Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 24, 1917, Page 1

Norwich VOL. LIX—NO. 307 POPULATION 29,919 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. PRICE TWO CENTS LULL IN FIGHTIN ONALL W ARFR The Austro-Germans Are Bringing Up Heavy Re%n- ITALIANS REINFORCED BY FRENCH AND BRITISH forcements on Northern Italian Front Peace Negotiations Between the Teutonic Allies and the Rus- sians Have Begun at Brest-Litovsk—Delegates Who Are to Handle Russia’s Interests Are Men Who Are Un- known to the World of Politics—Rumania is Not Credit- ed With Sending Delegates to the Conference. [UN—— On the ting fronts, even in Italy, the activity of the troops is below nmormal. In France and Belgium- the fghting that is in progress is merely in-the nature of outpost encounters and bombardments, while on the northern Italian front the enemy has lost the initiative, which is entirely in the Bands of General Diaz’s men. ~The sitvation on the Italian front is not expected long to remain as it is, However, gor the Austro-Germans are constantly bringing up heavy rein- forcethents and a return to their of- fenfive, which has in view the gaining of thé Venetian plains, is to be ex- The enemy is faced by a hard task to accomplish his aims, for jt is @ different army that ho must meet than that which retreated from the Isonzo. Reinforged by British and French #roops. and newly equipped in every department. the Italians now are pre- pared to sell, and at a dear price, every inch of ground that the Austro-Ger. mans may take! Saturday night's raid by German aircraft over ihe English east coast was without result, so far as casual- its or material damage are concerncd. of the German machines was brought down during the raid. Peace negotiations between the Teu- tonic allies and the Russians have be- gun at Brest Litovsk, and apparently the enemy has played a trump card at_the, outset, for on the proposal of Prince Leopold of Bavaria, the Ger- man commander-in-chief on the Rus- sian front, Dr. Von Kuehlmann, the German foreign secretary and an as- tute politician. has been chosen unan- Imously as official chairman. A noteworthy fact in the composi- tion of the delegations from the vari. ous countries ailied with the Austro: Germans is that they include men who bave stood high in the councils of their respective countries. while - the men who are to handle Russia's in- terests for the most part are unknown In world politics. Still another outstanding fact in the nueagre details of the formation of the conference that thus far have come through is that Rumania is not cred- ited with having sent delegates -to Erest Litovsk. The possibility fis, therefore that Rumania has decided to hold aloof from discuseing a sep- Cabled Paragraphs Five Bombs Dropped on Town. o EImva bomb; D) on the - town _of Goes, in Zeeland, damaging houses and seriously injuring Zeeland is a Dutch province. 250 Casualties in Petrograd Fighting. , Saturday, . Dec. -22—Re- 2y ay, 22 —Re- ‘which are still far from being com; lete, show that 250 persons were Killed or wounded in the fighting that resulted from sacking - of = wine . — e ne . steres and e I CASUALTY' LIST SENT BY GENERAL PERSHING Two Soldi e R O s Swept Overboard From a Transport and Drowned. Washington, Dec. 23, — General Pershing reported today the loss. of two soldiers swept overboard and drowned from a transport.at sea on December 17, and the death of two others from gunshot wounds. The men lost at sea were: Cerporal Samuel H. Kehl, engineers, mother, Mrs. Letty Andrews, Shenandoah, Pa. Private William P. Smith; aunt, Mrs. Amanda Taylor, Chicago. . Those who died of wounds are: Ser- geant Grover Goodall, headquarters train, December 19; mothar, Mrs. El- len Goodall, Sharon, ' P4 Corporal William - Fauntleroy, ' stevedore regi- ment, December 20: . father, George Fauntleroy, Kingsdale, V: Deaths from natural causes were re- ported as follows: Private Irving Tay- lor, labor company, December 18, in- fluenza; wife, Houston, Miss. Wago er Richard Lawless, engineers, De- cember 17, acute mephritis: mother, Mrs. Margaret - Lawless, - New York city. Private Peter Worship, stevedore regiment, December 8, Iobar eu- monia; wife, Phillips, Miss. Plivate Ned Pickens, stevedore regiment, De- cember 17, lobar pneumonia; _sister, Eliza Johnson, Cruger, Miss. Private Vincent Shivers, Ja., iabor company. December 15, influenza; wife, Aristead; La. Private Floyd B. Diamond, head- quarters train, Decemter 19; brother, E. L. Diamond, R. F. D, No. 1, Wiani: boro, La. : RED CROSS DRIVE TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK of several one man. In Several of the Divisions Becau Unfavorable Weathor Last Wi Washington, Dec. 23.