Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 17, 1919, Page 1

VOL. LXI—NO. 169 REORGANIZATION . OF THE NATI ' Final Plans On Sixteen Division Basis of War—Divisional Areas Will Follow Same Limits As Service Against Germany — Maximum Expansion Is Were Organized For to Be About 440,000 Men — All Units to Be Or- ganized For Time Being On Basis of 65 Men Per Infani Company. Washington, July 16.—Final pians for the reorganization of the national guard on the sixteen division basls, with divisional areas following the same limits as did those from which &uard divisions were organized for service against German were ap- proved today by Secretary Baker. Maior General Jesse Mel. Carter, hief of the bureau of fhilitia affairs, immediately sent notifications to the various adjutant generals of the units allotted to their states and of the readiness@of the fede- sovernment 10 extend recognition «® . the re- quired inspection had vven made. The organization table announced today provides for -forty-seven regi- ments and cighteen batialions of in- fantry six _ regiments, seventeen squadrons and rineteen troops of cav- alry ten regiments, twenty battalions and ceven batteries of field artillery and seventy-four coast artiliery com- panies, with additional forces of engi- neers, sanitary and signal corjs. A maximum expansion to .about 440000 men, or 800 per senator and congressman, provided for but the u s for the time are to be organized on the basis of 65 men per company is of infantry, as appropriations for the national guard for the fiscal year 1920 permit oniy the organization of the guard on the basis of 200 men for each senator and representative giv- ing an aggregate strength - of about 106.000. P State allotments show that New York will have the biggest part in the reorganized guard, six full regiments of field. troops and twelve companies of coast artillery having been assigned that state. 4 Pennsylvan authorized to main- tain four full regiments-in addition to auxiliary troops. - ‘The assignment to Texas of six full regiments of cavalry besides = fou other regiments and auxiliaries was considered significant. The state assignments include the following Pennsylvania—Four fantry, one squadron regiment fie!d artillery, one battalion enginecrs, one field signal battalion, one engineer train, one sanitary train complete. Connecticut—Six . companies coast artillery, one battalion infantrv, two trocps cavalry; one battery field artil- lery, one ambulance company. reziments in- cavalry, one SEVEN RECOMMENDED FOR D. S. HONORS P, private: Berlin Seven Amer corporals and sergeants, scrving with he i n. Berlin, have been recommended to be honored for jistinzuished service or cited by the The vecommen- Major Coffiey of office military higher authorities dation was made b: the engineers’ transportation connected with the Berlin mission The men cited are Corporal Edward Matimore, medical corps; Private Barton, infant truck driver; Ser- geant H. A. Gilman, quartermaster’s Corps: Private P. W. Br: alry; Private Frank 1 trr. and Private D. H. Keller, lery ajor Coffley’ clares that between May, during periods of strect fight- ing. mob violence, mischjevous gun fire and other dangers incident to the conditions in Germany, these soldiers met and attended upon American of- ficers, couriers and soidiers not ae- guainied with Berlin, and likewise British, French and _Italian officers stations and allied headquarters in and soldiers at passenger and freighs Beriin and guided them safely to their respective destinatiory that during these dangerous timc: they assisted in transporting supplies of food through Berlin streets between the railway yards and depots and warehouses, despite the hostility of the German mobs, without material loss or damage to the goods entrust- ed_to their care. The citation says their services of- tén were rendered under gunfire in street fighting and at times when the streets were filled with angry mobs of fighting Germans demonstrating against the allies, but that the men ob--~rved their instructions regarding rcuw and methods of transportation unde. the disagreeable and dangerous conditions, and by tact in dealing awith diffwt problems they have shown fide.ity and devotién to duty that have made their service above those which might ordinarily be ex- pected of men of like. grade. infan- artil- recommendation de- February and BETTER FEELING BETWEEN GERMANS AND POLES Paris, July 16 (By the A. P.)'