Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 8, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 316 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., SA SEPTEMBER 8, 1917 FOURTEEN PAGES—10 2 COLS g PRICE TWO CENTS _ +The Bulletin’s Circulation in' Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, , Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the Citys Population. ITALIANS ARE DRIVING HOME THEIR ATTACKS Austrians Are Battling Desperately, Although Suffer- _ ing Heavy Losses. THE ITALIANS HAVE TAKEN 30,000 PRISONERS No Abatement in the Heavy Fighting for the Possession of Monte San Gabrielle and Other Important Positions Northeast of Gorizia—The Advance of the Germans in 50 Miles Southeast of Riga on the Dvina River—On the Western Front in the Region of Ypres the British Have Been Compelled to Withdraw From the Positions Occu- pied Thursday—German Airmen Have Bombed a Group .. of British Hospitals on the French Front. ' Heavy fighting for the possession of Monte San Gabriele and other impor- tant positions northeast of Gorizia still is in progress, but the Jtallans are pressing home tneir attacks despite desperate resistance. ~ Although suffering heavy losses, the Austrians are battling tenaciously for the heights position. General Cadorna’ latest report, however, says that the Italian raessure is continung decisive- 1y. The Italians have added 200 more to the number of prisoners taken in the fight ng here. On the Carso and in the region of the He mada the Austrians have stopped their unsucccssful attacks, but the artillery battle raged incessantly, making the whole region an inferno. Only local infantry actions for the pur- pose of straightening out_ their lines have been carried out by the Italians. In ther present drive the Itallans have already taken, 30,000 présoners and the total losses ‘of the Austrians are estimated at 120,000. Northeast of Gorizia the Austrians have been on the defensive. On the Carso, especial- 1y in the region of the Hermada, their offensive efforts have failed with great losses. The ground over which the Austrians charged this week in an ef- Tort to keep the Italtans from advanc- ing further toward Triest is heaped with dead. German cavalry has engaged Iith Russian rear guards ai Zegevold. forty miles east of Riga, but appar- ently the German advance ir force has slackened. Around Friedrie it, about fifty miles southeast or Rigll§ on the Dviua river, the retiring Russians bave set fire to’ Several villages. There Las been no infantry activity cn a large scale on the western front. North of Frezenberg, in the Ypres re- gion, the British have been compelled to withdraw from the poxitions occu- gied Thursday. Around Lens _the ‘anadiaus have been engaged in hard fighting with the Germans. On a part of the sector west of Lans_ German counter-attacks resulted in gains, but on the southern end of the sector the Canadians held and extendcd their po- sitions. The Canadian front here now is a . serious merace to ‘the German positions along the Souchez river. On the French front there was no infantry activity Friday. Along the Alsne, in pagne, and on _ both banks of the Meuse, the opposing ar- tilleries continde active. Germar_bombs dropped on military hospitals have caused the death of one officer of the medical corps of the American army. ~German airmen last Tuesday bom] a group of British- American hospitals - on the irench coast. One officer of American ‘medical corps was killed and three officers _were woundad-- severely by bombs @ropped on & Harvard hospital. Five Americans were among the six- ten other persons injured. One man was wounded by a bomb which fell on the hospital of the St. Louis unit. AN EMEARGO PLACED ON COIN, BULLION, CURRENCY. Order of President Wilson Makes It Effective Sept. 10. 7 Washington, Sept. 7. — President Wilson tonight placed an embargo, ef- fective Sept. 10, on the exportation of coin, bullion and currency. At the eame time he authorized the secre- tary of the treasury to lcense such exportations’ where, in_the opinion of the federal reserve board, they are not harmful to the public interest. The effect o7 the embargo, which ap- plies to all rations, will be to place ebsolute_control over gold exports in the hands of Secretary ¥cAdoo and the federal reserve board. Officials believe that the measure will go far toward conserving the huge store of £0ld_accumulated in 1his country since the beginning of the war, a store which recently has been drawn upon rather heavily by Japan, Mexico and Spain. Strict adhesion to the embargo is regarded as unlikely and undesirable. Curtailment, however, of the free movement of gold to the orlent appears probable. Treasury and reserve board officials have viewed with some con- cern the tendency of gold to flow away from the United States, 2 movement which