Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 27, 1918, Page 1

PRICE TWO CENTS BRITISH ARE GUN RANGE OF BAPAUME Seems Likely That the Germans Will be Forced to Evacuate the Town in Short Order—French Again Are ing Away at the Environs of Roye.- {By The Associated Press). $While the Germans weré busily en- gaged in defending themselves gainst the attacks of the British and ‘rench armies from the Ancre river egion of Soissons, Field Mar- shal Monday morning struc another surprise blow over a mew front north of the old battle zone. The new offensive was launched from the east of Arras on the Scarpe river and southward to the Cojeul An alonz the front the British pressed forward. at some places to a depth of gmore than two miles, and captured a half dozem qr more villages, among them Monchy Je Preux, Guemappe and ancourt, Across the Cojeul the new Pritish cks on the oid battle front brought early them the villages of Mory und St. isger and farther south the small town of Favreuil, one and a half miles northeast of Bapaume, from which the British pressed on east- bout a mile. Farther south tish are reported unofficially to ched the western outskirts of v in the nipper movement they E: rrying out against Bapaume. With Haig’s men now standing well n zun range of the town it seems kely that the Germans will be forced evacuate Bapaume in short order. Additiomal Zains also have been ) by the British east of Albert 1 on both sides of the Somme river. 7 fact, notwithstanding the efforts of the Germans tkrough the use of large reinforcements to hold them in check, British and French all along the line from Albert to Soissons have ma- terfally bettered their positions and carried further forward their plan of ng the Picztdy battleground un- tenable for the ememy The French again are hammering sway at the environs of Rove, one of the strong points on the Somme-Oise front the capture of which doubtless would cause the giving up by the ene- my of the entire salient from the Somme in the north to Noyon. Fres- noy les Rove to the morth and St Mard to the south of Roye both have been captured by the French, despite the desperate resistance of the Ger- mans and Roye, like Bapaume in the north, apparently is in danger of be- ing pinched out of the line in an en- velopinz movement. More than 600 pr¥%oners were taken by the French in the operation. The Germans have thrown further heavy counter-attacks against _the French in the region north of Sois- sone, where the French contimue their pressure northward in manoeuvres which seriously threaten to outflank the Chemin des Dames and Laon sec- tors and to put the entire German line from Ypres to Rheims in. jeopardy. All the attacks have been sustained by General Mangin's forces, and the French even have pushed back the Germans beyond the points from which they started. The famous Pruhsian Guard has been thrown into the battle to check the French, but, as in their efforts against the French and Americans in the Vesle sector, they met with defeat. The operations of the British on the northern part of the front from the east of Arras to the region.of Buile- court virtually have brougnt them up- on or very near the old Hindenburg line., There still is considerable activity on the eastern part of the battle front in the Vosges Mountain region, where forces of Americans recently have been fighting. The operations, how- ever, continue of the nature of raids and’ small surprise attacks. Seyeral of tie latter manoeuvres have been put (own by the French. Th're has been an increase in_ the activity in the Albanion theater. Here the Austrians twice attacked the Franco-Italian troops but were re- pulsed. Later the French slightly withdrew the line in order to main- tain liasori with the Italians. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION TO INVITE SUGGESTIONS Washington, D. C. Aug. 26. — Es- tablishment of a railroad administra- tion “burean for suggestions and com- ints” to be directed at the direc- eneral's headquarters and which the public ‘s invited to write was an- nounced today by Director General McAdoo. Notices will be posted soon in raflway stations and passenger ocaches, saying in part: Criticisms and suggestions from public will be extremely helpful +hether they relate to the service ren. tred by employes end afigiala_or mpersonal details that may mgke con- FR o Theonvenient for patrans of ue railroads. It is impossible for e most vigilant management 10 keep constantly in touch with local conditions and correct them when they ars not as they should be, unless 1 public will co-operate in pointink deficiencies and disservice when 1ey exist, so that the proper reme- dies may be applied. “Aside from letters of complaint sugsestion, the public can render a zenuine service by sending letters of ommendatipn of emploves who are onspicuously courteous and efficient n the performance of their duties. Nothing promotes the spirit of a great srganization more than recognition from timé to time of those emploves who perform their duties faithfully ané commendably. “It "is requested that all commu- aication be brief and explicit and that he name and address of the writer be nistinctly written, “Also give the name of day or night he number of train, the name of the railroad, if possible the name of the smploye whose conduct is complained of or whase services are commended. ogether with such other information as will enable me to take appropriate action. KIPPERED GRAYFISH IS NUTRITIOUS AND PALATTABLE Boston, Aug. 26—With a capable press agent, the kippered grayfish, de- scribed as nutritions and palatable, ought to take its place wilh other abundant seafood products, Dr. H. F. Moore, deputy commissioner of the Federal Bureau Fisheries declared to. day 2t a special investigation of the fish ‘ndustay. The grayfish neves has been popular, Dr. Moore said, and he urged that a publicity campaign “be etarted to educate the householder to its value. Dr. Moore, in a general discussion of the fish situation, said that the Iobster business of Massachusetts was doomed unless immediate steps were taken to conduct it in a more efficient manner. Sales, he pointed out, should be resericted to lobsters of medium size, leaving big and little ones in the sta AMERICAN AIRMEN BOMBED CONFLANS With the American Army in France, Aug. 26—By The Associated Press.) —American bombing machines again raided Conflans Sunday, dropping for- ty bombs on the railroad yards, de- spite heavy anti-aircraft fire. Al the bursts were well together at the east end of the vards, one causing a big exploscion, as though an ammuni- tion ear had been hit; the mnorthern edge of the roundhouse aiso was struck. German planes appeared as the Americans completed their mission and followed the Americans back to their lines, but failed to engage them in battle. I BRITISH STEAMER AGROUND ON NORTH ATLANTIC COAST A North Atlantic Port, Aug. 26.—A British steamer formerly well known in the trans-Atlantic service, was fast aground tonight in a bay npear this port. The vessel, which was bound west, lost her bearings durtng the heary fog last night. She was leaking badly tonight and it was feared it would be impossible to free her. AUSTRIANS IDENTIFIED OPPOSITE AMERICANS ‘With the American Army In France, Aug 26.—(By The ssociated Press.)— Austrian troops have been identified oppesite the position of a certain American unit. It is not known wheth- er they are in the line. :mt they are B Benni o 2t Dl in 1o [ = 364 NAMES IN THE TWO LATEST CASUALTY LISTS ‘Weashington, Aug. 26.—The following casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of the American BEx- peditionary Forces: Killed in action, 48; missing in ac- tion, 4; wounded severely, 88; died of wounds, 4; died from accident and other causes, 1; died of disease, 2; died from aeroplane accident .1; ‘wounded slightly, 1; wounded, de- gree undetermined, 2; total, 151. The following were from New Eng- land: Wounded Severely. Sergeants—Henry J. Dubg, 60 Main St, Winsted. Conn.; Patrick J. Hene- ghan, 2 Dunham Place, South Boston, Mass. Privates—Ralph Christie, 4 Bennett St., Woburn. Mass; Edward A. Hall, 91 Granit St. Malden, Mass.; Charles H. Hayward, 259 Moody St, Waltham, Mass.; Edward W. Shea, 60 Merrick St., Worcester, Mass. 3 MONDAY AFTERNOON’S LIST The following casualties are report- ed by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: Killed in action, 52; missing in ac- tion, 24; wounded severely, 60; died of wounds, 20; died from accident and other causes, 4; died of disease, 3; died of aeroplane accident, 1; wound- ed, (degree undetermined), 49; total 213. The New England men: Lieutenant Charles P. LaDue, 23, Hill St, Waterbury, Conn. Killed in Action. Privates—William B. Benner, 82 Hammond St., Waltham, Mass.: Geo. J. Jung, 44 Myrtle St. Medford. Mass.; Walter P. Kelly, 238 Grafton St., Wor- cester, Mass. Charles Tower, 958 Main St., Holyoke, Mass.; John Kol- lar, 95 Redmont Ave., Torrington,| Conn. Died of Wounds Privates—Andrew B. Lindsay, 22 1-2,| Prospect St., Lynn, Mass. Wounded Severely Lieutenants—Richard S. Hevener, 15 ‘Wall St, Concord, N. H. Privates—Leo E. Caron, 62 Wall St Worcester, Mass. Wouonded (Degree Undetermined.) Privates—Leroy Olson, 71 Howard St., Taunton, Mass. Alexis Galanif, 17 Margin St, Hyde Park, Mass. AMERICANS BLEW UP GERMAN AMMUNITION With the American Army on the Vesle Front, Aug. 26.—(By The As- sociated Press.)—Several German am- munition dumps north of the Vesle river were blown up today by high ex. plosives from the American guns. This was the only notable incident in the operations between Soissons and Rheims, although the usual exchange between the artilleries continued. The destruction of the dumps was made possible by aerial observation by American aviators. ‘They were lo- cated near Revillon and early in the day a battery of long range guns be- gan dropping shells at points indi- cated. The observation posts soon aft- er reported great clonds of smoke from the targets. An indication of the lengths to which Germaay is going for war ma- terials is contained in a letter taken from a dead soldier. It was written by his wife and informed him that the great bronze statue of Emperor Will- iam at Luneburg, Pomerania, had been torn down and sent to the foundry to be converted into ordnance, as also had the roofs of churches. PRESIDENT WILSON IN THE BEST OF SPIRITS ‘Washington, Aug. 26.—President Wilson late today walked to the7 state, war and navy building from the ‘White House and visited Secretary Baker, with whom he remained in confepence for more than half an hour. The president seemed in the best of spirits and was whistling as he returned to the White Honse, CHEMICAL FACTORIES AT FRANKFORT BOSED London. Aug, %.—Chamical factor- ies at Mannheim and the railroad sta- tion at Frankfort were successfully attacked Sunday night by the*Britisn independent air force, according to an !official communication issued tonight. “TAll” the” British “machines returneg safely ‘to_dhetr hase i Cabled Paragraphs Seven Fishing Boats Sunk by Sub-. % marine. Ymuiden, Holland, Aug. 26.