Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 12, 1915, Page 1

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LVIL—NO. 86 'NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, APRIL The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paiber:: and Its Total Circulation is the 12, 1915 EIGHT PAGES 7|7.argest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population PRICE TWO CENTS ¥ GERMANS CAPTURE HREE VILLAGES Efforts of French to Advance is Being Met With Stub- born Resistance by Enemy TRENCHES IN FRANCE CAPTURED BY GERMANS .Germans are Delivering Fierce Counter Attacks at Various Points in France—Details of the Latest Cperations in - the Carpathians are Lacking—Russia Reports the Cap- ‘ ture of an Austrian Battalion and the Occupation of Sev- - eral Heights Near Uzsok Pass. ad- not Te- The efforts of the French to Wwance in the Woevre distric are only meeting with characteristic sistance, but the Germans are de- livering fierce counter-attacks at va- Tious rpoints, not only in that terri- tory, but to the north, in the neigh- borhood of Albert, around which many eagagements have been fought during the course of the war. The important strategic position of Jes Eparces, which dominates the plain of the Woevre, has been free from fighticg since the French occu- pation of two davs ago, but as the {Germans are reported to have set \great store by this position, it is more than likely that the lull presages a “reinforcement of the troops who W:l? rcompelled to withdraw after the ladt French attacks and offensive opera- tions for the recapture of that point The fighting to the north of Albert swas along the banks of the Ancre Fiver and resulted from an attempt by ‘the to take the French trenches at Hamel and in the Triep- “val wood. The attack was carried ot with determination and at various points_there was hand-to-hand fight- . But, according to the French of- ficlal statement, the Germans were re- ‘Ppulsed. Berlin reports the capture of three villeges on the Yser canal and the failure of the French attacks in the Argoune. But the French claim to have captured a section of a German trench in tkat region. The French admit the loss of some trenches, previously captured from thece Germans in the Montmare Wood. Details of the latest operations in ‘the Carpathians are lacking, the Rus- sian otlicia' report being largely con- fined to the defeat two days ago of tha Austriars, in which the Russians captured a battalion, and the occupa- tion of several heights near Uzsok Pass, in which they captured more than a thousand men. The sinking of the British steamer Harylyce in the North sea remains somewhat of a mystery. plyce, which carried gifts from the American peojle to the Belgian suf-| Terers. recently arrived at Rotterdam 2nd diecharged her cargo. It is un- Gersicoa she Was on her way to New- castle wher she was either torpedoed or sunk by a mine. More than helf ©of her crew of fifty-three were rescu- ed, but only meagre details of the anster bhave so far been made pub- fc. It is not krown whether the ves- 3ol still carried her permit of exemp- Hon from attack, uncer the charter of Ihe commissiun of the relief of Bel- stum. FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER OF FRANCE VISITS POPE Believed to Be Negotiating for Agreement with the Holy See. Rome, April 11, via Paris—The presence in Rome of Gabriel Hano- taux, ex-minister of foreign affairs of France and a member of the French demy, is causing much comment ere. He has had audiences with Pope Benedict and Papal Secretary of State Gasparri and subsequently M. Hano- an The Har-| were arrested, ding Signor Mari- aetti, the futurist leader, and Prof. Benito Mussolini, editor of the Milan- ese Populo Italia. PRIVATE DISCUSSICN OF PEACE AT THE HAGUE. Programme Drafted for Action in Vari ous Countries. The Hague, via London, April 11, 11.10 p. m—For three days there has been a private discussion of peace here by a conference consisting of about 30 delegates from the United States, Hol- land, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Swe- den,” Norway, England, Belgium and Switzerland. ' Mrs. Fanny Andrews of Boston was the American delegate. The conference ended today with the drafting of a programme for action in the various countries. Only a short record of the work of the conference has been issued as follows: “The object of the meeting was not to suggest steps to bring the war to an end, but to consider by what prin- ciples the future peace of the world would Dest be guaranteed. After a full discussion a minimum programme was unanimously adopted. “The action to be initiated in the different countries will ultimately be supplemented by an international pro- paganda. A central committee for a durable peace has been created as a link between the national organiza- tions. The committee of the Dutch anti-war council, _supplemented by members from other countries, will serve as the executive.” ARTICLE 5 OF JAPAN'S DEMANDS UPON CHINA Insists on Former's Right Build Railway: Peking, China, April 1l1.—Article 5 of Group V of the Japanese demands made on China—an article which, it is pointed out kere, may be regarded by the British as transgressing on their rallway concessions and _railway pledges received from China—was reached in the discussion at the con- ference held yesterday between the Japanse minister to China, Mr. Hioki, and the Peking government officials. Article 5 of Group V reads: “China_agrees to Japan's right to build a railway connecting Wu-Chang with Kiu-Kiang and Nan-Chang; also a line between Wu-Chang and Hang- Chow and a line between Nan-Chang and Kiao-Chow.’ Influential Japanese in Tokio and in Peking have been suggesting for many months that British capital and Jap- anese enterprise for railway and other developments in China be combined. British _capitalists, however, so far have falled to resportd to the idea. The British press in the Orient is unsparing in its criticism of Japan. The North China Daily News, one of the most prominent British newspapers in the far east, recently styled Japan's demand on China as a “dirty trick.” Those foreign advisers who believe that Japan dare not employ force, es- pecially after China has conceded in to taux was visited by a prominent pre- late of the papal secretary of state. A feeling exists in Rome that nego- , perhaps totaily unofficial, are ceding with the object Of bring- about an understanding between co and the Holy See, which is considered more than necessary s Russia’s successes increase, Through France, the Vatican, it 1s understood, hopes to bring influence bear on Russia in connection with jer treatment of Polish Catholics. An- question which has attracted e attention of the Holy See authori- es is contained in a report published Rome to the effect that Russia in e event e victory “would not be one form or another all but one article of the first four groups of Japan's de- mands, are prevailing with President Yuan Shi Kai for the time being. The stiffer attitude which the Chinese be- gan to display at the conference held on Thursday was continued at yester- day’s meeting, Foreign Minister Lu Cheng-Hslang refusing to discuss arti- cles 4, § and 6 of Group V despite, it is said by Chinese officials, definite threats on the part 6f Japan. (Article 4 of Group V proposed that China shall purchase from Japan a fixed ratio of the quantity of munitions of war—say above 50 per cent—or Japan shal] establish in China a joint- ly worked arsenal, Japanese technical satisfled with Constantinople, _but uld claim possession of the Holy E:&-::cuuse it is visited by §0,000 yearly.” MANY OF THE BOY SCOUT MASTERS ARE FIGHTING Ernest Thompson Seton Reports War Has Hurt the Organization in Eu- rope. New York, April 11.—Brnest Thomp- Seton, formerly head of the Boy movement in America, arrived ere today from Liverpool the steamship St. Louis after a two 1 the' visit abroad. Mr. Seton sald E::y Scout movement in_England on suffered since the war began by of the m.ldob thnodf the .c‘eut measters having been called to service. The Boy Scouts of America, he de- are being developed foward a Pleher Simss of ctizenship than the Boy Scouts are abroad, where more at- fention is being paid to effectiveness in irill and military tactics. DE’MON.BTRATIM IN FAVOR OF ITALIAN INTERVENTION Led to Serious Collisions With the Police in Rome. London, April 11, 11.50 p. m.—Great Jemonstrations in favor of Italian in- ention in the war led to serfous yesterday at Rome and col- with the police, according to a tch from the Italian capital to the chenge Telegraph company. Rigor- measures were en to suppress experts to be employed an m‘(f:rr&fl toBe Purchaced) i g o 6 of the same grou; 5 “China agrees that in the provinos of Fukien, Japan shall have the right to work mines and build rallways and to construct harbor works, _including dockyards, and, in case of ‘employing foreign capital, Japan shall be first Forsign Mintster L Chene- gn Lu Haian, again asked that discussion regarding the Manchuria group be concluded. The Japanese minister replied, as on a pre- vlous occasion, that he was without instructions in this regard from Tokio. There seems to be no doubt now in Chinese and foreign circles in Peking that the Japanese are deliberating maintaining the Manchurian group open. In Japanese pewspapers publish China and ofhbrwise. the J‘:.Da.neu:d u:: striving to impress upon the Chinese that the latter's hope of American as- sistance would be unavailing, it being declared that Japan has knowledge that the American government will not interfere. The Japanese are also arguing offi- clally and in the press that a Ghino. Japanese combination, meaning an al- ltance. will strengthen China. Such a combination is specially argued when article 4 of Group V is the subject of discussion. Movements of Steamships. New York, April 1l—Arrived steamers St. Louls, Liverpool; Arabic, Liverpool; Finland, Genoa. Sailed, steamers Philadelphia, Liver- pool; Cymric, Liverpool; Cretic, Na- ples,; Manuel Calvo, Cadiz. - Cabled Paragr~ &% smyrna. & . m—Evi- &> . the Darda- §* forced by the * cces of the allies, snip company today announc .¢ is prepared to quote prospecti. «es for traffic to Smyrna, Constantin. yle, Odessa and -Batum. British Casualty List. Londen, April 11.—A further casualty list issued by the British war office today adds 1,038 names to the list of British soldiers killed or wounded in the battle of Neuve Chapelle, France, last month. Of this number, 817 men were killed and the others were wounded. This latest list brings the total British casualties In the fighting at Neuve Chapelle so far as announced to 6,561. Of this number, 2,051 men were killed. AMERICAN DOCTORS AND NURSES CONTRACT TYPHUS Cunard Line Gives P London, April J° dently in the b nelles Straits combined m’ the Cuna~ \ Six of the Former and Twelve of the Latter Stricken in Serbia. New York, April 11.