Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 9, 1918, Page 1

VOL. Failing In Their Direct Drive For Amiens They Have Extended Assaults to Either Side THE BATTLE LINE NOW APPROXIMATES 120 MILES North of Lens and South to Mondidier the Germans Are Hammering the Allied Lines In an Attempt to Break the Defenses In Preparation For Infantry Augult ‘Which May Be Expected at Any Amount—An Attack of Large Divi- sions Is Considered Probable by Mlhhryl-'.xpem—()n the American Sector Only Ordinary Trench Activities Have Been Reported. Facing American, French and Brit- ish troops strongly entrenched and well equipped for battle, the German army has for the moment given up its direct drive against Amicns. Follow- ing utter repulse.in his efforts to smash right through to his objective, the enemy is now attempting a nmew manoeuvre which is intended to broad- en the field of action ang reduce the menace of a counter offensive which would nullify all the gains made by the Teutoms since March 21. Reports from the battle line in Pi- cardy disclose the first stages of this new German offensive aimed at either side of the salient in the allied lines. From La Bassee Canaj, in the north, 1o the sectors east of Laon, the great ry forces of the enemy are thun- 7 the bombardment deep- places to the intensity of drumfire. The length of this front is approxi- ) miles. North of Lens, east 5 the new front running lucquoy to Albert, south to Montdidier and_thence eastward past Lassigny and Noyon to a point far beyond Chauny, the Germans are mmering allied in an at- to break the defences and pre- thera for the infantry assault h m: be pecied at any mo- ent. 3 Enemy Forced to Fight Uphill. On the western “elbow” of the sali- in the'allied lines the Germans are o fight upl Their advance the lower sround along the Amere Avre and Luce Rivers 5 ried them up to a parapet of ilis which sentinel the rpad toAmi- s. along this natural bulwark have netted the ememy only insignificant gains- ot- @ horpifiEicost At ts the German efforts have gal but these gains have resulted cnly in the formation of sharp salients wre swept by rifie and machine a pests of shells when- enem oops arve seen forming There is a wholesome respect in the German general staff for the allied Tes army, which as vet appears 1o en drawn upon' lightly to |meet the Teutonic attacks. The at- tack on the French lines southeast of Chauny is for the purpose of removing a menacing salient and the gaining of better protection to the German left flank. “This assault is still going on and it has made considerable progress. The Germans struck through the low- er Forest of Coucy and have reached a point south of the village of Folem- bray. The Berlin official statement claims that 2,000 prisoners havé been taken. Extensive Attack Expected. That an attack of large dimensions is planned for the front from Arras northward to Lens is considered prob- able by military experts. As long as this front is in its present position, the Germans cannot exert their full strength on the line before Am(er‘)s, v be The cannonade in this region m: the prelude of a massed attack such as bent the British line during the latter days of March. Notwithstanding the statement made on Friday by Stephen Pichon, the French foreign minister, that “Amei cans are now fighting in Picardy, nothing definite, has _been . learned about where General Pershing’s men are located, or what part they are playing in this battle of battles. On the American-held sectors near Verdun, east of Lunevilic and. north- west of Toul, only ordinary trench ac- tivities have been reported. Little has been heard from the Ital- front. The concentration of Aus- trian troops.in that theater of the war is considered warning that major ac- tivities may ‘b€ loowed for | there, probably ‘in the ountaineus country, but there has been no indication - that t:‘lge ns plin o ugwach their at- “at an early date. The Turkish troops are reported to be invading the.Caucasus. where they will take possession of the territories which were given them eunder the peace treaty of Brest Litovsl, The landing of Briish and Japanese forces at Viadivostok seems to have been merely for the purpose of polic- ing that city. No steps toward eject- ing them have as yet heen taken b; the Bolshevik, authoritics. 