Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 6, 1917, Page 1

POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1917 TEN PAG ES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS GERMANS MASSING ~TROOPS AT CAMBRIA With the Object of Recapturing Important Positions_ Recently Taken by the British BRITISH TROOPS CONFIDENT LINE WILL HOLD Italians, Reinforced by British and French Troops, Are Ready for Any Attempt the Austro-Germans May Make to En- ter the Venetian Plains—Somewhere in Mesopotamia the British and Russian Troops Have Carried Out a Successful Operation Against the Turks—A British Of- ficial Denies That Ruania Has Proposed to Enter Into » Negotiations for an Armistice. While for ths moment there are infantry operations of great magni tude in progress on any of the numer- ous battle fronts, indications aré not wanting that shortly the Cambrai se tor in France and the northern line in the Italian theatre will again Wwit- ness Titanic struggles, with the Ger- mans and Austro-Hungarians the ag- Already the Germans in the Cai- brai region have brought up fresh rc- inforcements with the objcct of blot- ting out the salient driven into the line by General Byng's intrepid das a small portion of which they have ri conquered, but at a fearful price. In Italy, along the Sctte Comuni and ihe Asizgo plateau, enemy guns Of calibres have opened fire on Ttalian pasitions and several hill posi tions have been captured in small at- tacks. Both before Cambral and in the Italian region the ailied armics are awalting with complacency the en- emy’s assauits. While near Cambrai it is concedcl that the British wil! be forced, by rec- son of the dangerous salient held oy the. enemy ‘in their line, to somecwhat straighten out their front. optimism is expressed that on the whole Ger- eral Byns's forces will be able to give a good accounting for any attacks the enemy may launch. Likewise, the menace of a dash by the Austro-Germans down through the hills and out upon the plains of Venetia has been provided for, so far as the reinforcement of the Italians by the British and French troops and the bringing up of fresh guns is conceini- ed. If Field Marshal Von Hoetzendorf, commander of the enemy troups, should be able to breach the line and gain his objective, it will be only after one of the most sanguinary encoun- ters of the war. In Mesopotamia the British and Russian troops have carrieq out a successful operation against the Turks, but just where has not been stated. This has significance inasmuch as it is the first report of the fighurg of the Russians with the British in this region since they formed a con- junction after the British capturad Bagdad. ‘Although British _ official an- nouncement characterizes as a “shameful statement” thereports from Berlin and Vienna that Rumania has proposed to enter into negotiatious for an armistics with the TeutoLic allies, both Berlin and Vienna reiter- ate that negotiations are in progress. EVIDENCE AGAINST / MISS HARRIET] VARNEY 5 tie Morning of Junc 12, Dedham, Mass, Dec. 5.—Evidgnce jo- show that Miss Harriet Varney, on trial for the murder of Mrs. Paulinc liynu, was twice seen near the Keyes h¥me in Brookliné on the morning of June 12, seven days before the shooting of Mrs. Keyes, was pro- ducéd by the prosecution today. the first -occasion, according to the witness, Mrs. Adelaide M.. Rogers, a neighbor, the defendant was listen- ing at the ng tube running to m.&ay— partment. An hour and a 1at the witness continued, she Saw the same woman pacing back and- forth in the staeet opposite the a) nt house. Mrs. _Rogers was positive identification of Miss Varney. in her CHESHIRE MAN BURNED BY GAS. EXPLOSION i R Lighted Match e in Contact With Leak in Gas Main. Chéshire, Conn., Dec. 5.—Burned by ah explosion of gas_ and then overéome by its fimes, William Bal- n::d! this town is lying in a serious condition in, the Meriden City hospi-, tal tonight. / He lighted a match in & living roomi of his home and was knocked down by the resulting blow- up. A ledk in a gas main was the cause. . The house was set afire but the damage was slight. Prompt aid by meighbors is hoped to have saved the man’s life. DUAL MONARCHY READY TO CONCLUDE A PEACE But Will Continue Fighting to Preveut Its Dismemberment. Al -dam, Dec. 5.