Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 14, 1918, Page 1

S o e than 1600 by mine or submarine d FEDERAL RA![R[]AI] CONT i 1s Opposed to Government Operation of Rallropds 0n|y as a War Measure to Terminate at a Fixed Date e ——i {SPEECHES BY SENATORS M’LEAN AND KELLOGG BY SUBMARINES IN 1917 Nearly Three Times the Tonnage Pro- duced in the U. S. and Great Britain. « Washington, Feb. 13.~Ship tonnage sunk by submarines in 1917 was near- ly three times as great as the total production in the United 'States and { After Announcing That He Would Vote for the Administra- " tion Railroad Bill, Senator McLean Declared That the Present Plan of Government Possession Under Private MlnmthanBeJu:fifid(hlyllleeWhm the Life of the Nation Itself is at Stake—Claimed It Has All the Defects of Government Ownership and |5 NmeoftheBmfihoannte}hugement Under PnnhOmnhp. Washington, Feb. 13.—Debate on the must first administration railroad bill in the sen- with certain daties to the largely to pre- the further fact that this nlnd speeches by Senators x(elloubemohdvrumdumyflmn.hu and McLean, republicans, of no significance. whom announced they would vote hr measure, though they opposed ti and supported go' omumoffinurrlmon: a war measure to Great Britain during that year. ,This ‘Wwas disclosed today by the an- nouncement of Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, in the British house of commons, that Great Britain produced only 1,163,456 tons of uhiDDln& last year. mm niteq States was 901,223 tons; mak- ing a total combined tonnage of 2,- 064, ‘" ‘while sinkings by mflw yen- ‘enerl.fly are reckoned at 6,- Whlle eomplwe figures on construc- fapan, Italy, France and other nations in 1917 are not yet lvlihbk fiicials here do not believe their inkings more than doubléd all new tonnage produced. Both American_and British officials expect a very different story in 1918, 'he United States and Great Britain are speeding up their building programm cials in both vountries have confident- ly predicted that the submarine will be curbeg this Daniels believes that effectual results will be obtained in the early summer, secure a charter, charged te today was confined a Prime Necessity. e e o The railroad is a prime necessity to the people. The government, in order at ato meet this mecessity, has given to the raitroad companies the right io ¢ lake land and comstruct its lines, de- ¢ manding, m return, non-discrimin: “The presept plan of governmen under TR ) e ot Ing rates and accommodations. Justified only at a_tima whon the life of the nation itsell te,” said Senator McLean. “It has oll the defects of Rovern- wnership and none of the benc- ({ly" predicted” ;b‘! by * next An‘n‘ Railroads Private Enterprises. gggmhu ’l:‘med.t'l'm pveror. There are instances of large pub- lic grants to railroads and there are instances of large public grants other private enterprises. Millions of acres have been practically away, and properly so, the farmers who have settled the great west. the railroads havi pay ‘two prices fo- the land they have purch: The claim that railroad n Property, thmlxh private, is charged ™ with obligations to the public, from which other private enterprises However, he pre- The output of ship tonnage in the United States in 1918 has been vari- ously estimated at from 2,500,000 tons | A: to 4,000,000 tons, with shipping board officials confident that at least 3,500, 000 tons will be completed. No esti- mate of Great Britains output hn been received, but that country y increase its figures. Japan’s operations hampered by lack of steel but thh handicap is expected soon to be over- come ang that country also is expect- ed to increase its output this year are hllfldlnl few over the railrcads was unnec- and as great results would boen accomplished hld the lv\' adequate co. I.Lhflwlhmnflnxth.m ition. _In view of the fact that the ‘who later on may desire to qtnpbehm(baym-thawumat Senator McLean, in explaining the “°Gn o \opposition to government centrol. in . | operation of raliroads sai u.mu- 'ucu.n'. Vim e Other countries Will be pari- emment has mot box in the near A% & member of the Com- ) og