Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 10, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flax VoL LIX—NO. 217 ALLIES HAVE 38 MILES IN TWO ' POPULATION 29,919 AV With Greatly Stiffened Resistance the Germans are Unable to Hold Their Positions—British and French Are Grad- ually Closing on St. Quentin. (By The Associated Press.) Germans have markedly stiffen- 'd-r?;v rrv‘slsl.m'lt? against the allied armies from the region of Arras to Tihegms, but their efforts to ward off mer encroachments into the ter- ritory they are holding have failed. All along the front the German blg ~uns ave violently in action, while ma- chine gms in vast numbers are being 1sed in front of strategic points which the alles are endeavoring to gain. Neverthaless the British have dug more deeply into the sector southwest of Cambrai. capturing important po- «itions on the four mile front between ‘te Ravrincourt Wood and Pieziere, regaiming their old trench positions jominating Gouzeaucourt ~and cap- ‘uring Gouzeancourt Wood. feaprwhile to the south the French are only a short distance west of St. Quentin and are at the gates of Ta Fere, On thi= last named' sector the Fremeh daily are enlarging their turn- ne movement against the great St iobain For the sonquest of which would remove the grea’ barrier to an Jllied advance in force Oa{!“l‘d to- ward Laom in an omtflanking move- ment mgatnst both the Aisne and Chemin des Dames positions of the enemy. The Germans here and mortheast of Smissons also are offering most de- crmined resistance against the Trench, realizing that shouid General fangin's strategy prove successful o entire German line eastward to mheims necessarily would he compell- i to underzo marked readjustment. Thousands «f machine guns and_guns ¢ larger calibre are roaring away azainst the French both from the St. Gobain Forest and the plateau above the Alletts river northeast of Sois- Wong the Alme the Germans still wre endeavoring to retard the advance of the French in_ further crossing of ‘he stream, probably in order to give thelr main army a chance to make its way unimpeded northward in case of s quick rush by the French toward Taon, a mancewvra which seems in the makine by Marshal Foch's forces. Targe numbers of reinforcements have been rushed up by the Germans here and also along the Aisne front where the Amerjcans are fighting alongside the French. Particular attention is being given by the Germans to the three hinges of their line—in Flanders, northeast of Soissons and around ™Neires. A break through at either point by would spell disaster to the enemy. Therefore the German hagh command is buttressing them -for eventualities. In Flanders the _German strategy sefms to be the obliteration of )’)0(\'_\ vulnerable to sharp assaults. Parti ularly is this noticeable along the L: river south of Ypres, where the Ger- mans are reported to have removed all their artillery to the east side of the river. and a little to the north around Wytschaete, where the Brifish have advanced their line nearly a mile, and apparently with slight opposition. The concentration of artillery of all calibres, including machine guns, and large bodies of men in the region of Solssons. where every nook and cran- ny of the rolling country contains hordes of defenders, proves the im-- portance the enemy piaces in h¥dinz this territory, while nothing is being left undone in the region around Rheims to strengthen in gun and man power the German line against the as- saults the Germans apparently realize are soon to come. After virtually two months of hard fighting in which, from Arras to the Marne, the Germans evervwhere have been worsted, General Foch has given no outward indication that he is to permit the Germans a breathing spell The greater portion of the German de- fensive system in the battle: zone al- ready has been demolished. or is in the process of demolition or of being made untenable. Less than thirty miles of the old Hindenbnrg line remain in- tact. This 1s from the southwest of Cambrai to La Fere. and the British and French virtually are upon it at distances ranging from a half mile to six miles at the fartnest where the British and French are standing west of St. Quentin. When. the drive be- gan St. Quentin was 38 miles distant from the allied front. i EORESEERESh FEO————— s SIS S P A DEFERRED CLASSIFICATION FOR RAILROAD EMPLOYES Washington, Sept. 9.—Draft boards have been asked by Provost Marshal seneral Crowder to reopen all cases ~here skilled railroad employes have cen placed in Class 1 and to deter- whether the men concerned jed to exemption from mili~ ond employes most asful operation have wen listed anew by the railroad ad- inistration, and this list will be sul mitted to the provost marshal gener- al's office with the request that draft boards be instructed to give special ossideration to the claims of men in these occupations. Railroad executives also will be instructed to urge deferred classification for men so classed. The list is understood to inciude machinists, blacksmiths, boilermakers, tin_and coppersmiths, pipe_setters, to- gether with apprentices an® helpers of these classes; hostlers, enginehouse men, train despatchers and directors, telegraphers, telephone _operators, block operators, telegraph clerks, yard masters and assistants, locomotive en- gineers and motormen, locomotive fire- men and helpers, conductors, yard foremen, brakemeri, section foremen, car department employes, signal re- pairmen and certain classes of clerks, yet'to be determined INJURIES FROM AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT PROVED FATAL Milford, Conmn.,, Sept. 8. —William Allen, a civil