Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 3, 1918, Page 1

jlu;%llgium and France g -~ RUSH AMERICAN 00PS TO FR in Anticipation: of Offensive of German Forces —_—— NATIONS ARRANGING FOR TRANSPORTATION ‘' and Diplomatic Circles for Rushing Forward of United From Russia Indicate a Break ment and the Teutonic Allies—Snow and Cold Are Giv- 15 tbe and @iplomatic matters. agreement between the allies ction was reached at the inter-allied conference in Paris, was attended by an American n headed by Colonel E. M, ents already have e, and arrangem imade for the out its part of the combat. in some gains. ressed. - however. “anemy \vzfid not be able to; of damage up= sustained at tish during. the | i ¥ 3 the same pest year. H&l"y Snow in France. Apparently ‘as proof that the Ger- are preparing for a bie offensive almost _continuous - bombard- | mission to various sectors alonz the Brit- | committed i ment of Ish' ‘®ndl ‘French fronts. thess Bombardments there has abtivity - ~uot hv <mall 1 A heavy snow is fal" another colg wave has set in on the front from St. Quertin to the Against the Austro-Germans, E—— unity henceforth is to be thecers, of renewed ‘uaom to speed up vmm of the United States and | the shipping board's merchant bullding p‘m in the prosecution of the ,Do“':‘;(mm waf American troops are to be rush-|all the nation's ed;t6 the fighting fronts in large num- .as' quickly -as possible and there perfect co-ordination in naval, | are manifest about the navy and war , financial, food, war industries| departments, but most of the things United States to sorder that American troops may d hed in a constant stream to , the .allied nations are to so their merchant shipping that transports will be avail- getting the n army to the front is most indicated by a statement of | Maurice, chief dirpctor h operations at the British! ce. General Maurice says it e that with their heavy rein- drawn from theeastern to ern front, the Germans short- make a , strong ofiensive | ‘the British and French armies | the enemy may he expected | decis- e over railroads = without waiting for action by congress.. Other indications of the new pressure ap- plied since the House mission returned e, and possibly of e administration .to being done cannot ‘be discussed pub- licly for military reasons. It.can -be definite steps to make good the pledges given to the allied leaders by Colonel House have already been taken. Unity of Action.’ The first recommendation of the mission is for ‘“entire military, naval and economy” unity of action, between the powers opposed to Germany. That is regarded as having been accom- plished. The summary of the military con- ferences attended by General Bliss shows that an agreemént to "pool re- sources for the mutual advantages of all” was entered into. There follows significant statement: “The contribution. of the United States to this pooling arrangement was agreed upon. The contributions, like- wise of the countries associated with the United States were determined. This pooling arraneemeént guaranteed that full equipment of every kind onld be available to all American nn:éps sent to Europe during. the vear o T.ooking . heys 1918, the, . United Siffes will"have Mo need to seelc -mill- tary eqiipient of any kind away from home. Tlefore” the present” Year ends full war resources' will have been made, available. Systematic Co-ordination. The third recommendation of the zich the country is.now for extension of the Aside from | American shipping programmie. “Sys- | tematic co-ordination of resources of imen and materials” to produce the necessary ships is :urged upon gov- vrnment and people alike. Under a resolution adopted by the Vi Mountains. | Inter-allied conference, a._unified use and cold weathér also are |of ship tonnake was azreed upon which givitg the Ttallans a chance further to | Would permit “the liberating of the stréfigthen their porthern line against | ereatest amount of tonnage possible “Apstro-Germans. Aside from reci- | for the transportation of American proeal artillery duels, little fichting |troops.” of ent.-is in progress. In an en-| , Use of Neutral Tonnage. to offset their loss of ground from having been the t had to be given up. a ‘were shot down in aerial bat- tles or by anti-aircraft guns. from Russia indicate that the ns for peace between the government and the Teu- tonfe have reached a virtual im- of the Teutons. other Baitic po: rts. UNITED STATES I8 TO SEND A GREAT ARMY' Against ‘the Germans to Offset the 2 Defection of Russia. B , Jan. 2.