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VOL LIX-NO. 116
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Norwich, co".oo Tuesday, may .15, 1917
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French Passenger Steamer Sunk
Paris, May 14, 6.00 p. to. The
French passenger steamer- Medjerda
has been sunk by a submarine while
voyaging between Oran. Algeria, and
Marseilles. This announcemonl list
made by the ministry of marine. The
survivors were picked up and taken
to different ports "TTut they have not
yet been reported in full. The Mad-
Jerda was a vessel of 19 IS tons gross.
Differences Between Council of Workmen's and Sol
diers' Deputies and High Russian Officials
RUMOR TURKEY HAS OFFERED SEPARATE PEACE
Commander of the Forces in Petrograd and the Minister of
Marine and War Have Resigned Meantime From the
Baltic Sea to the Danubian Region of Rumania the Op
posing Forces in Trenches Remain Inactive On Both
the Caucasus and Mesopotamia Fronts the Turks Have
Inflicted Revereses on the Russians In France the Brit
ish Have Taken From the Germans the Whole Village of
Roeux Great Britain is to Adopt a More Aggressive
Attitude With Her Navy.
P.nssla still looms in the eyes of the
world as a portentous obstacle to an
early successful issue of the war for
the entente nations and the United
States over Germany and her allies.
With a far from satisfactory state
f affairs existing between the coun
cil of workmen's and soldiers' deputies
and high Russian government officials,
which in the past few days has re
sulted In the resignations of the com
mander of the forces in IPetrograd and
the minister of war and marine, comes
a renewal of the rumor that Turkey
is following in the footsteps of Ger
many and Austria-Hungary and en
deavoring to effect a separate peace
v-ith Russia.
llesjitme, from the Baltic Sea. to
the Danubian region of Rumania, the
Russians and the forces of the Teu
tonic allies continue almost inactive
in their trenches, only spo radio ex
changes of rifle fire and small recon
naissances having been reported.
On both the Caucasus and Mesopo
tamia fronts, however, the Turks have
inflicted reverses on the Russians,
according to Petrograd. South of
Pntmpm the Kurds have repulsed
Russian forces after a stubborn fight,
whlie in Mesopotamia the Russians
have been forced to retreat across the
Jlaia River in the face of superior
forces.
A significant statement as to the
desirability of Great Britain accept
ing; & separate peace with Austria-
Hungary has been made by the chan
cellor of the exchequer in the house
of commons. There never had been
a question of making a spa.ra.te peace,
said the chancellor, but as Germany
was always trying to detach some of
the allies, it might be "that no blow
would seem so fatal to Germany as
if one of her own allies were de
tached from the fight."
On the front In France the British
after days of fierce fighting have tak
en from the Germans the whole vill
age of Roeux, east of Arras, and to
the north of Gavrelle have pushed
their line forward. No infantry en
gagements have taken place between
the French and the Germans, but their
artilleries are still roaring in the great
duels which always are . the forerun
ners of attacks.
From April 9 to May 12, Germans
to the number of 49,679 have been
made prisoner in France by the Brit
ish and French.
In addition 444 heavy and field can
non, 943 machine guns and 3S6 trench
mortars were captured.
That Great Britain is immediately
to adopt a more aggressive attitude
in the war with her navy is shown by
the appointment of a naval staff head
ed bv Admiral Jellicoe, one of her best
sea fighters and naval tacticians. The
staff will also have cahrge of speeding-up
shin bni'dtnsr nd carrying out
other dit-r- -ary to the naval
conduct of the
SENATE PASSED ESPIONAGE
BILL LAST NIGHT
Newspaper Censorship and Prohibi
tion Provisions Stricken Out.
"Washington, May 14. After nearly
three weeks of debate, ranging over
Innumerable problems of the war, the
senate by a vote of 77 to 6 tonight
passed the administration espionage
hill, pronounced one of the most dras
tic and all-inclusive measures in
American congressional history.
A similar bi!l has passed the house
and virtual re-drafting of many of
the most important provisions is ex
pected in the forthcoming conferences.
During today's final consideration,
the senate stripped the measure en
tirely of provisions for newspaper
censorship and restriction upon man-
JOSEPH H. CHOATE DIES
AFTER ONE DAY'S ILLNESS
Was One of the Most Prominent
Members of the American Bar.
New Tork, May 14. Joseph H.
Choate, former United States ambas
sador to Great Brits in. died at 11.30
o'clock tonight at his home inthi
city.
Mr. Choate had been 111 only since
this morning. He had taken a very
active part in the entertainment in
this city of the British and French
war missions and attended services
at the Cathedral of St. John the Di
vine with Foreign (Minister Balfour
yesterday morning.
Mr. Choate was referred to by May
or Mitchel at one of the entertain
ments in honor of the war missions
as the "foremost citizen of New
York."
Mr. Choate was 85 years old, a life
time during which he was one of the
most distinguished practitioners of
law in the United States, ambassador
to England with signal success, a
speaker applauded on innumerable
public occasions, and, finally, a re
markable octogenarian.
