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"IF TEOTZKY DOES NOT WANT PEACE, HE WILL
GET WAR," ULTIMATUM OF CONFERENCE
GERMANS WILL ASSIST UKRAINE
AGAINST BOLSHEVIKI TO
SAFEGUARD FOOD.
London, Feb. 15 Germany has resolved to renew military
activities against northern Russia. This decision is said to have
been reached at a conference at imperial headquarters, dis
patches from Holland say.
- The conference was attended by Emperor William, Chan
cellor von Hertling, Field Marshal Von Hindenburg, Gen. Von
Ludendorff, Foreign Secretary Von Kuehlmann and others.
The "no war but no peace" plan of Leon Trotzky, the Bol
sheviki foreign minister, was rejected at the conference, ac
cording to the Amsterdam correspondent of the Daily Express
and as Trotzky does not want peace he will get war.
Invasion of Great Russia, it is added, will continue, at any
rate until Petrograd is occupied by German troops.
A dispatch from Rotterdam says
the Germans take the view that Trotz
kys declaration, though it did not end
the war automatically ended the arm
istice. (The armistice expired Feb. 14).
The Germans now consider that they
have a free hand and mean to use the
opportunity.
This, does not mean necessarily that
the Germans will immediately try to
reach Petrograd, but more probably
that they will support tne TTKraine Ty
ioree of arms. The Germans, he says.
are,.carrying on an active propaganda
-'In the Ukraine for the purpose of sug
gesting to the ltada that the new state
Is endangered by the Bolsheviki. It
is declared that this is all part of Gcr
many's scheme for breaking up the
former Russian empire with , a view
to extending her own power and in
fluence over the new states, of whom
it la posing as a protector.
It is certain that the Bolsheviki are
now moving troops against the
Ukraine, a Berlin dispatch says, and
the Central powers do not intend to
allow themselves thus to be robbed
of the fruits of their lately concluded
peace. The newspaper adds that it
"prODably has been decided at the
conference- at imperial headquarters
', to resume operations on the northern
' Russian front for the protection of
the Ukraine.
An Amstedam dispatch says peace
With the Ukraine was made not only
i so the Central powers might obtain
foodstuffs, but also to effect a breach
in the eastern front, it is indicated in
a dispatch from Vienna. A statement
! from a well informed source dealing
with the conclusion of the Brest-Lit'
ovsk negotiations says:
"As Trotsky's attitude, particularly
; concerning the application of the prih
j dpi of self determination, made t
satisfactory conclusion impossible, i
! became the poliUcal task of the pow
', era who were working for peace to
; make a breach in the eastern front,
! that la, to arrange a peace with the
Ukraine, thereby also arriving at a
! settlement of the Russian and Ruman
t ian questions. Peace with the Ukraine
j had to be made if only becaure a way
Was opened by It to eastern Europe's
I richest granary. True, the country is
1 not yet organized properly, but oppor
; tunity to effect Improvements is now
' given, and In conformity with the
', agreement stocks of food will be im
ported here as far as they are avail
able." The statement adds that peace with
the Ukraine was obtainable only on
condition that Cholm should be ceded
to the Ukraine, the desire for whi':h
could be fulfilled by the application of
the principle of self-determination
; which la recognized as applying to
' Russian territory. Cholm, it is de
clared. Is such a mixed country eth
nographlcally that there cannot be a
question of its belonging to Poland.
Opposition to the arrangement ia
, combatted by the statement that de
1 Clares it Is unintelligible, inasmuch'
.' , as the principle of self-determination
la appropriate for all 'Russian terri
tory and, therefore, for Russian Po
land. It adds that the arrangement
did Dot surprise the Poles, who never
received a definite promise and who
often advocated the principle now ap
plied to the demarcation of tho fron
tier. The statement says "Trotzky and
bis government, recognizing the im
possibility of continuing the war un
der the present conditions, preferred
to lay down their arms with a cer
' tain eclat and to assume the pose of
an oppressed people. Russian tactics,
however, appear to be the worst for
them because we are in no wise
bound by their declaration, and from
the standpoint of international law
we are still in a state of war with
Russia, qualified at present by the
temporary armistice.
