Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 25, 1918, Page 1

POPULATION 29,919 L NORWICH, CONN. SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1918 14 PAGES—102 COLUMS. VING U. D0ED AND SUNK Germans Made Raid on British Lines TO THE SOUTH OF ARRAS, AT Trolleymen to Take Wagefl;ga Today HAVE ASKED 38 TO 45 CENTS AN Cbhden§ed Telegrams April consumption of wool was 70, 800.000. The Central Powers claim to hold 3757,000prisoners. The ®compact between China and Japan is favored by Britain. BUCQUOY HOUR alAVJ:s‘h‘%g:.nhq;l:kepvza: l'ecnfl'lcdt Although It Was a Moonlight Night, the Submaring| ~Cabled Paragraphs | o o™ oot ONERS HAVE BALLOTED ONCE| tre esse 7553 o smecsencs Was Not Sighted Before the Torpedo Struck 56 OF THE AMERICAN TROOPS ON BOARD MISSING It Is Feared That the Americans Were Killed in One Com- partment by the Explosion—There Were No Casualties Among the Crew — Most of the Men Aboard Were in U-Boat Enters Port in Spa Madrid, May 24.—It is officially an- ounced that the German eubmarine No. 65 entered the port of Santander at 6 o'clock this morning. - DEMOCRATIC CELEBRATION OF JULY FOURTH THIS YEAR President Wilson Calls Upon Natives to Join With Foreign Born. Washington, May 24—Natlve Amer- icans were called upon by Presideht Wilson_ tonight to_join with the for- eignlborn of the United States in a celebration on the Fourth of July of Remarkable Aerial Activity Continues, With Both Sides Engaged in Air Fighting and Bombing Operations. In the battle zones i France there have been numerous local engage- ments, particularly in the Somme sec- tor. The Germans,. under cover of a heavy artillery barrage, made a rad on the British'lines at Buccuoy. on the line to_the southwest of Arras, and captired prisoners. Connecticut Company Has Offered 34 to 40 Cents—A Compromise Is Now Thought to Be Possible. New Haven, Conn, May 24—The result of the statewide vote of the trolleymen employed on the Connec- ticut Company lines was made known tonight by Hugh Cartland, president of the union bere, to John K. Pnnder- ford, general superintendent of the system. Otherwise the result of the nually after the wa food bill, containing the Randall pro- hibition rider. The interest on Austrian debt to Germany will amount to $70 000 000 an- Seven aldermen of Paterson, N. J,, were arrested on an indictment charg- ing malfeasance in office. Lieut. Bonsal made a record trip from Philadelphia to Washington in 2 hours and 15 minutes, with mail, Louis W. Meeker, for 20 years presi- dent of the Eastern District Savings Bank of Brooklyn, died at his home. REDCROSSMERCY FUNDNOWS86,6 The Rockefeller Foundation Contributed $3,000,000 PRICE TWO CENTS Yesterday ATLANTIC DIVISION GOES “OVER THE TOPf"; Yesterday’s Collections of $22,000,000 Were Aided by le.a of Indignation Caused by the News' of Latest Ho.pieg & Bombing Exploits of the Germans in France—Officials Grow Increasingly Confident of an Immense Oversub- scription to the Fund. this y 3) i f In the ¥emmel region, and on both | ballot was not revealed. The men had “ ¥ . Lo | Srentar St of Remoerasy " 2" |sides of thie Lys river, in the Flan- |asked for 38 to 45 cents an hour and piiague dispatches state that August| tashington. May 24—Red Cross! Large Subcriptions For the Day Their Hammocks When the Explosion Occurred Amid- | *ommittces ~representing national |ders battlefield, there hus been heavy | the corporation had offered 34 to 40 ps, Duitch Minister to America, ships—Neither the Soldiers Nor the Sailors Showed Panic organizations of nearly every element of the foreign-born - citizens recently sent the president a petition announc- artillery firing, while en the Scarpe river, in the region of Arras and south ©of the Somme, between Moreuil and cents an hour and the ballot was up- on the acceptance of the company fig- ures. While not offi has asked that he be relieved of his post. subscriptions today took war fund $22,000,000 closer to its goal of $100 000,000, and the total tabulated the second New York cit: Large subscriptions for the day in aside from the Rocke- tig feller Foundation’s gift of $3,000,000, lly stated, it is included §500 000 from the General Electric Company, $100,000 from the at national headquarters tonight.was $86,689 000. Reports told how a wave of indigna- Montdidier, the big guns have been in action, according to the official statements. ing plans for 4 great demonstration on the Fourth of July of loyalty to the United States and the cause for -which Mrs. Emily Ricketts, sister of the late Chrales Stewart Parnell, famous Irish Jeader, died in the workhouse of understood that the vote was “no” by a