Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 13, 1917, Page 1

Balletin VOL. LIX—NO. 371 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1917 OPPOSING ARMIES IN BATTLE ARRAY The Teutons on the Eastern Bank, the Italians on the Western Side of the Piave River GUNS OF BOTH SIDE ARE ENGAGED IN DUELS. [ Several Attempts by the Enemy to Pierce the Northern Front d and Encircle the Left Wing Have Failed—There Has Been Fighting in the Streets of Petrograd, in Which Fol- lowers of Kerensky Are Said to Have Been Worsted by Bolsheviki Troops—Americans and Germans Are Using Large Quantities of Sharpnel Against Opposing Positions The Tiafians and Austro-Germans are i battle array along the Piave River from the hilly region in. the north to the Adriatic Sea—the Italians on the western side and the enemy alonz the eastern bank. The main army of the Austro-Hun- garians and Germans has taken the place of the advanced guard which has been scattered along the stream for several days, and already through- out the entire region the guns of both sides are engaged in duels. Thus far, however. the enemy is using, only five- inch guns, having been unable as yet to ring his heavier pieces into ac- tion. The guns of the Italians con- sist in considerable numbers of those they were able to bring back with them during the retreat {rom the Isonzo front. The Italians are stoutly holding the fine along the Piave, and also in the Tegion running westward through the hilly country from the vicinity of Feltré to the Setie Comuni. Several attempts made by the enemy to pierce the northern front and _encircle the Jtalian left wing have failed. 10,000 Italians Cut Off. The Berlin communication faserts that on the upper Piave 10, {3talians have been cut off and forced {0 surrender, and also that the Teu- { tonic allies have pressed southwest- ! ward from Beluno and are now stand- fng before the town of Feltre, which s on the west bank of the Piave. It is considered possible that the enemy mmay make an attempt to press south- {'wara from this region along the valey .end the railroad, but the Italians here @re entrenched in strong positions official i ) which apparently cannot be taken.ex- cept under heavy losses. Situation in Russia The situation in Russia as a result of the Bolesheviki revolt is still ob- scure. No direct despatches have been received from the Russian capital since Sunday evening, when it was re- ported that there had been consider- able street fighting in various parts of the city in which the military cadets, followers of Premier Kerensky, were worsted by the BolSheviki troops at several points. The fighting was be- gun by the cadets owing to reports that Kerensky with a large body of men was close to the capital. The premier and his followers, however, had not appeared up to Sunday night. Quiet in France and Belgium. On the battle fronts in France nad Belgium comparative calm prevails, except for the usual artillery activity and raiding operations. Turks Preparing Defensive Positions. In Palestine the Turks who have been pushed back on numerous sectors by. the British forces under General Allenby are now preparing defensive positions twenty miles southwest of Jerusalem near Hebron. The British, however, are using their mounted troops, and again have made some progress toward El Tine. Scottish in- fantry also has attacked the enemy’s right flank successfully and captured + number of machine guns. » Gas masks are being worn by the American troops in the trenches in France as a result of the Germavs us- ing gas shells against them. Both the Americans and the Germans are using considerable _guantities...of . shrapnel against opposing positions. ILLA AND CHIEFS TO HOLD AN IMPORTANT CONFERENCE €5 Miles South- , Tex. Nov. 12—Francis- his chiefs were at Mai- Joma, 65 miles southeast of here, to- y, and were scheduled to hold an Ysmportant conference. A part of Vil- 's column has moved northward from joma in the direction of Ojinaga, lopposite here, and a Mexican federal orce has gone out to reconnoiter the country. Hipolito Villa, brother of Francisco, s believed to have joined Villa at Maijoma yvesterday. | The purpose of the conference today believed to be to consider a pro- posal from Felix Diaz to join the new revolutionary movement which has Deen started in the south of Mexico. STRUCK BY A TRAIN AT SEYMOUR. ey Had Wandered Onto the Tracks {" “in Front of the Railroad Station. TWO MEN l { Seymour, Conn. Nov. 12.