Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 8, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 84 e ANOTHER LULL IN THE: ~ BATTLE OF THE SOMME The Second Offensive Launched by the Lasted Less Than Three Days | _The second phase of the great bat- tle of the Somme, which the Germans began on Thursday last, has died| “People ask: It lasted less than three days, | Amiens?’ | and the fghting has resolved itself into more or less isolated engagements, !'in which the French and British al- { lies have more than held their own. The attention of the ‘Germans for the present is mainly directed at the lower end of the battle zone, which y they are attempting to en- | ow room in which to move their vast masses of troop: e i i General Foch, the com- -chief of the allies, is biding |2, the cOre. Fis time, meeting the German assaults with poweriul resistance, and here and there conforming his lines to the nec- cesities of the battle. stated at Paris that Foch will not drawn into any false move—whero :h move is of such vital importance —but will strike with his reserves at the moment chosen by him. Kaiser is Going to Rumania. be some significance in | fhis official. report that the German emperor, conference on the western front on Saturday with his chiefs; Von ilindenburg and Ludendorff, intends ‘10 proceed to Rumania. At the out- set of the great German offensive, when it was sweeping the aliied forces notwithstanding their tena- clous resistance, Emperor William, it was annourced officially from Berlin, was in supreme command. That an- nouncement was regarded at the time as evidence that emperor ex ted a 2 complete and decisive vietory. Since| WAt @ bit. Walt a bit” entente allied supreme commander re- plies with a characteristic. sweep of his arm when asked about the future. ed in ! General Foch's calm. deliberation is It is confident- 7, British and French and can reinforcements have .come The British on Sunday engaf sharp local fighting at various points | Ompared with. the and repulsed German counter-dttacks, | JOffre before and gurin; They also drove off. by £ ) two German attacks neightiothood of French Counter-Attack Successful. West of Noyon a German detach- it which had gain rench lines was counter-attack. Grivesnes .was repulsed, but the* Ger- man efforts along the Oise to enlarge he sector between Chauny and Bar- French ~commander advisable to withdraw to ihese are being heid strongly. headquarters deals with the Saturday, when strong Brit- man positio from other fronts” at. Germans oh the western to the German re- failure for the al- ITaig’s report sa: that a German at- 1 lines opposite Al-| “Is it true that turday was repulsed and that|a separate peace? in Aveluy | This direct query was too much for the traineq diplomat and the count .» |began a long evasive reply. “Yes or no?" reiterated the British counter-attacks Wood placeq the British in positions formerly held by them. Germans Pouring Into Finland. German troops are still being, poured into Finland, and although the Rus-|Smuts said: sian authorities have made no formal ey have notified {he German government that exception is taken to . the violation by Germany of provie- | The interview lasted ‘barely. three ions of the Brest-Litovsk treaty guar- [minutes. Vienna jas shocked, Le Ma- anteeing the security of the Russian fleet and nava] stores in Finnish wa- Polish soldiers have been interned in dissolved by the Teutonic military au- thorities beca of “wholesale trea- son in the ran Speech Highly President Wilson's acceptance of the challenge of the central powers and his declaration of “force, force to the utmost, force without stint or limit, the righteous and which shal] make rizht the law of the world and_cast every. selfish dominion down in the dust” has had a respon- sive echo from the capitals of the al- lied powers, where the press gives high praise to the president for “put- ting his actions’into agreement with triumphant force RETREAT OF FRENCH IS CAUSING NO UNEASINESS General Foch Asks the People to “Wait Paris, April 7—The German attack yesterday on the left bank of the River Oise between Chauny and Bari- sis is-taken by some military critics as indicating that the ememy, finding | different articles of food shipped to the himself cramped in the salient his of- | Ninetieth division commissary at Camp fensive has created toward Montdidier and Amiens, is seeking more elbow | Major Noel Cains room, as without it he will be unable | military police, Ninetieth to deploy his masses in Hindenburg The retirement of the French to positions prepared in_advance causes no uneasiness here. Paris is learning to neglect in the officia] communiques smaller details, the significance of which appears only to those having the whole situation before them. German Gains Mean Little. “People should not aliow themselves | clated « Press). - Russian to be hypnotized by the official bulle- tins,” said a high officlal whose ad- vice seems to have been accepted. ‘In & battle like this” he added, “bulletins showing more or less important ad vances and retreats are simply geo. graphical summarics which ~ convey gone to Viborg. e 5 GENERAL FOCH IS BIDING HIS TIME TO STRIKE ¥ l!hConfidmflyShledltPlfilMqudfolefll Strike With His Reserves at the Moment Chosen by Him- self For Such Action—German ‘Tmops Continue to Pour Into Finland—Polish Soldiers Have Been Interned In Hungary. fronts.” N T e Hisels to confidencs T 2 foothold in reed out by a representative. Company $1,000,000. of Woonsocket, R. Long Range Gun Shells P; April 7.