—The Americans as well as others of the peace delegations seem confident that difficulties between the Poles and the Germuns can be adjusted so as to hold | the plebiscite in upper Silesia \vvilhnul 1Bhe necessity of using foreign military {¢rces. Plans for the plebiscite are being perfected rapidly. All German and Polish soldiers v_vill leave the district peaceably, acgqrding to present indications, sufficiently strong to insure proper conduct of the balloting. The United States, as well cther powers, it is said, have expressed in the supreme council meectings a v illingness to send troops Silesia, if necessary. The delegates ','.ner‘ll)’ are said to be of the opinion fhat the Germans are disposed to exe- eute in zood faith that part of the treaty terms calling for the exacuation of the Baltic provinces, upper Silesia d other parts of Poland occupled by German troops. There are said to be many indica- tions that the extreme bitterness ex- isting there six months ago is disap- wearing gradually because of a gen- eral desire to avoid further fighting and to begin the work of economic re- construction. \ KILLED POLICE OFFICER WHO ARRESTED HIM Newark, N. J., July 16.—Three bul- lets fired by a man he had arrested, ended the life of Police Lieutenant Patrick J. Ryan of this city today, as he was celebrating the complet of his twentieth year as a member of the force. = While riding on a street car, Lieu- tenant Rvan observed on the street a man known as Phil (I ) Schilling, for whom the police had een search- ing, and alighting, took him in cus- tody. As he was leading his prisoner 1o the jail, the man drew a revolver and shot Lieutenant Ryan three times making his_escape as the officer fell. Lieutenant Ryan died a short time la- ter in a hospital. WALKED HALF MILE WITH THROAT CUT Thompsonville, Conn., July 16— Wiadyslaw ‘ Werockin, 33, cut his th-oat tonight and then walked half 2 mile to a house, where he fell dead. Lack of work is said to have made him despéndent. DISCUSS QUESTIONS CONCERNING ASIA MINOR Paris, July 16.—Premier Venizelos of Greece anpeared before the inter-allied council today to discuss questions con- werning Asia Minor. and enable the | allies to .organize a local police force; as the! to upper: BEGIN AMERICANIZATION IN THIS STATE Hartford, Conn. July 16.—Robert C. Deming, who has been appointed by the state board of education as direc- tor of Americanization under the law of 1919, has begun the -work of or- ganizing in communities for putting the law into effect. His headquarters are in_the capitol. The. board has se- lected the following towns. and cities in which to begin the work: Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Ansonia, Manchester, Meriden, Mid- New Britain, New London, v, Torrington, Nor- Windham, _Bristol, Greenwich, Naugatuck, Wallingford, and Plymouthy M, Deming today sent out letters to ‘boards of education in each of these, directing their atten- tion to the law and inviting their co- operation in the carrying out of its purposc. He has asked each 'board to appoint a local director who will represent his town in the work. The board finds that, out of the appropri- ation of two years it will be able to spend only about $12000 in ' assisting towns to pay the:cem) ion of fo- cal directors. It is the intention of the state board of edycation.to. appoint.a. field agent at p salary of $2,000 a year i fone can be secured for that. dletown, PROSECUTE TRAFFICKERS IN HABIT-FORMING DRUGS New York, July 16.—Five physicians and two druggists were held in heavy bail for trial when they were ar- raigned before United States Commis- sioner Hitchcock today as the first re- sult of the crusade started by the federal authorities against alleged traffickers in habit=forming drugs. ‘According to onme of the federal agents who conducted the raid, sev- eral doctors against whom evidence had been collected were warned in time and disappeared. = The federal campaign was rein- forced tonight by state officials who prepared to enforce the new state law under which doctors are forbidden to prescribe narcotics for ~any person who has not obtained a regisiration card with his photograph attached. The city health - department esti- mates that there are 200,000 drug ad- dicts in Greater New York and out of this total only 1500 are registered. UNABLE TO SETTLE CORSET WORKERS' STRIKE Bridgeport, July 16.—The firsr con: ference between Dever H. Warne president of the ‘Warner Bros. Corset Company and a committee of his em- picyes in an effort to reach an adjust- ment of the Gerands of the latie: sulted this mornmg in no decisio: Warner took the position that mouiter of a 44 hour week was o:c tho should be decid>d by the man: ers of the citv ns a whole and nut by him individually. International \ice President F. M. { Cohn, reported today that she had failed to secure authorization fro: the international organizatio: for statewide cors:t workers' strike. a GUARANTEED PRICE OF WHEAT IS INCREASED Washington, July 16. — President Wilson today signed a nexecutive or- der increasing the guaranteed prige of the 1919 wheat crop to $2.30 per .bus el at Galveston and New Orleans. At the same time the presid. “I(_i.ll proclamation was issued declaring that in order ‘to protect the United States against undue enchancement of its liabilities” under the law guaran- teeing wheat prices, that on and after July 1, no wheat or wheat fiour should be imported into or exported from the United States except under prescrib- ed imitations to be fixed by Wheat Ad- @inistrator Julius H. Barnes ORDERS DISCHARGE OF Washington, July 16.