—While lwraiting for a northbound train here itonight, Daniel Atlasjuk of Waterbury =nd Thomas Regan, a traveling sales- men of New York city, wandered onl the tracks in.front of the railroad sta- tion and were stricl#by a southbéund express. Both were severely injured mnd were taken to the Griffin hospital in Derby. There the right leg of Atlasjuk was amputated at the thigh .and his Jeft leg will be taken off to- gorrow, if he survives. Regan's legs were also mangled and _amputation mnay be necessary in his case, too. He 4s employed by the W. A. Davis com- y of New York and Atlasjuk works ere in a factory. BUDGET FOR 1818 OF FRENCH GOVERNMENT Will Comprise Appropriations of About Eight Billion Francs. Paris , Nov 12 —Senator Perchot, writing 'in the Radical today, says the budget for 1918 that the govern- ment will present to the chamber of depuites this week will comprise ap- propriations of about eight billion francs, all applying to the civil ser- vices of_the government and interest on the public debt. The warexpendi- tures. he says, will continue to be covered by provisional credits. It is supposed that the budget will provide new revenues of between 2,- 00,000,000 and 3,000,000,000 francs. HAWAI!I MOURNS DEATH OF ITS FORMER QUEEN Draditional Royal Funeral Observ= ances Are to be Revived. Honolulu, Nov. 12.—The island ter- tory was in mourning today over death of Former Queen Liliuoka. last of the native monarchs. The ly will lie in the state in the Ka- 0 church until the removal next day to the throne room of the pal- , where the funeral will take place. the traditional royal funeral ob- ces are to be revived. OBITUARY James Charles Monaghan. Brooklyn, Nov. 12.—James Charles , prominent educator, Unit- ihgams consul to Kingston, Jamai- d Brown alumnus, died here this ng after an jliness l;t several old. & |Two PoLICE OFFICERS .KILLED IN CINCINNATI While Attempting to Arrest Man Su: pected of Robbing a Jewelry Stor: Cincinnati, O., Nov. 12.—Two Cin- cinnati police officers were killed here today as the result of an attempt by a_detective to arrest a man suspected of robbing a jewelry store here last ‘week. The read are City Detective Albert Wegener and 8, Patrolman George Le Poris. Detective Wegener was shot and killed when he trailed the suspected robber into a pawnshop. As Wegener entered the man shot the officer through the breast. The fugitive forced the chauffeur of an automobile to drive him away. Riding about a dozen blocks, the men fled into a building near the water front. Le Poris started up the lire es- cape fhile officers guarded the en- trances to the building. olicPe Lieu- tenant Wulsifer appeared on the scene and, unaware of the man hunt, fired, the 'shot entering Le Poris’ hip. He died a few hours later. The hunted man escaped. CONTROL OF THE CARBON STEEL CO. OF AMERICA Secured by a Committee of Stock- holders, Whe Elected Four Directors. Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 12.—A stock- holders committee, under the leader- ship of Walter D. Uptegraff, today se- cured control of the Carbon Steel com- pany of America by electing four of the seven directors at the annual meeting held here. It was also announced that Thurs- day a federal master would begin taking testimony in the suit against officers of the company who it was alleged in a petition filed by two West Virginia stockholders, had voted themselves large bonuses out of the corporation’s ‘The company for a time was an important manu- facturer of war munitions for Euro- pean countries. SHAW SENTENCED FOR ASSAULTING MRS. TRIPLETT One and ‘a Half to Thres Years in State Prison, $100 Fine. New Haven, Conn.,, Nov. 12—J: W. Shaw, of New York, who sleadet inthe superior court to conspiracy in the Triplett case, was sentenced to- day to from one and a half to three years In state prison, and fined $100, on the charge of assault upon Mrs, Dorothy A. Triplett, at a local hoteL Thomas J._Campbell found guilty of perjury last week in the superior court In conmection with _the same ., was sentenced to state prison for from two to four years. Stay of execution until January was granted in his case in order to give him op- portunity to appeal to the supreme ous CLOSE VOTE ON PROHIBITION AMENDMENT IN OHIO Defeated by Only 1,723—More Than a Million Votes Cast. Cincinnati, Nov. 12—With every county in Ohio having reported offi- cially, 86, to the secretary of state, and the remaining two by county seat officials, which have not yet been re- ported to the secretary of state, pro- hibition in Ohio has been defeated by a majority of 1,728 on the face of the returns. The total vote stands: onivttion. 