Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 15, 1915, Page 1

Norwich VOL. LVIL—NO. 63 NORWICH, CONN.~MONDAY, MARCH 15, The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of AnyVOther Paper, and lts Total Balletin " EIGHT PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS 1915 Circulation is the Largést in Cennecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population BRITISH VICTORY IS ONE OF MAGNITUDE Around Neuve Chapelle, in Northern France, is Em- phasized by Late Statements GERMAN LOSSES NOT FAR SHORT OF 10,000 MEN Captured Three Lines of Trenches and a Fortified Work— French and German Versions of Operations in the Champagne and Argonne Regions are Contradictory— In Russian Poland the Expected Battle Around Przas- nys is Developing Slowly — Washington Announces That a Close Watch is to be Kept on Ships Clearing From American Ports—It is Reported That State Papers Are Being Picked Up at Constantinople Preparatory to Removal. The magnitude of the British vic- toryaround Neurve Chapelle in North- ern France last week continues to grow as cvidenced by a statement from the British war office which de- clares that in three days’ fighting the German losses could not have fallen far skort of 10,000 men. Prisoners to the number of L720 were taken by the British. Regarding these operations French official statement says: “The success gained by the British armies at Neuve Chapelle proves to have been absolutely complete. They captured three lines of trenches and & fortified work. The enemy suffered great losscs. The French war office also tells of advances in the Champagne and Ar- gonne regious, but Berli declares that all the attacks by the French in Champagne broke down under the German fire, with heavy losses to the French. In the eastern zone the expected battle in Russian Poland around Przasnysz is developing slowly, while ‘both Russians and Austrians claim to have made gains in Galicia and the Carpathian, mourtains. “In fighting for the empire, Irish- men are fighting for Ireland,” John Redmond, the Irish leader, told an au- dlence in’ a sreech at Manchester to- day. Mr. Redmond said that Ireland had been admitted to her proper place in the Pritish empire, with perfect and absolute good faith and loyalty. He declared that a quarter of a million Irishmen had joined the colors and more are making ready. It is announced at Watshington that & close watch is to be kept on ships clearing from American ports, in ac- cordance with the government's de- termination to make more rigid fits precautions against violations of enu- trality. Six American army officers are on the way to the eastern war theatre to observe the fighting from - the the German lines. Recarding the operations in the Dardanelles by the warships of the al- lies, late despatches lack details of the progress being made, but advices from Sofia, by way of London, report that the state archives are being packed up at Constantinople preparatory to removal. Eski Shehr, in Asfa Minor, may be the new Ottoman capital. FIERCE ENGAGEMENT FOUGHT IN ALSACE Grim Bravery Shown by Both Sides —No Quarter Shown, Geneva, via Paris, March 14—De- tails received here of the engagement fought between the French and Ger- -mans for the possession of the heights Bt Reich Ackerkopf stamp it as one of the most sanguinary of the war in Alsace. Many regiments were used on both sides and they frequently were reinforced. General Diemling person- ally directed three German counter- attacks against the crest of a hill which had been captured by French chasseurs and Alpine troops. According to reports no quarter was given and none was asked. Few shots were fired, for most of the work was done with the bayonet. The Germans, it is said, after four repulses, retired to Muehlbach, leaving 900 dead and three times that many wounded. Grim ‘bravery was shown by the troops on both sides. The success reported by the French gives them a position commanding two valleys for their artillery. TPAIN BLOWN UP BY FRENCH AIRCRAFT. London Says Germans Have Lost 10,- 000 Men in Three Days. the London, March 14, 9.35 p. m.