Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 3, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag _VOL. LIX—NO. - 158 * POPULATION 29,919 % NORWICH, CONN. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1918 TEN PAGES—70 COLS. . PRICE TWO CENTS 1,013,115 AMERICAN TROOPS HAVE BEEN SENT OVERSES Fact Made Known By President'Wilson, i;l Making Public a Letter From Sccretary B TROOP MOVEMEN S LA R “L T SIX MONTHS In the Past Three Monthis a Total of A aker (¥ AHEAD OF TIME 637,924 Men Have Been _ Transported to Europe—Thirty Divisions Are Now in " France, Ready to Meet Whatever Move the German General Staff Has in Preparation—Some Divisions Have Been Formed Into the First Field Army, Others Are Holding Trench Sectors at Important Points, while Still Others Have Been Brioaded With the French and Brit R 7R IS, ¢ ish Troops. PIIPLS S, e T Washington, July 2. — American trbops sent overseas numbered 1,-° 019,115 on July 1. This was made known tonight by Fresident Wilson, who gave to the rublic a letter from Secretary Ba- ker disclosing a record of achieve- ment which the president said “must i nd cause upiversal which “will give ad our national celebration of the Fou of Jul; First Contingent Salled May 8, 1917. The first units—non-combatant— left American shores on May §, 1917, General Pershing followed twelve days later and at the end of the mduth 1,718 men had started for the tattleflelds of France. June saw this number increase by 12,261 and there- after khaki-clad “crusaders” from the western republic flowed overseas in n_steady stream until upwards of 360,000 had departed when the great German thrust began last March. 837,929 Men in Three Months, President Wilscn's determination to meet Germany's supreme effort with JAhe utmost of America’s available man power to assist the desperately resisting French and British armies ls sharply reflected in the movement action” a t of troops during the last hree nonths. The March sailings of 83811 wers increased in April to 117212, May saw another 244,345 men embark and last month 276372 were away, making total for the t : mionths of 6. 29. This, Secretary Paker said, put the troop movement ¢ix months ahead of the original pro- gramme. mcersens “Substantially thirty divicions are row in France ready to mecet what- ever move the German cgeneral staff has in 'preparation. Some of these divieions already have been formed into the First Field Army, under Ma- jor General Liggett, othe: e hold- | ing trench seftors at imp along the battle line and 1 others | have Heen broken up and brigaded with the French and Ryitish troops. And ‘so when th German thrust comes, the Ameri s will be called upon to play no small part in meet- ing it ? Secretary Baker wrote the president that the supplies an dequipment in France for the million men who have rone is ‘shown by latest reports to be adequate and added that “the output of our war jndustries in this country is showing marked improvement in practically ail lines f necessary cquipment and supply The president's statement, with the letter from Secretary Baker and his reply follow: President \Vilson’s Statement. “I have todar received ing letter from the secre which seems to me to con mation which will be so sat to the country that its public: ill be welcomed and will give addi- tional zest to our national celebration of the Fourth of July: ‘War Department, points the follow- ““Washington, July 1, 1918. ““My Dear Mr. President: More than one million m soldiers have sailed fiom the tm this the war in s fact to you, > interested in 2 untry to partici France. In repori 1 feel that you will few data show ss of our overseas military effort. “‘The fi ship carryinz military personnel sailed on board Base and members of corps. “‘General Pershing and his staff ralled on May 20, 1917. The em- barkations in the months from May, 1917, to and Including June, 1918, are follows: 1917—May 1,718, June 12,261 July X Hospital the reserve nurses i ; August 18, eptember 3 October 38 ovember 23, December 45,840, 1918—January 46776; February i8,027; March $3,811: April 117,212; May 244,345; June 276,372. “*Marines 14,644, dfi?