ie, orms and ‘Washington, Feb. 13. — mfimmry consideration was given by the senate today to the agricultural appropriation bfl] increased by the senate commit- tee $11, 11(.,5 ,000 over the house total of Ealll'tlng for, Washimgton, issued enough to insure constantly Rl St production. You cannot mml men to do business at a ln-. The war necessity muny sacrifices in ife md mty but when you destroy the sources of the probable necessity cf |!I°0me, You insure the loss of the war. What England and France Did. and mont brutal and best equipped | oot S loc iy ra0c army in history. We know that unless strength of our army and the armies of our allles is sustained|; Tighest possible point of ef! clency the result may be disaster, which the history of self-governmer.t will be writtén in failure Th Prime Necessity. and. sufficient trahsporta. of the rallroads of the gounmtry. Only Possible Justific: only possible ‘Mustification 'for the dill reported by the committee is the fact that it is a war measure. We Principal _committee weré elimination of the appropriation “demand jof $242,000 for' free seed distribution by members of congress. which is ex- pected to be re-inserted as doubling . of the $250,000 ion for flghflmz tuberculo- and aniincrease from |J! “”M to $750,000 in the item for ccombatting the cattle tick. New appropriations added by m} - |senate committee were $250,000 re- spectively for establishing vegetable fldydflm‘ plants at state .agricul- colleges and to be distributed. as prl.ud by the secretary of agriculture encourage foodstuff production. The commmns also proposed $50,000 for a flour experimental mill in Washing- ducted.in an umicable spirit without any factional division and with the} did it in the one sure made prices a aoeohdxry asd raised passe: nn the outbuck of the war and she al- so_realized that enough wheat at $3|tural a bushel would be much cheaper than no wheat at $2 a bushel. I do not|to care how patriotic the producers are, they el.mlnt produce It a loss for any h the great prime necessity in|the products of labor wfix be high. As usiness of waging war, a necessi- |we are ail con: ty which cannot be met without uni*y |of us are producers, high prices can of action and perfect co-operation, and | be end\lrm‘l it this, in turn, cannot be had unless the |* Power to secure it is placed beyond ‘n- terference by private interests. As a war measure, to confer upon the president all 'he power and latitude of action neces sary to enable him to make fair an agreements with the car- riers for the use of their properties during the war emergenccy, and for period thereafter long enough to per- it the carriers to readjust selves to peace conditions. Means Permanent Ownership. To extend the operation of this act S until congress shall otherwise order would be to give this law all the per mancy and length of life that it is pos- sible for congress to give to any law, and considering the case with which attempts to repeal this law could be doll!.d and ultimately the conclusion - that "mt who vote against fixing a time within which this act shall cease to operate, vote for the permanent gov- esrmment ownership of the railway sy: tems of the country, ¢ ¢ Cites New England Roads. secure vertical that York dlleco! everything ‘that 1t is possible the New Yo l.n Ay and nearly all|CHARGED WITH DESERTING AND EMBEZZLING $7,000 has been western treasurer several ———— ] terms, was elected treasurer by a vote they are - relative. Lieut. FM H. Hall United States Infantry. San Francisco, Callf., Feb. 13.