Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 17, 1915, Page 1

Bualletin NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1915 fEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulleti’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population L1 RUSSIANS FORCING ACTIONS IN POLAND And are Holding the Austro-German Armies in Ga- licia and in the Carpathians at Bay BATTLES CONTINUE ON MORE EXTENSIVE SCALE British Account of Recent Operations at Nueve Chapelle Places German Casualties Between March 10th and 13th at Between 17,000 to 18,000 Men—Unofficial Despatch- es Indicate That the Warships in the Dardanelles are Meeting With a Determined Fire From the Turkish Forts —Italy’s Future Course Has Became a Source of In- tense Interest—People are Gathering in the Streets Cry- ing for War. The battles in the eastern and west- ern war zones continue on a much more extensive scale than the official com- munications issued by the respective governments would indicate. The Rus- elans apparently ere forcing the fight- ins in Poland, while, according to Petrograd, they are holding the Austro- German armies in Galicia and in the Carpathians at bay. In addition they have resumed their campaign in the crownland of Bukowina, from the greater part of which they withdrew a few weeks ago. All of the official statements, Austri- an Russian and German, tell of the capture of prisoners and guns and Progress made at various points. An official British account of the re- cent operations at Neuve Chapelle, in ‘which the British troops were success- ful in forcing back the Germans, now place the German casualties between March 10 and 13 at from 17,000 to 18,- 009 men. There have been_ several other ac- tions in recent days where the losses are described as very heavy. Nothing of an official nature has been made public recently regarding the operations in the Dardanelles, but some unocial despatches indicate that the warships are meeting. with a de- termined fire from the Turkish forts in their efforts to penetrate the straits. An Athens despatch %o a German pa- Per says that the Turks have even suceeeded in placing new heavy. guns’ in the Kum Kale battery, at the mouth of the straits. Several of the attack- ing ships are also reported to have been damaged. Fifteen wounded Ger- mans from the ¢ruiser Dresden, sunk Dby the British off the island of Juan Fernandez, have reached Valparaiso. They report three men killed in the action, and it is also reported .that 19 are missing, The commander of the Dresden and 8330 men ‘came out of the fight unin- jured and it is said will be brought to alparaiso. Ttaly's future course with respect to the war has now become a subject of intense interest. Italy has long been making ready for any eventuality and, according to despatches from Rome, the time is near at hand for her to make her Jecision. There are reports of the assembling of a large Italian fieet, of final tests of heavy guns, of people gathering in the streets crying for war, and, finally, of Italy’s desires with respect to Austrian territory—desires which _despatches from Austria intimate can never be fulfilled. Prince Von Buelow, the German am- bassador at Rome,.is said to have giv- en formal assurances that Germany will be able to induce Vienna to con- cede to Italy what ehe demands of territory, but, it is declared on reliable authority, Italy’s demands include a large extent of coast on the Adriatic sea, comprising _even the Austrian naval base ‘at Pola, as well as the provinces of Trent and Trieste. PETROGRAD REVIEW. OF BATTLES IN THE EAST Russians Aggressive on Both Banks of the Orzyc River. yia London, March 16, 10.35 p. m—The following official communication was issued from gen- eral headquarters tonight: “We have destroved advanced par- ties of the enemy-from Kopeiowo. The sffensive of our troops on both banks of the Orzyc river is progressing suc- cesstully, After a very stubborn bat- tle_our troops captured the villages of Stegna anq Yednorozec and repulsed a vigorous counter-attack by the Ger- mans, capturing one heavy gun, three light guns, seven, machine guns and at least 700 prisoners. “North of the Przasnyss-Groudousk line our troops have had partial suc- cesses. “On the left bank of the Vistula the enemy has been more active in bom- barding our fortifications in the Bzura region, but has attempted a fruitless offensive in the Pilica district, “In the Canpathians our troops hage continued their oftensive operations in the Smolnik region, in spite of deep snow, heavy snowstorms and the cold. They carried the last positions of the enemy, taking 2,400 prisoners, includ- ing 36 officers. Seventeen machine guns were also captured. “This success was gained in the