Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 30, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 26 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY,-JANUARY 30, 1918 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS SPECTACULAR B THE TALIAN TROOPS DRIVE MADE Against the Austro-German Lines in the Mountain Region of Northern Italy —— CAPTURED STRONG NSNONS, OVER 1,500 MEN The Blow Was Delivered on the Asiago Plateau Sector, Where the Enemy Has Been Bringing Up Reinforce- ments Preparatory to Another Series of Attacks—Mon- day Night’s Air Raid on London and Vicinity Resulted in 47 Deaths, With 169 Injured—The Bolsheviki Have Ordered the Seizure of Rumania’s Gold Reserve on De- posit in Moscow—The Supreme War Council of the United States, Great Britain, France and italy Has Con- vened at Versailles. - [ Notwithstanding the fact that deep snows still cover the ground, the Ital- jans have carried cut successfully a pectacular drive against the Austro- German lines in the mountain region of northern Italy and captured strong positions and more than 1,500 men. The blow was delivered on the Asia- o platean sector and the enemy posi- tions penetrated were tenaciously held, despite strong _counter-attacks, in which the Austro-Germans were re- pulsed with heavy castualties. The n war office in admitting the re- to the Teutonic allied line, as- that the Italians repeatedly tried o bring up reinforcements to widen he breaches they had made in_ the y front, but that their efforts fail- ed and that 360 Italians were made prisoner. Airplanes Aided the Italians. That airplanes aided materially in the fighting, full details of which have yet been received, is indicated in the Italian official communication, which asserts that duringz the ‘progress of the battle the enemy lost twelve aircraft. I The victory of the Italians at this particular point is of considerable sig- fificance because of the fact that late- ly, since the enemy’s strong attempts te break through from the hill region to the Venetian plain fafled around Monte Tomba and sectors west, the Austro-Germa have been bringing i gn [ | { | | i | i { | lup reinforcements in the Asiago dis- trict preparatory to a further series of attacks to rench the lowlands around Bassano s~d Vicenza. Aside from thi: battle no important infantry operatior- have been récord- ed although the Germans have been operating with their artillery on a somewhat extensive scale on the Ar- ras front and have carried out raiding operations on several other sectors of Field Marshal Haig’s line. Monday Night's Air Raid on England. Monday night's air raid, the first of the year, on London and adjacent ter- ritory, resulted in the largest casualty list of any raid since that of June 13 last. The total casualties were 7T kflled and 169 injured. Forty-six of the fataslities occurred in London, where 162 persons were injured. Bombs were dropped by the invading enemy in Kent and Essex, but slight material damage was done. One of the airplames, a three-seated machine, was_brought down in flames from a height of 10,000 feet, and all three of its occupants were burned to death. In the June raid 97 persons were killed and 437 wounded by bombs Wwhich fell in London and on Essex and Kent. Situation in Russia Obscure, Just what the situation in Russia is remains obscure. One report as- serts that there has been a split among the Bolsheviki on the question of peace on Germany’s terms and another that Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign minls- tér, intends to return immediately to Brest Litovsk for a resumption of the peace conversations with the Austro- German delegates. Still another ,Pe- trograd despatch says Trotzky has re- iterated to the Council of Warkmen's and Saldiers’ that the Boi- sheviki will insist on a democratic peace. One Petrograd journal declares that Austria-Hungary already has of- fered tp conclude a separate peace with Russia, regardiess of Germany. Breach Between Rumania and Russia. The breach between Russia and Ru- mania_meanwhile .is broadening. In addition to severing diplomatic rela- tions with the little kingdom, the Bol- sheviki have ordered the seizmre of Rumania’s gold reserves on deposit in Moscow. Scant details have come through concerning the situation in Finland, but the reports indicate that the Guard is in control at Helsingfors, where a revolutionary manifesto proclaimed that authority- is solely in the hands of the working Supreme War Coumeil Comwvenes. The supreme war council, with dele- gates representing the United Stat Great Britain, France and Italy in at- tendance, has convened at Versailles, France. campaisn for the entents allies and of the United States forces are to be discussed. FOREIGN EXCHANGE UNDER FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD It Will Receive Reports on Each Indi- vidual Purchase or Sale. Washington, Jan. 29.