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Full Leased Wire— United Press service. THE EVENING ENTERPRISE Poughkeepsie’s Biggest, ,Best and Most Projnfe*- sive Newspaper. U N ITED P R E S S FU L L LEA S E D W IRE PO U G H K E E P S IE , N, Y. W E D N E S D A Y , JU N E 27, 1917, Fair to n i g h t an d pi-obably T h u r s d a y . TWO CENTS A COPY Germ£uis Get Ready to Leave As British Forces Creep Up On Lens FOUR CUSSES OF MEM ARE EXEMPT Those Physically Unfits Employed in Essential Positions in War Industries, and Those With Certain Religious Beliefs Included. ALSO MEN W T H WIVES OR OTHER RELATIVES WHOLLY DEPENDENT ON THEM Regulations, Covering Fifty Printed Pages, Will Be Made Public at a Later Date— President Gives Final Approval. (By Webb Miller, United Press Staff Correspondent.) W ashington, June 27.—Four classes of men are named as exempt from military service in the draft regulations to which President W il son gave final approval today. These classes are ; Men physically unfit. Men employed in essential positions in war industries. Those with certain religious beliefs. Men with wives or other relatives wholly dependent on them for support. The regulations cover fifty printed pages. They will be made public at a date to be fixed later and.will probably be given to the press to be held for release tomorrow or Friday. T h e rules provide th a t local exem p tion boards, already named, have pow e r to exem p t the physically unfit and m em b ers o£ certain religions. O ne appeallate board in each judicial district will have pow e r to excuse m en for occupational reasons and will hear the pleas of those w ith dependents. BEACON WITHOUT TROLLEYS CARMEHILL IS LOCATED Missing Young Woman Is ‘Employed in Prov idence, Following the startling disclosures in the Cruger case, the many friends of Miss Carrie Hill, of this_ city, have felt no small amount of misgiving as to her safety for several days. Recently Miss Hill left this city, saying that she -was going to New Inquiries showed that she never reached the Elm City. As no trace of her whereabouts could he learned, the police were notified and a description of the missing young wo man was sent out hy the local depart ment, and agenerai search was made for her. Last night word was received in this city from Miss Hill, saying that she was employed in Providence, Rhode Island, and that she is safe and well. ? Miss Hill was at one time em ployed in the Hudson Llmch in this city, where he r genial ------ made for her a host < 300 ATTEND LAWN FETE CENTRAL HUDSON CO. GIVES SERVICE Christ Church Straw berry Festival Being Held Today for Red Cross. for her a host of friends. At the time the Hudson Lunch branch was ! employed for some , Newburgh, she was tran s - - “ity, ■ 3 til MARSHALL’S BABY DIFFERENT B right skies and the rain washed green of C h rist church lawn com bined for the straw b e rry festival and lawn fete opened at 4 o’clock this afternoon hy the ladies of the church. T h e white covered tables are decorated with roses. Over 300 tickets had been disposed of this m orning, and m any m o re, it is expected, will be sold on the grounds. The proceeds are to go to the Red Cross. Straw b e rries, ice cream and cake are on sale until 8 o’clock tonight. Many are planning to attend the fete before going to the St. Cecilia and Orpheus Clubs. Num erous com m ittees have been in charge of the affair, Mrs. H enry T. Lumb being general chairm an. Mrs. John W. Garrison is in charge of the w a itresses, assisted by Miss -Sarah Petillon. The following young ladies are serving: Miss Betty B a r- I rett, Miss Ethel Baker, Miss Helen j'Cundy, Miss Dorothy Fish, Miss MAY FIX WAR PRICE OF COAL leatrice Good. W a shington, June 27.—^Vice-Presi d e n t M arshall’s sum m e r baby “is a m o s t unusual child.’’ The vice-president said so him self today. The youngster “violates all th e laws of babyhood.” “The very first mornii up a t 4:30 o’clock,” Man ly M iry G a rriron, Miss Bee j Miss Anna Guylee, Miss Lillian Hu- ■ber. Miss Estelle Huber, Miss Lillian H u n ter, Miss Helen Lumb, Miss Sut cliff e. Miss Mary M attite, Miss Adelaide Michael.s, Miss W illa M il lar, Miss Alice Overocker, !