Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 14, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 299 PRESIDENT LAN DS AT BREST AND STARTS FOR PARS Was Accorded a Demonstration of Popular Enthusiasm Rarely Extended to the Head of a Foreign Government —A Remarkable Naval Spectacle Marked the Last Day on His Ocean Trip, When American and French War- ships Joined the Presidential Convoy. Brest, Dec. 13—(By The Associated Press.)—Presklent Wilson landed in France at 3.24 o'clock this afternoon amid a demonstration of popular en- thusiasm and national sympathy such as rarely if ever had been accorded the head of a foreign government vis- iting France. He left Brest at 4 o'- clock this afternoon for Paris, where the heart of France will acclaim him tomorrow as the nation’s guest. His landing wasc not only a remark- able spectacle with a notable naval pageant for its backgrourd, -but it al- <0 marked the first entry of an Amer- ican president into petsonzl contact with Europe and its affairs. Although the presidential fleet ar- rived at Brest shortly after noon it was not until 3 o'clock that he and Mrs: Wilson debarked on a harbor boat and set foot on the sojl of France. Vast rowds watched the trip ashore and the fleets of warships roared a salue as the last stage of the journey was accomplished, On the harbor boat going ashore the president was seen standing on the pper deck with Jules J. Jusserand. ‘rench ambasador to the United ates, who nointed out the historic walls and monuments of the ancient city. As the boat touched the pier the ‘rench and American guards or honor d arms and the strain of pangled Banner” mingled cheers of the great muMi- ude. Mrs. Wilson came up the zangplank with General Pershing. She carried » large bouquet and as she passed the army nurses they handed merican flag wkich she bore dent was the last to come amid great applause. He held at in his hand; his face was in smiles and he bowed his icnowledgments to those about and to the masses of people on the rising walls and terraces of the city. Stephen Pichon, the French minister, and isorges Leygues. minister of marine, joined the president as he stepped wshore and conducted him to a beau- titully decorated pavilion. Here the first formal welcomes were given Tresident Wilson as the guest of the French nation. It was a striking pic- tere as he stcod there, surrounded by officials and The presiden: met_each with a smile and nesake, only speaking a i« some well known friend welcomed Eim. — World .statesmen, As the =tepped.fo ware, "N Yelieon Ttened & tentively to un address of weicome and recetved wi a bow a large parch- ment roll, wound with the American colors, containing the City Council's greetings to him. Speakifz in a clear voiee, the president acknowledged the greeting and from a manuscript read a brief address in responce. Following the addresses, thé pres- dentiz) party drove through the Cours r t, where vast erods were assem- bied. Every foot of the way was lined with Amdrican soldiers in their rusty service khaki, and_along the road A P ently beif ‘ront. It gave the presidsfit his first climpse of tlié American troops and material on the fighting ground. Mili- tary honors were accorded as he pass- ed and large numbers of soMiers off 1 i duty mingled with the throng in its en- thusiastic tributs . PRESIDENT'S NAVAL ESCORT AN INSPIRING SPECTACLE On Board the U. S. S. George Wash- ington, Dec. 13—(By The A. P.)— The American battleship division join- ed President Wilson's ship at five o'~ clock this morning, providing one of the few naval spectacles in many months. The vessels _manoeuvered with lights and the sight was an in- spiring one. X Long before daylight the hattleship Pennsylvania, leading the presidential convoy, picked up by wireless the ves- sels approaching from the north. The night was partly cloudy with the moon visible now and then. Suddenly the Pennsylvania got a series of rapid signals from o, destroyer, hovering off on the skyline, and began signalling. With searchlight pointing a long il- luminated finger into the sky, she wrote a message in flashes on the big black clouds. In a few seconds, - the answer, written on the sky by a bat- tleship away over the horizon, be- gan to.come back. Then the toplights of the fleet came over the curve one by one and stood by the president's ship, which pro- ceeded on her way until daylight when all the ships in the convoy spread out and fell into their appointed places on the right of the line of formation. The battleship Pennsylvania was at the head of the center column, having on either side a line of destroyers, then a line of four battleshiys, then a line of destroyers on the extreme out- side. The bastleship Wyoming with Vice Admiral Sims on hoard headed the line on the left, folicwed by the Utah, the Oklahoma, the Nevada and the Arizona in that order. The York, folowed by the Texas, the Ar- kansas and the Florida. At eleven o'clock a French fieet be- zan to come up from the south. There were twelve cruisers steaming in one column. The French warships fired a salute slowly as the George Washing- ton approached to the leeward and pucs of black smoke could be seen all aloAg the line but only a few reports were heard. The American battleships moved ahead to make room for the French escort. A big hydroairplane then appeared line’| on the right was headed by the New ‘passed resolutions expressing their desire to become united to Switzerland. A del~ egation of the burgomasters of these villages will submit an official request to the Swiss government that the de- sire of their people be granted. 