Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 30, 1914, Page 1

e “k ~ ¥oL. LVI—NO. 258 "~ " The Bulletin’s, Circula:tién in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Gonnecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population TURKISH CRUISER BOMBARDS A RUSSIAN PORT NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1914 This Action by Turkey Liable to Bring to Arms Some of the Balkan States = NO DECISIVE ACTION IN BELGIUM OR FRANCE|. . Battenberg Has Resigned Both Sides Report Conditions as Satisfactory—Prince Louis of Russians Continue to Push Germans and Austrigns Back outstanding features of the are the entrance of Turkey e, as reported from 3{'"‘“ as first admiralty of has been reported & num- ey was on the forces with German: everi said that Germany had the Ottoman government with to ki ‘onétantinople indiceted intended to maintain her viees trom Aqutzality, * i ~ Crimsan, Port Bambarded. comes word that a Turkish ‘ :‘u 'l'hnduh.ml’n ‘th.a Bcuflm& a Turkish cruiser has another the of Novros- that Hion. ’ Balkan States May Take Up Arms. Meanwhile, Turkey has been unds mhme:mu Hu'm:; 4 the present attack on e administration, to which he had devoted his life. Nothing Decisive in Belgium or France Along the hattle tronts, both in Bel- .and the north of France, and in eastern arena. the same story 8 told of indeterminate actions. itirh admiralty continues to call 35 the warships of the. Nocth o off_the. Nos Sea : the French tell of Ger- aa repuises and French prosress; Germans, speaking of the battles i8\ France and Belgium, declare that attel derea is:in Petrograd, explains that the al- leged false report originated from a purely personal visit made by Arfa Ud Doula, a Persian. statesman, to Con: stantinople. M. Von Klem'says Rus- sia’s, relations. with Persia have not been”changed. Persia’s request for Russia, to re- move her troops from ithe frontier. was not made serjously, or accepted seri- ously by’the Russians, 12 the troops were withdrawn the ' territory ‘wouid be immiediately occupied by the ‘Turks, according to M. Von Klem. - OF "BELGIANS - . NOT EXAGGERATED Feared That Hungry Peools ‘Will At -tack the Authorities London, Oct. 29, 7:55 p..m.—“It is feared that-in their desperation the hungry people will -attack the authori- . “This would cause serious loss 8o stated Captain T. F. Lucey, rep- resentative of the can. comm ston for rellet. in_ um, in a'tel gram sent to Herbert C. Hoover, chalr- man of the commission, from Rotter- dam today. ' Captain‘ Lucey added that he had been told by representatives ofthe nafional relfef committes “that X d 3,000,000 DESTITUTION rgntly nedd. S peas and rice are accepta- Dbls’ Captain Lucey's telegram sald, “but. the great necessity and the ur:- ent appeals _frm.n all concerned are for ou may be convinced that any s ment you Lve received or heard s st nitentl Bl avojd® it you must get flour -to the and get it at once.. 5 ~ Iris, the second. ship plies to L carry 1,4 e f wheat, rice and. peas. 6,7 4 BRITISH NAVAL FLOTILLA STILL SUPPORTING ALLIES Auracy of ‘Gunners Prevents German Flank Moyement London, Oct. 28, 11 p. m—The secre- tary of the admiralty makes the follow- ing announcement: he British naval floti continues to - support . the allles’ 1 and since the morning of October 27 the fire of 12-inch guns has been brough to bear upon the German positions and bat- terfes. * Reports received from shore testify to the effect and acuracy of ‘the fire and to its galling character. The flank {ital of the territo: Cabled Paragraphs Order for 30,000 Horses for Britain. New York, Oct. 29.