started with the financing here of the allies. Recently the federal re- terve board requested the bankers of the country to aid, so far as possible, in_checking the growing exports. The president’s proclamstion amends and supplements his general _export embargo proclamation of Avg. 27. Ap- pended to it is an executive order pro- viding that applications for the ex- portation of coin, builion or currency shall be made to federal reserve b ana passed upon Snallx hw <be ~eserve boars. The #end of gold has heen dis- imefly away from the United States recently. AUTOIST FINED $100 FOR EVADING RESPCNSIBILITY. Martin Ahearn of Stratford Hit An- other Machine and Then Sped Away. Fairfiesd, Conn, Sept. 7—Martin Ahearn of Stratford was fined $100 here today on the charge of evading Tesponsibility after an automobile driven by him hit another. seriously injuring Paul Short of Southport. Tes- timony showed that Ahearn on July 28 drove his car into Short's here and then sped away, ditching nis machine in Stratford and then reporting to the police that it had been stolen. State police traced his” movements and his arrest followed. He had demurred to the complaint today, but jt was over- ruled. Short has now Instituted a civil suit for Gamages. OUTLOCK FOR GAME BIRDS SAID TO BE GOOD. Supt. Crampton Made His Report of National Convention. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 7—At the meeting of the state commission of fisheries and game at the state capitol today, Supt. Crampton made a report of his tccent attendance at the ses- sions of the national convention in St. Paul. He said the delegates visit- ed the largest game farm in the world, whers there were 25000 birds. Mr. Crampton was asked about the outlook for game birds in the state this fall, nd replied that it was favorable end SPLENDID PROSPECTS FOR % A RECORD CORN CROP Needs Only a Few Weeks Freedom From Frost to Mature Washington, Sept. 7—Corn, the coun- try’s greatest crop, needs only a few weeks freedom from frost to mature into’ the largest production ever known in the history of the nation. The gov- ernment’s September crop report today forecasts a production of 3 248,000,000 bushels, which is 124,000,000 bushels more thian produced in the record year 1912. Spring wheat yields are turning out better than expected and the Septem- ber forecast showed an increase of 14,000,000 bushels over the production forecast in August, with a total of 250, 000,000 bushels. Adding the winter pro- duction a total yeld of 668,000,000 bu- shels of wheat this year was announc- ed. That is 28,000,000 bushels more than last year’s harvest, but 138,000,- 000 bushels less than the average of the crogs for the flve years 1911-15. Besides the record crop of corn, larg- er production than ever before will be harvested in oats, with 1533,000,000 bushels; rye, with 56,000000 bushels; white potatoes 462,000,000 bushels: sweet potatoes with 88200,000 bushels: tobacco 1,221,000,000 pounds; and hay 91,700,000 ‘tons. Oats prospects increased 79,000,000 bushels during August but tobacco lost 49,000,000 pounds. COAL COMMITTEE TO BE * APPOINTED IN EACH STATE To Assist in Apportloning the Output of Coal. o ‘Washinston, Xept. 7. — To assure every part of the country an adequate supply of coal this winter, the fuel administration, it was announced to- night, will name a committee in each state to assist in apportioning the out- put. Dr. H. A. Garfield, the fuel ad- ministrator, in making . public the plan, amplified his proposal to control retain prices through local committees. The state representatives of the fuel administration will appoint in each county and in each eity of more than 2,500 Inhabitants a committee to suggest falr retail prices. - Co-operat- ing with the state representative, there will be a state _committes charged with ascertaining the amount of coal needed by the state to6 carry it _through the winter. No person will be named as state representative or as a member of any committee, Dr. Garfleld said, who in any way is connected with the coal industry. DR. SUN YAT SEN HEADS CHINESE ARMY Appointed by Members of Disbanded Chinese_Parliament Peking, Monday, Sept. 3—Dr. Sun Yat Sen has been designated command- er-in-chief of the army and navy of a new military government of China proclaimed by seventy members of the disbanded Chinese parliament meeting at Canton. The military governor of Canton 1s supporting the Peking gov- ernment. Fighting between his troops and the forces of Sun Yat Sen is feared. Civilians in Canton are fleeing to Hong Kong. All of Hartford’s draft quota will be in the jJAyer, Mase, camp tonight. Yesterday eight started from there and today 17 more will go, completing the total of 43 that make up the 5 per cent. called for. Cabled Paragraphs -Among Ca- nadian casualties reported here today is: Wounded, returned