Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 10, 1914, Page 1

VOL. LVA—NO. 267 & The Bulletin’s Circulation in Mellw ll e ARMIES ARE DECISIVE Both the Allies and Germans are Bringing Up Reinforcements Peerage for Walter Cunliffe. London, Nov. 9, lm:l.—’l‘he king has on Walter 'Cunliffe, the of England, c;-. om%;-y;fim of aarmza nafies s =2 " *"| Peace Convention The Italian treasury has reduced th official rate of discount to 5% per cent. Record Value of Farm Grops TOTAL. 1S $104,000000 GREATER THAT LAST YEAR. a fwv'nor of Bank for services during the finan- clal crisis. Swedish Steamer Blown Up London, Nov, 9, 5:02 p. m.—The & stcamer Atle was blown up by a mine in the North Sea and foun- dered. Six of the crew were drown. ed. The others were landed at Yar- mouth. MILDRED SULLIVAN VICTIM OF AN ILLEGAL OPERATION State Proceeding With Preparations for Arraignment of Dr. Dudley. Presque Isle, Me, Nov. 9.—A cor- oner's jury which held an inquest over the body bf Miss Mildred Sullivan, the pretty young schoolgirl of Houlton, whose body was exhumed from a shal- low grave in the woods near here to- day, reported death due to an illegal operation, but did not place the blame. The state proceeded with its prepa. rations for the arraignment later in the week of Dr. Lionel E. Dudley as the alleged principal and Alice and Perley Pelletier of this town as al- leged. accessories before the fact cf murder. One of the principal witnesses will be Miss Kate O. Michaud, the young nurse whose alleged confession, made upon the advice of her parish priest, is said to bave brought about the three arrests and the discovery of the girl's body vesterda; ' Fire destroyed thirty acres of pens in the Kansas City stock yards, at a loss of $125,000. ial rts there are now e e v oiin. cases ot | CALLS OFFICERS BACK cholera in them. The new Italian Cabinet will sum: mon Parliament to meet December for a two-weeks’' session. PRCLAIMS HIMSELF CHIEF OF MEXICAN REPUBLIC. WHEAT CROP IS HUGE the uirst member of the lower house of! parliament to fall during the present war. He was born in-1876 and married Lady Annabel Crewe-Milnes, daugh- ter of the Marquis of Crewe. Captamn O’Neill served in the oBer war and vi!'ecé'lved a medal for distinguished ser- ce. Increased Price of Wheat, and Large Corn and Apple Crops More Than Offsets the Big Loss Cotton Caused by Ware = 2| They Are Given UntiL 6 P. m, Today to Return to Posts Under Penalty of Forfeiture of Rank—Villa Backs New President. Two hundred lIrishmen arrived in New York on the steamer Lapland duty in the British army. ARE TAKING TURNS ASSUMING THE OFFENSIVE Jap Warship Coaling at Honolulu. Honolulu, Nov. 9.—After receiving word that the German gunboat Geler had been interned here for the dura- tion of the war, the Japanese battle- ship Hizen, which has been keeping a watch for the Geier outside the harbor, entered this port today for fuel and provisions. Under the neutrality reg- ulations the Hizen is privileged to re- main 24 hours. Maj-Gen Sa Hughes, Canadian Minister of Militia, returned from England on the steamer St. Paul. ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—The important farm crops of the United States this year are worth $5,068,7%2,000, or $104,- 000,000 more than the value of the same crops last year, notwithstanding a loss of $418,000,000 sustained by cotton planters on lint alone as a re- sult of the European war. Record Corn and Wheat Crops. Preliminary estimates of the im- portant farm crops announced today by the department of agriculture and statistics of the verage prices paid to producers on November 1, indicate that this year's wheat and corn crops are the most valuable ever grown in the Urfted States, that the wheat and Mexico City, Nov. 9, —General Venus- tiamo Carranza today issued an ulti- matum declaring himself the chief head of the repuolic. The preclamation was issued at Cordoba and dlrected to :!:mx;'n;:im.r{ chieftains and the civil 'S of e centr; vernm Charles Bunker, of Manhattan, was | Who were ordered to ohey Savennment: beaten and robbed of $70 by two men | first chief of the constitutionalists and for whom he had just bought a meal | to disregard totally the mandates af the Aguascalientes convention. To tt et on record has)military chieftains he said that uni Do Smnieued Bt Weet Marttuution | thaydeft the comtarensennd wers bor Suh, N ¥, for exhibition at the Pan- |at their' posts by 6 o'clock Tues S evening, their next in rank would as- sume their place New Cabinet Appointed. In the East the Russians are Driving the Germans and Aus- trians in Front of Them—Advices From South Africa State That the Rebel Force Under General Byers Has Been Defeated—Further Disasters From Mines Have Occurred in the North Sea—In Belgium All Railway Employes Have Stopped Work, Interfering With Move- ments of German Troops—Cruiser Glascow, Reported The million dollar home of Robert Goelet, near Middletown, N. Y, is in danger ‘of destruction by forest fire, Cruiser Glasgow in Straits of Magellan Santiago, Chile, Nov. 9.