Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 4, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 107 . POPULATION 29,919 14 PAGES—102 COLUMS. PRICE TWO GERMANS HAVE ABANDON - THEIR DRIVE Fire of Enemy Artillery Is Centered Between Givenchy and the Neippe Forest IT IS A VITAL SECTION 0F'T|:|E'BRITSH"[INE The Patrols of the Allies Have Been Active All Along the Line — At Hangard and Villers-Bretonneux, Before Amiens, They Have Taken Positions of the Teutons—The Ger- mans Have Extended Their Invasion of Southern Russia —The Authority of General Foch Has Been Extended FHaving met with a reverse in their operations on the northern side of the Flanders salient, where the French and British have stood_shoulder to should- er in defense of Ypres and the high ground which forms a bulwark in front of the channel ports, the Germans have, as indicated by the most recent reports, turned to the southern side of the angle in the allied lines in morth- ern France. On Thursday night and Friday the German artillery had seem- ingly centered its fire on- the line be- tween Givenchy and the Neippe For- the enemy soon will lannch an attack against this vi- tal_section of the British line. . Despatches from the British head- quarters tell of a tremendous can- nonade in the Lys region, which may be taken to mean the part of _the Flanders battlefield at or near Mer- ville, where the Germans made their grea advance after the fall of Ar- mentieres. Articles appearing in the German newspapers would seem to Indicate efforts to prepare the German people cement that there will attempt to take ting what may be eviews of the sit- g would be zain- capture of the ruined city. at the Germans will attention to some other by the may m their ra to Include the Forces On the Italian Front. et i 2 part for a.new. effort, and the bom- bardment of the lines near Merville and further east may be the first step in an attempt to either bore straight through the allied armies, or cut through to- ward the south and force a British re- tirement . from the Arras-Lens sector. So far as known, no infantry fighting has occurred in"this sector in the past day. s ‘While waiting for the Germans to make the next move, the allies have not been- idle: - -All aleng- the- line; their patrols have been active and at Ha- gard and _Villers-Bretonneux, before Ameins, they have taken tactical po- sitions. from. the. Teutans. . One objarvation of the allied - communi- cation linés. German_troops operating in Ukraine have advanced into the Donetz coal re- gion, an the eastern.part of the gov- ernment of Kharkov. The presence of Germans as far east as this would seem .to indicate that Teutonic domin- ation of southern Russia and the Black Sea is almost eomplete. The authority of General Foch, who was recently designated commander- in-chief of the allied armies in France, has been extended to include the forc- es on the Itallan front, as a result of the Inter-Allied War Council at Ab- bervidle. ATE TO VOTE ON SEDITION BILL TODAY ed to Limit Freedom of h Ware Attacked Yesterday. An agrrement reached” fpte tofay: Shy alier_another day of -attack on ireedom of th& podtmas hip ower easure was contin- tors, led by Iipois, republican fled adminiatration offi- rnes . General Secratary Baker. The he attorney zenernl witk: lack 1B prosecut- g and with removing A~ Tennessee strict attorney who Was proeeeding my haw-agatnst Ma- n, publisher of the nder the atien ¢ is. of Nebraska, also at he censorship clause and that he would move for i climination. He said the power pro- wosed for the postmaster-general. to withhold mail he belleves woiiid violate he espionage laws, is 100 sreat to give ny man NEW ORDERS BY THE FUEL ADMINISTRATION. One Revokes the Divertidg of Bitu- minous Coal to New England. 3. —The fuel ad- revoked, effective issued last win- also announced the re- shipments of anthracite Canada. Chili to Use German Steamers. iago, Chili, May 3—The agree- ich has been pending with many for the release of three of the jerman merchantmen which have een laid up in Chilian ports during the war has been completed. Ger- many has st d that the vessels must be used to c cargoes only to neutral ports. Metals, saitpetre, and er products will be exported. EHRET, JR, READY TO TURN, OVER FATHER’S. PROPERTY. George Ehret, Sr, Has Been Living in| Berlin Sincs Declaration of War. Washington, May. 3—Georse Ehret, Jr, of New York city. upon Jearning! from the state depaftment that his fa ther, George Ithret,Sti had been liv- ing in Berlin 'sinice" the' declaration of war, has repprted.ail.of. his father's property to thie e ‘nEoerty custo- dian as of cnemy character and an- nounced his readiness to turn over to the custody of the government real estate amounting to.