—Managers of the Red Cross campaign for ten mil- arate peace, notwithstanding the fact |lion members before Christmas day de- that geographically she will be com clded today io permit local field work- Dletaly isolated from her allies should | °Ts to continue thelr drive throughout the negotiations result in Russia quit- ting the war. $100,000 FIRE DAMAGE IN = BOSTON'S BARRED ZONE. Cfficers Are Inclined to Believe It Was -4 of Incendiary Origin. Rogtog Dec. 23.—A fire that caused .mge ‘estimated at $100 000 In a fac- nd _warehouse building at 331 Sstrect today was mnder in- | estiggtion tonight by federal and| &l& well as city authorities. Tue building 18 situated in the alien enemy | barred zone on the wateriront in the South Boston dis‘rict. . Officers en- gazed_ in the investi~ation admitted that eircumstances pointed tb a pos- sibility that the blaze was of incen-| diary origin. s e fire started in the plant of the m Scale Machine company which has been engaged in the manufacture ; o frifie barrels on the third and four i | floors of the building. Most of thei damage was copfined to those floors &nd to tbat above. used by the West- | ipghouse. Eleciric and Manufacturing compahy as a warehouse. Hundreds of eleetric lizht bulbs in storage e loded les nz to reports that the ilding contained munitions. State | police officials, who have the giving eut of licenses for explosives, said t no munitions were kent in the huilding. The Crucible Steel com-| v of America occuples the lower re. NO GERAMAN OFFENSIVE 4 THROUGH SWITZERLAND.! &wiss Foreign Minister Reassures Public Opinion in France. _Berne, Switzerland, Dec. 23.—Public opinion in France may be reassured regarding the report in circulation in that country that’ an Austro-German oftensive through Switzerland is in preparation Gustave Ador. Swiss for- eign minister told the correspondent of the Paris Pétit Journal today. “My sincere ‘personal opinion " said “is that we need not have &uzmm fear of such an attempt. ny tas other things to do on the western front than ®et the Swiss afmy on‘her back and from the eco- nomic point of view Gormany has €J°5 interést not to make an enemy Switzerfand.” — KAISER /IS TO ATTEND PEACE CONFERENCE He is Credited With Having Declared “ That Everyk +iy Wants Peace. _London. Dec. 23.—A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Copenhag- &h says: “The Berliner Zeitung savs Emparor William has informed his rdment that he contemplates <o- to.Prest Litovsk if the dinlomats z at an agreement, in_which he will endeaver to assembie all the sov- ereigne and regents of Europe in a peace conference, as was done after the Napoleonic wars. § emperor is credited with hav- ing déclared that evervbodv -vants peace and that the future o%ers so mseny great tasks that all states must co-operate In them.” AUSTRALIA HAS VOTED -~ AGAJNST CONSCRIPTION 5 Majority of 174 000—Vot. = Are Being Counted. L Ortawa, Dec. 23.—A maiority of 174.- &8 vptes Asa‘nst conscrintion is <f " hv the complete returns on the g5f-~~ndum. in Austril’a eavs a Rent- “e™Match from WMalhanrne The as 822000 aesainat 764 000 for. “stmsaast by the Australian troons **~ cuestion are being counted in rdon. of Troops Air Raid Al=rm in P-ris. iaris, Dec. 23.—There was another. rald alarm in Paris last night. Of- announcement was made that the >~ of a motor had been heard to noitheast af 3.20 and a secondary ‘ras given in Paris fmmodaiately, inating shelis wera fired by posts in the outskirts. The was over at 9.15 p. m. INVESTIGATING ACCIDENT ON RAILROAD AT CEDAR HILL. Resulted in Death of Fireman Harold C. Small of Springficld. New Haven, Conn., Dec. 23.