Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 15, 1918, Page 1

While They Are fleh:fiiilitating Units Shattered During ENEMY ALSO IN ARTILLERY DUELS WITH FRENCH Australians In Counter-Attacks Recaptured Position South- west of Albert That Had Been Lost By the British—On Several Sectors Where the Germans Made Attacks They Were Almost Instantly Repulsed—The Teutons Are Known to Be Preparing Methodically For a Resumption of Hostilities On a Vast Scale—There Is Considerable Fighting On the Italian Front—In the City of Moscow Bolshevik Troops and Anarchists Have Engaged In Bat- tles—DBritish Casualties For Three Weeks Total 120,307 Men. its shattered by ihe recent big. offensive, keeping up tions on and Picardy. They also artillery the Vosges mountains, Nowhere on any from the North Sea to fiontier has "there been enzagement of g Recent Big Drive ile the Germans continue to re- ute with fresh elsments their the allies during they intensive . bombardments azainst the British and I'rench posi- various sectors in Flanders have become embroiled with the.Irench in heavy duels in Champagne and in part of. the line the an in reat impo:rtance. Near Morlancouri,. which lies to the south —_— Germans are bringing up have had no part in the are | gle. apparently even surl is beyond the realm se, but it is highly to. give mighty battle to gain his jective—the separating of the Briti {and French armies and the oper of a fairway to the channel. ports. ! Fighting on ltalian Front. b Swiss fant allied guns during the big drive the men who great strug- ‘When the blow is to be delivered of prob- able that it will not come until the enemy is fully prepared in- every way ing Tn the Italian theaire considerable . 14—Deputy Sta- of , the Czech league, from Vienna, has de- tation of Dr. Von Seyd- to discuss the establish- strict administrators in Bo- hemia, The Czech deputy warned the pbremier regarding the consequences of this measure. 51,600 MORE MEN FOR GENERAL MILITARY SERVICE Have Been Called For by Provost M:rs!'-al General Crowder. Washmglon, May 14—Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia weer called upon tonight by Provost Marshal General Crowder to furnish for the national army 51,600 more men qualified for general military service. Movement of drafteq men to the camps under this call is to extend over two periods, from May 20 to 24 and from May 29 to June 2. These dates were fixed because during the five days beginning May 25 approximately 233,- 000 men called for recently will be moving to the camps, Tonight's call marks further devel- opment of the governments’ plans for hastening men to France dnd re- placing them as rapidly as they va- cate the training centers. In all, 284.600 draftees will be journeying from their homes to military training camps between May 20 and June 2. Including numerous calls for technical and specially qualified men, the total number summoned during May is something like 366,600, nearly half of the 800,000 expected to be called this year. The states drawn upon and camps assigned them include: For the movement from May 29 to June 2: Maine—500 to Fort Slocum. N. Massachusetts—3,000 cum. N. Y. YXew Jersey—500 to Iort Slocum, N. p o to Fort Slo- Pennsylvani: 50 to Columbus Barracks, O.: 300 to Fort Screven, Ga.; 500 to Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, ~R3°de Island—300 to Fort Slocum, Vermont- 200 to Fort Slocum, N. FRIENDLINESS OF PERU TOWARD UNITED STATES Has Increased b nce Peru Broke Di- of ‘AlBert: the Gefsng deliv an | fighting continues around Montzcor- | plomatic Relations With Germany. it igains: the Beiish on'a.front | RS0, Which commands the approach i of nearly i mile wnd at. one point |t the valley leading from Trent to An Atlantic Port, M 14.