Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 25, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 355 Buy a Libei'ty CONN., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1917 BOND SALES LIVELY ‘ON LIBERTY DAY Have Brought the FSeoo.nd Liberty Loan Subscriptions Close to $3,000,000,000 ESTIMATES FROM 12 DISTRICTS UP TO 5 P. M. At That Hour Tens of Thqusands of Persons Were Standing in Line 5t Banks and Other Subscription Agencies, With | the Campaign in Full Swing Throughout the Greater Part of the Country—More Than 2,000,000 Workers i in the Field—Stormy Weather in the East Interfered With the Programmes Made for the Day, But Elsewhere . [They Were Carried Out Enthusiastically. —_— Washington, Oct, 24—A torrent of }I.}bcr(y Day subscriptions has swept the Liberty loan nearer its goal by /hundreds of millions of dollars. | How far forward the huge total had ‘been carried on by this, the banner \day’s activities no one could tell to- might. Indications, based on meagre iand scattering returns were that it had reached or passed the $3,000,000,- 1000 minimum but still lacked approx- \imately $2,000,000,000 of the maximum jhoped for. This_estimate was made public at 9 lo’clock tonight by the treasury de- partment: i *Indications are that Liberty Day $2,715,000,000 to date and these fig- ures zave rise to hopes that $3,000,000 total had been approximated by the close of the day. “If the $3,000,000,000 mark has been reached the drive already can be termed a success. This was the mini- mum figure named by Secretary Mc- Adoo at the outset of the campaign. He was desirous, however, that $5,- 000,000,000 be subscribed if ‘possible.” Official figures, representing sub- scriptions reported to the reserve banks, gained $360,000,000 vesterday and up to the close of business last right showed a total of §2,31,088,000. The follo figures, showing offi- \subscriptions to the second Liberty |clally re and estimated subscrip- ‘loan brought the total for the $5,000,- | tions, were made public at 9 p. m. to- £600,000 drive close to $3,000,000,000 but |night: . thers is no official assurance that this | District. Official. _Eetimated. ‘mark was-passed.” Boston ....... $205,700,000 $280,000,000 The department’s _estimate was |New York . 787,719,000 935,000,000 ‘based upon returns and estimates from | Philadelphia .. 64,940,860 250,000,000 *most of the twelve federal reserve dis- [ Cleveland ... 192,769,000 250,000,000 tricts, filed by wire at 5 p. m., east- 115,000,000 ern time, today. At that hour, how- 5,000,000 lever, the campaign still was in full 290,000,000 /swing throughout the greater part of 115,000,000 (the country, tens of thousands of per- 90,000,000 isons were standing In line at banks 100,000,000 jand other subscription agencies and 50,000,000 there was no reliable gauge by which 125,000,000 the outpouring of dollars could bb it ‘the treasury bofe the same hurden—tre- of the people to the weather in the east interfered soméwhat with _elaborats Dreparations fér the day, but sise. o programme was through ent . More than two milllon workers were in the field, President Wilson, not knowing of some plans tn the making by the pub- licity “bureau for the taking of his subscription, subscribed e Jo. cal bank several dava ago for $15,000, sending his check for $13,500, in part payment. The fact that the president had bought his bonds was not known unti] today, when a photograph of his signed appiication appeared in a loan advertisement. __ The full meeasure of the nation’s ‘ringing answer to the call for funds rannot be taken, officials assert, much before the end of the campaign next Baturday. There is w of opinion, however, that much yet has o be dome if the $5,000,000,000 mark is to_be attained. Storms throughout the east today badly crippled telegraphic communi- ‘The in btaining *It was believed unlikely,” says the Blepartment’s statement, “ihat any- thing like a correct estimate of the dotal day’s business could be given put before tomorrow. TFairly complete yeturns on transactions up to early wmfternoon, however, indicated sales of A LIST OF NORWEGIAN PRIORITY S8HIPMENT ORDER FOOD REQUIREMENTS SUSPENDED FOR ONE DAY Has Been Requested by .the American | In Order to Relleve Boft Coal Shortage Government. In Middle West, | Christiania, Oct. 24—It was only| Washington, Oct, 24—The govern- 4within the last week that the Nor-|ment will suspend its priority order of wegian government recelved the | shipment plans on Monday, October American request for a list of Nor- |29 in order to devote the entire pro- wegian food requirements, says & |duction of the Ohlo, Western Penn. forelgn office statement today. The|eylvania and Michigan bituminous ‘American official statement {ssued re- | coal mines for that one day to the cently concerning exports from the|emergency needs of the domestic United States to neutral countries as | consumers of Ohto and Michigan, the published in Norway, said the Amer- | fuel admintstration announced 2 fcan government had asked Norwsy|This plan of deveting m“?