% S “‘Aggregating 1{019,115. ™~ 4 “‘The total number of troops re- turned from abroad, lost at sea and cashalties 1s 8165, and of these, by reason of the superbly eficient pro- tection w h the navy has given our transport system, only 291 have botn lost at sea. “‘The supplies and equipment in France for all troops sent is, by our latest reports, adequate and the out- 1ut of our war industries in this coun- try is showing marked improvemen in practically all lines of necessary equipment and supp “‘Respectfully you “‘NEWTGN D. RAKER. “To which I replied:— “‘The White House, ‘Washington, July 2, 1918. fy Dear Mr. Secretary:—Y g of July first contains a +en’ficant piece of news and significant report of the fo of tro ring the pa auge ur 3 « becau » heart of the country is unqu nably in this war and the people the United States rejoice to see »ir force put fastgr and faster into 1@ great strugegle which is destined o1 o redeem tha werld. and_sincerely yours, “WOODROW WILEON, Yewston D. Paker, eeretary of \War.!'” MORE THAN A MILLION TRAINING IN THE U. S. Sec’y Baker Discountenances Specula- tion as to Movement of Troops. shington, July 2.—Secretary Ba- ker said tonight that he disapproved of speculation as to the future records in troop movements, dcclaring that he did not desire to have “past perform- ances made the basis of speculations for the future.” for the mifion and more now in France, more than another are ion now es. in_ training in the It has been officially announced that 3,000,000 American sol- diers will be under arms py the end of is month, while information recently ished to congress by Brigadier- ¥ A Wodod, acting quarter- , disclosed that his de- anning to clothe 4,000,- xt Jan. 1. ker's lettes reveals for the first time the number of marines sent to Fran They form only about half of a division, but they have been endid account of them- , since they helped to stem the German thr today from again ha partment 000 men on LEGISLATION TO TAKE OVER “WIRE” SYSTEMS | Is Expected to Be Passed by Houses of Congress Without Delay. Washington. July 2—Plans for en- acting legislation before the snmmer recess authoriz:ng President W son to take over telegraph, telephone, cable and radio systems went forward in congress today while three members of the cabinet emphasized their ap- proval before the interstate and for- eign commerce committees. Leaders in both houses expressed the opinion that the legi; b ation could be passed without great delay, although on from members op- further grant of power to the executive branch v to be ex- pected. | The house committee after hearing the cabinet officers—Secretaries Baker and Daniels and Postmaster General Burleson—arranged, to meet tomorrow to prepare a report ‘on the resolution of Representative Aswell of Louisiana which has been endorsed by President Wilson. The only fight e cted is over the question of 4 time iimit for government operation. A limit was suggested in the committee today and was opposed by all three of the wit- nesses. : Secretary Daniels General leson permanent government owner wire and radio communications. Mr. Baker was not prepared to go that far, but he joined his colleagues in urging government control during the war as a military necessity, to pro-s| tect government secrets and facilitate the transmission of government des- patches. The heads of the two war-making branches declared their attitude was not infiuenced by the strike of West. ern Union operators called for July § and was based entirely upo s mllitary needs. Mr. Burleson, long an advocate of government operation of communica- tions, said the threatened strike was one reason for action at this time, and Postmaster kly @ . WAR MEDALS AWARDED BY AERO CLUB OF AMERICA To Sergt. Frank L. Baylies and First Lieut. David E. Puatnam. Paris, July 2. ergt. Frank L. Bay- lies of New Bedford, *Mass., and First Lieut. David E. Putnara of Brookline, Mass.,, American aviators, have been awarded a war medal by“the foreign service committee of the Aero Club of America for lor and Gistinguish- ed service.” = Sergt. Frank L. Baylies, credited with 12 aerial victories, fell behind the Ger- man .lines on June 17. His machine caught fire during a combat with four German airplares. It is believed by is comrades that he landed unhurt. st Lieut. David E. Putnam, a de- scendant of Israel Putnam, is officially credited with nine aerial victories, but two more are said to have been won by him. On June 10 he brought down five enemy machines, this record being the most notable performed by any American aviator during the war, = WCODEN SHIP DALSTO LAUNCHED AT NOANK Second to Be Launched There der Shipping Board Control, The 1] 2 0 isto, the second to be laun ed under the shipping board con- trol was sent into the water this af- ternoon. The launching was set for- ward two days to accommodate James 0. Hayworth, member of the shipping hoard, daughter Miss Ha worth 3 the ., July -The Cabled Paragraphs - University of Paris to Honor Wilson. Paris, July 2. (By A. P.).