Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 27, 1918, Page 1

.. LIX—NO. 153 'POPULATION 29,919 ~ NORWICH, CONN. THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1918 TEN PAGES—80 COLUMNS 2 PRICE TWO CENTS Emm& Contest Over Nominee For Lieutenant Gov- = ernor Failed to Materialize HOLCOMB AND WILSON HAD NO OPPONENTS Only New Nominces Were G. Harold Gilpatric of Putnam For Treasurer and Frank E. Healy For Attorney General —Platform Declares Prohibition and Equal Suffrage Can Be Settled By State Action Without Interference of Other States—Denmocrats, Now in Session, Are Expected fo| Nominate Themas J. Spellacy For Governor, Alton T. md ‘New-London For Lieutenant Governor apd Harricon Hewitt of New Haven For Attorney General. | states. and the fight against tubercu- losis is being extended. Prohibition and Suffrage. The plank on prohibition and equal suffrage is as follows: i “The. question of prohibition and extension of .the sufirage, which are being agitated all over the country, were taken up by the last general ussembly in this state, and the house started upon_their: way' constitutional amendments, which, if adopted, will engraft both reforms into our funda- inental law. These amendments, if approved . by - two-thirds of each branch-of tlie confing session, will g0 before the voters, for adoption or re- Jection. . This leaves the solution in the hands of the people whose lives wil be affected by the proposed changes, jand is a practical working out of self. government without dictation or in- terference by -other states in our af- fairs” . In the closink -planks the declara- tion is made that: “We want no peace | without victory. . On. the contrary af ter the awful sacrifices that have been made, we demand a victory complete and conclusive that mil tary ambition will be forever silenced and a peace secured that will make | the end of ‘war. ,When this comes. 1 al its_tremendous social and econamic problems, the welfare of the country will depend tipon” the return of _the ‘republican. party to power— | the only party that las demonstrated WMARCUS H. HOLCOMB Repominated For Governor. i i i Hartferd, Jui te convention tod —The republican ¥ nominatéd (b state ficket: i ite ability to govern.” For govermer, Marcus H. Holcomb| The ticket named is commended to Ime voters and the republican dele- " , | ation in congress commended for nor, Clifford B.! fts patriotic course, and confidence Briggeport. d in’ the . ejection of five re- ety of peate ' Fredgrick publican congressmen -this fall. of New Haven, ' ° . Néw. Central Committee. S The s S Ghipntrie v treasiter, stat i | Bane - | central committee of | R t % by; districts iy ham. b t k § : For camptroller, Morris €. \Webster ‘;{-‘o} N H" =S'I!'anl"e“fia I\]mnis” '\{_ o1 _Hareinton, 1 Gbd Georke 1. Ranport *H. H.! For cneral, Trank E.' _""-M““- }[\l‘:‘ The sioni re- d Whittaker Rattlesdorfer.’ Ciarles D. Morl | rie, W. H. Lyon. *Omar W. Platt, U. . Perkinsb G assembled 1 ieket 10 select ' a state hn Q. Tison A, ] whs - made ‘permaneat chairman, and, £ within three minutes after he had'| s it 98 Ll e dropped the gavel Speaker Frang = e & G Del ney, A, S. Connor. Healy of Windsor Locks had t i 2 B Edward W. Kneen, Ed- SiEitad, dhe miie vl mund E. . Tapper, v Gilpatri , Frank = B. . W. Mitchell, E. T. Ciark, Wil Ffank A. Hagerty of Hartford made | o M. I Tanner, séconding speechiés. The zovernor's | 1. V3,5 2ol g name was' enthusiastically received. | (v Noxr ‘members.) ahd the iributes paid-at-iength to his| {INEE TEmters wervices as a “war governgr' repeat- | e brought out applause. et o was re-elected lican s The unanimons baiot was-cast by| &I committee at e Secretary Buckley, the nomination | yono “Buckley, secretary was made and Morgan G. Bolkelev of Hartford and Jobn P. Eiton of Wa- terbury sent out to cseprt’ Governor Holcomb to the hall.. ' v __Jobn T. King of Bridgeport amid handclappings and cheers took th floor to present the name of Clifford B. Wilson. for. renomination as lieu- ténant governor, predicting.that if he was the cholce Fairfield county would | roll up a larger majority than ever | before. Charles J. Martin of Orange made a short seconding address. The nomination was unanimously msde. For secretary of state Frederick L. Perry was renominated by ition. When mominations for treasurer ed for, the present state were called for, the present state treasurer, Frederick S. Cham- bericin, rose, declined to stand and named G. Harold Gilpatric of Putnam. The name was accepted. M o Webster of Harwinton was renomi- nated for comptroller Attorney General George £ presented the name of Frank E. Ilea- Iy, for