—The +bomb of Paris by the German lg sun was resumed this a half past three o'clock. MISLEADING REPORTS IN GERMAN NEWSPAPERS About the Part America is to Play in Ger mans| . m aom T—Nearly an tne|STATEMENT BY BARUCH German newspapers received here, con- tain long articles devoted to the anni- versary of the entry of the United States into the war. Many' journals indulge in speculation regarding the wisdim of dragging America into the conflict against Germany and come| Divi come to the conclusion that it was. un- wise to array the United States against the fatherland. The Taeglische Rundschau says Ger- many lost her last chance to.keep the United States out when she “failed to prevent President Wilson's because of his ant “But,” says the newspaper, “it is well to remember that Mr. Wilson will soon come forward with another proposition.” A The Kruezzeitung says: “The U-boat was a useful pretext for America to | enter the war, and we supplied it. esabled President Wilson effectuaily to conceal his true war motives. thoroughly misread American senti- erman leanings.’ The Berliner Tageblatt refuses to believe ‘American Relp can bring vic- to the entente. little meaning except to those who are directing the operations. ‘Will' the boches gef ‘America’s - economic assistance has now passed its of German, A Allied Armies Are Unbeaten. “My reply is perhaps they. will if General Foch can smash more Ger- man divisions by detting them in than by keeping them out. mies are more important ifly!lll, dlllt'l mlt has ‘happeried in this 4 - | battle” does bt show on the map. the purpose of getting el°| “.Germany's gains look like a fat Jjuicy pear to the newspaper reader, but_the kalser knows how hollow it 45 The seizores tro-Hungariah, Dutch and Swedish shipping, aggregating 2 000,000 tons, constitutes the entenie’s last reserves, which in three months probably will be disposed of by our Then_the entente will faced with the final question whether new construction can keep pace with the losses by -boats.” The Weser Zeitung says America has fallen short of the entente's expecta- tions and cannot fulfill them. Unbeaten ar- “General Ludendorff is being fenced with and hustled not by our mam forces but by little more than our covering troops and if it is no time for bragging and over-confidence, nei- ther is it the time for nervousness over little fluctuations in the battle PLEA FOR' CLEMENCY FOR BOLO PASHA Has Been Made to President Poin- care by Counsel Albert Salles. French General Staff Confident. o All those who approach the French Paris, April 7.—President Poincare general staff share the confidence of today received Albert Salles, counsel for Bolo Pasha, convicted on a charge of treason and sentenced to death. The attorney pre- sented a plea for clemency for his cli- recently was Premier Clemeneeau, retyrning from his almost daily visits to the field of operations, brings back the same note and he has earned @ new title, that of “confidence -barometer.” meter has been for many days fixed at fhir and now it is rising. General Foch, it is now generally understood, will' not be drawn by the Germans but will hold his reserves for the moment chosen’ by him. “Wait a Bit.” This is Bolo Pasha's last hope.. is_expected that President Poincare will give a decision promptly and if it is adverse to granting clemency the date for the execution of Bolo will be is contrary to custom tv publish the decision reached by_the' chief ‘esecutive. Bolo Pasha might attempt. to pro- long his life in the event of an adverse decision by asking to be heard as a witness at the trials of Senator Hum- bert and Ex-Premier Caillaux. In case he takes this step. Captain Bouchar- don, examining m: military court, will Bolo's stestimany .1 “Jt was announced today . fl ‘Pasha’s trial amounteq to fewer than two thousand immediately. g the decias ‘!‘v‘hfltfi; this - is necessary. 1GEN. SMUTS QUESTIONS AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR Bluntly Asks of Premier Clemenceau Ay Sought Peace . Negotiations. Faris, April 1 -General Smuts, the Ay outh African délegate in London for Potor Bt et CYEL CaSUEESd | the - British ABIBAE W, scertioz Lo Le Matin, the “figure high in the coun- gfl (ll)f'»_e(he entente allies” r@ilferrefl to v Premier Clemenceau in his state- B and ) fent of Apfil § denying the assertion s from [0f Count Czemin that the e it s | prime ministar had ‘sought to open peace negotiations with Austria-FHun- AR v by " |gary. The représentative of the Dual e Beine; Ser- | Monarchy who met. General Smuts. in and French divisions |Smuts in - Switzerland was Mensdorfr-Pouilly-Dietrichstein, tro-Hungarian ambassador at London These engage. | When the war broke out. / Asks Direct Question, Immediately upon being introduced to Count Mensdorff, says the news- paper_in relating the interview, Gen- 1d Marshal Jeral Smuts. taking the initiative,in the conversation, bluntly said: SIX PERSONS KILLED WHEN TRAIN STRUCK AUTO Four Persons Were N ‘ured at Fort Fort Wayne, Infl., April 7.