Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 14, 1918, Page 1

' PRICE TWO CENTS GIVES TEUTONS ACCESS TO VAST WHEAT STORES Advanced Through Moldavia and Bessarabia Without En- Teutons a Route to Persia and Afghanistan and Possibly India—Meeting of Russian Congress Was Postponed ! Until Today—On the French Front Great Artillery Com- ! bats Are Being Carried American Sailors Jumped Overboard From a Destroyer to Rescue Survivors of Hospital Ship Glenart Castle. While the entente allies are “nib- bling” ut the German lines from the North Sea to Switzerland, but are imaking little or no serious attempts !0 break through or to bring about a culminating _struggle, the Teptonic powers have taken anotner step in the exploitation of the east. The advance guards of the Germans bave entered Odessa, the greatest Russian port on the Black Sea, and the center of a great agricultural sec- tion, the products of which are de- sired to feed the humgTy peoples of the central empires. The German ad- ivance through Moldavia and Bessara- bia has been virtually unopposed. With Odessa safely in their hands. the Teutons will have access to vast stores of wheat which can be trans- porteq overland or by sea to points where it can be readily shipped into Austria and Germany. . But the capture of Odessa wiil mean something more—an advance over the route to Persia and Afghanistan and possibly India, which is to be follow- ed now that the British have severed the famous Berlin and Bagdad route 10 _the east The congress of Russian soviets, whicli was to have convened at Mos- cow on Tuesday, postponed its meet- ed ing ‘until Thursday. This gathering may he hlsmrk}_ as it wil e asked o ra‘ify or rejct the orced mpon the Boishevik: dd!al'u by the Germans at Drest Litovsk. When the congress meets it is prob- abie that the message of President Wilson to the Russian people will be read. 1t is expected to make a pro- found impression upon the assembly. The American sector in Lorraine, which is now definitely locatea”east of Luneville, is the most active on the French front. Great artillery combats are beinz carried out by the Ameri- ns, who have determined, by raiding The Greatest Russian Port on thg’_BIack Sea and Center of Great Agricultural Sectiqn Another Air Raid on England. London, March 1 again raided the northeast England tonight. « Wassili Safonoff Dead. Petrograd, Tuesday, Mar. 12.—Was- Safonoff, the orchestra conductor (formerly_conductor, of the Philhar- monic orchestra of New York), is dead at Kislovodsk, the Caucasus watering il place. Norfolk, aboard and tn_arrest thi B ters, Out by the Americans—Eight | revealed that linto operati deposed. Th operations, that their artillery fire has forced the Germans virtually to abandon their front lines. Two hun- dred gas projectors installed for the Durpose of supporting attacks on the Americans have been destroyed by shells. The gallant conduct of the Ameri- can soldiers in the field is reflected by their brothers in arms. the Ameri- can sailors of the destroyer squadron in British waters. Wight American sailors plunged overboard from the destroyér Parker to rescue survivors of the hespital ship Glenart @astle and their courage has:been the sub- ject of complimentary remarks in the | This week at that tervene, nesday night, according to an official statement. The German Zeppelin raid on Enz+ lané Tuesday night was not success- ful. It reached no objects of military importance and only one airship suc- ceeded in_dropping bombs on a town. Four bombs feil at Hull, but the rest of the aerial raiders wandered aim- lessly about the countrv and their bombs fell -in open fields. The Germans who raideq Parls on Monday nizht did not escape unscath- . An_offitial report from Parie states. that four of the enemy’s ma- chings were brought down and fif- 3 Sifmen; were elther killed ‘prisoners. There-has been onlv'the usual in: fantry raiding activities alonz the British and French fronts and on the battle line in ITtalv. There h heen numerous_spirited encounters in Ma- cedonia, where the Germans claim to have made advances in the past few days. The German official report on air ghting states that on Tuesday nine- teen entente airmen were brought down along the Franco-Belgian front. tor Morton. majority ing them ba of DIRIGIBLE BALLOCN MADE RAID ON NAPLES. Dropped Explosives at Random Over the City. Naples, March 13—The .air raid made on Nuples early on Monday was carried out by a dirigible balloon which was fiying at such an altitude | that it was impossible to aim bombe at military objectives, but dropped explosives at random over the city. The dirigible remained only a few minutes over Naples and the victims were all civilians. The material dam- age was limited to private houses, asylume and churches. Sixteen people were killed and forty wounded, Among the places where bombs were dropped were along Via Roma and Corso Vittorio Emanuele and at the asylum of the Little Sisters of the Poor. where seven were killed and fourteen injured. SO-CALLED “FISH TRUST” ORDERED DISSOLVED Viclated Sherman Anti-Trust Act— Defendants Fined $13,000. Seattle, Washn., March 13.