Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 13, 1917, Page 1

PRICE TWO iron in any form. GERM_ANS FAILED IN | C¢Zros | Webb Exgort Bl [Embargo on Al | Ot Ty _[FRUBF LUSE OF Wi REMERGENCY FUND DRIVE FOR WEDGE But Their Attempt Netted Them a Minor Gain in the Line West of Cambrai ol . Cossacks tionists Victors—British Control of Jerusalem. TO OVERCOME THE DEFENSE OF BRITISH Wives of Bavarians Were Thrown Against the British Lise and the Germans Lost Heavily, the British Mow- | irg Them Down With Machine Gun and Rifle Fire— The Fighting Lasted From Dawn Until Ten O’Clock— The Teutons Are Keeping Up an Intensive Bombard- ment and Are Receiving Additional Reinforcements [Esstern Front—Snow is Falling Heavily Northern Front, a Point Against the and the Bolsheviki Forces m Two Fights, With the Counter-Revolu- Forces Have Taken Over the The Germans, foHowing their heavy artillery preparations of recent days, have attempted to drive a wedge into the British line west of Cambrai, but aithough they used numerically supe- rior forces their effort brought them only a minor gain. The attack, launched between Bulle- court and Queant, was similar to that adopted by Crown Prince Rupprecht's troops when they plerced General Byng’s front southwest of Cambral nearly two weeks ago and caused a retirement of the British on the salient General Byng previously had driven toward Cambral. A like purpose doubt- Jess was involved in the latest offen- mive, and for lts execution huge waves of Bavarians were thrown upon the mector in an endeavor to overpower the defenders. The British, however, held As in their previons attempt to ®reck the Cambral salient, the Ger- lasted from dawn until 1 o'clock in the afternoon. The spot chosen for the attack was eimflar, from »_ strate- point. to that mnear S cliey the offensive of a fortn. nt ago and, had it succeeded, another retirement by the British on the Cam- bombardment of British and French positions all along the western front and daily are receiving additional re- inforcements in men and ghns from the eastern theatre. Snow is falling heavily in the moun- taing along the northern Italian front, and optimism _prevails among the Italians that this will definitely aid them in holding the Austro-Germans back from the Italian plain. Amid the first flurries of the storm on Tuesday the enemy resumed his attack among the hills and was rewarded by the capture of several positions. Later, however, the Italians in a counter- attack regained their lost terrain, af- ter which the artillery duels were re- sumed, but with less strength than previously hed been shown. The Cossacks under General Kale- dines and the Bolsheviki forces are reported to have met in at least two fights, with the counter-revolutionists the victors in both. The engagements occurred at Mobliey and at Tamanov- ka, and the Bolsheviki losses are de- d to have been heavy. neral Allenby, commander of the British forces in Palestine, has enter- ed Jerusalem and taken over control of the Holy City. The populace greet- ed the British commander cordially. In a proclamation he told the inhabitants that all sacred buildings and holy places would be protected and main- tained. Meanwhile the British army brai sector probably would kave been necessarv. Notwithstanding their faflure, the Germans are keeping up an intensive continues its euccessful operations in Palestine, having captured several ad- ditional positions from the Turks. CUBAN HOUSE VOTES WAR ON DUAL MONARCHY. The Senate Referred the Question to the Foreign Relations Committee. Havana. Dec. 12.—The house of rep- Fesentatives tonight passed a resolu- tion declaring a state of war to exist between Austria-Hungary and the re- public of Cuba. + The action was taken following the Teading of a message from President Menocal recommending such a declara- tion. The vote was unanimous. The semate. after listening to the reading of the presidential message, in order to await the action of the bouse, referred the question to the for- eign relations committee and adjourn- ed_until Friday The house passed a resolution expressing to tie Italian minister to Cuba its great satisfaction at the declaration of war by Cuba against the ancient enemy of Italy. EMBARGO ON EXPORTS CUT DOWN REVENUES. In October, 1916, They Totalled $30,- 38,721—Last October, $7,772,836. ‘Washington, Dec. 12.