—Six per- sons were killed and four seriously in- jured and $700 in gold was- scattered along the Wabash when a passenger train struck ‘an au- in which ten persons were riding here tonight. Some of the bod- ies of those killed were carried three blocks and one of them was fourid wedged in the front of the engine. Those killed were Mr. and Mrs. Her- man Steagman. Rudolph Alexander, Mrs. Max Brand, Otto Fatzer. old ,and Elizabeth Fatzer. 4 years old. All resided in Fort Wayne. The =old, which was strewn along!division. Specific requirements will belonged to Steagman, who would not put his meney in n bank and who' had placed the $700 in a can under the rear seat. found and collected $550 of the money, the railway, ou wish to, make SEISMOGRAPHS RECORD LONG RANGE GUN SHOCKS Instruments All Over This Country Record Explosions. Obtaining no direct reply, General “Then--good night!” Three Minute Interview. * Buffalo, N. Y., April John A. Curtin, who has had charge of the seismograph at Canisius Coileze in this city for years, declared tonight that the shocks of the explosion of long range German which Paris is being bombarded have been recorded on over the country. i Market Condi tin says, at,the bborich manmer of the oid Transvaal warrior. Alexander Ribot, who was premier from. Mfareh until &}plembflr. 1917, to- o day refused to make any statement Deing Detn | o Sncedning the. Incident, wying: “The present government fectly competent to give such explana- tions as are deemed necessary.- LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR LIBERTY LOAN! seismographs The shock, he ex- plained, causes the needle to record a small dot on,the smoked papsr on the cylinder of the earthquake detec- Since Palm Sunday, Professor Cur- country have been s land the opinion now is that they are caused by the German cannon. owing these dots Two Hartford Insurance Take $2500,000 Worth of Bonds. Boston, April 7.—Two scriptions were reported from Connec- ticut soon after the drive opened, the Connecticut Mutual Life company taking $1,500,000 worth of bonds and the Hartford Fire Insurance A $50,000 sub- scription also was received from the Union St. Jean Baptiste d’Amerique i LANDING FIELDS FOR AERO MAIL SERVICE Have Been Selected Philadelphia and Washington. ‘Washington, April have been selected for the New York- Philadelphia-Washington service and the postoffice department announced tonight " that the service will start not later than May 15 and probably earlier. he made at Potomac Park., Washing- North Philadelphia, —Landing fields GROUND GLASS IN FOOD SHIPPED TO CAMP TRAVIS. Fifty Members of Officers’ Families and ‘Enlisted Men Are IlI. San Antonio, Tex., April 7.—Proof of the presence of ground glass in nine landings will ang Belont Park, Westchester Racing fered the government the use of Bel- mont Park without culty was found in getting suitable property at reasonable rental. Association of- cost when Aiffi- Travis was announced = OBITUARY. Mrs. Carlos F. Stoddard, New Haven, Conn., April 7.—Mrs, Carlos F. Stoddard, a prominent wom- an suffrage worker in Connecticut and daughter of Judge William Milliken of | in 1775, to fight for their country’s Washington, D. C., died at her home |liberty, rang agein yesterday to call She. was | forth the resources of Concord’s citi- Before her{zens in support of the country’s Lib- marriage she played leading parts in|erty loan to provide for its present a number of productions on the legiti- | battles. The ‘bell- has been kept as “Ransom'’s | one of the historic souvenirs of a town Folly,” in which she appeared with|in which every roadside boulder stands three fas a witness of the first battle of the years president of the New Haven |revohitio; an- | Bqual Franchise league, was chairman |a stand erected in front of the bank ‘The|of the New Haven County Suffrage|building that houses the town head- Finnish council of, commissaries has|association, and had been an_ active worker in etate suffrage campaigns. Fifty members of officers’ families and enlisted men are ill, he said. RUSSIAN WARSHIPS HAVE LEFT HELSINGFORS They Are Bound For Kronstadt, the Fortress of Petrograd. Petrograd, April 7.—(By The Asso- here today, aged 40 years. born at Somerville, Tenn. mate stage, among . them which had been anchofed in the har- bor of Helsingfors bave left that Fin- nish port for Kronstadt, the fortress of Petrograd, according to an nouncement made here Robert Edson. TO CONTROL PPRODUCTIONS ES- SENTIAL TO WAR The Task of Fillikg Orders Will Be Delegated to Spec I Commodities ns of the Board. . Washington, April 7.