Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 13, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Servioe Flag VOL. LIX—NO. i * POPULATION 29,919 FRENCH MAKE AMOTHER | GAN NORTH OF KEMMEL In Hand-to-Hand Combat With the Germans They Captured More Than One Hundred Prisoners GERMANS INACTIVE IN FLANDERS AND FRANCE Except For Their Artillery Wings the Teutons Are Doing Lit- tle Work Anywhere, Although It Is Expected They Soon Will Again Try to Break Through the Allied Front— Considerable Activity Is In Progress In Italy—The Aus- trian Emperor Has Paid a Visit to the Italian Front. — tillery on the enemy and successfully withstood the attack, inflicting heavy casualties and capturing more pris- cners. : Considerable activity is in progress in the Italian theater. Between Asia- g0 and the Brenta River on the north- ern front the Italians have stormed Austrian positions at Col del Orso and destroyed the garrison in hand-to- hand fighting. At several other points along the northern front the Italians have worsted the ememv in: engage- ments evidently started with the in- tention of rectifying the line. The Austrian emperor, accompanied by his foreign minister, has paid a visit to the Italian front, afterwards proceed- ing to German headquarters. The taking of the initiative into their_own hands apparently augurs well for the morale of the Italians, and it is not improbable that, with the snows in the mountain passes havinz melted and the spring freshets on'the wane, it is their purpose now to make things interesting for the invaders. The German armies in Flanders and tcardy are still inactive. Except for eir artillery wings, which are carry- 2g out bombardments on various sec- hey are doing little work any- jdently tbe enemy is not vet pre- ed to test his strensth agamst we ced linés of the allies, although il anticipated that the -day is Hot far distant when he again will try to break through the allied front. ieanwhile the British and French ar- Imies are letting no Opportunity pass to peck at the Germans at points where the ememy front is considered larly vuinerable. orth of Kemmel the French have red another slice of territory in # sharp fight in which they came into band-to-hand combat with the Ger- mans. In addition more than one tundred_prisoners were taken. The Germans endeavored to offset advantage by an attack against the French gorthwest of Orvillers-So- rel, but the defenders turned their ar- TO ENCOURAGE EARLY 3 PAYMENT OF INCOME TAX Collectors Are to Send Out Notices of Taxes Due Immediately. FOURTEEN DEATHS IN LATEST CASUALTY LIST Five Men Were Killed in Action and Nine Died of Wounds. Washington, May 12.—The casualty list today contained S4 names divided as_follows: 3 Washington, May 12.—To_encourage tax payers to send checks for income and excess profits befo;e ;.!he.\‘harf act- on 5: died of wounds 9; [ually due, June 15, and thereby lessen e e 1+ died of Gisease |the congestion in revenue offices, In- S wounded severely §: wounded|ternal Revenue -Commissioner Roper dightiy 40 missing in action 19. The|has irstructed all district collectors to list foliows 7 ufn‘r; out notioes offitates au:s:m:%:’. Cillea tion: Sergeant Ralph R.|ately. ese motices Pacmiey,. Mayaville, AFi; Erivster: | BIE apg zacpients fril Detold, that e , Petaluma, Calif: - | al e eag s f’x‘.‘é‘é‘:’.mw... Conn.: Rudolph juntfl June 15, collectors will be glad ew York; William M. Van|to _r(-f'c!ve advance naymernts. Fosse, Conrad, Mont. Next Wednesday, May 15, is j:he last Tied of wounds: Lieutenant George|day on which interest deductions of Shepard, North Baston, Mass.; Cor- |three per cent. a year or the month William F. McCauley, Pay City, | remaining until June 15 will be allow- Privates: Leslie J. Bruce, Wa-|ed. Thousands of persons now are Towa; Rolly W. Darling, Ber-|paying their taxes in advance and are N.D.. Alhert D. Hevde, Marion, | making no deductions Zenmovi Lus, Chicago Louisiana; for interest, Russeil M. |however. The allowance for a monii Jo-|on a tax of $100 would be 5 James | Many corporations and big Y.|interests are hastening to of disease: Private taxes hef?r:h )‘?"é ‘_a“fi A Riu « p, io; S le, Cor-|vantage o e interest allowance. g cpe b e [ Rvas ah Slliwid ten ghvs Wries re. 1Sied of other causes: Private John|ceipt of the notice before they,are li- Norwitch, Died Duboyski, Cleveland able for penalties as delinguents. " Wounded severely: Lieutenant Hi- : e e S “Xewion Highlanas, | GREAT INCREASE IN THE B Mass.: Corporais: William C. Dupell s e oo N. J E. Weaver, Johnstown, Pa Harvey b e Pdea R 1 7 | Has Caused a Large Number of Ves- Georse A han, Somerville, Mass. John sels to Engage in Hunt. Klniskifi Brookiyn: Wiliam N. Myers | . Ry y S L cowski,| St. johm's, N. . .May 12.