Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 25, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. “LIX—NO. 151 IEF AT OF AUSTRINS O BANK F THE PAVE RNVER " NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY; JUNE 25, 1918 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. 15 COMPLETE All Alohg the River the ltalians Have Pressed Back| Cabled Paragraphs the Invaders of Their Territory Assassinated in Petrograd. . Moscow, Friday, June 21 (by A. P.) —M. Volodarsky, commissioner for press affairs, a prominent Bolshevik, was shot dead today in a street at Pe- AUSTRIANS LOST 45,000 MEN PRISONERS ALONE |crramiois s swericase Austrians Ascribe Bad Weather and the Rising of the Piave as the Reason For the Withdrawal, But Rome Asserts That the Failure of the Invasion Was Due to the Im- petuous 2Aita:ls of the Italians — So Hurried Was the Withdrawal of the Austrians at Some Points That They Did Not Attempt to Save Their Guns and Stores, Great Quantities of Which Are Now in the Hands of the Ital- ians—In France and Flanders Operations Continue to Be of Minor Character—Americans Have Cleared Belleau Wood. USSR 9P 11 The defeat of the Austrian armies on the western bank of the Piave river s complete. Admission is made by the Austrian war office that the troops of Emperor Charles have been forced to evacuate the Montello plateau, over which, they had hoped to press their V/ay and ‘gain the Venetian plains and “'some sectors of the positions they at- tained last week on the west bank of the river between the plateau and the point where the stream empties into the Adriatic.” Bad weather and the rising of the Piave under the heavy rainfalls are as- signed as the reasons for the with- drawal of the Austrians. But the Rome war office asserts that it was the im- petuous attacks of the Italians that brought abiout the failure of an oper- ation which was started with the in- tention of crushing the armies of Gen- eral Diaz and forcing the Italidns, like the Russians, to accept a Teutonic al- lied. peace. All aloog_thé river the Italians have pressed the invaders of their territory until only small units remain on the the Wwestern ‘bank, and across the stream King Victor Emmanuel's men a hflrfiw well on the heels of the r&n_ & eénemy who is fleein in dis- oeder. ‘Again thé . cavalry has be: farown inte the fighting and is sorelv harassing the enemy, while machine guns from the ground and from air- , somé of the latter operated by American aviators, are working havoc among the fleeing Austrian columns. The losses to'the enemy are describ- ed as enormous, both in men killed. wounded or made prisoner. An official staternent from Rome to the Ttanian embassy in. Washington asserts that the Anstrians have lost 45,000 men in prisoners alone, The Italian war office communication mentions only 4,000 Austrians having been captured, but it is probable that this communica- tion antedated that sent to the embas- the i sy and that the captives in the hands of the Italians greatly exceed that fig+ ure. The probability that this is true is enhanced by the fact that the river was swollen ou# of bounds and most ot the few bridges that had not been carried away by the freshet had been shot to pieces by the Italian guns, compelling the enemy either to sur- render or take his chances of being able to'swim the turbulent streams. So hurried was the retrograde move- ment of the Austrians at some points that they did not take time even to attempt to save their guns and stores, great quantities of which are now in It.lian hands. As yet there has been no sign that the enemy proposes to again renew at an early date another offensive in the mountain region, notwithstanding the fact that reports emanating from Switzerland have said that he was bringing up large reinforcements and great quantities of supplies along the front behind the lines from the 8wiss border to the upper reaches of the Piave. On the front in France and Fland- ers the operations continue of a mi- nor character, The Italians again have defeated the Germans near Bligny in the Marne sector, inflicting heavy cas- ralties on them and faking a number of prisoners. - In the same reglon the Americans at Jast have succeeded in clear'ng the Belleau Wood, northwest of = Chateau Thierry, of the Germans who had been clinging stubbornly to positions which were regarded as almost impregnable. Prisoners were taken and five machine uns were captured by the Amerieans. The German official communication as- serts that trenches near Badonviller occupied by French and American troops have been invaded by the Ger- mans, who inflicted heavy losses on the defenders. There is no confirmation of this. SECOND NATIONAL DRAFT THURSDAY OR FRIDAY Procedure to Be Followed Will Be Similar to That of Last Year, Washington, June 24.