Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 31, 1918, Page 1

. Bullétin Servics Flag VoL, LIX-—-NO. 314 BRITISH AND FRENCH PEACE VIEWPOITS ARE I ACCORD Premier Clemenceau’s Statement on Freedom of the Seas ‘Coincides With Ideas of Lloyd George—The American ' Attitude is Not Definitely Known—President Wilson is to Spend New Year's Day in Paris and Leave for Italy New Year's Night—Will Take Passage for America About February 10. Paris, Dec. .30 (By the A, P)— President Wilson plans to spend New Year's day in Paris and leaves for Italy New Year's night. He wiil re- turn, from- Italy about Jan. 10, when the inter-aflfed conference will assem= ble It is. generally understood now thet the president will remain in Europe It seems certain now that.he wili visit Pove Benedict and also call at the Methodist collage. By the time the presiden et! to Paris from Italy the Bricish deie- gates to the peace confecence will have arrived. The vrelimina: rmferciaces may then be in sight anl the prelim- inary organization work of the Ameri- can peace mission will have becn com- vleted. for abgut. a month after his return from ftaly and that he will take pas-| PRESIDENT AGAIN DINES sagie for America about Feb. 10. IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE London, D<e. 20.—The larewell din- mg room at ‘au has been the most active day’s on in peace conference circics sinfe ‘the, American delegation ar- Buckingham Palace toni by King rived, as the declarations of Premier s jenecau and Foreign Minister | George and Queen Maty in: honor o Pichon in the chamber of depues President \Wilson and rs. Wilson, was a privaic function. here was no yrocession. into the dining Yeom, which was decorated with yeliow, and there were no speeches or 10z The Gren- adier Guards band played during the dirrer but no national anthems were rendered. Y . These who sat down Lo dinner were thé king and, queen, DIresident apd last night gave a rallying point in the form of the first 6fficial announcément. on the plans of the French govern- ment. The gtatements disclosed that France had determined upon its line of ‘action, on virtually all the ques- ::s--:-mved. including a society of ons, on which M. Pichon said the ; s Wils Princess Mary, Prince details now were being formulated. Mrs. Wilson, Princess Mary, Premier Clemenceau's statement on qenry, Frince (:et)'r;e. the Duke of the freedom ©of thesseas was the first | Connaught, sohn “W. Dav:s, the Amer- anrouncement from a high authorita- jican ambassidor; the Duke and Duch- tive source.. This was accepted as|ess of Abercurn, Lord anc lady Cav- &qn‘ that the British and French endish, Vico! and. Viscountess Ach- viewpoints were in accord. M. Clemen- | €son, Viscoun! Astor, Admirab ~ Sir ceau’s reference to his talks with President Wilson indicated that they had tended to bring out the signifi- canee of the French premer's previ- ous ‘conversations with the _British v‘r'au minister regarding the action of the Brit'sh fleet during the war, wiih- out “which he admitted Frarice could not have continued the war, as well as his favorahle attitude toward the future British fleet. The sentiment prevails in conference circles here that the American atti- Stanley Colvyile, Sir Ronald Graham and Lady Graham, Miss Edith Ben- ham, . Mr Rear Admiral Griyson, U. 8. Briga- dier General \William I Yarts, U. S. A., the Dutckess of Southerland, thé Dowager Couvtess of Airli: Farquahar, ord Stewaid o the kind, and Lord mfordham, private sec- retary to the king. Iresident Wilson and Mirs.. Wilsen will leave Buckingham Filace Tues- day momning ut 9 o'clock on the first tude will not become definite until|stage of the journey back to France. further knowledge is obtained con-| The diners entered thc ing hall cerning the conversations between |in pairs, kjug George cscorting Mrs. President Wilson, Premier Clemenceau and Premier Lloyd George. M. Clementeau’s overwhelming ma- farity on the.vote of confidence in the chamber of .deputies makes him a commanding figurs in France similar ‘0 that of Lloyd George as a result of the British elections. It is expected that the nmames of the French eace delpgates soon will be announced as a result of the strong support given to the cabinet. Wilson and President Wiison giving his arm to (ueen Mary. The dinner was served oa one long table. The king, with Mrs. Wilson on his right, sat in the center on one side, wniic President Wiison with the queen begide him, sat opposite the king. After the ilinner other members of the royal houséhold wlo had not at- tended the function joined the ‘party informally in the drawing room. PRESIDENT SAILS FROM DOVER FOR CALAIS TODAY Dover, Dec. 30.