Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 12, 1918, Page 1

IN VIOLENT ATT ADMINISTER A Over a Front of About Seven and One-Half Miles Be- tween Rubescourt and St. Maur INFLICTED HEAVY CASUALTIES ON THE ENEMY Recapture Village of Belloy, Genlis Wood and the Heights Resting Between Courlles and Montemer—In the Chat- cau Thierry Sector the Amefican Marines Have Com- pleted the Capturer of the Belleau Wood With 300 Pfim—-lnlbelmmedhleCenteroftheune,Wha.e theTeubdeExtenfhdlbcApexof’MDfive to Antheuil, the Enemy Was Driven Back, But He Succeed- ed in Making a Gain to the Southwest of Noyon—In the Amiens Sector the Australian Troops Have Succeeded in Advancing Their Line Half a Mile Over a Length of a Mile and a Half. —— The French troops fighting eouth- east of Montdidier have turned upod the Germans in a violent attack and administered a severe defeat to the enemy over a front of about seven and a half miles between Rubescourt and St. Maur. It was over this front that the French since Sunday's offen- sive bezan had held back the Ger- “ mans from keeping pace with the ad- vance they were making from the cénter of the line south of Ressons- Sur-Matz toward the Oise river and where the onslaughts of the invaders wefe met with a defense in man and glin power that brought to the Ger- mans enormous casualties. The village of Beiloy, Genlis wood ahd the heights rising between Cour- ciles and Mortemer were recaptured the French and in addition to the ifflicted of heavy casualties on the enemy Gen. Foch's men took more than a thousand prisoners and also captured guns. In the immediate center of the line latween Montdidier and Noyon, where the Germans had been able to extend the apex of their drive to Antheuil, the ememy also was attacked and driven back, but southwest of Noye) he succeeded in, feathins Machemont and Bethancourt, the last named place ving on the west bank of the Oise -iver. Hard fighting still is in prog- -ess in this region, with the French ilsputing the attempts of the Ger- mans to press onward. The American marines fighting in the Chateau Thierry sector have com- pieted the capture of the Belleau wood from the Germans and with its otcu- pation took 300 prisoners. g The latest German official commu- nication asserted the Germans had repulsed several attacks in this im- mediate vicinity. Comparative quiet still prevails on the,front between Soissons and Rheims although the ‘Germans announce that northwest of Chateau Thierry, where the. American marines, fighting side by side ‘with the French, have several times decisively defeated the enemy. The Germans _have ° repulsed with heavy losses attacks delivered against their front. i On: one of the most ambitious po- sitions for many days, Field Marshal Haig's troops in the Amiens sector have struck the Germans a nasty biow. It was the Australians who carried "out the manoeuver, and they succeeded in advancing their line haif a mile over a mile and a half length and took nearly 300 prisoners, includ- ing five officers. In addition twenty- one machine guns and a trench mor- tar were captured. On the Ttalian front there has been no infantry fighting of importance but numerous .small affairs hetween patrol parties continue of daily, occurrence. Likewise thé artilleries of both sides are keeping up mutual bombardments. M‘%flmr “peace B“Rielnswe" by &%r- many and Austria-Hungary apparent- 1y is in the air, It is asserted that in Berlin the government and the - high army command are discussing a_ dec- laration of war aime, while from Vien- na comes thie news that the Austro- Hungarian foreign minister in an in- terview has reiterated that he still adheres to the policy of peace by un- derstanding and that the dual mon- archy seeks no annexations, COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES AT MILITARY ACADEMY. Secretary Baker is to Review the West Point Cadets Today. West Point, N. Y., June 11.—Secre- tary of War Baker was unable to be present at the review arranged in his honor here this afternoon as part of thé commencement week exercises at the Uniteq States Military academy, but it was announced tonight that he would address the graduating class to- morrow morning and review the ca- dets. In the absence of the secretary of wat, the cadets were reviewed by Ma- jor General Peyton C. March of the class of '88, chief of staff. Following the review, there was a reception at the quarters of the superintendent of the academy. The annual graduation “hop” was held tonight in the gymna- stum. Many former students at the acade- my, here for the commencement cere- monies, attended the meeting of the alumni association this afternoon. One hundred and thirty-seven cadets com- pMse the class of 1919, which is being graduated ahead of time. PUTNAM WINNING FAME AS A MILITARY AVIATOR He Has a Total of Six Victories to His Credit—Stanley and Veilhu Suc- cessful. ‘Washington, June 11.