Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 8, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 340 'NORWICH, CONN.. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1917 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. : The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, And Its Total -Girculation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population. BRITISH BIG GUNS - ACTIVE IN FLANDERS Breat Masses of Stee] Are Being Hurled Against the German Positions BRITISH ARE PREPARING OF ANOTHER DRIVE Several Days May Elapse Before the Ground is Sufficiently Cleared for the British to Go - man Crown Prince Has Again Failed in an Attack in Champagne—Comparative Quiet Prevails on the Front - in Russia—The Italians and Austrians Are Battling for : Supremacy in the Gorizia Sector. — Through squalls of rain and under low-hanging clouds, Field Marshal Haig is blazing the way with his ar- tillery for another raid into the Ger- man line in Flanders. - Since the great advance of the mid- week, the British infantry has kept to the trenches and shell craters, ex- cept here and there where forays were called for to realign the new front or counter-attacks were neces- sary to hold back weak German at- tempts o recapture lost terrain. But the big guns never have ceased their activity and day in and day out great masses of steel have been and still : the German points which hout for capture when the G ‘are * answering the Fe on various sectors. heavy is the bombard- frem ‘pecia where the wedge of the Dritish b been pushed in almost within striking distance of the Ostend-Lille road. ‘When the new offensive will be prung cannot be predicted. Several days may elapse before Haig has suf- ficiently pounded the Germans to war- rant sending his men across “no man’s Jand” to the objectives assigned to them for capture, or the process o’ demelition already may have advancea to the.point where the first gray streaks of dawn of Monday may see its commencement. Thé army of the German prince in Champagne again has en- GENERAL KORNILOFF MAY ESCAPE TRIAL By Courtmartial Because of Technical- ities—May Be Tried in Civil Court. Petrograd, Oct. 7.—General Korniloff probably will escape trial by court- martial because of technicalities and be judged instead by a civil court on the charge of insubordination, says the XNovaia Zhnin. It is pofnted out that General Kor- niloffs march toward Petrograd was by order of the government, which three days after the “rebellion,” con- tinues the newspaper, ‘commanded that all orders issued by General Kor- niloff at the front be carried ou Therefore, it Is argued, he can only be considered blameable from the mo- ment when he refused to resign as commander-in-chief .nd this_demand only emanated from Premier Kerensky, whereas General Korailoff has been appointed by the provisional govern- | ment. It is further pointed out that M. Lvoff, who acted as messenger be- tween the general and the premier, edmits that he garbled General Kor- niloff's message, transmitting it in the form of an ultimatum without having receited instructions to do so. SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED IN A TROLLEY COLLISION At Suffield—Car Jumped a Switch and Crashed Into a Waiting Car. crown | instice, alities.” (o mE CCRE e e R S O S TR S e Forward Again—The Ger- deavored to dent the French line, but again has failed with considerable losses in men killed or made prison- er. The heavy artillery duel contin- ues -along the eastern bank of the Meuse River in the Verdun sector. Comparative quiet prevails on_the northern portion of the front in Rus- sia and along this line to Rumania. In Rumania, however, the Russians in an attack northwest of the town of Se- reth captured a Teuton allied position made prisoner of 762 men and also took seven machine guns. Under a heavy artillery fire the (Russians later were compelled to evacuate the po- sition, having previously repulsed sev- eral enemy infantry counter-attacks. Daily the Italians and Austrians are engaged in battles for supremacy on the slopes of Monte San Gabriele in the Gorizia sector. In the latest-fizht- ing the Italians captured enemy posi- tions on the northern slopes and also took prisoners. On several other sec- tors of this theatre the Austrians have delivered attacks, but everywhere were repulsed. Germany. still has another nation rrayed against her in the world war. ollowing closely on the action of Peru the republic of Uruguay has sev- ored diplomatic relations with her ard the German minister has been handed his passports. Although Germany had committed no direct act of hostility against Uruguay, the president of the republic In his message to parllament said it was necessary for Uruguay “to egpouse the cause of the defenders of democracy and small ration- FOOTBALL FOR DIVERSION AT CAMP DEVENS Eleven From the Artillery Brigade Scored a 13 to 0 Victory. Ayer, Mass., Oct. 7.