Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 20, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 68 - GERMAN BIG OFFENSIV SCHEDULED TO BEGIN They Have Invited Journalists of No&téaltfiountries to Witness Its Commencement GIVE IMPRESSION THAT ALLIES ARE SHATTERED Notwithstanding the fact that the Germans for some time. past have ad- vertised largely their intention to be- gin a general offensive on the allied fronts at no distant date, nothing be- yond intensified bombardments ahd here and there infantry attacks various sectors have been forthcom- the in_both these kinds of manoeuvros Teutons have met more than their h in the guns of the men of the Americans and Italians and Probably realizing that their efforts to hearten the people at beginning to require some- French Teutons Trying Out Belgians. The Germans are trying out with| Fipst Milwaukee returns relatively heavy attacks positions held by the Belgians. has been taken, which result in an attempt to promises or result in the German pop- ulation believing, as the allied leaders that, with their opponents strengthened in every de- partment and prepared to counter any the German high command is strong on holding out chimeras and weak in endeavoring to make good their boasts. Almost as perfunctorily as invita- tions are issued for attendance upon state functions, the Germans now have | bidden journ: 1o appear o have believed, the The American troops on the Toul &ector continue- daily to give the en- b il ;my "t:h rlut. mab"xflm‘ towns b?- ind le lines and also trenches in front of them. Along the Chemin des From London, Dames, another portion of the front L held by e Americats, there bas been Taf r heavy play of gas shells Gérman guns, but the mey s er M e R R oo of oty 10k te _ Dritisn. Ameriodn ~for b ) ransfer the ships, the aro keenly active, . Particusarly so are| (SREEC O LIC ~Germany blocked, it was decided to wait at least another day to. avoid seeming discourtesy to the little kingdom, which has had one of fl\elmi)at gifflcuh roles among the neutrals in the world war. ot s, 38 malds, Inth | " ronight the United . Siates | sl i been their Iatest tar. | 2Waited final word . from , London, 7 where the negotiations were conduet- ed. - An urgent message was.sent to London late in the day asking for a re- oo the commen offensive operationl respondents, It is stated, are to begin their journey scene of the pugposed fighting Wed- nesday, where, all along the line, fig-| aratively speaking the ailied armies, their guns shotted and their mén in serried ranks, are waiting with confi~ dence the sound of.the tocsin. German Chancellor Probably not unconnected with this’ latest announcement of the Germans Is tie apparent sensitiveness displayed by the German Count Von Hertling, over the declina tion of the United States and the en- iente to accept at its face value Ger- many’s latest proffer of peace. ning the zamut from Germany's good intentions to the fate that ultimately will befall the allies for their refusal to be taken in by Germany's sweetened the chancellor ended his ad- dress with the well-worn admonition that for all future bloodshed the allies must accept full responsibility. from ‘British, who, in additlon to air raids behind - the nu- lines, “eyceeding a_ ton been' dropped there. Both Claiming a heavy toll | 10T BT Y MemeRoRielh Y G Kelieved Gt sois Trnkls i coding or cabling- is - respansible . for the delay in transmitting the Dutch ‘While scant news is now coming out from Great Russia, advices received b from Siberia seem ‘to indicate a pre- | FePIV. carious situation there. It seems defi- sheviki in their inroads into the coun- | Which, will accept no less and. i try and ‘that in addition to numerous | Pared to o ahead with the requis! outrages on the population, reigns generally. chaos ‘FERRIS” TYPE OF WOODEN STEAMER LAUNCHED At the Yards of the Foundation Com- PAY INCREASES FOR ALL POSTAL SERVICE EMPLOYES ‘Washington, March 19.—Pay * 'in- creases of 15 per cent. for all em- ployes of the postal service, recom- mended by the senate postofficc sub- O committee in revising the postoffice | of their sovereign righfs under ¥ appropriation bill, were approved Ite | national law. which | There will be no-dela: ordered the bill favorably reported. | fer of the ships when w The increase does not apply to post- masters of the first, second or third in the case of fourth class postmasters deprived of credit for stamp cancellations. Additions made to the bill today Were an appropriation of $100,000 for experiments in utilizing motor trucks | country for the shipment of food cities; a clause prohibiting the cen- | th¢ immigration laws. -Ao:ng in