Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 6, 1917, Page 1

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LIX—NO. 314 : * The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is [TALIANS RENEW | GREAT Against the .Auétrlans On the Bainizza Plateau anij to the Northwest of Gorizia + BOMBS DROPPED ON AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE The Russians Continue to Retreat Eastward and Northeast- ward of Riga, All Along the Line, With the Germans in Pursuit—The German War Vessels Which Were Report- ed to be Shelling the Riga Coast Were Submarines —The Operations on the Western Front in Belgium and * France Are Carried Out by Opposing Artilleries. . _While the Russlatis continde i | glon of Riza, the Italians, afts | days of comparative idleness, have started thelr great again offensive | against the Austrians on the Bainsiz- ! za plateau 2nd to the northeast of { Gorizia. | _In the south, however, from _the Brestovizza valley to the sea, the Ital- ! jans have been compelied to with- | stana most violent counter-attacks by [ the Austrians, who are endeavoring: | fo hold back General Cadorna’s lines " from a further approach to Triest | This they were successful in doins, ! althouzh the Austrians at one place ! momentarily forced them to osdeé ter—| ritory. A counter-attack by the Ital- | ians not alone retrieved the lost po- ? sition, but resulted in the capture of { more than_£00 prisoners. On the Bainsizza platean northeast of Gorizia, the Italians hawe made | further gains, capturing an important | Austrian position near Ocroglo, No detalls have been vouchsafed concern- | ing_the battle which is in progress northeast of Gorizia, and no confir- mation is at hand of the reported cap- ture by the Itallans of Monte San Ga- briele, the last dominating position held by the Austrians morth of Gori- zia. Nearly 1,700 men bave been cap- turea by the Itallans in the fighting * in the Gorizia sector. Again the Italians have sent their (airmen over Pola, the Austrian naval IS TO FIX RETAIL COAL PRICES. " Made Statement Outlining the Govern- ment’s Food Control Policy. “Washiagton, Sept. 5.—Farly fixing of “retafl coal prices was promised tonight by Dr. FL_A. Garfield, the fael adminis- trator, in a statement outiling the government's coal control policy. Prices will bs established for communities with the aid of local cormmitiees into whose hands will be put responsibility for their enforcement Maximum production of coal at prices fair both to tho producer and consumer will be the aim of the govermment, Dr. Carfleld declares. mroducers’ prices already fixed will be revised where they force efficiently operated mines to duce at a loss. Operators seeking revision of the scale are asked to send in cost of production statistics cover- ing a period of years. ! _The fuel administration, Dr. Gar- fleld eavs, will seek the co-operation of operators, miners, distributors and consumers. Producers are asked, how- ever. to name no committees until Dr. Garfleld has time to select his associ- ates and to form his orgarization. A plas of apportionment of coal will bs worked out, Dr. Garfleld announces, by which domestio conenmers will ob- taln everywhere a’fair share of the £upply a: prices which will reflect those fixed for operators,and wholesalers by the presicent. The task of the fnel administration is to secure the largest possible pro- duction of fuel at prices just to the produce: and ressonable to the con- sumer, BRITISH NAVAL AIRPLANES RAIDED TURKISH TERRITQRY They Dropped Bombs on the City of = Adrianople. { GARFIELD TLondon, Sept. 5—British naval air- planes penetrated far inland in Turk- ish territory Sunday night, dropping bombs on the city of Adrianople, about 137 miles northwest of Constan- tinople, says an official statement to- day. The text reads: “Naval airplanes dropped bombs with good effect on the railway sta- tion and bridge at Adrianople Sunday night™ The main line of the Belgrade-Con- stantinople railway, part of the “Ber- lin to Bagdad” route, passes through Adrianop 12 FREIGHT CARS DERAILED AT BROOKFIELD JUNCTION By Spreading Rails—Blocked Traffic for Several Hours. Brookfield Junction, Conn., Sept. 5.— Spreading rails caused the deraliment twelve cars of a heavy freight train between this place and Hawleyville this morning. Tracks of both the Highland and the Berkshirq Divisions were blocked several hours. A wreck- ing train from Watérbury replaced the fars on the rails No one was in- ured, PASSENGER TRAIN STRUCK ADAMS EXPRESS TRUCK At a Street Crossing in Danbury—The Truck Was Demolished. Danbury, Conn, Sept. 5—A motor truck of the Adams Express company was struck by a passenger train on {he Danbury and Norwalk branch of the New Haven road at a crossing o Tayior street in this city this morn. | ing. The truck was demolished and 2 quantity of express matter dam- «ga;"two men riding-on the truck E in time to escape injury. o il Cabled Paragraphs I Castra Coming to United States. Vera Cruz, Mex., Sept. §—Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezue- la, 1s on his way hence on board a ‘Spanish _liner bound for a United States Atlantic port. He still is ao- companied by men of the American secret service. 