$24,000.000 and personal property amounting to $16,- 000,000, or $40,000,000° in all. n announci; Mr."Ehret’s action to- night, A, Mit¢hell" Palmer, the -alien property eustodfan, said no change in the managemient of:this property was contemplated. RHODE ISLAND HAS NO USE FOR VAGRANTS. Able Bodied Male Residents Be- tween 18 and 50 Must Work. Al Providence, R. T. May 3.—Governor Beackman in 2 proclamation today or- dered all able bodied male residents tween the ages of 18 and 50 inciu ve to obtain regular employment for at least 26 hours a week, under pen- alty of fine or imprisonment for failure to comply. The details of supplying work {o those who apply for it are to be carried out by Col. George H Webb, ate commissioner of industrial sta- istics. ~ The legislature recently au- thorized the governor to take such steps when Le felt that-the war sit- uation made it desirable. TWO LIBERTY EXPLOSIONS AT EAST HAMPTON, CONN., Orew to the Town Hall Nearly All the Population—Caused Alarm. East Hampton, Conn,, May 3.—Two terrific explosions drew to the town hall here today nearly all the popu- lation of the town, who feared a catas- trophe. It was a scheme of the Lib- erty bond comimittee, who sold in fif- teen minutes $14,000 worth of the third loan, bringing the town's total to $80,~ 000 on a quota of $43,500. American pape: ch newsie on his morning rounds with recently arrived editions of . News from home reads well and. every |ne is eagerly | scanned by the boys of General Pershing’s command. 4 ot these positions was Hill 82, north of Castel, a height which accorded good Great Britain Accepts Off London, May 3 (Via Otfal government has gratefully accepted the offer of TVt to immediately con tribute three million pounds toward war expenditures, and also to provide a further half million in the new budget. ALL STEEL AND PIG IRON 'HAS BEEN COMMANDEERED That Not Used For War Pu s Will Be Distributed Among Industries Washington, May 3.—Every ton of steel and pig iron in the coumtry vir- tually has been commandeered by the government for war purposes and any surplus remaining after war needs are met, will be distributed to non-war industries under. strict government su- pervision. g This was learned officially today following publication in New York of minutes of a meetin gthere last Friday attended by the chief steel men of the country and J. Leonard Replogle, di- rector of steel for the war industries board. Eignt thousand tons of pig iron were taken today from a large mill engaged in less essential work and shipped to a steel mill doing war work, which wag about to close down because of pig iron shortage. Similar action has been taken more than once during the past few weeks, and the practice will be continued whenever steel mills and plants engaged in non- war work have steel ‘and pig iron needed at those turning out steel for the government's war requirements. The passenger automobile mdustry on the largest consumers of steel of the so-called less-essential industries, will be among the first to feel the ef- fect of the policy. Representatives of 75 _per cent. of automobile manufac- turers of the United States are to meet next Monday a government com= mittee eomposed of P. B. Noyes, direc- tor of conservation of the fuel admin- istration, George N. Peek, director of the finished products of the war in- dustries board, and Mr. Replogle. These ‘officers Wwill announce that the government’s and allies’ steel requires ments will necessitate 3 75 per cent curtailment of the passenger automo- bile industry or possibly. a greater re- striction. MRS. HENRY C. EMERY TELLS OF EVENTFUL TRIP, With Her Husband, She Was Taken Prisoner by the Germans. New York, May 3—Mrs. Henry C. Emery, wife of Professor Emery, for- merly of Yale university and one time chairman of the United States tariff commission, today told the story of the eventful trip of herself and her hus- band on which they were taken pris- oners by the Germans on the Aland Islands in March while trying to re- turn to the United States from Rus- sia. Mrs. Emery reached here several days ago, bringing word of: the te- lease of her husband from a detention camp at Danzig, and said he is ex- pected to arrive in this country soom. “The Germans had no right to tak us, because we were on neutral terri tory, but in justice to them I must say that' they treated us very decently,” said Mrs, Emery todd§.