—Lieu- tenant Robert: H. Uniteq States Infantry, was arrested today on charges of deserting and in _express money inou. Record of Railroads. of . thiex Shch We must not forget that the record of the railroads prior to their rerula,» tion by comgress and the states For_years the of raflroads furnished lpeeuMu adventure uncqualled history. For years the railroad was considered the chief material need of growing . America. became almost a mania. Great finan- cial risks were taken. Millions were lost, as well as made. tated that the total investment in railroads has returned a .dividend of Jess than 2 1-2 pet cent' With the completion of the Union Pacific and the great trunk lines of the cast came the comsolidation era. As the possi- biiities and the advantages of combi- 7|nation and cooperation in transporta- jon apparent prices were paid for the stock of com- peting and contributing lines. In the east, trolley lines and terminals and % hotels were bought and built at ex- travagant cost. Ambitious managers lost their heads in their eagerness to and horizontal monopo- embezzling $7,000 embezzlement charge and the police said he refused to discuss the ‘desertion His arrest followed ‘advices from _the sheriff of Little Rock, A: bad been_stationed. When Hall was apprehended, his wife cave the guthorities a ring valued the police reported, €he wish~d to possess nothing pur- chased with stolen money. QUICK JUDGMENT FOR ENLISTMENT DISCOURAGERS )L.:oting the of pro-Ger- It has been Ark., where Hall at 400, saying, ‘manism Frank and C. H. Holm of St. Paul |mies did not question his- present Each Fi Md $100. Americani St. Paul, Mlnn.. Feb. 13. New Haven Road, and New England, will prefer a permnant the order of the day. guarantee of tion in rates was To get a low fixed [rate, one must play poker with the o and maintenance to a return |cal mmnr and let him win. gl Sentiment Against the Carrier, Naturally the public did not take to ing declared they were ignorant of the contents - of sealed envelopes 't | they distributed June 3 about St. Paul, and -which, the state charged, con- tained an attack on the the selective draft. e setmm 7|TO FINANCE HARVESTING OF CUBAN SUGAR CROP er returned or-kept.in iside poeket. sm.“lsxmwn ‘that ad fuu'nd safety iy complete chanxe ot naily congress took.a hand ue time -the other extreme Rates were fixed ,and No Economic Didmdku was reached. There is no oeonnmle distinction in rate pooling was prohibited. Competi- services rendered by a com- [tion ‘was made mandatory and com- gnon carrier and the public service | binations forbidden. producer of . Gther| within a short time that the Caban loan of $100,000,000 to finance he bar- was forecast statement issued here tonight b’ t.he International Sugar Committee. It -was intimated that New York teribed $60,000,000 and that the bal- ance probably would be f¢ forthcoming from Chicago, Philadelphia, New Orleans and other cities. Historic Church Destroyed. Qneb-r, Feb. 13.—The historic was rich in relics daf R, the first daf's of t WILL HAVE A FREE HAND TO BRING ABOUT.HARMONY Recommendations of the Old Exm tive Committee for an Advisory Com mittes of .Women and Continuing the Old - Hughes Committee Were Ignored. e st .. /Mo, Feb. 13—Will H. Hays flm elected chairman .of the r'p\lbucan national committee here this afternoon, will-have a Are¢ hand in bringing about harmony for the next- attack on the democratic citadel, to committeemen who committee make a clean job of providing the party with new leadership. A, T. Hart, representing Kentucky, sald that from what he knew of Hays' energy it would not be long before the committee was called together to act with the chairman in selecting @ new | executive committee. Old Executive Gommittee Ignored. The recommendations of tbe old executive committee calling for an ad visory committee of Woraen and con- tinuing the old Fughes campsign co; mittee, were ignored, it was said. in order not to bind Mr. Hayes ir any way as to his staff. There was considerable objection to eliminating -the matter of the co mittee; of the women, but Rudolph- K. WORD RECEIVED FROM NATIONAL FUEL AMM‘I‘A‘"ON New ' England ~ Fuel - Storrow Has Called for a Conference of State Fuel Administrators to Sub- mit Question of Continuing Closing Cird-ru -in New England. — i Boston, Fem. 13.—A cafl for a con- ference of the fuel administrators of all the New England states was sent out by telegraph tomight by James J. Storrow, New. England fuel adminis- trator. 