Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 20, 1918, Page 1

» Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 199 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1918 EIGHT PAGES—60 COLUMNS RETROGRADE MOVEMENT OF GERMAN TROOPS INUES Dn Three Important Sectors nqfim Been’ Compelled to Give Up Positions of Great Value Under Attacks of the British and French Troops. (By the Associated ITess) The Germans on three important sectors of the western battle front fave been compelled tc give up posi- of great stratezic value under the onslaughts of the British and I'rench troops. in the Lys sector west of Armen- tieres the enemy hag retreated over front of nearly six miles, leaving ie town of Merville in British hands. etween the Matz and Oise rivers the Trench have fought their way to the western outskirts of the dominating position of Lassigny and further south this hill and wooded region have ebouched from the Thiescourt wood and also captured the town of Pim- prez, situated in the Oise valley on the Novon-Compiegne road. Around the curve in the battle line northwest of Soissons the French from near Carlepont to Fontenoy on the Aisne. a distance of approximately nine miles, have driven back the en- an average depth of more an a mile and captured several vil- Zes and 2,200 prisoners, Unofficial reports record the capture v the British of the railway station | French war office statement is speci- | Private Theodore Pisticoudis. ma- 3 the western outskirts of the im-|fic in announcing the penetration of | ¢hine gun battalion (of Philadelphia), portant town of Rove, one of the pivo- | the environs of Lassigny, the cutti when three infantrymen were buried 1 points on the batile front between |of a passageway tarough the Thies- [DY a sheli explosion near Chateau Somme and the Oi hut there | court Wood and the capture of Pim-|Thierry, June 6, ‘1918, he fearlessly official confirmation of this, prez. That there has been hard fizht- | left shelter in face of heavy sheliing Viewed on the . the gains | ing, however, is indicated by the Brit- |and rescued them. ] n the new ope: s most im- | ish’ official statement, which says that| First Lieutenant H. C. Molesberry, portant < for the allies, for, aside [northwest of Chaulnes the Germans |engineers (of Ambridge, Pa.), “in the rom wide areas over which the enemy |succeeded in penetrating the British | Vicinity of Le Thiolet, on the night of | as been compelled to acknowledge |line at several points but later were|June 6-7, 1918 he courageously took | efeat, weakening in the German |driven out. command of and efficiently diseated efence is becoming daily more notice- | Additional American troops arrived | the advance of an infantry unit when able and apparently within a short!last week in Viadivostok to aid the|all of its officers had heen killed or time they probably will be forced to|other international trocps in their op- | Wounded.” Z mmence a retrograde movement on|cration against the Bolshevik and| The home addresses of these men ale will mean the entire blot- | German forces in Siberia. were announced tonight by the war department ting out of old lines and the taking up of new ones to the east and south- east possibly from the region of Rheims to Ypres, The Lys salient is fast fading away under the attacks of the ritish and the voluntary retirement of the Ger- mans to new defemce positions east-. ward, and seemingly the big west- erly bulge into the allied line between Ypres and La Bassee soon must dis- appear. Under the new gains of the Brit- ish around Roye, and particularly those made by the French from Las- signy to the Qise valley and north- west of Soissons, the Germans now are in-a bad predicament. Here their positions are dominated by the allied guns from the west, southwest and south for many miles, and apparent- ly a retreat eastward across the plaing of Picardy and over the Somme, and even from the western Aisne, will be necessitated. The latest German official commun cation asserts that Fremnch attacks between the Oise and_ Adsne, delivered over a wide front, fuiled, but the 2 o Cabled Paragraphs Neutrality of Spain Not Threatened. San Sebastian, Spain, Sunday. Aus. 18.—Foreign Minister Dato today is- sued a denial to recent press reporls that the neutrality of Spain was threatened. He said the cabinet “would suffer nothing to turn it aside from a policy” of neutrality. AMERICAN ARMY NOW NUMBERS 3,012,112 MEN. Washington, Aug. 19.—FEighty Amer- ican divisions of 45,000 men each, General March told the house mili- tary committee today, “should be able to bring the war to a successful con- clusion in 1919.” That is the number the war depart- ment plans to have in France by next June 30. General March read an official state- ment showing that on Auz. 1 the American army numbered 5,012,112 men, divided as follows: American _expeditionary en route overseas, 1,301,742 In the United States and possessions, 1.433,706. Calleq in the August draft, 277, In_addition there are about marines serving with the expedition- ary_force. Tor the present it was planned to send 250.000 men monthly to France, General March stated, adding: “But we hope to increase that the spring.” force and insular in DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSSES FOR AMERICANS. Washington, Aug. 19.—Among those to whom the distinguished service cross was awarded for gallant conduct at the front, as announced today in General Pershing’s communication for , were: TO UTILIZE GERMAN MUSIC AND LITERATURE New York, Auz. 19.