7 O GERMANS REALIZING AMERICA 1S IN THE WAR injon in Germany is Undergoing a hange of What That Fact Portends. w on, April . — Word that Mmerican reinforcements are moving §o the support of the allies in Picardy has revived argument in Germany over the efficacy of submarine and drawn from Captain Persius, military ecritic of' the Berliner Tageblatt, the comment that after being persuaded to under-egtimate America, German opinion is underging a change. An offi despatch from Switzer- land today reviewing the latest dis- cussion, quotes lows: “We were a a zood deal per- suaded to und imate the partici- pation of America in the war. We begin now to note a change of opinion. It is beyond doubt that it would be ‘well to curb at the present time these morc or less fantastic vagaries of per- sons discussing the submarine war. We cannot for the moment estimate when the United States will have ready the millions of men which her population will permit her to raise, but it is certain that America will in the very near future succeed in amass- ing armies which in any case, will con- stitute a very valuable aid for our enemies." Captain Persius concludes by not- ing that America is preparing for a war of long duration and expresses without great conviction, the hope that the present offemsive will attain @« result which will frugtrate these plans. OBJECT OF GERMAN OFFENSIVE WAS PARIS Sent Forces Ahead Prepared For Rap- id Advances in Open Warfare. ‘Washington, April 8.—Statements of German prisoners have convinced military critics that the real military objective of the German offensive was Paris and that so far from expecting ohecks which woyld make Amiens the goal of bloody and undecisive battles, the Teutonic high command sent its forces forward prepared for rapid ad- vances in open warfare. “In order to alleviate the march of the troops,” says an official despatch received today from France, “the or- der was given to prepare for their de- parture and to organize the convoys in such a way as only to carry with them yhat was indispensable. The remain- ing was to be stored at a depot desig- nated by the divisions. The loading carriages, the munitions to be carried, the equipment and arming of the mpn all bad been carefully planned as well as the distribution of maps of the country to be imvaded. The men to seresves of food, enough to last “@ays and two flasks, the usual for a day, following them in roll- and provisions for three company convoys _ghort, every arrangement shows that German moccand had decided o 10 open warfare. It is certain military sitvation after more b days of operations is one of mxtreme disappointment to the Ger- ‘aptain Persius as fol- STRIKE AT PLANT OF EAGLE LOCK CO., TERRYVILLE. Demand a General Increase of 15 Per Cent.—About 1,300 Out. Terryville, Conn., April {to Cabled Paragraphs Belgian Relief Ship Sunk. The Hague, April S—The Belgian relief ship Ministre de Smet de Naeyre | (2200 tons) sank on iy in the North sea. It is reported she struck a mine. Seventeen of those aboard were saved and twelve were drowned. TO ASK $50,900,000 FOR CONCRETE SHIPBUILDING. Chairman Hurley of Shipping Board i . ‘Washington, April 8.—¥Fifty million dollars will be asked of congress to- e Submit Heavest 1o Gongrese: - |AMENDMENTS PREVAILED TO HASTEN TRAINING morrow by Chairman Hurley of the|An Unsuccessful Effort Was Made \ During the Day by Senator Over: man to Secure Unanimous Consent shipping board for development of con- crete shipbuilding. The plan is- to establish at once five’. government yards, two on the Pacific coast and three in the south, ] Sites for the plants already are un- der consideration and will ‘be .an- nounced shortly. The three in the south probably will include one already plan- ned for Wilmington, N. C. Transpor- tation facilities and easy access . to opment the board is more confident of success with the tankers than with genera] cargo craft. eral Manager Piez, of the emergency would do in a he: The concrete ship * " built on the Pacific coast for private account, ,000. The y avoid moi: tard concrete pouring, thoritatively that the Pacific coast lo- | them to order. cations will be in southern California. Plans for the new T, cating engin ship seven or of Organs of the German Party. Austro- Aungary has been inc Czerninand are making violent at- Great meetings, the despatch says, were held at Prague Thursday —and Friday. Czech leaders repl Austrian minister of foreign affairs, de alized that would never c -Hungary or her pite of thre no way mod sramme which the principles dent Wilson in all his speeches. In the same despatch it ie stated that the critical that the authorit of Vie 8.—About ; ir patriotic 1,300 employes of the Exgle 1 | their patriotic duties. Lock com- pany were embraced in the strikers' ranks today and about 300 skilled men remained at their work. This fig t 3 ure | the prolonging of was determined during the forenoon by | Loe; G.onEInE of th a canvass of the departmenis, The demand is a general increase of 15 p cent. and a minimum e of $4 a d for day and plece workers who are male adults, and $2 for women. A sub- committee from the general committee went to the company's of- fice during the day to convey the de- mand and a conference was held which resulted in rejection of the requests. Meantime, the strikers had been meet- ing at the Auditorium, and the sub- committee reported back, after which :]P;e meeting adjourned until Wednes- statement. The strike is being conducted or- derly. These who remain at work are machinists, toolmakers and others who are under contract. CHANGE IN RULING FOR NAVAL STATION DRY ZONES Naval Station at Key West, Fla, Has Been Added to the List, ‘Washington, April 8.