Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 20, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 278 POPULATION 29,919 . NORWICH, CONN. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1918 AMERICANS WITHIN A F HOURS OF GERMAN FRONTIER Along the Southern Part of the Front in France General Dickman’s Troops in Advance Are so Deployed That the Peaceful March Might Easily be Converted Into a Hostile Operation—Great Quantities of Stores Not Mentioned in the Terms of the Armistice Have Been Abandoned by the Germans, With the American Army of Occus pation, Nov. 19 (By the A. P.)—Well into Belgium and within a few hours' march of German frontier in the south, Major General Joseph T. Dickman's army gathered itself today for another jump into evacuated territory. The line was unchanged. In ac- cordance with plan, the march has been halted for a short time, while the heavier artillery, supply service and other elements can_be brought up. However, General Dickman's head- quarters were moved on to Longuyon tonight and corps and division com- manders made similar advances. As the Germans withdraw, the con- centration of the army of occupation is increased, and not for a moment has vigliance been relaxed. All pos- sible tactical advantage is carefully taken and the forces are so deployed that the peaceful march might easily, in the presence of the enemy, be con- verted into a hostile operation. The second day of the advance served to confirm the belief at the headquarters, however, that there was no thought of treachery in the minds of the German general staff and that the terms of the armistice will be fajthfully carried out. There have been a few jsolated cases where surrendered materials have been damaged, but it is not thought such damage was wrought under orders of jerman commanders. The surrender of damaged airplanes at the airdrome n Teilancourt is regarded as a case where individual aviators determined 10 put their machines out of commis- sion rather than have them fall into the hands of an enemy, much as a cavalryman would shoot a favorite horse to save him from a like fate. Enormous stores of ammunition and many guns left at Longuyon were lit- tle impaired and the machine shops there had not been damaged. The electrical machinery in the shops e fully wired and the tools were of the best. The railway yards at Montmedy and other places alpng the line that served the Germans as one of their main irteries of communication during their last stand asainst the allied advance vere filled with locomotives and cars ready for use, while great quantities of general stores not mentioned in the trms of the armistice had been ‘aban- doned to the allie Undamaged stores left behind on every road over which the Americans NINE COUNTS OF SEDITION AGAINST CHARLES F. BANNING Pittsburgh, Pa., ov. 19.--An indicts ment containing nine counts of sedi- tion was returned by the faderal grand jury here today againit Charles F. Banning, wealthy clubman, chairman of the directorate board of the Ban- ning-Cooper Company, Limited, vice president of the Huessner Engineer- ing Company, and alleged enemy allen. He was arrested six weeks ago charg- ed with violating the aspionage act- and several days ago was re-arrested and semt to Fort Oglethsipe. Ga., for internment, after having been adjudg- od an enemy alien by government of- fictals despite his protests that he had been naturalized. It was held by offi- cials that his return to live in Berlin in 1903 automatically revoked his American citizenship. Fourtecn witnesses wers summoned by the grand jury, among whom were prominent members of the Duquesne and German clubs, before which it was said Bepning made seditiows remarks befors and after the United States en- tered the war. Among other things it was asserted that he desired Germany |1 to win as he was arranging to return to his native land to resids after the world was conquered by the kaiser. NORTHERN RUSSIA AWAITS STATEMENT FROM ALLIES Axchangel, Tuesday, Nov. 12 (By the A. P)—Thbe northern Russian €overn- ment and the allied soldiers in this region are awaiting a statement on American and allied policies toward Russia, now that Germany has signed the armistice. Russian offictals and miitary commanders declared today that it is possible rapidly to clear up the situation in Russia if plans are formaulated and sufficlent troops te carry them out. Otherwise, they add- od, there would be a continuation of the gkirmishes on this front without much progress. Not one of the diplomatie represent- atives and military commanders in Archangel knowe definitely the inten- tions of the American and allied gov- ernments. The soldiers, knowing that fghting has ceased in France, are paxious to kmow how the situation mffects them. GRAFT SCANDAL INVOLVES GERMAN ARISTOCRACY today I Information Bureau say that the German aristocracy at the Bohemian capital, has “een involved in a graft ecandal Countess Couden- ‘have, wife o the last Austrian gov- jernor of Bohemia, is said to have been ‘rrested and held on the charge of turning to her own use gifts and memey donated for the wounded through the Red Cross organization wof which she was presidemt. Arrested [(with her were Count Nostiz. Count [Wolkenstein, Countess Westphal and ntess Taafle, all promigent mem- of the nchility. gN FIVE YEARS FOOD PRICES I HAVE INCREASED 75 PER CENT. Washington, Nov. 19.