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Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
ENTIRE AUSTRIAN
CABINET RESIGNS
Vienna Dispatches Emphasize Difficulties Faced by
Youthful Emperor in Selecting New Advisors
---Germans Regard Situation as Serious
tBy United Press)

LONDON, June 20. - The youth
full emperor Of Austria Hungary has
been confronted by difficult tasks
since assuming the throne. The en-
tire Austrian cabinet headed by Count
Marine resigned late yesterday.
Vienna dispatches via Amsterdam
emphasize the difficulties Of forming
a new cabinet commanding sufficient
support of all factions to survive.
Judging from cautions comment the
German press regards the situation as
grave.
The formal announcement that the
Poles refused to deal with the minis
try WIS the direct cause of the lat
ter's fall.
nn ~ ~ -.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
g q "a N
THE TORNADO'S FREAKS

The tornado's visit TO Mattoon of
fered many instances of tornado
freaks"
Mrs. Mary P. Kemper heard the
roar of the approaching whilwind.
and stepped to the door to see what
it was Her two children covered
against her in terror. The next mo-
ment her home was lifted from over
her, while she and the children were
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
Begin Debate
on Food Measure
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, June 20. - While
the allied food buyers remained idle
the neutral nations continued con-
tracing for grains, according to the
debate commenced on the food bill in
the senate. The few who opposed it
denounced the measure. Reed and
Gore in the senate and Joe Cannon in
the house have employed all their
oratory to block the bill.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
(By United Press)

WASHINGTON, June 20. = Incen-
sed at the suffrage pickets who flaun-
ted denunciatory banners before the
White house gates as the Russian
commission entered to greet Presi-
dent Wilson, an angry mob OF three
hundred women, mostly government
clerks out for their lunch hour
charged the pickets and tore their
banners b shrsdA
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
'ft unharmed on the floor.

left unharmed on the floor.
. A horse and COW were grazing in
Joseph Abels yard. The storm pick
ed them up and carried them a quar-
ter OF a mile out on the praire, where
they were set down easily. asd resum.
ed their grazing. Abels home was
picked up from about HIM, leaving
HIM unhurt, while baby was carried
out into the orchard, where she was
found unhurt.
AS d. s. May his wife and three
children knelt in prayer their house
fell about them. They were unin.
jured.
Mrs. j. N. Sexton was watching the
storm, when her brick house fell
about her, burying her in bricks up
to her neck She received only a few
slight scratches.
When j. l.. Follwell saw the storm
coming he ran out to the street,
caught up his two small sons and
started for the house with them. The
storm picked them up, carried them
about twenty-five feet in the air. and
then set them down easily upon the
porch, a moment later returning
to pick them up again and us gently
to carry them back to the street
while the house fell in ruins. None
was injured.-Mattoon (IlD Dispatch
to the st. Paul Dispatch.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
100000 Loss
in Indiana fire
(By United Pressl

(By United Pressl
KIRKPATRICK, Indiana, June 20.
Fire broke out when seven cars of
gasoline on the Clover Leaf railroa ad
exploded in wreck. The flames were
not under control until hundred
thousand dollars worth of damage was
done.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
MEXICO MAY JOIN
AMERICA IN WAR

stance Of an article published In an
extra edition Of the La Raza here.
The paper is published by Felix
Diaz Martinez. The article was bas-
ed on . telegram purporting to come
frcm Fl Universal. Mexico City pa
psz-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
(By United Pressl

SAN ANTONIO, June 30. - That
Mexico may enter the great war on
the side of the American allies and
that France has agreed to loan Mex
leo twenty million pesos u ths sub-
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
Three Steamers
are Summarized
lRv limited Pressl

tBy United Press>
BOSTON, June 20. - The British
steamers Elsie and Baystate and the
Dutch steamer Erdijk are reported
Summarized, according to local under
writer's. All the steamers sailed from
Boston.
Semi-weekly herald., 1917-06-21
Italians Capture
Formidable Positions
(By United Press)

(By United Press)
ROME, June 20. - Formidable po-
sitions on Mount ortigara including
the summit of Hill 2105 were captur-
ed by the Italians from the Austrians
in a sudden offensive. The statement
says that 936 prisoners were taken.
Ea IA psa na
KEEP ON SMILING
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
W0RkMEN WIN
AFTER STRIKING
AT COURTHOUSE
"No Card, No Work" Rule
Complied With and Walk
out Results.
WHEN THEIR
REQUESTS ARE MET
Non Union Men Banished
From Job, After Confer
ence of Contractors.

