Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 18, 1914, Page 1

NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1914 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Cornectrcut in Proportion to the City's Population GRE. . BATTLE IS REPORTED IN PROGRESS IN BELGIUM Germans Are Advancing On Battle Ground of Water- "10---Events of Great Importance Occurring ANTWERP NOW SEAT OF BELGIAN GOVERNMENT Measures for the Defense of Brussels are Being Hastened— Kaiser is Now at the Great Fortress at Mainz—Brussels Admits that the French Casualties Between Namur and Dinant Were Heavy—British News Bureau Says French Fleet Has Made Clean Sweep of the Adriatic as Far as Cattaro—Four Austrian Warships Reported Sunk —Montenegrin Troops Have Crossed Bosnian Frontier— British Military and Naval Movements are Still Shrouded in Mystery. London, Aug. 18, 3.30 a. m.—"“There is little doubt that a great battle is now occurring in Belgium between the Germans and the Belgian and French allies. “Our correspondent, In a cryptic des- patch from Ghent, indicates that Ger- mans are advancing on the historic battle ground of Waterloo and that events of the greatest importance are in progress.” That the Germans are forcing their way _through Belgium is Indicated by the Brussels report that German cav- alry is approaching the Belgian cap- ital; that measurers for the defense of Brussels are being hastened and that the seat of government has been re- moved to Antwerp. The British official press announces that any action which Japan may take against Germany will not extend be- yond the China seas, except the pro- tection of Japanese shipping. The British war consul has declded to exclude correspondents from the forces in the fleld and it is announced that the French war department in- tende to take the same .action and that probably war correspondents in Belgium will be ordered out of that state. The German emperor, the crown prince and two other imperial princes are now at the great fortress of Mainz. The emperor's departure from Berlin for the front has evoked en- thusiasm in the German capital. The Brazilian government has in- structed its minister at Berlin to ask for explanations and the punishment of those guilty of the alleged attack by German soldiers on Bernardino Campos, ex-president of the state of Sao Patilo, and his wife, who are re- ported to have been beaten and forced across the Swiss frontier. Several Austrian army corps, ac- cording to advices from Vienna, have invadeq Russia and the Russian ad- vance in Galicla has been checked. Brussels admits that the French casualties in the fighting between Na- mur and Dinant were heavy, as the Germans were strongly entrenched and they artillery played great havoc. The British official news bureau says that the French fleet in the Mediter- ranean have made a sweep up of the Adriatic as far as Cattaro. Four Aus- trian warships are reported to have been sunk. Montenegrin troops have crossed the Bosnian frontier and occupied the town of Tchainitza after a fierce bat- tle. They are also credited with cap- turing eight Austrian blockhouses and several villag The British military and naval movements are still shrouded in mys- tery. HORRIBLE STORY OF GERMAN BRUTALITY. Jabe Torn from Mother’s Arms, Dash- ed to the Ground and Killed. London, Aug. 18, 1.20 a. m—A Reu- ter despatch from Rennes, France, says: “Madame Guillon, a wealthy resi- dent of Combourg, a town a short dis- tance southeast of Saint-Malo, has arrived here and told how her hus- band and baby were killed by angry mobs in Hanover, Germany. The woman, who was terribly grief-strick en, sal ““We were expelled on Aug. 2d from Kolberg (a_town of Prussia, in Pom- erania) and tried to reach France through Switzerland; but we were turned back before we reached the German frontier and compelled to re- trace our steps and go by way of Hol- land. “‘On arriving in Hanover, my hus- band and myseelf were arrested as spies and stoned by a mob, despite the pro- tective efforts of the police. My hus- band, unfortunately, lost his seif-coa- trol and cried “Long live France!” a1 “Long live England!” whereupon he it once was shot. ““Two friends who tried to inte:- vene also were killed. Our baby, which Wwore a cap bearing the word “France,” ‘was torn away from me and dashed to the ground and killed. “My brother-in-law was thrown into prison at Bentheim. 1 escaped and, after varfous adventures, suc- ceeded in reaching Holland.' " PEOPLE OF BELGRADE ARE LIVING IN CELLARS 3000 Shrapnel Shells Have Fallen in the City During Past Week. London, Aug. 18, 1:12 a. m.—A des- patch to the Reuter Telegram Com- pany from Milan says the Corriere della Seria has received an account of the conditions in Belgrade in conse- Qquence of the bombardment of that city by the Austrians on the opposite banks of the Danube. The streets are silent and deserted, says the article, and the people of the erty but a shell falling on the central electric works put half the town in darkness. The stables of the royal palace are in ruins. Up to the present fifteen citizens have been killed while many others have been injured. AMERICANS IN GERMANY SUFFERING NO INDIGNITIES. Many of Them Are Penniless—Amb: sador Gerard Supplying Need: London, Aug. 17, 6.07 p.m.