The evening world. Newspaper, May 15, 1917, Page 2

culmination of a full month of furious fighting for this one ruined nest of Ger- tish had to conquer one by wne. “ARIS, May 15.—The War Office Cgeporta an extended attack on the Aisne front. The statement follows “after a violent bombardment date yesterday on the Chemin des Dames, the Germans attacked our Positions over a long front in the fegion northwest of Braye-en- Laonnols, between Bovelle and Bpine de Chevregny. Our curtain fire and our machine guns broke Up the attack. The Germans wore not able to apvroach our lines ex- cept at one point, where the en- emy gained a footing in one of our advanced trenches south weat of Filain, “Surprise atacks against trench posts north of Craonne, east of Hill 108 and northeast of Auberive wero d ted by our fire. We took prisoners, of whom one is an officer. “In the Woovre and Lorraine French detachments penetrated the German lines at several pointe ‘and brought back prisoners.” BERLIN, May 15 (via London). — The following statement was issued to-day by the War Office: “Army Group of the German Crown Prince.—At various places on the Aisne and Cham e fronts the artillery duel again creased until it attained a degree of considerable intensity at times about the positions on the high ground of the Chemin des Dames, east of Cormicy and north of Prosnes. The Ste. Berthe Farm, east of Fort do Malmaison, was captured by storm. Sunday Rhenish troops also retained against four at- tacks the newly captured line on Hill 108, north of Sapigneul, which has been won by pressing Ddack the French. Near Ailes, north of Craonnelle and west of the Corbeny-Berry-au-Bac Road, partial French attacks were made without success, “Bast of the Meuse attacks by fnemy thrusting detachments Against the Village of Blancheo were repulsed, ‘In aerial fighting six enemy airplanes fell behind the German fines, Another made a forced janding, “ARMY GROUP OF CROWN PRINCE RUPPRECHT. tween Ypres and Armentieres the spirited artillery fighting contin- ued. There was a preparatory drumfire of short duration on the Searpe and near Monchy, British attacks had been prepared, but could not be developed under our annihilating fire, South and cast of Bullecourt enemy advances were sanguinarily repulsed.” The report from the Macedonian front said that north of Monastir and in the Cerna Bend the artil- Jery du aK increasing, —— Newly ates War Council Makes Pin wAaninaTon, May 15. —The newly created Red Cross War Council began work here on tho task of fitting the Red Cross financially for the burdens ‘war will thrust upon it in the teld and at home, Secretary McAdoo was chosen Treasurer of the great fund which is to be raised by a country wide campaign. Henry P. Davison, of J. P. Morgan ‘rman of the council, took reater while part of hia th work of th council contin MAN WITH CHRONIC COUGH Tells How Vinol Stopped It and Built Him Up. John L. 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Also at the leading arup store in all New York towne — Aa At Liggett’: if you want to know how your favorite cock- tail ought to taste, sample that variety in al ditions and for chronic coughs, colds GO U BOATS LOST INNETS: 325 STIL BUSY, SAYS SNLOR —-—— Declares Germany Has 39 Submarines That Can Catch Fastest Cargo Ships, AMSBRERDAM, May 15—The Ger- Mans havo about 25 submarines in operation and about 80 to 100 have been lost through British nets alone, according to the Telegraaf, which prints am interview with a member of the crew of the submarine U 68, This is the submarine which sank the Dutch grain ship fleet in Fobruary. | The U 68 is commanded by Capt. Count von Platrau. According to the interview, the submarine discharged three or four torpedoes against the | Dutch ships and then zig-rugged be- | tween them, sinking them with bombs and shell fire, When at sea the submarines as- semble at a given point every morn- ing and receive wireless instructions, presumably from Heligoland. There are about thirty-nine U boats of the| newest type, each carrying a crew of fifty-six men, and this fleet is supple- mented by a jecondary squadron marked with a ‘The firet class boats have a speed calculated as sufficient to overtake any cargo bent. Two-thirds of their crews are experienced and one-third novices, The boats carry a fortnight stores and have a maximum period of THE EVENING 1@ WORLD rUEsvay, d VEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT DETERMINED MINISTER OF JUSTICE IN RUSSIA, WHO MAKES APPEAL FOR HARMON) RUSSIAN COALITION NEARER: COUNCIL VOTES TO MEET THE DUMA submergence of from eignt to ten hours. Each is equipped with two (Continued from Firat Page.) periscopes, and sometimes desconds| | to from thirty to fifty metres, intoxicated, but what we need is s0- enone ‘i : tine.” i Kaew Alt Aboue| "ety and discipline BARCELONA, May 15.