Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 22, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 301 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1917 Bulletin TEN PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS 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. IMPORTANT GAINS “BY ENTENTE ALLI MCa'naAdians Fouglit Their Way Nearer to the Heart . of the Town of Lens - MET ENEMY IN THE OPEN OF NO MAN’S LAND With Bayonet and With Bombs the Canadians Did Great ~ Execution—They Took 2,000 Yards of Positions West and Northwest of the Coal Town—North of Verdun the French Have Captured Additional Points of Vantage— .In the Austro-ltalian Zone the Terrific Drive of the Italians Has Caused the Austrian Line to Crack at Num- erous Points—The Russians in Galicia and Bukowina Are Holding Their Own. Hard smashes at the German lines In France again have been productive of important gains for the allies. North of Verdun the French have captured 2dditional points of vantage, while the Canadians have fought their way for- ward nearer to the heart of the town of the city and since then the Germans have been sending in wave after wave of infantry in desperate counter-at- tacks. The Canadians have neld strongly and the Germans have suffered very heavy casuaities from the nature of of Lens, taking 2,000 vards of posi- |their counter-thrusts, in which no tlogs west and northwest of the town.|thought is given to the cost of life. Counter-aitacks by the German =~ Germans Had Massed Troops. I‘Arn"n'pr nce’'s forces against General | The striking featurs or tne partle ’:""-’:i’i e Yhrahe newly captured|iies in the fact that the Germans also $7ound in the Verdun sector all have|had massed troops for a counter-at- be fll-starred: those of Crown|:ack at dawn against the newly-ac- Prince Rupprecht against the Cana-|quired Canadian positions in the dians at last accounts had brought|northwest environs of Lens and hog Tothing more than an augmentation of | aotually started their adv Wi the aiready terrible casualties he had |they were surprised by po el Buffered in his attempts to save the'|ine onrushing Canadians in N Mane Important coal center from cap-|Land. Both offensives had begun at ture. | the same hour, but a heavy mist hung Battle in No Man's Land jover the ground and the Germans were met at|aPParentiy unaware of the Canadian | preparations until the Canadians were {upon them with the bayonet. Brief hut bitter fighting occurred in No Man's Land. The German officers iried to rally their men against the | Canadians, but the enemy infantry gradually fel] back to the trench to which they had just left. The Ca- {nadians followed and, leaping on the | parapets, hurled masses of bombs {down among great numbers of troops hich had been collected for the at- ack. The Germans tried to flee hrough the communication trenchcs, The Canadians and German #aviight in the open of No Al Land northwest of Lens, neither expecting the other. Springing at their surprised ! foe, the Canadians put them to the bavenet and forced them to scurrv for a seeming haven of safety i de their trenches. - Here, however. they ap- | parently were no more secure than in the open, for again with the havonet and with ‘bombs the Canadians - did great execytion. Lillinz or wounding many of the occupants and putting the | others to filght. - West of Lens, s cd-Ey a heay Hitely fird, “thd Catiadians alro -ad | oa g canadiang [ Itnped, famohe vanced. pushing the Germans furth-| {7 KIinE U er Into the environs of the town. To! ole Line' a Seething Cauldron. both the captured positions the Can-i On the southwest the Canadians dians are holding tenacion already | were equaily successful after very kaving put down with hea losses heavy fighting, in which the British three strong couter-attacki—two on ! artillery was brought into piav. The on the northwest and one wes: of the|most strenuous fizhting late in the town. |Gay was proceedinz in the center of Bl Waie 5y Erpnch | the line west of Lens and on a little W : < | front near the ieft of the northwest North of Verdun. on both sides of | positions but the whole line was a the river Meuse the French _1roopns|seething cauldron ¥ave Kent up their vigorous offensive| The (anadians have achieved their started Monday and been rewarded b |:mmediate object by drawing their the capture of additional ‘mnoriant | tiil cioser about the heart of the city