—Foreign ex- change transactions under regulations anrounced today by Secretary Me- Adoo are placed strictly under the su- pervi-ion of the efderal reserve board, which will license dealers through fed. eral res banks and receive reports periodi on each individmal pur- chase le. In this way the gov- ernment seeks to insure that no credits £0 to assist any enemy interests, and to provide a well organized method for fesling the uise of the foreign ex- change traffic The regulations wers signed by President Wi'son under authority of the esplonasc nnd trading with the en- emy acts. Dealers in foreign exchange or se- carities for foreizn correspondents are required to obtain regisartion certifi- cates by applying to the federal re- serve hank of the distris, and are to be grouped in three classes according to the nature of their business. Cus- tomers of these dealers then are to sign a_statement for each purchase or sale, showinz the purpose, and declar- ing that no ¢nemy or aHy of enemy in- terest hs any connection with the The statements must be the federal reserve banks, 1 weekly detailed reports from the foreign exchange dealers, THREE sEVERE EARTHSHOCKS AT GAUTEMALA CITY One Persons Was Killed and Several Others Were Injured, Gautebala City, Gautemala, Jan_ 29. —Thres severe shocks of earthquake were felt last night. Many of the bufldings damaged in the previons dis- turbances, which began at Christmas time, were completely razed, One person was killed and several others were injured. The people are living In temporary shacks or tents. The Red Cross con- centration camp a mile guiside the city 18 fornishing food, clotMing and shel- - Sanitary conditions are bad, but there has been mo unusual sickness. The water supply is interrupted. Mar- tial Jaw is in force. The food ‘on hand is sufficient for present needs. DEPUTY DAIRY AND FOOD COMMISSIONER P. 0. Daniels of Middletown Has Been Appointed. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 20—It was announced that P.’ O. Daniels of Mid- etown bad been appointed deputy dairy and food commissioner by Gov- ernor Marcus H. Holcomb. He takes the place left vacant by the recent advancement to commissioner of Thomas Hoit, of Southington, who suc- the late Frank H. Stadtmuel- U. 8. STEEL PAID THE 5 GOVERNMENT $60,950,364 In the Final Quarter of 1917—More Than Half Its Earnings. New York, Jan. 29—The United States Steel Corporation paid to the federal government more than half its earnings in the final quarter of 1917, according to a statement of the cor- poration issued today. Total earnings _for that perlod amounted to $59,7724,125, after making allowance for $60,950,364 paid into the government treasury as war income on excess profits. Net incom- for the final quarter was $48,535341 nnd <ur- Pplus for the same period amoun'cd to $16.268,272, e This compares with total earnings of 368,243,784, net income of $35.245,377 and surplus of $21,824,554 for the vious quarter. In keeping with expectations. the ai- rectors declared an ‘“extra” dividend of 2 per cent. on the common stock, in addition to the regular common di idend of 1 1-3 preferred of 1 3-4. In- cluding a Red Cross dividend of one per cent. voted in the second quart- er, total disbursements on the com- mon shares for 1917 amounted to 18 per cent., Total earnings for 1917 aggregated $321.668,131, after charging off $212,- 467,249 to government taxes, ete, It is expected that this amount will ba in- creased to $235,000,000 when final re- turns are made to Washington. pre- A REVOLUTION HAS BEEN PROCLAIMED IN FINLAND A General Strike Was Declared Mon- ngfors. Petrograd, Jan, 20.—A revolution of the_proletariat has been proclaimed in Finland and the soclal democratic committee has published a manifesto announcing that the authority be- longs solely to the working classes and the organs representing them. A general strike, excluding, however, electric light station, phgrmacies, hos. pitals and provision shops, wus de- clared on Mopday at Helsingfors. The Central Committes of Workmen has declared a state of siege ,prohibiting the carrying of arms except by the Red Guard, which is entrusted with the maintenance of order. Counter-revolution: acts and looting, it is anno &c?:i‘flwm be sup- pressed with full rigor of the revolu- tionary laws. White guards and sen- ators are being arrested. Some of the White Guard blew up the railroad bridge riear Coria station. Similar acts of destruction have oc- curred in other parts of Finland. Ten Hours' Notice for Rumanian Le- gation. London, Jan. 29.—A Reuter despatch from Petrograq dated Monday says that the Rumanian legation received ten hours' notice to leave Russia and night, would start for Stockholm at mid- The plans of the military | abl h National Loan. nday, Jan. 23—The sub- during the first eleven days nvass for Italy’s fifth national led 2,555,000,000 lire. Of this t 1,520,000,000 was in cash. ‘Armed Escort Vessel Torpedoed. Tondon, Jan, 29.