Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 30, 1918, Page 1

W s SR FORTIFIED TOWN OF SOISSONS 3] Rheims Is Threatened as the Allied Troops Have Been Withdrawn to the Northwest of the Town GERMAN REPORT CLAIMS 25,000 PRISONER L er———— Germans [The Continually Are Throwing Fresh Divisions Into the Battle, But the Allied Forces Are Giving Ground Q‘Il’ Unh T 5 P 2 &I’ld Heavy Clsflflti& while the democpats favored 'it. In Are Being Inflicted Upon the Army of the Crown Prince | spite of the republican opposition, Miss —Teutons Have Advanced Twelve Miles From Where They Started Their Drive Monday — Further North Von rlin, sterday, erlin. SUFFS HOLD DEMOCRATIC PARTY RESPONSIBLE For Fallure of the Anthony Amend- ment in the Senate. Conn., May 29—Responsi- ibility for the fact that the woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitution has not’ yet passed the senate was charged directly to the democratic party by Miss Alice Paul in a speech here today at the New Bngland conference of the National Woman’s party. Miss Paul, founder ang a leader of the Woman’s party, declared that in the country at large the republicans were supporting the amendment, making it a party meas- ure, and responsibility for its delay in democratic party. In New England, she said, the position was reversed, the republicans being in a majority against it, especially the senators from Massachusetts and Connecticut, said, the general policy of the party would be to hold the democrats “to their responsibility.” Other speakers today were Mrs. passing the senate must rest with the | tp, Florence Bayarq Hilles, daughter of |. irst Call lssued For Limited Service Men GENERAL CROWDER CALLS FOR UPWARDS OF 9,000 MEN 200,000 IN THAT CLASS Call Is For the Spruce Division, Which Includes Railroad, Transport and Construction Men, .Office Workers and Laborers. Washington, May 29.—Two hundred ousand men of draft age, who, be- cause of minor physical defects, have been held by examining surgeons over the country for limited military ser- vice, are to be employed in producing or handling equipment for the army. Provost Marshal-General Crowder an nounced tonight that the army staff corps will utilize the service of these registrants and thus release fighting men for the front line. May Volunteer Until June 6. 1917 at Birkenhead and was owned by TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS in Mediterranean TRANSPORT LEASOWE CASTLE TORPEDOED BY A SUBMARINE 101 PERSONS DROWNED Ship Was of 9737 Tons Gross— Among Those Who Lost Their Lives “ Were Thirteen Military Officers and 79 Soldiers of Other Rank. London, May 29.—The transport ship Leasowe Castle has been sunk by an enemy submarine, the British admi- ralty announced tonight. One hun- dred and one persons were drowned. The Leasowe Castle, which was of 9,737 tons gross, was sunk in the Med- iterranean on May 26. Among those who lost their lives wera thirteen military officers and 79 soldiers of other rank. The Leasowe Castle was built in ; Condens:ed Telegrams Landau, Germany, by ten allied air-: men. fo Remain at Work PENDING ACTION BY NEW BOARD ON RAILROAD WAGES . American Beet Sugar Co., re-eiemd Nineteen bombs wera dropped on Justice Giegerich granted a motion for the dissolution of the Guardian Trust Co. The War Department ruled that Browning machine guns can be used on airplanes. REQUEST BY TELEGRAPH It was announced in the Commons|. that there are 65,000 Germa prisoners of war in Great Britain. Result of Announcement That Me- chanics and Shopmen of the Rock Island Road Were Threatening a Strike Next Monday. The Baltimore & Ohio’s locomotive repair plant at Glenwood, Pa. will be doubled at a cost of $1,700,000. The mercury soared to 88 in the Government thermometer in New York, the hottest May 28 ince 1886. ‘Washington, May 29.—Upon receiv- ing word today that mechanics and shopmen of the Rock Island and other railroads were threatening a strike next Monday for higher wages than Director General McAdoo's recent or- der authorized, the railroad adminis- tration asked the men by telegraph to remaln at work and announced that the new board on railroad wages and working conditions would take up the machinists’ application next week and Sir Henry Joseph Wood announced be would not accept the offer of con- ductor of the Boston.Symphony Or- chestra. Gold to the amount of $1,000,000 was shipped from Montreal to New York, for the account of the Union Bank, of Canada, The National War Garden Commit- tee announced that enemy