—Under Secre- tary Baker's order that all emergen- cy and temporary army officers must be discharged before September 30, the commlssioned personnel of the ar- my air service will be reduced to 234 officers, "said an official statement to- day by the Air Service. As many of these officers must be detailed to ad- ! ministrative duties, there will not be enough left to completely man one squadron of airplanes, it was said. ELDERLY WOMAN DIES FROM AUTO INJURIES Stamford, Conn., July 1§—Mrs. An- na Winslow, who had bean the com- panion of a guest at a local hotel for several days, died today. from injuries received last night when strucksclose !ny the hotel by an automobile driven { by William A. McClelland. Mrs.“Wins- 1ow had sai e had no relatives, and i no friends here, but while at the hos- jpital she was called upon by nieces who iive in Riverside. low was about 62.® ALL EMERGENCY OFFICERS; Washington ‘Washington, July 16.—John Skelton ‘Williams, comptroller of the currency, Banks. appearing before the senate banking committee which is considering his Replies to Charges ” | “Did Not Cause Withdrawal of Red Cross Funds From " Condensed. Telegrams: Eighty-seven persons- are known Rave boen drowned: in & Hurrican which, swept Chil 4?,4‘407"1;-& o lint_and . 15,087 of linters, the census_bureau announced. | ‘Western Union Telegraph Company announced ‘that . business cable mess- ages can now, be accepted for Germany | but must be” written in > English ' or Three of Steamship Companies whose service been affected by. the strike of Marihe workers have grant- ed the demands of the strikers, union leaders declared. > Cotton on hand June 30, in consum- ing establishments was 1,364,927 bales nomination, today struck back at his|of lint and 261691 of linters, compar- Critics, passed the lie to Former Sena-|eq i " tor Weeks of Massachusetts who bit-{of Jinters a year ago. terly opposed his last session and d nomination at the enied charges rec- ed with 1,673,129 of lint and 134,455 p of messages to. and from Peru by the Establishment of a censor: ently made that he had caused the|government-of President Leguia, which withdraw] of Red Cross funds fromfon July 4, overthrew President Pardo, certain_Washington banks. Mr. Williams ga today after A. E. ve _his testimony Bones, representing stockholders of the defunct First Na- tional Bank U which J. land owner, of was mismanagement of of $2,780,000. for the government case, and another testimony given b: { banking statutes desist by Mr. Willl The comptroller mittee a letter whi | to Senator Owen of | chairman of the committee last sess! Associations of Wi K | ! Lexington, or persons whose i been disciosed,” ceive the senate jure me.” Replying to. char; funds had been wil stance of the comj b in urer, and sistant e treasurer Mr. Poole has del committee in absolutel been withdrawn bu to a separate divi: OF AGR Washington, July leaders of the culture appropriat daylight saving daylight saving | In line with.this obtained that the today reintroduced dousting that the objcctions of joits v itb a majorit in passing th New York., July commercial _cotton 3 moving season we ket when sterling war. According to | market. exchange declared surprised to gold to this center of grain | going to Enge .d. ing is being ..c London, July 16. son's recent spee: conditions came u, Ia teers i By a vote of 217 member, urging prosecute Sir Edw: | breach of the law. without distinction IN PRU —A. general of the province of The including sources. trades, the abolition of m BERLIN' INDEPE PROTEST Berlin, July 16.—(By The A. P.) The ;tic nations. . managers of the are calling on the to protest July 21 were jupon tke committee. W clared no such organization exists in the former city but that the ‘‘resolu- tions were concerted by tw@j junior local bank officials, apparently at the instance or influence of some person information not true.” rd explained that $389,000 had deposited by mistak WILL ATTEMPT ¥ T the presidents’ ve§n. P aw would authorize the daylight repeal being incorporated in the ap- propriation bill, Chairman Haugen of he house agriculture committee late : the agriculture bill. ! iouse republican leaders, | tributed today from further declines in the foreign exchange mar- the lowest quotations here, while the Italian rate approxi- mated the low point made during the bankers with existing conditions, declines may be expected unless steps {are taken speedily according to advices strike niontown, P: formerly president, had charged Comptroller Williams wrth | jnjured. the bank’s affairs s0 as to cause the stockholders a 10ss| Evansto Jesse C. Adkins, one of the attorneys in the Riggs Bank witness, refuted y Frank J. Hogan that the comptrolier: had persecuted : the Riggs Bank and charged that the ank had repeatedly