Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 19, 1917, Page 1

L g VOL. LIX—NO. 303 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19. 1917 TEN PAGES—80 Fams i e A wp';}n;c'E TWO CENTS _ TEUTONS FIERCELY | Coitrrst [hJ.PotersEiected |U.S. Submarine | Comees o IAL DISTINGTION IN THE AR coast of Asia! the | i of the merchantmen in the convoy at: tacked in the North Sea by the Ger- Two islands off the Minor have been occupied by Mayor of Boston| Sunk, 19 Men Lost Secretary Baker Informs the Senate That Distin Garrett Anderson, the first woman_to FOG MONDAY Tokio. o e ey A]TACK lTALIANS Dr. Elizbeth G. Angoreon Dead: | o \icn ASSISTANT SECRETARY | F-i WAS RAMMED BY F-3 DURING| | Miss Antoinette Whitman, the senicr | tions in Rank Are in Interests of Military Discipline OF TREASURY be elected as mayor of a town in En- Lo e e gland and a prominent physician, died e e— Bodies of 200 unidentified victims of | e & wced - h, Suffolk, week's explosion were ried in | kS Sestergay "0 1 MBI SR oL URALITY, 9,074 VOTES|FIVE MEN PICKED UP[iIide™* =" vuried in| SAFETY DEMANDS OBEDIENCE OF OFFICERS Invaders Are Throwing Troops Against Italians Re- : gardless of Losses Inflicted by Defenders The American expedition’s first ar- tillery school for officers in France is in operation. Asserts That in the Emergency of Battle Safety Depends Upo PRIZE: FOR CONN. RED CROSS CHAPTER The Acc —Secretary Daniels lent Occurred in Home Waters Gives Brief Mayor James M. Curley, Who Sought Reelection, Ran Second—City Voted The Pullman Co. wil distribute be- 1 . 25 License by 23 485 Majority. Statement of the Disaster. G D L e e Instant Compliance by All With the Voice in Authority ; ROME WAR OFFICE REPORTS REPULSE OF ENEMY || i "oine n- memsen: e et ivianes Admits That the Advantage of Education and Culture the cordition of wheat at 80, compared with 83 last vear. The United States navy is still in need of more than 100 mechanics for different branches. SHIP CAMPAIGN. ‘Washington, Dec. 18~Nineteen lives were lost iwhen the American sub- marine ¥-1 was rammed and sunk by submarine F-3 in home waters during a fog Monday afternoon. The F-3 was undamaged. and picked up five survivors of her victim. Sec- retary Daniels announced the dieaster late today in a brief statement which gave no further details. Five Survivors. Lieutenant A. B. Montgomery, com- manding officer of the F-1, was among Boston, Dec. 17.—Andrew J. Peters, former assistant secretary of the was chosen mayor of this y by a plurality of 9,074 votes in one of the most sharply contested elections in local history. Mayor James M. Curle: re-election, ran second: James A. Gallivan was ’ Heavy Snow and Bad Weather Has Brought the Fighting on “the Western Front in France Almost to a Standstill—In Russia the Revolutionary and Counter-Revolutionary Forces Continue Their Struggle for Supremacy—Pre- Frequently to be Found in Favor of the Private, Yet He Must Practice the Habit of Obedience to His Superior- Says It is Possible and Useful to be Faithful to Military Discipline and at the Same Time to the Democratic Idea of Our Country. Bridgeport, Conn, Dec. 18—A committee consisting of Morgan G. Bulkeley,Hartford; Isaac L Ullman, New Haven, and John 8. Goss, Waterbury, has been named by Charles A. Sabin, asNew York bank- er to determine which Connecticut chapter wins an in- . who sought Congressman third; Con- gressman Peter F. Tague fourth, and James Oneal fourth. With the excep- tion of Mr. Oneal, who is a socialist and ran on stickers, the candidates Upper New York State is having the coldest weather ever experienced, 24 degrees below zero. The American embassy at Tokio have made further denials of Japanese troops landing at Vladivostok. A < 2 . e month in the mem- [|are democratic in national politics. |the five saved. His mother, Mrs. iy liminary Peace Discussions Between the Bolsheviki Rep- n now under way. || The tickets in the city eloction werd | juiia Montgomery_Pratt, lives at Fort| police figures published show that Dec. response j tion. All officers are ¢ resentatives and Delegates of the Teutonic Allies Are in the gift of an unnamed The official vote follows: Peters 37, | Sotnen bntyocs thieves in Chicago have stolen more te resoiution. asking whether | €Xercise their judzmer Other survivors are than $2 000,000 of booty this year. G. M. donor who has offered the income of 924; reguis fon as at Curley. 