aliens, in- give a decision as soon as possible. the Union Castle Mail Steamship |terned, must work on gardens at can- The same word was sent to a num- E}f:eséggg ;thgrl::ldfhth:\:df s;creta;y . Genex;a,l c;owd:r today issued the |Company of London. tonments. ber of other complaining labor organ- : . eland’s cab- |first call under the new plan. Ord The text of the British admiralty Numerous Counter-Attacks Have Been Made Against |inet and ambassador to Great Britain, g = i > the Americans Holding Cantigny, But All Have Met With Failure and the Loss of Many Men Killed or Wounded and Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn of Hartford, former president of the Con- necticut Woman Suffrage association. Mrs. Hepburn, speaking at the lun- cheon which preceded the afternoon went forth to governors of states for upwards of 9,000 men for service in spruce production for airplanes. Thel statement reads: “The transport Leasowe Castle was torpedoed and sunk by an encmy sun- izations throughout the country. Offi- cials sald few men would leave thelr work pending further consideration of their claims by the wage board which is expected to meet here Monday. Most of the strongest protests have Thev army general staff ordered, on Pershing’s recommendations, that regi- mental bands be increased from 28 to 50 pieces. Two aviators flew from Paris to London and back, with a load of mail, in a hydroplane in three hours and ten minutes. session, declared that the Woman's| party was not concerned with arguing | the right or wrong of suffrage or anti- | suffrage or “with coaxing or persuad- infiulm:in," %‘;fi] dealt in plain direct political met! s and recognizéd party ’ em—— responsibility and not the individual! whims and fancles of senators and | In their violent attacks on the thir- | ered upon the Americans by military | representatives. ty-mile battle front running from |officers for the dash and daring they Soissons eastward to the region|showed when they left their trenches northwest of Rheims, the German ar- |and staried out in quest of their ob- mies are continuing to drive the |jectives. ¥rench and British forces before them | Americans Win Hand-to-Hand Com- on nearly every sector. o The fortified town of Soissons, the ¢ - extréme left flank of the allled battle | Still another defeat has been In- line, has been occupied by the enemy, | flicted on the enemy by the Ameri- although the French still are holding | cans—this time far to the east. in the tenaciously to its western - environs, | Toul sector. Here the Germans let come from local organizations which did not understand that further modi- fication of the wage scale might be made after investigation. BADGES AND MEDALS FOR MEN ENGAGED IN WAR WORK —In the Toul Sector, Also, American Arms Have Been Sermmmeaferl 2F 7TV . Copyright privileges on musical com- positions and instruments are extend- ed- citizens of France in a presidential proclamation. MEMORIAL DAY WHILE WE ARE FICHTING FOR FREEDOM Air—“Marching Through Georgia” (BY NINETTE M. LOWATER.) There are more than 300 boxing in- structors at the various camps and cantonments, it was announced by the War Department. Special Recognition Announced Last Night By Shipping Board. COAL MAGNATES PROMISE THE PRODUCTION OF COAL., Pledge Themselves to Subordinate All | Other Things. Washington, May 29,—A plan for awarding flags. service badges and dis- tinguished conduct medals to worl men in shipyards and allied industries —the first public recognition ever giv- en by the government to war workers, back of the fighting lines—was an- New orders of the Food Adminis tration to bakers say ten per cent. of corn meal must be used as a substi- tute, beginning June 1. | Philadelphia, May 29.—Members of | the National Coai association in thei Bring the starry Banner, Boys, and lift it up on high! 4 s e nounced tonight by ‘the shipping . iti closing session of its convention here 5 5 . osep cGurr, of Jersey City, a|board. 