—Dr. Martin J. Potter, a horse dealer of this city, an- nounced tonight: that he had received an order for 30,000 horses from rep- resentatives of the Rl’iu@ governmd He will leave at once” for East St Louls, he said, to collect the animals. ritish Parliament to Ask for sAn- other $500,000,000. London, Oct. 80, 2583 a m—It is understood that when pariiament re- assembles on November 11 it will move a vote for another $500,000,000 on account of the war. A similar amount was voted in August of which $350,- 000,000 are aiready gon TWO RUSBIAN STEAMERS SUNK BY TURKISH CRUISER Crew of One ' Saved—Many of the Other Drowned, London, Oct. 30, 12:35 a. m—A Petrograd dispatch to Reuter's says: “A dispatch from Kertch, a seaport in the Crimea, reports that near th Tako! lighthouse a Russian steamer ‘was sunk by a torpedo launched by the | Turkish cruiser Goben. The crew and passengers were saved. The steamer Kazlek which went to the rescue was sunk by two torpedoes. Many of the crew were drowned. BRITISH TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER HIT BY SHELL Commander and Members of Gun Crew Killed Off Belgium. Dover, England, via' London, Oct. 30, 2.20 a. m—The British torpedo boat destroyer Falcon was hit by the last shell fired Wednesday afternoon by the Germans, off the coast of Belgium. The shell struck the. bridge, Killing Lieutenant Hubert O. Wauton, com- mander of the vessel and the mem- of the gun crew forward. dead and four wounded were here yesterday. Other mem- ers of the crew who were injured were put ashore at Dunkirk, The Falcon arrived at Dover' Thurs- day afternoon and proceeded to Ports- mouth. - HAS GERMANY MADE OVERTURES TO FRANCE? London Daily Mail's Paris Correspon- dent So Asserts. Great IN CRIMEA frontier between the Moselle and the Vosges, we were able to dislodge some of the outposts of the enemy. Pris- oners were captured almwost every- ‘where.” GERM” * _~GING HEAVY _ATTERIES TO BELGIUM le Them to Prooged with Ceast Campaign. Lonflon, Oct. 29, 10:30 p. followimg despatch from Berlln has Deen réceived by, the Marconi Wireless Company: 2 “It i3 reported that the Germans are bringing heavy batteries to the Bel- gian coast to enable them to control the entrance to the Scheldt and to the North Sea. betyeen the sand banks and the coast. -~ ®he British ships whl be obliged therefore to pass on the high “German- airships Wwhich flew over Warsaw dropped bombs on the rail- way station, which was destroved by fire. “In_ the fighting at Ivangorod the Austrians have taken 100,000 prisoners and nineteen machine guns”. GREECE HAS LANDED SOLDIERS" IN ‘ALBANIA 1,200 at Santa ‘Quaranta Take Posses- on of Southern Part. « sk Rome, Oct. 29, 1.30 p. m.—The report hat Greece has landed. 1,200 soldiers at Santl Quaranta, thus iaking pos- session of tHe southern part of Al- bania, which gives them entire com- trol of “the Corfu channel, is caus a_profound® impression in Rome. As this, step on. the, of Greece was :tmnl‘ly ?"FD'VIGG reren s generally 1(‘3&:5’ political circles that Greece will not be supported by Great Bri- France.” tain and THEODOSIA BOMBARDED 3 ¢ BY TURKISH CRUISER Cathedral, Greek Church, a Pier and . Some- Sheds ‘Damaged. Theodosia, 'Crimea, via Petrograd, Oct. 29.—From 9.80 to 10.30" this morn- ing a Turkish cruiser, with three fun- neis, bombarded the:station and city, s correspondent asserts that, with a view to detaching France from the ailies, )y made an offer to conclude peace omr the basis of the cession of Metz and possibly &) tal’ Al o to el:rlnce dTlle offer, according. fo: t! rrespondent, Frightful “Canditions - in San™RiVer Section. Petrograd, via London. Oct 29, 10.25 p. m.—The correspondent of the Retch, at Lemberg, says that as a result of the burning of the villages on the low- er regions of the San ver frightful conditions prevail. All the available buildings, including the Slavic mon- asteries, are crowded with Austrian wounded and dying. Many of these men, the correspondent says. were left behind by the fleeing Austrians with- out having received any medical at. tention. Becky Edelson Not Guilty wn, N. Y., ‘Oct. -29.—Becky Edd Indusirial Worker of the World; was not guilty of disorder:y conduct when she gpoke here last spring with anarchistic - leaders at meetings of protest growing out of the Col mine strike. The jury which ‘heard her chse returned a verdict of not guiity this afternoon. Miss Edel- Son conducted her own case and chose the jurors with great care. Former Hartford Fire Chief Dead. Hartford, Conn,, Oct. 29—Louis Krug. member of the Hartford fire depart- ment from 1859 until his retirement as chief in 1912, died at his home here today. He was born in New York in 1833 and for many years was asso- clated with his brother in the tobacco business in this city. ibardment the cruiser left in o southwesterly direction. Theodosia (formerly Kaffa) {s a Russian seaport on the southeast coast of Orjmea, about a hundred miles northeast of Sebastapol, by which it is connected by rail Turkish Cruiser Threatened to Bom- bard_ Novorossysk. Ndvorossysk, Caucasia, via Petro- grad, Oct..29.