28,850: Gallivan 19,415 fa- Schmissauter, machinisi there are war department rules and - securities valued at $105,000 which || Tague 1,694, e O S mentar TS| e fhere & bxtment 'd | «:mpathy, conf il ey £ 3 s 2 presentative Johnson of Aberdeen, | rezulations to prevent soclal inter- | the soldiers and it . Progress at Brest-Lit: have been deposited with the Bank- || Four Years ago Mayor Curley de-|City. Tenn. S.JDr eoliated’ I the regular army as|courss betwesn oMcers and men. of |u pore of the Instructions. eive feated Thomas J. Kenny by a plurali- | Henry 1. Brown, gunner's mate; fa- ers’ Trust Company of New York. a private. He did mot resign his seat. | the army, Secretary Baker today wrote Vice tion: heir vounger officers by exer ty of 5740 votes. ther, H. P. Brown, Macan, Ga. Increased Majority For License. i Joseph J. Burns, chief i President Marshall that distine- of rank in the army imply no t themselves nship. to gunner's| Information received at Washington On none of the battle fronts, exceptmaze it is impossible to gain mn ac- mtte T The cit: i wi slight- | mate; wife, San Pedro. Calif. by neutral diplomats -indicate that|seocial distinction and are soely in Distinctions of rank in ¢ that in northern Italy, arc military op- | © s R T B L o T e e e e BN | G ohn 3. Stewart, ship's cook: mother. | Germany is planning another offer of ((ne interest of military discipiine. |are solely in the inicr t erations of sreat magnitude ensuing. | N sanwhile proliminars peace discus- TO REDUCE SCHEDULES |The vote was: Yes, 54,260: no 30,175,| Mrs. Celia B. Campbell, Huron, S. D. | peace. Frequently ‘in a country like this, |tary discipline. They impis Heavy snow and bad weather genepglly |sions between the Boishevikl repre- a majority of 23,485. Last year the List of Those Lost. the secretary sald, the advantage of | distinction: indeed, in o ¢ bas Brought the fghting almost to a |sentatives and delegates of the Teu-|By James J. Storrow, New England | vote was: Yes, 53,417: no 30,328, a| The list of those lost was announced | Corporal Oscar Mouvet, one of t)hc picer and_culture is favor. ours the advantage of e t { standstill on the western front in|toni callies are in progress at Brest Fuel Administrator. majority of 23,089. by the mavy department as follows: |few Americans still remaining in the | the soldier. Nevireheless, he added, |culture will very frequen France and Belgium, except for small |[itovsk. The real negotiations, having 5 Daniel W. Lane and Councilman| " John R. Belt, seaman; mother, Mre. | foreign leglon has been severely | safety demands that the ‘soldier and |in favor of the soldier: and 3 | encounters by outposts and reciprocal |in view the bringing about of peace| Boston, Dec, 15.—Every street rail- | Henry E. Hagan, who with Mr. Pe-1j.'E. Belt, Silsbee, Tex. wounded. % oM oeiNpauire by l;‘nnyn‘uolusfund un- | necessary that the soldier sh | bombardments. and the consequent retirement of the |way company in the state has receiv- | ters, were indorsed by the Good Gov- Frank Bernard, machinist's mate; SR ac s "’"‘“f’v”g pm:u;‘,s he habi o\xnm”l\( Guire by continuous x ! “On the Italian front around Monte | Russian army as a belligerent against |ed a request from James J. Storrow,|ernment Association, were elected olsister. Abelia Quintal, Oakland, Calif.