Forty workmen employed on the
county courthouse addition went on
strike this morning when employees
Of the United Illuminating Co. arriv-
ed at the building to install electric
light fixtures. 1t was claimed the
electrical workers were non-union
men so the union workmen refused
to labor on the same job.
After they walked out word was
sent to Architect Warren r. Briggs
and he hurried to the scene He
and a representative of Contractors
Bowling & ~Bottomly held confer
ence with the strikers and it was
finally agreed that the electrical
workers should be banished from the
until the union men had fin
ished their part of the construc-
ton.
Those who went on strike were IL
carpenters employed by Schwarz
Bros; five steamfitters and five
plumbers employed by the C. S.
Eames Co.; eight tile cutters, working
for Desmond & r. Wright of New
Haven, five marble workers from the
jackson Stone Co., and five nasons
in the employ of Dowiing & Bottom
1y.
The action was taken in accord
ance with the mo card, no work"
rule of the Building Trades council
which prohibits carpenters, plumb
ers, ETC., from working on a job with
non-union men.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
Walk AWAY AS
MOTHERS BODY
REACHES CRAVE
Daughters of Mrs. Moll Dis
play Animosity to Broth
er in Family Feud.

Mrs. Theresa A. Oberly, Mrs. Lily
Thorpe and Mrs. August Stadtler
daughters of Mrs. Theresa A. Moll
vented their feelings toward their
brother, Gustavus A. Moll, yesterday
afternoon, by leaving their mother S
grave in park cemetery, just as Rev.
Paul Clemen commenced the commital
service.
Their action was counted another
move in the family feud which has
been the cause of 13 years litigation
between the sisters and brother. When
the family were gathered at Ortlepp's s
undertaking parlor in Main street, the
sisters and their families promptly
filed out when the clergyman began
the service.
The body of Mrs. Moll was after
wards taken to st. Paul's Lutheran
Evangelical church in Harriet street.
There the pastor, Mr.. Clemen,
preached a eu1ogy of Mrs. Moll. Prof.
Charles Ferret, the organist, played
the funeral hymns and Mrs. Annie
kaufman sang Face to Face in
English and ir German, Until We
Meet Again. The sisters nor their
families were not at the church ser
vices.
found them waiting at the grave in
Park cemetery. There as soon as
the commital service began they left
the grave, entered their carriages and
were driven away.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
BULL M00SERS
THREATEN New
ROW IN G. 0. P.
Refuse. to Accept Hand
Picked Assistant to Ma
tional Committee Head.
MOVE AN AFFRONT
TO PROGRESSIVES
Party Leaders Seek to Take
From Wilcox Control of
Z Western States.

New York, Jan. 16-The members
of the Republican national commit
tee appointed to consider the ques-
ton of adopting plans of giving
recognition to and promoting the CO.
operation of all elements opposed to
the Democratic party" held their first
meeting today as a special commit
tee. Their task seemed considerably
more difficult than when it was given
to them yesterday at the meeting Of
the executive committee of the Re-
publican national organization.
Before taking action the members
of the special committee waited for a
more complete explanation of the at
titude of George w. Perkins and Ev-
erett Colby, the leading Progressive
members of the Republican national
campaign committee, who last night
declined to attend dinner given to
the members of the executive and
campaign committees by National
Chairman w. r. Wilcox. A state
ment issued by Messrs. Perkins and
Colby declared they had taken this
means as a. protest against the selec-
ton Of John Taylor Adamas Of Iowa
as vice chairman of the national COM
mittee.
This statement characterized the
election of Mr.. Adams as "a deliberate
and wi1ful reflection on Chairman
Wilcox and an. affront to every pro-
gressive voter in the country - Messrs.
Perkins and Colby promised a further
statement today
Hitherto the vice chairman Of the
Republican national committee has
been appointed by the chairman. At
the Chicago convention the national
committee adopted rules giving sthe
power to elect a vice chairman to the
executive committee.
The choice Of Mr.. Adams is regarded
by many as a step toward dual con-
troll of the committee, the intention
being to place the control of party at
fairs in the west under the new vice
chairman, leaving, the east to Chair
man Wilcox. A majority Of the exec
utive committee at yesterdays meet
ing overrode Mr.. Willcox's wish to
leave the position untitled until
meeting of the full national commit
tee.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
Illegitimate Child
May Not Have Share
In Estate of Father

