Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1917, Page 1

VOL. ' LIX.—NO. 330 wlletin ONN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1917 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS " Gity's Population. The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is DESPERATE ATTACKS BY GERMAN TROOPS Ie That of An_y ,0&:'0:' Paper, And Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the —_— Lo In Attem;)ts to Retake thé Bains Made by the British Last Thursday Near Ypres ENTERED BRITISH TRENCHES AT TWO POINTS . 3 = ~ - Field Marshal Haig’s Men Later Drove the Enemy Back, When the British Straightened Out Their Line—The Day’s Ef- forts Brought Nothing to the German., But Additional Casualties—There Has Been No Marked Activity on the Other Fronts—Still Another Raid Has Been Made on —_— 4 Crown Prinice Rupprecht of Bavaria became active again Tues and made desperate attempts to We-take the gains made by the Britis last Thursday near, the Ypres-Menin road, in Flanders. His first assaults en- abled his troops to enter the British lines at two polnts. Field Marshal Haig’s men fought back valiantly and, in addition to withstanding further at- tacks by the Germans, straightened cut their line. The day's efforts brought nothing to the Germans but additional casualties. Great activity is in progress in the sector east of Ypres. . Northeast of Verdun the infantry activity slackened. Follewing their ineffectual efforts of Monday, the Germans attacked the French near the Bols le Chaume early Tuesday. This attack; although aided by liquid fire, also was repulsed. - Berlin claims officially to have taken trenches here on_Monday and to- have held them against counter-attacks. On the Aisne front the artiliery battle continues. There has been no great activity on the other fronts. In the Trentino in the region of Monte Nero ihs Austro- ungarians ex; a mine under the Italian po-i’}lum but the Italian barrage fire prevented énemy from making any gains. The izns have repulsed further local attacks on the Eainsizza, plateau, northeast of Gori- .¥ia. German efforts to recapiure the rew positions gained by the Russians theast of Riga on the Pako e e “beon Ehetiksa by the. Tuss ns. “Great Britain and France have for- mally notified the -provisional Russian government that they would not con- clude a_separate peace to the detri- ment of Russta. These assurances weré in reply to reports current in Russia that Germany was endeavor- ing to make peace at the expense of the new republic. : STILL ANOTHER HOSTILE ki AERIAL RAID ON ENGLAND Raiders Did Not Succeed in. Reaching the City of London. London, Sept. 25.—Another hostile airplane raid on England took place tonight. There were two attacks ap- parently, for after a forty minutes’ quiet fnterval anti-aircraft guns re- sumed firing in the London district. In the first attack, after brisk firing by the defensive guns, lasting only ien minutes, the ralders were driven oft without succeeding in reaching the city of London. 3 The firing of the anti-aircraft guns in the second attack was of only brief duration. The raiders were finally driven off and the police gave out the “all clear” signal at 9.30 o'clock. A report of the raid was issued by Fleld Marshal French as follows: “The Thames estuary was again the objective of a_hostile airgraid this evening. The Kent and Essex ccast ‘was crosged at various points and a few bombs were drop) but no eas- ties. aye yet S ““One raider pfié’é‘.fi% as far as the southeastern . outskirts of london, where two bombs fell, causing some twenty casualties.” - A4S BENNET IS GAINING ON MITCHEL ON THE RECOUNT Gained 83 Votes in Three Assembly s Districts. New York, Sept. 25.—Inspection of the ballots cast in the republican pri- mary - here last Wednesday, tonight skowed a gain in three assembly dis- tricts of 83 votes for Former State Senator William M. Bennett over Mayor John Purroy Mitchel for the republican nomination for mayor. The ballots cast in 59 other assembly dis> tricts in the city are yet to ve in‘ spect The board of elections, before the inspection was started today, made public & final compilation Of returns irom all boroughs which showed May- or Mitchel had a lead of 355 votes. On the face of figures announced by the beard.tonight, it appears that the mayor's lead has now. been cut to 252 votes. MEANS BOUND OVER TO THE GRAND JURY On the Charge of the Murder of Mrs. Maud