5,144 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS ‘Washington, Dec. 1.—The following casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of fhe Expeditionary Forces: Klled in action 227; missing in ac- tion 110; ded- of disease 32; severely wounded 881; slightly wounded 670; wounded (degree undetermined) 1,048; total 2,968. Rhode Island and Connecticut, southern Massachusetts men: * Killed in Action. Privates—Wicenty Racki, Terryville; Frank’ A. Nery, Providence, R. L Edward Lawrence Butler, Pawtucket, R. L; Alfred F. Jennett, Waterbury; James M. McLeyy, Bridgeport. * Missing in Action. Privates—Frank S. -Crague, Wood bury; Alfred L. Havey, Pawtucket, R. L; Antonio_Vitti, Stamford; Dom- inick Petrillo, Hartford. Wounded Severely. Sergeants—Charles Lander, Auburn, R. L; Ralph E. Clark, Worcester, Mass. Privates—Joseph H. Coone, New Haven; Frank W. Mott, Willimantic; Russell T. Nugent, Bridgeport; Walter C. R. Krieger, Worcester, Mass.; John B. Millar, Holyoke, Mass.; Stan: islaw Kulaga, Tourdale, R. IL; Wol- ford, Springfield, _ Mass, Harold Worthington, Bast Lyne; Michael F. Krupa, Meridén; Paul Billings, Dan- bury; - Daniel A. Revet, Milford; George K. Warfield, New Haven; Joh£1 Edward Pytke, Central Falls, R. Wounded Slightly. Sergeants— Charles M. Maclnnis, Mystic; Bdward J. Lynch, Spring- field, Mass. Corporal James T. Bird, Bristol. Morris Gorman, _Worcester, M: vard Lyman, Bristol; ed- wand B. Maley, . Worcester, Constano Urigate, New Charles Capace, Cranston, R. L Privates—Wilfred _Couture,. Paw- tucket, R. I; Egidio Fiore, New Hav- Frank Norevk, hampton, .; Eugene Bopteiller, Danbury; Daniel A.” Fennessy, Northampton, Mags.; George ~McCracken, Quaker aniel J. Murphy, Provide R. I; Arthur D. Soper, Lynn, M: Andrew H. Stafford, Waterbury, Wounded (Degree Undetermnied). Lane; Corporals—Harry H. Mel- ville, Bridgeport; Daniel Allison, Sil- ver Lane. Bugles Nathan A. Potter, Arcadia, R. L Privates—Benj. Sakowich, Water- bury; ErnestStravato, Cranston, R. L; Mathew T. Chivinsky, Windsor; Mar- b pe tin J. Meehan, Hartford; Ralph E. o el ovaon of Brest. It circled | Norton, Worcester, Mass.; Cornelius changed sienals with_the _flagship. |3 Allen New = taven; Willam = d. Later ‘a big. Airigible - floated ELAIVEY. Neus: 3 s by, fiying the Amerdean cojors. When the French warships had tak- en their places more than forty ves- sels were steaming in the line of col- umns, the formation reaching: both ways as far as the eye could see. President Wilson and the members of his party stood on the bridge of the George Washington to witness tne naval specta-le. PARIS PLANS RECEPTION OF PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON Paris, Dec. 13,—The municipa! coun- cil completed today the last details for the reception of President and Mrs. Wilson. 'When President Wilson is being presented with the grand gold medal of the city of Paris, Mrs.. Wil- son will be presented with a gold brooch set in diamonds with doves in bas relief bearing an olive branch. GRAVE OF EDITH CAVALL HAS BEEN LOCATED London, Dec. 13.—(British Wireless Service.)—The grave of Edith Cavell, he English nurse executed by _the Germans, in the Tir national ceme- tery, Brussels, believed to bave been definitely located from a German plan of the cemetery in the hands of the Belgian authorities, and on Tues- day last the British community held a commemoration service there, The British minister laid on tife mound ol1 earis a wreath from King George and Queen Mary, inscribed “In memory of a brave and eplendid Baglish woman.’ Sir F. S. Villiers deposited a wreath bound with the British colors in the name of the British legation and col- ony, and Brand Whitiock, the Ameri- can minister, added one of his own. The Spanish minister, tha Pelgian for- eign minister and the members of the legations' staffs were present at the ceremony. One of the first acts of King Albert wfter his re-entry into Bruesels was to visit the cemetery in company with Queen Elizabeth, who laid a wreath CONVICT REGAN INDICTED ON CHARGE OF PERJURY, New York, Dec. 13.—“James F. Re- gan,” the Sing Sing convict who tes- tified recently at the trial at which Miss Elizabeth Baksa was acquitted of the murder of Mrs. Helen Hamel, a New York lodging house keeper, was indicted here today on a charge of perjury, “committed after the defend- ant had been three times found guilty of felonies” The indictment is said to be the first ever returned in this state charging a person with being a habitual criminal “Regan,” whose real name is said to be Leo Sittenberg, was serving a ten year term for burglary when he asked to be allowed to testify in the Baksa case. At that time he declared Miss Baksa was innocent and that he and a rartner were responsible for the crime. Today's indictmient asserts that Sit- tenberg, sentenced for burglary under the name of Regan, had falsely sworn on the stand that his name was “James Burns* and that he had made on Miss Cavell's grave. GARDENING CURATIVE MEDIUM FOR SOLDIERS New York, Dec. 13.—Speakers ‘at- tending & ronference here today of vocational educsition directors for the north Atlantic states pronounced gard- ening bme of the best curative medi- ums for soldiers returning from France with slight mental disabjli- thes. . Dr. David Snedden, professor of education at Columbia “niversity, de- clared that it was absolutely essential that enongh teachers be trained to in- struct soldiers in agricnlture. *Their advice and help greatly in- flyence the kind, quality snd amount of any agricultural crops” he sald. “They will train labor to Lecome skill- cd_when it iv most needed and they will help make this country the fore- most food producing nation in the warld.” CHRISTMAS TREES AND EVERGREEINS ARE COSTLY Boston, Dec. 13.