~ = Leaving Petrograd on Keb. 23, when the Germans were threatening.the city, Mr. and Mrs. Emery spent three weeks in Finland, and - were able 0 leave only on letters of introduciion to Russian _authorities from General Poole of the British members of a party en to the Aland Islands, |of the Gulf of Botinia, where thes pected to take a steamer, they e countered the Germans at Kunlingie. | The whole party was arrested, Mr. and Mrs. Emery being the only Americans. German naval authorities at Exkero interviewed the captives and decided the twol Americans might continue their journey. but later changed their minds, as they were not satisfied that not of/ military age. army. While route by sled at the entrance and was kept aboarll a trans- At Stockholm just before tak- i teamer for Christiania, from | she sailed to the United i Emery received a_tele- gram si had been released. ting her husband was safe and CHANTIES BEING TAUGHT APPRENTICE SEAMEN Beirg Trained by Shipping Board Re- cruiting Service on Boston Common. Boston, May 3.—The common echoed today with the old time chantiss that Yankee sailors sang years ago and which are being taught now to appren- tices Deing trained by the Shipping board recruiting service for seamen and firemen in the' country's augment- ed merchant marine. To boom the Liberty loan campaign here a delega- tion from the training ships led by Stanton H. King, official chantey man for the recruiting service, sang a num- ber of the best known chanties as they pulled st block and tackle hitched to a big roller on which each bond pur- chaser was given a ride. CHARGED WITH DESERTING -FROM REGULAR ARMY Also With Theft of Jewelry and Im- personating an Officer. New Haven, Conn.,, May 3.—Herbert L. McClair, 22, brought back by of- ficers from Old Orchard, Me., today is charged with stealing $2,000 worth of jewelry from a house here, of deserting from the Yale Battery, deserting from the regular army, stealing the regis- tration card of Charles L. Galt of Yale, impersonating an officer, and also of being a fugitive. He had worked for the Liberty loan in New York under the name of Galt. Both federal and city authorities are readv to make formal charges but it is not known yet what selections will be made of the many possible. HOLYOKE NURSE BURNS HERSELF TO DEATH. Miss Minnie I. Butterworth, Who Kill- ed George A. Elliott. Springfield, Mass, May 3. — Miss Minnie 1. Butterworth, a Holyoke nurse, who shot and killed George A. Elliott, a Holyoke druggist, in. that city on April 5, committed suicide this evening in the York street jail by wrapping herself in blankets and set- ting fire to them. The act was com- mittéd in the bathroom of the jail. She died at a hospital two hours later. Miss Butterworth fired five shots at Biliott.on the Holyoke streets on April 5, ome shot proving fatal. She at- tempted to commit suicide by turning the revolver upon herself, but was prevented by men who zravpled with her. Miss Butterworth was 20 years For Army Next Year EXCLUSION OF FUNDS IN FORTI- FICATIONS BILL ARE BAKER'S FIGURES Forty-Five States Have Been Called Upon to Provide 233,000 Men to Join the Colors In May. ‘Washington, May 3.—Simultaneous- ly with the announcement today that 233,000 men from 45 states had been called to join the colors in May, Sec- retary Baker indicated the scope of the government's plans for increasing its fighting strength by stating that congress had been asked to appro- priate approximately $15,000,000,000 for the army for the next fiscal year. That amount is exclusive of funds provided in the fortifications bill which not only covers coast defenses but as a rule provides the bulk of heavy field ord- nance. Last year the army estimates aggre- gated six billion and six hundred mil- Tions to pay for a force of 1,500,000 men which has already been exceeded. The call for a quarter of a million Cabled Paragragf” 15,000,000,000 | Quartermaster Clerk | is Held For Bribery IN MANIPULATING BIDS FOR ARMY CONTRACTS $100,000 IS INVOLVED Lawrence Goldman of Brooklyn Is Held In $5000 Bail—Two Alleged Accessories Are Held In $3,000 Each. New York, May 3—Purchase of an automobile and other evidences of un- usual prosperity led today to the