«-An engagement by dhe Uniteg States to send a great against the Germans in time to the defection of Russia was dis- through the publication Lansing of 2 review of driven | across the lower Piave river, the has tried to effect a landing west bank of the stream a short from the mouth of the Piave. boats. however, were caught un- der ‘the fire of the Italian guns, and gtro-German airmen continue to towns on the Venetian plains. Tret¥iso.and Bassano have again been and bombs also were dropped .on Mestre. Little damage was done by the bombs. Three of the enemy to the unreasonable de- Particularly 1 to the Russians is ahe at- of the Central Powers with re- 9 * Poland, Lithuania and and their determination to s at Riga, Libau and A policy to govern the use of nei- tral tonnage was agreed upon. Port facilities at debarkation points for American forces were inspected and steps taken to Permit the return’ of vessels' to their home ports with -the least possible delay. Questions of Credit. Bven as the nature of this agree- ment which has bound - all the re- sources of more than half the world into one force to defeat y was being published, definite action toward making it good was in progress also In Paris. Assistant Secretary Crosby of the treasury department, who re- mained in Burope as president of the inter-allied council. officially described as a financial priority board, met there today with the financial representa- tives of the other powers to discuss Questions of credit and to which of :he allies further American loans are o go. The decision to keep American troops moving to Burope in a:steady stream marks another advance in -the government's war plans. .Originally. it Was proposed to use all avaflable.ton- nage for the transportation of supplies and munitions and.to send no soldiers over until they had been given a year's training, . This was changed when Marshal Joffre came to the United States with word that France wanted at once any number of Americans who could come to put the Stars and Stripes on the firing lime.and hearten the French soldiers, wearied by their long battle against the' invader. HOOVER TESTIFIES AT the and recommendations of the ¢ an.mssion which recently par- SUGAR INVESTIGATION. ticl, in the inter-allied war con- T Hoes at 3 | Advocates Government Control of Food American fighting men are to cross the _Atiantic not" én! carry &' up on the other side. To Pool Fighting Resources. and trained. it and world domination scheme. i effort not onu; figiting on land b fe ing i) submarines. . Machinery Set in Motion. Even before Colonel House and his a sistants on the American mission w home, the machinery to again up war preparations here had tire <ol the . new -t - as rapidly as they can France and tain on their part undertake to join in providing ships to them, but to see that any defi- in_arms and equipment are wg.: o&e of thts great decls!on: e conferences throug] which the co-belligerents planned to | Sotim “their fighting resources ‘and move 2 unit toward driving the Germans dnd their allies out of conquered ter- crushing the Teutonic There is to in and sea, but in pro- duction at home and in the vast ship- projects upon which depends problem of maintaining unin- terrupted transportation in spite of r zation of war department embraced in the formation of war council of general offi- to Be Served in Public Eating Places. sugar used in the United States and places were advocated to meet the abnormal war conditions by Food Ad- ministrator Hoover today in' testimony before the senate committee investi- g sugar. He said additional legis- conferring upon the food admin- istration such powers should be en- acted by congress. Food conservation came up only cas- ually during an all day examination of Mr. Hoover, but the administrator revdaled that results from conservation plans formulated for hotels and res- taurants had been .disappol dations. Chairman Reed of the committes, who has been the chief critic of the food administration in the senate, did not question Mr. Hoover, Semator Lodge conducting .the ' examination most of the day. TS stated authoritatively, however, that’ control of the amounts and kinds. of food to be served . in public 'eating B R, 29,919 _/ NORWICH, -"2.