Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 29, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 76 GERMAN DRIVE N P - AT A HALT Over a Six Mile Front the French Have Driven German Lines Along the Southern Side IT MAY BE THE EXPECTED COUNTER-ATTACK AwdmeAdnthmelpdthSnfi- ent Into the French Positions Have Been Fruitless, Huns Being Driven Back at the Point of the Bayomet—A Further Advance by the French Would Overturn the Plans of the Germans and Might Compel Them to Re- linguish Their Recent Conquests—Sguth of the River Scarpe the British Have Been Forced to Retire, But On the Front North of the Scarpe the Enemy Was Repulsed —1It is Believed the Recent Bolshevik Successes At Odessa Will Be Followed by New Advances Against the Teutons. Slowly assuming the shape of aghant loughshare, the jcardy has come almost to a halt ex- pept at the very tip of the salient friven into the allies. As the Teutonic offensivi U in an almost straight ling from Landricourt, on the old “Hin- denburg line,” to Montdidier, well be- pn the south. hind the allied D i 1918. Savage Fighting in French Section. ‘Savage fighting has taken place on the French part of the Geérman attempts to advance on the extreme tip of the salient driven into the French positions haev been frult- less and they have been driven back 4t the point of British on_the Scarpe have also repulsed the enemy, but south of this river théy have been forced to retire. From Montdidier the line German drive in lines of the entente area covereq by the e stands now, it runs, ositions as they stood line. The f the bayonet. The front morth fof the Makes Washington Certain Counter- ment by Field Marshal Haig tonight that the German war machine along the whole British front had beer beat- en off today with heavy losses gave mew zest tonight to speculation here as to the allled counter-assault which officers feel certain will not long be delayed. appeared to be satisfied that substan- battle lines with the French when the signal for the center blow 1s given. to the northeast runs with a sharp angle to Warvillers and there it’turns north- ward and passes along the _Sorme river to above Albert, where it again tarns to the no; the old lines hel armies on the morming of March 21. rtheast until it joins id by the contending Two New Features, One of the confusion of the. battle and the contrary claims of the con- testing armies, two new features stand ont. . The first over. into German ern side of the is that the French, front of six miles, have driven lines along the south- salient established by the Teutonic drive. The other is that the Germans have begun a new opera- tion to the east b8 the inception area of battle to of Arras, which may of a widening of the the northward. Allied World Watching French Thrust At the present moment the allied world is looking anxiously for news of the success of the French thrust ifito the The fact that rapidly and cut flank of the German forces. the drive progressed a deep notch into the rman-held ground in the region of yon may indical te that this move- ment is the counter-offensive which has been expected for the past three days. Progress considerable distance by the French for a into the Ger- man forces would cut off the Teutons thy “ploughshare” and compel e very tip of the them to rvetreat, or at least pause. until the to their communications can removed. A further advance by thé French might easily overturn the whole plans of the Germans and bring wbout a new phase of the battle in which the allies along the front would strike hard all and compel the Ger- mans to relinquish their dearly-bought conquests. ‘The German activity near Arras may have for its purpose either a new drive at the allies’ line or a defensive tion intended to stop an English from the north coincident with begun by the French. Line of Battle. The British held firm north of the but to the south of the river been driven back. Their line is now near that occupied in July, 1918, Tuns straight from Arleux; n:gh Arras, to Boleleux, on the dne held Bane® German British on the north side of the river into their lines by the thrust. Berlin Admits Heavy Losses. Berlin_admits very heavy, that the losses have The casualties are o lon. is very Fighting Nobly. of the mighty battle. It is said that American divisions are among the units forming the “strategic reserve” of the allied armies. If that is the with the and French the burden of breaking into the German lines. There has been nothing from the other sectors in Belgium, France.or points, but no noted in official lery duels at various infantry fighting is reports. British Success in Mesopotamia. The Britsih army in Mesopotamia has achieved a signel success against the Turks by either killing or captur- ing #hg entire Turkish forces in .the &mm of