New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1915, Page 1

f HERALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS | PRICE THREE CENTS. *NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, ~ CABINET DISCUSSES AUSTRIAN ANSWER T0 ANCONA NOTE Gravity of Situation Between Vienna and Washington Remains Unchanged CRISIS MAY BE SAID NOT T0 BE IN ITS FINAL STAGE ¢ Diplomatic Relations, Although in Danger of Being Broken Off, Not Likely 1o Be Discontinued, at Least, Before There Has Another Exchange of Notes With the Dual Been Monarchy. Washington, Dec. 17.—Austria’s re- , ply to Secretary Lansing’s note on the Ancona, received during the night, laid today before President Wil- and discussed W, son ahd the cabinet more than an hour. The gravity of the situation caused by Austria’s rejoinder to the American demands, which is considered evasive, unsatisfactory and unacceptable, re- mained unchanged. Minor Points Not Clear. The next step will not be decided upon until some minor points not clear in the official text are checked up. The apparent discrepancies are not important and may be due to transmission or translation from the state department code, but they will be cleared up before another move is made. Secretary Lansing said after the' cabinet meeting that he did not know when the official text of the note would be given out for publication and that it certainly would not be made public until he had an oppor- tunity to study it carefully and at length. U. 8. to Send Another Note. Diplomatic relations, although 1n @anger of being broken off, are not likely to be discontinued, at least, | before there has been another ex- change of notes with Vienna and so6'[' the crisis may be said, not to be in its final stage. Another note setting out why the United States cannot ac- cept Austria’s reply will go forward before the situation takes on a more seftled aspect. Meanwhile there are some hopes and even hints of informal negotia- tions which might smooth out the | troubled situation. The frequent calls of Baron Zwiedinek, the Austrian charge at the state department give some color to discussion along that line, and thHose who expect that at the end the differences will be adjusted, count on the influence of Berlin to counsel Vienna to avoid a break. Not to Effect Honeymoon. So far as was apparent today the | situation has not affected President ‘Wilson’s plans for going on his honey- moon journey after his wedding to- morrow night. A despatch from Ambassador Pen- field, evidently delayed in transmis- sion, was received just ahead of the note. It said the reply had been de- jivered to him by the Vienna foreign office Wednesday at noon and that he j had immediately forwarded it to ‘Washington. 1,000 Words Long. The note as received here is about 1,000 words long. The translators were put to work at once to have the text ready in time for Secretary Lan- sing to take to the cabinet meeting at 11 o'clock. When the cabinet met, however, ranslators were still at work decoding he note and the text was not avail- pble. " \ Sent to Lansing. '+he translators finished their work biowever, while the cabinet was in assion, and a state department mes- f-enger brought the note to the White House. It at once was sent in to Secretary Lansing. » Comment From Faris. Paris, Dec. 17, 5:06 a. m.—“Wa shall be very much astonished if the American government does not reply 10"the Austrian note by simply in- tructing Ambassador Penfleld to ask ffor his passports and by handing his } assports to the Austrian charge at AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO. Washington, Dec. 17.—Henry Pra- her Fletcher, now ambassador to “hile, was nominated by President ilson today for ambassador to Mex- a. Elisto Arredondo, already has een appointed Mexican ambassador the United States, and Mr. Flet- o5 nomination today restores dip- binatic relations between the two puntries, broken off nearly three cars. [ERBIAN OFFICIALS AT ATHENS. is, Dec, 17, 9:35 a. m.