Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 1, 1915, Page 1

7 ! !y/ "8; X VOL. LViL—NO. 77 «® NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 1915 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double ™ &= - o % t Any\)ther Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut inilsroportion to the City’s Population - PRICEW TV7V0” CENTS FIGHTING INCESSANT N EAST AND WEST In the Carpathians the Russians are Still Being Re- ; inforced for Drive Toward Hungary N BOTH SIDES SATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION Vienns Reports That Since the First of March the Austrian® Have Captured More Than 40,000 Officers and Men— In France the Movements Seem to'be in Preparation for Greater Battles—Quiet Prevails in the Dardanelles, But the Black Sea Fleet Has Asia Minor—Submarines Bombarded Several Ports in Have Sunk Two More British * Steamers—French Airmen Bombard German Positions in Belgium and France. Both in the east and the west the fighting is continuing incessant. In France it appears to be more in the Way of preparation for the general movement which each day brings cleser at hand. 3 In the east the battle grounds are more extended and greater bodies of men are engaged at one time. Appar- ently the Russians are content to hold their own in Poland, while in the Car- pathians a great army, now being still reinforced, is driving against the posi- tions_the "acquisition of which would lead into Hungary. From both Petrograd and Vienna come official statements indicating that outwardly at least both sides are sai- isfled with the way the tide is setting. Vienna reports that since the first of March the Austrians have captured in that section more than 40,000 officers ez wen. et prevails for the time being in the Dardanelles, but the Russian Black sea fleet has bombarded several ports in Asia Minor, some distance east of Constantinople. Submarine activity continues in the waters around the ‘British Isles, where, _mccording to one report, ten of the ‘German underwater craft are engaged ‘in operations against British merchant- men Twnb’mn steamers have been sunk, one by a torpedo and the other by They. wers the Fiamintan and the Crown of Castile. The crews of these two vessels wero safely land- In addition, the British steamer City of Cambridge engaged in a lively dodg- ing match with a submarine off Bishop Rock, but succeeded in escaping, fol- lowed by several shells, The French ministry of marine re- ports that a French light cruiser fired on a submarine as ehe was diving off Dieppe and then, at the moment the periscope was disappear- ing, turned her bow upon the small craft.dn the opinion of the ministry a8 Secavees poaslity auconosed ey ming the submarine. French airmen have been busy drop- ping bombs on the Germans and their positions in Belgium and various sec- tions in France. The maritime station at Bruges and a German aviation camp at Gits have been thus bombarded and Amsterdam reports a considerable loss of life among the German soldiers near ThBurout as a result of these operations. g TWO SUBMARINES SINK TWO BRITISH SHIPS A French Destroyer Rammed an Un- dersea Boat—Believes It Sunk. e ) London, March 1, 10.35 p. m—Two German submarines, the U-28 and an- other, the number of which has not been ed, which have been ol off the west coast of Eng- land during the past few days, .have added two more British steamerd the Flamintan and the Crown of le, to thelr list of victims, totalling' five since Saturday evening. was no loss of life on the and the Crown of Castile, the crews of each being given barely time to into their boats. In the «case of the-latter vessel, however, the submarine fired before ihe crews lert @ steamer and shells passed alo; the bridke, ‘on which the captain and an_apprentice were standing. The Crown of Castile was sunk by shell fire, but this aid not prove suf- fcient to send the Flaminian to the bottom and a torpedo had to be used. As an offset to this, a French des- er rammed and it is believed sank s submarine off_Dieppe. As the destroyers have been unable to round up the submarines operating on_the British coast, shipowners have tioned the government to be al- owed to arm their ships. This has not been permitted heretofore, as steamers conld then be considered ships of war and be sunk without no- ce. The heavy loss of life in the sinking of the Falaba and the Aguila has a storm of indignation £he country and the de- mand is made that the crews of sub- be_ treated as pirates, if cap- Lured. / e RM WAS UNABLE TO . SEND TROOPS TO URUMIAH. n Expresses Regret at In- ability to Protect Missiona ‘Washington, March 31,—Regret that ussia was, unable to send troops to region in Persia, where| American - mission- 7 other foreign and native| have reported, was to acreksy Brvastooey teff, Russian am- t aid not feel nd felt that to send only. flhmt could accomplish been considered if it had come. Uru- miah is In that portion of Persia over which Turkish influence has been ex- tended an dto have asked Rusgian in- tercession would be tantamount to asking her to make a new campaign against Turkey. Turkish authorities already sent troops to the scene. TO ORGANIZE DOCK WORKERS OF LIVERPOOL. Will Be Enlisted Under the Military Law to Prevent Further Delays. Liverpool, March 31, 430 p. m.