~Tbo Span-|! ish steamer Carmen, which was sunk by a German submarine on Thura- day, was bound fc. Cette with a cargo of wine and figs, When the captain took his papers on board the submarine the commander of the latter asked him if he was carrying goods to France. He was told no, that the goods was consigned to €witecrland, He replied; “} cannot welp it. War ts war, and I shall have to sink ye =I know all about your ship, She belongs to Senor Algarra, who ls a strong Fran- cophile. I am well informed, you see.” t OF THE LIBERTY LOAN Subscription “Announced as Adver- tising Manager Starts “Demo- cratic” Campaign. John D, Rockefeller has subscribed $5,000,000 to the Liberty Loan, it was announced to-day. "Democratise the Loan” is the slogan sounded by Herbert 8. Hous- ton, President of the Associated Ad- vertising Clubs of the World, who ts in charge of the advertising end of the campaign here, To help democratize it, Houston announced, Adolph Treidier had drawn a poster dep.cting the Statue of Liberty behind a huge red question mark, which will be placed beside the tollers’ windows in all the banks in this Federal Reserve District to- morrow. Charles Dana Gi! has been placed in charge of handling ad- tising !lustrations, Banks and bond houses in this dis- trict have placed 300 bond salesmen at the services of the loan committee, Booths will be established in stores and at bali parks. TALAN DRIVE VIOLENT; MANY PRISONERS TAKEN Rome Reports General Offensive Now From Tolmino to the Sea —Big Advances Made ROME, May 15.--Italy's general of. fensive is apparently well under way ‘The official statement from the War “y Tolmino to the sea our are © was inte Our infantr ) attacked and lerable | Progress in the Plava ¢ on the J slopes of Mount Cuceo and on the hills to the west of Gorlal and Ver- | | save from Russia in Ei biles dashed about the clty flinging JOHN, TAKES $5,000,000 | isis" Defend Te nt SAVING OF KAISERISM Some leaders discussed to-day the possibility that the move which might new Russia would be @ return, In part at least, to dictatorial meth- ods—na despot raised by the people hemselves to exercise control spe- cifically lodged with him by the peo- ple. The radical newspaper Retch made the suggestion, Some elements agreed that a strong man might by force restore complete order, Of picturesque interest In the Capt- tal city to-day was the dramatic plan adopted to bring home to the people a Kropotkin, powerful appeal from Prince the aged reyolutlonist leader, for twenty-five years an exile ngland, Automo- pundios of the printed appeal leader. Kropotkin's plea deciared the Ger- from mans were gathering on the east front preparing © to attack Petrograd, cluded with the cry: and “Russians! GERMAN SOCIALISTS’ AIM ATSTOCKHOLM--STEFFENS PETROGRAD, May 15.—"Germany ls working, not for peace, but to save Kaiseriam, in the effort she is ex- erting through certain of her Social- ists for success of the ‘Boclalists’ Peace Conforen: ." was the statement mo jay by Lincoln Steffens, just ar- 1 from Amertea, “Hranting, the Swedish Socialist, Thomas, the French Socialist and now Minister of Munitions, as well as Socialists in power here havo cor vinced mo of this covert purpose of the Stock2olm meeting. “Americans should not confuse such a conference with the one which the Russian liberals are trying to arrange for the future, This Ru: ing is now being planned in detail, Delegations will shortly go from Rus- sia into England, France and Italy endeavoring to persuade allied social. ists to gather and discuss peace terma, “To-day the Russians do not want to Aight until the terms of the Allies’ | was Ttullans reached (i emy east of Dossy Fait! and mera | infantry action continues,” | the atement added, ‘and our ar | tillery and treneh mortars ure check are ing the enemy ar Many prisoners © hack of the naiderable ver ning t was ‘Ther tivity.” 150 U BOAT VICTIMS SAFE. Survivors From ¢h: Medjerda May 15.—One hundred and survivors of torpedoed Medjerda, 1 Algeria to ed up by a d to-day | An, announce: mM the sinking of Med) 101s pores 4 in wae not g! Anonymous Git for B Scoteh Widows an meet: | $200,000 FOR WAR VICTIMS. | 260 AMERICANS — |MOSQUITO FLEET COMING HOME ON | NEEDS MORE MEN DUTCH STEAMER) AND ARMAMENT Sail on Noordam Fr From Rotter- ' Seasoned Salts “Salts Witting to dam, To-Morrow With a | Serve Hard to Find by German “Safe Passage.” Recruiting Officers. | ROTTERDAM, May 15 (via Lon-' Twelve hundred vessels, ranging don).