assoclavso passe news anon ALL mm 01: THE m or A srscmfllms AND OUR own OPERATOR
littered at the m amok Peel
one. ee leased Olen letter.
. AlIENS
NEXI WEEK
1
ll‘he Work Will Start at P0-
lice Headquarters, City
Hall, on Monday Morning '
NEfilJlAllllNS ill
. BENBSEIIVEII
. ' i'
fimericeti Woman Who Mar-
E rice Takes the Nationality
of Her Husband
Eociatnation 017Apt'il‘19 German ‘fe-
in -eoot)rdance with the president’s
ale residents of the United States
re required to register in the town
do which they are residing and to
tummy note the following rules and
We!!! rennin! the registra-
Aim. The registration 'contlnues all
on «week; at police headquarters:
“7- Hart"
p Women will be compelled to sub
with hat on The photos must
~78x3 inches in size . .
' I Who Mu“ Mister
Ail femdib natives. citlZens. deni-
fleas or subjects of the German Em
be
pipe or of the imperial German Gov- i
ternment. of the age of 14 years and
pwards who are within the United
tales and not actually naturalized
(Continued on ‘ Pm Twelve)
"WW
liNNENSIANNINfl
ENE TIMES
Ntev. Frederick A. Coleman
Preaches on “The Present
i Day Times for. the Coming
1 New Times”
"71'
~ 1'
d
d7 in Trinity Episcopal Church Sun-.
av. the rector. Rev Frederick A;
implosion, delivered an interesting aer-
goon taking his text from Revels-I
ans -:!1 15: “And He that sat upou';
hp the-one said. ‘Behold -i- make‘ all
things new.’ Mr: Coleman said:
One of the hardest things to do is'
, I70 mak‘e a fight estimate of one’s
' Wu times, to make even a fairs
firmer-ii of the position which it won
eke in history This is just as true
if our own time as of any other he-
ause a fair appraisal of any thing:
it only be made when it is seen in
catupnrison with othEr things A pre-:
“but tiling cannot be fairly compared
lifi’ith a past one because the past
era in the light of all the circum
tancea that made it while the pre
heat is only viewed in the light oE;
the narrow outlook of present condi-z
ions. It is Ear easier to locate a
ti
. 7iscover the heroic quality of one's
own times or to rightly estimate the:
(Continued On Page Six)
NATURALIZ‘ATION FOR
.- 5,-080 AT CAMP DEVENS
it
" CAMP DEVENS. Mass, June 11.4——
Before the and of this week 5,000
fie citizens will be made by natural-
{cation in this camp it is expected
”These-are all aliens and the prelim
[nary work is nearly completed and
{when it is finished. Judge Horton of
Boston will take charge of the final
step
For the past two weeks the papers
Dave been put into shape and some
'80 clerks. all soldiers. have been en-
gas Engineers’ barracks.
[Lieutenant Keogh, Devens
d Postmaster, Is Promoted
i' CARP DEVENS. Mass. June ll.‘--
at. it ldeutenant John Keogh. of.
[low-«tilt Conn. postmaster at Camp
013mG has be7en rewarded with
We commission for his success
_ l haunt; as of the millions of pieces
.fl ml matter that have mined
the camp since he took
last fall. Announcement I’ll
yesterday or Lieutenant
a promotion. He will contln‘
.9 ee-boad of the camp poet else.
h
{rut three photographs of themselves]. tion by more forceful speakers
sthose who made the addresses last
;chairmun of the rally and made
;last one being at Vimy Ridge. where.
is;
fiaged in the ..Y M. C A. but back .of‘
a Two Killed as Airplane
Slillifll illll
NNN SNENIENS
l8 0|er HERE
Battle Scarred Veterans
‘ From the Trenches in Nor-
walk Recruiting British
Subjects
rNNNiNNENu
IN mu Niir
Members of the Famous
Black Watch Regiment
Relate Their Experiences
' An encouraging crowd was present
at the British-Canadian War 'Raliy
last evening in the City Hall. des-
~pite the inclemency of the weather.