—Profess- or Jeremiah Jenks of Cornell univer- sity, reached London today from Ber- lin." He says Americans in Germany are suffering no indignities and that they are being treated with consider- ation. Many of them, however, are penniless. Ambassador’ Gerard is sup- plying the actual needs of Americans in_Berlin. The train service between points in Germany to Rotterdam is being re- sumed. Tourists travel on these trains without molestation. MONTENEGRIN FORCES IN BATTLE WITH AUSTRIANS. Austrian Vessels Bombard Montene- grin Position at Loveen. London, Aug. 17, 7 p. m—in a des- patch from Cettinje, Montenegro, the correspondent of Reuter's says Monte- negrin forces have been engaged for the last two days with a strong de- tachment of Austrian troops in the neighborhood of Grahavo. The Mon- tenegrin casualties in dead and wound- ed_were forty-fiive. 5 On August 16 the Austrians attack- ed the western frontier of Montene- gro fram Krivosiko to Grahavo at the came time Austrian vessels bombard- ed the Montenegrin position at Lovcen. GRIM STAGE SETTING FOR WAR AT NAMUR. Streets Are Barricaded and Piled With Sand Bag: London, Aug. 18, 210 a. m.—A Na- mur despatch_to the Daily Telegraphk describes conditions there as follows: “The grim stage setting for the war is the first thing that strikes the at- tention of the arriving traveler. Here coldiers patrol the streets, which are zig-zagged by rumerous barricades and piled with sand bags. LEGATIONS TO FOLLOW GOVERNMENT TO ANTWERP But the French Minister Will Remain * in Brussels, London, Aug. 18, 2.45 a. m.—A Havas despatch from Brussels says: 7 “It is expected that the legations will follow the government to Antwerp, but the French minister will Temain here, sending the counsellor to Antwerp to keep in touch with the Belgian gov- ernment.” The Soir says that according to news which arrived Monday afternoon,which is confirmed by the war office, the Bel- gian infantry, in conjunction with the French cavalry, have brillantly re- pulsed a German attack. The locatinn of the engagement is not mentioned. GERMAN WOUNDED TELL OF BATTLE AT LAGARDE. Fighting Lasted Seven Hours Under a Burning Sun. Berlin, via Copenhagen and London, Aug. 18, 215 a. m.—German wounded Who have arrived here tell of the bat- tle at Lagarde. The fighting lasted seven hours under a burning sun. The Germans were opposed by far superior forces, strongly entrenched. The Ger- man_artillery fire was brilliant, two specially dangerous French batteries being quickly taken. In _the heavy fighting in the village the French occupied all the houses and the church tower, whence they firad rifles and revolvers. The third shell from the German artillery demolished the church tower and the village was captured by the Germans in a flank at- tack, giving the German cavalry a complete victory. The French fled, but many of their men were taken prisoners. JAPAN’S ACTION MAY INCREASE RANGE OF WAR, Commanding Wide Attention Among Washington Officials and Diplomats Generally. ‘Washington, Aug. 17.—Japan's sud- den entry into the European war sit- uation as a factor that might quickly increase tie range of the great con- flict to the far east commanded wide attention today both among officials town are living In celars. Three thou- sand shrapnel shells have fallen in the during the past week. As yet am\nhwmmm—ofi. PR g of the Washington government and diplomats generally. The attitude of the United States, it became clear, Would be one of pon- interference in the controversy be- tween Japan and Germany. This was reficcted somewhat in the studied reti- cence of both President Wilson and Secretary Bryan. The president had been asked early in the day whether the assurance of Japan that she would eventually restore Kiao Chow to China. in case that territory was obtained from Germany was regarded as satis- factory here. Mr. Wilson replied that he saw no reason to question Japans Eood faith in that connection, but care- fully refrained from expressing any opinion on the merits of the ultimatum or Japan's attitude. Published reports to the effect that the president had expressed himself as _eatisfied with Japan’s course were promptly denied by Secretary Tumulty tonight.at .he direction of the president. No Opinion from President Wilson. “The president feels it incumbent n himself,” said Secretary Tumulty, ‘as the head of a neutral nation, to express no opinions whatsoever on’the attitude of Japan or any other coun- try.” Diplomatic despatches brought no further information as to the future course of either Japan or Germany, but official Washington was diverted for the moment from the thought of the hostilities in Europe to a hypothet- ical consideration of how American possessions in the