New Britain Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1915, Page 4

| Were two ihe said Ffhes but Piticers. ntered an- , that of Attor- :of not e court b What she R her she K up the she had ftreet barber h' girl but her little ing school Lafayette the shop, his day they veris. Later festioning, she i0las Coveris | him out to knows about s amovich girl itas, however, “three times, aid, “Costas ou, did he?” however, and pper relations. wrestling here the first | called me.” ' (Costas) do the Ambrose |she claims to peated more (£ her testi- tory to the fite. X 0 tell her.” (Kasamo- nd she told i the witness. O 80 there?” [ by Attorney ‘out why she oney and I } from whom 5 ' Jeni, the or. used Jeni, ‘Evident- n you ‘and well.” of jus- Ehever: way it e Witt. - " Annie Am- iral. occasfons . after go- a4, went to . storekeeper them - an em down ss told of ¥ barber' shop man. ' ‘“clientele did Lawyer Hun- b more clients l'the prosecu- licated. laces she had “named ‘the e, a Beaver IF place. As- ofily at tha [fe' and the the girl. At ey stopped gndy or sat ch, girl thir- leged assault ald Annie. norance. ht her home ts knew noth- ed to her. An- ladmitted that pd the Lafay- She also said j’s mother had er going Lo n Stand. , who, with orth, worked and and told p said the Am- pe man befor> @ later had e police sta- sonie discus- .as to the lo- pssault, Officer he situation. the old Smith ront and a fto the dining from this d in the rear blic hallway shop. Costas A the police feked him out | Nicholas was thop, he was 8. Both girls 2/ hint from Accused. len hat pulled i and with a h about her h took the es at No. 159 same house . She is ten 'second grade ‘Her teacher d if she ever #aw Costas for the first time. used to pass him on the way to school NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1915, . stand and walked across the court v‘oom,ta,npin; Costas and Nicholas Coveri; and Joseph Jeni to show they €‘men she meant. . Called Her “Sweetheart.” The girl said she used to live ver street and there it was on she As she he would say “Hello, Sweetheart "’ she testified. : After moving to Hartford avenue she and. Annie Ambrose visited him on Lafayette street, she said. Asked what Costas did to her the little girl hung her head, bit her hips and final- 1y muttered: "“He did a bad thing.” She told the court that although she couldn’t remember how many times Costas had had improper rela- tions with er, it was more than once. “Did you get money for it?” “Yes, five cents.” “Who was with you?"” ‘““Annie Ambrose.” Turning to Nicholas, Annie said that he approached her last Friday and Wwhen she left him he gave her six eents, ‘“He said come Monday,” the girl declared. Costas gave her five cents, too, she said . In reply o the questions propound- ed to her by Attorney Saxe, Annie said she couldn’t remember how many times she had seen Coveris. She said that a week ago yesterday she went alone to the barber shop and Coveris sald ““Comle in the hall.” Lawyer Saxe tried to trip up the girl and to get her to admit that it was another man and not Nicholas who had assaulted her. ' He had Leon Peltila stand up but Annie insisted that she was not mistaken and that Nicholas was the 8uilty man. She finally decided that she had visited the barber shop on an average of once a week at which times the men had made - improper ad- ;lances. She told her story graphical- y. Chief Sees Identification. Chief Rawlings told of the two girls picking out the three men from among other prisoners in the cell room. They did not hesitate a bit, he sald. With his testimony the statc's case rested. Defense Takes the Stand. ‘Witlr S. A, Porofiros as interpreter the defense put on its witnesses. Leon Pettitas denied ever seeing the Coveris brothers having anything to do with the two girls, altaough he had seen them hanging around two or three times and on one oc- casion had chased them away himself. In his own behalf Nicholas Coveris said he has worked at the Rule Shop for Sixteen or seventeen months and since January 1 he has not missea a day except on February 9, when his machine broke down at 11:30.. That afternoon he went to the Grand in Hartford with Alex Proventus, who substantiated his statement. E. B. Reed, paymaster at the Rule Shop, testified that according to his records Nicholas® has not lost any