attorney-genersl. This nomi- natiop was .made amid applause. No Contest Over Second Place. A contest over second place wh! had been expected did not the convention. It occupied the at- tention of the delezates over nisht and it was smoothed out befre dele- gates reassembled Governor Holeomb addressed convention, thanking it for the honor accorded him and referring briefly to the part Connecticut has taken in th war in providing men and mon Platform Adopted as Submitte Cherles He of the reso- lution committze rend a platform draft. It set forth that the task of the world s “to crush the attemnt of the German autocraey, to substitute & military dictetorship for self zoy- ernment and the right of independ- ent thought.” Gratification is rxpressed at i cent evideaces mproved met of hastening oir belited 1repy and bending the mizhir rne this country;to the aid of the wearied Pt unconquerable forces of ciy tion. Prige is exvressed at the manner in which the c nectieut have mict oy them for assist; made to the fu our share of youns men 1 Lusiness was done. | NO CONTESTS AT STATE ! DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. i Augustine Lonergan Acted as Tem- porary Chairman. Hartford, Conn., June 26.—To place ' ts state ticket in the field for the November election, = the democratic | tate convention met in Foot Guard| | armory tonight, a few hours after the ! accla- | republicans had completed a similar | task. Augustine Lonergan, repre- sentative in congress from the First} district, was the temporary chairman. As mo contest seemed likely over any | place onthe ticket, the interest and activity which pervadeq the republi- can pre-convention gatherings in hotel lobbies was entirely absent among the democratic delegates, The state cen- tral committee had .completéd plans | for the convention routine ‘and can- | vassed available material for places jon’ the ticket. A democrats generally hail expected, contests in the republi- can convention many likely candidates for democratic ‘honors had withheld announcements until the outlook b=- came clearer. -The. state committee meeting afforded' the opportunity of a !'survey of ithe field, and forecasts of | | the convention action tomorrow began | jto take form. It was expected that only ome name for each place on the et would be presented. Thomas J. Spellacy. United States district atto ney, is expected to be the nominee for or. Alton T. Miner of New Lon- | don for lieutgnant governor and Ha son_ Hewitt ew Haven for atto general. Delegates CGathered Slowly. | The ‘de’egates gathered inside armory slowly. The balmy i would have made an open air meeting | ['ezreeable. Tiundreds linzered outsida ! until David E. Fitzgerald. chairman of lihe state commitiee, gavel in hand, was ready to call the delegates to o ider. Then the seats filled up and | longreseman Lonergan was presented ter Mr. Fiizgerald had praised hi Hinman | ! \ ¥ { i i ich pear in the 1 i | cns Clark i the weather | ” chairman’s address leww in detail of the acts nf he national adminisiration from the | Ire’ republi- | tak'nz over control from he nrencration of the countrv for and| suds of Iibert | ripa n n the other funds.” Hbute talPrasider This plank safd: ® © * * The gen- [1q the fi erosity of our poonfe Fa« fa tennds. Ther have given y piving dally and thelr snirit (f « ine fice willkeep them rlving as | le long ther have anvthine ta ~ice k_pratsed-the: ndm!: i- of . Holepmb -anmd reduction | ? the net delit"of the state from %10 - £0.000 to. $2,600,000. fri fonr #5 v and final Wilson. Referring ressmon Lonerga o “ordrow o mAminiss ve hrench-of the national fe: 18 Aemocratic. Tvon tha ¢ 'l fal' the blame of whatso- sve~ if angthing, 18 done amiss, Con- nectictit belonzs ‘with the majo We. are heré; 1o taka. the stens tuat states that 1 the stete are Wil nlace Ter fhere ** © And demo- floprishing. lm miles of state roads |eratic snceess in Connectieut this vear, are better hose in neil . I \ Wilson «ig a femocrat ighboring ' =0 nnrly' nccul!nyl}fh'ed in the cam- . SR SRR & S EP. STATE CONVENTION HARMONIOUS | tion & democratic, the ! LR B B oud Cabied Paragraphs Misery Prevalent in Lima. Lima, Peru, June 26.