—German and | Austrian music and literature is to be stilized to help the United States to win the war. Alien Property Custodi- an A. Mitchell Palmer numerous o said in a state- American rights to many of | ght owned operettas, which have attain wh & pop- ularity throuzhont the country, and to zrand operas, plays, sonzs and books have heen taken over by the custodi- Rovalties from these works o Teuton pocketbooks n 4. it was announc- onvinced, Mr. it much enemy type 11 unreport- | tigation of the entira | copyrights and pa- | way to reveal nemy osnership wded in the rights seized many famous musical ons presented {n the! and to pleys wi produc ich he enem: to tre in Miiwat hine records of the prima Bmmy Destinn, and of eisler, the violinist, also will Among comic operas plays A Dollar__ Prin- | ress 3 Springtime. Madame X~ “Little Boy Bluer “Pom Pom’ and ot composition German and Austrian rand operas include Richard Strauss yme.” ‘and Wolf- Ferrari's e Jewels of Madonna nd “The Secret of Suzanne. Enemy-owned books whose sales will a profit into the American war treasury strangely enongh, in- clnde the works of one American— Tohn L. Stoddard. The government will ollect royalties from his widely ci miated lectures because the author is ow residing in Austria Other works taken over by the cu n are: A Gudeman's “Tatin Lit- ture of the FEmpire” Arnold Kut- ner's “Commercial German,” Mrs. K. €. H. Dreschel's “Grimm's Vei Sieven Reisen Simbads” _ Josepha Schra- amp’s “German Readings.” German gvenile dook, “Max and Morit Max Walker's “Beginner's Ger “In- flgence of Rible on Civilization,” and I Weingren's “Flectric Power Sta- tion Engineering. GOV. M'CALL WITHDRAWS FROM SENATORIAL CONTEST Boston, Aug. 19.—Governor MeCall today announced he had reconsidered his decision to become a candidate for the republican senatorial nomina- An intimation that he contem- plated w wing from the political arena altogether was contained in his statement. which sa'd “As it is most unlikely T shall ever again appear hefore the people of the hommonwealth for their suffrage, 1 take this ocecasion to thank them most tion. dr: Aeeply for the zenerous confidence they have given me." Governor MeCall's withdrawal leaves the field clear at present for Semator John W. Weeks, whose cam- paign for renomination alreadv is un- der way. The zovernor, in explaining his withdrawal, =aid that he had de- sired to dispense with a personal canvass but .k been advised that under the present conditions one would be_necessary 1 feel stronglv.” he continued, “that to @o this would be out of tune with the time. The hearts of our people are beyond the seas. Poor time it is to drag out personal claims in the day and shrisk out one’s virtues to the passerby. MERCHANT STEAMER PROTEUS WAS SUNK IN COLLISION Washington, Aug. 19.—The merchant steamer FPorteous of 3,000 tons was sunk last night in coliision with an- ther steamer about 34 miles south- west of Diamond Shoals, off Cape Hat- teras, N. C., the navy department was informed today. The other vessel, which was not seriously damaged, st00d by and rescued the crew of the Perteous. CHINESE TROOPS SENT troops to the Siberian border to pre- vent a tireatencd invasion of Chinese | been named American assistant territory by German and Hungarian [ral of the Jesuit order to suceed the prisoners f War who joined with the | Very Red & the region. FQOD GUARANTEED FOR FAMINE STRICKEN FINLAND vk, Aug_ 19.—The Finland' itutional League of America, through H. Montago Donner, its pre dent, an American citizens, today made public here a letter sent by the league President Wilson on August 9, im o ning him to accept the recently yroffered intermediation ish, Norwegian and Danish ministers i the United States in feeding “fam- ine stricken Finland.” The ministers on Augus acting on the instructions of their zovern- | ent promised to gsuarantee that hatever food was sent to Finland f the Swed- ! TWO WOMEN KILLED AT A GRADE CROSSING. Windsor, Conn.. Aug. 19.—Mrs. Mary | Shelto of Hartford and Mrs, Frances Magaldo of Wilson's Station. near here, were struck and killed late to- day at Wilson's Stadon by a north- hound express train the Hartford New Haven Hartford railroad. he women vere emploved at a market garden and on division of the New York when they started to cross the rail- road tracks their view was obscured by a freight car which was_ being! shifted. Their bodie 130 feet by the expr stop. Mrs. She were dragged which did not s 31 vears old | vould g 1inns reach Ger: nd many. that e distributed only to the starv- | and none of it wou! “The real situation in Finland,” sai letter Jeen systematically terested German and Bolshevik nd The Finland to President W\ real interests of are identical.” obscures the STUDENTS’ ARMY TRAINING CORPS TO BE CREATED.|train, near Waterville today. The Hartford, Conn,, Aus. 19.—Conform- | Chauffeur was made unconscious by ing to a request of the war depart | the shock. Papers fournd in the pock- ment, William Arnold Shanklin, direc- | €t of the dead mah indicateq that he tor for Connecticut of the American|Was ex-Governor Prouty council on education, has issued a| 3r. Prouty was on way from pamphlet to nofify young men quall- | Newport, Vt, to take a train at Len- fied for college of the swar depart. |mexville for Jackman, Me. when the | ment's purpess to create in the army |chauffeur failed to observe the ap- | a students' army. training corps and to | Proaching engine, owing to a dense urge such young men to enter or re-|f0f. Mr. Prouty was instantly killed. Shath. i COUBEE. The chauffeur, J. B. Bay, was taken All able bodied students in the col- | o the Sherbiooke hospital suffering leges in which training units are or- | from ganized will if over the enlistment age of 1S. Stu- dents under 18 will be encouraged to Students neither enlisted nor enrolled will not be entitled to enter the training units enroll in t be encouraged he training units. to_enli or to receive the instruction. at Sands Point, L. TO THE SIBERIAN BORDER | rrasi Washington, Aug. 19—The Chinese | Heart of Jesus at Woodstock, Md., and