—Details of exploits of American aviators in re- cent operations on the French front aré given in an official despatch to- day from France. *The American aviators in the Freoch army,” said the dispatch, “Hgve econtinued to distinguish them- in the course of the last opera- tifhs. The aviators David E. Putnam, of Brooklyn, Mass. brought down three enemy machines and has been mentioned twice in the order of the ddy. The total of his victories amounts to six. Putnam has already recefved the military, cross and has béen promoted sergeant aviator in the French army. He has not vet re- ceived his transfer into an American aviation unit. Lieut. Sewall, after a long fight brought down a German biplafie. The aviators Stanley and Veiltu, each carried off a victory.” 54.HOUR WEEK IS SUFFICIENT IN THE SHOE INDUSTRY. Reéport Made by the National Indus- trial Conference Board. Boston, June I1.—A work week of 54 is sufficient to maintain pro- in the boot and shoe indus- many efficiently managed estab- ts can achieve maximum effi- ciency with a week of 52 hours, but & shorter week, under present condi- involves a loss in output, ac- to the mclusi‘t;;u mr:nchad in a report jssued today national industrial conference board. The rej e there is a notewor- mfi; shorten hours to a below legal limits. Thus of 66 shoe establishiients in Mas- sachusetts reporting to the nboud, and d FRANCE TO CHECKMATE OPERATION OF SPIES No Publications Containing Advertise- ments to Be Sent Out of Country. London, June 11.—(British Admiral- ty per Wireless Press.—The I'rench military authorities have taken an im- portant step with the object of check- mating the operations of enemy spies. General Dubail, military governor of Paris, has issued orders forbidding the sending abroad of newspapers and pe- riodicals containing advertisements. If journals wish to retain their foreign connections it will be necessary for them to have special editions in which advertisements ofe blocked out. In taking this measure France is following Ttaly which began to block out advertisements six months ago, after the Austro-German ofensive. It is suspected certain advertisements in French or Italian newspapers might be used for espionage purposes. el oo Sl S ANNA HELD. ACTRESS, IS RECOVERING FROM ILLNESS Has Been Suffering From a Disease Which Affected the Marrow of Her Bones. g New York, June 11.—Anna Held, the actress, who has been critically ill at a hotel here for many weeks, has “won her battle and undoubtedly will live” according to a bulletin issuefl tonight by her physicians who added that she still has a long. hard fight ahead. Miss Held is sufféring from a rare disease. accompanying anaemia, which affected the marrow of her bones. Re- cently, after undergoing an operation for “transfusion of blood in an effort to save her life, her condition became worse and at one time hope for her recovery was abandoned. $10,000 VERDICT AGAINST NEW HAVEN ROAD In Suit Brought by Frank Weidlich of Bridgeport. ‘Bridgeport. Conn.. June 11.—A ver- dict of $10,000, the largest recorded in recent years, was awarded in the suit of Frank Weidlich of this city against the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford Railroad company for the death of his brother, Ernest C. Weidlich, who ‘was killed last January while crossing the tracks in this city. It was claimed the gates were not lowered in time ‘to prevent the automobile in which Weid- lich and his brother Frederick were on to the tracks. AN AMERICAN KILLED BY VILLA FOLLOWERS . o L During Hold Up of a Train at San- tiago Papasquiero, Durango. Juarez, Mexico, June 11i—An Amer- ican named Smith was killed when Villa followers for the second time within a week held up a train at San- tiago Papasquiero, Durango, June - 5, killing' the train guard of fifty soldiers, robbing the passengers of their pos- sessions even the clothing they wore, and burning the train, according to in- formation received here from' Durango City today.’ Lty 4 . | FEAT T0 ENEMY Cabled Paragraphs Red Cross Arrivals in London. TLondon, June 11.—Thirty-nine Amer- ican Red Cross officers and ambulance drivers bound for Italy and France have arrived in London. The contin- gent includes seven men from Leland Stanford university. Nineteen of the contingent are going to Italy, Harry E. Heath will join the American Red Cross mission to Switzerland. “THE FINISHED MYSTERY” A WAR PUBLICATION Fact Developed in Trial of the “Rusel- lite” Associates. New York, June 11.