A. King. Concord, N. C., Sept. 25—Gaston B. Means was bound over to the grand jury here late today by Magistrate Pitts on-the charge of the muder of Mrs. Maude A. King, after Means con- sented .to -waive further examination the showing of probable cause. -In a:statement attached to the or- der committing Means without bail to await the October term of the super- for court, counsel for the prisoner gaid - they consented-to the order be- cause they were unable to present a defense - without papers ‘seized in Méans’ New York apartment and be- cause of reports that he was to be extradited to -New York to face an unkmown charge. NEW LONDON 18 TO VOTE ON LICENSE Board of Selectmen Decide to Include t It in the Call. ew :London, Conn. Sept 25—The board of selectmen of this town de- cided tonight to include in the call fer . the town .election next Monday the'¢ail for:a vote on. the question of license. The board decided unani- motsly that the petition for a.vote on the -question complied with the re- quirements of ‘the law, thus denying the .protest against. the petition that had -been made by the liquor dealers’ association on the ground that enough of ‘the &lgnatures in the petition wers faulty to Invalidate the petition for a.vote. BAY STATE REPUBLICANS RENOMINATE M'CALL Plurality Over Grafton By a Heavy “D. Cushing. Tcsion,. Sept. 25.—Governor Samuel . McCall was renominated at the refublican primaries today by a heavy iraiy over Grafton D. Cushing. dito® Alonzo B. Cook in the same primaries won a renomination against Charies Bruce by probably two to one. ‘Approximately one-half the vote of tle state, including Boston, had been tabulated at 11 o'clock, at which hour the vote stood: ‘Cushing 8,836; McCall 20.913. If the governor's lead wi maintained this meant that ae would w deéfeated Cushing by something COAL MINERS WANT “SOME” WAGE INCREASE ty to Seventy They Demand from Twi = Per Cent. Washington, Sept. 25.—Immediate wage increases of from 20 to 70 per cent will be demanded by the coun- try's coal miners, it was announced here tonight, after a preliminary meet- ing of operators and.miners represent- atives of the central competitive field in Washington to discuss a generai wage readjustment. The -demands were formulated by the miners’ repre- sentatives tonight and will be present- ed at a joint meeting tomorrow. There is every indication that the mine owners will refuse flatly to meet them, ‘first, on the grounds that they are too high, and second, that the re- cent fixing of coal prices by President ‘Wilson will not permit of any increase. The increases asked, while stipulat- ed for_the central fleld, comprising Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and _western Pennsylvania, will serve as a basis for the entire country and if they were granted would have to be met by other districts. The demands are as follows; Increases of fifteen cents a ton on pick and machine mined coal at all basing points in the United States. The percentages of increase granted on machine and pick coal to be ap- plied to all differentials existing be- tween thin and thick vein mines. Advances of $1.90 a day for all men employed in and around mines. and twenty per cent. raises on all dead- work and yarding. GOV. FERGUSON OF TEXAS HAS BEEN IMPEACHED | Senate Pronounced Judgment Upon Yesterday. State Austin, Texas, Sept. 25.—The last act in the impeachment proceeding azainst Governor James E. Ferguson of Texas wasg recorded today when the senate high court of impeachment pro- nounced judgment, remcving Mr. Fer- guson from office and disqualifving him from holding hereafter any office of “honor, trust or profit” in Texas. It became known for the first time tonight that Mr. Fergu%on filed his resignation as governor with the sec- retary of state Monday evening about 24 hours before the senate finally acted on the impeachment matter. AN OFFICIAL DENIAL BY NAVY DEPARTMENT That Five Merchant Ships and Two Convoying Vessels Were Sunk. Washington, Sept. 25—Official de- nial was issued tonight by the navy department of a published report tlwmt five merchant ships and two convoy- ing vessels had been. sunk by sub- marines. Secretary Danlels has prom- ised that casualties will not be with- held from the public. The department’s statement, issued through the public information com- mittee, follows: “Within the past few days a report that five merchant ships and two con- voyimg