—Lord Derby announced today that the gov- ernment was Pl to organize the dock workers of Liverpool, under the name of First Dock Battalion of the Liverpool Regiment. The men are to be ‘dressed in khaii overalls, This plan is to be adopted to prevent fur- ther delavs in handling war supplies. Labor troubles among the workers on the Mersey recently has caused’ se- rious embarrassment. The hattglién will be made up of about 2,000 union men, who will be enlisted under the military law with army pay. in addition to a guaran- teed minimum wage of 35 shillings weekiy. It is.said that both - union “officials favor the plan, The men are to enlist voluntarily with the stipulation thaat the batta- lion_will be for home service only. Lord Derby will be'in command of the regiment. Guarantees will be given that the organization “will not be used for strikg ‘breaking. COMMANDER OF EITEL WANTS GUARD ON PIER. Has Asked Rear Admiral Beatty for a Patrol . Detail. have ‘Washington, March 31.—Commander Thiecichens of the German commerce raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich _asked Rear Admiral Beatty at the Norfolk navy yard to have a guard patrol the pier at which his ship is moored at the Newport News shipyard. Admiral Beatty suggested that the commandant at Fort Monroe send a [Getachment of coast artillerymen to mount guard, but action was delayed until the navy and war departments could decide which should furnish the men. MARCH RAINFALL MAKES MINIMUM RECORD AT BOSTON Driest Period in City and Suburbs in Ninety-seven Years, Boston, March 31—The month just ending has been the driest period in this city and suburbs in at least nine- ty-seven years, according to local weather records which go back to 1818, Only a trace of moisture was recorded in March and the last previous precip- itation was on February 23. H'he driest previous month was April 1844, when there was .20 of an inch of rainfall In September, 1914, the precipitation was .21 of an inch. Senator Shermar Endorsed as Presi- dential Nominee. Peoria, Ills, March 31L.—The Re- publicans of the tenth judicial district! assembled, here to nominate candi- dates for the circuit court judgeship, today endorsed Senator L. Y. Sherman for the president of the United States on the republican ticket in 1916. First Enlistment in Naval Reserve. ‘Washington, March 381.—Maryland bas furnished the first man for the new naval reserve authorized by the last session of congress. He is Guy Rufus Gantz of Baltimore, who enilsted yesterday for four years as a reservist seaman. Gantz was honorably dis- charged from the navy in 1910 after serving a four year enlistment. Fall of Six Inches Broke Infant’s Neck' Derby, Conn,, March 3L—Virginius, ten mionths old child of Francisco Ga- Deanelli, fell from a couch at the Ga. beanelli home today, a_distance of six inches to the floor, landing on its hear, breaking its neck and dying| within,a few momonts, Anti-Tipping Bill lowa. Des Moines, March "31.—An - anti- tipping_bill was passed today by the er _house of the Iowa legislature. 'he measure applies to hotels, rest- aurants, dining and sleeping cars. Vi- olation of the act is made & misdea- ‘meanpr. Comrortably Fixed. i Student (to visitor, as they settled down for a chat)—“T am extremely satisfied with my apartments. I have a dining;room, a study, smoking room, and bedroom, and just think how con- venient—all one!” Middletown — Announcement has been made of the election of Prof. M. L. Crossley,, head of the de) of chem i X ship in the American tion _tha»‘Advz_fiermégt' smh s Cabled Paragraphs Did Not Sink Submarine. Amsterdam, via London, March 31, 9.08 p. m—A despatch from Berlin says that the British steamer Thordis, which was awarded a prize for the first British merchantman to sink a_German submarine, did not succeed in her pur- pose. Only slight damage was done the submarine, which returned to port. FINANCIAL MARKETS NO LONGER Governing Committes of New York Stock. Exchange Recommeinds Abo- lition of Mi. um Prices. FEAR EUROPEAN LIQU IDATlcmTJ New York, March 31.