Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 27, 1915, Page 1

Balletin SIXTEEN PAGES. CRUCIAL STRUGGLE ON IN CARPATHIANS Russians are Endeavoring to Make Their Way Through the Mountain Passes /VIENNA SAYS AUSTRIANS HOLD MUSCOVITES JA Severe Engagement is in Progress Along the Middle Course of the Niemen River, in Poland, Where the Ger- mans Have Made a Counter Attack on the Muscovites— _ Allied Airmen Have Dropped Bombs on the Aerodrome at Frescaty and the Railway Station at Metz. Violent fighting fn Northemn Poland| fand the Carpathians, battles of a less jegree in Belgium and France and an air raid over German positions in Lor- raine are chonicled by the various war cellories. 1t is in the Carpathians, perhaps, that the most ambitious feats at arms are In progress, with the Russians assiduously endeavoring t make their way through the mountain pass- in order to invade Hungary, and the Austrians, now reinforded, are trying to hold them back. The exact status of the opposing es in this theatre of the war, how- , is beclouded by _contradictory ements. Petrograd claims that in e region of Bartelry and Nazsok, where previous reports had credited em with & victory of considerable iproportions, the Russians _continue ithelr progress, while Vienna asserts {that all the attacks of the Muscovites ihave been repulsed and that the sit- ‘pation remains _ unchanged. Both _mides declare that positions and men| fend guns have been captured by them | other points in Galicta, i Along the middle course of the Nie- {men river the Germans have made a icounter-attack against the Russians| inng doubtless @ severe engagement is dn progress, Petrograd savs that aside Srom this battle, in which the Ger- {mans turned agains their on coming “forces, there 15 no essential change in ‘the situation in Poland. | ‘Allied airmen have winged _their ‘way over the historic battlefields of| ZLorreine, -dropping bombs. Twelve of these missiles, Paris says, were ‘dropped: on_the s in the aerc- irome at Frescaty the railway! station at Betz According to Berlin threo coldiers Wwere at Metz, but no material m ‘was done. Neither Paris nor ‘Berlin mentions the damage at Fres- caty. The aviators made their éscape jdespite the artillery fire of the Ger- imans. {_ There has been no officlal confirm- j@ation of the reports that allled war- ps again had invaded the Dardanel- Hes. | Despite previous reports that the ne- jgotiations which seek a settlement of differences between Austria and Italy epparently had failed, and that Prince * ‘on Buelow, the German ambassa- |dor at Rome had ceased his efforts to bring about ~0 agreement, the am- ibassador is said to be presenting the, .matter in a more comprehensive way, iseeking to convince Italy and Austria, !that they should not disregard the jbroader guestions of policy and mutu- al self-interest on account of possible !misunderstandings of the moment. Austria, however, according to reports !lin Rome, apparently is still unwilling to malte concessions acceptable to ‘Italy. 'THE NETHERLANDS ASKS FOR EXPLANATION JOf Germany for [Interference With Dutch Shipping. The Haghe, via London, March 26, #1.12 p. m.—Members of the Nether- lands government are refraining from %any comment on the subject of inter- ference with the destruction of Dutch shipping by German submarines be- yond saying that requests for explana- tions have been sent to Germany with @ view to an eventual protest after Berlin's reply has been received. The ministry held an_extraordinary council this aftern-on following con- ferences between the foreign and ma- rine ministers and betwwen the marine inister_and the chief «f the naval . The subjects under discussion were not made public. The newspapers are taking s serious of the eltuation owing, as they he used in a recent interview, Field Marshal Sir John French, commander- in-chief of the British forces in the field, says: “The protraction of the war depends entirely upon the supply of men and munitions. Should these be unsatis- factory, the war will be accordingly prolonged. I dwelt emphatically upon the need for munitions.” DOCK WORKERS IN ENGLAND ARE MAKING TROUBLE. Stoppage of Work is Hindering Coun- try’s Commerce. London, March 26, 9.45 p. m.