vessels were sunk in a battle with® submarines has received wide circulation in the press. The navy department authorizes the statement that this story is entirely without foundation.” The trial of Dan Shay former man- ager of the Milwaukee American As- sociation baseball (eafl for killing a negro waiter in an Ifdianapolis hotel was postponed yntil Oct. 7 Cabled Paragraphs Leading German Aviator Killed. Amsterdam, Sept. 25—Lieutenant Vosse, a leading German aviator, has been killed in an aerial fight with his fiftleth adversary, according to a re- port received here from Berlin. Vosse was coneidered the greatest airi after Baron Von Richthofen. He credited in German official reports with having brought down 42 enemy machines up to September 10. FAMOUS FRENCH AVIATOR BELIEVED TO BE DEAD Captain George Guynemer. 21, Who Had Accounted For 52 Enemy Ma- chines. Parls, Sept. 25. — Captain George Guynemer, the French aviator, is be- ljeved to be dead. ‘aptain Guynemer is thought to have been ~killed during a reconnaissance flight over Flanders on which he left Dunkirk on September 11. Nothing has been heard of him since and it was assumed that he had been lost, but not until tonight did army head- quarters issue a confirmatory report. Captain Guynemer, who attained world-wide fame by his exploits, was perhaps the most brilliant aviator of the war. He was last cited in the of- ficlal French announcement of Sep- tember 10 for Maving won his fiftieth aerial victory. An unofficial press despatch a few davs earlier said he had accounted for 52 enemy machines. He was twenty-one years old. Only a little rhore than two years ago Captain Guynemer was a simple soldier. Joining the aviation corps, he rose rapidly in rank until he at- tained the grade of captain, winning the Cross of the Legion or Honor, the Military Medal, the War Cross and almost every other honor which his country could bestow. The feeling of his countrymer for him was shown when the yourig captain, carrying the flag of the aviation group, marched in the parade in Paris at the celebration of the French national holiday last July. He was greeted with wild out- bursts of cheering and covered with flowers thrown by women and chil- dren. Captain Guynemer first came into public motice in February of last year by bringing down his fifth enemy, thus becoming an “ace” and earning an of- ficial citation. Victories followed in rapid succession and the young avi- ator who took part in dany spectacu- lar fights, had the narfowest escapes on several occasions. ' In March of Jast yearghe was wounded. One of ®he most spectacular achieve- ments of Captain Guynemer was the shooting down of three German air- p'anes in two minutes and thirty sec- onds in September of last year. On one occasfon he was forced to descend between the French and German trenches, .but was able to escape. Guynemer was- admitted to the French army as a vblunteer after hav- inz been rejected five times by medi- cal inspectors. He Plarie alone, serving as gunner. BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR THE PAST WEEK. Men Wounded or Missing 18,070; Of- ficers 432. London, Sept. Total casualties in all British ranks in all theatrgs for the week vnding today are reported officially to have been 23,035. LogMcers killed or died of wounds, Men killed or died of wounds, 4,430. Officers wounded or missing, 482. Men wounded or missing, 18,070. For the week ending September 18, British army casualties . aggregated 27.164. The report for the present week includes the operations In Flanders last Thursday when the Bri- tish made a considerable advance, while in the previous week there wae no marked infantry activity on any British front. NEW BRITAIN EMBEZZLER GETS FIVE YEAR SENTENCE Miss Clara Briere Pleaded Guilty in U. 8. District Court. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 25—In the Unfted States district court here this afternocn Judge Edwin S. Thomas im- posed a sentence of five vears in_the | federal prison at Atlanta on Clara Briere, of New Britain, who pleaded guilty to embezzlement of bank funds. "Mis Briere, while receiving teller of the New Britain National bank, em- bezzled $2.800, most of which was lat- er restored to the bank. District At-. terney Spellacy urged that the mini- mum_ sentence be imposed and this was done. - The wcalling togethsr of the grand jury of the district court was put over this afternoon until October 8. MAYOR OF CHICAGO U. S. SENATE ASFIRANT — 1 Has Announced His Candidacy Republican Nomination. for Chicago, Sept. 25.—Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago tonight announced his candidacy for the re- publican nomination for United States senator to succeed James Hamilton Lewis, democrat, at the primary elec- tion next September, basing his con- test on the ground of giving the peo- ple of Illinois “an opportunity to vote on vital governmental policies, Invely- ing the most precious rights of Amer- fcan citizens.” WEST TORRINGTON MAN ACCIDENTALLY ELECTROCUTED | Came in Contact With Wire of Local Lighting Plant. Torrington, Conn., Sept. 25.—Clifford Griswold, 22 years old of West Tor- rington. was instantly killed here this afternoon when he came in contact with a wire carrying the current from the local lighting plant. Gris- wold a_lineman, was working on a pole in East Main street when he was shocked.. Other workmen with him are unable to tell hows Griswold came in_contact with the wire. His life belt saved his body from falling into the street. He leaves a mother. Three Year Old Girl Drowned. New Preston, Conn., Sept. 25.—Olive Cable, three years old, daughter of Harold Cable of this town, was found drowned in Aspetuck Brook this af- terncon. The child had been seen playing near the brook and later her body was recovered from a deep hole. It is thought she fell off the bridge over the little stream. Argemineaflhamber Senate Passed the | Condensed Telograms Votes fn_r Break = 53 TO 18 TO SEVER RELATIONS WITH GERMANY Germans Haye Been Fomenting. Strikes Among All Classes of Workmen Dur- ing_ the Past Month. - Buenos Aires, Sept. 25—The cham- ber cf deputies today voted in favor of a rupture with Germany. The vote was 53 to 18. The government desired to postpone formulation of its policy until it re- celved from Ambassador Naon at Washington translations of the 415 telegrams received or sent by the Swedish legation here. These mes- sages were telegraphed to Dr. Naon with instructions to send translations. The government is considering im- position of a rigid censorship of all messages in _the. republic to prevent misuse of the cables, such as that practiced by Count Luxburg, the dis- missed German minister. Strikers have cut the telegraph line to Valparaiso, Chili, stopping direct cable service ta. the United States. Strike Fomented by Germans The authorities have been advised cfficially that strike asitators in the city of Santa Fe have been conferring with the German consul there, and that the serious strike amcng all classes of workmen during the last month in that city has been fomented and supported by Germans. The situation brought about by the strike is becoming more serious, and it is feared the conflict will assume a- revolutionary character if an imme- diate settlement is not reached. The city’s food supplies have been aimost cut off by the strike. No more milk is to be had. The cutting of telegraph wires has isolated the capi- tal, except from near-by southerf points.. The only cable communication which remains open is by way of London. g BIG FALLING OFF REGISTRATION AT HARVARD All Departments, Except the Medical, Have Lost From 14 to 75 Per Cent. Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 25.-—Regis- tration figures at Harvard University, made public tonight, disclosed that all departments, except the medical, have lost from 14 per cent. to 76 per cent. of their students because of the The depart wih “¥howed a gain of 30_students for last vear. With a total enroliment of 2,671 for the entire university Harvard begins its 282nd year with a loss of 1,504 men. The total registration of 1,581 for aca- demic department showed a loss of 885 students. The law school’ was hardest hit, 234 students enrolling against 738 last year. e This ‘vear’s college freshman eclass has 535 men as compared with 60 last vear. : RESTRICTING CURRENCY AND GOLD EXPORTS Travelers Leaving the United States Limited to $5,400. Washington, Sept. 25—Federal re- serve board officia's, under the pres- ident's proclamation restricting cur- rency and gold exports, announced to- day that travelers leaving the United States would be permitted to carry with them a maximum of $5,000 in currency, $200 gold. “It will be tse general policy of the board,” the annonncement read, “not to authorize the exportation of gold unless the shipment applied for is shown to be connected in a direct and definite way with a corresponding importation of merchandise for con- sumption in the United States. “Exportations of Canadian coin and currency ill be ‘without limitation.” silver approved INEW HAVEN ROAD ABSOLVED FROM BLAME For Grade Crossing Accident at Old Saybrook August 20. Hartford Sept. 25.