—After a hard grind at learning the rudiments of military lifa the national army divi- sion at Camp Devens got down to play today when the football season was formally opened hefore a great crowd. The Depot Brigade eleven coached by Captain Charles C. Coolidge, a famous Harvard end, lined up against a husky eleven from the artillery _brigade, coached by Lieutenant R. B. Ward. The Depot Brigade, although more ex- pert in the finer points of the ame, went down to defeat by a score of 13 to 0. The artillery, with men from Maine, New Hampshize, Connecticut and Vermont, resembled in brawn some of the famous elevens of the old school of football at Yale and they utilized their superior weight twith telling effect until they had scored two touchdowns and a goal from touchdown. The only collegze player noted on either team was Earl Thorn, former quarterback at. Springfield Y. M. C. A. College, who piloted the De- pot Brigade. ORATORS TO CAMPAIGN FOR THE LIBERTY LOAN Former President Taft and William J. Bryan Among Those Mentioned. Suffield, Conn, Oct. 7—A trolley | Washington, Oct. 7.—A \country- crash here this afternoon brought in- |Wide speakinz campaign by well Jjuries to several persons, four of whom [known orators, including Former required hospital treatment, and & |President Taft, William J. Bryan, more serious accident was narrowly missed. A northbound car of the Springflield Railway company jumped a switch at the power house turnout and crashed into a waiting southbound car, smashing in the front of the “dead” car. It is said that the mov- ing car was late and was making up time when the smash came. The four most painfully hurt were iaken to the Hampden hospital in Springfield where Stanley Zuimont, of Hartford, still remains. He has se- vere cuts on the arm caused by the broken window glasa. LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN IN NEW ENGLAND. of the First Five Days Only Fairly Satisfactory. Boston, Oct. 7.—Two million sub- ecribers to the Liberty loan are need- ed in New England, it was announced today. The Liberty loan committee said that the results of the first five éays of the campaign, in which $26,- 647,000 in subscriptions was received, was only fairly eatisfactory. It was a much better start than was mede in the first Liberty loan campaign, the committee admitted, and the showing would be improved when Saturday’s receipts were tabulnsted, but it was ~ted out that tige district now is re- ed to raise $500,000,000 as against £°°°.000,000 for the first issue. ' ~31AN SOLDIERS REFUSED TO GO TO THE FRONT. re Surrounded by Co and Surrendered. Petrograd, Oct. 7.—Eight thousand & _diers at Gomel, in the province of 2 onilev. followinz a meeting, refused t. g0 to the tront, says a telegram from Gemel. The soldiers afterwards lecame disorderly and to prevent ex- cessee thev were surrounded by Cos- s#icks. They promptly surrended. cks Trey members of the cabinet and scores of other men prominent In public life will feature the second week of the $5,000,000 drive for the second Liberty loan. beginning tomorrow. ‘While Secretary McAdoo on his swing to the Pacific coast is speaking in Spokane tomorrow, Secretary Bak- er and Treasurer Burke will be ad- ;lress!ng‘ a mass meeting in Washing- on. speak at a mass meeting in the Colis- Qn Saturday night Mr. Taft will eum 3t Chicago. REICHSTAG TO Discuss GERMANY’S WAR AIMS Report Says the Big Debate Will Take Place Today. Amsterdam, Oct. 7.—The Cologne Gazette in its report of the address of Dr. Karl Helfferich ,German minsiter of the interior, in the reichstag Sat- urday, represents him as saying: “The question of war aims will be discussed in the course of a big de- bate next week.” The Rheinische WestFalische Zei- tung in its version says the “big de- bate will take place Monday.” This newspaper also says that Dr. Mi- chaelis. the imperial German chancel- lor has given information concerning the future political situation of Al- sace-Lorraine to the leaders of the ma- majority parties in the reichstag. Peruvian Minister to Leave Beriin. Lima. Peru, Oct. 7.