cen- ter of the chief Austrian offensive and the enemy was forced to retreat in the direction of Boligrod. Towards Uzsok Pass We carried trenches of the enemy. In the region of Zawadka and Rozanka the enemy persists in his at- tacks.” PRESIDENT WILSON TO 1 PROTEST TO THE ALLIES Against Subjecting Neutral Shipping to Order-in-Counéil Restrictions. March 16, — Président e anes e t~ ':’rnnunt. the and her allies W ‘Wilson a strong. United. action of thority on international law and one of the administration spokesmen in de- fense of the legal side of the ship pur- chase bill, talked at length with the president tonight aboutt the situation. As he left the White House Senator Walsh said the British action had no precedent in law or history and_ that an unusually vigorous protest should be made against it. He spoke of the Zereral regret among senators now that before the last congress adjourn- ed power had not been given to the president to declare embargoes on ex- s from the United States to the gerents. He added, however, he had no idea that the president would call any extra session for that pur- pose. The British order will be made pub- lic tomorrow by the state department, together with the full text of the notes to and from Great Britain and_ Ger- many, fn which the United States sought to’bring about an abandonment of submarine warfare and the shipment of conditional contraband to civilians. GREAT BRITAIN SELLING SHIPS TAKEN AS PRIZES One Turkish Steamer and Three Ger- man Sailing Vessels. London, March 5—(Correspondence of The Associated Press)—The ffirst \steamer captured from the Turks, the imbushi Riza Bey, 1,398 tons gross, was offercd for sale at public_auction yesterday and sold for $56,250 to a| Liverpool owner. Three German sailing vessels _at- tracted spirited bidding from _ Nor- wegian and British buyers and good prices were obtained. The Ortuna was sold for $33,500 to a British owner. The Melpomene brought $26,250 and the Viganetta $17,500, going to Nor- wegian buyers. 3 To such an extent has the admiral- ty taken over steamers that many of the regular lines have had to charter outside vessels to keep their regular service going. Several of the North for their service to the United States. Some of the regular sailing _vessels have been dropped and others have been arranged ‘“subject to sgovern- ment Tequisition. PROTESTS TREATMENT OF SUBMARINE CREWS American Ambassador at Berlin Asked to Present Complaint. Amsterdam, via London, March 16.— The newspaper Tidj léarns from Ber- lin that the American ambassador has been asked by Germany to lodge a protest at London against the treat- ment by the British authorities of the crew of the German submarine U-12, which it is alleged, is contrary to in- ternational law and would necessitate reprisals. = The submarine U-12 was sunk by the British destroyer Ariel on March 10. Ten of her crew were saved. The announcement was made that owing to the nature of the German submarine warfare the ordinary privileges of prisoners ' of war would be withheld from the crew of the U-12 as well as other submarine crews, ENGLAND FIRST PROPOSED EXCHANGE, OF PRISONERS At Suggestion of Pope All Incapa tated Soldiers Were Included. Rome, March 16, via, Paris, 8.55-p. m. An official report concerning the ne- Eotlations of the Vatican with the belligerent powers for an exchange of civil prisoners is published by the Osservatore Romano, the official or- gan of the Vatican. From this report it appears that England first proposed the exchange of prisoners over 55 years of age, while Germany fixeq the age at over 45 years, 1t was agréed finally, at the suggestion of the pope, that an ex- change should be made of all those incapacitated from serving in' the army, regardless of ag U. 8. Steel Corporation Lessens Di- rectorats New York, March 16.—At a special meeting of the directors of the United States Steel Corporation here today the by-laws were so amended as to reduce the number of directors from 24 to 18. Thomas Murray, assistant secretary, resigred as director. As there were five vacanciés provided to Mr. Murray's resignation, the board Cabled Para- . 3s N o o2 48,000 Teutonic @% ners Th & Jev. London, M , 9.40 p. m.—A Pe- trograd d= * o Reuters Telegram Compar” , _hat in February 48,000 Germ~ Austrian prisoners pass- ed th. Kiey. Smallpox in Petrograd. Potrograd, via London, March 16, 1045 p, m—Feur hundred afd seven- ty cases of smallpox were reported in Petrograd during January and Feb- ruery, as compared with 1178 for all of last year. Pass Motion Picture Aviator Killed. Los Angeles, Calif., March 16— Frank Stites, an aviator,. fell 300 feet in an “air well” at a motion picture city near here today, jumped from the aeroplane whén thirty feet from the ground and died from his injuries shortly afterward. Bark Brynhilda to Be Released. * London, March 17, 1.54 a. m.