Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 26, 1914, Page 1

On the Battlefield Between the Warta and Vistula ‘Rivers in Poland GERMANS CLAIM RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CHECKED Teutons Assert They Have Brought the Russian Advance to a Stop in East Prussia, and Before Cracow, Galicia— Statement by French War Officials Declares That the Al- lies Have Been Able to Bombard Arnaville, Which is Only Eleven Miles Southwest of Metz, Where One of Germany’s Great Fortresses is Making Extensive Preparation to Guard Against an In- vasion by the Allies—News Comes From Berlin that the Turks Have Defeated the British Indian Troops Along the Suez Canal. The military party in Petrograd con- tinues to insist that there has been a @reat Russian victory on the battle- fisld between the Warta and Vistula rivers in Poland. This claim is based on unofficial reports which even assert that an e German army corps has been broken up and that forty- eight trains which will accommodate fifty. thousand wounded and prisoners have been ordered out from Warsaw. Clalms Russian Advance Checked. The German official report, on the other hand, declares that the Russian offense in this region has been check- ed. The latest communication from the Russlan general staff says that the fighting near Lodz continues, but that the German forces are pressed on every side and are making a supreme effort to cut their way through to the north. The Germans also clairg to heve brought the Russian advance to a stop in East Prussia, and before Cra- cow, Galfcia. A Russian official state- ment saye that the Russfans mani- Zfestly have the upper hand near Cra- cow. " Statement from Budapest. t. (s admitted in the Hungarian cap- kS the county Ung, 35 mlles south of tl ans and the county of Zemplin, 50 miles south of these moun- tains, According to these reports these troops who Invaded Ung have been driven back to the frontier while ac- tien is being faken against those in Artillery Duels. In the western theatre the fighting still consists 2 tillery duels and according to a Frenci official statement it is comparatively quiet In that region. The statement the French war officials that the have been able to bombard Arna- ville is considered significant by mil- Itary experts. Arnaville is on the Lor- raine frontler and is only 11 miles wouthwest of the city of Metz, where pne of Germany’'s great fortresses is located. Germans Planning Another Attack. Despite the comparative inactivity fn the western war fleld there is evi- that the Germans are planning another desperate attempt to force their way through to the French ports. The reporte show that the Germans gre bringing up reinforcements and but no indlcation as to -where intend to deliver the blow. Every preperation has been made by the eflies to meet this assault. Qermany Fears Invasion, Germany also fears an invasion by the allics and is making extensive breparations to gvard against such an acoord! to a Copen- It ie satd that the are ening the old T in the former Danish ter- Em.o! Schleswig-Holstein and a e of entrenchments the north- orn side of Kiel canal. It is on the thore of Schieswig, the report says, that an invasion is feared. The general staff of the Russian m in the Caucasus says that the sh forces aro still retreating be- Em the Russians in the region about A despatch from Berlin says it s there that the British Indlan along the Suez canal have been lsleaud;‘.n& 'fih“ the Turks are ad- rancing eavy batteries to des- oy the comstructive works of the tanal and bottle up the British wnr- ships now in thet waterway. RUSBIANS CELEBRATE VICTORY IN POLAND. Falk in Petrograd of Ertire German Army Corps Being Broken Up. London, Nov. 25, 9.40 p. m.—While "Russfan army headquarters rgmain and the Germans claim to have thecked attempts b{ the Russians to :h the offensive, the military party Pptrograd has ghown its full con- i@ence in the unoficial reports of a Rumsian victory in Northern Poland by telebrating the event. It {8 even sald in the Rasslan cap- that the victory was greater than been reported previously and there 8 talk in Petrogrod of an nilfe Ger- nEn army corps having been broken Reyorts received there say that ireins have been ordsred which will weeommodate 50,000 wounded and pris- sners. 