rositions. West of the River and their goal, unless the German rOle a point of considerable strate. ouater-attacks succeed. Ry today’s value and the village of Regnev ittacz the Canadians have gained pos- kave been faken, while east of session of many railway embank- stream the village of Samoznen< and|ments and colliery sidings which af- fortifled trenches over a front of |ford excellent positions for either’ of- about a mile and a half. connectine | fensive or dgfensive operation, Samogneux with the defen<es on 244 are in the hands of General ¥in | Pa- On the northwest thc Canadians and Germans clashed in No Man's Land. tain’s men. Counter-attacks hv the|From the start it was a struggle with | Germans all along the new fronts have | nand -bombs and bayonets, but the been repulsed by the French | Canadians threw themselves upon the Besides more than 5000 prizoners|enemy with such fierceness that the taken by the French In Mondav's ad- | Germans were forced to withdraw un- vance. additional cantures resulted | til the Canadians had penetrated their from the attacks of Tuesday positions to a depth of several hundred The German gwar office, possibly | vards and taken up new posts which with the idea of hearteninz the peo- |they are holding against bitter coun- pie at home ter-thrusts. Cotnter atfucios by the Germans hLave driven out the| A circular line, around which the French frcm almost all the positions | upposing forces are now fighting, is they captured on the Verdun front. Tt|drawn close about the city proper, &dds that the German troops and their [ where the Germans had fortified them- Jeaders anticinate a faverable conclu- |Selves in concrete cellars and dug- sion-of the Verdun batt'n outs. No estimate of casualties or prison- ers is yet possible, but captured Ger- mans were beginning to arrive back Halians Making Terrific Drives. the Austro-Italian theatre the arive of the Italians is causing |of both fronts at an early hour strian line to crack at numer- cus_points. GERMAN CHANCELLOR ON The Austrlans are resisting vigor- ously. Althourh the battle is proceed- EARAE EEACE EROFOSAL fnz without interruption, littla is avail- able in the official communication to De:'.rev‘ It Wasilot lssucd vat (the Aenote geosraphically the advances the Wish of the Central Powers. Itallans thus far have made. Aus- : trian defenses between Corite and Se- |, Copenhagen. Aug. 21.—Dr. Michae- o meas the erronete Focined |lis. the imperial German chancellor at Srnflaken posttion are = amane. thalthe convening of the reichstag main committee today in Berlin said the recent peace proposal of Pope Bene- dict had been issued spontaneousiy and not at the wish of the Central Powers. The committee was informed by the chancellor that the pope's note would be answered only after the closest consideration with the reichstag. _The preliminary reports of the ses- sivon of the reichstag committee indi- cate that the parties are divided re- places captured. Up to Mondav night more than 10,000 prisoners had been taken, not counting 243 officers. a Their Own. Gaijicia and Buk- Russians Hol The Russians = owina are apparenlv holding their own aralnst the Ausirians and Germans, but In Rumania the Russians and Ru- manians have been comnelled to cede further ground near the village of Ocna and east of the Fokshani-Nar- : SR ASGE TRTN Ay garding the pope’s note on the same o Intensive merial fighting be- |lin€s as on the reichstag’s peace res- olution. The conservatives, natibnal fber- als and Germanic groups are declared tween the allles France continnes. and the Germans in Numerous German machines have been brought dow: - . morial battles. But the alliee alea have|l0 be reserved in their opinion, while P e e Allies Al Movelthe socialists, radicals and centrists chines. British warships have de.|are sald to approve of the pope's ac- stroved a German Zepnelin off the |07 S coast of Denmark. the entire crew per- s by BRITISH NAVAL FORCES DESTROYED A ZEPPELIN There Were No Survivors From the Crew of the Airship. FIFRCE BATTLE IN PROGRESS AT LENS Czradians Have Occupied Many 4 Im- | 1ondon, Aug, 21.