500 OF NEW ARMY ARE IN BARRACKS AT AYER. sy Connecticut and New York Men Are to Be Assigned to the Infantry. Ayer, Mass., Sept. 5—Five hundred From sagh_of the New Batiaad ststes ea; e New states s dosen countiee i marmer Moy York wcre quartered tonight in the barracks at Camp Devens, the new cantonment here. - Bidden Godspeed by the folks at home, the vanguard of the 50,000 sol- diegs’ that will ulttmately occupy the camp drrived in sma.i groups through- As each group reported the canton- ment offlicers gave the men temporary assignments to various branches of the service, supplied them wilh uniforms and bedding, and.saw to it that they found thelr barracks and that they ‘were provided with food. At 10 p. m., ‘when buglers sounded taps over the cantonment, { per cent. of Maine's quota to the 76th division, national army, and 1 per cent. of the quota of the other New England states and northern New York were ready to be- !sin_training temorrow. | Major Genmeral Harry F. Hodges, icommander of the camp, and members of his staff were at the main gate at 7 o'clock this mornig as 81 members of the Maine contingent came walking down th= road from the railroad sta- tion. The Maine men who had the greatest distance to travel were the first to reach here. Brigadler General John A Johnston, commancer of the department of the northeast, paid an official visit to the camp this afternoon. Accompanied by Major General Hodges, he made an in- formal trip of Inspection about the cantonment. The skeleton organization of the di- vision as made up tonight assigned. the troops of the various states as follows: Maine and New Hampshire, heavy ar- tillery; Vermont, engineers: Rhode Isl- 2nd, machine gun battalion; Massachu- setts, Connecticut and New York, in- fantry. ‘Tomorrow 416 men will reach ca the same number will come on Fri;’!} and 800 on Saturday. Sunday there will be 2000 membars of the new army camped here. 2 The tallest recruit to reack the camp today was J. C. Catlin of Waterbury, Conn. Catlin Is 6 feet 4 inches in height. RECEIVER OF B. & M. OFFERS TO ARBITRATE Would Have Council of National De- fense Appoint Arbitrators. OFFENSIVE base in the Adriatic, dropping bombs, the explosions of which have added materially to the damage done in pre- vious raids. In the regiop of Riga the Russians are retiring eastward and noptheast- ward all along the line, pursued the Germans. The army which evac- uated Riga has crossed the Aa river in Livonia, while the army from the Uxkull region is astride the Riga- Pskov-Petrograd railroad. In the capture of,the Duenamuende fortress at the mouth of the Dvina river the Qermans, it is asserted by the Berlin war -office, secured intlact the big coast defense guns. The war vessels which were re- ported to be shelling the Riga coast line, and which, it was thought, prob- ably might be covering a landing of troops,to cut off the retreat of the Riga army, were submarines—proba- bly craft which were reported earlier as operating in adiacent waters in company with torpedo boat destroyers and mine-sweeping trawlers. = The operations on the western front in Belgium and France continue to be carried out mainly by the opposing ar- tellles, although the British are still making trench raiding excursions or warding off smell enemy attacks. Two rather strong attacks against the French front on the California plateau on the Aisne front were repulsed by General Petain's forces. Boston, Sept. 5.—An offer to submit to arbitrators appointed by the.chair- man of the-Council of National De- fense the differences between the Bos- ton and Maine railroad and its 3.000 striking mechanics, was made to the general committée of the strikers to- night by James H. Hustls, temporary recciver of the road. The men de- mand a wage advance of eight cents an_hour. Following a conference with' Justice Morton of the I'nited States court, under whose jurisdiction the road is now operated, Mr. Hustis sent the fol- lowing letter to Robert Fechner, the chairman of the general committec of the strikers. “By authority of the court I hereby offer to submit the existine contro- versy as to wages now pendinz be- tween your men and the Poston and Maine railroad to arbitration, the ar- bitrators to be named by the chair- man of the council of national de- fense, the award when made to be re- troactive to this date and the men to_return to work meanwhile. “As I have thus far refrained from filling the places of the men who have struck, because of my hope and bellef that the controversy cauld be fairly adjusted, the conditions are now such that I must ask your prompt reply.” The conference between Justice Morton and Mr. Hustis took place in REUNION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT MOMAUGUIN About 350 Former Members Were in Attondance. New Havén, Conn., Sept. 5.