\Iis3 Amy Pearce, Miss E d ith Pearce, M iss Florence Pearce, Miss M uriel .'Pearce, Miss Anna P e terson, Miss ' ■’^^pr=ten P e terson, Miss Helen ning It Vr-oke yj^gg Dorothy Van Xosdall, irs h a ll said. ‘.]viiss Van Nosdall, Miss Florence “And being a guest of Mrs. M a r - | T-ngroi-athen, M isi D o rothy G raham , shall and m y self for the sum m e r we ^ Miss Jane Graham, Miss Andrienne felt-called upon to get up too, b e - ! S ullivan, Miss K a therine Otis. Miss -cause it isn’t just the right thing to , Anne Otis, Miss Mabelle Booth, Miss do to let a visitor roam around' the Betty M atteson, Miss Eleanor T a y - house alo n e .' . lor. Miss N o rm a Leitch, Miss Helen “A fter that, however, we left the Leitch. m a tter in the hands of the maid. I Mrs. Thom as W . B a rr e tt Is In “But now the youngster has b e g u n ! charge of the cake table. Mrs. Clif- a practice of retiring late. L a s t night ford P. Cook of the candy, Mrs. E. ’it” '—M arshall still calls him “it”— y . Sidell of the straw b e rries, Mrs. “didn’t w a n t to go to sleep at all F rederick N. Morgan of the ice until after 10 o’clock. cream, Miss M ary Cornwell of the “A m o st unusual child—m o st un- tickets, and Mrs. John R. Kaiey is usual.” -> j treasurer. W ashington, June 26L—.Suggestions of governm e n t fixing of coal prices j d u ring the war were greeted with i cheers today by 500 coal operators in ! conference with the Council of N a tional Defense. The firm determ ination of the governm e n t not to m ince \fords with coal m en dem anding exorbitant prices for w a r fuel stood out In the rem a rks of Cabinet m em b ers and other federal officials who addressed the operators. “I ask you gentlem e n gathered here to let me deai with the people of the XTnited S tates in fixing the price of coal for the duration of the war and I guarantee th a t I will give both you and the people a square deal,” declf.red Secretary of the In terior Lane. The law of supply and demand which governs coal prices has no standing In case of a national crisis and the governm e n t is In no mood to recognize such law a t this hour. PRESIDENT IS CENTER OF DRY FIGHT TODAY Lights On Tonight, But Destruction of Power House By Fire Cripples Street Cars. Congress Passes the Buck and There Is Doubt Now as to What Mr. WHson Will Do. Beacon. June 27—^A corps of 50 linem en and electricians started in early this m o rning to re>pair the dam age done last night -when the S o u thern Dutichefis Gas &. E lectric Company, located a half m ile east of this city, was burned to the ground at a loss of $75,000. All indications are th a t the city will have light to night, but the trolley system w l l be unable to resum e operations for a few days. T h a t the city will be lighted by night is clue to a fortunate agreement between the local com p any and the C entral H u d son Gas & E lectric Com- .y m ade a few years ago. At that the Central Hudson Gas ii E lectric Company extended a suh- cable from N e w b u rgh under the H u d son 'River to this city w ith a station at the riyer. Sinys th a t tim e the local company has utilized this in cases of heavy loads w h e re the local I supply was insufficient. The corps of workmen are busily engaged now in linking uip the various lines of the city with the supply coming from the Hilly City, which will furnish all but the trolleys. In the case of the trolley system nothing will be done for a few day.s. An exam ination of the destroyed plant is being m ade 'today to ascer tain w h e ther or not fhe large tran s - fc’fmffrt; in the qto-war house wore destroyed. Before the local cars could get in action these tran s f o rm ers would he necessary as th e Nevv’- burgh feed is alternating current and the local cars run on direct. The fire occurred shortly before 10 o'clock last night and it is thought was the resu lt of lightning. A w o rk m an discovered the blaze in a cupola and In less than five m inutes the en tire building was in flames. In two hours the plant was com p letely destroyed, the trolley system at a st'andstill and the city in darkness. All th r e e of the local fire companies responded, bu't their efforts to save the plant were futile. W a shington, June 27—(President W ilson today found him self the cen ter of the nation’s prohibition fight. Congress, unable to solve the m uddle endangering the food bill, has shunr- ed th e burden. Som etim e during th e night, the Senate A g riculture -Corn’m ittee tvrap- ■ped up th e bone dry am e n d m e n t to the food control bill and left the W h ite H o u se stoop. This, in effect, Avas jiVhat Avas pin ned on the bundle: “The m a n u facture of distilled sp ir its from foodstuffs Is prohibited dUx-; Ing the Avar, beers find Avines