Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 23, 1915, Page 1

VOL. CXIX.—PART ONE—NO. 25 The B;lletin’s. Cirhulation in Norwich is bouble That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circ&lation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population CENTS | PRZEMYSL FORTRESS HAS SURRENDERED Austrian Garrison Made a Gallant Attempt at Se” . Before Flying the White Flag FOOD SHORTAGE WAS CAUSE OF CAPITULATION Russians Took Nine Generals, 300 Commissioned Officers and 50,000 Men Prisoners—Russinas Now Planning Move on Austria’s Only Remaining Fortress in Galicia— Muscovites Also Report Capture of German and Aus-! trian Positions and Guns on the Left Bank of the Vis- tula—Nothing Notable is Announced from Western War Zone—Another British Steamer Victim of German Sub-i marine. The Austrian war office admits lhat' that the Galician fortress of Przemysl, which so long had held out against the Russian besiegers, at last has been forced, through a shortage of foed, to capitulate. It was not, however, with- out a last gallant attempt at sortie that the garrison surrendered. With only three days' rations left, the Austrians endeavored to break through the besieging lines of Rus- sians, but after a seven hours’ battle they were compelled under the with- ering gunfire of their numerically stronger foe to retreat behind the line of forts. Three days later, having de- stroyed the fortifications, blown up the guns and burned the ammunition, the Austrians broke out the white flag of surrender. Vienna says the fortress for a long time had faced a condition of famine. In the fall of Przemysl Petrograd asgerts that the Russians took nine generals, 300 commissioned officers and 50,000 men. O 5 The Russians now, it is said, antici- pate moving toward Austria’s only re- maining strong fortress in Galicia— Cracow. The fai of Cracow would bring the Russians a step nearer to Germany’s rich province of Silesia. While fighting has continued at vari- ous points on both the eastern and western battle lines, no great encoun- ters have been reported. Petrograd asgerts that there has been no change in the situation from Memel, East Prussia, to the Vistula, which is at va- riance with the German claim Memel has been recaptured from the Russians. On the left bank of the Bistula, and in the Carpathians, Petrograd reports that German and Austrian positions and guns have been captured and offi- cers and men made prisoners. In the western theatre Paris asserts that in the vicinity of Notre Dame De Lorette trenches taken from the Ger- mans are being held, that counter- attacks by the Germans at Les Apar- ges have been repulsedgand that prog- ress has been made by the allies in the region of Badonvilier. The Netherlands government has asked Berlin to explain the seizure of two Dutch steamers and the confisca- tion of their cargoes. A German submarine has blown up the British steamer Concord in the English channel. Three German soldiers in Mulheim, Baden, have been injured by bombs dropped by an allied aviator. A London newspaper prints a des- patch from Valparaiso stating that the fact has been established that the Ger- man cruiser Dresden was sunk by British warships in Chilean waters. A semi-official communication from Germany. asserts that there are now in that country as prisoners 801,000 en- isted men and over 9,000 commission- 'd_officers. Italy has stopped railway traffic with Germany by Switzerland, according to egency despatch. Sir Thomas Lipton, who has just re- turned to London from Serbia, relates & story of the appalling conditions in Serbia due to the epidemic of typhus. “Just as it took fire to stop the great plague in London,” Sir Thomas says, “so fire is needed to clear Serbia of the typhus. The infected houses and the clothing of the people must be burned.” PRZEMYSL IS AGAIN IN RUSSIAN CONTROL. Victory Releases the Russian Army fer Service Elsewhere. freight way of a news Petrograd, March 22, 4 p. m, via London, 6.15 D. m—The garrison of Przemys] capitulated today to the in- resting Russian army. The ending of ‘he long siege is considered here of sreat importance. It gives Russia con- irol of virtually all of eastern Galicia ind releases the Russfan army which 1a8 been besieging the city for service ewhere. Nothing . since the capture of Lem- serg and the victorious sweep of the Russian army tarough Galicia in_the seginning of the war has aroused an }qual degree of enthusiasm. News- saper offices and army headquarters