweg Again Confers With Kaiser. Amsterdam, July 9.—The German imperial chancelor, Dr. von _Beth- mann-Hollweg, had another conference With Bmperor William today. Casualti in London Air Raid. London,' July 9.—A revised list of ne casualtis in Saturday’s air raid, as official nnounced tonight, fol- lows: Killed in the metropolitan area: 29 men, six women, five children; in- jured, 98 men, 44 women, 52 children. In Thanet Island: Killed, 1 man, 2 women. Injured, 2 women, 1 child. DARING AIR RAID AGAINST KRUPP WORKS Sergeant Maxime Gall Defied Al German Aircraft Defenses. Grand Headquarters of the French Army in France, July 8—(By The Associated Press)-—The most daring air raid yet carried out against the great Krupp munitions works at Hs- sen was recounted to a staff corre- spondent of The Associated Press to- day by Sergeant Maxime Gallois, who ddfied all the German anti-aircraft defenses and bombarded the heart of the German armament-producing fac- tories with high explosives, crossed the German front line twice, flew over many Rheinish cities and reached home unharmed. Flight Lasted Seven Hours. The whole flight lasted seven hours, during which the daring French avi- ator was guided only by the moon and stars and the compass, as the voyage was made in the darkest hours of the night, the destination being reached exactly according to plan. Sergeant Gallois narrated his story thus “Four of us, Lieutenant Ardisson de Perdiguier, Sergeant Durant, another comrade and myself, left our base at nightfall Friday. with the intention of reaching Essen. Soon afterwdras we ran into foggy weather and lost sight of each other. I flew at an altitude of 1,200 metres and passed over Metz and Thionville, following the course of the river Moselle, which, however, rapidly disappeared in the mist. Travelled by Aid of Compass. “The batteries fired at me crossing the Rhine and as I passed over Metz searchlights played about the sky. At Thionville I heard another aeroplane nearby, but made it out to be Ardis- son’s. Afterwards I was compelled to travel by the aid of the compass, the stars and the moon. “At Treves I saw a heavy bombard- ment, which I calculated was directed at my comrade. Therefore, I knew I was travelling -in the right direction. I did not see _Cob- lenz. 1 saw the reflection of the moon on the Rhine and found Bonn. From there to Dusseldorf there was a regular sea of electricity, which in- creased as I got further north. Passed Around Cologne. ‘Cologne was a blaze of luminosity 4 at Dusseldorf there were all kinds of lights. All the time the anti-air- craft guns fired as | passed, and around Cologne the gunners were Ve accurate in the Tang “Leaving there, 1 w, like cliffs on the horizon, a& briliant illumination which seemed kilometres in length stretching to the left of KEssen, while southward was another long line of lights coming from the factories. Ar- riving over Essen, 1 rose to about| 2,000 metre: 1 circled around search- | ing ror a place where the lights from the workshops appeared densest. Then I threw the first bomb. After counting ten I dropped the second and then the remainder of the ten 1 carried at similar intervals. 1 could not tell whether the bombs exploded, but they probably did. It was impossible to| distinguish their effect owing to the flaming furnace chimneys. duty done, I turned homeward not having seen my comrades again { The vorked with wonderful reg- ularit the time. 1 came back ex actly the same way as I went and v fired at many time: 1 was thoroughly exhausted and s ring from my eyes, which were affected by the strain and wind, asz 1 had lost both pairs of goggles| When nearing the base, owing to the dark . 1 could not teli exactly where 1 1 though possibly 1 still over the German lines and decided to continue westward as long as the pet- rol lasted. 1 had a few litres left and was driving onward, when suddeniy I recognized a pre-arranged signal and managed to land just at dawn at the same place from which I had depart- ed. The distance covered was 750 Ki- lometres (466 1-2 miles.)” His comrades, Lieutenant Ardis- son and Sergeant Durand, both re- turned to the French base, having gone as far as Treves, when they found that their supply of gasoline would not permit them to reach Essen; so they dropped all their bombs on Treves before flving home. It is believed that the fourth man reached home and bombed Essen, but he has not returned to the base. NATIVES OF HAWAII ARE EAGER TO FIGHT Urgent Pleas by 3,000 Militiamen Con- veyed by Their Delegate to Congress. Waghington, July 9.