—Admission that “The Finished Myster,” the alleged se- ditious publication issued by the In- ternational Bible Students’ Associa- tion founded by the late Pastor Rus- sell, was not completed until after the United States declared war against Germany was made by George H. Fisher, of Scranton, Pa., who testified in the federal court today during the trial of Joseph F. Rutherford and seven “Russellite” associates on charg- es of conspiring to violate the espion- age act. ‘William F. Hudgins, secretary of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Socie- ty, who earlier in the day had been declared in contempt of court for re- fusing t oanswer .questions,” was in- dicted by the federal grand jury this afternoon. - He was held in $5,000 bail. Following the return of the indict- ment against Hudgins, Fisher testi- fied that he had seen revised proofs of the book, June 25, 1917, after the declaration of war against Germany. The book, he said, had been preparci aftes Russel's death and followed closely the lines laid down by <Rus- sell. Fisher who was one of the authors of the book testified that the passaze conscription will meet with opposi- tion,” was not written by him, but was edited into the copy he turned in. FURTHER CONSERVATION OF SUGAR NECESSARY. Sales to Be Limited to Two Pounds to Any One Consumer in a City—Five Pounds in Rural Districts. Hartford, Conn., June 11.-~Conditions have arisen that occasion the need for further conservation of eugar, accord- ing to a telesram received from Wash- ington tonight by Robert i federal food commissioner f ticut, and he has wired local commis- sioners around the state a new set of rules to govern the purchase of sugar. 1n part the need for saving sugar has I'been occasioned. -the commissioner says, by housewives and manufactur- ers overdrawing on the basis of pre- vious allotment. The telegram sent to local boards sa “The sugar situation has. developed 80 as to require much more conversa- fion. Sales of sugar are therefore lim- ited to two pounds to any one con- sumer in a city and to five pounds to any one consumer in rural districts. This new regulation to be effective im- mediately. As many people are taking advantage of our canning certificate, a new form is being issued with a ten- tative limitation of 15 pounds, and all ol forms of canning certificates are hereby recalled.” |ANOTHER BRITISH TRANSPORT 'TORPEDOED Several Hundred Miles Off British Coast—Forty of Her Crew Missing New York, June 11.—The British transport Auszonia, owned by the Cu- pard Steamship company, has been torpedoed and sunk by a German sub- marine several hundred miles from jthe British coast while on her way westward dccording to_ private cables received here today. inety members of her crew were picked up by an- other stegmship eastward bound and landed on'the Enslish coast, the mes- sages said. Search ig being made for forty more of her crew who are re- ported missing. The Ausonia_was last reported as sailing from a British port on May 25. She was commanded by Capt. Capper. 2700000 MEMBERS IN THE A. F. OF L. Growth Shown by Secretary Morri- son's Report.” St. Paul, June 11 (by A. P.)—With the preliminary details of opening day disposed of, the delegates attending the annual ‘convention of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor here today got down to real business which prob- ably will keep them in session for two weeks. The various committees ap- pointed yesterday besan preparing re- ports and recommendations. > The Federation now has a member- ship of more than 2,700,000, according to the annual report of Frank Morri- son, secretary. During the past year 255,044 members were added. There are 27,735 local unions in the Federa- tion, the report said. TELEGRAPHERS INSIST ON RIGHT TO ORGANIZE Railroad Operators Support Position of Commercial Telegraphers. Chicago, June 11—At a conference of representatives of the Order of Rallroad Telegraphers, and the Com- mercial Telegraphers Union of Amer- ica today, E. J. Thomas, chairman of the grievance committee, gave out a statement which follows in part: “The committee indorsed the posi- tion of the commercial telegraphers in exercising their right to organize and mailed to Newcomb Carlton, president of the Western Union Telegraph Co, a proposition on behalf of the Rail- road Telegraphers enzaged in_ hand- ling Western Union messages at over 20,000 offices, fixing the rate of ‘com- pensation, hours of service, etc.” TROLLEY CAR DROPPED 75 FEET INTO GORGE At Least Four Persons Were Killed at Cuyahoga Falls. Akron, Ohio, June 11.—At least four persons’ were killed: and two serious- ly injured today when an interurban car left the track, crashed through the railing at Glens Bridge and dropped 75 feet into the gorge at the entrance of Cuyahoga Falls. CONVENTION NOW IN CRITICAL PERIOD Says War Can Be Lost in America as Well as on Battle lds—Declares Workingmen Are Bearing Their Share of the Burden. ‘Washington, June 11 (by A. P.)