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New-York tribune., 1917-04-02

still lcsr. In Germany the only pac'
ihstSSre the dead ones.
war should have been declared by
The President two years ago. after the
sinking Of the Lusitaria A dcclara'
tion Of war IA imperative now. We
shall not take ono foot of German ter
ritorc. but wc must fight FOR the free
dom of the seas
There arc only two kinds Of peo-
ple IN this country Americans AMI
traitors
Rabbi Samuel Schulman was ono ol
the most vigorous advocate ~ unIver.
sal military training. In tho course oi
his sermon at Temnle Reth-El he de-
mandcd "clcan and steadfast patriot.
ism
I've have grown morally habby.' he
said. "Wc have been made, by th" un-
rrcccdCutcd freedom of our country,
tho spoilcd children Of sclf-iudulgercc.
/ therefore believe that our democracy
cannot remain free. powerful and in
dependent unless universal military
service is recognized by every citizen
AS an indispensable policy.
There is no fear Of militarlsm over
taking Us stealthlly overnight and en-
shaving l00.000000 people without their
becoming aware Of it. But there is
great danger that If we do not ado
quatcly prepare to defend our country
We will wake up TO find We have lost
our Liberties and that democracy has
been ovcrthrown because Of the con
domination Of its incompetence.
To-day We arc praying. Tomorrow
VIC must unshoath the sword" were tho
opening words OF the Rcv. Charles A
Eaton in his morning sermon at thc
Madison Avenue Baptist Church. lIc
stirred his congregation by reading OK
ccrpts from advertisements in daily
newspapers signed by the Emergency
Peace Federation.
"Who are these people. imposing
upon simple. half-bakcd women, max
ing their husbands hang their heads in
shamc?" he demanded.
Then he rccitcd "The Battle Hymn o;
the Republic written by Julia Ward
Howe
"I3 this the woman Of America who
wrote Let me dc 10 make mon froc'?'
he asked; "or is the former. tho spine
less pacifst, the woman of America
bow before the womanhood Of the
world. but hope I'll never live 10 sec
the day when I'll hide behind wom-
ans petticoat If do I'll give ner my
trousers and don her pcttlcoat.
america is going TO war to save the
principles Of freedom for which our
forefathers died and for which in 2
world arena tho Allies. now are bat
tling. u Is not because more ships
have been sunk, because there arc not
enough ships or enough property to
justify war"
A militant attitude was apparent in
the very appearance of the anterior Of
the Church Of Heavenly Rest last night
when the leader OF the choir boys car
ried big silk flag at both the process
sional and occasional.
UNLESS Germany changes her mind
or collapses We will surely have war"
said the Rev. Or. Herbert Shipman.
"Tn fact. war is on now. The great
thing for the future is the way we
think about it and the spirit we show.
If we are all of one mind and one spirit
all will he we'll.
when it. comes We must face great
loss Of life and the disappointments
which will come from mistakes, which
have occurred in all similar times in
the past
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Regiment of Negroes
Praised by Whitman
Governor Is Cheered at Review
Attended by Many as
Next President

A crowd which gathered yesterday
afternoon in Olympic Field. l36th
Street and Madison Avenue, to watch
the review of the negro National Guard
regiment cheered Governor Whitman
as the next President. The regiment,
the 18th. has 500 men. II is com.
manded by Colonel William Hayward
and Governor Whitmsn's military sec
retary, Lieutenant Colonel Lorllsrd
Spencer, is second in command.
81 do not wager" the Governor told
Colonel Hayward, "but if were a gam
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02

bling man would wager on the kind OF
an account these fellows will give Of
themselves when the call Gomez
Major General John +. Organ. Ma
jor Munson Morris, Captain Hamilton
Fish. ir., and other National Guard Of
hcers watched the review. In the
morning the regiment was reviewed by
Oscar s. Straus. chairman Of the Pub
lie Service Commission, and Commis-
sioncrs Hervey. Hodge and whitney.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Woman in Auto browns
Five Pinned Under Car Which
Backs Into River

seymour. Conn, April I. Mrs. Hey
man Platz was drowned, and four other
occupants Of an automobile narrowly
cscapcd this afternoon when tho ma
chine on a stecp hill backed through
fence and plunged into ihc Nsuga-
tuck River
The car. its passengers pinned in'
,e,,lod in about seven feet OF water.
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02
Paci6sts Called
Traitors from
Pulpits of City
Mennonites and Quakers
Alone Sincere, Says
DR.. Morgan
Rabbi Urges Training
Advertisements of Peace
Foundation Criticised by
DR.. Eaton
Rabbi Urges Training