Hit. This town is on the Eupnrates about 100 miles to thE westward of Bagdad. Tt is reported that British cavalry is operating in the' rear of the Turkish forces there. Bitter Discontent of Russians. ter discontent with their German s is being evidenced by | Kkraing aad i is proba- N oy the staff, stated flatly, however, that he was not advised as to the numbers disposition of American units which may be employed wi! my of ‘attack. thrust at Arras, reported early in the Tay G the German forces on the rebound and may | line just the exha; of|ering it from the Fremch, observers 4 ‘man army at home may well be in the for their conduct in the midet POPULATION 29,919 Into the . FIELD MARSHAL HAIG Assault Will Not Long Be Delayed \ Washington, March 28.—Announce- War department officials _generally tial American forces would enter the jor General March, acting chief of or th the French ar- German Thrust Caused Alarm, The BEW ofitbreak of the German | caused some apprehension here the allies might find it necessary er delay their effort to catch seek victory after bitter davs of steady elding of ground. Definite word from General Haiz that this = new drive also had been checked added to the growing conviction that the strat-9 egy of the allfes will triumph. If their reafoming is correct, the Germans face the prospect of seeing their third great effort on the western front since ‘the beginning of the war theet the fate of the otlfers. Onl#twice before have the Germans undertaken major operations in .this main - thea- ter of the war. Their first rush in 1814 was stopped (as thair last and Dperhaps their final effort nearly four years later’ is now apparently being stopped by skillfu! retirement. Their only other great assaulf, at Verdun, was ‘an unqualified defeat. Scheme to Divert British .Reserv “The thrust at Arras may have been|-the intervals. for the purpose of diverting British | reserves from -the veal chjectivc of German, strategy far to the south Where Irench and British lines. con- nect. . The success of that purpose is highly doubtful since the initial effort was parried by troops already in po- sition on this sector. . Tiiere was no time to bring divisions back from the south, so it seems certain tha‘ the regular garrison of this portion of tke British lines was sufficient to repel the enemy. This fact alone is regarde@ as eloguent evidence of ihe waning power of the German war machine. In the meantime, attention here was not diverted from the chief theater, the British-French junction. The French counter-attack there was closely watched. It may develop into a great movement, though early re- ports indicated that it was aimed at local objectives and that the time was not yet ripe for the great counter- ef- fort. Despatches from the French front told of thronging reserves be- hind the lines. ‘An Ominous - Sign. Thére is no denying that General Haig's report brought distinct relief here. The fact that the Germans had tound sufficient strength to endeavor to widen their hold on tha Pritish when all signs pointeq toward ustion of their forces was re- garded as an ominous sign. Unless the Germans are successful In crushing the British army and sev- herg can see nothing but ultimate de- feat for Germany. No cround that has been fought over during the last few days is strategically vital to eithe er side. But the prestige of the Ger. ce and in view of the terrible already inflicted by the allies it is believed nothing short of a de- cisive victory and an opening of the road to early peace will justily the cost of the drive in German eyes at home. NEWS DIRECT FROM FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE Description of Terrific Onslaughts of The Ger Troops. With the French Army in France, ‘Wednesday, March 27.—(By the As- sociated Press).—Fresh German troops ‘were thrown today against the French army maintaining the junction . be- tween the French and Bitish lines. and despite the determined stand made by the French, they were forced to retire towards the west, the Germans break- ing through at Montdidier and occupy- ing the place. Further south, the French held well, resistiig all the Ger- man efforts. In the rear of the Frenchb army the EXCEPT AT THE VERY | past two days. ble that the Bolshevik successes at! Odessa will be followed by new ' ad- vances against the Teutons. ENCOURAGING REPORT FROM |HALF A HUNDRED INDUSTRIES VIRTUALLY PARALIZED Cabled Paragraphs - \Air Fighting on Vast Scale. London, March 28.—The continuance of fierce air fighting in the battle area is shown by the report of aerial op- erations issued tonight, which "says that on Wednesday twenty-four Ger- man machines were brought down in air fighting and seven were driven down out of control. Nineteen Brit- ish machines are missing. & VICE PRESIDENT ADDRESSES SCOTTISH RITE MASONS Tells Them No Man Should Criticize Until He Has a Remedy. New York, March 28.