Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 3, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. POPULATION 29,919 OFFENSIVE A In What Little Fighting Occurred the British and French Troops Were the Aggressors line has almost utterly Entente Reserve seems apparent, reserve forces of the entente virtual- ly intact and with the added weight them, the turn in the tide of the bat- tle is at hand. . While admittedly and British armies ther gevere casualties as they stood|have in the inhabitants of the provin- yaliandy to their task of impeding |ces which they claim for their own. the Germans and making them pay an unheard of price for every foot of ground gained, been conserved with the utmost care behind the lines for the fateful time when the withering fire of the alied | white Star guns and machine guns should have 3 : 5o blighted the German hordes as to|~ While on a Voyage to the United bring more equality the fghting forces. {be Britih and French Commanders outside their calcula- tions that staunch band of Americans, | pedoed a day or two ago while on a exceeding 100,000 men, who are fully | VOvage to the United States, has reacr- trained and equinped and anxious 'to lend their ald in the task of defeat. their reserves in strength And, all aiomg, German Losses Daily the German killed .or wounded continue to aug- ment as details obtained from Germans made prisoners. ed in mass formation against British and French machine gunners and riflemen Companies withdrew | cessful was welcome news as it meant that one of the biggest transports in Allied service was still available. The Celtic is a vessel of more than 20,000 tons and her destruction would have been equivalent to the loss of half a dozen vessels such as ordinarily fall m the fighting with their combat- strength reduced to forty men. No Change in Battle Front. The latest accounts of the fighting war chancelleries show no more important new change n the battie front crations took place on that portion of the front south of Arras held by the Eritish, and the various Only minor op- French and the Germans on the lower end of the line. The fighting between Montdidier and line bends eastward and which is a danger spot of great im- portance to the Germans, the break- ing through of which by would necessitate a rapid withdrawal of the Germans eastward from the Amiens sector. Bombarding British Po: tons in Bel- Passchendaele east of Ypr no indication v attack is con- In addition to a cont Sombardment of Pa range gun, the Germans again have endeavo: from airplanes. 't carly Tues- o reach Par- Two squadrons day momning attemptea is, but the French barrase held them Bad Weather on ! Bad weather again i the Italian theare, as been consider- in the mountain hindering op- nevertheless there ! able patrol activit: region and artillery duels of some vio- | ENEMY AIRMEN FAILED lence over the whole front from Lake | the mountains Austro-Ger- troops endeavored vantages over the Italians, but were driven back. British Penetrate Turkish Territory. In_Palestine which penetrated Turkish sortheast of Jericho have successfully carried out their objective in cutting the Hedjaz railway and now have be- sun to retire toward Es-Salt. oumber of additional tuns, machine to gain ad- prisoners and guns and other war stores have been taken by the Brit- Armenians Forming an Army. Armenian and Georgian inhabitants »f the three Caucasus districts turn- *d over to Turkey in accordance with he recent peace treaty between Rus- sia and the centra; powers have form- defend themselves ugainst_the Turks, who have begun the military occupation Kars and Ardahan. »d an army INFORMATION REGARDING LOSSES BY THE GERMANS fwo Divisions Were Reduced More Than One-Half. Washington, April 2.—Further infor- nation regarding the losses suffered by e Germans in their offensive and on |man empire -or §ts allies in the pre: he German atfitude toward the Al- atians as revealed by gecret docu- the cause of the United States there- bents seized on prisoners. is-given in in.” 13TH DAY OF BATTLE SHOWS GERMAN ol UTTERLY SPE ENTENTE RESERVES HAVE BEEN HELD INTACT The Great German Machine Has Failed In Its Intent to Crush the Allied Line—With the Allied Reserve and 100,000 Americans Ready For the Fray It Is Apparent That the Turn In the Tide of Battle Is At Hand—It Is Estimated That In Their Massed Attacks Some German Divisions Lost as High as Seventy Per Cent of Their Men—Bad Weather Is Hindering Operations On the Italian Front— Armenians and Georgeans Are Forming an Army to De- fend Themselves Against the Turks. — he passing of the thirteenth|an official despatch today from France. e new battle of the Somme | The despatch follows: increasing evidence that machine with | drew from the front four divisions to crush the|that had suffered severely. spent | depleted divisions mentioned “On April 1st the Germans