ar- rest of Lawrence Goldman of Brook- lyn, a clerk employed by the quarter- master’s department in the purchasing office of the army transport service in this city, on a charge of accepting bribes for manipulating bids for army contracts. According to Robert P. Stephenson, assistant United States district attorney, contracts involving at least $100,000 are believed to have been passed since Jan. 1 as a result of manipulation by Goldman, who is said to have made large bank .deposits in his_wife's name recently. William C. Colson, agent for a life- boat and raft manufacturing concern at Cos Cob, Conn., was arrested on a The Last Dayo war. us all. Sammy “Over There” Third Liberty. Loan. than you can afford. Save—borrow—sac: your bit. tell the story. and remember that we are going ‘to win this But the date of victory depends upon Put-a steady hand on the shoulder of a moment of victory nearer. Don't ease your.conscience by signing up for merely ‘‘your share.” The Liberty Loan button in your lapel will Don’t Fail To Get Your :LLibertY Bonds Today! f the Campaign by subscribing to the Every cent brings the Take even more rifice—invest! That is men during May zoes to all states ex- cept California,: Oregon and Nevada, which, with the District of Columbia, already have supplied so large a part of. their. quotas that it was -decided not to include them this time. Will Begin May 25. The movement in most states will begin May 25 and will be completed in five-days. By this order the war de- partment abandons its plan of asse bling men in even monthly increments of approximately 100,000. Under the original program it was intended to call out not to exceed 860,000 addi- tional men during 1918. The call for ,000 in April and 233,000 this month will bring out in two months half of the number originally contemplated for the year. Officials made it clear that it is now the purpose to mobilize all the men for whom equipment and training facilities can be provided. - “Let us avoid specific fizure retary Baker again said today. imply limits. There is no limit. call out enough men to make vic- certain. We will ‘call them as they can be trained and sent Ask Enlargement of Cantonments. In preparation for this tremendous increase in the army, the house mili- tary committee was told today that every existing cantonment in the coun- try will be enlarged and every na- tional guard camp utilized to its full capacity. It is regarded as possible that some new cantonments must be built, but in the interests of speed and economy of effort and material, pres- sure will be placed upon expanding existing facilities. Ground has already been obtained in the vicinity of sev- eral cantonments for the expansion, and details of the mew construction are being workeq out by the general staff, which also is studving the ne- cessity of and proper location for ad- ditional cantonments. To Fill Up Divisions, It is regarded as likely that the April and May drafts wili be usedlargely to fill up divisions at home, while the seasoned personnel from those divi sions is sent’ overseas to fill the gap: Since the number of divisions on the other side is rapidly and steadily in- creasing, the flow of replacement troops must increase proportionately. New Draft in Senate. A new draft of the annual army ap- propriation bill, providing for the needs of 3,000,000 men under the fifteen bil- lion doliar program, will be laid before the house military committee when it reassembles next Monday. _Secretary Baker, Major General March, chief of staff, and other officers appeared today at the committee's executive session, discussing the estimates to carry out the immediately foreseen war work. FARMERETTES ARE ARRIVING IN GREENWICH. Will Soon Don Overalls for General Agricultural Work. Greenwich, Conn., May 3.