—Retail food were 2 per cent. higher than in September, the bureau of labor statistics announced today. An increase of 16 per cent. was re- ported for all articles of food during iha past year, and a comparison of priees for the five-year period from October, 1913, to last month showed an average increase of 75 per cent. advanced bear evidence of retreat. the great At Virton was found a great sal- vage dump, ‘where tons of clothing, gas masks and helmets had been thrown by the German troops, who had no further use for them. A road near St. Leger over which the correspondent drove just behind the evacuating armies was so thickly covered with big iron German helmets that at times they interfered with the operation of his automobile, ‘However, it was not the litter of a battlefield that one saw, or even that of a disorderly retreat under fire. It merely was the evidence of the pass- ing of a tired, disheartened foe who was going home. FRENCH WAR OFFICE DESCRIBES OPERATIONS Paris, Nov. 19.—The war office to- night describes the operaiions along the French front as follows: ““Our advance continued today with- out incident other than 1 nifestations of joy by the civilian popwulations. In numerous localities the habitants displayed touching thought in bring- ing forth, notwithstanding the. difficult conditiens, food for our soidiers. “The material #bandoned by enemy is accumulating as well as the number of*,iiberated prisoners have rejoined our lines. “In Belgium we have reached the line of Bourseigne-Vieillerienne. “In_ Lorraine, in the meantime. the ‘who| a detachment has pushed forward on our left as far as Sarral: guards es- tablished their front alon ‘Kierbers, ‘Hemmorrein, and Wangen. Saverne, Allenvillers “The entrv of our troops into Sav- erne under command of General Ger- ard was madie amidst great enthusi- asf at 1.30 o'clock in the atternoon. “Marshal Tetain made solemn entry into Metz at the Head of the troops of the Tenth Army, commanded in the ebsence of General Mangin, who had suffered an accident thiough a fall from his horse, by General TLecon- te. The entire population went out to Treet our troops, loudly zcclaiming them. The oid city of Lcrraine, cap- tive for forty-seven yvears and fmally reunited to rance, has manifested in a_never-to-be-forgotten way its love for the mother country, “In Alsace our soldiers received yesterday the same moving welcome in the loyal town of Colmar” s PROBING BREWERS' PART INFINANCING BRISBANE Washington, Nov. 19.—~Evidence de- signed to prove that brewers assisted William A. Shean and Charles H, Al- len to finance the purchase. of the Montgomery, Ala., Advertiser, wa$ of- fored today at the opening of the sei ate judiciary sub-committee’s investi gation of brewers' activities. The in- quiry was ordered by the senate after disclosures had been madZ that brew ers’ interests has loaned Arthur, Bri: bane $375,000 for the purchase of the Wi ington Times, CWAY. Feigenspan, with whom PBris- bane dealt in securing his loan identi- fied as brewers men who had endorsed notes for $50,000 dach on which a Phil- adelphia bank loaned Allen and Shean $100,000, alleged to have been used in purchasing The Advertiser. Feigenspan said that Bdward A, Schmidt, a Philadelphia brewer, han- dled the $100,000 underwriting for The Advertiser and that either the brewers’ counsel in Washington or Mr. Bris- | o€ bane had arranged the loan for the|Mmined) Iyrchgse of the Washinsion . Times. N recollection was that Brisbane had solicited the lodn. Feigenspan also testified that he had arranged financial assistance for the Ledger to the extent of $150,000 which represented loans at different times. The brewers’ organ- izations conmtributed no part of this fund, the witness said. Newark (N. J.) PRIVATE CHARGED WITH TAPPING CONFIDENTIAL WIRE 19.—Pressley H. Stringgellow, a private in the 213th Field Signal Battalion, was formally eharged today with violation of the Ayer, Mass,, 96th article Nov, of war and will be tried immediately. Brigadier General John preside ut the court- martial and Lieutenant Colonel Ira ‘Woodward will Smith will act as judge advocate. Stringfellow, who is a telegrapher, was arrested November 12 by camp authorities who alle they discovered him tapping a confidentil telegraph wire between Camp Devens and Wash- ington. TO DEMOBILIZE U. 8, GUARDS IN THTS SECTION 19.—Major General Nov. wiiam Crosier, department of would be taken to demobilize the commander of the northeast, an- nounced today that immediate eteps the DUnited States guards in this section. The 31st battalion at Fort Ethan Al- Jen, Vt, probably wil be the first guard disbanded. The Third battalion, quartered in this city, will be kept in service for some time to serve as pro- vost gmards In maintaining discipline and order among returning soldiers. GERMANS IN WITHDRAWAL CROSSED DUTCH' PROVINCE Paris, Nov. I9.—(Havas)—It ap- pears to be a fact, says the Temps that German troops returning to Ger- many from Belgium crossed the Dutch province of Limburg -and that they passed the frontier with the sanction of the Hoiland authorities. This free passage of Datch territory granted to during |ene of the belligerents, the newspa- per contends, constitutes a precedent ‘which powers :fll,iu Justified in taking advantage ARMY CARGO TRANSPORT WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE 18.—Destruetion ‘Washington, Nov. by fire of the army eargo' Ophir in the transport of Gibraltar, No- vember 11 with the loss of two mem- Ders of -.the erew was amnounced to- day by the navy departmen .| sel was en route to Marscil .| with supplies, which aiso The fire stagted while the ship was niwent on strike today. They demand .l Cabled Paragraphs Ecuadorean Volcano' in Eruption. Quito, Beuador, Nov. 19.—The vol- cano of Tunguragua, in the southern part of the Ecuadorean province of that .name, is again showing activity. Ashes are reaching Quito. The vol- cano reaches a height of about 16,700 feet. ! FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN TOTAL WAS $6,989,047,000 ‘Washington, Nov. 18.