considerable majority After a conference between Super- —Moldavia, a British Armed Mercantile Cruiser, Is the i ; vave of indigna- | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western : ion, sweeping across the mation Wwith| Railroad $1000,000 from the United b o The remarkable aerial activity along | intendent Punderford and fifteen men | Doublin. the news of latest hospital bombing ¢ v 5 - 2 3 it fighting. and asking the entire o oo il e D! States Rubber Company and $50,000 Third Transport Carrying American-Troops to Be Tor- | ighting. the western battle front continues, |representing the men, headed by e : exploits of the Germans in France, had & 3 8 “"%{“f_‘""p:gsfé’;:tw:gr‘flg:flm;n“e public| With Dboth sides participating in air|President Gartiand, this aterniin, it| William Mossos, in London, became P! from the Postal Telegraph Company playéd a great part in making the day the most successful of the campaign, and officials count even more confi- dently now upon an immense over- subscription to the fund. fighting and bombing operations. The Voreign Extraction:” % “I have read with great sympathy the petition, addressed to me by 3 this reply, addressed to “Our Citlzens the British riveting champion by driv- of ing 4900, rivets in seven hours and 50 minutes. i Attorney-General was announced that no agreement had e U A00 Frun Lh T GO Other large contributions were: Am- erican-British-French-Belgian Perma- nent Blind Relief War Fund for Red London, May 2 The British arm- |destroyers came alongside to take off i { Gretory.: arderell o the 3 ,o | Cross Tnstitute for the Blind. $100,- { : represcntative bodies regarding district atiornevs to indicr siackers| Greater New York, with §23302 28| 00: ‘William Rockefeller, 103,000; Mr. ¢4 merchant troop ship Moldavia, with | the. troops. proposed celebration of Independence who leve the country to escape mili- n}ed:edo.nocnme close to its quota of|{ang Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt, 3 American troops on board, has been| mhe Moldavia is the third transport |DaY: and I wish to convey to you, in tary service. BaNOU0,S08 $100,000; George Ehret $80 00| peliobl: Ml Rk, i cERENRE~ 1o, ah my heartfelt appreciation for its carrying American troops to be to pedoed and the fifteenth troopshin sunk by the Germans. Of the vessels carrying Americans, the Antilles was the first to meet with destruction by a_U-boat. She was sunk on ‘October 17 last when returning to this coun- try from Europe and seventy lives were lost. The. second was the Tus- ; Nicho: las F. F. Brady, $50000; Mr. and Mrs, William Church Osborn, $50,000. George W. Perkins, of the corpora- tion committee and in charge of the steel industry, announcgd that 143 companies had contributed more than $5.000 000. The largest gift was by the United States Steel Subscriptions by divisions announced tonight .included: Atlantic, including Greater New York $35111,907; New England $4,001,001 Pennsylvania $3,500,000; Potomac $2, 005.030. m ons of lovalty and good will in this war has been more gratifying than the manner in which our foreien-born, fellow eitizens, and the sons and daughters of the foreign- born, have risen to this greatest of all national emergencies. You have shown where you stand mot only by ial bulletin issued this evening The text of the admiralty The armed mercantile cruiser Mol- Javia was torpedoed and sunk véster- iy_morning. 4 “There were no casualties among : Friend of Major-General Leonard the admir- Wood in the army predicts that he will soon be in foreign service as a corps commander. The Campaign Is Nearly Over But we should not forget when our sons and , statement Fire believed to be incendiary origin destroyed the plant of the Northwest- | ATLANTIC DIVISION WENT he crew, but of the American troops n board 36 up to the present have wen unaccounted for. It is feared iey were killed In one compartment by the explosion.” The Moidavia was torpedoed with- out warning. It was _a moonlight night and although a =ood lookout was kept, the attacking submarine was not sighted before the torpedo struck. Most of the men aboard were in their hammocks when the explosion occurred amidships. The sailors and soldiers alike showed no panic. Calmly Awaited Orders, They fell into iine caimly and await- od orders. When it was seen that the Moidavia s settling down, all on hoard were-taken off by the escorting hips The men lost all of their belongings, were supplied with new clothing ! U the different naval ports where were taken it is believed the American Soldiers | ssing from the lloldavia -were ping on the bottom deck and were vertaken by the great inrush of w. er after the explosion, when _the: were trying to reach- the main deck. t is also presumed some of the lad- lers were destroyed. i The vessel was struck helow = the ! ridge. - She steamed ahead for some time after being struck and at first it was hoped that her watertight com- ments would enable her to reach ! rert ; Story of Seaman. { London, May ~24.