—Federal court decrees were issued today or- dering dissolution of the so-called “fish trust” the five company members of which were indicted herg in July, 1914, on charges of violating the Sherman anti-trust act. Judge Jeremiah Neter of the fed- cral district court, who signed the decrees, also fined the defendants 313.000. The Booth Fisheries Com- pany of Delaware and the San Juam Fishing and Packinz Company of ms.-mule, two offlxh.e’ defendant com- were fined the maximi amount, 35,000 each, s n: o'!‘ Sl.’Jm)huch were imposed on three other defendant - vanies. ol CASTOR BEANS ARE SAID TO SAP THE OIL San Antonio Chamber of Commerce is to Investigate. San Antonio, Texas, Mar. 13.—The| Washington. TRANSPORT QUARTERMASTER S UNDER SUSPICION Edward Otis Placed on Trial in Fed- eral Court at Baltimore, telegraphed | Baltimore, Mar. 13.—Edward Otis, 23 vears wd, a former quartermaster on an Aberican transport, was today | placed on trial before Judge John C. | Rose and a jiry in the federal district court here, "charged with esplonuac Otis who claims to be a native of Ri- =8, Russia, is accused of having tam- pered with the navigating instruments of the transport while the ship was in_the war danger zome. In opening the case, Assistant Unit- ed States District Attorney Latane id that the government expected to prove that on January 11, while the trans- port was in the danger zone with few soldiers sboard, but with locomotives and other equipment intended for the army in France, Otis was sesn to tamper with what is known as the zigzag clock. presided. sented were chester. REP. tempting to avoid submarines. Further, according ‘to the assistant district attorney, Otis made a false report on the log that would haye mis- led the commanding officers about the speed being made in the direction of her landing place France. committee. from eastern states also wi HOLLAND IS NEGOTIATING WITH U. S. AND ALLIES, Has Drafted. a Note f&r an Economic the head. of tion.” Arrangement. The Hague, March 13.—The foreign minister, Dr. Loudon, presented to the states general today & note explaining the \position. of the negotiations with the allies for economic arrange- ment. The minister said that since the note was drafted he had received information of the allied governments’ desire to withdraw their promise to accept the Duich condition that ves- sels eailing in the interest of the al- lied governments should not be em- ployed in the danger zone. Istand. WEST VIRG! . The Dutch gov ernment is inquiring as to whether it is possible to enter into sach a trans- action and hopes speedily to arrive at a decision. | EFFORTS TO INCREASE PAY £ OF FEDERAL EMPLOYES |2nd Michigan. Passage of Executive and Ju. | “SMILEAGE” icial Appropriation Bill. Held Ui an amendment to the legislative, execu- tive and m‘ biLi |7 & the salaries of ali between e 1o the |garettes and postal | acce e et Deputies Va., vessel refused Worcester, Mass,: Springfield, Mass! P e asa iy c, railroad ' commu ‘ception of one branch of the Kanawha *BOOKS NOT ACCEPTED FOR' CIGARS ‘Washington Mar. 13.—Efforts 16.ada JAt Canteens Either in This Country or BOLSHEVIKI CREW OF ¥ LNJSSIAN SHIP REBELLIOUS They Were Disarmed by a Number of Norfolk, Va. ay by federai to allow Doli‘c reserves em. re the police arrived, however, zuard ds 3 the witheut ey 2 s x ¥ to their destination by train. The Britioh . howss 'of ‘Comimibms; After an_ investigation the collector, |othiers and the womer! and children German airships re-appeared over {2Cting under the new port regula- |illsproceed on the boats which took the northeast coast of England Wed. |iions. issued by Secretary McAdoo, had the men removed from the ship arid_delivered to Immigration Inspec- All were paid off and the parcled under guard of a foderal ‘agent. with the iden of send- ck to Russia. these men who returned to the ship and armed themselves. The three men who made a demon- stration against the naval guard were arrested. They are John Bikov, Theo- dore Slenschenker and Alexander Ei- chenko. -The first two signed on the vessel at Archangel, Russia, and El- chenko at New Yark. Wive others,|s found to be ineligible to entrgnce .in- | enti to_ this country under the i Taws, dlso were detaified, SHIPPING WAGE BOARD . HAS BEEN PETITIONED F@R By Employers From Many Sections New England. Hartford, Conn., March 13.