Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 14, 1914, Page 1

Bulletin C VOL. LVI—NO. 244 NORWICH, CONN. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1914 The Bulletin’s Circulation is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is t PRICE TWO CENTS he Lar‘giesiti in Connecticut in Proportion to the _City7s; Population ALLIES VIGOROUSLY OPPOSING GERMAN ADVANCE IN BELGIUM In an Engagement South of Ghent About 600 German Dead Were Left on Feild BELGIAN GOVERNMENT REMOVED TO HAVRE Belgian Army Which Retreated From Antwerp Has Been Re- man Right Wing—Berlin Official Statement Announces That 40,000 Russians Have Been Killed or Wounded Near Przemys! and That 20,000 Belgian Soldiers are In- terned in Holland—Heavy Fighting is Going On in the Argonne District in France, With Both Sides Claim- ing Advantage. The operations in Belgium are now of first importance, for the Germaws, having captured Antwerp and occupied Ghent, are pushing forward to the coast.” Although ali communications with Ghent are refortéd to have been cut, news has filtered through that the Gérmaus are being opposed by the al iles’ Vigorously and in an engagemen to the south of Ghent, about 600 Ger- man dead were left on the fleld. Other engagements have occurred in this neighborhood 'where the Belgian army, which retreatd from Antwerp, has un- re-organization. “The French and British, according to the Jatest French official communica- tion, are successfully holding back the German right wing, which jn recent days has been heavily reinforced. In- deed, the French lay claim to notable progress both on their left wing and on_the center. . The Belgium government has been removed to Havre the Belgian offi- clela having alredy reached the Irench where they were all assured of a B Chlat melcomm, ing. - Albers idng of the Belsians, who has spent the last six weeks or more in and round the trenches still remains with army movement, and in conjuncture the minister of war, he is direct- @ Beriin ’official statement an- “that 20,000 Belgium soldiers wre ‘still in Antwerp as. o wdde that 40,000 Russians have been iilled or wounded near Przemysl, the Avrtrian stronzhold in Galicia, from Which the Huasians have retreated. While anie recently the Russian au- thorities admittea that the Russian forces ked been withdrawn from Pry- emysi. & late despatch from the Rus- slan ccpital save it ie officially an- nounced that tho slege of that fortress is progressing. The statement from Berlin rezarding tlie situation in the Woevre district, in the northeast.of France, contradicts that iven out.by the French war de- ent, claimine that all the French at St Mihiel have been re- pulsed. Berlin declares also there is heavy. fishting in the Argonne and re- ports vigoroue attacks by the allies in the neighborhood of Soissons which have been repulsed. A feature of the war of the nations which has caused some concern in Great Britain at least, is the reported revolt in South Africa. Some of the boys under Colonel Maritz a veteran of the South African War, have joined forces with the Germans and, as a conseguence, martial law has Dbeen declared throughout the Union of Houth Africa, with the promise of the South African government that the most stringent measures wWill be ap- plied to put down the movement against the empire. HEAVY FIGHTING CONTINUES IN THE ARGONNES. Berlin Reports Violent Attacks of Al- lies Repulsed East of Soissons. Berlin, Oct. 13—via Amsterdam and London 11 p. m.)—Heavy fighting con- tinues in the Argonnes, two chains of hills in northeastern -France, accord- ing to an official statement received here tooay from the German general headquarters under date of October 13. Violer t attacks made by the enemy east of Soissons have been repulsed, it is sald. “There is no {mportant news from the western war theatre. Violent at- tacks made by the enemy east of Soissons have been repuised. Heavy fighting continues in the Argonnes. Our troops are moving forward through dense underwood in very dif- ficult ground with siege trains for use against the fortifications. The French troops offer obstinate resistauce, fir- ing from trees wiere machine guns are posted. Besides rifle pits, which are arranged in tiers, they have built strong points of Suppo: statement contradicts news given out by French army authorities regarding success met with by the allies in the Woevre region, and de- nies other reports. It continu “All the French afacks at St. have been repulsed. Etaln (12 miles northeast of Verdun) remains in our possession.” HOW GERMANS ARE GOVERNING ANTWERP Municipal Employes Swear Allegiance to German Empire. Tondon, Oct. 18, 7 p. m—'The mu- nicipel employes of Antwerp have had to aswear allegiance to the German em- pire” says the Evening News' corre- spondent at Bergen-Op-Zoon, Holland, in a despatch dated Monday. The mes- says continues: Policemen