—British light na- portant Enemy Positions. val forces destroyed a Zeppelin air- i thip this morning off the Jutland, Titish Front in France and PBel- | penmark, coast, says an official cam- erm fus. 21—(By the JAssociated |punication issued this evening. The Precsi. The fierce battle which began | communication adds that there were £7 da 0 today on the outskirts of the | no survivors from the crew of the air- rty of lens continued throughout the | ghip, ¢+ at closa quarters and late this af- t Mo n there was no diminution in - = A8 intensity of the strucgle belwee Brice of BeciciEnpar Excesslve. Washington, Aug. 21.—The advance in prices of book paper last year were excessive and unwarranted, the fed- cral trade commission reported today to the senate. As a result of its in- vestization the commission has or- the Ger t & attacking Canadians a mans. Fight With Bombs anc Sayonets The Canadians foucht thefr way forward with bombs and bayoncts and occupied important enemy defences!dered proceedings agzainst acrtain morthwest and southwest of the heart practices of manufacturers. 5= fa . Cabled Paragraphs British Parliament Has Recessed. London, Aug. 21.—Parliament today | took a recess until Oct. 16. The time .which has elapsed since the war statement of Premier Lloyd George has been occupied in clearing up sev- eral small measures of domestic leg- islation. LA FOLLETTE SPOKE - FOR NEARLY THREE HOURS For Higher Tax Levies on War Profits and Incomes of the Wealthy. ‘Washington, - Aug. 21.—Increase in th etotal levy of the $2,008,000,000 war tax bill wae regarded certain tonight following another day of senate debate and informal conferences among lead- ers. - The_extent of the increase was still in Eoubt. i Senators La Follette and Weeks made the only addresses today. The former spoke for nearly three hours in favor of radically higher levies on war profits and incomes of the - wealthy, hile the latter defended the bill as drafted by the finance committee, urging that business should not be in- jured by- too heavy initiai tax bur- dens. After a speech tomorrow by Senator Borah in favor if higher taxation and fewer bunds, consideration of the in- come tax section is expected to begin. Leaders of the finance committee now are considering presentation of amendments proposing higher surtaxes on big incomes. Those advocating greater levies declare at least thirty senators favor such action. Senator Gerry, a flnance committee member and reputed millionaire, today introduced an amendment, reported to have been approved by committee leaders, to increase by about 33 per cent. surtaxes on incomes of $500,000 and more. His amendment proposes levies of 35 per cent. on incomes be- tween $300,000 and $750,000: 45 per cent. on those between $750,000 and $1,000,000, and 50 per cent. on those over $1,000,000. It would raise $40,- 225,000 more revenue. Advocating conscristion of wealth to pay for the war, Senator La Follette said 80 per cent. of war profits instead of only about 26 per cent., should be taken by the government. He emphasized the small proportion of war revenues it is proposed to raise by taxes—about one-fifth the sum to be received from bonds—and contend- ed that the tax bill could easily be in- cre:sed by more than $1,500,000,000 by increasing war profits and income tax rates, In replying. Senator Weeks declared the pending bill provides a fair dis- trib®tion between taxes and bonds, with more taxes than other belligér- ents imposed during their first year of war. He deplored what he termed Senator La Follette’s arraignment of ‘class against class,” declaring the at- tack upon “rich slackers” a libel on wealthy citizens manifesting patriot- ism. War taxes, Senator Weeks sald, should be imposed gradually so a§ not to injure busin.ss and tax resources 2nd subsequent generations should be made to pay a part of the war bur- dens for the benefits they will receive. He declared the imposition of = heavy tax on incomes in this country and none in Canada would resuit in busi ness being driven across the border: that such taxes would interfere with the educational research and chari ble work now performed by the weal- thy and would have a tendency to de- stroy initiative on the part of .cor- porations and diminish their ability to contribute to government expenses. Regarding the labor situation, he said the same interests. the I. W. W., are responsible for the present kes in the west as those which precipitated the strike riots in Lawrence, Mass., some vears ago. In his judgment. he |eaid, the agitators are not entitled to any d~fe..se from capital, and they get none from organized labor. HOOKWORM PREVALENT AMONG THE RECRUITS Especially Among Those From the Warmer Sections of Country, Washington, Aug. 21.