—Two investigations into the facts: surround ing the crash of a passenger train bourd for Sprimgfleld ncine in the ‘Cedar HIill district ho-e “aiurday are under way. Coroner Mix Is conducting one of them and Commiesioner C. C. Tiwell of the pub- “ic utilities commission the other. The collision occasioned the death of Har- old C. Small. of Springfield, a fire- man on the passenger train. Details of the testimony were not siven out by either of the investi- sators, bat it was learned that the crews of the passenger train and of the switcher- intcrrogated at ensth and that the engineer of the witch engine declared that he thought the passenfer train. which was late, had passed the point where he entered e track to Hartiord. Bach investi- gation will be continued tomorrow. CHINESE DELIVERED AN ULTIMATUM TO BOLSHEVIKI. Russians Must Harbin Disarm and Leave h 48 Hours, Peking Friday. Dee. 21.—The Chi- nese commandant at Harbin, Man- churia delivered an ultimatum to the Polsheviki headquarters today, giving the extremists 48 hours to disarm and leave Harbin. Otherwise, they were warned, force would be used. The Chinese are -continuing to strengthen their military forces at Harbin. Lieutenant General Horvath, the Russian military commander at Harbin, is continuing to assist the Chinese. Because of the existing con- ditions ke has taken up his residence in the area under Chinese control. TWO YOUTHFUL DESERTERS nE ‘and a switeh | i tiie week in several of the divisions because of unfavorable weather during the first days of the campaign. Torrential rains in the northwest washed out bridges and made roads Impassable but in spite of this Ore- son has exceeded its auota of 28,090 and Washington and Idaho promise to phes theirs. ‘The gulf division already has reported 283,014 enrolled memb-rs on a quota of 204.000: Pennsylvaria is within 92,000 of itg quot 92 the Paeific-aivistal ,m% 66 ¢ and '™ ntral di- jon has veluntarily ratsed its auol , -a_figuf its 447,000 ouota. m 1189,000 to 1, icH ‘the 1ocal din? pass: Gk THREE MAJOR-GENERALS CALLED TO WASHINGTON All Have Recently Returned From Cbservation Trips to France. Washington, Dec. 21 —Three major generals, commanding training camps, recently returned from ' observation trips to France, have been ordered by the war department to come to Wash- ington to testify befors the senate mil- " ommitte concerning conditions amen= the members of the British ex- peditionary force. They will also be calied upon to describe conditons at the camps vnder their command. The officers summoned as Malor General John F. 0" of Camn! Wadsworth, S. C.: Gener-y | FEdwin St. Greble, of Camn Bowie. Texas, and Major General Wil 4 ‘Wright of Camp Doniph: = REMORSEFUL WOODSMAN TAKES HIS.OWN LIFE Had Accidantally Killed Wife of the Manager of the Camp. Wilmington. Vt, Dec. 25. — Hatrve Ruker, a woodsman. shot himself fa- ta'lv in remorse for the acpidental killing of Mrs. John Secor fn n Jum- ber camp in Somerset yesterday, ac- cording to word brought here tonight by Deputy Sheriff Walter B: Howe. The woman, who was ths wife ©f the manager of the camp, was in re expect to n o] FROM GERMAN ARMY | with her two babies wheri 'Bul?e ghv:hi(v‘ Arrived as Stewaways on a Belgian! It is Relief Ship. An Atlantic Port, Dec. 23. — Two youthful deserters from the German army arrived here today as stowaways on a Belgian relief ship. They were turned over to the immigration offi- cials. Eoth were sald to be under 20 years of age and to have escaped-from the Russian front. After remaining in Toll~ for two months they declded to_come to this country. When the ship was five days out the Germans made their appearance, weak from hunger and thiret, but said they a, n “accustomed to hu: Germany.” & Zoik —_— 325,000 ACRES OF WHEAT LAND RETAKEN BY THE FRENCH France May Be Abl to Produce Enough Wheat for One Million Men. P Paris, Dec. 23.-—The 325 000 ‘wheat land re-taken from fll:auw“ this year in northern France may ba made to produce enough wheat next year for ome-million men, according to the estimate of a mission ted by the agricultural department which :::rym examining the liberated itory. Both men and money are uired and the mission asks for a t;‘qouu.nd volunteer farm hands and a loan from American capital necessary to put the land in shape for cultivation. Forty million dollards is the amount thought necessary at once and perhaps forty million more eventually. 