sovernment has sent a jarge force of | former provincial of the New York- ESTABLISHED CREDIT BY A SYSTEM OF CHECK KITING. Waterbury, Conn., Aug. 19. — The story of how Louis Block, a cattle dealer of Plymouth, despite the fact| that he had a comparatively smalll sum of meney, ran his bank book fig- ures up to close to $100,000, was told in the bankruptcy court, at the first hearing of crediors in his bank- ruptcy case, which opened before Ref- eree Hoadley this morninz. Block borrowed money and owed money to the state and its officials and to firms and_individuals. He established his credit by a system of check Kiting, it is_alleged. His liabilities are over $33.000 and his assets $11,000. M. A. Webster, state comptroller, is named as his biggest creditor for the sum of over $12,000. GEN. PERSHING THANKS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS New York, Aug. 19.—James A. Flah- erty, supreme knight of the Knizhts of Columbus, today received from Gen- cral Pershing a reply to a cable mes- sage sent him by the knights at their recent victory convention in this city, pledging the support of the orzan tion to the American expeditionary force . “I wish, in behalf of the troops un- der my command, to thank your or- ganization, not only for its Zemerous and inspiring message, but for the substantial service it is rendering for the army in France,” read General Pershing’s message. DROWNED WHEN STRICKEN WITH APOPLEXY WHILE BATHING New York, Aug. 19.—The death from drowning on Saturday of N. Bruce MacKelvie, president of the Butte and Superior Mining Company, was an- nounced today. Mr. MacKelvie was 39 years old, a member of the firm of Hayden, Stone and Company of this city and a director of several mining and other corporations includ- ing the Wright-Martin Aircraft Cor- poration. Mr. MacKelvie suffered a stroke of apoplexy while barh}ng at his estate NEW ASSISTANT GENERAL OF THE JESUIT ORDER New York, Aug. 19.—Announcement was made here last night that Very Joseph F. Hanselman, S. J., dent of the Collegé of the Sacred Maryland province of the Jesuits, has gene- Rev. Thomas J. Gannon, who elements of the |died last January. Father Hanselman the Crecho-Sioeaks ' formerly was president of Holy Cross Callege - at. Worcester, Mass. the mother a | Mrs. Magalda wa children. children, while and leaves four EX-GOV. PROUTY CF VERMONT KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Aug. 19 (By the, Associated Press)—G. H. Prouty. for- | merly governor of Vernfont, was killed | when the automobile in which he was riding was struck by a Grand Trunk concussion of the brain. RESIDENCES OF MILLIONAIRES IN JAPAN BURNED BY MOBS. Tokio, Friday, Aug. 16 (By The As- sociated Press).—Adviced received from the provinces are to the effect that the residences of several million- aires have been burned. These reports say that the home of Soichiro Asano, president of the Toyo Steamship com- pany, has been attacked and damazed. The governor of Tokio in a manifesto issued today urzes the residents of the | to remain indoors during the| The theatrem and the stores and the leading thoroughfares of the city have been ordered closed as a precautionary measure. 10,000 TRAMWAY WORKERS ON STRIKE IN LONDON. London, Aug. 19—The tramway trike now includes 10,000 workers, and 3,000 vehicles 'have been withdrawn from the streets. Efforts to involve in the strike the council’s tramways and the underground railways have been fruitless, but at a meetinz- of the strikers’ executives Sunday night it was resolved to call out all the pro- vincial workers today. The London county council service has not been affected. Many persons accustomed to take Sunday trips to the suburbs had te pend the day in the c MORE AMERICAN TROOPS ARRIVE AT VLADIVOSTOK Vladivostok, Friday, Aus. 19.—A sect ond transport carrying American troops arrived at Viadivostok today. The transport bearinz the first con- tingent of American soldiers entéred the harbor yesterday afternoon after a voyage of seven and a half days from Manila_ A third troopship is expected to arrive this evening: THREE® MEATLESS DAYS PER WEEK IN VIENNA. Washington, Aug. 19.—Three meat- less days per week have been ardered by the municipal authorities at Vien- na, according to an official despatch today from Switzerland. The &ty i reported threatened with complete ex- haustion of its meat supply. SUNK BY SUBMARINE . OF VIRGINIA CAPES ‘Washington, Aug. 19—The Norwe- | gian bark Nordhav was sunk by a German submarine 125 miles off the Virginia Capes on Saturday. Her crew crew escaped in small boats. and have been brought into an Atlautic port by an American warship. Americans in Canadian Casualty List. Ottawa, Ont, Aug. 19.—The Cana- dian casualty list issued tonight in- the names of the following : Wounded—R. Hardman, Graniteville, R.L: M. iogan, Hart- ford, Conn; J. I Bassett, Bristol, Conn.: S. D! Wilcox, Athol, Mass.: W. Piper. Lynn, Mass.: Y. Torrance, Manchester, Conn.; C. enson, Water- jtral St., Springfield, Ma U-Boat Sunk 300 Miles . E.Nantucket Philadelphia, Alg. 19.—A German submadrine was sunk in a running bat- tle with a British tank steamer last Friday about 300 miles northeast of Nantucket, according to members of the tanker’s crew. The oil ship ar- rived here tonight from Mexico. When first sighted, the U-hoat was two miles away, according to the cap- tain of the tanker, who said he im- mediately opened ' fire. Two shots from the submersible struck the Brit- ish ship, one of them passing through the ‘boiler room and the other through a tank. Neither of the shells exploded and did no material damage, the cap- tain reported. Twenty-seven shots were fired by the tankship, one or more of which her master declared scored clean hits, as| flames were seen bursting from the port side of the submarine. which, he €aid, sank a few minutes later. NEW ENGLAND MEN IN LATEST CASUALTY LISTS Washington, Aug. 19.