&y.“;’e‘l on July 24 for this list and that the | duction to the needs of B fcular request had not yet been answered, | section will be followed in other cases, The foreign office here now states| Fuel Administrator Garfield eonfer- that this request from the American|red with State Administrator Johnson government only reached the foreign|of Ohis, whe later announeed that office on October 19. plang had been werked out under Which the Ohie and Mieh! dealers would ba required to mell the day's output to consumers {n not exceeding TWO BOARDS FOR EXCESS PROFITS TAX To be Appointed by Secretary Me- Adoo to Aid in Carrying Out Provis- ions. one ton Jots, offort will be made to 1 e ey Beot an adequate car supply for DR. CONDON TO TESTIFY IN HIS OWN BEHALF He Is Charged With the Murder of John V. Piper. New Brunswick, N. J., . ‘William _J. Condon, e ‘Washington, Oct. 24. — Secretary McAdoo announced tonight In a state- ment made public here that he was golng to ask prominent men and law- yers to assist him in carrying out the provisions of the excess profits tax and to that end two boards will be The firt '-~rd, designated the ex-|Sraduate student at Rutgers college, on February 17, in the cellar of the Condon home, will take the witness stand tomorrow in his own behalf, He probably will be the last witness for the defense, ore than a score of witnesses testi- fled today for Dr. Condon. The de- fence was built aiong two lines. One Tjns o0 attempt to establish an alibi for the accused by showing he was not at hm& at the hour Witnesses for the prosecution had testified they heard shots fired in his home. The purpose of the other evidence offered was to discredlt the confention of the prosscution that Pipers body, covered with lime, was concealed in the cellar of the physiclan’s home for ‘many days. MYSTERIOUS FIRE IN TOLLAND COUNTY JAIL Broke Out After Prisoners Were Lock- ed Up for the Night. Tolland, Conn., Oct. 24—A myster- fous fire in the faller’s house at the Tolland county jail here has officials greatly puzzled. . The fire, of sreat violence, broke out tonight after all the prisoners had been locked up for the night. The blaze was confined to the fire proof cellar agd started well away from the furnace. It was burn- ing at one time in several places and appeared like fire from gas, nome of which is in _the 2 o flames made the walls very hot but the house as saved. An investigation will be made. Z cess profit« :dvisory board, will be compcsed of men of high character and wide experience in business and economics, particularly with reference to ‘taxation. This board will analyze the law, assist in drafting regulations to make it effective and digest sug- gestions from business men of the country which the department will endeavor to obtain. The second designated the advisory board, of le- gal review, composed of leading law- yers, will advise the department in many problems of law connected with the administration of the law. _ The personnel of both boards, it was sald, probably would be announc- ed in a few days. FURTHER LOSS OF NORWEGIAN SHIPPING Steamer Leander Torpedoed—Steamer Ramfos Stranded. Christiania, Oct. 24—The Norwe- gian steamer Leander has been sunk by & German submarine, to an announcement made today by the Norweglan foreign office. One man on board wash killed. The Norwegian steamer Ramfos ls stranded on the Norwegian coast. The steamer is a total wreck. She had cargo of six thousand tons of corn for the Belgian relief commission. The Leander was a vessel of 2,96 tons. The Ramfos registered 3,726 Cabled Paragraphs ° Pershing Watching Battle. American Training Camp in France, Oct. 24. — General ac- companied by one went as fas as generals yesterday the second German line in the French attack on the Aisne front General Pershing’s imperturable attitude is the talk of the French army. TEN PRISONERS ESCAPED FROM_DETENTION CAMP t Fort McPherson—Lieutenant Hans Berg is One of the Number. Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 24—Lieutenant Hans Bers, who_brought the British liner Appam to Hampton Roads as a prize after her capture off the Azores, by the German raider .Moewe nearly two years ago, was one of the ten prisoners who escaped last night from the alien enemy detentign camp at Fort McPherson. The other nine were members of the crews of the Appam and the famous commerce destroyer Prinz_Eitel Frederich. Search for the prisoners turned to- night to Atlanta, where the military authorities believed they were hidins. Bloodhounds today trailed the men from the mouth of a tunnel, extend- ing from their sleeping quarters to a point outside the prison fence, to a small stream a mile from the fort. There the trail was lost