The decision of Compensation Com
missioner E. T. Buckingham that an
illegitimate child is not entitled to
share in compensation fund, was
upheld this morning by Judge Ben
nett when he dismissed the appeal in
the case of Roselyn Shaw and her
daughter Alma of Providence, r. l.,
against the Connecticut Co. II can
not adudge the decision excluding her
as a dependent erroneous" said the
court.
Roselyn Shaw claimed to be the
widow of Walter Shaw, a trolley con-
ductor who was killed at Ash Greek
Feb. 25, 1916. She could not prove
she had been legally married to Shaw,
however. and two daughters of Shaw
by his legal wife were allowed to
share the compensation of $3.50
week for 312 weeks. The commits
sioner decided the illegitimate child,
Alma, was not entitled to any part of
the award. From this judgment an
appeal was taken.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
Young Victim of
Degenerate Won't
Lose Legs or Arms

The condition of Willie Allen, the
nine-year-old boy, who was lured from
his home in Lexington avenue, by a
degenerate and buried under pile of
lumber in the United Illuminating
Co. yards after he had been beaten by
his captor, is reported at st. Vincent s
hospital today as very favorabl
The Allen boy, who lay exposed to
the biting cold 8 hours, from Sunday
afternoon, until his discovery yester-
day, will not lose, by amputation, his
hands or feet, which are in a frozen
condition. The police have failed to
obtain any clue to the identity of the
boys aSSailant
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
MANY MOURN AS
TEACHERS BODY
IS LAID To REST
Former College Mates and
High School Pupils Gath
er at Funeral.

With former college mates and
friends celebrating and assisting in
the mass and hundreds of friends and
pupils in attendance, the funeral of
Stephen Patrick Phelan was held this
morning from st. Charles church.
The long funeral procession moved
from the residence of the young mans
unsle, Coroner John J. Phelan, 1886
Noble avenue at $50 o'clock. Rev.
D. F. Curten, of Utica, N. Y. sang
the solemn high mass of requiem as
sisted by Rev. F. C. Leahy of Leo
minister, Mass, as deacon and Rev.
Leo M. Finn of Danbury, as sub-dea-
con. Rev. P. J. McGivney, pastor of
ST. Charles was master of ceremonies
and assisting on the altar were Rev.
Walter J. Stanley, DID,, of Danbury,
Rev. J. J. Nihill of this city, Rev.
Terrence Smith of Waterbury. Rev.
John J. Callahan of Washington, Rev.
John Matthew of Willimahtic. Rev.
Daniel Manning, of Waterbury, Rev.
James Mccormick of Hartford: Rev.
Walter McElroy of New Haven. Rev.
E. V. Murphy, Rev. James V. Huston
Rev. Thomas P. Gloster, Rev. Thomas
P. Mulcahy and Rev. J. J. Conway.
A quartet composed of Miss Mar
garet Hogan, Mrs. F. J. Kelley. Alfred
Brisebois and j. J. Kennedy sang
Schmidt's requiem. At the offertory.
Miss Jessie Murray sang ave Maria"
and after the mass, Miss Hogan sang
40 Eyes That Are Weary" AS the
body was being borne from the church.
Nearer My GO to Thee was sung bv
the quartet.
There was a delegation present from
the Knights of Columbus as well as a
large representation of High school
teachers and pupils.
The bearers: William Davenport
and L. B. Matthias, from the high
school, and Henry McElroy, John
Fitzgerald, Leo Redgate and Jesse
Hamilton from the Knights of Colum-
bus. Burial was in ST. Michaers ceme-
terry, where the committal services
were read by Father Curten assisted
by Fathers McGivney. Stanley and
McElroy. Two coaches of the pro-
cession were required to carry the
beautiful floral tributes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16

Washington, JAM 16-Sensational developments in the
leak investigation followed another with rapidy
hearing before the rules committee today.
The sergeant of the house reported to Chairman
Henry today that he had been unable
Viscont, subpoenaed witt the leak inyestga-
ton Members of the committee said 'nkng
she has Disappeared
Thomas L. lawson who again the stand testified
that Mrs Ruth Thomson ont who wrote him letter
later made statement in the presence of her attorney dcar
ed William Price, the White House correspondent who she sad
acted gobeween for Secretary Tumuy and other stated
that Price received $4,000 cash and that Tumuy
much larger sum-
Il think that is substantially correct statement of her
port to me-" said Lawson.
Interrupting Thomas Lawsons testimony Representa-
Harrison democrat moved that P Morgan Bache
p DAWSON F. A. Vanderbilt Arthur Upper and S. C. Wexer
be ubpoenaed to appear in the investigation The motion
the subpoenas issued Harrison made
his for ordering these subpoenaes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
THE WEATHER