—The Turkish. cruiser : Hamidieh, which arrived here today, |a . surrender of the city and the ening in e {the town. e Turkish consul and officials were a1 The “cruiser | withdrew. Novorossysk {8 on the muortheast coast of the black Sea and is the cap- of the Black Sea. It is almost dire “opposite Theo- dosta at a distance of about 120 mtles. HOLLAND NOT EXPELLING BELGIAN RE‘FU'GEEO Continue to 'Redeive Assistance; London, Oet. 29,715 p. m.—"The Dutch minister of, the interior, Reuter’s correspondent at The “has issued telegraphie instructions to the Dutch officials engaged in hand- ling -the - an fugitives in Holland that the invitation extended to these fugitives to return to their own coun- Destitute Still Germans Used Wireless at Halifax. Halifax, N. S, Oct. 29—Three Ger- mans were today arrested in a house thelr progress is entirely satisfactory. The Ruscian hosts are, according (8 advioes, pt the Germans and ar.s back. to a certain ex- it Germany has admitted, but the 18" clalm they are ' virtually thelr own report that Greece has taken Dogsession of outhern Albania is ceusing o und {mpression in Reme “but in Italian political circles 1t o believed (hat Greece will not be PO y reat tain ‘and Traneo, BOTM SIDES RESTING . ON BANKS OF YSER Fighting Continues, But It is Less Severs Than Previously. Ameterdam via London, Oct. 29, 9:20 m.—Tha Sluls corresponcent of the says “Fighting on both banks of the Yser continues, but it is less severe than previouely. Both sides are taking a Test. The Belglans have fought above exprctations and amid the din of thé Battle their cry of ‘Louvain’ and ‘Ter- mende!* could be heard. “A laas number of wounded is ar- riving at Bruges. Fresh troops are contsve e marching to the front. A Gorman officer sald to the corre- spendent: *“We cannot do 'much here, but we must try. The bayonet charges are terrible. Some of our men are plerced throurh and through. We were stand- ing hrezst deep in water and with the torvible fire of the warships we were attrcked from three sides. Many were killed at Middiekerke and the canal water was red with blood.” “The Germans are digging éntrench- ments in the drection of Thielt, behind the lino of Nieuport-Dixmude.” NO ALLIANCE BETWEEN TURKEY AND PERSIA Stutement Made by Persian Minister at Petrograd. ’ Petrograd, Oct. 29, via London, 10: fa™~Roports received here from Ber- in {o the effect that a formal alliance exists between Turkey and Persia are 18 thus thoroushly - maintainew. Yesterday and. the day before the enemy -brought ‘up heavyguns and re- plied vigorously to the fire of ‘Admiral Hood's-ships. The - vessels received only trifilng structural damage. To- day the opposition frdm the shore has hrumem!y cuu:u and the prepond- erance of naval gunners seems beTrubll&hed. A e o casualties have been sl thioughout, but one shell, exploding o thé destrover Falcon, killed one offi- cer and eight men and wounded, one r and 15-men. One killed 'and several wounded * also reported from -the. light Brilliant and eight were wounded on the Rinaldo, The egemy’s submarines have aiso been reported seeking an opportunity to attack the bombarding ships, which are covered by British destroyers, - PROCLAMATIOE ISSUED TO BELGIAN TROOPS King Albert Calls Upon Them to Free Country of Invaders. London, Oct. 29, 8:35 . p. m.—The Exchange Telegraph's Amsterdam cor- ;Iu;mnde’nt aeednd: the following procla- n issued by King Albert to th Belgian troops: Tl “Our towns have been burned and our houses destroyed and there is mourning over the whole country. But more terrible disasters will follow it o not free the count: - wda) untry of the in- “That is your imperative duty and it is a duty you can fulfiil with assistance of our allles. e FRENCH EMBASSY RECEIVES NEWS OF VICTORIES Official Despatches Tell of German R treat in Poland" with- Loss of Pri oners and Ammunition. Weshington, Oct. 29.