Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 21, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Eervice Flag VOL. LIX—NO. AMERICANS ESTABLISH GENSORSHIP IN COBLENZ Major-General Dickman Has Issued Regulations Governing the Newspapers and Theatres—Forbids Everything That Might Reflect Upon the United States or the Allies or the Military Forces of Those Governments—German Soldiers Who Have Failed to Don Civilian Clothes Are Being Rounded Up—Merchants Who Profiteer in Money Exchange Are to Be Arrested. Coblenz, Tuesday, Dec. 17.—(By The A. P) German propaganda and the tendency to criticism of conditions in the district occupied by the American | forces have been abruptly checked by 1 the establishment of a censorship by { Major General Dickman upon the | newspaper® and the theaters. His act was the first indication that the Amer- { icans purposes tightening their grip on_local affairs. The regulations zoverning the press were formally made public, but those which apply to the theaters were com- municated verbally by Colonel R. H. Williams, chief of the intelligence de- partment, who also explained person- ally to the newspaper owners what : was expected of them. The managers of the the: anginz from opera { to_moving pic productions, were | Informed that there was no objection to their givi s except in cases where attempts were made to inject prop: a or criticism, either *directly or by innuendo into the pro- .ductions. Not even apparently friend- ly comment, If it were otherwise un- desirable, would be tolerated. it was explained. To the mewspaper owners it was pointed out t the question of whether they offended or not luy with them—that the s would not be bothered wit T the pub- lications before they were issued, but that the first six copies from the press should be delivered to American head- 305 POPULATION 29,919 quarters. Meangwhile the running off of the edition could be continued. If it were then discovered that the reg- ulations had been violated prompt punitive action would be taken. Cabled vParégraphs Wilson Visits Emmanuel. Paris, Dec. 21 (Havas). President viiloon thiy. eveiad vt King Vie- - Shortage of Coal in Vienna, tor Emmanuel. Vienna, Dec. 20.—(Havas.)—Secre- tary of State Hanush made the an- nouncement today that because of the shortage of coal 48,000 persons iwere out of employment in Vieura, A 4,445 NAMES IN TWO ARMY CASUALTY LISTS ‘Whshington, Dec. 20.—The following casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: Died in action 19; died of wounds 25; died of accident and other causes 8; died of disease 37; wounded (de- gree undetermined) 763; wounded slightly 787; missing in aection 92; total L731, Connecticut, Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts men: Killed in Action. Private Louis Schaeffen, New Lon- don, A memonrandum delivered to the newspaper owners specifies that the following matter shall not be pub- lished: “All articles, editorials, despatches and news items which, from their na- ture are calculated to or might in- flame the people or incite them to disrespect and disobedience or insu- hordination to the armies of occupa- tion, “Comment or articles which reflect discredit upon the United States gov- ernment or the government of the al- lies or the military forces of those governments.” Comparisons between the army com- maaders of those governments or the wilitary governments of occupied ter- ritory is forbidden. To obviate any discussion of regulations made by the ¥rench or British forces, it is stated specifically that nothing must be printed “relating to the regulations for occupied territory outside the zone occupied by the Americans.” A further indication of the inten- tion of the American authorities to curb any abuse of their leniency was afforded by a roundup of discharged German soldiers who had failed to se- cure civilian clothes, and by the g~ rest of a merchant who hLad been found profiteering in money exchange. OBITUARY, Rev. Dr. Joseph H. Twichell. De Hartford, Conn,, The Rev. Or. Joseph' H. Twichell, pastor emeri- tus of the Asylum Hill Congregational ‘eburch, Yaie graduate aund o.d wme crew man, Adirondack pioneer, Civil war veteran and intimate friend of Mark Twain, died at his home, No. 125 Woodland street, today. He Bad been in feeble health several years and con- fined to his bed for months. Dr. Twichell became 80 years of age last May. He had lons been very feeble and his family reglized that the end could not long be d#ayed. His daughter, Miss Susan, a nurse, and was present the family physician, wl death came. Twichell resigned his pastorate 8, end became pastor emeritus Dec. 1911. He was a fellow Of the-corp ation of Yale university. from. 1874 until 1913, at which time he received the degree of doctor of divinity which he bad previcusly declined. On Nov. 1, 1865, he married Har- mony Cushman. She died in 1¥.0. The pine children born to them are living. They are: Edward Carrington Twich- ell of Weiser, ldaho; Mrs. Howard O. Wood, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Miss Susan L. Twichell, Hartford; Dr. David C. Twi chell, a’ captain in the reserve officers medical corps, San Francisco; Mrs. Charles E. Ives, New York; Burton P. Twichell, Brooklyn, Miss S rah D. Twichell, the Rev. Joseph Hooke 1, a chap- lain in the 303rd field artiliery, over- seas, and Mrs. John R. Ha A brother, Bdward W. Twichell, lives in New Britain, and three half sisters, Mrs. Alfred Hall, and Miss Julia Twi- chell of Andover, Ma nd Mrs. Lyn- den Crawford, of Trebizond, Turkey, and six grandchildren. Dr. Twicheil born in South- , a son of