—The ap- pointment of a manufacturer to the shipping wage board was asked in a petition adopted at a meeting of em- ployers from many sections of New England here today and forwarded to The employers also adopted to the Connecticut rep- resentatives in congress a resolution asking that a change in date for pay- ment of the excess taxes be made so extend over a period of six months. Clarence’ E. Whitney, the Hartford Employers Association, Among the places Boston, Pittsfield, New York, March 13.—The governors He explained that the zigzag clock | Of Seven eastern states came hero to- reguintes th “lday to confer with Will H. Hays o ool ool 84 | chdirman of ‘the’ republican. nationsf National _committeemen | meqcs ; r . es is increasing in some camps, and middle ‘western 3 L and . o due to influx of new men. It was explained that the gathering why ‘“merely n get-together affair” and that the main purpose was “to bring Hte party leader into closer com- munication with each other and with the national organiza- ‘The governors who attended the din- ner were Charles S. Whitman of New York, Samuel W. McCail of Massa-|{ed States district court here on chusetts, Martus H. Holecomb of Con- necticut, Carl E. Millilken of Maine, : United Stated in its military prepara- Henry W. Keyes of New Hamp#h®; John G. Townsend. Jr., of Delawa and R. Livingston Beeckman of Rhode INIA 18 MENACED BY Predicted It May Be the Worst Flood Since 1861—Due to Heavy Rainfall. Kanawha and Elk rivers, have over- flowed their banks, landslides through- have paralyzed rail world as with in France. Hartford, Conn., March 13.—The lo- cal war bureau was notified tonight ugh the Connecticut State Coun- cil of Defense that contrary to'a rul- made _recently, $480. and | “smileage” books exclusive of :those in the pes.|not be accepted at canteens either in ! Canal service or who |this country or France for cigars, ci- the and the like. They Hostile airships March 13.—Members of the crew of the Russian steamer! msk, removed today by Collector of | Customs Hamilton_at the ‘requast of | Captain Edmond Yadvansky because ' of their Bolsheviki tendenciec, on be ing - paroled to : i ties, armed themselves and made an |N8Val reservists of a party of 117 had efiort to iake the ship. The American 3R exciting adventure armed port guard in charge uf..thethe¥ were landed by means the men | breeches buoy from were sent |and Miners Transportation company's ies were rush- the guard d (ifeir quar- lad senght T botete e ndlniea o (A molpieviks that the vesse] bo operated by a com- mittee of the crew. with the captain 50 wanted 2 25 per cent. increase in pay and threatened to lanq the ship's cotton cargo in Russia -instead of at Liverpool, to which port it is-consigned: on . followed an - outbreak on the ship after she arrived here a g0, three members of the crew time_driving the American port guczd from the. vessel. was threatened and the guard. one man, was allowed to return unmolest- d. ' Captain Yanvosky then called in ctor E. Gartz, counsel to the Rus- an . consulate at New York, for as- istance in settling the troubie, but en no agreement could be’ veached, ctor Hamilton was asked to in- immigration rofits ana income hat payment shall president of Providence, Hartford, Meriden, New Haven, ‘Bridgeport, Waterbury, Torrington. Danbury agd South Man- The manufacturers’ associa- tions of New Hampshire, Massachu- setts, Rhode Island and Connecticut ‘were also represented. GOVERNORS CONFER WITH NATIONAL CHAIRMAN. Gov. Holcomb Among the Seven Gov- ernors from Eastern States. ‘harieston tonight is coupons will ofNava B coast of ¥ ¢ |WHEN . STEA KERSHAW STRANDED OFF THE COAST REMAINS HARD IN SAND Thirty of a Party of 117 Were Landed * by Means of the Breeches Buoy— Others Taken Off by Tug and Patrol Boats. ‘anthori. | An Atiantic Port, March 13.