'This action followed the re- ceipt of word ‘from Washington that the nationa]l fuel administration had suspended the heatless Monday holi- days but had left the way. open for their continuance in New England, where' the coal situation is stili criti- cal. At the confe which will be held either tomorrow or Friday, Mr. Storrow will lay the entire situation before the state fuel administrators for a decision on the question of con- tinuing the Monda¥ closing orders in this section of the country. Coal Diminishing in New England. Figures of coal movements report- ed at the fuel administrator’s office show, that the flow of coal into this territory is not equal to that which is being burned each day, so that the amount on hand is steadily diminish- The acuteness of the situation was ing. The supply in this city tonight was only a little over 20,000 toms, equally/ divided between hard and soft fynicka, of Ohio. where woman suf- |¢0al was recently defeated, was sus- tained in his contention that the mat- left to Mr. 'Hays, 0 addressed the ‘Miss Rosalie | York, repre- senting the National Woman’s Suffrage ssociation, and Abby Scott Ba- ker, representing. the Woman’s Party. were not present. They were chiefly interested in obtaining a pledge for the federal amemément and this the committee gave in .adopting the res- olution made public hy ‘the executive rommitiee yesterday. Wilson- Roosswelt- Lincoin. The resclutions pledging support to. the Wilson administration in pressing the war, expressing gratitude for Thegdore Roosevelt and paying trib- ute to Lincoln were also adopted. The resolution presepted 'yesterday by. Mnyor wmlvn Hale Thgrnwm, of fate in'the meatins fior was the. sub- Ject ‘mentioned publicly. Statement by Senator -Penrose. ' Senator Boise Penrose, before d;» the “Repnblicans throughout the country: wiil be sincerely gratified to learn that the national committee adjourned with complete harmos The discussion relating to_the various matters coming before the! committee and particularly to ‘the| i question of the chairmanship was con single view to party unity and party Buccess. Mr. lays has been chairman of the republican state committee of | Indiana in several hard fought bat- tles resulting in republican success and he has the reputation of being one of the best political organizers in the country. He seems to have the peculiar qualifications required at this time and he will have the full co-op- eration of the national committee.” Fred W. Upham Treasurer. Fred W. Upham, of Chicago, who illustrated today when a cargo of 5 100 tons of coal consigned to the American Woolen Company was seiz- ed by the fuel administrator. Only 000 tons was turned over to the wool- the Boston ang Maine railroad, which is said to be in a serious predica- ment. DR. GARFIELD SUSPENDS HEATLESS MONDAY ORDER With the Reservation That It May Be Put Back in Force. Washington; Fep 18—Suspension of the heatless Monday programme was announced today :by Fuel Administra~ tor Garfield with, the: reservation that it be .put back into force before e"‘% weeks’ . pericd expires if .a re- mm of ' bud ‘weather ' brings ~ another | railroad. !.txsn Garfield- Bwl‘ full Mm e closing corder. in nndar their Jurisdiction if in theif opinion circumstances demand jt. Aside from New England, it-was said. there was little probability that It 4 remain in ferce anywhere. In New. Engjand states the prosram may be carried through to March 25 the date originally.se The heatless Mondays were decreed by the fuel administration on January 7 and four have Leen observed in.all states east of the sMississippi except |those south of Virginia. The order v prevailins on everyiwds enforced in the south on three iMondays, but was lifted there last : week. ’ PERSHING CALLS FOR & MORE CHAPLAINS N ool R.commendl an Average of Three fur Each Regiment. ‘Washington, Feb, 13.