Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 5, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL—NO. 80 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1915 The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Pa})er, and Its Total Circulation is the Largestr in Connectircl]t in Proportion to the City’§ Population " PRICE TWO CENTS NOTHER TRIUMPH FOR RUSSIAN ARMS {Have Driven Out the Austrians Who Were Hold- ing Pass in the Carpathians f UNABLE TO COPE WITH i i | REINFORCED RUSSIANS | In North Poland Develcpments Have Favored the Russians, | ‘Who Have Driven the Germans Back—There Has Been Little Fighting on the Western Front—The Turkish Armored Cruiser Medjidich Has Been Sunk by a Mine in the Black Sea—German Submarine Destroyed a British i Steamer in the English Channel—German Steamer Sf:nt "7 to the Bottom by a Mine in the Baltic Sea. The Russian army which for months fbesieged the Austrian fortress of [Praemyst and finally forced it to ca- ipitulate has achieved another vic- ftory. Starting westward from the |Gailcian stronghold immediately after i§ts fall the Muscovites now have en- itered the Beskid Mountains—a range iswhich connects the little Carpathians iwith the eastern Carpathians and iforms part of the boundary between {Galicla and Hungary—and driven out ithe Austrians who for some time past had stubbornly held the passes and |heights. i Brief indeed is Vienna's ac- /knowledgment that this vantage point, ithe gateway to the plains of north- lern Hungary, has been evacuated. It isays merely that the Austrians were compelled to make the move because fof the presencs of a large Russian re- jinforcements from Przemysl To the ‘eastward in the Carpathlans sanguin- lary fighting is taking place. Both the {Austrians and Russians are claiming {victories at various points and the jeapture of men and guns. In the re- igion of Virawa, Austria asserts that 12020 prisoners were taken. In the vi- icinity of Zaleszitrow almost all the de- fenders of a Russian position wero killed by the heavy guns of the Aus- trians and the position taken. This admission is made by the Russian commander-in-chief, who, however, lasserts that the place was almost im- mediately re-taken by a counter-at- “tack. In north Poland a cavalry charge in jthe Suwalki district resulted in a de- feat of the Germans, who were driven jaway with losses in men Kkilled or cap- tured, according to Petrograd. Ber- Rine says Russian attacks near Augus- ‘towo were repulsed. There has been little fighting in the lsvestern front. The French have tak- n the village of Regneville, in the ‘oevre department from the Grmans, while the Germans have ' captured ym_ the Belgians the village of Drei Grachten, south of Dixmude. Semi-official reports reaching Pe- Itrograd are to the effect that the Tur- {kish armored cruiser Madjidieh has I sunk by a mine in the Black Sea loff the coast of Russia. Two steam- lers have been blown up as a result of the naval warfare. A German sub- marine has destroyed a British steam- er in the English Channel off the Bouthern end of Cornwall with a loss of four men of the crew, while a Ger- man steamer has been sent to the bot- tom by striking a mine in the Baltic. FIGHTING NORTH OF NIEMEN RIVER FAVORS THE RUSSIANS Petrograd Announces Developments Are Satisfactory. ! Petrograd, April 4, via London, April B—The following communication was fssued today: ‘On the front to the Niemen River the fighting is develop- ing greatly in our favor. Our cavalry, jon the road between Kalwarya and Buwalki in the region of the village lof Zelonaibuda, after a stubborn fight Friday with German cavalry, which was supported by infantry, made a ng charge, sabering many of the emy and capturing others. They idrove they Germans from the region ‘were occupying and are now pur- jsuing them. In the Carpathians on Friday we jgained a great success in the sector morth of the roads leading to Bart- ‘field and also in the region between [Mezolabocz and Lutovisko. {_“During the day we captured on the c: front more than two thou- lsan soldiers and three guns and three hine guns. | “In the Zaleszitrow region the Aus- 7rians essaved an offensive but all Mtheir attacks failed completely. We lcaptured two officers and about 100 men. { “In the direction of Chotin, after the ve defeat inflicted on them March 0 by portions of our cavalry, who {@elivered an irresistible attack while ‘on foot, the Austrians evacuated our Rerritory and withdrew to their fron- itler, where they are fortifying them- iBelves. | “After this battle of the 30th our walry showed unexampled bravery attacking while afoot, enemy infan- #ry units with bayonets, saber and dance. | “In the Guff of Odessa on Saturday 'a Turkish cruiser believed to be the iMejidieh struck one of our mines and blew up and sank.” WPRINZ EITEL REMAINS AT NEWPORT NEWS. iNo Outword Signs of Preparations For Departure. Newport News, Va., April 4—The German eonverted cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich still was in this port late today with members of her crew on shore liberty an dno outward signs of| preparation for immediate departure. After the failure of the commerce raider to take advantage of the 24 hour which ended at 6545 oclock, in which no enemy merchant ehip was permitted to leave the port ©f Norfolk-Newport News, the United Btates naval patrol was resumed. 