—The Peruvian government, which yesterday handed his passports to the German minister, today ordered the German minister to Germany. A. Von Der Heyde, to leave Berlin. The government also ordered the withdrawal of all the Peruvian consuls in Germany. A bill to permit Americans to retain after entering the United States army, decorations received from Allied gov- ernments for military service has pass- ed the senate. . Cabled Paragraphs Cold Wave In France. Paris. Oct. 7.—A cold wave is mov- ing over eastern France. Snow has made its first appearance of the season on the frontier heights of the Vosges. Russians Capture General Meyer. Petrograd, Oct. 7.—Russian scouts from the Caucasus army in a daring raid captured General Count Von Mey- er, head of the German air service in the Black Sea district, says an official announcement today. EXCESS PROFITS IN THE PRINT PAPER INDUSTRY Government Operation of the Pa and Pulp Industry is Urged. ‘Washington, Oct. 7—A recommen- dation wurging government operation of the paper and pulp industries dur- ing the war and arraigning what it calls the definite attitude of print paper producers was filed today by the senate printing committee. It will await action at the December session. 4 A report says the federal -trade commission’s findings “show beyond any question that the print paper in- dustry, in its greed for excessive pro- fits, has imposed a most unjust burden on the American press, which faces a serious disaster if relief cannot speed- ily be had from the oppressive prices demanded for print paper.” It adds that the commission exhausted every resource at its command to obtain re- Hef for the publishers, but has been ablg to get only a small measure of relief owing “to the Jlefiant attitude assumed by the principal producers of print paper and lack of authority of the commission to enforce its findings as_to a fair and reasonable price.” Under a resolution introduiced by Senator Smith of Arizona and report- ed by the committee for passage, the trade commission would be cmpower- ed to control the production and dis- tribution of print paper and mechani cal and chemical pulp in the United States. All print paper and pulp mills and agencies would be operated on government account and their prod- ucts pooled in the commission’s hands during the war emergency and equita- bly distributed . at a price based on production and distribution cost plus a fair profit per ton, to be determined by the commission. Most of the ne-sspapers of the coun- try, the report says, are now up to the point where they must socn renew contracts ard if adequate relief is to be had it mist be without waiting for the prosecution f the indictments and complaint. ‘ “The committee,” concludes, “sub- mits to the senate whether it is better to safeguard the continuance of a free press in - this country by assuring it an adequate supply of print paper at a fair and reasonable price or whether to permit a further increase in the excessive profits of the- paper indus- try,. which the federal trade commis- sion declares is about to exact $17,- 500,000 more in excessive profits from the Americah publisliers who are lov-) ally and pl‘u!o?“f Sunporting their government 1 18 fateful hour.’ SOLDIERS AND SAILORS: - 3 BROKE UP MEETING Which Pacifists - Attempted to Hold in a Church in London. London, Oct. 7.—A large crowd of soldfers and sailors broke up a meet- ing which pacifists attempted to hold in the Brotherhood church at Kings- land today by lighting a bonfire on the floor in front of the pulpit. The flames were extinguished by the po- lice after considerable damage had been done the carpets, the pews and the pulpit. This church was the scene of sev- eral similar disturbances last July. There was a cordon of pclice around the building when the meeting opened this afternoon but the crowd outside succeeded in gaining access to the au- ditorium and in drowning out the or- gan and the sincers with war songs and cheers for the soldiers. Then the crowd rushed to the pulpit, pulled the pastor down by his ccat tails and threw him bodily across the auditor- ium and out the back door, Meanwhile other demonstrators were lighting a bonfire from which flames suddenly shot up to a_height of five or six feet, while cries of “bura down the church” were heard. The police then cleared the hcuse and beat out the flames with their coats. FIVE OF