—The British cruiser Glasgow, which was engaged with the German squadron in battle off the Chilean coast Sunday, Nov. 1, and the British transport Otranto have passed Delgada Point light in the Straits of Magellan, bound for the William J. Chandler of New York, Lost, Has Been Sighted in the Straits of Magellan. So far as is disclosed by the official statements, the situation in the war theatres, both east and west, remains virtually unchanged. In Belgium and northern France the allies and the Germans apparentwy take turns in assuming the offensive, while both sides are bringing up rein- forcements and preparing themselves for the decisive struggle which is pre- dicted for an carly date. In the east, the Russicn hosts, ac- cording to the Petrograd announce- e still driving the Germans ar ront of them. England's attitude and determination | to contin itter struggle until all the demands of the allies are satisfied were strongly set forth Premier | Asquith at the lord mayor's banquet at London. The premier made the declaration that Great Britain would not sheathe the sword until Prussian military domination was destroyed and further ced that Turkey, Ter entran; ruggle, had dug her grave committed suicide. Before the sams assemblage Field Marehal Earl Kitchener revealed tho fact that there are a million and a narter men now undergoing military ing in England, and he asked for more. Advices from South Africa say that the forces under Christian Bevers, one of the leaders in the revolt, have been dispersed in thie Transvaal by govern- ment forces, losing nine men killed, more than that wounded and 364 pris- oners. They also report that the rebel General De Wet has defeated a govera- ment command under General Cronje and that General De Wet's son has been killed. Further disasters have occurred from mines in the North sea, the Swedish steamer Atle having been blown up and six of her crew drowned and the Dutch fishing boat Poolster having met a like fate. In Belgium all the railway employes have stopped work under orders from the Belgium govrenment, thus bring- ing railway traffic to a complete stand- still and interfering with the move- ment of German troops. The German authorities, it is reported, will replace the Belgians by Germans, Santiago, Chile, reports that the British cruiser Glasgow and the trans- port Otranto, neither of which had been reported since Nov. 1, the daie of the engagement between the Eng- lish and German warships off the Chil- ean coast, and are on their way through the Straits of Magellan, bound for the Falkland Island: FIGHTING CONTINUES ON PRUSSIAN FRONTIER Russians Have Stopped Movement of Enemy’s Trains Near Soldau Petrograd, Nov. 9.—The following communication from the Russian gen- eral staff was issued tonight: On the East Prussian frontier fight- ing continues. The Russian troops have ccupied Soiap (Goldap?). In the di- rection of Mlawa (Poland) we have advanced and stopped the movement of railway trains of the enemy near the station of Soldau (East Prussia). Beyond the Vistula the Germans nave withdrawn from Wloclawek to Nieszama and from Konin to Shepey (Slupo?). On the roads to Cracow we are con. tinuing to push back the rear guards of the Austrians. South of Przemysl, November 7th. we captured 1,000 prisoners and a aumber of canuon. On the coast of the Caucasus, No- vember 6 and 7, cruisers of the en- »my made their appearance. STATEMENT FROM GERMAN GENERAL HEADQUARTERS Says Sortie of Allies From Nieuport Was Complete Failure Berlin, via Amsterdam to London, Nov. 9, 7:54 p. m.