—The Venetrated a Dritish position. | The | Rovercto. Tere the Austrfins have |spirit of friendliness of Peru toward Austratians in o couster.attack -al. |Tenewed their attacks to resain the|the United States has shown a mark- most immediately recaptured {he |§rOund captured by General Diazs|ed increase since this country en- zround ond thie enemy suffered heavy | (0rces last week, bug tie ltaliuns ha lcsses and, was repulsed .on. the other parts of the front. Atteok North- of Kemmel. simiar (\nr-ratmn was attempted Hill- 44; A azainst the.Tre scene of many nters in - on pretious e Hloody the Kemme] sector. Un- official .H‘mfi‘)mfi n\ the .enemy: galn- - gat but that the. mm‘h nefgfq%%!g Lard, while”™ Field Mars] successfully warded off every Attempts _the en- . The British weekly bort, l e ! ' Bl‘ !since Mareh 1. i blow. by ‘tué"invaders to reach Italian positions en geveral other .sec- tors of the front also _met with re- pulse. British Weekly Onluafly Report. casualty ‘issued Tuesday gives sanguina; re- lurther tered the war and Peru broke diplo- matic relations with Germany, said Benton McMillan. American minister to Peru. on his arrival here toda. a South American vessel. Mr. ) Millan returns with wife, who will-undergo an operation for appen- dicitis. Political conditions in Peru. he said, we;e stable under President Pardo @’ the business of that country -was [ improvine daily. The sugar crop had greatly increased and the yield of cot- his latest communication-asserts- tha: | Skesat a,‘\.’,‘f,i."’u}'é'.‘“?we?“"ifiéd“"i o Wi RO A oast ar hest : ’x:uavk nerth of Kemmel ;rkgdxch o B m‘jfl of last !N the. history of the country. e | ool *stiowend 30 00" cashmier and | MEh prices of exporied commoile: B fative :ato their 'r};“m‘l “;ol.h‘t’hp'ek"r“eus week 38 }.,“]”.}ofllnor's had brouzht exchanses strong- ands and in an attace inflicted Kilted ded"“’e_" "l 220y in Perus favor. ties on- the enemy Wil captur m?,‘."h ille “'° nded t~m‘ fns "’; Mr. M an's home s in Nash- positions. OR me .\mwns sector ‘the | . R B REESIo-AOLEE < JoTMeT . ot where he will go after Frébch o - Whlar ma. ormer Ru==u.m subjects to ke U trip 2 5 neuvre wita - herever | /M8 against the entente allies nasi o h . & Eama\ ~ heen made by the German emperor. P .n;r Gn’;:r n‘,‘oe saved xA ’ h 5 Drodlamution . famornatas: the CLAIMS MINOTTO IS théy. faet FIHE acbinat Lo ‘independence” of Lithuania .the em- AN ot Gerinans Preparing For the hands of tae allic h the Germans for their behind his state of affairs w for the enemy, is Know ing methodieaily. “for s line i e T ments that were lines not last 0.he prepar- s resumption ‘of The. Sirengthening mg “made Both in man’ fun power and 1 reconstituting regi- <hot to picces by the! or the peror assumes the conventions to be the German empire to account eqjual- Iy with those of Lithuania and | hurdens her tiermany which secured that long "in. Moscow. There has been considerable ng in the streets of Moscow between Eoishevik trooy i at 1 aceounts were in progress. { ana | the Hhost| DISORDER IN TEAMSTERS' STRIKE IN CHICAG3 One Man Shot and Half a Hundred Others Severely Beaten. Chicafio. Mav shot and slightly hundred others were. s today strike of 14. 7.000 teamsters inz about four dellars a W William Shannen, driver on loaded w'th w slightly 10 have been r ma wounded and half a in disorders resulting from ti~ ers who demand increases avarag- cek. of a terial, wounded by a builet believed firéd from a striker's pistol and a number of cldashes ba- tween pickets and teamsters who ra- fused to strike were reportéd. Employers of the strikers ¥ mectings today. It ~trike came without warning federal mediation probabl. asked. Officials of the truck drivers’ union Brotherhood and International Teamsters declared the heen called by their knowledge. strike local * leaders’ without ENCOUNTING DIFFICULTY IN SELECTING To Try Eleven Men Charued With Lynching Robert Paul Prager. Edwardsville, Il 10 Aifficulty in sele the eleven men on trial here chargsd with murder in connection with Jvnehing last month of Robert Pan! Prager, deputy sheriffs throughout the county today picking up eligible talesmen and bringing them The sheriff has disearded the card system of draw- 10 the county court. ing veniremen. . John H. Lewis, with regard to the case. announced that the matter would be taken up after-the close of the triai were a venireman: told the court today he had been approach- ed by a resident of Collinsville who attempted to influence his opinion The GEN. MAURICE TO BECOME A WAR CORRESPONDENT Has