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' TO BE REFORMED
Division of Work Will Follow
Reorganization of Board,
Member of Wilson’s
Cabinet Says.
EACH TO HEAD DIVISION
One Will Direct All War Indus
try, Including Railroad Work,
and Others Work of Pur
chasing Supplies.
Washington, June 25.—The council of
national defense very shortly will be
reorganized on a four man basis. This
was stated officially today by members
of the president’s cabinet. Tentative
plans call for the selection of one man
as the head of the war industry com
mittee to direct and be held solely re
sponsible for all railroad and industrial
work.
.\nother will be a director of all
purchases and the dissemination of all
raw materials. A third will be a director
of all purchasing of finished materials,
and the fourth will be chairman of a
general purchasing board.
HH —
Declares He Killed Pretty High
School Graduate When
He Failed to Win
Her Love.
Bologna, Italy, June 25.—Alferdo
Cocclii, the fugitive New York motor
sycle dealer, abandoned today his pre
tense of innocence of the murder of
Ruth Cruger and confessed his guilt. .
Jealousy was his motive. He w'as un
able. he declared, to win her love and
aecame furious when she rebuffed his
i persistent attentions.
I The admissions of the young Italian,
whose escape the New York' police
failed to prevent, were made in tears,
: iftcr searching interrogation by Judge
iucconi, broke down Cocchi’s reserve.
Prior to this examination, Cocchi had
i toolly and insistently maintained he
lad known Miss Cruger only two days
jefore her disappearance in February,
when she went to his shop to have her
| Ikates sharpened, and had declared his
Sonduct toward her was entirely cor
tect.
Under Judge Zucconi’s searching
juRstions today, however, Cocchi
finally Vj<st into tears. He became so
igilated as his confession fell haltingly
from his lips that the persons sur
rounding him believed he was about to
have an epileptic fit.
He was granted time to recover and
ihen resumed the story of how the 18
year-old Wadleigh high school grad
uate met death at his hands in the
building where her body recently was
found in the cellar.
Says He Told All.
After making up his mind to tell the
truth Cocchi talked freely and without
reserve gave full details of his crime in
cluding the burial of Miss Cruger’s
body. After the confession had been
completed the Judge directed the clerk
to read to Cocchi the written report of
his deposition. The prisoner said it was
correct and later signed it.
On returning to his cell, Cocchi said
to the prison attendants:
“At last I feel relieved. I have freed
myself from a nightmare which tor
tured my conscience. Now I have told
1 everything and am ready to suffer any
T penalty."
Aifredo Cocchi went to Bologna from
New York in February after the dis
appearance of Ruth Cruger, a girl 18
years old. When the girl's body was
discovered in the basement of Cocchi’s
motorcycle shop in New York, the
American authorities cabled to Italy
asking for the man’s arrest on a charge
of murder. Cocchi was caught on June
20, but at first protested his innocence.
; Hater he broke down, after being placed
I in solitary confinement.
SUIT REVEALS ASSISTANT.
New York, June 25.—With the an
nouncement from Jtaly that Alfredo
Cocchi had confessed to the murder of
Ruth Cruger, police efforts here turned
( to the problem of having the motor
cycle dealer brought back to New York
to face trial.
District Attorney Swan announced
that he had conferred personally here
last night with Frank H. Polk, coun
cellor of the state department, and was
1 .assured the United States would exert
•every effort to have Cocchi returned to
this country.
j The authorities are working on the
theory that Cocchi had accomplices
both in the commission of the crime
, an I in connection with his escape from
this country after eluding investiga
\ ’ tors.
The identification of the man who
pun based one of the suits found in the
excavation next the body of the Crue
4pT girl is expected to lead to the per
son who is believed to have, helped
•Uinchi bury the body. The coat of the
.suit was tried on Victor Blady, who is
■employed by the Hudson Dye company,
and he admitted that, except that the
' sleeves are a little short," it fitted. He
■denied, however, that the suit belonged
.to him or that lie knew the owner.
The label was that of an expensive
Broadway tailor, whose records
athowed the suit was sold to a wealthy
man who once lived on Thirty-third
street, but who now lives on Bradburst
avenue. This man’s character, In the
Judgement pf the district attorney, pre
cludes the possibility of his having had
any connection with the affhlr. When
it was attempted to examine him yes
teglay he could not be reached. A
hJubpoena was left for him. and he Is
acted to visit the prosecutor’s office
qhls morning, when It is believed he
will have no difficulty In telling how
his suit got into the hands of the per
son who took It to Cocchfs shop.