—The following. casualties reported by the Command- ing General of the American Expedi- tionary Forces, include the names of men from New England printed be- low: Killed in Action. Lieutenants—Henry Q. Griffin, Fremont St Winthrop. Mass. Privates—George D. Conrad, Central St., Orange, Mass.; Lewis V. Dorsey, 46 Charles 'St No. Abington, Mass.; Arthur H. Hurd 100 Newhall St. yon, M: William R. Monteith, ‘6 Harvard Ave., Allston. Mass. Wounded Severly. Corporals—Joseph A. Lynch, 3 Bags- wood St., Lawrence. Mass. Privates— Sarkio Goshgorian, 16 Jackson St., Worcester, Mass. Harvey J. ield, East Sandwick, Mass.: Daniel Mark Lynch, 9 Day St, Cambridge, Mass. The following casualties were previ- ously reported by the Commanding General of the American Expedition- ary forces: Killed in Action. Bugler Francis L. Johnson, 1 Green- wood St., Worcester, Mass. Privates—Nester Labonty, 22 Jean St., New Bedford, Mass,, Henry J. Lav- iolette, 191 Broad St.. Marlboro, Mass.; john J. Padden, 78 Maple St, Hol- voke. Mass.:- Roy H. Bates 171 Pil- arim Ave. Worcester, Mass.; Kenneth . New Bed- Craw, 457 91 U. Chase. 88 Liberty ford Saw Mass.; Albert J. r St New Bedford, Mass.; Her ©O. Whitaker, 17 Wrentham Rd., Worcester, Mass. Missing in Action. Sergeants—Thomas . Joseph Hines, 78 River St, Lynn, Ma Privates—Frank Walter Cincotta, Har- Jer- Dover St., 87 Felton St. Waitham, Me ris B. Cotell Yarmouth, Mass.; emiah Francis Crowley, 247 7all River, Mass.; Westley G. Dahl, 17 Vine St, Braintree, Mass:; John B. Mattero, 87 Spruce St., Providence, R. L: Steve Sinkens, 258 Athens St. S Boston, Mass.; Isaac Spiller, 602 Lew! St, Lynn, Mass.; Joseph DeMattia, 2 Thatcher St., Boston Mass.; Raffaels DiDonna 49 Asher Ave., Bristol, R. L; Stephen LaColla, 7 Henchman Boston, Mass.; Guiseppi Mangino, Thompsonville, Conn.; Peter Sokol, 53 Stoughton' St, Boston, ~Mass. Percy G. Tripp, Wells, Maine. Wounded Severly. Sergeants — Sigmant Housatonic, Mass.; 594 Cottage St. as A Mas Buezinski, Sam Cummings. Athol, Mass.; Thom- Donovan, 7 Vinue St., Somerville, ; Fellon V. Boudreau, 27 Cen- Emil A. Ol- json, 71 10th St. Springfield, Mass Charles A. Prudhon. RD. 1 Newfield Rd., Farrington, Conn. Corporals—Merril Baker., B S. Yarmouth, Mass.; Thomas S. Eckles, 10 Thayre St. Milford_Mass,; Arthu; L. Clough, Turnpike Road, Fayville Mass.; George W. Finn, 17 Thornton St. Woburn, Mass.; Arthur O. Frap- pier, 302 Qrange St.. Springfield, Mass.; John T. Gleason, 183 Hayre St. East Boston. Mass.; Walter F. Mather, 1043 | Main St., Hartford, Conn.; Howard J. Nickerson, -102 Friend St., Gloucester, Mass.; Rosaris H. Query. 121 Monroe St, Springfield. Mass.; Albert F. Sears 320 Saratoga St, East Boston, Mass.; Joseph Seffick, 256 Willard St., Bridge- port, Conn. Bugler John E. Hassett, 97 Toby St., Providence, R. 1. Lieutenant Clark R. Lincoln, 45 Fairmount Ave.. Wakefield, Mass Sgt. Frank L. Campoux. 317 Davis St, Greenfield. Mass. Corporal Charles I. Swift, 65 Bridge St. Fairhaven. Mass. Sergt. Walter N. Smith, 51 Pleasant ., Manchester, Mas Privates—Edward J. Alex, 46 Har- St., Worcester, Mags.; Joseph G. Be- mowski, 24 Poland St. Webster, Mass.; Victor Berthiaume, North St Buss, 3 Linwood St.. Worcester, Mass. Peter Corjay, 18 Glenada Place Brook- Peter Corjay. 68 Congress St., Spring- field, Mass.; Joseph J. Aeskandrowicz, 24 South Main ‘Webster, Mass.; George W. Baker, 3 Hathaway St. Worcester, Mass.; Edwin Brown, 13 Jewett St.. Lowell, Mass.; Eli H. Con- tois, 54 Boyce St, Worcester, Mass. William H. Garceau, 11 Maplewood Marlboro, Mass.; Anthony Perry, 121 Coulton St.. Springfield, Mass.; Will- iam N. MeNulty. 19 Olive St. Law- rence, Mass.; Arthur F. Nobles, 26 Aubin St. Springfield, Mass.; George W. Schaffer, T4 MacArthur St., Pitts- field, Mass.; Samuel Taylor, East Jaf- frey, N. H.; James A. Willis, 129 Stan- wood St., Providence, R. 1 Died From Accident or Other Causes. Privates—Levi J. Vautrain, Healy Avenue, Indian Orchard, Mass. Wounded (Degree Undetermined.) Sergt. William J. Gleason, 41 Mid- dle St., S. Boston, Mass. Marine Corps Casualties. The following casualties are report- ed by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: Killed in action 6; died of wounds received in action 5: died of disease, 1: severely wounded in action, 7. slightly wounded in action. 1; wounded in action, degree undeterm- ined. total 30. Died of Wounds Received in Action. Privates Henry E. Belhumer, 2 Ce- dar.Square. No. Cambridge, Mass Orrio V. Raphael, 95 Prince St. Bos. ton, Mass. Died of Disease. Captain Charles P. Holliday, land, Me. NEW ENGLAND MEN IN GERMAN PRISCN CAMPS Washington, Aug. 19.—The names of twenty-eight American officers and men located in German prison camps were made public today by the war de- partment as follows: Camp Rastatt: First William Wallace Chambers, Fitchburg. M Firs{_Lieuteaant Revert Ray. Rock- E Lieutenant J Facing Great Odds Viadivostok, Friday. Auz. 16 (By The Associated Press).—General Dieterichs, the commander of the Czecho-Sloval forces, in pointing out today the great lodds his troops are facing, cstimated | the enemy strength at 40,000 men, with 70 guns and 200 machine guns. The status of the Czecho-Slovaks in Trans- baikalia is unknown, he said, but it certainly must be desperate. To at- tain the object sought by the entente allied governments, a_substantial force must be sent to the Manchurian front, Dr. Yaromir Spacek, a member of the Czecho-Slovak national council has left for Washington to acquaint Prof. T. G. Masaryk, the president of the council, with the situation of the Czecho-Slovaks, Dr. Cpacektold the correspondent that the Czecho-Slovaks will abide by the decision fo Professor Msaryk as to whether they shall pro- ceed to France, which is their ambi- tion, or stay in Russia to fight the cnemy, if given adeguate support, | _Opinion on all sides appears to be | that the allied governments are under- estimating the magnitude of the task o fliberating the Czecho-Slovaks and do ot realize the necessity of actual warfare against superior numbers. In_the ansence of artillery, the Brit- ish have equipped two gondolas with guns from a cruiser and sent them to {the Usseri tront. IMILITARY TRAINING FOR YOUTHS OF 18 TO 21. Washington, Auz. 19.