—Of the con- tingent of six doctors and twelve nurses sent to Serbia by the Ameri- can Red Cross society since the Euro- pean war began, all but four have con- tracted typhus, the disease they were combatting, according to Dr. M, P. Lane, of New Orleans, a Red Cross doctor who arrived here today on the steamship Finland from Mediterranean ports. Dr. Lane was accompanied by two Red Cross nurses, Miss Margaret Tul- loss and Miss Clare Sensher. They were ordered home by Dr. Ernest P. Magruder, head of the Serbian con- tingent, who has since dled, to re- cuperate after they had themselves Dbeen confined to hospitals, victims of the scourge. “It is tmpossible to convey in words the condition of Serbia,” sald Dr. Lane, “when we arrived we found the coun- try in the grip of an epidemic of re- current fever with a high percentasge of fatality. Following the recurrent fever came the scourge of _typhus, brought into Serbia evidently by Aus- trian_prisoners. The local physicians, reinforced by medical attaches of the various missionary societies, were ut- teriy unable to combat it and in al- most an - incredibly short length of time the disease was spread through the entihe country. “Death were 50 numerous that it was hard to find means to dispose of the bodies, cremation being the only solution of the problem. In one day during the second week in February 450 deaths were reported from tvphus in the city of Nish alone. Over the entire country it is safe to say that not less than two out of every hun- dred people, including Serbians and ers of war, have died and the death rate is rapidly increasing. “It will require strenuous efforts to meet the contingency and successfully combat it. Surgeons are not needed as badly as are trained nurses, who are willing to work. Sterilizinz ap- paratus and disinfectants are fmpera- tive. It is almost impossible to ob- ttain nure water for drinking purposes and the disease is being spread through fifth and vermin. “When we left Serbla Dr. Magruder was well and the news of his death first reached me today on my arrival here. As he bade us goodbye he told me he had just received word that Dr. Ethan Butier had been stricken and was in the hospital.” AMERICAN SCHOONER ABANDONED AT SEA Crew Transferred—Cause of Abandon- ment Not Known. St. John's, N. F,, ‘April 11.—The American schooner Willlam R_ Huston has been abandoned at sea. Her crew is on board the schooner Ada Pearl], from Pernambuco for St. John’s which signalled Cape Race today. No details of the abandonment of the Huston were given. The Pearl is due here tonight. The Willam R. Huston registered 521 tons net. She was built at Pem- broke, Me., in 1874. Fall River, Mass., was her home port. She sailed from Portsmouth for Bridgewater, N. S., on March 25, TO STOP GAMBLING IN PROVIDENCE Governor Beeckman Will Enforce the Law If Sheriffs Do Not. Providence, R. I, April 11.—Another attempt to stop gambling was made today by Governor Beeckman. who in- structed Sheriff Andrew J. Wilcox of Providence county to renew his efforts to_close gaming places. The governor said he had been in- formed that resorts that stopped their operations when he issued a warning to gamblers recently, were running again. He added that he would en- force the laws himself if the sheriff could not. J. P. MORGAN A TRUSTEE OF P. E. PENSION FUND To Provide for Aged and Disabled Clergymen and Their Families. New York, April 11—The trustees of the church pension fund of the Pro- testant Bpiscopal church today an- nounced the election of J. P. Morgan as a trustee and treasurer of the fund. Mr. Morgan has accepted the office, it is said. The church pension fund was estab- lished by authority of the lest general convention of the church, held in this city in 1913, Its purpose is to provide a fund from which pensions may be provided for aged and disabled clergy- men and their families. Its scope Is nation-wide. There are 18 trustees, of whom Bishop Lawrence of Massachu- setts is the head. Four Years to Build a House, 20 Min- utes to Burn. Fall River, Mass, _April April, 1910, George 'Waring, it watchman at the Lincoln mill, and his son, started to bulld a two tenement house. They finished the work of 11—Tn construction & month ago and moved into the house last week. Saturday it was_destroyed by fire with a loss of $6,000. It took twenty minutes for the house to burn to the ground. Body of Unidentified Young Woman Found in New Haven. New Haven, Conn, April 11, — The body of an unidentified young woman, about 25 years old, was found today in about two feet of water in the artificial lake in Bay View park at City Point The medical examiner, after a prelim- inary investigation, sald that she was probably a suicide by drowning. The ‘woman was fairly well dressed. There were no marks of identification. German Complaint of Our Neutrality DEPRECATES FURNISHING ARMS TO HER ENEMIES A ONE-SIDED ACTION Not Satisfied Wi wi to Supply Germany With Foodstuffs. h “Purely Theoretical ingness’ ‘Washington, Aprfl 11.—Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, made public the text of the note which he recently presented to the state de- partment declaring that “if the Amer- ican people Wish to observe true neu- trality they will find means to stop the exclusive exportation of arms to one side, or at least to use this export trade as a means to uphold the legit- imate trade with Germany and espe- clally the trade in foodstuffs.” The memorandum was prepared at the German embassy and while it does not call for a reply the state depart- ment already has drafted one which will be delivered probably within the next few days. The ambassador in his complaint informs the United States that, con- trary to the real spirit of neutrality, an enormous new industry of war ma- terial of every kind is being built up in this country and that this is “sup- plying only Germany’s enemies, a fact which is in no way modified by the purely theoretical willingness to fur- nish Germany as well, if it were pos- sible.” The text of the memoranda follows: Shipment of Food to Germany Prac- tically Impossible. “The different orders in council have altered the universally recognized rules of international law In such a one- ided manner that they arbitrarily suppress the trade of neutral coun- tries with Germany. Already prior to the last order in council the shipment of conditional contrabands, especially foodstuffs to Germany, was practically impossible. In fact, prior to the pro- test which the American government made in London on Docember 29, 1914, not a single shipment of such goods for Germany has been effected from the United States. Also after the lodg- ing of the protest, as far as is known to the Germany embassy, only one such shipment has been attempted by an American skipper. Ship and cargo were immediately seized by the British and are still detained at a British porfy As a pretext for this unwarranted ac- tion the British government referred to a decree of the German federal council concerning the wheat trade. although this decree only Cuvered | wheat and flour and no other food- stuffs, although imported foodstuffs were especially exempt from this de- cree and although the German gov- ernment had given all necessary guar- antees to the United States govern- ment and had even proposed a special organization in order to secure these foodstuffs fr the exclusive comsump- tion of the civilian population. Tells of England’s Law Violations. The seizure of an American ship under these circumstances was in con- tradiction with the recognized principle of international law. Nevertheless the United States government has not yet obtained the release of the ship, nor has it after eight months of war suc- ceeded in safeguarding the legitimate American trade with Germany. Such a_ delay, especially when the supply of foodstuffs Is cncerned, seems equi alent to complete failure. It is, there- fora to be assumed that the United States government has accepted Eng- land’s violations of international law. “Furthermore there has to be con- sidered the attitude of the government of the United States concerning the question of exportation of war ma- terlal. The imperial embassy hopes to agree with the government of the United States of neutrality Is not the only formal side to be considered. but also the spirit in which neutraltly is enforced. “Conditions in the present war are different from those in any former wars. For this reason it is not jus- tified to point at the fact that per- haps in former wars Germany furnish- ed belligerents with war material; be- cause in those former cases the ques- tion was not whether any war ma- terlal was to be furnished to the bel- ligerents, but merely which one of the competing countries would fur- nish it. In the present war, with the exception of the United States, all the countries capable of a noteworthy pro- duction of war material are either at war themselves or completing their armaments and have accordingly pro- hibited the exportation of war ma- terial. Therefore the United States of America is the only country in a po- sition to export war material. This fact ought to give a new meaning to the idea of neutrality, independent o the formal law. New Industry of War Materials. “Instead of that and in contradic- tion with the real spirit of neutrality, an enormous new industry of war materials of every kind is being built up-in the United States In as much as not only the existing plants are kept busy and enlarged, but also new ones are continually founded. “The international agreements for the protection of the right of neutrals originate in the necessity of protecting the existing industries of the neutral countrles. They were never intended to encourage the creation of entirely new industries in neutral states as, for instance, the new war industry in the United States, which supplies only one party of the belligerents. “In reality the American industry is supplying only Germany's enemies, a fact which is In no way modified by the purely theoretical willingness to furnish Germany as well, if it were Dpossible. Means to Uphold Legitimate Trade. “If the American people desire to observe true neutrality they will find means to stop the exclusive expor- tation of arms to one side, or at least to use this export trade as a means to uphold the legitimate trade with Ger- meny, especially the trade in food- stuffs. This spirit of neutrality should appear the more justified to the United States as it has been maintained towards Mexico. Resigns from Yale Faculty. New Haven, Conn., April 11. — An- nouncement was made todey that The- odore H. Brown, an instructor in math- ematios at Yale university, will resign to accept a professorship in the same subject at Brown university. Strikers Killed in a Street Fight IN DENSELY POPULATED FOR- EIGN SECTION OF NEWARK 3 OTHERS WOUNDED Shooting Followed an Attempt by the Strikers to Intercept a Party of Al- leged Strikebreakers. Newark, N. I, April 11.