—A report issued by general headquarters this forenoon (9th) says: During the evening a sortie of the snemy from Nieuport which was re- peated during the night, completely Pailed. y. In spite of obstinate resistance, our rttacks on Yg,re.! are progressing slow-, ly ut steadily, ‘ine hostile counter-attacks south- west of Ypres have been repulsed and several hundred men taken prisoners. In the eastern war theater an attack by strong Russian forces north of Wysztyter Lake has been repulsed 7ith severe Russian losses. Four housand Russians and ten machine rms were captured. >ARIS SAYS NO NOTABLE CHANGE IN SITUATION Affles Make Some Progress Between Langemarck and Dixmude Paris, Nov. 9, 19:35 p. m.—The fol- owing officiz] communication was Is- ised by the war cffice tonight: There has been no notable modifica- lion in the sltuation by reason of the fifficnittez which on intense foz has | progress _of their military created in connection with operations of any extent. In the north the day has been good. ‘We have maintained our positions be- tween the River Lys and Laugemarck, and made appreciable progress tween Langemarck and Dixmude, ENGLAND PREPARED TO CARRY WAR TO BITTER END Tenor of Speeches at Inauguration of Lord Mayor of London TLondon, Nov. 9.—That England is prepared to carry on the war to the bitter end, with every confidence in the result, was the tenor of the speeches at the annual banquet inaugurating the new lord mayor of London at Guild hall this cvening, delivered by the men who are responsible for the con- duct of the war., otabie speeches were made by the prime minister, H. H. Asquith, Field Marshal Earl Kitchener, escretary for war, and Winston Spencer Churchil first lord of the admiralty. Tord Kitchener, whose massive fig- ure clad in service khaki, towered ov er the audience of a thousand men and women in_the historic building, while expressing satisfaction at the response to his call for men and the training, impressed -upon the nation that the war would he a long ope and he would uire “more mey, and =till more, un- til_the enemy is crushed.” He also made a quiet reference to England’s army, which he said “has proved itself to be not so contempti- ble an engine of war as some were disposed to conmsider it,” and remind- ed his hearers that the enemy would, besjde t'e army in the- field, have to re: with the forces of the great dominions, the vanguard of which had arrived in England. in addition to the million and a quarter men now train- ing in this country. ‘Winston Spencer Churchill, first lord of the admiralty, told of the work of the navy, and continued: “It is difficult to measure the full in- fluence of the naval pressure in the stages of the war, but it will the doom of Germany as surely inter strikes the leaves from the trees. TRANSVAAL REBELS ARE ENTIRELY DISPERSED Defeated by General Lammer’s Forces on the Vet River London, Nov. 10, 2:25 a. m.—Reuter's Cape Town correspondent, under date of Monday, gives the following official communication concerning the fighting in South Africa: An engagement between General Lammer's forces and Transvaal rebels under General Christian Beyers oe- curred on the Vet River, southeast of Bloemhof, November 8. The rebels, well armed and led by Beykrs, were entirely dispersed, losing nine men kilied, 11 men wounded, 364 prisoners. 300 rifies and 300 horses. The loyalists’ casualties were three men killed and nine wounded. Turkish Fleet Shells Russian. Amsterdam, via London, Nov. 9, 11.50 . m.—An official despatch received here from Constantinople says_that the Turkish fleet shelled near Kosloe a portion of the Russian fleet, which, however, managed to escape with the Turkish ships in pursuit. Available gazetters give no such town as Kosloe, but it probably is lo- cated somewhere on the Black sea coast. British Dreadnoughts West Bound Panama, Nov. 9—Panama canal of- ficials and members of the British le- -gation here say they have no informa- tion concerning the report taken into New York by a United Fruit company steamer that seven British dread- noughts were in the Atlantic bound west, possjbly with the intention of proceeding through the Panama canal to Pacific waters. The whereabouts of the German warships in the Paci- fic ig not known here. Desperate Engagements in Servia ‘Washington, Nov. 9—The Austrian- Hungarian embassy tonight made pub- lic the following official wireless dis- patch from Vienna: % No fighting in northeastern war theatre. Despfrate engagements con- tinue in Servia near Krupanji. Earth- works after earthworks and points of support taken by storm. Dutch Fishing Boat Sunk by Mine. - Lowesofft, via London, Nov. 9, 11.54 p. m—The Dutch fishing lugger Poul- ster shas foundered through striking a xdnine. The crew were landed here to- ay. Captain O’Neill Killed in France. Loungon, Nov. 9, 8 p. m.