—The ar- al at Athens yesterday og A. Nick- llitch, president of the Serbian Na- fonal assembly; M. Trifomovitch, for- fer premier: several former cabinet .mbers and a number of members E the Serbian assembly is reported Jo H:e Havas correspondent at the breek capital. The Serbians sreport t the sufferings of their people dur- the retreat of the army hefore the were indescribable. CITY IS FOURTEENTH IN GIVING TO FUND Generosity of New Britain’s Citizens Manifested in Giving Money for Relief of Belgians. New Britain’s citizens’ generosity in | donating money to the Belgian Relief Fund has been such that this city now stands fourteenth in the Connec- ticut cities and towns which have contributed. Mrs. George S. Talcott and Charles F. Smith are the two largest individual donors, each having contributed $100. A. F. Corbin, Rob- ert S. Brown, Martha A. Parsons and | “A Friend” have each given $25 into the fund and Mrs. F. G. Platt las given $20 as has the Persian-Assyrian Mission of the South Congregational church. Other follows: local contributors are as “A Friend,” $15; E. N. Stan- ley, $10; H. L. Platt,’$10; “A Friend,” $10; Mrs. Philip B. Stanley, $10; Mrs. Marcus White, $5; Mrs. Charles Elliott Mitchell, $5; Mrs. Robert N. Peck, $5; A. N. Lewtis, $5; E. M. Whit- man, $5; ‘“Number Thre $5; St. Mark’s Parish, $3.02; Mrs. ®. W. Cooper, $2; ‘“Anonymous,” $2; Mrs. H. Hoffman, $1 Miss Ella F. Hoffman, $1; total, $434.02. All contributions which are for the relief of the war-stricken and homeless Belgians will be gratefully received by Charles C. Russ, care of the Hartford Trust company, Hart- ford and forwarded to .the national headquarters. GOURT REFUSES T0 DROP DAMAGE SUIT Bluefield Steamship Co., Asks $15,000,000 from United Fruit Concern. Philadelphia, Dec. 17.—Judge Thompson, in the federal district court today overruled a motion to dis- miss the suit of the Blue flelds Steam- ship Co., Limited against the United Fruit company for $15,000,000 dam- ages. The steamship company, which in the hands of a receiver, is controlled by the Fruit concern. The receiver for the Blueflelds Company charged that the fruit company con- | ducted the affairs of the steamship | company.in.such-a manner as to cause : a less of $5,000,000 in its banana business, and he asked triple damages undér the Sherman anti-trust law. The receiver alleged the fruit com- | pany’s object in ruining the business | of the Bluefield’'s concern was to se- cure for itself a monopoly of the banana importing business in the Uni- ted States. i The suit was entered several years ago and the trial has been in pro- gress six weeks. After the court made its ruling the defense began presenting its side of the case. BELGIAN RELIEF STEAMER BEACHED Levenpool in Sinking Condition on English Coast As Result of Striking Mine, London, Dec. 17, 12:35 p. m.—The Belgian relief committee’s steamer Levenpool, from New York for Rot- terdam, has been beached on the English east coast in a sinking con- dition as a result of striking a mine. The Levelpool, a British steamer of 4,844 tons gross and 376 feet long, was built in 1911 and is owned in West Hartlepool. She sailed from New York, November 24, arrived at Fal- mouth on December 11 and was to proceed thence to Rotterdam. New York, Dec. 17.—The Levenpool carried a mixed cargo of foodstuffs for the Belgians valued at $1,400,000. It is fully insured so that neither the commission for the relief of Belgium nor contributors to the cause will sustain any loss. UPHOLDS PRIVY COUNCILLORS. London, Dec, 17, 11:36 a. m.—The attempt to deprive Sir Edgar Speyer and Sir Ernest Cassel of membership mn the privy council, on account of their German birth, has been defeated. The lord chief justice, Baron Read- ing, who has had the matter under advisement since arguments were con- ciuded a month ago, delivered his judgment today. He declared S8ir Fdgar and Sir Ernest, as naturalized British subjects had all the rights and privileges of British born subjects and therefore were entitled to be members of the privy council. $4,000 FIRE AT HARTFORD. Hartford, Dec. 17.—Principally due able to reach the scene in time owing able to reach the scene in time odiwng to the deep snow, a two family ten- ement at No. 162 Clark street was de- stroyed by fire today. Both families were driven into the street without being able to save much of their property. A defective furnace is be- lived to have caused the blaze. The loss was about $4,000. REP. BUCHANAN ABSENT. ‘Washington, Dec. 17.