Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, March 31, 1915, Page 1

— VCL. LVIL—NO. 76 The Buliz n’s Circulation NORWICH, CONN., Balleting WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1915 :!:ENi PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS in Norwich is Double That 2 j.i)T Other Pape_r,r and lts Total Circulation is tileAl.argest in Connecticut S _—— 3. in Proportion to the City’s Populatioh CARPATHIAN BATT GROWS IN INTENSI Russian Forces From Przemysl are Arriving to Aid| Troops Already in the Mountains STERN OPPOSITION BY THE TEUTONIC ALLIES The Result of This Struggle Will Have a Strong Bearing on - the Entire Situation—The Austrians Have Forced the Russians to Withdraw From Bukowina—Attack and Counter-Attacks With Varying Success Reported in France and Belgium—The Allied Fleet is Operating in the Dardanelles in a Modified Form. 4\ g Russian forces from Przemysl are @lready taking thelr place side by side with the troops who have for weeks pest been striving 3o carry the Car- pathlan passes in the face of stern opposition by the sstrians and Ger- mans. The presence of a division from Przemysl on the ' ~rpathian front is noted in the Ausurlan official com- munication. That this is a struggle of the great- est importance, the result of which will ‘exercise a strong effect on the entire situation” is pointed out by Major Moraht, the military ecritic of the Berlin Tageblatt, who adds: “The supreme army command has grounds enough for employing all dis- posable forces to avert a Russian erup- tion into the Hungarian plain.” ‘In_this region, particularly along the Bartfeld-Alzok, the Russian forc- s, according to the official statement from Petrograd, ‘are developing with perfect success, notwlthstanding the ‘®nemy’s stubborn resistance.’ The nature of the fighting is indi- cated by the same official communica- tion, which, telling of desperate counter-attacks, says that the Rus- slans captured on Sunday and Mon- day last 76 officers, 5,384 men and a great number of guns. 3 3 The Austrians have improved their advantage of having forced the Rus- sians to withdraw from Bukowina, for in,an advance from Czernowitz Austrians crossed the Russian frontier advanced half way to Chotin. Al- F:ly the, Russians are sending tropps o_that section to repel the invaders. In the western war area attacks and counter-attacks, With varying de- es of success, are reported. The rmans continue to bombard the bridges around Nieuport, while from the séa to the Aisne and in Cham- pagne there have been artillery ac- tions. The seriousness of the battle for Hartmanns-Weilerkorpf, in Aleace, 45 shown by the fact that the bodies of 700 German dead have been found. A somewhat new view of the opera- tions in the Dardanelles is afforded by & correspondent who says that ap- tly no_serious attempt to sweep he mines from the Dardanelles wa- ters has been made by the allles since $farch 18, and that while the weather eonditions for a bombardment have Been of the best, with a quiet sea, there has been virtually no bombard- ment since March i8. This corre- spondant visited the forts that bore the brunt of the last heavy shelling by the allied warships and say damage sustained by the “Turkish positions was uniformly in- finjtesimal to an almost unbelievable extent.” The death list of the steamer Fal- sba, which was sunk by a German ne, has been officially placed t 111 and includes one American, floon Chescer Thrasher, an engineer who had been living for the past year on the Gold Coast. CHANGE IN GERMAN FRONT IN BELGIUM. Baid to be Made Necessary by the Fall of Prezemysl. — - London, March 31, 3.48 a. m.—The Dutch correspondent of English news- papers . their. despatches refer to rsistent rumors in circulation in gflhnd of a change in th German front in Belgium, which is aleged to have been made necessary by the fall of Przemysl and by the pressure of the alies along the existing extended front. According to these rumors the line on the Yser is to be abandoned in fa- vor of a less extended line slightly. west of Brussels. It is reported that Jarge bodies of cavalry already are be- ing withdrawn from the Yser. RUSSIA RAISING TARIFF RATES ON IMPORTED ARTICLES Cotton Fabrics and “arns Increased from 30 to 50 Per Cent. TWashington, March 30.—Tariff rates pn most articles imported into Russia have been raised ten percent. while rates on certain cotton fabrics and rotton yarns have been increased from 30 to 50 er cent. American Con- sul North Winsh',, at Petrograd, tel- sgraphed today that conventional rates on articles specified in the Russian sommercial _tresties with _ Austria- ungary and Germany have been abil- ved, and the general rates of the vssfan tariff age consequently to be applied in the case of countries, in- ding the United States, the pro- fucis of which were formerly entitled i the reduced rates. *YOU WiLi FIND THE HEROES IN THE TRENCHES> Statement Madelby King Albert Dur- ing Geneva, Switzeriand, March 30, via Paris, 4 p. m.