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The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-05-17
This Proves That
"EveryLittle Bit Helps"

The tin-foil saving contest in
the school closed May 3, with the
the following result.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-05-17

Presbyterian Church
Sunday School at 10 o'clock, as
usual Glasses for everybody.
Christian Endeavor at $50.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1918-05-17

Total 1866 SO
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16

Montdidier and Noyon also have been under an intensive fire from the Ger man guns.
 American aviators on the battle front in the Foul sector are contin- uing to perform notable deeds of bravery in the air against the enemy flyers. Wednesday witnessed three additional plants in this region brought to earth by American airmen all of them having been shot down. The French in recognition of the bravery of the Americans in the aerial combats decorated five of them with the French War Cross.
 The meeting between the German and Austrian emperors at German grand headquarters seemingly has heen productive 2 ia strengthening Of the relations between Germany and the dual monarchy, which it had been reported unOfficia,ly were somewhat strained After parting Emperor Will liam and Emperor Charles exchanged messages of felicitation over the ac- cord arrived at in their discussions and expressive Of deep mutual friend : ship. It is asserted the emperors not only reached an agreement on the so- lution Of the question of eastern bor3 der states but that they also selected monarchs for Lithuania Courland, Es- thonia and Poland
 Another famous treason case has ended in France with the conviction Of the seven defendants all of them con nected with the notorious Germano- phile evening newspaper Bon9et Rouge. NJ. Duval director of the nswspap9r. was condemned to death and the other defendants 1l11 2 eed to terms Of imprisonment ranging from two 10 ten years.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
TO PRODUCE THREE TO FOUR
 10000 TON SHIPS A DAY
The Aim of Charles M. Schwah, Di-
 rector of Emergency Fleet Corp.

Philadelphia, May 15.-Production of three to four 10000 ton ships a day is the dream of Charles NJ Schwab di- rector general of the. emergency fleet corpordtion. He told the members, of the, national committee of the .ILeague to Enforce Peace at dinner here to- night that things in the shipbuilding line were going along with a vim and that every month would show a big increase in the output of vessels
 Mir. Schwab topped off his remarks with d subscription of $10.000 toward the budget of the league.
 This war depends upon ships" Mir. Schwab said. We are called upon now to produce between S.000.000 and 10.000,000 tons of ships. Great as this may seem, l have no hesitancy in say ing that you will be astonished by the ability of the United States to build ships.
 During this month We will place into the service one 10000 ton ship every day. Fly October or November we ought to be producing two 10000 ton ships every working day of the month and by the middle of next year when the great demand for ships will be before us, we ought to be pro- ducinG at the rate of three to four big 10000 ton ships per day"
 The first ship made under, the new plan Assembling fabricated parts, Mr. Schwab said. will be ready for launching in fifteen days.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16

sti1 another day has passed with out the Germans renewing their offen- sive In Flanders or Picardy. No where have the infantry operations by either side on these battle fronts, or Tor tha; matter. in any of the numer GUS theaters of the war. risen in inn Tortance above patrol engagements.
 North of Kemmel. where the Ger mans on Tuesday gained a footing on iiin i4, one of the bloOdiest sectors on the western front. the lost vantage points have been retrieved through The persistent counter-attacks of the French who succeeded in expelling Inc enemy from the shell holes along ;he slopes to which he had been hold ing tenaciousiy. Not alone were the Germans forced to re 'ede. but the French advanced their line and also took prisoners.
 I.ikewise- south Of Hailles. in-the Amicns region the French have taken another bite into the German line and successfully tvardeG off German tounier-attack launched in an endea- Nor Co recauture the lost ground. The Germans -in these maneuvres suffered heavy ca sualtics and also lost men made prisoner Throughout -Wednes- dav the Tif5tisf were left severely aione by inc German infantry.
 Although the enemy is keeping his infantry c treir trenches he eontin- ucs 10 use his artillery vigorously against sa.irrt positions held by the 1srifish and T-r-ueh all aionT the fr"nt. cspeciaty against Fie'Il Marshal Hsig's force sout- or Albert and against shr Err -c,l- norGl 0f Kemme,.- The T'rrrrh r~r.h of sicntlHCier and along
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
HUGHES. TO INVESTIGATE
 AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION
He Has Consented to Act With At
 torney General Gregory.