—Discovery of hookworm infection in forty-seven out of seventy-five militia recruits recent- iy mobilized for war seryjce h caused public health service author ties to recommend prompt examina- tion of all units of the National Guard and National Army- at present organ- ized, pecially those from the warm- er portions of the country. Prevalence of hookworm was found by Dr. Wardell Stiles of the public health service, at a government res- ervation where he w: making exper- iments. Complaint by a recruit of not feeling well after officers suspected him of trying to shirk his duty re- sulted in medical examination. Hook- worm infection was found. Othker ex- aminations showed a high percentage of hookworm. Dr, Stiles has reported to the public health service that raiiure to treat hookworm cases undoubtedly will re- sult in unjust and preventable punish- ment of soldierse for offenses dues to remedial conditions. Danger of a wide- spread epidemic of hookworm in Eu- rope is pointed out if even light cases are sent to the trenches. Those dan- gsers can be prevented to a very zreat extent, Dr. Stiles says, if all the re- cruits, or at least those from certaln states, are systematically examined for intestinal parasites and either treated in ths American training mps or discharged, as necessity In- ates. 150 HEAT PROSTRATIONS IN BOSTON YESTERDAY During the Parade of the Grand Army of the Republic, Roston, Aug. 21.—One hundred and fifty persons, many of them women, were prostrated by the heat during the parade of the Grand Army of the Re- public today. The veterans stood the mareh and the heat remarably well. for few of their number were included in the list of those sent to hospitals. In the business district, where the crowds were most congested, ropes that held back the thronss often were broken ir the rush to remove women overcoms by the heat. SiGNAL LIGHTS TO FORECAST THE WEATHER To Be Placed on 500-Foot Custom House Tower at Boston. Boston, Aug. 21.—Mariners far out be able to see the in this city to at sea soon i1l signal lights displaved forecast the weather. Work has been started on the installation of these lights on the 500-foot custom house tower, to replace the system on the federal building, which was too low to send its rays beyond the harbor. be, and hereby is, instructed to with- draw all shops in New York and vi- cinity enzawed in marine work, in- cluding tis DBrooklyn navy vard. ir- | respective of conditions asked have been granted.” Conciliators Ready to Act. That the federal government has al- | 1eady taken notice of the situation | was announced at the meeting with | the statement that conciliators frem | the department of labor are now here. | It was also announced that the union representatives had done al!l in their power to settle the controversy with the employers direct. Fyilowing the meetin one of the offichds of the machini nion sai that the question of a nation-w 3 strike had been takep up with proper officiais but the hope w2s expressed that a settlement may be reached he. fore such action is brouzht about General Strike in [President Fixes Soft Coal Prices FOR EVERY MINE IN THE UNITED AIIN.Y.Shipyards VOTED BY DELEGATES OF SHIP- YARD STRIKERS FOR $4.50 WAGE SCALE The of Recommending Country-wide Strike in Shipyards Was Discussed, But Not Acted Upon. Matter a New York, Aug. 21—A general strike of machinists, boilermakers and blacksmiths engaged in marine work in the port of New York and vicinity, and including the Brooklyn navy yvard, was ordered here today at a mass meeting of representatives of marine | metal workers. The strike was called | to enforce settlement of a demand | made six weeks ago for a minimum wage scale of $4.50 a day. While no official action was taken was taken to make the strike nation-wide, the STATES AT ABOUT $2 AVERAGE ‘White House Announcement Say: s Next Step Will Be to Fix Prices of Mid- dlemen and Retailers. ‘Washington, coal Aug. 21.