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Evening star., 1917-05-16

convokinE an international conference
Of all socialist parties and factions IN
an countries. Whatever may have peen
the dissensionS which rent sociansm
,Iur,na the threa years Of war. no sec
ton Of the proletariat ought to re-
nounce participation In the common o
struggle TOR peace by the Russian reso-
ssvVs .ya convinced that we shall see
ths r~nrSsentatives Of all socialist
,sroups af the conference We are con. on.
yoSing. A unanimous decision OF the
international proletartat VIII Ss oS the the
tntsrnefionsl imperiaiists- The prole-
tariaf Of M countries should unite.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
BoNDHoLDERs TO ORGANIZE.
Holders Of Railroad Securities to
Meet in Baltimore May %.

Special D1spAtch 10 The btar.
BALTIMORE, May ia conference
OF bondholders and stockholders OF the
railroads of the country has been called
to meet in Baltimore May %. by 8.
Davies Warfield. president of the Sea-
board Air Line. Owners OF railroad Sc
curities from various sections of the
country, 1t is announced, will consider
organization OF those representing mil
lions of dollars of investment in the
transportation lines.
In Mr.. Warfield's call for the confer
ence he says: THE credit of the rail-
roads has apparently not been sufi-
ciently maintained to enable them to
economically finance their requirements
in time of peace. much less now, when
the successful outcome Of the war in
which the United States has become so
vital a factor"
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Mill Workers Good Gardeners.

Textile workers in North and South
Carolina mill towns. are helping in
crease the food supply by successful
gardening. federal Investigators have
ture. Those Investigators found that
each Of 64s families raised an average
Of $50 worth Of food in gxrdens con-
taining only about 1t Of An acre ana
tilixer Of $3.6k Chickens, pigs and
cows are often kept by the workers to
good advantage. Chickens were found
to yield an average Of $l.08 Q fowl.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Southern Baptists in Session.

NEW ORLEANS. May 16.-Rev. DR.. J.
B. Gambrell Of Dallas. Tex, was elected
president of the Southern Baptist con-
vention for the ensuing year at its open
ing session here today. Dr. Gamhrel
received 553 votes out of total of 1 las
cast on the first ballot, and the five other
candidates for president withdrew and
tho convention directed tho secretary tc
cast the entire vote OF tho body for DR.
Gambreil.
The secretary of the convention report.
ed more than 1.50O lay and ministerial
LOCATES registered for the opening ses-
sion.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
SISSON FOR FREE PRESS.
Representative Attacks Censorship
Proposal in House.

bitter attack upon the proposed
press censorship was made yesterday in
the House by Representative Sisson OF
Mississippi. who declared that when the
american people begin to suspect that
the government censor is concealjnp
the truth a national suspicion will he
engendered which will do more harm
than the publication of any truth.
would rather see the unbridled
publication of falsehoods,'' he said.
publish the truth"
He said that the censorship idea in
Great Britain had been tried out and
that now a campaign of wide publicity
Ior the navy had superseded the orig
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Mav AK Higher Express Rate.

NEW YORK. May 18.-Rumors that
the principal express companies were
about to file with the interstate COM
merce commission an application for
an increase in rates were met today by
q statement from the executive office
Of the Adams Express Company that
the rates Of the companies were now
being analyzed '.in connection with the
Increased cost of conducting business.
The Adams Express Company off1cials
would not admit that an application for
increased rates was as yet contem-
plated.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Greater Unity in Russ
Endeavor Is Seen as
Result of New Moves