wviolated federal until iams. read to the com- ch _he recently f Oklahoma, former committee, alleging compelled to that the resolutions presented to the ion by Former Sen- ator Weeks from the Clearing -House inchester, K. ‘impositions™ Mf. Williams de- dentity has not an effort to committee and in- 'ges that Red Cross thdrawn at the in- ptroller ~ from the ederal National Bank in Washingtbn, Williams read letters of denial from Hugh S. Bird, assistant treas- Haneke, second as- of the Red Cross. The letter of the latter ‘asserted that iberately given the that is t said this was done owing to the fact the money belonged sion and had been in that bank. REPASSAGE ICULTURAL BILL ; 16. — Republican house, supported b; party leaders in the Ay 4 day to attempt repass: o senate, ‘agreed to- n peal Authorizing the interstate commerce commission to fix { in Denmark ahd Gustav Standard time zorles, however, would not be discarded under the proposal. decision, made by the republican executive steering com- mittee, and after assurances had been rules committee saving although remodeled measure, with the repeal provision, would meet ) President Wilson. sa;p that many democratic members would y of the republicans VIOLENT DECLINES.IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET 16.—Absence of a short account with a heavy" influx of and grain bills re- sulting. frem the approach of the crop re the reasons at- violent and francs fell to ever recorded conversant still further to stabilize the One large dealer in foreign he would not be cee England ship more to improve the sit- uation, as she did in 191, provided she can spare the metal. Large shipments ,coiton and dried fruits are he said. and noth- ived in return. WILL NOT PROS ECUTE SIR EDWARD CARSON —Sir Edward Car- | ch regarding Irish| p in the house of commons today. The attorney general, Gordon Herwart, announced that there were no grounds for setting the w in miction against Sir Edward for his threat o call out the Ulster volun- azainst home rule. to 73, the house re- jected a motion by J. R. Clynes, labor | the government to ard Carson for hi speech of incitement to violence and | The debate turned on the legal point, in which the attohrney general said he had the concurrence of general, but almost all the speakers, | the solicitor of party, condemn- ed the Carson speech. GENERAL STRIKE STARTS SSIAN PROVINCE Copenhagen, July 16 (By the A. P.). strike, rioting, has started at Stettin, capital accompanied by Pomerania, Prussia, from German involves all harbor transport, gas, water and electric power workers; | The object of the strike is to secure | artial law in Pom- erania -and other political reforms. NDENTS TO. * EACE TERMS Independent Party German' prolétariat against “the Ver- sailles imperialistic ‘peace.” 2 Their programme calls for méetings and a parade which shall proclaim “international solidarity of the *prole- tariat in the inauguration of a com- |fleld, San. Diego, control, mon ngnzfl {o; power and -the. “world revolution.” of dvancement political of a | sent ! visions of the ; was announced by the All-America cables. ., One officer and six enlisted men were killed in the destruction of the Ameri- can Mine Sweepers, Richard H. Buck- . Thompson, millionaire coal|ley by the explosion of a mine in the north sea. - Two other officers were Senator Clarence D. Clark ‘Wyoming, was appointed a member of the International Joint commission by President Wilson. He succeeds the late James A. Tawney of Minnesota. % No quarantine against wheat ship- ments from 1llinois, Indiana, - West Virginia, Virginia and Georgia because of grain ‘diseases in those states will be declared at this time by the federal horticultural board. The American troops which will ar- rive in London Thursday for particip- ation in the national day of rejoicing on Saturday, will be the last of the homeward bound American forces to be_cleared through England. Transport. Santa Malita arrived at New York from Bordeaux with 1694 troops, including 237th military police company, headquarters company of the 121st engineers, 459th, 460th and 690th metor transport companies, 312th re- Ppair unit.’ . Republicans may find, fault with President Wilson, but “by the verdict of the people ‘of the world he is the foremost man in all the world,” demo. cratic leader Clark declared in the house during debate on the sundry civil bill. = The Buenos Aires market on corn and flax seed despite the fall in the TUnited States, remains unusually firm. The price of both corn and flax seed rose after the posting of a cablegram that prices in the United States had decreased. American soldiers in France were ‘of superb spirit, but a bit groggy as an army” when the armistice was signed, a house war investigating committee was told by Col. Fred L. Huidekoper, formerly adjutant of the thirty-third Illinois division. Resolution by Senator Serman, R publican, Illinois, requesting that the Federal Trade