—That the fi- nancial markets of the United States no longer fear European liquidation of American securities was made evident today when the governing committee of the New York stock exchange rec- ommended_the abolition of miniumum prices, which were established as a safeguard on December 15 last. The reasons of the committee for. arriving at this conclusion were: First, that In most cases ruling prices are far above the minimum levels, there- fore making further arbitrary prices; second, that financial affairs through- out the country and the foreign trade situation have so improved as to re- move the danger existing at the time of the recpening of the exchange. As a result of this action, which re- stores trading on the stock exchange to an_absolutely normal basis, the committee of three, which has super- vised an dregulated the affairs of the exchange since its reopening on De- cember 12, has been discharged and the governing committee is again in control. The decision of the exchange to re- move the ban on minimum prices was Teached after the most active trading day since the final week of last July. Transactions in stocks today embrac- ed 199 different issues, with a total of 45,000 shares. Bond dealings reached the aggregate of $4,328,000 par value. These ‘lgures compare more than fa- vorably with normal days of recent vears and irdicate that speculative and investment interests regard the domestic situation with equanimity. A large part of today's operations was in stocks of the special classes, standard shares showing comparative inactivity. Althcugh the closing prices of Tepresentative issues were gener- ally several points below their'recent high levels, they were so far re- moved from the minimum as to show advances of 10 to 40 points from the latter level. ‘While the minimum rule prevailed some three score stocks were subject to and supported by its provisions. WRIT OF CERTIORARI IN NATIONAL CASH REGISTER CASE Attorney General Gregory to to the Supreme Court. Apply Washington, March 31.—Attorney General Gregory said he is toapply to the supreme court for a Writ of certjorari, in the criminal dnti-trust Cases against officers of .the National Cash Register company. 1f granted, the writ would bring before the high court the action of the federal circuit court of Ohio reversing conviction of the defendants and ordering a new trial. Decision to ask for the writ was reached after conferences between G. O. Todd, the assistant in charge of anti-trust prosecutions, and United States District Attorney McPherson of Cincinnati, who had charge of the case, and between Mr. Todd and the attor- ney general. ‘Appeal will be taken as soon as the writ_and the government’s brief can be prepared. The supreme court sel- dom grants writs of this kind in crim- inal cases, but officlals hope that it will adopt a _different course in this in- stance, despite the fact that Justice Day sat during the hearing of the ap- peal of the case in the circuit court. Granting of the writ would operate to bring about a-review of the circuit Garbolic Acid Plant Blown Up BUILDING WRECKED BY GAS EXPLOSIONS AT SYRACUSE 8 PERSONS INJURED The Brick and Steel Walls of Build- ing Shattéred — Residences Five Miles Away Were Shaken. Syracuse, N. Y., March 31.—Eighteen persons were injured, three probably fatally, by an explosion of gases in the carbolic acid plant of the Semet-Sol- vay company early tonight. Feared It Was an Earthquake. The force of the explosion was ter- rific. The brick and steel walls and the roof of the building, which was 200 feet deep, were shattered, and hun- dreds of windows in the immediate vi- cinity broken. Residences on the heights of Syracuse, five miles dis- tant, were shaken. For a time peeple feared there had been an earthquake. Every Man Injured. Practically every man in the plant was injured. Omne was blown through the roof. Officials, who estimated the property damage at $15,000, attributed the gx- plosion to spontaneous combustion. Blue Flame Swept Through Plant. ‘The night shift had been on duty for about twe hours when, without ‘warning, a_bdlue flame swept through the plant, blowing great holes in the walls and tearing the roof away. Detonation Attracted Hundreds. The detonation brought hundreds to the scene and a hurry call for doctors and ambulances was sent in, Patients in Temporary Hospital. ‘Within half an hour the ruins had been cleared of injured mep and the patients were receiving flrszl ald in a temporary hospital. In a majority of cases the men were burned about the face and arms and hands. In only one case was an injury apparently due to falling building material. Explosive Apparatus Undamaged. A remarkable feature of the acci- dent was that explosive apparatus w¥ entirely undamaged. Officials stated later that the acci- dent was due to the escape of gas from the apparatus used in the manufacture of carbolic acid. - Employes also said that a strong odor of benzol gas was noticeable shortly before the explosion occurred. READING COAL MINES TO CLOSE FOR A WEEK, Full Time When They Resume, as Large Orders For Coal Are Coming in. B Reading, Pa, March 31.