with- day mav be added the followi Where previously the Géermans had | 119th, whose companies are reduced T e e e 0t “Riliad | the 195th ‘and the Yeserve division of or wounded, Tuesday saw them de- | the cline anywhere to give battle, On the | 9f its men. in_what little fighting oc- curred the British and French troops | 300 men. to 40 men; the 40th, the 6th, the 50th, the guard which has lost 25 per cent A regiment of the 12th division has been reduced to less than “The Alsatian contingents, three quarters of which had been until now used on the eastern front and are now. in France, appear to give great concern to the Germans, according to secret instructions found on prisoners. It is forbidden to use Alsatians and Lorrainers in the first line and in pat- both the French |rol dquty. These precautions shéw con- have suffered ra- clusively how little trust the Germans have | CELTIC HAS REACHED A BRITISH PORT SAFELY iner Was Torpedoed States. New York, Ap.tll ~The White Star line steamship Celtic, which was tor- ed a British port safely. The White Star Line today received a cable message, reading: This was taken to mean that the Celtic had returned to her port of departure or some other British port. Information that the Celtic had been a victim of submarine attack was re- vislons lost as high as seventy per|Ceived here yesterday, but no details cent. of their effectives as they charg. | Were sent other than that efforts were FRE Ry FEOI N S SIkIE, imore effeciive execution of authority Th v 4 5 at these efforts were evidently suc. |More sfecive execution of authority he did not see how any senator could victim to the German submarines. ‘While lacking knowledge of the ex- tent of the damage suffered by the Celtic, officers of the White Star Line here felt confident she would soon be {ident under the bill could in commission again. ¢ SEC'Y BAKER AT ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUARTERS | With Ambassador Page General Eben Swift. Italian Army Headquarters, Monday, April 1—(By The Associated Press).— The American secretary of war, New- ton D. Baker, accompanied by the members of his staff, arrived at the Italian army headquarters this morn- ing. He was joined here by Ambassa- dor Thomas N. Page, who came from Rome, and Major General Eben Swift, the head of the American military mis- sion to Italy. The party proceeded to the supreme command, where a handsome villa was placed at the disposition of the Amer- fcan secretary of war. Mr. Baker and Mr. Page called on General Diaz,, the secretary remaining for an extended talk with the Italian commander-in- chief. TLater General Diaz entertained Sec- retary Baker, Ambassador Page and Genaral Swift at luncheon. and Mr. Page departed tonight for Rome. IN RAID ON PARIS They Were Unable to Penetrate the Defensive Barrage. Paris, April 2—Enemy airmen un- successfully attempted early this morning to bomb Paris, but were un- rage. ' Some bombs were dropped on able to penetrate the defensive bar- ties. An official communication issued the suburbs, but there were no casual- this afternoon says: “Two flotillas of German airplanes crossed the lines flying toward Paris early this morning. They did not penetrate the Paris barrage defence, but made a half turn, dropping bombs h‘n the suburbs. There were no casual- ties.” DRASTIC PENALTIES FOR DISLOYAL ACTS Provided in Report of Senate Judiciary Committee. ‘Washington, April 2.—In favorably reporting a bill to impose drastic pen- alties on disloyal acts, the senate ju- diciary committee today adapted an amendment by Senator Poindexter of ‘Washington, prescribing _imprison- ment for twenty years and $10,000 fine for “whoever shall by word or act support or favor the eanse of the Ge) ent war or by woard or act oppose To the The Fifth and 45th reserve divisions were reduced more than half. “Celtic safe.” | and Major Mr. Baker | Cabiled Paragraphs Bolo Pasha’s Appeal Rejected. Paris, April 2—The court of cassa- tion today rejected the appeal of Bolo Pasha from the sentence of death im- posed by courtmartial for treason. The court also rejected the appeal of Darius Porchere, an accountant, Who was tried with Bolo Pasha, and sen- tenced to three years’ imprifonment. | REGULATING PUBLICITY All Information From France Come Through Pershing. Is to Washington, April 2.