—As a result of the embargo inst northern Euro- pean neutrals, exports to those coun- tries from the United States last Octo- ber totalle? v $7.772336, compared with $30 3" 121 in October, 1916. The figures show that not a dollar's worth of goods was exported during the month to Sweden, with which country the mo war trade agreement has been reached. Exports in greatly diminished amounts _were allowed to go through to the Netherlands, Demmark and Norway on assurances from those countries that none of the goods either would be exported to Germany or would be used to replace goods sent to that country. YONKERS CONFECTIONER USED GSRMAN EMBLEMS Now He Will Have a Chance to Think it Cver at EIi and. New York, Dec. 12.—The characta- of the cakes, candies and_icings which Frederick 1. Heuser, a Yonkers con fectioner, nanufact and sent to his_castomers caused the federal au- thorities today to intern him on Elus Island hers as an ememy aZen. Cakes bore German colors, cendies represented German heimets and iron crosses and icings showed German de- m. Government agents. investi- & his patrons’ complaints, de- cided Heuser's altivities constituted undesirable German propaganda. DISSOLUTION OF THE NEWS PRINT COMBINE Was Voted Yesterday at a Meeting of the Association. New York, Dec. 12—In accordance with a federal dccree pronouncing w—mn:mbmm"- of trade, dissolution of the Manufacturers’ Associa- &—l"fil At o meeting of the @irsciors here today . saved. SUFFRAGISTSt ANNUAL CONVENTION IN SESSION. Recent Victory in New York Was Cel- ebrated Last Night in Washington. ‘Washington, Dec. 12. — Important gains among members of congress on the federal suffrage amendment were reported to the opening eession here today of the annual convention of the National Amerfcan Woman Suffrag association. . Greetings from Dr. Anna Howard Shaw. of New York, honorary -presi- dent, featured the opening session of the convention. In opening brief ad- ress Mrs. Shaw announced with pride am a voter.” She said ehe believed the work women are doing in the war emergency is accomplishing more for woman suffrage t#an any other work they ever had done in the same length of_time. Tonight's session of the convention was given over to celebration of the suffrage victory in New York. DROUTH IS SERIOUS IN WESTERN TEXAS Governor W. P. Hobby Haé Tel graphed President Wilson. Austin, Texas, Dec. 12.—Aid for the drouth stricken west Texas at this particular time is matter of mili- tary moment rather than strictly a re- lief measure,” Governor W. P. Hobby today telegraphed President Wilson. Governor Hobby ‘also wired. Secre- tary of War Baker that a_committee would go to Washington for a con- ference on the situation. CONSTRUCTION OF A CONCRETE STEAMSHIP Be Begun Soon by Shipping Board as an Experiment. will ‘Washington, Deec. 12.—Co: LT Bl S ::reflmm enbno‘:gl bedbsg\ln soon by the pping and the Ui bu’;;lu of standards. Rt e vessel will be built after de by experts of the bureau and el.f“nl-( proves successful many more may be turned out. g OBITUARY. Mrs. Elizabeth D. Bacon.” Hartford, Conn., Dec. 12— Mre, Bliz- obeth D. Bacon, 73 years old, promi- nent in suffrage and school circles here, died today as the result of ba- ing scalded two weeks ago. Her death: was unexpected at this time, ns she was seemingly recovering. She was secretary of the high school associa- tion and chairman of the 'vacation school committee and a former presi- dent of the Hartford Equal Rights club and vice president of the Wom- an’s Suffrege ion, e SR Austrian Battleship Torpedoed. Lond Dec. 12.—Th istria - QIS e sterdam and forwarded by the Cen- . tral News. Most of the crew ° was Petrograd, Monday, Dec. 10.—The Bolsheviki have dispersed the senate, the highest, Russian court, and all the other courts of Petrogrud. British Donation For Halifax. London, Dec. 12.—The British gov- ernment has_donated £1,000.000 for the relief of Halifax, it was announced in the house of commor:s today by An- drew Bonar Law, chancellor of the ex- chequer. NO SHORTAGE OF ORDNANGE FOR U. S. TROOPS IN FRANCE. Ger. Crozier Explains Delays to the Senate Military Committes. ‘Washington, Dec. 12—Delays and deficiencies in supplying the war army with ordnance were detailed and ex- plained today by Major General Cro- zier, chief of ordnance, to the semate military committee at the beginning of the general inquiry planned by congress into conduct of the war. The initial hearing was public_and will be continued tomorrow with Gen- eral Crozier on the etand. Later ex- ecutive sessions will be held for dis- cussion of