Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 6, 1915, Page 1

Norwich Bulleting VOL. 'LVIL—NO. 81 NORWICH, CONN., TUESDAY, The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population APRIL 6, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO -CENTS STEADY PROGRESS OF RUSSIAN TROOPS Their Advance in the Carpathians is the Dominating Feature of the European Struggle ON HUNGARIAN SIDE OF MOUNTAIN PASSES Muscovites Claim a Success in Bukowina, Where a Thousand Austrians Were Captured—In France Little Fighting of Importance Has Taken Place—German Submarine U-31 Has Sunk a Russian Bark and British Vessel—Great Ex- citement Caused in Genoa by a Report That a German Submarine Had Sunk the Italian Steamer Luigi Parodi— Bulgaria Has Explained to Serbia That the Invasion Was the Work of Rebels. PRI While the furlous struggle for the Carpathian passes, in Which the Rus- sians appear to be making steady progress, is the dominating feature in the great Buropean struggle, the sit- uation in Italy is attracting much at- tention. The Itallan government Is continuing with great activity the as- sembling of troops on the Austrian frontier, according to reports reaching Chiasso, Switzerland, from Italian sources. Italian Military Activity. The despatches say that still more important military activity is under way, but further information on this point is not allowed to leave Italy, the o ip being very rigid. The con- centration of troops, it is said, is so complete that it includes full supplies of ammunition and hospitals and air- ships. It is stated that, in view of these preparations, should the gov- ernment order the so-called “Red Mo- bilization” it would be merely a for- mality. ‘ In the Carpathians. In the Carpathian contest the Rus- slans are fighting on the Hungarian side of both the Dukla and Lupkow pakses. The latest Russian official ptatement announces the capture of Cisna, which is about 15 miles east of Lupkow and is an important railway station. The Russians also claim a success to the north of Czernowitz, Bukowina, where a thousand Austrians were cap- tured. The Austrians assert that they repulseq a Russian force, which was attempting to cross the Dneister River Little of Importance in West. In the western theatre little fight- Ing of fmportance has taken place. The French claim to have captured three successive lines of trenches in he Forest D'Allly, southeast of St. Mihtel, and to have gained a footing whom the Austrians had left behind. “On the other sectors of our front the general situation has undergone no material change. “On the 3rd of April in the Black Sea near the Crimean coast our fleet exchanged shots at long range with the cruisers Goeben and Breslau (former German cruisers now under the Turkish flag, having been re-nam- ed the Sultan Selim and Midirili, re- spectively) and pursued them until dusk. - During the night our torpedo boats encountered the' cruisers, one hundred miles from the Bosphorous but the enemy opened a vigorous fire and avoided an engagement.” CHARGES BRITISH CRUISERS WITH VIOLATING NEUTRALITY Collector Malone of New York Says They are Getting Supplies From That Port. New York, April 5.—Dudley Field Malone, collector of the port, charged tonight that British cruisers patrolling the waters along the coast of the United States had bee nviolating the neutrality law by coaling and_ taking on supplies from vessels putting out from the port of New York. Mr. Malone had an extended confer- ence today with United States Dis- trict Attorney H. Snowden Marshal regarding the state of affairs, which he claims to have discovered and to- night declared he expected to bring the subject to the attention of the federal grand jury. Collector Malone said that for some weeks he had been making an investi- gation of information that had come to him from various sources to the ef- fect that British cruisers lying off the entrance to New York harbor had been receiving food and coal from here. On board the United States torpedo boat destroyer Parker the collector In a portion of the enemy’s works northeast of Regnieville. The Ger- mans ennounce that they repulsed Mrench attacks in the Woevre and Ar- tonne regions. Submarines Continue Deadly Work. The German submarine U-31 has sunk the Russian bark Hermes and the British vessel Olivene. Great ex- citement has been caused in Genoa by the receipt of a report that a German had been making trips around the harbor and outside Sandy Hook on many nights during several weeks past. He intimated that these