—Survivors. agree | that the Meldavia was torpedoed and | mined. One seaman said: | “We were proceeding up the chan- | bound for an English port early Thursday morning. The weather was ne and there was bright moonlight. We felt an explosion amidships. The ship had been struck fust below the bridge but we could see no subma- rine. | There were some destroyers con- | oying us and they at once scattered | round in search of the submarine. | one torpedo was fired. “When it was realized that we hould have abandon the vessel, the cania, which was sent to the bottom off the north coast of Ireland on Ieb. 5, with a loss of life totalling 101, The only other serious attack made on American transports occurred last June, when vessels cdrrying some of the first’ expeditionary, units. under-a convoy commanded by Rear Admiral Cleaves, narrowly escaped disaster in the mid-Atlantic. That German sudnarines are cper- ating off the south coasi of Ireland is evidenced by the sinking of the steamer Inniscarra of Cork. with loss of_life. David Lioyd George, speaking at Edinbursh, has said the submarine still is nnconquered; but that it is no longer a_vital meniice to the entente allies. He said the ‘U-boats are be- ing destroyed faster than they can be built by Germany, while the allies are building ships faster than the sub- marines zre sinking them. PROBABLY TORPEDIED IN Staty ‘Department Uniable to Indicate What Units Waere, Ahsard; ‘Washington, May 24. — Sinking of the British armed merchant eruiser | Mdldavia, with a probable loss of 56 American soldiers, - was announced in cablegram tonight from the British adémidalty to the war’ epirtment. No details were given. but -the under- standing here is_that the ship was moving between England and . France. The war department authorized this statement: . » “Information ‘has beén received from London that the British armed mer- chant cruiser Moldavia has been sunk | and that 55 of the American soldiers aboard are missing. “The announcement was the British admiralty.” 1 At a late hour the dep:rtment had no further information to indicate what American units were on board the vessel. Many men are in training made %y bound for the front. MUTINY BREAKS OUT IN GERMAN DIVISION AT DVINSK ity Men Executed and 1,000 Im- prisoned, State Department Hears by Russian Wireless. Washington, May A German di- ision at Dvinsk. Russia, orcered from the east to the western front, refused 16 proceed, and fifty men were exe- cuted and one thousand imprisoned, said a Russian wireless dispatch to- | day to the state department. Other German troops in the demonstrations in favor of the divis- fon. From the same source reports were received that the Fifty-sixth German regiment, and others, enroute from “einity held | SOLDIERS OF CAMP DIX THREATEN NEGRO'S LIFE Victim Admits Drawing Razor, but Says He Was Tormented by Men in Uniform. Jamaica, L. I, May 24—The possi- ble Iynching of a negro by a group of soldiers from Camp Dix was prevent- ed last night by the intervention of police officers. Patrolman Stackhouse found the negro, Frederick Brooks, of 101 Catherine street, in a terrorized condition, being cuffed and- shoved about by the soldiers, who had pro- cured a piece of rope and were threat- ening to hang him. One of the soldiers, Samuel Glick- man, of Company A, Forty-ninth In- | {attempts to blow THE ENGLISH CHANNEL |ia n England, and it is possible that the | Moldavia was carrving a contingent ! |at Ostend vari your eager response to calls for’pa- triotic service, including the supreme service of offering life itself in bat- tle for justice, freedom and democra- cy. Before such devotion as: you have shown, all distinctions of :race vanish and we feel ourselves citizens in a republic of free spirits, “T therefore, take pleasure in call- ing vour petition, with my hearty comm>ndation, to the attention of all my fellow countrymen, and T ask that they unte with you in making the In- dependence Day this vear when all the principles to which we stand pledged, are on trial, thé most signifi- cant in our national history.” TRYING TO CUT A WAY OUT AT ZEEBRUGGE German Efforts to Overcome British Obstructions, London, May 24. Having failed in D the. two concrete- den ships ‘sunk in the“enfrance to the Bruges canal at