—Plans fa continuing the education of youths | between' the ages of 18 and 21, inclu- |sive, after thev have been registered | under the draft law and while they e waiting to be called into the ser- vice, are being formulated by a com- mittec on_education apd training of the war department. Details of the proposal, which is to be submitted within a few days to the general staff for its approval, were revealed today by the senate military committee. A list of 339 colleges at which the youths between 18 and 21 years are io undergo military training already has been prepared. At these schools they can become candidates for par- tcular positions in the army suited to their qualifications. Those special- adapted for commissions will be ven special training. All are to be enlisted in the student army training corps. { During the hearing of Dr. C. R. Mann of the war depagtmerit, who ap- peared before the committee in con- i nection with the pending man power bill he revealed that the war dep: {ment is discouraging the establish- {ment of military courses by various colleges. “We do not want the schools to set up a school requirement of military training,” Dr. Mann told the commit- tee, “but we want the thing to come from the .government. Enlistment gives a reality to it and since they will have real army officers, it gives a snap to it that the school’ cannot get by any of its own requirements in the matter. 1t becomes a real war de- | partméit matter, not a school require- ment.” DISAGREEMENT OVER NEW $8,000,000,000 REVENUE BILL. Washington, Aug. 19.—Disagreement arose ‘again today between the treas- ury department and the house ways |and means committee as to provisions of the new $8,000 000.000 revenue bill, reached an agreement as to an 30 per ent, war profits tax based on pre- war earnings but have been unable to profit a tax of 40 per cent. on profits between S per cent. and 20 per cent, and a 0 per cent. tax on all profits exceeding 20 per cent. The committee submitted its declsion to | the treasury for its views. The treas- {ury today, in its letter, which was not {made public. stood firm in its posi- tion in.opposition to increase of excess profits tax NO RELIGIOUS DISTINCTIONS BY THE WAR DEPARTMENT, ‘Washington, Aug. 19.—Replying to a criticism by James A. Flaherty, su- preme knight of the Knights of Co- {lumbus, that relizious _distinctions were involved department for a. combination cam- paign in January to raise funds for the war recreation work of the Knights of Columbus and the Jewish welfare board, following a drive in November for the Y. M. C. A. and three other agencies, Secretary Baker today telegraphed Mr. Flaherty that “no religious distinctions = were thought of when the plan was framed.” | The secretary pointed out that dual campaigns had been arranged because it had been found impracticable to have a single drive for af agencies, and that campaigns for the Catholic and Jewish funds had been placed in January simply because a preference had been expressed for that time. The secretary expressed the hope that next year there could be a common drive to raise funds for all azencies. |A REIGN OF TERROR IS RAGING IN PETROGRAD. Washington, Aug. 19.—Petrograd's reizn of terror is reported raging un- checked, in an official despatch today 30,000 arrests have been made since the beginninz of August among officers and middle-class citizens. The Bol- shevik chiefs are said to be on board the warship Aurora in the roadstead of Kronstadt. prepared to sail for Germany in case of a successful up- rising against them. JAPAN TO REQUISITION ALL STOCKS OF RICE. Tokio, Friday, Aug. 16.—An imperial ordinance issuéd todav authorizes the government to requisition all stocks of rice. The rice will be put on the market. mond, superior court house, Mass. Camp Limburg: - Private John Sci- ullo, 74 South Elm Street. Waterbury, Conn.; Corporal Earl E. Murphy, Hart- ford., Conn. Camp Stargard: Fames, Bristol R. L. Boston, Private Harry. K. the treasury submitting a letter pfp- itesting against increases in the ex- | cess profits tax rates of the present law. The committee and treasury have {arrive at a common standing on the metiod of reaching excess profits, which classification it has been esti- mated will affect only about 10 per cent. of the total corporations to be | | taxed. | The treasury has asked that the present excess profits law be included in the new bill with an alternative war tax of 80 per cent. The commit- tee tenta has agreed on an 8§ per , in_ addition to a exemption on excess in the plan of the war | from Stockholm. -It is estimated that! BZBGhU'SIWflkE are ' Condensed Telegrams | A German order recently found on the battlefield requests the _differen units to’ furnish lists of officers_and | men who have shown aptitude il the gas section, and who “desire to con- tinue in that service after the war.” The charred bodies of Philip Roth, his wife and five children were found in the ruins of their home twelve miles east of Willeysville, Tioga Coun- ty. N. Y., Saturday. The house, which was Jocated in a remote section of the | county, had been burned during the night. Private William Clark of South Cov- | ¢ entry was among the wounded in Sat- urday’s casualty list. _ The members of the American Zion- | ist medical unit who are on their way | to