Allowed to Retain Arms. “The policemen were allowed to re- The police have heen ordered to remove the Delgian flag "The usual regulation enforced at Lieze, Verviers and other Belglan towns are being introduced in Antwerp. These rules include the obli- gation to light the houses at night and The imperial standard must be saluted when the army is passing through the streets, and soldiers have been seen to strike tain their arms. from all houses. o leave the doors open. ML Mihiel Have Had to oft with their sabres the hats of pel sons who did not give such a salute. Fugitives Returning. “Already thousands of fugitives are returning to Antwerp and shops are very slowly reopening. Many more thousands, however, are _tesitating, apprehensive that the Germans’ pres- ent friendly conduct might change later on. “Up to this time no war co: u- tion has been exacted, but the fown is to supply all requisitioned wares free. For instance, two tons of pota- toes were to be provided today. All Dbakers, butchers, grocers and provision dealers not reopening _their shops within five days are threatened with stringent measures. 125,000 Germans in Antwerp. “The Germans say that there are 125,000 of their men in Antwerp, but this figure seems to be exaggerated. Several thousand of the Landwehr troops and marines probably will re- main as a garrison. “Negotiations for the surrenlder of the city last Friday threatened to col- lapse because the Germans Insisted upon having the signature of the Bel- zlan commander, General Guise. They eventually atcepted that of another officer, M, Weerbrouck. “Soon it became apparent that not- withstanding all the measures which t|{had been taken a number of Germans, especially women, had managed to re- main in the town, and these were now congratulatin~ the army. Belgians Destroyed Pontoon Bridges. ‘‘While passing through the boule- vards the Germans were astonished at the almost total absence of troops, the Belgians and English having cleverly retreated under cover of a few of their guns, afterwards destroying the pon- | toon bridges. “The offices and printing works of the newspaper Metropole are among the buildings burned. STEAMERS FOR OSTEND CARRIED NO BAGGAGE. So Great is the Demand for Passage to Folkestone, England. London, Oct. 13, 10.30 p. m—So great is the demand for passage on the steamers from Ostend that those boars arriving at Folkestone today carried no baggage. As soon as they discharged their human freight the eteamers re- turned to Ostend, where thousands of Belgian refugees were clamoring for transportation to England. The state- mnts of some of those who succeeded in getting away indicate that e state of panic exists at Ostend, where crowds of fugitives continue to flock into the city, spreading exaggerated reports regarding the proximity or the German pursuers. Among today’s arrivals at Folkestone and Dover were several hundred wounded Belgian soldiers. It is likely that their number will be considerably increased in the course of the next few days. They are being looked af- ter by the relief committee for wound- ed allies and are being sent in small bodies to different provincial cities and {owns where arrangements have been o to provide them wit] i accommodations. P t is estimated that already nearl 100,000 Belgian refusees have landed on ‘these shores. It is feared that the stream of fugitives will increase In volume as the German occupation of Belgium becomes more complete. GERMAN SUCCESSES HAVE INFLUENCED FINANCES Cables Sold Up to 4.97 3-4—German Marks Were Firmer. New Yorlg Oct. 13—Recent suo- cesses of the Germsn arms exercised a potent influence In financiel circles today. This found special emphasis in the market for foreign exchange, which was more circumscribed, at higher rates. Cables sold up to 4.97- 3-4 and sight drafts to 4.97. German marks were firmer, but exchange on Berlin and Paris was more nominal than usual. Further reduction of the deficit of the clearing house banks, as disclosed in Jast week's statement, brought no change in local rates for money, time loans in small amounts being made at seven per cent. witn call loans at six to eight per cent, according to the class of collateral. Commercial paper was in light request, but the best quality of ‘these bills'is now finding ready acceptance at six per cent. Unfavorable advices continue in the , | steel trade, a number of independent factories Teporting further reduction of output, and few of them working up to even fifty per cent, of capacity. Two weeks from today the United States Steel corporation will issue its Teport for the third quarter of the year. with concurrent action on the common dividend. For many reasons the occasion will bo one of the most interesting in the history of the cor- poration. Additional exports of gold to Can- ada. partly for account of the gold pool. were announced today. Members of the pool again received numerous applications for exchange but some of these were rejected, according to re- port, on the ground that they fafled to come within the scope of its oper- atlons. AMERICAN CONSULS TAKE OVER BRITISH INTERESTS Capital of Russian Peland. ‘Washington, Oct. 13.