Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 25, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NOo. 22 POPULATION 29,919 USSIANS HAVE DECLINED THE GERMAN PEACE TERMS But the German Imperial Chancellor Still Holds Hope for a Satisfactory Conclusion BALTIC PROVINCES at the Audacity of the Ger- ‘Which Call for the Surrender of Some of Russia’s Choicest Territory—Germany’s Last Proposal t have made their demands _at__Brest- Litovsk and the Russians have de- clined to accede to them. Notwithstanding the fact that the imperial German chancellor in his many-times postponed speech to the main committee of the reichstag en- | nounces that he still holds the hope that an early end satisfactory co clusion of the Brest Litovek confer- ence will be reached the terms of the Germans, as enunciated by General Hoffman, one of their chief delegates o the peace conference, so far form an insuperable barrier for the Bol- shevik government, which has express- ed a determination to carry out a pol- iey of no annexations and no indemni- ties. Courfand in its estirety and all of Ruseia’s Baltic provinces are to be retained by Germary, aceording to Geperal Hoffman, in what is termed as Germany’s last proposal to the Rus- sians, and the added threat was given that if the Russians failed to acquiesce in the demands, further inroads into their territory would follow and the Smportant port of Reval, near the mouth of the Gulf of Finland, would be occupied. In theatric fashion Hoffman deHm- sted on a map belore the astonished Russian delegates the new Russian frontier as the Germans intend it to run—from the shores of the Gulf of Finland eastward to the Moon Sound Islands and then :o the west of Minsk and thence to Drest Litovsk—leaving within German boundaries some of Russia’s choicest territory. Amazed at the aucacity of the Ger- man program, the Russian delegates asked for time to consider the demand. This was grudgingly. given, together with the announcement that it was the Jast postponement that could be ex- pected. The latest advices are to the effect tht the Russians have unani- monsly rejected the German terms, What the new situation will bring —— CONNECTICUT DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION CONVENTION. Officers Were Elected at the Closing Session in Hartford Yesterday. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24—At the closing gession of the - Connecticut Dairymen's association convention here today these officers were elected: President—Charles B. Pomeroy, Wil ¥mantic Vice President—Richard E. Dodge, Washington Depot. Treasurer—Robert E. Buell, Wal- lingford. two years—iLitchfield Directors for county, Ralph J. Averill, Washington Depot; Tolland county, H. L, Garrigus, Storrs: Fairfield county, J. Arthur Sherwood, Faston: Middlesex ecounty, H. O, Danlel= Middlstown. All are re-ci tions except Mr. Sher- wood, whe eucceeds E. A. Jones of New Canaan. Robert E. Buell, treasurer, showed receipts of $3,724.50 and expenditures of $2,350.34, leaving a balance of $774.36, The Woman's auxiliary of the asso- clation elected these_office; President, Mrs. L. H. Barnard, Bloomfield; vice president, Mrs. F. E. Duffy, West Hartford; secretary, Mrs. H. B. Cornwall, Meriden; treasurer, Mrs. Beat erpent, Waterbury. County Directors—Hartford, Mrs. W. ¥. Griswold. Rocky Hill; Fairfield, Mrs. J. Arthur Sherwood, ~Easton; = New London, M. E. J. Hempstead, Jr., New London: Windham, Mrs. Fred Rosebrooks, Willimantic; Tolland, Mrs. R. L. Birdsall, Mansfield Depot; New Faven. Mre. J. G. Schwink, Jr., Meri- den: Middlesex, Mrs. H. O. Daniel, Middletown: Litchfield, Mrs. Ralph J. Averill, Washington Depot. CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA PROMISE A REVOLUTION Representative Fess of Ohio so Inform- ed the House Yesterday. Washington, Jan. 24—Conditions in Austria promise a revolution of far- reaching consequences, Representa- tive Fees of Ohio told the house to- éay, commenting on foréign news de- apaiches of the jast four days. A student of history, he said, he in- terpreted beneath the words of the de- #patches that there was unrest and @issatisfaction because of industrial and economic conditions in Austria, which is never free of revolution. “If_the central powers win, Aus- tria loses; if the entente allies win, she loses no more than if Germany wins,” he sald, declaring the differ- ences between Germany and Austria on religious questions always has been |, keute and that Germany furnishes to- @ay all the brains and money of Aus- He sald that out of 28,000000 peo- Bl:mh.anmuh only 10,000,000 lpetkm and that the minority rule the ity in a country enmestred in an tricable financial slavery to Ger- 3s Backed With the Threat That if Russia Fails to Ac- forth is problematical. With the po- litical situation in Russia still in tur- moil and with the battle line depleted of fighting men through defections, it is hardly probable that the Russians will be able to withstand at the pres- ent moment any great show