Deacon farmer and manu- facturer, and Seline Delight Carter, who died during his boyhood. His first American ancestor was Joseph Twi- chell, a member of Thomas Hooker's historic band, who was made a free- mah of the Massachusetts Colony in 1634. Joseph H. Twichell attended Lewis academy, Southinzton, and graduated at Yale with degree of B, A. In 1859. He was port stroke in the Yale crew of that year, all the mem- bers of which subsequently entered the union army, was member of Psi Upsilon and Scroll and Key societies. He spudied two years at Union Theo- logical seminary, and in 1861, entered the Union army as chaplan of the Seventy-first New York regiment, re- cruited by General Daniel Sickles. He was mustered out July 39, 1864, and entered Andover Theological. seminary, from which he was called in the fol- towhhg vear to be first pastor of the newly formed Asvlum Hill Congrega- tional church, He was installed Dec. 2, 1865 Bernard N. Baksr, Baltimore, Md., Dec. 20.—Bernard N. Baker, who died today at Santa Bar- bara, Calif., was best known In the transportation world as the organizer of the Atlantic nsport Company. Starting with one steamship in 1886, he brought the line to a commanding position in the ocean transportatfon service and when it was assorbed by the International Mercantile Marine Company in 1902, Mr. Baker turned geventeen fine steamships over to the mew concern. Mr. Baker was born in Baltimore about 65 years aso, He was twice garried. His widow and two children by his*first wife survive. George Conway. New York Dec. 20.—Geprge Conway, weteran actor and theartical manager, who directed the original “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” company on its European tour, died at his home’ here today, aged 73. Mr. Conway was born in Phiiadelphia ®nd made his debut in that city in 1366 in support of Edwin Booth at the old Chestnut street opera house. Later he appeared in and managed many Froh- and, more recently, William A. rady productions. The Rev. Mother Mary Agnes. Philadelphia, Dec. 20—The Rev, Rother Mary Agnes, superior-general of the Order of St. Francis of the WUnited States, dicd at the Convent of ©ur Lady of Angels in Glen Riddle, pear here, today, She was 84 years oM. ! Mother Mary Aznes established mis- sions, parochial schools and hospitals #n many parts of the Unitel States, According to a statement made by the Montreal Board of Trade Ger- many is planning to capturs Cana- gian and American markets by ship- ping from Denmark to avoid the e E st FOUR NEGROES LYNCHED: TWO OF THEM WOMEN Mobile, Ala., Dec. 20.—Four négroes, two of them women, accused of tht murder of Dr, B. L. Johnston here last week, were taken frdm the jail at Shu- buta, Miss. tonight and Iynched, ac- cording to information received in Mobile. All ~wwa are reported to have been hanged to the girders of a bridge spanning the Chickasahay river. Information received here from Shu- buta was that the jailer was called into the street by .one of the mem- bers of the mob and then handcuffed. He was ordered to release the pris- oners and forced to accompany the mob and prisoners out of town. The Jailer was released before the mob reached the bridge where the negroes were lynched. r. Johnston;<a_dentist, was. shot PR e R g it his barn. Major Clarke, one of the ne- groes. lynched, was arrested and, ac- cording to the authorities, confessed, implicating the otherse and stating that he had shot Dr. Johnston at the request of one of the women, who had trouble with the dentist, The negroes lynched were two brothers and two sisters, Major and IA!l'ldre‘av Clarke and Maggie and Alma ouse. IMPROVEMENT. PROJECTS IN RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL Washington, Dec. 20.—More than forty new imprevemént projects are included in the 1920 rivers and har- bors bill, which was completed to- night by the house committe ‘The easure carries appropriations total- ling $26,935,000. For the new work, which is scat- tered along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts, and the Great Lakes, the committee recommended an ex- penditure of $8,768,000, whilt the cost of further improvements on existthg projects amounts to $15,224,000, mafn- tenance cost on other work totals $3,- 943,000, Appropriations for new projects in- clude: Atlantic coast: Starfiford harbor, Conn,, $183,000; Newtown Creek, a tributary of the East River, ew York, $205,000; Raritan River, N. J., 250,000, and Newark Bay $105,000, PARISIANS CHEER KING EMMANUEL OF ITALY Parls, Dec. 20—King Victor Em- manuel, acconpanied by General Cit- tadini, visited the Italian military hos- pital in Paris this morning. The king went through the building and chatted with the wounded. Afterwaid he con- gratulated the organizers cn the per- Tection of the hospital arrangements. - The king was received this after- noon at the Hotel De Ville (city hall) by the Paris council.. On his way through the city from the foreign of- fice he was cheered by large crowds. The weather was miserable and there was a drizzling ramn. The Prince of Piedmont, the king's son, this morning visited the Hotel Des Invalides, the French army mu- senm. —_— 11,000,000 JOINED RED CROSS UP TO THURSDAY NIGHT Washington, Dec. 20.—Fleven mil- lon persons had answered to the American Red Cross “Christmas roll call” up to Thursday night, according 10 reports received today at headquar- ters. This number, it was stated, is more than the total number of new members set as a goal In the first Christmas membership drive in 1917. Reports from tht various divisions, announced tonight, include: A=zntic division: New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, 2,600,000 members. otycRnsyIvania-Delaware division 400,- MISS WILSON ON CONCERT TOUR AMONG U. S. TROOPS Paris, Dec. 20.