Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 24, 1915, Page 1

“Norwich Bualletin VOL. LVIL.—NO. 47 T s‘,,a\’-‘”‘.\.ufl. CONN., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double Tha . Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population MINE SINKS ANOTHER AMERICAN STEAMER The Carib, Laden With Cotton, Off the German Coast in the North Sea NORWEGIAN STEAMER GOES DOWN NEAR DOVER British Government Collier Brankstone Chine Struck Mine in the English Channel, But is Reported to be Still Afloat—Russians Have Brought Up Large Reinforce- ments and Express Confidence in Their Ability to Pre-| vent a Further Advance Claim to Have Shattered Russian Attack in the Car- pathian Front. The Norwegian steamer Regin, coal laden, the American steamer Carib with a cargo of cotton aboard, and the British government collier Branksome Chine have fallen victims or mines or torpedoes from submarines in the wa- ters of the war zone. The Regin went down near Dover; the Carib off the German coast in the North sea. The Branksome Chine was struck in the English channel off Beachy Head and is reported to be still afloat. A large steamer also is réported in distress near where the Brai Chine was struck, but it has not been ascertained what has brought her to grief. Loy The cross-channel steamer Victoria, bound from Boulogne for Folkestone with nearly 100 passensgers, has been attacked by a German submarine and narrowly escapd destructior by a tor- pedo. The British ministry of marine that the submarine was sighted by a destrover, which shelld her and possibly sank her. A Berlin despatch stating that the American ambassador has presented the German foreign office an Amer- jcan note, embodying proposals for the settlement of the situation arising from the British embarso on food- stuffs into Germany and the German warfare against British mercantile shipping, finds partial confirmation from Washington to the effect that proposals have been made by the American government to both Great Pritain and Germny suggesting a ba for an understanding on this subject. These proposals have been guarded with great secrecy. The British admiralty has placed stringent _restrictions on merchant vessels with respect to the Irish chan- nel and the North channel, through which these vessels may not pass ex- cept at certain hours, and then only by following a specified course. Seven German aeroplanes were Te- orted flying along the east coast of England early Tuesday evening. They are thought to have been on a recon- noitering expedition. Much Interest attaches to the bombardment by the French and British warships of the forts in the Dardanelles, some of which are sald to have been badly damaged. Later advices are lacking, however, regarding the operations which have been interrupted by the unfavorable @ weather. 7 Reports from the Dattle fronts are meagre, as is usually the case after one side or the other has gained a marked advantage. The German vic tory in East Prussia is admitted by the Russians, who, however, have brought up large reinforcements and express confidence in their ability to prevent a further advance by the Ger- mans. The Austrians claim to tered the Russian attack on pathian front. In the western arena give and take engagemen points along the line appa; ihe extent of the fighting. have shat- the Car- the ordinary various ently cover Commissioners sent by the Amer- ican emb: in Paris to investigate French concentration camps report that in the departments of Basz-Alpes and Var they found international reg- ulations being strictly observed by the French authorities, The house of commons has approved of the plan for a union of the financial and military resources of the triple entente powers, Sir Bdward Grey, the British for- eign secretary, has informed the American commission for relief in Belgium, that, as Germany is alleged to have refuseq to congider the cessa- tion of its pecuniar actions, espe- cially a levy of 40.000,000 franes a month on Belgium, the promised Brit- ish subvention to the commission would not be given. The Scandinavian powers, accord- ing to a news despatch, will open ne- gotiations with London and Berlir with a view to obtaining the British and German government's consent to neutral merchant ships of the Scan- dinavion countries being convoyed by warships, BELIEVE GERMAN SUBMAR|NE WRECKED. French Torpedo Boat Scored Several Hits Before It Was Able to Dive. 2 Paris, Feb. 23, 11.35 a. m.