demonstration Of the Russfan cao
met was regarded here both ss incrsas- GS : :
iooktns forward to greater degree OF
unity. IL is generally felt that the cofn- q.
ing into power Of the radical parry .s
more desirable than q situa.,on Sineis
and moderatss with both practicaiiS
poMssis Ths resisnation Of Foreign Minister
Nilukofr is regarded as the price ue.
nanded BY the .h rndicais iss sor rnyernment. ane
Milukoff incurred much enmity When
he pledged Russia, without consuming
the radicals, not to make sep".e
peace. He has also been unpopular IN
eomA quarters for his vigorous INSIST
ence that Russia be given Constanti.
nople, which was regarded IN connlce
with the no annexation pronouncemenI
Tereschtenko Little Known.
Little is known here of the new fof-
eign secretary, Tereschtenko. Is
thought. however. that ne IS mucn of te .
of q moderate and much more OF
radical than his predecessor. his as
sumption of Office at this time IS taken
to show his complete sympathy with
the policy of no annexation ana no m
demnity.
The resignation of many military
onicers is regarded as vastly more dan.
xerous than the political shfftings OF
power. as the whole discipline ana
morale Of the army may be anected.
Regret was expressed that former war
Minister Guchkon was not retained IN
the new government as he is considered
one of Russia's strongest men, VINO nao
resigned merely to force the issue.
Shaking Down Process.
Many persons here feel that Russia
ia now going through the shaking down
process unavoidable with such an up
heaval as she has experienced and that
it is very probable she has not yet
touched bottom. However. the next
i've weeks freedom from military at
tack, because of the spring rains. is
expected to afford a breathing space
for the various elements to come to-
rether into some sort OF unity. Dur
ing that time those who have suddenly
come into power can be familiarized
with the magnitude of the issues at
stake.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Would Suspend Full Crew" Law

Gov. Brumbaugh Of Pennsylvania has
been asked by Samuel Rea, president
Of the Pennsylvania railroad. to sup
port the pending state measure render
Ing inops,sativs during the -, war and foI
state FULL crew" law. President Rea
based his appeal on the theory that the
man power OF the nation will be con-
served by the bill, and wrote in his
capacity as a member OF the commit
tee on railroad executives Of the Amer
lean Railway Association. which Is d.
recting the affairs Of the railroads
from this city in cooperation with
the council OF national defense.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Wireless Plant at Costa Rica,

Costa Riean government authorities
have located and dismAntled q power
full wireless station at Heredia. which
is supposed to have been used by Ger
mans In that country in receiving i'm
portant MESSAGES. It was located on
Heredia province, DIR. Marcos Rodri-
guex. an intimate friend of the deposed
president. Alfredo Gonzalez. and of the
latters adviser, ]. Kumpel.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Routine Begun at Atlanta.

ATLANTA, Ca. May 16--Twenty-fiv
hundred prospective officers for the
first army Of half a million men awoke
with the bugle at $3.50 today to start
their first day OF regular training. They
already have been provided with uni
forms. army rifles and equipment. A
red, white and blue hat cord distin-
cuisines them from the enlisted men at
the training camp at Fort Mcpherson
near here.
The program for three months train
ing by which candidates from Alabama
Florida and Georgia will be fitted to
lead an army against the Hindenburs
line calls for drills morning and after
noon, with long hikes through the
country later. Two hours each night
will be devoted to study.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
U.Boats Taken on Way to u. S.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H. May 16.-rn
shipping circles q report i5 current
that the British have captured a fiotilla
OF German submarines bound on q hos
tile mission to American shores. Tho
seizure was said to have taken place
kurs, or means b. which It was of.
fected, were not revealed. The report
WAs said to have como from an oGacsr
ef . transatlantic ehtp. who WAs said
tonch with TIE British admiraity.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Admiral de Chair to Be Guest,

naval representative on the British
commission to the United States, has
been specially invited to attend the
formal opening tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock Of the new headquarters Of the
comforts committee OF the Navy League.
at 14f4 H street northwest
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer chairman
Of the committee: Mrs. Sidney Ballou,
vice chairman and treasurer; Mrs John
Callan O'Loughlin, secretary. and the
members of the executive committee of
the comforts work, will welcome Rear
Admiral de Chair when he arrives to
Inspect the work Of the women in max
ling knitted garments and protectors
for Uncle Sans sailors.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
WEBB PROGRAM NOW LAW.
Chairman Adamson Says Present
Statutes Grant Powers Asked.

All the power proposed in the Webb
administration bill, authorizing the
President to direct preferential ship
ments Of food and other products over
common carrier lines. is already in ex-
isting law. according to Chairman
Adamson Of the House committee on
interstate commerce today. The single
exception, he said, was the creation Of
q commission Of transportation OF sim
liar body. which the Webb bill pro-
poses. The bill was drawn by Attor-
ney General Gregory by direction of
President Wilson, as the President
stated in a letter to Mr.. Webb.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Committee Hears Suffragists.