—American Con- sul Johnson at Ostend reported today that British interests there had been turned over to him and the British consul would leave for England to- morrow. Whether this meant the abandonment of Ostend by British as well as Belgian military forces was not stated, but the despatches indicate the rapid ‘approach of the Germans from Antwerp. Mr. Johnson reported that communi~ cation between Ostend and Ghent had been severed since yesterday and the belief prevailed in Ostend that Ghent had fallen. He eaid he was able still to communicate with Bruges, not far distant from Ostend, disproving re- ports that Bruges likewise had been occupied. The British government has asked the American consul at Warsaw, cap- ital of Russian Poland, to take over British interests if the town is cap- tured by the Germans. American Con- sul De Soto, at Warsaw, cabled for instructions_today, saying there was every probability of occupation by the Germans. It is belleved here that the Russians intend to evacuate. ‘Although Great Britain made & gen- eral request early in the war to have her interests in other belligerent coun- tries cared for by the United as emergencies arise in t the ' allies ot .originally the zones prescribed, s; are made as each city or portance changes hands. KRUPP GUNS WITH = . RANGE OF 25 MILES For Use at Some Channel Port in Case Germans Secure a Foothold. Amsterdam, Sept. 30 (Correspond- ence of The Associated Press).—Re- ports are current in Berlin that the Krupps have completed some enor- mously heavy guns of a calibre and range never before attempted and that a large fleet of Zeppelins, accord- ing to some reports numbering elghty o rmore, is being collected near Kiel awaiting a favorable opportunity to sail for England, according to the statements of a British new: who has just returned from n to Amsterdam. Artillery officers assured this correspondent that the new Krupp guns have a range of about 25 miles and probably ‘are destined for use at some channel port in event the Ger- mans secure a foothold there. He also says that the aeroplane fac- tories in Germany are working day and night supplying machines and that 200 aviators.are qualifying - for military service every week. GERMANS FOUND 42 STEAMERS AT ANTWERP And Two Sailing Vesels, Flying Vari- ous Flags. Berlin, Oct. 13, via Amst and London, 10.35 p. m.—When the Ger- mans entered Antwerp they found in the harbor 42 steamers and two sail- ing vessels flying various flags, accord- ing to an official statement given out here today. The statement follows: “In the port of Antwerp the Germans found four British, two Belgian, one French, one Danish, 32 German and two Austrian steamers and two Ger- man sailing vessels. - The German steamers, which have been inspected, had their. boilers rendered unservice- able. “The'damage done to buildings in the city was slight. The enemy de- stroyed the sluices and ferries.” VIENNA REPORTS RUSSIAN CASUALTIES AS 40,000 In Engagements Near Przemys|—20,000 Belgian Soldiers Interned in Holland. London, Oct. 13, 9.50 p. m—The fol- lowing officlal statement, given out in Berlin, has been received here by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph company: “It is officially reported from Vien- na that 40,000 Russians were killed or wounded near Przemysl. .“Belgian officers who are integned in Holland estimated that sbout 20,000 Belgian soldiers are still in Antwerp as_prisoners. “The Germans, as soon as they en- tered Antwerp, took possession of all the fire engines in the city and com- menced extinguishing the fires.” SITUATION IN EASTERN PRUSSIA UNCHANGED According to Official Communication from Petrograd. . Paris, Oct. 14, 3.01 a. m.—The follow- ing official communication given_ out Tuesday night in Petrograd has been received here by the Havas agency: “Operations continue to develop on our front, which extends from the re- gion of Warsaw along the Rivers Vis- tula and San to Przemysl and further south as far as the River Dniester. “The situation in eastern Prussia remains unchanged.” PETROGRAD REPORTS SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL PROGRESSING Says Artillery Is Rapidly Destroying Forts. the London, Oct. 13, 8.50 p. 1t is offi- cially announced at Petrograd that the slege of Przemysl is progressing, ac- cording to a despatch to Reuters Telegram company from the Russian | capital. The Russian artillery is_rap- idly destroying the forts, which, T ever, continue an energetic resi The Przemysl garrison, it is fu announced, does not exceed men, Fighting on Dutch Frontier. London, Oct. 13, .22 a. m—A Rotter- dam despatch to' the Daily Mail says heavy fighting is reported to have oc- curred on_ Sunday along the Dutch frontier. The Germans gained the ad- vantage. Condensed Telegrams Paris Has Nothing ot Report. Paris Oct. 13, 10.58 p. m.