—(By A. P.) — Seven fishing boats have just been sunk by the same submarine. Three of them were of Dutch regis- try. The crews of the destroyed ‘bosts have been landed here. The craft were fishing a8 few miles outside of what has been known as the “free channel BRITISH LOST SEVEN AIRPLANES THURSDAY London, Aug. 26. (Reuter) — The British independent air force operat- ing on the west front lost seven air- planes in the bombing of Manuheim on last Thursday. The frank report of this loss has catight the public imag- ination here. The outstanding feature of the ex- ploit was the heroic determination ofi the British squadrons. They were heavily attacked as they flew to their objective; they knew that egually stern fightmg would await them on their way back, but nothir~ daunted them. “It takes more than the risk of danger t ohalt British airmen when they have made up their minds to reach an ob. jective,” says one newspaper. It is pointed out that the Germans were in largely superior numbers and had only to think of fihtinz, where as the British had both fighting and bombing to attend to. The odds were all on the German side, but the Brit- isk aviators reached Mannheim and did_their job. Newspaper editorials point out that the bombing was well worth the risk for Mannheim is the center of the great chemical industry, and the raid is believed to have done damage which will compel the German armies, for a time at least, to do without supplies of war chemicals from that quarted The British aviators did not suf- fer without hitting back, tho news- papers also point out, for three Ger- man fighting planes were beazcn down. Officially it is noted that the Ger- mans now are making most determin- ed efforts to protect their towns by concentrating large numbers of fight- ing machines and anti-aircraft guns. Commenting on the raid, a British air officer said today: “We suffered losses, but we won a splendid victory. We set out to homb Mannheim and no German efforts could frustrate our intention.” HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT BY LIEUT. H. W. CAYGILL Mount Vernon, N. Y. Aug 26—t was for wiping out a machine gun nest/ near Virezy, with the aid of only one man, and capturing two German offi- cers and sixteen privates. that Lieu- tenant Harry W. Caygill, 3. A, was made a chevalier of the Leglon of Honor at the decorating ceremony’ in France vesterday. according to word received by his parents here today. Lieutenant Caygill was unabie to receive in person the highest decor- ation that the French can offer an al- Iy. for he is confined to the American hospital at Paris. He had just recov- ered from a wound after ffty-five days in a hospital when he performed the exploit for which he was decorat- ed. Passing through that fray un- harmed, he was wounded and gassed two days later. sraduated from Columbia in 1917, Lieutenant. Cavgill, who is 23 years of age; attended the first Plattsburg camp and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Yegular ariny. The day after he was assigned to an in- fantry regiment he left for France. His regiment soon went into action and he was made a first lieutenant for r;uantry before he was first wound. ed. OPENING OFV FESTIVAL EF K. OF C. AT CONEY ISLAND | New York, Aug. 26.—Thousands of persons who had gathered tonight at Loney Island for the opening of the Week's festival arrangea by the Knights of Columbus for the benefit of their war camp activities' fund, Cheered when President Wilson, from his desk at the White House, touched a button which illuminated the island. The feature of tonight's programme ; was.a parade in which marched sev- eral thousand Knights of Columbus soldiers sailors, Boy Scouts, Red Cross nurses and other women war Wworkers. Many floats were in line and fifteen bands plaved patriotle airs. A service flag, which was unfurlcd. show- ed that 128,969 knights had jo'ned the colors, TANKER BURNED WITH 1500 TONS OF CRUDE OIL Montreal, Aug. 26—The tanker Lake Manitoba was burned here today with her cargo of 1500 tons of crude oil. The loss was_estimated at $1,500,000. The Lake Manitoba was almost ready to sail when oil leaking into the boiler room caught fire. Fire com. panies and two tugs poured hundreds of hons of water into the burning ship without subduing -the flamets. Great quantities of chemicals were then brought into use, but flaming oil spouting from the vessel's sides in torrents spread over the water of the river and the ship finally sank. The Lake Manitoba, a steamer of 9.674 tons gross, was one of the largest of its kind sailing from this port ADMINISTRATION'S ATTITUDE ON CONSCRIPTION OF LABOR Washington, Aug. 26—The adminis- tration’s attitude toward conscription of labor was outlined before the As- sociation of .Commerce today hy Louis F. Post, assistant secretary of la- bor. “The time may come” he said, “when we will have to consecript work- ers in mines, forests and factories, but in the name of democracy these men shall be not be conscripted until we have first conscripted the places where they shall work. This democra- cy will not stand for the conscrip- tion of men to work for the profit of other men. The conscripted man must work for Uncle Sam and no cne else FOUR FISHING SCHOONERS SUNK BY A SUBMARINE Washington, Aus. 26—Reporis to the navy department of the sinking by submarine Sunday of four fisning schooners off Point Platte, Miquelon, gave the names of the boats as the Marice B. Adams, the C. M. Walters, the J. J. Flaherty and the E. B. Wal- ters. Crews of the three vessels, aside from the E. B. Walters, men from whom have landed, are maxing their way into St. Pierre, naval reports said. The schooners were sunk by bombs. SOLDIER AND SAILOR HELD FOR THEFT OF AUTO Saffield, Conn., Aug. 16.—Fritz Wol- dag, a farmer of this town, received word from the New York police today that his touring car. whieh was stolen from him by a soldier and a sailor, had been recovered and the palr plac- ed ucder arrest. Woldag met the two men in uniform last Friday while driving home frgm New York. He invited them to ride and near Bridges port they overpowered him aud seized the gcar.” i ' v Up Strongly ., Washington, Aug. 26.