New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 19, 1917, Page 1

ALD BEST OF ALL AL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. -~ CONGRESS HOT AT UNTERMYER NOTE; . DISPUTE FOLLOWS | s4@onfer with the committee and defin- . Ao Tosult, Says Miller, Stop * Throwing Bricks at Citizens, Says Fitzgerald “LAST PERSON TO BE CONSIDERED,” MOORE fil Over Innocent Telegram From A Lawyer Protesting That He Is Not uSeeking a Job”—No Hearing Until \Mlond-y to Permit Investigation Committee to Confer. With Whipple’ At He Accepts Appointment, §Weshington, Jan. 19.—Members of ; e house rules committee investigat- qu the alleged “leak” on President ilson’s peace note apparently were . eonfident today that Sherman L. ‘Whipple, noted Boston lawyer, would @&gcept the committee’s invitation to &bt as its counsel in the inquiry. He Will come to Washington tomorrow to HERALD “ADS” MEA BETTER BUSINESS§ NEW BRITAIN HERALD NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917. —SIXTEEN PAGES. S — ESTABLISHED 18| | VOPICKA FREED OF BERLIN ACCUSATION But American Minister to Rumania ‘Will Be Granted Leave of Absence. ‘Washington, Jan, 19.—Germany has withdrawn her charges of unneutral conduct against Minister Vopicka, ac- credited to Balkan countries, it was announced today at the state depart- ment. Tt i3 probably that Minister Vo- picka, now in Berlin, will be granted ' leave of absence, which he requested many months ago and to which he is entitled in order to avoid an em- barrassing situation. | The removal of Minister Vuplcl(a.] | from Bucharest was explained by Ger- many to have had nothing to do with the previous charges of unneutral | conduct but te have been occasioned by the insistence of the military au- thorities that all neutral diplomats be | withdrawn. This is in accordance | with international law. All other | neutrals have left except the Persian minister, who is to go shortly. \WILD WEST BROUGHT | RIGHT TO OUR DOORS ’Twas a Hold-up—and No Filum Stuff Either, Be- lieved Charley. e announcement of his acceptance is pected to follow. , The committee will 'hold no fur- | ler hearings until Monday, when a ore of witnesses will be on hand dy to testify. ~Meantime the com- | littee will confer with counsel to rfect plans for continuing the leak Anvestigation. - A telegram from Samuel TUnter- yer, protesting against the use of s name as though he “had been eking a job,” read to the house by presentative Fitzgerald, precipitat- | a new division of the.leak inquiry. : | The telegrams declared that Unter- myer did not want the place and ‘eould only have accepted it at a great | “isacrifice. ! Representative Miller, Minnesota, | hich he said reflected on the house. . ‘?flected to the tone of the message e = i i “I think he is not justified,” said | r. Mijler, "I &I ‘message-that: +i8 ‘an insult to congress.” ’ £ ¥"Mr. Fitzgerald sald he objected to | “the throwing of bricks’ at private titizens who have rendered public rvice. | Representative Moore, republican, of Pennsylvania ended the discussion by saying: N “Mr. Untermyer was retained to in- | ‘véstigate the money trust; he was the | ‘people’s representative for that in- ‘quiry, but I know that he represented igreat corporations, When Lawson sug- sted Untermyer I questioned his yright to serve. He is the last per- (Son to be considered in connection , With counsel for the inquiry.” i NEARLY HALF MILLION Petrograd Claims Capture of Morc Than 428,000 Prisoners and 525 A Guns in Past Year. | London, Jan. 19, 11:20 a. m.—More ; than 428,000 officers and men were taken prisoner by the Russians dur- ing the past year and 525 guns cap- tured, according to the Russian ser- ! , vice organ, as quoted in a Central News despatch from Petrograd today. The journal closes its review of the ‘war operations during the yvear with the following approximate figures of men and booty taken: ' | Officers 8,770, men 420,000, guns 525, machine guns 1,661, trench mor- , tars and mine-throwers 421. More than 80 per cent. of the foregoing was included in the operations of | =4 Gen. Brussiloff. “qarmy, 3 4 further units will be called 1 b | Ak 5\ 3 i+ corporation. Advances by the United, to become WOULD MOBILIZE SWISS, Army Leader Favors Calling Troops. Paris, Jan. 19, 5:05 a. m.—General | TUlrich Wille, commander of the Swiss wishes to mobilize all Switzer- military forces, according to a Berne despatch to the Petit Parisien. The federal council is said to regard such a measure as excessive and to have decided to mobilize only the second and fifth divisions but it is considered not impossible that the An land’s to colors. THIS IS HARD, BOYS. Cost of Cigarettes Is Incrcased by “United.” New York, Jan. 19.