Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 26, 1915, Page 1

Bulleting VOL. LVIL.—NO. ¢8 " NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, APRIL 26, 1915 TEN PAGES The Bulletin’sA CircuI;iion in Norwich is Double Tha* . yAny Other Paper, and lfs Tdtal Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population PRICE TWO CENTS ALLIED TROOPS ARE FORCING FOE BACK Have Regained Some of the Ground Lost Around Yores, by Determined Counter Attacks GERMANS ARE USING ASPHYXIATING BOMBS The Full Force of the German Attack is Being Disclosed Against the British Front, Where the Canadian Troops Have Distinguished Themselves—No Notable Change in the Situation in the Carpathians—~German Newspapers Still Insist That the German Fleet Has Been Cruising in the North Sea, Vainly Seeking the British Fleet”—Italy Maintaining an “Armed and Watchful Neutrality.” , Although spring has failed to bring the long-expected “big effort” of the allies against the German lines in France and Belgium, it has furnish- ed three of the most desperate en- gagements of the war. The t?rst was at Neuve Chappelle, where, In three days fighting, the combined losses Rumbered 80,600 or more, With victory resting on the British arms. The second took place southeast of Ypres, when the British captured the im- nt strategic point known as Hill No. 80. This involved the most furl- 'pus kind of shelling and hand-to-hand fighting and, after the hill was taken, & bombardment by the Germans for several days. Germans at Ypres Reinforced. Then, bringing up heavy reinforce- nts, the Germans began an attack ound Ypres, which is described as e of the flercest of the war. This ment was partly in the nature of and resulted in pushing back the allies for a considerable dis- tance estimated in some quarters as several miles. Some of this ground has been regained and according to the French official report, not only bave the Germans been checked but Belgians, British and French, by de- termined counter-attacks continue to force their adversaries back. The Germans are reported still to be employing bombs containing gas- forming chemicals and their use is admitted and justified by the Berlin press, one of the British newspapers asserting that bombs of a similar nature had previously been employed by French and British. . Attacking the British Front. The full force of the German at- tack is being disclosed against the British front from several directions nd here the Canadian troops who have already distinguished themselves by brilliant counter-attacks, when the §ermans swept the French line bearing the brunt of the battle. With 750,000 men on_the continent announced récently by the British chancellor of the exchequer, reinforce- ments have doubtless been hurried forward to fill gaps in the British lines. In onme of its infrequent bulletins, the Belgian legation at London an- nounces that the town of Lizerne, west of the Ypres canal, which was cap- ured by the Germans on Friday night, has been retaken by the French and Belgian troops and that the Belgian tillery has been engaged in & duel th the German batteries the whole ength of the Belgian front. Carpathian Situation Unchanged. The Carpathian situation remains with no notable change, the only ope- rations reported being of an isolated pature, while Poland, for the time be- ing, has almost ceased to play a part in the activities of the campaign. German Fleet in North Sea. German newspapers still insist that the German fleet has been cruising in he North Sea. According to these published reports the German fleet hes been “vainly seekinug the British fleet.” The German commander of a steamer which is said to have met he German fleet a week agooff Helgo- declares that the Germans have ne ‘desire—to engage the British. The position of Italy with respect o the war remains as it has from the beginning—one of “armed and watch- ful neutrality.” There is much talk of negotiations looking to an Austro- Italian agreement but so far is known tangible results have been reached. be soclalists favor neutrality anr it reported that one of the soclalists planning to bring about a general strike should the mobilization of the ordered. ERLIN TELLS OF FURTHER.. RESULTS NORTH OF YPRES Il Retain the Ground Captured on April 25. Berlin, April 25—(By Wireless to London.)