Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 30, 1914, Page 1

. German Official Press Bureau Intimates That Aus- trians Will Have to Make New Disposition - _ IN POLAND PROGRESS OF BATTLE IS NOT DEFINED In Belgium Both French and Géermans Claim to Have Gained Ground Near Nieuport and at Other Points Along the Batitle Line—The Loss of the French Submarine Curie Henry is to be Given Supreme Command of the German Battleship Fleet—United States Invites South and Cen- tral American Governments to a Conference on Financial and Commercial Problems Arising Out of European War. . guing that, even had she remained neutral, the fact that a number of other nations were involved in the hostilities must ‘X;‘a\‘a );l;‘.d ; g:::;le- mental effect on the world’s com X In any case, they say, Great Britain. was not responsible for the war. RUSSIANS STRENGTHEN FORCES OPPOSING AUSTRIANS. So As to Present ap Encircling of Details of the fighting in the east and the west are even more lacking than ever in the official statement is- sued by the respective governments. In Beigium, both French and Germans claim to have gained = ground near Nieuport and at other points along the extended front. Progress in Poland. In Poland, the progress of the battle | has pot been defined. The German of- <\ ficta) press bureau intimates that the \\Austrians in Galicia will have to malke New disposttions, = owing & i strengthening of the Russian force: therer The bureau admits that tho extrems left wing of the Ru itself superior to - nents. It announces that the Frerch have assembled strong forces in the Viosges region. Loss of French Submarine Confirmed. The loss of the French submarine Curie is confirmed. The Curie was gaged in an attempt against tha %rohlvs at the Austrian naval base of Poland and ventured there alone. Emperor William in Conference. Bmperor William has been In_con- fereice at his headquariers with Grand = Prince Henry of Prussia and iral Von Tirpitz, nidnister of ma- rine, on the subect of the British rald on Cuxhaven. noe Journey- ed’ from Kiel to headguartérs for the conference. The belief is said to pre- vail in Berlin that Prince Henry wiil Be given suprews command of the Germar battleship fleet. Report from Cruiser North Carolina. Phe commande- of the United States crnigser Morth Casolina, now at Beirut, hss unotified tbe navy department at Pashington thet it was the Russian uigsr Askold and not an American 3 Ze meentered to use Jits gons at Teipoli, Syria. The North i B oo s CUAL POTE 3 The United States has invited the fouth and Central American govern- ments to serd vepregentatives to Wash- ington to confer with the treasury de- partment officials and American finan- ciers on financial and commercisl problems arising frem the European war and with the idea of bringing the two continents into close commer- cial relation. AMERICAN NOTE OF PROTEST GREAT SURPRISE TO BRITISH Even War News Was Dwarfed Newspaper Reports. London, Dec. 29, 10.15 p. m.—The American note of protest against the PBritish treatment of American com- Berlin, Dec. 29, via Wireless to Say- ville, L. L—Among the items -given out for publication today by the German official press bureau were the follow- i ‘The Russians have strengthened their forces opposing the Austrians in Galicia and the latter, it is under- stood, will be cmnpe"fiii to n:n.ke n;‘: dispositions which will require so! time. Local military experts are mak- ing attemptc to picture Russia’s oc- cupation of the line of Krosno-Jaslo. as being no real gain for the Russians, but on the. contraary as weakening their position. This view, however is considarad 'toq optimistic and the fact must bs fzced that the extreme left wing of the 18 proving it. seil superior to its opponents. . The preseni acilon of the Russians in s ening their forces there is due. :cling of their flank in Galicia would signify, MILWALUKEE PHYSICIAN SUICIDES IN LONDON. Was a Momber of the Canadian Con- tingent—No Motive Known. 