—Two strik- ers were shot to death and three other men were dangerously wounded today in a street fight in the densely populated foreign section of this city. Two of the wounded are believed to be strikebreakers; the third was a by- stander. The shooting, according to the police, followed an attempt by strikers to Intercept a party of alleged strikebreakers who were on their way to the fur dyeing works of Hol- lander & ‘Sons, where a strike is in progress. The dead are Morris Rubbins and Abram Novak. The wounded were shot in the head. A Running Fight. Witnesses to the shootings said that five alleged strikebreakers were pass- ing a hall in which strikers were con- gregating when some of the latter emerged and attempted to dissuade the men from going to the Hollander plant. Only a few words passed before shots were exchanged and a running fifht ensued. When the police reached the scene. in response to a riot call, Rubins and Novak were picked up fatally wound- ed. They died upon reaching the hos pifal. Two of the alleged strikebreak- ers were found with bullets in their heads, one of them also with a bullet in his les. As a result of the story told by Fouldowitch, the bystander who shot, the police Abrams, a relative of one of the Wounded men, on a charge of having participated in the shootings. ' Fouldo- witch claimed Abrams chot him. The police found a revolver near Abrams. They were trying tonight to find two other alleged strikebreakers in the party. The trouble at the Hollander works began last Tuesday and has been fol- lowed by frequent arrests of strikers and alleged strikebreakers who became embroiled. Lo was NEW YORK TROLLEY STRIKE IS SETTLED. An Agreement Was Reached Early This Morning. Syracuse, April 12—A strike that would have involved the electric transportation _service in Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo and intermediate points was averted here early this morning by an agreement reached be- tween the Empire United Railways and the Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway Employes where- by the existing strike is to be declared off at once and disputed labor ques- tions are to be submitted to arbitra- tion. The agreement -was reached after a protracted conference between labor leaders_and the traction officials in which James M. Lynch, state commis- sioner of labor, acted as mediator. Under the terms of the agreement, service on the Auburn city line and the Auburn and Syracuse Electric rail- way, which has been suspended five days, is to be resumed immediately, conditions in the shops of the Empire United Railways are to be restored as they existed before the strike, which involves the reinstatement of several men whose discharge precipitated the strike. The issues are to be settled by arbi- tration. The conference was a three- cornered affair in which the traction officials, the Amalgamated association and the Brotherhood participated with Commissioner Lynch. It began at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon and con- tinued until 3 o'clock this morning. OBITUARY. Dr. Arthur Little. Newton, Mass,, April 11.—Dr. Arthur Little, & widely known Congregational minister, died today. For 23 years he was pastor of the Second Congrega- tional church in Dorchester and he had held pastorates also in Fond Du Lac, Wis., and Chicago. During the Oivil war he was chaplain of the First Ver- mont Heavy artillery. In 1885 he wad moderator of the national council of Congregational churches. He was .a delegate to the/international council of Congregational churches in London in 1891, Revolution in Nicaragua Suppressed. San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua, April 11.—The revolutionary movement in the state of Bstili and the Managua hills, headed by Dr. Salvador Castrillo, former Nicaraguan minister to the United States, has failed, according to an official announcement, and the gov- ernment _is in control of the situation. In the Managua district, government forces encircled the rebels and cap- tured General Barberena Anzotegul. A party of 75 rebels who had been looting and pillaging near Leon was routed and later captured by the government forces. Battle Front 1,656 Miles Long. Paris, April 11, $.15 p. m.—Troops of the allies today occupied battle fronts whose length hotals 1,656 miles, ac- cording to a compilation made by the Matin. In the western arena, accord- ing to these figures, the French occupy 540 miles of trenches, the British 31 miles and the Belglans 17 miles. TIn the eastern theatre the Russlans face a front of 851 miles, while the Serbi- ans and Montenegrins are fighting along a front which measures 217 miles. Countess of Granard Son. London, April 12, 2.41 a. m—The Countess of Granard, who was Miss Beatrice Mills, daughter of Ogden Mills of New York, has given birth to a son. He will be given the title of Viscount Forbes. The Earl and Countess of Efl.nud have two other children, both irls. Eluded Nurse and Drowned Himself. St. Albans, Vt, April 11—Silag F. Hazelton, of St. Albans bay, eluded his nurse durine an attack of delirium due to iliness and drowned himself in Lake Champain, lives Birth to a arrested William J.