Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 7, 1914, Page 1

VOL. LVI—NO. 212 Bulletin, NORWICH, CONN., M/.akfi SEPTEMBER 7, 1914 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double Inat or Any Utner rap PRICE TWO CENTS er, and Its lotai Gircula tion i1s tne 'Largest In ALLIED ARMIES IN CONTACT WITH GERMAN RIGHT WING Dafending the Roads to Paris---Fighting is Somewhat Sou}h of the_ Paris Line TOWN OF MAUBOEGE STILL RESISTING ASSAULT Germans are Again Atiacking the Forts at Nancy—Emperor Casualties Up tc Sept. 1 Number 15,000—Montenegrin Troops Defeat Austrian—France is CallingsOut the 1915 S ‘Sea—A German Official ‘with the German right wing ‘banks of the river Grand Morin and west, somewhat t ‘the Paris line. , Berlin, L comes the report that the are ng the forts at-Nancy, and that Emperor William and the general are watching thé operations. “British official war information . bureau has issued a long general sur- 25y Guring e DSk wesk 2na th ad: A dur! W = IR n‘.x-: of British casualties, i shows a total of more than 15,- 000 men up to. 'um ¢ “at the aks Bighly of g ¢ of the British soldiers &nd e ievaments. It declares that “ywhile the British losses are heavy, they are not one-third -of the losses inflict- ed by the British troops on the Ger- ‘mans. The stastement closes Wwith a call for more men. ‘Berlin reports that 8,000 British pris- oners have Y beritz, ‘bombardment. . begun of the ns at Cattaro, an Austro- byf_ the French ‘and advices from Cettinje credit Montenegrin t of the Austrians, troops with the de- ¥ “?:.edun:out the 1915 Te Boljanitz in in this way ‘will add 250,000 e‘m’llt!‘t:ni‘;x loroarywithlq a few ‘mont £ The German 'Reichstag, represented ‘by members of all parties, has prom- ised its full support to whatever meas- “ures the minister of marine deems nec- essary. Appropriations will be made g the replacement of the ships whé;:lh ive been lost and to carry out the il of construction already-ar- A British steamer of the Vflmgol‘l;xg. “hundreds of passengers al % 'lmm!:undered in the North sea after striking a mine. Most of those aboard ved. “l’!:l:!:n official announcements de- scribe a strong offensive movement against the Austrians on ‘September 4. The forty-fifth Austrian regiment of infantry surrendered, 1,600 men be- ing taken. German troops, marching o the aid of the Austrians, were at- tacked, but the result of these opera- tions has not been made known. A German official . statement says that the allled troops are in retreat beween Paris and Verdun and that the German troops are pursuing them. It adds that in the eastern theater of war the Austrian attack on Lublin continues and that the Austrians are ed in dispersing the Russians. Late advices say that the traln ser- vice between Paris and Dieppe has been suspended. ADVANCE LINE ALLIES IN CONTACT WITH GERMANS ‘Were Suceessful in Short Engagement on Right Wing of Invaders. Paris, Sept. 6, 3.15 p. m.—An official communiu&nn issued this afternoon '-‘;"hb advance lines of the allies for the defense of Paris came in contact yesterday with the right wing of the Germans, who appeared in a covering movement in strong force on our right &nd advancing toward the southeast. A short engagement resulted to the ad- vantage of the allies. 5 Capture Three Spies. : “The police surprised three individ- uals who were exchanging illuminated s from the banks of the Seine to the heights of Bellevue (an eastern quarter of Paris). They found in a vacant house in Bellevue a man who was formerly an interpreter in a Paris hotel. In his pocket was an order for safe conduct issued to him by the German staff -in Belgium. The two other sples who were operating with this man escaped. A Havas Agency despatch from Petrograd says tbat the official jour- nal there publishes a long list of al- leged cruelties committed by Germans upon Russians who were in Germany when war was declared. Following thie list, this is added: “After the communication of these facts, public opinion in all civilized countries will not fail to condemn Germany’s behavior, which recalls the darkest period of the middle ages.” A despatch from Madrid to the Petit Parisien says that the new Spanish ambassador to France, Marquis Devil- lierra, will hand to President Poincare & letter -which an authorized person declares will make an excellent im- pression in France. jerce Fight Near Thisselt, Belgium: London, Sept, 6. 