—Bituminous prices were fixed by President Wilson' tonight for every mine in the United States. The next step in coal control, 2 White House announcement said, would be to fix the prices charged by middlemen and reta to be ilers. Prices were set on cost of productjon estimates furnished by the trade commission. The country vided into 29 districts and ever; ducer in a district will market h put at the same price. federal is di- y pro- is out- apparently unanimous sentiment ex- Al int Administrator. pressed by the men indicated such was To Appoin "“; o their desire, provided the issue wa: The president named no agency to not quickly adjusted. carry out the provisions of his order, The meeting was called by the ma- | but Is expected to appoint soon a coal rine trades council of the port of New | administrator whd will be given entire York and was attended by men rep. icontrol of the coal industry. Rumor resenting 30,000 union workers, it was | tonight ramed H. A. Garfeld, presi- announced, and involved directly a%|dent of Williams college, as the man. shipbuilding plants in this vicinity, | Mr. Garfield now heads a committee the majority now engaged almost ex slusively on government work. Resolution Passed Unanimously. The resolution, passed unanimous- 1y, called out not oniy workers in | piants which have not yet agreed to the demands of the men, but also thos which have aiready done so, it being desired, as one of the speakers as- serted, “to show the emplo: we are united in our demand The date for the strike was not fix- ed, but it was reported the men had been instructed te go out immediate- 1y. William Dickson, president of the Marine Trades Council, presided at the meeting. With him were officials representing local and national union crganizations of the three irades in- volved, the majority of whom made speeches urging the men not to take immediate action. A_ counter-resolution presented by J. J. Keppler, vice president of the International Association of Machin- ists, proposed that navy yard em- ploves be asked to meet and formu- iate action in accord with men of the private vards, to enforce the demands. It was not put to a vote. The reso- iution passed was as follows: The Resolution. that it is the sense that the trades counci ot | “Resolved, this meeting JEWELRY VALUED AT $10,000 STOLEN AT BCSTON. Four Men Felled the Lone Clerk in a Pawnshop on Tremont Street. Boston, Aug. 21.—Jewelry valued at approxiriately $10,000 was stolen to- day from the pawnshop of Saul Robin- | son on Tremont street by four men | who felled the lone cler and rifled the | open safe. The thieves escaped with the booty and the robbery was dis- covered only by chance. although com- itteed at the noon hour, when the sidewalk in front of-the shop was crowded. The clerk, Israel Brest, was unconscious after the assault upon him and was taken to a hospital. Robinson's store, much frequented by members of the theatrical profes- sion, was in the center of the theatri- cal district. POISON FOUND IN BEANS IN MONTANA Tons Shipped Into State Condemned by Health Board. Helena, Mont., Aug. 21. — Burma beans, found on analysis by the Statyn Laboratory at Bozeman to contain poi- son, were ordered destroved téday by | the state board of health. Tons of the beans had been shipped into this state and sold to innocent dealers, ac- cording to the authorities. Agencies opposed to the govern- ment are suspected by department of justice officials of carrying on the traffic in the poisoned beans, TWO YEAR SENTENCE X FOR KALMAN GRUHER. | — = | “Go-Between” for Bribes Received by | Exemption Board Members. New York, Aug. 21.—A verdict of guilty was found here today against Kalman Gruher, “go-between” for Dr. S. J. Bernfeld and L.ouis I. Cherey, members of exemption board No. 99, who pleaded guilty vesterday to re- ceiving bribes for granting exemptions. He was at once sentenced to two years in the Atlanta penitentiary. The jury was out three and a half hours. i NAVY YAR'' EMPLOYES NOT ALL EXEMPTED. Only Skilled Workmen and Draughts- men Who Could Not Be Replaced. 21.—Two hundred and | fifty employes at the Boston nav vard who are subject to draft were officially. notified today that under a ruling by Secretary Daniels they | would not be exempted because of such service. Only skilled workmen and draughtsmen w' could not be re- placed will be exempted. as announced recently in a general order by the navy department. Toston, Ausg. { higher. named by the president to fix a gov- ernment price for wheat. His will end before Sept. 1. The prices named for run of mine coal average slightly more than $2. few districts they are below that and in the western territory th 25. President’s Statement. with § work No. 1 in large producing districts n a figure ey are Washington state is highest The president’'s statement eaid: “The following