—President Wilson will be the first person to be honored with the new degree of Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Paris, says Le Journal. A govern- mental decree authorizing.Erench uni- versities to bestow the tgle of Doctor Honoris Cause has just been published in the Journal Officiel. No General Election in Germany, London, July 2—The German gov- ernment is unanimously opposed to a general election during the war and has submitted a bill prolonging the life of the present reichstag until 1920, according to an Amsterdam des- pratch to the Exchange Telegraph company. HER SOLDIER SON'S PICTURE WORTH MORE THAN $71,000 Two Women Astonished When They Unwittingly Exchanged Hand Bags. New York, July 2.—Mrs. J. Harri- son Thompsor of Chicagq and Mrs. Jane Riley of New York sat side by side in the waiting room/of the Penn- sylvania Terminal hefe today. Each hade a small black bag. In Mrs. Thompsonls bag were $25,- 000 in government bonds, $6,500 in cash and all kinds of diamond jew- elry. It inventoried $71,000 alto- gether. In Mrs. Riley’s bag ‘were a photo- graph of her son Denny in a soldier’s uniform, a purse containing eight cents and the remnants of a junch. When the Pennsylvania Limited was called Mrs. Thompson picked up a black bag and started for the gate. About the same time Mrs. Riley, hav- ing rested after her trip to Camp Up- ton, picked up a black bag and start- ed for Seventh avenue. When Mrs. Thompson reached the gate she open- ed the bag to take out her tickets. “My diamonds,” she shrieked. Station employes quickly mobilized. A little amateur sleuthing led them to Mrs. Riley, walking wearily to- wards Seventh avenue. She was in- dignant when asked to open the bag she carried but complied with the re- quest, “Oh, where is my boy's picture?” she cried. Explanations followed, each woman was given a receipt by the station master and Mrs. Thompson caught her_train. “What are diamonds comrared with Denny’s picture?’ demanded Mrs. Ri- ley as she handed a street car con- ductor five of the eight pennies fn her shabby purse. SHIP PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES IN JUNE Amounted to 280,400 Deadweight Tons —Total Thus Far This Ye # 1,084,670 Tons. Washington, July 2.—Ship production in the United States in June amount- ed to 280.400 deadweight tons, making the total 1918 production to date 1,084,670 tons. The June production, which is at the rate of 3,364,800 s a year, is a new record for the United States and is the greatest oniput of oceap-going tonnage ever completed ,in any one month by any nation. It comes with- in 15,000 tons of the world’s record for shipbuilding made by the British ship- yvards in May, which included ali classes of vessels. Of the month’s output, steel ships totalled 262,900 tons and wooden shirs 17,500 ton: The number of vessels was not announced. An amazing growth in output was disclosed bp detailed fizures for four weeks of June. [Iu the first wee six ships of 30 deadiweight were delivered, Bl veek more of 54,732 were added and ge for the was made by the completion e ships totalling 61,260 tons It r tons in the third week the ave: was in the last week of the month, | Lowever, that the shiphuilders re hit their stride. Deli i i last week totalled is at the rate of nes a year. . which | - 7,000,000 tons ADAMS EXPRESS EMPLOYE HAS BEEN ARRESTED; In Connection With Theft of More Than $50,000 in Securities. New Haven, Conn., July tives who have been investi disappearance about ten day from the custody of the Adar press Company of a packaze have cotained securities valued more than $30,000, tonight on_a technical charge of William Startzell, 19 years old, of Meriden, an_employe of the express company. Startzell, employed ai the | company’s office at_the New York, | New Haven and Hartford Railroad { station lere, as a trucker and genersl assistant, is locked up at police head- | quarters. All information relative to | their action was withheld by the de- | tectives tonight. at | | 1| arrested, | idleness, | i K. OF C. CALLS FOR 2,000 FIELD SECRETARIES For Immediate Service Here and Abroad. ; New York, Jul A call for 2,000 fie§l secretaries for immediate