Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 9, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LX—NO. 8 i POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1918 TEN PAGES— 74 COLUMNS NO DEVIATION IV AMERICA'SWAR AINS President Wilson So Informs the World Thraugh an Address to Congress in Joint Session . BACKS ALLIED POLICY OF NO SEPARATE PEACE Pledged the United States to Fight Until Militaristic Faction of Germany is Disillusioned About German World Domination—Fourteen Concrete Proposals Were Heard by Congress at an Hour’s Notice and Accepted With a Wave of Approval—The President Showed a Sympa- thetic Attitude Towards the Russians Who Dealt With the Germans at the Peace Conference—Believes They Acted in Good Faith. ~——— ‘Washington, Jan. 8.—America's pro- Framme Jf war and peace, with defin- {te terms vpon which the nations, great and small, fighting together against German world domination, are as to the reasons which impelled the chief executive to make his appearance S0 unexpectedly before congress again to enunciate the aims of the United States and its co-beHigerents, it was ready to lay down their arms, was giv- |stated authoritatively that in the tn to the world by President Wilson|opinion of President Wison the loday through an address to congress|psychological mement had arrived In joint session. Stand Together to the End. For this programme, based upon the righting of wrongs and the safety of peace-loving peoples desiring to live ibeir own lives, the president com- mitted the United States to fight and ontinue to fight until it is accomplish- «l. Thus he pledged the country to he allied policy of no separate peace. We cannot be separated in_inter- st or divided in purpose,” he said. le must stand together to when it wus absolutely . necessary to make a strong effort to conteract the evil effects of German duplicity and double dealing upon the Russians who had been charged to meet the trained German negotiators. It is felt that no efforts should be spared to prevent a resumption of the Brest-Litovsk ne- gotiations by the Russians, without earnest but kindly admonition by the allies and America of the terrible dang- ers to which she is exposed. The president assumed in his mes- sage that these negotiations have been broken off. Yet it is felt in official circles here that, alarmed at the ir- ritating effect upon their own people of the sudden withdrawal of the long- ed-for peace With their eastern neigh- bor from whom they had confidently expected to draw vast supplies of food and raw material with which to relieve !their sufferings, the Germans will make a supreme effort to entice the Russians to resume the conferences by abating their first extreme demands or hy presenting them in fresh and specious language calculated to cover their real meaning. Replies to_Leon Trotzky. i Another reason for today's address| is found in the necessity of making ome reply to_the request Trotzky, il the md Speech Accepted With Approval. The speesh, heard by congress at an jonr's notice and accepted with a wave of approval that brought togeth-| *r virtually every element of both jouses, was delivered as a direct re- wonse to the German challenge 'in the gecotiations with the Russians at Prest-Litovsk. It followed closely ipproved the address of the h remier, but was far more specific in atement of terms, robbing of force Ip advance any German peace drive de- signed to cenfuse the entente and the American governments and their peo- e, while at the same time present- g the forndation for genuine nego- fiations, whenever the central powers tre ready to talk of a just peace. Fourteen Concrets Proppsals. 4 ! Fourteen concrete proposals laid fown by the president began with the leclaration that the days of private #ternational understandings are gone wd that covenants of peace must be|the negotiations. Not wached in the open. Briefly sum-|nizeq the Bolsheviki marized, the other points were: Russian government the only Absolute freedom of the seas in|way of communication with it appear- peace or war except as they may beled to be through a public enuneciation *losed by international action; remov-|of American war aims, following George. It will il of economic barriers among nations|example of Lioyd ussocfating themselves to maintain | necessary to the success of this pur- peace; guarantees of the reduction of | pose that circulation of President Wil- irmaments to the lowest point con-|son’s address shall be effected in Rus- sistent with domestc safety; impartial|sia, to which end the full text of the djustment of colonial claims, ‘based|speech was sent by cable and wire- on the principal that the peoples con-|less to all the principal capitals of the cerned have equal rights with the gov- | world for telegraphie distribution, ernment; evacuation of ail Russian ter- May L. s ritory and cpportunity for Russia’s po- o gt b e ny lies join in the peace conferences, Ger- many having made it a condition of any peace agreement that Russia should bring her co-belligerents into the be litical