BARGE CREW DROWNED IN LAKE HURON Others Were Rescued—Barge Broke Up During a Gale. Port Huron, Mich., Oct. 7—Five per- sons, members of the crew of the barge Athens, were drowned in lLake Huron this morning when the barge broke up and sank during a gale. Three others were rescued. The dead: Captain M. J. Starkey, 45 years old, of Tonawanda, N. Y., master of the Athens: Mark Stanley, 16 years Three old, son of Captain Starkey; Kenneth Smith, 19, Ashtabula, O.; J. Elander, 23, home unknown; Mrs. Florence Stalker, 38 years old, Sarnia. Ont. The Athens, in tow of the tug Luck- now, was bound from Harbor Beach, Mich., to a Canadian port with coal. | ‘When about 30 miles from Southamp- ton, Ont., the tow line broke and shortly afterward the barge went down. AUTO ACCIDENT RESUL?S IN DEATH OF FOUR»PERSONS. All Residents of Lewiston, Me.—Car Shot Off the Road and Overturned. Wells, Me., Oct. 7.—Four residents of Lewiston were killed and one was dangerously injured when taeir auto- mobile shot off the road in the dark ness_and overturned at a_curve under the Boston and Maine railroad bridge here early today. The dead are Rick Belanger, Mrs. Emma Belanger, his wife, Mrs. An- toinette Demure and Mrs. Anna Hamel. Napoleon H. Hamel, the driver, was hurt. The party were on their way to spend Sunday with relatives at the national army camp at Ayer, Mass. Labor Trouble in Petrograd. Petrograd, Oct. 7.—The workmen in all the paper factories of Petrograd have gone on strike. The strike threatens to embarrass the early coa- vocation of the constituent assembly owing to the demand for paper for the electoral buylletine which had been or- dered from the factories affected. Discontinuance of Martial Law. Madrid, Oct. 7.—Discontinuance of martial law throughout Spain was an- nounced in a decree issned today. ’ Newport, R. I, Oct. 7—For the first I.’!ohnl. announced here today that on Im—ke on all raflway lines as decided Navy fo Have - @ Mothers’ Night NEWPORT STATION TO BE OPEN- ED TO RELATIVES OF SAILORS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 Seamen and Landsmen There Have Been Told to Extend Invihtion!' to Their Mothers and Sisters. time -<in the history of the American navy a night has been set apart as Mothers’ night. Commander Rufus Z. Oct. 12 the station would be turned over to mothers and sisters. The apprentice seamen, together with the landsemen stationed here, have been told to extend the invitation to their mothers and sisters. During will spend the time In the evening the day the boy with their families. they sit down to have supper with the home folks. After supper the boye will give a vaudeville performance. The station is not to be thrown open to the public. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sent World Series Baseball Report of 28,000 Miles of Wire. Chicago, Oct. 7.—During the Satur- day and Sunday games of the world's series the traffic department of The Associated Press duplicated its feat of last year in setting up the longest continuous telegraph circuit ever op- erated for any other than experimental purposes. Approximately 600 daily newspapers which take the leased wire service were connneced directly with White Sox Park and “Hap” Felsch's home run on Saturday was being cheered and Faber's attempted steal of an occupied bag was being jeered by millions of “fans” throughout the country before the former’s hit had landed in the bleachers or the crest- fallen pitcher had realized his mistake. Altogether about 28,000 miles of wire constituted the circuit which extended from Bangor, Maine, “to San Diego, Calif,, and from Galveston, Texas to Duluth, Minn. In addition to the newspapers serv- ed, the lengthy baseball wire was ex- tended to several army cantonments, where it was manned by former op- erators of The Associated Press who are in the national service. Thus, the men of the national guard units and the new national army received their baseball returns straight from the front” STRIKE THREATENED ON . RAILWAY LINES OF RUSSI Promier Kerensky Has Asked That the Strike Order be Countermanded. Petrograd, Oct. 7.—The railwdy men’s congress has given its approval to the Over a Ciret upon by the raflway men’s commit- tee. The congress ,however, has agreed that the strike shall not affect the railways serving the fighting front. Premier Kerensky telegraphed the rallway men on Friday that their de: mands would be met next Tuesda and asked them to countermand the strike order. The semi-official news agency today announced that the employes of the important Vladikavkas railway system (Ciscaucasia) as well as a number of other lines have decided not to join the strike. URUGUAY HAS BROKEN WITH GERMANY The German Minister Has Been Sent His Passports. Mongevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 7.