engineer, residing in at Fort Trumbull Beach. died from injuries after the overturn of an au- ‘omobile in_the Devon district today. hree members of his family, a son, dward W., who was driving and is + naval reservist at the Black Rock station, Gertrude, the latter's wife, and wnother son, Esmond, aged 18, were surt the last named having a limb sroken. The Allens were going to Bridgeport. A wheel of their machine was twisted »f in a car tfack and all four occu ;ants were thrown against a telegraph »ole when the machine overturned. Mir. Allen, senior, died while being aken to the Bridzeport hospital. Mrs. Allen is 2 nurse graduate of the Bridgeport hospital. Her injuries and those of her husband are not serious. According to those who saw the mishap, the car was not being driven rast GRAND CENTRAL PALACE AS RECONSTRUCTION HOSPITAL Washington, Sept. 9.—The war de- part Cirand Central Palace, a big exhibition wuilding in New York city, Msd been cased for use as an army surgical recenstruction hospital. The annual rental was announced at £395,000 and maintenance of the build- ing, which is to be used by the gov- crament for the period of the war and three months thereafter. The structure wiil be remodeled to accommodate 2,000 patients and is expected to be ready for occupancy by next Dec. 1. FELICITATIONS FROM BRITISH ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY New York, Sept. 9.—The Lafayette day nationai committee today re- seived from Admiral Sir David Beatty of the British grand fleet the follow- ing deiayed cablegram: “The grand fleet desires you to ex- press its pride and satisfaction at be- ing #o0 closely associated with the American fleet, whose officers and men are bound to us by ties of closest com- radeship. They typify the spirit in which the American nation has rallied to the cause of right and justice. Our union is a happy augury for the peace of the world. (Sizned) “BEATTY.” CHANGES RITUAL FR GERMAN TO ENGLISH New Haven, Conn., Sept. 9.—Con- necticut Rock lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at its meeting to- night, voted to change the speaking its ritual from German to English. The lodge ritual has been said in Ger- nan for §4 years. ridgeport, Whose summer home_was ent announced today that the |GARFIELD TO REDUCE PRICE OF GASOLINE Washinzton, Sept. 9.—Fuel Admin- istrator Garfield announced today he ~Xpects soon to fix a price for gasoline for domestic consumers as well as the government and the allies at a figure lower than the present market price. He is awaiting further reports,on the ituation before taking definite action. Yo intimation was made as tb what the fixed price will be. Dr. Garfleld's announcement _dis- closed that for some time considera- tion haq been given the problem of bringing the price of gasoline to a lower level. Several reporis already have been made to Mark L. Requa, director of the oil division of the fuel administration, and it was intimated that upon completion of the investiga- tion now being conducted immediate action would be taken. The disclosure of Dr. Garfield’s pur- pose came during an informal talk with newspaper correspondents in which were discusseq the stocks of gasoline in the country and the stated shortage east of the Mississippi river, which caused the admin®ration to re- quest that no passenzer automobiles be operated on Sundays in that sec- tion. The senate today displayed its in- terest in the autoless Sunday request adoptinz a resolution offered by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts ask- ing the administration for information as to the country’s production con- sumption and exportation of gasoline, with separate fizures on the amount used by passenger cars. HOUSE VOTES FOR PROHIBITION ZONES Washington. Sebt. 9. —Without a dissenting vote, the house today pass- ed, after a few minutes consideration, the senate resolution empowering the president to establish prohibition zones around munition factories, mines, hip vards and other war production plants, The resolution was reported by the rules committee, with the information tha* Acting Secretary of War Crowell regarded its passage as urgently im- portant. A brief hearing had been held earlier in the day at which Representative Milier of Minnesota told of conditions near Duluth, the first large city in America to go “@ry.” Across the river from a steel plant is the Wisconsin town of Oliver, which he said was organized solely for “booze purposes” and had demoralized conditions on the street car line running between Du- luth and the munitions works. The president is given full power to establish dry zones when he deems necessary, and penalties of $1,000 fine or one vear's imprisonment are pro- vidgd “for violation of his regulations. TWO AVIATORS KILLED IN COLLISION IN AIR Mount Clemens, Mich., Sept. 9.— Second Lieutenants Charles Thomas of Bay City, Mich., and Howard Hull of Bridgeport, Conn. were killed in a collision in the air at Selfridge field here this afternoon. Lieutenants Thomas and Hull were in one machine. When about 1800 feet up, it suddenly dipped sideways and crashed into another airplane, the collision throwing Thomas and Hull to earth. The occupants of the other airplane were unhurt and brought their ma- chine safely to the ground. Their names were not obtainable early this afternoon. Lieutenant Thomas is the son of| Rev. B. H. Thomas of Bay City nephew of Georse A. Prescot adminis®rator for Michigan. and a , food AMERICAN INFANTRYMEN ADVANCE ON AISNE FRONT ‘With the American rmy on the isne Front, Sept. 9, 8 p. m.—(By The Associated Press.)