—A great St o o inkowekl, | crease In the value of seal pelts "B eonnded alighily ihc the ] Drought a return to the seal hunters (oThe wounded slightly include from Newfoundland this season much T o chard B. Paddock. New |larger than last vear when more ships o R R tton Rall. | were engaged. A fleet of twelve vessels D s " Charles Porternield, | this vear brought back 151431 seals, a inn ohn er Pry- | Weighing in all 4120 tons of skip and P O anants Johm |fat, while the catch of 195,238 seals Hichmond: Frank Demalig- |ast vear by fifteen ships vielded onlv on Willmar, Minn.: Thomas H. Judd,|2.424 tone. The valie of this year Pullman, Washn.:. Bdward K. Merri- catch was $86: as compared with ew. Newton Mass.. Hilary Herbert|the 1917 return of $516,717. San Antonin Texas: Serzeants: | A factor in the increased value was anl R, Clause, Faston, Pa.: Walter | the use of seal skins for war products zoeniz, Towell, Mass. Harrv T.|and the extraction from the oil . of lev, Worcester, Mass: Privates|glycerine to be used in making muni- . Rorthwick. Medford, Mass.: |tions. As a result the price of pelts am Rurzess. Waltham. Masi has trebled in four vears. The normal am A. Kinsella, Faitfield Conn.: |valie Defore that time was about $4 B. Larribee. Bradford. Pa.:|a nundredweight, while prices paid R, MacDonald, Glenbrook,|this vear were $12 for young pelts, $9.50 for medium and $9 for old. Last yvear tle same classes of pelts sold for eight, seven and six dollars respective- Ty, NATIONAL POLICY OF PREVENTION OF DISEASE Is Advocated by the National Indus- trial Conference Board. Albans, son, Dorches Harold Carl- Srving _A. George Nel- Ralph Ma Dreseer. Bristol, Conn.: son, Bristol. Conn. Corporals: Harney. Framingham Mass.- W. Rich, Dorchester, Mas: ‘noch H. Doble, Ouincy. rd E. Gurney, New Haven, Mass. en 3 &t Mass.: e 3 L A MmO Monn - .| Doston,. May 12.—Prevention of dis- e Santninaton Conn.: | ease. Wherever practicable, rather than compensation for losses incurred by Conn o0 | sickness, is_advocated as & mational - policy in dealing with problems of public health in & report on “Sickness Insurance and Sickness Prevention” PRESIDENT TO ATTEND issued by the rational industrial con- ITALY DAY CELEBRATION. |ference board today. A vast amount of sickness is preventabls, mnot only Has Consented fo Act as “First Hon [in theory. but e praciical measure, o and at a reasonable cost, the report orary Patron” in New York May 24, | ; iares. “To tail to apply preventive - .| measures to such illnesses, disabilities oew York May 13— President Wil |or conditions as will almost certainty orary patron” of the Ttaly day cele- respond, and instead to permit them H to go uncorrected, until the victim be- bration planned for May 24 by the 1 - Italy Ametica society to mark the third | Somes a charge on e anniversary of Italy’s entrance into the | It continues. =“Certainly e state war. The president’s acceptance came | Can contribute to the support of the in & telegram received here today by | Individuals after they become incapa- n - o of caring for themselves, it can Charles E. Hughes, president of the| coniribute to' prevent them from be- “It will give me real pleasure to act | COMIng incapacitated as patron of the celebration which is being planned by the italy America |PARIS CELE::CTOEIE J:i’l;EOFlARc society for the 24th of May” reads President Vilson's telegram. “I am very much complimented that the in- | Wreaths Placed on Monuments Erect- on should have been extended to ed to Her Memory, “laude ‘ *. Newton ‘ A Nelson, Bristol Hartford. Conn.: Patenade, West Haven, Conn. extending the invitation, Mr.| Paris, May 12.—The celebration of Hughes said: the fete day of Joan of Arc was car- “We desire that this celebration | ried out with unusual fervor, notwith- £ball be an expression to the people of | standing the rain that was falling. Italy of our friendship and our grate- | There was no formal procession and ful acknowledgment of the achieve-|no speeches, but sroups of people, ments of Italy in carrying out the|carrying flags, deposited wreaths at unswerving purposes of the allies. Will | the bases of monuments to the mem- you do the society the great honor of |ory of Joan of Arc. acting as the first honorary patron of | The statue of Joan of Arc outside this celebration, so that it may be|the Rheims cathedral, which has heen made a matter of public knowledge |somewhat damaged by the German Cabied Paragréphs ; British Official Statement. London, May 12.—“With the excep- tion. of artillery activity on both sides, there is nothing to report” says to- night's official statement. Canadian Casualty List. Oftawa, May 12—The following names of Americans appear in today's Canadian casualty list: Presumed to have died: H. Holland, Sucield, Conn. Wounded, H. B. Morrison, Cambridge, Mass. I, B. B. J. Deignan, Wal- tham, Mas . WOULD HAVE PRESIDENT WILSON VISIT EUROPE As Supreme War Lord for Peace by Victory. Paris, May 12.—A visit to Europe by President Wilson “as our supreme war lord for peace by victory” may bring the final decision in the war, says Paul Hyacinthe Loyson, editor of The Rights of Man, in a statement pre- pared for The Associated: Press con- cerning the American labor delega- tion_which has just cqmpleted its visit to_France. 