1t was reported that another 24 Bour period during which no commerce carrier of the allies might leave would begin at noon Monday. This would permit_the Eitel to make a dash for sea before noon Tuesday. There has been persistent here that Captain Thierichens planned to depart late yesterd: a storm off the coast and _ the waiting allied warships reported in distress, conditions for a dash were regarded as favorable. Clear weather prevailed today and three British warships were reported off Capt Henry. reports * had With RETREAT OF AUSTRIANS IN THE CARPATHIANS. Reinforced Russians Compel Enemy to Withdraw from the Beskid Region. Vienna, April 4, via London, April 4, 405 p. m.—Retreat of the Austrian forces in the Beskid region of the Car- pathians, where some of the heaviest fighting has taken place in the struggle for the control of the mountain passes leading into Hungary, was announced today at army headquarters. The state- ment is as follows: “The presence of large Russian rein- forcements _arriving from Przemysl compelled the.Austrian army to with- draw from the Beskid region. “In the Carpathians, fighting on both sides of the Laboroza valley continues. Yesterday we attacked the eastern meights and disloiged the enemy from several strong_ positions. Russian at- tacks east of Birawa were repulsed. “In yesterday’s engagements we cap- tured 2,020 jrisoners. “North of Uzsok pass the situation is unchanged. Renewed Russian at- tacks miscarried, after a short fight. “There is no news from the other fronts.” The Beskid mountains form part of the boundary between Hungary and Galicia. They are a section of tne great Carpathian range, the natural barrier upon which Austria-Hungary relies to halt the Russian advance. On the mountain heights and in the passes fighting has been in progress all ter, notwithstanding the snows and bitter cold. Recently the Russians have announced important successes in this struggle, although these claims hitherto had not been corroborated in Vienna. The fighting in the Beskids has been severe recently, as is shown by the official reports. The Austrian statement of yesterday said it had been ascertained that all the Russian dj- visions ‘released by the fall of the Galician fortress of Przemysl were now on the Carpathian front. TURKISH ARMORED CRUISER MEDJIDIEH SUNK. Struck a Mine Near the Russian Coast —Had Crew of 302 Men. London, April 4, 325 p. 1.—The sinking of the Turkish armored cruiser Medjidieh is reported from Petrograd to Reuter's Telegram company. A semi-official communication from Se- bastopol to Petrograd says that the Medjidieh struck a mine near the Rus- sian coast last night and went down. The Medjidieh was a member of the Turkish Black sea fleet which has at- tacked Russian ports on several occa- sions and sunk Russian vessels. On Jan. 31 it was announced at Petrograd that the Medjidieh, with the Turkish cruiser Midirli, formerly the German cruiser Breslau, had been discovered near Samsoon by the Russian fleet, but escaped after a long pursuit. The Medjidieh was an American- built ship, having been laid down in Philadelphia in 1903. She was not a large vessel and her armament was comparatively light. She was 331 feet long and 42 feet beam and had a dis- placement of 3,432 tons. She was arm- ed with two 6-inch guns, eight 4.7-inch guns, six 3-pounders, six l-pounder Jand two torpedo tubes. Her comple- ment was 302 men. SUBMARINE SUNKr STEAMER CITY OF BREMEN, of the Crew Were Drowned. Four Members London, ‘April 4, 11 p. m—The steam- er City of Bremen of Dublin has been sunk by a German submarine off Wolf- rock, in the English channel, about 15 miles:south of Land’s End, Cornwall. Four members of the crew of the steamer were drowned. Twelve sur- vivors have arrived in Penzance. ‘Available shipping records do mot contain the name of the steamer City of Bremen of Dubiin, GERMANS OCCUPY VILLAGE OF DREI GRACHTEN, | On Western Bank of Yser Canal—Had Been Held by Belgians. Berlin, April 4, by Wireless to Say- ville, L. L—The war office today made the following ammouncement: “On the Yser canal, south of Dixmude, German troops occupied the village of Drei -Grachten, on the western bank, which was held by the Belgians. Several French charges in the forest of Le Pretre were repulsed. Russian attacks near Augustowo were repulsed.” Cabled Paragraphs & o . p.m. s war of- ited to one 1s nothing to Paris Has Nothing to ~ Paris, April 4, via Lor s —The announcement 5 fice this afternoor brief sentence: report.” Principal of St Andrew’s University. London, April 4, 9.08 p. m.—The Rev. John Herkless, regius professor of ecclesiastical history at St. An- drew's university, has been appointed principal of that institution, SERBIA HAS PROTESTED BULGARIAN INVASION. Requests Arrest and Imprisonment of Persons Responsible. Paris, April 4, 10.30 p. m.