—The admiralty an- nounces that the armed escort vessel Meéchanician ~ was torpedoed and stranded in . the English channel Jan. 20 and has become a total wreck. Three officers and ten men of the crew were lost. 15TH ANNUAL BANQUET OF M’KINLEY ASSOCIATION. Albert J. Bailey Elected Member of Executive Committee. Tan, 20.—"A wall ring squad” for the man who hurls a bual. ..tcucdve of human life or American industry was recom- mended by Senator Warren G. Hard- ing of Ohio in his speech at the fif- teenth annual banquet of the Con- necticut McKinley association here to- night. Senator Harding's plea of sum- mary treatment for bomb throwers was cheered by the audience, which numbered many - of the prominent members of the republican ‘party in Connecticut. “From this time on” said Senator Harding, “the man who cloaks himself in the habiliments of American citi- zenship and feeds himself on Ameri- can opportunity must be an Ameri- can, heart and soul. There are im- pudent Americans in our midst who ought to receive consideration from the authorities instantly. 1 declare of my own opinion here and now that the man who takes advantage of American hospitality and ghrows a bomb for the destruction of human life or casts a firebrand into the heart of American industry—I say- a wall and a firing squad for him.” The other speakers were Governor Marcus H, Hoicomb and Lieutenant Governor Clifford B. Wilson. The governor recounted the high place this state has taken in war preparations. He dwelt on the exacting of exorbitent rents by certain landiords and de- clared he would treat them as Senator Harding said he would treat the bombers. Colonel Robert O. Eaton. of North Haven submitted the report of a spe- cial committee announcing that Hart- ‘Waterburv., "~n- To Register Youths - 21 Since ,_June 5 PLAN IS PROPOSED BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT TO HOLD NEW DRAWING To Establish the Order of the Liabil ity of the New Registrans—No Ex- emption for Men Who Reach 31. of Fuel in Boston ORDER RESTRICTING DISTRIBU- TORS OF COAL FOR 48HOUR PERIOD No Deliveries to Office Buildings, Stores and Factories—Order Applies to Factories With War Contracts. cllmax flf Shur[age l Condensfllegrams Washington, Jan. 29.—Expansion of America’s fighting forces beyond their present strength depends upon such factors as events abroad and the ship- ping situation, Secretary Baker said tonight in disclosing that the war de- partment has not fixed a date for an- other draft, nor even determined how many new men shall be called. When Mr. Baker told the senate military |ou committee yesterday the United States would have a half million men in France early this year, and in all a million and a half could go across it ships could be found to carry them, he referred to the divisions now in train- de hor of prohibit the use of wood. Boston, Jan. 29.—Because act of the ute fuel shortage here the Boston fuel committee tonight issued an or- r to retail coal dealers prohibiting distribution of coal to office buildings, stores ang factories for a period of 48 at 4 a. m. tomorrow. urs, The order applies to factories with war contracts as well as to those With- it Many of these plants have sufficient fuel only for a day on hand. The com- mittee explained that they could re- main open and as long as their supply coal holds out. The order 'does not Most _of, ford had been chosen for the next banquet, and nominated the following officers, who were unanimously elect- ed: President, George 'W. Klett, New Britain; secretary, Arthur Country- man, Hartford] treasurer, Hon. Charles Spencer, Suffield; executive committee, Morgan Bulkeley Brainard, Hartford county; W. Scott Hanies, New Haven county; . Crowe, Fairfield county; BEdward Boyd, Litchfield county; Albert J. Bafley, New London county; Frank W. Congdon, Windham county: Wilson H. Reynolds, Middlesex counyt, and Hon. n Taleott, Tolland county. REGISTRATION OF WOMEN FOR WORK qN FARMS fe-Planned by the Department of La- bor for the Coming Year, ‘Washington, Jan, 29—National reg- Red | Istration of women available for work on farms is planned by the department of lahpr as one of the advance steps in a campaign to secure a sufficiency of farm labor for every section of the country during the coming season. A. L. Berkman, chief of the divis- lon of farm service, announced tonight that every effort would be made to meet the expected shortage of farm labor by a plan to mobilize the avail- le men and women in_every-com- munity in the country. Heavy snows in the middle west, he said, should mean a large wheat crop and if the favorable weather continueq one of the biggest yields on record may be expected. A special farm service man will be stationed in most of sthe 94 federal employment agencles of the country, Mr. Berkman said, and, in addition, postoffices in the small farm commu- nities will be used as receiving sta- tions, the postmaster or some other representative citizen acting as comr- munity labor agent. ‘Women, Mr. Berkman said, will be needed for truck gardening, fruit gath- ering, dairying and other light forms of labor, but they will not be called upon for the heavy work so long as men are available, GLASS FOUND IN JELLY JARS AT TERRYVILLE. It is Supposed to Have Caused lliness of Two Children, Terryville, Conn., Jan. 29.