—Miss Margaret ‘Wil- son, daughte: of the president, has left Faris for aconcert tour of thirty days among the American troops in the vicinity of Chaumont, where the American headquarters is located. She is planning to sing on Christmas day at Gondrecourt, in the Meuse depart- ment in the same region where Pres- ident Wilscn will dine with the Amer- ican soldiers. et aE st HOLLAND TO PURCHASE NITRATE FROM CHILE Rio Janeiro, Dec. 2).—The Chilean government has completed negotia- tions with Holland whereby the latter will purchase almost the entre 1919 output of nitrate in Chine. This in- formation is contained in a dcsih i received here today from Santiazo. — Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Corporals — Albert Smith, Paw- tucket, R. John Arthur Tansey, ‘Worcester, Mass. Privates — Rudolph _A. Magruder, Waterbury; Anthony Feraco, Bridge- ort; James Patuano, Waterbury; Joseph R. Shova, Springfield, Mass.; Victor Smith, Torrington; Ernest McMullen, Naugatuck; Lewis A. Mul- hall, Bridgeport; George E. Robert, New Haven; Ferdinand J. Bouchard, ‘Winsted; Oscar H. Carlson, Bridge- port; William A. Gardner, Waterbury; Thomas Hogan, Torrington; Joseph A. Laprade, Danielson; Michele Pas- tore, Providence, R. I; James P. Kane, Springfield, Mass.; Joseph Bel- anger, Warren, R. L Wounded Slightly. Privates—Raymond P. Bannon, New Haven; William E. Farrell, Provi- dence, R. 1; Peter N. Brausseaux, Pawtucket, R. I; John A. Brandt, Bridgeport; George A. Bergstrom, East Greenwich, R. L; Frederick L. Campbell, New Haven; Frederick H. Kantock, Meriden; Arthur C. Cho- quette, Hartford; Robert G. Dikeman, South Norwalk. Missing in Action. Privates—Dionige Lehener, Bridge- port; Ernest A. Macri, New Haven; Saverio Frisco, Bridgeport. FRIDAY AFTERNOON’S LIST '14; died of disease 116; wounded se- verely 483; wounded (degree undeter- mined) 825; wounded slightly '« 1,134; missing in action 76; total 2,714 The Connecticut names in the list: Died of Disease and Other Causes. Private Thomas Costello, East Hart- ford. Died of Disease. Private Eugene F. Kemmritz, Hart- ford. Wounded Severely. Private — Constantine Rutkowsii, Bridgeport; Louis Ferrante, Hartfords Edward Plankey, Wauregan; Michael ¥. Kenny, Naugatuck; Michae]l Lake, New Britaig; Clarence R. Wetherell, South Manchester; John P. Vatel, Camden. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Corporal Samuel Ford, South Man- chester. Privates—Joseph J. O'Connell, South Manchester; Gunnar Olsen, Stratford; Charles L. Sackett, New Haven; James Joseph Fogarty, Fairfield; Filippo Giannino, Bridgeport; Abra- ham S. Goldman, Hartford; Thomas J. Hogan, Plymouth; John M. Steger, Bridgeport; Sherwood K. Martin, South Manchester; Harry F. Reiger, Plantville; Guy Underwood, Norwich; Charles A. Woodward, Killingly. Wounded Slightly. Sergeant Earl R. Texido, en. Chauffeur Percy O. Cooksley, Hart- ford. Privates — Michael Lipkevicus, Wocdbury; Frank L. Minon North Plain; George A. Daudin, Waterbury; Irving H. Weir, Melrose; William 8. Bauser, Waterbur ‘William J. O’Connor, Higganu Timothy . Ryan, Waterbury; Henny E. Carter, Meriden. Missing in Action. Private Herman A. Dennert, West- port. ew Hav- FOLLOWING TRAIL OF AUTO TRIP MADE BY PIPER Muskegon, Mich., Dec. £ as a route guide letters written en route by Frieda Weichm#h to her aunt jn Hinsdale, Iils., two officers left here today to follow the trail of the au- tomobile trip Milo H. Piper, charged with” having murdered the girl, admits they madeé in the summer of 1916. Departure of the officers and an- nouncement by Harris E. Galpin, who has been acting as council for the ac- cused man, that he had withdrawn from the case, were outstanding de- velopments here today. The two officers are expected to make their first stop at Rensselaer, Ind., where the records show Miss Weichman and a man giving the name of “M. H. Piper” were married in 1916. Piper, while admitting that he and the girl made the automobile trip, repeat- edly has stated that another man using his name was the bridegroom at Rensselaer. No fewer than a dozen different stopping places are indicated in the girl's letters to her aunt. Piper in his early talks with the officers here stated that two other per- sons accompanied them on the trip. Oné of the purposes of the investiga- tion along the route, according to As- sistast Prosecuting Attorney Jack- son, is to definitely establish this point. 21 AMERICAN BALLOONS LOST DURING LAST OFFENSIVE Washington, Dec. 20.—During the last allied offensive, between Septem- ber 26 and Npvember 11, twenty-one American_balloons were lost. A re- port on the balloon companies of the First Army in France, made public today by the war department, shows fifteen balloons were destroyed® by German airplanes and six by shells, and the enemy lost at least fifty. Major General Summerall, in a communication to the commanding officer of the corps balloon group, commended the companies for their work. BOUQUET FOR PRESIDENT IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE London, Dec. 20.—King George will give. a banquet at Buckingham Pal- ace December 27 in nonor of President “Wilson. The visit of President Wilson as an ernight” “guest at Buckingham be the first time in histery that Killed in action 8; died of wounds; 58; dled of accident and-other causes | ICH, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBEP 21, 1918 12 PAGES—9 COLUMNS A R¥et System ‘ rgegil Senate in Opposition to Plea For Big Navy. Washington, Dec. 20.