'Moreover Grand Duke Nicholas somnmander-in-chief of 'the Russian lorces, has withheld his reports until ‘he work he set about to do has been rotnpleted, so that the world may have io ‘wait for some days yet for his of- statement. . In F‘:h:flu!h and before Cracow, palicie, Germans also claim to tave the Russlan aivance. The her is yet ‘to be heard from' ‘egard to this statement. Cholera Breaks Out in Antwerp. Londgr. Nov 25, 7.28 . wi—Chalere 1s raported to have broken out in Aut- werp, according to a despatch from Rotterdam to the Evening Star. Only a few cases go far have been reported and the most energetic measures are being taken by the sanitary authori- ties. GERMANS HAVE BEGUN TO RETREAT ON VISTULA. ry Stores Left Munitions and Commi On the Field. Petrograd, Nov. 24, via London, 11.17 p. m.—On the entire front of the Vis- tula and Warta rivers the Ge‘rln«l.ult o meagre reports received here from the At some points, it ig said, the backward movement resembles a rout, artillery and machine guns and ammu- nition and commissary stores being have begun a retreat, according front. left on the fleld, Teports arriving here : vas ‘assert was cut to pieces by the Russians, is said to hiave 2een o e polnt o€ execating Russian flank by s noted through their fleld glasses slight differences in the uniform and equip- ment of the Germancs, according to the story. FIGHTING NEAR LODZ IS STILL GOING ON Russians Are Pressing Germans on Every Side. Pef official communication from the Rus- slan general staff was given out here tonight: “The fighting near Lodz still con- tinues, The large German “To the south of Koluszki station some scattered units are ng about. We captured prisoners, some heavy ordnance and fleld guns. “The outcome of the battie of No- vember 24 was to our advantage. “In the fighting near Czenstochowa and Cracow our troops manifestly have the que; h:nd.c “Beyond the Carpathian passes we are surrounding large bodies of Aus- trian troops in the vicinity of Mezala- borcs In this region we captured a general, forty officers, more than 38,500 soldlers and convoys and machine guns. Near the pass giving access to the Hungarian plain we occupy the city of Homonna.” TURKMM FORCES ARE STILL RETREATING Before the Russiane in the Rsglon Around Erzerum, Petrograd, Nov. 28.—Thet the Turk- ish forces still retreating before the Ruselan In the region around Br- zerum is recorded in the following statement from the general the Russian army in the made public here tonight: “In the direction of Birzerum our troops continue to chase before them the bulk of the Turkish forces they have defeated. We are many :‘r‘:sonern end much ammunition and Tos. “The roads along which the Turks are retreating are strewn with the frozen bodies of their dead “Prisoners taken are unanimous in declaring that the defeated Im; is making haste with a view to iring shelter behind the forts at Erzerum and Deve-Boyun. “The situation eisewhers remains unchanged.” FCREST FIRES IN THREE STATES OF MIDDLE WEST Have Spread from Missouri and Ar- kansas to Iflinoi Marion, Ilis, Nov. 35—The forest fires of Missouri and Arkansas have spread to Iilinois end tonight approx- imately 10,000 acres of timber in the southern end of the state were ablaze. Appraximatoly 10,000 ‘acres of cypress are afire in the extreme southern end of the stete, Throuighout the day a heavy pall of smoke hung over the area intervening. A bridge on the Cleveland, Cincinnati, gh.ite-god':zd St.ulmlu railroad was lestroyed today, blocking Cairo division. Several sawmills and lumber camps in)sre in the path of the fames. The official plurality of Governor ‘Walsh of Massachusetts, at the recent election was e@nounced as 11,815. Located—Germany is trograd, Nov. 25.—The following AD! B40 3 the German government will ask the United States to mediate in thé mat- ter and if necessary, will take repris- als against s PRESIDENT WILSON IS VISITING HIS DAUGHTER. Expects to Go Sleighing During His Stay in Williamstown, Mass. ‘Williamstown, Mass.,, Nov, 25.