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& 3 Hardes of Russian Troops Have Gone Into France to Join the Allies Against the Germans ' TEBM(}}IDE, BELGIUM, BOMBARDED BY GERMANS " Rumors of Another Engagement in the North Sea—Official ’ RuninnSutmentS.ysTluttheRzmnMof&eAu& After the Capture of Lemberg is No 5§ ; Value—Copenhagen Correspondent of the London Standard Says the Germans are Mourning 100,000 Dead-—Fighting in Lorraine and Vorges Pro- VOL. LVL—NO. 211 NORWICH, CONN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMP™ o™, uod % Pl letin, PRICE TWO CENTS ~ The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double inat or Any umer raper, ana Is 0@ ir GERMAN RIGHT WING CHECKED; ~ HAS RETIRED ON ST. QUENTIN ¥ trian Army Left 7 % L the capture of Lemberg, cap- says that it is beueir:g Russians report ‘they took 200 guns from the Aus- Duke Nicholas, the" Russian -in has ordered t aeroplane which tried to Paris is reported to have of two battle. LEFT WING OF GERMAN PPEARS TO NEGLECT PARIS 1= Pussuing Its Turning Movement and ' Has Passed Rheims. Paris, Sept. 5, 1:55 a. m.—The war offica_at Bordeaux late last night sent the following communication to the e e et T “On our enemy appears to neglect Paris tc pursue its turning movement. It has reached La Ferte- Sous-Jouarre (department of Seine- Et-Marne' 11 miles east of Meaux) passed Rheims and descended on the . west bank of the river in Argonne. ‘This m-no;:wre has not éumdod to- day more than on preceding days. - “On our right in Lorraine and ternative fortunes. Maubeuge, which |say: iz being violently bombard i ‘vigorously. A APPEAL FOR INCREASE OF BR!TISH LAND FORCES Premier Asquith Urged Every Able- Bodied Briton to Join the Colors. . London, Sept. 4, '4.53 m.—Pre- mier Asquith today made the flr!?:f ' & series of appeals for an increase of the British land forces. At a meeting Bt Guildhall he described the empire as involved in a bloody arbitrament of might versus right and urged every ablebodies Briton of military age to join the colors. The navy, the premier indicated, Wwas already doing its part. It had seal- ‘ed up the fleet of Germany, he said, and was thirsty for a trial of strength e aren; M warships, Mr. Asquith sali bad hunted the German mermmdé marine from the high seas and when the few German cruisers which still infested the distant ocean had been disposed of. as they would be very Soon, the navy would have achieved for British and neutral commerce a Security as complete as it had ever enjoyed in days of unbroken peace. “We rely upon the navy,” he said, “with the most absolute confldence lg guard our shores against the possi- bllity of invasion and to seal up the gigantic battleships of the enemy in the inglorious seclusion of their own ports whence from time to time they furtively steal forth to sow the sea with murderous snares which are more full of menace to neutral ship- ping than to the British 'fleet, and while the British' navy does all this It is thirsty for a trial of strength in & fair and open fight which is so far prudently denied it.” . Gremans Bombard - Fremends, London, Sept, 4, 4.25 p. m.—A des- F‘;tch to Reuter'’s Telegram company m Ostend says it is . announced there that the Germans are bombard- g Termonde (Dendermonds), a for- tified town of Belgium sixteen miles east of Gh ulation of about 10,000. BETWEEN 1,000 AND 2,000 Cruiser Tennessee Is retary ment, who is in charge jof the distri- bution of relief funds for Americans in Europe, ltonlzht from Paris. .|on the morning of September 4. Major Logan are about between 1,000 and 2,000. They are being sent out as fast a< sible. - Americans are still coming intg Paris from the southern prov.uce. and also a few from Switzerland.” From bled the state department tonight as - Pa; ut s e as man) as possible. o Amerlc«l,’n'. arenfi: -danger. About 60 per cent. about whom inguiries have been received have been found. Travelers from Belgium Were Obliged ent. The town has a pop- ‘ AMERICANS [N PARIS r 8 s Preparing to Take 500 from Havre to England. Washington, Sept. 4. —Assistant Sec- Breckenridge of the war depart- cabled the war depar.zaent His message fol- “Colonel Allen