development; evacuation of Bel-| Probably, in spite of the drastic ry ce; designed to Alsace-Lorraine | keep the German in ignorance wrong; raadjustment of Italy'’s fron-|of the truth, the rs along recognizable lines of na-|dress aiso will leak across the Ger- tionality; free opportunity for autono-|man frontiers from neutral neighbor- mous _development of the peoples of|ing states and thus strengthen the Austria-Hungary; evacuation of Rou-|hands of the German socialistic party mania, Serbja and Montenegro and|in its struggle with the Pan-Germans suarantees for all the Balkan states; [and the military party. sovereignty for Turkey’s portion of the| There are imtimations, though no Ottoman empire and autonomy for|official admission, that President Wil- other nationalities; an Independent|Son and the British premier, spoke Poland with access to the sea; and|With a full understanding as to what general association of nations for mu-|was to be said and that the president, tual guagantees of independence and ;lw said ltmhy “thetche is dno confusior; territorial an to large id small counsel among e adver:zaries of states alike. e ‘tiha mm.} Powem."”m‘ge his ad- & T ress _ supplementary at of the > doyd George’s was prepared the sympathetic attitude of the presi- | before the abrupt termination of the dent toward the Russtan rep Brest-Litovsk negotiations, and he g;u Who dealt with the Germans at|took a rather hopeless view of Russia’s conference—the Bolshevikl, | future, declaring that “If Russia acts peace often execrated for their defection | ingependently, wi hel - from the entents and for permitting| tastropher = - R S e an” e anto the Teutonic DeAc®| Hopeful of Russians Awakening. ing a perfectly clear statement of the| President Wilson is much more op- principles upon which they would be|timistic and hopetal of the awakening willing to conclude peace, were sincers | Of the Russians to the dangers of the and in 22d when they found |pitfalis which Germany has dug for that the actual German terms of set-|them. % tlement came from the military Jead-| Some slight differences in the state- ers, who had no thousht but to keep|Mment of the aims of ’s_ene- what they had taken, the negotiations|mies today as compared with preced- fete Rroken off. ing utterances of President Wilson and Updn the question of whether the|even o recent declarations =~ of Russians and the worid are to listen|Lioyd George are noticed, but it is to the military and imperialistic mi-|5tated that these are unimportantand nority, which so far has dominated the|DOt designed in any way to affect or Teutonic policy, or to the liberal lead- | Weaken the gemeral principles laid ers and parties who speek the spirit|@0WD as the basis, for any peace that and intentions of the resolutions adopt- | Might be considered. One instance is »d by the Germas reichstag last July,|the use of the term “evacuation and the president declared, must depend |restoration” by President Wilson in the peace of the world. This was T |Fesard to Belgium instead of “restora- line with hir previous declaration that|tion and reparation.” This “restora- the word of the present rulers of Ger-|tion” the president is said to hold, many could not be taken for anything|Mmust be at the expense of Germany worth while, but he took care to dis-|2nd not of all of the warring states as claim any intention to suggest a|Proposed by the Russians, so the dif- change in German institutions. ference in phrasing is not regarded A Great Address. e ks bl i, WalE 1 was Against Economic Warfare. agreed that the president had made a| . The third article in the president's great address and had given exprep-|{leclaration, declaring against economic sion to the views of the American|Warfare, is regardeq here as in line people a5 & whole. The differencs of | With the better-reasoned conclusions opimion was as to whether it was a|Of the entente ministries at present, peacs or a war specch. Some mem. | (ROUEh on its face it is in conflict with bers of both houses of congress pro- |the declarations of the Paris confer- fessed to believe that the Gesmans|®0Ce might find the terms laid down ac-| Readjustment of Italy’s Frontiers. ceptable as a basis of negotiations and| The demand for the re-adjustment to hope that a bona finde offer might|of Italy’s frontiers along nattonal lines result. is expected to be welcomea by the | In most quarters, however, there was [ Itallans as full recognition of their much optimism and the speech was|‘Ttala Irredentia” aspirations, some- looked upon as a great war document |thing heretofore not forthcoming from —clearing :h:l nmofie%or the &- America. i ernments and peop! ting . . Tiay, heartening the disoranised | ;‘me.m Polish State. Russians and furnishing a light for the| .10 ! d‘:fl:fl;:l‘;hnmmgmm fa e emsel , en TR e Lo T whed oy s.eaid fo miea that fresdon. sl be want to see it. -4 oy given not only to Russian Poland, but Counteracts German Duplicity. to the Poles in Austria and Ger?fixny. In response to, the universal query It also is stated that the demand.for Cabled Paragraphs Gen. Lize Killed in Action. Paris, Jan. 8.