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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
JOHN D., 7s, WELL AND HAPPY.
stays at Home on birthday and
Bids Soldier Valet GOOd-by.

John d. Rockefeller celebrated his
seventy-eighth birthday anniversary
yesterday at his home in Pocantico
Hills. He passed the day much as any
other day, except that he did not play
golf because 1t was Sunday and he did
not go to church because his automo-
biles had been shipped to Cleveland,
where he will go tomorrow TO pass the
summer.
During the afternoon Mr.. Rockefeller
received few visitors. among them
his valet, James Quinn, who has Joined
the United States army and came to tell
his employer good-by before Joining the
colors for active service. Several hun
dred telegrams were delivered at the
Rockefeller home during the day, Last
night Mr.. Rockefeller said he was very
well and happy"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
Racetrack Men
Aid Tobacco Fund

THE Tobacco Fund for Our
Soldiers in the Trenches
now has reached the total of
$8,173.06. The contributions re-
ceived yesterday amounted to
$659.20.
The bulk of the subscription
came from the Aqueduct Race
track. John Cavanagh rallied
the racegoers for smokes" for
our boys of the expeditionary
army. He gathered in $4O1. w.
R. Midgley, trainer of the G. A.
Cochran stable, collected $27.50
from his force. From all sources
$50 persons contributed for the
comfort of our fighting force,
testifying to the popularity of
the appeal.
THE SUN employs no agents
or solicitors. The story Of the
fund will be found on page 8.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
CHIHUAHUA BARS LIQUOR.
CarranEa Issues Drink Han to Wipe
Out Banditry.

CHIHUAHUA, Mexico. July S.-By a
decree which became effective to-day,
the manufacture and sale of intoxicat-
ing liquor of any kind in the State OF
Chihuahua Is forbidden under severe
penalties.
The decree was issued under direct
orders from President CarranLa, and Is
considered a war measure in furtherance
OF the efforts 10 stamp out banditry and
revolution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
BERLIN BREAD CARDS STOLEN.
Thefts Represent 20 TonS-Is,OOO
Tickets Are Seized,

LONDON, July s.-After an interval of
quiet bread thieves have resumed their
work in Berlin, According to reports
reaching London, $4,000 weekly bread
cards were found in one raid. These
cards represent more than twenty tons
of bread. The newspapers dismiss the
incident with a paragraph.
The courts of Cologne in June passed
on SS2 cases Of violations OF food regu-
lationS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
poLICEwoMEN FOR U. s. CAMPS.
w. c. It. U. Plans TO Aid in Safe
guarding Morals mt CantOnments.

BosToN, July 8.-Appolntment OF
women 20 aid in police work in towns
where army training camps are estab-
lished is being considered by the Massa-
chusetts Christian Temperance Union.
1t was asserted at a conference OF the
general officers of the union members
OF the advisory board, ways and means
committee and superintendents OF well
fare work that the laws were never so
good for the protection OF the army from
drink and vice evils as at the presens
time. Plans were laid for raising Sl0.-
900 to be used as W. c. T. u. war
welfare fund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
MARTIAL LAW IN COLOGNE.
Reduction in Meat Cards Starts
PopuIace to RiOtInE.

THE HAGUE, July S.-Cologne. one of
the chief manufacturing cities of West
Prussia, is under martial law following
fresh riots yesterday, according to re-
ports received here.
The outbreak was due to the reduc-
tion of the number of meat cards issued.
Police and soldiers charged the crowds
and many persons were wounded
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
Massacre of Jews Denied.

STOCKHOLM, July s.-In response 10
an inquiry by Ira Nelson Morris, the
American Minister, the Swedish Minister
at Constantinople telegraphs 10 the
Swedish Foreign Office that. according
to reports reaching him from reliable
sources, the tales of a massacre OF Jews
In Palestine are untrue. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
GERMAN CROPS
AREFARSHORT
People Will Be Forced to Less
Than Half RatiOns, as Sur
plus Is Gone.
Special Gable Despdtch TO TIE sus.