as can not be produced from foodstuffs. \U n less the president, in the pub lic Interest, deem s lim ited m a n u fac ture of m a lt and vinous liquors nec essary”. A side from th is th e bone dry am e n d m e n t adopted b y th e S e n a te Comm ittee is the sam e as th a t ap proved by the House. The president is given the pewor-'to for re-d istilla t io n all sp irits in bond. T h e action of the com m ittee. If approved by th e Senate, will place th e p resi dent in a position of affirmatively th e m e n of beers and AA'ine, if they are to continue and of advocating the wiping out of hilHohs In federal and local ta x e s on b e e r s and liquors they a r e to stop. T h a t he will raise a protest against th is reap o n s ib illty Avas exp e c ted Congress today. M eantim e, some “on 'the hill” were chuckling in th e ir, sleeves in the be lief th a t “perhaps the am inistration Avlll now feel t h a t it has about all the poAver It Avants”. No one could say w h a t the presi dent AA'ill do, if the Senate approves the com m ittee’s action and if later House and Senate conferees agree th a t the last say on the question should be at the W h ite House. It is probable the president would lean on the judgm ent of H e rbert Hoover, food adm inistrator, who re- ting opin- ihition a conservation proposition: “Entirely aside from ethical ques tions, m y im p ression is th a t Ave could save hetAveen 50.0-00,000 and 60,000,- OOO bushels of grain on the brewing side, after allowing for fodder and th a t grain is of th e utm o st value to the allies. On the distilling side, we will probably Avant the aa R o I o capacfity of distillers for industrial purposes in connection with m u n itions m a n u fac ture. But Avith the establishm e n t of food control ,stnd the use of Instilla tion of substitutes for grain In dis tillation we could save som ewhere from 25,POO,000 to 50,0'0>0,000 bushels of grain in the m a n u facture of in dustrial alcoliol”. The .Agriculture 'Committee expect ed to report the re-d r a f t of th e H o u se bill today. HNISH AT NORMAL SCHOOL Commencement Exer cises Held at New Paltz This Morning, 143 Get ting Diplomas. TWO PO’KEEPSIE GIRLS IN NUMBER 9XSUFFSG0 TO WORK HOUSE, REFOSEFINES Charged With Obstruct ing Traffic They Are Sent to Gloomy Old Prison. OTHER CASES ARE PENDING New Paltz, June 27— The thii'cy- first annual commencement exercises of the Normal and High iSiChool, Avere held this afternoon in the “Gym” of the. beautiful New 'Paltz State Nor mal. The roo<m Avas very attractively trimnied in blue and gold, the school colors. About the running track were vines of Morning Glories, caught from the centre ceiling Avith ropes of gold and blue. The stage was beau tifully embanked with green, and but- teravps. The class numherlitg 200 in cap and gown, Avith the faculty and school band, y-ere seated on th e stage. The 143 Normal graduates include Rosa L. Cameron and Helen R. Mac Kennan, of Poughkeepsie. HAULB) DIRT FOR COCCHI •BlackwelFs 'Islauid Pris oner Says Cocchi Of- ered Him White Slav er's Job. cently expressed ,the» followinj ion on the subject of prohil New York, June 27.— The first evi dence linking Alfredo Cocchi, mur derer of Ruth Cruger, with an “in- teniatidnal white slave ring” came today from a Blackwell’s Island prisoner, who branded the Italian bicycle shopman agent for such engagement. •Stephen Smith, an inmate on the Island since April, told the police Cocchi hired him to haul away a ton of dirt he dug out of his cellar to bury Ruth Cruger’s body, and that afterward Cocchi said to him: “Don’t you Avant to go to Mexico connection with this business. Dozens of pretty American girls have been taken down there.” Commissioner Wallstein has rec ommended that Detective Lagarenne be tried on charges of willful negli gence in handling the Cruger in vestigation which permitted the slayer to escape. W a s h ington, June 27—iQonvicted of obstructing trafiio in m ilitant dem o n strations a t the W h ite House, six suf fragists of the (National W o m en's p a r ty today decslared th e y Avould serve an alternative of th ree days in th e Avork house ra th e r th a n pay -$25. fines. All ha.ve been long prom inent nationally in suffrage .work. The conAficted suffraigists are K a therine Morey, of Boston; Mrs. Anna Arnell, Miss M abel Vernon, of •Nevada; M iss Leaven Bock, Miss Maud J ^ i s o n and iMiss Virginia Arnold. ~ They w e re adjudged guilty by Judge Mulloney, after a th ree