—The ‘war office tonight made the following announcement: “A heavy counter-attack delivered by the enemy Saturday afternoon and several minor counter-attacks earlier in the day all were repulsed. “Judging by observations on vari- ous positions of the fleld of battle, and by statements of prisoners, of Whom there are now 1,720, the enemy’s losses must have been very heavy and cannot have fallen far short of 10,000 men within three days. “A train at the Don station was blown up by our aircraft Sunday morning.” BELGIAN TROOPS ARE FORGING FORWARD, Bombarding Ypres— ns Killed. Invaders Are Several Ci Paris, March 14, via London, 3.30 p. m—The statement given out at the war office this afternoon is as follows: “Belgian troops continued to make progress in the bend of the Yser. Their artillery, supported by our heavy artillery, desroyed a point of vantage organized by the Germans in a ceme- tery at Dixmude. The enemy bom- barded Ypres, where there were sev- eral victims among the civiian popu- lation. “The German artillery also bom- barded the cathedral at Soissons and the surrounding district. To the porth of Rheims, opposite the Luxemburg wood, the enemy attempted to seize one of our advanced trenches and was repulsed. Rheims was then bombard- ed. “In Champagne toward nightfall yesterday we repulsed two counter-at- tacks, pursued the enemy and seized several trenches. In one of these we found about 100 dead and some war material. “In the Argonnes, at Four De Paris, an attack attempted with the object of debouching against our line, was checked compietely. “In Lorraine our patrols occupied Embermenil, “In the Vosges there has been ar- tillery action.” BRITISH AIR SQUADRON BOMBARDED WESTENDE Inflicted Great Loss on German Forc- “ es in Trench. Paris, via London, March 14, 11:50 p. m.—The following official statement was issued by the war office tonight: “The British air squadron has. ef- fectively bombarded Westende. “The success gained by the British armies at Nueve Chappelle proves to have been absolutely completely. They advanced on a front of about three kilometres (about two miles,) with a depth of from twelve hundred to fifteen hundred meters, capturing successively three lines of trenches and a fortified work to the south of Nueve Chapelle. Counter-attacks de- livered by the Germans with great vi- olence were repulsed. “The enemy suffered great losses and left in the hands of our allies prisoners to a number considerably greater than at first reported. “The British heavy and field artil- lery very effectivly prepared the way for and supported the vigorous ac- tion of the infantry. “In Champagne we have consolidat- ed our new front by advances at different points and have firmly es- tablished ourselves on the lines of crests captured from the enemy. “In the Argonne, between Four de Parls and Bolante, we have made our- selves master of more than 300 yards of trenches and taken prisoners who included several officers. The enemy made two counter-attacks during the day but were completely repulsed. “On_the heights of the Meuse, at Les Eparges, the Germans attempted an attack which was immediately stopped by our fire. The same thing happened at Le Chamois, north of Badonviller.” FRENCH USING A NEW SORT OF HAND GRENADES. Said to Fill the Air With a Pestilen- tial Odor. Berlin, March -14, via Wireless to Sayville, N. Y.—The war office gave out the following statement today: “Several of the enemy’s ships yes- terday afternoon shelled without re- sult German positions from the vi- cinity of La Panne and Nieuport. “Near Neuve Chapelle, except for one isolated British attack which was re- pulsed, there were only artillery duels. “In Champagne, the French again made partial attacks to the east of Souain and north of Le Mesnil. All of these attacks broke down under the German fire, with heavy losses to the French. “In the Vosges the weather is better and fighting has been resumed. In the Argonnes the French are now using a new sort of hand grenades which fill the air with a petilential odor. The In- fantry is also using explosive bullets which burst into flames when striking objects. - This was observed in yester- day’s engagements. “On the eastern front the situation is unchanged.” AEROPLANES OF ALLIES DESTROY A ZEPPELIN. Nine Members of a Crew of 41 Have ¥ Been Found Dead. Paris, March 14—The destruction of a Zeppelin airship in the vicinity of Tirelmont on March 11, says the Matin’s Havre correspondent, was the work of two French and two English aeroplanes. The statement that it fell during a storm is denied. Mem- bers of the crew of 41 =aboard the craft are reported to have been found dead, while 29 were so badly injured they died the next day. No ‘Berlin Comment on the Sinking of the Frye. Berlin, via London, March 14, 7.30 p. m.