—Total sub- scriptions to the fourth Liberty loan were $6,989,047,000, the treasury de- partment announced tonight after final tabulations had been completed. The oversubscription of $989,047,000 was 16.4 per cent. Every federal reserve district exceeded its allotted quota. This makes the fourth Liberty loan by far the greatest war loan ever floated by this or any other govern- ment. For the foruth consecutive time in the last eighteen months of war, the’ American people have given more than the government asked to finance the war program. - Including the four Lib- erty loans and war savings, the nation | has raised $17,852,000,000 in popular loans, and this does not take into con- sideration . oversubscriptions which were not accepted. Reports by districts arranged in' or- der of their oversubscription percent- ages, include: District, (1) Boston Subscriptions. Per Cent. $632,221.850 126.44 (3) Philadelphia 598,763.650 . 119.75 (9) New York _ 2,044778500 113.59 Bonds of the fifth loan to be offered probably in the spring will be of short maturity, Secretary McAdoo an- nounced today. This was interpreted as meaning five vears or less. The secretary said it is impossible now to predict th esize or time of flotation of future bond issues necessary to cover the remaining expenditures srowing out of the war, but added that it is “entirely clear that the moment had come when the interests of the govern- ment and the country would be best served by the issue of bonds of short maturities, and that that would be the policy of the treasury Short term bonds, treasury officials feel, would be bought more rapidly than those of longer maturity. Previ- ous Liberty loan issues range between ten and thirty vears WHY' GOVERNMENT TOOK OVER CABLE SYSTEMS Washingtor, Nov. 19. — Postmaster General Burleson issusd a statement today outlining what he characterized as “the determinming factors” which led to the taking over of cable systems Nov. 2 under the joint resolution of congress authorizing government con- trol an doperation of telephone, tele- graph, cable and radio systems in this country. Land telegraph lines already had been taken over by the government and Mr, Burleson said the necessity for continuity and common control be- tween such systems and the cable lines has been “mosi conclusively shown” by the fact that both the Western Unioh and Postal Telegraph companies have their independent ca- ble systems and have contractural re- lations with other cable _companies which make those lines more or less a part of the country’s telegraph sys- tem, “Fhere never was a time in the his- tory of this war,” said Mr. Burleson's statement, “which called for such a ciose control of the cable system as today and will continae during the pe- riod of readjustment. The absolute necessity of uninterrupted, continuous communication should be apparent to all. The postmaster general is now operating all ihe telegraph and tele- phone liges in one system. The re- cent breakdown in connection with one of the cable systems has demonstrated the absolute necessity of being able to utilize at will the facilities of ither cable system wit hall of the land line systems, in order that traffic may be adjusted in the same hands as it is on the land ‘lines 1506 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS ..Washington, Nov. 19.—The follow- ing casualties are reported by the Commanding eneral of the American Expeditionary Forcs Killed in action 146; died of wounds | 118; died of disease 45; wounded sev- el 131; wounded (degree undeter- 53; wounded slightly 223; missing in action 42; prisoners 14: total 772 Connecticut men named in lists: Died of Wounds. Privates—Nicholas Papalymberries, Danielson; Roy Alonzo Buck, Somers. Slightly Wounded in Action. Lieutenant Hjalmar Ekman, Hart- ford. TUESDAY AFTERNOONS'S LIST. Killed in action 63; died of ageident | and other causes 2; died of disease| 147; wouded severely 99; wounded | (degree undetermined) 137; “wounded slightly 211; missing in action 27; prisoners 48; total 734. Wounded Sightly. Sergeant James J. Ryan, New Haven. iPn»ate Lucyan Mascjke, New Brit- ain, Missing in Action. Private Barl ¥. Ross, Milford. Prisoner. Private John F. Rourke, New Haven., ilionn ; ,CCen , bmb mm mm m mb | BANKS OF GERMANY SEND SECURITIES TO SWITZERLAND Basel, Nov. 19.—The banks of Ger- many and Austria are secretly export- ing large sums in securities to Switz erland since the signing of the armis- tice, it is learned here. This is being done because of the fear that a heavy tax will be levied by the allies when peace is declared and a further tax imposed by the zovernments of Ger- many and Austria, LABOR WANTS DELEG;TE ON PEACE COMMISSION Cleveland, O. Nov. 13.—Presidents of the, three railroad brotherhoods, Warren S. Stone of the engineers; W. G. Lee of the trainmen and Timothy Shea, acting president of the Brother- hood of Locomotiye Firemen and En- ginemen, today sent President Wilson telegrams urging the appointment of a representative of labor to member- ship on the peace commission. EXTENSION OF LEAVE TO BE GRANTED FRENCH SOLDIERS Paris, Nov. 19.—Premier Clemenceau has .decided to grant an extension of leave to_soldiers. The men at the front will receive every four months twenty days’ leave instead of ten days, while the soldiers in the interior will be Siven tem days off instead of seven. EMPLOYES OF THE CUBA RAILWAY ON STRIKE Hayana, Nov. 19.—The employes of the Cuba railway, running between Santa Clara and Santiago de Cuba, e inoxease of 24 pex cent, §$2,440,000,000, France Indefinitely Wison to Remainin |32States-OverTop inWar Fund Campai Has Outlined Plans in Con-|With a Minimum Quota of Democratic ference With Senators.’ Washington, Nov. 19.