LONDON, July 9.-The British Foreign
Office, replying TO inquiries by corre-
spondents, says advices from Germany
indicate that the German agricultural
production for the present year will not
exceed 40 per cent. OF the normal crop.
The statement is significant because the
allied Governments have taken especial
pains to inform themselves concerning
the economic conditions, and particularly
the crop conditions, in the Central EN-
pires.
1t has long been known that the agri-
cultural conditions in Germany were OF
the gravest character, but this official
estimate is the lowest yet ventured. In
asmuch as the British information SER
vice regarding German conditions is par
ticularly efficient, the report demon
strates the seriousness of the internal
situation in Germany.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
DimcuItIes Are Explained.

"The people of this country" said SEN
ator Simmons, 'have little idea of the
difficulty the Senate Finance Committee
had in drafting the war revenue bill so
that the taxes for running the war this
year would not fall heavily upon the
householder. We taxed corporation ex-
cess profits TO the limit. We depended
upon whiskey for well over $110, 100000.
Now that is chopped out. With the
whiskey tax lifted out through the
Senate vote on the Smoot amendment,
by which distilled liquors must be taken
over by the President, the Finance Com
mittee must find the way to substitute
not only the Sic. 100000 lost through
that source but to provide at least
$500, 10000 toward purchasing the
stocks in bond the Government must
take over.
"But the problem goes far beyond
that. In reality we must calculate on
the entire loss from all the whislSey now
in bond. which would aggregate some
thing like $440,000,000. The Government
must therefore find at least S640, ,000, 900
CoaftnNSd ON Second Pd0O.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
OLD LIQUOR HOUSE WILL QUIT.
h"pin n Gore of Chicago HIt by
Prohibition Wave,

hIcAGo, july s.--The old wholesale
' '., r'lal liquor and wine house OF
,h'h mann Gore has decided TO go into
Iu,dH'ion and quit business as result
~ inc prohibition wave.
ne nrm was established sixty years
's" ana at one time did business OF
'5"vo 900 year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
DUTCH URGED TO ARM SHIPS.
Hemmed In by Zones, Nation May
Make own Seaway.

AMSTERDAM, July S.-The HdndelS-
blad says the situation OF Dutch ship
ping Is the most critical OF any period
Of the war, owing to the fact that all
of Hollands outlets now fall within the
danger zones OF one or the other OF the
belligerents. 1t urges the Dutch Gov
ernment to map out a channel OF its
own in which Dutch vessels will remove
mines and protect Dutch shipping by
force OF arms.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09

va, oI,AhENTAGE" makes you laugh, makes
AZ" MIX hiALfO all this week.--Adv,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
On Half Peace RRtions.

In peace times Germany's agricultural
production is equal to about three-quar-
ters of the food requirements. The in
creased efficiency OF the blockade has
cut off the larger part of the food i'm
portations. Therefore the empire enters
the new crop year compelled to live on
less than half of the usual peace rations.
Not only are the surplus stocks ex-
hausted but the receipts from neighbor-
ing neutrals are certain to be greatly
reduced on account of the American
measures to prevent exports reaching
Germany.
The Danish Government announces
that beginning September a systematic
programme will be adopted reducing the
live stock of the country with the pur-
pose of consuming one-half during the
coming year.
This programme is made necessary to
feed the Danish people. Denmark recog-
nizes this as calamity, but 1t is un-
avoidable. Through such measures and
general prohibition against exporting
food to Germany Denmark believes that
she can exist throughout the coming
year without famine.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-09
Food Riots in Moravia.

The dominant tone OF the reports from
the Continent daily concerns the eco
n"mic more than the military conditions.
All the countries are adopting the most
extreme measures to conserve national
life during the coming winter The
statements from the British Foreign
Office concerning the blockade to-day
show that the allied Governments are
greatly pleased with the results attained.
The situation with reference to the block
ade is at last nearing perfection, thanks
to the measures taken by America.
Vienna dispatches say that disorders
on a large scale have broken out in the
Moravian coal fields on account of food
conditions. Troops summoned to sup
press the outbreak were forced to fire.
killing or wounding q number OF the
food rioters. A Ministerial commission
Is proceeding TO the seat of the disorders
to study conditions and suggest remedial
measures.
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"We Shall Safeguard All
Fundamental Supplies"
Says President.
EFFECTIVE ON JULY Is
Iron, Steel and Similar Raw
Materials Also in Scope
of Order.
WILL CUT PRICES HERE
Centralized Buying for All
Allies and Probably for
Licensed Neutrals.