—A despatch re- cetv here from Vienna quotes Em:- peror Charles of Austria-Hungary as say] in an address to an Austro- Ge! delegation that the dual mor- archy is ready at any time to conclude = se that would guarantee the in- tegrity of themonarchy. He added, however, that his country would not ccase fighting until its enemies rc- nounced tReir intentions of dismem- bering it . *“The glorious successes of our vic- torious armies and tfe daring of our fleet,” sald Emperor Charles, “fill us with patriotic pride. After a glorious defense; of our positions, we are now, as before, ready at any time te con- clude an honorable peace which guar- rntees the. existence and integrity of the monarchy. . SALE OF THRIFT AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS By New York Banks and Trust Com- panies Amounted to $340,250. New York, Dec. 5.—Thrift and war savings stamps amountiffg to $340,250 aiready have been sold by banks and trust companies of this city, according to reports received today by Director Frederic W. Allen. In addition, sev- eral hundred thousand dollars’ worth ve been sold by the postoffices, it i sald. Two thousand letter car- -rs each carried a $25 allotment of ihe savings stamps and made a house . house canvass today. G : e 1 RESYDENT AND MS.RRS. WILSON XMAS SHOPPING. Yalk¢d Through the Crowded Busi- S _mesg Strects of Washington. washi bec. . ington, Dec. 5.—The president and Mrs. Wilson went Christmas shop- “hiz_ affernoon. They walked the crowded streets of the business section for nearly w& /and stopped in various 85 g PROHIBITION AND SUFFRAGE IN HOUSL Amendment Bills. Washington, Dec. 5.—An informaul understanding for a vote in the housc on nation-wide woman suffrage and nation-wide prohibition constitutional amendment bilis on Dec. 19 and =0, respectively, was reached today be- tween house leaders. Most of the members of both houses | are in accord with the president’s ae-{ sire that congress concentrate its ei- forts during this session upon war ieg- islation, but in the house particulariy there is an insistent.demand for a. tion upon some general domestic measures, including the prohibition and suffrage amendments, before the Christmas holiday recess. The house judiciary committee meets next Tuesday to vote on_both resolutions and is expected to report them promptly. Cabled Paragraphs ‘War Has Cost Austria $43,000,000,000. Amsterdam, Dec. 5.—Count Czernin, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minis- ter, in discussing the budget with an Austrian delegation, said the cost of the war during the past three years has been 43,000,000,,000, a Vienna despatch today states. Airplanes Brought Down. Paris, Dec. 5.—Eight German air- planes were brought down on Monday by French aviators, the war office an- nounces. Active artillery fighting is in progress on the Verdun front east of Eight German -|the Meuse. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD INCREASES DISCOUNT RATE Approves an Advance of About 1-2 Per Cent. for Most of the 12 Re- serve Banks. Washington, Dec. 5.—To discourage inflation and promote sound business conditions, the federal reserve board has approved a general increase in discount rates of about 1-2 per cent. for most of the 12 federal reserys tanks. On 15-day paper, including member banks’ collateral notes, the new, rates are 4 per cent. for all banks except at Now York, where it is 3 per cent. For | 15 to #0-day paper, the new rates are 4 1-2 per cent. for all banks except Netv York, which is 4 per cent. and Chicago and Minneapolis, which ate 5 per cent. Rates on this paper nave ranged between 4 and 4 1-2 per cent. For agricultural and livestock paper over 90 days the new rates are 5 Der cent. except for Richmond, Va.. which is 4 1-2, and Chicago, St. Louis, Min- neapolis and San Francisco, which are 5 1-2 per cent. Trade acceptances, one to 60 days, now bear 4 per cent. except at New York, where it is 3 per cent.; Chicagp, Dallas and San Francisco. which are 3 1-2 per cent. The former general rate was 3 1-2 per cent. For 60 to 90 'days’ acceptances the new rate is 4 per_cent. except for New York, which is 3 1-2 per cent. EXCITING EPISODE Ol THE CAMBRAI When American and Canadian Engi- neers Were Rescued From Germans. With the British Army in France, Tuesday, Dec. 4—(By the Associated Press). The best of many exciting episodes related in connection with the Cambrai fishting front was that i fifty American and Cana- dian engineers, together with some Lritish fighting troops. ‘These men were cut off in the German turning