All present enjoyed every address
which were both interesting and edu-
cational. It to seldom one has the
chance of having the horrors of the
present war brought to their atten-
than
night. These three men, Lieut. J. W.
Norsworthy. Sergeant D. J. McKen-
na and Private F Dunlop. were eye-
iwltnesses of and participants of some
of the most bloody and biggest bat-
;tles of the war and every one had
ibeen wounded so severely that they
were sent “back to Blighty" as unfit
for active service but not being con-
tent to remain idle while their
friends and relatives ware giving
their lives they volunteered to speak
in the interests of. the. British and
Canadian Recruiting Mission to the
people of tamer-lea and to do their
hit to get the British and Canadian
subjects now residing in this coun
‘ to the jail,
illll minus
Till ill ESlJlPli IN
mu 3 Nuts
Putting Prisoners to Work
on Highways, However,
Considered Success
In the three weeks in which pri-
soners from the county jail have been
let out to labor on the state highways
and in private employ, the average
being. according to Sheriff Pause to
day. 38 men each day. three prison-
ers have escaped. two of them were
retaken within a few hours and the
other is yet at large. The two cap-
tured, almost as soon as they left.
stated that they only intended to slip
away for an hour or two and then re-
port back but were caught before
’they had had a chance to get back.
The other. while he has succeeded in
evading the officers for five days, is
bound to be recaptured as he cannot
go around his regular haunts without
being reported}
The leavetaking of the trio started
something that perhaps will make
to the betterment of all men confined
in that, when it was re-
—-—p
'25 YEARS IN PNISNN
fiWENiii-PAEIEISIS
lCourt-Martial’s Life Term
Sentences Reduced by Re
viewing General —-2.000
Slackers Seized— Maps
Found on Suspected Spy-
SAN ANTONIO Tex, June 11—.
Sentences 0771i life imprint) eat were
imposed b dipqu- ”sate day
upon for-til“. conscientl .ziobiect:
ors who had refueed to wear. army
try to voluntarily enlist before they
are taken in the coming draft.
Arthur 0. Wheeler.
the local war board.
chairman of |
presided as
brief address urging the English sub-
jecls to enlist and fight. for the
cause for which all humanity is now
tallying her. forces.
Private F. Dunlap was the first to
address those present. and his talk
was thoroughly enjoyed by all. He
is a member of the immortal Black
Watch. whom the Kaiser himself
‘-called “the ladies from Hell. " He was
{in many important engagements the
(Continued on Eighth fins”
NEEINES WNNN
Ill BE SIASSEN i
NNN-‘PRNNNSIIVE
Instructions Sent to Draft
Boards of State Under
“Fight or Work” Order,
l
l
i A pamphlet of amendments to the
Iselective service regulations, with
,direct reference to the “work or
gfight" edict delivered recently by Pro-
ivost Marshal General ( row'det. will
be sent out to all local draft boards
[in the state today by Major John
lBuckley. government draft represen
tative in Connecticut
Tire pamphlet names specific occu-
pations considered as “-non produc
tive" by the war department It is
' (Continued On Page Twelve)
t
I
AAVIATOR JACK
M’GEE KILLED
EAST GREENWICH. R. l.. June 11.
——Jack’McGee. of Pawtucket. an av-
iator who had given many exhibition
flights in this country. was killed in
an airplane accident here today. The
machine in which he was flying over
Narragansett Bay fell into the water
after an explosion.
\7
Falls at Curtiss Field
'Bt‘f‘l-‘Aifl. N. 1'. June ll.-—Phtiip‘
D. Radar of San Francisco and 80-
I
l
8" Tire slackersare nearly all
bert Connor of Lot Angela. were?
killed. by the (all of an alrpinlle at
the (artist ovation field here year?
turtle}.