—When evervone who was on hand when the dinner bell rang had been seated it was determined that about 350 former members of the general assembly were attending the leglslative reunion at Momausuin, today. The number was unexpectedly large and practically ev- ery session for the past twenty years was represented. The weather was excellent but too cool for bathing. The greater number of the reunionists came in automobiles and as there was no speech-making after the dinner, most of them made early departures. Lieutenant-Govern_ or Wilson, State - Secretary Perry, Comptroller Webster and Senator Ly- man, president pro tempore of the sengte, headed the list of members of members of the 1917 session present, while H, Wales Lines of Meriden, probably was the veteran member of all the gathering. BRITIEH LOSSES BY MINES OR SUBMARINES Twenty Ships of More Than 1,600 building. It was followed by a Tons Were Sunk Last Week, London, Sept. 5.—British merchant chips sunk by mines or submarines in the Jpast week numbered twenty of more than 1,600 tons and three under |GUARDING APPROACHE! 1,600 tons, according to the official b announcement tonight. The weekly TONERNRN cANAL summary: S . B Ak s, 2t Strict Rules Made to Govern the Move- British merchant vessels over 1,600 ment of Ships. tons sunk, including two previousiy, 20; under' 1600 tons, Including one previously three. Fishing vessels sunk, none. \ British me ant vessels unsuccess- fully attacked, including five previ- ously, nine. British merchant vessels sunk the previous week by mine or submarine numbered eighteen, over 1,600 toms, and five under 1,600 tons. CULTIVATION OF EDMLE NUT BEARING TREES To Be Recommended to Secretary of Agriculture. _ Jengthy meeting between the justice and a committee of the strikers. The committee represented each craft on strike. ‘Washington, Sept. 5.—Approaches to the Panama Canal have been placed on a war bisis by executive order. De- fensive areas extending far out have been defined and strict rules made to govern the movement of ships within those areas beyond both terminals of the canal. No ship other than & pub- lic vessel of the United States may cross the forbidden waters between sunset and sunrise. Barly in the war defenstve areas about almost dll ports but until now there has been imposed along the American coasts were defined no unusual restriction on navigation near the canal. MERIDEN DRAFT MAN FAILED TO APPEAR Antonio Montuo: Being Sought as a Deserter. Stamford, Conn., Sept. 5—With a view to increasing the cultivation of edible nut bearing trees, the North- ern Nut Growers assoclation in annual convention here today directed the ap- Pointment of & committes to confer with the sdcretary of agriculture on the subject. Tt was also decided to offer prizes for cuitivation of these trees and to endeavor to enlist the services of boy scouts. campfire girls and other organizations in th: = — is ac: Prof. W. H. Hutt of the American Pomological ' society advocated the using of waste spaces for the planting of nut bearing trees. A number of other addresses of interest to the in- dustry were on the-program. Meriden, Conn., Sept. 5—The second man called from this district for the new national army is being sought as a_deserter. He is Antonio Montuori, who is claimed to have gone to 136 Bedford avenue, Brookiyn, N. Y. and from there left for Italy. An inves- tigation in the case has been made by the local police, and a report of the finding is to be sent Adjutant General Cole of this state, that_action may be taken by the United States authori- ties. . BULKELEY—WHITMORE MARRIAGE AT HARTFORD Groom s the Youngest Son of Former Senator Bulkeley Hartford, Conn., Sept. 5—The rage of Houghton Bulkeley, yo son of former Senator G. Bulkeley to Miss Margaret Whitmore took place this evening in St. John's church. Mrs. Bulkeley i3 the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Whitmore and her. father is an official of the SPECIAL COMMISSION FROM HOLLAND ARRIVES Are Going to Washington to Plead for Food Exports. An Atlantic Port, Sept. 5.—Holland’s special commission to plead the cause of The Netherlands in connection with American food exports arrived today and will pi to Washington to- morrow. In the party are Van Elde, former head of the Dutch grain bu- reau; oot Pratt Machhery Company. The bride- Machine Gun_ Company, yeturned to Niantic immediately after the cere- ‘mony. 2y e J. B. Van Der ,Houven Van Tormer td%nl of, the coun- o : Joost ‘an Vollenho taff of clerks. -~aonac W the justice’s chambers in the federal | groom, who is & corporal in the 10ist| NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, Bulletin SEPTEMBER 6, 1917 TEN PAGES—78 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS Republicans -of House Thwarted IN FIGHT FOR A WAR EXPENDI- TURES COMMITTEE DELAYING FINAL VOTE Further Efforts Are to be Made Today to Curb the Discretionary Powers of Secretary of the Treasury Me- Adoo in Making War Loans. 