—Army headquarters gave out today the following report: “Western theatre of war: We ob- ned further results at Ypres. The d captured on April 23 north of ‘pres was still retained yesterday in Further east we continued our attack spite of the attacks of the enemy. and took by storm the Solaert farm, southwest of St. Julien, as well as the villages of St. Julien and Kersselaere d advanced victoriously towards Graventsafel. During these engage- nts about 1,000 Englishmen were n prisoners and several machine uns captured. “A British counter attack against fur positions west of Julien was re- ulsed early this morning with very Beavy loses to the enemy. “West of Wiel attempts of the Brit- to make an attack were quencred t the very start by the fire of iur ar- illery “In the Argonne we repulsed a nat- tack by two French battalions north of Four-de-Paris. “In the Meuse Hills, southwest of Combres, the French suffered a heavy eat. We began an attack at this t and in the rush broke throughn hany French lines lying one behind oter. The French attempted at ht to take away from us the cap- territory, but again fafled with heavy losses to them. Twenty-four French officers and 1,600 men with seventeen cannon remained in our hands after these engagements. “Between the Meuse and the Moselle fighting at close quarters occurred on- 1y at certain places on our southern front, the fighting at Ailly not having yet come to a conclusion. A French night attack in the Wood of Le Pretre failed. “In the Vosges a dense mist pre- vented all military activity yesterday. “Eastern theatre of war: The sit- uation remains _unchanged. Two weak attacks by the Russians west of Ciechanow (near the East Prussian border) were repuised. In reply to bomb dropping by Russians on the peaceful town of Denburg the railway junction at Bialystok was again bom- barded by us. Twenty bombs were dropped.” SEVERE FIGHTING IS REPORTED IN BELGIUM Near Poelcaphelle and Langemarck, with Many Killed and Wounded. Amsterdam, via London, April 25.— The Telegraaf’s correspcndent at Rou- lers reports severe fighting on the line of Moorslede and Pass Chendache, in Belgium, near Poelcaphelle and Lange- marck, with numerous wounded and killed. Near Moorslede a great mili- tary cemetery has been located where thousands aiready are buried. The church at Moorslede is filled with wounded. German field artillery is posted south of Moorslede with six horses for each gun in constant read- iness to move to another place, owing to the successful reconnoitering of the allles’ airmen. The heavy guns are north of Mooslede. From its Bruges correspondent the Telegraaf learns that the people ex- Dpect a new strong attempt by the Ger- mans to cross the Yser in order to force their way to Furness and Dun- kirk. Red Cross trains, some of thirty carriages, were constantly passing Bruges with wounded all week almost without ‘mterruption, ~Between the Yser and Beruges the alles alr at- tacks are of daily occurrence and many soldiers have been killed in the flat country. According to the Telegraafs Ghent correspondent airmen recently ap- peared above Gontrode, east of Ghent and were at once heavily bombarded. Apparently in order to decelve the Germans the airmen employed a ruse, one aviator allowing his machine to fall quickly upside down. The Ger- mans ceased firing, believing that the airman had been hit, but he sud- denly resumed his upright position, dropped two bombs and_disappeared. Several alr sheds were damaged and similar visits were repeatedly pald to the air sheds at Gits, Lisseweghe, Gistellers and Controde. ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE CONTRABAND FOR GERMANY. Seventy Truck Loads Held Up By the Police at Naples. Naples, April 25—The police dls- covered today an attempt to smuggle out of the country a large quantZy of contraband goods which appartnely were intended for Germany. Seventy trucks loaded with merchandise were brought into Naples from some point to the north. The goods were placed on the steamer Cornello Scutto and were said to be intended for ship- ment to Venice.+ In reality, the po- lice say these goods were to have been shipped to some Austrian port and thence forwarded to Germany. The goods in question consisted chiefly of cloth for the manufacture o fmilitary uniforms, amounting in value to $600,000. There was also a large quantity of shoes and overcoats. The police were unable to procure evidence sufficiently strong to justify the confiscation of the cargo and ac- cordingly decided to place on board the vessel officials who would see that the goods actually were taken to Venice. When his decision was made known to the captain of the vessel he declined to set sail and unloaded the cargo. The pelice also sequestered 300 hogs- heads from America, labelled resin, but actually containing beans. These hogsheads were consigned to Ger- many. LIZERNE RECAPTURED BY FANCO-BELGIAN TROOPS, German Batteries Successfully Rejlied to Along the Whole Front. London, April 25, 5 p. m—The fol- lowing statement was issued this aft- ernoon At the Belgian legation: “Lizerne (Belgium, west of the Ypres canal) which was taken by the enemy on Friday night, has been retaken today by Franco-Belgian troops. “Our artillery has replied success- fully to a fire directed at the whole length of our front by German bat- teries. “Notwithstanding a very strong wind, our aviators have been able to make useful reconnaissances.” Cabled Paragraphs Cotton Steamer Detained at Kirkwall. London, April 25, 3.20 p. m—The steamship Marle, from Galveston for Malmos, Sweden, with a cargo of cot- ton ,is being deained at Kirkwall, Scotland, pending the purchase of her cargo by the British government un- der the cotton agreement. Captured Ships Flying American Flag. London, April 26.