WASHINGTON, July S.-President Will
son issued tonight proclamation es-
tablishing a qualified embargo upon the
expectation of food grains, meats, fuel
and the most important war materials TO
all nations, whether they be neutral or
belligerent, friendly or hostile. The en-
barge is to go into effect July Is and it
is qualified to the extent of permitting
such exports as may be sanctioned by
the Division of Export Licenses.
The Government thus exercises direct
supervision over the goods to be shipped
from the limits of the United States
with the power to make the embargo as
elastic as the officials deem warranted
by the circumstances.
In addition to the qualified embargo
there is firm belief that the Govern
mcnt Is considering the advisability Of
ordering a complete embargo during a
period of sixty days upon all food ship
ments. This period is expected to be
fixed to give the country time to take
stock of Its own food supplies and to give
neutral and friendly nations an oppor-
tunity to make known the approximate
amount of their legitimate future re-
Quirements.
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Showers to-day; tomorrow partly
cloudy; southeast winds.
Highest temperature yesterday, 70; lowest, s..
Detailed weather reports on page 6.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
We May Be There.

London, Oct. 3o.-Commenting on sthe advent of American soldiers in the trenches, the Post says:
 Were the German success in Italy or in other theaters to become much greater than the Allies consider prob able, the Germans would still have to reckon with the fresh, eager. stern forces of America. It would seem that Germany Is putting forth her utmost efforts during the interval which must elapse before the weight of the United States can be brought to bear upon her weak and decimated battalions.
 'If we assume for the sake of ar gument that Germany can conclude a peace advantageous to herself before the United States can intervene, 1t Is still to- be rememb bered that America is pledged to break tho military power of Germany and make no peace with \ the Honenzollerns.''
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
HIGH SCHOOL BOY IS KILLED BY OWN RIFLE E
Body of Howard Kinne, 17, Found in Woods Near
 DOerr's Pond.

Howard kinne, son of MT. and Mrs. William A. Kinne of 66 Winthrop street and a student at the New Britt ain high school was found dead in the woods near Doerr's pond by his father and a searching party early this morning. Death was caused by a bullet wound in the head which Is believed to have been accidental. Young Kinne, who was 17 years old went hunting yesterday afternoon in the woods near Doerr's ice house. He asked a friend to accompany him but the friend was unable to go so he went alone. He was not expected to be home for supper as he intended to go1 to a supper given by the Baraca class of the Methodist church of which he was a prominent member. About II o'clock his parents grew anxious, however, and it was soon dis covered that he had not attended tho i supper. A searching party consisting of MT. Kinne, MT. Doerr and his boys and another lad secured the woods adjacent to Doerr's ice house and at i 12:3O- o'clock found the body with
 the rifle close beside it. It was a re- beating rifle and one cartridge had l been fired. A bullet had entered the right eye and there were no signs ! that the lad had suffered before his death Relatives believe that death
 came instantly.
 Medical Examiner Elcock was noti-
 fled and gave permission for the re- i moval of the body.
 The funeral will be held from the
 home of his parents Thursday after
 noon at 2 o'clock. Rev. Warren F.
 Cook of the Methodist church will of 6ciate. All schoolmates and friends wishing to view the remains may do
 so.
 William Bennett, an uncle of young
 Kinne, lost an arm while hunting a
 number of years ago. He was crawl ing under a fence when his shotgun
 was discharged, blowing his arm off
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
AMERICAN OFFICER INJURED
 BY SHELL FIRE IN TRENCH
HELD UP AND ROBBED,
 THEN IS SHOT TWICE
Ansonia Man Not Expected
 to Live as Result of Wounds.