—Rep. chanan did not appear before the house judiclary committee today to substantiate his impeachment charges against United States Attorney Mar- shall of New York, and the commit- tee will give him another opportun- ity after the holidays. Bu- NEW BRITAIN HERALD 1915 —_TWENTY-TWO PAGES. HERALD “ADS” BETTER BUSI ESTABLISHE | MONTENEGRINTOW TAKENBY AUSTRIANS Bielopolje Falls Before Drive of Francis Joseph’s Forces |RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPULSED e Minor Operations Recorded Along Western Front—30,000 Italians Re- ported to Be in Albania—Krupp Gun Demolished. | i | The city of Bjelopolje, in Eastern Montenegro, has been captured, Ber- ! Jin announces. The Austrians took the place by storm in continuation of their drive against the Montenegrins and such Serbian forces as are still in the field. Russian attacks against the Ger- 1aan lines in the northern lake region held by Field Marshal Von Hlndel:\- burg’s forces were repulsed, Berlin declares, with heavy Russian losses. SCHOOLMA’M THROWN INTO DRIFT OF SNOW Principal of Osgood Hill School Eject- ed From Sleigh Which Strikes Rut After Skidding. Three teachers of the Osgood Hill school Were enjoying their usual morning sleighride from the city to the school yesterday morning when their song was rudely inter- rupted. One of the number was | missing. A scream was heard from a nearby snowbank and Miss Inez Henry, principal of the school, emerg- ed appearing like a snow woman. The sleigh had struck a rut after skidding and had thrown Miss Henry from the seat. The driver, amiable under all conditions—who ever knew “Jim” White to get ruffled >—oblig- ingly hopped from his seat and tricated Miss Henry from her dicament, none the worse for experience., On account of the heavy snowstorm early in the week, the school au- thorities have engaged a sleigh to take the teachers to the school each | morning and return them to the city | in the evening. Minor operations along the western front in France are recorded by Ber- lin. Paris mentlons only bomb fight- ing, artillery exchanges and patrol cncounters, Montcnegrin Report. Paris, Dec, 16, 9:35 p, m.—The foi- lowing official Montenegrin communi- cation was received here today: At dawn of December 14 the Aus- trians directed a general attack at all our positions in the Sanjak. At nightfall our advance guard troops had to retire north of Chapovre and Bielo. In the direction of Ipek- Rozai, the enemy, after several days tighting, succeeded in occupying Rozai. “Along the other fronts there was infantry firing.” French Official Report. Paris, Dec. 17, 4:14 p. m.—The French war office this afternoon gave out a report on the progress of hos- tilities reading as follows: “In Belglum there has been fight- ing with bombs in the sector of The Dunes. To the south of the Fort of Givenchy and between the Somme and the Oise there have been some encounters between patrols. “In the Champagne district, at a point to the east of the Butte De Nes- mil a bombardment of our trenches was checked by return fire from our batteries. “In Loraine there has been fairly spirited artillery exchanges along the front between Nomeny and Aulnois.” 30,000 Ttalians in Albania. Paris, Dec. 17, 4:45 a. m.—The Milan correspondent of the Journal says it is estimated there are 30,000 italian troops in Avlona, Albania, while the Avlona position is hardly favorable for an offensive movement, he says, the expedition may be re- garded as the starting point of opera- tions on a large scale. Krupp Gun Demolished. Rome, Dec. 17, Via. Paris, 5 a. m.— A correspondent of the Idea Nazionale telegraphs from the front that one of the famous Krupp 42 centimeter guns was brought from Germany re- cently and placed in position before Rovereto. The gun was fired fifteen times without doing any damage, he says, and then the Italians located it and demolished it with a few well rlaced shells. Taking Prisoners to Camp. ‘Marseilles, France, Dec. 17, 4:55 a. m.—Seven hundred and fifty Bul- garian, German and Austro- Hun- garian officers taken prisoner by the Serbs ana forty thousand soldiers captured in Serbia, arrived here dur- ing the night on their way to a con- centration camp. Greek Quarters Transferred. Paris, Dec. 16, 9:10 p. m.