—A secondna- tional drawing to determine the num- bers of the 744,865 men enrolled last June 5 under the selective service law, will be held here this week. The datg has not been definitely determined but the drawing probably will be on Thursday or Friday, depending on the time the final complete reports are received from the district boards. The procedure to be followed, it was stated, officially today, will be similar to that of last year, when nearly 10,- 000,000 men were given their relative places in the draft. The same bowl will be used with capsules containing numbers up to the largest number of registrants In any district in the country. Last year 10,500 capsules were provided, but the number this year will be much smaller and it is expected that the drawing will be completed much mors quickly. The lottery system is based on the selection of master numbers, each of which governs similar numbers in ev- ery one of the 4500 local districts over the country. Under the system of classifying registrants adopted since the first drawing last yvear, however, it would not necessarily follow that the men holding = the first number drawn would be the first called for service. Distribution of the -question- nafre blanks from which will be de- termined the class into which each man will go was begun today and when the new registrants fill these out and return themi, the numbers as- signed them in the lottery will then become operative to determine their relative liability at the foot of the class in which they are placed. TWO MARINE CORPS AVIATORS INSTANTLY KILLED At Curt Field, Near Miami, Fla— Fell About 900 Feet. Mian§, Fla., June 24—Lieutenant Duncan C. Cameron of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Sergeant Ernest L. Ahlstrand of Chicago, both members of the. marine corps aviation section, were instantly killed at Curtiss field, near here, late teday when an airplane in which they e making a practice flight fell t 900 feet. A broken control rod believed to have been the cause t1e accident. 'YEAR IN JAIL FOR THE £41% OF LIQUOR TO SOLDIERS. Tiirty-eight Men Sentenced in Federal Court at Boston. Toston, June 24 —Thirty-eight men, ar-ested at Fitchburg, Lowell, Law- roi~e and elsewhere in the vicinity of Camp Devens, pleaded guilty in fed- er] court today ig.aiding and abetting ir thé sale of lidior to soldiers and BUSINESS BLOCK DESTROYED BY FIRE IN SPRINGFIELD. Occupid by Several Concerns—Loss is Estimated at $100,000. Springfield, Masd., June 24.—Fire late today destroyed the upper two stories of a six-story business block in Fort street, in the retail district, occupied by several business concerns. The wholesale stock of ‘wallpaper, paints and varnish of the Albert E. Hale company made a blaze hard to subdue. The loss of this firm and the Springfield Poto Engraving company by fire is complete, while the Eldredge Electric Manufacturing company and Springfield News company, a whole- sale concern, will be heavy by water. The building is owned by the estate of Dwight O. Gilmore. The total loss is estimated at $100,000. 14-YEAR-OLD BOY SHOT BY A PLAYMATE Near Wallingford—The Boys Were Going Out For Target Practice, ‘Wallingford, Conn., June 24—Ewald Schipke, 14 years old, was shot and killed near his home here tonight with a rifle in the hands of a 12-year- old playmate, Albert Stanlaski. The latter is being held for the coroner, who is expected here tomorrow from New Haven, to make an investigation. Schipke was the son of John Schipke, now in service in France. The two boys, with a third, were going out, as they frequently did, for target practice. The Stanlaski boy, who was leading the group, turned around it is said and discharged his rifle. The bullet struck Schipke in the mouth. SENATORS FAVORABLE TO SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT. Resolution Will Predict Be Passed FOR DEEDS OF HEROIS! ‘Recounted .in Simple Language. ‘With the American Army in France, June 24—(By The Assoclated Press).