and T arrived in Paris Dodge follow from is impossible to -~ Havre Consul Osbourne ca- cruiser : Te; is at Hayre S 500. Americans - trains are arrtv- ENGLISH ATHLETES ARE FLOCKING TO THE COLORS All Games Have Been Cancelled—Sal- vation Army Contributes Its Quota 4, Lord half million he desires. Cricketers, football players and oth- er athletes, who at the beginning of the war were inclined to. keep their engagements, have now cancelled all their games and are flocking to the colors. The Association of Rugby Football Organizations has cancelled all its matches, most of the players having Joined the forces. Every player in last year’s international team is either serving the army or navy orin train- ing for service. Every Salvation Army corps in the country has contributed its quota of men to the army or navy and other members of the organization have volnttered for Red Cross work. FIGHTING GOING ON IN ALOSTE AND TERMONDE to Turn Back. London, Sept. 4, 10.30 p. m.—A des- patch to Reuter’s Telegram company from Ostend, timed 7.45 this evening, CH “At this moment fighting is proceed- ing in the district between Alost and Termonde, Belgium. - The railway near Alost has been-blown up. Travelers from Brussels were obliged to pass through Ninove and Alost. and then return south to Denderleeuw, whence they proceeded by the way of Gotte- gem and Ghent to Ostend. “At Ninove six German Uhlans who were patrolling the country encoun- tered a patrol of gendarmes and were Killed.” UNLAWFUL MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF OLEOMARGARINE, Six Officers of a Dairy Company in Columbus Indicted. -H24 Columbue, O., Sept. 4.—Six officers and employes of the Capital City Dairy company of this city were indicted here today by a federal grand jury after an investigation of a charge that the company and its officers have been j engaged in the unlawful manufacture and sale of artificially colored oleamar- garine on which no stamp -tax was paid. The government charges that the company owes more than $2,000,000 in back taxes. FRENCH AND GERMAN RESERVISTS MINGLE WELL Like Old Time Friends in Steerage of Spanish Steamer. New = York, Sept. 4 —With 200 French and German reservists ming- ling like old time friends in the steer- age, the Spanish steamer Montserrat reached New York today on her way to Cadiz, Spain, from Havana and Vera Cruz.. The steamer will stay at a dock here until tomorrow, wnen she will sall for Cadiz. Meantime all the reservists are being kept aboard to ‘avoid ‘the passibility of American customs officials enforcing the neutral- ity laws, The reservists were taken aboard at Vera Cruz ang in nearly every case the fare from Vera Cruz to Cadlz was paid by the French or German consul at Vera Cruz., Among the cabin passehgers were sixteen Spanish nuns from Vera Cruz on their way to Madrid. RUSSIANS LANDING TROOPS IN BELGIUM. American Tourist Saw Troop Trains in /England With'70,000. New York, Sept. 4—Further corrob- oration of reports that the Russians ‘have been landing troops on Belgian soil by way of England and Scotland reached New York today. Dr. Danfel Elliott of Newark, N. J. a passenger on the White Star liner Cedric, de- clared he witnessed a movement of conveying Russians Dr. Elliott would not say in what part of England he was when he saw the troop trains. He estimated the number of the Russians at more than 70,000 and declared they had come by way of nérth Scotland and were on their way to the English channel to embark for the continent. ADVANCE OF GERMAN RIGHT WING CHECKED Big Force of Cavalry Forced to Aban- don Several Field Pieces. ob'iged to retire on St. Quentin, The correspondent says: “It is learned on good authority that the advance movi of the right wing has been checkeq for the last two days under pressure, from the left wing of the allies. The enemy has been ed to retire on St. Quentin. A big force of German cav- Iry that was advancing on Com e was vigorously repulsed and forced to abandon several pleces of artillery. It appears that the attempt to envelope the allies” left wing was frustrated.” RUSSIANS GET WAR. MATERIAL AT LEMBERG Austrians Abandoned Wounded Their Meadlong Flight. s ‘m—A des- in pateh to Rel - Telegram o pany from Petrograd (St. Petersburg) says the following official statement has been given cut at the Russian capital: “On September 2 Lemberg - was closely surrounded by Russiah troops and was captured with an enormous amount of war material. All the abandoned *in the enemy’s headlong flight.” TRANSFERS OF FRENCH MONEY TO NEW YORK Cash ls Considered Safer Here Than in Europe. Paris, Sept, 4, 527 p. m.