of force by the Germans toward the capture of Reval, which would prove a handy base from which to operate against Mytro- grad or to push their line further east- ward from the old battle line. Accounts of the situation in Austria gleaned from German newspapers in- dicate that there still s much discon- tent among the workingmen and that ernment's concessions to the socialists and bitter attacks are being made on the party leaders. The Czechs in par- liament have heckled the Austrian pre- mier and demanded that the monarchy be made a democratic federal state of nationalities, In: Germany the unrest of the popu- lace also contintes, but the triumphant militarist party is managing to keep the people in curh. Nevertheless, ac- cording to unofficial statements, the rebellious sentiments of the German workmen, e ly the independent socialists, are becoming stronger. Of greatest interest as regards the military situation is the withdrawal of the Austro-German bodies along the Hdlfan front of the Piave river west- ward. The retrograde movement un- doubtedly was due to the harassing attacks the Italans, reinforced by the French and British, have been deliv- ering for several weeks past. The in- dications are that the enemy now has given up, for the time being at least, his ambition to drive through the mlz-l‘lnfains and out upon the Venetian plain. On the other fronts the belligerents are keeping up their intensive bom- bariments on various sectors and here and there sending out bands of in- fantry on raiding end reconnoitering operations. PROHOBITIONISTS HAVE FORMED AN ORGANTZATION Representatives of 17 Bodies Held a Meeting in Hartford. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24—Represen- tatives of 17 bodies interested in the progress of the prohibition movement met in this city today and formed an organization to work for the ratific tion tn this state of the national con- stitutional amendment. The new body will be known as the Connecticut Dry Alliance and a permanent organiza- | tion was affected. Seven other bodies ::II m"{ affilate. Officers win elected at a meeting to be held on February 20th. Represented at the session today were: The State Grange, State Chris- tian Endeavor Society, State Chris- School association, grand lodge Good Templars, Scandigavian lodge of Good Templars, grand division Sons of Tem- perance, Connecticut Woman's Ter perance Union, Connecticut Woman's Suffrage association, Prohibition state committee, Hartford committee of 100, Connecticut Diocese of the Catholic Church, Congregational Churches of Connecticut, ~ United Presbyterian churches, the Methodist Episcopal church, Presbyterian churches of Con- necticut and the Connecticut Tem- perance Union. NO OVERTIME TO MAKE UP FOR MONDAY HOLIDAYS. Order is to Be lssued by State Fuel Administrator Russell. i Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24—TFactories | throughout Conmecticut which have contemplated or have already entered ! upon & system of overtime work fo make up the deficiency in production caused by the Garfield Monday holli. day order will have to abandon the scheme, accordrn dmg to indications at 'uel e T iistration - offices | “We have received no definite in- structions a3 to overtime ‘work here, and so have mot given ont a definite ruling; but if Federal Fuel Adminis- trator Storrow of Massachusetts drafts an order against overtime work wo will doubtless do_the same thing. said Thomas W. Russell, the federal s:eyl administrator for Connecticut, to- —_— . MILLIONS OF BUSHELS OF CORN AWAITING REMoOVAL —_— In One County in Nebraska 1,000,000 Bushels is Piled Unprotected on the Ground. Lincoln, Ngb., Jan. 24—Help in'the moving of Nebraska corn lopsave it from loss was sought in a telegram sent today by Governor Keith Neville of Nebraska to Director General of Rafiroads MaAdoo. ‘The telegram recited that through lack of cars in one county, Thurston, one million bushels of corn are piled unprotected- on the ground. Cabled | Paraqiifhs Mexican Delegates i lenos Aires. Buenos Aijres, Jan. “24.—President Irigoyen today received the Mexican delegation visiting Argentina, headed by Louis Cabrera. The Mexicans will leave Sunday for Chile and Peru. JAPAN TO MAINTAIN | PCACE IN THE FAR EAST Situation in Russia is Causing Premier Great Anxiety. Tokdo, Tuesday, Jan.' 22—"Japan holds l?emli responsible for the main- tenance of peace in this part of the world, and consequently in the event of that peace being endangered to the enevitable detriment of our interests, the government of Japan will not hes- itate a moment to take the proper B Thus Count Te e Japanese premier, spoke at the opening of the Diet today in referring to the imternal disorders in Russia sprqading to the Russtan possessions in eastern Asia. Phe premier deciared that the sit- wation in Russia was causing him the greatest measure of anxiety. “As the true friend of Russia,” he said, “Japan earnestly, hopes that country may suc- sessfully settle its difficulties without