— Citations of officers and men record in simple language the engagement at Cantigny which is destined to form a glorious page in American history. ‘hey read as follows: Lieutenant G. P. Cather (since killed in action): “With splendid courage and coolness, he mounted the parapet of a trench and directed a destructive flanking fire from-two.automatic -rifle teams exposed to seven German ma- chine guns.” Sergeant Edward Nester Owicz: “Knocked unconscious by a shell and left behind, he staggered and rejoinéd his company, after which, mortaily ‘wounded, he died.” Sergeant William L. Kouns: “Seri- | ously wounded, he helped to repel a ! counter-attack, assisted the wounded and refused to quit.” Sergeant Frank Kelly, machine gun- ner: “He brought in two wounded and did valiant service with the accuracy © this machine gun.” Croporal -Joseph Samere: “He wired an important position while under ma- chine fire ang assisted a wounded com- |rade."‘ Private Brooks C. Bowlas:“ He crept several hundred yards in daylight un- der a terrific machine and rifle fire to rescue a wounded comrade ly- ing'in the open.” Private George Pureell: “Cited for a similar action to that of Bowles.” | Private Willard Felty; “Exposed to enemy machine guns, he silenced with his automatic-a German machine gun and reduced the fire of others until his own weapon was useless.” Private Fred M. Meyer: “He shield- | ed an automatic rifle firer with his body, enabling the rifleman to silence a German machine gun. Meyer was killed as the result of his cation.” Private - Shelton Armes: “Wounded in two places by a shell, he regained consciousness and joined his platoon.” | Private William L. Proup, machine ; gunner: “Carried a wounded officer to safety through terrific shellfire.” Private Walter Stewart, machine gunner: “He was wounded while help- ing to rescue a wounded officer who was lying on open ground swept by artillery and mashi Bunfire > Private Andrew '!Charles, machine gunner: “His corporal -and another comrade killed, he manned a machine gun for three days without relief and constantly under artillery and machine. gunfire” . Private Russell Handely: “Wiring front positions in daylight in plain sight of the enemy, who shot him with a machine gun.” i Private Willlam Phuar: “Citeq for a iflmilar performance to that of Hand- ey.” - Private Victor Magoon: “Remained | at his post and did distinguished ser- | vice though suffering from-gas poison- {ing for four days.” Lieutenant. E. D. Orrell: “With bravery and coolness in handling a platoon under heavy bombardment, he defeated an enemy counter-attack, in- zicting heavy losses.” Colonel Lucius D. Holbrook: “Dis- played conspicuous skill in handling | an artillery group in attack and sub- sequent bombardments, preserving the mission of the guns, - adjusting the barrage line and efficiently supporting the infantry.” Captain R. H. Oglesby, engineers: ‘“Volunteered to assist, and laid out and directed the organization of three strong points under intensesartillery and machine gun fire until overcome by gas. Sent to hospital.” Lieutenant Colonel John A. Crane, Sixth Field artillery: “Accuracy of fire contributed effectively to the success of the operation.” : Lieutenant M. Toussaint. French ar- tillery liason officer: “Maintained ef- fective liason between French and American artillery groups.” Lieutenant M. R. Bedsole: “Running under heavy shell fire aid to a wound- ed corporal, John G. Flint.” Captain Earle F. Fisher: “Utter dis- regard for his own safety during a heavy bombardment of a battery, as- sisting wounded.” Corporal William Robbins: “Shrap- nel wound in lungs; remained busy under a heavy fire; walked a kilo- metre and a half to a dressing station to help other wounded; died.” Corporal Winslow Corbett, machine gunner: “Entire gun-crew wiped out; he was severely wounded by a large shell; crawled to :the company com- mander and asked for two men to op- erate the gun; crawled 200 yards to the trenches to turn in parts of zpns in his pockets.” Private John Fennessy: “Remained at post mortally wounded until ene- my was repulsed; advised lieutenant of dying condition and requested him to place additional auto-rifie as sup- stitutes for one broken. Thought of duty only when dying.” Sergeant De Vaughyon, French ar- tillery: “Maintained liaison.” Corporal Henry G. Diecken: “Con- Next Thursday. ‘Washington, June 24.