—The mines of the Reading Coal and Iron company will close down tonight and resume again on Tuesday, April 6. It is an- nounced today that from that date they will work full time until further notice, - It is more than likely that full time may be observed until the end of May. Large orders for coal have been coming in the past two weeks and it is probable that more fuel will be. stored during April and May by the consumers than ever be- fore, because they can get the ad- vantage of fifty cents a ton reduc- tion. 400 ARMED ITALIAN MINERS ENTRENCHED NEAR MARION, ILL. court's decision by the supreme court. That court might either afirm the de- cision of the circuit court, afirm it In part and order a retrial, or reverse its decision and reaffirm the findings of the lower court, which convicted the cash register officials. The progress of this case has been watched with great interest by officlals of the department of justice. Former Attorney. General Wickersham, who besan it, regarded the action as one of at Wesleyan, to a fellow- |of the most important ever brought under the criminal section of the Sherman law. He expected it to prove a large factor in determining the value of that statute for criminal prosecutions, ‘TESTING DIVING BELL TO LOCATE SUBMARINE Has Remained Water-tight While Sub- merged for Four Hours. Honolulu, March 31—Tests with the specially bullt diving bell designed for use in locating and raising the United States submarine F-4, lost at the har- bor entrance since last Thursday, with ZIflmm aboard, have resulted satisfac- torily. The bell is reported to have remain- ed water-tight while submerged for four hours at the dock. It is planned to submerge the bell with a man in- side for further tests before lowering it at the point where the submarine is said to have been located. The bell, designed by W. C. Parks, a civil engineer, is a fifty-four inch iron pipe seven feet high, fitted with glass ports, telephonic connection with the surface and air tubes. Naval authorities believe that with this bell the attachments of cables. to the submagine can be directeq suc- cesstully. To Get Expert Divers from New York. ‘Washington, March 31.—Bxpert divers from the New York mnavy yard were ordered to Honolulu tonight to aid in raising the sunken submarine F-4. They will leave at once for San Fran- cisco to board a steamer for Hawail. " OBITUARY, Rev. Sanford M. Nichols. Philadelpnia, March 31.—The Rey. Sanford M. Nichols, a widely known Methodist Episcopal minister and a| former district superintendent of the Now Jersey conference, died in a hos- pital in) this city today after a brief illness. He was 54 years old. ' Receivers. For Standard Alcoholic Co. New York, March $1—Judge Hough of the federal district court today ap- pointed Francis F. White and Mat- thew C. Fleming. receivers for thel Standard Alcocol company, a Maine corporation with an authorized capital stock of $12,500,000, in an_equity suit brought by Charles M. Rolker, of New ; a8 the holder of defaulted of the cempany to the amount 3 ;a,ns.‘ 'gxh: e;.p..ny, main _ef- fices are in [New. ‘and its plant is at qumo'n, e ": "! y cot In Preparation for a.Battle as a Result of a Feud. Marioh, Ills, March'31.—Four hun- dred armed Italian-miners entrenched themselves near here tonight in prep- aration for a battle as a result of a feud in which three men were killed, several days ago. The men are di- vided into two bands of-200 each. A score of deputy sheriffs are held in readiness to suppress any outbreak. The feud which resulted in the kill- ing of the three men last Saturdy is declared to have begun in Italy, but the police have been unable to learn its cause. Twenty-one men were jail- ed following the last shooting- HAYWARD MEMBER NEW YORK SERVICE COMMISSION Confirmed by Senate—Five Years at a Salary of $15,000 a- Year. Albany, N. Y. March ' 31—Three hours: heated debate today preceded -the confirmation by the senate of Colonel William Hayward, former sec- retary of the republican national com- mittee, as a member of the public service commission, first district, for five years at a salary of $15000 a year. When the colonel's nomination, made last Mondav night by Governor Whitman and described him as per- sonal, finally was confirmed, 28 to 15, all democratic senators voted nege- tively and ‘three republican senators failed to vote. BRITISH STEAMER SOUTH PACIFIC SUNK IN COLLISION. Off the West Coast of Scotland—The Crew Was Saved. London, March 31, 2.30 p. m—The British _steamer South Pacific, bound from Glasgow for New Yo was sunk last night in collision with an unknown- vessel off Arran, an island on the west coast of Scotland. The crew was saved. ‘The South Pacific was of 2,310 net tonnage and built in 1918. She was 351, feet long, b1 feet beam and 24 feet deey. She was owned by the Pacific Shipping Company, limited. PITTSBURGH BANK TELLER . SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS. John Baldwirk $47,000 Short—Was Bet- ting on Horse Races. Batdwin, Sormer ‘paying teller-of the er o Liberty ‘National bank of Plttsburg today entered a plea of nolle conten- dre in the federal indictments penitentiary. short 