—Despite Lord Kitcheners warning and the agreements between the government and the trades unions that strikes should cease, stoppages of work still continue. Thought the number of men involved thus far is small, fears are {expressed that the disaffection may spread and the government be driven to adopt the drastic measures which have been threatened in order to in- crease industrial production. - At Birkenhead this afternoon the men loading three Steamers quit work and announced that they would not resume their labors until Monday. Their ground was that they are not paid until the following week for work done Friday and Saturday, On the Liverpool side of the Mersey a large number of dockers are threat- ening to_strike for a’ similar reason. At the Dowlais, Wales, steel works, government orders for materlals nee: ed in France and Belglum are being delayed by-a:-strike of a comparatively mdll number of men which has- dislo- ted work in the establishment. The Clyde engineers are much dis- satisfied with the recent government arbitration award and intend to ask for a further increase in pay. EXPRESSES GRATITUDE TO AMERICAN RED CROSS. Queen Alexandra Sends Note to Mrs. ‘Whitelaw Reid. Washington March 26. — England's queen mother, Alexandra, has_written an aut.zraph note to Mrs. Whitelaw Retd in London expressing gratitude for the aid given by the American Red Cross in caring for sick and wounded British soldiers and sailors. The queen’s note, made public at Red Cross headquarters here today, follows: “As president of the English Red Cross society, I beg to kindly convey to the American Red Cross my high- est appreciation of their masnificent gifts to this noble work, for which the whole English nation is profoundly. grateful. 1 am most deeply touched by the kind assistance and sympathy shown us by the American people.” Mrs. Reld also forwarded a letter of thanks and appreciation she had re- ceived from Sir William Garston, chief of the supply dtvision of the English Red Cross. Through the American ambassador at Vienna came a similar letter from Count Rudolph Traun, of the central organization of the Aus- trian Red Cross. AMERICANS BUY $10,000,000 GERMAN TREASURY NOTES. To Run Nine Months at the Rate of Five Per Cent. New York, March 26—The German government, it was announced today, has ratified the sale of $10,000,006 of German treasury notes to_a syndi- cate of bankers in New York and western cities. The notes run for nine months, maturing January 1, 1916 and ut it, to the repeated “unpleasant in- Cidents” They refer to the present sea warfare as “competition in illegal- ity CONFERENCE CONCERNING CARGO OF WILHELMINA. \Ambassador Page to Urge Advance- ment of Proceedings. Washington, March 26—As a result of several conferences today between Charles F. Towne, counsel for the own- ers of the food cargo of the American steamship Wilhelmira, now held for a British prize court, and officials of the Toritish embassy and the state depart- ment it has been arranged that English solicitors representing the cargo own- ers shall confer tomorrow in London with Ambassador Page and submit some propositionl for the advancement ©f the prize court proceedings. Ambassador Page is expected to transmit the plan to the state depart- ment and, if it meets with approval there, the British government will be requested to.accept it. So far the ers of the cargo, which ie consigned to Germany, have resisted all suggestions from thé etate department and the British govern- ment that the foodstuffs be sold in the Tiritish market and the proceeds turned into the prize court for dispositior. LACK OF MUNITIONS MAY SHORTEN WAR. Opinion Expressed by Id Marshal Sir John French. London, March 27, 12.33 a. m—In a statement to the London Times, reply- ing to a request for an interpretation ~+ihe phrase “a protracted war” which . bear interest at the rate of five per cet. The issue was placed at a price between 97 and 98. It is understood that a large part of the notes wilk Dbe retained by the syndicate, only a small portion being offered at public sale. The proceeds will be applied to purchases already made in this coun- try. dditional loans for similar amounts are likely to be negotiated by the German government with the under- standing that the money 1s to remain in this country. Death of Lady Paget Confirmed. New York, March 26.—The death in Serbia from typhus of Lady Paget, ‘wife of Sir Ralph Paget, third assistant secretary of foreign affairs in England, was confirmed today in cablegrams re- ceived here by Madame Slavko Grou- itch, leader of the Serbian reliefe move- ment in this country. Lady Paget was stricken with tho disease at Uskob, where she was the head of the hospital established by the Serbian relief com- mittee in Engiand. Bombs Dropped in Metz. Berlin, March 26, via London, March 27, 2.30 a. m—The following official communication was issued tonight: “Several hostile airmen dropped bombs on the southern part of Metz today. They were driven away by our artillery fire. Three soldi~rs were killed, but no material damage was done.” Capital Punishment in Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.,, March 26.