—The Petit Journal says that Serbia has protest- ed to Buigaria because of the invasion of Serbian_territory by a force de- scribed as Bulgarian irregulars. While couched in moderate terms, the pro- test is said to request the arrest and impriscnment of the persons respon- sible for the raid. Further details of the incident re- ceived today confirm the report that the invader were driven away from the railroad station at Strumitsa, the Serbian town near the Bulgarian _border where the attack was made. The rail- way master at Strumitsa reports that the line to Ghevgeli Is now clear of the raiders and apparently has not been damaged. Serbia. frontier guards who pursued the fleeing irregulars retook the two cannon which had been capturad. Six bodies were found in the rail- way station at Strumitsa. The extent of the lo: s inflicted upon the at- tacking force is unknown, but it Is believed to be large. Thirty bodies were found and the raiders themselves picked up and buried a number of is the fifth incident of kind since the beginning of the | Buropean war and there is much speculation in Paris as to their exact significunce. It is felt that the atti- | tude of Buigaria on this occasion will indjcate what policy she intends to hpursue. The Havas Agency received tonight from Nish, Serbia, a despatch saying that the losses of the Serbian troops were sixty killed and 58 wounded, in- cluding five officers. BULGARIANS DRIVEN BACK BY THE SERBIANS. Invaders Had Forced Serbian Civilians to Remove to Bulgaria. its London, April 4, 1.30 p. m.—The Ser- bian legation in London received to- day the following official despatch from Nish: “The Bulgarian irregulars were driv- en back from Strumitsa, the fight was short. When reinforcements arrived our advanced posts cleared the Stru- mitsa, station and the invaders fled in the direction of Bulgaria. “Our troops, pursing the _ enemy, found thirty of their dead and it was presumed that others were - carried away. We lost fifty killed.” A semi-official communication from Nish to Reuter's Telegram company states that the invading force scatter- ed among the Serbian frontier vil- Jages and compelled the inhabitants to remove to Bulgaria, taking their woods and cattle with them. It s also stat- ed, although not confirmed, that the invaders set fire to the Serbian block- houses at Plauvolon and Borakli, BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RAID Disorder on the Serb-Bulgarian Bor- der Work of Macedonians. Rome, April 4, via Paris 12.01 a. m. —D. Rizow, Bulgarian minister to! Rome, expressed the opinion today that the incident on the Serb-Bulgari- an border was the work of Macedo- nian revolutionists in Serbia who are opposed to the Serbian regime in the territory gained in the Balkan wars, in which the fighting occurred. M. Rizow asserted that the Bulgarian government was in no way responsi- ‘ble for the affair and that its only de- sire was to preserve neutrality. M. Ristitch, the Serbian minister, took issue with M, Rizow’'s statement. He said that, having spent 30 years in the region concerned, he knew it thoroughly and could afirm that the Macedonians in this part of Serbia had no desire to_oppose the present order of things. Responsibility for the in- cident, he asserted, might be determin- ed by considering to whose interests it would be to provoke such an out- break. This, he said, pointed clearly to Bulgaria, which, by occupying the left bank of the Vardar rover could threaten to cut Serbia communications with Saloniki, the only source from which the country could bring in its supply. Already, he sald, communi- cation by telegraph and telephone had been cut. 35 MEMBERS OF AUSTRIAN STEAMER WERE DROWNED When She Blew Up After Striking a Mine in the Danube River. Paris, April 4, 12.04 a, m—Thirty- five members of the crew were drown- ed by the destruction of the Austrian steamer which blew up in the Danube on the night of March 30, after striking a mine near Ritopek, according to a despatch from Nish to the Havas agency. The character of the wreck- age has given rise to the belief that the steamer was especially armor- plated and loaded with a large quantity of munitions and artillery supplies destined for Turkey. Before leaving Semlin the captain is reported to have reminded the mem- bers of the crew that they had an im- portant mission to fulfill and each sallor received a bonus of 100 francs (320) in gold. X GERMAN STEAMER SUNK IN THE BALTIC SEA Struck a Mine—25 Members of Gret- emsoth’s Crew Drowned. London, April 4, 1:58 a. m.—A Reu- ter despatch from Stockholm says the.| German steamer Gretenmsoth has struck a mine in the Baltic and sunk and that 25 members of her crew were drowned. The Greteshemsoth was a vessel of 1,554 tons. She was engaged in trafiic between Sweden and Germany. Boy Killed by Auto. Lowell, Mass., April 8.