"The Russian government gave us
opportunity to denounce the armistice
and continue the war, or to make a
similar peace declaration. The
Aostro-Hungarlan government has no
reason to denounce the armistice.
"In Germany a more skeptical opin
ion appears to prevail, but an ex
change of views should soon take
' place. On the other hand it would be
' a great mistake on our part to an
nounce a state of peace now and thul
nd oar hands. That would not do
fiw eTwiijiU. we bare to farterreae
CAP! CASTL
AIR TESr
Ex-Danger Loses Life Fly
ing Near Fort Worth,
Texas.
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 15 ,
Capt. Vernon Castle of the Eng
lish royal flying corps was killed
this morning while flying 15 miles
west of Fort Worth.
Castle, in trying to avoid a ca
det, swerved his machine beyond
his control, fell, and was unable
to right himself. Tho cadet was
an American but was under in
struction by the British. The ac
cident occurred near the Ben
brook field. Tiro cadet was unin
jured. Castle had made more than 150
flights over the German lines and
was the hero of many exploits in
the war zone. His work had been
especially on the Flanders front
and covered a period of nine
months. He came to Fort Worth
last October along with Lord
WeUosley.
Vernon Castle had a national
reputation as a dancer. His home
was In New York. With ills wife,
also a graceful dancer, ho attain
ed great popularity several years
ago as a teacher of modern
dances. When the war broke out
both of the Castles became inter
ested in war work and Mr. Cas
tle took up aviation.
LL ORGANIZE
TRANSPORTATIO
OF GOAL TO N. I
Washington, Feb. 14 Coastwise
and Great Lake steamer lines operat
ed by railroads were placed today by
Director-General McAdoo1 under the
supervision of W. H. Pleasants of-.
New York, president of the Ocean
Steamship Co., who was designated
as manager of the marine section of
the railroad administration.
Special attention will be given to
orgnization of water transportation
facilities to insure greater movement
of coal to New England next winter
and better use of lake shipping to
haul cpal to the northwest.
Among the lines that will be under
Mr. Pleasants' supervision are the
Old Dominion, Ocean Steamship and
the Southern Pacific ships. Independ
ent steamship lines not operated by
railroads are not involved in the new
arrangement.
Mr. McAdoo specified that the di
rection of water shipping hereafter
will be removed from the three
regional directors and given exclu
sively to Mr. Pleasants.
From time to time it 18 planned,
the railroad administration will take
over temporarily steamers not needed
by the shipping board for transatlan
tic traffic and use them in the coast
wise trade.
to protect the Ukraine.
"Our relations with the F.ussian
government, however, are pot broken;
neither do th,e Russians wish this. On
the contrary, they desire to continue
diplomatic relations through the wire
less and the commissions now sitting
in Petrograd.
"We soon expect a declaration that
Rumania ia ready to enter negotiations
with us."
CONSIDER PL
FOR PAYING OFF
IAR DEBT
Liondon, Feb. 15. The Empire Re
sources Development Committee has
been trying to devise ways and means
of paying off the vast legacy of debt
that will be bequeathed by the war.
It has not been long at it but accord
ing to H. Wilson-Fox, M. P., a prom
inent member of the Committee, it is
making highly satisfactory progress
in the solution of the problem.
As outlined by Wilson-Fox in an
address before the Royal Colonial In
stitute, the collossal sums needed are
to be obtained by the State developing
certain resources of the Empire on a
huge scale and turning over the prof
its to the National Treasury. One of
these is fish of which, Mr. Wilson-Fox
said, unlimited supplies could be ob
tained from Canada and Newfound
land. This fish, it was asserted, could
be sold in the United Kingdom at
prices far, below those ruling before
the war, provide a good living for all
engaged in the work and yield the
state a profit of from 25,000,000 to
50,000,000 a year.
