Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 22, 1918, Page 1

MINSK HAS BEEN OCCUPIED ‘BY THE INVADERS . " Reached Berlin—If the After Its Arrival, the Russians Will Resort to Guerrilla Warfare—Thus Far the ofa Bountiful Supply of Provisions and War Material — lnl.ornnetheFrenchHuveSweptdquOutqf Their First Line Trenches Over a Wide Front—The |trom American Front is Apparently Quiet. —— Tiks a great tidal wave, the German invasion of Russia roll§ forward. From Leal in Esthinia, the Russian prov- inte on the south shore of the Gulf of Finland, on the north, to Rovno, one of famous triangle of fortresses which stood as a Muscovite bulwark in the early days of the war, on the south, the Germans are still advanc- hfiu advance of the Teutons has taken the form of a crescent, with its convex face toward the heart of Rus- sia. - Minsk, which was occupied yes- terday by German troops. according to an official report from Berlin, is at the extreme eastern curve of the wave, The formaj gnescage of surrender sent to the rman high command in Ruossia, after Berlin had refused to accept a capitulation by wireless, has not as yet been received, and it is probable that there will be no halting -of/ the German invasion until Russia’s abject acceptance of peace terms is in the hands of the German general staff—possibly not then. From the official reports emanating fromt Berlin, it would seem that the Russians were not destitute of sup- plles with which to continue the war. Despatehes received on Thursday were to the-effect that the booty captured at Ro¥no is enormous. Among the items jenumerated were 1,353 guns, 120 | machine guns, 4,000 to 5,000 motor cars | and fraine with about 1,000 carriages, many of which were laden with . grain, and war MG of dn amount said to be “incaiculable’” The decision of the Russian work- fen's and soldiers’ deputies fo accept the German peace terms /was ‘not without a strugelé and the vote on the questiof showed a ty of only one vote in favor of surrender. ¥ Should the German armies continue to advance after the formal message of gurrender is delivered, it is probable that the Bolshevik leaders will order arfaré against the invaders. Wi It was announ THREE MILLION PERSONS ARE FACING STARVATION In Turkey, Armenia, Persia and Syria, - Presbyterian Board Reports. New York, Feb. 2L — Information mthn three million ;:lersém‘::l in Tur:(ey, and Sylria now face dedth by starvation has been received by the Presbyterian board of missions. In addition a cablegram from United John L. Caldwell at Teheran, tted today to the transmi board by the state department, says: “Beggars multiply and hundreds swarm the streets piteously crying for food and &t time 'in their desperation asssulting those beseeched. Similar are reported from all prov- cities of Persia.” to Charles E. Vickery, of the Armenian relief com- conditions are expected worse before the harvest, not due for four or five The -American wmmljttuh to feed fifty thousand refugees in the Holy City and the advance of the allied forces has improved conditions in southern “There are 350,000 Armenian refu- o‘# the Russian Caucasus,” said v, Viekery, AERO CLUB OF AMERICA AROUSED BY REPORTS That the Germans Had Secured Con- trol of the Air. New York, Feb, 21.—The executive committee of the Aero Club of Amer- ica, roused by reports that the Ger- mahs had secured control of the air above the sector Held by the American troops in France, tonight urged Sec- retary of War Baker, by telegram, to issue @ statement covering the Amer- | " jcan aviation programme and detail what steps haye been taken to secure an appropriation from congress and to place orders for the necessity air- planes and motors. “In view the fact that it has been published that the war department neks for pay for 12,000 aviators, and that there is every reason to believe that the Germans will concentrate tiieir efforts to meet that increase in the allied fighting forces,” the tele- cram sald, “it cannot give aid and comfort to the enemy to learn that the § on is actually being put into effect, Tut it will be a great relief to the c..ntry to be assured of that fact.” ['ZIEASED RAILROAD AND WATER COMMODITY RATES —— Authorized by the Interstate merce Commission. Washington,/ Feb. 21.