to duty, Philias Lavigneur, Danielson, Conn. * American Aviator Decorated. Paris, Sept. 7—King Albert of Bel- gium has named Kenneth P. Littauer of Newark, N. J., an aviator with the Franco-Belgian squadron, a Knight of the Order of Leopold IL ~Mr. Littauer, who already had the French War Cross, is the author of a number of Doer: SENATE DEFEATS ATTEMPTS AT HIGHER WAR TAXATION. Senator Hardwick of Georgia Wi Subjected to Vigorous Criticism. ‘Washington, Sept. 7—Iu the midst of another bitter outburst over Amer- ican unity in prosecuting the war, the senate late today tentatively disposed of the income tax provisions of the war tax bill and again defeated all attempts at_higher taxation. Interest in virtual d:-d‘gz;gn ot nt:: income tax section, to $842,000,000 more revenue irom indi- vidual and corporate incomes, was overshaduwed by a stormy three hours® scene in whicld Senator Hardwick of Georgia was_ subjected to vigorous criticiam by Senator Nelson (republi- can) and Senators Chamberlain and Williams _(democrats). The incident hardly has been equalled in the senate ginte passage of the army draft law. An amcndment by Senator Hardwick to increase taxes on large incomes in order to pay a $50 monthly bonus to all Americans serving in France stirred up the senate’s temper. It was promptly voted down, 74 to 5, having the sup- port only of Senators Gronna, Hard- wick, La Follette, Reed and Vardaman —all of the group which opposed the draft act. Senato La Follette had offered the amendment _ yesterday for Senator Hardwick, who was absent When the Georgia ~ senator today urged its a as a conscription of wealth to pay ¢soldiers comscripted he was as- sailed by Senator Nelson, a Civil war yeteran, who demounced’ the amend- ent as “humiliating and belittling” to the American soldier. “Our boys are not as cheap as some statesmen,” the Minnesota statesman shouted. Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee, with evident feeling, chided Senator Hardwick's opposition to the draft law and de- clared the amendment tended to de- moralize the army and toward further resistance of the law. In reply, Senator Hardwick claimeéd the right of free speech, defended bis course i opposition to the adminis- tration and attacked what e called the “flambo/ant patriotism” ol his critics. Senator Willlangs criticized u.\: Georgia senator’s past anu _presen: attitude 1oward the draft law and.23di- Guled his speech. “I take it that very. fow probably not over five,” said: on ‘Williams, “will not agroe that we ha: seldom witnessed a finer case of self- inflation and puffed-up self-acting than that which has just Leen shown upon this arena.” S . AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR LABOR AND DEMOCRACY Has Adopted a Strong Declaration of Principles. Minneapolis, Minn., Sept. 7. — The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, organized three weeks ago with President Wilson’s approval, con- cluded jts big loyalty conference here tonight’ with the election of officers and the adoption. of a sharp declara- tion of principles. 4 THe alliance, composed of the na- tion’s labor leaders and having as sits double purpose the crushing of dis- loyalty and. the solidifying of labor in the war for democracy, elected as its ieader, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor. The outstanding provisions in the eclaration of principles include: Suppression of disloyalists and pro- German propagandists. - Solidification of labor behind the government, Conscription of wealth as fell as men. Heavy tax on incomes, excess prof- its and land values. Government control of industries in case of labor disputes. Action against speculative interests which enhance prices of necessaries of life. Insurance for soldiers and sailors. Equal suffrage. = Endorsement of President WilSon's decision not to permit the war to be made an excuse for the lowering of labor standards. Declaration that wage earners must have a voice in determining conditions under which they give service, mnst be represented in councils conducting the war and with peace megotiations. “The overshadowing issue,” the declaration says, “Is-preservation of democracy. _Either democracy will endure and men will be free or auto- cracy will triumph and the race will be endlaved. To compromise now would be to sow seed for a bloodler war. STRIKE IN PACKING HOUSES 0' OMAHA Both Sides Hope the Government Will Interfere Omaha, Neb., Sept. 7.—About 3,000 employes, or nearly half of the work- ing forces of the packing houses of South Omaha, are on strike today, it ‘was estimated. The companies continued to fll or- ders, including those of the govern- ment, and both sides to the contro- versy express the hope that govern- ment iterefrence will soon put an end to the strike. The men ask five cents an hour increase in pay and thec om- panies have offered half that. REFUSED TO BE EXAMINED BY HARTFORD DRAFT BOARD. Vincent Mitchell, a Russian, Was Turned Over to Federal Authorities. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 7.—Vincent Mitchell, a’ Russian, 27 years old, was arregted here today when he refused 10 be examined by the local draft board. He had been summoned once before, und at that time claimed ex- ‘emption because he was an alien. He' presentefl no_affidavits in suppert of his claim and was called. To- day he was still wi -the needed papers and as the limit for him to pre- gont, them had passed he wes taken in charge to be furned over to-the fed- eral authorities. Radicals in Russia garried the new municipal elections. Dudley F. Malone TO, MAKE.GOOD PROMISE T0 8UI FRAGISTS COLLECTOR NEW YORK ‘Writes President Wilson That He Dis- approves of His Attitude Towabds Woman Suffrage—Gives Up One of the Best Paying of Federal Positions. ‘34; P m— ‘Washington, Sept. 7.—Dud! Fleld Malone, customs collector ‘:(y New York, tendered his resignation to Pres- ident Wilson today in protest aganat the failure of the president to advo- cate of the federa] suffrage amendment and because he permitted the imprisonment of women who have been picketing the White House. Resigned to Redeem Promise. Mr. Malone, who as counsel defend- ed the first of the militants arraigned in police court here, told the president 1n his letter of resignation that inas- much as he had promised the women of the suffrage states that he would exert all his energy to have the na- tional democratic administration en- dorse suffrage by donstitutional Wide Scope of - 1.W.W. Activities BEING DISCLOSED BY DOCU- MENTS SEIZED O BALK U. S. WAR PLANS Numerous Indictments Are in Pros- / pect as a Result of Wednesday’s Na- | tion-Wide Raid of I. W. W. Rooms “—Conspiracy is Alleged. / Washington, Sept. 7.—Numerous in- | dictments for conspiracy to thwart the overnment’s war plans and tie its 2 ds in many ways appear to be in 2s a result of Wednesday's nation-wide raid of Inrustrial Workers the World offices by department of Justice agents. Evidence is said to be fast accumu- lating to support the lief that a gi- gantic conspiracy has existed for some time past to cripple the government in carrying on the war, that its ramifica- tlons have extended into virtually ev- ‘ery state and thdt numerous anti-war activities which appeared to emanate from mx.n; sources In reality had their fountain head in a single group of Conspirators . Anti-draft demonstratifns, crippling e telling of the prdduce which they - to pass by may read and buy.. enough, but it only reaches a very far ahead of the sign Out 1n one of the states of the middie been made to the farmers that they.tatk Gp signs on their gate posts have to sell, that.those who happen desirous of securing those very same goods. How much better, how much more satisfactory and what is more important how much more profitable is space in the columns of a newspaper covering its territory in the thorough manner that The Bulletin -does and thereby get the benefit of increased trade, than it is t0 d upon those who read the signs or look into ws. The newspaper method is as THE O ESTWAY OFREAGNG THE PEOPLE thé suggestion has This is to a certain extent advising the farthers to advertise but it is advertising selely to the degre# which many merchants do when they ‘rely upon the placing of goods in their show windows in order to inform the buying public what they;have to sell. by and rely upep that method of getting Information it may do well For those who pass small proportion of those who are it to secure the necessary . happen to o0 is of the oxcart. ; g . “éhe'past week was “zfitanww‘”.mmhn n AN T Balean B ’%;:' ; jfi‘ Local Genmeral Total Saturday, Sept. 1... 156 173 1106 1435 Monday, Sept. 3... 162 190 255 607 Tuesday, Sept. 4... 171 90 196 457 Wednesday, Sept. 5... 161 144 279 584 Thursday, Sept. 6... 164 142 303 609 Friday, Sept. 7... 152 139 239 . 530 Totals ... 878 2378 ' 4222 endment, he_ felt obliged to resign and devote himself to redeeming that Ppromise, In quitting the office of collector of the port of New York, Mr. Malone leaves one of the best paid places in the government service. He is a son- In-law of Former Senator O’Gorman. His letter-of resignation follows: -Letter of Resignation. “Dear Mr. President: Last autumn, as the represeatative of your admin- istration, I went into the woman suf- frage states to urge your re-election. The most difffcult argument to meet among’ the seven million women vot- ers was. the failure of the democraticl party, throughout four years of pow- er oo, pass the federal suffrage amendment_ looking toward the en- franchisement of all the women of the country. Throughout those states, and particularly in California, which ultimggely decided the election by the