—Berlin newspapers without ex- ception refrain from commenting upon the sinking of the American ship Wil- llam P. Frye by'the German con- verted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, These newspapers have published nothing upon the subject beyond ac- counts . of the event and a statement from the captain of the vessel that he was well treated Cabled Paragrfl;"o,, 4 wnister & «’“\ P & -A daughter was *. wife of Dr. Paul Samue’ ‘., United States min- ister to _.a. The conditions of both mother wad child are excellent. Daughter Born to in = Peking, M- born tod Vienna Tells of Repulse of Russians. ‘Washington, March 14—Repulse of Russian attacks along the lower Nida at Gorlice and in the Carpathians was announced in a Vienna foreign office despatch received today by the Aus- tro-Hungarian embassy here. German Hydroplane Wrecked. London, March 14—The wrecking of , German hydroplane off the Danish coast is reported in a telefram from Copenhagen to the Exchange Telegraph company. It is said that the crew of the airship was rescued by Danish fishing boats, German Coal Depot Set Afire. Geneva, via Paris, March 14—The largest coal depot on the Rhine, lo- cated at Strassburg, which was set afire by a bomb dropped by a French aviator during a raid fifteen days ago, is still burning. Four thousand tons of coal has been destroyed and 20,000 tons more is menaced. Some fear is felt that the fire may endanger Strass- burg. FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR MRS. JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER. Body Placed Temporarily. in. a. Re- ceiving Vault in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Tarrytown, N. Y. March 14— Funeral services for Mrs. John D. Rockefeller were held late today in the Rockefeller home at Pocantico Hills. Only members of the family, close friends and employes on the Rockefeller estate attended. Aftes the services it was announced that the body would be placed in the receiving vault of John D. Archbold in Sleepy Hollow cemetery here until it is de- cided whether the burial shall take place at Pocantico Hills or in the family plot in Cleveland. ° John D. Rockefeller held little Win- throp Rockefeller, his grandson, on his knee during the services which be- gan shortly after four o'clock and were conducted by the Rev. Cornelius Woelfkin, pastor of the Fifth Avenue Baptist church in New York, which the Rockefeller family attended when in that city. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., with his wife, sat close beside his father. Solemn tones from the great pipe organ in. the Rockefeller home under the hands of the organist from the Fifth Avenue church opened the ser- vice and the hymns “Jesus, Lover of My Soul” and “Oh, Love That Will Not Let Me Go” were sung by the quartette from the same church. There followed the rendering of the scripture by the Rev. Mr. _Woelkin and a violin solo by Richard Arnold. The quartette sang “The Sands_of Time are Swift” and Nearer, My God to Thee” and prayer was offered. It was followed by another violin solo and after “Now the Day is Over” was sung by the quartette, the service closed with a benediction. The coffin was banked with dreds of floral offerings. condolence also came throughout the country. The body of Mrs. Rocicefeller was not removed from the mansion this after- noon, Mr. Rockefeller expressing a desire to postpone the ordeal as long as might be. hun- Telegrams of from friends LYDDITE USED BY FRENCH TO DESTROY TRENCHES A Number of Teutons Asphyxiated in Underground Struggle. Paris, March 14—A subterranean struggle has been in progress for sev- eral months in the vicinity of the Alger farm, east of Rheims, says an official note which describes the oper- ations. Sapping and counter-sapping progresses. on one side or the other up to the moment mines are exploded. The advantage rests with those who take the initiative. Details of the incidents connected ‘with one of these operations are given in the note which says: “Listeners, conveniently placed, es- tablish the proximity of a gallery of the enemy and learned by their whis- perings that it was occupied. The difficult operation of mining then be- gan. Ventilators were stopped, because it was feared the noise they made might