Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 11, 1918, Page 1

.Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NOD. 165 POPULATION 29,919 _CONN., THURSDAY, ‘JULY 11, — T NORWICH, 1918 PROGRESS N ALBAA As a Result There Is a Possibility That an Offensive May Be Launched Along the Salonika Front ALLIED OFFENSIVE IN MACEDONIA IS INDICATED The Teutonic Allies in Macedonia Have Been Savagely At- tacking the Entente Lines, But Have Been Driven Back | —French Troops Continue Their Aggressiveness East of the Retz Forest, Along the Line From the Marne to the Ainse—East of Amiens the Germans Drenghed the the Austrian Positions With Shells, But Were Repulsed in an Attempt to Regain the Territory Captured by the Australians and Americans on July 4th. (By the Associated Press). For the moment, the e lied world are turned aw battle front in France, where the Ger- *nans are believed to be preparing for a resumption of their offensive against the positions held by the soldiers of the entente nations. The most active area in the various theatres of the war < in Albania. where the French and lians are continuing their successes against the Austrians, The movement has in it possibilities which seem interesting. The rapid progress made by the French and Ital- jans, the probability that the Austro- Bulgar line to the east past Loke Orchrida may be outflanked, and the possibility that an offensive may be + launched along the Saloniki front tend to give the events in Albania some importance at a time when the main battle area is quiet. There have been indications recent- litical results. The Teutonic allies in Macedonia have been savagely at- | tacking the entente lines but have been driven back. French troops continue their offen- sive tactics east of the Retz forest, | along the line from the Marne to the Aisne. The fighting gradually has ex- tended southward along the 1ront| southwest of Soissons with the French | repeating their operation of pushing | the enemy back from sirong positions from which he might easily reach vital ground along the French line of de- fense. Along the British front. there have been, intermittent artillery duels, | deepening here and ther into bombard- ments of greot intensity. This has been the case east of Amiens where the Germans have drenched Austral- ian positions with shells and then at- tacked in an attempt to regain terri- tory lost when the Australians and Americans attacked on July 4. The 1y that an offensive might be begun |enemy ha: lged with losses. in Macedonia, if for no other reason U ritish have improv- than to draw Austrian. and possibly jed their positions in a minor action. German troops from Italy and France. It is reported ‘that the Bulgarians are war-weafry and-that a powerful blow along the front north of Saloniki might bring about notable military and po- An American squadron has penetrat- ed far behind the German lines at Chateal Thierry and it is believed it brought back valuable information as to the conditions there. { LABOR POLICY ADOPTED BY EMERGENCY FLEET CORP. On Principles and Policies Laid Down by the War Conference Board, PhiladeTPRE=YGIT A5--ha. Brmer- Fleet Corporatidn announced that it has adepted the labor formulated by the War Labor WIRE CONTROL TO COME UP IN THE SENATE TODAY. House Resolution Has Been Favorably “Réported. Washington, July 10.—With formal presentation to the senate today of the interstate commerce committee’s fa- vorable report on the house resolution ze today policy Conference Board under - date of | empowering the president to operate March 29, 1918, and published March | telegrapn, telephone, cable and radio 81 as a component pan of its pro- | systems during the war, sentiment for gramme toward shin vard workers, | the administration measure apparently Approximately 550,000 men jinder the increased and leaders predicted that it i tion of the corporation are af would be passed before the end of the fected week. 3 ¢ The administration of the policy f Chairman Smith of the - interstate will center in the director of indust- | cOmmerce committee announced to- rial relations and it was adopted, ac- cording to the announcement, in order that the numerous perplexing ques- tions regarding lahor problems, which night that the resolution will be called up for consideration tomorrow and that if prolonged debate appears probable an effort will he made to hasten a vote are continually demanding attention, | by displacing the - prohibition bill.