Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 16, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVil—NO. 14 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is DoublehTI;atfidf:Anry Other Paper, and s Total Circulation is the Largest _in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population NORWICH, CONN.. 1915 Bulletin SIXTEEN PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS L GERMANS GAIN BY FURIOUS ASSAULTS On the Battlefield to the Northeast of Soissons, Where Fierce Engagement Was Fought 5.000 DEAD FRENCH SOLDIERS ON BATTLEFIELD Germans Claim to Have Taken 5,000 Prisoners and Also Capture of Four Cannon and Six Machine Guns—Im- portant British Gains are Reported to Have Been Made Near La Bassee, and the Germans Have Lost Some Trenches to Zouaves in the Region of Arras—Petrograd Reports Germans Have Failed in Some Unimportant At- tacks in East Prussia—In Southern Russian Poland There Has Been a Lull in the Fighting, and in the Car- R E Cabled Paragragt@w ~—The river t Troyes it its banks and pas- _ervice has been tem- epnded. senger b { porarily st the tributar out of their banks. e in Fog. Steamers Col , via Paris, Jan. 1 20 p. ch from Cape Finistere sa: the Britieh steamers Massilia and ‘wiioeh collided today,in a fog. The m. | Fuhoeh sank rapidly, but the Massilia cued all her crew and continued on sibraltar. Forces of Union of South Africa Oc- cupy Swakopmund. Protoria of Reuter's Tel correspondent ram company IMPORTANT PROJECTS IN RIVER AND HARBOR BILL. Futile Efforts for Appropriations for New London and Bridgeport Harbors. W ngton, Jan. 15.—A 31,500,000 appropriation for continuing improve- ments on the Delaware river from Philadelphia to the sea; $1.500.000 for the Hudson river, to connect with the new state barge canal, and §600,000 for thy and waterway from Norfolk to Eeaufort inlet, North Carolina, were among the important projects in the river and barbor bill approved today and tonight by the house. Numerous other items were agreed to. A determined but futile effort was At various places | Obstructive Acts | PEMOCRATIC LEADERS BESET BY PARLIAMENTARY OBSTACLES. |OF MINORITY SENATORS {Even. the Ship Purchase Bill Is in Danger of Failute by the Press of London, Jau. 16, 289 a. m-—Thel Appropriation Bills and Republica Ges of the Union of South Africa| ~PPOP puniiean heve occupieq Swakopmund, German| Opposition. SGuthwest Africa, according to the . { Washington, Jan. 15--Democratic| Washingiotn, Jan {leaders in the senate, beset by every|States government has sent a warn- parliamentary obstacle that miniroty}ing to Ge nustiano Carran: senators Can resort to, have virtually |pointing c us consequen: abandoned hope of accomplishing any|may foHow” threatened confisca- general islation in the few remain-|tion of foreign-owned o plants in ing weel of the eixty iird congress, | Tampico. This announcement was except appropriation Dills and _ the |made by Secrotary F after the government ship purchase measure. latter had conferred @ Sir Cecil Even the ship purchase bill in | Spri; Rice, the British ambassador United States Has l | Prevail in Senate’ Waraed Carranza {NOT TO CONFISCATE FOREIGN- | OWNED OIL PLANTS. ; o | ,EMBARGO NOW EXISTS On Exportation of Oil by a Large Eng- lish Company—Threats of “Serious Consequences” Is Contained in Note of Warning, Give Attention Some of iargest mercanti to Advertising lo establishments in the country owe | made o secure uppropriations for im their success in o large measure to advertising. They do not give it fi 2 i i {proving the harbors of New London |§ jpaphezard attention changing it now and then when they happen to pathians Comparative Calm Prevails. e L R T aphe: - & it ! then when happen {1aa Rejection of a proposed think of it, but they zive it the sume close and careful direction s . 