—The American consul at’ Aberdeen, Scot- land, telegraphs that the American now numbers 18, The annual re- port, which will be issued within the next few days, was approved. Assignments of Army Officers. Washington, March 16.—Brigadier General Harry F, Hodges and Willlam L. Sibert, recently promoted from the grade of colonel in the army engineer corps to be brigadiers of the line, were today assigned by Secretary Garrison to command_respectively the North ‘Atlantic and Pacific coast artillery dis- tricts. General Hodges will | bark Brynhilda, .which was brought into Aberdeen with a prize crew, will he released, as the ship sailed from New York with a cotton cargo before the blockade was declared. Mexican Affairs More Turbulent HOUSES OF SWEDISH SUBJECTS PLUNDERED IN CAPITAL. FOREIGNERS TO LEAVE Secretary Bryan Sends Instructions to Have Cruiser Cleveland Protect For- in Manzanillo—Claim Mc- Manus Was a Naturalized Mexican. eigners ‘Washington, March 16.—Plundering of two houses belonging to Swedish citizens and the robbing of a Swedish subject in the streets of Mexico City was reported by the Swedish charge @affaires there who described condi- tions under the Zapata occupation as Greatest Warship in the World THE BATTLESHIP PENNSYLVANIA LAUNCHED AT NEWPORT NEWS. PROMINENT WITNESSES Ncisy Welcome Given the Giant Dread- nought by Craft in Harbor—Chris- tened by Miss Elizabeth Kolb of Germantown, Pa. Newport News, Va, March 16— Moored to a pier at the ship yard here| tonight lay the glant red hull of the new battleship Pennsylvania—the world's greatest fighting _ craft— awairing completion after her suc- cessful trip today fromi the stocks to VIENNA SAYS AUSTRIANS ARE HOLDING RUSSIANS, IncAttempt to Capture Heights to the Northwest of Wyszkow. Vienna, via London, March 16, 1155 p. m—The following official commu- nication from headquarters was is- sued tonight: “Attacks of the enemy against our positions east of Sulejow, near Lopus- zno (in the Kielce region) have been repulsed. Attacks near Gorlice have also failed, while our artillery caused heavy losses to the Russians. “In the Carpathians yesterday ar- tillery duels prevailed for the most part. North of Uszok Pass it has been comparatively quiet since March 14 when the enemy suffered heavily. On that occasion two Russian bat- talions were almost annihilated. Eleven o'cers, 650 men and three ma- chine guns were captured. “To the northwest of Wyczkow we captured a_height, taking 380 prison- ers. The battle south of the Dniest- er_continued. “An attempt by the enemy to cap- ture the heights held by us east of Otynia, in the direction of Kolomea, repelled, after several days fight. ith heavy losses to the enemy. “After receiving large _ reinforce- ments the ememy again, during the afternoon, advanced on these heights and attacked our forces three times. LIVING ON $6 A WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY 19 Year Old Shopgirl Tells Legislative Committee it's a Simple Matter. Albany, N. Y., March 16—Living on $6 a week in New York city is a very simple problem,’ Miss Dorothy Miller, a 19 year old shopgirl, told a legisla- tive committee investigating the min- imum wage proposition today. If one wants more clothes, seh explained, it is only necessary to eat less food and .if more food is wanted, skimp on the clothes. allowance. Before Miss Miller took the witness stand she sat, half hidden, in a gveat, soft leather cchair in the senate cham- ber and heard the minimum wage proposition criticised as unscientific, uneconomic and unnecegsary. Hence, her later remark that living on $6 a week was not scientific either. She came here at the behest of the con- sumers’ league of New York to relate her personal experience as a working Atlantic lines kave chartered vessels| girl, CITIZENS WHO WANT WAR SHOULD BE MADE TO ENLIST Before Spreading Doleful Predictions, Says Vice President Marshall. Chicago, March 16.—The citizens who think the United States should take a part in the war should be made to enlist in the army before being al- lowed to spread their doleful predic- tions broadcast, Vice President Mar- shall saiq today. The vice president, Mrs. Marshall, Franklin K. Lane, sec- retary of the interior and Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, will leave here tomorrow for San Francisco to attend the Panama- Pacific exposition. 14 COLUMBIA SOPHOMORES IN HANDS OF POLICE For Smashing Windows and Otherwise Damaging a Restaurant. Newark, N. J., March 16.