Zeebrugge.. the. Gerfans are now emq{i‘)n cutgzl pvay the piers in an attes to. bhj mpt flank the obstruction, = Photogral taken three days ago by British naval alrmen show this, and they also show how completely the canal entrance has been blocked. So- the Germans bave adopted the expedient of removing the piers on the west side of the canal in order to make a large enough channel for torpedo craft and other vessels lirger than submarines to pass out to sea. The photographs, which have been viewed at the admiralty by the Asso- ciated Press, also show that German craft in the canal are headed west- ward, indicating, according to the ad- miralty, that they are evidently trying to pass out by way of Ostend, where the canal entrance is not blocked as completely as at Zeebrugge. It is doubtful, however, if there is enough water at the Ostend outlet for even the smaller boats to get to sea. Pho- tographs made there by Pritish air- men show that the depth of the water a depth of as low as four feet being recorded. MEN OF DRAFT AGE WERE ROUNDED UP IN HARTFORD Between 4C0 and £00 Taken in by Fed- eral Agents and Local Police. Hartford. Conn.,, May 24.—Between 400 and 500 men of draft age were rounded up in a raid here tonight ‘con- ducted by federal agents, local police and citizen volunteers on instructions from the office of the United States district attornay and under the direc- tion of Assistant United States D] trict Attorney Jobn F. Crosby of this city, and asked to produce their regis- tration cards. . Saloons, pool rooms, restaurants and dance halls were vis- ited. Every man unable to produce a card was taken to the state armory for further questioning. The doubtful bound to subscribe to fund. brothers are pouring into France to the relief of the Allied troops, when the casualty lists are beginning to grow larger, when the end of the war seems no nearer that we are duty We are buying bandages, medicines and comforts for our own boys—not for strangers. It is squarely up to us to revise our scheme of life and our schedule of giving. Don't Neglect To-Do Your Share the second Red Cross Germans have not repeated their at- tempts to bombard Paris from the a Americans Will feel a keen interest in further attacks on the French capital because of the fact that American aviators now are engaged in the de- fense of {ne city. The German troops facing _the Americans along the lines of the Toul sactor have been changed. For some time the Teutons there were units which had been withdrawn from Rus- sia. These now have been replaced by Bavarian reserve regiments. It is probable that the men who have been withdrawn have been hurried north to participate in the coming renewal of the great German offensive in Pi- cardy and Flanders. In spite of Berlin's promise that the German forces would mot penetrate further into Russia, a large Teuton ar- my is reported to be within 25 miles of Kursk, in the Dnieper-Don region. NEW HAVEN HAD BIG CELEBRATION ITALY DAY Thousands Marched in the Parade and Thousands Lined the Streets. New Haven. Conn, May 24—Italy Day was celebrated here today and tonight by speeches, a large parade and by the presentation of a stand of Italian colors to the Yale Reserve Of- ficers Training Corps. Thousands marched in the parade early thig eve- ning, more thousands lined the streets to view it and then went to the cen- tral green, where Italy's plucky fight- ing was lauded by several speakers. In the afternoon on the central green the Yale men drilled and then received from §. Z. Poli the flag of Italy. They now -have been presented with the colors of the United ‘States, ‘France, been reached but that a further effort to avert a strike would be made at another conference to be held tomor- row afternoon. A compromise is now thought to be possible, even probable, in spite of the fact that some of the younger trolleymen threaten to quit the railway if their full wage de- mands are not met. President Gartland . tonight stated that the result of the conference call- ed for tomorrow would be submitted for action to all the locals involved. REDUCTION IN PRICE OF BITUMINOUS COAL' New Prices Are to Become Effective at 7 a. m. Today. ‘Washington, May A reduction of ten cents a ton in government in fixed prices for bituminous coal was announced tonight by the fuel admin- istration, as a result of the agree- ment under which the railroads will pay the fixed price for coal and aban- don the practice of ziving preferential car service to mines furnishing rail- road fuel. The new prices hecome effective to- morrow morning at seven o'cloc They apply to short tons and mean an | average reduction