| may be dealt with in a consistent and | Managers of the latter measure, it uniform - manner. was said, are willing to have the wire The principles and wnolicies laid | control legislation, regarded as an down by the War Lahor Conference |emergerncy, given the right of way. Board in part are that there should be| Most administration leaders, how- no strikes or lockouts during the war, that emploves and employers shall have the right to organize. that em- ployers should not discharze workers for membership in unions, that the ever, believe that debate on the wire control resolutien wiil be much short- er than at first anticipated. Adoption of the measure was regarded as certain by the administration managers. while workers should not use coercive meas- [SOme of the principal opponents pri- ures to induce others to join their|vately admit litile ‘possibility of its unions, that women shall receive |defeat. equal pay for equal work, that the Chairman Smith endeavored to ex- hasic eight hour dayv is recognized as|Pedite the resolutidn today by askiug applying .in all case: which ex. |uUnanimous consent of theé senate for tending law requires it, and wages to its consideration, but Senator Fenrose | be fixed with due regard to labor|Of Pennsyivania objected. and the res- standards and conditions, olution was sent 1o the calendar sub- & ject to being called up tomorrow. Opponents of the legislation, mostly republicans, are prepared for a vigor- ous attack on the ground that the war necessity of the measure has not been demonstrated and that sufficient in- vestigation was defeated by a major- ity of the committee. It is expected that several amend- ments will be offered, inciuding a -pro- posal to ‘eliminate telephone lines or at least local systems, from the scope of the resolution. QUENTIN ROOSEVELT DOWNS ENEMY AIRPLANE Combat Was Fought Eight Miles In- side the German Lines. With the K American Forces on the Marne, July 10.—Ljeutenant Quentin Hoou\eh the youngest son of ex- President Roosevelt, brought down his Prit German airplane this afternoon a fight nortk of Chateau Thier- Lleuuu.nt Roosevelt with three other pilots was flying at a height of 5,000 yards, eight miles inside of the German lines when the machines be- came separated. Soon after, 'Roose- velt saw three planes which he thought were his companions and started to join them. He was close approaching the machines from the rear when he saw his mistake, for the planes were Germans. Roosevelt Im mediately¥ opened fire and after fifty ehots tracers penetrated the fusilagé of the nearest German machine -and AMERICAN PURSUIT PLANES MADE RECONNAISSANCE And Chased German Machines W!—uch They Encountered. With the American Forces on the Marne, July 10.—(By the Assoclated Press). American pursuit planes fly- ing in squadron formation penetrated serman occupied territory north of Chateau Thierry for a distance of fty miles today and chased several German machines which they encoun- it went into a spinning nose dive, fall- S S KO s feiured Con H siderable information and observed {,‘;};vh"’“‘" the clouds 2,000 ~yards | £ preparations being made by the The lieutenant 'is certain it must|Snemy. They flew over many newly have crashed for no pilot voluntarily goes into a 2000 yard spinning nose dive. The two remaining German air- planes attacked Rooseveit but - he managed to make good his escape and constructed German fiying fields, i ding one believed to be occcupied the famous Richtofen fliwg circus. by The planes were at a height of 5000 vards in the course of a great part of returned to the field, himself and his|the flight. © All the ‘Americans safely machine unscratched. returned. A. F. OF L. ENDORSES PRISON U 8. NOT ASSISTING LABOR ON WAR SUPPLIES REVOLTS IN MEXICO Asks President Wilson to Endorse Secretary Lansing Telegraphs Ameri- Bill Before Congrass. can Consul at Laredo, Texas. Washington, = July 10.—President | Laredo, Texas, July 10.