3 7 e g ey | enil and. delivered * an® - atfass, |to0ay pleaged themselves to subordi- [§ Let its-white and crimson meet éach breeze that passes by. || third class fireman T. 5N was res-| Charles M. Schwab, director general “According to the German i|which the Americans shot to pieces |hate all other things to the produc- official commmunication 25,000 prisoners, among them a French and British general, have been taken and numerous addi- tioridl towns and vantage points all along the front have been captured. Rheims _Seems Doomed. cued when the steamship Willidm of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, Rockfeller was sunk May 18. originated the system of rewards, to give shipbuilders visible evidence that they are helping as much in winning as_the men who carry guns. Rear Admiral Frank Fletcher has been named to head a board which Lift its stars to greet the stars that far above us lie While we are fighting for Freedom! tion of coal; to continue their support of the United States fuel administra- tor in his effort to increase output,| and to aid the president to crush despotism and to make the world a safe place to live in. The delegates, who rep: with machine guns. Later on another sector, under a heavy barrage fire fourteen Germans managed to invade an American trench. None of them returned. In hand-to-hand fighting nine of the Germans were killed out- right and one died later from his Joseph Cohen must die for the mur- der of Barnet Baff, the Count of Ap- peals decided. Baff was known in New York as the “Poultry King." Chorus—Hurrah! Hurrah! The Nations’ Jubilee! Hurrah! Hurrah! The Flag that makes us free! sent the i Food Ad VLT, will decide on the awards of flags and Seeming], Rheim: 1ik Soi: T c bituminous mine owners of the coun- . . 00t ministrators or their repre- | medals. Serving with him will be S48 Abomed to'fall Into the hanas | LoLio, The other four were mads| o iCCy TS T en et Baiti: So we sing the chorus sounding over land and isencatives from every state. in the |F. W. Wood, former vice president of of the enemy, as the French war of- i more, president; H. D. Taylor, Kansa: City, Mo., G. H. Barker. Columbus, O. and T. H. Watkins, New York, vice presidents; and J.-D. A. Mortow, | Washington, and J. J. Tierney. Phila- delphia, general secretary and treas- urer, respectively. 2 In Flanders and Picardy the Ger- mans _are heavily bombarding French and British positions on various sec- tors and raiding operations are being carried out by both sides. No hig bat- tle has been begun. fice reports that the troops covering the famous cathedral town, which al- most dally for several years has heen the target for shells of hate from the German guns, have been withdrawn behind the Aisne canal northwest of Union and Porto Rico met at Washing- ton and started a two-day conference. Fuel Administrator Garfield an- nounced the appointment of John P. ‘White, labor advisor to the adminis- sea, While we are fighting for Freedom! the Maryland Shipbuilding Company, one of the Bethlehem subsidiaries, and a representative of labor to be chosen. Service medals will be awarded by a war badge board. Flags, will be given each month to O’ there’s many an eye will shine with glad and grateful e DAY tration, as the representative of the|the three shipyards making . the best the town. ALLIED RESERVES ARE Thg newly elected president told the tears, labor policy board. ;ecnrds. all bt:c;?rlil cox;a:‘dedredl-, F‘h:t On the sector directly to the south- members that there was no regiment ; 1 i 7} onor will stinguishe the eust of Solssons the ‘iermans now are ARRIVING ON BATTLEFIELD |at the front that had & avearer duty |§ Vvhen they see the Flag that brings the promise of the Second Lieutenant Howell - Allyn | shipping board flag combined with the fighting _ relatively tweive miles from rdimae . | to. perform than the coal producers. years, {Gassert of the U. S. Marine Corps|color blue. Second and third honors where they started their drive Mon- | Movements Arc Being Carried Out in You represent,”. Mr. Wheelwright i3 day from Vauxalllon, while further east, near Loupeigne, and in the cen- ter in, the vicinity of Savigny, wedges have been driven into a depth of ap- | died in France of natural causes. His +home was at 1735 Tirty-fourth street, Bay Beach, N. Y. will carry the same flag comined with red and white, respectively. Any yard winning first place three months in said, “the necessity of and without your co-operation how can thi magnificent bridge that has been bullt Order' and With Assurance. “necessiti The years we sing, when none oppress with cruel wrongs and fears, Paris, May 28.—Masses of allied re- Presid wil PR succession will be given a permanent serve troops are arriving constantly |bPY the Uniteq States shipping board, ANhi 1 ! resident Wilson's insignia as a|flag. proximately fifteen miles. on the battleficld, telesraghs the Ha. | consisting of concrete, steel and wood- While we are fighting for Freedom! companion in the New York Society| Gold and silver medals will be Germans Using Fresh Divisions. vas correspondent on the French front. of Foreign Wars was presented to him by a delegation from the society ite House. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. is making ballons for the govern- iment at the rate of three a day. They icost $50,000 each and have a speed {of 42 miles an hour, decides today more coal?” Perfect harmony exists between the French and British troops who co-op- erate mutually in defending the ground foot by foot and heroically delaying the enemy advance. Allied movements, ent adds, are bei out in order and with assurance. ong the ele- ments of confidence is the demeanor of the troops comine fight. They arc dec The Germans continually are throwing fresh divisions into the bat- tle, but the British and French troops are keeping up their tactics of giving ground only when it is impossible longer to hold positions under the tre- mendous pressure of the enemy. Heavy casualties are being suffered by the army of. the German crown prince, while the losses of men to the allied forces are described as rela- agvarded for unusual and distinguished service in connection with the pro duction of ships. produce | Bring the starry Banner, boys, ’twill float in lands afar, A wall of hearts, a wall of hands, will safely keep each star And brighten still their light shall shine, and none their way shall bar, While we are fighting for Freedom! REV. THECDORE BUESSEL HELD IN $15,0c0 BAIL.!| ; Pastor of German Lutheran Church in ! Bristol Indicted Under Espionage Act. | up to enter the| red to be hope- COLLAPSE OF A CONCRETE MILL DAM AT HILL, N. H, . the correspond- Drowned a Woman and Swept Away Two Factories and a Bridge. A joint resolution thanking Red Hartford, Conn., May 2 Soon we'll follow where it-leads to lands across the sea, | i Cross workers for having made the| Hilh N. H«a‘\lfly‘iflu Ahlas:d “’tfl?fl_: tively light. ful and in high spirit odore Buessel. pastor P £ e £ $100,000,000" campaign“a_success, was|Was drowned.ant ‘the plants b, two R iacmeisi vepirts, mave i Lutheran chusch in Bristor, wan it |f *Twill proudly float on many a field that’s fought to make | presented in the Iouse by Representa. | manufacturing companies, two dwell mentioned the rushing up of rein-|BRITISH PEOCPLE SEE dicted by the federal grand jury for tive Danton of Indiana. forcements from the south, there has as vet been no official statement that General Foch is sending in his re- serves. Americans Repel Counter-Attacks. Of almost as great interest as the Aisne battle is the situation around the little town of Cantigny, where the men free, . And many a heart with joy will bless th them free, While we are fighting for Freedom! ing houses. an electric light and power house, a railroad bridge and a quarter of a mile of railroad track was swepf away when a new concrete mill dam here collapsed tonight. Mrs. Mary Kenny, 92 years of age was alone in her home when the warning came that the dam wat breaking. She had started to make | violation of the es = | ing made, it is charged, derogatroy re- | France Quietly and Confidently. |ceedings, in default of which he was | — 3 taken to jail. London, May 29.—The British peo- The minister was ple have received the serious events h city last night from Pri in France with their churacter: eral officer and locked pionage act in hay NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Twenty-four British officers, who :have been touring the country for the Red Cross, will now make a swing| around the circuit” for the National | ar Savings committee. e Flag that makes Chairman Carter of the House Com- ¢ to {mittee on Indian Affairs introduced a iher way from the house and two mer Americans made a notable gain +in |quiet and confidence. Their morale |arraignment hefore United te: {resolution for investigation by his|had gone to assist her when the rush- their first “solo” attack against the{abpears not to have been afiected and | Commissioner Carroll. When the o e il be-atiowed R Galintesr “"Untii| marine May 260 in the M | committee of the “management and|ing waters carried her and the wreck- Germans Tuesday. Numerous coun- [there is not the slightest semblance|was called today a contin 5 fne .