far east ultimately might be affected by the results of an extension of the war to the Orient. Army strategists discussed among themselves whether Jepan might not also take the German pessessions in the Samoan and Caroline islands, which are on the American line of communication to the Philippines, and how that eventuality might affect th interests of the American government in the Pacific. RED STAR LINER HALTED SIX TIMES. Thrice Brought to by Shots Across Her Bow—Now at Boston. Boston, Aug. 17. — The Red Star liner Marquette, with 113 passengers from the European war zone, arrived tonight from Antwerp. She was halt- ed six times on the voyage by British warships. Three times she was brought to by shots across her bow, the last time within a short distance of Boston light at 6 o'clock this evening. 150 AMERICAN TOURISTS MAROONED AT BADEN BADEN. Without Means of Communicating With the Outside Werld. New York, Aug. 17.—One hundred and fifty American tourists are ma- rooned at Baden Baden, Germany, without means of commuricating with the outside world by cable, post or railway according to a cablegram re- ceived here today by the American embassy assoclation from its presi- dent, E. Clarence Jones. The cable- gram was transmitted at Mr. Jones' request by Soren Listoe, the American consul general at Rotterdam and reads as follows: “Jones wires from Baden Baden: Inform state department in Baden Baden without cable, post or railway communication. No forelgn news since August 1. In Germany all posts and telesrams must be in German language. Enough food at hand. Ger- man government looks after needy foreigners of all nationalities. All German banks open but do not buy foreign checks or credit letters, which are valueless. American express checks only are accepted. Plenty pa- per money on hand but no gold. Con- sequently wanting gold money, foreign and cable communication, ~ forelgn news and steamers to bring Americans home.” “Have looked after all Americans here, provided 213 passports to Ameri- cans and Englishmen and done every- thing possible to help them in any way which can be confirmed by Ambassa- dor Gerard and American _Consul Kehl. Cable news from America in English to American consul, Rotter- dam, for met” ARRANGE FOR MARKETING OF SOUTHERN COTTON CROP Vote That No Cotton Be Offered ‘or Sale at Less Than 12 Cents a Pound. Atlantd, Ga., Aug. 17.—A resolution providing that no cotton be sold or of- fered for sale at less than 12 cents a pound was adopted here today at a meeting of 300 fermers and business men representing every section of Georgia. The delegates also voted to urge the conference of governors from the cotton states to be held in New York this month to make permanent plans for marketing the south's cot- ton. ~ Municipal governments were urged to form cotton holding eompa- nies and bankers were asked to help maintain prices by loaning money on the staple. Seriously Injured by Auto. Watertown, Conn., Aug. 17—Ken- neth Peck, aged 12, was perhaps fat- alyy injured tonight when he was struck by an automobile driven by Archie T. Jones of Waterbury. The boy was riding a bicycle. He was knocked from his machine and his chest crushed in. Only slight hope is held for his recovery. Jones was not arvested. Bystanders say the accident vas unavoidable. Charged With Sending Obscene Matter Rockville, Conn. Aug. 17.—Charzed with sendinz obscene matter through the malls, Frank Cyrkiewicz was ar- rested at Ellington today by a Unit- ed States deputy marshal. The ac- cused is wanted In Boston, where it is said an indictment has been returned against him. Austrian Army Corps Invades Russia. London, Aug. 17, 6.45 p. m.—Several Austrian ‘army corps have Invaded Russlan territory. according to the Vi- enna correspondent of the Reuter Tel- egram company. The Russian advance on Zalosce Brodie and Sokalie, in Gal- icla close to the Russian frontier and northeast of Lembi has been checked. ighting at Brussels. London, Aug. 18, 3.30 a. m.—A Brus- sels despatch to the Daily Mail says: “Sharp fighting has been in progress since Monday morning.” Cabled Paragragphs War Risks Insurance Reduced. London, Aug. 17, 6.15 p. m.—“The war risks insurance office, effective tomorrow, will reduce the rate on car: go_insurance from four to three guineas per cent” Armistice in San Domingo. Santo Domingo, Dominican Repub- lic, Aug. 17—The conditions of the armistice between the rebels and the government forces in Santo Domingo are being strictly reserved. The blockade of Puerto Plata has been raised by Presidential decree. Pope Receives Reports of War, Rome, via Paris, Aug. 17, 7.25 p. m.