—An Athens des- patch to the Evening News says it is reported in shipping circles at Piraeus that warships of the allied fleet have captured and taken to Lemnos the Hadjl Daout Line steamers Virginia and Magda, which were flying the American flag. The carried cargoes which were declared to be contraband of war. German Fleet Now Willing to Accept Battle. London, April 25.—In a despatch from Copenhagen the correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Company says that leading German newspapers, including the Tages Zeitung and Vos- siche Zeitung, declare that the Ger- ma nfleet is now willing to accept battle in the North Sea. The entire fleet, the papers declare, have been several time cruised over the North Sea vainly searching for the British. Prospect of Italian Intervention. Paris, April 25—The prospect of Ttalian intervention is a subject of extensive comment by the Paris press. The trend of despatches from Rome, Milan and eisewhere is that Italy is ready for the conflict and has decided upon the publication of a letter by Deputy Istrat of Rumania confirming the treaty of allience between Italy and Rumania as the basis for a state- ment that Rumania will join her as an ally when Italy gives the word. Kitchener Wants More Men. London, April 25. 3 p. m.—Ad- dressing recruiting meeting today, Dr. Thomas J. McNamara, parliament. ary secretary of the admiralty, said: “If you assume that Karl Kitchener is not only gratified but satisfied with the response to the call for volun- teers you fall into a very serious error. ‘We want more men. We want them now, so that they may be properly trained to play an effective part in the struggle.” BUDGET OF WAR NEWS FROM FRENCH WAR OFFICE. French Making Progress on the Right Bank of the Ypres Canal. Paris, April 25, 2.40 p. m.—The war office _statement of this afteramon is as follows: “In_ Belgium our counter-attacks continued successfully in close coop- eration with our allies. The Ger- mans, who attacked us with two army corps continued to employ asphyxia- ting gases during the day. Some of their projectiles which did not explode were found to contain a large quanti- ty of these gases. “We have made considerable pro- gress towards_the north, on_the right ban kof the Yser canal. The Brit- ish troops, ngtwithstanding the vio- lent attack of the Germans Satur- day evening have on our right main- tained all their positions. “In the Argonne we took a Ger- man trench, captured two machine guns and made some prisoners. The action wes a local one, although it was o ftho most violent character, “On the helghts of the Meuse, at the Colonne trench, the Germans made an attack with an entire division on a front of one kilometre (about 2-3 of a mile). At first they compelled our first line to glve way, but were com- pletely driven out by a counter-at- tack. AUSTRO-ITALIAN AGREEMENT IS NOW BEING PLANNED. Press, Poli ns and Public of Rome Are Interested. Rome, April 25, via Paris—The press, politicians and public are dis- cussing with the most lively interest the p nalofr an 4hUUS.e(1tfioa the plan for an Austro-Italian agree- ment reported to have been presented by the German ambassador, Prince von Buelow, in the original negotia- tions on this subject. This plan, as set forth recently by the Avanti organ of the Soclalists, who favor neutral- ity, prvide among other things for recognition of the reciprocal interest of Italy and Austria in preserving the triple alliance and for territorial con- cessions by Austria. Criticism of any such agreement is widespread, on the ground that the precise concessions which Italy would receive were not set forth with suf- ficlent clearness. The opinion is ex- pressed that so long as Austria retains her present territory on the eastern coast of the Adriatic, with Pola, Cat- taro and 6000 Dalmationa Islands— which some naval experts have com- pared to six hundred dreadnoughts— it will be impossible to reach a set- tlement. TO CARE FOR SICK OR WOUNDED ARMY HORSES Four Hospitals Provided by Society for l.’rohcticn of Animals. Rome, April 25, via Paris, 9 a m. —The Society for the Protection of Animals has offered to provide four pospitals for sick of wounded army orses in case Italy goes to war. One is to be at the front, the second on the line of -communication and the other, two at the bases. The minister of war has accepted the offer. The government will sup- ply land on which to erect the hos- pitals and it will also provide fodder. The society will give tmbulances and provide attendants and the necessary equipment. MASSACRE OF ARMENIANS BY MOHAMMEDIANS. Reported by Refugees Who Russian Line. Reached the Have Tifiis, Transcaucasia, Auril 24 4 p. m, via Petrograd, and