— President Wilson today telegraphed to the American Federation of Labor and the American Ailiance for Labor and Democracy, .in convention at -St. Paul, Minn,, urging renewed efforts of labor in support of the war program: controversy between capital and labor should be permitted to interfere with prosecution of the war, the pres- ident said, until every instrumentality set up by the government has been employed to settle it, Telegram to Gompers. To Mr. Gompers the president tele- graphed: “Please convey to the thirty-eighth annual convention of the American Federation of Labor my congratula- tions upon the patriotic support which the members of your organization have given to the war programme of the nation in the past year, not only in the trenches and on the battlefields, where so many of our younger men are now in uniform, but equally in tre factorie sand shipyards and work- shops of the country where the army is supported and supplied by the loyal industry of your skilled craftsmen. “We are facing the hardships of the crucial months of the struggle. The nation can face them confidently, as- sured now that no intrigues of the enemy can ever divide our unity by means of those industrial quarrels and class dissensions which he has tried so diligently to foment. In these daj of trial and self-sacrifice the Ameri can workingman is bearing his share of the national burden nobly. In the new world of peace. and freedom, which America fighting to estabs lish, his place will be as honored and {his-service as gratefully esteemed.” WQULD ROOSEVELT ACCEPT PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION? Modestly Evades Answering Clamors of Audience at Indianapol Indianapolis, Ind., June 11.—inter- rupted several times in_ his speech here tonight by cries “Ropsevelt, in 1920” Theodore . Roosevelt stopped speaking until the audience was si- lent and said: “Friénds, this is mothing but an American. mee; At which we are discusstrig™ st_and _all it means, preparedness and putting the war over. We must stand by every public servant as he develops and uses the strength of the couatry. ~ We: should stand against him precisely to | the degree that he fails to develop| and use the war strength of the coun- AUSTRIA TO SUPPRESS POLITICAL OFFENSIVE Such as is Proposed by “Congress of Oppressed Nationalities. Amsterdam, June 11.—The Austrian government has issued a warning that it will not hestitate to suppress by all available means any attempt to i tiate a political offensive in Austria, according to a Vienna despatch to the German papers. Such a political of- fensive was suggested by a resolu- tion adopted by the “Congress of Op- posed Nationalities,” recently held in Rome. {ARE To DEBATE THE DEFENSE OF PARIS Municipal Council Called to Meet Un+ officially Thursday Night. Paris, June 11 (Havas Agency) by A. P)—A number of the city coun- ors of Paris sent a letter recently to Adrien Mithouard, president of the council, suggesting that he call an un- official meeting of the municipal coun- cillors and the general councillors ' to consider the defence of the capital. Such a call was issued in November, 1014, President Mithouard, acting up- on this request, has decided to call an unofficial meeting of the municipal council for Thursday night. INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED BY SECOND NAVAL DISTRICT To Masters of Vessels to Be. Prepared to Receive 'Instructions. Newport, R. I, June 11.—Instructions to ship owners. agents and masters of vessels in ‘the Second naval district to have their craft-prepared at any time to receive instructions to put into the nearest port, or alter their course, were issued today by the headquarters of the district. All information collected by mariners should be submitted to the naval information here at the .| earliest possible moment, the instrue- tions said. FORMER RUSSIAN MINISTER OF COMMERCE ARRIVES To Endeavor to Impress on the U. S. the Necessity of Intervention. A Canadian Pacific Port, June 11.— A. Konivaloff, Russian _ minister of commerce during_the administration of Former Premier Kerinsky arrived here today from the Orient on way to Washington, London and Paris. He is making the trip, he said, in an endeavor to impress upon the United States and the allied governments the necessity of immediate intervention in Siberia to prevent the entire Russian nation from being dominated by the Central Powers. DISCUSSING DECLARATION OF WAR AIMS IN GERMANY. Government- Will Make a Statement in the Near Future. TLondon, June 11.—A discussion -is taking place between the German-goy- 1U-Boat Sighted 250 Miles Gff N. J. Coast EARLY MONDAY NIGHT BY A BRITISH STEAMER DISTANT 100 YARDS Submarine Was Not Launch a Torpedo — British Ship Dashed For Shore at Full Speed in Zigzag Course. in Position to An Atlantic Port, July 11.