Amel"ii‘c? of mail from fhe erican expeditionary forces which X I8 censored in Europe; an increase o® MEXICAN FEQERAL g $200,000 in' the house appropriation for the censorship of foreign mails, and a clause authorizing the secretary of war to turn over to the postmaster gén- eral for use fn mail transportation all airplanes and automobiles - unsuitable for military purposes. ote, first of the “Ferris’ g0 steamers building under Emergency Fleet corporation’s gram, was launched here today at the vards of the Foundation company in the presence of hundreds of cheering spectators. Christened by Miss Phyllis daughter of the late Senator Hughes of New Jersey, the vessel slip- ped down the ways and into the water without incident. Contracts for ships of this type were the fleet corporation last summer with 23 shipbuilding firms on the Atlantic coast. other vessels of her type measure 281.6 feet in length, 45 feet beam, 23.6 feet deep and displace 3,500 tons. The ships are of the single deck cargo type and are driven by 1400 triple expansion engines, which will give a speed of 10 knots an today by the full but obtains The Coyote and large NAVAL APPROPRIATICN BiLL REPORTED IN THE HOUSE. Total of 180,000 En- MIDDLE WEST MUST GO WITHOUT LIVE LOBSTERS. An Embargo Has Been Placed on Ship- ment—Will Be Cheap in the Ea Boston, March 19. must go without liv son and dealers here must suffer a ‘Washington, March 19—The annual naval appropriation bill, carrying more than a billion three Jiundred million dollars and authorizing crease in the navy's enlisted strength from 57,000 to 180,000 men, was re- ported to the house today by Chairman Padgett of the naval committee. Secretary Daniels tonight expressad complete satisfaction with the meas- the committee had im- proved upon official recommendations as a result of a thoro department and its needs. “The bill is larger by over $500,000,- 000 than any prior naval bill, carrying 600,000,” said Mr. Dan< The middle west lobsters this sea- ure, saying s e study of the order against MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF NEW HAVEN ROAD Decide to Take Stens to Obtain More Compensation Than i Railroad Bill. Boston, March 19.—Stockholders o. ow York, New Haven and Hart- Railroal met today at the call 07 Nathan L. Amster, of the Stock- hoiders’ Protective association, voted to take steps to obtain more compensation than was provided in the_rafiroad bill, Tnecessary REDUCED RATES FOR MILITARY OFFICERS FAVORS PRINCIPLE OF Provided For in Bill Intreduced by Representative Miller. which was declared to be Inadequate and unfair. Action toward the rescinding of the irunent of justice order for the of the company’s holdings in the and Maine also Spanish Cabinet H abinct N St cabinet resign Reuter despatch from Bilb: German Bundesrat Approves Treaties. Amsterdam, March 19.—The German bundesrat, or federal council, has ap- proved the peace treaties with Russia ‘and Finland, according to the semi: official Norddeutsche Alicemeine Zei tung. PRIMARY ELECTION IN WISCONSIN CLOSE Between 'Lenroot and James Thomp- som, La Follette Candidate. Milwaukee, Wis; March 19.—Early scattered returns from today's pri- mary election to choose candidates for the senatorial vacancy caused by the p ; et . |death of Senator Paul O. Hu Aside From Small Infantry Raids, Only the Big Guns Are in | uicated a close contest L. Lenroot, favoring President '\Viison's| Operation From the North Sea to the Adriatic—The|ver aims, and James Thompson, La Follette candidate for the republican Teutons Made a Slight Gain on the Belgians, But Later e i ol ent s indicated a landslide for Joseph E. Were Dri Back, Le-ma Prisoners and Machine Guns | Davics, former federal trade commis- sioner, over Dr. Charles McCarthy on M the democratic side of the primary. on the Hands of the Belgians—Everywhere on Both |Davies was icading 5 to 1. Former Congressman Victor Berger, Sides the Ai Are Active—Former German Prisoners | Wh° Was unopposed on the- socialist ticket, had polled only a small vote X 5 o o~ s on the face of available figures. Are Aiding the Bolsheviki in Making Inroads Into Siberia. | With loyaity an iseue in the cam- paign. citizens- of Wisconsin poured from factories, stores and farming dis- tricts to register their views. Even _|the lumber camps kept a stream of e tronts o Ehe West from tha North | YOlers on the road to polling places. - sea to the Adriatic, the hostilities con- | B0t (ermocratic candidates ran on tinue to be carried, out by means of|ioians, Platforms and Davles had the the big guns of the opposing sides and oy small units of infantey in raiding n none of the raids has|., ot any material gain been achleved by | orofiteers” should be taxed to the either_side, except possibly by : French troops of General Petain, who [ 20511008l burlen of war expense was in the Rheims region have peastrated [P'aed o0 the ordinary taxpayer. German, positions o a-deptn of about three-fifths of a mile and put down s effectively an attempt on another part | 1o Of Milwaukee, give of this front, made by the German crown prince, to pierce backing of state democratic organiza- tions. N Thompson’s platform declared that extent of ali excess profits before any out of 71, with no lead of 550 votes. Hig vote to 11,206 for Lenroof. 