Washington May 15.-President Will son has summoned Charles E. Hughes to act with Attorney General Gregory in the investigation of erimial charges made in connection with aircraft pro- ductien. Mir Hughes acceptance of the task was anf1ouncedT today at the White House and he will soon come to Washington to go over plans with the attorney general
 In designating Former Justice Hugh es, the president said he felt the de partment of justices investigation was of the very greatest importance that if any persons were found to be guilty theys might be prosecuted vigorously and promptly and that the regulations of those attached might be protected if the charges were found to be groundless
 Preparation for the department of justices investigation, ordered recent ly by the, president. as result of sensation charges based largely upon statements by Gutson Borglum, the sculptor already are proceeding under the direction of Assistant Attorney General William L. IFrierson.
 At conference of democratic sena- tors during the day it was agreed that the administration forces would op- pose adoption of a resolution in a form which might be considered to authoritize an inquiry into general conduct of the war and also to op- pose authorization of experts and as- sistants for the committee
 The vote in the senate may be post poned until the return next Saturday
 of military sub committee which anticipating adoption of the resolu- tion with virtually no opposition, Jeff today to investigate ordnance produc- tion at the Bethlehem and Midvale Penn. plants.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
NEW TREATY OF ALLIANCE
 BETWEEN CENTRAL POWERS
Calls for stricter Military Obligations
 Upon Each Nation.

Washington. May 5-According to despatch from Switzerland, the Ber- lin newspapers indicate that the basis 0 ia new treaty of alliance agreed upon at the recent conference between the German and Austrian emperors con- templates fixing p years as the period for the duration of the alliance, the imposition of stricter military obliga- tions upon each nation and the regu- lation of economic relations so as to realize the Mittel Europa plan.
 The same message says advices from Vienna are to the effect that no formal agreement was signed because the moment did not seem opportune, but that nevertheless the direction and basis of the new treaty were definitely fixed and that it only remains to frame the different clauses.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
BoRGLUM SENDS EVIDENCE
 TO SENATOR RRANpEeEE
He Desires Placed in the Senate Rec
 ord of Answers to Charges Made.

Washington, May 15.-Gutscn Borg lum sent to Senator Brandesee of Connecticut tonight part of the evil dence he desires placed in the senate record in answer to the charge that he sought to form a private airplaine corporation to take government con- tracts while he was Investigating air craft production at the invitation of President Wilson. It was in the form Of long letter reiterating and ampli- flying his denial of the charge, accom- panied by affidavits from Hugo c. Gib- soIk an employe of the British war mis- sion at New York, and Benjamin Har- ris.
 In his letter the sculptor said he had just been informed that Gibson had been suspended from connection with the British mission at the request of the war department, although he was highly valuable and necessary ex- pert. He also declared every effort was being made to prevent him from getting afidawits; that several of his witnesses had been summarily ship ped away from Washington" and that others were pleading with him not to involve them for business reasons.
 Discussing in detail the telegrams put into the senate record with the
 
 Dodge Manufacturing Company, ac- cusing him of negotiating with Mix for the organization of the air plane com pany-Borglum said the first message was sent five or six days before he had any intination that the president de- sired his services. The others he asserted, had no connection with the first and were written for the purpose of learning more from Mix about his troubles with the aircraft board. He said when he came to Washington Mix began his tale of woe" and noth- ing else was talked about | At his interview, Borglum said, Mix gave record of his experience with the aircraft board, and asserted that he had in the past pulled off two crooked deals' for Colonel Deeds, Of the signal corps.
 | Senator Brandegee said that he would make an effort tomorrow to have the letters and the affidavits in- serted in the record.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
REVOLUTION OF GERMANS
 IN THE UNITED STATES
Plans Made in 191+ShouId U. S. Be-
 Thrown Into the War.