—Formal an- nouncement was made today by the ‘War Induostries Board of its fuhctions and policy under the broad ' powers delegated by President Wilson under which the board and its chairman, Berpard M. Baruch, virtuaily will con. trol the production and distribution of every commodiiy essential to the pros- ecution of the wa. The recently appointed requirements division will be the central directing agency through .which the policies of the chairman are 4> be carried out. Through this division -the - vartious purchasing agencies of the govern- ment and the allied -purchasing ‘corn- mission will obtain their needs of raw materials and finished products.- These agencies will submit statements of their respective needs as far in ad- vance &s possible. The task of filling orders will be delegated to special commodities divisions of the board, or to the supply derartments or other agencies that may be decided upon. To Interfere as'Little as Possible. Where no_shortage exists the re- quirements division will recommend that the affected department purchase in nccord with established practices. It ~vill Tet alone what is being success- fully dome and interfere as little as possible with the present normal pro- cesss of purchase and delivery. Through information gathered by the new division Chairman Baruch will determine a general - industrial nolicy. According to today's announce- ment, the requirements of the Amer- ican gzovernment and the ailies can be met if orders and deliveries are syste- matically al- Jocated accordinz to the relative urgency of the needs of the various war activities. Shortage of materials is déclared to be frequently not actual but a result of poorly plan- ned distribetion. The purpose of the board will be a “guide and assist” the department ' through proper allocation of materials. Special Commodity Sessions. Special commodity sections . have been created ot solve problems of sup- ple involving raw materials and fin- ished preducts and ‘where there is a tlreatened or actual shortage .neces- sitating government control of price or productior for the protection of the gcvernment,. the allies or* the civil pap- -vlation, new sertionms. 'iu-m-cmlt&' ‘Each section wil! collect . informati the production of the par- | tieular. commodity with which /it is. churged, Ireluding availablé arideew sources of supbly, and methods to in- crease. production. Bach section chief, aceording. to -Mr. Baruch's -announced plan, Wwill be the sole government azency. for. bandling the industry cov- ered by his section. . In. the commodity sections’ will be centralized the gathering of ‘informa- tion - fegardinz each industrv, to’' " be available to the several interested. de- partments, the pri of the:hoard, and the priority division. Through the new orzanization, the chairman’s statement says, confusion in ‘the minds of busincss ‘men as to the azencies throush which they are to deal .in furnishing information to the government. will be avoided. To Provide For Allies. Anticipation of the prospective needs of the supply departments of the povernment ‘and the allies as far in advance as possible will be an im- portant’ function of the requirements be referred to the proper commodity Section on which there will be rep= sentatives of each of the supply de- partments of the government and the allied purchasing commission. Apy apoedl from decisions affectine dis- frihution wil! be made to Chairman Baruch -whose decision will be €inal. Conversion of existing facilities for rrodvetion will be 2 function of “the section . chiefs in ‘addition to creation and disclosure of new Sources of sup- ply. ons Be Considered. Market ,contions - affectine mate- rials or commodities over which eath section has jurisdiction will be con- sidered with relation to the purchas- inz plans of the government. Whera l:} is necessary for the govern- ment to conirol an industrv in whole or in part, the section of the industrv involved will determine’ allotment. of ‘material, commox ies“and facilities to the varfous departments .of -the gov- ernment znd the allies and the extent to which manufacturers and others shall be supplied, whether serving the civilian ponulation or engaged in war Ir, this connection representatives of the ‘facl and food. administrations and the Americzn Red Cross will attend the mestines of the requirements of the divisions whenever they are pre- rared to yresent plans under consid- tion_ the consummation of i will, resuire fuel, sunplies, facilities, elecirical power or transnortation af- feeting the indnstries of the country. The War Industries Board will not it is announced. make insnection of vroducts for which orders have been nluced, cr follow up delavs. This will devolve umon each department af- fected. '~ Tach ‘department. however will keep the requirements division ful- 1v -Nlvised where there is a shortawe or delav in_delivery or . either is theat- ened. CONCORD'S OLD BELL WAS RUNG FOR LIBERTY LOAN The Bell Whose Tones Called the Far- mers to Arms in 1775. Concorg Mass, April 6. — An old bronze bell whose clear tones sum- moned the farmers of Concord to arms n, and today was.rung from’ quarters of the Liberty loan cam- * paign. in Sympat th the Russians ADMIRAL KATO ISSUES STATE- MENT AT VLADIVOSTOK IS TO MAINTAIN