— Notwithstanding -~ hic weakness, the pope has insisted upon receiving frem the papal secretary of state, Cardinal Merry del Val, a complete rebort on the war situation, the latest news from the field and the possible develop- ments. The pontiff has expressed his most ardent Gesire to do anything in his power to check the bloodshed. NEW YORK REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION TODAY. Real Interest Centers in Candidates for Governor and United Stat Senator. Saratoga, N. Y., Aug. 17—On the eve of the republican state convention no one knew what would happen when the convention opened. Officially the purpose of the meeting is to adopt a platform and select delegates at large to the constitutional convention. But the real interest lay in the ques- tion of candidates for governor and United States senator. Most of the leaders were opposed to any action by the convention in the way of recommending any candi- date for the primaries, on the ground that it would constitute a violation of the spirit of the primary law. Nevertheless various plans were afoot to bring the question of candidates be- fore the convention. District Attorney Charles S. Whit- man came out flatly against all such plans. A soon as he had arrived here today and comprehended the situa- tion he gave out this statement: “I believe it would be against. the best interests of the republican party if this convention should go on record as favoring any candidate for oftiec in_the forthcoming primary.” It was reported that the Whitman fcrees were prepared to go further, by introducing a resolution in line with the district attorney's statement as soon as the convention opened. William Barnes, republican state chairman, maintained his policy of saying nothing. If Harvey D. Hinman fails to win the republican nomination for gover- nor, and is nominated by the progres- sivés, he will remain in the republi- can party and refuse to make a cam- paign on the progressive ticket. This is In'substance the position taken by “r; Hinman in a statement tonight. “Even_if not nominated in_the re- ‘Publican primaries,” he safd, “I shall not by word or act leave my party either before or after the September primaries or ask support for any nom- inee of any other party. FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Evidently Became Confused in Street at Middletown, Middletown, Conn.. Aug. 17.—Rena Curran, § years old, died tonight in the Middlesex hospital as the result of injuries received today when she was run over by an automobile driven by Ralph H, Wilcox of Westfield. The accident occurred in South Main St. The little girl was playing in the street with other children. She evi- dently became confused, when the au- tomobile was seen approaching and dodged back and forth. The wheels of the machine ran over her body. Internal injuries caused death, This is the fourth automobile fat- ality In Middletown and immediate vicinity in the last ten days. Coroner Davis 1s now making inquests into three deaths. “NO COMPROMISE”, THE SLOGAN OF ROOSEVELT At Opening of Political Campaign in Massachusetts Yesterday. Boston, Aug. 17.—No compromise” Fas the slogan with which Colonel Theodore Roosevelt opened the polit- ical campalgn in Massachusetts today. He declared there should be no com- promise with reactionaries in any form, while on the other hand the party would welcome those of the rank and file of other organizations who re- fuse to folow the old leaders. The men who were responsible for the Payne-Aldrich bill, he asserted, also are responsible for the present tariff measure and should be opposed. Colonel Roosevelt's speech was to have been delivered at a progressive rally and field meet at Fenway Park, but rain drove the crowd to shelter in the arena. ACTOR AND PLAYWRIGHT FOUND DEAD IN BED. Robert Drouett, Who Had Long Play- ed Leading Parts in New York Theatres. New York, Aug. 17.—Robert Drouett. actor and piaywright, was found dead in his bed today in an uptown hotel. Heart disease caused his death. Drouett who was 44 vears old, had played leading parts in Broadway pro- ductions for nearly 25 years, one of the latest productions in which he appear- ed in being “Madam X" He first appeared with Effie Ells- ter when he was 18 vear old. Amon the plays which he wrote were “Mon- tana,” “Tomorrow” “A Bit of German Aeroplane Met With Hot Fire Parls Aug. 17, 555 p. m—Accord- ing to official reports made public to- day a German aeroplane, reconnoiter- ing over Gives, in tue department of Namur. Belgium, was met with a_hot fire from the Belglans. The machine fell near Hastiere. Shortly after this at Dyl.né a party of ten Uhlans en- countered a detachment of Belgians. Seven of the Uhlans were killed and three of them escaped. Appeal to General Villa. Camargo, Chihuahua, Mexico, Aus. 17.—An appeal to General Villa not to stir up new trouble in Mexico is [fases. said on reliable authority to be the text, of a note from the United States government which will be delivered .o him here. George C. Corrothers, spe- cial agent for the state department at Wn‘:lmn, arrived today with :ihe no Shipping Bill Passed by Senate FOREIGN BUILT SHIPS TO BE AD- MITTED TO AMERICAN REGISTRY FOREIGN TRADE ONLY Commercial Fleets May Sail Under Protection of. American Flag Wi Nations Arg, Hostile ~ Buropean Scouring Oceans For Prizes. Washington, Aug. 17.