—Nation-wide bone dry” prohibition, effective July 1, 1919, and continuing during the war at least, loomed today as a strong possibility through compromise nego- tiation in congress. An agreement for passage of legis- lation to stop sales of all intoxicating beverages on that date, leaders of both wet and dry factions in the senate stated today seemed to be in sight. President Wilson was represented as not opposing the legislation and sen- ators believed the house would accept the proposal under v negotiation. A definite “gentleman's azreement” in the senate is expected within a few days. _ The war time prohibition bill pend- ing in the senate came up for consid- eration today under the unanimous consent agreement made, several weeks ago giving it right of way until dis- Japanese Routed Bolshevik Troops Londop, Aug. 26—Japarese troops are completing their concentration on the Ussuri front, according to des- {ratches from Viadivostock. At Wi geneuka, sailors, supported by armor- €d cars, attacked the Bolshevik troops in the face of heavy artillery fire and routed them. e The strike at Viadivostock is termi- nating in a fiasco. Striking laborers have been substituted for them. At the arsenal shops a serious clash be- tween strikers and non-strikcrs oc- curred, but aliied patrols- intervened. The Bolshevik fever am various eiements of workmen is subsiding. It is reported that Americans have pri vately Joaned the city of Vladivostock 3,500,000 rubles, taking the tramways as security. Genera Semenoff's opponents in the trans-Baikal region have withdrawn as a result of the arrival of Japanese Hartford, Conn., Aug. 26—All morrow evening, Aug. 27. council of national defense. minute of song. *_ EVERYBODY INVITED TO SING “THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER” AT MINE TONIGHT B Governor Holcomb, to sing "The Star Spangled Banner” at 9 o’clock to- The request came to the governor today in a telegram from the Liberty song commission of the war camp community service and the All states are being urged to participate in this great nation-wide A patriotic fraternal conclave is to be held in Indepen- dence Square, Philadelphia, the same evening, at which 50,000 Philadel- phia Fraternalists will sing for Liberty. e eeeerernrnrnnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnrnonononnr e Connecticut has been invited, throuah posal of, but was temporarily dis- placed while the senate proceeded with the man power Then lead- {ers supporting and fighting the pro- | hibition legislation proceeded with corridor and cloak room discussions on the compromis As it now stands the bill would stop sale of intoxicants January 1 next. At President Wilson’s suggestion, accord- ihg to Senator Sheppard of Texas, prohibition advocate, postponement of the date was agreed to by spokesmen of both factions. The president, it was stated, believe additional time | should be given for financial and other adjustments. In today's negotiations most of the prohibition advocates were agreeable to fixing July 1 as the date. They first insisted that it would be April 1, but a majority were said to have consenteq to the later date. Oppon- ents of the legislation were declared to be convinced that it cannot be de- feated, and to be satisfied with the proposed extension of time. Formal conclusion of an agreement is expected to pave the way for pass- age of the bill by the senate late this week or early next week. PROPOSED WAR TAXES ON WINES, LIQUOR AND BEER Washington, Aug. 26. — Coincident with negotiations started in the sen- ate between prohibiton and anti-pro- Libition leaders to postpone the effec- tive date of the war time natiopal prohibition measure to be taken up soon, provisions of the revemue bill ng with taxes on intoxicating li- became known today, It is pro- that all _distilled spirits, either nd or produced or imported, shall be subject to a tax of $4.40 per proof gallon ,or per wine gallon if below proof. Should the distilled spirits e withdrawn for manufacture or pro- duction, the tax would be doubled. On_imported perfumes com distilled spirits a tax of $3.30 p gallon is proposed. A rectifier's of thirty cents a proof sallon is to levied on beverazes, not including gin, produced by re-distillation of aroma- tics. On distilled spirits produced in this country, or imported and held for saie when the .bill becomes a law, a foor tax of $2.20 is proposed. In these spirits are intended for beverages or beverage manufacture, the floor- tax would be doubled. For articles on which the tax under the 1817 law has been paid and which are held for sale when the present bill he- comes a law a floor tax of fifteen cents 2 gallon is provided. The bill proposes a tax of $6 a bar- rel of 31 gallons on beer, lager bee: ale, porter and other fermented li quors. On wines the tax is sisteen cents per gallon on wines containing 14 per cent. alcohol; 40 cents for 11 to 21 per cent. $1 'for 21 to 24 per cent., and the distilled spitits tax on wines containing more than 34 cent. A wine producers’ tax of sixty cents a gailon on grape brandy or wine spirits used in fortityins wines is proposed. Champagne is to be taxed 12 cents per half pint in bottles: artificially carbonated wines six cents per half pint bottle; liquor cordials, and such beverages Six cents a_half pint. On all sweet wines held for sale by the producer an additional tax of 20 cents a gallon is to be levied on grap: bran- dy or wine spirits used in fortitying and an additional tax of 30 cents a zallon on all grape brandy or wine spirits withdrawn by a producer of sweet wines for fortifying purposes. Included in the schedule is an in- dependent tax of thirty per cent. on the sale prices of beverages containing less than one-half per ceht. of alcohol sold by the manufacturer, producer or importer and 20 per cen’. on all un- fermented grape juice, ginzer ale, root beer, sarsaparilla, pop, artificial min- eral waters and other soft drinks and two cents per gallon cn all natural mineral or table waters in bottlas and on other waters selling for not more than ten cents a gallon posed CANADIANS TOOK VILLAGES TO SOUTHEAST OF ARRAS London, Aug. 26.