vere bombarded with telephone in- |uiries for information. Crcwds stood n a pelting snowstorm before the bul- etin boards. The fate of the fortress had been in- rvitable since the failure of the last Lustrian drive from the southward for ts rellef. There have been daily evi- lences of a shortage of provisions and eports of the ravages of disease reach- d the besiegers from time to time. iradually the lines about the city were irawn tighter, until within the last ortnight Russian riflemen were with- n range of the outer works. Russian rtillery pounded the forts ceaselessly. The Austrian sortie of last Saturday ras preceded by such an extravagant se of ammunition by the artillery as o leace the impression that the be- ieged city was at the end of its re- curces and desired to consume the emainder of its ammunition prior to urrendering. ’ Although Przemysl has been elim- 1ated as a positive menace to the Rus- ian troops operating in Galicia since : wa sisolited and surrounded early that | in October, it always has been a pe- tential source of danger. Many stub- born battles have been fought by the besiegers with portions of the garrison vhich attempted to break through the investing lines to join relief columns which on some occasions pushed to within 25 miles of the city. q It is believed here that the next im- portant development in Galicia will be a new Russian advance toward Cra- cow, the Austrians having been virtu- ally driven out of the territory as far southward as the Carpathians. AUSTRIANS AT PRZEMYSL LACKED FOOD SUPPLIES. Conditions Such as to Almost Lead to a Mutiny of Troops. Lemberg, March 22, via London, March 22.—Austrian prisoners from Przemysl, captureG shortly before the garrison surrendered, say that the fortress for a long time was in a con- dition of semi-famine, lacking bread and other foods. ¥ Except for the horses of the Austrian officers, no animal, they say, was visi- ble in the town, all having been killed to feed the soldiers, who recently had little to eat except conserves, which led to much typhoid and other sick- ness. Conditions were such, the pris- puers said, that they almost led to a mutiiny of the troops, who urged that the city be surrendered. THE PRZEMYSL GARRISON CAPITULATED TO RUSSIANS. Had Been Without Food or Ammuni- tion—50,000 Prisoners. Petrograd, via London, March 715 p. m—The Przemyl garrison, which capitulateq to the Russian army today, surrendered without a fight. The hoisting of the white flag over this fortress, which was on the point of surrender cn a number of oc- casions, caused little surprise, as it was generally krown that it was in a terrihly weakened condition, iwth- out food or ammunition and its en- durance was only a question of days. ‘War office advices report that nine Austrian generals were taken, more than 300 officers and 50,000 men. The Russian general = commanding the investing army has been decorat- ed with St. George's cross. A heavy snowstorm failed to check the enthusiastic demonstrations in, which the civil and military popula- tions united when the fall of Przemysl was announced. The crowds, flound- ering in deep drifts which tied up street traffic, cheered the officers and soldiehs who remained to participate in_the celebration. From the Kazan _cathedral the strains of the national anthem swelled in volume as the crowd gathered and from other points throughout the city mysteriously hidden behind the dense curtain of falling snow, music burst forth and added to the general spirit of enthusiasm. The moral effect of the civtory on Russia, it is cxpected, will be _very great, awakening hopes that this will be the turning point in the Galician and Carpathian campaign. PARIS WARNED OF ANOTHER AIRCRAFT RAID. Weather Con ns Were Bad Raiders Failed to Appear. and Paris, March 22, 11.10 p. m.—Paris received warning tonight of another impending Zeppelin raid, but up to nearly midnight no hostile aircraft had appeared. The weather conditions tonight were most unfavorable for an aerial raid, in strong contrast to the weather which prevailed Sunday morning on the occa- sion of the last visit of the Zeppelins. It rained steadily and at times a strong south wind blew. As on Sunday morning, the city was notified quickly, and almost immediate- ly the capital was in absolute dark- ness. Curiosity again seized the resi- dents and all eyes were turned tow- ards the sky. The warning of the au- thorities of possible danger to those who remained in the streets was ig- nored. Knots of people gathered. in front of the restaurants and cafes, in doorways, in windows and on balco- nies, while others sought vantage points in the open places and on the roofs. But they were unrewarded. Zeppelins Dropped 50 Bombs. Paris, March 22, 9:35 p. m.