attract the Germans’ attention. The candles used for illumination fre- quently went out for lack of oxygen. “Finally the Germans became aroused to the danger which confront- ed them ang soon the blows of their picks were heard. The French sap- pers worked faster than their adver- sarles, however, and exploded 650 kil- ograms (1,400 pounds) of lyydite, des- troying the enemy's gallery and as- phyxiating the Germans working there.” OBITUARY. Charles H. Pine. Ansonia, Conn.,, March 14—Word ‘was received here today of the sud- den death at St. Petersburg, Fla, of Charles H. Pine, president of the An- sonia National bank, a former speak- er of the Connecticut house of repre- sentatives, a prominent Civil war vet- eran and a director of a number of corporations. Mr. Pine had been spending several weeks in Florida for the benefit of his health. Last night a telegram was received telling of his serious illness ang this was followed by another mes- sage today with news of his death, Mr, Pine was born in what is now Torrington, in September, 1843. While a young man he enlisted in the Sec- ond Connecticut heavy artillery at the outbreak of the Civil war and saw active service. f He gave a scholarship to Yale uni- versity some years ago, known as the Charles H. .Pine scholarship to ald students from this vicinity. He served as paymaster general on the staff of Governor Lounsbury. Mr. Pine was also a member of the commission that erected the Sedgwick monument at Gettysburg. His .wife died a number of years ago and he leaves no cchildren. Movements of Steamships. New York, March 14.—Arrived: steamers FEurope, Genoa; Ioannina, Piraeus. Sailed: steamer Niagara, Havre. Genoa, March 13.—Arrived: steamer Cedric, New York and Boston. Liverpool, March 14—Arrived: steamer New York, New York. Sail- ed: 15th, steamer St. Paul, New York. New York, March 14.—Steamer Or- duna, Liverpool for New York, sig- nalled. No position given. Dock 5:30 D. m. Monday. 5 Steamers Sunk by a Submarine SUCCESSFUL THREE CRUISE OF THE U-2, DAYS’ FOUR BRITISH, 1 FRENCH Gave Crews of Most of the Vessels Time to Leave—Was Chased by Pa- trol Boats, but Proved Too Elusive —Uneasiness in Shipping Circles, London, ) submarine U and_fas craft, had a the Scilly Islands and in th, Channel, where B and Saturda; ing four British steame: French steamer and in three others. Crews Given Time to Leave. The German commander gave the crews of most of the steamers time to leave their vessel and in somd cases towed the ships lifeboats with the crew to passing steamers by which they were brought to port. Chased by Patrol Boats. The U-29 was chased by patrol boats, but proved too elusive for them, while steamers which tried to ram or es- cape her found that the submarine s much faster than a similar craft which had previously been sent on a mission to destroy Great Britain's oversea trade. Uneasiness in Shipping Circles. With a German submarine in the waters arcund the Scilly Islands which the big linesrs pass on their way across the Atlantic, there is much un- easiness in shipping circles and dur- ing the course cf the day a report which_also_ reached the American liner New York by wireless, was cir- culated to the effect that one of them had been torpedoed. This report, it is belleved, arose from the sinking of the Andalusian which belongs to the Ellerman line. STORY OF THE SINKING OF THE ANDALUSIAN. German Craft Towed Lifeboat of Doomed Ship Near a British Steam- er. ch 14, 10.30 p. m.—The one of the largest of German under-w English Friday in sink- and one damaging London, March 15, 1.15 a. m.—Cap- tain Malley of the Ellerman Line steamer Andaivsian, which was sunk by a German submarine told the fol- lowing story of the loss of his boat: ‘Howling from Liverpool, we kept to A course we¥to the westward in the hope of escaping submarines. But twenty miles west of Rishop Rock the second officer reported a subma- rine off the pert bow. I ordered the engineer to put on full steam and we got up a speed of eleven knots The submarine, however, gained rap- idly on us and came alongside the Andalusian and ordered us to leave her in our lifeboats, In embarking in a lifeboat I broke rib. The German commander no- ticing ‘this, invited me on board the submarine, where T went to the cap- tain's cabin and a sailor bandaged my injury. The submarine towed our crew until we were rear Sritish steamer which we went