3 M. Loyson attaches the greatest im- portance to the moral support given by America to France, which feels the strain of nearly four years of war. He states that the action of the socialists who assured the Americans they would have no part in an international so- cialist conference in which represent- atives of enemy countries participated was of deepest significance. R A political result of unparalleled in- dependence was achieved when all the healthy sections of the socialist parties rallied to the cause of American labor in -waiving their former .acceptance of the plan for a conferenc with nmy socialists,” M. Loyson writs. “This is the greatest political event in Kurope since the Russian revolution. America must continue and intensify such mor-/| al support, for of what avail could be your huge American army on our front it there were faltering at your rear, if France, which is your battlefield, should crumble morally under ' your feet? The-psychological factor in the war is of paramount imporiance, for this is essentially a spiritual, yea, a religious contest. You must help us to win our moral Verdun. The time may come when the final decision will be made sure by a personal visit of Meals Were Served—New Hos With 200 Beds Behind the Front. French :|ACTIVITIES IN FRANCE In Nine Metropolitan Canteens 454,000 Paris, Saturday, May 11.—The work accomplished by Cross in April surpassed 2ll records of the organization since it took up its activities in France. were supplied to American soldiers on the way from ports of entry in France to the various camps. E tions on the American lines of com- munication and seven canteens on the lines provided 408,000 meals. Nine metropolitan 454,000 meals. A Complete New Hospital. A complete new hospital with two hundred beds was established chateau immediately behind the front. A hospital of five hundred beds is be- ing erected at a famous near Paris. the American Red Food and drink Nine rest sta- canteens served in a race track Three "more dispensaries have been opened at ports and more than 400 beds added to various Amer- ican hospitals, Convaiescent homes have been open- ed at Cannes and Biaritz. Assisted French Hospitals. Much assistance was large ziven to a number of French hospitals which réceived 2500 surgical instru- ments, 1,000 mattresses, 4,500 pillows, 4,592 sheets, 1,200 sweaters. 10,538 suits of underwear, 1,456 blan- kets and 1,200 shirts. Shower Bath Established. For Americans at the front there was completed a shower bath estab- lishment, with equipment for remov- ing vermin, which was put into opera- sufficient size to wash the clothes of 5 beds, | leave " the “hospital TWO NORWICH SOLDIERS Injured in Auto Accident. (Special to The Bulletin.) Putnam, May 12.—Two Norwich sol diers from the headquarters compa James ‘Sullivan, were injured were riding broke and caused a crasl lacerated ear. ceeded to* his home in Norwich. The soldiers were members of HURT AT PUTNAM. Frederick Power and James Sullivan at Camp Devens, Frederick Power and here Saturday afternoon when the steering gear of an automobile in which they Both were taken to the Day Kimball Sullivan _was .able -to Sunday and pro- group of headquarters men that came 1,000 men weekly. Six fleld kitchens furnished food to soldiers going to and returning from the battlefield. Each has a capacity of 5,000 men daily. Operated Fourteen Farms. The Red Cross in the month distrib- uted 691,000 bags of tobacco and pack- ages of cigarettes. It operated .four- teen farms at American hospital cen- ters. In the field servite section fourteen traveling canteens supplied 423, drinks. Six canteens in the advanced zone of sthe French army h. ASKS COOPERATION.OF a|Committee Has Been Appointed Chairman Vail of League For Na- 0 hot furnished food, drinks and supplies of all kinds THE POLITICAL PARTIES by here Saturday to present a military minstrel and to give a dance in Union hall. The men are attached to fhe 301st Machine Gun battalio. The accident happened on Elm street, near May, and created consider- able excitement among the numbers who happened to be eyewitnesses of the affair. Th other soldiers who were in the machine escaped with little more than New York, May Vail, chai tional man of the League for announced here tonight that he had appointed a committhee to present to the chairman of the dem- ocratic and republican national gressional committees in Washington tomorrow dn @ppeal drawn up by the tional Unity. 12.—Theodore con- bruises and a shaking up. After the minstrel here, drove by automobile to they remained during und: EMOTIONAL |NSANITY TO - Educational and Co-operative Union | the streets are broad. We had ing of Mrs. Roberts. of America: John Hays Hammond, | leave New York without a cheer A i 4 {on. | Dresident of ‘the National League of | this makes up for it.” e N oe e gpmmotion- | Republican Clubs: V. Everitt Macy,| Lord Denbigh, addressing the An- et \~"t e loraevs i {ne|president of the National Civic Fed- |glo-French Society of Londoh yeste O T o 1 homeys in, theleration: Mrs. Carrle Chapman Catt,|day, said one of the most inspiring Hod ‘;““h';zh“‘(h"““l e m_’”{‘fii president of the National American |sights he had ever seen was the march slaying of Mrs, Mary Newman Rob. | oman’s Suffrdge Association: Mrs.