Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 2, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVH.—NO. 78 " NORWICH, CONN. FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the IMPORTANT SUCCESS OVER THE GERMANS On the West Bank of the by the Russian War Office AERMAN SUBMARINE SINKS TWO MORE SHIPS Russians Claim the Defeat of Several Austrian Battalions + Near Chotin—Only Artillery Duels are Reported in Bel- gium and France—British and French Airmen Have Been Damaging German ation Bases and Stations. An “important siccess” ,over the Germans along the west bank of the Niemen river is reported in the latest official statement issued by the Rus- sian war office, which adds: “In the Carpathians our offensive continugs with very substantial results” Petrograd_describes the difficulties which are_being encountered by the Russians—feep snow, precipices and forests fortified with wire entangle- ents and declares that notwithstand- ng these, the Austrians have been dislodged from their trenches and the Russians have captured a series of Portified heights in the Beskid moun- zains. The Russians’ claims also embrace the defeat of several Austrian batta- dions which haying crossed the frontier §nd gdvanced in the direction of Cho- tin, where they _fortified a position, ere surrounded and partially exterm- ted, 1,500 of the survivors being ptured. The western war zone remains com- ratively quiet, artillery duels being & ‘feature of the campaign there. @ airmen bave been at work, both itish and French, with the. object th of reconnoltering and doing as gnuch damage as possible to German vouacs, submarine and aviation bases, and stations. German submarines have destroyed #wo more steamers, the British Seven and the French Emma, both off y Head. The attacks on these “are said by -the suvivors. fo. ive been without warning, and <~ jnany lives were lost. f A Berlin wireless despatch, probably pemi-official, describes as slanderous $he report that the German submarine gehich sank the steamer Falaba a few Bays ago gave the passengers no time 0 save themselves. It is asserted in this despatch that the submarine was forced to withdraw quickly on account of the aj h of other vessels and was_for reason unable to assist §n the work of rescue. .PETROGRAD ANNOUNCES * A SERIES OF VICTORIES Beport Says Germans Are Rapidly Re- treating in the Krasna Region, Petrograd, April 1, via London, April 2, 118 a. m—The war office tonight imade public the following official com- wunication [ “On the front on the west band of the Niemen Wednesday we gained an kmportant suecess over the Germans. In the Krasna region, west of Simno, the enemy began a rapid retreat, ob- ktinately presseq by our troops. “In the Canpathians our offensive Continues with very substantial re- sults. | On Tuesday in_the region of Volia, Miehowa and Lutoviska, our trooups, wading through snow up to their loins, climbing almost perpen- dicular precipices ang fighting their 4 through forests fortified with w! entanglements, dislodged the ustrians step by step from their iches and captured a. series of for- tified heigkts in the principal chain of ‘mountains, “In_the direction of Butovieka, de- spite the ememv's violent fire and’the snow, we also drove the Aust; their fortified positions to the west of Nasiezne and southwest of Dvernikow. “On Tuesday we captured in the Car- £0 officers ard 5,600 men and ur guns and 14 machine guns, “In- the direction, of Chotin Several Austrian battalions holding a fortified tion in the region of the villages Szilowcy and Maliney were sur- led on March 30 and partially ex- nated. .‘We captured 1,500 of the ivors. EITEL PREPARING TO TAKES STORES ABOARD Artillerymen Guard Pier and Sailors | in Launch Patrol River. News, Va., April 1.—Six- hnnfltfim mm" of cu:}l, enough to her e nearest German port, Desi placed. sboard the. erpiwer ‘Eitel Friedrich tonight and Cap- ‘Thierichens was preparing to take e aboard Sunday. While he told he much reliéved, now his ship was coaled, he declined ‘dicuss his plans and the immediate ‘of the raider still was problem- Ne g the day local government ‘were in communication with and ponferred with Captain Thierichens n board the German ship, then with Admiral Helm, commander of e Aflantic reverse fleet. ‘At a late nothing had been learned con- lerning the conferences. 'rhnfin:;.' and tonight the o sier represents a miniature military mmp. Army tents have been pitched nd a machine gun was mounted at Le pier's approach. - e Niemen River Announced Bivuoacs, Submarine and Avi nelles, solely to protect” the mine sweepers and to prevent the Turks from repairing their batteries. SUBMARINES ADD TWO MORE SHIPS TO TOLL. British Steamer Seven Seas, 11 Men Lost—French Steamér Emma, 19 Lost. New Haven, England, April 1, 10.45 p. m.—The British steamer Seven Seas of 632 tons, was torpedoed by a Ger- man submarine off Beachy Head this afternocn. The attack was without warning and eleven of her créW of 18, including all the officers except the second engineer, were drowned. The Steamer was bound from London for Liyerpool. 