—Secretary Wilson was asked todav by a com-Lansing today telegraphed American mittee representing the American | Consul Sholes here as follows: Federation of Labor and the National Committee on Prisons and Prison La- bor to endorse a bill now bhetore con- #ress authorizing the emplovment of prison labor for the production of war supplies and the purchase of the sup- plies by the government. Members of the committee included Adolph Lewison of New York ‘and Dr; E. Stagg Whitin, represénting the “You shouid emphatically deny any statement to the effect that this go ernment assists, sanctions or sympa- thizes with any revolutionary move- ment in Mexico.” Washington, July 10. Secretary Lansing's messaee to the American el at Laredo authorizing him to y statements that the American zovernment sympathizes with any revolutionary movement in Mexico re- sulted from reports spread hy revolu- tionaries that they were supported by -!.he TUnited States, labor federation, and John J. Man- & £, representing the war industrien ard. Cabled Paragraphs E.;hm Hungarlan War Loan. Paris, July 10. — The period for subscribing to the eighth Hungarian war loan, which was to close on July 12, has been extended until July 24 according to advices from Basel. \BREWERS NOTIFIED OF CURTA!LMENT OF COAL To Quantity Sufficient to Use Up Ma terial in Process of Manufacture. Washington, July 10.—Brewers were notified today Fuel Administrator Garfield that they will not be able to count on a supply of coal beyond that needed to use up the materials in the process of manufacture, including malt already manufactured. This action was taken; Dr. Garfield said. because of ‘the present coal, transportation and other shortages. & In makingz this announcement Dr. Garfield disclosed that the order ijs- sued July 3, euriailing fuel for the pro- ductior of beer, and Luu(‘l' beverages in are used, v 1 erations of a President Wil- son to consider the reduction ar activi- ties in mon-war industries, to save the consumption of raw materials, food, labor and trapsporiaticn. This committee, which is composed of Bernard M B ruch, chairman of the war industries board, Food Admin- istrator Hoover =~ iuel Administrator Garfielg and Vance McCormick, chair- man of the war trade board, has ap- pointed a spec each industry ble curtailment. This commirtee will report its con- committee to study with relation to possi- clusions to tie various government agencies affecied. which will take the necessa steps to carry out the rec- ommendations. KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM TRAVEL BY AIR e To England to Attend Silver Anni- versary of King George and Queen Mary. London, Tuly 10.—King Albert and i Queen Elizabeth of Belgium reached England in an airplane whegy they came last Saturday to attend the sil- ver annmiver y King George and Queen Mary, it was learned today. A royal aic escort of three Belgian seaplanes g ed King Albert and Qusen Eiizabeth on their flight over the Channel from Belgium to England turday on a trip which marked the first time in history that any ruler has ever made a flight from one coun- ry to another. The royal couple traveled in separate seaplanes, cach operated by a Belgian army aviator On the British side of the Channel the king landed firsi near a British war- ship oft Dover. The queen descend- 2d soon afterwards, her seaplane also landing near a warship. They started from the Bel trip to England in about fift The purpose of their nd was to attend the silver ity of King George and Queen on Saturday. ian coast and made the min- CAMBRIDGE MACHINISTS VOTE TO RESUME WORK Mcre Than 700 Wha. Were on Strike at the Worthington Pump Works. Cambridge, than 700 machinists July who 10.—More went on a strike last week at the Worthington ]‘umn and Machinery Corporation’s where they were engaged . in making pumps for 150 new destroyers today voted unanimously to return to their benches tomorrow morning. s left their work in vrotest against what they charged was unnecessary delay on the part of the national war labor board in reaching a decision on their demands for in- sed wages and an eight hour d At a meeting of the strikers toda. union officials said that the strike had heen started against their advance. They told the men that many who had been given deferred classification in the army draft because they were en- gaged in work necessary to the con- duct of the war would soon find them- selves liable to service under the “work or fight” rules ) ALL JEWS ORDERED