'The vote for Berger was 534, as co pared with a sqeialist ballot of only 59 at_the last previous election. gave Thompson a_slight lead over.Lenroot. Although they suc- | Mr. Berger said that Mayor Daniel W. ceeded at several points in their ob-| Hoan, socialist, seeking Jectives, they later were driven out|was polling a vote 25 from the greater portion of the posi- tions gained, leaving prisoners ns in the hands of than at the primary two vears ago . FTHE TAKING OVER CF dbsence of a reply ‘from thori there was no-pdssibili preparation to act. Were in Possession of That City. Time—Had Crew of 35 Men. the Paris, Sunday, French submarine Diane, ment was 35 men. Resolution of Approval Introduced in ‘Washington, March 19.—Bills to re-| House of ‘Lords by Lord Parmoor quiro railroads to reduce their rates k- g to military and naval officers and men to ore-third of the regular fare and|iords today Lord to prohibit Washirgton city hotels |resolution approving from charging them more than $3 a|the League of Nations and the consti- in Boston. ‘A’TTORNTY-GENE?RAL O!INMA"‘ BILL NOT ACCEPTED RIVETERS, CHIPPERS, CAULKERS, REAMERS AND DRILLERS WAS MERELY A BASIS/AT 'BALTIMORE YARD As Drafted the Bill Curtailed Fran- chise of Soldiers to Vote For State ¥ Officsrs—It is Expected an Agres- J ment Will Be R‘ciuhld Today. They Have Been Receiving $5.60 For Hours — Company. Suspension for Strikers From All Government Work. Hartford, Cohn., March general assembly, session by Governor Marcus H. Hol- comb today to provide a law through which those Connecticut electors <erv- ing with the flag may vote in fall's election, did not accompiish tnat purpose it adjourned late today until The judiciary could not agree on a iedraft of & bill for an act which wouid provide ma- chinery for taking the vote. Bill Drawn by Attorney General. Governor Holcomb addressed a join* convention of the two branches noon and this address while very brief he point that (here was but a single thing to be done and that was to adopt a franchise law. been drawn by George E. Hinman, based not only up- on his own legal opinion, but upon the suggestion and wisdom of other men of legal prominance in This bill ad been print- ed and was upon members’ desk: was in effect a house bill. was not satisfattory was quickly ev- when members offered objec- tion to a section which provided that electors who are in service would no: vote for members of congress, state senators, representatives, sheriffs and judges of probate. Town Clerk Protests. the judiciary committee for the hearing objections to the bill % Doughan ' of New Haven, as a town elerk objected to throwing upon town clerks the bur- den of preparing lists of electors who are serving the-country. that registrars of voters. towns of smore than 5,000 population, were in better position to hav: work done within the sixty days pro- vided for in the bill. cated greater secrecy in enclosing the ballot after it was filied out by the elector and he also wanted the full | shipbuilding programme and have re- franchise for the soldier or sailor vot- er, not one which was abbreviated to merely the state officers—namely, the|by the carpenters. lieutenant governor, tary of state, state treasurer and com- March 18.—A seriol interruption. in the shiobuild- ing programme, due to demaads for increased wages by workers who # month ago were given substantial ad- " Washington, shipping board today Trom Baltimore, where 600 riveters, chippers, ers, reamers and drillers left the hulls on which they were working in vards of the Baltimoge Drydock and Shipbuilding company. No Explanation of Walkout. Mine sweepers undey for the navy were left unfinished by the strikers as well as the merchant ships building in an effort to offsct the losses from. submarines. pany officials reported that the walk- out took place without any explangtion but that they understood the men re- fused to work until a decision was rendered on their demand for $18.56. & day for chippers and caulkers and $21 a day for riveting gangs of two mer and a boy, all of whom are employed on what is