—A Tiavas despatch from Athens says that following the withdrawal of troops from the district between Saloniki and 1he Serbian border, the headquarters of the Greek army has been trans- ferred to Kozhani, fifty-five miles southeast of Monastir. The third Greek corps has been ordered to Caterini and the fifth corps to Nigrita. One regiment of engineers and one of artillery remain at Saloniki. Turkish Officlal Report, Constantinople, Dec. 16, Via. Lon- don, Dec. 17, 3:43 a. m,—The Turkish war office today gave out the follow- ing statement concerning the pro- gress of hostilities: “Irak front (Mesopotamia): There bhas been intermittent infantry and ar- tillery combats near Kut-El-Amara. ‘When approaching some portions of a fortified place our troopss detected underground mines, which they ex- ploded. On December 14, near Kut- El-Amara, our troops captured four lighters laden with timber. Allied Cruiser Hit, “Dardanelles front: Near Seddul Bahr the enemy fired some three thousand shells against our center without important results. On the night of the fifteenth two enemy transport vessels discharging cargoes i-Burnu were driven off by our . An enemy cruiser which bombarded our right wing from Sud- | dul Bahr was hit by four shells from our artillery and withdrew. Yester- day our artillery shot down an enemy il aeroplane.” RUSSIAN WARSHIPS RAZED U. 3. BUILDING Turks Charge Torpedo Boats Destroyed Structure FI, ing American Flag. Berlin, Dec. 17, by wireless to Say- ville.—The charge that Russian war- ships several months ago destroyed a building flying the American flag is made in an official publication of the Turkish government, the Overseas News Agency announced today. The statement, dealing with various alle- gations of violations of international law by enemies of Turkey, follows: “The Turkish government has pub- lished reports concerning violations of international law by the enemy. Among them are the following: “On July 16 and 17 enem rmen shelled the hospital at Havouzlou- Dortnop. “Turkish prisoners were treated in- humanely by the French and Bgitish and forced to asmst in front of the works near Seddul Bahr. “The enemy fired with peaceful inhabitants Karasi, Asiatic Turkey. July 5 Russian torpedo boats destroyed a United States building fly- ing the United States flag at Port machine of Di- DOUBLE DIVORCE SUIT ON TODAY | Carter and Elton Family Troubles Ex- | pected to Be Aired in Superior Court This Afternoon. (Spectal to the Herald) Hartford, Dec. 17.—It is expected that the divorce suits of Esther A. Johnson Carter against Irving B. Car- ter and Edwin H. Elton vs. Veronica S. Stone Elton would net be reached until late this afternoon in the su- perior court, Judge Joseph P. Tuttle presiding. The Carter and Elton families cre- ated a stir some time ago when, it is alleged, Mr. Carter, a Plainville resident, eloped with Mrs. Elton a Bristol woman. It is alleged that not once but twice did they disap- pear together. Others cases scheduled to come be- fore the court are as follows: Louise Estelle Roberts vs, Edmund Peter Roberts. Louise M. Groat Groat. Fred B. Dyson vs. Lillian H. Dyson. The above three cases are from New Britain. vs. Robert T. ITALIAN STEAMER SUNK. Porto Said Sent to Bottom—Sailed Trom Genoa NOvember 17. London, Dec. 17, 10:10 a. m.—The Ttalian steamer Porto Said has been sunk, it is announced here. The Porto Said had a gross ton- nage of 5,167. According to the latest records of her movements she railed from Genoa November 17 for Alexandria. MURDERERS ELECTROCUTED. ‘Worthy Tooley and Ludwig Marquardt Put to Death at Sing Sing. Ossining, N. Y., Dec. 17.—Worthy Tooley, of Athens, N. Y., and Ludwig Marquardt of Kingston, N. Y., mur- derers, were put to death by elec- tricity at Sing Sing prison this morn- ing. Tooley murdered John Hallen- beck at Athens last year; Marquardt killed Mrs. Nellie Paulis of Kingston. Tooley was almost cheerful as he sat in the chair. *“Good bye,” he called. “If this does any one any geod I am glad I am going.” e EATHER Hartford, Dec. Vartford and vicinity night and probabl Rising temperature, aturday. | | tween organized ! toward peace. The best kind of peace ( league territory for years. The con- | Unitea States ambassador i he will embark on the steamer MAGNATES GATHE 10 DISCUSS PEACE Dreyfuss Says He Went, Saw and | Conquered IS HOPEFUL| JOHNSON Al Members of Bascball Party at New York Meeting Appear Optim- istic Over Outcome of Situation | Among Different Leagues. New York, Dec. 17.