—Chriztmas trees and evergreen decorations for the holiday will cost considerably more this year than in the past, according to @ealers who handle these goods. It was *stated at the wholesale flower market today that the supply of trees was not more than 50 per cent. of | normal, while there was an even greatér shrinkage in the supply of. evrgreens, due mainly to the she 5 help in the woeds because of the war, b Prince Ratibor Recalled to Berlin. 1 Thursday, Dec, 12.—(] W T s oy e been recalled to. Berlin, according ¥ o nensanec ol false statements about rot having spent several years in the care of the l-!n:nvw Sheltering and Guardian So- ciety. Sittenberg, now in the Tombs pris- on, will be arraigned next Monday. If found guilty he faces a maximum sen- tence of life imprisonment. FISCAL AGENT FOR THE REPUBLIC OF CUBA Panama, Dec. 13.—The national as- sembly today passed the first reading of a bill providing for the appointment of a fiscal agent for the republic, Un- der the measure the fiscal agent would have control, under Supervision of the president, of estimates and expendi- tures and of all payments for work. The agent would be appointed by the United States government, Under the new law it is anticipated that the United States will grant a loan to Panamsa for the building of roads and the construction of other public works. The provisions of the bill anticipate that the fiscal agent shall have charze of the collection of taxes of all kinds, including internal dues and import duties, in conjunction with the president. The proposed measure is said to have the approval of the Washington government., RED CROSS FUND NOT E FOR CENTRAL POWERS ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—The Ameriean Red Cross will use no part of its war reliet 2und for ths benefit of the peo- ple of the Central Powers. In making this announcement today in resyonse to many queries, George E. Scott, nn-elt;l manager of the or- “No relief work of any kind what- ever is contemplated by the Ameri- can Red Cross within the Centyal|a second ensign, whose name could|longer regarded it as necessary to con- Powers, except such as may be pos sible for the bemefit of American or al lied prisoners, refugess and internes. er, Mass.; Louis Salvio, Wa erburyFrancesco Caardaropoli, Thomp- sonville; Morris W. Karpelman, Wor- cester, Mass.; Roland Malbouef, N Haven; John Francis Burns, Ansonia; Tugene P. Moriarty, Waterbury; Es- dras Manaigre, Central Falls, R. L Michael H. Nugent Worcester, Mass.; Joe Adams, Meriden; Peter J. Taft, Springfiel Mass.; Kostanby Kroly- tsky, Union City; John F.. O'Keefe, Worcesier, Mas: na W. Sheskey, Charles _Deyo, Patrick Wynne, FRIDAY AFTERNOON’S LIST. lled in action 65; died of disease 92; wounded severely 679; - wounded, degree undetermined ; wounded slightly 705; missing in_action 56; total 2,176, Connectcut men: Killed in Action. Private John Zembko, Bridgeport. Wounded Severely. Corporal John J. Curio, Willimantic. Privates—Joe Tylus, New Haven; Frederick B. Deming, Bridgeport Philip G. Phaneuf, Wauregan; Gui sseppe Sant Andrea, Thompsonville; John Grajewski New Britain; James J. Guilmartin, Hartfod; Lawrence Gurtowsky, Canton; Theodore Peters, West Haven; Ex do Torneo, Water- bury; Henry J. Noder, New Haven. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Sergeant Edward J. Moakler, Rock- ville. Corporals — Maurice W. Lahey, Stamford; Joseph L. Morgan, Rock- ville. Privates—Harry F. Coogan, New Haven; John J. Kierman, New Haven; Joseph P. Bgan, Hartford; Jack Gold- Man, New Haven; Axel Olson, Meri- den. Wounded" Stightly. Lieutenant James Montford Schiey, 0ld Lyme. Sergeants—Charles F. Colby, Guil- ford; William E. Flanagan, Terry- ville. Corporal Herman W. Kossack, New Haven. Privates—Hagopn G arabedian, Bridgeport; James Panucci, Bridge- port. Missing in Action. Sergeant Maurice F. Keating, Hart- ford. LLOYD GEORGE ON RECORD AGAINST CONSCRIPTION Tondon, Dec,: 13.—Premier Lloyd George, in a_ statement to Reuter’s, Limited, tonight on the subject of con- scription, said: “On the eve of this important elec- tion, which means so much to the country, I wish to make it cleav be- yond ail doubt that I stand for the abolition of conscript armies in all 1 Without that, the peace con- ference would be a failure and a sham, These great military machines are re- sponsible for the agony the world has passed through, and it would be a poor ending to any peace conference that allowed them to continue. ain at tha conference must labor to the end I have stated.” TWO MEN KILLED WHEN PLANE CRASHED INTO HOUSE Norfolk, Va., Dec. 13.~Two enlisted men® were instantly killed and two ensigne injured today when a large hydroairplane crashed into the Wil- loughby club, on Willoughby - Spit, about twelve miles from the city. The dead are Radio Expert Thomas Vincent Jones, U. S. N., and Machin- ist’s Mate Llewellyn W. Alexander. Ensign Palmedo, who was driving the machine, was slightly injured, and not be injuries. 