23, Tondm, Dne. 29, 9.17 p. m—A verdict of suicide was handed down this even- & by a ooroner’s jury which held an sest on the body of a man said to he Ralpk XK. Dauforth, a2 medical prac- titionst, of 110 Queen Anne street, alwaukes, who was a member of the Canadizn contingent. According to the testimony, the man was found éead in his room in a hotel witn 2 wound in his threat which evi- dently had been self-inflictod. Several empty bofties on a table indicated that e might also have taken polsou. A photograph of a woman was in ths Gead ran’s iap. In his pockets were only twe pence. No eviderce wae adduced to show why the man committed suicide, il s PRAISE FOR WORK OF in American Censul provement, came prise to the British public, as there had been virtually no intimation that had arisen between the posted by the evening papers were given over exclusively to the American note and the parers gave Right People. 9:30 p. ‘with reference to work of the commi Kjemmlinvelunfl satis im that the supplies were being wide- Iy distributed and were reaching the | right “The commission got to work only just in time,” added Consul Watts. “If the food had been delayed a few days more the end might have been tragic. You cannot preserve law and order among starving people. Brus- sels is now calm and orderly and there is not likely to be any change in the yralcl_:'t situation for some time come.’ a sensation. The first impression of the public that the mote may create friction African war, pers hesan to send cargoes intended the Transvaal rq;:bllc to the neu- tral port of Desiagoa bay, ‘Washington note had not reach- foreign office this ut:moon. but AMERICAN-BRITISH RUBBER MANUFACTURERS CO-OPERATE In Effort to Have British Embarge on Crude Rubber Removed, New York, Dec. 29 —~Rubber manu- facturers of the Uniteq States are fo <co-operate wit hthe Rubber Federa- tion aesoclation of London in its ef- forta to have the British government the on crude rubber e ONDON NEWSPAPERS ON AMERICAN PROTEST sy British Government Should Re- g Friondly Spirit of. club 2, m.—All the Ao e i ace: for the efub s |On the embergo question, AMERICAN BARKENTINE DISMASTED 8Y HURRICANE, Found Helpless by Tug and Towed into 8an Francisco, pltaiey 3 Honmoluly, T, H, Dse, 29,—Dismasted # hurricane, the barken- Tondon, Dee, 401,30 1 newapaners Y on the Amsricen gov the newepapers to await the actual text _the note indulging in de- critieism of it the meantims ‘they point out, sorious differences Rs-of nedtrality to tiaair realization ‘of what an ericir-| | WEEKLY STATEMENT OF THE BELGIAN RELIEF COMMISSIONI eneral at Brussels | Securities, G 8ays Supplies are Reaching the! Connecticut in Proportion to the Git's Population | Condensed Telegrams [Honact Manifests Mayor Hurley of || MEETING OF WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE ASSOGIATION. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw SaysiMen Fail _to Consider Women as Human Be- Atlantic, N. J.,, Dec. 29, simly relations. enough wheri they discuss —problems where men are concerned, but senti- ment throws them off their base, when. the subject of woman is chroached” de d@ent of the National American Wo- man’s_Sul association, in an ad- dress before the annual convention. of the New Jersey State Teachers’ asso- ciation here today.. 3 Dr. Shaw said that states rights are adjustable and predicted “that “the same southern vote that defeated the Hobson bill in congress last week, be- cause it interfered with states rights, will forget that such a thing existed when the matter of granting franchise to women comes before them.” ANOTHER WARNING ; ABOUT TRAVEL ABROAD. Numerous Complaints About Entering Foreign Countries Without Passports ‘Washington, Dec. 29. — Another warning was given by the state depart- ment today to Americans contemplat- ing travel abroad, that they 'must pro- vide themselves with proper passports. y, the department said, had given notice that after next Friday, January 1, no persons would -be al- lowed to enter that country without passports bearing their photographs and vised by German diplomatic or consular officials. Numerous complaints were said to have come from England, France and Italy as a result of Americans at- tempting to enter those countries with- out passports. The department’s statement says that “Passports are now absolutely necessary for entrance into most Eu- ropean countries and should be carried by all persons who go abroad.” ALIMONY NOT SUBJECT - TO INCOME TAX. Howard Gould’s Application to Vacate Judgment Denied. New York, Dec. 29.