—Under orders cabled to the war department Secret- ary Baker has directed that in future ail” information concerning American forces in France will be made public only from the headquarters of the ex- peditionary forees. Information about troops at home will be given out by the war depariment as in the past. Major-General March, acting chief of staff, made the foilowing announce- ment: “The war department has been noti- ifiea by cable that -Secretary of War Baker has prescribed the following | rules for handling publicity of matters | pertaining to troop movements. and lopemllons: ‘First, all matters pertaining to events, persons, policies or operations here (France) will only be officiaily given out from the headquarters of ithe American expeditionary forces in France; “Second, similar_matters affecting forces at_home will be given out at the war department.” A proposal 1 publish & daily communique for his | sector has been under consideration, but there had been no announcement of its adoption. The activities of the American forces brigaded with French and British troops probably will be covered in the official statements is- sued by those governments. ‘General March Tefused to comment on the announcemen’ further than to say that it was issued upon direct order of the secretary of war ond “will be carried into effect beginning today.” It is understood that he new order will not change the present practice of issuing casualty lists at the depart- ment. CONTROVERSY IN SENATE i Giving President Authority to Reor- ganize Government Departments. Washington, April 2.—Controversy over the Overman bill, president general authority to reors ganize sgencies during, the war, been smoidering private discussions for weeks, broke out in the senate today with thé be- ginning of formal debate on the measure. Senator Overman of chairman of the jud who introduced the which has orth Carolina, fary committee, at with an expianatery statement. misunderstood; ipresident, - »ut merely: provides oppose it. * by Senators Cummins of Iowa, repub- Hardwick of Geo others. Senator |republican, supported the bill as neces- |sary to get troops to France. | " Senator Cummins declared the pres- , democrats, federal reserve board and insisted that the authority should he specific agencies. Senators Hardwick and Smith contended president already has power to make necesdary reorganizations. Both Senators Overman and Nelson |declared that onposition to the bill llargely is based upon reluctance trust the president i SICKNESS CAUSESV'["IELVA;Q OF I. W. W. TRIAL AT CHICAGO Government May Engage a Corps of Physicians to Attend the Defendants Chicago, April 2—A corps of phy- sicians to maintain health among more than 100 leaders of the { Workers of the World, on trial for al- leged violation of the espionage act, may be engaged by the government to prevent further delays of the case through illness, District Attorney C. i F. Clyne announced tonight. | When the way had been cleared late today for the selection of a jury, coun- }sel for the defense announced that ad- Jjournment would be necessary because |of the illness of Walter T. Neff, of i Philadelphia, secretary of Branch No. {100, Marine Transport Workers of the | Atlantic. One hundred and fifty | summonea yesterday and today have { been given opportunity to present rea- i sons why they should not serve. More | than forty of the number have been excused. Claims of exemption because of being engaged in agricultural work or other industries necessary to the prosecution of the war were recog- nized by the court and many of the prospective jurors were excused on these grounds. W. B. Cleary, of Bisbee, Ariz, at- torney, who, with several hundred In- dustrial Workers of the World, was deported from Bisbee, during the ser- ious mining disorders last vear, ar- rived here tonight and announced that he would aid the defense. ' JEAN JACQUES CARONEL HELD IN $5,000 BONDS Arrested For Alleged = Unpatriotic Statements in Hartford. Hartford, Conn,, April 2. Jean Jacques Caronel, 34, of New York, ar- rested on a federal warrant charging violation of the cspionage act, was held under $5,000 bonds for trial In the ederal court, after a hearing before United States Commissioner Richard F. Carroll here today. He was rescu- led by the police last Saturday night from o crowd of citizens who were chasing him through the streets be- cause of allegzed unpatriotic statements made in a street corner speech and was later held on a technical charge to await federal actior | RATIFIED FEDERAL PROHI OF NEWS OF TROOPS | that General Pershing OVER OVERMAN BILL to give tire government. departments and in tommittees and President Wilson's reduesi, opened the debate He said the measure had been greatly that it does not con- fer any new substantive powers on the for Determined opposition was expressed lican, and Reed of Missouri, Smith and and elson of Minnesota, bolish the interstate commerce commission or tha limited to Reed, the Industrial veniremen es for Dry Nation TION * AMENDMENT CONCURS WITH HOUSE Vots Was 27 to 12—An Effort to Sub- stitute a Refrendum Measurs For Ratification Was Lost 25 to 14, Boston, April 2.. — Massachusetts| swung into line with the states sup- porting ‘the federul prohibition move- ment when the senate today ratified the prohibitory amendment by a roll call of 27 to 12, Similar endorsement was voted a week ago by the house, 145 to 91, Eleventh State State to Ratify. By this action Massachusetts be- comes the first of the northeastern states to ratify the amendment and the eleventh in the entire country. The states that had previously ratified it are: Mississippi, Virginia, Kentucky, South_Carolina, North Dakota, Mary- :and, Montana, Texas, Delaware, South Dakota. To carry the amendment, 25 other states must vote in its favor. Statewide Referendum Defeated. Before adopting the measure today the senate by a_roll call vote of 25 to 14 rejected a proposal for a state- wide referendum on the question. INDIANA BECAME BONE DRY AT MIDNIGHT About 3400 Saloons Closed Their Doors—Thirty Breweries Affected. Indianapolis, Tnd., April 7.