Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, September 26, 1914, Page 1

Normich A A4 A e A R I VOL. LVIL—NO. 229 Balletin, NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1914 SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That ot‘ Ag;@# or Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largestin Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population DECISIVE RESULT EXPECIED SOON IN BATTLE OF AISNE Allies Are Directing Their Efforts Against the German Right Wing GERMANS FIGHTING FU RIOUSLY NEAR- VERDUN French Have Made a Considerable Gain to the Northwest Be- tween Tergnier and St. Quentin—Invaders Succeed in Getting a Footing on the Meuse Heights—Russians Pre- paring for an Attack on Prezemysl—Austrians Have Re- sumed Bombardment of Belgrade—Servians and Monte- negrins Closing in on City of Sarajevo, Bosnia—German es in the France have fallen and some ive result must before long be onmg. ‘?“ allies have struck the ‘wing and the Germans, :&g:{rm have hurled themselves e dun _and Toul. zo. driven home, lecided. nch line between Ver- Should every stroke the battle will be Violent Action Against Germon Right v ‘Wing. The commencement of these two at- tacks in earnest was disclosed by the French official statement issued. this n, but little is told of are progressing. The action against the German right is described & very violent general one, in which French left encountered an army corps composed of .18 a rolling one, intersected ' by strea canals and & | ‘network of roads running in ‘directions. | Invaders Gain Meuss Heights. . The French report admits- that the G-rnm have succeeded in gaining & footing on the Meuse heights and have pushed forward in thé direction of Mihiel, bo: ing the forts of ¥ and the Roman camp, which d each other across the Meuse. The ion, however, adds that, %rdu other hand, to the south of n the French remain masters of @ heights of the Meuse and that troops, debouching from' Toul, hv_-' advanced in the region of Beau- French Make Progress at Rheims. In the center to'the/ east of Rhelms the French have made some progress, but elsewhere nothing of importance has happened so far as is shown in the official reports, and no other in- toflnm ation is available as the strict,. - censoul“p has now been estab. of wounded, including German pris- oners, have arrived at Pskov, accord- 1 ‘:n. Psdtl‘!n'r.d dupn}.ltfih, having gage: severe fig] n the borders of Buwalki where, they say, the Germans sustained heavy losses. Russia Annexes Mors Towns. In Galicla the Russians have an- nexed a few more towns and are per- fecting their plan for an attack on Pryemysl and an advance against General Dankl and eventually the fort- ress of Cracow. Servians Closing in on Sarayevo. ‘While the Servians and Montene- grins are closing in on the Bosnian ¢ity of Sarayevo, the Austrians have retaliated by resuming the bombard- ment of Belgrade, which during the early weeks of the war was under constant fire from the Austrians’ guns +3Cross the river. They also hsve at- empted to cross the Danube, but, ac- cording to Servian reports, have fail- Vihat the davies Are Doing. The French and British navies have annexed the island of Lissa, in the Adriatic. The object of this capture, according to Italian reports, was to induce the Austrian fleet to come out and accept battle. The Australian navy also has been busy again, and has added another Gérman possession in the south Pa- cific to its list of captures. This time it {s Kaiser Wilhelm's Land, the Ger- man portion of New Guinea, one of the emperor's most valuable colonies in that part of the world. It is expect- ed that Admiral Patey will take the rest of the German Pacific islands, leaving a small garrison at each, Filling Gaps in Ranks of Officers. To fill up the gaps in the ranks of the officers, caused by the casualties in France, the war office is promoting a_large number of non-commissioned officers to the commissioned ranks. The first list of these appeared to- night. Aeroplanes Dropping Bombs. German airships and aeroplanes have again been fiying along the Bel- gion and French coast and have drop- bed bombs at Ostend and Boulogne, without doing a great amotnt of dam- age. They have not yet ventured across the channel, but are fully expected to do_so when conditions are favorable. While these craft drop bombs, the object of their flights doubtless is lo find out what the allies are doing on the