—Tho Holland-America Line from famous sea-going yachts that steamship Noordam is expected to sail have sailed the seven seas to fifty- for America to-morrow, giving the foot cruisers that bave only known first opportunity for the return home *Ummer excursions under clean-awept of many Americans who have been #kies, are enrolled in the Naval Coast stranded in Holland for months. Defense Reserve for duty with the Definite assurances have been ob-| Mosquito and Patrol fleets; but only talned regarding the passage of the twelve of them are fit for immedia‘ so-calle! safe zone, sea duty; not only on account of lack “You may be sure that our com-! °f men, but also to the fact that guns passes are reliablé,” said ote of the Of suitable type ate not forthcoming. company’s officers. And this despite urgent and repeatod The number of American citizens on Pleas from Reserve headquarters at ‘board is about 260. It includes some No. 26 Cortlandt Street, for the weap- | fifty sailors who bave long ons. Up to the present moment only stranded here, ten guns, and those of almost obso- | There are also a number of Ger-' leto pattern, have been granted to the mans and Austrians whose admission Reserve Corps by the Government, into the United States jn the present and officials in charge of the patral ‘circumstances seems ‘somewhat work ard frank in expressing | | doubteul. their chagrin over their lack of weap. Of the 217 persons on the first class ona to accomplish effective work. Furthermore, it is stated by those in @ position to know, that not more! than one half of the craft enrolled at the present timo are st 92 are women and children. There are 261 women and children among the 358 on the secgnd clase list. The walling of f.0 Noordam is de- layed sc.ne |. ‘8 on the receipt of in- ; enough to carry modern guns of the structions from Germany to dis-|type suitable for mibmarine chasing, charge 18,000 bales «! sugar bect scad | for coast defense*and the other de- which had been placed in the holds. | fensive duties for which they are in Contrary to tho earlier announce- | tended. To be effective in withstand- ment, the Noordam carries no mails. | ing the recoil of modern sea-service Dutch transatlantic shipping has |SU2*% Practicglly every vessel now listed by the Reserve, except the tug boat division, will have to be rein- forced in her steelwork or in wooden interior con: Another difficulty witn) ,| which the Mosquito Fleet ofticers have to contend is the lack of seasoned blue-water material, They say it 1 an impossibility to make a sailor out of a landeman in less than two months, , This period simply includes his break- jing in to ordinary seafaring duties, ‘and does not comprise such studies ag gunnery, navigation and a general | Knowledge of engineering. The United States navy requires a gunnery course ight months in addition to the instruction term. Trained men, such as fishermen, motor boat owners and deep sea sail- ors from steam and sailing ships are the kind of material that is wanted. The “rocking cha r” contingent of the half-hundred reset clubs scattered up and down Long Island Soufd and the Hudson River, many of whose members bave applied for service, are about as welcome at Reserve head- quarters as measies in a foundling asylum, ‘The kind of men we want,” sa'd Commander Patton, in charge of Re~ serve recruiting, to-day, “are the sort been tied up on account of the sub- marine war, and since February many Americans, some of whom have become destitute, have been stranded in Holland, ———— DEALING IN FUTURES BARRED INDEFINITELY Board of Trade to Continue Curb on Wheat Speculation in Futures. CHICAGO, May 15.—The directors | of the Chicago Board of Trado to-day extended until further notice the reg- ulations covering dealing in futures which were put Into effect yesterday. There was little business transacted in the wheat pit, save that mom- berships were being hawked about. These sold at.the ‘height of the ac- tivity of the market last winter as high as $7,000, One man who had three for wale to-day for friends, PETTIT-COLON WEDDING TAKES PLACE TO-MORROW IN ALL ANGELS’ CHURCE My | wm ba bg le! ChAT COLON. In All pe Church to-morrow j Afternoon at 3.30 o'clock the Rev. the marriage ceremony over Mig | 1setta Clark Colon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Edward Colon, to Leicester Sterling Pettit, son of! Franklin Pettit. There will be a re ception at the Hotel Lucerne after the p ceremony, — | DANIELS EXCUSED FROM TESTIFYING. AT LAMAR’ TRIAL Secretary of Navy of Navy Need’ Ap- pear, Judge