Commission furnish the Senate with documents relating to the exports of meats from the United tates to. Breat Britain was adopted by the Senate without @' record vote. ; A;m;nm 8 who arrived on ted" ‘States’ from r and 'Christiania were U. . erican in Denmark; . Brwi olmxm‘:lnn commercial - agent Mithelson, Columblan minister to Germany. The sinking of the British steamer Port Hunter with a $2,000.000 cargo after collision with a tug in Vineyard | Sound last November was the fault of jthe steamer’s pilot, federal steamboat inspectors - reported. ¥ | * The strike of fishermen at Boston is ito be supported by the Fishing Mas- ters’ Association, an orzanization of schooner captains, according to Wil- liam “Brown, secretary of the Fisher- men’s union of the Atlantic. | Admiral Henry B. Wilson, comman- | der-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, will !have the big ships manoeuver in the waters of ‘Princetown, Portland and Gardiner's Bay during most of the summer. X icense ' regulations governing deal- ers in wheat and wheat fl#r not un- der eontract control probably will in- clude a‘rule which will require resti- tution to the producer if purchases are made on an unfair buying margin it is announced by the United States grain corporation. Stockholders of the Firste National |Bank of Union town, Pa. lost $2,780,- {000 through management of the bank's affairs after it had been closed by Comptroller of the Currency Williams, A. E. Jones, representing shareholders of the bank, told the senate banking and currency committee. The steamer Allison, reported in a sinking condition off the coast of Maryland _left Portland, Me., Sunday for Norfolk on her maiden trip, under charter to load coal for a South American port. One hundred and twenty-five em- ployes of the George W. Richardson Company, comb manufacturers, ran for their lives today when fire swept through the building, igniting stocks of celluloid and other highly inflam- = Nephureore ass. - Forme HUNGARIAN SOVIET FACED BY .CRISIS Vienna, July 16.—(By The 'A. P.) There' is a crisis _in _the Hungarian soviet. ~General Boehm, commander of the armies, has been imprisoned. Reports have been circulated that his health required rest in a sanatorium. : Strumfeld, second. in command, is re- ported to have ed.- Statements that Bela Kun, the so- viet leader, has been invited to a con- ference by the allies, has given rise to reports that he has accepted this {subterfuge as a means of escaping: from Hungary without the intention of returning. It is denied, however, that he has-left Hungary tnus far, or even departed from'the, capital. CLEMENCEAU ; REPLIES TO KOLCHAK!S' MESSAGE Paris, July 16.—(Havas). Premier Clemenceau sent.a message of thanks Itoday to Admiral Kolchak, head of .the {all-Russian._government at Omsk, in reply-to -a’ message of congratulation upon the signing.of the German peace treaty. e . 4 Premier Clemenceau in -his reply said’ the " allies, and particularly France, do not forget the-aid given by the Russian armies. ‘He expressed {the hope Russia would soon ‘resume ‘her place among the great democrar AVIATOR KILLED ‘WHEN =7+ %+ MACHINE CAUGHT FIRE Los Angeles u = tenant Ch:fle ind. an army aviator from: TS, e ey day when his ai ~cal 5 & Peight of 900 foet and fell into lh‘yen Alfred Lucking and Alfred G.| at 5 - Vessels Tied Up. New York, July 16.—After several futife conferences with representatives of thé American Steamship Associa- tion and union leaders, the United States shipping “board decided today to abandon any attempt to operate the ships, under its control until some set- tlement could be reached with the striking ‘seamen, firemen and en. gineers. The freight congestion in this port is rapidly increasing and the union leaders claim that at least 400 vessels are tied up. Representatives. of - the shipping board and the steamship association svill _meet-.again in Washington to- morrow to make one more attempt at formulating conditions which will be acceptable to. the strikers. ‘There was No. rénewal today of the disorder which occurred along the water. front. last night when hundreds of strikers attempted to force men who had refused to Join their ranks oi_ships. ' The United States Shipping Board issued an appeal tonight for volunteers to man.six.ships to convey milch cat- tle and railway cars to France under a contract between the French and American_governments. Three of the ships are at Norfolk and three at this port. the: crews of all six having jojn- -ed the strikers. FORD WANTED TO * EDUCATE THE PEOPLE Mount Ciemens, Mich., July 16 Henry Jord's testimony today in his $1,000,000 libel suit against the Chi ago Daily Tribune presented the pic- ture of one who cast g pebble into a body of water, than turned away with- out a look at the ripples. Mr. Ford, it appeared from his story, felt that war was a wasteful horror imposed on’ the common people by self- seekers, munitions makers, bankers and others who might