—Although re- newal today of general senate debate halted progress on the war revenue bill, Senator Simmons, chairman of the finance committee, announcéd that an effort would be made to pass the measure before adjournment tomor- rew with resort to a night session if necessary. Republican leaders, how- ever, expressed .th§ belief that the measure would go over until Monday. Virtually all of today's session was devoted to discussion, the principal speakers being Sehator Jones of New Mexico and Senator Thomas of Colo- rado, both democrats. The former de- clared the bill contained many ine- qualities and injustices whieh handi- cap the conduct of business and said the party which permits such .injus tice to continue would be driven from power. Speaking in support of a substitute measure of which he is author, Séna- tor Thomas declared the watchword for this congress should be ‘“retrench- ment, frugality and economy.” Adop- tion of a federal budsef system was urged by the senator, who said na ticnal bgnkruptcy would result unles such a system is put into effect. Senatar Thomas opposed grantin; the recommendations made by Secre tary Daniels for increased naval ap- propriations, declaring ‘“every dollar Drop is Expected in Flour Prices Due to Cancellation of All Flour Mill Regulations by the Food Administration. ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—Cancellation of all flour milling regulations, in- cluding fair price schedules, and the price and quantity restrictions on the sale of wheat flour by millers, which officials expect will result in cheaper flour, was formally announced late to- day by the food administratio Notification of the action was tele- graphed last night to all zone agents of the foed administration’s grain cor- poration and today there was a sharp rise in the price of wheat bran and other mill feeds on the Minneapolis market, which officials ‘expect to be followed by a drop in flour prices. Existing regulations restricting mar- gins of profit on flour and mill feeds remain in effect, as do general regu- Jations of the food administration Dprohibiting prefiteering, hoare unfair practices, and official these would be strictly enforced. The prediction of cheaper flour to| the consumer, it was stated 'at the! food administration, is based on the immediate rise today in the price of | mill feeds, amounting to several dol- lars a ton. Close observation of the market trend in flour and mill feeds, made by the food administration’s milling division and grain experts, it was said, showed that with every up- ward movement of feeds came a fall in the price of flour on a basis of an Elaborate plans are being made and far-reaching powers. ‘What is good for the big o If the use of newspaper adverti: world’s or the nation’s wants, s i n: will other medium in its field can equal. Bulletin. P —— Dont Overlook Your Opportunity the country to take aGvantage of the conditions which ara certain to follow the war. In that connection they are going to turn grezter at- tention than ever to advertising. They are convinced of its immense to-those whose fields of trade are more restricted. is to get your business appeal to the people in your trading limits. That is a service which The Bulletin is waiting to perform and one whicn no In the past week the following news matter was furnished to its readers by The Bulletin for 12 cents a week: by the large bus interests of s certainly good for the littie ones. will help those who cater to the 1 likewise be of proportionate valuc The important thing Help your business by using The placed in a battleship wasted.” hé_ said, had revolutionized warfare and declared that had the war is .a. dojlar Submarines and seaplanes, naval continued six months longer, every German warship at Kiel would have been destroyed by the “myriads of air- planes carrying Americans that would have swept the air.” Senator La Follette, republican, of Wisconsin, plans to discuss' his &>- stitute bill tomorrow after which Sen- ator Simmons hopes té obtain a vote on the commitice amendments pro- viding for a $4000,000,000 tax in 1920, the section which republicans are op- posing. Just before the senate adjourted, Senator McKellar, democrat, of Ten- nessee, announced that he would de- mand 'a separate vote before final passage of the bill, on e postal sec- tion tentatively accepted by the sen- ate late v proposing the re- s#1t zone system for second class mail and substitutin cpe cent a pound rate within miles, and 1 1-2 cents beyond. TO SAVE $6,000,000,000 OF WAR APPROPRIATIONS Washington, Dgc. 20.—More than |sixteen billion dollars of cash appro- priations and contract authorization voted by congress for war purposes will be unexpended, Representative Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the house appropriations committee, an- nounced today. Total appropriations and authdriza- tions voted during the war amount to about $57,000,000,000, including $10.000,- 1000,000 of authorizations for ware {loans to foreign governments. The loans actually made now total about $8,000,000,000. “More ‘than eight millions of cash appropriations and approximately eight | billions of contract authorizations will | be converted back into the treasury.” | 6aid Representative Sherley. “Most of the money will come from the war de- | partment, the largest saving, of course, being from ordnance, because the greatest amount of money was appro- priated for that” The contract authorizations do not represent money that will be returned as a result of cancellations