|of the American battalions in London. wife of Dr. David’ Roberts rian, opens tomorrow. Jealo said to have prompted . which happened almost a yes introduced by the pi eral letters from N woman which s One reads in part: “In the eternai t: e admitted writin; angle, acter.”” In another letter she wrote: your hushand’s affection from you, that he clse supremely. That is sufficie nulment of any marriage vow EVERY CITIZEN MAY ACT AS VOLUNTEER DETECTIV of Disloyal Actions. the men Norwich, where BE PLEA OF DEFENSE In Trial of Miss Grace Lusk For Slay- sy the shoot Among the documents expected to be ecution are sev- Lusk to the slain the only solution is the elimination of one char- You must have known for a long time that had passed ared for some one an- In Ferreting Out Persons Suspected league asking for co-operation tween the two leading political part to defeat any “disloyal” or anti candidates in the congressional tions next fall. be- elec- follow: Samuel Gompers, American Federation of Labo: S. Barrett, president of the Chas. James Wadsworth the National Ass Woman Suffra ciation Opposed to W. P. Bloode member executive council of the V iz 1 X ¢ ambulances in a suburb of { commission was filed Saturday with consin Lovalty Tegion: John G. id he had been asked why | Director McAdoo by the Brotherhood of New York: George F. Kull, state s so husky. He declared |of Railway Station Employes. executive secretary of the Wisconsin s because he had been cheering Loyalty Legion: R. E. Miller of San|American troops in London. Secretary Daniels commended nine Francisco: P. H. Callahan. chairman| The bishop said only those who|men of the United States ship Parker - |of the Committer on war activities of [have heen across the Atlantic could the Knights of Columbus: Frank Mor- rison, secretary of the Ameri eration of Labor: Ralph M. Easley director of the League for- National Unity. 2 COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF of All Races and Creeds. E| Boston, May_ 12.—The a sa place of worship for people of ail races and creeds, was dedicated today es The co‘nmillec named by Mr." Vail |s president of the rmers Jr., president of | They were ALL NATIONS DEDICATED. Place of Worship in Boston for People Collegiate Church of All Nations, unique among the religions institutions of the city Washington, May 12—Every citizen may act as a volunteer detective to assist government officers in ferreting out persons suspected of disloyal ac- tions or utterances, says a statement |S issued today by Attorney General Gregory. United States atforneys have been told to co-operate with newspapers in their districts so that public notice can be given of the near- est offices of attorneys or the bureau of investigation to which citizens may refer information that they think will be valuable in running down suspicious persons “The district attorneys are instructed to make it clear,” says the attorney general's statement, “that complaints of even the most informal or confiden- tial nature afe always welcome, and that citizens should feel free to bring their information or suspicions to the attention of the nearest representative of the department of justice, or, if that Episcopal the Episcopal, by Rev. Edwin H. Hughes, Methodist ishop of Boston. * During Baptist, Methodist, Congregationa], many races and They will be per- STRIKE OF BRIDGEPORT MACHINISTS ENDED War Labor Bureau is Considering the Demands of the Men. Presbyterian, edenborgian, Unitarian and Univer- salist clergymen will at different times occupy the pulpit for special services. The new edifice is located in a dis- trict peopled by twenty or more are ‘expected to make use of its facilities. mitted to hold services according to their own' belief and custom in their native tongue and with their own min- ister or pris the department at Washington.” DOCKS AT TOMPKINSVILLE THREATENED BY FIR g of the Dutch Ships. destruction “tonight by a starteq in the coul bunke: the Dutch ships taken over fire by up at one of the piers. (that the celebration has your ap- shellfire, is mow being removed to a} AR place of safety. s from Staten Island. is not convenient, communicate twith Blaze Started in Coal Bunkers of One New York, May 12—The extensive piers of the American Docks Company at Tompkinsville were threatened with which of one of the | 70 United States and which is now tied The flames ex- tended to the docks but were brought under control by fireboats and appara- Pridgeport, Conn. Mav 12. — The strike of machinists and tool makers that had tied up 22 of the smaller fac- tories here for more than a week and had seriously affected several of the larzer plants came to an end yes- E|terday. The men responded to an appeal by Major E. A. Rogers of the ordnance department, United States army, who called upon them to show their pa- triotism in_ turning out vitally needed war supplies. .They rteturned to work under_conditions prevailing at the time of the \tri Their de- mands for minimum wage scales of erts an hour for machinists and 30 cents for tool. makers.are under consideration by the wat labor bureg and tie men have been promised th: any increase that may be granted will he retroactive and date from May 1.° NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, WAY 13, 1918 Inchievements of |Nationa Army Men American Red Cross APRIL WORK SURPASSED ALL RECORDS ~ PEARANCE ies and Physique. of- American National Army terday Sunday papers as have few many - months. giving unstinted prais ance of the men and predict for thei events they reach the front. “Since the thrilling days ofi the firs months of the war,” says the a notable scene of enthusiasm as th: evoked yesterday. ‘The finest sight seen service on four fronts. are a fine looking body and appear the pink of condition. The compani ing excellent time and creating marching qualities and physiqus Women Especially Cordial “Londoners cheered yesterd: they have not “cheered From the moment when the farewell when the crowd called o ‘Come hack soon, the day was one keartening friendliness. women who gave _the special welcome. cried all Americans along the route. have a sight of the soldiers across the sea who were going to fig] : v ; tion in six days. It has a capacity of |side by side with daddy. And the — i 5{?‘?5“&&“5\?; t?o:(‘l‘mf;fn:’le":c"e‘ g; 25000 men weekly. Two laundries | Waiting crowds found a new name for| A, W. Yerdon of Utica, N. Y., is dead Siotors were installed at aviation camps, of |the visitors. As the first battalion swung out someone called out to a friend thi they were ‘a real husky lot.” The woi pleased the fanc soon_evervone w for ‘the hus] . A Wonderful Sight. “The war has scenes, some few have sur three thousand &A1Y, some grave, b d_vesterday free for 450,000 American, French and | their full very happy they looked °‘f War Baker in the matter of publi- hospital, Power, who was the least | British soldiers. as they took the salute of their ant. | Sty & hurt, remaining but a short time. Sul- very proud they were as livan had a scalp wound and a badly ched past the zreat Star Spancled Banner that symboliz eir home land across the ocean. were alike delighted of their reception. and spoke enthu: astically of the Londoners ceived them so handsome! The Sunday Pictorial says: king and determination of the reflected and square jaws. Clean Looking Troops. inely built, clean looi the Sunday Officers at t America; had seen for a long time. The Bi of London, speaking at the’ dedicat of motor the first place, one of the tory of the he asserted, test epochs in the hit world. America alwa: reople were so impressed with the i sues of right and wrong aside tlrat love of peace and plunged into the struggle without re. ervation. a_more emphatic given by the United States on entes ing the struggle. That in the world and bitterly would Ges less warfare of wonderful countr INCREASING SHIPMENTS Month Last Year. mation, responding month last vear. “Despii the coal year ended March a statement issued b, “and the remarkable s entire year, the April, 1918, shipmen: are close to the high month maintained during thé year. SCORE OF LOG DRIVERS 317 the burea Are Not Available. Quebec today that by the collapse a large raft nearly a score of log dri ers had been drowned Maine border. Owin, of communicating Wwith those. remo: parts, it has not been possible to con- }.) firm the report. | Parade in London ALL WRITERS PRAISE THEIR AP- 1 lant at Acton, Mass., shock th SCENE OF ENTHUSIASM | tows. No onc was injured, Men Created a Mighty Favorable Im- pression of Their Marching Qualit- London, May 12, — The appearance en on . parade in the streets of London yes- aroused the enthusiasm of the The writers ‘unite in to the appear- a record of splendid achievement when T ooy Ty Sy ohe ” Oh-| the Reichstag, told the members that have seen since the war began,’ was > the verdict of a young soldier who has The men filed past with lizht, elastic step, keep- mighty favorable impression of their Ko an for many months,” says Lloyds Weekly News. first battalion detrained to the last-minute It was the ‘God bless you. they Mothers lifted their children that they, might from. from Waterloo station of the crowd and, calling for cheers given London many when ldiers of republican America marched through the capital to parade for the sovereign ruler of the British empire” says the Times. “Very workmanlike looked these stur- dy sons of the New World, carrying | they white i Statue of Queen: Victoria and aw the | CSPOFtation of tobacco, sugar, peper, king of England raise his hand to the Tt was a wonderful sight that visible union of the two great En; speakine races. “From early morning Londoners nnited to pay homage to the men from who re- s: “The ould not help but notice the grit in their clean shaven faces ng troops.” Herald, ‘“‘they made |in Germany. an excellent impression. Everywhere| ¢ they were enthusiastically welcomed.