1 the machine was uni learned, escaped with miner Two Bandits Rob a B\mo_klyn Bank Killed Two Officers of the Bank and Escaped in Taxi- cab With $13,000. New York, Dec. 13—Two officers of the East Brooklyn Savings bank were killed late today by two daring high-. waymen who escaped in a taxicab with $13,000 after shooting a detective who trled to stop them and holding a crowd at bay with their revolvers. The robbers chose the busiest. time of the day for their purpose. Enter- ing ae if to make a deposit, one ad- vanced to the paying teller's window and suddenly thrust a revolver through the bars, while his companion “cover- ed” other persons in the bank. When Daniei C. Peal, the teller, failed to “copie across” as ordered, he was shot through the heart. His slayer then took his turn at “cover- ing” the crowd, while his-companion ran to another window, forced a clerk to retreat to the rear of his cage and then crawled through thq small-open- ing. From that cage he hastened to the one where the ‘murdered teller lay. Hastily he thrustsrolls of bills into a linen bag and when Henry W. Coons, assistant treasurer of the bank, ran forward to guard the money, he, too, Yas shot. He died later at'a Hospi’ tal. Then both robbers made a dash for the street and when Detective Albert Doody tried to block their path he received a wound in the left arm. Out- side, the pair waved the crowd back with their revolvers and entered a taxicab. . Later the chauffeur, who said his name’ was George W. McCul_lough,i Bill For Federal Contral Efflre Lines Burleson Says Legislation For Permanent Control Has Ap- proval of President Wilson Washington, Dec. 13.—Telephgne and telegraph lines would become berma- nent government owned utilitjes under a_ resolution introduced in tne house today by. Chairman Moon of the post- office committee. Mr. Moon said the measure had been drafted in consulta- tion with Postmaster General Burle- son, who had informed him that the legislation was approved by President Wilson. ’ The resolution’ was referred to the Postoffice committee, which soon will begin hearings-on it. Discussion of the proposal in the house, however, will precede the committee report, Mr. Moon announcing today that he ex- pected to deliver an address on the subfect during consideration of the postoffice appropriation bill. Government control and operation of the telegraph and telephone lines is limited by the existing resolution to the period of the war, but under the measure offered today it would con- tinue “until ‘otherwise ordered by con- gress” The resolution directs the postmaster general fo negotiate con- tracts for the purchase of the tele- phione lines subject to the approval of congress and o have an appraisal made as to the value'of the telegraph ight of the sovernment to pur- chase the telegraph systems is given under an existing law, according to administration officials. This law, passed in 1365, was designed to give government aid in the construction of telegraph lines and provided that the a part of the plan to curtail the dustries. It was a war meénsure and with the stopping of the fighting the > seeking help can now advertise for it without securing a government license just as they always used to do. If you are in need of help or looking for a job do not fail to make restrictions go. Thos use of or consult th: want columi with such a wide circilation in th brings the job and tie fellow In the past week the following letin’s columns, all for twelve cents a week Bulletin Brings the Job and the Seeker Together For some little time there have been restrictions upon tisements which could be inserted for male help. Aary to get the sanction of the United States employment eeking it together. or want a job advertise in The Bulletin. the adver- heen neces- service as ial in- It has employes in the non-e: of The Bulletin. it is the agen: part of the state that it quickly If you wart help matter has appeared in Tho Bul- Total “ Telegraph Local General Saturday, December 7. 88 131 218 437 Monday, December 9 79 126 328 533 Tuesday, December 10. 2 144 198 435 Wednesday, ~ December 11 83 146 325 554 Thursday, December 12 123 151 281 555 Friday, December 13 97 106 252 455 - T SRRERIN 563 804 1602 2969 gave himself up to the police. He claimed that he was not implicated in the robbery, but that he had had a pistol pressed to his head and had been threatened with death if he did not obey orders. PROOF THAT BERLIN PLANNED WORLD WAR ‘Washington, Dec, 13.—Operations of the German ' propaganda - system in the United States, through which val- uable information for transmission to Berlin was gathered at the same time that German doctrines were spread over the country, were laid bare today by Captain G. B. Lester of the army intelligence service in testimony before the senate committee investigating brewers and German propaganda. Most of the evidence related to activity of Teutonic agents beiore the United States entered the war, Captain Lester declared that an un- named informant, now interned, told him that the Berlin government on July 10, 1914, nearly a month before the war started, called into confer ence about 131 trained and educatea German propagandists and sent th to all parts of the world with instruc- tions to prepare for the world war which they were told was about to be precipitated. _ Thirty-one . of ~these landed in the United States two weeks after hostilities started and became the nucleus for an organization of be- tween 200,000 and 300,00 volunteers, mainly German-Americans, who gath- ered information of all kinds and re- ported it to German consuls and agents in hundreds of communities. ‘William Bayard Hale, a writer for the Hearst newspapers and formerly confidential representative of Pres: dent Wilson in Mexico, eventually be- came head of the publicity branch of the organization thus built up, Captain Lester said. The officer also testified that newspapers and writers were in- fluenced to promote German propa- ganda, film plays were produced pro- moting distrus’. of Japan and Mexico, a Washington newspaper man