—George ‘At- kins, 8 years old, was kifled by an au- tomobile owned by Guy F. Allard of Auburn, R. 1, and driven by Oliver P. Morton yesterday afternoon. The boy was rolling a hoop did not see the approaching machine. ) Villa’s Siege of Matamoros ONLY OCCASIONAL FIRING WAS HEARD SUNDAY. MANY OF THE WOUNDED Are Being Cared for by the American Red Cross—A 12-Year-Old Cavalry- man Among the Wounded. Brownsville, Texas, April 4—aster Sunday passed with only occasional firing ~ in the Matomoros trenches, where Villa forres are besieging the Carranza garrison,_ Faster spirit man- ifested itself in the hospitals, where hundreds of Mexican soldiers are cared for by the American Red Cross. Among the wounded is Juan Per- aleska, 12 years old, a Villa caval- ryman, who has taken part in several clashes at arms. Today he held a candy rabbit which nurses had given him to distract his attention while surgeons dressed his injured leg. AEROPLANE FLIGHTS FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN. Planned by Aero Club of America at Its National Competition. New York, April 4—Ocean-to-ocean flights along three routes for a trans- continental prize are planned by the Aero Club of America as a part of its national ninety days aeroplane compe- tion astition beginning July 4 next, the club announcedd tonight. The compe- tition as stated in the club’s recent announcement, is designed to assist the war and navy department in de- veloping aviation corps for the nation- al guard and naval militia, and also to demonstrate the practicability of mail by aeroplane to isolated carry the competition into every state the contest committee of the Ae- ro club has outlined three main trans-continental ron says to- night's statement. ery aviator in America will be able to reach one of these routes at some point by a cross-country flight of moderate length, The contest committee believes that there will be many aviators who in flying for the daily cross-country prizes of $100, a day, will find them- in pursuit of this aim, and who will find it to their advantage to keep on in an effort to gain the sea-to-sea prize. For water flving it is proposed to establish a distance prize. Starting and landing places for water aero- planes will be located on the Atlan- the Atlantic will include _ Portland, Maine, Boston, Newport, Providence, New Haven, Norfolk, Charleston and Savannah. "Every naval militla _on both coasts will be made a landing and starting station. FELLED A TREE ACROSS HIGH TENSION WIRES. Crippled Traffic on Massachusetts Northeastern Electric Railways. Haverhill, Mass, April 3.—Wood- choppers in the town of North Hamp- ton, N. H,, felled a tree across the high tension wires of the Massachusetts Northeastern ‘Electric railways yester- day morning, cutting off the power which operates cars between half a dozen cities and twice as many towns in northeastern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire and depriv- ing thousands of people of their only means of transportation. The tie-up continueq for three hours and affected lines operated between the cities of Portsmouth, N. H., and Newburyport, Haverhill, Lawrence, Lowell and Nashua, N. H. CHIEF OF POLICE KILLED BY A NEGRO Intense Excitement Prevails at Ronce- verte, W, Va,, Lewisburg, W. Va., April 4—Intense excitement prevailed today at Ronce- verte, near here, following the kill- ing late yesterday of George J. Shires, chief of police of Ronceverte, by John Stuart, a negro. Authorities express- ed fear of a lynching should Stuart be captured in West Virginia and an outbreak between whites and negroes was not unexpected, according to re- Ports received here. Stuart, it s sald, had been peddling whiskey from Covington, Va. across the state line from Ronceverte. He submitted to -arrest, but shot Shires five times while being taken to jail. Schooner Lost Bowsprit in Sound. City Island, N. Y., April 4—Schoon- er Harry (British) from Perth Amboy, which_passed_east April 2, for Hali- fax, N. S, has returned here and reports that on April 3, at § a m, when off New. Haven, Conn., during & northeast gale, she carried away bowsprt, jibboom and all headeear at- tached. ' She will have to make re- pairs before proceeding for destina- tion. Despondent Man Takes His Life. Bangor, Me., April 3—Walter R. Fin- son, for 23 years inspector of customs at Vaneeboro, committed suicide by shooting himself yesterday at the home of his brother, jerome C. Finson, on Bssex street. The cause was given as despondency occasioned by ill health. He was born in Levant 61 years ago, Mr. Finson retired from his duties at Vanceboro two years ago and has since 1ived with his brother. Severs Storm at Colon. Panama, April £ —A severe norther visited Colon -last night, doing much damasge to the west breakwater which was completed last year at a cost of $4,000,000. Hundreds of feet of the east breakwater, which were had suf- fered nearly $500,000 in a recent storm were blown out. The wind blew 60 miles an hour. Woman Frustrates Robber. Boston, April 3.