- ATter tIEIENENG o report | “Thirteen military offic conduct” of the Bureau of Indian Af-|age of her home down the gorge. The ter-attacks heve been launched (of excitement in London. asked for by the accused el j < against the Americans holding Cantig- ny and the outlying positions, but all There was no reason for alarm. es- pecially as the ever-growing Ameri- o made to the provost marshal fairs. and if there are not, sufficient nine of other ranks two men were caught in the torrent, anof {but managed to make their way to granted until afternoon to permi to retain counsel. twWo W = i % & d. x T o ehn e nte will b e o ¢ . _{ Medical aids to governors were di- |safe groun B of them have met with the same ree|can army had not yet made itself | however, the matter w - £ “‘\.‘Zf,";s“f‘? génfiueedm%yein- o rected by Provost-Marshal General; The dam was built a year ago "}‘:r sult—failure . and the loss of -many |felt. - |erand jury anq that trim gt b were drowned. Crowder to atteml the conferences of | Frank R. Wdedward, owner of the men killed or wounded. Evidently the | The afternoon mnewspapers,- while |jts verdict late today. sS4 = o ¥ Buess ed not guilty to the charge. the { Some 24 trades or classes, al- S S |inz railroad, action, | TWC PERSONS KILLED BY i tion men, of the LIGHTNING IN PITTSBURGH | =)ot i Three Others Injured—During Heavy Thunder Shower Yesterday. Americans are prepared to dispute to the last degree their occupancy of the high ground they have won overlook- juz the plateau to the east of Can- tigny, Unstinted praise has been show- not seeking to. minimize the serions- ness of the German blow on. Aisne, assure the public tnat tf lies reserves are cominz into They feature the success Americans near Montdidier. hoard members and representatives of | General Crowder’s office, in Chicago | in June. plant of the New England Novelty company. It was about 45 feet high and 100 feet wide, and held back a pond a mile long. Thé electric light and power plant, owned by Mr. Woodward, stood close by the dam and was the first building wrecked by the released flood. The town was immediately thrown in dark- ness. The waters next overwhelmed the entire plant of the Novelty com- pany and a portion of the plant of the George H. Adam Needle company. Several barns and a two-story dwell- ing house went next. Sweeping on, the torrent tore from its foundations 24 Trades or Classes. SOME RIDGEFIELD FAMILIES HAD SEVEN BARRELS OF FLOUR Fact Disclosed in Raid by Food Administration. includ- transport and construc- office workers and labor- sired for the spruce divis- en this division has been fill- en will he called to fill other staft of the army until the 200,000 been exhausted. No indica- Officials of the B. R. T. are in con- ference with the War Finance Cor- poration at Washington. They are asking for financial assistance because their cars run to government plants and shipyards and they need addition- al equipment. d Federal e Vh INCREASED ALLOTMENT OF COAL FOR NEW ENGLAND SUSPENSION OF SECOND CLASS POSTAGE RATES New Haven, Conn., Ma outcome of a raid made Ridgefield on Monday by the federal food ad- ministration Howard W. Hovey, head of the Hovey Flour and Grain Com- pany, and -Genare France & Son, hoth of this city. wers to appear hefore Federal Food Administration Scoville; As the Pittsburgh, Pa., May 29.—Two per- sons were Killed and three others in- | jured late today during a heavy thun- | With returns coming in very slowly, it seemed certain last night that Sena- tor Thomas Sterling had won the re- publican nomination for United States Urged By Representative of Publish- Was Announced Last Night by the ing Associations. X der shower which passed over this Fuel Administration. jcity and vicinity. Harry Luther, of Pittsburgh, was killed . when struck PRESIDENT WILSON AN APPEAL TO AMERICANS ISSUES i ‘ashington, May 29.—Suspension of the new zone system of increased sec- ond cldss postage rates until a year after the war was urged at a confer- ence today of representatives of pub- lishing associations and labor leaders with the New York state delegation in congress. John Adams Thayer, for the Periodi- cal Publishers’ Association, said the zone plan unless replaced or suspended would defeat its own purpose of col- Jecting additional revenue by putting thousands of magazines, periodicals and farm papers out of business and increasing the subscription prices of those that survive. He said it would enlarge advertising costs, deprive many advertising agents, authors, artists and printers of their livelihood; tend to denationalize the country and stifle the great propaganda machine which has supported the government in the war, He presented a memorial to congress signed by the editors of the principal American periodicals, against the zone plan. 2 GRACE LUSK GUILTY OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER. 8hc” Attempted to Choke the Prosecutor When Verdict Was Delivered. . Waukesha, W May 29—Grace Lisk tonight was found guilty of gecond degree murder by the jury Wh.ch tried her for killing Mrs. Mary Newman Roberts. Wlen the verdict was' delivered Miss Luwk made an attempt to choke Spe- <fal Prosecutor but was over- powered by court attendants and led, eaming, from the court room. verdict carries with it a sen- of from 14 te 25 years in the fptiary. ‘Washington, May 29.