servics here and abroad was issued tonight by William J. Mulligan, chairman of the Knights of Columbus committee on war werk activities. “We aim to have at least 1,000 Knights of Columbus secretaries in Europe before the middle of Sepn- ber,” he said, adding that only “whole- hearted” Americans, of more than the draft age, need apply. MEN RUSH TO FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT BUREAUS Because of Work or Fight Order and New York State Anti-Loafing Law. New York, July 2—The govern- ment’s “work of fight” order and the state anti-loafing law took crowds of men to the twelve federal employment | bureaus in the city today, with the result that 1.747 out of 5247 applic- ants were given jobs that will aid directly in winning the war. The majority of the men who regist- ered were listed as unskilled and they were. sent to work in places all way from Connecticut to West V: ignia. Vincent Astor Promoted. New York, July 2.—Ensign Vincent Astor, U. S. N, who for almost a year has been serving with the United States naval patrol overseas has been advanced to the rank of lieutenant, junior grade, according to word re- ceived here today TWhen a man does good by stealth Wo Groton iron this summer. A5 may require a discover the motive. { new: smart detective to l \At Least 16 Persons ~ Kiled in Explosion IN A TRINITROTULUOL PLANT NEAR SYRACUSE, N. Y. WERE INJURED 200 Terrific Concessons Rocked Large Business Buildings in the Center of Syracuse, Smashed Plate Glass Win- dows—Panic in Residential Section. Syracuse, N. Y., July 2.—At least 16 persons were killed and 200 injured and the suge plant of the Semet-Sol- vay Company at Split Rock, near here, practically wrecked by two ‘explosions of trinitrotuluol at 9.30 tonight. Terrific concussions from the explo- sions of the powerful war powder rocked large business buildings in the center of this city, smashed plate glass w'ndows and created a pamic in the residential portions of the town. T. N. T. Vats Exploded. The explosions followed a fire which had raced bevond control and spread to the “T. N. T.” vats. Two of these “let go.” burying.many workers under the debris and scattered the flames to adjoining buildings. At a late hour tonight the flames were burning fiercely and there was danger of more explosions. Volunteer firemen were powerless to stay the progress of tha flames. Aid was sent from Syracuse but at midnight the water system broke Gown. Men Hurled in All Directions. A shift of 500 workmen in the plan* when the fire, tha origin of which has‘ not been ertained, broke out. Th2 workers made efforts to subdue the flames and later, in speeding to safety were apught in the first of the two explosions. Men were hurled in all directions. Two who were caught be- tween burning buildings, were blown throush a wall Still alive when pick- ed up, there was not a shred of cloth- ing on their bodies. Second Big Explosion. The second big explosion followed fifteen minutes after the first and the combined force of the two blasts crumpled buildings in the vicinity. The homes of workmen across th2 road from the plant collapsed and burning timbers were blown to the roofs of buildings across the railroad tracks which divide the plant in half. Women and Families Fled. Workmen and their families fled in confusion. x A telephone message from Split Rock brought the first word of the ac- cident to the city. It reached police headquarters in the form of a request for all the ambulances and a'l the po- licemen who could be spared. The shock of the explosion, a few minutes earlier, had tied up all the phone lines; causing a deiay before the ambulances were on the way. Both fire and explosions, according to workmen wa) escaped without in- jury, were confined to the east side of the plant, which is made up of abont fifteen -buildinigs, - including ' the offi- es and laboratories, At midn‘ght the flames had eaten in- to the picric acid plants and were making slow headway toward the giant tanks of oleum. AMERICAN HOWITZERS ARE MOVING TO FRANCE To Supplement the Equipment of General Pershing’s Troops. 