Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 8, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 34 POPULATION 29,919 TUSCAIA WAS IN SIGHT OF IRSHCOAST WHEN TORPEDOED Accui'm@latest Reports IGHMS Were W in M%flmg of the Troopshlp m————- “U-BOAT WAS DESTROYED firom»f . Strongly Guarded Convoy Pro- mwm the North Coast of Ireland When | TorpedoFound Its Mark i the Ship’s Boiler Room— \Tlnraindmg of Lifeboats and Rafts Was;Made Haz- Hardous by Tremendous List, and Almost’All the Loss Life-Was Due to That Condition—The Liner Re- “Aflcat Yor Fully Two Hours—Army and Navy e Not Dismayed by the Disaster—They, Are| » ¥Eirnt'tn the Belief That U.Boat Warfare is Being Over- anmnd' still appear to be di- primarily against the cargo craft bound for British ports. Amazement Over Small Loss of Life.|ing As the roll of missing from the Tus- cania dwindled today, expressions of amazementswere heard frequently that One-hundred and one lives were lost of the British troop |rected Dwoflthelflahml! usk Tuesday according to in the torpedeing i report. She souls, inciuding 2,179 United States army mm engineers, supply train men, military police and aero units, and uu first meagre details t inditated that the death list due to o steamer’s sinking might be ly 1, A later estimate nig] Bowtver, £ive 267 end this ‘in turn was lowered to 101 through in- formation obtained by a cos ent of The Associated Press in Ireland and confirmed by the American em- The rescued, there- Among the Amer- crowded transport could be torped- with such comparatively small loss of lifs, The nearness of rescue craft, the fact that the vessel was afloat for urs after a torpedo had ex- [ D ploded in her boiler rooms, ang pos- sibly the proximity of the British coast all were factors in reducing the loss. Army officers say, it mast b& re- membered that the troops. not seasoned vetsrans, .mor men soldiers. of the forestry battafion, supply train and the engimeer train. The fact that most of them were brought safely to dand is accepted as mdem Bowerer, hat there was no Some jumiped overboard, but nanrly all bravelyaetood fast to await Talk r' “Bottling Up” U-Boats. Around the .navy department there was renewed talk tonight of “bottling the ln_nm Many _ officers. Way can be found to hola the U-bonts within natrow Bmite and keep the rent of the seas fres ex-| - raiders Which bassy in London. lean survivors are 76 officers. Was Strongly Guarded. ‘The Tuscania, a liner of 14.348 gross tons, was one of a_strongly guarded econvoy and proceeding eastwrad off the north coast of Ireland when dise The short line was visible from the <*arboard side through the dusk of oncoming night and it Jas from this direction that the lurk- ing German submarine torpedo was seen to pu. h;mtasfly aster overtook her. m at once be- iter boat. Ac- mie . Btiien B a 8] -oward the evident |bear. tacker and dropped y depth bombs that resulted, in the ex- pressive phrase of the submarine hun- térs, in the enemy being “done in.” The expiosion of the torpedo had immediately caused a tremendous list | and made the lannching of Itfeboats | and rafts extremely hazardous in the heavy sea and the darkness. Almost all the loss of life and the sustaining of inuries ocourred condition as there was among the Americans or the crew, and the stricken liner remained afloat for tully two hours, 81l the enemy ecording to the ter might slip (hmu- iean officer who The weight of Awt~ican anti-subma- rine efforts is yet to ‘be' brought to destroyer & Jocation of the - craft proved devices. On this is bl.nrd because of this submarines can ‘before. swmmer. LATEST OFFICIAL REPORTS TO WAR DEPARTMENT Accounted for All Except 113 o the 2,156 American. geold’m ‘Washington, M T—Latest official remtto the :1'1.’ department ‘tonigh accounted for all except 113 of the 2,- 56 American ‘who were on the British liner Tuscania when a submarine sent ber night off the Irish coast. This i belief that the 1y curbed SORROW OVER LOSS OF TRANSPORT TUSCANIA Tempered by Probability That Raider Was Destroyed by a Depth Washington, Feb, 7.