—Heavy transfers of French money to New York is in progress. There are sev- eral reasons for this, among them the moderate interest pald on current accounts, which may be withdrawn at any time, a privilege not granted in any important European market. Then the price of exchange is regarded as certain to rise whatever course the in- ternational war takes. Altogether French cash is considered safer in the United States than in Euro] pe. ARMIES NEAR PARIS !OT IN CONTACT French Troops Partially Sccessful in Vosges and Lorraine. Paris, Sept. 4, 6.05 p. m.—An officlal communication issued by the military governor of Paris this afternoon says: “The movements of the opponhéf ar- mies near Paris are being continued without contact taking place. In the district of Verdun the German forces have sustained some checks. In Lor- raine and the Vosges our troops won fresh partial successes. The’ general situation is little changed. FORCE OF G-ERMAN CAVALRY REPULSED AT COMPEIGNE Obliged to Abandon Several Pieces of Artillery. London, Sept. 4, 6.1 p. m.—A des- patch to the Reuter Telegram. com- wy of Ostend says that it seems that the attempt of the Germans to en- velope the left wing of the allies has been frustrated. A big force of cavalry advancing on Compeigne has been vigorously re- pulsed and obliged to abandon sev- eral pleces of artillery. Turks Pray for German Success. London, Sept. 4, 4.20 p. m.—A des- patch to the Reuter Evening Standard from Paris says it is learned that the Vienna papers have received a tele- from from Constantinaple stating that ‘rayers for the success of the Austro- German arms ve been orderd in all the Turkish mosques, The correspond- ent adds that this is believed to be the first time on record that Moslems have ol\‘tered prayers on behalf of Chris- tians. Chile Studying Maritine Traffio. Santlago, Chile, Sept, 4—Commer- clal and financial circles are studying the possibility of replacing the mari- tine tra c which has been suspended by the war with ships flying the Chil- ean or the nited States flag. At the same time the government is studying facilities to further this project. Bulgaria to Maintaln Neutrality. Paris, Sept. 4, 6.25 p. m.—A Havas agency despatch from Athens says that the Bulgarian minister to Greece has assured the government that Bul- garia has declded to malntain the strictest neutrality until the end of the war, pny from Antwerp reaching here by, Cabled Paragraphs Haiti Revolutionists Evacuate. ‘Washington, Sept. 4—The revolu- tionists in Haiti evacuated Opana- minthe on the night of September 2 and government troops have occupled the city, according to_advices late to- day to the state department. Duel with Sabres. Havana, Sept. 4—A duel with sa- bres & conservative member of the house and editor of the newspaper El Dia. Both combatants were severely wounded, Revolutionary Movement in Bosnia. London, Sept, 4, 3.48 p, m.—A des- patch to .the Reuter Telegram com- pany from Rome Sept. 3 says: “Ac- cording to a report from Servia the secret Servian soclety ‘Naroda Obra- na' is preparing a revolutionary move- ment in Bosnla and Herzogiovina (American provinces), whicn break out simultaneously with sim- {lar movements in Bohemia and rrun- A Guide to lished fact that the business man, ing. newspaper is the Instructor and shown, its assistance. TENNESSEE LANDS 300 AT WEYMOUTH Will Continue to Transport Americans from France to England. London, Sept, 4 10.40 p. m.