Article* Buried With Body.
A complete list of the article* found
an the<ex*°»»fion and taken to the die
trlct attorney's office includes a gray
sack suit, one Knickerbocker suit, one
pair of black putees, two pairs of motor
pants, one pair of dark striped trous
ers, one black tie, a piece of rope, three
pairs of khaki leggins, one khaki cap
marked “687,” one pair of tan tennis
shoes, one pair of men’s shoes marked
“Vogel," one piece of matting about IS
inches square, one pair of leather knee
pants well worn, one box of iron bnlls,
one handkerchief of good quality and
200 pounds of iron and steel motor cy
cle parts.
At Least Two Buried Body.
Evidence is continually coming to
light convincing the prosecutor that
whoever may have been the murderer,
there were two, and possibly three, per
sons who bad a part in the burial.
Loading from the register was a heating
pipe about a foot in diameter, which
had been taken down to permit the
passage of the body and set up again.
Examination of the way it was fas*ened
convinced Mr. Dooling it could not have
been set up by one man.
/There is also a good deal of mys
tery as to what was done with the dirt,
which when the excavation was filled
was replaced by the body, clothing and
tools found beneath the soil. Further
investigation of the chest beneath which
the body was buried convinced the
prosecutor that it wras extremely im
probable that one man had moved it
from its position and back into place.
Carried Police Indorsement.
The examination of several policemen
by Assistant District Attorneys Dolling
and Fitzpatrick, developed an evident
spirit of good fellowship between
policemen and the motorcycle man.
Among Cocchi's effects was found one
of his business cards on which was
written:
“Take care of Alfred Cocchi. He is
O. K. Billy Eynon ”
William H. Eynon, a member of the
motorcycle squad, admitted to Mr.
Dooling the writing was his. He ex
plained it bv saying it was given long
before the murder to he used by cocchl
in buying tires at a rubber house where
Eynon was well acquainted.
BRITAIN RESTRICTS TALK
OF REBEL AGITATORS
London, June 25—Telegrams frdtn
Bombay 3ay that the restrictions
placed by the government on Mrs. Annie
Besant and her colleagues are the se
quel to a violent home rule agit
tion distinguished by a villifleation
of everything British and western. The
restrictive measures evoked a storm of
adverse comment in the native press
and protest meetings were organized.
Mrs. Besant has been forbidden by
the Indian government to participate
in any meetings, deliver lectures or pub
lish her writings. She and her asso
ciates are also prohibited from residing
in Madras City, and ordered to remain
within certain areas. Their corres
pondence also has been placed under
censorship. Mrs. Besant is head of the
Theosophical society and was expelled
from the presidency of Bombay last
year for preaching revolt in India.
St. Paul Commission Merchant
Says Drop to 50 Cents
a Bushel Is Not
Unlikely.
St. Pau}, Minn.. June 25.—Potatoes
selling at less tl.an 50 cents a bushel
is beyond the wildest dream of most
persons, but John A. Tierney, of Tier
ney & Co., commission merchants, has
announced that the $4 a bushel potato
will be selling for its former humble
price and may go as low as lh < ents a
bushel when the crop is harvested, and
gives the following reasons for his
opinion:
Everyone planted potatoes arid there
is every indication that the harvest
this year will produce an over supply.
Two years ago, when the market was
flooded, potatoes were sold in car load
lots for 7 cents.
The allied countries have made spe
cial effort to raise large crops and
there is every reason to believe that
the returns will fulfil the hope of a
bumper crop. There have been millions
killed in Europe and millions of others
wounded. The wounded will not care
to eat as much as well persons, and
the millions killed will not have to be
fed.
PEACE WITH PH
Prince Von Buelow, Discussing
War Aims of Germany,
Hopes for the End
This Year.
Paris, June 23.—The Zurich cor
respondent of the Petit Parisien quotes
Prince Von Buelow, former German
chancellor, as saying in reply to birth
day greetings from the city of Brom
berg. Prussia, that he hoped this year
would bring to the German people the
longed for peace, a peace with com
pensations for their sufferings and sac
rifices and an Indemnity which would
permit Germany immediately to re
sume the position she occupied before
the war. ThiB is the first time Prtncs
Von Buelow has expressed himself on
the subject of Germany’s war aims.
If is planned to Incorporate in the
new regiments of the regular army
portions of already established and
tratned units as a framework to assure
development.
SUFFS, CARRYING BANNER,
ARRESTED IN WASHINGTON
Washington, D. C., June 26.—The po
lice quickly blocked another attempt
today by suffragists to display a ban
ner in front of the White House gates.