—Uru- guay has sevéred diplomatic relations with Germany. A presidential decree announced the rupture, following a vote in favor of it by the chamber of deputies, 74 to 23. The German min- ister has been sent his passports. The vote in the chamber was taken at 2 o'clock this morning. President Viera in his message to the parliament declared that the Uru- guayan government had not received any direct offense from Germany, but that it was necessary to espouse the cause of the defenders of justice, dem- and small nationalities. ocracy DISASTROUS FLOOCS IN NORTH CHINA. They Have Caused Great Damage and Extreme Suffering. Boston, Oct. 7.—Confirmation of rress reports of appalling damage and extreme suffering from the disastrous floods in north China was réceived in messages to the American board of commissioners for foreign missions made public tonight. James H. Mc- Cann, treasurer of the north China misdion, cabled to the board’s head- quarters here saying the compounds at Tientsin and Tehchow were flooded, | but that all the missionaries were safe. McCann said the need for relief funds is urgent. THE MORMON CHURCH TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS. Tithing Funds to the Amount of $250,- 000 to Be Diverted for That Purpose. Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 7.—The Mormon churck: today announced that $250,000 of the tithing funds of the organization would be used to pur- chase Liberty bonds. This is the first time in the history of the Mormon church that the tithe funds have ever been diverted for purposes outside of the church. Twelve thousand Latter Day Saints raised their right hands in the taber- nacle this afternoon when the an- nouncement was made and approved the action of heads of the church. PENSION FUND FOR EPISCOPAL CLERGYMEN. The $5,000,000 Has Been Oversub- scribed by 75 Per Cent. - New York, Oct. 7.—An oversubscrip- tion of nearly 75 per cent. to the $ 000,000 pension fund for the support of retired Episcopal _clergymen was announced here tonight. Of the $8,712.- 000 -subscribed. $5,164,5655 has already been paid, it was stated REPEATS TELEGRAPHIC FEAT | Weekly Review of War Operations DECISIVE ASCENDANCY FOR THE ENTENTE ALLIES ON FIELDS OF FLANDERS Secretary of War Baker Says the Re cent Victories of the Allies Are Con- clusive Proof of Their Superiority. ‘Washington, Oct. { cendancy for the preme test of battle strength now tak- ing place on the bloody flelds of Flan-. ders is claimed by Seécretary Baker in the weekly review of war operations issued tonight by the war department. The review, which is for the week ended last night, makes no_reference to the American forces in France or to preparations for war going forward at_home. The attention of the world,” it says, “4s focussed on the titanic struggle now going on in Flanders. The battle Taging there is proving an engage- ment of wholly unprecedented scope and potentialities, “The Germans have massed their greatest war strength along this bat- tle front. To attack them at their strongcst point of resistance is sound stratesgy. Defeats Inflicted. “The defeats inflicted upon them during the past fortnight are conclu- sive indications of allied superiority. In the light of past experience, it may be stated with emphasis that in no engagement hitherto, has such vigor, energy and concerted speed of action been displayed. < “The full success of these operations means that the Belgian coast, with its numerous submarine bases, will be- come untenable to the enemy. Zee- brugge, Ostend and the system of ca- nals leading out of Bruges are threat- ened. Supreme Test of Strength. “The supreme test of the battle strength of the contending belligerents is taking place. Allied ascendancy would appear decisive. The two im- mediate contributing factors of this success are: air condrol and shell supply. ‘The former made it possible for the allfes to locate enemy concent®i- tions, the latter to break them up be- fore they could develop into serious offensive actions, at the same time permitting their own concentration ,of men and guns to be carried cut with clockwork regularity. “The British. are