He came from an old New !ETngland
family, noted for strength of charac
ter and mental vigor. His father was
a cousin of the famous Rufus Choate.
He was graduated from Harvard In
1862, a college mate of Philips Brooks.
He established himself in New York
in 1856 soon after finishing his law
studies, and as a member of the firm
cf Evarts, Southmayd and Choate ha
rose to leadership of the New York
Bar.
He appeared in all the celebrated
cases it was said a case was not a
case unless Choate appeared In it
where his fluency and wit and search
ing cross-examination brought him
considerable success. He figured in
the prosecution of "Boss" Tweed find
his followers who looted the Neat
York city treasury; he so successfully
defended General Fitz-John Porter,
that by reversal of a court martial
that officer was reinstated: he ap
peared In the Tilden will cas?, the
contest over Commodore Vanderbllt's
millions, and the Chinese exclusion
case, arguing against the validity f
the act. These are but a few of the
famous litigations In which he figured-
his presence invariably making any
case "an intellectual treat for the pub
lic, and a professional education for
junior members of the Bar."
His professional income during the
height of his career "Was believed to
be the largest of any practitioner in
the American courts.
ding
BreaKea
Grain Exchanges
WHEN TRADING IN FUTURES
WA8 SUSPENDED.
A DECLINE IN CEREALS
4 Bank Robbers
Fared Badly
AT FIRST NATIONAL BANK
CASTLE SHANNON, PA.
OF
Price July Wheat Fall 16 Cents, Sep
tember Wheat 8 Corn and Oata
Showed Advance in Prices Winni
peg Stops Trading in October Grain.
SPECULATION IN FOOD
" SUPPLIES DENOUNCED
Chicago, (May M. The low swell of
business disturbance due to the entry
of the United States into the world
war broke in a crested wave over the
leading grain exchanges of the coun
try today. Tomorrow representatives
of these exchanges will meet here to
discuss the situation.
To Stop Speculation In Futures.
There la among influential Chicago
grain men a sentiment that specula
tion in futures should be absolutely
eliminated, either by complete stop
page of the practice or by fixing a
maximum price for futures. The sen
timent, however, was by no means
unanimous, it was reported that the
Minneapolis delegation expected here
tomorrow would oppose such procedure
despite food regulation that is pro
posed by congressmen, including Sen
ator Thomas' demand for the closing
of all exopVLnges where foodstuffs are
speculated in. Delegations are ex
pected also from Duruth, Tale-do and
Kansas City.
An Unprecedented Action.
The Chicago board of trade began
the day by taking unprecedented ac
tion to curb speculation. Buying of
May options in grain was prohibited
and outstanding contracts were or
dered closed at or under maximum
prices fixed by a, committee of the
board. Trading in Jtrty and Septerrfs
ber wheat was curbed for a period of
two days except at $2.76 or under for
July and $2.45 a bushel or under for
September. The maximum price for
closing out M;v cc-asi was fixed at
$1.61 1-2 and for May oats at 73 1-2
cents a bushel.
ONE OF THEM KILLED
Overwhelming Sentiment Was Shown
in Debate in the Senate.
Sharp Decline in Wheat.
The result of these regulations was a
sharp decline in wheat and advances
in the coarser cereala. Net changes
for the day follow:
Wheat July, 16 cents lower; Sep
tember, 18 cents lower.
Corn July, 6 7-S cents higher; Sep
tember, 8 5-8 cents "higher.
Oats July, 11-2 cents higher; Sep
tember, 2 1-4 cents higher.
Similar Action in Other Cities.
At St. Louis, Kansas City, ruluth,
Minneapolis and Toledo the boards
took action approximately similar to
that of Chicago. At St. Louis wheat
declined 10 to 11 1-4 -cents; at Kan-
! ?.n City, 12 1-2 to 13 cents; at Minne-
Washingrton. May 14. Speculation
LONDON ENDORSES LEAGUE OF ound S.n the floor of VhI
NATIONS TO ENFORCE PEACE ! ate ar-d in a remarkable debate tne-.e
was shown plainly an overwhelming
sentiment for putting- a stop to ;.am
blinar in the necessities of life.
An amendment to the espionage bill
proposed by Senator Thomas of Co o
rado to suspend durin? the war all ex.
changes, boards of trade and chim-
ResoJution Adopted at a Meeting of
1,200 Representative Men.
Bandits Shot to Death the Cashier
and Assistant Cashier Got Away
With $10,000 Which Was Afterward
Recovered.
Pittsbmrgh, May 14. Police tonight
had recovered actually all of the
$10,000 token from the First National
Bank of Castle Shannon, a suburb,
today by four bandits who entered the
bank, shot to death the cashier and
assistant cashier of the bank, bound
and gaged a patron of the bank, and
in attempting to escape, injured two
persons. One of the bandits, John
Ohetch, was killed and another, Sam
Berts, was probably fatally wounded
by shots from a posse of townspeople.
