Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 20, 1920, Page 1

I e a <o VOL. LXI—NO. 213 Norwic POPULATION CHARGE SUFFRAGE LEADER WITH ATTEMPT T0 BRIBE 3 . . lm- Grand Jury Has Launched an Investigation Into Alleged A pro;:: Influences Brought to Bear on Members of Ten- nessee Legislature—Representative Harry T. Burn, Re- publican, is Named as Bribe—Suffrage Leaders the Member Attempt Was Made to Are Not Inclined to Take Bri- bery Charges Seriously — No Attempt Was Mule in House Yestérday to Reconsider Vote on Ratifimhon—-_47 Members of House Are Pledged to Vote to Refl_msu'lcr Ratification. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 19—Failure of anti-suffrage leaders today to attempt to force the lower house of the legis.ature to reconsider its action of yesterday in ratifying the woman suftrage amend- ment was overshadowed in interest by the launching of a county grand jury investigation inlo charges that impropper {nfluences had been brought to bear on memibers of the legislature in their con- sideration of the measure. Publication by the Nasaville Tennes- sean and the Nashville Banner of two affadavits attributed to C. C. Wallace, judge of the city court of Lewisburg, Tenn, and Ennis E. Murray, of Nash- ville, general agent for the Federal Land bank of Louisville ,Ky., alleging that an attempt had been made by a suffrage leader to bribe Representative Harry T. Burn, republican, of MeMinn counts alse was a feature of the day's develop- ments. The grand jury charged by Judge J. D. B. Debow, of the Davidson county crimmnal court lost no time in_getting to work and before noon had summon J. T. Eichelberger, of Washington, D, ©.. a vublicity man in eharge of head- quarters here of the anti-ratification forces. Mr. Eichelberger was before the jury two hours and it was said ad- ditional witnesses probably tomorrow. Judge Debow’'s charge was directed at.alleged special interests which it has been charged have representatives here working against ratification. “I has been and it is being current- Iy reported by some of the friends and advocates supporting the ratification of the proposed federal amendment.” Judge Pebow told the jury, “that forces of corruption and representatives of special interests have come into this state from beyond ou borders and that lobbyists, or in any even individuals bearing the reputation of lobbyists, have been and are present in this city and county, in- vading and infesting the rooms of our state cajitol :q4d the lobbils and public assembling plac.s in our hotels, and oth- er. places in our count After quoting and explaining the state stitutes relating to lobbying the court instructed the jury to return indictmems promptly if an investigation dsvcloped that the laws had been violated. would appear mert. P Representative Joe Hanover, of Saelby county, alleged in the afidavit attibut- e¢ to Murray as having told isurn that if he would vote in faver of rat he would be gi ‘anything the world he wanted” and that “it would be woth $10,000 to him” characterizel the charge as "no more than a clgmsy leffort to blackmail or embarrass fricnds and supporters of the iights of our wo- men.” Mr. Hanover said his conveisa- tion was confined to an appeal to Lurn to vote for suffrage. Major C. L. Daughty, secretary to Governor Roberts, named in both affi- davits as urging with Hanover that Burn vote for ratification, declared Han- over did not intimate to Burn that he would be paid any amoint of money or that he would be given any other con- sideration for his vote. The house adjourned at noon, until to- morrow morning Wwithout reference to suffrage. Seth Walker, speaker of the house and opposition leader, who changed his voie on ratification from “nay” to “aye” in order to bein position to move for re- consideration has one day more in which to act before the privilege of offering such a motion is open to any member of the house under its rules. A motion tomorrow to reconsider was regarded certain tonight and there was no let up on the part of leaders of the opposing forces to keep their men 11 line and if possible gain strength through desertions fro mthe ranks of their an- tagonists. in TO CELEBRATE RETUEN OF MES, CARRIE CHAPMAN New York, Aug. 19.