—Fourteen members 'of the sophomore class of Columbia university fell into the hands of the police tonight as the result of a melee involving the partial wreck- ing of a local restaurant when the freshman class of the university was holding its class dinner. The Tes- taurant was assailed from front and rear, the plate glass window on the street side being smashed and exten- sive damage done the furnishings. Police reserves arrived in_ patrol wagons which conveyed the fourteen men caught to the police station. They were later paroled for appearance in court tomorrow. OBIJUARY. Dr. Henry Smith Noble, Middletown, Conn., March 16—Word was received here tonight of the death at Waterbury, Vt, of Dr. . Henry Smith Noble, for the last 14 years su- perintendent of the Connecticut Hos- pital for the Insane in this city. Dr. Noble had been visiting at the home, of ‘a nephew there for several weeks. His health had been poor for some time, He was born in October, 1845, and was graduated from Tufts college in 1869 and from the College of Physi- clns and Surgeons in New York in 1781. Early in his career he made @ study of insanity and was regarded as an authority. At one time he was connected with the Hartford Retreat for the Insane. He had been at the, local hospital for thirty-five years and was made superintendent in 1901. Dr. Noble was a Mason and was a. member of a number of medical so- cieties. His widow survives. Examined Prinz Eitel. ‘Washington, March 18. the report of the board of naval officers which ex the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich was received at the navy department. The time. they recommended for the German_cruiser to repair will be ‘kept ST. PATRICK’S DAY Mazrch 17th TH' WEARIN’ OF TH’' GREEN Th’ band shteppin’ grandly, wid th' little tinor drum A-rowlin’ out th’ futshsteps of th’ marchers as they comey Th’ chune is brave an’ shwingin’, an’ the notes is clear an’ cleam, An’ ivrybody’s shteppin’ to Th' Wearin’ of th’ Green. My fate begins to tingle, but my heart begins to sigh— | can’t help thrippin’ lively, but | hov to wipe my eye. 1 see th’ grass of Ireland—as fresh an’ clean an’ shweet As thot clear shade of imerald th’t paints th’ growin’ wheat. I see th’ little shamrocks an’ think of phwat they mean, Wid iv'ry clutchin’ measure of My legs wud k to dancin’, an’ The’ Wearin’ of th’ Green. | also want to cry— 1 can’t help jiggin®. gladly, but | hov to wipe my eye. 1 know th't there in Galway th’ gossoons aich will sing Th’ song th't’s in my heart today, an’ dance like enny king; Th’ lads will all be dancin’, aich wid his own colleen, An’ threadin’ to th’ coaxin’ of Th’ Wearin’ of th’ Green. An’ thot"s phwy, whin th’ marchers goes proudly shteppin’ by, My fate will walk in jigtime, but th’ tear comes to my eye! WILLIAM D. NESBIT. “deplorable” In a.message to the le- gation of Sweden here today. Foreigners Desire to Leave. Some Americans and other foreign- ers, the number of whom was not given, have expressed their desire, through the Brazilian _ miaister, to leave Mexico City and Secretary Bryan Jate* today sent a communication to Carranza, through Consul Silliman, asking that the transportation be ar- ranged. Protection From Cruiser Cleveland. Secretary Bryan today _instructed the American consul at Manzanillo, Mexico, to confer with Commander Williams, of the cruiser Cleveland, in regard to the protection of foreigners and to make representations to the local authrities. Consul Silliman at Vera Cruz, was instructed to urge General Carranza to take steps immediately to insure protection to foreigners and their in- terests at Manzanillo: Carranze Officers Executed. General Mateo Almarza, a Carran- za commander, and his entire staff, have been courtmartialled for treason and executed at Torreon by Villa au- thoritles, according to a report to the Villa agency here today. Tender of Battleship Delaware Fired on by Snipers. Galveston, Texas, Mdrch _16.—The tender of the United States battleship Delaware was fired on by snipers at Vera Cruz on March 10, according to repbrts brought here today by pas- sengers on the Norwegian steamship City of Tampico. The tender went in- to the harhor for Captain Rogers of the Delaware and was fired upon while in-bound and again while re- turning to the warship. No one was injured. McManus Was a Naturalized Mexican. Vera Crus, March 16—The state- ment was made here today by persons connected with the Carranza govern- ment that John B. McManus, the former Chicagean Who was killed in Mexico Clty on March 11 by Zapata troops, was not an American citizen. Mr. McManus lived in Mexico City for about fifteen years and was said to have become a naturalized Mexi- can. M’MANUS’ PARTNER SEEKS INDEMNITY FOR FAMILY. Engaged Secretary Bryan in Heated Argument at State Department. ‘Washington, March 16.