Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 14, 1918, Page 1

Norwich Bulletin VOL. LIX—NO. 12 POPULATION 29,919 PEACE NEGOTIATIONS WITHOUT RESULTS Elections to be Held in Russia to Replace Some Mem- bers of the Constitutional Assembly BOLSHEVIKI AND UKRANIANS REACH PACT Reports From Petrograd Say That Northern Russia is to Re- ceive Ample Food Supplies From Ukraine—Winter is Hindering Hostilities on All Important War Fronts—In Ttaly Artillery and Infantry Fighting Has Given Way to Aerial Warfare—The British Government Has' Estab- Jished Informal Relations With the Bolsheviki Ambassa- dor at London. Winter Tas setfled down in earnest over all the important war fronts and beyond artillery actions, which are be- ing carried out in very limited sec- tions, there has been little fighting in the west or in the east. Only patrol encounters are reported along the British lines and artillery action at two points on the French In Italy the terrific artillery and in- Mantry h s grven way to aerial warfare, which, however spec- tacular has little direct bearing on tho progress of the campaign when confined to combats between individ- ads or squadrons, 2 l:n' n--::r' y a month now the front 4n Franc, and Belgivm has been al- imost snowbound. _Thus the long- awnited German offensive, with the heavy reinforcements which Germany transferred from the Russian front to the west, has been ddmdfll for weeks, if not, possibly for months. 171: peace negotiations between the Rolsheviki and the representatives of the Quadruple ANiance at Brest Litovsk continue, but without definite yesults. Another daley in the assem- bling of the Constituent Assembly is likely because of the issuance of a de- cree at Petrograd providing. for new elections to replace members of the Constituent Assembly who are deem- ed not to represent the interests of the workmen and peasants. According to reports from the Rus- sian capital northern Russia is to re- ceive ample food supplies from Ukraine, throngh the reconciliation of the Bolsheviki and the Ukranians. Every effort has heen made in the past few weeks by the lolsheviki authori- ties to prevent the threatened famine in Petrograd and other cities of Rus- sia where the Bolsheviki hold the pow- er. It is_also semi-officially _reported from Petrograd that the Bilsheviki have taken control at Novo Tcher- kassk, capital of the province of the Don Cossacks and headquarters of General Kaledines, hetman of the cos- sacks. The London Daily Mail reports the establishment by the British govern- ment of informal relations with Maxim Litvinoff, recently appointed by the Bolsheviki government as Russian ambassador at London. The explana- tion of this, according to the Mail, is that possibly Lenine and Trotzky, it they retain the de facto power, might eventually give heed to the counsel of the allied governments, and it is not desirable that communication with Petrograd be cut off. s A meeting of the Crown Council at Berlin is Teported by the Lokal An- zeiger, composed of Field ~Marshal Von Hindenburg, General Von Luden- dorft, the Crown Prince and other German leaders. Relations with Rus- sia will probably be the most import- ant subject discussed. Prince Alexander Von Hohenlohe, who has long held liberal views and was among the German representa- tives at the pacifist congress in Switzerland, expressed the belief that should the Germans as a people rid themselves of the fixed idea that America entered the war only for sel- fish and material interests, President ‘Wilson's new message “can become a way toward peace.” SATISFIELD WITH WORK OF NAVY'S ORDNANCE BUREAU. Statement by Chairman Oliver of the House Investigation Committee. ‘Washington, Jan. 13.—Complete sat- istaction with the work of the navy's ordnance bureau and fits preparedness for work is expressed by Representa- tive Oliver of Alabama, chairman of the house naval investigation sub-gom- mittee, in a statement tonight sum- marizing for his colleagues results of the ordnance phase of the inquiry. “The_testimony convinced the com- mittee,” says the statement, “that the prevalent belief and opinion as to the navy's readiness are well founded.” Many interesting facts brought out in secret session are disclosed by the chairman. Among other things, he says more than eleven hundred mer- chant ships have been equipped with gons and ammunition by the navy since the steamer Campana was fitted out March 14 last, and that appreciable qQuantities of guns, large and small, ‘with ammunition for them, have been furnished to England, France and Italy. Many merchantmen of the allies, in eddition to virtually the whole Amer- dcan merchant fleet, have been armed o fight submarines. FRICTION BETWEEN FINNISH RED GUARD AND RUSSIANS Owing to s Il Treatment of Trav- elers by the Russians. 12.