—A unit of ten girls, the advance guard of farm- erettes, arrived here today and are now encamped on' the farm of Henry Fisher at Round Hill. They a Cchaperoned by Mrs. Dorothy Hirthler of New York, and with the exception of Mrs. Houghton Bulkeley of Hart- ford, are from New York and New Jersey. With other units soon to come they will don overalls for general ag- ricultural work on the Fisher, Roger S. Baldwin and the Mrs. Flagler farms for the next si: The names of one American killed in action and’ one wounded appeared 1 old. in the Canadian casualty list. | charge of giving Goldman $1,000 last February to influence his official ac- | tion. | Thomas E. Galbraith, said to_ repre- | sent the Combination Rubber com- ! pany, and John Craven, a broker en- {saged in thé sales of chemicals and other i By offering , respectively. Goldman was held in $5,000 bail and | the others in $3,000 each for a hearing | May 18. COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT REACHED WITH NORWAY. | Norway is Assured of Supplies and is to Permit Export of. Norwegian Com- | modities. him $200 { Washington, May 3—Signing of a general commercial agreement between the United States amd Norway, the first agreement of the kind to be en- tered into by America with one of ‘the | north European neutrals, was an- nounced tonight by the war trade board. Under the agreement Norway is as sured of s to cover her esti- o far as they can be furnished without detriment to the war needs of the United States and its as- sociates, and Norway on her part agrees to permit unhampered export to America and its allies of all Nor- wegian products not needed for home consumption, It is provided that none plies imported from the United States or its associates or forwarded with the aid of American bunker coal shall go directly or indirectly to the central powes or be used to replace com- modities exported to those countries. This applies to anything produced by any auxiliaries to production obtained under the agreement. The agreement was signed by Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the war trade board, and Dr. Fritjoff Nansen, the famous explorer, on special mission to this country from Norway. GERMANS ARE REPAIRING DAMAGE AT ZEEBRUGGE. Channel is Likely to Remain Blocked for Some Time. London, May 3.—Latest reports show that the Germans are displaying great in endeavoring to repair the damage caused at Zeebrugge, the Ger- man submarine base on the Belgian jcoadt, Dy the recent British naval raid. The channel still remains block- ed, and it is thought likely it will re- main so for a considerable time. Apart from the fact that the en- trance is occupied by two sunken con- crete vessels, the position of the sunken cruiser Thetis, which is at the edge of the shoal, is likely to increase the difficulties of dredging and pre- vent the harbor from being cleared up. NO CURTAILMENT OF NEWSPRINT IS LIKELY Industries Board Will Form a Section to Handle Matters. Washington, May 3.—The war indus- tries board will form a paper section to handle all matters relating to the paper industry. _Conservation plans now heing worked out by the board and the fuel administration. It is said the entire industry will be re-organiz-~ ed with conservation the chief factor. Officialg say it is not likely there will be any curtailment of news print in- dustry, but other branches will come in {for curtailment of readjustment. War Condensed Telegrams Radium was placed on export con- servation list. The Teutonic powers will dethrone King Ferdinand of Roumania. Investigation of the army aviation situation was urged by the Senate. ations for passports will be for at least seven days by the State Department. Field-Marshal Haig in a message to Queen Mary said his “army will fight until full vietory is achieved ” Chinese troops are moving toward the Fulkien-Wang Tung border to be- gin an offensive against rebels. The Earl of Derby has presented his credentials to President Poncaire as ambassador from Great Britain. When the next potato crop is gath- ered in Great Britain part of it will be put aside to make potato flour. Two men were killed and one in- jured in a fire on board the steamship New Shoreham at an Atlantic port. The Syracuse Building Employers’ Association granted five cents an hour increase demanded by striking brick- layers, The Food Administration issued a warning to ice profiteers and served notice it would not stand for any price increase. William G. Coxe, new supervisor of | Government shipbuilding yards along | the Delaware, began his work in Phila- | delphia. be held on Mon- | day ihroughout the United States | The proceeds wiil go to destitute Belg- ian families. Fiower sales wil i Henry L. Haines, cashier of thel Farmers’ National Bank of Gloucester, N. J, was arrested on a charge of embezzlement. An investigation was begun into the fire at the auditorium, Vineland, N J. Warnings acainst partiotic celebra- tions were give: A Chinese gunboat carrying Prem- ier Tuan Chi-Jui up the Yang-tse- Kiang. collided with a Chinese steam- er. The steamer sank. Abe Buzzard, leader of the Welsh Mountain band, Pa., was sentenced to| not less than six year: i 3 1mprisonment‘ for stealing chicken: | Albert B Kerr, of New York, was appointed general counsel in the new bureau of housing and transportation by Secrétary Wilson. Senator Phelan told the Senate| Mines Committee he believed a bomb ; was planted in the cargo of the col- lier Cyclops, which is missing.’ 