Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 20, 1918, Page 1

Although There ls A‘ Yet Drive Is Immediately Imminent ANY DAY MAY WITNESS THE NEW OFFENSIVE The Allied Amiens Are Confident That the Enemy Will Make No Gain Except at an Awful Price In Men—Large Num- bers of Americans Are Being Brought to the Front, Ready juk For Immediate Service—Big Guns Continue to Roar In nd "°“l“ Duels On Various Sectors and Here and There Small|c. Infantry Raids Are Being Made. D Although the Germans in Flanders and Picardy are keeping up inces- santly their preparations for a re- sumption ®f their spring drive, there is as yet no indication that an atitack Y.; Private Louis on . large scale is immediately im-|but with it 360 prisoners and twenty | Manus, Salem, Mass. i minent. For several wecks past the enemy has been engaged assidously in bring- ing up guns and supplies of all kinds end also new forces to reconstitute the units which the' Americans, British and French guns cut to pieces as he tried ®t various points to break the allied line, and the feeling now is that the work is fairly well done and that any fay may witness the commencement of another great offensive on the western front. As ready is the enemy for the bat- tle stand the allied armies, fit, so far as man and gun power are concerned, lnd confident that no advantage will over them except, as has beun usual by the payment of an aw- ful price in men. Large numbers of Americans are daily being brought to the front, ready for immediate service, | or are reinforcing the.units under in ! tensive training meedhtely belundX lhg' battle line. the big guns continue to roar in q“?u on various sec-; tors, and hi there small bands of infantry constantly are leaving their raids or small attacks with the object of capturing pieces of terrain which may be of strategic value when the big fight begins. The latest of these small affairs R GREAT OFFENSIE Nfif w i Ch POPULATION 29,919 /MONDAY, MAY 20, 1918 TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS No Indication That Great where a bit of ground was required has been successfu”) carried out by the British in the capture of the village of Ville-sur-Ancre, on the Amiens sec- tor. Not only was the position taken. machine guns fell into the hands of Field Marshal Haig's troops, whose own casualties were slight. Tn raiding operations northwest of Albert and near Hamel the British al- so were enabled to take additional prisoners and machine guns. That the Germans have the capture of Petrograd in prospect seems evi dent from their latest operations in the Gulf of Finland. Here they have taken the island of Bjorko, which lies only thirty miles northwest of the Russian capital. Despatches from Russta show that again there is considerable activity in Transcaucasia and in Persia. At Baku, on the western shore of the Caspian Sea, in Transcaucasia, the Mussul-. mans and Bilsheviki have fought a battle in which according to Moscow ne 5 2, persons were killed and mded, while in Persia the Turks have occ upied several towns south of Lake Urmia. The operations in Persia m purpose of the Ottoman forces to Harrass the British Ene of communi- cation along the Tigris river. Advices from Amsterdam say fourteen persons were killed ’\nd large number injured in the bomb raid carried out by Cologne last Saturday. LONG HIKE BY AMERICAN S TROGRS INFRANCE They Are to Be- Trained to the Hour For Hard Fighting. Headquarters of American Troops ‘With British Forces in France, Friday, May 17.—(By The Associated Preas) —The American troops are putting the finishing touches to their preparations for actiye fighting behind the British line in a Bbeautiiul rolling country which resembles western New York in full bloom. The Americans started this morning on manoeuvres In which they took their first hmg hike in heavy marching order under a brgil- ing sun. After six hours the Americans were still full of go when the correspond- ent encountered a long line of infan- try resting in the shade of a hedge. Some were footsore but the operations were going on to the satisfaction of cers. the_l# “They have covered a good deal of ground before, but it was cool” said the celonel in command. “This is their first real trial under heat and they |I? are standing it well.” The men are pictures of health and appear to be trained to the honr for hard fighting. All were in good hu- mor, even those with blistered feet. “Hail! Hail! The Gang’s All Here,” called one who, outdistanced by hig company, came limping alone down the dusty road under a heavy pack Besides