subjects involving military secrets. That there is a shortage of ordnance at home for training purposes General Crozier admitted, but he said there is no shortage “on the other side,” and will be none. It has been possible, he said, to purchase English and ‘French artillery for use in Europe, and he predicted that by next summer the principal ordnance shortages for train- ing purposes would be met. Delays in supplying ordnance, Gen- eral Crozier explained, have been due to several causes, including time taken for considering estimates and appro- priations before congress and labor difficulties in private plants. He said there is no shortage of skilled muni- tion labor in this country, and told of a plan to retain such labor which may be submitted to congress. SLIGHT INCREASE IN LOSS OF BRITISH MERCHANTMEN. Fourteen Vessels of More Than 1,600 Tons Were Sunk Last Week. London, Dec. 12.—A slight increase in the loss of British merchantmen by mine or submarine during the past week is noted in the admiralty state- ment tonight. Fourteen vessels of more than 1600 tons were sunk, as well as seven under that tonnage. The losses to British shipping by mine or submarine the previous ,week comprised sixteen merchantmen of 1,600 tons or over and one under that tonnage. Italian Shipping Losses. Rome, Dec. 12.—Italian shipping losses by mine or submarine for the week ending Dec. 8 were one steamer of more than 1,500 tons, one steamer of less than 1,500 tons and three smabl sailing vessels. One steamer, damaged by a torpedo, was run ashore Two vessels were at- tacked, but escaped. NAVAL RESERVES NOT TO MAN MERCHANTMEN. There Are Too Many Practical Obsta- cles to Attempt It. ‘Washington, Dec. 12.—Abandonment of the plan to man all American mer- chant ~ vessels. engaged in trams- Atlantic service with naval reserves Was announced tonight by the shipping board. The proposal was advanced by the navy department, and at one time it appeared to have been agreed upon, but the board decided there were too many practical obstacles to attempt it. Under the plan now adopted naval reserves will be put aboard omly troop ships and vessels carrying whole car- goes of munitions or supplies for the army or navy. All other ships will be manned as heretofore by merchant |sailors. The chief consideration _influencing the shipping board in turning down the original project was the navy de- partent's refusal to agree that naval reserves if put on merchant ships should draw wages now paid seamen. WATERBURY REPUBLICAN BUILDING ON FIRE. At 2.30 1t Had Not Reached the Offices ~—More Firemen Called. Waterbury. Conn., Deec. 13—Fire started on the third floor of. the Re- publican building at 1.40 this morning near the elevator shaft and the auto- matic sprinkling system has tempora- rily suspended the operation of the newspaper plant. The editorial rooms and telegraph room are mear the op- posite end of the building and are not in immediate danger. At 2.30 o'clock the fire had spread to the second floor and at that time it was thought it wor¥ sweep that floor well as the one above. Hopes were entertained that the blaze could be held from the offices of the Republiv can on the first floor, but the fire de- partment was then calling upon adai- tional apparatus to fight the blaze. HOW CENTRAL POWERS WOULD TREAT RUMANIA Willing to Evacuate f Allowed to Name a New Sovereign. London, Dec. 12.—The central pow- ers appear to be willing to evacuate and .restore Rumalian territory on condition that a new dynasty be es- tablished, the new sovereign to be a sympathizer with the FHohenzollerns and Hapsburgs, ays a despatch to the Manchester Guardian from Petrograd. On the other hand, the message siates, the Bolsheviki are carrying on a republican agitation in the Rumani- an army. RUSH OF APPLICANTS FOR ENLISTMENT So Great That State Armory at Hart- ford Will Be Opened Today. ‘Hartford, Corn., Dec. 12.—The state armory wiil be opened tomorrow to take care of the great ruesh for appli- cants for enlistment in the ordnance corps. Today even the enlarged quar- ters of the United States army station here proved inadequate and an even larger number of recruits is anticipat- ed tomorrow and the next two days. Coal Shortage at Baltimore. Baltimore, Dec. 12.—Recause of Passed by Senate LEGALIZES COMBINATIONS OF AMERICAN EXPORTERS VOTE STOOD 51 TO ll‘ It is Designed to Promote Foreign Commerce—First Step in Domestic Programme Recently Outlined by the President. ‘Washington, Dee. 12.