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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-03-05
Chicago Cleaners
Increase Prices

CHICAGO. H., March S. - Chica-
yoans who have been wrestling with
the problem OF the high cost OF living
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day in the shape OF an announcement
of a general increase in prices put
into effect by the Chicago Dyers and
Cleaners association. lIencciorth the
association is to charge from q to 50
percent more for the cleaning Of
clothes. Increased cost OF materials
and labor is the answer
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CONFERENCE TO
DECIDE LABOR'S
DEFENSE SHARE
GomperS Calls Representatives
Of 100000 Wage EarnerS,

WASHINGTON, March S-Spokes-
men OF more than 5.0OOm American
wage caruers nave been called to meet
IN conference here March l. to deter
nine and announce the part labor shall
claim IN the formulation OF policies OF
prtparedncSs and defense IN the ctislS
confronting the nation.
The call, made public today, was i'-
sued by Samuel Gompers, president oi
the American Federation OF Labor,
under authority of the iederation's
executive council. The conference
promises to Ne the most notable gath
erng of American labor rcprc'cn,a-
tivrs every held.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
EXTREMELY YOUNG
 PRISONERS TAKEN
 FROM GERMAN LINES

London, May 7-Prisoners are be- ing taken by the British at Bulle- court, Reuters. correspondent at the front te1egraphs in his account of the heavy fighting in progress in and around Bullecourt today. Already 70 Germans have been sent back to the cages.
 Elsewhere along the line there is little news of importance,'' the COZ respondent writes, s'but our guns through daylight and darkness con- tinue to pound the German positions. These positions, being only improvised and very different in defensive quali- ties from the old. permanent front out. of which we have driven the Germans. their losses are steadily mounting to an appalling total.
 ttIt is satisfactory to know, further, that these losses are inflicted on the best troops now left to the enemy, for he is throwing in his most war worthy divisions in his desperate ef- fort to arrest our offensive.
 Among the prisoners taken from two divisions in the earlier stages of the present fighting 50 per cent. were boys of 19. Their morale was very poor, to which is attributed the fact that they have a clearer conception of conditions in Germany than their older comrades and realize the hope fessness of the struggle
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
F0RFEITS SI,000
 BONDS TO AVOID GOING TO COURT
Alleged Automobile Equip ment Thief Fails to Ap-
 pear for Trial

Robert Minor. of Olive street. who was arrested after admitting he had purchased four automobile tires worth $240 and a magneto valued at $176 which had been stolen from the garage of Henry Cartesen. 1s2 Can non street. forefited a bond of $1,000, this morning when his case was called in the city court by Judge Frederic Bartlett.
 Lucius J. Jordan, colored, mes senger in the First-Bridgeport Ma tioanaI bank, who lives at BPS Broad street, is the man who put up the bond for Minor. It is understood. however, that Jordan holds in trust real estate which was bequeathed to Minor and this constituted the bond.
 Joseph Dlextarze, of S3S Main street, who was arrested by Detectives Derrick and Wheeler charged with theft of the goods, waived examina- tion and was held for the superior court.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
]. 5. LOANS TO
 ALLIES SOARING
 TO HUGE TOTAL
Approximately $4OO, 900, 900 a Month Pledged to Euro
 pean Countries

Washington. May 1.-The govern ment has decided to lend Great Britain $100,000,o00 to meet her needs in this country during May. A second tnstallment of 25,0o0,o00 was transferred to the British embassy to- day. making. with the $25.000.o00 loaned to her on Saturday, a total of one half of the May loan.
 The decision to advance Great Britain s10o,0 100000 during May agrees. with estimates that this govern ment would be compelled upon to finance the Allies up to at least $4eo,- 00o,o6o month.
 Sums already pledged for the next month or SC are at the rate of $300.- 100000 month and cover only the needs of Great Britain, France and Italy, Additional loans to Russia. Belgium and possibly to Serbia will swell the total, it is believed, to at least $40o, 100000 and bring the total advanced to the Allies prior to July 1, when the first proceeds of the Lib- erty loan will be available, up to ap- proximateiy s1,oe0. .o00,0 900.
 Subscriptions to the Liberty loan continues in large volume.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
BELIEVE THIEF CAUGHT HERE IS
 WANTED IN R. 1.
Caught at Depot, Two Men Are Held In Bail of
 $1,OO0