—The failure of Southampton port officials to advise the officers of the American cruiser Tennessee that she could dock there was responsible for the unex- pected landing of the cruiser at Wey- mouth today with 300 refugees from Havre. Application for permission to dock the cruiser at Southampton had been made and the failure to receive an answer forced the American boat to select Weymouth for the landing of her passengers. The Tennessee has now been or- as a ferry from Hvre been transferred. | bring a still larger crowd of citizens of the United Sfl(a;‘bko‘:;dlfil‘vreméfl Englans tomorrow. e ] ng place is not yet known, although probably it will be Weymouth. - Americans who were brought across the channel by the Tennessee today adopted resolutions, thanking the of- ficers of the warship for their thought- ful attention, and cheered the captain before leaving the ship. ~Officers sur- rendered their rooms to the women, and m“m“dukm}d tt‘;lnnnl::t: ‘were ed on deck for the 5 - ey 1,000 Americans left Havre today. - Judge Charles.B. Howry and daughter of Washington were among those left behind. There is much un- easiness in Havre, ¥ TO RETURN CARGOES TO AMERICAN SHIPPERS. British Government to Send Goods Captured Aboard German Steamers. ‘Washington, Sept...4—The British government has taken steps to return promptly to American shippers cargoes sador, delivered to Secretary Bryan to- day the following fote expressing the attitude of his government: Movements of Steamships. Liverpool, Sept. 8.—Arrived: Steamer St. Louis, New York. Queenstown, Sent. 3—Arrived: Steamer Baltic, New York. ° ‘Copenhagen, Sept. 4 —Sailed: Steam- er Frederick VIII, New York. Philadelphia, Sept. 4.—Arrived: Steamer Verona, Genoa. New York, Sept. 4—Steamer Phila- delphia, Liverpool for New York, sig- nalled 420 miles east of Sandy Hook at 5.15 p. m. Dock 6 a. m. Saturday. Montreal. Sept. 4. —Arrived: Steam- er Royal Edward, Bristol Naples, Sept. 4—Sailed: Re D'Italia, New York. Steamer Chinaman Sentsnced to Seven Years and $10,000 Fine, New York, Sept. 4.—Lee Sing, who pleaded guilty today to indictments charging him with having operated opium smoking plants, was sentenced by Judge Mayer to serve seven years in the federal penitentary at Atlanta, Ga., and also fined $10,000. Lee's sen- tence is said to be the heaviest ever imposed under the new federal opium exclusion law. Eleven Miners Entombed. McAlester, Okla.- Sept. 4.—Eleven miners were imprisoned tonight in the mine of the Union Coal Company at Adamson, Okla., as a result of a cavein which blocked the mine en- trance. Rescucrs were digging thelr way throush the wall of an adjoining mine and it was Delieved the entrap- ed men would be rescued within a few hours. ‘Whatever the season may be, hot or cold, the wise business man , knows the Importance of maintaining his selling efforts. In drumming up businéss he will do extraordinary things to make offerings excep- tionally .attractive both as to kind and price and it is a well estab- who will keep his trade upon a satisfactory basis, will solicit it by the most expeditious and least expensive method—newspaper advertis- Buyers wait on the call of advertising to spend their money. They look for the summons to them in the columng of the newspaper. The merchant td shut his eves to this fact is costly blindness. Tell the public of this community of your offerings now and those to come. They can be shown what and where to buy and are anxious to be However the more who can be reaclied the better and In no way . can so many buyers he informed of your offerings than through The Bulletin, the supreme medium of appeal in Eastern Connecticut. Get The following has appeared in its new columns during the past ‘week: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, Aug. 29.. 177 159 1192 1528 Monday, Aug. 31.. 169 133 228 530 ' Tuesday, Sept. 1.. 165 118 216 499 'Wednesday,.Sept. 2.. 185 170 259 614 Thursday, Sept. 3.. 193 178 313 634 Friday, Sept. 4.. 180 130 210 520 888 2418 4375 - Tofals .. eeeves.. 