and it was believed the fugitives had waded in the water to throw the dogs off the scent. Their socks were found on the bank. The tunnel. through which the Ger- mans escaped was about 100 feet long and officers at the fort said they evi- dently had been working on it ever since their transfer here two weeks ago from Fort Oglethorpe. The escape of the prisoners was discovered this morning at roll call Search of their quarters revealed that they must.have worn their uniforms shen they left, but officials believed vaey speedily would secure civilian clothing. Two other officers besides Berg es- caped, it was announced tonight. They were 'Arnold Henkel, 35, and Alfred Loeschner, 39, whose rank was not given. The other seven were seamen. Department of justice agents to- night announced a reward of $50 each for the capture of the Germans. POLITICAL CRISIS HAS DEVELOPED, IN BERLIN Michaelis Has Resigned Chanceflor — Other Chlnlu' Copenhagen, October 24 (by A. P.— Emn:r\u' ‘Willlam returned to Berlin last night pre; to begin dealing immediately with the political crisis. particularly as it affects the Imperial Chancellorship. Rudolph von Valen- tini, chief of the Emperors Civil Cabinet, made a report to the Empero- or on the train on the various develop- ments of the internal political situa- tion during the Emperor's absence in the Balkans. Prince von Bulow again is being ad- vocated strongly for the Chaneellor- ship by the Conservatives and by Herr Ersberger, of the Centrist party, and Herr Stresemann, of the National Lib- eral party, Erzberger and Strese- mann, however,. do not have the en- tire strength of of their parties behind them. Boclalists, through the = party news service, anounce that, if the Bm- peror asks the opinion of tha Reich- parties, they will not hesitate to Bim thétr unfavorable opinion of e g von Bulow as a candidats fof Chancellorahip. A Berlin official telegram says an Imperial decree has been issued trans- ferring soclal, economic and political tasks fro mthe Ministry of the Interior to the new Imperial Department of Ficonomics, Vice Chancellor Helfferich is relieved of the administration of the Ministry of the Interior, GERMAN.OFFICER EXECUTED BY HIS OWN SOLDIERS. British Troops Find Body With Hands Tled Behind His Back. ‘With the Britlsh Armies in France ard Belgium, Oct, 24—(By The Asso- clated Press).—The consolidatian of the positions won by the allles in Mori- day's attack was belng rapidly com- leted today under a bright sun which s mitigating somewhat the difficulties of the work In the morass-like ground, Active artillery fire marked the night in the reglon east and north of Ypres. The report that British troops had found a German officer who had been exocuted by his own soldlers, the body baving the hands bound behind the back, has been confirmed. The inci- dentocourred near Poelcapelle. There were fourteen .German soldlers and young officers holding the place. When the British troops took the redoubt the German_goldiers purrendered and the Britlah found the dead officer with five bullet wounds in his body, An interesting statement was made by & captured officer of the guard re- gerve dlvislon who had joined his regi- ment in the middle of October. He do- clared that the morale in Germany was very bad. Throughout the country, he sald, there was talk of the establish- ment of a republic. The officer further said that the au- thorities had already called up the 1920 class in Brunswick. B. & M. DIFFERENCES ARE TO BE ARBITRATED If Company Will Accept Henry B. En- dicott as Chief Arbitrator. Boston, Oct. 24—The differences of the Boston end Maine railroad freight, yard and station employes with the management over the question of wages will be adjusted by arbitration 1f the company will accept as chief ar. bitrator Henry B. Endicott, general executive manager of the Massachu< setts committee on public safety. This announcement was made by the union committee fonight at the close of a long conference with Mr. Bndicott. In a telegram ent to B. R. Pollack.s general manager of the railroad, the committee requested an answer from bhim by 9 e. m. tomorrow. FUEL ADMINISTRATORS ARE TO MEET FRIDAY ces One of ‘the Subjects to be Discussed. Washington, Oct. 24—The fuel ad- ministration today called a meeting here Friday of state fuel administra- tors appointed since the first confer- ence Ottober 2 Subjects to be dis- cussed include state rganization, re- tail prices, obtaining emergency sup- plies, improving - transportation and 5 conservation. s vas killed. - Frénch Troops - Holding Gains MADE TUESDAY NORTHEAST OF SOISSONS - —_— MET NO RESISTANCE The Germans Have Delivered Several Counter-Attacks in Flanders, But Have Been Unable to Rocover Their Losses. Genera! Petain’s troops who made a brilliant dash against the German lines northeast of Soissons Tuesday morning at last accounts wero holding