known as allowance Work on intricate parts of the ships’ hulls Recent Scale $5.60 For Eight Hours. Officials of the shipping board think the strike is an effort to force a day wage scale on the basis of pay for The present day scale for chippers and caulkers is $5.60 for eight hours, with many men making greater sums in getting time and a half for overtime and double time for no'idays and Sunéays. even more working on piece rates. Trouble is Entircly Local. J. A. Franklin, president of the boil- ermakers’ union, to which most of the strikers belong, was trouble and confidence was expressed by officia’s that the national officers of the union would settle the difficulty All ‘of the metal trades unions hav promised complete co-operation in the constriction of a number special work. were many. Riveters make re-eiection, per cent. heavier Then he adyo- United States is Awaiting Final Word fused to hinder production by special g demands such as were made recently Washington, March 19.y— Plans for from | taking over of Dutch shipping in American waters at neon today were 1d an/changed at the last moment. In trouble is believéd here to be entirely with no - likelihood of affecting other . yapds,” -where - the workers ap- roved \the mew- wage scale recently Mauskegon, Mich, the Goodri -mor-ai@t:‘e:&m‘n:m was released. The last demand also coming from ves of the smaller fowns pro} the point on which” the judiclary committee making it impossible to report in a bill; even for dn evening Session. and in the late afternoon. when Spoaker Healey called the house.to order again it was to permit Mr. Peasley of Thes- hire to move an adjournment until to- This gave the eommittee all night to, thrash out the bill. Attorney General Hinman Explains. At the hearing - Attorney General Hinman explained that was merely the basis of an act which the legislature could alter As to the limitation of the franchise to the state officers, he s9'd that-in drawking up a general bill it had to be borne in mind that to provide for a ballot on which all nom- ould be placed meant that all nomin8tions would have to be made at least 120 days prior to eiec- tion that sufficient time might be avail- able to get the ballots to the men in camp, in cantonments, in the trenclies. on war vessels and to remote parts of the -world-where Connecticut men have the right to vote, are serving. To pro- vide for‘such early nominations meant that not only would party practice as|cluded the strikers, issned a statement late tonight announcing that the lay- off was due to a misunderstanding of the wage adjustment board scale, but Suggests Suspension For Strikars. Th» Baltimore company suggestd to the board today that shipyard . strik- ers be prohibited from working ‘government contracts in other vards for a period of thirty to sixty da: “The government expects us to build ships,” the company Geclared drustice action must be taken to pre- vent occurrences of this kind. er. ‘are receiving exceedingly pay and all questions of wages. biece wark prices, hours, conditions of la- boy. are absolutely in the hands of the government, undertaken. by the Ge at its pleasure. TUnequivocal acceptance of the orig- nitely established that former German | inal agTggment for the transfer of the Drisoners are actively aiding the Bol- CLAIM LAYOFF WAS DUE ships is ‘wanted by the United States TO A MISUNDERSTANDING. e Strikers Are to Return to Work This ing of the tonnage’ unles$ a favorable reply is received. TPress despatches -indicating that Holland had askel that the" ships bé prohibited from cajTying 'erDDS or munitions weré faken to in- dicate. that she was making a last Eflflrtbll) plg.caz: Germany in-the face of- submarine threats and econ i 15 Per Cent. Advance Recommended | pressure. Such conditions dro - ro by Senate Committee, Baltimore, March 19.—The 600 ship- workers who ldid down their tools at the Baltimore Drydock and Shipbuild- here on Monday tomorrow morn- ‘makers, Iron ing - company will return to work Local No. 33, Shipbuilders and re- garded as beng not those of #olland, but of Germany, and accordingly will be-refused. 