coast. The Germans expect some move in that direction, as ac- cording to reports from Belgian and Dutch sources they are strengthening their positions through the occupied territory. & Germans Havo 50,000 Prisoners, London, 10:35 p. m—The Central ngy has received the following despatch from Rome: ‘A messase from Berlin says the peneral staff, having agreed to the complete official lists of soners has found it necessary to t that the totals already announced were er- ropeous. The aggregate number of prisoners now in German hands is now reduced from 250,000 to. 50,000, of whom 380,000 are Russians.” ALLIES PUSHING AHEAD IN VICINITY OF ST. QUENTIN ik By Have Imperilled German Line of Com- munication Toward Belgian Fron- tier, At the Battle Front, Sept. 25, via Paris, 6.1 p. m—French and British troops, intermingled with Turcos and Moors,_'not only held their own, but cau: the stron='— reinforced Ger- man western wing to reel backwards near St Quentin yesterday and today and imperilled the Ge communication towards the frontier of Belgium. . German Center Weakened. The German center had been weak- ened by the rush of troops from that position to meet the forces were engaged at cl quar- ';‘a:i today between St. Quentin and “The military authorities naturally ‘refuse to it the disclosure of the | exact position o the fight . but it ia. gengrally known that the battle now progressing is of prime import- ance. Meanwhile at other parts of the bat- tle line, Which is about 120 miles long, fighting continued today in dogged fashion. The allied troops followed ‘the ple set by the Germans and dug themselves deeply in. Artillery Kept Up Incessant Fire. The artillery of both armies kept up an incessant fire while French and German aviators reconnoitred from above. The commanders of the allied forces have found reason for the won- derful precision of the German fire in a ‘spy discovered in their lines who signalled directions. He ‘was caught and immediately shot. 'Hot Meal for Soldiers, All the troops appear to have be- come hardened and accustomed to conditions, The commissariat and the ammunition supply departments are working perfectly. While the soldiers are occupying the advanced firing lines, they are scarcely ever without one hot meal a day, which is brought to them in camp kettles from the field kitchens. The British artillery officers praise highly the gunnery of their opponents, They declare that the German shells almost always burst at accurate range, but often too high to do damage. The soldiers take occasional spells of re- pose when in deep trenches, smoking pipes and cigarsttes, & = ration of tobacco is served reguiarly. Mean- while, shells tear by overhead with 2 sound like the ripping of parch- ment. -— 40,000 GERMANS ENCAMPED IN VICINITY OF WATERLOO With Army Transports Which Have Returned Thers from France. London, Sept. 26, 2.10 p. m.—The Os- tend correspondent of Reuter’s Tele- gram company sends the following despatch: “Forty thousand Germans have been encamped in the environs of Water- loo since Saturday, headquarters be- ing established at Ruysbroeck. All passports to Mons are being refused by the German authoritles at Brus- sels, the object apparently being to Drevent travelers seeing the great amount of transports which has al- ready returned there from France. “The Germans have installed heavy siege guns at Grimberghen and Maysse. To prevent the inhabitants of these places from reporting the fact, the men have all been shut up in a church and the women have been sent to Brussels, “As a consequence of the exhaus- tion of supplies in some classes of brovisions, the German governor of Brussels has consented to Burgomas- ter Max golng to Antwerp with the object of securing the consent of the Belgian government for the despatch of grain and cattle to re-provision the city. The understanding is that these provisions will not be requisitioned by the Germans.” FRENCH TROOPS FORCED TO GIVE GROUND. | Back Before Supe- on of Noyon. Compelled to rior Fore Paris, Sept. 25, 11.17 p. m.—The offi- clal communication issued at 11 o'clock tonight regarding the progress of the battle in northern France says that this morning French troops in the re- sion of Noyon were compelled to give ground before superior forces, but, having been reinforced, again assumed the offensive, the engagement being one of particular violence, The text of the statement follows: 1—On our left wing in the region to the nortawest of Noyon our advanced troops, having come in contact with superior forces of the enemy, Were compelled_this morning to give a little ground. _ Being reinforced, however, by fresh tr8ops, these troops have vigor- ously resumed the offensive. The struggle in this region has taken on a character of extreme vio- lence. 