—“1 am not a hero, you will find them in our trenches,” said Albert, the king of the Belgians, at his headquarters In the fleld in an inter- view today with Edouard Chapuisat of the Journal De Geneve. During the conversation the guns of the Belgians and the Germans were sounding con- tly. affirm that befors the war I and y v observed scrupulously all the reanirements of neutrality that the scribed for us with a pre- cision of the speciiications in an en- gineering cosdract. “Your neuteality,” sald King Albert, referring to .Switzerland, “is an act of sovereignty. Ours has been obliga- tory by an agseement of tho powers. Neverthelass, you see the result.” At another point in the conversa- tion the king said: “You have an agency for prisoners amd other institutions, but what a martrydom has not this poor Geneva Cross endured.” ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE ODENWALD. Had No Arms and No Unusual Quan- tity of Provisions or Coal. Washington, March 30.—Additional information about the attempt of the German_steamship Odenwald to slip out of the harbor of San Juan, with- out clearance papers, a week ago Sun- day was received here tonight from Collector of Customs Richardson, one of the central figures in the drama which led to the seizure of the Oden- wald by the United States marshal for alleged violation of American neu- trality. Mr. Richardson’s report, the first full official account of what happened at San Juan to reach Washington was sent to the state department and may be turned over to the depart- ment of justice for use in its pros- pective suit to confiscate the vessel. The Odenwald had taken on coal and provisions just before starting out of the harbor, but Collector Richard- son says she had no unusual quanti- ties aboard, nor were there any arms or ammunition. Some officials think however, that the report supports the belief that the dash to sea was care- fully planned and timed just at the right moment to meet another stesm- ship waiting in the offing. The pres- ence of this steamer had only been hinted at in previous official reports, but Richardson declares that he per- sonally saw clouds of smoke outside the harbor as the Odenwald got under way and he encloses statements from other persons Who saw a large steam- er just at this time a short distance outside. NOTE SENT TO GERMANY ON SINKING OF THE FRYE Was Delayed Pending Securing of In- formation. Washington, March 30.—The views of the United States government re- garding the sinking by the German cruiser Priz Eitel Friedrich of the American ship William P. Frye, final- ly have been put in the form of a note, which is is expected, will soon be communicated to the German government through Ambassador Ge- rar’ at Berlin. Preparation of the document has Dbeen_considerably delayed owing to the difficulty in securing adequate in- formation regarding the ownership of the cargo of grain of the Frye, but it has now been established that this cargo was sold while the ship was on the high seas and before she was sunk. As the sale was not made to the British government, but to a pri- vate firm, it is held that the liability of the German government for dam- ages for its destruction is unques- tionable. Marshal Von Der Goltz at Headquart- ers, Amsterdam, via London, March 31, 3.08 a.m.—The Telegraaf says that Field Marshal Von Der Goltz has left Berlin for the main German head- quarters. Field Marshal Von Der Goliz ‘ac- cording to previous despatches, had gone to Berlin from Constantinople anrd had conferred with Emperor Will- iam regarding the plan of campaign. British Capture German Camp Afric: London, March 31, 1:23 a. m.—A Cape Town despatch to Reuters Tele- gram company says that a German camp at Plattben, fifty miles north- east of Ukamas, German Southwest Africa, has been captured by the British. It contained great quantities of Supplies and horses aud other live- stoc! Movements of Steamships. Piraeus, March 20.—Arrived: steam- er Themistocles, New York. Genoa, March 23—Arrived: steamer Tormina, New York. Sailed: 24th, steamer Finland, New York. Bordeaux, March _ 80.—Arrived: steamer Rochambeau, Liverpool. Liverpool, ~ March _ 30.— Arrived. steamer Orduna, New York. New York, = March 30.—Sailed: Rotterdam, Rotterdam. Gibraltar, March 30.—Passed: steam- er Europa, New York for Naples. New ~ York, March 30.—Arrived: steamer Frederick VIII, Copenhagen. Rotterdam, March 26. — Sailed: steamer Noordam, New York. Insane Asylum Burned. Oklahoma City, Okla., March 30.— one wing of the state insane asylum at Fort Supply burned today and four | Total Cabled Par> .;f"e:s dford, Eng. Pradford, Eni. arch 30. 11:45 p. m—The ch. .r of cemmerce adopted tonight a.resolution in favor of total prohibition, with compensa- tion to the holders of liquor licenses. Prohibitior Spain to Nationalize Foreign Debt. Paris, March 80, 6:50 p. m—King Alfonso _has signed a decree for the nationalization of the foreign debt, says a despatch to the Havas Agency from Madrid. The bonds will be n gotiated in Spain and the coupons will hereafter be paid exclusively in pese- France to Advance Finances. Paris, March 30, 9: 55 p. m.—The senate today adopted a bill which al- ready had passed the chamber of dep- uties, providing for the advancing to Serbia, Belgium, Greece and Monte- negro as friends of the allies the sum of 1,350,000,000 francs, ($270,000,000.) American Lost With Falaba. London, March 31. 