—In the face of the stiffest machine gun fire since tHe Americans crossed the Vesle in force, American infantrymen today advanc- ed at certain points on a curved line. extending from Glennes to Vieil Arcy The advance was preceded by a heary artillery bombardment, which continued all Sunday night. Cabled Paragraphs Japs Take Huns Prisoner. Tokio, Wednesday, Sept. 5.—It is re. ported that there Trans-Baikalia, 1,800 Austri Germans who_were made pri the Russians before the revolution. Of this number 300 are armed. Semi-offi- cial reports are to the effect that the Bolsheviki have defeated the Crechs north of the Caucasus region along the Volga and near n. Czechs in their south Ural position are declared to be at a disadyantage. TWO CASUALTY LISTS CONTAIN 784 NAMES Washington, Sept. 9—The following casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of the American Ex- peditionary Forces: Killeq in action 75; missing in ac- tion 113; wounded severely 246; died of wounds 21; died from aeroplane ac- degree undeter- mined 35; died of disease 3; prisoner 1; total 496. New Engiand men are: Killed in Action. Lieutenant Joseph P. Connor, Griggs St. Waterbury, Corporal James | wood Ave. Waterbury, Conn. Privates—Max Cataldo, the allies Ahearn, 35 Idle- Grady, Delaware Ave., Manchester, N. .;Abe E. Miller, R. F. D. 44, Rock- ville, Conn_; John'L. Reilly, 301 River St., West Newton, Mass. Died of Wounds Received Corporals—Stanley Colod: Windsor. Conn.; John Beech St, Manchester, 2 Wounded Severely. Lieutenant Clifton V. Ave., Naugatuck, Conn. Privates—Sabah Abrahams, 44 Hud- South Yarmouth, Ma William Holland, 21 Evelyn tapan, Mass.; Francis Cooke Lane, Marlboro, Mass.; Frank Mackey, Cambridge, Mas: Wounded in Action (Degree Undeter- Sergt. John M. Schully, Hickory St., Bugler, Ernest N. Fournier, 745 King Phillp St., Fall River, Mass. Missing in Action. Corporal William F. Greenwood, 100 Charles St., Waltham, Mass. Privates—William Joseph Baldwin, 208 Lowell St., Somerville, Mass.; . Dion, Rear 54 Centre e Adams, Mass.; Andrew Gilbert Charles G. Hennessey, Whitney Ave., Adolph Posner, Hartford, Conn.; Schumann, 631 Chestnut Hamden, Conn.; Canton St., MONDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST. Killed in action 17; missing in ac- wounded severely 44; wound- termined) 136); died from wounds 1 New England men are: Died of Wounds. Clifford W. Mass,; Clifford B. Mason, 234 ‘Canton Wounded Severely in Action. Wiorcester, Mass. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Sergeant William D. Quimby, Merrimac St, Manchester, N. H. Privates—Thomas Chambridge Conn.; Nichola: Daley, P. 0. Bo 26, Ballardvale, Mass,; 55 School St. William S. Towe Cararonna, 31 Joseph French, R. F. D, Box 100, Chelmsfod, Mass.; James Hamil- Missing in Action. ames E. Lightburn, hitinsville, Mass.; Will- iam D. Manson, 82 Huntington Ave. Mass.; Carl Conn.; Charles hton, 1804 Purchase St. ..ew |ures to win_ the war speedi Fred W. Lange, R. F. Bedford, Mas: MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. ..Returned to Duty with Organi previously Reported Missing in Action, | Private Wilfred Brunelle, 33 Vin- | geant St., Ware Ma DEMOCRATS, DEFEATED, SHOW GAIN IN MAINE Portland, Maine, Sept. 9.—The dem- ocrats made deep i publican vote in the e! today, but early return had failed to wrest control from the' On the face of from more than half of the state, it appeared that United States Senator ection in Main indicated they republicans. rrobably all four republican congress- men had been returned to office. In the contest ernor Carl E. Milliken’s vote was run- ning considerably behind that given Senator Fernald, but maintenance of communities would result in his re- election over Bertrand G. democrat, bv about 3,800 votes. Two he had a plurali the republi cans would continue both branches. Returns from 394 out of 636 pre- the state gave for United States senator: (republican) For governor: Milliken (re- publican) 39,555; McIntyre (democrat) For governor, the vote of the smail which came republican and appeared likely to reach T,- the Milliken congressional con- tests centered in the unsuccessful at- tempt of Former Cengressman Daniel J. McGillicuddy, democrat, to retrieve his defeat of two vears ago at bands of Congressman Wallace White was re-clected by Congressmen Hersey, had Iittle difficoliy in winning {from their democratic opponents. Tigures for 559 precincts out of 636 in_the state gave: For senator: Newbert (d) 49,626. For_governor: Melntire (d) 53,485. Fernald (r) ‘£BpSON], UO UWOPUOT 1T DPISURYIXS 219M WOPSUTY PAAU] Ul U S10a(qNS pu® SoIEls peun aul USNIG JO 20TAlaS Azent w0} Ayqen 9wy Sunoadsar ureg Syl jo UoRTTTY ‘Washington, Sept. 9.——Heavy. loss in the prospective corn crop, but a con- siderable_increase in- the forecast of spring wheat production, featured the September crop report issued today by the department of agriculture. Lack of rain during August in the principal producing sections of the corn belt caused a reduction of 817,- 000,000 bushels in the crop forecast, bringing the loss in prospective pro- duction since July 1 to 487,000.000 bushels, represehting more than $800,- 000,000. ‘Acorn crop of 2672,000,000 bushels this year was forecast tcday from Sept. 1 conditions. This would be al- most half -a_billion bushels less than last year's crop-and slightly smaller than the average crop of the five years from 1912 to 1316 The spring wheat crop showed im- provement and there was an increase of 21,000,000 bushels in the forecast of production bringing the prospective crop to 343,000,000 bushels. With the winter wheiit crop of 556,000,000 bush- els, previously announced, this vear's total wheat crop will be 839000,000 bushels. This is almost 250,000.000 busheis mare