Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 31, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 27 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918— ' TEN PAGES—74 COLUMNS Working Classes Are Dissatisfied With Peace Political Conditions WOMEN OUT ON STRIKE In Berlin Nearly Flalf a Million Persons Are Reported on Strike—In the Great Shipyards at Kiel, at the Hamburg fron Works and in the Rhenish Westphalian Mine Region ‘Workers Have Left Their Jobs—Advices From Switzer- Jand Sey Thet the Socialists Have Delivered an Ulti- shatum to the Government, Among Other Things De- manding the Conclusion of a General Peace Without In- the Austrians in Northern Italy Has Been Extended by the Capture of Monte di Val Bela—Two Austrian Di- visions Were Almost Completely Wiped Out During ltalian Shipping Losses. me, Jan. 30.—Shipping losses for week ending Jan. 26 were two Ital- One steamer which was damaged was able to reach port. SOLDIERS CLASH -WITH STRIKERS T IN BERLIN TROOPS IN SOME INSTANCES REFUSED TO FIRE ON STRIK- ERS. A\ London, Jan. 31—A despatch to the Daily Express from Geneva reports that there have been clashes between soldiers and strik- ers in the suburbs of Berlin in which lives were lost. The des- patch adds that the troops in some instances refused to fire on strikers. the Fighting. Transcending in interest even the|information yeceived from Vienna is great victory of the Italians over the | that there has been a great conflagra- Austrians on the northern Italian bai- | tion in the getn warehouses there and tle front, is the political and economic | that revolutionaries are suspected of situation in Germany. baving started it. Here, apparently, a large part of the| In Finland the trouble between the country is in the throes of a greav|government forces and revolutionists Jabor upheaval, due to dissatisfaction | continues to grow in extent. The revo- by the working classes over the prog- | lutionists are declared to have formed Tees of the peace nezotiations and over | & government of their own. All south- internal political conditions generally. |ern Finland is said to be in the hands Throughout the country thousands|of the Red guard, while the govern- upon thousands of the working classes | ment forces in the north are asserted —both men and women—have struck,[to have defeated and disarmed the and many of tie great manufactories | revolutionaries at various places and and industries are affected. to have started southward to give bat- In Berlin alone nearly half a million | tle to the elements of disaffection persons are reporied on strike, and hourly those who have quit work are receiving reinforcements. Likewise in Kiel, the great shipyard center, at the Hamburg iron works, and in the Rhenish Westphalian mine region Workers have thr and left their job: Leaders of the socialists—both of Jthe independert and t:- majority fac- Iy are in control of the nd for 1 i pains. A AUM. 5 have been or- ugo Haase of the Philipp Schelde- socialist leader in heading their re- wn down their tools Mméependents mann the majo Jand are to the effect that the social- ists have delivered an ultimatum to the government demanding the con- clusion of a general peace without in- femnities or annexations, participation by the workmen in peace- discussions, amelioration of the foed situation, the right of public assembly. the release of all political prisomers and the intro. duction of equal electoral suffrage by direct secret ballot. News cocerning internal conditione In Austria still remain scant owing lo the strict censorship. The latest A 200-FOOT ZEPPELIN STARTLED NEW YORKERS. 1t Was on Trial Flight Over the City— Flew an American Flag. New York, Jan. 30.—New Yorkers whe happened to be gazing heaven- ‘ward e today stopped, rubbed their eyes and then thought of the horrify- ing storics they had read of Zeppelin raids on London. Floating majestical- Iy over their heads was a huge cigar- #haped diriz.ble balloon, at least 200 feet Jon lizhts of airplanes over the city have jme so common they fail to cause (irills, but this monster ©of the air was <omething entirely new. Close inspection disclosed that it flew an American flag, but there were s who malatained this might v German camouflage to allay suspicion. The dirigible first appeared ith klvn, then over down- York and finally over Gov- Island. Investigation brought the informa- tion that it started at .30 o'clock on & trial fight from the new fort at Rockaway Point and it returned safely at 6. It can crew of eight men. At th~ aviation field at the fort ft was said the balloon is of the type known as the “American Zeppelin.” The flizht today was to test the effi- eacy of drop Two men of the crew dropped to the ground safely from a height of 200 feet at different points. PUGILIST ARRESTED AFTER COUNTRY-WIDE SEARCH. n Bleier is Charged With Killing Patro'm:z ood in New York. New York. Jan, 30.