Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 9, 1914, Page 1

4 -~ Bulletin, VOL. 1 0. 214 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS (he ‘Bulletin’s Girculation in Norwich is Uodpnie 1nac o1 A Faper, ana s I virculduon IS e Largest m Lonnecucut In Froporucn to the uity’s POWI&(W" —_— ONSLAUGHTS OF ALLIES ARE - FORCING GERMANS TO RETREAT hndun Reports that the British Have Pushed the Op- posing Forces Back Ten Miles HU-NDHEDS OF THOUSANDS ENGAGED.IN BATTLE hMSmn;blhfiElltofPar-—-l’nmmtobeModlm- pumtomepl.nThmFu—GnmmmSudb Have .ked for an Armistiee of 24 Hours to Bury the “cad and Care for the Wounded—Russia Troops Con- tinue to Battle With Austrians in Russian Poland— Fmimmhmom. in the Ught of precedents established '“-m Tt o ailoved undm'.uld | between France, England Rus -h.mmm;-umwnhw: -cnnnl them, Baron stated will act in emtnrm- ity with u:. terms of the alllance reach-| “The Tokio chamb commerce, of - the operation with the Chicago Tes country assoclation, launched a for formulating ‘plans for promoting export trade of Japan. “The finance committee of the upper house endorsed today all the bills pro- viding war funds passed by ‘the lower house.” GERMANS LOSING GROUND IN FIELDS NEAR PARIS French and English Armies Have Taken Many Prisoners. . Paris, Sept. 8.—The following of- ficial communication, bearing on the flihting now in progress to the east of the mmm. was made public_ today. left wlne Of the allied” armies, Gmpriaing portions of the forces mow SGetonding Baris, ontins mq rosr«- against the en- 1t . 'm’ French 'l’rocp- Adumlng. the| “The advance . from W» the River Ourcq into the ontmirall - region (Montmirail is about 48 miles east of Paris). “The enemy is retiring in the direc- tion of the River Marne, between Meaux (20 miles east of Paris) and Sezanne (42 miles east from Meaux). “The French and the English have taken numerous prisoners including a| baftalion of iInfantry and a.company serving a detachment of rapid fire guns; they captured also ages. Violent Encounters on Center. “There have been violent encounters with the enemy on the center. between Ferre-Champenoise (12 miles east of Sezanne) and Vitry-le-Francols, the southern_point of the Forest of Ar- ALLIES ARE STILL GAINING GROUND Pressure Against lnvaders Continues Al Along the' Allies’ Front. Sept. 8. uu p. m.—The ‘%Id.l press bureau h!flefl the many, gun ~ “At no place have we fallen back; ther to the rlnt uleu mo iy whleh the enemy has lost ground. includes = Montmirail puls, | “The reported retiring of the enemy. neither side gaining l&'mfl‘.- near Vitry-le-Francois has been con- “Further to the right again, from | firmed. le-Francols to Sel'nflln-kl- Invaders Repulsed. “On our right a division of .Ger- man troops delivered an attack on the axxis of Chatesu-Salims-Nancy, but they were repulsed to the northward passing_the Forest of Champenoux. “Further to the east our troops re- occupfed the crest of Mandry and the Ppeak of Fourneaux. “There has been no change in the situation in the province of Alsace.” t.h enemy has pressed back in the direction o! Rheims, “At Luneville an attempt by the to advance has Te- “Pressure against the enemy con- tinues all along the allled fronts. The force has been engaged all day, the enemy opposed it, after stub- crossing to the north of the Marne. "!'hefll(h French army has advanced with equal success and reports many g:. sixth Fremch army, on the Ourcq, has been heavily engaged. but here also the enemy has been driven ‘back: “The German vlrelya mh line, the ad V‘nc. len‘ ‘been resolutely pushed "'l‘he British force has again sus- tained some casualties, but the num- ber is small in relation to the nature of the fighting. u"rh- re-;m(:t the twold-n’ ope= [0 ations up to the present is very sat- The peasant replied that he thought g Parls had fallen and wo®ld conduct 28 PRUSSIAN PRISONERS ARRIVE IN PARIS First to Be Seen There Since Start. ing of Hostilities. Paris, Sept. 8, 10.50 p. m—Twenty- elght Prussian prisoners, the first to Dbe seen in Paris in the present war, St. Laszare station today. They had become separated from their regiment and lost their way. GERMAN LEFT WING OONTINU!G TO RETREAT Have Made Violent but Unsuccessful Attacks on Right Bank of River Ourcq, Paris, Sept. 8, 11.55 p. m—An of- clal communication issued tonight by the French war office says: “The left wing of the German forces, in their munment of retreat, having M Petit Morin river, with a leading them into the British lines, DENIES REPORT OF DESTRUCTION OF LOUVAIN German Banker Says Southern and Western Part Are Undamaged. London, Sept. 8, 8:20 p. m.