634158 A TATRR LY - i Cabled Paragraphs Kaiser on the Italian Front. Amsterdam, Nov. 12.—The German emperor arrived Sunday at the Ital- ian theatre, where he met Emperor Charles and King Ferdinand, accord- ing to a Gorizia despatch. He con- gratulated Emperor Charles on his es- cape from drowning. The German emperor continued his journey along the front. OPERATIC STARS SANG THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER. Dramatic Spectacle at Metropolitan Opera House Greeted With a Téth- pest of Applause. New York, Nov. 12—Grand opera began paying toll to the federal war chest tonight when the New York sea- son had its premiere with Verdi's masterpiece, Aida, at the Metropolitan Opera house. General Director Gatti- Cassaza believes the weekly tax will approximate $2,000. Treble this amount would have been collected had not the treasury department ruled that season subscriptions paid for prior to Nov. 1 were_exempt from taxation. Aida, with Enrico Caruso, just back from South America, as Rhadames, and Claudia Muzio as Aida, found an ap- preciative and enthusiastic audience that filled every seat and overflowed into the space reserved for the stan- dees. Tickets brought a premium on the sidewalk. New Operatic Stars. The Verdi offering was conducted by Roberto Moranzoni, formerly of the Boston Opera company, who made his first appearance at the Metropoli- tan desk tonight. Another newcomer at the Metropolitan was Jose Mar- dones, a Spanish basso baritone, who sang the role of Ramfis. Mme. Mat- zenauer was Amneris, with Pasquale Amato, the Italian baritone, as Amon- asro. German opera will not be sung this season at the Metropolitan. The Metropolitan opera season opened tonight with a thrill not on the bills. The curtain had fallen on the second act of Verdi's masterpiece, Aida, and the audience which packed the historic opera house from pit to topmost gallery was thundering its ap- plause when the curtain rose again and the throng was hushed. World’s Greatest Singers. Out from the wings in single file, led by Enrico Caruso, marched five of the world’s greatest singers—Pasquale Amato, - Claudio _ Muzio, Margareto Matzenauer and Basil Ruysdael. Back of them all the members of the great chorus took their places. Then, as Ruysdael unfolded a big American flag, the magnificent orches- tra, led for the first time by Roberto Moranzoni, broke into the strains of The Star Spangled Banner. Caruso, singing in English for the first time on the stage of the Metropolitan, and the other members of the quintette took up the words of the national anthem and the chorus swept into the refrain. Dramatic Spectacle. No more dramatic and unexpected spectacle ever had been enacted in the Metropolitan and never before in New York had opera stars been greeted with such a tempest of applause. Ris- ing with the first strains of the anthem, the great audience- waite@ wuntil the final notes and then burst into a veri- table frenzy of patriotic cheers. Men and women in the glittering horseshoe vied with those in galleries far above their heads in their applause. Gen- eral Director Gatti-Cassaza had pro- vided a surprise and proved that The Sar Spangled Banner is not unworthy of great artists. GOV. BEECKMAN HAS ARRIVED IN LONDON Both Mr. and Mrs. Besckman Arc to Make Air Trips to France. London, Nov. 12.—Governor R. L. Beeckman of Rhode Island arrived in London today on his way to France, where he will deliver a_personal mes- sage from President Wilson to the American troops and the greetings of the people of the New England states to their sons in the United States army contingent. The governor, who is accompanied by Mrs. Beeckman, said to The Associated Press today' “We plan to fly from London to Paris. Just when and where we will start cannot be divulged owing to mil-- itary requirements. I will fly in one machmne and Mrs. Beeckman in an- other. We wil] start at the same time and expect to be in Paris about four years later. Mrs. Beeckman is an ex- perienced flier, having been up seven times in the United States. I have never flown. “My reason for the proposéd flight is