hour trial. The women had no lawyers and defended th e ir own cases, cross- exam ining w itnesses and m aking their own aippeals to the judge. Six other women arrested In the White House demonstration last Monday failed to appear flor trial. There are still a number of cases pending against suffragists taken in the daily “riots”. Miss Mabel Vernon was elected “chief portia” for the Avomen. Im mediately after the sentence oi temative fine or imprlsonmen’t, she announced the fine would not he paid. A s s is tant Corporation Counsel Ringold H a r t asked for the m aximum penalty und'er th e law. Police and court officials im m e d iately m ade p re parations for rem o v a l of the women to the district of House Deten'tion where “first tim e rs” are sent. M iss Arnold conducted a Adgorous defense. She In tem ip ted the testi mony of L ieu ten a n t Duvall, of the W h ite H o u se squad to dem and th a t suffrage banners such as caused the disturbance he brought into •court. A police car rushed 'to siuffrage headquarters, returned immediately with sufficient yellow flags to fill one end of the room. The court ordered \ the women sent to the District of Co- lubmia jail, a gloomy old fashioned prison at the end of a marsh an^J overlooking a branch of the Potomac, about three miles due east of the Capitol building. TEUTONS STEADILY ABE FALLING BACK Haig Has Not Utilized a General Assault Movement So Far, But Has Moved Up With Small Local Attacks. GERMANS PREPARE TO MAKE DESPERATE RESISTANCE TO ATTACK Every Front Dispatch Emphasizes the Steady Encroachment of British Lines Around Chief Coal City of France. Ivondon, June 27. German troops are falling\ steadily back into Lens and are preparing to make desperate resistance to the British assault on that city. Every front dispatch today emphasized the steady encroachment of the British lines around the chief coal city of France. ^ Field Marshal Haig has so far not utilized a general assault move ment to achieve his gains about the city, since the general British offen sive brought troops within striking distance. Instead, he is adopting the plan of “biting a way,” with small, local attacks here and there all around the city, each “bite taking a little more ground. \Throughout British artillery is raining shells. This type of assault has resulted in am a z ingly insignificant losses to the British. The German commanders have been preparing for relinquishment of Lens for a month, realizing that sooner or later a general mass attack by Haig would sweep them out. A systematic plan of destruc tion of the city’s factories, coal mining plants and shafts nearby was put into operation weeks ago, according to aviators. IB . WORKERS TO MEET HERE CLOSE WATCH ON THEOMPIA Dewey's Old Flag Sliip, Aground, In No Imme diate Danger in Calm Sea. AMERICAN SAILING SHIP GALINA SUNK NeAvport, R. I., Jumle Olj liip 27.—^The U nited States cruiser Olympia, Adm iral Dewey’.s flagship at thle e ba attle ttle of b ay, was in a precarious posi- y today off Block Island, Mani'a I 1 tion early today off Block j w h e re she had run aground on a hid den ledge. A large part of th e crew is known to have been taken off. I Chief M achinist’s M ate W illiam 'B abb, was struck on the falling hatch and killed, casualty. Wrecking vessels and warshi stand prepared to assist in taking cruiser off at high tide W ith con tinuance of the calm Sea it is be’leved she is in no im m e d iate danger th e head hy the only London, June 27— ^Sinki-ng hy a German eiuihmarlne of the American sailing ship Galina, from Rouen to New York was announced In an Ad miralty statement today. There were casualties. Fifteen survivors reached Brest today. The submarine sank the ship off Ushant with bombs. American members of the crew are: James -Marshail, James Knight, Leon Kranhalga, and Frank James, all of Brooklyn, N . Y.; J. K. Griihn Bridgeport, Conn.; Samuel Wilkins, N. C.,\ Charles Morgan, St. Mary’.s County, MiHiyland; William 0. Gold ing, Savannah, Ga.; Dorrit W. Cp,rr, Cincinnati, Ohio; Robert Davis, Phil adelphia, Pa.; ■ Julius Hulfrey, 'Charleston, S. C.; and King Dav-ld Johnson, (Norfolk, Va. The bark «was bound for Rouen, State Conference to Be Held at Bowne Hospi tal on Friday. F riday will be a big day for an ti tuberculosis w o rkers in this section, th a t day the regular convention the state association of m anagers and superintendents of tuberculosis ■hospitals will be held a t the Bowne \ o s p ita l here, ited t h a t at least seventy- e work in be in at- mce at the conference, which will last all day. There will be served to the visitors at the hospital There will be a lunch nation are Dr. H e rm a n Biggs, C( , Among 'tile prom inent health w o rk- vho are know n throughoi S tate; George m issioner of H e a lth cjf the Hom er Folks, head of the C h arities Aid Association, and G( Nelbach, of New York City, Stat< perintendent of the A n ti-Tuberculosis W o rk in New York State. There will also he many other (prominent T^iprk- Ts In attendance to take program . ers and speakei p a r t In the France, In command of Caj^taln ‘P. V. 