—It was the Cana dians who early Monday morming in the new offensive of the British south- east of , captured Wancourt and Monchy g Preux and pressed on be- yond them’ according to Field Mar- shal Haig’s communication issued to- night. The statement also records the cap- ture by theiBritish of Montauban and Bazentin le_Grand, respectively west and southwest of Longueval. | FORD MOTOR CO. OFFERS PLANTS TO GOVERNMENT Detroit, Aug. 26.—The Ford Motor Company has offered its 31 assembling and service plants in various parts of the country to the governmeny, it was announced here today. 7 Qne’ of the eastern planis already has been ztcepted by the govarnment. { it was stated, and is being used in the Broanction et eas masis & VAR troops at Manchuli, according to a Tien Tsin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. Only 3000 Bol- sievik troops remain in that region. American Guard Routs Chinese Ban- dits, here are in camp at the assembling plant of ‘the big American locomotive works in the cutskirts of the city. They chose this place rath- er than the Russian barracks, which vequire renovation. A large building formerly used for housing employes of & German-Russian merchandising firm has been transformed into headquar- ter: The Japanese are established in the commereial school, which is located on the biuff overlooking the harbor. The first hostile engagement in which the troops had been involved occurred four miles beyond Razdolny. a suburh, where an American railway guard, assisted by the Japanese, drove back organized Chinese bandits. DIFFER ON TAXATION OF UNEARNEPD INCOMES Washington, Aug. 28. — Differences Letween the treasury and the house ways and means committee to the| levying of a three per 3ant. differen- tizl on unearned incomes appeared to- night to be the only obstacle to com- pletion of the drafting of the revenue bill designed to raise $8,000.000,000 by taxation in the present fiscal year. Steps toward bringing about an agreement between the committes and the treasury were considered at a conference today betwesn Chairman Kitchin and Seeretary McAdoo. An- other conference wiil be held iomor- row. Because of the tempo disa- greement, Mr. Kitchin tonight indi- cated ‘that the committee might not be able to report the bill to the house before Friday instead of Thursday, as had been planned. NAVAL PLANE LOST WITH CREW OF THREE! Washington, Aug. 26.—(By A. P)—| C. Pero, in_collision with another sea_ { plane off Fire Island on Saturday ev- ening, was announced today by the navy department. Pero’s machine is believed to have sunk immediately after fallinz 4nto the water. Mine sweepers searched the| vicinity, but could discover no trace either of the crew of of the plane. Ensign H. Stevens, piloting the other plane, landed safely on the water with his mechanic and assistant, and aided in the unsuccessful search. The ac- cident happened about seven o'clock in the evening. STRIKE IN PLANT OF THE PACIFIC COAST STEEL CO. Seattle, Washn., Aug. 26.—The plant of the Pacific Coast Steel Compa engaged on war contracts, was closed today as a result of a strike of near- ly the entire force of 1,300 workers af- ter the company and uniong involsed failed to agree on new working con- tracts. Officials of the company said waze demands amount to 68 per cent bove last year's pay. Employes said iey ask only the same wages and | working conditions enjoyed by all cther metal trades here doing gov- ernment work. The War Labor Board probably will be asked to se‘tie the strike. COL. ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR “SPEEDING UP" Springfield, Tils, Aug. 26.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in an addrass here today called for “speeding ur” of the war programme, preparation for uni- versal military training and for solv- ing social and industrial problems to come with ‘peace. He spoke at the ‘lllinois centemnial exposition - which closed tonight at the state fair grounds. It was estimated that wp- proximately 20,000 persons heard the colopel’s speech BRITISH OVERWHELMING GERMAN REAR GUARDS With the British Army in France, Aug. 26, 10 p. m—(By The Associated Press.)—The German retirement is continuing along many parts of the battle front tonight. The British are overwhelming the enemy's rear guards in heavy fighting. Reports indicate that at least one counter-attack has been broken up by the British artillery concentrating its fire on massed troops. LONDON TUBE RAILWAY STRIKE HAS BEEN SETTLED London, Aug. 26.—The tube railway strikers at a meeting tonight de- cided by a large majority to return to | work on an understanding arrived at with the ministry of labor that the question of equal pay would be con_ sidered. They further resolved, that in view of the victory won, they W take Tuesday as a holiday. - Condensed Telegrams The House bill suspending custom duties on Red Cross imports was pass- ed by the Senate and sent to President ‘Wilson: for approval. . A large storage warehouse used by, the Miles Lumber Company nad the Medford Woolen Company at Mecford,. Mass, was destroyed by fire. Sir Horace Archambault, chief jus- tice of Quebec, died suddenly of heart failure at Trois Pistoles. He was 61 years old. The steam yacht Vega, held for in- vestigation by the naval authorities was released yesterday. The British third and fourth armies suffered about 23,500 casualties be- tween August 21 and August About 260,000 unnaturalized male Germans live in the United States and have registered with' police and postmasters under enemy alien regu- lations. A school for