Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 4, 1917, Page 1

s = VOL. LIX.—NO. PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CEI\;;S GERMAN ATTACKS IN MASSED FORMATIO Ar= Taking Place Along the Southwestern and South- eastern Secters of the Cambrai Salient BRITISH TROOPS FIRMLY VHOLDIN‘G THEIR LINE Germans Are Usng Forces Reckoned at Twenty Divisions— German War Office Claims That 6,000 British Have Been Taken—The Four Days’ Fighting is Classed With the S.ngmm Battle of Verdun and the First ::f:re imposed by the allies in the - S b . “This explains the Battle at Ypres—Artillery Actions Predominate on the | central powers in massing sonsiderable ‘Cabled Paragraphs House to Vi Paris, Dec. 3. . M. House, head of the American mission to the inter-allied war conference, and sev- eral members of the mission will visit American headquarters _tomorrow, leaving early in the day and returning to Paris in the evening. ‘AR DEPARTMENT'S WEEKLY REVIEW OF EVENTS Indicates That the Teutonic Alli Trying to Force an Early Deci Fearing Exhaustion. ‘Washington, Dec. 3—An _effort by the Germans to bring on a decisive en- gagement on the western front is sug- gested in the war department’s review of military operations for the wegk ending Decemiber 1, issued tonight by Secretary Baker. “The outstanding feature of the general military situation today,” says the review, “is to be found in the ever- increasing mobility of action of the forces engaged. “Static warfare is giving way to ac- tivity of movement. L “It seems that a decision is being sought by the enemy, who realizes that he cannot endure for a much, longer period the strainm of trench effort of the forces in order to invade Italy—a con- Other Fronts—No Details Have Been Received of the|centration of troops made possible by Proposed Russo-German Armistice—The Internal Sit- uation Remains Acute. —_— BExtremely hard fighting, with the Germans using great forces of in- ' fahtry in mass formation, is taking place along the southwestern and the southeastern sections of the Cambrai salient. In the region of Gonnelieu, La Vac- querie and southward to Vendhuile . and northward toward Masnieres bat- tles waged with great fierceness throughout Monday, but with the Ger- mans nowhere successful in_breaking the British front. At La Vacquerie they again succeeded in penetrating the village from which ihey were cjected previously, but a strong coun- ter-attack again turned the scales in favor of General Byng's forces who threw out the enemy, inflicting heavy : casualties on him. As in théir previous attacks the Ger- mdns uséd great masses of material, but the British forces everywhere met théir omslaughts stoically and at last accounfs were firmly holding their line at all points. Although the Germans in their of- fensive have been using men reckon- ed gt twenty divisions, the British have 'been abie here and there to re- some of the ground they lost in initial ‘dttack,” which was acliv- with a suddenness similar to that of - &'s big drive toward Cambrai. £ night they had zained the edge the village of Viilers- in and/drivén out the Germans La Vacquerie. They held this position until Monday mornins,. when they were . ™ to it ifip enemy only to take it Bin later in the day. Southwest of Bourlon jvillage, to the west of .Cam- , they -also hdve recovercd lost terrain. —_— bl Iat The German war office asserts that six thousand British have been made prisoner during their drive and that one hundred guns have Leen taken from them. A large number of the guns already have been recaptured. The four days’ battle is described as the most sanguinary. one that has taken. place since the days of Verdun and the first battle of Ypres. Artillery duels are in progress be- tween the French and the Germans north of the Chemin des Dames and in the Verdun sector. An attack by the Germans north of Flirey in the latter region was._entirely without re- sult, the Germans being driven back by ‘the French, suffering heavy cas- ualties and leaving prisoners behind them. Likewjse, on the Italian front the fighting is mostly by means of big guns, the duels being intense on the northern line in the hilly region be- tween the Brenta and Piavp rivers. No details have yet been received concerning the negotiations between e Germans and the Russians for an istice, although the German grand dquarters announces that an ar- ice already is in force on sections of the Russo-German front. In addi- tion to Austria-Hungary accepting the proposal of the Russians for a ces- sation of hostilities, Hulgaria also is tc open negotiations with Russia with the same ‘object in_view. Meanwhile the internal situation in Russia remains acute. Infantry and machine. gun..detachments- have been sent ngainst the general staff head- quarters at the front, where refusal met the Bolsheviki regime’s demand \at proper arrangements be made by the commander-in-chief with the Ger- mans for an armistice. TRIBUTE TO CONDUCT OF AMERICAN ENGINZERS Paid ‘in an Official Communication From the French Government. Whshington, Dec. 3.