—The public until- itles commission gave out today its finding on the fatal accident joccurred August 20 at a.grade cross- ling in Old Saybrook located just east of the station at Saybrook junction in which an Overland automobile was struck by a train resulting in the death of eight persons and injury to one. Commissioner Elwell, who made the investigation for the commission reports that “the evidence indicates that the ordinary precautions pre- scribed for proecting grade crossings ‘were observed at this tie.” WAR ON THE PRICE OF MILK IS PREDICTED ween the Producers and Retailers at Meriden. Meriden, Conn., Sept, 25.—A war on the price of milk here is predicted in that an agreement cannot be reached between the state producers’ associa- tion and the local retailers’ associa- tion. The retailers will meet Saturday to vigorously oppose the new flat rate lof eight cents suggested by the state {association directors. A number of the members of the local producers’ association are also members of the state association and they oppose the action taken by the state association directors. AUTCGPSY ON BODY OF b % MRS. ROBERT W. BINGHAM WHs Performed at Wilmington, N. C., by Dr. Charles Norris. New York, Sept. 25.—The autopsy upon the body of Mrs. Robert Worth Bingham, who before her marriage to the former mayor-of Louisville, K: was Mrs, Henry M. Flagler, was pe; formed at Wilmington, N. C., by Dr. Charles Norris, head of the Bellevue Igboratories in this city, it was statcd at Bellevue Hospital tonight. Vital organs taken. from Mrs. Bingham’s body are being subjected to tests at the laboratories. Final results of the tests will not be known for several days, it was stated, in silver and $200 in; which | War Deficiency Bill NEARLY $800,000,000 ADDED TO HOUSE MEASURE TOTAL IS $7,991,400,000 Items for Many Millions Were Approv- ed With Only a Handful of Senators Present and Without Discussion. Washington, Sept. 25—Without & roll call_and after brief debate the senate late today passed the eight billion dollar war deficiency appro- priation bill. Nearly $800,000,000 was added tofthe measure as it came from the house and it now goes to confer- ence. - Items for many million of dollars were approved with only a handful of senators present and withoat dis- cussion. Minor amendments only evoked debate. Martin Urged Sharp Scrutiny. Senator Martin, chairman of the ap- propriations committee and demo- cratic floor leader, urged sharp scru- tiny of what he termed extravagance and almost reckless departmental es- timates. He said appropriations dur- ing five months of war would reach about $20,000,000,000 and expressed concern lest next year's total might be $50,000,000,000. Y Over the democratic leader’s oppo- sition the senate adopted 28 to 26 an amendment by Senator Robinson ap- propriating $800,000 for the employ- ment bureau of the department of labor. B As it goes to conference, the bill to- tals $7,991,400,000, including $22,385,- 000,000 of contract authorizations and senate committee amendments- total- ling $799,000,000. Its principal items include: The Principal Items. Shipping board $635,000,000; army and navy emergency funds.of $100,- 600,000, each; construction of torpedo boat destroyers $225,000,000; army traneportation $413,000,000; fortifica- tions $1,495,000,000; army subsistence $220,000,000; clothing and camp equip- ment $357,000,000; engineer operations $191,000,000; medical department $129,- 000,000; pay increases for foreign ser- vice $31,000,000: horses $48,000,000; barraeks $49,000,00: ordnance , stores and munition = $732,.270,00 small arms tagret practice $39,676,000; ord- nance stores and supplies $113,520,000; manufaeture of arms $32,890,000: au- tomatic machine guns $113,520,000; motor ored cars $36,750,000; naval aviati 45,000,000; naval ammuni- ‘ton, $40,146,000; naval batteries :s - 000,0007- namal . xeserve ordance $47,- 500,000 and naval training camps $12;- 800,000. ¢ Sections Rejected. With the undersianding that it would be perfected and re-inserted in conference, the senate struck out an appropriation of $1,240,000 for civil training camps, It also rejected amendments of senator Frelinghuyen of New Jersey for a $5,000,000 canton- ment road in New.Jersey and of Sen- ator Fletcher for $350,000, for Key West naval etation improvements. Af- ter debate on the controversy between Secretary Daniels and the Navy League officers, Senator Curtis’ amendment authorizing the navy head to accept contributions from the lea- gue's women’s auxiliary was defeated. FIRE PREVENTION DAY PROCLAMATION |lssued by Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb Yesterday. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 25—Governor Marcus H. Holcomb today issued his {adnual fire prevention day proclama- jtion. It reads as follows: i A PROCLAMATION. In the present national crisis the opportunity for destruction by fire is greater than ever before. The abnor- {mal strain upon production is itself ian element of fire hazard. Fire at a time like this is a publc misfortune, i destroying foodstuffs and limiting pro- i duction through thé destruction . of factories. A recent analysis of fire causes in Connecticut by the natlonal jboard of fire underwriters ehows 32.3 Rer cent to have been preventable 37.9 iper cent partly preventable and 29.8 { per cent unknown. > { It becomes, therefore, a public duty to utilize every means to conserve the resources of the state by fire preven- tion, So imperative is the need of a | realizing sense by the public of the | possible prevention of negligent pro- | perty ‘destruction that the general as- {sembly has directed that a day be set} {apart as | FIRE PREVENTION DAY | and in conformity therewith, I desig- | nate as such day Tuesday, October 9th, and commend to the consideration of 'civic organizations, schools and churches, the press and individual citizens of this state the considera- ! tions of conditions of danger, elements of safety and possible measures of prevention. i REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXPORTATION OF GOLD Indicate That Restriction is to Reach a Maximum Degree. Washington, Sept. 25.—Regulations governing the exportation of gold, sil- ver and currency, announced today by the federal reserve board, indicate that the goveriment will restrict such exports to the maximum degree ex- cept where they cannot be avoided in settling trade balances. 8 The board announced as its gen- eral policy that it would not author- ize the exportation of gold unless it could e shown that the gold was to pay for a corresponding importation of merchandise for consumption in this country. “In any case,” the announcement says, , “authorization will be granted only where the exportation of gold in payment for such merchandise is found to be compatible with the public in- terests.” The amount of gold whi¢h persons leaving the country may take with them wgs fixed at $200 for each adult. Five thousand dollars in addition may be taken out in9 currency and $200 in silver or silver certificates without license. An order issued by the Russign Min- 1stry_of Commerce establishes through- out Russla from-August 14 a Govern- went monopoly for the sale of solid mineral fuel B 3 National army m J., total 9,000 men. Seven thousand shipbuilders in the Columbia River district of Oregon, are on strike. Martial law was declared in Argen- tina as a result of the Natiomal Rail- way's strike. The Greek Government will replace the discontented aides who served ex- King Constantine. In an explosion in a Lubenz coal mine in Hungary ' 59 persons were killed and 55 injured. Because it is a German game, pi- nochle was officially banned by Syra- cuse N. Y., University. An American torpedo boat was tow. ed into port by a destroyer. The ac- cident was an Internal one. \ After a recount in Brooklyn of the Brooklyn primary votes Mayor Mitchel’s lead was cut to 394. Serator Jones, of Washington, in- troduced a bill to put the lumber in- dustry on an eight-hour basis. The opening of the recruiting of Ca- nadians in Boston was begun with the arrival of 150 men and officers. Ten thousand Polish-Americans, who will be part of the American army, will go to Niagara Camp, to train. The Cambria Steel Co. employing 18000 men at Johnstown, Pa., increas- ed the wages of the men 10 per cent. v Major-General Peter C. H. who was retired, was recalled into_active gervice. He is assigned to Norfolk, a. The Dutch Government is experi- menting with wooden soles on