camouflage artists is the newest feature of the artificer school of the Great Lakes Training Station. All motor vehicles in he army, from bicycles to trucks, will be turned over to the new motor transport corps | organized by Colonel Charles B. Drake. Senaor Reed of Missouri will leave Washington today to spend two months visiting the battle front and European capitals. A Russian prince who recently ar- rived in London, according to the London Daily Mail, confirms the vague rumors of the killing of Alexis, the son of the former Emperor. Airplane ambulances to carry injur- ed aviators from the scene of an acci- dent to a field hospital are to be pro- vided at all flying fields. Eight hundred second lieutenants graduated yesterday from the Central Officers’ training school at Camp Lee, Va. Addition of Secretary of Commerce | Redfield to the membership of the| pricrities committee of the War In-| dustries Board was announced yester- day. . Theodore F. Canfield of Seattle, Washn., a student aviator at the Mi. ami naval air station, was killed today in a seaplane accident. The plan fell into Biscayne Bay, Fla. The despatch boat Oise has been cited in a French army order for EIGHT PAGES—SIXTY COLS. SENATE VOTES GNMANPCWER BILL TODAY By Unanimous Consent Agreement Was Reached to Vote Not " Later Than 4 P. M.—Amendment Was Adopted Provid- ing for Free Education of Boys Under 21. ; Washington, Aug. 26—By unani- to vote uot later than 4 o'clock to- morrow on the administration man power bill, extending the draft ages to 18 and 45 years. 3 Discussion of the millitary commit- tee's work or fight amendment was in progress when the senate adjourned. Other important questions in controv- ersy left over for settiement tomorrow included several proposals for ex: empting or restricting the service of vyouths under 21. ce education of boys under 21. who enlist or are drafted is provided for in an amendment by Senator Reed of Missouri, -adopted during today’s de- bate. Under-its terms vouths ‘would be permitted to enter educational in- stitutions at government expense for a period equaling their military ser- vice, not to exceed two vears. In discussing the Thomas “work or fight” amendment. which was added to the house draft of the bill by the| senate military committee, Senators Jones of Washington and Cummins of Towa, both declared they believed the present law covers ail the exigencies which the amendment is intended to touch, the latter adding he believed some restrictions such as through heavy taxation should be imposed on employers placing unfair conditions on their employes. ) While admitting that the existing law if construed properly would have the desired effect of meeting the pre- sent situation anqa make all persons within draft age engage in occupa- ‘except those of such as trial by jury, that should be allowed to continie when the destiny of a nation is at stake. war is 3,000 miles away, the senator believed ply alike both to the empioyer and employe. % tions essential to the prosecution of mous consent the senate today agreed|the war, Semator Thomas of Colarado declared that, in_view of interpreta- ions made by Secretary Baker, the evil growing out of exemptions for in- dustrial instead of diminished, - unless some additional legisiation is enacted. reasons would be increased Senator Thomas said he did not be- lieve the duty of the soldier at the iront, although in most cases more dangerous, is any different m'a: that of the producer at. home a that there should be no distinction. He denied that there were any rights fundamental _origin. Because the. declared, the American people @&p- parently do not realize the stupendbus task that is ahead. Senator McKillar of Tennessee in- terjected that in order to be fair, he the amendment should 'ap- Senator Fail of New Mexico pre- sented a substitute for the Thomas, amendment providing for registration of all,men up to sixty years of age who under regulation prescribed by the president would be classifieq for military and other substitute, Hitchcock of Nebraska, proposes thot industrial service. An- offered by Senator men shall be subject to reclassifiica- tion in event the reasons for their ex- emption - or ‘deferred classification cease to exisit. g SIX MEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION ON U. S. STEAMER Washington, Aug. 26.—Six members of the crew are believed to have been | drowned or killed by the torpedo ex- plosion, and nine members of the crew having sunk an enemy submarine on|and one member of the naval armed August 3 off the coast of Brittany. Mrs. Thomas W. Allison, mother of | Brent Dow Allinson, pacifist and poet, | no serving a 20 year sentence in the | federal prison at Fort Leavenworth, | Kas., for evading the army draft was taken in custody by federal officers at Chicago and questioned. Federal of- ficials declined to state why Dr. Baltassar Brum, the foreizn minister of Uruguay. heading a spe- misgion to the United States was entertained informally at luncheon yesterday by the President and Mrs. Wilson at the White House. Bankers, lawyers, teachers, clergy- men and actors are included the hundreds of young Americans in training as apprentice seamen for the merchant marine. 8 King Leopold of Bavaria at a family dinner Sunday, according to an official statement made in Munich, announced the engagement of Crown Price Rup- precht to the Princess Antoinette of Luxeburs. 