—The Woman 3uffrage Association announced CATT tonight plaas for a celcbration on the return of its president. M Carrie Chapman Catt, from Nashville, after winning ratification of the 19th amend- ment by the 36th State. She will e met at the Fennsylvania s firagists from and neighboring states and New York escorted to national headquarters, where a_reception will be held-in her. hanor. A telegram was sent to her tonight, asking her to notify headquarters when Chages of the attempted brinery of |She expetced to arrive in this city. Representative Burn were nct regarded seriously by suffrage leaders and many anti-ratificationis were frank to say that their views were similar. Mr. Burn was recorded as voting with the suff- rage cpponents on both roll calis on a motion to table the ratification resolu- tion, which was lost on a tie vote, and few inutes later cast his vote for the the amendment. One vote decided the is- eue in favor of suffrege. The aifidavits charged that he was approached during the interval between the vole on the mo- tion to table and the vote ‘o concur with the semate in ratifying the amend- | 47 PLEDGED TO VOTE TO RECONSIDER RATIFICATION Nashville, Tenn.. Aug. 19.—Forty-seven members of the Teennessee lower house have already signed a nledge to vote to reconsider ratification of the woman suf- frage amendment, Speaker Walker of the house declared tomight, speaking at a maszs meeting called by those opposed to woman suffrage. ~Others will sien the pledge tonight and tomorrow, Mr. Walker said. declaring that the ratification vote would be reconsidered. NO GENERAL SUSPENSIOY OF WORK RY THE MINERS Cleveland, August 19.—Offici2ls of the United Mine Workers of America o cluded their conferences here today and departed for their homes in various parts of the country, after having fal- ed to reach a wage agreement Wit1 the bituminous coal operators of th: cena- tral competitive feld. . There will be no general suspeasion of work, John L. Le presid: Jf ke mine - workers declared befor: board- ing a train. “] anticipate the whole matter be adjusted without inconvenie: the public, he said. “There may |3(: sporadic strikes, in fact some locals were out today when they heard th confefence was not getting anywhere At a policy meeting of the minzrs here today, it was decided to meet operators separately in the four stal of the central field—Ohio, Indiana. I can to nois and Western Pennsylvania— Vil make separate supplemental wage agreements. Miners officials believed that an agreement would be signed quickly 1 Iilinois and that Indiana operators would follow. Ohio and Western Peansylvania operators Were expected to resist making an agreement. €OX CHARGES $15.00) 000 REP. South Bend, nd, 1Ind., Aug. 19.—Charges t $15,000 000 are being con- P ated 't the republican eampaign fund by selfish interests were made to- éay by Governor Cox. democratic pres- jdential candidate during the course of three addresses opening the Indiana democratic campaign. ¢ “That is its low mark” he said, “and the sky is apparently the lim¥. In Ohio $500,000 was raised in the twink- ling of an eye. They have sub-divided America inte seven district and influen- tial men representins selish and zreedy interests are passing the hat. lThaLdare o a governmental ‘under- :;yl:?‘ It i:'ly mere bagatelle with ;’hat the contributers expect to get back. CHARGED WITH POCKET PICKING ON TRAINS Bristol, Conn., Aug. 19,—'1‘hree' n;lm harged with pocket-picking on trains ‘:et'een ‘Waterbury and this city. John McArdle, Charles Gay and Michael y, all of Waterbury, were each held in $2500 for the superior court to- day. They were represented by coun- sel, The men waived examination. For weeks complaints have n made of “Josses by passengers on crtain train. A few days ago a Bristol man lost 3150 and railroad officer arrested the men who wers arranged today. 18 HMTNGER STRIKERS DEPORTED FROM CORK Cork, Aug. E—:;:lgmeen hunger strikers were deported this morning. They were removed on stretchers to ! heavily gnarded lorries which teok them ; to & government vessel. The vessel then to sea for an unnamed destina- . The prisoners '~- abstained from for seven days iy CAMPAIGN FUND|* PROHIBITION AGENTS RAID BRIDGEPORT BREWERIES Bridgeport, Conn., Aug. 19.—Three % dgeport breweries wese raidel today by prohibition agents unider the diriction of W. J. McCarthy of Boston, supervis- ing prohibition enforcement officer of New England, and the plants were closed pending further proceedings by the federal authorities. The breweries closed aré the Connecticut Breweries Company, the Home Brewing Company and Eckart Brothers. The prohibition officers clata ‘t':at “N. hrea browerics have been manufacturing beer of more than ne*half of ne per cent. alcoholic cntent, declaring the alcoholoc meas- uremeht of of seme of the beverages to be higher than three per cent. Many kegs of beer were seized in the three establishments, the total amount- ing to 250 barrels. The federal agents were accompanied by a chemist, who made tests of the beer in many of the kegs. It was said that many of the prohibition agents have been here for two weeks and have secured samples of local beer in many saloons. Late today internal revenue officers filed attachments of $250 000 against the property of each of the brewery companies to protect the government in case fines are imposed. FARMERS ARE ORGANIZING BORROWERS'S ASSOCIATION Washington, Aug. 19.