New York, May 15.-Plans had been made in 1914 for a revolution of Ger mans in the United States in case this country should be drawn into the European war, according to testimony today at the state attorney generals investigation Of reports of hidden mu- nitions.
 Ivan Norodny, vice president of the Russian American Asiatic Corporation, who admitted he had sympathized with Russian revolutionists before the em- peror was overthrown, attributed the revelation of plans for an uprising in the United States to Baron Won Gers dorf. friend of the German crown prince and d former German agent -n Mexico, who was interned after the United States entered the war. At a dinner at a New York hotel in the fall of 1914, Norodny said, he met Von Gersdorff, Captain Hans Tauscher, former Krupp agent in the United States. and another German whom he knew as- I.agen or Muck and who was the manager of Mime. Gadsli, wife ot Captain Tauscher. Norodny quoted Won Gersdorff as saying:
 "The Schutzerverein German rifle clubs> have arms in this country and in case of trouble with the United States they will side with Germany. The rifles have come from Germany and in case of war the Germans here will assist the I. ". W. and the social ists"
 The efforts of Deputy Attorney Gen. eral Becker to learn the names of the owners of 1000, 900 Mauser rifles and 1. 900 .00G cartridges which various brokers had testified were offered for sale in New York by Gustav Lussing, German born American citizen, prov ed futile when Lussing took the stand. He denied the testimony of various witnesses that he had represented him. self as tke agent of the owners. | Mir Becker announced that Lussing would be recalled to the stand at the resumption of the investigation May l 9
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
CROWD WATCHED LANDING
 MADE IN PHILADELPHIA.
Interval of Six Minutes Between Ar
 rival and Departure.

Philadelphia May 15.-Airplane mail service between Washington, Philadel- phia and New York was successfully established today so far as this eity's part in the venture is concerned A crowd of nearly a thousand persons saw Lieut.. Torrey H. Webb of Cali fornia, an army aviator, land at Bus teton, in the extreme northeastern part of the city. with mail from New York Six minutes later Lieut.. J. c. Edgerten departed for the national capital with the New York mail and a big batch from the Philadelphia post office.
 One AirpIane Broke Down.
 The airplane carrying a large quan- tity of mail from Washington failed to arrive, due to a breakdown in Mary land, where it landed, and when this fact became known at the aviation landing place here, Lieut.. H. P. Gull yer was ordered to proceed at once to New York with the Philadelphia mail. He left at 2.15 o'clock.
 Lost No Time Shifting Mail.
 When the airplane from New York arrived it's mail for Philadelphia was quickly loaded on motor truck and started off for North Philadelphia, 10 miles away, to be distributed The central postoffie here is 13 miles from in shifting mail from New York for Washington to Lieutenant Edgerton machine and he had hardly time enough to say 'Thank you" to a dele gation of citizens who presented him with q wrist watch. Lieutenant Webb was also given a wrist watch to com memorat ethe occasion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16

Washington, May 15. - An amend ment to the postoff1ce appropriation bill providing for an increase of $20O a year in the salaries of clerks. letter carriers and certain other postal en- ployes, and increases of 20 per cent. for rural mail carriers and for en- ployes receiving less than $500 year, was adopted late today by the senate.
 Employees receiving between $500 and $500 annually would be given in creases of 15 per cent. and the pay of substitute clerks and carriers would be fixed at forty cents an hour For fourth class postmasters. the amend ment provides that they shall receive 100 per cent. of stamp cancellations on
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
ZONE SYSTEM FOR
 PURCHASING ARMY SUPPLIES
Has Been Announced by Acting Quar-
 termaster Goethals.

Washington, May 15.-Decentraliza- ton of army supply purchasing and distribution through the establish ment of thirteen zones with depots in each was announced today by Acting Quartermaster Goethals.
 Each of the thirteen general supply posts will be charged with the duty of keeping in touch with the manufac- turing facilities of it's zone, and so far as possible all food. clothing and equipment for the training camps will be bought within the zone in which a camp is located.
 The headquarters of zones and terri tory assigned to them includes:
 Boston-Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts. and Rhode Island.
 New York-New York state, Con necticut, and that part of New Jer- sey north of Trenton, including that city.
 Philadelphia-New Jersey, south of Trenton, Pennsylvania.
 altimore-Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
Mail Service by
 Air Successful
CROWD WATCHED LANDING IN
 PHILADELPHIA
ONE MACHINE FAILED
Interval of Only Six Minutes in
 Philadelphia Before Flight Was Resumed For Washington = Time
 New York to Washington h. 20 m.