profit. Ac- cordingly’ he cast his pebble by em- ploying a professional writer in the person of Theodore Delavigne, to edu- cate the pebble, and then very largely | l‘e(fi the writer to ripple about by him- | Self. As a witness Mr. Ford remembered | scarcely -anything that. Mr. Delavigne published, and rarely knew what was to be published. Questijoned today by Elliott Stevenson, senior counsel for the de- fendant, Mr. Ford repeatedly took re- | fuge in the statement that “If it is in} the book, (a compilation of Delav ne’s) I'll say that it gave the public my view. Throughout the session the air was thick with the objections of the Ford | G. Murphy. Attorney. Stevenson stated | that by actual count there were objections .raised .on behalf of the laintiff yesterday and he said he hought that record would be broken .-In.the course of the Tribune's al- libeléus editorial, headed “‘Ford is an Anarchist,” the manufacturer{ was also referred to as “an ignorant idealist.” Thisdirected one phase of the examiriation. In _the course of his answers, while the lawyers were arguing _excitedly Mr. Ford interjected: “If it will do any good I'll admit that | I am an ignorant idealist.” “If .you admit it that will foreclose the question,” said Mr. Stevenson. “I will admit to just to close it. “Not just to clpse it; if you will fadmit it as a fact, we will stop the inqury.” pursued Mr. Stevenson cager- 1y , “I don't know whether it is a fact or not; that is for the jury to decide,” said Mr. Ford. Later in the examination, when the question was repeated, Mr. Ford shook his head slowly and declared that he did not consider himself an igsnorant idealist. This was not the only volunteered testimony with which the manufacturer surprised his counsel. The question of preparedness was under discussion and Mr. Stevenson was pursuing Mr. Ford's characterization of preparedness ad- vocates as murderers. “I advocated preparedness after we into the war,” said Mr. Ford. But 1 was speaking of 1915 1916 “explained the lawyer. The witness in an apparent abstraction ignored the dates and, following his own train of ‘thought, added: “I was a murderer just as well as anybody else.” “You were a murderer?”’ gasped Mr. Stevenson. “I was a party to it; one of the helpers,” said the witness calmly. “Do you mean that in 1917 you were the same kind of a murderer that ad- vocates of preparedness were in 1915 and 19162 - “No; we were in the war in 1917 1916 we were not.” Mr. Ford will be questioned tomor- row and probably Friday. WHITLOCK TO LEAVE BRUSSELS THIS MONTH Brussels, July 16 (By the A. P.).— Brand' Whitlock, .the American minis- ter to’ Belgium, who was reported to have been named as ambassador to Italy to replace Thomas Nelson Pagze. {will leave for the United States on July 26, .- Mr. Whitlock refused to comment on the possibility of his going to Italy and gave as his reason for the Ameri- can trip that he needs a rest after his work here during the war.- it. was said today that all r ports about® Minister Whitlock’s pro- motion were- entirely unofficial. BRITAIN GIVES DINNER __. FOR GENERAL PERSHING London, “July 16—The government! gave a dinner in honor of General John J. Pershing and his staff tonight. It was essentially a military function, the guests including . Field Marshal Str Douglas Haig, who presided: Gen- eral Sir Henry Seymour = Rawliinson, commander of the Fifth British army; General ‘Heénry S. Horne, commander | of the British army in France: Lieu- tenant General William Riddel Bird- | wood, commander of - the Australian and. New Zealand troops in France, and other prominent British offcers. “WITH STEALING 195 AUTOMOBILE TUBES ‘Stamford, Conn., July 16.—Alfred G. oubeneck, alias Charles Smith, and yill McGarry, alias- Walter Baker, ar- rested several days ago charged with eft of 195 automobile tubes which 2d been thrown out of a freight car _in-transit from Trenton to Cam- e, Mass., were each held in bonds and in gressive effort to diminish senate op- position to the treaty with Germany, ‘White House tomorrow a series of per- with the foreign relations committee unaccepted and with his opponents on the republican side evidencing no pur- pose to seek his counsel, the president members to the White House and lay- | restrictive statute. ito provide that the question of retro- to Hold' Series Reasons For Asking That ESSIVE EFFORT T0 JUGE TREATY OPPOSITION of Personal Talks With Republican “Senators at White House — Will Lay Before Them His Treaty Be Ratified—Leaders Predict Move Will Fail to Lessen Opposition to Un- reserved Ratification — Burden of President’s Appeal Expected to Concern League of Nations and Shantung Settlement. ‘Washington, July 16.