of con- tracts. These authorizations were | voted by congress for departments to contract to expend and most of the eight billions was unobligate: Hearings of the appropriations com- mittee on the subject of what money could be returned to the treasury are not near completion and Mr. Sherley said a bill would not be reported un- til after Jan. 1. Examination of the ‘war department is virtually complete. ANTHRACITE MINERS ARE URGED TO CURTAIL HOLIDAY ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—An appeal to the anthracite mine workers to observe only Christmas day itself as a hoM- day during the coming weck and to work industriously during the other five days, was issued foday by the United States fuel administration. A celebration of greater length than Christmas dav itself is viewed by the fuel administration as likely to have a serious effect upon tne anthracite sitmation. TO ASCERTAIN WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR Vienna, Dec. 20—(Havas.)—The na- tional assembly of German Austria has adopted a bill ordering an investiga- tion into the question of who actu- anuly was responsible for the war and prescribing the proceedings to be taken against its authors. NO IMPROVEMENTS FOR UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER (Special to The Bulletin.) ‘Washington, Dec. 20.—The rivers and harbors committee made an ad- . Bulletin Telegraph Local . General Total Saturday, December 14.. 113 318 508 Monday,’ December 16.. 123 262 465 Tuesday, December 17. 144 262 521 Wednesday, December 18. 9 312 510 Thursday, December 19... 134 282 519 Friday, December 20...... 111 £ 209 418 Fotalee e i BBS m 1645 2041 |capes.” average drop of three and four hum- dredths cents a barrei on flour to every $1-a ton incr=a’“-on mill fee@ TO PROTECT SAILORS FROM NEW YORK’S UNDERWORLD | New York, Deb. Means by whigh | soldiers and .sailors ca1 be protected from a “reception committee” organ- ized by the underworld to take from them their wages and savings during| the review here mext week of the American battle fleet were formulated here today. The subject was consid- ered at a conference between repre- sentatives of the provost marshal’s of- fice, the army sanitary corps, maval reserve corps, the liw enforcement di- vision of the army and the district at- torney’s office. f B This protection, according to an an- nouncement tonight by Alfred J. Tal- ley, assistant district attorney, is par- | ticularly for the 35,000 sailors of the| fleet, but will be extended to all men | in_uniform visiting the city during the tary pageant. Men and women thieves have been mobilized,” he declared, “to see that no_soldier or sailor with money es- It is estimated that the sail- ors of the fleet will have with them an aggregate of nearly $7,000,000. Thousands of naval and military police will be on guard, being station- ed wherever the men are likely to con- gregate in numbe: RADIO COMMUNICATION WITH HOMEBOUND SOLDIERS | New York, Dec 20.—Relatives and friends of soldiers returning on t ports from overseas may communi with them hy wireless and receive an- swers to their messages under a navy department = arrangement announced here today by the Third naval district office of communication. According to announcement, mes- sages may be filed at any telegraph office and will be relayed to New York. Boston, or some other naval radio base, wher they will' be flashed to the incoming ships. come over the some route. Charges for the service York are 16 cents a word, in telegraph tolls. As many of the s diers are without adequate funds, has been arranged that persons so dc shing may pay in advance for an- swers 1o be filed on bhoard th2 trans- ports The only restriction on the =zcrviea, it was said, is that no message wiil be | accepted until the ship for which it is! destined has passed the fortieth merid- ian, about half way across the At lantie. = INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN PAIR MULES RAN AWAY Camp Mills, N. Y., Dec. 20.—Lieut. Clavence Macomber of New Sharon, | Me., an army medical officer detailed | to a flying field at Minealo, was in- stantly killed here today when a pair of mules attached to a coniractors wagon ran away and dashed head-on into an ambulance in which he was riding. He was hurled from the front seat and landed between the rnules, breaking his meck on the pole. MILK FOR CHILDREN ON NEW YORK’S EAST SIDE; New York, Dec. 20.—An organization | to provide milk for East Side children who have been suffering for lack of nourishment because of the high price of milk was formed today by teachers and principals of East Side public schools. It was reported that unless| hundreds of children are to perish, millc must be supplied them at once. 1,400,000 FRENCH SOLDIERS KILLED DURING THE WAR Paris, Dec. 20.—French soldiers to the number of 1,400,000 were Kkilled 'verse report on the proposed improve- ments” of. tht Connecticur river be- tween Hartford and Holyoke, and that tany presidtnt has baen thus entertain- |project will not appear in the bili to be report?d to the house today. od at the palace.’ during the war, according to a state- |auitted by a j Condensed Telegrams War Depaftment ordered abandon- ment of many more projects, Sohnson Shipbuilding & Dr Co. increased its' capital to $3,000,000. Liverpool Cotton Exchange removed restrictions.on short selling of cotton. nneapolis flour output for the Week ended Dec. 14 was 443,261 . bar- rels. . Gold coin amounting to $500,000 was withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to South America. Locomotive shipments from Nov, 1 t:-m;‘o_\'. 