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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
BALKAN OFFENSIVE STILL
MOvINcW|TH Big SUCCESS
GERMAN RETIRE
HINDENBURC
LINES
BURNING TOWNS IN AMERICAN
SECTOR PREMToRY TO MOVE

American Army Headquarters, Lor.
raine, monday evening, Ruters)-
Evidence is accommodating that the en-.
envy intends withdrawing behind the
Hindenburg line in Lorraine, if press.
ed any further.
He is burning the towns along the
Moselle. Prisoners taken report that
the entire artillery of the 91st Ger
man division was captured in the
American operation on this front.
1t appears that the 35th. Austrian
division was used to bear the brunt
of the attack in the salient east OF
ST. Mihiel 1t was ordered to main
tain the holding action until all the
German troops were withdrawn. In
consequence it suffered heavy losses
especially in prisoners.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
5000 PRISONERS
MA GUNS ARE
TAKEN
sALkIN OFFENSIVE ADVANCES
FIVE MILES

London, Sept. IT, Serbian and
French troops continued their often
sive in Macedonia and have progressed
more than five miles according to the
Serbian official statement received
here
Advancing they have occupied an i'm
v>portant series of ridges and captured
more than three thousand prisoners
and twenty-four guns.
Their casualties have been slight.
Allies are moving forward on a
front of twelve miles and have taken
the village of Gradeshlitza, 20 miles
east of Monastir Jugo-Slav divisions
fighting with the Serbs and French
have reached Kodak, the most i'm
portant position in the region of the
offensive.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
LODGE ENDORSED
PEACE REJECTION
GAVE SENATE UNQUALIFIED APP
PROVAL OF WILSON'S ACT

Washington, Sept. 17.-Unqualitied
endorsement of the Presidents rejec-
ton of Austrias peace proposal for
the secret non binding peace discuss
ions was given in the Senate by Sena-
tor Lodge, Republican ranking minori-
ty member of the Foreign Relations
committee.
Senator Lodge said the Presidents
prompt and curt refusal was right and
wise. He was sure it would receive
universal approval.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
TALK ABOUT PAYING
BILLS----LISTEN!

r. Boniske has the other local bust
ness house of Cordele beaten a long
way on collections least in one
case. A customer, good one, found
this merchant on an Atlanta bound
train on the Central of Georgia Rail-
way the other day and made it the
occasion of paying up.
The "pay-up" campaign now under
way in Cordele has had great deal
to do with paying up when the time
comes. Mr. Boniske thought this in
cident was one one of special note.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
REV. J. S. FILLYAW WAS I
VISITOR IN CORDEEE

Rev. j. S. Fillyaw, one of the bAst
known of the pioneer Baptist mini
ster in Worth county, pastor for yeaes
at Acorn Pond and number pf
churches about 1saballa, Acree., Doles
iAakfield and Sylvester. paid the Dis.
patch a call Saturday afternoon. d.
He has reached 8n advanced age;
but is spIendidly preserved and is
still jolly and pleasant 4
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
GERMAN SHELLS
FAIL TO EXPLODE
IN MARINE RETREAT HIGH PER.
CENTAGE WENT BAD

With the American Army in Frence,
Sept. 17.-American artillery officers
estimated that at certain stages of
the German retreat north of the
Marine, From fifty to seventy-five per
cent of the enemy shells failed to ex-
plode.
On the night after the Germans
crossed the Vesle the enemy fired Sc
venty-two shells of large calibre into
me wooded tract where the Americans
were supposed to be quartered. Artil-
'lery experts reported that only four
exploded.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
ARGENTINE WANTS
CONTROL OF SHIPS
PRESIDENT ASKS FOR AUTHoRl
TY TO REQUIslTIoN