trips had resulted in important disclosures, although he would not say just what these had been. Mr. Malone admitted, however, that he had evidence to show there was a regular supply base for the cruisers in a downtown hotel lobby in this city from which the foodstuffs are taken submarine has sunk the Ttalian steam- er Luigl Parodi, which left Baltimore on January 22 with coal for Genoa. The Italian authorities have taken strong measures to protect the German colony. The crew of the Luigi Parodi was made up entirely of Genoese and nothing has been heard from them. Bulgaria Explains to Serbia. The Bulgarian government has ex- plained that rebels were responsible .or the recent raid into Serbia and has promised to take steps to disarm them. Indemnity for Frye, The United States government has made publicm the note sent to Ger- many_on the sinking of the American ship Willlam P. Frye by_the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Fried- rich, Indemnification to the amount of $228,059 with interest, is asked. The Dutch government has notified the Uniteq States that any foreign ship which misuses the Dutch flag or In any other way pretends to be of Dutch nationality will not be permit- ted to leave or pass waters governed by_the Netherlands. The king of England has taken a fefinite stand on the question of tee- totalism. In an ' official announce- ment His Majesty commands that no wines or spirits shall be used by any of his households after April 6. PETROGRAD REPORTS ADVANCE IN CARPATHIANS.| Fierce Fighting Artillery and the Bayonet. Petrograd via London, April 5, 10 p. m—The following Russian official statement concerning the progress of the war was given out here tonight: | ‘Along the front west of the Niemen River yesterday our troops continued to make successful progress at cer- tain points. “In the Carpathians during the night »f April 3-4 and during the whole of ‘he following day in the region to the aorth of Bartfield there was fierce Aghting with artillery ad the bayo- set. We took twenty officers and mnore than 1,200 soldiers prisoners and saptured two machine guns. At the jame time we continued to make srogress on the front between Mezol- wborcz and Uzsok. In the course of ‘he day we captured about 25 officers wnd more than two thousand soldiers ind took three guns. “Having occupied the railway sta- ion at Cisna (in the Carpathians on ‘he Galician side, about 156 miles east »f Lupkow) we captured engines and soaches as well as a great stock of ummunition and part of a provision Tain. “There was desperate fighting Wed- 1esday and Thursday near the village »f Okna, to the north of Czernowitz :Bykowina,) as a result of which we wok more than a thousand prisoners to various piers, then loaded on light- ers and sent to sea where they meet E;ll}lsh cruisers outside the three-mile t. . PRINZ EITEL REMAINS AT NEWPORT NEWS. Collector Hamilton Had Conference With Eitel’'s Commander. Newport News, Va., April 5.—Great- er activity by officials of the Wash- ington government with relation to the German merchant raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich was evident today than at any time since the arrival of the cruiser at this port nearly a month ago. Late in the day important messages were exchanged between the treasury department and Collctor "of Customs Hamilton after the latter had confer- ence with Rear Admiral Beatty, com- mandant of the Norfolk navy yard and with Rear Admiral Helm on board the battleship Alabama. Tonight Collector Hamilton went aboard the Prinz Eitel and conferred with the commander of the German ship. At nine o'clock the collector left the Eitol for Hampton Roads, where he again boarded the Alabama. Rear Admiral Beatty and staff visited the Eitel late in the afternoon. Another development was a visit of Captain Thierichens to the Ameri- can battleships, where he paid his re- spects to Admiral Helm. Whether any official significance to this visit could not be ascertained. GERMAN BALTIC FLEET CUT OFF FROM ITS OWN BASE By Its Own Mine Id, Which Broke IAdrift in a Storm, London, WApril 6, 3.58 a. m.—The German Baltic fleet has been cut off from its base by its own mine field, which broke adrift in a storm, accord- ing to a Copenhagen despatch to the Mail. A large number of mines have floated into neutral waters The German fleet, returning from a Russian expedition, found the mines dangerously thick and decided to re- tire between the islands of Gothland and Oeland until the sweepers can learn the passege. Guilty of Murdering 9-Year-Old Boy. Providence, R. I, April 5.