ab “I urged th captain to €o back and try to save the Andalu- an if she was still afl He turned back ana en we came near the Andalusian we saw the submarine quietly sunning herself beneath the stern of the wreck. She dived as we came near.” STEAMER AUGUSTE CONSEIL TORPEDOED BY SUBMARINE Crew of 28 Men Saved by a Danish Steamer. Bordeaux, France, March 14 via Paris—The steamer Auguste Conseil, from Cardiff for Rouen with a cargo of coal, was torpedoed by a submarine off the Start Point, near the southern extremity of Devon, England, Thurs- day afternoon. The crew of twenty- eight men is reported to have been saved by a Danish steamer and taken to Falmouth, The August Conseil belonging to the Society Les Affreteurs Reuinis was a steamer of 1,852 tons. She sailed from Hyeres, France, Jan,_ 25, for Havre, where she arrived February 5th. Mar- itime records contain no information concerning her movements after that date. Given Ten Minutes to Leave Ship, Falmouth, via London, March 14, 7.30 p. m—The Auguste Conseil was sunk by the German submarine U-20. Her crew arrived here today on the Danish steamer Excellence Pieske. Members of ‘the crew say that the commander of the German submarine gave them ten minutes in which to leave their ship after which she was destroyed with bombs. The German commander told them he left Cux- haven six days ago and was about to return. He said that the U-29 would be replaced by another submarine, RAILROAD EMPLO;ES HELD A “SAFETY FIRST” MEETING Methods Illustrated by Motion Pic- tures at New Haven. New Haven, Conn. March 14.—Two thousand employes of the New York, New Haven and Hartford and Cen- tral New England railroads gathered at a local theatre today for a ‘“safety first meeting.” Several special trains Jbrought many of them here from New England points. -Motion pictures, illustrating safety methods, were a feature of the Ieeting. Addresses were made by President Howard El- liott, General Manager C. L. Bardo and others. Fire Causes Death of Two Brothers. Lexington, Mass., March 14.—Patrick and Michael Costello, brothers, lost their lives today when fire swept through the little house they occupled. Patrick died in bed of suffocation. Michael's body was found on the first floor and he is believed to have been on his way to summon help when the flames surrounded - him. Both men were of middle age. The cause of the fire is unknown. Wellesley College students complet- ed a fund for purchasing and equip- ping a military ambulance for service in France. Aviator Beachsy Drops 1o Death AEROPLANE COLLAPSED AT AN| ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET OVER S. FRANCISCO BAY | Was Making an Exhibition Flight at Panama-Pacific Exposition and the Fall Was Witnessed by Crowd—Body Recovered. a Large| San Francisco, March 14—Lincoln Beachey, the aviator, was killed while | making an exhibition flight Panama-Pacific_exposition tod: an altitude of about 3,000 feet Beache: began a sharp descent. The wings of his aeroplane collapsed and the ma- chine plunged into San Francisco bay. The body has been recovered. Was Completing Second Flight. Beathey was completing his second flight of the day when the accident occurred. Having previousiy electri- flied thousands of spectators with a of aerial somersaults, .the airman > give them an additicnal y making bne of the sensational perpendicular drops which usually featured his flights. Large Crowd Witnessed Fall. The fatal fall was attributed to the fact that Beachey entrusted his life today for the first time in several years to a monoplane. An exception- ally large crowd had been attracted to the fair grounds to see whether he would attempt the same explc in the new machine that he had perform- ed in his biplane. Was Making Perpendicular Drop. On the first flight all went well and the aviator's familiar trigks were in- dulged in with the exception of the perpendicular drop. s Beachey had saved fi the climax. It proved too much of a strain for the frame of the monoplane. The mac abeut 3,000 feet when Beachey shut of his_power. For about a thousand fec it dropped head-on for the earth and then the aviator grasped his control levers to adjust the planes for the graceful descent which had character- ized his previous fiights Plunged Into San Francisco Bay. At that point the wings crumpled and the aeroplane, turning over and over in its fall, plunged into Francisco