—The following' German official _statement was received here this evening by the Marcon! Wireless Telegraph Company: “Dr. Karl Helfferich, a difector of the Deutsche Bank, who has returned to erlin from Belgium, denes the re- ports of the total destruction of Lou- vain. He says the entire southern half and part of the western portion of the town are practically undamaged and that the Hotel De Ville was saved by German soldlers extinguishing flames from surrounding houses which threatene dit. “Professors of the leading German unlversities have declared their inten- tion to renounce all distinctions be- stowed upon them by British universi- tles or learned societies, on account of Great Britain's attitude in the war.” AUSTRIAN REPORT BELITTLES RUSSIAN VICTORIES Says Bombardment of Lemburg Was Directed Against Undefended Posi- tions. Protecting thelr communtca. Ml. ave made violent but unsuc- cessful attacks of fil‘lllh ailies are continuing their offensive tactics In the direction of the Marne on the heights to the north of Zezanne. “Our troops are progressing favor- ‘%fl laboriously. our right wing the situation is M before Nancy and in the Vosges. severe engagement has been lwcm in the center with alternative sdvancing and falling back.” JAPANESE AEROPLANE DROPPING BOMBS Flew Over Kiamo-Chow and Returned to Deck of Cruiser. London, Sept. 8, 7.52 p. m—A Ger- man official - statement. Teceived my Marconi wireless from Berlin says: “The Austrian general staff reports that the Russian bombardment of the earthworks around Lemberg on Sep- tember 3 was directed against unoc- cupied and undefended positions, the Austrians having previously withdrawn asroplane n flew in over Kiao- Chow and dropped bombs, returning -fllv e crulser. N Gl m.crnher in order to spare-the bombardment of an oven town. "rhe army commanded by Gen- eral Dankl was recently engaged in heayy fighting. The Russians ‘brought up by rail large enforcements and a severe attack followed, but the troops commanded by Fielg Marshal Kes- tranek repulsed this attack, inflicting heavy loases on the Russians and tak- ‘hw prisoners. m‘m.:xewh;e l.lons the front there is comparative quiet.” CASH A BIG FACTOR IN OUTCOME OF WAR. David Lloyd George Says British Re- sources Will Tell in the End. London, Sept. 8, 10.10 p. m.—"We want every penny we can raise to help fight’ the enemy,” sald David Lloyd George, chancelior of the exchequer, mnyin‘ today to a deputation from the cipalities which wanted the ald oumm-wvmucurmxxomnt cheap rates. "v?e must come out triumphant in ery important h“mfl our resources. 'Ifl]‘ a quuém‘ ‘which is not I.blll); lute! ‘essent T ‘undred Fre e abighs UL mlllldj)nl may win this war. “The first: hundred mm!ovnl our ene- o Rent and will pronably Pant to the | Srcepted whi o an y very end before e will accept % i conditions upon which we can make peace. “If we are wise, that is where our resources will come in, not merely of men, but of cash. We have won with a silver bullet before. We financed Euraore in the greatest war we ever fought, and that is what won. Of course, British tenacity and British courage always come in, and they al- ways will. But let \Il remember that British cash tells, to BRITISH CRUISER GLORY : INTERCEPTS SPANISH SHIP. On Which Wers 150 Aust man eservisists, .