Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 16, 1918, Page 1

PEACE TERMS 10 m Significant Statements Have Been Hade by British .. .e. 5 e wine and German_ Officials SURMISED TO BE AT THE EXPENSE- OF RUSSIA Lord Robert Cecil Declares That No Peace Proposals at the Expense of Russia Will be Considered—General Von Ludendorff Intimates That the Enemy is Not Inclined to Make Peace—Serbia Has Absolutely Refused to Consider Peace Terms Offered by Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria —German Newspapers Advocate Drastic Measures for Holland Should the Latter Country “Give Way” to the Allies. e That peacs terms have been offered Great Dritain by Germany may pos- sibly be inferred from several signifi- cant statements given out on Friday. Lomd Robert Cecil, British minister of blockade, asked if proposals “had heen recsived for a peace at the axpense of Russia,” answered that “no such pro- posals are being considered or will be considered.” A little earlier in the day an Amsterdam despatch quoted Field Marshal Von Hindenburg as saying that “the entente has shown an un- responsive attitude towards Germany's peace intentions and the great German offensige must, therefore, go on.” Lat- er in the doy General Von Ludenorfr, the German quartermaster _general, was reported as saying: “Since the enemy is net inclined to make peace, e will have to fight, and this fizht will. of course, be the most tremendous of the whole war. General Von Ludenorff continued, “We are stronger than the enemy as regards men, material, gerial forces tangs—everything, in fact, of which ho boasted is standing in readiness on our side in the greatest abundence. it is admitted that offers of pease have been made to Serbia by Aus- trin-Hlungary and Bulgaria, but it i stated thmt Serbia has absolutaly re- fused to consider them. REED MAKES ANOTHE ATTACK ON HOOVER.| Asserts “Unnecessarily Migh” Salaries Are Paid His Assistants, Washington, March 15— Senator Reed, Missouri, democrat, made an- other ats on_ Food Administrator Hoover and the food and fuel admin- istrations generally in the senate today during debate on an amendment to the agriculture appropriation bill re- The treaty of p:acc sabmitted by Germany to Russia at Brest Litovsk, which makes Russia an outpost of the central empires, has. either been rati- fied by the All-Russian congress of soviets, or its ratification apparently is imminent. Reports from Moscow are. not clear on the situation, but it seems certain that the Bolshevik element has voted by a large majority to affirm ths treaty. As this element dominates the congress, the hard terms will doubtless be_accepted, notwithstanains; reports that Trotzky, the mouthpiece of the Bolsheviki, is opposed to their pro- visions and _is willing to try to reor- ganize the Russian army to fignt the Germar. invaders. Holland stands in a perilous situa- tion, according to the German news- papers, which are printing editorials, evidently inspired, on_the taking over, of utch ships.by the United States and Greeat Britain. “Drastic measures” are advocated it Holland “gives way" to_the allies, terdam, . Mar. 15. flll with the bill for the chise. 1 have never in my hfe have broken jt.” Count Von ® |respondent in Berlin us havin; plied to a question regarding. cellor’s intgntions in the avsnt of the Pruul In the Quinebauq Valley League—De- feats Bartlett High in Deciding Game. played on| the Milner- hall: floor: the Plainfield High school teéam defeated the Bartlett High school boys of Web- ster by the score of 16 to 13, Von Hcrthnn F" Equd Fl\nchl.-. stand ‘or equal fran- pledged my word, and Thus Hertling, the imperial German chanceller, is quoted by 2 cor- re- ithe chan- ian franchise bill being reject- BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP Plainfield, Conn., Mérch 15. In the fastest basketball game ever The first half was a hummer from stat to finish. Burby of Plainfield started the scoring by putting the ball through the iron for two points. A momen: lster Burby again shot true, givinz Plainfield a four point lead. Smith then threw a neat basket and shortly afterwards ‘shot a foul. It certainly appeared as if the game would be & sure runaway for Plainfield when Webster took a sudden spurt and ran up-six points before the Plainfielq me could’ stop her. A foul for Webstef just before the half ended score a tie 7 to 7. ! The second haif opened same style of play. Both Plainfiell and Webster were. in it for blood and the Bali went around: the court like a Zeppelin. Plainfield again started the scoring but Webster