5.—Prolonged, though futile republican attacks in the house today o provisions of the $11, ‘Washington, Sept. 538,945,460 bond and certificate bill, giving wide discretionary powers to the secretary of the treasury in making alied loans, upset plans for passage of the measure pefore night. Debate under the five minute speech rule proceeded during the afternoon th indications that the bill would tomorrow without material change. Republican Plans Blocked. In rapid succession the house, sit- ting as the committee of the whole, defeated or sidetracked proposals em- bracing virtually every republican ob- jection to the bill. Among these were three war expenditure committee pro- posals, offered by Representatives Gil- lett of Massachusetts, Moore of Penn- sylvania and Stafford of Wisconsin. All were thrown out on points, of or- der. Others, defeated by overwhelm- ing votes, were. by Re@resentative Morgan of Oklahoma and Representa- tive Sloan, of Nebraska, to make the interest rate on the bonds 3 1-2 in- stead of 4 per cent. and to make them non-convertible. Further efforts will be made before the final vote fo add one of the war expenditures committee amendments to the bill, but those leading the fight have little hope of success. Republicans Consumed Day. Almost the entire day was. con- sumed. by republicans Insisting that | The 1.0 secretary of the treasury should bs siven control of the tremendous sums row being appropriated for allied loans as the bill proposes. ¢ Representative Stafford proposed that three other members of the cab- inet, the secretaries of _state, com- merce and interior, and the chatrman of the federal reserve board, advise with the secretary of the treasury re- garding loans. Representative Can- non and others spoke for the pian cven after it had been ruled out of order. Constant reiteration of the repub- lican argument on secretarial powers caused democratic Leader Kitchin to declare that Secretary McAdoo's state— ment before the ways and means com- mittee convinced members that he was using the utmost care in mak- ing forelgn loans. REPRESENTATIVE NELSON DEFENDS HIS SON ‘Washington, Sept. 5.—Representa- tive Nelson of Wisconsin today called cn Attornéy-general Gregory to inves- tigate the action of the United States ‘attorney at Madison, Wis. in Issuing a warrant for the congressman’s son, Byron, on charge of evading registra- tion under the draft law. . In a letter to_the aftorney-general, Representative Nelson shows that his son was in Canada before the draft law was enacted. He then presents statements from the provost marshal- general, the secretary of war and the secretary of state to show that Amer- icans in a foreign country are not compelled under the law to register until within five days after their re- turn to the United States and that their registration while outside the United States. is_entirely voluntary. Mr. Nelson also states that the near- est American consul to where his son was loacted in Canada had none of the facilities for voluntary registra- tion. INVESTIGATING DEATH OF HAROLD A. WHITMAN Who Was Found in a Dying Condition in a Marsh at Somerville, Mass. Melrose, Mass., Sept. 5.—Investiga- *ion of the death of Harold A. Whit- man, a former government chemist at ‘Washington, who was found in a dy- ing condition lmat Sunday on a refuse dump on the Mystic river marshes in Somerviile, leads the police to believe that Whitman was not robbed, as was at first supposed, but that he was ren- dered unconscious by a blunt instru- ment, was carried to Somerville in an automobile and was thrown on the marsh to dle. This was the substance of an annoyncement msde tonight, but _infc n to_the supposed motive for the e was not made public. GOV. HOLCOMB REVIEWED NEW HAVEN HOME GUARD He Complimented the Men Upon Their Good Work New Haven, Conn., Sept. 5—The lo- cal companies of the Home Guard were reviewed it bv Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, Cowles and Col onel Lucien F. Burpee. After the re- view the governdr complimented the men upon good work and said htat as had been the national guard of the state 1d soon be out of the state that their duties would de- volve upon the Home Guard. He felt, he said, that the Home Guard would prove equal to any call made upon it. other two guests of the guard oed he same sentiments. DRAFTED MAN LATE BECAUSE OF WJ!CKENNESB Maxini Amekuk of Waterbury Was in the Lockup. Waterbury, Conn.,, Sept. 5.