time ex- cept ‘‘on February 9. Prosecutor Kiétt objected to his testimony on the ‘grounds that it is possible, and ‘nas often been demonstrated, for one man to stamp another man’s card at the factory. Costas Coveris said he has Hved | here four years. He has seen the two girls hanging around Lafayette street on two or three occasions, but never had anything to do with them, other than to chase them away from the barber shop on one occasion. He de- .nied giving them money, having any- thing to do with either of the girls or assaulting them. He also denied ever calling the Kasamovich girl “sweetheart.” Lawyers Plead Their' Cases. Prosecutor Klett scored the defense and picked flaws in the testimony of Costas and Nicholas Coveris, He asked that both be bound over to the next term of the criminal court under heavy bonds, In reply Attorney Hungerford made | light of the state’'s ‘‘uncorroborated | testimony.” He asked Judge Meskill to take jurisdiction and cited an in- stance in the superior court yesterday when Judge Gager sent a Plainville man to jail fer two months for a similar offense. In reference to Costas, Attorney Hungerford de- clared that inasmuch as he did not use any force on her the complaint should have been that of lascivious carriage, for which the penalty is $7 and thirty days. He then painted the girls blackly, referring to the ‘“nasty routes” they ‘have built up where they ply their trade and earn their few coins, He cited extensively from precedent and then concluded. Attorney Saxe also made a strong plea in behalf of his clients, trying to prove that they had given a good alibi. The lawyers for the defense termed the assault a trivial one. Prosecutor Klett objected to this. Probably Causc Found, Judge Meskill found probable cause and bound both Costas and Nicholas Coveris over to the June term of the superior court under bonds of $1,000 each. Attorney Hungerford object- ed to this bond, saying that it means imprisonment for his clients. “I'm sorry,” said the judge, but as he had reduced the bond from $1,500 he did not think he was justified in lowering it any more. Jeni Case Monday. The case against Joseph Jeni was continued until .9 o'clock Monday morning. SWEARING AT PLAYGROUND, Chairman Edward H. Prior of the public amusement commission wishes { it understood that the remarks of { Commissioner John F. Meehan of the board of finance and taxation made at the meeting last night did not re- fer to the language used by boys at the Landers playground during the daytime. Mr. Meehan did not in- tend that his remarks should be con- strued in that light, saylng that the $he replied 1n the identifi- £ the witness language to which he objected was ALLIES GONTINUE T0 PUSH FORWARD IN CHAMPAGNE REGION (Continued From First Page.) (Continued From First Page.) to be reliable authority, source is responsible for The the said same has been sent to an unknown destina- tion. An unnamed officer high.# the Bulgarian army is quoted as saying: “These troops would be useful in an advance on Adrianople.” 3,000,000 Men German Losses. Paris, March 6, 4:30 p. m.—An of- ficial note issued by the French press bureau declares that the German losses since the beginning of hostili- ties in killed, wounded, sick and pris- oners reaches the enormous total of 3,000,000 men. ' This calculation is based on the known casualties in ten German regiments. Cleared of Mines. Paris, March 6, 4:25 a. m.—The Dardanelles now has been cleared of mines as far as Chanak Kalesi, about a third of the distance through the straits, says a Tenedo despatch of March § to the Petit Parisien. The mine workers are working under the protection of the allied warships, which are keeping up a steady bom- bardment of the forts on the Euro- pean side. POLICE STILL HOPE TO SOLVE MYSTERY Are Satisfied With Way Zebris Case Is Progressing—Detective Here Again, Before many weeks it probable that there will be some big developments in the Zebris murder case that of late has ceased to inter- est the public. Today Chief Rawl- ings said that there is nothing to give out as vet, but he, and the members of the detective force working on the case, are ‘‘highly satisfied” wita the way things have developed. ’ Nothing will come to a head for some time, however, is the opinion expressed by the chief of police here. This morning one of the members of the state police who was very ac- tive here at the time of the murder again visited the city and during court this morning Detective Sergeant Sam- uel Bamforth was called oat by what' Prosecutor Klett, in explaining' “hi¥ absence to the court, termed ‘4m- portant business.” It is assumed that it was in connection h the murder. Matthew Malinowski, who has been working with the detectives on the case, has been out of the city for a couple of weeks running down clues. MORE HIGH OFICIALS To Be Heard at Freight Rate Hearing of Western Railroads. Chicago, March 6.