—Despatches re- 1 Haparanda indicate mpending between the d Guard and Russian sol- diers Tornea, on the Norwegian- Finnish fronticr, owing to the ill treat- ment of travelers by the Russians. It 4s reported that the Russian soldiers money belonging to ssing the border and ng themselves. It is stated also that the Finnish on along the border are afraid bands of B nish officials have appealed to the gov- ernment for protection and a detach- ment of armed Finns may be sent to Tornea. FOKMER?ORRINGTON MAN BURNED TO DEATH. Briton C. Holcomb, Photographer, Per- ished in New Rochelle. n. Conn., Jan. 13.—Word tonight of the death by w Rochelle, N. Y., of Briton C. Holcomb of this city. He had op- erated a photograph studio here for many years and had gone to New Rochelle 1o open another there and perished i fire that destroyed his ne wplace of business. Identification wag made by examination of receipts found in his clothing. Details of the fatal accident have not been received here yet. He leaves 5o fam. THREE BIG BUILDINGS BURNED AT GRAND RAPIDS. Snow Hindered the Firemen in Their Efforts to Control the Flames. Grand Rapids, Mich.,, Jan. 13—The Hawkins block, a six story office build- ing in the business section, was com- pletely destroyed and two other big bulldinzs adjoining were being swept by a fire of undetermined origin to- pight. Almost impassable drifts of #now impeded the firemen in their ef- Jorts to control the flames. BLIZZARD IS RAGING IN NORTHERN NEW YORK At Syracuse There Are Snowdrifts of 18 Inches—20 Below Zero. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 13.—Despatch- es from northern New York indicate that the blizzard from the west has struck that section with full force. rdrifts. In the main streets of that city the snow has reached a depth of 18 in- ches, with no signs of abatment to- The the registers Potsdam and northern Adriondack sections. Central New York has thus far escaped the snow, though zero weather prevails, TO SAFEGUARD TITLE OF NATIONAL FOREST Holders of Permits For Grazing Live- stock Warned Not to Pay, ‘Washington, Jan. 13—Holders of permits for grazing in livestock on the national forest were notified today by the secretary of agriculture that the payment of any bonus or allowance for waiver of the grazing privilege tn connection with sales of livestock or ranch properties will be cause for re- vocation of the permit. The regulation is intended to pre- wnt the acquisition of anything ap- proaching vested rights in the public property by private indivuals or com- panies. BATTLESHIP FLORIDA CUP WINNER FOR 1917 Made Highest Scoré at Short Range Target Practice. New York, Jan. 13.—The United States battleship Florida has n awarded the American Defense So- ciety cup for making the highest score during 1917 at short range target prac- tice for battleships, it was announc- ed tonight. Annunal presentation of the cup has has been the occasion heretofore of a celebration for the purpose of increas- ing public interest in the navy. Be- cause of the war the celebration has been abandoned this year. SIX YALE MEN HAVE DIED IN COUNTRY'S SERVICE Announcement Made by President Hadley at Chapel Service. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 13.—At the chapel service at Yals University to- day President Arthur T. Hadley an- nounced that in the closing months of 1917 six Yale‘men had given their lives in the service of their country. They were: Theodore C. Janeway, ‘19, Al- exander P. Humphrey, *05, Leonard B. Parks, '09, Kenneth B. Hay, ’17, Irv- ing T. Moodie, '17, §, and Allen Da- vidson, *19. MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN DECLARED IN COLOMBIA On the Atlantic Coast Because of Strikes—No Trouble Anticipated. Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 13.—Martial law has been declared in the depart- ments on the Atlantic coast on account of strikes. The government is confi- dent that order will be restored soon. The strikes have no_political sigriti- cance and the remainder of the country is quiet. Cabled Paragraphs Crematories Closed in Bavaria. Amsterdam, Jan. 13—The Bavarian legislature has ordered the closing of crematories on account of the scarcity of coal Crown Council in Berlin. Amsterdam, Jan. 13.—According 4 the Lokal Anzeiger of Berlin, a meets| ing of the crown council was to be »MERCE OF THE UNITED STATES. NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1918 0 German (Trolley Car Ran Wild strial Leaders| at Thompsonville : ROPOSED BY CHAMBER OF COM- CRASHED INTO ANOTHER ON A 8 PAGES—64 COLUMNS Condensed Telegrams British airmen brought down four German airplanes. The Japanese Ambassador left ‘Washington for Tokio. Registration of all alien enemies in the country will begin Feb. 4 and end SWITCH Feb. 8. held in Berlin today, in which: Field ‘Marshal Von Hindenburg, General Lu- dendorft and the German crown D were to take part. DETAILS OF THE BANK ROBBERY AT CAMP FUNSTON Stary of Tragedy Which Resulted in Suicide of Captain Whisler, Camp Funston, Kas, Jan. 13.