—An’ amend- ment to the order declaring a dry zone around the naval académy at Annapo- lis, Md., the training stations at Great Lakes, Ills., Norfolk, Va., ang Hamp- ton Roads and Newport, R. L. the training camp at Mare Island, Calif., and the marine corps stations at Quantico, \‘:a.l.ml Port Royal, S. C., PPro today by Secretar: Daniels. It restricts the serving oy[ liquor to naval men who are mem- bers of a family or bona fide guests in homes within the zone to such li- quor as was on hand when the order went into effect. After that supply is used up ne more may be imported. The list of dry zones was further extended today by an order prohibit- ing the sale or delivery of alcoholic liquor within: five miles of the naval station at Key West, Fla. MERGER OF THREE NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES Madison Square, University Place and the Old First Church. New York, April 8. — Three New York Presbyterian churches, which are among the most widely known of the Presbyterian Church in America, will be merged in the immediate fu- ture, They are the Madison Square, the Rev. Dr. C. H. Parkhurst, pastor; the University Place, the Rev. George Alexander, pastor, and the old First Church, the Rev. Dr. Howard Duffield, pastor. The presbytery announced today that it had approved of a plan to combine them under the name of the First Presbyterian Church of New York city. The three pastors have all tendered their resignations. strike The company.officers issued no an enemy alien, was hanged last Fri- marks. ¥ The Arbeiter Zeitung is quoted as b ing that the people know well that ! those who are really responsible f war are the zen- lists who at Berlin and Vienna have for some. time as- sumed the direction of affair: It is announced that Count and imperia A ernin Washington, April 8. — Brigadier General C. C. Williams, ordnance offi- cer of the American expeditionary forces, today was ordered to Washing- ton to relieve Brigadier Gene ordnance officer with General Pershing. This is in line with the recently an- nounced policy of the war department to give general officers on duty here a tour of service in France to familiarize | PROMIBITIONISTS PLANNING A STATE-WIDE CAMPAIGN Tn making the announcement, Acting | To Bring About Election of Legislators Favorable to Federal Amendment. themselves with actual conditions at the front. Secretary Crowell said that the changes being made under this policy are dictated largely by General Per- shing’s recommendations. Officers who heard of any prospective general re- cipal witness today when the cor- oner’s inquest into the death of Rob- | ARRESTS SUNDAY FOR VIOLATING AUTO LAW. Conted that he had made disloyal re- | Between 60 and 70 Made by Inspectors of Automobile Department. ert P. Prager opened here. - Prager, day by a mob after it had been as- Today's session was secret, but it was ‘learned that the mayor told the CONTROVERSY WA§ OVER CRITI- | THEY 'ARE BEING BRIGADED CISM CLAUSE WITH BRITISH TROOPS " Will be Quicker With the British Than the French Because the Lang- o For a Final Vote. | uage Diffculty Will Not Exist. Another day| Washington,. April. S.—Transporta- rican troops to France af- Washington, April 8 of lively semato debate on the sedition | tion of American ; . - bill, which would punis| lisloyal ut- | ready is proceeding at the a gement and sand will govern: the e- |terinces and attempts.io hinder the Cors, army ‘draft and Liberty bond cam- oy dret, Vessels turned out by e | haigns resulted in _tho ddoption B D T (oon | amendments designed to meet the- ob- tankers, both becauso of the shortase|jeciion of senators that the measure of oll carriers and because .in the|might prevent- legitimate criticism in present stage of concrete ship decel- |} Changes Made. The changes were ‘As yet concrete shipe are admitted |Penalizing “disloyal, profane, scurril- frankly by experts to be. “a gamble” | OUS, abusive ey because the behavior of such a vessel [guage” directed at the “form of gov- under 10ad in & heavy sea is unknown, | eFAMent, constitution, flag-or uniforms Success in the experiment is mnot|Of the nation and calculated to bring guaranteed, but Mr. Hurley and Gen- |them into contempt or scorn. Senator Thomas of Colorado offered fleet corporation, hold that in the|an amendment to provide that such present emergency every possible |acts should be means of adding quickly to the tonnage | Borah of Idaho proposed to substitute available for war purposes should be|the word “intended” for ‘“calculated.” utilized. There were objections, that convictions Greater chance of success is expect- { would be difficult to secure under such ed from the operation of concrete|language, but both amendments were tankers because the liquid load will |approved, that of Senator Borah by a constantly seek a level and not entail | vote of 34 to 28, with partisan lines the strain on the ship that a solid load | disregarded. Amendment Caused Controversy. ek