—Congress to- day passed the emergency shipping bill which will authorize the president to admit foreign built ships to Amer- ican registry so that commercial fleets may sail the seas under protection of the American flag while belligerents of Europe are at war_ and scouring the oceans for prizes. President Wil- son will sign the bill tomorrow. Passed House a Week Ago. Culimnation of the effort to enact this legislation followed repudiation by the senate of the conference report on the measure, which prevously had been radically amended in the senate. As it goes to the president the bill is the same as it pased the house more than a week ago. Conference Report Defeated in Senate. The conference report met defeat in the Senate by a vote of forty to twenty because of determined opposi- tion to the provision which would have admitted to the American coastwise trade all foreign built vessels taking American register within two years. How Vote Stood. Twenty democrats and twenty re- publicans voted toreject the report, which was submitted and champloned by Senator O'Gorman, chairman of the inter-oceanic canals committee. Seventeen democrats, Senators Borah and Jones, republicans, and Senators Poindexter, progressive, voted for it. Senator O'Gorman arraigned the op- posing democrats, declaring that they were champloning an “offensive mo- nopoly, and “borrowing republican ar- guments in favor of un-American principle of protection. FIRST FIGHT IN SENATE ON CLAYTON ANTI-TRUST BILL. Over Giving Private Parties Benefit of Decrees Won by the Government. Washington, Aug. 17—The first fight in the Senate on the Claytom anti- trust bill began in earnest today over the question of giving private parties bringing damage sujts against a trust the benefit of decrees won by the gov- ernment in a succesful dissolution suit against the same combination. Con- sideration of the bill had been simpli- fied by striking out the sections for- bidding price discriminations and ex- clusive contracts. This was done by Senator Culberson at the direction of the judiciary committee so that the subjects might be dealt with exclus- ively in the trade commission bill now in_conference. Senator Walsh of Montana led the debate in favor of makipg a_decree won by the government ih a dissolu- tion suit conclusive as to all facts and law in issue in private suits for dam- The House bill contained such a provision but the senate judiciary committee doubting its constitutionali- ty changed it so as to allow the trust to introduce additional evidence and have the points reconsidered. Senator Culberson argued that in the endeavor “to put teeth” into the legislation there was danger of de- priving persons of their right to be heard and Senator Borah susgested that the principle of equal protection of the law to all was violated. The bill was lald aside before a final vote was taken but in perfecting the com- mittee amendment the senate voted to make the “prima facie" value to be given dissolution decrees apply to de- crees hitherto entered. This was done by a vote of 24 to 23. Vice President Marshall breaking a tle, HARTFORD POLICE CHIEF AND COMMISSIONERS ARRESTED By Policeman Before He Recognized His Superiors—Were on Tour of In- spection. Hartford, Conn., Aug. 17.—Chief of Police G. J. Farrell, Police Commis- sioners M. G. Brainard and J. C. Gor- ton, Judge F. G. Eberle and Special Prosecuting Attorney H. J. Calnen were arrested tonight. They were charged with violating the city ordi- nance which forbids automobilists from using “dazzling searchlights.” The party, headed by Chief Farrell, went around the city streets in an au- tomobile to test whether or not tne policemen were observant of the ordi- nance. A policeman held them up and placed the party under arrest be- fore he realized he was arresting his superiors. No charge was lodged against any of the members of the party. BANKS IN MEXICAN CAP TAL REOPEN TODAY. Question of a Circulating Medium Causing Some Uneasiness. Mexico City, Aug. 17.—The banks of the capital, which closed last Thurs- day, probably will reopen tomorrow. The question of a circulating medium is causing soms uneasiness in business circles. At present four distinct is- sues of bank rotes are being passed in ordinary buswess transactions. There is a >’sposition on the part of the public nJt to accept the bank notes of the issue of July 25, which are guaranteed by six per cent. ten yeir £old bonds, Or the notes issued by the Huerta regime through state banks then located in territory controlled by the constitu‘ionalist army. The paper Frank Hue met his ' father, Lewis Hue, for the first time in forty years, at Brock, Neb. Major Eustace Loder, a famous Irish horse breeder, died at Eyrefield Lodge, the Curragh, Ireland. - Condensed Telegrams 'I' Kansas City is to have a ten-story buildin gfor women only. All tenants and employes are to be women. A total eclipse of the sun is expect- ed to plunge into shadow the present war territory in Europe, on August twenty-first. Following a dog