asain -cume through for two-points and held the game a tie at several times during the haif. _With only seven minutes to play Plainfield again started the score toward a higher mark and soon had the visitors to a three :point Jead which was kept the rest of the G This vietory gives blainfeld the ¢ tle of champions of the Quinebaug Valley league. The Jocal team ai now in the possession of two oups, one given the wirning team of the outhern section and the other the winning team of the Quinebaug Val- ley league. The league championship cup was donated by Worcester Poly- technic Institute. The . southern d vision cup was donated by a Daniel sen firm. The lineups: Plainfield, Daggett cen- ter, Smith rf. Potter If, Burby rg, Al- len lz: Webster, Connolly c, Rusach rf, Wilson 1f, Evans lg,” Hastings rg. The scoring: Field baskets, far Plainfield, Burby 3, Smith 3, Potter for Webster, Wilson 2, Hastings 1, Connolly' 1, ‘Rusach 1. Foul baskets. ) The allied maritime transport coun- cil, formed at the instance of the American mission to England. and Francc led by Colanel E. M. House, has held its first mesting and an- nounces that it will organize aliied shipping €0 that tonnage may be used in the most lve manner. 16 PER CENT INCREASE N-FREIGHT RATE Eastern Territory Interstate Commerce By Carriers Granted by Commission. ly freight 15 per cent asked by carriers in east- ern territory was granted today by the lmerlh.le Commerce Commission. Increased rates of 15 cents per lons for Plainfield, Smith for Webster, Evans 3. Umpire Snow of Putnam, Referes Brown of Pomfret; timers, Chapman and Potter; scorer, Seguin. FIFTY HORSES POISONED COVINGTON, KY. Out of a quern ent Shi of 726 " "From Ca q&nt‘g{.«?fi- : Covington, Ky., v, Maren 15: horses are dead of poisoning in s ington and many more are expected to die out of a government shipment of 726 horses from Camp Grant. Rock- ford, Ill., consigned to Newport News, Va. Dr. L. E, Crisler, veterinary surgeon Covington, pronounced the death of the animals to be due to belladonna and croton oil poisoning. Dr. Crisler said he telieved the poi- IN THE CHAMPAGNE AND LOR- HOLD THE NEW GROUND Austrians Réport They Have Blown the Frenci front. and Lorraine sectors the Frenci have won local successes. reports admit the loss of ground ‘in Champagne befare heavy forces of the French, who are apparently able to hold the ground they have gained. fire ' has grown in intensity in’ many sectors and there hav: gagements between raiding parties. other raid south of Lens. Pasubio, on the mountaniou section of the Iialian battle line, has been blown up and that Austrian forces have o cupied the ground. east_of Lake Garda and on the left lLocal Successes| . RAINE SECTORS. Up Mount Pasubio—No Reports Come of Unusual Activity in Sector in France Held By Americans. Spirited fighting is reported along In the Champagne German cfficial Along the RBritish front the artillery been lively en- The Canadians have carried out an- The Australians report that Mount Mout Pasubio is obtaineq in a number of ways, but routes. The Bulletin because of its eircu message if you will let it. In the past week the following columns: Bulletin' quiring clerks in the department of agriculture to work eight hours-a day instead of seven as at present. The amendment finally was adopted 29 to I8, but is to be effective only d\lrinl the war. Senator Reed sald that whlla giv- ing its attention to legislation requir- ing clerks who have grown old in the service to give more of their time to the government, congress is overlook- ing the “unnecessarily high” salarics | paid in_the food and fuel administra- Uops. He assailed particularly the pay of the vice-presidents and assist- ants of the grain corporation, a sub- sidiary of the food administration, which he said,. range from §2400 to 36 000 a year. Now let us go to !h! payroll of the national headquarters,” said the Mis- souri senator, reading from a list of employes. “Ben S. Allen $4,800. Now _who is Ben S. Allen? He undoubtedly is a very nice gemtleman. He was a representative of The Associated Press at London. England. He became the private secretary to Mr. Hoover and accompanied Mr. Hoover to the Unit- ed States and is now drawing $4,800 a year. 1 do not know what his duties are—whether he is tiil representing The Associated Press or whether he is assistant to the vice-president, or whether he is just Mr. Hoover's priv- ate secretary, but his salary is $4,800 a year"” (Mr. Allen does mot now represent The Associated Press and has not been connected with it for nearly three Yyears.) ton