—High tribute to ghe gallant conduct of the Ameri- can: engineer corps in France, who wede in thé @erman encircling attack on ithe Brif attack near Cambrai is pajd in an éfficial communication trom the French sovernment received here tonight by cable. The communication follows: ! “We mpust remark upon the conduct of certaln of American soldiers, pio- neers ahd workmen on the military railroad in the sector of the German attack ‘west of Cambrai on ember 20. They exchanged their picks anc stovels for rifies and cartridges and fought with the English. lMany died thus ‘bravely, arms in hand, before the invader. All heiped to repuise the enemy. There is not a singie person who 8aw them at work who dees not render warm praise to the coolness, discipline and courage of these im- proyised combatants.” PROPOSES SUSPENSION OF MANUFACTURING PLANTS From Dec. 22 Until Jan. 7, to Relieve Railway Congestion. . Pittsburgh, Pa, Dec. 3.—Proposal that all manufacturing plants in the Cpuntry shut down for the period be- ginning at noon Saturday, December 22, 1917, and continuing until Monday, mary 7, 1918, has been made to Pittsbursh chamber of commerce. is sugzested that the suspension of MERIDEN SALOONKEEPER RELEASED ON $1,500 BOND Thomas A. Taylor to Await Trial on Charge of Manslaughter. AMeriden, Conn., Dec. 3.—Thomas A. Taylor, proprietor of the saloon in vhich Thomas Tighe met his death Thanksgiving afterncon as the result of a fall, was released from custody this afternoon under coroner’s bond industries would accomplish the fol- lowing results: Relieve railroad con- sestiod, relieve embarges that are re- nftdnt from railroad congestion, en- b the plants to clean up their mills and factories, prevent worse ship- Jing “conditions that will prevail dur- ing the winter season if relief is not soon afforded, and produce a general better and more satisfactory business condition. o R CAMERON RE-ELECTED MAYOR OF ROCKVILLE With Plurality of 20 Less Than He Received Two Years Ago. Rockville, Conn., Dec. 3.—Mayor John P. Cameron, republican was re-elected here today by a plurality of 66, which was 20 less than he received two years ago. The defeat of Frederick G. Har- tenstein, the democratic candidate, is attributed to a split in the Third ward, which gave him a plurality of 5 votes where it was thought he would have 100, City Clerk John M. Cheney, dem- rat, was re-elected, but all the other 3 went 'to the republicans. The common counc!l will be compg.al of ‘nine republicans and three demo- crats as at present.. TO ENLARGE CLASS AT THE NAVAL ACADEMY. £-c'y Daniels Recommends That Each Lieémber of Congress Appoint Five. Washington, Dec. 3.—Each member should be allowed to ap- it five midshipmen to the naval % - instead of three, Secretary suggested today in recom- to congress enlargement of g class. of po! o of $1500 to await trial on the charge of manslaughter. Coroner Mix of New Haven heard testimony this af- rnoon from nine witnesses who were in the saloon at the time of the acci- dent. At the conclusion of the hear- ing the coroner announced ihat it was a case of manslaughter and recom- mended that the prisoner be released in $1500 bonds. He had been hell at police headquarters since Saturday without bonds. GUARDIAN FOR MISS AVA ALICE MURIEL ASTOR Appointment Is Asked For in Peti- tion Filed by Her Uncle. New York, Dec. 3.—A petition for | e appointment of Langdon P. Mar- vin, as guardian of Miss Ava Alige Muriel Astor. 15-year-old_caughtar bf the late Colonel John Jacob was filed in the county court here to- day by Nicholas Biddle, one of three trustees of the $5.000,000 fund created Eyl LColonel Astor in his daushter's be- alf. The guardianship s nocesaitated | through applicatien of the trustees of | the estate of Henry Astor, Miss Astor's great uncle, for approval of their ac- counts, as she is one of her uncle’s prospective heirs. Miss Astor and | her mother are now in England. AN ARMISTICE WAS AGREED TO SATURDAY Between Ru: and Germany—Effec- tive Sunday at 10 p. m. Amsterdam, Dec. 3.