—The British. today on which were 150 men said te - Austrian @nd German reservists, in tow. The Montserrat sailed from New York. Sept. , for Barcelona, Cadiz and Genoa. The Glory, which has been engaged in Datrol dity off the coast of the nited States for some weeks past, is supposed to have picked up the Mont- serrat soon after she left New York harbor. Under are right of search, it is claimed by the authorities, the gommander of the Glory had pover to bring the vessel to this port-and de- tain her until the nationality of the men suspected of being reservists can be_determined. The Montserrat is equipped with wireless and is_in regular ‘trans-At- lantic service. She was built at Stet- tin, Germany, in 1889 and is of 4147 tons gross register. She is 371 feet long #nd has a beam of 43 feet. WILHELM DER GROSSE WAS SUNK IN NEUTRAL WATERS Had Been Ordered Out of Port by Spanish Consul, but Refused to Move. _ London, Sept. 8, 5.55 p. m.—Cap- tain Makepeace, skipper of the British steamer Kaipara which was sunk by the North German Lioyd : steamer Kalser Wilhelm der Grosse, confirms the German assertion that the British crulser High Flyer in turn sank the armoreq German liner in neutral wa- ters off the west coast of Africa, Au- sust 27, “But,” sald Captain Makepeace to- day. “remember that the Kaiser wil- helm der Grosse had been ordered out of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, by the Spanish consul and that her cap- tain had refused to budge her for nine days. This in itself was an_interna- tional offense and for that offense the Dritish cruiser was right in sinking er.” SAY GERMAN |:6s§Ea IN KILLED WERE ENORMOUS Wounded Soldiers Arriving in P Also Claim a Large Number were Taken Priunflm Parls, Sept. 8, 10:54 p. m—Acconiits of wounded Goldiers who reached Paris this afterncbn indicate that the result of the three days' fighting in the Champaigne country has been more favorable for the allies than at first supposed. They say the German losses In killed were enormous, and that a great number of prisoners were taken. One French officer estimates the prisoners at 30,000. The Champalgne district _includes parts of the departments of Marne, Ardennes, Aubeau and Haute-Marne. REPUDIATE SUGGESTION OF TURKISH AMBASSADOR That Great Britain Might Be Endeav- oring to Draw United States Into War, ‘Washington, Sept. 8.—Both the state department and the British embassy hcre repudiated today the suggestion of A. Rustem Bey, the Turkish am- bassador, in his authorized statement yesterday that Great Britain might be endeavoring to draw the United States Into the European war, in urging the despatch of an American warship to Turkish waters to care for Christian interests in Turke; Discredit British Ship at Bremerhaven. London, Sept. 8.—The British official information bureau makes announce- ment that it believes it to be untrue the story published in various quar- ters that a submarine of the Britisa fieet had recently penetrated the har- bor of Bremerhaven. A report to this effect reached London papers_but they refrained from publishing it on the advice of the oficial press bureau. ‘aptain n and Ger- | 6XPei Cabled Paragraph;—‘ French Reserves Sent to Morrocco. oEaris. Sept. 9, 112 o. m—_The French office announces that it is sending Toscrves to Morooss and the incorpo- ration of territorial troops now resid- ing there, in order to release the reg- ular forces in Morocco for service with the army in France. Austrian Aviators Scouting. Rome, via.Paris, Sept. 9, 1:45 a. m.— Austrian aeroplanes have been in the nelghiborhood of Antivari and along the Adriatic coast, They probably are engaged in watching the movements of the Anglo-French fleet. Mrs. Pankhurst on War London, Sept. 8, 11:05 p, m.—In opening Whlt she called a “patriotic cam] tonight, Christable Pank- hurst, the militant suffragette, said that ‘the defeat of Great Britaln by y would be calamitous from purely a woman's point of view and that upon the preservation of the Britieh empirs depended woman's en- franchisement. German Fishing Boats Sowing Mines. London, Sept. 8, 5:04 p. m.—German fishing boats decked with Be'~ian colors. according to a Reuter despatch near .the Sandettie lightship. In con- from Ostend, have been sowing mines sequence of this, the mafl boat was unable to leave this morning. Per- sons arriving in Ostend today report having seen German wscouts near Bruges. WITNESSED NAVAL ENGAGEMENT OF WILHELM DER GROSSE German Converted Cruiser Was At- tacked in Neutral Waters, Without Steam Up, New York, Sept. 8.