—Increased prices for cigarettes were announced here today by the United Cigar stores company and the Tobacco Products effective next Monday, range from 1 to 3 cents a box of a dozen cigarettes. The high cost of labor, tobacco and wrapping material is given as the rea- son. The increases by the Tobacco gProducts corporation, effective at once, scale from cents to $1 for each thousand cigarettes. 25 { shadow. | ar die,” the stranger said and started | back the money. Held up at the point of a revolver with threats of being done away with | by a stiletto thrust through the heart, | should he seek police aid, Charles Ross, 15, of 355 Arch street, came off second best in an encounter with a highwayman in the western outskirts of the city last night was robbed of over $7, and as he believes, narrowly ' escaped with his life His com- panian, Clarence Pesko, 16, a student at the Prevocational Grammar school, ©of 48 Cherry street is missing and it is feared is in the company of the un- identified highwayman, either as a campaign or a captive. He is known to have been afflicted with the wan- derlust before and, according to the admissions of Ross to the palice, the twe had started to “beat their way” to Chicago last night and were on the first lap of their journey when held up. _ Their plans had been maturing for some time. Yesterday Ross drew two weeks’ wages at the plant of the Pren- tice Manufacturibg plant in Berlin, paid $4.50 to his mother for board‘and kept the rest to filnance the trip as Pesco was “‘broke,” according to Ross. They planned to stay over last night with a boy friend in Plainville and hop a freight today for the West. When near a railroad trestle just west of Black Rock avenue about 9 a’clock they were startled by a shout of “hands up” and saw, a black form come down the embankment with re- volver and knife. Ross today told De- tective Sargeant Samuel Bamforth and Detective A. J. Richardson that the | volce sounded familiar and reminded him of an Italian friend. The man was not masked but kept in the “Give up your money quick, to thrust the stiletto into Pesco's back. Pesco cried “here it is” took Ross’ pocketbook out of his com- panion’s pocket and handed it over. Warning the twa to be quiet the stranger disappeared in the darkness. “Wait here,” Pesco Is reported to have sald, “while I go back. Per- haps T can trip the fellow up and get | He too, disappeared and that was the last seen of him. After walting over an hour, Ross hunted up Supernumerary Policeman Patrick McAvay and the two made a thorough investigation. Na signs of Pesco or the stranger were found. Ross was taken to police headquarters in the patrol and told his story to Sergeant T. M. Herting. Detectives failed to locate Pesco today and his relatives are ignarant of his where-, abouts but appear little concerned as, they say, he has been away before. LEE’S ANNIVERSARY. Famous Confederate Born 110 Years | Ago. Richmond, Jan. Lee's memory was throughout the south. The one hun- dred and tenth anniversary of his birth was observed as a holiday in all southern states. Secretary of War Baker was the principal speaker at the celebration 1t Washington and Lee University at | Lexington. 19.—Robert E. honored today i 'of the capitol i home. i passing through the streets. CAPITAL T0 MOURN FOR MANILA"HERD Official Washington Prepares for Greatest of Public Funerals ! i MIDDIES TO ESCORT BODY; High' Dignitaries of Army and Navy to Attend Services—President and Mrs. Wilson Plan to Be Prescent at Ceremony in llon.\o. Washington, Jan. 19.-—The order of services for the funeral of Admiral Dewey tomorrow at the capitol was announced today the ceremonies of the house and senate having charge of the arrangements as follows: “The capitol will be closed on the morning of the 20th of January to all except members and officers of the senate and house of representatives and remain cjosed until after the cortege has left the capitol. “At 10 o’clock the lower doors un- der the arches beneath the marble steps of the senate and house wings will be opened to those to whom invitations have been extended under the resolution of con- gress and to those holding tickets of admission. “The services will o’clock Saturday. “The body of the late Admiral Dewey will be placed in the rotunda prior to the beginning of the services. “The president of the United States and his cabinet, the chief justice and | assoclate justices of the supreme court, the diplomatic corps the mem- bers of the senate and house of rep- fesentatives, the chief of staff of the army and officers of the army and navy will occupy the seats assigned them. “The president and his cabinet will meet in the president’s room. “The supreme court will meet in the supreme court room. “The diplomatic corps and the chief | of staff of the army will meet in the senate reception room. “The committee on arrangements | will meet in the room of the