their gains and were meeting with no resistance from the forces of the Ge: man crowvn prince except by means of bombardments. In addition to the great gains in terrain more than 8,000 prisoners and_numerous guns were Zaken by the French. Likewise the British and French armies in Flanders are maintaining all the positions won northeast of Ypres Monday. Hege the Germans have de livered several counter-attacks in the Tegion scuth of the Houtholst forest, but have been unable to.recoup ahy of their losser Bombardments in Verdun Sector. Extremely heavy bombardments con- tineu in the Vedun sector and in_the region of Hill 344 the army of the Ger- man crown prince delivered a_violent attack against the French. The ene- my succeeded in capturing a French advanced position but later in a count- er-attack was forced to relinquish it. In the Austro-ltalian theatre larse German forces have reinforced the Austrian line and apparently a big bat- tle is imminent over the 23 milé front from Mont Erombon southeastward through Flitch and Tolmino and thence southward to the Bainsizza plateau, Wwhich lies about ten miles northeast of Gorizia. Berlin Reports Gains. The Berlin war office renorts the capture, on the northern section of this front of positions near Flitch and Tol- mino, and also points in the northern position of the Brainsizza plateau. The Germans began their offensive after an intense artillery fire, in which special- Iy constructed gas shells were thrown at various places. According to the Italian war office bad weather inter- vened during the attack and the fight- ing died down to some extent. The officlal communication adds that the Itallans are unafrald as a result of the preparations of, the Germans and Austrians and that the enemy will find them “steady and prepared.” Reinforcoments -For Austrians. ‘Where the Germans obtained large numbers of reinforcements for the Austrians in this region has not yet become. apparent, but it s not im- probable that some of rhem were sent post hn<te from the nrothern Russian front, siere, between the Dvina river and the Gulf of Riga, there has been a withdrawal by the Germans over a wide front. If these troops were not removed for the compaizn in the Austro-Itallan theatre, they possibly have been sent to the western front, from which signals of distress by the army commanders necessarily have been sent up as a result of the terrific poundings Fleld Marshal Halg and General_Petain havN given Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and the German crown prince in Flanders and along tse Aisne and before Verdun. CONTRACTS FOR 200,000,000 POUNDS OF SUGAR Should Méan Price For Wholesalers of 835 Per Pound. Washington, Oct. 24.—Contracts were made today between Louisiana sugar growers and the American Sngar Ré- fining Company for the delivery of 200,000,000 pounds of raw sugar at 6 1-2"cents a pound. . The food admin- istration, announcing the deal, said this would mean a price to the whole- salers of 8.35 cos, to be followed soon by a reduction of 7 3-4 cents. Ships to move one-half of the thir- teen million dollar purchase to refin- erlos at New York, Philadelnh'a and Boston, have been engaged, it was an- nounced and the first cargo will leave New Orleans for New York next week. With the refiners’ price at 8.35, the food administration announced to- night, wholesalers in the northeast should sell at about 8.60. with the price decreasing proportionately with = re- ductions by the refiners. This, it was s2id, should’ mean a price of nine cents to the consumer at once and of not more than 8 cents by the end of tthe year. The big deal for Loutsiana sugar was announced tonight by the food admin- istration after a two days’ conference there among the producers, headed by John M. Parker, federal food admin- istrator for Luistana; Earl D, Babst, president of the American Shgar Re- fining Company, and cfficlals of the administration. In anticipation of the sale, the trans. porting. division of the food admin- istration already has arranged for suf- ficlent shipping to_transport 100,000, 000 pounds of the sugar to the Phila- -delphia, Boston and New York re. finerfes, The first cargoes leaving next week will go to New York. ) With the wholesale market virtual- 1y out of the way, the administration now is turning its attention to retail- ers and s prepared to cut off the sup- plies of those who insist upon taking war profits. Prices from the manu- facturers have been fixed, all whole- salers will come under iicense on November 1 and the retaller now pre- sents the only real problem. Both refiners and, distributors are instructed to withhold supplies from any retailer who adds an exorbitant profit. To supplement this move, or- ganizations are being perfected through Which wholepaler prices in ali sections of each state will be furnished to the federal food administrator, who will