5 Such was the force of the explosion that the hatches were blown off and a big hole was torn in.the steamer’s side, causing her to sink within three minutes. The survivors, thres of whom were injured, were landed here this ev- ening by a destroyer. The German submarines caught a French steamer—the Emma—yester- ddy, torpedoed her and sentt her to the bottor. - Only two of a crew of twenty-one were sgved. ~ No warn- ing of any kind was given by the Germans and_the vessel foundered | within three minutes after _ being struck. A Dutch oil vessel, manned principally by Germans, has been orought into port.by British destroy- &s and held on suspicion of having acted as a supply ship for German submarines. TWO SURVIVORS OF FRENCH STEAMER Tell of Appalling Completeness of the Destruction of the Ship. Dover, April 2, 2.01 a. m.—The two sturvivors of the ¥French steamer Emma who were brought here say that their vessel was in ballast and was there- fore so light that she failed to answer the helm quickly. It was for this rea- son impossible to avoid .the torpedo, which struck her on the starboard side just abaft the engine room. The ter- rific explosion nearly split the steamer in two and must have killed many of the engine room hands. 8 The disaster, the men declare, was appalling in its completeness. There was no time to launch a boat and within a few minutes not a vestige of the ship was visible. There was no wreckage to cling to, but, being power- ful_swimmers, the two men were able to keep afloat for two hours, when a destroyer came to the rescue. ALLIES’ AEROPLANES ATTACK GERMAN SUBMARINES. Which Are Being Constructed at Hobo- ken, Near Antwerp. Cabled Pi('agraphs l Spain Restricts Exports. Madrid, Spain, April 1, via Par’ Supplementing its order ‘of M o\ prohibiting the exportation (o> fooa products, the goverr df issued a decree forbiddi~ tion of the followins steel, tin, sulphur, .« ny, ammonia, ruober, forage. in <oday _xporta- «es: Irom, -um, antimo- _aneral oils and Premier Asquith in Charge of British Foreign Office. London, April 1, 8.10 p. m.—Premier Asquith_temporarily has taken charge of the British foreign office, Sir Ed- word Grey having been compelled to take a short holiday. It is expected that Sir Edward will be away from the ministry about three weeks. The pre- mier received diplomatic callers at the foreign office today. . BERLIN CELEBRATES BISMARCK’'S ANNIVERSARY The Whole City a Veritable Blaze of Colors, Berlin, April 1, via London, April 2,125 a. m.—Almost for the first time since the outbreak of the war Ber- lin_today wore the appearance of fes- tivity, the occasion being the cele- bration of the 100th anniversary of BismarcK’s birth. The whole city was a veritable blaze of color—even more gaily flag-bedecked than for the big- gest victories. Thousands of residents of Berlin gathered about the heroic Bismarck statue before the Relchstag this morning for the commemorative exercises, . the familiar field grey uni- form of the ocers displaced by gala costumes, making a brilliant scene in the spring sunshine. Promptly at noon the imperial chan- cellor, Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, followed by all the generals and ad- Tirals not at the front, first, the offi- cials and members of the reichstag and Prussian chambers, Prince Otto Bismarck, Bismarci’s grandson, and the civic authorities of Greater Ber- lin, advanced to the monument from the reichstgs and decorateq it with wreaths from the emperor and from many individuals and organizations. The chancellor laid the emperor's token at the base of the statue, with the words: No German may be robbed of what Bismarclk accomplished. Enemies are swarming about the empire, but will be defeated, for he taught us to have fear of God, but contempt for our foes and to believe in our people.. Thus we will battle and triumph and live for the emperor an- the emplre.” Patriotic songs were srendered by a chorus of thousands of men and school children. The evening exercises in- cluded an address by Maximilian Har- den. The statue was illuminated by military searchlights. CANADA FAVORS BARRING THE SALE OF LIQUOR. Follpwing Stand Jaken by King George in Great Britain. Montreal, April 1.—The stand taken by King George in regard to the. liquor question in Great Britain has been warmly approved of here. A number of eminent Canadiaps in statements made here today declared themselves to be in favor of restricting the use of alcoholic drinks. Despatches from St. John quoted Premier Clarke of New Brunswick as saying that his government was con- sidering the prohibition of the use of alcoho] in the province of New Bruns- wick during the war. Premier Murray of Nova Scotia today assured a tem- perance delegation which. asked that an advanced step toward prohibition be taken that this government had the matter under consideration. Saskdtchewan has already-abolished the bar for the duration of the war. Manitoba and Ontario have initiated restrictive legislation in regard to the sale of liquor. # HOLLAND LINER SIGHTED THREE GERMAN SUBMARINES. Off the Hcok of Holland—Made No 3 Attempt to Stop Her. New York, April 1—Three German submarines were sighted off the Hook of Holland by the Holland-American liner Potsdam, which arrived here to- day. The periscopes of the submarines London, April 1, 6.44 p. m.