—Much satis- faction is found by officials here in the unofficial accounts of the destruc- tion of the British liner Tuscania by & German submarine, which showed that a destroyer, presumably Bril #ave chase to the raider and possibly sank her with a depth bomb. No details of the attack had come tenight from official sources. Sorrow down Tuesday was' not fioal and high hopes thl‘( the loss of life would prove much smaller were built upon cabled saying just 101 men, okt of mqm members ‘of the crew, among the entire force ot -oldmn saflors and pascengers. attempt was i m’m a nltwr the lost or of survivors had and.the indications were that it would be impossible to an- ipounce them all before tomorrow at The rescned were land- 40|20 at widely separated Scotch ports and while all reports tell elaborate arrangements for their care and comfort, urgent instructions L Tepresemtatives of the war, state vy departments that full ‘details of the disaster ang & complete record of the saved be sent at the earliest possible moment tonight had brought ibut meagre responses. Official Report. According to the war department's oficlal report tonight the total miss- ing from the 2,397 persons aboard the The latest despatch en with American troops is by the growing :otal of survivors, and the dominant emotion ameng srmy and navy men now is the desire.to An Isolated c.-. changs thelr opinion tha the sub o= It rine menace is' being 6vercome. The Tuscania incident is regarded as an isolated case, which may serve to de- velop additional methods for Npeu\nx} the undersea crfat and improving the convoy system. Mary devices enter into the battle against the oats, some of which have been evolved by American tvon- | Others have been greatly im- i since the United States entersd the war, and the def apparatus néw installed on American craft is so sueeessful that British craft are heing imdlarly equipped. How U-boats Woerk 2 There have been indications that the T"-boats have learned to fear ity of American craft o locate them ¢ a distance and manoeuver to bring 1 withdn ramge.of llner ‘waa 210, gave this recapttulation: 2,- 043; crew and passengers. 141, total On board—United States troops 2,- crew and passengers 241, total " Missing—TUniteq Slales troops 113; crew and passengers Officials assumed fl:nz an_error in transmission aceounted for ' the dis- mcy in this.despatch’ he submerged ve a depth bomb. moves carefully, far below the nl.rl-a. @epending on mechaaical Ler own engines, the hirking foo also stops, to lie silcnt below unti] the de- strorer moves on again. Werk of a Singla'Submarine. talls as have comedfromyBu- rope indicate that the Tuscania -was torpedced by a single submarine vthh slipped under the advance screen the da. 50'tho Dumber of passen- Shoula haverbeen 141 tmotend Srvey statements nouncements of the numbver saved. Proud Way Troops Behaved. Army officers are proud of the way andipoint to the Sometimes as many as forty vessels make up a convoyed fleet. War department officials wounld say nothing today as to the destination of It was admitted that had been sent for- the Tusconia, Al against Amerfean troop- M’nnumhee-uo.onuu sobitrary, the efforts of the German (Continued on Paget3, Fourth Col) of men.” TEN PAGES—76 COLUMNS _ Cabled T Fiatoe. 6 TG Tt T Paris, Feb. 7—The minister of fi- nance has Dfl)wsed to raise the in- from 1 per cam. to 14 to a despatch to the Exehl.n;s Tele- grap} mpany. cars were used by the -uthorldu ety e fyr lagers, many of whom wore killed or m—— PROSPECTS OF UNEXPECTED S RELIEF TORAILROADS Resulted From Sudden Thawing Wea- ther—Monday Closing Order May be Rescinded Next Week, " Washington, Feb. 7.—Sudden thaw- ing weather today brought! prospects of unexpected relief to rail of the blizzard stricken east. Coal trans- however, still was far ge- low normal. Reuorts to the railroad and fuel ad- ministrations said many coal mines were not sugplied with empty and that trafic was tied up so in principal rail centers that it would tae a week to restore even the same degree of order that prevailed last Labor was more plentiful _today, however, and loading and operations went on faster in most of the country. Coal still was frozen in cars which have been standing in the open for days, this condition being particularly bad at New York and oth- er eastern points, where difficulty’ is being encountered in bunkering ships. Reports from A. H. Smith, regional director of rdilroads in the east, said vesterday's freight movement was about forty per cent below and this applied to