Another proposal was that the state
should participate in the supply- and
distribution of the palm products ob
tained in the Empire which are daily
becoming of greater importance as ar
ticles of food. From this, it was cal
culated, the profit would soon amount
to 50,000,000 annually. Another
100,000,000 a year it was estimated
could be derived by the state from
electricity for light and power to be
provided at much cheaper rates than
private companies charged.
The Home government, it was sug
gested, should co-operate with Canada
in the early development and sale of
large tracts of corn land.
If a grant of 200,000,000 acres could
be negotiated, the committee believ
ed, the nation's food supply would be
assured and within a quarter of a cen
tury the sale of farms in this area
would pay oft a large portion of the
Empire's debt.
'Looking into the future," said the
lecturer, "we can visualize the state
as an owner of vast herds of cattle
overseas raised on lands which are to
day unutilized; as a proprietor of for
ests and valuable plantations of trop
ical shrubs and trees grown on areas
which are still virgin, and the harness
er of mighty waterfalls fed bv the
eternal snows of India and Africa; as
an organizer of great commercial air
services, and as the reaper on an im
mense scale of the manifold harvest
of the seas."
FIFTY-FIVE BABES
DIE AMID FLAMES
Montreal, Feb. 15. From the ruins
of the Grey nunnery's fire swept wing
te bodies of 14 more children were re
covered this forenoon, raising to 55
the death toll of the tragedy which
visited tne institution last night.
ine heroism of the sisters who were
nursing soldiers invalided home from
overseas fighting averted greater loss
of life. Nearly 1.000 crippled men and
women, wounded military men, and
babies only a few weeks old were en
abled to escape through the valiant
efforts of the nuns.
The cause of the fire" has not been
determined). It started in the dormi
tory of the Creche, where there weTe
170 children, mostly babies of a few
days or a few weeks. At one time
the entire institution was threatened
with destruction.
POLISH TROOPS
GO TO WARSAW
Amsterdam, Feb. 14 The Taeg
lische Rundschau of Berlin announces
that a deputation of Polish troops
from Russia has arrived secretly at
Warsaw on a special mission to the
Polish cabinet.
Petrograd dispatches early this
month said that about 40,000 Polish
troops in the Russian army had ex
pressed a desire to return from Rus
sia to Poland but had been stopped
by a German objection to the plan.
HOLCOMB FAVORS
SACRIFICING DOGS
Winsted. Feb. 15 -Gov. Holcomb
in acknowledging a letter from B. E.
Moore, who wants dogs treated as
domestic animals and legislater to a
limited number, says:
"I have long felt that the sheep
vs. dog question is of vital interest
to the state. Thus far every remed
ial legislative effort which would be
of any effect has been defeated. My
own opinion is that if 75 per cent, of
the dogs in Connecticut were killed i wiser through experience, have re
the sheep industry would revive to th built the, city earthquake proof; and
great advantage of the state. The tno emissions of the volcano have not
food question is getting to be acuta
and the raising of sheep would ma
terially help the state and 1 3 a benefit
to the farmer."
Mr. Moore has been campaigning on
the dog vs. sheep question and de
sires that the general assembly at its
next session do something to restore
the sheep industry.
SWEDEN SEIZES
ITCTNITION EXPORT
London. Feb. 15 Great quantities
of arms and munitions bound for Fin.
land have been seized in the harboi
of Stockhold, the Social Demokraten
of Stockholm says. Half a million
cartridges were delivered there to the
order of an alleged private individ
ual. The workmen at the Vesteras
factory have informed- the govern
ment that they will stop work if ex
portation of munitions is permitted.
Two Aged 10 and One
16, They Hold Up
Pedestrians With
Gun.