| Condensiad Telegrams A decree prohibiting the tango and other similar dances in Paris is being The Bank of England earmarked 000 pounds sovereigns for Argen- tine account. Abner Barker Magoun, founder of a new thought” religion in 1895, died at Rockland, Mass. The White Star liner Megantic ar- rived at Liverpool after an unevent- ful trip from Ne wYork. Karl Liebknecht, the Social has not been sent to the 1 Lanudsturm regiment, as reported, is still in Berlin, in oil, be as- 30 per Because of decreased value all gas and oil properties will sessed fc xation at about cent. less t Elwood Mead, chairman of the Vic- toria Water Commission, at Melbourne, Australia, resigned to accept a position in the United States An official statement issued in Ber- lin states that since March 1, 6,050 guns of all description have been tured by the Germans. The largest sale of ro call in the naval stores trade was reported when 25,000 barrels were sold. There has been an active demand for grain boats on the Great La i and a large movement is expected with the opening of navigation. in a single Estimated by to be from 50,000 to 275.000 vears old, the pet fied knee-joint of 2 mammoth was v earthed at Long Beach, Cal. scientists A despatch from Breslau, the second largest city of Prussia, declared the daily ration of bread there was doubl- ed to prevent further rioting. Governor Dunee of lllinois will ac company the House and Senate water ways committee over the full route of the proposed Illinois waterway Dr. Leopold H. R. Hibbe, of New York, was sentenced to three months in the penitentiary for failing to enter | purchases of cocaine on his books. Approval was given by the British Treasury Department for the issue of $10.000,000 Central Argentine Railway, Ltd., 5 per cent 5-year notes at 95. A special meeting of stockholders of the Atlas Powder Co. was called at ‘Wilmington, Del., April 24, to vote on increasing the capital to $10,500,000. “Bob” Fitszimmons, former heavy- weight champion, was married at Washington to Miss Temo Zillih, who was associated with him on the stage. John Wanamaker donated $10,000 as the first subscription toward a build. ing to house the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, now being or- ganized. John H. Strawn of Pennsylvania was appointed permanent First Nationa] Bank of Uniontown, Controller of the Currency In a duel with knives at the Howell house at Letart, W. Va., while a school entertainment was in progress, Earl Shirly, 28, and Urson Boswirth, 38, were killed. David J. Mackey, pioneer railroad builder in the Central West, and form- er president of the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad, died at Evansville, Ind, aged S1. There are at least six plants in the course of construction for the manu- facture of dyestuffs in this country, according to information received at the Department of Comemrce. Good crop exports in Austria_and Hungary were reported in an official dispatch received at the Austro-Hun- garian embassy in Washington. An eight-hour day in place of nine hours for its women employves will be put into effect by the Western Union Telegraph Co., in its largr offices throughout the country next week. Governments of Bolivia, Panama, Guatamala and Cuba have accepted an invitation of the United States to send representatives to the Pan-American financial conference in Washington. A resolution asking the New York State legislature to pass the local op- tion bill was passed at Saturday's session of the New York East Con- ference of the Methodist Bpiscopal church. A large oven in the “Japanning” room of Thomas A. Edison’ storage battery works at West Orange, N. J., exploded, severely injuring Thomas Flanigan, a tender, and breaking 35 windows. Hope that some means soon would be devised to make easier intercourse between the United States and Central and South America was expressed by Secrtary of State Bryan in an address to the Y. M. €. A. at Washington. Three stockholders of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad filed a bill in the United States district court at Chicago yesterday seeking an injunction restraining stockholders of the road from holding the annual meeting, scheduled for April 12. The German government Saturday besides prohibiting exports from Ger- many to Italy, is stopping at the fron- tier ‘station all empty Italian freight cars homeward bound. Pasenger trains arriving in Switzerland from Laly are crowded with German fam- es. Former United States Senator The- odore E. Burton of Ohio, who is tour- ing South America to gather nforima- tion with a view to bringing _about closer relations between the United States and Latin-American countries, will leave on a special train to- morrow for an excursion into the in- terior. Upon his return a banquet will be given in his honor by President Benavides. Burial of Prof. Lounsbury Today. New Haven, Conn., April 11. — The funeral of Prof. Thomas R. Lounsbury, the distinguished English authority at Yale, who dled Friday night, will be held in Battell chapel at Yale tomor- row afternoon at .15 o'clock. Ser- vices will be conducted by Rev. Anson Phelps Stokes, secretary of the.uni- versity, and Rev. Stewart Means of St. John’s Ppiscopal church. Interment will be in Grove street cemetery. | iittle receiver for the | KRONPRINZ WILHELW ELUDES ENEMY Slipped by Hostile Wars at Newport hips and Entered Port News, Va. FOURTEEN SHIPS SUNK BY GERMAN CRUISER De_strucfion of Ships is Estimated at $7,000,000—Many Times Reported Destroyed—Had Been at Sea 225 Days Deadly Work by German Raider Was Accomplished With Four Guns—Has Taken 960 Prisoners. Newport German Wilhelm merce i into this tuel and ported News coverted the the port provis; Va. A cruiser clusive Sout 11.