Rules—Senator | Overman a Witness. | United States Senator Lee 9, Over- | man of North Carolina was the first} witness to appear to-day when the) trial of Frang Rintelen, David Lamar | and five others was resumed before | Judge Cushman tn Federal! Court, j of chaps who have been ‘down to th gea In whips’ and know the way of id | takes six months to turn out & good here _|sbidier. Tt takes at least as long on Sharply lower prices prevailed to- |h ive water to make a sailor who is day. Opening ranged from 2 to 6! worth his salt. For instance, a sallor conts lower, with July at 253 to 266'requires far more intensive training and feptember at 228 to 226, were|than a soldier. He has to learn how followed by additional netbacks of|\to use his brains quickly and effec- 2 to 6 cents and then a moderate rally, jtively in an emergency In which he | Corn sagged with wheat, py have no officer to give him or- MINNBAPOLIS, Minn. May 15.— Best grade of flour declined £5 cents, "And then, getting to the gunnery ‘ be Fe question,” he continued, “it must be Solve anoted at $e35. ny PAtOM™ | taken Into consideration that in the ~ army the man who aims a gun is _ CLOSING QUOTATIONS. sald that he had offered them at $4,000 without takers. dealing with a fixed weapon. He can take his sights from a steady base. Whereas af sea he ts aiming from about a8 unstable a base as tt would be possible to fmagine, particularly under bad weather Tt fs for this reason that w partiou- larly anxious to enroll gunners for the Naval Reserve as fast as possible, lwo that they may have ample time to be instructed in their duties. “It would be worse than folly to send to sea with our Patrol Fleet— upon the efficiency of which the safety of our coasts may depend—men who have not had proper instruction and experience in gunnery and general sea service and to whom the ocean is an unknown quantity.” Other officers pointed out that the Naval Reserve is. very differently ecoustituted force from the Militia. The latter body has had the Am: Loco. | Am: Mate ‘Am, Mai ist Ani ei A vt rt battleships and cruisers. A canvass conducted by an Ev World reporter among the appli accepted for duty in the Mosquito Fleet disclosed the fact that not more than 20 per cent, of those enrolled hi Ml ever experienced more sea adventure than crossing tho Hudson on a ferry boat. Chicago and North Western, quarterly dividend of 1% por lt did not come "DR, STENGEL, HUSBAND ay) just celebr on preferred and common stock able July 1 to sto ne | Rechester Nntire © Fore led Out by Blase, ROCHESTER, N. Y., May 16.—-A gen eral alarm was sounded Jate this afte noon su ing the entire Rocheste ! | Fir 1 | + | fir eink in thy Weed tard ‘ Hy | ware ix building o g i, Exel iy the beart ef th aie, 4 ’ * pusine The appearance of the Senator was | ‘in line with the intimation from La- | mar that he had subpoenaed well) known public persons in his defense against the charges of conspiracy | brought by the Government, | The following telegram was re-| |celved from Josephus Daniels, Secre- | |tary of the Navy, who had been sub- | Poenaed by Lamar: “I know nothing whatever about the case, and I trust it will not be nec sary for me to appear, Matters of of- ficial importance require my presence in Washington,” Judge Cushman said he would ex- cuse Secretary Daniels and if Lamar considered his testimony indispen- sable he must obtain it by deposition. Senator Overman testified he knew Lamar, questions relative to the Senator's knowledge of. Lamar’s activ in Washington at the time of the “lobby- ing” investigation in 1915, but Judge Cushman ruled out the queries. Sen- jator Overman was excuse r he | Promised to send certain doc uments | to the Court | Lamar resumed the stand and con- Naval) tinued the recital of financial matters | | which started three days ago. Judge | benefit of practice crulses on board| Cushman finally said the story was | | taking too tong. | “I cannot help that,” replied Lamar here of my free will Now that I am here I intend to tell the whole ia is TO HOLD FAS MITCHEL OPPOSES G-CENT FARE, BUT ROADS GET GET HEARN 'Coentitiee of th of Traction Offi- cials Will Appear Before P. S. Chairman To-Morrow. > Mayor Mitchel does§not appear deop- ly Impressed with the contentions of this city’s street railway officials that they are on the verge of bankruptcy and will become insolvent unless they are permitted to charge a 6-cent fare. “I guess we'll atick to a 5-cont fare,” said the Mayor, “I don't hap- pen to have control of this matter, but if I had I guess I'd stick to the nickel-a-ride proposition.” It is understood that if the Pubite Service Commission