2—In the center there is nothing new to_report. 3—On our right wing the enemy has begun to give way before the attacks of our troops coming from the direc- tion of Nancy and Toul. In the southern region of Woevre the enemy is retiring towards Rupt de Mad (in Meurthe-et-Moselle). The ac- tion continues. On the heights of the Meuse the German forces have succeeded in pen- etrating nearly as far as St. Mihiel (on the right bank of the Meuse, 20 miles south-southeast of Verdun), but have not been able to cross the river. FRENCH FIRING TURPINITE, CAUSES PAINLESS DEATH Instantaneous Death for Everything % Within Its Reach, (Correspondence of The Associated b Pres: s - London, Sept. 17—Remarkable tales of novel engines of war are appear- ing in all parts of Europe, but noth- ing has yet equalled the reports cir- culated concerning new guns used by the French in firing turpinite, a sub- stance sald to produce instantaneous and painless death for every living thing within its reach. Although it is so deadly in its work, turpinite cannot be objected to ‘on the ground that it violates humane principles of war. In fact it is so humane that it must not be confused with lyddite and other explosives which have deadly fumes. English correspondents have re- ported htat eutire lines of German sol- diers stood dead in their trenches as a result of the fumes from the myster- ifous turpenite discharged by the French in engagements along the Marne. The dead Germans are re- ported to have mraintained a standing posture and retained their rifles in their hands, so sudden and tragically peculiar was the effect of the new weapon. Instantaneous paralysis is said to have been caused by turpinite. The French gun for the use of tur- pinite is shrouded in as great mys. tery as turpinite itself. Experts are re- quired, it is sald, for the use of the new ammunition and the maaip: of the strange gun so recently bro Into use in battle. Military experts are now speculating whether turpinite will lend itself. to| use in geroplanes. Lyddite is said to be available for the use of military aeroplanes and Zeppelins. considerable size it is conceivable they might utilize turpinite. However, in the present war military experts do. not expect to see any of France's enemies discover enough about tur- pinite to imitate its gas and the guns necessary for its use. Lo PREMIER ASQUITH APPEALS TO PATRIOTIC IRELAND To Take Her Place in Defense of “Our Common Cause.” Dublin, via London, Sept. 25, 11.30 p. m.—Premier Asquith appeared at the Mansion House here tonight for the purpose, as he expressed it, in the opening of his speech, “as head of the king’s government, to summon loyal and patriotic Ireland to take her place in defense of our common cause.” ‘The prime minister received a tre- mendous welcome when he appeared at the Mansion House with John K. Redmond, the Irish hatioualist leader, and the Earl of Aberdeen, lord lieu- tenant of Ireland, and his opening words aroused the greatest enthusi- asm. He went on to say that there had been wars with regard to which there. was a diversity of opinion, but that was not the case today. Today, he declared, throughout the empire, without distinction of creed, party or race, climate or class or sec- tion, the people were united in defend- ing the principle of maintaining inter- ests which were vital not only to the British empire to all that was wortn having in our common clvilization and the future progress of mankind, whether Great Britain succeeded or failed. Great crowds gathered in the streets of Dublin and cheered the nationalist volunteers who, armed with rifle and bayonets, acted as a guard of honor. AVIATORS ENGAGE IN DUEL OVER BRUSSELS Operator of Belgian Biplane Caused German Machine to Fall. London, Sept. 25, 10.05 p. m.—A duel in the air over Brussels between a Belgian biplane which was makin, a reconnaissance and a German m chine, which was in pursuit of the b plane, is described briefly by a co Tespondent of the Exchange Tele- graph company wHo witnessed the contest. The two machines ascended to a great altitude, and after a swift fight the aviators exchanged shots at short range. Suddenly the German machine overturned and fell and the Belgian biplane returned toward Antwerp. NEW YORK PHYSICIAN FELL TO HIS DEATH Suffered from Vertigo and Fell from Fourth Story Window. New York, Sept. 25.