bay, narrowly m vessel Iving at the government ti port doc Machine in Fragments. Hundreds rushed ne with eption of a few ts of t roplane floating on the ace of the bay, sign of the wrecked machine could be seen. Body Recovered. Launches put out immediately, equipped with grappling hooks, and a boat's crew from the battleship Ore- gon, which was anchored a short dis- tance away, joined in an attempt to recover the body of the aviator, which was strapped to the machine under 40 feet of water. The body was recov- ered shortly after 5 o'clock. Brother Witnessed Tragedy. Hillary Beachey, a brother of ator, witnessed the tragedy. was standing on the deck of the U. transport Crook, watching the flight. He said he heard a z sound like the breaking of a . The monoplane fell only a few away from the transport. Alive When He Struck the Water. That Beachey was still alive when he struck the water and had suffered no major injury as a result of the fall except a broken leg, was the opinion_expressed by Dr. Davig F Stafford, autopsy surgeon, who e amined the body at the morgue to- night. Jap Troops Go to Manchuria. Tokio, March 14—The first con- tingent of troops has started for aMn- churia. General Hongo of thé 17th di- vision which followed conferred toda with Lieutenant General Oka, minis ter of war, and will be received by the emperor tomorrow. Port Arthur is reported to be a busy spot. Pillaging at Adrianople. London, March 1 a. m.—Tel- egraphing from Sofia, the roccespond- ent of the Daily Mail says that it is reported that rioting and pillaging have taken place in Adrianople. Death Due to Drowning. The face, srid Dr. Stafford, was discolored fror: strangling, indicating that death was due to drowning. Made Desperaie Efforts to Release Himself. Cuts on the aviator's hands were taken to indicate that he had made desperate effcrts to release himself from the mesh of twisted wires and rods in which he was entangled. Was Protected by Engine. When the machine fell, Beachey was protected by the engine, propel- lers and hood of the _ monoplane, which struck the water first. It was pointed out that if Beachey could have disengaged himself he would proba- bly have managed to keep afloat long enough to he rescued. a walte: rs b 2 the He feet ERSTWHILE BELLE OF EUROPEAN COURTS DIES IN A COTTAGE. Fortune Swept Away by Unwise in- vestments of Her Husband. South Bend, Ind, March 14—Mrs. Peter Veuve, who was _Countess Jeane Dé Madre, once a belle of Buropean courts and a friend of Em- press Eugenie, died March 10 in her small cottage in South Bend, it be- came known today. The former countess was 83 years old. Mrs. Veu- ve was the daughter of Count Hippo- Iyte Henri De Madre, whose home was in Brussels, She was a nurse in the Franco- Prussian war and was decorated for bravery. About 1880 the countess came to America with her son, who contracted an illness and died. The son was a classmate at Sandhurst, England, with the Prince, who is now King Alfonso XIII of Cpain. After her fon’s death, the countess married Peter Veuve, a Swiss whom she had Wnown in court circles in Europe. He made unwise investments and the ine was at an ‘altitude of | | through an | Condensed Telegrams Mi-Careme passed almost unnoticed in Paris. Bulgaria is transpor artillery to the Greek ng her heavy frontier. Milwaukee brewery workers went on strike, one day ahead of the schedul- ed walkout. Gothenburg, Norway, is choked with cotton received from abroad and de ned for Hambur The new coast guard cutters Ossip- pee and Tallapoosa will be launched April 20 at Newport New: Zaldivar was appointed by of Salvador to be United States. Rafael the Government minsiter to the Holland invite women to meet at The nference. Women of from all other nation: Hague for a peace The Huntington, W. Va,, plant the American Car & Foundry will resume operations Monda; An involuntary ruptey was filed Erewing at petition in bank- by the Hammond West Hammond, IIL. Ashore near Little Egg Harbor, N. J., the American bark Plummer refloated with the aid of a tug. Secretary McAdoo was operated on for appendicitis shington hospital. His condition is normal. An order for 40,000 rails was placed with can rail mills by the ernment. tons of steel several Ameri- Russian Gov- Allan Ryan, a stock broker of New York refused to answer questions be- for the Senate ship lobby inquiry committee. A bill imposing a tax of $5 yearly on bachelor betwee 25 and 50 years of was introduced in the West Vir- House. gini A dispatch received in London from Athens states that a decree authoriz- ing a loan of $8,000,000 will soon be issued there. The C. adian Pacific liner Montrose ashore on the West coast of Af- and is sending out wireless calls for assistance. Striking miners of the Urestonburg & ! Middle Creek (o’s Prestonburg, Ky. were joined by miners of the Colonial Coal & Coke Co. providing for prohibition ut the Territory of Alaska was introduced in the lower house of the Legislature. A bill Because pigs consume S0 many pota- toes, the twenty miilion now in Ger- |x : o htered at the rate Mrs. Clara Muriel in the American was awarded neur de: Kipling, Hospi in Pa 3 the gold “Medaille Asher Sheldon, oidest resident of New THaven, Conn., celebrated his 10 birthday, and tangoed to show that he is still spry. A bill was introduced in the Minne- sota State Senate increasing ailre passer r rates in that tSate from to & cents per mile. Fifty thousand pounds of hemp were pure d in Winchester, Ky., at $10 per 10 pounds, the highest price ever known for hemp in Kentucky. Ships of the French from New York will dock instead I3 re, line sailing t Bordeaus because of the ion in the war zone. of Ha John Snell, aged about: 60 was ! burned to death at Rumford , Me., | when a small building in the railroad | vard, in which he was sleeping, was burned. William Minton and his wife perish- ed when their cottage on Sunset Hill, hant, M was burned early urday. house was in flames firemen arrived. when In spite of the fact that she will be compelled to wear an artificial limb, Mme. Bernhardt, whose leg was am- putated at Bordeaux, decided to tour America in the fall. Miss Hannah M. Horton, aged 82 was found dead in her home at Gosh- en, N. Y. She is believed to have been murdered by burglars, as the house was ransacked. Louis Hoz, Italian Consul at Calgary, Alberta, is in prison charged with misappropriation of $5,000 sent to him by his countrymen to send to their families in Italy. Fire destroyed three wooden build- ings on Washington street, North At- tleboro, Mass., in the centre of the business district, eartly Saturday, causing a loss of $60,000. Germany 'having informed Switzer- land that the exportation of coal from Germany will be shortly prohibited, England offered Switzerland as much as she requires, at cost price. Several Indians representing the ‘Washakie tribe called on Indian Agent L. D. Creel at Salt Lake City and re- quested that the Government provide a “national flag” for the Indians. Formal announcement of the en- gagement of Miss Katherine Page, daughter of American Ambassador W. H. Page, to Charles P. Loring, a Bos- ton architect, was made in London. Shortly after the Fall River line steamer. Providence left her dock at Fall River for New York Friady night, a man jumped from the hurricane deck into the bay and disappeared. Allan J. McLaughlin, state health commissioner of Massachusetts, stat- ed that he would decline an assign- ment as health representative in Ser- bia of the American Red Cross and Rockefeller Foundation. The_steamer La Hascogne reached New York from Bordeaux with her forward smokestack missing. It had been swept away by a tremendous northeast gale and high seas which struc kthe ship on March 9. Joseph St. Pierre and Bernard Le- hand, whose arrest at Cambridge, Mass., on a charge of murder followed an investigation of the death of Miss countess’ fortune was swept away. Veuve brought his wife to watch factory. Esther Ryan, were held by the dis- South | trict court for a hearing March 30, on Bend an dobtained employment in a a charge of manslaughter. Each furnished $2,500 bail. Two Drowned in NewHflefl Harbor BOAT LOADED WITH CLAMS SPRANG ALEAK AND SANK. BARGE CREW MEMBERS A Third Man Swam Nearly Half a Mile Before He Was Picked Up by a Rowboat — Men Drowned Were Brothers. New Haven, Conn, X seph and Edward Bohn, brothers, of Brooklyn, N, Y., were drowned in the harbor tonight, when their small boat, loaded with clams, sprung a leak and ank in the channel. Edward Carey of New Haven swam nearly half a mile in the icy waters before he was picked up by a rowboat The thres were members of the crew of the barge “Lewis” of Brook- lyn, N. Y., which is tied up at the with a load of coal. Joseph ohn was captain of the craft. He was about 21 years old and leaves a young widow, who is aboard the Lewis. She was hysterical when in- formed of the tragedy. The three had been clamming the greater part of the afternoon _ and were on the way back to the barge when the small craft suddenly sank. It is said that neither of the Bohn brothers could swim. Their bodies had not been recovered at a late hour tonight. h 14.