ORDER Russian: Council of National Commus- ' sories Declares Japan Has Started ‘a“Campaign Against the Soviet. Moscow, Saturday, April 6—(By The Associated Press). — Admiral Kato {Japanese minister of marine) has. is- sued ‘a proclamation at Vladivostok dealing with the landing there on Fri- day ‘of entente allied forces. Tne Japarese minister says he feels great sympathy with Russia in the present situation, wishes a cessation of fratri- cide and the fullest realization of the revolution, but was compelled to take &teps to protect life and property of Japanese and allied subjects in view of the murder of a Japanese soldier and because there were no local organiza™ tions at the Siberian port able to ‘maintain law and order. The admiral adds that he has asked his government for further instructions, Unable to Arrest Murderers. President Soukhanoff of the Vladi- vostok council of soldiers’ and work- men's deputies. reporting to the coun- that in his opinion the killing of the Japanese was a political murder, as no robbery was committed. Efforts to ap- prehend the criminals, he adds, have been unsuccesstul. presence of the Japanese consul and Admfiral Kato. It was made without the consent of the American, British British forces were also landed. Protested to Consular Corps. The council of soldiers’ and work- men’s deputies protested to the c sular corps. The American and British consuls consented to receive the dele- gation as representatives of the sol- Japanese consul would deal with them only as' private -persons, and the all. the Japanese section of the city being patrolled by Japanese detach- ments composed of three to ten men each. Tents are being erected at the end of the Chinese street and also in church. ; Statement by Council. The jcouncil of national commis- saries foday issued a statement. say- fixing committee |* ing: aBainst the Soviet zepublic” immediately atter the murder of the Japanese, without waiting for an in- vestigation to be made, and says the crime was part of a prearranged plan. Continuing, the statement says: the other governments of the entente —America, England, France and Italy? Up to the present' moment their policy regarding. the rapacious scheme of Japan’ evidently hds been one of hesi- tation. “The _American government appar- ently was against the Japanese inva- sion, but now the situation cgnnot re- main indefinite any longer. England has -followed Japan's example., This must be put to the British govern- ment with all emphasis. A similar course must be pursued toward the diplomatic representatives of the Unit- ed States and other entente powers The statement says the action of the entente will play a great part in de- termining the jmmediate international policy of the Soviet government. Orders have been given to all € berian councils of soldiers’ and work- mens’ delegates to resist an armed'in- vasion of Russia. STATE OF SIEGE HAS BEEN PRCCLAIMED AT KHARKOV. German Forces Are Approaching the City—424 Miles Southwest of Mos- cow. Moscow, Saturday, April §—(By the Associated Press).—A state of siege has been proclaimed at Kharkov, capi- tal of -the province of Kharkov, 424 miles southwest of Moscow. German forces are approaching Kharkov. A proclamation issued by the Bol- shevik government says the soldiers of the first revolutionary detachment at Orel are outlaws and are to be kept under arrest as traitors to the revo- lution on account. of their dishonor- able behavior. TWO FIRES DO $15,000 DAMAGE AT BLOOMFIELD. A Number of Sheds and Fifty Tons of Cottonseed Meal Were Destroyed. Bloomfield, Conn, timated at about $1. pril 7.—Loss es- 00 was caused number of sheds and fifty tons of cot- tonseed meal on the plantation of the Griffin_ Tobacco corporation here. One fire, which occurred during the late forenoon, was started by sparks from a chimney falling on a shed roof. The second ' fire, which was during the early afternoon, started in some wood- land and spread to the sheds. 13 GERMAN AIRPLANES BROUGHT DOWN SATURDAY In Fight With * British Airmen— Eleven Others Were Disabled. London, April 7.—Thirteen German airplanes were brought down in fight- ing with British airmen Saturday, eleven others were disabled and two were shot down by anti-aircraft guns, according to the ‘British aviation com- munication issued this evening. Six- teen British machines which were sent out have not yet been accounted for, but_many of them are thought possi- bly to have W n forced to make land- ings inside th¥r own lines, in the pre- Bolo Pasha Must Die. London, April 7.