Another hearing on the proposed con-
stitutional amendment to grant suf-
frage to women was held YESTERDAY by the
senate suffrage committee Virgil H.
Hinshaw of Chicago. Mrs. Mabel Vernon
OF Nevada. representing the National
W omens Party, and ]. A. HI. Hopkins
OF New York appeared in favor of the
Evening star., 1917-05-16
RUSS CROSS THE DIALA.
After Further Advance From Rive
They Meet With Reverse.

PETROGRAD. May 16. via London, 8
pm. British admiralty. per Wireless
Press).-Russian troops have again
forced a crossing OF the Diala river, on
the Mesopotamfan front. northeast Of
Bagdad. They met with strong oppo-
sition on advancing from the river, how
ever, and were compelled to fall back,
says today's war ONCE statement.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Flour Drops $40 a Barrel.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. May 16.-De-
clines of as much as s1.40 barrel in
flour prices were registered in the Min
neapolis market today. Fancy patents
dropped rs cents to $3.50. while first
clears were quoted at $3.50 q barrel,
$14O under Saturdays price.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
British Representatives at Funeral.

Ambassador Spring Rice, c. F. j. Dor
mer, private secretary for Mr.. Balfour,
and Commodore Guy Gaunt British naval
attache here. will represent the British
embassy and the British mission at the
funeral Of Mr.. Choate. In New York
Members Of both the French and British
missions were deeply touched BY the nsws
Of Mr.. Choate's death, and expressions Of
sympathy we're wired Mrs. Choate from
both missions.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Gen. Won victinghof Dead.

AMSTERDAM. via London. May 16.-
The death at the front Of Gen. Won
Victinghoff, former governor of Strass-
Berlin Gen. Won Victinghofr died from
wounds received in the recent fighting
near Scissors.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
B. S. Cutler in New Position.

Burwell 8. Cutler OF BuffalO, N. z, has
assumed his duties as FIRST assistant
chief Of the bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce to take the place Of
e. a. Brand. now on special field work
for the bureau in South America
Evening star., 1917-05-16
r. Quattrone Here to Buy supplies

F. Quattrone, chief engineer for the
italian state railways. Joined other
members Of the Italian war commission
here today, and will have charge Of the
purchase of food and railway materials
fdF his government in this country.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
$4,000 in Bill for D. G. Rifle Range.

The army appropriation bill now before
Congress- appropriates $4,000 for the es-
tablishmeut of q rife range in the District
of Columbia. II the provision is adopted
the War Department has decided to pur-
chase the ground at Congress Heights,
now used as Il rifle range.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Veil Of Mystery Sometimes Lifted.

Sometimes. however: the veil Of mys-
terry Is partially lifted. Sometimes a
German U-boat Is towed up the Thames.
noored to the embankment. and from
$4,000 to 100000 collected for some
naval charity by throwing 1t open to
the public Sometimes il you are dining
with a naval officer you will hear won
drous tales Of submarines netted. bomb
ed by aeroplanes even when they are
we'll below the surface, hunted and
caught by destroyers. induced by one
ruse after another to show themselves
where they can be got at.
Sometimes too. in a British port the
men Of the merchant marine will tell
you Of Homer1c combats that would
have warmed the heart Of Neloon and
Farragut and made Drake and Fro
bisher gasp and stare.
"But these are mere haphazard personal
gleanings. No one knows the full extent
Of the harvest or how 1t has been gathered
in. But we do know enough-or at any
rate we think we do-to feel fairly con-
fdent that the Germans can attempt
nothing and can invent nothing that
We cannot find the means Of counter
ing; and that confidence has been rather
more than justified by all that has hap
pened since February J." 81
Evening star., 1917-05-16

resolution. 4 large delegation OF suf-
fragists attended.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
Germans Only Inference.

