Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 19, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 67 ALLIES THREATEN TO American, French, British, Belgium and Portuguese Troops| Are Maintaining Line From the North Sea to Switzerland —Heavy Guns Are Battering the American Sectors, With the American Guns Replying With Good Effect—The Air Forces of the Contending Armies Have Been Active During the Past Few Days and the Losses Have Been Heavy—German Troops Treaty With Russia and Are Advancing in Southern Rus- sia—Reports From Siberia Continue ‘Gnve. As the allied world, has, day by dav, read the official reports from the al- lied and Teuton war offices in fhe hope that some inkling of the real situa- tion would present itseif, the realiza- tion has come home that the Amerian, French, British, Belgian and Fortu- guese troops are maintaining their control over the fron: running. {rom the North Sea to Switzerland. Artil- lery fire, at some points growing in intensity, is reported, but the allies have held their own and their raiding are evervwhere husy in the trenches The long expect- ed and confidently-awaited = German drive has not materialized and the al- lies threaten to start an offensive of their own at various points against the Teutonic legions. There s hardly a sector on the west- em battle line which is not being marked by spirited action, but Ver- dun and the Vosges regions arc ap- parently storm centers - where big stents may develop. At Verdun the opposing artifieries have been thund- sring for several days and on Monda Belgian Army, ngamzed and B’eady"far‘ Battle, Holds the Coast Sector in Flanders the chorus of the guns was kept up, sspecially on the right bank of o Meuse In the Vosges Mountains, the artil- ery Rshtin reported fo be very heavy. although mo infantry actions have heen mentioned In the war of- flee statements iesued at Parls and Berlin. Belgian Army Re-enters Fray. One of the mosy encouraging fes- fures of the war news may be fouad in fhe fact that the Belzian army, re- drganized and ready for battle, has taken over the important coast sector In Flanders. This part of the western front has heretofore boen held hy the French. although British troops have made their appearance there at vurious periods. That the Belgian army, which is said to be excellent in morale. has freed the French and British fercer for action elsewhere on the ront dem- onstrates that the past iwinter has been one of constructive work on the part of the Belgian and allied army staffs. The latest official report said that attacks by German shock iroops have been repuised by the Belgians. Battering American Sectors. Heavy guns are battering the Amer- fcan sectors along the front, and many shells of large calibre have faller. START AN OFFENSIVE Continue to Disregard Peace Here, however,.the American guns have replied with good effect and the excellent weather of the past few days has given American airmen an oppor- tunity to take pictures of the terrain back of the'German trenches. Appar- atus installed preparatory to another gas raid on the Americans has been destroyed ‘by. the "American artillery fire, while American raiding parties, following out their traditional Indian fighting tactics, have kept absolute control of the territory Dbetween the hostile lines. In spite of the fact that the All-! Russian Congress of Soviets iws rati- fied the treaty of peace forced by the Germans at Brest Litovsk, the advance of .the Teutoms, especially in southern Russia, coniinues. In southern Ukra- ine the capture of the important city of Nikolayev, where vast stores of grain were reported to have been piled up, has been officially announced by the Giermans, who have a'so followed up their aggressive tactics in the prov- inges of Tehernigov and Orel, in the southern and central regions of Rus- sia. Conditions in Siheria Grave. Action by Japan_in Siberia is stil held in abeyance, and there is no In- dication of what may Dbe done- there. Reports from Siberia continue to be grave. Liberated German prisoners war dve said ta he cooperatinz. with the Bolsheviki leaders and on Mavch 1 Pparticipated in A battle with the forces led by General Semenoff, the noun- Bolsheviki ‘Teader * y iy On the Italian front there have Leen raiding operations from the mountains to. the sea and attempts by the Aus- frians to cross the river Piave have| been frustrated. Air Forces Are Active, The air forces of {he contending armies have been very active during the past few davs, and, as might be expected, there have becn heavy, loss- es. British nayal’airmen alone nave disposed of ten enemy machines in the period from ‘Thursday to Sunday. The I s brought down five enemv ma- chines on Sunday. On Saturday the French accounted for seven, while four other German airplanes not previously reported were destroved last iveek. The Germans claim to have shbt down twenty-two allied machines on Sun- day. CHARGED WITH BEING A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE Sailendra Nath Ghose, a Hindu, Ar- rested in New York. New York, March 18.