uniforms The sentence was reduced
to twenty-five years each by Brig-
Gen J P O'Neil. who reviewed the
records The men will be sent to
Fort. Leavenworth prison
from
Oklahoma' and members of the Men-
nonite'fnlth Some Mennonites have
refused to bear arms. but donned‘the
uniforms and accepted work in now
combatant units The convicted men
refused to bear uniforms or work in
any army capacity
No evidence was offered by the de-
fence beyond the statement that the
men were of a faith objecting to pity
slcal force
WASHlNGTON. June 11.——Other
factors than refusal to wear the ar-
my uniform arc assumed here to be
' involved in the cases of the forty five
50- called conscientious objectors sen
traced to long terms of imprisonment
at Camp Travis The sentences are
subject to review
Disloyal propaganda among camp
mates and other such offenses might
have been involved One of the first
objectors convicted by a court- martial
was sentenced to death. but thraen
fence Was modified
NNIIISN SIEANIEN
SINNS SNBNAINNE
Incident OccUrred a Week
Ago Sunday Morning, Ac-
cording to Passengerson
the Vessel
AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 11-—
A German submarine was attacked
and apparently sunk by a British
steamship a week ago Sunday morn-
ing off a British port. according to
passengers on the vessel, which or:
rived here today. A United States
Army officer. who saw the single shot
fired at the U-boat which was only
;-150; away. expressed the opinion ,a
clean hit was made.
Two destroyers which accompan-
ied the British liner closed in after
this one-sided combat and dropped
dppth charges at the spot where the
=ubn1arlne had disappeared.
The Britisbwessel was met some
distance :from this port by a scout
seaplane. which escorted her here.
The liner carried 176 passengers
AN AThANTEC PORT. June 11.——'
The Swedish Steamship New chd
on 5 passenger and freight vernal ombe department etlll is unwilling to
5.319 tuna gross register. owned by
the, Swedish-Americen-Mexlco Line.
was sunk by a submarine May :0 in
Mediterranean waters. 't 1m learned
have today from twelve members of
the crew of the veaeel the “rind
vessel.
luoel'reocb
acorn soawaan, cons.
Third School Candidates
NNESIINN NE
“ COAST. SAYS DANIELS
N0 DEVENS
NEHCERS' NNN
Al CAMP senor
“Rookies” Disappointed as
Chance For Stripes Van-
ishes
fillEPlllEMENl
CAMPS or llllll’tlSI-Z
Who Failed Colnmslsioned
in Corps
his; eat more is;
{will be held how; new: to .4.
cos received by m The
order comes M‘nginhrto’a,
:1: mil-nee is t t m»
0 were looking M to mm
cannons a mouse ton-r fer-gavel-
mlsaions, don’t know may
they will fit when the time some for
recommendation to another school
According to
hand. however..~tlt‘e war department
has set aside five replacement camps
in this country where subsequent
training schools will be hold. This is
done. it is understood. in order to
do away with the confusion attendant
upon holding a training wheel for
(Moore in a division contentment
(Continued-‘— 0! WISH)
l
NINNISEIENNESINI
N. NINJXEI RAISE
Attention of Director Mc-
Adoo to be Called to Conn.
Situation
Does the fleet that the railroads ofth
the country are being operated by-
the federal government» suspend all
operation of state law as to rail-
roads? This is an important ques-
tion to thousands of people in . this
state in view of the increase in com
mutation rates that wont into cflect
yesterday by direction of Director
General William G. McAdoo. who is
in charge of railroads of the. coun-
try for the federal government. if‘
the answer to the Question as out-
lined is in the negative then' in ,view
of statute law of this state which
forbids such increase. the. additional
question as to the right of the direc-
tor general to advance commutation
rates arises.
The law prohibiting increase of;
commutation rates. which went up‘
10 percent. yesterday was enacted
in 1835. and the rates for commu~
tation tickets in force at that time,
it was said yesterday by one who
has investigated. have never been
changed on some lines at least The
law, section 3769 of the general
statutes reads:-
(Continued on Page Seven.)
NO' U-BOAT BASE ON
WASHINGTON. June 11.—-A me-
thodical survey of the entire Atlantic
coast from the Mexican line to Hall-
fax has failed to bring to light any
evidence that German submarines
have employed a shore base or have
had touch with the shores at any
point. Secretary Daniels said today
This was taken as an omcial denial
of reports that strange signals. had
been Seen at night from remote sec-
tions of the coast
Rear Admiral Cameron Melt. Wins-
low, inspector of Naval Districts, has
just made a report on the steps tak-
en by Commanders of the districts to
protect coastal shipping and to locate
the raiders
After a conference with Secretary
Daniels and Admiral Benson. Chief of
the Bureau of Operations. it was eeid
express an opinion as to the number
of submarines operation in American;
waters Secretary Daniele ‘eald be
use without informative tending to
confirm the. upon” that severing:
‘
Militia?!»
masons. satin. 1913
School at this uni-o initialed! “Ill 77
the information at 77 ‘
mmwh
veil.