OUT OF FINLAND Communities Instructed to Them Food After Sept. 30. Deny July Stockholm, 10. — The TFinnish government las ordered all Jews ex- pelled from Finland before Sept. 30, and has instructed all commurities to deny food to Jews after that date, ac- cording to reports reaching the Jewish press bureau here. The Finnish Jews have issued an appeal to the world for The sdld will grant naturalization to only a few Jews, esnecially those who fought in the ranks of the White Guards. TWO SEVERE ELECTRICAL STORMS IN MERIDEN Six Holes Ripped in Roof of the First Lutheran Church, Meriden, Ccmn, Jul; —Two elec- trical storms which visited this city “|late this afternoon ‘and this evening caused considerable damage. The steeple of St. John’s First ‘.utheran church was struck by lightning and sixvor seven heles were ripped in the slate roof, the slate roofing falling in showers to the pavement. The chimneys of two houses were struck ard one man, Louis Gvara, was truck while ‘working in his garden but was not badly injured. 1 TRAIN HELD UP BY 13 BANDITS NEAR PAOLA, KAN. Three Persons, Were Shot and Mail and Express Cars Looted. Paola, Kansas, July 11.—Three per- sons were shot and the mail and ex- press cars were léoted by thirteen ban- dits, who held up a fast Missouri, Kansas and Texas passenger train carly today at Koch, a siding three miles east of this city. They compell- ed the engine crew to detach the mail and express cars and ran them away, 2nd then fled north in motor cars. KAISER HAS ACCEPTED VON KUEHLMANN’S RESIGNATION, Newspapers Unanimously Name Ad- miral Von Hintze as His Successor. London, July 10.—The resignation of Dr. Richard Von Kuehlmann, German foreign minister, has been accepted by Emperor William, according to a Ger- man political wireless despatch re- ceived here. Although the newspapers unanimously name Admiral Von Hintze as his successor, final decision has not been made. 1“Drys” Win Their |BY VOTE OF 36 TO 33;SUCCEEDS HANNAFORD TEN PAGES—70 COLS. Howard Elitt Again Heads N. P. Road STILL MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF N. H. ROAD First Fight in Senate Override Ruling By ‘Senator Sauls- In {1913 Mr. Elliott Resigned Presidency of N. P. to Become Active Head of the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford Road. bury, President, Pro Tempore, That Shoufg Be Stricken From ‘the Agricuitural Bill. the Amendment Washington, July 10.—Supporters of nationa! prohibition as a war emer- gency measure won their first fight to-, 2 accept- night wher the senate refused to sus-{ed the ignation as president of J tain a ruiing by Senator Saulsbury of | M. Hannaford, who has been appoint- Delaware, president pre tempore, that|ed federal manager of | tbe prohibition amendment to the $11,- elacted as 00,600 emergency agricultural bill | hoti, who shouid be stricken frém the measure | exceuuv because it is general legislation. M. Final Vote Within a Few Days.. |of t.e Nerthern dacific a second Consideration of the amendment fol. | 1€ resizict 1ke office in 1915 v i« ac:ive head of the New York, ven and Hartford Railroad ill a member of the executive committee of thut company. . W. Bunn, gzeneral counsel, and Thomas Cooper, land commissioner of the company, were elected v lowed immediately with Senator Phe- lan of California offering a motion to strike out all reference to wine. Th motion will come to a vote tomorrow, and prohibition leaders expect to reach a final vote on the amendment within a few days, unless more pressing leg- ARt ce presi- islation displaces the agricuitural | ¢NtS- i measure. e e Penross Raiged Point of Order. | COMFORTS FOR AMERICAN The point of order was raised by Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania, who claimed the amendment which prohib- its the sale, except for export, of i toxicating ]iquors after Jan. 1 next,} and the manufacture of beer and wines after Nov. 1, is general legislation, at- tached to appropriation in wolaum of the senite rules. Although the chair's decision was overruled by a narrow margin—36/ to 33—prohibition leaders declared their full strength was not marshaled against the ruling, as many sen:tors who favor prohibition voted to sustain the chair, anq that the amendment. will be adopted by an overwhelming '‘ma- jority. The voté on the question of | sustaining the chair on the point of order follows: The Record of Vote. The roll call follows: SOLDIERS AT THE FRONT To Be Provided by a Committee of English and Americans. London, July 10.