1t was said on high au- 3 v of the United States or ‘Great Britajn ac- cepting any limitation on the exgreise regards caucuses, conventions, etc. upset but the bill would conflice with laws which fixed definitely the ume for holding town causes for the nom-1ithat it had been properly explained at ination of representatives, and. iudges of probate, and would require changes in party caucus rules as to senatorial and congressional conventions. Hinman said- that in drawing a gen- eral bill as a framework for a‘ fran- ¢hise law, these things had to be con- sidered and it would be for the legis- lature ‘to so change the bill that its provisions: would not clash wit! In this particuls 4 Hinman had referred to a point raised by Mr, Rogers-of Manchester, who had said that the date of town caucuses had been fixed by statute for his town and this date is less than the reeded 120 days before election. Physical Aspect of Problem. There was some discussion ‘as to the physical aspect of the problem of get- ting ballots to the electors, this point being emphasized as being of gret im- The bill as drafted provides that soldiers’ ballots shall be returned before election day-and be placed. in hands of town. moderators so that the may be counted with the town returns on_election day. Tt was stated in the course of dis- cussion that any bill adopted wouid mean that party conventions have to be held probab! a meeting tonight and the men had voted unanimously to return to work. Leaders denied that they received any message from the shipping board in- ducing them. to. resume work. ter- in the trans- rd is received, as the government had made cvery FUTILE ATTEMPT TO ROB BANK AT ZEPHYR HILLS, FLA. Dutch seamen who are to be replac- ed by Americans can demand fo be repatriated to Holland, take employ- ment on any merchant marinz vessel of the United States or any other or they can be admitted to the United States if admissible under isting statutes. Men Who Composed the: Gang, Killed i Baker and FI Tampa, Fla, March 19.—Bank rob- B. Storms, a baker, in an unsuccessful attemnt to American State Bank at Zephy: about one o'clock this morning. or six men who composed the made. their escape by automobiie and hunted throughout The vault and outer door of the safe were blown open, but the robbers failed to reach chest ana left without any booty, pre- sumably when their supply of explo- sives was exhausted. While two of the men were wo: inside the bank the others were posted at vantage points outside. on blew open the door of the vault off and aroused the town but citizens who left their homes warned to keep their distance, “We ara robbing the bank,” HOLD DURANGO CITY It Had Been Reported Villa Followers El Paso, Texas, March 19.—Andres'| G. Garcia, Mexican consul-general here, announced today he had receis- ed a telegram from General Francisco Murguia dated Durango City yester- day. This proved Durange City was held by the fedearl forces, he said. Conflicting reports have been received here regarding the reported capture of the Durango state capital by Villa followers. Messages from Americans in Chicuahiia City and Torreon told of reports there that Viila followers oc- great monetary loss unless an express|cupied the town on Max 14, These embargo placed on- lobster shipments |reports were denieq in J¥rez. & fow days ago s lified e _substance of testimony ven b; dealers today betore 4 smecial sons. | FRENCH. SUBMARINE mittee of _the legialature that is in- vestigating the fish business of this Counsel for the express com- panies said that the transporting lobsters ouside of district, except to ‘New York city and Albany, was Issued to release irane. portation for ‘other more food chipments. It {s declared that as a embargo_the' price of lob market ‘in_the vicinity of this city would probably drop to 10 cents & pound from 75 cents. not later than The expectation was that ove differences would be reconciled. Haif a Dozen Changes Made. When the committe> ended its sit- tirg tonight it was stated that half a the National one of the men “If any of you,come closer we_will oot to Kill. Storins armed himself when ke left his home and was approaching’ rear of the bank when he was shot. The 10bbers were in no hurry to leave but ‘at word fro which it is believed won!d ren der it acceptable to both houses, These included a provision to permit voting for representative in congress and for cheriff, placing a penaity clerks for neglect or refusal to compl! ions of the act, ehang ing the section which provides that| D butlots must be marked with blaek ink | 41 or black pencil, to permit the u: CONSIDERED LOST L iy 1 Diane Not Heard From For .a Long keeping their guns andy and firing to keep back. pur- March 17. — The ot having been heard from for a long time, is considered as lost, it was officially an- ult of the nounced today. ; TS on the i) The submarine Diane was of a sea- About @ half mile away an automo- le had been concealed in the woods ud iie robbers made their escape in ith the provi any color of ink or pencil for the checking of names before the | WOMEN POLLED NEARLY ballots are opened, and providing that going type, built at Cherbourg in 1914, | even when 3 man’s name ddes not ap- She displaced 630 tons. Her comple- | pear on the list sent from his voting district, if he claims to be an elec- tor, he may be permitted to votgq, on the assumption that his name . maw have been left off the list inadvertent LEAGUE OF NATIONS | Iv. AS HEAVY VOTE AS MEN In Elettions Held in Many Villages in 3 New York State. New York, March 19.