—Miss Florence Law- lor, & clerk in a jewelry office on Washington strest, refused to ‘throw up her @s at the command of an armed man yesterday, but threw the switch of an alarm gong, causing the hasty departure of the intruder. Sev- eral hundred dollars in cash and a large quantity of jewelry were within easy reach of the visitor at the time. selves on the way across the continent| tic, fic and Gulf coasts as well as AR Lo, “Fhe mathny oty New Yerkers in Easter Parade SNOW FAILED TO DAMPEN ARDOR OF ANNUAL EVENT. CHURCHES THRONGED Photographers Were Busy Snapping Society in Its Newest Dress—First White Easter in Many Years. New York, April 4—New Yorkers had a white Easter today for the first time in many vears, Despite the snow, the annual Easter parade took place. Unusually large numbers of flowers were in evidence and photographers were busy snapping society in its newest dr Hours before daylight today 30,000 men were engaged in lifting the blanket of the ten inch snowfail laid on this city yesterday in one of the most furious April storms on record. Sun Shone Brightly. They were aided by snow plows and sweepers put out by the surface car lines. The sun then came out and shone brightly all day. Worshippers thronged the es for the special Haster servi solmn high mass was hel d in St. Patrick's Cathedral and special servic- es took place at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and other well-known edifices. . Blockades in Streets. It ‘was slushy under foot in sections of the city and blockad many streets caused delayed deliv of Easter tlowers but there was a gradual restoration of normal condi- tions as the day progressed. The weather bureau reported that the thaw was general over the storm- whipped Atlantic seaboard and steam railroads were running trains ing to schedule once more. from Long Island and outlying sec- tions of this city, virtually cut off by the blizzard, was generally resumed. BURNED TO DEATH ON HONEYMOON TRIP In Niagara Hotel Fire at Toledo, Ohio —Married Three Days. most in ries Toledo, ., April body of Mrs. John L. Frye of Adrian, Mich., was recovered today from the ruins of the Niagara hotel, which was destroy- ed by fire early this morning. Her husband is missing and is believed to have been suffocated or burned to death. They were married three days 2go and were on their honevmoon. The house contained at lea: guests, many of whom had not accounted for tonight. ’ Vernon Gates and his son Ha] of Chicago were burned so badly that they are not expected ‘to recover. 4—The 200 been NO LIVES LOST IN NEW ENGLAND Many Wires Down and Miles of High- ways Blocked by Snow. Boston, April 4—The blizzard which lashed Néw England yesterday worked to the eastward today over the Can- adian maritime provinces, leaving in its wake prostrated wires and miles of _snow-blocked highways, So far as had been learned tonight no lives were lost although 14 men in three barges off Cape Cod and three in a barge in Massachusetts bay had narrow escapes from drowning. The most destructive effects of the storm in this section were felt in southeastern Massachusetts, where the telephone and telegraph wires, heavy with wet snow, were blown down, cntting off communication south of _Middleboro. Plymiouth, Bristol and Barnstable counties were covered with more than a foot of snow. The wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour at Nan- tucket and was only a little less vio- lent on Cape Cod. In this city the snowfall amounted to only a few inch- es and no snow fell north of a line drawn_through Kineo Maine, Woods- ville, N. H., and Burlington, Vt. The wreck of the barges Tunnel Ridge. Coleraine and Mannheim at High Head on Cape Cod was the chief marine accident. The crews of all three vessels were brought ashore by the coast guard crews of High Head, Highland and Pampet River stations. The Nahant coast guard rescued the crew, of the barge Ruth, which was driven ashore yesterday at Winthrop while the coast guard cutter Acush- net rendered assistance to the crew of the schooner George Churchman in Hyannis harbor. The coast guard cutter Androscoggin rode out the gale east of Cape Cod without damage, ac- cording to a radio report received from her today. For the first time in more than a quarter of a century, sleighing was enjoyed in southern New England on Easter day, but the wintry conditions checked the customary display of fin- ery. The snow was welcomed by the farmers because it ended a record- breaking drought of 37 days. OBITUARY. Gearge 8. Cole. Andover, April 3.—George S. Cole, for_over forty years a deputy sheriff in Essex county and father of John N. Cole, former speaker of the Massa- chusetts house of representatives, died suddenly of heart failure at his home here yesterday, aged 78. 15,000 Prayed for Peace. Riverside, Calif., April 4—More than 15,000 men and women climbed Mount Roubidoux, the highest nearby peak, before dawn today, knelt at the floot of a huge cross surmounting its crest and prayed for peace. The service began just as the sun rose over the summits of the San Bernardino range. A chorus of several hundred, led by singers of national reputation, chanted Easter anthems. Hundreds of visitors from the east attended the services. ‘Two German Steamers Sunk. London, April 5, 2.02 8, m.