—Sailendra Nath Ghose, a Hindu, under indict- ment in the federal courts in Saw Francisco with Franz Bopp, German consul, and others for plotting a mili- tary uprising in India, was today ar- ed, charged with being a fugitive Jjustice, together with a young named Agnes Smedley. The Hindu, together with Miss Smedley, who is also known, accord- Ing to the authorities, as Agnes Brun- din, were also accused by Charles L. Lioyd of the United States army in- lelligence service with violating the espionage act by representing them- selves to be diplomatic agents of the Indian nationalist party. As such, it was charged, they sent an appeal to aid in the establishment of a demo- cratic federated republic in India, to the Brazillan embassy in Washington, 1o Leon Trotzky In Russia and govern- ments of Panama, Paraguay, Den- mark, Chile and other countries. Ghose and Miss Smedley denied the charges when arraigned| before United States Commissioner tcheock and both were held, the Hindu in $25,000 bail, for examination on March 25. LEGISLATURE MEETS AT 10 A. M. TODAY To Enact Legislation Providing for the Soldier Vote. Hartford, Conn., March 18.—Called in special session by Governor Hol- tions, the legislature will convene to- morrow foremoon at 11 o'clock. Fol- lnwing a joint convention at which the 5 ‘will deliver his address stat- the purpose of the session, both % iches will meet separately for the uoo! the um:nfi:n. This, e usual procedure is follow- ed, will be JAPANESE EMPEROR HONORS FIVE AMERICANS Wh; Were Promoted in Reception Tencered Japanese Mission in l{ni(- ed States. New York, March 18.—Imperial hon- ors in the form of decorations 'have been bestowed by the emperor of Japan upon five Americags who were active in the reception tendered the Japan- ese mission during its recent visit to the United States, it was learned here today at the office of the Japanese con- sul. The Americans honored are Former Mayor, John P. Mitchel of New Yori:. designated for the third Order of the Rising Cordon; Elbert H. Cary of New York, Order -of the Sacred Treasure: Former Mayor James M. Curley of Boston, third Order of the Rising Sun; Mayor Clark (Burdick of New- port, third Order of the Sacred Treas- ure. Dr. Morton Prince of Bostor, who was chairman of the Japanese recep- tion committee was also named for an order not designat PRIVATE CONVICTED OF SELLING ARMY STORES. Spencer C. Heiges of Harrisburg, Pa., Gets Eight Years at Hard Labor. Ayer, Mass, March 15.—Private Spencer C. Heiges of Harrisburg, Pa., attached to the quartermaster's de- partment at Camp Devens, was today sentenced to eight years at hard labor in the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., on charges. of selling army stores. Heiges was formerly 2 public school teacher at Harrisburg. Before the courtmattial it was charged that in civilian clothing he visited a grocery store in this village and represented that he was a salesman for a Boston commission house. Later, it was charged, Heiges hired a teamster to call at the quartermaster’s stores at tings of British bndon, March 18 —Meetings or tne preme war council and important olitical conferences under the presi- 'Gency of Premier David Liloyd George were held in Downing street, Thurs- day, Friday and Saturday. They were attended by the premiers of KFrance and Italy and other ministers, with their military and expert advisers. DILLON DEFINES SCOPE‘ . OF IRISH CONVENTION Solaly to Dotermine Whether Ulster Question Could Be Settled by Agree- ment. Enniskillen, : Ireland, Saturday, March 18.—Discussing the Irish con- vention today before the Irish Nation- alist party, John Dillon said no one had ever pretended it was a body of self-determination. It whs appointed ‘solely to determine whether .the Ul- ster question could be settled by agree- ment, he pointed out, and was gs fairly constituted and representative a body as could have been selacted. If the Ulster question could be settied by agreement it would be worth all the delay, in his view, but the hour had come when the deliberations ought to be brought to a conclusion. If the convention failed to agree, he declared, the blame must rest upon its members, or a certain section of them, because Ireland had given them fair play and ample time. 5 “If this convention fails” continned Mr. Dillon, “the Irish question will