—General Per- shing has recommended to the war de- |partment that the number of chap- lains in the army be increased for the war to an average of three for each regiment with an additional number assigned in order to be available for such detached duty as may be re- quired. ‘While the conduct of the expedition- ary forces has been excellent, the gen- 0 12 over George R. Sheldon of |eral said, fortitude born of great cour- New York. Edwin P. Thayer, In- diana, was elected sergeant-at-arms to succeed the late William F. Stone. Guy V. Howard, - Minneso! and Charles H. ‘Henning, West ' Virginia, were elected assistants to Mr. Thayer. The election of James -B. Reynolds some time ago as secretary of the com- mittee was “ratified” apparently .o make doubly sure the assurance: that he would remain in' office. Adams -Withdrew After Long Fvght. John T. Adams, who after a iong fight withdrew as a candidate for chairman, leaviug the field to ™ Mr. Hays, was chosen vice chairman at the .same meeting Which made Rey- nolds secretary, but the matter of ratification -did not come up. Mr. Adams was the first candidate in the field for the chairmanship. He edited George W, Perkins with pro- propaganda against him. Even his ene- ism, - but held. that at this time no man who had at any time It took a[showed the least friendship for Ger- district_court jury fifteen minutes to Tany's milltaristic policies could serve return a vérdict of guilty in the cases of Frank and C. H. Holm, charged, under a Minnesota statute, with dis- [were deadlocked until within a half couraging enlistments. Judge Dickson |hour of the meeting. Then he ver- inflicted a minimum’ sentence on each jbally of a $100 fine, the Holm brothers hav- the party as chairman. The pledges for and against him announced his withdrawal; “in the interests of hw.rmony ‘which |PLEADED NOT GUILTY TO CHARGES OF ESPIONAGE principle of |yovor w. €. iLanglotz and Ten Citi- zens of Fayettevile, Tex. Houston, Texas, Feb 18—W. C. l‘gsl mlvur and ten citizens of Ifiternational Sugar Committee is to nm’ near here, pleaded not Issue Loan of n_of $100,000,000. today Mfln the United of es- the dlnh! Germania Ch lnd m%mm bupkers and refiners already had sub- |German flag was displived by mhf take. . ‘With one " exception: all nnm.m eltizens. age and lofty spiritual ideas is re- quired to overcome entirely changes found in France and it is his desire to -surround the men with the best influence possible. It is his purpose, he added, to give the chaplain corps definite and responsible status and to outline, direct and enlarge their work into co-operative and useful aid to the troops. The present law provides only one chaplafh for each regiment, but there i pending in comgress a bill increas- ing that number to one for each 1200 men in all branches of the military establishment. “KING OF THE LOAN BROKERS” IS DEAD Daniel H. Tolman Was Reputed to Have Accumuluhd a Large Fortune Montclair, N. T, Feb, 13—Daniet . Tolman, known d:ruuglmt the coun. try a few years “King of the Fown Brokiora . alod At:ita hise: hete against “loan Tolman at one time had 82 agencies in 27 states and the District of Colum- bia. In mshe“dtflfll!tnn emmed 2 pardon, offering in return- to’ cancel $500,000 in out- loans. The ‘was . de- to charges appeal werp-held under bonds | 7iej°ang Tolman served the sentence, FLOUR SUBSTITUTES ARE cosn.v IN. CHICAGO Bakers There Have Aflun Raised the Price of Bread. Clinten, Jows, Feb. 13.—W. F. 'Coan, [to 10 and 13 cent 10aves to 15 cents, [3 hnu cumon btnker fatllly shot B'ood admiinstration’ officials announc- dis- Coan charged a m) ’Wfihh had been lying |the raise. The church|under the teller's window, the bullet ting as far back |entering his brain. he colony of Que- determined wi accidental ed today that they had not heard of Officers of the Ilinois Master Bak- 1t has not been|ers Association said that prices must hether the shaoting was {be advanced or bakers Would be forced <ut of busin ¥ 21 years prior to 1911, - Engineers are iyu»ltm. ice gorges Ohio River. Registration of alien enemies in the city of New York total 37,414, Py ‘fixm e Red Cross 0,!!