votes ®f women, the women voters were urged to_ support you _even though Judge Hughes had already declared for the federal suffrage amendmeht, because you and your party, through liberal leadership, were more likely pationally to enfranchise the rest of the women of the coun- try than were your opponents. And if the women-of-the west voted to re- elect you, I promised them I would =pend all my energy, at any sacrifice to myself, to get the present dem- ocratic administration to present the federal suffrage amendment. But the present policy of the administration, in permitting’ splendid American wo- men to be sent to jail in Washington, not for ive banners nor for picketing, but on the technical charge of obstructing traffic, is a de- nial even of thelr conatitutional right to peuu:ré:‘ ln;. and demand the pass- age of federal suffrage amend- ment. It now, therefore, becomes my profound obligation actively to keep my promise to-the women of the west. “In more than twenty states it is a2 practical ility to amendethe state 3 80 that the wo- men of those states can only be en- franchised by the of the_fed- era] suffrage amendment. Since Eng- land and Russia in the midst of the great war have assured the national should we no jealous to maintain our ‘I-JmMp in the world by the speedy national enfranchise- ment of American women? To me, Mr. President, as I urged upon you in ‘Washington two months ago, this is not only. a megsure of justice and democracy, it is also an urgent war measure. The women of the nation are, and always will be. loval to the country, an passage of the suf- frage amendment is only the first step towards . their: national emancipation. But unless the government takes at least - this firet step towards their en- how can the govern- ment asl of American wo- men, educated in our schools and col- loges, “and millions of American wo- men ‘n’our homes, or toiling for geo- nomde independence in every industry, to up by consctiption | their men and happiness to a war for democracy in Europe, while these wo= of war ‘industries by so-called labor disturbances and by violence, burning of crops and continuous preachment of anti-ally sentiment, with other activi- ties which tended to embarrass the government and retard the exercise of | its full strength in prosecuting the war, appear from recent disclosures to have been included within the scope of the alleged conspiracy. Into the formation and the workings of this alleged conspiracy, the depart- ment of justice has begun an inquiry more comprehensive, it is sald, than any launched since this country's en- try .into the war. Investigating Dacuments How closely the anti-war activities and propaganda have been inter-relat- ed is-to be determined largely by the federal grand jury now sitting at Chi- cago, Investigating documents seized by government agents in their raids Wednesday of 1. W. W. and socialist offices of that city and throughout the country. Indications are that the al- ieged conspiracy had its origin in Chicago amd for some time was ac- tively directed from that city. Indications of German Money There are also Indications that Ger- man money financed, in part, this pro- paganda, that German funds were spent freely in many ways to further the ends of the conspirators and that of the many persons believed to be actively identified in carrying on the work, few knew of this source of fi- nancial support. o - The grand jury inquiry will not be confined, from present indications, to Chicago. United States attorneys who have not accumulated documentary ev- idence which apparently supports the theory of great conspiracy are. saiq to be fow in number. It is probable that much of this evidence will be presented to other grand juries, once the extensive plans and workings of the chief alleged conspirators are de- termined in Chicago. Vast Accumulation of Documents So vast is the accumulation of let- ters, checks and papérs of all descrip- tipns seized by the government agents that the great bulk still lies unsifted, and the exact. determination of their contents and significance will not be reached for.several days. Many of these documents are said to relate to labor disturbances in the wes recently and the -Pacific northwest which resulted in determination by men citizens are denied the right to vote on the policles of the govern- ment, which demands of them such sacrifice? 3 our ar- | “For. many of dent Feionds sl supporters feel that the passage of the federal -suffrage _ (Continued on-Page Two, 7th Col.) Condensed Telegrams A telegram from Toramto says sil- ver sold at Vancoaver, B. C., at $1.02. Labor Day- visitors at Atlantic City spent $1,000,000, according to the banks. The German Crown Princess gave| birth to a daughter, making it the sixth child. 