Unsettled tonight and Wednesday;
continued cold.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16

e ADMINISTRATION "A
other well known men waiting to tes-
tify on Thomas w. Lawson's testi-
mons sttat he ha1. heard they were
connected with the alleged leak~were
present when the committee resumed
its hearings.
Secretary McAdoo, who. Lawson
said he was given to understand, was
the mysterious cabinet member In
volved in his statements; Secretary
Tumulty, who Lawson said one or his
informants told him was connected
with the alleged leak; Paul M. War
burg of the federal reserve board, VINO
Lawson said had knowledge of the
leak machinery, and half dozen 9TH
er we'll known men, were waiting to
testify under subpoena, or had come
before he committee voluntarily.
Before Lawson had been on the stand
an hour today the scope of the 1nVes-
tigation broadened to take in some ma
tional known names not hitherto men
toned.
Before the committee met Paul M.
Warburg issued the following state
ment:
"I fail to see why my name should
have been dragged into this investi-
cation. I do not know a thing about
the leak machinery, or for that mat
ter about the leak, except what have
seen in the press. I have, not been
subpoenaed, but 1 am anxious to be
permitted to testify and have so in
formed the committee"
Lawson was called to the witness
stand again when the committee re-
sumed it's hearing.
"You stated" questioned Represent
tative Campbell, "that when you left
after talking with Chair
man Henry you went to New York
and talked with several publishers.
Will you> state the substance Of what
you told them?"
81 asked them their opinion Of
what had happened in Washington"
Lawson began slowly, land told them
I would like to get their advice on
whether I should go further or drop
the entire matter. I said much more
than I related here yesterday. laid
before them Henry's- statement in the
press that morning and called their
attention to what appeared to be an
unfair slant that it took.
after 1 left Henry's office I went
to New York and first called on John
O'Hara Cosgrove in his editorial
rooms in the New York World on the
morning"
when was the interview with Err
man J. Ridgway."
Tuesday, Jan. 81
where did you see him."
"At my rooms in the Belmont Ho-
fol New York :"
"You spoke of seeing Donald Nc
Donald ?'
in the early morning of Jan. I
came right from the train and sat
down in the Belmont Hotel breakfa
room where Mr.. Mcdonald came in
and sat at table across the aisle. He
spoke to me. / had not spoken to Mr..
for probably 5 years. But
ne spoke to me and asked me what
was going on in Washington. I told
him of these things that happened in
New York and said I would like to
see an investigation but there would
oe none. 1 told him what Chairman
Henry said and he being an old news
paper man and publicity expert. l
asked him his advice. I impressed
On him the confidence which your
chairman had imposed in me, every
hing being perfectly friendly be-
,ween Mr.. Henry and myself at that
time"
Unless your chairman said what
Jay he said I am guilty OF foul per-
ury'' Lawson dramatically declared
@ the committee, land unfit to be |
anywhere outside the bars of a |
prison."
II was very much worked up about
the Henry statement" Lawson con-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
Admiral Dewey Near
Death, Doctors Say

Washington, Jan. 16-Admiral
Deweys condition at $3.50 o'clock
this morning was said by his doctors
to be distinctly worse" and it was
feared that he would not live
through the day..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
WOMAN WITNESS TN "LEAk"
PROBE is MISSING; MORGAN
AND PARTNERS ARE CALLED

Unable to Find Mrs. Ruth
Thomason Viscounti, Who, Lawson Says, Con-
nected Tumulty and Newspapermen With AL
legged Stock k-Jobbing Reasons Assigned
for Summoning of Financiers Heretofore I'm
mentioned in the Proceedings Again
on Stand, Tells of His Meetings With Chair
man Henry.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
BRYAN SEES WILSON

Washington, Jan. 16-William J.
Bryan conferred with President Will
son today. He has just returned
from a trip through the south.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
U. S. SAILOR KILLED

Washington, Jan. 16-George Ken
nedy, electrician, was killed, on the
battleship Oklahoma yesterday by the
explosion of a one pound shell dur
ing battle practice off Charleston.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-16
JACK SHEA RECEIVERS

John A. Shea, proprietor of Shea's
hotel in Main street, who has been
seriously i'll with the grip. is, able to be
about once more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
COL. THOMPSON TO QUIT
IF Mr.. DANIELS RESIGNS
Head of Navy League Makes Pro-
posal in Reply to Sec
rotary.