PaciGsts Of the peace e-at-any-pr'ce
variety vere nitterlv denounced IN New
York rulpits Yesterday a7 hcsruos''
troachcrouz and unpatriotic. Many Guy
churches rang with patriotic utter
ancos demands to stand behind the
President and approval Of any plan o'
universal training
MANY sccts were represented y! INV
ministers. rabbis and priests VINO
preached preparedness and unity IN INC
face of a foreign enemy. And the lc"
evidences of approval that the churcn-
rocrs permitted themselves to eNn'p''
indicated that they were UNANIMOUSLY
n accord with their spokcsmcn.
Dr. william II. Morgan, speaking =.
the Calvary Methodist Ep's'oP''
Church. said that the only sincere p"'
fist, in the country were the Mc"-
nonitcs and Quskers.
Has Little Respect
"For tho intellectual pacitSt IKE
n,y;d Starr Jordan I have little re-,
vet" he said. "For the lris" '"N
Corr,an horn opponent OF war | have
New-York tribune., 1917-04-02

country ~ various times totals SANN,-
ooO GOO. exclusive of her loans. which
We rcraid. She not only gave ue Cen
cral Lafayette and Admiral Rocham'
beau. but she gave us 1900 soldiers
sent hattlcshirs and thlr'y-oight trans
rorts here and afforded ne lncstimaole
aid during the Revolution and after
ward
Dr. Hills thought II waS doubly nee
cssary az this time for all patriotic per
sons 20 let the President know they
were with him IN war on Germany,
because he would receive thousands OF
telegrams from persons in the west
who. Dr. Hills said. opposed the wal
''from motives Of covCtousness ana
avarice.'
"Thc farmers on the Western hclds
do not want TO sec their mon taken
from the plough and called TO the ccci,
ore." remarked Dr. Hills. They "li
food the President and Congress win
tclcframs protesting against war. We
must do our best to offset that ne
farmers need labor. and sclilsnly place
that before the nations needs
introduces Resolution
william c. Bcccher introduced TINS
resolution demPnding war:
Tho CONGREGATION or Plymouth \
Church. assembled 70 the number oil
. 500. affirm our conviction that thls
country should declare war 'mmcdl,
atolv in defence Of the four forms Of
liberty Tor which our fathers lived and
died We urge no affirmation that a
e,ato Of war exists. but believe that an
out and-out declaration Of war VIII
shorten the conflict and ,aye tnouSands
of lives. This Republic should protect
tho rights Of small nations. the sSnc-
titv Of treaties. and, above oil, the Ec-
public should stand for liberty and hu-
manity.'
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
SPLENDID PROSPECTS FOR
 A RECORD CORN CROP
Needs Only a Few Weeks Freedom
 From Frost to Mature

Washington, Sept. 7-Corn, the coun- try's greatest crop. needs only a few weeks freedom from frost to mature into the largest production ever known in the history of the nation. The gov ernment's September crop report today forecasts a production of PAS, ,000, 900 bushels, which is 4,0O0, ,00O bushels more than produced in the record year 1912.
 Spring wheat yields are turning out better than expected and the Septem- Der forecast showed an increase of 1000, 900 bushels over the production forecast in August, with total of 25O,- 100000 bushels. Adding the winter pro- duction a total yield of 668, ,0O0, ,0O0 bu- shels of wheat this year was announc- ed. That is 28,000,0 ,000 bushels more than last years harvest, but 13S,O0O,- 900 bushels less than the average of the crops for the five years 1911-15.
 Besides the record crop of corn, larg- CT production than ever before will be harvested in oats, with 1533, 900, 900 bushels; rye, with 56,0OO 900 bushels; white potatoes 62,000,000 bushels; sweet potatoes with 8S200, 900 bushels; tobacco 1,221 ,000.0 pounds; and hay 91, 700,000 tons.
 Oats prospects, increased 79,0o0, 900 bushels during August but tobacco lost 49,000,000 pounds.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
OFFICERS OF CONNECTICUT
 FEDERATION OF LABOR.
w. J. Fitzgerald of This City One of
 the Vice Presidents.