—Captain the 1‘1&' rable Arthur Edward Bruce O™Nelll of the Second Life Guards, and heir to Baron O'Neill, was led 1n action in France last Friday. Captain O'Neill was the unionist member of parligment for mid-Antrim and was Falkland Islands, a British possession, to the east of the extreme southern point of Soyth America. COLDER WEATHER WILL RETARD LIVESTOCK EPIDEMIC Thirteen States Now Under Quaran- tine—Canada Under Ban. Washington, Nov. 9.—Colder weathel with rain in states infected with the hoof and mouth disease was hailed by the department of agricuiture offit als today as a powerful ally in their campaign to suppress the rapidly spreading livestock epidemic. Encour- aging reports came from some sections during the day, but news of more af- fected districts causer the department to extend the federal quarantine to include Delaware, New Jersey and Rhode Island, and to bar cattle ship- ments from Canada. Thirteen states now are under quarantine. ‘While no cases of the disease have been found in Canada, the quarantine inst the dominion is to prevent the retyrn of infected cattle cars to the TUnited States. It will stop shipments of cattle into the United States valued at approximately $8,000,000 a year. Figures by the burean of foreign and domestic commerce show that for the nine months ending with September imports from that country aggregated 114,792, valued at $5,050,491. For the month of September last 26,796 head of cattle were imported, valued at e eftect t situagion i he effect on “themeat situagion in the United Sy the. Cabadian quarantine cannot be estimated im- mediately, according to department officiale. 1t will depend upon whether imports from Canada have been for immediate slaughter or for fattening purposes, If most of the Canadian cattle are brought in for fattening, the shutting off of imports now would have no im- mediate effect on the supply and price in this country, as they would not be put on the market until late spring in any event. On_the other hand, if the imports have been for immediate slaughter, the embargo will lose n time being felt. Upon the receipt of reports today from field agents in Indiana and Mich- igan officials expressed thé hope that the disease in those states had how been brought under control. Reports from Pennsylvania indicated that the disease had spread to Lancaster, York and Alleghany counhties. MEETINGS OF NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL ASSOCIATIONS Questions Involving Improvement of Farm Management to Be Discussed. Washingtonu, Nov. 8.—Four of the ten national agricultural associations which are to hold their annual meet- ings here this week, began their first sessions today. Questions involving improvement of farm management and, increase of production Dby scientific methods will be dealt with from many’ angles. Considerable attention was devoted by the National Association of State Unlversities to the proposal for the establishment of a national univers: Dr. . T. Kane, president of the Uni- versity of Washington and also of the national organization, discussed the project in his annual address. It was pointed out that no definite statement of those opposed to the plan had been made and Dr. Kane said much of th a misconception of the real purpose of such an _institution. The plan con- templated, he said, only a sraduate college where the many resources of the government that might aid educa- tional training.could be empioved. No invasion of the field of present univerg sities was intended. ARTILLERY EMPLACED BY VILLA'S FORCES To Reduce General Hill's Defences at Naco, Sonora Naco, Ariz, Nov. 9.—Seven pieces of artilery which Colonel Teonorio, an artillerist, says will reduce General Benjamin Hill's defenses at Naco, Sonora, within four hours have been emplaced by the Villa forces, which have again invested the Carranza stronghold. But Jose Maytorena, the insurgent governor of Sonora, said he would not attack until Villa gave the order. Maytorena said he had again moved his forces close to the Carranza posi- tion on order of General Villa. has $,000 men besides t! which consists of seven guns, weapons of the same calibre and kind which have been used effectively by the French in the European war. Colonel Teonorio was an officer in the federal army for 17 years. He is a graduate of the Chapultepec Mili- tary school, $10,000 from Minneapolis for Belgians. Minneapolis, Minn.,, Nov. 3.