coal as well as to general freight. The shortage of fuel in New Eng- 1ang was little relievéd, since the mod- erating weather was slower in reach- that section, and ice in the har- bor at New York hampered movement of coal by water. Conditions in Chesa- peace Bay and Baltimore harbor were reported “the worst ever known” by Mr. Smith, The fuel administration again had umier consideration the absndonment f fuelless Mondays after next week, but today’s reports did not add much to hopes that the industrial suspen- sion order might be rescinded. MOST SEVERE TREATMENT OF SPIES AND ENEMY AGENTS IS Recommended to Congress by the Chamber of Commerce of State of New York. New York, Feb. 7.—Federal legisla- tion compelling “the most ' severe treatment of spies and enemy agents” ht recommended to congress thy excpitive_committes' b the chamber of commerce of. state of New York at a_meeting oo today. The report reads’in part: “The l’r«ment outrages commlfl.ed and the widespread activities of eme- my agents suggest that as yet no suf- ficient punishment has been meted out to spies and plotters to deter others from nefarious engaging in equally “If exdeting federal statutes fail ‘to|" sufficlent penaities: if the rules of ev- prosecutors, idence damper !nrhgi!zhu-myandnr te try courtmartia} and if there are too many agen- cles working at cross purpeses, need- ing co-ondimation or reorganization, congress can and should pass _such acts as would remedy these condi- tions; as would not only enable but compe! the most severe treatment to any or persens found conspir- ing against the property or the pro- gress of the warefforts' of the mna- on.” PRICES OF SOFT COAL RAISED AT THE MINES |’ In Maryland and We: Fuel Administration. Washington, Feb. 7—Prices for bi- tuminous. coal at the mine in Mary- land and in parts of West were raised today b the fuel admin- istration. The increases were: For run of mine from $2 to $2.40; prepared sizes $2.25 to $2.65; slack $1.75 to $2.15. o fields included are the Upper PStcmac, the Cumberland and Pled- mt,mt in Marytand, and those in Mine- Tal ginta. Prices for coal at the mines in the Kenova and Thacker fields in Min- 2o county, the extreme southern part of Wayne county. the extreme north- west part of McDowell county, West|a serious ammonia sl Virginia, and the extreme northern part | consequent curtailment of artificial ice ‘were in- | manufacture next summer were sug- of Buchanan county, Va. Virginia by the Virginia Grant and Tucker counties, and a part of Preston county in West Vir- Men and Matenals ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE Entente. Airmen .on the Italian Front From January 26 to February 6 Brought Down Fifty-six . Machines. 2] Enemy Operations on the western front con- Aisne and Verdun fronts and in Al- sace, and a half dozen farays of the | Germans were ‘repulsed in which the enemy lost men and material. Accord- ing to Berlin, ‘the Geérmans captured prisoners in a raid'in Flanders and in forefiéld engagements in Artois, and a French attack in ' the Champagne Rome reports: slight artillery activi- [ty on all the Italian fromt,- but that hostile aircraft. Wednesday morring renewed their bombardments of Italian towns. The number of enemy ma- chines brought.down by the entente airmen on the Italian front, from January 26 to February 6, was fifty- six. Sl Lt NEW YORY ‘MOTORCYCLE POLICEMEN VINDICATED They Were Charged With Accepting Gratuities From “Persons = Under Arrest. i, New York, Feb. 7.—Two .motorcycle policemen charged with unlawfully accepting gratuities from persons whom they -had arrested were freed of the. charges in the criminal branch of the supreme court today. One of them, Thomas J. Kerrigan was acquitted by a jury after he had declined to put in any defense. The other, Willard A. ‘Helms, had been placed on trial while the Kerrigan jury was out, and Jus- tice Goff immediats ordered the jury to find a s/allar verdict in bhis case. Tt was due to the failure of Former Police Commissioner Bugher to bring Kerrigan, Helms and several other ‘members of the etropolitan motor- cycle squad to trail before him that Mayor Hylan requested Bugher's res- ignation. The charges against all the motor- cycle policemen were the outcome of mu;a...