Danbury, Conn.,, Sept. 1.-The ses- sions of the Connecticut Federation of Labor ended here this afternoon with the election of officers and the choosing of New London as the meeting place of the next convention, which will be held the first Tuesday in September, 1918.
 sOff1ce-s were chosen as follows: President, George F. Mordecai, New Haven; vice presidents, William J. Fitzgerald, Norwich. Michael F. Ker- win, New Britain. Rensselaer, Beadle, Waterbury, Charles +. Murray, Hart ford, William J.. Buck ey, New London, John J. Egan, Bridgeport, Miss Grace Cannon, Bridgeport; secretary, Ira Ornburn, New Haven; treasurer, Fred erick L. Neebe, Meriden. Delegate to national convention to be held in Buffalo m November, John OHara. Danbury.
 President Mordecai was the former first vice president and an extra vice president was authorized. that the women workers of the state might be
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
AN EMBARGO PLACED ON
 COIN, BULLION, CURRENCY.
Order of President Wilson Makes It
 Effective Sept. 10.

Washington. Sept. T. - President Wilson tonight placed an embargo. eff fective Sept 20, on the exportation of coin, bullion and currency. At the same time he authorized the secre- tary of the treasury to license such the federal reserve board, they are not harmful to the public interest.
 The effect of the embargo. which ap- plies to all nations, will be to place absolute control over gold exports in the hands of Secretary &cAdoo and yhe federal reserve board Officials believe that the measure will go far toward conserving the huge store of gold accumulated in this country since the beginning of the war. a store which recently has been drawn upon rather heavily by Japan. Mexico and Spain.
 Strict adhesion to the embargo is regarded as unlikely and undesirable. Curtaiiment, however, of the free movement of gold to the orient appears officials have viewed with some con- cern the tendency of gold to flow away from the United States, Q movement which started with the financing here of the allies. Recently the federal re- terve board requested the bankers of the country to aid, SO far as possible, in checking the growing exports.
 The presidents proclams ticn amends and supplements his general export embargo proclamation, of Aug. N. Ap- pended to it is an executive order pro- viding that applications for the ex- portation of coin, bullion or currency shall be made to federal reserve banks,
 Ffk Send Of gold has heen dis Ifnctly away from the United States recently.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
STRIKE BENEFIT FOR
 NON UNION MACHINISTS
Voted by Four Lodges of Machinists
 at Bridgeport.

Bridgeport, Conn.,, Sept 7.-The four lodges of machinists at meet ing tonight voted to pay strike bene- fits to non union machinists who went out on strike at the Lake Torpedo company with the union men. Each of the lodges will make a contribution to a fund to provide for such men.
 The machiniSts are maintaining great secrecy with regard to the de- mands for an increase of wages un- der the minimum wage plan. A series of meetings are to held next week to be addressed by prominent lead CTS of the A. F. of L., including Sam uel Gompers and Joseph O'Connell. at which plans for a general strike here will be discussed if the minimum wage plan Is not accepted by the manufacturers. Employes of the va rious shops in turn will be called to these meetings and 1t is said that at these meetings the discussion will show in which shops it is intended first to make minimum wage demands
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08