—Em- ployes of the municipal laboratory discovered during their search of Paris and suburbs traces of fifty bombs_thrown from the Zeppelin raid- ers. Two-thirds of these were ex- plosives and the other incendiary. A group of deputies has requested an audience with Premier Viviani to learn under what conditions the Zep- pelins were enabled to make the raid. Two German Boats Lost in Storm. London, March 23, 2:30 a. m—A Copenhagen despatch to the Daily Telegraph says that druing a great storm two big German merchant steamers were lost off Denmark. Cabled Paragraphs Japanese Troops at Tsinan. Longon, March 23.—A Reuter’s des- patch Yrom P-ing says that Japanese troops to tb oY mber of 1,000 have ar- rived at "¢ .n, 500 at Fantse, both in Shan’o® province and 3,000 each at Mr o> and Dalny. abs Dropped at Mulheim. 1in, via Tondon, March 22, 10:20 —An enemy aviator appeared cnday above Mulheim, Baden, and dropped three bombs on -the city and the artillery barracks. Three soldiers ‘were wounded. Awarded an lIron Cross. Berlin, via London, March 22, 10.20 p. m.—Emperor William nas conferred the Iron Cross, second class, upon Dr. Karl Helfferich, secretary of the im- verial treasury. The decoration is a reward for the success of the new war loan. French Battleship for Dardanelles Paris, March 22, 5:10 p. m.—The French battleship Jaureguiberry, which carries among her armament two 12-inch and two 10.8 inch guns, was ordered today to join the French squadron operating against the Dar- danelles. The Jaureguiberry will re- place the French battleship Gaulois which was badly damaged along the waterline by shells from the Turkish forts. EYE-WITNESS TELLS OF PARIS RAID BY ZEPPELINS Believes One Airship Was Hit Fragment of Shell. by Paris, March 22, 445 p. m.—An eye-witness of the flight of the Zep- pelin airships over St. Leutavernais toward Paris Sunday morning declares that one of the airships suddenly made a dive toward earth and expresses the belief that it had been hit by a frag- ment of a shell. This man saw the first Zeppelin at 1.35 o'clock, clearly outlined in the of a searchlight, flying at a height estimated at 2,500 yards. The forts at Cormeilles opened a heavy fire, but the shells burst too low and the air- craft rose to a higher altitude and es- caped from the light of the search- light reflectors. Forty-five minutes later the man saw another Zeppelin and at the same time the canncnading was resumed. The bursting shells resembled a pyro- technic display. The powefful search- lights never quit the Zeppelin, which seemeq to navigate with greater diffi- culty than the first, the helmsman ap- parently being blinded by the rays. The shells, according to the eye- witness, began to burst nearer and nearer the high envelope, and finally the aircraft began to descend rapidly. It seemed as if it would come to the ground, but after descending several hundred yards it straightened out on an even keel. Several times it) en- deavored to attain a higher altitude but was unable to do so and made off eventually at reduced speed. A THOUSAND MEN CENSORING LETTERS IN GREAT BRITAIN. Viscount Bryce Asks For Fuller In- formation on Foreign Politics. London, day, March 12, Corres- pondence of The Associated Press.— More than a thousand men are now employed in censoring news or let- ters entering and leaving Great Britain, according to a statement by the government in reply to a question count Bryce, in the house of Viscount Bryce's question asked for the names of all censors and urged that fuller information should be al- lowed to reach England on questions of foreign politics, “It is much to be regretted” said the inquirer, “if cables and corres- spondence from such a country as the United States are so interferred with that they fail to have a just and com- plete picture of public opinion in thta country.” The government spokesman, in re- ply, said that it was not considered advisable, to give out the names of the censors, nor to make public the actual instructions given them for their guidance. SEVEN FRENCH AND BRITISH WARSHIPS DAMAGED. In Attack on the Dardanelles—Now Anchored Near Island of Lemos. Berlin, .March. 22.