scale of prices scribed for bituminous coal at is pre- the mine in the several coal producing dis- tricts. It subject whole method is provisional only. of It is to reconsideration when the administering the fuel supplies of the country shall have been satisfactorily into operation. Subsequent me:; will have as their object a fai: equitable control of the distribu the supply and prices not only mines but also in the hands middlemen and the retailers. Based Upon Actual Cost. “The prices provisionally arri are fixed by me administering the food countr: executive control They are based upon the actual production and are deemed to only fair and Under them the industry where lack stimulation.” Prices at Mines. The prices f. o. b. at mines follows: supply shou! Run Prepared S organized and put asures r and tion of at the of the ved at under the provisions | of the recent act of congress regarding of the which also conferred upon the of the fuel supply. cost of be nct just but liberal as well. 1d mno- are as lack or of Mine. Sizes. Secr'nings. Pennsylvania .$2.00 $2.2 SLT ryland 2 1 West Virginia. West Virginia (New River) Virginia -..... Onio (Thick (Thin Kentucky .. Kentucky (Jellico) .... Alabama (Big (F Vein) Vein). eam).. 1.90 Jaeger Corna) I B! N ar Alaba k ma ana Creek) | Tennessee ck ., (Eastern) (Jeilico) Indiana nois (Third Neany s - Arkansas ... Mowe S sl Kansas Missouri . Oklahoma Texas Colorado ... Montana New Mex Wyoming Wi Washingt 119131910 @rotete1s 50 Cperators Violated Agreeme | The prices fixed range from per cent. under the maximum p $3 fixed by government officia operators at a conference tha na month ago. The $3 price ment, however, did not hold as operators refused to abide by 1 Secretary Balker, as president council of national defense, repu it as too high ranged far above the $2 limit. The fixing of price was the dent's second step in the coal control ard was taken und thority given the executive i amendment to the The first was taken yesterday the president named Robert S. Prices recently food control (U @113 10181518 nt. 20 to 35 rice of Is and here more agree many t after of the ndiated have presi- ection of er au- n an bill. when Tovett as director of transportation nad ap- proved an order issued by directing that coal northwest other good M. shipments ANOTHER AMERICAN UNIT TO THE FRENCH F be given preference Lovett to the over RONT Field Ambulance 72, Joins Other Yan- kee Contingents. Paris, Aus. 21.—A new sect the American left for the front today n NIX¥ Earl Osborn of Garrison, Dominick Rich of New York a Pearl of St. Johns, Mich., all ing to the American field serv the wounded, are not in a serious tion. Mr. Osborn was struck ieg by a shell fragment. Mr. 2nd Mr. Rich were wounded arm. Barn Burned By Lightnin, fleld ambuiance, N under na of P. Westbrook of Ogdensburg, ion of No. 72, com- Y, nd W. belong- ice on French front, who have just been condi- in_the Pearl in the Windsor., Conn., Aug. 21.—During an electrical storm owned by G. Arthur Loomis, of sor Heights was struck by and totally destroyed. hay. many horse were also destroyed. The here tonight a barn Wind- lightning Twenty tons of farm implements and one storm was very severe in this region and con- siderable damage to tobacco ported. is re- Condensed Telegrams The New York Cotton Exchange will g:se on Saturday preceding Labor 3. An embargo was proclaimed on Chinese as well as Siamese credits in German banks. " No claims for exemption will be made for any of its employees by the Pennsylvania Rallroad. Budapest despatches insist upon the growing likelihood of the resignation of the Hungarian Premier. President Wilson and Thomas A. Ed- ison will confer for the first time since the beginning of the war. So far reports there were no in- terruptions in Oregon to Industry as a result of the plan for the general strike. Greater New York police arrested 1227 persons for speeding during July, when 40 deaths were caused by motor accidents. The United States Coast Guard is seeking enlistments of young American seamen to undergo training as radio operators. More than 40 of the 57 cities of New York State will vote on liquor licenses next April, and it is predicted that 20 will go dry. Mail for American soldiers in France will not be forwarded unless the ad dresses of the company, regiment, or separate unit is given. George Gould, Jr,, was summoned to appear at the examining board