—An armistice | was agreed to Saturday with the Rus- sian army, according to a Berlin des- patch. It was to begin at 19 -o’clock on the evening of Sunday, wgen hos- tilities were to be stopped and ar- rangements made concerning inter- course between the lines, troop move- ments in the trenches and works and air activity. Forty-eight hours’ no- tice was fixed for denunciation of the armistice, which covers the territory from the south bank of the Pripet to south of the Lipa. 500 AUTOS STOLEN BY AN ORGANIZED BAND In Indiana, Illincis and Ohio During the Last Two Years. Indianapolis, Tnd., Dec. 3.—Five hun- dred automobiles have heen _stolen and sold by a single organized band in Indiana, Illinois and Ohio during the last two years, Indianapolis de- tectives declared today. The disclos- ure followed the roundup of nine of the alleged gang of fourteen thieves or_“fences.” It was stated that fifty of the stolen cars have been recovered. Toronto Subscribes $400,000,000. Toronto, Dee. 3.—Toronto’s subscrip- tions to the Victory Loan will exceed |ty committee Wwhich co-operates-withi? Admiral Chester in carrying on thel $400,000,500, it was ‘announced at a mass meeting tonight. x the internal situation in Russia. This offensive was undertaken to crush the ftalians and compel them to sue for peace. No Nearer Their Real Object “Five weeks of desperate fighting has brought them no nearer their real objective in this theatre. “The Italian armies suffered serious reverses in the early stages of the bat+ tle. They were compelled to give way and for a time the military situation along the Italian front was serious. But the enemy had under-estimated the resisting power of the Italians and discounted the splendid morale which their forces would display when the full magnitude of the impending crisis was visualized. Propagandists Failed in Italy. “The hoped-for revolution in_ Italy, which had been fomented by German propagandists and which was an im- portant part of the German plan of in- vasion, failed to materialize. “The Italians, by a magnificent effort, reorganized their broken forces, rapid- 1y reformed their ranks and backed by the allies were able, single handed, to check the Austro-German invasion. “It would be futile to under-estimate the great loses. both of men and ma- terial. suffered by the Italians. These losses should serve to set forth , in bolder relief the heroic efforts of those elements of the Italian armies which were able to thwart the plans of the central empires.” “The closing of the Swiss frontier for two weeks may indicate that the enemy is transporting large forces, both men and guns, to the west. “The enemy is. const large contingents from the eastern the- atre. All good troops which can pos- sibly be spared are being despatched| to other zones of operations. et Further Offensives Anticipated. “So that. though the season is not propitious for engaging in military en- terprises on a large scale. yet. owing to the imperative necessity for a con- tinuance of this mobility, further of- fensives are to be anticipated. “On_the other hand, the ailies will give the enemy no respite and any of- fensive undertaken by the Germans will be promptly met by a coumter- stroke of great severity. “The battle of Cambrai _continues with sanguinary intensity. The enemy after the first onrush of the British, by bringing up fresh forces, has been able to boister up his weakened defens- es, which for a time imperilled the se- curity of the entire Hindenburg line. “IHowever, when the Germans had recovered from the first blow and were able to stand their ground, no further extensive gains of terrain by the British were to be anticipated. Conditions at Cambrai. “Hostile reaction has been extreme- Iy heavy and costly counter-attacks made by the enemy have enabled him to retake a certain area as well as occupy terrain southwest of the new salient. The British have the situa- tion well in hand and announce the re- pulsc of the enemy. who has been driven from the positions captured. “The situation along the Italian front is rapidly becoming normal. En- emy assault in the northern sector are subsiding. Allied co-operation has now been firmly established, in a measure reviving the Italians. In Palestine theatre of operations the rapid advance of the British on Jerusa- lem after the fall of Jaffa. has been temporarily retarded. The activity of the Turkish forces has considerably in- creased and the necessity of bringing up further reinforcements and material has caused delay in the offensive oper- ations. MEXICAN OUTLAWS FIRE ON U. S. CAVALRY PATROLS Private Keist Was Wounded—Twelve | of the Bandits Were Killed. Indio,. Texas, Dec.. 3.