Buenos Aires, (Monday)-President
Irigoyen has asked congress for au-
thority to requisition steamers of Ar
gentine register to be operated under
government control to form relief
to the shipping difficulties.
These ships are especially needed
in the trade with America and Europe.
He asked also to be authorized to pro-
hibit the sale of Argentine vessels to
other nations
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
.TEUTONS DIG IN
BEHIND DEFENSES
QUIET DAY ON AMERICAN SEC
TON

With the American Army, Lorraine,
MONDAY Night-Associated Press)-
Today was the quietest on this front
since the beginning of the offensive
last Thursday There was little in
fantry activity and only moderate
artillery action.
The Germans are apparently dig
cling themselves in behind the linden
burg line today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
brazil SENDING YOUNG
MEN HERE TO STUDY

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Brill
ian Government is about to send mum
Der of young men to the United States
to study agriculture and veterinary
science and electricity and ohter sub
jects
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
INVESTIGATING ELECTION
PRIMARY EXPENSES

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE primary
expenditures of the candidates for con-
gress in New York, Illinois, Ohio and
'other states are under investigation
to ascertain whether there were viola
tons of the federal statutes limiting
expenditures.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
SEVEN BILLIONS
ADDED TO WAR
ESTIMATE
NEEDED FOR ENLARGED AMERl-
CAN MILITARY PROGRAM

Washington, Sept 17.-Congress was
asked by the war department today
70 provide seven billions seven hun
bred and twenty-seven thousand in
addition to previous estimates for car
rying out the enlarged American mill
tary program the coming year.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
FRENCH GIRLS COMING
TO ENTER OUR COLLEGES

Washington. Sept. IL Carrying
scholarships which were awarded by
American colleges and Universities,
more than a hundred and fifty French
girls will arrive in the United States
within the next two weeks and will
be sent to schools scattered over the
country, the Association of America n
Colleges today announced.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
Capture and Kill Officers

With the Americans, Lorroaine,
ASSOCIATED Press)-An American pa
troll in a raid this morning in the gen
eral region of Haurmont, northwest
of Thiacourt, captured five non-com-
missioned officers and killed seven
on-commissioned officers.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
ALLIES CONDUCT
BOMBING RAIDS
WORKING IN THE DIRECTION OF
METZ WITH VIGOR

With the Americans on the Lor-
raine Front. monday Associated
Press -American and Allied aviators
carried out extensive bombing raids
on Brayonville, Frescaty and Lasa-
blonand in the direction of Metz this
afternoon.
Fires were observed at Solrons.
An American plane shot down an
enemy balloon near Prem.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
Berlin Says Repulsed

Berlin. Sept. 17.-The repulse of
poorly developed attacks on Haur
mont, northwest of Thiaucourt, are
reported officially. These are report
ed from operations on the American
front above the former St. Mihiel sa-
lient.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
.BOLSHEVIK FLED
PANIC STRICKEN
ALLIED FORCES MET ENEMY ON
ARcHANGEL FRONT

Petrograd, (Saturday))-American
and British and French detachments
are reported by Pravada to have met
the Bolshevik forces on the Archan-
gel front.
The Bolshevik after an initial sue
cess, were repulsed by British rein
forcements and fled in panic.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
COLORED WOMEN TO
WORK FOR LOAN

Washington. Sept. ia National
Association of colored women will con
duct intensive campaigns during the
Fourth Liberty Loan in all the South
ern states, it was announced today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
VIII SONS PEACE REFUSAL /: /:
IS GIVEN WIDE APPROVAL
8l2 EXECUTIONS
PETROCRAD
IN WEEK
FOUR HUNDRED OTHERS PRO
SCRlBED AND MADE HOSTAGES

Stockholm, Sept 17-Wholesale eX-
ecutions are increasing in Petrograd,
according to private kilograms re
ceived by way of Helsingfors.
During the past week 812 were exc
cuted and more than four hundred
others are on the prescribed list.
Most of them have already been made
hostages.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
COAL MINERS ARE
BACK ON WORKS
COULD NOT GET REIMBURSEMENT
OF WAGES WHILE OFF JOB