as- sume within a week or two mora form- idable shape than ever. I am of the opinion that Ireland is on the ave of one of ‘the most momentous = strug- gles in all her tragic history. “Ireland is in a terrible con: the present moment. She is invited by a numerous clamorous bodyv ' of young Irishmen to abandon her claim for home rule, and set up a claim for an Trish republic. T do not think the people who advocate that view are as numerous as they imazine, but it must be_recogniged that they speak for 1 large section of the vounger people. t is futile to discuss a_possible Irish republic, and as the Sinn Tien leaders are not united or consistent as to their aims, why should they not leaye. aside their dangerous ' bufi, coalecce with their fellow countrymen, and make a united demand for that which is almost within our grasn?” Mr. Dillon warned voung enthus asts acainst being led into another ris- ing and giving the military an oppor- of shooting them down. HOUSE LIMITS DEBATE ON WAR CORPORATIONS BILL Will End at 1210 p. m. Today—Final Vote Expected This Weok. jon at Washington; March 18.—General fe- hate on the war finance corporation bill, desizned o help finance needed industries during the war, will end at 1210 p. m. tomorrow under an agree- ment adopted today by the house. Majority, T.eader Kitchin is hope- ful of a final vote by tomorrow night, s over amendments and_predict t the bift *mm‘fikflm'?fitm Iate in theweek. The first speech in direct opposition to the bill was made today by Repre- Sentative McAdoo of Pennsylvania. re- publican, who declared that advocates of the measure “propose to Ccamou- flaze the public just as the German goverrment has been dcing all througi the war.” This measure and the rail- road bill, he added, zive complete dom- ination over finance and industries. Several' members of the ways and means committee spoke in favor of the measure. Representative Treadway of Massachusetts, republican, :sid h was betraving no confidence when he announced that when the original Araft of the bill was received from the trade department the committee did not fa- vor such legislation. After hearing Secretary McAdoo explain. the neces- sity for the legislation, however, every member favored it, he said, edding that this illustrated th> determination of congress fo do whatever was neces- sary to win the war with no regard for political alignments. TO MAKE EXPERIMENTS FOR AN UNSINKABLE SHIP but other members look for determined Crders Issued by Chairman Hurley of the Shipping Board. Washington, Mareh 18 —Immediate investigation of all ships now pulld- ing to see if they can be equipped with any of the devices submitied to make them unsinkable or torpedo-proof, was ordereq today by Chairman Hurley, of the shipping board, after recetving a confidential report from the navy de- rartment on success that is being achieved in the protection of war ves- sels. The board announced Saturday that the time had come when experiments should be made to obtain an unsinka- ble ship. Hudson Maxim’s invention will be tried first and three or four other devices, selected as likely to prove of value, will be tried as soon as they can be built. Chairman Hur- ley. gave the official attitude of the board when he said that they proposed to build ships with all modern . im- provements which could be obiained and would decline to overlook any chance that seemed to offer a success. “If ten ships are attacked and the devices save only two, then we gain that much,” he said. “The devices we have under consideration will not de- lay production or lessen the ship's ef- ficiency.” Details of the inventions are with- held under, the voluntary censorship. NEW JERSEY NOT TO DALLY WITH IDLERS 1f They Refuse to Work They Will be Arrested as Vagrants. Newark, N. J., March 18.—Idlers in this state Who are detected by the po- lice will be given a week to find a job on their own initiative or through the medium. of the labor commission be- fore they are sent to jail. If they re- Camp Devens and tsned over to him 1,300 pounds of sugar and four tubs of butter Jor delivery to the local merchant. ot PROBING OF BLACK HAND MURDER IN DETROIT Has Resulted in the Arrest of Giovan- nf Torres in New York. fuse a job, they will be arrested as or- dinary vagrants, without the formality of a warrant. This decision was reached at a meeting of New Jersey sheriffs and police chiefs Reld here today to dis- cuss methods of enforcing the state anti-loafing law. P. G. HARDING, GOVERNOR FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD w. AFTER THE WORLD WAR Asserts That Augmented Merchant Marine Will Result in an Increased Importance of American Internation- al Trade—Branch Banks