—Minne- apolis today fendered $10,300 to Mme. Lalla Vandervelde, wife of the Belgiaa minister, who is_here on behalf of the Belgian relief. Mme. Vandervelde re- quested that the money be used to purchase flour to be sent as soon as possible to Belgium. The sum con- tributed does not include the cost of 7.000 barrels the Minneapolis milles ‘have given. opposition, he believed, was based on|- The private inquest today was brief. The only witnesses were Medical Ex aminer S. W. Boone and the girl’s fa- ther, George Sullivan. Sulli told of identifying the body and of ing it in the grave where it lay fa downward, covered only with a nig ess. LIBERAL PURCHASE OF F COMMERCIAL PAPER Only Development of Financial Interest Yesterday New York, Nov. 9.—Aside from more liberal. purchase of commercial paper by local and interior financial Institu- tions and another large gold shipment to Canada, there were no flnancial de velopments of especial interest today. Altogether about $11,000,000 in gold ‘was exported to Ottawa. That sum was supposéd to round out about one-half of New York city’s debits to London and Paris which restited from the re- cent § per cent note issue. Last week's steady inquiry for high grade escurities was in pro- gress, but in reduced volume. The source of the inquiry suggested that many national banks are about to re- invest a part of their reserve moneys which will be Teleased a week from today, when the new federal reserve system becomes operative. Movements of Steamships. New York, §.~—Arrived, steamer Stampalia, . Brow Head, er_Columbia, Lizard, Nov. Minnehaha, N 8.—Passed, steam- steamer w Yoris for London. Liverpool, Nov. 7.—Arrived, steam- ers Devonian, Boston: Philadelphia, New York. Salled, steamers Transyl- vania, New York; $th, New York, New York. Havre, Nov. 7—Sailed, steamer La Touraine, New York. Scilly, Nov. 9.—Passed, Chicago, New York for Havre. Lisbon, Nov. 7.—Arrived, steamer Bitannia, New York, via Providence. Sailed, 8th, steamer Roma, New York. Gibraltar, Nov. 9.—Arrived, steamer Europa, New York. London, Nov. 9.—Arrived, Minnehaha, New York. New York, Nov. 9.—Steamer Ordu na, Liverpool for New York, signailed; no time or position; dock about noon Tuesday. New York, Nov. steamer steamer rrived: Steam- er United States, Copenhagen. Sailed: Steamer Vaderland, Liverpool. Philadelphia, N 9. — Arrived: Steamer MMerion, Liverpool. Rotterdam, Nov. 7.—Arrived: Steam- er Rotterdam, New York. Relief Work in France Systematized. ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—Relief meas- ure inaugurated by Ambassador Her- rick to succor the thousands of dis- tressed Americans in France and espe- clally. in Paris, have now become so systématized and the urgency has so diminished that the state department is considering acceding to the long standing request of Mr. Herrick to be relieved of the duties of his post. ‘William G. Sharp,-who has been co; firmed as successor to Mr. Herrick, is now in Paris ready to take charge of :the embassy whenever the order given. . Marines Landed at Mexican Pacific % Port Mexico City, Nov, 9.—It is reported Bere that the post fo Acapuleo on the Pacific has been occupied by Ameri- can marines. The occupation is said to have followed a request of the in- habitants who were suffering great privations owing to the revolution. Conductor Accessory to Held Up Little Rock, Ark. Nov. 9.—Homer Heard, of Little Rock, was found guil- ty in the federal court today of rob- bing a Rock Jsland express car near Hot Springs, April 9 last, and W. W. Dunn, Little Rock, a former conduc- tor, was found guilty as an accessory. Both were convicted on the testimony of William. Ahring. messenger, who confessed he permitted himself to be bound and the car robbed. Approxi- mately $1,300 was obtained. B n Minister to Mexico Leaves Los Angeles, Cal., Nov.. 3.—The Bel- gian minister to Mexico, who recently was given his passports by Carranza at Mexico City because of “undue po- Mtical activity,”® is now on his way out of the country. acoording to au official telegram received today by sAdolpho Carrillo, Carranza’s represen- tative here. The minister has gone to Vera Cruz. Torpedo Boat Destroyer Paulding Floated Norfolk, Va., Nov, 9.