“w-
Hootfe'r today sprang a
the retail profiteer, when he declar-
ed that the butchers
found guilty of
of short weighing. misre
of quality. violation of
laws are guilty of profiteering. it was
Eta _
“i believe abort weighin
pernicious form of profiteeriug." said
“Any other
It. Hoover.
thetjehows the merchant
more of the consumer-
snare t
it Will
7 9 when we ge
W SUCH
Maintain Newspapers
HA7 A. June 11, (Associated
emu. resident Wilson in his ad;
dress to the Mexican newspaper edi-
tors Washington last Friday ex-
proud sincere friendship for Mexi-
co. His address. which i
the morning newspapers
follows to
“l hills I received
men wbow
you.
filo! Those Guilty of
, actionable Trade Prac-
_ t cos—Short Weight
"Serious Offense—Food Ad-
ministration to Prosecute
» {Or Unfair Dealing
WASHINGTON. June 11. ~Herbert
trade practices.
conic "under the Food Administration
Retail merchants found guilty
7. Mid lbould be punished.
”butchers are said to be the
8
WW5 oflcials from
found guilty of similar. of.
. . n the last year—especial-
weighing~auch evidence
- trol. and will have jurisdiction over
more welcome than
are it has been one of my
arm-mo during my presidency that
eiflexlm people dld not more
thgrouthly understand the attitude
(«new On rare six)
p
mu NiNNINi
mill PRIIEIEEERS
a
surprise on
of grocers
presentation
pure food
g the most
practice
taking ad-
implies the
t the evi-
llany cout-
wonders fé
is printed in
here today.
a. group of
l
i
fl.
Generally fair and warmer tonight 7
PRES. ”PEANSNN
NAMEN MANAIIEN
Iii-SEE. M’ANNN
Appointment, With Those
of Other Railroad Men,
Announced by Regional
Director Smith
NEW YORK, June 11.—-Alfr’ed H.
Smith. regional director of railroads
in the eastern territory enhanced
here last niabt the appointment of
federal and general managers for im-
portant roede' rim his jurisdiction
under government control.
The managers. whose appoint-
meats became “active today. will
have’oharge of the roeds' property.
including such leases or operated
properties as are under federal con-
all departments, reporting to regional
director Smith. These appointments
were approved by Director General
of Railroads McAdoo.
Eastern District Appointments
The list of appdintmenta in the
——
(Continued ”on Third Ml
W
NAN SAVINGS
NAX EANII’AIEN
The opening gun in the War Sav-
ings Enlistment Day Campaign which
culminates on June 28th. is fired to-
day with the publication in another
column of the proclamation of the
president to the people of the United
States and the governor's call for
registration of all adults. that in
this instance meaning over 14 years
of age. to appear at the nearest pub
lic schoal house and register their
pledges.
(continued on Page Ten)
M
‘ a
This war is one
one Ii‘ubdred million
pm in. the conflict.
financial problem bu
the labor of men,
to my as regularly a
support of our arms:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
Washington
T0 in: PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES:
of nation-not of armies—and all of our
trially adjusted to war conditions if thianation is to play its full
The problem before us is not primarily a
i rather a problem of increased production
of was essentials and the saving of the materials and the labor
necessary for the support and equipment of our Army
Tha'i‘iightleas expenditures of money for non-essentials uses up
the products of the farm, mines and factories,
and overburdens transportation, all of which must be used to the
utmost and at their best for war purposes.
, I earnestly appeal to every man, woman and child to pledge
themselves on or before the 28th of June to save constantly and
a possible the securities of the Government;
"and to do this as far as possible through membership in War
savings Societies The 28th of June ends this special period of
enlistment 1n the great volunteer army of production and saving
here it home. My there be none unenlisted on that day!