—Dr. John Lan- son Adams, a widely known physician and surgeon of this city, was killed late today by a, fall from & window of the fourth floor of his home in East 51st street. He had been a sufferer from vertizo for some time accoding to relatives. Dr. Adams and his_wife and son returned to New Yor on Wed- nesday from London. Their planned European tour terminated because of the war. Dr. Adams was born In Westport, Conn,, in 1860, was graduated from Yale in 1883 and studied medicine and sugery in the capitals of a number of Buropean countries. As Zeppe- | lins are capable of carrying guns of| Cabled Paragraphs 1400 Men Lost With Three Cruisers. London, Sept. 25, 9:00 p. m.—It is officially announced tonight that near- ly sixty officers and 1,400 men were lost in -the sinking of the British cruisersAboukir, Hogue and Cressy in the North Sea. German Fleet Near Guayaquil, Ecua- dor. Guayaquil, Ecuador, Sept. 26—The British ail steamer Quilpue, which was ready to leave for Panama at noon, suspended the start of her voy- age at the last moment when it was announced that a German fleet was cruising nea rhere —_— German Airman Drops Bomb in Bou- - logrie. London, Sept. 23, 8.50 p. m.—A des- patch _to Reuter's Telegram company from Boulogne says: “About midday a German aeroplane flew over Boulogne at a great height and the aviator threw a bomb into a shipbuilding yard. No one was injured and slight damage was done. The aeroplane continued its flight in a southerly direction.” |Fitzgerald Dem. State Chairman ELECTED AT COMMITTEE MEET- ING IN NEW HAVEN. VOTE WAS 22 TO 1 Succeeds Gw;‘g- Forster of Rinon, Who was His Only Opponent—Louis E. Stoddard of New Haven Chosen as Treasurer. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 25—David F. Fitzgerald, chairman of the New Haven Democratic town committee, was elected chairman of the party’s state central committee, in succes- Economize By - Advertising ' The absence of a proper amount of foresight is a serious handi- cap. A pessimistic individual, thus encumbered, was heard to remark over poor business: “Rather than lose money in my store I shall cease spending money on development. I may not make any money during the war—but by great economy in the conduct of my affairs I shall at least avold losing any.” One of the means whereby he intended to economize was by elim- inating his advertising. Such was his shortsighted policy that he in- tended to cast aside the most efficient part of his sales force. It was on the face of it an open declaration of his inexperience. He was standing in his own light. Advertising, as is quickly demonstrated by experience is most ef- fective when continuous. reputation, prestige and good will Its purpose is to set up a momentum of and at the same time create sales, and the best of it is that it accomplishes what is expected of it. It is false economy to kill the goose which lays the golden egg. H Maintain your advertising and If you are not doing any start in at once and economize by using the columns of The Bulletin. It is the home paper because it satisfles the wants of its read- ers, having contained this week the following matter: Bulletin Telegraph Local General 'Total Saturday, Sept. 19.. 162 167 1017 1346 Monday, Sept. 21.. 139 155 226 520 Tuesday, Sept. 22.. 142 150 214 506 Wednesday, Sept. 23.. 144 139 157 440 Thursday, Sept. 24.. 145 143 209 497 Friday, Sept. 25.. 160 105 161 426 1 Totals . .... 859 1984 3735 MARCONI PLANT AT SIASCONSETT CLOSED Because It. Declined to Recognize Right of Federal Censorship. ‘Washington, Sept. 25.