1L45 D, A Reus [route to ° Recruits—Rritish Steamer Sunk by Mine in the North Statement Says Allied Troops Paris and Verdun — British Cruiser Blown Up by Mine. ter despatch from Ostend says: “In a_flerce fight yesterday near Thisselt (Bflt‘\;fl) the Germans lost 3,000 men. The prisoners were taken to Antwerp. RUSSIAN TROOPS IN FRANCE NUMBER 150,000 Are Now in the Rear of the German Army, New York, Sept. 6.—Russian troops to the number of 150,000 have through England and are now at the rear of the German army in France, according to Vanee Thompson, an American .writer who arrived here to- day on the Red Star liner Krooniand, which sailed from Liverpool August 28, On that day, Mr. Thompson said. hé saw detachments of Cossacks on their way to the channel ports, and learned that the British government had sus- pended the regular train service in or- der to give the Russians the right of ‘way, He added that he could say from reliable authority that 150,000 Russians had’ already crossed the channel, and probably were now attacking the Ger- man rear, while it was understood that thousands were on their way by the Arctio dcean assengers on several steaners from England recently have. reported a movement of Russian troops through the British Isles to the continent. Returning with Mr, Thompsen was his father, the Rev. C. L. Thompson, who was a delegate to the church peace conference at Constance on Aug. 1, the day war was declared between Russia and Germany. Two days later the con- ference ended abruptly and Mr. ‘Thompson and his son started for Eng- Jand but were for two weeks in Ai- sace-Lorraine, where much of the first fighting occurred. ‘The Kroonland brought 317 passen- gers, several hundred léss ®than her capacity.: VIENNA SAYS DEFEAT AT.LEMBURG WAS A ROUT The Only Hope Now Is in the Ger- man Contingent. 1 Rome, ‘Sept. 6, 10.40 a. m, by way of Londan, 8 a. m.—9 news despatch from Vienna says that the defeat at Lemburg was a rout of the whole Austrian army operating in Galicia and that the only hope now is in the German contingent, which is congest- ing all the railway lines toward the northeastern frontier, It is asserted that the Austrian general staff is urg- ing the Germans to dispatch some of their 420 milllmetre guns to Galicla. Official reports from Petrograd say that, although the defeat of the Rus- sians at Tannemiberg was regrettable, it is serving only to stimulate the fer- vor of the. people, the army and the government to multiply their efforts for final success, which the whole na- tion considers inevitable as the Ger- mans in making what was perhaps their most strenuous attempt, disrupt- ed ony one-twentieth part of the Rus- sian army. Since the war began the government has nmot permitted the operation of wireless telegraph apparatus. It has heen suspected, however, that some ~ireless operators were at work and ~earch revealed an outfit on the roof of a boarding house fréquented by for- eigners. Two students who had erect. ed the plant were arrested. N\ GERMANS TO ATTACK PARIS FROM EAST Have Found the Northern Forts Too Strong. Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. §, 6.15 a. m—News of the taking of Amiens by the Germans was received at Basel as indicating that the Germans intend to make an eastern side attack on Par- is, having found the northern forts too strong. All Alsace is free of both German and French troops, except for patrols. The German and French already have begun to exchange prisoners who crossed the Swiss frontier. All the Swiss army is still in arms, but not sure that the neutrality of the coun- try_will not be violated. Crowds of refugees from all other countries continue to arrive here. The greater number came from Paris. No expulsions are being made. The food supply is still normal. PARALYSIS OF TRADE PREVAILS IN GERMANY Plants Are Being Shut Down or Out- puts Diminished. London, Sept. 