- -After a country- wide search than six months. tic New York police arrested in Baltimor: today Milton Bleler, a ugilist. allezed to be the man who t July killed Patrolman John P. Flood with an axe when Flood went o the rescue of a woman. Flood, summoned by the woman to her apart- ment, where, she said, her life was being threatened by a man ,was at- tasked from behind a door. The police announced that Bleier bad waived extradition and was being Drought here by a New York detec- ve. KANSAS CITY MUST TAKE STEPS TO ERADICATE VICE Or the Government Will Prevent Sol- diers Entering the City. Kansas City, Mo, Jan. 30.—Unless the authorities, city and state, take immediate steps to eradicate vice, the government stands prepared to quar- antine the city and forbid soidiers at military establishments in this ' terri- 108y entering, Dr. S. J. Crumbing, the com: T of Kansas, today George Ed: z men in parachutes. |of there. The socialists have taken a, hand in the trouble, havins issued a manifesto declaring that the Iinnish government desires to rule the prole- tariat. Although Finland has appealed to Sweden for military aid, such aid is not likely to be rendered. On the conrary, Sweden apparently has shown its desire to keep aloof from the con- troversy by closing the frontier to prevent-the. Red-guard -f1om "obtaining weapons. The Ttalian success against the Aus- trians in the mountxin region of north- ern Italy has been extended by the capture of Monte di Val Bela, another dominating height on the Asiago pla- teau. An intensive artillery duel is now in progress along the entire front, the Austrians bombarding the Italians in their new positions and the Italiane pouring an avalanche of shells on po- sitions behind the ememy’s lines. Two Austrian_divisions were almost com- pletely wiped out during the fighting for the height positions and more than 2600 prisoners, six guns and 100 ma- chine guns fell into the hands of the Italians. ‘Mutual bombardments and emall raiding encounters continue to feature the fishting on the other fromts. |COMMANDEERED GERMAN SHIPS AS ARMY TRANSPORTS There Are Now Between 600,000 and i 700,000 Tons in Service. Washington, Jan. 30. — Secretary Daniels, discussing today a,_ despatch from the American army headquart- ers in France regarding commandeer- ed German ships being used to trans- port American troops abroad. dis- closed today that between £7)000 and 700,000 tons of former enemy :!'-hing now is actively engaged in augi: the expeditonary forces and maintain- ing their supply. The Leviathan, formerly the Vater land, is capable of carrying up to 10.- 000 troops in a single voyage, Mr. Daniels said, but 8,000 was con<idered the largest number which conld’ be comfortably accommodated. In con- nection with the repair of the Levia- than it was learned that alterationy made by American engineers resulted in the increase of several knots in her speed. One instance of improvement over the work of German shipbuilders was in the steam distribution system which was found to be so inefficient that a large part of the boiler power did not reach the engines. The greatest single factor which op- erated for the quick return to service the German ships was the use of new methods of welding by the en- gineers assigned to repair the damage done the ships’ engines by fheir Ger- man crews. These permittid the re- pair of damaged engines without the necessity of removinz the heavy parts and actual tests wera gaid to have proven that these weldings are strong- jer than those made under old meth- { ods. WOUI.C ROB PRESIDENT OF POWER OF RATE FIXING. Amendment Adopted by the Interstate Commerce Committee. ‘Washington. Jan. 30.—An amend- ment to the administration railroad bill eliminating authority for rate fixing by the president was adopted today by the senate interstate commerce committee by a vote of 7 to 6. This would leave rate fixing in the hands of the interstate commerce commission during government operation of the carriers. RUSSIAN ANARCHISTS THREATEN U. S, AMBASSADOR To Hold Him Responsible for Safety of Berkman and- Emma Goldman, Washington, Jan. 30.