Palestine have arrived in Cairo, Egypt. They wil proceed shortly for their destination. American soldiers may play on Brit- ish_golf links free of charge. Percival C. Clement. annpunced his candidacy for the Republican nomina- n; sibility has a U-BOATS HAVE L Frnt A T Naval Officials Concede That German Submarines Operating Off the Atlantic Coast. Have Been in C; With Men on Shore. Washington, val officials ‘now concede the pos- German submarines op- ating off the Atlantic Leen in communication with persons on shore and even may have landed mem- bers of their crews. It was learned today that the navy veport that an officer of the American_steamer O. B. Jenkins'saw and recognized in a New York saloon a_ submarine officer who boarded his ship off the coast. The American turn- ed to cal. a companion’s attention the German and the latter dlisappear- that Aug. 19. coast American have to bombed, y - £l ‘American naval estimates place the total number of German submarides destroyed by the -allies at. more: than 200, and the number believed to be:in commission is. between 160 and 180. ° It also was disclosed today that the enemy raiders recently cut the French trans-Atlantic cable outof an Ameriz, can port and that the cable now has been restos:d to operation. ~This is the second ‘time a cable has been cutc The trio of submarines which’have Dbeen - operatirig recently on this side were described in official circles as of R ety te by % ed. the cruiser tvpe with an- operating Juligs Bosemwald, of Chiesgo, ar-| TWo of the saiders who have been|radius of 17,000 miles, carrying two rived In Bama He e aoA0% Soi|off the coast now are declured to have |guns of approximately 54 inches. One for the Jewish Welfare Leaguj. The cutting department of the At- lantic Division of the Red Cross has ceased operations, having been heard from since she was one of them not of the three is believed to be squip- ped especially for cutting cables. cut 2,000,000 garments for war re- fugees. A commission of Americans have be- gun hearings to determine who was responsible for the election frauds in Panama. Cirro_Lucchi, of Brooklyn, was ar- rested in Pittsburgh on a charge of conspiracy to induce drafted men at Camp Dix to desert. Air_mail service between Paris and St. Navaire was opened. Governnient officials witnessed the departure of the first air mail carrier. Surface railways were urged by the Fuel Administration to put into effect the “skip stop” system on all lines by the end of September. Miss Frnaces Kelly who is touring A New Jersey on horseback selling Thrift Stamps will kiss anyone who|cf buys $25 worth. For $1,000 she will|after. Senate hug you. agreed to lay Unset jewels valued at $35,000 and a small amount of money were taken in a daylight robbery of the Donovan- Seaman jewelry store at Los Angeles. Norman Gardiner, of New York, was arrested in the Bush Terminal, on a charge of stealing soldiers’ uniforms | and camouflaging them for civilian use. W Marsh, Mars| raan Wi action on phases of the which calls for an army of nearly 4,- 700,000 Americans in France by June While the ork on ‘hursday. this week and passed soon there- rrohibition adide rational prohibition bili and give the -ower programme ay. Pefore the house committee, Secre- tary Baker and his aides again urged the bill, discussing various programme arsh, house military It appes enlarged CONGRESS READY TO ACT ON NEW MAN POWER MEASURE Washington, Aug. 19.—Congress to- day prepared to enact quickly the new man power measure, draft age limits to for the American milita which General M told the should win the war in 1919, house extending commiite2 Baker and témporarily the right the 18 and 15 years, v programme nief of staff, committee began the bill by heiring General Secretary 1 General Crowder. set aside its summer vacation agres- ment in order to take up the mastre ed probable that he bill would be debalec simultane- 7 in the senate and house the last Provost the senate advocates the of HOW PRESIDENT WILSON : IS ENJOYING HIS VACATION Manchester, Mass., Aug. 19.—Presi- dent Wiison's outing has Gone him. a world of good. Except for the first day when the abrupt change from.a temperature of 100 degrees of more at Washington, to a degree of 65 de- grees here was felt by the whole party, the improvement in the presi- dent’s condition has been steady and pronounced. . Today at the Essex County golf links he plaved the best zame of his stay and won from Dr. Grayson in a hard fought match. The pleasure and Drofit that the president has had for five days was due largely to the sechu- sion. made possible . by the most thorough guard that ever has been thrown about the chief executive on, a vacation. While the president and Mrs. Wil- son drove along th@ shore or storlled on the beach and in the woods they were accompanied as usual by secrat service men. Less noticeable and ob- served by but few was the part played by the navy, three branches of which kept vigilant watch over nis safety. Marines picketed the grounds of the A hot rivet dropped on the deck of 1919, with another million in [house that he occupied.- Two hydro- the steamer Wallhaven started a fire | (raining in this country. airplanes persistently ~searched . ad- which endangered the huge amount| Predicting that the war will be won |jacent waters and at a little_distanee. of shipping in construction at the|or lost on the western froni. regard- |off the coast two torpedo boat des-. Erie Basin. |1css of what happens slsewhere, G2ne- | trovers and a fleet of submarine chas- Three armed auto bandits robbediral Marsh told the committse that[ers made sure that no unwelcome: Nathan Grapsae a messenger em-|with eighty trained American divi- |craft ventured in. This watch over ploved by the Oil Seeds Co., of Bay- |sions of about 45,000 men each, in onne. N. J. of $3,500 about one-half ' mile from the plant. The Crown Princess of made a trip to Heligoland on a sub- marine. She was accompanied by the Duke of Mecklenberg and Princess of Brunswick. The 100 members of the I W. W., | including “Big Bill” Haywood, on tri- | al at Chicago charged with many plots | Germany | | des rance under an American romman- victory ought to rest on American arms next year. ston. vans of stone, who Aug. the British SURVIVORS OF VESSELS SUNK BY U-BOATS LAND 19.