—The French General Lize, commanding the 8, g the artillery on the Italian front, has been killed in ac- tion. ATTEMPT TO ATTACK SHIP ON WHICH BALFOUR SAILED Letter From an American ‘Business Man Says U-Bdat Was B(ovq Up. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 8—The story of an attempt by a German subma- rine to sink the ship on which Arthur J. Balfour, British secretary for for- eign affairs, on the return trip to En- gland after his visit to the United States and of the destruction of the submarine by an American war vessel is told in a letter to H. P. Wright, a broker here. In making the an- nouncement of the receipt of the let- ter today Mr. Wrieht said it was from “an American business man now lo- cated in Canada,”. who was a passen- ger on the ship with Mr. Balfour. The letter says that the steamship was the Baltic and that it left New York August 27. After three days’ zigzag course it reached Halifax and remained. there eleven days. On Sep- tember 4, it “was joined by 14 eo voys from New York and thirty de- stroyers,” and the trip was begun. Out at sea, the.letter says, eight British men-of-war joined them. “At seven o'clock, September 14,” the letter goes on, “as we were entering the British channel our captain got a rocket from a British trawler that was anchored for the night, which no- tified him that there was a subma- rine back of him, on receipt of which information he turned his ship at right angles and the shot intended for us passed by. The American war vessel that was on our left, enveloped itself in a dense black smoke, and was on top of the submarine before it could ‘atdjust itself to submerge and blew up.” INDETERMINATE TERM FOR C. DONALD FOX Man Who Appropriated Funds of Ar- my and Nayy Bazaar. New York, Jan. 8—Failing to get himself accepted for the army, C. Don- ald Fox, a promoter of the army and navy bazaar held here last October, convicted of appropriation bazaar funds, was sentenced today to serve an indeterminate term in the peniten- tiary for petit larceny. The maximum of his sentence is three years, short- ening the term being in the hands of the parole board. At the time Fox pleaded guilty of the charge, which grew out of an in- vestigation of the handling of the fund of the affair, he was told by the court that sentence would be suspended. if he ernlisted in the army. Fox made an effort to carry this out, but was re- fused admission, the judge was told today, whereupon the prison sentence was imposed. MAJOR LUFBERY NOT COMING TO AMERICA He,is to Engage in Training American Flyers in France, Wallingford, Conn,, Jan. 8—Major | Raoul Lufbery, ace:of, the eséadrille, not come to the United States this winter, and possibly not at all, to en- gage in the training of American fly- ers. In a letter to his father hewrites that he prefers to stay on -the, fx;mgfl in France and will not consider com- | ing home before summer at the ear- liest and that it fs unlikely that -he will come then. In his letter he Te- lated several tales of narrow escapes ;);:t came to him while battling in_the Lafayette - TO ENGAGE ‘WOMEN IN TAX COLLECTING FIELD Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper Has Recommended Their Employment. ‘Washington, Jau. 8.—Internal Reve- nne Commissioner Roper today opened the way for women to occupy high po- sitions in the tax collecting orsaniza- tion of the country by announcing that recommendations for promotion should be on the basis strictly of “faithful- ness, efficiency and adaptability,” and “without regard to sex.” A number of women are now em- ployed by revenue collectors and are familiar with tax problems. Under the commissioner's examination, many of them may become field agents, or deputy collectors. SHORTAGE OF RAW _COTTON IS SERIOUS Some New England Mills May Have to Shut Down. Boston, Jan. 8.—Hundreds of New England cotton mills are facing a shortage of raw cotton fully as serious as the shortage of coal, according to William F. Garcelon of the Arkwright Club, an organization of the mill men, who left for Washington tonight to ask the national authorities to expedite the dclivery of the needed materials. Unless immediate relief is secured, Mr. Garcelon said, some of the mills would have to cease operation and there would be a serious delay in the completion of large government con- tracts. “free and secure access to the sea” for the new Polish state does not mean that Poland should extend her sov- ereignty over eastern Prussia to the North Sea, but simply that she should be given the right to-free commu: cation with Baltic Sea ports, a privi lege similar to that enjoyed by Ger- many in traversing Holland’s territor- ial waters at the mouth of the Scheldt. STATEMENT OF WAR AIMS REFLECTED IN THE MARKET Stocks Reacted Two to Five Points on Theory That Peace is Remote. New York, Jan. 8.