Franctic with fear and on the
verge of collapse, two women,
giving the names of Mrs. Davis
of 45 Beardsley street, and Miss
Loretto Forbes, of 6 William
place, staggered into the home
of Richard A. Sullivan, 590
Noble avenue, about 11:30 last
night and said they had been
held up and robbed by three
boys with a gun at Noble ave
nue and Arctic street.
Sullivan ran out of the .house to try
to capture the boys, but they had
already fled in the direction of Knowl
ton street. He telephoned Police
Headquarters and Detective Washburn
was assigned to the case.
When the women ran into Sullivan's
house for protection they were too
terrified and hysterical to give any
clear account of what had happened
but upon being revived and calmed
they said that they were on their way
home when they were accosted by
three boys, two of them about 10
years of age and another about 16.
All of the boys wore caps, and short
pants. The oldest boy pointed a gun
at the scared women and demanded
that they hand over their pocketbooks
or be shot. Mrs. Davis, when she saw
the embryo bandits were in earnest,
handed over her pocketbook contain
ing a small sum of money.
The boys then seemed to be satis
fied and gave the women an oppor
tunity to flee. They lost no time in
examinh-g their booty, but fearing
that the women would summon help
they immediately decamped and had
disappeared when Sullivan started to
give chase.
When interviewed by detectives to
day the women were unable to give a
very clear description of. the young
gunmen, owing to the fact that ,when
they were held up they were too ter
rified to take particular notice of their
acrosters.
Detective Captain Cronan is of the
belief that the boys will be rounded
up without much difficulty and a
dragnet has been put out over the
entire district through which the trio
will find it very difficult to slip.
GANG AWAKES
a SLUMBER
F 2 CENTURIES
San Jose, Costa Rica, Feb. 15. (Cor
respondence of The Associated Press.)
The Irazu volcano, the largest and
highest in Costa Rica, awakened and
began a new period of violent activity
after nearly two centuries of quiet
ness. The previous remarkable eruption of
this volcano took place in 1723 when
Costa Rica was the poorest of the col
onies under the Orown of Spain. Dur
ing that year the Irazu was in aetiv'ty
throughout the whole year, emitting
huge quantities of ashes, cinders,
smoke, vapor and gases, and the man
ifestation was followed by earth
quakes. Then came a period "of long
rest. It fell into a deep slumber for
nearly 200 years.
Now it has awakened again and is
pouring out. without interruption, tor
rents of vapor, sublimates and ashes,
cinders and volcanic dobris which.
air currents, have reached places 25
miles distant from the crater.
At the foot of this volcano lies the
historical city of Cartago, three times
destroyed by the colossus and as of
ten rebuilt by her inhabitants. Dur
ing the present crisis Cartago has suf
fered no harm as her inhabitants.
reachei Cartago, owing to the heavy
winds prevailing and , which have
blown them towards the valley of San
Jose. Thousands of persons have vis
ited the summit of the mountain
range to see the tv.-o oceans, and the
gigantic column of smoke and gases
aiming to the sky.
The Irazu volcano stands 11,000 feet
above the sea level and about 200
miles northwest of the Panama canal.
Back in the prehistoric ages, this vol
cano made formidable eruptions vom
iting torrents of lava, miles in length,
of which there are traces to be seen
yet. Perhaps nothing similar will now
happen; but the Costa Rica people al
ways bear in mind the prediction of
Humboldt who foretold that the Cen
tral American and Panama Isthmuses
were -doomed to- be swallowed by the
waters of both oceans, making a
broader canal than the .one that
American genius built across the
Isthmus of Panama. !
BEADY TO SELL.
SMILEAGE BOOKS
FOR SOLDIERS
Hartford, Feb. 15 Arrangements
for the sale in Connecticut of Smile
age Books which contain coupons that
are passes with which soldiers in
camps can attend theatrical perform
ances in the camp theatres have
been perfected by the Connecticut
State Council of Defense and the
books will be available in all towns
and cities throughout the state with
in a few days.