~During the past year 1,000, trawlers, which are user as mine sweepers around 't%;’umish 1sles have mpt'm-av«rm, f 3.600 square;] miles . 'During/‘the year they wept up 4,600 German mines. N e e SIR' CECIL SPRING-RICE . partment/That-He Is Going:Home. Washington, * Jan. 2—Sir Cecil Spring-Rice,' who has been British ‘in Washington since May 8, 1913, called at the state department teday to say that he was going home onleave ‘of -absence. - That was as far as the official statement: on'the sub- Jject ywent, ‘but it'is known that fur- ther information- London will ‘to be -given out from confirm the reports that eome through English newspapers of a general .and. sweeping - change in the British diplomatic. representation in most. of ‘the larger capitals. - The purpose of the reorganization, it is learmed, ‘touches the personnel of the embassies rather than the poli- cies of ‘the: British government in its relations with its-allies, and it is ex- pressly stated in an authoritative quar ter that:there is to be no change in these policies connected with the pros- ecution of the ‘war. Sir Cecil has desired for some time to be relieved of the heavy duties of th/ Washihgton embassy as soon as such a charige could be made without detriment to the service. Tt is known now that whén Foreign Minister Bal- four came to the United States last spring the. ambassador tended his res- ignation -to take effect at the conven- ience of the foreign office and"has been awaiting its ‘acceptance ' since. that time. No: statement can be made as to the tinte the change will take effect or as to succession to the ambassadorship, but it is expected that this information will not be long deferre meantime Colville Barclay, councillor of 'the embassy, probably will serve as charge d'affaires. INQUIRY/INTO ARMY CLOTHING CONTRACTS Contracts Let to Firms in Which Council Members Are Stockholders. ‘Washington, Jan. 2.—Continuing its inquiry into army clothing contracts, the senate military committee delved info the letting of contracts through the council of national :defense to firms in which the council committee members are stockholders. . Recalling ‘to witnesses' that the law lays severe penalties on any govern- ment agents who lets government bus- iness to himself, the witnesses inva- riably testified that when contracis came up involving ' commodities in which they were interested they step- ped 'aside and let other members con: duct’ the negotiations. Charles ' Eisenman of Cleveland, a retired manufacturer and vice chair- man of the supplies committee of the council of national defense, w: ‘the :witne: ing: most ol and-had. lively. tilts. with. tee.” He is/inferested inia miill got a sovfmm‘ent eontfact. THREE ‘BOYS PERISHED : ON.ICE ON.LAKE ERIE Thcy,:"’En:eunhnd a Blinding Snow- storm in Zero Temperature. Toledo. O., Jan. 2.—Three boys per- ished and one man was terribly frozen in a New Year's battle on the ice on Lake Erie between Mdrblehead and Kelly’s Island. The boys with George { Priest, 22, walked from Marblehead four miles across the lake to Kelly's Island yesterday. On their return trip they encountered a northeast gale, -a blinding snowstorm and zero temper- ature. At 7 o'clock last night members of thé Marhleheaq coast guard erew saw a man half a mile off shore on the! ice. . They brought him in. The man | was Priest, dazed and frozen. He said he had left the Kruko boy’s dead body on the ice.and that the other two had started . back to Kelly Island. Coast guards searched until last night late, for the boys out on the lake and re- sumed work this morning. They said that without doubt the hoys perished and their bodies may have been car- ;‘ied farther out into the lake by ice oes. SNOW IN CENTRAL ATLANTIC COAST DISTRICT Particularly Heavy in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. ‘Washington, Jan. 2.