Established Baltimore, March 18—Freat expan- sion of American trade throughout the world after the war was predicted by W. P. O. Harding, governor of the Federal Reserve Board, in\an address here tonight before the Sduthera Com- mercial Congress. The foundatien al- ready has been laid in the estaplish- ment of foreign’branches of American national banks, he said, and normal Ppeace times Wwith an augmented mer- chant marine will result in an in- creased importance of American in- ternational trade. Possibilities of World Trade. “Our_exporters and manufacturegs,” said Mr. Harding, “should keep con- stantly in mind the great possibilities of a world trade after the war is over, and they shold lose no opportunity of arousing a sentiment favorable to American goods in those countries with which our trade has heretofors been limited. Banks Establishing Foreign Branche: “National banks having a eapital and surplus of a ‘million dollars are authorized by the federal act to es- tablish foreign branches and theze are today many branches of American banks operating in Latin-American, South American, as well as in Furop- can- countries. These branches have been established as & rule by. very large institutions, but * * * gever- al banks have been established which are owned in whole or in part by sroups of national banks and one of them has at this time 48 banks as stockholders who have thus combined to facilitate foreign- trade. Foundation Has Been Laid. “The ' foundation therefore, for fi- nancing our foreign trade properly through the medium cf American in- stitutions has already been laid .and When at last the war js ended and the restrictions upon commerce can be re- moved and a greatly augmented mer- chant marine can spread its sails up- on the seven seas and carry to all the nations of the world products of the farms, the mines and the factories of America, branches of American benks will be found at the distant ports to welcome these messengers of com- merce and to finance both their incom- ing ‘and outgeing cargoes.’ A3 “The foundation of an Americay - nancial structure extomdig- through- out the worid has been cayefully con- ceived and securely laid, and the su- perstructure Will follow as conditions become mdre favorable” BLIZZARD RAGED FOR THREE DAYS IN NEWFOUNDLAND Railroad and Coastwise Steamer Traf- fic Has Been Blocked. St. John's, N. F., March 18. worst blizzara Newfoundland perienced in twenty three days has completely r blocked railroad ang coastwise steamer traffic. Only one death, that of a truckman in this city who perished .with his horse while trying to make his way home last night, had been reported to- day as a result of the storm although much suffering was caused. ¥ The crew of the fish laden schooner Prospero, which foundered near Cape Race affer. leaving here for Europe, was brought back last night. A num- ber of vessels moored for the winter were driven to sea and it was feared hat somre shipping disaster would be reported as means of communication were restored. Fears for the sealing steamers which set out last week wero alleyed, however, by n wireless mes- ge that all were safe. The blizzard egan to subside today. SINGER SEWING MACHINE CO. HAS PLANT.IN GERMANY £ One Important Concern Affected by German Thread to Seizo Property New York, March 18.-—One important conceran affected by the German threat to seize American property in Germany is the Singer Sewing Ma- chine Company which prior to the en- try of the United States into the war operated a large factory at Wittenberg, Prussia, through a subsidiary organi- zation capitalized at 15,000,000 marks. [ The factory employed 2,009 hands. “If the Germans seize American property in Germany,” sald Douglas Alexander, president 'of , the Singer company, here today, “there is nothing fro us to do but to wait until the end of the war for a settlement.” Mr. Alexander said he hag heard rothing of the Singer factows in Prus- sia since the United States entered the war. TO USE ABANDONED RAILROAD TIES AS FUEL To Heat Hundreds of Stations on the Boston & Maine Road. Boston, March 18. — Railroad ties which have been abandoned after use Uy the Boston and Maine railroad hereafter will supply the fires for hun- dreds of railroad stations, switchmen’s shelters, workshops.and other build- ings where coal is not actually nceded to maintain high pressure stcamer ser- vice. At Lowell Junction the railroud has set up a portable sawmill and dis- cardeq ties will be sent there to bd cut into fuel sizes for use mext win- ter. Rallroad officials estimated to- day that thousands of cords of wood, that otherwise would be thrown away, would be utiized this year. BRITISH COAL STEAMER BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN LOST national | HOLLAND H‘s NOT REPLIED 'TO SHIPPING ULTIMATUM NAVY TO HAVE CONTROL There Are 68 Dutch Ships in Ports of United States—Others With a Tonnage of About 130,000 Are in Island Possessions. Continental ‘Washington, March 18 —Prepara- tions for taking gver Dutch merchant ships in American ports tomorrow were completed tonight while the government expects momentarily to receive from London the Dutch reply to the British-American shipping-ul- timatum, Officials here said they had no in- timation of what the reply would be, ‘whether it would accept the allies’ de- mand for a transfer of Dutch tonnage now in American and British waters or would endeavor to open further parleys in an effort to satisfy both the allies and the Germans. ‘While declining to discuss the latter alternative, officlals plainly indicated that such/a course would not find favor heré, because the voluntary agreement for the transfer has been held up/two months by Germany’s re- fusal to recognize the principles of in- ternational law and they do not think a final decision should be delayed longer. Time Limit Has Expired. Today was/the last day given for the Dutch government to make reply. Allowing for cable delays, the United States will wait until tomorrow and then will proceed to_requisition the tonnage in accordance with the de- mand made several days ago. It was stated authoritatively that nothing had occurred to change either the terms of he proposals to Holland « or the government’s determination to carry the matter through to a conclusion. The navy department will take con- trol of the ships which will be provid- ed with armed naval guards and man- ned with civilian and naval res: crews to supplement the Dutch crev or replace such of the foreizn sailors as desire to leave the boats. It is probable that civilian sailors and re: | servists will not be used together on the same boat. because of differcnces in discipline and pay which might promote. friction. 68 Dutch Ships in U. S. Ports. It was Jearned today that there are 68 Dutch. shi ports of the con- tinental United States. their tonmage aggregating 470,00 Others with tonnage of about 30009 tons are British wyaters, All in’ First-Class Condition. B AN of thé vesssls arc -in first-class condition and include some of the. b merchant ships ever built, at ieast ten of them heing among the fastest cargo carriers afloat. It is likely that most of ther. will be put to carryiny food- stuffs, cargoes being aliotiz1 by the ship control committee. Cargoes which some of the ships have loaded provida one of the prob- lems vet to be decided by Ameriean officials, who declined to say whether the ships would be allowed to proceed | under the. American .flag _or would have to unloall and take other goods. ve BAKER PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK FOR AIR SERVICE Aviators Are Proving Themsclves Daring, Cool and Skillful. On Board Secretary Baker's Special Train in France, Sunday. March 17 (By The Associated Press.)—Secratary of ‘War Baker, in leaving an aviation center today said: “Jugt before leaving America I in- vestigated the progress of our aviation pregramme. 1 found our manufac- turers enthus’astic as to the ouicome. learr; of the preparations which bave been made in Fragce for zation of the material which thay send they will have a further in- centive to speed up their efforts’ “Upen level fields which wer> with- in a single building when we l2id out a spur track from a neighboring sta- tion has risen a city of barracks, of- ficers, *shops and hangars, with a pop- ulation of Americans, entirely occu- pled as a training school for aviators. In this, as in all our other prepara- tions in France, "¢ have aimed at a force commensurate’ with out part in assisting the French and British .and in gaining the complete. unbroken mastery of the air which is one of the prime requisites, if not the - prime requisite, for vietory. “The spirit of every man in this camp seems in keeping with the mis- sion which brought him to France. The camps, appointments and organization are admirable. It is gratifying to learn from their French instrfictors that our young aviators are proving themselves daring, cool and skiiful.” FIGHTING IN VOSGES Erection of a new immigration sta- uoe:k;nr Boston will begin within a few weeks, > The War Department authorized the establishment at Riverside, Cal, of a flying field for the army. Three men were killed by an. ex- plosion of gas in the Campbell Coal Mine near Manorville, Pa. Six cities have barred Dr. Karl Muck and his Boston orchestra, including 22 lenemy aliens. The latest is Brook- lyn. ¥ The Fuel Administration was invited to send a