3 - Philadelphia_school officials dropped six teachers who refused to become naturalized. Twelve new cases-of typhoid fever were reported at West New Brighton, Staten Island. Mexican transport capsized in the Gulf of California and 200 Mexican sol- diers were drowned. Secretary Daniels of the navy agked congress for $225,000,000 to start the destroyer building programme. Ten sailors of the French steamer Magdalene were lost when the ship was torpedoed by a submarine. Prof. H. W. Dana, representing the People’s Council America, was de- nied an audience with the president. The captain and 16 men of the wrecked Japanese steamer Kotohira Maru were picked up off the Alaskian coasi Leonard M. Reno, of Chioago, and George Turnure, of New York, are re- ported to have fallen in an aerial com- bat in Belgium. Although depending upon the Unit- ed States for their wheat the Bufons are. paying less for their bread and flour than American: 2 The Red Cross War Council has an- nounced that it had made a second appropriation of 3$300,000 for relief work in the near East. Recruitina for the reqular army shows no indication of picking up. The day’'s‘total was 668. The total erlisted since April 1 is 205,442, A bill to give women of Puerto Rico the right to hold office, but not to vote was introduced in the Puerto Rican house of representatives. Ralph De Palma, the suto racer, re- ceived orders from Washington to re- fort for service. He is to be an In- spector of aviation motors. — Austrian and Hungarian dslegates would otherwise be ground up whiskey will thus be released for food. How many millions, no one knows, for the manufacture of alcohol for bever- age purposes is so closely blended with the production of alcohol for industrial and medicinal purposes that there is no way of determining the exact amount. MAKING OF WHISKEY CEASES TONIGHT Becomes When the Prohibition Clause of the Food Control Act Effective MAY SELL AT $15 A GALLON WITHIN 12 MONTHS A Stock of About 230,000,000 Gallons Has Accumulated in the Bonded Warehouses and at the Places’of Wholesale .and Retail Dealers—At Present a Tax of $1.10 is Levied, but the Revenue Bill Contemplates a Tax of $3.20 a Gal- lon—Officials Believe the Losses of Distiliors Will be “ More Than Offset by the Price Distillers Will Impose on Dealers—Production of Alcohol for Industrial and Me- dicinal Purposes is to be Continued. ‘Waghington Sept. 7.—Manufactue of whiskey will cease throughout the nation, at 11 o'clock tomorrow night when 'the prohibitive élause of ghe food control act becomes -effective . which for Millions of bushels of grain 100,000,000 Bushels of Grain a Year OFf the 100000000 bushels of grain, or thereabouts, which goes into the dis- experts estimate, tilleries each year, about forty percent. form of whiskey and other beverage drinks. into alcohol of exactly the sace char- acteristics as that used for whiskey, eventually finds its way into perfumes toflet waters, bay rum ,medicines and to industries where denatured alcohol is used in ever incheasing quantities. comes out in the aistilled The remainder, made 116,000,600 Gallons a Year Approximately 116,000,000 gallons of will meet at Vienna in November to|Whiskey is produced each' year by et 12| Aamerican_distilleries. Production of fiscuss the, Internal and forelsn poli- | leohol by the same distilleries for tics and the question of peace. Since the British recruiting mission opened its Chicago depot two months ago 1,600 avplications were reccived, out of which 1,200 were accepted: Herr von, Heyifebrand. the conserva- tive Le:lder, ':);:dlc!- that the ;‘vlm- v{ll’ll end .spring, . and will prob; ably not last -nTum the winter. The 24th Chinese army corps, com- posed of 15,000 picked troops from the northern provinces, is being mobilized'| for immediate departure to Europe. Government specialists are plan- ning a system of streét markets. where home baked bread may be soid for four cents. . The loaf will weigh 16 ounces. Representatives of potato growers and distiibutors of food conferred at Washington wtih the food administra- tion on conserving and distributing the supply. John Barrett, director-general of the Pan-American Union, left Washing- ton for New York to attend a con- ference on trade matters as affected by the war. - P. N: Sproukle, a floor trader, and Louis R. Hammerslough, another floor trader were expelled from the New York Stock Exchange by the govern- ing committee. 3 A. G. A. Van Ealde, head of the Dutch mission to the United States, said that the people are not suffering starvation, but they are suffering from many privations. £ A 56 per cent. increase of death from tuberculosis for the months of March, April and May over the sine months last year are shown-in a report pub- lished fn Berlin. The fourth. Canadian domestic war loan will probably be floated in No. vember and will- be, for about $100,- 000,000. and at a rate which will net the’ subscribers about 6 per cent. The Swedish government has sent Hjalmar Lundbohm to the United States to_try and obtain American coal for Swedish iron, which before the war was so very hard far this country to get. - The department of commerce an- nounces that the trade of the United States in July fell to the lowest record since February. 