—Alimony is not income in the sense of the.federal in- imony in “order up her share of the Gould Judge Hendick holds in hie decision that alimony .is a form of payment prescribed by the court for the sup- port of a wife from whom a man is legally. separated and that the per- son who recelves it is not subject to the income tax. BOSTON & MAIN TRAIN . STRIKES AUTOMQBILE. Charles R. Reuther of Worcester | stantly Killed. ‘Worcester, Mase., Dec, 29.—Charles F. Reuther, superintendent of Bow- ler Brothers’ Brewery, was lkilled in- stantly tonight and James Wilson, an aged Oakdale resident, received in juries which may prove fatal when an automobile in which gy were riding was struck by a fast Soston & Maine passenger tral: ng. The gates which usually gusrd the crossing wers not wori G i claimed Reuthar did £2t see or dis- regarded thé warning lantern of the croseing tender. IMPERIAL BANK OF GERMANY. ofly Troasury Bills, De- croased 258,232,000 “Marks. Haritr, Dec. 23, via London, 8:45.-p. m—The | M~2Le folowing chonges are shown tu the week!ly statement of the Im- sele, who has arri iperial Bank of Germany: vod 1880 (P el Stook tveamury &nll Jaay. banlk); s § certificates sion for the relief of Belgium, that ailnm-«wa_d 148,38 etal G notes of other banks 9,000 marks. Of this d slone increased 23,482,000 ioeas decreased 17,462,000 marks. Discounts and loan bank bills in- creaged 584,713,000 marks. Becuri ks, Note circulation increased 156,268~ 000 marks. FIRST WOMAN TO TAKE STITCH ON SEWING MACHINE, | short Miss Elizabeth M, Kilbourn of Win- sted Dead at 86. Winsted, Conn., Dec, 29.—Miss Bliz- abeth M. Kilbourn, said to be the first ‘woman to mfn“th-ll stitch é.yn the lhd;; machine: ‘count died Vol aied 86, Tn tho eariy part of her life, while a school she met Elias ventor of the sewing Howe induced her to make his mode] and Jater, as the machine was perfected, he often told: her the unlque distinction. Miss Kilbourn was proud of the fact. - She is surviv- ed by a nephew. ‘Perograd Prohibits Sale of Beer. - Xorgantown, | Powell B. Redvmolds. president of the BY VOTERS IN A SPECIAL ELEC- TION 'YESTERDAY. —_— Oppesition Charged That He Had Not Enforced the Liquor Laws—Vote Was 3465 to 2,629. Salem, Mass., Dec. 28—Mayor John F. Hurley was recalled by the voters in a special “election today, Matthias J. O’Keefe, leather manufacturer and canaiuate of the Hetter Government association, defeating him by a vote of 8,465 .to 2,629, It was the first recall election in New England. ~ In the campaign the opposition charged that Mayor Hurley had not enforced the liquor laws. He had been the executive head of the city five times and is widely known as the “Silk Hat Mayor,” having gained his title from the high head covering which he invariably wears, tilted at an angle, on all occasions. The hat dis- tinguished the mayor in his activities during the big fire which partly wreck- ed the city last summer and in the re- lief work which followed. e had served as’ mayor four one-year terms and two years of a fifth term of three years. BERLIN PHYSICIAN HELD IN $7,500 BONDS. Charged With H. Death of Miss Julia Shanahan of Naugatuck. New Britain, Conn, 29.—Dr. Gerard Mangini, who appeared in the town court of Berlin today, charged with having caused the death of Miss Julia Shanahan of Naugatuck on Dec. 6 by an illegal operation was bound over under $7,500 bonds for the March term’ of the superior court. An as- sistant of the local undertakers, Med- ical Examiner T. G. Wright, Prosecut- ing Attorney W. K. Gibney of Berlin and Mr. and Mrs. Angeline Renaldo at whose home Miss Shanahan’s death occurred “were among the witnesses called before praobable found. Dr. Wright introduced a statement from Dr. Mangini which stated. that the accused had refused to perform the required operation upon her and had accepted the case for treatment after the operation had been performed by mnmn-t not mnt_lonhe:. The docu- 74 stated that he (Dr. ) Had: attended Miss: Shanahan after 2 case in Waterbury several years cause was ago. GOVERNMENT CONTROL k OF STOCK EXCHANGE Subject of Spirited Discussion at Ses- sion of American Economic Associa- tion. Princeton, discussion Unter- meyer and Willilam C. Van Antwerp of New York, on government control of the 'stock exchange, featured to- day’s session of the American Eco- nomic association, which is meeting on the Princeton campus. “Iniquities of various Kinds are all too prevalent on the &ock exchange,” declared Mr. Un- termyer. “These iniquities call for re- pression and they must be set right through government supervisio:.’ Mr. Van Antwerp, who is a memier of the board of governors of the New York stock exchange, opposed Mr. U termyer’s " suggestions and was sup- {ported by a number of educators, in- ':.lufllng Professor Henry C. Emery of Yale: “If the function of speculation is its help direct the course of invest- jment” said Professor Emery, “it doe: inot follow that it is the funci of ths government tc direct the public by advice or reports.” VICTOR‘ FOR FOLLOWERS OF GENERAL CARRANZA In the Gtats of Puebla—Eignt Thou- sand Hen in Engagement. Vera Cruz, Dec. 28.—Four thousand followers of General Carranza today, according to official reports received here, defeated. 4,000, men under Gen- eral Ufemlo Zapata, brother of Emili- ano Zapata, and Andrew Almaron. The fighting took place at Tepeaca, north- west of Tehuacan, in the state of Puebla and lasted four hours. - Zapata’'s forces are said to have lost 100 men killed, 90 prisoners, a quan- tity of arms and an automobils. Among the dead were two colonels. _ Fighting also is said to have besun at Amozoc, jn the state of Pueble, a distance northwest of Tepeaca. Announcement also ‘was made at Carranza headquarters here that Chil- pancingo, capital of the state of Guer- tnrc, hed been captured by Carranza’s orces. General Carranza today was the re- g':l,ent filicitations on the occasion of saint’s day, OBITUARY. Rev. Powel! B. Redynelds, D. D. W. Va., Dec, 29.—Rev. . D._D., aged 74, I w-'ltl Vlrl'ldnh unt- versity from to and a pro- fessor in that institution for 26 years, died here late today. He was a grad- uate of Richmond college and served as president of ton college, St. Al- bans, W, Va., of Buckner college, Arkansas, Mrs. Mary E. Bowles, was ©of the Ger- Cursch and | man army 'bo‘ was killed in .action Danbury Weman Tries Suicide, Danbury, Conn.,, Dec. 20.—Mrs. Jo- Seph ', 26 years old, 3 it is paid, over family troubles, ‘temptad’ sulcide by drinking no’ and ’she is now in a local hespit 5 condition. The po.ice say November 2i :‘Ml:;i.aowht husband died in Paris 3 Nh.v Injured in Trolley at Troy. .—A. % Rates E EVIDENCE OF INADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. SINCE EUROPEAN WAR Rates on Cotton from New York to Berlin Have Jumped from 20 Cents (S! a Hundred in July to $3 in December ‘Washington, Dec. inadequate ocean transportation facili- ties and “unreasonable and exorbitant™ increases in rates since the European war communicated to the senate today in a‘report by Secretaries Redfield and McAdoo is to be used by champions of the pending government ship pur- chase bill, in urging upon the senate the necessity for favorable action on the measure. Need of Enlarged Shipping Facilities. Senator Fletcher, acting chairman of the commerce committee, is preparing a report on the ship purchase bill al- reacy recommended for ' action in which will be embodied portions of the information furnished by cabinet of- ficials. - The committee will seek to impress upon the senate the need of enlarged shipping facilities for ade- quately taking care of American com- merce abroad and will urge that the $40,000,000 government investment contemplated in the ship = purchase measure would very soon be compen- sated for by economics in ocean trans- portation rates tbat could be effected. Curtailment of Ships Available. The report of the cabinet officers discloses a shipping condition mini- mum as to available vessels and maxi. mum to a speculative decree on freight charges, which have been in- creasing constantly since last A t. Only fifty per cent. of