—President Wil- son's re-statement of war aims before congress was reflected in the stock market today by a reaction of 2 to § points, after an early advance of one to three points. ¥ The selling seemed to be based on the theory that the central powers would refuse to meet the terms pro- vosed, particularly those involving the cuation of territory and the de- for the abandonment of Alsace- Lorraine and that therefore peace was remote. Much of the early advance was due to short covering and that same ele- ment was a factor in the later rever- sal, renewing its commitments at the first signs of hesitation. Offerings of U. S. Steel contributed heavily to the setback, that stock falling 3 1-2 points from its maximum of 97 1-8 and clos- ing almost at its low level of the day.'20. has decided that he w}fll B .was shown today by the federal re- Mississippi Assembly “CoalBudget Plan” of Sanctions Probition RATIFIED AMENDMENT TO FED- ERAL CONSTITUTION TO REDUCE CONSUMPTION BY -MANUFACTURERS FIRST STATE TO VOTE|TO SAVE 50,000,000 TONS Vote W Taken ' Fifteen Minutes | Army and Navy, Munitions Works, After Subject ' Was Presented in| War Material Factories, Public Util- Governor's Message —Only : Eight| ities and Domestic Consumers Not Dissenting Votes Were C: Affected. Jackson, Miss., Jan. §.—Fifteen min- utes after the subject was presented in Governor Bilbo's message to the state legislature both houses today ratified . the proposed prohibition amendment to the federal constitution. Only eight dissenting votes were cast. The Mississippi -assembly is the first ‘Washington, Jan. 8.—A “coal budget plan” based on the voluntary agree- ments " of marufacturers not enya in war wofk to reduce their fuel con- sumption and- backed by orders of the fuel administration making the agree- mer;‘m ;p:t!:;able to all factories of each ‘industry,: was announced tonight to act upon the proposed amendment. | by the fyel administeation as its meth. How Vote Stood. od ;or adjusting -demand to supply:in In the lower house the vote was 93| "heq " to 3 and in the senate 32 to 5, repre- sentatives from Warren county, in which Vicksburg is located casting the only negative votes in the house. In the senate the votes were from scat- tered districts. bly 50,000,000 tons of coal for the vear is contemplated. . The army and r munitions- works, other war material factoriés,” public untilities and domes- tic consumers will be the only classes of consumers to receive 100 per cent. ot their needs while the war continues. Manufacturers Promise. Manufacturers already have heen called into conference to put the plan into operation and the annual saving promised by the first group will be be- tween 10,100,000 and 20,000.000 tons. In 1917, the increased demand for coal amounted to 100,000,000 tons while the increase in _output was about 000 tons. Tnder the same conditions this year, the unfilled tonnage would be taken care of by the reduction in factories not contributing directly to the prosecution of the war. Curtailment of ~ fuel consumption necessarily implies reduction of output by the factories, so the fuel adminis- tration sees in its programme aid in th® diversion of .labor and ‘materials to war work. The “budget” by agreement is.adopted in lieu of ‘the often propos- ed arbitrary classification of indus- tries into essential and non-essential divisions. Brewers’ Reduction 700000 Tons. One of the striking instances which curtailment already has_ been effected is in the brewing industry. Representatives of the American Brew- ers’ association and others affiliated with_the making of heer volunteered a reduction of 700,000 tons of coal annu- ally. - ‘Other indust which have been represented in conferences with the fuel administration have been paint and varnish, ‘wail paper, confec- tonery, artificial ice, boxboard - and glassware. The voluntary reduction of one day’s running each week by the boxboard” manufactureps will amount to 1,000,000 tons.a year-and will take 30.000°car fonds of morehandise freight off the vongestsit-yallroads. __ . The 1. stration has dsked that gther ind &Et in touch with Washinkton without waiting for form- al fnvitation. * There are more than 100 industries not. engaged In war work whict must curtail their use of fuel because of conflict with the na- tion's ‘war needs: : Industries Will-Be Shown. | ‘Commiittees ' representing various zroups of industries will be shown by the administration the. amount of coal available for all_purposes, the amount required for war. purposes-and domes- tic . consumeys, and th¢ total curtail- iment which must be affected to supply thees demands. They Will be asked on patriotic grounds, as ‘well as for their own future interests. to volunteer a reduction in consumption and te ad- vise the hest méthody of curtailment 50 as 4o afrect . the less essentlal portions-pf thelf ’nw,%:bus!neu, b All_arrangemgntsygll be made ‘by the manufaet _" remselves. but when an agre has been reached. the fuel ‘admini will issue form- al_orders. ‘Caf Z¥1l the penalting provided by- the food control law, mak- ing the agreement, applicable to the en- dire industry..