—Ambassador Francis at Petrograd cabled the state department today that a group of Russian anarchists had notified him he would be held personally responsible for the safety of Aiexander Berkman and Emma Goldman, under prison sen- tence in the United States for violat- ing the draft law. BERLIN STRIKERS BECOME MORE THREATENING. They Have Addressed to the Govern- ment an Ultimatum. Zurich, Jan, 30—The socialist paper Vorwaerts . announces that the Berlin strikers have now become more nu- merous and threatening. They have addressed to the government an ulti- matum, of which the following are the principal demands: First: Accelerated conclusion of a general peace without indemnities or annexations. Socond: Participation of workmen's delegates of all the countries in the Deace pourparlerss Third: Amelioration of the food sit- uation by better distribution. Fourth: Immediate abolition of the state of siege and restoration of the right of public meeting, suspende by the military authorities. Fifth: Abolition of militarization of war factories. * Sixth: Immediate release of all po- litical prisoners. Seventh: Fundamental democratiza- tion of state institutions. Bighth: The institution of equal elc- toral suffrage by direct secret ballot. GERMANS CONTINE TO SACK BELGIUM Bedding is Being Taken From Hotels, Boarding Houses and Convents. Washington, Jan. 30. — Robbing of and sthe Belgians are not ailowed to have wool in their possession. They are offered seaweed as a substitute for wool at five cents a pound. The big electric plant known as “L’Escant” is said to have been strip- ped and its machinery placed in the German plant known as Rombacher Hutte, KAISER'S REPLY TO THE KING OF SAXONY: Boasts of Confidence in “Our” Supe- rior Military Commandership. Amsterdam, Jan. 30.—The German emperor, replying to birthday congrat- ulations’from the king of Saxony, sent the following bessage, according to the Lokal Anseiger: “You know how I sympathize in the sacrifices and distress ‘which these hard times have laid upon our people, but I begin the new year full .of confi- dence. rior military commandership and our splendid peoples’ great power of resist- ance will break our opponents’ war will and create the foundation of a good, happy and eafe future. God grant it.” GERMAN CENSOR SUPPRESSES THREE GERMAN NEWSPAPERS Because of Their Attitude Toward Striking Workmen. in Germany. Amsterdam, Jan, 30.—The German censor has ordered the Berliner Tage- blatt, the Vorwaarts, and the Berliner Post’ to cease publication, according to a despatch received here from Ber- lin. The ban was placed on the news- Papers owing to their attitude toward the striking workmen in Germany, says the despatch. ALL WORKMEN IN KIEL SHIPYARDS ON STRIKE. So Are Thousands of Miners in the Rhenish Westphalian Districts. London, Jan. 30.—All the workmen din the Kiel shipyards and in the Vul- can works at Hamburg and thousands of miners in the Rhenish Westphalian districts struck on Monday, according to the Berliner Vossische Zeitung. BATTLESHIP GROUNDED : WHILE BREAKING ICE Is Resting Easily in an Atlantlc Port —Officers Expect to Float Her. An Atlantic Port, June 30—While breaking ice in a channel near here today, a Dattleship of the pre-dread- nought type went aground on a sand bar and tonight still was fast. She was said to be resting easily and offi- cers_expected to float her undamaged at_the next high tide. 1t developed tonight that the older battleships of the navy have been used on several occasions in opening up shipping channels clogged with ice during the cold weather of the past few weeks. HEAD-ON COLLISION ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY Four Trainmen Were Killed and Two Injured—Passengers Shaken Up. Roanoke, Va., Jan. 20.—Four train- men_were killed, two injured and a number of passengers badly shaken up in a head-on collision late tonight near Radford, Va., between the South- ern Railway’s Memphis. special -and a westbound Norfolk -and Western freight train, according to: information given out here tonight at the Norfolk and Western division offices, Despite many difficulties, ev- | erything goes to show that our supe- | PlansforMovementof Food and Feedstuffs MADE BY MADOO AND THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION TO EXPEDITE SHIPPING The Arrangement, It is Hoped, Will Give the Food Administration Defi- nite Information That Will Lead to the Better Distribution of Cars. ‘Washington, Jan. 30.