representative to Clevelond Tuesday to attend a conference of lake shippers. The .passage of the daylight saving bill is hailed by men of all trades, who ‘will have an hour for recreation before dark. The church ceremony of marriage will not be a legal necessity in Russia hereafter. Civil marriages alone will be recognized. . William Cook Daniels, of millionaire drygoods mer:has eler and explorer, died in Aires yesterday. Denver, trav- Juenos Boston postal authorities have plac- ed the names of 98 women on their substitute lists as a preparation for the next draft call. Frank F. Gray, scout commissioner, charges that gambling and thievery are prevalent amont Montclair (N. J.) school boys and girls. A highly developed farm of 2000 acres, near New York, was offeréd to the Mayor'’s Committee on National Defence free of charge. Thomas Cunningham of Waterbury, Conn., died at Camp Devens yester- day. He was a member of the 24th Company, depot brigade. American troops have coined a new name for officers and men holding soft jobs outside the danger zone at the front—“Coffee coolers.” Governor Whitman requested the of- ficers of the New York Guard to wear their uniforms at all times when not incompatible with business. The Federal authorities at Wash- ington accepted the contract with Purdue University for the use of th ground as an aviation field. A _pot with $115,000 in gold coins was unearthed in an abandoned well on the: Isaac Schaffer farm in Lawrence county, near Hillsville, Pa. The Public Service Commission and the B. R. T. reached an agreement whereby the company will supply time schedules on all its surface cars. ‘Rodman ‘Wannamaker, spegiol. .de- puty. police commissioner, will mal the police reserves of New York tife “finest”; rescrve system established. Dr. W. J. Mayo, now.a major in the United States Medical-Corps. declares that 30 per cent ‘of the cancers of civilized: man are in the stomach. The “King of Prussia inn,” 20 miles from Philadelphia, is now “Ye King's Inn” Auto riders made a target. of the old sign and shot -it to pieces. Serator Gallinger, of New Hamp- shire, introduced in the Senate a re- solution declaring for application of the. principle of self-determination to Ireland. Ludwig Hoffman, a German was ar- rested at the Central Y. M. C. A, Brooklyn, and is being held on a charge of having a revolver in his possession. All the schools of Boston were open vesterday with classes held on regu- lar schedules for the first time since they closed for the Christmas recess, December 21. Marion Danforth, a ‘prominent Som- erville high school girl of Boston, went to the recruiting office of the British mission and tried to enlist as an am- bulance driver. William C. Garrity, of Lewisto Y., a _private in the 24th company, pot brigade, died at Camp Devens y terday of pneumonia. He reported here three weeks ago. The Finnish government has In- formed Germany that entente consuls in Finland must not be molested by the Germans and that their immunity will be insisted upon by Finland. Among the American troops de- corated with the War Cross are Char- les Gordon. of Jowa. the first man wounded, and Col. Douglas McArthur, who captured the first German officer. Four freight cars loaded with salt sugar and wheat, consigried to Jersey City, were destroyed by fire following the wrecking of a fast freight train on the Reading Railway in Philadel- phia. Paul Rosecrans, a German, worked REGION BECOMING' HEAVY At Several Points French Drove Off Raiding Parties. Paris, March 18.—Artillery Aghting is continuing in the Verdun scctor and has become rather heavy in the Vosges region, the war office announced in this afternoon’s statement. - German raiding parties were driven off at sev- eral points. The text of the state- ment reads: ‘French patrols operating north of the Oilette returned with prisoners. Northwest of Rheims, near La Pom- pel}s, enemy raids against small French posis were without success. “Artillery fighting continues on the right bank of the Meuse. Enemy reconnoitering _parties attempting to approach the French lines in the re- gion of Hardaumont and northwest of Begonvaux were dispersed by _the French fire. “In the Vosges the artillery activi- ty was somewhat heavy north of Violu 2nd on the right bank of the Fave. DELAWARE HAS RATIFIED | PROHIBITION AMENDMENT Vote in Senate 13 to 3—Ninth State to Duyer, Del 3farch TS—The Dela- ware semzte kote todey mitified the fed- | as a laborer at the New York Ship- building Co. yard all winter, although he owned a hotel in Atlantic City. He turned over his wages to the Red Cross. Dr. H. L. Russell, dean of the col- lege of agriculture of the University of Wisconsin, today was appointed chief of the butter and egg section of the food administration. He succeeds George E. Haske!l. Theodore E. Ferris of New York, formerly chief ship designer for the shipping board’s emergency fleet cor- poration, will appear before the senate ship investigating committee Thursday to answer charges of irregularities in connection with his services with the corporation, AMBASSADOR FRANCIS HAS LEFT RUSSIA It Was Expected He Would Arrive at Seoul Yesterday. Tokio, March 18.