1916, decreasing $210,- 000,000 from the Mine figure of $575,- 000,000. Governor Whitman, now at Roches- ter attending the exposition, an- nounced that when legislitnre reas- sembles in would receive the nomina- tions from him for the state food com- missfon. Nearly 100 American sailors. destl- tute victims of submarine _sinkings, are living on the beach near Amster- dam, Holland, making a living the best way they can and waiting for a chance to ship home. The Seattle Central Labor Council adopted resolutions’ petitioning _the ‘Washington congressional delegation to consult with government officials on the commandeering of all timber lands and mills. - Major Philip Bunau-Varilla, former directorgeneral of the French Pana- ma Canal company, who was wound.- ed on September 3, was awarded the French Legion of Honor, with the rank of commander. 2 CONGRESSMAN HILL- - 18 HOLDING HIS OWN. Has Been 1li for Five Weeks Following a Heat Stroke. Norwaik, Conn., Sept. 7.—Congre: man Ebenezer. J. Hill was reported Tignt as holding his own remarkably well. He has shown but little change cince yesterday, when he nad a sink- ing spell, and his splendid constitution is standing him in good steud. been ill for five strol Jersey, 'and "producing grapes, produce approximately 2000000 gal- 7 company with the union men. Had Been on a Vi commercial and medicinal use other than beverages approximates 146,000, 000 gallons. The manufacture of ai- cohol for the latter purposes will con- tinue as usual, volume, and few of the larger distill- eries, If afly, Will have to shut down. probably In greater ~ Wil Gloser 8mail Plants The class of ‘distilleries which will be put out of business is composed al- most wholly of small plants operatéd by from one man to half a dozen men, located in California, -Ohio and New brandy from apples and peaches. These lons a year. Those in New Jersey and Ohio, officials believe will suspend operations entirely. plants, operate, in part, for the manufacture of spirits for fortifying sweet wine. The California it is thought, will continue to Few Distille So far as officials here can learn, there are few distilleries in the United States with the exception of the fruit brandy plants producing whiskey at the present, time. Summer is the off season for whiskey production. which is confined almost wholly to the win- ter months, the early spring and the late fall. The cessation of active whis- key production, therefore, at this sea- son of the year, is largely theoretical but the operation of the law. will pre- vent the manufacture of whiskey & the time it usually starts on scale, the latter part of Septemt Will Increase Revenues Stopping. whiskey manufacure, in- stead of curtailing the government's revenues, will increase them for next two yeafls, officials believe. Co pled with the operation of the pendir reventie bill, the withdrawgl of w key from the stock already accumu- lated will probably treble the revenue within® the next twelve months as tI present law Amposes a tax of $1.10-and the revenue bill contemplates & tax $3.20 a gallon. A stock of approxi mately 230,000,000 gallons has acc lated in the bonded warehouses a the shelves of wholesale and retail quor dealers. Approximately 190,000, 000 gallons are in warehouses and upe that quantity the government will o lect taxes as it Is withdrawn Few Men Will Be Thrown Out of Work Few men will be thrown out of worl by the operation of the law. Distiller ies now running will continue to pro duce alcohol for commercial purpose with little change in their forces. Upo: this class of alcohol with the excep tion of alcohol for denaturization, large e revenue bill would impose a tax ¢ $2.20, doubling the present incom from this. source. 700 Distilleries in the Gountry There are approximately 700 disti leries in: the country, of which mor than half are small fruit brandy plant The amount of, $apital invested in tk latter class is not great in the aggrc gate. The capital invested in the b producing plants mounts high into ti millions. Officials here believe th losses will-be mdre than wiped out I the greatly higher prices distillers w obtain for their product already mar ufactured. In the opinion of some o ficials whiskey will be selling at 315 gallon within twelve months, affordin distillers enormous profits which more than compensate for the loss ¢ capital invested in plants. Will Operate on 60 Per Cent. Basis At the same time the plants will con tinue to operate on an approximat sixty percent. production basis. makin commercial alcohol. A tre 1 growth in the use of commercial alc hol is anticipated which in time m result in the demand for a quantity o alcohol at least as large as the pres et output for all purposes. CONTRACT FOR HOUSATONIC SHIPBUILDING CO, Build for the Government Ten Ships of 3,000 Tons Each. Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 7.—The Housatonic Shipbuiiding company an- nounced tonight that it had been awarded a contract by the govern- ment shipping board for the bullding of ten ships of 3,000 tons each. The contract price is $3,100,000. The company is controlled by Si- mon Lake, the submarine man, and Aschibald and Kenneth W.. McNeil. The yards of the company are located on the Housatonic river just above the New York, New, Haven and Hart- ford Rallroad comipany and extend over 45 acres. The' company is all ready to begin the work as the ways have been con- structed and preparations made for just such an industry. A very large force of men will be employed as the contract calls for the building of the ships within eighteen months. To STRIKE BENEFIT FOR NON-UNION MACHINISTS Voted by Four Lodges of Machinists at Bridgeport. Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 7.—The four lodges of machinists at a meet= ing tonight voted to pay strike bene- fits to non-union machinists who went out on strike at the Lake* Torpedo Each of the lodges will make a contribution to a fund to provide for such men. The machinists are maintaining great secrecy with regard to the de- mands for an increase of wazes un- @er the minimum wage plan. A series of meetings are to held next week to be addressed by promincnt lead- ers of the A. F. of L., including Sam- uel Gompers and Joseph O’'Connell, at which plans for a general strike here will be discussed if the minimum wage plan is not accepted by the manufacturers. Employes of the va- rious shops in turn will be called to these meetings and it is sald that at these meetings the discussion will show in which shops it is intended first to make minimum wage demands. DERBY MAN LISTED AS A DESERTER HAS RETURNED. —His Explanation Was Accepted. Derby, Conn., Sept. 7.—Frank Fa: who failed to report yesterday to leave with a yontingent of six men for the national army camp, and was listed as a_deserter, returned to this city today. He explained to the exemption board that he had been out of town on & visit, His explanation was accepted and he will be sent forward to the camp later. ool i s Sk i OFFICERS OF CONNECTICUT FEDERATION OF LABOR. W. J. Fitzgerald of This City One of the Vice Presidents. Danbury, Conn., Sept. 7.--The ses- sions of the Connecticut Federation of Labor ended here this-afternoon with the election of officers and the choosing of New London as the meeting place ofthe next convention, wrich will be held the first Tuesday in September, 1918, +Officers were chosen as follows President, George F. Mordecai, New Haven; vice presidents, William J Fitzgera'd, Norwich, Michael F. Ke win, New' Britain, Rensselaer Beadle, Waterbury, Charlés ¥. Murray, Hart- ford, William J. Buck ey, New London, John J. Egan, Bridgeport, Miss Grace Cannon, Bridgeport; secretary, Ira Ornburn, New Haven: treasurer, Fred erick L.' Neebe, Meriden. Delegate to national convention to bs held Buffalo 1n November, "Ha Danbury. President 'Mordecal was the former first vice president and an extra vice ‘presiden: was authorized, that the women workers of the state might ®e represented. NEW YORK BENATE TURNS DOWN PERKINS. John O Nominated by Whitman as President of State .Food Commission. Albany, N. Y. Sept. 7.—By the de cisive vote of 25 to 18, the senate tc day refused to confirm Governor Whit- man’s nomination of George W. P kine of New York as president of the new state food commission. As the mesult of an oversight in legislative procedure,ths senate left cpen a way by whiél: the executive may, if he so desires, again name Mr. Perkins for the office when the extraordinary ses- sion of the legislature is reconvened Sept. 25 The gbverzor would not in- dicate hix fufure course of action No action Was taken by the senite today-on the confirmation of the nomi- nations of President Jacob Gould Schurman of Corneil university and Charles A. Wieting, former state com- missione: of agriculture, as the other members of the food commission GOVERNMENT NITRATE PLANT TO COST $3,000,000. Construction Wwill Beyin Soon— Machinery Has Seen Ordered. Washington, Sept. 7.—Machinery for the $3,001,000 government nitrate plant already has been ordered and constri. tion will begin as soon as a site In southwestern Virginia has been defi- nitely sclected, probably within a month. Several hundred men will be emploved at the, plant a: nrst. The patented ammonia process (o be used in nitrate. prod: aulred. tlon Bak been ' ac-