1 The German Minister of War has ordered an inventory of all bronze| statues throughout the Fatherland.| Bells of churches are included. Trench shelters are being construct- | edalong the main avenues in Paris to! escape airplane bombs. Three thou- | sand bombproof cellars are now in use. Germany -established martial law in Viev, capital of the Ukraine. Officials were arrested on a charge that they were too weak to maintain the govern- ment. Frederick Fédodoff and Tony Tachin natives of Russia, were convicted of seditious ' utterances in Jersey City. Tachin was formerly an I W member. w. The class of 1909 Naval Academy of Annapolis will eréct a tablet in Mem- orial Hall in honor of its members | who have lost their lives fighting for their count Vigorous denial was made at the White House of a rumor that Secret- ary Lansing would be detailed to Burope by President Wilson on a special mission. i The War Department announces that the health in the army continues to show improvement. Deaths last week were 251 compared with 278 for | the previous week. A committee of automobile men will confer with Bernard Baruch, chair- man of the War Industries Board in Washington, on Monday on the limita- tion of production. Flying Cadet Nicholas Healey was instantly killed and Cadet O'Hanley sustained a broken ankle as a result of an airplane accident at La Jolla, near San Diego, Cali Homer Whited, one of Pershing’s fifty, sent to America to help the Lib- erty Loan, was cheered by 10,000 at Yonkers as he threw an effigy of the Kaiser into the river. - Lieut. William von Bricken, former- ly military attache of the German consulate in San Francisco, who plead- ed guilty to conspiring to overthrow British rule in India, was sentenced to two. years' imprisonment. Rev. Dr. William P. Ladd was elect- ed dean of the Berkeley Divinity school by the board of trustees at Middletown vesterday, to succeed the late Samuel R. Hart, Who died in Feb- ruary, 1917. Presentation of arguments on the petition of the International News ser- vice—the Hearst service—for dissolu- tion of injunctions - restraining that organization from pirating Associated Press news was completed yesterday in the supreme court. OBITUARY Robert Morrison Olyphant. New York, May 3.—Robert Morri- son_Olyphant, oldest alumnus of Co- lumbia University and honorary chair- man of the executive committee of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, died at his home here today In his ninety- fourth year. Major William Austin Wadsworth. Boston, May 3.—Major William Austin Wadsworth, long identified with country life organizations in New York, died here last night. He was 70 vears old. Major Wadsworth was a_native of Boston and maintain- ed a home here, but passed much of nis time at Genesco, N. Y., where was prominently associated with loc: president of the enterprises. He W New York State Forest, Fiskt and Game Commission, the New York State . Agricultural Society State Road Improvement and the ociates. {on the progres: igrand to BANNER DAY N LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAI Yesterday $189,283,700 Was Subscribed, With ditional Reports Yet to Come Washington, May 3.—With only onei day of the thirg Liberty loan campaisn remaining, the total of subscriptions tonight rose nearly to the three billion dollar level, leaving a big task for loan workers tomorrow to gather in enoush eleventh hour pledges to insure the billion or two oversubscription sought Dby the treasury. Official reports tonight showed $2,- 940,640,400, an increase since last night of $189,283,700, which is the biggest day’s business ever recorded since the hird loan campaign opened four weeks ago. It was said additional subscrip- | tions obtained after reports were filed tonight might send the total above { three billion. time, “and most of the country’s 27,000 banks will remain open throughout the evening to accommodate procrastinating pond buyers. Without doubt the day will be the biggest of the campaign, for, as in the last two loans, big business in- terests have waited until almost the final hour