—A committee of English and Americans has been form- ed, with Queen Alexandria as patron- ess, tc provide heme comforts for American 'diers at the front. The chief enterprise of the committee will be sending parselstof food and luxurie which the soldiers cannot obtain at canteens and will be along lines simi- lar to the work of committees which provice for sh soldiers. The ac- tivities of the committee will include r‘orrf‘spondonm with the American troops and “adoption” of soldier Major Ceorge Haven Putnam, an American publisher, and Lady Walston of Cam 5 % suggested the plan To susiain the decis by writing letters to_the newspapers. Democrats—Gerr: G Hitcheock, { which brot wide respon: in- Jones of New Mexico, King, Lewis,{cluding contributions. The difficul- Martin, Phelan, Pomerene, Ransdell,|ties of transport from America pre- Reed. Simmons, Smith of Arizona,|vent Americans from receiving parcels Smith of Georgia, Smith of Maryland, | from home as extensively as do_the Swanson, Underwood and Wolcott— | British soldiers. Sir Charles Fals- total 18. ton is chairman of the committee, Republicans—Baird. Brandegee, Cal- | which nimbers among its members the der, France, Irelinghuysen. Harding, | Dutchess of Bedford and Lady Low- Johnson of California, Kellogg, I\mx ther. Queen Alexandria has-expressed New, Penrose, Smoot, Wadsworth, | her approval of the plan in a letter tol Warren and Watson—total 15. E arles, in which she wrote: Total for, 33, ““The scheme to provide parcels for Against sustaining the decision: the splendid American fighting men at Democrats — Ashurst, Bankhead, | the front, I think, is first rate, As their Beckham, Benet, Chamberlain. "letch- i and - friends are so far away. i‘l‘. Henderson, Kendrick, McKellar, places. It will-give Myers, pleasure to become ich an organization and best to help it. U . ‘Shafroth, Sheppard, Shields, Smith of South Carolina. Thompson, Trammell, Vardaman and Walsh—total 21 patroress of 1 will do m Republicans—Borah, Colt, (‘ums, FLOODS IN AUSTRIA Fernald, Hale, Jones of Wag y Kenyon, Lenroot. Nelson, AND SOUTHERN GERMANY Poindexter, Sherman, Smith of Mich 2an, Sterling and Sutherland—total 13. Total against, 36. Parliamentary Discussiol Reported to Have Resulted in Immense Damage to Crops. Virtually the ‘entire day was spent| Zurich, July 10.—The Yienna news- in parliamentary discussion. Senator | VAP reparted a heacy and continu- Penrose in calling up his' poin: of or. | 01 fall as having caused floods der insisted that the amendment is s of Austria and southern general legislation and should be iting in immense dam- stricken out under the senate rules The rain zone ex-| prohibiting attaching such legislation Iberg, northern Tyrol, to appropriation bills. He was sup- | ACross the Salzkammerzut, upper Aus- ported in this argument by Senators|tvia, and through Bavaria to Saxony. Phelan of California, Simmons of | The floods were specially heavy in the North Carolina, Smith of Georgia, and | Salzkammergut, where houses and others, while Senators Jones of Wash- ington and Sheppard of Texas vigor- ously opposed it. arguing that the food production bill is a special appropria- tion measure and that consequently the rule did not apply to it. While the argument was in progress Senator Saulsbury interrupted to say that further discussion was unnec sary as he had made a decision, and he then announced the ruling. bridges were swept away. The Danube at Vienna Saturday the highest level thirty vears and still was the Vienna reports of the published. reached on recorded in sing when floods were Despatches frem Berlin on July 8 reported severe floods in many parts of Germany with serious damaze to crops in several districts in Germany and across the Austrian bhorder. STUDYING THE LIST OF LUXURY TAXATIONS Members of the House Ways Means Committee. ELKS VOTE TO BAR ENEMY ALIEN LANGUAGES A0 Erom-Use in? Ciabiduses—Have ‘Big | Patriotic Demonstration Today. Atlantic City, N. J.. JTuly 10.