9 shington, July miljimeter howitz W are g to France. sur the equipment of Gener: Pershing's troops heretofore obtained from the French ordnance factories. One Amer- jcan firm, which had never touched ordnance work of any character priov to American's entry into the war, is turning out these guns at a rate of te na d: s facts were disclosed tod: »aper correspondents from Wash- ingtoa who ited the new army prov-. g grounds at Aberdeen, Mr. A lonsg | row of 155's tested, approved and awaiting shipping orders, was one of | ihe most striking object lessons of the | which are of French < e of appro: ately six inch nd are the heavy barrage guns support an infantry advance st an cntrenched position. The ‘nited States soon will be independ- t of its co-belligerents for guns of is type. The ¥ witzers, bore which aga en iters today were shown just work in progress on this 36,000 < 't of land. Today several miles of “firing line” barked and roared with blasts from guns being tested. All sizes of mortars, ranging from.three to eleven inches, were hammering awa & ® xt in line was the mobile artillery ing range. On the firing line stool French 75's. British 18-pounders, 4.7 s, 8-inch rifles and 9.2 how- All were flaming and roar- TAXES ON INCOMES AND EXCESS PROFITS FOR YEAR Totalled $2,621,340,801—Total Revenue Collection $3,671,918,236, ashington, July 2.—Taxes on in- and excess profits for the fis- g ar ending last . June 30, levied under the war revenue bill enacted by congress last vear, totalled $2,821,340,- S01, the treasury departmen{ an- nounced tonight in making public vevenue collections by states. Total revenue collections from all sources:| re $3,671,918,236. New York led the states in income and excess profits taxes with a total of $689,917,031, while Pennsylvania was second with $496,087,261.. The collections from_ other states include: Connecticut $78,709,097; ~ Maryland §75,494,855; New Jersey $71,812237. CUSTOMERS OVERCHARGED BY GROCER RECEIVE CHECKS From Amount of Overcharge From New York Federal Food Board. New York, July 2—Four hundred | customers of a New York grocery firm who had been overcharged in the pur- ichase of flour substitutes and canned { BOO: | Federal Food Board covering i amount of the overcharge. In addition | the firm was ordered to close its store | for six weeks. or contribute a sum equal to the amount of its excess pro- | German offensive . today received checks from the |hours for the government gratis, ac the | cording to announcement made toda: fits to th® American Red Cross. Important Gains by Americans, French OCCUPY IMPORTANT GROUND NEAR CHATEAU THIERRY CAPTURE VAUX VILLAGE Counter-Attack Made By the Germans, in an Attempt to Regain the Lost Failed—Battle American and German Airplanes. Positions, Between (By The Associated Press.) Hurling themselves at the tip of the salient driven into the allied lines by the Germans. late in May, the Ameri- cans and French have won important ground near Chateau Thierry. The attack was local in character, but its success may prove important in the future operations in that part of the battle front nearest Paris The assault was aimed at the hamlet of Vaux, which is situated on the south side of the Chateau Thierry- Paris road and on the northern slopes of Hill 200, Vaux about two miles from Chateau Thierry. This was car- ried by the rush of the French and Americans, who alse occupied two small patches of woods in the imme- diate vicinity. German Regiment Annihilated. Tht Germans almost immediately be- gan counter-attacks in an attempt to regain the lost positions, but theis ef- forts failed in every instance. In the initial attack and in their repeated assaults against the new lines held by the allies, the Germans have suffered very heavy losses. at lea 0 T oners having been taken by the French and Ampicans. One entire German regiment is officially reported to have been virtually annihilated in the battle. A Thrilling Air Battle. A thrilling air battle between nine American airplanes and an equal num- ber of German machines is reported in the Chateau Thier sector. At least three German planes were de- stroyed, while two American machines led to retuin from the en- British Forced to Fight Hard. British forces northwest of Albert have been forced to fizhi hard to hold positions they took from the Germans on Shnday night. A determined at- tack by the enemy at that point threatened to wrest the captured ground from the British, but heavy counter-attacks flung the foe out of all v one of the trenches he had occu- pied. The French front west of the Oise and east of Rheims has been the of considerable local fighting in v prisoners were. takensby the allied forces. The Irench have reoccupied the village of St. Pierre Aigle, south- west of Soissons, which they lost three weeks ago. The German official statement of op- erations along the front says that al- lied attacks at various points were re- pulsed. It spécifically mentions the attack west of Chateau Thierrs as be- ing unsuccessful. Italians Are Gai'§ng Ground. Italian forces which have been gain- ing important ground on the €astern side of the.