—A Ger- mman submarine, which for the past few days had been lying in the English channel in wait for steam packets plving between France and England, Monday night fired a torpedo at the steamer Victoria while she was on the vovage from Boulogne to Folkes- tone with a number of passengers, in- ciuding some Americans, The captain of the Victoria, how- ever, saw the characteristic wake mad~ by the torpedo and slowed down his vessel and the torpedo _ passed harmlessly about 100 feet in front of he French second light squadron was informed to keep a sharp look- out in the channel for the submarine. The minister of marine announces that a torpedo boat helonging to the gquadron hted the submarine at 30 o'clo this morning. eight miles south southwest of Cape Alprech.| near Boulozne and immediately open- ed fire and succeeding in scoring sev- New 3i—Allegations that 5.500.000 rifle cartridges are being shipped weekly to the British govern- ment from the output of he Reming- ton Arms Unien Metalic Cartridge - company and of the Winchester Re- by the Germans—Austrians peating’ Arms company were made in an answer filed in the supreme court today by Flint and company, export merchants, to a suit brought against them by Marcellus I. Dodge. The an-| swers alleges further that the British | government's order Is an indefinite one, to con ue “so lcng as the sup- eral hits before the submarine was|ply may be required.” able to dive. Ihe blint company claims it was a Tho announcement adds that alparty to a plan to. furnish Great wide patch of oil was seen afterwards| Britain with these cartridzes but that on the sea at the spot where the sub-| Dodse made secret contracts with marine disappeared and from this it} the British government whereby the is presumed that the submarine was| Flint company suffered damages to the yreciked. extent of $500,000 for which it asks C ———— | judgment on a counter claim ANOTHER AMERICAN STEAMER Dodge, who is described as “doing business under the name of the Rem- SUNK IN THE NORTH SEA.| ingion arm Metallic company,” o T .| brought suit against Charles R. Flint, Was Not Using Route Laid Down in| wijjam 3. Flint and Frank R. Cord- German Marine Instructions. ley mprising the Flint firm, to re- cover a balance of $43,623 which he| Berlin, Feb. 23. (via London, claims is due him for arms and ammu- | p. m.)—The American steamer Cs nition which he sold to them last year. has gone to the bottom off the German | In their reply. (he defendants assert| coast in the North Sea as a result of | that they and the plaintiff conceived running on a mine. {a plan to sell the British government At the time of this disaster to the | cartridges made by the Remington and| Carib was not using the route laid| Winchester companies: that when thej down in the German marine instruc- | contract was made the Remington tions. . company’s weekly output of cartdridg The Carib was formerly owned by |es Siaite S fnen h requirements the Clyde Line and was recently sold | was 2,000,000 and that of the Win- by them to Walker, Armstrong and |chester company 1.500,000: and that in Company of Savannah, Ga. She was/!their combined venture they we s of 2,800 tons burden and left Charles- | the Britisk government ail their ton aJnuary 27 for Bremen with a|combined output and share equally in cargo of cotton. She had a capacity | th ts of 4.600 bales. While negotiations for transactir Her crew of thirty men. commanded | business were under way, the Flint by Capt. E. L. Cole, which manned |company, claims, the plaintiff secret- the vessel at the time she was sold, | Iy made contracts with the Winchest- was retained by the mew owners, it|er company ang the British sovern-| was said at the Clyde Line offices. ment and propriated the profits to| own use.” The defendants BRITISH ADMIRALTY press the belic? that the output of the Wo companie: »eing supplied to RESTRICTS NAVIGATION.| Groar ritain t projested in he “joint ve In Waters Lying Between England and | Scotland and Ireland. London, Feb. 23, 10 p. m.—The Brit 1 n admiralty announces that the h channel and the North channel, wa- ters lying between England and Scot- land and Ireland, have been restricted for navigation from today. The southern entrance to the Irish channel, known as St. George's chan- nel, is between Carnsore Point on the Irish coast and St. David’'s Head on the opposite coast of Wales. ¢ ain areas of this channel have been clos- ed to mercantile navigation by the admiralty’s orders, which also request| that all trafic wishing to proceed through the North channel must pass to the southward of Rathlin Island be- tween sunrise and sunset. No ship will he allowed within four miles of Rathlin Island between sunset and sunrise. GERMAN ADMIRALTY ON LOSS OF AMERICAN SHIPS. Points Out That Evelyn and Carib| Did Not Follow Course Advised. Berlin, via London, Feb. 24, 3.i6 a. m.