—Official des- 'patches made public by the nch embassy here tonight anfoun that the Germans retreating before the Russian armies in Poland are now basing on Edlins, Radom and Iiza. The Germans were said to have lost prisoners and ammunition, denied Ix the Persian minister. His denial was given after he had made in «quiries of the government at Tehersn. Von Klem, head of the middle bureau of foreizn affalra. The dispatch added: “In Galicia- the combat continues on the entire front with success for the Russians, “In. & sesias of averations elong the try must not degenerate into open compulsion, and that the refugees shall Dbe_allowed freedom of choice either to remain or to depart. Those of the Belgians who are destitute will con- tinue to recelve assistance.: . The ‘statement - published in_several of the Dutch papers that distribution of food among the Belglans was to be restricted and later stopped entirely is officially denied.” 5 v U e e to Release . “Copper” Vessels ‘Washington, Oct. 29.—After a con- ference between Acting Secretary Lan- sing of the state department and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the Britlsh. ambas- sador, late today, it was stated au- thoritatively that Great Britain prob- ably would release the vessels carry- ing 'American copper detained at Gib- raltar. in Hollis street, where, the police say, théy were operating wireless appara- tus. The wires were not strung from the. customary pole or mast, but were trafled out of a third story window and concealed amid some vines. 15,000,000 Pounds of Canned Meat Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct. 29—An order for 15,000,000 pounds of canned meats, valued at $1,500,000 to go to Europe has been received by a local packine company. Additional orders for dry salt pork amount to more than the supply in’ sight. Jap Students Expelled from Germany. Berne, Switzerland, Oct. - 29, via Paris, 6.11 p. m.-—About 400 Japanes: students who had been expelled from German universities have arrived in Switzerland, most of them reaching Zurich and Geneva. Great, B Arguments in ‘Steel Case Gonocluded Philadelphia, Oct. 29.—Arguments in the federal suit to dissolve the United States Steel corporation on the ground that its organization and operation constitutes a violation of the Sherman antl-trust law, was concluded today and the court took the big case under advisement. German Submarine Sunk, London, Oct. 30, 4.33 2. m.—The Dally Mail's ‘correspondent ‘“on, the allies’ leff- wing” reports that a Ger- man submarine which attacked the British battleship Venerable off the Belgian coast has been sunk. . Report Says German Crown Prince Has Been Wounded. Rome, via Longon, Oct. 30, 1:00 a m.—It is reported here that the Ger- man crown prince has been wounded while leading an attack on Verdun. Allies Advance Toward Ostend. London, Oct. 29, 835 p. m—In a despatch from Flushing the correspon- dent of the Exchange Telegraph com- pany says: “There has been a slight advance by the allies toward Ostend. The British are occupylng two v lages which they carried by bayonet charges. A Bavarian battalion refused to fight and surrendered.” Says We Need Larger Navy Boston, Oct. 29. ‘The United States needs a larger navy. Battleships are cheaper than battles,” declared Georze Von L. Meyer, former secretary of the navy, in an address before the City club tonight. “It's a fool's paradise to talk about preventing war, when, by ‘sanic:l‘ of defense we invite invasion,” he Movements of Steamships. Kinsale, Oct. 29—Passed, steamer Baltic, New York_for Liverpool. Palermo, Oct. 17.—Arrived, steamer Thessaloniki, New York. New York, Qct. 29.—Sailed, steamer Themistocles, Piracus. Queenstown, Oct. 20. —] Arrived; Steamer Baltic, New York. Resigns from British Admiralty. London, Oct. 28, 9.5¢ p. m.—Prince Louis of Battenberg, first sea lord of the British admiralty, has resigned. His resignation is said to be due to the campaign in some of the news- papers against him because of his German connections. Belgian Refugeés Returning. Amsterdam, via London, Oct. 29, 10 p. m.—A despatch received here from Roosendaal says that 14,500 Kelgian refugees returned Tuesday and 12,850 Wednesday to Antwerp, but that 5,500 of them have left the city again for Hollaud. Fashion’s admiration for ribbons last year brought prosperity to the St. Eti. enne district of France, where quan- tities of ribbons are made. Carranza Ready o ‘B_!