A third bandit, Nick Yecle, was cap
tured and badly beaten by a mob that
attempted to take him from the posse.
Efforts to capture the fourth bandit
were unsuccessful. All of the robbers.
according to the police, live in Pitts-
ourgn and are young men.
Opened Fire on Cashier.
Entering the bank shortly after
noon during a lull in business, the
bandits opened fire at Cashier D. E.
McLean and Assistant Cashier Frank
W. Erbe. Bank officers obtained re
volvers and returned the fire.
Townspeople Aroused.
Townspeople, aroused fov the sound
of shots, rushed to the bank with re
volvers, rifles and shotguns. George
t. Beltzhoover, justice of the peace,
was struck by a coin bag by one of
the bandits and knocked to the ground.
Two of the bandits rushed to their
nearby automobile, while the 'other
two ran to the grounds of the Castle
Shannon Golf Club. Followed by the
posse across the golf grounds, one of
the men was shot and killed and the
other probably wounded. In the pur
suit Nicholas Yost, a train dispatch
er, was shot in the leg. One of the
bandits jumped from the automobile
near the outskirts of the village and
escaped but the other was captured.
17 FRENCH MENCHANTMEN
SUNK IN THREE MONTHS
- Condensed Telegrams
America's call to arms has stripped
many of the Episcopal churches of
Bible class teachers.
Magistrate Barlow of New York
urges that prisoners taken by the Al
lies be brought to the United States.
King Ferdinand of Rumania prom
ised the Rumanian peasants reforms
in the land holding system after the
war.
Four of the nine U. S. volunteer reg
iments of army engineres being org
anized for duty in France have a, total
of 1,066 men.
J. M. Hannaford, president of the
Northern Pacific, announced a 10 per
cent salary bonus, totalling $750,000, to
20,700 employes.
Gen. Dragomiroff, who succeeds Gen.
Russky on the western Russian front,
is one of the most Intellectual gen
erals in the army.
"Whisky and beer are all right in
their place, but their place is in hell,"
shouted the Rev. 'Billy" Sunday in a
sermon on "Booze."
The New York contingent, 1,200
strong, of the student officers' training
camp, arrived at Plattsburg Barracks
on four special trains.
Turkey is carrying on a secret dis
cussion with representatives of the
Entente powers in Switzerland, it is
understood in Washington.
The British Government was fully
aroused to taking strong measures to
end the so-called "engineering strike"
which started some weeks ago.
The German Admiralty announces
that a British destroyer was sunk in
the engagement between light forces
off the Flemish coast on May 10.
Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
conferees determined unanimously
that the three countries should main
tain a policy of impartial neutrality.
A large American flag, the gift of
Dr. Charles V. Paterno, was unfurled
at the Fort Washington Presbyterian
Church at special patriotic exercises.
OPPOSITION TO WAR REVENUE BILL
By Spokesmen for Newspapers and Periodicals Frc .i
All Parts of the Country
BEFORE THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
rt-
Claim That a Creation of a Zone System With Gre&ify !
creased Rates for Second Class Mail Matter Would Com
pel Many Publications to Suspend Provision Was De
nounced as Unreasonable and Confiscatory Today
Samuel Gompers, President of A. F. of L., Will Present
the Protest of the Labor Press and Labor Organiza
tions Which Would be Affected Should New: pa peri
Suspend.
Commencement exercises at the
College of the City of New York and
New York University will be strip
ped of all gayety and ceremony this
year.
Nine Others Were Attacked, But Made
Their Escape.
Paris, May 14. Seventeen French
merchantmen were sunk by German
submarines during February, March
and April, according to an official
statement issued today. During the
same period nine French vessels were
attacked by under-water craft but
made their escape. No armed mer
chantmen have fallen prey to the U-
aons. 8 to 10 cents; at Duluth, 13 to oats. The statement says:
is cents. There was a holiday at Win- "Statistics for the first three months
nipeg Arbor day but the board there of Germany's unrestricted submarine
voted to discontinue trading in Octob"- onmnaisrn. so far as thev rannm b
futures, the only one recently quo:
at. jjouis corn aavancea 6 d-s to 8 3-s
cents, wlille the rise at Kansas City
ranged from 6 1-8 to 9 cents.
Voluntary Action.