make them public locally and report them to Washington with the names of any exorbitant profit-taking retail- ers. Two Danish Steamers Blown Up Copenhagen, Oct. 24—The Danish foreign office reports that the Danish steamers Anglo-Dane (830 tons) and Fiynderborg (1,400 tons) bound from England for Denmark, have been blown up by mines in the North sea. One man on board the Anglo-Dane - TEN PAGES—76 COLUMNS Damage Along Coast by Storm CAUSED HIGHEST TIDE KNOWN IN FORTY YEARS MANY BARGES ASHORE At Bridgeport Many Boats Were Loo: ed From Their Tracks Were Covered With Wreck- Moorings—Trolley Bridgeport, Gonn., Oct. 24—Today's heavy storm’ of rain and wind caused the highest tide along the coast known in forty years and did considerable damage. In this city along the docks boats were loosed from their moor- ings and patrols were busy until sun- down recovering lost veasels. At Black Rock a forty-foot yacht owned by Harvey S. Chatfleld of New York, which put in for shelter, dragsed its anchor and was washed up on the rocks opposite. the Seaside Park sea- wall. The yacht was bound from New York to New London. The boat was valued at $9,000 and fs insured for $3,500. Trolley Track Undermined. At Milford and Walnut Beach great damage was done along a stretch of beach covering several miles. One mile of trolley track in this section was undermined by the tide and at .30 o'clock this afternoon trolley traf- fic between Bridgepor: and New Ha- ven was considered umsafe and cars stopped running between those two Dpoints. Two houses at Silver Beach were torn loose from their foundations and drifted out to sea and the front porch of practically every house on this stretch of beach was torn off to splinters by the waves. Tracks Covered With Wreckage. For more than a mile between Wal- nut and Silver beaches the tracks of the” Connecticut company were cov- ered with wreckage. The last car over this section wae preceded by a mang of laborers who cleared the track of broken tables. chairs, sections of roofs and other debris. Five barges. the property of the New Haven Flat Rock company, re- turning tor New -York from Leete's Island, laden with stone, were washed ashore at Woodmont Feach, Two barges were sunk at Oyster River channel and another drifted into the shore and turned completely over All on board the barges were saved by tugs from New Haven excepts two men, one of whom.is known to be safe aboard a stranded barze. The other is thought to be lost. His wife and two children were saved. The barges broke away fr mogrings in New Haven harbor where they had been towed to escape the rough seas. SMALL BOATS WASHED AWAY AT GUILFORD. Water Was Over the Roads and Many Cellars Were Flooded. Guilford, Conn., Oct. 24.—The shores this town were swept by the highest tide remembered here today. At Guil- ford Point the water was over the roads and many cellars were flooded. Material damage was not great but many small boats were washed dway from the shore where they had been laid up for the winter. Rainfall of Two Inches at Waterbury Waterbury, Conn.,, Oct. 24.—A rail- fall of two inches was recorded here today @3 a result of the day's rain storm. ~ Five hundred telephones were put out of commission, telegraph lines were down an dtrolley service was im- paired. The schools were ordered closed owing to the rain. NO TRUTH IN SALES OF RED CROSS SWEATERS Recarded as the Result German Propaganda. Ston of Boston, Oct. 24.—“United States se- cret service agents have run down rumors to the effect that the Amori- can Red Cross has been selling sweat- ers made by members for the soldiers and sallors,” sald James Jackson, di- roctor of the New England division of the Red Cross, speaking today at the annual meeting of the Boston metro- rolitan chapter. Mr. Jackson said that Red Cross members should deny most emphatically that there was any truth whatever in such stories. From the secret ‘service Investigations and those of the Red Cross and the fact that one day similar sfories reached Washington from four different sec- tions .of the United States, Mr. Jack- son said, the Red Cross had drawn the conclusion that the storfes were the result of German propaganda, intend- ed to injure the effectiveness of Red Cross work and to discourage the wo- men who are doing the knitting and Eiving other service OBITUARY. Rev. James A. Worden. Philadelphia, Oct. 24—The Rev. Dr. James A. Worden, for thirty-eight years a _member of the Presbyterian board of publication and Sabbath ‘work, died today. He was said to be the originator of Children's Day and Rally Day in the Presbytarian church. He was 76 vyears old and was born in Xanis, Ohlo. Levi J. Richardson. Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 24-—Levi J. Richardson, a well known veteran of the Civil war, died here today. He ‘was in the Secret Service at Washing- ton at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination and took a leading part in the sarch for the assassin. He also assisted at the execution of Wurtz, the famous Confederate. Everett Selden Geer. Hartford, Conn, Oct. 24—Everett Selden Geer, one of the foremost™ di- rectory publishers of the country, died of pneumonia, -here tonight in the Hartford Hospital. He had printed the Hartford directory for thirty years ana ns he had made in this work were widely copied. His collec- tion of the directories of several hun- dreds of places complete for thirty years is said to be the most complete single collection in the United States. It was much used by historians and genealogists. Mr. Geer was, 67 years 0ld and is survived by a widow. a son and a daughter. The son is E. Hart Geer, former state fish and game commissioner. Bord and Back Up the Boys at the Front,-Who Are Fighting for Your Honor, Your Home and Your Country Condensed Telegrams Sweden reports a rubber famine. Mine *fields _aplenty are reported seen off the coast of Norway. Pa., sions. Montgomery County, teachers must not knit during s The ‘latest Zoppelin raid over Eng- land caused the death of 34 persons. The United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld the draft aw. Oklahoma reports enlistment of o T3-year old veteran as chief musi- cian. Memphis chiei ot police was dis- missed for failing to enforce the pro- hibition law. o All officers and soldiers wounded during the wat will be allowed to wear a ribbon. E Red Bank celebrated the 140th an- niversary of the defeat of the Hes- slans at that point. Russell Dean, aged 19, attempted to end his life by hanging in 2 barn at his home in Kensington. Fort Myer Training Camp will have 300 Allied officers, French and British, to assist the instructors. Charl F. Murphy, leader sued the Evening $500.000 damages for libel. Tammany World for French and British reinforcements are being sent to the Italian front.by way of Erench raiiroads daily, Charles E. Currier, banker of At- lanta bequeathed $120,000 to the nurse who had attended him for a year. Several Austrian munition depots were blown up by the civilians rende: ed desperate by the food shortage. Samuel 8. Sternberg of Hartford was found guiity of perjury by a jury in the superior court there vesterday. Torrington did not fonmally observe Liberty Day yesterday, having plan- ned to hold a parade and rally Satur- . The sixth stated meeting of the Sy- nod of New England of the Presbyte- rian chureh was in session at Stam- rord. George Mushfield, 15, was instantly killed by an elevator on the ffth floor of the Fowlands Drygoods company in Bridgeport. and western Missouri shivered in the coldest weath- er of the year and resorted to wood and kerosene. Herman A. Cohen, a Brooklyn drug- gist was arrested for alleged complici- ty In’ a scheme to rob the army of medical supplies. Martha E. Short of Egg Harbor has been sued for $200 damages by the State of New Jersey for letting a forest fire spread. Robert Wetherill was appointed per- manent receiver at Philadelphia for the American Pipe & Construction Co. a $5,000,000 corporation. Mrs. William Cummings _Story, former president of the D. A. R., vis- itéd Camp Mills and presented a flag to the Rainbow Division. Government offic declared that work on the buildings and arsenal at Watertown, Mass.. had not been se- seriously delayed by the strike. Wallingford’s Liberty bond sale was boosted $1,950 by the Boy Scout cam- paign yvesterday. The scouts in three days have sold $4,03 in bonds. E. H. Sothern, presided. and his wife, Julia Marlowe, recited at a Lib- erty’loan rally at Litchficld, at which subscriptions of $27,000 wese recorded. Wiiliam H. Reynolds, former Sena- tor indicted for conspiracy to defraud New York city in the Seaside Park purchase, was released on $10 000 bail. President Loring of the Pillsbury Milling Co. said that if Americans would eat bread made with “war flour” the price would be much cheap- er. In three days the Boy Scouts of Hartford have sold 1,983 Liberty loan bonds of a total vaiue of $1,147,550. They have one more day in their cam- paign. Struck in the head by a stray bul- let as he read in his home, Davis Kapp. Hampden township, Cumber- land county, Pa. is unconscious and not expected to recover. Middletown’s Liberty loan total was boosted about $200,000 vesterday, bringing its aggregate to date to $650,- 000. It is thought that its allotment of a million will be reached. Bird W. Housum, Cleveland mer- chandise broker. has joined the staff of the distribution division of the Federal Food Administration. He will keep in touch with merchandise brokers. Dr. Garfield said he would assure all localities in Ohio that they will re- celve coal fto meet thelr needs and that each section will be considered in the light of the special circumstances affecting it. John Markle president of the G. B. Markle Coal Co.. at Hazleton. an- nounced a reduction of 50 per cent. in the rent of company houses during the continuance of the war, so that the employes can buy Liberty bonds. Announcement at a students’ mass meeting last night that Princeton”uni- versity ' yesterday had subacribed to $100,000 “worth of Liberty bonds re- sulted in a flood of subscriptions from the students. Nearly $300,000 was subscribed at the meeting. SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS IN CUBA REACHES $1,000,000. Havana Comimittes Expects to Increase It to $1,500,000. Havana, Oct. 24.