—*“A des- patch from Malmo, Sweden,” says Reuter's Copenhagen _correspondent, “asserts.that two German coasting steamers-during the last few days have struck floating mines and sunk in the Baltic sea in immediate proximity to the route between Trelleborg and Sass- nitz, with which nomwu-;.gln has beex; temporarily suspended. e crews of the steamers were saved. Some of the men have been landed at Sassnitz.” Condensed Telegrams The French Cabinet of Deputies vot- ed to call out recruits. of the 1917 class. Six _hundred Russian sailed from Vancouver, Vladivostok. ists for | rese B, %€ Baron Rothschild was buried in_the Jewish Cemetery, London. The fun- eral was private. State Department advices said a vi ulent llpox epidemic had bro! out in Vera Cruz. Sounds believed to have been heav been heavy cannonading were heard of the coast south of Atlantic City. Miss Dorothy Shedd of New York was thrown from a horse she was rid- ing in Washington and seriously in- jured. Forty-nine new school teachers, one of them a woman, for work in the Philippines, will sail from San Fran- cisco April 24. President Wilson gave u pointment to Benjamin collector of internal revenue, District of Pennsylvania in A despatch from Toulon sa; parcel post packages from were seized aboard various ships 1 allied cruisers last week. Many of the 75 cases pending before the supreme court are expected to be decided when the court resumes ses- sions today after a two weeks' recess devoted to writing opinions. Former Senator Nelson W. Aldrich of Rhode Island led a brigade at a fire which destroyed buildings on his Warwick estate worth $100,000. Another effort for the enactment of a workmen’s compensation law will be made at the next session of Con- gress by Senator Sutherland of Utah. Officials of the Washington Zoo say there is a big shortage in the supply of wild animals of all kinds owing to the interruption of shipping due to the The report that F. D. Underwood, president of the Erie, had been operat- ed upon for appendicitis is an error. The operation was a minor onme and successful. According to reports made by Sec- retary Redfield at a meeting of the Cabinet, business conditions through- out the country show a steady im- provement. Norbert Wiener, aged 19, was ap- pointed by special vote of the Harv- ard faculty to lecture on “The Theory of Knowledge” to Harvard students next year. A ladder on which Paterson firemen were at work in the ¢ld Todd mill »ol- lapsed. Captain O'Neill sustained a broken arm. Three firemen were sent to a hospital. The gunboat Machias was_order- ed from the Brooklyn Navy Yard to Vera Cruz to fill the demand for another light draft vessel on the Mex- ican east coast. The British steamship Corinthic ar- rived at New York in ballast after a long and stormy 'passage, during which she lost her propellor and drift- ed for four days. Suffrage advocates in Washington have agreed to plant big beds of vel- low flowers in their yards this year to show all passersby that they favor votes for women. Imports of dry goods at New York for the week ended last Saturday were $3,213,946, against $2,680,409 the pre- vious week and $2,808,534 for the cor- responding week of last year. Robert Smith, who killed Mrs. Grace Steinhauser in Saginaw, Mich, was captured, tried and convicted and began to serve his life imprisonment all within a space of 24 hours. The receipts for duties at the Cus- tom House were $257,266.09, of which $118,201.04 was for merchandise with- drawn from bonded warehouses. and $138,975 for recent importations. Physicians_will amputate the right leg of Dr. Wilks O'Neill, mayor of Bergenfield, N. J., whose left leg was taken off above the knee a few months ago. Blood poisoning is the cause. Theodore F. Shonts, president of the New York Railways Co., has written to Commissioner of Health Goldwater protesting against the order, against overcrowding on the Lexington Ave- nue trolley line. Four packages of jewels, valued at $486,517 will be admitted free of duty at the port of San Francisco. They are to be displayed at the Panama- Pacific Exposition by the Legion of Honor of France. When the Fal er_liner Plymouth arrived at Fall River, from New York it was learned that F. Eaton Alden, of Newark, N. J., was missing and had probably committed-suicide during the trip up the Sound. Dwight E. Hewitt, an eccentric farmer of Weston, Conn., having pre- monition of death, dug his grave and ordered his tombstone. When inter- ment was attempted it was found that the grave was eight inches too ishort. Because after a White Mouse vl Secretary-General Alphaud, of the Paris “Temps” cabled to France a purported interview with President ‘Wilson on the war situation, the Pres- ident will receive no more foreign Jjournalists. According to a despatch to the.Ber- lin Lokal Anzeiger from Beirut, Syria, a Catholic priest named Yusef Eihait has been sentenced to death by hang- ing for sending a letter to the presi- deént of the Frenoh chamber of deputies regarding the situation in Lebanon. Jacob Horowitz, who was arrested in Brooklyn because he refused to lfesved ab:mlley car when the conductor found there were too many passengers to comply with Board of Health's order against overcrowding, was held for trial in Special Session. President Wilson’s invitation to the countries of Central and South Amer- ica to participate in the Pan-Amer- icon fimancial conference beginning bere May 14 was formally accepted by Argentina. The _acceptance of Chile, Salvador and Uruguay already have been made kpown Ten Lives Were Lost in the Vicinity of the Delaware Capes WERE MEMBERS OF CREW OF COAL BARGES The Tug Luckenbach Foundered Off False Cape, Va.