—Barney Drey- fuss, owner of the Pittsburg Nation- als, returned today from his confer- ence with the American league magnates at Chicago, and declarcd that there will not only be peace be- and independent baseball interests, but that it will “be the best kind of peace.” Dreyfuss was in a jovial mood when he reached the hotel where the tional league magnates are holding | their meeting. He said: “I went, I saw, I conquered.” In other words I | accomplished everything I attemptal coming.” The American league men | arrived shortly after 10 o'clock. In the party were President John- son of the league, Charles A. Comis- key, president of the Chitago clu J. J. Lannin, president of the Boston Americans; Col. Jacob Ruppert, Jr, of the New York club; President B. | S. Minor of the Washington club, 1| addition to a number of club secre- taries, managers and other officials. Nothing New Says Johnson. Johnson stated that there was little or nothing new in the situation but that he was extremely hopeful of the outcome of the general conference this afternoon. All the members of the party appeared optimistic. Going into detail, Johnson explain- ed that the American league com- mittee was headed by himself and that he was empowered to act finally in the matter of peace. Only Tentative Plans. Dreyfuss had submitted to him in | Chicago, he said, only tentative plans, e explained that nothing could be | done until a meeting of the National Association had been held. After this meeting, he went on, if it was the congensus of opinion that they should go into conference with the Federal | league, such action would he taken. Officials and club owners of the tional, American, Federal and Inter- national leagues met here today for a peace conference which may end the war between organized baseball and the independents and determine the standing of the game throughout big | fcrence is regarded as the most im- pcertant ever held in baseball history 2nd should peace result it may bring about a reorganization affecting sev- | eral of the most important clubs in the two major leagues, notably the National league clubs of New York and Chicago. To Welcome Delegates. Members of the National and Fed- cral leagues were at the Waldorf- Astoria hotel ready to welcome the peace envoys of the American league headed by President Ban Johnson, sent from Chicago yesterday. Formal opening of the conference was set for 3 o’clock. So far as known no conference committee of the National league had been appointed early today. To rep- resent the Federal league were Presi- dent James A. Gilmore, Harry F. Sin- clair, of Oklahoma, owner of the Newark club, and Charles Weegh- uann of Chicago. Philip Ball, owner of the St. Louis Federals, was invited by Mr, Sinclair to come here and | take part in the conference. Other baseball officials who expected to par- ticipate were Charles T. Chivington, president of the American Association, who came from Chicago with the American league committee; Presi- dent Edward Barrow of the Interna- tional league, and John H. Farrell, secretary of the National Association. U. S. AMBASSADOR TO SPAIN COMING HOME Col. Willard Charged in Virginia With Having Omitted $1,713,500 Worth of Property From Tax Returns, Madrid, Dec. 16, 3 p. m., Via, Paris, | p. m.—Col. Joseph Willard, Spain, | wherae | Roch- to will leave tonight for Bordeaux, ambeau for the United States. Richmond, Va., Dec. 17.