—The Webb ex- port bill to legalize combinations of American _ exporters _in _promoting their foreign commerce was passed by the senate late today, 51 to 11 Presi- dent Wilson in his recent address to congress urged emactment of _the measure, which was passed last June by the house and mOwW goes to con- terence. Supported by Business Men. Business organizations have strong- Iy supposted the bill, which Is the first step in the domestic legislative programme recently outlined by the president. The measure provides that prohibitions of the Sherman and Clay- ton anti-trust laws against combi- nations for foreign selling shall not be enforced, provided trade in this country is not thereby restrained and that no agreements shall be made or acts dome “which artificially or the ratural konsequence of which en- hances or depresses prices within the United States or commodities export- ed” Cummings and Reed Led Opposition. Opposition to the bill led in the sen- ate by Senators Cummins and Reed, was based principally on the argu- ment that virtually it would repeal provisions of the anti-trust laws as to foreign commerce. An amendment by Senator Cummins to authorize only the maintenance abroad of American joint _selling agencies was rejected I to 18. Senators Who - Voted Negative. Senators voting against the mcas- ure on final passage were: Democra —Hitcheock, King, Reed. Trammel ard Vardaman—5. Republicans—Bo- roh, Cummins, Gronna, Kenyon, La Foliette ana Norris—§, The Principal Provisions. The principal provisions are that the Sherman :law shall not be con- strued as forbidding the exporters combinations and that.the Ciayion an- ti-trust act’s provisions shall not for- bid ownership by exporters of stock in export associations. The bill also extends authority of the Federal Trade Commission to suppress unfair com- petition in export commerce, giving the committes general supervisory powers over the exporters’ organiza- tions and powcr to/pravent acts which would raies e~ ~ -~s of pro- ducts in the United States. NO RESTRICTIONS ON N MOVEMENT OF AUSTRIANS Save That They Must Get Permi sion to Enter or-Leave the Country Washington, Dec. 12.—In proclam: tlon a state of war with Austria-Hu? gary today President Wilson today specified that only dangerous Austro- Hungarians in the Unitea States should be interned and that.most of the restrictions applied to Germans should not apply to Austrians. . Austrians may neither .enter nor leave the Whited States.without ob- taining-special permission, but no re- strictions are placed on the move- ment of Austrian subjects within the countrq. They will not be registered by police under the plan adopted for Germans and will be allowed to live and work in many zones barred to Germans. ICE HAS BROKEN UP IN THE OHIO RIVER. k4 Downstream 1t is Carrying Coal Barges and Pleasure Craft. Cincinnati. O. Dec. 12.—Fleets of coal barges. houseboats, pleasure craft and smaller ones tied up on the Ken- tucky side of the Ohio river here to- day were torn from their moorings and carried ‘down the river when the ice which Had effectually blocked river traffic broke up and began moving downstream. The. break came shortly after noon, without warning. Tonight the ice has jammed between Stoney Point and.the government dam at Fernbank. about ten miles down the river from Cin cinnati. WHAT WAR IS COSTING , GREAT BRITAIN DAILY For the Last 63 Days Expenditures Have Averaged £6,794,000. London, Dec. 12. — Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, in- troducing a vote of credit in the house of commons today, said he estimated that the present vote would carry the expenditure to the end of March, 1918. He declared that the average daily expenditure in the last sixty-three days was £6,794,000 and for the period since the cnd of the last financial year 6,86 . 15 ENLIST TO AVENGE DEATH OF FRIEND Newark, O., Boys Believe Archie B. Leedy Was Lost With Jacob Jones Newark, Ohio, Dec. 12.—Seeking to avenge the death of their friend, Ar- chie B. Leedy, of this city, who they believe lost his life on the destroyer Jacob Mlones, fifteen Newark boys have enlisted in the navy since yes- terday_morning. Of this number ten went in a body to Zanesville and enlisted. = Others wil:follow. ALFRED WITTIG HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL. Had' Been Arrested Under the Alien Dec. 12.