—Organization of . the ‘Cooperative Farm-Borrowers" of the United States as a national body including members of the 4,000 farm loan associations already organized un- der the federal farm loan act, has been started, the National Board of Farm Organizations announced tonight. The plan arose out of paralyzation of the federal act as a result of the suti now pending in the supreme court to test its constitutiorality, it was said. Local farm loan associations will be formed into “state unions” and state conventions wiil then be called to name delegates to a natiomal convention which will be held as soon as ten state vnions have been forned. MOUNTAIN TOP COLLAPSED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS Man§a, P. I, Tuesday, Aug. 17.— Collapse of a mountain top on this is- land in a recent storm, buried an entire Igorote village under hundreds of feet of earth, blotting out the lives of seven- ty natives according to official advices received here ioday. The village was located in the mountain province with- in two hundred miles of the city of Manila. The top slid down upon the village at midnight. No bodies have been re- covered. FLOODS ARE SWEEPING JAPANESE ISLANDS Honolulu, T. H,. Aug. 19.—Tremendous floods are sweeping portions of the isl- andes of Kyoshu and Shikoku, southwest of Honshu, the principal island of the Japanese group, overwhelming towns and villages, with an enormous loss_of life reported, aecording to cable adfices to Nippu Jiji, the Japanese.language news- paper. ORWICH, 20 PAGES—14 0 COLUMNS _PRICE TWO CENTS o TELEGRAMS to Switzerland. Bar gold at 114s an ounce. Nausett Light, off Cape Cod shore. Russian-Polish armistice negotiations Credentials were were opened at Minsk. exchanged. Rebels to encircle the eity. in the next 12 months. by special vote of 1,567 election in against 1,169 at Perth Amboy, Democratic National filled with fuel oil, Con went ntion. west arrived at Eilis I to 56. John W. Davis, dor to Great Britain, ed States. his family. sailed for American doila; franes 81 centimes, francs 74 centimes at last Paris exchange. was quoted at close During the rioting cupational troops. Thousands of natives and residents of Sullivan County, N. lowing cloudbursts. for a period of 10 years. State -department .announced in Moscow by the Bolshevists. in Milford, suffering from diphtheria. A .four-day-a-week ,.schednle adopted by the H. H. Frinklin bile Manufacturing Co., at Syracuse Y., curtailed orders being respo! Otto F. & el, gary were invited by the Leagu of 2 tions to participate in the Finan, tember 14, of Nations. Senator Calder, of New York, duction and reconstruction, declared 1 in this country. A dozen local mation calling upon members be filed to test the v idity of the raf ment by Tennessee, gentine ch mber of deputies, United tes and the Pdlish situaton. France Favorable weathei offset other drawba York state improved greatly in the few week: ght damage by hoppers to oats is reported. T appears to | ounce. cents unchanged for domes rea with plots plications between Japan and this try. fused to permit steam lines in rates and excess bageace charges charge on Pullman car rates. LONGSHOREMEN SLOWLY Ap; positions. Longshoremen’s Association, it strikers are back. “as they have taken over jobs on overseas docks. lieving that the matter will be gins in October.” will be followed at all other are carried out. of the issues,” one of fi SPELLACY TEMPORARY CHAIBMAN DEM. CONVENTION United J. Spellacy of this city, has been selected as temporary chairman of the democratic state convention to be held in New Ha-|. ven, Sept. 15-26. Announcement to this effect; was made By State Chzirman Da- Hartford, Au. 1 -Assistant States Attorney General Thomas vid FitzGerald today. in London was unchanged Tank steomer Salines, her containers in .Mesopotamia after cutting the railways to Bagdad are attempting Immigration officials are preparing to receive 1,000,000 arrivals in this country N Commission government was defeated N. J. William G. McAdoo called on Presi- dent Wilson for the first time since the ashore near Eleven more Reds from the Middle- and, increasing the number being held for deportation merican ambassa- the He was accompanied by 13 compared with 13 on in Upper Silesia 11 civilians were killed and 24 injured by rifle and grenade fire by French oc- summer Y., were forced to.the hills by