—The time has come when'the man with German blood must square himself with the re- public, according to Vice President Thomas R. Marshall, who spoke- here tonight to more -than- 1,000 Scottish Rite Masons on “Sacrifice.” Referring - to. criticisms of the goy- ernment, the vice president said those who had useful suggestions to make would be welcomed, but that no;man should criticize a mistake until he had a remedy to_submit. Germany, Mr. Marshall declared, had adopted the Darwinian theory ‘of the survival of the fittest to the extent of teaching that power alone makes na- tions strong in the eves of the,world CARS TIED UP STREET Restaurants Are Closed—Troops Patrol Streets—Result of Strike of Laundry Workers. Kansas City, Mo., March 28—With| not a street car moving in the city; restaurants closed and half a hundred industries virtually ‘paralyzed, every home in Kansas City tonight felt di- rectly the effect of the general sympa- thetic strike, called vesterday in sup- port of laundry workers and drivers who walked out several weeks ago. Night at Standstill. The city’s night life virtually is at a staidstill with troops of the home guard patrolling the streets and thous-/ ands of night workers walking tp theit employment and carrying their lunch- e§ as the result of the calling out of street car and restaurant employes. Hundreds of downtown - workers walked home tonight. Late in the aft- ernoon members of the chauffeurs’ union were exempted from the general strike call, tation for those who could find vlaces in crowdsi commercial cars. The re- mainder walked. All Restaurants Closed. vance of the Germans, the btatle has become ‘more ‘or less stabilized in the The French are push- ing nbrthward in order to keep in close touch with the British who have been forced back by overwhelming| numbers. French troops have relieved part of the British line: Counter-Attacks Are Certain. Nothing as yet has been allowed to develop regarding the intention of the allied commanders but it is certain that at an opportune moment they will make a counter-stroke. The general idea of the battle as far as it has gone shows that the Germans chose to make their principal attack against the Brit- ish front. At the same time: they made a demonstration just where the two armies, French and Brilish;. join. The Germans succeeded in making a breach in the British line whicly the French forces-closed, first ‘sending cavairy to fill the gap. The Germans had carefully perpared. for this . of- fensive. whole divisions : and army corps rehearsing the parts they were to play when the moment came., Just before the assault, the British lines were deluged with shells for a.short period and with projectiles charged with noxious gases. Then came thick waves of infantry, closely following oné another. The first waves or what remained of them, reacheds their obs Jectives and held ‘on pntil ' further waves came along and cl the islets of Eritish, who were holding k - | € i as the result of the walkout of mem- bers of the cooks and waiters’ union. An order issued this afternoon ex- empted emloyes of the municipal wa- terworks system from obeying the call. P The city remained tranquil during There were iso'ated reports ng of street cars but no se- rlous disorders such as occurred yes- d last night' occurred. At the request of Harvev C..Clark. reneral of Missouri: sent bere nor Gardner to take charge ustion arising out of the gen~ e, the police late today clas- ed all saloons in the eity. Car'Men Violated Contract. In a telegram sent late today to W. D. Mahon of Detroit, international president of the Amalgamated Associ- ation of Street Car and Electric Rail way Employes, Colonel 3. Kealy president of the street railway co v, charged that the order calling out’ {he street railway employés was a violation .of contract. The mes= sage furiher declared that the men were obeving the order under protest and through fear of violence. 20,000 Workmen Have Walked Out Jne strike spread tox‘iight to Kan- §as City, Kas. hen_ day_ gireet 2 trews e Riaht "gryfv:s el it this | 20,000 Lfifn ‘oak- here out with ot-tiriacy. using for that’pur- pose Jets of liquid fame.. .. . Germans Reinforced. Reéinforcements joined the Germans ond from the captured first British line a murderous fire with rifles, ma- chine guns and automatics was opened on the rear lines of the British at distances up to two thousand yards. This rain of death was so deadly as to overpower the British reserves, who could not sece whence -jt came. and were unable owing to its severity to advance to the assi: of their comrades in the fi Germans Prostrate as Comrades Pass- 5 ed Over. Under cover of this hail of bullets the German waves of