—(By the Assnciateq Press). The American ambassador to Russia, David R. Francis, the Japan- ese ambassadar, Viscount Uchida and the diplomatic representatives of Great Britain and France, were expected to arrive at Seoui today, advices from the Korean eapital are on their way to Japan. Two About $1,000 Monthly, Is New York, March 18.—Four persons claiming French citizenship but whom both American and French authorities say have been intimately connected with German espionage activities in the United States, were, today arresteq in their handsomely_appointed suites in prominent New York hotels by agents 'of ‘the department of justice. ‘They will be turned over to immigra- tion authorities for deportation to France. In making known the arrest of the quartette, Charles F. Dewoody, divis- ion superintendent of the department of justice, intimated the deportation of the two men and two women was -de- sired in order to place them under the jurisdiction of French authorities who may further their prosecution. Have Been Under Surveillance. The four spy suspects have been un- der surveillance for several weeks, but not until two of them, a woman sgyli herself Madame Despina_Davidovitch Storch, and an associate, designated as Baron Henri de Beville, departed for Cuba one week ago after a mysterious two day junket to Washington, did the authorities consider their apprehension advisable. The other two suspects are known as Madame FElizabeth Charlotte Nix and Count Robert De Clairmont. Count De Clairmont, the authorities, say, was frequently seen in the company of Ed+ mund Rousselot (‘astillo, erstwhile fif- teen dollar a week telephone <lerk who, posing as the Marquis de Castillot, opened nogotiations with J. P, Morgan and Company several ‘weeks ago for a loan of $50.000,000- for King Alfonso +of Spain. of whom he claimed to be a personal representative: Papers and Cablegrams Seized. When Madame Storch and Baron Dé Beville were taken into custody at Key West while” en route to Cuba, 2 half bushel basket of papers was seiz- ed from = safe deposit box In this city which one of them had rented, A numbér of cablegrams in code were among the papers. Because of embarrassment which they said mizht resuit betwebn the American state department-and'a neu- tral government which was not speci- fied. authorities withheld comment on particularly in connection with one of the women ‘under detention. Superintendent De Woody gave the following. detailed history of the four suspects: Familiar Figure in Hotels “Madame Storch, also known as Madame Nezie, Madame Hesketh and Baroness De Beville, claims to have been born in Constaptinople 23 ago. She married Paul Frenchman, from whom she was di- vorced in 1912. She was a familiar figure in fashionable hotels of Lon- don, Madrid, Lisbon and at the Wal- Arrestd in Handsomely Appointed Suites in P ~ ent New York Hotels “MIXED” QUARTET CLAIM FRENCH CITIZEN Explanation of the Source of Her Income—A " Bushel Basket of Papers Have Been Seized. certain features of the investigation, |’ — ¢ Unable to Give a British official on numerous occasions. There she was known as Madamer keth. It ‘was during. this time that authorities first became interested in her activities. A short time later, Madame St was reported to be enroute to country, but was next located in M&=" drid in association with officials of the German secret service. P Source of Income Not Apparent. . “Though Madame Storch’s living exs penses were approximately $1,000 monthly since coming here in A , 1916, her explanations of the source of her income have been unsatisfactory. She admits having received $3,000 an official of a foreign' governmis just prior to coming here, and . has subsequently received - three tances of $1,000 each which she cl were loans from ‘friend: e “While living in Madrid with Baron de Beville in 1915, they were acc: and apprehended as being . spies, but secured their release am went to Cuba and later continued ¢ this country. R “Last Iebruary, Madame Storch ob- tained a French’pass under k name of Storch, to return to.Cuba. She had been living at the Biltn up ‘to_this time as N Then it was noted that the Baron Beville, under that name, also tained a French passport Quite mlexpictsd‘:fl!,fi”"!fiit