-—More high officials of wesetrn railroads were to be heard before Interstate Commerce Comimissioner W. M. Danielg today in support of the claim of the western roads that higher freight rates are riecessary on certain commodities. Benjamin F. Bush, president of the Missouri Pacific road, was ready to resime his testimony, in which he held that many of the forty-one western roads which are jointly pe- titioning for higher rates are not only unable to pay dividends but are in nced of new capital for betterments. James . Lusk, one of the res ceivers of the St. Louis and San Fran- o railroad, was to follow. After the general argument is completed, the question of rates on the special commodities involved is to be con- sidered in det: TALK ON WAR, Former Correspondent’ With Allics Will Tell of His Ex])crl(‘ng:c.& Next Friday evening, Dr. Peten MacQueen, Fellaw of the' Royal Geo. graphical society of London and war correspondent with the allies in Bel- gium and France from August, 1914, to January, 1915, will give an interest- ing and instructive ijllustrated lecture on “The Great Kuropean War” in the auditorium of Trinity Methodist Epis- copal church under the auspices of the Methodist Brotherhaod. He will show about two hundred pictures taken on the battlefields, and amid the ruins of war in Belgium and France, and give his lecture on the causes, conditions and consequences of the most stupendous war in his- to: This is the last of the Meth- odist Brotherhood entertainment and lecture course. WANTS BILL COLLECTED. Manly calls are made on the safety board but yesterday was the first time that anyone called upon the members to collect a personal bill for them. An unknown Italian visited Chairman Al- ling and told him he had loaned John Hackett, of Kensington, $6 a long time ago and when he demanded payment { the suburbanite merely laughed. He wants the safety board to secure the payment for him. . KENILWORTH BALL MARCH 17, Further plans for the annual Kenil- | worth ball on March 17 have been made. The decorating will be done | by a Hartford concern and Judd’s or- chestra will furnish music. Dancing will be continued until 1 o’clock the following morning. TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION. TO RENT-—Five rooms, large lot, used after dark and after the play ground had closed. 220 Kensington avenue. Tel, 1312-3, 3-6-dix statement that the Kostendil division | BULLETIN ISSUED TODAY IS PRAISED | W. B. Moore Given Contract for Or- ganization of Chamber of Com- merce in Danbury. The first issue of the Chamber of Commerce Bulletin was printed today and was given much praijse by mem- bers of the chamber and others who saw It. Owing to the number of activities of the chamber, it was nec- essary in the first issue to treat all subjects briefly and omit some entire- ly. It is believed the next issue will prove a better example of what the Bulletin will be in the future. It was announced this afternoon that the meeting of the Mercantile bureau to hear the report of the com- mittee on uniform hours and prac- tices will be held Wednesday evening of next week instead of Thursday morning at 10 o’clock as previously announced. W. W. Leland, the chair- man of the committee, will read the report. Preparations are being made for the organization of the industrial and the traffic bureaus of the chamber and it is expected this work will be completed by the close of this month. W. B. Moore, the organizer, has been given the contract for the or- ganization of a Chamber of Commerce in Danbury and will begin his work there the latter part of this month. A meeting of the committee on street railway extension will be held some time next week to consider a bill introduced in the loglsl&fnre by the New Britain Tramway