0000 to ‘daredge the || 1 accorded to every other department. That is u busine of feld to t rthea jihe Russian a n connection with (§ Jooking et advertising and it is the way thai brings results remaios O enter of interest in | Thursday they continued t Advocates the measur -K-'ZC‘«A;L! six months, revising them to suit the grow g needs « A the region of the Skrwa o that it provides only for necessary the business. In making these plans the vol is not re- e e el R SyonE orolest garded as dependent upon the need, expectation or selling ability of orce of Germa b was —n ot : : N ry any departme asis of t & capacty. supported by I bodics of Infantey. | gAILEY WILL CONTEST | pn‘?r ":” b A ot a1 he German R COTREEES - S0 e o ever: ve err cent. of ¢ otal business i jRo sader o EEA SRR IN COURT AGAIN. |} gvertising and believe with the philosop iie Who serves most Some ide he nature of th: i Russian Poland. 5 = i e German officlal statemern 3 nas been a in the fighting, acc tion for Two Years. 3 iy Szt s sl ket that as a aresult of three days’ {ing to an: Austri | ion. It pays others and it will pay you 1 touch with B e Fvwicti Bave suTared hetvy iolent Hid i jan 13-the |} Bultn's advantages and put your advertising where i will do ¢ bettlefield and about een been an- | Bailey, widow of the widely Lknown he past week The I carried the following mews s Germans also | 005" but Austrians claim t |showmian, has again come into court, | into the homes of e claim to bave ca our cannon |yo o silenced several of the Russiang’ {it was learned today motiou bas | 2 4 and six machine GRS h e 1 ‘i; nde to set aside the verdict of Bulletin T General Total Important British Gains. ! the Carpathians, the increasing ned the wil 5 : o 24 2 Important British gains are s addine to the difficulties of H‘ en tho case came Saturday, Jan Q. g4 168 084 1236 have been made near La B wparative calm | siice Keo! ‘ . s 5 7t % e e voiinet e 3 v E this * verdict Monday, Jan, 11... 70 130 302 502 to zonaves in the region of Russians Victorious in Caucasus. e bien T T s 126 34 14( 42 £75 ; - | | a5 been 2 Jan. 12, .. 46 242 72 Along thy t of the " 5 i the (G 3 & e ’ o < oty heve wha mads fes, | the Russl T s te to fner | Wednesday, Jan. 13... - 1it 108 215 441 therg appear to have been no decsive g AN : Sk 8 100 266 46 | engagements. | rgan, Turkish Armenia, was | [‘hAur,.“ ¥y - Jan, , 6 26 16 } Ruesians Active in East Pruesia. | otiil proceeding and that the Russians | Friday i e s é 240 467 In the east, the R had captired many more officers a L iy pushing their « soldiers, Tho pursuit of tlie Turil Prussia and in Which were defedted recently | B Boland, although ne miles west Of Rars. was e~ | Totals are rep;flel( fr those i The ""'; S N Shunis | ARRESTED FOR USING IR 161 Socag atmpoEant & out of the Transichoruk region MAILS TO DEFRAUD. RIS T T S T R MASSACHUSETTS FORESTER VIOLATE HIS OWN LAW.| - | Fined $15 For Kindling a Fir o Woode Without Permission. 1$2,500,000 ESTATE OF B¢ Divided Among His Widow. Their Daughter and the Latter's Son. Ciinton, Mas Chicago, Jan Perker, a mem e | tate of the Ja -ommission, wi 15 today divided amo: iolatin law w p & biting THE LATE A. A. SPRAGUE W. H. Maby of Bridgeport, Former Captain of Connecticut Militia. o have had offices in W ds withe perm ept three be Wor ter, Mass,, Ne Mr, Parker burning ng > th made | ven, Bridgeport and other cities warden disco blaze and|000 to the Presbyterian hosy v response to the adver- [$50.000 to the Art institute and $5 d the ‘made no defense to_the Chicago orphan asyl hat he was ready tc I prague die before or bis violation of i the estate tate shall MERIDEN POLICEMEN CHASE AND WOUND BURGLAR | 1 endo: Who Attempted to Enter Jewelry Stcre | DUTCH GOVERNMENT TO in Business Center at 1.15 This| REMOVE COTTON EMBARGO. Morning. - - Decree to Permit Its Export to Ger- Meriden, Conn,, wio attemipted £ many Expected. - Jeweny gue, Netherla 5, ess center at 1.15 7 p. m.—The Dutch gover: mcving the embargo o cotton exports be published in a few to the present time no cot- by Duteh merchants has d a decree to this effect | ands of letters wer t em containing remii- is said, were never 1 Worcester alone 2 in a t spac ere addressed to Bridge- had t forwarded to hport and Fairfl answe AVIATION RECORD FOR CONTINUOUS FLIGHT. Louit. Byron Jones, U. S. A, Remains i Aair 8 Hours and 53 Minutes. SanDiego, Ca Byron Jongs ator United S 1 American records for contin s flight today, remaining in the aj 1t hours a minutes, ending to field only darkne best Jan, 1 aid to be —Tieuten- e young ates army, The e exported to a bell previous endurance flight o, althhneh Zo con- | Was made at Annapolis in 1812 Dy s t to a country at war has | Lieutenant John Powers of the United s 5 o States xho kept a hydro-aero- Speaker of the Reichstag at American | 3 | plane ‘or six hours and ten min- Club Luncheon. utes. - erininy S L ST | Army .aviators said Lieutenant s mx'v")i:' Yll = A '»:ns‘srf“m Jones’ flight was remarkable, in that < n ouse late tgday sed less than thirty gall of Julian Heath of New York | zasolens, iie is 26 wears oid Housewives' league, who sa 2 I .