—The German admiralty has com- municated a memorandum to Com- mander Walter R. G Herardi, the American naval attache, pointing out| that the destruction of the American steamers Evelyn and Carib was due to their not following the course pre- seribed by the German admiralty to a point northwest of Helgoland. The memorandum reiterates the assurance of the German government as to the safety of the prescribed course. Captain Smith of the Evelyn has been asked for a report as to the lo- cality of the disaster. This report is expected to show whether the Evelyn wandered within the defensive Ger- man mine field or whether she struck mines laid by a belligerent power oth- er than Germany CREW OF REGIN HAS ARRIVED IN LONDON. Had Barely Time to Launch Boats Before Ship Went Down. London, Feb. 2,54 a. m.—The crew of the Norwegian steamer Regin which was sunk by either a submarine or mine offff Dover yesterday morn- ing arrived in London last night and were received by the Norwegian con- sul. The members of the crew said that the Regin was bound for an American port with a full cargo of coal. She was at anchor off the Kent coast ow ing to the fog when the explosion oc curred and the Regin sank in twelve minutes. The crew had barely time to launch their boats and get clear of the steamer before she went down. The explosion was so violent that it stunned several of the sailors. Pilot Gwerthon suffered a broken knee-cap. MEMBERS OF EVELYN" CREW STILL MISSING. May Have Landed at One of the Small Islands. The Hague, via London, Feb. 23, 11:05 p. m.—Inquiries at all available sources today failed to discover the whereabouts of those members of the American steamer Evelyn’s crew who vere reported to have proceeded to Holland after the vessel was sunk by a mine. Naval experts point out that the men, who took to a small -boat, must have suffered terrific hardships in the prevailing foggy and cold ‘weather if at sea since Friday. It is possible, however, that they landed at one of "the smail islands along the coast. - Cabled Paragraphs Madame Bernhardt Doing Well. Paris, Feb. 23.—A telegram has been reccived here from Maurice Bern- ardt, son of Madame Sarah Bern- hardt, saying that all is going as well s possible; that the doctor is very well satisfied with the progress being made by Madame Bernhardt, and that he hoped for a rapid recovery. Union of Resources of Entente. London, F 23, 5:35 p. m—The plan for a union of the financial and military" resources of the entente powers, arranged the early part of this month in Paris, was approved in the house of commons this afternoon. o e In the course of the debate David Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex- chequer, announced that there would be another meeting of the finance min- istcrs of the allied powers, but this time in London. SHIPMENT OF CARTRIDGES TO BRITISH GOVERNMENT Alleges That 3,500,000 Are Being Ship- ped Weekly by Remington and Win- chiester Companies, York, Ieb. INDIAN GUIDES ARE TO ASSIST POSSE. One Warrior, One Squaw and Three Papooses are Dead. Yity, Utah dian guides have been ot the in rebellio Lake ( Feb, ined Salt ¥ Tn- to a tivities one The warr killed the sqaw drowned aw, and the attempting three papooses children were courter and to ford t first d. or and when San Juan River during the two other retreat. Known casualties whites are confined to the ing of J. C. Akin and the wounding of Jose Cordova. The five members of the posse who became isolated from the others re- turned safely last night, according to this Mar. ebeker has sent for 5,000 rounds of ammunition. telephone message received from ! says Incian.Agent Jenkins aphed to Washington as follows on here still serious. Cit E ich alarmed and want the gov- ernment to take decisive action. Mar- shal Nebeker insists that warrants ns hold- ing 1 am_endeavoring to get - i with the better element among the Indians to have them assist in an effort to make peaceable arrest of “Hatch” LIVERPOOL AND LONDON WAR RISK ASSOCIATION Includes Shipping Which is Valued at $401,000,000. Liverpool, via London, Feb. 23 8 p. m.