—The bill abolishing capital punishment in Ten- nessee except for cases of criminal assault or life convicts who commit| murder, was passed today by the sen- ate and now swaits the governor's ac- tion .} Paragraphs * .rd Defeats Princeton in Debate. crinceton, N. J., March 26.—The, Harvard debating team defeated Princeton here tonight, the subject be- ing “The Increase of Armament of the TUnited States.” Harvard presented the affirmative. Japanese Elections. Tokio, March 27 10.10 a. m.—Furth- er returns from the general elections hsld March 24 to choose a new house of representatives give increased in- dications that the Seicyukai or_ con- servatlve party was defeated. In the last diet the conservatives were in the majority and were opposed to the, military programme of the cabinet. FINANCIAL REPORT OF BELGIAN RELIEF COMMISSION The New England States Have Con- tributed $110,000. London, March 26, 7 p. m.—A finan- cial report issued here today by the American commission for relief in Belgium shows that foodstuffs of a total value of twenty million dollars have been delivered in Belglum since the Inception of the commission’s work. Nineteen million dollars’ worth of food is now on the way ta, the stricken country or is stored for fu- ture shipment. Of the grand total $8,500.000 was provided by benevolent contributions either of food or cash | and the balance of $30,000,000 was provided by banking arrangements set up by the commission. The benevolent contributions con- sisted of $2,600,000 in cash and $5,900,- 000 in food. Of the benevolent con- utions the United States provided $4,700.000: Canada, $900,000: Austral- asla $900,000; the United Kingdom $1,- 200,000, ang the balance of $800,000 came from various parts of the world. The contributions from the United States are divided, in round numbers, as_follow New York, $1.300,000; Foundation, $1,000,000; Northwestern Millers, $530,000; California, $280,000; Pennsylvania, $260,000; Virginia and neighboring states, $275,000; Kansas, $240,000.~ Iowa, $150,000; the New Eng- land states, $110,000; Washington, Oregon and neighboring states, $7 000:" Maryland, $60,000; other states, $330,000. othing receivea and _distributed has not been valued by the commis- sion, but it Is estimated to be worth over a million dollars, LABOR LEADERS HOLD CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO. Rockefeller In Effort to Prevent Stoppage Building Operations. of Chicago, March 26.—Samuel P. Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, and Thomas Williams, head of the building trade department of the organization, attend- ed a conference of union labor leaders here today In an effort to bring peace between warring factions and prevent a threatened ‘stoppage of building op- erations in Chicago, May ist, when a number of agreements with contrac- tors expire. The threatened tle up would affect more than 100,000 workmen in thirty- four trades. The lathers and plaster- ers already are on strike. The dispute grew out of the opposition of a faction led by Albert Alex, business agent of the Lathers’ union, to the uniform ar- bitration agreement proposed by the Chicago building trades - council. Members of the minority faction in the council declare ten trades are sup- porting them in their opposition to the uniform arbitration plan and have demanded that the character of the Chicago building trades council be an- nulled and an organization formed. President Gompers and Thomas Williams listened to statements from both sides in executive session, Then President Gompers advised the con- ference, urging peace and at his sug- gestion a committee of ten, five from each side, was named in an effort to settle the dispute. LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER DIES OF HIGH TENSION BURNS Daniel Knowles of New Haven—Hand Came in Contact with Wire. New Haven, Conn., March 26—Dan- iel Knowles of this city, one of the best known engineers on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, died in a hospital tonight as the result of severe burns received earlier in the day by coming in contact with a high tension electric wire, He was ofling the bell of his engine when he came in contact with the wire which hangs over the tracks for the use of the electric service of the line. He was burned all over the body. He was in point of service one of the oldest engineers on the railroad and had run many of its fast trains. He began work for the company in 1883 For about 14 years he drove the Boston-New York trains over the Shore Line