30 hmo‘:lnwd to 203. 'Phe erican shipped 161, aldwis 23, Amexica: vm Baldwin 23, Senate interstate committee decided to begin hearings to settle the rail- road guestions on Jan. 2. Bank of England for the ports total loss in reserve at£58l,- 000. Bullion gained £874,000, Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway signed a contract with Government, Census Bureau Deck week re- rghic el puts output of linters ! President Wilson sent the nomina- tion of J. B. Eastman as a member of | the Interstate Commerce Commission | to the Senate. | Department of Commerce announc- ed it has completed a census of the! imports of chemicals into the United | tates for the fiscal year 1914, Plans are under way for a subway of 40 miles in Chicago. They provide | for four tracks for trains capable of | traveling 50 miles an hour. | Between 2000 and 3,000 employes | of the Wright-Martin Afrcraft were discharged on account of cancellations. It is reported at the ‘Shipping| Board that negotiations regarding the | Mercantile Marine are progressing | satisfactorily. | Reports to the Labor Department| from large industrial centers show the nation in an unusually gocd condition in business ‘and labor markets. A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Shippan ,Point Hotel of Stamford. | The loss is estimated at $15,000. John A. Davis, a newsprint paper | merchant of New York, died of| appoplexy aboard a train from Chicago for New York. Lord Mayor O'Neill of Dublin called a mass meeting for next Sunday for a | public _invitation of President Wilso to visit Ireland. King George cancelled arrangements to go to Sandringham for Christmas and will remain in London “to wel- come President Wilson.” Howard Coonley, vice-president of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, an- war | nounced in Philadelphia there would | be no more cancellation of hip orders, Secretary Baker ruled that every enlisted man and officer who is hon- orably discharged from the service will be entitled to wear a scarlet cheyron on the left sleeve. Withdrawal of gold coin from the sub-treasury for Christmas gifts is being discouraged. Those 1tquesting gold coins are asked to make their gifts in new crisp bank notes. Director McAdoo of the Railroads announced that wages of employees of the railroads raised during the war will not be lowered when go_back to private ownership. Presidents of various subsidiary com- panies of the United States Steel Cor- poration met at the corporation’s of- fices in New York. Only routine mat- ters were discussed. Announcement is made in London that the 100,000 cotton spinners on strike will return to work. They are reported to have accepted the pro- posed terms of settlement. House banking and currency com- mittee considened amendments to the Federal Reserve Act. ~Action ~post- poned until future conferences with Federal Reserve Board. T Ocean freight rates are beginning to lower with additional allocations of tonnage by the Shipping Board and releasing of cargo room. Rates to India dropped $15 a ton. Chairman Colver of the ' Federal Trade Commission urged the House mittee to approve legislation for; interstate and foreign commerce com- Federal regulation of the meat pack- ing industry. Charles Halwardt Johnson was ac- ry at Blkton, Md. of the charge of murdering Major Wil- liam R. Kin® of Brooklyn, N. Y. su- pervising engineer of the Aberdeen proving grounds. BRITISH FLEET MAY ViSIT UNITED STATES London, Dee. 20.—It is reported that the admiralty views favorably the suggestion that a large part of the British fleet commanded by Admiral Sir David Beatty should visit the United States. It ted, how- ever, that no date for the visit has teod that it after peace ! the been fixed, but it is unde: will be made immediately has been. signed. Subsequently, fleet 1l make a tour of the British| dominions The war cabinet and the admiralty, on the su tion of the ministers of the dominions, have decided that Ad- miral V unt Jellicoe, former chief of the naval staff, shal. visit the do- in Febraary autlorit to ad on | minions and Indi: vise the respective naval matters SHIPPING RELEASED FROM ARMY SERVICE Washington, Dec. 20.—Waile no”of- ficial information on the subject has been received, War Trade Board offi- ls here assume that the 1,000,000 tons of American shipping which press despatehes today from France said will be released from the army supply ce includes the 800,000 tons hich Major General Goethals has recommended be returned to normal trade routes. This recommendation is now before Secretary Baker for hi proval. BOSTON CRIPPLES’ UNION No. 1 HAS BEEN ORGANIZED Boston, Dec. 20.—Boston Cripples’ Union No. 1 was formed today. It was voted to develop the organization int oa national union for the purpose of. obtaining its menib prefer- for ence in appointments to city, county and town positions which they are capable of holding. Frederick S. Deitrich, former con: gressman, who is lame, is president of the union. A SYMPATHETIC STRIKE THREATENED IN TORONMTO Toronto, Dec. 20.—With Toronto’s commissioners still deadlocked to- night, threats of & general sympathe- dent Marshall in an address here to- night " before Commerce questions now i »anuecn; prefacing Dplanatiol Co. |1 |in |GRAY RESIGNS FROM [the Western Maryland striking policemen and the police | Declared That Unless Reciprocal Trade Agreements Are . Made Between Nations, Cordial Relations Cannot Last— * Asserted That Prevention of Wars Would Require That the Size of the Army and Navy Be Fixed by a Refer- endum to All Men and Women of Mature Age—Prefers Subsidizing of Merchant Marine Rather Than Govern- ment Ownership, Carlisle, Pa, Dec. 20.