to file their subscriptions, and thousands of small bond buyers have put off entering their names on the honor roll. The total aiso will be boosted tomorrow by the recording of subscriptions already made but not supported by initial payments, and consequently not officially reported. The headquarters review again em- phasizes that it is necessary to pay only 5 per cent. of the subscription when the pledge is entered, the balance to be paid by instaliments later. Banks universally have made arrangements for selling $50 bonds for $5 cash and $5 a month, or $100 bonds for $10 cash and $10 a month. The Chicago and Boston federal re- serve districts were the fourth and fifth districts respectively to go over the top. Both reported oversubserip- j tions today, the New England district following a few hours after the Chi- cago district. All other district committees today sent word that they would pass the | 100 per cent. line tomorrow. |PROGRESS OF MERCHANTS' SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMME 236 Vessels Launched With an Ag- gregate Tonnage of 1,440,527. May 3.—Exact figures of the Merchants ship building - programme this year were disclosed today for the ~first time. They show that under direction of the shipping board, there have been nched 236 steel and wooden Ves- with an aggregate tonnage of There now are operating 157 ship ards with 753 ways in use. There are 398estee] ways, 332 wooden ways, eith- er completed or under construction, four concrete ways and 19 ways de- voted to naval worl The launchings of steel ships include 15 vessels with a total tonnage of 1,195,887, obtained by requisition. The 1 of contract and requisi- ips already launched is 1,- tons. Already delivered are 128 steel ves- sels with a total tonnage of 977,371, Woqgden ships launched number 35, it an approximate tonnage of 108,- 500. NEW CHIEF OF STAFF FOR OVERSEAS FORCES Gen. James W. McAndrew Appointed, and Gen. Harbord Assigned to Com- mand in Field. ‘Washington, tioned h the American Army in France, —Major-Gen. James W. McAn- ational Army, has been ap- pointed chief of staff. of the American Expeditionary Forces, assuming his duties immediately. Brig-Gen. James G. Harbord, National Army, who has been Gen. Pershing’s chief of staff, has been assigned to a command in the field, which he will take over this week. These changes are explained as be- ing in conformity with Gen. Pershing policy of making shifts among the of ficers of the general staff. In this pro- cess some are gent to the field and re- placed with others who have been on the front, and, by reason of recent personal experiences, are better able to grapple with field problems. This policy also serves to give the general staff officers an opportunity to serve with the troops. A new post of deputy chief of staff at headquarters has been created with a view to giving the chief of staff more freedom of action and enabling him to keep in closer touch with the combatant troops. IN QUANDARY OVER NEW POSTAL RATES. Whether Second Class Rates Come Un- der a “Rider” or a Separate Bill. ‘Washington, May 3.—Another devel- opment regarded as favorable to op- ponents of imcreases in second class postal rates which become effective July 1 became public late today when the postoffice committee appointed a sub-committee to report whether the postage question may, under the rules, be made a rider to the postoffice ap- propriation bill or must bea separate bill. DECISION AGAINST VICTOR TALKING MACHINE CO. Held to Be an lllegal Combination in Restraint of Trade. New York, May 3.—The Victor Talk- ing Machine company was held to be an’ illegal combination in restraint of trade in a final decree signed late to- day by Federal Judge Augustus XN. Major Wadsworth servad in the Spanish-American war, and was given the rank of major while attached to the quartermaster’'s department on the | Philippine expedition. x: 7 5 Hand. The court ued the = usual dissolution restraining orders.in such cases, LOAN NOW OFFICIALLY IS $2,940,640,400 : | oversubscription. Today’s Results Are Expected to Exceed All Previous ds, as It Is Believed Big Business Interesis Have Waited Untl the Final Hour to File Their Subscriptions @t 8 necticut Has Subscribed 21 Per Cent Beyond Its Quota —Campaign Will Close at Midnight Tonight. The tréasury’s table of distriét sub- scriptions showed the . following:' ‘Subscription. P.C. . Quota. Boston ..$262,331,850 104 $250,000,000 Phila. .. 