The reasons for our secrecy must be
tolerably obvious to any one who
thinks the matter over All that the
Germans are able to infer from the
failure OF any given T-boat to return
to port is that somehow or other it has
been lost. But how or where they can
not tell.
1T may have been through some error
OF structure or design-a thought to
send a chill down the spine Of every
admiralty official. It may have been
through mistake in navigation. 1t
may have been through one or other OF
the endless and constantly changing
devices that British ingenuity has
evolved and brought into play against
the new piracy. 1t may. too have hap
pened near the German coast or after
the U-boat had reached its appointed
station, they cannot tell.
"They are faced with a blank wall of
possibilities that they have no means
Of verifying. Weeks must often elapse
before they can be sure that a SUBJ
marine which they thought was operat-
ing In a certain area had really per-
ished. and that another boat should be
dispatched to take its place.
Evening star., 1917-05-16
REASONS ARE GIVEN FOR
BRITISH U-BOAT SECRECY
Sydney Brooks Tells Why Silence Is
Observed Over Success in War
fare on Submarines.

l. Without minimizing in any degree the
Iigntful seriousness of Germany's sub
| marine warfare. there is a ray of hope
and encouragement in the reasons for
l>secrecy on the part of Great Britain
concerning just what is being accom-
pifshed in stalking these snakes of the
sea. In communication to the Ma
Brooks. the English journalist. gives
some of the strategic reasons for
silence relative to the success with
which the British admiralty Is meeting
In bagging this nefarious game. A
part Of the communication is issued as
the following bulletin by the society:
Just as Great Britain never adver-
e hs the ees Word ID seF se think armies hae
prussians are having 1t pretty much
their own way with their submarines.
As matter of fact. the German sub
mate suecesses-by which 1 mean sue
cesses that conform to the usages Of
civilized warfare. It must be nearly
two years since they sank British
man-of-war Of any Importance.
Added Infamous Chapter to History.
As pirates preying upon fishing
the merchantmen of all nations. they
have added a new and infamous chap
ter to naval history. Otherwise 1t is.
I believe. the opinion OF most naval
rine has proved disappointingly inef-
fective.
People. I remember. were thrown
into state Of quite unbalanced ad-
miration when the Deutschland ap-
peared in American waters. It was
spoken Of as one Of the most remark
able achievements Of the war. Few
stopped to remember-even. indeed, IL
they ever knew-that the war was only
few months old when ten British
submarines crossed the Atlantic from
Halifax to the British Isles-the first
submarines in naval history to make
the Journey under their own power.
While we publish the number Of
vessels sunk by Prlssian submarines.
we say not q word about the U-boats
whose careers are brought to a sudden
stop. do not know how many Of them
we have caught, sunk, or destroyed
It may be 1S0; II may be 200: 1t may be
22o. They come out and they do not
return, and there is no one in Ger
many. and perhaps not half a dozen
people in England. who know what be-
comes Of them.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-20
RANKS WITH LEADERS
 IN DEFENSE EFFICIENCY
Statement of Official of State Council
 Following Visit to Norwich.

An official of the Connecticut State Council of Defense. recently returned from Washington where he visited the Council of National Defense on official business. Asked for a statement of his impressions of his visit and ~ the federal councils impressions of the work of the Connecticut council, be said:
 An examination of the work of the council of national defense and its ad- visory commission and the sub com mittees of both of these bodies brings out the greaE opportunity which this unique organization has for large ser vice in connection with the war. The average person is familiar in a vague way, with the manner in which the business of the federal government is carried on. He knows of the general division of legislative, executive and judicial powers and that these powers are put into effect through the agency of numerous departments. Inasmuch as during it's history this country has been almost continually at peace, the de- partments are built up on that basis, and it is extremely difficult for them to expand at short notice to war size di- mensions. Congress recognized this
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-20
NEGREss HELD FOR
 THE CRIMINAL COURT
Bessie GiIiis Faces Trial on Charge
 of Theft.