—Urgent pleas to be sent to France to join _ the Amergcan forces in France are being made by three thousand Hawaiian militiamen _according to J. Kuhio Kalanianaole, the Hawaiian delegate 1o congress. who is urging favorable action by the war department. The question of food supply, it is said en- ters into the problem of what disposi- tion is to be made of the Hawaiian forces, for Hawaii is looked to furnish much of the United States gqugar and rice needs MILITARY LEADER OF MANCHUS HAS RESIGNED. g Between the Republicans and ists Has Ceased. London, July 10.—General Chang Hsun, ieader of the attempt to place the Manchus again on the throne of China, has resigned all his offices and handed over the administration of af- fairs in Peking to General Wang, who is a friend of Tuan Chi Jui, leader of the republican forces. Special des- patches from Peking and Tieatsin add that the fighting between the republi- cans and imperialists has ceased and that the republicans surround Peking. Commissioner of Domestic Animals. Hartford, Conn., July 9.—James M. ‘Whittlesey of Morris was today ap- pointed commissioner of domestic an- imals for a term of four years. He succeeds Jeffery O. Phelps, Jr, of ! Simsbury, whose term expires July 15. Get Two Years JUDGE MAYER IMPOSED MAXI- MUM PENALTY ARE FINED $10,000 EACH Anarchists Were Found Guilty of Con- spiracy to Obstruct Operation of the Selective Draft Law—Taken to Fed- eral Penitentiaries. New York, July 9.—Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman, anarchists, ‘were found guilty of conspiracy to ob- Struct operation of the selective draft law by a jury in the federal court here tonight. Judge Mayer imposed the maximum penalty of two years in the federal penitentiary and a fine of $10,- 000 upon each of the prisoners. ble to be Deported. In addition to the severe sentence, Miss Goldman and Berkman are Hable to be deported. Berkman is not a citizen but Miss Goldman claims cit- izenship only by her father’s applica- tion. The jury deliberated forty minutes and as’ the yfiled into the courtroom, it was expected if their verdict was against the prisoners, a demonstra- tion would be made by many anar- chists present. There was no dis- order, however, and when Judge Mayer passed sentence the anarchists appear- ed to be completely awed. In sentencing the prisoners Judge Mayer said he regretted they had not put their abilities to better use, since they could have been “highly influ- encing elements in imparting knowl edge to the foreigners who come here. He added the government “is part of our lives and we are part of its life, and so it shall remain the greatest standard in the world of true democra- e Asked to Have Verdict Set Aside. Miss Goldman asked to have the verdict set aside on “all the grounds and all the formalities.” It was ar- ranged that time would be allowed the convicted anarchists to make the form- appeal for a new trial. The prisoners’ pedigrees were taken, Berkman saying he was born in St Petersburg 41 years ago. Miss Gold- man gave her birthplace as Kowvno, Russia. She said she is 48 years old. “We are convicted because we are anarchists,” Berkman said. “We. were convicted out of prejudice. “The very fact that we were denied a few days’ reprieve is because we are anarchists,” Miss Goldman _declared, “and it shows the prejudiced attitude of the court. We were frank and out- spoken and we scod by our convic- tions.” Started for Prison. Emma Goldman and Alexander convicted here to obstruct op- Berkman, anarchists, tonight of conspiracy eration of the selective draft law, started for prison in the custody of Federal marshals a few hours after the verdict had been returned. Berkman will be taken to the fed- eral penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., and Miss Goldman 1 be taken to the state penitentiary at Jefferson City. Mo. Each was sentenced by Federal Judge Mayer to the maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of $10,000. DOES KAISER SEEK TO COERCE NEUTRALS? is Washington Believes Pressure Brought on Scandinavians. Washington, July 9.—Corjecture as to the purpose of the conference be- tween Emperor William and the neu- tral ambassadors and ministers. rang- e dall the way from new peace pro- posals to threats of drastic act against the north European neutrals in the event that they should yield to the United States and refuse to continue to supply Germany with food and raw materials. . The general belief is that the em- | peror is makingz it plain to the Scan dinavians that if they allow their ter- ritorial waters to be patrolled or mine: by the entente allies or refuse to con- tinue to exchange goods with Ger- many, he will regard the action as a ich of neutrality and as an act of hostility towards Germany RUSSIA° HAS SUSPENDED THE AGRARIAN LAW . Communal Ownership of Peasant| * Land Abolished. Petrograd, July 9.