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RING TIGHTENS ON SUSPECTS: PRESIDENT WARNS ELIGIBLES NOT TO LEAVE UNITED STATES

Canadian Officials Co-operate With Americans to Prevent Men Crossing Border Columbus, O , is Nerve ; Center of Propaganda Kansas City Objectors Placed Behind Bars.

WASHINGTON, June 1. President Wilson in a proclamation issued today .warns that all nersons seeking to avoid registration by leaving the country,' expose themselves to prosecution and military service eventually in spite of tbeir effort to avoid it. The President's proclamation says: "I, Woodrow Wilson, president if the United States of America, do hereby give warning that all persons subject to registration who withdraw from the Jurisdiction of the United States for the purpose . of evading said registration, expose themselves upon their return." to the Jurisdiction of the United States, to prosecute for such evasion of registration - pursuant , to section five of the act of Congress approved May 18.. 1917, which . enacts that 'any persons who shall wilfully fail or refuse to present himself for registration or submit thereto as herein provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction In a district court of the United States having Jurisdiction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year and thereupon chall be duly roRl-ttored.' " CHICAGO 1. Additional ar rests of allfsre:! unti-conscription plotters were expected today after Hlnton G. Clabaugh. divisional chief of the bureau inveHipatlon of the department of Justice, had questioned one of the jierbona under arrest. It was sold that the suspected plotters had Riven Information Involving Lot only five other men and four women detained in connection with the government's investigation of antidraft conspirators, but several not yet ,in custody. Literature confiscated by special agents of the bureau or investigations la Chicago, it was reported was found to have been printed in Cleveland, Ohio.- 7 '"r' Toledo Boys Nabbed as They Cross Line DETROIT, June 1. Canadian officials at Windsor. Ont.. across the rtver from Detroit, are co-operating with American government agents to prevent persons of military age from leaving tho United States to avoid conscription. It was said here today that Park Helsey and Carl Helsey, brothers, of Toledo, were arrested In the railroad yards at Windsor. They told Dominion officers, it is alleged, that they fled from Detroit and crossed the river in a boat. They were returned to Detroit. Marietta Man Held in Ohio Plot Probe COLUMBUS. O.. June 1. More arrests in Ohio and other middle western states, were made today by state and federal officials in connection -with the alleged well organized and well financed onti-conscription propaganda plot, uncovered here yesterday. In connection with the alleged plot, John Willis Hammond is under arrest In Marietta, charged with having distributed anti-conscription literature there. According to the authorities, Columbus has the nerve center of the anticonscription plot. They charge that Continued On Page Two. Strikes Called in 120 Russ Factories LONDON, June 1 Strikes or other measures to paralyze the production have been decided on in more than 120 of the largest factories of Petrograd, most of which are engaged in war work says Reuter's Petrograd correspondent. Do Yonri-J'-j Join the Bit Now'-j-JRed Cross WEATHER FORECAST For Indiana, By United States Weather Bureau Probably showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Cooler in northeast portion tonight. ' Temperature Today Noon 69 Yesterday Maximum 75 Minimum 67 For Wayne County, By W. E. Moore Showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. General Conditions The cold wave which has covered the upper Mississippi valley caused low temperatures as far south as Tennessee. General storms over the southwest.. Heavy snows In Wyoming. Five inches of .mow oil the level in Cheyenne.

U-BOATS SINK

3 AMERICAN SAILING SHIPS; PORT CLOSED Third Mate of Four Master Lost New York Harbor Shut to All Shipping Vith Steel Net. REASON KEPT SECRET NEW YORK, June 1. For reasons which navy yard and customs officials refused to reveal, the port of New York was for a good part of the forenoon closed today to all shipping, and the passage of vessels in or out was physically barred by the shutting of the gate in the steel net closing the harbor, which was placed in position soon after the severance of diplomatic , relations with Germany. Shortly before noon it was learned that the order closing the port had been rescinded although at that time the gate was etill closed. LONDON, June 1. Sinking of three American sailing vessels by submarines v. was reported - todayf-The ships are the four masted vessel Dirigo and the schooners Frances M. and Barbara. All the members of the crew are safe with the exception of one man on the Dirigo, who was drowned when the boats were being launched. Dirigo Attacked Without Warning LONDON. Thursday, May 31. (Delayed) The American sailing ship Dirigo has been sunk by a German submarine. The crew has been landed with the exception of John Ray, third mate, who was drowned when the small boats were being launched. The boat was attacked without warning. The Dirigo was attacked at 7 o'clock In the morning. The weather was Continued On Page Two.