-—Mexican out- laws opened fire on onme of the Amer- ican cavalry patrols five miles from here late today, wounding Private Keist in_the leg. The American troops stationed here Jimmediately crossed the river into Mexico, opened fire on the litle settlement of shacks and kill- ed twelve of the bandits, including Felipe Romero and Rafael Venasla- do. The shacks where the outlaws sought shelter were burned after the occupants had been driven out. Reinforcements consisting of a battalion of mobile infantry and mo- torcycle machine gun troop = equip- ment with machine guns reached here and tonight are prepared for action suou'd the bandits reassemble and at- :;-mpt to resume the firing across the ne. $10,000 FOR THE YALE NAVAL TRAINING OUTFIT Been Donated by Payne Whitney of New York City. New Haven, Conn, Dec, 3—Payne ‘Whitney, of New York city, has sent] a check for $10,000 towards the ex- pense of the Yale naval training unit, for which a fund of $25.000 is being raised, it was announced at university headquarters tonight. Mr. Whitney.| was graduated at Yale in 1898. The unit s under the tutelage of Rear Ad- miral Colby M. Chester, T. S. N., and now has 248 undergraduates enrolled for atic instruction. Profes< soriMather ‘A. Abbott heads the facul. training. ntly detaching |4om. AND ORDINARY EXPENSES If President’s Not Call for Declarations of War on Germany’s Al gress Will Advocate Such Action. | s, Members of Con- Washington, Dec. 3.—Gongress Is ready to take up again its part in the prosecution of the war. The second session of the sixty-fifth congress be- gan today at noon with brief routine sessions marked by the receipt of ap- propriation estimates for next year’'s |war and ordinary expenses aggregat- {918 the vast sum of $13,500,000,000. Joint Session at 12.30. Tomorrow the senate and house will meet in joiot session at 12.30 p. m. to hear President Wilson deliver his an- nual address. Guidanve of the presi- dent in the work ahead is awaited by tacit agreement. Congressional lead- ers tonight admitted that his recom- mendations, awaited with profound in- terest by the world, virtually would outline the session’'s programme. Speculation as to the nature of the president’s address centers largely up- on the question whether he will recom- mend declarations of war by the Unit- ed States against Germany's allies. General belief is that he will not. at least for the present, and that_ con- gress will follow his desires. Senti- ment for such action is widespread, however, and _individaal probably will introduce war resolu- tions. One or two senators were pre- pared today to offer ruch resolutions hut were prevailed upon to withhold them. A Spirit of Confidence. A spirit of confidence apparently pervades congress. Returning mem- bers exchanged views with declara- tions of increased determination to lend every aid in vigorous conduct of the war. The leaders predicted that legislation would be confined larzely to war measures, as the president is understood to desire. - Senator Mar- tin, democratic leader ip the senate. said there would be little time for other than war problems and Repre- sentative Kitchin, the house floor leader, announced after informal con- ferences with colleagues, that he was disposed to favor the plan ‘The un- derstanding, is that the first few weeks members, Estimates for Year |Receipts $13,500,000,0001st.57,185,0 00,000 IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR WAR | HUGE SUM REACHED THE UNITED STATES TREASURY SENT TO CONGRESS FROM ALL ITS SOURCES Message Today Does|Only $467,000,000 Came From Ordinary Revenues—Disbursements Since July 1 Have Been $5807,000,000—$2,279,- 000,000 Paid to Allies. ‘Washington, Dec. 3.