asks the co-op- eration of the Estimate Board in ar- riving at a quick decision on the question of justice involved in the petitions for ‘6-cent fares, it will be jheartily given, Edward A, Maher Jr, Vice Prest- dent and general manager of the | Third Avenue Railway Company, vis- jited Chairman Osear 8, Straus of the Public Bervice Commission te-day and took the first step in the Aght stanch Do Lancy S. Townsend will perform the street railways and other corpo- rations are to make for the privilese of charging the public more carfare and tygher gas and electric rates Cc Shatrman Straus agreed to hold a conference sith the railway men to- morrow afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. ‘The outcome of the conference will be a serios of hearings at which the rail- way |*es besides Mr, Maher, the committee of railway executives — comprises President T. P. Shonts of the New xork Railways Company, President othy &, Williams of the B. R. T., mes ft. Quackenbush, General At: y for the Interborough and New Railways; W. J. Wood, Pre: t of the New York and Queens ction Company, and A. W. Kul- bach, Receiver of the Second Avenue Railway Company. "The Central Labor Union of Brook- lyn and Queens to-day sent a letter to the Public Service Commission I eceatiig against permission being granted to any of the coaipanies to charge six-cent fares. —_—_—— PRESIDENT ACTS companies will seek to justify pie 8. Yor eo TO SPEED UP CONGRESS: ON FOOD Sala (Continued trom First Page.) a strong conservative ele- ment favors a midway course. They maintain that exchanges are neces- sary for legitimate transactions and they would preserve tho machinery o with close supervision and binding restrictions, A fight will be made over the sys- tem of trading In food futures and of short selling, just as it has b thresbed out time and again short selling on New York | Exchange. | The tw jon the Possess. Stock ago Board of Trade |taken in the capital as a confession ‘and a running to cover by the apecu- | in the dignified Sena’ | umbrage was taken at the warn- ing given by Senator Kenyon of fowa that if relief was not af- forded the people will begin using lampposts for speculators, conditions are being seriously men aced by the new taxes imposed In the revenue bill. secret treaties are published. They hepa, rrrRErp Tataadroisaa cat (0 QbAt fos th PIMLICO WINNERS, OF MME, SEMBRICH, DIES agrrandizement of Russia, nor of any is other nation FIRST RACH—aaiaen two-year-olds; Aart , | hat is why a majority of tho five Juriongi.-=Mary Mau 199, Par Carbunele on Lip Primary Cause of 4 8 i » Bhow ' members of the Provisional Govern. t) {eats V 2 a eat | Musician’s Death—Three Opera- me 7 he U Btates te elp | lace ” it i j % / jment want the United States to hetp |t 109 itaymor tions in Two Weeks. persuade the Aliies to publish the} BPE) ward, etl Foumu GP theln: ponrat (eation” Me oR wide, ch uth Frank Mack-| Guillaume Stengel, hueband of th LONDON, May 15.—-Dangct that the iste a }tamous singer, Marcella Sembrict Government's pt to give " four iy died this morning at 8 o'clock after whist standing i its long | mks $2) }an ilness of two weeks. t nigh carefully prepar emo for | place im whewk |, operation was performed, the third ce meeting mh WAS | $3.40, ae , Haynes).| since an ck of blood polsoning | kcnoim de- | ir’ Yomeraid Isle, Dorerts, Yarteo, Colon: | resulted from a carbunele on the lip n B tte also ran. | Dp. Stengel died in his apartments Pres a jat the Hotel Gotham, He cel lof the Internat t Bureau, ITEMS FOR INVESTORS, his seventieth birthday on Aug, }and Dutel v \ | 1 at Lake Pl jd, nols Pipe Line Company, divi: | era have developed compet act test R’enare, payable June 15] Guillaume Stengel was « musician ment that there could be to stock record May 21 ind a student of plano at the sancuion for deaiugs | servatory or Llp , where he Who support the po Standard O11 Company of New Jer-| follow pupil of the late Raf and her « ¢ wular quarterly dividend of $5|seffy, Marcella Sembrich was his pu “share, payably June 16 to stock} i) “and it-was through his sugges fecord May 18 [tae became a professtonal that she and Di wife, thelr forty were known a an the |ding anniversar | Darby and Joan of the musteal world. ©] —_ > CHICAGO WHEAT AND CORN MARKET. ‘ WHEAT ie High, 1 ‘ ra 5 we n | * OWN. i TBoig date. 188 18048 aT who had| rst wed- Following the protests made yes- aidan terday_by_newspnper and periodical the Mayor ted | REAW Be BY N Pickett AM | 4 BARCLAY STREET, 29 “CORTLANDT ‘gtReet PARK | "RoW & NASSAU st 400 “BROOME STREET, “36 east 210 sThaer are. ‘FULTON st, 8 "LYN 1289 BROADWAY, Brooklyn, Cl