—De- tails ‘of the manher n which Captain Lewis J. Whisler robbed the bank at the army cantonment here and killed with a hand axe four or five men who were in the building, were told to ar- my officers today by Kearney Wornall, who, himself seriously wounded, was the only survivor of the captain's fury. For forty-cight hours Wornall, who was cashier of the bank, had hovered between life and death. But today his progress was so satisfactory to thé army physicians that they permitted him to tell the full story of the trag- edy, which ended with the death of Captain Whisler, self-inflicted at the moment of detection yesterday. Money Not Found. In the meantime a systematic search of the cantonment has failed to re- veal any money which was__ stolen from the bank by Captain Whisler. Federal Bank examiners tbday began checking the bank’s accounts, but the interior of the building is in such a chaotic condition that it is exuected no statement will be made for two or three days. It transpired today that a note Cap- tain Whisler wrote after he had decid- ed to kill himself, was addressed to a young woman at Ottawa, Kansas, but army officers are making every ei fort to keep secret both her name and possible relation to Whisler. ‘Wornall's story today differed slight- ly from that which had previously Dbeen pieced together as army officers had questioned him during his infre- quent intervals of consciousness. To- day Wornall told how he was in the bank with C. Fuller Winters, vice president of the National Reserve bank of Kansas City, Mo.; John W. Jewell cditor of the Camp Funston paper; Carl Ohleson of Kansas City and O. M. Hill, a clerk in the bank, yhen Captain Whisler came to the bank. Story of Shocking Crime. It was about 7.30 o'clock Friday eve- ning. The door was unlocked and ‘Whisler easily gained entrance to the building. Walking around the coun- ter, he drew a heavy automatic pistol and told the men he was “short in his account,” and believed that this was “the best bet” to remedy it. ‘Wornall says that the officer’s re- marks were treated as a joke until he took an axe from under his over- coat and struck Mr. Winters with its flat side. All of the men then were forced to lie face down on the floor, while Whisler selected money, mostly bills of large denomination, and threw them into a sack. Wornall says he then was forced to get up and bind the other men. His own hands then were tied by the officer and all of them were agged. . Here, says the staff officer who re- ported Wornall's statement, the cash- ier's mind is blank, and he recalls nothing that happened until he became conscious in an ambulance on the way to_the lospital. Wornall had been found by ‘a sentry, wandering aimlessly outside the bank about an hour after the crime was committed. He could not answer questions, but mumbled unintelligibly, according to the sentry: “Don’t strike him again, Are you a friend” and finally murmured “Bank robbed.” Then the alarm was given. Positively Identified Whisler. That Wornall knew perfectly what be was doing last night when he pos- itively identified the body of Captain ler as that of the robber was at- tested today by a staff officer who was present at the identification. Before the body of the officer was wheeled into Wornall's presence, the wounded cashier was made to read from a mag- azine to show that he could see and understand. Then Whisler's body, dressed in hi olive drab campaign uniform ana up- right in a chair, was wheeled into the w;r]-d and placed directly before Wor- o “That's the man, that's the captain,” exclaimed Wornall, according to the staff officer’s story. Wornall then made a sworn statement that Whisler was the man who had robbed the bank and committed the murders. After the crime, it now has been es- tablished, 'Whisler went to the quar- termaster’s office, where he removed the bloodstains from his hands and garments. He then proceeded to a class in French. Knew Detection Wae at Hand. When an order came from head- quarters for a report from all com- pany commanders yesterday, the cap- tain seemed to know that. detection was at hand. It was then he shot himself to death. Captain Whisler recently took out a government insurance policy for $10,- 000. It was made payable to his four- teen year.old son, Duane, Salina, Kas., Whisler’s home, or in case of the son's death, to Whisler’s father. Captain Whisler, who was 36 years old, and his wife, Mrs. Vadne Whisler ,were divorced about a week ago. INCREASE IN COST OF LIVING AT STOCKHOLM It is Now 110 Per Cent. Greater Than in July, 1914. Stockholm, Jan. 13—Official statis- tics on the cost of the necessaries of life in Stockholm during December show an increase of 15 per cent. over November and 110 per cent. as com- pared with July, 1914. The mumici- pality is granting a war bonus of 67 per cent for wages for municipal la- Eorers. Thef city’s milk supply is diminish- ing. has been, no butter here since Janmary 30. RECOGNITION OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF FINLAND Will Have Important Consequences Financially, Amsterdam, Jan. 13.