—After a con- ference with President Wilson at the ‘White House late today, a delegation of senators supporting the house res- olution for submission to the states of a federal suffrage constitutional amendment predicted that the resolu- tion vould be passed by t¢he senate next Thursday. They said the presi- dent was “very enthusiastic” in his|ed. support of the amendment. WIFE OF DR. CARL MUCK REGISTERED AT BOSTON. Mrs. Anita Muck Gave Her Birthplace as Graz, Sty Austria. Boston, June 24—Mrs. Anita Muck, wife of Dr. Carl Muck, former con- ductor of the Boston Symphony or- chestra, who has been interned as an enemy alien, registered today at a po- lice station in this. city, in accordance with the federal laws requiring the registration of women enemy aliens. were given jail seniences of one year|It was learned that she gave her age each. he(:n on the same charge are under investigation by fdral authoritis. at one time mayor. The cases of nineteen othersjas 45 and her birthplace as Graz, Styria, Austria, where he father was spicuous braverv in protecting ani! preparing telephone lines under ter- rific shell fire, thus keeping up com- munications.” Private’ Benjamin F. Lawso: “Bravery and devotion to duty in r galrlng teldphone lines under shell re.” Corporal John G. Flint: “While his battery was under shell fire display- ed bravery in operating machine gun against German airplane until wound- Lieutenant Cyrus Garnsey: “Gal- lantry in aiding Corporal Flint under heavy . shell fire.” Private. Harry E. Schaeffer: “Wounded three times by shell as zas sentry while warning drivers of army ‘trucks of the danger of .gas during an_attack.” . Private J. E. Ball: “Displayed hizh qnalities ,of courage and devotion to duty in rescuing a mortally wounded comrade from a shell hole filled with gas.” £ ks Lieutenant « Frederick Hann: “Ex- posing himself to heavy shell, fire to repair telephone lines; suffered fromf shell shock.” 3 I ieutenant Gilvert S. Lance: “Ren- ‘dered unconscious twice whily acting as MHason cfficer and delivering mes- sages in the absence of runners.” hrefe - Great Blow Coming NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS TO BE ANXIOUS ONES ALLIES WELL PREPARED British ‘Premier Says Blow Mlght” Fall in the Next Few . Hours—De- clares Enough Americans Have Arrived to Defeat Foe. London, June 24, — Premier Lloyd George 'announced today that the next couple of months would be anxious ones.. There might be a great blow coming in the next few hours, he said, and certainly ‘in the next few days, and on this blow the issue of the cam- paign might depend. The entente alljes, he said, never fell better prepared to meet it. Premier Llovd George said that the Austro-Hungarians were in full re- treat. The question now was, he add- ed, whether they could be able to effect a rotreat. The premier, who made his an- nouncement.in the house of commons, Troop Stip Sunk on SOME 700 MILES EAST OF THE DELAWARE CAPES, BY U-BOAT 67 OF CREW MISSING The Ship Was a British Transport Under Charter By the Government, and Was West Bound With No Troops Aboard. ‘Washington, June 24—German sub- marines operating on this side of the Atlantic ocean have sunk their first troop ship. ~ The navy department an- nounced today that a British trans- port, under charter by the American government and hound to this coun- try, had been destroyed June 18, some 700 miles east of the Delaware capes and that &7 members of the crew are missing. Apparently Not Under Convoy. The troop ship apparently was not The submarine was not seen untir a torpedo had struck the ship. Afterwards the submarine* rose under convoy. GOVERNOR’S PROCLAMATION TO ADULTS OF THE STATE OF CONNECYICUT: WHEREAS, the President of the United States has called the nation to universal materials vitally necessary to saving so that the labor and win the war may be thereby released for the support of our arms: NOW, THEREFORE, 1 , MARCUS H. HOLCOMB, Governor of the State of Connecticut, do hereby call upon all adults in the State to appear in person or by an author- ized representative, at the nearest public schoolhouse on Friday, June 28, between the hours of 12 and 9 P. M., to register their pledges to save and economize to help win the war, and as a minimum fulfillment of such pledges to agree to invest in a specified tificates during the year 191 amount of war savings cer- 8. v (Signed) MARCUS H. HOLCOMB, Governor of Connecticut. 