—The sale of Lib- erty bonds passed the million dollar mark—the amount allotted to Cuba— today, which had been designated hy decree of the president as Liberty Bond day. The subscription for the day amounted to $385,550, bringing the to- tal up to $1,114.600. The Havana com- mittee_expects to increase the amount to “$1,500,000 before the close of the campaign. . N.H.ROAD TO ISSUE PREFERRED STOCK Authority Was Given the Directors at a Special Mee ing of the Stockholders Yesterday Afternoon AMOUNT OF $45,000,000 TO TAKE UP NOTES T Collateral to the Amount of $96,512,516 Book Value H Been Pledged—At the Annual Meeting Earlier in the Da the Directorate Was Reelected by an Average Vote ? About 1,215,767—One of the Objectors to Action ¢ the Preferred‘Stock Issue Was Mr. Berenson, Chairma of a Minority Stockholders’ Protective Committee, o the Ground That the Stockholders Had Not Been Prop erly Warned—His Claim Was Overruled. proxies ‘as had been shown in th nual meeting. The resolution votes being cast against it. Method of Choosing Directors Attack New Haven, Ccnn., Oct, 24.—Author- ity to issue preferred stock was given the directors of the New York, New Haven and Harsford Railroad com- pany by the stockholders in spec! meeting this aftérnoon. The issue pi was for it and posed would take up floating indebted- [ 30O BN T e ness now represented by notes to the | %, BEROR BSECTE 0% amount of $45,000,600, collateral for | SROCSNE GIECHONT THUINT rd w0 which to the amount of $98,512,616 | G908 U8 1€CnT W sett perpetn book value has been pledged. The re- | jae¥ @ 10, FCCCE B0 PG Tl o sult was forecast by the fact that at|yO9¥: ME AW (007 S KNS the annual meeting held eariier, at | VSPRel BEWES (o87, BPVIIE re-elected it ‘'would which the directorate was committee members. by an average vote of about 1215767, o harom and : 1t wis annotinced that the tellers had | Would do mo hare and it o tocihe proxies representing 1,169,277 shares. | 201 Mr. Venner made a plea for ferred stock as a means of stockholders a firmer grip on the prog Both meetings were protracted and Thp ballot for authorizing he pre- ferred stock issue was 1202,832, with 6565 against the prouosal. erty. frequently were lively, the debate in |1 ' <ol of New Haver the ammual one being more "gencral | LERIARIT TPIEE OF, SO HIVEL, ana of a rambiing ana sligittly acri-|terrupted Lo point ouf heFeil monious nature, while at the special | [ onEu o Ent e Wit more attention ondition of the cal shape of meeting there was = mestin given to the financial company than the phy: the porperty. Objections Formally Made. olutions against tad appeared ,antagonist time supportin® the dire. There weve frequont t Mr.. Berenson ard Mr. Ve 1 cussing he company’s fir Objectlons to action on the preferred | s R 11 (CUNng betore o vote w stock issue were formally fmade by | rgereq Mr. Nixon, representing . S..i..beyvers Mr. Elliott Replied to Critics. of New York city, and Mr. Berenson, - Chairman of a.minority stockholders’ ( Howard Ellott at some len : rrotective committee. The main | viewed the financial story of e ground of objection was that stock-|and its present condition 1 8 holders had not been properly warned | supplementary to an ana ac of the details of the proposed lssue. early in the day by President Pea The meeting had before it proporals [ Mr. Elliott said that the pub to accept charter amendments granted | {iought, the government, was mor by legislatures of Massachusetts, | verably inc d tow e 1! Phode Island and Connecticut, under [He replied to Mr. Nixon, M yv‘ whieh amendments the company |€cn and the many others who a of would have the right to issue prefarred | fered criticism and suggeste ha r Stock ‘subject fo. approval of stock- | Amster give up his resolution idea and holder: The charter amendments :ibor ‘lO‘ 1::*: \\‘l‘(’:;‘r' ”,;u,," rates e ey ot rat- | partial solation of present trouble The fourth item was to ify a vote of the directors on this sub- ject.. A copy of the vote, which was of considerable length, béing distrib- uted, at once gave rise to protgsts. It was seen that stock was to be issued at par and redeemed at 110, anfl the other details coincided with the act passed by the Connecticut legislature. FAVORED LECISLATION TO CONTROL PRICES DURING WAR New Haven Chamber of Commerce Approves Two