—Honors similar to kese he received on his arrival last Thureday will be paid President Wil- son when he sails from Dover for Ca- lais ‘at 11 o'clock tomorfow morning. His train wid be taken dircct to the admiralty pier where military and na- val guards will be awaiting the pres- ident. WILL ARRIVE rvnesnn|N.ROME FRIDAY bnfio . Pee 20-<Preg'dent Wilson arrved i London at 7.15 n. m. and immed'ately went to Buckingham Pal- ace. He was cheered bv large num- bere of persons who were proceedinx homeward from business. Otherwise thére was no demonstration. as the time of the arrival of the presidenriai WILSON :m{:l train was not known 10 tae The return trip across the Channel . U 50 4 will be made on the Brighton, the paresident Wilson will g2 direst 12| sume steamer on which the president for Rome Wedncsday nigh'. acrivies| came to Eneland. British destroyers I‘n 'lhebllallh:u ca}r‘m.l‘tF‘rn( % o‘m:‘ v,rm osr;orl 'hhe pretsu!nr;‘t ship ‘Oin“{l- s to be e onlvy city a Tialv tie| channel, where it" will be me by :g:zf!epr; ;’le_;'ml-a Y‘v;“‘:;lff':;;;‘“;_;,h', French destrovers, which will acccm- G s L R e g S 2| pany it o Calais. An - aerial escort ‘While in Rome the president will be has been arranged for the entire vo;- the zuest of the Italian government. STATE COMPLETES CASE IN THE BONJON MURDER TRAIL Bridgepor:, Conn., Dec. 50. — The state completed its casc in the, supe- rior court today in the 1 of Louis E. Bonjon, charged wita tie murder of Daniel E. Walker. The opening tes- WHY HUGHES DECLINED TO SERVE WITH HEARST New York. Deec. 30—Churies Hughes made public here tonigh: correspond- ence exchanged with Mdvor Hylan, in which was made known his refusal to serve on the mayors committee to weleome homecoming troons because|timony for the defense showed that Willlam Randolph Hears: was a mem- | insanity will be the grounds on which ber. Other priminent N Yorkers | Bonjon’s counsel will asiz for his ac- also have refused to serve. quittal. In a_lem declining his appoint- | Mrs. Bonjou, wite of the defendant, ment, Mr. Ilughes said 'e¢ regarded | Was the first witness fo: ihc defense. “this’ relation of Mr. ifearst to the|She described various acts'cf her hus- sity’s welcomc as mosi unsuitable” wnd “our men cannot fail 10 resent it.” Mayor Hvian replied that Mr. (Tughes' pleasure at the retirn of the troops “must have been very deep when when you allow your personal feelings with respect to ar individual to influence vou, rather tivun your duty to the soldier boys,” and ndded that he supposed “if you and Mi. Hearst had been of draft age aud had been called by the government, you would | haye refused to serve. Mre. Hughce answered he could show his apprec on of the sol- Mers' work without par icipating in ‘the use of the city's lcome as a vehiele for & public testimoial to Mr. Hearst” band at home previous t ine shooting, which ske s1id had caused her to be- {1 ve that he was not sousd mental- Y. b The defense row, will cont e tomor- SOLDIERS' CLUBS TO BE FORMED IN MANY CITIES Atlantic City, N. J, Dec. 30.—Sol- diers’ clubs will be established perma- rently in all the larze cities and many small ones, according to speakers at a conference here today of nitional lead- «rs of the War Camp Community Ser- vice, Pians for prynoting the fuilure welfare of the soldiers and sailors were outlined at the conference, which was presided over by Joseph TLee of Loston. president of the organization. It was said there would be no cessa ©on or I'mitation of the work of the ecmmunity service for many months. MUNITIONS WORKERS TO BE DISCHARGED GRADUALLY that BOMSBS IN RESIDENCES OF PHILADELPHIA JUDGES Philadeiphii. Der. 39 o Justice Robert Von ) he state supreme conrt . Gorman, of the muni-ipal wind Actine Superintendent court Milts, located widely se Boston, Dec. 30—Secretary of War jons of the ¢ity, were damasged by! Baker today notified yor Peters nombs late tonight. In instance | that workmen in the Watartown arse- chrapnel bonihs were u<cd and the|nal and other plants which Zere en- foree of the explosions was so great|gaged in the manufacture of ordnance that ali the accupants of the houses! during the war would be discharged were huried ffom their teds. No one % eraticn was geriously injured, Baker — formu- REAPPOINTMENTS MADE . FOR THE STATE CAPITOL lating a programme that would work the least harship to employes and a minimum _ disturbance to the labor Hartford. Conn. Deec — ‘State| market. The ccmmunication was in Comptroller Morris €. Webster an- | answer to a letter of inquiry sent by nounesd today the réappoiniment of | Mayor Peters. i the following to positions at the cap- ito': Deputv eomptroller, . Clarence | FAVORS ARMY OF Bissell: chief clerk, John JI. Relden, clork jn charge' ofiatain a'd depart- L1 HALF MILLION MEN ment, Edwsrd . Seear terk in| Washington, Dec. 30.