—The offi- cial communication issued by the French war department tonight says: “With the exception of an advance of some importance in the vicinity of Berry-Au-Bac (cn the center), there is nothing to repert.” ‘Communication With Ghent i~ Cut OF. i London, Oct. 14, 15~ tend despatch *- explaininr— Gh- 0D -An Os 55> Jiograph, ,p‘-‘“" _.occupation of _-the country there: i o fiat thet it would baffle t _gemius of a Napoleon to find & £00d position for troops. *I never saw & more hopeiess country from a mili- tary point of view,” says the corre- spondent. “It would be difficalt enough to defend with an equal force, and, in view of the great number of Germans pushing. forward, the ailies had no choice but to retire All communi- sations with Ghent have been cut. RATIFICATIONS OF PEACE COMMISSION TREATY Exchanged Between United States and Guatamela.. Washington, Oct. 13.—Ratinfications of the peace commisslon treaty be- tween the United States and Guata- mela were exchanged at the state de- partment loday and the first of the conventions designed by Secretary Bryan to guard this nation from sud- den war went into effect. Each government is now engaged in selecting its representatives on the permanent commission created under the treaty to welgh all disputes be- tween the two nations for at least a year before either country shall make warlike preparations. The third com- mission will be selected by these two. With the exchange of ratifications, the signing today of treaties with Ec- uador and Greece, and the announce- ment that a similar convention with Sweden would be signed within a few days, Secreary Bryan made public the fact that he has had the biades of a score of condemned army swords con- verted into paper-weights in the form of plowshares which will be presented to the ambassadors or ministers of the twenty-nine powers now signatory to peace commission treaties with the United States. On each will be en- graved the prophecy of Isaiah: “They shall beat their swords into plow- shares”. The hilts of the weapons melted down, will be presented to the members of the senate forelgn affairs committee, The senate also made progress with the peace treaties today, ratifying those with China and Russia. BRYAN IN BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Brought President Wilson’s Endors: ment of New York Demoeratic State Ticket. New York, Oct, 13—President Wil- son’s ‘éndorsernent «wfsthe d State-tieket heuded by Governor Mar- tin ¥, Glynn was brought here tonight by Secretary of State Bryan, who, ad- dressing a mass meeting in the Brook- Iyn Academy of Music, sald that the president is deeply interested in_the state of the democratic party in New York. Secretary Bryan expressed his Dersonal friendship for the governor, recalling Mr. Glynm’s support on the three occasions when Mr. Bryan was a candidate for president. The secre- tary endorsed also James W. Gerard, ambassador to Germany, the demo- cratic candidate for United States senator. The meeting in Brooklyn ‘opened Governor Glynn's gubernatorial cam- palgn. The governor in a speech as- serted that he would be politically in- dependent if glected. ecretary Bryan urged the support of the entirs state democratic. ticket. TOPPEDO BOATS AND DESTROYERS IN SOUND In Annual Fall Manoeuvres Off Faulk- ner’s lsland. New Haven, Conn. Oct. 13.—The appearance of a dozen of Uncle Sam's torpedo boats and destroyers engaged in the annual fall manoeuvres in Long Island sound off Faulkner’s Is- land today, gave rise to a number of rumors at' various points along the shore. One man at Madison, who went out to sea for several miles in a launch was certain that the des. troyers were escorting the great Ger- man liner Kronprinzessin Cecilie to New York. That ship is now interned Bar Harbor, Maine, Inquiry disclosed that the flotilla has been engaged in practice off Montauk Point and vicinity for a week or so. After the manoeuvres in the Sound today, the fleet steamed into Gardiner's bay "for anchorage. The submarine K-1 1s now underzoing repairs at New London and she will rejoin the ships in a day or so. CARDINAL PIETRO GASPARI CHOSEN PAPAL SECRETARY Enjoys a High Reputation mong Can- onists of the Church. Rome, Italy, Oct. 13, by way of Paris—Cardinai Pietro Gasparri has ‘been selected by the pobe to fill the position of secretary of state, made vacant by the Geath of Cardinal Fer- rata, Cardinal Gasparri was born Jjust outside of Rome in 1852, 2nd was pro- claimed a cerdinal in 1307. Fe en. tetion emong the canonists rch, and is the author of the new' code of ‘canon iaw, to which he devoted much thought and labor. At one