ington for two days, Stay o rthéu Stioretiam Ho_lt:;. an New York: They 3 hq‘ vy then, one week ago, dparted f but ‘were taken off the boat at- West and brought back. “Guests” of the Government ' ' “Since then they have been of the government at 3n uptown ho where they occupied apartments tinually under guard. “Among their associates were dame Nix _and Count de Clairm Madame Nix is a German alien, years of age and was born in B Her maiden name was Herrmanm. '« “Count de Clairmont claims to have been born in Sumatra, Danish Indies, and says he came to the Ui ed States in 1905. -Tn-1912-he went rope and in 1913 entered Germany, remaining a short time, then proceed~ ing with Madame Nix to France, and Genoa, Italy. In December, 1913, they arrived in the United States, traveling as Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Since then they have gone about the country con- siderably, the count poeing as the wo- man’s cousin I “Madame Nix's explanations of her means of income are quite as unsatis- factory as are those of Madame Store] She admits having received $3,000 from Count Von Bernstorff, formerly the =5 German ambassador, shortly before hi departure from the country. This says was a ‘loan’ $ dorf and Biltmore in New York city. “She has claimed intimate associa- tion with very prominent officials. of foreign governments. At the Satoy Hotel, in London, she is knotvn to have been in the company of a prominewt “The French embassy gives no en- 8 dorsement to any of these persons, but. regards them with mld‘::. Their many activities, mildly staf gives abundant reason to believe t have served the interests of Germany. EIGHT MEN KILLED IN ACTION; SIX DIED FROM WOUNDS Forty-Four Names in Yesterday’s Cas- ualty List. ty 3 tment, includ- ing that of Captain James E. Miller, either killed in action or taken prison- er. Eight men were killed in action, six died from wounds, twelve died from disease, one died from accident, five were geverely wounded, and - cleven were slightly wounded. Lieutenant John C. Kelly died from an accident; Lieutenant Edmund -P. Clover was severely wounded, and Lieutenants John B. Graham and Geo. H. Pendleton were among the slightly wounded. Of the eight killed action five previously had been reported as wounded. CUBAN SUGAR CROP R SMALLER THAN USUAL President Potter of Finance and Trad- ing Corporation so Reports. e New York, March 18.—The ;Cuban sugar crop will be smallér this year than usual, according to B. A. Pot- ter, Jr., president of the Finance and Trading Corporation, who has just returned from Cuba. ~Mr. Potter viss ited the island as one of a ‘commit- tee appointed to invistigate conditions in connection with the financing of the season'’s croy, He said today that ioans are going tirough the Cuban banks satisfactorily and that the ‘committee bad found better shipping faciliiies than it hzd expected. A VILLA COMMANDER CAPTURES $250,000 IN GOLD Held Up a Train Near Calvo, Cozhui- la—Money Intended For Pay For Troops. EL Paso, Texus, March 1§—Canuto Reyes, a Villa commander opemting imenr Terreon. held wp 2 irain mear Calvo, Coaimfla, on March 10 ind cap- tured $258,000 i ®old.. aceord- ing to a report Broughl to the horder Bere today iy pessengers from Torr- @ T ommey was mteuded 0 pay BEQUESTS OF $15,000 TO YALE UNIVERSITY Dining Hall Not to Be Reopened Aft- er Easter Recess. ~° b New Haven, Conn., March 18—Be- quests of $10.000 to the college made by the late Dr. Samuel J, Elder, 3 of 35,00 to the Sheffield Seil School from the widow of Amesry Rowland were announeéd by the Yale Corporation after its meeting hers to- day, Gifts reported inclided ons of §5,~ 000 from Mrs. James Wesley Cooper Hartford, to establish a pul fund in memory of her husband, was for thirty years a_member of Yale Corporation, and from Mrs, Wil iam A. Rand, of New York, to the Yale Tniversity Press in memory of her ¢ husband. i Owing to the decreased enroliment in all departments, the corporation ans nounced, the university dining m ‘would not be reopened after the hq recess. Most of the session today given up to a discussion of the and field artillery courst of instrugs tion in the university. AVIATOR FELL 100 FEET © TO DEATH IN SAN DIEGO !A&r Flying Cadet Ralph T. Simpson Wi - Thrown Out of Airplane. San Diega, Calif., March 13. out of a nose dive upside down, Cadet Ralph T. Simpson of the. Island aviation school hereavas thro out of his airplane today and fell hundred feet to his death in San Dieg bay. The machine came down on of Simpson as he struck the The body was recovéred. Simpson 27 years old and lived in Pasadena. PLAN FOR SEPARATE SIBERIAN REPUI The Object of Efforts of Wo ‘Tokio, March IH’BY" .. od “Pr-l).—’fle ‘Ur_t‘h: