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VOL LIX-NO. 305
POPULATION 29,919 ' iC; fHm, CONN., SATURDAY, DECEMBEP 21, 1918
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AMERICANS ESTABLISH
CENSORSHIP 111 COBLENZ
Major-General Dickman Has Issued Regulations Governing
the Newspapers and Theatres Forbids Everything That
Might Reflect Upon the United States or the Allies or
' the Military Forces of Those Governments German
Soldiers Wlio Have Failed to Don Civilian Clothes Are
Being Rounded Up Merchants Who Profiteer in Money
Exchange Are to Be Arrested.
Coblenz, Tuesday, Dec 17. (By The
A. P.) German propaganda and the
tendency to criticism of conditions in
the district occupied by the American
forces have been abruptly checked by
the establishment of a censorship by
Major Gvioral Dickman upon the
newspaper and the theaters. His act
was the first indication that the Amer
icans purposes tightening their grip
or local affairs.
The regulations governing the press
were formally made public, but those
1 which apply to the theaters were com
, municated verbally by Colonel R, H.
Williams, chief of the inte'ligence de
partment, who also explained person
ally to the newspaper owners what
was expected of them. The managers
of the theaters, raneing from opera
to moving picture productions, were
Informed that there was no objection
to their givtnir performances except in
i eases where attempts were made to
inject propaganda or criticism, either
'directly or by innuendo into the pro
. auctions. Not even apparently friend
ly comment. If it were otherwise un
desirable, would be tolerated. It was
explained.
To the newsmpor owners it was
pointed out that the question of
whether they offended or not luy with
them that the Amoricnns would not
be bothered with censoring the pub
lications before they were issued, but
that the first six copies from the press
hould be delivered to American head
OBITUARY.
Rfv. Dr. Joseph H. Twichell.
Hartford, Conn., Dec. 20. The Rev.
tr. Joseph H. Twi- hell, pastor emeri
tus of the Asylum, Hill Congregational
church, i'aie graduate aim o.d time
crew man, Adirondack pioueer, Civil
.war veteran and intimate friend of
Mark Twain, died at his home. No. 125
Woodland street, today. He had been
in feeble health several years and con
'i.ned to his bed for months.
Dr. Twichell became 80 years of age
last May. He had long been very
ieeble and his family resized that
the end could not lone be aViuyed. His
daughter, Miss Susan, a nurse, and
the family physician, was present
when death came.
Dr. Twichell resigned his pastorate
end became pastor emeritus Dec, 8,
mil. He wag a fellow of the corpor
ation of ale university.. tram4874
until 191 J. at which time he received
the degree of doctor of diviuity which
he had previously declined.
On Nov. 1. 18G5, he married Har
mony Cushman. She died in it. 0. The
cine children born to them are living.
They are: Edward L'arrington Twich
ell of Weisor, Idaho; Mrs. Howard O.
Wood, Broonlyn, Y.; Miss Susan L.
Twichell, Hartford; Dr. David C. Twi
chell. a' captain in the reserve officers'
medical corps, San Francisco; Mrs.
Charles E. Ives, New York; Burton'P.
Twichell. Brooklyn, N. Y.; Miss Sa
rah D. Twichell, Asheville, N. C.: the
Rev. Joseph Hooker Twichell, a chap
lain in the 303rd field artillery, over
seas, and Mrs. John H. Hail. A
1 brother, Edward W. Twichell, lives in
New Britain, and three half sisters,
Mrs. Alfred Hall, and Miss Julia Twi
chell of Andover, Mas3., and Mrs. Lyn
: den Crawford, of Trcbizond, Turkey,
and six grandchildren.
, Dr. Twichell was born in South
; ington. May 27, 183l, a son of Deacon
' Kdward Twichell, farmer and manu-
, facturer, and Seline Delight Carter,
' who died during his boyhood. His first
American ancestor was Joseph Twi-
' cbell, a member of Thomas Hooker's
historic band, who was made a free
man of the Massachusetts Colony in
lb34. Joseph H. Twichell attended
J-ewis academy, Southinston, and
graduated at Y'ale with degree of B.
A.. In 159. He was pert stroke in the
Tale crew of that year, all the mem
bers of which subsequently entered
the union army, was member of Psi
Upsilon and Scroll and Key societies.
He studied two years at Criion Theo
logical seminary, and in 1861, entered
the Union army as chaplain of the
Seventy-first New York regiment, re
cruited by General Daniel Sickles. He
was mustered out July SO, 1864, and
entered Andover Theological- seminary,
from which he 'was called in the fol
lowing year to be first pastor of the
newly formed Asylum Hill Congrega
tional church. He was installed Dec
. 13. ISSi.
Bernard N. Baker.
Baltimore, Md, Dee. 20. Bernard N.
Baker, who died today at Santa Bar
bara, Calif- was best known in the
transportation world as the organizer
of the Atlantic Transport Company.
Starting with one steamship In 1888,
he brought the line to a commanding
position In the ocean transportation
eervtt'e and when it was aisorbed by
the International Mercantile Marine
Company in 1302, Mr. Baker turned
seventeen fine steamships over to the
new concern.
Mr. Bakr was horn in Baltimore
about 63 years a?o. He was twice
tnarried. His widow and two children
Xy his "first wife survive.
George Conway.
New York Dec. 20. Oepree Conway.
Veteran acuir and theartical manager,
who directed tne original Uncle Tom s
Cabin" company on its European tour.
tiied at his Home Here today, aged 73.
Mr. Conway was horn in Philadelphia
ad made his debut in that city in 1S6S
In support of Edwin Booth at the old
Chestnut street opera house. Later he
appeared in and managed many Froh
tnan and. more recently, William A.
JJrady productions.
The Rev. Mother Mary Agnes.
Jfiiladelphia, Dec. 20. The Rev.
Jr.other Mary Agnes,' superior-general
of the Order of St. Francis of the
Cnited States, dud at the Convent of
tur Idy of Anyels in Glen Riddle,
tear here, today. She was 84 years
!d. '
Mother "Mary A?ms established mis
sions, parochial schools and hospitals
In many parts of the UniteU Statea.
Aeeenfing to a statement made by
the Montreal Board of Trade Ger
rnanr is planning to capture Cana
dian and American markets by ship-
jiinir from wnmaru to avoia the
made iu GcjmiUTvtademark.
quarters. Meanwhile the running oft
of the edition could be continued. If
it were then discovered that the reg.
ulations had been violated prompt
punitive action would be taken;
A memonrandum delivered to the
"newspaper owners specifies that the
following matter shall not be pub
lished:
A11 articles, editorials, despatches
and news Items which, from their na
ture axe calculated to or might in
flame the people or incite them to
disrespect and disobedience or insu
bordination to the armies of occupa
tion.
"Comment or articles which reflect
discredit upon the United States gov
ernment or the government of the al
lies or the military forces of those
governments."
Comparisons between .the army com
manders of those governments or the
military governments of occupied ter
ritory is lorDidden. To obviate any
discussion of regulations made by the
French or British forces, it is stated
specifically that nothing must be
printed "relating to the regulations
for occupied territory outside the zone
occupied by the Americans."
A further indication of the inten
tion of the American authorities to
curb any abase of their leniency was
afforded by a roundup of discharges
uerman soiaiers wno nad failed to se
cure civilian clothes, and by the j
rtst of a merchant who had ben
found profiteering in money exchange.
FOUR NEGROES LYNCHED;
TWO OF THEM WOMEN
Mobile, Ala, Deo. 20. Pour negroes,
two of them women, accused of tht
murder of Drv El L. Johnston here last I
weett, were taken frdm the jail at Shu
but. Miss., tonight and lynched, ac
cording to information received in
Mobile. All f . are reported to have
been hanged to the girders, of a bridge
spanning the Chickasahay river.
Information received here from Shu
buta was that the Jailer was called
into the street by one of the mem
bers of the mob and then handcuffed.
He was ordered to release the pris
oners and forced to accompany the
mob and prisoners out of town. The
jailer was released before the mob
reached the bridge where the negroes
were lynched. ' ! ;
Dr. Johnston,-a dentist was.-shot
and killed from ambush while in his
barn. Major Clarke, one of the ne
groes, lynched, was arrested and, ac
cording to the authorities, confessed,
implicating tire otherse and stating
that he had shot Dr. Johnston at the
request of one of the women, who had
trouote with the dentist.
The negroes lynched were twn
brothers and two sisters, Major and
Anarew Clarice and Maggie and Alma
House.
IMPROVEMENT. PROJECTS IN
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL
"Washington, Dec. 20. More than
forty new imprevement projects are
muiuaea m tne tsao rivers and har
bors bill, whicl was completed to-
nignt Dy the iuyise committee. The
measure carries appropriations total
ling ib,a3D,tn0.
ror tne -new work, which is scat
tered along the Atlantic, Gulf, and
r-acinc coasts, and the Great Lakes,
the committee recommend pi an ot.
penditure of $8,768,000, whilt the cost
oi rurtner improvements on existtlig
projects amounts to $15,2'24,000,1 malti-
iciiance cost on otner work totals $2
CtJll ALA '
Appropriations for new Droieors in.
elude:
Atlantic COast: StamTorr! harhnr
tnouiary or the East River, New
iorK, 2vt,,uu; Haritan River, N. J.
$150,000, and Newark Bay $15,000.
PARISIANS CHEER KING v
EMMANUEL OF ITALY
Paris, Dec 20. Kinc Victor Em,
manuel, accompanied by General Cit
tadlni, visited the Italian military hos
pital in Paris this mornimr. The king
went uirougn tne ouiiding and chatted
with the wounded. Afterwaid he con
gratulated the organizers cn the npp-
fection of the hospital arrangements.
ine King was received this after
noon at the Hotel De Ville (city hall)
by the Paris council. . On his way
through the city from the forei
fice he was cheered by large crowds.
The weather was miserable and there
was a drizzling ram.
The Prince of Piedmont, the king's
son, this morning visited the Hotel
uks luvauaes, me TenCi army mu
teom.
11,000,000 JOINED RED CROSS
UP TO THURSDAY NIGHT
Washington, Deo. 20. Eleven mfl
lion persons naa answered to the
American Red Cross "Christmas roll
call" up to Thursday night, according
to reports- received today at headquar
ters. This number, it was stated, is
more than the total number of new
members set as a goal In the 'first
vnnsimas memoersnip drive in 1917.
Reports from tht various divisions,
announced tonignt, include:
Asniuc division: New York, New
Jersey and Connecticut, 2,600,000
memoers.
Pennsylvania-Delaware division 400
000.
MISS WILSON ON CONCERT
TOUR AMONG U. S. TROOPS
Paris, Dec. 20. (Miss Marsaret Wll
son, daughter of the p-fsident, has
left Paris for aconcert tour of thirty
days among the American troops in
the vicinity of Chaumont, where the
American headquarters is located. She
is planning to sing on Christmas day
at Gondrecourt, in the Meuse depart
ment in the same region where Pres
ident WilBon will dine with the Amer
ican soldiers.
HOLLAND TO PURCHASE
NITRATE FROM CHILE
Rio . Janeiro, Dee. . 20. The Chilean
government has completed negotia
tions with Holland whereby the latter
will purchase almost the entire 1919
ourput or nitrate in dune. This in
formation is contained in a diSj I rh
received here today from Santiago. .
Cabled Paragraphs
Wilson Visits Emmanuel.
Paris. Dec 20. fHavasi
"Wilson thig evening visited" King Vic-
tux f uiiucuiuei.
Shortage, of Coal In Vienna.
Vienna, Dt-c.' 20. (Havas. Secre
tary of State Hanush made the an
nouncement today that because of the
snortage or coal 48,000 persons were
out of employment in V'eiica, ;
4,445 NAMES IN TWO
ARMY CASUALTY LISTS
Washington, Dec. 20. The followine
casualties are reported by the Com
manding General , of the American
Expeditionary Forces: '
Died in action 19; died of wounds
25; died of accident and other causes
8; died of disease 37; wounded (de
gree undetermined)
slightly 787; missing'
763; wounded
in action 92;
total 1.731. .
Connecticut, Rhode Island
and
southern Massachusetts men:
Killed in Action.
Private Louis Schaeffen. New Lon
don.
Wounded (Degree Undetermined).
Corporals Albert Smith, Paw-
tucket, B, I.; John Arthur Tansey,
Worcester, Mass.
Privates Rudolph A. Macruder,
Waterbury ; Anthony Feraco, Bridge-
ort; James 'Patuano, waterbury;
Joseph R. Shova, Springfield, Mass.;
Victor Smith, Torrmgton; Ernest
McMullen, Naugatuck; Lewis A. Mul
hall, Bridgeport; George E. Robert,
New Haven; Ferdinand J. Bouchard,
Winsted; Oscar H. Carlson, Bridge
port: "William A. Gardner. Wiaterbury:
Thomas Hogan, Torrington; Joseph
A. Laprade, Danielson; Michele Pas-
tore, Providence, R. I.; James P.
Kane, Springfield, Mass.; Joseph Bel
anger, "Warren, R. I.
Wounded Slightly.
Privates Raymond P. Bannon, New
Haven; William E. Farrell, Provi'
dence, R. I.; Peter N. Brausseaux,
Pawtucket, R. I.; John A. Branxit,
Bridgeport; George A. Bergstrom,
East Greenwich, R. L; Frederick L,
Campbell, New Haven; Frederick H.
Kantock, Meriden; Arthur C. Cho
quette, Hartford; Robert G. Dikeman,
South Norwalk.
Missing in Action.
Privates Dionige Lehener, Bridge
port; Ernest A. Macri, New Haven;
Saverio Frisco, Bridgeport.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST
Killed in action 8 ; died of wounds
58; died of accident and other causes
14; died of disease 116; wounded se
verely 483; wounded (degree undeter
mined) 825: wounded slightly 1,134;
missing in action 76; total 2,714.
The Connecticut names in the list:
Died of Disease and Other Causes.
Private Thomas Costello, East Hart
ford.
Died of Disease.
Private Eugene F. Kemmritz, Hart
ford.
Wounded Severely.
Private Constantine Rutkowski,
Bridgeport; Louis Ferrante, Hartford;-
Edward Plankey, Wauregan: Michael
F. Kenny, Naugatuck; Michael Lake,
New Britain; Clarence R. Wetherell,
South Manchester; John P. VateL
Camden.
Wounded (Degree Undetermined).
Corporal Samuel Ford, South Man
chester.
Privates Joseph J. O'Connell, South
Manchest'er; Gunnar Oleen, Stratford;
Charles L. Sackett, New Haven;
James Joseph Fogarty, Fairfield;
Filippo Giannino, Bridgeport; Abra
ham S. Goldman, Hartford; Thomas
J. Hogan, Plymouth; John M. Steger,
Bridgeport; Sherwood K. Martin,
South Manchester; Harry F. Reiger,
Plantville; Guy Underwood, Norwich;
Charles A. Woodward, KTTITngly.
Wounded Slightly.
Sergeant Earl R. Texido, New Hav
en.
Chauffeur Percy O. Cooksley, Hart
ford.
Privates Michael Lipkevicus,
w!ocdbury; Frank L. Minon North
Plain; George A. Daudin,-Waterbury;
Irving H. Weir, Melrose; William S.
Bauser, "Waterbury; William J.
O'Connor, Higganum; Timothy F.
Ryan, Waterbury; Henny E. Carter,
Meriden.
Missing in Action,
Private Herman A. Dennert, West-
port.
FOLLOWING TRAIL OF AUTO
TRIP MADE BY PIPER
Muskegon, Mich., Dec. 20. Using as
a route guide letters written en route
by Frieda Weichmtfli to her aunt in
Hinsdale, Ills., two officers left here
today to follow the trail of the au
tomobile trip Milo H. Piper, charged
with' having murdered the girl, admits
they made in the summer of 1916.
Departure of the officers and an
nouncement by Harris E. Galpin, who
has ,been acting as council for the ac
cused man, that he had withdrawn
from the case, were outstanding de
velopments here today.
The two officers are expected to
make their first stop at Rensselaer,
Ind., where the records show Miss
Weichman and a man giving the name
of "M. H. Piper" were married in 1916.
Piper, while admitting that he and the
girl made the automobile trip, repeat
edly has stated that another man
using his name "was thp bridegroom at
Rensselaer.
No fewer than a dozen different
stopping places are indicated in the
girl's letters to her aunt. ,
Piper in his early talks with the
officers here stated that two other per
sons accompanied them on the trip.
One of the purposes of the investiga
tion along the route, according to As
sistant Prosecuting Attorney Jack
son, is to . definitely establish this
point.
21 AMERICAN BALLOONS LOST
DURING LAST OFFENSIVE
Washington, Dec. 20. During the
last allied offensive, between Septem
ber 2i6 and Npvember 11, twenty-one
American balloons were lost. A re
port on the balloon companies of the
First Army in France, made public
today by the war department, shows
fifteen balloons were destroyed by
German airplanes and six by shells,
and the enemy lost at least fifty.
Major General Summerall, in a
communication to the commanding
officer of the corps balloon group,
commended the companies for their
work. -
BOUQUET FOR PRESIDENT
' , IN BUCKINGHAM PALACE
London, Bee. 20. King George will
give, a banquet .at Buckingham Pal
ace. December 27 in honor of President
Wilson.
The visit of President Wilson as an
"overnight" guest at Buckingham
will be the first time in history that
any presidtnt has baen thus entertain
ed at the palace.1'
Af et System :
JJrged in Senate
A ' 1:
Proposal , Made by Senator
' .Thomas in Opposition to
Plea For Big Navy.
Washington, Dec 20. Although re
newal today of general senate debate
halted progress on the war revenue
bill, Senator Simmons, chairman of
the finance committee, announced that
an effort would be made to pass the
measure before adjournment tomor
row wtth resort to a night session if
necessary. Republican leaders, how
ever, expressed ..tht belief that the
measure would go over until Monday.
Virtually all of today's session was
devoted to discussion, the nrinr.innl
speakers being Senator Jones of New
Mexico and Senator Thomas of Colo
rado, both democrats. The former de
clared the bill contained manv ine
qualities and injustices whieh handi
cap the conduct of business and said
the party which permits such .injus
tice to continue would be driven from
power.
Speaking in support of a substitute
measure of which he is author, Sena
tor Thomas declared the watchword
for this congress should be "retrench
ment, frugality and economy." Adop
tion of a federal budst system was
urged by the senator, who said na
tional bankruptcy would result unless
s-jch a system is put into effect.
Senatar Thomas opposed granting
the recommendations made by Secre
tary Daniels for increased naval ap
propriations, declaring "every dollar
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In the past week the following news matter was furnished to its
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Bulletin Telegraph Local, General Total
Saturday, December 14...... 77 113 318 508
Monday,' December 16. 80 123 262 465
Tuesday, December 17...... 115 144 262 521
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. .Totals - 585 711 1645 2941
Dlaced in a BattleshiD is a. dollar
wajsted1." Submarines and seaplanes.
he said,, had . revolutionized . navaV
warfare and declared that had the war
continued six months longer, every
German warship at Kiel would have
been destroyed by the "myriads of air
planes carrying Americans that would
have swept the air."
Senator La Follette, republican, of
Wisconsin, plans to discuss' his stf-
stitute bill tomorrow after which Sen
ator Simmons hopes obtain a vote
on the committee amendments pro
viding for a $4 000,090,000 tax in 1920,
the section which republicans are op
posing. Just before the senate adjourtfed,
Senator McKellar. democrat, of Ten
nessee, announced that he would de
mand a separate vote before final
passage of the bill, on te postal sec
tion tentatively accepted by the sen
ate late yesterday proposing: the re
peal of ths pres jit zone system for
second class mail and substituting a
one cent a pound rate within 130
miles, and 1 1-2 cents beyond.
TO SAVE $6,000,000,000
. OF WAR APPROPRIATIONS
Washington,. Dec. 20. More than
sixteen billion dollars of cash appro
priations and contract authorization
voted by congress for war purposes
will be unexpended, Representative
Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the"
house appropriations committee, an
nounced today.
Total appropriations and authoriza
tions voted during the war amount to
about $57,000,000,000, including $10,000,-
000,000 of authorizations for wartffn'e
loans to foreign governments. The
loans actually made now total about
'$8,000,000,000.
"More than eight millions of cash
appropriations and approximately eight
billions of contract authorizations will
be converted back -into the treasury,"
said Representative Sherley. "Most of
the money will come from the war de
partment, the largest saving, of course,
being from ordnance, because the
greatest amount of money was appro
priated for that."
The contract authorizations do not
represent money that will be returned
as a result of cancellations of con
tracts. These authorizations were
voted by -congress for departments to
contract to expend and ' most of the
eight billions was unobligated.
Hearings of the appropriations com
mittee on the subject of what money
could be returned to the treasury are
not near completion and Mr. Sherley
said a bill would not be reported un
til after Jan. 1. Examination of the
war department is virtually complete.
ANTHRACITE MINERS ARE
URGED TO CURTAIL HOLIDAY
' Washington, Dec. 20. An appeal to
the anthracite mine workers to observe
only Christmas day itself as a hoH
day during the coming week and to
work industriously during the other
five days, was issued loday by the
United States fuel administration. A
celebration of greater length than
Christmas day itself is viewed by the
fuel administration as likely to have
a serious effect upon the anthracite
situation.
TO ASCERTAIN WHO WAS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WAR
Vienna, Dec. 20. (Havas.) The na
tional assembly of German Austria has
adopted a bill ordering an investiga
tion into the question of who actu
auuly was responsible for the war and
prescribing the proceedings to be
taken against its authors.
NO IMPROVEMENTS FOR
UPPER CONNECTICUT RIVER
(Special to The Bulletin.) ,
Washington, Dec. 20. The rivers
ar.d harbors committee made an ad
verse report on the proposed improve
ments' of. tht Connecticut river be
tween Hartford and "Holyoke, and that
project will not appear, in the bili to
he reportSd to the house today. ...
Drop is Expected
in Flour Prices
Due to Cancellation of , All
Flour Mill Regulations by
the Food Administration.
Washington, Dec. 20. Cancellation
of all flour milling regulations, in
cluding fair price schedules, and the
price and quantity restrictions on the
sale of wheat flour by millers, . which
officials expect will result in cheaper
flour, was formally announced late to
day by the food administration.
Notification of the action was tele
graphed last night to all zone agents
of the food administration's grain cor
poration and today there was a sharp
rise in the price of wheat bran and
other mill feeds on the Minneapolis
market, which officials 'expect to be
followed by a drop in flour prices.
Existing regulations restrictine mar
gins of profit on flour and mill feeds
remain in effect, as do general regu
lations of the food administration
prohibiting profiteering, hoarding and
unfair practices, and otncials said
these would be strictly enforced.
The prediction of cheaper flour to
the consumer, it was stated at the
food, administration, is based on the
immediate ri6e today in the price of
mill feeds, amounting to several dol
lars a ton. Close observation of the
market trend in flour and mill feeds,
made by the food administration'!-,
milling division and grain experts, it
was said, showed that with every up
ward movement of feeds came a fall
in the price of flour on a basis of an
average drop of three and four hun
dredths cents a barrel on- flour to
every pt-& ton inera'nm mill feeoT
TO. PROTECT SAILORS FROM
NEW YORK'S UNDERWORLD
New York, De7. 20. Means by whijh
soldiers and .sailors caT be protected
from a "reception committee" organ
ized by the underworld to take from
them their wages and savings during
the review here next week of the
American batle fleet were formulated
here today. The subject was consid
ered at a conference between repre
sentatives of the provost marshal's of
fice, the army sanitary corps, naval
reserve corps, the law enforcement di
vision of the army and the district at
torney's office. '
This protection, according to an an
nouncement tonight by Alfred J. Tal
ley, assistant district attorney, is par
ticularly for the 33,000 sailors of the
fleet, but will be extended to all men
in uniform visiting the city during the
military pageant.
"Men and women thieves have been
mobilized," he declared, "to see that
no soldier or sailor with money es
capes." It is estimated that the sail
ors of the fleet will have with them
an aggregate of nearly $7,000,000.
xnousanas of naval and militarv
police will be on guard, being station
ed wherever the men are likely to con-
regate in numbers.
RADIO COMMUNICATION
WITH HOMEBOUND SOLDIERS
New York. Dec. 20. Relatives and
friends of soldiers returning on trans
ports from overseas may communicate
witn tnem by wireless and receive an
swers to their messages under a navy
department arrangement announced
here today by the Third naval district
office of communication.
According to announcement, mes
sages may be filed at any ' telegraph
office and will be relayed to New
York. Boston, or some other naval
radio base, wher they will' be flashed
to the incoming ships. Answers wiil
come over tne some route.
Charges for the service vi 1 Xew
York are 16 cents a word, in s'uding
telegraph tolls. As many of the sol
diers are without adequate funds, it
has been arranged that persons so de
siiing may pay in advance for an
swers to be filed on board ths trans
port.?. The only restriction on the soivio.
it was said, is that no message will be
accepted until the ship for which it is
destined has passed the fortieth merid
ian, about half way across the At
lantic. INSTANTLY KILLED WHEN
PAIR MULES RAN AWAY
Camp Mills, N. Y., Dec. 20. Lieut
Clarence Macomber of New Sharon,
Me., an army medical officer detailed
to a flying field at Minealo, was in
stantly killed here today when a pair
of mules attached to a contractor's
wagon ran away and dashed head-on
into an ambulance in which he was
riding. He was hurled from the front
seat and landed between the mules,
breaking his neck on the pole.
MILK FOR CHILDREN ON
NEW YORK'S EAST SIDE
New York, Dec. 20. An organization
to provide milk for East Side children
who have been suffering for lack of
nourishment because of the high price
of milk was formed today by teachers
and principals of East Side public
schools. It was reported that unless
hundreds of children are to perish,
milk must be supplied them at once.
1,400,000 FRENCH SOLDIERS
KILLED DURING THE WAR
Paris, Dec. 20. French soldiers to
the number of 1,400,000 were killed
during the war, according to a state
ment by the socialist Deputy Lucren
Voilin in the chamber ot deputies this
afternoon during an interpellation of
the government on demobilization.
Condensed Telegrams
War Department ordered abandon
ment of many more projects.
Sohnson Shipbuilding & Or Deck
Co. increased its' capital to $3,000,000
Liverpool Cotton Exchange removed
restrictions. on short selling of cotton.
Minneapolis fiour output for the
week ended Dec. 14 was 443,261. barrels.