at Lakewood. N. J., for the physical tests for the National Army. Out of 46 appeals for exsmption only seven were granted, when Charles Hughes and the District Board of Ap- peals met in Manhattan. Official news received at Madri from all over Spain says tranquility reigns evervwhere and the general strike is expected to end. Dr. E. L. McRobbie, a well known physician, was found dead at Hamilton Ont. His death was due to assault Three arrests were made. Found guilty of insulting a TUnited States soldier, Patrick Pasquill of Manhattan, was sentenced to five days in the Queens county jail. More than 250 millinery workers were called out on strike in Boston. Their demands for shorter working hours and more wages were refused. George Jehley, who gave his resi- dence as the Swiss Club in New York, was taken to Eillis Island because his passport was written in German Dr. Hans Sulzer, the new Swiss Min- ister, called at the State Department and made arrangements for a formal intefview with Secretary Lansing. The Shipping Board is about to launch its fabricated standardized shipping program. One 10000 cargo carrier will be turned out in a day. The American Red Cross in France will continue to support Gen. Pershing 1and his troops to the limit of its power was announced by Gravson M. P. Mur- [ ph: Government secret service agents and amateur detectives started a search for 2,500 men who failed to ap- pear before the draft boards at Cleve- land. Emperor William awarded the Order of “Pour le Merite” to Professor Hans Thoma, a well known painter, of Munich, and to Dr. Max Klinger of Leipsig. J. T. Noonan, a bluejacket from an American battleship died from an over- |dose of heroin at Atlantic City. B. T. Hall his shipmate is held for an inves- tigation Lord Robert Ce |of Blockade. told the mons_that all neutral foe should be treated emy shipping. British Minister House of Com- shipping aiding the same as en- Pope Benedict is so interested in the world’s attitude qn his peace plan that he arouses the Vatican routine an hour earlier and has them read papers from all the capitals. The sugar crop for the current year Iwill be about 2500000 tons, about three-fifths of the expected consump- tion. The balance of the needs will come from Cuba. Twenty-two retail stores of Boston will put into effect the first of next month a concerted effort to reduce the returning of the merchandise sold on the C. O. D. plan More than half the walled city of Salonica in Greece. which is under oc- cupation by the Entente troops. was destroyed by fire. Bighty thousand persons were rendered homeless. A despatch from Copenhagen reports that the Swedish government prohibits the exportation of news print paper due to the shortage of timber, coal and sulphur for manufacture of pulp. Troops from Ohio, Indiana, Wiscon- sin and Michigan, as well as the 69th Regiment, are due to arrive at Camp Mills_training grounds of the “Rain- bow Division” near Hempsted, N. Y. Alfred Benninghaus, a German mer- chant. was wounded when his launch was fired on by infantrymen In a pa- trol boat after a command to stop had not been obeyed, at Sault Ste Marie, Mich. Waterbury’s first woman elevator operator is Mis Mary Watson, who formerly ran a lift in New York. She started ork in the largest office building at noon Tuesday. Her work was entirely satisfactory, Five dental ambulances for troops of New York State are to be equipped with $10000. which Mrs. Willlam B. Thompson of New York has given to the Preparedness League of American Dentists. Provost Marshal General Crowder was injured when he was tossed against the top of his auto in Frederic, Md.. as the machine was avoiding an obstruction. His eveglasses w smashed and the pieces cut his nose. Girl Killed by Lightning, Island Falls, Me., Aug. 21— Hattie X. Elder, aged 17, was killed last night when the Twitchell farm build- ings at Irtten were struck by light- ning and burned. Espionage Arrests in South Dakota FIFTEEN GERMANS TAKEN cusTODY INTO |[EXACT CHARGE SECRET It is Understood That They Signed a Petition to the County Treasurer Protesting Against the Draft. Sioux Falls, S. D, Aug. 21.