much farther loss of time and estab- lish a stable government.” Count Terauchi said also that Japan joined unreservedly wth the allied powers in the determination not to sheathe the sword until an honorable peace is secured. . The premier said the war in Europe had increased in scope and magnitude. The Imperial Japanese government was fully alive to the grav- ity of the situation and _constantly was making efforts to maintain peace in the Far East and co-operating in the war operations with the concerted plan of action of the alied powers. It was the goyernment's intention to pursue the same policy with abso- lute loyalty and fidelity to the allies and for the maintenance of the ma- tional safety the premier said. SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN CLAIMS HE HAS BEEN MALIGNED So Notes on Reply to President Wil- son’s Statement That He Distorted Facts. ‘Washington, Jan. 24-—In a drama- tic three hour speech to the senate to- day, Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the military committee replieq to President Wilson's statement that he [distorteq the facts in charging that the government had broken down in its war preparations. He declared the president had grossly. maligned him and not only defended, but emphati- cally reiterated his assertions, made in a recent address at New York. He sald the president did not know the truth and that he did. The senator disclaimed any personal rancor against either the president or Secretary Baker, saying his only mo- tives were patriotic, to rouse the coun- try and to speed up the war by wip- ing out inefficiency. In support of his position he cited numerous incidents of alleged, inefficiency in connection with army ordnance, clothing supplies and sanitation brought out during the imilitary committee’s war inquiry. - Senators and many representatives crowded the floor and the galleries were packeq as Senator Chamberlain spoke. He began quietly, declaring it was with a feeling of sadness that he found it necessary to rise to a ques- tion of personal privilege to defend his veracity and integrity, heretofore un- assafled, but as he Jaunched into the speech he grew emphatic and at times vehement. SMALL BOMB EXPLODED IN NEW HAVEN THEATRE Caused an Insignificant Fire—Detec- tives at Work on the Case. New Haven, Conn., Jan. 24.—The po- lice here are Investigating the explo- sion of a small bomb in a local thea- tre today but have not yet determined the perpetrator nor whether the in- fernal machine had been intended to damage the show house. The bomb, which contained powder, a bottle of chemicals and a fuse, was found in the theatre yesterday, done up in a box and was marked “To be called for.” It was taken to the box office to wait its owner and this afternoon it exploded, causing an insignificant fire. A young boy who was said te have some knowledge of chemicais was in- terrogated by detectives but he denied all connection with the affair. One police theory is that the bomb was made to use somewhere else and was forgotten by its maker while in the theatre. CANTERBURY DILATORY IN REPORTING SCHOOL CENSUS. Franklin One of the Towns That Have Not Complied With All Conditions. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24—The state hoard of education has decided that the following towns have mnot com- plied with all the conditions to entitle them to the enumerstion grant: Frenklin, Hartland, _ Southbury, Trumbull and Wolcctt.” Reports have been received from all the towns in the sttae except Canterbury, end Chiet Clerk Wright has given it for the purpose of statistics the eame enu-| meratjon that it had in 1916, namely 199. Including Canterbury, the school enumeration of ail the towns in the state is 314711 'as egainst 302,100 in 1916. HEROQIC RCT OF A WATFRBURY TOOLMAKER 4. 0. Blordin Sfam 70 Foet Through lcy Water fo Rescue a Child. bury, Comn, Jan. 24—J. O. Blondin, a tool maker in the employ of the Waterbary Metal Ware com- pany, rescued Neille Varsaskas, a five Year old child, from drowning in the Nangatuck river this afternoon after swimming across 20 feet of ice wa- ter more than six feet deep. The child who was with her mother, accidental- Iy fell in and the mother raised the alorm by waving her hands and shout- ing. Elondin was mending a pipe on the opposite bank and at once plunged in. The rescue was witnessed by sev- eral persons. NEW LO!JDON PLANS FOR “LIGHTLESS NIGHTS” When There is Snow on the Ground and the Moon is Shining. New London, Jan. 24—For the pure pose of coal saving this city has adopted the pla1 of “lightless nights” through the wincer whenever there is snow on the ground and the moon is shining. No street lights will be used under suth weather conditions. The plan was first put into tonight. s NORWICH, ' CONN., |/ FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS AL PRESS CLUB, WASHINGTON. Incidentally Remarks That He Lool With Inpenitent Satisfaction- plies Right Men Are Not in Office. ‘Washington, Jan. 24, —- Theodore Roosevelt