—J. Luce Ismay, presiding today at a meeting of the Liverpool and London war risks assoclation, said that the shipping entered in this as- sociation was valued at $0,000,000 pounds ($400,000,000); that the vessels identified with the association which had been lost during six months of war were valued at only 850,000 pounds and the cargoes at 4,500.000 The cargoes 1 pounds. represented only 14 shil- 1gs percent (7-10ths of one percent) the total value of the cargoes at risk. This, he said, constituted a magnifi- cent tribute to the efficacy of the pro- tection afforded by the British navy and showed that the submarine peril had been greatly exaggerated. Sub- marines had proved far less dangerous than swift, well-handled cruisers. Shetland Islands in War Zone. Amsterdam via London, Feb. 24, 4 a. m.—Semi-official despatches re- ceived here from Berlin say ‘that the Orkney and Shetland Islands, lying off the northeast coast of Scotland at the head of the North Sea and also Kirkwall harbor in the Orkney Is- lards, must be regarded as lying with- in the war zone, but that the passage on both sides of the Faroe Islands, al- most midway between Scotland and Iceland, are not endangered. Threw 2,000 Projectiles into Turkish Forts. Paris, Feb. 23, 2:25 a. m.—The Bal- kan News Agency has received a des- patch from Athens dated Monday Feb- ruary 22, saying that the allied fleet in bombarding the Dardanelles, threw 2,000 heavy projectiles into the Turk- ish forts yesterday (Sunday). The Ottoman batteries replied feebly with- out hitting any of the warships. The allies continued their fire today (Mon- day) but with diminished intensity. 2 Foodstuffs For Non-Gombatants PROPOSALS MADE TO GREAT BRITAIN AND GERMANY. FAR - REACHING IMPORT Nature of the Has Not Been Made Public—Sent to Ambas- sadors Fa‘a and Gerard at London Proposals and Berlin, Respectively. Washington, Feb. been made informally by the United States government to both Great Dritain and Germany suggesting a basis for an understanding on the question of foodstuffs for the civilian population of belligerents and sub- marine warfare against merchant hips, These proposals have been zuarded with the utmost secrecy and their naturc has not been revealed b; officials, who are reluctant to disct them because of the delicacy nezotiatios. ~Proposals have s of the Confidential Memorandum. s for the proposals made to the igerents, it is known that they are of far-reaching importance, They were embodieq in a confidential memoran- dum which both Ambassadors Page and Gerard were instructed by Pres dent Wilson \to take up informally with the respective foreign office London ard Eerlin. The new commu- nications are in no sense replies to the notes of Germany and Great Britain, though they relate to the same subject. They constitute what are described in diplomacy as “informal inquiries” and frequently, accept- able, become formal. if Their Contents Are Secret. Speculat as to what the sug- gestions were was widespread in dip- lomatic quarters, but none of the am- bassadors and ministers here was aware, it was said, of their contents The belief most commonly held, how ever, was that some form of super: vision over the distribution of food- stuffs to the civilian population of Germany, cither by America consular agents or American organizations, had been propfgged. It was recalled that h a proposal was made by ( many, but could not be put into effect without the consent of all the belliger- ents, Germany has offered to abandon her submarine warfare if assured that ships laden with foodstuffs for Ger- many will not be intercepted by Great Eritain. PLEADED GUILTY TO COUNTERFEITING CHARGE Philip Lieberman United States Court at New Haven—Sentence De- ferred. New Haven, Conn., . 23—Philip Lieberman, alias John Davis, pleaded guilty to a charge of counterfeiting in the United States court late to- day after a grand jury had returned a true bill against him. Judge Thom- as_deferred sentence to a later date. Paul M. Rosengarten of Waterbury, charged with conspiracy in connec- tion ~ with Lieberman’s case, also pleaded guilty District _Attorney ott asked for a_ month’s imprison- | men and a fine of but Judge Thomas imposed on fine. Solomon Schwart Brooklyn, N. Y.. also charged with conspiracy in the same case, did not plead. His at- torney secured a reduction in bail from '$5.000 to $2,000. Court adjourned until tomorrow without taking up any other cases. RAINS AND FLOODS CONTINUE IN ITALY. The Tiber Has Again Risen—Now At a Stage of 45 Feet. Rome, Italy, Feb. 23, 1:15 p. m.