Allies on Eve of New Offensive; Attempt to Crush foes Flank Seen

(By Associated Press) Reports from both Berlin and London today indicate the probability that an Important military movement by the allies is underway on the Belgian front possibly an attempt in force to hit the German flank on the coast a crushing blow. A pitch of notable Intensity such as usually 1 precedes an attack has been reached by the artillery fire near the coast and to the south in the Ypres district The German war office announces this extremely heavy bombardment. Meanwhile British air raids on extensive scale have been carried out on and near this coast. Tons of Bombs Dropped. "Many tons of bombs," said the London official statement, "have been dropped on Ostend, Burges and Zeebrugge, the last named being one of the principal submarine bases." Although a strike movement la reported in scores of Petrograd factories which may affect . war material production, there are also increasing signs of activity on the Russian. frontBerlin announces increased artillery firing at various points along the line from the Vilna region down through Volbynia and into Gallcia. Sb French to Drive Soon. ' Dispatches from the French front indicate a renewal of the offensive against the Germans there as soon as the moment Is considered ripe for an attack. The French are in more advantageous position now than when they began the offensive In April and are still further improving their disposition from time to time in local thrusts. One of the minor but collectively important operations was carried out last night when a German post in the Chevreux district near Craonne was captured. British Report Gains. The British on their front to the north are again reporting gains, after a period in which only raiding operations were attempted. Advances were

"Do Your Bit Now" By Buying Liberty Bonds, Urge Bankers

Every bank In Wayne county is accepting orders for Liberty Bonds. Every county in the country must dispose of the bonds alloted to it if the federal government is to finance its war with Germany. The Board of Wayne county bankers which is promoting the sale of Liberty Bonds today gave out the following report: Quota of County 1850,000 Sold yesterday 34.000 Total bonds sold ............ 559,000 Balance to be sold 291,000 These bonds are in denominations as small as $50 so they will be available to men of moderate means. Incidentally such bonds are top notch investments, bearing 3 per cent interest with no taxes. V If you cannot serve Uncle Sam on the, firing lines you can "do your bit" by purchasing Liberty bonds. And "do your bit now" for the government needs all the money it can obtain, say bankers. SHUMAKER DESIRES DRY DELEGATES TO BOTH CONVENTIONS Dry workers throughout Wayne and other counties of the Sixth district were today in receipt of letters sent out by E. S. Shumaker, Indianapolis, Superintendent of the Indiana AntiSaloon league, urging their attendance at work and township meetings of the Republicans and Democrats to "select dry delegates" to the district conventions of. the two parties. In part Shumaker's letter reads: "The prohibition IsBue is now a vital one in Congress and it is highly important that Judge Comstock's successor be a dry man. v ' ?; ' j -,.4 "Will .you kindly, at once get busy with others and see that drys attend their respective party caucuses on Saturday an(T'M0nday7ta seTecfdr? d ele-" gates to the nominating ; convention next week? This Is highly important. Nation-wide prohibition is .in the balance."- . . Clergyman Leaves Socialist Party; War Policy Cause CHICAGO, June 1. Reverend Bernard Iddings Bell, dean of the Protestant Episcopal cathedral at Fond du Lac, Wis., has tendered his resignation from the Socialist party, because he disapproves of the party policy with reference to the war. In a statement he says: "In the midst of this war the Socialist party has made such utterances as are intolerable to me and to many others who are Socialists. Socialism will come but not through the spread of Hapsburg or Hohenzollern kultur." scored in the- region of Cherisy, between Proisrelis and the Arras-Cam-brai road. In one of their big attacks during the height of the Arras battle, British troops were reported as having reached Cherisy, but were not able to hold it at the time. They have now pushed forward again a little to the west of the town. The gravity of the situation in Spain is emphasized again today by the news of disorders in Barcelona, In which troops took part Even Use of Auto Offered by Farmer to Get Farm Hand Farmers of Wayne county have Join ed with other farmers in the country in importing laborers for work during the summer. Yesterday Postmaster Beck received a request from a man living south of the city for a farm band and it was necessary for Beck to wire to an employment agency at Chi cago to secure a man for the position. In response to the message to Chi cago, a man was hired at the salary of $35 a month, including his room, board, washing and the use of an automobile one day a week. , AUSTRIAN WORKMEN PARADE FOR PEACE COPENHAGEN (Via London), June 1. Reports from Vienna say that simultaneously with the opening of the Austrian parliament thousands of workmen ceased work and attended meetings In different parts of the city. A sreat procession was organized which paraded the streets as a demonstration for peace.