on anthracite coal, also ~were granted, The advance applies to all territories not included in the generai rate increase granted last June. Commodities benefiting in the rate advance are coal, livestock, fresh meats, petroleum, petroleum products, grain and grain products, cement, lum- ber and other stock commoditi Commodity rates on brick, viay, and afticles grouped therewith in present tariffs in Canton, Ohio, ertain designated territory, are a od by 15, por cent; and from other points in ‘western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, central, southern and cast- ern Ohio and the Ashland, Ky., group on established differentials over or un- der the Canton rates so_increased. Joint rates whether class or com- modity, between official classification territory on one hand and the gouth- eastern ter ftory, the southwestern, and points on or east of the Missouri River on the other, are increased by amounts not exceeding the increases now allowed in the decision and those adlowed in the central freight associa- tion class’scale case to the carriers in official classification territory. WEATHER IN FRANCE 1S NOW SPRINGLIKE Men and Horses Are Basking in the Sunshine. With the American Army in Franc Tuesday, March 12.—(By the Associat- Turning to the fyel administration, the semator read a long list of names of employes and their salaries, which ranged from $3,600 to $5,000 a year. LONGEST CASUALTY LIST YET RECEIVED Contains Names of Six Commissioned Officers—62 Names in the List. Washington, March 15.—The names of six commissioned officers appear in the casualty list given out today by the war department. Lieutenant Rich- ard H. Whitner died of accident; Lieutenant Louis 'W. Ross and John W. Apperson were “wounded in_act- jon” and Lieutenants William P. Bled- soe. Granville M. Burrow and wunnm C. Dabny were slightly Albough the fat. fewardsd by General Pershing is the Inm casu- |alty list yet received, only 62 m- |were issued by the war department o aecount of delays in checking. The 62 _given out were flldvi‘:;d a8 lolbn wounded severely 4; wounded slightly 42; “wounded" Nearly fifty names were withheld for checking. Among them were sev- eral killed, but most were slightly wounded. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS SALES REACH $100,000,000 That Amount is Only the. Actuai-Cash Valae ludwld. MM!KFMIW-! the treasury today from S; ings campaign reached the $100,000,00 ed Press). After weeks of rain, snow, wind and murky weather there came to the American front today its first ‘bath of genial spring sunshine. The skies discarded by the men for the first time since last summer, while in the villages where they are billeted and in the cantonments in the train- ing area the camp were decorated with rolls of bedding being given an airing, while men and' horses basked in the sunshine in the streets and on the hilisides a grateful experience after the winter damp chill. Everywhere one could see equip- ment hung out to dry, tent flaps and hut windows opien and hospitals pati- ents breathing the sweet spring air. Meanwhile the transport work was son had been placed in water given to the horses in Coyington. TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES WITH CUBA IN 1917 | Shows Big Increase Smce Days Be- fore The War, Trade of the Cuba in 1917 United States with was $443,000,000 against $196,000,000 in 191% the vear pre ceding ‘the war. The: National City s that the United States is now per cent. of the imports | ba_azainst r cent. in 1913, and takings75 per cent. of its exports against 80 per cent. in 1913, this re- duction in our share of the exports being due to the heavy European de- mands for Cuban sugar, due to the shortage of beet sugar in Lurope since the beginning of the war. Sugar, tobacco, bananas, cocoa, fruits, izon ore, Manganese oxide, and cattle hides are the principal articles imported from Cuba, while our exports to the Island include meats, lard, fiour, corn, eges,- cheese, condensed milk, temperate zone fruits, coal, and all classes of manufactures. - The more important of the manu- factures exported to Cuba in 1917 ai epproximately 10 million _ dollar! worth of cotton gods, about 5 million dollars’ worth of automobiles and parts, “and approxfmately’ 6 million dollars'’ worth of railway supplies in- cluding rails, cars and locomotives, over 2 million dollars’ worth of struc- tural iron and steel, 6 million dollars’ worth of bots and ehoes, nearly 2 million doliars' worth - of pipes and fittings, wire, tinpiate, typewriters, sewing machines, agricultural