Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 26, 1919, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 151 Budletin POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, - CONN., THURSDA DNE 26, 1919 ¢ 10 PAGES—76 COLS., . ' # PRICE TWO CENTS DELAY BY GERMANY ON PEACE TERMS MAY CAUSE ALLIES TO ISSUE AN ULTIMATU Such Action is Being Considered by the Allied and Associated Powers—German Cabinet is Encountering Difficulty in Finding Men Who Are Willing to Sign the Peace Docu- ment—Foreign Secretary Mueller Has Declined to Act. _ —German Delegates May Not Appear in Versailles Be- for Monday. (By The Associated Press.) The Germans have given no indica- tion of the time when they will be ready to sign the peace treaty. The council of four in Paris was in- formed that during Wednesday the German government was trving to ar- range che personnel of the German delegation to Versailles. Saturday and even as far distant a date nan he Germans thus far have given no to_what men are to be the e Buuer government. U Monday, are ventured upon the appearance of the Ger- delegates before the peace con- idea official advices indicate that the cab e of « experiencing great difficulty in men who are willing to take heir shoulders the duty—which e written ineffaceably in word story—of acknowledging Germany" defeat in the war and her un- qualified acquiescence to the terms of the victors. *“Reports have it that Herrman Muel- ler, foreign secretary in the Bauer cabinet, like Dr. Haniel Von Hamhau- sen, declined to accept the onus for signing a treaty admitted obnoxious to_the Germans. Even a visit Wednesday to Ver- sailles of the general secretary of the peace conference, where the members of the original German delegation are, failed to bring forth any knowledge of what was being done in Germany to- ward the selection of plenipotentiar- ies. The only statement obtainable was that the Germans at Versailles were without any information. Paris despatches assert that, owing to the uncertainty arising from the situation, the heads of the allied and associated powers are contemplating the issue of an ultimatum setting a day and a time satisfactory to them for the appearance of the Germans before the peace congress to sign, seal and deliver the treaty in accordance with the allied wishes, S B & O. HAS ISSUED TEN- YEAR 6 PER CENT. BONDS New York, June 25.—Daniel Willard esident of the Baltimore and Ohio iroad Company, announced at the of a directors’ meeting here to- that the company had sold a $3 sue of ten year six per cent gold bonds to obtain funds meet maturing_obligations. The bond issue, backed by $6,000,000 value Reading Company first pre- stock: $14,000,000 Reading Com- second preferred; $9,200,000 Reading Company com~on stock and $15,000,000 of B. & O. general and re- funding mortgage § ner cent. bonds, having 4 total estimated value of $46,- 070,000, was purchased by Kuhn, Loeb and Company, Speyer and Company and the National City Company. The bonds will be offered at 95 1-2 and ac- crued rest. In order not to extend the com- pany's credit under existing _condi- tions, Mr. Willard said, the directors voted fo suspend temporarily dividend payments on_the company’s common stock. The board declared the usual semi-annual dividend of 2 per cent. on 000.0 ecured preferred stock to holders of record July 10. This is pavable September 2 next, “provided the necessary funds are received from the government on account of compensation on or before that date” 3 Mr. Willard stated that the com- pany had reached dnagreement with the government on compensation and that a contract had been executed whereby the government would pay the company at the rate of $30,031,009 a vear for the time the lines are un- der government control. The com- pany has an additional income of $3,- 200,000, he said, which would bring the total receipts to $33,331,000. This would leave after payment of annual fized charges and corporate expenses 063,000, a_total of $11,268,000, to pplied_on “federal income taxes, reserves, dividends, etc.” JURY TO VISIT SCENE OF WILKINS TRAGEDY Mineola, L. I, June 25.—After the defense rested today in the trial of Dr. Walter Keene Wilkins, charged with the murder of his wife, the urors were ordered to asemble at the courthouse at 8 a. m. tomorrow to be taken by automobile to inspect the Wilkins home at Long Beach, the scene of the tagedy Upon the return of the twelve men, counsel will begin summing up and is expected that the court will charge the jury sometime tomorrow afternoon. Upon resumption of cross examina- tion of Dr. Wilkins today, in which the defendant denied the pointblank ques- tion: “Did you kill your wife?” a number of character witnesses testi- fied that affectionate relationship ex- isted Detween the husband and the woman who was killed GERMAN WARSHIPS WERE NOT INTERNED OR SURRENDERED London, June 25, via Montreal.— Speaking in the House of commons today on' the subject of reparation for the sinking of the German warships, Walter Hume Long, first lord of the admiralty, explained it was impossi- ble for the admiralty to tae Kprecau- tions to prevent the sinking, because the ships were interned, intrned, not surrendered. Therefore, the admiralty had no power to place guards on them. The first lord denied that the ad- miralty had recommended internment, emphasizing the point that the deci- sion of the allied heads for intern- ment controlled the situation and made prevention of the scuttling ut- terly impossible. MILK DEALERS MUST BE LICENSED JULY 1 Hartford, June 25.—Dairy Commis- sioner Thomas Holt sent out notices today to about 500 milk dealers in the state notifying them that the law passed at the legislative session re- quiring dealers to be licensed will go into effect July 1. Each license is to run until July 1, following the date of issuing it. The license fee is six dol- lars a year. The penalty for the vio- lation of the statute is a fine of $100 or imprisonment for not more than sixty days or both. OBITUARY. W. Robinson. Auburn, N. Y., June 25.