—Alfrea Wittig _of i Who was arrested recerkly under _the president's alien enemy proclamation immediately after his re- turn from Chicago with his bride, was released from jail today upon the re- hisdischarge. A ni Young wite ta.eke| Export Freight ON RAILROADS REACHING NORTH ATLANTIC PORTS. ORDERED BY RAILROADS The Order Applies to All Freight Ex- cept for the United States Govern- ment—All Existing Permits Are Cancelled. z New York, Dec. 12.—An embargo on all export freight except for the Unit- ed States government, on all railroads reaching north Atantic seaboard ports, was today ordered by he Gen- Operating committes of the East- ‘ern railroads. In this connection the authority of the traffic managers comprising the export division of the eastern carriers A school for firemen was opened at Camp Devens Massachusetts. Russia has prohibited the sale or charter of Russian ships to foreigners. With bared heads, British, French and Italian troops marched into Jerus- alem. There are approximately 35 freight ships caught in the ice in the lower Detroit River. The Government of Panama clared war on Austria; are being interned. de- | alien enemies A man who has net been identified wasg found frozen to death in a baru at Westbrook yesterday. A shipment of 21,000 ounces of plati- num was received. today at a Pacific coast port from Russta. Lieutenant E. B. Nixon, U. S. N, has begun a course in ordnance and gun- nery at Princeton University. The London Daily Express printed an_ article on Lloyd George's Danger” pointing out many enemies of his in was éxtended to cover the issuance of railroad shipping permits embracing all commodities for export, except gov- ernment freight and all existing per- mits are cancelled. ! Explanation of the Order. Explanation of the drastic order was made in a statement issued by the general operating _committee, Wwhich declared that “it is vitally essential that there be thorough co-operaiion in the handiing of traffic for oOverseas shipment, 0 that the railway equip- ment which would otherwise be avail- able for fuel, foodstuffs and govern- ment freight, shall not be used in moving traffic which cannot be promptly iransshipped when it reach- ed tidewater.” FIRST AMERICAN SHOT AGAINST THE AUSTRIANS Was Fired by Repressntative Tink- ham of Boston. Itaian Army Headquarters in Northern Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 11.—By The Associated Press.y The first American _xhot agat Austria was fired by Representative Tinkham Boston an the lower Piave, when Mr. Tinkham pulled a string firing a large 149 milimetre gun sending a shell hurling across the Plave to the Aus- trian position. Liable to Execution if Captured. Washington, Dec. 12.—Coneressman Tinkham, by firing an Ttaliar. gun at the Austriun positions, has taken on the status of a non-combatant attack- ing troops and, according to the rules of warfare, laid himself liable o exe- cution by the Austrians should he by any chance fall into their hands. MILITARY CASUALTIES. WILL BE PUBLISHED False Reports of Disasters Have Been Spread by German Agents. New York, Dee, 12.~The daneer to the American cause of pessimism- re- sulting from the spreadine of false re- ports of disasters by German agents was emphasized hy Secretary Daniels here“tonizht in an address at the an- nnal banquet of the Southern societv, in which he save assurances that al records of disgsters nr even minor military casualties. had been spread broadeast throtieh the public press: Senator J. Hamilten Tewis, anoth- er speaker, outlining the canses of America’ss entrv into the war, sald Germsn’s acsaults uvon this coun- try's rizhts were prompted by desire for_veneeance for the action of the TTniteq States in preventing her from invading South America. SURGICAL DRESTINGS MUST BE SENT IN MILLIONS od For By Head of the American Red Cross in France. New York, Dec. 12.—“4 serious ca- lamity and a national diserace are in- evitable.” If sureical dressines are not semt tn France with all possible speed, according to & cahblegram from Maior Grayson M. P. Murphv, \nead of the American Red Cros= in Frgnce, which ‘was made pub'ic today by hendquart- ers here of the American Fund for French Wounded. “Nothing in the situation here is as important,” the cablegram read. “Sur- wical dressings must be sent in mil- lions.” THREE WHEATLESS AND TWO MEATLESS DAYS To Be Observed Each Week in New York Restaurants. New York, Dec. 12—A recommend- ation that three wheatless and two meatless_days be observed each week in New York restruranis was adonted unanimously bv the New York Socte- ty of Restaurateurs todav. This i~ one more wheatlessoday than the gov- ernment is advocating. Patrons of cabaret shows and not the proprietors must pav the war tax. the réstaurateurs decided. For everv dollar spent for refreshment at such places an additional charge of two percent will be levied to cover the tax. TWO COACHES DERAILED NEAR MOUNT VERNON. Traffic Was Delayed Several Hours— No Ome Seriously Injured.’ New York, Dec. 12—The two rear coaches of train No. 26 on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, leavihg at 5.10 tonight for Bos- ton, were derailed at the Woodland staiion near Mount Version. The pas- sengers were shaken up, but nohe of them was injured except & woman who slightly cut by _glass from a Trafc was delayed for several hours, however, while the cars were being replaced on the rails. C E! GOVERNOR OF OHIO SEIZES COAL TRAIN of | Commons. Twelve British officers who arrived at an Atlantic port deciared that they were on thefr way to China on a mil- itary mission. | The Anthracite Bureau of Informa- | tion announced that the shipments of i coal for November totaled 6 L4313 | tons, a record. Count Luxburg, dismissed German ambassador to Argentina entered a ! sanitarfum to undergo treatment for a nervous disorder. Western lines were ordersd by the railroad war board to send east one hundred locomotives to aid in reliev- ing traffic congestion. Representatives of all the - Russian fronts started last night for Brest-Li- tovsk to resume the armistice negotia- President Wilson Has Allotted to 21 Departments, Bureaus and Newly Created War Bodies $31,597,000 ONLY $21,650,000 OF THE ALLOTHENT SPENT Of the Hundred Million Dollar Fund Congress Has Been Asked to Make the Remaining $68,403,000 Available Up to Next June, Instead of Only to December 31—In Seven Months the Government Has Spent $1,679,000 for Secret Service and Gaining Informaiton From Abroad—The President Had Asked $2,202.200 for Tha Purpose. ‘Washington, Dec. ing to congress for tempor 12.—An account- . against it from (he find A the hundred mil-;ary allotmeut of 350 iion dollar war emerzency fund placed 1nade to the war risk insuranc in President Wilson’s hands last April .reau and $100,000 of it tuined over shows that the presiden: has al to be repaid when premiums ac to 21 departments, bureaus and newly mulate. {created war bodics $31,587400, of In the seven mon 'p to Docen {which $21,651,000 has becn spent. Con- : ber 7 when the r w [: pil gress has now been asked to make the governm: apent $1,67 0 4 from cret se inform the remaining $68,403,000 available up thu emersenc: to the close of the flscal vear next |activities and June instead of only to December 31, |from abroad. Th and today the house appropriations |$2,203,000 for that committee favorably reported a bill for_that purpose. went to the sh Five of the president’s allotments|German and Au: were made under the head of “execu- | American ports tive” for which no itemized disburre- | States entered the wa ments were given. They were $1350,- [exception of $1,355,000 all of it h fund for gaining resident grant purpose. Almost eighteen and a half tions with the Germans. Hans Sulzer, the Swiss Minister to the United States denied that German | interests had gained control of the water power in Swiiveriand. William Metzler, Dzan of the Grad- {uate Scheol of 1811 and ome of America’s_ foromost scholars at the | Syracuse University 1 The American sai‘or ta'tm princ by the U-boat that sunh th Ja o Jones. could speak German and hauled the submarine officers in German. Columbus College, at Mount Kisco, | N. Y., was wrecked by a fire. Seventy : pupils, of the school in bed when the fire started, escaped without injury. the house of commons that General Allenby the British commander in ‘Palestine -entered Jerusalem on foot on Tuesday. All general officers of the regular army and National Guard are being examined by medical boards and ef- ficiency boards, to send them to France for service. Cold wave warnings were issued last {night by the weather burean for the upper ‘and middle Mississippi valieys, the central plain states and-north and west Texas. Senator Newell D. Sanders of Ten- nessee said the people of the country meed arousing and that they are not fully aroused to the war situation the country is in. The Massachusetts guard medical unit, the first relief organization from {this country to reach Halifax after the explosion, will return to Boston the last of