—An army of harge of hespital aceyrts. Thomas| lalf a alllion: men as a part of the B. MDonald: superintedent of capitol, | lermanent military establishment of ibe nation is favored in a res introduced to bv. Senator King of Ttah, democrat. The resolution de- clares that even after the declaration of peace the United States will be ra- yuired to maintain a - conciderable ferce in Europe for some time. 1,180 MEN DISCHARGED AT CAMP DEVENS YESTERDAY Ayer, Ma Dec. 30.—About 1. John L. Wilson; assiztant superintend- snf, Frank W, Congdon: guide. Mat- thew K. Cooney: master mechanic Jorn Kellev. ‘UNERAL SERVICES FOR MISS ROSE SIDGWICK WEDNESDAY New York, Dec. 20.—Fuueral ser- jces will be Feld in 8t Imul's chapel at Columbia University next Wednes- day for Miss hese Sidgwick, of Oy lution 30 ford_ Bugland A member of the Brit- [ men were discharged irom the service Ish Bducationad Mission W this coun- |t Camp Devens today. Mote thin try, who dec of heart discase in u|half of them were members of the Loepital her: Jast Saturduy. Miss 4 Coast Artillery, who came here Sidgwick formerly was ifbrarian of m overseas last wezk. The others Soberville coflege in Englanl and un- | were members of skele 6n umits of the il recently a lecturer history at|d«pot brizade and- United - States ingham university, = * Guards. 3 : o ;—fimn 29019 | NORWICH, CONN., TUESD , DECEMB ER 31, 1918 DanielsSaysOurNavy Must Be the Greatest ' Washington, Dec, 30.—Unless. a league of nations or other tribunal that will make certain the limitation of in- ternational armanfent is established, the United States must build e greatest navy in the world, Secretary Daniels today told the house naval committee. “It is my firm conviction,” declared the secretary, “that if the conference|. at Versailles does not resuit in a gen- eral agreement to put an end to naval building on the part of all the nations, then the United States must bend her will and bend her energies, must give her men and give her money to thg task 'of the creation of incomparably the greatest navy in the world.” With the completion of the proposed new three year building program, adding ten dreadnoughts, six battle cruisers, ten scout cruisers and 130 smaller craft to the fleet, America still will rank second in naval strength to, Great Britain, said the secretary, who appeared - before the committee to make his final recommendations for | the 1920 naval bill,’ which the commit- tee is considering. . “Does the president back the policy to ‘make us the first naval power in the world?” . asked , Representative Kelly of Michigan. 1 “Yes, if competitive building is to continue,” said Mr, Daniels. “\We are now easily the second naval power, but this program will not make us the first.” z The naval secretary said that if a league of nations is esfablished Amer- ica must provide a large part of a world police force 'necessary to en- force the league's decrees. He added,| however, that with such a league formed it would not he necessary to carry out the full consiruction pre- gram and asked the committee Lo in- clude in the bill legislation empower- ing the president to stop construction i i it i i ional : Viscount ; 8t his® discretion if an internatio agreement should make lmitation of armament a certainty. In reducing from $200,000,000 to §55, 000,000 the amount asked for work on the new building program during the year beginning next-July, Secrelury Daniels said that some further con- | struction was necessary “because we | want some more modern ships in our police force.” Mr. Daniels gave the committee aj report showing the relative strengths of the navies of”the leading nations| of the world. Figures for the Japanese navy were not available, it was said. The United States, with the +nd largest navy in the world, has built or projected 59 battleships, six battle cruisers ‘eight armorzd cruisers, 40 licht cruisers, 342 destroyers, 181 sub- marines, 15 coast torpedo vessels, 17 torpedo boats and 369 other vessels. France has 29 battleshipz, 21 cruis- ers, eight ligh: crulsers, 92 desiroyers. 121 torpedo noats, 70 submarmes, .3) airships and 183 other craff. Ttaly has 18 battleships seven crui ers, ten light cruisers, five monito 15 flotilla leaders, 54 deatroyers, terpedo boats, 85 submarines ships and 442 miscellaneous vessci; Russia before quitiing the war eighteen battleships, foor battle crui sers. twelve heavy and nine light cruisers, destroyers, o4 subma- rines, 13 torpedo boats, 14 airzhips and §¢ miscellaneous ve g | Before the armistice was® signed Germany had 47 battleships. six bat- tle craisers, 51 other stroyers, 175 torpedo b marines and 3% miscelalneols sels, | Besides the reduction: for the new building program; the secr sub- | mitted new estimates reducing the to- | uiser de- | su ves- tal asked for the nev{ during the next vear to $995,903,000. The