e urgedh by ‘Senmor P UG Hardwick of Georgia which led 1o B e o pandertake & VoY | controversy between the Georgia sena- g peinee b tor and Senator Poindexter of Wash- | The $50.000000 requested will be {ugion, | spent almost entirely for enips, as| fouse of ther, et gl ing those favoring “the cause of the = _ w ; = erman empire.” B T e o ions. I, the [ without a record vote, but mot until e South will be SCUBNL! the two senators became o pointed ol which re-Im their language that the chair called Senator Hardwicle in- d"[led that millions of people honestly fornia. | gifter on the cause of the war. Wil e vy T a wioke, They it | (or Poindexter retorted that the Geor- be equipped with ofl burning recipro- [ €% senator Tiad not “particularly sup- upable of Aeiving the | Ported” the war and cited his opposi- tion to the. draft law. Denounced Lynching. Senator §herman of Illinois took oc- casion to denounce the recent lynch- HUNGARY -ARE EXCITER(4r Gt o German at Odihsstile I, Over the Increasing Warlike Attitude |35, 2 ‘dissrace’ ar n?b’}sl victim. He urged that language e - - of the bill penalizing “contemptuous Washington, April S.—According to s : Zicd an_ official despatch from Switserland [Sre. fo aimorn nrcis Eg‘n"gm == today, excitement in Slav riceles -in oy 9 o - f o aag | 3518 Assistant - Secretary by the warlike attitude of the organs ;‘:’ and; Shdnke. Creals of the German parties, which, defend{ins rate contemplated by the speeding-up measures taken after Picardy began. Crowell made this statement today. the battle of Acting © Secretary Extent of Troop Movement Secret. For military reasons, the extent of the increased troop movement has not the war. been made public. Following_the - conferences between Secretary Baker dnd allied officials, orders were given British official statement was issued erican forces were to be ‘rigaded with British troops in order to hasten American participation the war.. Officials explained today that the process to be followed was similar to that adopted in placing American troops in the front lines French for training. Training With British. It has been estimated that thirty @ays' training of this character with American battalion units assigned with the British orsanizations will fit the newcomers for active duty at the front. All givisions now moved from this side are composed of men who have had several months of preliminary training and who need only final instruction to take their full share in the fighting. g Will Be Quicker. The training process will be quicker with the British than with the French, it is believed. because the language difficulty does not exist, Lunits will find every B: for and there will be no need contemptuous ,Jan- saying that 4 “wilful” ‘and Senator An amendment, “cause of the” should be eliminated amendment penaliz- It wagindfcated that the new plans all for a. more scheme with the Dritish army than has been the case with General Per- There probably will be no attempt to set up a purely American force within as has been done with the To Share in Battles. The Americans are to be withdrawn when trained and turned over General Pershing as a part army. They will share fully with their British comrades the battles on their front and the belief ‘here is that they il mot be withdrawn as long as there tessing nieed for their service with and criticized tow: protect the . i written " articles se- tacks against the Slavs as well a3 the | veF caverera S e Americin. i socialists. irhable under the measure dratn, Not to Prevent Le SHORTAGE OF COAL CARS 5 AGAIN BECOMES SERIOUS. Vigorous Action Necessary. to Avoid Another Coal Fa mate Criticism the republican aring that the Czech nations re- |leader, also urged that the prohibition berty and independence | should be ;limited to disloyal me to them from Aus- |ances. dnd sugzested that as drawn thé clause might be construed to pre- vent legitimate criticism of the pres cent in the approaching political ca Latcr he introduced a substi- tute bill embracing his taining ions of the legislation. abor situation in Austria_is sofof Ma ne Next Winter, Washington, ‘April 8. coal cars at the mines has again so grave that fuel administration officials say that vigorou have to be taken at once I road administration £b maintain equal- ity of supply at all bituminous mines if another coal famine next winter is to_be avoided. situation more serious than at any time since the height of the freight congestion of last winter, and have scattered in the factories and on |lmit the liberty or impair the right|the coal car shortage greater than in the public highways anonymous leaf- | “of an llets asking the people to preserve!wh | their calm and_continue to fulfill all |for justi Refused to Fix Time for Vote. Another unsucsessful |made during the day by Senator Over- man of North Carolina, in ch the measure, to secure unanimou x a time for a final vot tions immediately followed Referring to the i has_been obliged to postpone his trip |Of