—The. Overseas News Agency today gave out the fol- lowing: “Despatches from Saloniki says that travelers arriving there from the is- land of Lemos assert that seven Bri- tish and French warships which have been damaged in the attack on the Dardanelles are anchored near the is- land. A report from Malta says that the British cruiser Amethyst will be disabled for a long time, the injuries to the cruiser having been serious. The Deutsche Tage Zeitung pub- lishes a special despatch from Brus- sels to the effect that Premier As- quith and Sir Edward Grey, the Bri- tish foreign minister, in private con- versations with members of parlia- ment stated that after Russian and France had become exhausted Eng- land would continue the war alone.” BUFFALO MAN SHOT BY A BRITISH SENTRY. ng in Harbor of Hamilton, Bermuda, Buffalo, N. Y., March 22.—Word was received here today that Feorge B. Montgomery of Buffalo had been shot by a Bfltls{ sentry while he was sail- ing in the harbor at Hamilton, Bermu- da, last Saturday afternoon. One of his legs was so badly wounded that the foot had to be amputated. ‘With him in the boat were his wife an da negro pilot. The report receiv- ed here says the boat appeared too near the -prohibited waters surround- ing and island where German soldiers are imprisoned. Mr. Montgomery, a Wwealthy busi- ness man, haq lived in Bermuda for two months. While S: To Aid Destitute French Lawyers. Paris, March 22, 5.10 p. m.—A com- mittee of lawyers, headed by M. Hen- ri Robert, the léader of the French bar, has been formed to cooperate with a similar committee from the Amer- ican Bar association in aiding attor- neys of the invaded provinces of France who have been impoverished and rendereq homeless. One million German pigs have been billeted on the civilian population of Belgium. To Pay $600,000 For Food Seized BRITISH PRIZE COURT TO REIM- BURSE AMERICANS. FIRST AWARD OF KIND Flour and Wheat Detained on Board Ad- the Norwegian Steamers—British miralty Says It is Expediting Wilhelmina Case. London, March 22, 11.20 p. m—The prize court today ordered paid_ $600,- 000 on American shipments of flour and wheat detained on board the Nor- wegian steamers Alfred Nobel, Kim and Bjornstjerne Bjornson and the Swedish steamer Fridland. So far as is known this is the first money to be paid out by the prize court on Amer- ican foodstuffs seized. The owners of the cargo of food- stuffs on board the American steamer Wilhelmina, destined for Germany, are becoming discouraged over the delay of the prize court in giving the case a hearing. 1t now seems unlikely that the case will come up March 29, the date for which it was tentatively set after a previous postponement. A. G. Hays, attorneys for W. L. Green and company of St. Louis, owners of the cargo, said tonight: Hurrying Wilhelmina’s Case. “The admiralty says it is expediting the Wilhelmina case. Weeks ago we iffered to stipulate the facts. Sir Ed- ward Grey, the British foreign secre tary, in his note of February 20, said the case would be tried “in due course.” If thi due course, priz court procedure is buncombe. It difficult to avold suspecting that the case perhaps is being intentionally de- layed, so that if the court ultimately decides that the foodstuffs may pro- ceed to Germany they will have rotted meantime. An American would find it hard to choose between indiscrim- inate destruction and regulated cap- tur, Ahe steamers Alfred Nobel and Bjornstjerne Bjornson, loaded chiefly with lard, bacon and other products of Chicago packing houses, have been sold_in British ‘ports since the middle of November. ~The Fridland, from New York October 28 for Copenhagen, with packers’ products, was taken into Kirkwall, 'November 10, and the Kim, loaded h foodstuffs, was detained at Newcastle December 10. The Wilhelmina was seized af Fal- mouth February 9. THE NETHERLANDS ASKS EXPLANATION OF BERLIN. For Taking Forcible Possession Dutch Steamers. of The Hague, Netherlands, March 22 ia London, March 22, 6.20 p. m.