infantry made their way into the second British line. The Germans lay down when they had advanced for some distance and al- lowed still othér waves to pass through Simultandously, large numbers of small tannon and three ineh’ guns mounted on low carriages, for quick movement and low visibility, | were brought up close behind the ad- vancing infantry The tenacious resistance of the Brit- ish at many parts of the line caused the Germans to bring into action all} of their immediate available reserves Soldiers ‘Patrol- Strests: No disorder had been reported up to a late hour, but soldiers still pa- trolled downtown stres ROOSEVELT INTRODUCED AS THE NEXT PRESIDENT. Then Proceeded to Tell Why There Was No War When He Was Chief Executive. Poreland, Me., March 28.—Deviating from his prepared speech tonight at the ®lose:of the republican state con- vention, Colonel - Theodore paid his resbects to the | Americari ' Alliance. “If congress does its duty,” he sai “it will revoke the charter of that o sanization and make.a provision that membership in it constitutes treason against this country.” When he was introduced one of the Knox county delegates called for three cheers for the next president of the United States, which were given while the audience stood. “Now 1 am going to ask you to re- member two things while I speak,” the colonel said in beginning his address. and also to bring up other divisions|“In the first place, this speech was from the quieter parts of the front.|written nearly three’ weeks ago—as a Approximately seventy divisions have \matter of fact, when I was in the been definitely recognized as having !hospital. I felt that this was the real been engaged in the Dattle, all of |crisis not only in our country but in which ‘suffered very severe losses. the worid and I wish to lay down a At the present moment the German !few principles that we Americans movement igin the direction of Ami- |might follow. ens. “What.we read has happened on the other side during the past seven davs has eiched in all the deeper the need of preparedness and_ speeding up the war. . The events in Europe have pro- claimed in letters of flames and blood the truth I am telling you tonight. , If we do not speed up to aid our ailies, some day we shall see our sons and ouf sons' sons fighting here at home without allfes. {1 don't care a'snap of the finger for words unless they are backed up by deeds. T ask you to judge everything 1 tell you here tonight by what I did in the seven and a half years that 1 was president. During that time no American was killed by a foreign foe and not a man in American uniform fired a shot against a foreign foe. The reason probably was that foreign na- tions saw that it wouldn't be safe to meddle.” German- GERMAN FORCES BEATEN OFF BY THE BRITISH After an All Day Battle North and South of the Scarpe. London, March 28.—After an all; day hattle north and south of the Scarpe, with Arras as the chief center, the British forces hafe beaten off the Germans, with heavy losses to the enemy, according to the report from Field Marshal Haig tonight. The text of the statement says: “Heavy fight- ing occurred during the day along the whole British line from southeast of the Scarpe to northeast of Arras, a battle front of some fifty-five miles. Intense Enemy Bombardment. “This morning, after an intense en- emy bombardment and covered by a 'cloud of smoke, ths enemy opened @ frehs attack in great strength on a wide front south and north of the Ecarpe. At the same time a series of partial attacks was delivered by him southward to the Somme. “In the néw sector of battle, east of Arras, the enemy succeeded in forcing his way through our out- post line and hard fighting has been proceeding all day in our battle posi- tions. Here all the enemy’s assaults have beer: repulsed with heavy loss to i, { Fierce Fighting Taking Place. “Fierce fighting is still taking place h of the Scarpe. ‘At_Boyelles, Moyenueville, Ablain- ville, Bucquoy and Puisieux our troops REVENUE OFFICE TO REMAIN OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT MONDAY All Returns Not :Bearing Postmark Before That Time Are to Be Penalized Hartford, Conn., March 28.—James J. Walsh, collector of internal revenue, announced today that his department would be open until midnight Monday, April 1, to receive income tax returns. The office will be open all day tomor- row, Saturday and Saturday evening up to midnight. He also announced that returns mailed in would be re- ceived Tuesday morning without pen- alty if they were postmarked before midnight on April 1. also have been repeatedly attacked and OBITUARY. have beaten oft a number of determin- e ed assaults. = At Dernancourt the en- Walter Drew. emy succeeded in forcing his way for Colebrook, N. H. March 28.