ordinarily avail- abte ship tonnage for ocean trans- portation is now in use for mercantile purposes, the report discloses and the sSecretaries assert that the only remedy for the present condition is “to in- crease the available tonnage, in order that the increasing demand for cargo space can be satisfied. Increase in Rates. Investigation of price conditions, the report said, disclosed among many other increases since last July the following: Rates on cotton from New York to Liverpool jumped from 20 cents a hundred pounds in July to 40 cents in September and 75 cents in December. Rates on .cotton to Bremen went from 20 cents a hundred in July to $3 in December. Grain rates rose from 4 and 5 cents a bushel gll and - 17 cents; on proviaions to pean ports the increases were from $4.87 to $7.30 a flour from 12 and i3 cents a to 26 and 35 cents: cotton seed ofl from 97 cents to $1.95, a bar- rél and on other commodities corre- spondingly. . Champions St the ship purchase measure maintain that an -American corporation, ,under ‘direction of the government "as contemplated in the pending bill, could be of forceful ef- ton; hi fect' in reducing the inflated shipping prices. That there will be spirited de- bate on the measure is certain. Op- position already is developing; but ad- ministration leaders are confident it will be passed. HARVESTING OF NEW ENGLAND ICE CROP Will Provide Employment for Thou- sands During Next Two Months. Boston, Dec. he harvesting of the Naw Eng! ice crop, which has egun several sections, will provide employment for thousands of men dqur- ing the pext two months. The steady cold of the past month has made it possible to start operations earlier than usual, and since the weather bu- reau predicts a cold wave in the im- mediate wake of today’s light rain in Southern Néw England. no serious in- terruption is anticipated. The ice ranges in’thickness from eight inches in southern Rhode Island to more than two feet in northern Vermont and New Hampshire. Operations in the north- ern section will be somewhat delaved by the necessity of clearing off from cne to two feet of snow which covers the ponds. In some districts the crop may be curtailed by the low water in the pends, resulting from the drouth in th The possibility that the quality of the jce may be affected by the same cause .is being investigated - by local boards of health, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNEMPLOYMENT Makes Suggestions for -Betterment of Wage Workers. Philadelphia, Dec, 29.—American wo- men should help to provide steady em- gdm-nt for thousands of workers by ng less capriclous In demanding practice lines between the s, These were some of the suggestions cunw‘ytmant to by sesgions of the National the Unemployment. ers s Conference of Movements of Steamships. Potsdam, N Naples, D.e'o. 22.—Arrived, steamers Ancona, New TYork: Regina D'Italla, N'i.'x‘v};mx. " 28--Arrived, steam- ' New York. wu. steamer un- | “the rails telegraph pole. Admiral George Dewey celebrated his 77th birthday. The United _Fruit steamer Limon collided with the schooner Dorothy Palmer off Cape Cod, Mass. The Duguein Bank, of Dugusin, Il with deposits estimated at between $850,000 and $400,000 was closed. A “Christmas rush” of recruits is Treported to the British War Office by many recruiting stations in England. Many arrests ha been made at Pekin, China, in connection with the d;:g&plot to depose President Yuan Enver Pasha, Turkey's former war minister, arrived at Armenia to take command of Turkish troops in the Caucasus. Mrs. James Clancy, wife of the former warden of Sing Sing prison has received a legacy of $60,000 cash from a relative. The Germans have imposed a war tax of one day's pay monthly on all workmen in Germany whether German or foreign. Five thousand horses have been purchased in Argentine for the British army by Cunningham Graham, a Government agent. . The cruiser Tennessee is transport- ing about 500 refugees of different na- tionalities from Jaffa, Asia Minor, to Alexandria, Egypt. Orders for 65,000 tons of highly car- bonized steel for shrapnel shells have been placed in the Pitsburgh district for France and