—Aera- plane attacks on German submarines at Hoboken and Zeebrugge, Belgium. have_been accomplished _successtully, the British admiralty announced to- night. The following statement was xi:%mn: S o following report has been re- ceived from Wing Commander A. M. Longmiore, R. N. “I have to report that this morn- were observed by the Potsdam about two miles off the Hook. The under-, water craft followed the ship for a short distance without attempting to. stop her and then branched off in dif- ferent directions. Biemond Klema, two years old, on way with his mother to Springfield, & o< TEN PAGES ;Largest in Connecticut in P;o;;rtion to the City’s Population PRICE TWO CENTS o e | Indemnity Asked_for Frye FORMALLY REQUESTED FROM GERMANY BY UNTED STATES. SHIP’S CARGO NOT INCLUDED American Government Contends the De- stroying the Frye—No Difficulty i Anticipated in Settlement. el Was Not Warranted in Washington, April 1L.—Indemnity for the full value of the American ship William Frye, destroyeq at sea by_the German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, has been formally requested from Germany by the Unlted States sovernment. i A Recital of Facts, Acting Secretary Lansing announced today a note on the subject had been sent to Ambassador Gerard for pres- entation to the foreign office at Ber- lin. Pending its receipt in Berlin, the documents will not be made public, but it was described officially today as a recital of the facts and a pres- entation of a claim for damages on behalf of the owners of the vessel. No representations were made con- cerning the cafgo, gince it was estab- lished after an investigation by the state department that it was sold en- route and was Britisli-owned at the time of the sinking. Cargo Not Contraband, _ The American government contends in the note that the commander of the Eitel was not warranted in des- troying the Frye, because it could not lawfully have been condemned as a prize had it been taken into a prize court. The destination of the cargo Wwas a private firm in England, the American government learned, and the wheat could not therefore have been considered as - contraband. The general belief in official ouar- ters here has been that the case would be settled without difficulty as soon as a full report of the affalr mailed by the German embassy here reached Berlin, which 15 expected to be this week. BOMB PLANTER TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN DEFENSE Declares Detective Formed Him to Take Part in the Conspiracy. New York, April 1.—Carmine Car- bone, the eighteen-yedr-old. boy" who is accused, with Frenk iAbarno, of at- tempting off Sombs in St. Pat- Tick’s cathedral, went on the witness stand in his own defense at their trial today. In a weak, faltering voice, he accused Amedeo Pilignani, the. de- tective responsible for his arrest, with forcing him to take part in the al- leged conspiracy under the threat that he would meet the “fate of the spy in Paterson” if he refused to do the detective’s bidding. He swore that Polignani had continually urged him to commit violence, had railed at him about the necessity of intimidating the rich and had tried to induce him to procure the explosives with which the bombs were made. 2 Carbone denied havink anything to do with .the men of the bombs or knowing anything- about explosives or chemistry. ~ He admitted procuring some antimony, but swore that he did this at Polignani’s behest. He did not know what antimony was, he said. He admitted having written the word on a plece of paper, but said that the detective had spelled it out for him: SOUTH AMERICAN DELEGATES TO FINANCIAL CONFERENCE. Bolivia and Chile Have Named Their Representative: Santiago, Chile, April 1.—Louis Iz- quierdo and Louis Aldunate, the Chil- ean delegates to the conferemce of South American countries to be held in Washington next May to discuss financial problems raised by the war, will leave for the United States April 7. La Paz, Bolivia, April L—The Bollvi- an delegates to the South American financial congress to be held in Wash- ington this spring are Adolphe Balliv- ian and Ignace Calderon, Victor Sanjines, a well known repre- Mass., died on the ship and was ‘buried at sea. ing Flight Sub-Licutenant Frank G. Andreas carried out a successful air attack on the German submarines which are being constructed at Hobo- ken, ' mear Antwerp, dropping four bombs. “‘Also Flight Lieutenant John P. ‘Wilson, while reconnoitering over Zoe- bruges, observed two submarines lying alongside the Mole and attacked