time he was secretary of state for extraordinary _ecclesiastical af- fairs, an office which is a sub-division of the papal secretaryship. Cathedral. Paris, France, Oct. 13, 610 p. m— Whitney Warren, of New York, has made an examination of the damage done to the cathedral of Notro Dame | by the bombs thrown by the (ierman aviator, who flew over Paris iunday. He says that three bombs were hurled at the monument, one of W lodged lon the edge of ihe voof of the north {transept. The heat and fire result- ing from the osion melted the lead and da of the pinnacles of the n: al timbers also were Damage of Pari panies in conference to enjoin the of alleged rbitant for steerage passage » | Howley of o Abatemen of Forest Fires lI’;‘AMAGE will. BE HEAVY IN EABTEF CONNECTICUT ITIMBER LANDS SWEPT l Blaze With Frontage of Four Miles at Plainfield—Sun Obscured at Volun- town—Killingly Reports Fires of Considerable Extent—300 Men Bat tie With Flames at Ekonk Hill— Fighters Working in Shifts. Plainfield, Conn., Oct. 13—Fores! fires continue to rage throughout east- ern Connecticut tonight. In some towns the force of volunteer fire fight- ers succeeded after heroic efforts, in checking the flames; but where an ad- vantage was gained in one place, the fighters were dismayed to find the elustve blaze springing up elsewhere. It is impossible to place an estimate tonight on the losses, but the damage will be heavy. Choice timber lands have been devastated to the extent of hundreds of acres. Breeze Fans Flames Along. After one fire had apparently been conquered today, a second blaze sprang up on the edges of the towns of Griswold and Voluntown. A breeze fanned the blaze along. Best of Timberland Endangered. In the densely wooded section south- east of Plainfield there is a blaze with a frontier of four miles. The woods border three towns in the eastern part of the state and extend over into Rhode Island. Some of the state’s best timberland Is in the path of the flames. Dense Smoke at Voluntown. In Voluntown, the smoke was so dense at noon that the sun was obscur- ed. A six mile tract of timberland was burned over with 1,200 cords of cut wood. 3 Fierce Blaze at Ekonk Hill. The fire raged fiercely at Ekonk Hill and here 300 men battled all day to check the onrushing flames. Town of Killingly Suffers. South Coventry, Packerville, the Moosup Pond district, and a number of places in the town of Killingly, ail re- ported fires of considerable extent. The force of fire fighters was aug- mented tonight, to replace the wearied workers who fought the flames all last night and part ow today. STONE HURLE. BY BLAST CAUSES INSTANT DEATH. Hit Genaro Saroni of Woodbridge in a New Haven Street. New Haven, Conn., Oct. 13.—A stone weighing _twenty ~pounds, hurled through the air several hundred feet by a dynamite blast in Whalley avenue late today, caused the instant death of Genaro Saroni of Woodbridge, who was riding home in a team with his sister. He was struck on the head. His sister escaped injury. The blast was set off. by workmen who were clearing building lots of tree stumps. While the police were making an investigation Paul Therrien walked mnto police headquarters and gave him- self up as the one who set off the blast. He carried with him a hand- bag, which he deposited carefully on the floor, and viewed it furtively while he answered auestions propounded by the police. He was finally asked what he had in the bag, and he replied that it was dvnamite. There was a flurry for a minute and the bag was gingerly carried into a cell, where it was “locked up.” There was enough fo the explosive to blow the police building sky-high. Therrien s being held pending the lodging of a formal complaint agatnst m. HEARING ON DISSOLUTION OF AMERICAN CAN CO. Begun Yesterdsw in New York Before Special Examiner. New York, Oct. 13.—Hearings were begun here today by Edward Hacker, special examiner appointed by the fed- ercl district court of Baltimore to taka testimony in the government’s Sher- man law sult for the dissclution of the American Can company. The prose- cution was represented by Assistant United States Attorneys General Jesse C. Adkins and William Chantland. Sanford F. Sherman of Geneva, N. Y., a_brother of the late Vice President Sherman, testified as to the absorption of the Unlon Can company of Rome, N. Y., the Utlca Industrial company of Utica, N. Y., and the East Hartford, Conn., Can company by the defendant company. e was unable to state the purchase price of these properties. Witnesses from Rochester, Buffalo, Al bany and Mount Morris, N. Y., Bridge- N. J, Richmond, Va., Providence, . and this city al%o were examined. The hearings here are expected to last several days. Two German Submarines Destroyed. | _London, Oct. 14, &10 a. m—The | Petrograd correspondent of the Ex- { change Telegraph company says it is | officially announced by the