key production, therefore, at thls sea- son of the year, is largely theoretical, but the operation of the law will pre- vent the manufacture of whiskey at the time it usually starts on a large scale, the latter part of Septemben
 Will Increase Revenues
 Stopping whiskey manufacture, in- stead of curtailing the governments revenues. will increase them for the next two years, officials believe. Cou- pied with the operation of the pending revenue bill, the withdrawal. of Whis- key from the stock already accumu- lated will probably treble the revenues within the next twelve months as the present law imposes a tax of $1. and the revenue bill contemplates tax of $3,20 a gallon. A stock of approxi- mately 230, 100000 gallons has accumu- lated in the bonded warehouses and on the shelves of wholesale and retail H. quor dealers. Approximately 190, ,000,- 900 gallons are in warehouses and upon that quantity the government will col lect taxes as it is withdrawn.
 Few Men Will Be Thrown Out of Work
 Few men will be thrown out of work by the operation of the law. Distiller- ies now running will continue to pro duce alcohol for commercial purposes with little change in their forces. Upon this class of alcohol with the excep ton of alcohol for denaturization, the revenue bill would impose tax of $2.20, doubling the present income from this source.
 700 Distilleries in the Country
 There are approximately 700 distil- leries in the country, of which more than half are small fruit brandy plants The amount of. capital invested in tn latter class is not great in the aggre gate. The capital invested in the big producing plants mounts high into the millions. Officials here believe thGf losses will be more than wiped out by the greatly higher prices distillers will obtain for their product already man ufactured. In the opinion of some of fcia1s whiskey will be selling at S15 q gallon within twelve months, affordins distillers enormous profits which will more than compensate for the loss Of capital invested in plants.
 WiH Operate on 50 Per Cent. Basis
 At the same time the plants will con tinue to operate on an approximate sixty percent. production basis makinfs commercial alcohol. A tremendous growth in the use of commercial alec hol is anticipated which in time maz' result in the demand for a quantity O. alcohol at least as large as the pres ct output for all purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08

ently the German advance in force has slackened. Around Friedrichstadt, about fifty miles southeast O. Riga on the Dv1,fa river. the retiring Russians have set fire to several villages.
 There las been no infantry activity On a large scale on the western front. North of FreZenberg, in the Ypres re- zion, the British have been compelled to withdraw from the pos1tions occu- pied Thursday. Around Lens the Canadians have been engaged in hard fighting with the Germans. On a part of the sector west oe Lens German counter-attacks resulted in gains. but on the southern end of the sector the Canadians held and extended their po- sitions. The Canadian front here now is a serious merace to the German positions along the Souchex river.
 On the French front tliere was no infantry activity Friday. Along the Aisne, in Champagne, and on both banks of the Mouse, the opposing ar tilleries continue active.
 German bombs dropped on military hospitals have caused the death of one officer oe the medical corps of the American army. German airmen last Tuesday bombed group of British American hospitals on t1e French coast. One officer of the American medical corps was killed and three officers were wounded severely by bombs dropped on a Harvard hospital. Five Americans were among the six ten other persons injured. One man was wounded by a bomb which fell on the hospital of the St. Louis unit.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08

Heavy fighting for the possession of Monte San Gabrielle and other impor- tant positions northeast of Gorizia still is in progress, but the Italians are pressing home their attacks despite desperate resistance
 Although suffering heavy losses, the Austrians are battling tenaciously for the heights position. General CadoTna's latest report, however, says that the Italian rlessure is continuing decisive ly The Italians have added 200 more to the number of prisoners taken in the fighting here.
 On the Carso and in the region of the He mada the Austrians have stopped their unsuccessful attacks, but the artillery battle rages necessarily, making the whole region an inferno. Only local infantry actions for the pur- pose of strengthening out their lines have been carried out by tire Italians.
 In the.r present drive the Italians have already taken, 30,0G0 presonArs and the total losses of the Austrians are estimated at 10000. Northeast of Gorizia the Austrians have been on the defensive. On the Carso, especial 1y in the region of the Hermada, their offensive efforts have failed with great losses The ground over which the Austrians charged this week in an eff fort to keep the Italians from advanc- ing further toward Triest is heaped with dead
 German cavalry has been engaged with Russian rear guards al Zegevold, forty miles east of Riga, but appar-
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR
 LABOR AND DEMOCRACY
Has Adopted Strong Declaration of
 Principles.