—George W. Richardson, one of the oldest retail furniture dealers in the United States, died at his home here today at the age of 84 years. As Major Richardson he was In charge of the provost guard which guarded President Lincoln in Washington during the Civil war. He was also the last survivor in Cayuga county of the “Forty Niners” who went to California at the outbreak of the gold fever. Geor: Merwin Gra: Hartford, Conn., June 25.—Merwin Gray, one of the best known stock brokers in this city, died suddenly to- night at his summer home in Eolton. Ile was formerly 4 member of the New York stock exchange and was head of Merwin Gray & Co. here until that firm sold out last April. He was years old- TO REMAIN AT RHINE UNTIL PEACE IS SIGNED Coblenz, Tuesday, June 24—(By The Associated Press.)—The three Ameri- can divisions which were concentrated east of the Rhine in the American bridgehead area will remain there un- til the peace treaty is actually sign- ed, according to an announcement made here today. As soon as peace is sigried the Amesicans will begin to return to the quarters they occupied before the con- centration a week ago. Tt is expected the troops will remai there until or- dered home. The Third army consists of five di- visions and the auxiliary units of the third corps, approximately 160,000 men. Transportation officers said today the divisions and the various units could be out of Germany by August 1 if general headquarters gave orders to that effect. According to present plans, the Fifth division, which occupies part of Lux- embourg, will start for France with- in a day or two after peace is ed. The Third and Fourth hold the east bank of the Rhine, will be the last to depart in the event that no complete American division is to remain in Germany as part of permanent army of occupation. tht TO REGULATE EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION OF WHEAT New York, June 2 United States wheat director, made public tonight a proclamation by President Wilson granting him full au thority to regulate by license, the ex- portation and importation of wheat and wheat flour, for the purpose of stabilizing prices. Mr. Barnes said that the regulations he would put into effect were similar to those which have been enfocred by the war trade board which heretofore has exercised the functions delegated to him. Stocks of wheat in country elevators mills and terminal elevators on June 13, totalled 49,033,000 bushels as com- pared with 18,599,000 on the same date a year ago, according to a bulletin is sued tonight by the food administra- tion grain corporation. This was a decrease over the preceding week of 5,645,000 bushels. Receipts from farm for the week ending June 13 were 2, 200,000 bushels as compared with 0811,000 the previous week. Flour produced the week ending June 13th amounted to 1,797,000 bar- rels against 1,923,000 barrels the pre- vious week, and 1,411,000 barrels a year ago, making a total production of flour from July 1, 1918, to June 13, 1919, of 117,925,000 barrels. —Julius Barnes, TO CELEBRATE THE METHODIST CENTENARY Columbus, O., June 25.—What prob- ably will be the largest gathering of Methodist bishops and officials of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held here tomorrow and Friday in con- nection with Methodist centenary cele- bration. Hundreds of preachers and other of- ficials of the church will congregate to witness a_spectacular “procession of the nations.” Following the proces- sion, the church dignitaries will attend a4 mass meeting at which the Meth- odist preachers will form a huge preachers’ league. Ex-President William Howard Taft will be the guest of honor at the cen- tenary Friday, Sunday school day. Announcement was made today that practically every bishop of the church will visit the centenary on that day. CONVENTION OF CATHOLIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION St. Louis, Mo,, June 25.—"“Hogism” and not capitalism has made more Bolshevists than any other single cause, according to Prof. William J. McAuliffe of the Cathedral college, New York, who today addressed the Catholic Educational association in annual convention here. The Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan of Washington, D. C., was re-elected president, and Cardinal Gibbops was chosen honorary president. - Others elected were: The Rev. E. A. Pace, Washington, D. C.; the Rev. Peter York, San Francisco, and the Rev. John' B. Peterson, Boston, vice presi- dents: the Rev. Francis W. Howard, Columbus, O., secretary, and the Rev. Francis J. Moran, Cleveland, treasurer. PROCLAMATION ISSUED TO THE GERMAN PEOPLE London, June 25.—President Ebert, Premier Bauer and all the ministers have issued a proclamation to the German people, according to a wireless message from Berlin, announcing the conclusion of peace and urging as the first pressing need the bending of all efforts to its fulfilliment. “As far as it is possible to carry it out” says the proclamation, ‘“the treaty must be carried out.” It declares faithful loyalty to those threatened with separation” from the empire and promises to intercede in their behalf, “as we would intercede for ouselves” It concludes by ex- horting the people to realize the need of work and faithfulness to duty for the redemption of the countr 3 Cabled Paragraphs U. S. Lieutenant Faces Murder Charge Coblenz, Tuesday, June 24.—(By The A. P.)