—The eastern half of the.country today continued to shiver under.abmormally low. tempera- tures, ' with- suffering accéntuated in many . localities- by an inadegpate coal supply. Snow fell in the Atlantic coast district from New Jersey to Georgia, and was particularly heavy in Vir- lglnla, North Carolina and South Caro- ina. . Fajr weather generally east of the Mississippi .river is forecast for to- morrow,. but continued cold.is prom- ised _except in the lake region and Ohio valley. Rising-temperatures there will be accompanied by snow Friday night, the weather bureau announced tonight, and there also will be snow- Friday in westérn Pennsylvania . and western New York, with slight moderation of the ‘cold. ' e TAKING CENSUS OF HIDE : AND 'LEATHER' STOCKS To Determine Cause for “Exceedingly _High” Prices of Shoes. i i 1 ‘Washington, Jan. 2.—A ' complete census ‘of the hide and leather stocks in’ the United States is being made by the Federa] Trade Commission pre- Iminary to beginning its investigation of the hide and leather industry which will seek to determine the justification for present’ “exceedingly_high” prices of ‘shoes” and all other leather pro- ducts, L ; Much information regarding hides in storage already. has been obtained by the’ comimission’s investigators in con- nection with their work on packing inquiry, B ¢ MARIE CORELLI FINED FOR HOARDING SUGAR Lady Mabel Gore Langton Also Was Convicted in London, " London, Jan. 2—Marie -Corelli, nov- elist, and l‘d;umnms Gore Lahgton, sister of Barl le,-were among to- day's ;victims of the food controller's regulations against hoarding food, the former being fined 50 pounds and 20 pounds costs, while Lady Langton was accused of hawing purchased excessive quantities of tea, coffes, sugar and other provisions, B "ON/LEAVE,QF ABSENCE | - Britigh Ambassader. Notifies State De- |- CONN. - THURSDAY | Yaqui Indians Attack KILLED FROM ‘TWEN'_I'Y THIRTY PASSENGERS TO IN SONORA, - MEXICO Indians Tore Up the. Track—A Mili- tary Escort of .About 75 Federal Soldiers Aboard . the Train Was Greatly Outnumbered. - Tucson, Ariz., Jan. 2—A train on the Southern Pacific railroad was at- tacked this morning 32 miles south of Empalme, Sonora, and from twenty to thirty passengers were killed, accord-| ing’ to advices reéceivéd today. conductor and an express. messenger were among those killed. ‘Some of the passengers were - from = Tucson but their names have not been learned. The attack was by Yaqui Indians. The train was the continuation of the one which left 'Nogales yesStérday morning and was made.up at Em- palme. for the trip souith. ¢ Advices said the attack occurred at a point known as Pitahaya. A mili- tary escort of about seventy-five fed- eral soldiers on board numbered, . . 3 ‘THe Indians tore iip the tracks, de-. railing the traiu. They then attacked the rear car in’ which the.passengers, mostly Mexicans, were massuacred. The Indians then looted the baggage and express cars and ‘rode away. REMINGTON ‘ARMS PLANT' . DISCHARGES 2500 MEN Because of Failure of Russian Gov- ernment to Keep Its Contract. Bridgeport, Conn., Jan. 2.—Indica- tions point to the quick absorption.in other factories here of the 2,500 hands jdischarged tonight by .the Remington Arms company because‘of the ‘failure of Russia to complete contracts for war supplies. K At another factory en- gaged in the manufacture of fighting materials it was stated recently that 1,000 more workérs were needed and it is thought here that many of the men laid off tonight will ‘readily find employment there. ers.have already. filed notice of need of more hands and it is predieted that within.a week most of the new idle workers wiil have been placed in new positions. v s o ° The cause of the layoff was the col- pse of the Russian government which gave o the Bridgeport corporation. TEACHERS IN PETROGRAD - HAVE GONE ON“STRIK e Petrograd, Jan. 2.—The teachers in the Petrograd primary and secondary schools have gone on strike as 4 pro- test against the failure to ‘eall- to- gether the Constituent Assembiy. The Mbscow tedchers have also gone on strike for: the same reason. Only 31 of the 4,000 workin; unaffected. Former army officers in Petrograd have otganized a union and are ac: cepting work. as baggage handlers and stréet cleaners. Unemployed educated men, especially lawyers’ clerks and former officials, are also organizing a union and will offer their services as laborers. DECLINE IN PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER Shown in Report by the Biireau of the Mint and Geologital Survey. ‘Washington, Jan. 2.