—] - ldent Wilson arrived here at 4 o'clock this afternoon -to spend ving with his daughter, Mrs. Francis Sayre. wife of the assistant te added significance, s marriage. Mr, Wilson was greeted at the sta- tion here by Mr. Sayre and practical- ly the entire population of Williams- college were away on their Thanks- welcomed the president with cheers. during his stay. Mr. Wilson, the shook_hands. dent about twenty times. THREE SMALL BOYS One Saw the Accident. Roxbury, Conn., Nov. when the ice broke weight. The dead: aged Baptista Scanzi, aged 2, ter being brothers. neon. was nally S PAY EMPLOYES IN FOOD Importer Who Has Factory in Bel- n food instead of money. to communicate with the plant only twice since the war opened. 'He said his firm owed 5,000 employes 2bout $30,000 and was ready to pay this amount in cash, but he thought they would appreciate supplies more. Recently he said he received a letter saying the workmen had deserted the plant to go in search of food. ENGLISH NAVY HAS LOST 4,327 MEN. Thus Far During the War, Besides 473 Wounded and 968 Missing. London, Nov. 25, 9:20 p. m—Thus far during the war the royal navy has lost 4,327 officers and men killed and 473 wounded while 968 men are missing and 1,575 are captives or have been Interned. These figures are contained in a statement issued tonight by the ad- miralty and include, in addition to naval men, the marnes of the royal naval dvision. The casualtes and the number of men captured or interned is given a sfollows: Officers: Killed 220, wounded 37; prisoners 5; interned 46. Men: Killed 4107; wounded 436; missing 968; interned 1,624. PLANS FOR COTTON CO. WITH $100,000,000 CAPITAL Were Compieted at New Oricans Yee- terda; New Orleans, La., Nov. 25.—Plans for organization of & $100,000,000 cor- poration, to be known as the Cotton Products company, were completed here today by the executive commit- tee of the Southern Cotton associa- tion. The corporation, which will have ag its chief object the stabilizing of cotton values, will begin business, ac- cording ‘to tannouncement, as soon as $1,000,000 of stock has been subscrib- ed. The company will be chartered under the laws of Louisfana and will maintain headquarters at New Orleans. Revision of Cotton Prices. WNew York, Nov. 25.—The t cot- ton revision committee of the New York cotton exchange at a meeting to- day the premium on grades above middling by from 3 to 24 points, ‘while grades {e)ov middling were left uncl . Fall fair, strict middling, fair, g ordinary and low middling tinged, were dropped- The effect of the revision is to strengthen the local contract, Wesleyan Prank at Chapel. Mlddletown, Conn,, Nov. 25+—The ringing of an alarm clock compelled dismissal of the Wesleyan _students from chapel exerecises by President Shanklin_today. Prof. John La~ mond hed just ended the read of a m.lm Wwhen the clock began.its clat- - It is several years since student pranks have been extended to Chapel service. —_— Schooner Towed Into Provincetown. Provincetown, Mass., Nov. 25.—The cchooner Orozimbo, New York for St. John, N. B., was towed In here tonight by the steam trawler Spray, with the crew of the Highland Light $12,516,163 Insurance on American Car- goes, lcan cargoes and & by the bureau of war risks. plications for an additional $4,158,- are pending. becau: is the first anniversary of Mrs, Sayre’s town. Many of the students of the giving vacations, but those remaining On his arrival Mr. Wilson saw his first snow of the seascn. He expects tc go sleighing as much as possible Mr. Wilson was greatly amused af a pcliceman at Troy who stood beside the observation platform to marshal the people who shook hands. After about every three persons had greeted policeman himself He welcomed the presi- DROWNED NEAR ROXBURY. ice Broke Beneath Their Weight—No 25.—Three small boys who were playing on the thin ice in the Shepa;g fiv;r':::.r Roxbu station, were drowne: Ly g beneath their Andrew Pesanti, 4; Joseph Scanzi, aged 4 and the two lat- The boys had been playing on the banks near the river during the after- No one saw the accident, but the discovery of one of the boys' caps on the shore led to an investigation. Broken ice floating down str con- firmed fears of the tragedy. e river L} for several hours and fi- all three bodies were recovered. INSTEAD OF MONEY. Plan Being Considered - by American 101 CONVICTS IN SOUTH CAROLI- NA SHOWN CLEMENCY LESS THAN 50 REMAIN Of Those to Be Released Today Four Were Pardoned and 95 Paroled—Six- teen Murderers Among Those Releas- ed, Columbia, S. C, Nov. 26-—Governor Cole Blease toni; issued 101 par- dons, paroles and commutations for prisoners in the state penitentiary and county convict gangs. Sixteen who will be released were serving life terms For Gift Ship OFFICERS OF COLLIER JASON DINED AT PLYMOUTH, ENG. THE STARS AND STRIPES Floated Over Every Public Building and on Masts of Warships and Com- mercial Craft in the Harbor—Appre- ciation Manifested Everywhere. Plymouth, Nov. 2§, via London, 10.20 p. m.