—Thirty today when of ths the Merchants {steamer Kershaw, which had pushed her nose in between two sandbars and stuck off the coast near here during a heayy fos. The other §7 reservists and two women and two children; who composed the passenger list, were taken ‘off the steamer by tug and vatrol boats. The Kershaw, with a crew of about 40° men sticking to their posts, was {still hard in the sand tonight and had about seven feet of water in her hold. The sea was calm and the vessel was in no immediate danger. The hope was expressed’ that after the leaks in her bottom had been stopped the ves- sel could be' priles ~~ with the high tide tomofrow morning. Went Ashore a: Midnight. The Kershaw, which was bound for a New England from a middle Atlantic port, went ashore at midnight last night. When her gedicament was discovered today co®:t guards rigged up their gun and fired a lLine across her bow. Later the hreeches buoy was put in operation and many of the naval reservists chose this = exciting method of rescue to the more prosai¢ one of beinz-taken off by the fieet of tugs and ,other ‘Yraft which wor standing by. The reservists who came ashore in the breeches huoy were sent and violence. manding Force them off the Kershaw. EXPLOSION ON NAVAL SHIP KILLED THREE MEN. Shell Was Exploded While Men Were | at Target Practice. Washington, March 13.—A shell ex- plosion on the U. S. S. Von Steuben, which killed three men, was announced late today by the navy department.; The shell exploded while being fired. The dead are: Emmette Joseph se: Hannibal, Mo.; Val-| fireman, 150 Rother ‘Buffalo, . N, ;- Eroell Witliam rtin, mess attendant, 1012 Chadwick street, Philadelphia, Pa. The date of the explosion was not given, nor were there any details in th edepartmert's statement _further than that the men were idued by fragments of a shell which burst while being fired. It was learned’ however, that the explosion occurred while the armed guard of the ship was at target prac- tice. The Von Steuben ,an army transport, formerly was the famous German faider Kronprinz Wilhelm, which was interned at Hampton Roads when she sought safety there after preving upon allied commerce, DEATHS AMONG ThoOPS IN OUR THREE ARMIES Totaled 156 During the Week Ending March 8. It was and repre- | Washington, March 13. — Deaths among the troops in the American regular army, national guard and na- tional army 'totaled 136 during the week ending March 8, an increase of three over the preceding week. Sev- enty-one of the deaths weer from pneumonia. The regular army had the highest total of deaths with 0, the national army had 54, anr the national guard 42. The detailed report of the division of field sanitation, made public to- night, eays tMe health of the . troops continues satisfactory, wifh the num- ber of cases of pneumonia decreasing in the national guagd and regular army asfl increasing slightly in the national army. Meningitis is rapidly declining Mass.; in all camps, but in the national army THIRTEEN MONTENEGRINS ACQUITTED OF CONSPIRACY They Were Charged With Conspiring to Obstruct Military Preparations. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 13.—Thir- 1 teen Montenegrins on trial in the U a charge of comspiring to obstruct the . i tions were discharged this afternoon i when Judge A. B. Anderson directed the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. The court' held the government fai ed to prove the defendants obstructed enlistment. The defendants were accused of hav- ing assaulted Milosh I¢anovitch and George Moukmiroviteh, members of a Montenegrin commission, which came to this country to advocate a union of southern Slays in Burope and inci- dentally advising their countrymen to join the American army. The accus- 'ed men said the trouble they had with Ivanovitch and Moukmirovitch was due to a difference of opinion concern- ing Balkan politics. DR. WALTER L. SCHEELE DEPORTED FROM CUBA. WMan Who Was Indicted for Placing Bornbs on_ Allied Ships. Havana, March -Df. Walter L. Scheele, who was indicted in New York in 1916 for placing bombs on allied ships in New. York harbor, was deported from Cuba today in custody of American detgctives. - - Dr. Scheele is-said to have come to Cuba, under_an assumed name, as a chémical expert. "When he learned that he was being sought by American secret service officers, it is.sald that he took refuse on board one ‘of the German vessels interned in Havana harbor. . When Cuba entered the. war these ships were seized by the Cuban FLOOD. regards the ex- military Excting AdveBture o Federal A or ists| - New Haven Road Obligations—Matter ‘Washington, ¢rament, as' manager qt will not be responsibld companies’ will exercise a enacted in time. in discussions with poration. Although vate manag he the admi Mr. Williams vesterday statement sayi he New IMPORTANT RAIDS BY Monday Night. ciated Press). Monday night. Americans entered retreating ing the infantry outs. No prisoners ran precipitately the Americans. The American- artillery completely gas attack. jectors z2nd destroved. In the last gas Drojectors were used. nal Action. probably tomorrow. Voting against the report son _ of . California, Michigan, republicans, Oklahoma. democrat. With 15 American: Threatening Stockholm, March 13. — i ngfors, who recently left threatening situation there, Morris' here. ported to be 'he the Alang Tsiands. They White Guards to Tornea. Ensign Lesli Drowned—Cax Norfolk, Va., March Stevenson, U. S. N. R. F. 1y hurt today in the fall of apparently became de: all Liberty will_be the water. 