—Joseph E. ‘Willard, American ambassador to Spain, is charged in a report filed with | the state auditor of accounts by the c¢xaminer of records of Prince Wil- liam county with having omitted in- tangible -property valued at $1,718,500 from his tax returns. Mr, Willard's counses] claims offsets in loans made to finance the Richmond and Rappa- honnock railway. The matter will be | Lrought up before the circuit court. INJURED AT NEW SHOP Patrick Coffey, a mason employed hy‘the B. H. Hibbard company on the new building being built by the Cham- ber of Commerce Building company on Ellis street for the Hartford Auto Parts company, fell while at work this morning and suffered a break of hig right leg. He was taken to the New Britain General hospital for treatment. | it several carloads of beef NEW BRITAIN FACES REAL MEAT FAMIN Tie-up in Railroad Traffic Is Causing Shortage of Meat—To Become Serious Matter Here. Local grocers are beginning to feel a shortage of meat. Wholesale meat . dealers in this city are beginning to worry about their supply, as the heavy | stomm of the past few days has 5O completely tied up raflroad traffic that it is almost impossible to get con- signments of beef shipped to this city from the big distributing stations. One of the biggest local wholesalers | in meats stated this morning that a | shipment which was to have reached | here last Wednesday is nowhere in | sight and unless a supply is quickly 1eceived from some source he will have to close up his place of business temporarily, inasmuch as his re- frigerator is now almost empty. At the various grocery stores and meat markets the ice boxes are being rapidly depleted and it is feared that do not the next forty-eight | hours there will be a genuine meat | famine in New Britain. Another local wholesaler has been tracing a carload of beef since Monday and it | has finally been :ocated in a little | town in New York state where it was left when the storm paralyzed traffic, With the coming week, the biggest hcliday week of the year, when but- chers and grocers are planning to make big sales of turkeys, chickens, ducks and fowl of all sorts, to say nothing of pork and other meats with which to set the Christmas dinner table, the dealers are beginning to be worried for fear that the tie-up may cause a shortage of poultry. Correspond- ingly, the thrifty housewife is worry ing for fear that the shortage may cause a boost in prices, Should the freezing rain storm, which broke this morning, develop into an ice storm or should even be of sufficient intensity to freeze on the car rails it is evident that traffic will be tied up for even a longer period. MRS. ASQUITH IN COURT AS PLAINTIFF Asks Order to Prevent Lon- don Globe from Publish- ing Alleged Libels. arrive within London, Dec. 17, 12:16 p. m.—Mrs, Herbert H. Asquith, wife of the premier, appeared as a plaintiff in chancery court today, demanding an | order to restrain the Globe, from tho | publication of alleged libels. Mrs. | Asquith’s attorney said: “For a whole fortnight before the sue of this writ Mrs. Asquith ha been deliberately pursued in the defendant’s newspaper with accusa- tions of disloyalty and of association with German prisoners at Donning- ton Hall. She has been described as a traftor and a disgrace to her sex, and attacked in most opprobrious terms. These attacks were systemat- | jcally and malevolently maintained | and were only suspended after the | writ had been issued.” The attorney opposed the Globe's request for a postponement, urging the court not to deprive the plaintiff of this opportunity to clear herself publicly. The persecution, he said, | has been going on for nearly a year. | It began last spring with another paper which has since been com- pelled to make public apology. The defendant having undertaken ! to refrain from publishing anything affecting the case the court allowed the matter to stand over until Tues- day. The plaintiff’s attorney said | Mrs. Asquith had made a denial un- der oath of the statements concern- | ing her. ABYSSINIAN EMPEROR ON SIDE OF ALLIES Has Offered 200,000 Troops to Entente | Powers to Be Used as Military Necessities Demand. Paris, Dec. 17, 11 a. m .—Lidj Jeassu, the young emperor of Abys- | sinia, is so favorably disposed towards | ! the entente allies that he not only re- | | sisted efforts of German agents to in- | duce him to abrogate treaties with Great Britain, Italy and France last year, but offered 200,000 soldiers to be | used by the allies as their military necessities demanded, according to Pierre Alype, a member of the colo- | nial committee of the chamber of | deputies. M. Alype made this assertion in connection with the resolution now before the foreign affairs and colonial | committees of the chamber, offered by Gratien Candace, a colored deputy from Guadaloupe, that the French government, in accord with the allies of France, seek