was hired to report government secrets to the German headquarters, writers were sent to Germany to send back des- patches praising the German - cause, and a “golden book” was circulated throughout the United States to get signatures of American citizens lean- ing toward pro-German sympathies. J. J. Dickinson, a newspaper man and former major 'in the army, was hired at $40 a week to.report on con- fidential interviews with officials, to German headquarters in New York, said Captain Lester. Dickinson elaim- ed that he had confidential relations with cabinet members, that he could “get in the back door of the White House.” and boasted that he was re- sponsible for the notorious leak on the peace note, Captain Lester declared. The witness admitted that records showed Dickinson did have consider- able accurate official information of a confidential nature, and gave it to the German representatives. Captain Lester, continuing his testl- mony tomorrow, expects to fell how the American agents tried to etir up revolt among American negroes to serve German purposes, COTTON DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE DISSOLVED Washington, Dec. 13.—All govern- ment regulation. affecting raw cotton ended today with the dissoluffoy of the cotton distribution committee of the war industries board. While there was no announcement either by Chairman Charles J. Brand of the committee or by Chairman Baruch of the war industries board as to the considerations which 1 to the decision to abelish the committee, it was understood that officials ne trol distribution now that the world A wireless operator aboard | markets have been reopened with the ending of the war. privileges of operation given the com- panies were non-transferrable, except that the government might purchase the property. BOARD FOR OPERATION OF “WIRE” SERVICES Washington, ~Dec. board for the operatn of the tele- graph and telephone services under government control. Union N. Bethel, vice president of the American Teles phone and Telegraph company, is @irman, and the other members are A. Stevenson, superintendenc of plants of the American Telephone and Telegraph; C. M. Yorke, vice pre dent of the Western Union Telegraph company, and F. Adams, president of the Kansas City Home' Telephone company. No announcement accompanied the order naming the wire control com- mittee, but it was understood that the appointment was in line with the re cent reccommendation of Theodore Vail, chairman of the American Tele- phone and Telegraph company, that control of all land wire systems be placed under a single head with three operating divisions. These divisions are “telephone ser- vice,” “telegraph service” :#d main- tenance and_manipulation of. wires of systems as distinct from traffic opera- tions. Below these divisions the or- ganization will be amplified -and ar- ranged to meet the necessities. CARLETON IN CHARGE OF ALL MARINE CABLE SYSTEMS New York, Dec. 13.—Newcomb Carl- ton, president of the Western Union Telegraph and Cable Company, has been placed in charge of al marine ca- ble systems of the United States by Postmaster General Burleson, it was announced at Mr. Carlton’s offices here today. He has accepted. the appoint- ment, which was declined by Georse G. Ward, vice president of the Com- mercial Cable compan: REPRESENTATIVES OF RESERVE BANK HELD CONFERENCE Atlantic -City, Dec. 13.—Representa- tives of the twelve federal reserve districts were in conference here to- day with officials of the United States treasury department arranging pre- liminary plans for the next govern- ment loan, but pending action by the new secretary of the treasury, who takes office next Monday, results of the meeting will not be disclosed. R. W. Bmerson, an official of the TUnited States treasury, said that mo marked change in the conduct of the loan campaisn was contemplated, while the date of the issuc had not been decided upon, that it would prob- ably be in the early spring. CHENEY RESIGNS AS DIRECTOR OF WAR SAVINGS: PLAN Hartford, Conn., Dec. 1 Howell Cheney has resigned the D war savings plan, his resign g0 into effect January 1. It is under- stood that a successor Will not be ap- pointed, but that the work will be turned over ‘o the Women's commit- tee on Liberty loan of which Mrs. Morgan G. 3uckley of this city is the chairman. COMPLAWN OF TRAIN SERVICE ON THE VALLEY BRANCH Hartford, Conn., Dec. 13, —~More than 159 Valley Branch railroad commuters todyy signed a communication .ad- dressed to, Director General William G. McAdoo complaining of. alleged inade- quate train service over that line be- tween this city and.sMiddletown on Saturdays. An exira train between 12 nofm_and 1 p. m. is desired. At pres- ent there are trains morning and even- ing enly. 13,—P gstmaster Geferal Burleson tonight appeinted a sition _of federal director for Commecticut of the ignation to ‘Condensed Telegrams At a meeting of directors of the Unlon Pacific Railroad, R. S. Lovett was elected president to succeed' C. B. Seger. Food administration will consider applications for exportation cf cotton- seed products to the alites. The treasury department announced the extension of an additional credit of $3,200,000 to Belgtum. Senate interstate commerce com- mittee declined to report favorably the Calder bill providing fo: the building of a tunnel under the Hudson river betwegn New Jersey and New York partly by government expenst Fuel administration announced that anthracite production for' the . week amounted to 1,807,000 tons, Federal expenditures on the rail- roads while under government contro! from January 1 to November 