347,000, but i Baiwin to bet Condensed Telegrams Fire destroyed three large stores at Canandaigua, N. Y., at a loss of over $50,000. Bank Robbers B{MI_(! Teller GOT $5,000 FROM NATIONAL BANK AT HAYS, PA. A gpvernment proclamation was is- sued in Cairo prohibiting the sale ¢ absinthe in Egypt. Subscriptions to the second German war loan total $2,265,000. There are 2,691,000 subscribers. Accompanied by a drop in tempera- ture snow, driven by a north wind, fell in middle Tennessee. ESCAPED IN A TAXICAB = in_Holland Two thousand persons smuggling have been convicted for within the last six months. Four Men Dragged Teller to a Remote Building and Then Entered the Vault. Corner of the Two new coal mines in the Farm- ington, W. V region will be opened - by the Consolidated Coal. Co. 3 An unusually heavy snowstorm hit men this afternoon entered the Hays|Oswego, N. Y.. ad its vicinity holding National Bank of Hays, near here,|up railroad and interurban traffic. 2nd binding Charles Ball, the tell A X who was alone in the bank, with rop: The Illinois Central Railroad is try- dragged hom to a remote corner of|ing out the plan of having women the buildin: They then entered the|ticket “‘punchers” on suburban lines. vault, which was open _and _taking about $5,000 in gold carried it to al walting taxicab in the street and| drove away before Mr. Ball could free himself ‘and call assistance. Men Knew What They Were About.| “The men seemed to know what they were about,” said Ball. “They each pointed a revolver at me as they entered the ank and demanded the money Then they tied me up, but] they did not use very heavy ropes.! When I had been laid down they went| about the work of collecting the money as though they knew just what they were going to do. When they had all they could find they left without say- ing a word. 7 “As soon as they were ne I work- ed one hand into my trousers pocket and got my knife. Getting loose then was _easy for the ropes were small and I easily cut them through. “I dom’t know that the men had a taxicab for they were gone when I looked out of the window. I heard they had gone in the direction of Mc- Keesport.” _ Robhers Men of Small Stature. Ball described the robbers as men of small statve, evidently foreigners. The Dbank is located in the business part of Hays, which adjoius the more import- ant steel town of Homestead and is about ten miles from the center of Pittsburgh. Police in McKeesport, Braddock and other toWns of the Mo- nongahela valley were notified and the alarm was sent out to all the police stations in Pittsburgh, Pitisburgh, Pa., March The Knight bill intended to reor anize the State Department of Agri- culture passed the New York State Assembly. 1,000 men will be added to forces of the Chicago, Mil- waukee & Paul Railwya in west- ern Montana. The bill to limit the employment of treet car employees to nine hours a was indefinitely postponed by the ne Senate. During 1914 the Mutual Relief As- sociation of the Long Island Railroad paid out $70,932 to the 1,335 empoye and their familie: George Washington Wilkes, for 31 years editor and publisher of the Bi- loxi, (Miss,; “Herald” died at his home there, aged 61. Diamond and High Ore copper mines of the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., resumed operations. Elevent hun- dred men are employed. Crazed by his_attentions to other women, Mrs. E. J. Sheffield, wife of a prominent physician of Blakely, Ga., shot and killed her husband. The Brooklyn Federation of Jewish Charities is planning a campaign to raise $100,000 in one week to aid des- titute Jews in the war zone. James E. Wheeler of Winsted has been appointed a clerk in the automo- bile department at the capitol by Secretary of State Charles D. Burnes. The Baltimore Stock Exchange will be closed on Friday. As Good Friday is a legal holiday in Maryland, nc ao- tion by the governors was necessary. VIGOROUS MEASURES TO STOP DRUNKENNESS IN ENGLAND King George to Forbid ‘Use of Liquors in Royal Households. London, March 31, 10 p, m—Chan- cellor Lioyd George has added his plea to that of.shwssiip swoers and. in_some cases, that of the laborites themselves, that some vigorous meas- ures be adopted to cope with the ques- tion of drunkenness, which, it is urged, is_having the effect of delaying the delivery of munitions of war. The king has volunteered, if it is considered advisable, personally to give up the use of all alcoholic liquors and to issue an order against their use in the royal households. Such a notifi- cation has been sent to David Lloyd George, the chancellpr of the ex- exchequer, by the king's private sec- retary, Lord Stamfordham. Beginning next Tuesday, all stocks and_bonds selling over the official minimum price, can be dealt in on the bpen market on the Montreal Ex- change. In a fire that destroyed their home at Clay City, Ky., Willilam Lairson, his two chiliren and Miss Florence Charles, his housekeeper were burned to death. Gen. Frederick Funston arrived at Brownsville, Texas, from Fort Sam Houston, Tex, to watch the border situation during the Villa attack on Matamoros. HUERTA AND FAMILY SAIL FOR BUESNOS AIRES. Has Denied Report That He Would Return to Mexico to Aid A petition to allow the Grand Trunk through the Southern New England, to acquire docking facilities ih Bos- ton was presented to the Massachu- setts Legislature. » President Wilson told callers at the White House that his personal friend, Colonel E. .M. House, now in Europe, “was not up to anything” but just observing conditions. : London, March 31, 7.20 p. m.