| Secretary Lansing cabled to the Am- As one broad shouldered giant said, ‘Your people’s hearts seem as big as as fine a lot of men as he hop jinderstand and appreciate the import- n TFed-lance of America entering the war. v it marked had been a peace-loving nation but its connected with the confiict that they had thrown had = If people wanted to know, he said, what would be the verdict of mankind as to whether this war was right or wrong: they would not be able to zet finding than was country, he declared, was the zreatest and richest many rue the day when by her ruth- ea murder she brought against herself the resources of that OF ANTHRACITE COAL 776,074 Tons Over the Corresponding Philadelphia, May 12. — The ship- ments of hard coal in April as report- ed to the anthracite bureau of infor- mounted to 6,368,372 tons, an increase of 776,074 tons over the cor- several record-breaking months during says owing for the average DROWNED IN QUEBEC When a Large Raft Collapsed—Details Quebee, May 12—A report reached at Lake Des |ford Anglaise in the upper part of Lislet|ert county, near Beauce and close to -the [ ronev, to the difficulty Condensed Teiegrams The names of seven Americans ap- peared on the Canadian casualty list. The Wellesley unit of nurses and doctors arrived safely om the other side. MeGill University at Montreal will admit women to the study of medicine and dentistry. An explosion at the American Pow- The Berlin Vorwaerts announced that no Germans are pcrticipating in the Finnish advance on Petrograd. Government employes who have thirty days’ vacation are asked to spend two days at work on a farm. reports show that unfilled orders amounted to 8,741,882 tons in April. Production in the Tampico oil fields, in | Which supply Great Britain and the United States, is now at its highest. i The flags of Companies | and L of the Ninth United States Infantry were decorated with French War Crosses. St Herr Kraetzig, a Socialist member of at | the German textile industry was para- t|1yzed. The Navy Department announces that more than 35,000 pairs of optical to | Blasses were turned over by indivi- og | duals. a| The latest casualty list from Gene- ral Pershing contained the names of 21 men. Of this number four were killed in action. The Belgian legation at Washington learned that Germany is employing and forcing boys over thirteen to work in the trenches. ut | The : Senate nominated Chas.. W. of Fairbanks, former Vice-President, for a vacancy on the board of regents of a | Smithsonian Tnstitution. Tourists who wish to ascend Mount Washington this season’ will probably have to walk. The crews of the in- ht | clined railway have enlisted.. and James Stewart of Waterbury se- n | riously injured as a result of an auto- at [ mobile accident in Swanton, V. ra An American tank steamer brought into an Atlantic port ten men from the Norwegian motor ship Pusey Jones No. 1, which foundered at sea. The Public Service Commission is- sued an order to the Interborough to use flanged shoes on the elevted trains after June 1 to lessen the noise. ut Marlen E. Pew, of the Committee on Public Information was named as the personal representative of Sacretary The Duitch East Indies prohibit the tea, coffee, copra, petroleum vegetable oils, hides and skins, except under li- cense. ed Thirty citizens of Menrictta, Okla,, took Chris Wagoner from jail andf gave him a coat of red paint and 20 Wagoner was accused of dis- found guilty in New York of making disloyal re- marks about the loan and the Govern- ment. He was sentenced to, six ‘months: ns American aviation officers expressed ‘wonder at the fighting feat of Lieu- tenant Fonck. of the French Air Corps, who_knocked down six German fliers| erican Ambassador at Madrid to place $5,000 with the Spanish Government fo|to defray expenses of American pri- d | soners in German: Food Administration Hoover advises T- | bakers that in selling wheat substitutes the same price as wheat should not be charged. The cost should be from 10 to 20 per cent less. The first formal protest azainst the n | recommendations of the raiiroad wage for gallantry and heroism displayed in the rescue of survivors of the steam- ship Glenart Castle, sunk Feb. 26. An appropriation of $33,000,000 to provide for the medical necessities of the forces now under arms and about to be assembled under the new draft was asked of congress by the war de- partment. In B2 President Wilson’s eighteen sheep, which are pastured on the White House lawn. were shorn Saturday by experts of the bureau of animal hu bandry. They produced an unusuall heavy clip. ha| The Right Rev. P. J. Haves officiated yesterday his first field mass at Camp r- | Dix. N. J.. since he was appointed by the pope as bishop of ‘the United States armies in the field. More than 15,000 soldiers and civilians attended the service. OPPOSED TO FEDERAL PROHIBITION AMENDMENT Trades Union Liberty League Passed Resolutions. Has New Haven, Conn., v 12.