which had taken her rag_doll, Mary Balui, two years old, of Rockaway, walked into a pond and was drowned. Thomas Pipton, ma Foreign Exchange Redmond & Co., of New York, con- fessed stealing $150,000 from his firm. George Webb, the negro janitor of Public School Neo. 7, in The Bronx, accused of kidnapping the Larkin girl, confessed. He sald he was drunk at the time. George W. Longnecker, 86, a Civil ‘War veteran of Hackensack, was in- stantly killed by a West Shore express train at a crosing. He failed to heed the warnings. Falling from an_apple tree in his yard, at Newton, N. J. Robert Too- moth was impled f half an hour on a picket fence before help came. His condition is serious. Minister Naon of Argentine, left ‘Washington for New York, where he will establish himself as Argentine Consul to supervise the shipment of American gold to Argentine. , Arthur Roth, aged 7, of Ridgefield Park, N. J., was reported missing on Thursday. His grandmother collapesd when the child’s body was found in the riversand died yesterday. The trolley distance between Boston and New York through southern New England having been reduced to 282 miles through the completion of the Saybrook-New Haven link. Because his wife objected to his driking a_highball before starting for chirch, Willam Kavlest, a tobacco broker, of Tariftville, Conn., shot her dead and then killed himself. John Waters, of Madison, N. J., the only surviving member of the 1ith New Jersey Volunteers, who enlisted in the Civil War, will attend the 36th reunion of the regiment on August 26. Mrs. G. H. Hulstrom of Ridgefield Park, N. J., left on Friday to see her son, who was ill in Chicago. She ar- rived there to learn he ha ddied and that the remains were on the way East. W. B. Eilison will relieve Lawrence Mulligan “and Patrick J. Sullivan of their duties as executor of “Big Tim" Sullivan's _estate. Ellison was ap- pointed receiver on application of creditors Rudolph Breiderbach, 16 years old, of Brooklyn, found a revolver at his home while playing with 16-year-old Peter Fulmer. He pulled the trigger and Fulmer fell dead with a bullet in his breast. Two contributions for use on Eu- ropean battlefields, one from the Rockefeller Foundation for $10,000 and one from Mrs. Rusell Sage for $2,500 reached Red Cross headquarters at ‘Washington. Today and Wednesday will be “good roads day” in Missouri and it is expected 150,000 volunteers will an- swer Governor Major's call for a sec- ond state-wide effort to “pull Missouri out of the mud.” A safe in the shoe store of Benjamin Mosofsky at Lynn, Mass., was dis- covered to have been rifled of its contents, which Mr. Mosofsky claim- ed, consisted of $450 in cash and jew- elry valued at $2,000. 0. M. Jackson, who has been wanted in New York since January 17, 1913, on an indictment charging him with grand larcency in connection with real estate operations, was arrested at Grant's Pass, Oregon. The artillerymen of the 123rd Coast Artillery U. §. A., made ten bull's eyes out of twelve shots, at Fort Hancock, at Sandy Hook. The tests were made with shots weighing more than half a ton, fired from 12-inch mortars. To save the lives of two children at play in the roadway, Henry Scroeder, of East New York, ran his car into a pillar of the elevated rallroad at At- lantic Avenue, Brooklyn. He and four companions were painfully injured. In oredr to save father from the shame of his first jail experience, Albert Wickert, of La Crosse, Wis., hired his father from the sheriff for ten days. The old man was gullty of handling a gun care- lessly. Merchants of Ellsworth, Me., were given a scare yesterday when five frame buildings - occupled _as store- houses along the bank of Union river and in the rear of State street stores were burned, with a loss estimated at $10,000. Julian Carlton, the Cuba nnegro cook, Who murdered five members of Frank Lloyd Wright's household with a hatchet Saturday, will be charged with murder in the first degree when he is arraigned before a justice of the peace at Dodgeville, Wis, next Tues- lay. Myron T. Herrick, the American Ambassador, has accepted an offer of the French government to supply free transportation on a special train leav- ing Annemasee, in the department of Haute-Savole, in order to permit Americans in. Switzerland to reach salling ports. The United States cruiser North Carolina_is expected to reach Cher- of the constitutionalist army is being freely circulaced and accepted. Prisoners to be Treated With Consid- eration, Paris, Aug. 17, 5.55 p. m.—It was an- nounced officialiy this afternoon that Russie will treat with especial con- sideration any prisoners from the Ger- man provinces of Alsace and Lor- raine who may be captured by her forces. France on her part, will show equal consideration toward any Po- lish prisoners she may make. The twe countries have reached an under- standing to this effect. bourg Wednesday, bringing gold for American refugees in. France and other European countries. The French government will provide a special train to bring the officers of the cruisers from Cherbourg to Paris. The crew of the new Argentine bat- tleship Rivadavia arrived from Buenos Ayres today and the work of prepar- ing the big sea fighter to go into commission will be begun at once. ‘The 900 sailors reached Massachusetts waters in the transports Panta and Chaco which called at Provincetown on their way to Boston. 