6, 4.40 p. m—A des- patch to the Weekly Dispatch from Copenhagen gives an analysis of par- alysis of German trade written by Emile Lederer in the Vossiche Zeltung, in which the following appears: “In_spite .of the increasing obsorp- tion of workmen by the army, there is an increase in unemployment among those left behind. Ev: ‘women cannot fing employment. Day after day un- dertakings are being shut down or outputs diminished.” The writer sugsests a comblnation of all interests in an endeavor to interests going. REFUTATION OF ALLEGED GERMAN ATROCITIES. American Newspaper Men Fail to Sub- stantiate Wanton Deeds Attrituted to Teutons, New York, Sept. 6.—The Associated press has received by wireless from Berlin a message which follows: 1t was sent from Aix-les-Chapetle to Berlin for transmission. The authors, all of whem are well known American newspaper men, were originally as- signed to Brussels, and when that city was taken they were returned to Afx- les-Chappelle, from which city they have been endeavoring to reach Lon- don, but without success. The tele- gram was partly mutilated by inter- ference and certain words are missing, but the text here given is clearly hat intended by the authors. . Prisoners Not 11l Treated. “In spirit we unite in rendering (sic) German atrocities groundless as far as we are able to. After spending two weeks with and accompanying the troops upward of 100 miles, we are unable to report a single instance un- provoked. We ar so unable to con- firm rumors of mistreatment of pris- oners or of non-combatants with the German columns. This is true of Lou- vain, Brussels, Luneville and Nantes, while in Prussian hands. ‘We visited Chateau Soldre, Sambre and Beaumont without substantiating a single wan- ton brutality. Numero investiguted rumors proved . groundless. - Every- where we have seen Germans paying for purchases and respecting property rights, as well as according civilians every consideration. keep No Direct Evidence. “After the battle of Bjass, a suburb = of Namur, we found Belgian women and children moving n about. The day after the Germans had captured the town in Merbes Chateau we found one citizen killed, but were ties were direct evidence. Bel- gians in the Sambre valley discounted reports of cruelty in the surrounding countries. The discipline of the Ger- man soldiers is excellent as wo ob- ‘lg;ved. ‘To the truth of these state- nts we pledge cur professional and personal word.” ] by R "The Asso- cintad Bre e Cobb, Satur- Evenitig Post. and Public' Ledger; Harry Hansen, Cliica- go Daily News; James O'Donnell Ben- nett and John T. McCutcheon, Chi- cago Tribune. GERMAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT RECEIVED BY WIRELESS Says German Troops Are Pursuing Allies Between Paris and Verdun. London, Sept. 6, 9.29 D m.—The fol- lowing German official statement was received tonight by the Marcon! wire- less ‘telegraph company: 3 “The German army administration reports that in the west the allied troops are in retreat between Paris and Verdun and that the Gemman troops are pursuing them. Paris is empty and the only scene of anima- tion is around the railway stations. which are filled with thousands .of fugitives. The London newspapers do not consider that Paris. will' defend itseif to the utmost. “In the eastern theatre of war the Austrian attack on Lublin continues and the armies commanded by Gen- erals Dank and Auffenberg are still engaged in dispersing the enemy so as to obtain the fullest advantage from their glorious victories at Krasnlk and Zamazo. Those victories wrich were achieved after three days. of bitter fighting resulted in the flight of the enemy. The Russian advance on Lem- berg has been brought to a halt. “Further important developments are imminent. The first Polish legion, un- der Austrian command, has been form- ed Cracow. The emperor has ap- pointed General Von Vaczynewski to command this force. Warsaw is being prepared for defense by the Russtans. “It is reported that fear of the fear of the German fleet has caused great alarm in English seaport towns. In Hartlepool torpedoes are set in front around the coasts the