shoes for soldiers because of the price of leather. President Wilson approved of the reduction of the steel prices from 40 to. 70 per cent. Coke will sell at $6 a ton instead of $16. Major Maxwel Kl changed his seat at an elevation of 1,000 feet at Rantoul, 11, while his airplane flew at a mile a minute. . General Korniloff was completely ab- solved of all the trouble of the revolt against Kerensky government by the Russian Embassy. Out of the 7.761 men composing of the second 20 per cent. of New York City's quota who went to Upton five ‘had failed to report. Telograph operators and linemen of the Great Northwestern Telegraph Co., lrE Campbelitown, N. B, to Calgary, Alta., went on strike: Application for the: extradition of Alexander Berkmann to California was made to Governor Whitman by the San Francisco police. An_Italian Milan newspaper wants the United States to send ‘“batteries, fighting divisons and thousands of aeroplanes” to help Italy. Shipping was PI"fl{ resumed at New Orleans when striking longshoremen returned to their work. * Their de- mands in wages were granted. The sale of 5 per cent. exchequer bonds was stopped by the British Gov- ernment. The terms of a new ex- chequer issued are being awaited. Morris Anderson, Susquehanna Rail- road- engineer, after leaving a birthday celebration in his honor, was killed by a darill engine seven minutes later. Six Central American republics may soon be federated into a nation of 6000000 people, living on 206345 square miles, according to late reports. Lieut. Lufberry of the Lafayette Es- cadrille, has added ,h another German machine to his long list of victims. He forced another German machine to land. ' -General Pershing has placed a ban on the use of cameras in the American expedition area except by the official photographers of the Army Signal Corps. H A dispatch to London from Petro- grad says the Government has au- thorized the State Bank to make a further note issue of 2,000 000000 rubles. Expenses of conducting the food ad- ministration from August 10 to August 31 were $50,506, according to the first report made to the Senate by Herbert Hoover. Fifteen men were injured when two {nterrurban cars crashed in a fog one ile from Camp Custer at Battle ‘reek, Mich.,, where the men were working. Raymond R. Croke, of Denver, Col., attached to the American Ambulance Service was awarded the French War Cross for rescuing wounded under heavy: fire. Miss Rose Brind, a young Russian, who was refugee - from Palestine, came half way around the world to study agriculture at the Pennsylvania State College. Dan Beard, national commissioner of the Boy Scouts of America, ad- dressed ‘the scout troops of Water- bury and Watertown at their second annual banquet last night. Judge William L. Putnam of the U. S. circuit court of appeals, at Port- days, it.was shown that only 390 Inad, Me. sent his resignation to President’ Wilson. He is 82 years old and has been a Federal judge for 25 vears. The first appeal to the president from the decision of tMe third ap- pellate board was' granted ‘when "th& claim of Edmond K. Brown of Bridge- port, flled on industrial grounds, was allowed. Brown is an estimator em- ployed at the Lake Torpedo Boat Company. Freight Brakeman Crushed. Hartford, Conn., Sept. 25.—James J. Stack, of New Haven, a frelght brake- man, ‘was fatally crushed between two freight cars in the Windsor street freight yard here tonight. Stack was coupling the cars when in some man- ner he was caught between them. He died soon after of his injuries. He was 22 years old and jeaves 2 mother in Orange, N. J.- Strike of Metal Workers at Seattle 12,000 ARE TO QuIiT SATURDAY MORNING WORK DEMAND WAGE INCREASE The Men Are Employed In Shipyards and Allied Contract Shope—There Are 15 Metal Trades Unions. Seattle, Wn., Sept. 36.