—A witness of the naval engagement between the British cruiser High Flyer and the converted cruiser Kaiser Wil- helm der Grosse off the west coast of m- rl despatches told of the sink- ing of the German vessel the High The Magdeburg, it developed here today, fled southward while the llhe‘lm ‘was a to be sinking 'hfln ths Mag- mm sight of her. Orgel asserted that story of .his snip's the ‘encounter, lnld “The English thanks for this ‘action,” burg’s master concluded. ot i AR MORE CONFIDENCE IN FINANCIAL SITUATION Results From Success Which Attend- ed Payment of New Yori’s Foreign|agai gave the captain no the Magde- Indebtedness. New - York, Sept. $.—More confi- dence in the financial situation was expressed by domestic bankers today. This feeling was regarded as a na- tural reflection of the easier conditions 1eported from London resulting large- ly from the success which attended recent negotiations for the payment of New York's foreign indebtedness. Direct connection with Paris was difficult today, but bankers with French connections were completing arrangements for drawing bills on Bordeaux, the temporary seat of the government. It was said the heavy remittances to that point would be made in the near future. EFFORT TO SECURE INDICTMENT OF N. H. ROAD OFFICIALS For Criminal Violation of the Sher- man Law to Begin This Week. Washington, Sept. 8—Attorney Gen- eral Gregory attended his first cabinet meeting today. He brought up the New Haven Railroad situation and the investigation being made into the in- creased cgst of foodstuffs and reported to the p~sident that progress was be- ing_made on both gquestions. The department of justice probably Will begin its effort to secure indict- ment of ew Haven officials for crim- inal violation of the Sherman anti- trust act during the present week. ENGLAND TO KEEP ALIEN ENEMIES OUT Whe Have Hitherto Been Permitted to Land Under Guise of Americans. London, Sept. 8, 7.45 p. m.—The British government is adopting strin- gent regulations in order to keep out of England alien enemies who hereto- fore have been permitted to land un- der the guise of Americans whose citi- zenship was attested by consular cer- tificates granted on the continent. Lord Curzon Wants Descriptive Re- parts. Aberdeen, Scotland, via London, Sept.s, 11:00 p. m.-—Addressing a meeting here tongiht( Lord Curzon of Kedleston urged that descriptive re- ports of the fighting should be given tothe country. The official news bu- reau, he declared, was altogether too reticent and facts were Kept back that were perfctly well known to the en- emy. Movements of Steamships. Christiansand, Sept. 5. —Arrived: steamer United States, New York Salled, 6th, steamer Frederik VIII, New Cork. Havre, Sept 6—Sailed: steamer France, New York. Bordeaux, Sept. 6—Sailed: steamer America, New York. Gibraltar, Sept. 8.—Passed: steamer Taormina, '‘New York for Naples. St. Nazaire, Sept. 5—Arrived: steam- er_Caroline, Montreal. Liverpool, Sept. 6—Arrived; Steam- er Megantic, Montreal. London, Sept, Andania, Montreal. New York_Sept. 8.—Sailed: steamer Ryndam, Rotterdam. Montréal, Sept. 8.—Arrived, steamer Cassandra,’ Glasgow. Quebec, ' Sept. 8.—Arrived, steamers Sicilian, London; Tyrolia. Lendan, 7.—Arrived: steamer to | road May Increase the Inees:) Tax - UPDN BY DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE, AND REDUCE EXEMPTION An Increase of One-half of One Per Cont. and Reduction of Minimum to 32000 Contemplated for Emergevncy Rev- enue Bill, Exemption from $3,000 ‘Washington, Sept. 8—An income tax increase of one-half of one per cent: and a reduction of minimumu exemp- tion from $3,000 to $2,000 and the max- imum exemption from $4,000 to $3,000 were tentatively agreed upon today by democratic members of the ways and means committee who are framing the emergency revenue bill to raise noooanm It is estimated that the posed tax -changes would produce 'IQMO annually. Not Available Until