simply that I want to face some dangers, when our brave boys in France are facing so many. 1 reas- oned that they daily are taking much greater risks and I thought that noth- ing would hearten them more than the knowledge than one of their gov- ernors took a sportsman’s chance to bring them greetings from President Wilson and the people of New Eng- 1land.” The_ governor said that on his ar- rival here the war office placed two automobiles at his disposal, but that he declined to use them on the ground that petrol ought to be used only for necessary war purposes. Before leav- ing the United States Mr. Beeckman saw President Wilson, whose parting words were: “Tell our boys my greatest wish is that I might be with them.” FLAT CARS BEING RUSHED TO THE LUMBER DISTRICTS To Hurry Transportation for New Shipbuilding Yards. New York, Nov. 12.—To facilitate transportation of heavy lumber need for new shipbuilding yards, the rail- roads war board announced here to- night that 1,500 flat had been rushed in tha past week to lines op- erating in the southeastern part of the country. FPrompt movement of more than 3,000 box cars into the wést and middle west to protect government orders of grain and hay also has been ordered by the commission on car ser- vice, it-was stated. EMERGENCY AIR FLEET OF HUGE WAR PLANES Urged in Resolutions’ Adopted by the Aero Club of America. New York, Nov. 12. — Resolutions urging the appropriation by congress. of not less than one billion dollars to build “an emergency air fleet of huge war planes” to offset the mobility of German forces on their interior lines of communication were adopted at the annual meeting of the Aero Club of America here today. The resolutions v v i |President Appeals to Union Labor IN FORCEFUL ADDRESS BEFORE A. F. OF'L. TALKS WAR AND LABOR Asserted That While We Are Fight- ing for Freedom We Must Among Other Things That Labor is See Free—Praised Samuel Gompers. Buffalo, N. Y. Nov. 12.—President ‘Wilson, in a forceful address here to- day before the American Federation of Labor, appealing to the workingmen of the United States fof co-operation in the conduct of the war, made it emphatically clear that he opposes peace until the war against Germany has been won. The president declared that his heart was with “the feeling of the pacifist” but that “my mind has a contempt for them.” “I want peace, but [ know how to get it and they do not” he declared. Colonel E. M. House, head of the American delegation to the allied war conference, the president said he had sent to take part in a conference as to how the war was to be won, “and he knows, as I know, that that is the way to get peace if you want it for more than a few minutes.” The 450 delegates to the convention and the several thousand people ad- mitted to the hall to hear the president speak, rose and applauded this declaration with a tremendous burst of cheers. Another demonstration of approval came when he said: Must Stand Together. “We must stand together night and day, untii this job is finished.” The president, while devoting his address to problems for the people of the United States, laid emphasis vp- on the broader phases of the = world conflict in a way that seemed to in- dicate that his speech intended as a messaze of Germany, of Austri sia, as well as of the United States. He declared his belief that were it -Germans, the spirit find “as fine a wel come in the hearts of Germans as it: can find in any other heart.” “Power,” he said, “cannct be used with concentrated force against free peoples, if it is to be used by free people.” Austria Seeks Pcace. Speaking, - probably of Austria, Mr. ‘Wilson referred to the intimsutions of anxiety for peace that had come | office will respond at an | right to assert a claim to specia | terests in another country without the was possibly to the people and of Rus- | ! Chinese Minister Lodges Protest AGAINST AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TEXT NOT MADE PUBLIC it is Understood China Objects to Ac- tion Affecting Its Interests Without Consulting Wishes of the Chinese People. Wakhington. —Formal pro- test agains the meni. between the United States and Japan resa: ing China was lodged at the state de- partment today by Dr. K. Wellinston Koo, the Chinese minister, on instruc- tions from his government. The text of the document left by the minister was not made public, but it is understood China