—Production of both gold and silver in 1917 fell slight- lv below the 1916 output, a report to- day by the bureau of the mint/and the geological survey show. Silver pro- duction amounted to 74,244,590 fine aunces as compared with 74.414,802 cunces in 1916. Gold production was 4085589 ounces valued at $84.456,600 4s compared with a value in 1916 of $92,580,300. 2 Utah led in silver output with 14,- 215,300 ounces and California led all the states in gold production with 1,- 1 006,969 ounces, SURPLUS OF POTATOES IN THE UNITED STATES From 40,000,000 to 100,000,000 Bushels Minnesota Food Administrator Says * St. Paul, Minn,, Jan. 2.—A. D, Wil- son, state food administrator, speak- irg before the ‘membeérs of the Minne- scta Farm Bureau' Association today., ceclared there was a surplus of from 40,000,000 to 100 660.000 buskels .of ‘po- tatoes in the United States./ Robert Scrivener. Hartford, Conn. Jan. 2.-—Robert Scrivener, for nearly 40 vears: super- intendent .of the Cedar Hill cemetery here, died at the Hartford hospital to- day after an operation. in England in 1848 and learned land- scape gardening in the Kew Gardens He leaves two sons and.a of London. daughter. Melvin H.. ‘Frank. Portland, Maine, Jan. 2.-—Melvin H. Frank, ‘an attorney ' prominert many years as a leader of the ‘demo- crats of this state, died todxy.. 'In 1879 he had the distinction of being ‘the frst democratic speaker of ‘the Maire house of representatives. party’s candidate for govi but was defeated. f P. J." Sharidan. Monte Vista, Colo. - Jan.,K 2—P. J. Sheridan, Irish political leader, who figured - prominently in the trial Charles ‘Stewart .Parnell, .for treason 1ig was the ern.f‘r in 18986, in England in 1890, and wiio once was an editorial writer on the New York Herald, died at his ranch home near here Monday; it became known today. He was 77 years old. Judge Benezet A.. Hough. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 2.—Judge Bene- zet A. Hough- died at'his :home here today in the 76th year of his age. "He was a native of Essex and had 'been a resident of Danbury since: 1869. In (1870 he was. assistant clerk of - the house of representatives at* Hartford, in 1871 clerk of that body ‘and’in. 1872°| He ‘was judge of clerk of the senate. the local probate district eeveral' years and also judge ‘of rthe Dambury city court, - O E 5 was greatly out- Other shop ‘own- rders for rifies and bayonets to g universities m} Je was born for of -3 1918+ - PRICE TWO CENTS Found UpS FIRES IN BUSINESS SECTION Sl 2 A § NAVAL PATROLS ON JOB As a f‘rié;flioml‘-y M-ilun,_, Ports- mouth, Across she Elizabeth River, Has Been ‘Pll_“d Under Control of the Naval Authorities. / Norfolk, Va., Jan. 2.—While depart- ment of justice agents and naval pa- rols continued today to round up sus- on this side of the e Testlt of yester- £ .in Norfolk’s business district, the ‘city of' Ports- mouth ;across -the, Tiver, . practically was placed under -control of the naval authorities, as a precautiondry measure, e 4 g Naval Patrols Detailed. At the request ;of 'City Manager Bates, Rear ‘Admiral McLean, com- manding. this naval - district, -detailed naval patrols for the business dis- trict: of fPommoptwg for factories andrailroad = ir front property. quest by a ¢ ‘undetermined- ori- gin which- early today destroyed sev- eral dwellings. : p Norfolk authorities <today ' seemed fires 'to an enemy-plot to destroy the city in’ an attemipt to-cripple.war ac- tivities here, but federal agents and the maval patrois. did. not -relax -their vigilance. A to- ‘give-satisfaetory accounts of them- selves were arrested. Many were re- leased, ‘but others were held for fur- ther examination. THREE RAILROAD OFFICIALS In Connection Coll Near Shepherds: Shepherdsyille, Ky., Jan. 2.—Three officials and an engineer of the Loui: viile and Nashville Railroad company itoday were -indicted the Bullfti (county grand .jurysen the charge ‘of creating and “main: ing ‘a common nuisance _in connection with a coilis- ion between passenger trains here De- cember 20, in which more than 40 per- sons ‘were killed. . “We regret” says a report accom- state has no statute making it volun- tary manslaughter for causing e death.of a person by the gross and wilful negligence of those handling -an engine or train-of cars and’ directing E in; the ville - trdihs ually and care- lessly operated over crosSings in Bul- ditt l;-,mmty at'a dangerous rate of PREMIER OF ‘NEWFOUNLAND TENDERS HIS RESIGNATION | Sir Edward Morris Has Been in Office for-the Past Nine Years. St. Johns N, Jan, 2. ward Morris, “préemiér of Newfound- land for the past nine-years, today an- nounced his resignation as premier and his retirement from politics. The resignation was made public in a letter to the papers in this city. Sir Edward is at present in England representing the colony in important matters con- nected with the war. He said -he would make his home in England in the future. In political circles here it is understood that he is to be appoint- ed commissioner for Newfoundland in London. For thirty-two consecutive years Sir Edward was a member of the New- foundland legislature and for twenty- four years he ‘Was a member of of the cabinet. GROWTH IN VALUE OF EXPORTS OF FOODSTUFFS Decrease in Quantity, With Increase of $207,000,000 Because of Higher Prices, : Washington. Jan. 2.—Exports of foodstuffs in 1917 were valued at near- ly $1000,000,000, an increase of $207,- 000,000 over 1916. Statistics anmounc- ed today~ by the department of com- merce show. however, that there was a“decrease in actual quantity, higher prices ‘accounting- for the jncreased valuation. ? a3 Breadstuff exports were valued at $690,000,000; meat.and dairy-préductg $355.000,000 and . cottonseed: oil. $17;,- 0. - Shipments. of wheat, flour, ecreased. Exports of beef :and lara: increased, 5y 200 CARS OF COAL STANDING ON SIDINGS Of Railroad’ in Pennsylvania — There For More Than a Month. s Huntingdon, Pa.. Jan. 2—-While res- idents of Huntingdon and other. cen- tral Pennsylyania towns are suffering for Jack ‘of coal, the Huntingdon and FEroad-Top.raifroad has more than 800 cars loaded with bituminous coal from the south Broad-Top region standing on: its sidings here. These ibaded ciss Liaye heen here for more than a month whije others are accumulating. along the line. 3 There is no present jndication of any citward. movement of the cars, em- rloves of the company attributing the delay’ in shipment to lack of motive power. WEEKLY. REPQRT. OF BRITISH ADMIRALTY British Merchantmen.’ London,” Jan. - 2.—Eighteen British merchantmen -of 1,600 tons or - over have ‘béen sunk by mine or submarine during the past week, aocording to the admiralty statement tonight. Three merchantmen - under. 1,620 tons were also sunk. This is 2 materfal increase over the. previous week, when the sink- ings numbered twelve “of which eleven ‘were more than 1,600 tons. The sum- w: 1 ary: Arrivals, 2,111; sailings, 2,074. British merchan¢men, 1.600 tons or over, sunk, 18, indquding 2 previously; under 1.600_tons; fishing vessels,: 0. 11 Vessels, unsuccessfully attacked, 8. INDICTED FOR NEGLIGENCE' panying the indictments, .“to learn our‘ : ats. cotton “and. cottonseed oil,] Showa Material Increase in-Losses of Norflk AS RESULT . OF MYSTERIOUY less inclined to attribute -yesterday's A _score.of persons-unable’ | ]hurg, S. C.. were sent to Fort Gondensed Telegrams % w:za Y:vkoo‘\, n;;tcd 86 du-r-u Mexical an ~ Congress adjourned’ Sept. 1. \ & h casualties for December to- 19 527 men. h Amsrican aviator while, making a test flight in Paris was killed.- . r supply of Staten was cut off when the water burst. - & Calumet region is isclated by iches of snow on top of a two- fall Saturday. N 12 } foof ring to the severe cold in Sa- _ the schgols will stay closed t Monday. 4 o ion of the Broadway subway WAL | begin until noon Saturday: Cold hampered the opening. th New York. is freezing and many suffering, Bitter * Root, farmef's are growing violets. un Many p: ger trains were held up because of the extreme coid. The en- gines hdd to be thawed out. T Navy Department announced that a small patrol' boat had been sunk. The crew was saved. < Rumania’s Minister, the first official representative to, the United States, the. United States. The Government requisitioned the great Bush Terminals in Brooklyn for uge as.a supply base for the army. Permission was given by the Paris Municipal Council for the holding of the art exhibition in the Petit Palais. Persons - killed - in ' London by Ger- man air raids are’entitled to a mili- tery funeral if their relatives desire. pass Germany's latest . effort - is to calm the people who- are discussing the air raid to be made, by- thé United States. Because of extréme cold and short- age of coal the Lenox cottagers will clq's; their cottages andygo to New Yor S : . Five of the negroes tried by court- martial in connection with the Hous- ton riots have been sentenced to he hanged. 