nervousness oc- casioned by the German mines is sald to be. indescribable. “The enrollment of recruits for the British army is proceeding slowly. From one town of 700,000 inhabitants not more than 100 men reported them- selves, the majority of them being tramps, The nation has not been per- mitted to learn the real situation at the seat of war.” MONTENEGRIN TROOPS DEFEAT THE AUSTRIANS At Boljanitz and Capture All Their Munitions of War. Rome, via London, Sept. 6, 10.23 p. m. —A despatch from Cettinje to the Mes- sagero says Montenegrin troops under command of General Vukotitch, the war minister, have defeated the Aus- trians at Boljanitz, in Herzegovina, capturing all their munitions of war ang the commissariat. The Austrians are said to have left a large number of dead and wounded on the field. “General Vukotitch,” the despatch adds, “drove the Austrians back i w- ard Cianitza, where he made a tri- umphant entry. The town had been pillaged and portions of it were in flames. “Sanguinary fighting continues. The Montenegring are engaging a_superior number of Austrians and endeavoring to occupy Crehovo.” NINE MERCHANT SHIPS DEST20YED BY MINES, Five Danish, Two Dutch, One Norwe- gian and One Swedish. Washington, Sept 6.—Nine niutral merchant ships have been destroy~d by German mines, according to British foreign office advices to the Bi:lisk embassy here, made public tonight. The message saye “The following neutral vessels are known by the admiraity to have been destroyed by German m:nes, in most cases with loss of life among the crews: Five Danish, two ane Nerweglan, one Swedlsh.” e Dutch, * Cabled Paragraphs - Report Made on German Atrocities Amsterdam, Sept. 6. (By Way of Paris, 11:30 a. m.—The military at- tache of the United States here has to Washington @ long report concern- ing the charges that have been made of German atrocities in Belgium. Sunk Seven German Torpedo Boats. Paris, Sept. 6, 6:24 p. m.—A Havas Agency despatch from Petrograd says that the Novo Vremya has received a message from Tokio stating that the British destroyer Welland has sunk several German torpedo boats. Floods at Kiao-Chow. Kiao-Chow, Sept. 6—Floods from incessant rains have covered many square miles and washed away thir- teen miles of the railway embankment which the Germans are not likely to rebuild at this time. Many people are living in the housetops and crops are floating out to sea. 3500 British Prisoners at Doberitz. Copenhagen, Sept. 6. by Way of Lon- don, 148 p. m.—The Berlin papers state that nearly 3,000 British prison- ers reacheq Doberitz Tuesday and ‘Wednesday. They occupy five enor- mous tents which are surrounded by a wire fence. The men are described as looking like tramps in their tat- tered uniforms, but quite satisfled with their treatment and food, GERMAN ARMY NO LONGER THREATENING PARIS But Task of Putting the Defenses in Order Is Being Pushed. Laondon, Sept. 6, 11.30 p. m—'WNow that the German army no longer is threatening Parls, says a despatch to Reumter's from Paris, “time is given to complete the task of putting the defenses of the city in order. The ‘work is being pushed forward with the utmost activity under the supervision of Geperal Galflieni, the military gov- ernor. \ 5 “Although a feeling of relief is no- Parisians seem The newspapers describe the engage- ment entered into by the allies not peace terms, world and & new holy all ples who are determined hot to be crushed under the German heel.” BRITISH CRUISER BLOWN UP BY A MINE IN NORTH SEA. Six Junior Officers and Four Petty Officers Are Missing. Landon, Sept, 7.—The light cruiser Pt of ihe Britien pavy has been blown up by a mine in the North Tho loss of Jife s mot_ defnitéw Kknowny - The paymaster, e, Six junior officers d two petty offi- cers are missing. The Pathfinder is the second British cruiser blown up by mines in the North sea. She was of 2,940 tons and carried a complement 0f 268 men. She was commissioned at Portsmouth in October, 1913, and was attached to the eighth flotilla. FIGHTING-CONTINUES FROM LUBLIN TO KHOLM. Austrian Army Corps Tried to Break Through the Russian Line. Petrograd, Sept. 6, via London, 10.30 p. m.