Russia. Forty-four horses perished in a fire that destroyed the garage and stable of William MecCullough, of New Jer- sey, at a loss of $40,000. The list of fatalities resulting from the fire at the Cambridge City Home Sunday night was increased to five by the death of Mrs. Mary Brown. Albert Post, a coal wagon driver, was killed when buried under tons of coal in the coal yards of T. M. Brewster, at Hackensack, N. J. Agitators of the I. W. W. In New York are planning a raid on the Mu- nicipal Lodging House there on the occasion of the first heavy snowstorm. Dr. C. M. Hall, inventor of the electrolytic process by which alumi- num we reduced in cost from $25 to ;-‘sl cents per pound died at Daytona, a. In reply to a report that he would resign from the Cabinet, Secretary Bryan said, “I am not resigning again or “{et; please make the customary de- nial” 5 Salvatere Ra i of Lawrencs, Mass.. convicted in the Federal Court of making counterfeit silver coins, was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and to serve seven years in State Prison. The three children of King Albert of Belgium, who are exiles in England, have learned to write English and write a letter to their father dally in English. 7 W. R. Fisher, oldest member of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in length of membership. died at his home in !f’h){asg;‘lphlm He joined the Exchange in A The holy standard of Mohammed has been taken to Damascus to inspire Turkish troops marching to meet British forces that are marching on Bagdad. The will of Miss Caroline P. Whit- lock, of Atlantic City, N. J., stipulates that a negro band shall follow the hearse in her funeral procession, play- ing lively airs. Frederick Hoyt, arrested in New York for the theft of $4,000, confess- ed to stealing it, maying he used the money to “grubstake’ the needy and unfortunate. William 8. Goodwich, who has been a clerk in the Hartford post office since July 1, 1878, died, aged 55 years. He was the oldest clerk in the office in point of service. Thomas W. Davis, 70 years old, re- cording grand secretary of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Masons, died at his home in Belmont. He was a 83rd degree Mason. Samuel Blenner of New Haven, fur merchant, involuntary bankrupt, has filed hie schedule in the United States | district court. His liabilities are 830,-' 023 and assets $26,804. ight transcontinental trains with about 1,000 passengers from New York and other eastern points were maroon- ed in southern Arizona by washouts resulting from heavy raine. | Major Horace G. Kemp, of { Boston, former State Senator and Massachu- setts militia officer, was killed by the fumes of his automobile svhile he was endeavoring to get it into shape. A Parisian weekly has offered - its readers $2,000 for the best forecast of the postbellum frontlers of the Eu- ropean countries, the award to be made after the treaty of peace is made. The State Department received = communication from Ambassador fleld In Vienna, stating the Emperor Francis Joseph thanks America for the Christmas gifts sent to Autrian child- rens, Justice Thompkins, In the New York Supreme Court at Newburg, N. Y. granted an injunction restraining the New York Central Ralilroad issu- gxdssn.ooo,ooo worth of 4 per cent nds. Federal Judge Aldrich at Beston, g‘:“d on file the case of Eleanor uglass of Fall River, indicted for false oath in order to obtaln a pension. Mrs. Douglass did not con- test the case when asked to plead. ‘W. Gardner Simpon of Londen, who recently purchased control of the Pall Mall Gazette and the Observer from ‘Willlam Waldorf Astor, will take active editorial and financial control Janu- From Shippers ASKED BY PRESIDENT WILSON TO PREVENT DETENTION. OF NON - CONTRABAND Declares That Theory Expounded in Note to Great Britain Was Adhered to by England in Previous Wars. ‘Washington, Dee, 29.—Presi, J . 29.—] ident - son today appealed to A.meric:: !