—Several of the [newspapers today called attention to- the hunger and misery prevalent 'in They assert that hundreds of: Lima, persous are eating food usually ‘given to the dogs. DRAFT MACHINERY TO START THIS: MORNING For Order in Which New Registrants Will Be Subject to Call. Washington, June 26—National lot- tery machinery will be set in motion for the second time tomorrow for the drafting order of the numbers for the 744,500 young men who attained their majority during the year ending last June 5, the first anniversary of the selective draft registration day. Secretary Baker plans to draw the first capsule containing a master num-. ber from the bowl at 9.30 o'clock in the same committee room of the senate office building in which the first lot- tery was condueted Jast July 20. The officipls of Provost- Marshal General Crowder's office will take up the work and the last capsule is expected to be drawn by noon. While it will be attended the same ceremony, the drawing this year will not be fraught with the signifi- cance to the men affected as was that last year. The arder in which the numbers are ‘drawn® ‘simply will de- termine the relative position of .the men at the bottom of the class to which they will be assigned under the classification system after they return their questionnaire which now are be- ing mailed them. Last year the num- bers determined the registrant's lia- bility_for service in the order of the drawing. However, young men without de- pendents and not engaged in an es- sential industry will be placed at.the bottom of Class.T and as the men-now in that class soon will be exhausted. they undoubtediv will be. called- with in a few months. Those placed in the deferred classes are mot likely to be called at all, certainly not for, some time to come. INVESTIGATING ‘ALLEGED AIRCRAFT GRAFT IN CHICAGO. Money is Said to Have Flowed Like Water from Offices There. Chicago, June 26.—Investigation by the federal grand jury of alleged graft in the operations of the local branch of the aircraft board has been insti- tuted, United States Attorney Charles F. Clyne announced today. Depart- ment of justice agents are said to} have obtained evidence that since last fall, and until a few months ago, money flowed like water from the local offices and that rich men’s €ons with- out qualifications were ziven high sal- aried positions as inspectors. GERMANS DROPPED BCMBS ON PARIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. Penetrated the Anti and Caused Mate Aerial Defenses Damage. ferman airplanes pene erial defenses of Paris Wednesday —nignt and several hombs yere Urbjiped. causing material damage. says an official staiement is- sued early The statement read : “Last night several groups of enemy airplanes were percerved coming in the direction of Paris. An alarm was given at 11.16 o'clock. The aerjal de- went into ac n and the anti- ft Datteries threw up a viokent n_of fire. Several bombs were dropped, causing material damage. clear’ ‘was sounded at 1 Thursda; a. m. | MILITARY AVI;\TO&V VKIItLED NEAR SELFRIDGE FIELD, MICH. Second Lieut. John T. Doyle—Ob- server Seriously Injured. Mount Clemens June . Doyle was killed near Selfridge field here today when the airplane which he was pilot- ing fell in a practice flight. - Second Lieat. Allen B, Ebey machine, was seriously injured. ridin nable to give S to the cause of | the ace of the men. of a United training h OPPOSED TO IMMEDIATE EXTENSION OF DRAFT AGE the piace of residence army air squadron Secretary Baker and General March mittee. the senate for the immediate extension of the selective draft age limits, today by Secretary Baker and March, chief of military com Mexido to the $12,000,000 army appro- 20 to 40 years instead of 21 to 31 years, 3 CONGRESS MAY CONSIDER Appears Uncertain, Washington, June rangements 26, nal for consideration a tomo; row by the senate of the house reso- ion/ of a wom- | lution proposing subm an'suffrage amendment to the federal constitution were appeared to be uncertain. FOOD SITUATION IN PETROGRAD IS CRITICAL Reaches State From Petrograd. Report Washington, June 10.—The food sit. ation in ePirograd is described as ex- | report reaching : from | 1nation from Vienna, tremely critical the state depar ohn Infe descrives tha mely grave. toda tion there as still Al observer in the The machine in which the men were | fell from a. height of 1,200 feet. | men were members Appear Before Senate Military Com- | Washington, June 26.