60 CASES OF DIPHTHERIA LOCATED IN NEW LONDON Most of Them Among the Children of Two School Districts. New London, Conn., Dec. 23 —After twenty-eight cases of diphtheria had been discovered on Saturday among school children in this city, 32 more cases were located today by the health authoritfes and have Leen quarantin- ed. Most cf the cases are among the children of two schoo! districts Lonngesi.s had been on a hunting ‘trip, entered. believed that Buker was ramov- ing the ghells from his gun when It was discharged, killing the woman and that, horror-stricken, he imame- diately placed the muzzle -undey his chin and shot hnself. He died aft- er'he had been brought here tonizht. FOUR GERMAN AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN SATURDAY According 4o Statement lssued by the British War Office. . London, Dec. 23.—Four; German air- planes- were brought down by British army aviators on Saturday, accord- ing to the sfatement on aviation ac- tivities issued. tonight’ by- the war of- fice The statement reads: - - - - heavy fire from the aj# was poured on the enemy infantry en Sat- urday. In the air fightidg four hos- tile machines were brought down. Aft- er dark our airplanes bombed the airdromes of the enemy’s flying squad- rons and Important railway stations. Many hits were obtained. A1l our machines returned safely.’ e SUGAR IS EXPECTED FROM LATIN AMERICA Relief From Famine is Expected Early in the New Year. New York, Dec. .—Relief of the sugdar, famine is expected from Latin America early next year, according to a statement tonight by A. J. Barnaud of the New York office of the bureau -of foreign -and domeestic commerce, after a survey of prospects in the West In- dies, and All Latin America’s sugar, added to that of the Far Eect, would not create a surplus, Mr. Barnaud explained, how- ever. The new crop in Cuba is even larger than last year’s, which amounted te more than 3,000,000 tcns. The first| of ~the mew Cuban crop ls cxpected here about the last of this month. Montclair’s town commi to refuse alf applications for J ‘voted | liquor M- System of Joint : 'SmckE@ BanksT IS ADVOCATED BY FEDERAL FARM LOAN BOARD INCLUDES - ALL BANKS Amendment to the Existing Law Wi be Recommended to Congress in the Board’s Annual Report. ‘Washington, Dec. 23.—The _federal farm loan board announced today that it advocates amendment to the farm loan act under which.many private farm mortgage bonkers may enter the government system as joint stock land banKs. At the same time the board wlso gave warning that it expects in- terests seeking to break down the system to file a suit soon to test the constitutionality of the act. Amendments to the Law. Amendments to the existing law which will be specifically recommended to congress in the board’s forthcoming annual report are: To remove the present restriction permitting a joint stock land bank to do business only in the state where it is situated and one contiguous state. : To permit a bank to issue bonds to the amount of 20- times _its capital stock, which must be $250,000 or more, instead of 15 times, as under existing law, and 6 1-2 Per Cent. Maximum Interest. To raise from 6 to 6 1-2 per cent. the maximum interest rate which joint stock land banks may charge on loans to farmers. . All ‘these .amendments have . beén sought by the Farm Mortgage Bank- ers’ association, whose leaders’ pre- dicted that a large proportion of the members would seek government char- ters and operate under supervision of the farm loan board if the modifica- tions were made. Their plea to be allowed to use the name “National Land Bank” instead of “Joint Stock Land nk” has not been received favorabiy by the board, owing to fear of confusing the private institutiong with the government's 12 federal land banks. _ To it Interest Rates, Joint stock land banks would still be compelied to limit interest’ rates on loans within 1 per cent. more than the selling price of their bonds even though. the maximum were ‘raiced to § 1-2 per cent. They also.would have to compcte with . the federal land banks’' new rate of 5 1-2 per cent. SLIGHT. PHYSICAL DEFECTS ARE_BEING RFG}'WIED Public Health Service’ Making Man Fit B For Army Service. Washington, Dee. 28 Blaven i ‘as] m, . otherwise Would Have been unable to do military servicé on account = ot slight ‘phvasical defects were made fit at one station of the pub‘ic hea'th service ‘ast week. Al have sini been accepted by t?: recruiting offi- cers. Secratary McAdoo. recently approv- ed.an order directing the officers of ‘the public health service to commu- nicate with the chairman of examinine hoards and furnish advice, includinz preseription, to all rejected on ac- count of cufable conditions, and to re- quest them to direct such persons to apply to the public health service