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Civilians to Probe Hospital Ship Scandal

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. WASHINGTON, June 1. A civilian commission, composed of Abraham Flexner of New York; Dr. William H. Welch, of Baltimore, and Nathan Straus of New York, will inspect the naval hospital ship Solace and other naval vessels at the request of Secretary Daniels and form their own conclusions as the navy's method of handling sick sailors. Senator Calder, of New York, presented a round-robin complaining of ill-treatment on board the Solace to the Senate. He is behind the probe. Secretary Daniels said today he had determined upon this course so a complete study might be made of the whole problem of medical and sanitary precautions for the naval service. Already Admiral Mayo is conducting an investigation of charges of mistreatment contained in a round-robin signed by several enlisted men who were patients on the Solace and in additional Surgeon General Braisted is now with the fleet making a personal inspection.

American Woman, Reported Executed ; in Germany, WASHINGTON, June 1 Mrs. KAtrina Couch, an American who was reported in news dispatches to have been executed as a spy in Germany, recently called upon the Spanish consulate in Brussels according to a report published in London newspapers and cabled today to the state department. CITY IS WINNER IN APPEAL OF GAS RATE CASE Judge Cause Orders State Utilities Commission to Review Decision. The Indiana Public Utilities Commission, must reconsider its order of September 9, last year, establishing a natural gas rate schedule for. Richmond which provided an average 22.3 percent horizontal increase over the rates set forth in the franchise held by the Richmond Light, Heat & Power company. . An order to this effect was handed down late yesterday afternoon by Judge Fred Gause, of Newcastle, special judge In Wayne circuit court in the trial of the case entered by the City of Richmond appealing the September 9 order of the Public Utilities commission. "New Evidence" Given. The ruling made by Judge Gause was entered after "new evidence had been given for the city by A. A. Watt, valuation engineer employed in the case by the city. The hearing of the case started yesterday morning and was abruptly concluded by the action of Judge Gause. The city based its appeal of the commission's order on the ground that the new rates established by the commission were unreasonable." Judge Gause did not rule as to whether, in his opinion, the rates were "reasonable" or "unreasonable." He merely remanded the case to the commission on the ground that the evidence submitted to the commission during Its hearing of the local gas rate case must be "recognized." ' May Re-hear Case. It is quite probable that the action of Judge Gause may result In a rehearing of the entire case by the commission. City officials, after congratulating City Attorney Bond, over his success in' getting the gas case before the commission again, expressed the belief that the city's long and hard fight to nullify existing gas rates was finally to be crowned with success. There has been a radical change in the personnel of the utilities commission vsince last fall, and ' as the city Continued On Page Six. . ,

TORNADO TOLL PLACED AT 79; RELIEF PROMPT Late Reports Swell Total of Dead in the Storm-Swept Regions. - PADUCAH, Ky., June 1 Relief parties have been sent to Viola, a hamlet in Graves county, fifteen miles from Paducah, where it is said that a tornado early today destroyed several houses. This report said several persons were Injured, one fatally. A. later report said seven were dead. ST. LOUIS, June 1. The death list caused by the tornado that zig-zagged through several counties in southeastern Missouri and southern Illinois, on Wednesday, swelled to 79, according to scattered reports received here today. Hundreds were . injured, and are homeless but relief ' work has been prompt and It is not believed much suffering, aside from injuries, has resulted. Two carloads of clothing and food were sent into the storm area from St. Louis, and relief funds started here already total about $4,000. Hard to Get Through. The roads leading to the stricken districts . were made almost impassable not only because of mud and water but by trees, which had been uprooted ' or twisted off and thrown across them. The property damage is said to be very large, conservative estimates placing it at many hundreds of thousands of dollars. Crops suffered- severely from the twisting wind and were beaten down and torn by a heavy fall of hail stones. Bollinger county was probably the heaviest loser. At Zalma, in that county, at least 25 persons lost their lives and as many as 200 were hurt, according to advices from Marble Hill. Fourteen Dead in Wayne. Wayne county reported fourteen dead, with the storm centering near Chaonla. Other towns hard hit were Mineral Point, Ardeola, Aquilla, Salem, Lenox, Dongola, Advance, Bismarck and Houston. Southern Illinois reported four dead, all negroes. Telegraph and telephone poles and wires were blown down and confirmation of rumors of casualties In other sections was impossible. -, Several days may elapse before complete details of the tornadoe's havoc can be accurately known. v Bombs Dropped on Belgian Towns by British Aviators ' LONDON, June 1 Many tons of bombs have been dropped by British aircraft - on the- Belgian towns of Ostend,. Zeebrugge and Bruges, says an official statement .issued , this afternoon by the war department.