—Charles B. Smith, a‘negro, who was found guilty of the murder of a 9-year-old boy, Willlam Peagan, Jr., was sen- tenced to prison for life today. The boy was shot and killed during a Fourth of July celebration in Newport in 1913. Smith was. tried twice. The jur- disagreed the first time and the second (rial resulted in a verdict of guilty of murder ‘with a recommenda- tion of mercy. i Cabled Paragraphs Rumor of Japan-China War. The Hague, via London, April 5. 9.45 P. m.—A report was circulated in Ber- lin today that war had been declared between China and Japan. Both the Chinese and_the Japanese ambassa- dors at The Hague deny that there is any truth in the report, New and Powerfu’ Paris, April 5, 5.4F o° Bulletin today mr~ % .e first official reference to tr 3% . powder which has been ta” o¥> .oout mysteriously for montb- .¢* _ Bulletin says that, without 4% g into detalls which canno* -vulged, it may be stated that uew explosive recently put in. _ doubles’ the explosive effect of . . shells of three-inch guns. EFFECT OF WAR ON WORLD'S SUGAR PRODUCTION Any Scarcity Will Bother This Coun- try More Than Any Other. o losive. —The Army (Special to The Bulletin.) Washington, D. C., April 4—The of- fect of the present war in Europe on the geography of the world’s sugar production_ is strikingly shown in a statament just issueq by the National Geographic Soclety. This statement is as follows: “Fifty-three out of every hundred pounds of sugar produced in the world is grown in the countries now at war and their colonies. The total produc- tion of the world is estimated at ap- proximately 18,000,000 tons. This production is made up of cane sugar and beet sugar, the total vield of cane sugar having been 9,645,000 tons, and of best sugar, 8,438,000 tons in 1913. “One of the peculiar facts connected with the sugar map of the world Is that while Europe produces more than 95 out of every hundred pounds of beet sugar grown, it yields only one pound out of every six hundred of cane sugar. Of Europe’s total pro- duction of beet sugar, amounting to 7,808,000 tons, 5,666,000 tons grew in belligerent terrifory in 1913. Nearly all of this product is now entirely is- oleted from the outside world, being grown mainly in_ Germany, Austria Hungary and Russia. What this means to the world is revealed by the fact that more than two-thirds of the world's sugar is not consumed in the country of its origin, this condition arising from the fact that the great sugar-using nations are principally outside of the belts of sugar produc- fon. “Any scarcity of sugar, growing out of the war, will effect the United States more’ seriously than any other country, for the reason that American people ' are per capita the heaviest users of sugar in the world. With one-sixteenth of the world’s popula- tion, the United States consumes more than one-fifth of its sugar. How rap- idly this country is becoming a nation of sugar-eaters is revealed by a ref- erence to the tables of sugar con- sumption of the past half century. Fiity yvears ago the people of the Uni- ted States ate 18 pounds of sugar per capita. Five vears later, in 1870, they were using 33 pounds per capita. In 1880, the per capita consumption had gone up to 40 pounds. Twenty-five years ago it had risen to4§1 pounds. IN 1900, it had climbed still-higher io 59 pounds. By 1910 the mercury in the sugar consumption thermometer reached 80. Today the per capita con- sumption is upyards of 85 pounds. “It appears that the cane sugar in- dustry will suffer very little in the matter of the total crop yield as a re- sult of the war. On the other hand the beet sugar business will suffer very heavily. The present Russian crop has been almost entirely tied up inability to get exports: out of the country, while next year's crop is threatened with a shortage resulting from the destruction of the industry in Poland, where so much of Russia’s sugar is produced. The reports from France indicate that the rich sugar boet lands of the northern sections were harvested last season under the direction of the Germans, and that most of the sugar factories in this territory have been dismantled to se- cure their copper for the manufacture of war munitions. “Information from Germany indl- cates that the empire will plant only three-fourths of its normal area in sugar beets this year. This would result in cutting down Germany’s sugar yield by more than 650,000 tons. “Of course the prospective shortage in beet sugar production will be somewhat offset by the falling off in sugar consumption incident to the financial stringency of the world, caused by the war. Great Britain, an- nually buying nearly 4,000,000 tons:of sugar will probably cut down her con- sumption as much as Germany will cut down her production.’ VILLA FORCES HAVZ LOST 1,100 KILLED in Three Days’ Fight Thirty Miles South of Tampico. Laredo, Texas, April 5.—Advices) reaching Carranza adherents tonight are that in a three days’ fight near Los Bbanos. 30 miles south of Tampieco, Mexico, Villa forces have lost 1,100 killeg and about 1,000 prisoners. According to the report Villa's troops attacked Carranza forces at Los Eba- nos Friday. After a fierce battle the Villa army was compelled to retreat, leaving 600 dead on the 'field. The Villa forces returned Saturday, acoord- ing to the report and after a fight last- ing through Sunday, the Villa general ordered a Tretreat, leaving five hun- dred dead on the field, the Carranza army taking 1,000 prisoners, ITALIAN STEAMER SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. Great Excitement Prevails in Genoa, as Crew Hailed From Thers. Genoa, Ttaly, April 5, 1.15 p. m., via Parts, 916 p. m—News was received today that a German submarine had sunk the Ttalian steamer Luigi Paro- di, which left Baltimore on January 22 with a cargo for Genoa. The report has caused a profound impression here an dthere are many expressions of resentment. Great excitement pre- vails and the authorities have taken strong measures to protect the Ger- man colony and German shops from the possible exaction of reprisals. Nothing is known as to the fate of the crew of the Luigi Parodi, which was made up entirely of Genoese. Ex-Congressman William H. Jackson. Baltimore, Md., April 4—Former Congressman Willlam H, Jackson, 75 years of age, died yesterday at his home in Salisbury, Md., it was learned today. He was a democrat until 1888, when he became allied with the re- publican party, served three terms in congress and at one time was a mem- ber of the republican national com- mittee. His son, 'Willam P. Jackson, filled the unexpired term of the late United States Senator Isidor Ravnor. 2| United States Note to Great Britain PROTESTS METHOD OF EMBARGO OF GERMAN COMMERCE AN UNLAWFUL ACTION Will Exact Full Reparation for Every Act Which Constitutes a Violation of Neutral Rights. Washington April 5—The United States government today made public its note to Great Britain announcing that it “could not admit” either the right of the allies or their claims of Justification in placing an embargo on all commercial intercourse between Germany and neutral countries. Matter of Principle. “To admit it,” says the communica- tion, “would be to assume an attitude of unneutrality toward the present enemies of Great Britain which would be obviously inconsistent with the solemn obligations of this government in the present circumstances and for Great Britain to make such a claim would be for her to abandon and set at naught the principles for which she has_consistently and earnestly con- tended in other times and circum- stances. Legal Phases of Blockade. The note reviews at length the legal phases of a blockade of belligerent territory and virtual blockade of neu- tral coasts. In conclusion the United States declares its expectation that Grea Britain, after having considered “the possibilities of serious interrup- tion of American trade” under the order-in-council, “will take the steps necessary to avold them, and in the event that they should unhe pily ac- reparation for every act which under cur, will be prepared to make full the rules of international law, con- stitutes a violation of neutral rights.” No Excuse for Unlawful Action. The American communication inter- prets the circumstances under which Great Britain claims to be justified in adopting retaliatory measures toward her enemies as ‘merely a reason for certain extraordinary activities” by making her naval forces “and not an excuse for or a prelude to any unlaw- ful action.” . “If the course of the present ene- her naval forces “and notan “should prove to be in fact tainted by illegality and disregard of principles of war mentioned by enlightened nations, it cannot be supposed and this gov- ernment does not for a moment sup- pose that His Majesty’s government would wish the same taint to attach to their own actions.” N Ambassador Sharp at Paris was in- structed to present a copy of the American note to Great Britain to the French foreign offices with the state- ment that although the