—“Desperate fighting continues along the front from Lublin to Kholm, where the Tenth Austrian.army corps made an attempt to break through the Ruesian line,” says an official state- ment issued here tonight. “The Austrians were heavily re- pulsed and 5,000 were made prisoners. The Russians secured various docu- ments in which the Austrian generals made urgent appeals for help from ‘Germany. “In Galicia 30 locomotives and an enormous amount of rolling stock were captured.” B JOFFRE SUCCEEDS IN TURNING GERMAN LINES. Sir John French Has Gotten Around the Left Wing. London, Sept. 6, 3.42 p. m.—A des- patch 10 the Times sent fro mEou- logne today says that the mayor of that city is reported to have receiv- ed a telegram tkis morning stating that Ceneral Joffre had sucec2eded in turning the German lines and that Sir John French had gotten around on iie left of the German armv. The German troops at Lille left there hur- riedly yesterday. FEAR OF A GENERAL ATTACK ON ANTWERP Presaged by Activity f German Aerial Service in That Vicinity. Rotterdam, Sept. 6, via London, 2.46 p. m—The activity in| the German aerial service in the vicinity of Ant- werp is believed here to be an indi- cation thta a general attack on Ant- werp is only the matter of a few days. Many persons_are leaving Antwerp on barges for Dutch territory. The wealthy people of Ghent are leaving for England. WILSON PASSENGER LINER SUNK BY A MINE. All Aboard Baved With the Exception of Twenty Russian Refugees. London, Sept. 6, 3:13 .—The Wilson pasenger liner Runoswith 600 engers on board struck a mine in the North Sea and was sunk yester- day afternoon. All of the crew and passengers, with the exception of twenty Russian refugees were saved. The Runo sailed from Hull for ArchangelArchangel and fouled the mine when about forty miles off Shields at 4:35 o’clock. ALLIES HAVE DRIVEN GERMAN TROOPS BACK Fiftesn Miles Beyond St. Quentin—In- flicted Considerable Losses, Antwerp, Sept. 6, via London, 2.08 p. m.—The French legation here today officially confirmed the previously an- nounced success of the Anglo-French troops who are said to have brilliant- ly driven the Germans back some fif- teen miles beyond St. Quentin, inflict- ing consi@erable losses, ost | heroic example. nnecucut in' Proportion to the City's Popuiauon President is Not Going to Stump WILL REMAIN IN WASHINGTON DURING FALL CAMPAIGN TO STAY ON HIS JOB Because of the “Unlooked for Inter- national Situation”—No Time to Boost His Interests to the Disadvan- tage of the Country. Washington, Sept. 6. — President Wilson announced today he would not g campaign. tion of “staying on the job” because of :{le “unlookeq for international situa- on.” The president made known his in- tentions in a letter ‘to. Representative Doremus of Michigan, democratic congressi who had written him, he would make a speaking campaisn this fall. = The . col ndence was gnde public at the te House to- ay. " America Greater Than Party. “America js greater than any party,” the president wrote. ‘‘America cannot properly be served by any man who for a moment measures his interests against her advantage. The time has come for t things. These are days ‘big with destiny for the United States as for the other nations of the woi tle self-forgetful devotion may, under God, turn that destiny this way or that. Great hearts, great natures, will respond. Even little men will rejoice to be stimulated and guided and set a Parties will fare well enough without nursing if the men who make them up and the men who lead them forget themselves to serve a cause and set a great people forward on the path of liberty and peace.” May Give Out Statements, Despite his determination to make no Mr. Wilson will “take oc- casion, as ooportunity dffers, to state and perhaps re-state to ‘the country, in the clearest and most convincing terms I can command, the things which the democratic party has at. The “p:fl?io'"t ked tha . e lent * as| that congress “remain to do their work of and pressing service and b it to a successful conclusion.” He id, how- ever, that he saw nothing to keep con- gress in sessicn after the emergency Work wes. Qalekelo