—Fifteen Germans were arrested at Tripp, Hut chinson County, South Dakota, toda by federal charged with viola tion of the espionage act, accordinz t advices received here late this after noon. The men were taken to Yank ton, D., and arraigned before T'nit ed States Commissioner White, for preliminary hearing. Nature of Complaint Not Public Officials refused to divulge the exact nature of the complaint filed against the men. However, it is ur rstood that they signed a petition counly ‘treasurer protesting the draft On August 14, fifteen other socialists, were arrested in Hutchir son county by federal officers on a similar offense. They were charged with having signed and circulated a petition demanding referendum o the draft and the war and attempt to intimidate county officials were administering the draft. It intimated hy officials that ized propaganda was being )y Germans in the state to affection among citizens of Gern birth over the draft and the partic pation of this country in the wa Germany was th ar gan carrie VIOLENT RIOTING TAKING PLACE IN BARCELONA Firing From Roofs of Houses is ing on Daily, Go- Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Aug (By Courier to the French Frontie Aug. 21. by The Associated Press Violent rioting has been taking pla in Barcelona and the neighb towns since last Monday when a ge eral strike was proclaimed. Firing from the roofs of houses and from behind half-closed shutters has been going on daily. A considerable num ber of persons have been killed and many have been wounded, thoust reliable figures are available Artillery was brought into action against some bulldings which iwere strongly held by the rioters and three houses were destroyed by shell fire While these events were going on ir Barcelona and in other Catalonion towns, reports are circulating by w of mouth of great disturbances in oth er parts of Spain, and of a republi being proclaimed at Bilbao and Bara gossa. It is impossible to the truth regarding these rumors rigid_censorship s exercised over t telephone and%telesraph lines and the newspapers, All the Liberal daily newspapers ve suppressed. The onl nals ring in Barcelona are Vang 1ts only off and i and D graficio, commoniy been ia rts, lieved to be s sidized by the Germans The correspondent heard autho tvely that an armed rising was be ing prepared for the end of the year by promoters of the ry conf ence of Catalonion deputles in event of their demands being refused the Madrid government, but the pres ent outbreak does not appear t supported by the Catalinion leader it being conf discontented workingmen. The mivement cert fall because of lack of gan There is no indicatio that it is supported by any of the ar my. Order probably will be restored in a few days The army reservis have been recalled t AGRICULTURAL MISTAKES MADE BY ENGLAND In Letting Farming Go Down and of Drafting Farmers. Waterbury, C A 1—"Eng- land made the great mis of an nation in modern times In letting farming go down,” declared H, W Collingwood, editor of the Rural New Yorker bhefore 500 farmers and their families at the Mount Carmel field of the Connecticut Agricultural Expe ment Station today Another mis take that England made, as she four out later, was in drafting farmers,” I | statea he annual flell meeting was at tended by farmers from all over the state and there were a few prese | trom points as far off as Maine ar {the middle Atlantic states. Director | 5. 3. Jenkins told of the work d toward increasing the food suppls relection of suitable varieties the e | pertment station srought the ave is 14 bu better tha rage yieid up. te The average for the state els, which is two bushels any other state in the is ior TO REPRESENT CATHOLIC WOMEN OF THE STATE, Mrs. Charles A. Jackson on Executive Committee of Council of Defense. Hartford, Conn., Aug Mrs Charles A. Jackson of Waterbury, was appointed a member of the executive committee of the women's commitiee of the Connecticut council defense at a meeting of the woman's commit tee here today. Mrs. Jackson probably be made a member of the ed ucational committee as she s goverr of the Catholic Alumnae Associat of this state. In her new capacity will represent the Catholic women the state. MEETING OF SECOND STATE DISTRICT BOARD 1 Between 115 and 120 Men Were Cer- tified for the National Army. Waterbury, Conn.,, Aug. 21.—Be- tween 115 and 120 men were certified for the national army bv the second state district board. These were the first_men certified by the local boards to the district board at its meeting here today, whose district comprises New London, Middlesex and virtually all of New Haven county. The next meeting of the board will be held on Thursday.