_of:k Villa IN EVENT CONVENTION FAILS TO EFFECT SETTLEMENT. 10,000 TROOPS AT LEON To Prevent Any Southward Movement of Villa_ Forces—Guarding Railroad to Mexico City. - W Oct. - 39.—Official re- Dorts received here tonight said that General Carranza had 10,000 troops at Leon, 25 miles south of Aguacalientes, ready to block any southward mov ment of Villa forces, in the event that the Aguascalientes convention fails to effect a_peaceful settiement of Mex- ico’s difficulties. - Carranza has a considerable force in the hills’ south of Aguascalientes and the Loon garrison dominates the railroad to Mexice City. Tonight's deapatches told of a fight forty mwiles east of “Aguascalientes Tuesday between Carranza troops un- der General Trigna and some of Vil- la's forces. Twenty of Triana's men were said to have been killed and 150 taken prisoners. Fighting Near San Angel. Mexico City, Oct. 20.—Fighting was resumed again today near San Angel, on the outskirts of the capital, between followers of Emillano Zapata and con- stitutionalists. Colonel Fragoze with cavalry, infantry and artillery, cap- tured Tizapan, which is connected with the capital by an electric car line and drove General Tacheco to the Dearby hille. ' The casua'ties in_ the action were not made public. Tiza- pan had in the hands of the Zapata men for several weeks. The government says the fighting was forced by the followers of Zapata and that its troops were compelled to resist in order to protect the capital HELD FOR HAVING *DRUG IN POSSESSION Dr. Flower's Wife Had 1,000 Grains of White Powder in Her Clothing. New York, Oct. 29.—Charged with bavimg & drug in their possession and attempting to smuggle it to Dr. Rich- ard C. Flower, who pleaded guilty on Monday to grand larceny charges growing out of swindling operationts, Mrs. Lilian Flower, wife of the prl oner; and Thomas McEnery, a Civil war veteran, were heid under bail this afternoon. When Mrs, Flower called the Tombs to see her husband, a thousand grains-of white powder, said to be a drug. was found concealed in her clothing. A smaller quantity was found in the possession of Mc- Enery, who called earlier in the day to see Dr. Flower. INVESTIGATING AFFAIRS AT SING SING PRISON Only Two ‘Witnesses Were Examined Yesterday. Sing Sing, . Oct. 20—Only two witnessés were examined by Commis- sioner Stephen. C. ‘Baldwin, appointed by Governor Glynn to investigate af- fairs at Sing Sing prison. They were Thomas J. McCormick. the suspended warden, and William Watson, his sec- retary. Both men admitted that David A. Sullivan, now serving a sentence in Sing Sing for the part he played in wrecking the Union Bank of Brook- Iyn, had been employed as chauffeur Of the warden's personal automobile. McCormick did not geny that on o occasion’ he had left Sullivan unguard- ed in a New York garage while the automobile was belng repaired, mnor that the prisoner frequently was left alone in the car at Yonkers, McCor- mick’s home, Bequests for Charitable and Educa- tional Institutions. New_York, Oct. 29.—The will of Hugh Reisinger, merchant and art col- lector and son-in-law of the late Adol- |®Y- phus Busch, the St. Louls byewer, was filed for probate here today. Almost his entire estate, valued at more than $400,000, was bequeathed to charitable and public institutions. Columbia uni- versity received a bequest of 3100,000 and Harvard university was left $50, 000. All of the persons who were em- ployed by Mr. Reisinger are provided for in the will. American Indians Increasing.. Portland, Maine, Oct. 29.—American Indians are increasing so rapidly as to present to the churches of America an urgent problem of provision for their education and _evangelization, according to Mrs. Ida Vose Wood- bury, one of the secretaries of the American Missionary association. In an address before the Women's Home Missionary union of Maine today, Mrs. Woodbury said the Indians were grow- ing in numbers at the rate of 2,500 a year. Taggart Withdraws Slander Sui Indlanapolis, Ind., Oct. 29.