movement near Gouzeaucourt and were taken prison A German escort of twenty soldiers cr more started with them along the road leading from Gouzeancourt to Cambrai. As they were proceeding _ disconsolately to- rds the zone of the German prison cages they came upon a small bedy of British troops who had also been cut_off from. their comrades and were wandering about. _The _Brij : charged Cy The _Germans tried to drive their captives off t wards La Vacauerie, but the prisoners hurled themselves upon ti:eir guards and straggled barehanded until the Tommies arrived and disposed of the Germans. The encincers and their comrades took the German rifles, and worked their way back with their res- cuers until they wcre able to reach a point where they could join the Brit- ish line. FRONT AMERICAN TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYED A U-BOAT Crew of Belgian Vessel Tells of Fight Which Apparently Was Reported Be- fore. An Atlantic Port, December 5.—How ar American torpedo-boat destroyver dealt successfully with a German sub marine off the Irish coast on Novem- DEBATING AS A COLLEGE SPORT TO BEGIN AT Y. Each Ready to Toe the Scratch. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 5.—De- bating as a college sport will begin at Yale tomorrow night. In re- sponse to posters 'placed about the camppus last week inviting all mem- bers of the university to “line up for the great indoor sport of debating,” sixteen “teams” of two speakers each will be ready to toe the scratch. The winning “eight” will then be matched and so on according to. golf elimina- tors, that he had tion until the runners-up face the victors in the final foursome. The series is ekpected to take up the| nights of about two weeks. The sub- ject for the first go is: - “Resolved, That the draft age should be lowered| to include men of 18 years of age.' —_— TWO AMERICAN AVIATORS IN FLIGHT 650 MILES AT SEA ‘Were Scouting When They Lost Thei Compass and Bearings. An Atlantic Port, Deec. 5.—Two American aviators who had lost their compass and their bearings during a flight in search of submarines from a station somewhere in Europe were en- countered at sea 650 miles off the Irish coast by a steamship which arrived here today. The flyers started on the return trip to their station after being supplied with provision and a new compass. A mnum_;s FRUIT CAKE FIVE FEET IN DIAMETER Mgde in Kitchen of Waldorf-Astoria for Soldiers in France. ‘New York, Dec. 5.—A Christmas fruit cake four feet in diameter, one foot high and weighing 360 pounds was completedin the Kkitchen of the ‘Waldorf-Astoria_hotel here today aad will be sent to France as part of the dessert for the Christmas day dinner to be served by the Y. M. C. A. to American soldiers and sailors in Paris. GERMAN BUTCHER BOY Officials Discovered He Was an Expert Telegrapher and Map Maker. ] New York, Dec. 5.—Although he was a_German subject, Eric Hoecker, a butcher boy, possessed an air of such | profound stupidity that he was per- mitted to call daily at Fort Totten in his_rounds. Today he was interned .on Ellis Ivl- and after army intelligence officers discovered, aftor a search of his quar- i important papcrs améng his effects and that he was an ' expert telographer and map maker. ber 17 was told by the crew of a Bel- gian freisht steamship, which arrived here today. Presumably, the incident is the same one reported in an Asso- ciated Press dispatch from the base cf the American flotilla in British wa- ters on Nov. 26. v The Belgian ship, members of the crew said, was being convoyed by war vessels. Forty-five minutes after they left an Irish port a U-boat appeared unexpectedly. ~ An American destroyer dashed straignt toward it, and the submarine dived. As it passed over the spot where the Utboat had gone down, the destroyer dropped u depth bomb. Apparentiv_the explosive was effective, as the U-boat presently came to the surface and the crew came out on deck and raised their arms in sur- render. When the Belgian ship and _the other convoying vessels cortinued on their vovage they left the destroyer aiongside of the U-boat, apparently taking the Germans aboard. TRADE BLACKLIST IS EREATING A STIR It' is” Said to Duplicate Part of the! British Bill. \ New York, Dec. .5—Publication of the first American trade blacklist, that for South America, containing approx- imately 1,700 names of firms and cor- porations suspected of having Ger- man connections or