them, dropping four bombs with, it is be: lieved, Successful results. ““These officers started in the moon- 1ight this morning. Both pilots return- FIGHTING IN CARPATHIANS IS UNUSUALLY BITTER. Russians Having ' Difficulty in Pro- visioning Their Army. Berlin, ‘April 1, via London, April 2, 106 a. mh—Despatches from Austria received here describe the fighting in the Carpatbians as unusually bitter, especially between the Lupkow and Uzsok passes. .Although the Russians have received heavy reinforcements, it is asserted that they have been unable to score any advantage. They are sald o be haying difficulties in provisioning their army. “The Austrians, the despatches say, have gained an advantage in Molnar- vm where dogged fighting took place in_snow knee deep. The artil- lery fighting In the Dukla pass has slackened. All the Russian attempts to break the Austrian lines failed, the Russians suffering terrific Josses. Movements of Steamships. New York, April 1—Sailed, steamer Calabria, Glasgow. Kirkwall, March _20. — Arrived, steamer Bergensfjord, New York. Glasgow, April 1—Arrived, steamer Carthaginian, Portland, Me. Liverpcol, April 1.—Arrived, steamer Devonian, Boston. ~Sailed, March 31, steamer Philadelphia, New York. Cadiz, March 381—Sailed, steamer. Antonic Lopez, New Yori. Gibraltar, March 31.—Sailed, steam- er Finland, New York. continue an in- ' New Y. I 1—Sailed, steani an in- !, vrk(c.:{:l v steanier of the Hellig Ola STEAMER "INTERNED R AT SPAIN, HAS ESCAPED. Evaded British Cruisers and Sailed for South American Waters. Madrid, April 1, via Paris—Tele- grams received here today from La# Palmas, Canary Islands, say that the Hamburg-American _steamer Macedo- nia has succeeded .in making her es- cape and evading British cruisers, has salled for South American waters. The Macedonia is laden with supplies be- lieved to be intended for German war- ships. interned at Las The Macedonia Palmas on Nov. 13. She was reported | to have slipped out of _the harbor ere on March 18, but this was de- nied and subsequently there were con- flicting reports about her. BRITISH CRUISERS OFF THE VIRGINIA CAPES Are Overhauling All Ships in That Vi- y and Looking Them Ove: ‘Washington, Apri 1.—Capt. Frank Taylor, a local shipping man, who re- turned here today after,a trip along the Virginia-Marzland coast, reported that British cruisers off the Virginia capes, in wait for the German ralder Prinz Eitel Friedrich, are overhauling all ships in that vicinity and looking them over. He says his tug Advance, on her last trip, was overhauled by the British crulser Essex and closely in- spected under searchlights, but was not stopped. Vouch for Swaboda's Citizenship. ‘Washington, April - 1—Ambassador Sharp, at Paris, was called upon by the state department today for a re- Doet 2y to the's dr:ummmeq. surround. 0. arrest o ond an American nlliseui‘dhmed with baving set fire to Touraine, a French liner, on her recent trip from New York to Hevre. Friends of Swo- boda in- New York city had brought press reports of his arrest to the de- Ppartment’s attentlon and vouched for his Amerlean citizenship. % sertative of the Bolivian foreign office, has just returned to La Paz after a protracted absence spent in travel through South America. Senor Sanjines was commissioned by his government to visit certain South American states with the object of bringing about closer commercial rela- tions. This is regarded as particularly important today, now that the Euro- pean warls ing commercial chan- nels all over the world, and espectally in the commerce of South America. FPR!NGFI'ELD TROLLEY MEN RESUME WORK Pending Investigation by State Board of Arbitration. Springfield, Mass., April 1—The striking_ employes of the Springfield Street Rallway company returned to work this evening, following e mass meeting of the members of the trol- leymen's union at which it was voted to resume work pending an'investiga- tion by the state board of concilla- tion and arbitration of the cases of thethree employes were dis- charged on of alleged irreg- ular accounting. The.company’s pro- posal to instal transfer registers elim- [inates this grlevance and leaves the matter of reinstating the discharged men’ the only matter in controversy. ‘Within an hour after the men voted to return to work, traffic on nearly all lines of the Springfield street railway system was resumed. Normal trafic conditiofis will be restored tomorrow morning. Bank President Charged with Embez- zlement. coFueblo, Col, April 1—W. B. Slaugh- Dallas, Tex, presi: of the de- funot Mercantile 'Natfonal bank, was arraigned here today, charged with the embezzlement of $20,000 of: county funds which were ondeposit in the bank. ~ He pleaded not guilty and was held in bonds of $40,000. Preliminary examination was set for April 10. .Texas Peach Crop Destroyed. Ad Tex,, April 1.