3 AR I to -the amazing organization which was bringing American troops to France. “Enough Americans,” he added, “have arrived to satisfy the allies and to disappoint.and ultimately defeat our foes.” Mr. Lloyd George emphasized the dfficulty and almost impossibility of dealing . with Russia, with her many differing and changing governments. He agreed, however, that it would be to the interest of the British people, and also just and equitable if Russia wanted it, that Great Britain stand by Russia. Sergeant Alfred James: “Wounded by shrapnel while repairing telephone; given first aid and returned to duty; was severely wounded.” Corporal Anthony C. Bills: “Re- paired telephone wires until arm was shot . off.” Corporal Leon Hollow: “Althéugh sick ‘repaired five breaks in telephone lines; then through machine sun fire carried “a message to the regimental commander.” Abe Kauffman: “Refused to leave gun; lost finger, but remained on duty until severely wounded a second time.” Lieutenant Louis O. Langston: “Kept up telephone communicatiors a® great personal risk.” Private Alexander Phillips: “Re- mained at post ‘as runmer; twice wounded: four other men retired.” Private. Walter N, Kaer: “Remained at runner post for several others who retired.” 3 Corporal Walte Coil: “Crawled into a shallow. trench swept by machine gun and rifle fire for the purpose of assisting wounded.” Lieutenant Florian D. Giles: “Twice wounded by shell: remamed at post twelve hours directing 'platoon until ordered to the rear.” Lieutenant Jack Coonan: “Turned on enemy’s flank a withering fire after holding his.men steady under an ene- my barrage.” Corporal Henry . Steward, and Pri- vates John R. Davidson and Leo T. Brady: “Gallantry in operating auto- matic rifle.” i Captain Emil Frey: “Mortally wounded by a shell led his company to the front line; wounded twice mgre by machine gun, but éontinued to di- rect the operation. -Died.” Lieutenant = Wesley Freml, Jr: “Thrice wounded by artillery fire, re- fused to quit and led his men in three successful counter-attacks.” Private John J. Poole: “Distinguish- ed bravery in repairing telephone lines under heavy shellfire and main- ain'ng communications.” First Lieutenant Volney B. Bowles: “Distinguished great courage in string- ing a wire_and maintaining communi- ions under exceptionally heavy shell Captain Joseph E. Campbell: “Show- ed high qualities of efficiency and of courage under heavy shellfire in giv- ing medical attenti and evacuating wounded.” Lientenant *Edouard Gouln: “Show- ed conspicuous ability and devotion to duty in the preparation and execution of a plan for the employment of artil- lery in the operations against Can- tignv, May 28, thereby.coniinuing in a nredominating degree to thé success of the artillery action.” Private, first class, Oscar A. Blond- ed: “Showed great courage and brav- erv in repairing under heavy ‘shell “fire a telephone cable between the post of the division machine gun officers and the post of his group.commander, Al- thongh hit by shell fragments, he con- tinyed work, -regardless 'of the danger.” * * " k5 Sergeant Axel J. Carlstrom: “Under heavy-shell fire he showed ‘great cour- age ‘and’ coolness in inspiring confi: dencé ‘in* his men and directing the fire of his gum’ . Private, first class; Crofford iy rRr G T Nagel: to the surface and fired 18 shells in- fiking vessel. When the steam- to the sf er settled, the crew took to the boats, the occupants of four of which, num berirg 81, have been landed. Threa boats are missing and a search is be- ing made for them. The fact that the British vessel was Sunk far off the coast led officials to believe that she either had encounter- ed .a homewardbound submarine that had been operating in American wa- ters, or else one that was bound here for further raids on shipping. The fact that the sea wolves which first ap- peared off the coast late last month, hadnot been heard from since June 14, caused most officers to hold to the first theory. Former Russian Steamer