commit- tee on naval affairs of the house, “After all invited to attend have ! been announced, Chaplain J. B. Fra- zier, U. S. N. will conduct the re- ligious services.” = P. O. Flags at Half Mast, Orders for the placing at half mast of flags on all post offices throughout | the nation, in honor of Admiral Dewey, were issued today by Post- master General Burleson, who direct- | by begin at 11 ed flags to remain at half mast until after the funeral on Saturday and the post office department to be closed all that day. In announcing other details of ar- | rangements today, Secretary Daniels sald the midshipmen from Annapolis would form the only escort for the body when it was removed from the Dewey home to the capitol. The officers in charge of the ceremonies decided to exclude the other military | organizations from attendance at the home in deference to the admiral’s wish, made known when he first | realized the hopelessness of his comn- dition. “The admiral also said at that time,” the secretary said, “that he | wanted the midshipmen to come as his friends and not under orders. His wish will be respected.” The other military organizations ! will be stationed at the capitol and | after the services they will form the larger escort to accompany the cor- tege to Arlington cemetery. The president and Mrs, Wilson will attend the previous services at the Resolutions of the Vermont legisla- ture upon Admiral Dewey’'s death were read in the senate upon applica- tion by Senator Page. To enable at- tendance of the senate at the capitol rotunda funeral services, it was agreed to convene at 10:30 a. m. Principal stores and business houses have arranged to close from 11:30 to 12:30 while the funeral cortege is WOULD BECOME TRUST CO. Hartford, Jan. 19.—The Brooks Na- tional bank of Torrington has applied to the bank commissioner for permis- sion to change to a state bank and | trust company. A hearing will be held February 6. Washington, Jan. 19.—The inter- state commerce commission today | disapproved proposals by railroads to ! double and quadruple storage charges on export grain at elevators at New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Bos ton, Newport News and other At- lantic ports, where such grain is held longer than sixty days. New charges for the storage of ex- port grain in cars awaiting unloading at Baltimore and Philadelphia also | were disapproved. The proposals made by the trunk line roads were designed as a measure to relieve congestion at Atlantic ports and to insure, through enforcement l._C. C. REJECTS RAILROADS’ PLAN TO INCREASE GRAIN STORAGE CHARGES | been withdrawn from traffic becaus of penalties. a freer flow of through the elevators. They opposed by various commercial ganizations. Another plan of the roads was prevent the premature shipment of grain to the seaboard without ar- rangements having been made for its ocean transportation. The scarcity of ships is said to have resulted in choking the elevators with grain. A large number of cars also have grain were or- to of the congestion at the elevators, augmenting the general car shortage and tending indirectly to increase the cost of living. {ern New England at Woodmont, “NEW HAVEN” PLANS BIG FREIGHT YARD Plant at Woodmont Would Accnm-l odate 11,000 Cars, Pearson Tells P. U. Commission. Hartford, Jan. 19.—The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company appeared before the public utilities commission today to explain and ask approval of a plan under which it is proposed to lay out a freight classification yard for south- in Milford, which would ‘cover 465 acres and which would extend from the West End reservoir in Orange to Indian river in Milford Vice President Pearson of the com- pany, in an explanation’ of the plans, said the yard would be laid out on the gravity principle, with a grade estimated at two and one-half per cent. in 100 feet, ears to be shifted from a pivotal point and so doing away with all but a few switching engines. He even thought that two engines would be sufficient to do the cutting off and making up of cars into trains. The trackage will be capable of a capacity of 11,000 cars. Mr. Pearson went into details of the freight traffic as handled on the main line between Harlem river and New Haven. POINT FOR MOONEY Autopsy Surgeon in ' San Francisco Outrage Testifies Bomb. Could Not Have Been on Sidewalk. San Francisco, Jan. ford, autopsy surgeon who examined the bodies of those killed by a bomb explosion during a preparedness par- ade last July, as the result of which Thomas J. Mooney is on trial on a charge' of murder was on the stand and explained to the court just what he meant when he said yesterday that “in his opinion the bomb could not have exploded from the sidewalks be- cause of the wounds in the heads of several of the victims.” The state contends that the homb was placed on the sidewalk by Moon- ey and Warren K. Billings, now serving a term in prison. Dr. Staf- ford was being cross-examined by W. Bourke Cockran, counsel for the ac- cused when he made the admission, Dr. Stafford requested that he be allowed to qualify his opinion. A half dozen persons were expected to testify toddy rpegarding the. death Ofthe-tem-men-and women and two score Telatives of the dead will be summoned to the stand. EXPRESS CUTS INTO LOCAL. Two Injured in Wreck at Framing- ham, Mas Framingham, M ., Jan. 19.