of- ficee fn order that he might assist them to improve their physical con dition as to be able to serve their country in a mi'itary capacity. Trat the order is a'ready showing results, is shown by a report received by Surgeon General Rlue froni the medical officer in charre of the ma- rine hosnital at Detroit, which re- ports that as a result a number of men reiccted for military service on ac- count of curable conditions have been sent to-tha hospital and in a single wesk cleven were reiurned and ac- cepted for military service. CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE CHURCHES Upon Issuea of the War, Announced by the Church Peace Unron. New York, Dec. 23.—A tmeron-wide campaign of education through the churches to concentrate attention unon the surreme iszues of the war, as in- ter prcted by President Wilson in his message to congress, was announced here today by the Church Peace Union. The campaign will be undertaken jointly with the League to Enforce Peace and will be in charge of a com- mittee of ten of which William H. ‘Taft, president of the league, is a mem ber. The announced aim will be to point out that the fundamental pur- pose of the war is a permanent peace Ruaranteed by a league of nations. The 'announcement says the cam- paign has the approval of the admin- istration and is in co-operation with the work of the committee on public information. which has invited repre- sentatives of the Church Peace Union and the League to Enforce Peace to serve on its advisory committee. BNENOS AIRES LA UNION SUBSIDIZED BY GERMAN Directors and Editors Have Been Sus- pended by the Press Club. men Buenos Aires, Dec. 23.—As a result of the revelations that the Germans had been paying a monthly subsidy to the newspaper La Union, the directors and editois of La Union have been suspended by the Press Club. 1o They have been given a month's time n which to sever ‘connection with the newspaper, failing which the suspension by the Press Club ] permanent. MARKED. INCREASE IN _ 2 CRIME IN NEW YORK Since United States Entered the Wa: Thefts Have Increased. i New York, 23.All sorts of crime, “excepting murder and assault, have shown marl increase in New York city since the United States en- tered the war. According to a ment givén out today by Police missioner Arthur Woods.- The property, the increase Tty. afs a3 oy cammiodities’ have stuffs an T swelled - iists 'fi'k ristmasSupplies! " Arrive in France TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE, SWEET POTATOES, MINE PIE FOR SOLDIERS, SAILORS. Bountiful Provision Also Has Been! Made for Training Camps and Naval Ships in Home Waters. / ‘Washington, Dec. 23.—Every Amer- ican soldier in France is to get his Christmas turkey, cranberry _sauce, sweet potatoes and mince pie after al The war department announced io- night that delayed plies for some units of the expeditionary forces had ar- rived safely and that every member of the nation’s armed forces at home and abroad would get a complete holiday dinner. Best Turkeys Sent Across. Hundreds of thousands of pounds of the best turkeys to be bought in the eastern markets have been sent across the Atlantic, not only for Gen- eral Pershing’s men but for the blue- jackets of the navy patroiiing foreign waters. Bountiful provision also has been made for the army’s training camps and cantonments and for the navy’s stations and ships in home waters. Battleship’s Menu. One battleship has announcad that its Christmas menu will be: mock turtle soup olives, roast turkey (sage dressing), giblet gravy, cranberry shuce potatoes au gratin, celery, roast loin of pork mixed pickles, buttered beets, apple sauce mashed sweet po- tatoes, asparagus salad, cheese and crackers apple pie, chocolate cake, ice cream fresh fruit, nuts and raisins, coffee, cigars. Every Man Will Receive a Token. The war and navy departments, sa: no member of the armed forces will fail to receive a Christmas token from home friends or from well-wishing organizations of patriotic citizens. Transports have carried to France ap- proxiately 1,456 000 pounds of Christ- mas gifts for the men of the expedi- tionary forces through specia 1 ar- vangements made by the government. In addition to 250000 separate par- cels handled by the military author- ities and already reported received it is estimated that and additional 100,- 000 went drectly through the mails. All Parcels