—A Ger- man submarine was sighted 230 miles oft the New Jersey coast early night by a B ish steamer accord- ing to the officers of the vessel, which arrived here tonight. According to the officers, the sub- marine, which was not more than 100 of the submarine. MONEY NEEDED FOR RELIEF WORK IN FRANCE Surgical Dressings and Hospital Gar- ments Also Called For. Need for re- oned b; German _offensive in ch is met again, cannot be exaggerated, ac- cording to a cable message received here today by the American Fund for French wounded from Mrs. Benjamin Paris. dressings and hospital garments, M Lathrop said that the fund alded 3 000 arefugees provided BTAR OF CHVILiE HAS BEEN TOWED TO SAFETY. Fifth Vessel of the Alaskan Saved by Steamer Roosevelt. June Washington, which towed t stuck in the ice. safety by in steamer Roosevelt, the_government received to eries, neries. on Bristol ba there has*been no loss of life. The Star of Chile, a velt. canneries. THREE CONVICTS ESCAPED FROM TENNESSEE PRISON to Take Them Out of Nashville. Nashville, Tenn.. June 1 convicts escaped ‘from _state’ comotive. The men drove away in an robbing the occupants of $70. ing across a field. again, they shot a farmer, buggy and drove away. APPEALS DENIED IN THE took —Men Must Serve Terms. Paris, Jure 11.—Havas The council of revis'on has the appeals of the men convie Agency- Bonnet Rouge case. On May 5 a court martial in Pari found seven men zuiliv of treason i da carried out bv the newspaper “Bonnet Rouge.” ed to death and the six ants to terms of imprisonment rang ing from two to ten vear: CZECHO-SLAVCAK TROOPS and Artillery. Amsterdam. June 11. papers received 'here Slavoak troops, about say o 000 strong, Czechs were defeated mara, which town is said to be danger. TEN NAMES IN MARINE Seven Men Were Killed Three Died of Wounds. out_today. ceived in action. Fall River, Mass. action. The'1ist follow: Killed in_Action: McCoy, Fall River. Sergeant James Clair ham, Pa.: Private: Snow, Anniston, Sunt, Tyre, Mich Decatur, _Plainyillé Kirchner, Mine Brook ardsville, N. He was killed Captain Mass ; Wertz, Ala.; Lon Wesley Ohio; Road, ernment and the high army command regarding a_declaration of .war aimse which the German . government will make in the near future, according to a despatch received by the Central News from Amsterdam quoting ad- vices - reaching - HoHand from' Berlin. Collins, address not identified. Died from wounds received in ac- tion: Gunne: | Berlin, Wis. ¢_Sergeant Max Krause Roska, % Gray Mass.. street, -Charlesto Jerome Arthur Bierce, last ance, where the refugee the first great | being G. Lathrop, representing the fund in Pleading for more money, surgical treatment for Fleet [return to the 11.—The Star of CHile, a member of the Alaskan peet has, been according to word | by the bureau of fish- | Survivors of the Tacoma, which was sunk, have been taken off the ice | and will be landed at the salmon can- Apparently larze sailing vessel, is“the-fifth—ship” to- be towed to safety out of the ice by the Roose- All of the endangered ships are crowded with passengers en route from Seattle to Bristol bay to work in the Forced Engineer at Point of Revolver Three prison here today by leaping into the tender of a train standing behind the prison walls and forcing the engineer at the | point of a revolver to start up the lo- left the train a mile outside the city and hela up and automobile _after Motor- cycle police started in pursuit and the men abandoned the automobile, escap- { Reaching 2 road his BONNET ROUGE CASE By the Council of Revision of France treason in conmection with the famous connection with the German propagan- sermanophile Of the men convicted M. Duval, who was di- rector of the newspaper, was sentenc- other defend- OCCUPY SIBERIAN RAILWAY In the Southern Urals—Capture Arms Moscaw news- Czecho- Another group of Czechs is declared to be near Sa- in CORPS CASUALTY LIST in Action— Washington, June 11.—Marine corps casualty list of ien names was given Seven men were killed in At action and three died of wounds re- One’ officer’'s name appears on the, list. that of Captain James McCoy, of in James Gunnery Burn- Frank Hamilton Robert Bateman Henry Bern- J.; Private John Mefolk Privaies Victor . Joseph Spirit Condensed _Telegrams Riverhead, Long lsland has ordered 10 o'clock curfew for all under 16 years. “The War Trade Board has licened shipments of gasoline and kerosene in quantity. Lieut. Wilma Konrad Bodenstab, of Yonkers," was killed in action in France on May 29. The first salmon fleet from Seattle was_reported caught in the late ice in Bering Sea. The Fuel Administration will soon publish list of essential and non- essential industries. | The first boys’ war emergency camp in_the vicinity of Springfield, Mass., will open Sunday in Feeding Hil Dwight O. Gilmore, 80 years old, owner of many theatres in Springfield, and Hartford, died at Springfield. The man who landed on the Irish Coast from a U-boat was J. Dowling, lance corporal of the Connaught Rang- ers. A proposal for complete prohibition yards from the steamer, was not in a|during the war was presented in the position to launch a torpedo, nor didj Senate by Senator Jones of Washing- the U-boat open fire with its guns.