—The interstate © amerce commission today author- ized the Morgan steamship line and the Southefn Pacific' railroad to in- crease rail.and water commodity rates ¢3 trafiic from New York and Norfolk to Galyeston by water and California by rail to the lcvel of all rall rates, It s in line with the commission's. d cision the Intermountain rate cas Com- TONS INVADI ——— The Formal Message of Surrender by the Russians Has.Not ced on Wednesday at the U German Invasion Continues Germans Report the Capture Petrograd that the advance of the Teutonic armies began a new war, and that there will be stern resistance of- fered before the Russian capital is given up. meantime the situation in e!peda.fly among the independent socialists, whose leader, Georg Ledebiur, speak- ing in the reichstag on: Thursday, said that the treaty of peace with Ukraine was not acceptable to his party. Dr. Eduard David, another socialist lead- er, is reported to have expressed the hope that military operations in the east would cease. In the meantime the entente allies are not idle on the French front. The attack made by the French in Lor- raine on Wednesday is reportec: to have swept the Germans out of their first line trenches: over a wide front, but, except for the statement that 3251 prisoners were captured, there nothing definite as to the magnitude of the blow delivered by the French, The New Zealand troops have been active in trench raiding operations near Polygon wood, on the Flanders front. Heayy artillery, duels are zoing on along the Britieh and French fronts, but, except for the French advance, there have been no infantry engage- ments - of note. 5 The American front is apparently quiet, 85 no news of operations of im- portance-has eome: through in vhe past 24 Rours. 3 Northwest of Jerusalem the Britisit have continued their advance over four mile front, while east of the city | they have approached to a point! within four miles of the city or Jeri- cho, These operations are reported ta be_continuing. 3 Premier Von Seydler of Austria has been urged by the socialists to accept President Wilson’s statement regard- ing the principles upon which a gen- eral peace can be discussed. The open- ing of negotiations immediately with nited States is demanded. GERMAN SPRING DRIVE CAUSING LITTLE CONCERN Report by Major General Greene, Just Back From' France. An Atlantic Port, Feb. 21.—Major General ‘Henry A, Greene of the Nine- ty-First division of the United States army, is back from France on his way to resume command at Camp Lewis American Lake, Washington. With other American division commanders he was sent to the front.to gain first hand knowledge of fighting in France. He will return to Camp Lewis after reporting to Washington, Major General Greene was quoted today as saying that the threatened spring drive by Germany on the west- ern front is anticipated with littie con- “{A BILL TO AMEND THE They Are Mbving Toward the Heart of Russia Like a Great Tidal Wave is!S ore High Court, € documents and | of Bolo Pasha, and sentencéd to to the court will be about appeal will be tomorro ‘before the FEDERAL BANKING LAWS Would Secure Better Representation of | Smaller ‘Banks on Federal Reserve 2 21—A bHl to Washington, Feb. b amend the federal banking laws, de- signed o secure better representation of smaller banks on federal reserve bank directorates, extend ~bank priv- ileges to a wider scope of fiduciary business than as mgntor and ‘lim)ih Istratcr and to clarify existing law in other ways, was introduced today by Chairman Glass of the house banking and currency committee. . ‘The bill is the result of conferences between ‘Chairman Glass and the fed- .reserve board. One of its chief aims is to make the federal reserve System attractive to small state banks and’ trust companies. It has no con- nectfon with the: twenty bilis submit- ted by Comptroller Williams for the improvement of the national bank sys- tem.. The intent of the present law was to have one federal reserve bank director from the largest banks one|. from the mredium sized banks and one the smaller banks, within a fed- eral reserve district, but in some in~ stances this purpose was evadod. The proposed amendment is intended to make evasions more difficult and to give fair representation to all claszes of banks. o e SPAIN"AGREES TO ALLOW SHIPMENTS TO PERSHING In Return for Certain Commodities from the United States. ‘Washington. Feb, agreement with which General Pershing ules, army blankets and other materials in that country in return for cotton, oik and other commodities from the United States was signed today in Madrid. The state dopartment was so advised tinight mLassador Wiilard. ;¢ the dgreement eould ed tonight and it was not 21, omic e l:otweesn the ;. which thie United States d .to lhjusl by the recent