—An agreement on plans for further expediting trans- Portation of food and feedstuffs was reached late todsy by Director Gegeral McAdoo and the food admimistration. Grain and. Grain Preducts. ‘The agreement as given out tonight provides: s “The grain and grain product and point at’ which it is desired cars should be set, char- acter of the product to be loaded, the destination of shipment and the con- \ Food Necessities. “The shippers of sugar, beans, rice, vegetables, livestock, meat and per- ishables generally should first apply for cars in the usual way through railroad agents; in case not being fur- nished within 'reasonable time they may apply directly to the food admin- istration in Washington, stating the cars required, the point to be sent. the character of the commodity to be load- ed, the consighee and destination. No Diversion Permitted. “Diversion of shipment in transit except for perishables will not be per- mitted from destination given by the shipper to the forwarding agent of railroad where cars have been placed and loaded on the specific request of food administration as outlined above. Improvement Is Hoped For. “The food administration does not undertake to secure cars nor can the director general of railroads in these uncertain_times of blizzards and wWin- ter storms undertake to supply all cars applied for, but it is hoped that the new arrangement will give the food administration definite informa- tion, which it can give in turn to the director general of railroads for his assistance in the distribution of dars into the territories and trades of the most acute needs.” ¥ ED BECAUSE OF DISLOYAL UTTERANCES Catherine Haupt, Matron at Mansfield Training School, Laktville. Hartford,' Conn., Jan. 30—Because of alleged disloyal utterances, Miss J. Catherine Haupt, a mairon at the Mansfield training school at Lakeville has been' dismis ¢ the board of trustees. Caus riticism of the gov- ernment made by the matron was re- ported to officers of the state council of defense and by them to the school trustees. The trustees, through I. P. Waldo Marvin, chairman, state that the woman was given a full hearing and then asked to resign on January 24. When she failed to do so she was diemissed. ~ She' allcges that _the charges against her were trumped up by an employe of the school Joseph Stevens, a supervisor. has heen asked to resign. The treason for this action has not been divulged yet. Miss Irma Marxa. a teacher. has vol- | untarily quit the school for some!un- disclosed reason SMISS I 8HORTAGE OF AMMONIA { USED IN MAKING ICE !To Be Subject at Conference of lce| Dealers With Hoover. New York, Jan. 30.—To ascertain the facts regardime an alleged shortage of ammonio used in making ice and to bring about an agreement between the ‘manufacturers of artificial ice and the harvesters of natural ice as to which branch of the trade should produce 1,000,000 more tons needed to insure an adequate supply for New York next summer, a delegation of ice dealers left today for Washington to confer with Federal Food Administrator Hoover. George 1. Bennett, market expert for the federal food administration, @ccompanied the delegation. He said there were reports of a threatened curtailment of artificial ice production owing to the alleged shortage of am- monia, and that the natural ice har- vesters, having cut 2,000,000 tons, said they had no more storage space. Mr. Hoover is expected to find a solution of the problem. DELIVERED ADDRESS OVER | LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE | ioner in New York Talked to San Francisco. New York, Jan. 30—Dr. Milenko Vesnitch, head of the royal Serbian mission defivered an address over the long distance telephone today to the Jugo-Slav committee n San Fran- cisco, and received in return a greet- ing from the committee with the as- surance that all the southern Slavs of the Pacific coast will work and fight alongside of Serbie for their common liberation and anification. The conversation was conducted over lines equipped with an igvention by essor Pupin, Serblan consul general at New York. HeavySnows in East; Floods West, South SIX AND ONE-HALF INCHES OF SNOW IN VIRGINIA COLD WAVE IN FAR WEST The Snow Storm Has Reached New York and is Sweeping on to New England—Forecasts Say the Snow in Eastern States Will Continue Today. ‘Washington, Jan. 30.—Heavy snows in the east, floods in the middle west and parts of the south, rain in ths Eouth Atlantic and Guif states, and a cold wave preceded by light snowfalls in the far west were reported tonight by the weather bureau. Heavy Snow in Virginia. The Gulf disturbance yesterday caused heavy snows during the day in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland and the storm was sweep- ing on to New England tonight, with snow falling as far north as New York city. - The snow in the eastern states will _continue tomorrow, Forecaster Frankenfield said, with Some in the lower lake region, but, there will be fair weather Friday. / Six and one-half inches of snow fell in northern Virginia and Maryland to- day and at 8 o'clock tonight the fall at Philadelphia had registered 3 1-3 inches. Moderate - temperatures pre- vailed, but colder weather was fore- cast tomorrow. There will be no sharp drop in the temperature in the cast, however, lce Breaking Up in Ohio River. Ice in the Ohio river at Cincinnati began breaking up today and indica- tions point to a general breakup of the ice in the lower Ohio within the next two or three days. The flow from the southern tributaries from which most of the war is coming will be checked somewhat Thursday, however, by low temperatures. Floods are general cver the south, except in Georgia, but have not yet become serious. Flood warn- ings have been issued for North Caro- lina, South Carolina and’ Alabama. breaking up of the ice in the Ohio and Mississippi_ will cause floods as far south as Cairo on the Mississippi river. Cold Wave Moving East. The cold wave over the far west had moved eastwarq tonight and had reached northwest Texas and the Mi souri valiey and will cause colder wea- ther tomorrow in tie soutn upper lake and west lower lake region, the Ohio valley, Tennessee and the south. Fri- day it will be colder in the upper Ohio valley, the lower lake region and the Atlantic states: ICE GORGESN -MIS8:8SIPPI, OHIO AND GREEN RIVERS Have Brought Fresh Disasters to Shipping and Other Property. Louisville, Ky., Jan. 30—Breaking ice gorges in the Ohio, Mississippi and Green rivers today in some instances brought - fresh disasters to shipping and other property, threateneq new ones in others and created uneasiness in widely separated sections. Apparently the most serious damage was - recorded - at Cincinnati, and at Carroliton, at the mouth of the Ken- tucky river, where three steamboats, churned by the ice, had.been sunk, and loaded coal barges set adrift. In the middle reaches of the stream, a large fleet of dredges and other ri er craft, which had sought winter shel- ter at the mouth of Green river, a tributary of the Ohio, was regarded in some danger from broken ice gorges further upstream. On the lower river at Paducah, where a gorge broke vesterday carry- ing vessels away valued at more than $1000,000, a second gorge had formed with prospects that it would break and destroy the remainder of the win- ter fleet. Dynamite was used today in an effort to break the ice jam. At Cairo, at the mouth of the Ohio, two small packets had been sunk. At the headwaters of the Ohio and in eastern Kentucky, despatches in- dicated that a cold smap mometarily had checked the thaw. Yesterday's melting snows and rains, however, from the Kentucky water shed had swollen the streams in northern Ten- nessee and brought the Tennessee river to a high stage at Chattanooza, where low-lying’ ground had been in- undated and residents in exposed places forced to move to higher groung PLANTS FOR DRYING OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Are Urovided Ferin a Bill Introduced by Senator Gore. ‘Washington, Jan. 30.—A bill author- izing the secretarv of agriculture to establish throughout the country de- rvdration plants for the drying of fruits and vegetables was introduced today by Senator Gore. The plants would be open for public use and| states or municipatioes wou'd pay one- balf of the cost. An appropriation of $2,000,000 for the work Is proposed. ORDERS MODIFIED RETAIL FOOD STORES, SHOE AND CLOTHING REPAIR SHOPS MAY OPEN AT 6:30 A. M. J Hartford, Conn., Jan. 30.—Fuel saving orders were modified in three SHOT EACH OTHER TO ESCAPE MILITARY DUTY Sergeant Claude Mason and Private Roland Pye at Camp Logan. Houston, Texas, Jan. 30.—Mystery surrounding the -shooting of Sergeant Claude Mason and Private Roland Pye of Company M, 132nd Infantry, Camp Logan, was cleared today when intelligence officers obtained state- ments from the men that each had-shot the other, hoping thereby to- escape further duty and obtain honorable dis- i They will be courtmartial- The men stated tlait they stdod fit- teen feet apart and by agresment shot each other in the leg. Both men came from Chicago. modate workers who have to be in shops at 7 o’clock. State Fuel Administrator Thomas ‘W. Raussell issued an order to local administrators to notify coal deal- - Gondensed Telegrams Safebiowers took $250 from a Doug- Ias shoe store in Hoboken. The President ‘cancelled thé second Cabinet meeting of the week. Soldiers and sailors to take Gov- ernment insurance number 600,000. A report of a strike in a torpedo fac- tory near Kiel was received at Am= sterdam. General Pershing reported the deaths of four more American troops from pneumonia. Eleven soldiers are in charge of trying to wrecka Anniston, Alabam on a i train néar The Cunard liner Adania, which was torpedoed off the coast of Ireiand, s safe in a British