—Licutenant John Beggs, Twenty-Third Infantry, of Kansas City, Mo, is under arest facing a charge of murder in connection with a shooting affair at Seeburg, a village in the neutral zone opposite the Amer- ican area of occupation. The Ger- man authorities claim that two civili- ans, a man and a woman, were killed. EVIDENCE ON MENTAL STATE OF MRS. GILLIGAN Middletown, Conn., June 25—Mare evidence bearing upon Mrs. Amy 'F. Archer Gilligan's mental state, her lavishness with money, her extrava- gances and her use of drugs, was of- fered by the defense in the Franklin R. Andrews murder case today. Mary Archer, the daughter, was the chief witness and her examination was not ended at the noon recess. The daugh- ter said that she knew her mother was a drug addict since she, the daughter, was 13 years old. = Her mother usually took six one-fourth grain tablets of morphine each morn- ing and tablets four times a day. Her mother acted peculiarly at times. She was liberal with money and constantly gave away generously of cash and ar- ticles. A colored boy beat the rugs and charged $3, but Mrs. Gilligan gave him $10, telling him to buy a wedding present. Mary Archer said that before her motHer married Gilligan she spent $1.500 on repairs in the Gilligan house, which was_close Witness remon- strated, asking “what will become of u: Her mother replied:, “God will take care of us.” At another time she went with her mother on a steamer trip on which a man died. Her mother gave the wife of the man $10 and in- sisted on going to the home of the man and attending a church funeral. In the church her mother created a scene and was carried screaming from the church. Another time Dr. King of Windsor advised that she put her mother in a sanatorium. She frequent- ly spent large amounts of money. When Mr. Gilligan's estate was settled his folks made trouble and a lawyer was needed. Her mother got prac cally nothing and had several bills to settle. Her mother owed so many bills that Deputy Sheriff Welch tried to at- tach when he came to arrest her mother, Formér Town Clerk George R. Maud was called but was questioned little as he expressed an opinion that Mrs. Gilligan was sane. Miss Catharine Duzgan, al sister, was cross examined on her testimony of yesterday. Mrs. Gilligan appeared to be bright- er today. There are still from 20 to 25 witnesses for the defense. The medical experts were busy today tak- ing notes. When Mary Archer completed her testimony this afternoon she had been on the witness stand four hours. She elaborated on the statements of previ- ous witnesses as to the alleged mental peculiarities of her mother. The cross examination by State’s Attorney Al- corn was very brief. Court then ad- journed, counsel for the defense an- nouncing that the testimony of several alienists would be presented tomor- row. TO SELL BEER AND LIGHT WINES IN NEW YORK New York, June 25.—Many restaur- anteurs and hotel keepers will con- tinue to sell beer and light wine after July, regardless of whether President Wilson declares demobilization com- pleted and terminates the operation of the war time prohibition law, it was learned tonight after a meeting of the Society of Restauranteurs. William H. Hirst, counsel for the asociation, stated that he had advised restaurants against concerted action which might place them in the posi- tion of opposing the government, but had advised them that “the war pro- hibition act is invalid so far as it re- lates to the period of demobilization.” DECISION ADVERSE TO HAMPDEN RAILROAD CO. Boston, June 25.—The full bench of the state supreme court today over- ruled the exceptions of the plaintiff in the suit of the Hampden Railroad com- pany against the Boston and Maine Railroad company for $4,000,000 dam- ages, which was’ decided in favor of the defendant in the superior court a year ago. The suit grew out of refusal of Charles S. Mellen while president of the Boston and Maine to carry out an alleged agreement to lease the 13- mile line of the Hampden company in the western part of the state. WINNIPEG STRIKE IS TO TERMINATE THURSDAY Winnipes, June 25.—With Thursday designated as the day for returning to work, official notice of the termination of the strike was sent to Norris of Manitoba by Alderman E. Robinson, secretary of the strike com- mittee, today. It is understood that the govern- ment will appoint Judge H. A. Robson s a one-man commission for the full- est investigation into the causes of the strike and to make recommendations to he provincial government. GRMANY FACES NATION- WIDE RAILROAD STRIKE Berlin, June 25.—(By the A. P.)— Germany is faced with a nation-wide railroad strike for higher wages. At the Gorlitz station, Berlin, service has been stopped in both diections. The Breslau service has been badly inter- rupted. The government is negotiating in an endeavor to halt the strikes which are largely the outcome of Communistic propaganda, b N s ) PLANE FELL AT PLAINVILLE WELCOME HOME DAY Plainville, Conn., June 25. — While “Welcome Home Day” for the service men was being celebrated here today an airplane taking part in the pro. gramme overturned about 100 feet from the ground and fell. The occupants, Lieutenant French Kirby and Sergeant E. S. Warff, es. caped with a shaking up. Governor Holcomb was a speaker at the exer- cises. FAVORS REPEAL OF THE DAYLIGHT SAVINGS LAW Hartford, Conn., June At the meeting of the state board of agricul- ture today a resolution was adopted in favor of the repeal of the daylight savings law. The board authorized the Premier | 12 t0 4 Vote Blocks | Declaration of Peace Senate Foreign ] Relations Committee Voted to Defer Action on the Fall Resolu- tion. Washington, June 25—Failing to command the united suport of oppon- ents of the League of Nations, the pro- posal for an immediate declaration of peace by congress was blocked today in the senate foreign relations com- mittee. The committee voted 12 to 4 to de- fer action for the present on the