—Under the al- lotment of anthracite coal for the year ending next April, announced tonight by the fuel administration, the supply to the New England and Atlantic states increased. with 9,833,379 tons for the compared with years ago. 788,233 upon anthracite. i The allotments for New TEngland dnd the Atlantic states represent the maximum amount they will receive. Should further curtailments elsewhere become possible, it was said, or should production be increased, such gained coal would be distributed to the cen- tral and northwestern states. ‘The total production of anthracite is Part of this is used at the mines and by rail- Army and navy needs alse are provided for. estimated at 89,000,000 tons. roads| and Industrial plants. PLEA TO PERMIT GENERAL McKenzie. Kenzie, of Nlinois, republican. of the war,” said he that grizzicd White House Guo- bezging chance to go and fight. for The supply to New England this year will be 10,331,000 tons, compared normal year of 1916-1917, and that for the At- lantic states will be 31,417,154 tons, tons two These increases. the ad- ministration explained, are made with regard to the larger population which the war has concentrated in these sec- tions and because of their dependence WO0OD TO GO TO FRANCE Made in the House by Representative Washington, May 29.—A plea that Major General Leonard Wood be per- mitted to go to France was made in house today by Representative Mec- “One of the most inspiring instances “is the sight of rrior standing at the a by lightning, while decorating grave: in St. Mary’s cemetery. Three persons working on graves near Lusk, were injured. ! Michael Kaufman, a nine year old! boy. was struck by lightning and killed near his home in Braddock, a suburb. | He was driving a herd of cattle when the accident occurred. FORTY PERSONS INJURED IN | WRECK ON THE S. P. ROAD ' When Train No. 101 Was Derailed | Near Lafayette, La, H e | Lafayette, La., May 29.—Forty pas- sengers and trainmen were injured, one of the latter perhaps fatally, when Southern Pacific westbound passenger ; train No. 101, known as the de lux special, was derailed near here late today. A defective switch is believed to have caused the wreck. | i | | SENATOR LODGE DEFENDS | AIRCRAFT _INVE'STIGATION[ In Addressing the Brown Commence- | ment Gathering Yesterday. Providence, R. I, May 29. ‘ondi tions revealed by the aircraft investi- gation would not have been so de- plorable had it not been for the pub- lishing of information alleged to have been a statement of what had been really accomplished, when the infor- ation was only what was hopeg to be done,” said United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, in addressing the Brown commence- ment gathering at Sayles hall today. Senator Lodge declared the work of the various inquiries was not to block progress, but solely to speed up the carrying on of the war. . To Economize and Invest Systematic- ally. in Government Securities. Washington, May 29.—To save ma- terizls and labor for mecessary war purposes, President Wilson today ap- pealed to Americans “to buy only those things which are essential to the in- vidual heaith and efficiency” and to volunteer on or before June 28, Na- tional Thrift day, to invest systemat- ically in war savings and .thrift stamps r other government securme:.’ The closing paragraph follows: 1 earnestly appeal to every man, i woman and child to pledge themselves ton or before the 28th of June to save constantly and to buy as regularly as ble the securities of the govern- {ment and to do this as far as possible through membership in war savings ties. The 28th of June ends this special period of enlistment. in the great volunteer army of preduction and saving here at home. May there be none unenlisted on that day.” CERMAN PLOT TO DESTROY THE TAMPICO OIL WELLS Department Hears the Attempt Was to Be Made Today. State Washington, May 29.