branch, and lately had been running between this city and Boston. Today’s accident, it was stated, was the first of his service. TROUBLE OVER LIQUOR LAW IN ALABAMA. Two Conflicting Injunctions Issued Affecting Its Operation, Montgomery, Ala, March 26—Two conflicting injunctions were issued in the courts today affecting operation of the new liquor law which limits the amounts of personal shipments from outside the state, In favor of sixty-four whiskey houses* outside the state, the city court here temporarily enjolned the Southern Express company from re- fusing shipments in excess of the amount stipulated by law. At Dothan, Ala., Chancellor Chap- man on application of the state tem- porarily enjoined the Southern Ex- press company and sixty-five outside liquor shippers from shipping into the state in violation of the law. Lower courts have held the law a violation of interstate commerce and test suits are pending in higher courts. ) Brown Wins Debate. Willistown, Mass., March 26—Brown defeated Willlams here tonight in_the! annua] triangular debatel n which Darthmouth is the third competitor. The decision of the judges was unan- imous. The question was: “Resolved. that the United States should imme- diately increase its standing army to at Jeast double its present numerical strength.” Browh, which had __ the affirmative, was_representeq by Fran- cis J. O’'Brien, W." A. Needham and Samuel H. Workman. The Willlams team was Leroy L. Schwartz, or New York, Charles D, Ketner of Newton- ville, Mass., and Allen T. Warner of ‘Brooklyn, N. Y. Missionaries are Villa Leading Reported as Slain| - Force to Attack BY KURDS IN THE VICINITY OF URUMIAH, PERSIA. 60 FRENCH, 5 AMERICANS Turkish Government Has Issued Or- ders for the Saving of the Chris- tians—No News from Consuls. 2 ‘Washington, March -Alarming reports of atrocities, including the hanging of sixty men taken from the French mission and five from the | EXPECTED ACTION WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING, HAVE 40 FIELD PIECES Guard Eight Miles West of Matamoras— Advance Is Encamped About Other Troops Are Advancing. Washington, March 26.—A telegram from Brownsville, Tex., to the Villa agency here tonight announced that the main body of Villa troops advanc- The Bulletin Continues Its Lead The forty-seventh year of continuous publication brings us the 1915 edition of The American of 1,282 pages. 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Norwich Bulletin . Stamfora ‘Advocate ‘Waterbury Republican £060 During the past week the following has appeared in the new col- umns of The Bulletin: Bulletin Saturday, Monday, March Tuesday, March Wednesday, March Thursday, March Friday, March March 20. 22. 23. 24. 252 265 Hietals otioS s Telegraph Local 88 89 82 91 [¢] ; 99 544 Total 1130 444 424 418 508 466 3390 General 894 233 218 148 122 124 110 117 128 749 American sion impounded at partment today to_ further efforts to obtain protection for American m sionarles and refugees in the vicinity of Urumiah, Persia, where an upri ing of Kurds threatens a general Christian_massacre. Ambassador Morgenthau at Con- stantinople has been twice appealed to by Secretary Bryan in the last few days to urge the Turkish government to send protection to the imperilled sectton and it was learned today that the state department had received definite_assurances from the Turkish government that protection would be Tushed to the scene. Helpless Christians. It was learned through the British embassy that the British consul at Tabriz, Persia, not far distant from the Urumiah district, acting in con- junction with the American consul, Gordon Paddock, had appealed to Rus- slan commanders in the region near Tifis to send soldiers to the rescue of the helpless Christian populace. The Russian generals, it was said, had delayed action awaiting orders from Petrograd. In view of present efforts of the ‘American government to have Turkish troops sent to the region, it was re- garded as probable here that no fur- ther effort would be made to get ald from the Russian soldiery. In view of hostilities between Russia and Turkey, aid from both sides would be impos- sible. Tt was suggested also that the consuls at Tabriz were moved to be cautious in getting troops into the district, for fear that their coming might precipitate a massacre. No Verification of Outrages. The state department tonight had received no_official notice of the des- truction and outrages at Gulpashan, a few miles from Urmiah, as reported to the Presbyterian board of foreisn missions at New York from native Christians in Tifils. Secretary Bryan recelved an appeal from the Presby- terian