—Enemy alien languages are barried from use in the club houces of the Elks in a res- olution unan‘mously adopted by the grand lodge in annual session here. The convention listened to. a pa- address by Samuel Gompers and | renewed its pledge to stand behind the government in its war aims to lend every.aid possible in the reconstruc- | tion period. .The biz brother movement will amplified throughout the nation by aj systematic campaign. A junior police systent will b used to find homes and employment for wayward bovs. Washington, July 10.—Members of the house ways and means committee today studied with interest the list of luxury taxations suggested treasury department,. but was apparent to many of the propos- als which some committeemen regard- ed as impracticatle The committee will take up the list item by item when it begins framing the new *war rev- enue bill. The first protest against the treasury’s suggestions came today during the committee’s hearing of rep- resentatives of the wholesale and re- tail velry trade. Meved D. Roths- child and Robert B. Steele, hoth of New York, declared that the proposed be 5 i X Ve -The convention turned out in force 50 per cent. retail tax on jewelry was v - » -3 riinons and would force so many con- | t0aight .to welcome a delegation of cerns out of business thaty the govern | SIENtY-four congressmen who arrived ment would not derive Pnearly ag|from Washinzton. ~They will “take much revenus from this sourse as it|Part in the big patriotic demonstra- would under the ten per cent. tax. tion tomorrow. William H. Hill. of Detroit, Mich., e who ‘appeared before the committee | FOUR CCACHES OF A tod: to represent the patent medi- cine industry, prnnoscd the Canadian plan of affixing a government tax stamp on patent medicines. the amount of the t&x to be added to the selling price, While Hill was on the stand, Rep- resentative Fordney of Michigan. rank- ing repubiican member of jhe compmit- tee, said the government's actual w: expenses this vear after deducting $ 060,000.000 loaned to the allies.chwogq'd he $18.000,000,000. The which it is proposed to raise by taxa- tion. he said, represented forty mer cent. of the total actual‘expense and he added that he. did not think that amount should be raised by taxation. BREAK IN STRIKE AT WETHERSFIELD PRISON Eight of the 102 Have Indicated Wil- lingness to Return to Work. TROOP TRAIN OVERTURNED Seventeen Miles From Shreveport, La—No One Was Killed. Shreveport, 1. July 11.—Four coaches offfan e thound trocp train carrying sdidiers from Camp Bowie, | Texas, on the W¥icksburg, Shreveport and Pacific raflroad, were overturned in @ ditch between Haughkton and Doylene. la., 17 miles from Shreve- port, shortly after midnignt. A long disienée felephone message from Dr. J. Ko ShepDard, of Haughton, from near the scene of ‘the wreck about one o’clock this mornipg, stated hat no one had been killed but that soldiers were more or les& serious- 1y injured, and two men were pinned under the wreckage but were not be- lieved mortally hurt. SELLING OF INSURANCE A NON-ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY Hartford, - Conn., July 10.—Eight of the 102 prisoners at the state prxson in Wethersfield who !001\ part in the food strike yesterday,” had indicated tonight that they werk willing to re- ‘sume work and the femainder. it is expected will follow within a day or W t the men gave vent to ngs by a prolonged vyelling and howling from their cells, but it was stated at the prison there was no other attempt at disturbance. According to Decision by the South Dakota Council of Defense. Huron, S. D, July 10.-All able- bodied men engaged in selling insur- ance are placed in the class of non- essential industries by the South Da- kota -council’ of defense in a supple- mentary order to it ‘'work or fight” regulations issued yesterday. ’lqvors woman suffrage. | RUMELY’'S AFFAIRS BEFORE PRICE TWO CENTS " Condensed Telegrams Brazil will undT.rTny toiPalestina Eze(:hu-smvaks Ar e Dr. Wekerle, Hun Hungarian THEY ARE REESTABLISHING LAW AND ORDER REMARKABLE SUCCESS Furman T. Nutt, treasurer of the New York'Coffee Exchange, resigned. The sugar production of Cuba for this year is‘estimated at 3,450,000 tons | Final figures on the 1917 gotton crop | place the production at 11 bales Presidemt Wilson signed the Gone- ral Deficiency bill carrying $595 060 - 009, i %Overcoming the Armed Opposition of King George while visiting a lar: factory cut fifty shirts with an ele cutter. Former' German and Austrian Pri- soners—Entente Watching Develop- ments. The Ohio Oil Co. announced the price | of crude il was advanced 10 cents al barrel. The Baldwin Locomotive Co. will,! buile a new plant in Chicago. -1t will'}, cost $5,000 000, i Washington e succes , Julr 10.