a flood fol- Quebec City board decided that in fu- ture new industries locating in the city will be extempted from real estate tax .every possible. means would be taken to res- cue some 30 American citizens now held | Oscar F. Price, first mayor of James- town, N. Y.. and position he held for 10 years, and city treasurer for past | 15 years, died after brief illness. Word was received in Harrisburg, | Pa, that Giffod Pinchont, State Com- misioner of Forestry, is at his home ..was N. former brewer and re- publican nominee\ for congress, eleventh district, St. Louis, shot and killed him- self at his farm at Valley Park, Mo. Germany, Bararia, Austria and Hun- Congress to be held in Brussels on Sep- Gov. - Cox declared that one of tho cutstanding impressions he . reseived from h rst week on: stump speaking is the reawakened interest in the League chair- man of the Senate Committee on pro- 000,000 more homes at least are needed A unions of the Kensas United Mine Workers issued a procla- in that would | fication of the Federal suffraze amend- Julio A. Costa, a member of the Ar- chamt presented a Tesolution indorsing the stand of the relative to have and crops of New ast 1 grass- Arrest of Miss Juliette Florentine will Bar sflver in London was up 3 shil- lins 4 pence at 69 shillings 2 pence an New York was quoted at 99 &2 c and for- eign was 3-4 cents higher at 93 cents. Press reports from Seoul charge Co- coun- Ohio Publie Ttilitles Commission re- 8 that state to increase passenger fares, mflk 20 per cent and place a 50 per cent sur- RETURNING TO OLD JOBS New York, Aug. 19.—Coastwise long- shoremen, who voted early this week fo end the strike which had prevailed since are slowly returning to their old Officials of the Mallory and Southern Pacific Steamship companies said today that the labor situation was normal, but, according to officials of the International will be sever:\ days before the majority of the “Many of them will never return to coastwise work,” one of the officials said, the The men voted to re- turn without any increase of pay, bo- ad- justed in next year's contract, which be- The return movement at New York Atlantic and Gulf ports, if the recommendations of the international officers of the union “We have asked the men to confer with the companies as we aid hers and to go back to work pending a settlement officials said. . lTfiemmtage-Tatifls to Keep Coal Moving Remedy Proposed to Hasten Unloading Into Vessels at Tidewater. Washington, Aug. 19.—An immediate embargo on the movement of coal to tide- water except upon a definite showing that the/coal upon arrival at piers would be unloaded into vessels Wwith reasonable promptncss has been agreed upon by the railroads, it was announced today by the American Railroad Association. In an explanatory statement the as- sociation said: Chairman Willard of the association of Railway Executives and Colonel D. B. Wentz. president of the National Coal Associ\ on, met in conference yester- day with representatives of the commis- sion on ¢ar service, of the American Railroad Association,, tidewater coal carrying lines, serving Hampton Roads and the north, various tidewater coal exchanges, and the American Wholesale Trade Coal Association, to consider what more efficient means could be adopted to reduce the accumulation of bituminous coal cars awaiting trans-shipment at tidewater. “The conferemce considered - particu- larly a report of the special committee of the National Coal' Association in the matter of shipment of tidewater bitum- inous ceal” the statement said, ‘“and unanimously ‘reached the ¢onclusitn that such changes should be made in the reg- ulations of the tidewater coal exchange which handles shipments through New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore, as would result in penalizing the holding of bituminous coal by individual mem- bers of the exchange beyond the free time permltted in established coal de- murrage tariffs. Further than this, the meeting unani- mously agreed that as the only effec- a Harding Replies to Democratic Critics Would Not Dominate the Sen- ate—Put End to Autocrat- ic, Personal Government. Marion, O., Aug. 19.—Reaffirming his faith in “party aponuorshl;: in govem: ment,” Senator Harding said in a sno-b | here today that his democratic eritics were entirely correct in SuplLus.E if elected president he would “permit the senate to have some say ian'l'eKermm&ng it of the vernmen [h‘e'Tl))l:hznale sn.