2:52 a. m.—The official announcement is made that amnog the missing passegers of the steamer Falaba which was sunk by a German submarine, is Leon Chester Thrasher, an American engineer, who had been living for the past year on the Gold Coast, West Africa. CONFERENCE OF SOCIETIES FOR SERBIAN RELIEF American, British and French, Held in Paris Yesterday. Paris, March 30, 5 p. m—A confer- ence of American, British and French aid societies for Serbian relief was held in Paris today. A committee, composed of Ernest Bicknell, national director of the American Red Cross, and member of the Rockefeller Foun- dation: J. Ridgely Carter, , Herman Harjes, John Stanley of the British Red Cross, and Sir Thomas Lipton was received by a committee from the French war office. Dr. Georzes Tusson, chief of the sanitary service of the French zovernment, presided. It was ecd, subject to the ap- proval of the soccieties represented. that the relief societies belonging to the three countries who are now oper- ating in Serbia, should join forces and that Serbia should be divided into three sections, the committee representing the three countries to be responsible for the relief work in these sections respectively. Sir Thomas Lipton, speaking of the work of organization, said: “Far more effective work could be done in this way. ‘Each unit, although it would remain a separate and distimct unit, would nevertheless have the assistance of the other two. “One can scarcely imagine the ter- rible ravages of typhus in Serbia. It is far worse than typhoid fever and ven worse than the black plague. The lives of 192 doctors have already been sacrificed in hospital work. There I am sailing shortly jon the Erin, tak- ing with me twenty’doctors and sixty tons of medicines and hospital com- forts. 1 have already placed my vacht at the disposition of the American Red Cross and British Rea Cross societies ahd am under their orders. “It is my earnest desire that I may have the pleasure and honor of tak- ing American doctors and nurses to Serbia. There is a crying need for hos- pital work there. One hundred French doctors have recently left for Serbia and 1 understand that an expedition of ten doctors, with many tons of hos- pital supplies, is leaving America for Saloniki and will proceed from there to Serbia.” KEEPING OF NEUTRALITY IN HAMPTON ROADS Subject of Protracted Session at Nor- folk Navy Yard. Newport News, Va., March 30.—Bn- forcement of American neutrality in of the six hundred inmates are miss- inz. One of the guards was so badly burned he may die. Hampton Roads was the subject of a protracted conference at the Norfolk navy yard late today after the arrival of the battleship ‘Alabama, which took a commanding position in the channel to the sea. Officlals later refused to make any statement. Participating in the conference were Rear Admiral Beatty, commandant of the Norfolk navy yard; Rear Admiral Helm, commander of the reserve At- lantic fieet, who arrived on the Ala- bama and Norman R. Hamilton, col- lector of customs. Meanwhile Commandes Max Thi.- richens of the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, still in dock here, was closeted with customs officails in the Newport News office. The time allowed the cruiser to stay in_port is Dbelieved to be almost up. It was learned today the Alabama came to Hampton Road$ primarily to guarq against any breach of neutrality in the event of a clash between the German man-of-war and a fleet of al- lied warships off the Virginia capes. COMPULSORY MILITARY INSTRUCTION IN HAWAII Proposed in Bill in Territorial House —Its Passage Urged. Honolulu, March 30.—Major General William H. Carter, U. S. A, com- manding the department of Hawail, in a formal address to the territorial house today, urged the passage of the compulsory ' m#litary instruction bill, pending before that body. “The location of the Hawalian Is- lands,” saig General Carter, “demands the maintenance of citizen soldiery. For adequate defense, a force of at least 150,000 troops is needed, “In case of sudden attack it would be impossible to send troops from the mainland in time. In such a contin- gency, not enough transports would be available for that service and it would not be possible to get other ships.” Cash Contributions to Belgian Fund. New York, March 30.—The cash contributions to the Belglan relief fund passed the million dollar mark today, according to an announcement made by the committee tonight. The exact amount collected so far is $1,- 004,905,44, and is said to be the larg- est amount ever raised by a commit- tee on behalf of forelgn charity. The committee has also collected $700,000 in food and the actual amount of food supplies it has sent into Belgium to gg;e are valued at more than $1,550,- Steamers Overdue Becaut Weather. New York, March 30.