board during the day urging him to do everything possible to re- lieve the situation. Nothing Heard from Consuls. “We are not prepared to announce what we may or can do in the mat- ter,” said the secretary late in the day. He gave assurances, however, that the department was doing everything it could, Directions, he said, had Dbeen gent to several American consuls, including Glazebrook at Jerusalem and Paddock at Tabriz, but nothing had been heard from any of the consuls airectly. ‘Worg was _recelved by the British embassy, as well as the state depart- ment, that the Turkish government had issued orders for the saving of the Christlans. Additional directions were cabled to Ambassador Morgenthau by the state department tonight, forwarding the Teports received by the Presbyterian board of forelgn missions in New ing to attack Matamoros reached Rus ias, five miles from Matamoros, late to- day Private_despatches from the border reaching Washington tonight said Gen- eral Villa himself was in command of the force about to attack Matamoros. Two thousand Villa soldiers are within ten miles of Matamoros, accord- ing to a message from that place to- night, and 2,000 more are within 25 miles. It is expected an attack will be made early Saturday. Scouts _reported that the main body of the Villa army continued its march toward Matamoros after nightfall, while the advance guard was preparing to go in camp about eight miles west of the town. The Villa troops are re- ported as having about 40 field pieces. MERIDEN’S HALF MILLION RESERVOIR TO BE FLOODED. Located in the Town of Cheshire—Has Been Building Two Years. Meriden, Conn., March 26—The new half million dolar Broad Brook reser- voir in Cheshire for the city of Meri- den which has been building for the past two years will be flooded imme- diately. The city has satisfactoryily settled all water rights damages with- out litigation, the last step having been taken tonight when the board of public works accepted the terms of settlement offered by water rights own- ers. The necessary land had previous- ly been obtained by condemnation and otherwise. The Quinnipiac Power Co. composed of the Meride nCutlery com- pany, Jennings and Grifin company, Charles Parker company, C. L. Yale company, International ~Silver com- pany, Factory P, and R, Wallace and Sons’ Manufacturing company, will be paid $12,500 and the borough of Wall- ingford $5,600. All these concerns have factories along the _Quinnipiac river, of which Broad Brook is a trib- utary. Suffering from Aphasia. Bridgeport, Conn., March 26.—A young man about 25 years of age, with a card on his person bearing the name of Harry Darkin, of Washington min- strels, Bedford park, Bronx, N. Y., was picked up by a policeman on the street here tonight, suffering from aphasia. The youth was well dressed, wearing a blue serge suit, black overcoat, tan shoes and soft hat. He did not know what his name was, where he came from, or how he came to be in Bridge- port. Movements of Steamshlps. New York, March _26.—Arrived: steamer Lusitania, New York. Neples, March 25—Arrived: steam- er_Duca Degli_Abruzzi, New York. Liverpool, March 26 — Arrived: steamer Philadelphia, New York. Bergen, March 3b5.—Sailed:. steamer Kristianstjord, New York. . Condens‘ed Te}egrams | Villa declared torium. three months’ mora- Output of gold in Rhodesia during February totalled 6,000 fine ounces. The Bank of England minimum rate of discount is unchanged at & per cent. The New York Assembly killed ti statewide prohibition and local op- tion bills. Vassar students have formed a pc lice squad to enforce the order “keep off the grass.” | Maj.-Gen. John P. Storey, U. S. A, retired, died at his home in Pasadena, Cal., aged T4. The United States Steel Corpora- tion’s mills at Gary, Tll. are working at 85 per cent. of capacity. More than two dozen Americans with_the first Canadian contingent on the battle line have been killed To prevent the extermination of the moose the Maine Legislature declar- ed a closed season for four years. Yeggmen blew the safe of the p office at East Aurora, N. Y., and caped with all the money and stamps. st Gen. Rene Joseph Lelarue, ci division of the French army, was kill- ed while inspecting a trench at the frot. lowa is entering the grazing sea- son 40 per cent. short of the normal supply of cattle. Kansas herds are arger than last year. After declining to plaster lath by workmen who took the place striking lathers, 1,800 union men Chicago went on strike. When Edmund Jones, barre, P., saloonkeeper, trail” he went to his friends and wrecked i Resolutions inviting Billy Sunday to come to New York were unanimous