The plan under which the books
will be sold has been designed to pro
vide for disposing of this state's quota
of the Smileage Books with the least
possible disturbance and the greatest
efficiency, eliminating the necessity
of another "drive" for funds for war
purposes.
The State Council of Defense has
worked out its plan for the sale of
these Smileage Books in Connecticut
in co-operation with the Military En
tertainment Council of the War De
partment Commission on Training
Camp Activities. This Military En
tertainment Council is responsible for
the entire Smileage Book plan.
The method by which the Smileage
Books will be sold in Connecticut dif
fers from the plan adopted In other
states, and the Military Entertain
ment Council is agreed with the State
Council of Defense in the belief that
it will be productive of more satis
factory results than any other possi
ble method of sale.
The state council of defense has
endorsed heartily the Smileage Book
movement and its purpose and as
sures Connecticut people that thi
work does not duplicate any other
agency. It has worked out with great
care the details of the plan for
sale of these books in Connecticut so
that the matter may be more effect
ively handled and may bring greater
returns than would be otherwise pos
sible. The state defense council is
calling upon its local . agencies to
boost the sale of Smileage Books to
the limit of their ability.
Smileage Books" are issued in two
sizes. Books containing 20 coupons
sel for $1, and books of 100 coupons
sell for $5. These coupons in hands of
soldiers in camps give the men free
admission to the Liberty Theatres,
which have been erected in all of the
camps, and at which high-class pro
ductions are to foe staged frequently.
The books may be 'bought and sent
to individual soldiers, or if the person
who buys Smileage Books has no in
dividual soldier in camp to whom the
book can be sent, it may be forward
ed to the commanding officer of any
military camp and he will see to it
that the book goes into the- hands of
a man who otherwise would receive
mo Smileage Book,
The war bureaus andi town commit
tees of the state defense council are
the agencies through which these
books will be put on sale. The plan
devised by the council for their sale
calls for the war bureau or town com
mittee to put them into stores and
other places where those Interested
may uy them as they would buy any
other article. Posters will bo provided
for the stores in which they are to be
sold, bearing the words "Get Smileage
Books Inside," and there will be a
space on the poster where the store
proprietor may designate the depart
metn or counter at which the books
are being sold. There also will be
cards to put on the counter indicating
teh place In tho store where Smileage
Books may be bought.
The council .believes that the people
of Connecticut will respond to this
opportunity to provide free entertain
ment for their soldiers in camp with
out going through another "drive" for
funds. The idea is to make it as easy
to buy Smileage Books as to buy ci
gars, candy or any other article.
CLERGYMAN ON
SAVINGS BOARD
Hartford, Feb. 15. With the ap
proval of Rt. Rev. J. J. Nilan, bishop
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Hartford, Rev. U. O. Bellerose of
Taftville has been appointed by How
ell Cheney, W. S. S. director of Con
necticut, as assistant director of the
War Savings Committee. Fr. Belle
rose will be in charge especially of
the work with the French residents
in the eastern section of the state.
He has accepted the appointment, and
the state headquarters expects a very
successful campaign among these peo
ple under his direction.
Thousands of members of various
fraternal organizations throughout
Connecticut are organizing war sav
ings societies for the purchase of
thrift stamps -and war savings cer
tificates. This campaign has been
started with the approval of Howell
Cheney, director for Connecticut of
the national war savings committee,
and it is expected that many thou
sands of dollars' worth of stamps will
be disposed of among the members of
the different lodges.
The suggestion has been made that
the different organizations inaugurate
contests, and that prizes be awarded
the society, members of which pur
chase the greatest number of stamps.
Members have taken hold of this
proposition with great enthusiasm,
and many have already pledged them
selves to the purchase of one or more
thrift stamps every week.
HUGE TOBACCO PROFITS
London, Feb. 15. Huge profits
have been made out of tobacoo dur
ing the past year. One large com
pany shows a net profit for the year
of over three million pounds sterling.