—Recognition of the independence of Finland by Ger- many will have important conse- quences financially for Finland, the Frankfurter Zeitung says. In German banks 52,000,000 marks stands to Fin- land’s credit. This sum, which was seized at the beginning of the war, will n be realized. $ COMMERCIAL RELATIONS No Friendly Relations With the United States Until German Government is Controlled by Responsible Rulers. Washington, Jan. 13.—American bus- Iness men are asked in a referendum stbmitted today by the Chamber of Commerce of the United States to pass upon a proposed warning to German industrial leaders that they canmot hope to resume friendly commercial relations with the United States after the war unless the German government has become a responsible instrument of the people. : It is proposed that the Germans be told that the United States, in common with other nations, supplied raw ma- terials with which Germany made ready to start the world war, and that the lesson has been learned. News- papers and business men of neutral countries will be relied upon to carry the meseage. The referendum, suggested by the Boston Chamber of Commerce, and now laid before half a million business men through their commercial organ- izations, submits this resolution: Resolution to Be Submitted. “Whereas, The size of Germany's present armament and her militaristic attitude have been due to the fact that her government is u military, autocra- cy, not responsible to the German peo- ; an “Whereas, The size of the German armament after the war will be the measure of the greatness of the arma- ment forced on all nations; and “Whereas, Careful analysis of eco- nomic conditions shows that the size of Germany's future armament Will fundamentally depend on her after-war receipts of raw materials and profits trom her foreign trade: and “Whereas, In our opinion. the Ameri- can people for the purpose of prevent- ing an excessive armament will as- suredly enter an cconomic combina- tion against Germany if zovernmental conditions in Germany make it neces- sary for self-defense; and Removal of Excessive Armament. *“Whereas, We believe the American people will not join i: d nination against German Zo0d. the war if the danger of excess armament has been removed by th ¢ that the Ger- man government 3 a responsible inst the German people; therefore, be it “Resolved, That ti Thamber of to study this’ situati 1 - ate to the end that a d us eco- nomic war may be averted and that a laa:tlng peace may be madc more cer- tain.” . Must Choose Responsible Government. “If the proposed action curries,” says a statement from the chamber’s head- quarters, “the industrial leaders of Germany, who with the military party constitute the most powerful caste in Germany, will be bluntly told that Ger- many must choose a responsible gov- ernment to conclude a just peace or suffer the conseque; : of an outlaw after the war. “She will be denied economic inter- course with her best customer—the United States. The message could not fail of its purpose, as Germany cannot | hope for years to come to re-establish satisfactory trade relations with Great Britain, Italy or France. ' Stronger Than Official Action. “No single action by the United States can be calculated to go further than this proposed action of America’s business men. It is more potent in its authority, perhaps, than any similar warning coming from official sources. The difference lies in the fact tbat Germany might doubt whether con- gress would sanction a treaty with the allies for a trade boycott of Germany or that the people would abide by such a treaty were it made. This, on the other hand, would be direct notice to German business men that the busi- ness men of America have taken a concerted stand to close trade to Ger- mahy as long as it remains an outlaw. “The further fact should be borne in mind that the proposal to discriminate against German trade after the war is not at variance with the president’s announced policy not to continue after the war policies which would engender hatred among the nations. Quite the contrary, it might be said to constitute the second great drive to compel re- sponsible government in Germany, the first being directed to the constitution- alists within the empire.” EXPLOSION IN MINE PIT AT HALMEREND, ENGLAND —_— Of 247 Workers 87 ‘Have Bien Res- cued Alive—23 Bodies Found. Halmerend, England, Jan. 13—The latest reports from official sources show that many perished in the ex- plosion which occurred in a mine pit here yesterday morming. Of the 247 workers in the pit at the time of the disatr, eighty seven have been rescued alive and twenty-three bodies have been found. There is only a siander hope that any of those still entombed can survive, Rescue brigades have been working incessantly in relays Gay and night, with oxygen supplies, but the various bassages are everywhere blocked with Nearly all the victims were s. young men and boy: CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH AT HAMDEN WAS AFIRE Fire Fighters From New Haven Help- ed to Save the Edifice. New Haven, Conn., did damage to the Jan 13. — Fire Hamden Plains Congregational church to the amount of $10,000 today and the aid of fire fighters from this city saved the to- tal destruction of the building. The church is a landmark in Hamden and was afire by the sexton. The Hamden firemen were unable to subdue the flames and an engine com- pany was sent from New Haven. The church stands just across the city line and the New Haven apparatus arrived quick enough to save the frame work aithough the interior was well burned ou DOZEN PEOPLE HURT Airbrake Failed to Work on a Steep Hill—The Motorman Jumped Off 200 Feet From the Collisjon. Thompsonville, Conn., Jan. 13.