company asking for rights for a new trolley line through the northwest section of the city. _— REAL ESTATE REVIEW. Fifteen Transfers of Property Re- corded With City Clerk This Week. The following is a list of property transfers recorded with the city clerk this week: , Annie Cantor et al, to Sarah Abel, d and buildings on Willow street. Vibberts Land company to Tony Satalino, land on Lenox street. Charles E. Collins, trustee, to Ed- win Ellis estate, land on Schultze and Stanley streets. Estate of Emeline E. Bassette to August Swanson, land and buildings on Buel street. Fred’ B. Dunham te William N. Dunbam, land in Berlin, Southington and New Britain. Vibberts Land company to B. A. Fernonzini, land on Dix avenue. Gustave Weber et al, to Joseph Ibitz, land and buildings on Whitman street. Hart Real Estate company to Eric U. Carlson, land and buildings on Hamilton street. Jesse Stanley to William T. Sloper, land. and buildings on Lexington street. | Otto Anderson et al. to H. Humphrey, land and build Griswold street. Bodwell Land company to William Gosse, land on Allen street. Joseph Raculski to Frank Mogelin- cky, land on .Grove street. John A. Karbonik et al,, to Ellen G. Cray, land on Schultze and Stanley streets. ' Edmund Schilling et al., to Peter Cenci, land and buildings on Ellis street; 5 Inez Fr Griswold et al, to Axel F. Nelson, land on Harrison street. la Dayton 35 on Y. M. C. A. NOTES. South Church Wins—Boy Scout Social —Beale to Give Talk. The South church team won anoth- er game in the basketball series of the Boys' Church Athletic association this morning, defeating St. Mark’s team by the score of 36 to 8. The score at the end of the first half was 12 to 0. The Baptist five showed much better form today than in previous games, defeating the Methodists by a score of 21 to 4. The score at the end of the first half was 8 to 2. Boy Scout troops-1, 4 and 7 had a social last evening in the boy's depart- ment of the Y. M. C. A. Deputy Scout Commissioner R. E. Ellis, of Spring- field, was the guest of the evening J. E. Beale, of 428 West Main street, will give a talk at the Y. M. C. A. at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon on the British merchant marine. Mr. Beale has sailed all the seas and is familiar with both the merchant marine and the British navy. ' The next entertainment at the Y. M, C. A. will be given Tuesday evening by Hettie Walton and Joseph Mexo, | musical specialists. Hettie Walton sings, plays the zither, and gives pianologues. Joseph Mexo is a singer and impersonator. The last entertainment will be given in April by the Y. M. C. A. orchestra. PRIESTS REACH NEW YORK. New York, March 6.—Thirteen priests of the Roman Catholic faith, driven, they said, from Vera Cruz by Venustiano Carranzo reached New York today on their way to Spain, aboard the steamer Montevideo. An- other passenger was the Rev. Charles W. Currier, Episcopal bishop of Ma- tanzas, who had resigned his office on account of ill health and will go to Washington. ATTORNEY FOGARTY TO SPEAK. Attorney Willlam H. Fogarty of Hartford will be the speaker of the evening at the meeting of St. Jos- eph’s Holy Name soclety tomorrow | evening. Attorney Fogarty is known as one of the most elogquent mem- bers of the bar in Hartford county and it is expected that a large crowd will attehd to hear him. A musical program wlill be given. OBTAINS HER DIVORCE, Judge Case yesterday granted a decree of divorce to Mrs. Anna Pre- gent of this city, from her husband, Moses Pregent, who deserted her in | September of 1911. She was gaig0 | given the custody of her two chijj- lmHP, | at 12:30 P. M., of the 300 mile | test. | race. dren. Ewvents Tonight at the Russwin “David Harum' Lyceum. Vaudevile and moving pictures at Keeney's. Moving pictures at Fox's. Meeting of Vega Benefit society at 59 Arch street. Meeting of Chamberlain council, Jr. 0. U. A, M. Meeting of Burritt Grange, No. 39, Patrons of /Hushandry, at 242 Main street. Dutch supper in rooms of Court Friendly club. Meeting of New Britain Tent, No. 38, Knights of the Maccabees, in K. of C. hall. POINTS SHOTGUN AT . STATE POLICEMEN Held in Oliver White of Daniclson $2,000 ¥For Superior Court For Threatcning Officers. Danielson, March ¢.