—Two persons were injured today on the Boston and Albany railroad when the Chicago-St. Louis express, bound from Boston, crashed tnto the rear of a local train as it was leaving the sta- tion here. The locomotive of the ex- press cut through the car at the rear | of the local and scattered wreckage 300 feet along the tracks stopped. William Lapworth of Milford and John Bates of Grafton, passengers on the local in a coach just ahead of the baggage car, were cut and bruised but not seriously injured. Two bag- gagemen escaped by jumping as they heard the warning whistle of the ex- press. before it HANNA PROPERTY SOLD. == Menus Brothers Buy Main Strect Block Today. S. W. and J. B. Menus today pur- chased the Hanna block on Main street, at the head of East Main | street The purchase price was not made public. The new owners say they do not intend to make any changes in the property at present. POSSE KILLS BANK ROBBERS. Okmulgee, Okla., Jan. 19.—A posse of ten men which left here early to- day in search for alleged bank rob- bers, returned about noon with the bodies of Oscar Poe, Will Hart, and Harry Hart. The men killed were engaged in a skirmish with the posse about eighteen miles southwest of this city. PRICE OF BRITISH NOTES. New York, Jan. 19.-—The public price of the $250,000 51z per cent. one and two years British notes soon to be offered by a syndicate under the management of J. P. Morgan and company has been fixed at 99.52 and interest for the one year and 99.07 for the two year issue, making vir- tually six per cent in both cases. ORDERS MUZZLES ON DOGS. Hartford, Jan. 19.—Cattle Commis- sioner Phelps today issued an order that dogs in Bridgeport, Westport and Thomaston should be muzzled for three months, owing to pre- valence of rabies 19.—For Hartford and vicinity; Fair, tonight. Saturday 5 19.—Dr, Staf- WILSON CALLS FOR oPEED IN CONGRESS Gonfers Nearly Two Hours Re- garding Legislative Program ADAMSON BILL SUBSTITUTE | Head of Trainmen’s Brotherhood Tells House Commerce Committee Board of Eight Would Solve All Railroad Disputes, Washington, Jan. 19.—In an effort to clear the legislative calendar of ad- ministration measures before the next house with questionable status in power, Presiden: Wilson conferred at the capitol today with the { near Zborow, Senate steering committee, For two hours he went over the brogram he outlined in his opening address to congress last December, laying particular stress upon railroad meaures. He said that he still de- sired enactment of the whole 8ram before March 4 if possible, In addition to revenue legislation, | the president also urged action on the | corrupt practices bill, the Webb biil, Water power and mineral land leasing meagures, and the Por§o Rican citi- zenship bill. Although there was no suggestion of | an extra session, the president’s pro- gram cannot be completed by March 4, Senator Kern declared. As he left he said he had merely come to the capitol to confer about the legislative program and indicated | that by that he meant the legislation | | nouncement says. read in his annual address. President Wilson expressed indigna- | tion at reports published after his visit to the capitol yesterday that he would veto one or both of the wa,teri power bills. Such false reports, he £ald, only served “to throw a monkey wrench into the legislative ma- chinery.” political I pro- IMARINE INTERESTS IN TERRO} RELIEVING FLEET OF GERMA RAIDERS IS ROAMING THE § RUSSIANS CLAIM GAIN ON NORTHERN FRONT Petrograd Says Two German Field Posts Were Captured. Other Ships Captuf and Fitted Out , Corsairs to Prey Commerce of Enter MOEWE NOW THOUG TO BE RESPONSIB \ Petrograd, Jan. 19, via Iondon, 10' p. m.—The capture of two Ger- man fleld posts in the Baranovichi region on the Russian front and the failure of an attack by the Germans east of Lemberg in Galicia, are reported in today’s war office statement. our More Vesscls, All Neutrals, 4 sidered As Food for Hungiy Americans The: Landed at Pernambuco by, marines—Nine 19, via London.— From British: Ship St. The town of Ocna. on the railroad line which parallels a considerable section of the front along the Molda- vian southwest frontier, has been under bombardment by the Teutonic heavy artillery the war office an- nounced today. It reports no events of importance on the Caucasus front. Petrograd, Jan. | mese skipper. | New York, Jan. 19.