Mrs. Lawrence Lewis, of Philadel
phia, and Miss Gladys Greiner, of Bal
timore, who carried the banner, were
arrested yesterday before they had tt
entirely unfurled, by a police matron
and taken to headquarters hi a waiting
police automobile. The banner carried
a quotation from one of President Wil
son’s books.
The two women were released at police
headquarter* on their own recogrria
ance. No date tor the trier! was eat.
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Salonikl, June 25.—General Ballloud,
commanding part of the French expe
ditionary force in the Balkans, is so<
popular with his men that nearly every
good story originating in his corps is
either about him or attributed to him.
The latest anecdote going the rounds
tells how a s'oldier of the rough and
ready style was returning to quarters
near Monastir with a water jug in each
hand. Coming across another mud
stained "poilu" sitting beside the road,
he hailed him:
"Hello, old man.”
“Hello," replied the other.
“Say, can't you carry one of these
jugs for me?”
• Sure." and they went on together.
“Would you believe it," said the first
soldier, “they’ve chucked me into the
grade of corporal?"
"What of that?" replied the other.
“Didn't they chuck me into the grade
of general?"
After nearly dropping his jug the sol
dier drew closer and made out three
faint stars on a mud stained sleeve. He
drew himself up at attention and salut
ed.
"Walk on, corporal,” said General
Bailloud, who wouldn’t consent to give
up his jug.__
EFFORT TO FILL
Nation Wide Drive for Recruits
to Regular Army Opens as
Proclamation of Pres
ident Directs.
Washington, June 25.—A nation wide
jrlve of one week to recruit 70,000 men
‘o bring the regular army up to its
authorized war strength of 300,000. be
gan today in accordance with President
Wilson's proclamation calling for
volunteers.
This is the first step in the war or
ganization of America's army. Next
is the task of completing full strength
of the national guard; then comes the
selection of the men for the new na
tional army from the millions who reg
istered here June 5.
The president calls upon “unmar
ried men between the ages of 18 and
40 years who have no dependents and
who are not engaged in pursuits vl
;ally necessary to the prosecution of
:he war.”
This means that those between the
ages 18 and 21 and 31 and 40, as well
is the recent registrants, will be given
in opportunity for immediate training
ind the prospect of early active ser
vice.
The urgency of filling the ranks of
:he regular army is emphasized by
irmy officers who declare it will be
necessary within the next six months
:o take many of the regulars as In
itructors for the new selective army.
SLUT TOBOnD*
U. S. Gunners Shoot Periscope
Away and Drop Another
Shell in Water Just
Above Sub.
An Atlantic Port. June 25—A fight be
tween American freight steamer and a
German submarine, which took place
June 6, one day out from Genoa, Italy,
and resulted in the navy gunners on
the American vessel scoring at least
one hit, was reported by the captain of
the steamer ■ its arrival here today.
The captain said the U-boat suddenly
appeared at a distance of about 500
yards and launched a torpedo. Its
wake was discernable and it was pos
sible to maneuver the vessel so that It
missed the ship by about 20 feet.
Fire was immediately opened on the
U-boat from a stern gun and four shots
were discharged in rapid succession as
the submarine submerged. The second
shot, the captain said, struck the peris
cope throwing it high into the air and
the last Bhot fired hit the water on the
exact spot where the U-boat disap
peared.
The American vessel suffered no
damage. This Is the second encounter
reported within two days in which an
American ship successfully defended
herself against attack.
CONFIRMS SINKING OF SUB.
Washington, June 25.—Confirmation
of the sinking of a German submarine
by the navy gun crew of an armed
American merchantman, mentioned in
yesterday's dispatches, was received to
day by the navy department In a re
port from Chief Boatswain’s Mate C. J.
Gulllckson, commanding the gunners.
"Apparently the submarine was either
sunk or badly damaged,” his report
says, “as nothing further was seen of
it.”
APRIL EXPORTS HIGHEST
IN AMERICAN HISTORY
Washington, June 23.—American im
ports In May of $281,000,000 reached the
highest total of any month in the his
tory of American commerce. Kxports of
$551,000,000 showed a gain of $21,000,000
over April.
Both imports and exports for the 12
months ending with May, set new year
ly records, imports t>eing valued at
$2,800,000,000 and exports at $6,183,000,
000.
Seventy-one per cent of the merchan
dise entering in May came free of duty.