of the erican dollar is e it Is n worth only Success of the negotiations for ex- change of cemmodities was welcome uews to officials here. -as the ability of General Pershing to buy supplies In Spain will save ship tonnage and enable the general to build up his reserve ctores much more rapidly than probably otherwise would have been possible. . The negotiations had been in prog- ress ‘for upwards of a month ang: thay followed refusal of Spain to .su ge -pumber-of-mules;: 260,000 —blami- ets and other. materials crdered by General Pershing last month. - The of - ficial reason given for the failure to fill the order was said to have been that the Spanieh railroad system had broken down and it was impossible to bandle goods destined for France. Majors Bejmont and Brown, U. S. A.. are understood to have conducted the major part of the negotiations for the United States, while Spain’s rep- resentatives were Sepor - Urquijo, a banker. Senor Garnica. under-secre- tary of finances, and Senor Pina, for- mer Spanish ambaddasor to Washing- ton, i AUSTRIANS FAVOR DIRECT " PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, Socialists Den-nnd Ncg—otinions With the United. States. Amsterdam, ‘Feb. 21.—The Austrian socialists have convoked mass meet- ings to support their demand that di- rect peact -negotiations with the United Stata: The Austrian emperor has warned the leaders of the different parliamen- tary parties that he will prorogue the reichsrath and govern the country by absolute methods if a majority is not secured for the provisional budget. ‘Wild scenes in the reichsrath on Tuesday on the occasion of Premier Von Seydler's speech are described ln‘ a_ Vienna.dgspatch to the Berlim Vos- cern by the British. French and Amer- ican troops. General Greene related a conversation he had with high British and French officers, one of whom said: “They may bend our line in places, but they can never break it.” Regarding the condition ©f the American troops in France the gen- eral declared: “The morale of our men is perfect. They are doing exact- ly what was expected of them and do- ing it well. I was particularly proud of the Pacific Coast boys. They are fine physical and mental specimens of the true soldier and have great spirit” PLENTY OF SUGAR FOR THE OOMNG*SEASON To Meet the Requirements of Manu- facturers and Households, Washington, Feb. 21.—Ample sup- plies of sugar will be available dur- Ing the coming season, the food ad- ministration announced tonight to meet the requirements of manufactur- ers and for household preserving pur- 0Ses. “All manufacturers of essential food products,” a food ad tion statement said, “are advised that they will be able to obtain their full ne- cessary requirements. applies particularly to the packers of fruit, condensed milk and such vegetables for the preservation of which sugar mey be necessary as well as to the housewives for usage in preserving purposes. As the car shortage is re- lieved supplies of sugar will be avail- able for the necessary preservation purposes. Shipments from Cuba are steadily increasing.” ¢ TRAINING CAMPS FOR WOMEN FARM WORKERS Are Planned by Women's ‘Commihe:a of Council of National Defense ‘Washington, Feb. ©1—Plans for supplying women workers for farms during the war probably will include camps for their training, the women’s committee of the council of national defense announced today. This com- mittee will have charge of whatever recruiting, educational and welfare work is done. The woman's committee will co-op- erate in supplying women to farms with the department of agriculture and the wonien's .division of "the United States employment service, sische Zeitung. The Czeths and Slavs at one point ostentatiously quitted the house and during the greater part of the premier's speech maintained a continuous din. There were shouts of “Lies! Treachery! Tell.them that in Berlin!” and ' similar expressions. The premier was audible only those nearest ‘to -him. Czech protests are lacd ugainst the advance of the German troops in Rus- sia. The Poles arfe extremely dissatisfied with the Austrian government and de- mand that the Uvrainian frontier shall be fixed at the River. Bug and that Count Czernin, Austro-Hungarian for- eign minister, shall be dismissed. to SPAIN’S NOTES OF PROTEST TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT Relative to Sinking of Spanish Ships Are to Be Published. Madrid, Feb. 21.