Gold coin amounting to $500,000 was
withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury
for shipment to South America.
Locomotive shipments from Nov. 1
to Nov. 30 amounted to 203. The
American shipped 161, Baldwin 23,
Lima W.
Senate interstate committee decided
to begin hearings to settle the rail
road questions on Jan. 2.
Bank of England for the week re
ports total loss in reserve at581
000. Bullion gained 874,000.
Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh
Railway signed a contract with the
uovernment.
Census Bureau puts output of linters
from Aug. 1 to Nov. 30 at 448,073
500-pound bales. ,
Restrictions upon importation of
manufactured rubber goods announced
June 19,1918, were removed.
The Food Administration failed n
make purchases of flour on Tuesday's
oner ana is believed to be awaiting
advices from Europe.
President Wilson sent the nomina
tion of J. B. Eastman as a member of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
to the Senate.
Department of Commerce announc
ed it has completed a census of the
imports of chemicals into the United
States for the fiscal year 1914.
Plans are under way for a subway
cf 40 miles in Chicago. They provide
for four tracks for trains callable of
traveling 50 miles an hour.
Between 2,000 and 3,000 employes
of the Wright-Martin Aircraft Co
were discharged on account of war
cancellations.
It is reported at the "Shipping
Board that negotiations regarding the
Mercantile Marine are progressing
satistactonly.
Reports to the Labor Department
from large industrial centers show the
nation in an unusually good condition
in business 'and labor markets.
A fire of unknown origin destroyad
the Shippan ,Point Hotel of Stamford.
The loss is estimated at $15,000.
John A. Davis, a newsprint paper
merchant of New York, died of
appoplexy aboard a train from Chicago
for New York.
Lord Mayor O'Neill of Dublin called
a mass meeting for next Sunday for a
public imitation of President Wilson
to visit Ireland.
King George cancelled arrangements
to go to banonngham for Christmas
and will remain in London "to wel
come President Wilson."
Howard Coonley, vice-president of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation, an
nounced in Philadelphia there would
be no more cancellation of ship
orders.
Secretary Baker ruled that every
enlisted man and officer who is hon
orably discharged from the service
will be entitled to wear a scarlet
chevron on the left sleeve. ... .
Withdrawal of "gold coin from the
sub-treasury for Christmas gifts is
being discouraged. Those requesting
gold coins are asked to make their
gifts in new crisp bank notes.
Director McAdoo of the Railroads
announced that wages' of employees
of the railroads raised during the war
will not be lowered when the railroads
go back to private ownership.
presidents or vanous&uuaiuicnj ,vm
panies of the United States Steel Cor
poration met at the corporation's of
fices in New York. Only routine mat
ters were discussed.
Announcement is- made in London
that the 100,000 cotton spinners on
strike will return to work. They are
reported to have accepted the pro
posed terms of settlement.
House bankina and currency com
mittee considened amendments to the
Federal Reserve Act. Action post
noned until future conferences with
Tfpderal Reserve Board.
Ocean freiaht rates are beginning
to lower with additional allocations of
tonnage by the Shipping Board and
roioasinsr of carero room. Rates to
India dropped $15 a ton.
Chairman Colver of the Federa
Trade Commission urged the House
mittee to approve legislation for
interstate and foreign commerce corn
Federal regulation of the meat pack
ing industry.
Charles Halwardt Johnson was ac
quitted by a jury at Blkton, Md., of
the charge of murdering Major Wil
liam R. Kin? of Brooklyn, N. Y., su
pervising engineer of the Aberdeen
proving grounds.
BRITISH FLEET MAY
VISIT UNITED STATES
London. Dec. 20 It is reported that
the admiralty iews favorably the
suggestion that a large part of the
British fleet commanded by Admiral
Sir David Batty should visit the
United States. It is asserted, how
ever, that no date for the visit has
been fixed, but it is understood that it
will be made immediately after peace
has been, signed. Subsequently, the
fleet will make a tour of The British
dominions.
The war cabinet and the admiralty,
on the suggestion of the- ministers of
the dominions, have decTded that Ad
miral Viscount Jellicoe, former chief
of the naval staff, shal. visit, the do
minions and India in February to ad
vise the respective authorities on
naval matters.
SHIPPING RELEASED
FROM ARMY SERVICE
Washington, Dec. 20. While no of
ficial information on the subject has
been received, "War Trade Board offi
cials here assume that the 1,000,000
tons of American shipping which press
despatches today from France said
will be released from the army supply
service includes the 800,000 tons
which Major General Goethals has
recommended be returned to normal
trade routes.
This recommendation is now before
Secretary Baker for his approval.
BOSTON CRIPPLES' UNION No. 1
HAS BEEN ORGANIZED
Boston, Uec. 20. Boston Cripples'
Union No. 1 was formed today. It
was voted to developthe organization
int oa national union for the purpose
of. obtaining lor its members prefer
ence in appointments to city, county
and town positions which they are
capable of holding.
Frederick S. Deitrich, former con
gressman, who is lame, is president of
the union.
A SYMPATHETIC STRIKE
THREATENED IN TORONTO
Toronto, Dec. 20. With Toronto's
striking policemen and the police
commissioners still deadlocked to
night, threats of a general sympathe
tic strike of . all unionized workers
were circulated about the city.
A slight increase in the crime rate,
said to be a result of the strike, was
reported tonight.
OF VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL
Declared That Unless Reciprocal Trade Agreements Are!