—The ill- ness of two children has led to_the discovery that a jelly being sold here in jars is seemingly filled with ground glass. Dr. A. A. Dewey was called today to attend the children and sought in their recent diet for some- thing that might have caused their gastric disorder. Among other things he examined was some jelly purchased in_a-local st}vrc, The presence of a ubstance resermbling glass found. At the grocery where the jelly was sold examination of ofher jars reveal- ed the fact that they also were filled with the same adulterant. Seven of these containers and -their contents have been sent to Hartford for ana- Iysis at the bureau of investigation. Before the jelly was sent to Hartford for analysis” tests of the substance were made by boiling in water to as- certain if the transparent particles recrystalized sugar or fruit acids. This test showed the particles to be insolu- ble and further trials demonstrated beyond question that they were glass. 90,000 ON STRIKE IN BERLIN AND ENVIRONS Most of the Strikers Are Youthful Workers of Both Sexes. was Amsterdam, Jan. 29.—Up until eve- ning of Monday, according to a Berlin despatch, not a single incident con- nected with the strike was reported. In Berlin and environs the total num- ber of those who failed to appear for work was ninety thousand, most -of them youthful workers of both sexes, TRAGIC HAPPENINGS ON A SWEDISH STEAMER. Arrived in Port With Captain Mit First Ofiicer and Steward Dead. An Atlantic Port, Jan. 29.—With the captain missing and the first offic and steward dead, the Swedish steam- er Anglesia arrived here tonight, hav- ing put in en route to a South Amer- jean port. Unconfirmed reports were that the capatin became insane, shot the two men.and then jumped over- board, 5 ing camps and those already in Europe. Future developments will decide what additional forces will be sent. Second Draft Might Bring 1,000,000 The secretary mede clear today his opinion that if events made it nec- essary to call out more than another increment of half a million men the executive’s authority to draft men for than reserves would be exhausted and further leg- islation by congress would be neces- sary. that under the authorify to call two Increments ach and such additional numbers for recruit bgttalions and special umits ‘as the the second draft might bring out in all as fighting units other He said, however, of line soldiers of 500,000 president may deem necessary,” many as a million men. Approved by Senate Commit ee. The senate committee today tenta- tively approved legislation proposed by the war department to provide for the registration of, vouths, attaining the age of 21 years since June 5, au- thorizing the fixing of quotas on the basis of class one of the new classi- fication and empowering the president to call men for special industrial or Provost Marshal General Crowder appearing to explain the bills, told the committee it was proposed to hold a new drawing to establish the other work. the large department stores, it is un- derstood, have fuel enough for a few more days. BUT FEW TOWNS WITH COAL ENOUGH FOR TWO WEEKS | Seizure of Coal in Waterbury for Do- mestic Purposes Has Been Sanctioned. Hartford, Conn., Jan. 29.—A state- ment issued by TFuel Administrator Thomas W. Russell says that there are but two or three towns in Con- necticut with coal enough to last two weeks, that many have no coal and more with_extremely limited quanti- ties. The Shore Line trolley company has fuel for but two days. The administrator states that while some factories have enough coal to last for months, others have only suf- ficient for 48 hours. He says that there are 500 cars of tuel held up at Maybrook, all destined to Comnecticat points, and west of there as many more. It had been planned to have coal for domestic consumption brought through Long Island sound to New Haven and from there taken by train inland, but when application was made to Washington for 'sanction it was learned that the plan was not feasi- order of liability of the new regis- | Ple: trants. When the new men have been | Seizure of coal for domestic use has Ziven their serial | mumbers . their|been sanctioned and utilized in Water- names will be inserted in the classes to which they may be assigned, ac- cording to the plan now being worked out. It is assumed, General Crowder said. that most of the new registrants will tall into class ome, giving that class this year @ total of some’ twn. million pro- Iy fu- more men_ From class_ane it posed to take the next and ture drafts. Not to Exempt Men Who Reach.31_ Although Secretary Baker today re- iterated his desire to have cxempted registered men who. reach the age of 31 years without being called into the tee refus- ed to include such a provision in Jhe is- The bills senate tomorrow by Senator {*hamber- the senate tomorrow and Senator Cham- berlain said tonight they would be itary service, the com: legislation. General Crow:er approved the suggestion. probably will be introduced in pressed for eaarly passage GERMAN TRADES UNIONS DEMAND PEACE REPLY A Definite Statement of Germany'’s War Aims, in k‘ha West. London, Jan. 29.