—President Poincare has refused to pardon Bolo Pasha, convicted of treason, according to an Iixchange Telegraph despatch —from Pari; | Fifty-cight men of Harvard ha died .in the service. - Condensed Ie{egrm ies list. the month of March totaled 19 shij of 34,994 tons. 50 R filling a Federal cil of paticnal commissaries, states M, Soukhanoff says the landing of Japanese troops was effected in the and other consuls and no warning was given to the local authorities. Later diers’ and workmen’s council. The French consul refused to see them at President Soukhanoff repofts that the churchyard of 'the Japanese “Japan has started a campaigh| points out that the landingi of troops at Viadivostok was effected “What is the program of action of Y H. Phelps of New York today by two fires which destroyed a|- _The name of one American, wound- The Norwegian shipping losses for Sir Ernest Shackelton arrived at Panama from Chili, where he was on & diplomatic mission, . Governor Edge of New Jersey, an- nounced his candidacy for the' United States Senats " Eighteen P: ion dealers in dia- monds are under prosecution for trad- ing with ‘the enemy. S ' s Paris hotels and restaurants are classified as establishments whose bills ore subject to tax as luxuries. The Federal Trade Commission or dered 97 lumber firms in the West fo |’ end unfair' methods of competion. A large canning tory engaged in ar contract . at Honeoye Falls, N. Y., was burned. Senator Boarh demanded in the Sen- ate wide latitude for the Government to curb disloyal and' seditious talk. . Two thousand employes of the Tide Water Oil Co., of Bayonne, were granted 10 per cent increase in wages. Twenty-sevén overseas and 34 coa- stal ships of Australia were placed at the disposal of the British govern- ment. A “return loads” bureau is to be created in New York city’ to facilitate the ‘movement of merchandise , by truck. Francis J. Heney resigned as coun- sel for the Federal Trade Commission in its investigation of the packing.in- dustry. Further discovery of glads frag- jments in candy bread and crackers were reported in various sections of New York. The annual budget of India shows a_surplus -of $2,850 000, due to_favor- able weather and record receipts of state ralways. A general nvestigation of ‘freight rates in petroleum and its products was ordered by the Interstate Com merce Commissios Over 10,000 women registered in Syracuse for the local option election and at least 15000 more will register todoy. Banks and trust companies in all parts of New England were over- whelmed with Liberty Loan subscrip- tions yesterday The Interstate Commerce Commis- sion ordered an investigation of the physical valuation of 45 telegraph and cable companies. window of his fifth floor -apartment in New York, Failing. eyesight im- pelled his action, A . Paris - despatch . says, Premier Clemenceau, yesterday morning re- ceived Newton D. Baker, the American secretary of war. Privates John B. Mann and Walter Matthew. (colored) were hanged - at Camp Logan. Tex., for the murder of Private .Ralph Fol “ The American ed Cross shipped 500 beds to a_town just behind the lines within 12 hours after the request of the French government. In reply to an inquiry of the Coun- cil of National Defense, Secretary Tumulty denied the President hod in- dorsed the Non-Partisian League. Morris Rothenberg, who has been held since Monday in connection with the murder of Harry Cohen, gambler, was ‘indicted on a charge of murder. Members of the deposed Romanoff family living in the Crimea are not permitted to call upon each other. AJl are at work in gardens under guards. With 140 motor drivers enrolled for immediate foreign service under the Red Cross Boston and New Englond already have exceeded their quota of 100. . ° An attempt was made on the life of Representative John Cooper in re- taliation for his activities in behalf of Senator-elect Irving Lenroot of Wis- consin. Men between 40 years and 60, ex- perienced . in either. chemical work or mechanical engineering, are ‘wanted for service in the ordance department of the army. 5 Mrs. Blanchard Ackley is dead and her infant son,.Francis is in a critical condition from burns received when their home was destroved by fire at ‘Windham, Me. The summer residence at Hemlock Dam, near Fairfield, Conn., of Charles ity was to- tally destroyed by fire yesterday after- noon. Loss §12,000. Corporal Mark Amsdem, of Battery B, 302d field artillery, died at Camp Devens yesterday of inquries received when he was struck by yan automo- bile a week ago. Percy Seymour de Willoughby, who recently served a prison term in New York_for . forgery. was sent to Kiis Island to await deportation to Eng- land as a deserter. Attorneys for Swift & Co., and Zinn & Co., two of the largest'egg dis- tributers in New York territory. ap- pealed against ~the recommendation that their license be suspended for 30 days. The question of Ireland’s future has reached a crucial stage with the an- nouncement that the Irish convention has finished its work and decided upon a report to be made to the govern- ment. 2 The first contingent of . American volunteers for the Jewish regiment for the British army have arrived in Eng- land:. They were entertained today by the Very Rev. Joseph H. Hertz, chief rabbi of the British empire. Derbey S. Adkins, 23, today shotand killed his father-in-law, Nolan. Mc- Gowan; his mother-in-law, Mrs, Ruby McGowan, and his wife, Mrs. Gladys Adkins, 17. He then shot himself, dy- ing instantly. The shooting occurred on a farm ten miles south of Mexico, Mo., ang is. said to have followed a family quarrel Addressed Meetings Throughout the New York Fed Reserve District Saturday Thirteen Hundred Speakers Are Scattered Throughout New 'York State, the Twelve Northérn Counties of New Jer- sey and Fairfield County, Co:m.