Opened. All parcels were opened at an Amer- ican port and their contents examined to prevent possible transmission of | da us articles which might have | been sent by enemies. Officers in charge of this work reported that the home folk sent their men a wide as- ‘ortment of vemembrances most of Shich ‘appropriate for immediste use and ministered to the comfort of men exposed to camp or trench life. Special Christmas Entertainments Through the war and navy depart- | ment commissions on training camp | activities, ail camps cantonments and stations will have special Christas en- tertainments. There will be athlet events, amateur_ theatricals communi- ty concerts and religious observance through the Y. M. C. A. K. of C. and | Y. M. H A. organizations. There will be motion pictures at many camps in the evening and regimental bands will | furnish music. Plans of Fraterna! Organizations. As on Thanksgiving day. the citl- zens of the communities in the vicin ty of camps wiil contribute to the en- | tertainments of the men, with house | parties automobile rides and dinner | parties. Several fraternal oggamiza- | tions have made special arrangements for the entertainments of their mem- bership at the camps. W. H. MORAN TO HEAD _ | FEDERAL SECRET SERVICE! William J. Flynn is to Retire From Office Next Week. fosocind i ‘Washington, Dec. 23.—W. H. Meran, | deputy director of the secrat service will take up the duties of chief of the seryice when Wiltiam J. Flynn retives i next week. It was stated today that Secretary McAdoo had accepted Mr. Flynn's resignation reluctantly and only because the chief insisted that he needed a rest from the arduous duties | that have pressed upon him since the United States entered the war. There has been no announcement as to a permanent appointment of a new chief. Mr. Moran has been in charge of much of the burcau’s work for months since Mr. Flynn maintained headquart- ers in New York, where he directed operations _ against counterfeiters ; sumgglers, food hoarders and enemy plotters. TURKS ARE RESORTING TO GUERILLA WARFARE Splitting Up Into Small Bodies to At-: tack British Outposts. London, Dec. 23.—Since the Turks were driven out of Jerusalem they have beer conducting guerilla warfare to the north and east of the city, split- ting up intc humerous small bodies to attack British outposts, to snipe p: trols and generally to make themselves unpleasant. says Reuter’s correspond- ent .at Jervsalem ,telegraphing under date of December 15. ! “Such factics,” the correspopdent continues, “tre greatly facilitated by the f#t that the country is so hlily and intersected by so many ravines. and. small rivers. To improve the British position the taking of certain ridges has been ordered so that there may be a wider range of defense. All these moves have been successfully carried out” POLICE OF ‘N'EW YORK ENTERTAINED CHILDREN All Police Stations of the City Were *Thrown Open—Gifts Distributed. New York, Dec. 23.—Thousands of boys and girls were given a Chrj mas entertainment at all of the police stations in this _city today. Toys, wearing apparel and confectionery were distributed by the policemen who also amused ,the childrén in various ways. . At some ho were shown. Seventh German War Loan. London, Dec. 23.—Final figures for the seventh German war loan were 12,626,660,200 marks, according to a Reuter- ‘despatch - Amsterdam - i .moving pictures | speech for his defense. Condensed Telegrams British fliers bagged five more Ger- man airplanes. Fordham University has a service flag with 603 stars. Only one dead American’s name was found on the list of Canadian casual- ties. - A new drive in behalf of prohibition will be made in Congress after the i holidays. Enrique Esparsa, the last survivor ;of the Alamo, 89, is dead, at San An- : tonio ,Texas. x, on trial for espionage s preparing a three-hour The Rockefeller _Fuondation con- tributed $100,000 to'the Knights of Columbus war camp fund. A German government bureau for studying questions relating to peace has been opened in Berlin. The St. Louis Southwesterh Railway increased the wages of ité clerks and telegtaphers 7 1-2 per cent. John Hicks, of Oshkosh, Wis. owner of the Oshkosh’' Northwestern, and once minister to Peru, is dead. The employment of girl bootblacks in Boston has been, forbidden in an order adopted by the City Council. Serbia’s military mission to the