of about five per cent. or a saving to the public of around $60,000,001 37 MEMBERS OF CREW OF INNISCARRA ARE MISSING. Steamer Was Torpedoed and Sunk While on Voyage from Fishguard to Cork. Queenstown, May steamer Inniscarra 24—The bound from ern Lumber Co. at Hoquiam, Wash, causing $150,000 loss. Hamilton Holt, of New York, who will represent the United States at the celebration of Italy Day in Italy, has arrived in Rome. A commission from Denmark is on its to Washington to negotiate for the rationing of Denmark and the release of Danish ships. Purchase of war supplies-in Russia is under consideration at Washington to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Germans. Food - Administrator Hoover an- nounced that arrangements are being made to ship 90,000 tons of supplies in the next ninety days. " The War Department reports the death of Lieut. Kurtz, a pilot on the west front. - Lieut. Kurtz fell accident- ally behind the American lines. It was anhnounced that Edward Shortt, Chief Secretary of Ireland. will submit at once the evidence of Irish plotting to the Cabinete. OVER THE TOP LAST NIGHT New York City Is the Only Sub-Divi- sion Which Has - Not Reached Its Allotment. ew York, May 24—The Atlantic on of the Red Cross went over the top tonight with contributions al- ready reported exceeding its quota_of $35,000,000. The division’s grand total up to to- night was $35,569,294, divided as fol- low. New York City, $23850111; New York State (outside city) $5964,841; ew Jersey, $3342,326; Connecticut, 2,411,515, 5 New York city is the only sub-divi- sion which has not reached its al- lotment and the thousands of workers here were confident that its quota’ of $25,000,000 not only would be reached but far exceeded when they figures are announced at the end of the cam- paign. wEi8 The total subscriptions for the day in the city were $7555575. 45 Chapters “Over the Top.” Forty-five chapters, it was announc- ed, have gone “over the top.” The The Shipping Board announced a!Oranges in New Jersey reported that reduction of 50 cents a ton in the charter rate for requisitioned Ameri- can ships operating on a bare boat basis. Business men of Atlantic City and prominent visitors are trying to have the resort included in the aerial mail service between New York and Wash- ington. Senator Commins introduced a reso- lution providing for the pooling of all allied shipping after the war for re- turn of troops and materials to home countries. The War Trade Board has fixed the price of high spelter at 12 cents a pound for a period of four months following expiration of the present price agreement. Gen. W. A. Bridges, chief of the British military mission in the United States declared that Germany’s final great drive on the west front will come about June 1 Two steamships with ninety passen- gers arrived at Petrograd from Stock- holm, opening water traffic between the two cities which has been-closed since the war began. A delegation of four will submit plans to President Wilson for the sending of 200,000 Russians under Ker- ensky back to Russia to fight Germany and re-establish the Kerensky regime. Stockholm papers announced that | Great Britain has informed ‘the Fin- nish Government that any measures directed against the Mourmansk Rail- they have voluntarily increased their allotment from $300,000 to $600,000, of ‘which $467,000 is. now pledged. ‘Waterbury, Conn. has exceeded its quota by $111,000, Bernardsville, N. J. by $45 000, Bridgeport, Conn., by $25, 000. Elizabeth N. J, by $20000 and Ramapo,, N. Y., by $20,000. $2,411,900 | New" Britain, Corporation of $2 000 000, but there Were many dona- tions figuring in the hundreds of thou- sands from such companies at Bethle- hem Steel Lackawanna Steel, Republic Iron and Steel, Guil States Steel and others. LATEST RED CROSS FIGURES FOR CONNECTICUT With Total of $2411,000, Thirteen Chapters Are Ahead of Their Quotas. New Haven, Conn., May 24—With round numbers pledged, Connccticut went over the top in the Red Cross drive today. One-third ol the 39 of the chapters in the state have passed their quotas and two of them, Watertown with $14,000 on an allot- ment of $7,000, and Wallingford, with $20,501 on a quota of $10,000, have more than doubled their assigned goals. The thirteen chapters ahead of their quotas are Hartford, $469,733; Water- bury, $461,593; New Haven, $357,29 $183,303; Bristol, $42,- Naugatuck, $42,103; Watertown;: ‘Wallingford, $20,501; Putnam,; Rockville, $21,918: Westport, Warmington, $25,000; Taft-| The twelve leading towns today aré: Waterbury, $461 Bridgeport, h, Stomford, $55,528: Anso 249; Manchester, $43.1 Bristol, $42,- 330 and Naugatuck $42,103. GERMANY HUSTLING TO MAKE DECISIVE BLOW Before American Armies Can Eol Brought Into the Field, Lloyd George Says. That Germany v nerve to strike a de- cisive blow befere the American armies can be brought into the field, was the statenient made by David Liloyd Georg>, the British prime minister, in an address on the occasion of his be- ing tendered the freedom of the city of Edinburgh. 