Colonel Roosevelt to Bucharest in consequence of events | {1 B bearing upon tho intsrior policy of the | the president. Senator Myers of Mon- e tana said that neither the el on bill nor the one proposed hv him last TO BE ORDNANGCE OFFIGER Ausust would prevent legitimate eritiy cism, and that even WITH GENERAL PERSHING. | .reqident of. he United States”. elimi- G nated from the original Brigadier GGE""‘" C. B.'Wheeler Has| yere re-ingerted, such eriticism would een Selected. He' added, however: “T believe that when we are engaged n war, that anybody who uses vile language against the president ought T believe it is just paign, ideas but re- all_other provis- Senator France land also offered an ing that the bill should not 12 | ment provi | February, Fuel Administrator Garfield, Chairman_Baruch j tries board and Jo! in charge of the “urche of the railroad administration, been holding almost daily conferences to determine relief meas the necessity v individual to- publish or speak is good motives, and the war indus- , | Berlin Vorwaarts, arrested for taking sent to i3 at the same time fhr- nish the railroads a 100 per cent. sup- fon Saturday atement that urgiyg thdt non-government consum- must be taken care of next winter assuring sufficient thus assuring Bituminous coal production United States fell off 3 week ending March 2 the latest figure: geological sury shortage of coal cars at the mines of 20.6 per cent. throughout the country. shortage of cars eastern mines ranged from 14.5 at the Pocahont: in the Fairmount distri .7 per cent. the not be affected. to bo punished. as_offensive and 1 e against the president as th Charles B. Wheeler, acting chief of |of language against the Do s ordnance, who will 'go to France as T believe it would be a bet- president were in- field to 59.3 for the same GERMAN PATROL ATTEMPTED TO SURPRISE AMERICANS But They Were Dispersed by Outposts With Machine Guns. ernment. ter cluded.” With the American Army in France, April 8—(By The Associated Press).— A larze German patrol attempted a surprise attack on the American out- posts in the sector northwest of Toul early this morning, but were dispersed without being able to reach any of the American positions. * A corporal in a listening post saw the Germans approaching. He waited until they were within a few yards of them and then challenged. The enemy answered with rifle fire, whereupon the American outposts opened with heavy machine gun and automatic fire, scat- tering the Germans and driving them back to their own lines. A violent artillery duel went on all through the night along length of the American front. The Germans threw more shells into the American positions than in any similar period for the past few months. The American batteries replied vigorously. U. S. TO PAY FOR ALL DAMAGE. DONE IN FRANCE ‘A Bill With That Provjsion Has Been Introduced by Senator Robinson. Hartford, Conn, April 8.—Plans for a state-wide cam] i have had experience on the other Side | offort 1o prius Shoat Bemn o s of a nature fitting them for important | isjature favorable to ratification of the posts here are sent back as they can|proposed prohibition amendment to the be spared, General Pershing thus con- | federal constitution were considered at {,fi,"d{“}fie,i"i, hfi;fih:ngeegzlns able t01a meeting here tonight of a committee 3 3 The acting secretary said he had not | ajtisers "i’,:‘c‘?u'i‘?u"“u’;“w";i‘,‘é et organization in the war department. | isiiesS Tmen, sucance men it e T i chairman of the committee. It is plan- CORONER'S INQUEST ON ned to bring into the state more than a DEATH OF R. P. PRAGER. | hundred speakers, including members e of congress and_senators, to speak in An Enemy Alien Who Was Hanged by | every town in Connecticut. A a Mob at Collinsville, III, also will be made to have every can- didate for the state senate or house of Collinsville, TIL, April 8—Mayor J,|representatives declare himself on the H. Siegel of Collinsville was the prin-question. citizens, men and others. Hartford, Conn., .April 8.—When the inquisitors he had been informed that | reports from all the towns in the state Prager had been removed from the city | in which arrests were made on Sunday hall by the police because it was fear- | for violation of the automobile law are ed he might suffer violence at the|in the hands of the commissioner of hands of the mob. He said he told the | motor vehicles there will be from 60 mob that Prager had been removed |to 70 of them. They were made by in- and that when he opened the door with | spectors of the automobile department the intention of admitting one of their | assisted by the state police. number for the purpose of searching for the prisoner, the whole mob rushed | of the department, said today that the in, found Prager and the lynching [experiment of patroling followed. which was t Hearings will be resumed Wednes- [Sunday was successful and would be|moyements day. - eemtinued ‘Washington, April vide for the indemnification of citizens of France for damage dote by the American armiy was introduced today by Senator Robinson and referred to the claims committee. tion was suggesteq by General Persh- ing, who explained that such indemni- fication was ,made by JGreat Britain and that the failurc of the American to * reimburse et Pproperty was damaged in the course of the American army’s training or created an unfavorable A Dill to pro- The legisla- Verner F. Gidman, chief inspector Condens_eijghgram 'm h casualties for last week were - Britain’s cereal crop is promising. Three million acres were added to the acreage. 