—Jo- CONDITIONS IN MEXICO CITY HAVE IMPROVED. But a State of Anarchy Prevails in Marzanillo. Washington ditions in Mexico Ci the food and water plenished and the placed in ler once more by the Villa-Zapata | conve government, situations | frang th o diffict for the | United States have arisen at the port | of Pongre the Atlantic coast of { Mexico and at Manzaillo, a port on | the Pacific side. Wire reports from the can consul at Manzanillo sta condition of ararchy pre | the Carranza troops is_in nable t¢ maintain order; that Ts are apprehensive and that the food supply decreasing, while the Villa-Zapata troops are investing t hes to the town. Admiral Howard, commarding the Pacific fleet, is un be prepa to ta | foreigr from Manzanillo if »nditions improve. Several Amer are in_ the vicinity. Pro the port from which is shipper 90 per cert. of the sisal hemp required for binding the wheat crop of the United States has been ordered closed by General Carranza to foreign commerce. Iie has dispatched the gunboat Zaragosa and is preparing to send the armored tug Ocampo to en- force his biockade order. The eruiser Des Moines is at Orugreso under orders from the navy department to t there is no interference with commerce, in accord- ce with the international precedent, the right of de facto zovernment to close a port mot in its possession is not recognized. 14—While con- have improved | being re- Ameri- possession not THAW ACQUITTED OF CONSPIRACY CHARGE Fight for His Recommitment to Mat- teawan Will Begin Today. New York March 14—Harry K. Thaw’s fight against being sent back to the state hospital for the criminal insane at Matteawan, following his acquittal yesterday of the charge of conspiracy in connection with his es- cape from that institution in 1913 will be begun in earnest tomorrow. Thaw, who was remanded to the Tombs prison pending argument of his attorney’s motion that he be sent back to New Hampshire, whence he was extradited to stand trial on the conspiracy charge, had nearly recov- ered today from the severe cold which for a time last week threatened to incapacitate him. Last night he was removed to his cell from the com- fortable room off the prison yard where he had been quartered during his illness. He seemed in good spirits, but would not talk about his case. He said he was following the instructions of his counsel to keep silent in this respect. He received no visitors and spent a good part of the day reading and exercising, Tomorrow afternoon Thaw’s counsel will argue their motion for his re- turn to New Hampshire taking the ground that he was brought here to stand trial on the conspiracy charge and that, having been acquiteed, the commitment on which he was orig- inally sent to Matteawan is not opera- tive and he should be returned to the state from which he was brought on extradition proceedings. Should they fail to obtain a ruling in their client's favor, Thaw's attorneys are expected to sut out a writ of habeas corpus and to seek to show that he is sane and entitled to legal discharge from Matteawan, where he was sent after his acquittal, on the ground of insanity of the murder of Stanford White. SHOT HOTEL CLERK AND STOLE $30. On West 34th Street, New York—Re fused to Thow Up His Hands. New York, March 15.—Two men en- tered the lobby of the Hotel Atlan on West 34th street near the theatrical district today, fatally shot Charles Mil- ler, the clerk, and escaped after rob- bing the cash drawer of $30. Miller was alone in the lobby at the time. According to the brief story he gave before he died, the men ordered him to throp up his hands. Miller, who at one time had been a wrestler, refused and closed with the robbers. One of them, he sald, hit him over the head with a blackjack and both then fired repeatedly at him. He dropped with five bullets in_ his body and his assailants after rifiing the cash drawer fled. Samuel Bowles Is Dead. Springfield, Mass., March 14—Sam- uel Bowles, editor and publisher of the Springfiela Republican, died at 12.35: a m. today.