French admir- alty decree had not been officially re- ceived in Washington, it was under- stood Lere td¥ be identical with the British order-in-council and the Amer- ican government therefore made sim- ilar reply. $228,059.54 INDEMNITY ASKED FOR SINKING OR FRYE. Germany Requested to Make Good Value of the Ship. Washington, April 5—On behalf of the owners of the American ship Wil- liam P. Frye, sunk by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, the United States govern- ment, in a note made public today, has asked Germany to pay an indemnity of $228,059.54, which represents the cost of the vessel, the freight charges for its cargo and damages resulting from being deprived of the use of the ship. Inasmuch as the cargo became Brit- ish-owned while en route no claim for damages was presented by the previous American shippers. Whether or not the freight charges asked for by the owners of the Frye will be paid may have to be determined after the Ger- man prize court decides whether or not the consignment of wheat to a private firm in England made it free from seizure. The German contention in connection with the Wilhelmina case has been that such cargoes are not liable to seizure and officials do not anticipate any different attitude in the present case. It is reported that ‘the German ambassador has already rec- ommended the payment of an indem- nity for the loss of the vessel. An an- nouncement from the state department recording the presentation to Ambassa- dor Gerard of the note to the German foreign office states: “Ambassador Gerard says the min- ister for forelgn affairs promised an eurly reply, and stated that he was without nformation regaridng the mat- ter, but understood that negotiations were already under way between Ber- lin and Washington. The ambassador adds that the legal department of the foreign office is now considering the points of law included.” The above is understood to refer to the negotiations which Ambassador Pernstorft initiated here, full reports of which are believed not yet to have reached the Berlin foreign office on ac- B o et e cation. BARGE CREW RESCUED IN A TERRIFIC SEA One of Tow of Tug Edward Lucken- bach, Which Was Lost. Philadelphia, April 5—The Norwe- gian steamer Eosua from Port An- tonio, arrived here today with Cap- tain Axelsen, his wife and two sea- men, rescued from the barge Clintonia, which foundered in the storm off the lower Virginia coast. 4 The barge was in tow of the tug Edward Luckenbach, ‘which was lost with a crew of fifteen men. After breaking adrift from the tug the barge sprang aleak and listed heavily. When the sosua hove in sight it was decided to abandon the Clintonia. The rescue ‘was made by a crew from the steam- er in a terriffic sea. The barge's boats had been swamped and those on the Clintopia would have been lost but for the timely arrival of the Sosua. The barge was loac ‘with railroad ties and_was bound Brunswick, Ga., to New Haven, Conn. She was abandoned at 8 a. m. April 4, in lati- tude 35:12 north, longitude 74:51 west. Meriden.—The jitney 'bus craze is spreading in Meriden. Five of them ‘were in operation all day Good Friday and the newcomers were coining monev. Il Miners Killed by E_xplusion OF BLACK DAMP IN MINE NEAR GREENVILLE, ILL. TEN BODIES RECOVERED 400 Who Had Just Entered Mine E Had Been Examined an Hour Previous. caped Uninjured—Mine Greenville, 111, April 5—Eleven men lost their lives as the result of an ex- plosion of black damp in the Shoal Creek coal mine near here this morn- ing. Approximately 400 others who had just entered the mines escaped un- injured. Ten bodies had been recov- ered tonight. Only the body of Theo- dore H. Burns, who was among the first to enter the mine, and whose lamp is believed to have caused the ex- plosion, could not be found. An hour before the explosion the mine inspector, after the customary daily examination, had pronounced the mine safe. In 1910 six men were killed in a similar explosion at this mine. In 1911 two men were killed in a black damp explosion there. CHINESE GOVERNMENT FEELS A LITTLE REASSURED By Japanese Premier’s Appreciation of Its Fairness. Peking, China, April 5—The Chinese government, replying to Count Okima, the previier of Japan, issued a state- ment today reading as follows: “Chinese official circles are gratified that Count Okuma of Tokio, has given expression to his appreciation of the frankness with which the Chinese gov- ernment is negotiating and his ear- nest desire for a speedy conclusion of the negotiations. “Regarding the real purport of some of the demands to which Count Okuma referred, the Chinese government hith- erto has veen interpreting them ac- cording to the usual meaning of the words employed. However, now that Count Okuma has placed an extra tex- tual interpretation on these demands, the Chinese government feels a little reassureq and is confident his state- ment will bear fruit in fact.” The Japanese have not as yet replied to the request of China that Japan- ese troops on Chinese territory be re- moved. CHICAGO NEGROES LOYAL TO JACK JOHNSON. A General Fight Followed When White Men Taunted Them. Chicago, April 5.