5 Federal warrants chdrging conspir- acy were issued in connection with thefts of cloth valued at nearly $10,- 000 from the Boston ard Albany rail- road and Huntington mills at Spring- field. Guiseppe Christofaro and Stephen Minurski ,held in connection with the murder of Michael Lagoni Supday Bristol, CL,w ere released yesterday under bonds of §1,00 Oeach for appear- ance Friday. Removal of the wreck of the motor vessel Madrugada which has been a menace to navigation off Winter Quarter Shoals since she was shelled zy a German submarine August 15 was announced by the Navy Depart- ment. among | | guard are still missing as the resuit |8 of the sinking of the Ame: Eden an stea- in foreign waters, mer La August 2i. A report to the na department | today names the following believed to have been drowned or killed: George Bruce, master; C. Craff. sec- nd engineer: P. Derham, fourth en- aineer; C. Maller, boatswain; A. Mar- tin and Muller (initials and rating not given). The members of the naval guard not_accounted for as rescued in Ralph E. Hooten, gunner, Laurel Hill, Flo- rida, * The foliowing members of the crew were still missing, although hope stiil 15 held that v may have escaped. Feres, fireman; A. Mosher, chief J. Harms Greaser: H. Ricardo, boy; Johnson, sailor; Lyrecian; | sailor; 1oronzow, fireman; Duterok. | fireman; Stanbor. second cook. FURTHER CONSERVATION OF CREDIT BY BANKS IS URGED New York. Aug. 26.—A new appeal for further conservation of credit by One effective step suggested is that for common action in respective of the extension of credit be reached by all banks.in cities or counties. “Saving of credit by banks, in order |to help the situation as a whole must | be result of saving on the part of borrowers,” the statement ‘Shifting loans from one_institution to another saves no credit. Credit Vilhjalmar Stafansson, Arctic ex- plorer, is expected to arrive at Dawson, Yukon Territory today from ¥ Yukon, where he has been convalesc- ing since his illness last winter. The custom among members of the marine corps of saluting wounded members of the organization who have Loss of a naval seaplane with her|returned from France has been given JEWISH CHAPLAINS TO crew of three, including Ensign Donald | the official approval of Major General | George Barnett, head of the corps. Fishing craft destroyed by German submarines off the New England coast will be replaced by the emers jency fleet corporation at the request| of the food administration with deen sea modern trawlers. So that bad weather might not in- terfere with training the War Depart- ment announced that special buildings would be erected at once at Camp Devens. The Brown corporation, pulp and paper manufacturer , which has a number of mills throughout Canada, and the United States, is about to! start work on a twenty million dol- lar paper mill at La Tuque, Where it already has a large pulp mill. ; Sinking of the Gloucester fishing schooner J. J. Flaherty by a German submarine was reported in a message received at Gloucester, Mass., by the the owners from: Captain Charles T. Gregory, who with his crew of 24, have landed safely at St. Pierre. Miquelon. Several hundred striking shoe work- ers who again attempted to resume work in Brockton factaries vester were denied admittance by manufac urers because they were not members of the Boot and Shoe Workers' Union. Cranmore H. Wallace, of Boston long identified with New England textile properties, and president of the Lud- | low Manufacturing Associates, con- trolling €leven mills, died at his sum- mer home at Bever] Mass. He was 74 years old. John H. Howard of Chicago, form- er freighticlaim agent of the Chicago and Alton, was appointed manager of a new section of the railroad adminis- tration to have supervision over all freight claims against railroads’ under Federal management. The Union Station Bank at St. Louis, with deposits of $1,800000, did not open for business yesterday, but was in charge of State Bank Examiner Enright. Of the total deposits $732.- 442 were savings. Examiners began an investigation a week ago. AERIAL TRAFFIC BETWEEN SPAIN AND UNITED STATES Madrid Aug. 26—Captain Herrera, chief of tie Spanish military air force, has had a number of interviews with King Alfonso on the subject of an aerial postal and passenger service between Spain and the United States. The scheme also has been at cabinet meetings and it is a leading shipping company Is willing to finance it. The plan, it is understood, is to.man- ufacture large airships, capable of carrying forty passengers, besides the mails, The rates charged passengers, of the scheme Is carried ouf, will be conservation can oniy be accomplish- | ed by business or personal economies.” Banks are asked not to issue credit lto mew commercial lines of for the | acquisition or improvement of prop. jerty “unless they are to aid directl in ‘the prosecution of .the war. WEAR TABLET AND STAR New York, Aug. The govern- {ment has ordered a miniature table | and the Star of David to_be worn by Jewish chaplains in the United States army and navy as the insignia of their rank, according to an announce- ment by Colonel Harry Cutler, chair- man of the Jewish® Welfare Board, here tonight. Kight Jewish chaplains are mow in the army and navy, five of whom "are overseas. The board tonight appealed for four hundred workers for home and overseas duty. Men from 36 to 35, who have “magnetic personality, executive ability, experience and broad human vmpathies” are needed for th ework. There is no man too big for the job, the appeal said. VACATIONISTS NARROWLY ESCAPED DROWNING Damariscotta, Maine, Aug. 26.—Nine- ists, mos: of them from sachusetts, returning fo their homes from Chrictmas Cove, narrcw- liv escaped drowning when inc little river steamer Tou bridge over the I here today and c: | rescued, but sever. |injuries. Captain Foss Etherids {his crew of four men reach safely with the exception of th eengi- (ncer, Everett Spear of cristol. who |is believed to have been drowneu. IM’AD'J(J 1S TO INSPECT NEW ENGLAND RAILROADS Washington, Aus. 26.