| The names of A. P. Grimes of Clays- | obedience to his superior. Mr. Ba-|practice the habit of i S Solarclo, the MAustro-Germans again |the Teutonic allies, are expected @ |New England fucl administrator, ask- | the city ccuncll. James T. Moriarty,| Willlam L. Cartwright. séaman; | ¥ille. Pa., wounded, appeared in a)kers letter follows: = knowledage | Sn D2 superior. This is a have takem mp a vigorous offensive, | begin next Tuesday. fng that scheduled be reduced when | Crrying the strong indorsement of mother, Amanda Cartwright, Fresno,|Canadian overseas casualty = el thel honox fto acknowledss [omjcers ias itlls of men | | throwing their troops against the Ital:| The German and Austrian foreign|it can be done without serious incon- e e yestenduy OERDAT nited Mintiat ador Tater ot avers e B R faro /st i flerceness of at- h ublic, and that ev- arr: ‘orson. chief electrician; 4 3 e » e v ndition tends to distr | $8ms with_the m‘ - . .-;l:el;l‘:l:mmmdn?nm F e :g;flme‘;fa e e o oo - Teiohiwené sty Egne’ and: Michael * H.|pens o kin, Hazel B. Corson. Long | ,The Canadian casualties list contain- | December 11, 1917 directing me to in- |attention and peril is ¢ v { mpom them. The Rome war office re- |part in the parley, and in the battle | serve fuel. Already some of the pres- | Corcoran were chosen to the school | Beach, Calif. ed the names of 11 Americans, td\vg !'xcrm the ’\mled Statl‘e senate ‘what, |safety for a command frequer Pports that the enemy in his latest ai- |of wits which will take place it prob- | idents and managers have taken steps | Committee. Both these candidates were| James Goonan, chief gunner's mate; | killed. one a prisoner, seven wounded [if any, rules or regulations there are |only in its organized acti ¢ tack was completely repuised. ably is not outside the realm of rea- |to conform to the requests. supported by Mayor Curley, and Mr.|mother, Mrs. Minnie McClain, Lima, O, | 3nd one missing. ooifts war donerfmant wiioupprevent | can procesdsfEomione i Various reports continue to come |son to infer that the Teutonic allied It was said at the state house to- | Corcoran also had the emdorsement of Simon Greenberg, electrician, first M. H. A. obili: e ‘|‘ DN \r?m mingling with ]!!Tl\ A('} —the nsts . unquestioning ¢ from Russia with regard to the op- |representatives will not be at a dis- |day that Governor MecCall would [the Good Govermment Association.!class: mother, Sophia Greenberg, Phil- | The Y. M. H. A. will mobilize its en-}in soclal intergourse, or which tend jance by all with the volcs erations of the revolutionary and|advantage in dealing with men of the |probably go to Washington tomorrow | Joseph Lee and William S. Kenney,|adelphia. Pa. tire resources so that organization |to cdste distinction between enlisted |ity. There is no time to d counterarevolutionary forces in their |calibre the Bolsheviki will have pres- | for a conference with federal officials | the other Good Governmen: candidates, | Dudley Stough, chief gunner's mate; | May co-operate with the Jewls| S uan sty eona etoned | officers: when | opriortiitey, (o'l considler: were defeated. Relief in its work. A Number of Fist Fights. A number of fist fights at the poll- they are off du “In response thereto I submit for the information of the senate of the United States, the following paragraph must have acquire ir rule tion—attention and obedic mand. 'This habit cannot in emergency and forgotten | strussle for supremacy, but out of the lent to plead their cause. on the coal situation. The governor was not willing to discuss his plans. wife, Marie Stousgh, Vailejo, Calif. Charles F. Vincent, electrician; _f: ther, Philip S. Vincent, Exeter, Calif. Shipments of cured and fresh meats from Chicago last week totaled 46 924.- SENATOR ORDERS PROBE RESIDENCE OF CALIFORNIA % among the exciting features of the aay. GERMAN AIRPLANE ing booths, several arrests, wholesale| Thomas A Walsh, machinists mate: | 000 \ounds against 44,562,000 pounds |of army regulations in reard to the |er circumstances, but must = INTO SHIPBUILDING GOVERNOR DYNAMITED RAIDERS REACHED LONDON | challenging of votes and ‘an alleged | BOther: - s | the week previous. relationship between officers and en- | from practice which tc n & attempt to “stuff” a ballot box were| Wik o o o o listed men as the only rule or regu- |ceptions either of persons or o It is Likely That the Inside Story of 1 i . Gov. Stephens Characterizes It An Act of Terrorism. Sacramento, Calif., Dec. 18.