1069 RioluusScenesa_n Dem. Convention POLICE CALLED TO RESTORE ORDER AT HARTFORD. LIGHTS TURNED OUT Senatorial Delegation Is, Split, Ten for Baldwin and Ten for Mahan— Bitter Fight Over State Central ‘Committeeman, Hartford, Conn., Sept. {—Amid riot- ous scenes the democratic town con- vention tonight elected ten delegates to the state convention pledged to sup- port Governor Simeon H. Baldwin for the Buayers of this or any other community, director of the public and for & the United States senatorship delegates instructed to vote for Con- gressman Bryan F. Mahan of New London, 4 Wrangling from Start. The meeting was marked disorder became so great lice were called in to preserve order. Once the lights were turned out, which added to the confusion. A detan of police, 'headed by 'a: sargeant, St In addition to the deadlock over the tnere was a/ bitter fight over the naming of a state centr: committeeman from the second sen- atorial district. There were two can- didates, Charles J. Dillon, the present incumbent, and J. P. Burns. Six bal lots were en and then Mr. Dillon, who was presiding, declared the meet- ing adjourned, without a choice being made. The convention was then re- organized, by the so-called Baldwin faction and Mr. Burns was dectared elected. The delegates favorable to Mr. Dillon did not attend the reor- ganized meeting. The matter will g to the state convention for settlement. Ten Delegates for Fisher. Ten delegates were named to the state meeting pledged to the sup- port of Professor Willard C. Fisher of Middetown, for the gubernatorial nomination, and the other ten will go uninstructed. Both factions agreed as to the congressional nomination, the twenty delegates being instructed to vote for, L«‘:he present incumbent, Au- stine_Lonergan. s . J. Coleman was named state central committeeman from the first district ‘and Ex-Senator Thomas J. Spellacy for the third district, . Bridveport Sofid for Baldwin. Bridgeport, Conn,, Sept. 4—Nineteen delegates to the state convention were selected at the city democratic conven- tion here m‘l”eg‘;:d ‘Toh:h entire g:l:& gation was D! e suppos Governor Simeon' E. Baldwin for the nomination for the United States sen- atorship. 381 FOOD DEALERS INDICTED AT WASHINGTON. First Big Development of Investiga- tion of High Prices of Food, Washington, Sept. 4—Thirty-one food dealers were indicted here today by a federal grand jury under the Sherman law on counts charging price fixing. It was the first big develop- ment in the investigation the depart- ment of justice is conducting at the direction of President Wilson against food dealers who are alleged to have seized upon the European war as a pretext to increase the cost of living. All the Indicted men are local pro- duce dealers or commission merchants. No nationally known firm was in- dicted. At the department of Justice it was said government agents working in many states for evidence of price fix- ing were expected to make reports soon which the officlals hoped would be the basis of other indictments. Aeroplanes in Action, Bordeaux, via London, Sept. 4, 9:08 p. m.—The Petite Gironde states that when a German Taube areoplane | tried to approach Paris today it was | attacked near Vincennes by two French | airmen. The French aviators sent a charge of grape shot into the wings of the taube, smashing it to pieces. Germans Mourning 100,000 Dead. London, Sept. 5, 105 a. m.—The Copenhagen correspondent of the Stan- dard says: “The German are mourn- ing 100,000 dead.” off by New York city’s Park Depart- ment. and Harbors . Bill but came to no conclusion. George, will undergo an appendicitis, for cific exposition. ranzo for Venice. Condensed Telegrams About 70 employes have been laid The Senate considersd the Rivers Prince Albert second son of King operation for Japan has asked for additional Panama.-. er exhibits at the wP‘: Prince William of Weid who abdi- cated the Albanian throne left Du- Thomas W. Gregory of Texas took the oath of office as Attorney-General of the United Si Steel, first pres- ident of Syracuse University, died at Milton, Mass., aged 90 years. Burglars entered the home of J. W. Noobs at Garden City, L. L, and es- caped with jewelry valued at $800. Hazel Kaufman, 18 years old, of n, Me., was burned’ to death while attempting to kindle a fire with kerosene. Rulof Peterson and Amos Veritzaon, policemen of Rockville, Centre, L. I, pladed guilty to indictments charging burglary. Secretary Daniel plan for six new torpedo troyers authorized by the naval ap- propriation bill Anna Kinloth, omplem as a maid was kil by falling Robert ‘E. Pelisser, instructor,in the c langnage it