“Asiago eau have sud- denly shifted their attack to the Monte ppa regicn, east of the . B river. Important Ausirian posit have been' carried and nearly 600 o oners captured by the Italians. Czecho- Slovak trcops fighting under the I ian flag have taken part in the strug- gles of the past few days in the moun- tains. No Indication of German Offensive. There is still no ind ation that the out to be renew- ed, in spite of the fact that it is most three week: nce the fighting north of Compiegne came to a stop. American, Eritish and Irench forces which have been landed at Kola, on the Murmansk coast, to tect vast stores transported there before the collapase of Russia as a factor in the ill_probably be called upon to attack soon. D ches ania say that German and nish troops rd the coa are pushing northward PHILADELPHIA CURTAILS USE OF AUTOMOBILES No Supplies to Be Sold Nor Repairs to Be Made After 6 p. m. or on Sunday. Philadelphia, July be unable to buy ga —2Motorists will line, oil or tires after six o’cleck adelphia .beginning July This action was day at a meeting bile dealers and 10. decided upon to- f 200 local automo- was taken: at the re- quest of the war economy board. The only motor places permiited to remain open are garages. which may receive cars or permit them to leave, tut can give no other service. The order is designed to conserve materials and release man power for war industries and under the direc- tion ‘of the National Automobile Dealers Association, it is aimed to make it nation-wid RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY UNITED IRISH LEAGUE Condemns Irishmen and Irish-Ameri- cans in Sympathy With Germars. New York, July 2—Resolutions condemning “those Irishmen and Irish Americans who have shown themselves to be apostles of the Ger- man gospel of barbarism and brutal- ity, but who do not represent the Irish race here or abroad' were adopted at a meeting here tonight of the United Irish League. Speakers branded as traitors to the United States any Irish American who, by his actions, “would compel the return of even a single British soldier from the western . front to stand guard in Ireland.” TO DONATE THREE HOURS’ LABOR TO THE GOVERNMENT How, Employes of Lake Torpedo Boat Co. Are to Celebrate Fourth. Bridgeport, Conn., July 2-—More than 700 employes of the Lake Tor- pedo Boat company will celebrate the Fourth of July by working three This unique method of celebration is the plan of the employes themselves and was readily accepted by the com- pany. = The plant will be open from 7a.m to 10.a. m .jtacked Spain, is Conde_nsed Telegrams once .president of Switzerland, is dead. | Captain Alvah Crocker, of Massachu- setts died suddenly at Brest. New wircless stations will be estab- lished in many. points in China. Fonurteen destroyers will be launch- ed from American yards on July 4. Austrian ocean transportation, lines Iha\'e formed an -en economic union. | A strong movement is afloat in Tokio to form an American-British socieety. Fuel Administrator Garfield asks coal miners to remain at work on the Fourth of Juuly. The influenza, which recently at- spreading rapidly throughout England. Venice will present to General Diaz, of the Italian army, a sword of honor as “the city’s saviour.” The appropriation committee report- ed to the House a new urgent defici- ency bill of $976,504,000. The American steamer George L. Eaton was sunk, presumably by a U- boat in European waters. The Navy Department warns that submarines are still operating further out from the American coast. The City Council of the city of Flor- ence by unanimous vote gave President Wilson the freedom of the city. The municipal elections at Panama were held without disorder. The city is still policed by American troops. Chancellor Bonar Law confirmed the report of the seizure of the Black Sea fleet of the Russians by the Germans. Noel Pemberton Billing, M. P., was forcibly ejected from the Commons af- ter be ignored an order of the Speak- er. _ The House repassed the legislative Jjudical bill without the Borland amendment which the President ve- toed. Lester O. Peck of Redding was