—The etherlands government at noen to- day, after a meeting of the state coun- cil, forwarded a telegram to Berlin asking for an explanation of the pro- ceedings of the German submarine in taking forcible possession of the Dutch steamers Batavier V and Zaanstroom and convoying them to Zeesrugge and confiscating thelr cargoes. The ques- tion whether a protest shall be sent to Germany will, it is said, depend upon the answer of the Berlin gov- ernment, It is understood in semi-official cir- cles here that all the officers of tha Dutch vessels and a sufficient number of their crews to handle the ships re- main on board and the hope is e pressed that the steamers will be re- leasedq after their cargoes have been unloaded. It is pointed out in the same quar ers that the cargoes of the Batavier V and Zaanstroom probably are com- posed of nditional contraband and therefor ble to_seizure, in the same way as the Bri h have taken possession of similar friegmt which it was suspected was consigned to Ger- many In semi-official quarters, however, it is argued that the Germans have no right to “capture” the vessels, but it is still uncertain whether o capture has taken place, as the reports of the halling down of the Dutch flag and the hoisting of the German colors are indefinite. This is one of the chiet questions which the Dutch telegram asks Berlin to explain. ENGI!NE AND THREE CARS DERAILED ON N. Y, N.H. & H Within a Few Hundred Feet of Open Draw of Housatonic River. Devon, Conn., March 22-—The en- gine, baggage car and smoker of the fast eastbound Boston express on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad jumped the tracks a few hun- dred feet from the open drawbridge over the Housatonic river here to- night. No one was injured. There was a panic among the passengers. The derailment was caused by the operation of the derailing apparatus, which sets automatically when the bridge is open. According to the story told by John Albee, the assistant bridge tender, who was in charge at the time, the bridge had been opened to allow the tug John Glenn with a tow of coal barges from Derby to pass through. As the draw was being swung back into place, the express, pounding along the rails at a fast speed, approached and was automatically shunted onto the derailing tracks. Owing to the speed the train is said to have been traveling, the first three cars jumped the tracks and bounded along the rails, The engine came to a stop about 100 feet from the embankment. Had the cars gone over the embankment they would have been precipitated into the waters of the Housatonic, The fireman, whose name could not be learned, was thrown from the cab and received a broken .thumb. The passengers in the smoker were shaken considerably and the occupants of all the cars, five in number, were much excited. Traffic was delayed only for a short time, . No Reserve Bank 'in Cities of Less Than 50,000 Population. ‘Washington March 22.—In order to be designated a reserve city for na- tional banks here after, the federal reserve board announced today, a city must have 50,000 population, combined capital and surplus in national banks of $3,000,000 and deposits of $10,000,- 000. The announcement was made in connection with the designation of Nashville, Tenn.. as a reserve city. Villaand Carranza | Massing Troops FOR A DECISIVE BATTLE NORTHERN MEXICO IN VICINITY OF TAMPICO Considerable Force of Tampico Gar- rison Has Marched Inland to Con- test Approach of Villa Troops to the Coast. Washington, March 22.—Reports to the state department and to the Mex- ican agencies here today continued to indicate that Villa and Carranza forc- es are massing near the coast in Northern Mexico for what may be the most decisive battle fought since Hu- erta was overthrewn. Troops Bound For Victoria. Advices to the state department from Tampico, dated March 19, said the Carr forces were ‘retreating to Victoria and that the Villa forces were marching on Victoria." Foreigners in Tampico. This was thcught to mean that at st a considerable force of the Tam- pico garrison had marched inland to join the army advancing to meet the oncoming Vila troops. The same des- patch said it was reported that in Tampico now were approximately 2,- 500 300 British subjects; 50 Italians; 5¢ French; 2,000 Span- iards and 2,000 Chinese. a to Attack Nuevo Laredo. A report to the department from Laredo dated March 20 indicated that a large Villa force was on its way to attack Nuevo Laredo. Matamoros, it w d, was being attacked and Camargo was burning. Other reports told of an outbreak of black smallpox in Campeche, of the killing and theft of livestosk by looters in the vicinity of San Carlos, Coahuila and of the robbing of stores in Guaymas by a mob which resented the refusal of Crinament to cept flat money. governor, the despatch said, had or- dered 100 soldiers to Guaymas to punish the mob leaders. Within Ten Miles of Tampico. The Villa agency made public re- ports that General Chao, leading the southern division of the campaign against Tampico, had penetrated be- yond Ebano to a point less than ten miles from Tampico, and that the vanguard of the Villa army operating against Matomoros had reached Rey nesa, sixty miles from Matamoros. The civil population, it was sair, was fleeing from Matomoros to Browsville, Texas. OBREGON WITH 25,000 MEN IS AT SAN SALVADOR. Cooperating With Carranza in an Effort to Surround Villa’s Troops. Los Angeles, Calif., March 22.