—A dinger given tonight by the Farl of Beauchamp, first commissioner of works in the British cabinet, in hon- or of the officers of the Uniteq States naval colller Jason, the Santa Claus ,\'r\”V\Ij\',"'—‘v/"i,“! K THY THANKSGIVING DAY By ALICB JEAN CLEATOB Dare not ay, “I thank thee, Lord, For all the gifts thy love has poured.” Dare not say this prayer, if thou From thy hands let no blessing flow. Dare not, dare not, If thou thy blessings fail to share! Each gift sent down so plentenously - Adds to accountability. Hold not all good within thy hand, O scatter it as God hath planned. Thy life shall bloom with flowers of joy Which Time’s rude touch cannot destroy. Give to the bird, the shivering beaSt, To those who are accounted least; Give to thy neighbor, friend and foe, O give wherever thou dost go. Of then “I thank thee,” thou canst pray, And glad be thy Thanksgiving Day! O AAY W AN = to say this prayer for murder and thirty-one shorter terms for manslaughter. Forty-six are negroes. " As a-result of the governor's action less than fifty prisoners will remain in the state penitentiary tomorrow night. Since he assumed office in January, 1911, Governor Blease has ex- tended clemency to 1,430 convicts. He has made Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years day occasions for granting lfberty to prisoners. Of those to be released tomorrow five were pardoned and 95 paroled. One commutation was granted, a death sentence for murder hbeing reduced to five years’ imprisonment. MASSACHUSETTS CONVICTS SHOULD BE THANKFUL. Governor’s Council Has Released a Number on Parole. Boston, Nov. 2i ‘The governor’s council today gave reasons for Thanksgiving to several convicts in the state prison at Charlestown. Rob- ert F. West, serving a life sentence for the murder of a coachman in this city twenty years ago, was released on parole. Charles Mazzola, covicted of manslaughter at Brockton and sen- tenced to serve from eight to twenty vears wa also paroled. Pardons were voted for Thomas McEachern of this city, who has serv- ed five years of a seven year sentence for burglary, and Zave Barstow, con- victed of incendiarism at Ware, who has completed fifteen months of a two years’ sentence at the Worcester house of correction. Although Governor Walsh had an- nounced his desire to have ail peti- tions for pardons disposed of by Thankegiving Day, 8o that in the event of favorable action the prisoners might have their liberty on that day, the board did not report on its investi- gation of the cases of Daniel J. Coop- er of Upton. Cooper is under sen- tence of death by electrocution during the week beginning December 6. BELIEVE BURGLARS RESPONSIBLE FOR DEATH Of Adam A, Boggs, a Widely Known Lawyer of Miami, Fla., and His 18- Year-Old Daughter, Miami, Fla., Nov. 25—Police offi- clals said tonight they believed bur- glars responsible for the death of Adam A. Boggs, a widely known at- torney, and his 18-year-old daughter Marjorfe, whose bodies were found early today in the ruins of their coun- try “home near here. The murders were committed with an axe and the house had been burned apparently to conceal the crime. Officials said an inspection of the ruins supported An empty purse Testimony in Campbell Will Case. New York, Nov. 25—Two witnesses testified today before Referee John J. Tierney of St. Louls, that they belleved Mrs, Hisie G. Burkham of St. Louis to be a daughter of the late James Campbell, a banker and owner of public utilities who dled suddenly in ‘Greenwich, Conn., last June 12. 2,177 Deer Killed in Massachusetts. Boston, Nov. 25.