—Recent frosts and cold weather virtually have de- stroyed the .Eilberta. peach - crop in o reports here today u,f e Texas depariment of sgviculture Four Persons Trapped by Fire ON TOP FLOOR OF A FACTORY AT NEWARK, N. J. ONE FATALLY INJURED Sixteen Year OId Girl Clung to Win- dow Ledge Until Compelled to Let Go, Then Dropped Three Stories— Died in Hospital—Three Injured. Newark, N. J.,, April L.—Four per- sons were trapped by fire on the top tioor ¢f # factory building here today and all were badly injured, three prob- ably miortally, Girl Clung to Window Ledge. Lillian Feddman, a 16 year old sten- ographer, her clothing in flames, clung to a_window ledge until compelled by pain to let ge. Dropped Three Stories. in sight of several she dropped three hundred stories to just as the firemen had a ladder part- 1y raised to rescue her. She was taken o a hospital ana died, Others Injured. The injurles of Freder bach, owner of the textile _busin burned out by the fire, and Samuel Gordon, an emplove who jumped with him from a fourth story window, lik wise may prove fatal. Another man who jumped escaped with siighter hurts, ‘e fire is believed to caused Dy the blow working in the rags which occupied the k Stans have been pipe of a plumber hop of a company three lower floors. 200 MEN AND WOMEN REACH SAFETY BY FIRE ESCAPES. Big Cigar Box Factory in New York Entirely Destroyed. New York, April 1.—An explosion in the sawdust blower of a big cigar box factory at Avenue C and East Seven- teenth street today set the building afire and sent nearly two hundred men and women employes of the place down the fire escapes to safety. Five min- utes after the alarm bells in the fac- tory rang, the entire building, a four- story and basement structure, was a mass of flames. Half a dozen firemen working on the rcof were rescued by companions working with extension ladders. Nicholas Althaus, owner of the fac- tory, said all his employes had been accounted for. Several of the women employes fginted” during the rush to get out and were assisted from the building by other women. NOTHING DEFINITE ABOUT MISSING SUBMARINE F-4 Rear Admiral Moore Sends Word They Are Preparing to “Lift.” Washington, April 1.—Rear Admiral Moore, in charge of operations to raise the long submerged submarine F-4 from the ocean bed outside Honolulu harbor, cabled to the navy department today that he was proceeding with the work, pending the arrival of a spe. clal diving apparatus and a corps of expert naval divers from New York. The apparatus was forwarded to San Francisco late today to be shipped to Honolulu on the cruiser Maryland Rear Admiral Moore's despatch stated he “would not be able to report any progress for several days,” but that he was “making preparations to lift.” The diving apparatus is due to reach San Francnsco-late Monday night and the five divers were under orders to proceed immediately to embark on the Maryland. The divers are Gunner G. D. Stillson and Gunner's Mates Drell- ishak, Crilley, Neilson and Loughman. Dr. G. W. R. French, who has been observing “their experimental work in Long Island sound for several weeks, will accompany the squad to Honolulu, That the divers were entirely confident of their ability to work of the ocean bed 300 feet or more beow the surface, was_indicated tonight in a statement by Secretary Daniels, althoneh he said there was considerable risk” in diving operations at such depth. CRUISER TO TAKE WRECKING . ° PARTY TO HONOLULU. The Maryland Will Carry Four Divers, From New York Navy Yard. Vallefo, Calif., Aprll 1—The United States_cruiser Maryland now at the Mare Island Navy vard, received or- ders today to proceed to Honoluiu, with a wrecking panty to aid in the raising of the United States subma- rine F-4. The Maryland will take the four divers ordered here from the New York Navy vard yesterday, sent by the navy department as experts to as- sist in raising the submarine. The cruiser will be equipped with towing apparatus so that if the sub- marine, when raised, is found gea- worthy she can be towed to the yard here. The date of the Maryland's depar- ture has not been set. Good Beet Sugar Crop. Washington, April 1—A rich sugar content of beets and a high percen- tage of extraetion helped make a g00d crop of beet sugar in the United States in the campaign beginning in 1904, the Geprtment of agriculture an- nounced today. Production amdunted to 722,054 short tons, or about 11,000 tons less than in 1913. The area har- vested was 480,000 acres and the acre vield 11 tons, the largest since 1906. President Wilson Denies Inferview Washington, April 1—President Wilson tonight authorized the state- i had gtven mo eapression of opin an no_expression of - fon about current affairs to Gabriel Alphaud, who cabled to the Paris Temps what purported to be an in- terview with the president on Europ- een and Mexican' affairs. Opposed Increase of Freight Rates. Chicago, April 1—J. G. Powell, rate expert of the Nebraska raiiroad com- mission, today opposed the petitiga of| the forty-one western railroads for| permission to increase freight retes on certain commodities, the rail- rcads say