—Three notes to the German government relative to the sinking of. Spanish ships by subma- rines and the invasion of Spanish ter- ritorial water by U-boats will be pub- lished, it has been decided by the Spanish government. The first takes up the case of the Duca di Genova and demands that Spanish territorial waters be respect- ed. The second, concerning the Giral- da, demands German recognition of Spain’s right to regulate her coastwise traffic without reserve. The third, con- cerning the Cefereino, asks explana- tions or information thus far exceeded ifficially in Berlin. The note relativc to the Cefereino has not been yet des- patched by the S&anhh governimant. which is hourly pecting additional information. DUPONT POWDER PLANT BUILDING BLOWN UP At, Gibbstown, N. J.—Loss About $60,- 000—No One Injured. Paulsboro, N. J., Feb. 21.—A three- story building at the Repauno plant of the Dupont Powder company at Gibbstown, near here, blew up today, causing a -loss of -about $60,000. None o fthe workmen was injured, as they had time between the first flash and the explosion that followed to make their escape. # ¥ Officials said the explosion purely accidental. was shall be opened | %figtfial Workers TO POISON CATTLE AND BURN ' GRAIN ALONG PACIFIC' COAST | B 3 Di-du;.m Made in Confession by Fritz: Hagerman at San Francisco— Supported by German Money. San Francisco, Calif, Feb. 20.—Al- leged plots of the Industrial Workers of the ‘World to noison cattle and burn grain, farmhouses and 'omber mills along the Pacific coast were revealed ir a confession today by Frits Hager- man, alias Charles Aisenbach, who said he had participated in some of the actions proposed, according to a gtatement by officials of the fire pre- Vvention burea uof the Pacific. Set Fire to Lumber Mill. _Hagerman was arrested at Susan ' ville, Calif. He confessed, the officials Carpenters’ Leader Remains Ohstinate iN NDJ‘U&TfiENT OF SHIPYARD DIFFERENCES HOLDS OUT ON'1 POINT Hutcheson Has Declined to Leave to Board Decisions Respecting Condi- tions of Labor—17 Unions Agreed. ‘Washington, Feb. 21. —Concessions to Willia L. Hutcheson, president of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners, in adjusting the claims of shipyard carpenters appeared probable tonight after further conferences be- tween government officials and heads if the carpenters’ organization. Other 17 Unions Agree. The original signers of an agree- nent to leave all differences in ship- ~ards to the shipbuilding labor adjust- ment board for settlement will be lled together to see if the agree- What title shall we have? S . order: . s 1) TR to every friend of freed, especially to the French republic.” At almost the same France said: & “Washington is dead! | announce. . dence abandon itself to | glory—the worid in tears.” WASHINGTON DAY Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, conscience. WASHINGTON “Fame stretched her wings and with her trumpet blew, ‘Great Washington is near, what praise is due? Not one—His name alone strikes every title dead.’” ' THE TRIBUTE OF FRANCE When the news of his death reached France, " Napoleon, the first consul, issued the following “‘Washington is no more! . That great man ght against tyranny. . He firmly established i “of his Country. His memory will ever be dear to the Fretich people, as it must be and the Americans, bravely fight for liberty and ‘equality. The first consul, in consequence, orders that, for ten days, black crepe shall be suspended to all the standards and flags of the of the directory it would have been imprudent to Now, the heart may with confi- tions of the soul, and we may dare to weep at thestomb of a great man. service has been ordered in America, and this will be observed by the citizens of every nation. No period has sustained a loss so irreparable as the end of the eighteenth century.” A TRIBUTE On a’ posthumous silver medal was engraved, “Washingten is in —Washington. he paused and said om in two worlds, and soldiers, who, like him time the Gazette de " This news in the time all the generous emo- A genesal funeral said, that he had set fire jast Septem- ber to a lumber mill in Lassen coun- ty. and at the time of his arrest, was on his way back to the plant which he was contemplating igniting again. jHagerman said, according to the fire prevention bureau officials, that it was a common understanding -that the alleged plots to destroy cattle and buildings were supported by German money. Hagerman, . the officials as- serted, professed sympathy for the Germans. He came, to ' the: United Stgdtes from Germany in 1910, they said. Jt is understood that Hagerman, ar- rested by