objects to any such action affecting its interests without reference to the wishes of the Chinese people themselves. News that a similar protest had been filed at Tokio reached here unofficially yes- terday. It is probable that while the state department and the Japanese foreign early date with explanations and declarations of the absence of any sinister designs upon China, there will be no extended diplomatic exchanges on the subject i the protests. China Claims It Is Unjust. Behind the Chinese objection to the manner in which the American-Jap- anese understanding was negotiated is the view that it is an unjust and dangerous theory that any nation has a in- latter’s consent. Secretary Lansing, in his statement announcing the agree- ment by which Japan’s special inte- rest in China is recognized and both countries reaffirm the “open door” pol- icy and pledge the independence and territorial integrity of China made it clear that the United States always 1s recognized and has assered itself special interests in another country based upon propinquity. The Chinese government, however, is understood to >e unwilling to subscribe to such a loctrine. Intimations From Peking. Intimations that have come f{rom Peking that the legality in point of in- ternational law of the agreement might be called in question because it had not been submitted to the Amers can senate in the form of a treaty have made little impression upon officials here who are satisied that the under- standing is of the same nature as the “from one of the central powers” and declared that it meant “that the peo- ple in that central power know that if the war ends as it stands, they will, in effect, themselves be vassals of Germany, notwithstan®ing . = . *. * that* they d6 not wish in thewr pride and proper spirit of nationality, to be absorbed and dominated.” Of Russia ne said that he was amaz- ed that some groups in that country could suppost that “any reform plans in the interest of the people can live in the presence of Germany power- fu] enough to undermine or overthrow them by intrigue or force.” “Fatuous as. the dreamers of Pus- sia were those persons in this coun- try,; he declared emphatically, “who suppose that the free industry and en- terprise of the world can continue if the Pan-German plan iz achieved and the German power fastened upon the ‘world. Germany Started the War. The president directly asserted that Germany had started the war and said he would leave confirmation of this statement to the verdict of history. He referred to Germany’s growth to a “place in the sun” and asked why she was not satisfied when she gained that position. In answer he describ- ed the German government's methods of controlling the competition of its lindustries and asserted that “all the while there was lying behind its thought, in its dreams for the future, a_political control which woald ena- ble it in the long run io dominate the labor and industry of the world.” Mr. Wilson cited in this connection the Berlin-to-Bagdad railway, which, he said, “was constructdd to run the threat of force down the flank of the industrial undertakings of half a doz- en other countries, so that when Ger- man. competition came in it would not be resisted too far * * * be- cause there was always the possibility of getting German armies into the heart of that country quicker than any other armies could get there.” Summing it up, he said that Ger- snany is_determined that the political power of the world shall belong to her, but that never before had such ambitions “been based upon so exact and precise and scientific a plan of dom- ination.” Approval of Gompers. The president voiced in terms of eulogy_his approval of the conduct of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and ‘he spirit of co-operation he had mani- fested in his relations with the ad- ministration. “I like to lay my mind,” he said, “alongside of 2 mind that knows how applauded. “While we are -fighting for free- dom,” Mr. Wilson said after these ref- erences, “we must see among other things that labor is free * * * We must see to it that the instrumentali- ties by which the conditions of la- bor are improved; are not blocked and checked * * * . Nobody has a right to stop the processes of labor until all the methods of conciliation and settlement have been exhausted.” Mob Spirit Denounced. 