Minneapolis, Minn., Sept T. - The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, organized three weeks ago with President Wilson's approval, con- cluded it's big loyalty conference here tonight with the election of officers and the adoption. of sharp declara- tion of principles.
 The alliance, composed of the na- tion'S labor leaders and having as its double purpose the crushing of dis loyalty and the solidifying of labor in the war for democracy, elected as it's leader, Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor
 The outstanding provisions in the declaration of principles include:
 Suppression of disloyalists and pro- German propagandists.
 Qualification of labor behind the government.
 conscription of wealth as well as men.
 Heavy tax on incomes, excess prof it's and land values.
 Government control of industries in case of labor disputes.
 Action against speculative interests which enhance prices of necessaries of life.
 Insurance for soldiers and sailors
 Equal suffrage. Endorsement of President wilson's decision not to permit the war to be made an excuse for the lowering of labor standards.
 Declaration that wage earners must have a voice in determining conditions under which they give service, must be represented in councils conducting the war and with peace negotiations.
 The overshadowins issue" the declaration says. fiS preservation of democracy. Either democracy will endure and men will be free or auto cracy will triumph and the race will be enSlaved. To compromise now would be to SOW seed for a bloodier war"
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08

Washington Sept. 7.-Manufactut-e of whiskey will cease throughout the nation, at II o'clock tomorrow night when the prohibitive clause of the food control act becomes effective :.
 Millions of bushels of grain which would otherwise be ground Ep for whiskey will thus be released for food. How many millions, no one knows, for the manufacture of alcohol for bever- age purposes is so closely blended with the production of alcohol for industrial and medicinal purposes that there is no way of determining the exact amount.
 1oo,coc, GOO Bushels of Grain a Year
 Of the 100 900 900 bushels of grain or whereabouts, which goes into the dis experts estimate, comes out in the form of whiskey and other distilled beverage drinks. The remainder, made into alcohol of exactly the Sace char acteristics as that used for whiskey, toilet waters, bay rum medicines and to industries where denatured alcohol is used in ever incheasing quantities.
 116,000,c0o Gallons a Year
 Approximately 116,00O, 900 gallons of whiskey is produced each year by Aamerican distilleries. Production of alcohol by the same distilleries for than beverages approXimates 146,000, 900 gallons. The manufacture of al- cohol for the latter purposes will con tinue as usual, probably in greater volume, and few of the. larger distill-l cries. if any, will have to shut down. -y-ess VIII 7Ctosera Small Plants
 The class of distflleries which will be put out of business is composed all most wholly of small plants operated by from one man to half a dozen men located in California, Ohio and New Jersey, and producing brandy from. grapes apples and peaches. These produce approximately 2000 900 gall Ions a year. Those in New Jersey and Ohio, officials believe will suspend operations entirely. The California plants, it is thought, will continue to operate, in part, for the manufacture of spirits for fortifying sweet wine.
 Few DistiiIeries Working
 So far as officials here can learn, there are few distilleries in the United States with the exception of the fruit brandy plants producing whiskey at the present time. Summer is the off season for whiskey production, which is confined almost wholly to the win ter months, the early spring and the late fall. The cessation of active whis
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
CONTRACT FOR HOUSATONIc
 SHIPBUILDING co.
To Build for the Government Ten
 Ships of 5000 Tons Each.

Bridgeport. Conn.,, Sept. 7.-The Housatonic Shipbuilding company an nounced tonight that it had been awarded a contract by the govern ment shipping board for the building of ten ships of 5000 tons each. The contract price is $3,100,000.
 The company is controlled by Si- mon Lake. the submarine man. and Archibald and Kenneth w. McNeil. The yards of the company are located on the Housato1ic river just above the New York. New. Haven and Hart ford Railroad company and extend over 45 acres.
 The company is all ready to begin the work as the ways have been con- structed and preparations made for just such an industry.
 A very large force of men will be employed as the contract calls for the building of the ships within eighteen
Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-08
COAL COMMITTEE TO BE
 APPOINTED IN EACH STATE
To Assist in Apportionins the Output
 of Coal.

Washington, Sept. r. To assure every part of the country an adequate supply of coal this winter. the fuel administr ation, it was announced to- night, will name 8 committee in each state to assist in apportioning the out put Dr. H. A. Garfield. the fuel ad- mtnistrator, in making public the plan, amplf1ed his proposal to control retain prices through local committees
 The state representatives of the fuel administration will appoint in each county and in each city of more than 2, 800 inhabitants a committee to suggest fair retail prices. Co-operat- Ing with the state representative, there will be a state committee charged with ascertaining the amount Of coal needed by the state to carry it through the winter.
 No person will be named as state representative or as a member of any committee, Dr. Garfield said, who in any way is connected with the coal industry.