5 The allied commanders, who knew best waat the prospects were, he add- ed. felt most confident ahout the re- suit. Mr. Lloyd George said taat while tho United States was rushing lts men into France those armies was not the equivalent of onc-fifth of the fighting strength |, which was gained by the Teutonic al- lies_through the collapse of Rus: The premier was most optimistic as regards the submarine campaign of Germany. He said while the menace of the underwater boat had not been entirely rem the allied nations now were building ships faster than they could be sunk and that the unre- the present strength of | i ALLEGED AUTO THIEVES ROUNDED UP IN HARTFORD One Was Caught After a Spectacular Dash For Liberty. Hartford, Conn, May 24.—Two al- lcged automobile thieives were round- ed up today by’ the Hartford police and three machines that the pair were charged with stealing were recovered. One of them, Joseph Lawrence of 81 Sheidon street, was arrested after a spectacular dash for lberty, durinz which he led his pursuers across the shallow Park river and was shot at by Detective Seregant Andrew J. Wil- ams. The bullet grazed the back oft his neck. He rolled down the bani but picked himself up and waded inte the river. Detective Sergeant John 1. Henry, who was aiso working on the case, @ half dozen policemen and of citizens joined in the chase. who- with Law- stealing cars, The men Terailor, rged with rence I v wag taken Irom a factory. will be in police eourt Saturday. PRICE OF_G_ASOLENE TO THE ALLIES FIXED in Russia, transmitted by the Moscow w | endorfer this morning, Brooks soid cuvernment to Berlin, as outlined in IS FURTHER DELAYED that the soldiers were tormenting and She Hopes to Resume Her Air Trip to TO COST ABOUT $11,000,000 Have Been Contracted For by said Mr. Lloyd George, in_discussing befone <2 s bt Dicting & Tsht om Bilsbiiranigwnich the united command of the entente gasolene to the Allies was fixed to- he started in the morning. He made been landed. They are the captai ithe chief officer, one steward and tw Great Britain and Italy, the major d5S Cork on torpedoed and | 7024 Would be a breach of neutrality. | stricted su]\)rnarine »:\"cllr{‘are miihl | By .”‘.'{m: &E«:c(::efl;:;u; AF:; © east to the western front, held |fantry, said that the negro, for no ap- | cases were held over and the men |Creat Britain and Italy, jor na- | guard to Cork, ras be B egarded as a vital danger by the| ministratio monstracions against the continua- |parent reason, pulled a razor and |locked’up for the might. e e e Cemtral B omers. e i son eanpeucd g | [Lisut. ‘Gedrges ' Fhachaire, & ‘French | entente nations. e .| Sixty Days. . ton of the war. slashed his left arm, whereupon the . e e minstig are s S aviator landed in Blftalo, X Y., short- | The prospects of using the entire| "~ — : Complaints against the action of the [other soldiers set upon him. FLIGHT OF MISS STINSON TWO PICRIC ACID PLANTS A ive survivors of the disaster have|ly before § o'clock last night, com-|foree of the allies were Very bright,| washington v 24—The price of- (German authorities in various places| Arraigned before Magistrate Koch- Five survivors s | | day by the oil division of tre fuel ad-,: he dispatch, say that armed German e Gl Vil City, B armies in France. He sounded a note | ministration follows: teasing him, saying that they didn't the| sailors. 1 s § Rl L of warning during his address as to| F. o. b. gulf ports 21 cents a gallon; juerchant vessels had been sent to|like “niggers” and that when their How Vark)Tedny, s Dangsnent e mastskanido Dutch note to the United | GCrMany’s peace proposals, saying their . b. Atlantic_seaboard 23% cents® omburd Black Sea towns, that Rus- |persecution became unbearable he : 2 T Bl B ted immelimiely, | andf A ney sButeh “Gotesifo. the 1 7ited| Prussian autceracy did not intend to|per gallon; U. S. navy specifications lan fshing boats had been sunk, and | drew the razor, and Glickman was ac. | Pinghamto ¥ May: 24— Arter] JWashingten,\ May. M.—The.war de-{founiiered -in four minutes. 