\'g‘:l American national- ity in 1919 and 1920,” said the republi- can nominee, “when the executive pro- posed to ‘surrender it. If a republican administration is chosen next November, you can be very certain that the senate will have something to say about the ior- eign relations as the constitution contem- plates. I had rather have lh_evcoilnsel of the senate than all the political bosses i arty.” m"?n};':)nt )lu have done »with personal government in this country. 1 want to put an en dto aulocric‘)l‘. wh‘chc;\as been in the name of democracy. ret“'r’rek?ere isn’t very much choice between venomous assault on the integrity of the courts and the monetary clamor about eliminating the senate from the responsi- bility in federal government. I do not know whether the idea is one imported from the peace council at Paris or whether it is a reflex of the mob men- tality which has broken out in revolution in various places in Europe.” Explaining in detail his cnncep(lon of party sponsorship, Senator Harding said it meant a “government of laws rat_her than of men,” in which the executive, legislative and judicial branches should each function within its own constitu- tional limitations. In this division of au- thority, he declared, the senate was “in THE DAY ive means of adequately controlling’ the on, all tidewater coal carrying should immediately embargo the lin ] movement of tldewater coal and simul- taneously provide for the acceptance of such traffic only upon permits to be is- sued by the tidewater and bituminous coal terminal railroads. £ “It was recognized that the issue of the permits rnust depend in the first in- state to walk out if fines on strikers| Stance upon transportation cnn;ldlor;s‘ were not refunded. s upon the railroads concerned, * but e(; — yond this it was unanimously agree Mrs. Jerome Sturm, Cincinnati anti- | that no permits should be grnn}te(é ::; suffragist leader, announced suit eept upon @ definite showing tha { coal upon arrival at the pier at tide- water would be unloaded into \'e«'shell\s, on the part of the permitted to be as- certained by his showing as‘u? \‘esse{s -r charter and his record in meet- ;:u“zd(:hohronduions of permits hitherto- fore issued. 3 ‘The myeting also agreed, without dissent, that the issue of permits snould be to the loading lines with provisions made that if the amount to be londed exceeded, the mine So violating (:: sermif should be penalized in its ¢ ‘s\x;;]_v s0 long as the coal so billed with- out permit remained unconsigr.ed clse- where and undisposed of.” with reasonable promptness this abi result in tracking down the largest il- s o licit drug trafficking gangs in North | PROJECT AFLOAT TO DRAIN America, according to officials of the JMARSHLANDS OF CONNECTICUT Canadian Federal Department of Health Pine Orchard, Conn., Aug. 19. — XNo less a plan than that of drainage of the entire marsh, shore lands and insect- pest breeding areas of Conmecticut Wwill be outlined and an organization to car- ry it through will be decided upon at a meeting of the prime movers at the Pine Orchard club today. Invitations have gone €. i 1 men to hol dthe American | out to business and professiona congressional party visiting the Far| of the state and responses indicated that Bast for the nurpose of creating com- | fully 135 would be present. The plan which is now. presented in difinite form has been agitated for years and drainage has #ecn begun somewhat extensiely. The definite plan is consid- ered to be practicale, scientific and has the sanction of the Connecticut Agricul- tural Experiment Station and several or- anizations. Gy 3 :‘\lt an informal meeting held in New Haven recently the project was dis- cussed and plans laid for beginning the work. The committee chosen were Charles F. Brocker of Ansonia, John P. Elton of Waterbury and Howell Cheney of South Manchester. Others interested include Walter Wilson, ~ formerly con- troller, Chicago, now of Saybrook; Prof. Fdward H. Jenkins, director of the Ex- periment Station; Robert Scoville, of Salisbury ; - Charles Hopkins Clark of Hartford and Col. N. G. Osborn of New aven. H”‘l‘:e project is regarded as a combined health and real estate improvement plan, aimed to rid the shore front of the mosquitqo nuisance, and to make avail- able miles of land which is now sub- merged. i A e FRANCE GIVES MEXICO "TERMS OF RECOGNITION Paris, Auzust 19.—(By the A. P.)— The French government has made known know to Felix F. Palavaoiri, the Mexican envoy extraordinary to France, the conditions which must be fulfilled by the present Mexican government if 1t wishes to be recognized by France aft- er the elections to b h-id in Septem- r. The conditions ara: he1-‘irzn: Indemnities for Fronchmen killed in Mexico and aliy imburssment for damages done to the Dbusiness of French nations. ~ Second: Restitution of cash reserves taken from French banks. Third: - Renewal of payments of in- terest on the Mexican naonal debt to France. Bvery man has his worthless days,, but if he does not fight them every will become his wqxthlau}hr-_ DOLLAR DAY Saturday, August 21st BUYS THE MOST. Read the Merchants’ Advertisements i In The Bulletin Today, For A DOLLAR reality the security of stable popular government.” - The privilege of extended debate and the rule that two-thirds are required to ratify a treaty were cited as senate safeguards against ill-considered action. The speech was delivered from the !