(qn of Mmmutmg (he nmmex Mnt yéar of Ruth{ e 1ed and bariog by e eni 1n ‘hig bicycle. shop in | city, “ANdgations were then made that “motoreyele’ policemen’ who fre- quented . Cocchi's shop often arrested automobilé spesders and then let: them g0 or ‘summoned. them -to court for slighter offenses than they had, co: mitted in cdxisideration for money. tips and other bribes. SHIPS FOR HOLLAND ARE NEEDED IMPERATIVELY. Supplies from the Outside World Cut Off to an Alarming Extent. An Atlanitie Port. ¥y Holland_are needed imperatively, Au- gustus Phillips, Holland’s new minis- ter to the United States, said upon arrival here today on the Dutch steam- ship Nieuw Amsterdam. He declared one of the important aims of his diplo- matic duties woyld be consummation of arrangements ‘which would enable Holland to obtain more shipping as lack of this had cut off supplies from the outside world te an extent so down all oyer the country. Food and fuel are needed chiefly, Mr.” Phillips said, not only for the Dutch people but for the hundreds of thousands of French and Belgjan refu- gees and the interned war prisoners of English and German nationality. Food e declared. Mr. Phillips estimated that about 70 or 80 tch vessels, aggregating 600,000 tons, - were on the American side of the Atlantic. The Nieuw Am- sterdam was .the first Dutch ship to cross the ocean from Holland in many ‘weeks. POSSIBILITIES OF AN AMMONIA SHORTAGE May Cause C«Ra)mcn( of Artificial lee Mlmfwlflh ‘'Washington, F‘Qb 1- —mmnmn;; of creased as follows: for run of mine |gested by the.food administration to- from $2 to $2.40; prepared sizes from |night in reply to reports that groduc- $2.25 to $2.40; ucreenlna $2.15. TO CLOSE SCHOOLS IN $LT5 THE STATE NEXT-WEEK In All Towns of More Than 5,000 Pop. ulation—Fuel Administratr's App Hartford, Corm., Feb. 7.—Asa re~ the desperate coal situation in |4 Connecticut Thomas W. Russell, fed- eral fuel administrator for this state, today issued ‘an appeal to the school authorities of cities and towns in Con- necticut which have a population of more than 5,000 according to 1910 cen- sus to close the school houses in their communities, all next week as a coal conservation measure. In making this Russell; said he was do- ing it in the hope that the response womld be such that it would not be formal to heat school. houses in those cities and towns from February 11 to February sult of ¢ appeal Mr. necessary for him to issue a order prohibiting the use of fuel 16, inclustve. FURTHER CURTAILMENT More Trains Monday. Boston, ment of passenger service was an- nounced by lhe Naw York, New Ha- Railroad tonight, in it i Sratan o after af freight to|tion is ample. OF PASSENGER SERVICE New Haven Road to Discontinue Nine —~—A further ecurtail- improved and the mntlnul!d lw ‘Wwith the situation said: mmumofmlood adminis- tration was called to_articles appear- ing in various New York newspapers by which it is indicated that have as large as possible a harvest ofmlummmymbh artificial fce. shortage of ALL SHIPYARDS ARE feet,” the | Finnish Railway Authorities Have Re- semmcusflnmminmate Ships. for | s alarming that industries were closing | prices have doubled in recerit months, | A mment dealing ity jand operating expenses were $2.361.- ~ | TO SPEED UR TRAINING - | Trained Artillerymen Are to Be Dis- mmb&hghkenm Qn'buhdhmmlhn New Recruits. SUPPLIED WITH TIMBERS: ‘which P AT of field artillery, although no legal au- More: than 2260,000 women are do- ing men’s work in England. | toBlanket Authoriy | GIVING- PRESIDENT POWER TO REORGAN{IZE FEDERAL AGENCIES increased $2.10 a'ton in price. Gormun prisoners liberated in Rus- sia_are moving wwu-d Petrograd. The uan.lrvltlvl press urged the resignation of the Swedtah Cabinet. BY THE REP. MEMBERS In' the House, 1n Defense of Baker, nm«fn Mason, Rep, Sai “For-God’s Saks Let's Quit Fighting| Each. Other and Fight the Kaiser” er July 1924, Washington, Feb. 7.