—In an ag- President Wilson will begin at the sonal talks with republican senators. ‘With his reiterated offer to consult decided today to adopt the more di- rect method of _inviting republican ing before them one after another his reasons for asking that the treaty be ratified. A half dozen senators, whose names were withheld, were asked to meet the president tomorrow, and it was indicat- ed that fhe invitations would be a daily feature until Mr. Wilson had seen most of the republican membership of the treaty ratifying body. The president’s letters of invitation, sent out by mail late in the day, Had not been delivered tonight and there wis much speculation-as to the choices he had made for tomorrow’s confer- ences. Pending - receipt of, the invtations, senators reserved thelr opinions as to the move, although republican leaders opposing the treaty in its present form did not hesitate to predict that- the ‘White House talks would fail to lessen Lre opposition to unreserved ratifica- tion. Those in the president’'s confidemce indicated that the burden of his ap- peal ‘to the republican senators would cohcern the League of Nations and the Shantung settlement, the two pro- visions which have oused greater criticism in the senate. It wa 3 dicted thal he would tell the complete detalls of the negotia- tions on these poin:s and on any others that might be brought into question That it might be in a better sit- uation to consider the Shantung pro- vision, the foreign relations commit- tee agreed today to ask the state de- partment for copies of all available treaties bearing on Japanese and German interests in China. Shantung will be the subject of more discussion tomorr®w in the sen- ate, Senator Sherman, republic, Illi- nois, HWaving announced he would speak.again:t acceptance of the trea- ty provision giving control of the peninsula to Japan. +During the day President Wilson saw two democratic members of the committee, Senators Swanson of Vir- ginia and Pomerene of Ohio, and talk- ed over the senate sitdation with them, It was understood he reiterat- ed his opposition to any reservations in ratification of the treaty. BOSTON “L” CREWS REFUSE TO POSTPONE STRIKE July 16.—Members of the Boston car men’s union will go on trike on the Boston Elevated Rail- way system at four -o'clock tomorrow morning, in accordance with a strike vote taken on Monday. An effort by | ty officials and union leaders at a| mass meeting tonight to have the men postpone action was shouted and vot- ed down. The meeting was called at the re- quest of Acting Mayor Irancis J. W. Ford, who, with James H. Vahey, counsel for the union; Henry B. En- dicott and others, pleaded with the men to postponé action until Monday next. The speakers weré interrupted by shouts of “four o'clock.” and Mat- thew Higgins, presideni - the union, had difficulty in .mainta...ng_order. | Union , leade; asserted .that the strike would’ stpletely paralyze the §treet railwa) transportation of they metropolitan district. ... The controversy between the street car men and the” Boston Elevated was placed before the War Labor Board on June 19. The men ‘demand an eight, hour day and, 73 1-2 cents an The “strike was called in pro- test against delay by the board in an- nouncing its award. Samuel L. Powers, a member of the board of public trustees of the Bos- ton Elevated ,announced tonight that| William Howard Taft, one of the joint chairmen of the War Labor Board, had telephoned him from Murray Bay, Quebec, that the board would render| a decision ip the Boston Elevated case on Aus. 2. FIRST MAIL FOR GERMANY NEXT WEEK New York, July 16—The first con- signment of mail for Germany since America entered to war will leave here next Tuesday on the steamship United States, it was announced at the post-} office today. The United States will land at Christiania, Norway, and from there the mail will be transported to Denmark and thence into Germany. Only first and second class and registered mail will be handled for the present, officials said, although ar-| rangements are being made to take care of parcel post packages and money orders later. Several thousand letters already have been received, the first ones having been sent simmediately upon the signing of the peace treaty ana held since that time. The rates on maii destined for Germany will be the same as for the rest of continental | Europe. For the present all German mail{ will go by way of the Scandinavian countries and Holland, with sailings about once a week, but postoffice of- ficials expect that a direct steamship service between here and Germany will be resumed before long. There will be no censorship on German mail, postofiice officials said. | SALE OF “HARD” LIQUOR * IS EFFECTIVELY STOPPED| Washington; July 16.—Prohibition is being_enforced effectively throughout the United States, Attorney General Palmer said today. The sale of “hard” Jiquor, such as whiskey, gin and bran- dy, has virtually ceased, he asserted, except for scattering violations of the luw as are inevitable with any new | Manufacture and sale of beer is also prohibited except | in communities where the courts have | ruled against the contention of the de- | CONSERVATIVE DRYS WARN RADICAL ELEMENT Washington, July 16.