5 The president took cccasion also to ‘denounce the mob spirit, which, he said, “is displaying itself here there in this country.” | ernment.” A pledge of loyalty to the govern- ment was contained in’the annuaj re- port of the executive council of the federation which was submitted to the convention today, This report, ac- cording to the usual procedure, was referred to commuittees namey by Mr. Gompers and its several sections-will| be taken up by the convention as reported back. _ Miners Not to Oppose Gompers. R P famous _ Root-Takahira agreement 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS } the reason for which adjusted the ugly questions arising from the immigration into the United States.of Japanese coolie labor. | helped to make the Liberty Loan a This agreement never was submitted to- the senate, nor wili that' made by wr: Lansing and Viscount Ishii be laid before that body ‘except perhaps for uformation. The administration view s sald to be that prolonged and use- less discursive discussion of American relations with the Orient would be the only outcome of a different course. INVESTIGATING FIRE AT WASHBURN WIRE PLANT Thus Far There No Indication of Incen ism. New York, Nov. 12.—Investigation of the fire yesterday which destroyed the plant of the Washburn Wire company cn the Harlem water front, had failed tonight to disclose proof of incendiar- ism, according to officials who are seeking to learn whether the blame was due to an enemy plot: Four Germans and ten Hungarians cmploved in the factory were exam- ined today, but it was not stated whether their testimony had aided the investigators. It developed that the three watchmen employed at the plant are all Hungarians, one of whom dis- covered the fire and gave the alarm. It has not been determmined how the fire started. but the investigators are inclined to the belief that it originated in the basement. Statements of wit- nesses differed regarding the report that fire was discovered in different parts of -the factory at the same time. FIRST NAVY MEDAL OF HONOR OF THE WAR Was Awarded to Patrick McGunigal of Youngstown, Ohio. ‘Washington, Nov. 12.—The first navy medal of honor to be awarded since the United States entered the waa, Secretary Daniels anmounced today, zoes to Patrick McGunigal, of Youngstown, Ohio, a ship’s fitter. At great hazards he rescued an obseiver from a kite balloon at sea, brought down by 2 squall. He also was awarded $100 in cash L DR. DAVID LYMAN IS GOING TO FRANCE To Aid in Combatting Tuberculosi Among the Soldiers. ‘Wallingford, Conn., Nov. 12. — Dr. David R. Lyman of the Gaylord sani- going to France to aid in combatting. tuber- culosis among the soldiers there. Per- mission was granted him today for |a six months’ leave of absence for this work. . This action follows a request from_the Rockefeller Foundation that Dr. Lyman be allowed to engage in such labor in the war zone. FRIEDA HEMPEL HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN PATRIOTIC WORK City Authorities of Youngstown, O, Are to Permit Her to Sing. Miss Hempel had refused to sing the Star Spangled Banner. Mine Workers of America, denying a m&m—ammmm to lead a fight against Pres- ident Gompers or the war policies of Wm propose to stand sfrongly be- Hind - the t and those who ' this fight militari; I3 wiped Srom the face of the carth® Hayes’ telegram read. - Condensed Telegrams The New York Call, a daily social- was barred from Brooklyn the business section of Blue- , Nicaragua, caused damage e: mated at $150,001 John Walsh, of Washburn, Wis., w: named chief counsel of the Federal Trade Comimi on| they | ens cannot serve York although > won the right to vote. The Swiss Government will cut the supply of bread grammes dai:y per person, beginning Dec. 1. t of = An‘advance in wages on lines ex Pittsburgh and Erie on the Penn: vania Railroad was announced. German aviators dropped bombs on a French hospital at Zuydcotte, killi several persons and wounding one. All corn in France will be reqiii- sitioned at an early date. Grinding mills will be put under Government control. Herbert C. Hoover, food dictator, deciared that shortage of ships was not sending food to Belgium. The enormous supply of sugar used by the candy manufacturers of the | country is given as one reason for tic shortage. Six alien enemies were from the Winchester arms New Haven, by Federal lodged in jail. removed plant at agents and | ns in pply with a million he disturbed