—The, Kronprinz raider of com-| Atlantic, slipped and asked for Many times re- destroyed, former North German Lioyd liner had evaded hos- tile warships for eight months while she sent fourteen merchantmen to the bottom. Her officers said she was forced to steal her way four al- lied cru the Virginain capes to_reach “We got in without enemy and we will »v. declared her n the past this n by the get out the same commander, Lieu- tenant Camptain Paul Thierfelder, ! formerly navigating officer of the Ger- an cruiser Karisruh, . statement tenight. When_she a the mprinz Wilheln 25 toms of coul for th of from the South [S crew 500 men British Atlar soners #ink in Sank Fourteen Ships, Of the 14 ships sunk by the ton cruiser, nine were British French and one Norwegian. he Vi Lt} ot thes sh nd their cargoes, offi- cers of the Wilheim estimated tonight at $7,000,000. When the Kronprinz riveq off Thimble Shoals ing in the Virginia caps the United 15,000 | four | Wilhelm ar after pa s early es submarin 1 and D-2, met her. The apbearance of the submarines caused considera- ble surprise among the crew, but there was no demonstration as the vessels convoyed the ~German to_quarantine, where Dr. Me- TUnited States quanantine of- boarded her. Commander Their- felder reported 66 of the crew and prisoners were ill with beri-beri and requested that they be taken to a hospital. Has Taken 960 Prisoners. Kronprinz Wilhelm followed in the wake of the interned Prinz Eitel Friearich, which arriveq here a montn_ago vesterday after thrilling and eflective operations for the Ger- man arms. In her raid of the seas, since sne slipped out of New York harhor- August 3rd, last, as a Ger- man erehant and passenger steamer, the Kronprinz Wilhelm never touch- ea Jand and took 960 prisoners from various vessels destroyed. Most of these prisoners were sent to South American ports at different times on German ships which met the raider in response, to_wireless calls | The sixty-one now on board, who will be landed here tomorrow, are British sailors from the steamships Tamar, destroyed March 25, and Coleby, des- troyed March 27 last. “hrilling Story of Voyage. The raider brought as thrilling a| story as did the Eitel Friedrichfl Her recard of destruction, however, was accomplished with only four guns, two taken from the German cruiser Karls- ruhe and two captured later from the British merchant steamer Le Corren- tina, sunk October 7, 1914 The most connected story of the long voyage from New York 225 days in all—was told tonight by Over Lieu- tenant rncke, the first_ officer who left York harbor with the ship “We left August 3 and put out into the great big ocean,” said Lieutenant Warneke. “We were not a warship then. but three days out off Bermu- da. we met the German cruiser Karls- ruhe. We took from her two 3-inch guns, which we mounteqd on the boy of ihe ship and took Lieutenant Cap- tain Thierfelder, her navigating of- ficer to commsnd our ship. Wa also took seventeen of the Karlsruhe's junior officers and men, took on more coal and provisicns and put to sea. “We made for the South Aalantic and the first ship we encountered was the British ship Indian Prince, which we sank, September 4, 1914 From that time on we remained on the ocegn, Gestroving the enemy Where we might find .her. Hag Brif “I want to say raider Cafrery, ficer, The sh Guns. that Sir Edward Grey, the FPritish premier, has been kind' to us and that if Great Britain had been organized as we were to patrol the Scuth Atlantic, we never would have remained alive these many months. Sir Edward Grey sent us those two big guns on our after deck. He sent them to gis on the British merchant steamer La Correntina on Octoter Tth. When we got thise four inch guns we felt pretty safe, La Cor- rentina could not use her guns be- cause she did not have any ammuni- tion. “We didn’t give her battle, because she was helpless, but after we took her guns and what of her cargo we wanted we put some bombs into her and down she went. We made amtunition for her guns on board ship. Some of the merchant ships we sank with our own guns, some we blew up with bombs, and in some cases we were compelled to ram the ships. Had 20,000 Tons of Coal from England ‘Sir Edward Grey was also kind to us in sending us coal, for we took on board from enemy ships during our voyage more than 20,000 tons. “We were a peculiar looking crowd unti] France came to our rescue with the uniforms we wear. We made the uniforms for all our merchant crew om cloth captured from the French steamship Guadeloupe Feb. 23. The color s not exactly German, but the cloth is good. We wanted dark blue, but could find only this gray blue, and S0 you see we are strange looking German sallormen todey. From - the Guadeloupe we also got ishoes, leather and thousands of