than was harvested last vear and 90,000,000 bushels more than the 1912-1§ average. Estimates of production of other crops compared with those made a month ago showed various changes. Oats had a 49,000,000 bushel increase tobacco, a 20,000,000 pound loss; hay a 13000000 tons loss, and white pota- toes a 6,000,000 bushels loss. ther changes were: Barley, 4.000,000 bushels increase: sweet potatoes, 3,500,000 bushels de- crease; flax, 1100,000 bushels increase, and rice, 00,000 bushels decrease. _ Heaviest reduction in the corn pfo- duction forecast came from Kansas with a loss of 62,000,000 bushels: Ne- ‘braska with 60,000,000 bushels: Mi souri with 57,000,000 bushels; Iilin with 37000.000 bushels, and Towa with 2,000,000 bushels. SEVEN ARRESTS AT OPENING . OF TRIAL 0 FEUGENE DEBS Cleveland, O., Sept. 9—The speed with which a jury was selected and the arrest of seven persong in the court room for applauding the pero tion of the opening statement of At- tcrney Seymour Stedman, of ihe de- fense, were features of the opening session of the trial of Eugene Victor Debs today on five counts of an in- dictment charging violation of the es- plonage act. Rose Pastor Stokes was amons those vho admitted applauding and was ar- rested on orders from the bench by Judge D, C. Westenhaver. Tiie others were M. S. Basista, Max Slopouh, Margaret Pavey of Akron. Ohig, who is on Debs’ bond: Frank Wells, Bdzar Delaney and J. J. Fried. . The offenders apparently Were car- ried off their fee: by the climatic elo- quence " of Stedman’s brief opening, which in all ‘occupied thirty minutes. ‘Judge Westenthaver, however, ex- ceedingly wroth, saw in it only a de- liberate contempt of colrt, remark.ng t in ail his experience he had never known so flagrant a case. iater he aid that perhaps he had be® unduly xed, but this concession went only far enough to allow the culprits their liberty on their personal recognizance tead of on bail, as he at first de- nianded. -He crdered that they appear Lefore him tomorrow mornins a haif hour in advance of the resumption of the trial proper. 1t required only two hours and fif- teen minutes of actual work fo_obtain a jury. All were more i 5 years old and largely men’ of property. Mr. Stedman said it was not the kind of jury he would have chosen. The judge's instructions, however, admit- tea of little Jatitude in challenging for cause. Only two men were dismissed in this manner, both confessing ‘hat it viould be difficult for the defense to dislodze their prejudice against any- who opposed the government, however slightly, in any of The greater pi™ of Assistant ed States District Attorney nagh’s statement was devoted to read- ing the indictment and Debs’ entire speech at the socialist convention at Canton, Ohio, June 16 .on which ihe indictment is based. In that. speech, according to the in- dictment, and Mr. . Kayanagh's re- maris, Debs neld the army, the navy and the uniform up to ridicuie, op- posed the ideals for which the Ameri- can flag stands, criticized the cause of the war, made remarks calculated fo promote’ insubordination and atfempt- ed to propagate obstruceion to the draft. 8 Mr, Stedman declared that the tran- script of the Debs speech upon which the indictment was based was inac- curate in the omission of words and even whole paragraphs. He said that Debs talked fop two hours at Canton, while the reading of his speeck took much less time. “Mr. Debs opposed war? Yes. But he did not. oppose the machinery by which the present war is being ccn- ducted.” SUSPECTED OF USING STAMPS FOR CODE PURPOSES New York, Sept, 8.—Purchase by Joseph Wagner, German-born, of $43 worth of postage stamps in. August on a §12 a week salary as a jewelry pol- isher, has led to.a federal inquiry, it was disclosed today, as to whether Wagner has used stamps for code purposes. in communicating informa- tion to points outside the ocountry. Meanwhile Wagner, arrested last Sat- urday for a minor offense, was detain- ed in jail today after being examined at the enemy alien bureau. According to the federal authorities-he had in his possession a_code book of a United States battleship, maps of South America on which distances had been marked off, and a naval book in which battleships of Brazil had been checked. Some months ago the Zoyernment put restrictions on the importing and exporting of - postage stamps _after learning that stamps were being used for. code purposes in conveying mili- tary information to Germany. Shackled and heavily guarded, “Big Bill” Haywood, and other members of the I. W. W., convicted for conspiring against the government and the selec- tive service law, arrived at Leaven- worth, Kan . A. B. Eldredge, president of the Du- luth South Shore and Atlantic Rail- way, died suddenly in New York on' Sunday night, it was learned here to- day. The cause of his death was not known. There will be 4,000 to register hece Thursday, Sest. 2. Be ameng ' the * EIGHT PAGES_64 COLS. To Enforce Decision e War Department May Take _ Drastic Step in Case of Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. factors of vital importance strike of 5,000 machine workers from Bridgeport war plants are contained in a telegram authorized on behalf of Secretary of War Baker and received from General chief of ordnance, by 'Waldo C. Bryant chief of the Brid\>port ordnance of-| the Georg The building of the army warehouse | and storage plant in France cost $30,- 009,000: % New York hotels are saving fruit| pits needed to make charcoal for army | gas masks. Travellers arriving at *Haparanda, ! here today 1—Steps will saken, “drastic if to_enforce, the War Labor Board d by Otto M. Fidlitz. Nothing will be done, at