sympathies, cre- ated a stir today among New York merchants. In some well informed quarters it came as no sufprise. bt in other places it had a disturbing effect. Six months ago, it is known, President Wilson and Secretary Lan- sing declared that the United States would never have a blacklist. It is therefore regarded today as intensely significant. and as showing the in- finite _complexities of the war. that the United States government. like Great Britain, has been forced to adopt under the terms of the trading- with-the-enemy act measures for the convenience and protection of business and military interests of this country. The South. American blacklist, by more than 50 per cent., Quplicates the names of Latin-American firms given in the British blacklist. The entire British list, for all countri cludes 6,000 or more names. RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES OF THE STATE FOR YEAR Figures Given Out by State Treasurer F. S. Chamberlain. Hartford, Conn, 5.—State Treusurer: F. S. Cl berlain gave out today the figures of the receipts and expemses of the state and the total amount of expenditures for the fiscal vear ending Sept, 80, 1917. The re- ceipts amounted to $15386,999,98, and the expenditures to $1 3,11&", ‘The amount of bonds pal th%tyur was $416.00¢. .The. debt at the end of the 535,100, and the net | i |NationalUnification|Solons Respond of the Hgilruads RECOMMENDED BY INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. IN REPORT TO CONGRESS Either by Government Operation or by Suspension for the War of Anti- Trust and Anti-Pooling Laws—Im- mediate Action is Advocated. Washington, Dec. 5.—Immediate ac- tion to effect national unification cf the railroads, either by government operation or by suspension for the war of anti-trust and anti-pooling laws, a federal loan and regulation of security issues to permit more effective voluntary co-operation, was recomn- mended today by the interstate comn- merce commission in a special report to congress. Separate Report to Be Submitted. Neither plan was specifically en- dorsed, but an implication that tle majority believed the railroads migut successfully work out their own uni- fication prompted Commissioner Mc- Chord to submit a separate report eu phatically urging government control and saying “the strong arm of govern- ment authority is essential if the transportation situation is to be radi- cally improved.” Any voluntary pocl- ing plan would fail to meet war exi- gencies, he declared, because of the unavoidable influence of selfishness among roads. 7 There was no disagreement as to the proposition that competition among railroads must be diminished, if not altogether eliminated, to prevent a se- rious breakdown of transportation f:- cilities under the war’s strain. Increase in Rates Inadequate. The railroads’ own proposed solu- tion for the difficulties—an increase rates in order to attract capital—was characterize: entirely inadequute by the commission. Even with more funds, the report said, the shortage of equipment could not be remedled ma- terially because of the inability of m- dustries tos manufacture it. Doubt also was expressed whether sufficicit capital would be attracted in view of the flotation of such enormous quanti- ties of government war securities. No Duplication of Routes. These considerations led the com- mission to what it considered an in- evitable conclusion that a high state of officiency could be maintained for the railroads only by thorough co- operation, elimination of duplicatipn of routes and other elements of ex- pense and energy, and_elimination of the economic waste which comes from ‘competition. This would ' meain, it Ifi 133 15' policies under which ilre h&ve been developed. Governiient Loan. A big goyernment loan to railroads has been discussad among high offi- cials for some time and President Wil- son is known to have given considera- tion to such suggestions even before President Rea of the Pennsyivania railroad advocated the plan on the witness stand before the interstate commerce commission in the 15 per cent. rate hearing several weeks asc. Agthority to Operate. Authority to operate railroads was en, the president in the followlng section of the military appropriation act last year: “The president, in time of war, is empowered, through the secretary of war, to take possession and assume control of any system or systems of transportation, or any part thercof, agd to utilize the same, to the exciu- sion as far as may be necessary, cf all other traffic thereon, for the tran-- fer or transportation of troops, war material and equipment, or’ for such other purposes connected with t he emcrgency as map be needful or de- sirable.” EIGHT MEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION NEAR PITTSBURGH Two Are Missing, 25 Injured at Plast of Aetna Chemical Co. Pittsburgh,” Pa., Dec. 5.