For the 12-month period the percentage
was 89.3. Gold exports in May valued
at $58,000,000 were $3,000,000 greater
than import?. -Net gold imports for the
12 months were valued at $776,000,009.
PRESIDENT DENIES ROW
IN SHIP BOARD IS CLOSED
Washington, June 23 .— President
Wtlson today authorised Secretary Tu
multy to say that the president has Dot
yet settled the difficulties between
Chairman Penman, of the shipping
board and General Goethata, of the
emergency fleet corporation over the
wooden ship building program.
The president, Mr. Tumulty said, was
waiting tor further information which
be wjvrtr to obtain 1 na few dags.
“DRYS” PLAN PROHIBITION
DEMONSTRATION JULY 4
Minneapolis, Minn., June 25.—A dem
onstration in favor of prohibition as a
war time measure will be an outstand
ing feature of the Fourth of July cele
bration in Minneapolis and in other
cities this year, according to an an
nouncement by officers of the Minne
sota Anti-Saloon league. Sixteen hun
dred ministers in various parts of Min
nesota have been urged to Join in the
movement. The demonstration here
will consist of a parade, to bo followed
by a mass meeting.
In announcing the plnnr for the dem
onstration prohibition leaders declared
the amount of grain and molasses used
annually in production of dtstilled spir
its and fermented liquors, totals nearly
7,000,000.000 pounds. This statement Is
in sharp contrast with statements by
representatives of national liquor deal
ers' associations that only 70,000,000
bushels of grain is utilized in this man
ner.
WOMAN WHO KILLED
WIFE FLAYS LOVER
Has Maudlin and Common Sen
timent of Horse Doctor,
She Says.
Waukesha, Wis., June 95-—Miss Grace
I.usk, higli school tea-her, who shot
and killed Mrs. David Roberts, wife of a
former state official, with whom she
professed to be in love, has been served
with a warrant charging her with mur
der in the first degree. The warrant
Was read to her in the hospital where
her- life still hangs in the balance from a
bullet wound ane Inflicted on herself
after standing off the police for half an
hour.
Despite her protestations of lasting
love for Dr. Roberts. Miss Dusk indi
cated bitterness when she was placed
under formal arrest. “Oh, God!" she
called, “Are they going to take me and
let him go free?"
Da ter Miss Dusk’s condition took a
turn for the worse.
A pathetic incident occurred when
Dr. A. P. Dusk, father of the accused
slayer, visited her in the hospital this
afternoon. It was a short meeting and
both were sobbing.
In a broken voice Dr. Dusk asked;
“You poor girl; why did you do it?”
“If you only knew, father, the life I
have lived. It was terrible and I know
God will forgive me,” she replied.
A letter that Miss Dusk dictated to
Dr. R. E. Davis while she held him and
•thers at bay at the foot of the stair
way of the Mills home was made public.
It was addressed to Miss Winifred
Frye, 626 East Arrlllago street, Santa
Barbara, Cal., and reads;
“He loved me dearly, but It all came
out just as you said it would.”
Miss Dusk further commented bitter
ly on Dr. Roberts when one of the un
signed masculine notes found among
her effects was called to her attention.
“Oh, he has the maudlin and common
sentiment that characterizes only the
horse doctor," she said, when reminded
of the note. “I thought his mentality
matched mine; that his conception of
ideals was pure and his intellectuality
a rock of ages, hut he is a charlatan.
He has sacrificed his wife and me on
the altar of desire."
GERMAN TELLS WHY
WORLD HATES TEUTONS
Says Kaiser Wants Peace With
out Indemnities, Eut Fears
to Say So.
A mstpr-iam, .Tun • 25.— Ao< < filing to
ihp Berlin Vorwaerla. a copy of which
has been received here. Wolfgang
He ne, member of the relohstag. addres
r-'n-r a social democratic meeting In
Berlin spoke strongly in favor of peace
without annexation or Indemnities,
••err TTeliie dec’p.red that the govern
ment long ago should have stated pub
liolv what it said confidentially to Dr.
l rih-ir Hoffman, the former member of
ihe Swiss federal council, who en
•'efivored to open peace negotiations be
tween Russia and Germany.
It failed to do so, Herr Heine con
tinue,!, because Wllhelmstrasse was
afraid of the Kreuz Zeitung, the Relchs
bcte and the Tages Zeitung, and be
cause Prussian tradition attached vast
ly more importance to the words of the
generals than to those of other people.