thus able to re- port that since July 31 last, they have not lost a single gun, while they have captured 332 fleld and heavy guns and taken—51,435 prisoners. During the fighting of the past two days they have added 4,446 prisoners, including 114 officers, to this imposing total.” SEARCHING STEAMERS FOR COUNT VON LUXBURG A British Warship " Uruguayan Coast. Montevideo, Uruguay, Oct. 7. — A British _cruiser stopped an outward bound Spanish steamer seven miles off the coast, according to advices here today. The steamer was held up, it is supposed, in the belief that Count Karl Von Luxburg, the former German minister to Argentina, who recently was given his passports, might be on board. A Buenos Aires despatch on October 5 sald that Count Von Luxburg left Argentina on_ that day, taking a tug to Colonia, Uruguay, and proceeding by train to Montevideo, where he Pcarded a Spanish steamer which later sailed for Spain. He was said to have a Spanish safe conduct which diplomats in .Argentina considered sufficient to protect his person, but not his papers from capture. REV. WILTON LETTLER SERIOUSLY INJURED On a Bicycle Broke While Rid- ing Down Grade. Waterbury ,Conn., Oct. 7.—While coming down the grade on Bunker Hill bound towards ‘the center of the city to see the home guard parade this afternoon ,the chain on a bicycle rid- den by Rev. Wilton Lettler of the Bunker Hill Congregational c church, broke. He lIsot control of the machine and it bounded on at a very rapid rate. At Steuben street there is another up- grade and he tried to stop the pace by turning into it. The turn was too sharp. He was thrown off and his head struck a stone abutment. His skull was fractured and he suffered !a cut on the brow extending from eye to eye and loosened a portion of the scalp. He is in the Waterbury hospital. From the fact that the fracture is not a depressed one the physicians believe Mr. Wittler will recover. He was un- conscious at a late hour. { GERMANY SAID TO BE IN DESPERATE NEED OF FATS Ch i The Government is to Increase the Bread and Potato Ration. Washington, Oct. 7—Information reaching the government today from abroad indicates that while Germany is preparing to_increase the bread and potato ration because of good crops, the nation is in desperate need of fats, The American embargo if maintain- ed, officials say, will still further re- duce Germany's fat supply, since Hol- land cannot continue to send across {the border large amounts of dairy products unless she receives American foodstuffs. | MAN FOUND DEAD IN A WOODCHOPPER'S HUT. Michael McGiilicuddy’s Body Was Dis- covered by His Employer. T Bristol, Conn.,_ Oct. 7.—Michael Mc- Gillicudy, aged 55, was found dead this afternoon in a woodchopper's hut on Fall mountain. He had been employed by Joseph Cajkoski of this city, and his death was qiscovered by his em- ployer. The m2n was expected by Cajkoski -in_the city today and his non-arrival led Cajkoski to visit the mountain to find out why he did not show up. Death was pronounced by the local medical examiner as due to heart failure. The dead man had no relatives so far as is known here. Gondensfll Telegrams Snow fell at Marquette, Mich. There are now 750,000 prisoners of war working on farms in Germany. Fire Prevention Day will be observ- ;d throughout New York State on Oct. Ohio’s October crop report' gives the wheat crop as 42,800,000 bushels, quality 102. Dr. Harry A. Garfield, fuel adminis- trator, denied that coal shortage exists in eastern cities. Australia will allow all wool pur- chased by the United States for uni- forms to be exported. Lieut. George W. B. Kinnear, a Ca- nadian officer, was appointed military instructor at Amherst. One million pesos worth of corn will be purchased in the United States by the Mexican government. Chicago brewers are uni women’s church federations fight against the cabaret. in their Two te on the New York Stock Exchange were sold for $50,000 each, unchanged from the previous sale. A bill providing for the restoration of the German merchant fleet after the war was adopted by the Reichstag. Extending its diplomatic representa- tion, Switzerland will establish lega- tions in Turkey, Rumania and Egypt. Judge Richard K. Erwin, chief jus- tice of the Indiana Supreme Court, died at Fort Wayne, at the age of 57. thM."y towns on the Mexican side of e Grande, . which is over its banks in the worst overflow known for years. William F. Foos, prominent, banker of Springfield. O., died