1 totaled $463,617,000. New Oriearns Cotton Exchange seat s0ld for $6,000 each. The two-day hog shipment embargo in Chicago ended, Flour output of Minneapolis for the week ending December J1 amounted to 449,655 barrels, an increase of 49,- 430 barrels. More than $600,000,000 in gold re- ecived from Russia by Germany as) in- demnity was deposited in the Bank of France to be credited to the common account of thé allies. National City Bank of Chicago in- creased its capital to $1,000,000. Finnlish government. refused to per- mit Bolsheviki representatives free passage over Finnish territory or to allow the transport of Bolsheviki lit- erature. Private Bity Maher, of Erie, Pa, old-time prize fighter, wao fought at Vimy Ridge with the Caradians reach- ed Montreal wearing :hree tound stripes. The' preliminary flight in the air mail service to be instituted next week between, New York and Chicago was not made yesterday because of un- favorable weather conditions. A formal invitation to visit Switzer- land was extended to President Wilson by President Calonder and the Swiss parliament. By a unanimous vote the municipal council of Paris decided to confer upon President Wilson the title of a citizen of Paris. Carl Stumpf, a member of the Bos- ton Symphony orchestra, - committed suicide by hanging himself. He wor- ried over Germany's defeat. War department announces the re- leasing of 51 officers, three of them New Yorkers, and 22 enlisted men from German prison camps. All draft questionnaires between 15 to 36 must be in before Dec, 21, Pro- vost Marshal General Crowder an- nouncéd. Directors of the Bankers' Trust Co. of New York voted to increase the capital from $11,250,000 to $15.000,000. Kansas, Missouri and lllinois show the largest reduction in corn acreage in_department of asriculture ‘report. Federal reserve banks were author- ized by Secretary McAdoo to exchange war savinge stamps of the 1913 series to the 1918 series between Jan. 1 and 10, Two German brothers named Roech- ling were arrested by milifary authori- ties on a charge of Teceiving stolen machinery from France. Abdlication of King Bor is uniconfirmed. Meme Peary Wallace, Eskimo guide who helped Peary find the North Pole, died of pneumonia at Pittsburgh, N. H. Information reaching the sttae de- partment blamesythe I. W. W. for the general strike in_ Cuba. Corn prices advanced as much as seven cents a bushel when the gov- ernment reported the crop as the low- est in five years. Paris Matirt says President Wilson's otficial stay in Paris is fixed at 43 hours. United States general staff com- pleted the stedy of military program and favors universal service. Cardinal Gibbons was decorated by King Victor Emmanuel as a grand knight of the Order of the Crown of Italy. It is officially announced that the railroad administration has no inten- tion of reducing wages. Production of locomotives from July 1 to Dec. 1 were: American 902, Bald- win 1,269, Lima 140. of Bulgaria TRANSPORT DE KALB HAD A ROUGH PASSAGE New York, Dec. 13—Buffeted by high seas which carried away a deck- house and wreriched a four inch gun from its mounting, the American transport De Kalb arrived here today from France with approximately 1,150 soldiers, sailors and marines, nearly 400 of whom had been wounded in ac- tion. She was preceded into port by the mail boat Oregonian, carrying a solitary doughboy, Sergeant Leland A. Kauwman, of the Second Division headquarters. troop, who brought home the favorite charger of his command- er, Major General Ognar Bundy. Bot. were given the warm- , being met at quar- antine by the mayor's official commit- tee and escorted to the docks amdi the tooting of harbor whistles. New York, however, is pre- paring dn even noisier celebration next Sundzy when the Leviathan, the giant transport, formerly the Vaterland, will bring home 5,000 sailors who have seen active duty on American craft in for- elen waters. This will be the largest number of veterans to arrive hére.in one contingent. 1t took the De Kalb cleven days to make the trip and according to her commander, Captain E. H. Dodd, U. S. N, it was the roughtest crossing he had ever made. For four days and a half, he said, the navigator hardly knew what course he was running, for during that period the sur, moon and stars werce obscured. Six members of, the crew, flung from their feet, were injured, although the wounded at times had to be tied in their bunks, they made the vovage without mi har HEALTH CONDITIONS IN ARMY CAMPS IMPROVE ‘Washington, Dec. 13.—Health condi- tions in ‘army camps in the United States oontinued to improve during the week ended December §, a report to the surgeon zeneral of the army to- day. Both the non-effective and death rates were decidefily lower than for the preceding week. Influenza contin- ues fo prevail at practically all large stations, but the report said the dis- ease is less yrulent and less frequent- 1y complicatéd by pnemmonia than during the earlier weeks of the epi demic! 1,285 NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA IN BAY STATE Boston, Dec. 13—Rcports . to. the state health department for the 24- hour period ending at noon today showed a total of 1285 new cases.of influenza and 22 deaths. The rgports came from 41l sections of the stat and in most instances the cases mild. In_Boston there were 75-new cases and_ three deaths. Springfield reported 92 .caces and nine deaths. 