"But since the belligerent govern
ments are now so involved in the cul de
sac that it la unlikely that they will
come together to talk peace," Herr
Heine continued, "it only remains for
the people themselves to raise their
voices for peace and to take In hand
the task of removing the influence of
those people whose mischievous activ
ity is largely blamable for the war;
whose avowed policy of domination is
wrongly regarded abroad as the aim of
the German people and to whom must
be ascribed the fact that Germany is
bated by the entire world."
DANDELION SOUP
THEIR ONLY FOOD
Inhabitants Expelled From St
Quentin Tell of Hunger Un
der German Rule.
Paris, June 25.—The inhabitants of
Bt. Quentin, who were expelled by the
Germans arriving In Paris, having
traveled by way of Belgium, Germany
and Switzerland. Late arrivals say thal
the town waa finally evacuated by the
last of the civil population March IS
after a long period In which they
suffered from lack of food. Supplier
from the relief commission has beer
entirely suspended for that region and
other parts of northern France and
the refugees subsisted during their
passage into Belgium, and Germany
on soup made from dandelions and net
tles.
RUNS DOWN GIRL; HANGED.
Houston. Tex„ June 23.—Ben Harper,
a negro charged with being the driver
of an automobile which ran down and
killed Olive May Goodrum, a 13-year
old girl of Navasota, on Thursday, was
hanged by a mob at the scene of the
girl's death near Courtney, Tex., early
yesterday. Seven other negroes are be
ing ! eld by officers In connection with
the girl's death.
The negroes, who are said to be fron
Houston, were celebrating Kmancipa
tkm dag.
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Paris, June 25.—American flags
were worn by a great many of the
Parisian sewing girls during their
recent strike. Asked why they chose
the Star Spangled Banner as the
standard of their revolt, one of
them replied: “Why because we
demand the 'semalne anglaise’ “
(the English week with Saturday
half holiday).
"Then wouldn't the British flag
be more appropriate?” it was asked.
“Perhaps, but the ‘drapeau etoile*
(the Stars and Stripes) are much
more becoming."
WETS” HAYlbCK
FOOD LEGISLATION
Clique in Senate, Headed by
Hartwjck, Plan Fight to Pass
Only Anti-Specula
tion Clause.
Washington, June 26.—Consideration
of the prohibition section of the food
control bill began in the House today,
immediately after rejection, by a voter
pf 125 to 33, of the Meeker amendment
to strike out the price fixing section of
the bill.
Washington, D. C., June 26.—Only a
“dry” fight will prevent the passage of
the administration control bill in the
House. Administration leaders were
confident today that the entire liquor
fight would not last sufficiently long to
hoid up the measure.
New Opposition Found.
At the same time It developed in tha
Senate, just' at the time when It ap
peared that plans promised to bring
action on the bill very soon, a very
Bmall clique headed by Senator Hard
wick, of Georgia, announced that no
part of the measure Is necessary, and
that such a department Is not neces
sary and nothing but the antispecula
tion clause should go through.
The “wets" declare that they will
fight the bill to the utmost,' and It is
thought that the speakers on that side
will not begin until the latter part of
next week, thus preventing the meas
ure going to conference by the first of
July.
Senator Hardwick says the only
thing to do is to eliminate the whole
bill except the speculation clause and
that he doesn’t, think it is necessary to
create such a control bill to give Her
”bert Hoover a job.
Wheat Price Goes Lower,
Congressmen are now being flooded
with letters from frightened elevator
men who fear to buy wheat because
they do not want to be guilty of hoard
ing. Wheat In the southwest is drop
ping In price, and It is to prevent a dis
continuance of this that grain exchange
officials have been summoned here to
prevent the farmer from sacrificing his
crops.
WAN PROSPERITY
HITS WASHINGTON
Prices of Everything Skyward
as the Population Leaps and
50,000 More Clerks
Are Needed.
Washington, June 25.—War prosper
ity has hit Washington and tnose who
have rooms to rent are getting rich.
The capital's population is growing
rapidly. Every train brings its load.
War talk fills the air.
The government and the various in
dustries that have established4 war
headquarters Mere will need 50,000
more clerks before the dog days, ac
cording to conservative estimates. Al
ready there is a famine in stenograph
ers. Uncle Sam commandeered them.
Now government offices are spring
ing up all over the city. Department
offices which for generations have been
small, quiet affairs have suddenly be
come bloated to 20 times their usual
size. This means more employes. The
restaurants are busier than Coney Is
land chowder kitchens. The street cars
are almost always Jammed to the
guards and frequently blockaded.
Apartment houses have been made Into
hotels—residences into apartments. In
some cases startling prices are de
manded for cots. AH rents are upward
bound.