—A dozen passengers were cut or bruised here today when a trolley car ran wild down a steep hill and crashed into the rear of another standing on a switch. None Seriously Injured. The airbrake on a through cer from Hartford. on the Hartford and Spring- field line failed to work and the trol- ley sped down grade uncontrolled, the motorman jumping off 200 feet from the collision. None of the passengers was seriously hurt, although some had severe cuts from broken window glass and others were bruised by being thrown against seats. NEW YORK HARBOR IS CHOKED WITH ICE Almost Complete Industrial Activity is Threatened. New York, Jan. 13.—Almost complets disruption of industrial activity with- in 24 hours because of the fuel short- e threatened New York tonight with the return of zero weather. Once more the harbor is choked with ice and the task of bringing coal from the New Jersey terminals, which al- ready had taxed the resources of rail- road officiais to the utmost, presented a still more desperate menace. After a meeting held here today and attended by Fuel Administrators and leading coal dealers of the city it was declared that the situation is so seri= ous it is possible many industries will be forced by tomorrow night to close for lack of fuel Strenuous efforts are being made, it is asserted, to keep hospitals, publi utilities and all other necessary build- ings and industries supplied. ‘or two hours this morning the temperature remained at 5 degrees and at 9 o'clock tonight it had risen to 11 degrees. Continueq cold weather, with a possible drop of several degrees dur- ing the night, was forecast by the weather bureau. FRENCH WAR CROSSES FOR FIVE HARVARD MEN Edwin H. English of New Haven One of the Men Honored. Paris, | 'he American field service has just received word that | war crosses have been awardeq of the French army of the Orient to five members of the section which recently | returned from the Balkans. The men jare William Emerson, Henry B. Pal- {mer and Marquand Walker, all Har- ivard students and residents of New York; Edwin H. English of New H: ven, Conn,, a Yale student, and Jac- ques Magnini of the University of Paris. The medals were awarded-for cour- ageous action in removing wounded raen in the region of Monastir between December, 1917 and October, 1917, andl especially during the period of heavy bombardment between March and August of last vear. |ONE PER CENT. OF MEN i FOUND TO BE TUBERCULAR { i Of the 800,000 Who Have Been Exam- ined for the United States Army. New York, Jan. 13.—Less than one per cent. of the 800,000 men examined for the United States army were founa to be tubercular. Colonel George M. Bushnell of the surgeon general's de- partment, declared today in address- jing a war conference called by the National Jewish hospital for Consump- tives at Denver. Measures were being taken, Colonel Bushnell said, to keep infected men from entering the army by draft and from remaining in the army after the disease had been discovered. He de- clared that the United States army was “the best cared for in the worid.” OBITUARY. Senator James H. Brady. ‘Washington, Jan. 13—Senator James H. Brady of Idaho died at his home here tonight from heart disease. He suffered an acute attack a week ago yesterday while on his way to Wash- ington from Idaho and has been in a critical stage since. The senator's wife and several rel- atives were at his bedside. His two sons, S. E. Brady of Chandler, Okla., and J. Robb Brady of Kansas, were on a train from the west trying to reach Washington in time to see their father alive. The train, due today, had not arrived at a late hour tonight. Rev. James J. McGettrick. Danbury, Conn., Jan. 13.—After an illness of mnine , Rev. James J. McGettrick, curate of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church of Meriden, died at his home here tonight. Father MoGettrick was 33 years old and a graduate of Holy Cross college. He was trained for the priesthood in St. Prieux, France, whers he was or- dained. He had been at his Meriden post for several years. His parents live in Danbury, where he was born. Dr. Thomas D. Crothers. Hertford, Conn.,, Jan. 13.—As the result of a cold col during the recent zero er, Dr. Thomas D. Crothers, famed as an expert in the treatment of diseases caused by inebriaty and drugs, died at the Wal- nut Park Hospital here tonight. Dr. Crowthers was afilliated with numerous civic bodies at various times and was a thirty-second degres Ma- son. Thomas E. Moore. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 13—Thomas E. Moore, once a member of the legis- lature from Bloomfield, died today at his home here. He was 81 years old and was formerly tax collector Bloomfield. Rev. Jacob A. Frommer. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 13—Rev. Jacob A. Frommer, rabbi of the Bic- kur Cholim B'nai Abraham, died and was buried toray, the 64th aanivers- ary of his birth. Rabbi Fromme had been head of this synagogue for 22 years, coming here from Cleveland, Ohio. He was the author of standard works on the Hebrew language which are.in wide use. Elizabeth Guistof was arrested at Hanford, Cal, on a charge of being a German spy. Fire which destroyed the entire En- derton block in Winnipeg caused a loss of $1,000 000. Eleven alleged gunmen were caught in a round-up in the Back Bay dis- trict in Boston. Guests of Lord Rhondda, the food dictator of Britain, insist that they dine very plain. A Hoboken saloonkeeper was sent to jail for nine months for selling li- quor to soldiers. The names of one American _killed and two wounded were on the Canadi- an casualties list. King Alfonso of Spain issued a de- cree dissolving the Cortes. Elections will be held Feb. 2. Genebll Nivalislaiithe \Ecench avmy was appointed commander of the army corps in Algeria. Representative Sabbath of lIllinois, introduced a bill to prohibit gambling in cotton or wool futures. An unidentified passenger - disap- peared from the River Line boat between Fall River and New York. Mrs. Blanquita de Saulles, recently acquitted of the murder of her divorc- ed husband, has gone to California. The American Red Cross will have to spend 40,000000 francs to aid the French refusees' during the next five ‘months. A new Russian army in France, made up- of the old Russian Legion that was in France has gone into the trenches. British airplanes on the Italian front attacked a squadron of seven ma- chines of the enemy and brought down four. The trustees of the Suffield school have voted to place the institution on a military basis beginning with the next school year. The story from Washington that Mrs. Norman de R. Whitehouse has been denied credentials by Secretary Lansing are unfounded. Henry Huckberg, a private Coast ~Artillery Corps, was accidentally in’ the - barracks Picatinny, N. J. arsenal. in the killed at the The motorsl Portland, which left Seattle Sept. 27 for South American ports, was burned at sea with a cargo of 1.500,000 feet of lumber. Leut.-Commander David Worth Bagley, of the torpedoed American de- stroyer Jacob Jones praised the hero- ism of the men very highly. Permission to close the Syracuse schools, for two months, owing to the lack of fuel, was requested by the State Bducation department. Reports from Rostov to Petrograd state that there has been a republic of the Don Cossacks formed with Gen- eral Kaledines as its president. New York Food Administrator Ar- thur Williams, on his return from ‘Washington, reported there will prob- ably be two meatless days a week. Representative Osborn, of Cailfornia, introduced a bill proposing to give the treasury $100.000.000 to buy all Lib- erty bonds which are offered below par. The Government requisitioned the carrier pigeons of the Highland Dis- trict Club at Springfield, Mass. The pigeons will be used on the French front. Dr. Arthur L. Breslich, president of the Baldwin Wallace College of Berea, Ohio, was dropped, because he was termed a pro-German by students and citizens. Arrangements by New York bankers to finance the nekt sugar crop of Cu- ba are under way. It is said that $150,000 000 is involved in the ar- rangement. The congregation of the Baptist church at Wallingford has extended a unanimous ‘call to Rev. Dr. David W. Lovett, now pastor of the Baptist church in Orange, Mass. Worrying over a possible depletion of his income by the income tax, John Griffiths, a wealthy retired liquor dealer, ended his life with gas in his home in Bast 124th Street. A referendum to determine whether Massachusetts should take over the street railways was proposed in a bill filed in the Legislature and indorsed by the State Branch of the Federation of Labor. Mrs. Albert Sweeney was brought to Danbury yesterday from Providence, R. L. for trial on the charge of de- frauding a boarding house keeper. Her husband is under arrest in Providence and will be brought there on the same charge. At a meeting of saloonkeepers in Danbury yesterday it was voted curtail the hours of business three hours to conserve fuel. Today and until further notice, saloons will be open there from 6:30 in the morning until 10 at night. Announcement of the resignation of the Rev. Willlam Williams, pastor of the ional church at Suffield, Conn, was made to his parishioners yesterday. He leaves to assume charge of the Congregational church at Princeton. Mass., On April 1 next. ‘Millers who desire s convert or o | 58t up mills for grinding corn, barley and rye in an effort to promote the conservation of wheat are offered the assistance of the newly established milling tration. J. H. Hammill of Minneapo- lis, is head of the division. Word was received at Yale unfver- sity of the death in a hospital at Hoboken, N. J., of Benjamin S. Adams, a Yale student, who enlisted in the ‘Twelfth United States Field artillery last June. Hundreds of Thousands of Volunteer Workers Aided s ' Municipal and Railway Employes Remove Snow - = MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN BENT TO THEIR TAS: In Chicago It is Impossible to “et Make Deliveries of Provisions in Many Sections—The City Has Been Practically With- out Milk Since Saturday Night—Schools Are to be Closed This Week Until the Streets Are Cleared—Trains Were a Day Late—Eighteen Deaths in the Vicinity of: Chicago Are Known to Have Resulted From the Storm: —_— Chicago, ¥an. 13.