the municipal authorities at Susanville, will be turned over to the federal authorities. CENTER OF GERMAN: ESPIONAGE IN FRANCE Discovered at St. Etienne, the Heart of the Industrial District. Paris, Feb. 21. n important cen- ter of German espionage has been dis- covered, the Figaro reports, at St. Gtienne, capital of the department of Loire, in the heart of the industrial district of France. According to this account, the purpose was to influence workmen, by means of a earefully or- ranizeq system, with a view to caus- ing strikes and riots. A high official connected with the section of military justice said today that the plot was a serious affair, but taat it should not be exaggerated into a countrywide conspiracy. Searching Investigations were being made into the laxity of certain officials in is- sving papers -and would probably re- sult in their removal, he added. Stern measures are now being taken in connection with the issuance of papers permitting foreigners to reside (In France. In one case recently a German deserter oblained documents permitting him to travel at will. $200,000 Fire at Worcester. Worcester, Mass,, Feb. 21.—Fire of undetermined ‘origin tonight destroyed the lumber vard, sheds and adminis- tration building of, the W. H, Sawyer Lumber company, causing a loss esti- mated at $200,000. - P X 'ters, ment can be amended to meet the carpenters’ deands. The signers in- cluded navy and shipping board offi- cials and representatives of 17 unions whose members are engaged in ship- yard work. The carpenters’ organiza- tion was the only one whose members are employed in shipyards that did not become a party to the meoran- dum. B Hutcheson Dissents. Hutcheson has declined to leave to the board decisions respecting condi- tions: of labor, but has agreed to let it adjust questions concerning hours and wages. Today he presented to the conference a proposal for signing the memorandum if it is amended to permit a representative of the car- penters to have a say in the board’s findings. Officials Oppose Discrimination. If the agreement is amended it is believed that it will be changed so as to apply to all union organizations alike, since both government officials and the other union heads oppose dis- criminations in favor of the carpen- The agreement has been amended once to provide that all agreements subject by a board com- prising one representative each of the navy, the shipping board and the emergency fleet corporation and three representatives’ of the American Fed- eration of Labor. At the end of today’s conferences Hutcheson left for New York, an- nouncing that he would not attend further meetings until the government had agreed'to accept his proposal. BOSTON ELEVATED EMPLOYES HAVE VOTED TO STRIKE. To Become Effective at Midnight Monday Unless Demands Are Con- ceded. Boston, Feb. 21.—The union employes of the Bostin Elevated Railway com- pany voted overwhelmingly tonight in favor of a strike to be cffective at midnight Monday, . Formal demands on the company will be drawn up later and will include, it is stated, an up- ward revision of the wage scale. i | {of Ohio, looped thp ioop over Wash- Condensed Telegrams ‘Holland bulb indu: the war. The railway fuel men offer to aid in conservation. =+ X stry is hit hard by _ Heavy damage was done in China by - earthquakes. Fifty commodities may now be ex- ported to Holland. . - Commissioner Cato Sells annou arrived at'an Atlantic port. The British have put the new Ger- man prisoners at farm work. Fourteen enemy aliens were sent to the internment camp in Georgia. Ground glass was*ound in crab meat and jelly in Scranton, Pa. Twenty German sailors were killed by their own mines in the Baltic. Two hundred cooks, between 18 and 40 years, are needed at Camp Upton. Cleveland bakers have defied the Food Board and raised the price of bread to retailers. The New Vo:;;oduu Exehnnic will be the only exchange open to- morrow. Jacob Dashler, of Wrightsville, Pa., ‘was hit by a ton or iron. His recovery is expected. The War Board issued a license for shipment of news print paper across the Canadian border. Commissioner Cato Sells annources that 5000. American Indians have en- listed in the army and navy. Structural iron workers of Syracuse, N. Y., volunteered in a body to work for the Government in the shipyards. Secretary Daniels began a special! investigation of the hash poisoning of 124 men at the Norfolk training sta- tion. The Waf Department approved the scheme for the publication of a week- ly newspaper in France for the