July. In deciding on the income tax in- crease, the committee considrered the. ct that revenue from this source Wwould not be available until.next July, but the opinion was general that the increased revenue from other sources would meet any deficit until that time. Under the, proposed changes the in- come tax would be one and ome-half per cent on incomes of single ns in excess of $2,000 and the fame on married persors in excess of $3,000. In addition, the one-half per cent in- crease would be added pro rata in ac- cordance with the increased surtaxes on incomes in excess of $20,000. Tax on Beer and ‘Malt Liquors. The committee agreed also that the increased tax on ‘beer and malt li- quors should be fixed at fifty cents a barrel, bringing in $35, 000 ,000. On do- mestic wines an extra tax of twenty cents a gallon will raise $10,000. Dis- tilled spirits will escape an extra tax, but it was decided fo tax rectified spiris 'wo cents a go.llcm, realizin $2,000,000. a8 No Increase on Whiskey. Opponents of an increased tax on whiskies won their fight after three had been taken. Proposals an additional tax of 23 sents and o gallno were defeated. On to make the tax ten cents agreed to make the tax apply only to rectified spirits at two cents. Railroad Freight May Suffer. The committee is a to have sald also freight road uck.u Sueh collected by the rallroads and easily administered. The rates proposed, it was reported, was two per cent. At the conclusion of an all day con- ference it was agreed not to tax to- bacco products, gasolene, amusement tickets, magazines and many other ar- ticles and commodities which had been proposed, the increased income tax the necessity of noncement. of the committee's action was made, Representative Underwood, the chairman, stating that the pro- e was subject to change. The gramm .| committee will meet again Thursday. iINDICATIONS OF LARGEST WHEAT CROP ON RECORD Regarded as a Short Crop! Every Other Cereal. tion's Buropean obligations, due to the sale of American securities by foreign Folders early in the European con- fifct. Department securities by agri- culture reports today indicated that this is to be a short crop year in ev- ery other cereal. With the largest wheat crop on record, from present indications 896,- 000,000 bushels, there is a prospec that approximately 300,00,000 bushels might beavallable for 'export. With wheat selling at more than $1.10 -cents 2 bushel this would cost foreign buyers $330 000,000. It will be offset, lLowever, by decreased takings of American cotton abroad. Tast year the United States ex- ported $547,000.000 worth of cotton, but from present indications this years exports will fall far below that amount. It is pointed out that there will be little or no corn offered for export Dbecause of the short crops. Last year also was a short corn year and a con- siderable quantity of corn was im- ported, as probably will be the case this year. . RED CROSS STEAMER TO SAIL THURSDAY Crew is to be Made Up of Men from Neutral Nations. New York, Sept. 8.—The Red Cross, the American ship of mercy which will carry relief to the wounded on European battlefififields will steam from this port probably Thursday morning, it was announced tonight. Her crew will be made up of Ameri- can or Spaniards, men of neutral n: begun her vovage today. but those employed on board included a num- ber of Germans, and her departure was delayed after the British and French governments had protested against persons of that nationality being among the crew. Emperor Francis Joseph Has Had Paralytic Shock. Paris, via Londonm, Sept.:S, 8:12 p. m.—The Excelsior publishes ‘a report from Pecrogrug Ihat the Austrian em- peror Francis Joseph has had a par- alytic stroke and that his condition is dangerous. Investigations of Coal Roads. Washington, Sept. 8.