—By order of President’ Wilson, as commander-in- chief of the.army and navy, the wire- less station of the Marconi company at Siasconsett, Mass, was closed to- day because it declined to recognize the right of the federal government to exercise a censorship over the plant. ‘The navy department took no cog- nizance of the fact that the Marconi company had filed in a federal court an application for an injunction to re- strain the naval officers from closing or censoring the station. Although it appeared as if the wireless company might compel the nayal officers to ex- ercise force, the company finally de- cided to offer no resistance and the station was c‘lloum 1: P. n‘xi. iR The navy de ient made tonight the telegrams that had passed between the departmient and Ensign B. B, Nixon, in charge at the Siasconsett station, as well as the opinion of At- torney General Gregory on the legality of the action. WAR REVENUE BILL PASSED BY THE HOUSE. Al the Republican Members Voted Against the Measure. ‘Washington, Sept. 25—The adminis- tration war revenue bill, imposing ad- ditional taxes on beer, domestic wines, gasoline, special taxes on theater and certain dealers and stamp taxes, all estimated to produce 105,000,000 with- in a year, was passed by the House late today. The vote was 234 to 135. The bill now goes to the senate, where the finance committe already has began paving the way for its prompt passage. Allpma republicans and all the pro- gressives, except Representative Cop- ley of Illinois, voted against the bill, and they were joined by the following eleven democrats: Representatives Calloway, Texas; Church, California; Hobson, Alabama; O'Halr, Illinois; Ragsdale, South Caro- lina; Sl!!on,dstepl:ens s:nvdemwl[;eez; spoon, Mississippi; e Hampshire; Thompson, Oklahoma, and ‘Wingo, Arkansas. N TREMENDOUS DECREASE IN AMERICAN EXPORT TRADE Falling Off in August Amounted to $58,320,619. ‘Washington, Sept. 25.—Tremendous decreases in American export trade during August, resulting from the war in Europe were shown in detall to- day by comperisons of the department of commerce with the business of one year ago. Export trade to Germany virtually came to a standstill, while that to France and Great Britain where shipping has not been so seri- ously interrupted, showed only a com- paratively small’ decrease. Trade to Belgium and that,to Argentina, which depends larzely on forelgn shipping, suffered heavily. Tried to Drop Bomb on Board Ship. London, Sept, 25, 10.10 p, m.—The Belgian mail steamer Leopold II, which arrived at Folkestone today from_ Ostend, according to the Cen- tral News, reports that she narrowly escaped damage by a bomb dropped from the Zeppelin airship which yes- terday flew over Ostend, Fragments of a bomb fell on the steamer's deck. — e e sion to George Forster, of Vernon, today, the vote being 22 to 12. While a number of the members of the com- mittee were absent they were repre- sented by proxy holders and the lack of one vote to represent the full membership of the committee was due tfi,the vacancy in the second district. e filling of the vacancy was one of the matters before the committee. P. B, O'Sullivan of Derby, recently named secretary of the committee when E. S. Thomas became a federal judge, was chosen as secretary, and Louis E. Stoddard of this city treas- urer. Meeting Was a Long One. The committee meeting was a long one. Alvert Phillips, of Stamford, ho:ding proxy for Galem S. Carter, was temporary chairman. The first matter taken up was that of organi- zation and many speeches were made, some for Mr. Fitzgerald and others for Mr. Forster. In behalf of the former it was argued that the wishes of Governor Baldwin as the nominee for senator should he the gulding fac- tor. Opposition to Fitzgerald. Opposition to Mr. Fitzgerald on the part of some speakers was based upon assertions that he had represented various interests before the legisla- ture in a manner which laid his course open to the charge that he had been a lobbyist. Other speakers replied to this by claiming that Mr. Fitzger- ald as an attorney had e right to ap- pear before legislative committees and in doing so every one had an oppor- tunity to know just where Mr, Fitz- gerald stood and in whose interests he was advocating. 2 Another speaker @ggmed that no charge could be brousut against Mr. Fitzgerald that he was an attorney for the New Haven road because it was a known fact that he frequently appeared in behalf of labor interests and In opposition to corporation in- terests. For Mr. Forster it was claimed that he had shown his abllity by guid- ing the party to victory two years ago and that he was entitled to a reelect- on. The vote electing Mr. Fitzgerald was by _roll cali. The secretary was elected by the chairman casting a single vote. Mr. Fitzgerald assumed the chair at on He made an acceptance speech, say- ing he realized the responsibility that reposed upon him. Stoddard Treasurer on First Ballot. On the treasurership it was propos- ed to elect J, A. Hyines of Water- bury, but Kenneth Wynne, of New