—Opposition by | the administration to proposals before | iced General | taff, hefore the senate ttee, apparently served to increase the senate controversy over | '€l an amendment by Senator Tall of New priation bill proposing the .age limits WOMAN SUFFRAGE TODAY Whether a Final Vote Will Be Reached ! ompleted today but whether a finai vote would be reached Department | the society's finances other than that Mrs. Wim, Cumming 875,000 MoreMento ‘Story Under Arrest] Be Called This Year PROPOSAL MADE - BY SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN FORMER ~ PRESIDENT-GENERAL ‘OF THE-D. OF A. R- MIGNMEW T»ODAY WILL EXHAUST CLASS 1 | Mrs. Story s Charged With Grand Larceny, Petty Larceny and Con- to Be lssued For 300,000 ‘August, 150,000 Each in September, October and November and 125,000 in December—Failed to Reach Vote spiracy in Connection With the Af- fairs of the National Emergency Re- lief Association. on Extension of Draft Age. New York, June 26—Mrs. William Cumming Story. former president- general of the Daughters of the Amer- izan Revolution and known to wo- men’s clubs throughout the country, was arrested here late today on in- dictments charging her with grand larceny, petty larceny and conspiracy ' connecticn With the affairs of the ‘Washington, June 26. — Senator Chamberlain announced late today that it is proposed to call in August 300,000 draft men, in September 150,- 000, in October 150,000, in November 150,000, and in December 125,000. These 875.00 men, he said, are expected to_exhaust Class 1. The senate failed to reach a vote The Appeal is to You to buy War Savings Stamps in as great a number this year as -your means will per- mit through savings. | i It means getting value for each purchase. "It means wise buying of essentials. It means not buying non-essentials. It means the curtailment of the manufac- ture of commodities our boys over _there do not need, thereby allowing greater manufacture of the things THEY DO NEED. : The Obligation Rests on Everyone i i National Emergency Relief Society, of which she is president. She was. pa- roled in- the custody of her counsel until tomorrow afternoon, . when she Tlk. ba: aryalgiod “end hent, el o today: on the Fall amendment and the guestion of extending the draft age | limits went over. 7,000 MACHINE WORKERS WALK OUT IN BRIRGEPORT. Disregard Appeals of Army Officers and Member of International Union. od, “Indicied with Mrs. Story ivere. her xans, Allen. an army lieutenant_sta- tloned ‘at Aberdeen, Md., and Sterl- ing. who 'is now in the government service at ‘Washington. They are charged with having participated with théir mother in a profiteering sciieme whereby money contributed for comfort ‘kits for United States xoldiers. was diverted to the pockets of a solicitor, What the Indictments Charge. charge that Mrs. | th Willia Garland srown. the Solicitor, for Wim to re- | ceive half the funds collected by the coclety and that he gave Sterling Story one-fifth of his 50 per cent.| This second. division. it is alleged | compensated Sterling for his part in | ! Bridgeport, Conn., i wage ‘demands not R at noon today and walked out of th various manufacturing plants of this city. Labor leaders here say _that 6,000 sympathetic strikers will leave the shops tomorrow ang that by Sat- urday 30000 men will be on a strike. At a_mass meeting this afternoon, after their walkout, the machinists were appezled to by army officers ani a member of their international order to return to work. Thi ted unani- mousiy, however, to remain out until the manufacturers here have submit- ted to them a written pledge _that whatever decision made by the Tzft- Walsh board, now the judge of ti> | controversy, will be adhered to by the emplovers and that any wage award will be retroactive from May 1 The stril spent their idle time today soliciting purchases of war sav- ings stamps AVIATOR ERNEST A. GIROUX FELL WITHIN GERMAN LINES heir 7,000 | | | negotiating Brown'’s arrangement ith his mother: The assistant district attorney who has charge of the inquiry ‘declared i contr! which they were ultimately put. Con- sequently, he said, the ageregate | amount believed to have been mis- used could not be verified. irs. Story, the prosecuting ities decl never wa elected president of the reli hut took that office arbitrari matter of fact, they the manner which the society itself was incor- ‘grossly irregular. Several Members Have Withdrawn. Several prominent members have | | withdrawn and _insisted t their | names . be no longer used.on its sta- tionery, it is said. Among those re- | !ported to have withdrawn are Rear| dmiral Bradley A. Fiske and Mrs. mon Baruch, wife of a wealthy New | York physjiclan. Mrs. Story subjected herself tol prosecution, it was declared, because she falsely represented that her so- ciety paid no.commissions to solicit- 1 Was One of Six Airmen Who Were Pursuing Several German Machines. Somerville, Mass, June Lieutenant Ernest A. ¢ a member of the Lafayette erca- drille, fell within the German lines oa May cablegram his Healey, auarters of the .