—'l'hey Are to &% In Thirty-Four Languages—Subscriptions of Five Hart- ford Insurance Companies Total $2,500,000. " 20 Day Airplane Flight. ¢ A twenty day airplane flight across o e - the stats will be made by Licutenant |[7ing the slogan “Buy a Liberty Bon Joseph C. Steplin, the youngest Amer- | lave TusLe : < - | distinctive New England, campaign D ember Of U iatavetle| esea- | oature, Of the stamps t0)Edty oukion “homb” the state with loan leaflets ang e P e T deliver addresses in thirty-five 00 have been prepared for dii- drille; ' Starting Thursday, Parade of Loyal Women. h umbe S The ‘committees in-New York. and | Simiar, numver of coples of the lleats other: cities are planning for Avril 27 o parade of mothers, and daughters of soldiers and sailors, who wil carry their service fage. Wo. men -entitled to display large: i Tmen jontited to dispiay the largest| e campaign. The caps bear the red, tains and leaders of platoons. The loan committee announced that | white and blue Liberty loan bands for misunderstanding -some | wrapping shirts have . been distrib- stores have, ‘ordered “honor flags” to|uted among laundrymen.. Dashboard: ‘purchasers. of. bonds. Such | posters urging New Englanders to buy are |a bond will decorate over 100,000 street sisters the ecommittee . explained, forbidden, as the flags are awarded Victor Hugo Barranco, special agent in New York for the Cuban govern- |ers from all parts of New England ment, received today (from President|held a mass meeting here today and Menocal a cable message congratulat- | made plans for carrving the campaign ing him our his appointment as @ mem- { into each Jewish home. SwhIch sap ocganiied y : ich was organi in the "of bond: g the. l!fiPORTANT LEGISLA’ Spanish spéaking residents of this city. ‘Some of the I can ‘countries at war with Germany are .represented on the. committee by | Have the Right of Way in House. their resident' consuls. . Ensign Fisher. Takes $100,000. Ensign 3, B. Fisher, 0. s.s .\'.':gwho e N o was graduated from Yale in 1911 and | ConSress works this week on who is now doing duty in foreign wa- has sent in a _subseri $100,000 worth of bonds, the I mittee announced. Last year he pur- chased two patrol cach and leased them to the govern- ment at one dollar a month. WORK OF CANVASSERS WILL BEGIN TODAY.|ganda. Further consideration also will . Samiiel Beinowits, 48, leaped from | 04N Commi Latin-Ameti- Reports on yesterday's bond sales were 50 general in nature that officials & ieadquarters here tonlgbt did mot| Gailing its production. Conference re- Indications were | POTts on both bills were approved yes- that they ran above 350,000,000, but|terday by the house and now await this figure was based entirely on ua-|action in the senate. B the| Renewal of senate debate on tHe: three billion dollar credit -within the | Overman bill also is promised tomor- four weeks, it will be necessary. io|row, with Senator Smith of Georgia gather in more than $100,000,000 a dxy. No Optimism or 'Depression. By Tuesday or Wednesday the Lib- erty Joan organization plans to have dependable: figures The publicity men in every comm guard | ;ouse. against either optimist or.dépression not warranted by ‘sales figures. Reports from all parts of-the coun- try today indicated that the popular enthusiasm for the greater than on the first day of either of the two previous campaigns. amounts subscribed. official estimates.” To make up on- subscriptiong. far after. speaking will start in, France came loan message from jcan manhood,” ith 150 an- f A. CONSTITUTION HAS LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN Delaiiates CARRIED INTO CHURCHES 3 Clergymen Urged Their Congregations to Purchase Bonds. New York, April 7.-—With the third [bonds and help in the battle for a' Liberty loan campaign well on its way under the impetus of the spectacular features of the opening day,.tlhe jcan committee for the New York federal reserve - district buckled down | today its. task of selling SL! worth of. bonds, $600,000,000" in excess of ' its officlal quota. Army of 2,200 Speakers. ! An army of 2,200 speakers, including bankers, laborers, clubwomen, farm- ers, poliicians, actresses and clergy- addressed meétings throughout _the district,- speaking in languages. Nine hundred orators are' held for work in this city, but the rest are scattered through the state, the twelve northern counties of New Jersey and Fairfield. county, Comnec- lasiing peace, After the strenuous opening of the prive vesterday officials at the New Iingland campaizn headquarters to- day enjoved a day of rest in prepara- tion for a renewal of" work today. With 22 cities and towns in this fed- eral district already “over the top” {and with . subscriptions for the first day consercatively estimated at up- waid of $12,000,000, campaign officials were confident of ultimate success in raising the quota. Programme For Publicity. The ‘programme of publicity for, the loan in this district surpasses am thing accomplished in cither. of thi posters and pamphlets, cards. leaf- lets have been.distributed to the 2,000 committees. More than 500,000 of the . white an dblue target posters car. have been circulated. This poster is Over a million coples’ of the primer of the mnew loan -and.a " have been sent out. . . | Every milk dealer in New England will have caps. enough to put on each bottle of milk for seven days during white and blue bull's eye with the ap- peal to buy a bond. A million red, cars until the campaign ends on May 4 " Over 150 Jewish Liberty loan, work- ION Beginning Today Military Bills Will ‘Washington, April 7.