—The torpedo boat destroyer Paulding, which has been ashore at Lynnhaven Inlet since the storm two weeks ago, was floated today by a wrecking compapy. She is apparently uninjured, but will be sent to the navy vard here for exam- ination. x Bank of Mexico City Sacked Vera Cruz, Nov. 9.—According to vrivate telegrams received here, the National Bank of Mexico City has been sacked by a mob led by constitution- Qalist soldiers, apple crops are record harvests and the potato crop is the second largest ever raised. Large Apple Crop. The ge wheat crop and the in- creased price of that cereal, the large corn and apple crops and the increased price” of oats, barley and rye more than offset the big ioss in the value of the cottonferop resulting from the war. Important Crop Values. The ‘lues of the important crops, based oh the average prices paid to producers on Npvember 1 and their values last year follow: Crop. 91 Corn . 3 ‘Wheat 000 97,469,000 26,153,000 10,444,000 230,741,000 44,706,000 786,062,000 80,360,000 21,192,000 124,471,000 Rye . Buckwheat Potatoes Sweet potatoe: ,353,000 462,483,000 18,960,000 144,96 0 STEAMER AFIRE SENP® WIRELESS CALL o — o Conguerea by Crew and She Is Now Steaming for Norfolk. New York, Nov. 9.—The Lamport and Holt steamer. Rembrand:, whose wireless gperator reported in cclls for help_this-afternoon that she was on fire 200 miles off Cape Henry, was said to be steaming for Norfolk, Va. to- night with the fire under control. The vessel sailed from Baltimore last Sat- urday for St. Nazaire, France. The fjgst O. S call from the Rambrafidt, which were picked up by the Sayville, Long Tsland, wireless sta- tion, sthted that the ship was burning below decks and was in urgent need of help. She was then steaming full speed for the coast. _Late this afternoon the operator on the Rambrandt informed the Sayville station that the crew had succeeded in getting the fire under control and that the liner was no longer in need of assistanc It was stated that the Rembrandt was putting back to Nor- folk. The Rembrandt is a vessel of 2,904 tons net register and is 380 feet long. She carries freight principally. Good Order in Haiti Washington, Nov. 9.—American Minister Blanchard cabled the state department today that assurances of continued good order in Haiti had been given him by General Vaugues, minister of foreign affairs in Davil- mar Theodore’s new government and commander of the force holding Port Au Prince, the Haitien capital. Mr. Blanchard reported that Theodore, successful revolutionist and now pres- ident, entered Port Au Prince last Fri- day “amid the firing of the president salute and the ringing of bells.” Ancillary Receiver for Eastern Steam- ship Co. New York. Nov. 9.—Calvin Austin of Dunstable, Mass., was today appoint- ed by gudge Hand in the United States Wistrict court here as anciliary re: ver for the property in this dis trict of the Fastern Steamship com- pany. A bond of $10,000 was required. The appointment was made in the creditor suit brought by the Berwind- White Coal Mining company in the United States district court for the Maine district. Red Cros®Cargo for France. ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—In response to urgent pleas for additional hospital supplies®for the French army, the American Red Cross announced to- night that two®large shipments of cloths for wounded dressinge, iodine, alcohol, disinfectants and garments would be sent France this week. The first shipment will be consigned to Dinard and will be dispatched with- in the next few days. 4 Carranza Orders Convention Dissolved San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 9.—General Carranza published a_decree in Mexico City today ordering the Aguascalientes convention virtually” dissolved by No- vember 10th, according to a dispatch received here today from R. Mec- Cleary, chief of the Carranza publicity |- staff in Mexico City. Meeting of Stock Exchange Managers New York, Nov. 9—The board of managers of the New Pork Cotton ex- change todaysycalled a meeting of members. for Wednesday, at which a plan for organizing a_clearing house for cotton contracts will be discussed. Contributions for Belgian Relief. St. Paul, Minn, Nov. 35.