‘l’rlg- non-contraband goods, such Much lnto‘re.t in Diplomatic Circles. Publication of a synopsis of the note, the contents of Wwhich was con- .r:Vh:’e House and state + . aroused much interes only in dlplomgflc circles, but in !01')1:1,:' xr;s and official quarters generall solany diplomats of European ana outh American countries made in- Quiry at the state department concern ing the note and were promised a memorandum on the subject. Confident Other Nations Will Act, There was a confident feeli lomatic quarters that Steps n‘g‘oxl?lddiga taken by other leading nations of this hemisphere, as well as by some Euro- Pean neutrals. to point out to Great Britain their acquiescence In the American point of view. !.V‘Vr. hington Has Spoken Firmly. om the way the president dis- cussed the situation with callers, it gv‘:s evident that the Washington govern- ment had smeken firmly of its desire for an improvement in the conditions of neutral commerce and was prepared to insist further on its rights. The president declared that the theory ex- pounded by the United States in fits note was from the American point of view hardly debatable, as England had adhered in previous wars to the contentions now advanced: dy the ‘Washington government. To Warn Shippers. During the cabinet meeting it was suggested that in order to support the American government in its effort to protect cargoes of non-contraband g0ods, shippers and shipping com- Panies should be warned against con- cealment of doubtful articles on the same ships. The White House then issued its sugmestion to American shippers to be careful about the man- ifests describing their cargoes, Had Concealed Contraband. The president said that the great embarrassment to the government in dealing with the whole matter was that some shippers had concealed con- traband in ir cargoes of non-con- traband articles. So long as there were instances of that kind, the pres- ident added, suspicion was cast on every shipment and all carzoes “were liable to doubt and to search. No Conspiracy to Conceal Contraband. State department officials sald later t there were two cases in which this had occurred-and that Great Bri- tain had consequently used them as a basis for general search. Solicitor Cone ohnson declared it was absurd that any general conspiracy to con- ceal contraband in cotton shipments could exist, because of the mechan- jcal difficuitles involved in such an undertaking, but he pointed out that |one or two isolated cascs would em- barrass all shipments. RAILROAD STATION ROBBERS IN WESTERN CONNECTICUT Contents of T hone Booths and Slot Machines Taken. Stamford, Conn., Dec. 29.—Robert AL Courley, agent at Glenbrook station of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad was awakened early today by a man trying to break into the place. He fired at the intruder with a revolver but apparently failed to hit him, at least effectively, as the man disappeared in the darkness. A number of station robberies have oc- curred recently and because of this Gourley contrary to his usual custom remained In the station over night. . The railroad depots at Sound Beach, Riverside, Cos Cob and Noroton were broken into during the night and the contents of telephone booths and slot machines take: King Victor Emmanuel Congratulates President Wilson. Washington, Dec. 29.—King Victor Emmanuel of Italy today cabled Pres- ident Wilson, congratulating him on his 58th birthday anniversary. Mes- sages from ny of the nations at war have been delayed because of cable difficulties. supreme court in which the valldity of a “blue sky” law is at issue was docketed today on an appeal from the decision of the Yowa federal courts in that state holding the Iowa law of 1913, regulating the sale of stocks, un- constitutional. Three Men Crushed to Death. Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 29.—Three men ‘were crushed to death late here today when a freight train running on the Yazoo and Mississipp! Valley raliroad was One of the vic- time was identified as J. T. Mahoney, aged 35, ‘of Gary, Ind. Paris Reports No Incident of Naote. Paris, Dec. 20, 10.40 p. m.—The offi- clal communication issued bv the war office tonight simply saye that no in= cident of note has been reported from the front this evening. British Minister to Vatican Presents Credentials. 29.—Sir Henry Howard to Pope Benedict his British minister to the