—indiana became “dry” from border to border tonight at midnight. The statewide prohibition law so written that intox- feating liquor man not be manufac- tured, sold, given away or shipped in- to the state except for medical and sacramental purposes took effect at that hour. Members of the Indiana anti-sa- loon league estimated that 3,400 sa. loons in the state closed their doo They- estimated that thirty breweries in the state were affected and pos: bly 12 to 15 distilleries. _The amount of money, the league members say, has been’ spent annually for intoxi- cating liquor in the state is $25,000,000 which they say under prohibition law will be “saved” No guess was hazarded as to how it may be spent during the ensuing yvear. The closing of all ''places where liquor may be purchased followed strenuous efforts of the ‘‘wets” to have the law declared unconstitution- al. PROHIBITIONISTS SCORE 4 VICTORY IN ILLINOIS — Overwhelming Dry Vote in Blooming- ton Said to Be Due to Women Chicago. April 2.—Gains for the pro hibitionists were recorded in today's township elections on the “wet” and ‘ary” issues throughout Illinois. Of the larger cities of the state, Bloomington gave a dry majority of 2,119, which was attributed to the overwhelming dry vote of the women. Rock Island, which has been the center of a campaign by government agents to eliminate vice conditions, voted out forty-one saloons by a ma- jority of 800. The saloon proposition was an elec- tion issue in more than fifty town- ships. The returns from the first five “wet” townships showed all had changed to the dry column. Among the three wet victories re- corded in the early fizures was Nau- voo township, Hancock county, which remained ‘wet by the narrow margin of 78 votes. 'Havana, Mason county, also voted to keep its oons. . Au- rora, with 47 saloons, voted wet by a majority of 700. AMERICA BOUND DUTCH SHIPS NOT TO BE SEIZED Only Those Which Were in American Ports When Proclamation Was Issued. Washington, April 2—The American government has decided that Dutch ships en route to the United States from Holland at the time the Dutch shippjng in American ports was requi- sitioned will not be taken over on ar- rival here. The war trade board announced to night - that inasmuch as-the requisi- tioning had beep done, according to President Wilson's proclamation, to restore the ships laid up in American harbors to their mormal actlvity, it was not intended to take the ust of those which were in service from Halland when the proclamation was is- sued. The American government is expect- od soon to reply to Holland’s formal protest against the requisitioning which was presented to the state de partment today by the Netherlands minister. It is expected that the re- ply will go more fully into the legal of thé question and will cite onal reasons why the action was jystifiiable. Assurance has bson giv- en the ministry that grain will be pro- vided to load two ships which the Netherlands government has arrang- ed to send to this country for needed foodstuffs. SUM OF $25.000 TO RECRUIT BOY LABOR FOR FARMS Given State Council of Defense by the State Board of Control. Hartford, Conn., April 2—Authori- ty to expend a sum not exceeding $25,000 to promote recruiting of boy la- bor for farms was given the state council of defense by the state board of control today. Boys from 16 to 21 years are being. enrolled in the boys'| working reserve and those from 14 to 16 in the Connecticut Jjunior Agricul- tural Volunteers, 5 STRIKING SHIP CARPENTERS ORDERED BACK TO WORK Pending a Decision by the Govern- ment on the Men's Demands. Norfolk, Va., April 2. meeting fonight leaders of the strik ing carpenters at the govarnment bas- es of the Hampton Roads district and the navy vard, announced that the men had been ordered to return to work at once pending a decision by the government on the men's demands for an increase in the hourly pay of tha various- craft. ibe made. on T8 After a union | VESSEL ALMOST READY TO LAUNCH WAS SAVED NO LIVES WERE LOST Two Hundred Employes Experienced Difficulty in Escaping—The Origin of the Fire Has Not Been Determined. Toronto, April The entire plant of the Thor Iron Works on the water front at