port. A code message sent from Nauen Germany, was picked up by .wireless operator at Camp Meade. The United States Supreme Court will take its midwinter recess Feb. 4, and will reconvene March 4. Three thousand persons took part in a riot in a suburb against the cut- ting down of the flour rations: The names of one American killed, one wounded and one gassed apeared on the Canadian casualties list. German prisoners working at Shef- field, Eng., refused to work alongside of pacifists and have gone on strike. The latest increases granted to rail- road workers in England add £9 230,- 000 to the annual payrolls of the rail- roads. The Night Police Court in New York, was set down on the list of places, which must obey the order of the fuel administrator. Announcement was made last night of the election of William S. Whitmore of Hartford as secretary of the state council of defense, Fire of unknown origin, destroyed the Barton House, at Poughkeepsie, one of the oldest hotels in New York. The loss was $10,000. Thiee carpenters were killed and four injured when a Boston & Maine freight train crashed into theif car while they were going to work. Captain John Wanamakef, Jr, has been placed in charge of the work of training_dogs for war service at Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J. The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion voted 7 to 6 that the Government should relinquish the comntrol railroads one year after ;hg‘wax; Capt. Alexander S. Williams, ‘the first “‘czar” of the New York 'E.!\ll;egrg— loin. left a nef estate of eénly §13.49. Wiliiams’ cheistaned e Tegderiofh - British salvage companies are al- ready working out plans to recover at the after the war fortunes lying bottom of the sea in torpedode ships. Otto Praeer, second assistant to the postmaster-general, anndunced that steamers for the first-time are car- rying parcel post to relieve the con- gestion. Fourteen steamboats in River were swépt away the Ohio when huge ice floes. above the Paducab broks and jce released the vessels from their moorings. The House merchant marine and fisheries committee reoprted tavorably on the plan for the President to de- scribe a war zone around the ship- building plants. Residents of a small village near Ashford, England, boasting only nine inhabitants, have been warned by the Government against “colecting in a crowd in case of an air raid.” At the annual meeting at Hartford of the Connecticut Humane society the following officers were re-elected: President, Rev. Willilam DeLoss Love; secretary, Miss Mary A. Laily. Joseph Dolsill .—1_17_07 Chicago, is undergoing the process of thawing out in New York, following a four-day ride in a réfrigerator car. The heat is being applied by a friendly vard- master. More than a score of persons were killed in a series of explosions fol- lowed by fire which destroyed the al- cohol_refining plant and the primary building of the Pioneer Furnfce Co. at Marquette, Mich. A. Pasguelli, one of three boys who ran’ away irom the American School for the Deaf at Hartford, was killed by a train about-three miles. from Stafford. - The boys. were attempting to walk to Springfield. Fish skins for shoes is the promise as the result of experiments made at Newark, N. J.. with the skins of the whale porpoise and sturgeon. It is predicted that the price of shoes will take a 50 per cent. drop. The Washington = menument was placed in the class of amusements falling under the Fuel Administration’s order. Tuesday visitors desiring to see the view from itz top will have to walk up the 500-foot stairway. Two soldiers, John Linke, 19 years old, of Torrington, Conn., and Wilbur Perry, 20 years old, of Brooklyn, were given’ sentences of four to seven and one-half years for holding up persons with their army revolvers. C. S. Thompson, who has just re- signed from the American Defense So- ciety, has written in a book that “13 German spies were killed in the Unit- ed States” and that “emmunition was bein shipped abroad for ememy use” was called before the Grand Jury. Private Leroy Tyers, Compeny H, 48th infantry, regular army, was kill- ed at Newport News, Va., yesterddy by a bullét from a rifie which another coldier was unloading-in his quarters beneath the room occupied by Tyers. Tyers enlisted ffom New Jersey. two Marian Chapman, 54 years old, an employe at the Smith & Cooley mill, | Stafford Springs, was crushed to death between a floor and an elevator he was operating -alone. He, leaves a widow, one daughter and three sons, one of whom is in the United States army. New Brazilian Naval Commander. Rio Janeiro, Jan. 30.