—The St Paul Clearing House association and James J. Hill, each contributed $5.000 today to the Belgian relief fund. The women's committee collected 33,000 in cash and about $10,000 worth of cloth- ing which has been shipped. » = 7,000,000.8almon Eggs for New England “Washington, Nov. 9.—Seven million | salmon -eggs of the pink and hump- backed variety were shipped today in a special bureau of fisheries car from Seattle, Wash, to government hatch- eries in Maine, to be distributed im New England waters- who stole $986 from a piano firm of from Liverpool. in the school rang. Hary Carlson of Brooklyn was injured, the chauffeur putting on full power and escaping. Eight thousand Socialists held a meeting in Madison Square Garden to celebrate the election of JMeyer London to Congress. The will of the late Gen. Daniel E. kles, flied for probate, cuts off his ife and son from whom he was sep- arated for many years. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the British Admiraity was elected lord rector of Aberdeen University to suc- ceed Andrew Carnegi The Progressive club of Utica, N. Y, has disbanded the members were of the opinion that the Bull Moose arty has runm its cour: W. W. Chapin, publisher of the Chicago Herald, since the reorganiza- tion of the property some months ago, retired from that position. The steamer Ran arrived at New York from Philadephia with two fish- a_drifting boat fifteen miles off the coast. nounced that when his term expires he will quit politics altogether, return- ing to the practice of law. Ralph Jones of New York, a private idetective, was arrested and fined ten kidnap Rita Murphy, aged ten. Joseph _Milowski ted suicide by cutting his throat with a razor at his home at Meriden. He was despondent because of illness. Leonard Oschello, a New York groc- er, was killed when shot by an un- identified man over an argument dur- ing a card game in Oschelio’s store. Contributions to the amount of $1,509 were received by the New York State Board of the American Red Cross, bringing the total to $334,016. Grace Steinhausen, a victim of the drug habit, pleaded for a jail sen- tence in court at Saginaw, Mich., and thanked the judge for a sixty-five day sentence. Baroness Antoinette von Romberg, widow of a captain in the German Army who was killed in the fighting in Belgium, arrived in New York from Liverpool. alvin Austin, president of the Eastern Steamship Corporation, was appolnted receiver of that corpora- tion. Nonme of the creditors opposed the appointment. Sixty-five Cuban soldiers were ar- rested in Havana, as a result of a mu- tiny in which they wished to avenge the death of a comrade killed by the police during a riot. A woman depesitor in the Mechanics National Bank, of Trenton, N. J, was robbed of $2.000 when she laid the purse on a shelf in the bank while making out 2 deposit slip. William Reed, aged nineteen, of Sea Side Park, N. J., was seriously injur- ed when his gun was accidentally dis- charged while .he was hunting, the buckshot entering his side. - Two women, each declaring herself theiwidow of Robert Steen, of Pater- son, N. J.,, appeared in court to claim his estate valued at $26,000. Steen’s relatives protest the claims of both ‘women. Anthony Manuli, wanted for com- plicity in 2 shooting affray in St Johnsville, was arrested while leav- ing a train in New York city, the po- lice finding 11 sticks of dynamite and a pistol on him. Col. Louis Orieman, U. S. A. retired, was.given a three months' “sanity parole,” by the court in Atlantic City, after his children had him adjudged insane and incompetent to manage his $100,000 estate. Holding that the Oklahoma ocourts had interpreted the state liquor laws as not applicable to inter-state -com- merce, the supreme court today dis- missed an attack on the constitution- ality of the satutes. Michasl B. Smith of New ~York, wanted by the police for entering an apartment house, gave himself up. When perched on a fence thirty feet high afraid to jump he called to a policeman to get a ladder. Edward. Lauterbach the New York lawyer indicted on a charge con- with David Lamar, pleaded not guilty to the indictment in the Federal district court. Lauterbach was given wo weeks to demur to the in- dictment or withdraw his plea. He ‘was released on $1,000 bond. Governor Fielder of New Jersey, an | which he was clerk, was brought back | appointed provisional | {dollars, charged with attempting to| CaPital to reinforce the | and General