—Captain steamer Peni- as taken dboard a Ger- David the sea was taken because of some uneasiness due to the section for_ the vication of the presiden{ and Mrs., Wilkon of a house standinz almost. at the edge of a promontory that com- mands a wide view of the sea apd: which, in turn, can be seen plainiy from some distance out’ It was not telieved ‘to be beyond the range of possibility that some German sub- marine commander would be tempted t-at to defeat the Government in the war, |Mian submarine as a prisoner of war were found guilty. {ufter the undersea hoat =ani his ves- Three New York gunmen who at-|Sel off Nantucket las: —woeek, <was tempted to rob Charles S. Hardy, at|landed here late tod Wity Cdpel Hackensack, N. 1., were frustrated by |taib Evans were eight members of the the screams of a woman who witfiess- [(1eW Of tie Norwegian steamer San ed the hold-up. Jose, also a vietim' of the same syb- According to received at Washington, the latest in report from Rome |Marine that destroved the Penistone. ©| The Penistone was sent down 100 terallied conferences at London and |Miles east of Nantucket. Angust 1L Paris agreed on uniform programs for | /et ensineer was killed ani jour fire- o e | men wounded by the exnlosion of the The German-American Publishing | 10rpedo R her enzine yoom. - The Ca., of Columbys. Ohio, .which pub-|ther survivors ianded on the New lishes four German language news- | DEland coast four days later after papers, announced it will suspend be- | laving suffered severciy from their cause of patriotic reasons. e e i i Ten fast battle planes manned by| Tie San Jose was sunk sometime eight licutenants of the army and two | foday. Captain Evane, wio had been British aviators arrived at Cleveland | kept Prisoner on the. submarine eight on the fourth stop of their 3,000 mile |JaYs, Wwas put into one of ths San tour of the Central States. Ose el g s Mo Ricu e as e Fire following an explosion at the|uP laier by a government vessel plant of the Empire Coke Co., den City, near Geneva, $150.000 loss. The company gas to most of the up-state towns. in Bor: N. Y., caused supplies | Twenty-five other members of ths San Jose had not been accounted for to- night. Naval authorities refusel to give out anything concerninz the ex- day night and dent when he morning. ines made thel terwards. followed a. set up later than o'clock. for an hour wi each or ‘n tour’ rresident and with Colone! a afternoon spent with_his Usual dent and Mrs. cnel ‘and Ars. few other calle to risk his ship to take a pot-s| so' conspicuous a tarzet. 2 The warships arrived on Wednes- of the sights which greeted Gpe morning after he, hai the Wwood: solf -game followed. work with Through constant touch with Wash. were amon~ the first ursday, reached here | The planes and’ the mar~ ir appearance soon: af- As usual on a vacation the president. programmes. Except for, been kept. usual, he rose at seven, After breakfast he walkedi ith Mrs Wilson on the: Tsually, &, Then after an his_secretary, th Mrs. Wilson lunched| nd Mrs. House. In thei another hour or two wasi secratary, followed by: 1y at dinner the presi-' Wilson entertained Col- Thers were' . House. rs, Rev. Edward T. Walsh, curate at|lcriences of Captain Fvans or thélington the presiden: was kept in: Holy Angels' church, South Meriden, |SNKing of the San Joce. s .. |formed of important developments in'! and of St. BridgeUs in Cheshire, who | CaPtain Evans anpearel little the|ine world's news and each evening: has to anmy chap-|%®orse for his adventures. He WaSipaq an extendsd conference with! laincy at Camp Taylor ville, was | $¢ized by the German commanler when | Cojone] House. SFEn ssqoBEE TRk he tried to return to his sinking ve el wk Michael Brazil, 50, of Naugatuck,|%¢! for the ship's papers AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING struck by a_public service car driven by Thomas H. Davis Sunday night on | the Waterbury road, died vesterday at St. Mary's hospital in Waterbur FERSHING ADDRESSES ARMY ON THE SOCIAL EVIL A MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Aug. 19.—Fed-; era] and local authorities are investi=. ; ; 3 With the American Army in Fraace, | gating a mysterious explosion whichi Richard F. Cleveland, son of for-|Ang. 19.—(By P.).—In a_general|today wrecked the main mixing xex (Epesian | Oleyland, \whol tecaRkiy(hcrd ey 0y issca, e Pershing |of the Strausser Chemical company’ completed his preliminary training at|,Gdresses the army on thefat Chauncey, near this plaee, and Joston, left the Boston navy yard for|gocia] evil and urges continence as|started a fire which burned for more Quantico, Va. to enter the officers' |.qhe plain duty of member . of [ than five hours. Fifteen men at work iaining school connected Wwith the|ihe American expeditionary forees,|in the building at the time escaped! Marine Corps. He is a private. Galen L. Stone, a banker, and Frederick C. Dumaine, a mill reasurer, - d erican people after the war. recently indicted with 28 others on | “"Gene | Pershing dirents. the com- charges of conspiracy to monopolize|manging officers to urgs moral clean- the fish business of Doston pleaded |jinacs on the men as their duty ac not guilty today and gave bond of §2, 000_ecach. Five hundred cutters, vampers, stitchers and lasters who have been on strike for several weeks were 