—The Fabra Agency of Madrid received a despatch from Cadiz, Spain, today, saying that General Victoriano Huerta former provisional president of Mexi- co, sailed with his family this morn- ing for Buenos Airies, Argentina. Secretary of the Navy Daniels em- phatically ~ denied published reports saying that the plans for the naval review off New York harbor next June have been abandoned. Since he resigned as _ provisional president of Mexico on July 15 last, General Huerta has been living quiet- Iy in Spain. In December he was quoted as denying a report that he would return to Mexico to offer his services to General Villa stating that he was entirely away from Mexican politics. Walter Read, 50, while walking the tracks of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, was struck by a train due at Fall River at 2:07 from Boston, and instantly killed. C. Fred Crawford for 24 years city clerk of Central Falls, N. Y., and the town of Lincoln before the city was incorporated, died from typhoid pneu- monia. He was 71 years old. Bills providing for a system of cross state highways and creating a state highway department were given final passage in the New Hampshire Sen- ate.in concurrence with the house. VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL HELPED TAKE MOTION PICTURE Reeled Off Several Yards and Accepted : $1 in Payment. Los Angeles, Calif., March 31.—Vice President Marshall today got on the payroll of a motion pibture company. With several members of his, party, the vice president visited a picture camp where an Egyptian drama was being put on the flim. Just as the “velled princess” enteréd, the director called upon the vice president to turn the crank of the camera. Mr. Marshall reeled oft several yards of film and_ the director thereupon handed him $1 for work as an extra. The vice president pocketed the dol- lar. The anniversary of the sealing fleet disaster of 1914, when 176 men perish- ed in a blizzard on the ice floes near St. John's N. F., found a similar storm Taging throughout the colony yester- day. . Mrs. Joseph Ferona, was fatally in- jured and her nine months old baby killed in an explosion that wrecked thel rhome at Greemsburg, Pa. It is believed that the explosive was plant- ed by an enemy. Mary Lorenzo, aged 17, was in- stantly killed, and Irene Klein, 15, her companion, slightly injured when they stepped off a trolley car and across the. opposite tracks before an automobile at Corona, L. L SUBMARINE STUCK ON THE WAYS Friction Burned Out the Grease When Half Way Down. 5 —— / Quincy, Mass, March 31—Afjer be- ing formally christened and cheered as she started for the water, the sub- ‘marine L-4, built for the United States navy, stuck on the ways at the yard of the Fore River Shipbuilding corporation today. The submarine was half way down_ the ways when. she stopped suddenly, and the friction ‘burned out the grease. It was then decided to postpone further efforts to send the boat overboard until tomor- row. Announcement was made that Gov- ernor Boeckman of Rhode Island, had signed the bill to grant the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad powers sought in conection with plans for financing the company. An arrangement for the publication of the American reply to Great Bri- tain’s blockade order in council in the morning papers of the United States and Bngland next Friday was an- nounced last night by Secretary Bryan. Public opinion at Norwich, England, is sq strongly incensed over the at- titude of some of the labor leue;l:x; the war that the 4ndependent was unable to secure a suitable hail for a conference which had been dr- ranged for Mopday and Tuesday. el sy Pan-American Confersnce May 10-24. Washington, March 31.—Announte- ment was made tonight that the date of the Pan-American financial confer- cnte has been changed from May 10 to May 24 owing to the illness of Sec- retary McAdoo. The Latin-American countries which have been asked to send representatives to the conference have been notified of the’ change, i Ancients’ Love of Gems. Students of Latin and Greek know how much the ancients thought of their gems, and what strange pow- ‘ers’ and attributes they asoribed to some of them, and how the discreet letter writer F v did not think it be * vast amount about Davies_Resigns - Chairmanship of Na- tional Democratic Committes. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF VILLA ATTACK United States Army Officers With Field Glasses are Alert at Brownsville, Texas_ NO GLIMPSE ALL DAY OF THE VILLA TROOPS Although They are Known to be Posted in the Woods—Re- liable Reports Indicate That Cannon are Coming Up For Siege Operations—Major General Funston De- clines to Meet General Epnafarrate, Constitutionalist, on the International Bridge. Brownsville, Te States army off today , March 31.—United ers with field glasses atched for signs of the exp: ed Villa attack on Matamoros and e pecially for indications of whether its direction might be such as to endan- ger Brownsville. Breastworks Horse High. Breastworks higl h to hide a horse, with barbed wire and thorn- spiked brush in front, encircied the These earth- small lake: or these fortifications tretched nearly half a mile of level round, cleared of brush and trees. Beyond the clearing were woods and more lak There no Villa’s troops, known to be these woods. Apparently reliaple re- ports indicated that the cannon which Villa officials claim are coming up for was glimpse all day of posted in bperat X miles of the frant Funston Watching Developments. Majo eneral Frederick Who is here watching the developments, was invited tutionalist meet General amoros comma tional bridge. Gene that had no in ing such a meet was dropped. It was learned today that the firi last Saturday, which the Carranz commander claimed came from the American side into the r of the Carranza trenches, was by Villa troops on the Mexican bank at a point where the river makes a letter S. Their bul lets flew oger a neck of American sofl made by oNe loop of this S and Into xican territory behind the within & the con- arza, to arrate, the Ma- on the interna- Funston repliec ructions authoriz- and the matter DEATH OF NATHAN MAYER ROTHSCHILD Head of the British Branch of the Great Banking Firm. London, March 31, 9.40 p. m.—The death of Nathan Mayer Rothschild, first Baron Rothschild, head of the British branch of the great banking firm, occurred at his London residence at 430 oclock this afternoon. Lord Rothschild underwent an operation for the removal of the prostate gland on Saturddy, the first intimation of this being contained in a bulletin sent to London papers late Saturday night, in which it was stated that he Was pro- gressing satisfactorily. On Sunday a bulletin conveyed the information that he had recovered from the first effects of the operation and the impression wds that despite his age, there was no danger. This morning, however, it was announced that the patient had spent a rather restless night and that his condition Wwas not so favorable. Funeral services will take place Fri- day at Willesden, a northwest suburb of London, £ In Jewish circles the death of Baron Rothschild creates a vacancy which there is none to fill. With his other manifold duties he devoted a great amount of time and money to his poorer co-religionists. Since the war broke out he added to all these volun- tary guties the presidency of the Brit- ish Red Cross society, which has raised by subscription $7,500,000 with- in a few months for the care of the wounded, and it is believed that the consequent work and worry had much to do with his death, Amiong the first to send condolences to the family were the king and queen and the queen mother Alexandra. Lord Rothschild’s heir, the Hon. Lionel W. Rothschild, who rejoined his regiment, the Royal Bucks Yeo- manry, on the outbreak of the war, is not so_well known as other mem- bers of the family. He has devoted his attention to the study of zoology and has been a consistent supporter of racing. Although in_the house of commons_ for a time, he took little part in the debates. $20,000 INDEMNITY FOR WIDOW OF J. B. M'MANUS. Brazilian Minister at Mexico City No- tifies State Department. Washington, March 31—The ~pay- ment of 160,000 pesos, or $20,000 in gold at the prevailing rate of exchange in Mexico City, to Mrs. Ruth McManus, ow of John B. McManus, the Amer- ican dafry proprictor killed by Zapata troopers’ on_thelr reoccupation of the city, was officially reported to the state department today by the Brazilian minister in charge of fmerican affairs in the Mexican capital. Mrs. McManus, ‘'who received the money in person from representatives of the Villa-Zapata government, sent the following message to the depart- ment: “I wish to extend to you, for myeelf ana family, sincere thanks for your ef- forts in securing indemnity from the government, and also express my &p- preciation of the sreat courtesy and personal interest shown by Mr. Car- doso, the Brazilian minister.” In transmitting this the Brazilian minister added: “Am gratified with a letter of thanks received from Mrs. McManus in which she says: 2 ““You have accomplished what seem- ed to all Americans an impossibility, and I have no words in Which to ex- press my gratitude.’” BRIDGEPORT TO HAVE $2,000,000 ARMS PLANT . Incorporation Certificate Filed with Secretary of State, Hartford, Conn, March 31—The Briageport Projectile compény, capi- tal 32,000,000, filed an_incorporation certificate’ with the secretary of state today. The company will “manufac- ture, construct, build, assemble, buy: and sell ail kinds of ammunition, ma- sliriery, tools” etc. Incorporators: Carl Foster, Bdward J. Naylor and Frederick E. Morgan, all of Bridgeport- A fee of 31,000 was paid to the state. President Receives Director of Temps, Washington, March 31.