—Several white men in that part of Chicago known as the “black belt,” which was the home of Jack Johnson before he became a fu- gitive from justice, taunted a crowd of negroes tonight Ly cheering Willard. A general fight ensued and riot calls brought police from three stations. Several arrests were made. None was injured seriously. The police stopped several other fights between whites and blacks. At the home of Johnson's mother, Mrs. Tiny Johnson, the former cham- pion’s sister met all queries with the statement: “It was a fake fight, and everyone knows it. Jack would never have lost unless he wanted to.” The negroes throughout the district, which is one of the largest negro com- munities in the country, were decided- ly downcast. CENTRAL RAILROAD CO. OF NEW JERSEY FINED $20,000 Found Guilty of Granting. Rebates to Lehigh Coal Co. Trenton, N. J.,, April 5.—The Cen- tral Railroad company of New Jersey, was fined $200,000 in the United States district court today, having been found guilty of granting rebates to the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co., for the shipment of coal from Nes- quehoning, Pa., to points in Pennsyl- vania, New York and New Jersey. Judge Rellstab only imposed sentnces on iwenty-five counts of an indict- ment of 185 counts of which the rail- road was found guilty. TAKEN FROM WRECKED SHIP OFF BLOCK ISLAND. Captain Ayvers, Two Women and Two Other Men Landed at Newport News. Newport News, Va., April 5—Cap- tain Ayvers, two women and two oth- er men of the schooner M. D, Cressy, taken from the rigging of their wrecl ed ship off Block Island, and put on Diamond Shoals lightship, were brought here today b ythe Russian steamer Altai; Other members of the crew, saved by an unknown ship, are en route to Philadelphia. The survi- vors had clung to the Craessy’s rig- ging for hours. TERRE HAUTE CASE IN HANDS OF JURY Court Adjourned and Verdict Will Not Be Announced Before It Resum Today. Condensed Telegrams The Belgian Relief Fund totals $1,- 012,508. Governor Whitman of New York has signed 200 bills. King Christian of Denmark covering from an operation. is re- The annual parade of the New Yorlk police will take place April 24. State land valued at $3,000,000 will be sold this month by South Dakota. The submarine L-4 was launched at Quincy, Mass., at the third attempt. No relief has yet been decided upon for the cruiser Tennessee at Alexandra, Egypt. p s Magnolia Hotel, at Pass Christian, Miss., was destroyed by fire at a loss of $50,000. A bill introduced in the New York Senate provides for patrolwomen for New York City. All motor manufacturing plants in Scotland were taken possession of byl the British Government. The San Francisco Press Club dedi- cated its official quarters at the Pan- ama-Pacific Exposition. Casimir-Perier, son of a former President of France, was killed at the front, it was announced in Paris. Rowboats and small lanuches were used to carry passengers through the strests of Norfolk, Va. owing to high tides. Five American Army officers, attach ed to the German army in the capac- ity of observers, were ordered to re- turn home. The largest of the ships of the New- foundland sealing fleet were ordered to return to their ports, because of the danger from ice floes. B. F. Finn, the original “Huckle- berry Finn” of Mark Twain’s books, celebrated his 90th birthday at his ranch near Portland, Ore. Contracts for 6,000,000 pounds of meats and lards have been made by the Commission for Relief of Belgium within the last few days. According to a story from Sarasota, Fla., a 1,100 pound shark that had to be landed with 2 mule team was caught by a fishing party. Despite the danger from submarines and mines, more ships entered and left Rotterdam last week than any previous week during the war. The scout cruiser Chester at the Boston Navy Yard was ordered to the Mediterranean to relieve the cruiser North Carolina, now at Beirut, Asia