* [ Percentages Will Vary. Percentages of curtailment probably will vary in different industries. but will be estimated in every case with a view to a practicable and economical- Iy safe shrinkage of output. In.propér- tion as an. industry.contribues less of domestic necessities to the war, it.will naturally increase its “contribution of self-limitation” . Elasticity of the plan is regarded by the fuel administration ‘as one of its chief assets. The curtailment of coal consumption when _completed will equalize theorectically the coal demand of the .country with the - supply 'for 1918. - If later .it develops that there still is a prospect of sdarcity, a slight increase in the yvoluntary curtailment can be arranged quickly and -without| ‘confusion. WARRANT OUT FOR ARREST OF VON HOEGEN He Has Disappeared From New Ha- ven—Federal Agents Warned. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 8. —Although a general warning to federal agents has been sent out from New Haven to federal agents all over the east, no trace has yet obtained of the where- abouts of Maximilian Von Hoegan, sought for arrest under a government warrant. Von Hoegeh had left his home here before the arrival last night of a party of United Statés officers: When he got away after he had been severely beaten up by citizens Satur- day night, has not been learned, nor ‘whether he left in diszuise. Members of his immediate family profess to be as much puzzled by his disappearance as_the authorities. What the government charges in its warrant has not been divulged. He had written pro-German sentences up- on a questionnaire but the federal agents refuse to state that that is the cause of the proceedings against him. His disappearance recalls the fact that he admitted some time ago that he had accepted money from ‘agents of Germany as pay for ascertaining data about a munitions plant here and it is‘known. that he has been under watch since then by federal agents, e officials and also by privately paid guards. RESULTS OF GOVERNMENT'S WAR ECONOMY CAMPAIGN Sale of ‘Luxuries at Christmas Far Be- " low Normal—Business Good. in Washinglon; fan. 5.—Results of tie Eoyernment's . war economy ' campaigh serve board’s monthly report of busi- ness conditions, Although Christmas buying was about equal to that of other years, there was a marked ten- dency to buy usefui gifts, the sale of luxuries being far below normal. On the other hand. thousands of la- borers who are making bigger wages than ever before appeared to spend freely, and many localities aitributed their maintenance of retain business to these classes. & Shortage of coal and inability of railroads to move traffic speedily was a great drawback to business and the searcity of labor appears to be in- creasing. General business conditions are reported excellent, however, with war industries very busy and a num- ber of less essential industries show- ing signs of falling off. Bank clear- ings have increased in most localities and money rates are generally firm. Construction was dull nearly every- where. 'A PROGRAMME FOR LABOR ADMINISTRATOR Approved by President Wilson to Maintain Industrial Peace. Washington. Jau. 8.—Approval by President Wilson of a programme for labor administration = was announced tonight by the council of defense. The purpose is to provide workers for war industries - and machinery for safe- guarding labor standards and main- taining industrial peace. Secretary Wilson of the department of labor has been requested by the president to assume charge of this administration, and already has begun work as shown by the announcement of last night that the United States employment setvice would have direc- tion of recruiting three million work- ers.for war factories and shipbuilding plants. Men of high standing, representing capital, Jabor and thé public generally, will be called into conference to give early attention as to whether congres- sional action is needed to insure the success of the work. A ONE-DAY AFFAIR. The Senior and Sophamore Germans and Frat. Teas Are Eliminated. Conn,, Jan. 3.—After Yale college, Director Chittenden of the Sheffield Scientific school and the udents’ council, it hag been deeided rntmt Yale’s junior prom. this year will be confined to a ome-day affair. DEATHS OF AMERICAN PRIVATES IN FRANCE Pneumonia Has Greatest Toll—Three ‘The New! England Men in List. senior - and:; sophomore - germans ‘ and many e’nfi. fraterniay teas will be Washington, Jan. 8—Deaths of the | eliminated. The Sheff. teas will = be following private soldiers in France were reported today by General Persh- ing: z Joseph. J. McNeary, fractured skull; sfanchester, Mass. Phillip V. Campbell, pneumonia, Pic- ture Gallery, Utah. Earl C, Imel, pneumonia; City, Ind. Neil Sharp, _pneumonia: _Denver, Celo, - @S B L. Altman, meningitis; Long Branch, Washn, ‘William C. Sockwell, pneumonia; mother, Effie Wilkins, Ferry, Washn. 