original timates submitted to congress, drawn ill was in progre The secretar. permanent increase recommended no in personnel, but asking for a tempo- rary inerease to 250,000 men until after the peace conference, waen a definite policy as to the permanent establ’sh- ment can be formed, in personnel w: A huge increase s contemplated if the war had continued the timates originaily " calling for $579,945,000 In urging the adoption by congress lof the new three year building pro- gram, Secretary Daniels the pro- gram was ‘“conservative.” e also sald that construction of big ships,| delayed during the war so that small| craft to fight submarines could be| built, will be pushed as rapid.y as pos- | sible, : | Referring to. the possible fail establishment of a league, the secic tary -said that America in protecting | small nations and preserving the fiee- dom of the seas “must have a navy as powerful as that of any nation in the world.” TROOPS AT ARCHANGEL IN DESPERATE STRAITS Lansing, Mich, Dec. 30.—Governor Albert E. Sleeper, in a telegram ad- dressed to several Michigan members of congress today, called their atten- tion to reports that United States troops, many of them from Michigan, are at Archangel in desperate straits. The governor urged that the matter be promptly taken up with the war de- partment. In his telegram, addressed to Senator Willilam Alden $mith and Representa- tives Kelley, Cramton and Fordney, the governor said: “We feel the Zovernment ought take to measures at once to see that these men are provided with supplies and that their friends may be assured that they are provided with adequate forces to meet the enemy.” OB!TUARY. Right Rev. Frederick Courtney. New York, Dec. 30.—The death terday of the Right Rev, Courtne; rector-emeritus of t. 5 is city, a former piscopal bishop of Nova Scotin ard cne of the most widely knows churih= men “in this country, was announced teday. Bishop Courtney was born in Ply- mouth, England, 81 years ago. fle came to America in 1876 as assistant rector of St. Thomas' church an< la ter served as rector of St. Paul's church, Boston. In 1883 he was chosen Lishop of Nova ‘Scotia and served there for, sixteen years, when the iil ness of his wife caused him to resig: In 1904 he became rector of St. Jfar church here, serving in that ¢ for eleven years. % age brought his resignation appointed rector-emeritus. time he also was suffragan the Episcopal diocese of N and president of the Church Temper- ance Society. Frederi 3 into Boston harpor. One of the two aviators aboard was seriously injured. Leonida Bissolati, Socialist Min- Gorgas, Hines and Jerv will be | {awarded the Distinguished ~Service ! Medal | All war material captured hy% { Americans will be brought home,! Secretary Baker announced. | More than 400 American locomo- | tives were carried to France assembl- és- | Condenser /Tfiegrams'i Surgeon-General reports influ on the wan in' Army :amonment:.nu Shipping Board announced the need of 2,000 young men for the United States merchant marine = be- cause of the rapid delivery of cargo, vessels by the shipyards. vsnnd-rd Oil employes at Bayw; N. J, received a wage increase oj per cent. Navy announced lifting of x;hort. cable addresses, effecti: Freight movement in. October es- tablished a record, when 39,549,000,000 ton miles were moved, compared with 33.22},000.000-t0n miles in 1917. Shipments of fresh and cured meats from Chicago for the week were 75,- 880 000 pounds. Philadelphia Federal Reserve Sank for thme week ending showed a total 14, Italian governments have purchased practically the en- tire smelter output of the Anaconda Mining Co. & Cuban sugar crop estimated at 4,- 010,571 tons, A naval seaplane fell ister of Military Aid and War Pen- sion in the Italian Cabinet. resigned because of difference eof opinion. Sweden’s national debt increased from 1,054,110,000 crowns in 1912 to 1,240,490,000 in 1917, Department of Commerce Teports from- Uruguay report the Uruguayan government as going to regulate the cable lines of the country. Prices and "expenditures of the working class of England advanced 80 per cent. from July, 1914, to ‘Sep- t‘em'her, 1918. Five tons of gumdrops and 10,000 doughnuts were presented to the American Army “of Occupation. The Knights of Columbus provided the gumdrops and the Salvation Army the doughnuts. Two soldiers were slightly hurt when two cars of a westbound troop train on the Nickel Plate were de- railed at Edgerton, O. Secretary of War Baker announced | that no plan of the two big powder plants, one at Nashville, Tenn., and one at Charles- ton. W. Va.,, would be kept in opera- tion. The German long range gun that shelled Paris is rusting in a park near Berlin. ! Victor Boret, French Food Minis- ter, announced that the government decided