—The total number of deer killed during.the open season, which closed Saturday, Nov. 21, was 7, to a statement issued the fish and game commission to- gi!. This -was 287 less than last Bded 2 , rends ship, closed a day in which the British foreign office and the citizens of Great- er Plymouth manifested in every pos- sible manner the heartfelt apprecia- tion of the king and the country for the 6,000,000 Christmas gifts sent by the people of the United States to the unfortunate children in the war zone. American Flags Displayed. Following the arrival of the Jason at Devenport today, American flags floated over every public building in Plymouth and from the mainmasts of all warships and commercial craft in the harbor until sunset. Hundreds of ‘women visited the Jason at Devonport, two miles distant from Plymouth, after the official reception of the vessel, among them Mrs, Waldorf Astor. who presented Lieutenant Commander C. B. Courtney, U. 8. N, in charge of the ship, with a beautiful bouquet of chrysanthemvms on behalf of the ‘women of England. Admission to the navy yard at De- von”port was only by card, but thou- sands of persons stood outside the gates, viewing the Christmas ship from a distance. Fifty covers were laid for the dinner tonight, which was served in the Roy- al hotel. The dining rcom was a mass of roses and chrysanthemums. The British army and navy were repre- sented by the commandants of the Plymouth fortress and the navy yard. Mayor Baker of Plymouth and Major Waldorf Astor were among the guests. The Earl of Beauchamp replied to the toast The King, while Francis Disk Acland, under secretary for for- eign affairs, responded to The Presi- dent of the United States, Lieutenant Commander Courtney replying to a toast to The Christmas Ship, said: “The American navy is glad to dis- charge stuch a mission as this—a ser- vice which appéals to my heart. Thou- sands of little ones at home wish the Jason Godspeed.” Reviewed History of Movement. John Callan O'Laughlin, represent- ing 200 newspapers throughout the United States which assisted in col- lecting the Christmas gifts, speaking to the toast The Children of America, reviewed the history of the movement which made possible the collier play- ing the role of Santa Claus to the children of the warring nations. During the dinner the Earl of Beau- champ read the following telegram from Lord Kitchener, the British sec- retary of war: “Please express on my behalf and that of the British army our cordial appreciation and grateful thanks for the kind thought of the American peo- ple. The welcome freight the Jason carries will bring pleasure to the homes of many of those whose fathers are away." — GERMAN REGIMENTS CAGUHT WITH BACK TO RIVER. Seeing Their Position Was Hopeless, Three Regiments Surrendered. London, Nov. 25, 8.25 a. m.—The Dalily Mail’s Petrograd correspondent, describing the capture of Germans in the fight] near the River Bzura, says: “Three German -regiments were caught with their back to the river and suffered heavily from the Ruesian artillery while the Russian infantry was creeping nearer. Their only way of escape was across the river, but this was frustrated by the Russian cavalry. Seeing that their position was hopeless, the whole force, amounting to two and one-h‘alt .msimenu. sur- and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population Many Pardons by |Warm Welcome Gov. Gole Blease| . H. Nolan, brewery promoter, shot and killed himself in St. Louls. The condition of J. Borden Marri- man, il in Washington, is improved. Ralph G of New York, was a.rresttd tomvlzn’x narcotics in his possession. The Austrian war loan is reported to be a failure, only one fourth being subscribed. Frederick Baloom, aged 65 was frozen to death near his home at Mid- dletown, N. Y. Fire destroyed the O’Neill Depart- ment store in McKeesport, Pa, at a loss of $117,000. Dr. Harry Van Dyke, American Min- ister to Holland, arrived at New York, from. Rotterdam The plant of the Consolidated Cork Co., of Newark, N. J., was destroyed by fire at a loss of $100,000 There are 1,800 cavalry and artillery horses in stock yards at Jersey City, waiting shipment to France. President Wilson and his Cabinet will attend the Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia on Saturday. Seven yeggmen entered the Chicago office of the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co., and blew the safe taking $4,000. Earthquakes abeut 1,200 miles from ‘Washington were recorded on the Georgetown University seismographs. The clubhouse of the Highland County Club at Westfield, Conn., was