London, April 25, 415 p. m—Refugees' who have reached .the Russian line report that the massacre of Armenians by Mo- hammedans is being continued on even a greater scale. They say that all the inhabitants of ten villages near Van, in Armenia, Asiatic Turkey, have been put to death, On being advised of massacres at Erzerum, Berjan and Zeitun and of the conditions at Van, the Katolikos, head of the Armenian church, at Bt- chiadzin, near Ervivan, cabled to President Wilson an appeal to_ the people of the United States on behalf of the Armenians. Turkish Battery Silenced by Ship THREE SHELLS DO TRIFLING DAMAGE TO SHIP TWO MEN WOUNDED British Warship Fire on Turkish Trenches Triumph Opened the Western End of Gallipoli Peninsu- in lar at a Range of 7,000 Yards. On Board the Battleship Triumph at the Dardanelles, via Malta, April 25. The Triumph entered the mouth of the straits and opened fire with her inch guns on one of the Turkish trenches on the western end of the Gallipoli peninsula at a range of 7,000 yards. After half an hour’s battle the ship proceeded farther into the straits in order to search the trench from another point. She came under the fire of a howitzer battery on the Aai- atic shore, This battery dropped about 16 shells around the Triumph in a quarter of an hour. Three shells struck the ship, but inflicted only trifling damage. Two men—a stoker and a bluejacket—were wounded severely, although not dan- gerously by a shell which lighted on the bridge and fell through to the deck below. The guns of the Triumph were able to silence the Turkish battery in a few minutes after it was located. Although the date of the incident de- scribed above is not specified, it is probable that this action occurred dur- ing one of the intermittent battles of the Turkish positions have been re- ported frequently of late. 7.5 KILLED HIS WIFE AND TWO DAUGHTERS And Then Shot Himself—Deed of Farmer Near Springfield, Ohio. Springfield, O. April 25.—Clarence Walters, aged 24, a truck farmer, shot and killed his wife, Jessie, aged 22, and their two daughters, Ruby, aged 2, and Virginia, aged 2 months, in their home near here last night. He then shot himsel?f in the head and, although con- scious, remained in the room with the bodies of his wife and children until taken away by the police today. ‘Walters is believed to be fatally wounded. He would make no state- ment, but neighbors said he had been acting strangely -for some time. He was charged with murder. This morning the number of persons murdered in this vicinity within a few hours was increased to five. Henry Johnson, & negro, was shot and killed by his wife, following an argument, and Mrs. Mary Johnson, a negress, who, the police believe, was shot by her husband, dled. KILLED IN AN UNUSUAL AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. Stamford Man Struck by One Machine and Knocked in Front of Another. Stamford, Conn., April 25.—Robino Roberto, 20 years old, was killed to- night in an unusual automobile acci- dent. He was walking along the Bos- ton post road In West Stamford when he was struck by an automobile driven by Charles F. Krage of New Rochelle and knocked directly in the path of another machine driven by John Bon- nani of New York. The latter auto- mobile passed over him, causing a fracture of the skull which resulted in death. Both Krage and Bonnani are held without bail pending the coroner's hearing. HAITIEN HEBELS HAVE ENTERED CAPE HAITIEN Without Firing a Shot—Revolt Against President Guillaume. Cape Haitien, April 25.—Generals Morency and Petion, leading forces of revolutionists, have entered Cape Hai- tlen without firing a shot. The revolt against President Gulllaume was start- ed some time ago by Dr. Rosalvo Bobo, former Haltien minister to the Domin- ican Republic, on the ground that President Guillaume was preparing to turn over the finances of Haiti to the United States. OBITUARY. Frederick W. Seward. Montrose, N. Y., April 25.—Frederick W. Seward, assistant secretary of state in the cabinets of Presidents Lincoln, Johnson and Hayes, and son of the late Secretary of State Willlam H. Seward, died here today in his 85th year. He leaves a widow, Ann M. Seward, and one brother, ~General Wiliam H. Seward. Mr. Seward was closely associated with some of the gravest events in the nation’s history. It was he who was sent on that memorable mission from Washington to Philadelphia- to warn President Lincoln that his life was in danger if he followed his schedule through Baltimore. Four years later he figured in another stirring incident after the assassination of Lincoln. He was at his fathers bedside when Payne, one of Booth's accomplices, pre- tending to be a messenger with medi- cine for Secretary Seward, suddenly drew a navy reyolver and beat Fred- erick Seward {nto unconsciousness, slashing Secretary Seward many times, Payne's efforts to kill failed. _Both Sewards eventually recovered. Later, when captured, Payne was executed with others involved in the plot. Frederick W. Seward was born in Auburn and was assoclated with his distinguished father in all of the lat- ter's public actlvities. He was one of the earliest leaders of the republican party. The funeral services will be held in Auburn and buriel will be in the Seward family plot in Fort Eill ceme- ery. Auto Accident at Middletown. ‘Middletown, Conn., A 25.