—It was the experience of three state police offi- cers to be held up at the point of a shotgun last night. The man who held them up, and who had been sub- dued through strategy by the officers, Oliver White, admitted to the judge in the town court today that he had been ‘‘a bit too quick” and ‘“had lost his head.” The officers, Robert W, Bridgman, Wheeler and Jackson had gone to White’s place in an automobile to raid it for cider. They had taken flve barrels out of the cellar and loaded them into a wagon when White ap- peared with a shotgun and threatened to shoot them all. The officers backed up to the automobile and while one of them fooled about the crank in an effort to start it Wheeler worked his way to the rear of White's position and then leaped upon him. White's gun contained a shell and he had another one in his hand. On the charge of attempting to shoot ‘Wheeler, the defendant was held in $2,000 for the superior court. . City ltems { et 28 ' Engine Company No. 3 was called out at 1:06 this afternoon to a dump fire on Farmington avenue. Mrs. James Sheridan and daughter, Miss Katherine, of Stanley street, have returned from a trip New York. About $30 was realized by the local to | Zionist societies on the Flag day held last Sunday. This money will go to the National Zionist fund. All members of the Daughters of America intending to attend the fun- eral of Mrs. Sarah Wilson in Bristol Sunday will please leave on 1:22 car from center. The Portland Luther league will render a program before the local Luther league at its meeting in the Swedish Lutheran church next Thursday evening. Mr, and Mrs. Aaron W. Carlson, of 70 Fairview -street, are the proud parents of bouncing twin sons, born last night. Mr. Carlson is secretary of the I. Porter company and a member of the city hall commission. As there was no quorum present vesterday the scheduled meeting of the New Britain Milk Dealers’ asso- clation was postponed. The whole- sale prices as established by the dairy- men are delivered milk six cents per quart, called for five and one-half cents per quart. New spring hats. M. Seibert.—advt. Company I indoor baseball team defeated the Pioneers last night by a score of 17 to 16. Lipetz of Company I made a home run in the ninth in- ning with two men on bases, winning the game. A man too drunk to give his name was arrested on Church street by Offi- cer John J. King at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mrs. Jacob, Baumgartner has been engaged to direct the rehearsals of the cast which is to present the play 1934 under the auspicés of the Working Girls' club. The piece is to be put on early in April and the young ladies are working diligently to make it a success. At the hospital it is said that thera 'is but little improvement in the condi- tion of Gustav Hart of Church street, who was struck by a Hartford bound dinkey two weeks ago tonight. E A daughter was born today at the New Britaln General hospital to Mr. and Mrs. James Murray, of 253 South Main street. VANDERBILT CUP RACE. To Be Held at Panama-Pacific FEx- position Today. San Francisco, March 6.—After final practice spins around the four- Panama-Pacific Exposition course early today, thirty-two driv- ers awaited the signal for the start Van- derbilt cup automobile race, post- poned Feb, 22, on account of rain. With ideal weather and a track said to be in perfect condition, motor enthusiasts expected a gruelling con- Ralph de Palma and Harry Grant have each won two Vanderbilt cup races and the contest between them for the possession of the trophy was expected to be close. Barney Oldfield, Eddie Pullen, Louis Disbrow, Bob Burman, D. Resta and Caleb Bragg are among the other experts in the Besides the first prize of $3,000 and the trophy, the other prizes offered total $4,500. STRICT ECONOMY IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT ceded to Keep Expenditures Within Amount of Last Year's Bill Extended by Congress, ‘Washington, March 6.