They paid a dividend ot 30 per cent,
and carried forward two and a half
1 millions sterling.
GLOB HOUSE FOR
AMERICAN FLEET
TO BE ENLARGED
Admiral Sims Gives Approv
al to Project Made Neces
sary by Increases.
TALENT IS SUPPLIED
BY MEN FROM SHIPS
Splendid Entertainments
Given in Which Soldiers
and Sailors Take Part.
Base American Flotilla in British
Waters, Feb. 14. (Correspondence of
The Associated Press.) The United
States Naval Men's club house, the
shore home of the sailors, is to be en
larged. Vice Admiral William S.
Sims already has given his approval
to the project which is made neces
sary by the ever-increasing size of
the American force here. The cluib
was built from funds contributed by
generous Americans in London andi is
the most popular rendezvous ashore,
not only for t'i" sailors and their own
officers, but also for British sailors
and soldiers and their officers as well.
Vice Admiral Sims is a frequent vis
itor and it is not uncommon to see a
British admiral or commodore drop in
to watch the sailors at play in the
"Vnly electrically lighted, steam-heated
club in Ireland."
Nightly shows have just been intro
duced and are a regular thing with
big shows on Saturday nights. The
nightly affairs usually consist of
movies, always with a comic film, hut
the week-end entertainment includes
pictures and acts by talent from the
ships and from among the British
Tommies ashore, and it is surprising
what a great variety of talent there
is among Americans and British here.
The newest thing is a series of car
toons by sketch artists discovered in
the flotilla. These cartoons on hap
penings in the flotilla or about town
are thrown on the screen and produce
loud guffaws.
One which will he appreciated by
the flolks back home depicted a de
stroyer dropping shells all around the.
German submarine U-53 which l-aided
shipping off Nantucket, at which time
the very same ships and men who
are today chasing U-boats picked up
the crews. In tho picture the fright
ened suibmarie commander is peep
ing out of the conning tower. Below
are the words; "Soak him fellows,
it's our old fri-end the U-53."
The newest feature of the club is
a well-equipped department store or
canteen where American sailors and
officers can purchase a great variety
of necessities and luxuries at reason
able prices. The kitchen, which is in
charge of a chief petty officer from
Newport, R I., who won a reputation
feeding thousands in the American
army, turns out the best food ashore.
The dry provisions come from the
United States; the fresh meats are
bought ashore. War bread has not
yet invaded this kitchen.
To a chaplain who has just arrived
here from Philadelphia to help watch
over the spiritual welfare of the sail
ors has fallen the task of searching
out the -best of the ship' talent for the
special entertainments. This "padre,"
who came originally from Schenec
tady where he used to be able to call
everybody by their first name, sig
nalized his arrival among the sailors
by bursting into poetry with the fol
lowing result:
Raise high now your glasses
A health to the Navy
Together we'll drink ere we leave here
tonight;
The Navy forever. In battle victori
ous, Strong may her men be, and valiant
in fight!
May God prosper ever
Her highest endeavor
And make her a bulwark for Country
and right!
Drink now to the Admiral
Raise high your glasses
Ye men of the Navy, to him be ye
true!
Thankful are we for his wisdom and
courage
For the things he has done and the
things he will do.
May God give him strength
Till we conquer r t length
For together we fight for the
White and Blue!
Red,
And last, let us drink
. To our comrades gone from us, fc
Who have given their lives in the
fight with the foe;
The price they have paid is the pri?o
of our freedom!
A tribute of praise for their service
we owe.
Their warfare is done;
The laurels are won,
Which a nation, to honor their deeds,
will bestow.
The toast was drunk at mess times
during the holiday season, soda water
being used in conformity with the
rules of our teetotal navy.
NEW POISON GAS.