—Gov- ernor William D. Stephens, whose offi- cial residence here was damaged last night by a dynamite explosion, chra- acterized the act in a statement to- night as “probably having been done With a view to terrorism, the chief The 6,000 recruits who caused the congestion on arrival at Fort Slocum will be temporarily transferred to Camp Devens, Mass. Dropped Bombs There—Also in Kent and Essex—Results Not Given. lation now existing relative to matter: ‘Superiors, are forbidden to injure those under their authority by tyran- nical or capricious conduct or by abusive language. While maintaining Giscipline and the thorough _and prompt performance of military duty, all officers, in_dealing with _enlisted men, ‘will bear in mifnd the absolute this | si mother, Calif. Edward E. Hall, machinist wife, West Seattle, Washn, Ray E. Scott, electrician; wife, Val- lejo, “Calif. ‘Albert P. Smith, eister, Florence S. Calif. Guy Mrs. ellie Martin, Venice, Shipping Board Will Come Out. ‘Washington, Dec. 18—Continual re- organization of the government’s ma- chinery for building a merchant ma- rine culminated today in the ordering ‘The relationship and men, therefore, must ranged as to lead to this | ble result: but this nt sistent with respect, mutual .consideration, anc officers are those who have most pletely won-the affection of their Military annals are filled with mats WARNING TO FARMERS NOT ;TO SHIP HOGS To Hold Them Back in Order Avoid Failing Price: . Chicage; Bu.--‘fi.\ warni London, Dec. 18.—German airplanes raided English coast towns tonmight. Some of the raiders reached London, where they were met with a heavy fire. Numerous bombs_were dropped. An official annduncement of the raid eays Senator Kenyon of lowa introduced a bill reducing the salaries of sena- tors and congressmen from §7,500 to $5,000 during the war. machinist Stebbens, chief - machinist mate; * Merced, . R. . Stewart, the i Mrs. Frank D. Adams, wife of Lieut. | neesesity of se treating them so as to |did storfes of men imperiiling of the_alien. enemy. *Zfostile v arepTEes ~crosseq the Ts- ot e oD hoss Mg telmate: father, Grant Stewart, Los An- ¥ - b| ‘s Adams; assufne@ the duties of her hus- | preserve their self-respect. Off livi outside t e ecess| FRroushont the day S and ent ofest sboue .15 Sgluik |tfiem Back for the present mn order to| €oles, Calit ‘Universalist | v S P B LR . band as pastor of will Keep .in as close touch as possi- church at Urbana Iik ble with the men under their com- mand, will strive to build up such re- Intlons of confidence and sympatyy wil] insure the free approach of their men to them for counsel and assi: ance. This relationship may be gain- ed and maintained without relaxation of the bonds of discipline and with sreat efit to the service as a whole.” “In this paragraph will be seen an endeavor to arrive at a true balance In the proper relationship between of- ficers _and enlisted men cn_the one hang to encourage an exchanze of confidence and co-operation hetween the officer and the soldier and on the cther to avoid personal intimacies be- tween an officer and any particular soldier or soldiers, which might have a tendency to lead to favoritism or the suspicion of favoritism in assign- ments for duties, or cause discontent | on the part of those not selected for specia] intimacy by the officer in ques- towards London. Some of the raiders reached the London dis- trict and droppea bombs. Bombs also wefe dropped in Kent and Essex. “Reports of casualties and damage bave not yet been received. Our guns ang airplanes were both in action. military agon in order to life of a beloved captain. “The war department, therefor endeavored ‘and is endeavori ery ‘means within its power upon officers the military value cordial , relationship—to hav understana that as is the office the command: that their their- actions constitute vpon which the spirited act men are moulded. While there instances undout thoughtless and inconsiderate on the part of officers and of unr: oning complaint on the part of who have failed to understand the cbligations of this disciplinar tionship, T am stlll pers the great army we now ha