—Admiral Pe- dro Pronti-has_been appointed _the commander of the Brazilian ‘leet which will co-operate with the allies im LARGE SECTIONS OF THE EAST ARE. FACING A COAL FAMINE Result of Further Hampering of Railroad Transporta- tion by Yesterday's anw and lce Storms 'PENNSYLVANIA SEABOARD IN WORST CONDITION There Are Indications That Many Industries Will be Forced * to Stop Operations for a Few Pays for Lack of Fuel— Preferential Treatment of Coal Shipments for Domestic Consumption, for Ships and Industries is to be 'Con- tinued—Mr. McAdco Has Promised to Rush the Rail Movement of Coal to New England—The New Zone - System of Distributing Coal Will be Put Into Effect Next Week. Washington, Jan..30.—Large sections Virginia, where floods still restricted ine within | (ransportation seriously. ¥loods in 9 Guieil sk i i the balance of the country, which had the next few days as a result of fur- been feared yesterday, were postponed ther hampering of railroad transporta- |by continuing cold weather. tion by today’s snow and ice storms. Reports reaching the railroad and fuel administrations tonight showed New The plight of New England was @is- cussed with Mr. McAdoo by-Fuel Ad- ministrator Garfield and J. J. Stor- row, fuel administrator for that sec- tion. Mr. McAdo) promised to rush the rail movement of coal to the north- east, and eald he believed the supply would be sufficient to prevent a gem- eral suspension of industries. Mr. Storrow was not so hopeful. He explained that the interference with the hauling of coal from Hampton Roads by vessel, because of the pref- erence given government ships held there for coaling, had cut New Eng- land’s normal supply from that soutee to almost nothing in the last few days. Arrangements have been made to start the movement again. ! More moderate weather at Hampton Roads the' last few days has helped England, parts of Pennsylvanla and districts along the Atlantic seaboard in worst condition and there were in- dications that many industries would | be forced to stop operations for a few days for lack of fuel. Already the railrcad administration has done all possible to meet the emergency, it Was said, and develop- ments must depend almost entirely on weather conditions. Forecasts of these gave no_basis of hope, for snow was promised for most of the country east of the Mississippi tomorrow. ‘No new orders for a general indue- trial shutdown are planned by the fuel administration, but the preferential treatment of coal shipments for do- of the mestic consumption, for ships and ‘es- sential industries will continue. . An extension of the freight embargo might be considered by the nu‘lrg:d ad.mini:- |- tration assist. railroads to/ move eoi!.m ; it »,Is&o ‘explained;, except sfor’the fact’ that very little general freight ‘is now - being ‘accepted . for indicated that the westbound move- ment of freight today was nearly 10 per cent. under that of _vesterday. Most of this was coal. The retum movement of empty coal cars to mjn- ing districts was slightly better, ex- cept in West Virginia, Kentucky and P Reports. 1o Director General M=Adoo thaw coal formerly frozen in cars and assisted the dumping and coaling of | vessels. . Weather conditions and railroad congestion have 4nterfered seriously with shipbuilding activities, according 1o reports today to the shipping board. Deep snow has made it impossible f . to keen.at work, In addition, f gx’!m» congestion - Has, curtailed™ supply of materials to great exte and some shipyards are entirely with- out materials. The new zone system of distributing coal will be put into effect next week. but officials do not believe that it will effect much saving of handling at firt. BIG SHIPMENT OF COAL DESTINED FOR BOSTON Fleet of Fifty Stearners, Schooners and Barges at Hampton Roads. Washington, Jan. 30.—in response to an urgent appeal from J. J. Storrow, New England fuel administrator, the shipping board tonight directed that coal piers at Hampton Roads DOrts | ports, give complete right of way of loading during a 72 hour period: beginning to- morrow morning to a fleet of fifty steamers, schooners and barges wait- ing there to take coal for Boston. At the same time Director General McAdoo instructed the railroads to give priority tomorrow to twelve coal trains of 25 cars each to supplement the usual movement of coal to New England and to meet emergency de- mands at Boston, Secretary Daniels ordered the commandant of the navy yard there to turn over 5,000 tons of bituminous to the city fuel adminis- trator. GULLS BEST SUBMARINE DETECTORS IN THE WORLD. A Plea for Their Protection Made by E. H. Forbush, Ornithologist. Boston, Jan. 30.