NEW YORK. August 16.-Col Robert
NJ. Thompson, president of the Navy
League of the United States, who was
asked by Secretary Daniels to resign as
result of a statement issued by the
league concerning a recent explosion in
the Mare Island navy yard, has sent a
letter to Mr.. Daniels saying he would re-
tire from the league If Mr. Daniels would
resign as Secretary of the Navy.
Col. Thompson wrote that if it were
necessary for Mr.. Daniels to remain as
Secretary of the Navy sit would prob
ably be better to have some one other
than myself as head of the Navy League /"
The letter added: '1n your interview you
substantially admit the important fact
in our statement. namely, that the ex-
plosioa was the result of a conspiracy, but
do not explain to the public why you
have failed to take action"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
DECLINES TO TAKE PART.
George F. Peabody Regards Peace
Ccuncil Aid to Germany.

NEW YORK, August 1S.-George Fos-
ter Peabody, prominent in pacifst propa-
sanda before the United States entered the
war, in a letter sent to the peoples council
has spurned the efforts Of that organiza-
ton to enlist his support and branded it as
assisting the German government in its
prosecution Of conflict against the United
States
He made the point that inasmuch as the
council purported to be devoted to law
and order as opposed to hghtlng, II was
incumbent upon it to abide by the laws of
the country as laid down by Congress, in
Guiding the declaration of war upon the
German government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Italy Must Free Trentino.

Yet in one way mountain operations
may be decidedly important. Italy does
not hope to invade Austria or Bavaria
through the Adige valley, and would
gladly limit itself to a successful de-
fensive in the lower Trentino and a sue
cessful offensive beyond the Isonzo.
were it not that Italy must free the
Trentino. To emerge from the fray with
the spoils of war already won is to be
trebly sure of them: Consequently the
Italians have undertaken a series of
operations in the craggy Dolomites on
the east side of the Trentino, and are
gradually occupying the crests of two
mountain chains. one southwark, the
other northward of Val Travignolo,
both of which tend approximately
southwestward toward Adige. North of
Val Travignolo operations have been
largely limited to approach work in
Val di San Pellegrino and the partial
occupation of Gina Bocche. To the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
new DIVISION OF ARMY
GENERAL STAFF CREATED
Will Handle. All Business Pertaining
to Shipment of Troops and
Supplies to Europe.

new division of the Army general
staff has been created to handle all
business pertaining to the shipment of
troops and supplies to Europe Brig:
Gen. Francis J. Herman. assistant chief
Of stan. has been detailed as chief of
the embarkation service with Col
Chauncey B. Baker of the Quarter
masters Corps as his chief assistant
Included in the plan is the organiza-
ton of a special corps of embarkation
troops to handle supplies and ammuni-
tion shipments. The new service will
have direct supervision of all move
ments of supplies from points of origin
to ports of embarkation and will con-
troll the movement of all Army trans
ports. All commercial shipping used
for Army purposes is also placed under
Gen. Kernan's jurisdiction.
Direct correspondence is authorized
to cut the red tape of reference of
papers relating to shipments to the
ordinary department channels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16
Double Task Ahead.

The scope of operations here IS dou-
BILE: To forestall another Austrian or
Austro-German offensive in the lower
Trentino and to dominate va, A aish
and the Boizano-Trent, railroad WIN
the eventual occupation of these two
movements have hardly developed be
yond the initial stages: the number OF
positions yet to be occupied is large;
the distance to be covered great anu
the general difficulties enormous; 1e,
nothing is impossible. The ordnance
of the initial operations is phenomenal
picked bersaglieri and aplini have per
formed prodigies and the advance ana
constant menace must already nave
become something of preoccupanoh
for the Austrian generals.
Returning to the lower Trentino. TO
the so called region of the plateaus
between Brenta and Adige. we ind the
italians working their way back TO
the positions above Val Arsa. on the
northeast edge of the plateaus ana IN
Val Sugana. which they held previous
to the Austrian offensive.
Italy is here bent on locking the
door which the Austrian offensive OF
May, 1916. strongly attempted to open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-16

south series of brilliant attacks among
the very crags have yielded the at
tackers the dominating peaks of Cava-
Iazza, Colbricon, Gina Busa Alta Gin
parD, Cardinal and Cauriol. almost
halfway from the old frontier to the
central valley of the Trentino. where
lie Trent and Bolzano and through
which passes the single railroad of the
region.
These latter operations are closely CO.
ordinated with others-Italian troops
working northward from the bren.a ,
along the valleys OF the Maso and
Vanol torrents. have assured the pos
session of the important mountain oui-
wark of Col di San Giovanni ana tiiha
d'Asta with the Cinque Croce pass.