—Democratic senators who conferred with President Wilson_tonight for two hours left the White House with the impression that the president now pians to remain in France indefinitely or at'least until the major portion of the work of the beace conference has been complet- The presidint was undersiood to be especially interested in the applica- tion, in the framing of thg treaty, of the principle of the freedom of ‘the seas, which he enunciated 1 his four- teen terms and on which the allies, in agreeing to discuss peace with Ger- many, have reserved the right of free- dom of action at the peace conference. The plan for a league of nations was another subject to which the presi- dent was said to have given much study. He was understood to regard this as essential for the maintemance of the peace of the world. % During his absence from the United States, the rresident plans to con- tinue to exercise all the functions of his office. He will keep in communica- tion with Washington by _wireless while at sea, and by cable and, if nec- essary, by dispatch boats while he is abroad. While in France the president was said to plan transaction-of any nec- essary executive business in the Amer- ican “embassy. Technically he then would be on American soil. Should he visit London or any of the other nllied capitals the embassies there would become his executive head- quarters, Besides discussing his pians for his trip abroad, the president was under- stood to have taken up with the sen- ators problems of reconsruction and necessery legislation. It was said that he cpposes. creation of a reconstruc- tion commission, either cxecutive or congressional preferring rhat the work be done by existing agenaies, such as the Way Industries Board, the food administration and the War Trade Beard. Senators attending the conference included Simmons and Overman of North Carolina; Pomerone of Ohio, Walsh of Montana, and Swanson of Virginia, all chairmen of important committees. Dufing the day the pres- ident had conferred with Senator Martin of Virginia, the democratic leader. The American merchant marine, labor problems and the war revenue bill were other subjects taken up at the conference tonight, which lasted until after ten o'clock. The president was said to have reiterated his views on the necessity for.a great fleet of ships to carry the nation’s com- merce and to that end favors contiin- uation of the government's shipbuild- ing programme. Regarding labor senators were said to have béen told that maintenance of utmost confidece between employers and employes particularly essential during the period of reconstruction. Retrenchment in federal expendi- tures, as far as is cosistent, was’said to be desired by the president, who told the senators he already had taken stéps to that end. In this connection the pending war reveue bill was di: cussed, especially with Senator Sim- mons, chairman of the senate finance committee. The president asked re- garding prospects of its passage, in view of his approaching departure for France and was advised by Senator Simmons of the prospect of delay and determined republican opposition to the plan proposed by Secretary Mec- Adoo for determination in the pend- ing measure of 1920 tax rates. G. M. LANDERS SUED FOR BREACH OF PROMISE Hartford, Conn., Nov. suits aggregating $60,000 were brought inst George M. Landers, a wealthy manufacturer and former mayor of New Britain, today by Miss Belle M. Beatty, of this city. One action was based upon an alleged breach of a promise by Mr. Landers' to marry Miss Beatty, in which she claims damages of $50,000, and the other is for $10.000 alleged to be due for act- | ing as his housekeeper at 184 Sey- mour street, this city, (from April, 1913, until April, 1917, The ex-mayor was divorced by his wife recently and Miss Beatty was named in her suit. The former Mrs. Landers has re-married and is now the wife of Percy Farnum, in the United States medical service, being her fourth husband, all members of the same Yale class. Mr. Landers is one of the best known paliticians in Connecticut, hav- ing been in the state senate besides having been a mayor and was can- didate for office in the recent election. Miss Beatty’s suits were brought by Attorney Josiah Peck of Hartford superior court. Property owned by Mr. Landers in New Britain was at- tached. HOUSE COMMITTEE TAKES UP REVISION OF NAVAL BILL Washington, | Nov. 19.—Readjust- ment of departmental appropriations from a war to a peace basis was be- gun today by congress. The house naval committee took up revision of the naval bill fr the next fiscal year and members were insistent that ex- peditures be held To the lowest pos- sible minimum consistent with ef- fective operation and upbuilding of the navy. As recommended by the navy de- partment, the bill carries a total of the estimates being made in the belief tirat the war would continue through next year. Rear Ad- miral Earle chief of the ordnance bu- reau, who was before the committes today, said the department now is revising its estimates and his bureau alone had eliminated more than half of the $400,000,000 calculated as nec- essary next year under war con- ditions. Admiral Earle also revealed that since hostilities ceased the ordnance bureau has cancelled contracts amounting to $421,369,000, virtually half of the amount appropriated for the bureau since the war began. AIRPLANE FLEW OVER PARIS WITH 35 PASSENGERS Paris, Nov. 19.—A huge airplane, carrying 35 passengers, flew over Paris yesterday. The machine start- ed from Combes la Ville, 40 miles from the capital, and returned without a hitch. German Aviators in Switzerland. Berne, Friday, Nov. 15.