—The commis- sion for relief in Belgium announced tonight that the steamer Quito, un- der ‘charter to the commission, has Been overdue in New Yeork since March 22. She is now 25 days out, havnig passed Gibraltar on March 5. Her tardiness is believed to be due to bad wWeather. A number of other ships under charter to- the commis- sion are also late, presumably for the same reason. of Bad % i Jitneys Hurting R. I. Railroad TRUSTEES SAY ROADS WILL BE UNABLE TO COMPETE “UNFAIR COMPETITION” Declare Motor and Bus Lines Should be Regulated—Railway Company Unable to Meet Fixed Charges March 30. —The of tie Rhode Island Company, operating street lway lines throughout the state, asserted in a letter to city officials today that un- less what they termed the “unfair competition” by motor bus lines Providence,' R. L, Federal trustees should be regulated soon, it would be | impossible for the corporation to con ticue business. “IL is problematical, the trustees added, “whether by tie exercise of the strictest economy and | with no competition of carrving passengers the company could, in the near future, meet i fixed ' charges, even with the normal business which has not been realized for the past few years.” in its business STRIKE ON STREET RAILWAY AT SPRINGFIELD. 800 Men Affected on the Palmer and Westfield Division, Springfleld, Ma: March 31.—A strike on the Springfield, Palmer and Westfield divisions of the Springfield Street Railway system will go ineo ef- fect at 3 o'clock this morning, when the crews of the last all-night cars ran their cars into the bar The strike order followed a_conference between officials of the New nEgland Invest- ment and Security company and mem- bers of the executive board of the lo- cal trolleymen’s union late vesterday afternoon, at which time the grie ances of the trolleymen were discuss- ed. The trolleymen made three spe- cific requests but the company's an- swer on the two most important re- quests failed to meet with the approv- al of the representatives of the union. The strike will affect about 00 men In this city, Westfield and Palmes Worcester trolleymen will not be al lowed to bring their cars west of Brimfield. The three requests submitted by the trolleymen were that the company be installed no more men should be dis- on its system so that transfers could be rung up; that until the registers be installed no more men shold be dis- charged for irregularity in handling fares and that the three men w o had been recsutly discharged for . ' that cause should be reinstated. The offi- cials of the company acceded to the first request provided the men re- mained at work. They refused to con- sider the second Tequest entirely, but they expressed a willingness to arbi- trate the third request. The men in- sisted on the acceptance of ail three requests, stating emphatically that shey should go out on strike if they were not granted. The action regarding the three con- ductors discharged by the company several weeks ago was taken by mem- bers of the local troleymen’s union on night, folowing a_conference last Friday with officialu of the street railway company. The members of the union voted Monday on the ques- tion of a strike, the question being presented to the men for a “ves” or “no” vote in the form of the following question: “The company refuses to accede to your demands in regard to the rein- stating the three conductors, but will consider the advisability of putting in transfer regi Are you in fa- vor of enforcing your demands even to the suspensfon of work?” The men voted by a large majority to authorize the executive board fto call the strike in the event of failure to settle the matter peaceably with the street rallway officials. PROSECUTION OF NATIONAL CASH REGISTER COMPANY. Attorney to Hold Consultation About Aileged Violation of Sherman Law. ‘Washington, ~ March 30.—United States District Attorney McPherson of Cincinnati is expected in Washing- ton tomorrow to confer with G. C. Todd, assistant attorney general in charge O8f anti-trust _prosecutions Sherman law against officers of the National Cash Register Company, re- cer:tly ordered back for re-trial by the circult court of appeals. Mr. McPherson has been actively connected with this case since it was undertaken. He will submit the facts on which the department will decide whether to go on wWith a new trial, seek to bring the case before the' su- preme court on a warrant of certiorari or abandon it entirely. Attorney Gen- eral Gregory who has been away from Washington a week recovering from a slight illness probably will return to- morrow in time to see Mr. McPherson. It became known tonight that no matter how the department decides to act In_the criminal case, the civil suit to bring about a dissolution of the cash register company wil continue. This suit was brought in 1911 but has been delayed pending the conclu- sion of the criminal case. It was de- nied tonight that any offer of com- promise would be aceptable to the de- partment. Shortens Term of N. H. Game Com- missioner. Concord, N. H., March house today passed in concurrence with the senate.a bill cutting the term of the state game commissioner from three years to two. If this measure becomes law the term of the present commissioner, Frank J. Beal will end next June instead of a year hence. Austrians Ambushed by Russia London, March 31, 2:45 a. m.