—The rem of the Czecho-Slov. iaw and order in 1(um|n: armed oppo- from former German and Aus of war has had Lieut. Robert E. Lee, a grandson of the famous Conifederate general; been cited for the Croix de Guerr the pending the preparation of be pl?n~ of the entente allies and the Un According to Havana reports Span- | .1 ish steamsnip service will be resumed | campaiz beria. between Mexican and Cuban ports it wa ed authoritatively todas however, that none of the plans con- A resolution naming July 21, Belgian | sidered had met the objections of the Independence Day, as a national holi- es for the o ional militar anization of force to 3overnment tha ey day, was passed by the an Senate. | ed a w pdkmmg of the ‘:es?;rn =2 front in Europe. Besides this objec- Government scientists report that'iion there has been a reluctance on strips of paper stuck on glass do not f 2 prevent bombs. stration to de- of non-interfer- ternal affairs of a friend- nough it was admitted ight be justified in it from being shattered by The House Judlclary committee fav- orably reported the resolution revoking aj R re clearly he_ arter of the German-American | ‘)u\l\(’(‘ that the nlll\e population Aiiiance. [was forcibly dominated by Austro- A d iumm.m soldiers and influence, issued ‘@ | Halts Plans of America. ations 9 more |, It i5 undersiood that an agreement American proposal t7 assist The Fuel Administration warning to garages and supply which handle gasoline to us it economically. I = ans cconomically to reaabili- The Shipping Board announced a|[i!¢ themsclves was about as far as new protective coating for concrete| % = JU\‘UOHS between the entente ships which will make them as dur-|"nd the Washington authorities had able as steel. B essed when news of the rapid s lovak campaign in Siberia President Wilson in a telephone con- ASwated the Nacessityifor fevie- versation with Senator Smith demand- {197 of any plans for a military cam- ed immediate passage of the telephone ;¢80 In th Sna toissraph Lul] It was s that the developments £0 sudden and unexpepted that it 5 not now possible o Hecide just W #nd when military aid should be 'tPnfiPd There is no intention, however. of abandoning the plan for the introduc- on into Siberia of supplies from America needed by the psople of that Workman Clark & Co Belfast ship- builders, claim a worid's record for completing a 8,000 ton vessel fifteen days after it was launched. Three persons working in war plants in Long Island City, were arralgne(‘L before Magistrate Conway charged | COUntTY and the personnel of the com- with violating the jionage act. o e charge of this work Is S now being selected. Three ltalian sailors and one sold- Entente to Give Support. ier are on trial on a charge of hav- Recoenizinx the great value of the ing blown up the Italian battleship done by fhie' Capehe Sios Benedetto Brin on September , 1916, in counteracting the German ac- in Siberia without entry into [he political nuarrels of the Siberians, the entente powers will give the le- glons sympathetic and ‘material sup- port, if need he, as they hold this F g would be entirely consistent with an The court-martial of Corparal Joseph | attitude of neutrality, in view of the Dowling has ended. Dowlng was | fact that the Czecho-Sluvaks are their scized by the British after landing on |allies and are pledged to refrain from the Irish coast from a German submna- United States Senator Baird, from Camden, N..J., wili run for a scat in the Senate for a short term. The term is from Election Day until March 4. erting control ov the country rine. ough which they are passing once S jthey have put it in order. The sulphur industry was taken over = ——— by the Government. Production and |- THRONGS VIEW BODy OF MAYOR'J. P. MITCHELL distribution of the mineral will be un- der the control of the War Industries Board. Seeminnly Endless. Lines Filed by Sick and wounded men from the g S5F in Ci overseas forces arriving in the United| | 20-Draped Casket in City Hall States durfig the two weeks ended| New York. July 5 totalied 229, the war depart-| . _ _ _t—— ment announced last night. New York, July 10.