Three big commission houses during '
the day outdid the board in their ac-
London, May 14. A league cf na
tions to enforce peace, as championed
andther kmeVETn .tatesmcf rs of commerce that iTt sp cu- j or i but their lead wa. not followed
enthusiastically endorsed today in a'atlon in . foodstuffs, was beatrn onlf ."le etent w.hic fn
; ijvv,a,ucc II- Wrtfl IUUUKI1L lilt? Ji UV H- t 1 w j j. r n u.
lsr1 nrfnn Una nlmnn 1-ir a nrt at s ;
meeting attended hv 1.200 renrpsenta- !on.ha? no Place in the bill and that
tive men, including clergymen an! should be offered m connection with
members of the houses of lords and j food cntrol legislation pe-ndinr in
commons, held under the auspices of ! consress.
the League of "Nations Societv. Vis- Senator after senator scored the
count imes Brvce presided. Tha ! me.n who have manipulated srajr,
other speakers wTe the Mont Rev. 1 Prices and the tf rms "pirates" anii
Randall Thomas Davidson, archbishop i robbers were froily used. The
of Canterburv, Lieutenant General I measures pending were supplemented
Christ
ufacture of grain into intoxicating li- Lord
ian Smuts, Baron Buckmaster. j i?da5l b' a resolution int
Hugh Cecil and discount Har- senator Gore chairman o
quor; and rejected an amendment de
signed to curb speculation in food
products, although sentiment was ob
viousiy overwhelming in favor of such
legislation later. Senator Brandegee
was among those voting to strike out
the prohibition provision.
THE"
rodu ed by
of the agri
court. The resolution wfcach ws of- !"""' committee, caning ror appolnt
fered bv General Smuts end ssconO-!mrnt y the president of a controll
ed by archbishop of Canterbury, read- general cf supplies.
"It is expedient In the interest of!.,Tj"der the Gore resolution the pres
rnankind that some machinery should would be authorized to transfer
he set up after the present war fur:to the xood controller powers new
ithe purpose of maintaining interna-! V!ftert loiti!r departments and bu
Itional right and general peace ar,direaus- The fooa controller wou d be
ithis meeting welcomes the suggestion I empowered to act with the allied gov-
OF 52,500 WORTH OF .put forward for this purpose by the j crnments m a International sgree-
DIAMONDS AND J EWELRY. J president of the United States and ! I"!!"' ' w 27 X "JL, I"
uineniraueouai statesmen in Amer- --" a.., t.-j
Police cf Stamford Are Looking for
Charies Faulk, Colored.
Stamford, Conn., May 14. The police
are looking today for Charles Faulk,
crtored. in connection with the disap
pearance of 12,500 worth of diamonds
and jewelry from the home of James
T. Crane at Shippan Point. Faulk was
employed up to last Saturday night as
butler at the Crane home, and the fact
that the jewels were missing was hot
discovered until after hia disappear
ance on thFit evening.
BRITFSH STEAMSHIP CORFU
TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE
While on Her Way from Philadelphia
to Genoa One of Crew Killed.
statesmen in Amer
ica."
Thunderous applause greeted Ixrd
Buckmaster when, in supporting the
resolution, he advocated Germany's in
clusion in the proposed leairue.
"This league of nations will f?ti!," h
said, "unless Germany Is admrtted
into it. If she is excluded it w:ll be
nothing but a league against Germany,
in wnicn case t see no prospect be
fore the world frat the unending dark
ness or mgnt. we have rot to sepa
rate the German rulers from the Ger
man people. "We must destroy the
one and support the ocher. Tf that
is done I believe our future will be
sale.1
CLERKS OF N. H. ROAD
THREATEN TO STRIKE
J,
New Tork, May 14. Destruction by p Unless Recommendations of Federal
a German submarine of the British Conciliators Are Complied With
steamship Corfu on April 17, while ce !
with iron, was reported today tv a i
British steamship arriving from the
Mediterranean. The Corfu, a vessel
of ,37 tons, met her fate ISO miles
west of Gibraltar, to which her crew,
except one killed by shelrfire, were
brought after being rescued.
SUSPENSION IN BUYING
OF OCTOBER WHEAT
Action Taken by Council of the Win
nepeg Grain Exchange.
Winnipeg, Man, May 14. At a spe
cial meeting of the council of the Win
nipeg grain exchange it was decided to
prohibit from noon today until 9.30
a. m. Wednesday the buying of Octob
er wheat saw for the liquidation of
existing contracts. The price must not
rrceed 2AS per busheL
Accidental Gunshot Wound Fatal.
Stamford, Conn, May 14- Joseh
Eoirii; a middle aged man, died at the
local hoe-pital today of a gunshot
wound inflicted by accident Robtc
was driving along the highway in a
wagon with the gun between his knees
When the Jolting of the vehicle caused
the weapon to be discharged, the
charge cf aiioj xneftiryr ft-AHPl
New Haven, Conn, May 14. James
J. Forrest, grand president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Clerks of
America, served notia on the 'New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road tonight, through its representa
tive, General Manager C. X.. Bardo,
that unless the recommendations of
the federal conciliators submitted to
the ' road several days ago are com
plied with, a strike of the clerks will
be ordered Wednesday. The order, it
is said, would effect approximately 2,
800 men.
The recommendations of the federal
conciliators, who came at the request
of the company and representatives of
the clerks, include a fiat wage in
crease of eight per cent; a minimum
of two Saturday afternoons off each
month and a continuance of the vaca
tion syste m under prior agreements.