manoeuvers and regular ex- ercigses the boys are being coached to the last minute in British schools in all the tactics of modern warfare. The commandant of one of these schools told The A Press the Amer- icans are keen and quick to learn. All over the region where Americans are biileted along with the British there are evidences of how well the Americans are getting on with the British. This feeling is dfsplayed ev- erywhere they come togeiher and it [» REVENUE QUESTION BEFORE e CUN éfiss§ THIS WEEK Chamberlain Reuolutlon May Come Before the Senate Today. Washington, May 19. — Congress probably will decide this week whether it ghall abandon plans for ad- journment July ‘1 in order to enact new revenue iegislation asked for by Secretary McAdoo. The revenue question comes to the fere tomorrow, when Secretary Mc- Adoo is to confer with congressional leaders. Before a decision is reached President Wilson’s views will' be sought. Leaders as well as the rank and file of congress remain vizorous- ly opposed to present action uniess it is demonstrated to be imperatively necessary. In other respects congress is re- garded in good position for closing down in July. The Chamberlain resolution, au- thorizing the senate military commit- tee’s war inquiries, is in’ position to be brought before the senate tomor- w, but probably will go over until Tuesday. Leaders of -both factions in the controversy over the resolution hope to submit committee proposed amendments which 1 remove Pres- ident Wilson’s objections and still al- low. the aircraft, ordnance and other army investigations planned by the military committee to proceed. fhe woman sufirage resolution in the senate is laid aside, but a vote before congress adjourns is regarded as certain. Although its advocates recently postponed a vote because they could not muster the required two-thirds majority, they now de- clare a vote before adjournment re- gardless of the outcome. Some of them believe the imminence of elec- tions will swing enough opposition senators into line to cause adoption of the resolution. T e SRS will aid in the success of the amalga- mation of the forces. HARRY KING SHOT AND KILLED IN NEW HAVEN ¥n Quarrel With Man He Found With His Divorced Wife. New Haven, Conn., May 19.—Harry King, 28 years old, was shot and killed here tonight, and Arthur Pride, 32, is under arrest, charged with the shoot- ing. According to the police the shooting occurred when Pride, visiting the house where his divorced wife lived with her mother, found King, a mutual acquaintance, there. The men quarreled, left the house together and the shoqting a few minutes later. Ki died on the way to the hos- pital. A brief staiement by him ac- cused Pride of his death, according to the police. Pride, arrested a short time afterwards, denied the accusa- tion. His former wife was ordered held tor the coroner as a material witness. ANTI-VICE CRUSADE IN NEW YORK CONTINUED. Turkish Baths, Hotels and Chop Suey ‘Restaurants Raided. New York, May 19.—Another step in the district attorney’s crusade to wipe sut vice and round up draft slackers ¥as taken early today when the police raided a dozen ‘Turkish baths, hotels ind chop suey rvunnnu on the East side. They summoned- 250 youths without registration cards to appear lomorrow to be questioned. In the bath houses more than 500 men were routed out of their beds and de to search their clothes for mili- % service credent In the hotels o ~“hun DEDICATION OF HONOR sROLL AT MIDDLEAOWN Gov. Holcomb Guest at Ceremonies on South Green. Middletown, Conn., May 19.—With Governor Holcomb as its chief guest, Middletown today dedicated the honor roll of the names of its five hundred men in service. The ceremonies which took place on the South Green were preceded by a parade in which the entire Sixth Regiment of the State Guard, members of the Grand Army, Boy Scouts Girl Scouts, Girls Patri- otic Le: e and the Red Cross ‘work- ers took™ part. ‘Governor Holcomb reviewed parade and made a brief speech, the TURKISH REGULARS AND KURDS ARE ADVANCING. They Have Occupied Two Towns South of Lake Urmia. Moscow, Saturday, May 11—(By The Associated Press).—Turkish regulars and Kurds, advancing in Persia, have occupied Soujbulak and Ushnu, south of Lake Urmia, according to news- paper despatches from Tiflis. A despatch from Tabriz says that the Turkish objective is Enzeli, which will become the central base from which the British will be menaced in Mesopotamia. 73 SINN FEIN PRISONERS TAKEN FROM IDELAND It is Understood They Are Transport- ing Them to Waies. London, May 19.