the week. The Netherlands overseas trust was informed by ‘the British legation that the Dutch stéamship Nieuw Adnster- dam, with a cargo for Belgian relief. is being detained. Major-General E. Wilson, general commanding officer, issued orders "to officers and men in the Canadian army barring them from drinking in saloons in the United States. Joseph Balzarano, an Italian, of 322 West: 21st street New York, wanted ence March, 1915. for the murder of Vincenzo Cresci in Pittsfield, was ar- rested in. Bridgeport. After eral days of appeals to Washinzton coal was moving in Ohio yesterday without the aid of the fed- eral fuel administration and against the protest of Mr. Baird. Two of the largest manufacturing plants in the vicinity of New York were taken over by the United States Government for the. prasecution of the war against Germany. An unidentified negro charged with molesting women residents of Blair- town. a suburb of Rock Spring. Wyo. was taken from the city jail yesterday and hanged to a railroad bridge. Agents of the Red Cross steamship line in New York announced the re- ceipt of $8,478 from shippers and busi- ness associates toward a fund for the relief of the Halifax safferers. Yesterday Connecticut has furnished recruits for the regular army to th extent of more than double the quota sought. The state had given 4,604 to the army and 2,228 had been asked. The Mills Manufacturing Co., of Greenville, S. C.. employing 500 oper- atives, has been forced to suspend for an, indefinite period the management announced, because of a coal shortage. German The semi-official news agency says demobilization of the Russian forces already has besun and that peace negotiations .restricted to the Russian front, bave been authoriz- ed. Unofficial _indication has been re- at the state department that a protest by Mexico against the en- emy trading list issued jast week by the war trade board will'be soon. Much of the material purchased here for account of the Russian govern- ment will be -s0ld in this country a~d the proceeds applied’ to the paymen: of bills incurred on contracts ac present in operation. Both the prohibition . and : sufffrage amendments. to the ‘ federal constitu- tion pending Defore congress were en- dorsed at the closing session in Wash- ington ‘of the National Council of Wo- Ppresented Premicr Lloyd George announced in | 1000 for the committer on public in- [been turned over to ihe b fermation, $340000 for preliminary | The Federal Trade ' mm -=io {work of "the ford administration; |ailotted $200,000 fn iroosiia $250000 for the wr twade board, ard |and prices n ot t 703 for ndminis‘rotion of the pri- |report wns T taw. The to- | $19£.958 of it 1$65.000.000 wer> mnde but the m(m-.m(‘nl $375 250 rergent § ev was returned when regular,anpro- j2:d for th- dis n ot la priations became available, and the der the labor denartment a nt depariment now has nothing charged $885,000, disbursemer $10,001 CONFERENCE ON RAIL.ROAD INCREASED COST IN TRANSPORTATION PRCBLEM | Views Laid Befors the President by | Members of Railroad War Board. OPZERATING TROLLEY Explained by P. W. Whiople, noér of Construction. Hartfo-d, Conn., Dec. 12.-—At the ternoon session of the continued I ing on the six-cent fare protest fore the public utilities commissior | today it was announced necticut Company proba 2na_its presentation of w. |til Wednesday next. P. W {engineer of construction, te the' corporation needs more 00,000 for improvements in eight years. Of the increase in oper- oing “expenses he declared t maintain the six power houses of rompany during the vear >nding 20 last it cost $1,200,000 as agalr $600,000 for the wear of i914. Co cost' was now $1.000 2 month ov previous fizures, he sald Fdward P. Chapman. tre the company, stateq that th balance. in_banks durlnz the pa Wwas only $10,000 and additional nue .was required to care for sutstanding to the amount of $1, 956, Engi- Washington, ' Dec. 12—The railroad view of the transportation problem and its sclution was lald before Pv'en‘-' ident Wilson today by. the five mem- bers of the railroad war hoard. At the conclusion of the conference Fair- fax Harrison, chairman of the board, announced that the whgle situation had been canvassed thgroughiy, but that no decision had been resched. ‘Whatever course he decides on will draw the fullest co-operation from the railroads. the preeident was to'd, even if his pian is government opcration, strongly urged by many of hih ad- visors. The