. Made Between Nations, Cordial Relations Cannot Last
' Asserted That Prevention of Wars Would Require That
the Size of the Army and Navy Be Fixed by a Refer
endum to All Men and Women of Mature Age Prefers
Subsidizing of Merchant Marine "Rather Than Govern
ment Ownership.
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 20. Vice Presi
dent Marshall in an address here to
night 'before the Carlisle Chamber of
Commerce, gave his views on some
questions now under discussion in
connection with the peace conferences,
prefacing his remarks with the ex
planation that he had no thought of
endeavoring to affect President Wil
son's negotiations. "
On the question of a world league,
or understanding vto prevent, which,
he said, all right-thinking men agree
is desirable. Mr. Marshall declared
that until all men are of. good will
! us
wars will not cease 'unless nations de
sire peace at any price. He said the
allies and the United States could go
very far toward promoting peace, but
predicted that unless reciprocal trad1
agreements are made between these
associated , nations, existing cordial
relations cannot last. Urging exten
sion of the American merchant ma
rine, he voiced opposition to govern
ment ownership but declared it pre
ferable to a ship subsidy.
"It is farthest fronj my thought up
on this occasion to utter a single word
which might in any manner be con
strued as' endeavoring to affect the
negotiations of the president in Eu
rope," said the vice president, in open
ing his address.
"Too many half baked opinions com
ing from mysijf and others in public
life may cause mental ami moral in
digestion. I speak, therefore, only m
general terms and go only to the
length that all may agree.
"That some league or understand
ing among civilized peoples for the
prevention of certain future wars (as
I prefer to put it rather than for 1f.
enforcement of peace), is desirable,
all right thinking men agree. It has
been the' dream of all ages. Thus far,
this dream of universal peace has
epch succeeding time turned into a
r.ightmare. .
"Until all men are of good will,
wars will not cease entirely unless
nations want peace at any price. Pre
vention, as far as possible, I desire:
at any price, I do not. However, if
mankind, as a whole, desire' it at any
price, they can get it by the adtfption
of written constitutions specifying,
first, that the size of the army and
navy shall be flxei by a referendum
to all the men and women of mature
age- and second that no war of of
fence nor one of defence beyond the
territorial limits of the state shall
JAPANESE FINANCIAL
ADVISOR FOR CHINA
- Washington,' Pit-: 29.- "tirformatton.
that Baron Sakatani, one of the lead
ing financiers of Japan, has been ap
pointed financial adviser 10 the Chi
nese government was received at the
state department today from Ambas
sador Morris at Tokio. Baron Saka
tani, in accepting the appointment,
Mr. Morris .id, gave a statement to
the newsDaosrs saying he intends to
effect a cur -ency reform Dy adoption
of the gold standard, with an ulti
mate view to better trade relations be
tween Jaoan and China.
Baron Akato.nl is rported to be one
of the great financial minds of Janari.
He formerly was minister of finance
in the Japanese cabinet and is a son-
in-law of Baron Shizubasaw, one of the
richest men in the Orient. The" baron
is the head of one of the peace so
cieties of Janan and long has urged a
strict limitation of armament.
Baron Sakatani spent some time "hi
China six mciiths ago ard. the under.
standing here is that he went to study
business conditions generally and
Japan's opportunity to increase her
trade with the Far Eastern republic.
RESTRICTIONS ON LEAD
PRODUCERS REMOVED
Xew York, Dec. 20. Removal of the
restrictions cn lead producers, eftec
tive tomorrow, who are now free to
quote prices individually, was an.
nounced here today to thu trade by the
Lead Producers' Committee for war
service which was formed some
months ago at the request of the
chairman of the War Industries Board.
The committee since September 1
has been acting as the selling agency
for all lead producers and, in an
nouncing the resumption ot a free
market, it was stated thcro would b,e
"no restrictions on re-snles."
. From September 1 to December 1,
inclusive, the price of lead, f. o. b.
New York, had been S3.05 per hun
dredweight and $7.75 f. o. b. St. Louis.
On December 2 the pric went down
'$1 per hundredweight in both those
cities.
GRAY RESIGNS FROM
. RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Washington, Dec 20. Carl R. Gray
of Baltimore, director of the division
of operation' of the railroad adminis
tration, has resigned and . Director
General McAdoo has accepted his res
ignation; effective next Jan. 15. Mr.
Gray, who formerly was president of
the Western Maryland railroad, said
he was in need of a complete rest.
In announcing the resignation to
night, Mr. McAdoo said no successor
to Mr. Gray has been appointed. Mr
Gray resigned as president of the
Western Maryland to take up his du
ties with the railroad administration
last January, when the railroad con
gestion of last winter had reached se
rious proportions. . . '
RUSSIAN VOLUNTEERS
DEFEAT BOLSHEVIKI
Paris, Dec. 20. (HavRs.i Russian
volunteer forces hare driven the Bol
sheviki from the region of Ijma
(Pijma, east of Archangel) according
to a report from Archangel. Tho peas
ants in that region, between the ages
of 18 and 45, have organized and are
said to be fighting valiantly against
the Bolsheviki. The peasant have sent
an appeal to. the populations of north
ern Russia inviting ther.i to mobilize
all their forces against the Bolsheviki.
The Pijma river runa through the
Timan Moumains in the central part
of the province of Archangel.