res- olution of Senator Fall, republican, of New Mexico, embodying the peace declaration. ' Five senators opposing the league, including Chairman Lodge, joined league advocates in supporting the postponement motion. Later a special meeting to resume consideration of the resolution was called for Monday, and Senator Fall predicted a favorable report of the measure would result. Its opponents, however, declared the discussion today revealed such strong opposition in the cogmittee that favorable action would be impossible. MRS. LUNDGREN DENIES THAT SHE USED POISON Lawrence, Mass, June Mrs. Bessie M. (Skeels) Lundgren, on trial for the murder of Miss Florence W. Gay, denied on the witness stand to- day that she had ever as nurse, by de- sign or accident, administered any kind of poison to Miss Gay. She en- tered a similar denial with regard to her brother, Alfred J. Wilkins, for whose alleged murder she is under indictment in New Jersey. The direct examination of Mrs. eels was concluded today and she will be cross-examined tomorrow. An- other witness was put on after Mrs. Skeels had replied, in answer to a question by the court as to whether she felt able to have her cross ex- amination started, that she felt very tired and that her bacw pained her. Mrs. Skeels denied that she had ever tried to commit suicide by in- haling gas. The state officer who had arrested her had previously testified that he had found her lying on the floor with her mouth over an open gas tube in the bathroom of the house where she lodged. She testified that she had fainted immediately after en- tering the bathroom. She denied that she had ever sent to her relatives in New Jersey anything that belonged to Miss Gay or her mo- ther. Miss Gay had told her, she tes- tified, that there had been “a regular siege of burglars” at the Gay home in Andover and that she had found empty cans and remnants of food in the attic. Mrs. Skeels was asked if other nurses and persons who had assisted about the Gay home had ever given Miss Gay food or drink while she was ill. She said that all of them had assisted the patient in this way at yarious times. fikgm Susan ‘Emerson, landlady of the house where Mrs. Skeels lodged in Andover, testified that Mrs. Skeels came to her house to live in August, 1914. She said that it was possible for a person to lie on the floor of the bathroom, but that it would be very difficult for anyone in that position to put his head over the end of the gas tube. The gas cock, she said, turned very hard. s STRIKERS IN WATERBURY ARE RETURNING TO WORK Waterbury, Conn, June 25—Ap- proximately 1.500 strikers had return- ed *o work up to this noon, desite the fie that at yesterday's meeting the strikers by acclamation turned down the offer of a ten cents per hour in- crease. One thousand workers return- ed Monday and Tuesday and 500 more this forenoon. The saloons were open- ed here today for the first time since last Thursday’s strike riot. Ringling Bros. circus playing here was not permitted to give a street parade be- cause of the strike situation. The Waterbury Farrell Foundry & Ma- chine company and the E. J. Manville Machine company, the two largest machine shops in’ the city today an- nounced a fifteen per cent. increase to all employes working on an hourly pay basis. These plants have been operating on a 45 hour a week basis for two years, and have been paying time and a half for overtime. AUTHOR AMELIA BARR LEFT SMALL ESTATE Jamaico, L. I, June 25.—Although the late Amelia Barr was the author ¢f more than seventy-five novels, she left an estate valued at only §: ing to her will which was filed here today. The will, dated January 26, 1890, leaves to Mrs. Barr's daughter, Mis. Eliza Barr Morgan, of Richmond Hill, N. Y, all books, papers and unfinished manuscripts. Another daughter, Aiice Edith Barr, is given the use of all furs niture ana clothing during her life, in such manner as her sister Lliza may authoize. ST. LOUIS BREWERS FILE INJUNCTION PROCEEDINGS St. Louis, June 25.—Injunction pro- ceedings brought in the United States district court here by the St. Louis Brewing Association and the Inde- pendent Breweries Company to re- strain federal authorities from inter- fering with the manufacture of beer containing 2.75 per cent alcohol, pend- ing decision by the United States su- preme court whether such beer is in- toxicating, will not be pressed, attor- neys announced today. The breweries represented, however, have announced they will continue the manufacture of 2.75 beer after July 1. BOMB SMASHED WINDOWS IN FACTORY IN BROOKLYN New York, June 25.—A bomb ex- ploded early today in front of the fur factory of Bertram J. Goodman in the Williamsburg ~ District, Brooklyn, smashing the door and breaking all the windows in the buildinz. has recently been in progress ata the plant, which employs 300 persons and the police are investigating the theory that the explosion was the work of a dissatisfied striker with anarchistic tendencies. ATTEMPT BY BANDITS TO ROB NEW YORK JEWELRY STORE New York, June 25.