‘ ‘hotwlunill ‘A llll( service fi was presented ‘ to women ot Cleva_h.nd‘ ‘Denmark attacked gov- srm’nent ‘buildings, ministerial build- | ings and the treasury. with a blue star peaker . Clark by Russian soldiers are still machine guns Dpacks of playing cards. trading and ammunition for Three hundred and sixty-four strik- ers, involving 54668 workm: cured in Japan during.1917. Germans seized in the Philippines arrived in Boston, and are being held at the immigration bureau. .0c- Red Cross auxiliary of the Coumy chapter made 65000 lurglc!.l dre.!smll last month. The Baltimore & Ohio began stallation of electric headlights on all locomotives, totalling about 2,500. in- Permanent universal military train- ing is provided for jn a measure in- and Stores. roduced by Senator New of Indiana. director of eastern 3 ratlronds, in a report annownced that| Although under the good - weather floods, washed many roadbeds away. Sixty-three motor' trucks in charge 2 3 of army engineers and carrying army | L, 2T€ continuing to pour thousands supplies left Buffalo for New York. Blanche Slocum, a Chicago singe held in Germany since war was d clared, has finally obtained passports. The tipple of Mine No. 5 of the Jackson Hill Coal & Coke Terre Haute was burned by an incen- en company, the remainder going to | diary. of minated: by &m Park, Broulnyu, asg ’!n' He was 29° years ol i ‘The names of four Ame ilied in action, two wounded and one o who died_from ‘wounds, appeared on | yvashington, Feb. 13 —President the Canadian casualties list. at 1960 Broadway, service with the 27th Division, for- merly the New York National Guard. of 11-2 per cent. the resolution prohibition amendment. the matter so far as Maryland is con- ed. 3 ratifying- the The house of assembly at Cape Town | PrOfits, by 2 vote of 54 to 39 rejected @ motion | RAUIALY fecls that he is entitled to in favor of incorporating a paragrapl in the electoral reform bill giving the franchise to women. ph Gircuses and other outdoor shows —_— will have regular routings on rail- |For Bringing Down Three German roads outside of congested districts in the East under ruling of the rafl- road administration. ment of an airplane mail B AL IW) sorvice between Washington and New | soss. " Amerine, Toan:, of Cambridee, York during the summer was indi- cated when the postoffice called for bids on five airplanes, Ohio_retail clothiers and furnishers |Gown three at a meeting at her agcounts, bookkeepeér of the nrm wu The New York State law reduiring or corporations purchasing milk for shipment to cities to have a state license and give mecuri purchases was, upheld in. the Court of anmnnt Pcyun C. Manh Jr., son e nctlnx chiet of nm of the N. J, Feb. army, died at Fort Worth, injuries th, Texas, from received ina fall with an %a national fuel administration in 8. Philadelphia banker, told the . House Finance committee that the creation of a War Finance Corporation would | through have a salutary effect on the next|Service Electric company to provide Liberty Loan. ¥ omas G. Benmett was elected pres- ident of the Winchestér Repeating pany at a meeting of the dl- rectors at New Haven yestorday, suc- ceeding Winchester Bennett, who is to{these thirteen wers vessels take up special work for the company.|tons or more and Thomas G. Bennett. was president for the terrain in France and Belgium is fast drying out and the Teutonic al- of troops to positions behind the bat tle line, there still has been no indi- cation that the enemy is ready to be- gin his much-advertised offensivy Bombardments and patrol encounters along the entire front are still takiag The Sugar Creek Gorge in the Ohio | P/2¢¢ s for many days past, but the gf,‘.’,‘f:u":;;'} ?fif‘;g"ifigm“’f ain | reached that volume of arumfire which roar of the big guns nowhere has in_‘the past always has heralded an imanders have not been lving idle an waiting for the offensive to begin. On The' Bl sevcrnmant. tif to] the cther Yand they everywhere have renan i e s 3| strensthened their positions to maét between the Ukraine and the Central |21Y emergency, and optimism is ex- pressed both from British and French koyrces that should the Germars : Ser _ | strike—no matter how early the mo- Rl L X’mfic:;"“fa;:h“:‘;;;:, ment—thed will meet with most stun- let Durham, N. C. with a rousing Fa cesleane . v, sl T power. The Associated Press correspondent A government -vessel reported by | With the French headquarters says the radio that she proceeding £o port with |French euthorities consider that the a disabled steamship picked up far total numiber: of the enémy now facirg the French, British, American and | Pelgian troops or held in reserve