The nthad .in Towa,. % Maine and other states.. - had previ- ously .told those.who asked him that he would make no promises until he saw what the general situation was. MOLINEAUX SUFFERING | FROM NERVOUS BREAKDOWN Dashed. Down Streét Clad. in Bathrobe —Knocked Down Several Pedes- trians, ! New. York, Sept.: 6—Roland B, Mol- ineaux, who'was acquitted in 1902 of the murder of Mrs, . Katherine L. Adams, after two.sensational _trials, was detained tbday by the police of Babylon, Long Island. Molineaux, who had been undergoing treatment for a nervous breakdown, dashed down the street today, it is charged, clad In bathrobs and trousers and knocked down several pedestrians, including two women. He was overpowered by a policeman. The technical charge of disorderly conduct was placed against him ang he was remanded until Mon- ® y. Molineaux has beeén a patient at a smth farm in Babylon for several ays. Four Farm Buildings Burned. Meriden, / Conn,, Sept. 6.—Sponta- neous combustion was responsible for the loss of four farm buildings belong- ing to Jason J. Wilcox which were located in the vicinity of the Highland Country club in Westfield tohight. The barns were otal loss and the fire- men devoted their efforts to saving the homestead. About 100 tons of hdy were destroyed by the flames and 75 chickens were burned. The loss.\is es- timateg to be about $10,000. Forbidden Zone in Bosphorous. Constantinople, via Londons Sept. 6. 4.25 p. m.—The minister of marine has established a new forbidden zone of entrance to the - Bosphorous. & stretches from the Rumelt light Messarburnn, near Buyuk-Bere, 11 miles northeast 6f Constantinople— a distance of about seven miles. This considerably enlarges the forbidden zone. Protest Aeroplane Bomb Throwing. Ostend. Sept. 6. By Way of l.on- don, 12:19 p. m.—The cotton exchange at Ghent has sent a cable message to the New York cotton exchanse re- ~uesting the latter to protest to the T nited £.ates goverrment agamat thz alleged acior of Zeppelin-and Taube aeropluncs ‘n throwing bombs upon tae unpro‘ented city of Ghen™. Seaplanes Reconnoitre. Tokio, Sept. 6—The Japanese com- taander reports that two sea-plancs reconnoitered Tsing-Tau in the QGer- man territory of Kiao-Chow, yestarday. and cropped bombs on the wirsless barracks. One of the sea-planes re- ceived 15 shots in its planes, but both returned safely. Bombarding Bay of Cattaro. Antivari, Montenegro, (By Way of London, Sept. 6. 3:06 p. m.—A bom- bardment of the fortifications in the Bay of Cattaro, Austria-Hungary, from the sea was begun by a large French fleet which passed northward this morning. » Attacking Forts at Nancy London, Sept. 6, 10:45 p. m.—A des- patch to Reuter’s Telegram Company from Berlin by way of Amsterdam says the Germans are attacking the forts at Nancy and that Emperor Wil- liam and the German general staff are present there. . Duty Removed from Drugs. London, Sept. 6, 8:10 p. m.—A Reuter despatch grom Petrograd (St. Peters- burg) says the Russian government has authorized the Red Cross Soclety to import drugs and surgical instru- ments free of duty durisg tbe warn, A little wisdom, a little courage, a Ht-|T Condensed Telegrams Bernard M. Baruch has tributed :10,3_00 to the American - Redw“ L‘ro'“ "un Railroad officials *in :Colorado ha: called for 12,000 cars to ur:!otlo fl‘:: fruit crop. Busines transactions in Mexico are paralyzed as a result of the shortage in change. King George and Queen Mary visit- ed 308 wounded soldiers at t;yo Lon- don Hspital. Gold to the amount of $250,000 was ‘withdrawn from the Sub-Treasury for shipment to Canada. rry . R. Kurrie of Chicago was elected president of the Chicago, In- dianapolis & Louisville Railroad. The Czar of Russia has conferred the Order of St. mir on General Rennenku'npc for deeds of bravery. The National Enameling and Stamp- inf Co., of St. Louis, will add 8,000 ‘men to its force béfore September 30. William Burgess, 33 of Princeten, man, when his body a live wire. years old, a line. . ., -was killed came.in’ contact with Herbert Ortlieb of New York com- mitted suicide whea hé found he would be unable to go back to and fight. Franklin H, Bell, an