—George W. Knoblauch, of New _ York, _business partner of the late John B. McManus, the Amerlcan citizen who was killed recently in Mexico City, engaged Sec- retary Bryan in a heated argument at the state department today on ‘the subject of democratic and republican politics, in reference to the protec- tion of foreigners in Mexico. Knoblauch came here in the inter- est of the widow and children of his business associate for whom he seeks an adequate inGemnity. After an in- terview with Mr, Bryan, he went to the White House, to ‘get, he said, in- formation on the viewpoint of Sec- retary Tumulty in the matter. The latter referred him -to Secretary Bryan, saving the matter was belng handled at the state department through the Brazilian minister . in Mexico. City, Later in the day a local newspaper published an interview with . Knob- lauch, quoting him as saying he had been unable to find out. what had been done by the state department and had appealed to the president and that in| his talk with:Secretary Bryan the| t angry because of a ref- the waters of James river. Mechanics were back at work on the vessel al- most as soon as tugs could take her in tow when she was safely afloat, the builders seeing to it that not a minute was lost on the task of preparing her for commissioning not later than February 28, 1916. Bishop Berry Delivered Prayer. Secretary Daniels of the navy and George Brumbs: h of Pennsylvania headed the distinguished company on the launching stand to see the Penn- sylvania take the water. Miss Eliza- beth Kolb, of Germantown, Pa., nam- ed the ship and broke a bottle of champagne against the receding bow, after Episcopal Bishop Berry, Pennsylvania, had delivered a pray- er. Ten Thousand Spectators Cheered. Joining witk the noisy welcome giv- en ihe new dreadnought by the whistles cf the presidential ‘yacht Mayflowef and harbor craft and the Shouts of ten thousand spectators was the hoarse shriek of the siren of the German commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich, tied up at a nearby pier. Commander Thierichens, the German captain, in full uniform, was one of the guests on the launching stand. This afternoon a banquet was given at Old Point Comfort by the ship- building company in honor of the sponsor and Secretary Daniels was the principal speaker. OFFICERS OF PRINZ EITEL WITNESS LAUNCHING Of Dreadnought “Pennsylvania—Guests of Secretary Dan Newport News, Va, March 16— Commander Max Thierischens of the German raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich, with several of his officers, paid an official call today on Secretary Daniels here aboard the Mayflower for the launching of the dreadnought Pennsylvania. The Ger- man officers boarded the yacht soon after she droppea anchor after her night cruise down the Potomac from Washington and were cordially greeted by Mr. Daniels. Later, as the Mayflower steamed past the crippled Eitel Friedrich —at her moorings near the hull of tine Penn- sylvania, the German cruiser's band played the Star Spangled Banner and the Mayfiower responded with s ss- lute. While Commander Thierichens, in naval uniform, witnessed the launch- ing of the hew American warship from the stand where Secretary Daniels and other govérnment officials stood, he de- clined to attend the naval luncheon at ©Old Point Comfort. “I thank you, and would be de- lighted,” he said in response to an in- vitation, “but I must remain with my ship and help to make her ready to put back to sea.” Commander Thierichens _reiterated the Eitel would not be interned for the remainder of the war, although that is contrary to belief expressed here. PRESIDENT AT FUNERAL OF LINCOLN’S BODYGUARD. Col. W. H. Crook Had Been For Fifty Years a White House Employe. Washington, March 16.—President ‘Wilson today attended the funeral, of! Colonel H. . Crook, Presi- dent Lincoln's bodyguard,. who died last Saturday after more than fifty years service as a White House em- ploye. The funeral was held from a house ‘where the colonel died. White House employes acted as pall bearers and al work was sus- pended at the executive offices during| th services. The funeral was at Ar- | lington National cemetery. The sale of roses for charity on = D in ° London of presidential _yacht | Condensed Te]egrams The Anchor liner Comeronia arrived safely at Liverpool. The New York Cotton Exchange will be closed Good Friday. Over 1,000 lives were lost in Penn- sylvania coal mines during 1914. A dividend of $3 a share was de- clared by the Ahmeek Mining Co. Cotton exports du almost twice those of February year. g February were last Linseed oil prices were advanced 2 cents a gallon by the American Lin- seed Co. in_ Scotland Corps for Twenty-five ministers organized a Ministers' Home