Acceoted Offer of the London Daily Chronicle. y Wil FISHING SMACK DISABLED for many hours before a tugboat sight { concluded “will take the. interests of | that Lithuania will participat: in the war fizht- BY UNUSUAL ACCIDENT| 1 ITALIAN SUBJECT Italian Consul General at Chicags Comes to Count’s Support. Chicago. M4y 1 not connected with proceedin~s Iflw presidential warrant under which Count James Minot‘o. son law of L B ft. vacker, was arrested rday, aerosding to Hinton C. (la- superintendent of the local - New the information devortation i bage, irean of invest of the denart- ment of Coint Gulio Polosnesi, Italian con sul-zeneral in Chieazo. today came to the supnort of Count Minotto and do e e as] 0 Atiantic Port, May 14.—Disibled| v, oount datat Bberty on $50.009 by an unusual accident, the auxiliary ] Hond“ pending: a' hearineg, May: 20 ol & " fishing smte k Dorothea B, of Boston e Al hedning Va2 : erely. bealen| was towed “nto this port today riie-|LAP2S Corpus action instituted i she had tossed around in a heavy sea| e NG and true HARTFORD POLICEMAN IS ed her signal of distress. L v M. Nolan of Boston son of UPHELD FOR KILLING MAN < Nolan, master of th. craft. i a3l was oiling’ the engine during-a storm | Michael Kozy Did Not Halt When Or- and his body wedged under the d: shaft. He was Kkilled instantly body QUESTION OF DISSOLUTION B4 hall Bill Returns From Upper House. Amsterdam, May 14.—Advices from BRerlin today say it is evident the German government does mnot intend to come to anv decision regarding the dissolution of the Prussian Diet until the suffrage bill réturns from the up- per house three weeks from now. The Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zei- tung points out that the lower house then will have to vete 2gain on the bill. The newspaper says the ques- tion whether the lower house at that time will take a different view as the result of the decision reachied by the upper house cannot be discussed to- day with definiteness, JURY tho cent REGISTRATION FEE FOR Is Being Considered by Massachusetts Legislative Committee, judgs| Boston, May 14 —Secretary of State Lansing was asked by a legislative committee today for his opinion as to. the constitutionality of a bill requir- ing unnaturalized aliens to register and pay a fee of $5. The law would apply to men of foreign birth above the age of 21 and women’ over 18. Some time- ago Secretary Lansing ruled agajinst a bill relating to aliens doing business in this-state. pointing off the fishing banks last night when he was thrown against the machine:y ani the ~rew was unable to extricate his: so the engine could be operated. ; OF THE PRUSSIAN DIET Will Not Be Decided Until Suffrage UNNATURALIZED ALIENS dered to by Officer. Hartford, Conn., © 14.—A jury the superior court here today uph: the killing by shooting Mic Kozy on December 24 by Tsaac Kroop- neck, a Hartford policeman. The ad ministrator of Kozy's estate claimed damages of $10,000, alleging that th= shooting was not warranted. The po- liceman showed by evidence that he fired on Kozy as he was running away from a disturbance in Windser and that he did not halt when ordered to by the officer. Kozy was hit in the neck and died three days later. verdict for the policeman en. i was giv- OBITUARY. James Gordon Bennett. Beaulieu, France, May 14.—James Gordon Bennett, proprietor of the New York Herald, died this morning, after having been unconscious for two davs. Mr. Bennett's last words, before re- lapsing into unconsciousness were in relation to his newspaper interes:s. Mrs. Bennett was with her hushan when he died. For a fortnight or more Mr. Bennett has been so serious- ly ill that his condition gzave caus= for anxiety. He had been for soms months at his villa at Beaulieu, in the Riviers, after an illness. While there he had a relapse. Mr. Bennett was born in New York city, May 10, 1841. When seventy-three the Baroness de Reuter, widow of SIIEJ .Ul paLIIew Y ‘FIGT Ul DlO suvas 'George Julius de Reuter a son of the founder of Reuter’s Limited, a Bri-- ish telegraphic news service. The baroness was then about forty vea old and the mother of two childre: She was formerly