field and in training there ing realization that it is ble and useful to be fa tary discipline and at to the democratic ide: try.” Lyman -F. Lovely, machinist mat father, Lyman Lovely, Denver, Colo. Ralph B, McClure, electrician; mother. Mrs. Josephine McClure, De- roit, Mich. Duncan 'A. McRae, electrician: sis- ter. Florence M. McRae. Blain. Washn. John P. Messange, chief machinisi's mate; wife, Philadelphia, Pa. Grover E. Metz, machinist's mate; wife, San Francisco, Calif. ve avoid falling prices was sent out to- day by J. C. Cotton, head of the meat division of the food administration. In a written statement he said: “Hold back your hogs. On Novem- ber 3, T stated that the prices of hogs S0 far as this division could affect them. would not fall below about $15.50 per hundredweight for the av- erage of the packers droves.on the Chicago market until further notice. That statement I make again. “The packers inform me they are do- ing their best to aid us in that policy, but largely owing to transportation difficulties in the east, there is now a slut of hogs on the Chicago market, and more hogs than the packers can kill and handle. ‘The farmers and ccmmission men in this territory must help by ho'ding back hogs temporarily, especially from the Chicago market. 'If there s co- operation, the minimum will be main- tained. Do not sacrifice your hogs by dumping* them on an overcrowded market.” kitchen and laundry of the executive mansion and endangered the lives of the governor, Mr. Stephens and other members of 'his househod. Charles B. Fearl, a government agent, declared that between 12 and 14 sticks of dynamite with a time fuse attached probably caused the ex- plosion. Representative Baer of N kota introduced a bill to appropriate $50,000 000 -to ald western farmers in buying grain and seeds. TO FIX RETAIL PRICE OF COAL IN NEW YORK The Fuel Situation There Should be Normal Within a Few Days. A machine company at Buffalo work- ing on storage battéry plans for the use on United States submarines re- | vorts the blueprints stolen. Action came on the resolution intro- anced. the Doante ceatinuing 's_continuing - difficulties as “an intermimable tansle haste farely shown, the sen- auditing committee which first has on the expense of such inves- ns, approved Senator Harding’s tion and the senate ordered the e, S UNIONIST MAJORITY IN CANADSAN PARLIAMENT Placed at 44—Possibly More When Soldier Vote is Cownted, Ottawa, Ont, Dec. i8—A of 44 for the Uniomist mmfi the Canadian pariiament, with a pos- sibility of more when the soldler vote is counted, was indicated by the lat- est returns tonight from the elections of yesterday. Returns from Alberta show Laurier candidstes leading In three constitutencies, but it is pre- dicted that the soldler vote may change the result. The Unionists won the other districts in that province. Prince Bdward Island stands alone edl, NO MORE SECRET STOCK TRANSACTIONS Al Must Ge Reported to Revenue Collectors. Washington, Dec. 18 —Many stock and produce exchange transactions herctofore regarded secret must be reported in the future to Internal Rev- enue Collectors, under permanent reg- ulations for exchanges issued tonight by Revenue Commissioner Rope. So-called “pair off” transactions in which a dealer sells and immediately re-buys, or the reverse, anq “scratch™ sales are to be reportéd monthly, jamong other details. The permanent regulations are sub- The American mini ported that the former president Portugal was. escorted to the frontier and sent on his way to Paris. The British-American Tobacco plant devoted to thé manufacture of eiga- rettes only was burned at Norfolk. The loss is estimated at $500 000. Representative Wood of Indiana in- troduced a Tesolution to prohibit the selling of any bonds issued since April 6, 1917, for less than par. New York, Dec. 18.