—New reports of a German plot to destroy the Tam- 1:ico oil walls, from which the Amer- can and British navies draw a large part of their oil supplies, reached the state department today. They said 2n attempt to destroy the wells was to_be made tomorrow. Many reports of a similar nature have reached Washington. Officials here are depending on the Mexican authorities to protect the wells as a large part of the Mexican govern- ment’s revenues are derived from oil taxes. ’ today to explain about shipments of flour which did not have accompany- ing substitutes pound for pound. In Ridgefleld were found six or seven| barrels of flour in each of some ten | houses. The flour was carted from New Haven by Angelo Torsi to Tony Mel, a merchant. Both the latter are detained pending action of- Mr. Sco- ville in the cases of the two licensed wholesalers. The matter of individ- | ual hoarding of flour will be taken up later. DUTCH LINER MAY HAVE TO LEAVE AMERICANS BEHIND. Protracted Negotiations Over Question —Nieuw Amsterdam About to Sail. Rotterdam, May 29.—The Dutch steamship Nieuw Amsterdam will soon sail for the Uniteq States with a con- tingent of Dutch passengers for the Dutch East Indles. Passage has been booked by a score of American citi- zens, whose sailing has been a subject of protracted negotiations with Ger- many. Late last night it was still uncertain ~whether the Americans would be permitted to embark. TWO APANIARDS ORDERED TO RETURN TO SPAIN Because They Declared They Wouldn't Fight For the United States. Torrington, Conn., May 29. — Two Spaniards. Toni Alvarez, 28, and Ge- berino Caino, 28, who failed to reg- ister for the draft and who are quot- ed as haying declared that they cquldn't fight for the' United States under sany : consideration, have been ordered to return to their native country. They have been given until June. 10 to . get out' pf this countrv. | Follows the three-story temement house in which Mrs. Kenny lived. Further downstream the tracks of the Bristol branch of the Boston and Maine rail- road and a singe span railroad bridge were carried away. 17 INSANE PATIENTS DEAD AS RESULT OF A FIRE Senator in South Dakota statewide primary held yesterday. SCOVILLE SENDS WARNING TO MANUFACTURERS USING SUGAR Who Have not Yet Filed Statements of Their Requirements. Hartford, Conn.,, May. 29.—Robert Scoville, federal food administrator for Connecticut, who is now in Washing- ton, tonight sent a telegram to his of- fice here to the effect that manufactur- ers using sugar in their factories who have not yet filed statements of their requirements and applied for sugar certificates should do so at once. Otherwise, it is pointed out, they may find themselves after July 1 in deferred classification. The telerram ~len —oints out that ‘etailers must not sell sugar in five and ten pound 10is to manufacturers for use in their factories and must satisfy themselves that no such sales are being made from their establish- ments. Eleven Others Missing and Four Burn- ed Severely at State Hospital at Co- lumbia, 8. C. Columbia, S. C., May 29.—Fire today destroyed a_ward at the State Hospi- tal for the Insane, resulting in the burning to death of at least sixteen pa- tients. Eleven others are missing and five were badly burned, one of whom died. The ward devoted to idiots and the mentally defective contained 45 pa- tients, of whom 84 are accounted for. Some of the patients ran back into the burning building after having been taken out. The fire is believed to have been caused by defective electric wir- ~ . ing. OHIO GUARDSMEN INTERNED FOR ACCOSTING WOMEN, Officers and Men at Fort Lee Ordered Confined Indefinitely. Peterburs, Va., May 29.—Officers and men cf the Thirty-seventh (Ohio National guard).division sre confined to Camp Lee indefinitely under gn or- der mno;lm. today by Major Gen;'rl:l eswo! camp commander. e order followed the posting. of an offi- .cial bulletin at MWN calling top speed late in the second day in |attention ‘to the fact men of the order to clear the way .for the demo- |division when on leave bad accosted crats who followed on with their con- | women on the street and had 2alled te ventian 4 others in passing antamobilea DEMOCRATIC STATE WNVENE!ON JUNE 26-27 Republican Convention at Foot Guard Hall in Hartford. New Havén, Conn, May 29.—The democratic state convention will be held at Foot Guard hall in Hartford June 26 and 27, this convention fol- lowing that of the republicans. This recalls a republican convention some years ago in which scenes were very exciting in the same armory where business had to be rushed through at