destroyed by fire at a loss of $50,000. Seven hundred Irish soldiers have made their wills, leaving all they have to John Redmond home rule champion. Three engines_were destroyed in a fire at the New York Central Raflroad roundhouse, The Bronx. The loss was $100,000, While playing with a reveiver Do- alde Roy, of Montreal, Candda, shot and fatally Injured her mother, Mrs. J. B. Roy. For the first time in several years the packing plants at Texas, are running full, ropean orders. The German War Office has ordered printed 1.000,000 pocket editions con> taining German war somgs for distri- bution at the front. George Herond, of Atlantic City, N. J., was fined $5 for ‘“raising cain” which was the charge against him on the police blotter. Otto Roessler of New York was sen- tenced to serve one year in prison for agaulting his iather, Richard er, who is fifty years old. Charles O. Stone of Middietown, Ct., long and widely known as a bullding contractor, died Wedesday in his 75th year after a long illness. H At the opening of the Cuban House of Representatives, charges were made that the Administration had secured millions of dollars in graft. The United Fruit arrived at New Yor American prts with a Thanksgiving cargo of 12,210,000 bananas. Thieves stole from the rectory of the Peter and Paul Greek Catholic church in Jersey City $313, which had been colliected for the Red Cross. Under the auspices of Harvard Uni- versity, a mammoth production of Wagner’s “Siegfried” will be present- ed at the Harvard Stadium President Wilson said that he was pleased to hear reports. that Russia will open negotiations for a new com- mercial treaty with the United States. William Redmond, M. P, brother of John Redmond, leader of the Irish Na- tionalists, joined the British army in Ireland, with the rank of captain. Robert McDougall, coloreds brought suit against the Baggs Hotel, of Utica, N. Y., because when he ordered lunch in the hotel he was asked to eat in the kitchen. Ossipee and Cherokee are the names chosen for the two new revenue cut- ters authorized by Congress. The Os- sippe will cost $225,000 and the Che- rokee $250,000. Jesse Carle, of San Bernardino, Cal., who held up a Southern Pacific train at Colton, Pa., and received $1 as his loot, was sentenced to serve five years in the penitentiary. Lieut. George Williamson, a gradu- ate of Harvard University, and a member of the Duke of Wellington's regiment, dled as a result of wounds received at the front. After an interruption of several months, German beer is again being sold in the United States, as the im- porters have established a safe route by importing it via Copenhagen. By an explosion of a gas tank at the plant of the Trenton, N. J. & Refining Co., John Hoffman and Harry Uhain were killed. Uhain's head was blown from his shoulders. The steamer Greenbrier, fiying the American flag will leave New Orleans for Bremen, with 6,000 bales of cotton. It is the first ship to leave New Or- leans for Germany since war was de- clared. With her arms out off, the body of Mrs. Peter Coleman, station agent of the Minneapolis & St. Louls Railway depot at Manchester, Minn., was found in the ruins of the station which had been burned. Fritz Kriesler, the Austrian violinist, arrived in New York, after having been honorably discharged from the Austrian army. He received a lance thrust in the thigh from a Cossack, whom he killed. Harold Carison, 13 years old, and|" Matty Gronfers, 8 years old, were drowned in Middle river at Worcester, Mass.,, near the wire mill yesterday wheén they broke through thin ice on which they were skating. Justice John W. Hammond, of Bos- ton, a member of the Supreme Judi- cial Massachusetts sice 1898, Governor _Walsh ap- pointed Judge Edward P. Pierce of Fitchburg to succeed him. sed Telograms | Tanata Forces in Mexican Capital ENTERED AS TROOPS OF BLANCO EVACUATED, FIGHTING IN OUTSKIRTS There Was Some Looting in Interval Between the Change of Occupancy, but Order Ils Now - Being Main- tained, Zapata occupied Mexico City last night and are maintaining order, according to official telegrams from Mexico City dated today and received here late tonight. Two messages were received, one from the Brazilian minister and the other from American Consul Silliman. Both were flled in Mexico City