—Henry Groth, 35 years old, New Britain, was seriously injured tonight when the automobile in which he was riding was sideswiped by an automobile driv- en by David Volentine, a Wesleyan student. He was taken to a local hos- pital, where it was found his spine was injuréd. Volentine reported the acci- dent to the police. . Details of the Work of the Navy GIVEN BY GENERAL SECRETARY DANIELS 225 VESSELS IN SERVICE Personnel is Composed of 4,355 Line, Staff Officers and 53,171 Enlisted Men—There is Now and Warrant a Waiting List. P ‘Washington, April —Secretary Daniels tonight made public a letter he has written to President Garfleld of Williams college detailing the work in the navy during the last two years. Mr. Daniels wrote in reply to Mr. Gar- field’s request for material to meet statements that the United States is unprepared for military emergencies. The letter follows: “My Dear President Garfield: T am in receipt of your recent favor sking for ‘an authoritative statement oncerning the present status of the navy equipment of the United States,’ and take pleasure in complying with your request as far as is compatible. 225 Vessels in Commission. “There are now in active service, fully commissioned, 225 vessels of all characters, which is 36 more than were fully commissioned when I became secretary. There are also 101 vessels of varjous types, in reserve and in ordinary and uncommissioned, capable of rendering servicg in war. We have under constructiorf and authorized 77 vessels (9 dreadnaughts, 23 destroyers, 38 submarines and 7 auxiliaries), as compared with 54 vessels (5 dread- naughts, 14 destroyers, 23 submarines, 3 gunboats and 9 auxiliaries) which were under construction on March 1, 1913. “All the vessels enumerated, those in active service and those in reserve, are supplied with munitions of war. No navy makes public the quantity of ammunition and torpedoes, mines and other implements of naval warfare which it keeps ready. It may be said, however, that within the last two years the quantity of all has been steadily and greatly increased. For example, we have increased the number of mines, on hand and in process of man- ufacture, by 244 per cent. With refer- ence to torpedoes, the increase in tow years has been 90 per cent. By the enlargement of the naval pwoder fac- tory, we shall soon be able almost to double its former capacity, and like enlargement of the torpedo works and the equipment of a plant to construct mines_will still further increase, at decreased cost, the quantity of such stock, and the possession of these plants in times of emergency will en- able the department to be in a better state of preparedness as regards the supply of ammunition than ever be- fore. sc Personnel of the Navy. “The. personnel of the navy is at present composed of 4,355 line, staff and warrant officers, and 53,171 enlist- ed mén. Increase in the number of officers is dependent almost entirely upon the output of the naval academy, admission to which 1is restricted by statute. The number of enlisted men also is restricted, and the navy is to- day recruited to the maximum strength allowed. There are now with the col- ors 5,824 more men—an Increase of 12 per cent—than there were on March 1, 1914. “My professional training as a jour- nalist has always inclined me to the conviction that any officer, within the prescribed limits recognized in the navy, should feel free to express his opinion in regard to matters in the service; and there is not an officer who commands a ship today who could or would say that his ship, without or within, was not as good as it was two years ago, or that the officers who command it and the crews who man it, are not as thoroughly disciplined, so- ber, loyal and efficient as they were two years ago, or as they ever had been. “The Atlantic fleet has just returned from Guantanamo, where it has for many years held its annual winter practices. This year more battleships and destroyers have participated in the manceuvres, and for a longer period, than ever before. Fleet Busy in Tactics. “Under the direction of Admiral Fletcher, upon plans evolved at the navay war college and approved by the department, the fleet has been busied in tactics to try out its eficiency and readiness. All reports tell of the en- thusiasm of officers and men in this practice and the splendid record made Dby the ships. The fleet is now in Tan- gler sound and on the southern drill grounds, where it will be busy in tar- get_practice until May, when it moves to New