adopted at the New York confe nce of the Methodist Episcopal church. laid of in a Wilkes- hit the “re- saloon with Governor Whitman vetoed the bill authorizing authorities of New York to enter a contract for the removal of garbage for a term of fifteen years. Jacob H. Schiff of New York, with is wife and Miss Sachs, arrived at s Angeles on a special car on their way to the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Henry B. Cowles, aged 75, boolkkeep- er and accountant, dropped dead in the People’s Bank East Orange, N. J. He was stricken with heart dis. ease. Dr. Karl Liebknecht, widely known Socialist member of the German Reichstag, was mustered into the army as a member of a Landsturm regiment. Two million bushels of coal on barges are at Pittsburgh waiting until the Ohio_river rises enough for them to be taken south as the rivers are very low. Twonty-thousand balee of sisal fibre were destroyed by fire in the ware- house near Merida, Yucatan. The fire is believed to have been due to mil tary operations. Nathaniel Curry, president of the Canadian Car & Foundry Co., con- firmed the report that the Russian Government had placed a $30,000,000 order with his company. Hale and hearty, Mrs. Lydia De Bar- ron, who lives alone on her fruit farm near Poughkeepsie and does all of the work of the place without help, celebrated her 97th birthday. Joseph Llere, who resigned the po- sition of city editor of L'Abiele, a New Orleans daily French newspaper, to serve in the French army, died of wounds recelved near Craonne. Ex-President Taft will preside today over a meeting of the Bar of the United States Supreme Court ta take appropriate action on the death of Horace H. Lurton, associate justice. The day’s receipts for_duties at the custom house were $729,248.17, which $204,805 were for merchandise withdrawn from bonded warehouses and $524,442 for recent importations. According to United States District Attorney Clyne there are 500 Chica- goans with incomes of $60,000 and $100,000 who have not made returns on their incomes as required by law. While five of the most prominent men of Bloomsbury, N. J, were en- gaged In a game of cards in a hard- ware store, three masked men enter- ed, held them up and escaped in an auto with $100. Abill to compel stock exchanges of the state to furnish their quotations to any responsible person, association, partnership, or incorporation for a reasonable fee was Introduced in the Philadelphia Legislature. Representing their wagon to be loaded with nitro-glycerine, boot-leg- gers drove from Oakland, Md, to Graf- ton, W. Va., without being arrested for violation of the State liquor law, and sold 20 gallons of liquor to miners. ERRORS IN WINDSOR LOCKS - SAVINGS BANK CASES. Found by Connecticut Supreme Court, —Ordered Back to Superior Court. Hartford, Conn., March 26.—The Connecticut supreme court of errors In two of the four so-called Windsor Locks Savings Bank cases and ordered the cases sent back to the superior court. The.suits were orlginally brought by the then Bank Commis- sioners Lippitt and Hold against va- rious directors of the savings bank. The directors were charged with neg- ligently permitting the assets of the institution to-be wasted and also with illegally declaring and paying divi- dends. The bank commissioners sought to recover for the depositors for losses through the misappropria- tion of nearly $100,000 by Albert W. Converse, former treasurer, wro com- mitted suicide. It was charged that the misappropriation of funds extend- edl ov:‘rl 2 pertod of thirty-nine yeal’!. n lour cases, damages totall $390,000 were asked. Es Free Lunches in R. .. Saloons. Providence, R. L, March 26—A bill prohibiting free lunches in liquor sa- loons was passed in the senate today. It will go to the house for concur- rent action. ef of | HOPE FOR SUBMA i Navy Department Informed Vessel Has Been Located PRICE TWO CENTS RINE ABANDONED in Fifty Fathoms of Water HOPE GIVEN UP FOR LIVES OF THOSE IN SHIP An Effort Was Made to Tow the Submerged Craft Into Shal- low Water, But it Was Found to be Impossible and it Was Decided to Get a Crane From the Naval Station to Raise Her. Honolulu, March 26.