—While hundreds of persons were passing, three un- identified bandits made a bold attempt this afternoon to rob the jewelry store of Casperfield & Cleveland at Broad- way and Thirty-ninth street by smash- ing the plate glass window containing jewels said to be worth $200.000. The taking of a census of the fruit crop of the state in co-operation with the pomological society. - - robbers were foiled by the fact that the hole in the window was beyond their reach. B g 1 A strike | Pacific Fleet to Sai From Hampton Roads Between July 15 and 20— Secretary Daniels is to Make Trip Through the Panama Canal Washington, June 25—The recent- 1y created Pacific fleet, now beinz or- ganized from vessels heretofore form- ing a part of the Atlantic forces, will sail from Hampton Roads for the west coast_between July 15 and 20, Secre- tary Daniels announced today. Mr. Daniels probably will be a pas- senger on one of the warships making the trip to the Pacific through the Panama Canal. The super-dreadnought New Mexi- co will fly Rear Admiral Hugh Rod- man’s flag as flagship of the Pacific fleet and the Pennsylvania will remain the flagship of the Atlantic fleet. The composition of the two fleets, Sec- retary Daniels announced, will be made public within a few days. In announcing the date of departure of the Pacific fleet from Hampton Roads, which is about a month earlier than previously contemplated, Secre- tary Daniels said he had planned vis- iting the Pacific coast in August and that he therefore would make every effort to go with the fleet in order to study the scope of contemplated im- provements of naval facilities at the Panama canal. Tt was learned at the navy depart- ment tMht extensive changes would be necessary in the naval establishment in the canal zone, especially on the Pacific side, to take care of the great- ly_augmented Pacific fleet. Secretary Daniels reiterated today that he wanted the fleets to be equal- Iy matched so that when it came to competitions such as ‘“war games” planned by the naval war college, the admirals of thetwo_fleets would op- pose each other on Such equal terms that only strategy and skill could de- cide the issue. It was announced that such “battles” would be held at least once each year, alternating probably between the Aflantic and Pacific. When asked as to how long it would take the two great fleets to unite on either coast in case of threatened danger, Secretary Daniels said today that under ordinary conditions, with the Atlantic fleet in the vicinity of New York and the Pacific fleet around San Francisco, the junction could be effected and the combined fleet ready to meet any foe within two weeks. ITEMS OF THE $880,000,000 ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL ‘Washington, June 25.—The army appropriation bill, carying $888,000,000 and providing for an average of 400,000 men next year—an increase over the house bili of $171,000,000 in funds and 100,000 in personnel—was passed late today by the senate with- out a roll call and sent to confer- ence. Before passage of the bill, Senator Fall, New Mexico, withdrew his amendment_te declare the war with Germany amé-Austria at an end, ex- plaining that he expected action with- in a day or two on his joint resolu- tion to the same effect as regards Germany now before the foreign rela- i tions committee. As passed by the semate, the prin- cipal items of the army bill are $215, 885,000 for army vay; $523,991,000 for 3 $54,- of subsistence .and transportatio 400,000 for aviation, an increase about $30,000,000 over the house a propriation; $12,215,000 for the natio al guard: $19.000.000 for ordnance and 45,000,000 for storage and shipping facilities. SPECIAL MOBILIZATION OF BOSTON PATROLMEN Boston, June 25.—Every patrolman in the police department of this city was on duty or on call today, the re- sult of a_special mobilization. No of- ficial explanation of the unusual gath- ering of nolice was advanced, but it was said at headquarters that reports were current of a possible radical dem- onstration and parade, permits for which had been refused. An_object resembling a homb was found in a Congress street office build- ing this morning and turned over to Walter L. Wedger, exnlosives expert of the state nolice, for analysis. Nothing has developed tonight to explain the orders for all patrolmen in the city to be on duty or on call to- day. Police officials declined to com- ment on the orders. HARTFORD SALOONS TO BE TURNED INTO COFFEE ROOMS Hartford, Conn., June 25.—It was said today by liquor dealers of the city that many saloons would be turned into coffee and tea rooms next Tuesday morning with the coming of prohibition. Many dealers have their plans to this end practically complete. Another will open a steak and chop house. _Still others believe the war- time measure will be repealed at the last minute. The best known and most exclusive club of the city is to auc- tion off its liquors this week, accord- ing to notices sent to members today Other clubs propose to sell their stocks to members before July 1. SUFFS. TO HEAR REPORT OF CONFERENCE WITH HOLCOMB Hartford, Conn., June 25—The ex cutive board of the Connecticut Wo- man Suffrage Association met today to hear the report of Miss Katharine Ludington, president of the associa- tion, on the conference with Governor Holcomb vesterday, when he was asked to call a special session of the legislature to act on the suffrage amendment. The executive board vot- ed to call a meeting of the men’s cauncil of 100 of the association to discuss methods of securing a special session. This meeting will be held here next Tuesday afternoon. RECORD FLIGHT FROM ATLANTIC CITY TO NEW YORK New York, June 25.—A record flight from Atlantic City, N. J., to New York was established today when Lieuter at Kenneth i1 Murray, formerly of the American air service, piloted his airplane over the route, 140 miles, in 61 minutes. The time was officially recorded by the Aero Club of America. The plane flown hy Lieutenant Murray is of the small scout type, a Sopwith camel” and the same design as that used byq Captain M. R. James, who was lost while attempting to fly from Boston to Atlantic ity. MEXICAN FEDERAL CAVALRY ARE PURSUING VILLA BANDS Juarez, Mexico, June Federal cavalry are pursuing Villa's scuttered bands”in northwestern Chihuahua, a telegram from General Pedro Quiroga, at,Villa Ahumada stated. The mes- sage was sent to General Gonzales by General Quiroga before he left his base at Villa Ahumada yesterday. B e Condensed Telégrams Gold coin amounting to $6,500,000 was engaged for shipment to South America. 