York for a week's well earned leave. Then will come the review at New York, followed by manoeuvres in Narragansett bay region, and finaily the review in Hampton Roads prior to salling through the Panama canal to the Pacific en route to the exposition at San Francisco. : “These spring practices folloiwed close upon the heeis of valuable man- oeuvres and tactics in October, Novem- Dber and December Jast. This was in- deed strenuous practice, but it is the way the navy is kept fit and ready, and the new admiral in command of the fleet and the department planned such extensive evolutions because the only way that the navy can bealways prepared is by practice and practice, and then more practice. This simple statement of the operations of the fleet since October is ome:of the best answers I can give to your question as to the navy's preparedness. The ne- cessity of keeping ships in Mexico last year denied Admiral Badger the op- portunity for as long practice as he had wisely planned, but the sudden call for the expedition to Vera Cruz demanded and exacted unusual service to which the fleet responded with an alacrity and readiness which amply justify the faith of the country that there exists today mo more efficient institution than the United States 'navy. Some critics have sald the ef- ficiency of the fleet was reduced by reason of going to Vera Crus. To our Tegret, certain manoeuvres and target practice of value were necessarily omitted. The emergency experience, however, of & year of stress and strain (Continued on Page Eight) The funny-actions may be due to a ‘missing sense of humor. Condensed Teegrams | ) THEATRE AT NEW HAVEN BURNED Emperor Nicholas of Russia is at the Galician front. Grain crops of Austria Hungary are unusually promising this year. The German Embassy will be in Cedarhurst, L. I, this summer. Grain crops of Austria-Hungary are unusually promising this year. Fire destroyed the business section of Hall, N. Y., at a loss of $40,000. Ex-Senator Chauncey Depew of New York, celebrated his eighty-first birth- day. Stockholders of the Du Pont Inter national Powder Co. voted to liqui- date the company. The Kronprinz Wilhelm was remov- ed from drydock and anchored in the stream at Newport News, Va. Iron production in Germany in March, amounted to 933,438 tons, com- pared to 803,623 tons in February. The European war his increased the death rate in New York city from 13.- 40 to 13.64 per 1,000 in the last nine months. Herr Steffens, a German inventor, applied at Berlin for letters or patent for making of lubricating oil = from molases. The Danish Parliament adopted the new Danish constitution which gives all the right to vote, and abolishes sex privileges. Rain extinguished forest fires that had been burning in the Cumberland and Susquehanna valleys in central Pennsylvania. Mayor Mitchel indicated that he will veto the bill providing for the withdrawal of Far Rockaway from te City of New York. Arizona’s second State Legislature convened in special session to pass the general appropriation bill that failed at the regular session. Seven persons were injured, three seriously, when a tornado destroyed the home of S. L. Whittley, a farm- er near Shawnee, Okla. According to Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the fleet will pass through the Panama Canal July 4, in spite of all reports to the contrary. Sidney Rogers, the New York school- boy who ran away from home after receiving poor marks in school, was found at Bradley Beach, N. J. A slight panic was created in the Bronx courthouse by the finding of a “bomb” in an elevator. The “bomb” turned out to be an electric iron. Striking seamen at Glasgow, who had held up the departure of Several liners, won a complete victory and returned to work at higher wages. Despite r: and floods, war ma- neuvres between the Brown and White armies between Houston and Galveston, Tex., without interruption. A loan of one million dollars, nego- tiated in New York by Governor Hen- derson, of Alabama, temporarily solves the financial difficulties of the State. Express service on the Third Averue “L” in New York was tled up for sev- eral hours when a_train crashed into a stalled express. No one was injured. Martial law was proclaimed in Port- ugal, following the action of five mu- nicipal chambers in refusing to ac- cept the valldity of government de- crees. Fort Worth, Tex., was without its natural gas supply when the floods caused two breaks in the mains be- tewen the city and the Clay County gas flelds. Secretary Redfield laid before Pres- ident Wilson at the Cabinet meeting estimates that American exports for the current fiscal year will reach $2,750,000,000. Thousands on their way to Eusiness from Brooklyn to Manhattan were de- layed when “L" traffic on the Brook- lyn bridge was tied up when a train Jumped the track. John D. Rockefeller is at Bay Pond, N. Y., the camp of his brother Will- fan. He drove the 200 miles