0 FORGE DOWN HIGH PRICES OF FO0D Five Municipal Markets to be Established in Thickly > Populated Sections of Chicago BELIEVE MANY CORPORATIONS HAVE CONSPIRED Commission Recommends Adoption of Special Ordinance for Punishment of Com- bines Whick Have Used the War as a Pretext to Advance Food Prices—Aid of Colonel Goethals Solicited—Grand Jury to Hear Witnesses Tomorrow. Chicago, Aug. 17—The Chicago mu- nicipal markets commission today took numerous steps to force down war- time food prices, among others seek- ing to enlist the aid of Colonel George W. Goethals. 3 In a telegram, Colonel Goethals was asked to detail methods of main- tenance and operation by the subsist- ence department in the Panama Canel zone and to wire the commission ihe price the government is charging on staples, meats, vegetables and milk. Resolutions were adopted ordering the establishment of five municipal markets in the thickly populated sec- tions of the city and recommending a special ordinance to provide for punishment of combines, pools and trusts which have used the war as a pretest for food price advances. A tclegram was sent President Wil- son tlanking him for his prompt at- tempt to deal with hte situati>n. District Attorney James H. Wilker- son ra.d today information had reach- ed him which leais him to believe many corporations have conspired to take advantage of a war situation. He sald a conference with Chicago packers did not indicate a conspiracy on their part. MANY SUBPOENAS ISSUED AT NEW YORK. By District Attorney in Investigation of Present Pricel of Provisions. New York, Aug. 17.—The district attorney’s office today called upon the actual purchasers of food supplies for each household in New York County for information concerning the present prices of foodstuffs or other commodi- ties as compared with the cost before August 1. Willlam A. Ford, the assistant dis- trict attorney who is conducting an investigation of the rise in food prices, to learn if there is a conspiracy #mong dealers to make the European war an excuse of charging higher prices, issued a statement asking householders to furnish him with lists of food purchases during the last week in July, the cost, the names and addresses of the dealers. He also ask- ed for statements of fact as to wheth= er there is any indication that deal- ers in the same line of foodstuffs in a_particular community have combin- ed to advance prices uniformly and at approximately the same time. Tiis information was desired, Mr. De Ford said, with respect to staples imported from foreign countries as well as those of domestic origin. Many subpoenas were issued at the prosecutor’s office today directing dealers, wholesale and retail, t7 appear and testify in Mr. Ford's inquiry. The information, if he decided import- ant enough for “John Doe” proceed- ings will be placed before Chief Mag- istrate McAdoo. In Bronx County a similar inquiry was begun today, retailers testifying regarding prices. These witnesses, who include rep- resentatives of western packers, azreed for th most part that stock farms in the west were holding ba~k their cattle from the Chicago markets. TENNESSEE HAS DISCHARGED ITS CARGO OF GOLD. American Sailors Entertained by Ter- ritorialists at Falmouth. Falmouth, Aug. 17, 10.20 p. m—The landing here from the United States cruiser Tennessee of $3,000,000 in gold belonging to American bankers, which is to be used for the relief of Ameri- can refugees, was delayed 24 hours owing to a misunderstanding with re- gard to insurance. Tonight, however, it 18 safely aboard a train bound for London. When the Tennessee arrived hers yesterday a representative of the American Express company who un- dertook to take charge of the gold on land approached the captain of the Tennessee to accept delivery. “Take it when you like,” said the captain. “It is in the magazine, safe and sound. AH I want is your auto- graph when you receive it.” The reply. was that the express com- pany’s representative would sign fr the gold when it was landed. This, however, the captain would not under- take, not relishing the task of having boatioads of gold pass through the harbor crowded with shipping and German prizes seized by the British, which makes navigation by small boats risky. Finally a cable despatch was sent o New York, and a reply being received that the gold was insured from the time it left New York until it reached the London banks, it was hurriedly landed. The American sailors of the Ten- nessee were entertained tomight by territorials. Reserve Board to Give Hearings. Washington, Aug. 17—The federal reserve board agreed to give hearinzs to representatives of those cities and banks which have protested against the organization committee’s selecti-m of federal reserve citles and arrange- ment of districts. These in-ltae Ral- timore, Omaha, New Orleans, Pitts- burgh and some of the New Jersey. banks which want to be included in the New York reserve disirict. The board considered names of bankers propused for zppointment as class “C” divectors of federal rescrve hanks. The selections will be made at a later meeting. Japan to Protect American Vesels. San Francisco, Aug 17—The Jap- anese fleet will protect American and Japanese merchantmen in \siatic waters.’ declared V. Numaya, Japan- ese consul general bers, today in_dis- cussing the possibilifes of hostilities between Japan an} Germany. Amer- ican trade with the Orient will not be endangered. Javan is ten times as strong in the Orient as Germany.” War Stops Immigration. Washington, Aug. 17—War—its ef- fect upon the tide of immigration into the United States—was indicated by official figures showing a decrease of more than fifty percent in the number of al'eas coming in during the first half of August compared with the same days last year. From August 1 to 14 the immigrants numbered 20,986 compared with 56,470 last year. Are Still Fighting in Mexico. Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, Aug. 17.— The Maytorena and Calles factiors continued fighting at Quinnano today. Four hundred men left here to join the Calies forces. Maria Huguez, brother of Scnora’s. secretary of state, was exe cuted here last night for shouting “Viva Maytorena.” o Japan’s Action Confined to China Sea. London, Aug. 17, 10:32 p. m.—The following statement was issued to- night by the British official press bu- reau: ~“Any action Japan takes against Germany will not extend be- yond the China seas, except in so far as may be ne to protect Japanese shipping lines.® SEVEN BRITISH CRUISERS OFF ATLANTIC COAST. To Do Patrol Duty Between New York, Bermuda and West Indies. New York, Aug. 17.—The Eritish cruisers Drake and Good Hope are now on duty off the Atlantic coast, according to an announcement at the British consulate here today. It was stated that word had been ‘recelved from Admiral Cradock, in charge of the British fleet in these waters, to the effect that these &ruisers had arrived since Saturday. The Drake, it was sald, will remain on patrol duty between New York and Bermuda and the West Indies, with the five other British cruisers already here. The Good Hope will go direct- ly_to Hplifax to awalit further orders. It is understood at the consulaie that an unidentified British battleship, the first to be in these waters sinoe war broke out, is on its way here and will arrive during the week. The bat- tleship’s destination is unknown, it was said. SPECIAL AGENTS INVESTIGATING HIGH PRICE OF FOODSTUFFS. Assigned to Various Cities to Assist in Nationa-Wide Movement. ‘Washington, Aug. 17.—Additional special agents of the department of justice were dispatched to Cleveland, Providence, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Buffalo to assist in the nation-wide investigation of the increazed price of foodstuffs. United States district attorneys all over the country hve be- gun inquirles snd in movy vlaces grand juries already are at work. At Buffalo John L. O'Brien the district attorney, will direct special efforts to ascertain the cause of the rise in the cost of flour. Fred Robertson, district attorney at Topeka, Kas, reported today that unuspal circumstances of wheat oing down on the market and the price of flour going up has stood out prome inently in the Kansas City dialy news- papers for scveral days past.” He is investigating. A flood of letters reached Attorney- General McReynolds today from vel- vntary correspondents regarding the advance in food prices. Steamship Arrivals. Liverpool, Aug. 17.—Steamer Frane conia, Boston. New York, Aus. 17.—Steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, Rotterdam. Rotterdam, Aug. 17.—Sailed, Steamer Noordam, New York. Montreal, Aug. 17- Steamer Mont~ calm Antwerp. 600,000 Bushels of Grain For England Boston, Aug 17—A shipment of more than 600,000 bushels of grain to England in five British steamers will be made from this port during the present week. The steamers charter ed for the service are the Cambrian, Pohemian_ Iberian, Michigan and Idaho. Political Rights for Jews in Russia. London, Aug. 18, 12.25 a. m—The Paris correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph company learns that the Russian emperor will sign a prociama- tion at an early date giving the Jews in his dominions equal civil and po- litical rights with his other subjecrs. Transport Orederd to Galveston. San Francisco, Aug. 17.—The army transport Buford received orders to- day from the war department to de= part for Galveston, via the Panama Canal, as soon as she can be made ready. No explanation accompanied the order. Kaiser &tarts for the Front. London, Aug. 17, 7.05 p. m—A Rete i A