—The the second time into the village, but death of Walter Drew, newspaper cor- OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXPLO- ON GOVERNMENT WORK Two Young Women Were Seriously plosion Com)} facturing primers for the government, late today destroyed the Two young women were. seriously .in- buflding ' of ~the shortly before structufe, which was of wooden con- f struction, was soon all ablaze and a series of smailer explosions occurred. The detonations were felt dhis territory and much window glass was -hroken. Remington Arms Metallic which is located mearb: thus affording _transpor- | © AMERICAN LABOR LEADERS Virtunlly all restsrants, are closed|Te Make Known the Pasition of Labor! sistants Urions: -} Ohester M. W Roosevelt |. . Frank A Vanderlin’ resu duty as " The annual %flp‘r{n‘nm bill - was # \!lVEG COMPANY t passed by the te. . The bill is for $53 000,000, Governor Hobby of Texas, signe the equal suffrage bill which goes into effect June 26. 'Injured—The Cause of the Explosion Has Not Be’n Determined. Governor Whitman renominated Le- land E. Cofer as health officer of the | port of New York. Private Paul Little, of Westminister, Md;, committed suicide while on guard at Camp McCellan. State Food Administrators were told by theSU. §. Food Administration to seize hoarded wheat. Dumx of the class in_several parts first dlyswf “Marcl St. Albans, Vt, March 25.—An ex n at the International Explosives y plant which has been manu- buildings. gred and the manager, B. T. ey, ad a narrow ‘escape. = The cause for e explosion has not been determined. xplosionin Main Building. The cxplosion occurred in the main International plant oclock. The of 1921 began ermiany In the iy _ The Interstate Commerce Committee approved the increased demurrage charges in New York.' all over The powder plant of the Company, , was damag- It is.reported at Stockhnim that the Germans _have aeleased the Swedish steamer Princess Ingeborg. The Japanese special mission visit- | ing West Point witnessed a review of the cadets at the Aqdemy. ARE TO VISIT ENGLAND 3 : F GEET Increased froight rates from Middle ‘West to' Bastern points were approved by the Interatate. Comuerce Commisl on. i % disdovery of an, extensive in the United States. New York, March 28. — To make known to -British. and - French_labor the:position. of labor in the United States_with regard to the war, a_del- ewation. of nine American labor lead- ers. with credentials of the American Federation of Labor, will sail short- Iy for England snd France. This was anneunced late today by the, American’ Alliance for Labor and Democracy, of Whigh Samuel Gompers is president, - The American iabor mission, actord- Ing to a spokesman for the alliance, will'_tell “BritiSh and French labor leaders’ that organized labor in the United Stat>s is committed to ~the prosecution of the war to a successful conclusion. and“will ‘not confer with repregentitive of an enemy coun- posit of wolfram and also of moly- bdenite in Burma, India, was reported in London. 3 Senator Robinson introduced a bill in the New York Legislature to tax outdoor adyertising signs or devises on 2 space basis. - = Gérman newspapers announces that General Paul Bloch von Blottnitz. a commander of an infantry division, was Kflled in action 5 Lieut. Col. E. Lester Jones testified before the Semate Military Gommittee that the. United ‘States has sent only one- airplane, to France. try. o migsion, - merjcan flicially known as A convention between ' the United Y decation of Labor on, States and France for extension of an old’ treaty for five years longer was approved by the Senate. “The Kaiserhof Hotel of Berlin, which is to be taken over by the German government is the twenty-fourth' Ber- Tin hotel to be commandeered. T the. Migsion.” is_composed of the follow- James Wilson; president Pattermak- s’ '"n%wg e "of North America, chair- man, R John P, ‘Frey, executive officer of International Molders' Union of North America, secretary Washi - William -Shert; - nt Washing-1}* e e o " \iss Melinda Scoft, president Straw Hat Trimmers and Operatives Union. M gnes Nestor, vice president|* ’ - Intérnational Unlon. 1 H.- Johnson; president In- | rishufg, Was destroyed by, fire. ternational. Asseciation. of Machin- | autoriobiles in .the mé' “were 'aiso i destroved, The loss is $100,000. A‘gmm-ndt ;}y.mfnu‘ ¢ .y,\.v: erican naval attache, at Petrograd, a rteen ‘Americans 'have - éeeded in gétting out of Finland safely. President Wilson annbunced that on ‘Wednesday aftefridon a war dis- cussioh will take place at the meeting of the executives of the War Council. Accused of insulting the American flag, hung in her window by neigh- bors to Teplace a German fiag, Mps. MMary Tpkeh was arrested in_Brook- ists ¥ ‘George ‘1. Berry, president Interna- tional. Printing Pressmen’s and As- ight, member Inter- fonal Typographicil Union. artin . Ryan, president erhood of Railway Carmen. NEW HAYEN ROAD NOT TO ' ISSUE 'PREFERRED STQCK Result of Federal Arrangement For Re-financing Notes. Proth- New Haven, Conn, March 28.