—Resolu- tions opposing the ratifying of the pro- hibition amendment fo the federal constitution, characterizing it as “un- Te|necessary and vicous in principles,” and pledging the organization to fight the ratification weer adopted at a con- ference here today of the Trades Union T#erty Lgague, attended by te | about 100 delegates from labor orzan- izations of the large cities of the state. Tt was also voted to recommend the holding of a convention of the leazue to amend the constitution so as to ad- mit all organizations of the state In sympathy with the announced stand of the league, and another resolution was the organization of county and senatoriul districts to carry on the fight: President Charles F. Smith, pre sided. ‘The resolutions committee consi: of James T. Manee, chairman, Scollin, Danbury: Rob- Hartford: James Ma- i Wiliam Tracy, artford; Joseph Hasser, Hartford u, of ed Hart- The United States Steel Carperaiinnlf ! sources, 0f Grave Misconduct In the Government Aircraft Pm= ' duction Organization ol Military Committee Shall Conduct Openly and Thoro- ughly the Investigation Which He Says He Was Prevent- ed From Making “By the War Department Under Secret- ary Baker”—Asserts That Major-General Squires, How- ard E. Coffin and Colonels Deeds and Montgomery Have . Deliberately Lied to thg President. — Washington, May 12—Gutzon Bor- glum, storm center of the aviafion controversy, made public tonight an- cther letter to President Wilson de- nying that he had hetrayed the pres- ident’s confidence, remewing his as- sertions of grave misconduct in the government aircraft production or- nization, and insisting that the sen- ate military committee should con- duct openly and thoroughly the inves- tigation which he says he was pre- vénted from making “by the war de- partment under Secretary Baker.” In regard to the documents put into such confidence been more , wantonly abused. I refer here to Major Gen- eral Squiers, Howard E. Coffin, Colo- nel Deeds and. Colonel Montgomery. These civilian and military members appear everywhere in' the programme planned to meet our military needs— and they appear everywhere in the deliberate and elaborate machinery that placed and held the colossal con- tracts among a few—they appear ev- erywhere in the fine net-work of false- hooq and camouflage, and they include Mr. Barker as their partner in_ the common statements to the public— they deliberately lied to you and the senate record Friday, designed to|framed up their statements, particu- show that the sculptor attempted to capitalize his friendship with the president by secretly organizing a cor- poration to produce airplanes, the let- ter says Senator Brandegee of Con- necticut will submit to the senate Tuesday and Wednesday detailed evi- dence and affidavits relating to “this Geiiberate frame-up.” It is a matter of the gravest con- cern to me,” it adds, “tha: credence cculd be given to charges of such a nature, or that they could have been in your possession and I have receiv no a intimation of the falsehood until Marshall intimated that there was some sort of a charge or charzes of dgisloyalty to you. This is so unthink- able that T dismissed and declined to even discugs them.” Mr, Borzlum repeats his published answer to the charges and continues “It is absurd to state that pro-Ger- mans are clamoring for investizations while the secretary of war is a party to statements. untrue and unfounded issued to deceive the nation and serv- ing no other possible purpose except to warn Germany to hurry her own airplane production as we are for- ever and forever ‘just at the peak of production.’ “Never, I believe, the couniry. h: given so complete! together with the admi tration and the people’s confidence. as ave the aircraft group and never has in the history of roup of men been nation’s larly their failures, and misleading congress before the senate military committee and they directly are re- sponsible for no engines, no planes, no propellers, and our vanished ap- propriations. * * * “Had there not been this malicious effort to discredit me with you and impugn my_honor on the floor of the senate, T might have, with the rest of America, though with shame -and an- ger, still been holding my peace, waiting and watching for the inter- minable shifting from one department to the other of responsibilities that can lie only at the door of the exe- cutive members of the aircraft board. The scurrilous slander by Deeds’ friend was a foul and unfair blow and in the circumstances of its importance |and its purpose to invalidate me, dis- lic_interest and unusual publicity. “This Mr. President. compels me to demand that the investization by the military committee of the senate shall be complete and exhaustive in the matters relating to aircraft productiom. “I am loval to vou as your presi- dent and, even better, T am lgyal to {your thobeht: as so ofien expressed touching the s of the world and the nation’s mission and I shall re- main so hut I am not loyal to, nor can I support men or methods inimi- cal to your countrv's good, planned to deceive 1 and the nation, and dis- credit us in the eves of the world.” BRITISH CONFIDENT THEY HOLD GERMAN ATTACKS So It Has Been Decided Not to Call Upon the American Troops. shington, May 12.