least by the war deparment. to change the des since it was made by the high- est tribunal of labor 3—The war department does contemplate taking over for ment operation any plants in Bridge- the heads ‘of the agreed to and accepted the award of the War Labor Board. BRIDGEPCRT MACHINISTS INSOLENTLY DEFIANT face of statements from the war de- drastic steps may. taken to enforce the National Lakor Board award and end ‘he strike at Bridgeport munitions plants, strike committee ofvthe local machin- ists and tool makess held-a conference s agents of ma- ix other cities s’ unions from nlans o extend Philadelnhia Plainfield, N. J. Newark and of the local i satisfactory received from wage decision was not Washington by Wednesday afternoon all union machi ‘n the six citi would be called out. at 2 o'clock, committee named to 20 to each of es to work- funds to help the three representative: the cities to make Bridgeport strikers. Five thousand strikers attended a mesting he i internationa! ppealing to the men , were read. A most unanimously in from tie plants. PRESIDENT ABANDONS LIBERTY LOAN TOUR| Washington, Sept. 9.—President Wil- son, in announcing today that he had abandoned definitely plans for a trans- continental tour for the fourth Liberty he was. convinced that it was. not right for him to be absent from Washington for more than a ddy or 1wo it a time while the war con- ‘avor of remain- The president said he keenly 'felt the. deprivation of béing confined to the capital, but that him to deal with questions by telegraph or at a dis- ce from sources vhich exist only here. “I had hoped and to plan,” the president said, “a trip to the western coast and back in con- the ~campaign’ for the fourth Liberty loan, not because 1 be- lieved that the country had any need of being stimulated to subscribe 3 that 1 could say. but because I coveted the oppor- scuss with my fellow citi- zens the. great undertaking which has necessary and which our whole energy and purpose 1t is the third or fourth time that I have tried myself that such a trip was possible for me without serious neglect of my duties here, because I have keenly felt again and again the privation of be- | ing confined to the capital and pre- vented from having the sort of direct contact with the people I am serving h woulq be of so much benefit and timulation to me. “To my deep regret, I find that I was impossible important war information had even begun questions which come to day, many of them questions of the utmost delicacy and convince me that me to absent my: from Washington for more than a day or two at a time while the war con- is not right for dealings with other governments, in particular, it is impossible for me to telegraph or at a_dis sources of in- formation which exist only here. “I should feel myself an unconscien- tious public servant if T yielded to my wish in this chance of neglecting even for a short deal with by promptly and in the presence of all the HIGHER WAGES FOR M. & B, STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYES 9.—Employes of the Middlesex and Boston Street-Railway who have been on strike for a week indeterminate wages, were awarded a vance tonight by . executive manager committee on ‘public safety. accepted as arbitrator, today by the sirikers and the company. pany and the employes have the continuance of thé war there shall be no strike or lock- cut and that any differences that may rise shall be referred to Mr. Endicott of the state that during Men who have been on strike will be restored to their former positions and The company's lines twenty cities and towns immediately west of Boston. Postal Strike in Argentin Buenos Aires, Sept. 9.—The strike of the postal employes continues through- out the republic, despite the efforts of officials to bring it to an end today. The men have refused. to accept the government's must return to work or lose their em- plovment in the service. Aires central postoffice was closed to- It is surrounded by police patrols to protect it from the strikers. men demand 100 pesos monthly The Buenos PRODUCTION OF FORD MOTOR CARS SUSPENDED ich., Sept. 9.—Production v the Ford Motor com- pany has been suspended entirely, it was officially_announced at the plant v. The move will enable the company to devote its entire facilities zovernment work. of motor cars b; the announce- éoudehsed Teiegrémn British casualties for the week to- talled 20,640. War risk insurance is reported in good demand. ¢ September 14, next Saturday, will be | National Anthem Day. i Tobacco it classed a staple muni- tlon of war by the British. A severe earthquake was recorded own University. Sweden, from Moscow report that Le- nine is dead. Production of potash in the United States for six months amounted to about 25,000 tons. The coal situation of Britain is ported more serious than the food sit- uation had ever been. Eighty-six of the 203 locomotives turned over to the government in Aug- ust were of standard type. Governor E. L. Phillipp has been nominated on the Republican ticket for Governor of Wisconsin. An effigy of the Kaiser and other hated Germans will be burned in Phil- adelphia Friday, Sept. 13. Private cars for political campaign purposes will be permitted if neces- sary fares and charges are paid. The strike of postal and telegraph employees in Brazil has spread to the entire force of 10,000 men. A game of baseball by two Ameri can soldier nines behind the lines was interupted by German shells. Tweenty head of prize cattle valued at $25,000, were the star attraction at an exhibit at Patterson, N. Y. Canada is reported going to take over the steel stock of the country as is being done in the United