there of a com- pll:lcmmn of diseases. He was 65 years old. The ‘“National Party” has been se- lected as the name for the new polil- ical party now being organized in Chi- cago. Rats have become so numerous in Somerville, Mass., that the city has taken official steps to exterminate the pests. More than 7,000 convicts are in the British army. Twenty-eight have been decorated and 20 mentioned in dispatches. Daniel F. Mooney, American Minis- ter to Paraguay. arrived at Buenos Aires on his way to the United States on a leave of absence. Two masked taxicab bandits entered the office of the Cleveland Hardware Co., shot one man and escaped with the company’s payroll. Private Chas. E. Simpson, Engineers, dled of cerebo spinal nfeningitis. He ‘was attached to the American expedi- tionary force in France. Five of the leaders in the recent general strike in Spain were sentenced to solitary confinement for life by a court martial in Madrid. A bill protecting men absent on mil- tary duty from having their entries in public lands forfeited while away was passed by the Senate. Francis Ouimet, western amateur golf champion, left Brookline, Mass., of drafted men from Brookline. Second Lieutenant John Andre: Third Minnesota Infantry, committe: suicide by cutting his throat with a razor, in a hotel at El Paso, Tex. There are now 69,000 members of the United States Army Medical Corps, compared with a personnel of 6000 men before the declaration of war. Complaints from many parts of the country that dairymen are combining to raise food prices are being investi- gated by the Department of Justic. Railroads appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission to authorize charges of from $2 to $5 a day on cars diverted or reconsigned by shippers. American citizens going to Norway, Sweden or Denmark must have their passports vised by the respective dip- lomatic officers in the United States. Girl students at Bryn Mawr College engaged in a free-for-all when sopho- mores tried to haze freshmen. Several of the girls were scratched and mauled. The University of Rochester con- ferred the degree of Doctor of Laws upon Captain Andre Tardieu, High | Commissioner of France to the United | States. | The 463 interned German sailors Ifrom the raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich were removed from the prison bar- racks at Fort Oglethorpe to Fort Mc- pherson. Demanding more pay and the privi- lege of organizing, yard clerks and checkers of the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Rallway, at Atlanta, went on strike. Charles E. Jeffnies obtained the Dem- ocratic nominotion for County Comp- troller of Blair County, Pa., at a cost of 25 cents. his expense account filed lat Altoona shows. | Because of his anti-draft stand the !Savannah Commercial Club voted { unanimously to demand the expulsion !from the United States Senate of Sen- jator Thomas W. Hardwick. | Representative Madden of Illinois {urged President Wilson to detail skill- ed mechanics in the National army to the war industries without discharg- ing them from military service. General W. W. Witherspoon, " New York State Superintendent of Public Works. urges that as a patriotic duty. all freight possible should be shipped on the barge canal to relieve rallroad congestion. A conference between representa- tives of the Navy. the Shipping Borad and the British Government will be held in Washington next Tues- day on the fuel ofl supply for British and American naval vessels. Lieut. Armond Henriot, former French vice-consul at Chicago. and re- cently discharged from a hospital aft- er having been wounded in Macedonia was assigned to take part in the in- struction of American artillery officers in the United States. border are inundated by the Rio | for Camp Devens, at Ayer, in charge ! Ten East St. Louis Negroes Gonvicted AS ACCESSORIES IN MURDER OF A POLUCE DETECTIVE EACH GETS 14 YEARS Thre Were Acquitted—Trial Was Result of Race Riots in East St. Louis Last June. Negro Belleville, Ills., Oct. 7.