4 3 The Japanese’ ambassador has been summoned home. . He: visited Presi- dent Wilson to pay his respects before leaving. Testimony. given before the Senate Railroad. Investigating Committee was that too much “priority” tied up thi railroads. = 3 3 .Major Maurer, a Swiss army officer, was condémned to 18 months in prison ‘and degradation for smuggling cotton into; Germany. Mayor Frank Hagus, of Jersey issued an “or rivingCoal Wwag preferénce over all vehicles in Streets and-on ferries. At _the fuel administrator’s request not: a single blast of a steam whistle was heard in Indianapolis: Ind., . to welcome the new'year. An .anonymous philanthropist of ‘White " Plains, N. Y., enlisted the aid of 50 Boy Scouts of America to aid in the distribution of coal. Two slackers, one an lowan .and the other & Missourian, were sentenced to 15 and 10 years, respectively, in pri- son at Fort Leavenworth. Premier Lloyd George, in a New Year’s message, asked all the people to “work hard and save .and buy bohds to help win the war.” The Goverment ordered the Hy- draulic Power Co. and the Niagara Power Co. to release between 80,000 and $100,000 electrical horsepower 4 Twenty privates at Camp Devens, Mass., were sentenced to from one to three months at hard labor for being | absent without .leave ‘pn Christmas. Postmaster-General Burleson . re- ported that the mail handled this Christmas was the largest ever, and was handled more prompely than ever. Seven first line colonels at Spartan- rt Sam Houston. Texas. to attend the offic- ers’ school for three months’ training. Agricultural. interestr in all parts of New Hampshire ‘were represented at the annual meeting of the state farm- ers’ week at the New Hampshire Col- lege. Coal producers supplying army posts with “coal. received: ‘orders from.the Fuel Administration that under no cir- cumstances would they curtail the supply." * Two men are dead as.the result of an ‘explosion in- the plant of the Giant Powder Co. on Nancose Bay near the great .coal center of. Nanaimo, British Columbia, )4 The next nati I:loan will be des- ignated officialiy as the “Third Liber- ty Loan"—mnot the Victory Loan. or Freedom Loan or Peace’l.oan, as has been suggested. ‘ Appointment of Elijah M. Morris. as superintendent of 'mail§ in the New York .city postoffice. effective Feb- ruary 1, was announced by Postmaster General Burleson. A shipload ‘of Red Cross supplies, consisting of 600 barrels of floor aunantities of clothing and general foodstuffs *will ieave New Orleans to- day for Guatema The Tanners’ Council of the United States opened a_uranch office in.Bos- ton. to co-operate ' ‘with the War Trade Board in lookinz afte rimports of ledther, hides and skins. - : Judge James Keith, 79, former pres- ident of the Supreme court of appeals of ‘Virginid. diad’ yesterday at . his home af ichmond Va.. He served in the Civil War with the famous Con- federate Black - Horse cavalry. Major General William™ A. Mann, re- turned’ from TFrance, was assigned to command the eastern department at New York. -Major General William Sibert will comand the southeastern department. % | Attorney Geheral Gregory has asked the supreme court to defer argument on_ the seven large anti-trust suits pending - including the International Harvester. United .Shoe Machinery d the Steel Corporation eases until the next:térm of court.- Mont | | i \Coal Trains Speeding 1o New England '!:RIORITV OVER ALL <OTHER FREIGHT. GIVEN BY FUEL ADMINISTRATOR Truin- Are Bojng Routed Through the i’ennlylv-nis Passenger Tunnel at New York in Order. to Hasten Re- lief for New England. . ‘Washington, Jan. ' 2—Solid. coal traing were ordered maved eastward ahead.of all other freight tomight after conferences between the director- general of ‘rallroads and the fuel ad- administrator on further plans for specdinz coal to New England and other ‘sections short of coal 'in . the midst of a blizzard. The railroads were directed to give preference so far as possible to Shipments from mines nearest the destination to cur- tail hauls and promote efficiency, Plans to Unload Freight. The organization of a great army of laborers loaned by