Mr. Bardo, according to union repre
sentatives, has refused to abide by
th award of the conciliators on the
ground that the vacation issue is en
tirely foreign to the differences iai
question. The clerks also claim that
the Saturday half holiday recom
mendation has been rejected by M'ri
Union and company representatives
pledged themselves before ae-reeinir to
arbitrate differences, to abide by the
later that thev were "very much etv.
decision of the. conciliators. ooiuaged"jbyblsttltude. f - -
other necessities of life. His salary
would be that of a cabinet member
and his duties wnuld be prescribed by
congress or by the president.
The ofQeo would be created for the
duration of the war and for nine
months after the conclusion of peace.
CHARGED WITH PLANNING
ARMED INVASION OF CANADA
Fritz Neef, of Detroit, Has Been In
dicted by Federal Grand Jury.
juetroit, May n. jratz Neef, gen
eral manager or a local electrical con
cern, was arrested today, charged
witn navmg conspired to plan a mill
tary expedition against Canada. It is
understood that an indictment against
Neer was returned by the federal
grand Jury last Thursday, after listen
ing to testimony regarding Albert
Kaltschmidt of Detroit, who is being
nea to answer a similar cnarge.
Kaltschmide, a prominent business
man, is alleged to have plotted to de
stroy the armory and other buildings
at Windsor, Ontario. Neef is a rela
tive of Kaltschmidt.
mpaign, so far as they concern the
i-rericii merchant marine, show the
following results:
"February Sunk 4; attacked and
escaped 1.
"March Sunk 5; attacked and es
caped 2.
April sunk 8; attacked and es
caped 6.
"Armed merchantmen have in every
case escaped rrom submarines.
"During this period French patrol
boats have had twelve engagements
with submarines. French hydro-airplanes
have fought them thirteen
times and there have been sixteen en
gagements between armed merchant
men' and submarines."
FRENCH AND BRITISH ENVOYS
HAVE RETURNED TO CAPITAL
McKlnnon and Wagner & company
notified their customers that until fur
ther notice they would accept no trades
in future except to adjust existing
contracts. It was reported that many
telegraph operators employed by brok
ers were being warned that their ser
vices might be presently dispensed
with.
What connection the federal govern
ment had if anv with thA octinn nf
the board today was not mada kno.wn. op Final Conferences With American
Special Assistant Attornev General J Officials Before Returning Home.
Robert W. Chllds Seft for Washington !
to confer on the grain situation with i Washington, liav 14. Members of
Attorney General Gregory. President the French and British war missi: ns
Joseph Griffin of the board conferred ' returned to Washington today f.r fl
with tTnited States District Attorney jnal conferences with American g -v'-Cline
at the conclusion of the directors' J NO;fliflttJ qThETIu iaoncsp -x.d k
meeting. Iimmeat officials before return ng
j home.- They will depart unannounced.
CONVENTION OF AMERICAN is soon as the business that brought
FEDERATION OF MUSICIANS.'! s the AtlW can be
250 Delegates in Attendance at N!!8?! enuA8.:
, - - " - - - . - v ...... i , 6iYCii liitrui a y
united; the American neonle.
Haven from AH Parts
States and Canada.
of
DISCLOSED MANY NAMES
OF GERMAN SECRET AGENT3
Rudolph Flamlndinghe, Alleged Head
of Spy System on Pacific Coast.
San Francisco, May 14. Vigorous
action for the overthrow of the Ger
man secret service in America was
begun today by the federal authorities
on information they said had been
furnished by Rudolph Flamlndinghe.
alleged head of the spy system on the
iPaciflc coast. (Flamindinghev und
arrest in Los Angeles, is said to have
given the government agents infor
mation which, it is believed, will re
sult in the immediate arrest of vir
tually every German secret service-
operative in the United States.
Wilson Receives Suffrage Delegation.
Washington, May 14. President
Wilson, for the first time since the war
began, received a suffrage delegation
today. He did not commit himself
but members of the committee said
New Haven, Conn, May 14. The
27th annual convention of the Ameri
can Federation of Musicians opened
this afternoon with more than 250
delegates from all parts of the United
States and Canada present. A feature
of the day's program was the parade
which signalised the formal opening of
tne convention. It was headed by a
band of 200 pieces. Including many of
the country's most prominent musi
cians. Just before the procession disbanded
it drew up in front of Woolsey hai
where the band played The Star Span
gled Banner from the steps of the fa
mous Yale auditorium.
Immediately after the convention
had been called to order at the Hotel
Taft, a resolution endorsing the stand
taken by the president in the present
emergency and pledging the support f
the organization was adopted, under
suspension of the rules.
The convention will remain in ses
sion until the end of the week. Elec
tion of officers will probably take place
on Saturday.
ENTENTE ALLIES ARE NOT
DIRECTING INDUSTRIES
Al. Viviani called at th Whitn
House to tell President Wilson about
his tour of eastern and middle west
ern cities and talk over the work re
maining to be done. Marshal Joffra
visited the war department.