—Funds reaching the treasury foday raised the total re- ceipts during the present fiscal year, or since July 1st, to the huge sum of $7,185,000,000. Of this only $467,000,080 came from the ordinary sources of rev- enue, nearly all the balance being de- rived from the sale of Liberty bouds or certificates of indebtednes: From Second Liberty Loan. Receipts from the second Libezty loan -have been $2,734,000,000, or about 70 per cent. of the $3,808,000,000 total, although onl. 0 per cent. was due, and additional large receipts are still reaching the treasury daily. The balance of $1,074,000,000 is due in two payments of 40 per cent. each, Dec. 14 and Jan. 14. Nearly $500,000,000 of the Liberty loan receipts since Nov. 15 are believed to be in certificates Disbursements $5,807,000,000. Disbursements since July 1 have been $5,807,000,000, of which $1,831,000,- 000 was ordinary government expense, mainly for the war; $2,297,00,000 con- stituted actual payments to the allies on credits previously authorized and $1,656,000,000 was for redemption of certificates of indebtedness issued in anticipation of receipts from the sec- ond Liberty loan. TO INCREASE STREET CAR FARE IN CLEVELAND. Four Cent Cash Rate—Three Tickets for a Dime and Penny Transfer. Cleveland, O. Dec. 3. — President John J. Stanley of-the Cleveland Rail- Wway company announced tdday that street car fare in Cleveland will be increased Saturday, Dec. 15, to a four cent cash rate, three tickets for a dime and penny transfer, with refund. The railway company had previously decid- ed to increase the present three cent fare to three tickets for a d effect- ive Jan. 1, 1918, because the interest fund had dropped-to $301,092 on Oct. 31. - Provisions in the Tayler grant, un- of the session, unti! aftor the holidays !'der which the lines are operated, has recess at least, will be open to gen- eral legislation. The houge tudicis e m oTipW and as c*isideration’ of na- tional prohibition and weman. matters was postponed at the Jast ses. wion oA the 4. 0f actiort’ at this ses. sion, " the disposition of manv of the committeemen ir to vote on them now, | which one way or the other. A War Time Aspect. A war time aspect was given to- day’s sessions by the presance of many uniformed men among spectators in the: crowded gallaries, and of women busily plying knitting needles during the opening ceremonies. Senate proceedings were unusuall brief. After adoption of routine res. olutions, the senate adiourned out of respect to the late Senator Hutsling of Wisconsin. The house remained in session until the joint committee appointed to notify President Wilson of the return of congress reported, and then passed the resolution for tomor- row’s joint session. _The usual crop of bills, resolutions and petitions was received in the house, ircluding a res- olution by Representative Martin of Louisiana - provosing _+congressional investization of the suear shortage. Representative John J. Fitzgerald. of Brooklvn. N. Y., chairman of the im- portant house anpropriations commit- tee. prominent democratic leader and a member of congress of eight years’ service, announced late today his in- tention’ to resiem, effective December 31, to resume the practice of law. His successor to head tha anpropriations committee probablv will be Represen- tative Swager Sherlev of Louisville, Ky.. ranking democratic committee- man. Little business this week is planned bv senate and house leaders as the leaders and committee chairmen want an opnortunity to confer and discuss procedure. A B B ol GERMANS DRIVEN OUT Official Announcement Has Been Made frem London. 3_"East Africa has London, De: cleared of the enemy.” been completel This official announcement was mad tomight. German East Africa. which has a coastline of abont 620 miles and an | estimated area of 384 000 square miles was attacked by the British forces in- {c:udint South African troops. under General Jan Christian Smuts from the north. and by Eelgain and Portuguese troops from the south and west. T campaign began early in 191; LOWER BRICES ARE PREDICTED 3Y HOOVER Milk and Other Commodi 15th. New York, Dec. 3.—Lower prices in For Meat, ties by Janu: a result of the enormous cr: Which it ie expected Wiit be distribut- ed throngh the country b January 15. was forecasted by Fedoral Food Ad: m-nistraior Hoover in n statement to- night. He declared that this extra- OF EAST AFRICA. | he | tion_board do not agree, meat, miljk and other commodities as{ ¢ $300,000 as the point to which the it terest fund could drop without auto- dicjary committee meets! matically wiping out the three cent fare clause. IDENT ENDCRSES WAR 3 ‘WORK OF SALVATION ARMY ng $1,000,000 to Build Hutments in France. New York, Dec. 3.