—Women voted for the ‘first time in elections held to- day in fnany villages of this state. In stances . they polled nearly heavy, a vote as the men. - woman appeared among the con- testants for office in Fort Plain, where a democrat, was elected She was the' only mem- of her party who blocked the re- from making 2 clean sweep. ‘ateriool, where 1,566 votes were women vdted, aiding ts to victory. : March 19.—Rev. Clasance = Waldion, ot ‘Windsor. was - London, March 19.—in the house of | found guilty tonight by a jury in the | Anna Waters, i oor moved a lader_fll court-on a charge of urging op- tax collector. principle of | position to the army draft. deliberated eleven hours. England will take over Egypt's cot- ton crop. One thousand tailors went on strike An epidemic of grippe has struck New York' South Dakota's Legislature met in special session. American troops are mnow on five fronts'in Francg. Bolsheviki will be known as Com- munists in the near future. Germany will confiscate all Ameri- can property within reach. Anna Held is recovering from a long illness in 2 Milwaukee hospital. Idaho's grazing law was upheld by the United States Supreme Court. New York school children started a two-days drive to sell thrift stamps. Ernesto Frias, prominent Urugua- yan diplomat, died in Buenos Aires. Select bacon hogs sold at $21.50 per 100 pounds at Montreal, a new high record. ¥ Retiring directors were re-elected at the annual E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co. meeting. A blast in an old well on a farm near Hillsville, Pa, uncovered treas- ure of $115,000. iny Johnson, aged 74, mother of Jack Johnson, the famous pusgilist, died in Chicago. International Harvester Co. emplo- yes will get a 10 per cent wage in- crease on April 1. Germany captured loot to the value of $2,000,000,000 in Russia,- according to the London Chronicle. Jose Lopez Gutierrez, minister from Honduras, presented his credentials to Secretary of State Lansing. Capt. Fiorello H. La Guardia, of the American Flying Corps, has been in- jured in an accident in Italy. The Government investigation into the packing industry has been shifted from Chicago to Kansas City. The Canadian Steel Corp., Ltd., cap- ital $20,000.000, has been licensed to do business in British Columbia. Fire caused $50,000 damage at the Cumberland Valiey Spoke & Bend- %|ing Co. plant at Hagerstown, Md. Austraili will free all large ocean- going ships for the use of the .\llies by pooling her coastal tracde ships. lcebound, for: several weeks. near pas- A baby-saving campaign will be neral Medical Board .of the Council of National De- fense. Officers of the New York Guard have been asked to wear their uni- forms whenever possible by Governor Whitman. Permigsion to follow her husband into exile has been asked of the Rus- sian Government b; Duke -Michael. y the wife of Grand Francis E. Elliot, student observer at the navy aero station at Miami, Mla., died there of injuries sustained when his machine fell. The fire department of Bayonne. N. J., was called out to extinguish a blaze which destroyed 1,200 gallons of oil at the Tidewater plant. Due to a shortage of fuel oil, part of the International Paper Co. plant at Livermore Falls, Me., was closed, throwing 300 out of work. Enlisted men going to Europe liere- after will receive a razor, steel morror, shaving brush, and a ciothes and shoe brush from the Government. Between 800 and 900 operators and other employes of the Providence Tele- phone company were granted pay in- creases of $1 a week yesterday. For having sold newspapers under the pretense that they contained an account of the sinking of an American battleshiu, Abram Krup, 23 years old, of Philadelphia, was sent to the coun- ty prison for ten days. Malaria and typhoid fever have been stamped out of some parts of Texas by the use of bars germ-carrying mosquitos. A. R. Campbell, of San Antonio, ried out two experiments. Dr. Charie: * Martin McAllin, Jr, 25 years old, son of a New Haven policeman of the same name, was fatally shocked while engaged at his work as a lineman. He came in contact with a live wire carr: ing 2,300 volts and died before he could be conveyed to a hospital. DEFENSE OF THE NATIONAL GERMAN-AMERICAN ALLIANCE By Rev. S. G. Von Bosse of Wilming- ton, Del., Its President. ‘Washington, March 19.