The telephone service Is swamped—
the messenger service overwhelmed.
Streets are crowded and the aged hack
men are Investing In Liberty Bonds.
Now Uncle Sam is meditating com
mandeering more office space and
ousting private firms.
NO SPECIAL SESSION 1
IS THOUGHT LIKELY
Harding Opposes Calling Legis
lature to Vote Funds for
Defense Council.
Dee Moines. Ia.. June 25.—There will
be no special session of the Iowa legis
lature at the present time. Goven.ioc
Harding la understood to be opposed to
calling a special session.
The move for a special session was
fostered by the state council of defense,
which finds itself hamflered because no
funds have been provided for it. The at
torney general and the governor have
ruled that the money appropriated by
the legislature is not available for the
council.
BANK CALL~Tn 48 HOURS.
Washington, D. C., June 23.—The
comptroller of the currency announced
today that a call for reports on con
dition of national banka will be issued
within M hours. These are the last re
ports to be made computing reserves
under tbs federal aut before Ms recent
amendment.
DRAFT WILL BE
MADE IN CAPITAL
TO BEEP IT FAIR
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Numbers That Correspond to
Those Given Men When Reg
istering to Be Drawn
by Officials.
NAMES WILL BE CANCELED
Absolute Fairness Believed Pro
vided—Local Officials to Pass
on Exemptions—Troops
in Camp Sept. 1.
Washington, June 25.—Regulations
for drafting the new national army,
now awaiting President Wilson's ap
proval, contain provisions for every
stop in the great undertaking except
cne actual method of the draft itself.
No official announcement has been
made and official confirmation is being
witheld but it has been stated that the
federal government itself will do the
drafting, probably here in Washington,
so there will be no opportunity for lo
cal favorltisms, political or otherwise.
As the registrations stand now, every
registered man bears a number. The
numbers will be forwarded to Wash
ington and the drawing will be entirely
by number. The Identity of the num
bered men will be unknown to those In
charge of the draft machinery and can
be established only by comparing a
number with a printed list of the man's
home district.
The questions of exemptions will go
before the local boards.
If a man is exempted the man bearing
the number which is drawn next in order
will take his place and so on until the
first increment of 625,000 has been as
sembled. The others will be called as
the need developes. It is hoped to have
all the men in training by Septemmer L
ANTI-DRAFTERS PUN
NEW FIGHT ON DRAFT
“True Pacifists” Hope to Es
cape Through Clause in
Regulations.
i_
Washington, June 25—“True Pacifist”
organizations have launched a huge
campaign that if carried out would, of
ficials said, undermine the selective
draft law. These organizations, It la
said are attempting to open up a chan
nel for escape for military duty.
More than 10,000 have entered these
organizations. Agents of the depart
ment of justice are today fixing their
attentions upon the activities of rep
resentatives of the organizations. So
fur, efforts of the pacifists are con
fined to attempts to have inserted in
the exemption regulations which will
be published, a clause, which would
eliminate thousands “conscientious ob
jection to war,” to escape the draft en
rollment of members with the implied
promise that their membership consti
tutes them objectors to the draft.
PLAN TO IMPEACH
CHICAGO’S MAYOR
Council Committee Will Try to
Oust Thompson, in School
Board Bow.
Chicago, m.. June 25.—Notice was
posted this afternoon that the judiciary
committee of the city council will con
sider Impeachment charges against
Mayor Thompson at a meeting next
Monday. The matter will be first con
sidered by the judiciary committee
Anti-Thompson aldermen largely pre
dominate in the council and In the com
mittee. _ _
EXPLOSION MS
HUGE LIFE TOLL
More Than 1,000 Killed and in
jured When Austrian Muni
tions Plant at Bloe
weg Is Wrecked.
Amsterdam, June 25.—More than
1.000 persons were killed and injured
or missing in consequence of an explos
ion In munitions factories at Bloweg.
according to an announcement made in
the lower house of the Austrian parlia
ment by the minister of defense, as for
warded In' a dispatch frqm Vienna.
The casualties were given by the
minister as follows:
Dead. 13$; missing, 170; wounded,
625. Of the wounded 520 received only
slight injuries.
The minister said the explosion prob
ably due to the lack of caution on the
part of men employed in treneh mortar
worktops.
COAL FAMINE
NOW SERIOUS
Washington, June *5.—Declaring it a
question of a very short time before
the government will eommaadeer ail the
oH and coal in the country, Daniels told
the Senate military committee today