—President Wilson has endorsed the war work activities of the Salvation Army, which is con- ducting a campaign to raise $1,000,000 to buiid hutments for the purpose of welfare work among American soldiers in France, it was announced here to- day. In a letter to Mjss Evangeline Booth, the president wrote: “l am_ much interesied to hear of the campaign the Salvation Army has undertaken for money to sustain its war sctivities, and want to take the opportunity to expresss my admira- tion for the work that it has done and my sincere hope that it may be fully sustained.” BROWN GRADUATES IN ACTIVE WAR WORK. 263 in Naval or Military Service and 158 in Civilian Branches. Boston, Dec. 3.—Brown university has 253 graduates in active naval or military services and 158 others in civilian branches of war work, Presi- dent William H. P.’Faunce told mem- bers of the Boston alumni of the uni- versity in a luncheon address here to- day. These figures, records committee, sraduated in 1916 or previously. New names are being added to the roll Of the 253, President Faunce hold commissions in the army compiled by the war include only men TROLLEYMEN'S STRIKE AT + WATERBURY AVERTED Arbitration Board to Decide on Rein- statement of Motorman. ‘Waterbury, Conn., Dec. 3.—An arbi- tration board of two men will decide e |on the reinstatement of Motorman Ar- cnie L. Merner, whose action in run- ning his car into the barn against or- Gers was in .danger of precipitating a strike, according to the unanimous vote of the trolleymen’s union here tonight: General Manazer H. K. Pun- derford of the Connecticut Company had already agreed to these terms. In case the two members of the arbitra- a third will be chosen by lot. The strike is Gefi- ritely averted. - SEVEN MORE PLEADED GUILTY OF SMUGGLING Rubber, Precious Stones and Medicine Between U. S. and Germany. New York, Deec. 3.—Seven smugglers rubber, precious stones, chemicals, op Of corfl| medicines and jewelers’ saws in illegal commerce between Germany and the United States pleaded guiity in the federal court in Brooklyn today and will be sentenced on Friday. Three others already had made the same plea ordinary crop is “the ccrtain ‘economic|ang five more are yet to be tried. remedy for high prices. MiILLION DOLLAR FIRE ON EBROOKLYN WATERFRON' Four Large Buildings at the Rep: Plant Destroyed. New York, Dec. 3.—Four large build- 1ngs at the Morse Dryvdock-and Repair| 7 hat of company on the South T'rooklyn water. destroved iy- fire to: front 3 estimated loss . of $1, with" &d States soldiers on duty at the declared that t started -suddem- in’ the carpenter shop, where:hun. dreds of quickly spreaa s other Morss | ¢5.000,060 t| ,000, | S The orgin.-of the fite is unknown. Unit- | en hailf plant | of' Gramt- men were working i then|The estate A majority of the defendants, who were arrested last September. were sailors on Belgian relief steamshipd. Onme, Lewis Tink. who pleaded guilty today. was proprietor of a sailors’ b ‘house. b WILL ON. HALF SHEET OF NOTE PAPER Grant B. Schley, a Financier, of Somerville, N. J. e N.o T, s S @a-Sheet of note ‘paper, the will 'Schley, a financier, dis- s of-an estats. valued at more $5,200,000,- was filed’ here today. is * apportioned equally childnem - ol Condensed Telegrams Secretary Daniels appealed for more knitted goods. The pay of German privates will be raised one-third. Brazilian aviators will join the Al- Hes’ air forces soon. Cabarets must pay twenty per cent war tax on all receipts. | A consignment of 2,000 tons of sugar arrived in Sweden from Germany. Coal thieves in New York are work- ing as systematically as jewel thieves. Grocers in Washington, D. C.,, have issued 20,000 sugar cards to their cus- tomers. Secrotary of War Baker deplores students leaving school except when drafted. Six brigadier-generais of the na- tional army were promoted to major- generals. French aviation experts perfocted a ten-cylinder motor to produce a hun- dred horse power. Secretary Daniels declares that New- port is still- an “unwholesome moral place” for navy men. Bags and rope for general purposes made of spun paper have been man- ufactured in Sweden. Vice Admiral Sims sent home two important naval officers because of proved imcompetenc: Federal Judge Westenhaver sen- tenced 11 draft dodgers to six months in prison in Cleveland. Marshal McCarty in a raid in New Rochelle, accused six saloon keepers of selling liquor to soldiers. The entire Chilean press joined in editorial