—A vessel carrying 78 Sinn Fein prisoners left Kingstown, Ireland, last evening, says a Dublin despatch to the Central News Agen- cy. It is understood the ship Is pro- ceeding to Holyhead, Wales. A large crowd cheered as the ship departed but-the demonstrators were dispersed quietly. indicate that it is the| that ! allied aviators on; Belgian Relief Ship Struck Mine. Amterdlm, May 1&—~The ship Col f b !ey !ram New Yorlg to Rotterdam, struck a mine on Dogger Bank. sistance has been sent the vessel: Count Phbunkett Arrelted Dublin, Saturday, 18.—Count Plunkett member nf parhament for Roscommon, was arrested here tonight. No further arrests are expected im- mediately. All remains quist here. FIFTY-NINE NAMES IN LATEST CASUALTY LIST Ernest L. Butler of Willimantic Angong Those Wounded Severely. ‘Washington, May 19.—The casualty list today contained fifty-nine names, divided as follows: Killed in action, 4; died of wounds, 4; died of accidems 2; died of - dis- ease, 3; wounded severe)y 36; wonded Sth'J) 6; missing in action, 4. In- cluded in the list are: Killed in Action. Corporal Carl E. Miller, Heyworth, Cook Henry _Sierzyckl, Russi va.tes George Devine,” Philadelphia, ‘White. Woburn, Mass, Died of Wounds. Sergeant ‘William Bell, Jr., Atlanta, .; Corporals Harold Jackson, Bry- ant’s Pond, Me.; Earl Thomas, South Charleston, O.; Private Jake Levering, Maurice, Ia. Died of Disease. Privates Jesse Chaney, Greenville, S. York; C.; James J. Doonan, New Thomas L. Walker, Crewe Va. ‘Died - of Accident. Lxeutezvam Jefferson Davis, Buffalo, 'N. Wounded Slightly. Regimental Sergeant Major George | F. Gilbody, Dorchester, als Hyman Berman, Cr Britton, Traverse City Reed Gleece, 1503 Linden st: town, ®Pa.: Max Greenberg. I’Hhfl\ I- phlac Alberta, Loudermilk, Morgenton, : Wounded severely: Sergeants Clar- nched in Georgia FOR/CONNECTICN WITH MURDER OF. A FARMER LQOKING FOR OTHERS Two of Those Lynched Were Man| and - ‘Wife—Feeling Runs High ?"di Several Negroes Have Been Placed | In Jail For Safe Keeping. Valdosta, Ga., May 19. — Hayes| Turner, negro, f1d his wife, Mary | Turner, accused of connection with the murder of Hampton Smith, Brooks | y farmer, and the wounding of e at their home near Barney last Thursday night, have been hang- ed by a mob. Two other negroes, Will Head and Will Thompson, were lynch- ed Fridgy night. Turner was lynched last night at Okapilco river, in Brooks county, aft- er the mob had learned that the plot to attack the Smiths was made at his home. Mary Turner, who was sa«d to have had Smith's watch in her pos- ion when captured, was hanged at o lsom’s Bridge, on Little River to- Searching For Another Negro. Citizens still are searching for Sid- ney Johnson, who, according to Mrs.| Smith, fired the shot that killed her! husband. Feeling continues hight 1n egroes Were |56 Known Dead in Chemical Explosion 94 INJURED ARE IN HOSPITALS AT OAKDALE, PA. SEVENTY-ONE MISSING | Plant of the Aetna Chemical Company Destroyed and Country For Several Miles Around is Seared and Burned. Pittsburgh, Pa, May 19.—Fifty-six! men are known to be dead, 94 in- jured and in hospitals, and 31 em- ployes of the Aetra | pany are missing r | nine explosion ed this compan turing plant at Qak this city. This report is the result of the day’s investigation by state, fed- eral, county and city offcials, and of | the work of scores of men under di- rection of Coroner Samuel C. Jamison. Gruesome Recoveries. Throughout the night and all day today men were estinguishing small! fires in the debris and were bringing out remnants of human bodies, legs and arms, hands with finger rings on them, and in some inst incinerated torsos W G most cases there was nothing to indi- cate the identity of the v L gruesome recoveries were carried to esterda; ence J. Calahan, 6 Smith streot, Albert New Britain. Conn. 100' | South street, W porals Joseph P. Mathon, Dnnn an, chanics Ernest L. Butler. Comn.; Charles Har enue, Meriden, Conn.: marke, 81 Wallace Bridgeport, Frano's J. 10 Hin- | mat Meriden Privates Terryville, Conn.; J. (’nuce. Thompsonville, John J. Rur 28 Sherman a Meriden, street, New Lane, 95 aven, Conn.; Hartford. Conn. . Conn.: \Imqn" 7. j.agassey, South 1lm street, tol. Conn.; -William Iagassee, South Elm sireet, Bristol. Conn'; Carl H. Neison. Plainville, Conn | Corporals Frederick T.. Jackson. Dor- chester, Mass.: Edward §. Leblanc, Nashua, N. H.; Privates William _B. | Coffey, \'ashua H.; John B. La- | tour,” 'Nashua, N. H.; Thaddeus T. Meehan, Cambridge, = Mass.; Carroll | Storey, Newport, BIPLANE TO FOLLOW 4 THE FUNERAL TRAIN[ Bearing the Party to the Funeral of | Captain Antonio Resnati. New 3 York, May 19.