are necessary -fo equalize ‘Tates and to increase their revenues in order to, maintain their properties. the roof of a low building adjoining,| Condensed 'I'-elegra\"ns The Liverpool grain market will be closed on Good Friday and Easter Monday Lester Duryea of Newark, N. J., dis- located his left shoulder when he| sneezed too hard. | Bishop Randolph Dubs, of the Unit- ed Evangelical Church, died at his home at Harrisburs, Pa It was announced at Houghton, Mich., that the Coper Range Mines will increase wages 10 per cent Closed during the strike of 1913, Tamarack Mine, near Calumet, Mich. will be reopened. employing 500 men. Joseph J. fice_inspector, tendent of Johnson, chief post of- was_appointed superin- the railway mail service A special Easter Flower Show the Conservatory in Central Pa be open to the public Sunday noon. at will after- Spot cotton advanced 15 points at Houston, Tex., touching 81-2 cents, the highest level since the beginning of the w i T year’s annual convention of the New York State Bankers' Associ- ation will be held at Saratoga, June 24 and 2 | The New York up-state Public Ser vice Commission .authorized the Erie Railread Co. to issue $1,000,000 general lien bonds. A revolt of 10,000 tribesmen at To- chi, India was put down by govern- ment troops who defeated the rebels in a battle. Liguor licenses are b dancehalls in London by One judge declared for dancing.” g refused to magistrates. is no time Ali railroad traffic at S B., was tled up by a heav: Fears for the safety fleet weré felt. John's, N. blizzard. of the sealing The Summit Silk Mills at Summit, J.. reopened for work. Forty strike-breakers and non-union men went to work. Four lives were lost and $200,000 damage was done by a fire that practically wiped out the village of Norfolk, N. Y. John J. Mitchell of Marlboro, Mass., a former member of congress, qualified in the federal court yesterday as Uni ed States marshal The ferryboat Pierpont rammed and sank the tug Edward J. Murray at the Hamilton Ferry slip in Brooklyn. No one was injured. A reduction of 16 points in the price of all grades of refined oils for export was announced by the Stand- ard Oil Co., of New York. Many barns and light buildings were | razed by a tornado that passed through part of Bienville Parish, La. No casualties were reported. It was announced there will be further issue of $75.- 000,000 in British Treasury bills on April 10, to replace bills maturing. During a gale off the North Carolina coast, the tug Pan-American and the barge Vera Cruz were lost. The crews are believed to have perished. London that Whitehall, the South Elberton, N. summer home of former Senator Si- mon Guggenheim, of Colorado, was destroyed by fire at a loss of $120,000 Charles S. Wilson, a professor at Cornell University, was unanimously confirmed by the New York Senate as state commissioner of agriculture. After being blind for several_ days because of the glucose in some candy she ate, three-year-old Gene Drap- kin of Brooklyn, recovered here eye- sight. General Gennaro Salina: of the Italian army, and three cavalry of- ficers arrived at New York from Genoa to buy horses for the Italian army. Another snow storm swept over the Southern States, bringing snow over the Carolinas, north Georgla and Ten- essee, and general rains further south. Mrs. Edith McCormick, of Chicago, who is an honorary citizen of Parma, Italy, has offered a prize, of $4,000 for the best opera written by an Italian this year. Just after he was held without bail on & charge of asasulting a 17-year- old girl, Morris O'Rourke walked out of a courtroom at Haverstraw, N. Y., and escaped in a crowd outside. Austin Colgate, a New Jersey State Senator, and head of the Colgate Soap and perfumery company, anmounced his cadidacy for the Republican nomi- nation for governor of New Jersey next fall. Deputy Claudio Treves sor Benito Muscolini, promnient Ttalian Socialists, fought & duel with sabers in Milan over a question of Italy's intervention in the war. Mus- olini won. - The New York Assembly passed the Thorn bill, intended to permit employ- ers to make advance payments to employes in _settlement of injury claims under the workmen’s compen- sation law. Born within a stone’s throw of each other in Greadly Heath, England, over 80 years ago, and. married 60. yedrs, Mr. and Mrs. Willlam Woodhall, of Stamford, Conn., died within seven hours of each other. and Profes- Using an ironing board as a weapon, Miss Louise. Lehman, a laundress em- ployed by George L. Storm, vice pres- ident of the Surburg Tobacco Co., drove a burglar from the home of Mr. Storm at Greenwich, Conn. Treatment and prevention of tuber- culosis were discussed from ail view- points by medical and social service experts at the annual meeting eand conference of the Massachusetts Anti- Tuberculosls league at Boston, 7 Uprising in Nicaragua Nipped. ‘Washington, April 1—an N formented by minister of war under by the government, according to a| cable despatch today to