—Noth standing the known activity of ish warships, eleven of which " hurrying from many directions the South Atlantic in search of commerce deéstroyer which sank Voltaire, Georgie and other ‘Ent} vessels, increased apprehension felt in marine circles today, owli credence placed in over night ri that the black raider, believed & the famous Moecwe, is not op T unassisted. . According to these reports | fugitive raider carried several { armament and has furnished gun at least two of her captive ship St. Theodore and the X ) which in turn began preying merce. The Yarrowdale, . reported to have arrived at th Verde Islands, with tlie .o eight of the ships which we ! Her carly departure on a ra Berlin, Jan. 19, by wireless to Say- ville—The fighting has again abated | after several days of actlvity says to- day’s official announcement regarding | the Russian-Galician front. Paris, Jan. 19, noon.—There was no change in the situation on the French front last night, today’s an- Berlin, Jan. 19, by wireless to Say~ ville—*“Our patrols carried out suc- cessful enterprises at several places,” cays today's official report from the i Franco-Belgian front. Iee’s Program. W. G. Lee, head of the Trainmen’s Brotherhood, today presented a sub- stitute plan for President Wilson's railway labor legislation to the house commerce committee, A board of eight, equally divided between railway ting officials, appointed by the presi- dent, would solve all the present diffi oulties over working .cenditiops, . he said, wosld eommand. unqual spect of the four brotherhoods and, despite the fact that it would be evenly divided, he . predicted there would be no deadlocks. Mr. Lee appeared primarily to op- pose the Adamson bill to compel ninety days notice of a strike or lock- out. Under legislation, as he pro- posed, Mr. Lee said ‘both sides would get justice and there would be no mnecessity for the Adamson bill now before you or any other legislation relating to hours or wages.” Newland Admits Telling Tales. Senator Newlands acknowledged to the senate today that it was he' who furnished to Interstate Commerce Commssioner Daniels while it was considered to be held confidential, the executive session speech of Cummins attacking the commission- er’s confirmation. Opponents of Commissioner Dan- jels contended that he having poses- sion of the speech was enabled to prepare a reply. After the statement of Senator Newland the senate went into execu- tive session to consider Senator Nor- ris’ resolution to investigate the dis- closure of the speech. Senator Newlands said he had no ‘“idea that the rule of secrecy would be invoked to prevent an appointee of the president under consideration of this body from receiving information regarding the objections urged him.” He also explained that he had immediately told Senator of his action and has advised the sen- ate in executive session. Senator Cummins said he sincerely hoped the penalty of expulsion from the senate prescribed in the rules for violating a confidence of an executive | session’would not be invoked against Senator Newlands. 510,000 STARVE T0 DEATH Syrians Wiped Out in Wholesale Numbers by Lack of Food—Sui- cides on Increase. Rome via Paris, Jan. 19.—Five hundred and ten thousand people have died of starvation in Syria, ac- cording to information received by the Corriere D’'Italia. ILebanon is said to have suffered particularly while at Beyrut inhabitants are said to have been picked up in the streets nearly dying of hunger. The number of suicides is increa ing to appaling proportions. Similar horrors are reported as occuring in . Palestine and parts of the interior in- habited by Christians. More than 1,000 Americans have pe- titioned Ambassador Elkus at Con- stantinople to get them out of Syria and Palestine. The amb:ssador ca- bLled the state department today that the original estimate of 300 has more than trebled since the military au- thoritles acceded to strong representa- tions by the state department that American citizen be allowed o leave. From Jaffa and Jerusalem alone an increase of over 300 Amervican refu- gees has been noted. workers and opera- | Senator | to | Cummins | | WIFE MAY LOSE ARM FOLLOWING ASSAULT G | ! sion would cause no surprise shippers. - o Reports as, yét unconfirmé | the - present Wheéreabouts Moewe a considerable mu‘a&iq t < north of the Ireland-to-B: t [z ohm At exer ship lanes, where her havec i Britain Hospital With Knife complished. Memiwhile thé | war vessels, besides huntingy ! Wound in Hand, ers, are keeping close watch on eral merchant/yessels suspected rsupplying the Moewe al 1d g her with \tocdmw theny other ways, As a precaution e (an illegal use