—The Korrenspon- the organ of the General of Germany, says that thetrades unions demand as a reply to Premier Llovd s‘eorge’s speech a definite statement denzblatt, Commission of Trades Unions Germany’s war aims in the west. Vorwaerts under the he: many Take Heed,” says: ment going through the masses rests on, deep moral grounds; it is born of the fear that they have been misled.” The Vorwaerts adds that they will not let themselves be pursuaded that their happiness is to be sought by d feat and civil war, but, it continu “They want food and peace and Ger- many free outwardly and inwardly. And any attempt to hold them by All thonghts of an attempt to force on the people aims which prolong the war, aims for which they never fought, or to keep from the| Dpeople their promised rights, can only g factors. That force is dangerous, work as_disintegrat] today is our greatest danger. PART GYROSCOPE PLAYS IN CONTROLLING TORPEDOES Detailed in Trial of Paul C. H. Hennig in Federal Court in Brooklyn. New York, Jan. 29.—Ensign Joseph A. Flynn, who said he had spent seven of the twelve years of his service in the United States navy in the study and operation of torpedoes, detailed the part the gyroscope plays in con- trolling their course, when called as a witness today in the case of Paul C. H. Hennig, a former subject of Ger- many, on trial in the federal court in Brooklyn. an infinResimal variance from pre- an_infinitesimla variance from pre- s of the “gyro” parts such as Hennig is al- leged to have “maliciously and trai- torously - mutilated,” while a foreman in the plant of E. W. Bliss and Com- in which the assembled gyroscope was scribed measurements in pany, would cause. the torpedo used to veer far from its course. WORE RED CARNATIONS ON WKINLEY DAY Chief Justice White and Associath Justices of the Supreme Court. bury and probably will be in other places. The places hardest hit by the coal shortage are' Windsor Locks, Farmington, New London and towns along the sound. BOLSHEVIHI RUNNING % NgIgl). IN_ SIBERIA Werecking. of Buildings, Fighting and Robbery Are General. Harbin, Manchuria, Jan. 29 —Tweny- two' persons were kifled in a fight at Tomsk when the Bolsheviki bfoke up a mecting of workmen's and soldiers’ del4gates. Despatches received from Rlagovestchensk, in Siberia, and cap- ital of .the province of Amur, say that the Bolsheviki have wrecked the lbcal assembly and that fighting and robbery are. genefal. The Russian Consul-General Pop- off-at Harbin is on his way to Peking to present to the representatives of the entente allies a plan for raising a force to free eastern Siberia of the Bolsheviki and to protest against Aus- tro-German prisoners being released It is stated that these prisoners have been given a free-hand and that hun- dreds of them have been permitted to | return home. FOOD SAVING BY VOLUNTARY RATIONING Women of New York City. New York, Jan. 29. — This city’s wealthiest women, co-operating with Federal Food Administrator Hoover, have organized an “honor system for food saving by woluntary ratioring,” intended exclusively for “the house- wives of those families which blessed w'th a large share of thi world's goods,” the federal food board announced tonight. The movement began two weeks ago at a_gathering of soclety women in the home of Mrs. William Douglas done enough for our country; we shall do more,” was adopted. It is hoped to enroll 60,000 women at the head of the households in this city. ANOTHER ATR RAID OVER EASTERN ENGLAND. Reported That Bombs Have Beeri Dropped in Outskirts of London. London, Jan. 30, 12.48 a. m—Another hostile air raid over eastern England began at 9.30 o'clock last night and up to the present hour is still in progress, according to an official com- munication just issued. None of the enemy machines has as yet been able to penetrate the London defenses, al- though there are reports that bombs have been dropped in the outskirts of the city. TARIFF INCREASE OF 15 CENTS A TON ON COAL Has Been Authorized by Interstate Commerce Commission. Washington, Jan. 29—Filing of tarifts providing for increases of 15 cents a ton on coal from points in the United States and C: ‘was _au- thorized today Dy the Interstate Com- merce commission. _This follows the action o fthe Canadian public utili- ties commission in approving such an It Washington, Jan. 29.—Chief Justice [" % associat White and the te’ Justic the home of the former president. . Rumanian Premier Has Resigned. Amsterdam, Jan. 29.