—Hearings in the Interstate Commerce Commission's investigation of allegations that coal roads have established embargos re- sulting in discrimination against ship- pers, will begin before Commissioner Daniels at Chicago, January 20, 1915. ect| ed a roll of money. His Shippers and carriers have been in- yited to forward suggestions as to features to be covered and will have the opportunity appear, Condensed Telegrams | co Castle, a summer hotel i co Bay. Mo was destroyed by fire together with two adjolning cottages. The 29th I'll\l‘ll convention of the state branch of the Connectiout Fed- eration of Labor began at Bridgeport. Seven men, rallway construction employes, were burned to death in a Mn-mmnnuldaofucmm John Borgi, twenty-thres years old, tried to hang h in a New York ice station, but was seen and cut wn. It is reported that King Victor Em- manuel is suffering from a slight con- utsion of me leg, caused by a fall from his horse. An American who has just returned from Mexico City reports that whole- sale executions are occuring, 163 hav- ing been put to _death in one day. No American cardinals wers p AUTO AGCIDENT AT WEQUETEGUOCK Trolley Car on Groton and Stonington Division ed Into Automobile at Crossing MuhsznStrnd:Amepc Ihmwncnlh&b.w. gedTwen!yFutandCompMelyW : at the consistory although Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, and Cardinal Farley, of New York are still in Rome. Gasolene explosions caused two fires in the New York colony at Seabright, N. J. John E. Dordan's cottage was destroyed. and two adjacent cottages burned. ¢ A meeting of the state board of ag- riculture was held at the tol. Governor Baldwin presiding. ght, members were present in addition to the governor. Lee McClung, lh. noted Yale man whom President ~ Taft appolnted Treasurer of the United States, is re- ported critically ill of typhoid fever in a hospital in London. Eivard Knight, & negro ssrvant of M. V. Hundley of No. 150 m ll'nlh Street, New York, shot and his wife Josephine. He then shot him- self inflicting a f-.tLl ‘wound. Trying to ou-pc a gefiuman ‘who had ‘surprised him robbing a saloon, Anthony Teranowich, of Willlamsburg, ran into a police station. He pulled a gun, but was overpowered. George T. Mayre, the new America ambagsador to Ru-h, Totified the State/ Department that he would sail on the Mauretania, September 9 for St. Petersburg via London. An unidentified man was struck and killed by an auto in First Avenue, New York. The auto was owned by August Diener, of Classon Point, and driven by his chauffeur, Adolph ;Welss. (Sasatene oxphdln. in the garage North Beach, set re taTihe building, forcing Hobert Auld to jump from the second floor. He broke his leg and.one arm. Fire destro; ! five-story. bullding at gt ‘Ward Streets, Newark, at a loss of | #100,000, by six manufacturing concerns. Robert McCarter, former _attornsy- goneral of New Jereey wan eay drowned when his sailboat capsized. He was pinned under the mainsall, The accident occurred off Red Bank. Ex-Governor Fort of New Jersey, chairman of the American Peace Com.' mission sent to San Domingo by Pres- ident Wilson, s serlously ill and will probably. return home immediately. Allison Mitchell, of Brooklyn, shot has grandson, Edward Mitchell tried Loughran’s mother with a The celebration of the Star Spangled Banner centennial at Baltimore began with unveiling on the United States frigate Constellation of a tablet to commemorate her restoration and visit. Hobonkenites never saw so many automobiles at one time as when the Rotterdam docked. Five hundred au- tomobiles, which blocked River Street for ten blocks, gave returning tourists a noisy welcome. Daniel Mollick, laborer of No.. 30 Bartlett Street, Broklyn, was stabbed to death by a man who escaped. While at a dance hall Mollick display- assailant stole eighty-five dollars. Frank M. Garland of Bridgeport, Ct., was arrested at Boston charged with the larcency of $4,000 in cash and $1,300 worth of jewelry from Mary Lu- quer of Bridgeport. Garland was later taken to Bridgeport. - Vincenzo Pirani, of Providence, who killed his mother, Mrs. Augusta Pirani, September 1, was freed from blame by the coroner. An inquest resulted in a verdict that the young man shot his mother by aceident. The suit of the Hampden Railroad against the Boston & Maine rallroad claiming $4,000,000 for failure to rati- fy the