|ton. The ship dashed for shere at fulll , 3 speed, zig zagging and saw no more| A Parliament committee has recom- mended the purchase for 32, of distilleries and breweries British Isles, 00,000,000 in the Unfiiled orders of the U. S. Steel Corporation May were 8,337.623 tons a decrease of 404,259 tons compared with April 30. A gift of $1500 to Mt. Holyoke col- lege by members class was announced at the commence- | ment exercises. Diplomas were mailed yesterday to members of the senior class of g\d.sbdchuscus Institute of Technology in war service. Chairman Baruch, of the War In- dustries Board is drafting for the Fresident a plan to co-ordinate all al- lied industries, thousands, and sent supplies to 500 — hospitals |, When the British and German dele- “It was announced that the fund!zates met at The Hague to arrange the soon. would send seven more relief | exchange of prisoners they did not workers to France. | speak, but bowed. Surgeon General Gorgas announced that from 75 to $0 per cent. of Ameri can soldiers wounded will be able 1o | The Uruguayan Foreign Minister Dr. jter part of this month. Vincenzo Pompi, of Albany, N. Y. arraigned in the federal court at Syracuse, charged with attempting to bribe his local draft board. Gunner's Mate Horace E. Whitaker, of St. Louis, was lost overboard-from the U. S. S, L 8 on June S, the navy department reported yesterday. The independent discovery by ma observers of the new star in the con- stellation Aquila has been reported to the Harvard college observatory. A special committee reported to the Senate that aircraft production had so far progressed that French and Eng- lish aid would soon be unnecessary. A man was arrested by a Govern- ment official at Newcastle, Del. for sketching the Bethlehem shell loading works and other munition factories. Dr. Ernest M. Hopkins, president of tmouth college, was appointed yes- istant to the secretary of e of industrial relations. Solicitor-General Davis asked the U. Supreme Court for a rehearing of S, the dissolution suit recently decided in favor of the United Shoe Machinery Co. An appropriation of $50,000000 to cover contract authori: for in- land and port storaze facilities was asked of congress by the war depart- ment. Four election inspectors in Brooklyn were fined $100 each for announcing false returns in -the Reigelman-Coler contest at the primaries. last Septem- her. Jack McGee of Pawtucket, an avia- tor, who had given many exhibition flights in this country, was killed in an :;{irp!l;me accident at East Greenwich, London heard of the formation of a Russian syndicate to handle all im- port and export trade with a view to bringing it under Government control ultimately. Sergeant Carl Kerwood, of the La- fayette Escadrille .formerly of Bryn Mawr, Pa. who disappeared March 31, iS a prisoner in Germany and is in good health. The Washington, Baltimore & An- napolis Railroad. an electric line, ap- plied to the Interstate Commerce Com- mission ‘for permi fare to three cent: have occupied portions of the Siberian| Lieut. R. Randwell of New York railway in the Southern Urals, where |city was instantly d and Majo they captured arms and artillery. Brooks, commanding officer at Scott The newspapers add that soviet|Field, TIl, probably was fatally in- troops have evacuated Chelyabinsk and | jured last night when an airplane fell concentrated near Zlatoust, in the|400 feet. neighborhood of which town the Heads of the four principal railway brotherhoods conferred at Washington on the new railroad wage order. A number of suggestions for modification may be presented to Director General McAdoo. Secretary Baker, appearing before the Senate military committee at th hearing of the army appropriations bill. announced that “General Wood was being kept in America for the good of the army.” America’s soldiers are the best fed fighting men in the world, according to the message brought to the conven- tion of the American Medical associa- tion by Dr. John R. Murlin, adviser to the war department on matters of diet. OBITUARY Henry D. Cowles. New Haven, Conn., June 11.—Henry D. Cowles, former chief of police, died this afternoon. He was retired from active service in 1913, and had suc- ceeded Chiew Wrinn in that office. He was born in Avon, Conn., January 9 1850, and came here in 1863 and later on engaged in the house painting and decorating business. He joined the police force April 18, 1878, hecame & captain in 1897 and was afterwards of the zraduating | Baltasar Brun will leave for the Unit- | ed States on board a warship the lat- | TO DIVERT INDUSTRIES or 4o Haul Promptly All Atlantic Ports. Washinzton, June 11.