-\\mf-h Paris. He ohe of s wer pureuing several chines. The other reported that they saw him fall with- mother, Mrs. Arthur F German ma- vears ago to go to Franc in the motor transport a year ago he was t aviation service and escadrille. lief organizations participated. The alleged payment of a $30 com- i mission ,to Allen Story for services in leasing an_uptown property for the society constituted an additional cause for grand jury action, it was asserted. Subscription soliciting blanks made no mention of the in- tention to use part of the money for !the leasing of a house as a soldiers’ recreation center, it was explained. Mrs. Baldwin Deposed as Tre Mrs. A, T. Baldwin, wife of a York lamp manufacturer, who it declared was deposed as treasurer ' of iety for a faction favorable to y, was the chief witness dur- ing the grand jury sitting. Through her counsel tonight Mrs. Story termed the charges made against her and her sons the result of “a dis- gruntiement on the part of the treas- urer.of the society (Mrs. Baldwin), who was removed from office by vote train. RESIDENCE BURGLARIZED FOR That of E. L. Ro: Thieves Take Silverware. Greenwic! idence of the New S ! was tolen. | now serving a term in prison. shine workers dropped their tools | 26—First | roux of this and was killed, according to a received today from the head- n Red Cross in aviators who five returned and and’ serve About nsferred to the ed the famous FOURTH TIME IN FOUR YEARS iter at Greenwich— Conn., June 26.—The res- L. Rossiter, treasurer of York Central Railroad, was entered by a burglar last night or early today for the fourth time in four years and silverware to the value of $1,000 va Recently a burglar was convicted of making the third break in the Rossiter home in March last and is Condensed Telegrams The new prohibition law in Texas has gone into effect. A total of 27,716 enemy registered in New York. alien women Fire losses in the United States dur- ing 1917 were upward of $250,000,000. An official order placed Paris in the army zone. Public life will mnot be changed. Homing or racing pigeons are in great demand by the signal corps of the army. i Leading business men in Norway are organizing a mail and freight airplane service between important cities. The Forest Service reported that the lumber cut in the United States for 1917 amounted to 35.000,000,000 feet. Alexander Reynolds, 102 years old, died at his home in Catskill, N. Y. He was the oldest tax payer in New York state. A British steamer arriving reported that the ship was only 20 miles away (romk the Dwinsk when the latter wa sunk. . The part American schools must play in the war is being discussed by 8,000 teachers .and educators gathered at Pittsburgh. Capt. Edmunsen and 73 members of | the crew of the torpedoed Argonaut arrived at an Atlantic port on a Brit- ish steamship. The third national war erergency food survey will be taken July 1. of stocks of food in hands of dealers and manufacturers. | Foreign Minister Kuchimann de. red in the Reichstag that German: cannot bind herself to any pledges re- garding Belgium. Alfred Noyes, the English poet, now | at Princeton, was awarded the medal | “Commander of the British Empire,” given by King George. | Members of the Federal Reserve| Board confirm the report that Irederic | A. Delano would resign and take a | commissjon in the army. i Dr. James Douglas, president of the | Phelps Dodge Corporation and recent- | Iy chairman of its board of directors, died at Kingsbridge, N. Y. | { troop: President Wilson sent to the Senate the name of Charles E. Strecker for confirmation as assistant treasurer in | charge of the sub-treasury in Boston. | 1 A car of dynamite exploded in the | railvay yards at Montreal. Much ! damage to property was reported and | some lives are believed to have been | lost. Specification changes in clothing and | shoes for men of the American expedi- | tionary forces will soon be instituted | with a view of greater comfort and wear, Chairman Taft ruled that inability of public service corporations to pay a living wage will not be accepted a: an excuse for the refusal to raise wages. Propaganda is being distributed throughout Germany preparing people for the defeat of the German forc and saying next year will find them weaker. To insure equitable distribution of the available sugar supply, G. A. Za- briskie, of Minneapolis, appointed distributor under the ration plan to be announced tomorro! A resolution asking Secretary Baker for a detailed report on the making and sale of official war pictures was introduced by Representative Tread- way of Massachusetts. The Morgantown & Kingwood Rail- way running 48 miles between Morgan- town and Rowlsburg, W. Va. wiil suspend operations July 1, because of deficiencies in earnings. A school, for 550 young commission- ed officers, for sniping has been open- ed at Camp Perry, Ohio. The officers