of Brazilian t as a base of operations for tiigs man ships a portion of the Z jan navy is maneuvering o country. Taken to New n a serious condjtion with blood ning. oL the left hand that, sur- | geons fear, may result in the loss of her arm, Mrs. John Kerner of 63 Oak street, lies an a' cot at New Britain [Genera.l hospital suffering . from in- | juries received Monday when, accord- ling to the police, there was trouble {at the house culminating in Kerner A attacking her with a knife. It is al- e X leged that he stabbed her in the hand Llo\?;‘;“‘;';‘::‘:fm:;sf‘,‘,;‘: f:::: fi" and caused multiple lacerations and 2 : abrasions about h;- head and neck, Steamer Valle 1}1‘8’;||<I‘ee::nl,i‘:ng.o | Mrs, Kerner was rushed ta the hos- | Llovd® SgBOrc Lo 0k g | pital today in the police ambulance Danish steymship bagmat: &0 | on orders of Dr. M. W. Maloney. She! b .06 p immediate danger is anticipated, sur-| " _“';’;mhflo hes been suniial geons admit that such cases are al- 'O0% Of PHRAC WIS F, T ancued ! ways dangerous after blood poisoning ;;:E"éf:‘,edx‘sh oot « foc !develops., i Charged with breach of the peace and assault upon his wife and sister- in-law, Kerner was marraigned before | Judge James T. Meskill in police i court today and ordered held in | bonds of $300 for a hearing mmorrow,l or when his wife is able to appear | against him. He said that he and his wife “were drunk together” and that he remembered nothing as ta what happened. The arrest was made last night by Policeman James H. McCabo upon receipt of of information relating {to the alleged assault reaching head- | quarters. | 7 1t was Kerner’s eighteenth appear- ance in court since 1908. He has | given the police and probation officers much trouble, MAY PLEAD INSANITY. London, Jan. 19, 10:55 a. Lloyds reports that the Norwl steamship Bergerhus iz beliow have been sunk. i The Bergenhus, 3,606 tons was last roported at - Gibraltaes TPec. 21 on her way from Genm \Baltimore. Ninc Americans Landed. Washington, Jan. 19.—Nine cans were among the trew British ship S$t. Theodore, tal the German der and land other survivors Japenese ship Hudson Maru. sul Stewart toGey reported they all safe and that so far as rep no other Amecricans were o other chips. The state department today. public the following cablegram the consul, dated January 18 and ceived this morning: b; “Hudson Maru brought . 287] Theodore crew. List shows cans Ben Stevens. Royal Gré Frank Magee, David Jolnsony Tudy, all colored, and Fred Harry Picot, Guy Vonderen. shows Charlie Jones. No Am on other vessels naraed. A1l ning hero. “Survivors state Georgic, Mount Temple, Volt] Snow den Range, King Georgé, Inglish schooner and ona Nor were captured on December 12, prize crew and 440 were Yarrowdale and not ince.] Another despatch from dated January 16 and says: “C'rews of St. Theodore. Drami Radnorshire, Minieh, Netinerby Nantes and Asnier arrived tq Several Americans. Reported no lost. Feshler to Be Arralgned in Court| Tomorrow. i Walter Feshler, whose strange con- duct and reckless handling of a re- | volver, caused a near panic at the Cor-! { bin Screw Division of the American | Hardware Corporation about threc, Weeks ago, will be arraigned before; Judge James T. Meskill in police court | tomorrow morning charged = with| breach of the peace. Attorney J. Glover is his counsel. Tt is expected that the defense will be temporary insanity over fancied wrongs as Feshler was examined by Doctors Harry A. Elcock and John Purney. He has been & patient at New Britain General hospital suffering from = bullet wound through his right hand, received from a rifie in the hands of Policeman Frederick Wag- ner after the accused had threatened to shoot members of the police detail and then commit suicide. Al that Yarrowt heard © U-Boat in English Channel Portland, Me., Jan. 19.—OfficH the British steamer Palm which arrived here yesterday | Cardiff via New York reporteds that a submarine fired fifty # the vessel while in the Englis] nel early in Nov. Ten or twe! /9 took effect, they said, one pussin tirely through the ship above | TRAIN HURLED INTO RIVER. Seven Dead Following Landslide in Austria. London, Jan. 19, 3:11 p. m.—A wreck on the Vienna-Triest railroad near the towns of Sagov and Trefall is reported in Vienna telegrams received by the Exchange Telegram company by way of Copenhagen. Seven dead and fourteen injured persons have|water line. The steamer escap been extricated from the debris. suddenly changing her course. A mail train was hurled by a fall| poy was struck and slightly inj of earth and several cars are said to The Palm Branch returned to have been hurled into the river Save. | giff for repairs and the offisers According to the Berliner Tageblatt| (hey lcarned the submarine later ary train also was wrecked. | captured or sunk.