Washington May 15.-Aerial mail service in the United States became an accomplished fact today.
 Piloted by army aviators, airplanes carried consigments of mail from New York and Philadelphia to Washington and from Philadelphia to New York. A plane which started from the na- tional capital for Philadelphia in the presence of President Wilson and other high government officials was forced to land at Waldorf, Md, 30 miles away, because of a broken propeller
 Daily Trips Planned.
 With the exception of Sunday, daily trips from each end of the New York Washington air mail route are planned by the postoffice department Each machine will fly only half the lap of the journey, the mail being transferred to different planes at Philadelphia. The mail on the machine which was forced down today will be sent out from Washington on the plane making tomorrow's regular trip.
 Time, Hours and 20 Minutes.
 Three hours and twenty minutes af- ter a machine piloted by Lieut.. Torrey E. Webb left the Belmont flying field near New York city today the mail it carried was landed in Washington, and within B minutes Boy Scouts had completed delivery of the .795 par cels consigned here.
 Lieutenant Webb's machine reached Philadelphia at 1 o'clock and it's mail was transferred to a plane driven by Lieut.. James c. Edgerton in six min utes. That plane appeared over the capital at 2.45 o'clock and landed a few minutes Ia fer
 Points of Service.
 Airplane mail is accepted at New York and Philadelphia for points west and south, being transferred to trains here and at Philadelphia, while at Washington mail is accepted for points in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and New England
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
Big Decrease in
 Railroad Earnings
SHOWN IN REPORT OF INTER- STATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
FOR THREE MONTHS
Report Covering All But Five of the 1se Roads of the Country DiscIoses Loss by Government System of $1os,ooo,ooo.

Washington, May 15.-Railroads in the first three months this year earn ed only $71, 900, as compared with l79,4S1, 900 in the same period last year, making a loss to the government under the system of common opera : tion of about $109,0O0,0OO. This re- port today by the Interstate Commerce Commission covers all but five of the 196 railroads in the country.
 March Showed Improvement.
 The net income in March was s63.- 633,000, or $7,OO0,0oO less than in March. 1917. This difference. much less than in the preceding months, in dicates that conditions are becoming better for government operation and returns from later months may go forward toward making up the loss
 Operating revenues in March were sS60.000,000 and operating expenses s2S2, 100000. making a net revenue a little over $S2,000,000. From this was deducted taxes of $15, 900 900, and rents for equipment and joint facilities, leaving the net income. the item on which government compensation is based, $63,000, 600.
 Earnings of Railroads.
 Eastern railroads earned $16.870 O00 as compared with s23 900 900 in March last year; western roads s30, 100000 as compared with 31,00O,000 in March last year, and Southern roads reported $16,000. 900. about $1 ,00000 more than in March last year.
 Falling of in Net Income.
 For the three years period. the fall- ing off in net income was caused mainly by the record of eastern roads which reported deficit of s15,924 900 as compared with earnings of S51,- 962,000 last year. Western carriers earned s56.O00,000 as compared with SS4,000 900 last year, and southern roads. S31,000,0 as compared with S43,000, ,000
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
CAMP DIX HAS LARGE
 ARMY WAR CAMP GARDEN
Between 300 and 400 Acres Are to Be
 Placed Under Cultivation.

Wrightstown, \. J.. May 15.-One of the largest army camp war gardens in the country was started at Camp Dix today with the arrival of five motor trucks from Philadelphia loaded with seed, fertilizers, blows, cultivators and harrowS.
 Between 300 and 400 acres will be placed under cultivation by the sol diers. of which 175 acres will be planted in potatoes and 9 or 30 acres each in sweet corn, onions, string beans and beets. Seeds for most of these crops were donated by the Ma tional War Garden Commission. Work will be begun at once under the di- Teetion of the reclamation service, which will assign men to the garden ing who are physically incapacitated for duty overseas.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16