—A strike ut 10 o'clock Saturday morming of 12, 000 members of the fiftegn metal trades unions employed in Seattle shipyards and. allled contract shops was ordered today by the Seattle Metal Trades the central organization of the fifteen union. The strike call, it was said, is the result of the insistent demand of the rank and file of the shipyard workers for a “show down” on the long pending wage increass contro- versy. Yards and Shops Affected. It is estimated three big stesl ship yards, sixteen wooden shipyards end forty contract shops will be affacted by the strike. The Skinner and Eddy plant having granted the wage in- creases, will not be affected. Three wooden shipyards and six or more con- tract shops also have signed’ the new wage agreement. Receipt yesterday of telegrams from President Wilson and Samuel Gomp- ers, president of the American Federa- tion of Labor, urging that no precipi- tate action be taken, gave some hopes that a walkout might be averted, but this vanished when press despatches announced that the president was planning to have the Seattle wage con- troversy settled by the wage adjus ment committee of the United States shipping board, in connection _ with similar controversies in other Pacific coast citles General Strike Called. These despatches precipitated the calling of the general strike. The council's board, of business agents taok the position that the government had hopelessly misunderstood the Se- attle situation in attempting to link it with the situations in San Francisco and Portland and that further attempts to postpone the walkout would be useless. Although the same demands have been made in all three cities the met- al tradesmen explained, the Seattle case differed from that in San Fran- cisco in that the workers had not gone on strike, but had continued at work ending negotiations with their em- loyers under an aj that.the wage increases granted should be re- troactive to Aug. 1. A NEW BRITAIN MAN _,AMBUSHED AND KILLED Three Shots Were Taking Effect. New Britain, Conn., Sept. 25.—Ra- facle Simonelli’ was shot and killed while on his way home from the New Britain Machine Company factory, tos night by one of two men who lay in wait for him. Three shots were fired from a pistol, all taking effect in Sim- onelli’s head within the radius of an inch. Death was practically instan- taneous. A The murderers secreted themsélves behind shrubbery in Chestnut street, on which their victim lived and as he passed came from behind and one be- gan to shoot. As Simonelli fell the slayer and his companion fled, hold- ing off pursuers with pistols. They eluded followers and made their escape in the dark. Three girls who witness- ed the shooting describe’ the men as about 30 years old and apparently foreigners. The cause of the murder has not vet been determined. The gead man's widow declares that she knows of no recent trouble that could have been the reason for the attack. Simonelll about eight years ago was shot and some years later was stabbed by men with whom he had had trouple. At each of these times he was in the sa- loon business. In March he had sorns difficulty in the New Britain Machine company plant and he and amother worker were discharged, Simonelil lat- er being reinstated. NEW HAVEN POLICEMAN CAPTURED MURDERER Italian Who Had Ambushed a Man in New Brita New Haven, Conn. Sept. 26—Two men were arrested here tonight, one of whom the police has confessed the murder of Rafaele Simonelli of New Britain early this evening. The men are John Devonsio, 21 years old, and Steve Buoline, 22. The former says he is from New York and the latter from Brooklyn. According to the police here Devon- slo acknowledged that he shot the New Britaln man and declared he did so because Simonelll had shot his uncle vears ago in Italy. He said, it is al- leged, that he came from New York for the purpose of killing Simonelli and that a feud had existed for a long time between his relatives and the New Britain man. Devonsio and Buoline were arrest- ed with a thirg man in front of a local theatre as_they reached that point In an automobile which they had hired in Meriden. They had engaged the driv- er. to take them to New York. The party was seen by Meriden police and trailed_here but Policeman Gustafson made the arrest on description. Teh Meriden police took the men back with them after they had been ques- tioned at police headquarters. Buoline had no_ part in the shoot- ing according to his companion. The police here say Devonio declared that Buoline did not know that a murder was contemplated when the pair left New York yesterday. RENOMINATED FOR THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION John Franklin Fort, Former Governor of New Jersey. ‘Washington, Sept. 25. — President Wilson late today signed a renomina- tion of John Franklin Fort, former governor of New Jersey, as & member of the federal trade commission. Gov- ernor Fort was appointed last Feb- ruary -to serve out the unexpired term 0\1;1 George S. Rublee, of New Hamp- re. 5