Reading, Pa, Sept. 17-All the Read
ing Coal and Iron Company's GOLFERS
except those in the Shamokin region
resumed work today
1t was stated that all the men
throughout the Schuylkill region were
expected to go back at work Wednes-
day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
BRIT ISL CLOSE
T.QUENTIN
FRONT
MAKING PROGRESS IN THE DI-
RECTlON OF LEVERGUlER

London, Sept. 17.-Last nigt wit
messed the further closing of the Brit
ish lines northwest of st. Quentin.
The official report today said the
British had made progress in this
area in the direction of Leverguier.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
BURIAN URGED VATICAN
TO SUPPORT PEACE NOTE

Amsterdam, Sept. 17.-Austro-Hun-
garian Foreign Minister Burian on
/, September Ia. according to Vienna
dispatch, sent note to the Apostolic
Nuncio at Vienna, stating that the
government had decided to propose
peace CONFERENCE and urging the Va
tican to support it.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
HOUSTON RIOTS
NEGROES HANGED
FIVE SOLDIERS PAY DEATH PEN
Atty FOR PARTICIPATION

San Antonio, Sept. 17.-Five ne
groes sentenced to death by court
martial for participating in the Hous-
ton riots in August last year, were
hanged at Fort Sam Houston at day
break this morning this morning.
I No civilians were allowed to witness
the executions.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
British Forging Ahead

With the British Army in France,
(Asssociated Press)-The advance of
the British yesterday pressed along
the Ypres- Menin Road, and carried the
British to within mile of HOoge.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17

Corporal w. w. Bercaw, who for
sometime past has been at Camp
Meads, is now at Camp Gordon in
the Officers Training Camp. He is a
son of c. D. Bercaw of this city and
a brother of Miss Louise Becraw,
librarian.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
CARDINAL FARLEY IS
MUCH WEAKER TO-DAY

Mamaroneck. N. Y. Sept. 17.-Car-
dinal Farley suffered two sinking
spells last night and is much weaker
today, reports from his bedside said.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
BRAZIL CANCELS GERMAN
INSURANCE BUSINESS

Rio Janerio, (Monday)--rhe Brazil
ian government has cancelled the IL
censes of the German insurance COM
panies.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17

Mr. ana Mrs. W. ]. r. Contey of
Ashburn we're visitor in the city yes
terday ~
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
SIX KILLED IS ARE
INJURED IN RAID

Paris. Sept 17.-Six persons were
killed and fifteen injured in Sunday
nights air raid over Paris, according
20 the lists in the newspapers today.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
Rulaarian Troops in West

Amsterdam, Sept. 17.-Bulgarian re-
gimets have arrived at Maubeuge to
cooperate with the Germans on the
western front, according to the Echo
| Beige.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-17
EXPLOSION KILLS
THREE in PLANT
BIRMINGHAM EXPLOSIVES PLANT
LETS GO WITH FATAL RESULTS

Birmingham, Sept 17-Three were
killed and several injured in an ex-
plosion of the plant of the Explosives
Company of North Birmingham today.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
Mail Driver, i'm Tombs
Through Error, Freed
Richardson Had Been Jailed
for Theft Of $50O,OOO That
Wasn't Stolen

Victim Of a tragedy Of errors, Charles
j. Richardson, of 666 Ninth Avenue,
the chauffeur arrested last Saturday on
charge of being implicated in the
theft of eight registered mail pouches
containing money and securities valued
at between $780, 900 and $1,000O00, was
released from the Tombs yesterday.
The mail pouches. with all their con-
tents intact, had been found under the
stairs of the Postoffice Building, Thir-
ty-third Street and Eighth Avenue, con-
cealed beneath pile of empty sacks
Samuel NJ. Hitchcock, United States
Commissioner, ordered Richardson's re-
lease. after a brief hearing. The chauf-
four had been held in $4,000 bail
The postal authorities have not given
up their search for the thieves they
are convinced contemplated eventually
making off with the pouches. Assistant
United States District Attorney +. Paul
Yaselli said yesterday that the keys to
the eight pouches had been stolen
three days before their disappearance,
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
Mat Tourney
Can Go On,
aysUncleSam