at Le- land Stanford University, has France to enter the army. Fire in the oil fields at Cushing, Okla., started by lightning, destroyed 300,000 barrels of oil and several steel The loss is $400,000. The estate of Mrs. Emll{ Huber, widow of Otto Huber, the , s valued at $6,000,000 and is equally among the five children. was killed and e President Wilson was to speak in the Indjana campaign and he replied that if he entered the cam- paign at all he would go to Indiana. old, was rescued from drowning in the Morris Canal. The use of a tor revived the boy after an nmfil-"m Sl R Orders have been issued that only can flags are to th Mardl | decorations during festivities at Coney 14 %o 19. T. M -Ttho new o‘r’-’}: Runl:rym.lled at the House to pay his respects to Wilson. He will sail today on the retania. President Wil has arranged e Wi e et ‘White dent. - Gents at the White House next Wed. | Mana. general ess | come nesday to discuss the situation. 3 Hary Edelman, a oi{iek.n fanc ‘vas struck by a Philadelphia & Read- ing train. Congressman Thomas W. Hardwick | created was nominated by the Georgia State| with promptly mig] Democratic Convention to fill the un- expired term of the late United Senator A. O. Bacon. gone to| jected to additional list suggested Miss Alsy Coburn, of Rackland, Me., 2 Joseph Horn, of Newark, 13 years|a Hst of Island September ?ouie under a special rule and _alion 1S e Largest m lLonnecucut in Froporuion to the Uity's Populauon Asks War Tax to ~Snstain Treasury PRESIDENT MAKES APPEAL AT JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS. PROMPT ACTIONNEEDED His Only Suggestion Was That Tax Should Be Placed on Such Articles as Would Begin to Yield at Once a Certain and Constant Flow, ‘Washington, Sept. 4.—“We shall pay the bill, though we did not deliberate- ly incur it”, said President Wilson to- day, presenting before a joint session of congress his appeal for an emer- gency internal revenue measure to raise $100,000,000, the government’s probable loss in customs receipts he- cause of the war in Europe. Prompt actién was necessary, the president said, “in order to keep the treasury strong.” His o suggestion as to the method for levying the tax was that sources chosen that would “begin to yield at once and yield \with a certain and constant flow.” message to the ways and means com- - bers mittee. wood and began consideration of plans to ralse the additional revenue. Var- ious members suggested sources which they belleved would be propeflgnm:‘l:— e were: List to be Submitted Next Week. Gasoline, a tax of one or two cents a ;° railroad and amusement ds, The proposal to tax raflroad tickets three others injured| was ont received with enthusiasm by when an electric ‘rallway car jumped|the members of-the committee, al- the tracks at South Thomaston, Me.| though it was es 2 timated that a five per cent tax would raise $40,000,000. Lkt to be Submitte dNext Week. Chairman Underwood said the arti- cles suggested would be gone over by the democrats of the committee and X t;_nmo articles w :u Be. tu! b lent hurried President Given Enthusiastio Greet- Ing. . President Wilson was given an en- thoriastic greeting represe; the housechamber escorted . by Senators Kern, Clarke and Galligher and Repre- sentatives nderwood, F‘lmmd and discharge a duty which he ‘wished with all his hearf he could avold. but made it plain that addi- revenue was necessary and that Only Method to Raise Revenue. Unforeseen conditions eccasioned by the conflict in Burope, he said, had ht involve conse- quences of “the most embarrassing States| and deplorable sort”. To borrow mon g . | bond issue would make an “untimely Convicts in Sing Sing prison are to| and unjustifiable” demand upon the bave a gala time on Lal Day- | money et leaving taxation as the ‘Warden McCormick has 2| only m wving thod left to raise revenue. In programme of track and field events| this situation he appealed to the “pro- and prizes wili be distri Reports are’published In the Italian foundly patriotic” people of the coun- try to take up the burden. press telling of the arrest of Herr von | OFFICERS ELECTED Bitzow, the German Consul at Tripoli, on a naccusation of