Fireworks Banned; Village Will Buy Ambulance Instead

CHICAGO, June 1 There will be no Fourth of July celebration in Riverstae, a suburb, this year, but instead France will have another ambulance. Men and women of the Riverside association met last night for the purpose of discussing plans for tne annual maepenaence day program, but the subject was not even mentioned. When the meeting was called to or der a proposal was made to send an ambulance to the front and it was adopted unanimously. The necessary funds also were subscribed. EDITOR ASKED TO BE CHAIRMAN OF G.O.P. I. M.. Bridgman, editor of the Brodkville American, will be invited to preside as permanent chairman of the Republican . district. . convention to meet in Rushviile, Friday, June 8. Bridgman is one of the most prominent of Indiana editors, and has been an active Republican worker for many years. Party leaders in every county of the sixth district were prompt in their indorsement of the proposal to have him preside as permanent chairman. ' District Chairman Bossert of Liberty, continues to impress upon the Republican voters of the sixth district the importance of their attending their meetings next Monday for the purpose of selecting delegates and alternates to the district convention. As the district chairman puts it, Republican voters who attend Monday's meetings are performing a patriotic service to their country as well as meeting the requirements of good citizenship. SOLDIERS REBEL IN SPANISH CITY; OFFICERS JAILED MADRID. via Paris), June 1. Disorders participated in by soldiers have occurred In Barcelona. Several officers have been imprisoned in the fortress. - When reports of the disorders became current here the minister of war was questioned and confirmed the fact and furnished the additional information that a number of officers had been locked up in the Montjuich fortress, adpoining Barcelona. According to later news these officers include a colonel, a lieutenant-colonel, a major, a captain and two lieutenants , - . - HOW'S THIS? BERLIN, June 1: (via London) Heavy gun firing last night reached a stage of great intensity in the region of the Dunes on. the Belgian coast and in the Ypres region,, particularly In the Wyghschate sector, .says the official statement issued today by the general staff. , -. j

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HOUSE PULLS CLAWS FROM CENSOR BILL; LEADERS HIT Deplorable Hospital Condi- . tions in Navy, Shown in , Suppressed Report, Stirs Congress. EPIDEMICS IN FLEET WASHINGTON. June 1 Administration managers In the senate today decided to let the newspaper censorship section of the espionage bill die by the House vote of yesterday against it. The senate conferees expect to drop out entirely the hard fought section and bring theb ill before the senate for final passage containing only the undisputed provisions. WASHINGTON, June 1. President Wilson yesterday was defeated in his effort to obtain legislation imposing a war censorship of the press. By a vote of 184 to 144 the house of representatives returned the espionage bill to the conference committee of the two bouses with instructions to eliminate the press censorship section. It will be stricken out, the senate alleady having rejected the provision. Although opponents of the censorship section contended that other provisions of the spy bill drastically penalize the publication of information aiding the enemy, President Wilson believes ' that congress yet will rue its -action in denying his request for authority to regulate the publication of war intelligence. He may renew his effort to obtain this legislation In another form. Navy Censorship Charged The house in rejecting the censorship provision was influenced to some extent by the charges that the administration is suppressing information of the serious condition of health in the navy where mumps, scarlet fever, and spinal meningitis are said to be . epidemic. It was contended that the censorship proposed by the ad minis-' tration would make it possible to j punish newspaper editors for exposing ' such conditions. Later it was disclosed that the house had refused to appropriate $3,500,000 asked by the administration to provide adequate hospital facilities in the navy and that the senate had suppressed the recent testimony of Admiral Braisted, surgeon general of the navy, who described the epidemics In the navy and primitive conditions Continued on Page Three Banker Searches During Night For His Kidnaped Baby SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 1. Carrying a roll of bills containing $6,000 and driving a motor car equipped with lights of a peculiar design. J. H. Keet, a banker, kept a lonely vigil last night and early today through the mud soaked roads of Greene county, seeking the spot where he had been advised he would be halted and given his kidnapped son, for the ransom he carried. Early today nothing bad been heard from him and it was feared by the police that be had become stalled in one of the country roads which the heavy rains of the last few days have rendered almost impassable. Lloyd, the 14 months old son of the banker, was stolen Wednesday night. . while his parents were attending a ' dance at the Springfield Country Club. Keet, the next day received a note, telling how be could ransom his child. NEW LOAN TO ITALY IS EXPECTED SOON WASHINGTON. June 1. Formal conferences between the Italian mission and American officials today reached the stage where It seemed probable that another loan of $100,000.-, 000 would be made to Italy for June, and that In spending this sum In the United States Italy -would Join the proposed common purchasing agency of all allied nations. .. ; ; Within the next few days the exist ing Italian purchasing - commission here is likelyto spend, the balance of the first $100,000,000 loan made by the United States. , . -. ; The Italian mission has only two more days here before leaving Monday on a ten-day tour of the United States, but members plan to return to Washington after the trip. ...,..