Dwinsk. The vessel destroyed was said ish admiralty. troops. Of the four hoats from the steamer accounted for, two were found by steamer and the occupants taken to New York, a third was picked up hy another steamer and the men taken to Hampton Roads and the fourth by the a sailing vessel, crew in Bermuda. which landed “Although seriously wounded, he sistance.” Private Frank D. Ward. “Asked per- ission to go_into action and advanc- ed sixty yards and killed a German sniper who had caused great casua'- He was buried twice by shell- m ties. fire, but not wounded.” “For bravery+and I ducting the second construction of strong point under heavy machine gun fire. A dashirg example of bravery.” Lieutenant Lee S. Dillon, engineers: “Exposed to heavy machine gun fire and unsheltered, he successfully con- ducted working parties for five days.” Sergeant Carl G. T. Rhote. engin- eers: “Was twice wounded at the open- ing of an ottack but insisted on =oing over with his section and cheerfully and bravely. chine gun fire” TO HANDLE WHEAT CROP ON DIFFERENTIAL BASIS $1.10 a Barrel Between the Price of Wheat and the Finished Product. ‘Washington, wheat crop, th announced tod: June 24—The a differential ba effective July 1.|of Havana. One dollar =nd :enlre'nt: m:xlm\;m PRy TS R xS 1) differential a harrel between the rrice of. wheat. and tre_finished - product | MEXICAN SISAL TO BE will be allowed millers. No specula- MARKETED IN THIS COUNTRY tion in wheat or flour will be per- mitted. ARBITRATION AGREEMENT WITH GREAT BRITAIN. Extension for Five Years in Treaty Ratified by Senate. {Washington, June 24—The senate today ratified a treaty extending for general arbitration five years the This Side of Alantic American - Condensed Telegrams Emperor Willliam’s latest spesceh ‘was not permitted to reach Austria in its original form. After July 15, table cloths and nap- kins will_be confiscated in Germany for use a8 baby linen. # Twenty-five thousand graduates of Yale have pledged their financial sup- port to thefr alma mater. Chinese soldiers are. available for cooperation with Japanese troops at Harbin and near the Siberian front- ier. The Haverhill. Shoe Manufacturers’ Association voted to give & ten per cent bonus to all employyes not under contract. Secretary Daniels, of the navy, an- nounced that since March 1, 1918, the naval reserve was doubled, from 77, 314 to 148,505. A service flag for children in the United States School Garden has been g bears a crossed rake and hoe. . One hundred waiters were arrested in Chicago on a'charge of using “shoo fly” powder on dishes of opponents of tipping system. - ‘There were no troops aboard. A report issued in London shows there were 1,621 cases brought to court for violation of food laws and 1,548 of the accused were convicted. The British Food Ministry is consid- ering the issuing of special food to persons affected with perniclous anae- mia, nephritis and dysentery. New York hotels and restaurants will lose 5000 waiters, 3,000 porters and 2,000 bellboys under the new work or fight law effective July 1. The plant of the Radart Patent Pul- ley Co, at St. Louis, where large Government war contracts are being filled, was severely damaged by fire. The French Undersecretary of the Navy in a statement to the deputies announced that submarines were being sunk faster than they are being built. er at Wi hingtonl as ambassador to Mexico by his government. He will make occasional trips to Mexico City. Luis Martin, Secretary of War, in- troduced a bill in the French Chamber providing for the extending of suffrage to women in parliamentary and city elections. The former Waiserhof Restaurant on Broadway, New York, closed its doors after struggling four weeks with a strike that involved over 150 waiters and cooks. The Germans are massing Allied offi- cers and men prisoners along the Rhine and frontier towns. An Alsatian paper reports five were killed and six wound- ed in an air raid. Because he was unable to see his sweetheart, officials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard belfeve, Harold Rubenstein, 22, a sailor, committed suicide at the Naval Y. M. C. A. Lew Longwell and Hector Bordeau, foremen in the -Curtis airplane fac- tory at Hamondsport, N. Y., were ar- rested on a charge of concecling cracks in aluminv.a crank shafts. Mrs. Cora