—Eight men killed, two are missing, and more thon 25 were injured, mdny of them seri- ously, late today by an explosion_that wreck.d the “T. N: T.” plant of the Aectna Chemical company at Heidel- burg, ‘a suburb. The explosion did damage estimated at $250,000 to che plant and shattéred windows in fac- tories and homes for a radius of neur- ly two miles. -All of-the dead and in- Jjured are employes of the company. The cause of the explosion has not been determined. It occurred in tne drying department in one of the eight 48,000 gallon tanks in which Trini- trotoloul, a powerful explosive,.was being boiled. . Many of -those injured - owe _their lives to prompt medical aid which was summoned by Grace Lyons, a . tele- phohe’ operator, who stayed at hcr switchboard in the rear the the wreck- ed plant and telephoned hospitals and physicians. ‘The bodies of five of the wofkmen killed have been identified. J INCREASE OF DEATHS IN NATIONAL ARMY 164 Deaths Among the Guardsmen and 79 Among Drafted Men. P Washington, Dec. — Although health conditions generally in the na- tional army and national guard en. campments showed improvement dur- ing the week' ending Nov., 30, the number of deaths materially in- creased. o - The report of the division of field sanitation, made public today, shows that there ere 164 deaths among the gua n as compared with 97 the previous week, and 79 among the draft men as against 60 the preceding week.. . ¥ v One huridred and thirty-four of the guardsmen and 39 of the draft men diea from pneumonia, and nine of ine former and 15 of the latter died from meningitis. Only two divisions, the 84th (guard) and 87th (nationgl army) re- ported an inc in cases of measles thé number was small. In the an. divisions where there been an epi- demic of mx Hmmuw xxr: e t'under control. ° wwn‘m e to Wilson’s Gall JOINT RESOLUTION INTRODUCEL FOR WAR ON AUSTRIA FROM NGON YESTERDAY Turkey and Bulgaria Arc Not Men- tioned in the Resolution, on Which Final Actioh Will Be Taken Next Week Probably. ‘Washington, Dec. 5. — Congress cleared the way today for prompt Te- sponse to President Wilson’s call for a declaration of war with Austria-Hun-| gary. A joint resolution approved by the president and ihe state departmeat declaring existence of a state of ¥ between the United States and tie imperial and royal Austro-Hungarian government from today at noon was introduced in the house and una mously approved by the house forei affairs committee. It will be reported tomorrow for beginning of house de- bate pn Friday, with final action in the senate late this week or early next week probably. Conforming to the president’s rec- ommendation, the resolution, which authorizes and directs employment of the nation’s armed forces against A tria, and pledges the country’s T sources to victory, applies to Austria alone. German’s other allies, Turkey and Bulgiria, are not mentioned. As perfected by the house committee and ordered reported without a dis- senting vote, the resolution reads as follows: The Resolution as Adopted. “Whereas, the imperial and Austria-Hungarian government severed diplomatic relations with (i government of the United States of America, and_has committed acts of war against the government and the people of the United States of Amer- ica, among which are its adherence to the policy of ruthless submarine wil- fare adopted by its ally, {he impericl German government, with which the United- States of America is at war, tnd by giving its ally active support and aid on both land and sea in the prosecution of war against the gov- ernment and people of the Uniie States of America; therefore, be it “Resolved, by the senate and house of representatives of the United States, in congress assembled, tI state of war be and is hereb; to exist and to have existed of the 5th day of December, 1917, be- tween the United States of America and the imperial and royal Austro- Hungarian government, and that the president be, and he is hereby, author- ized and directed to employ the ¢ %re naval and’ military forces of nited States and the resources of government to carry on war agal the imperial and royal Austro-Hu: garian government and to bring the conflict to a successtul termination all the reseurces of the country are here- by pledged by the congress of the United States. A copy was transmitted late toduy to the senate foreign relations commit- tee, which will consider it informaliy tomorrow morning. 