Haven, the executive secretary, made a plea for an outsider, saying opinion was held that the treasurer should be & business man of prominence who would be In touch with those who would be willing to contribute to the campalgn fund and who are not di- rectly concerned in_politics, He of- fered the name of Loulas B, Stoddard of New Haven, and Mr. Stoddard was chosen, 22 to 11. Mr Hynes moved to make the cholce unanimous end this was done, Contest In Second District. o The contest for committeemen from the second district between C, J, Dil- lon, who was on the committee, and J. A, Burns, was taken up, After a long debate the state cen- tral committes decided to refer the contest back to the district primary, to be held October 1, The senator- lal primaries are to be held on the same day, It was generally felt that if the state committee decided the lasue, bad feeling might be engend- ered. On an average the hal; rs _on an adult's head numbers about 140,000, Condensed Telegrams Crude oil prices at Texas points were reduced 10 cents a barrel, The Detroit Trust Co. has been ap- golnl.d receiver for the Lozier Motor 0. No further extension of the English moratorium will be made after No- vember 4. There was withdrawn from the Sub- Treasury in New York $50,000 in gold for Canada. Charles Jewell, a lineman for the Telephone Company, was killed by a fall from a pole. (Hannes Kolehmmaininen, world's champion distance runner, arrived in New York from Finland. The Ohio Legislature passed a law making $40 a month the mirimum sal- that ary to be paid to teachers of State. A dispatch received in London re- ports the death'of M. Serastis, Greek Governor of Epirius, in an\auto ac- cident. Willis D. Fox, a letter-carrier, dived into the river off the Battery in New York and rescued flve-year-old P. Hiero. The Treasury conscience fund was increased 50 cents by the contribution of a California girl who paid for re- used stamps. Veronica Whalen of New York while walking in her sleep, fell out of the window four stories to the ground, fracturing her skull. — The S. 8. Cedric_of the White Star Line, went aground while leaving the Mersey but was soon refloated and proceeded undamaged. The steamer Ga( Head, carrying passengers and freight went aground off Nantucket, and was floated, injured three hours later. The Bank of England was a large purchaser of gold and took 171,000 pounds ,United States gold coin and 1002,000 pounds bar gold. un- A movement is afoot in Paris to change the peading of the moratorium so as to forc® Germans and Austri- ans ;to pay rent or leave, The Cllicag‘o Stock r?a:hl:ltr lm- ported planning an o on - ilar to _the New York Association of Stock Exchange Partners. Underwriters in London are warn- ed. that cepper is now conditional con- traband and are,advised to shipments from the United States. In a general-erder 1ssted by™ ‘Major- |, General Barry, Capt. Allen S. Fletcher, of the Philippine Scouts, was twice commended for distinguished service, The cruisers, mn and Breslau, reported sold to Turkey by Germany, entered the Bosphorous with officers and crew wearing German uniforms. Thomas F. Waters, caretaker of the State Island Boat Club of West Bright- on, N. Y., was burned to death when the club house was destroyed by fire In order to fight loan sharks, the United Railways Co. of San Francis- co will lend funds to employes, with character as security, at 5 per cent. per annum. The Norfolk & Western R. R. flled a brief in the United States Supreme constitutional. The U. S. battleship North Carolina transferred her cargo of gold to the Scorpion at Brindisi and proceeded to Beirut, Turkey to protect American interests there. Peoria representatives to the Inter- national Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers in conven- tion in Chicago are agitating for a six- hour work-day. The Red Star liner Zeeland satled | SO under the British flag from New York to Quebec without passengers. It is understood she will carry Ci soldiers to France. Edward A. Murphy, aged 24, a pro- fessor in physics at Columbia Univer- sity, was arrested charged with at- tempted suicide. He has a slight wound in the shoulder. Samuel Schwamb of Brookiyn, com- mitjed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor when he discovered that all his money was lost in one of the East Side bank failures. It Is reported it revolutionists in Venzuela under the leadership of Ho- ratio du Charme, have