Mr. Balfour, quite tired by the ex
citement in New York, spent virtually
the whole day either resting or rlear.
ing up details. His only engagement
was for tennis in the late afternoon.
The present week wil be devoted
largely to the results of the work of
suD-committees. some of which have
The 310th anniversary of the found
ing of Jamestown, Va, was celebrated
with patriotic services in the historic
KUDmitted preliminary reports, after Nearly 1.000 persons were present,
which the British visitors will be
Farmers in 19 states report an in
creasing demand for farm labor.
Skilled laborers demand an eight-hour
day and wages double those of normal
times.
Four seamen's associations sent
resolutions to the Norwegian Govern
ment demanding better safeguards for
vessels and crews from the submarine
menace.
Japan won the Oriental Olympic
games staged at Tokio. The athletes
of the land of the Rising Sun scored
120 points, the ilipinos 80 and the
Chinese 48.
All American steam vessels entering
the war zone must carry enough life
boats to accommodate every person
aboard, and have enough life rafts for
25 per cent.
The Italian steamship Cavour, hav
ing on board 500 reservists, was sunk
by a submarine near Dakar Senegal,
Africa, according to a report received
at Buenos Aires.
The official statistics of retail prices
of food given in the Board of Trade
Labor Gazette ot London show an in
crease up to March 31 of 94 per cent
compared with July, 1914.
Diamonds valued at $12,000 were lost
by John P. Boylan, of Great Neck, L.
I, while on his way to business in
Manhattan. He missed the gems from
a pocket in his waistcoat.
The Dusenberq Motors Corporation
of New York filed plans for the con
struction of a plant for the manufac
ture of airplane motors for the Gov
ernment, at Elizabeth, N. J.
General Sir William R. - Robertson,
chief of the Imperial Staff, declared
that in the last five or six weeks the
British had expended 200,000 tons of
ammunition in France alone.
The automatic weighing machine,
once a toy or an instrument of amuse
ment, is now a necessary of life in
Germany, according to Dr. Riecke,
the assistant mayor of Berlin.
Advices from Warsaw through Aus
trian sources say the movement
against the German created Polish
Council of State was undoubtedly en
couraged by the events in Russia-
Children in the schools of New
York will carry out tooth-brush drills
at the opening of Oral Hygiene Week
as a campaign of publicity and edu
cation on the care of the teeth.
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Washington, May 14. Spokesmen
for newspapers and periodicals, from
all parts of the country, appeared be
fore the senate finance committee to
day to attack as unreasonable and
confiscatory the war revenue bill pro
vision which would create a zone sys
tem with greatly increased rates for
second, class mail matter. They de
clared if the measure went into effect
many publications would be compell
ed to suspend.
Would Paralyze the Newspapers
Don C. Seitz. of the New York
World, representing the American
Newspaper Publishers' Association,
said the proposed increase was not a
war tax, "but an effort to further re
press and embarrass the newspaper
industry." He told the committee
there already had been a big slump
in business, which, if it continufd,
would paralyze the newspapers. The
publishers, he added, were not seek
ing special favors, but wanted lo be
placed on the same level with people
engaged in other business.
Cannot Stand the Increase.
Arthur Dunn, speaking for the
smaller newspapers of the ecuntry,
said they could not stand the increase
in postal rates with the increase
cost of print paper and that n any
would be compelled to go out of bus
iness if the bill was enacted.
A similar view of the situation .was
taken by Arthur J. Baldwin, of New
York, vice president of the? Associated
business Papers, Incorporated. and
representing 300 trade and business
periodicals.
Ruination for Magazines.
J. A. Moore of New York, rcpre
pentin? the Periodical Publishing As
souiation, composed of 86 of the lead
in? magazines, said the increase
would mean an added expenditure of
more than $ 3,700,000 In postage to
members of that organization and
ruination for many of them.
E. C. Meredith, of Des Moines, Iowa,
speaking for 45 of the leading farm
publications, Joined in the protest.
Willing to Bear Reasonable Burden.
All agreed that publishers are will
ing to pay war taxes, but they dojjot
want a tax that would be an unbear
able burden to thousands of newspa
pers and periodicals.
R. J. Cuddihy, representing the Lit
erary Digest, spoke of the educational
value of magazines. Ho said that as
soon as the revenue bill was intro
duced his publicatio ncancelled all ad
duced his publication car.r:d a: .
until the rates had b-r. afirii-Jiy
tablished.
Gompers to Present Labor's Praxrt
Plans had been mart to fini
hearing of newspaper pu Mimr.r ''."a
afternoon, but because cf f .-.-i ; r t in
terruptions caused by memtr if t
committee being called to th f! s,r l
the senate where th- erlon
was under consideration. tn fr.jrin
was changed. Tomorrow - - ,
Gompers, president of tv A m- ri- i
Federation of Latnr, ii! f,r-',;
protest of the labor pt- and in,' j
organizations which would t.i a"rt
od should newpnper ujrnd
This morning's npnion v.an : v- to 1
to hearing protect a---i;-. ' tv ;r--posed
taxes on rhewlng g rn, t,-,r i
and amusements.