—The Capront airplane in which Captain Antonio Resnati made his record ‘flights in erica will follow the famous Italian | aviator's funeral procession through this city Tuesday, dropping flowers | from the cloud The biplane, starting'from the Mine- ola fying field, where the airman met his death, will trail the train bearing | the funeral party to New York. Piloted by Captain Hugo Annunzio and Sergeant Gianfelice Gino, it w hover over the Pennsylvania tnrmmall until the cortege starts for St. Pat- rick’s cathedral, thence taking a course directly above that of the procession { to the church. CAILLAUX PROTESTS DELAY IN HIS TRIAL. Demands That He Be Brought Before | the Cryrtmartial at Once. Paris, May 19.—Ex<Premier il- laux. who is now in prison awaiting trial by courtmartial on a charge of | treason, has sent an open letter to his | attorney protesting against the delay in bringing his case to trial. He ar- gues that the prosecution has had more than sufficient time to conclude its | investigations and he demands that! he be brought before the courtmartial! at once or be released. The ex-premier | says: “The imbecility of the so-called re- lations of ‘a man while under death | sentence has been established. I have been a prisoner four months. 1 don’t complain. I merely state the facts.” This is the first time the officially published Bolo Pasha’s eleventh hour: revelation has been referred to in any way by M. Caillaux. The government has refrained from mentioning the | names of persons whom [Bolo Pasha | attempted to incriminate before he was executed. : FOURTEEN PERSONS KILLED IN AIR RAID ON COLOGNE Much Damage Was Done in the Cen- ter, Especially in the Market Place. London, May 19.—Fourteen persons were killed and more than forty oth- ers were injured when -entente allied airplanes raided Cologne on Saturday, according to a despatch from Am- sterdam to the Central News Agency. Six allied aviators participated in the attack. Much damage was done in the center of Cologne, especially in the market place. BOLSHEVIK FORCES ARE FIGHTING MUSSULMANS. Two Thousand Persons Havé Killed and 3,600 Wounded. Moscow, May 19—(By The Associated Press).—Mussulmans and Bolshevik Been ! 1 am H. g'lr;;'(‘nt South Manchest- 4 2 S (Written Specially A friend to all in want o Norwich, May: 18, 1918. ALMA MATER She stretches forth her hands to those in need, It matters not their color, race, or creed, An angel of sweet mercy everywhere. She stoops to lift the fallen, friend or foe, Her pitying arm assuages grief and woe; The widows and the orphans in distress Receive the comfort of her soft caress. The poor and starving souls she clothes and feeds, The sick she heals, the blind she kindly leads, The cold she warms, and those who outcast roam, She-freely gives-the blessings of a home. ~ She bears a banner symbolizing good, Before ‘it all men bow in brotherhood; | And when her RED CROSS standard is unfurled, Man sees the Greatest Mother in the World. for The Bulletin) f tender cars, Anou Brooks county and it is believed that Johnson also will be l\'n(_hed if cap- tured. Thompson and Head were caught on Friday night. Head confessed his part in the crime, saving that he stole Smith’'s gun and gave it to Johnson. What part, if any, Thompson -played in the murder is not known here. Quarreled Over an Account. Turner and his wife, former tenants of the Smith farm, recently quarreled with Smith over an account and this is believed to have led to the attack. The shot that killed Smith was fir- !ed through a window in his home. Mrs. Smith, wounded by another shot, rushed out into the yard, where she was beaten by the negroes, who fled after robbing (he place. Mrs. Shith was found several hours Jater by ne’'ehbors. News of the attack spread rapidly through the farming section of the county and early Friday morning the hunt for the negroes be- gan. Placed in Jail For Safe Keeping. The mob which lvnched the Turner woman took her from Sheriff Wade, of Brooks county, while he was taking her to the jail at Barney. Tt developed tonight that armed bands of whites are =eekin£ still an- other nregro known as_“Julius” who is said to have aided Johnson in es- caping last night from a swamp (o | which the mob had traced him. CARDINAL O’CONNELL’S APPEAL FOR RED CROSS. ! Calls for Contributions for Work That is Absolutely Indispensable. Boston, May 19.