1 TGREAT NAVAL N.Y.HARBOR People of This Country Are to Be Afforded an Opportunity ABOLT DEC.23 to View Homecoming Fleet of Nine Dreadnoughts, 20 Destroyers, and More Than 40 Converted Yachts, Mine Planters, Submarines and Other Craft—Secretary Daniels to Review the Fleet, Which Will Be Led Admiral Mayo on His Flagship Pennsylvania. Washington, Dec. 13—Return to home waters of the first ships of the American_armada sent to Europe to combat German: sea power will be marked by a great naval pageant in New York harbor about Dec. 23, Secretary Daniels announced today that he will go to New York oa Mayflower to review the flez, which wil be led by Admiral Maio. com- mander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, on his flagship, the Pennsylvania, Which accompanied President AWilson to_Europe. Tn the homecoming fleet will be nine dreadnoughts, twenty destroyers and more _than forty converted. vachts, mine planters, submarines and other craft. The destroyer force, part of which already is on the way to New York, includes many of the vessels first sent to the war zone, and some of them carry on their funnels tae siers awarded for destruction: of Ger- man_ submarines. Owing to the character of some. ot the craft ordered home, no_definite date can be set for their arrival, and s possible that some of the smaller ships will not get back in time for the review, which will give the people of the country an opportunity to see,the fighting ships that helped materially to defeat the German menace. Efforts will, be made, however, to bring as as possible of the returning sels into port together. Instructions to Admiral Mayo called for the return of all naval craft that can be spared. Some portions of the American_forces, however, must re- main on the other side temporarily to complete the work of carrying out naval conditions of the armistice. The destroyers ordered home are among those first sents to European waters to battle against submarines. Those now en route to New York are the Whipple, Truxton, Worden, Stew- art, Flusser, Preston, Lamson and ve - Reid. Those soon to sail are :tHe Jenkins, Trippe, Cassin, Conungham, Paulding, Stevens, Balch, Caldwell, MeCall, Ammen, Sterrett and Terry. .. WARSHIPS TO BE TURNED £ BACK TO TRADE ROUTES New York, Dec. 13~The statement made today in Washington that the war department is to turn back to tade routes 800,000 deadweight capaci- - £y tons of ships, was«viewed in ship= ping circles, here as one of the mOSt important readjustment announce= ments that hias been made since the signing of the armistice. Representa- tions made recently to Washington by the chamber of ‘commercs here, Show= ed that more than 170,00 tons of ex- port freight was now tied up in New York alone, ond that. unless early re- lief rom the rhortage of tonnage was granted, manufacturers and exports Woul fave heavy loéses. § The urderstanding hero is that the ships designated for trade purposes, - will not be returned ‘directly to, the. owners, but will be turned back by the war department to’ the 'Inited States shipping board, and by that body al- lotted to various _trades, principal among which will be South and Cen- tral American commerce. The proce- dure to Le followed will ba {he reverse of the action taken in October, 1917, | when all American ships over 2500 tons were requisitioned by the ship- ping board, and then assigned by that body to the war and navy departments, Beszian relief, Red Cross and the al- lied governments, It is aiso understood that the $00.000 tons now: désignated will soon ba increased .to over 1,000,« 000 tons. Among the ships helieved to be under consideration for release are some ‘of the Dutch steamers requist- tioned last vear ‘and now under wa and navy department control. . ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION HAS ABANDONED WAR WORK Chicago, Dec. 1ia—Dr. George E. Vincent, president of the Wgckefeller Foundation, which has an entowment of '$100,000, announced today that the organizatlon, after diverting its activ- ities for four army welfare work in which it ex- pended resume its work of attempting to rid the world of disease, R The peace programme adopted by the organization contemplates the ex- penditure of millions of dollars an- nually in attacking human ills in ev- ery part of the world. . ... ... Dr. Vincent said that Major General William C. Gorgas, until recently sur- gean general of the United States ar- my, will-soon head an_expedition of scientists to Central and South.Ame ica to conquer yellow fever. He will be accompanied by five noted experts. 1t is believed that by battling the di case at its source in these countfies it can be exterminated in a few. years. The organization will also launch a campaign to wipe out the plague in China and other countries of Asia. Thé medical university in Peking, China, being erected . the. Rocke- feller Foundation at a cost of $6,000,000 will be opened not later than October, 1920, Dr. Vincent said. Another med- ical university will be built by the or- ganization at Shanghai, China. GERMANS GREET AMERICAN With the American Army 6f Oécu- pation, Thursday, Dec. 12.—By The A. P, greeted as “good fellows” by ‘the Ma- ven Volkszeitung. The Third Ameri- can_army headquarters is temporarily at Mayen, Rhenish Prussia, about fif- teen miles west of Coblenz. “Mayen resembles- a _great army. camp,” says the Volkszeitanz. “Amer- ars to war relief and $21,000,000, ikl immediatety SOLDIERS AS GOOD FELLOWS | ™ateh on the battle front.