Defense. The Dar Department let a contract for 66 moving picture machines for use in the army. German banks at Constantinople are reported to be shipping gold in large quantities to Berlin. The Delaware and Raritan Canal was opened to navigation from Borden- town to Trenton, N. J. A cut of five cents a barrel in ali grades of Pennsylvania oil was an- nounced in Pittsburgh. Shipping of cattle for slaughter at eastern ponts was resumed at the Chi- cago Union Stockyards. Orders for 100 steel flat cars were received at the Altoona, Pa., shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In order to lower prices, the Aus- tralian Government proposes to na- tionalize the bread industry. The steamer Lintrose, left St. John's New Brunswick, to take the place of the Earl Gray as ice-breaker in the White Sea. Mrs. Samuel Kimblin and her young child died of burns received when their home at Casey, Ill, was destroy- ed by fire. Over $40,000,000 of the new German war loan was authorized by banking institutions in neutral countries and private individuals. Lloyds in London are doing business at 25 per cent to insure against an advance in taxes of petrol, tobacco and tea in the next budget. Six persons were injured when the gasoline tank of a Jjitney 'bus_ex- ploded while preparing for a trip from Relay to Baltimore, Md. Charles Baldwin, engineer, was kill- ed, and the railroad station partly wrecked when the “Dixie Flyer” left the rails at Shelburn, Ind. A forty-four pound turtile with the engraving, “I come from Noah's Ark. iDon't disturb my wanderings,” on its | shell, was caught at Clinton, Cal. Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian au- thor, attempting to stir up sentiment in favor of the Allies throughout Italy, criticised the Vatican for neutral at- titude. Frederick Zerbst, deputy warden of the Leavenworth Federal Peniten- tiary, was appointed warden of the Atlanta _ penitentifry, succeeding Warden Moyer. . Virtually all of the grain seized by the Germans in Antwerp has been shipped to Germany, according to de- pendable information reaching Lon- don. Lord Kitchener declared in the House of Lords that legislation al- lowing the Govornment to take over factories in Great Britain is an “im- perative necessity. Official denial has been made by the Brazilan government of the report printed by newspapers that negotia- tions are under way for floating a loan of $15,000,000 in New York. . Commissioner Charles C. McChord was elected chairman of the Interstate Commerce ~ Commission, _sutceeding Commissioner James S. Harlan, the chairman changing every year. Ten skilled machinists are being added to the force employed at the torpedo factory at Newport, R. L, each week. There are seven hundred and fifty civilians on the payroll today. Governor Fielder of New Jersey is- sued a statement that he is opposed to the Stevens bill to place the op- eration of the full crew law in the hands of the Public Utility Commis- sioners. Two storehouses owned by the Blackstone Stocking. company at Cen- tral Falls, R. I, were destroyed by fire. The buildings were filled with manufactured goods ready for ship- ment. A wireless message received at St. John’s, N. F., brought word that eight steamers of the sealing fleet were caught in the ice fifteen miles off Call_): Bonavista, 80 miles north of that po! The British steamship Wyvisbrook, reported recently as having been seized by Carranza officials at Cam- peche, arrived last night at Port Eads from Progreso, and will dock at New Orleans. President Wilson has decided upon the route for the Alaskan railway, but an announcement will await the outcome' of negotiations with one of the two existing lines which the gov- ernment may buy. . historical and political writers of France, suggested that Constantinople and some of the country surrounding coutry be give to Belgium for her re- sistance to Germany. Carrying supplies for the warships Tennessee and North Carolina, now in the Mediterranean, and food and clothing for the needy in the Holy Land, the collier Vuican sailed from Philadelphia for Jaffa. Beleyn prisoners under senteence of death in the Arkansas penitentiary at Little Rock, will be electrocuted there this month, as a result of the failure of the Legislature to pass a bill abol- ishing capital punishment. The federal reserve board announc- ed that it had deferred for thirty days consideration of appeals from the work of the reserve bank organization M. Jean Finot, one of the leading] Told of Ballou’s Visit to Her, conscious on the Landing fort to Revive Him—On journed—Crowds Vainly Room. Bridgeport, Corn., March _16.