—President ‘Wilson today received M. _ Alphaud, ing director of the Paris Temps. The ch ambassador, J. J. Jusser- and; introduced him. = ‘Five bandits who Saturday looted two banks at Stroud, Okla., were lo- cated by Sheriff Wilder in the Osage ;é-llg near Stroud,-and are surround- ARE FILLING EITEL'S BUNKERS WITH COAL. Crew Worked at Top Speed While Band Played, Newport News, V. March 31.—The German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich began taking on coal late to- day, the crew working at top speed unloading fuel from barges while the ship’s band played. Under supervision of the States navy, the German cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich tonight w. filling her bunkers with coal, 1,600 tons of which had been delivered alengside late in the day. ‘When the coal barzes arrived at the shipyards where the Eitel Friedrich is moored, orders were immediately given to bar all approaches for the night. As the first sacks ol coal were hoist- ed from the barges the ship's band struck up a German national air and at frequent intervals until a late hour the sailors labored to the accompaniment of patriotic musie. It was estimated the coal would, be in the vessel's bunk- ers before morning. Permission was given to Captain Thiericher's to coal his ship after . & conference in_ Norfolk late yesterday attended by Rear _Almiral _Beatty, commandant of the Norfolk navy yard; Rear Admiral Helm, commander of the Atlantic reserve fleet, whose flagship, United converted the Alabama, guards Hampton Roads tonight, and Norman R. Hamilton, col- lector of customs. DEFENSE CLOSES IN TERRE HAUTE ELECTION CASE. Many of the Defendants Refused to Offer Evidence. Indianapolis, March 31—The defense in the Terre Haute election fraud case in the United States district court completed its side of the case shortly after 4 o'clock this afternoon. Court was then adjourned until tomgkrow morning, when the government will be- gin its rebuttal. Developments came rapidly this af- ternoon. Without any warning, Percy Williams, special counsel for Sherift Dennis Shea, City Judge Thomas Smith and Maurice Walsh, treasurer of the democratic committee, an- nounced that his clients would offer no evidence. His announcement was followed by that of Clarence Nicholas, attorney' for William Doyle and George Woodall, who said his clients rested without ‘calling any witnesses. A. O. Stanley, chief counsel for the majority of the 28 defendants, called a few more witnesses before closing his_case. Mayof Donn M. Roberts, who had been expected to take the witness stand, was not one of the 12 defend- arts who testified in their own behalf. The 12 were: Harry S. Montgomery, president of the bourd of works; Wil- liam S. Crockett, supjerintendent of the city crematory; Lewis Nunley, as- sistant city engineer; John Masselink, city sealer of weights and measures: Edward Driscoll, secretary of the dem- ocratic county committee; Eli H. Red- man, who was declared elected judge of the Vigo circuit court by 10 votes; George Bhrenhardt, ‘member of the board of works; Charles Houghton, as- sistant custodian 0f the city hall; Al- exander Aczel, alias Steel, street in- spector; Fred Morrison, employe city engineer; Andrew O'Brien and John E. Green. SPRINGFIELD STREET RAILWAY SYSTEM TIED UP State Arbitration Board Unable to Ef- fect a Settlement. Springfield, Mass., March 31.—Con- ferences of the state arbitration board with representatives of the Springfield Street Railway company and of the striking trolleymen, lasting until late tonight, failed to relieve the strike whichghas paralyzed the Springfield strebt Yailway systems since early this morning, The arbitration boarq urged amy sSopt of agreement which would allow service to be resumed temporarily, but. the men steadfastly refuse to arbi- trate. The tieup of the system is the result of the discharge of three con- ductors for alleged irregularities imi collecting fares. = Movements of Steamships. New York, March 31.—Sailed, steam-- er_Megantic, Liverpool. Tuskar, March 31—Fassed, steamer Carthaginian, Portland, Me,, for Glas- steamer Ogkar i"a‘?f" Yorla(.dl o Naples, March_30.—Arrived, steamer Carpathia, New York. : New York, March 31.—Sailed, stean ers Pannonia St. Nazarre; = Patr Piraeus. st M steamer Ol 1. New