John Murphy and Charles Rosen- thai of Providence, who were arrest ed at the depot yesterday charged with the theft week ago of the. au- tomobile owned by Harold Greeley, of Beechwood avenue, were held in bonds of $1,000 for hearing next Friday, by Judge Frederic Bartlett in the city court this morning.
 Capt. B. O. Cronan, of the detective bureau, states that tho men after stealing the machine, drove it to Providence where they sold 1t to a garage owner. The police of Provi- dence discovered the car and obtain ed 8 description of the two, men which they telegraphed to Captain Cronan. Both had returned to this city and were arrested by detectives at the depot.
 According to the police of Provi- dence Murphy has a long cord of automobile thefts and is now wanted in that city for stealing two other cars.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
\. Bankers n.
 Lose Suit In Over CeCiIie

Washington. May 7.-New York banks today lost their litigation in the supreme court against the North Ger man, Lloyd 1ineer Kronprinzessin Ce- ellie, in Boston, in which they claimed $2,24o, 900 damages for failure of the vessel to deliver gold guNion worth $11, 1,ooo, ,00o shipped to England and France just at the outbreak of the European war.
 The Kronpdinzessin cecilie. the court decided, is not liable in dam- ages to the shippers for turning back to America in mid-ocean and aban- doning her voyage. The decision de. ter1ndnes large similar claims against score of other German vessels in American ports. Justice Holmes de- 1ivered te decision. Justices Pitney and Clark dissented.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Aero: Pilots Killed When
 Plane Falls

Heupstead, l.. I-,- May 1.-Two stu dent aviators who had never pdloted an aeroplane before, and who were said to have. begun a flight without permission at the government avia- tion school in Mineola today, were killed by a faIll of, 1000 feet. They were Ransom Merritt g years old, of LocAport. N. r., formerly a Cornell student. and Anthony stieno, of Roosevelt, IN. Y.
 The accident was witnessed by many persons on the aviation field who were observing the flight of the two stu dents Some eye witnesses asserted that the gasoline tank exploded, while others attributed the mishap to jam ming of the steering gear.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
ALIENS ANXIOUS TO FIGHT UNDER BANNER OF J. s. Government Faces Problem of Dealing With Patriotic
 Non-Citizens APPLICANTS WANT THEIR OWN UNITS Fifty Thousand Italians
 Seek to Serve-Even
 Mexicans Volunteer

Washington, May 7-Another of the difficult problems in putting the army on a war footing is the disposition of the aliens in the United States. un- naturalized and still citizens or sub- jects of the Entente powers, and who wish to fight under the American flag.
 Applications are coming to the wal department in large numbers from such people acting as individuals or through committees. In most cases they seek permission to join the Unit ed States army in national units from companies to 1eg1ons.
 The war department prefers tha, the men return to the countries of their origin to serve in the armies but although g. majority of them have seen military service andgar now re- servists, they insist on serving under the American flag. Were they con- tent to enlist as individuals they might easily do so by simply, as g. prelfm- mary making a declaration of inten- ton to become American citizens But for the most part, with little or nc knowledge of the English language and with strong racial affiliations they want to serve together in unitf under their own officers, which would be completely at variance with the plans of the war department to make the army a homogeneous body.
 The latest proposal of this kind to come before the department ha. been presented by pr. Castelli, for mer line officer in tn lillian army, 3 medical man now in this country or an independent scientific medical mis sion. Representing a committee oi Italian societies of the District of Co lumbia, he has proposed the creation of Italian companies, only one o1 which is to be attached to an Amert. can regiment. Such companies woul6 be- recruited by the many Italian non, commissioned officers now living il the United States and would be train ed under American instead of Italian methods. It is said that 50,000 Ital ians can be quickly recruited in thi' way.
 Other, nationalities, notably the Poles and even Mexicans, are express ing a desire to enter the army un' der like conditions
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