Referendums Mr. Nixon chargzed that the same pol- | New Haven, Conn. Oct a icy had been followed in calling the [meeting of the Chamber of mer special meeting as had prevailed in{here toright votes wera passéd a other meetings in that stockholders got | firmatively on two referendums of little information of the matters they | Chamber of Commerce of the U were to act upon. He said the char- | States. one on railroad legislation ar ter amendments were vital ones, that|the. other on lesislation to the dlrectors may not have had au. |prices during the war. The firat o ned four clauses recommending {6 thority to go to the legislature to get |t them, that legislatures had not the|eral regulation of the issuan r right to grant them under the con-[road securities, that congre a stitution, that the amendments might |general railroad incorporation law 1 railroad under such a law obliged to incorporate terstate commerce commi en authority to regulate commerce where it traffic. The pass; was moved by and seconded Edward G. Bucklan of the New York, New Haven Hartford railrad, The referendum of price control for the government to have au to control prices of materials and industrial advocates a heard of control prices, an agency of distr have authority to supply whose needs affect the public w and a_committec producer with the government in prices. After the Houston addressed the violate the right of contract. and that there might be deprivation of property without due process of law. On these | points Mr. Nixon spoke at length. Stockholders Properly Warned. ‘Mr. Berenson got a rulinz from President Pearson that siockholders had_been properly warned and. after having objections noted, pleaded for delay of action. He referred to the suit of a minority stockholders' com- mittee against former directors to re- cover money alleged to have been wrongly_diverted. which suit is pend- ing in New Yoris citv. Mr. Ilorention heing of counsel for the plaintiffs. Bd- ward Milligan, a_director, objected to Mr. Berenson ‘being in this matter as “immaterial’ President Pearson per- mitted Mr. Berenson to proceed and the latter then declared that stock- Eolders in issuing the preferred stock would sell the equity in the road far $45,000,000. He said the directors knew they were selling this equity at “mon- ey lenders’ terms because stockholders would be unable to pay the preferred shares” He appealed to those present rot to vote for the issue, Mr. Berrn- meeting Herbert gather busines s | INVESTIGATING THE ALLEGED SINN FEIN PLOT Secret Service Agents Continue Work On the Case. son put a question to I. G. Bucklind, See BN St 2 latter replied that the issue had not|‘fFents today, continued invester been underwritter. by New York bank- made to do so. As to renewal of the it CHASTEL BTG e O e votes, Mr. Buckiand sald it was too | "ol MEVOINCORSL ERue, 8 e T early to take up that matter. pending. was intimated by a high of Resolution to Raise a Committee. fici; of the service. 1 examination_ of t Meanwhile Mr. Amster of New York had offered at the regular meeting a resolution to | PApe 4. when' Baron Di raise a committee of seven ot investi- | Von Recklinghausen 3 RS M Eate the affairs of the company and id | ciate of Mellowes, was taken into c e R el v was belng completed to deter: sions and to recommend remedies to{ine more fully Won =Recllir meet ° diffculties. The " committee | connection with Irish revolutionary a would be raised, one member cach to :‘:'»"!‘1"‘:-\":1' o \(;vn“{ et o be named bd the governors fo Massa- chusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Il- and, two by the directors and two by of of v Flynn, ¢ the tated thes the ‘stockholders then in session. This Rtion of oonxidersble Nalue toithe resolution was eupported by. several|American goverinment. It is beli men and as vigorously opposed by | the papers have furnished the secret others. Mr. Amster agreed that its|Servic men with many new trails t fate should rest with the stock vote | follow. g . taken in the epecial meeting, and this| Mellowes, charged with obtainir resolution was a factor in the debate|false papers as an American taken part in by Mr. Nixon. Mr. Am. |had been unable to obtain lat 1ay ster and Clarence H. Venner. The last | the $7.500 bail under which h named thought that its adoption wonld | yesterday bound over for o b bean insuit 'to the governors of the | Von Recklimghausen is held & states and It would have meant t dragging in of politics. He was laugh- ed at when he sysgested that if the present directors are not doing thelr work well that they * should be changed, as one man jumped up and | was sranted today by the sovernment y#lled that directors could not be|This makes the total loancd the allics changed when they controlled so many | §2,506,400,000. $30,000,000 More to Great Britain Washington, Oct, 24.—An loan of 30,000,600 to Gre Rr