—Reports of soaring coal prices from various. parts of the city today drew the statement trom Reeve Schiey, fuel administrator for New York county, that the ad- ministration would set a fixed price for retail coal. The raise in price was saifl to have followed the receipt of Increased supplies and to bave in- dicated an effort on the part of certain dealers to profit from the fact that ‘many bins had been emptied during the recent shortage. The fuel situa- tion in this’ city, if the present mild 'weather continues, should be normat within a few days, Mr. Schley added. ITALIAN AVIATOR ATTAINED Internal h It is more than likely that the whole inside story of the shipping board's beginning with the cele- row between Former Chairman Denman and Major General Goethals will be bared. _ The Swiss Government has ratified an agreement with this country by which it will receive 24,000 cars of wheat and 30,000 cars of other cereals. GEN. GOETHALS RECALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE Member of the War Deparment’s KING, DEMOCRAT. ELECTED MAYOR OF MERI LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN TO VOTE ON WAGE INCREASES Of From 10 to 40 Per Cent.—75,000 on HOOVER UNABLE TO . GET® A HEARING As Elected Eleven to Ci Republican: E stantially the same as tentative rules Arthur Yager, governor-general of New War Council. ounci De ts Four. Before Senats Committce Investigat-|as unanimousty in favor of tho Op. A FLIGHT OF 23,048 FEET "All Railroads of Gountry: issued nearly three weéks ago, ex. | Porto Rico, arrived at an Atlantic port ki ) g T Sugar Sitmation position, all four seats having gone B = cept that transactions in which stock | en route to Washington to talk over | Washington, Dec. 18.—Major Gen- eriden, Conn., Dec. 18 —Henry T Bugar to the Laurier candidates. The elec.|In 65 Minutes He Made a World’s| Chicago, Dec. 15, .— Seventy-five|is borrowed to cover short sales are | Porto Rico's share in the war with of- |eral Goethals has been recailad to ae. 1 King, Aemocrat was eloteq tion of one more Laurier supported in Height Record. thousand Tocomotive. fircmen o 'aij| now considered taxable, <77 | ficials. tive service and detailed as acting |today by a majority of 110 vote Ontario has been conceded since last railroads in the United States tomor- row will vcte on wage increases of 10 o 40 per cent. The increases were pre- pared today by committees of the Trainmen’s Brotherhoods. Instructions to the firemen state. that the vote “is not on the question of a strike.” Time an a half for all time over eight hours in all classes of railroad service is asked for all runs of less than.one hundred miles except on pas- 2 quartermaster genera] to succeed Ma- jor General Sharpe, detached by Sec- retary Baker to serve as a member of the war department’s new war coun- ci Wilbur F. Parker, republican. republicans elected elev to the city council and the de only four which with the the two republican can: sheriff, showed that the tory only applied to the ticket, Mr. Parker behind his ticket. Because of a tie vote for cour in the fifth ward the standing night, that ef La Piere of Nipissing.| Rome, Dec, 18.—Lieutenant Brach- papa, of the Italian army, and a pilot rocently attained a height of 7,025 me- tres (23,048 feet) in an Italian air- plane, mounting to this altitude in 65 minutes. This is said here to be a world’s_height record. On July 14, 1914, a German . pilot named Oelrich sttained a height of Two sailors were saved by the Ger- mans_from the American destroyer Jacob Jones according to an official German announcement received = at Amsterdam. IRISH PARLIAMENTARY PARTY IS SUPPORTED In Resolutions Adopted by Irish Fel- lowship Club of Chicago. Chicezo, Dec. 18.—A declaration up- holding the Irish parliamentary party and charging that any Irishman or or- VAST IMPROVEMENT IN TRANSPORTATION Reported to the Fuel Administrator by A. W. Thompson. ‘Washington, Dec. 18—Improvement In announcing this today Secretary Baker also said Brigadier General John D Barrette had been detailed as act- ing chief of coast artillery, in place of Major General Weaver, and Bri- gadier General Charles B. Wheeler as the ran One -thousand teachers of the pub- lic school system of New York city pledged their loyalty to 'the United States and have urged the internment in transportation condition - | 25,756 feet, the record, however, not | senger trains. On runs more than ization who seeks to embarrass of those who do not. acting chief of ordnance in place. of | 1918 city couneil is thrown in d fecting coal was reported fo the fael | PEINg Dassed upon by the Interna- | one hundred miles overtime will beo g;mt:h- atied po.::m in v.ev'-'e' contact of e Major General Crozier. Generais|Until the tie is dissolved the s administration today by A. W. Thomp- | tional Federation of Aeronautics in|gin when the time on duty exceeds|the war is committing an act of open| 'enry Holt Wheeler, formerly vice|Weaver and Crozier also are members | ing will be 15 republicans son, chairman of the general operat- ing’ committes of eastern railroads. The last 24 hours, Mr. Thompson said, showed ten per cent. more coal moved president of the New York Cotton Hx- change and ome of the best known cotton merchants in New York, died at Summit, N. J,, yesterday. the miles run divided by 12 1-2. Time and a half is asked for all overtime. All men in switching and hostling service would receive time and a half of the new council. Opposition to the nomination of General Crozier for another tour of four years duty as chief of ordnance hostility to the Unitod States was adopted tonight by the lrish Fellow- ship club here, the largest Irish or- ganization in the city. democrats. The council has democratic the past vear and t administration has been democrat Mayor-elect King made s Faris, owing to_ the, outbreak of the European war shorily afterward. MISS TRANKLA NOT than during the preceding 24. for time over eight hours, accor Tt was direct Fohn B, Redmond 5 held up confirmation m the senate to- | the inctease in salary from §1,0 The railroads, Mr. Thompson said, A R S N | e T e muo:ncado&:ntorw:mig of $10,-| President Felix Calonder, in his first| day and action went over until after [$2,500 for the mavof. He prom are moving freight now at about 75 | Name Not on the List of Authorized | Ing service receive an average of $2,75| 000 as the fisst instalmemt ef a fund | Public speech since his recent election. | the Christmas holidays. to glve full time and full service f. declared that Switzerland was ready to per cent, of their normal efficiency. Practitiansrs. a day, according to the railroad men,|to be collected in Ameriea in support the mew salary. The republican Recently the percentage was decl: to be as low as thirty. e CHRISTIAN SCIENCE FATE OF FORMER CZAR Wembers of Royal Family Would Like to Go Abroad. the Servize. CHAPLINS IN ARMY Faith- Ever Appointed New York, Dec. 18.—Albert F. Gil- more of the committee on pubiication of the Christian Science Church for New York state, issued a statement tonight in which he declared Grace M. Trankla, who began suit yesterday against Clarence C. Burger to recover and an increase to an average of $3.50 is asked. FOODSTUFFS PROSPECTS ARE UNFAVORABLE IN GERMANY of the party. NATIONAL PROHIBITION IS READY FOR RATIFICATION Senate Accepted Resolution as- Pass- ed by the House. pour out her blood against any at- temps to invade their country. Charles W. Parks civil engineer in the navy, was nominated by Presi- dent Wilson. to be chief of the bureau of yards and- docks for a four year term with the rank of rear admiral. demned the present city tion and promised to conc city’s business on broad patriotic I on account of the war. The succe ful candidate for mayor wa corporation counsel and park co: missioner under Mavor Thomas Rellly. . Mr. Parker has been derman . for eighteen years LIEUTENANT KILLED IN HAND GRENADE PRACTICE When Fragments of a Grenade Pen- etrated Barricade. San Diego, Calif, Dec. 18 —First and pay for service as a ioner, was not a Christtan Scientist. COLONEL HOUSE IS STAYING AT WHITE HOUSE Has Delivered to Secretary Lansing President Wilson has written to the National Bducation ‘Association that he e R ual ot at rs :n.'lnly l:e;ex"(‘ shall be interefered ‘with. Lieutenant Irvin McCracken, of the 157th Infantry, of San Antonio, Texas, was killed near here today at Camp Kearney ir an explosion of a hapd grenade in practice. First Ljeutenant H. G. Brown of the same regiment, whose home is in Denver, Col, was Boston, Dec. 18—The appointment of two members of the Christian Sci- ence Chyrch to act as the first chap- Iains of their faith in ths nations army was announced here tonight. Edward W. Dickey of Los Angeles, ‘Washington, Dec. 18.