expert swimmer, ‘was drowned in Lake Erie at Crystal Beach after saving the lives of two ‘women bathers. Theodore Roessvelt is in Louisiane n tour of the State. Christabel Pankiiurt, the mil who has been in exile in France for about two years, has turned to England. | The Hotel A from was destroyed by fire. urned. tages were also b 2 junboat Newport fl X‘?”mm ‘Mar- The United States arfived at Newport, seilles bringing eleven refugees from the European war zone. Paul Fuller; President Wilson’s rep- Island, Isle of the mainland resentative in Mexico, left Vera Crugz|and for Mexico City for a second com- ference with General Carranza. - — The new Ancher Line steamer Hus- cania was launched at the shipyards of Stephen & Co., on the Clyde. The vessel has a tonnage of 14,000. VAR R S W. Leonard Bonney, a-New Yorkav- iator, had a_ wonderful ;escape. - from death' when “his machine ‘caught fire and fell ‘1,000 feet 'at -Bellefonte, Pa. Five negroes, charged - with the murder ‘ of Fletcher Turnen, a - poli- tician. of. Dadeville, ;Ala., were guard- %mflmu ‘while being Tbrought to Phoebe. A." Lum," bookkesper.for the Tuttle Roofing Co., of New York, was held up gnd robbed of $800 ‘while on lfi:;;:!ny ‘from_ the Garfield National The American Consul at Prague in- formed the State Department that the report of the exegution of Prof. Thom- as Masaryk of the Austrian’ Parlia- ment is.false. P The steamer Lux, which arrived in New York from Bilboa, reported pass- ing a fishihg schooner bottom up on August 29. An iceberg. was sighted the same day. 3 Bouck White Socialist cher wrhe e vent 1o Hhacicwells Thand for disturbing -Rockefeller's congregation, was nominated as a Soclalist candl- date for Congress. The ateamer Moldegaard of New York, the first vessel to be registered and sail under the Ship Registry act, is en route to N a cargo for zil. Preident Wilson nominated Martin | C! Travieso, Jr., of Porto Rico, to be sec- retary of Porto Rico, and. Manuel B. Domenich to be Commissioner of the Interior of Porto Rico. Nine members of. the Butte Mine ‘Workers’ Unfon arrested since martial law was declared, will face trial be- fore thé military commission of the Montana National Guard. Dan O’Leary of Chicage, the veteran en up the task. his physician to give up the walk. John Fleming Wilson, the short- story writer, joined the ‘alimony club” at the Ludlow Street jail. He failed to answer a suit for s tion and was jailed in default of $750 bail. Rauol Villain, slayer of M. Jaures, the French Socialist leader, blames his. father, saying that he never had from his father the love due him. He also said that he suffers from nervous trouble. ‘William Ackhurst of Nova Scotia, 73 years old, has come out with a chal- seconds Field Marshals Kitchener and French. The United States postoffice has re- fused to recognize Mexican Comstitu- tiofalist postage stamps and no mail bearing these stamps will be delivered unless postage due stamp is attached and collected. Senator Jones, of Washington, in- troduced a bill' to provide loans for encouraging and assisting home own- ing and home building, the loans not exceeding $5,000 and the rate of in- terest not exceeding four per cent. Constitutionalist authorities dis- covered a human heart, preserved in alcohol in Mexico City. Blood stained clothing which belonged to President Madero was also found in the build- ing and several arrests were mado. Red Cross headquarters at Wash- ington received a check for $40 from a blacksmith. His letter reads: “I hammer out my money on the anvil and my daughter, who sends $20 cf this $40 hammers out hers on a type- ‘writer, Trolleys Collide at Woodmont SIX PERSONS WERE INJURED—A" DOZEN SHAKEN UP BRAKES FAIL TO WORK Both Cars Were Bound for Bridgeport from Savin Rock—One Injured in a - Rear End Collision Last Night at Miford. ‘Woodmont Conn., Sept. 6.