States. Fuel Administrator Garfield, ordered the Consolidated Coke Co. of Pitt: burgh, to pay back $80,000 to ci tomers. , The new Jewish year book .reports that of the 3 300,000 Jews in the United States 1500,000 are in New York. | Thousands of baskets of tomatoes are rotting in the fields 2 Laurel. Del, because tne canners cannot handle them. The London fire brigade will ballot the question of striking for recognition of their union and higher wages and pensions. A schooner, believed to be the Belle Burego of Burego, Newfoundland, was | returned pre sighted floating bottom up near a| Canadian port. army is planned, disrega®Zing all ex- emptions of the various classes from 1890 upward. A thousand workmen in the French | armament establishment of Creusot were shown pictures of American troops in action. British cotton spinners, with a mem- turds priority system. London politicians declare that the luxury tax bill will not find its way to the statute books during the life of the present Parliament. Mail to soldiers hereafter will be de- | livered in two weeks. Army postal of- ficials have new plans devised to ex- pedite speedy delivery. Chicago shipments of cured and fresh meat were 28,943,000 pounds for the week ended Sept. 6. compared with 42,483 000 pounds last year. A treaty between’ Germany and Fin- land has been concluded, under which the entire. man power of Fi been placed at Germany disposal. Capital issues committee ordered further restrictions of investment cap- ital to those industries urgently neces- sary from the standpoint of national interest. Charles De Woody, manager of th slacker roundup in New York, an nounced that 1,505 captives were draft evaders and 15000 ‘“seriou delin. quent Near-beer and similar drinks which contain little alcohol are to come un- der the Government ban on Dec. 1,! th beer, according to the Food | along Administration. Fordham University, New York, was taken over by the government for an | 2,500 | men chosen from the first contingent | army post for the training of of the 18 to 45 draft. The Treasury Department has . re- sale of war savings stamps. Thisrep- resents a total maturity value of ap- proximately $804,766,985 The sugar Equalization Board upon ! of President Wilson, ar at nine the approv fixed the price for next cents for granulated, less 2 per cent. f. 0. b. seaboard refining points. Support of the proposal of the De- partment of Commerce for the adopt- ion of a national trade-mark for Amer- ican goods was pledged by the Amer- ican Chamber of Commerce in London. Republicans will wage a .vigorous contest to capture control of Congress upon the plea that they can render more effective service to the President than can a Senate and House of his own part) a traveli firm, was salesman for a Stamford at Westbn, W. Va., when he was crushed between a street car and the station building. HARD COAL MEN ASK FOR REVISED WAGE SCALE Scranton, Pa., Sept. 9.—Announce- ment was qnade today after a special meeting ‘of the executive board of the United Mine Workers of the Lacka- wanna-Wyoming anthracite district that the union had formally requested to make the wages of the hard coal men uniform with the scale in effect in the bituminous fields and also to provide for the check off system tiroughout the anthracite regions. Members of the executive board be- lieve there will be a conference be- tween operators and miners to com- sider the request of the union. Tederal investigators today began the examination of coal company ac- counts with a view of making a Te- port to Administrator Garfield. Four coliieries-of the Delaware and Hudson company in the Scranton re- gion shut down today when motor runners, drivers and. door tend struck for an increase in wagze: About 1300 men were made idle. OBJECTICNS TO PROPOSED WAR REVENUE BILL| Washington, Sept. 9.—Hearings on the war revenue bill continued to- day before the senate finance com- mittee. George P. Hampton, manag- ing director of the Farmers National Headquarters, told the committee tie farme are being persccuted because k that a large portion of the the war be paid by current presenting tobacco interests, obj to a proposed tax on cigar- ettes for export. Senator Dillingham of Vermont, file with the committee a letter from nianufacturers of Dipe organs, pro- testing against the proposed ten per cent, tax om sales of organs, 5= {war [ Iorr, Pennsylvania: Venable, Mi: {very valuaile one,” An enormous increase of the Italian|"'Ve examined into { tivities, including ship of 20,000 have decided o strike { y for the abolition of the land has R, Vernier, of Philadelphia, I'ederal Fuel Aaministraior Garfield INVALD SOLDIERS ON THENOUNT The American Transport Which was Torpedoed, but was. Abl'etoRemptoPortianqce—Oficmn_dQ** Showed Perfect Discipline and Efficiency. ol _ Paris, Sunday, Sept. 8.