the foot of Bathurst street, was destroyed by fire tonight. The company has been engaged almost ex- clusively in shipb ing since the outbreak of the war. A large vessel, almost ready to launch, which was on the runways, was saved by the fire- men. Employes Escaped. Two hundred employes who were at work in the plant when the fire start- ed experience difficulty in escaping but so far = known no lives were lost. The origin of the fire has not been determined. The damage is estimated at $400,- 000, EXCESS PROFITS RETURNS ARE TO BE EXAMINED By a Newly Appointed Committse of 14 Tax Reviewers. ‘Washington, April 2—Excess prof- its returns, now on file with revenue collectors, will be subject to examina- tion by a newly appoitned committee of 14 tax r s representing vari- ous industries or business lines, whose futy will be to adjust assessments in the light of individual problems of each business. Only the returns ap- pealed by collectors or taxpayers will be_considered by this body. Members of * the committee, an- nounced tonight by Internal Revenue Commissioner Roper, include: T. S. Adams, economist, of Yale, chairmay ._E. Sterrett, dccountant, New York; H. H. Bond, Massachu- setts income tax depity, Boston, and L. F. Speer, deputy commissioner of internal revenue, W hington. J. €, Peacock. a tax expert connected with the revenue bureau, will be secretary of , the tar reviewe Large questions arising under the new committee's work will be handled by Arthur A. Ballantine. Boston so- i for the revenue bureau, Fred T. Field, 'Boston, Hugh Satterles of Rochester, N. Y. and Robert i ler of Louisville, ana attorneys of the bureau. Tn addition, there will be four ad- visory members. The ‘revenue bureau expects only » smail proportion of all returns fo, he appealed, but these are expected to keep the veviewers busy for the next two months. or until payvment of ta s due June Most decisichs will testimony presented in briefs. or_other documents, although oral hearings may be granted in a limited number of cases. other special NEW YORK POLICE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER GAMBLER In Connection With the Killing of Harry Cohen. ew. York, April 2—Questioning of Morris Rothenberg, a bartender, who was held last night on a charge of micide in connection with the mur- der in this city yesterdav morning of Harry Cohen. a notorious gambler, resulted tonight in a_search ¢ being made by the police for* a fourth man who is saig to have left a_downtown gambling place Sunday night in com- pany with Cohen Rothenberg and Jo seph Galupo, another alleged gamble According to Rothenberg and Galu- po, who were examined separately, the name of this fourth man was un- . af- known to them. They ter leaving tne zamblinz walked uptown with them for distance. = Later, they said. they the stranzer and Cohen togeth they continued uptown to rant, where they said they were nay- ing breakfast at the hour when the murder was committed. Their description of the stranger is said to have tallied almost exact with that given of the murderer b Josephr Edney, negro elevator attend- ant in the apartment house where the shooting took place. before he identi- fied Rothenbers as the man whom he had seen standing with Cohen in the hallway when the shots were fired. EIGHT HELD FOR THEFT FROM FREIGHT CARS Bound Over to the Next Term of the Federal Court. Hartford, Conn. April 2.—Eight of the ten persons atrested yesterday and last night charged with theft of mer- handise from freight cars of the New , New Hayen and Hartford rail- road, in interstate transit, were bound over to the next term of the federal court for trial after a hearing before United States Commissioner Richard F. Carroll today. The charzes against the cther two, Thomas Mailoy and Thomas mmons, were dismissed, no ineriminating evidence having been found at their homes, it was stated At the homes of the other efght, it is alleged, a varied assortment-of mes chandise was found. _All of.those ar- rested were employed in the Hartford yards of the railway panv. DEMOCRATIC MAYOR ELECTED IN HARTFORD Mayor Frank A. Hanerty Defeated in Biennial City Election. Haj ord, Conn Richard Kinsella, demorcat. was Chosen Inavor in the city election here today, defeating Mayor F republican, by a plu; sella polled 6515 votes Hagariy. Interest centered largely in the contest for town clerk, John A. Gleason, a Hartford newspaper -man winning out with a\total vote of 7 820 agoast 4,500 for Henry F. Smith his republican opponent, who has had the office for about twenty years, There was no contest over the col- lector, controller and treasurer as_the same men had been endorsed by both parties. The democrats gained, four members of the common council which will stand ten to ten. Condensed Telegrams - ents have died in the service. In the New York traffic court there were 108' speed violators April 1. Transformation of a large distillery into a feed mill has begun at Ham- mond, Ind. o A strike of more than 2,000 laborers has begun in Baltimore to force the demands for higher wages. * Wheat in several New York hotsis Wwas cut off the menus. The pztrons met the change without protest. The Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Archbishop of York, called on dent Wilson, The Senate passed a resolution ask- ing for the names of all.non-combat- ant officers on duty at Washington. The American Red Cross in France has divided 5000000 francs among destitute families of French soldiers. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that picketing was legal and adverti ing of unfair working conditions also. Germany is protesting to Russi about-the movement of Red Guard troops into Finland and wants them withdrawn. Senator Emerson beginning an- other fight to have the Federal pro- hibition amendment passed in the New- York Senate. Property loss of $500,000, several firemen injured by falling bricks and windows, were. the result of a fire at Atlantic City. A resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senator Gallinger asking President Wilson to declare a day of “Public Humiliatio; Department of Justice agents in- vestigating “ground glass” in bread and other food announce that it is mostly sand and grit. \ The discovery of ground glase in cornmeal was reported to Food Ad- ministrator: Cornwell by Mrs. William Burnside of Carthage, N. Y. In recent editions of the Deutsche Tageszeitung. which have reached Washington, it is stated that the Rhine is becoming bare of fish. “The Liberty Loan Committee of New { York has abandoned the plan to have trenches in Central Park because army officers could not be spared. Secretary Daniels has accepted the invitation ‘of the Liberty Loan Com- Thittee of Cleveland to open the third campaign there next Saturday. Joseph Devlin, Nationalist Member of Parliament, of Belfast speaking of Bast Tyrone deciared that Ireland would never agree to conscription. The second- draft's first ingrement, | mostiy from the Bronx, Brooklyn and Long Tsland and comprising 1442 men reached Camp Upton on special trains Nat C. Goodwin, the actor, was awarded $15,000 damages against the Mirror Film Co. before ‘Justice Green- baum in the Supreme Court, New York. | A strike at the plant of the Ameri- can Car Foundry Company, Chicago, which is manufacturing government rplane parts, . was = declared last night. Holland’s protest against the taking over of the Dutch ships was received at Washington. The protest was pub- lished by the official gazette of The Hague. | The American-Canadian fisheries conference will meet at Seattle April 24 to discuss® pians’ to protect halibut and salmon at Puget Sound and Fra- ser River. John W. Rainey, democrat, was clected conzressman. from the fourth Tilinois district the seat made vacant of Charles Martin. by the death Mrs. Sam K. Chester, who appeared on the American stage for fifty yvears prior to her retirement in 1905, died Tuesday at the Actors’ Home on Staten Island at the age of 78. James Cowaill, democrat, was elect- ed mayor of Kansas City, Mo., yester- day, according to returns late tonight which _gave him a plurality of 8,000 over Cyrus Crane, republican candi- date. ' The wager of $3,500 offered by a New York club to the man who com- pleted a walk of 15,000 miles was won finished up in Chicago. March, 1916. He started in that unless something unforeseen de- veloped congress would adjourn be- tween July 1 and July 15. An Americanization conference of state councils of defense called Secretary Lane to draft a programme for combatting illiteracy in America, will begin in Washington today. Announcement was made by the ‘Westinghouse Airbrake Company yes- terday that the wages of its employes at the Wilmerding and Swissvale Pa., plants had been increased 12% per cent effective April 1. Abeut 8,000 persons are affected. SEVEN DEATHS IN LATEST CASUALTY LIST Two Dead of Wounds, One of Acci- dent, Four of Disease—13 Wounded Washington, April 2—Today’s cas- uvalty list contained 22 mames. Two died of woupds, one of a naccident, four of disease and two of other causes. ' Thirteen were slightly wounded. Second Lieutenant John B. Graham dieq. of wounds and First Lieutenant Henry K. Dillard, Jr, and Second Lieutenant Andrew Caihoun were slightly wounded, OBITUARY Arthur G. Krom. ! _Danbury, Conn., April 2.—Arthur G. Krom, forty-seven, one of the best known business men in this citv died sudderly early today of apoplexy. He had Dbeen in the insurance and real estate business here many years and was prominent in the Masonic frater- nity and Elks. He was a prominent Island, South Norwalk. Sixteen Columbia University stud-| by W. S. Chapman 72 years old, who Adjournment plans for congress were discussed in the house yesterday and Democratic Leader Kitchin predicted staic governors and chairmen of the by Scattered Precincts ‘From 42 Counties Outside of - Milwaukee Give Lenroot 60,037, Davies 48,992 BERGER, SOCIALIST, RECEIVED. 