today in a spesch before the asserted his WNational Presa chb, right to criticize the conduct of the war and declared it to be every man @duty to expose inefficiency if it re: tards the work of the war-making ma- chinery. In answer to an attack made on him Senator Stone, he said the speech was an, in- sidions effort in behalf of Germany and that the Missouti senator, who had recently in the senate by done all he ceuld to serve Germany opposing war legislation, had been t! first to inject partisan politics into the war. Supports Chamberlain's Proposal. Colonel Roosevelt came out in open support of Senator Chamberlain's pro- posals fox a war cabinet and a muni- tions department. “The proposal,” he said, “means that at least a proper scheme of adminis- tration will be adopted by the govern- ment. Iam well aware that no scheme can accomplish anything less than t right men are put in; % . * of administration. In Washi have a good many star pla: mighty little team work." Maladministration of War. While the speech contained criticism of individnal spoke of the “maladministration the war department in warmly prai ing the work of the senate commi As to the worth of investigations, gton v sald it was the duty of congress to get the truth and he quoted fhe writings of President Wilson when at Prince ton advocating conzressional ingui into the acts of the a-hninist-amaj:. Present No Time For Politicd. Declaring the present is no time for politics, Colonel Roosevelt sai “No publi> servant and no private in his ‘public relatfon at this time has any Pusiness to consider par- citizen tisan pol He said he cri the then showed he believed himself to performing his dutv now. It was n er more necessary than now, he sa to_tell the, people the truth, “Tt_conditions are zood,” he “ell the truth. ‘If they a truth, If they have sal bad: tell t! become good telf the truth.” ‘The npavy department, the added, inefficient six months ago, now doing excellent work. ~ The wor of shipbuilding, he declared, Tiow is excellent hands. - For the co-ordin: tion of shipping operations, eration of all vessels. Calls For Continuation of War. Colonel Roosevelt called for a coi “If any man,” said he, “1s not.in f: vor of nutting this war through to t peace f° a complete victory he < loyal American. Do not forget th the surest way to win the respect foe as well as friend is to show th this country reallv fights when it into a fight. Don't hit at all can help it: don’t hit a man can honorably avold it: but if hit him, put him to sleep.” Tells How to Do Thing: The way to do _things, then discuss it. to which I ever have loo since with impenitent satistact reference to the Panama ea might have taken the ratter nnd advizement and put it befare the se subject. T preferred we should ha ward. the Panama carai before it was bu which would have been harmful. tl merely discuss me, a discussion wh I regard with benign interest.” © CIGAR STORE ROBRERIES WERE “GUNLESS HOLDUP! “Bandit” Merely Pointed His Ind Finger Under His Overcoat. New York, Jan. holdup” made its 4 ‘when Edward Maddsn con the eovtents of *he cash register. roborated by the police and from the four stores. cashier of one of the stores testifl when Madden was arraigned. the grand jury. CHART BASED ON REPORTS ‘Washington, Jan. 24.—A chart based on reports from all army camps and showing only minor clothing shortages existing January 19 was sent by Sec- retary Baker to the semate militas committee today soon after Chairman Chamberlain made his speech in the senate replying to President Wilson's denunciation of his crltlclumhoé the department. In his speech Sena- tor Chamberlain referred to a chart on recording many deficiencies which the later re- war conditions on January 1, ports show no longer exist. Secretary Baker said no statement would be issued in answer to Senat Chamberlain’s _charges, “The war department is in the unfo tunate position of beinz unable speak about certain things.” He di effect | comment, however, on weveral fea-{and other stocks, and has paid 'San §109000 tures of the speech. TELLS HOW TO RUN WAR Back on His Own Administration but at least we will get 2 proper scheme 7 conduct of the Spanish War and that his action én bad and colonel he recom- mended the appointment of one man to be put in supreme charge of the op- tinuance of war until vietory is won. Colonel Roosevelt declared, is to do them and “That was the course T folicwed, an ate, in which ease we weuld have had a number of most able specches on the the canal first and the discussion afte: And now, instead of discussing “sunless today Madden's story that no revolver, had been used in.the robberies was lc(r);; cle “He returned my $250 diamond ring and told me he’d write to the com- pany and tell them it wasn't my fanit when I told him I would lose my po- sition if he took the momey,” the girl | He waived examination and was held for FROM ALL ARMY CAMPS On Clothina Shortages Sent by Sec’y Baker to Senate Military Committee. remarking