 Wash .ng;cn May l5:AIFearings eon the administration bill proposing ex- tcnsivc oeyeiopmeut of Haterways lor power and iFfIsstioH cegan today 5be- fore the spseiais house water power committee@te-.k -Se.retartes- Bs eEasasld Houston urging changes in the meas ure and iIs speedy enactment The bil would crca.e.a water power com mission to be composed of the secTe- tarles or war. agriculture and interior, under which development would be directed.
 Secretary Baker urged that def. nite period for licensin,g corporations, leasing water power and irrigation sites. that leases be for a definite period. and that the amount of ccm pcnsatiou tO be paid private interests bv the government when it takes over plants be fixed. Tine lease period sug- Ecsted now Is fifty years, with the government retaining the option of renewing the lease or EDrchasing the property.
 Secretary Houston also urged changes in the original draft of the bill Co make more specific references Co compensation to private corpora tons when water power plants are taken over by the government. and he submitted an amendment under which license and under the bill will be required to set aside an amortiza- ton reserve to be held until the ter minal of the lease or to be applied iu the reduction of the net investment under the direction of the commits sion.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
MINOR SUCCESSES ARE
 MADE BY FRENCH TROOPS.
To the North of Kemme They Have Expelled the Enemy
 From Shell Holes Along the Slopes
IN AMEN REGION FRENCH DENT GERMAN LINE

Throughout Wednesday the British Were Not Bothered By German Infantry, But the Heavy Guns of the Teutons Were Active All Along the Front-In the Foul Sector r= -LI D IsiO1C ASAJ AoAaoS ''ot0 OAOoSAAs ~o"AA |y American Airnen - It Is Stated That the Kaiser and Emperor Charles Have Selected Monarchs For Lhuana CourIand Esthonia and Poland
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16

the first $100 or less, or in the event cancellations do not exceed $50 a 20 per cent. salary increase.
 Senator Bankhead estimates about $40,0OO,0OO will cover the increases.
 The senate debate was made the oc- casion for sharp attack on Postmas- ter General Burleson by Senator Cal der, republican, of New York, who declared the postmaster generals at- titude had been one of unremitting hostility to an increase in the wages of postal employees because "of his am bition to show surplus in the post office department
 The postoffice department has advo- cated fiat increase of s120 a year in postal salaries.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
INTENSIVE TRAINING FOR
 THE HARVARD REGIMENT
Cadets Are to Spend Three Weeks
 Near the Cantonment at Aver.

Cambridge, Mass, May 15. - The Harvard University regiment, 1000 cadets strong, will undergo three weeks of intensive military training at summer camp near the National Ar my cantonment at Aver, according to an announcement today. The regi- ment will be permitted to make daily use of the trenches, grenade fields and other facilities, while British, French and American army officers now at the camp will give lectures and in struction to the collegians. In addi- ton, the military department at the university today began negotiations with the United States military aca- deny at West Point for the service of five army cadets as summer instruc- tors for the regiment
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
HARTFORD STEAMERS ARE TO
 RESUME OPERATIONS TODAY.
Have Been Tied Up for Six Weeks by .,.,-. Strike of Freight Handlers.

Hartford, Conn.,, May I5.-lThe Hartford and New York Transporta- ton company's steamers will resume operations tomorrow after being tied up for six weeks by a strike of dock handlers and freight handlers who quit for an increase in wages. The government, it was announced here tonight, had allowed an increase in pay. The steamer Middletown, which has been tied up here, went to New York today and will begin her regu- lar trips tomorrow The steamer Hartford, which is now being used on Long Island sound line, will be back on the Connecticut river line within few days.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-16
AIRCRAFT DROPPED BOMBS
 ON OUTSKIRTS OF PARIS
None Was Able to Penetrate the De-
 fences of the City.

Paris, May 15.-Enemy aircraft drop ped bombs on the outskirts of Paris late last night. None of the enemy was able to penetrate the defences of the city proper.
 The following official statement was issued early today:
 The lookout posts in Paris having reported enemy aircraft making for Paris, an aerial alarm was sounded at 1O:12 o'clock D. m. Anti-aircraft bat teries opened fire and airplanes attach ed to the defense organization took the air. No energy machine reached Paris but several bombs were drop ped on the more distant suburbs. All clear was given at 11:55 p. m.