75 MORE BANKS IN tet iy Douslas, appendicitis:” Jol- | * ', pEDERAL' RESERVE SYSTEM John Daly, pneumonia; sister, Mrs. S A Ada Johnson, Patten, Maine. State Banks and Frust Companies Corporal Earl C. Withee, fouzd dead | With® Aggregate Capital of $28,919,000. on railroad, England, October 18, pre. = sumably fell from train; sister, Mrs. held in-the-afternoon. The Vanderbilt doymitories.of Sheff and Sheff society buildings will be furned over to the prom. girls and their chaperones. It is planned to have the guests all dine at the university ~commons, where war menug Will be served, thas away_with expensive hotel costs. The prom, has -usually been a three-day round of functions. ‘The junior prom. committee will be chosen soon and a date set for the abridged festivities of -the mid-year. Union Gertrude Stinchfield, Skowhegan, Me. | state banks or trust ‘were ivate Harry Gibson (cause not |3dmitted to the federal reserve system given); Brooklyn, N. Y. in December, with aggregate capital of '$28,919,000, surplus of $32,050,000 and resources - of - $488,728,000, - the federal reserve board announced today. This brought -the number of state instits In the Transvaal Provincial Council a motion asking the Union Govérn- ment for power to establish State lot- tories has been adopted by 22 votes to 1 000,000,000 Fuel Administrator |+ Reduction. in-consumption of possi-| Thirty schools in Brooklyn were closlod because of the lack of ‘the al. The Supreme Court in Wa: 'has decided that stock dividen income, ' The Toronto’ ferty docks were de- stroyéd by fire. The loss is estimated at $35,000. Earl Reading, lord chief justice of England, was, appointed British hi ‘Augustus Philliips, the new minister from the Netherlands to the United States! will sail from Amsterdam Jan. 15. P ‘ The German U-boat commander report that he sank an American de- stroyer is dgnied by the Navy depart- ment. Rear-Admiral Wadhams, retired, of Boston, was assigned by the navy to aged | work between the department and the Red" Cross. ; Harny Hazleton anq Abraham Gow- dy were sentenced to four months at Trenton for selling liquor to soldiers and sailors. < q LA N The names of five Americans killed, four wounded and missing and four wounded, appeared on the Canadian .| casualties list. Shortage of coal forced Syracuse University fraternities and societies to close their chapter houses for an indefinite period. ] Gen. Pershing issued orders from his headquarters to American troops abroad to have all unnecessary work stopped on Sunday. Chairman Small of the Rivers and Harbors Committee announced that the -committee would appropriate probably $20 000,000. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion approved the increhsed fares by the: New England Steamship Co. to New England cities. Police Commissioner Bugher of New York told traffic officers that coal trucks must have the right of way over all other traffic. Mayor Hylan announced to a com- mittee of fifty that there were 500,000 tons of coal in Pennsylvania ready for the city of New York to buy. Scores of workmen rnarrowly es- caped death when an acid tank ex- ploded at the Splitrock plant -of the Semet Solvay Co. in Syracuse. Camp Wadsworth, “S. C.; has the first army church built by soldiers. Funds were. provided - for. it by Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt's engineers. The Rockefeller Foundation an- nounced the -receipt. of a gift of $5,- 500,000 by John D. Rockefeller to help the United States in its war work. Paulive ‘Snieck; five years old, of i Brooklyn was shot and instantly kiil- ed by her uncle Toreys Tazen. 18, as be Was toying with a new. revoiver. - Gen. Pershing reported to the War Departmeént the deaths of Lieutenant William S. Ely and Sergeant George E. Houdek in an airplane accident. Gov. - Whitman ' directed Attorney General Lewis of New York to. investi- gate the notaries guilty of charging for explanation of draft questionnaires. Drafted men, married since the law took effect. will have to prove that they were married with good inten- tions ‘and not to escape military ser- ice. . ‘ The Food Administration announced that butter was being sold in Berlin for $2.35 a pound and sugar at 56 gents a pound and five bars of soap at $142. 3 Senator McKellar, a member of the investigating 'committee on the mili- tary investigation, will ask that the testmony be laid before the Depart- ment of Justice. : . Representative S. C. Johnson of South Dakota has left Washington for Camp Meade, Md., as a private. Rep- resentative Johnson is the first con- gressmanto eplist, % ‘ The Supreme. Court granted the Goverdment until next term to hear the case of the Steel Corporation. but similar acfion.on the United Shoe Ma- chinery wag denied. For the speech of last September at St. Paul was postponed yesterday by the sen- ate elections committee. Francis J. Heney, special for the Federal Trade take over the packing business. The House will consider the Day- light Saving Bill ~soon after the emergency railrond and other import- ant war legislation recommended by the President are out of the way. Ernest Schneider, a private at Camp Zac;m Taylor, Louisville, Ky, was sentenced to 10 years at hard labor and forfeiture of pay for villifying the President and objecting to the draft law. k Senator Hardwick of Georgia prob- ate immigration