imple- ments, cement, paper, wire nails, steel plates, barbed wire, rosin, lubricating oil, illumirating oii, gasoline, news- i | | turning fhe flank of the Ftalian armics print paper, wrapping paper and many other -articles. ! The flour exporic io the Island| alone are about 10 mallion dollars in value, corn nearly 3 .million dollars, lard and lard compounds approxima- tely 10 million dollars, meats over 5 millions, eggs more than 2 million dollars, condensed milk over million dollars, and cheese nearly % million be:rai expedited by the rapidly drying REFUSED PERMISSION TO RETURN TO THIS COUNTRY Herbert Meisterknecht, Who Served in the United States Army, stN" Yar:,‘.lll.n:h 5. return to this country was refused ‘the immigration authorities today.tz ‘Herbert Meisterknecht, 34 years old, of Yonkers, N. Y, who was born in Germany and says he received first citizenship papers and. an . honorable a.hd-.rnvtxvm the United States mknn\'.ht arfived ' from South where for' the past two years, he said, he represented an Am.- erican machinery company. He toM the ities he.came to this coun- try when 17 years old, and had an American wife and four children in Tonkers. On th¢ way to the United States from South America, he assert- ~—Permission to ld.ba':l.ld'lilsdby!hemncelx ob- taining his freedom Chmmm ef- mu of the American counsel. Pend- h( result of an appeal to Wash. on IM his - lrm. dollars. The cotton cloths aggresgate .|about 80 million yards, the eggs over 6 million dozen, lard and lard com- pounds about 50 million pounds, crude mineral ol about 10 million gallons, boots and shoes nearly 4 million pairs, paper over 15 million pounds of news- print and 10 million pounds of other paper, chiefly for wrapping. The sugar imports- from Cuba in 1917 are in ‘round terms 4,5000,080,000 pounds being slightly less than in 1916 by reason of the very heavy demands upon_the Istand for shipments direct to Burope, for the reasons above stated. Other imports from the Island include over 20 million pounds of to- IN 'SUFFICIENT QUANTITY TO FOR AMERICAN TROOPS The Board of Survey built battle planes by July in sufficient quantity to in- sure adequate air protection of the sectors then held by American troops. This" statement rests on the highest autherity and was made tonight with full recognition of all failures and dis- appointments that have hampered the deyelopment of the'air for such a purpose, as well .as for other things, it is but'matural that one should look to the sort of return that is going to be obtained. One who has had years of experience in this direction offers his opinion to the effect that “there is nothing that cannot be better sold through the daily newspaper than any jother medium because of the accepted universality of the newspaper as a circulator. The farmer may now be reached through the newspaper because the government has placed him in touch with the outside world through the rural delivery If the truth be stated about any article of merit it is going to sell if you tell it right, through the newspaper.” Lastern Conmecticut reachies all classes.s city and the country in this vicinity, an T March ™~ 996 & ; 330 567 Monday, March t1. 123 233 481 Tuesday, March 12. 94 242 461 Wednesday, March 13 77 376 576 Thursday, March 14. 93 324 535 Friday, March 15. 83 R7 526 Totals|, .7 i {6 ARua200 748 1832 3146 m Frmee hy July f INSURE AIR PROTECTION. 2 s Working With the Object of - Being Prepared For the Enlarged Aircraft Programme of Next Year. 5 Washington, -March - 15.—American- be in" ¥France programme. Figures on the. aviation situation as well as facts angd figufes-on every other branch of the government's war preparations were laid today before virtually the full membership of the house military committee, as yester- day they were disclosed to the senate commitfee. ' Acting Secretary - Crowell again presided at the session in the rooms of the war council at the war It Goes Into the Homes of Al Buyers Experience is of the greatest value «when it comes to determining the value of the different methods of advertising. Publicity. can be when it comes'to spending money fation throughout the towns of Epes info the, homes in the it Mfi carry your business ° news matter has appeared in its. i Total pproach ‘ofy a_serious blow lahans there in the hope of opening 2 into the Bacchiglione valley and cuarding the lower Piave. Since the American forces have ad- vanced and consolidated their lines in the Luncvlie sector there have been no reports of unusual activities in the positions ouupleu by General Per- shing’s men. TUMULTUOUS SCENES IN AUSTRIAN CHAMBER Wednesday When the Food Situ- ation Was Under Discussion. ‘Washington, March 15.