7 Total casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces to date amount to 289,016. S It is reported control on all feeding grains was removed and trading is now. restricted. £ } Premier Clemenceau reported going to resign immediately after the sign- ing of the peace treaty. Morris J. Dee, who was alone in an automobile which overturned at Mid- dletown, died at the Middlesex hos- pital. Mavy Department announced sale of blue flannel cloth brought a profit of $400,000 over the average cost price. 5 Four bandits enteréd the River Rouge State Bank, Detroit, held up the cashier and escaped with $5,000 in cash. Secretary Baker denied charges of Senator Chamberlain that American graves being not properly cared for in_France. Sixty-three Villa rebels were kill- ed and many injured in a fight with Federal troops for the possession of Villa Ahumada. : Word of burning certain French battleflags by the Germans reached the peace conference. This is a vi- olation of the peace treaty. The drought which was France for several weeks was broken. Pennsylvania Legislature ratified the Woman Suffrage amendment. Secretary 'Baker announced com- mision representing the United States and France settled claims for war materials between the countries. A jury was chosen for the first session of the trial of Alfredo Cocchi, charged with murder of Ruth Cruger in New York Citq, 1917, at Bologna, Italy. Eight hundred pounds of horse meat is one of the itmes confiscated when the Germans attempted to smugkle food into unoccupied Ger- many. Theodore P. Shonts Interborough lines, resting comfortably. ed on to relieve lungs. Announcement was made by Pres- ident-elect Pessoa of Brazil that he would curtail his visit to New York because he had accepted an invitation to go to Canada. Mrs. Clarence Millheiser, widow of the Richmond, Va., millionaire, was robbed of $300.000 of jewels placed in the eafety deposit boxes at the Ho- tel Biltmore, New York. Chicago commerce will be opened up direct to continental ports as well as to the United Kingdom. Another Shipping Board vessel will leave Chi cago for Hamburg with a cargo. Three more arrests were made by Federal agents in connection with an alleged conspiracy to rob the Armer- ican Railway Express of goods worth more than 200,000 at Buffalo, N. Y. Police and soldiers who intervened in food riots in the north suburbs of Berlin exchanged shots with mobs, but there were no casualties. Mann- heim .reported 11 killed in rioting. Without a record vote, the house yesterday passed the senate Dill to Dermit the states of New Jersey and New York to construct a vehicle tun- nell under the Hudson river at New York. Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve Board, expressed the opinion that financial aid required - from America to rehabilitate countries of Europe would not exceed $1,500,000,- 000, British and Canadian societies in New York sent an invitation to the Duke of Devonshire, Governor Gen- eral of Canada, to visit New York to participate in - celebration of Canada Week United States Steamship Co. launched the 9,400 ton steamship Va- nada, at its Alexandria yards, Va. War Department may market surplus meat. low. Abolition and prevention of foreign [ afflicting spresident of was reported He was operat- congestion of the its Bids are reported too embargoes on American exports of any description whatever is the di- rect aim of a bill intended to be in- troduced in the Semate by Senator Edge. Vice Admiral Mark Kerr, pilot of fhe transatlantic Handley-Page bi- plane at Harbor' Grace, N. F. was invited by Albert T. Bell, president of the Aero Club of America, to fly his machine to Atlantic City in a non-stop flight. Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill permitting manufacture and sale of beer containing per cent alcohol. Four hundred enemy aliens intern- ed at Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga., will be sent to Charleston, S. C., today under guard for deportation to Germany ACTION DEFERRED ON THE PROHIBITION BILL Washington, June 25.—A straight, clear-cut bill for enforcement of war- time prohibition will be reported out tomorrow by the house judiciary com- mittee. Decision to separate the war-time #rom the constitutional prohibition en- forcement measure—said to be the most drastic liquor bill ever pre- Wited to congress—was reached after a nall day session, which was mutch lie mafching up the hill down zgain. A proposal that two ¢ tinet bills be drafted was rejected yves- terday, but it was brought up again today by Representative Walsh, Massachuset a motion to adjourn abruptly ended the discussion, There was no indication as to how the committee would have voted. but several of the leading prohibition members agreed tonight that the sale of beer and light wines might be per- mitted until January by presidential proclamation, the wisest thing to do was to report out the wartime bill the first thing tomorrow and the const tutional bill later in the day. In this way there is every assurance, they said, that the warfime bill would be passed probably by hath houses be- fore the end of the month, at which time the “dry” act hecomes effective. and then TO DEMAND REPARATION OF GERMANS SINKING SHIPS Paris, June 25—The council decid- ed this afternoon to send two notes to the president of the German peace delegation at Versailles, one regard- ing the actions of the Germans in Po- land, in connection with a_significant | telegram intercepted by the Poles, and another relative to the sinking of the German fleet in the Scapa Flow. The allies announce that they will demand reparation for the singing of the fleet. HIGH PRICE PAID FOR SHEEP FLEECES IN OREGON Bend, Oregon, June 25.