PROPOSED INCREASE IN POSTAL
RATES MAY BE MODIFIED
During Debate in Houm CantH-b
Opposition Deve'opod.
Washington, May 14 (f;f!nt '
the ways and mean rornm I f jr-n-posal
greatly to lnrra ,nt r?n-
on newspapers and inarazinM .(.. -!
such a strength during d-tof o-i .
war tax bill in the houso today ,-
it appeared likely th! piK'al ;
of the measure would ix? on of f
fe wto be modified rfor punvir
The attack brought th firwr .
tlon from the ranks of th ronm:i!
itself, which had approved th
unanimously and whoe rnmhn r.f
both parties have connlstTir:- i;r? i
Its passage unamended Jtimt t?',r
adjournment tonight Rerrwr,tj
Sloan, a republican mmm1ti m-7!
ber, told the hotme that hli h i i' i
stand behind every other provi on In
the measure, he could not 'iptrt a
postal increase amounting to ' pun
itive expedition against riMir
and magazines."
Representatives Mainn and Mr-
Cormick, of Illinois, and M?, cf
Missouri, republicans, and Mvn e'
Tennessee, democrat, and rhalrmwi r.f
the postal committee. Joined In th
attack, which procded whil a lrr
delegation of pullishrs wj - ir,
the senate finance com m in on tr;
enactment of the prop""'"'! in -
would force many publication rr;' of
business. General tlehot In the koi;
will close at 4 o'clock tomfirm- an I
the bill probably will fx- ir,,r'r t o a
final vote before the end of ln w.
TO BRING REGULAR ARMY
TO ITS FULL WAR STRENGTH
Order by War Department Calls for
Organization of 44 New Regiments
ready to leave.
But They Are Exercising a Rather
Strict Regulation.
New Tork, May 14. Contrary to the
common understanding in the United
States, there has been very little di
rect management ot business by the
governments of Great Britain and
France since the war began, accord
ing to a report on "the relation of the
government to war industry" made to
the 'National Civic Federation by
Prof. Jeremiah W. Jenks and given
out here tonight.
There has been, however, Professor
Jenks explains, "a rather strict regu
lation" ot Industries producing or
handling of war supplies, but virtually
direct management of business out
side the regular government arsenals
and certain special factories, few in
r.nmber, built by or for the government.
MOVEMENT IS WIDESPREAD
FOR A NOISELESS FOURTH
Waterbury Follows Suit of New Ha
ven, Bridgeport and New Britain.
Waterbury, Conn, May 14. Water
bury is to have a noiseless Fourth in
conjunction with New Haven, Bridge
port and New Britain. Mayor S'cully
said last evening that he had re
solved to grant no permits this year,
deciding to follow the action taken in
the cities mentioned and being in
fluenced also by the governor's state
ment on the subject of fireworks. Ma
yor Scully's decision means that no
fireworks of. any kind will be permit
ted here on the Fourth.
OPPOSED TO PURCHASE OF
NITRATE FOR FERTILIZERS.
Secretary Houston Says the Proposal
is Impractical.
Washington, May 14. Secretary
Houston appeared before a house sub
committee today and opposed the joint
resolution adopted by the senate to
appropriate 410,000,000 for the pur
chase of nitrate for fertilizer, to sell
to farmers at cost. Mr. Houston char
acterized the proposal as very Impractical.
H. G. S. Noble was yesterday re
elected president of the 'New York
Stock Exchange.
Maurice Mouvet, the dancer, sent his
check for 6,000 to the American rep
resentatives of the American Ambu
lance Corps on the French battle front,
as the joint gift of himself and his
wife, Florence Walton.
Junius S. Morgan, son of J. P.
Morgan, has joined the naval reserve
as an ensign and has been assigned to
the station at Newport, R. I., it was
announced at recruiting headquarters
in New York yesterday.
Major George F. Chandler, super
intendent of the New York State po
lice announced the appointment of
Percy E. Barbour of Yonkers as first
deputy. He 1 is the editor of the 'En
gineering & Mining Jounral.
Tired, faint from hunger and sleep
lessness, Captain Clive Durden of the
Australians arrived in Victoria station
from France. ' While walking along
the platform he fainted, fell in under
the train, and was run over
Resolutions In Germany on clothes
rations went Into forcj on April 1.
They go into details as to the number
of garments which citizens may pos
sess, and even specify the amount of
cloth to be used for making suits and
dresses.
Agnes Nestor of the Woman's Trade
Union league of Chicago has been ap
pointed by the council of national de
fense a member of the committee on
women's defense work, of which Dr.
Anna Howard Shaw is chairman.
Washington, May 14. Orders to
bring the regular army to its lull war
strength of 293,000 men were an
nounced today iby the war department.
Organization of 44 new regiments will
begin tomorrow with further efforts to
stimulate recruiting and bring in the
116.445 men needed to fill up th
ranks.