1e- fused admission to Brockton factories today when they attempred io rewuin to_work. The Federal Reserve Bank of Iios ton announced that the New Britain Trust Company, of New Britaia, “onn. had been admitted to the federal re- serve system. Contracts for 33 wooden car each of dead ight tons, ind three wooden har- bor tugs were let the week ending Au- sust 10, No general exemption of marricd men simply because of their married stetus is contemplated by the War Department in preparing lor the pro- vosed extension of the drafi ages. Plans for the stabilization of petrol- cum prices, recommended by the Na- tional Petroleum war service commit- tce in New York last week were ac- cepted by the Fuel Administration. Postmaster General Burleson has approved the 10 per cent. increase in wages of emploves of the Western Union Telegrapn company ves- FIRST LIEUT, M. O. FRANK DISMISSED FROM THE ARMY Washington, Aug. 19.—Sentence of dismissal from the army and five years imprisonment. at hard labor imposed Ly military court-martial upon lirst utenant Milo O. Frank, at Camp Sheridan, Ala, has been approved by all lice. to be concluded, both for the immoral both vigorous conduct . of war and the clean health of the Am- to exercise scldiers and the best training for en- forced cleanness of life The other prescribes more rigid con- trol of leaves of absence court-martial dealing with infected me: resorts in co-operation with the military steps to repress cladestine ev: the order. severil mits” “off and civil, taxation was to the Asserting the federai ew York which state and contained housa by government in the prosecution of the war, and has turned over valuable properties with- out charze, the telegram the burden of the would fall ! municipal government of the city of and seriousiy zovernmental function “The gain cannot po injury of a tax that so clea: unconstitutional,” PROTEST PROPOSED TAX OF ¥ STATE AND MUNICIPAL BONDS New York, Auz. 13.—Protest the proposed clause in the new ral revenue hill for Lends sent committee wonld in the city to he the proposed heavily cripple GERMAN AGENTS ARRESTED FOR GIVING SOLDIERS DRUGS. the at the front and directs in It makes and rench no- takes on_of inst fede- provide municipal a telegram ways and . means Comotroller Craig, hehalf of the city of New Yor! “on aided limit stated that taxation |- upon the its bly offset the ¥ appears the telegram unhurt. Arthur Walters, manager of the/ plant, which is engaged on government' contracts, tonight expressed the opin ion that the explosion was not acei- dental, as it occurred outside the: main building. and not in the mixing room itself. The brick wall of the main_structure was blown in, and in: the fire which resulted, firemen had difficulty in preventing the flames from. spreading to several underground’ tanks where large quantities of dan- gerous chemicals were stored. No official estimate of the property, Flamage was' made: WHEAT FLOUR BREAD IS SUPPLIED TROOPS IN FRANCE. Washington, Aug. 19.—The America: army in I'rance is amply supplied with! bread made of all wheat flour, the war: department announces. The daily ra- tion of 18 ounces of flour for soft' bread is so abundant that a reduction to 16 ounces a day is now under con-t sideration. b Soldiers while in the United States' consume Victory bread with the pre-| scribed amouni of substitute for wheat flour. Not until they get tol France are they allowed all wheati bread. : Field bakers must work swiftly and] cannot afford to experiment with ne flour mixtures. COMMUNITY CORPORATION i1 ORGANIZED IN. DANBURY., Danbury, Conn., Avg. 19.—More xhni 200 prominent citizens of this city, at a meetinig tonight. organized a. com-| munity . corporation which will be known as the Danbury, Industriak cor- poration and wjill be incorporated un: e = o i Boston, ‘Aug. 19.—A concerted at-|ger the laws of Connecticut with 2. President Wilson. Lieutenant Frank | it “Gefman azents 0 Supply | aanita]. stave o $220000 Bhe. phirc] was convicted of having conspired with P 25 2 capital stock of $250.000. pur- | Another officer in making a fraudulent | S0\diers in the various army canton-|pose of this corporation will be to en- lalm against the sovernment for $1,- |ments with health and ° character-|gage in the manufacture of essentidl el T e oy o $- | wrecking drugs has heen discovered, |war materials or o extend. financial| 16 Jpirporting P federal authorities- here said tonight. | ; = B i a to the camp. ) 3 aid to any concern that engages s pATAe Two men—Nathan Simalovitch and | necessary war work in this city. 3 MOBS CONTINUE THEIR Jacob Schanasky—were ~ taken into £ ¥y RIOTING IN JAPAN. Tokio, Saturday, Aug. 19 (By the Associated Press).—A mob of 4,000 persons attacked stores and set fire to many houses in the city of Kofu, capital of the prefecture of Yama: na, according to an official statement today. Rioters, policemen and a sol- dier were wounded. Twenty houses were destroved and property damaged at Hiroshima, the statement adds. arrests announced. Reports by surgeons in widely sep- | arated army camps of a marked in- crease in the number of drug ulers among the soldiers caused an investi- gation to he made, in which a_pr mp Devens, formeri employed. According to the federal authorities, these drugs were mold ‘at surprisingly ilow prices. custody at Brockton today, and more are to follow, the authorities te. a détective, TO CELEBRATE ANNIVERSAY - ‘OF BIRTH OF LAFAYETTE. New York, Avg. 19.—The celebration, on Sept. 6 of the 1glst anniversary of! the birth of Lafayétte is urged by the American Definse society in an ap- peal issued today to the people of the' Unitea” States. Sept. 6 Is also the. anniversary of the first battle of the Marne. The call is sigued by Charles. Stewart Davison, chairman ‘of the 5o~ ciety's board of trustees. , ()