5 . Navy craft sent to the rescue saved hanging to the Stevenson, who was MacNaughton's recovered a short time IN MEETING ISSUE OF $48,000,000 NOTES DUE APRIL 1 SEC'Y MADOO EXPLAINS Government Will Not be Respon: For Individual Companies’ Financing Discussed by Officers of Road and McAdoo. March 13.—The gov- the railways, for individual financipg obligations, “benevolent interest” in maintaining raijroads’ credit. attitude was set forth today by ofii-| cials of the railroad administratio discussing the New Haven's prospec tive difficuity in meeting an issue of $43,000,000 notes due April 1. Bank Loans to Railroads. The New Haven probably can re- fund its issue, althoush perhaps not at a favorable Interest rate, it was cxplained, or some assistance can’ be rendered by the war finance corpora- tion if legisiation creating this body Tn this connection, Secretary McAdoo today made it plain Representative Kitchin, chairman of the house ways and means committee that he advo- cates a clarifying of wording of the war finance bill to remove any doubt that bank loans to railroads may be covered later by credits from the cor- the raflroad administra- tion mizht continue to operate a road which had gone into ‘receiver’s hands, paving the government compensation to the receiver instea dof to the pri- ent, officials say it will tration’s policy to pre- vent this whenever possible, New Haven’s Situation Discussed. The specific situation of the New Haven has been discussed with offi- cers of that road by Mr. McAdoo and Jehn Skelton Williams, director of fi- nance for the raiiroad administration. that the government would not_provide funds for meeting fi Haven’s obligations. 1 statement was amplified by the expression today on the sub- THE AMERICAN FORCES Were Carried on Northwest of Toul _With the American Army in France, Tuesday, March 12—(Ey The Asso: “The Amerfcan forces nerthwest of Toul carried ot an fm- portant raid on the German lines on The artillery. prepara- tion lasted forty-five minutes and the the ' German de- fences as far as the second line. found a number of German dead from shellfire and some of those who were ‘were shot down, The American pioneers accompany- blew up enemy dug- were chiefly because of the fact that the Germans did not remain to fight, but at the approach of All the Americans re- turned fo their own lines, and con- siderable information was secured. obliterated ‘a German po- ich two hundred gas pro- jectors had been set up ready for a The projectors were dis- covereq late yesterday in, a photo- graph taken from high in the air. As soon as they were definitely lo= cated. there was a great concentration of American artillery fire, anq the pro- the entire position were on American troops only seventy-five RAILROAD CONTROL BILL ADOPTED BY SENATE Bill Now Goes to the House For Fi- Washington, March 13.—The senats tonight adopted the conference report on the administration railroad control bill by a vote of 47 to 8 after it had been rejected and the conferees had eliminated a provision limiting power ators Borah' of ldaho, Cummins lowa, Gronna of North Dakota, John- Kenyon of Towa, orris of Nebraska and Townsend of ana Gore of AMERICAN CONSUL HAS LEFT HELSINFORS Because of the uation There. Haynes, the American consul at Hels- with fifteen Americans because of the Bjoerneborg, Finland, according to a message reaching Minister Ira Nelson Germans are re- esting Americans and ‘Englishmen of military age wherever encountered. Which makes it ‘impos- sible for Mr. Haynes and his party to come to Stockholm by the way of obliged to proceed by sledge under a flag of truce through the lines SEAPLANE PLUNGED INTO - WATER AT HAMPTON ROADS M. MacNaughton Was Stevenson Hurt. 13 —Ensign Leslie M. MacNaughton, U. ¥., was drowned and Cadet Malcolm o feaiane 2 seaplane in which they were flying over Hamp- ton Roads. The cause of the accident was mnot determined, but.the engine ranged . when the plane was three hundred feet in the air and the machine plunged into body was afterwards. Condensed Telegrams The Irish schooner Nanny Wignall was sunk by a sumbarine. - One hundred and fifty Germans will be deported from Manila on the next steamer. Lieut. Stewart Hoover was