Since April 1st, 67,643 men have
been accepted. Expansion of the ar
my will be accomplished by convert
ing each existVig battalion into a full
regiment. Syracuse, X. Y will be
the largest single expansion post. At
least three Infantry rrg.ments now
on the border will be sent immediate
ly to Syracuse for expansion but the
regiments assigned have not been an
nounced. Other points in the eastern
department assigned as expansion
posts are Fort Myer, Va., where a bat
talion of regular field artillery will be
converted into the Twelfth Field Ar
tillery; Gettysburg National Park and
Montauk Point. Long Island.
In the soutWastern department the
51st. 52nd. 53rd, 54th, Both and 56th
Infantry will be raised at Chickamau-
ga Park. Ga. The 17th Infantry, now
divided between Forts McPherson and
Oglethorpe, Ga., will be one of the
three to expand to form these mw
regiments. Guard duty at the Geor
gia war prison camps will be taken
over by companies of war prison bar
rack guards now being formed. The
22nd and 23rd Cavalry also will be
raised at Chickamauga.
LAMAR TESTIFIE3 IN
THE CONSPIRACY CA
Flat Denial That He Ever AHmo-J
to Bribe Labor Leaders.
TO ESTABLISH LAND AND
WATER AVIATION SCHOOL
At Clayton, Del., For Training Men
For Army and Navy Reserves.
New York, May 14. A land and wa
ter aviation school where pupils will
be trained free for the army and navy
air reserves Is being established at
Claymont, Del., by Pierre duPont and
John J. Roskob, It was announced here
today by the Hero Club of America.
The site is part of the Roskob estate.
ENTENTE ALLIES WANT .
600,000,000 BUSHELS OF GRAIN
Announcement Made by Senator Gron
na During Food Debate.
Washington, May 14. -"During the
food debate today Senator Gronna de
clared the allies had called cn the
United States to furnish 600,000,000
bushels of grain this year. He did
not state the source of his informa
tion on the senate floor but private-
New York, May 14 David Is""
widely known as "Th Wolf of '!
Street," testified todfiv that th p r
out of which grew lihom .Vat:or!
Peace Council were first r!rinmA v-;h
the Rev. Dr. Thomas ". Hall, ?'
York clergyman, throusrh whom h mt
Captain Franz Filntl-n of ttiw Ger
man navy, who gave him fh mnn7
to start on Bntitmunlf lorn f rm.fr- cam
paigns, lyiniar, RlntfWi find Pv
ethers are on trial here rharrM w!f.Ti
using the council In a rrnepirr !rc
1915 to wreck the ent-nt a;!X nvi
nltlons business In this country.
Lamar said he went to ln'lmnapo'1
with Henry B. Martin, nn of thi d
fendants, after he got th r- -'
money and that Mnrtin cot In tiH
with Former Ttepre-nt.-t!v H f(o.
ert Powler and Frnnk li'i harun, o
defendants.
"Refore I left on this trip I tol l T "
Hall that It would b n pood Id' a ' -me
to stay In tho background. h
cause, owing to mv past l!f. I
so well known thronc-hotrt fh r-o;i-i-try
that spies would be on my t''k
to find out what I was ahoijt " T.tms'
said. "I think I told Mm would ti
assumed names In retrlsfring ho
tels." He endorsed mv plans to srf
matter before organized labor rd
farmers in order to prodnre iV
consensus of opinion as fo t.rlnr fi1
pressure to bear on the preslder 1
congress, flrt to embfirro rr-
exports, and secondly, try nhoUh prt
vate manufacturers ar.d to make a
government monopoly of the ind i?r-. .'
Lamar said. "If our demand x no
met, it was our hope that ultimate'
labor would strike. Rut never bv s,rr
word, act or suerestlon did I
to bring strikes hv bribing b'ir
leaders or otherwise. Our f mlo-i
ended with laying fie facts before trie
country."
Dr. Hall and he agreed thwf nmwi.
tlons of farmers and labor f'-pn'r
should be held. Ijimar festried. mr. -5
the clergyman assured him h wo-i .j
be handed a sum of mnnr and eoon
as he got it aV wanted to bejrln worir,
"A few dii later I received n m-m.
sage from Dr. Hall to go to K. V. Gib
bons and Company, the ad-ires nf
which he gax-e me In New York." T--mar
said. "I went there and m
Rlntelen, who hsndert m a rhr,r
which I cashed." Tn a later conver
sation D. Hall disclosed that ho hop
ed to go to Oermanv aa an xchar,n
professor. Lunar said.
5,200 Officers to Start Training.
Indianapolis, Ind, May 14, VirtJia.i
ly the whole quota of 5.2oo mn-wwt
at Fort Benjamin Harrtaon tnnnv
ready to start on tha thrno rnnm ,
course of training for efflc. -, .
ly to senators he established its n- United, States army, which will ImkIt
thenticity. at 6J0 ' cscaoclt to mtn tuir trrrrtr.jt.