—A move in-the senate by republican members in o) position of the new administration bill giye to President wusgg a co-ordinate government agencies, a speech in the hfl. by Representative Glass of Virginia denouncing critics of the government and temporary sus- pension of senate debate were today’s developments in-the controversy over ‘war machinery reorganization. Republicans to Confer Tomorrow Morning. A conference Saturday morning of republican senators—the first held since the United States entered the war—was called late today by Repub- lican Leader Gallinger to consider thé new bill President Wilson eent to the senate yesterday. Bitter opposition to the measure s expected openly by{put republigans and privately by several crew of 10 men. indorsed -the' Atbany - bill men’s. heaith insurance. constitutional amendment. The of names two the Canadian casualties list. and apples are $15 a bushel. pfees axe 15 istration. The republicans also expect to con- | York, averted a panic in a fire there. sider joint action on the administra- tion measure to create a war finance corporation which is being urged by Secretary McAdoo and. upon other ad- ministration legislation. . Several Senators Planning Addresses. ‘With the Overman bill injecting a new and unexpected element into the | controversy, several senators planning addresses on the committee's war eabinet and munitions director bills postponed them and the senate held but a.brief session without re- $100,000. jured in a. ibou,’! louble _collision on ord and denied Sepator Chamberlain’s declaration that the war departmept had broken down. ' He detailed army achievements and declared ten times ‘more troops had been sent to France than had been expected. Quit Fighting and, Fight the Kaiser. Representative Mason, republican. of Tilinois, who followed Representative | Glass, ‘told the house he a;;'lomlrer}dSeg- L ‘Baker as a:manswho could ad- ms.mku hui been made xr&o:xlu Ml‘@fll‘ ngmné ench other and t the kaiser.” While waiting for Secretary Baker's | trai information. regarding tonange . avail- able for transportation of troops to Furope, the senate military commit- {tee today resumed its war inquiry, ex- amini; ‘Wheeler, act- domestic purposes in Watertown, ministrator. of mutinies. fluc. the vessel. [The F lation ‘of his order. nounced that ‘war expenses in 1918. The quick assets exceed tl clusive of capital st claims, by $5,390,322. plogives production When Secretary Baker will reapper hefore. the committee has not been decided. FHis next testimony in-con- nection’ with the prospects of shipping troops to France, Senator Chamberiain said, probably will be in secret ses- Another public hearing, how- , is probable later. Overman Bill Comes Up Monday. Consideration of the new .bill. au- thorizing the' president to reorganize and co-ordinate government bureaus and ‘agencies will begin next Monda: Senator Overman plans to have a ju diciary sub-committee appointed. to hold hearings. army cantopments. . only. not have (o bear. arms. Secrefary, D. proposal to name one-of the They Gardner of Massachusetts. The base storehous clothing was damaged by fire. RAILROADS LAST YEAR EARNED ABOUT $958,000,000. i SR whereby About the Amount the Government Will Have to Pay the Roads This France will g00ds {0’ the American troops. 1917 earned about $958,000,000, which is near the amount the government will have to pay the roads this year as compensation under national op- eration. This was indicated by fis- ures on revenues, expenses and income of all roads earning more than $1,000,- 000 last year, available today in nun- official computations based on. inter- state commerce, commission reports for eleven ‘months' and an estimate for December. : The sum the government will have to'pay the roads under the bill pend- ing in congress is estimated at $945 - 000,000 by Chairman Smith of the senate committee having the railroad bill in charge. Figures for 1917 show that if railway income continues to decline as it has in recent months the government will face ‘a deficit in-making its compensa- tion pawments, augmented by in- creases in wages and the constantly rising cost of materials and supplies. Compared with the estimated income of $958,000,000 last vear, the figures for 1916 was $1087533.000; for 1815, $716.476.000: for 1914, $692,330,000; and for 1913, $§16,510,000. Last year the total reventies from raliway operations was $4,038,000,000 situation permits a mail service Judge Thomas F. Fen ma, a member of the triet. in charge -of Jersey. structed the Russian minister at Lo; citizens. department. 24, hanged herself yesterday in 000, leaving a net revnue of $1,- 000,¢ Max Linger. 177,000,000, been in ill health. The House OF FIELD ARTILLERY.