_mnt porch and was cheered by a delega- tion of members and former members of the Ohio legislature.. It'was the second the senator had delivered today, a group | of Civil war veterans from Kenton, O., having inducéd him to make a brief talk { when they paid him a noonday visit. In his speech 1o them he reiterated his be- lief that it was for .American rights that the nation entered the world war and added a promise that if he were elected there would be no surrender of American nationality. The speech to the legislators followed a reunion luncheon in a grove near the senator’'s home. In the course of his dis- vussion of parly government Senator Harding also praised the house of repre- sentatives and the federal courts and de- clared his opposition to “that new cult in American politi which proclaims that everything that is, is bad.” e \FOR IMPROVEMENT OF DIPLOMATIC SERVICE Aug. New York, The American Export Manufacturers’ Association to- night made public letters from Sena- tor Harding and Governor Cox in which both aspirants for the presiden €x= press a desire for improvement of Amer- ican diplomatic and consular scerv The association recently addrassad communication to the ri candidates asking an expression of o on o1 t subfect and recoramending that the T ed States own and maintain proper Foes for its foreign representatives anl es- tablish graded positions, with ,.romotion as a reward for merit. Senator Harding in his reply sa.1 that “America has Deen greatlv remiss | this particular function of governmen and added that if he is elected “Amer- ca’s export tralle .will receive immediate and deeply interested attention.” He added that “the diplomatic and cor- sular service and the department of commerce should be brought togerner in a concerted and efficient effort toward finding markets, developing trade and expediting its transportation through an American merchant marine.” Governor Cox wrote: “I long since recognized the justice of proper attention to the needs of the diplomatic and consular career. These services should demand - the best we have.” TO RECEIVE GIDS FOR g HOG ISLAND SHIPYARD ‘Washing'pn, Aug. 1%.—The shipping board tonight announced bids for the purchase of Hog Island shipyard, Phil- adelphia would be received vp to Sep- termber 20. They must be accomp- anied by certified checks the amount of which is to be determined by Chair- man Bensorn, ‘and will be opened Sep- tember 21. Possession of the property will be given the successful bidder about Octob- er 1, the board stated. Title to the property wlil not pass until full pur- chase price has beer paid. CHOSEN LEADER OF NEGBOEs FOR FOUR YEARS a — / New, York, Aug. 19.—J. W. H. Eason, of Philadelphia, was chosen tonight as the leader for the next four years of the 15 million negroes in the United States by the Uniwersal Negro Improvement Association in convention here. Marcus Garvey, founder of the movement for the redemption of Africa for the nemJ race was elected provisional president ‘of the African continnet. DEFEAT OF BOLSHEVIN AT ~ WARSAW VERY SERIOS State Department So Informed by Cablegram From American Legation at Warsaw—Polish Delegates at Minsk Have Refused to Accept Peace Conditions Advanced by the Soviet For Disarmament Unless the Russians Themselves Disarm—Polish Counter-Offensive is Progressing With Undiminished Vigor. ‘Washington, Aug. 19.—Unless the bol- shevik military leaders succeed in quick- 1y organizing a more successful resistance the defeat of the soviet = forces befors ‘Warsaw will become+a “very serious” one, according to a cablegram received by the state department today from the American legation at Warsaw. The mes- sage was under date of yesterday. POLES ADVANCE 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WARSAW Paris, Aug. 19 (By the A. P. Polish force sare advancing with undi- minished speed along the line running from north of Warsaw to Wlodawa, abt_)ut 100 miles southwest of Warsaw. Principal interest, however, attaches to the manoceuvres of General Pilsudski's forces. Massed reserves which he had concentrated at Ivangorod, southeast of the capital, have advanced sixty miles in three days and effected a