Minor. Pope Benedftt has founded a na- tional institution to be known as the Good Press, to oppose anti-clerical and fectaria.n press opposed to Cotholic- sm. Discouraged because he was out of work during_ Easter Week, Charles Scallen, a florist, committed sulcide with gas in his furnished room in New York Beginning today, the British Home Office will enforce the regulation pro- hibiting unauthorized persons from carrying written messages or letters to and from England. Curtis Guild, former Governor of Massachusetts and former ambassador to Russia, who was stricken with pneumonia last Friday at Boston, was Teported to be dangerously ill. American Red Cross surgeons and nurses who have been working in the hospitals in Serbia and Germany re- turned on the steamer Cretic arriving at Boston from Mediterranean ports. Attorney-General Gregory will name an attorney from the Department of Justice to represent Tse-Ne-Gat and other Piute Indians who recently sur- rendered to General Scott in Utah. In anticipation of receiving a large order for munitions to be placed in the United States by the Allies, the Urit- ed Steel Corporation is planning to enlarge the Crucible Steel Co. plant at Harrison, Ky. David S. Crater, aged sixty-nine, Pinchot Expelled From Belgium HAS BEEN ACTING AS AGENT FOR STATE DEPARTMENT. ASSISTED IN THE RELIEF The Hague Says “Expelled” by the Germans, but London Declares He Was Not Permitted to Enter. The Hague, Netherlands, via Lons don, April 5, 8.50 p. m.—Gifford P! chot, chief forester of the U tes, ho, it is understood, ha acting as special agent for department at Washington in the Eu- ropean war zone, has been expelled from Belgium by the German authori- ties. London, April 5, 10.20 p. m—It is understood here that Gifford Pincho! who received an appointment to assis the American commission for relief in Belgium distribute food to destltute French people in the territory occupied by the Germans, was refused permis- sion_by the German authorities to en- ter Belgium. EARTH SHOCKS FELT THROUGHOUT ITALY People Rushed Into the Streets—Sev: eral Houses Damaged. Rome, April 5, 7.30 p. m. via Parig 9.40 a. m—A slight earthquake wat felt here at 7.20 o'clock this morning The quake laster four seconds and no damage was done. Telegrams from Tivoli, Castelmadama and San Poly recorded the same disturbance. There were, however, no casualties- In the Abruzzi provinces thers was great alarm among the people. Fortu- . nately almost the eftire population here is still living under tents or in huts or wooden shelters put up after the @isastrous earthquake of Janu- ary. is fact is largely responsible for the lack of casualties in the prov- inces. ‘At Tagliacozzo the violent. The people streets and remained re-enter their homes. were damaged. A huge rock which overhangs the village of Petrellari was loosened by the earthquake and the people fled from their homes, fearing that the rock would crash down upon them. Sol- diers and engineers were hurried ta their assistance, earth shock was rushed into the there, fearing te Several houses Earth Shocks of Daily Occurrence. Avezzano, ltaly, April 5, via Pari 6.20 p. m.—Earth shocks have been of daily occurrence here since the disas- trous earthquake of January 13, but the disturbance of this morning was the most severe of any in this inter- val. Virtually no damage was done in Averzano or surrounding villages for the reason that the January dis- aster worked such havoc that there was little left to be destroyed. The people are still living in _en- campments, in all of which the shock of today was felt distinctly, causing temporary alarm. PROVIDENCE OLEOMARGARINE MEN ARE SENTENCED Finéd $1,000 Each and Go to State Prison for One Year and One Day Providence, R. I, April 5 —Willlam J. Higgins and Jeremiah H. Hall were sentenced in the federal district court today to one year and one day in the state prison at Cranston and fined $1,000 each on a charge of conspiring to defraug the government out of $400,000 in taxes on artificially.colored oleomargarine, Higgins and Hall, who are officers of the New England Manufacturing Company, retracted pleas of not guil- ty and pleaded guilty after the prose- cution had starteq to present its evi- dence at their trial last week. Several other cases growing out of the raids last summer on oleomargar- ine plants in this city are pending. SCHOONER M. J. LEE DRIVEN HIGH AND DRY ON BEACH. Secretary of State of New Jersey, dropped dead in Cortland Street near Broadway, New York, as he was on his way