—The constitu- publican leader. tional amendment for national prohi- POUND OF BUTTER BROUGHT $567 AT RED CROSS AUCTIO ent to President Wilson for Galif. was dssigned ¢ Camp Upton, Report of War Mission. A report that Former _Premier. e | bogly injured in the sme_cxpiosion - g0 g Naw Tork city will be avcieag o o > T thousands of roops, has appesred in|ea in practice work stood behind a S —_— The reported to| other cantonment in th e e s nee s aums the vicinity of Petrograd. is contained | parricade built in accordance wit | Washington, = Dec. 15— Presid commissioners are e o e near - , who reac ere Ison received toda a pound have agreed in principls to the wishes | ture. on his return from the Inter-allied war, in & despatch received at Copenhagen tions sent ffrom TFort Sim ay butter for his Christmas dinne cost -$567. It was made E Basterday, of Marble Rock and- auctionea at'a fair by Cross auxiliaries of Union townships. r wh specifica School of Fire. Despite their shelter; fragments from a band grenade which -was thrown accurately and to a spot some. distance from the barricade, flew |-back thromeh the barricade with great & from the iron of Nicholas and his family, but desire before fully asquiescinz {o place the l:;ltnr before the constituent assem- LOSS OF ELEVEN SHIPS ANNOUNCED IN COMMON® 1t is Expected to Cause Renmewal of Criticism of British Admiralty. London, Monday, Dee. 17—The at- tack by in_the North Sea, resulting In sinking of eleven vessels, as an- nounced in the house of commons to- as an uncomfortable sur- to the British publtc. It is ex- to cause a yevival of the seri- crticism of the admiralty such at the time of the successful attack on a convoy of Scan- ‘merchantmen in October. from Haparanda Edmund Waller, a veteran bicyclist who has ridden in.many. endurance conference at Paris, delivered to Sec-|most cretary Lansing today hie own report and those of his associates. He is staying at the White House as a guest of President Wilson, to whom he made a personal report last night. GERMAN REVOLUTIONARY SOCIALIST IS MISSING Carl Minister Was Editor of Kampf, Published in Amsterdam. Amsterdam, Monday. Dec. 17.—The socialist newspaper Tribune reports WILSON ATTEND THEATRE Yesterday Was the Second Annivers- 67,000 JOINED RED CROSS IN NEW YORK YESTERDAY g Staff Overwhelmed by Those Seeking Membership. New York, Dec. 13.—The American Red Cross crive to obtain 500,000 mem- Ders in this city advanced beyond ex- pectations today. It was announced that 67,000 persons had enrolled dur- ing the day and that applications were 50 numerous at places throughout the fianed (hat the Working. statt possibty would have to be increamed to me-|. commodate those secking ship. It was predicted tonight by cam- paign managers that by Christmas eve the membership for the city would be Worki HOUSE TO VOTE.ON SUFFRAGE JANUARY On. Test Vote Yesterday Suffrag Polled More Than Two-third Vot Another fragment jsutenant Brown in the abdo- fagged and danger- struck men, ifflicting a ous ‘wound. 18—V suffr on Tt ured . tod agreed te Washington, Dec. house on the woman tutional amendment January 10, was a the rules ‘committes date. On a -test -vote today, Indicating sentiment in the house toward amendment, the suffragists polled sev en more than a two-thirds vote. ~ Congress Closes for Holiday Vacation. ‘Washington, Dec. 18.—Congress. closed down today for a holiday vaca. tion, leaving behind ;ammn‘;l in- ‘vestigations to procee Ing the' re- cesa. Tiouses adjourned unti Thursday, January 3, when war leg- islation to take the forefront of the . calendar. A > b - Amaril Ludin was :(fl:nl atd - o, transit, revealing last Tuesday for southern Holland and has not been seen since. The Trib- une says Mister is an American cit- -