committee, succeeding Senator Smith of South Carolina, who has been chosen:to head the inter- state commerce commission. To empower the president to re- quisition timber and timber products for war purposes Senator lain introduced a bill to permit standing or fallen timber for the use of the army, navy or shipping board. J.. Twelfth Itield artillery, U. S. army. Condensed Telegrams T activity aside from artillery duels and small operations in the nature of raids. In one of these small affairs near Bul- lecourt the Germans succeeded, in en- tering a British trench, but latér were driven out in a counter-attack, leayi prisoners in the hands of Field Mar: shal Haig's men. Likewise, several small attaeks against French positions were repulsed. Although bad weather has fallen upon the Italian front, heavy bombard- ments are in progress on the northern part of the line from the Asiago’ pla- teau to the Piave river. At Monte Asolone, around which sanguinary fighting occurred several weeks ago, ® ONLY MINOR RADDS ON BATTLE FRO Smssoner 5 e Unies Saces | Near Bullecourt the Germans On the Italian Front Heavy Bombardments Are in Progrest - From the Asiago Plateau to the Piave River—At Monte“ Asolone the Italians Are Violently Shelling the Austro- German Positions—Unofficial /Advices Say That the Russian Peace Delegation Has Returned to Brest-Lic tovsk to Resume Negotiations—Press of Germany and , Austria-Hungary is Unanimous That British Peace Terms Are Not Acceptable to the Teutonic Allies, Austro-German positions. returned to Brest Litovsk eremy delegates. tonje allies. irapers in a like manner. SENATE COMMITTEE HAS SUSPENDED WAR INQUIRY In Order to Press Legislation to Im- prove Army Purchasing System. ‘Washington, Jan. 8.—In order to quickly press in this session the legis- lation which it regards as necessary to improve the army purchasing system, the semate military committee today decided to suspend its war inquiry af- ter hearing Secretary Baker the lat- ter part of this week on war ordnance and supplies. Mr. ‘Baker was invited tonight to appear Thursday and when his exam- Ination is completed the committee plans._to report- to- the senate on the progress of its investigation and rec- ommend. legislation ~which Chairman Chamberlain is expected to outline in his report. A bill to create a depart- ment of munitions with a civilian head already has been introduced by Sen- ator Chamberlain, but details of other proposed measures have not been dis- closed. Examination' of Charles PEisenman, vice chairman’of the supplies commit- tee of the council of national defense, was completed today, and the commit- tee will wind up the clothing branch of its inquiry tomorrow by question- ing A. L. Soott of the supplies com- mittee and Dayvid Kirschbaum, a Phila- delphia manufacturer. : After championing its bills in the senate, the committee will return to the inquiry and take up cantonments, aviation, the medical corps and other subjects. A SPECIAL CONVENTION OF PROHIBITION PARTY Called for March 5 in Chicago by Vir- gil G, Hinshaw, Chairman. Chicago, Jan. 8.—A call for a special national convention of the prohibition party in Chicago March § was issued counsel | gencies of the national administration L Commission, | it js considered necessary,” said Mr. denied the reports from Philadelphia | Hinshaw, “to meet in March, when the that: the United States was going to|party will consider a merger with the today by Virgil G. Hinshaw, chairman. The call contained an appeal to the governors of “dry” states and to those likely to go “dry” for epecial legisla- tion to ratify the prohibition consti- tutional amendment. Censure of Pres- ident Wilson, in relation to his stand th time investigation of | on the liquor question, marked the ap- Senator LaFollette’s alleged disloyal [ peal to the states. ‘The 1918 convention of-the prohibi- tionists will be two years earlier than is the party’s custom. “Owing-to the rapid march of events and to the e: new national party and will outlire a campaign for the ratification of the prohibition amendment, equal suffrage, public ownership of public utilities and er ocratic reforms.” Soldiers of the allies in Europe, ac- cording to Mr. Hinshaw, are becoming degraded because of liguor. ~National prohibition in the United States, he said, would save the ‘mation almost $17,000,000 annually. OUTWA?D FLOW OF GOLD HAS BEEN CURTAILED e ably will become chairman of the 8en- [ Net Exports Since U. 8. Entered War Have Been $78,000,000. Washington, Jan. 8.—Since the Unit- ed States entered the war, net of gold have been $78,000,000, or at a weekly rate of $2,168,000, the federal reserve board announced today. Re- taking | cently the outward movement has been curtailed, however, to a weekly ave- rage of $856,000. Imperts now come mainly from 4 Mexico, Canada and South America, Yale Daily News, has enlisted in_the | ic0- With his enlistment every member of | AUTOMATIC TUNNELING the Skull and Bones society at Yale is in war service. . The battleship which the navy de- partment dispatched Sunday for Balti- more from Newport News to break the ice in the Baltimore harbor and MACHINE DESIGNED Boring Subterranean Passages Beneath Enemy Positions. For ‘Washington, Jan. 8.