™ The American troops today were PLANNED TO OVERWHELM "~ _ GERMANS. WITH MUSTARD GAS . Wasliington, Dec. 13-—When hostil= ities ceased the American army, was being. prepared and equipped to hurl ten tons of mustard gas into the Ger- man forces for every ton the could deliver, Major Gemeral L. Sibert, director, of / the warfare service, said tonight at a dins ner given in his honor. . Gn the that, the armistice was sigied, he plans for tho manufacture of thi standard gases were in Operation with ‘a’ thanyfacturing capacity greater than that of England and France combin- ed. This. capacity would have been trebled in the case of certain gases before the beginning of ti:e new year. ‘General Sibert reveaied the fact that his ‘department had perfected a new ‘type- of gas mask for the defense of the American army which was far su- perior_in every respect to any mask used by either the enemy or the al- lied forces. . He added that 400,000 of these masks had been produced when the war eped. . Speaking of the work ome to equip the, army with gas shells and new and more _terrible poisonous vapors, Col. “W. H. Walker, in charge of produc- tion, said that the great plant at Edgewood, Maryland, was the- most deadly institution since time began.” ‘While he gave no figures, he ®idicats edithat casualties amons the enlisted men who handled these deadly pro- ducts at the plant “would be hard to COMMERCIAL AIRSHIP HAS © ! RANGE OF OVER 4,000 MILE® London, Dec. 13, via Montreal. the i#mediate future, accerding to tracts from the report just complet by the civil aerial transport commi tee of the air board, the comm airship ‘offers a great advantage ove! the airglane, particulariy concerni fcan troops of all arms of tHe service | passenger, comfort and east of navi pour through the streets. They some- times e quarters in the neighbor- hood for a day’s rest on their way to Coblenz. through thestreets, making' the thor- oughfares dangerous for children. Automobiles of 31l kinds go | gation, safgty and a higa Tadio disposal of lift area, vital consid ations, g Airships now exist, the report say: ith a range of more than 4,000 mil and they can travel at a speed of “The troops are well behaved. Their | miles an hour. By running their intercourse wifh the people is correct, and we willingly admit that the Amer- icans are good fellows.” PRESIDENT WILSON’S NOTE gines slower a maximum range of §& 000 miles could be obtained. ‘} On first speed Capttown, Soutl a littla Africa, is today aerially onl; n three days from Southamp= Santiago, Chile, Dec. 13. Wilson's note to the Chilean govern- ment expressing the desdire that the i questions at issue between Pery and | future Chile be amicably arranged, and the government’s answer to the pri¥sident’s message, were read in the-chamber ‘of deputies today. The reply to the pres- ident declares the govérnment's desire and unshakeablé determination to pre- serve peace and to carry out the con- ditions of the treaty of Ancon, whicl, it says, the government believes, must READ TO CHILEAN DEPUTIES | fop. whi —President mora Hip le these ships could fiy across” the Atlantic and return without stop= ping. 5 The smmittee points out that the airship will soon develop. & speed: of 100 miles an hour, that it wilt be fitted with <mpie Salgons, state~ rooms with an elevator to a roof gar~ den and will be able to remain in the air for over a week. ANTI-GERMAN RESOLUTION BY UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA Pietermaritzburg, Union. of South solve the controversy hetween .Chile | Africa, -Dec. 13-4 resolution demand and Peru, without the necessity war. The chancellor of the chamber de- clared that Chile had never refused to proceed to the consummation of .the treaty of Ancon and that the govern- ment would now make chancellor’s declaration is unanimous- 1y approved by the newspapers here. FEDERALS JUDGES’ SALARIES ‘Washington, Dec. 1 bill providing United States. district courts and the court of claims, « recsive §7, $8,500. OBITUARY. Fred Erwin Whiting. Newton, Mass., Dec. 13.—Fred Erwin ‘Wkiting, for many years several months. He retired in 1904. Mr. Whiting also had been a direc tor of the *Hoxcl and Railroad News|land 100,000 tons of coal provide company and had other business ifi- | transported in Dutch He was president of the Bos-|erlands government t terests. ton. Press club in 1393 and 1894, of the greatest efforts ¥p accomplish this end. The|,, business : manager of the Boston Herald, died Loiay at his home in Auburndale. He was'§0 vears of age and had been il ing the repatriation of interned. ene= mies, punishment for the ill treatment of allied war prisoners and the reten= tion of the former German colonies has been passed by an enthusiastic meeting ‘held here. $ solution was adopted requesting the imperial authorities to demand the punishment of persons, ‘om e highs est to the lowest, Who were responsi- ble for the inkuman treatment of al* INCREASED, $1,500 A YEAR | lied ‘prisoners and demanding that tHy ,—By a vote of n 193 to 79. the house tonight passed a | enemies. alary increases of $1,500 e a year for each of the 131 judges of the | JANITOR OF STATE CAPITOL and - circuit The measure now goes to the senate. Dis- | Moc: X, of frict and court of claim judges would | Justor in the 1500 a year and Gircuit judges | thi, Union government intern all allied FELL FROM WINDOW 45 FEET Hartford, Conn.. Dec. 13-—Thomas 5 Pabcock street a: tate capitol, fell’ from a: rd stoyr window. today and was ses riously injurcd. He fell a distance of - about forty-five feet. & F» was picked up uncorscious and taken to St. Francis hospital. He has - injuries’in the head and leg and sevs: eral ribs were fractured. WAR TRADE BOARD ALLOWS - HOLLAND 100,000 TONS OF COAL Washington, Dec. i -The War Pras ome s sexced o allaw Hoky i shibs. The Neth. y gave of its acceptance on this basis. . - : 7 At a mass meeting at Kimberly.a & # i