the first West Point graduate to be killed while A fighting in France. Government control of leading ex- press companies was intimated by the Railroad Administration. s held at Sioux . by Federal agents will be r duration of ‘war. The Bridgeport board of health has admitied finding ground glass in sam- ples of flour sumbitted to it. le A company of 65 United States sol- diers were overcome by gas from army motor trucks in a Newark garage. ’ The present direct primary system of nominating Massachusetts State of- ficers was upheld by Governor Mec- Call. but This ! Victor Berger, indicted in Chicago for violating the espionage act, said had arranged to furnish a $15,000 bond. i The rs engaged in service with ships plying between the Philippine y Islands are on strike for increased wages. A two per cent reduction of the lum- ber- production in the United States last year,shows that 39,200.000,000 feet were cut. A mysterious woman held by Fede- ral agents in a New York hotel is neutral and not a German secret ser- vice agent. There are three cases of small nox in the state, Hartford has 9: Bdom- field East Windsor, Norwich and Montville 1 each. Several hundred dollars in currency were burned in a fire which caused $15,000 damage at Nos. 147-158 West 18th Street, New York. Teaching of German to pupils of the lower grades in public schools at La Crosse. Wis., was stopped by the Board of Eduction. - Since the occupation of Rumania, Germany has received 630000 tons of grain and corn, and Austria-Hungary 760,000 tons. ve out a Cadet Raymond Wakefield, of Col- chester, 1ll, was killed from injuries received in an airplane collision at San Antonio. Forty sons of Princeton University have given their lives in the service of the United States and her asso- ciates in the war. T & S omieagin it Noray wosm Al ing Co. beeause of trade lm;-% with the United States. ; The Chinese commander at Harbin watneéd the Bolsheviki leader that the invasion of Chinese territory would be considered an ‘act of war. A committée of Argentine educators and_scientists decided to invite Wil- liam H. Taft to attend a confernce to promote closer relations. They A war training course for electric- ians and telephone men was published by the Federal Board for Vocational Education for drafted men. taken, Alderman Lee, a Socialist, ‘introduc- ed a resolution at the board meeting for a minimum salary of $1,200 a year for New York city workers. last night Henry Morganthau, former American ambassador to Turkey, who has a farm at Hopewell Junction, was ap- pointed a fireman at that point. Representative Oliver announced that the United States would have the greatest fleet of destroyers in the world before thé end of the year. attack up- 7 The start of the airplane service be- tween New York, Philadelphia and Washington was delayed because suit- able landing places were not found. Former Congressman Burke, of Pennsylvania, at a patriotic tally at Atlanta. said that “pro-Germans should be made stand before a firing squad.” The coastwise steamer Palmer, with 2,600 tons of coal, may haye to remove the cargo in order to be floated. The ship -is ashore on the New BEngland coast. of the states to tax the carriers while Senator Calder, who returned from under federal control. The bill now [ Spartanburg, S. C. urged the War goes to the house for final action, | Departmerit to give to the 27th Divis- jon full equipment for an early leave were Sen- | for Franee. of Movements of cotton by water from southern ports to New York and New England proceeded so - well under’ Director McAdoo's instructions that 100,000 bales will be shipped. Theodore Burton, president of the Merchants' National Bank of - New York, expressed the belief at Syracuse that ‘the next Liberty Loan will bear an interest rate of 4} per cent. Major-General Hugh L. Scott is at ‘Washington to. take the physical ex- amination to which all divisional com- manders are subject. General Scott is commander of Camp Dix, N. J. Thornwell that _city is now at — Favorable report was ordered yes- terday by the senate banking commit- tee on a bill to permit banks to make loans on Liberty bonds not exceeding 50 per cent of their capital and sur- plus. Sheet and tinplate workers of the United States will suffer a reduction of two per cent. in wages as a result of the bimonthly examination of sheet and tinplate prices at Warren, O, yesterday. Frederick Schmidt, 82, of Waterbury who had been missing since Tuesday afternoon, when he wandered away from his home, was found dead in a shallow brook in the northern sec- tion of - the city. Andrew Kodor, who was shot by Mrs. Marie Dubiel during a_guarrel at her home in Harwinton Monday, dfed at a nospital at Torrington last night. Mrs. Dubiel, Who has been locked up since the shooting, has de- clined to talk. The Wislicelus brothers—Otto and Heinrich—artists who had studioes in New Haven, were released from jail in that city Tuesday by the fedoral au- thorities, and the brothers, who are German aliens, are at.liberty on parole from Washington. may be of the S.N. R ANumber o the Craft Are Being Washington, Mar. 13.