—News of the h statement that the entente is so cindent of its ability to hold the Germans that the A not to be used until it hecomes a com- plete and self-supporting force was received by army ials here tonig with frank delight, not only because of the supreme confidence indicated by such 2 decision but on account of thé keen desire of American military men to take the field against the enemy as stinctly American force. was evident, however. that offi- of the war department were puz by the Ottawa despatch quoting h war summary. In the ab- who is in the south on an inspection tour, no one would talk officielly, but the impres- sion was given that no information had reached the department to indi- cate an intention to change the an- nounced policy of brigading Americans with the British and French as to hasten their arrival at the front to aid in stemming the German as- sanlt Tt is no secret that President W son and his. military ors con- nted to this a only to meet a great emergensy and to aid in welding the allied armies on the west- ern frent into one effective force. 7led the Bri sence of Secretary Baker, A RED CROSS DIVIDEND AMOUNTING TO $1,177,084 Has Been Declared by the E. I. Du- pont de Nemours & Co. Wilmington, Del, May 12—A_ Red Cross dividend amounti s been declared by Nemours & compan! stuck to aid the Red Cross driv begins on May 20. It is pavable on May 18 to stockholders of record May This dividend is for 2 per cent., the largest amount yet set aside by any corporation to help America win the war against German: The Dupont company was among the first last vear to adopt this idea of corporation dividends for Red Cross purposes, and officials of this com- pany were given credit for originating the plan. NEW REGULATIONS FOR CONTROL OF EXPORTS Made By War Industries Board and . Food Administration. Washington, M manufacture of articles intended for export to the Eurcpean allies has been instituted by the war trade board in agreement with the allied missions, the war industries board and the food administration. New regulations, hecoming effective May 15, require that permission of the allicd representatives and of the con- trolling agency of this zovernment muszt be obtained before manufacture ueh’commodities can begin or ma- teriuls for muanufacture purchased. The regulations the mest radical step e Loard e: for the purpose Control of the te [Charles _ Mulholland, ~_Waterbury: es Finnegan, New Haven and William Barton, Waterbury. venting the useless consumption aterizls and labor in making ar- ticles for export which for the present may not be exportes IMPCRTANT MATTERS PENDING IN CONGRESS. House Begins Debate on the Overman Bill Today. y Washingten. May 12.—Interest at the capitol centers this week upon the question whether plans for adjourn- ment about July 1 shall be abandoned 40 undertake new revenue legislation. Many other important matters are pending, hotwever, including disposition by the house of the Overman bill, with et authority for the president mize sovernment departments, ang launching in the house of the $16,- 000,000,000 army program. The revenue’ situation will be dis- cussed Tuesday at a_ conference be- tween Secretary McAdoo and Senator Simmons and Representative Kitchin of North Carolina, chairmen of the senate finance an€® house ways and means committees, respectively President Wilson is expected to par- ticipate in later conferences, to decide finally whether it is necessary for con- gress to remain in session. Congres- sional leaders believe action can now be avoided through some temporary expedient, but the financial showing made by Secretary McAdoo will settle the question. Debate on tomorrow in consent. Its the Overman bill begins the house by unanimous disposition before the week end is regarded as assured and administration leaders are confident of its passage without substantial amend- ment. g Chairman Dent of the house military committee hopes to report the mam- moth army appropriation bill by mid- week. to have it in position for discus- sion next week. Inquiry by four senate military sub- committees in the aviation situatiom, aircraft patent licensing, ordnance pro- duction and the quartermaster gener- al's bureau. is to begin during the week and probably will be preceded by further senate debate on the Gutzon Borglum affair. Final action is expected in a few days on the bill extending the draff law to vouths attaining 21 years of age since last June. |FIRE IN IMMIGRATION > STATION AT BOSTON Created Considerable Excitement With Little Damage. Roston, May 12—Fifty men and women, detained at the immigration staticn’on Long Wharf, were removed over a high foot bridge to nearby quarters yesterday when a fire in the army quartermaster’s department om the rst floor of the building, filled the detention room with smoke. The dam- age was trivial, although the fire caused considerable excitement. PRESIDENT TO SPEND SUMMER IN WASHINGTON To Keep in Personal Touch With Matters Pertaining to War. ‘Washington, May 12.—President Wil= son has decided to spend the entire summer in Washington this year as he 4id last s that he can keep in con< tant persomal touch with all the on’s vast war-making machinery. He nd Mrs. Wilson plan to take occasion | weck end trips_ down the Potomac er on the Maytlower and motor jour- the nearby country. = Gold that is handled by a dentist always at a premium. credit me, have given it abnormal pub-