United States was entertained at the ‘White House with much ceremonv. For ten days the soldiers in Russia have looted vodka cellars. The troops are in a state of constant dissipation. On account of a shortage of coal three of the four blast furnaces of Bethlehem Steel Co. have been banked. Lord Rhondda, Food Controller. of England announced that after Jan. 1 there would be one meatless day a week. fh D Owing to the shortage of coal New York Board of Education continued public lectures in buildings. The Berlin _socialist newspaper Vorwaerts has been oblized by the government to suspend publication for three days. the dis - schoo! The War Trade Board has recmoved from the enemy trading list the names of three Southern American firms and one Cuban. General Ludendorff renuested cor- respondents on the German front ‘fnot to write too much regarding the peace situation” Gen. Pershing general orders pro- hibits all alcoholic beverages except light wines and beer to American ex- peditionary forces. Howard Averill, of Bradford, Pa, is in Blmira jail because he reported him- self dead in his home town papers to Sscape the draft New York State Fuel Administrat- tor Wiggins ordered all the coal sup- plies not essential for war manufact- urer to be cut off. Secretary Daniels confirmed the an- nouncement made by Lloydy George that more and more U-boats aré being i sunk by the Allies. George B. Barker, profesgor of dra- { matic composition at Harvard coliege was granted leave of absence to enter Government service. The London Daily Mail began the publication of an American edition in Paris. The new edition :ill be for Americans in France. The city of Charlotte, N. C, has com- pleted plans for an elaborate Christmas entertainment of the 30,000 men in training at Camp Greene. The captain and the members of the submarire that sunk the old French cruiser Chatean Renault, were captur- er by French torpedo boats. Congressman Porter H. Dale, just | back from France. urges that the Unit- ed States speed up with her supplies and munition manufactures. J. C. Traphagan, secretaryy of the Mercantile Trust & Deposit Co. of New Yorks, left for Russia to control the Y. M. C: A. finances in that country. More than 150 German propagandist agents were arrested during the last three months in Illinois. where thdy were active among the coal miners. A plate glass dow, 26 by 16 feet costing $266. was broken by striking employes of the Childs restaurants at Church and Cortland Streets, New York. A violent earth tremor lasting nearly an hour was recorded at the Fordham University seismograph. The distance was-estimated at 3,400 miles from New York. The London papers announce that a “unique and historic” Christmas message will be sent from -Great Britain to the United States on Tues- ‘The Council of National Defence re- quests soldiers’ families and friends not to send food to them as they are receiving an abundant supply at the camps. A proposal that Quebec secede from the Confederation of Canadian Pro- vinces was expressed in a motion In- troduced in the Provincial Legislative Assembly. Complaint was made - to United States Marshal John D. Lynn that German flags were found in Christmas stockings bought at a certain Ro- chester store. id T. Relington, 72 vears prominent Mason and former sergeant-at-arms of the Massachusetts legislature, died at his home in Springfield, Mass. SEVERAL FREIGHT CARS DERAILED AT WESTBROOK Blocked Traffic in Both Directions for "a Time—No One Was.Hurt. ‘Westbrook, Conn., Dec. 23.—The de- railment of several freight cars here tonight blocked both east and wes:t- bound traffic for a considerable space of time. Passenger service was rend- ered from one to two hours late and freight movements were likewise re- tarded. A break in running gear was the cause of the accident. No one was hurt aid damage to rolling stock and roadbed was insignificant, railgoad of- ficials report. i Anti-GermanMobs in Buenos Aires MOUNTED TROOPS HOLDING PEOPLE IN CHECK | H i TO PREVENT RIOTING Publication of Additional Luxburg Despatches Has Caused a New Out- break of Bitterness Against Germany Buenos Aires, Saturday, Dec. Only the utmost vigilance of p: and mounted troops prevented a break of anti-German rioting th ternoon and tonight. The downto streets were crowded with Christmas shoppers and several attempts were made to orzanize demonstrations. Stu- dents and others marched to La Union building chanting 30,000 pesos,” which was the améunt of the monthiy sub- sidy- said to have been obtained from Berlin by Count Von Luxburg, the deposed German minister. | Crowds Dispersed by Troops. { The crowds dispersed when charged by troops but pair trotted through the downtown section il night pre- venting marching crowds from joining each other. ‘The publication of the additional Luxburg dispatches has caused a nmew outbreak of bitterne against Germany and it is expecteq it will be voiced in congres xt week USE OF AIRPLANES IN CONJUNCTION WITH NAVY Is Recommended by Rear Bradley A. Fiske. Admiral New York, Dec. 23.