condit Russia, United States will the Russian soldiers pairs of shoes. Despite A British passenger ship arrived at an A tic port one week late after taking a new course when pursued by a German subma Gen. Pershing in discussing the war, declared that j‘the American - troops | must be made ‘to realize that the whoie nation is behind them. Forest fires more severe than any ever known in the northern section of New Jersey for five years are de- stroying valuable timber. Shifyard and cantonment workers who are in the draft or in drafts to come are exempt from service to re- ieve the shortage of men. Dutch troops are now being extended along the Dutch border in greater numbers than before. It is said that the measures are only precautionary. The United States Bureau of Edu- cation declares that there is no neces- sity of the schools giving up the teaching of German because of the war. The captured German U-beat which success in New York, after +its visit to Canada, will go down the Missis- sippi. Five thousand I. W. W.Js are en PRICE TWO CENTS Rules to Sovern All Future Drafts WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF LOCAL BOARDS NEXT WEEK TOHAVE FINAL READING From Time to Time Blanks Are to be Sent to Registrants to be Filled Out and Returned to the Local Examin- ing Boards. W new —Copies of the draft 1 ations came off oday for a final reading pre- mailinz the local ex- rds throughout the coun- 1e hands of all to govern all future hi: army < 1l re sult in his being in his proper ion unde E rests squarely upor rant. All inst £ the boards w 't of the re greatl and simplified in vice law vidual r in the h D To Use Questionnaire Included in the new hc thing bearing on the draft processes s now organized, from the time the Zolba’ sent ito Dexk lled out and returne boards until accepted men ar in the military service. Each irries a copy of the statute > a verified copy of the master the drawing. Five Classes. The questionnaire is the basis of 1l plan of grouping registrants in five classes, liable for -duty by cla The boards will be able to cl a man immediately when his questionnaire has been received. The questionnaire process will elim- inate from consideration from military service probably per cent. of the men who would have been dischargad or exempted under the old plan. Under the first call the average board was compelled to examine five men to ob- tain one for service. In some cases not more than one out of ten or twelve was sent to the camps. Will Curtail Exemptions. It is expected that under the new scheme the average figures will be re- versed and at most not more than one man in five called up will fail to pas his physical examination and be re- jected. The American Bar association and the American Medical association are now at work organizing the lawyers and doctors to aid registrants in thotr vicinity in_filling out their gutwtion- naires. With _the aid of these asso- ciations it is hoped @-high percentage of the questionnaires will come back in such form that the boards will have little more than a rubber stamp pro- ceeding left to select the men to fill every- to the actually book and al list of route to Omaha for a general con- ference of the order. They plan to re- volt in the Russian style and release all members in jail. The sending of drafted men to Bu- rope will take at least six months more owing to the scarce supply of ships. Food, iron and coal are needed so badly that the men canot be sent. Emanuel. Catalano and his 19-year old wife Theresa, were charged with the murder of Stephen Casa his broth- er-inlaw. whose dismembered body was found at Paterson, N. J., ten days ago. The seventh season of the Chicago Grand Opera Company opened last night with the first American pres- entation of Mascagni’s “Isabeau” the story of which is based on the legend of Lady Godiva. The body of the young woman who was killed by a northbound passen- ger train in the northern part of Mer- iden at 10.55 o’clock yesterday morn- ing. has been identified as Miss Mary Ernestine Benard. The October report of the labor bu- reau for the five state free employ- ment bureaus, shows 4,271 applica- tions for employment, 3,303 situations secured and 3.750 applications for help during the month. The United States has opened ne- gotiations with Germany regarding the treatment of American prisoners cap- tured and has sent pictures to Ger- many to