3 Harry Lauder sold $1,100,000 wo: of Liberty bonds in 20 minutes in Chicago. Three faborers were arrested while boarding a troopship with 17 pints of whiskey.. Thirteen new branches of the United States Employment Service were open- ed Jast week. American bacon will be used to help British beef supplies when the ration- ing system goes into effect. Final action on the Webb export bill, was taken by Congress. The meas- ure was sent to the President. The main building of the Galena- Signal Oil works at Toronto, was des- iroyed by fire at a loss of $300,000. Five states roported to the Depart- ment of Labor the enrollment of 62,000 boys between 16 and 20 for farm labor. Capt. Achibald Roosevelt, will leave the base hospital shortly. He was wounded several weeks ago in the trenches. Negotiations are being completed by ‘which 100000 tons of Swedish ships| will be available for the purpose of the Allies. A bag of breakfast rolls taken to the Bronx detective bureau by Bern- ard Hart, were found to contain small pieces of glass. Fearing that Secretary Daniels will make Philadelphia a dry zone, the po- lice of the city made raids on open gambling houses. . The Russian government announces that more than 250,000 Slavs are seek- ing safety from the Huns by fleeing into the Ukraine. The first anniversary of the United States’ entry into the war was cele- brated in London by a luncheon at the Mansion House. Belmont Park race track was chosen as the landing place for postal sercise airplanes carrying mail between New York amd Washingion. Dr. Silvio Von Ruck, noted authority |, ‘on tuberculosis research, died yester- day at a New York city hotel after a short illness from pneumonia. Investigations are being made by Secret Service agents of persons who failed to salute the flag during the Liberty . Loan parade in Chicago. e i Wellesley College girls will abandon powder puffs for powder sprays. They will be divided into a “bug squad,” “weed squad,” and “blight squad.” President Poincare sent to President Menocal of Cuba the Grand. Cordon of ‘the ‘Legion of Honor on: ilie. gccasion of America's- entry into the wer. /1 Fourteen reeruits left New Britain yesterday for the. Polish —army in France &s the result of a visit from a Polish military mission last week. Representatives of the Federal Food Board ‘announced that much of the ground glass- found "in try . and tandy is nothing but crystilized sugar. The House passed a bill authorizing the inswrance of 100,000 50-cent pieces commemorative of the 100th anniver- sary of lllionis's entry into the Union. A maximum agents’ fee of $3 for as- sisting men in the military service to oblain war risk insurance. was re- ported favorably in a bill in the House. Kurt ny , former editor of _the a leading part in a strike in Berlin committed suicide in a prison in Munich. A Brazilian steamer arrived at an Atlantic port with 131 passengers. The ship was formerly German. Passeng- ers were searched by Secret Service men. Dissatisfied with the food rations, 300 lepers at Agua de Dios, near Bo- ota, escaped from their keepers. In- creased rations are promised if they return. The body of Andrew Martinez, a pro- minent sigar maker, was found today in the attic of the family home in Ansonia. He had committed suicice by hanging. Charles Kerweod, of Bryn Mawr, Penn., and Houston Woodward, of Philadelphia, both members of the Lafayette Escadrille, have been miss- ing since April 1, Alfred A. Smith, of Newark, N. J., who arrived from Brazel, reported he had traveled extensively in South Am- erica and found a- large demand for American agricultural goods. Miss Amy Hilliard, superintendent | of nurses at Bellevue Hospital, and president of the City League for Nurs- ing Education opposes the plan for drafting nurses for gervice. The nomination of E. R. Stettinius, of New York, as assistant secretary of war, was confirmed by the senate. The nomination of F. P. Keppel for a similar position went over temporarily. Mayor Daniel W. Haan, of Milwau- kee, Wis., socialist, who was re-elected last week, has taken the oath of of- fice before his private secretary, Paul Gauer, a notary public. Gauer is also a socialist. As the first step in the campaign started by District Attorney Swann to clean up the New York “Tenderloin” district, detectives raided many all- night_resorts early Sunday morning, arresting 150 men and 100 women. REMINGTON MACHINISTS AND TOOLMAKERS TO STRIKE Toolmakers Demand 80 Cents an Hour, the Macl ts 70 Cents. Bridgeport, Conn,, April 8.