—An appeal in behalf of the American Red Cross and in support of its nation-wide drive for $100,000,000, which begins tomorrow, was issued today by Lardmal O'Con- nell. The cardinal’s statement follows: “Testimony of the highest order from France and Italy gives us all the full- est assurances of the marvelously ef- ficient work accomplished by the American Red Cross society. “Just so long as this war lasts that great work of mercy will be absolutely indispensable. Without its touching, tender and helpful assistance, our brave boys would be in a sad and sor- ry plight indeed. We cannot éven contemplate such a possibility. “The Red Cross is such an abso- lutely necessary concomitant of our army at the front that the same patriotism must stand behind both the army in the fight and the Red Cross in merciful service. “No true American can possibly fail in the solemn duty of this hour tow- ards our boys who fight so gallantly and the noble forces of mercy which stand ready to aid them by deeds as valorous as they are generous. “No one with a heart can hear the appeal ringing today throughout the country and refuse to respond to it generously and substantially % forces are engaged in a deadly conflict at Baku, on the Gaspian sea. Accord- ing to despatches to the Moscow news- papers, 2,000 persons have been killed and 3,000 wounded. Various parts of the town, including entire streets and the Persian bazaar, a.re,‘burnmg Air Raid on England. TLondon, May 19.—Hostile aircraft crossed the coasts of Kent and Essex shortly after 11 o'clock this evening and proceeded towards undnn. At midnight the raid was. mr still in pro- jto set close to the various piles of theynnhlx the temporary morgue in buckets, where every opportunity to view them was given anyone that might have lost friend or relative in the disaster. Debris Scattered. While earlier explosions wrecked the plant. the last one, about 6.30, blew the piles of debris clear of the ground and scattered them over more acreage than before and blackening every piece of metai or timber, as well as anything human, beyond recognition. All day a blue brown smok tinued te hang over the ruins, cor erably impeding the work of the| searchers. Its deadly fumes are feared by the residents of the commun | and only when a slight breeze would | lift the smoke would searche be able debris. ,duced h-om 200 grams a day to 160. | Police Inspector {mothers” to the buriai places of Am- i was torpedoed. lare to be cmployed on the western i culosis. | Paris charged with having ! was appointed one of the two joint lFort Oglethrope, Ga. Condensed Telegrams Broiler chickens sold at a dollar a pound 1n Boston. The German bread ration was re- President Enjoys | Dey i in e New York shipped to the Orient last week from‘SPENT MOST OF IT WITH HIS New York. | FRIENDS Pupils in a Bronx Public School took it upon themselves to banish Germaxfl text books. The House of Commons adjourned | until May 28th. No action was t.akenn on Home Rule. |CALLS IT A VACATION | Nttioabd Chaton ™ wod SWisiea oWas George F. Titus, former New York who retired in 1914,{ Sermon — Visited Naval died of pneumonia. Training Station—Given Great Greeting by The estate of Mrs. Potter Palmer, £ soclety leader, who died last week, is| O30T valued at $25,000 000, French women will become “god-i i New York, May 19.—President Wil- son took a vacation toda s he him- seif expressed it—and spent most of s third day here with his friends. The president first went to church, walkinz with Mrs. Wilson and Dr. '(11\ T. Grayson to a Fifth Avenue i Presbvterian church, where he heard Tre latest casualty list issued by the n war sermon preached by Dr. R. War Department contains the names | Biruce Tavlor, president of Quneens of 160 men. Fifteen were killed in ac- | | College. Toronto, a former chaplain in tion. U-e Canadian overseas forces. He ! went to luncheon at the country home of Cleveland H. Dodge on the Hud- son and in the afternoon took a long motor ride, visiting the Pelham Bay ]nr\'fl training station. Heard War Sermon, Dr. Taylor preached a sermon on . Guties of liang in the war, follow- iing closely an idea expressed in Pres- |ident Wilson's speech iast night deal- The War Trade Board issued newins with sacrifices the civilian popu- regulations putting wheat imports un- | !lation must make if the war is to be der the control of the Food Admini-{Y0n. The president paid close at- stration. tention to what he said. Dr. Taylor offered a special prayer for the: pres- ident and for the success of the Zllied arms and read to the congregation the president’s Red Cross proclama- sued recently. side of members of the Dodge family, there were no other guests at the luncheon