—Chairman Moon, of the house postal committee author of the railway mail pay pro- visions, which caused the failure of the postal bill in the last congress, wrote Postpaster General Burleson today thatonly strict economy would kecp postal expenditures within the amount of last year's bill, wh{ch was extended by joint resolution of both houses. “I am very sorry,” wrote Represen- tative Moon, “to intimate to you, even that if you should go beyond the ap- propriation to give you relief. The time has come when practical sub- sidies, which in the form of law, have fastened themselves on the rublic service, particularly the postal service, should end, and I know you hdve been and are doing all that is within your power to put an end to them.” Representative Moon explained that the curtailed appropriation would necessitate limiting the rural delivery service and would prevent any in- crease in the postal force as well as any promotions. “The general business depression, owing to unsettled conditions brought about by the European war” sald he, “have produced a great shortage in the revenues from first class mail matter and the next flscal year, I am certain, will show a large deficit in the past office department. DEATHS AND FUNERALS. Mrs. Maria C. Johnson. The funeral of Maria C. Johnson was held at 3:30 o'clock this after- noon form her late home at 65 Rocky Hill avenue. Dr. 8. G. Ohman officiated and interment took place in Fairview. The pall bearers were John Nord- man, John Sandberg,. Adolph Ander- son, John Ivarson, W. F. Falk and Ludwig Carlson. J. E. Dean. Tomorrow morning at 9 o’'clock the funeral 'of J. E. Dean, Cottage Place, will be held from his late home, Rev. J. E. Adams officlating. The body will then be taken on the 10:20 train for Torrington where interment will take place. Mr. Dean was sixty-three years of age and died as the result of an operation. He is survived only by his wife. PRIZE CATTLE SHOT. Herd Valued at $40,000 Infected With Hoof and Mouth Disease. Camden, N. J., Mar. 6.-—A herd of prize cattle valued at $40,000, which had been found to be hopelessly in- fected with the foot and ‘mouth dis- ease, was shot today on the farm of Ephraim T. Gill, at Haddonfi¢ld, near here. Among the herd was a $12,000 bull, that had taken many prizes. The owner of the herd sald he would place this animal in a separate grave, bury the blue ribbons he won with him and erect a monument to his memory. The herd was killed by government inspectors who shot them in a b'g trench. TO ARREST HORN. U. S. Marshal and Deputy Leave Port- land for Machias, Me. Portland, Me.,, March 6.—United States Marshal Wilson and a deputy left today for Machias, where tomor- row they will arrest Warner Horn, the German who attempted to destroy the international railway bridge at Vanceboro. As there is no Sunday train out of Mgzchias, Horn will be kept in jail un- til Monday, when he will be taken to Bangor for arraignment before the United States commissioner in that city. FIRE IN BROOKLYN THEATER. New York, March 6.—An alarm of fire was turned in this afternoon from the Grand Opera House in Brooklyn while a matinee was in progress, Thc fire, which was due to defective in- sulation of electric wires, was trifiing and was extinguished without dif- ficulty. No one in the house knew, it was said, that there had been a fire. AGE BILL DEFEATED. Austin, Tex., March 6.—-A resolu- tion for a constitutional amendment for woman suffrage was defeated by the Texas house of representatives to- day, ninety for to thirty-two against, The resolution needed ninety-four votes to pass under the two-thirds rule. SUFF FOUND DEAD IN BED. Tulsa, Okla., March 6.—Thomas E. Scrogg, former congressman from the fifth district in Ohio, was found dead here today in bed at his hotel. Heart failure is belleved to have caused his death. He came to Tulsa ten years ago. ALLLOWANCES AUTHORIZED. ‘Washington, Margh 6.—Allowances to lumber companfes for switching between a mill and trunk line railroad of $2 a car for one mile or less, and $3 per car for over one mile and up to three miles, from the junction, were authorized today by the inter- supplemental order in the tap line case. LOCKOUT OF 900 LATHERS, Chicago, March 6.