—Gen- eral Alvaro Obregon, whose where- abouts has been a matter of specula- tion since the evacuation of Mexico City, is closing in-on the rear of Vil- la’s forces on the Tampico-Monterey line, according to a despatch from Vera Cruz received today by Adolfo Carillo, Carranza’s consular repre- sentative here. The despatch, sign- ed “Zubaran,” describes Obregon's movements as part of a gTeat strate- gic plan by which Carranza hopes to surround Villa and crush him. Obregon, with 25,000 men, is at San Salvador, north of San Luis Potosi, the message said. GERMAN CONSUL AT SEATTLE ASKS DISMISSAL OF CHARGE. But Prosecuting Attorney Says He Must Prcve Innocence, Scatile, Mash., March 22—Dr. Wil- helm Mueller, German consul _here, who, Wwith his secretary, B. M. Schilz, was technically arrested last week on a charge of conspiracy, addressed a formal letter letter to Alfred H. Lun- din, prosecuting attorney, today, re- questing that the complaint against him and Mr. Shulz be dismissed. In his letter Dr. Mueller protested vig- orously against the arrests, asserting that the county prosecutor's action vi- olated not only German's treaty rights but the constitution of the United States. Z Prosecuting Attorney Lundin said tonight he would puy no attention to Mr. Mueller's request unless the con- sul’ could convince him he was inno- cent of the charges. It is alleged it the complaint on which the consul and his secretary were arrested that they had conspired to bribe a clerk employed by a ship- ping company to reveal his employer's business secrets. The German con- sul says he was seeking confirmation of charges made by the German em- bassador that the company was build- ing submarines for Great Britain and shipping them in sections to British Columbia, but he denies having made any agreement to purchase proof of the information sought. GEORGETOWN FRESHMAN BRUTALLY HAZED. Seven Students Are Suspended—No Leniency to Be Shown Them. The ! Troy, N. Y., March 22—Seven stu- dents, including E. R. Rickett of Georgetown, Mass., and_ Samuel S. Waters, Wellesley Hills., Mass., sopho- mores in the Rennsalaer Polytechnic institute, were suspended today for hazing. It is charged that they bru- tally beat a freshman. Suspension in this case 1s tanta- mount to expulsion, for if the board of the institute ratifies th& suspension, as it has done in all previous cases of hazing, the students will be expelled. The rule against hazing in the insti- tute is very rigid and President Rick- etts, who has nearly succeeded in abolishing this practice, declares that no_leniency will be shown in this case. The others suspended are: John Y. Waddell of Richmond, Va. H. W. Peart of Mount Vernon, N. Y., Harry F. Parrott of Newburgh, N. Y, M. R. Sherrard_of Easton, Pa, and F. N. Villa of Matanzas, Cuba. British Steamer Concord Torpedced. London, March 22.—The British steamer Concord, of 1,825 tons, was torpedoed by a German submarine in the English channel today. The crew of 26 men were rescued by a patrol boat and landed at Dover. The vessel is reported to be still afloat. Condensed Telégrams Fire destroyed the Rockledge Hotel, at Popham Beach, Bath, Me., of $40,000. Wilson will address the of the Republic in Sep- iington. The strike of coal heavers Liverpool docks was renewed. thousand men quit work. President Grand Arm. tember at W at Two After having lived five days, a en Island turkey with four legs, hea. and a double body, is dead. two, Competent financial timate that subscriptions in the loan will aggregate $1,500,000,000 war The Milwaukee “Daily Free Pres: owned by Isaac Stephenson, for United States senator, was sold $40,000. for The Chilean Government is making ous efforts to reduce the price of ad and has suspended the duty on wheat. The Dutch steamer Zaanstroom, with a cargo of eggs, W stopped in the North Sea by Germans and taken to Zeebrugge. Thirty four molders at the Smith and Anthony Stove Foundry com- pany’s plant at Wakefield, Ma: struck yesterday. William J. Robinson $100,000 damages in Lewis C. M. Van Riper, picture promoter. was awarded a moving The people of the principality