Ansonia, Oct. 30.-Frank Sandlak was shot and probably fatally wound ed shortly before midnight last night by two highwaymen who held him up
 while on his way to his home on Powe street. Sandlak, who Is said to have returned from visit in New Haven. stopped at a saloon on Gen. tral street and then headed for Powe street, directly opposite the saloon. Cries for help and two pistol shots were heard immediately after he had left the place and he was found lying in pool of blood on the walk. His assailants had disappeared and Sand lak saying he did not know the men, the police have been unable to make little progress in the case. N.
 Sandlak carried revolver and made an attempt to use it but the cartridge missed fire. The man has a bullet wound under the left shoul- der and another back of the left ear and Is not expected to live. ...
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
HAD PLANS OF SHIPS
 BEING CONSTRUCTED
Federal Officers Make Important Seiz- ure at Home of German Me
 chanic in San Francisco.

San Francisco, Oct. 30.-Compre- hensive plans of war vessels being constructed for the United States gov- ernment at a shipbuilding plant here were seized by Federal officers yester- day in raid upon the home of John Kulieloff, a mechanic, who Is under arrest charged with taking pictures of the plant. 5 { At the same time, it became known that plans for other ships being con- structed and which have been com- mandeered by the government were seized last Friday in a raid upon 2 separate office maintained down town by naval constructor at the plant. Federal officials said this man had a contract with a German shipbuilding concern which stipulated that he should sever his connection with the San Francisco plant whenever, called upon to do so.
 Officials said they had DO evidence pointing to a relation between the two men, but attached significance to the fact that both had plans of ships be- ing constructed at the same plant. At the office of the naval constructor they said plans also were found of two ships being built at a Seattle plant.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
lOOTH ANNIVERSARY.
Militant Sayings of Martin Luther Ap- piled at Random to Present Events

Amsterdam, Oct. 30.-On the oc- casion of the Tooth anniversary of the Reformation the German Evange- lican league launches from Witten- berg 8 manifesto in which the mili- tant sayings of Martin Luther are applied at random to present day events. The manifesto rejects paci- flsm and thunders against the Pope's peace proposals as being invested With no religious authority. The manifes- to concludes:
 We especially warn against the heresy promulgated from America that christianity enjoins democratic in- stitutions and that they are an es- sential condition for the establish ment of the Kingdom of God on earth As Luther said:
 'rhe freedom of a christian does not depend on the forms of govern ment, which are shaped by historical developments and the accumulated ex- pericnce of nations
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
PUBLIC COAL HEARING
Committee Decides to Hear Public Grievances Tomorrow Evening at City Hall-Dealers Questioned

Announcement was made today by the coal committee, consisting of E. w. Christ. A. N. A bbe and w. J. Far ley, that public hearing on the fuel situation will be held tomorrow night at o'clock in the city building. The hearing is for the purpose of allowing the public generally to express any opinion or grievance regarding the price of coal in this city.
 Representatives of all retail coal concerns in the city appeared before the committee yesterday in the mayors office and were questioned re- garding their prices and the necessity for maintaining these prices.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
Defense of City.

Petrograd, Oct. 2s.-Defense of Petrograd against possible attack de- wolves upon joint military commit tee embracing the soldiers and work mems delegates and all the military and political elements. Such a com- mittee is in process of formation ac- cording to the war ministry.
 The cossacks army union at Novo Cherkask calls the attention of the government to the gradual removal of cossacks from the guard over Gen. Korniloff, who is being held for trial on account of movement to overthrow the Kerensky government.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
HOLDING UP PATIENTS,
Inventors Are Not Being Granted Ap- plications by Commissioner Newton,

Inventors Are Not Being Granted AD-
 plications by Commissioner Newton.
 Washington, Oct. 3O.-War has caused an anomalous situation in the patent office, where the number of applications for patents on war de- vices increases daily, and the fear of giving valuable information to the enemy is causing the withholding of patent rghts to scores of inventors
 Patent Commissioner Newton an- nounced today that the bureau with in the last few weeks has refused patents to about 60 war inventions, acting under the recent law giving the federal trade commission and the patent office authority to prevent pub lication of patents which the enemy might use.
 A corps of West Point and An napolis graduates, trained in the technical problems of war, scan the thousand or more patent papers is- sued weekly for details or military significance, and choose those on which patent proceedings should be sus- \pended during the war. Inventors thus deprived of patent rights may offer their devices to the government and sue after the war for compensa- tion
 Nearly two hundred applications for patents from German citizens also are pending
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
Keep HanInering.