to drop its_trade ban. H Sixty Fokker airplanes arrived inj Coblenz by train, They will be turned over to the American Army. Harvard College is inaugurating! two special five-week terms for the summer for men who were in the service. Secretary of War Baker urged med- als for members of draft boards and state officials who helped administer the selective service law. Negotiations concerning parture of the German Spain were completed. the de- envoy from He will leave Jan . - | Germany left 2,300 ' cars loaded ! with explosives war . materials and merchandise on . Belgian railroads when departing: Within a month 320,000 Trench prisoners of war returned to France will be repatriated. Through train service to Brussels which was 1914, will be resumed. United States Navy has perfected| i from Parisi stopped inl a new fuel. bituminous coal from | which sulphates, and other by-pro- ducts were extracted. It is called! ‘carbocoal.” Women knitters, who work when the arm were ordered to tack More than 10 000,000 pieces were knit-! ted in 17 months. Generals Black, Crowder, Goethals, did not the smokestack and tend- they move under their own; ed er: except s0 meat in Germany. | An American Albanian congress was | organized at Boston to work for the return to Albania of territory which, taken | | speakers alleged was wrongly from their country. { Two delegates to ask the peace; conference for emancipation of Jews in Rumania were elected at a con- vention in New York by the Ff’dera- tion of Rumania Jews in America. | Steamship Fairfield, a of-5.500 deadweight tons, Housatonic Shipbuildineg Company for the Emergency Fleet Corncration. will be launched at Stratford s morn- n-. : One of a party of eight wounded of-| ficers who arrived at Camp Devens| was Capt. Walter Camp. Jr., son of the veteran Yale coach. Captain Camp| served with the 28th Division. | SEC'Y GLASS CONDEMNS BUYING OF LIBERTY BONDS Washington, Dec. 30.—Liberty bond dealers who buy bonds at less than the market quotation were condemned today by Secretary Glass in a tele- eram to Joseph Hartigan, chief of the foreign language division of the New York Liberty loan organization. “T am gratified to learn” said Mr.; Glass, “that twenty-two foreign lan- guage newspapers in New York, rep- resenting fifteen foreign languasges, have agreed to decline to publish ad- vertisiag of unscrupulous sharpers who buy Liberty bonds for less than their actual value.” | GENERAL D'ESPEREY HAS ENTERED CONSTANTIPOLE Constantinonle. Dec, 30 General. Iranchet d'Espere: q mander-in-chief of the allied forces in the near east. made his okciai en-| try into Constantinople Sundav. com- | ing from Saloniki on hoard the iFrench cruiser Patrie. He was wewomed by the allled representatives here and the chiefs of staff of the Turkish army and navy. Durine the nassage throush the Dardanelles the Patrie stoonel over the sot where the French battleshir Bouvet was sunk in March. 1915 and religious and milifarv memorial cere- monies were celebratel. Great wit may be akin to madness, but the relationship isn't to be com- pared to the madness of the small witja way ewhose contribution is declined svith thanks. i | formed as to whichy ! suspension. a g York Tonight pective Celebrants Are Flocking From All Parts of the Country—Many From “Dry” States There. New York, Dec. 30.—One of the greatest throngs of merrymakers in New York’s history will assemble to- morrow night to speed the eventful ycar of 1918 and welcome momentous 1919, hotel and restaurant len pre- dicted tonizht as table reservations for the celebeation continued to pour in, With the wartime damper on hilar- ity lifted, prospective celebrants are flocking into the city from all parts of the country, intent on *making up’ icr the solemnity of last New Year's According to hotel men. most of the visitors are residents of “dry” states. The only cloud that hung tonight over New Year's ceolebration was the announcement by Otto Wagier, sec- retary -of the Tnternational Fcderation of Hotel and Restaurant Waiters, that a general strike of cooks and waiters would begin on New Year's eve. Hotel and restaurant manacers, Lowever, deciare they are unmoved by the strike threat, as they aiready have hired many. women. SENATOR CHAMBERLAIN CRITICISES WAR DEP'T ‘Washington, Dec. 30. Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon, rhairman of the senate ruilitary commitiee, spoke for more than three hours today in the senate in criticism of the war de- partment, dealing particularly with what he termed the failnre to provide adequate h ital facilities for return- ed wounded soldiers anl to formulaie a definite plan for demobilization. The senator reiterated many of the charges he made in his address at New York socn after the nation en- formation -th ht since had justified the stateineats he had made. Senatdt Chamberlain’s New York address brougzht forth a sharp state- ment from President V Refer- ring indirectly to that cviticism, the Oregon sena‘or said his purpose then and his purpose now was to bring about an improvement in conditions. Senator Chamberlain: who was heard by erowded s, said the war de- partment now pursuiaz with regard to hospital facilities the same dilatory tactics it di'l in the prosecution of the war many months ago. 4 var departmen:” he declar- a-half the aitention to preparations for receivi esa boys as fo gettiny legislation through con- gress in order to protect contractors who made centracts for war supplies r the telephone in violation of the ad, law. this ma‘ter woull soon he set- tled.” The need for a definite policy of de- mohilizati s urged by the sen- ator. that if on» were es= | amone 1he men in would cease. n for return to il iife, saving onz eccosomic lines. frequentiy W inter- runted by questions from her send but there was neral de- ing it T ond no bhate, Tn concluding. Sena id a Chamberlain tribute to the Arcerican army . saving thiat only ence, and comurand of the ¥rench officer hal an Americun mnit ever before tha enemy. No e history of the world :ad made such a brilliant | vecord. REV. MR. TUCKER TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN DEFENSE ago. Isee. 30.—Rev. ! Joan Tucker, one of the fve defendants, o vislation of 2 sumed the ted the of bs numerons steam within a few hours &fter ar-f S C specches which hie had de- TVal . Gibbons has ssued an ap-|lered e related a gonversation ardinal Gibbons has issued an ap-|,jjaged to nave heen hoeld Pro- peal to all Christians for aid for the| rocoor David Starr Jo Armenians and S.\'rmflhfl- er'enced‘*"""‘r“"s of Leland Stanford. Junior Horse meat again has experi i velsity, in the stmme: of 1917 i another advance price in COblenz | which the educator quoted a New York 2 fact is due to the scarcity Offhanker {o the effect that the United | s A1 abr ¢ kad to enter the w an to protect d loans in\estments ad. Tucker read lengthy oxcerpts from the report of the Federal Commission on Industr Relations. of = whiell Frank sh s chairman, show poverty of the working class so referred to a speech said to been wmade by Elbert H. Cary. I the boarid of the United Corporatinn, suggesting or. Chireie coolies be breught to the United Sta‘es to-take the places of men who kad gone to war. ¥ On cross examination District Attor- ner Clyne sought to show that the defendant held frequent conferences other “ASPIRIN” TABLETS WERE MOSTLY TALCUM POWDER New York Dec. 30.—Accused of having manufactured and sold to in- sufferers thousards of boxes irin tabiets principally contain- ing taleum powder, Josapr M. C. Tu- kay., head of the Verardah Chemical Company of Brooklyn, was found guil- ty today of violation of the sanitary code and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary with a fine of $500. CROSBY TEMPORARILY TO SUCCEED SPELLACY Hartford,. Conn., Dec. —John T. Crosby, assistant United States dis- trict v was appointed United States attorney of Connecticut today by Judge Thomas, to fill tsie vacancy caused by (h> resignation of Thomas J. Spellacy. ‘The appoiniment is tem- porary, until a successor 70 Mr. Spel- lacy 1s named by the president. CHINA NAMES DELEGATE TO THE PEACE CONFERENCE Pekinz, Dec. 30.—(By the A, P.) The Chinese government has appointed C. T. Wang, president of the scnate;, as 2 delegate to ti inter-nilicd peace confererce. Mr. Wang is now in America. C. T. Wang was educated Yale Universitly and has oeen identi- fied with Y. M. C. ‘A. work in Japan and China for many years, law at Chemists in Sweden have discovered to remove finely-divided car- bon from coal tar, which nolds it in 5 of the session. He .re- | to In Washington, Dec. Posymaster General newed today in the senate. Hitchcock of Nebraska, chair ing a letter from Mr. and asserted that the order the president Nov. 2. Senator Hitchcock said that he was not justified in over the ccables after hostilities He also accused Mr. Burleson clared Senator Watson, republ: as Nov. 14, signed on the 11th of that P Nov. was inserted. ceptible of proof. The object apparent without comment.” Senator Kellogg, 1epubl’can, order was signed by Nov. 2 the p “never published or exhibited one until after the war had clo: the armistice been signed.” “Even the date when it e,” Senator Kellogg Mr. “Of course, my dear senator, knows Dbetter than vou that a public Burleson said: official is rot called upon erskites who may criti resent his offic’al a critical senator of cize or aciions. bu statement is the United States — the master general had come very ‘“‘lose to breaking faith with congress” and but it was not counter: by the secretary of state and it was to made only justifies but calls for resporse. 