—Picks and shovels, wielded by hundreds of thousands of volunteer workers, and tens of thou- sands of municipal and railway em- ployes, today succeeded in breaking the absolute’ traffic tieup in Chicago and the middle west which had been caused by the intense blizzard that swept over this section Friday and Saturday. Men, women and children bent will ingly to the task of breaking ways through the deep snow. sunshine from a cloudless sky enabled them to make such progress that to- night railroads entering Chicago op- erated the first outgoing trains since yesterday afternoon. And from cities everywhere came reports that the vol- unteer workers had so opened s and roads that their lines of dai fice were able to penetrate the storm- swept district, thereby ameliorating conditions which seriously had threat- ened fuel and food shortages. No railway schedules were formed, but practically every road operating from here managed to send out at least one train. Reports from outlying ter- ritory indicated that a majority of the scores of trains stalled in the srow- drifts yesterday gradually were pro- ceeding toward their destinations and that by tomorrow, with the present clear weather prevailing, all lines would be open. Several through trains from the east and a few from the west ‘arrived today, 24 to 36 hours late. The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy closed all local freight yards; §¢ 43 to release the men for work in clearing the tracks. The Chicago switchyards were opened and scores of freight stock trains, blocked on the outskirts of the city, were brought in today. Railroad officials announced that the usual number of trains could not be operated before tomorrow night. The ones sent out tonight were made up late in the afternoon and sent out whenever it was thought there was a chance for them to get through. No effort was made to arrange a schedule. The Twentieth Century limited from New York, due vesterday, arrived laté tonight carrying a party of New York bankers, including Otto H. Kahn, who was to have addressed a bankers’ meeting in Milwaukee tonight. B In Chicago the situation, although improving, is still foreboding. It & still impossible to make deliveries af provisions in many sections. The city bad heen practically without milk since last night and dairies reported today that only preferred deliveries—to hos- pitals and to houses where there are children—will be made tomorrow. Heading many of the volunteer dig- ging brigades foday were women— some clad in bloomers or overalls. In some sections the women were out at 4 a. m. They were assisted by thou- sands of children. Schools wiil be closed this week until the streets are cleared, releasing some 60,000 children for work in shoveling snow. Though many apartment houses are without coal, it is thought that tomors row night will see a danger of a seri- ous coal famine averted. Many cars of coal were brought in from the out- skirts of the city today and there is no shortage in the supply. The difficulty in making deliveries is the only dan- ger. y officials tonight issued another warning of the danger of fire because of the inability of the fire wagons to make their way through many streets, and volunteer bucket brigades have been formed. Police today made ‘@ house to house canvass warning everys one to keep buckets handy and seeing to the enforcement of the city ordi- nances regarding clearing sidewalks. Bighteen deaths in this territory are The temperature has been rising slow- ly throughout the district since Satur- day afternoon; the wind has died down and indications are that there will ba nothing of consequence to handicap the workers immediately, according te the weather bureau. FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN . ITALIANS AT BRIDGEPORT One Was Stabbed to Death—Two Oth- ers Shot, One Probably Fatally. Bridgeport, Conn,, Jah. 13—Vincen- 20 Paoli was stabbed to death, Joseph Zsang, of 96 Fulton street, was shot twice through the abdomen ‘and is not expected to live, Vincenzo Nodafavi, of 141 Grand street and Joseph Luria of 234 Lexington avenue, were shot in the right leg during a fight between Italians a a coffee house at 41 Lex- ington avenue this evening. The fight is said to have started when Paoli and the partners of the