—With the na- legislation designed to make its powers i more effective at the battle front and on, for | %1% e ‘While the house gives right of way boats at $10,000 | to bills-extending the draft law and other army legislation, the senate's | schedule includes final disposition of several bills aimed at German spies and agents, to-curb mob law against disloyalists and to stamp out propa- Dbe given the Overman bill, increasing Expect to Have a Big Part of the |President Wilson's authority to reor- $3,000,000,000 Total This Week. Washington, April ganize government departments and make them more effective in prosecut- ‘Hard work by | ing the war. : solicitors for third Liberty loan bonds | The sedition bmn%enil‘lgmrzc‘:;: will- begin tomorrow. Foliowing weeks Dan utterances and ai s of careful organization of committees|Struct the army draft and Liberty bon in every state, city and county, and |Sales temporarily has right of way in the gala openins of the campalgn yes- | {12 Seno) terday, workers are ready to start an % intensive canvass for subscribers, and |, Other bills which I{rol;‘a}biy W}(ll 20 by the end of the week they expect to | t0 the president early this week are have a big part. of the $3000000,000 |the measures extending espionage the senate, which will resume debafe™ measures to enemy alien women and. providing $10,000 fine and thirty year&’" imprisonment for destruction of wary material or acts or propaganda cur-: I prepared to attack the broad autherity | it proposes to confer on the president and Senator Lewis of Illinois ,demo- cratic whip, ready to def2nd the legis- tation. _ Beginning tomorrow, military bill" will have the right of way in the The- principal fight is scheduled for next Thursday over the bill changing the draft quota from state populations: to the number of men in Class 1. = One| GOVERNMENT RAILROAD = cause assigned for this' was well 0r- HEADQUARTERS “CAR 202" ganized publicity and the ‘aid given the! - campaign in_advance by newspape Secretary McAdoo, yesterday in Rhiladelphia, tomorrow on his soutflhe{p tour, stop- ing first at Richmond, Va. = il D o headquarters of the American | headauarters of the government rail expeditionary force today a Liberty General Pershing. | Denotes Patriotism. ‘Bvery dollar subscribed to the Lib- |eral McAdoo, who while touring the erty loan is a dollar invested in Amer- | country as secretary of the treasury general. | peaking on behalf of the third Li “Every' dollar subscribed as the result | erty loan, will continue active super of Self-denial meanis partnership.in the | vision over railway operation. Ar- hardships and risks of our men in the [ rangements have been made to uss trenches. Every dollar subsgribed will | railroad telegraph wires to keep ME confirm the determination of our peo- [ McAdoo in constant lons distanck. ple at home to stand by its:army to altouch with general victorious end. An overwhelming sub- | Washington. seription. to the third Liberty loan wyil|as an office be a patriotic expression of confid In Which Director General McAdoo & Making Liberty Loan Tour. ‘Washington, April 7.—The main Toad administration for the next few weeks will be “Car 302, traveling over thousands of miles of main tracks and" shunting from siding to siding. 4 It is.the office car of Director Gen- eadquarters in *is fitted up’ typewritel ~ice | stands and a dictaphone. Inside, Mr." in our ability s a nation to maintain | McAdoo will be railways manager; on all that we hold dear in civilization.” fifty - communities reported today they had exceeded their quafas|ury. in the first day’s work, and thereby had won the right along 5 nounced yesterday to fly the Liberty loan honor flag. the platform outside, spezking for the loan, he will be secretary of the treas=. BEEN DRAFTED FOR BUSSIAv‘v, By Councils of Workmen and Soldiers? Moscow, Saturday, April *6.—(By. The Asscciated’ Press). The centri executive committee of the Russiams councils of. workmen's and_soldiers’ Boston, April 7—The campaign to|delegates has drafted a constitution= obtaln” New England's third Liberty |for a socialist federated republic. At loan quota of $250,000,000 was carried into the churches today. a forthcoming meeting of the commits From vir- | tee . Premier : Leninc. will ‘deliver a tually every altar and pulpit, clergy-|spcech explaining. the proposed. fiew men urged their congregations to buy'governmental authority, i two previous dri Over 12000000 IN CONGRESS THIS WEEK.