—No less than twelve German aviators landed on Swiss soil Wednesday and Thurs- day. They came from the western fmeaxnt, 19'—Two ; $15,000,000, New England Contributed $20,563,597. New York, Nov. 19 —Thirty-two states had gone “over the top,” six having passeM the 150 per cent. mark, ‘when the United War Work campaign entered tonight on the last 24 hour stretch. With $157,205,058 in contributions officially tabulated and today’s returns vet to be added, officials were confi- dent the fund would pass the original quota of $170,500,000 and closely ap- proach the $250,000,000 mark at which the actual needs of the seven war re- lief organizations during the period of demobilization have been placed. Word went out tonight to leaders of the drive in all parts of the country to “keep the ball rolling” until the drive closes officially tomorrow at mid- night. - On the face of the returns tonizht, Delaware ranked as the banmer state with a contribution of $1,00,979, or 230 Der cent. of its quota. Arizona was second with a 216 per cent. subscrip- tion of $517,775. Texas, with 199 per cent, Maryland with 175, Connecticut with 170 and Ala with 153, are the other states which have passed the 50 per cent. over-subscription mark, Contributions of the various army departments were reposted as follow Eastern $58 43,59 ngrtheastern $17.268,925, ehstern $8;135,5342, or 1 092, or 97 western $7.891,016, ew York state's total was $36,450;- 055, or S1 per cent. of its quota. Among the large contributions re- ported here today were $1,000,000 by Mr. and Mrs. William Rockefeller, and $500,000 by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The campaign committee in China tonight cabled that tha: country, from which $250,000 had been expected, al- ready had contributed more than'$1,- 600,000, ‘ NEW ENGLAND'S WAR FUND TOTAL $20,563,597 Boston, Nov. 19.—The New England committee of the United War Work campaign announced tonight the dis- ict had contributed $20 against a minimum quota of $15 00, % Many communities have not made nal reports but commitfee members timated the grand total would not reach the maximum quota Of $22,300,- 000. Contributions by states were: Massachusetts $12,000.000; Connec- ticut $4,050,475: Maine $1,300,000; eNw Hampshire $1,000,000: Rhode Island $1,504,246; Vermont $708,876. SALE OF BRITISH TONNAGE HAS BEENM HELD UP New York, Nov. 19.—The proposed sile of the British tonnage of, the In- ternational Mercantile Mariné Com- pany to a British syndicate has been eld up at the request of the authori- ties at Washington, it was announced late, today by’ P, A. S. Franklin, presi- dent of the company | Presidenf Franklin's, statement, made after a special meeting of the board of directors, follows: “While during the course of the ne- gatiations we have kept the authorities in Washington fully informed, we have today been requested that we take no further steps:to complete the transac- tion until our government has {he op- portunity ~to ~ further consider the whole matter.” * The tonnage involved is controlied by subsidiaries of the International Mercantile ine, an American cor- poration, and comprises a considera- ble portion of the International Mer- cantile fleet. . The principal British subsidiarie: are the White Star and Leyland lines the former operating freight and pas- senger ships like the Olympic and Ealtic, the latter eperating a number of large freighters. More than 100,- 000,000 is reported to ‘b= involved in the transaction. Negotiations have been in progress for ral months. BOSTON-PORTLAND STEAMSHIP SERVICE 1S DISCONTINUED Boston, Nov. 19.—The suspension of steamship service between this city and Portland, which has been in con- tinuous operation for years, was announced at the offices of the East- ern Steamship lines today, It is planned to resume the service next summer. Excessive cost of operation is.given as the reason for the. discon- tinuance. HINDENBURG IS UNDER SPECIAL PROTECTION Copenhagen. Nov.. 19.—The work- men’s and soldiers’ council of Cassel |’ has issued a proclamation in which Field Marshal Von Hindenburg is| taken under the special protection of the council. After referring to Von Hindenburg's victories, the proclama- tion says: “He did not abandon his people in their hour of trial.” GREAT SHORTAGE OF COAL AND FOOD IN AUSTRIA Vienna via Basle, Switzerland, Nov. 19.—M. Zerbik, the minister of publie works, has asked the Austrian foreizn minister to address a telegram to the governments of the United States, Great Britain and France showing the extremely critical situation in Austria concerning coal and food. OVERTIME AND SUNDAY WORK SUSPENDED BY REMINGTON CO. Hoboken, N. J, Nov. 19.—Suspen- sion of overtime and Sunday work in its plant here was annotnced today by the Remington Arms Company. The management denied reports of a shutdown and said activities would continue with day and night shifts of eight hours each. Burgomaster of Brussels Liberated. Brussels, Nov. 19.—Adolphe Max, the burgomaster of Bruesels, returned from captivity today. OBITUARY Joseph F. Smith. Salt Lake City, Utah. Nov. 19—Jo- seph F. Smith, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lotter Day Saints (Mormon), died at his home here early today, after a long illness, at the age of eighty years. Death was due indirectly to a para- lytic stroke suffered last April. Not- withstanding his iliness, President Smith attended the recent semi-an- nual conference of the church, held the first week of October, and spoke strongly against - polygamous mar- nages, which it was rumored had been surreptitiously performed during the daat_tew years, "r(:ondensed Telegrams Italian Parliament will open Nov. Supreme Court to take recess until Dec. 9. French soldiers’ pay was raised 10 cents a day. Anaconda Mining Co. will facture phosphate. Paris Matin places Germany's debt to France