concern owning the coffee house met to decide whether they should eject Paoli and his family from their dwelling place in the rear of the store as a new member of the concern want- ed to have done in order that they might receive rent for the quarters. Matters were brought to a head when Paoli_demanded coal for his quarters and this request was refused. He left the house saying “By God Ill get some anyway,” and when he return- ed he had a gang of gunmen Who started to shoot up the place. When Paoli_attempted to stop the fight he was stabbed by some unknown mem- ber of the gang. Many shots were exchanged dur- ing the brief battle and when the police arrived they found the knife with which Paoli was stabbed lying in the baby's crib covered wth blood. Two 32 calibre revolvers were found in a very hot condition. In order to gain admittance to the house Sergeant Poland and a number of officers were forced to break down the door when they found that the gang of gunmen had fied and left the dead and ‘dying behind them. RAILROAD EXECUTIVES IN SESSION AT NEW YORK Decided to Ask Congress to Limit Federal Control to Period of War. New York, Jan. 13.—Railroad execu- tives representing 177 roads and 90 per cent. of the mileage in the United States, at a conference held here to- day to consider plans for safeguarding the interests they represent while un- 10| der federal management, decided to ask congress to limit government con- trol to the period of the war. executives believe the bill now pending in congress is too vague be- cause it does not set a definite date for the government to reliquish the railroads. They could see no reason, it was said, why it should not be fixed for the duration of the war as has been the case with other industries which have come under federal man- agement. ELDERLY WOMAN FOUND FROZEN IN NEW HAVEN. Body of Miss Ella E. Smith Discovered in Her Home. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 13. — The body of Miss Ella E. Smith, 60 .years old, was found todqy frozen in a room of a house occupied by her alone. She had not been seen by neighbors since Thursday and it is thought that she died of the cold, as there was no trace of any recent fire in the house and ‘water pipes in it had become frozenm, burst and flooded the apartments. CURTAILMENT OF COAL IS TO BE BEGUN THIS WEEK. Apportionment Will Be Left Largely ta Federal Fuel Administrators. Washington, Jan. 13.—Curtailment of coal to the less essential industries in eastern cities as a means of relieving the fuel famine will be begun early this week. Reports today to the fuel administration told of continued wide- spread suffering in New York, Phila~ delphia and other cities. Apportionment of coal will be left largely to federal fuel administrators in the states in which supplies are short. They will work under general Garfield to supply first householders and next industries producing war: materials. Many industries whose products are not necessary for waging the war probably will be required go* shut down at least three days a week | until the fuel crisis is over. SIGNIFICANT GATHERING 8 AT MEXICO CITV: Members of Military and Political Leaders Are to Hold Conferences - Mexico City, Saturday, Jan. 12— Numbers of military and political lead-, ' ers are gathering in Mexico City. Al fonso Siller, former sub-secretary of foreign relations, who went abroad last February to reorganize the Mexi- tria, arrived today. General Francisco Muyrguia, military commander of the | northern district: General Salvador, Alvarado from Yucatan, General Juan Mendez from Oaxaca, General Amaro from Durango and Governor Arnulfo Gonzales from Chihuahua, aré either here or on the way. < President Carranza still remains af his headquarters at Puachaca, whence. he makes short trips. The time of” his return to the capital is uncertain. FIRE DESTROYED PLANT OF TORRINGTON NEWS: Weston Block in Main Street Damaged $10,000 to $12,000. o Torrington, Conn., Jan. 13.—Fire which started in the ' basement and swept through the single floor above did damage estimqted at between $10,~ 000_and $12000 to the Weston block in Main street tonight. The cause of the blaze is not known. The Torring-, ton News plant and the stores of George Pastos, a confectioner, and: Vele Brothers, dealers in automobile’ supplies, were destroyed. The build= ing is insured. $1,000,000 FIRE IN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING, INDIANAPOLIS.. Housed Thirty Industries—Fire Chief Believes It Incendiary. Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 13.—Fire broke out in the Industrial building; which housed _thirty manufacturing concerns, tonight and destroved the building and adjoining property, caus- ing a loss estimated at $1,000,000. Fire. Chief Loucks said he believed that the | fire was of incendiary origin. Several! of the manufacturing companies were. making machinery for the govi under war centracts. ernnwt‘ known to have resulted from the storm. - instructions from Fuel Administrator’ can consulates in Germany and Aus- °