Amsterdam, Feb. 15 The German
newspapers, speaking of the great of
fensive which they say, Hindenburg
is going to launch in the we-, say that
the army has a new pci jn gas of
surpassing effectiveness, "which is be
ing reserved as a surprise for the
Americans." -
German Socialists are nrging ac
ceptance of main American princi-
Fuel Administrator to
Restrict Monday Clos
ing to Next
Week.
Hartford, Feb. 15 Reasons
why the Monday closing order
is continued in Connecticut and
other New England states were
given by Thomas W. Russell,
state fuel administrator, in a
statement made public this
morning. Mr. Russell express
ed the hope that the situation
in New England would make
such an impression on officials
in wasnington mat it would
be unnecessary to continue th
heatless Mondays beyond next
week.
'For over six months," Mr. Russell
said, "the New England administra
tors have been trying to make Wash
ington realize tiiatt we are facing a
ccal shortage. Ocr efforts, which had
included conferences with President
Wilson and other officials in high po
sitions, were not successful in secur
ing relief.
"Receipts of coal in Connecticut
during the first 12 days of this month
were insufficient to take care of tha
daily needs of domestic consumers
and public utilities without allowing
any coal for manufacturing purposes.
"It, therefore, seemed necessary to
continue to affect all possible saving
of fuel so as to prevent a shutdown
for any considerable period of the
public utilities and manufacturing
plants as well as to prevent the pos
sibility of a famine and prevent mora
serious shortage in the domestic sit
uation. "The Maine Central railroad baa
sufficient soal on hand t last only
about eight days. The Boston &
Maine has a supply sufficient ftor only
12 days, and is using 1,500 tons a day
aibove the amount it receives. As a
consequence the Boston & Maine is
borrowing from the New Haven road
25 cars of coal a day, which meana
that the New Haven road may be
brought to the danger point in a very
short time. If this should happen it
would follow that the New Haven
roadw ould have to commandeer coal
cars on its lines right and left, re
gardless of the consequences to publio
utilities, retail dealers, and others.
This would, of course, result in un
told hardship to the general public.
"It is my firm hope that the hard
ships entailed on business and the
employes of business in Connecticut,
diue to Washington's inaction, may
make a sufficient impression on offi
cials at Washington within the next
few days so that it will be unneces
sary to continue the Monday closing
beyond next Monday."
Mr. Russell sent the following tele,
gram today to Federal Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield!
"Monday closing extended in Con
necticut due critical coal shortage.
Since Feb. 1 receipts in Connecticut
inadequate for daily consumption do-
mestic and public utilities leaving
none for factories. Earnestly pray
you take measures shipment mora
bituminous coal to Connecticut im-.
mediately, otherwise many more gov
ernment factories will close."
AUSTRIA WON'T
WITHDRAW ARMY
Amsterdam, Feb. 15 Emperor
Charles has issued an army order in
connection with the Russian declara
tion of termination of the war. in
which he reviews the events of the
war leading to Russia's military col
lapse. ' The order as quoted in a
Vienna dispatch, continues:
"And yet the hour has not come
when I am able to recall my warriors
to their homesteads. But their re
turn will come. Then may my
peoples draw strength, from their
recollection of the glorious deeds of
their sons, for new prosperity. May
God be with us."
400 AGENCIES IN
CITY SELL STAMPS
Hartford, Feb. 15 At the present
time there are more than 2,500 agen
cies throughout Connecticut where
thrift stamps and war savings cer
tificates mav be purchased, according
to figures given out today at the
flee of the state director of war sav
ings. In Bridgeport alone there are more
than 400 agencies, Hartford, New Ha
ven and Waterbury are not far be
hind. In addition to the agencies, tha
stamps and certificates are on sale at
the 374 post offices in Connecticut.
Sales at many of the post offices run
I into the thousands of dollars every
day.
The state director's office has also
ascertained that there are arsencies at
practically every -bank tn the state.
Bankers have given valuable aid in.
the sale of the stamps and have dona
all in their power to prevail upon
their patrons to buy stamps leeolmlx.