—Silent, sad- dened citize mingly endlese lines marc city New England Public Service Com- | missioner will held a conference on next Tuesday to consider the advance in railroad rat®s and certain feature and request that changes be made. hrough the rotunda of past the flag-draped which reposed’ the body of Mitchel, soldier of 5 and late mayor of Mlss Caroline Ruutz-Rees of Green- The coffin had heen sealed before it resigned the was brought to the historic building : Connecti- | t0 lie in state where the hodies ot cut State Council of Defense, P! re|Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Grant of other work is the reason o nea. sted, but those in the mothley mg which rassed before it felt no they shed for the left the mayor's v in its most feli to his death More than 20 towns are now paying | 7 cent fares; and a 7 cent fare has been applied for in more than communities. says Theodore Shon 2 plea for six cent fares in New Yor The Department of Labor announced | mou: that mon-war dndustries : f ive a troop of > galloped into City Hall ed poli~ giving warning to the thousands p]o\lnglpse thorj *d there that the hody of Major requxed to get th tchel had ved from the home from ‘the United his widowed mother to lie in state Service. 1 the building where he ruled the af- _for four years. mounted and stood Henry T. Hainer, ranking Demo:rat' the he city in '{nusp ways and m John Hylan E steps. accom- 3 and a lieu- the war to pay fnt?rl‘.\[ 0 itarv guard retire bonds and ether land form- | expenses. t hearseé to the steps. e i hearers raised the cas- Dr. Amos S. Hershey, nrofes'c- of | r shoulder: 1 : and strode up political s: sity and authority on T law, was granted leave of absence for one vear to go to Washington to work for the Carnegie Foundation concern- ing peace terms. ence at the Indi { PRUSSIAN HOUSE CF LORDS TO HOLD SECRET SESSION Arthur B. O'Keefe of West Haven,! !t is Expected Dismissal of Prince was named yesterday as candida Lichrowsky Will Be Discussed. congress from the Third di T 'the members of the democ <. July 10.—A secret session will central committee located in n house of lords trict. He is a memberfof the functionarles and cemmittee for the fourteenth district. t is expected nch Lichnow- s hedy will be discussed the meeting. ince Charles 3 nan FEDERAL GRAND JURY New York Evenirg Mai! is-Being Con- Lichnowsky was at London at the imbassador k of the w In March of ducted by Henry L. Stcddard. B New i¥ark L he fedar ng the German forelgn polier, grand jury tod ued its the Ger sovernment. for tigation of the affairs of Dr the A. Rumely, who is charged v h ing purchased the Evening Mai money obtained from agents of Imperial German governmen concealing the transact United States authorities Alfred L. Berker, depuiy attorne general, stated this merning that im- ortant developments could be expec ed in the case of Dr. Rumely before night. What the developments wili be he refused to divulz present no additional ¢ r and daid thing . He is now in eported to be wi r publication. saying that Eng- to avert hostili- Switzerland and iting his memoirs 14nd and | the rom e WIDOWS WITH CHILTREN NO SHIELD FOR SLACKERS Marriage Will Not Entitle Registrants to Deferred Classification. templated. Dr. Rumely could July 10.—Major Roscoe B. reached. and his attorney, I a reecesentative of Provost J. Powell, said that. for the t 1 Crowder, explaining ing, he would 'make no = of the selective service statement. even humdred representatives At the present time Henry of local draft hoards ton’ght, caution: dard, president, and Paul Bl ed them against sentiment in classifi- president, of the Mail and One of the interesting rulings Company, which publishes was that a registrant who STl St = donalicting” the a widow with children d:d the inter: of, the lmndl\(\lrln|< not thereby become entitled to defer- Whether management will con- | red classification on the zround of de- tinue or whether the paper will be|pendency The ruling, he added, was taken over by Mitchell Palmer, | made hecause it was found that men- alien property custodian, is as yet un- |in various Iocalities were acquiring decided. RN