PLANS FOR ELECTIONS IN
GERMANY NEXT MONTH
' Paris, Dec. 20. fHavas."! The sol
diers' and workmens congress at Ber
lin Thursday adopted a motion pro
viding for the opening of negotiations
with the allies for thv liberation of
occupied territories la or.l;.r to pre
pare for the holding of . olect'ons next
month. .
ever he waged until affirmatively de
cided by a like referendum." - -
Stating that commercial disputes
breed wars, Mr. Marshall- continued:
"I have, of course, no means - of .
knowing what the representatives of
the allied governments may be willing; s
to take up with the American people
at the peace table, but I venture the
assertion that the good will which
now exists between the allied govern
ments and our own will not last fivo
years unless reciprocal trade relations.
fixed in justice, are arranged between
s. Peopies learn slowlv and soon
forget. - ' .
"The theory that men are. going to
deal justly with each other regardless
of a law to punish injustice is a mil
lennial dream. he allies and Amer
ica, by reciprocal trade relations and.
by the right of power and duty to cut
off commercial transactions with any
people on earth that proposes to dis
turb the peace of the world, can go
very far toward promoting that peace
which we all just now so sincerely de
sire.
Without knowledge. I express the
hope that we will not let go by. this
opportune time for removing what
will undoubtedly he a source of fric
tion in the future unless dealt with
speedily and justly. '
If no equitable adjustment of the
business of the world shall be made
then, as business men who are deeply
interested in the commerce of Amer
ica, you realize as well as I do that its
weakness in thf past has been the
lack of ships upon the sea.
Each of us knows that one of the
reasons for that lack has been tho.
way in which we have insisted that
our ships be manned. ' ''
I think the La Follette law is
wholly humanitarian in its character.
I hope that, by international agree
ment, it may become the law of the
sea for all seagoing- powers. But, U
it does not, then we are confronted
with three propositions; either to re
peal the law or to subsidize shipping
or to have governmental control of
our merchant marine, conveying th
produce of our merchants to foreign
shores without any profit to the gov
ernment of the United Slates.
'Inherently opposed to government
ownership, I should, nevertheless, in
finitely prefer it to subsidizing private
lines. This question is one that de
serves your careful study and the very
best of your honest judgment."
OREWS OF FISHING TRAWLERS'
OUT ON STRIKE AT BOSTON
Boston, Dec. 20. The crews of seyr
eral steam fishing trawlers operating1
out of this port who hive been on
strike for three weeks demanding an
increase in the number of men on tho
boats,, today rejected a compromise
offer of th owners. The men had
asked for two to four additional, men,
according to the size of the vessel. The
owners, the Gorton-Hew Fisheries
Company and the Bay State Fishing
Company, offered two extra men for
the larger craft only. Representa
tives of the companies also agreed to
increase the bonus paid the fisher
men. In declining the offer the men said
they did not want more money so
much as they did additional help, as
serting that they were oTVirworked at
certain periods under present condi
tions. The trawlers are tied up at Eit
Boston and ana consequence receipts
of fresh fish have been graatly reduc
ed. ' : I
BREACH BETWEEN CHILE
AND PERU WIDENS .
Buenos Aires, Dec. 2,0. Latest press
despatches from Chile report that poli
tical circles there see small hope in
settling the controversy wi.h Peru and
Bolivia by compromise. I: was report
ed yesterday in Chile chat Peru in
tended to carry the question of the
provinces of Tacna and Arica to the
peace congress.
Reports from Lima, Peru, say that
18.000 nitrate workers in the district
of Tarapaca had been ordered by
Chile to return to Peru. Chilian des
patches say lhat the nitrate workers'
are returning voluntarily after having1
been discharged from their positions
because of the present nitrate crisis.
The Peruvian, government is report
ed to have appointed a commission to
care for the workers.
Press despatches from Lima today
assert that anti-Peruvian manifesta
Hnna iirp jrAnpral throusrhoilt nortiiMin
Chile. . .
FAMOUS PARK ROW .
RESTAURANT CLOSED
New York, Dec. 20. Dblan's "beef
and" restaurant, a downtown land
mark for 48 years, closed its doors to
night. The famous resort in Park
T?nw and latpr in Nassau street, where
judges, lawyers, politicians and news- .
papermen went for luncheon, has been
sold by its owner. Peter J. Meehan,
and will "be converted into a bakery
and quick lunch room. - . .
Meehan, who is a nepnew or tne
late Patrick Dolan, founder of the res-'
taurant; announced that he would take
"seeing America tour and tnen re
tire.
One of the memories of Dolan s is
'"Dolando," a race horse owned by
"Johnny" Meehan, immediate succes
sor of Pat Dolan. Patrons of the es
tablishment backed Dolando witn all
their funds and ate well or went hun
gry for a week, after each race, ac
cording to the result
INFLUENZA WELL IN HAND
' . IN MASSACHUSETTS
Boston, De, 20. After a conference
today with Dr. Eugene R. Kelley, state
commissioner of health, Governor Mo
Call said, that he believed The health
department capable of meetine the sit
uation caused by the reappearance ot
influenza, and that thero vouid be no
reassemblying of the emergency health
committee.
The ltfet "24 hour retwrt" received
showed 1577 cases and 2? deaths in
the state but the reports from some of
tire towns, were for periods varying
from- two days to a. week.
OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS
. ' AT MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
Middlebury, Vt Dec. 13. A reserve
officers' training corps, it . was an
nounced today, will bo instituted at
X'iddlebury collesre , with the opening
of the new tfrm. January 2, replacing
the students' army training corps, re
ctntiy disbanded.
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