—Conservative members of the prohibition faction in the house set out today to curb what they described as radical attempts to make the pending enforcement bill so drastic that it might create a revul- sion of feeling throughout the cour try on the whole question of liquor drinking. Warning was given by the conser- vatives that if the radigal element went too far and added other severe restrictions they would be certain to invite defeat in the senate and pos- sibly find all of their work thrown out by presidential veto. The need of 1 was pointed out by the ative prohibitionists in view of the published announcement that Re- presentative Morgan, republican, of Oklahoma, and a member of the ju- Qiciary committee, had given notice the _he would.-endeavor to make it a violation of law for a man to keep a Jug of liquor in his own home for his conser fown use. Indications tonight were that con- sideration of the measure would not be resumed tomorrow. WON'T EVEN ALLOW SALE OF “NEAR BEER” Pittsburgh, Pa. July 16.—The sale of beer containing 1 than. one-half of onie per cent. alcohol or any other percentage of alcohol in the western Pennsylvania district covered by the federal "authorities here will be con- sidered violation of the r time prohibition act, according to an- nouncement made tonight by United States Attorney R. L. Crawford. Wi FORMER U. S. SENATOR WILL FIGHT PROHIBITION Chicago, July 16.—Announcement of the appointment of Joseph W. Bai- ley of Washington, former ited States senator from Tex as chief counsel to conduct an early fight against the prohibition constitutional amendment, and of the intention to oppose for re-election every state leg- islator, who voted to ratify the amend- ment, was made today from the west- ern headquarters of the Association Opposed to. National Prohibition. ‘¥t is just possible that Senator Bailey may decide to join forces with the attorney general of the state of Rhgga Island,” said a statement is- sued by James Arthur Seavey, man- aging director of the ocjation. re- ferring to the Rhode Island legisla- ture's resolution directing the ney general to test the validity of amendment in the supreme court. attor- the PARIS TO REDUCE HIGH COST OF LIVING Paris, July 18.—(French Wireless Press). TFour definite. measures in- tended to reduce the cost of living were decided upon today at a meeting of the cabinet. Henri Roy, a deputy, was appointed a commissioner to exe- cute the ideas agreed upon. The four plans were 1—*“Clemenceau “Vilgrain” food- selling hooths in will_be dou- bl&d in umber and others will be es- tablished in other centers of popula- tion. 2—Cheap restaurants to supply meals at fixed prices will be started in Paris and in the provinces, under the control of the ministry of sup- plies. All war sto. of foodstuffs wrill partment of justice that per cent. alcoholic drinks are forbidden by law, | and in those jurisdictions prosecutions | Will be instituted if the supreme court | finally upholds the department's view. | LOOK FOR END . OF TELEPHONE STRIKE Washington, July 16.—Agreements, which are expected by postoffice de- partment officials to bring to an end the telephone strike on the Pacific coast, were reached late today at a conference. between Chairman Koons of the wire control board and repre- sentatives -of the interested unions Striking operators” will be permit- ted to return to work and increased wage scale made effective under the agreement, which also is understood to active pay shall be referred the wire control board. DENIES AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRITAIN -AND U. London, July 16.—A _report Great Britain and the United had_entered into an garding their. respective military es that States be sold to the public, caiefly through the cooperative societi 4—A special service ized in the ministry seek to curb illicit foodstuffs. A bill pending tains provisions ing laws against creases .penalt REPEAL OF SODA WATER TAX EXPECTED ‘Washington, July 16.—Repeal of. the Iready organ- of supplies will speculation in in parliament con- supplementing exist- speculation and in- soda water tax was decided on today by republican leaders of the house The decision, which was made by the republican steering committee, will be referred to the ways and means committee which will draft a Tepeal measure. Some leaders predicted that the tax which levies an impost of ten per cent on soft drinks and ice cream would be repealed within a month. Investigation of the postoffice de- partment was understood also to have been discussed by the steering com- mittee, without a final decision. Immediate attention, the steering committee decided, would be given by tablishments was denied in the house of ‘commons today by Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer. the house to the two appropriations bill, vetoed by the president. after which the prohibition enforcement legislation would be disposed of.