an American, Maui Tondon, May ~1%¥—Major :Generaljout that treaties with foreign gov- g‘fifi:fié ‘fl:‘ilf"“e' of John Potter of Maurice, whose retirement.was ordes- |ernments’ provide that no tax not| PRISAERNIG. . oo oL ed after the expianations made bv|borne by a citizen may be Smpozed i & Premier Lloyd George in.the house of- commons in answer. to charges con- on subjects of other countries. Mr. Bennett was baptized in the Epis copal cnurch. tained in w leiter written by Ceneral | Port of Boston Closed For an Hour. Robert W. Speer. Maurice, aecepted an offer to b‘— Bostor, May 14—The .port of Bos-| Denver, Colo.' May 14—Robert W. come ti -'lr"fil'»n.lm' ton was closed an Hour today while Speer mayor of Denver. and widely 6. ’mnfl“\\w- Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood, ¥ known through the country us an au- the pnpex i3e!f, and [ N.. commanding the first naval dis- |[thority - on municipal government, »ed aprear. tomor-|triet, made an official insvection of |died here late today after a short ill- - the harbor defences. ness of pnoumoula rian ‘premier, sent to the’ last fall is the basis forl Former MAY 15, 1918 12 PAGES—84 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS Senate Votes For Mail Tube System IN SIX OF THE LARGEST CITIES OF THE COUNTRY BALLOT STOOD 33 TO 23 T A Calls For Appropriation of $4,432,000 For Their Purchase and Operation By the Government. Washington, May 14.—Federal ac- quisition of pneumatic mail tube sys- tems in six of the largest cities of the country was approved by the senate late today. Anm amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill authoriz- ing $4,432,000 for their purchase and operation, which Postmaster General Burlgson has opposed, was adopted, 33 to 23. FIGHTING BETWEEN BOLSHEVIK TROOPS AND ANARCHISTS In the Center of the City of Moscow —Bame in Progress at Last Reports. Moscow, Sunday, May 12.—(By The Associated Press). Fighting began last night in the center of the city between Bolshevik troops and anar- chists. The Soviet troops surrounded the anarchist headquarters, over which a black flag was flying, and fired on the flag. The anarchists replied with gre- nades and machine guns. Similar fights occurred on other streets. One of the groups, known as the “Anar- chist Federalists,” who were using bombs, showed the white flag after a half hour’s fighting. At noon today fighting was still in progress. MEAT CARD SYSTEM IN FORCE Accept Retrenchment Cheerful Resignation. IN PARIS People With Paris, May 14—The application of the meat card system for the first time today caused some confusion in certain quarters, but on the whole the system was generally successful, the public seemingly being content to accept the retrenchment with cheer- ful resignation in the intarest of na- tional defence. Purchasers who went early to the shops were compelled to form in lines, because even the most exper- ienced butchers found some difficulty in cutting the exact 200 grammes of meat allowed each person and in e tracting the hones. Numerous dis cussions arose, but these. were of a g00d . natured. character. RULING BY WA INDUSTRIES BOARD ON IRON AND STEEL| That Prices For 1918 Must Not Ex- ceed Those For 1917. New York, May 14—A ruling by the war industries board that iron, steel and their products delivered af- ter April 1 1918, ‘under contracts made after December 28, 1917, shall not be invoiced at prices higher than the maximum figures prevailing at the time of delivery, was announced here tonight by Elbert H. Gary. chair- man of the committee on steel and steel products of the American Iron and Steel Institute. ANTI-LCAFING LAW SIGNED BY GOVERNOR WHITMAN, 10,000 New York “Lounge Lizards” Will Have to Go to Work. 14.