Roosevelt Replies |To Wage Campaign | Condensed Toegrams to Senator Stone| Against llicit Stills IN SPEECH BEFORE THE NATIQN- ACTION. CALLED FOR BY REVE- NUE COMMISSIONER ROPER. MAINLY IN THE SOUTH ks | Reports Show the “Moonshine” Traffic is Increasing Rapidly—State Agents Are Asked to Co-operate With Fed- eral Inspectors. Washington, Jan. 24—An appeal to governors and members of congress to support a nation-wide campaign against illicit liquor distillers was prepared today by Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper, whose reports show ' “moonshine” traffic increasing rapidly. The cam; will be di- rected mainly against’ southern dry states, where the location of most of the military camps has added a spe- cial reason for the cleanup movement. Asked to Furnish State Agents, . Commissioner Roper will ask gov- ernors to furnish state agents to co-op- erate with government inspectors in putting illegal stills out of business, and to prosecute the campaign actively during the next two months, ordin- arily the busiest period of the vear for moonshiners, The appeal prob- ably will be issued in a few days. To Improve Conditions About Camps. In line with the movement to im- prove liquor and vice conditions ahout military camps, new restricted zone regulations have been prepared by the enartment and the department of ». and will be announced soon. e been drawn in an effort to e it more difficull for persons who liquor and give it to_soldiers to i of the law. More o may be imposed on soldiers who drink liquor. 600 Perscne Have Been Prosecuted. The department of justice tods ported that Tnited “States rosecuted in the he on he ¥ re- tforneys ™| Violatine the barred zona re. about army camps. Most of t fenders were aceused of, sel; and in many cases the liguor was found to be of moonshine variety. Re- ports of such cases were sent to @ov- who used 2g down, the liquor them as tips places of manufacture, SAYS UNITED STATES HAS EXECUTED FOURTEEN SPIES C. S. Thompson, Chairman of the Press Committee: of the A. D. S. be id, id, he| 1 New ¥ork: Jam 24—C. S, TI chairman of the press committee of the American Defense Society, in an infermal discussion at a luncheon given by the organization here today, declared the ‘society had been inform- ed that the United States had exeent- ed fourteen spies since the beginning of the war with Germany.. He added that enemy aliens in this country “should be apprised of these facts, as evidence of America’s determination to protect herself.” “We are informed,” Mr. Thompson said, “that up to date fourteen spies have been shot by direction of the military. authorities of the United States since the beginning of the war. At least two of the spies were from Detroit. We believe that this is the sort of information that the public should know."” is Tk in < n- 2 he at of at WORKING CLASSES TO CONTROL DESTINES OF THE WORLD nt Schwab of Bethlehem Steel Corporation So Declares. Presi Yew York, Jan 24 —Charles | Schwab, president of the Bethishem Siteel Corporation, declared in an ad- dress at a dinner here tonight that the time js near at hand “when the men of the working class—the men without { property—will control the destinies of the world. “The Bolsheviki sentiment must be taken inte_consideratfon,” Mr. Schwab declared, “and in the very near fu- ture we must look to the worker for 2, solution. of the great sconomic ques- tions now being considered. I am not one tc carelessly turn over my be- longinge for the uplift of the mation, but T am one who has come to a be- lief that the worker will rule and the sooner we realize this the better it ‘will be for our country and the world at large” . er - e 1, ey oh 5 ex NEW ENGLAND’S COAL SHORTAGE GROWS WORSE More Factories May Have to Close For tores in ‘heart of fem Myreict recartiy Ty infrels potat- Lok of Fusl: ing hix index fingor from vtder bhis| 3 {overcaat tn the Qirwetior of the clerks| ~ Boston, Jan. 24—New England's and commanding them to hand over coal shortage is growing steadily worse. James J. Storrow, fuel admin- istrator for this district, sald tonight that while the five day closing order of the national fuel administration had enabled transportation companies to catch thelr breath, the general sit- wation was not improved and he ex- Dpected to receive reports from time to time of more factories shutting down for lack of fuel. Heavy ice along the coast interfer- ing with the movement of barges is holding up a quantity of coal for New England points. In Vineyard Haven 16, coal barges are held back by ice floes in Nantucket Shoals. In New- port 15 barges of coal consigned to this city, Fall River, New Bedford and Providence are locked fast in the har- Bor by ice. ROCKEFRLLER'S PROPERTY HOLDINGS IN OHIO led Total $880,000000—Has Paid Less rv| Than $10,000 Taxes Thers in Four Years. Cleveland, 0., Jan. 24—County Au- ditor Zangerle today sent figures and information on the property holdings of John D. Rockefeller in Cuyahoga comnty to J. A. Cantor, president