Bessie Gillis, negro, 26 years old, who claims New Haven as her resi- dence. was before Judge Colt in the New London police court Wednesday morning to answer to the charge of theft from the person on two counts.
 She entered plea of not guilty, but
 the court found probable cause and
 she was bound over for the next term
 of the superior court under bonds of
 $500 on the first count and $250 on the
 second. Not being able to secure the
 necessary surety for the $75O she was
 committed.
 Monters Guertino of Noank was
 the first victim of the alleged theft,
 and he testified that while walking
 along Bradley street Saturday night
 he was approached by the woman
 who placed her arms around him and
 urged him to go into house with
 her, at the same time drawing him into an alleyway, where she continued to hug him. During this process she -is supposed to have reached into
 Guertino's pocket and extracted H which was in his trousers pockets. Af- ter he had gone out sinto the street, Guertino put his hand into his pockets and found that the money was miss ing. He immediately returned to the place where he left Bessie and found her in conversation with two other women. When ne asked for in the face. while another drew a knife and threatened tOA stab him if he attempted to go near her. While he was arguing with them Patrolman Fitzgerald and Joseph EmerOSO, a pri- vate in the Twenty ninth company, Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Wright, came into the alley. At the sight of the men in uniform the wo- men ran RCay.
 The soldier said that he first met the negro woman at the foot of Pot ter street, near the railroad yard, when she came up to him and asked for a dollar. Taking out his pock- etbook in which was S5S he extracted the requested amount while she look ed on. The woman is supposed to have taken the pocketbook from the soldier, emptying it of the money and then returning it to it's original place in the left breast pocket of his coat. In the back compartment of the pocketbook was $10 bill which had been overlooked.
 After the woman had escaped from the alleyway in Bradley street, Pa trolanan Fitzgerald instructed the soldier to run in the direction of the l rai1poad tracks, while he searched in | the opposite direction. As the sol | dier neared the tracks he saw a form | dart between two freight cars, and l quickly following reached the Central | Vermont freight house shortly after | Bessie had crawled under the build | ing. He forced her to come out and | was not long in taking her to the po- liceman
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-20

difficulty as long ago as last summer and created the Council of National Defense which consists of six of the
 secretaries of the departments, mem berS of the presidents cabinet. There is also an advisory commission of sev-
 en men, who are experts in their par t1cular lines, to act with the council. Under the provisions of the law creat- ing them it Is apparent and becomes
 more so upon investigation, that this council obviates, in a great measure, the necessity of expansion by the de-
 partments to which have already re-
 ferred. This council is really the
 agent of all the departments of the
 government in far as it is capable
 of being in securing all kinds of in
 formation necessary in the conduct of
 the war. It has limited powers also in
 the furnishing of materials and men,
 As the co.(ci becomes more and more
 efficient and capable in the same ra-
 tio 1t Is of greater service to the nation
 through the various federal depart ments, ard this being so, the value of organizations !n the several states op- erating more or less under it's direc-
 tfon and organized after a common standard. becomes quite impressive. The plan, if completely carried out as 1t is hoped to do, brings into existence powerful and efficient groups all over the country working hand in hand with the federal government and relieving it of tremendous responsibility and ob- hgations and accomplishing this which otherwise might not be realized
 "The people of Connecticut naturally are interested in knowing the states own council of defense is co-operatine in this work with the body in Wash ington, and 1t is 8 great pleasure to be able to say that we were informed that the work in this state was highly sat isfactory in every way and that we are ranked with a few other states as the leaders in this movement. Of course, to make the Connecticut State Council of Defense most valuable, it should have the support and backing and cooperation of the people of the state, and every effort is being made to bring home to them a realization of the existence of this organization and what 1t hopes to do here. People can best cooperate by supporting it proval and by refraining from uSder- taking any independent activities in connection with the war of a relief nature without first getting in touch with it. The Council will call on the citizens of Connecticut frequently in the future as the war comes closer to our Goors.
 ''1'he state should know also with what fidelity and zeal Governor Hol- comb has worked with the federal gov and through the state council i1 the general plan for preparedness. Tn fact, In several instances he has been a leader in this country in the adoption of war measures, and thro ugh him Connecticut is now gen orally looked upon as in the forefront of the states of the Union in readiness for this great war"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-20
TOWN DEBT REDUCED S27, ,I63.83
Figure Represens Largest Reduction in Any One Year foq Twenty Years Back-Selectmen's Annual Report Will Show Cash Balance of $2s 122.61-Al Bills Paid and Disputed Claims Settled.

The forthcoming annual report o1 the seiectmen of the town of Norwich will show reduction in the town debt of $27,1s1.s3. the largest reduc- tion for any one year in twenty years back. The report will also show a cash balance on hand at the close of the year, September 18th. of $2S, S,122.61, the largest cash balance on hand in twenty years.
 In September, 1915. the balance on hand was $3.234.S9 and at that time there were unpaid bills that nearly covered this balance. This year all hills have been paid to date includ- ing the winters coal supply at the During the year a new concrete bridge was built over the