the Nicara- guan iegation here from President! Diaz. “Senersi| B U. S. WANTS MEXICO CITY NEUTRAL Has Sent Proposals to the Villa-Zapata Forces and to General Carranza TO SECURE PROTECTION FOR 25,000 FOREIGNERS The Villa-Zapata Forces Have Agreed to the Proposal and are Willing to Evacuate the City as Soon as a Similar Agree- ment is Obtained From Carranza—United States Has Also Proposed to Neutralize the Railway Between Mex- ico City and Vera Cruz. With the nent protec- ‘Washington, hope of tion for April securiug perms the 25,000 foreigners in Mexi- co City, the United States government has proposed to the Villa-Zapata fore- es and to General Carranza that the Mexican capital be declared neutral and outside the fleld of operations hereafter in Mexico's civil war. Villa Zapata Forces Agree. The Villa-Zapata forces have agreed to the and are willing_ to sono as a simi- lar agreement ptained with the Carranza authorities, who are now be- ing negotiated with On_General Carranza depends al- so whether or not the effort of the effort of the United States to neutra- lize ‘the railway between Mexico City and Vera Cruz shall succeed. as the Villa-Zapata officials have likewise given their assent to this proposal. How Order Would be Maintained. State department officials declined to discuss the status of the two Dro- posals bevond saving that they still were under consideration. The plan with respect to Mexico City contem- plates an arrangement whereby order would be maintained by a local coun- cil made up of prominent residents selected by mutual agreement between the opposing factions. The capital would not then, under the terms of the proposed agreement. be subject to Further attacks nor would there be pny more changes in government until h central government had been es- tablished. Officials and diplomatists here who are conversant with the details of the plan are much encouraged by the prompt acceptance given to it by the Villa-Zapata _authorities and now hope that General Carranze. can be persuaded to do likewise. Duval West, personal representative of President Wilson, who is expected to confer with General Carranza in the next few days on the Mexican situa- tion in general, probably will assist American Consuls Silliman and Can- ada in their efforts to secure Carran- za’s approval. Later, it is understood, Mr. West will go to Mexico City to talk with the Brazilian minister concerning the situation Should the capital be declared neu- tral, much of the apprehension for the ‘safety of foreigners would be re- moved and the famine menace elim- inated. Since such a step would less- en the likelihood of competition with | foreign powers, the plan, in the opin- lion of American officials, should ap- peal to all Mexican factions. No Important Engagements. No_important engagements between the Villa and Carranza forces was reported to the Washington authori- ties from any source today, despatches saving that comparative quiet prevail- ed along the border and that the Mex- ico City situation was unchanged. Villa Forces March on Lampazos. Laredo, Texas, April 1.—An official message received today in Nuevo La- redo, Carranza garrison opposite here, said Villa forces numbering 3,000 were marching on Lampazos, south of here, to attack Carranza troops there, es- timated at 2,000. The message added the Villa troops vesterday defeated their opponents at Candeia, a min- inging town 20 miles southwest of Lampazos. - REPORT OF EXECUTION OF TWO AMERICANS By Carranza Soldiers a Few Miles North of Mexico City. El Paso, Texas, April 1—Reports of the killing of two Americans by Carranza soldiers reached here today. The execution of two Syrians by Villa officials also was reported. Baron Smith of Houston, Texas, and Roscoe Billings were killed by Car- ranza soldiers a few miles north of Mexico City two months ago, accord- ing to R. H. Aitkin, who arrived here today after two months' flight to the border. The soldiers - murdered the Americans to secure their cattle, ac- cording to Aftkin. Two Syrians Salamon Executed. Nigri and Rafael Fereze, Syrians, were executed today at Torreon in accordance with General Villa's recent decrée inflicting _the death penalty on' those convicted of implication in the circulatio of coun- terfeit Mexican money. The ' men were merchants at Torreon. Details of the execution reached Luis Nigri, brother of Salamon, here today. An appeal for protection of the property of the merchants has been dispatched to the Turkish embassy at ‘Washington. According to the information receiv- ed by Luis Negri the merchants had shown their money to Villa officials who bad declared it genuine. ' Short- Iy after a squad of soldiers arrest and executed the merchants. : ACCIDENTS TO AEROPLANE OPERATED BY VILLA MEN Believed to Have Delayed the Attack on Matamoros. Brownsville, Tex., April 1—Acei- dents to an earoplane operated by the Villa force besieging Matamoros are believed here to have delayed plans for an immediate attack on that