—The high- est price paid in the state this year for range sheep fleeces was given to- day at the sale held by the Central Oregon Wool Growers' association when the American Woolen Mills of Boston paid 54 1-8 cents a pound for of | s and was pending when | PRODUGE ROTS New York, June 25.—Commission merchants_whose produce is rotting on New York piers because of the strike of market' teamsters, pOrters and chauffeurs, today sent telegrams 10 the governors of North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and California, asking them to _request Governor ‘Smith of New York to in- tercede in the controversy, on the ground that the farmers in those states will suffer great financial injury if the strike continues. The situation today became so acute that a representative of the depart- ment of labor arrived in the city to aid in_the settlement of the strike. The walkout Monday has seriously diminished the city’s supply of fresh vegetables and fruits and today New York was virtually without some of these commodities. The only break in the embargo today was the arri- ONNEW YORK PIERS BEGAUSE OF STRIKE Farmers of North Carolina, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland and California May Suffer Great Financial Injury if Strike of Teamsters, Porters and Chauffeurs Continues— Commission Merchants Have Requested Governor Smith to Intercede in the Controversy. 3 val of a ship with 700 harrels of po- tatoes. Joseph R. Buchanan, the depart- ment of labor representative, went n- to conference with a_committee of the striking ‘workers. The meeting ad- journed with the announcement the strikers remain firm in their attitude not to return to work until all their demands are met. While the strike is in progress thou- sands of barrels of potatoes, cabbage and other vegetables are rotting, with further destruction threatened if the situation continues, This condition has brought the health department in= to}lhe matter. A Eight hundred cars of fresh - tables and fruits, valued at s,nov'fb‘;o, lying in adjacent New Jersey railroad reached. yards, may have to be diverted to oth- er points unless a settlement is soon SECQND BRAVEST MAN THE WAR PRODUCED Camp Dix. N. J, June 25.—Another humble American doughboy took his place in the hall of fame today in the person of Private Frank Gaffney, Company G, 108th Infantry, the Seventh Division (New York National Guard). Sergeant Alvin York of Pall Mall, Tenn., is the only man in the Amer- ican army credited with a larger bag of prisoners than Gaffney. The lan- ky Tennesseean brought in 132 Ger- mans but he had a few men to help him round them up, while the New Yorker, all alone and suffering from a wound which cost him one of his arms, piloted eighty into the Amer- ican lines. “You're the second bravest man the war produced,” declared Major Gen- eral McHale when he pinned the con- gressional medal of honor on _the breast of the blushing Gaffney. Here is the official citation which won the highest military honor the nation can hestow “On September 29 at Ransart. when his lieutenant and sergeant had been killed, Private Gaffney assumed com- mand of the platoon and continued on to the objective, a German machine gun nest. Gaffrey was the only man to reach the objective. Bravely and skillfully handling a machine gun and hand grenades he killed several of the enemy and brought back eighty of them to the American lines.” SHORTAGE OF A MILEION HOMES IN THE UNITED STATES Atlantic City, N. J., June 25.—There is a_shortage of one million homes in the United States, according to Will- iam H. Garland of Los Angeles, pres- | ident of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, the 23th annual convention of which body opened here today. The association, he said, will co-op- erate with the federal officials of the United States housing commission in providing_enough homes to meet the pressing demands. The association, he added, does not, however, approve of the housing commission remaining in existence after the problem of a short- age in homes has heen solved. Delegates predicted a nation-wide boom in building. They declared t only -obstacle in the way is the fa ure of the manufacturers to stabilize prices for materials. AN ALLEGED RADICAL ARRESTED IN ANSONIA Ansonia, Conn., June 25. — Harry Dorsch, an alleged radical who w arrested in connection with the strike: here, was taken to Boston tonight hy federal agents. He will be given a hearing there in deportation proceed- ings. A quantity of I. W. W. liter- ature and a black flag were found in his_room. Officials of the Amerlcan Brass Com- pany s3id that they expect five hun- dred more strikers to return tomor- row. Half of the regular force of 3,800 were at work toda A committee representing the skill- ed workers presented demands to the company, asking a 25 ner cent. wag: increase and declaring themselves dis satisfied with the proposed general crease. he They were told the company would have a reply ready on Friday CALLS FOR DESTRUCTION OF GERMAN NATIONAL MONUMENT Pari June 25.—(Havas). Deputy Peyroux of the federated republican groups in the chamber of reputies,| and several of his colleagues intro- duced a resolution in the chamber to- day calling for the destruction of the German national monument on the Niedgrwald so as to punish German pride and to answer the destruction of the fleet at Scava Flow and the burn- ing of the French battle flags of 1870. The deputy requested an immediate discussion. The German national monument on the Niederwald is ovposite Bingen on the Rhine in the French area of oc- cupation. It was erected to commem- orate the founding of the German em- pire 1870-71. PRESIDENT IRISH REPUBLIC IS TO SPEAK IN BOSTON New York, June 25.