—The Amer- ican transport ‘Mount Vernon, fore meriy the German steamship Kron- prinzessin Cecilief which, though tor- nedoed by a German submarine last Thursday off the coast of France, was oble to make port, was carrying wounded and sick soldiers back to the United States, Senator James M. Lewis, of Chi- cago, His, who was among the pas- sengers, all of whom were saved, is suffering ‘from a chill resulting from exposure while carrging wounded men from their bunks. “Thirty-five engine room hands lost their livés when the torpedo struck the vessel. Congressman Thomas D. Schall and Attorney John Cross, of Providence, R. I, were among: those on board. Jirs. Schall, the wife of the blind rep- resentative from Mnnesota, calmlv led her husband up on deck and across the ship to their- lifeobat. _The officers and crew of the Mount Vernon showed perfect diseipline and cfficiency. Most of the seamen were jyeung and for mang it was their first {trip but they acted like old hands. In short space of time they had all the bulkheads closed and the steam cocks shut off. Sometimes they were cCX- relled to swim through rising water in order to get at the valves. PROUD OF WORK OF U. s, NAVY IN THE WAR ZONE Washington, Sept. 9. —Reprezentative | Padgett of Tennessee. chairman, and seven other members of the house na- vul affairs committee, returned toda from Europe, enthusiastic over tne work of the American nuyy in the one. With Mr. Padzet: were lepresentatives Hensley, Missouri sippi: Browning, New Jersey elly, Kansas- Riardon, und - Peters, Maine. Representatives. Hicks of New York Wilson, Texas, and .Oliver, Alabama, on- w York, jwho went over with tie party, re- mained abroad for further observa- {tions. Representative - - Rutler, of | Pennsylvan; another member, had usly. “We had an excellent trip and a a0 Mr. Padgett 1i the naval ac stations, over there. The committee i much pleased with its inquiry. We found the na- val situation excellent. We found spiendid tezm work between the na- naval services of the United States and the allied navies. We wound the best of co. i American. n: army forces, rdination ~ between the ¥y and the = American Representative Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the house oppropriations commiitee, also return=q today. from a trip to England and France. While away he inquired into the organiza- tion and ham;] forces and materials overseas and conferred with sfficials of the allied governments. He will give President Wilson the benefit of his observations within a day or two. ing of the American Representative Farr of Pe E t ennsylvania said the king of England told mem- bers of the committee that he wished more gircraft would come over from America. Premier Lloyd George said the American troops arrived in France Jjust in time, while Premier Clemen- ceau of France, Mr. Farr said, de- clared *hat the American forces “not only brought, punch but good luck.” “The destroyers we have over thers are doing great work,” continued Mr. Farr, “but we need more of them. “We need gore aircraft, and then more. That ,s the cry. that goes up from the allied forces—send more air- craft.” PRAISE FOR CREW OF THE TRANSPORT MOUNT VERNON' Washington,- Sept. 9.—Warm con- gratulations to the navy on the con- dvet of the crew of "the transport Mount Vernon, which returned safely to a French port after being torpedoed 200 miles at sea, came to Secratary Daniels today by cable from Secre- tary Baker, whose' arrival in France Was announced last night by the war ‘department. 2 Secretary Baker's message sald: k5 ¢ ha\'.! just visited and viewed the Mount Vernon. The high spirited mo- rale of its men and the masterful sea- manship of its captain and officers makes such a stirring story of heroism that T wish all the nation might know the splefdid way in which that huge transport met and foiled the attempt to destroy it at sea. The traditions of your service are enrich by the conduct in_this em Captain Donglas F es, U. 8: N, commanded the Mount Vernon, TO STUDY FOOD PRODUCTION IN THE ALLIED COUNTRIES Washington, Sept, 9.—Arrival in England of a specia! committee headed by Dr. W. 0. Thom; Ohio_State. univer rtment of agriculture. With Dr. Thompson aré Carl Vroo- man, assistant secretarv of agricul- i R. A, Pearson, _college of agricuit University of California; D. R. Coker, al Wil plant industr. ief anima ry commiitee, Hartsville, S. C.; husbandry division; { George R. Argo, specialist in cotton business methods, bureau of markets, John F. Wilmeth, administrative stant, bureau of markets. information regarding food production lialy, to reveal the needs more ef- | fectively to the leaders of agriculture |in the United States and to farmers zenerally. They also will study, agri- Cultural” problems, including the use of machinery and the assignment of labor in farming operations, the live- stock situation the depietion of herds and the probabie extent to which Eu- rope may call on this country for live- to replenish herd: the seed sit- uation and the probabilities of secur- !ing supplies from Europe. ceived $669,566,135.07 in cash from the; CLEMEN(E_EAU SPEIFI' TWO DAYS AT THE FRONT Paris, Sept. 9.—Premier Clemenceau, accompanieq by General Mordacq, head of the military cabinet of the French ministry of war, spent Saturday and Sunday at the front. On Saturday morning Premier Clemenceau visjted with the king of the Belgians one of the most interesting spots on the Bel- gian front. ‘The Belgian king and queen enter- tained the premier at luncheon and M. Clemenceau and the king conférred until late in the afternoon. The pre- mier then visited the devastated re- zions of Kemmel, from. Bailleul to Neuve Eglise, recently reconquered by the British and their allies. From a point of vantage the premier watched the operations against Armentieres, which is burning, and he could see the first group of houses in the south- western part of Lille. v On Sunday Premier Clemenceau vis- ited Noyon and spent the rest of the day walking or motoring in the region of Chauny, Coucy-le-Chateau - and Soissons. TUpon learning that Abel Ferry and Gaston Dumesnil, both members of the French chamber of deputies, had been wounded, the premier v of the lines, where the wounded depu- ties were being' atfended. "Deputy Dumesnil, who was seriously’ wounded was decorated with the Cross of the Legion of Honor, while Deputy Ferry was made a chevalier of the Tegion. BAKER AT CITY HOME ; OF PERSHING IN PARIS Paris, Sept. 9.