at $68,000000,000. Anthracite produced. in week ended Nov. 9 amounted to 1,587,000 tons, An additional credit of $9,000,000 was extended to Belgium by the Treasury. Railroad telegraphers will receive wage increases amounting to $30,000,- 000 a year. Liverpool Cotton Association again extended fluctuations in cotton future 100 points: either way. War Industries Board removed ban from domestic uses of gold and silver for industrial purposes. Marshal Foch, commander of Allied armies, was invited to York by Mayor Hylan. Canada spent in the year ended April 30, 1918, $520,415 832 Tor food and $324,005,237 for ons, Between April 6, 1917, and Nov. 11, 1918, 2,958 ships of 3,091,605 tons were built in the United States. Cincinnati, Findlay & Fort Wayne | Railroad was sold in Cicinati to the New York bond holders for $200,000. Additional credits of $200,000,000 to Great Britain and $50,000,000 to Italy were extended by the Treasury De- partment . Western Union Telegraph announc- ed restoration of its transatlantic cable service. Messages will be accepted subject to delay Chancellor Ebert virtually dissolved the Reichstag and will permit no sit- tings pending a meeting of the co- stituent assembly. 4 Maufacturers of automobiles will assemble in Washinton to consult with the War Industries Board on the construction program for 1919. Shipments of ‘wheat, corn and oats from Chicago last week amounted to 17.040,000 bushels, compared with 18,- 212,000 bushels a’ year ago. Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia in- troduced a resolution designed to com- pel the War Trade Board to lift its embargo on export of cotton. Senate Judiciary Committee ordered a favorable report on Poindexter bill to prohibit cost plus contracts or com- missions on government contracts. Federal Fuel Administrators and an- thracite mine operators held a con- ference in Philadelphia to find a means to prevent a coal shortage in New England. An exceptionally large and brilliant audience greeted Amelita Galli-Cureci, Riccardo Stracciari and a new lyric tenor, Guido Ciccolini, at the premier of the season in “La Traviata, at Chicago. A total sum subscribed to the latest Australian war loan amounts to 43,- 850.000 pounds sterling. The municipal council at Paris gave a reception today in honor of the American Red Cross. The postal service has been re-es- tablished throughout the whole —of France and Belgium. Damage which may reach nearly $1,000,000 was caused here within an hour tonight when the flood - tide, swept in by an easterly gale, flopded the streets of Quebec. Havoc was caused along the river front. wish Germany could be shot up it,” declared Governor Marcus H. mb_at a closing rally of United War Work drive at Water- bury. The return of soldiers from Camp Devens {o civilian pursuits will begin the end of this week when men from the 15ist depot brigade will be sent to_their homes. The National American Women suffrage Association, meeting at New the New York, adopted a resolution urging President Wilson to give women “ade- quate representation” on the United Stat. ference. Alfred Dixon Plaw, attorney former American intercolle pion in the hammer thro terday after an operation Zor &ppendi- citis at San Francisco. He was grad- uated from the University of Califor- nia in 1902 The faculty of Harvard university decided yesterday to allow qualified students now absent on war service to return imm: ely to their studies. The four masted schooner John R. Fox, of 741 tons gross, built for'a Wilmington, ~ Del, concern, was launched yesterday Lieut. Bruce P. Robinson of Cleve- land, stationed at Camp Dodge, Ia. cantonment, killed himself by diving under a train at Grimes, near there. Lieut. George A, Cary' of Richmond, Va., a flying instructor at Kelly field, died at Kelly field hospital, Texas, as the result of injuries sustained in an airplane accident Monday afternoon. delegation to the peace con- and te cham- died ye: LAST OF GERMAN FORCES PASSING OUT OF BRUSSELS Ghent, Belgium, Sunday, Nov. 17 Th ociated Pres The last ggler the German forces are passing out of Brussels this evening. It sad cavalcade of sulien, de- fressed men filing out along the road, i {Leading for Louvain and Liege. Brus- sels is calm. The population is re- fraining from any manifestation be- vond disdainfully shouting to the de- arting To Berlin.” The soldiers do not respond, merely smil- ing sadly. The correspondent, who went to Bru: Friday, returned here tonight, There is sufficient food in Belgium for five weeks, according to Gernand Baetans, of the Americar Commission for Relief in Belgium. He said, how- ever, that there was need for rice and suggested that supplies be unloaded ai Antwerp, instead of at.Rotterdam. oal ‘is very scarce and is selling at 0 francs a ton. Clothing also is Iacking. While the people Sunday remained calm, waiting until the last German leaves, Belgian lancers are ten miles down the Ghent road, watchi: the signal to_enter the c y. is probable that Brussels will he free of the enemy at dawn tomorrow. The Germans made numerous at- " headquarters, refused to meet representatives of the soidiers' and workmen's council He said: “Tell our king, tell America, tell the whole world, that we absolutely will have no contact with these people. Our enemies we at no time cgnsult as to the future. We do not know the spirit of the wotkmen, but we do know the spinit_of the soldiers. “Belgium has recovered promptly and there is no danger of Bolshevism here.