of the New York city tax department. The figures show that Mr. Rockefeller holds 247,692 shares of Standard Oil stock worth $569,000,000 and held real property in Cuyahoga county worth $311,000,000 in 1914. Zangerle says M or T to id Rockefeller owns many millions in United States Steel less taxes here in four years. British war cost is now $3,000,000 a day. Major William Fitzhugh Simpson, grand-nephew of Robert E. Lee, died in France. Germany is recalling her U-hoats to their bases preparatory to adopting a new campaign. Jacob Pincus, the oldest jockey the United States diec at the age of 88 years. in in New York, L Four men pleaded guilty of selling drugs in the Criminal branch of the Federal District Court in New York. An explosion in a stove at Syracuse endangered the lives of the family of Nicola Procino, and set fire to the house. Six limited trains on the Syracuse & Rochester Railyay were discontinu- ed because of shortage of power at Niagara Falls, ( The University of Pennsylvania will not open a summer school this year because of the decrease in attendance due to the war. The French Government has piaced the people on bread rations. Each man. woman and child will receive ten ounces daily. Victims of the United States ship Michigan who were killed by the fall- ing of the masts will be buried with full naval honors. Assemblyman John F. Shannon in- troduced a bill in the New York Leg- islature to have women declared elig- ible for jury duty. There was a rumor in financial cir- cles that the Corsair, famous yacht of the late J. P. Morgan now a gunboat, had sunk a submarine. row, England, it was announced that the King had authorized the killing of horses for table meat. The Red Cross reports that Ser- geant Paul M. Swansen, Engineers, re- ported missing December 16, is now a prisoner of the Germans. Soldiers in the department of the east have taken 10,812 government war risk insurance policies, aggre- gating in value $84433000. Cadet Ernest H. Leach of the avi- ation instruction detachment in France, was killed on Monday. A sis- ter lives at Fairhaven Mass. Fifteen saloons of Rochester which opened Monday in violation of the fuel administrator’s edict, will be per- manently closed by the police. There are about 20,000,000 persons or organizations paying incomes to others of more than $500. the Bureau of Internal Revenue estimates. . Three days’ suspension was, the pen- alty drawh by the Berlin Vorwarts for declaring. the German laborers were in agreement with the striking Austrians: Ten billion dollars must be raised before June' 30,.1918,. Secrétary Mc- ‘Adoo declared, in a statement before the House interstate cominerce ‘com- mittee. Officials _admit that a complete i few davs. At a meeting of butchers at Tar-| PLANNING Charge of J. D. Morrow, Washington, Jan. 24—Continucd de- moralization. of railroad transportation throughout the east loday prompted railroad and. fuel administration offi- ciais to hasten plans for developing, a zone distribution system for coal, and it was stated that some definite an- nouncement might be expec The principal § be put into effect imme- | diately, and it will be improved as fast us mew short routes can be de- veloped and_details worked out for the proper halancing of loaded and empty car movements. Coa! distribution and apportionment he plan for the country was put in charge by the fuel administration today of J. D. Morrow, a practical coal expert, who ly organized he Natio Coal Association of which he ras been sec- retary. Mr. Morrow will supervise all pooling and transportation arrange- ments and will be iven charge of the zoning svstem. Officials today expressed the helief that the proposed system will prove 50 effective in eliminating long and cross hauls as to render another seri- ous coal shortage this winter impos- sible. With an embargo on general freizht still in effect today for eastern lines and the effect of the r extending westward, railroads able to intensify efforts to move coal, anq food.and to increase the supply of these commodities to most parts of the east. Many_ industries felt the effccts of the fuel administration’s order giving preference to the more essential man- ufacturing plants. | Conferees of the railroad and fuel administrations on the zone distrib- uting system agreed today on adopt- ing as a basis for their calculations the suggestions of the defunct railroad war board to the fuel administration. A number of modifications were made, however, and the operatior. of ° the scheme, it was said, would be limited tric were shutdown of all the plants building ships may take effect unless the rail- roads relieve the shortage of ship plates. At the request of the United States food administration, E. A. Penden, ad- ministrator for Texas, has issued a call for a fish conference in New Or- leans Feb. 12. Brig.Gen. Evan A. Johnson, at Camp Upton, in a speech to the welfare workers, declared the responsibility for lack of preparation lies with the American people. to