2| Aliies not Germany are responsiily for| PFINE the war to an end 1 its|in both cases ‘hat a Russian steamer carrying pas- |cidentally cut in the scrimmage that | Working all with mechanies sent | partment announced tonight that con- | The Inniscarra was a vessel of 1412 Allies not Germany are responsible for | yuJife ‘i ag full as it can hol el ol prices were Sxalfats. ANME .engers had been torpedoed by a Ger- | followed. from Eimira, N. Y, Miss ~Katherine|tracts had been let by the ordnante| tons. She was built in 1903 and 'be-|the Dutch food shortage as Germany e Ty e ports 5% cents; British sdmiralty twan submarine in Walda Bay. One| He was held for further examination | Stinson, who smashed two American|department for the establishment of|longed to the city of Cork Steam |has provided safe passage for Dutch CORP. SIDNEY R. DREW IS i complaint said a hospital ship had|on a charge of disorderly conduct. records in her flight yesterday from Leen attacked by German submartnes n the Black Sea, and another protest- »d against confiscation of Russian property by Germany in Finland. DUTCH CAPTAIN KILLED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE Official at Inquiry Says German Bru- tality is Past Endurance. Amsterdam, May 24, via Ottawa.— Gi testimony before the shipping counch, which ia inquiriag. fato. she sinking of the Dutch steamer Cath- erina, tie mate of the vessel stated that when the gubmarine crew heard that one of their shots had killed the TWENTY ITALIAN SOCIETIES PARADED IN BRIDGEPORT Following the Parade a Mass Meet- ing Was Held. Bridgeport, Conn, May 24.—Twen- ty Italian societies and clubs took part in a parade here today in' com- ‘memoration of the third anniversary of Italy’s entry in the war. Three thousand people were in line and there were many floats. Following the pa- rade a mass meeting at which 4,500 people attended, was held. The prin- cipal speaker was & Colonel Alphonso Chicago had not entirely completed repairs to her machine, which: was damaged in makirg a landing near the city. Engine trouble developed on tests today due primarily to mud which worked its way into the mech- anism when the nose of the machine hit the muddy fleid. The broken right wing was repaired during the day and a new propeller ‘was attached. Miss Stinson hopes to be able to resume her flight to New York tomorrow. 3 VOLUNTARY ENLISTMENT FOR MEN 40 TO 55 Is Proposed in Bill Sent to Congress two, picric acid- plants, one to cost $7. 000,000 and be located at Brunswick, Ga., and the other to cost about $4, 000,000, to be located at Little Rock, Ark. OBITUARY. Miss Mary.E. Smith. New York, May 24—Miss Mary B. Smith, noted writer, author of twelve novels and one-time editor of Red- path’s Magazine, died 'yesterday at her home in Brooklyn after a long illness. She was born in Savannah, Ga., August 19, 1845, Before taking up literary work Miss Smith was a teacher in the public schools and some years was active in Packet company. DECISION POSTPONED ON WAR REVENUE LEGISLATION Secretary McAdoo Believes Immediate Action is Essential. ‘Washinfiton, M: 4. — President Wilson tonight postponed a final de- cision on whether congress shall be asked to start work immediately on new revenue legislation. After Secretury McAdoo had given his opinion that immediate action is essential and after virtually all lead- ers of congress had abandoned hope of a July adjournment, the president, at a conference with Senator Simmons ships. Ensign W. W. Lovell of Brooklyn, N. Y, of the navy: Fireman Bernard F. Stiefvater, of Everett, Washn., and Water Tender Charles R. Moore, of Somerset, Pa., were lost in the sink- ing of the American steamer William Rockefeller, recently torpedoed in the war zone. AMERICAN TROOPS WILL FIGHT ON ITALIAN FRONT Secretary Baker So Announced in Ad- dress in New York Last Night. New York, May 24. Secretary of A PRISONER ‘OF THE GERMANS Landed Inside the Enemy’s Lines Af- ter Being Shot Down. 14 80 it New York, May 24—Corporal Sid- ney R. Drew, known on the moving picture stage as a director and aetor under the name S. Rankin Drew, and now an aviator in France, was report- ed today to be a prisoner of the Ger- mans. His machine, it was said. Jand- ed inside the enemy’s iines after be- inz shot down. The corporal is about and a son of Sidney Drew. He went to France before the United States declared war and entered the French 27 years old specifications; 5% cents U. S. navy' specification; Atlantic Seaboard Tl cents U. S. navy specifications. At the same time the price for avia- tion naphtha was fixed as follows: Thirty cents per gallon gulf ports;. 