from Tarrytown to the camp and intends to return the same way. The German Federal Council order- all holders of rice and rice flour in quantities exceeding 440 pounds to turn it over to a purchasing agency that is authorized to buy it. Mayor Donn Roberts, of Terre Haute, Ind., serving a sex-year term in the Federal Penitentiary at Leav- enworth, Kan., still exercises the func- tions of mayor of his home city. Charles Williams and Annie Fergu- son, Amerfcan crooks, were sentenced in London to imprisonment for twelve and ten years, respectively, for rob- bing a London jeweler of gems worth $8,000. An earthquake of unusual severity lasting 6% minutes, was recorded on the selsmograph of Canisius College at Buffalo, N. Y. It was estimated that the center of the disturbance was 2,700 miles south. Jealous of her husband’s love for his 13-year-old daughter Evelyn, Mrs. Albert Steel, of Muskegon, Mich. the child’s stepmother, bound and kill. ed her by pouring muriatic acid down her throat. Chancellor of the Exchequer David Lloyd George will suggest in Parlia- ment Tuesday that skilled labor be imported from the colonies and the United States to help the production of war munitions. A special train of ten carloads of senators and representatives and their families on their way to Hawali, ar- rived at Kansas City. The delegation is going to Hawail at the expense of the territorial government to inspect the government works at Pearl Island. Killed When Auto Tipped Over. Newport, R. I, April 25.—B. A. Hoyt of this city died today from Injuries received last night when an automo- bile in which he was riding topped aveE"!;n- m was t;::ured. :xalhnn E. ent companion, who was was dri the car, escaped with slight. Grand Opera House Gave peared There. New Haven, Conn, April 24—The Grand Opera House in Crown street, the oldest playhouse in New Haven, was destroyed by fire early today and the entire fire-fighting force of the city was given a hard fight in pre- venting the flames from spreading to nearby buildings in the block bounded by Crown, Temple and Church streets. Varfous office building were endang- efed for a time. The loss is $10 with only small insurance. The started in the Aschenbrodel, favorite place of entertainment musicians, on the first floor. cause is not knownn Rich in Historic Interest. The theatre, originally known as Music Hall, was erected in 1860 and was rich in historic interest. It was remodelled several times and chang- ed names from time to time. Every- thing in the theatrical line, from Shakespearean dramas to moving pictures, had been shown on its stage. Stage notables and singers of world fame appeared there and within the last thirty years there had been pug- ilistic exhibitions. Many Notables Played There. For many years it was the only playhouse in New Haven. Among those who played in the theatre were Henry Irving, Edwin Booth, J. Wilkes Booth, Edward Forrest, Joseph Jef- ferson, Ellen Terry and Sarah Bern- hardt.” Jennie Lind sang several times. During the Civil War mass meetings were held to encourage enlistments and the volunteers were given fare- the Entire Fire Fighting Force a Hard Battle VARIOUS OFFICE BUILDINGS WERE ENDANGERED Fire Started in the Aschenbrodel, a Favorite Place of Enter- tainment for Musicians on the First Floor—The Cause is Unknown—Loss is $107,000, With Only Small In- surance—Built in 1860, It Was Long New Haven’s Only Playhouse and Many Famous Old-time Stars Had Ap- front. After the war a notable en- campment of the Grand Army of the Republic_was held, at which were present Generals Grant, Sheridan and Sherman. Famous Lecturers. Half a century or so ago the Young Men’s Institutes brought many fam- ous lecturers to the theatre, among them being Charles kens, Wendell Phillips, Henry Ward Beecher, James G. Blaine, William Lloyd Garrisony Carl Schurz and Oscar Wilde. For a number of years state political con- ventions were held in the theatre and in the seventies, it was the scene of Yale promenades and other university functions. Entire Department Called Out. The fire started soon after four o'clock and the blaze had made re- markable headway before it was dis- covered. The first fire companies re-. sponded to a still alarm, to be follow- ed soon afterwards by three alarms, calling out practically the entire de- partment. It was impossible to enter the theater, so the firemen clambered on adjoining roof tops and devoted their attention to preventing the blaze from spreading. The blaze was so hot that the autor ic sprinkler on the top of the Tuttle, Morehouse and Taylor building operated, flooding the exterior of the structure. Only the Walls Left Standing. By six o'clock only the walls of the theatre were left standing. Part of well rcptions bfore leaving for the the wools toppled on other buildings, but no serious damage was done. ROCKEFELLER REITERATES HIS COMPLAINT AGAINST WALSH. Charges Him With Drawing False In- ferences and Conclusions. New York, April 25.