—Vice Presi- the Carlisle Chamber of gave his views on some under discussion in m with the peace conferences, his remarks with the ex- hat he had ne thought of :f puts oL s | endeavo) io affect President Wil-|at the peace table, but 1 venture the g?t’)‘-‘;m‘::gblalem Nov.' 30 at 448,073 | sen’s negotiations. N assertion that the zood will avhich Lsprahales: . _ | On the question of a world league, now exists between the allied govern- - Restrictions upon importation of jor understanding to prevent, which, | ments and our ewn will ot last five manufactured rubber goods announced (he said, all righi-thinking men agres | vears unless reciprocal trade relations, June 19,1818, were removed. s desirable, MMr. hail declared \ fixed in justice, are arranzed between The Food Administration failed that until all of zood will lus. Peopies learn slowly and soon make purchases of flour on Tuesday's wars will not ce s nations de- |forget. % Ly offer and is believed to be awaiting sire peace at any pricce. He said the| “The theory that men are going to | advices from Europe. allies the United States could go very far toward promoting predicted that unless rec agreements are made associated exis ns cannot last. of the Amer rine, he voiced oppos rship but declared i ship subsidy. frong my tho on this occasion to utter a sin; which might in any manner be con- cordial exten- ion strued as endeavoring o affect the ezot ons of the president in Bu- rope,” said the vice president, in open- ing his addre: “Too many half baked opinions com- from mysclf and others in public life may cause mental and moral in- digestion. I speak. therefore, omly in general s and go only to the ler Il may agree. 1e or understand- d peoples for the £ peace), 1 inking men asree. been the dream of all ages. this dream of universal peace each succeeding time turned i men are of good will, s will not cease entirely unless ons want peace at any price, Pre- vention, as far as possible, T desire; at an e, T do not. However, if man 1 whole, desire it at any price, they can zet it by the addption of written constitutions specifying, first, that the size of the army and navy shail be fixed by a referendum to all the men and women of mature and second that no war of of- ence nor one of defence beyond the territorial limits of the state shall cided by a like referendum.” breed wars, M: knowing what the representatives of P sire. ever be waged until affirmatively de-~ disputes Marshalt continued: course, no means- Stating that commercial “I have, o the allied governments may be willing & to take up with the American peopls deal justly with each other regardless of a law to pun injustice is a mil- lennial dream. e allies and Amer- the right of power and duty to cut off commercial transactions with any people on earth that proposes to dis- turb the peace of the world, can gc very far toward promotinz that peace which we all just now so-sincerely de- “Without knowledge, T express the Tope that we will not let go by this opportune time for removing what will undoubtedly be a source of fric- tion in the future unless dealt with speedily and justly, “If no equitalje adjustmertt of the business of the world shall be made s business men who are deeply sted in the commerce of Amer- ize as well as I do that its the past has been the hips upon ‘the sea. lack_of “Each of us knows that one of the reasons for that lack has been- the, ¢ in which we have irsisied that hips be manned. “I think the La Follette law is wholly humanitarian in its charactery I hope that, by international agree= ment, it may become the iaw of ‘the sea_for all seagoing powers. But, if it does not, then we are confronted swith three propesitions; either to re- peal the law or to subsidize shipping or to have governmental control of our merchant .marine, conveying th® produce of our merchants to foreigm shores without any profit to the gov= ernment of the United States, “Inherently opposed to government ownership, T should, nevertheless, in= finitely prefer it to subsidizing private lnes. This question is one that de- serves your careful study and the very best of your honest judgment™ JAPANESE FINANCIAL ADVISOR FOR CHINA Dot 28 information. ni, one of the lead- apan, has been ap- pointed fina ad o the Chi- nese government was received at the partment today from Ambas- r Morris at Tokio. Baron Saka- in accepting the appointment, gave z siatement to ving he intends to effect a cur-ency reforta by adoption of the gold standard, with an ulti- mate view to hetter trade reiations be- tween Japan and China. Baron Akatani is rportad to he one of the great financial minds 6f Japan. He formerly was minister of finance in the Japariese cabinet and is a son- in-law of Baron Shizubasaw, one of the richest men in the Orient. The baron head of one of the peace So- apan and lonz has urged a ation of armament. me time in he under- nt to study and s ago ard hat he w Cl X me standing here business corditions generally Japan's opportunity to increase her trade with the Far Eas republic. P e e T RESTRICTIONS ON LEAD PRODUCERS REMOVED York, Dec. 20.—Removal of the ons cn lead producers, effec- tive tomorrow, who are now free to quote prices individually, was an- nounced here today to th= trade by the Lead Producers’ Committee for war service which was formed some months ago a2t the request of the CREWS OF FISHING TRAWLERS OUT ON STRIKE AT BOSTON Bosfon, Dec. 20.