—Suspension of building operations in Chicago is said to be threatened by a lockout af 900 lathers, which was declared by con- tractors today as their reply to a de- STEAMER LATOURAINE AFIRE AT SEA 1.200 MILES WEST OF HAVRE (Continued From First Page.) Cecile Wettach, Bainbridge, Mass.; Louls Gautrand, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Mrs. Agnes Craib, Miss Helen Cralb, Havana; Simon Treault, Montreal; Simpson, New Haven; Edmond Fra- vel, Montreal; Benoit Delpuech, New York; Eugene Mozet, S8an Francisco; Joseph L. Maurer, New York: Emile Pares, New York; Mrs, Alice O, L. Andrews, Boston; Master Ralph An- drews, Boston; Francois Repusseau, New York; Wood Fosdick, New York; ' Robert Alphonse, New York clty; Raymond Rolf Swoboda, New York; Paul Faguet, general agent Frengh line, New York. Physiclans and Nurses, Also the following physiclans and nurses bound from the French hospi- tal in New York city to the American Ambulance in Paris: Dr. John 8. Irwin, Dr. W. J, Brad- dock, Dr, A. O, Jimines. The Misses Florence Gordon, Xu- genia H. Lyons, Mollle MecGrath, Dorothy O’'Connell, Victoria Franc- fort, Cathlyn O'Hanlon, Ellen O'Han- lcn, Alina Marie McCormick, Nellie Burdette Parsons and Beda L. Peter- son, and Thomas J. Burke, Jr., all nurses, Miss Havana; Jules Ralph Croew Numbers 200. The crew numbered approximately 200. The vessel is under command , of Captain Caussin, it was said, with M. Gaillard as second captain. Two wireless operators, Messrs. Sagot and Vidmment, were aboard. Stored away in the vessel's hold was a cargo, the nature of which caused keen apprehension as to the vessel's fate when it became known that a fire was raging abbard Chief of the big carga were 4,504 cases of carf. ridges destined for belligerent Eures pean nations. Apprehension is Aroused. The knowledge that this highly dangerous cargo was aboard caused apprehension that in the event . of flames reaching the shipment, the vessel would be blown to atoms. Wireless stations along the Atlantie’ seaboard directed vain queries 3 through the air to the burning ship and the littie fleet of rescuers re- ported to be around her It was thought the wireless plants aboard those steamers were too weak to send back their answers across the long span. All news of the Touraine's fate, it was thought, would have to, come from the other side of the Af- lantic, Officials Not Notified. Officials of the line in this city were without information as to the veesel's plight. They had heard the repori that her passengers and crew were safe, but had no verification there- of. * LaTouraine was Theavily loaded when she steamed out of the har- bor here last Saturday. In addition to the 4,694 cases of cartridges, she carried 139 rapid-fire guns and a var. jed assortment of supplies for the al- lies, both foodstuffs and clothing. Twelve hundred tons of her cargo consisted of uniforms, cloth for uni- forms, sweaters and socks for sol- diers in the trenches There were 1,500 cases of machinery aboard, well as many hundred wagon wheels, and 275 bars of silver. Shortly after 1 o'clock it was an- nounced at the Jloeal offices of the line that no information as to 'h-' steamer was expected until Monds and the offices were not closed for the usual Saturday half day holidayey Simpson Not Identified, New Haven, March 6.—Ralph Simp- son, a bank clerk in this city, who was at his desk today said he knew of no other Ralph Simpson in New Haven whose name appears in the passenger list of the steamer Touraine Inguiry among those who have the family name of Simpson fails to iden- tify the steamer passenger. Steam- ship line agents here had no bookings on the Touraine. On Way to Join Her Husband, Lynn, Mass., March 6.-—Mrs. Alice Andrews of this city, who with Ner son Ralph, were among the passengers of the steamer LaTouraine, was on her way to join her husband, Edward E. Andrews, who is employed by the French government as an automobile demonstrator. Mr. Andrews left for Paris last fall and last week cabled his wife to join him. She left the home of her brothers here, on February 26. AUGHTER, March 6.—A Adel- FREED OF MAN Rochester, N. H. charge of manslaughter against bert Lyte, the night watchman shot Walter Marison, a student, the night of March 2, was dismissed after a hearing today Lyte testified that Marison was trylug to rob the of- fice of the Gonic Manufacturing com- pany when he was killed. who on SKIPPER FALLS OVERBOARD, March 6—Charles a well known fishing fleet, gill netting Thateher's after being by others of Gloucester, Mass R. Nickerson, formerly skipper of the local fel overboard form the steamer Medomak, of Island and died soon taken from the water the crew. ANOTHER SLIDE OF EARTH. Panama, Mar. 6.—The Panama canal has been closed to all but the lighter draft ships by a rapid slide of ecarth from the top of the Culebra mand for higher wages. Cut, at a point north of Gold hill