—America’s first fighting seaplane equipped. with ,Lib- erty motors has been tried out and ac- cepted. jt was learned tomight, and a number of the craft are now being de- livered for the use of the maval air service. They, are the advance guard of .a'big fleet which will be added to the forces engaged in submarine hunt- ing in the, war zone. A second type of fighting plap> for the American army known as the Bristol ‘model also. has_now reached ‘Those are in-a livery. Li the production stage anf a considera- ‘ble number will become available dur- ing the present month. Still another type, a two seated machine, also is be- Ing manufactured. Similar to British Fiying Boats. Construction details ‘of these planes Have never been published. 1t i known. however, that the seapianes are substantially similar to the British flying boats and are equipped with two Liberty motors, which provide approx- imately 700 hotsepower to drive the ship, . This is understood to be much in cxcess of the power used in similar British craft and their performance is expécted to be proportionately’ better. In this connecticn it was Jearned that engineers of the aircraft board now have overcome the last minor defect of the Liberty motors, having to do with the lubrication system. A number of motors taken haphazard fem the quantity production supply hifve been operated continuously for many hours without any trouble developin: Wiil Tax Shipping Facilities. Officials in close touch with progress being made on production of fighting planes in this country are still satis- fled that the output will tax shipping facilities before July, when delivery in quantities in France has been schedul- ed. Already a problem of caring for of ‘both officlals present Mora hea adding: it is the fighting stantl; SERMAN CASUALTIES IN AIR ATTACK ON PARIS Four Machines Brought Down-- Me- chanies and ote Killed or clp(llr'd. o Paris, Tuesday, Mar. 12.—Four Ger- man machines brought down anl ff- teen trained aviators, mechanics and pilots killed or made prisoner, were the German casvalties in- last night's air attack on Paris. The raid wes attempted on a.scale of magnitude hitherto unapproached, nine squadrons participating in the at- tack. Some of the machines foilowed the rivers Oise and Ourca, while oth- ers came along the Creil-Paris and Soissons-Paris railroads. The percentage of the units that suc- ceeded in reaching Paris was small dest cording. Deing fe Cairns. “The The nerial defense - has improved | tics greatly since the time of former raids | being t 'and many of the German' machines were forced back and.obliged to drop | “The their cargoes of bombs in vacant fields In the suburbs. 3 The American Red Cross was 2gai> promirent in rendering help to the wounded. < . While the raid upon Paris was in progress, French machings executed 2 counter air offensive upon the enemy’s agréomes from which the German raiders had started. More than three tons of bombs were dropped on the Gothas' landing fields and the proba- bilities seem to be that many of them made disastrous landings upon their return. for seve: tion of systems. Arrivals e FIRE INSURANCE RATES INCREASED 10 PER CENT. e Because of War Taxes and Increase in Operating Expenses. the past of the Naval Air Service 'ANOTHER TYPE REACHED PRODUCTION They Are Equipped With Two Liberty Motors Which Approximately 700 Horse - Power—Engineers Overcome the Last Minor Defect of the Liberty That of the Lubricating System—It is Believex g Pershing recommended at = least two and two light machine guns “We should anticipate the - uas - ef ang ‘CYCLONE DESTROYED No Estimate ‘of Casualties, But Herberton, Mount Cafnet, C: was particularly severe at where a number of villages were prac- tically destroyeds houses and barns distances. 3 13 BRITISH MERCHANTMEN T London, March 13.