ag- 5 3 gregates 2,340,000 men. Recent state- . Prof. Thormas W. Page of ViEinia | ents mm the Britisn military au- thorities in: Great: Brifain‘ have been to A NATIONAL LIVESTOGK POLICY IS URGED By Delegation from the National ans, one Livestock ‘Association. Wilson was urged today by a dele- gation from the American National Livestock association to adopt a na- abandonment of g De s Camp ‘Greene, Charlotts; N..C,, as a|Somal Hvestock poliey covering. pro- permanent training post were held up = vl P by Secretary Baker yesterday. lem. It was; suggested that a joint committee of th edepartment of agri- - culture and the food administration Men out o7 the draft age can enlflg: formulate such e policy. Tn a formal address accompanying the presentation of resolutions adopt- ed by the association’s convention, The Distillers Securities Corporation mfid"m{*fi: o e ot p;‘c‘: yesterday declared an extra dividend | guction and distribution was responsi- n on to the X regular quarterly dividend of half per | PI¢ _for unsatisfactory conditions. ile the meat producer,” he said, “sees his industry in seerious danger T as a result of the conditions mention- The Maryland senate finally passed |83 3, "L 4 00 conditions menticn This ends | Feceiving liberal returns, and the meat packers, as well as producers of steel, copper, flour, sugar, Jumber and many other enmmod.lfle meking liberal and as a umwck producer he AVIATORS HITCHCOCK AND WELLMAN WIN PRIZE MONEY t Six Weeks. Paris, Feb. 13. — Corporal Thomas Hitchcock, of Long Island, New York, Machines in the Mass., American aviators in French escadrilles, have been awarded $100 prize money each by the Lafayette fly- ing corps committee in recognition of their brilliant exploite in bringing German machines in the announced | past six weeks. Hitchcock accounted there is only enough wool left to make |for two and Wellman for one. one suit of clothes for every inhabi- tant every four years. These aviators have been awarded the French War Cross with Palms and_granted a special ten days’' leave Hitchcock, who celebrated George A. Root, a broker, and iden- |in Paris. tified with the brokerage business in| Corporal New Haven for nearly half @ century, |his nineteenth birthday this week, has died at his home there last night. He |just made application for a commis- was born in Bristol 73 years ago. sion in_the aviaton corps of the Amer- army, for which he had been pre- ican Charged with trying to burn the vm:uly ineligible because of under- $300.000 Beeger Tanning plant of Red- . City. Cal, to AT L shiortagen’ & Wellman, who is twenty-six years of Page, the |age, had been rejected by the Ameri- arTested. can forces on physical grounds, al- he is now considered one of the best and most fearless American fliers at the front. ty for| MAYOR GILLEN OF NEWARK SENDS APPEAL FOR COAL. States 50,000 Men Are Idle Because of Lack of Power. 13.—Mayor Qx-flu P. Gillen ‘eppealed tonight to ‘ashington for relief from the coal in northern New Jersey, Bertron, & New York and |wikch, he declared, has stopped work portant war contracts and. de- prived catly 50,000 men of emplogment the " inability of\ the Public the necessary power. Telegrams explaining the situation " Joseph Arbaany, a grocer of New|&lso were sent to members of the New York, declared in an affidavit panying his qi Jersey congressional delegation. ¢ |19 BRITISH MERCHANTMEN WERE SUNK LAST: WEEK | west of Butte -Mesnil. —— positions were entered up to the third: Thirteen Were of 1,600 Tons or More | line, and many" defenses and shelters- —Three Fishing Craft Also Were Sunk | Were destroyed. London, Feb. 13—Nineteen - British merchantmen were suc- |to the admiralty statement t: sunk, NO INDICATIONS OF A BIG: GERMAN OFFEN Troops Into France and Belgium !ESTIMATE OF COST OF Secretary Lane Says the seemed correct based upon for 250,000 organized men. He also had suggested that any increases. should | apply to unorganized workers of the sime trades, numbering about 260,000, who “were not figured in the rough cal~ culation. The wage bais asked was $6 a day for skilled men such as carmen, machinists_and - blacksmiths, $450 a& day for helpers, and time and a ha't for overtime, Sunday John H. Metzsn and His Entered Third Line German Defenses bt © 1600 | m six were under that tonnage.” Three fishing craft aiso were {5t st nations to M !