30.—Criticism of 5 Burleson taking over the marine cables after the signing of the armistice was re- for Senator 'man of the foreign relations committee, pre- cipitated the discussion, after present- 3 Burleson which the postmaster general denled that he had exceeded his authority in taking tover the cables had been signed by post- taking ceased, of sup- pressing the order for some time. “When the order was made,” de- ican, of Indiana, “the date was first put down , the armistice having been month. Afterwards tne date was erased and < 1 have every reason to believe that that fact is sus- of it is of Min- nesota, said he had been informed the res.dent to any- sed and - was ex- hib’ted to one of the telegraph com- panies was blank ‘and the order never was made before the signing of the declared. letter to Senator Hitcheock, no one | misrep- when | t by it not ed | ¢ notice | the mouthings of irresponsibie blath- Letter to Senator Hitchcock, Chairman of the Foreign Re- lations Committee, the Postmaster General Denies That {He Exceeded His Authority in Taking Over the c,rua_ Assures Senator Watson That Proclamation for Taking Over Cables Was Issued Before Armistice —Presentation of the Letter in the Senate . ed by Criticism of Mr. Burleson. Was Signed Was Follow- “Of course, it is not true that 1 have of my own will ruthlessly seized and taken possession of these cables; of course, it is not true that I have taken possession of them Jjust to grati- fy my personal convictions, personal opinion and personal wishes; of course it is not true that I have reached out to-control business activities the con- gress did not intend to put into my hands. I feel that a reply to all such charges can be conclusively made by quotations from a motion to dismiss filed by the representative of the law department of our government made by direction of the attorney general of the United States to a silly suit re- cently instituted (for publicity pur- peses) in a court known to be with our jurisdiction against the postmas- ter general in which these unfounded charges are set forth.” Mr. Burleson in his letter alsc branded as ‘“utterly without founda- tion” charges that much of the mail addressed to soldiers overseas fails to reach its destination. The department. he said, had delivered to the various { military units in France nearly seven {million pieces of mail each month, i “Which had Leen done on an average | of better than thirly da¥s' time from the average date of postmarking to the delivery of mail abroad.” the While was in tatemen trention of the pesimaster general having been dirgeted to the statement of Senatc 2 1 of In- ana that the proclamafion of the dent taking over the cables was fied in order that it migkt appear the cables were taken cver be- the armistice was signed, made the following statement: “‘Senator Watson has evidently been imposed upon. T was present on The second duy of November when the yresident signed the prociamation taken over the cables. I sa m at- tech his nature thereto and in his own handwriting insert with ven and tink the line datc November 2nd, 11918, " 5 i i i i i i i INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES verience, nection with the work of (az of national defense. The immediate w. survéy are those of * board. Exverienced o will be framel1 liter T IA2asuroe: assiened. to ake a o for reviving th @encvican be dr; Secretary Bake peace time pre of the the ace the ou r time need those zely staff of the army in order for direct connection betw la desired Ly the 0t and this con i trial organization. | GOVERNMENT FRANK { Washington, Dec. 30 der government frank, | ments for honor rolls to rela | soldiers whos> names api | casualty lists, was eriti | senate today by Senator Bo Lo, republican. The Jeiter signed by the A Company ~ of send an honor e eiter for o | | i i | i letter, id was received | & nenvelops from the office of jutant and sent under frank. GOV.-ELECT OF NEW YORK Albany, N. Y, Dec. when Secretary of State Hug nouncing that he had been chief executive of the state next two years, The oath of office was admi n progre: nplated wartime indus- FOR WAR PURPOSES3 Washington. Dec .—The war de- partment initiated a stuav of dur.nz the war to 1 resources for said todav that pl: 'or a permanent orzanizatic». [ upon this review of val war in con- wouncii < under indicated today that) he now expected the svhole matter of{ tions for war, other than purely military questions, to be handied through the council of nation- {al defense, which is a permanent. in- retaries nned is a permanent | defense in'the coun atline of n to be set upl should are general to provide i he arm; USED FOR ADVERTISING | tives of in the in the the ac government ! Senator Borah said this wus a- “pi- cayunish Jetit larceny system to get a dollar out of the kifi of those wound- €d in this war” and added that his purpose in bringing the matter to the attention of the senate Wwas “so the { adjutant general's office would know how this malter-is beinz carried on.” GETS ELECTION CERTIFICATE 30.