command.r jof the Russian naval forces in the Baltic that two German submarines were destroyed during the attack on| the Rus lan cruiser Pallada. | Shot Himself While Cleaning Revolver { Danbury, Coni Oct 13—~ While | cleaning a revol: Stanislaus Ary sis of Bethel accidental shot hime- 1self in the abdomen tod He waas | brought to a local hospital tonlsht, i where it was sald ndition w | eritical. He'is about 20 years old. Motion to A e Thaw Case. Vrashingt made in the { advance the o 1 nreme radition ¢ | tinues very grave. | portfolio of foreign affairs temporarily. Cabied Paragraphs The fortieth annual convention of the American Bankers' Assoclation op- ened at Richmond, Va. President Wilson nominated James C. Monaghan of Bayonne, N. J., to be consul at Kingston, Jamaica. August Lacey of Baltimore was kill- ed by falling from a moying Penn- sylvania train at Harrison, N. J. A post-graduate school for patrolmen began its first week at Police Head- quarters in New York with 71 students. John Burns, of Middle Village, L. I., was probably fatally burned Wwh sparks from his cigarette set his bed afire. .The French Government has issued a decree exempting from customs du- tles all woolen goods intended for army use. Arthur C. G. Weld, the author of classical music and songs, died suddsn- 1y in his automobile while motoring at West Point. Herbert C. Dodge has been appoint- ed postmaster at Sparta, N. Y., suc- ceeding Charles Halsey, who held the office for ten years. Delegates from United States and Canada are in Nasheville, Tenn. for the convention of the - International Gurment Workers' Union. A bull moo=~ snimal of his species seem im Ceomnecticut in 76 years, ran Gu.. _ ... street of Suffoik, a Republican town. The Walkers' Club of America neld its usual hike from New York to Weast Point. The walk was won by James H. Hocking, 58 years old. Cash and papers valued at about $20,000 were stolen from two safes in the offices of J. J. Hockenjos & Co., paint dealers, of Newark, N. J. Having been shot three times under circumstances he would not divulge, police of Passaic, N. J., have ordered Bruno Ballantino to leave town. A broken shoulderblade was the only injury sustained when four-year- old Edna Hilliard fell from the fourth floor of her home in Washington. Contributions amounting to $3,765 were received by the New York State Board of the American Red Cross, bringing the tctal amount to $229,572. Clare L. Roge's, clerk in the post- office at F] Paso Texas, was arrested charged with the embezzlement of five registered packages containing $25,000 in curreney. The Twentieth Century Limited and other New York Central trains were Gelayed for more than half an hour when two freight cars jumped the track at Peekskill Controller of the Treasury Downey ruled that District Attorney Marshall cannot install a dictapraph in his of- fices in N.w Ycrk at the expense of the Government. The home of the late Adlai E. Stev- enson, former vice-president of the United States, at Bloomington, IlL, was looted by burglars, who escaped with many heirlooms. Jacob Weld Seaver, a commission merchant of Boston, one of the found- ers of the Chamber of Commerce, died at his country home in Duxbury, Mass. He was 94 years old. Richard Loder, seven years old, probably received fatal injuries when an automobile driven by Miss Anna Bush overturned at Middletown, N. Y. Miss Bush escaped injury. Continued lack of rain and absence of damp weather is affecting the to- bacco in sheds, so the warmers say, and the crop has not improved as it should up to this time. William Burns, a laborer, was elec- tfocuted, and five others injured when a broken cable was hurled against an electric switch in the power house of the Interborough company in New Yorik. Resolutions have been passed Dby London golf clubs asking all members of German and Austrian parentage, whether naturajized or not, to keep off the llnks during the continuance of the war. For saving the life of Olive De Mott, 13 years old, when she fell overboard at High Hill Beach, Ralph Woodworth, 15, of Rockville Centre, L. I, received a siver medal from the Treasury De- partment. Mayor Mitchell and members of the Boai of Estimate of New York have been invited to attend the ceremony of ground-breaking for the new East Riv- er subway tunnels at the foot of Whitehall Street. Mrs. Annie Robinson of Liverpool, a survivor of the Titanic disaster, jump- ed overboard from the steamer De- vonian while the liner was in a heavy fog. She was in a state of nervous ex- citement because of the fog. Asked to move when he became a father, J. W. Isett of Chicago caused the arrest of Charles F. Congleton, the landlord, under the new statute for- bidding landlords to discriminate against tenants with children. The Condition of Marquis Di San Giuliano, the Italian forelgn minister, who has been ill for some time, con- It 1s