—Maxini m%:i a Risstan who was among the twelve men of the national army to have left Waterbnury for Gamp Devans this morning, was not able to go at the time appointed be- cause of drunkenness, the police hers assert. Late tonight he was still at the potice, ers. He will leave for camp tomorrow, it was said. Ame- kui will not replace any of the men sent today, but all thirteen will.re- main at-camp. _ iy of Any Other Paper, And Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut _in Proportion to the CEty;s Population. C.F.of L. Opposed to Prohibition RESOLUTION ADOPTED AT CON- VENTION IN DANBURY STATE AND NATIONAL A Resolutidn Was Adopted Favoring Laws in This State Giving Health Iinsurance to Workers—Strike of Machinists in Bridgeport Theartened. Danbury, Conn., Sept. 5.—Resolu- tions protesting against state and na- tional prohibition were passed at the afternoon session of the Connecticut Federation of Labor with only one vote t them. A resolution was also adopted favoring laws in this state glving health insprance to work- ers. John B. Ardrews, secretary of the National Federation committee on health legislation. explained the work- ings of such laws and expressed the opinion that the passage of such leg- islation would do more to_solve labor problems than any other law. During the session John J. Egan, chairman of the Bridgeport minimum wage committee, spoke and said that if the manufacturers in Bridgeport did not agree to proposals made to them by union men in that city by Friday that a general strike of ma- chinists there was most likely to come soon_ after. 5 Jullus P. Stremlau, of Meriden, the president of the state federation, an- nounced todav that he did not expect to be a candidate for re-election. It is thought that the election of officers Wil be held on Friday. BUSINESS AT AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING. The War Methods of Germany Were Denounced as. lllegal. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., Sept. e Amcrican Bar association at its Session tcday denounced the war meth- ods of Germany as illegal: resolved to request the judges of state and federal courts to write shorter judicial opin- ions; aatMorized further investigation of a proposal to change the date of the presidential inauguration , from March to January: opposed legislation designed to repeal the national bank- ruptcy law, and favbred the “technical error” bil' now before\the United States senate, » measure emdpowering appel- late courts to disregard in their de- cisions technical errors or defects which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties Action was de- ferred until tomorrow on a proposed mew stardard of rujes for acmission to “he bar. The indictment of Germany, which was embodied in the formal report.of the committee on international law, derounced these acts of Germany: Sinking merchant satps without sum- mons: oroclamation of a harred zone; conspiracies against the dumestic peace and trade of tre United States; murder of clvilians and assaults on women: wanton devastation of localities aban- dpned; _ooting of occupied regions: murder of Captain Fryatt and threats to treat other mariners as franc tireurs; deportation cf women young girls, and sinking hcspital ships and_ supply ships eailing under safe conducts from the German authorities. SCARBOROUGH, ENG. SHELLED BY ENEMY SUBMARINE A Station Two Miles Inland Was Hit By a Shell—No One Scarborough England, Sept. 5.—Dur- ing the prevalence of a thick mist a German submarine appeared about two miles off shore at 7 o'clock last even- ing and began to bombard the town. About a dozen shells were fired in quick succession, the short at the time being crowded with visitors. British mine-sweepers began an at- tack on the submarine and the can- nonade became deafening. The sub- marine soon submerged and was not seen again. ‘The material damage inland ‘was small, considering the fact that the ombardment lasted ten minutes. A station two miles inland was hit by a shell but no one was ured. Some persons assert that they saw two submarimes, but the presence of mort than one under-sea boat had not been confirmed, LIVELY TOWN MEETING HELD AT GREENWICH Opponents ' of $350,000 Sewer System Were Outvoted. Greenwich, Conn., voted at a_town meeting today to ap- propriate $350,000 for a sewer system in the So section of the town. Opponents of the movement declared that because of the extra expense at this time the matter should be deferred. Many New York residents who have summer homes at the beach poined in the protest. s It was also voted to spend $10,000 for a sirewalk near-the Cos Cob school, where many accidents have occurred. A MOSQUITO BITE CAUSED MAN’S DEATH George Sullivan a Barge Hand, Was the Vietim. . Greenwich, Conn., Sept. 5.