—The crews of sev; eral steam fshing trawlers uperuthE out of this port who hive been om strike for three weeks demanding an increase in the number of men on the boats, today rejected a compromise offer of the owners. The men had asked for two to four adcitional, men, according to the size of tne vessel. Tha owners, the Gorton-Hew Fisheriea Company and the Bay State Fishing Company, offcred two exire men for the larger craft only. Representa- tives of the companies alsc agreed to increase the bonus paid the fisher- men. In declining the offer the men said they did not want more money 8o much as thev did additional help, as=- serting that they were ozcrworked at certain periods under present condix tions. The trawlers are tied up at East Boston and asea consequence receipts of fresh fish have been graatly reduc= ed. -~ BREACH BETWEEN CHILE AND PERL WIDENS Buenos Aires, Dec. 30.—Latest press despatches from Chile re that poli- tical circles there see small hope in settling the controversy wi‘h Peru and Bolivia by compromise. I* was report- ed yesterday in Chile that Peru in- tended to carry the -question of the provinces of Tacna and Arica to the peace congr: Reports from Lima, Peru, say that 18,000 nitrate workers in the distriet chairman of the War Industries Board. The committee since September 1 has been acting gs the selling agency for all lead producers and, in an- nouncing the resumpticn ot a free market, it was stated thorn would ke “no restrictions on re-sales” . From September 1 to December 1, inclusive, the price of lead, f. 0. b New York, had been $3.05 per hun- dredweight and $7.75 f. o. . St. Louis. On December 2 the prica went down $1 per hundredweight in both those cities. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION Washington, Dec. 20.—Carl R. Gray of Baltimore, director of the division of operation' of the railroad adminis- tration, has resigned and , Director General McAdoo has accepted his res- ignation, effective next Jan. 15. Mr. Gray, who formerly was president of railroad. eaid he was in need of a complete rest. In announcing the resignation to- night, Mr. McAdoo said no successor| to Mr. Gray has been appointed. Mr Gray resigned.-as president of the Western Maryland to take up his §u- ties with “the railroad administration last January, whemn the railroad con- gestion of last winter had reached se- rious proportions. 1 RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS of Tarapaca had been ordered by Chile to return to Peru. Chiiian des- patches say that the nitrate workers are returning voluntarily after having been discharzed from their positions because of the present niirate crisis. The Peruvian governme~t is report- ed to have appointed a cammission to care for {he workers. Press despat froin Lima today assert that anti-Peruvian manifesta- tions are general throughout northem Chile. FAMOUS PARK ROW RESTAURANT CLOSED | Dec. 20.—Dolan’s “beef ! and” restaurant, a_ downtown land- | mark for 48 years, closed its doors to- [ night. The famous resort in Park Row and later in Nassau street, where | judges, lawyers, politicians snd news- bapermen went for luncheon, has been sold by its owner, Peter J. Meehan, and will be converted into a bakery and quick lunch room. Meehan, who is a nephew of the late Patrick Dolan, founder of the res- taurant; announced that he would take 4 “seeig America” tour and then re- tire. One of the memories of Dolan’s is “Dolando,” a race horse owned by “Johnny” Meechan, immediate succes- sor of Pat Dolan. Patrons of the es- tablishment backed Dolando with all their funds and ate well or went hun- gry for a week after each race, ac- cording to the result. New Yo DEFEAT BOLSHEVIKI , Dec. 20.-—(Hay: —Russian er forces hawe driven the Bol- from the region of Ijma (Pijma, east of Archangel) according to a report from Archangel. The peas- ants in that region, between the ages of 18 and 45, have organized and are id to be fighting vali 'y against the Bolsheviki. The peasang have sent an app e populatigns of north- ern Russia inviting thera to mobilize all their forces against the Bolsheviki. The Pijma river runs through the Timan Mouniains in the central part of the province of Archanse PLANS FOR ELECTIONS IN GERMANY NEXT MONTH Paris, Dec. 20.—(Havas —The sal- giers and workmens’ congress at Ber- lin Thursday adopted 2 motion pro- tic strike of.all unionized workers ment by the socialist Deputy Luciea Voilin in the chamber of deputies this afternocon during an interpeilation of . the government on demobilization. 4 were circulated about the ci A slight increase in the crime rate, said to be a result of the strike, was reported tonight, viding for the opening of negotiations with the allies for tha hheration of occupied territories ia ordcr to pra- pare for the Lolding of olections next month. INFLUENZA WELL IN HAND IN MASSACHUSETTS Boston, De>. 20.—After a conference today with Dr. Eugene R. Kelley, state commissioner of health, Governor Me- Call said that he believeq the health department capable of meetine the sit- uation caused by the reappearance of 1 \ influenza, and that there wouid be no reassemblyir:g of the emerzency health | committee. The 1t ‘24 hour re: received ‘Showed 1577 cases and 2° deaths in the state buz ihe reports from some of | the towns, were for periods varying from twe days to u weel B OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS 3 AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE Middlebary, Vt, Dec. 19.—A reserve officers’ training corps, it. was an- 3 nounced today, Will be instituted at - Middiebary colleze with the opening of the new firm, January 2, replacing ¢ the students’ army training corps, re- centiy disbanded.