believea thac Premier Salandra will assume the Assistant Surgeon L. W. Jenkins, of ublic Health Service, and four of the crew of the cutter vere drowned off the Alaskan cording to a report of the rev- enue cutter service at Washington. vered from the wreck of the ip Maine and dedicated to the who went down led in McKinley ew York eity. vas unve The Bro; | K. Thaw, znd the Danbury Hatte hin union wi case, in_which the held liable for § n an hep Howley Criticaily 1L ally Stezmer Ashore. . C. B, Oct. 13 Floristos hore on ( night'and will likely be a total loss. Archbishop | %) al court at Litch- 1b imposcd the sen- rs in state prison for assault upon a to two years up- of Torrinston, for Rear-Admiral Hugo Osterhaus has | ed from the United States Na ional dove ments pected as sult of the refusal of Anm 1 Athletic Council and more se thorities to play the annual game with West Point. BOMB IN ST. THREE PEWS DESTROYED AND PILLARS CHIPPEb Detonation Could be Heard for Several Blocks—Five Persons Were Worshipping at the Time of the Explosion, of Whom Two Were Injured—In the Dust and Fragments 2 Two Inch Length of Iron Pipe Was Found—Seven Hours Later Another Bomb Exploded in St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church on West Broadway—No Motive Known. New York, Oct. 13—A supposed bomd, made of dynamite encased in metal, exploded under a pew in fa- mous St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Fifth Avenue iate today. A hole was blown in the floor, another smalier one in a window, three pews were destroyed and nieces wére chipped from a granite pillar and from a temporary alter. Two persons were alightly injured by fly- ing fragments of metal and wood. Explosion Heard for Blocks. Whether the explosion, the sound of which was heard blocks away, was caused by a bomb, was a matter of doubt for some hours. The first Te- ports that such an instrument had been employed were shortly afterward de- clared erroneous by the police, Who ro- ported that either hot air bOX Or a Te- cently heating apparatus had burst. Inspector Owen Eagan of the bureau om combustibles decided tonight how- ever that a bomb had caused the dam- age. In the dust and fragments gathered up were discovered a two inch length of pipe a balf inch in diameter, a bit of tin resembling a box cover, and smail . pieces of iron—one of them as large as a haif dollar. No Motive Known. Police and fire officials said = they knew of no motive anyone tould have for exploding a bomb in the cathe- dral. Monsignor Michael J. Lavelle and other priests of St. Patrick’s made similar statements. Monsignor Lavelle suggested that a demented person with a fancied grievance might have taken this way to show malice, the priest de- claring that e bomb of greater violence undoubtedly would have been employed STATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY RUMANIAN MINISTER. | Necessity of Guarding Danube Pre- vents of Aliies. Petrograd, via London, Oct. 14, 1.05 a. m.—The Rumanian minister to Rus- sia, C. Diamandy, today gave out a statement concerning the attitude of his country as regards the war. The statement follows in part: “In view of the conflicting reports and general obscurity surrounding Rumania’s attitude since the death of the late king, I will say that at pres- ent Rumania is prevented from ren- dering active assistance to the allies by the necessity of keeping troops along the Denube. I know for & fact of the existence of pourparlers be- tween Russia and Hungary regarding the ceding of Transylvania and the sguaranteeing to Hungary of national Severance from Austria in return for Hungary’'s withdrawal of her troops from Cracow. “The latter would change the whole military situation and undoubtedly end the war, but Huugarys' attempts are not seriously regarded by Rumania, for we feel sure that so long as the present Russian foreign ministry is in office our interests will be safeguarded. Moreover, the Hungarian conversa- tions are official, but are instigated by Hungarian prisoners in Russia. “A Hungarian natjonal entity is a physical impossibility on_account of the comparatively small Magvar ela- ment and racial complications. We, therefore, are hopeful of ultimate pos- session of Transylvania, realizing as the war proceeds the power of the Ru- manian army of 600,000 men.” AMENDMENT FOR PURCHASE OF 5,000,000 BALES OF COTTON. Southern Members of Congress Seek Relief for Cotton States. Washington, Oct. 13—FEfforts of southern members Of congress to pro- cure legislative relief for the cotton states aroused considerable doubt to- day as to the time of adjournment. was through predicting adjournments Senator Kern, majority leader, said he but hoped the war tax bill would be passed within a week. Representative Underwood, the house leader said the attitude of legislators from the cotton states virtually had made impossible adjournment