--The provisional zovernment has decided to suspend operations of the agrarian law passed in 1906. Without the Duma’'s consent, M. Stolypin, the premier at the time, provided for the abelition of commun- al hip of peasant land and the substitution of individual ownership. The gponson for the repeal Is the new socialist _minister of agriculture, M. Tchernoff. The minister has submitted to the council of ministers ten other bills of land reform, town as well as country. One provides for the betterment ap- plication of science in the work of the ministry of agriculture: another es- tablishes a department of agriculture economy and policy: another regulates the exploitation_of forests. In prin- ciple the council approved these bills. 1t is intended to promulgate them speedily, leaving for the constituent assembly the basic question of the transfer of the lands of the nobility to the peasantry. UNITED STATES WILLING TO FINANCE RUSSIA. Members of Root Commission Give Minister of Finance Assurance. Petrograd, July 9.—Cyrus McCor- mick of Chicago and Samuel W. Vertron of New York, members of the Root commission, have held a confer- ence with A. I Shingaroff, Russian minister of finance, and representa- tives of the foreign ministry. The subjects discussed were Russia’'s needs in relation to American exchange and the future Russo-American financial policy. The American delegates an- nounced that their government is read to give Russia large financial suppo The financial report was communi- cated to Washington as soon as com- pleted. |Goldman-Berkman |Farmers Respond to Gall for Food FARM CROPS WILL MAKE NEW HIGH RECORDS CORN WHEAT RYE SPUDS Forecast of Principal Food Crops Places the Production at 6,093,000,000 Bushels—Corn is Lead—To- bacco Crop Also Breaks All Records. in the ‘Washington, July 9.—A billion bush- els increase over last year's produc- tion in the principal food crops is the response American farmers have made to President Wilson's mid-April ap- Condensed Telegrams E. C. Benedict has endowed a $500,- 000 hospital at Greenwich. According to a report to Amsterdam, Turkey will deport all Greeks. New York State needs 2,970 more men to complete it army quota. Herkimer, N. Y., have adopted the first.” German residents slogan: “America A big drive to recruit bakers, cooks, and butchers for the army will be be- gun this week. The Leyland liner Cestrian, long in the Boston-Liverpool service, was | sunk by a submarine. Eight men were killed when a Brit- ish torpedo boat was sunk by an ene- my submarine in the North Sea. A coordinated censorship through ar- rangements with France and England is the plan of the Administration. peal saying that upon them rests the fate of the war ahd the fate of na- tions.” F?nel t of Food Crops. The extent of the farmers’ response was disclosed today when a produc- tion of 6,093,000,000 bushels of princi- pal food crops was forecasted in the Gepartment of agricalture’'s July crop report. It shows this year's corn crop will be the largest in history and that four, and possibly five other crops will make new high records. Corn Will Exceed 3,000,000,000 Bushel. The cern crop, which for the first time will exceed three billions of bush- els, shows an Increase of 541,000,000 Dbushels over last vear with a fotal of 3,124,000,000 bushels. The total acre- age is fourteen per cent. larger than last vear. 678,000,000 Bushels Wheat. The combined winter and spring wheat crop will be 38,000,000 bushels more than last year’s, with a total of §78.000,000 bushels. Barley, with prospects of the third largest crop ever grown, will exceed last year’s production by 33,000,000 bushels, with an output of 214,000,000 bushel, Oats Slightly Under Record. Oats promise to exceed last year's crop by 201,000,000 bushels, the total production being forecast at 1,453,000,- 000 bushels. That is slightly under the record. Record Crop of Potatoes. ‘White potats production, on a 22 1-2 per cent. in acreage, will be a record crop. with 472,000,000 bushels or 1867,- 000,000 bushels more than last vear, not taking into account the home gar- den production which this year Is much larger than ever before. Plenty of Rye. Rye, another record crop this vear, will amount to 56,100,000 bushels, or £,700,000 bushels more than last year. Sweet potatoes will register a new high total with 82,200,000 bushels, or 11,000,000 bushels more than last year. Rice production will be 34,400,000 bushels, the second largest crop ever produced. Production of tobacco will break an- other record with a crop of 1.215,000,- 000 pounds, which is 64.000,000 pounds more than was grown last year. DENIALS MADE BY INDUSTRIAL WORKERS | That Their Organization Garman Influence. Ariz, July 9.