20,000 NURSES REQUIRED FOR ARMY WORK SOON 475 Needed Now for Immcdiate and Urgent Army Scrvice. Condensed Telegrams Rebels from Hunan province, Chin are being engaged actively by govern ment troops near Chungking. Charles Trincard of member of the Lafayette was killed in an aerial Sunday. Brooklyn, fllying corps, accident on Charlic White, a Chicago light- weight, was ordered to Camp Custer, at Battle Creek, Mich., to become boxing instructor Formal declaration of the can government’s intention to the neutrality of Switzerland has bcen forwarded to Berne. Charles Curtis Roger: u. retired, died at a hospi y Washington. He was 61 years old and a native of Virginia. Rear Admiral S An express car of a Northern Pa- cific ‘railroad train was destroyed by fire' of unknown origin between Wind- sor and Cleveland, N. D. Abolition of wheatless and meatless days was recommended to the food administration by state livestock asso- ciations in the middle west. After successful 6peration at Kansas City since Nov. 12, the zone system for conversion of the country’s manufac- turing facilities to war work. Claude Piersol, convicted kidnapper of Lloyd Keet, was served with a w rant at Marshficld, Mo., charging him with thedeath of the kidnapped baby Five bandits robbed the Stockmen’s Trust and Savings bank, in the stock- yards district, Chicago, of $10,000 or more, and drove away in an automc bile. Scores of Austria-Hungarian sub- jects suspected of being cnemy agents few hours after a declaration of war against Austriz In the superior criminal court at Hartford Peter Vasile of Ansonia pleaded guilty to assault on a girl and was sent to jail for one to five years. The board of regents of the Univer- sity of Wisconsin rescinded the action taken in 1909, when the degree of doctor of laws was c¢ onferred on Count von Bernstorff. -.A. Thweatt, general eastern agent of the Southern Railway and for more than 34 years connected with that company, died at New York after a brief illnes Private Frank J. Flanagan, head- quarters company, field artillery, dicd in France Nov. 18 of intestinal struction. Mother, Mrs. James Flana- zan, 306 Division street, Pawtucket, R Congestion of trafic on the rail- roads in the district known as Pittsburgh Gateway has been relieved as a result of orders issued by the bci ern railroads. Corporal Sharp of Cleveland, at- tached to Battery A, 134th field artil- lery, Ohio National guard, was killcd at Montgomery, Ala., by being drasged from his mount by a runaway team of artillery horses. To discourage inflation and promote sound business conditions, the federal reserve board has approved a general increase in discount rates of about one-half per cent. for most of the 12 federal reserves banks. George E. Hubbard, Jr., of Provi- dence, a prjvate in Company G, 302 regiment, at Camp Devens, was foun guilty of courtmartial of wilfully dis- obeying and officer and was sentenced ‘Washington, Dec. 5.—Four hundred and seventy-five graduate nurses for “immediate and urgent army service' are needed before Dec. 12, it was au- nounced today, and in the courcs of the next year at least 20,000 nurses will be required in army hospitals in this country and Europe. Graduate nurses between the agec of 21 and 45 who pass the requircd physical and mental tests will be ac- cepted. Traveling expenses are paid by the war department, and arwy nurses assigned to duty at military hospitals are provided with quarters and subsitence and are paid $50 per month, with $10 additional for foreign service. Nurses who prefer not io have service abroad, it was announced, will have their preferences respected. ABOUT 600,000 CHRISTMAS ? PRESENTS SENT ABROAD Generous Response to Call for Gifts for Soldiers in France. New York, Dec. 5.