| the Administration railroad bill road-owned plebaum. a New York sugar. TO REGULATE PRICES general position in effect is that of chief exists for the post. He will distribation of trained n_among the new recruits Draw Up Definite Agreements. ‘Washington, Feb. ' 37.—Representa- mfitmummm&. er a conference with food adminis- EXPELLED FROM PETROGRAD? ceived That Report. krad and lhnt they have already de- rted. There is mo confirmation of Clnndmn newsprint paper has been The Senate ylmd the soldiers’ and sailors’ moratorium bill unanimously. A loan of $155,000,000 has been ex- tended to France by the United States. Adelbert K. Fischer of Philadelphia as interned for the duration of the Senator. Shepard of Texas, introduced a bill to.make Hawaii “bone dry” aft- The Cross Rip Lightship is in grave peril in the ice off Nantucket, with a The :New York Federation of Labor for work- The Maryland legislature has prac- tically ratified thie federal prokibition Americans wounded and one gassed appeared on Shoes in-Persia are from $18 to $30 a pair, flour is' 364 a hundred pounds Mm'x‘dfi will s;)on ‘;b; -ratoning plan Food" Afithin! democratic ~ leaders. There' were{ ' . e—— . t\:enty-flve signatures on the call for['_Miss Annie Kerr, head nurse in the republican conference, Ward 28, Bellevue Hospital, New- The Great Eastern Food Co.'s stor- age warehouse at Patterson was de- stroyed by fire, which caused a loss of Four. pessons were killed and 12 in- . Aroostogk Rullroad at Car- Food Admi l’lr-tor Hoevur ordered that speculation in green coffee on the New York Coffee Exchange be dis- newal of the debate. continued. In the house Representative Glass praised the administration’s war rec- Only soft coal is to be used for N. Y., by order of the County Fuel Ad- Eight former Greek officials, five of whom were former ministers of the Cabinet. were arrested as the result call in Dr. Gorham Bacon and Au American steaier, imbedded in|Fred d"on .the . Ni d mgup,e.wmup‘:m Amm» Fled that sbiling t-hdy. cigars/and cigarettes on ins on fuelless -Mondays is a vio- The Fr'nbh Minister of lem an- an additional tax of 361,000,00 francs must be levied for Aetna Tlpouvupcumnny‘n lities, ex- k" and disputed Quakers. and ‘Seventh' Day Advent- ists of draft age will be ordered tfi wil nuln disapproved of a new de- stroyers after the late Representative of the naval reserve force at Newport, R. I, con- taining a large stock of food =~ and An agreement has been reached be- tween France and the United States supply canned Vont. One American soldier was kifled and e eight - slightly wounded" in action on Washington, Teb, 7T—Raflroads in|the night of Feb. 3 General Persh- ing reported to the War Department. The British postmaster-general an- nounced that as soon as the military by airplanes will be instituted n Europe. il, of Elmi- tate Court of Claims; was nominated a public ser- vice commissioner for the second dis- Joseph P. Tumuity, secretary to the president. “urged Governor Edge in a letter to have the school teachers put the elections in New The Belsheviki government has in- don to protest to_the. British govern- ment ‘against the drafting of Russian Sapsetary BaTBOL oled - on il Amcricans having ‘property or other interests in enemy countries to report their nature and extent to the state Blanche A. Dros, of New York, aged the cellar of the home of her sister, Mrs. in ~ Meriden. She had Interstate Commerce committee approved amendments to re- taining the state’s power to tax rail- property. Suspension of his .license for 24 (Washington, Feb. 7.—To speed up | hours was imj by the foed ad- expansion ry | ministration. yesterday on Phillip Ap- grocer, with asking extortionate prices for OF EGGS AND POULTRY Representtatives of ' Each Trade to property of the city fifty years Sl T OO ROOSEVELT'S CONDITION S He Was Operated on Wednesday For Fistula Abscesses in Both of His Ears Mrs. Richard Derby. New York, Feb. 7.