—An automatic nt shipping became | tunneling machine, designea for boring fogbound River, 150 miles Baltimore. Meriden's new $2,500 mayor, Henry | Nils Juul of Ilinois, on behalf of P. J.| prohibited 'T. King, has received the resignation of Park Commissioner Fred H. Dobson. The latter relinquishéd his office be- |try fnto the war, Germany negotiated | the house. tions now ‘members of the federal sys- | cause of the mayor's alleged autocratic | for purchase of the .device but was kproved by the ‘senate. tem to 250, with total resources of $5,- | action in removing Park Superinten- dent” Henry Langreher. at the mouth of -the York |subterranean passages beneath enemy Dos! will be presented tomorrow to Secretary Baker by Representativ n, a Chicago inventor. blocked through the efforts British ‘secret - service. of night to Col ‘Washington, Jan, 8 port was submitted by the olution. | would thirds vote. subject. A conference of be present to vote. Shifting of service. and later rejoined. land ports. aged by the ice. eral McAddo today issied lems “justly and fairly earliest possible moment.” gate the brotherhoods more pay probably will be tomorrow. SUFFRAGE FAVORABLY REPORTED IN HOUSE Republicans Will Hold Conference To- der the Subject. On the tighting fronts there is little the Italians are violently shelling the Unofficial advices are to the effect that the Russian peace delegation has for a re- sumption of the pourparlers with the No confirmation of this report has been received. 4 The press of Germany and Austria- Hungary in_editorial comment on the address of David Lioyd George tnanimous that the terms as set forth Dby the British prefnier as the basis for peace are not acceptable to the Teu- Therefore it is not un- likely that President Wilson's address will be received by the enemy news= is A favorable re- house wo- man suffrage committee today on the Raker federal suffrage amendment res- It is identical with one al~ ready reported without recommenda« tion by the judiciary committee. The house votes on suffrage Thursday. Suffrage advocates in the house, who, not long ago, virtually were conceding defeat, are growing more optimistic, and Representative Baker today ex- confidence that -the be given the necessary two- ‘Tésol ‘The republicans will hoid a oflnlx- ence tomorrow nignt to consider the New York republican members today showed one in. opposition and one who would not ‘The National Woman's Suffrage As- sociation tonight made, public lettérs from Secretaries McAdoo and Daniels endorsing the federal amendment. AMERICAN SHIPS ICEBOUND IN ST. LAWRENCE HIVER the Ice Enabled the Crews to Reach Shore. 5 Quebec, Jan. .8.—Shifting of the ice has enabled the crews of four Amer- ican steamships imprisoned in the St. Lawrence river near Cape Chatte to reach shore and relieve their distress for lack of food and water, according to_reports from that vicinity today. The four ships were identified as the Sicoa, German, Key West and Key- nor, understood to. have been requisi- tioned by the United States shipping board on the Great Lakes for Atlantic They were among. a number of vessels cut in two to permit their passage through the Welland Canal They left Quebec for Atiantic ports several weeks ago. Each of the vessels has a crew of 25 men, mostly recruited from New Eng- . The Canadian ice breaker Montcalm is working her way to their assistance. All are reported to have been dam- APPEALS TO OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYES OF RAILROADS To Do Their Utmost to Maintain Effi- cient Railroad Service. - Washington, Jan. S.—Director Gen- an appeal to railroad officials and employes to do their utmost to maintain efficient railroad. servi¢e as a’ patriotic duty, saying “every officer and employe is just 38 important a factor in winning the War' as the men in uniform who are fighting in the trenches.” * He promised to consider labor prob- and at the; ‘The names of four merbers of a board to investi- | request for' announced EXPLOSION "IN _FIRE ROOM OF NORWEGIAN STEAMER eXports { One Fireman Was Killed, Another In- jured and Several of Crew Hurt. An Atlantic Port, Jan. 8.—One fire- | man was’ killed, another seriously in jured and several other members of ihe crew of the Norwegian steamer Fjell were hurt today by an explosion in the fire room while the ship was sevéral miles off shore. Two physicians were sent out to the steamer tonight in a tug in response to distress signals which were seen by a coast guard ‘patrol. SUSPENSION OF CLAYTON LAW'S PROVISIONS. | Operation of the Law is Deferred Un- til Next January. Washington, Jan. 8.—Suspension of - the Clayton law’s interlocking. * provisions which purel hasing transactions between railroads and 1t is said that prior to America’s en- | corporations was approved today by,: By the lution the operation of the law Is ferred until next January. It already had been ap- joint reso. ae-