239,906,400 95 250,000,000 New York 773,550,650 85 900,000,000 The “match the president” for a $50 bond feature of the campaign contin- ued today to be the most potent factor in obtaining late subscriptions. Former President Taft at Elizabeth City, N C., today matched the president. At a meeting at which former Ambassa- dor Gerard addressed in Philadelphia $100,000 was raised in “presidential matches.” Thirty-six thousand dollars was subseribed at a town meeting In Huntingdon, Pa. In the Chicago district 4,075 com- munities have passed their quotas. Connecticut now has subscribed 12% per cent. of its quota. Eleven hundred communities have won honor flags and 1,007,300 individ- ual subscriptions have been obtained: The New York district is making & strenuous effort to roll up a generous Most of the work will be centered on New York state and New York city, which have at- tained sales of only $3 and S1 per cent., respectively. Eight hundred and ninety-two honor flags now have been awarded in the New York district. Railroad men in the territory west of Chicago have subscribed $43,020,150 to the loan. The Chicago committeo today reported generous support by foreign-born citizens. “The German section tops the lists with subscriptions totaling $18,000,- 000" a report said. The Belgians, whose subscriptions total more than $700,000, claim the highest per capita subscription of any nationality. The | French, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Japanese, Holland and Portuguese committee reports are expected ta bring the total raised by the foreign< born peoples well above $65,000,000. ‘The navy loan campaign is already & success. Navy subscriptions are now well above $12,000,000. NAVY TO BE INCREASED TO NEARLY 500,000 Assistant Secretary Roosevelt So As- serts in Address to Y. M. C. A. New York, May 3. — The United States navy will be increased to near- Iy 500,000 before the end of the year, declared Franklin D. Roosevelt, as- sistant secretary of the navy, in an address tonight at the Younz Men's Christian Association in Brookiyn. He added. that, whereas there were only ,000 men in the navy at the begin- 3632 of the war, there are now 370, Speaking on “The Navy,” Mr. Roose- velt said that “it is somewhat diffi- cult nowadays to talk of the navy, but he added that he was giving away o secrets in stating that the United States now has 179 warships, manned by about 40,000 sailors, in foreign wa- ters. 2 “Hardly a day passes in which we do not add a ship to the American fleet in Europe” he continued, but warned his andience that we may “lose a transport in these U-boat at- tacks.” Asserting that Germany cammot be beaten by “words, starvation or by hoping for a revolution in Austria,” he continued: “We must win this war by fighting Germany on_the field. No man has the rigft to be optimistic and say ‘We are going to win this war, unless he helps to bring about the victory.” NO SETTLEMENT OF BETHLEHEM STEEL STRIKE It is Believed the Matter Will Go to the Special War Labor Commission. Bethlehem, Pa.. May 3. — A mas§ meeting of Bethiehem Steel company strikers in this city tonight received word from the state and federal me- diators that nothing could be done with officials of the company toward am adjustment of the trouble satisfac.. tory to the men. E. P. Marsh, one of the federal mediators, left for Wash~ ington today. It is the belie? of thé men_ that the question must go to the special war labor commission, of which ex-President Taft is the head. Meanwhile the men are marking time, Colonel F. S. Evans, of the British, army, in an address made to a meet- ing of manufacturers in the same building in which the strikers were holding their meeting, declared it un-~ Lelievable that there should be cessa~ tion for any cause of work upon the. manufacture of cannon and ammuni- tion for the allies at this critical ment. ENDICOTT APPEALS FOR 1,000 RECRUITS FOR FARM WO To Meet the:Labor Shortage- Fi Now Face. An appeal for 1000 recruits-for- work to meet the labor shortage the farmers now face was made today by Henry B. Endicott, executive manager: of the state committee on public safe=}- ty. Mr. Endicott pointed out that the 1000 recruits should be from .among. men not already engaged in farming. —_— BAKER STUDYING REPORT OF AIRCRAFT To Ascertain if Facts Warrant Official Inquiry. 3 ‘Washington, May 3—Secretary ker announced late today that he studying the report on aircraft duction made-by Gutson Borgtum,