Jack Curley, the man who put the
rest in wrestling, is regarded by his
friends to-day as closer to President
Wilson than Colonel House. for Jack
succeeded in gaining special dispcn-
sation from Washington for the hold
ing of the big wrestling tournament at
Madison Square Garden next Tuesday
night, when every other place of
amusement in the city will be closed
to conserve fuel
The governments interest in sport
led to the favorable action regarding
Curley's show, and so the dare devil
promoter is going right ahead with his
preparations for the contests of skill
and Drawn that will bring four of the
greatest mat men in the world together.
In one star bout Wladek Zbyszko and
John Olin will clash, while Yussif Hus-
sane and Joe Stecher will come to grips
in the other. The comedy will be sup
Piled by Sulo Hevonpaa, the "Charlie
Chaplin of the mat" and Ivan Linow.
the Terrible Cossack. who eats 'em
alive every morning.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24

BOX is:l7 YEARS OF ACE. BRIGHT AND
.,rwsiidMhiNG: GOOD CHANCE FOR ADVANCE
= nlENt Z IL, ArpLY JOSEPH RICHARDS COMPANY
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
Still
Leads Shooters
At Pinehurst

PiNEhURST. N. c., Jan. 23.~To.
cay programme in the mid-wintcr
tournament at Pinehurst covered the
second 200 targets of the 6OO-target
contest at sixteen yards. Charles II.
Newcomb. of Philadelphia, who led the
held by margin of three birds at 1876
last night. broke 191 to- day and still
stands at the head with 1856 for the
two days
Three guns outshot tho amateur
champion to-day, c. l.. Richards, of
livingston. Wis, and r. D. Morgan, Of
ashlngton, d. c.. tieing at 1913, and E.
'. Kirby. Of Urhena. Ill.,, breaking, 1872
None of the shooters who we're over
the 100 mark last night broke more
than 1870 to-day. however. and New
comb not only maintained his lead on
the big field, but increased it to a
margin of four targets.
Chaumcey NJ. Powers. of Decatur, Ill.,,
who finished in a triple tic for second
place yesterday, at 1872. now stands
alone in second place at 3S2. George
n: Fish. of Iyndonville, N. Y, winner
or last years contest. who was tied
with Powers. is now third. at 3s1. w
H. lule, of New York and Akron, Ohio.
broke 191 to-day and moved up to
fourth place. at $50. The only other
gun who can now be considered as a
serious contender for the leadership is
II. A. Morrison. of Charlotte, n. c., who
occupies fifth place at $40.
Frank II. Huseman, Of Rochester,
lead the professionals. who are shoot
inG for targets, with total of 3S5 for
the two days.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24

mean a group of men who are the ex-
tremest Of extreme maxmalists, men
who want all their dreams to come about
in one fell swoop.
Bolshcviki Assaulted
After declaring that 1.-The Car in his
pnlmest days never did more harm than
the Bolshcviki have done" he reminded
labor that it has it's Bolsheviki In this
country. He said there was one organ
i2nton that had SO conducted itself that
it was now without power to make a
showing. much less fight. While Mr..
Go.mpers did not name the organization,
delegates said he plainly meant the In
dustrial Workers of the World.
From the convention hall Of the min
crs Mr.. Gompers went to the State Cap
itol, where he spoke at the meeting Of
the Indiana State Council of Defence.
"My only regret in the present situ-
ntion," Mr.. Gompers said, "is that
cannot fight. They will not take me-
But | am serving to the best Of my
ability. feel, too, that am having
some success in appealrlg to our work.
ing people to give whole-hearted sup
port to our country. I want the work.
ers Of this country to be willing to give
their all, their very souls, that we may
win this war;
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
PLANS Monday Recreation