unanimously nominated for congress in the Fourth congressional democratic convention. The strike of seamen and the sym- | pathet walkout of firemen of the » Detroit and Cleveland Navagation Co. was settled. The Dayton Savings & Truck Com- pany, with total resources of $8230,- 1000, was admitted to the Federal Re- serve system. i Recommendations for the promotion | of a large number of medical officers having long experience in France will soon be made. The Senate Aircraft Investigating | committee is preparing to recommend | the Government take over and operate | all airplane factories. The names of five Americans on the casualties list fighting with the Cana- dians were reported. Four were wounded and one is ill. H _In a full page editorial of the Wash- ington Times Arthur Brisbane, owner urges William R. Hearst to run for governor of New York. i Charles O'Conner Hennessy, former New Jersey state senator, of Hacken- sack, will run for the Democratic nom- ination for United States Senator. Vice-Admiral Sims in. a report to Secre: Daniels on the Liberty Mot- or says “it has better loading and climbing facilities than any Europeon motor.” The price of copper has been fixed | iat 26 cents per pound, an advance of ltwo and one-half cents over the for- imier price, the war industries bo: last nizht announced. [ of Hartford. at| superintendent of state po- as nominated for sheriff of fartford the republican | ticket by vote. Thomas F. Egan present A Paris desnatch says Edwin Par- sons of Sprinzfield T Mas: member of the Lafayeite escadrille, is mention- ed in_ofiicial ons which were printed in 1 journal. 7 | | The German clothing department is- | isued an order under which no new ! i clothing can be obtained unless a full {report of the apparel in the applic- ant's possession is submitted. i Judge Manton, in the United States! Circuit Court of Appeals, denied the; lapplication of the seven members of | | the Bible Students’ Association fos| bail before the filing of a of a writ of error. William Vollmer of Norwalk was last | night unanimously nominated for sher- iff in the Fairfield county democratic convention after the first informal bal- lot, which eliminated Christopher Fin- negan of Bridgeport. Car inspectors at the Rutherford, Pa. yards of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway Company suddenly went on strike last night, because they say they did not receive their allot- ment of back pay during the recent ruling of the railroad administration. STEAMER SENECA AGROUND OFF THE ATLANTIC COAST. Has Cargo of 3,050 Tons of Coal—Ran Aground in a Heavy Fog. An Atlantic Port, July 2.—The steamer Seneca, bound to this port with 3,050 tons of coal, ran aground in a heavy fog today. She was leak- ing seriously forward, but a wrecking tug sent to her aid tonight expected to get her off safely. The Seneca. formerly a lake steam- er, was recently converted into a bulk cargo carrier and was making her first trip here. She was built in Cleveland in 1889, NO FURTHER SURVIVORS FROM LLANDOVERY CASTLE Waters in Vicinity of Where She Was Sunk Have Been Thoroughly Searched London, July 2.—A thorough search of the waters in the vicinity of the spot where the Canadian hospital ship Llandovery Castle was sunk by a Ger- man submarine has resulted in no | further survivors being found. An cfficial statement issued by the ad- miraity - says that may be assumed that only 24 out of the 258 persons on board were saved. |a b Work of War Labor Board in Bridgeport ABOUT 50,000 PERSONS Heads of Fifty Industries Have Signed Pledges That Their Workers Will Be Paid in Accordance With Deci- sion to Be Rendered by the Board. Bridgeport, Conn.,, July 2—Ninety per cent. of all factory workers in Bridgeport, appreximately 30,000 per- sons, will be affected by the final wage decision of the war labor poli- cies board section now meeting in this city to clear the strife that has long existed between the machinists and the manufacturers. To Abide by Decision of Board. At the close of the session of the war labor board tonight lists of sign- ed pledges of the heads of fifty in- dustries in this city, assuring that every one of their workers, including all classes, will be paid in accordance with the final adjudgment of the board, were piaced in the public rec- ord of the labor board hearing. Pledges in Three Sections. The pledges of the war industry Peads were submitted to Chairman Walsh, of the labor board in three