 has gone up so rapidly in the last year or two, declared the eastern roads, who will be followed by south eastern and western nnes.' and by shippers, that income from present rates cannot keep pace. Higher rates are necessary to maintain their cred it and to make efficient sereyice pos sible, they said.
 would yield all railroads a sum es- timated at between $500. 100000 and $4oo. 100000. based on last years record earnings Of this amount roads east of Chicago and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, operat- ing 60,000 miles of line and carrying about half the countrys traffic. stat ed today their share would be $142,- 000,000. They gave the following summary of operating expenses in 1916, indicated expenses for 1917 and increase, respectively:
 Coal. s104. 4.0e0.0oo: s1s2,0oo, 900; $58,00O,00
 Wages, s7o1. 100000; s77o. .ooo. 900; $69, 1000, ,00O.
 Materials. s21o. 1000, ,ooo; $500. .ooo,- 900; ss0,ooo.O0o.
 Totals, s1d5o, ,oOo. 900; $1 ,2s2, ,ooo,- 900; $217,000, ,000.
 Coal has advanced an average o1 S4 cents 8 ton in the last year, and eastern roads consumed 69,000,a00 tons. The New Haven road was cit. ed as particularly hard hit by it's coal bill, the increase in which alone would absorb the additional income from a Is per cent allowance accord ing to the roads statement.
 Wages under the Adamson act add -$36 1000, 900 to the eastern payroll and increases to other employees, de clared necessary to keep. men from going to other industries, amounted to s33,000,00O, making a 10 per cent average wage boost since last year.
 An average advance of 43 per cnt was shown in cost of such materials as rails, ties. ballast, structural steel for bridges and stations. other meta manufactures, equipments, parts and oil In addition the carriers cited un- precedented increases, not included in the tables. in prices of locomotives some of which have gone from $33.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
Mrs. Hewitt Found
 Not Guilty on Charge
 Of Killing Husband

Pittsf1eld, May Mrs. Margaret Hewitt was found not guilty of first degree mu-5er charge in the district court this morning but was held in $1,000 bond as an accessory before the fact in connection with the killing of her husband, Miles Henry Hewitt, whose body was found buried on the Hewitt farm on April 19. Lincoln Mckinley Grant, who was employed on the farm, was held without bail O na first degree murder charge. Both eases will be herd in the superior court in July;
 The defendants did not testify to- day. Coudert A. Sigswerth testified that Grant had introduced Mrs. Hewitt to him as Mrs. Grant.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

Fairfield county's agricultural. fn- dustrial, military, transportation and relief system as expressed through the methods employed by the Resour ces Mobilization bureau of the Chamber of Commerce has been adopted by the Unitetd States government.
 Not only does the National Council of Defense at Washington consider this county far in advance of any community in the United States in the actual mobilization of agricultural and industrial resources, but has indi- cated that the plans will be recom- mended throughout the country.
 Additional evidence of the interest taken by the National Council of De- fense is seen in the statement of high government officials that the Re- sources Mobilization bureau of this co3nty may be named as the oficfa' am 5of the national service for al matters relating to mobilization wttt the possibility that the military con- scription will be turned over to it by the war department.
 A delegation consisting of Edward K. Nicholson, E. P. Bullard, William V. Dee and Henry E. Harris repre- senting the bureau, the Manufactur- CTS association and the Naval Re serve board visited Washington We'd nesday and Thursday of last week.
 A series of conferences was held immediately with Howard B. Coffin chairman of the industrial committee of the National Council of Defense Frank Scott, chairman of the muni- tions committee, Col. Baker. head o' the motor transportation committee George F. Poster, chief of the section for corporation with state organiza- tions, and Charles Clarkson, chairmaI of the publicity department of. the national board
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
ENG.AND'S EXPERIENCE
 SHOWS AMERICA WAY TO
 SOUND PLANS FOR WAR