Powell, of Rockaway Beach, L. I, wearing a German iron cross as a hat pin decoration, questioned by the police, in Washing- ton, D. C, and the pin confiscated. Maps of Boston and other places in New England and photographs naval vessels were found in the pos- session of Heinrich Schivenker and was of to have heen the former Russian steamer Dwinsk, but the navy department was not permitted to make the name pubh- lic under an agreement w:th the Brit- The Dwinsk Is under- stood to have been in British seryice and chartered to the United States to expedite the movement of American re- fused to allow any of his gun crew to give him first aid, declaring their fire must be maintained at any cost. He subsequently made his way alone to the dressing station, removing all as- ieutenant Moses E. Cox. engineers: dership in con- Paul Wendt, Germans, arrested at Bos- ton. Lieut. Oriand M. Lord, of Dorchester, Mass., was killed and Lieut. Allen, of Kansas City, Mo., was seriously in- Jjured in the fall of their airplane from a heightof 1,000 feet at West Point, | Miss. Resolutions adopted by the New, York Board of Hibernians condemn | “the small group of noisy Irishmen Who are making money on the Wrongs of Ireland and who are disgracing the! Irish race.” a Viscount French, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland praised the work of A. M ‘Sullivan, Sir Maurice Dockrell, C tain Stephen Gwynn and Henyy Mec- Laughlin, for helping to recruit Irish- men for the army. The appearance of German subma- rines off the Atlantic coast and the exploits of the marines in Europe have §o stimulated recruiting that the en- listed personnel of the navy now totals 450,000, 26 285 officers and 423,808 men. Two Washington meat dealers are under arrest and face criminal pros- ecution and many méss sergeants are in Washington guard houses and near- by as the result of a wholesale plot to defraud the Government out of 2| thousands of dollars. GERMAN PLOTS TO HIDE ENEMY ASSETS Revealed by Alien Property Custodian|. Paimer of New York. remained under heavy fire for five hours until the section was withdrawn. Worked His coolness was an example for the men. Without aid he went forward a_second time with; great heroism until killed by ma- 1918 food administration | " be handled on New York, June 24—German plots to hide enemy assets under the cloak of American corporations organized or loaned for the purpose were revealed here today when A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property custodian, took over three German-owned concerns with an aggregate capitalization of $3,500,000. Federal investigators were reported by Mr. Palmer to be on the trail of other highly capitalized firms which have used the same means to defeat the law. The companies in the group t¥ken over today were Dieckerhoff, Raffloer & Co., importers and manufacturers of notions, at 560 Broadway; Raffloer, Erbsloh & Co., cordage manufacturers, of the same address, with plants in ‘Cuba, and the American Storage Co. {Will Save American Farmers About Senate Ratified Draft Treaty With Britain RECIPROCAL OPERATION LAWS TO THEIR CITIZENS OF VOTE WAS UNANIMOUS Affects British Subjects in_the United States Between 20 to 44, American Citizens in British Empire Between 21 and 31, Washington, June 24.—Treaties be- tween the United States and Great Britain for reciprocal operation of ar- my draft laws fo their citizens, in- cluding Canadians, were ratified lates today by the senate without a dis- senting vote. British subjects in the United States between 20 and 44 years of age—the British draft ages—and American cit- izens in the British empise between the ages of 21 and 31 would be sub- ject to draft under the treaties, but they would be given the option of re- turning to their own countries ' for service under their own flag. It is estimated that some 54,000 American oitizens in the Britieh Bm- pire, including 36,000 in Canada and 810,000 British subjects in the United States, including 60,000 Canadians, will be affected by the treaties. A new clause inserted in the treaty provides that citizens of signatory nations exempt from the draft at home, such the Irish and Austral- ians, shall no! be subject to draft in the counfry of their forelgn residence. WITHDRAWS FROM COUNCIL OF NATIONAL DEFENSE. Dr. James A. B. Scherer