—The flood in Italy continues and inunda- ticns are reported from parts of the country distant from Rome The Tiber has been g again and has now reached a of 45 feet The rains continue and some parts of Rome and la of the sur- rounding cc try are under water. There is a heavy fall of snow in the mountains. Avalanches and snow 13 feet deep are reported Casualties in Singapore Riot. London, Feb. 24, 2:45 a. m—A com munication issued late last night b; the colonial office gives the known ualties in the Singapore riot as thirty five persons killed, including six of ficers and fifteen men of the local na- tive forces and fourteen residents of Singapore, one a_woman. The colonial office report says that scme of the rioters were killed and that a large number of them surrend- ered or were captured. To Give $1,000,000 to Establish College. Watertown, N. Y., Feb, —William P. Herring, a retired paper manufac turer of this city, announced today that he was going to give his entire estate, totalling about $1,000,000 for the establishment of a college here. The institution will be known Herring College. Senator Elon R. Brown of Watertown, introduced in the state senate today a bill providing for the establishment of such a college, it was stated here. Movements of Steamships. Piraeus, Feb. 11.—Arrived: steamer Athinai, New Yor Palermo, Feb. 13.—Arrived: steamer Patris, New York. Uaples, Feb. 16.—Arrived: steamer Taormina, New York. Valparaiso, Feb. 20—Sailed: steamer Kroonland, New York. Sianconset, Mass, Feb. 23.—Steamer Stampala, Naples for New York, sig- nalled 210 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 8:30 a. m. Wednesday. Lisbon, Feb. 20.—Sailed: steamer {Roma, New York. Reports Two Vessels Torpedeod. Lydia, via London, Feb. 23, 4.12 m.—The steamer Kalibia has arrived here and reports that two vessels have been torpedoed off Hastings. nOe sank and the other was supposed to be in a sinking condition, with three trawlers standing by. The crew of the first vessel were saved and land- ed. "A mine sweeper was attempting to tow the other to Dover. Her crew was saved by a Ramsgate fishing smack. at| First Washington Monument Suicide WOMAN JUMPED INTO THE ELE- VATOR SHAFT. BODY FELL 500 FEET Dead Before Body Reached Bottom— Miss Edna Rockefellon Vainly Tried to Prevent Mrs. W. F. Cuckr.‘ll Tak- ing the Leap. Washington, Feb. 23—Mrs. W. F. Cockrell, of Delray, Va., jumped into the elevator shaft of the Washington Monument at a landing near the top late today and fell to the bottom, more than 500 feet helow. She left note addressed to her husband saying she was sure she could not recover from an iline: Her body was crushed by the sides of the shaft on the way down and she was dead before her reached the bottom trict coroner issued a certi eath by suicide. Mrs. Cock- arewell note, written on a phy- sician's prescription blank and left the monument, said she realized that she was a “burden” to her husband and asked that her body be crematod. First Use for Suicide. s the first time the towering \ which v opened to the pub- 1 1888 and has een visited by mil- lions of Americans, had been the scene of suicide. Some vears ago a painter working in the shaft, accident- ally fell to b death. Struggled With Would-be Rescuer. An_hour before the monument closed for the day Mrs. Coc to the ervati gallery top of the structure in the elevator. few minutes later she walked down to the third landing, and clambered be- the steel rails that separate the haft from the stairway. reamed and Edna Takoma the tween M Rockefellon Cockrell plung down the s | Tourists Horror Stricken. As she fell her body caromed from side to side, striking against the r ings. Horror stricken tourists and watchment at the base of the monu ment notified officials and Colonel W. W. Harts, superintendent of public | buildings, took charge of the ody | while others started to notify the hus- and. | few hours earlier Mrs. Cockrell | had gone with her husband to the of- | fice of a local specialist on nerve trou- Lle. She was NEW WORLD’S RECORD IN MILK PRODUCTION. A 5-Year-Old Guernsey Cow Produc- ed Twelve Tons Last Year. striking of Park, rushed | Cockr side and clutched clot There was a briet rtions of the dre: Condensed Telegrams ‘The Delaware College, Newark. Del., will receive an endowment of $1,000,- 000. Engineers in all but one of the im- portant shipyards of the Clyde went on strike. The safe in the Citizen's State Bank at Farmersburg, Ind.. was blown open by burglars who escaped with $5,000. The Norwegian freight steamer ' Cuba, London for Rotterdam, was]| sunk in a collision in the North Sea. 1 | The Peruvian Government will im- port flour from the United States and sell it at cost price to reduce the cost of bread. The German Ambassador to Mexico, Heinrich von Ekkardt, accompanied | by his suite, arrived at Galveston from Vera Cruz. A firm of Berlin bankers presented to the German Crown Prince a com- pletely equipped hospital train of thirty-six cars. A limited traffic in cattle, the fir: since the imposition of the Feder quarantine began at the E: Buffa live stock | Such a free press as this nation now |has shouid neger have been born. is the expressed’ opinion of Senator | Fletcher of Floric Major Thomas Dougherty, said to | have been the first public school teacher in Colorado, died at Allen- town, Pa., aged 7. A pair of lambs barn in the sheep- |fold at Central Park on Washingtor | birthday were named Martha and George Washington. Harry Lauder, the Scotch comedian, organized a band of pipers to tour Scotland and the north of England to stimulate recruiting. Graphic Narraiive of Russian Defeat IN FOUR DAYS BATTLE NEAR MAZURIAN LAKES. 30,000 KILLED-WOUNDED Russians Were Chased Like Rabbits —Weather Conditions Alone Pre- vented Entire Army Corps Being Annihilated by Germans. Russian Poland, Saturday, via Berlin and n Feb. | P. m.—The German forces un- 1d Marshal von Hindenburg, b fighting and extraordinar: s inflicted such a striking de- on the Russians opposed to them e recent battle of the Mazurian country, that the R an rem- ® a negligible qua in the operations now | progres. The (Continued on Page Three) 1500 CARRANZA SOLDIERS KILLED BY VILLA TROOPS, And Many Captured at the Battle of Zayula, ashington, F —Fifteen hun- 2ol srs were Killed and v captured by Villa troops at the > of Zayula, according to General cersion th fighti ahua, Aft & The British bark Hougomont, float- ed at Fire Island Beach, where she stranded Feb: ry 6, was towed {New York harbor for repairs George Lehmaier, a wealthy Amer- ican engineer, lost his suit against the { Hotel Cecil in Lor for damages | lowing to his object for noisy be- | naviour. | Charles R. Crane, : facturer of Chi will 1 {legal residence to Woods F Mas to escape the tax laws of the State of | Tlinois. For the first time in the vy of the priso Sing Sing’s t 1 team will be allowed to play outside tear | this summer, all games to be plaved ‘at home"’ | cCarl Lang, an old-time burglar, was valued High Masonic dignitaries Alexandria, Va., to atten al convention of the ngton National Mas. Asociatior H. E a mail clerk fatally in rn train n The .engineer killed « wrec was | | Columbus, Ohio, Fel Tes! | completed today by the Dairy Depart- |ment of the Ohio State University | established ew rid's record in | milk production, according to figures I made public at the university tonight The new queen of the dairy world is {Murne Cowan, a five vear old Guern- sey cow, who during the last year produced 12 tons of ording to the university ires the cow's {milk averaged five per cent in butter {fat. During the year she produced {1.096 pounds of butter fat which | churned into 1,400 pounds of butter | Murne Cowan’s home is a farm Barberton, Oh NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION CONVENES. :Dnlegaies From Every State in the | Union in Attendance at Cincinnati, | , Ohio, Feb, 23 —With del- every state in the union present, the annual meeting of the epartment of superintendents of the National F ation Association open- ed here tonight with addresses by President William Lowe Bryan, of In- na universit d Franklin @ B Dyer, supe t of schoc Boston. The meetings will continu through Friday. Health problems in edugation was he principal topic discussed today be- fore the national council of education meeting in_conjunction with the de- partment of superintenderits PRIMARY ELECTIONE HELD IN CHICAGO. Indications Are That Harrison Will Be Defeated For Nomination. Chicago. Feb, 23.—Early returns from today’s primary election indicate that Robert Sweitzer defeated Carter | Harrison for the democratic nomina- tion for mayor by 70,000. Harry Olson, chief justice of the mu- nicipal court and William Hale Thomp- son were less than a dozen votes apart for the republican nomination in the first 8,006 votes counted. The wo- man’s vote apparently did not affect the general result, pering With Mail. Puducah, Ky. Feb, —Mrs. Amie Chestnut and Miss Nellie Hous were placed under arrest today at bertville, near here, charged with tampering with the mails. Mrs, Chestnut is station agent at Gilbert- ville and Miss Houston is her as ant. Mrs. Chestnut is widely known in this section and is considered wealthy. Granite State House Votes to Abolish Capital Punishment. Concord, N. H., Feb. 23.