—A despatch from Berlin received here -says that the Rumanian premier, J. C. C. Era- tiano, has resigned. He will be suc- ceeded, according to the despatch, by General Fofoza Avergsco. former min- ister of war and losely commander of the Rumanian forces in Dobrudia. ces of the supreme court wore red carnations on_their robes' today in honor of Me- Kinley’s birthday. The carnations are presented annually by Associate Justice Day, who lives in Canton, O., GEN. WOOD WAS HIT BY A FRAGMENT OF A GUN ‘Which Burst While Being Tested—In- juries Are ‘Not Serious. Paris, Jan. 29.—Brief details of the wounding of Major General Leonard Wood, of the United States army, while on a visit to_the French front, have been received. General Wood was hit by & fragment of a gun which burst while being tested. His injur- jes, which are confined to the left arm, | re not considered serious. but he was to a_hospital 1 Honor System Established by Wealthy Sloan, when the slogan, “We haven't| All the Brooklyn high schools have closed and will remain closed for the rest of the week. X Leander Richardson, a well-known writer on theatrical subjects, is dying in New York of pneumonia. One heat prostration was reported in Savannah when the temperature took a sudden trend upward. An Amerfean patrol boat was re- ported to the Navy Department ashore on a rock in Buropean waters. The casualties of the British army last week totaled 8,588 men. Out of this number only five officers were killed. Police Commissioner Enright, of New York, appointed Mrs. Ellen O’Grady as fifth deputy police com- missioner. Two airplanes collided in midair at North Island, San Diego, at a height Of 300 feet, crashing .to earth. -Tae pilots were Killed. 3 An engineer organization for the operation of tanks with the American army in France, is being formed at Camp Upton, N. Y. According to word received at Am- sterdam from Bremen eight German vessels were lost in a fire in a ship- yard near that city. A London report announces that 39 enemy airplanes and five bal- loons were brouht down during the month of November. Railway traffic in Toronto was prac- tically tied up Monday, and a blizzard is expected to demoralize all railway service in the province. According to news reaching Stock- holm, there is a revolution brewing in Finland against the rule of the Bolsheviki Government. Waldo H. Marshall, of New York, former president of the American Lo- comotive Co., was appointed assistant ordnance producing chief. The stallion Marathon has been sold by J. B. Respers, to Capt. J. K. L. Ross, Canadian race horse breed- er. The price was $30,000 Three captains and two lieutenants, from New Jersey failed to pass the physical tests of officers given at Camp McClellan, Alabama. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., said to the soldiers at Camp Upton, in several addresses, that the general condition of the camp was splendid. Frank P. Woods, of lowa, was elected .at the Republican House cau- cus chairman of the Republican con- gressional campaign committee. Otto Mawlwitz, formerly employed the the Sayville wireless station by the German Government to supervise ‘mechanical work,~will be’interned. . Mabel Johnson, 25 years old, of | Chicago, seven ad ‘one-half feet tall, is in St, Bernard’s hospital to under- 80 an operation to stop her growth. Reports to the superintendent of the majn line of the Reading shows signs of a serioys tie-up from - the snow wrich is from eight to ten inches deep. Joseph P. Tumulty, secretary to the President. is being urged to be- come a candidate for the United States Senate from New Jersey next year. An army of 400,000 Greeks is being raised to help the American troops in the war next spring, it was_an- nounced by members of the Greek Church. Two large American flags were con- sumed by fire when the little building on the roof of a 20-story skyscraper in Broad street, Manhattan, was slightly damaged. . Food Administrator Hoover is alarmed over the prospects of a large percentage of the corn crop going to waste because of not having the proper care. Another snowstorm, the third in three days prevails in Pennsylvania, and throughout the coal region. The mining and shipping of coal has been greatly slowed down. Police Commissioner Enright has ordered that all the motorcycle po- licemen wear uniforms hereafter. Some of the motorcycle men wore] civilian clothes to catch speeders. Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman are going to jail at once up- on order of the Supreme Court. They ‘were out on bail after being sentenc- ed for trying to defeat the selective draft law. United States Senmator Bert M. Fer- nald of Maine. whose term expires in March 1919, filed papers as a can- didate for renomination on the re- publican ticket. The primaries will be held in June. ..Shortage of fuel in Washington re- sulted in-the closing of six public schools and an_order from Superin- tnedent Thurston that all of the pub- lic schools be closed tomorrow until next Monday. Mayor Hylan, in a letter to Murray Hulbert. commissioner. of docks and ferries requested that the use of state barge canals be carried out to the full- est extent. as failure to do so is a ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—Freight con- gestion on eastern railroads probably cannot be cleaned up before the mid- dle or latter part of March, railroad administration officials announced to- night. Bad weather this week has provided the culminating misfortune on which is based the conviction that it will take at least six weeks mére to set trafiic moving normaliy torough reil arteries. Even without the expected thaw which may send rivers flooding above their banks, officials say recovery from the unprecedented period of blizzard weather would be slow. Flocds would make conditions far worse. Prepara- tions have been made to fight high waters which are feared throughout the east and which have already devel- oped in the mountains of ginia, West Virginia and Kentucky, with se- rious consequences to coal production and traneportation. To Continue Unusual Measures. Because of this situation, both the railroad and fuel administrations are planning a continuance of unusual measures to keep coal moving to con- suming points. It was said today that priority probably would continue to be given fuel for many weeks, and that general freight would have to take its es in moving. Food will have similar prefergnce and necessary ma- terials and supplies for war manufac- tures-are to-procead under the prefer- 'ence given such commodifies by Di- rectar General McAdoo's recent order. ‘Hundreds of applications for special copsideration in sapply of empty box cars reached- the railroad administra- tion today. and were referred to the war or navy departments, which will determine finally whether certain ship- ments deserve preferential treatment. These petitions ordimarily should go to one of the three regionmal directors, who in many cases. can determine without consulting government de- Priority Probably Will Continue to be Given to FM; and Fuel for Many Weeks Nec';ssary Materials and Supplies for War Manufactures Are to be Given Preference Over Other Commodities—The Railroad Administrator Has Decided to Modify the Drastic Demurrage Regulation, by Reducing Rates After the Two Free Days Term to $3 a Day for Four Days, $6 a Day for Three Succeeding Days and $10 a Day There- after—Railroads Have Taken Steps to Discharge a Num- ber of, Attorneys in Various Localities. partments whether shipments might be speeded up. 1t is probable that no general em- bargoes will be declared by Director General McAdoo, although individual railroads wilt be given free hand in refusing to accept shipments when- ever lgcal conditions make this course advisable. Officials admitted that many of these local embargoes probably would »be put into effect during the next two months. The _official embargo mow prevailing for three eastern trunk lines and through them affecting nearly the entire east will not be lifted for sev- eral days. Demurrage Rates Modified. The railroad administration today decided to modify the drastic demur- rage regulations put into effect last week Dby restoring the so-called aver- age agreement for cars held for un- loading only, and by reducing rates after the two days’' free time to $3.a day for four days, 36 a day for three succeeding days, and $10 e day there- after. By the average agreement jf a consignee unloads a car within a day, for instance, he. receives. credit: for ‘one day balance of his free time' and pays demurrage only on the ag- gregate balance for all cars. An order embodying the new rules probably will De_issued ‘tomorrow. . i ‘Word reached railroad headquarters - today that railroads already ha taken steps to discharge a number of attorneys maintained in various locals! ities, where the need for them is small, in compliance with Director Generall McAdoo's order. Employes listed as “business agents” but actually serying: as lobbyists before state' lezislatures: also are among those whose dismissal is looked for. Traffic soliciting dgents will be dropped as fast as railroads! can arrange the change in - business system, or will be transferred to other work. 1 FLOOD WARNINGS. ISSUED FOR EASTERN KENTUCKY Waters Are Rising in the Cumberfand, Kentucky and Big Sandy and Oth- er Streams. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 29 —Flood warn- ings, issued by the Louisville weather bureau last night for eastern Ken- tucky, were followed today by reports of rising waters in the Cumberland, Kentucky, Big Sandy and other streams. Damage in the aggregate, while considerable, largely was confin- ed to farm losses and the flooding of low-lying portions of valleys. It was indicated, however, that the breaking ice gorges, releasing impris- oned floods, might produce serious,sit- uations. CABLE AND TELEGRAPH LINES TO RUSSIA CUT Only Communication Now is Thebugh Persia and Vladivostok. - @ ‘Washington, Jan. 29.