this morning. Sixty Soldiers Killed. Mr. Silliman reported that the Za- pata forces, after sharp fighting in the outskirts of the Mexican capital yes- terday afternoonm, in which sixty soi- diers were reported killed, entered just as the forces of General Blanco evac- uated the city. There was some disor- der and looting in the brief interval between the evacuation by Blanco and the arrival of the Zapata troops, but the city was quiet immediately after- wards. “The convention forces under General Villa, according to Mr, Silli- man, were expected late today. Are to Maintain Order. The Brazilian minister said he had received full assurances from the Za- patistas that they would maintain or- der. He said that, contrary to previ- ous promises to the diplomatic corps, and without taking any measures to protect the city, General Lucio Blanco left the city at 3 a. m- yesterday. The Bragilian minister immediately sent 2 commisston consisting of Carlos Cor- dillo, secretary of the Brazilian lega- tion, Charles Parker and S. Fuller to visit the Zapata headquarters. y were assured that full protection would be given. the city. In the meantime, before the Zapata forces enteréd, Col- onel Zaldana, assisted by former Gov- ernor Iturbide, in agreement with the diplomatic. corps, orzanized a patrol service, with the police force, whose arms had been taken from them by the departing troops. Notwithstanding the constant entry of Zapata troops during the night, the Brazillan minister said, order had been maintained. He also said the Villa, forces were expected at any moment. RICHARD CROKER'S BRIDE-TO-BE IS 23, Miss Beulah Benton Edmonsom, a Singer — Arangements Not Com- pleted. New York, Nov. 25 —Ketaw Kslun- tuchy, whose grandfather, Chief Se- quoy, was a Cherokee warrior and wise man, is the bride-to-be of Richard W. Croker, who used to Pri quoyah, the Indian chief's daughter. This developed tonight when a mar- riage license was issued to Richard Welsted Croker, 73 years old, no occu- pation, and Miss Benton Ed- monson, 23 years old, a singer. Arrangements for the wedding have not been completed, Croker told City Clerk P. O. Scully, who made out the license. Rumor has it that the cere- mony will take place tomorrew, but only a few friends of the bride and groom know what the arrangements are. Croker and his flancee - have shown remarkable ability for keeping quiet the detalls of their romance. Besieged by friends and newspaper- men, Miss Edmonson finally said that her family had known ker many years. She met him at the dem- ocratic national convention in 1900, when her father was a delegate from Oklahoma. They have met often since that time. Since Croker returned from abroad after his first wife died, three months ago, Mise Edmonson has been seen frequently in his company, but no one suspected a romance was budding. Miss Edmonson is widely known n educational and suffrage circles. She was born in Indian Territory, but has been in the east frequently. MRS. JAMES BAILEY'S WILL DECLARED VALID Case Was Decided by Jury of Eleven Men, Twelfth Having Been Excused. ‘White Plains N. Y., Nov. 25.—A jury of eleven men, the tweifth having been excused because his dying mother was calling for him—today decided in Su- preme Justice O'Keough's court that The principal contest against the will which disposed of $,500,000 was Mrs. Anne Elizabeth Hutchinson, & sister of Mrs, Bailey. It was alleged that undue influence was used to in- duce Mrs, Bailey to leave the bulk of the estate to other brothers and a sister of the testatrix. Mrs. Bailey left $10,000 a year to Mrs. Hutéhinson and nothing to her two_sons. When William Lizbald, a jurer, In- formed the court that his dying moth- er in Pittsfieid, Mass., was calling for him, counsel for both sides agreed to his being excused. TESTIMONY IN ATLANTIC NATIONAL BANK CASE Tending to Show Funds Were Misap~ plied by President Metcalf. Providence, R, L, Nov. 25—Testi- mony intended by the government to throw light-on the one transaction in which funds of the Atlantic National bank" are alleged to have been misap- plied by Edward P. Metcalf, former president of the institution, with the 2id of Henry De Kay, a New York broker, was given today dy A. T. Baldwin of New York at the trial of Metcalf and De Kay. Movements of Steamships.