—The submarine ' F-4, lost since morring off Honolulu harbor, was lo- cated this afternoon. Heroic efforts were being made tonisht to raise the ricken craft, but after having been submerged for more than thirty hours it was regarded as doubtful whether ony of her crew o men remained American Vesterday lift the little vessel to the sur- face, it was found necessary to send to the Pearl Harbor naval station for a derrick and crane. This involved much loss of time and it was thought that the fate of the crew mi be determined until dayl Found with Grappling vessels dragzing grappling hoc en craft at ng fast to the -4, the and the steamer akaala gan to tow their find—they were not certain that it was the sub- marine they had hooked—toward shal- low water. Quantitie of oil came » the surface, proof that really was the lost vessel. Soon afterward a submarine marker buoy, descried far beiow the water, removed all doubt that the F-4 had been found. Marker Buoy Released. Just when the marker buoy had been leased by the sabled boat there was no means of determining. If the signal was given after the grappling hooks of the rescue vessels took hold, then the crew, or at least some of them, still were alive, For more than an hour the tug and the steamer struggled with their un- wieldy burden. Soon afterwards it became apparent that it would be im- possible to tow the submarine near enough to shore to bring her to the surf: and a hurry call was sent to the naval station for a wrecking ship. Naval authorities admitted to- night they had given up hope for the F-4's crew. However, resuscitating apparatus has been despatched to the scene and: evéry effort will be made tHooks. the ocean chanced upon the depth of 9 feet. wval tug Ma to develop any spark of life that may remain. The general opinion in that the ves: plates were sprung through the immense pressure of the water at a depth of 50 fathoms and #hat the two officers and 19 enlisted men aboard have ished. Vessels vicinity ipped submarine tus continued to but no answers which are signal ap- send out sig- came, eq p nals, HOPE FOR THOSE ABOARD VIRTUALLY ABANDONED Impossible to Remain at Such a Depth with Safety. shington, 21 March 26.—Rear Ad- Honolulu, cabled the late tonizht that the 4 haa been lo- f water. He gave subma; cated in 50 fathoms no_details. Hope for the lives of the twenty- > men on board the submarine vir- tually was abandoned by naval offi- n recelpt of this news. The 4 was designed to risist water pres- sure at a depth of approximately 50 fathoms, or 300 feet, but it was be- eved that it would be impossible for her to remain at such a depth for any length of time with safety. Records show that when the F-1, a boat of the same type, operated om her trial trip for jusi ten minutes at 2 depth of 253 feet her hull took in water. Faint encouragement was found by officials in a suggestion that while had been missing since she started on an under-water cruise yes- terday morning, it was possible that she had been at the great depth at which she was located only a short time. This seemed very improbable, however, the long absence of the boat and her failure to signal ap- parently made it certain that she met with some accident which carried her to the bottom a few hours after going below the surface, INDEMNITY TO FAMILY OF JOHN B. M'MANUS. Negotiations Being Conducted With the Villa-Zapata Government. Washington, March 26. — Secretary Bryan announced tonight that satisfac- tory progress was being made by the Urited States in its negotiations with the Zapata-Villa government for the payment of an indemnity to the family of John B. McManus, the American citizen murdered recently in Mexico City by Zapatista troops. Further inquiry as to what repre- sentations had been made by the American government concerning the desecration of the American flag over the McManus home, developed the fact that no specific request for an apology or account of the flag incident had been made. When the facts were first reported, a general demand for repara- tion and indemnity was made by the state department. In the regret ex- pressed recently by General Palafox, the Zapata secretary of foreign affairs, however, no mention was made of the flag incident. Mr. Bryan stated today that the sit- uation with respect to the exportation of sisal from Progreso was “improv- ing” Elizo Arrendondo, head of the local Carranza agency, gave out a tele- gram from Genera: Alvaredo at Merida, Yucatan, ng the port of Progreso was open and that the sisal shipments were being regularly made. OBITUARY. John McTammany. Stamford, Conn.. March 26—John McTammany, a pioneer inventor of various mechanical musical devices, and well known in musical circles as a writer, died in the Stamford hospital tonight, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Scotland in 1345. When a young man he came to Ohio with his He was a veteran of the Civil war and was wounded In action. Shortly after the war he devoted his attentlon to mechanical musical in- struments and claimed to be the in- ventor of the first plaver instrument, which he exhibited at the Centennial exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. Later he patented a number of similar devices. At one time he conducted a factory for the manufacture of musical instru- ments here, but the venture was not a financial success. Of late years he was a_contributor of articles in the musical press and was considered an authority on patents of musical instruments. During a recent illness, musicians col- lected a fund for him which virtually amounted to a pension. Mr. McTammany recently wrote to friends giving instructions for his fu- neral. He desires to have his funeral conducted by the local G. A. R. post in its hall and to have his body sent to Ohio for burial. He also requested that the music at the funeral be fur- nished by a player piano. Suspected of Being Slayer of Elmira Policemen. Toledo, Ohio, Ohio, March 26.—Sus- pected of being the slayer of Chief of Police Finnell and Detective Sergeant Gradwell at Elmira, N. Y., Tuesday night, a man giving his name as Will- iam Leahy of Flushing, L. I, was ar- rested here today. The police here last night received a telegram that Jack Cramer, alias John Penny, al- leged to be the murderer of the po- licemen was on his way to Toledo. The police say the description of the man tallies with that of Cramer. Destroyer Shows 30 1-2 Knots, Philadelphia, March 26.—The torpe- do boat destroyer Nichoison returned to Cramps ship yard today froma suc- cessful trip in the Delaward capes. On several tests the Nicholson averaged 30 1-2 knots an hour. The contract speed called for 29 knots. VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL ATTENDS JAP RECEPTION Given to the Officials of the Panama- Pacific Exposition. March 26.—Vice President Marshall attended tonight a reception and dinner given by the Jap- anese commissioners to the officials of the Panama-Pacific exposition at the California_building. It was the final event in a week of social and public functions given in honbr of the vice presidents’ visit, as the representative ident Wi to dedicate the Baron Sotokichji Uriu, vice president of the Japanese commission, was the host. Vice President Marshall spoke to a toast to President Wilson. A member of the Japanese commission responded to a toast to the emperor of Jap: Earlier in the day the vice president made eighteen calls on representatives of various foreign nations at their buildings. Tomorrow the vice presidential par- ty will leave San Francisco for a brief visit to the residence of United States Senator James D. Phelan at Saratoga, Cal. Later the party will proceed to San Diego, Cal. MYSTERIOUS AIRCRAFT FLEW OVER CANAL. Major General Goethals Has Detailed Men to Search For the Machin Janama, Marc] —The military an@ canal authorities are investigating & report reaching headquarters from officers of the Lock Guard that an aeroplane has been seen flying over the Pedro Miguel and the Mirafiores locks. Major General George W. Goethals, governor of the canal zone, and Brig- adied General Clarence ' Redwards, commander of the United States forc- es on the isthumus, both detailed men! to make an exhaustive search for the machine, which is said to have been seen and heard over the locks last! night. The aircraft is also reported to have flown over Hill 15 which is heavily entrenched and located to the east of the Pedro Miguel locks, of whose defense it forms a part. It is lnown that a Bleuriot ma- chine is owned on the isthmus at pres- ent( but its whereabouts has not yet been ascertained, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE IN THE WEST. ix States Enter Into Agreement to Suppress Its Invasion. San Francisco, Calif., March 26.—Si® more Western states entered into a tentative agreement today for a fed- eration designed as protection against invasion of western ranges by the foot and mouth disease, during the session of the American tional Livestock association. The states in the agree- ment are Washington, Oregon, Neva- @a, California, Idaho and Utah. Colorado, Atizona, New Mexico ‘and Tevas vestercay made a similar agreement. The agreement today, which extends its provisions to Montana and Wyom- ing, provides that no cattle, sheep, swine or other ruimant animals. will be permitted to enter any of the six states except from the twelve states mentioned. Yale Wins in Debate With Princeton. New Haven, Conn., March 26—Yale = defeated Princeton here tonight in one leg of the annual triangular league de- bate be* Harvard, Princeton and Yale, de..nding the negative of this question. “Resolved, That the best in- terests of the United States demand a. prompt and substantial increase in the army and navy." was unanimous.