—Cable and telegraph lines to Russia have been cut, American Minister Morris at Stockholm reported today, and the only remaining routes of communica- tion with Petrograd now are through Persia and Vladivostok. The land lines were severed, Mr. Morris reported at Haparanda and the cables at Viborg. He kave no indi- cation of the significance, UKRAINIAN TROOP DEFEATED THE BOLSHEVIKI ARMY Wireless Message Says They ‘Taken Possession of Lutsk. Have Geneva, Jan. 29.—After three days fighting the Ukrainian rada’s troops have defeated the Bolshevik army and taken possession of Lutsk, according to a_wireless message from Kiev to the Ukrainlan committee here. The public scandal. The elopement of Louis Burlingame, formerly manager of the Empire Ho- tel, Syracuse, and Miss June Morgan, a belle of Utica, ended behind prison bars at Rochester. - Burlingame is ac- cused of stealing $250 from his em- ployer. lowa, the first state to report in the drive for a voluntary enrollment of 250,000 shipbuilders, informed the department of labor tonight that 700 ‘men signed up the opening day of the three weeks’ campaign. ment was more than 8 per cent. of Towa's quota. Lieutenant George H. The enroll- | J. fighting was extremely severe and the losses on both sides were heavy. Alirplanes, the message adds. great- Iy aided the Ukrainians in gaining the vietory. 1,033 BRITISH VESSELS WERE SUNK LAST YEAR 763 Were Over 1,600 Tons and 270 Un- der That Figure. New: York, Jan. 29.—The announced anuary 23, have been 1,033 vessels of which 763 were over 1,600 tons and 270 were under that figure. Morse, Jr. United States Marine Corps, was < RECORD PRICES FOR FURS B ported shot through the hip by a ‘Romana, Vatican Compiling a White -Book. AT NEW YORK AUCTION A Small Russian Sable Sold for $202 —Two Fishers Brought $88 Each. New York, Jan. 29.—Record prices for several varieties of furs were ob- tained today at the mid-winter auc- gale here. A Russian sable not Rome, Monday, Jan. 28.—The Vati-|moch larger than a sheet of nofe pa- compiting 2 White Book, the _diplomatic documents begiining of the war. | a from g 4 the Teport here, s | per soid for 3203 and two fishers $83° each. Otter brought , dressed bhue fox $153; raw blue fox §%-and cross fox Sl - thef: tration velt was appointed president of the Dboard of police commissioners. More Than 110 Seld miles’ south of Santa Rosalia, the Villa troops dynamited a work- train going to Reliano to repair tha | railroad line and remove the debris of ! the passenger train_which was. robbed , and burned there Wednesd: tor§ght from the south by a number of reliable persons and whs not denied by tha authorities R v 69 AMERICAN VESSELS HAVE BEEN SUNK By Submarines, Mines and Raiders— 171,061 Gross Tonnage. ¥ New York, Jan. 20.—In the twelye months o unrestricted warfare launched one vear ago- Friday, there have been sunk by submarines, mines! and raiders 63 American vessels to-, talling 171,061 gross tons, according to a_careful compilation of records of | sinkings which have been made publi¢ during the period. Offsetting this loss of American ves- sels, most of which were sailing ships the United States since February 1, has added to her merchant marine by | the seizures of former German and | Austrian owned ships, a total of 107 vessels having a gross tonnage of 636,494, leaving on the credit side of the’ American ledger in the account! with the central powers, a met gain of 155,433 gross tons. The loss of life ! caused by the sinking of th 69 Ameri- | can ships was more than 300 persons, | however. The percentage of sinkings of Amer- ican ships compared with the number ! of vessels which have sailed through | the war zone successfully is small; | Records of the department of com- merce show that for the period be- | ginning with February 1, 1917, and| ending with December 1, there’ were | cleared from Amierican ports in the | foreizn trade ships aggregating 17,- | 738,000 net, or approximately 34,934~ 460 grosz tons, The number of ships | making up the total of tons was not | made public by the department. ; TO RELY UPON HONOR OF NEW YORK POLICEMEN Police Commissioner Enright Has Abolished “Shoo Fly” System. New York, Jan. 29.—-Police Com- missioner Enright announced in an | address today to several hundred po- | lice lieutenants that the “shoo fly” | svctem which has been perhaps the | most unpopular policy in the depart- | ment would be abolished and that ev= | ery policeman hereafter would be put | en s Lonor to perform his duties, The “shoo fly” or policeman in cit- izen's clothes, spied on captains, lieu- tenznts and patrolmen, and made con- fidential reports to the commissioner of delinouencies. _The system was started in Mayor Strong's adminis- in 1835 when Colonel Roose- A WORKTRAIN DYNAMITED BY VILLA FOLLOWERS | and Passehg- ed. Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 29.—More than ers Were 110 soldiers and passengers were Kill- ed by Villa followers Saturday, 25 when e R This information was received here | | { 1 o