—A despatch to the Exchange Telegraph from Bucharest says: ‘It is reported from the Rumanian frontler that a considerable _Austrian force which crossed the River Pruth near Bojana Monday was ambushed by the Rus- sians and compelled to retire across the River with heavy losse: ‘Answer Cabled to Ordar in Council. ‘Washington, March 80.—The reply of the United States government to the British order in Council decree- ing a virtual blockade against com- merce to and from Germany was cabled to Ambassador Page at London toright for presentation to'the Britsh 30—The foreign office. 'Not Certain Object &= . | is Submaring F-4 iWHICH DRAG LINE—S OF NAVAL !‘ TUG ARE ATTACHED TO. i WORK ON DIVING TUBE Believed It Will Be Ready Today Determine Whether the Find is Really the F-4, to Navajo's Honolulu, Mareh 30.—Work divinz tube, with which it is hoped to locate definitely the submarine F- lost with its crew 1 men outside the harbor here since last Thursday, | progressed so rapidly today that it | was Dbelieved It might be ready for carly Lomorrow. | Drag lines of the naval tug Navajo fast to an object believed jo b the submarine. With the aid of the diving tube, it quickly will be dete imined, officers say, whether the Xi v find really is the F-4. ROCKEFELLER RELIEF FOR DISTRESS IN COLORADO Ready to Contribute $100,000, Particu- larly for Mining Districts. on a use New York, Rockefeller, Jr., March 30.—John in a telegram to Colorado .state committee on unem- ployment and relicf, announced that the Rockefeller Foundation stood ready to contribute $100,000 to relieve dis- s among the workers in Colora rticularly in the mining distric Mr. Rockefell telegram, which w ddressed to the “State (‘ommit- tee of Unemployment and Relief, I, J Radford, chairman, Trinidad, Colc read as follows “Your telegr reference to the D. the | tre S m_of March with distress which exists among the unempioyed and their fam- ilies in Colorado, is received. I note the expression of opinion by your committee that if the necessaries of life can be provided during the next three months at the end of that time it should be possible for employment to be secured ¢n farms, in the mines or elsewhere, but that your commit- tre fears that in the meantime the funds from individuals, county and state resources will prove insufficient to meet the need and that unless fur, ther immediate aid is_otherewise pro- vided, widespread suffering and want will_certainly ensue. “Should this prove to be true, the foundation stands ready, up to July 1st next, to supplement the funds re- ceived from the above mentioned may_Dbe necessary up to 0. Since Mr. W Mackenzi King, tiie director of the industrial re- lations department of the Rockefeller Foundation, is now in Denver, the Foundation is requesting him to rep- resent it in this matter in conference with you. (Signed) JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR. “President Rockefeller Foundation EASTMAN BILL TO BE FAVORABLY REPORTED In New Hampshire—To Take Over Leased B. & M. Lines. Concord, N. H., March 30—The ju- diciary committee of the legislature has gecided to report favorably on the Fastman bill providing that the New Hampshire railroad shall be incor- porated to take over the leased lines of the Boston & Maine in this state if the proposed Boston & Maine re- organization fails. This vannounce- mert was made today by Benjamin W. Couch, chairman of the committee. it was also announced that repre- sentatives of the Boston and Maine and of tre leased lines had reached an agreement on a modification of the reorganization bill and that the amended plan would be placed in the hands_of the judiciary committee be- fore the close of its hearing tonight. James H. Hustls, president of the Boston & Maine, and_ Marcus H. Knowlton, chairman of the federal trustees in charge of the road’s af- fairs, were among the speakers before the committee today. President Husti: said that he considered the reorgan- ization plan the only practical way out of the road’s difficulties. To break up the system, he thought, would be greatly to the disadvantage of the country which it served, and he be- lieved that & receivership would be disastrous. Judge Knowlton declared that any suspicion that the Boston & Maine and the New York, New Haven & Hart- ford had not been completely and final- Iy divorced was unfounded. He sald that no attempt to evade the decree of the federal court had been made or would be made. $100,000 RESIDENCE BURNED NEAR STAMFORD. Mrs. L. H. Porter and Four Children Saved Only Some Personal Belong- ings. Stamford, Conn., March 30.—Fire tonight destroyed the stately residence on Noroton Hill of Louis H. Porter, a New York lawyer, causing a loss es- timated at $100,000. The blaze, the origin of which is uncertain, spread so rapidly, that Mrs. Porter and her four children were able to save only some of their personal belongings. A valuable collection of native birds, the result of years of work, which Mr. Porter had intended to give to Yale University, was lost. Bric-a-brac collected from all parts of the world, Mrs. Porter's jewelry and priceless heirloom were also destroyed. It is believed that the solid silver plate, which was kept in a vault, is safe. Workmen were at work on the ex- terior of the house today and it is thought that the fire may have orig- inated from a torch or a spark from charcoal. A gale as blowing when the fire was discovered and -the house being situated on an unprotected hill, soon fell an easy prey to the flames. The loss is partly covered by in- surance. To Fight Mexican Mining Law. . Paso, Texas, March 30.