—An official despatch from Zurich says _that ‘Tumultuous scenes occurred last Wed- nesday in the Austrian chamber on the discussion of -the food situation. They were provoked by the Austrian Teutons who accused the Czechs of wanting to starve Austria. When a Czech orator declared that Prague had no flour, no potatoes, no wine, no milk and no eggs, the Austrians cried: “We have not any either” and Pan- Germanist Member Wolff' said: ‘“You are the allies of Engiand. CHILDREN'S YEAR WILL BEGIN APRIL 6 From Hazards of War Time. Washington, Mar. 15.—Protection cf all children in the country from the hazards of war time and the saving of the lives of 100,000 babies during ihad been hoped for Ly the most san- department, where the new policy of taking congress directly into the con- fidence of the executive branch of the government was launched. Enormous Undertaking. The comment of Representative Kabn, of California, ranking republi- can member of the house committee, expressed ‘the sentiment of the house members on the new policy. He said it means team work by the ,whole government on the enormous problems that face it. - The ‘figures revealed to, the committee: the immediate, current’ demands of the war- programme and the progress being made in meeting them, he added, made it clear that the country was still unawake to the enormity of Ms undertaking. Mr. Kahn predicted that great. results could be looked for from now on if the ‘weekly conferences with the legis- Iative committees are continued. Short of What Had Been Hoped For. 1t “was disclosed to the committee members that the aviation program- me is far short of what had been hoped - for. Figures estimating that deficiency in percentages that have been 'quoted, however, were shownto ‘be wrong. No such method of calcul- ation -has been' evolved. The actual delay can be figured only ‘in point of time. . The airplane production pro- gramme in the United States is today substantially sixty days behind what guine officials. . The foreign contracts which were to have provided the init- ial fighting equipment = for - General | behind. There is every prospect, how- ever, that some of the delay will be made up. Considerable Number by July. Even should the sixty days - lost ' known as * amendment.. Cent raid'in France of the Old atMelrose, Mass. il at Millburn, Mass. ten_steel ships 3500 tons each to the McDaugal-Duluth ‘company of Duluth. death sentence and ruled that he must’ die. 68 votes. | nounced a" ten’ per cent. increase in Rumnman oil MMI are to b. ceded to Hungary.. Hmry Fcrdn U -boat" nhlun ‘will be B&h‘- Secretary Baker. md Afihur J. Bal- our conferred in Paris. he harbor of Viadivostok committed suicide. S L closed with a subsn'lptlon of five billion’ lire, The Delaware House voted 27 to 6 to ratify ‘the Federal Prohibition Winano C. Martin, of Rockville , N. Y., was killed during an air e One man was killed and two serious- dohn Gray for fifly years wb! Farmers' ly injured by armed bn.lld.\u in’ an auto at Cleveland. Columbia University is _offerink courses in vegetable gardening and home fruit growing. Miss Delia C. Torrey, favorite aunt of former President Taft, is crlflu,lly The Shipping Board let contracts IM The court of revision rejected the plea of Bolo Pasha to postpone tfie The fate of national suffrage hangs on only a few votes in the senate. A poll shows that the suffragettes claim Meat exports to the allies-may be doubled by arrangements of the Food Administration with the &uiefl repre- sentatives. Secretary Blkl!', ‘while . in_France, will take ‘up with General Pe rshin’ the question of publishing details o casualties. Scores of families' were driven from their homes and industries ‘paralyzed as the result of a flood at Hornell, New York. General Theodore S. Peck, president of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, died at his residence . at Burlington, Vt. New: er naén were held to be en- titled to enroliment in class 3 in the draft list; in-a decmon reached by the Syracuse Draft The . Democratic . Plfly named Mrs. Edna Noble for Mayor of Governeur,! | N.7Y., and other. women for all other ol offices 101 bs Alied: 1 suffrage R g A ::nlleg;‘e'a- 'wmy ap & tie vote, 31 1 The 'American Woohn plant an- the wages of its 30,000 emrloyes in New England and New York. - George ‘.’ Finch, Jr, of Syracuse, vice-president of August Finck’s Sons Leather company, ‘is under arrest in Omaha, on a’ charge of forgery. Hundreds of barrels of flour were | destroyed by fire believed to. be in- cendiary -in-the plant of the General Baking company, at Cleveland. The navy has again requested own- ers of binoculars to lend them to Uncle Sam. -They. will ‘be _received at No. 78 Broad street, New York. The McGill University of Montreal has decided to confer the degree of doctor of laws on James M. Beck for his advocacy of the allied cause. Hugo R. Beyer was arrested at Pitts- burgh and sent to Georgia for intern- ment during the war. He was em- ployed in the Westinghouse factory State Department reports from Stockholm state that several Ameri- cans who left Finland on board a neutral ship after German occupation were arrested. Five American sailors, rescued from a sinking hulk of a bark and landed at Malaga, Spain, by a barkentine, ar- rived at an Atlantic port aboard an Italian steamer. Authorization was given the West- ern Union Telegraph company by the Brazilian government for the laying of two cables from Rio de Janeiro to two other point: Declaring that in a vision that God had instructed him not to go to war, Hayden Morgan, 23, a Scranton min- ister. notified the draft board that he would not appear for examination. The same group of _pacifists “and near- }’)a,ciflsta in the House, who camé near causing the defeat of the selec- Effort to Be Made to Protect Them | Pershing's air forces are still further|give draft bill at the last session of congress, are delaying the second draft call. Mayor Daniel W. Hoan was removed as chairman of the County Couneil of time stand, however, and even though Defense at Milwaukee. He failed to Children’s Year, which will begzin on|there should be no deliveries on the|answer a questionnaire with regard to April 6th. will be undertaken by th European contgacts, General Persh- matters of war in connection with his state child welfare chairmen of thehng will receive a considerable num- | platform as a socialist candidate for Councii of National Defense, who to- day concluded a conference here, The vear's work will be carried out through the eleven million women in the wo- m‘e‘m' committee of the Defense Coun- cil TEXAS HAS. REGULATED ALLOWANCE OF FLOUR Six Pounds For Thirty Days For Sach Individual. —_— Dallas, Texas, Mar. 15.—A flour al- lowance of six pounds for thirty days per individual was ordered by the fed- eral food administration for Texas to- bacco vaiued at approximately 15 |day. million dollars, approximately 13 mil- tion pounds of cattle hides valued at about 3 million dollars, nearly 2 mil- lion bunches of bananas valued at % million dollars,’ and a miflion pounds of crude cocoa, overi 1% million dol- lars in value, and the Manganese oxide and ore over % million dollars. Trade between the United States and Cuba since its independence has shown very rapid growth. It azgre- gaet in the fiscal year 1895 65 million dollars, in 1905 125 millions, in 1910 176 millions, in the palendar We.' 1813 187 millions, in 1915 293 in 1916 409 millions, and in 1917 ul n s Sk Responslbmty for squitable dlgrl- bution was left with retailers. flour shortage which impelled the Or' der_was attributed to transportation facilities. % OBITUARY. James Stillman. - New York, Mar. 15.—James. S chairman’of the board of the Natiof City Bank and one of the most fa- mous hnkers in the United States, died of heart disease late today at his home in this ecity. He in? poor health for several ber of American-built planes by July Estimates of the time required to get a_completed battleplane from the fac- tory in the United States to the have been placed at ninety days. The war department is now concentrating its efforts of reducing that period with ‘bright prospects of cutting it in haif. Speeding up efforts are being directed also at every other element of the air- purpose of the board of survey headsd xtp learncd . that the “underlying [t . was a.f e “un( purpose uf”m%mrd of survey headed by . Snowden- Marshal of New York, and to which Gavin McNab of San Francisco has been added as the third ‘member, is to prepare for the enlarg- ed aircraft:programme -of next year. A decision was redched some time ago | ‘gleaners’ in a house-to-house canvass that it was necessary that some out- |after the ‘reapers’ gleaning through side orminuo tails not busy with de- ot cantiiy shrough this yeux'g be set to worl feond BOY SCOUTS AS WORKERS % FOR THIRD LIBERTY LOAN mayor. They Are to Conduct a Well Organized National C: al Campaign. Wflshmgton, March 15.