—Approximatély 600,000 Christmas packages have beci: despatched to- American - soldiers abroad as a result of the public’s re- sponse té the country-wide campaign urging early imailing of gifts, it was reported tonight by the railroads wat board. Military and.postal authorities have been deluged with parcels of varying sizes for several weeks past. each having to be opened, examined and re-wrapped. v Not a single parcel was rejected be- | cause of size and although the limit! had been placed at 20 pounds, many weighed 100 pounds. STEREOSCOPIC PICTURE RECORD OF THE WAR Is to Be Made by Army Signal Corps for Educational Purposes. ‘Washington, Dec. jc picture record of the war, used for educational purposes, made by the army signal corps. Sterescopic photographic records have been made for every wat since the Greco-Turkish war 23 yearw ago. They are of special value as miNgary records as well as for educational poses, and it is planned by the sizq°l corps to make the pictures availat\: at cost, so that libraries and educa- tional institutions may have the full sets for use in teaching. L] TWO MEN KILLED BY —A stereosop- to be is to A FALLING AIRPLANE| Canadian Aviators Mest’ Death While E Riding Motoreycl _Toronto, Ont, Dec. 5.—(By A. P.)— Two members of the Roval Flying corps in training ‘here were instantly killed yesterday when they were struck by = falling airplane driven by Cadet J. H. Bacon, of Grand Forks, N. D.. The'dead dre Corporal Frank D.,McPhail, Kincairdine,.Ont., air me- anic, - S two_ mien ‘were’ riding a motor- dfi‘ in the vicinity of the airdome at ur~hefghts when ‘the” plane fell struck them. The aviator caped without serious injury. es- to six months at hard labor. George N. Peck, vice president of Deere & company, Moline, IIL, was appointed industrial representative ot the war industries board to direct the livestock shipments will be instituted at Chicago beginning Dec. 10. Noah Mandelkorn, socialist council- man-elect at Cleveland, O., refused a certificate of election by the board of elections, pending further investiga- tions into his disloyalty to the Amer- ican gvernament and its laws. Draft registrates whose classification and order numbers are so low that they do not fall within the current quotas of their local boards mad at their own request be immediately in- ducted into the military service. Lieutenant McFarland of the Royal flying corps, stationed at Fort Worth, Texas, was seriously injured and a student aviator, who has not been identified, wgs probably fatally hurt when their airplane fell 200 feet. TO HAVE DIRECTION OF WAR INDUSTRIES George N. Peck Appointed to Oversee Conversion of Manufactories. ‘Washington. Dec. 5.—George N. Peck, vice president of Deere & Co. Moline, 1ll, today was appointed 1 dustrial representative fo the war i dustries board. to direct the conver- sion of the country’s manufacturing facilities to war work. Announcement of Mr. Peck’s ap- pointment said he would “meet with manufacturers who . have facilities tvhich may be devoted to the produc- tion of munitions or other materifis required by the government or allie® and consider to what extent such plants may or should be utilized for such purposes or otherwise employed advantageously and advise the board in_the premises. s Mr. Peck is a prominent figure in the manufacturing world and &s a member of the executive lommittee of the National Implement and Vehicle Dealers’ association. . 17 BRITISH MERCHANTMEN WERE SUNK LAST WEEK Sixteen of Them Were of More Than 1.600 Tons—Four Fishing Vessels- London, Dec. .5.—Sixteen British merchantmen of more than 1,600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines in the past week, according to the'admir- alty statement tonight. One ' vesscl under 1,600 tons and four fishing ves- sels also were sunk. The losses to British shipping by mine or submarine the previous weei comprised 14 merchantmen of 1,600 tons or over and seven of less than that tonnage. ! The summary follows: Arrivals, 2,174; sallings, 2,133. British merchantmen over 1600 tons sunk by mine or submarine, 16; under 1,690 tons, one: fishing craft, four. British vessels unsuccessfully at- tackeds including ome previously, eight. in this country will be arrested within | his home 1n ob- | ihe } eral operating committee of the east-» To Pool all Coal .| Carrying Gars GENERAL TER OPERATING COMMIT« RN ROADS. GO IN EFFECT AT ONCE Idea is That an Enormous Amount of Shifting Pooling Can be Fliminated of Cars and Using Imterchangeably. Pittsburst ~The eral operating committee of the ern railroads today decided to effectively immediately, all coal car- ing cars upon the roads it repre- sents, and formally asked the special committee on national defense of the American Railway association that mmediate authority ‘“be secured from the proper government repre- sentative to pool the coal car equip- ment of private owners at home on the lines of the railroads represent- ed by this committee and establish a rate of compensation therefor.” ‘What Action is Based On. The action of the committee ws based on the fact that about 80 per cent. of the coal mined in the coun- try originates on roads represented by the committe: d that an enormous amount of shifting can be eliminated by pooling cars and using them inter- changeably The new organization is to be known {as the Eastern Railroads Coal Car Pool with headquarters in Pittsburgh. gen- pool, FIXING OF NEW PRICE i LAWS IS EXPECTED Because of President Wilson’s Attack on Profiteers. Washington, 5-—FEarly enact- nt of legislation extending the gov- price-fixing power ex- pected by administration officials ta follow President Wilson's declaration n his messace to congress vesterday {that authority in this respect is now mited. i er laws passed at the last the government the ses- al- prices of coal and ing indirectly the focdstuffs. An ad- sure giving it power of steel and iron and c materials failed of T on and copper prices, however, were: fixed in a voluntar; agreement made by the war industries board with producers. Thi agree- ment does not go far enough, officials contend, since under it the govern- rient has no control over the prices of manufactured products. Power will be Sought of ¢onigress to control prices not ohly on all the es- sent! w products, but to limit the P e of all manufacturers and dealers and distributors as well. Grain growers are complaining bit- terly to the food administration that while the government has set a price on wheat, it has permitted the price of cotton and many other farm pro- ducts even to run wild. Agricultural machinery, they claim, gets higher in price every day. COMPROMISING DOCUMENTS IN “HO OF MYSTER Mrs. Anna Werner Herwagen Arry and Frederick sted in_Hoboken. New York, Dec. Several trunks filled with maps, documents and aeroplane and torpedo models were seized by department of justice agents today after they had arrested Mrs. Anna Werner and Frederick Herwa- gen, Germans, in 2 house in Hoboken known to the police as the “House of Mystery.” Both were held as alien enemies. The house was conducted as a fur- nished room estabilshment by Werner and is said to be within 100 yard barred zome. BBB TELS rThea wr-ero 9M r President Wilson's rcquest to the American congress to declare war up- on Austria-Hungary has been received with the greatest enthusiasm and sat- isfaction throughout Ifaly. Commenting on’ President Wilson’s message to congress, the Paris Temps points out that “Win the War” is the motto which the message repeats and develops incessantly. The Directors of the Germania Life Insurance Co. of New York have vot- ed to apply for ah orddr to change the name to the Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. he RUMANIA WILL NEVER MAKE 'ARATE PEACE A Mesage from King Declares. Ferdinand so A Pacific_Port, Dec. 5.—A. message from King Ferdinand of Rumania de- claring his country would never make a separate peace is being carried to President Wilson by members of the American Red Cross mission to Ru- mania_which landed at a Pacific port yesterday, according to a statement here tonight by Lieutenant Frank Conner, interpreter for the mission. CONTRACTS FOR TWELVE 8,800 TON STEEL VESSELS, Awarded to Charles W. Morse to Be Built at Plant in Groton. Washington, Dec. 5.—Contracts for the construction of twelve 8,800 steel cargo vessels were let by the shipping board today to Charles W. Morse, to be built by the plant recently pur- chased by him. Two more vessels commandeered by the board while under construction have been completed, it was announc- ed today. A series of hearings on ,the yard wage question will be started next week by the Shipbuilding Ad- justment board. The first will be held at Chester, Pa. PRICE OF COAL HAS BEEN +INCREASED IN HARTFORD Sixty Cents More a Ton—Sanctioned by Fuel Administrator. Hartford, Conn., Dec. 5.—With the sanction of Thomas W. Russell, federal fuel administrator for Connecticut, the price of coal was increased 60 cents a ton by retail dealers here today. The selling price to families is now $10.10 a ton. &