The Emergency Committee on Recrc.
alton for Idle Mondays, representing
sixteen charitable and civic organizn-
tions, has appealed to Arthur S. Som
ers, president of the Board of Edu-
cation, for permission to keep the
school buildings open on "Blue Mon
day" so that the 100000 men and wo-
men thrown out Of work in this city
may have some place to go for amuse-
mcnt.
There is sufficient coal for this prof.
ect, the letter to Mr.. Somers says, in
all boroughs except Brooklyn. The
committee does not ask that the build
ings be heated-only that light be fur
nlshed tor meetings, dances and enter
tainmentS.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
Gompers Urges
7-Hour Day for
Duration of War
Labor Leader Says Reduc.
ton Would Save More
Fuel Than Mon
day Closing

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.--In patri
QUO speech to the convention of Unitcc
Mine Workers here to-day Samuel Com
pcrs, president Of the American Fed
eratioh OF Labor, suggested universa
sevcn-hour day during the period ot
the war, instead Of the present SPAS.
mode suspension Of industries by the
fuel administration to conserve coa
and relieve railroad congestion.
Later in the day, after spirited con.
test, which developed some disorder in
'the hall, the proposition to give all dis
.rlclS IN the coal industry the right to
representation in conferences where q
basic wage agreement is made that is
appl'cable to other districts, was de-
1eated by 958 to 554
Mr. Gompers's speech to the miners
was regarded as labor's message to the
country on the acticn of the fuel ad
mm'hlstration. m He prcfaced his declara-
tlon Tor seven hour day with a de-
renee OF those ir high governmental
s1ation :,,, who may have made mistakes
'ney are prompted, he said, by the pa
trlotic purpose to win the war, and to
anllh that the great transition from
W. val SOUtu Dc fIUQc without
mistakes was asking the impossible.
Calls Closing Necessity
Continuing, he said:
Inc order issued few davs AGO I
regard as an absolute necessity. You
know, there is now discussion to re
peal or modify the Sherman antitrust
Jaw. l am not going to offer any en-
cuse Tor the railroads, they have been
iaE 50 long; but the Sherman antitrust
IS IA" forbade them to do what now the
Dlrector General of Railroads has
the right to do. The jam had occurred
ana was increasing, and something had
TO be done to relieve the situation If
the Icy King has interfcred there can
be no help for that.
think there is one mistake in tho
making, and | trust it will be chanrcd
or modified. L refer to the closing of
the industrial and commercial plants
OF our country, one additional day each
week | think it is mistake to have
a whole day, such as Monday. idle. and
involving from Saturday afternoon until
tuesday morning. | believe if the order
were changed SO that instead of there
beng ter, nine or eight hours as 4
days work, the sane power proclaim a
universal sevenhour day during the
war, better results would follow.
Ne would have practically the same
results in the conservation Of fuel and
all other needful commodities. 1t woulu
not do violence to the history, the tra.
ditions, the work and the practical op-
Grafton of industry and commerce."
Mr. Gompcrs defined Bolsheviki to
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
City's Health Good
During Shutdown
Despite Lack of Heat and
Water Fewer Pneumonia
Deaths Recorded