—Colonel Theo- dore Roogevelt was resting easy to- night in Roosevelt hospital, was operated on vesterday la_and abscesses in both of where he for fistu- his ears. The physicians in attendance upon the former president in a bulletin is- sued at nine o'clock this ev/ning, said they were “very hopeful about his pro- gress, but are unable to say positive- ly until tomorrow whether further op- erations will be necessary.” The bulletin follows: Martin and Dr. Duel consulted over Colonel Roosevelt at eight o'clock. They found that the active symptoms from the acute inflammation of his in- ternal ear were subsiding without any ‘untoward developments. They feel ry hopeful about his progress, but are unable to say positively until to- morrow will be necessary’ ‘whether % further operations A sudden development of inflamma- tion in the inner left ear was respon- sible for the hurried calling of a con- sultation of specialists during the day. This resulted in the issuing of a state- ment which in effect characterized the colonel's condition as “serious, but not critical.” issued by the physicians, but the fol- lowing note was made public by Col- onel Roosevelt's private secretary: No formal statement was “Colonel Roosevelt has an abscess in both ears which were operated on yes- terday ed a com ing inflammation had developed from his left ear into this internal ear. This rnoon. The colonel pass- o night but this morn- oon it was found advisable to Fred Whiting, eve and ear specialist, who w into. comsultation with Dr. o sar spectalist, m operation yester- Walton Martin, the IMPORTANCE OF LABOR OF SHIPYARD WORKERS ls to Be Impressed Upon Them by Members.of National Security League. New York, Feb. 7—Shipyard work- ers are to be impressed. with the im- portance of-their labors‘in the nation’s war plans through the organization at ship yards throughout the country of branches of .the league in which they will be enrolled as members, it was decided today at a meeting here which the 'league an- nounced was attended by representa- tives of the largest shipbuilding inter- ests in the United States. national security A committee to bring the organiza- tion of .these branches of the league was appointed. The workers will be addressed by prominent speakers and literature will be distributed to them in which it will be made clear how vital is the shipbuilding industary to. the winning of the war. RAVAGES OF U-BOATS ARE BEYOND COMPREHENSION Brainbridge Colby So Stated Address in Chicago. Chicago, Feb, 7.—German subma- in an rines during a single month destroyed as much ocean-going tonnage as the United States turned out in one year prior to the war, and their ravages are beyond our comprehension. This was the statement made in an before_the Iroquois club today by Brainbridge Colby of New York, member of the United States Shipping board. More ships were the weapon he suggested to combat the subma- rines, which he termed a “devil's wea- pon, wielded by a devil's crew.” “Although the increased efficiency of the destroyer patrol since America's entrance into-the war has checked the submarine’s ravages somewhat, it is not an exaggeration to say that it probably will destroy in the present vear as much tonnage as England and America together launch,” he added. can build and BOY SCOUTS TO STAND AT SALUTE AT 8.15 TONIGHT And Pledge Anew Their Allegiance to the Stars and Stripes. New York, Feb. 7. tomorrow evening, Boy Scouts all over the country will rise; stand at salute. | repeat the scout oath and pledge anew their allegiance to the stripes. This ceremony will mark the eighth anniversary of the organiza- At 8.15 o'clock stars and tion. originally to Imculcate the Formed virtues of loyalty and manliness in the boys of the country, the Boy Scouts have, sinee the United States entered the war, carried out many import- aat missions for the federal govern- ment. They have sold Liberty Bonds, brought war savings stamps to the attention of a multitude of people and distributed ‘literature issued by the committee on public information: NEW YORK CITY IS TO HAVE A “TOWN BELL” Which Became the Property of the City Fifty Years Ago. New York, Feb. 7.