dollars' worth of things which were-on their way for the French army. I tell you the sink- ing of the Guadeloupe was a bad stroke for the French.” Lieutenant Warneke was asked if the Kronprinz Wilhelm had not hoped to | dred anad sixty from t get help from the German steamer Odenwald, held up by the United States at San Juan, Porto Rico, several weeks ago. He made no direct reply, but geclared the action on the part of the United States in denving clearance to the Odenwald was “the worst thing America had done.” Got News by Wireless. did you Americans not give to the Odenwald?” he ask- ed We heard all about it by our wireless. We did not need any news- vapers. We have good wireiess ap- paratus aboard all the time, and Sin Edward Grey kindly sent us several new sets when we needed them.” Lieutenant Warneke said that most of the passengers and sailors taken, from British and otier allied ships were sent from time to time by Germam ships to Buenos Aires, Rio De Janeiro, Pernambuco and Santos. Three hu French steam- sent ashore ati “Why cleara er Guadeloupe Pernambuco. Short of Coal. g s 2go, the officer said,] elm was getting short off pplies and some of her' oners were afflicted with! sed by ck of vegetable. were Several wee the Prinz Wi coal and crew and Dberi-beri, food. Th supplies rmen ship Mace-, donia, Taveca ed to have es- ever, had been capt sels. This hope gone, north through the middle of tic and w_re In tou events transpiring regarding the Prinz Eitel Friedric It was reported tonight that the cruiser's original destination was New: York, but that warnines were givemi not to attempt to make that port. . Although officers would not admit it, the Willelm is declared to have been Waiting far out in the ocean off this port until the Eitel Friedrich. was inx! terned. As soon as this news reachedl her, she was ordered to cresp im; through the allied ships off the Vir- ginia coast, should they remain there. Could Hear Hostile Wireless. That four were off the capes last: night was asserted by several of the Prinz Wilhelm’s officers. One of them. declared they were so close that the sputtering of the wireless on the Brit- ish and Irench vessels could be heard about 3 o'clock this morning. A A member of the crew of the Prinz’ Welhelm, who was formerly in the! United States, declared the crew wit-! nessed an encounter between the Karlsrune and the British cruiser Bris- tol. When off the Bermudas,” he sald, ‘the British cruisers Bristol, Suffolk! and Berwick came up and we weres forced to run. “While the Karlsruhe was engaginisi the Bristol we were steaming stralsht) away We made 26 knots in that fight| and we never heard from the Karisruhe) after that except once. Our last mes- age from her told us that the Bristol had been damaged and was making for some port for repairs and that thel Karlsruhe had been only slightly dam- aged and no one had been killed. We then hegan oud cruise as a warsbip. Tirst we got the Indian Prince and: then the LaCorrentina. We did mot take another prize until November 11| when fe overhauled the coal laden French bark Union. We needed that coal badly, too, and piled it cn to our deck, drawing rooms and first class cabin. How She Got Coal. “On November 21, we captured and sank the French steamer Anne De Bretagne. On December 12, just as our coal supply again was running short, we captured the British steam- er Bellevue, which was had about 4,- 000 tons of coal. Our next prize was the French steamer Mont Agel. On December 28, we overhauled the Brit- isn steamer Hemisphere and from her secured 3,000 tons of coal. This en- abled us to proceed without any fear of running short of fuel. “Our next capture was the British' steamer Fotaro, which we sent down- January 0. On January 14 we came upon the British steamer Highland Brae. Ir addition to a crew of 9L sh> had aboard 51 passengers. We: took stores from her, transferred the crew and passengers to the Wilhelm! and sent the steamer to the bottom.: On the same day we overhauled the: Eritish sailing ship Wiltred M. She was loaded with fish and potatoes and we secured much provisions. Sank One Neutral Ship. “The Norwegian sailing ship Sa- mantha, the only neutral ship we sank on our long voyage was overhauled Febrvary 3, Crew at the Guns. * Describing the dash of the Prinz Wilhelm into Hampton Roads, _the narrator said: “After we had arriv- ed ot the Virginian capes, a little to the north, I think, we turned due west and put on all possible steam., We started about 7 o'clock Saturday ev- ing. From that time until 4 o'clock this morning we ploughed the sea at' a rate rariously estimated from ' 23t to 25 knots. All lights were out and, it was an anxious time for us. Al hands were on deck and the crew- at the guns. We had heard of the in- ternment of the Prinz Eitel and we judged that the enemy ships off the capes might not be so vigilant. In fact we heard that some of the ships ' had steamed south, but we got near- er the wirele less told us that they were still in this vicinity. Lieutenant Captain Thierfelder said tonight he hoped to be able to leave! port: but the general belief here- that the Kronprinz Wilhelm will ta~ erne. 3 $5,000 Fire at New Milford. o New Milford, Conn., April 11.—The general store in Gaylordsville owned by Raymond Camp was destroyed by fire early today, causing a loss ef $5,080. The origin of the blaze is not known.