lease of the Hampden road by the defendant company was filed in superior court at Springfield. W. R. Fairley, one of the concili- ators expected to work on a settle- ment of the Colorado coal strike, is expected to arrive in Denver to take up with the operators and miners the tentatinve basis of agreement for solv- ing the strike, set out by President Wilson. The German steamer Madgeburg, having evaded the British warships that have been patrolling the morth Atlantic coast slipped safely into New York harbor after an exciting voyage fro mthe Canary Islands. She was loaded chiefly with dynamite. ideraf ‘Ambassador Herrick at Paris that the United States approach the powers in an effort to have their armies regard historic _buildings, monuments and works of art as “International pro- perty. Diamonds valued at $2,000 dropped in the driveway leading to & Danbury garage three weeks ago by Mra. Thomas Reynolds of New York city, were returned to her by Myles Murphy of Holyoke, Mass, who found them and ascertained the identity of the los- er by means of a newspaper adver- tisement. A section of the Pittsfield-New York express was _derailed while passing through the Danbury yards, the-lo- comotive and one chair car leaving the track at a frog. No one was in- jured. The train, which was compos- entirely of parlor cars, was delaved about an hour. The building was occupled |1y, (Special to The Bulletin.) Westerly, Sept, 8.—At Wequetequock crossing, one of the most dangerous on the iine of the Groton and Stonington dlvlulnn of the Norwich and Wester- Taction company, so dangerous that itop, k and -Listen” warning ulln is located in a prominent place there occurred on Tuesday afternoon a very serious mishap in which two Wwomen ang a man were seriously in- jured and a limousine was wrecked. Crash- g'ass doors and wh&n ‘afl stitches were required Mrs. Barnett sustaine fracture of the feft cuts’ on ' her alysis The car leaving Westerly at 2.20 in charge of Conductor Ira Baker with Burnside Barber as motorman, soon after soundi usual _crossing warning, into the limousine owned by Mrs. Clara Stanton and driven by Cornelius Farrell of the Farrell and Starling garage at Watch Hill. The passengers in the car were Mrs. Stanton and Mrs. Anne S. Bar- net, well known -cottage owners and Summer residents of Watch Hill: Car Dragged Twenty Feet. The limousine cime onto the cross- ing from the road leading from Ston- ington road to Lower Pawcatuck, and was struck about amidship, throy ts side, and dragged for'a Sistases of about twenty feet and complet wrecked. 3 Passengers Wedged In: Mr. Flrtull ‘was wedged between the sides of the limousiné and Hhe. indiia Sare albo 10 Baniiae Dets tion In the rear seat, or rather what was left of the seat. The trolley car Wyas stopped a3 quickly as possibie and the hi assist- amceTof thoas in_ the Hosousing pad the three occupants so that they were unable to move. The limou- gine was righted snd Mré. Stanion rs. - Burnett*and_] extricated. “Injured ww le- Hlm. " Dr, Michael H. Scanlon, of Wester telephs Fe e &m—u‘ elephone and he e y in his automobile and. rendercd P Ty e oy S man In his automobile and them to . their homes at Wach Hill. Here Dr. Scanlon was assisted by Drs. Edwin R. Lewls and John Champ- lin, and three graduate nurses were summoned from Providence, Right Side of Face Torn Off. Mrs. Stanton’ sustained a compound fracture of both bones' of the Tight arm, dislocation of the right wrist, fracture of the mamalor bone and the frontal bone. The whole right side of her face was nearly torn Off by the DEPRECATES PURCHASE OF GERMAN SHIPS. Merchant Marine Committee Fears It Would Bring International Trouble. Washington, Sej ! “Fears are ex- pressed that we BTt tavolye: sireeives in complications with Great Britain and France if we buy German ships,” seys a report of the merchant marine committee submitted to the house to- day advocating the Alexander bill for a government-controlled company to purchase and operate ships. “That may be 0" the report con- tinues. “This bill does not direct the shipping board to buy ships any