favoring anti- l&.umn demonstrations among the na- ves. The branch of Fownes Bros., glove gal adviser, John G. Saxe, as commissioner to hear the charges of non-performance of duty filed against members of the Bronx Parkway Com- mission. \ Governor Glynn appopinted his le- special Major C. P. Cramer, of Columbus, Ohio.” was elected' commander-in-chief at the convention of the United Span- ish War Veterans at Louisville, Scran- ton, Pa., was chosen for the 1915 con- vention. The body of Pul G. Wil of South Dakota, an \mdmmm‘*(;f who has been missing since July 23, ‘was found by a guide at the bottom of a precipice on the er Alps in Switzerland. ABRUPT DECLINE BY GRAND ARMY Comrade David J. Palmer of Wash- ington, lowa, Commander-in-chief. Detroit, Mich., Sept. 4—Comrade David J. Palmer of Washington, Iowa, member of the Fighth and Twenty- fourth Towa regiments in the Civil war, was this afternoon elected com- mander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the closingsession of the. 48th natlonal encampment | which has been in session a week. ‘Washington, D. C., was unanimously <chosen for the encampment place next year. Although there were scveral candi- in the race for commander-in- chief most of them withdrew at the last minutes and Mr. Palmer had no serfous opposition. » | Other officers elected were: senior vice commander- in-chief, J. B. Griswold, of Grand Rapids: junior vice commander-in- chief, F. W. Connors, of Dallas, Texas; surgeon-general, L. S. Pitcher of Brooklyn, N. Y., and chaplain-in-chief, Orville J. Nave, of California. After the election the Installation of the mew officers took place and sev- eral other appointive offices were filled. A committee of past commanders- IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE | in-chief was appointed today to frame a congressional bill, providing for the There was Absolute No Market for|retention of all Civil War veterans in Continental Exchange. public employmert, irrespective «* their age. The resolution providing New York, Sept. 4—A notable event| for the appointment of the committee of the day was the abrupt decline| Was received with much applause by witnessed in foreign exchange, don cables falling to 5.021-4 and de- mand 2o 5.011-2. These quotations represent declines of as much ‘& five cents in the pound steriing from the highest rates of the week and are be- lieved to result directly from the out- come of negotiations between New York city officials and a banking group, which is sald to have asreed to fnance all of New York's foreign oblizations matyring between this and the expiration of the year. There wes abbsolutely no market for the continental exchange, the situa- tion in Paris m'ccll}ding all possibility of exchange operations with that cen- ter. Efforts to nagotiate 30 day bills on Berlin were unavailing. Call money was offered at £ix per cent by repre- entatives of Canadian banks which stipulated, however, that fully ffty Lon- per cent. collaierel In excess of the loan would be required. As these terms wer: almosi prohibitive little the aged soldiers. Another resolution adopted = unanimously opposed any changa in the national flag. One death and one man sald to be dving was the toll of the encampment up to tonight. A veteran thought to be William Weston of Dexter, Mich., dropped dead on the street today and John Marshall of Lima, Ohio taken sick yesterday, was not expected to recover. His relatives have been no- tified. Commander-in-chief Palmer of the G. A. R. tonight annuonced the follow- ing staff appointments: Adjutant general George A. Newman, Des Moines; Quartermaster-general, Col- cnel De Stowitz, Buffalo: Assistant Quartermaster-general, J. H. Holcomb, Philadeiphia. For Resumption of Foreign Exchange. London, Sept, 4, 7.40 p. m—It is of- ficially announced that the government is now negotiating with a view ‘to’as- money was loaned at the six per cent rate. The market for time loans con- tinued nominal around 8 per cent. sisting a resumption of foreign ex- change between the United States and Great Britain. illed and seven|he performed his duty without hesti- al | others injured when their automobile| tation or apology,