--Categorical vere made today by the rep- resentatives of the Industrial Workers of the World that their organization was under German influence, that a revolutionary movement has been plan- ned by the Industrial Workers of the World and that guns or ammunition had been cached in mining camps and elsewhere. This denial was made at the meet- ine of the I. W. W. committee and the state and federal joint mediation hoard which is trying to settle the metal strike in this district. It was brought out that the I. W. W. has an Interlocking plan for strikes in the southwest by which a strike which has been won at one camp can- not he called off until strikes in oth- er camps where I. W. W. demands havg been made, have been won. This applies to Butte, Mont.. Bisbee and Globe, Ariz, and other southwestern copper cam KAISER EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN IMPERIAL CHANCELLOR In His Opposition to Reichstag’s Plan to Commit Germany to Peace. is Under Globe, denials Copenhagen, July 9.—A sharply cen- sored Berlin 'special despatch savs that the emperor at vesterday's au- dience expresséd confidence in the im- perial chancellor and approved Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg's course in op- posing the reichstag demand to com- mit Germany to peace without annex ations or indemnities. The Berlin Tageblatt says that the all-day conferences of the reichstag middle parties and moderate socialists brought the parties near to an agree- ment regarding the questions of peace terms and internal reforms. MAY INVESTIGATE METAL TRADES ASSOCIATION In Connection With Strikes at Ship- building Plants. New York, July 9.—Roland B. Ma- hany, federal mediator in charge of the government's effort to compose the dif- ferences bhetween striking workmen and shipbuilding concerns In this dis trict, in a statement issued tonight intimated that several large com- panies, members of the National Metal Trades Association, may be subjected to a federal investigation. These con- cerns are said to be exerting pressure to prevent smaller builders coming to an_agreement with employes. Mr. Mahany characterized as un- true the charge that the workers took advantage of war conditions to press their demands. The patriotism of the men is not in question, he said. RUSSIAN-'—WAR MISSION ENTERTAINED AT LUNCH Russian American Chamber of Com- merce Host to Envoys in New York. New York, July 9—The visiting members of the Russlan war mission, headed by Ambassador Bakhemstieff, were to be entertained at luncheon here today by the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce. _ _Premier Dato of Spain denied it was his intention to dissolve the Chambers in view of the international situation There was one American citizen among the four members of the crew lost on the "American steamship Or Jeans. Elizabeth, N, J., citizens have in- vited Colonel Roosevelt to address a mass meeting against its pro-German mayor. Seventy-eight line officers ¢ navy wiil be promoted by the Board of Flag Officers, which, will convene July 16. France lost eight vessels due submarines or mines the week ending July 1 four vessels were over 1,600 tons and four less. Three thousand militiamen of Ha- walii are bombarding the War Depart ment with pleas that they be made “Sammies” immediately. Twelve-cent milk went into effect in Boston following the rise of another cent in the price. Bought by the pint milk now sells for seven cents. Two Norwegian steamships the Hav- bris and the Bjerko were sunk by sub- marines. Fourteen members of the crew of the Bjerko are missing. number of armed American yachts have arrived at a French port, according to Le Matin The crews were cordially greeted. An additional American troops are:beginning work on the first section of the vast av, tion training camp which will ac commodate several thousand pilots Maor General Pershing in speaking of the Fourth of July said that “the sincerity and depth of French gratitude to America was evident everywhere.” Having supported