—The proposed issue. of preferred stock by the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad, to meet notes maturing on April 15, has been withdrawn, it was announced tonight by the com- pany. The action was taken as a re- sult of the federal arrangement for re- financing the maturing notes. The an- nouncement follows: “President Pearson of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad announces that subsequent to the company’s circular of March 12, legis- lation has been enacted, on March 21, relating to the operation of railroads when under federal control, which re- duires approval before the issuance of preferred stock. The re-financing of the issue of notes maturing on April 15 has been arranged by the director- general. The offer of the proposed issue of preferred stock will therefore be withdrawn. Circular to this effect is being prepared and will be mailed to’ stockholders within a day or two.” GEN. MARCH CONFIDENT OF TRIUMPH OF ALLIES. Harold Buse; chief clerk of the Pon- iac, Mich. draft board, was arrested upon a charge of taking money from drafted men fors having exempted them. The Massachusetts legislative com- mittee on special welfare voted to re- port a bill providing for a 50-hour | week for women and children employ- ed in industries. Negotiations for the transfer of 150;- 000 tons of Japanese shipping to the United States were completéd. - Japan will receive two tons of steel plates for évery ton of shipping. Dr. Paul 8. Reinsch, American min- ister to China, who is making. a_tour of inspection, with his staff; ia south China, spent yesterday .at Amoy. en route ‘from Swatow to Foochow. | An order abolishing all ‘bugle calls for mess and- drill was. issue® at Camp Dix, N, I, by Major General Hugh L. Scott, in order that officers and men may, learn to rely upon:their watches. Bays American People Have No Cause for Alarm in German Advance. The German consul-general at Zu- rich has inserted advertisements in the newspapers, inviting all German subjects of the age of 17 years to com- municate with .the consulate with a view to their being called to the col- ors. Washington, March 25.—In a_state- ment tonight Major General . March, acting chief of staff, assured the Amer- ican people. that there is no cause fbr alarm in the advances made by the Germans in the great battle now ra ing in Picardy, and expressed com- plete confidence 4n triumph of the allied arms.” . General March said: “Whatever may be. present- ground held by the Germans, whatever sacrifice of men the situation must entail, the allies will see it through and will win." Late tomight the general still was without any word from Generdl Per- shing concerning the American troops participating in the battle. General Pershing’s reports today and tonight dealt entirely with the positions of the opposing forces yesterday as described in -the RBritish and@ French official statements. British casualties reported for the week _ending vesterday . aggregated 5.618. divided as follows: Officers killed or died of wounds, 19: men Kkilled or died of wounds, 604; officers wounded or misejng, 268; men wounded or miss- ing, 2,667. Corporal Homer J. Wheaton. former sporting editor of the Worcester Gaz- ette gave his life to save. Lieutenant George A. Corbin. Wheaton picked up a bomb to throw if out of an Am- erican trench and It exploded in his hand. KHERSON RECAPTURED BY ‘THE BOLSHEVIKI FORCES Of More Than 500 Germans Were Killed or Captured. Creatign of a central governing board, fomposed of prominent physi- cians, to’ handle the general adminis- tration of the voluntéer medical ser- vice corps, was announced by Dr. Franklin Martin, chairman of the gen- eral medical’ board of the council of national defense. Many Moscow, = Wednesday, March 27.— (By The Associated Priss). Over five hundred Germans occupying Kherson were defeated. ‘many were kilied and captured ang the rest fled, léaving two armored cars -when the city was re- captured by the Bolshevik forces, The Petrograd council of commis- saries has protesteq to ‘the neutral powers over the detention of M LIEUTENANT SHOT AND KILLED IN JACKSONVILLE Woman Suspected - of Crime Later Committed Suicide. . Jacksonville, Fla, March 28—Lieu- was driven out once more by our counter-attacks, with the loss of many kille@ or taken prisoner, ‘South of the Somme our troops have been fiercely engaged all day- in “be eighborhood of Arvillers, * Vrely and Hamel, Different localities have changed hands frequertly in bitter respondent and former deputy sherift who was instrumental in the recapture of Harry