—The house of representatives today voted to abol- ish capital punishment in this state. The bill has not vet come efore the senate. Under the present law, juries in murder cases have the option of recommending hanging or life impri onment in returning a verdict of guilty Attempt at Suicide in West Suffield. Winsted, Conn.. Feb. 23.—Dominick life at his home in West Norfolk today by striking himseif several times upon the head with the blunt edge of an axe. He was brought to the county hospital here, where it is said his con- dition is criticsy It is believed he was despondent because his farm did not pay. Wealthy Woman Arrested For Tam-} Delaini, aged 45, attempted to end his! | John H. Williams, who i fired the that killed federate 1 Albs the battle of h |in Mount ¢ I claimed armel, Women of Orange, N. J., week’s jubilee to New submitting of equal celebrate question The United Fruit steamship Marta, which rudd blow off wirele: s ) John Fitch of Windsor, Conn,, not Robert I steamboat Loner to the ke on County law officers bama r 3 biil nts e 1 oards wi anti-lique tiserr of skey ten back by continuo late, the Am Paul came So high were w € he left Liverpool, t off her pilot Bea steamer St harl 3 when not put The freight advance in trans- rates on deals since g of the war reached high record of 130 shillin on shipments from St. Brunswick, to England The factions of the Dx American their forces when a successor to Mrs. immings Story as Fre: will be elected. ters org ntest i Will th zing April iam Gene: Revolution for a © Ha urbances Sheriff Conway of Marion appealed to Governor to quell dis strikze at Farmin strikers attac ing five men, n ti where on, ed rif one fatally a e in Atlantic City, com- Irish and other but nevertheless climax its inventor of Jake Erpen- apepa its ponents are things not gree. As a nswers to e ng: Ir fitting the name ) k. | Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of Preside e hes sution to District 1Columbia “Donatio " in the shape of bunches of from the White House con- servatories which were sold in the lobbies of theatre Rev. Joseph Hooker Twichell, of Milford, N. H., a son of the Rev. J. H. Twichell of Hartford, has been ex- tended a unanimous call to become pastor of the First Congregational church of Danbury, succeeding the | Rev. Harry Ct beriain Meserve, now of Rye, N. Y | The Interstate Commerce Com | sion order requiring the Pennsylv: railroad to stop discriminating against the Bufialo, Rochester and Pittsburgh by refusing to handle the latter's cars ot and killed by a police g | was fleeing from a greenkt S t |Richmond Hill, N. Y., with carnations | | ARMY APPROPRIA yresenta- | The Tipperary cocktail has made its k vhich occurr last Friday, Vil- la reported, he led columns purs Iranza troog M sz his ¢ 1 100 killed and 250 ary ains and h Gener Diec ¢ were amor tipment Villa cla captured COURT UPHOLDS FORMER PRESIDENT TAFT. SUPREME | In Conservation of Oil Lands by the Government. Feb, from en- court here ad the effect or recog- of this right in t i1stain- nd Wyomir vation »vernment > court's unced a Justices concur- liate result of the millions TION | WITHOUT DISSENTING VOTE. | In the Senate—House $6,000,000 Forti- fication Bill. i Washinztor | ed ar ¥ $103,600,000 whi earir 09,000 fort D ication = ; oill the BIRMINGHAM. Who Escaped Were Forced i Jump Three Stories. to the Wind- oday, had the list of of whom were and burned be- welve men were mortally and prop- estimated at $75,000. hed which oc- pied the two upper r of a com- mercial 1 ter starting in a hardware of those who escaped jump three o to w : 4 to Belgium Relief. 7, Feb, p. m.—The foreizn directed a to He wer, chair- ium relief ve a direct ion for relief foreign office ex- n t course because refused to a stop to tions in Belgium. London, h office bert C. American declining to subsidy the, commis: in Belgium. The plains it has tak Germany ha cash reqt leit man t | committee Decision Favors Railroad. ‘Washington, Feb. 23—Right roads and express companies to | liability for shipments the | stated in_bills of lad s held to- | day by the supreme to extend the shipments where the companies have knowle: of sros 1 ation. as well, as to ot owledgse was lackin: of rail- limit alue W cou e ses where Curtails Issue of Passes by Railroads. ‘Washington, Feb. .—Railroads subject to the interstate commerce law cannot issue passes to officials and em- at Newcastle, Pa., while handling the cars of other roads there was sustain- e dby the supreme court. ployes of steamship lines or railroad Iines in foreign countries, according to a decision today by the supreme court.