—New York will have a “town bell.” A bell weigh- M 1500 pounds which became the ago when the old village of Tremont was annexed will be hung in the new clock the | tower being built to replace the burn- ed one on City hall. It will strike the g the innovation today, Ihlb.hopeditwmldbeflmpelhd to efl'inb a great American victory, to celebrate peack. tion Will Be Necessary—A Hurried Call For a Consul tation of Specialists Yesterday Was Due to a Sudden Development of Inflammation in the Inner Left Ell‘— In a Suite Near the Colonel's Room, in Roosevelt Hos- pital, Are Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and surgeon attending Colonel Roosevelt. In their opinion no further operations were indicated at present. condition is serious nothing more ‘is 0 be done than careful observation for the present.” Two hours after their arrival physicians left the hospital. After laving undergone a minor op- eration for fistula at his home in Oys- ter Bay about a week aso, Roosevelt came to New York that he might be in_closer touch -\ ici Tuesday night at his ho- tel he was seized with a secondany hemorrhage and Wednesday, on the . advice of Dr. Walton Martin, under- went another operation afterwards a speCialist also removed an abscess from each of his Altogether the operations last- d less than two hours and ‘Wednes- day night was passed by the former president in comparative ease. Today, however, the attending flyb sicians discovered the development of inflammation in the inner ear, said that for the, would be done exeept the maintenance of a careful observation of the patient. In_a suite mear the colonel’s are Mrs. Roosevelt, Longworth and Mrs. Richard Derby. . During. the day there were scores 1! callers at Roosevelt hnapnu them George W. Straus and John Purroy Ml!&hd m— er mayor of New York. None of were permitted to see the colonel. Longworth is doing the talking for In addition, scores of tel- Dr. | ezrams and notes of inquiry: friends throughout the received at the hospital during the. Fowers and baskets of fruit alse delivered there for Colonel TROOPS ARE TO BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR PARADES In Towns and Cities Near Their Tnl- ‘Washington, Feb. 7.—Troops of the reguiar, mational guard and natiomal army divisions will be made. availa~ ble for parades or reviews in towns or cities near their training centers to the fullest possible extent. hereaft- er under an order issued todsy by Secrotary Baker. The secretary’s memorandum -af- ! dressed to the chief of staff says: “Reports which come to the depaft= ment from the regular army, national guard and national army camps show the remarkable improvement —which. has been made in the physique, bear- - ing and spirit of the men called to the “The country has a deep interest in /[its soldiers and is entitled to see them, in_their military organizations when- ever an opportanity can be afforded without prejudice to_their continuing i 1 would, therefore, be glad to have you issue a general ord to all commanders asking themy avail themselves of opportunities for reviews and parades in regiments and larger units in cities near their seva The commanders should be cautioned not to add an unneces- sary burden to the railroad transpor- tation farilities of the country by the taking of troops on railroc2 journeys; but whenever it can be otherwise ar- ranged it is desirable.” Tnder the secretary’s order it s probable that the soldiers will be very ively engaged in parade work on Washington’s Bi V. 3 DECISION ON SEIZURE OF VEEDER DOCUMENTS TODAY. Contest Over Validity Search Warrant Issued. —Judge Landis district court is ex< his decision tomorrow in the legal contest over the validity of the search warrant issued to per: mit the agents of the Federal Commission to seize documentary evi~: dence in the vault of Hepry zeneral counsel for Swift and Com- pany which government attorneys al-: lege was used in the commission of certain felonies by the the United Sta pected to give Today’s :>seion of court was taken up with arzument of counsel will be concluded tomorrow ‘by Attor+ ney John J. Healy, who will close for WAS RUN OVER BY ; HIS OWN AUTOMOB'LE' Jacob Cohen of New Haven Died -H Iruurlu at Hospital, ,Lohen 49 years old, of lbx< city, pres- ident of the Eim City Lumber com- late today at a hospital flered when he was own automobile in West Haven earlier in the day, His" car was stalled at a bad and was being assist truck pushing from the rear. ' The truck started unexpectedly while | Cohen was attempting to crank hil machine and he Was thrown under it, | jone wheel passing over his head and: | fracturing his sku! here 'of injuries run over by hi L Explosion in Powder Factor in Prus- despatch fivm N to' Reuter's, Lim-+ "that an esplosion has oceur- ted in a powder factory at Vohwin-| Prussia. Barmen, in the m # ;