surprised the Federal troops guarding the city of Guanaco, a seaport and captured it. President Wilson sent to the Senate the nominations of Frederick Jessup Stimpson, of Harvard, to be ambassa- dor to Argentina, and Henry Fletcher, now minjster to Chili, to be promoted to ambassador. Mrs. T. C. T. Crain, wife of Judge Crain of the Court of Special Ses- slons, dled in Summit, N. J., as a re- sult of burns recelved several days ago when he clothing caught fire from a kitchen stove. Peace comm| with Great Britaln, France and Spain were ratified today by the senate, making 25 in the series negotiated by the state department which have been approvea by this government. Miss Genevieve Clark, Mlss Lucy Burleson and Miss Caille Hoke Smith, Who are alding in the disposal of the cotton crop, were presented with bolts of cotton cloth by Representative Johnson of South Carolina, Hary McGulnness of Waterbury, an electrician in the employ of the Bland- ard Engineering company lies in a pre- carlous condition at St, Mary's hos- pital as a result of terrible injuries he recefved In an accident at the plant of the Scoville Manufacturing company. Mrs, Medill McCormick of Chicage, chairman of the Congressional com- mittee of the National Woman Suf- frage Assoclation, will withdraw from actlve suffrage work next November as her work keeps her away from home, Carranza’s Force p Suff_er_s_ Defeat * IN FIRST BATTLE OF THE NEW REVOLUTION IN - STATE OF SONORA A Copcentration of Carranza’s Forces Has Been Ordered for Naco, Whers It is Expected Test of Strength WHF be Made. - gagement of the new revolution pro- claimod by the state of Sonora in <ga- nection with General Villa’s de‘.nce Carranza. Hill's loss. is indefinite. Fighting Carranza’s Forces to Concentrate A concentration of the forces, including all general order for thelr aid, is ordered for Naco, where it is the def- inite test of P Hill's wounded tonight arrived at Naco with Cananea . Supplies the west, they ‘are burning the rail- road bridges. . ytorena’s forces are sald to be' closely. ~ wounded are Col- in com- 78 Men Killed. Maytorena reported tonight that his men had killed 78 of ‘Hill's troops, in- cluding two majors and nine other offi- cers. ANTI-AMERICAN UPRISING AT PARRAL REPORTED Stones Thrown Through Windows of American Vio Consul. The results of*the meeting made known nor was it Villa was represented. . . . AMERICAN FORCES TO REMAIN AT VERA CRUZ{ 25—American | forces will remain in Vera Crus until the question of authority as between Court to show that the two-cent Pas- | Genera: Corre, ;S X senger rate in West Virginia is un- Washington, Sept ington government was made. Secretary Garrison telegraphed Gen-. eral Funston at Vera Cruz not to load forces would not be With least ten days” until ce; istrative at n admin- to the date of the departure of the American. troops from Vera Cruz.. In view of the matters which must be first settled, not date can at present be fixed, but In no event can the depart- CAROTHERS TO CONFER WITH GENERAL VILLA Is Investigating Fate of General Al-. varo Obregon. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 25.—George Carothers, special agent of the state’ department, left today for Chihuahua., where he will confer with General Villa, who has -m-c‘n\:cea openly his: independence of Z8. It pwu understood Carothers would Investigate the fate of General Alvaro om?m. whose arrest by Villa was one of the prime factors in the breach. Reports reaching the border differed widely regarding what had happeried to Obregon. He was reported on his way to Mexico City, coming to the border, in the Chihuahua pent! ~' and as having been executed. 3 CARRANZA CALLS CONFERENCE ; OF CONSTITUTIONALISTS ' Declares Villa Has Demanded Im-; possible Things. | _— ) Mexico City, Sept. 35.—General ) Venustiano Carranza tonight gave to) the press a ten page statement, reviewing the digiculties ) between himself and General Francis- ! co Villa. General Carranze declared) that General Villa demanded impos- sible charges in the call issued for a conference of constitutionalist chiefs on October 1. Fines on Hamburg-American Liners Remitted, ‘Washington, Sept. 35—Secrestary Garrison today decided to remit fines totaling approximately $500,000 im- posed on the Hamburg-American lin- ers Ypiranga, Bavaria and Danla for’ alleged Irregularities in thelr clear- ance papers shortly after the American occupatiop of Vera Cruz, E £ %