‘-u Prw;fl"ol ‘-%!‘1‘1;;: s Changes in Connecticut Militia. embargo shipments of wheat abroad| . Hartford, Conn. Jan 15 —adjutant that the supply might be conserved to|[JHETH UoorEe M. Cole of the Con- o ehg | Eeep prices at normal in America. ‘}j v the retirement of Capatin Luzer > | Ludington of Troop A, cavalry, New £ | Doferss Rests in Metcalf Case. |ljaven. He i reileved from active duty Providence, R. I, Jan. 15.—The de-|in the milltary service and placed upon fense rested today in the trial of Hd- | the retired list with the rank of maljor. ward P. Metcalf, former president of | the_Atlantic National bank, and Hc ry E. Dekay, 2 New York broker, who are with misapplication of the Life Imprisonment for Three Germans. sablanca sentenced mprisonmen 4 of espionags and w having German War Loan Bonds at Par. ! Amsterdam, Holland, Jan, re v cen instrument: a | in or- | Lundon, 7.25 p. m—Telegrams raceived g the natives |bere today m Berlin ; that the horitfes ea: rman war loan bonds were privately ampere the pacification | bought today on the Beriin exchange Moro: t par, wihich means an increase of — 1-2 per cent. compared with the lovements of Steamships. | emission ‘price. Kinsale, Jan. Passed: Steamer| Protorian, St Jonm, N B for Iivec.| Arkansas Defeats Three Cent Fare. po: Little Rock( Ark., Ja ~Efforts Genoa Jan. 18.—Arrived Steamer | by railroads to reigo the Arkanyas pas- Stampalia, New York. senger rate from two to three cents 4 eenock, Jan, 14 mile were defeated loday when the o \ginisn, Philadelphia, lower house of the Jewislaisre almost Jol N, F. unanimously votd against « bill pro- Naples, Jan, 1%.--Sailed: Gteamer Duca Degli Abruzzi, New York. fng for the fncrease, For Reorganization of 8. & M, ¥itchburg, Mass, Juu, 15.--Governor ‘Walsh tonight announced that he was preparing {0 send to tho legislature 30 Cars of Horses For War Zones. Ogdean, Utah, Jan, 15—Seven car- loads of horses for the European war fone passed through here today. Dur-[next weck a message on the need of ing the past week 30 cars of horses| “legisiation to permit a thorough re- for Pean armies have gone|organization of tha Loston-und Malne Jthrough Ogdyn. FPalltoad system. The resignations aleo are announced of First it T, H. Flaherty, med- cal 2nd Captain Frank H. Fris- orp: fleld artiller | Goldon Wedding Celebrated at Masonic i Home. Wailinsford, Conn,, Jan, 15. Mra. Luzerne Hubbell, Masonic home family, celebrated thelr golden wedding anniversary today with a reception during the evening, About 100 friends called. They are former residents of Shelton ahd have Jived at | the home for ten years. Mr. Huboell |is & member of King Huram lodge of Sheiton and members of the Arkitration of Western Ra Cht. @ arbi ilway Wagss n. 15.—The first stage of ion of the western railway be comploied here testimony for the next Monday enginemen w e completed and James M, Bheean, attorney for tie aliroads, will outline their ciawe. | Wires Cut In Mexica, Laredo, Tex It was report- ed in Net night that the res connecting the town with other points in Moxico ¥ere cut this after- noon. Thers wele rumors that the Carranza garrison would evacuate. danger some of have as: the rrance ppropriation concerted plans of that t fear S rs to fight the ship bill, keep the latter { re president conservation h h to congr: him their ip purchase not be n | Opposition to Naval and N been devote supp nd { | senate after they have been b {the house. Prilonged debate also is propriation bili | i | No Probability ©f General L I { thin \pDroy ahof problem ion senators and they some theéir friend. | u | dominant part it is declared ded should = would