town. Part of the aeroplane tonight is in the Villa camp, four miles from Mata- moros, while the remainder is in wnsville. The aeroplane ‘also is without an aviator, as H. M, Rinehart, an Ameri- can demonstrator, of the Villa avia- tion corps, who flew the machine here from_ Beinose, lefl tonlght bectuse of a dificulty over financial arrangements. Rinehart smashed x wheel on_landing at the Vv camp and the damaged parts were brought io Brownsville. The repairs have been made, but the parts are not. allowed to be carried back to Mexico because of customs regulations. Villa officers are attempting to hire another aviator. The Carranza commander moros planned to check the Vi tions on the water as well as on land and in the air. He is nogotiating for the purchase of a fast motor launch which he intends to arm with machine guns to prevent Villa troops from fer- pplies and ammunition across Grande from the American Mata- la op- Major General Funston, commanding the United States troops along to border, inspected the Villa ferry today and gave orders that no more Mexican soldiers in uniform De permitted (o cross to the American side. General Precoplo Elizondo, a wound- ed officer from the Matamoros garr: son, who was brought to a private res- idence here on Saturday, was arrested today by Texas rangers. 'He Is charged with murder and assault to murder in connection with the death ten years ago of Emmet Roebuc] ranger, and the wounding of A. Y. Baker, now sheriff of Hidalgo county. Six more of the wounded Villa soldiers have died within the last 24 hours, Carranza Farce Surrounded. Douglas, Ariz., April 1.—Colonel Mi= guel Samaniegos, Carranza _force, hich raided the Montezuma district in northern Sonord, but was unable to return to Agua Prieth, on account of a Villa cordon which had been drawn about the town, Is now re- ported to be mear the juncture of the Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora and Chihuahua borders. The force is said to be reorganiz- ng in Cajonbinita, a wild location in that district, preparatory to making another endeavor to enter Agua Pri- eta. Arrivals here today from Guasa- bas, Sonora, brought accounts of a disastrous defeat by Samaniego’s forces the day after they took Mon- tezuma two weeks ago. About 200 of the Carranza troopers are said to have. been killed, many of them being drowned in attempting to cross the Bavispe river. $15,181,955 EMERGENCY CURRENCY OUTSTANDING. Texas Holds 30 Per Cent—New Eng- land Holding is Small, ‘Washington, April 1. Emergency currency amounting to $15,181,955 out- standing at the close of business yes- terday, according to an announcement tonight by the comptroller of the;cur- rency. Massachusetts, West Virginia, Ohio, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota. Colorado, Washington, Utah, Arizona and the District of Columbia have re- tired all emerzency currency jsued to national banks. . Of that = still out- standing Texas holds about 30 per cent, North Carolina and Califgrnia about 9 per cent. each; South Carblina 8 per cent.: Pennsylvania and Louisi- ana and Alabama 5 per cent. each: Florida, Virgina, Kentucky and Towa about 4 per cent. each. Oklahoma about 3 per cent. and Tennessee and Kansas 2 per cent. each. The remaining 6 per cent. is covered by small balances in fiftee nstates. DISABLED STEAM SCHOONER _ ARRIVED AT SAN DIEGO. Sailed More Than 450 Miles With Pro- peller Dragging. San Diego, Calif, April 1—The stedm schooner O, M. Clark, disabled at sea by the breaking of her tail shaft a few days out from Hilo, Ha- waii, arrived here today under can- cas, having sailed more than 450 miles, her screw propeller dragging in the ‘water. Several days after the break, which occurred on March 18, J. W. McAllis- ter, mate, and six of the crew put off in ‘an open lifeboat for the mainland to notify the owners. After a six day trip tefore a fair wind, McAllister ar- rived at Port Louis, Calif. A relief vessel is now searching for tue, Clark near where McAMister left er. CLAIMS OF OVERCHARGES AGAINST THE WABASH. and Individuals Are Author- % ized to File Them. St. Louis, ‘April 1—The state and individuals were authorized to " file claims of evercharges against the Wa- bash railroad, according to an order filed in the federal district court here today by Circuit Judge Adams. i The overcharges in question relate to excess collections while the pas-| senger anr frieight rate laws were in | litigation. ! Similar claims have been _filed against the Wabash: without: the con- sent of the court, as that line is in the bands of receivers. B J. W, Osborne a Witnes: 3 New York, April 1+—James W. Os. borne was a witness berofe the jury and after he had testified - ‘Tanzer, brother of Rae Tanzer, was examined. The grand jury then ad. journ=d for the day. Sccial Progress Congress. San Francisco, April 1—The world's social progress congress open®d eleven day convention today, Bi Wiillam Melvin_Bell of Los A executive head of the organizat sided. ) < uri