washington, May 7The third week of the visit of the British mis- sion began today with conferences of 8 subcommittee among which the various questions of Americas par ticipation in the war against Germany have been divided. During the week some of the committee probably will report back to the main conferees, who in turn may make announcement of decisions reached
 As the, conferences develop it be- comes more and more evident that all questions are extremely complicated in their various fnter-relations to other questions and that the most diff hcu1t part of the work consists in har- monfzing the various conflicting needs. For instance, the sending of an American expeditionary force desired by both French and British missions, involved not only. military consfdera- lions but also the question of whether it is wise to divert the tonnage neces- sary for troop transportation from it's present work of carrying food and munitions. Likewise, it is essential to restrict exports to the materials most vital1y needed by the Allies.
 Every day the British mission stays shows an increasing standardization of power and e more marked change of the government from a peace to a war basis. Much proposed new legfs- 1ation has been inspired by England g experience under similar conditions and American officials are taking ad- vantage of every minute of the stay of fhe Britislaers to develop Americas central war organization. It is along this line that new bodies such as a rnunition board. raiiroSs executive centralized intelligence o1-~e. and an export supervision board have been or will be formed,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
FAIRFIELD COUNTIES RESOURCE
 MOBILIZATION PLAN LIKELY TO
 BE ADOPTED ALL OVER COUNTRY

When the local delegation laid be- fore the national executives analysis of what had, been accomplished in Fairfield county and the full plans for the future. the admiration of the na- tiona1 chairmen was unibounded and it was decided that the skeleton outline of the county system should be broad casted throughout the United States at once with recommendations for all states and county divisions to adopt the plans and proceed along the basic lines so successful here
 It was generally admitted tha3 Fairfield county is far ahead of any
 other county reporting to the Ma tional Council of Defense and that the Chamber of Commerce here in con-
 junction with the Fairfield County Farm bureau is in a position to carry out orders from any governmental de- part1nents as they might arise PartHular cournentlation was given for the adequate manner in which this county had carried out the agrfcut
 tural features of the food resources mobilization.
 Besides agricultural mobilization, the committee discussed various phases of manufacture, transportation
 and the military situation. The last
 named branch received deep study because of the great interest of man. afacturers here in not having thei1 mechanical forces depleted through
 the conscription measure recently
 enacted. For this purpose Messrs
 Dee, Bu1lard and Harris. members o1
 the Naval Reserve board, had accom- panied Executive Chairman Nicholson to Washington.
 a%, IT, matters of military necessity will be left to the decision If the. Fairfield County Resources Mobilization com. mittee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
PRETTY MATTRESSES
 DISAPPEAR WITH CASH

John Kapri1lian, proprietor of the Remington City restaurant, 2o6s Sea view avenue, swears he will never again employ a pretty waitress. Sat urday he hired two girls, both blondes and good looking, about 21 years of age. He thought good waitresses were essential to the welfare of his business.
 This morning while John's attention was attracted to the kitchen they ap- propriated $200 from the cash regis ter, flew down stairs to the cellar, casting aside their white aprons as they ran. Climbing on the cellar window they made their escape in the direction of Stratford, The res taurant owner does not know the names of the girls but states he thinks they came from New York.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
2 BOARDS OF ALLIES WILL ACT
One Will Sit Tn London, the Other In Washington, to Coordinate the Work of the Allied Nations in Meeting Emergencies.
London Commission Decide on Apportionment of Sea-
 Borne Traffic, and Wash ' ington Board to Handle
 Purchasing of Supplies.