sections. One part included the fac- tories that agreed to make any wage award of the labor board retroactive to May 1, last. Two other sections of pledges were” from the factories that pledged to abide by any decision of the hoard, but made no specifications as to what the new wages would date from. Statistics by Remington Officials. Statistical data - was presented by officials of the Remington Arms-T. M. C. company to show that the em- ploves of that company had received an average increase in salary of 37 i-2 per cent. during the past three yvears and that salaries of Bridgeport factories are higher tham those of other places. C. C. Tyler, vice presi- dent of the Remington Arms-TU. M. C. Company; Jarvis Williams, general manager of 4ll ammunitior plants of the company; and Frank A. Haugh- ton. vice president and general man- ager of all the company's ordnance lants, also gave testimony {CONGRESS ENCOUNTERING OBSTACLES TO RECESS Hepes to Close Down Today Been Abandoried. Have Washington, July 2.—Congress to- day disposed of much.important leg- {islation but encountered a variety of olstacies in its programme to recess this week until August 10. Hopes to close down tombrrow before the Fourth of July holiday were aban- doned and ‘while most leaders believed 1 could recess Friday or Satur- , others thought congress might held in session indefinitely. The resolutfcn authorizing the president to take cver the telegraph and telephone lines, the $12,000,000,000 army appropriation bill, the proposal tc inerease the government guaran- teed price for wheat to $2.50 per bush- ei and war time prohibition were among the issues in the complax lez- islative situation delayinz a recess. Leaders were agreed that the army appropriation bill should he completed before any recess is taken. : In cleaning up pending appropria- be !tion bills the senate, without a ro'l call, passed the general deficiency ap- propriation bill after eliminating n to add $50,000.600 to the 0,060 already authorized for Jousing governmenp workers. Failure of the commission to use the $£60,000.- 000 authorized several months aso was the reason given for the senate’s action. RECLASSIFICATION OF SELECTIVES BY DRAFT BOARDS In Twelve Districts Resulted in Shift- ing of 84 Men to Class One. Hartford, July 2. — Reclassification of selectives by 12 out of the 44 draft Loards in this state has resulted in fting of %44 men from deferred classes to class one,_ according to re- norts received by Major John Buck- ley toda If all the boards report the shirfting of men to class one ac- cording to the same ration the num- ber of men in the state’s “fighting class” will be increased by more than 2,000. Today’s reports resulted from tt work done during the so-called “class one week.” The reclassifications were made with particular referesce to the men who formerly had been placcd in deferred classes because of depend- ent wives, but were recently made liable to rclassification in class one if they could not present claims for dependency of children besides de- pendency of wives. New Haverr—Board No. No. 3, 86. Stamfordi—PBoard No. 1 State boards—Board No. o ington, 23; No. 4, Branford, 249: No. 7, Milford, 26: No. vew London, 65; . 10, Norwalk, No. 16, Putnam, No. 18 Torrington No. 22, Deep 114; No. 23, Rockville 18. No. 67 FATAL AUTO ACCIDENTS IN STATE IN SiX MONTHS e B ; board 2. i Number of Persons Killed 69—18 Were Children From 3 to 12 Years. Hartford, July 2.—The number of fatal accidents reported to the auto- maobile department for the first six months of the present year, January 1 to June 30, was sixty-seven and the rumber of persens Killed sixty-nine. In the same period for 1917 there were sixty-six fatal accidents and the num- ber killed was about the same. There were eighteen children whose age ranged from three to twelve years among the sixty-nine killed. In two instances the accidents oecurred out- side the state and were reported to the department because the cars were operated under Connecticut licenses. In two other instances the operators were New York people and so far as the control of the license was con- cerned were within -the jurisdiction of the state of New York. The new law enacted at the session of 1917 was in effect during the entirs six months of this year, but during the corres- ponding period of last year the old iaw was in operation. The increase in registered motor vehicles for the six months is about 25,000. =