junction with another army operating from Cholm. United, these armies were within eighteen miles of the strongly fortified Brest Litovsk, 120 miles east of Warsaw, at noon Wednesday, and have now probably Teotcupied that important center of com- munications, which the Reds late Wed- nesday night were reported to be hur- riedly evacuating. The initial tactical aim of this/ man- oeuvre, say mililary experts, is already more than attained, as the left wing of the bolshevik army, based on Brest Litovsk, has become separated, the Red center is being held before the forts of Warsaw and on the right they are re- ported in a critical condition. According to the latest news the Poles have almost reached their next objective —the course of the Middle Bug below Brest Litovsk. Once this is attained, it is believed the retreat of the bolsheviki, | concentrated in the Siedloe region, will be cut off and th. v will be left with only one way to retire beyond the Dug. This| is by way of the Warsaw-Bialystok high road. North of the Narew river the Polish| left wing is continuing to advance and i now well up in the fork between the Narew and Bug rivers, making a con- verging attack on the Pultusk bridze- head.’ In the center the Poles are rapid- 1y @rivin gthe Reds back on the upper Bug between Chiechanow and Drohiczyn. In the region of Thorn, in the Danzig corridor mortheast = of ‘Warsaw, fresh troops have appeared onh the scene. They surroungded .the Red detachments, which reached the Vistula river and removed all danger to communication between Warsaw and Danzig by the Vistula and also cleared the railroad from Dansig to Soldau. CLAIMS RUSSIA FEELS FRIENDLY TOWAED POLAND Moscow, August 19.—(By the A. P.) —'We are not conquerors and shall. evacuate Polish territory immediatel; Poland gives us guarantees that tho Polish republic has abandoned its ag- sressive policy and is resolved to com- mence peaceful constructive work.” This was one of the statements mada by M. Danishevsky, chairman of the soviet armistice delegation at the open- ing of the Russo-Polish conference af Minsk, according to details of hit speech just received here. Soviet Russia and Ukraine,” M. Dan~ ishe y dectared, ‘are regarding Wwitf full sincerity and a brotherly feeling of solidarity the desire only one thing— restoration with Poland of solid, friend- ly and neighborly relations.” POL TAKE 10,000 PRISONERS, 30 CANNON, 300 MACHINE GUNS Warsaw, Aug. 19 (By the A. P.).—The Polish offensive is now in full swing. More than 10,000 prisoners, 30 cannom, 300 machine guns and tnousands of sup- carts have been captured from the e occupied Plonsk, Pul- <ow, through which the Reds drove in their sweep towards the al. Owing to the Polish pressure from the northeast, it is renorted that the bolshe- viki are w ng their forces which reached the Vistula south of the Prus- sian border and to the northwest of War- saw. POLES HAVE REFUSED THE SOVIET PEACE CONDITIONS London, Aug. 19 (By the A. P.).—The Pol tes at the Minsk conference have refused to accept a peace condition advanced by the soviet for the disarma- ment of the Polish army unless the Rus- themselyes disarm, says a wireless m Berlin quoting a report received from Mins} S. PANTHER TO HASTEN DEPARTURE FOR BALTIC SEA rhours,/ Auk. 19.—The U. ther as ta 8. s on supplies of am- ith a view to an earlier for the Baltic sea than had ipated. The essel probably will leave here Saturday. -_— e 500 QUARTS OF WHISKEY SEIZED AT GREENWICH QGreenwich, Conn.,, Aug. 19.—Fifteen men were arrested and more than 500 quarts of whiskey seized here by federal agents in the last 24 hours. The 1 quor was taken from four motor truck and a passenger automobile. Among those held for the federal authorities is Joseph Ferrullo, who was captured by a polceman after the latter had fired several shots at the fleeing automobile which had refused to stop for alleged violation of traffic laws. Two men and a woman who were in the automo- bile with Ferrullo disappeared after the machine turned on its side. The police found 200 quarts of liguor in the auto- modebile. Ferrullo said he procured” the liquor in New York and was on his way to Boston with it. In borough court today Ferrullo was fined $250 for reckless driving. SUIT AGAINST FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOLIVIA New York, Aug. 19—Jose Gutierrez Guerra, former president of Bolivia, who was overthrown in the revolution which swept that country last mont was sued in the supreme court here to- day by the Mercantile Bank of Amer- jcas, which allezed that Guerra owed the instiution $16,078. Suit was brought against Guerra as president of the banking house of Jos: Gutierrez Guerra, of La