—The suit for $25,000 damages for alleged slan- der flled yesterday by Thomas Tas- gart, democratic national committee- man from Indlana, against Delevan C. Smith, owner of the Indianaplis News, was withdrawn today. Mr. Taggart said the paper retracted its charges, South African Rebels Scattered. London, Oct. 30, 2.30 a. m.—A Reu- ter despatch from Cape Town. Union of South. Africa, says that General Botha, commander of the defense force, ‘reports that the Rebel General Beyers' commandoes have been scat- tered and are not likely to reunite. General Beyers has fled in an un- known direction. Situation Between Great Britain and Turkey Near Breaking Point. London, Oct. 30, 2.03 a. m—A Reu- ter despatch from Constantinople says that the situation between Great Bri- tain and Turkey is becoming daily more strained and appears to be nea ‘- ing she breaking point. $5,000 for Prisoners’ Bureau. ‘Washington, Oct. 29.—Five thousand dollars was cabled by:the American Red Cross today to the international relief committee for the fund to main- tain the prisoners bureau at Geneva, through which information of the sick and wounded prisoners of all countries may_be obtained. Gondensed Telegrams he grape crop of northern New York was ruined by frost. Mayor Edgerton of Rochester, N. Y., fractured his right arm while cranking his automobile. Fire destroyed several buildings and a garage containing 60 automobiles at Hagerstown, Md. Castle Stupinigi, where the Italian Queen Mother Margarita ls residtns. earthquake. o casmpaien ish campaign democratic_state and congressional tickets in Wisconsin, Fire of unknown origin early today aestroyed the packing house of the Northeastern Forestry Company Cheshire, entalling a los$ of $5,000. Gilbert R. Barrett, 30, was found deaq in_ his home at Stamford, Conn, from inhaling illuminating gas. is belieyed to have been accidental Eighteen ~eopls ware injured, five seriously, when four cars of the Ches- | apeake & Ohio rallroad express jump- ‘ed the track near Barberville, W. Va. The third largest organ in the world has just been complgted by & plant of Hartfogs, Conn. It Has 7,000 pipes and will be used at the San Francisco Fair. Patrick J. H: was as Titular Bishop_ of Tagaste and Bishop Auxiliary of New York by Cardinal Farley of Baltimore. President Wilson in his annual Thanksgiving ~proclamation gave out neutrality in the present war as one of the reasons we should be thank- ful. William Poisker, arrested for vio- Jating the Sullivan law, confe that he stole the coat hie wore from . res- taurant and found a pistol in the pocket. . Two_automobifes were totally de- stroyed and a garage badly damaged at the plant of the E. J. Manville Ma- chine company; Waterbury, with a loss, of $7,00 g It is in Washington that Col. George Harvey may take Ambassador Gerard’s post as envoy to Berlin in case of Gerard being clected Unitsd States senator. Mrs, Frank H. Stevens, of Wash- ington, N, J., remarried the husband that she divorced eight years ago be- cause he wrote to her declaring that he was lonely. - One of Chicago’s leading business houses sent a request to a collegiate bureau of occupstions for g Stenog- rapher, insisting that she have red Dhair-and - blue eves. Sect McAdoo General ory are the sole advisors in Washington. at pres- ent, the other eight cabinet m being out campaigning. srael Weissman of New York city is dying .in Bellevue - hospital from injuries he sustained when he was struck by an automobile af Madison avenue and 13th street. W. J. Price, American minister to Panama, said that President Wilson's handling of the Mexican situation cre- ated a profound impression in Panama ang all over Latin-America/ Several auto bandits stopped an Erie freight train near Paterson; N. J., and stole merchandise valued at $1,000, escaping in their auto before the train crew found out why they stopped. The_Duke of Manchester sailed from New York for England on the White Star liner Adriatic to join the British army, leaving a small army of disap- pointed process servers on the pler. According to the report of the thou- sand delegates attending the National Butter, Poultry and Egg association convention in Chicago, the Thanksgiv- ing turkey crop is 25 per cent short. Solomon N. Hechman, a New