n | after the celebration of the « { the Panama canal and t | trip to San Francisco. | ‘One sourse of h had been that business might pedited in night sessions of one = ping The party caucus agreed to time ago, but three efforts night sessions since have bee less awing to failure to mu { auorum | o FIVE DEATHS FROM GASOLINE EXPLOSION On a Private Yacht in Pimlico Sound— Only One Person Escaped. fort, N, > dead as the res by fire of the priva Pimlico sotmd early today oline explosion started the one of six persons aboard dent of the Pledmont Trust s o sction Murray, pres company Buriington, N, Mrs, W, E. Porch Beaufort; G, P. Dodson, Norfolk, Va. and the twa members of (1 Mra, Murray, swimmer, swam said the cabin, filled leaking tank, blaged when one party lghted a match. 'Che vyacht burned neir yacht, owned by Murray, left orfollk Wednesday for I3esufor:. She was 42 feel long and hiad n carryving capacity of 33 persone and iwas richly furnisied. Mrs. Murray was plcked upr on the shaore exhausted and taken to- Iingle- hard for medical atteation n Oil Companies Fear Confiscation. ram Mexi Amer; ruthorities hav their 7 nteres therland Battle at Tampice Will Add to Com- plications. " skirts een the vancing forees of General V e the columns of Carra nde : eral lo Gonzales is expected her the Viila for are luticn of the probl r expected hecause of r- the Vil MORE THAN A HUNDRED DROWNED IN FLOODS | In the State of Sonora, Mexico—News Brought by Refugees. Douzlas Ariz . Belated news of the Joss of life in the recen | fteod Sonora, Mex ! brought ugees tods the number ns drowned | killed in the 1ses | hundred houses { Cumpas wi first ore shipments today s« came througl Norwegian Steamer Wrecked in North | Sea | Hial AC SR S Tan, 18 Nor- | wegia. reight steamer Boston, for- y in the service and the West Indies, a mine in the North acconding to mall advices just recetved here, Although the ship was severely damaged, Captain Johannsen man- | aged to beaoh her at Flley Bos, near Newcastle, Englond, and the = crew | landed in ‘safety. The steamer a totul loss. She was Insured for § 000, beiween thix port | was wrecked by seu last month. Trial of Americans in Mexico, Laredo, Texas, Jan. Trial of four Americans held for alle |temps to smuigle cattle from |co was not concinded today in Laredo, the Mexican town opp: here. It was reported that Willlam| | White and Willlam Burriz, the voung- er of the four, would be released and Headlex White and Terrell Bobo would lhe triea | exchang Condensed Telegrams 10,000 Jews = British army and navy ith the The Bank of England bousht 000 pounds bar 1 and The new $12,000 bulkheads installed it Seabright, N. J., were destroyed by Call money can be borrowed at Bai- timore at 6 per cent in six months. for the first time The Illinois Public Utilities Comumis- sion approved St. Paul's $20,141,] convertible bond ore shipments for t ary 9 totalled 10,382 The Tonopal week ended Jan valued at 321,03 Switzerland spent $22,000,000 on itary preparations in the frst puths of the war DETAILS SHOW HORRORS OF ‘QUAKE Catastrophe in Southern and Central ltaly Greater Than First Reports Indicated { { NEARLY 100 TOWNS AND VILLAGES DEMOLISHED | | { Thousands of Persons Have Lain for Nearly Three Days Be- neath Crumpled Buildings, Some of Them Dead and Others Alive—Many of Those in Wreckage Have Suc- cumbed to Cold or Lack of Nourishment, Others Burn- The United Cigar Stores Co. has TR T Te Ui g BhenislSiCo» ed to Death in Fires Which Broke Out Among the Ruins: g Business az(g‘f‘;?:u n plant 1&191"3‘ —Estimate of Dead Still Remains Between 25,000 and! increas Dericent, | 50,000—King Victor Emmanuel Declares This Disaster aped f,? "S:T. i\b‘\;‘;‘::i et | Surpasses the Messina Earthquake. All Winnipeg w over night offers for wheat at e accepted at the hig the séason to date. prices for James L. Martin, United States Dis- trict Judge for Vermont, dropped dead Shest , Jan. 15.