—To further industrial congestion in over-burdened east the zovernment has prescribed ‘a district in’ which it will permit no increase in the voiume of war orders nor in the number of plants handlinz them, This district includes New England | castern and southern New York, east- ¢rn Pennsylvania to Williamsport and Altoona, New Jersey, Delaware, and castern’ Maryland, _excluding Baiti- more. 2 The new policy, announced tonight the war industries bourd, and fuel und raiiroad administrations, will tend to create expansion_of industries .in | the middie west and south, ajghough the process is expected to be s0.grad- ual as not to work any hardship on the eastern manufacturing area, nor cause unusual industrial booms else- where. ch the Reason For the Action. The reason for the action, which already has been put into effect to some degree. is primarily the inabil- ity of the raiiroads to supply sufficient coal or to haul promptly ali the man- ufactured products turned out by con- stantly growing industries. The short- e of labor in the east and the con- gested terminals of Atlantic ports e contributory. | The announcement of the policy, {which has heen under consideration |since the verious freignt traffic tie-up land coal shortaze last winter follows A policy has been adcopted and made cffective for preventing further in- |crease in the volume of war orders and the number of establishments handling them in .ihe area known as the congested manafacturing and transportation distr This district { comprises the New England = states, castern -and southern New . York Pennsylvania as far west as Williams port and Altoona: all of New Jersey 2nd Delaware:: eastern Maryland, no including Paitimore: = ~ = eptions to this policy will be made only if unavoidable through in- ability otherwise to provide for war needs. | The Congested District. “The congested district comprises | those eastern states in which so larze a proportion of war industries is lo- cated as to make it difficult to supply | with necessary war material and fuel. This dificuity obtains hecause {coal for these industries is mined in {the territory west of the Allezheny {mountains. " It must he carried into |this congested di by a | limited | number of railway lines and by ships rom Hampton -Roads and Baitimore. | “The amount of coal thercfore which {can be transported into this conzested | area during anv one season is limited |and is an entry separate problem ifrom the production of coal. How- | ever, much coal is mined in western vivania, West Virzinia and Ohio. is available for this con ct as the railroads and ns can traneport inté it. H | 1 has The Government Is to Permit No Increase in Volumis of War Orders in the East ’ T0 WEST AND SOUTH Announcement Made By the War lndufl.riel Board, lnd.l"llil. and Railroad Administrations — The Reason Given Is the Inability of the Railroads to Supply Sufficient Coal Manufactured Products, the Shortage of Labor and the Congested Terminals of coal movement shows the increased industrial activity in the eastern states created a requirement for coal which exceeds the limit of possible transportation - of coal plus necessary materials for manufacture. A map .of the congested and restricted districts has been issued to all government de- partments.” The execption of the new policy will be largely in the hands of the war in- dustries board through which passes most war contracts of the war and navy departments and shipping board, and will be made effective by the al- location of new contracts whenever possible in western Pennsylvania, Ohio, ~Indiana, [linois, = Mississippi valley regions and the: south. This does not mean that any idlenesg of manpfacturing plants in the restricted district is to be permitted. 3 Expansion is .in Progress. . Officialy in charge of quantity pro- duction for the government point out that the demand for war materials actually is greater at present than the capacity of manufacturing plants, and that consequently a continual expam- sion is in progress. It is this expaf- sion which the government hopes to promote in the less’ congested middie west and south. and to prevent in the east. To some extent, the execution of the policy will. effect factories throughout the country. E The effect honed for by the govern- ment is manyfold. - First. railroads of the east, already worked beyond their utmost capacity, and never quite able to eliminate the traffic congestion so acute last.December and January, will be relieved of the demoralizing in~ fluence of a greater demand for coal than it is physicaliy possible to trans- port. even with the relief furnished this year by the fleet of coal carfying ships operatinz from Hampton Rodds to ‘New England. Will Relieve Railways. Similirly rafiways will not have - creased amounts of finished war mu- nitions and supplies to carry. Con- cequently improvement in the ability of the raiiways to operate normally will result in fewer. freight embargoes - - like those which hampered production last winter. The labor problem also wi'l be af- fected. Labor advisors of ™.e gov- ernment have found one of the most difficult auestions in-the lure of war industries wazes in New = England, jeastern New York and Pennsylvenia, and along the seaboard throush New Jersey, Delaware and Maryland. Farms' in the east were almost