Desplte frozen water pipes. lack of
ater on the East Side and iii heated
oms, there has been no general in
ease OF pneumonia or other sick
,sss ,s IN New York since the tive-day
S1.us'rlal shutdown began. Forty
~ %d'hs from pneumonia and 293. from
s".. sa causes occurred in the five bor-
gus or the city in the twenty-four
''urs ai ended Yesterday noon.
ln'@'istlcs of the Board Of Health
aoN 1872 deaths for the week ended
.sauafy ,say 10, Of which $40 were due TO
tsssumonia, tba as compared with 1910 for
s,s week ended January 10, of which
oo' oso were Of pneumonia origin. From
dsv dvt -, last Saturday until noon yester-
To. T, me ' TOTAL deaths from all causes in
lts" lao York were 9S7, from pneumonia
tSo FOR the corresponding period OF
f fro.p preceding week LOTT persons died
,svm az causes. of which 2O3 we're
,;"S S;sSed by Pneumonia. During the pc
wy Wv ol the general closing order there
bv bS decline of thirteen deaths caused
VI, u pneumonia over those. of the pre-
s IT. n. oharles +. Bolduan, of the Board
" snnefaith, said Yesterday:
h..O Oo,o, dry weather such as we have
,m .having does not cause colds and
lhsssa" like sloppy. slushy days.
,n,one. mas been no general increase
.s... aghout the city in sickness. A
som,a s,ain amount Of cold air is good for
n s'?;e' ;s Iney would be much better
.ya .ysrau dwellings, were kept at a lower
ss1ra,ge temperature.
s.,s, ,ne coal shortage thus far is not
.ss ss'S,ng US so much as the food short
Ssen Ss% uue to high prices. There has
tys "a marked increase in tube>culosis
lse,s.so.u .o uhderieeding. While a decided
:Sr"ass :Sease OF the disease has been noted
/ rs',Dad s because of the food shortage.
b vas not expected the effects would
" 4@e Seen here so soon. NN
,se 'ne increase of tuberculosis is all
IS, more noticeable, because for the
AarL twenty years there has been
'"od decline Of the disease"
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24
FORECLOSURE SALES.

SUPREME COURT. COUNTY OF NEW
YORK.-Julius A. Stursberg and an
other Plaintiffs. against Eva Levine and
another. Defendants.
In pursuance OF Judgment Of fore.
closure and sale, duly made and sntereS Z,
the aboNe-entited action and beartns
date the End day of January, 1919. / the
undersigned. the referee In said iIdrmart
named. will sell at public auction. at ths
Exchange Salesroom, No 1915 vessv
Street in the Borough Of Manhattan ~, y
of New York, the 29th day Of Ianuar,,
1918. at IL clock noon on that dav Nv
Joseph z. Day. Auctloneer the nra,,i.s.
directed ~ said judgment 10 be sold AMI
therein described follows
All that certain lot OF land situate II, M,
Cty OF New York. Borough Of Manhattan
bounded and described as follows:
BEGINNlNG at q point on the Norther,v
side OF Post Avenue. distant one hundred
feet Eastwardly from the Northeast corner
of Dyckman Street and running tbence
% Northwardly.. parallel with byckman
Street. one hundred and fif.y-hve feat.
thence ca EastwardIy at right angles to
Dyckman Street, one hundred feet: thence
Ss) southwardly, parallel with Dyckman
the NortherIy line of Post Avenue. ara
thence % Westwardly. along the sane
one hundred feet 20 the point Of heginning
Dated. New York. January 3rd l9is
JOSEPH p. MORRISSEY Referee
ALBERT II. ATTERBCRY Attorney fo-
Pa ntif 80 Broad Street. Borough OF
Manhattan.
The following Is g diagram OF the pron.
erty to be sold:
New-York tribune., 1918-01-24

ana al ,,t that the only thin., which prevent
.u .he theft Of the bags was the
alarm of the thieves over the arrest
OIL Richardson.
Richardson, as soon as he was re-
leased. consulted with his lawyer. but
ne refused to discuss his arrest. He
was taken into custody, the authori
TIES said, because he had admitted that
IN the journey from New Jersey TO this
city he had twice left his mail truck
"nguardcd-onc on the ferryboat and
once during his luncheon.
NO explanation was offered yesterday
py postmaster Patten or other postal
ol'iclals as to how it was possible for
the mail pouches to remain undiscov-
cred at the postoffice as long as thcy