—George Sulltvan, a barge hand who came here a days ago trom New York, died t in the hospital of poisoning in- duced by a mosquito bite. Three days ago hp visted a local doctor for treat- ment of a selling on th face caused by e bite d today he went to the hospital, where he soon after died: So far as is known this is the first case of the kind-on record here. TODAY IS GOVERNOR'S DAY AT STATE FAIR The Governor ls to Make An Address Probably of Patrictio Nature Sept. 5—Tomorrow will be observed as Governor’'s-Day at the Conmecticut Fair which opened here on Monday last. Governor: Marcus H. b and members of his staff will fair and - the governor will 'make an address: probabl Charter Oak Stake Sept. 5.—In the | face of strenuous opposition it was | Condensed Telegrams of German was abolished school at Washington, Pa. Teachin, in the high \ ‘Three hundred houses were destroyed by earthquakes in Bogota, Colombia. Australia’s “West The cadets at udy of Japa- Point” have begun the nese. The Federal Shipping Board has ap- proved a flag for vessels of the new merchant marine. Earthquake shocks lasting as long as 20 seconds were reported in nortn central Minnesota. A number of British officers will b soon attached to the American forces to assist in training. The British steamer Roanoke was sunk. No detalls of the sinking were given in the report. No cerempony attended the depart- are yesterday of New Haven's quota of 11 men for the Ayer camp. Serbians are starving owing to the Central Powers carrying off the har- yests of Serbla, which were very,abun- dant. The American Red Sross unit left Rome for the Italian front. It was greeted at Turin by civil and military officers. A spider web made over-night was found at Wilmington, Del., on which in plain letters were “America wins over Major John H. Duval, U. S. A., re- tired has been detailed as professor of military science and tactics at Bow- doin college. From June 8 to June 17 one hundred ships were built, of which 63 were British, according to the Lloyd's reg- ister in London. Thirty“Italian airplanes dropped nine tons of bombs on the Austrian naval base at Pola, causing destruction’and large conflagratio: v Mennonites in conference at Souder- ton, Pa., declared they prefer jail than to fight in thegwar or even take part as non-combatdnt: A road eight m long has been built in France by a company of Amer- ican engineers assisted by the French engineering service. The body of Julian Biddle, an Amer- ican aviator, born in Philadelphia, was cast ashore at the village of Egmond- Aan-Zee, north Holland. Camp Custer, the national army can- tonment near Battle Creek, Mich., is ready for the Wisconsin and Michigan boys chosen for the draft. C. H. Wang, of Yale, was elected chairman of the Chinese students’ al- liance of the eastern states at the an- mual- conference at Providence, 1 George Thompson, a farmer, was fined $27,000 for selling potatoes over the maximum prices fixed by the Food Controller at' Spaulding, England. E. D. Morel, one of the leaders of the pacifist movement in England, was sent to prison for inducing a woman to take a pamphlet to Switzerland. The provisional brigade at Fort Ad* ams before leaving was fitted out with 5000 comfort kits and many other nec- and essities by the residents of the sum- mer colony. Two deaths have resulted from a grade crossing accident at Green Har- bor, Mass., in which an automobile crashed into the side of a freight lo- comotive. Twelve saloonkeepers in Long Island were taken to the county jail at Mi- neola, L. I, charged with selling liquoy to soldiers of the 165th Regiment at Camp Mills. : Examinations for assistant surgeons to fill sixty eight vacancies in the med- ical corps of the navy will be held at various points throughout the country September 17. Lieutenant Jacobs, a flying instruc- tor at the government aviation field at Mount Clemens, Mich., and a cadet av- iator, were injured when their airplané fell 300 feet. The Trades Union Congress in Eng- land placed itself on record as op- posed to the Stockholm peace confer- ence. The vote against it was 2,894 000 and 91000 for it. A detailed life history of gach man arriving at Camp Devans is Yaken bw the examining officers for the purpose of assigning him to the kind of service for which he is best suited. The Italian Embassy received news {of the death of Senator Onorato Cae- tani. in Rome. He was formerly min- ister of foreign affairs and president {of the Italian National Geographic So- clety. Adele Pankhurst, daughter of Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, the English suf- |fragist leader. was sentenced to nine {monsh’s_imprisonment for holding an junlawtul demonstration at Melbourne, { Australia. i A regiment of 2400 negro stevedores {for foreign service was authorized by |the War Department to meet the de- imand" for experienced men to handle {the supplies for the American soldiers in France. OBITUARY Richard Davis < Middletown, Conn., Sept. 5.