'Marshall. No vessel nam ed Galina is listed In' Lloyds’ register. HAIG HAS PRUSSIA GUKSING Shifting Like a Master Boxer, British General Has Them Expecting Hard Blow. W ith the B ritish Armies in tlie Field, June 27.—Field Mars.lml Haig inden'hurgnden'hurg guessing.uessing. S'hifting'hifting rig h t and then with his left—'and h a s Hi g S like a m a s ter boxer, hitting first \vvith his rig h t and the n with h is left—-anc then sharply uppercuttinS^ in the cen te r to the chin—^tha B ritish com m an der-in-chief keeps his P russian op ponent not only puzzled, but on the defensive, with 1~J s There T ^ ’t It Wllso] Lgainst the ■ lubt th a t detected a 1: tlian elsewht with P russia, as Presidi “shows signs of wea The fighters h e re approve th a t statem e n t. And they added, -in effect, “It’s up to the allies now to h it hard.” [*hroughout today, Haig continued his tactics throughout the length of the B ritish front, harrying th e enemy everywhere. W h ile th e eaemy^ anx iously watches some spot w h e re the German com m anders Uilnk they have ;le heavier artillery fire e—apparently signalling preparation for an attack. H a ig slam s forw ard som ewhere else. Every day threatens Lens m o re; rery day sees local battles, and local stlrem ent 'by the enemy. F u rther, the sam e strategy Is tam ing for the British. T h e w e a ther Is hot and sultry. Air fleets fleck the blazing sky, th( slan m achines curiously b u t consi uously avoiding battle w h e rever ^ s - slble. 'Field M arshal H a ig did not reveal any of operations In th e Lens sector in his official report today. \Northnvest of ICroIsdlles, our a r tillery iprevefite'd development of an other hostile attack early this m o m - in-g**, he said. \W e st of Oppy, G e r m a n A v iato r s S e e k P lace of N e x t British Blow (By W illiam 'Phlli-p Sim m s). United Press staff correspondent With the British Armies in the Field, June 27—German defenders of Lens retreated today into Avion, he- hind the so-called Avion-Mericoui ' “switch line” established In the ruins p-f the ILens suburbs as the -Brillsb continued their inclosing movement. 'Here behind railway embankments and slag heaps, the Germans have established machine gun fortresses, British patrols are keeping closely in touch with the retreating enemy in all 'this section south of the city. W e st of Lens, the difficulties in the way of attacking British, forces are back In a steady stream today de- olare'd 'the German defenders were sorely pressed, and fear the worst. The B ritish now hold all higlj ground in the entire L e n s salient Enem y airm e n are striving frantical ly to solve the riddle of H a ig’s of fensive—w h ere he will strike wit'h his next attack. It is plain from their ef forts they cannot figure w h e ther il will be at Ypres, M essines, Lena. Arras, or Rullecourt. A docum ent taken on a prisoner t o day and exhibited at headquarters confessed th a t the Germ an planes have nearly all been stopped by t?xe B ritish flying corps before they were able to get oyer even their own from A few, however, seem to croes every one in a while and th e re are num erous -hot battles in the air as a FORWARD ! MARCH ! To R ed G ross Concert a t Collini wood Opera House, We< June 27 Stanley < 75c, 50c. ipera House, W e d n esday, th. O rpheus, St. Cecilia, Im isslor Q u a rtette. Adnc slon $1.00, j26-27 LICENSED CHAUFFEUR. •reful driver. ,rs for hire. M rs. DeMel-vllle. leasonahle rates, all 3 4 3 -J. QUALITY. Nothing but all wool, 100 per c can get in our clothes. The style, the fit and workmanship are all ,ranteed. Prices moderate. MearA. Tailor, 2'0 Washington St. tf successfully carried out a raid night, taking a few prisoners. South west of LaBassee, our fire stopped th .0 enemy in an attempted raid”. 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