—The admiralty reports- the loss by mine or submarine of eighteen British merchantmen im Of “these fifteen were 1,600 tons or over, and three under that tonnage. The arrivals at ports in the United Delivered for G . ST the planes on the other’ side is one which General Pershing's staff. is. gi ing serious thought. ‘Unitea States ddition to the fighting a produced in the wviation equipment to be provided under. cone- tract through the French and Bri government. that these foreign contracts lenot up. to the original schedule There ~ are i o iberty Mctor a Suecess. The -success of the Liberty motor is known-to have attracted the attention French and British air service and both governments have had experts in this country its construction and methods of quan=~: tity production employed. It'is an-/ ticipated that a large number of for! eign planes, particularly British, ¥ be using Liberty motors during % present year. - ‘Meanwhile American engineers devoting themselves to astudy of motor to be used next year, which doubtedly will show a very ble increase in horsepower over are, e ‘R;» ‘the. 12 cylinder model. +d More Powerful Motors, powerful motors will be need- ed for machines to carry such an srm- ament as General Pershing has pro= to ‘an American fighting three Vickers synchronized guns. three Lewis unsynchronized guns ow every airplane.’ # To carry out such 2 : larger pianes would sbe necessary Fird judgment of officials here that aireraft, will increase: con- in size and armament. - " AUSTRALIAN VIL Are Reported Heavy. - ' Vancouver,. B. O, Mar. 1 _e-;‘t Quecnsland, Australia, villages wers ed by a cycione’ Monday, to a cable received ney, N. S, W., today by thé Vancouv. er World. a ported heavy. The cable “A ey Queensiand Monday, the gre The casualties: clons swept th 3 1t in the townships of suffering caused by the wind ‘Babinga, oppled over and olled long casualties are reported to be heavy, but no correct estimate of the | killed or wounded will be availabla ral days owing to the disloca- the telephone and -tvlesraph According to reports from trustworthy sources, the district be: tween Cairns and Babinga suffered tremendously. WERE SUNK LAST w:!lt_ at Ports in the United King= dom Numbered 2,046. 5 week and one fishing vessel. cago, ire insura 2,046; sailings. 2, Mar. 13—Fire insurance | Kingdom numbereq 2,045; - n\(t::;‘ in the territory lying between on& Meeligl‘ttmunen unsu iy 8- Pittsburgh and Denver and-St. ::_\{1[} tacked sht. 5 is are to be increase: — = e o rew weche becatise of || For the third time in as many weeks: eighteen war taxes and increase in operating #x- penses of the” fire insurance - com- panies, The proposed increase in the rates was announced today by the Western Union snd the Western In- surance Bureau and will be in effect until the end of the'war. Similar ac- tion was taken several months“azo irt the sastern and southern territori Fire insurance company officials ex plain, that aithough fire losses of the country were $30,000,000 more ‘in 1817 than in 1916, the present increase in rates is only meant to cover ‘he in- creased expense directly due to the war. marine. and six GRAFT Daimler AiMV OFFICERS NOT TO TREAT DRUG ADDICTE Because Fighting Forces Need All of Their Attention. ‘Waghington, Mar. 13.—The plan_for cam;fipry treatment of drug addicts included among the men called in the second " draft, as now provided in the regulations of the medic2l advisory boards, probably will be abandoned. it was learned todey that army, medical officers have decided it would be im- practicable: for them, to undertake a Work of this scope while every ener- gy ot the corps is Deing strained to meet possible needs of the fighting forces. says the ed with mission ing, has grafting German NEW YORK CONTINUES BAN ON ALL-NIGHT LIQUOR LICENSES Mayor Hyland H lice Commi: Jersey Isk! So Instructed Pe- ner Enright. New York, Mar. 13.—The ban on all- night licenses for places serving liquor put int oeffect during the administra- tion of Mayor Mitchel, is to be en- forced during . the. period. of the war, Mayor Hyland announced .in a letts he' 'sent today to Police Ct v Enright. - Liquor will not be served after 1 a. m. 8 'British licen destroyed through mine- or -sub the preceding week fourteen of the vessels were of more than 1600 IN BERLIN STOCK EXCHANGE Washington, Mar. 13 a despatcl vy from man socialist newspaper Vorwaorts Germany connect: tions factories, Berlin stock exchange. ler stock fell two-thirds AUSTRIAN HELD IN $10,000 merchantmen have In the previous week twelve of the vessels' were 1,600 tons or over under that tonnage, while in "~ tons. E CAUSED PANIC Munitions Stock Fell Thirds of Its Value. . —According. Zurich, the Ger- scandal in e graft at the Daimler muni-] ‘which the budget com- of the reichstag is investiga®- caused a veritable. panic: and will be prosecuted by treasury. BAIL AT JERSEY CITY. City, N. J., Marc] Austrian, - was