herself as an un- dergraduate in Smith College by cob- bling shoes, Elizabeth M. Dana will go to France to perform reconstruction work. Twenty linemen employed by the United Electric Light and Water com- pany, New Britain, went on strike for an increase in wages and eight hours a day. Mistaken for a burglar as he climbed the rear fence at the home of a friend in Philadedlphia, William Hess, years old, was shot and killed by liceman. Hamburn, Altona and presumably lother German cities will have no pota- toes this week nor will any be avail- able until the new potatoes begin to come in The American Field unit sent to France by the Leland Stanford Uni- versity last February was cited by General Mangin in the day's order to| | the aivision With nobody of rank aboard the | president’s yacht Mayflower got into | difficulties in the strong Hell Gate cur- rent and almost landed on the rocks off 89th Street. | The process of weeding out Germans attached to the Swiss Legation and te | Swiss consulates throughout the coun try is in full swing. Five men have en deported. Edward Mosciw of Carmel, N. Y. hurled from his speeding motoreycl in a collision with a deer in the dar ness, escaped without injury T! deer was stunned. Sailing vessels near British waters must hereafter be towed, under orders from the Admiralty, after July 15, pre sumably to avoid the mines which drift around the harbor. | With the figures still incomplete for registration in Porto Rico, for selec ive conscription, the registration committee announced that the tota | will exceed 100,000, Alfred E. Balkcom of Pawtucket died re- vesterday morning from injuries { ceived while riding in an automobile | which_was struck by an electric car near Rocky Point Sunday. The Italian coal heavers on strike at piers along the New York water front for an increase of from 40 io 50 cents an hour returned to work The strike was compromised According to the London Express, a personal friend of the Empress Zita of Austria has informed certain mem- bers of the Commons that she is ex- erting herself strongly in favor of! France. The Kaiser has decided that all Ger- man men who have been made pris- oners of war will receive the Iron Cross on their return home after the war, if | they can prove they did not surrender voluntarily. In eleven large shipyards in Japan! 189 vessels, each exceeding 1,000 tons. and with an aggregate tonnage of | 948,034, are on the ways. Many of the vessels are ready for launching, while ! others have ust been laid down. In the list of claimants for shares of the $1,000 which the Government offered for information as to “Oliver Oshorne” continues to grow each par- State Troopstobe Drafted August 5 PROCLAMATION HAS BEEN ISSU ED BY PRESIDENT WILSON | TO LOSE MILITIA STATUS Guardsmen Are Called in Two Incre ments to Mobilize July 15 and 25— Connecticut Troops on Latter Date Will be Subject to Service Abroad ‘Washington necessary guard ila v taken today b with the issue ing the state ope into the United A Subject to Foreign Service. To make certai the national defense Tuly to make that the Continued on Page 6, 4th Col 22 AIRPLANES IN RAID ON LONDON SATURDAY Lloyd George States That Three the Raiders Were Destroyed Ju 9 —T raid mie par urda ounced a of the raiders we we de The rryir ives the three machines actua sured He wished the our naal dropped sives on bombir er sever elgium mount dropped The army ciently craph nem supremacy, without rem sheer murder ance. suffered the last ern Srat in th rald troops at with sufficient a ids not mans st The prem that if the alized tha would, moment mu B premacy in t hey w prepared to ta “We In the Ia . ncreased enorm turning out maechi ment has quickened prod enormously improved tvp chines “The governmen nformas that German capacit th had ANOTHER CONFERENCE ENTENTE ALLIES Matter Has Been Br ¢ L "ot House of Commer London, July 8. —The r entente $ posed by Russia wa a question on thi constitution of A declaratic provisional governn ast w ciples pr ' ¥ ¥ olution, enforcement « rsh ence as not APPEAL MADE TO THE PATRIOTISM OF MACHINISTS Art Of the American and Brit Company of Bridgeport Bridgeport, ¢ E. Black conelli chinists « Artillery company tonight » triotic grounds making guns f taken meetir at the ticular claimant will receivee little when the prize money is divided ome of the German Federal States says the Tagliche Rundschau, nave decided to oppose several decisions of the Constitution Committee, notably the demand responsible Imperial sald he was hopeful would be eettied am ably