—"his real, regular birthday present,” said Governor-elect Alfred E. Smith today is a 0 deliv- ered to him the official certificate” an- chosen for the nistered to Mr. Smith by Judge John W. Hogan of the court of appeals. without a governor from midni inaugural ceremonies. of age today. It was the birthday of his life, he said. RED CROSS WORKERS to Serbia last April 1 reached day on the Philadelphia; Thomas White, ford, Conn., and Thomas J. Bridgeport, Conn. ‘WOULD BESTOW TITLES morrow, when Governor Charles ‘Whitman's term expires, and Wednes- day noon, the hour set for the formal Canadian _ Pacific steamer Sicilian from Liverpool. unit was organized at New York. the returning party were Lieutenants Louis Eagle, Alexander McNab, N. B. Fleming and Walter Hollowell This was a formality to prevent the state being ight to- S. Governor-elect Smith was 45 vears greatest RETURN FROM SERBIA St. John, N. B, Dec. 30.—Members of an American Red Cross which went here to- line The In of Stam- Walsh, ON CIVILIAN WORKERS ‘Washington, Dec. 30.—A bill fer -the rank of captain by br 41l chairmen of local draft government' appeal boards, and legal advisory boards to con- evet, on boards, medical and - the rank of first lieutenant by brevet on other members. of sich boards serying during the war was introduced today by Senator Henderson of Nevada, |12 PERSONS KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS AT LEBANON, N. J. Lebanon, N. J Dec. 30.—Twelve persons were killed here tonight and twelve others injured by two gzas ex- plosions the Lebanon posteffice. The st explosion ™Mew the roof from the building the second «Coused the walls to col e, i ng ail within the building debris. The building burst into flames fol- lawinz {he, second explosion and for time it appeaved $hat other Luildin: in fhe vicinity would be des Calls were sent to nei. for fire apparatus and for uid nurses to care for the Nearly a score of per: in the postoffic mail whe the. and so ! £ known r the evening ons cccurred, every e building was killed Several persons in the jured by falling debri In postoflice, addition to the building contained u candy chib-rooms anl a numbr ons in these were victin:s of the explosions kY exnlos tnd with the ops shook the entire hin afew mome ns had zathe: and a scene i fighting { injured. { extingui. and began @ sea entered h for (e dead, | SLece | TELLS OF GREAT OIL i STOCKS STORED AT BAKU | Paris, Déc. By & srea oil Baku (in cve the world { means of shortage of oi sportation tt lof the t o lief teday, st returned from cxtended iNagh Persia, the % ; uthern Rissia. " he continucd, “are ur accumuiztion of {two or three vears, that the wells a utnable to work at the cwing to luck of storing facilities.” 1y WARSHIPS ARE BEING USED AS ARMY TRANSPORTS Washington, Dec. 30.—Two battle- ships, the Kansas and the Georgia, and the armored cruiser North Caro- lina are among the eleven vessels which the war department announced today had sailed from France between Dec. and 27 with returning soldiers. The last of this fleet of troopships is due either at New York or Newport News Jan. 13. The eleven ships carry in all ap- proximately 16,375 officers .and men. Other naval vessels being fitted out for transport work will give a, total carrying capacity for twenty thousand men from this source. SHIPPING BOARD RELEASES ABOUT FORTY VESSELS ‘Washington, Dec. 30.—All-American merchant vessels of 4,000 deadweight tonnage or less requisitioned by the shipping board and not now required for purely military purposes were or- dered released today by John A. Don- ald, acting chairman of the board. The order affects about forty vessels and becomes upon arrival of the ships in an American port. ‘The board reserves the raquisition again if future needs warrant such-action. TWO MEN LOST OVERBOARD FROM AMERICAN WARSHIPS ‘Washington, Dec. 30.—The navy de- partment toduy announced the deaths of the following enlisted mer. who were loct overboard from vessels to which they were attached: Joseph J. Edwards, Somersville, Mass., from U..S. S. Lake Westog, De- cember 6; Gunner’s Mate Howard I. Paul, Washington, Pa., from U, S. S. Columbia, November 23. INFLUENZA DELAYS THE . OPENING OF SMITH COLLEGE Northampton, Mass., Dec. 30.—On account of the prevalence of influen- za, the reopening of Smith College af- ter the holidays was today postponed until January 9. This is five days later than the date originally set. right to military