—A general defense of the patriotic character of German-American alli- ance against charges of disloyaity was made today before a senate judiciary sub-committee by Rev. S. G. Von Bosse of Wilmington, Del., president, who as- serted the alliance has no connection with the German government nor the German people and that its influence has always been directed toward keep- ing alive German ideals and to foster- ing, loyalty to this country. The committee has under considera- tion a bill by Senator King of Utah which would revoke ‘the federal char- ter .of the organization because of its alleged disloyal utterances and activi- ties. GENERAL e WOoOD’'S SON Too Young to Obtain Admi Officers’ Training Camp. Cambridge, Mass.,, March 19.—Otis L Wood, son of Major General Leonard ‘Wood, today - enlisted as a private in the regular army and will report for duty at Fort Slocum, N. Y., Saturday morning. He is a sophomore at Har- vard university and a captain in the Harvard regiment. 0 Because hie is under 21 years of age he was unable to obtain admission to a reserve officers’ training camp. De- terminéd to enter the war, howeyer, hé went to a recruiting office. in“Boston today and enlisted in the With Time and Place For Major Drive to b Decid ; Supreme War Council g ITALIAN FRONT MENTIONED AS PROBABLE POI the Allies’ Armies Will Permit Overwhelming Con ce tions at Selected Points of Attack, Without Weake Because the Allies Are Convinced That Germany No Intention of Making a Great Offensive on the W Front, and That Troops Are Being Massed There Pu For Defense. ‘Washington, March 19.—The key to the 1918 riddle of the western battle front is in the hands of the suprems war council at Versailles. Decision as to the time and place of major offensive by the allies rests with It directly controls also, officers here believe, a new weapon forged during the winter -with which to make effective its plans of grand strategy. That weapon is believed to lie in a pooling of the of all the allies’ overwhelming concentrations lected points of attack. Germans Planning for Defense. American observers now are con- vinced the German plans a defensive campaign and that the long talked of drive on Paris or the channel ports has been abandoned: The initiative, according to this view, rests with the allied and American Communiques are being close- ly scanned for the first indication of any offensive operations mapped out at Versailles. The . supreme council under. the urgent insistence of Presi- dent Wilson for aggressive action this year, based on co-ordinated plans and under the direction of'a single agency. The exact scope of the council's au- Deen disclosed, was said both Dy Premier Liloyd TLord Curzen, however, ¥n_explaining the status of the British imperial’ staif, and ‘the commander in the field, Sir Douglas Haig. that cer- tain British forces had been assigned to the council'’s control. Decision by the war council, officers here believe, as to the field ~where these and similar forces-from other concentrated will show where. allied hlows-at the Ger- man defenses are designed to fall. there is'to be no German drive, as the war department predicted yesterday in_its weekly war review, the council will not be forced to hold its reserves for defensive purposes and can devote this new agency to attempts to smash weak points in the German line. Italian Front Main Point. ~ Opinion as to the sectors offering the Dbest opportunity for allied assaults varies widely here. tial agreement, Italian front may in fact become the main theatre of war this year. Austro- concentrations and possiblet offensives on that front, also noted by the weekly war summary, may repre- sent the recognition of this View by the German high command. In any event, even though the Su- preme council might have decided to make the effort to break through in Italy, it is believed the first moves in the game would be played in and Flanders. Drives with ail appearance of being the real offensiy would undoubtedly accompany or; pre: cede the main thrust. Keep Germans Perplexed. The pooled allied reserves under d rection of. the supreme council W make possible 2 campaign of such designed to keep the command perplexed as to which sault would be driven.home. In position, adequate German forces selected troops would necessarily ‘be = held ready to support either line, ik they must be held somewhere in G many with ready transportation aval able in either direction. The theory of pooled general serves under command of the sup: war_council has already appeared is the British press to some extent the explanation of what ias been in_parliament. g The practical question of how' sy a grand reserve may be handled peals to army officers as the mo teresting question of the day. ization of a new inter-allied attack does not seem feasible, It is pointed out, however, Sir Douglas * ‘my reserves was created the report of operations in 1917 sho; scheme of operations’ W seme extent when he was: to take over an additional the French front, French army for participation fn French offensive of that year. This suggests that a- similar tice might be adopted for obtaining. army of attack on any fromt. Transfer of Troops. 