the east, where freight congestion is _greatest. Under the plan certain mining dis- HE IS TO ELIMINATE LONG AND CROSS HAULS The Princival Features of the Plan Will be Put Into Effect Immediately and It Will be Improved as Fast as m Are Worked Qut—For the Proper Balancing of lmfle‘ and Empty Car Movements—Mr. Morrow. Will Super- 1 vise All Pooling and Transportation Arrangements and Will be Given Charge of the Zoning System. —— runk | on | a Practical Coal Expert tricts would be assigned a specific ter- ritory to which their output should g0, and the railroad routes would bé prescribed. New England would be served largely by water carriers from Hampton Roads, Baltimore and Phil- rdelphia, coal going to those ports from the southwestern Virginia, West| Virginia and central and southern Pehsylvania_ fields. By rail, New nglana would get its emergency coal supplies from the Clearfield, Latrobej: Greensburg and other central Penn- sylvania regions. The Atlantic seaboard as far south as Maryland would get coal principal- iv from the Central Pennsylvania mines also; as at present, but with a number of re-arrangements of routes| to make hauls as short as possible. The Pittsburgh and West Virginia fields would be cut off entirely from supplying eastern trade. - Maryland would gef coal mainly from the My- dale district of southern Pennsyl- . vania over tne Baltimore and Ohio Line. Louls F. Post, assistant secretary of labor, tonizht appealed to the householders of the country to employ for “0dd jobs” unskilled workers who will be thrown out af work once a week Dbecause of the Monday closing order. “Make WMonday ‘odd job Monday?™ =aid Mr. Pos Nearly every house- holder in the industrial sections most affected doubtless can offer 0dd jobs to these men and women, whereby they may earn something on the-closed T each householder should dur- this period arrange to have all odd “aTEHRElch as the removal of ashes, re- cleaning, ete., performed om employment would ‘be given “Such 'an arrangement furthermore would be a zreat benefit to housetold- ers who of late have had sreat diffi- culty in obtaining help for such ecas- val ‘work. The same plan might be well adopted by municipalities and, private concerns who similarly have found it difficult -to obtain casual la< bor.” PACKERS AND EMPLOYES TO HOLD CONFERENCE To Discuss Differences Arising Out of Violation of Arbitration Agreement. ‘Washington, Jan. 24—Princlpals in the packing house labor dispute will meet tomorrow in their first joint con- ference since the president’s mediation Paul Walters, an alien enemy, is in the Binghamton State Hospital, after confessing he firefi the Baldwin coal pockets at Johnson City. The war drove him insane. The first” Americanized Enfield rifle turned out for the American troops abroad was presented to President Wilson by. the Winchester Rifle Co., as a personal souvenir. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion postponed from February 15 to April 15 the effective date for the lowering of class and commodity rates in the so-called Michigan per- centage case. The war department is considering commandeering the Oklahoma school of mines at Wilburton. It is planned to use the school ,which the state has abandoned, for the technical training of drafted men. According to information received at Dublin. twenty heavily disguised men. armed. raided several houses in Galway and took all the arms and mu- nitions declaring that they wanted it “for the next rebellion.” The . German-American Alliance of Kansas City filed a petition in the cir- cuis court vesterday asking that its name be changed to the American Citizenship ~Association of Kansas n bill authorizing the president to suspend, modify or annul sentences and orders of mili- tary court martials was _submitted yesterday by Secretary Tfiker to Chairman Chamberlain, of the senate military committee. The death toll of the explosion in the Allan shaft of the Acadia Coal Company’s collieries at Stellarton. N. S., was placed last night at 9. Com- pany officials said 105 men were at work in the mine at the time of the disaster. Seven of them, who were on the first landing, escaped. TWO GERMAN DESTROYERS WERE SUNK BY MINES The Crew of One Perished—Only Sev- entoen of the Other Saved. Copenhagen, Jan. 24.