except the president’s party. After luncheon the president, Colonel Edward M. House, who with Mrs. House accompanied the president to the Dodge home, chatted for a cou- ple of hours on a broad veranda over- looking the Hudson. Visited Naval Training Station. The visit to the naval training sta- tion was unheralded and was not a part of the day’s plans. After leav- ing the Dodge home, the party went for a ride and coming to the training erican soldiers in France. The French steamship Atlantique ! Ten passengers were ! ‘The ship reached port safely. lost. _The Bulgarian War Minister has de- nied a report that Bulrarian troops front. Professor Le Monaco is credited by | the Italian scientific press with the! discovery that sugar will cure tuber- For military reasons Camp Dix was closed to visitors until Monday even- | ing and all leaves of absence were held up. M. Succo, a banker. was arrested in received 100,000 francs in through Austria. dividends Food Administrator Hoover sold his; large automobile and discharged his | chauffeur. He will operate a small auto himself. The American labor delegation in its conference with British laborities maintainéd opposition te negotiations with Germany. .. station grounds, the president ex- The Indian appropriation bill, carry- | pressed a desire to look the place ing $11,000,000 was finally approved by | over. The car was stopped and the Congress, the House favoring the con- president personally questioned the ference report. Youthful guard on duty at a rear en- trance. Directed to the main entrance the president’s party drove up while the three or four thousand young sail- ors in training were off duty and re- ceiving their friends. Great Greeting by Sailors. The president was given a great greeting by sailors and visitors alike. He drove about the grounds for some time before the commandant of the station, Commander W, B. Franklin, discovered who his visitor was. When the president's car swung up to the administration building Commander Franklin was called and came out to greet the president. “Won’t you make the boys a speech?” the commander asked, as the sailors crowded about the president’s car. “I'm sorry,” the president replied, ‘“but I am just having a little vaca- tion today. I made my speech last night.” On his return from the training sta- tion, the president went for a short walk with Mrs. Wilson and later af- ter dinner at his hotel received Col- onel and Mrs. House for an evening visit. iam P. Harvey of Kansas City, ficld representatives of the National War Labor Board. A mutiny almost broke out in Hot Springs N. C., wheninterned Germans learned they were going to be sent to Secretary Baker announced that all of the successful ndidates in the fourth officers’ training camp will be. eligible for commissions. An agreement has been reached at Berne between German and Italian ommissioners regarding the exchange of sick and crippled prisoners. 1 Captain Silvio Resnati, of the Italian Royal Flying Corps, was killed by a fall, while making a test in an Am- | erican airplane at Mineola, L. I The “Volkersrecht,” a Swiss socialist organ declares the new Jerman-Aust- rian treaty is nothing less than an- nexation of Austria by Germany. Given Great Demonstration. The president was given great dem- onstrations teday, crowds everywhere recos] ng him. Residents of the city knew he was to remain here today. Throngs were around the hotel all day. The president will be back in Wash- ington tomorro According to reports reaching the American army in France, giant Ger- man airplanes are being built to bomb ports where Amencan troops land. A Czech deputahon warned Premier | von Seydler of Austria, that a revolu- tion would occur if a German constitu- tion was put in effect in Bohemia. PRESIDENT OPENED RED CROSS DRIVE IN NEW YORK Declares United States Will Set No The Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger says the | Austro-German alliance pact is ready | o be initialled. It is expected the treaty will be signed before August. Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood, of Many Pitiful Scenes. ! There were many pitiful scenes. One | in particular was fartz, one of the the morgue, found i Keys and a penknife longed to his s in bunch of 1 had be- d been em- | where the former be sides have been seared the blasts. Two Arrests 3 I partment of j arrest of two moer graphing the r charged by a wor ditious remarks. employed pany arr two men ¢ today as | they were about to iu way frnm‘ the plant on a motor The names ; and charge supon held are withheld investigation. men are pending | Among the Identified dead is John | K. Lawhon, 16 ycars old, of Brooks- ville, Fla.; Hen negro, of | Scottsburg, Va.: McManus, | | Fitchburg. M George Ross. Steu- i Todd, Alliance, O:; | Marshall Anderson. China Grove, C.; George Christopher, Reynolds, Gc., York, Pa.; J. R. Lane, Aschelman, the graduate nurse from St. John's hospital. who was caught in one of exnloslons‘ while doing rescue work reported today to be in a y recovery, despite the loss of one leg that was blown off. AMERICAN RED CROSS TO AID THE SWISS In Care of Wounded and Sick Con- tingents of Various Nationalities. Geneva, QWyt/or American Red C: paring to organe: a force in Switzerland te help th Cross which is overwhelmed with charity and relief work as the badly wounded and sick continzents of va- rious. nationalities and civilian refu- gees are being repatriated. It is ex- pected that the Americans will first consider the Italian situation, large relief stations on the Buchs and Got- hard railroad being established to at- tend to the Italian prisoners while exchanged. the first maval district, Boston rilea| -t on lts Effort to Win the War that veo-women must salute naval 19.—Ones with officers and that ofiicers must return D f Renoross the salute. arive for $100 000.000 war s | funa, s sunced Two million pounds of German-own-, the purpose of the United es to ed tobacco will be knocked down un-lem no limit on its effort to win the der the hammer to the highest bidder | Richmond today by Alien Property | e e todian Palmer. |say.” said he “that we must get five = | million men ready. Why limit it to { Porto Rican laborers are to be trans- | ? I have asked of con- ported to the United States within a | 5 ome_no limit, hecause co month to work on southern farms Igrrws intends, T am sure, as we all i | shipyards along the Atlantic coast and ! tend, that every ship that can other war industries. s. shail eo laden = | every vovame with every man and ev- Twenty persons were injured in a|ery su she can o coliision between a Washington, An- The United States, the vresident de- more suburban electric | clared, will not be diverted from its The | purpose of winning the war bv in- sincere approaches on the subject of peace. i men or suppli Having reached the age limit Brig.- Gen. Eben Swift was retired by ord- er of the President, who immediately replaced him on the active list as a Major General in the National army. FOOD SiTUATION IN RUSSIA GROW WORSE There is No Bread in Pczrcqrad and Other Products Aro Scarce. ING Felix Laskowsky, Quartermaster’s Fleet Naval Reserve, sacrificed his life, while trying to save two employes of navy yard; he was overcome with poi- sonous gases, navy officers announced. Moscow, Saturday, May 11. (B: ‘The Ausoctitell Frocs)= Ths Posdistis uation in Peirograd and other large cad of improving spring and river antly growinz The Irish Parliamentary party ad- opted a resolution against conscrip- tion and appealed to America to apply to Ireland the principle of self- deter- mination set forth by President Wil- son. worse. The bread ration in Petrograd which had bcen ono-eiciith of a jpound week- Iy, now is -totally exhausted. Cther products are scarce. In Moscow the food situation Is at better. The tread ration rter of a pound and other food h o pri Sugar Conditions in the country do not promise an improce- the food situation in the near The House Military Affairs Commit- tee found it impossible to complete the military appropriation bill calling fo $15 000,000 owing to the necessity of making additional allowances for army transportation, Wool clipped from the White House flock of sheep will be sold at auction for the benefit of the Red Cross war fund. " Governors of the 48 States will be the auctioneers. Bids will be ac- cepted by wire, Frank Davis, accused of wire tap- ping was locked up in New York and is being held for extradition to Brow- future. FIRE BURNS THREE MILES OF PINELAND AT ONECC And Several Buildings—Fire Jumped the Moosup River. May 19.—More than toree miles of pine woodland = were Oneco. Conn,, ard County, Fla. on the charge that|pyrned over and several ‘buildings he swindled a Philadelphia manufac- | petonsing & ] turer out of $25000 recently. Sl R s SR stroyed, by the forest fire which be. gan yesterday. Two dwellings werc saved with difficulty, The fire jump- ed the Moosup: river and burmea ¢ mile beyond it before the fire warden: bm‘ht it under control. A town with seven hotels and four churches is being depopulated by the closing of the Great Fingall mhn in ‘West" Australia.