—Approximately ge lizards” and ilk will have to New York M: 10.000 New York “I other males of their 2o to work under the provisions of the anti-loafing law signed last night by the governor, according to an esti- mate made tonight by James E. Smith, assistant district attorney, who is conducting the anti-vice crusade in this city. Employes of gambling clubs and handbook men at race tracks are included in the category, he said. NEW AIR MAIL POSTAGE STAMPS PLACED ON SALE. Postmaster General Wana- maker Mailed First “Air” Letter. Philadelphia, May 14—The new air mail postage stamps were placeq on sale today at the Philadelphia posi- office. The first ten were purchased by Postmaster Thornton, who was followed by former Postmaster Gen- eral Wanamaker, who bought two. Mr. Wanamaker mailed the first letter in Philadelphia bearing one of the stamps. It was addressed to Post- master General Burleson in Washing- ton. STRIKE IN SHOE FACTORIES AT LYNN SETTLED All Wage Demands Have Been Granted—In Progress Two Days. Lynn, Mass., May 14—A strike of 500 cutters employed in twenty shoe factories here was settled at a con- ference of representatives of thy manufacturers and strikers here to- night, the strikers' committee an- rouncing that all the wage demands had been granted. The strike had been in progress two days. WOMAN KILLED WHEN THIRD STORY VERANDA FELL Mrs. Lena Spector of Chels: Mass. —Daughter and Nephew Injured. Chelsea, Mass., May 14.—Mrs. Lena Spector was killed and her daughter Jennie and her nephew, Abraham Halatkin, an infant, were critically injured by a fall of thirty feet from a third story veranda today. The ac- cident was due to the breaking of the veranda railing against which Mrs. Spector was leaning while hanging out clothes. 'THIRD LIBERTY LOAN RECEIPTS $1,017,000,000. Thousands of Sublcrvbers Are Paymg in Fu|| Washington, May 14—Third Liberty loan receipts today = amounting -to $624,000,000 indicated . thouSands of subseribers -have paig in full for their bond purchases, .instead of ;the & per cent. required on ‘subscription. ‘Total third Liberty - loan - receipts .now . are $1,017,000,000, House Has Passed the Overman Bill EMPOWERING PRESIDENT TO RE- ORGANIZE DEPARTMENTS READY FOR SIGNATURE Representatives Sterling of Illinois and Gillett of Massachusetts Cast the Only Negative Votes. Washington. May 14.—The long fight in congress over the Overman bill, empowering .the president to reorgan- ize government departments and agencies,. ended late today with pas- sage of the measure unamended by the house. It now zoes to President Wil- son for his signature. Vote 295 to 2. The vote was 295 to 2, Representa- tive Sterling of Illinois and Gillett of Massachusetts, both republicans, cast- ing the only negative votes. ‘What opposition there was house when the bill came from the senate began to crumbie yesterday, and today it hardly was in evidence. Several amendments to limit the powers proposed for the president weer voted down with little debate. All Amendments Defeated. A proposal to exempt the interstate commerce commission offered by Rep- resentative Walsh of Massachusetts, republican, was defeated 213 to 87, and one by Representative Longworth of Ohio, republican, to exempt the war finance corporation and the capital issues committee, was rejected 109 to 61, in the Representatives Moore of Pennsyl- vania and Towner of lowa, republi- cans, sought vainly to insert an amendment to require the president to report to congress on changes in de- partments. Proposed Changes Not Public. Just' what changes under the law are contemplated never has been indi- cated. There has been standing, however, things various a general under- that among other functions now per- formed by the departments will be transferred to the war trade board, the war industries board and other war agencies. Reorganization of the quartermaster department and of the signal corps of the army are steps which are said ‘to have been contem- plated under the law, but which were | taken without waiting for congress to ! act. HAVE GERMANS HOARDED RIFLES IN UNITED STATES: Report 1,000,000 Mauser Guns and 1.- 029,000 Cartridget in Concealment. New York, state alerney ¢ 14.