—From se work was being pu andt nains the un e instructions to spare n. e, e A President Wilson Telegraphs Sympathy in a railway station at Montpelier. central Italy ] i ; Jing. As vet it win The Great Eastern Railroad has ask- | determine, from (he ed the British Pariiament for permis- { (S°TH A a sion_to is 1,000,000 pounds of new |- H€ s . stock. Reme over the hampered lines — mication, the amount of 1 Life savers rascued the crew of the e disturbance. {mation ¢ schooner Gladys whi was_dr n have c: United States to lengd aid t the shoals of Jight . C., in a hes iat nea: wns | £ Ta. storm. The American Red Cross headquart- Washin it 2m Taylor, of Jersey City, hurl- > il £ the window o Governar wil Whitman to the Mty > Panam; if the that e time e export prohibiting 1 mules the | ished great Red Crose Aid for Earthguake Ferers. in Debris. ) Tho Ame ave lain jecided to cable T crumbled | 090 immed o the Italia b earthquake | Crogs and to President W | and others | as head of the organizat n removed | 1e people kage = and nds to aid the for treat- | it ared Sl - | TWO ARRESTS MADE FOR | BARKHAMSTED MURDER. ! surrounding the | MARCONI DESCRIBES THE fag pon the conuty Compnies | DEVASTATION OF AVEZZANO.|humsied | { The mer | The Town Absolutely Levelled—Peaple | Proaefili l bandon Efforts to Recover Bodies| & J5ua i § to Rescuel aunyuin s | n the Wreck-| bee Because of the appearance of vir- | th St neinnati Kalser Wilh presented thic The Rumanian Legation s 28, his. ry D. Sims will resi folks “Babe,” a $10,000 cad at the circus w wing an iliness of le a A bill appropriating $5.000 for was _introduced the ode egislature and w nmittee The appointment of Dr Karl Helfl- ri of the Deucheba as sec the imperial trea seas ne renc The stezamer Manitou, Wi New York from L cruiser Clopatr glishmen, ured positions with ammuni- Waterbury, Conn., to En: rerican metho manu- Members of the University of Penn- sylvania crew will be inoculated with {yphoid vacelne to make them im mune from typhoid whic ast year broke up @ powerful crew. Following the decision of Cuba to establish @ coinage of its own, the United Stat pec 0u0 s mint ot Philadelphia ex- to obtain an order to make 33,- 00 in Cuban silver coins. Pope Benadict has opened negotis tions wilh representatives of the na- fons at wur with a view to proeuring an extension of the agreement for the of wounded priscners, Philadelphia Commerce Ex- iined to the Interstats ommission of unreason- for diversions and recor carload trafiic in trunk The change eomy Commerce [ of Whils Crossing the Raiiroad Tracke at New avenue, Hartford, last night, Mra,_ Anthony Orlander, 44 years old, wi struck by a southbound ex- ain and so severely injured that 1l prebahly dle. AMILY OF FOUR NEGROES Rescue Work Being Pushe. LYNCHED Monticeilo Sho! Ga., by a Mob and ang tod: ¢ James ndrec MANY VICTIMS IN A CHURCH AT SORA Where Hundreds R Pray When First Shol wer town shed Occurred. | — wrber’s hom numerous victims of | arresi him on a I 1 buried |key without a R a, the | peared to ha u of Sora, {When he sud s rushed to |it was declare wk occurred, | the officer. F Lin with the |twoe Charles womer to have joined © out wera st who 2 wenty- | injured, also i nd loot- | overpower | Sora were |locked ti from the FINE WEATHER S| The bodies Risc | FACILITATING RESCUE. |an isolated secti outskirts of —— the town | Soidiers Labor Continuously for 2 Y TS Hours in Avezzano. | NEW ENGLAND LGSING Paris, J 5, | 5.35 m.~—¥ine | 20,000 COWS ANNUALLY weather is facilitating the rescue work | = being carried on by soldlers in the | Because of Low Price Farmers Receive eartiquake-levelled town of Avezzano, | for Milk. |1taly, according to the corresponde of the Havas agen at. Uoston, Jan. scen i by farmers In the pro milic but_th owing to the low price received is re- | soldles or 24 |ducing the number of cows in New hour. fi England at a rate of It s conlirmmed that the number of |a ording to Secretary survivors in_ Ave represents a | tee's report o | tenth part of the por { correspondent. Eodies ion, are Producers’ Puttep asserted ony n¢ were raceiving a tilile moro than thres cents a quart for milk which cost them four cents a quart to produce. - He business be stand- of sale by farmers to. form, 2nd i belng taken from the ruins, Moans are heard the at different points amid buildings and the rescue conducted at these places. Stenor Ciuffell! Pudlic wark: Lruins, pasticulas! falien s being ardized, the 1 dealers. made uu