of Liechtenstein, which declared its neu- trality at the beginning of the war, are suffering from lack of food. A record of voting of twent times in one day was claimed by sner who testified in the trial of the Terre Haute election case at Indian- apolis. The total attendance at the Pana- ma-Pacific Exposition, as announced officially, for the four weeks, was 1 858,824 n average of approximatel 66,400 a day. Diving into twenty feet of muddy water in a mining shaft to prevent the mine from being flooded was the feat of James Proctor, former surf guard at Sata Monica. Going te collect a $3,000 inheritance Arthur Berkley, of Whaley Lake, near Peekskill was thrown from a buggy in a runaway accident and killed at Dansville, N. Y. The cotton crop was the largest ever produced in this country, the Census Bureau announced, exceeding the next largest production, that of 1911, by nearly 300,000 bales. A fire which at one time threatened the busin section at Hoosick Falls, N. Y., destroved the Easton Thorpe block, and several other business houses at a loss of $250,000. An estate of more than 20,000 acres of forest land, including Bread Lo Inn in the town of Ripton, Ve, bequeathed to Middlebury college by the will of Joseph A. Battell. With a total for the final session of $48,107 and a grand total of $157,476, the sale of the Henry Symons colle tion of art objects came to an end in the American Art Galleries. Old residents of Newton, L. I, have started a campaign to get the city to set aside as park ground the old grave yard where many of the pioneer settlers of Newton are burie .. The American Association of Com- merce of Berlin telegraphed to Mr. Bryan urging speedy action looking to the reopening of trade relations be- tween Germany and the United States The Erie Railroad was directed by a Hackensack court to pay Miss Ida H. Gerety $302.90 because a conductor ad refused to accept her commuter's ticket made out to Mr. L. H. H. Gerety. Ralph M. Easley, chairman of the Executive Council of the National Civic Federation, denied that thet fed- eration is urging any particular work- men’s compensation measure at Al- bany. After electing Colonel Victor Brett as city clerk, and Henry O. Pierce, city treasurer, the Bangor, Me., city government was deadlocked for sev- eral hours on the election of a fire chief. Six trains are stalled in cuts on the Milwaukee system between Hitchell, S. D., and Rapid City as the result of a snow storm which has been sweep- ing the western half of South Dakota since Friday. The schooner Louis Bossert, Captain Le Blanc, from Savannah on March 7 for New York with a cargo of lumber, went aground off Sandy Hook while being towed into port by the tug George Forsythe. The State Department was notified that fifteen of the 180 priests who were thrown in jail in Mexico City. by General Obregon have arrived at Vera Cruz. It is understood they will be allowed to leave the country. Miss Maude Syle, medical research worker at the University of Chicago, asserts cancer is frequently an in- herited disease and that the remedy for its elimination from the human race apparently lies in eugenics. Judge Berney in the Equity Court at Mobile, Ada., granted the applica- tion of the state for an injunction against the Mobile Item an afternoon newspaper, to restrain it from pub- lishing any kind of liquor advertising. Finger-prints of every sailor in the American merchant marine are to be taken in connection with examiations to determine theid qualifications to be listed as “able seamen” and “certified life boat men” under the provisicns of the new seamen’s law. Samuel F. Pearce, prominent in Masonry and head of the oldest wholesale house on Commercial street, Porltand, Me., established in 1808, died. He had advanced to the 33rd degree in Masonry and for more than 30 years was secretary of the Maine Consistory. He was born at New Gloucester in 1839. Dresden Was Sunk in Chilean Waters. London, March 22, 1150 p. m—A Valparaiso despatch to the Evening News sgws: “It is established that the engagement in which the German cruiser Dresden was sunk was iIn Chilean waters.” the | authorities es- | his suit against| Snowslide Killed at a loss | Fifty Miners AT THE BRITANNIA MINE HOWE SOUND, B. C, OF WRECKED BUNK HOUSES A Steamer With Physicians anc Nurses Has Left For the Scene of The Avalanche—Details Are Lacking —No Communications. Vancouver, B. C.. March 22 —Fifty miners were killed and as many more injured early today by a snow slide which