—Inquiry by general's office toda\ to reports of hoarding of ammunitio in the Upited States by German agen's developed testimony by New Yorz brokers and others that they doubted the existence of 1,000,000 Mauser rillcs and 1,000,000,000 cartridges which il:e: had iried to sell One o the witnesses, Edgar Holmes of New York, testified that h had been informed that the rifles had been smuggle from tie Krupp works at Essen aud would le used in an effort to “Ger manize” the United States if the mans should capture the chan Gustav Lussing, who was born ir the German province of Schleswig- Hol\lex' and was naturalized thir:iv azo, was mentioned most ofien stimony. Most of the witne ed that he tried to sell the but one claimed he had tried te 000. Lussing was describel r, William If. Ford, of New Jersey farn: o promoter interested in coke o and nonorail projects. Tussing was at the hearing uande:s subpoena. It he y later. ring was journed until tomorrow. The nearest ivlonmimtmn of the} cwners of the rifles was testimony m, Harford T. Marshall, a New Y Jawyer, that they were German-Am: icans who feared to endanger reputations by disclosing themseive A Mr. Richards of Philadelphia was named Ly Marshall as one of the pes sible principals. W SUPPORT OF .SHIPBUILDERS ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS General Pershing So Declares in Ca- blegram to Chairman Hurley. Washington, ¥ H-—“The support of the united army of shipbuilders at bome is essential to the success of the united armies at the iront,” says General Pershing in a cablegram to- day to Chairman Hurley. of the ship- ping board. extending the army’s con- sratulations on the record-breaking industrial feat of launching a steel ship in 27 days from the time the keel was laid. Mr, Hurley had cabled the comman- der-in-chief when the Tuckahoe was launched last week at Camden, N. I, asking him to tell the fighting men wWhat the workmen here were doing to back them up. SOLDIERS’ VOTE BY Would Seriously Interfere With Mili- tary Discipline. Boston, May 14—The war depart- ment, which recently ruled that elec- tion commissioners could not be sen in elections, now deems it equally im- practicable to take the vote. by mail crowell, achusetts secretary of state, Commenting on the absentee voting bill now before the leglslature, the ously interfere with military efficien- cy.” FEDERAL MEDIATION IN STREET CAR STRIKES ment in Cleveland and Detroit. Washington, May 14—Former Pres- ident Taft und Frank P. Walsh; joint chairmen of the War Labor Board, were - authorized by the to undertake settlement of stréet rail- way .- labor dontroversies in Cleveland, { nell, and Detroit. They will —visit ' cities the latter part of this month. Taft and W:Ish to Undertake Settle- | ternational both | tion of the state council, Oonden§ed ‘Telegrams Argentina recognized the independ- ence of Finland. Milk at seven cents a quart.in’ Swit- zerland is considered extortionate. Austria is considering the introduc- tion of one breadless day a week. The House refused again to abolish eight United States sub-treasuries. Count Andrew Barkocsy, president of the Hungarian Upper House, resign- ed. Swiss troops on the Alsatian front- ier are suffering from waves of German gas. The London Stock Exchange will close May 18 and 20, Whitsuntide holi- days. French butchers must not sell more than 200 grammes of meat on Tues- days. Hearings on the ad er power legislation will week. tration wat- end this The War Trade Board issued licenses for one month’s shipment of cotton to Spain. British textile workers received in- creases in wages. in the form of war bonuses. President Wilson was urged to make arrangements so soldiers overseas could vote. Profits of the wine growing industry in southern Austria last year totalled $110,000,000. The French “Blue Devils” were re- ceived by President Wilson at the ‘White House. Lieut. Giegel, stnr Bavarian airman, was killed on the western front. He had fifteen victories to his credit. Newfoundland is conscripting all sin- gle men and childless widowers be- tween 19 and 26 for military service. The House and Senate leaders wm decide whether Congress will remain in session during the summer months. Secretary McAdoos iliness prevent- ed him from swearing in the new di- rector of the War Finance Corpora- tion. Governor Whitman signed the Robin- son anti-loafing bill, providing that every male between 18 and 50 must work. Alexander Watson, 51, of Newark, threw his sister into hysterics by ap- pearing at her home. He was mourn- ed as death. Two men at Camp Custer, Michigan, were sentenced to ten years each for desertion and alleged disloyalty by court martial. German prisoners captured on the west front assert that Hindenburg is dead and that von Mackensen will win for Germany. The House adopted the conference report on the bill giving President Wil- son wide authority to make new pass- port regulations. Brig.