—Use of in major attack upon Germa was recommended "bublic here today president of the Aero Club of America The idea, the létter says, is not a fool- ish notion of fanatics in_aeronautics,” but is a soynd idea, based on the prin- ciples of strategy. Germany’s naval ezes one basket,” Rear Admiral Fi clared, essential to her existence S It ie my profound conviction that we can smash these exgs by torpedo-plane and air bomb attacks, if we can pre- pare and deliver them on a scale suf- ficiently great.” “SAVE A SHOVEL OF COAL A DAY FOR UNCLE SAM" One of the Suggestions on Tag to Be Placed on Coal Shovels. ‘Washington, Dec. 23.—Every house- .| hold in the land. from the White House to, the most humblg cottage, is to have his coal shovel tagged with war time economy hints on Wednesday, January 30. The fuel administration announc- ed tonight that the services of the twenty three million odd school chil- dren were being enlisted for the task and that all state and municipal au- thorities and teachers would be asked to unite jn making the day a naational school h#liday. ! The tags will suggest “Save that | shovelful of coal a day for Uncle Sam,” and on their hacks will carry advice abont heating and care of the fur- nace. MESSAGE FROM KING ALBERT OF BELGIUM Conveys His Appreciation of the Gen- erosity of the American People. New York, Dec. 23.—A message from King Albert of Belgium to the Amer- ican people was read at a public meet- ing here today by Representative Fred- erick C. Hicks of the house committee on naval affairs, who recently return- ed from the European fighting, front | It was as follows: “Without the generous support and kind_aid of the American people, the people of Belgium would have been starved to death, and I would ask that you carry to every American the sin- cere appreciation and thanks of every surviving Belgia PRINCIPAL OF HAMPTON 3 INSTITUTE, VIRGINIA E. Gregg of Pittsfield, Has Been Appointed. Rev. James " Mass., New York, Dec. 23.—The appoint- ment of Rev. James E. Gregg, of Pittsfield, Mass, as prin®ipal ot Hampton Institute, Virginia, to suc- ceed the late Dr. H. B. Frissell, was announced here tonight. Mr. Gregs is 42 years old and was born in_ Hart- ford, Conn. He was graduated from Harvard university and the Yale Di- vinity School and for the last five years has been pastor of a leading Congrega- tional church in Pittsfield. The late Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee University, was graduated from Hampton Institute. MIDNIGHT MASSES iN NEW YORK TONIGHT There Will Be Prayers For Victory te¢ the Nation’s Cause and Peace. New York, Dec. 23-—Thousands Roman Catholics in New York _city will usher -in Christmas at a mid- night mass tomorrow night at whick there will be offered prayers for vice tory to the nation’s cause and peace A military aspect will be given the event by the presence of soldiers in the congregations, who have been per- mitted. to come_home for the holidays. An unusual feature of the services will be the offering of the holy sacri- fice of the mass in favor of peace. QBITUARY. Colonel Arnold R. Rand. Brookline. Mass., Dec. 23. — Colone: Armold R. Rand, ieader of the Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry in the Civil war and for the past twenty years vice president and general counscl of the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance company, died at his home here today. years of age. William - Green Turner. Newport, R. I, Dec. 23. — William Creen Turner, the sculptor, died at his.home in this city today. Among his works was the memorial erected here to Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the battle of Laks Erie. ' He 'served as captain in the Second Rhode Island Infantry during of