27,120 VOTES Republican Leaders Predict Lenroot’s Election But Admit the ' Count Will Be Close—Early Returns In Milwaukee Indi- cate a Marked Increase In the Socialist Vote and the Re- election of Mayor Hoan Is Conceded—Increased Vote For Berger For Senator Apparently Is At the Expense of Davies, Democrat. ‘Milwaukee, Wis.. April 2—Scattered returns, still far from complete at a late hour tonight, indicated the elec- tion of Irvine L. Lenroot, republican, to the United States senate over Jo- seph ‘E. Davles, democrat. The demo- crats, however, have not conceded Lenroot's electjon but_a: sult will be close. order to win: * Republican supporters at first claim- &d Lenroot’s election by 40,000 but disappointing returns from the west caused assertions. Later tabulations indicated Lenroot's election by from eight to ten thous- head- headquarters support their and northwest of the state them to withdraw those and, according: to republican quarters. Democratic offered no figures to claims. previous elections. have a bearing on the result. soldier votes were sealed and be counted Midnight Returns. At midnight scattering from forty-two counties outside of rt the re- Davies himself stated that he would have to make a gain of 12,000 in Milwaukee county in One thing the fragmentary returns proved without question and that was that the socialists, supporting Victor L. Berger, who ran on a platform call- ing for the immediate abandonment of the war, had made decideq gains over It is possible that the votes of Wis- consin citizens in the army now quar- tered at middle west cantonments may The for- warded to Madison, where they will precinets Milwaukee county gave Lenroot 60, 037: Davies 48992; Berzer 27,120. Lenroot plurality 11,035. One hundred precincts in Mitwaukea County and city Lenroot 9495; Davies 15,678; Ber- ger 17,494, Davies' ‘plurality 6,183. Lenroot leading on total vote by 4,852, BOCIALISTS DEFEATED IN CHICAGO CITY ELECTION Every Candidate, Endorsed by Mayor Thompson Beaten, Chicago, April 2—Every socialist candidate was defeated in the alder- manic election here today. = Thera were thirty-three socialist candidates running in the citys thirty-five wards but in oniy six wards were the so% cialists conceded to have a chance of election. Loyalty to the government was a leading issue on which oppo- nents of the socialists made - their campaigns. | In addition, every candidate em- dorsed by Mayor William, Hals Thompson, whose war attitude has been warmly criticized, was beaten. The new city council will be demo- cratic and will contain two socialist hold-over aldermen. 3 The socialists polled approximately 64,000 votes out of a total of 390,000. The socialist vote cast by both men and women was about 8,000 less than the socialist vote a vear ago when only men voted. There will be three Jess “wet” aldermen in the new counm+ cil than in the old. COL. ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES our-séns “or grandsons ‘will tle ones” said of Liberty Loan today. ¢ “A loan does not float itself,” Roosevelt continued. work does itself. it. you to the limit of their power. is the_ people’s war. war. our, children’s children’s welfare. “Each of us should “gladly sary in order to win the war. dear land. | hana. p “Do the thing that is mext. 1 tc raise the money for the Liberty lean. sake of the people. Let every what he can. himself and_ his family.” SHIPBUILDERS ARE ASKED TO EXPLAIN DELAY IN OUTPUT. Fell Behind Schedule. Washington, - April 2. i shipbuilders were called upon tonigh fell behind schedule. yards in the United actual- building operations. nation. 8hips, not excuses. run a night shift. pects_during April: the March. estimate of 187075 had been made on the promises | shipbuilders, ‘who delivered only 186,- 700 tons. RUSSIA DENIES SENDING a’'Statement to That Effect. London, April 2 ernmernt, accordi Fov roment: S Veither the councils of the'ce possession | information -that Red measures asainst it. The Y have entered Finland.” LIBERTY LOAN WORKERS Appeals to the People to Back the ! Workers to the Limit of Their Powers ‘Oyster Bay, N. Y;, April 2—If we| do not win now, fighting abroad—be- sida our. allies, then Sooner or later u have 10 fight_here at home,. without ailies, for the fomes, their wives and their lit- Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in. addressing a delegation workers who had made a pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill Mr. “No_government Somebody has to do 3 appeal to the people. to back This It is America’s It is a war for our children and and cheerfully sacrifice everything nec_le;‘s- he man at the front stands ready to sac- rifice life and limb and health for our We who ars