rejoicing over the acquittal of Mrs. Blanca de Saulles. The Red Cross War Council pointed Robert P. Perkins, York, commissioner to Italy. Singapore motion picture theatres have cheaper seats “behind the screens” for poorer class natives. ap- of New Lieutenants of second class will wear a gold bar on their shoulders, to dis- tinguish them from enlisted men. The Commissioner of Internal Reve- nue reports that the incomes of 206 persons in the United States exceed $1,000 000. One German was arrested on the New York waterfront at West Street and four in Newark. All were sent to Ellis Island. Tons and tons of mail have arrivet at Camp Mills for the men. Much confusion was caused by mail being misdirected. At Norfolk 20 negroes, one of them carrying a lifebelt full of whiskey, were arrested on the charge of im- porting liquor. Men who fail to register for the draft will be listed at the top of the list, thus making them liable for im- mediate call to servic: Postmaster Patten urges that all the charity and other Christmas stamps be used. Do not stick them on the ad- dress side of the letter. The latest specimen of German kul- tur is a toy balloon impregnated with deadly germs. which the Teutons are floating over the Allied trenches. Wives, daughters, sisters and all ‘women members of alien enemy fam- ilies are being watched by Federal of- ficers and secret service agent. Gas practice begins at Camp Upton today. Men will learn how to protect themselves against the poisonous fumes by using the American masks. The life saving corps of the city of Rheims. France. has sent to the Mayor of Chicago a medal in token of grati- ture for adopting the French city. The Philadelphia Orchestra Associ- ation dispensed with the services of eight German and Austrian players who held first papers of citizenship. The kings of Norway, Sweden and Denmark at Christiania declared there will be harmony among the three countries no matter how long the war lasts. The Prussian army now poses as guardians of art. claiming that art ex- perts accompanied the army and stored in places of safety many Ttalian works of art. The opening of a new railroad to provide an outlet for the product has led to the dynamiting of one of Switzerland’s famous glaciers, and the marketing of the ice. Preparations for a raid on hotels in New York city are being completed by Federal officers. A charge . of selling liquor in disguised form to soldiers and sailors is being made. The International Mercantile Marine Company declared a cash dividend of $10 a share on the preferred stock against accumulated unpaid dividends on that issue of 82 per cent. The _chefs of the hotels and clubs of New York, members of the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique, voted against holding their fifty-first expo- sition, owing to war conditions. The Board of Education —of New York announced it had coal enough to last through March. It will be un- necessary, therefore, to close the schools through January and Febru- ary. _Representative Fitzgerald of N. Y., chairman of the house appropriations committee announced last night his resignation from congress to take ef- fect December 31. He will resume his law practice. Recruiting for the. United States army at Hartford yesterday showed record figures when 36 men were ac- ccpted. Most of the applicants desired service in the aviation branch of the E. Bishop Grandin, 77, prominently identified with oil and lumber inter- ests, died at his home at Washington from pneumonia. The body will be sent to his birthplace in Pernsyivania for burial New London’s K. of C. Fund $11,602. New London, Conn., Dec. 3—Knights of Columbus teams that - started a week ago to raise $10,000 for the na- tional war work fund finished tonight with:a_tats Imports, Exports For Ten Months EXPORTS FOR THAT PERIOD TO- TALLED $5,149,000,000 IMPORTS $2,504,000,000 Outflow of Commerce Shows an in- e of $706,000,000 Over Similar Period in 1916, While the Inflow Was Greater by $494,000,000. cre; ‘Washington, Dec. 3.-—Cctober ports of $542,000,000 reported today the bureau of foreign and dome: commerce, brought the total for ten months to $5,149,000,000, an crease of $706,000,000 over the corre ponding period in 19 The October figures exceeded those for September by $86,000,000. Decrease of Imports. Imports of $221,000000 in showed a decrease compared with the preceding mo: but the ten months' total of 000,000 exceeded those of the firs months of 1916 by $494,000,000 decrease for October was exceeded the fact that 76 per cent. of the ports for that month twere duty Gold Exports Restricted. Government restrictions resulted in a large decrease in the exports of gold in October, the total being $11.