Paz Bolivia, with which the American house had financial relations. On the application of the Mercantile | Bank, a warrant of attachment wa granted by the supreme court against the property of Guerro in New York. DENIES McGRAW BOUGHT WHISKEY AT LAMBS CLUB New York, Aug. 19—Denial by attor- neys for John J. McGram, manager of the New York Giants, that he had pur- chased whiskey from the Lambs Ciub on August 8, featured today's investi- gation of occurrences at the club the evening before John C. Slavin, actor, was found, lying injured on the side- walk in front of McGraw’s home. Jomes S. Shevlin, supervising prohibi- tion enforcement agent, said today that the investigation to determine whether bootleggers . were oprating at th Lambs would be vigorously prosecuted. SUGAR DEALERS NOW FACE HEAVY LOSSES ‘Washington, Aug. 19.—Sugar dealers caught in the recent price slump i large stocks on their hands are appeal- ing to the department of justice to save them from loss, according to John I. Crosby, acting head ‘of the department's campaign to lower the cost of living. Many dealers who have been prohib- ited from selling sugar gt more than one cent a pound profit, Mr. Crosby. said to- day, complain that because they bought sugar when prices were high, they now face heavy losses. Unless refiners vi- olate the Lever act, he added, the de- partment has no remedy for the situ- ation. BOLSHEVIKI HAVE BEGUN ‘ EVACUATION OF VILNA London, Ang. 19.—Evacuation of Vil- na by the bolsheviki_ under the terms of the reeent Russo-‘Lithuanian agree- ment, is reported In oiffcial depatches. 1roops are being slowly withdrawn to Grodno, where the military staff has al- so moved, the despatohes say, and schools, hospitals and waterworks have been . returned to the Lithuanians.- t PRESIDENT WILSON NOW AT HIS NOEMAL WEIGHT Wshington, Aug. 19.—President Wilson has regained his normal weight of 179 pounds, according to an article appear- ing today in the ‘Washington Times quot- ing Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the president’s personal physician, as having made th ement today. The artiele ccording to Dr. Grayson,” s the president doe sin a ‘“nor- " at the White House, including e following: “Excrcise his left arm by extending and withdrawing it. self, sometimes with a stairs with a cane to exercise muscles. ‘Dictates rapidly and frequently writes notes of what he wants done. indelible pencil to sign most mental officials At the White House it was said tonight that Dr. Grayson was out of the eity and ot expected to return until tomorrow. ecretary Tumulty also was out of town and no other official would comment on the article. PRACTICED MARKSMANSHIP 5 SO THAT SHE COULD MISS New York, Aug. 19—DMiss Gertrude Wormworth declared today she had prac- ticed marksmanship so that she could miss William J. Burns, private detees tive, at whom she fired three time in Gand Central station last year. eme court hearing yn on application for her re- r0spital for the In- the young woman said she had gone to Porspect Park, Brooklyn, in three days before the shoet- ing and fired at trees. “My purpose was to be able to shoot so T would miss.” she said. “I did not intend to hit Mr. Burns, and I fired down.” Burns was in the courtroom as a spec- tator. Counsel for Cuionel Edward H. R. Green, son of the late Hetty Green, to whom Miss Wormworth was alleged to have sent theatening letters, also was present. PONZI SAYS HE IS CONTENT TO REMAIN IN JAIL Boston, Aug. 19, harles Ponzi said tonight that he was “content to remain in jail” o pr being arraigned in federal court touav on a charge of using the mails to defraud in connection with his plan to pay 50 per cent. in 45 days on all investments. He waived examina- tion and was held in $25.000 for the Sep- tember session of the court. His liabilities as uncovered by the state attorney ceneral, totalled tonight $4.308.874. The attorney general said his investization showed the liabilities. or the Old Colony Foreign Exchange Com- pany to be $300,000 with availab® as- sets of $150.000. MASSACHUSET CIVILIANS WIN AT CAMP PERRY Camp Perry, O., Aug. 19.—The Massa: chusetts civilian team made good today in the finish of the Herrick Trophy match. They not only landed first place, but broke a world's record, having piled up a total of 1735 out of a possible 1800 over the $00, 900 and 1000 yard ranges. The previous world's record was 1732, ¢ tablished by the former Massachusetis team in 19:4 at Sea Girt, N. J. A second ndR . world’s record was b ol tain G. . Wotkins, Pacs ed 224 out of a possib! o 809, 900 and 1000 yard ranges, while shooting in the team match. This score has net previously been made over this cousse..