by next Saturday night. An amendment will be proposed by southern senators to provide for a $250,000,000 government bond issue for the purchase of 5,000,000 bales of cot- ton, or one-third of the seasom’s crop. $311,889,871.67 DEPOSITED IN CONNECTICUT SAVINGS BANKS An Increase of $5860,739.58 in Last Fiscal Year-Fell Off Last Month Hartford, Conn,, Oct. 12—Total de- posits of Connecticut Savings Banks, up to Oct. 1. amounted to $311,889,871,- | 67, an increase of $5,860,738.58 in a fis- cal year, according to a bulletin is- sued today by the State Bank Com- missioners. During the last m deposits sho . The total re $333,287,362 Movements of Steamships, Gibral 'y ed, Duca D'A Kinsale, steamer ples. steainer orpaol. er PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL Hole Blown in Floor of Famous New York Edifice by Explosion if the person who placed it under u; pew had wished to - IoF of ‘i edifice, . T o< the inter The damage amounted to $4,000, the police said. Two Persons Injured. 2 Five persons were worshipping St. Patrick’s when the explosion: oer curred. Three women were well up front and were not hurt. John Rogers, a walter, recently from Philadelphia about Avenue in a cloud of and the late-day shopping crowds the police reserves active for hours preventing persons from enters ing the church. P! Anocther Explosion in Church. 100ed Sompht tn B Alphonsua Raseaa plo onij Ip] Catholic church on West o the second to be set off e e ‘Worker of the World hundred followers were winter while engaged in a gound of demonstrations. ¥ [ The force” of the explosion outside St. Alphonsus rectory tonight tora. away the earth between the and the iron adjoining | > way. Plate glass ows in ing buildings became I to_the ground. In the a plece of giass cut the hand er Friediand, connected with ‘Phonsus. 4 RECEIVERS APPOINTED FOR BRAZIL RAILWAY CO. i i Said to Be Due to Failure to Receive $10,000,000 from Republic of Brazil. - Portland, Me., Oct. 13—Receivers for the Brazil iway 'y and its subsidiary corporation, the Made- ira-Mamore Railway company, -Were appointed in the federal. court today in consequence, it is alleged, of the pros- tration of Dusiness In Beasll of the Furopean war and to receive more than $10,000,000 said to be due the Brazilian Raflway company from the republic of Brazil. Tho indebtedness of the Brasil Rall- way company, which joins in the peti- tion for receivership, is said to exceed $118,000,000. i 59 3 The receivers are W. Cameron Forbes of Dedham, Mass, former gov- ernor general of the for the Prazil Railway company, and Mr. Forbes and David T. Davis of New York city for the ‘Malcira-Mamors Railway company, both of Which are Maine corporations. The_companies own or control more than 5,000 miles of railroad in Brazil and were financed largely by foreign capitel. The complainant is Deane Mann of London, England, wWho owns $116,800 of the bonds of the Madeirasr Mamore Railway company, the inter- est on which at 5 1-2 per cent. was unconsidtionally guaranteed by - the Brazil Rallway company. He claims the interest due the first of this monti was not paid. ey Mr. Mann alleges in his complaint “as_a result of the war now raging in Europe and the disturbance of in- ternatonal trade and commerce and the world-wide paralysis of credit in- cident thereto, a temporary but in- tense prostration of business has re- sulted in Brazil” “This” he says, “has brought about severe shrinkage in the earnings of the railway company and its subsi- dlary, has curtafled their credit and has delayed or prevented payment of moneys due them.” - The Brazil Railway company was organized under the laws of Maine o Nov. 9, 1906, with an authorized cap- ital ‘of '$60,000,000, of which $52,000,008 is outstanding. SWINDLER HAS BEEN . FLEECING UNDERTAKERS. ry Arranging for Fictitious Funerals and Borrowing Money. New Enven, Conn., Oct. 13—An un- usual method of getting money easily is alleged by the police to have been used by James T. Ward, who was ar- rested today. Ward, the police charge, has been golng to various undertakers, stating that h'a wife was dead and ar- rauging for the undertaker to take charge of the funeral arrangements, at the same time borrowing from him a small sum of money, When the undertaker would go to the address given, he would fail to find any corpss awaiting Lis attention. The police say that the samo scheme was worked In other cities of the state. QUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER, ESCAPED WITH $500 FINE. John L. Somers of Bridgeport, Who Figured in Auto accident at West Haven. \rrived, steam- York, Oct. 1 1, steamer dam, Rotterdam, | New York, Oct. 14—Sailed: Lusi- tania, Liverpool. noiled. > . 'Smith of this eily, charg ssault with intent to murder Jiis wife some months ako, Was sen- tenced to state prison from two to five. years. Lan r R TR AONE S L) it b o i Mt R -~