London, Oct. dissatisfaction with the decision of Great Britain and France to help the Italians is eX- pressed by most of the morning news papers which again urge that what ever assistance is possible must be given without delay. There is, of course, no certain indication of the ex- act form this help will take, but the general assumption seems to be that concrete endorsements contributed by Great Britain and France will ap- pear on the Italian front
 The Morning Post, however. con- tends that the best way of helping Italy Is to keep hammering the Ger mans on the western front. It adds:
 "A German victory over the Italians will not help them if we keep striking hard in Flanders. It is a maxim in war never to allow the strategy to be diverted to the enemy. and every move of our enemy now is to attempt to create diversion from the western front"
 Taking the view that the German success is due partly to treachery and that the Germans are using the same tools in Italy as those with which the Russian armies were betrayed, the Post declares:
 Let our statesmen awake an6 counter these activities. This may bt of even more service than any tiiil l,aiA aid we can render.'
 The Post nevertheless, assumes Una such military aid as can be giver without weakening the pressure on tht western front also will be furnished
 (Cont1nuad on Third Page.D
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
FIRST PLEDGE DAY,
Over Two Million Persons Have AL ready Signed Cards to Conserve Food

Washington, Oct, 30.-Results of the first. day of the food pledge week campaign, so far as shown by returns to campaign headquarters here are 666,402 new cards signed. These added to the 1,740,59S cards already in the hands of the food administra- tion before the present food pledge week campaign began, make a total of s,4O7,OO0 pledges of persons who have agreed to observe the advice and directions of the food administration in the conduct of their kitchens and dining rooms as their personal con- tribution toward victory in the war.
 Those in charge of the campaign here are elated over the showing of the first day.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
GUESTS OF FINLAY
American Senators and Representa-

American Senators and Representa-
 tives Entertained By Lord High
 Chancellor of England, at Dinner.
 London, Oct 29.-Thirteen Ameri- can representatives and two senators were the guests of honor at dinner given this evening at the Athenaeuim club by the Lord High Chancellor, Sir R. B. Finlay The guests included Premier Lloyd George, Arthur J. Bal four. foreign minister, American Am bassador Page, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Viscount French, Com mander of the home forces. Lord Robert Cecil and the Right Hon. J. w. Lowther, speaker of the house of commons.
 The dinner had been finished and the guests were chatting when warn ing of an air raid was given. Wis., count French immediately left the room, to be followed a few minutes later by the premier
 Senators Kendrick of Wyoming and Kenyon of Iowa told of their experi- ences on the steamer on which they crossed the Atlantic which >was at lacked by a German submarine off the coast of Wales Saturday. Represen- tative John J. Rogers, of Massachu- setts, and James Parker, of New York also were aboard the steamer. The gunners on the steamer fired several shots at the submarine which came very close to the mark. The U-boat submerged before it had time to
 launch a torpedo.
New Britain herald., 1917-10-30
RECEIVER IS NAMED
 FOR DEFUNC7 ROAD
Judge Walsh Will Handle Affairs
 Of Street Railway
DANBURY AND BETHEL
Financial Troubles Date From Time of Consolidation With Bridgeport Idne-Had to Shoulder Burden.

Danbury, Oct. 3o-Judge James E. Walsh, of Greenwich, was appointed receiver of the Danbury and Bethel Street Railway company by Judge Burpee in the superior court here to- day, upon application of Albert H. Flint, of New York city, creditor of the company, who alleges that the payment of a note for $1,000 Is over- due.
 The financial troubles of the com pany apparently date from the time of it's consolidation with the Bridge port and Danbury Railroad, a partly completed one running from Bridge port to Long Hill, a distance of about ten miles. It is understood that the local road has been obliged to carry much of the financial burden of the Bridgeport line. s. w. c. Jones, for mer chief owner of the road, and oth- CT directors figure in suit brought by minority stockholders about two years ago, an outcome of the consoli- dation with the Bridgeport property.
 Charles T. Graham, of New Haven, and other minority stockholders re- gently secured control of the com pany, taking over MT. Jones' inter- ests. MT. Graham, who was In court today said that he was not aware un- til recently that the company's finan- cial affairs were as bad as he had found them to be. He considered the receivership the best thing that could have happened under the circum- stances as it would enable the road to adjust its financial affairs.