—A. plea for the pro- tection of gulls, described as the best submarine detectors in the world, was made today by Edward H. Forbush, state, ornithologist, at a legislative hearing on a bill' providing for the extension of the . closed season)’ on waterfowl. “Airplanes see the gulls and signal for the. destroyers to come and take care of the submarines,” Mr. Forbush said, “Fhe guils follow submersibles to pick up refuse, and so they are sure to_detect thé presence of such craft.” Mr, Forbush defended the gulls when asked if they should not be kill- ed because they destroy. ecallops. He said the scallop supply had not been was no greater than that of other shellfish. 66,000 OFFICERS TURNED * OUT IN TRAINING CAMPS. 11,000 Will Be Thi Graduated from the Series. Washington, Jan. 30.—Army officers today estimated that 11,000 officers will be graduated from the third series of training camps, now in progress, mak- ing a total of 56,000 ‘officers turned out ugh these camps. Commissions whre issued. to 27,341 graduates-of the fizst camp and 17,287 of the second. Complete: statistics _on . the _ third camps, which opened Jan. 5, show that 18,348 ‘men- are under instruction, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR U. §. TROOPS IN FRANCE To Bé Provided by General Federation of Wom Clubs. ‘Washington, Jan. 30.—To provide recreational facilities for - American soldiers on ieave in France, the Gen- eral Federation of Women’s Clubs has created a “war victory commission” which will co-operate with the com- mission on training camp activities in establishing an American rest station behind the battle lines in_ France. Members of the federation will be call- ed upon to'donate $250,000 for the work. The federation's members In Texas started the movement by raieing $30.- reduced and that the advance in prices A SHIP CONTROL COMMITEE HAS BEEN CREATED, With Supreme Authority Over All Shipping Out of American Ports. Washington, Jan. 30.—Creation of a ship control committee, with supreme authority over American, allied and ' neutral shipping out of American ., was announced today by the shipping board. On the committee are P. A. S. Franklin of the International Mercantile Marine, chairman; H. B. Raymond. head of the Mallory and Clyde lines, and recentl put in charge of shipping at New York, and Sir, Cunnop Guthrie, director of British | shipping in this country. Simultaneously the commission re- fused to allow railroads to cancel ex- | isting commodity 1ates on shipments' of less than a carload and _apply higher clase rates, Rail and water rates on shipments by way of Galvestor were authorized ! increased to the level of all rail rates between the east and west. Rates on commodities for export may be raised, according to the com- mission’s decision. HALT IN INQUIRY INTO MEAT PACKING BUSINESS Heney is Going to Chicago to Get Veeder Papers. ‘ Washington, Jan. 30.—The Federal meat packing business came to a temporary halt late today with an an- nouncement by Francis J. Heney, spe- cial counsel, tirat disclosures through examination of the personal files of Henry Veeder, counsel for the pack- ers, made it necessary for him to go to_Chicago immediately. , Hugh Mclsaacs, an examiner fn | charge of the investigation at Chiea- go, telegraphed today that Veeder had. refused to allow him to continue in- | spection of his personal papers and | that he had sealed the vault. Mr. Heney told the commtsston that | he would show Dy evidence already | obtained that Veeder was the brains ' or “clearing ‘house” of the alieged com- bination of packers, and that nothing was done by them witholt consultimg him. 3 EOWBOATS RACE WITH ICE DOWN MONONGAHELA RIVER/ Seeking Shelter From Ice Which Had ! Been Let Loose From Garge. Pittsburgh. Pa, Jan. 30.—Six big | towboats were ~ raving down ! Monongahela river late this afternoon, seeking shelter from a mass of ice which had_been let loosa. when the gorge at Gallitzin, near Monongahels, Pa. gave way, according o reports | reaching river interests here. > They were trying to force a way through the ice field to the coal mines | in the third pool when the zorge be- | gan to move. Forced by the. weight | of, water behind it, it gathered speed with every instant. The Loats had a few minutes' warning, and, hastily turning, put on all speed. A number of coal barges were torn irom their | moorings and a dock at Gallitzin was swept away, while another was dam- | aged. Aerial Attack on Zeebrugge. Amsterdam, Jan. 30.—An aerial at- tack of unusual severity was made on Tuesday afternoon on Zeebrugge, the | German submarine base in_northern Belgium, according to.the Telegraf's frontier correspondent. Trade Commission's inquiry into the S BRI O e T g