—Eamonn De Valera, “president of the Irish repub- lic,” reiterated here tonight a state- ment forwarded by_him to Premier Clemenceau of Fraite in May, warn- ing the peace conference that Ire- land would not be bound by a peace treaty signed on her behalf by English peace commissioners. Mr. De Valera announced that he had accepted an invitation to speak in Boston Sunday and would leave for that city Saturday. He said citizens of Providence and several other cit- ies had invited him to speak .from the platform of his train e passed through and indicated that he would accept these invitations a MASS. RATIFIES WOMAN SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT Boston, June 25.—Massachusetts to- day completed ratification of the wo- man suffrage amendment to the feder- The house, by a vote declared in favor after an unsuccessful attempt | nti-suf- al constitution. of 185 to 4 one lot. _The greater part of the total of 420,516 pounds sold went to sup- bly castern mdils. frage leaders to have the matter re- ferred to the people at the next elec- tion. The senate voted 34 to 5 a week ago. ' TO WITHDRAW OFFER OF SERVICE IN EUROPE Washington, June 25.—Offer of ser- vice in Europe to recruits obtained under volunteer enlistment will be' withdrawn under orders prepared by the war department. The policy of sending regular officers overseas to releive those in the American expe- ditionary foSes also will be aban- doned. This action was said to have result- ed from the improved situation in EAurope growing out of the imminent signing of the peace treaty. In the or- ders officers here foresaw an early re- turn_of all troops now abroad ex- cemting the comparatively small American contribution to the army of occupation. : Secretary Baker said today he had not been advised from Paris as to the size of the American army which s to be maintained for the time being in Germany. The fact that the Fourth andp Fifth divisions of regulars were definitely slated for return in June, until the crisis of last week caused the cancellation of these plans, Is cited here as evidence that the American forces will not he larger than three divisions, or about 120,000, Tt is estimated that the First, See- ond and Third divisions would re- quire around 40000 replacements to take the place of men in those organ- izations who are eligible for discharge. Voluntary enlistments totalling more than“70,000 men already have been re- ported, thus forcing the department to cancel its offer of European service to volunteers. PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL GUEST OF NEW YORK CITY York. June 25—Dr. Epitacio a, president-elect of Brazil, be- New Pes: came the guest of the city today upon his arrival from Washington. He and his party, accompanied by state de- partment officials, journeyed from the capital to Jersey City on a special train and went aboard the official welcoming boat Patrol to be taken to the Battery in this city. The Patrol was decorated with Bra- zilian and American flags and carried a large party of distinguished military, civic and commercial leaders, including Major General Thomas J. Barry, com: manding t he eastern department: Rodman Wanamaker, chairman of the welcoming committes Adoo, William G. Me- former secretary of the treas- Charles M. Schmab, Elbert H. John Bassett Moore and many others. FACE EXPULSION FROM RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS Denver, June in the general strike in Canada, sey= eral hundred members of the Brother= hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen face cxnvl-ion from that organization, acco.<me-to discussion on the floor of the brutherhood con- vention kere today News of the return to work of the Canadian strikers next Thursday and the arrival today of Arthur J. Lovell, vice president of the brotherhood from anada, where he was delegated to investigate _conditions precipitated debate on this_subject, - Mr. Lovell described the condition in Canada up to the time of his leav- last Saturda; “terrible; very' In addressing the conven- tion he reported conditions without recommendation WORK OF AMERICAN RELIEF ADMINISTRATION IN EUROPE New York, June The American relief administration distributed 316,- 098 metric tons of American foodstuffs among the famine-stricken countries of Burope during the month of April, according to a report from Herbert Hoover, made public here tonight. The supplies, transported in 120 ships, were valued at $30,000,000. All except shipments to Germany were delivered on the basis of deferred payments. Of the 316,098 tons, Belgium received 128,993, Czecho Slovakia 64,087, Poland 27,683, Finland 2 Rumania 26,- 5. 407, Armenia and Turkey 13,903, Bs- thonia 4,440, morthern France 3,402, Lithuania 2,310 and Letvia 2,162. During the same month the adminis- tration transported approximately 100+ 000 tons of foodstuffs of European ori- gin into areas whose supplies were short. INTERNATIONAL PAPER CO.’S ? LABOR TROUBLES SETTLED New York, June 23.—Announcement was made after an executive meeting of the officers of the Internationdl” Paper company here today that an agreement had been reached between the corporation and the labor units employed in the manufacture of paper, including the International Brother- hood of Paper Makers, and the Broth~, erhood of Pulp and Sulphite Makers. The signing of the agrcemeny marks- the end of the comnany’s labor trou bles; which began on May 12 with @ strike at five of its plants. NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD ENDS ITS DUTIES Washington, June 25.—The national war labor board today ended its activi= tie spreparatory to final dissolution by the president. No' new cases will be heard, nor new applications received; but 1 0t controversies, jointly sub--- mitted. which cannot be concluded prior to June 30, will be assigned to the joint chairman or a section of the board for disposition. 2 : —For participation .