—For nearly six hours today Mrs. Helen M. Angle recited to the jury from the wit- ness stand in the superior court her story of the incidents of the night of June 23d last, on which night the state, in its allegation of manslaughter against her, charges she caused the death of Waldo R. Ballou. Swayed With Emotion. In a voice at times so low as to be almost inaudible, rising as a gust of emotion swayed her, and again broken by sobs, she told of Ballou's visit to her that night, of how she later found him unconscious on the landing at the foot of her stairs and of carrying him out to the entrance door in her effort to revive him, of the visit of the police | to her apartments, of her bewilderment at the rapidity of the happenings and Of her arrest. Four Hours on Stand. For nearly four hours, under the guidance of her counsel, she told her story, sketching into the picture h.r early acquaintance with Ballou, his af- fection for her angd her feeling for him, although she had declined to marry him. Later under cross examination by the state’s attorney she was taken back over much of the ground she previously covered. During this cross examination her voice assumed a much firmer tone and only once at the men- tion of Ballou did she have to struggle to control her feelings. She was on the stand when adjournment taken, was Courtroom Crowded. More than the usual crowds sought to enter the courtroom today and many vainly crowded the halls, both morn- ing and afternoon, seeking admission. Women and girls made up a large part of the spectators, many of them com- ing long before the session opened and remairning throughout the noon recess. Scene In Her Apartment Mrs. Angle was asked about the presence of the chief of police and several other men in her apartments while she was dressing to go to po- lice headquarters. The state’s wit- nesses have testified that portierres between the back room where Mrs. Angle drssed and the front room where the police were, were drawn. Mrs. Angle was positive that there were no portieres. The reoms were divided by folding doors but _Mrs. Angle said Chief Brennan would not permit the doors to be closed. The police matron was with her at the time. Under further questioning by Mr. Cummings, the witness said that she did remember hearing Chief Brennan say something to the effect that they would observe the laws of decency. Did Not Know Ballou Was Bleeding. In answer to other questions she told the state’s attorney that when she MRS. ANGLE RECITES STORY TO JURY Incidents of the Night of June 25, the Night She is ~ Charged With Having Caused Ballou’s Death | AT TIMES SWAYED WITH EMOTION AND SOBBED of How She Found Him Un- at the Foot of Her Stairs and of Carrying Him Down to the Entrance Door in an Ef- the Stand for Almost Four Hours—Under Cross Examination When Court Ad- Sought to Enter the Court found Mr. Ballou in the hall she did not kno he was bleeding. She called: immy, Jimmy, what is the matter “You oke in a loud voice?” inter- posed Mr. Cummings. “I think it is very doubtful, because I never speak loud,” came the reply. Identfied Pint Bottle. A pint whiskey bottle placed in ev- idence by the state was then shown to Mrs. Angle and she was asked to identify it. She thought it looked like one she had in her rooms. The state claimed by testimony of one of its witnesses that the bottle was found unbroken in Ballou's picket. “Do you recall being asked how the bottle came to be on Ballou’s person?” asked the state’s attorney. Mrs. Angle said she did not. recall being asked how the came to be unbroken,” she said. Mrs. Angle was asked how she re- membered some things and not others. She replied that she told her story as it returned to her “bit by bit.” Wore a White Shirtwaist. Up to the time Mr. Ballou left she said she was wearing a white shirt- waist, black skirt and white under- skirt. Mr. Cummings then showed her a white underskirt, previously put in evidence, and the witness admitted it was the one she had worn that night. There is a large blood stain on the front a short distance from the bottom. Mr. Cummings asked her to explain how it got there. Was Kneeling Beside “Jimmy” “I don't know whether it was while I was kneeling beside “Jimmy"” in the hall or later,” she replied. The witnesses said that when Bal- lou did not respond she took him downstairs to the door and tried to stand him on his feet, but “he fell away from me.” She did not' them notice that he was bleeding or that her garments were bloodstained. Neither did she realize that she had walked with her bare feet in blood. She had previously explained that when Ballou left she had taken off her shoes and stockings and had started to rub her lame ankle with a strong oil before she heard the noise in the hall that called her from her room. On Stand When Court Adjourned. She was still on the stand