-Gen. J. D. Barrettes laid be- fore the House appropriation commit- tee estimates for heavy ordnance to- talling $6,000,000,000. Soldiers passing through Long Is- land City, New York, are being served with hot coffee by the local chapter, American Red Cro: Rail Director McAdoo ordered the cutting down of transcontinental pas- senger service schedules from Chicago west, effective June 2. At the annual meeting of the New \m‘h Stock Exchange, H. G. S. Noble 4 lected president. and Charles Newcomb treasurer. M. India’s cotton crop estimate for this year is put at 4,000,000 bales of 400 pounds each, or 10 per cent below the revised figures of last year. “The Passaic Turn Verein is 100 per cent American,” declared A. W. Sh- recke, its president. Future meetings will be conducted in English. Sixty army @motor trucks will be used to transport the office equipment of the Emeigency Fleet Corporation to Philadelphia from Washington. Chairman Ferris, of the House pub- lic lands committee, will confer with President Wilson to learn the admin- istration’s views as to the oil lands leasing bill. Word was received in Washington that the Mexican wheat crop in the province of Guadalajara, Mex., was being harvested. The crop is double that of last year. Hugo Heisinger, one of the active secret agents of Count von Bernstorff, was sentenced to 15 years in Sing Sing in New York after he admitted he committed 30 burglaries. Enforcement of Alabama “blue laws” started when Sheriff Batson, at Bir- mingham, summoned to court the proprietors of soda fountains and other stores open on Sunday. An application by the American Smelting & Refining Co. to the Federal MAIL IS IMPRACTICABLE | Reserve Board for permission to in- crease gold shipments into Mexico by 100 per cent was denied. President Wilson was asked not. to sign the new draft bill until it can be changed so as to give credit to states which furnished large numbers t overseas to take the vote of soldiers | f Volunteers to the army. William Ryan, 18, a member of the according to a letter from Benedict [ former “Fighting 69th” has been re- assistant secretary of war, |commended for the French war cross received by Albert P. Langley, Mass- | for heroism in a trench raid for which today. | he and eleven others volunteered. Work on army uniforms was inter- letter said the mail plan would “seri-|rypted when cloth spongers ‘and ex- aminers of 20 New York factoried walked out. Their demand for a $6 weekly wage increase was refused. . George J. Baldwin, chairman of the executive board. of the American In- Shipbuilding Corporation, predicted that Hog Island will turn over to the Government 50 7,500 cargo ships by Dec. 31. “Americans must keep America safe board today [so that what happened in Russia can- not happen here,” said Cardinal O'Con- addressing the annual conven- Knight of Columbus, at Boston, yesterday. Changes in Makeup of the State Troops DECIDED UPON BY MILITARY EMERGENCY BOARD TO BE SIX REGIMENTS Name of Home Guard Is Changed to Connecticut State Guard—Officers Are to Receive Instruction at Niantic Hartford, Conn., May 14—The Con- necticut military emergency board to- day decided upon several changes in the makeup of the state troops. One was the changing of the name of the Home Guard to that of the Connecri- cus State Guard. The machine kun de- tachments will be made part of the regimental bodies and new buttons and insignia for uniforms will be provided to show the new order of things. Des- ignation of units will hereafter be the First Infantry, Second Infantry, Connecticut State Guard. Instructions at Niantic. It was also decided today to send all the commissicned and non-commis- sioned officers to the state military resevration, Niantic, between the dates of July 6 and August 7. These officers will be sent in detachments as follows: First Regiment July 6 to July 10. Second Regiment July 13 to 17. Third Regiment July 20 to 24. Fourth Rebiment July 20 to Fifth Regimant July 27 to 31. Third and Sixth Regiments Augusi to 7. Instructors for the camps have not vet been assigned. HAVE GERMANS CAPTURED RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET? 24. 