Thaw. in September, 1913, after the ‘later's sénsational - escape from the state hospital for the crim- inal insane ip Matteawan, was an- nounced today. ~He died at his home herc dast might of heart disease. movements were so intense fhat it was impossible to approach the firing line, \otwithstandine the continued . ad- fighting, but our positions have been maintained. ~ Heavy fighting eon- iinues in this sector also.” Mr. Drew was promjnent in politics and was a drector in various- finan- cial institutions, ; | department supplies there are being remcved to i fan peing Kameneff, Bolshevik ambassador to France, by government forces, in Fin- land. M. -Kameneff has not been per- mitted to telegraph his government. . Al | Russian -troops have been re- moved- from Persia, according to a re- port from . the military revolutionary committee on the Persian front to the « of fofeign affairs, All tenant Samuel J. Dickson of Los An- geles, California, attached to Camp Joseph E. Johnson here. was shot and killed .in 2 room in & hotel to- night. Mrs. Louise: Biegert, who the ted suicide by shooting herself a few minutes after she is alleged to have shot Dickson. No theory : was advanc- =455\ Sample of Their 'ate military committee today behind Thé City Barage, the largest in Har- Fity |, police said killed the officer, eommita| by the police as to’ the cause of the ir Work Extibted I the Senate By Sen ator Overman Yesterday WIS SmhmhryCmnfit'éghConducfin\gAnhigfigfi:- For Shipment by July 1-Construction Is Ninety Days. Behind Schedule and Only 37 Will Be Ready. ‘ Washington, March nvestiga- tign into delay in the -airplane pro- original programme, = that . number gramme was begun today by the sen- would total only 37 and that the American airplane programme was 30 days behind schedule. Senator Overman said *although he would make no charge against one of the employes of the Curtiss concern, there were spies there and were he secretary of war he would commandeer the plant and put in new: employes. A metallic ‘brace usedgin the construction of airplane frames from which a piece of metal has been removed and lead inserted so as to weaken it, was exhibited by the sen- ator as a sample of spies’ work. The first machine tested at the plant fell, he said, and an investigation showed that this tampering had been the cause. A delay of two .months followed while government inspectors went over airplane parts in order to replace parts which spies had weak- ened. AT The decision to conduct the Inquiry behind closed doors was reached by the military committee -after a num- ber ‘of members had urged this plan in order to permit the committee fo. in- guire fully into the situation without the necessity of guarding against/dis- closed doors after several days of discussior in the senate which cul- minated in -the assertion by Senator Overman of North Carolina, that part of the trouble 'was due to German spies in the Curtis plant which has extensive government contracts. Members of the committee were pledged ‘to.secrecy, and Chairman Chamberlain announctd that no state- ment ‘would he issued until the in- qtiry had completed. Major , General George O. _Saquier, chief signal officer, and 1 Deeds, of the aviation branch, were the first witnesses /called. They remained with the commitiwe nearly four hours. The committee. plans to hear tomorrow Major General Franklin-Bell; who has just returned from_ a . visit..to the American “in- s Bl'ifi:r: Commander Briggs of the Britis] roval fiving corps, Colonel Waldon of the American. signal -corps;-and How- eral | Chamberlain and some oth were in- clined to favor open sessiof July 12,000 airplanes statements. ANOTHER DISPLAY OF PARTIBANSHIP IN SENATE Senator Williams Renewed His |Attack ‘Washington, Mareh feeling flared up in the senate again today when Senator Williams of Mis- sissippi, democrat, renewed his attack upon Representative Lenroot, republi- can candidate for the senate in Wis- consin, whom he Charged yesterday with being lukewarm in loyzity fo the government in the war. The Missigsip- pi senator declared Senator La Follette of Wisconsin should be expelled and that former Berger, the socialist ‘candidate for sen- ator, ought to be interned. During the debate which followed and continued intermittently most of the day, republican senators. defended 28— The war this statement to- a the builders, *for the -pu; ns g 5 wm'sb‘;mddnflt‘z & U the v s tons or over with ‘one_ exception, and none ‘over two years-old. in- deed are still awaiting completion. ““Deliveries of ‘the “ships at Ameri- dan ports are.to begin not later than May and to be in’ September, at- progressively higher price per ton to be paid according. to the month of delivery as a premium on early asHv= eries. “In return for the sale of the ships, the war trade