immediately the means of securing the co-operation of Al sinian troops under a guarantee the independence of that country. M. Alype pointed out that the Abys- sinian troops are well armed and that the railroad connection with the French port of Jubitii made rapid transportation a simple matter. The | co-operation of the Japanese fleet is | suggested for the transportation of inian troops to Egypt or Mesopo- | \ { of | holm was p GOVERNMENT REST CASE AGA NEW HAVEN T Federal Attorneys Have B or Three More Witne fo Call to Stand TRIAL IN PROGRESS T HONTHS AND FIVE More Than 1,500,000 Words timony Taken About Two- Which Was Given by Brought That Robbins’ De: ted Him in Reality But Pn $200,000. New York, Dec. 17.—Todaj sion of the trial of the gleven directors of the New York, Ne en and Hartford railroad un Sherman law, opened with ti pect that before the day was o Bovernment would rest its ca federal attorneys had but two d more witnesses to call, and of these it was expected woul brief. The trial has been in two months and five days and than 1,600,000 words of testima been taken, about two thirds o was given by Charles 8. Melle mer president of the road. The first two witnesses tod cius H. Stewart, a ship bro| Madison C, Gunterman, an atf were called to round out the ernment’s evidence in the Met| tan Steamship deal by which if] leged the defendant, Edward D) bins caused the transfer of the ships Harvard and Yale to the ic coast. Employed by New Haven, Stewart said he had been em: by the New Haven from 1899 td except for a period during wh was in the service of the Metrop Steamship company, of Maine one of the'concerns organized b, bins to facilitate the des ' Gunterman said he was an ant counsel for the New Haven, while in the employ of that handled the defense of several brought against the Metropolit Maine. He said he received no peneation from that company | Only $200,000 Profit. The testimony of these two nesses was intended to show the Haven’'s connection with , the M politan transactions, which the fense contends was Robbins’ ow fair conducted for his personal p| It was stated today, on behalf Robbins that his ostendible profig $691,000 brought out in testh vesterday, netted him in reality $200,000. The government also sought to nect the New Haven with the dea) calling Augustus 8 May, treasure the road, and H. M. Kockerspe: its financial vice president. were asked about a $2,000,000 made In March, 1911 by the New H land Navigation Company, a New ven subsidiary, to the Billard C pany. The latter company is concern which borrowed from Farmers Loan and Trust Compi $1,700,000 which was employed in Metropolitan transactions. The ernment contends that the $2,000, loan was made to the Billard Co., the New Haven to enable the Bill Company to cancel the debt to trust company. Did Not Know Purpose, May said he had made the loan the authority of Kochersperger, & Kochersperger testified that he 4 dered it made on the authority Mellen. Neither of them profe to know the purpose of the loan, Minutes of Meeting. After calling Lucius H. Kentfiel general freight agent of the New Hi ven, who testified briefly, as to t movement of freight in and out New England, the prosecution res into the record minutes of variol meetings of the New Haven board ¢ dlrectors. At one of them the pay ment of Mellen’s expenses in defend ing previous government actiol brought against him and the New Ha ven was authorized. Samuel Hemingway, treasurer the Billard Company, was then rel called. He was examined on all the transactions recorded on the book of the company with the New Havel or Charjes 8. Mellen. | BR]T‘S} DETAIN STOCKHOLM. London, Dec. 14. (Delayed by Cen sor)—The Swedigh steamship Stock: holm, formerly the Holland-America liner Potsdam, bound from Gothen burg for New York with a general cargo, has been taken into Kirkwalll by the British authorities. The Stock- ughased in October by the new .\'»\vqthmnrn':m Steamship. company, and was on her first voyage to New York under the management of this company APPLE KING” DEAD. P Chicago, Dec. 17.—Franklin New= hall, 92 years old known throughout the middle west as the “Apple King* died today at his home in Glencoe, % suburb. His holdings were estimate ed to be worth $750,000,