are intructed so that they will be able to train American soldiers, The Senate adopted an amendment to the army bill providing that Central and South American countries or any other nation fighting Germany, may train troops in the United States. German airplanes are dropping many comic papers with pictures of U-boats the United States and airplanes drop- ping bombs on cities as far west as St. Louis. The death of Major Edward B. Cole, of the marine corps, recently reported ors and thus obfained a small part of | in the enemy lines. wounded in Irance, was _announced The procecds from the Hero Land ba-| lieutenant Girous left Dartmouth |vesterday in a cablegrame to his Zaar in which many accredited war |college in his sophomore vear two|mother, Mrs. Clarles H. Cole, of Brook- line, Mass. The State Department has asked that Germany agree to a prisoner-of- war-conference at Berne on Aug. b. Switzerland has agreed to permit the internment of invalid American prison- ers of war. Directors of the Pennsylvania Com- pany, which controls the lines of the Pennsylvania Railroad west of Pitts- burgh, declared a dividend of three per cen: This is the first payment or- dered this year. Lieutenant Cyrus F. Chamberlain, son of F. A. Chamberlain, a Minne- apolis, Minn. banker, and the last member of the famous Lafayette escadrille, was killed in an airplane accident in France. of the organization.” The lawyer said that Mr ory had no knowledge of | 0f the Daughters of the Revolution, Mrs. Story formerl président of the New Yor eration of Women's Club: | gained during the official investigation. | He added that she believed impliciily that the part plaved by her sons in the relief work was “in all respects proper and reguiar.” arding the “hero fland” funds land a check in Mrs. Story's possession when the official ‘inquiry was begun, the attorney said: “All T know is that Mrs. Story did can_ Defense society worker in the Colonial other organizations. Mrs. Story inaugurated a 1 term of leadership. in the road to 1920, when ¢ rty. standing on its progressive. evement, will, by a ple, be contimied i pow Caucuscs Were Held. morning, di held to .select members commitices of wki fions” v:as t state committee. paign of 1916, will be but 2 milestone demo- record for [offic constructive (Societ grateful peo- Upon adjournment %of the convention not get the momey. The check came into her'hands-when the treasurer was not performing the - functions of her office. Mrs. Baldwin tied up the whole with the assistance of the di trict attorne; g Society Has Had Stormy Career. The -National Emergency Relief so- ciety has had a_stormy, carper, ac- {cording to the district atforney.” It was irregulariy, incorporaied, he said, and Mrs, Story! “arbitrarily assumed’ regident. . o\ . Tving three years as head has been an advocate of universa war measures. part in the agitation against Dr. Kar Muck, former leader Sy an enemy alien. Mrs, Story has been married twice. New ' York. 1878, M. Story, a_ dry’ goods banker and publisher, They. were divorced new American as State Ted- chairman of the women's division of the Ameri- and_an_active Dames and move- ment to organize the members of the D. A. R. for war work during her On behalf of the same society, she presented colors to the Rainbow livision last October. She military training and other aggressive She took a prominent of the Boston phony orchestra, now interned as .Her first husband was E. P. Price of in Three vears later she married v, merchant, An agreement has been concluded between the Chinese and Japanese Governmente. under which the jron mines at Feng Huan Shan will be worked by the Chinese Government and steel manufactured by Japan and China. BAY STATE CHILDREN IN WAR INDUSTRIES More Than 50,000 Under the Age of 16 Have Left School. Boston, June 26.—More than 50,000 children under sixteen years of age have left school this vear in Massa- chusetts principally to enter upon em- ployment in war industries, according to statements made by educators today at o hearing before the legislative re- cess commission on education. To meet this condition as affecting the problem ©of educating minors, speakers, includ- ing’ Dr. Rayson Smith, state commis- sioner of education, advocated an ex- tension of the contiuation schools. 