board has agreed to de- liver to the Japanese shipbuilders a cerresponding amount of . steel for shipbuilding, ton for ton against de- livery of the ships. . . “Further negotiations are in prog- ress to secure from Japanese ship- builders 290,000 additional tons of new construction, the ships to Dbe built in return for new steel placed at the dis- posal of the builders by the war trade o Missou?i, Ashurst of Arizona and Owe® 'of Oklahoma, democrats, deplored par- tisan division at such a time. who attacked President Wilson yester democratic candidate ‘insure a loyalty. victory. . SERIOUS DISTURBANCES = i Trolble Results When Police Appre " “Recent egitorials in such papers as hended Deserters. the Jiji Shimpo of Tokio show an en- S couraging disposition. to regard the furniching of tonnage fof allied war reeds, in the'light:of a patriotic con-) tribution to_allied war purposes and with this ‘spirit ing a .qui ety oy st rho thup negotiations is hoped for.” MAINE REPUBLICANS = .. IN_ STATE, CONVENTION Pledge Party ‘to Support of the Goy- ernment -in_the War. Portland; Me., ' March 28.—Resolu- tions pledging the party to the sup- port. of the government in the ~war were adopted by the republican state convention today. ' The résolutions ex- pressed.the belief of the delegates that more could be dopme than was being done to quicken and - strengthen war measures and that the most important steps that. could be taken would be the organization of a joint congres- sional ‘experiditures committee and the adoption of a budget system. A desire that all progressives join in-the rehabilitation of the republican party. was. voiced in .another- of the resojutions after Halbert P. Gardiner, progressive candidate for governor in 1912, "had addressed the convention briefly. A motion' to obtain endorsement of,| woman suffrage, which' met with de- feat ‘at a spectdl election in- this state last - September, was voted- down -in the committee on resolutions, 8 to 7. Dominion police, tacked by a crowd of civilians. ala=ming proportions and at a hour tonight were still in pi assistance of the dominion police and, packed throng and succeeded in reach. crowd impeded them at every turn. order was finally restorad. ‘made. 12 YEAR OLD GIRL KILLED vid A. Flynn. sie Moulton, 12 years old, was killed, David, A. Flynn of this city. injury. GERMAN PRESS: SEES ‘DIFFICULTY IN ADVANCE Warns Public That Slewer Movements Are to Be Expected. Amsterddm, March 28 —Berlin ad- vices state that om Wednesday eve- ting German newspdpers showed re- markablé ‘unanimity ‘in_voicing the difficulties which Jay in the way of g.:v German advince on the western nt. It is observed that these diffi- culties are increasing daily and that the public”must expect a somewhat slower advance the forthcoming days, ‘1 * y Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, they add, is/as confident as cver. that he wilt overcome the new difficultles, the nature of which i~ bat revealed . = % €xamination, GERMANS EXECUTE TWO Killed in Courtyard of Barracks. Washington, March 28—An statement tod: Deth at Antwerp have been by the Germans. Demets, Lay an “embargo on non -esse and, soeed un war work. FIRST MACHINE TESTED AT THE PLANT FE[J; nal Plan Called For 12,000 Planes In France or Ready veady for shipment as provided in the closure of military secrets. Chairman , 10 clear up misunderstandings and conflicting Representative Vietor Mr. Lenroot, while Senators Reed of Senator Smoot of Utah, republican, in ‘Wisconsin, had “skipped to Chicago” when a-con- ference was called to consider with- drawal of himself or Mr. Lenroot to OCCURRING IN QUEBEG Quebee, March 28.—Serious disorders occurred herz tonight when a squad of engaged in appre- hending deserters under the provisions of ~the military service act, was at- The. disturbances rapidly assumeA Jate City policemen were*added to the with unsparing use of their clubs, bat- | tereq their way through the densely | ing them. A hard time was had by ! the policemen in reaching the policé station - with their priscners, as the The, angry crowd ontside battered the police station with missiles but: Several policemen and civilians were injured in the fighting. Severai arrests were BY AUTO IN NEW HAVEN Struék by Machine Driven by Dr. Da:' New Haven. Conn., March 28—FI- and her sister Dora, four vears old; was severely injured when they were kit while crossing Whalley avenue late today, by an automobile driven,by Dr, Another. sister, Marjorie, 9 vears old, escaped Dr. Flynn has been' ordered to ap- Pear before the coroner tomolirow for 1 NUNS AND A CHAPLAIN' Of St. Elizabeth Hospital, Antwerp— 3 e = aia.the chaplain am two nuns of the hospital of St. Eliza-. executed : They were killed in_ the courtyard of the barracks at the: same time as the Belgian occulist, Dr.