railroads, however, - the war board made clair, are of the opin- ion that they themselves can meet the situation if given time. They re- gard as their first need a centraliza- tion_of control of government trafiic in the hands of a federal traffic man- ager. Prioritv orders without num- iber roming from vorious government departments. they said. is doing mo+d to slow up fre!zht movement than any cther single factor. ‘The railroads, it was relterated, are not eeekine a government loan or a repeal of anti-pooling laws. They be- lieve that measures already tken for ,the common use of equipment and i trackage will bring rellef from con- gestion, though government: approval of railroad credit will be necessary if the roads.are to raise capital that will be needed next year. AT HALIFAX IS Identified, Unidentified Bod ies and the Missing. 1,226 Including Halifax, N. S., Dec. 12—The toll of dexth resulting from. the explosion of the munitions ship Mont Blanc in Halifax harbor was officially fixed to- night at 1,226, including {dentificd ard tridentified bogdies and the miesin: The figurss, - which were issued by A.'S. Barnstead, chafrman of the mor- tusrv committee, were: Identified in varlous morzues, dead who can be Identified from fects. 225 unrecognizable bodies, missing. 400 Major Fitzeerald of the Americ armv bresentad to the relief comm tee $2,300 whirh haq heen ribed be men under his command Fretories mad~ an to remmmn cnaratians bt for P Treing emple turn to work. St aken by the munieipa authorities to curb the ero-win~ prc- tiee amonr merchants of charcine ex- orbitant priccs for eertnin claseas EOOAs which are In greatest. demand Attarnosn hava hasun concideration of filing claims for fire incurance. LABOR SITUATION IN ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS ACUTE. A Large Proportion of Union Men in Both Cities Are to Quit Work Today. St Paul. Minn.. Dec. 12—The labor sitvation in Minneapolis and St Paul !rcached an acvte stage again_ tonight with the probability that a large pro- i portion of union men in hoth cities ard ,Fome throughout the northwest would quit work tomorrow as a protest aeain=t the order of the public safety icommission of Minnesota directing the abolition bv street car men of but- tons indicating thelr .membership in the Amclgamated Association of Street snd’ Electric Raiiway Employes. 478 12! to POST FOR A GREAT EAST COAST MARINE CORPS MUST BE RE-UIATION IN CONSUMPTION OF COAL lOthnrwhe There I Be a Coa! Fom ine, Fuel Administrator Garfield Says Recommended in Anrual Report Major-General Barnett. of ‘Washington, Dee. 12. — Tstablich- ment.of a great Fast Coast marine corps post is recommended in the ari- nual report of Major Genera’ Rarnett, commandant of the corps. made public tonizht. 'The project involves a total cost of $2,500,000 and &n estimate of $1,000,000 for the preliminary work has been submitted. It will be impracticable hereafter, the repdrt says, to quarter the expe- ditlonary forces in the navy yards or stations. Washington, Dar consumption #ion- try from a coal famine el Admitis trator Garfleld tocay told 200 chair men of war service committees nam by various Industries to keep w the government in its purchase of war supplies. - The chairmen met here & organize and Dr. Garfield was one several officials who outlined industrial problems facing the nation. War Qustries, he declared, will be given first consideration by the fuel administra- tion in distributing coal, and others will have to suffer, though no list of non-essentlals for which coal is to be denled will be made up. MUST FINANCE BUILDING OF WORKMEMN'S HOUSES 12—Rean can save on P. O. EMPLOYES EXEMPT UNTIL AFTER JANUARY 1 To Ensure Force for Handling the Christmas Rush, Hartford Conn., Dec. 12.—A tele- gram received today by Major Johm Buckley, executive sccretary to Gov- , 3 2 'ernor Holcomb states that postofice | Gove-nment Aid Mo f the mpoyes wil be o emot fr m draft on | Guomd Shits Ae o © d L7 ] argest pos: Ll o i atier the Chri-tmas rush is over. ‘Word was also received by the major that the men wantsd for spe ordnance service will be divisions, the six Bridgeport _districts and the Thirteenth Fairfield county district. 5 sevenment - ma fimance the bunlding of workmen's hoyfles if the required ships are to be produced for the emergency fleet cor poration; &dding to & statement issued tonight by the special advisory war shipping committee -of the Merchants' association of New Yerk