—Director General McAdoo plans to spend the greater part of next week in an in- spection trip over New England rail- roads, giving special attention to the |liam G. Simpson, of Detroit. Ce banks “in order to furnish the zovern- ment the increasing volume of credit necessary to finance the war,” has been sent by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to all banks in its? districts, it as annonced tomight. PRIMARY ELECTION IN MICHIGAN TODAY Detroit, Mich, Aug. 25.—Michigar’s imary election campaign closed to- ht with the senatorial situation overshadowing all other contests, but with indications that a very light vote will be cast tomorrow. Interest in the senatorial race has been heightened by the fact that Hen- ry Ford's- name -will appear on both republican and demosratic tickets. The state election laws permit a can- tidat: to seek nomination on more than onme ticket, but requires that if he receives more than one nomination he must chcose within five days after the official canvass of the ballots, the ket upon which he will seek elec- republican nominatign—Truman H, Newberry, of Detroit, now a naval commander in the east: Former Governor C! e S, Osborn of Sault Ste Marie, and Wi inz with Ford for the Jemocrat ination is James W. Helme of Adrian. With the exception of Oshorn, none of the candidates has made a speech- making compaign and Ford has main- trined unbroken silence since his an- nouncement two months azo chat he jbecame a -candidate at the personal request of President Wilson Goveraor Albert E. Sleeper is umop- posed for renomination on the repebe lican _ticket. John Bailey, former mayer or Battle Creek, and Edward Eretnsig of Hudson, ‘are candidates for th democratic nomination for governor. {CONN. DOCTORS TO BE MOBILIZED NEXT WEEK Hartford, Conn., Aug, 26.—All Cnn-’ necticut doctors, in common withe those of the rest of the country, will be mobilized, beginning next week, under the reorganized volunteer med- ical corps for:service at home or abroad. The mobilization will be su- pervised by the council of national de- fense, and in each state will be con- ducted by an executive committee, Dr. Phineas H. Inzalls of Hartford is the chairman of Connecticut's executive committee, and Dr. Frank Wheeler of New Haven is secretary. This com- mittee met in New Haven last week, organized and divided the state into sections, roughly corresponding with the counties, eack of which is to have a_committee of one to conduct its mo- bilization. GOVERNOR TO LEAD AUTO PILGRIMAGE TO LEBANON Hartford, Conn, Aug. 26—Governor Holcomb today accepted the invitation, of the Lebanon war bureau to lead an automobile pilgrimage of citizens of Connecticut to Lebanon on Sunday, Sept. Sth, for a day of patriotic exer- cises. The exercises will include visits to the birthpiaces of Jonathan Trum- bull and William A. Buckingham. the tomb of Trumbull, Barracks Field, on which the French army encamped on its way from Newport to Saratoga, the old “war office” where the coun- cil of safety mret in revolutionary days and where Washington and Lafayette and Trumbull held frequert confer- ences, and other scenes of historic im- portance in Connecticut's “cradle of liberty.” STEAMER ERIC WAS SUNK BY SHELLFIRE St. Pierre, Miquelon, Aug. 26—The steamer Dric, of 600 tons, has been sunk by shelifire, presumablv by the same submarine which sent four fish- ing schooners to the bottom on Sun- day off this island. Five of the crew of the Bric, which hailed from St Johns, N. F.( were wounded. The crews of all the scunken ves. sels, numberinz about ninety men,, have been landed here. According to the information given by members of the crews the fishing' schooners were the J, J. Flaherty of; Gloucester, Mass.. the C. M. Walters, the E. B. Walters and the Verna D,] physical and financial condition of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad and to the Cape Cod Canal, which is being improved under direc- tion of the railroad administration. Mr. McAdoo will call a_conference of federal managers of New England roads to discuss methods of improving coal movement. FAVOR USING CONVICTS IN ESSENTIAL WAR INDUSTRIES Cleveland, O, Aug. 26.—A. resolu- states, judges to parole Inmat where practicable, so they may or farms, in_mine: ential war industri may ed of « tenth work nd in other es- , and taat they ve used on road work was adopt- ay by the American Institute iminal I nology, in annual to Americans in Canadian Casualty' List. 2000 pesetas and letters will lie charg- | ed at the rate of five pesetas per hun- | dred grammes weight, It s estimated the journey would| take twe and a half da; : i Ottawa, Aug. 26.—Today's casualty | Marshal Generai. list contained the names of tha follow- [ea pages inz Americans: Died of wounds: Deschenes Fall River, ed: H. , Proctor, Vt, Adams all of Lunenburg, S. BE CAREFUL OF DRINKING WATER TO AVOID TYPHOID/ Hartford. Aug. 26—Thomas . E.| Reeks, assistant state commissioner. of health, said today that from pres-, cperations with special reference to|€nt indications it was feared there| would be an increase in the numberi of autumn cases of typhoid fever! throughout the state tnoulh not to an extent to cause alarm. Dr. Reeks advises vacationists tg be cautious in what they drink and, tion calling upon the governors of all {not to drimk water from a well not; nd all other authorities | absolutely free from all of pena! institutions | without first boiling it. impurities, UNOFFICIAL REGULATIONS COVERING REGISTRATION, Washington, Aug. 26.—Copies’ of un- official advance regulations covering: the. registration which. wili ‘ake place: when the man power bill with its new - age limits is enacted have been sent, to local draft officials by the Provost Nearly thirty prints incorporate the details of R.|the process by which 13,000,000 men ass. Wound- ! will be enrolled. In the main the reg=, vlations are similar to previous rules., i