—Ninety- eight and one half per cent. of the Remington Arms machinists and - tool makers have voted to strike unless their demands for higher wages are granted by the company. One per cent. opposed a strike and the re- mainder voted blank. The toolmakers demand 80 cents an hour while the machinists ask 70 cents. The result of the vote has been forwarded to the|statement today international headquarters in Wash- | subscribe generously to the loan, eves inlog. National, District or Local Headquarters Have Bee So Instructed by Sec’y M'Adoo Only Figures Giving the Actual Amount of Subscriptions Officially Filed With the Federal Reserve Bank—More Than 200 Cities Have Subscribed Their Quota and Are ' Entitled to the Honor Flag—38 New England Cities Are ‘Washington, April 3—Estimates of Qaily Liberty loan subscriptions will ot be given out during the campaign by national district or qpn;:e;s. usr;der, inszr;clions issued to- nig] y Secreta icAdoo. ) the treasury will gather them. from LIBERTY LOAN ALLOTMENTS each federal reserve bank figures on subscriptions actually filed witn them, together with receipts from the initi five per cent. payment, and a tahula- tion of these will local nead- Instead, 1| day Was $1,000000 by Boston Five made public Local commitiees may compile sim- ilar reports of subscriptions turned in- to local banks, and give-out tne re- To Prevent Inaccurate Estimates. |among thes i This method of supplying informa- |}and, Bennington, \Littleton, . tion on the day by day prosress of the | Hancock, Lisbon, East Kingston and ‘ by the | Peterboro, N. H.; Sangerviile, Orono, treasury after long discussion, is in- | ohegan and Sanford, Maine; Canaan, tended to prevent the publication of | Winooski and Burlington, Vt; East inacourate estimates which might not e borne out by actual subscripti 2 Secretary McAdoo requestei newspa- [POTted by the district committee to- pers and Liberty loan committees to day was $1,000,000 by the Boston Five observe the new rule. y ist: 1 % Keith Company purchased ~ $350,000 Over long dlstance telephone trom morth of bonds fo be crdited n vary- first Liberty loan speech on a south- Nz amounts . to _ Boston, Brockton, ern tour, the secretary authorized this | Middleboro. East Weymout_and North loan campaign, adopted tod: Richmond, Va., rublic beginnig at an when the department will be prepared to give aceurate fgurss. tLlan has been developed, the fedoral|set reserve banks will renort Lo @he Jeass ready (en disposed of--+ = ey ury ‘department the amount of sub- scriptions actually filed and those re- be given out daily reserve banks w annotnce. the pmount of £ tions officiaily tricts” ang will ‘The committees to announce the amounts of subscriptions officially filed.” renders arrangement valueless the system developed of work to gath 2 at the closc of the an_estimate red that day. to have been coliected ny £ _subserip- s T;:::ng. It was “Movie Day” on Wall Street ct and telegray ed to Washington to be made public | ture actors addressed the crowd, that Lere the following da During the second these unofficial estimates wer ports of federal reserva hanks a aggregate official were about two-thirds of ths This ratio contin last day of the campaign, I figures as a the ecarlier esti- If official reports are made at same rafe this than the day Danger of Duplication. Officials explaineq of duplication, or “watering” in e mates, even if carefully made, aris from the fact that campaign worker report subscriptions which made passable through a bank. bank in turn subscribes a - cer Tr JaNEST | cach.. Fur men, ot the spring auctiol esti- | L0 loan | Cranford, Englishtown, Far Hills, Lodi came of specially designed .banner. New Jersey: Florence, Burlington Riverton, Burlingfon count: Pennsylvania: April 21 Liberty Loan Sunday. Secretary ~ McAdoo April 21 as Liberty Loan Sunday and | truck and several of the cars were in a letter to 114,000 preachbrs asked that special sermons be preached on|The engine of the Empire State Ex:. named Samuel Gompers, president of -the American Federation of Labor, in this firemen were hurled across the. urged workers' to ‘do-all that you can for the common cause of democracy and freedom the world over.” 38 N. E. CITIES EXCEED rgest Single Subscription Yester- Cent Savings Bank. Boston, April 8.—Thirty-eight New England cities and towns had official- 1y reported subscriptions to’ the Lib- erty loan in excess of their allotments today. Towns which took their places among these leaders included Ash- Greenwich, R. L, and Ashby, Mass. The ‘largest single subscription re- Cent Savings Bank. The George E. Adams.and Rochester, N. Y. “In order to remove the risk of jn-| The Pacific Mills of Lawrence sh- urate information and of over-san- |hounced a special six per cent. divi- suine and misleading estunates con- |dend amounting to $800,%00 and will cerning the amount of subscriptions | Pecommend that stockholders to the third Liberty loan, no €yures|the money in Liberty bonds. . - will be given out for some days and| The committee was virtually as- then only_figures amount of subscriptions officialiy filed | the town of 2s a result of with the federal reserve banks. “The danger of relyinz upon op-|tee on mm“t‘;!