bpecified weigh open mgrkets but surround them | over day suspension of business and Then followed a sertes of | other food exchanges of the West is an Mayor, Geo F. Brensinger takes DECLARE NEW TAX MEASURE IS his old office of Director of Revenues MENACE TO BUSINESS. and Pinance les O'Brieen There was no optimism either in|Newly elected, wax nts, and the statements made before the Sen-|\. Harry. Moore remains Director 0 ate Finance Committee by business) Parks and Public Buildings, | 4 eo. Sulliva mnt eo [men of the country that economle) ine Surat Criminal Court. and William ——————————— Sprcial for To-Morrow \Wed.16) wi a ll a : publishers that the system proposed © | would tend to dd&troy business and render it unable to meet the demai representatives of othet industries appeared. to-day before the commit+ tee, echoing the same sentiment. Ate tacks also were made by members of the Lower House in the course continued debate upon the same bill, challenging the soundness of its prine ciples of taxation, The main trend of tho arguments made ali around was that the revenue bill must be rewritten so that taxes on the doing of business may be re- duced or wiped out, wuile income taxes and excess profit taxes should be increased to make up the required revenue. The climax of this contention was reached in the assertion of newspaper Publishers that the Government could take all their profits if required, but must not penailze them with in- creased costs in the conduct of busi- ness, which would bring reterench- ment and ruin to enterprises, Two homely phrases were used yesterday to express this view: “You can have all the milk, but don't kill the cow,’ “Take all the fruit in the orchard, but don't chop down the tree! Another apt expression was added in the Finance Committee hearing: “You won't be able to get taxes next year out of a corp: Chairman Newlands of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee is working on an Administration bill to empower the sident to compel railroads to give preference to food shipments. Frank P, Glass sald the Birming- ham, AI&., papers had to raise thelr prices 25 per cent. and yet were suf- fering. He sald there was gossip cur- rent to the effect that the tax was a plan to punish the newspapers. Son- ator Williams interrupted to say there seer be the op'nion that the Postmé sible for the tax, but that such wos not the case. Debate on the bill drew to a close in the House to-day, Offering of amend- ments under§he five minute rul ene next stage and leaders hope vote may be reached hy the end of ‘he veok we Determined efforts will be made to amend the bill to lower the excess profits, income and automobile tax schedules, and the proposed increased postal rates on second class, mail, c Kelsey, representing the Youth's Companion, said that the pub- lication paid the Government last year $39,000 for postage, but under the now rate it would pay $164,000, while paper would cost it $94,300 more, Louis Wiley of the New York Times said it has heen shown to the com mittee that none of the newspape.s desire to shirk their responsibility tc the vernme >» tax and paper togethe would cost the Times $1 400, than form- Jared, was an ther inereased alao of the tory. He ad lowe J the Canadian Gove red the price of pap to « ton | “The example of the Canadia nt can be fairly sug: os an exampl 1 © to-ask why the pub- lishing industry has been — singled out?” he asked. “We of the pub! ing business usk nothing more thon to be treated fairly.” nator Williams suggested that the puld advan 8, Mr. | |v f the ; Matthew Woll, Presidenr of the rnational Allied | Printing Trade ination and als the American Federation of Labor: Tames J, Freel, President of th | national typers’ Un of Chicago Unity Jones, of the algo entered pri Representatives ¢ industry were he Hotehkiss satd there Jays’ supply of rubber In the States, Representative Mondell of Wyom- tir, Ri sailed the sec class mail Increase as an encourage: ment to provinc alien m. ereotypers’ n; Prof. Journal, polls the rubber the next, was only thirty United JERSEY CITY ‘POSTS FILLED. —_——— Newly Elected Commissioners Are Sworn In and Appotnt- ents Made newly clected Jersey City Cony Jasioners took the oath of office thle afternoon, Frank Hague, whe was dj rector of Public Safety, was sworn ip scoll Judge of the Second Crimi ct. Frank A, Dolan was @p- |pojpted. Cliy Clerk, pe Txumuty, & brother of Jomeph te 'vaecretary to Pr ident te styles and 1» everything POUND HON sulees.” saitaty IND BOX 29c waxed “paper, 13 266 Weer. WaT STREET 23 WEST gaTH Tra ey “woth er. ae 1 joses 11.30 P. M t includes the