York grocer, has ~been arrested, charged with arson. He Is accused of setting fire to his grocery store and collect. ing $2,600 of his $6,700 insurance mon: The city of Montclair, N. J., has so few fires that the firemen are grow- ing fat with the easy time they are having and officials are trying to vise means to reduce the firemen’s weight. William Kane, Horace Pyle and Wil- liam Walker, all of Philadelphia, were killed when 'the auto truck in which they were riding crashed into a Phila- delphia & Reading express train near Pleasantville, N. . Mayor ‘Mitchel, who has been in- vestigating the closing of many of New York's East Side banks by the State Banking commission, announe- ed that the depositors will be paid in full in a ehort time. A young Italian boy, with $15,000 in American bank notes in an old cas, was arrested while leaving the ‘linet Carpathia just before it left Naples. The money was taken from an express company’s strong box. Captain Warren Dean, 15th U. S. cavalry, recently tried before a court martial at El Paso, Texas, has been found guilty of carelessness in his ac- counts ‘and sentenced to be redpced ten files by in his lineal rank. The two elderly American women who committed suicide in a lodging house 6f Venice, Italy, have been iden- tified as Mrs. Julia R. MacKay and Miss Jennie Royeal her sister. Both of them were members of a once prominent Brooklyn family. William Mettem, 48, of New Britatn, was arrested by United States Marshai T, E. Hawley, charged with being a white slaver. It is alleged that Met- tem sent Marjorie Roman, of -Perth Amboy, N. J., to his farm at Lelcester, Mass., ‘for. immoral purposes. Five bovs, only one of them more than_9 years old, were arraigned in the New York Children's court on a charge of delinquency. They robbed a Manhattan barber shop of $13 in cash and razors worth $100 to raise money for candy and the “movies.” Samuel Edelman, the American con. sul to jerusalem, who arrived in New York on the steamship Ancona, re- ported that the condition of the Jews o presiiency MEXIGAN CONVENTIGN IN AN UPROAR Delogaies Reached for Their Revolvers and Sm 3 Fled in Panic * UNFINISHED METAPHOR CAUSE OF COMMOTION Zapatistas Speaker Had Compared Mexi'nnl"h‘h'lh When Riotous Scene Ensued—Later Was Given Oppor- tunity to Explain—Coalition of Villa and Zapata'Rep- resentatives Virtually' Ruled Yesterday’s Session—Ap- parent That the Convention Favors Plan of Ayala, Which Credentials of the Zapata Delegates. AR ascalientes, Mexico, Oct. 28.—A taining order, tion of the delegates representing. General Villa and General Zapata virtually ruled today’s session of the Mexican national convention after the stormiest and edeiting meeting. the assembly had witnessed. For a thme it threatened to break into a riot. Delegates Reached for Their Revelvers The convention for several mintites was in confusion. The delegates reach- ed for thelr revolvers, but finally yield- ed to the becalming speech of their colleagues. - The outburst occurred shortly after the arrival of26 representatives of General Zapata. It developed that they came, not s anthorized delegates, but to-learn the views of the convention before telegraphing for _credentials. They were accorded seats on the plat- form amid cheers and. their leaders|faction then . 3 Were invited to speak. = 2nd_deploringiFie Paulilo Martinez described the ideals | Hatic feryor, he“announced of the plan of Asala the platform ot | Mexico cl for) flie 9 ehe Zapata movement, informing the|One of e convention in forcible tones that if it| the other. gene were not accepted by the convention, | the north held e e “to tm ed the ‘the plan of he meant no o the flag. What he intended to. clared, was that the flag had rag which traitors to real | used as an emblem to obtal and that the flag was 0 for indh rather Villa Faction Sustained. of Rogue Gonzales Ga: Zapata's army would continue to fight He was given an ovation, which was e first indication that the convention elieved in the plan of Ayala, which declares for an immediate division of the big landed esfates in Mexico. Climax Precipitated. Antonlo Satoy Gama, who spoke next for the Zapatistas; precipitated a oli- max: which threatened to distupt the mvention. The first part of full of flowery phrases, w g,nua oL g had coni- flag-to a rag and wads not permitted to finf his figure of speech. there, coatle Snmont st Aty Soantes with o biack hand and angry rose hakt to their feet with menacing gestures.