‘ M“‘mh“fi”. timistic_estimates and unofficial sub- | Dorted fayorably today on a a scriptions’ will thus 1 Accurate Figures Will Be Given. be made sured of a $10 subscription from the action of the legislative commit- permit the. investment of town funds in_ Liberty bonds. - q’ = The_city of Burlington, Vt, put in a claim for an honor today, dalellhrwgh Charles ~ H.. Darlisg, state chairman, w! “6”' bonds to After ¢ the 3” MD W] had been w,‘ city’s allotmen:. had al- ENTHUSIASM IN NEW i I YORK FINANCIAL DISTRICT Cheir | During the Second Actual Working local| pay~in Third Liberty Loan Cam- paign. New York, April 8.—The second act- ual working day in the third Liberty loan czmpaign was marked in this city by .intense enthusiasm in the financial district. and so Gense was the throng at a meeting held st the sub-treasury this afternoon, when noted motion pie- police reserves had to be summoned oan campaign |and ambulances were held at the made | fringe of the crowd as a precaution- : qaily together with official re- | AFy. measure. Several women fainted. 3 d the{ __Acting on orders received from Washington. “the loan committee for the New York federal district with= held tonight an official total of sub- scriptions received to date, but it was reported unofficially that applications 4600 worth of bonds had ted at the federal reserve bank up to 11 o'cloek this morning. - The Larger Subscriptions. 4 ton| Among the larger subscriptions re- rk they ceived today were: Emigrant Indus trial- Savings Bank, $3,000,000, and the Home Insurance Company and Spen= and Company $1,000,000. {sale of raw furs, subscribed nearly $2.000,060. le reports from various ~rg and cities throughout the dis- lamp sum | trict were received late today by the to cover all the subscriptions it han- {l0an committee w Thus a pledge might be counted | [TV twice and the aggrezate of these du- | Secretu Flications might result in a mislead- | doubled it ing showing. i L 3 y Newspgpers which heard during the | Newton, Conn., and the followings e plans for suppr mates protested organization, mates during the second lo: h announced that Y., the home town of Adoo, had more thanm - uota of $123,000. 3 Honor flags were awarded today to s in New Jersey: Bernardsville; Mendham, Pompton Lakes and Wool= were ad- | bridge. Many other towns in this mitted to have been substantially ac- | district announced today that they They suggested that psycho- | had subscribed th anda | Nineteen regiments ¢f the New York needed prompt reporting of fignres s | State guard, supported by a host of well as accuracy. These protests wers met statement that official federal reserve banks probably would | be _hastened under the new procedure. | By the latter part of the week, the treasury expects to give its first offi- | INJURED IN NEW YORK CENTRAL cial report on subscriptions. “Honor” Flags Not For Sale. From several cities 4 word that an attempt was beh‘lflag made| ©am. to commercialize the honor g idea and that. the flag manufacturers were BAmmrdar:. N. Y., April s'r—{lv:o‘% R soliciting ordérs for large quantities| Botts, of Albany, engineer of the Em- This { Pire futeflflx&ress, :::’ ::'.ll];dzma'r;d ‘was met by a warning from the treas-| S0me twenty other pe; e ury that the flag has been copyrighted | °d today when the westbound Em- and can be obtained legally only from | Pire State Express on the New York the Liberty loan organization. 200 Names on Honor Roll. About sixty additional communities ;g;’b:;flth:?gaé’m‘t’;a;n;hgofihge Sfl“abs- Information given out in New Yegk making more than 200 names on the honor roll in the two days of the cam- paign. . Among those reporting today quotas. loan speakers, paraded here tonight, the |and 3,000 school children marched reports from | this afternoon in Brooklyn. ENGINEER KILLED, 20 PERSONS Empire State Express Crashed Into Derailed Freight Train Near Amster- Central railroad ran into 2 deraailed freight train a mile and a half west of here. Fireman Ballinger and Fire- man, Davis were injured in the crash. . city by the New York Central was to the effect thdt three persons were killed, but according to the coroner this statement was erroneous. Eastbound train No. 16, known as the New York Express. also plunged into the wreckage and the engine was overturned but none of its passengers was injured The freight, an eastbound smeg‘al focd train, was. derailed by a Woken thrown across the westbound tracks - press was overturned in the collision- with the derailed. cars and Botts aad | er Al traffic on the main line was| # % Cieems emaal sememmimm amA A Sty mamv houra 3 =3 rails toithe bank of the MohaWk riv-‘i