—Boy Scouts of America were.mustered today into the *army ' of workers for the thfrd Liberty Loan- which will open April 6, by request of Fre!!lder\t 'Willon "Al in the two E wrote the presiden o Colln H. Liv- ingston, president of the Boy Scouts organization, “it is desired. to have, the Boy Scouts of America serve as 'the daysset aside for your spf!ml cam- Dfitn tiis my earnest wish thn every mu:h-im A“ trooo of Boy Sconts and every scout beland t official take mn in; your boy | 533 nb-ednu-m mw. flag ot‘bni.\rh through a well great war on the Central Green’ was flown at mmm g:%w sive, durlng t.h- latter mm ‘General Dumbadze, commandant of S military and political victories in Rus- flt h'nmedh.te}y in the resources of the Slav territory, though eastern and southern Russia after the n, which will be inten- part of the period, pro- iy he would have to fight. fifth national Mtalian war loan Not More Thflh 10000 MO Bushels of Gl‘aln ’ in Eastern and Southern Russia ESTIMATE OF MEN FAMILIAR WITH RESOURCES GmmyWflleefitbyVmRmof dle‘ - Dnryl-'ums,th:“fillBegmtoSupplmemm ObhlnedmRumwmAldGammy!osmw ButtheAmountof lhqnWillNotbeLlr'e. —— Washington, March 15.—Germany's > ia will give her little economic bene- opinion of American officials familiar with the it is taken for granted that Germany e opportu- nities for organization and will reap rewards accordingly. Not more than 10,000,000 busheis of grain are believed to be ayailable in demoralization of thé past year, which has curtailed production ahd icreased waste. In October it is pos- sible that from 30,000,000 to 40,000,000 bushels will be available for the spoilers from the new crop. Perhaps more important than will be the vast resources bf the Si- berian dairy farms, which have.been developed by German capital, and which will begfn to supply in Junme tie fnL! for which Germany admitted- ly has been suffering. Semi-official reports of the capture of - 80,000,000 busheis of grain in Ru- mania. are ridiculed by officials heres on the strength of reports from American Red Cross workers. and oth ers who have been in Rumania re- cently. They say there was no grain to be bought in the open market and that even when commandeered cars were sent under guard to remote re- gions, only limited quantities could be obtained ang those were subject: to pil- fering by the needy population if left ung:-mgd for £ax: time. i minds of a populace-excited by:sud= ~officiais® ! en power and freedom, say they Dbelleve mm stored remains. Supporting this belief are : that last year's crops in M Prodt tively. The. revolution and its ment against the land hll\!. resulted in the.division of many estates, so that e suffered. Americans say that revol production trines paralyzed the eennomdc an ignorant people, Who in.; thousht the time had come. when would live without labor and for weeks to make any exertiop. . Meat animals.obtained ‘i undoubtedly . will help = Germany some extent, but the amount of will not be large. Many g o sertions. the vast. mineral reso found chiefly in the "P"D!ll ‘”* The same thing is true n mines which have been of late and reached on.ly portation system that of its efficiency. m\" German organization. Xind exemplified in Beigium, the most out: of the co officlals have no doubt. -1t is- ‘however, TflIAL OF MRS. M. A. HIRSCH FOR ATTEMPTED BLACKMAIL Accused Testified That Mayor Cand- ler of Atlanta Fondled Her. Atlanta, Ga., March 15.—Mrs. Mar- garet A, Hirsch today told her story to the jury which is to decide, prob- ably tomorrow, her guilt.or innocence of a charge of attempted blackmail of Asa-G.-Candler, Atlanta’s 67 year old multi-millionaire mayor, for $500,000. Its sordid details were denied in the curious crowd that packed the court for, at the woman's request, Superior Judge Hil] cleared the room of both spectators_and newspaper writers. It became known tonight that Mrs. Hirsch’s statement as to events in the office of the mavor on last February 6, which resulted in her indictment with J. W.' Cook for attempted black- mail, did not very materially from the evidence given vesterday by the may- or's agent, Ernest Adair, as to. what Mrs. Hirsch told him had happened in the office. That evidence was that the mayor had “fondled” her and that they were in a compromising position when she saw a man at the office window. She went to the door and opened it {to find, Cook standing there. i Cook ‘also was among. the witnesses {today before the defense rested its case. He was subjected to a grilling cross examination by counsel for the defense, but he stuck to the story be told to the jury that gave him the maximum penalty in Georgia for a misdemeanor—a year and a day at hard labor on the chain gang and a fine of $1,000.