1 1 raiding cities on the Atlantic coast of | | governments are earnestly considering | of the one time dictator of that strick- AMERIGAN TROOPS ADVANGE NORTHWEST BELLEAU WC Inflicted Heavy Losses in Men Killed and Wounded and Took 264 Prisoners : CAPTURE OF WOOD IS OF STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE The American Artillery Had Maintained a Hurricane of Fire For Thirteen Hours Before the Infantry Started Attack —Along the Piave Positions Held By the Austrians Have Been Taken By the Italians — The Rome War Office Reports That All the Artillery Lost By the Italians to the Austrians in the Initial Stage of the Fighting Has Reen Recaptured — British and French Troops Have Had Minor Successes. While the Italains have been busily engaged in cleaning up the Piave battle front, gathering together !hfl,‘ spoils of war and making straggling | Aust; prisonen, the American | stationed in the B au Wood nork st of Chateau Thierry have Leen devoting their time to showing the Germans again the fighting tim- Yer of which they are made. In the demonstration the Ameri- s gained control of the wood in | its entirety, advanced their position materially northwest of the wood and | made prisoner 264 of the enemy, in | addit to inflicting heavy losses in | men killed or wounded. _The attack was launched Tuesday night with the purpose of driving out | the few rem: g nests of Germans in the wood—nests from which enen parties constantly were haras: the Americans. It followed a hv cane of artillery fire, the intensity of which stunned even those cof the Ger- ns who previously had gone | ugh the terrific drumfires of the | British and French. The hammering | of the guns was kept up for thirteen | hours before the infantry set out to accomplish its task, and the havoc | wrought by the American shells, | many of them of high explosives, was evident from the number of _dead enemy stré\\"flg the ground and the | n state of g 1 demolition that pre- The capture of Bellean Yood.is.at! vailed. <o e v ortance, owing to the fact tiut it the ‘Germans had been able to rake the allied positions on all sides of it with their artillery. Its eastern and north= ern cdges also command the railroad behind the German lines running to Chateau Thierry. 2 All the positions held by the Aus- trians on the lower Piave, constitu- ting the Capo Sile bridzehead, have now been taken by the Italians and the entire western bank of the Piave is clear of the enemy. Nearly 100 prisoners were taken in the enter- ' rrise. Aside from this fighting thers has been little activity in the south- . ern section of the Italian theater: Seemingly thie chase of the enemy on the eastern bank of the Plave has ended, at least for the time being. In the mountains heavy bombardments are in progress in various sectors,and intensive aerial operations are goin, on along the entire front. The Rome war office re-asserts that all the ar- tillery lost by the Italians to the Aus- trians in the initial staz> of the fighting has been recaptured. i On the battle front in France and Flanders the operations continue of a minor character. The British' both - in Flanders and Picardy have cai ried out successful attacks agaims the Germans and taken further pris= oners and guns. Likewise! the' Frénch ros an enemy position, inflicting _ insses and taken prisoners. 5 KERENSKY CERTAIN RUSSIA SOON WILL FIGHT AGAIN He Has Arrived in London on His Way to America Washington, - June 25.—The un- heralded appearance in London today of Alexander Kerensky, former provi- sional premier of Russia, together th his announcement that he is on way to America and that he is cer- tain Russia soon will be fighting again with the forces of democracy against German, domination, furnished the subject for a discussion in official and diplomatic circles that covered a wide range. As there apparently had been no intimation of Kerensky's intended visit to this country, speculation naturally centered around his purpose in com- | ing. The belief seems to be general | that he not only will seek to enlist the support of his own people in this country in his efforts to rehabilitate Russia_and cast off the German yoge, will discuss the subject with of- ficials as well. Appearing as he does at a time when both the United States and the entente how they may best aid Russia to rid herself of German influence and es- tablish a stable government, the visit en nation is regarded by having many sibilities. Coincidént with the appearance of Kerensky in Longon, John Sookine, a member of the Russian commission sent to the United States by the Ker- ensky government a yvear ago and now just back from France, announced to- day that he had learned through in- timate reports from Russia that the people would welcome military action by the allies to overcome German do- mination. A few months ago Mr. Sookine said this action would have been intole able to the people, but German ag- gregation in spite of the Brest-Litovsk treaty had caused so much suffering and privation that allied intervention now would be hailed with relief. officials as and- far-reaching pos- HOW GERMAN COMMANDERS ARE DECEIVING SOLDIERS Tell Them Germans Have Captured New York and Are Marching on Phil- adelphia. With the American Army in France, June 26.