3 German Ambassador Says It Purely a Military Operation. Was Moscow, Wednesday, May 8. — An armistice has been concluded betw. the Ukrainians and Germans ard Russiang on the Kursk front, and t! Russian legation is making an efio. to arrange an armistice on the re- maining fronts. Replying to a protest by M. Tchii- {cherin, the Bolsheviki foreign minister, | against the capture of Sebastopol ind | the Tlack Sea fleet as a violation of the Brest-Litovsk treaty, Generzl Count Von Mirbach, the German am- bassador said the taking of Sebastopoi and the fleet was purely a military oi - eration made necessary by attacks of the Russian warships upon \lkoa.ul and Kherson. Germuny had no intention to n.um the territory captured and would pe-- mit the Crimea the right of selff-d:- termmauon he added. .SUIT AGAINST BUSINESS AGENT OF JOINERS’ UNION Nelson Fadden of Bristol Alleges He Was Prevented Getting Work. Hartford, Conn.,, May 14.—Suit was begun here today before Judge Lu- cien F. Burpee in the superior court, by Nelson Fadden, a non-union lath- er of Bristol, against John W. Greene, also of Bristol, business agent of a joiners' union, for $10,000 for allezed conspiracy on Greene's part to keep Fadden from employing his talents at his trade. Fadden alleges that Greene by his solicitations at Bristo! prrevented his getting work on 25 houses being constructed there and otherwise deprived him of securing a livelihood. The allegations are denied by Greene. CHARGED WITH KIDNAPPING THE MEDLING BABY Royal W. Thnmpsnn, Lawyer, and T. J. Conroy, Detective, Pleaded Nolo Contendre. Hartford, Conn., May 14.—Royal W, | Thompson, a lawyer, and Thomas J. Conroy, private detective, both of { Hartford, appeared before Judge Wil- liam S. Case in the superior court here today to answer a bench war- rant charging them with kidnapping. Each pleaded nolo contendre <cxl with Mrs. Agnes P. Medling, held on the same charge, will appear in court on. Monday next for final dlsposiiion of the case. The court action grew out of the visit of the three concerned to the home of Mrs. Thomas D. Medling in Windsor where it is alleged they for- cibly took Louise Medling, baby daughter of Mrs. Agnes Medling, from her grandmother, the Windsor Mrs. Medling. This was on Wednesday last and Mrs. Agnes Medling was ar- rested at her home in Pawtucket last Saturday, bench warrants being is- sued for the men at the same time. All were today released on their own recognizance to appear Monday. PHTLADELPHIA BANISHES TEACHING OF GERMAN In the High Schools—Vote Passed by Board of Education. Philadelphia, May 14—Elimination of the study of German from the pub- lic high schools of this city was voted today by the board of educa- tion. The question had been discussed for some time and great interest had been manifested. Petitions were pre- sented from city councils and a score of patriotic organizations asking that German be dropped. NO FREIGHT FOR HARTFORD LESS THAN CARLOAD LOTS Because of Congestion Caused Strike of Stevedores. Hartford, Conn., May ' 14.—Notice was received here today from the New . York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad that until further notice no freight for this city will be received in less than carload lots. This ruling comes as the result of the tieing up of water traffic Lhrough a strike of Stevedores. by Funeral of Middin Snmmers at Moscow Moscow, Wednesday, May 8.—(Br The Associated Press.)—The funeal of Maddin Summers, the late Amer: can consul-general here, was held this afternoen. It was attended by Davld R. Francis, the American ambassacor, representatives of the entente aliid governments and the consular corps. After the church service a long fu- neral cortege proceeded to the cgme tery in the environs of Moscow, the body was u.\tenet'