particular nation. They have the wid- B Dipcretlny 12 i purchase or con- struction of vessels. We have no doubt they will act otherwise than Wih- the"greatest care In whataver th T war' i Europe,” the report adds, “has mot only demoralized com- merce, but credits as well. However much enterprising - citizens and cor- porations may wish to meet the de- mands in the present emergency, they seem to be powerless to do so without government aid. Hence the rational course is to utilize government rTe- sources to inure to the benefit of all the people. “Rather than hazard the possibility of a misunderstanding with one or more of the belligerents, some would have us make no effort to repair the damage done to our industries and commerce by ‘the Buropean war or to exercise any of the rights as a neutral power. We have rights as neutrals as well as dutles to be observed.” The report declares the United States now' has less than 1000,000 tons of shipping in the foreign trade. RAILROAD PRESIDENTS TO APPEAL TO PRESIDENT WILSON To Assist Them in Tiding Over Diffi- culties Caused by the War. Washington, Sept, 8—A committee of rallroad presidents will appeal di- rectly to President Wilson tomorrow to_assist them in devising means for tiding over the difficuities they say have grown out of the war in_ Europe. They are prepared to lay before Mr. Wilson facts and figures tending to show that the war in Burope has made money so tight that it is virtually im- possible to raise additional funds. The president has already indicated a receptive attitude by his tacit agree- ment to the postponement of the rail- road securities bill until next session, to avoid embarrassing the 16 is ‘said” the president views #ith favor the argument of the railroads for increased rates, but that he con- siders he has no right to interfere with the jurisdiction of the Interstate Com- merce Commiesion. French Biplane Foll. a federal trade commission Farrell received cuts ‘on the left side of m hls forehead, two eft arm and two s from . Provides for a Com vent Unfsir Methods of w..mnmn, Sept. x—'zu' report on federal spent in roll calls to tendance of a quorum. Senators Buflogm fi ber, Oliver and the report. The conferenge up in the house next :Ivl:l.llk: action, ‘luch as the _fll?u its to com al it " e senators. situation and urging them to. Meantime, he succeeded in getting 49 members into the senate chamber, and anuother roll cdll was ordered. Roll | call showed 48 senators voting and two present who were unable to vote beeu:dse of pairs and the report was agreed to. Senator Reed of Missouri attacked the report repeatedly, although he later voted for it. He criticised Represen- tative Stevens of New Hampshire and George H. Rubles, who aided in fram- ing the bill, declaring-they were work. ing on a plan to “emasculate the antl trust laws” and that the trade com- mission bill was a part of the plan. The conference Teport provides for with _au- thority to issue orders to prevent “un- fair methods of competition.” The en- forcement of the orders of the com- mission, however, is left to the courts. SERIES OF ERUPTIONS OF LASSEN PEAK Far Overtopping in Magnitude Any Previous Manifestations. Redding, Calif. Sept. $.—Lassen Peak broke forth today in a series of eruptions, the third of which was an awesome 'spectacle, far overtopping in magsnitude and splendor any previous manifestations. Oservers who have watched the mountain closely since it first awoe to new volcanic'life on May 30, estimated that this lasi erup- tion trebly exceeded in volume any of the others. Sixteenth Grimsby Trawler Sunk Grimsby, England, via London, Sept. 8, 6.07 p. m.—Wreckage of the trawler Nelson _has been picked up in the North Sea and news has reached here ©of _the, sinking by a German crul of the trawler Capricornus. With Paris, Sept. 9, 1:30 a. m.—A French | these two vessels the total number of biplane fell while flying over Vin- Grimsby trawlers sunk by German cennes last evening. The aviator and ' ships or mines since the commence- an officer were seriously injured ment of the war is sixteen. * ] ) s s e e o