to a train to go to his home in Freehold, N. J. Seven thousand employes of the Alexander Smith & Son’s Carpet Co., at Yonkers, N. Y. were notified that beginning Thursday the rmills will close 3 days a week, indefimltely, be- cause of lack of dyes. Because of the damage done by white ants the wooden partitions and floors of the administration building ©f the State Agricultural college at Manhattan, Kan., will be torn out and cement floorss and walls substituted. John E. Connors, a barber, was s~ rested at Gardner, Me., on the charge of murder and bound over to the su- perior court. He is alleged to have killed James Callaghan, 2 young man, who was shot Saturday night, as he Dpassed Connors’ shop on Water street. Movements of Steamships. Gibraltar, April 3.—Passed: Steam- ers Patria, New York for Marsellles; Indianapolls, Ind., April case of the 7 Terre Haute men, charged with conspiring to corrupt the election of last November, went to the jury in the federal court here late to- day. Court was then adjourned until tomorrow morning, which means that a verdict, if one- should be reached, will not be announced until then. 5.—The Citizens’ Ticket Won in Greenwich. Greenwich, Conn., April 5—The citi- zens’ ticket was victorieus over the independents at the annual borough election today, Joseph P. Crosby be- ing_elected warden over Rev. Charles F. Taylor by a piurality of 76 votes. The electfon was one of the most ex- citing held here In years. Mr. Crosby received 393 votes and Rev. Mr. Tay- lor 317. The latter is pastor of the Second Congregational church, ‘Republicans Win In Bethel. and upwards. Horace L. Shep- ard, republican, who was elected war- den, suceceeds his , George A. Shepard. .nregreasive. 4th, Athinfai, New York for Piraeus, Liverpool, April 4—Arrived: Steam- er Tuscania, New York. Sailed: srd, steamer St. Lotis, New York. Genoa, March 30.—Salled: Steamer Taormina, New York. Fayal, April 4.—Arrived: Finland, New York- Bordeaux, April 4.—Arrived: Steam- er Rochambeau, New York. New York, April 5.—Steamer Stam- palia, Naples for New York, signalled 570 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 8.30 a. m. Wednesday. New York, Aprii 5.—Arrived: Steam- Steamer ers Transylvania, Liverpool; Palermo, Genoa. Rotterdam, April 5.—Sailed, steamer Ryndam, New York. OBITUARY. Rev. John Dolan, Rome, April 5, 11.55 a. m., via Paris, 258 p. m—The Rev. John Dolan, rec- tor of the Roman Catholic church of San Silyestre in Rome, ‘died today. Father Dolan’s church was for Eng- lish-speaking people. Before coming to Rome, Fatheg Dolan was pastor of the Church of Our Lady, of Mount Carmel, ha Bound From Norfolk, Va, For New- Haven With Cargo of Oysters. Atlantic City, N. J., April 5—The three masted schooner, M. J. Lee, with a cargo of oysters from Norfolk, Va, for New Haven, Conn., was _driven ashore a mile above Little Branch yesterday morning, according to a de- layed message from the Little Beach Life Saving station received here to- day. Captain Willlam Bell of the schooner said he lost his direction in the storm and was driven ashore, The boat is now lying high and dry on the Members of the crew wer( rescued by the life savers. TAXPAYERS’ SUIT TO STOP THIRD TRIAL FOR MURDER Of Dr. Clark Hyde at Kansas City— Nine -Continuances ‘Already. Kansas City, Mo., April 5—The thirg trial of Dr, B. Clark Hyde, charged with the murder of Thomas H. Swope, was continued in the criminal court here today until the September term of court. ‘Attorneys for Dr. Hyds asked a dismissal on the ground that there had been nine continuances al- ready. A bill to appropriate funds for another trial adopted in the last legis- lature never came up for passage. A “taxpayers suit” to enjoin the county from appropriating money for a new trial is pending. Electric Locomotive Afire. Fairfleld, Conn., April 5.—Trouble w!th the motor caused a small blaze upon electric locomotive '04 here at about 6.30 o'clock this evening. The train was an express, eastbound, and the blaze was first discovered east of the South port station. The train pro- ceeded to the local depot, where the volunteer fire department was sum- moned. The train was delayed about 20 minutes. 5 Captain and Two of Crew Lost. Baltimore, Md., April 5.—Captain John T. Dowdy of Baltimore, and two of the crew of the schoomer Mary S. Ewing were lost when the vessel sank off Point Lookout at the mouth of the Potomag River during the gale last Saturday. The vessel was in tow of the tender Ivy of the United States lighthouse service when she sank,