—Fifteen American mining men, representing as many different forelgn-owned corpo- rations in‘northern Mexico, at a meet- ing here today decided to fight against the amendments to the Mexican fed- eral mining law made recently by the Villa convention sovernment. Ac- cording . to “the law, ' which goes into effect , April - 1, all ‘mining__exempted under conditions which the mining ex- perts consider imvossible to flL Condensed VTeI;grams Roumania efficially, announced i neutralicy There was heavy snow in 1 N New York state Martial throughout law will effect ital go into on ‘April 1 Export of cotton for the wee March 27 totalled 129,21 e ormer _imperial . died at Dal- George H. Green, potentate of the Shrine las, Tex. Eight steel mills at resumed operations and sume today Newport, Ky., two more re- As a result of high zinc prices the | Historic mine, near Irondale, Mo., wili be reopened. Archbishop Ireland is suffering from @ general breakdown due to overwork, at St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Charles R. Henderson, profe: of logy of the University ago, died at Charleston, S. Application from operators in the British textile mills for a ten per cent, increase in wa refused. England and France will cele: April 8, King Albert of Belgium's for- tieth birthday, as King Albert day. One thousand men were put to work on fuil time at the plant of the Dodge Manufacturing Co., Mishawaka, Ind. There are at present 133 ships at Genoa, Ttaly, waiting to unload, an unparalleled state of congestion at that port. = The French government re allow the Duke of Or Foreign Legion under name. sed to eans to join the an assumed Gold to the amount pounds sterling Argentine ac Enzland. of 2,000,000 was earmarked for the Bank of United States government ice patrol will bexin April 1, when the revenue cutter Seneca will take the station in the North Atlantic. Former Secretary of War Jacob 'W. Dickinson declared that “organization of the American Legion is a step in the right direction.” The bill increasing railroad rates from 2 to 2 1-2 cents a mile in Minne- sota. was killed by the senate trans- portation committee The British anti-tobacco league wants the overnment to prohibit smoking In the trenches, despite the soldiers’ cry for tobacco. An absolute embargo on any erence to defensive or military meas- ures being taken in Italy was declared by the council of ministry ref- But one new case of smallpox was reported in Millville, N. J., and health authorities of the town belleve that all danger of an epidemic is over. Stations of the Boston and Maine railroad at Hampton, North Hampton, Seabrook and Atlantic, N. H., and Salisbury, Mass., were broken into. Tipoerary is now out of date with the British soldiers, who are mnow singing Dolly Gray, John Brown’s Body and sometimes Dixie, American aif. George Virtue, prominent business man_of Newark, N. J. and former sherif of Essex county, N, J.. cut his throat with a razor at his home in Newark. Harry K, Thaw was taken before the supreme court while an order de- laying a writ of habeas corpus was signed, and then taken Dack to the Tombs. - * The Atlantic fleet, Admiral Fletcher, has reported to Secretary Daniels, is preparing to leave Quantanamo drill grounds and start for Hampton Roads about April. Ice went out of the harbor ai Two Harbors, Minn., the earliest in recent years, and an early opening of navi- gation on the Great Lakes is predict- ed by lake men. Only $95.000 of the $250,000 neces- sary to hold the offer of Mrs. Russell Sage for an equal sum toward new dining halls at Princeton - university remains to be raised, Ordered to vacate the “Hotel de Gink,” New York, by 'April 1. Jeff Davis and the hoboes staying there de- clared that it will take the militia to put them out by then. The Maine Senate took action which will prevent the possibility of any change at this session in the legal length og lobsters which may be caught in Maine waters. Burglars, using a powerful “can- opener” ripped off the back of the safe in the United Cigar store at No. 881 Eighth avenue, and escaped with $170 in cash and 10,000 coupons, A man known as Isaac was burned to death and two others narrowly es- caped death in a fire that dtd $10,000 damage to a six story loft building at No. 237 Rivington street, New York At the hearing given by Governor Whitman the bill permitting direct set- tlement under the compensation law, a storm of protest was raised from representatives of almost every labor union of the state. More than 5,100 horses have been shipped through Portland, Maine for the armies of England and France since December 1, according to reports made available today. They came from the ranches of Texas and other western states. Bequests of $170,000 are left to charitable and other institutions by the will of William D. Sloane, who dled at Aiken, S. C, on