- Other witnesses for the defense included Rosa Humphries, a young. woman who occupied a cell with Mrs, Hirsch after the latter’s.in- dictment, and . testified that Mrs. Hirsch told her she had had improper relations with Mayor Candler. After the defense rested the stort began its rtbuttal testimony, which was far from complete when court ad- journed for- the-day. Some ten: wit- nessds in rebuttal ‘remained for ex- amination tomorrow, but in spite of that the case would be given to the this, attorneys were confident, tonight Jury bcfore the day ended. ALAND ISLANDS UNDER GERMAN DICTATORSHIP Swedish Delegation Failed in an At- tempt to Mediate. London, Maich- 15—The Swedish delegation which attempted-to mediate in Finland returned to Sweden on ‘Wednesday, the Exchange Telegraph correspondent at Copenhagen reports. Mayor Lindhagen' of Stockholm, who Was chairman of the delegation, was arrested by the Germans. on the Alsnd Islands and jmprisoned until an officer of -the’ Swedish warship de- manded his release, the advicas state. Mayor Lindhagen réported - that - the Aland Islands were now completely under ‘a German miilitary dictatorship. The Vasa. correspondent of the Af- tonbladet sends a report' that a train with 400 of the Red -Guard on. board was ‘blown up near Rautus and that ‘mgny of the troops were Killed. GERMANY NOW STRONGER THAN HER ENEMIES In Everything Pertaining to War—So * Gen. Von Ludnndorfi Declares ‘Amsterdam, March’ 15.—Germany is now stronger than her enemies in men, material and air fo rces, and in tanks as_well, General Von. Ludendorff de- clared in an interview in the Cologne Volks Zeitung. The ;general said the m was welcome to attack and find Germany. ready and . that 17 he was not inclined to make peace HOUSE PASSED THE DAYLIGHT SAVINQ Bll.L To Set Clock Ahead One Hour. on the _ Washington, March 15.—The light saving bill was passed o house today. and ‘now goes e president. -The ' plan is-to ust«do:tl forward one hour at 2 a. m. on th last Sunday in Mareh and . set back an hogr at the sme time last Sunday in October each year. The wuieiwid 2354 0 40 e plan was ted last vear in England, France, aGde’n-ny, Ttaly, Nor- way, Sweden, Denmark and Portugal and’ this vear in Australia and Ice- land. The Canadian government is considering it but has withheld aet> ion..until the United States decided| what to do. The bill has Thad the support ot practically all the large industries im the country and its proponents have argued that it will result in a great saving of fuel and benefit ,wage ear: ners in’that they will have more time fo recreation during daylight hours. | FAST DAY PROCLAMATIO'I Hartford, Conn, March 15—Govers nor Marcus H. Holcomb has the annual proclamation setting uin the Friday before Easter as a day of fasting and prayer. The proclama- ' tion follows: i By His Excellency, MARCUS H. HOLCOME, Gov. A proclamation. In compliance with custom, the Zovs « ernors of Connecticut have designi the Friday hefore Easter as a- day o fasting and prayer, in commemondni of the day when the Savior of man# kind made the supreme sacrifice, On that' day for the three years last vutv we have prayed that this nation be spared from an active particivation in this great world war. It -was a selflth 2 and flunfinswfired prayer. Itswas de- creed that this country, foun the Divine principle” of u?fd:u" rights of man, should do its part defeating a foe which by force of arms | seeks to subjugate the world. Wej should ‘be willing to make whatever i sacrifice is necessary to - ensure the preservation of human' liberty. therefore/ appoint Friday, the twenty~ ninth_day of March next as'a, day of Fasting and Prayer K and request that on that day all of the people of this state bend the kne€| to. Almighty God, and fervently and| devoutly pray for the isuccess of .ous cause, the preservation of our young! men. who are fighting on the side of righteousness, an early and conclusive! victory, and that a permafient peace established. e Given under my M.nd and - .fll ofi the' state of the capitol, -in this sixteenth day of March, in’ the’ year: of our Dord. one thousand, nine hundred and eighteen, apd -of thé in- dependence of the United !u the. By B Excellency’s Command, Frederick L. Perry, ges_rmc‘rlom RELAXED ON EXPORT OF mn " ‘Be Shipped to Canada, Wuhhgton. Mar. 15—Relaxation restrictions’ on' the export of por pork products to Canada simi theat recently announced on ports to the British West Indies, tral and South" Amefiu- Africa, was announced toda: war trade board. - -‘ il permi