- 000000 against $31,000,000 in Septem- ber. Gold imports for the month wera $4,000,000, approximately the same as in' Saptember, being exceeded by the fact that the allies ure making the bulk of their purchases here with the credits advanced by the United States thus making unnecessary the shipment of gold in payments. Gold and Silver. Gold exports for the ten months this yvear totalled $360,000,000 as against $101.000,000 for the same period in 1916, while gold imports in 1917 were $532,000,000 against $480,000,000 during the first ten months of last vear. Silver imports amounted to $5,000,- 000 in October and to $38,000,000 for the ten months, while th, ports of silver were valued at $7,000,000 for the single month and at $69,000,000 for the ten month period. October of $15.000,000 free OPENING OF TROLLEY FARE HEARING IN HARTFORD. Hartford, Conn. ing tatements been made on Hartford's plea that the Connecticut company bé compelled to grant a.five cent fare on trolleys opérating within the city's fare limits before the public utilities commission here today, the bearing was adjourned until Dec, 10. Corporation Counsel Francis W. Cole opened the argument against the pre- vailing six cent rate and affirmed that the city should be treated as a sep- arate system and fares based upon in- come derived within it, and not.be compelled to make up deficits accruing through business at other points. J. F. Berry, representing the Con- necticut company, declared that the corporation should not be considered as composed of individual units but as a whole when rates of fare were brofight in question. He argued that at five cents none of its lines could be maintained profitably. Dr. Thomas ConW% economics at the finance at the University of Pennsyl- vania, called by the Connecticut com- pany, occupied most of the afternoon, giving statistics to show that at the vresent cost of labor, rolling stock, re- placements and like necessities no trol- ley lines in the east could be conduct- ed efficiently at a five cent fare. Alderman Schwolsky, chairman of the aldermanic committee which pass- ed upon the citizens' appeal for re- duced rates, said that at the hearing the road was criticized for the poor service and .that the company officials had said that they did not know Wwhether the Hartford lines were on a paying basis. : 3.—After open- Jr., professor of “CAPTIVE” BALLOON ADRIFT WITH TWO OFFICERS. An Airplane Crashed Into It and Broke the Cable at Fort Sill, Okla. _Fort Sill, Okla., Dec. 3.—A captive talloon used for observation purposes Lere escaped today when an airplape crashed into the cable anchoring it, cutting the cable dnd releasing the balloon. It is said two officers were in the observation basket Airplanes went up immediately and when last seen the balloon was travel- ing eastward at a high rrate of speed, encircled by a group of airplanes. Landed at Rush Springs. Lawton, Okla.,, Dec. 3.—The balloon reported a runaway from the signal department at Fort Sill today w: irought to the ground in safety to- right by the officers in it at Rush Springs, Okla, a distance of about thirty miles from Fort Sill. Neither of the two army officers, or the bal- lcon was injured. SEC’Y DANIELS CRITICIZED BY MAYOR OF NEWPORT For Declaring That Moral Conditions at the Naval Base Are Bad. Newport, R. I, Dec. 3.—Mayor Clark Durdick, at a public meeting tonight, criticized Secretary Daniels for “spreading broadcast” a repoft that mcral conditions at this naval base were bad. Declaring that Newport was a fit place to train young men for the navy he said that the police had cleaned up the city, although his letters to the navy department offering the city’s co- operating in remedying conditions had received no attention. DEMAND FOR WAR STAMPS EXCEEDED THE SUPPLY in Many Cit Throughout the Coun- try on Gpening Day of Campaign. Washington, Dec. 3.—Demand for war saving stamps exceeded the avail- able supply in many cities through- out the city today at the opening of the campaign by which the govern- ment. expects to raise $2.900,000,000 before January i, 1919. Reports to the treasury told of postoffices be- sieged by thousand of purchasers who Wi 1m lme