Ameri- can troops. Fire destroyed the Gould and Union blocks in Seneca Falls, N. Y., in the heart of the business section, causing $125,000 loss: Between 30,000 and 40,000 tons of wheat and flour were purchased in Chili and Argentina for distribution in Mexico City. Refusal to accept a consignment of beans because of a drop in the mar- ket caused R. D. Otter & Co., of Louis- ville, to lose its license. A clubhouse for enlisted men will be established in Washington. -The club will be similar to the‘ones at, Phila- delphia and - Baltimore. Gavernor Cornwell, of Wast. Virginia, announced that the vagrancy and idle- s_law, 'a War measure, is being ‘iEnored by county eofficials. When the emplo of the Rock Salt | Corporation nes at Ithaca, N. Y, struck for an increase in wages the mines suspended operations. The condition of Archbishop Pren- dergast of the Catholic archdiocese of | Philadelphia was reported to be grave. He has been ill for about two months. Rose Weiner, 22 years old, of Bay- onrie, N. J., was fined $50 by Recorder | Cain for. saying she wished the Ger- | mans would sink American transports. ! The rumor that Spring-Rice, iate British embassador to -the Dnit States, did not die from' hatural causes, are declared to be without foundation. General Pershing reported that P vate Luke A. Lovely, engineers, S« Amboy, N. J.. reported missir ion November 30, was buried on De: ember 3. th Two states Montana and Texas, noti fied the Fuel Adminstration that thev would be able to take care of thei: own coal needs for the remainder of the war. Ten thousand metal workers at B mingham, Ala, are on strike as 1 result of a refusal of operators to: grant an cight-hour day with nine hours’ pay. Representative Arthur W. Overmyer, ington as a passenger in an airplane driven by Col. C. . Lee of the British | Flying Corps. Dr. Gannon, who operated upon! Senator Chamberiain, chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee on Monday, said that the senator’s con- dition is satisfactory. M. B. Seymour, president of the American Bison Society, protested to the San Francisco park commissioners against killing nine buffalo as a war measure for food for the bears. TWo American engineers were slight- ly wounded in action in France. Feb- ruary 16 and 18. They are Privates George W. Sterling. Melrose, Mass. and John J. Fay, Medford, Mass. , A twelve-car train of the West Shore, above Newburg, carrying a con- signment of grain for the Allies, was demolished when a huge boulder rol- led down an incline and crashed into the cars. Nine steamships of the Southern Pacific and thousands of tons of freight were tied up when about 1,000 .longshoremen went out on strike for the second time since returning to work Feb. 11. William Jennings Bryan is to arrive in New York from Florida Monday to confer with men from ny sec- tidns of the United States upon means to further the passage of the prohibi- tion amendment. Brigadier General Michael V. Sheri- dan, U. S. A, retired, died at his home in Washington yesterday, aged 78. General Sheridan, who was a brother of General Phil Sheridan, letf active service at his own request in 1902, Charles Otto Morgenstein, coxswain, ‘was lost overboard from the battleship New York on Februaty 16, the mavy Shortage of Food +jealls Confronts the East FACT MADE PUBLIC BY FOOD ADMINISTRATOR HOOVER FOR THE NEXT 60 DAYS Declares the Situation is the Most Critical in the Country’s History— | Blames Railroad Congestion. ‘Washington, Feb. 21.—The eastern part of the United States faces a food shortage likely to continue for the next sixty days. . In making this disclosyre tonighi Food Administrator Hoover declared that the situation is the most critical in’ the country’s history ang that in many of the large consuming areas reserve food stores are at the point of exhaustion. Railroad Congestion Blamed. The whole blame is put by the food administrator on railroad congestion which he says also has thrown the tood administration far behind in its programme for feeding the allies, The¢ only solution he sees is a greatly in. creased rail move of foodstuffs ever to the exclusion of much other com- merce. 5 It was very cvident tonight that the railroad administration is inclined to resent Mr. Hoover’s blame of the railroads and Director General Mec- Adoo declareq he was ready to pro- vide every transportation faciligy for expediting. food movement. The rail- road administration, he said, had sug- gested that farmers be urged to re- lease their grain holdings that large numbers of available cars might be utilized in moving them.. Cereal Exports Short. Cereal exports to the allies, Mr, Hoover's statement says, wiil be 45.