* German soldiers are going about with huge bags of loot from the quar- termaster's department, selling shoes, blankets and socks at any price ob- tainable. Good boots were sold for ten marks, Senator Speyer said the behavior of the German officers impressed him as cowardly, most of them fleeing to- Figures Given in the House of Commons by James lan"Mac< Pherson, Parliamentary Secretary of the War Office— Total Losses in the France-Belgium Front, in m Wounded or Missing, Aggregated 2,719,652—There Were 19,000 Deaths From. Various Causes Among Troops Not Forming Any Part of the Expeditionary Forces. London, Nov. 19.—British casualties during the war, including ali the thea- ters of activities, totalled 3,049,991, it Wwas announced in the house of com- mons today by James Ian MacPher- son, parliamentary secretary for the war office. Of this number the officers killed, wounded or missing aggregated 142,634 and the men 2,907,357. The to- sses in the fighting on the Fran- co-Belgian front were 2,719,652, The total casualties in France were is total 32,769 officers ed and died of wounds or oth- er causes anl 526,843 men. The wounded totalled 1,833,345, comprising 3142 officers and 1,730,203 men. The In Italy the British losses totalled 6.738. Of these 86 officer and 941 men were killed; 334 officer and 4,612 men were wounded. - Of these 765 missing, 38 were officers, 727 men, The aggregate losses in the Mesopo- tamian campaigns were nearly 109,000, according to Mr. MacPherson's figures; the total being 97.579. Of these the fa- talities were 31,109, comprising 1,340 cfficers and 29,759 men. The wounded totalled 51.115, 429 officers and 45, ng and prisoners tot: comprising 566 officers and 1 com- men. In Egypt the total losses were ap- proximately 58,000, Mr. MacPherson added. Of the aggrezate of 57,958, those killed and digd of wounds were 15,392 comprising 1,098 officers and 4,794 men. The wounded totailed 38,~ 073, comprising 2,311 officers and 35.- 762 men. The missing and_prisoners: totalled 3,838, comprising 183 officers and 3,705 men. { In the East African campaign the total casualties were 17,325. Of this total 9,104 were killed or died, com- prising’ 380 officers and 8724 men. Al total of 7,754 were wounded, compris- ing 478 officers and 7,276 men, The. missing and prisoners totalled 967, comprising 3§ officers and 929 men. In other theaters the total casual- - ties were 3,207. Of this number 133 officers and 690 men were killed: 142 cfficers and 1,373 men wer> wounded and 51 officers and 908 men were miss-' ing or prisoners. In addition to the grand. total of deaths there were 19,000 deaths from. various causes among troops not form-- ing any part of the -expeditionary feree. The Dardanelles expedition cost the. British 119729 _casualties. Of this- number 1,785 officers were killed or died, and 31,737 othems. The wounded, were 3010 officers and 75,508 others. The missing, including prisoners, were| 258 officers and 7,431 others. On the Saloniki front the losses wer: 27,318. Of these the Kkilled were 285 officers and 7,330 others; the wounded; 813 officers and 16,058 others; the’ missing 114 officers and 2,713 others. SHIPS CARRYING 2,000 TONS OF FOOD EN ROUTE FOR EUROPE Washington. Nov. 19.—Ships car- rying two hundred thousand tons of food for the populations of northern France, Belgium and Austria are now en route to Furope. They. are proceed- ing under sealed orders to Gibraltar and Bristol Channel ports and on ar- rival will await word from Food Ad- ministrator Hoover as to their final destinations. Those going to Gibraltar are expeeted to proceed o Adriatic and Mediterranean rorts and the oth- ers to French and Belgian rorts. On e of the last acts of Mr. Hoover before sailing last Satiraay for Europe was to appoint a special ship- ping committee, headed by Theodore Whitmarsh of the food administra- tion, to co-qperate with the Shipping Board and the commisslon for relief In Belgium, in facilitating the shipl ment of food to the demoralized civili- an populations in the countries devas- tated by war. At the food administration: it was stated that final Arrangements for feeding the peaples freed from the yoke of German militarism is awaiting the arrival of Mr. Hoover in Furope, and the result of his survey of the situa- tion there. The purgose of sending some of the ships now going to Gibraltar and oth- ers to.the Bristol Channel perts, it was explained, was to have immedi- available at convenient ports supplies to ship quickly where Mr. Hoover finds the need to be the most urgzent. It was said that more than 200,000 tons of food monthly will be required to relieve distress in central Europe and the Near Fast. # Increased shipments from Ameri- can ports and the Argentine for the peoples of liberated northern France and Belgium were begun scveral weeks ago. PRECEDENTY DISREGARED BY BRITISH ROYALTY London, Nov. 19.—Another prece- dent went the way of other precedents today when King George, accompanied by Queen Mary and the Prince of Wales. went to the palare. af West- minster to receive and reply to the lovalty address passed by the houses of parliament yesterday. Tleretofore it had been the custom of th parliamnt to go to th king on such an occasion. Th royal party adrove to the palace at Westminster without escort and was loudly cheered alonz the route. Arriving at Westminster the king, the queen and Prince of Wales, went immediately to the gallery of| the house of lords, whére the commjoners and the lords. the latter with officials of the houses in their robes of office awaited them. The king i ing dress. The lord chanccllor and the speaker of the house of commons pre- sented the addresses. King Geerge after expressing his thanks, alluded to the part plaved by the whole empire in the “lon= and ter- rible struggle now being brought to a close. EQUITY SUIT AGAINST WHOLESALE FISH DEALERS Boston, Nov. 19.