cities and corpora- tions to unload coal and other freight at congested terminals now is under consideration and some thought even has been given, to*the possibility of having ‘soldiers assigned -- to/ these tasks if = the ciyilian organiation proves impracticable. Aid for Over-Burdéned East Transfer of locomotives - from the west and south, where congestion is not so serious and weather less in- clement, was planned by Director General McAdoo and his staff. With the equipment will come a number of employes from those districts to assist the over-burdened east. Re- ports of frozen boilers in locomotives and trains stalled in snow, led to special consideration of.a plan of aug- menting the available motive power on trank lines east of the Mississppi and north of the Ohio river. An im- mediate embargo on movement of a number of non-essential products also was discussed. Despite the weathcr, freight actual- ly is moving faster than before the government assumed man: t, ac- cording to reports from Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors. Congested switch yards are being cleared without regard to old priority orders. At least ten trains, carrying in all 500 cars of coal reached New Jersey terminals during the day and many were either routed through the Pennsylvania passenger tunnel or ferried to the East River for trans- ‘fer to Brooklym or dispatch to New oming to New England. 4 . ere ton | Roads ew Eng] Dl'r?%or General McAdoo devoted al- most his entire time today in consul- ltation Wwith members of his advisory board and Fuel Administrator Gar- field. Tomorrow he will turn his at- tention for a while from operating and traffic. problems to discuss/the labor situation undet government operation with heads of the four railway broth- erhbods, who were invited to confer with him. They will be told of the pressing necessity not. only for re- taining all present workmen, but for arawing new employes into the service and for sustaining a high order of ef- ficiency under the government’s opera- tion plan. LOW DEATH RATE IN NEW YORK CITY OFR 1917 Chiefly Due to Reduction of Mortality Among Children. 9 New York, Jan. 2.—Mortality among the inhabitants of this city during the vear just ended was at the lowest rate in the last thirty years, according to the annual report of the deparment of health, issued today. The gradual lowering of the death rate is due chiefly to the reduction of mortality among children, but in 1916 there were 2,248 deaths from infantile paralysis. Last year - the fatalities from poliomyelitis were 51, which is described as a normal figure. In these days of bitter cold weathe: it is interesting to note that 529 deaths occurred here last summer from heat prostration. the report stated. ARE SHORT OF COAL Forty-three Failed to Open Yesterday 1 After the Christmas Recess. Philadelphia, Jan. 2. — Forty-thred public. schools in this ecity failed to open today after the Chrisimas-recess as- a result of the continved severe eold ‘weather. About 25000 pupils are affected. Lack of cecal forced the clos- ing-of most of. the schools, while oth- ers were closed” because of frozen pipes in heating apparatus and boiler trouble, A score or more it is ex- pected, will be re-opened tomorrow. - Only about - oune-half of the city’s street gas lizhts were burning tonight as the demand for gas during the cold spell has so far exceeded the supply that it was decided to cut down the street lights in order to supply house- holders. SWISS TROOPS FIRED : UPON THE GERMANS They Pierced Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm Which Withdrew Rapidly. Geneva, Switzeriand Jan. 2—Swiss troops on duty on the s'iores of Lake Constance yvesterday fired upon the lake steamer Swiss was pierced in and withdrew rapidly. lost. The' inciden: Switzerland” ber neutr: 2500 LIVES LOST. IN GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE. is regarded-as marking determination to protect Many Persons Are Going Overland from Salvador to Investigate. San Salvador, Saivador, Jun. 2.— Newspapers of this city dec'are that no fewer than 2.500 people lost their lites in the Guatemala earthquake. Many. persons are going overland from Salvador to Guatemala to inves- tigate the fate of friends. Telegraphic. communication between San Salvador and Gu.atemah is again ! mteérrupted.