—Six per- sons were injured and a dozen or more shaken wp in a rear end trolley col- lision near Merwin's Point tonight. Both cars were bound to Bridgeport from Savin Rock. It is said the brakes refused to work on the slippery rails, clxinz the crash. The six persons WhO received medical attention were: Fred W. Roberts, Bristol; Fred Lorit- zon, Bridgeport; Walter Webb, Still River; John Quinn, Still River; Mrs. ohn Bridgeport; Miss Ella Aaken, Bridgeport. ‘The mdst seriously hurt is Mr. Rob- erts, whose back is injured. The in. les to the others consist largely of ruises and cuts and suffering from the shock. X Rain Made Rails Slippery. The first Bridgeport bound car, had stopped to let off a passenger, when the crash came. The motorman of the second car tried to apply the brakes, ‘but the car refused to stop. It was raining at the time, which made the rails slippery. were considerably dam- p was summoned time. Rear End Collision at Milford. Milford, Conn., Sept. 6.—One person Wwas seriqusly ‘injured and half a doz- en more shaken up when twa trolley cars were in a rear end collision to- %‘ht at the eastern approach of the CORONATION. OF POPE BENEDICT XV Afer Coremony the New Pope Received in Auflmgwm Cardinals, Rome, Sept. §.—The eoronation of Pope ‘Benedict XV took plaé¢s today in the Sistine chapel. The cefemony was § solemnity. The Sistine chapel was used for the occasion ‘in order to-avold pomp during the war that is in pon- tifical court, pwnbers of the, Roman aristocracy and the family of the pon- tiff were present. The scene with Pope Benedict seateq in the sedia Gestatoria chair preceded by the bearers of the triple crown, and ed by the bearers of '.hc:rc;ll;:gud feather fane, and sixty in their full vestments, was a striking one. When- the ceremony enfied the pope was recelved with loud acclaim by those present. Later in the day Pope Benedict re- celved successively in private audience Cardinals Gibbons, Farley and O'Con- nell, who presented their suits and some American friends to the pontlff. e e WANTS AMERICAN WARSHIPS SENT TO TURKISH PORTS To Care for Christians in Case of a Mohammedan Uprising. ‘Washington, Sept 6.—German and Austrian consular officers have been ordereq by British authorities to leave Egypt at once. Roumania has announced officially that if she abandons her position of neutrality, it will be to follow the course taken by Italy. Great Britain has informed the United States that she would look with favor on the sending of ,American war- ports to .care for hammedan uprising against them. These developments in the highly critical situation, brought about by the feeling of the triple entente, that Turkey is ceftain, to join the conflict on the side of Germany and Austria, were conveyed today in official des- patches to the United States govern- ment. ' BRITISH CASUALTIES NOW TOTAL 15,151, Third List Made Public Up to Septem- ber 1. London, Sept. 6, 10 p. m.—An official % list of the British casualties was issucd tonight. This was the third list made public and completes the casualtigs up to Sept. 1. It was as follows: Xill 9 officers, 38 men. ‘Wounded: 27 officers, 120 men. Missing: 49 officers, 4,558 men. The latest casualty list issued by the British war office comprises 4,796 men. The two previous lists account- ed for 10,355 men, killed, wounded and miesing, making a total of 15,151 ! Child Killed by Automobile. Tariffville, Conn., Sept. 6.—Five year old Frank Jaksina was killed here to- day when he was struck by an auto- mobile driven by Fred J. Potter of Hartford. Bystanders say the Doy darted across the street directly in front of the machine, which passed over his chest, crushing out life in- stantly.’ Mr. Potter was arrested and held in bends of $500 for a hearing on Sept. 14. 2 Motorcyclist Seriously Injured. Rockville, Conn., Sept. 6.—Arthur Pidgeon, aged 22, of West Willington, was seriously injured today when the motorcycle he was riding collided on a hill with an automobile driven by Arthur Vinton of Willington. Pidgeon was thrown over the handlebars and landed on the hood of the auto. He, was taken to a Hartford hospital. His arm was broken and he is suffering from internal injuries. Farmer Burncd to Death. Noroton, Conn., Sept. 6—Wiliteip Walsh, aged 43, & farmer, was barned burned to death in his barn early to- day. He was sleeping in the structuré when the building caught fire from an overturned lantern. He leaves a widow and four