swept away several bunk hous- s at the Britannia mine at Howe BN esra ing to a despatch ed here. e the bunk hous- part of the aerial tramway of the mine was carried away. The mine level is on the side of a mountain and nearly 5,000 feet above the shore of the Sound. The tramway extended from the mine to the beach. Soon after reports of the avalanche were received, a steamer with physi- cians and nurses left for Howe Sound. Details are lacking owing, it is believ- ed, to the fact that communication -with the mine has been cut off. WCMAN'S DEATH REVEALED HER SEX Had Lived Disguised as a Man for Four Years. Springfield, death of orestine Beaudoin, se body Williamansett Satur ed that she had 1 man four years. lived with her sister, Mrs. Mary La Chappelle, and as “Albert Beaudoin” worked in the paper mills of Holyoke. The only mo- tive for her long masquerade is that she could earn more as a man for the support of herself and her sister, who is a widow. Her death was due to heart trouble. After her day’s work in Holyoke she was loading a wagon with furniture from the house which she occupied with her sister. A policeman ' found her leaning against the wagon and asked the sup- posed “Albert Beaudoin” if he needed any help. The woman replied that she would be 2ll right in a little while. A little later she was found lying by the wagon and she dled soon after a physician arrived, The body was taken to an undertaker's rooms Holyoke, where the post-mortem examination revealed her sex. Ma March The Albertine was found in ight, reveal- ised as a A DECOY LETTER LANDS HARTFORD LETTER CARRIER. Got Only $4—Has Signed a Full Con- fession—Under $500 Bonds. Hartford, Conn., March 22.—Caught by means of a decoy letter containing $4 which he opened and appropriated the contents, Joseph F. O'Brien, a lo- cal letter carrier, was arrested today, taken before United States Commis- sioner R. F. Carroll, admitted his guilt in a signed confession and was held for the United States court under $500 bonds. O'Brien was not suspected, trouble having been reported to the postoffice authorities on another am R. Roberg, 18 years of age, ville, was brought here from New Haven today accused of having abstracted a $25 check from rural de- livery mail in July, 1913. He waived examination and was held by Commis- sioner Carroll under $1,000 bonds for tite May term of cour The check was drawn on the People Bank and Trust company of New Haven. SEALING FLEET IN A SERIOUS PLIGHT Jammed in the lce Off the Eastern Coast of Newfoundland. St. John's, N. F.. March 22—Furth- er misfortune to the sealing fleet was reported tonight when word came that the steamer Eagle, one of the eight jammed in the ice off the eastern coast of Newfoundland, was in a seri- ous plight in Notre Dame Bay. Cap- tain Bishop of the vessel sent a wire- less to the owners that arrangements had been made to abandon the ship. Her boats, tents and supplies of food and fuel, were taken out on the ice alongside so that they might not be carried down should the ship sudden- ly_sink. Veterans of the seal hunt here ex- pressed the belief that the crew of the Eagle would b forced to make the dangerous trip over the ice floes to Twillingate, the nearest point in Notre Dame Bay. Captain Bishop, in his message said that he was preparing for such an emergency. Parochial School Burned at Portland, Me. Portland, Me, March 22—While fire was spreading through the walls and under the floors of the Sacred Heart Parochial school today, 300 boys, ranging In age from 5 to 11 vears, marched from the building without mishap and remained in line in the school yard until dismissed. The interior of the building was burn- ed out. Boy Killed by Trolley—Was in the Street, Thompsonville, Conn.,, March 22.— ‘While playing in the street with sev eral companions on the way home from school today, Joseph Garrow, aged 7, was struck by a trolley car, Playing recelving injuries which later caused his death. It was necessary to am- putate both legs near the hips and the boy was unable to stand the shock of the eperation. Movements of Steamships. Christiania, March _15.—Arrived: steamer Kristiansfjord, New York. Havre, March 17.—Arrived: steamer Chicago, New York. Genoa, March 14.—Arrived: steamer Palermo, New York. Greenock, March steamer Pomeranian, 21, — Arrived: Philadelphia. OBITUARY. Charles Hermann Coschenn. London, March 23, 2:15 a. m.— Charles Hermann Coschenn, director of the Bank of England, died Ilast night. He was born in 1839.