—Ten of the thirteen negroes who have been on trial here for a week charged with the murder of Defective Samuel Cop- pedge on the morning of July 2 last which precipitated the Bast St. Louis Ill, race riots, were convicted today and sentenced to fourteen years each in the penitentiary. Three were ac- quitted. Those found guilty were: Fayette Parker, Othaniel Peoples, George Roberts, Horace Thomas, Mar- shall Alexander, Dee Smothermann Albert Hughes, Bud_ Townsend, Bill Palmer and Charles Foster. Those acquitted were: Thomas Tackett, Guy Moore and Lester Fowl- er. HOME GUARD OF THE FIFTH DIVISION Reviewed in Waterbury by Governor Holcomb—Imposing Spectacle. ‘Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 7~The Home Guard of the fifth division of the state, numbering 2,300 officers and men and including units from this city, Ansonia. Torrington, Norfolk, Water- town, New Milford, Canaan, Shelton, Thomaston, Washington, Falls Village, Cornwall, Sharon, *Middlebury and Woodbury were review on the golf lots hére this afternoon by Governor Marcus H. Holcomb and threé mem- bers of the military emergency board. Colonel James H. Geddes was in com- mand. The spestacle was the most striking military event seen in Water- bury in years. In a speech from the review stand the governor compli- mented the guard on their rapid org- auization and present efficiency. He pointed out that although prepara- tions were only begun in March, on June first there had been enrolled in Fthe state home guard 14,146 men, of whom 9500 were armed and equipped. The Home Guard he said. was not an organization formed for child’s play or making a show but business. He add- ed: “Every man here knows that were it not for the home guard we would have a great deal of trouble in this state. But the home guard got on top iof it and kept it down and it is a mat- ter of great congratulation that they will keep It in hand. in these times and as long as the liberty of this country and of the world is threatened they will be active and aggressive. They will see to it that anyone in the state of Connecticut is not al- lowed to express any disloyalty to the state or the government.” . The brigade was afterward reviewe at the city hall by Mayor Martin Scully and the city officials ~and again at the Elton by the governor and his staff. A THEATRE IN PETROGRAD DESTROYED BY FIRE. More Than Twenty-five Persons, Most- | Iy Soldiers, Lost Their Lives. Petrograd, Oct. 7.—The fire in the Panayeff theatre today, in which some 25 to 100 persons lost thelr lives, ac- cording to varying estimates, is sup- jposed to have béen ignited from a dropped cigarette. Most of the victims were soldiers in the hospital on the fifth floor and servants occupying quarters above. When the fire department arrived the building was completely enveloped in_flames. Victims trapped In the upper part of the building jumped from the seventh floor and were killed. Falling walls crushed several firemen to death. The loss from the destruction of the building, which was used as a fleld postoffice and hospital, is estimated at about 2,000,000 rubles. SUMMARY ACTION WILL BE TAKEN AGAINST MILLS Which are Seeking to Accumulate Excessive War Profits. New York, Oct, 7.—A warning that summary action will be taken against o few mills in the United States | which are seeking to accumulate pro- fits in excess of that indicated by the food administration, where specific in- stances of such violation are discov- ered, was issued here tonight by the milling division of the administration. Aside from these few infractions, the statement declared, James F. Bell, chairman of the division, is highly gratified with the “patience and cheer- ful cooperation” shown by the milling trade at large in fulfilling the pro- gramme mapped out by the divisjon. FLAG OF A GENERAL I8 FLYING AT CAMP MEADE | Probably for the First | Days of General P! Camp Meade, Md., Oct, 7.—The flag of a general of the ited States army tlew today at Camp Meade probably for the first time in the United States since the days of General Philip Sher- idan, General Tasker H. Bliss, chief of staff, U. S. A, made an inspection of the cantonments. He was accom- panied by Secretary of War Baker. With the visit of Miss Helen Squire of Washington, it becAme known that Major General Joseph B. Kuhn, com- mandant at Camp Meade, is engaged tc wed. General Kuhn admitted -it and was congratulated by the official rarty from Washington and his aides. STRIKE IN WOODEN SHIPYARDS CALLED OFF. mp Since the p Sheridan. [Work Will Be Resumed in Seattle 1 Today. Seattle, Wash., Oct, 7.—A strike in Seattle’s wooden shipyards, called on Sept. 14 in sympathy with the efforts of timber workers to obtain an eight- hour day, was called off late today in response to a telesram from Secretary of Labor Wilson urging the men to take this course. Work will be re- sumed tomorrow. Approximately 1,500 men are affected.