- 000,000 bushels short by the end of February and meat shipments aiso are far short of the amounts promised. Inability to move the crops, Mr. Hoover sets forth. has suspended the law of supply and demand and has created a price margin between pro- ducer and consumer wider than it ever was before. Corn About to Spoil. A large part of the corn crop it about to spoil because it is not mov- ing to terminals for drying. The per- centage of soft corn in last year's crop, all of which must be dried if it is to be saved, is the largest ever known Estimates place the amount as high as a billion bushels. b, Dairy Interests Hit. The cost of grains for feeding live- stock has increased toisuch an extént hy reason of transncrtation dificulties, Mr. Hoover said, that feeders are con- fronted "with theé prospect of sericus losses. Dairvine interests, too, he de- clares. are bard hit. A Potatoes. the food administrator de- clares. sre spoiling:in the producers' ihands while consumers have been sup- plied only from summer sarden crops and what stores carried over. THREE-QUARTER POUND LOAF OF BREAL Is Now Permissible — Victory ' Loal Starts February 24. Hartford, Conn., Feb. 21.—Bakers may now manufacture a three-quarter pound loaf of bread, under an amend- ment to the federal banking regula- tions, according to a telegram receiv- ed from Washington tonight at the t W, Scoville, federal ator for Connecticui. Variations of three-quarters of an ounce over or under this- weight is permitted in the individual load bui the averaze weight of every 25 loaves st be not less than the prescribed eizht. The new loal may be baked ngly or in pairs. Its manufacture is subject to the samw rules as other bread. The new weight simply adds an- other loaf size to-the output. it it pointed out. It is not intended to dis- place the one poun i unit. but has been adopted as a wheat saving measure, on the showing that in some large cit- ijes there are many families which r Guire less than cne pound of b a day. Its price. the telegram savs should be relatively lower than ths pound. loaf. The federal g administrator’s office attention to the fact that be- ginning Feb. 24 all bakers must he making the Victory Joaf containing 28 per cent. of cereal substitute. . FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID FCR PUBLIC UTILITIES. Railway, Light, Heat and Power Comparies. Street ‘Washington, Feb. 21.—With the ap- proval of President Wilson, the fed- eral railroad administration is about to interest itself in street - railway, light, heat and power companies throughout the country whose finan- cial stability may be threatened by mounting costs of operation. Where it appears necessary, increases in fares or rates may be sugvested. [Correspondence 'between' Secretary McAdoo, as director general of rail- roads, and the president, made public tonight, discloses that a committee representing public utility _interests recently presented memoranda to the secretary setting forth a most seri- ous situation and asking that it be brought to the attention of the presi- @ent. Mr. McAdoo and the president agreed that publi¢ utilities are a necessary part-of the nation’s equip- ment for war and the secretary was authorized to communicate with local authorities in behalf of wutilities found to need assistance. FALLING OFF IN NET INCOME OF N. H. ROAD. Total for Last Year $3,278,881, a De- crease of $5,882,3348 from 1916. New York, Feb. 21.—A etatement of the earnings of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, the Cen- tra] New England Railway company and other separately operated com- department vesterday announced. The | panjes allied with the New Haven, body was not recovered. Morgenstein |jssneq here tonight, shows that for the tived at Maple Creek, Saskatchewan,|iweive months ending Dec. 21 Canada. In officially announcing that selectionVof a site at last, their total. . net corporate income amounted to $3,278,881, as against $9,- the | 161,229 for the same period of 1916, a Sacramento, | decrease of $5,882,348. During Decem- Calif. for an aviation training camp.|{ber .last the New Haven and subci- Assistant Secretary of War Crowell |diary lines, said the question of lecating such a | Western, showed a defcit, the aggre- Calif. was |gate being $825,967. The p also at Riverside, under consideration. i except the Ontario and o and Western had a profit of $21,999.