Carranza. Se | commanded the rural grand General Eulalio Guiterrez, who wi president of Mexico by the Aguascalientes conven- tion, has proclaimed himself the chief Over 450 children filed in perfect| €Xecutive beginning Nov. 10 and has order out of the Mulcahey school at|aPpointed the following cabinet to act Waterbury when the fire alarm bell { With him: Foreign minister, Ferdinando Igies- ias Calderon. i Minister of communications, General struck by an automobile and fatally | Antonio Villareal. War, General Juveniro Robles. Public instruction Senor Gama. Justice, Jose Vasconcelos. Progress, Pastor Roaix. Traesury, Felicitos Villareal, Enrique C. Llorente will be appoint- ed Washington representative of the constitutionaiists. Roque Estrade, private secretary ta General Carranza, arrived in th, capi- tal tonight from Cordoba. In an intere view he said: Muygt Obey Carranza. “We have exhausted all legitimate means to bring about a peaceful a: rangement of this trouble. Asuascalientes convention must ob General Carranza or the delegates to it will be treated as traitors. We have sufficient means at our disposal to make good our mandates.” Foreign Minister Fabela expected to arrive in the capital tomorrow from Cordoba, where he has been with Gen- eral Carranza arranging detalls of the evacuation of Vera truz by the Amer- ican forces. According to o high offi- cial here, a statement by the Carran goVernment on the question of the evacuation of (e Americans has bean promised for tomorrow. Heavy Fighting Reported. Heavy fighting has been in progress v in the suburb of Xochimilco be- tween followers bf Emiliano Zapata eral train loads of soldiers were sent from the Xochimilco garrison. Passenger traffic between the two points ceased for several hou:s aged 43, commit- | today in order that the cars might be used fo transport troops to the scene of the fighting and to bring the wounded to the capital. Carranza's orces checked the Zapata advance. General Francisco <Cardenas, who Y s the night President Madero and Vice I‘rpsidg- 1t Pino Suarez were assassinated, recent- ly made his escape across the Guata- malan border, according to advices re- ceived here tonight. MEXICAN SITUATION IS ,AGAIN DELICATE. New President Will be Sworn in To- night—Is Backed by Villa—Ameri- can Government Will Pay No At- tention to any of Carranza's De- crees—New Executive to Accede te Demands of United States. Washington, Nov. Administration officials admitted tonight that the Mexican situation had again sssumed a delicate aspect. General Carranza has partly fuifilied the Washington zovernment's request for guarantees before withdrawing t American troops from Vera Cruz, bu (Continued on page two.) OBITUARY Colonel Randolph Dickers Philadelphia, Nov. 9.—Colonei Ran- dolph Dickens, U. S. M. C., comman der of the marines at the ton yard, died tonight in the U. S. Na hospital in this city. He was adm: ted to the hospital five days ago to undergo an operation. He was 61 Years old. Killed Shotgun Fight Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 9.—In a fight with shotgu: which arose over a dis- pute regarding the payment of rent. P. B. Arnodd, 63. a wealthy planter of Germania, Saline county, and a form- er deputy sheriff, was shot and killed today. His son, Thomas, was wounded, probably fatally, and J. W. Dickinson was wounded severely. Dickinson sur. rendered to the sheriff and was charged with murder. . Bushel and a Half of Money. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 9.—A bushel and a half of money was collected by the Red Cross for -the benefit of the supfferers in the European war be- tween the halves of the' Harvard- Princeton football game Saturday, The count, which was not completed until today, showed a total of 88,:fi including one twenty dollar bill 2,350 pennies, Swift & Co.s Books to Be Examined. New York, Nov. A—AN the books Swift and. Company regarding but- ter and egg sales in New York state can now be examined by Deputy At- torney General Kennedy and the firm hes taken under consideration the question of permitting the examina- tion of books in the Chicago offlce, Two Steamers Take American Registry ‘Washington, Nov. 9.—Two more for- elgn vessels, the German tank steamer Cuching, 6,894 tons, and the British barkentine St. Paul, 471 ‘tons, have taken American registry under the new law, the department of ecom- merce announced today.