show the treatment accord- ed to the German prisoners here. Reports by the New York railways show that in September. on its vari- ous street cars lines, there were 3 808 delays of five minuts or more. Of this number 2,446 were due te causes e which the company had no con- rol. Theodore Woodward, a young banker, of Lewis, Iowa was charged with vi- olation of the espionage law when he urged depositors of his bank not to buy Liberty bonds. He was fined $500 2nd suspended sentence of six months n jail. Reports that American ambulance drivers serving under the French col ors were dirsatisfied with the condi- tions under which they were asked to enlist in the American army were de- nied by officials of the surgeon Gen- oral's office. - Alexander Berkman was held in jail by Magistrate Groehl another 30 days to await the decision of Gevernor Whitman’s commission, which is mak- ing special investigation of his ac- tivity in the preparedness parade in San Francisco. A considerable aggregate sum was sent by Greeks of Bridgeport to their native land last week, in response, it was_ said, to many personal appeals for help from relatives and friends in Greece, who said they were on the verge of starvation. LID ON NEW ORLEANS RED LIGHT DISTRICT Proceedings to Prevent Enforcement of City Ordinance Dismissed. New Orleans, Nov. 12—Civil Judge King today dismissed proceedings in- stituted to prevent.enforcement of the city ordinance closing New Orleans’ restricted district, which became ef- fective tonight. The court held that the ordinance o8 & . proper exercise of the council's' polies powers and mg any action its legality must brought in the criminal courts. any call. FEAR THAT POISONED SOAP HAS BEEN SOLD Its Use at Winsted Has Resulted Painful Skin Affections. Winsted, Conn., Nov. 12—What 1s feared is poisoned soap has been sold in considerable quantities here lately and in two cases, at least, its use has resulted in painful skin affections. On Friday and Saturday last a party of eight men and two women canvassed this place and sold numerous cakes of soap. One woman and a boy who used the soap are suffering with se- verely blistered faces. When the par- v left here they said they were to go to Torrington, but they have not ap- peared there. In the party was one man who is said certainly to be of German extraction and others were seemingly so. Their whereabouts are now being sought and in the mean- time some of the soap is to be sent to a chemist for analysis. in TWO ' AVIATORS KILLED AT FORT WORTH, TEX. Airplane in Which They Were Making a Practice Flight Fell. Fort Worth, Texas, Nov. 12—Second Lieutenant R. L. Johnson, Canadian Royal Flying Corps, and Sargeant Malloy, United States Aviation Sec- tion, were killed this afternoon when an airplane in which they were mak- ing a practice flight fell. Lieutenant Johnson is said to have been one of the best aviators of the royal flying corps now training hero. He was pilot of the machine, which was from the royal flying corps gun- nery school. Sergeant Malloy was at- tached to the 17th Aero Squadron. STRIKE IN SHIPYARDS NEAR NEWARK, N. J. Leaders of Unions Declare That 10, 000 Men Are Out. Newark, N. J.. Nov. 12.—Thousands of mechanics emplayed in several large shipyards adjacent to this cit: quit work today soon after a resolu- tion had been passed at a meetiny of business agents of - the building trades council authorizing a strike of all union men engaged on government work in this territory. ¥ Leaders of the unions declared to- night that close to 10,000 workers had struck. HUGE GIFT BY ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION TO Y. M. C. A. bt 2t $1,000,000 Outright, 10 Per Cent. Ad- ditional Contingent Not to Exceed 3,500,000. New York, Nov. 12.—The Rockefe ler Foundation has promised to give outright $1,000,000 toward the $35,- 000,000 war work fund of the Youns Men’s Christian Association and to give in addition ten per cent. of the entire amount raised, its total contri- bution not to exceed $3,509,000, it was announced tonight. Sparrw Now Naval Censor. ‘Washington, Nov. 12.—Commander Herbert G. Sparrow, Secretary Dan- iel's aide, took over today some of the duties of naval censor heretofore ex- ercised by Lieutenant Commander Chairles J. Belknap, of the office of the chief of operations. Commander Spar- row, for the time being at least, will leal with questions of newspaper pub- ns. i 1y