de- nuded of men and there was a-gen- eral unsettling of labor conditions farther west. So far-as the shipyards are.con- cerned, this situation cannot be im- proved much by the new policy, but the government hopes to minimize la- bor difficulties in other industries. In_locating contracts, officials will not let the argument of location out- side the congested area dominate ques- To Have American Regiments March Through Towns and Villages. London, June 11 (by A. P)—The Dublin correspondent of the Daily EX, press professes to be able to give thé details of a plan for conducting a vol- untary recruiting campaign in Ireland, and he understands has as one of its great features the bringing of Ameri- lcan regiments to Ireland to march through the towns and villages. These regiments, he says, will bring their Driests with them. This plan, continues the correspond- ent, will be carried out alons lines re- sembling those of a seneral election under tné controlling direction of Ed- ward Shortt, the chiel secret Ireland. gress has been made in th of enlisting the aid of the party. Stephen Gwynn, a ) member of the house of commons. p He adds that important pro- direction 2 member of the central committee funder this’ plan, the correspongent states, while other Nationalist mem- ve expressed a wish to help. Arthur Lynch. Nationalist member for West Clare, he contirues, has agreed 0 serve a recruit™ g officer. and it helieved some others will follow Mr. Lynch’s _example. John Dillon, the Nationalist leader. meanwhile_is maintaining a_neutpsl attitude, correspondent says, al- though with a leaning toward the clerical opposition, which also still holds aloof, aithough there is re it is said. to hope that its attitude change before long, CONFIDETJT OF A REGULAR | AIRPLANE MAIL SERVICE arr Who bers h Postmaster Murray of Boston, Made Flight Yesterday. Boston, June 11.—Postmaster Wil- liam F. Murray, who flew ffom Sau- gus to'New York today in a mail-car- rying_airplane, upon -his return from New York by train tonight, said: “I am_ confident we soon shall es- tablish an air mail service that will maintain a regular schedule each day between Boston and New York. If planes are to be uséd in the ying_service between New and Doston, 1° thimk' landing should. be established field, Hartford,. New and_other places, “We flew at a low altituje from London I at | “Careful anal of the possible ltions of price. SCHEME TO ENCOURAGE GERMANY PREPARING RECRUITING IN IRELAND FOR BIG NAVAL BATTLE Part of Its Desperate Programme to Cnd the War This Summer. Washington, June 1lL—Further evi- Qence that Germany. in its efforts to end the war this summer, is planning to support its land offensive by send- ng its high seas forces against the combined Pritish and American grand fleet, is given in an official dispatch tcday from Switzerland. “A telegram of an official nature says the dispatch, “is being spread broadcast in Germany, which says the German_admiralty is considering a big naval offensive. Orders. are supposed to have been given to keep the wholg fleet in readiness and a certain num= ber of naval officers of hizh rank have been recalled from Switzerland and other neutral countries, where they have been spending their leaves. “The er Zeitunz speaks of ex. traordinary activity in the ports ané the Hamburger Post publishes an in- terview with von Tirpitz, who was asked if there was a position to en= counter the English fleer. The admirak naturally replied in the affirmative; saying that after their land forces have pushed the French and Engiish back ‘on the other sides of Paris if will_be the turn of the kaiser's boats to drive the English oft the high seas.” SEARCHING WOODS FOR THREE STRANGE SAILORS Who Appeared at a House and Asked| for Food. L An Atlantic Port, June 11.—Soldiers were searching a wood near here today for three sailors who appeared at tha home of a woman here today and ask= ed for food. The woman said they’ wore a strange uniform and that only. one of them could speak English. The | men, she said, indicated _that they ' landed in a small boat or on wreckage. Officers want to locate them to ascers/ tain if they might be Germans. STRANGE SAILOR§ PROVED TO BE FRENCH DESERTERS Are Held ‘at Fortress Monroe—Had Disagreement With Captain. Newport News, Va., Jutie 11.—Three sailors who landed at Buckroe Beach last night in a small boat were pick- New London to New Haven and it] was easy to see people and things on the ground. We lost our way over Long Island and came down in a_big field at Westhill, near Oyster Day. When: we found where we were, we head of the detective bureau. He is survived by -his wife and one son. went up azain and fled onto the Bel- mont Park landing field.” ed up today by soldiers sent to search for them after hunger had: driven them to ask for food men were ‘identified a French merchant said they had deserted aisagreement with the ip. g cade: 02