&A‘l\ ALLIES HAVE STRENGTHENED THEIR POSIT‘OH% § The Associated Press Correspondent Estimates the Total Number of the Enemy Now Facing the French, British, American and Belgian Troops at 2,340,000 Phn;Sev. eral Successful Raids Have Been Made by the British— Behind Their Lines in ltaly the Teutons Are Using Vio- lence Against the Natives and Pillaging Their Homes the effect that the preponderance . weight in both man and gun power still lies with the entente armies. s veral additicnal successful raids by the British, in which German of- ficers and men were captured and oth- ers killed, and heavy artillery fight- ing between the French and the Gers mans on various sectors sums up the activities that have beeh in progress on the western front. sharpshcoters - and THe American ith_their shrapnel fire com- » palled. the: enemy o almost abandon first iime trenches and with thefr sharpshooters and rapid fire guns fore- «d enipers to quit their posts and ‘te seelc shelter at other places. M vhile German airplanes are still ing over the American pisitions in an endeavor to obtain information as 1o the rumber of men there and ' how they are rasged. While the Austrians at last ae- counts were still trying out the Hal- ian lines on the Sette communi at- cther points, and meeting sanguinary defeat for their pains, hind the fighting line they and Germans aje playing the role of 1 dals, using' violence against the fa- and and sending back to their own coun- tries foodstuffs and other spoils. Even women. and children are being bflM Iy treated by the troops. RAILROAD WAGE INCRIA"! Cost Would Be $82.000,000 Annually Washington| Feb. 13.—The first ficial indication of what proposed I'lll- road wage increases would COst Was given at today's hearing before the railroad wage commission when J. Franklin presented the claims of the rallway emploves department of the American Federation of Labor. “Figuring an average of 33 1-8 per cent. increase, on the flat ‘increases asked, the additiol $82,000,000 annuall chairman of the commission, comput-i ed. cost would bei Secretary Lane! Mr. Frankiin said the |estimate increases and holiday ne of the witnesses before the commission has submitted estimates of what the increases requested would cost, all apparently taking the post tion of A. B. Garretson, of the con Auctors, who said that it did not mat. ter what the cost would be since the| |increases were essential to maintain i the standard of living and that if an industry serving it. the industry did not de- serve to survive. did not maintain the men I. W. W. LEADER FORCED TO KISS AMERICAN FLAG, Attorneyt Tarred and Feathered at Staunton, . Staunton, Til, Feb. 13.—This little mining town was quiet_tonight, fol- lowing the disorders of last night, which reached a climax.when a mob seized S. Oberdam. an alleged I ‘W. W. leader, and John H. Metzen, hig. attorney, stripped them, applied coats of tar and feathers, and -then started them walking from the town in oppo- site directions. Tonight it was learned that Oberdan* walked seven miles to a miner’s cabin, where medical aid was obtained. He later departed for his home in Moko- mis, T Metzen, who had been engaged by. Oberdan to defend him in his trial for alleged violation of the prohibition law, walked ten miles to Mount Olive, ., a train. and then started for Chicago on Teaders of the mob, who accuse the £wo men of being disloyal, rounded up a hundred persons.whom they ehund with being Jt0-German and Ferced them to kiss the American flag. They. said the action was to clean the com-| munity of pro-Germanism. No arrests Have been made. BIG RAID CARRIED OUT BY THE FRENCH.- Southwest of Butte Mesnil. Paris, Feb. 13. big raid was car- ried out today by the French south-- The German: J / mmm Credit for italy. rxu 18- by n(numi fi&! M&OWMO -:“-'chc artillerymen are . keeping up their good work against the Gprmans ir front of their positions, Additional .