|he was given the most The. Mexican flag on the oxm was | eeption which the. borpe away by angry from the' place where the stood and the comvention was in an uproar at omee. .. - Sore of the delegates, with hands on their pistols, velled at each other In fury. Antonio Villareal, the chairman of ‘the convention pounded in vain for order. : Spectators in Panic. Out of the boxes and gallerles crowds of spectators started in & panie for-the doors, ta escape before shooting began. Generals Obregon and Coionel Hay and other prominent delegates. however, rushed to the platform and standing by the flag succeeded in ob- fied their appro UNIFORM SCHEDULE OF WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Movement Started Yesterday in Which Connecticut is Represented . New York, Oct. 29.—A movement to have a uniform schedule of weights and theasures adopted throughout the country was begun today at a cou- ference of commissioners from New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Ili- nols, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia. The meeting was called by Commissioner Hartigan of thi city and will continue tomorrow and Sat-| “The baldest”, “the hairiest”, “the most urday. “tne tallest” "and It wi explained at the conference . & headed by & band, pi ‘the banquet. that the federal constitution included 1 Child Killed by Auto at Waterbury, 150 in Parade P Prizes Awar ‘Winsted, Conn., Oect. 29, “Hended Chasiof hacloh ‘:uhu meyer of Canaan, editor Con- necticut Western News, the president of the club acted as Prizes ‘were awarded to bers as follow. a section giving congress the power to regulate _ weights and measures throughout the country, but that this provision had never been invoked. Commissioner Hartlgan eaid that in almost every state in the union welghis and measures vary and the object of the conference was to plan for stand- ardizatio Twine for Postoffice Department. ‘Washington, Oct. 29.—Postmaster General Burloson ioday awarded a South. Carolina firm the comtract for supplying the postoffice department’s entire annual supply of wrapping a 4 . twine, about a million and a haif| Weed will be arralgned at'1l pounds, at 18 cents a pound for cot-| Friday morning. ton _cord. It is estimated that $20,000 TR will bo saved this year by the substi Where Emden Got lts tution of cotton for jute twine, here- - ¥ tofore exclusively used. Midnight —One explanation £ German crulser Emden is at sea without putting into - coal is contained in a ceived from Colombo, Ceylon, today the owners of the stéamer Exford, of the v nings of Bridgeport, w! the “limousine, was' plactd rest on a charge of mediately after the at once released in boi furnjshed by Irving Chase Steamer Colonia Seized on Suspicion. Bordeaux, France. Oct. 29, via Paris, Oct. 29, 7 p, m.—The port authorities today seized the steamer Colonia on suspicion that she was a German ves- sel. The Colonia arrived at Bordeaux fiying the British flag but when in port a few months ago she gave her nationality as German. A prize court will decide whether her transfer from German to British ownership is valid. Detroit Alderman, Acquitted of Graft Charge, Detroit, Mich., Oct. 29.—Alderman Thomas E. Glinnan, former council- manic leader and one of several Di troit aldermen arrested in a sensa- tional alleged graft exposure in July, 1912, was acquitted in recorder’s court this afternoon. Glinnan was the only alderman to reach trial and his ac- quittal, it 1s said, will end the cases against the other officials. Taft to Lecture at Harvard. Cambride, Mass, Oct. 29.—Former President Taft is soon to deliver a se- ries of lectures on constitutional la: at Harvard according to an announc: ment faculty Professor Taft's lect ill probabl in Jerusalem was$ pitiful and that Jacob Schiff's contribution of $40,000 will not go far to prevent the famine. not supplement any regular course at the school, but will be of a special character. pedoed and 3 bor.