—The Steamer Prinz Mauritz Believed to Have Been Lost With Crew of From 40 to 50 Men—Sent a Wireless Call for Assistance, But Later Failed to Answer Calls of Steam- er Algonquin, Which Was Sent to Her Relief—The Blizzard in New England Left Many Prostrate Wires and Miles of Snow Blocked Highways, But No Lives Were Lost. teports of ong the At- this city to- vesterday's vio- Norfolk, Va., April 4 many marine disasters lantic seaboard night in the wake lent storm. Five me Edwara have foundere ard 1L other steamer Pr have gone down reached of the tug known to that vessel yesterday, The Dutch believed to with_all on board, numbering about 49. The vessel was lust heard from early vesterday, off Haiteras, when her wireless calls for help said she was in a dangerous con- dition heer Len ape are missing < urlts is No Trace of Vessel. The British the coast guard warships, cutier Onondaga and several vessels rusaed to the Maurits” The British warships, one the Coronna, reached the position given by the steamer at 3 oclock yesterday af- ternoon, but there was no trace of the vessel. Wireless messages received tonight indicated that none of the other searching vessels had been successful. One message said “British warshirs found no trace Prins Maurits at position given. Prob- ably sunk.” Another said that all efforts to get responses from the Prins Maurits to wireless calls had failed. The coast guard cutter Onondaga still is search- ing for the setamer. Reports from the coast between Faise Cape and Hatteras tonight were meagre because of the crippled condi- tion of the government seacoast wires No news was received from Hatteras. Large Quantity of Wreckage: Large quantities of wreckage are re- ported along the coast from False Cape | to Cape Henry. The barges Henry Endicott, Nanti- coke, Georgia and Potomae, which broke away from the tug Resolute Fri- day night, were towed into port today with all on board safe. The tugs Al- batross, Resolute and Deflance picked up the barges 50 miles off the Virginia capes. Lightship Carried to Sea. Lightship No. 46, stationed off Cape Charles, which was torn from her moorings and carried far out to sea ot Friday, was found 10 miles north of Virginia Beach today by the lighthouse tender Orchid. The lightship was not seriously damaged. The Diamond Shoals lightship drift- ed for miles from her station, but her anchors then held and she rode out the storm In safety. She is reported to have rescued the crew of the M. E. Cressey. . The Old Dominion steamer Jefferson, from New York, due to arrive here at 11 o'clock this morning, had not ar- rived up to midnight. Agents of the company said the steamer would arrive about daybreak tomorrow. Damage done by the storm at Vir- ginia Beach, Ocean View and Buckroe Beach is estimated at $200,000. FEARS THAT STEAMER PRINS MAURITS IS LOST Sent Wireless Call for Help—Relief Steamer Unable to Locate Her. New York, April 4—Fears that the steamer Prinz Maurits of the Roval Dutch Indies company’s line had gone down, possibly with all on board, were expressed tonight in a wireless mes- sage from the steamer Algonauin which yesterday went to the aid of the Prinz Maurits, reported in dis- tress off Cape Hatteras. The message -from the Algonquin said the last heard from the Prinz Maurits were the words: “Sinking fast.” The Algonquin’s message added: “No later news was received from her, but all hands are supposed to have perishe The Algonquin of the Clyde Steam- ship company, which is on_ her way to New York from West Indlan ports having left Turks Island on March 30, sent word that she expected to reach here Monday morning. The Prinz Maurits, which left New York Thursday for West Indian ports, carried only four passengers. She was commanded by Captain H. J. Vandergoort. The steamer is of 1328 net tonnage, 285 feet in length, 38 feet beam and about 20 feet deep. She was built in Hamburg in 1900, The passengers who sailed on the Prins Maurlts were Mrs. F. T. Wal- lace of Philadelphia, Mr. and Mrs. C. Minot of Hayti and a Mrs, La Roche, of Wilmington, Del. ‘Word that the Prins Maurits was in distress came In a wireless mes- sage yesterday, supposed to have been sent by a British crulser. She re- ported her latitude and longitude and asked for prompt help. Several ves- sels, Including the