—Newton D. Baker, the American secretary of war, has arrived in Paris. The secretary was conducted to the city home of General John J. Pershing,. commander-in-chief of the American expeditionary forces, where he will remain and hold confer- ences during, the next few days ecretary Baker said that he had no statement to-make at the present time. ‘It is expected his'visit will per- mit conferences between the American and entente allied officials. He will visit American- headquarters ang the principal centers of American activi- ties, CHARGED WITH BRIBING GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS New York, Sept.’ 9. —Charged with bribing government inspectors, Joseph Usoskin, manager of Valentine & Co. rooklyn, having contracts of sup- plying 54,000 shirts for. army use, was today arrested and held in $5000 bail. Actinig under crders, the inspectors, it is alleged, accepted.payments for pass- ing defeciive zoods. Samuel Valentine is president and_Eenjamin Levy sec- retary of the corpany. Patriots will register. Others must. {nounced vester tries Board will not bind district draft | boards in determining deferred clasei- {fication on occupational grounds. of n. president of ty, to study food production there and in France and italy, was announced today by the esident lowa and me- |.chani¢ arts; T. F. Hunt, director of the agriculturdl experiment station and dean of the college of agriculture, | { custr member of the rational agricultural m A Taylor, chief bureau of ff¢ o i Géorge M. Rommel, | tional exemption scheme in classify:ne {trants the sections in {lating to their classification should be 1 noted. The committeemen will seek general onditions in England, France and {the department of labor, cne by | department of azriculture and the" {third by the board itself, may intro- |duce at hearings on deferred classifi- ited them at the ambulance immediately in the rear for the primar: military servie. ger .or divisional head in. class and the place of a sole manager or di INDUSTRY PRIORITIES DO NOT BIND DRAFT BOARDS Washington, Sept. .—The new pri- ssification of industry an- ay by the War indus- en between. the aces of 15 apd s ars. who are to register T!\\:&Ifi 1The boards may determine that other industries are necessarv, bur i granting defrerd classification, = they must satisfy themseives taat- ihe. ins is necessary and further that the “individual registrant, is . essential to_the industry. These facts were disclosed by Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder's plans for applying g more liberal occupas the new registrants, which was made ublic today, together with the com- te text of the amendel draft reg- tions and a. supplemernt to the Guestionnaire _explaininz to rezi vhick facts re- The regulations provide that th~ ad. ory committee of three to each district board, one to be numed by ion, the war industries board pri-_ orities list, but adds: “Such lists shall not be regarded {as binding upon the district board in its conclusions as to whether or not any particular -industry, occupation or employment, including 'agriculture, is a necessary industry, occupation or { cmployment within " the jthe law and regulation: meaning. of nor shalil ch lists prevent the ‘district board ~om holding as necessary any indus- try, occupation or ,employment, in- chyding agriculture, ‘not contained | T Such preference lists and other facts and information in the possession of such' odvisers will sup- pilement the information in_possession of the district hoards, and will a be used to assist the district boards in dealing with_specific cases.” Detailing the method boards are to fcllow, the regulations sav a resis- trant 'shall be considered entitled to exemption only when “completely en- saged” in an occupation the buards Ciuss as essential: when his removal would result in substantial damage to" tlie énterprise, and when “the availa- bie supply of persons competent in the. capacity is such that the registrant cannot be replaced without direct, substantial material loss and detri- ment to the effective operation of the enterprise.” . Further restricting the zranting of ferred classification - on industriai srounds, the regulations notify boards that they should consider among oth- er things the length of time a recis- trant has been in employment, and Dbecome convinced, before granting his- caim, that he “is not now so engagel purpese of avoiding In general, the regulations fix the: place of a necessary workman in a recessary occupation in class Tl the place of an expert or assistant ey rector in class IV, The advicory committees to the draft boards are empowered to claim- deferred classification for registrants who are entitled to it, but for patrl- otic reasens may object to making the claim for themselves. Provost Mar-. shal General Crowder has insisted that rezistrants entitled to such clas- sification should make the claim when filling out . their questionnaires as a patriotic duty work by the to prevent unnecsssary. 24t hoards. SEC'Y BAKER'S MISSION ABROAD CONCERNS AIRCRAFT Washington, Sept. 9.—Secretary of ‘War Baker, whose arrival in Irance was announced last night, expects. to be away from Washington only a short time, it_was learned today authorita-" tively. The principal object of his trip: was to confer with officials regarding the aircraft program. It was said here .that_important decisions relative to the American air service would be reached by the secretary, General Per- shing and his aides, and John D. Ryan, assistant_secretary in charge of air: cfaft, before Mr. Baker and Mr. Ryan return home. The exact nature of the ' quéstiéns requiring such conferences. abroad was not revealed, however. the