Resents Warning Against Critigizing News- papers. New York, June 24—Dr. James A. B. Scherer, president of Throop college of Technology, Pasadena, Calif., an- nounced here tonight that he haé re- signed as a member of the state council’s. section of the council of na- tlonal defense and made publica letter notifying Secretary Baker, chairman of the council, saying he had done so “because of your policy in warning representatives of the council, includ- ing myself, against freedom of speech in_denouncing certain newspapers.” Dr. Scherer in his letter eays he of- ficially received a memorandum of M®. Baker on the subject, attached to a telegram “from a Hearst agent,” com- plaining against another member of the council “for speaking (far less frequently and more mildly than I have done) in warning the people against the Hearst influence.” Mr. Baker’s memorandum, Dr. Scherer, says 4n the letter, instructed speakers “that hereafter they must not indulge in discriminatory remarks as to the rel- ative value of newspapers.” “This was officially sent to me,” he says, “with‘the request to ‘note and return.’” ONE MILLION TONS. OF NEW SHIPPING Probably Wil Be Delivered Before End of Month—Tonnage from Ja- pan Arriving., Washington, June 24 (by A. P.)— The first million tons of new ships to be built on contract for the shipping board probably will be delivered be- fore the end of the month. Last week deliveries totalled five steel vessels, with a dead-weight ton- nage of 37,830, making the grand to- tal of 1918 production 924,200 dead- weight tons. Deliveries during the first three weeks of June have averaged one ship a dayk ,ith an aggregate carrying ca- pacity of 125,992 tons. The first of forty-five steel vessels to be built in Japan for the shipping board has arrived in this country and been placed in commission under the American flag. The ship is the East- ern Sun, a cargo carrier of 9,066 dead- weight tons. Of twenty-three steel vessels char- tered from Japan by the shipping board, twenty-two have been deliv- ered on this side of the Pacific. They total approximately 145,000 tons. EXPERTS FOR PLANNING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS Announced Last Night by the Depart- ment of Labor. ‘Washington, June 24.—Architects, engineers and town planning experts for each of the housing developments undertaken by the government recent- ly passed by congress appropriating $75,000,000 for the construction or lease of quarters for war workers, were announced tonight by the de- partment of labor. The architect, town planner and engineer, respectively, for the projects at the various sités in- clude: Erie, Pa.: Albert H. Spahr, Pitts- burgh; C, D. Lay, New York; Chester & Fleming, Pittsburgh. Bridgeport, Conn.: R. C. Sturgis Boston; A. A. Shurtleff, Boston; no | engineer appointed. Philadelphia navy yard: lelk]n Kellogg & Crane, Philadelpria; no other appointments made. $50,000 TO $75000 BONDS ' MISSING IN NEW HAVEN Disappearec From Custody of the Adams Express Company. New Haven, Conn., June 24—The disappearance from the custody of teh Adams Express Company here of a package said to have contained bonds worth from $50,000 to $75,000 has been reported to the police, it was learned tonight. While the police are reticent about the case, it'is understocd that the loss of the package was discov- ered the latter part of last week. No m:ge of it has been found yet, it is said. EXTENSIQN OF THIRTY DAYS GRANTED RAILROADS $6,000,000 on Binder Twine. Washington, June 24.—Mexican si- sal growers have entered into an agreement with the food administra- tion ‘to sell in this country 500,000 bales of this year's sisal crop at a price three cents a pound below that received last year. Food Administra- tor Hoover saifl. today he estimated the agreement would save Ameriean dgreement between the United States|farmers approximately $6,000,000 on and Great Britain. ‘jbinder twine next year. L s In Which to File Schedules of In- creased Freight Rates. ‘Washington, June 24—The Inter- state Commerce Commission today granted railroads an additional thir- ty days in which to file schedules of increased freight ratés ordered by Di- rector General McAdoo and effective tomorrow. Under’ a previous ruling of the commission the roads were re- quired to file the new schedules on or before June 27.