—Richard Davis .who was sheriff of Middlesex County for éight years, the only demo- crat to hold that office, died at his farm here today. He was born in Kill- ingly but had lived most of his life in Middletown. He was selectman here for eight years and was until recently very active in politics. Of late years he had engaged in the dairy business. He leaves a widow, five daughters and four brothers. New Air Brake Concern. New York, Sept. 5—The Automatic Straight Air Brake company has_been Incorporated under the laws of Dela- ware with a capitalization of $5,000,- 000 preferred and $20,000,000 common stock. Congressman Hill Weaker. South’Norwalk, Sept. 5.—It was re- ported at the residence of Congress- man E. J. Hill this afternoon, that he was somewhat ‘weaker than yester: day, although there was not a deai of change in his condition. GOVERNMENT MOVES TO SQUELCH LW. W. Their Local Héadqi.larters in Many Towns Were Raided Yesterday by United States Marshals SOCIALIST PARTY HEADQUARTERS ALSO RAIDED él the National Quarters of'thekl. W of W. in Chicago William D. Haywood, the Organization’s National Sec- retary, Was Arrested—Government Acted Because of *" Evidence That the I. W. W. Leaders Were Instituting Strikes Not as a Labor Movement, But to Embarrass the Government in the Prosecution of the War—On Orders From Attorney Generzl Gregory the Raids Were Made in the Various Cities at 2 P. M. Central Time. and sed‘tious statements, on the fo control law. Prosecution under t ter law could be conducted in in where it was shown the attempts w being made, by conspira; or o wise, to impede the Interstate m. ments of foodstuffs and otrer coms ities controlled by the government and needed for the successful prosecution of the war. Washirgton, Sept. 5.—The govern- ment today took drastic action to end the anti-war propaganda and activities conductea In the name of the Indus- trial, Workers of the World, the social* ist ‘party and. other orzanizations throughout the United States. On o ders from Atiorney €enera Gregory, United, States marshals in many towns and cities descended at 2 p m., central time, upon local heidquarters of the Industrizl Workers of the \World, seized books, checks, correspondence and other documents, and in some instances arrested officials found upor the prem- Th> arrest at Chicagc of William Printing Office Seized. Seattle, Washn.,, Sept. 5.—A detach- ment of police and federal of raided the main headquarters of dney,. 1 trial Workers of the W D. Haywood, the organtuation's na- | tnSci JIOTKCE O G, Y tional secretary, was a conspicuous |y 7OOR £00aY. Ane Hundred T example. deave the building while a search wa In Chicago, foderal agents took pos- session of the mational lLeadquarters of the soclalist party and a warrant authorizing the seizure of its docu- ments was served upon its counsel. The seizure of documents was car- ried out in accordance with a plan per- fected here by William Fitis, assiezant eing conducted. The of the organization w by federal officers. Raid at/Los Angele: Los Angeles, Calif,, Sept quarters’ of thé L W. W. inting s also raid e attorney general, working tnder the |raided by United States Marshal ¢ direction of the attorney general. A [T. Walton with-a force of deputies an statemen: issued by the department of | police. Records and printed matt justice announced that the seizure of |of the organization were papers was made in connection with a —® fedesal grand jury. investixation of the Duluth in the List. Industrial Workers of the World now 2 Daluth, Minn., Sept. 5.—Ipdustri Froceeline 8t Ohictey, Workers of the World headquarte: ‘ Report on I. W. W. Today. The department’s action was taken on the eve of 4 report to President Wilson Ly Chief Justice i‘ovington of the sup-eme court of the District of Columbia, who was designated recently by the president to investigate the la- Lor situation in the west. (Continued on Page Three) GOMPERS PLEDGES SUPPORT OF ORGANIZED LABOR To the Government in Its Prosecutio of the War. Judge Covingt.n completed his investigation, whicn lasied sevesl weeks, and took him to (he Pac Minheapolis, Minn coast.” and_probably will report per- IOMPERS, PEESICERE O sonally to President Wilson tomorrow. | Fedcration of Labor, ‘Whether the concerted action of mar- shals throughout the country was in any way related to Judge Covington's investigation was not disclosed. It is known, however, that Judge Covington bor to the governme of the war, assailed dists and denounced the futile ties of those who would split labor ranks on the question of war. He at made & special ‘study of fhe activities | /27 ok Dhotb i ofi the: inausirial Workers ~of thel| moked therexkuments of "HHCEE ST World. It was ehortly after he reach- | declare the working masscs o ed the northwest that twenty-seven | cigtjes to step forth into the ope f=s e SO R ik g oxg snisstion] were match® their disloyaity against labor's rested by Idgho national guardsmen the | p0iG ¥ ¥ day before the time set for‘a general |. ™14 g the kevnote speech of the strike in Washington, Oregou, Montana [ orgamas, g Koy note oD ianes and Idaho. for Labor and Democracy, of whi The cnarges against leaders of the[i0r Tabor and Demorvacy, of Wweh organization under arrest or whose ar- | MU Gompers hagd o rest is contemplated were not made [PITISNGN SUMITIE 0 nor of public here. It was said at the de- | oy aonti ol vavamitien of ‘the social partment_of justice that these would ominated. Mr. Gompera and have to be determined by the ‘grand e it jury investigating the organization e iy i S Officials also declined to state if in- | ramScan Fegeration . of 1a ws dictmentc:_had been founo by &rand |Sacted secretary, and T 1 juries in Chicago or elsewhere against | Marland - aosistant secreidrs. Com Tndustrial Workers of the World lead- | pit(n i on Parmahent orsanizaiion and ers. It was intimated, however, that |lesointions. wers mame: People the Investigation had only bogun. In- dications are that federal grand juries in other cities will ba called upon also to investizate the activitice of the or- the for Democr rrad from o othe Several members of Council of Ameri Terms of Peace,. | in Minnesota and were ganization. g scattered through the audience, in- Leaders Have Bsen Watched. cluding O . iEaian el RE GEEE For many weeks past the activities | liternational = Brotherhood —Velta: of Industrial Workers of the World |j\ssoclation and one of the council leaders have been under close scrutiny | [*2ers abion Paacs, T ofthe department's bureau of investi- | "% {ItRRY 12 TUNONE CNOR: o gation. Scores of field workers, chiet- |, “T0 a8k the soverament ly in th. west and middle west, have | (5 (efRS p7 PEReS BOW TECT) Mr devoted their undivided attention to [f9 the haflds of ihe enenty, su ¥ alleged aitempts on the pari of leaders | OMPErS, referiine 16 to embarraes the .government in the | "rne glliance, which met here to off conduct of the war by strikes and other [ F1e @{Uanee, wWiiCh ¥ Hone disturbgnces called in the name of [{re "Rl WENS CRNCH YN e 1abor. completely Americanize labor These activities have never been re- | Gorabiion " joeal branches theonehont gakded rere as a labor movement. They | (e coumniry have been held to be political and, in A Aictea Mo o some instances, conducted with a view | o ARdL Bredicted Ae - Gompe solely to hinder and hamve: the gov- | i be WIS, of [ansas Chy i ernment in exercising the full strength 7o, of patriotisim williihave i in carrying on the war. ide the disloyalists and thrown thelr Charger of many complexions have | oiioiine Goen to the eves of & the been received by the department in connection with ‘the organization’s ac- tivities. Recently it was charged that included in the ranks of the Industrial Workers of the World were many Aus- trians who have been active in stirring up strife intended to hamper Ameri can industries, doing work handled hy world Mr. Gompers spolk iness men this noon dressed a mass meetin tonis bef nd PLAN FOR FLOATING SECOND LIBERTY LOAN Germans before the Unitsa States de- i clared a state of war existing with |Considered at Mecting of Liberty Loan Germany. Committee No German Money Used. O e 1s omtarataod, 1o canment trgse fictivis |of erganization fok floalng the Sefond [Sealiwibaitts s, 0N By7 o {Ule: depuis: plates formation of a distributing es ment has determined the prircipal res- ervoirs of German funds in this coun- mittee with departments of public 5 ange 16 s, Teporied: hu mot con- |0 seing subsiaiary commitccs v nected tlem with Tecent Cisorders in the dictrict was considered the the west and southwest. Local United States attorneys have reported many instances of a suspi- cious nature in connection with the al leged labor troubles, however, and these have been the subject of departmental investigation. g As a result of the country-wide seizure , cf the organization’s papers, the deplrtment of justice tonight finds itself in possession of documents by the thousand, many of wkich will be submitted to grand juries as the basis of an investigation to determine first meeting pf the Liberty Loan com mittee here tods Several hundred committees will be formed throughout New Y northern New Jersey and I County, Connecticut which aro | ed in this federal reserve di was announced. Bats Forty Miles at Boston Sept. 5.—1Tnon arriy h pier here today Captain rsons of the schooner Acus 1l at the Ern in the ported that two bats alighted whether leaders can be prosecuted. rigging 9f the vessel on the Prosecutions may be begun under soveral laws, chiefly the egpionage act, covering the utterances of treasonable fishing grounds about forty miles off Cape | Cod, last week. *