—(By The Associated Press.) —(Belleau Wood.)—German prisoners captured by the Americans on storm- ing the Belleau Wood section lass night now number 239, including seven offi- cers. One of the officers said the Ger- man commanders have been telling the soldiers that the Germans have land- ed an army in America, captured New York and are now marching towards Philadelpiia. The Germans also are told that submarines have sunk be- tween forty and fifty ships in Long Is- land Sound. The importance of the American ad- vance in Belleau Wood is not indicat- Y. M. C. A, WORKERS ARE FACING MANY DANGERS In Their Work With the Armies in France. New York, June 26.—German shells can daunt neither the men nor women workers of the Y. M. C. A. with. the American armies in France, according to cable messages received by the as- sociation’s war workcouncil liere: tas ay. E Miss Edith Prescott of Boston, the message disclosed, is still in charge of her hut in the Toul sector despite or- ders from army headquarters, which- feared the bombardment endangered her safety. ~She prevailed upon the military authorities to hold up the or- der and when the’cablegram wa$ sent she was still on the job. Miss May O. Clark, also of Boston, was ordered by headquarters to seelc safety after her hut had been under Sre for seven hours. She is now awaiting permission to return. Tra Henderson Van Emden, of Mount Vernon, N. Y., has _ been _slightly wounded, and Rev. Robert Grenville Armstrong, until last December pas- tor of the First Congregational church at Spencer, Mass., is recovering from ! shell shock. Both are secretaries in the association service. Henry Wharton, a secretary from, Philadelphia, assisted four soldiers 10 bring in a wounded German lieutenant | who was amazed to find he was in the American hands of Americans. Shortly after this incident Wharton's hut was hit and ‘hirty American soldiers buried in the wreckage, Association men dug them out and found none was seriously injured. TRAIN ENGINEER HELD FOR X: INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER Ran Train Which Crashed Into the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus Train. Hammond, Ind., June 26.—Alonzo Sargent, engineer on the Michigan Central equipment train, which Jast Saturday crashed into the rear end a Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train, tos day was held to the grand jury om charges of involuntary mansiaughter on afidavits presented by Aeting Coroner H. C. Green in the TLake iSargent’s fireman, a.=o was held, charged with involuntary mansias ter. Bond was fixed at $8,000 for gent nad $5.000 for the fireman. grave today with ceremonies un and a Protestant clergyman officiated jointly at the services. of six identified victims also were hel today. Latest estimates fix the number of dead at T8. PRESIDENT WILSON CABLES CONGRATULATIONS TO DIAZ ed by the amount of territory capturel as that only amounts approximately to 500 square yards. The new positions of the Americans, however, dominate the ridge beyond so that they now hold the upper hand. REQUESTED TO APPEAR BEFORE NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD Officials and Employes of phia Rapid Transit Co. Washington, June 26—The National War Labor Board.late today requested the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com- pany and its employes to send repre- sentatives to Washington tomorrow, to appear before the board. which will un- dertake to compose their differences Under His Command. ‘Washington, June 26.—Prestdent ‘Wil son_today sent a cablegram to Géner= al Diaz, commanding the Italian army, congratulating him .upon the victory over the Austrians and saying Ameri= ca feels a great blow has been 3 Philadel- |not only for Italy, but for the world, | The president’s message follows: “Please accept my warm congratus lations on the splendid successes of thé. armies under 'your command. whole Spirit of America acclaims achievement and feels that & great blow has. been struck for the ““r?‘ not only of Italy, but of ‘Wol ¢ northwest -of Montdidier have raided - il i county superior couri. Gustave Klauss, - ar= § The unidentified bodies of 47 vio-§ . tims of the wreck were buried in one. the auspices of the Showmen’s leagus * of America. A Roman Catholic priest! On the Splendid Success of = Armles | v Several hun- dren showmen attended. The funeralsi 4] 1 1 | i