March 19. Columbia University is given $50,000. The House of Mercy at Pittsfield, Mass., is left $50,000. Dr. George Peck Eckman, of New York, editor of the Christian Advocate, has_accepted a call to the pastorate of Elm Park Methodist church at Scranton, Pa. He will succeed Rev, George Wood Anderson, who resigned to become an evangelist. James P, Chapin, Who was sent to Africa by ‘the American Museum of Natural History in 1309 to bring back rare specimens of fauna from the in- terior, returned on the American liner New 'York. He brought 45 tons of snecimens and 6,000 photographs. VILLA DECAYS MATAMOROS ATTACK iAwaiting the Arrival of Artillery---Another Battle | Imminent at Lampazos ended | | IN BATTLE SATURDAY VILLA’S FORCES LOST 300 Nine Troop of United States Cavalry Were Ordered Out to Observe at Battle Opposite San Bernardino—At Brownsville a Dozen Guns for the Third Field Artillery are Ready for any Emergency—The Food Situation in the Mexican Capital is Again Somewhat Critical. the in 30.—While king time on Matamoros, awaiting: arrival of artillery, ge is be- set for another battle at Lampa- about 70 miles southwest of Nue- aredo. Troops Assembling. from the border to the state partments today said the s bound to attack the Car- vison at Nuevo Laredo were to reach Lamp the battle probably be fought.” messazes said Car- ranza troops were being assembled at Nuevo Laredo, including the fo; cently driven out of Piedras Nesras. The garrison will nur 00 in all and presumably a part of this forco will be sent out along the Nation: railway to meet the Villa forces at Lampazos If the battle is not already in_progress. Should more troops be necessary on the American side at Laredo, Texas, in the cvent of an attack on Nuevo La- redo, a resiment of infantry s In readiness at Texas City. Situation at Matamoros Unchanged. The situation at Matamoras and at Brownsville across the border was un- changed today. The Villa troops, re- pulsed Saturday in their first attack, Were encamped five miles from Washington, Villa forces their attack the ing 205, vo March are 1 ne the s Advic: and wa Villa for ranza expecte “where will the clty, the state department was advis- ed, ‘expecting to renew the assault on arrival of their artillery. Latest esti- mates of the lo of Saturday said 300 Villa troops were killed and _an equal number wounded. while the Car- ranza garrison had hen killed and 30 wounded. American Guns Ready. On the American side a dozen guns from the third fleld artllery are ready for any emergency. _Secretary Garri- son said the Instructions sent to Gen- 1 Funston were similar to those given when bullets and shells fell on the_American side during the fighting at Naco. The secretary refused to say, however, whether orders had been giv- en to return the fire if the same thing heppened at Brownsville. Meagre Advices From Capital. The state department had but! meagre advices from Mexico City to- day, Secretary Bryan _characterizing the’ situation as “uncertain but with no disorders.” No report tending to confirm statements that the Zapata forces were preparing to abandon the capital again had reached the depart- ment. The food_situation is_again somewhat critical, Mr. Bryan sald, but General Garza has given assurances that something will be done to meet the emergency. Reports from the border that Villa. had demanded of Zapata that Gen- eral Felipe Angeles he installed as provisional president in place of Gen- eral Garza lacked confirmation at the state department or at the Villa agency here. General Villa was at Torreon today and expected to start southward in a day or two. Some officials were inclined to credit the reporter action of Villa, saying that he probably considered that Gen- eral Garza was coming too much un- der the control of Zapata and his ad- visors, and that General Angeles could dominate the situation in the capital. No foreigners have yet 14ft Mexico City, Secretary Bryan said, although both the Carranza and Zapata officials have promiseq to afford them facilities to reach Vera Cruz. A report from the latter place today said_Blpotrero sugar plantation, 60 miles from Vera Cruz, had been looted by a rebel band and the mAnager had asked for a mili- tary guard. VILLA ARTILLERY HAS ARRIVED AT LAS RUSIAS. A Renewal of Attack on Mattamoros is Expected Today. Brownsville, Texas, March 30.—Sev- enteen machine guns, ten pieces of ar- tillery and many men have arrived at Las Rusias, headquarters of the Vila army, which is besieging Matamoros, opposite here, it was unofficially learn- ed tonight. A renewal of the attack is expected Wednesda: There was no fighting foday, the Car- ranza forces defending the Mexican town being occupied principally, it was said, with the burial of the Villa soldiers killed in Saturday’s battle, Major General Frederick Funston, commanding the American forces on the border. arrived in Brownsville this morning and spent the day acquainting himself with the situation, especially with reference to the manner in which shots fired across the Rio Grande might endanger American lives and property. The constitutionalists consulate in Brownsville Issued a statement tonight that Carranga troops have reoccupied Mier, opposite Roma, Texas, and Ca- margo ,across the border from Rio Grande City. CARRANZA TROCPS FORCING VILLA FORCES TO RETREAT Each Faction Had About 500 Men in Vicllflly of San Bernardino. Douglas, Ariz, March 30.