32 cents per gallon Atlantic seaboard; British specifications 302 degrees final boiling point in both cases. K The price of standard white refined kerosene was fixed at 732 cents at gulf ports and 8% cents at Atlantic sea- board. Mexican reduced oil was fixed at 6 cents Atlantic seaboard. While'| these prices apply only to the Allies. it is expected they will stabilize the domestic market. The prices becoms effective May 20 for sixty days. ] ench | . §. CONVERTED YACHT & logolical ing tl i ~ | War ‘Baker announced in an address|ambulance service. ter he joined - ooy laughed. The Duten | Tancredi, of the Italian army. By Sen Bawen ot ot ta Dromoting. the. candidagy | Of orth Carolina, chairman of the sen- | yofc (onignt in celebration of Italy|the Lafavette sscadrille and when WAKIVA SUNK IN COLLISION.. inspector, presiding at the ‘Washington, May 24.—Another move |of Henry George, single taxer, for| e Lio dccisive word until he se.|Day tbat American infantry, Ameri-|America entered hostilities was trans- —_— inquiry, characterized this as inex- | EXPLOSION AT NEWPORT mayor of New York, in 1897, Miss Smith wrote under the pen name of Crristine Faber. Some of her best known novels ‘are “Reaping the Whirlwind” and “Carroll 0’Dono- ghue” In late years she was a fre- quent contributor to Roman Catholic ‘magazines. i Joel R. Hough. ‘Wallingford, Conn., May 24.—Joel R. toward full utilization of the country’s man power was made today when Secretary Baker sent to congress the draft of a bill proposing to raise the maximum age limit for voluntary en- listment in the army from 40 to 55 years. All men over 40 so enlisted Would be. assigned to non-combatant service, : In o letter to Speaker Clark asking e 1B M NAVAL TRAINING STATION small vessels. They + . ey - o Thots: inded. e msa| Caused Slight Tnj they shot dead without hesita- tion. This, added the Inspector, was beyond all endurance. can machine gun units and American artillery soon would be fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Italians | on their front. At tne close of the meeting a group of voung Italians presented to Sec- retary Baker an American flag which | he announced he would place person- | ally “in the hands of the flag bearer | cures more information. ferred to the Ameri aviation corps. | Probably Was in a Patrol Squadron— Two Men Were Lost. Whashington, 'May 24—The United States ship Wakiva a converted yacht. was sunk in Kuropean waters - in a collision on May 22 with a loss of . two men. W. B. Hoyt carpenter’s mate, Attle- IN AGREEMENT ON ALL FISHING QUESTIONS Members of the Joint American Can- adian Fisheries Commission, RECORD FOR MAY OF, STEEL SHIP CONSTRUCTION S | Total Output Up to. May 23 Was 29| Vessels of 174,661 Tons. ies to Six Ci Employes There. Newport, R. I, May 24—An explo- - | sion of black powder used in filling c Rica Declares War on the Cen- | SuPer-heated fuses in.an. isolated. room ian New York, May 24.—Members of the of the first military contingent of the; Washington, May 24, -— Steel ships| Lor and Josephy M. Varles, 4 a tthe naval torpedo- station today | that the bill be pushed. Sectetary Bak. »who~ Was a representati joint American . Canadian fisheries | United States which leaves to join the | completed thus far in May wWere (e men lost tral Powers. o | caused slight injurfes to the six ci-|er said -there );robghly are 7, g,zu.g&(ewleglsfitufs ofql,zsfihig a',‘:d la'{ commission, after holding extended|Italian army on the Italian front.” {output of any pretious month in theiAn onnouncement today by the navy San Juan Del Sur, Nicafagua, May| vilian employes there. | The property [ men between the as G Fis home as .the result of. 4 stroke of | hearings on the Atlantic and Pacific| = In referrinz to the intentions of | history of the shipping board. 'The | department says the Wakiva, former- #--The government of Costa ' Rica | damage was amall. Only one and one-| and many thousands of them aiready | paralysis. He was 76 vears old, a|coasts in both countries, have found|the United States government to send|iotal output, up to and incluaing Hay )y owned by H. S. Hardness, collided Bas declared war on the Central Pow- | half pounds 9f powder mas used . in |aticeted their desire to serve by-bor: |veteran of the Ci themselves in: substantial agreement |part of its fighting forces to Italy,| 23 the .room at.the. time. ices ' received s, According to Bere. the explcsign was,not. The cause ot bardins | war and a charter A mber of the gra here. idow with all- questions, ,with only details of “operation remaining to be. settled. | Mr. Baker said there was already in Italy representatives of America. 23, was 29 vessels, of 174,661 tons. Four steel stzamships, totalling 28,- 280 tons, were delivered yesterday. with a navy cargo carrier. She rated at 363 tons and probably was.