—John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., today gave out a statement in amplification of the one which he issued yesterday in answer to that of Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the United States commission on industrial relations, who made public corre- spondence between Mr. Rockefeller and L. > Bowers, chairman of the Colo- rado Fuel and Iron company. Mr. Rockefeller also reviews at length in- cidents in connection with the Colo- rado strike situation. At the outset Mr. Rockefeller reit- erated his complaint against Chairman Walsh, whom he charged in_yester- day's statement with drawing false in- ferences and conclusions from the cor- respondence referred to, to which he and his associates had placed in the hands of the commission, waiving all constitutional rights protecting private correspondence. Mr. Rockefeller characterized as false the statement of Chairman Walsh that he (Rockefeller) presumed to dic- tate letters that went out to the presi- dent of the United States and the gov- ernors of the states over the signature of the governor of Colorado. DEDICATION OF ITALY’S BUILDINGS AT EXPOSITION Italian Children Celebrated with Songs of the Mother Country. San Francisco, April 25.—Italian children from American schoos cele- brated with songs of their mother country the dedication of Italy’s build- ings and exhbits at the Panama Pa- cific exposition vesterday. The day lightened the seriousness of the cen- emonies, which reflected the European war in the words of the speakers and the uncompleted exhibits, Eight buildings represent the pe- riods of Italian architecture, and the exLiblts symbolize the history of Italy’s art, craftsmanship and social devel- opment. In the Tribuna, the central ‘building are the portraite and me- mentos of the rulers ard historical personages of the country. Besides the displays in the group of buildings there are representations from Italy in practically every palace in the ex- position. Ernesto Nathan, commissioner gen- eral from Ttaly and former mayor of Rome, presided at the dedication. SOLD STOCK WHICH POLICE SAY NEVER EXISTED Frederick A. Gardner, of Tiverton, R. 1., Arrested Boston, Boston, April _25.—Frederick A. Gardner, claiming to live at Tiverton, R. 1, was arrested today on a charge of attempted larceny, by _disposing through brokerage houses of stock of a company, which the police claim never existed. It is alleged that Gardner presented a certificate of 100 shares of the com- pany to one broker and asked to have it sold, and that he went to another broker and gave an order to buy the same stock. The police believe that the orders were glven for the purpose of bringing the stock into favorable notice in the markef Providence, R. April ernor Beeckman signed yesterday all the bills passed by the legislature in the closing days of its session, which ended Friday night. He also issued a statement praising the work of the legislature. Bequest of $15,000 for Bath Y. M. C, A. Bath, Me., April 25.—A bequest of $15,000 for the Bath Y. M. C. A, was left by Galen C. Moses, the banker and ‘woolen manufacturer, whose will was filed for probate yesterday. There were no other public bequests. RAILWAY SERVICE IN TEXAS DEMORALIZED Washouts Numerous and All Streams| in Southern Part Rising Rapidly. Houston, Texas, April 25.—While railway service was demoralized, wash-. outs were numerous and all South Texas streams were rising rapidly, there was a feeling of hopefulness that nothing approximating the calamity of 1913 would be witnessed. The sun shone intermittently and rains were largely local. News from all the Brazos,, Colorado, Guadalupe and other streams! was that they were rising rapidly. Residents of lowlands were rapidly! getting to points of safety. While the damage to crops and property has been heavy, so far as is known no lives have been lost in South Texa: Movements of Steamships. New York, April 25.—Arrived, steam~ er New York, Liverpool. Liverpool, April 24.—Arrived, steam= er Arabic, New York. Salled, steames Philadelphia, New York. FRANK MAKES LAST APPEAL +FOR CLEMENCY{ Attorneys for Leo M. Frank, sen< tenced to die for the murder of Mary Phagan, are making a last desperatd effort to save their clienet's life. Theyt have abandoned hope of having_ hime pronounced guiltless and are willing, to accept a sentence of life imprison= ment. They are making their plea toi Governor Slaton and the Georgia pris-.. on commission. The district attorney in a statement announces he will not oppose such commutation of sentence. Among the grounds set forth by Frank in his appeal are that he is. innocent and that the principal evi= dence upon which he was convicteds ' was of “a questionable and unrelf character.” His application, he stai does not undertake to set out in the reasons for his appeal, but he permission to do so at the he before the-prison. commission. ol