—Five ‘hundred Carranza troops under Col- onel Miguel Samaniego and a Villa force of the same strength command- ed by General Trujillo came into con- tact yesterday opposite San Bernard- in, Ariz, sixteen miles east of here. The fighting continued today and Samaniego reinforced by four hundred men from Agua Prieta last night, ap- peared to be slowly forcing Trujillo Nine troops of United States caval- rv belonging to the second brigade ‘Wwere orde out o observe the fight- ing. Samaniego was trying to reach today | t | | Agua ]‘rif::c from the interior of Son- gra when he was intercepted by %ru- jillo. MORE AMERICAN TROOPS FOR THE TEXAS BORDER General Evans Notifies Department Headquarters from Laredo, Tex. San Antonio, Texas, March 30.—Brig- adier General K. Evans, commanding the troops at Laredo, Texas, today no- ed department headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, near here, that an at- tack on Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, by Vil la_troops, was expected and that more American troops might be needed on the Texas border to protect neutral- _The Laredo garrison at present con- sists of one regiment of infantry, one battery of artillery and four troops of cayalry. Daiteries A, B anq C of the Third Field artillery left this morning for Brownsville. Reinforcements for Caranra Troops. Laredo, Texas, March 30—Four hundred troops have left Nuevo Lar- do, opposite here, it was learned to- to reinforce 'Carranza troops at Lampazoz, $0 miles south of here, where a Villa attack was expected late today. Villa troops are said to be Sceking to advance on Nuevo Lar- edo. BROWNSVILLE REPORTS BATTLE HAS STARTED Firing Began Shortly After Midmight Under Cover of a Heavy Fog. Brownsville, Texas, March 30.—An engagement lasting about an hour ve- curred late tihight between Villa ane, Carranza force: three miles south Matamores. It was reported Villa troops attacked constitutionalist rein- forcements, but the number of men involved on either side and the out- come was not known here. Firing between Villa and Carranza forces began shortly after midnight near the breastworks on the west side of Matamoros close to the Rio Grande. The firing was under cover of a hea¥y fog, ST. PATRICK’'S CATHEDRAL BOMB CONSPIRACY, Young italian Detective the Only Wit- ness Yesterday. New York, March 30.- igani, the yvoung detective who un- covered the St. Patrick's Cathedral bomb conspiracy, was the only witness to testify today at the trial of Frank Abarno and Carmine Carbone, charged with making and placing a bomb in the cathedral on March 2. Poligani, while posing an anar- chist, gained the confidence of the de- fendants and he associated with them until they were arrested. The yvoung detective explained in detail his association and conversa- tions with the defendants and told of their alleged plans to blow up the ca- thedral. Poligani also testified that.in conversations with Carbone the lat- ter had said that ‘We want to get a ter Carnegie and the Vanderbilts" and that “Rockefeller should be blown up. A vigorous cross examination by at- torneys for Abarno and Carbone fail- to cause the detective to change his testimony. Poligani denied that had ever been employed as a chemist in a fire- works concern. He said he was not especially nervous while he was as- sociating with the anarchists because Amedeo Pol- he knew that other detectives wers occupying a room across the street from the one in which the anarchists ‘were working. Revolution in Paraguay Still Under- way. ‘Washington, Marchg30.—Despatches to the state department today said that the revolution which broke out in Paraguay recently still was under- way. Sixty persons were under arrest in Asuncion, charged with conspiracy againht the government, the despatch said, and 21 others had been deported on similar charges. Charge Against German Consul Drop- ped. Seattle, Wash., March 30.—The pros- ecution of Dr. Wilhelm Mueller, Ge man consul at Seattle, and B. Max Schulz, his secretary, charged with conspiracy to bribe an employe of the Seattle Construction and Drydock Co., " to reveal secrets of his employers’ business, will be dropped it was an- nounced here today. Alleged Combine in Smelting Industry ‘Washington, March 30.—Department of justice agents are investigating complaints from Missouri that there is a combination at Joplin that con- trols the smelter industry. Several members of congress have urged that an investigation is necessary to bring out whether there is any agreement affecting prices. - Louisiana’s Sugar Crop Short. ‘Washington, March 30.—Louisiana’s sugar crop for the season just closed totalled 242,000 tons, or.about §0,000 less than in 1913. A’ statement jssued by the department of agriculture to- night says the trade conditions from & the beginning of August to the open- ing of the grinding season has® en- covraged the factory owners to pre- pare for an.active season. 5