President of the United States.
T0 ADULTS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT:
WHEREAS, the President of the United States has called
the nation to universal saving so that the labor
vitally necessary to win the war may be thereby
NOW, THEREFORE, I. MARCUS H. HOLCOMD, Gover-
nor o! the State of Connecticut, do hereby call upon all adults
intbeetetetoappearinpenon orbyanenthorised represente-
ti've. at the nearest public school house on Friday, June 28. be-
tweeufiohoureoflaendllp. m..toreglatertbeirpled¢eeto
eeveandeoonomiaetohelpwiathewar.enduaminitaumful
mama toaglueloinvevlina amount
affirming: dutiugtheyeerlvl.
(lien-ll)
mouenaowoln.
mum.
w ‘21“
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Washington, D. C.
t
peeple mus be economically and indus-
anikJNaVy
WOODROW WILSON,
and materials
released for the
7 French gunners
GERMAN DRIVE RESIIMED “Willi ” a
our out All MAN [0
CHANGE HANDS srvrur Nita:
French Soldiers Oder Stills-2
born Resistance and Re-
capture the Village of
Mery in Brilliant Counter.
Attack
ENENEN WIINIINAII
NEAN NINEENNNI'
British Carry Out Operation
East of Amiens and can .,
Mileaud a Half ‘ “1w 7;»
El -
Battling their my love
the center of cl! 7
on line, the one are _
slight gains; The French are “
sisting desperately and the fight»
ing is the most furious of the pres-
eut year. German advdncea havor
been made at“ heavy cost. .
Along the valley of the flats, .
the Germans are making their most
rapid progress, but their adv'oflllé
there has not yet greatly Mustache"
the wings of the attacking in)“
The open of the new ”W-
extends from fiery WW‘
about anomalies. h 113131;: flu ’
emporium-y to ll ‘7
the Germans captufllil‘fl'élly,
loy St Mauro. and reached Elixir“
court and Marquesglise; The
deepest penetratione‘harl been to
Marquesglise, two miles south of
Besurnsaub Matz, a depth of about“
five miles.
On the western line, the French
line holds steadfast and heavy and
continuous attacks have made no
impression upon it. On the cash:
the Germans have advanced from
several hundred yards to a mile, .
the greatest gain being on the
right- center in the Thiesconrt
Wood, from which they are report- f-
ed to have debauched.
fighting is the fact that artilltry
.is being used in great numbers by
7botlr contending armies. The
reports agree,
have reaped a heavy harvest from
the advancing enemy columnar:
and the French War Oflice says the ‘
French trodps ‘.‘fulfilled with te~
nacity their mission of resistancefl’
In announcing the results of
Sunday’ a fighting, Berlin claims
the capture of 8. 000 prisoners and
some guns. The French resistance
is reported to be stubborn Mon-j
day night’s statement saysrground
has been gained southwest of Nay? ‘
011. ~ _ ..
Compared with the offensive of _
May 27 between Rheims and’Sois—
sons. the present German efiort 1a .
making progress more slowly. A1).
patently the German intention is
to drive down the Matz Valley to-I7
ward Estres St Denis, and then
attempt to move westward and
eastward and outflank the regitma .
about Clement and Compiegne.:.
However, the Allied position is re- ‘
ported as satisfactory, despite the
German gains in the center.
Meanwhile the American ma»
tines on the sector northwest of
Chatau Thierry, which protectr
that town and Villers-Cotterehl.‘
continue their attacks. Monday the
marines advanced into Bellean‘.
Wood, a distance of two-thirds»
a mile on a front of six hundred“
yards The northern edg- of the
wood is all that now rennin: to
the Germans. while on the British
front there have been only raid!
and normal activity. On the
Anni-lean eel-tor northvtost e!
Toni. the artillery Ire bee increase
ed musket, no infantry ens
tivily has yet. colonial. _.
monk!“ a"
I
Adding to the fierceness of the “5A
5
I
Villages change hands repeatedly, , . 3 ,‘7 .
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