1t the assault were to,be made : the French reserves take over trenches now British, except on the sector of British troops thus Tele would be available for pUrposes of : tack with their comrades in that If additional reserves were B sary, General Pershing might his front on the right flank, is mow gradually taking over American_sector. released then could be shifted to French left flank, where it connect with ‘the British line, and be- res employed as a part of the ati Such operations would in no intermixing of transport and thority never. George and . - freeing a armies are to be The Fremch There is substan- vable to army officers tha the armies sent to support Italy in he time of peril are included in the fo now under direct control of the preme war council. pointed out, they are not in a position to be supervised by Generals Haig and COUNSEL HENEY SUBMITS EVIDENCE AGAINST PACKERS At Hearing of Federal Trade Commis- Today They Will Discuss a More Thi ough Co-ordination of Their Work. ‘Washington, March 19.—Heads the government's six most impo Omaha, Neb., March 19.—Ffancis J. Heney, general counsel for the federal trade commission in its investigation of the nation’s packing house industry, introduced evidence at the resumption o fthe hearings in Omaha today de- signed to show: that- the packers stockyards in different cities in an ef- fort to hold down prices p=id producers forcing -them quotations were the lowest. Second, that there was an agreement in effect among the packers pro-rating the amount of livestock any one them could buy in any market: Third, that the 3 packers even extended to.the banks in which the cattle producers were forced to discount their notes ence at the White House téing discuss a more thorough co-t of their work. All of them are mem=" bers of the war conference The men called by the presi Chairman Hurley board, Food Administrator oover, Fuel Administrator Garfield, Director General MecAdoo, chairman of the war trade board. ai Bernard M. Baruch. chairman of the war industries board, The announcement of the conft was taken, by many as an indi that the president intends to take’ more active personal direction of w: activities. The war conference boare is made up of members of the <ol eil of national .defense, all members and heads of the government* agencies who deal with the producing end of the war, 3 Tt is believed by some that the pres- jdent may arrange to attend the week- 1y meetings and decide personally ofe the disposition of some of these sub= of exterminate Vance MeCormic Fourth, that wrung from shippers by unjustifiably large charses for yardage and feed were distributed among the packers in the form of stock dividends which v¥- tually amounted to a rebate. Several letters from Swift & company were read. NEW YORY ASSEMBLY SIDETRACKS PROHIBITION|SKULL FRACTURED BY EXPLOSION OF DYNAM Robert Lindsay, 60, of Bristol, Entangled in Brush. Votes to Defer Action Indefinitely on All Pending Bills. York assembly Ta whelming vote decided fo defer a indefinitely on_all pending pr The efiect of this procedute, the leaders explained, is posais either to ratify the federal pro- amendment or tb provide for a statewide referendnm subject unless one or _the- other passed by the senate Poll of the upper house showed only 7 two pro-ratification votes when twenty-six are necessary for the ary weer decidedly pessimisti Bristol, Conn., March 19.—Rol Lindsay, 4 farmer 60 vears old, be entangled in brush while running a from a charge of dynamite, the fuse: of which he had lighted to blow" a log, today, and when the explo came a piece of the log hit him, turing his skull been_given him, he was sent. to Hartford hospita chance for recove; ENLISTS AS PRIVATE. After first aid As the latest DAYLIGHT SAVING BILL = SIGNED BY THE PRESIDE! Puts Clocks Forward an Hour “We.feel that ratification is dead for an officer of the state Arte-Sajcon League who has been ac- tne fight. said after. the ‘as- “But we fcel alsn this' ‘session, | sembly had acted. that we have won a partial vietory in have prevented referenduin.” Ali phases of the ratification ques- are on the ealendar ‘of the Senate for discussion and action tomorrow, - R A “hour on the I M: and tu