—The price of had- dock rose 93 per cent. from 1915 to 1917, while increases of 50 to 100 per cent. were recorded on other varieties of ground fish, government attorneys asserted when the hearing of . the equity suit of the United States against 41 wholesale fish dealers who are alleged to be conducting the fish business of New England in violation of the Sherman anti-trust act was opened here today. . It was stated that the daalers con- trol the ground fish business at the ports of Boston and Portland and that 99 per cent. of the ground fish eon- sumed in the eastern part of the United States is landed here. The government asks that the alleged combination be dissolved. REDUCED RATES FOR SOLDIERS ON HOME TRIP ‘Washington, Nov. 19.—Director Gen- eral McAdoo today announced his in- tention of establishing a reduced pas- senger rate of two cents a mile, in- stead of the usual three cents, for sol- diers returning to -their homes sfter discharge from the army. By law sol- diers are allowed three and one-half cents a mile for transportation and meals, and the special fare will enzble them, Mr. McAdoo believes, to buy meals and pay for sleeping car res- ervations out of the allowance. BRITISH MINE SWEEPER TORPEDOED AND SUNK London, Nov. 19.—A British ad- miralty official statement issued this evening says the British mine sweeper Ascot was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine Nov. 10 off the ward Holland or escaping in citizens' northeast coast of England. Firty three members of ‘the crew were dxawned. PALMER TO LIQUIDATE GERMAN COMPANIES New York, Nov. 19.—Treasury li-| censes permitting German controlled| companies to continue ‘in operation-| under their original managements for: the purpose of liquidation have beem| revoked and the companies have been taken over for liquidation by A. Mit- chell Palmer, alien property custodian, { Mr. Palmer announced here tonight. Taking over of the companies was au=| i thorized by President Wilson in #n order dated November 12. i Mr. Palmer also announced the ap=; pointiment of Harold Herrick of New York, former president of the Niagmi Fire Insurance Company, as manager: and liquidator of the companies which, he said, have annual premium’ accounts of $16,761,424. : The first of the companies to be I quidated will be the International In-} surance Company, With premium ac- counts of $7,000,000 which Mr. Palm sell at public auction tomorrow: This .company. .is -a subsidiary. of. Hamburg Assurance Company. - A recent investigation Of the'l = ponies, Mr. Palmer said, disclos pians of some of the German int by concealments and evasions of the. law to perpetuate their control of the) companies during and after the war, WORLD-WIDE PROHBHTION CONFERENCE AT COLUMBUS| Columbus, O. Nov. 19. —Frelimin-! ary to business sessions, which will commence tomorrow, delesates to the world-wide prohibition conference meeting here, today and tonight com- pared notes on the prospect of a dry world a few years hence and joined in a “ratificetion_thanksgiving” over Ohio, Wyoming, Florida znd Nevada| voting dry ar the recent ciection. | Among the delegates to arrive today,i | were Canon_Johnston of the Church of England, Tirmingham, and William! Bingham, London, England: represent- ing the United Kingdom Temperance Alliance, and Ben H. Spence, of Tar- onto, Canada. secretary of the Do- minion Temperance Aliiance, heading! a party of other Canadian dry worka! ers. ! Speakers at_tonight's ‘“ratification thanksgiving” included Frederick Fos<! dick of Boston and Former Governor! M. R. Pattersen of Tennessee. - e Ed MILITARY TRAINING FOR 1 YOUTHS IN NEW YORK Albany, N. Y, Nov, 19.—New York state youths between the ages of 16 and 18 were summoned by Governor! Whitmani in a formal proclamation’ issued toda yto enroll on Dec. 3 for military training under the state mili- tary law. The enroliment will be car- reid out with the co-operation of Lhii state education department and wil be conducted by school teachers at all’ public schoolhouses. In his proclamation Governor Whit- man said: “With the coming of peace, the va-| ried training contemplated by this act becomes more important than everd through its interpretation as a uni- versal selective training program in- stilling in your youth a sense of re- sponsibility to the state in time of peace as well as in time of war” TO PUBLISH KAISER'S DECREE OF ABDICATION Paris, Nov. 19.—(By The Associated Press). In order to end the discussion as to whether William Hohenzollern really has abdicated as German em- peror, it is understood the German government intends to publish his de- cree of abdication. Thic consists of an attempt to justify the war on the ground of Germany's isolation. The abdication decree, according to- the correspondent at Zurich of L'n- formation, concludes with these word: ““To avoid difficulties and to put an end to the mourning and suffering of my people I renounce the throne and leave my faithful subjects fres —to choose a government which seems to them most compatible with honor and to their interest.” ASK FOR BOARD TO ADJUST NATIONAL ECONOMIC POLICIES New York, Nov. 19.—Appointment of a board to aid the national govern- ment and the country's industrial and commercial interestd in formulating readjustment policies necessitated by a return to peace conditions was urge upon President Wilson in resolutions'{ made public here tonight by the mer- chants’ association of New York. It is urged that immediate action be taken by the president to create a! commission_composed of “men of rec- | ognized standing in the :industrial, { commercial and financial life of the | nation,” to analyze facts concerning | the productive, industrial and ¢%tribu- tive business of the country. It rec- | ommended also study of foreign trade| and treaty conditions preparatory ‘making recommendations for