not given the high privileze of going with him to the front must at least back him to the limit with tuc work® of head- and This is Let us make the people the owners of the debt incurred for the wage earner -and every farmer subscribe to He will thereby serve the country and he will also serve Shipping Board Inquires Why March American to explain why their output for March | Chairman Hurley of the shipping board and General Manager Piez of the emergency fleet corporation tele- graphed the managements of all the States, saying squarely on the men in control of the have been supplied without stint by the The American people want Suggestions were requested and the officials said they wanted to know if the fault lay ‘with the emergency fleet corporation. The managers were ask- ed if their forces were doing a full day's work and if It was planned to “Please don’t overestimate.” the tele- gram nrged, after asking for the pros- Tt_was said. that tons of RED GUARDS TO FINLAND Has Sent to the German Government The Russian gov- to a Russian wirec less statement received here, has ad- dressed the following to the German government nor the local authorities are sending RedsGuards to Finland. If the German govermment has in jts GOVERNOR BRUMBAUGH ANSWERS SEC'Y DANIELS Being Open to Vice. Harrisburg, Pa., April 2.—Governot Brambaugh tonight answered the charge made by Secretary Daniels that Philadelphia is-open to vice, declaring that the law gives city offizials fylf authority to remedy conditions. The governor's conumunication follows: “I ‘beg to acknowledge your com- munication of March 50, 1918, with en= closure from Raymond B. Fosdick, rel- ative to conditions in Philadelphia, concerning prostitution and illegal liquor traffic. “] understand that the mavor of Philadelphia and the newspapers of the city have already received similar communications and that steps haxe already been taken by the city govera- ment to investigate the correctness ~f the statements made to you and to suppress promptly every form of pros titution and illegal trafficking in liquor that may be found in the city. “The laws of this commonwealth give the city entire and adequate power in the cases cited and from Tiy knowledge of the director of public safety 1 fecl confident that if such objectionable conditions exist they will have effective treatment. & “If pon thorough investigation it is found that these statements made to you are exagzerated, untrue or made for purposes other than pure patriot- ism, 1 am confident you will be glad with me to correct the wrong dune the city—whose fair name and fame are dear to all our people.” - NO DISORDER IN A QUEBEC YESTERDAY Large Forces of Troops Are Stationed: in Rioting Area. : Quebec, April 2—Large forces of ¢ | troops were seationed at night fall in the area where rioting took place here last night. The people of the city headed the warning issued by the military authorities and, although tha_ evening was pleasant, St. _Joseph: street, which last night was thronged* with people, was almost deserted to- night. What few men were about they were “keenly disappointed” inf - 1di 2nd el the tonnage delivered and placing the | Were searched by soldiers an responsibility of turning out ships | * : A new battalion of troops arrived today from Toronto and gave the an- : thorities an adeqfite force with: “Keynote of present situation ISlwhich to cope with any situatied e g e mmicrial nad men | Which might arise. Several suspects were arrested during the evening, but there was no disorder. CHANGE MADE IN THE 3 g DOG QUARANTINE; Permits Owners to Allow Canines to Roam at Large on the Premises. { Hartora, Aprit 2—Cattle Commis- sioner J. M. Whittlesey has made a change in the dog quarantine which aftects the 199 towns west of the Con- necticut river and 23 towns east of® the river. The change permits own- ers of dogs to allow the animels fo roam at large on the premises. ONE GERMAN LONG RANGE GUN HAS BURST German Prisoners Say Five of the Gun Crew Wage Killed. Paris, April 2—One of the German long range guns which has been. bombarding Puris, has burst, aseord- ing to German prisquers from the bat-, tle f#)nt,. killing five of the gun crew._ Brest-Litovsk Treaty Rat to30, London, April 2. ed March . An exchange of Guards are .arriving in Finland from | the instruments of ratification of the. Russia, the Russian government will | peace treaty malke inquiries and take most severe | tovsk between. the central powers and Russian | Russia took place March 30, according government will be very grateful to|te a Reuter despatch irom Moscow. the German government for an . indi- cation of the points on the Finnish 3 member of the summer colony at Bell | frontler at which Russian Red Guards!the United States Federal Shipbuilding. The first completed ship produced by . company will be named Liberty. g T concluded at Brest-Li-~ *