—Seventéen men from a German destroyer which was struck by a mine or torpedo have been landed on the west coast of Jutland. The sailors relate that five German destroyers on Sunday morning started for Helgoland. The destroyer A-79 struck a mine and sank. The A-73, hastening to the aid of the other, also struck & mine and sank. The three remaining destroyers, fearing the same |- fate, turned southward. The whole crew of the A-73. per- ished, while only seventeen of the A-79 survived. Nineteen of the men were saved, but two_have. since died. commission undertook to compose dif- ferences arising from the alleged fail- ure of the packers to observe an arbi- tration agreement signed last month. Wilson extended the invi- tation for the conference, after the em- ployes’ representatives had presented a letter for transmission to J. Odgen Armour and other packers now_here, requesting an immediate joint discus- sion of “matters of grave import to the nation” ~James G. Gordon, the counsel for the packers, said tonight the letter was not delivered to his clients and that the packers, were go- ing to the conference at the request of the secretary of labor. In accepting the invitation, Mr. Ar- mour and his associates declared it was their understanding thag, the meet- ing was not to be a conference with union representatives or in any sense recognition of any union. The meet- ing was to have been held late today but other business detained the com- mission and it was put over until to- morrow. Mr. Armour. E. A. Cudy, Edward F. Swift and Thomas E. Wil- son, for their respective companies, signed the letter of acceptance. TORRINGTON MAN IN GUARD HOUSE AT CAMP DEVENS Sergt. William Nimke Accused of | Making Unpatriotic Utterances. Ayer, Mass., Jan. 24 —Sergeant Will- iam Nimke, of Company F, 30ist En- gineers, is confined in the guard honse | at Camp Devens pending an inquiry into alleged unpatriotic utterances. ‘Nimke, whose home is in Torrington, Conn., was taken into custody yester- day, according to Captain Norman F. Horower, divisional mtelligence officer, ‘who said that the remarks under in- vestigation were partly in the nature of criticism of the administration. Relatives of the man came hera to- day in an effort to obtain his release They brought a letter from John M. ‘Brooks, a member of the staff of Gov ernor ‘Holcomb of Connecticut, sav- ing that Nimke was of German par- entage and of an impulsive nature. PROGRESS MADE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF DYESTUFFS indications Are That It Will Be Permanent Industry After the War. Washington, aJn. 24—Reports gath- ered by the tariff commission in its investigation of the dyestuff situation in the textile industries from 1913 to 1916 indicate that the textile coh- sumers of dvestuffs will give. the new. American industry the support and GENERAL TASKER H. BLISS WILL REPRESENT THE U. 8. On the Supreme War Council—He Has Aerived in Parls. Washington, Jan. 24.—General Tas- ker H. Bliss, chief of staff, Who arriv- ed in Paris' today, will represent the United States army on the supreme war council. Secreiary Baker in so announcing tonight disclosed that the zeneral is accompanied by high offi- | cers of every branch of the service to advise him about any questions that may arise. General Bliss attended the first meeting of the council and decision to send him back to Europe as a per manent representative in that body was made because it was recognized that General Pershing's duties in or- | ganizing and commanding the ever-in- | creasing American expeditionary forc- es were too great to permit him to un dertake the presentation of Amerd- can views on military operations and | to sit with the council in framing plans of strategy that cover all fronts ' and all armies. No word of the departure of General| Bliss had been published until news of his safe arrival came today. ; ACCIDENT AT PUMPING 4 STATION IN PUTNAM' City Without Water for Municipal ar Domestic Purposes—Fire Patrol on Duty. Putnam, Cofin.. Jan, 24—Because of an accident at the city pumping Sta-I tion Putnam js without a drop of water * for municipal or domestic use tonight. corps of special officers has been orn in to patrol the streets to give quick aid should a fire occur. The wa- ter for the city is pumped from a res- ervoir in Woodstock to a- standpipe here and when the standpipe became _ emptied all supply ceased. It is ex- pected that repairs will be made early tomorrow. A CROWN COUNCIL WAS HELD IN BERLIN YESTERDAY Peace Terms of Von Hertling’s Speech ' Were Settled, London, Jan. 24—A despatch to the’ Exchange Telegraph from Amsterdam says that at a Crown council held in Berlin today, over which Emperor Wil- by Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, © General Von Ludendorff, the chief commissary, Chancellor Von Hertling' and Dr. Von Kuehlmann, the foreign [ secretary, there was a discussion of the speech Count Von Hertling was ' to make before the Reichstag and that | the terms of the speech were settled. | LIGHTERAGE RATES ARE s LS INCREASED 50 PER CENT. To Promote Speedy Unloading of | Barges in New York Harbor. | patronage that will,insure its contin- uance after the war.” In making this announcement to- night, the commission said that in 1916 ‘domestic manufacturers of had made considerable progressin re- lacing foreign-made dyes-wilh _those ‘measure to proroots-: o ‘mamatacture, | of barges. of American FOR DISTRIBUTION OF GOAL * Apportionment for the Country Has Been Put in i e Liam presided and which was attended . ‘Washington, Jan. 24. — Filing of . 'mew literage rates in New York har- ‘bor, making increases of about 50 per cent. was approved W&y the Inter- as a “unloadings, state Comsmerce Ci