Washington, May Two Allied war commissions sitting continuously-one in London and the other here-appeared today as one of the first actual steps to coordinate the power fuI resources the United States brings into the war. The com mission in London, with repre- sentatives of all the Allied na- tions, including the United States, would receive and de- eide on the apportionment oi sea-borne traffic. The commis- sion here would. then charge itself with getting such sup plies to the seaboard, either by direct purchase or through present agencies.
 < While the inroads of the subma- rines continue it is absolutely neces- sary to reserve every ship for the most needed freight and the only way that this can be done is to have the Allies submit their needs to a central body in London, which shall have power te give priority to the most pressing.
 At the same time the copmission in this country. knowing exactly how much was wanted, would buy judi ciously and keep the railroad lines open to the seaboaxd- So far the Allies have confused their own situ- atio-.s to a certain rextent in this coun. try by both scompstftive buying and bg conesstinx the railroads and tarmir- als with supplies for which there wal absolutely no tonnage available.
 The plan now being worked out sprang from me general meeting on trut1e questions at Secretary Lansing 3 office last week If has not been de- cided on yet and may undergo modih- cations
 With the great bulk of the detail work now distrfbuted among various fsub-cumnzfttees. British Minister Bal four now is awaiting reports. Today he was officially received at the su- prezne court
 Later the new Belgian minister tc the United States paid a, visit to MT Balfour, sampel Gompers, president o1 the Ames4can Federation of Labor called with the British labor leaders who have just arrived in this country on his inyftation-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
IRISH QUESTION IS DOMINATING
 LABOR ELEMENT
Powerful Representations About to Be Made to
 Lloyd George

London, May 7EPowerful repre- sentations are about to be made to Premier Lloyd George and the war cabinet by representatives of labor as to their view of the imperative ur- gency of settlement of the Irish question. the Pall Mall Gazette under stands. ..
 It is generally understood. adds the newspaper, that unless 2 satisfactory settlement Is quickly arrived at. the laoor members of the government may be compelled to reconsider their position.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07
MAY DISPENSE WITH
 DRAFT REGISTRATION

 Mayor Wilson said today that ts hadn't yet received any instructions regarding the conscription registra- ton for this city and until he receiv- ed such instructions, he will not pro- ceed.
 The blanks haven't been received by the mayor or any other local of ficial as far as can be learned.
 1T don't think registration will be necessary. here,'' said Assistant Super intendent c. H. Suckley this morning. With the information we have pros cured through the military census we can tell the government just now how many aliens there are in this city. how many Germans there are. how many persons between certain ages reside here and approximately how many are available for military service"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-05-07

900 in 1914 to $55, 1000 this year, and freight cars. whose prices have jump
 ed in many instances from $S25 in 1914 to $1,soo.
 For the five largest eastern car riers detailed reports of estimated increased revenues rom g. 1b per cent. higher rate were presented as follows:
 Pennsylvania, s51,s00,o0o, s3e,-
 141,0o0; New York Central. $42,70o,- 900, ssa147 900; Baltimore 6 Ohio,
 SIG, 6,60o,0OO; $12,7s6.O00; New Haven.
 s12,3o0,000, $5.1o2.00o; Erie. $10.-
 100000. $S,s15,ooo
 Past years earnings, though the largest ever recorded, made only a
 6.53 per cent. net income on invest ments, the eastern roads said, and the
 average charge for hauling freight
 has decreased gradually for the last 14 years. By intensive development of exist
 ing railroad systems the carriers pointed out, they had been able since
 1903 to keep pace in 8 measure with
 the growing demand for transporta- ttion, but the diminishing return on
 investment had contracted the flow of new capital into the industry, and
  During the last five years the in-
 crease in property investment on cas- tern lines was stated as only 12 1-2
 per cent, compared with .2S per cent
 in the preceding five years.
 Hearings vii continue, through the week and then be resumed May 23 Many shippers appear to agree to a rate increase, but they disagree on
 the amount The proposed advance 1 would go into effect July 1.
 President Alfred H. Smith of the
 New York Central. read statement befe-e the commission in which he said that the railroads were not seek | ing to shift their burdens to others but asked f'merely to share in the prosperity of the country, and because the financial strength asked for was
 necessary to carry out the program ,, undertaken for the. benefit Of the whole country and maintain the de-
 gree of efficiency necessary to carry
 out properly the railroads share in the program of national defense.''