when ad- journment was taken. During the af- ternoon her voice was much calmer than in the morning and only once did she seem to give way to her emo- tions. After adjournment, Mrs. Angle re- mained seated in the witness chair with her handkerchief pressed tightly to her lips, until her father approach- ed her. She greeted him with a wan smile and taking his arm, passed out of the room. “I do bottle WOMAN TO PAY HUSBAND $24,000 FOR A DIVORCE. Mrs. Catherine Lemcke Hicks to Give $200 Monthly—Husband Satisfield. New York, March 16. Mrs, Catherine Lemcke Hicks, recently of Norwalk, Conn., daughter of the late Augustus J. Lémcke, of Indianapolis, in seeking a divorce from her husband, Henry, agreed to pay him $24,000 in monthly installments of $200 each, ac- cording to papers filed by her lawyer in a suit started here today in the supreme court. The suit names the husband and seeks to enjoin him from endorsing 120 notes she gave him and turning them over to a. third party. After setting forth that she mar- ried Hicks in Washington, D. C., and that they separated at Norwalk toward the end of last year, Mrs.-Hicks' com- plaint continues: “About the middle of November I had conversation with my husband in which 1 told him I was tired of his laziness and wanted to secure a di- vorce from him. ‘In that case’ he said, ‘I think there is someing due me”’ I told him I thought I could give him $200 a month if he would leave me and permit me to get a di- vorce from him. He told that would be_satisfactory. Justice Bijur granted an order restraining Hicks from disposing of the notes till the suit can be tried. PLANNING A BILL FOR PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES istration Leaders to Bring Meas- ure Before Congress, Washington, March 16.—Administra- tion leaders plan to bring up a bill for presidential primaries at the next session of congress. President Wilson saiq today he had gone over the ques- tion very thoroughly with Senator Pomenone of Ohio, but that no conclu- sion' had been reached as to whether a constitutional amendment would be necessary. In the meantime supporters of the president are working out their plans for the 1916 aign on the presump- tion that the phrties will name their candidates next year at the usual con- Admini ventions. Movements of Steamships. Piraeus, March 3.—Arrived: Steam- er_Thessaloniki, New York. Naples, March 9.—Sailed: San Giorglo, New York, Rio Janeiro, ~March 15.—Safled: Kroonland, New York. New York, March 16.—Sailed: Steamers Carpathia, Naples; Canopic, Gibraitar via Boston. Steamer APPLICATION FOR A REHEARING ON FIXING EXPRESS RATES Filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. ‘Washington, March 16.—Application for a rehearing and for the modifica- tion of the general order of the Inter- state Commerce Commission fixing ex- press rates, rules and practices was filed with the commission today by the Adams, American, Southern and Wells- Fargo Express companies. Commis- sioner Clark for the commission au- thorized the filing of the petition and said it would be considered. The companies set forth that since the general order took effect on Feb. 1, 1914, they “have united in a sincers and conscientious effort to make the sald rates, rules and .practices and the operations thereundes a success.” The first ten months of operation under the commission rates, however, the pe- tition asserted, had established a net deficit of $1,861,118.80, compared with a profit of '$718,619.92 in the corre- sponding months of 1913. The com- panies said they had succeeded in cut- ting down operating expenses - under the plan, but that a decrease of $11,- 875,998.87 in gross income had elimi- nated all profit. IMPLICATED IN ISSUE OF 2 FRAUDULENT PASSPORTS Richard Madden and Gustave Cook on Trial in New York, New York, March 16—Befors a jury selected because they had neutral opinions on the European war and ail but two of them American born, Rich- ard Madden and Gustave Cook were placed on trial in the federal court today charged with aiding Richard Stegler, a German naval reservist, to obtain a false American passport. Stegler, who is also under indiot- ment, took the stand and _testified against them. His case will be called for trial later but owing to the fact - that he has become the government's witness and today confessed that he had sought to obtain an American Ppassport fraduulently ang had em) e > ed Cook and Madden to aid him, 4 charge agalnst him, in the bellef of his attorneys, will not be pressed. The spectators, who filled the court- room almost to overflowing, evids eager interest in Stegler as it had been rumored that he repeat on the stand that part confession to the go ities in which he is a said that he had b