Algonquin and the City of Macon, went to her assist- ance. No further word came from her or from the steamers that had gone to tha rescue until tonight's mas- sage from the Algonquin. Tonight's despatch came from A. ‘A Boom, traveling inspector of the Royal Dutch West Indles company, who was on board the Algonquin, in response to a message of inquiry sent from the company’s oce here today. Reports of the line had nothing to add to the text of the wireless message except to state that they had little hope of receiving further news tonight. The Prins Maurits, 1t was said by officers of the line, carried a crew of 40_to 50 men. Further wireless advices from the Algonquin late tonight said that she had proceeded to the Jatitude and lon-. gitude given by the Prins Maurits in her call for help, but that when the point indicated was reached there was no trace of the Royal Dutch liner or of any boats or wreckage from her. Unable to Find Prins Maurits, Norfolk, Va., April 4—Steamers which went to the assistance of the Dutch steamer Prins Maurits reported tonight they were unable to find any trace of her and had received no re- sponse (o wireless calls to her. TEN MEN DROWNED OFF DELAWARE CAPES Crews of the Consolidated Coal Com- pany’s Barges, Lewes, Del., coast storm claimed ten victims in the vicinity of the Delaware Capes. They were the crews of the Consoli- dation Coal company's barges, num- bers 6 d 9. bound from Baltimore for Boston with coal, and were drown- ed when their crafts struck near Cape Henlopen and went to pieces in the gale. The barges, which were in tow of the tug Cumberland, broke adrift early in the day. Despite heroic efforts in the face of a blinding snowstorm and. a 60 mile gale, the Cumberland’s crew was unable to get another line to the barges which drifted helplessly for, some time, finally going aground. For hours the tug stood by, but because of the fury of the sea, found it im- possible to render any assistance. About noon the barges broke.to pieces and sank with all hands. The bodies! of Captain Johnson, Baltimore; Karl Larsen, a Swedish sibject, and Dems-| sey Jarvis, also of Baltimore, washed! ashore late in the day and were re-. covered by coast guards. Coast guards and life savers from the Lewes and Rehoboth stations made repeated efforts to launch a lifeboat| ‘when discovered, but they found it impos- sible to get through the boiling surf. A third barge, which also was beine| towed by the Cumberland, was brought safely into the harbor at the break- water. April 4— RESCUED CREW OF AMERICAN SCHOONER A! 'E MURPHY Clyde Liner Lanape Found Her N. Diamond Shoals Light, Charleston, S. C. April 4—The Clyde line steamer Lanape brought into port here today Captain Murphy, ang the six members of the crew of the American schooner Alice Murphy, rescued vesterday in a_ violent storm near the Diamond Shoals lightship off the North Carolina coast. When the Lanape sighted the water-logzed Mur- phy, captain and crew were lashed to the mizzenmast and had been with- out food for 36 hours. Second Officer Wood and a volun- teer crew of the Lenape rescued the Murphy’s men in a gale that whipped the water into mountainous waves. Barrels of oil were dumped over the Lenape’s side to calm the sea for a small boat's passage. The Murphy was lumber-laden from Savannah, Ga. for Provicence, R, I. The battering of heavy seas opened her seams and she became water-logged last Friday. The schooner was built in Thomas- ton, Me., in 1874 and her home port was Rockland, Maine. She was of 425 gross tons, 148 feet long and 33 feet beam, " BREECHES RUOY SAVES LIVES OF BARGE CREWS Coast Guards Had a Twelve Hours’ Battle with Breakers. Highland, Mass, April 4—After a twelve hours’ battle with the break- ers last night and today, three coast guards succeedeq in rescuing by use of the breeches buoy the crews of the barges Tunnel Ridge, Coleraine and Mannheim, which were driven ashore off High Head station in yes- terday’s storm. The barges were light and bound south around Cape Cod when they broke adrift from their tug about noon yesterday. Fourteen men comprised the crews. Throughout the night the gale blew continuously over §0 miles an_hour. accompanied by heavy snow, rain and flying sand, making the work of the coast guarq particularly difficult. TUG EDWARD LUCKENBACH SANK OFF FALSE CAPE Sixteen of a Crew of Eighteen Men Are Reported Lost. Norfolk, Va., April 4—The tug Ed- ward Luckenbach sank off False Cape yesterday. Sixteen of her crew of 18 men are reported lost. . Baltimore, Md., April 4—A despatch to the Maritime exchange tonight from Cape Henry, Va, said it was reported that a Luckenbach tug was wrecked - three miles north of False Cape ang only one man saved. At least seven persons were believed to have been aboard. Barge Beached. Charleston, S. C.. April 4—The coal- laden barge San Anton¥, which - sprang a leak while being towed to Galveston Dby the steamer Tex: beached here today. wireless cails yesterday. crew is safe. STORM LEFT DEATH IN TS WAKE | the plight of the barges was! .