Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 30, 1915, Page 1

e W AN L. Balletin LVIL—NO. 102 VoL. NORWICH, CONN., FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double T hat of Any Other Pape;\y”.d lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population SECURING FOOTHOLD AT THE DARDANELLES BritishAan'd French Landing Forces on the Galiipoli Peninsula and on the Asiatic Side SOUTHEI%N SECTION OF PENINSULA ENTRENCHED Troops in Belgium and France Have Remained Compartively Quiet the Past 24 Hours—Germans Repulsed by the French at Les Eparges and by the Belgians North of Ypres—Germans Repel Attacks of the Enemy in the Ypres Sector — No Record Given of any Extensive - Operations in Poland or the Carpathians. i " Sporadic attacks characterize the campaign in Belgium and France and, on the whole, the troops have remained comparatively quiet in the past 24 hours. The Germans have been re- pulsed at two points—by the Belgians north of Ypres and by the French at Les Eparges. The British and French continue their efforts in the Ypres sector, but the Germans claim to have repelled these assaults and brought the num- ber of guns captured up to 63. Nor do_the reports of the opera- tions in Poland and the Carpathians record any movements having any de- cisive effect on the campaign in the east. The heavy guns of the oppos- ing forces continue to shell the posi- tions, but so far as the public is in- formed, there has been no infantry fighting to compare with that of a few weeks ago. The Dardanelles is the central point of interest. The British and French landing forces, according to the brief reports from the British war office, have succeeded in securing a firm foot- hold on the Gallipoli peninsula and on the Asiatic side of the strait. These expeditionary forces are said in_some quarters to number 80,000 men, but it is hardly considered likely that this number has yep been put ashore. The southern section of the peninsula has been occupled and entrenched and a stéady, though probably slow advance is _being made. The British chancellor of the ex- chequer has introduced in the house of commons his measures for con- trolling the liquor traffic. These con- sist of proposals for doubling the duty on spirits, quadrupling the duties on wines and increasing the tax on beer. These measures have yet to be ac- cepted by parliament before they can be put into effect, PETROGRAD TELSS OF 3 REPULSE OF ENEMY. Desperate Attacks Stopped by Bavonet at Uszok Pass. Petrograd, April 29, via London, April 30, 1.42 a. m.—The official com nwunication issued tonight by the war office: “To the north of the Niemen the enemy advance guard, having passed Rosziany, approached the line of the River Dubissa yesterday morning. On the whole front of our contact with the enemy the artillery fire during the past few days has become more intense and collisions between reconnoitering de- tachments more frequent. “West of the Niemen and north of the Narow, and 28th delivered isolated attacks at many places, but none of a very de- clslve character. “In the regions of Kalwarya and to the north of Suwalki we checked an enemy offensive without any particular effort. “Between the Pissa and Skwa rivers, during an attack in the sector of Kru- cha-Serefine, enemy forces advancing in the marshland came under the cross fire of our machine guns and were driven back in disorder with heavy losses. In the region of the village of Tartak the enemy unsuccessfully at- tespted to carry our trenches by a sudden attack. His attempts to make progress north of Przasnysz and the east of Racionz and Drobine were equally futile. Near Starouvzeba the Germans, who opened an offensive, were immediately engaged in desperate ‘battle. “In the Carpathians near the Uzsok the enemy during the night of ml 27-28 unsuccessfully attacked a hill northeast of Lubnia. In the direc- tion. of Stry the enemy delivered re- peated desperate attacks in the region of Golouetzko, but all were successful- 1y repulsed with the bayonet.” BERLIN'S VERSION OF 3 " WAR OPERATIONS Germans Holding The Ground on West Bank of the Ypres. . Berlin, April 29, via London, 8:32 p.n.—The German war office today made public the following official communication: “Our positions on the west bank of the ‘canal north of Ypreg and on the Yperlee brook, near - Steenstraete, were attacked yesterday afternoon without interruption but without suc- ”&lflt of the canal an attack by , Algerians and British troops yesterday evening with heavy losses to the enemy. The number of guns captured north of Ypres has n brought up to sixty-three. “The enemy unsuccessfully exploded mijes on the La Bassee-Bethune Rail- north of Les Mesnil in Cham- . At Les Mesnil French night attacks against positions which we had taken were repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. French soldiers n prisoners by us here were in a itable condition. They trembled fear as their officers had told they would be killed if captured e German: . the heights of the Meuse south ‘erdu we carried our positions some one hundred metres and hed them. the Germans on the 27thd Poland) we took possession of the vil- lage of Kovale and the hills south of it. Near Dachova, south of Sochac- zew, we captured a Russian point of support.” MILITARY DEGREDATION AND SOLITARY CONFINEMENT For French Paymaster Who Stole Gov- ernment Stores. Paris, April 29, 7.05 p, m.—Colonel Francois Desclaux, who was a general paymaster in the French army, and Madame Bechoff, have again appealed from the verdict of 'seven and two years’ imprisonment, respectively, passed on them recently by a court- martial following their conviction on a charge of stealing government stores. The military tribunal vesterday re- Jected the appeal of Colonel Desclaux and Madame Bechoff, but this time the plea was made to the court of Cassa- tion, the highest court of appeal, on the ground that the accused are civi- lians and not connected with the mil- ary. The contents of a letter written by Colonel Desclaux before his trial was given out today. It was written to a particular friend, suggesting that he provoke a general amnesty and threat- ening to make . retractions involving other persons' if he (Desclayx) -were not protected. 5; Colonel Desclaux ‘will' be subjected to military degredation before under- going solitary confinement. ENGLAND DOUBLES DUTY ON SPIRITS. Provisional Taxes Imposed and Wine. London, April 29, 8.30 p. m.—A reso- lution introduced by David _Lloyd George, chancellor of the exchequer, doubling the duty on spirits, was pass-. ed in the house of commons this even- ing by a vote of 89 to 5. The minority was composed of O'Brienites. This was the first division since the out- break of the war. The resolution imposing the new: tax is only provisional and intended to prevent spirits being taken out of bond in the interim before the bill is finally dealt with. Provisional resolutions imposing taxes on beer and wine also were pass-,| ed, the unionists abstaining from vot- ing and thes O’Brienites .opposing the beer tax. The' new_taxes come into force im- mediately, but are subject to confirma- tion Dy the house when the budget is introduced and the bill passed. ALLEGED PLOT TO BURN CITY OF VANCOUVER. Fires Started Simultaneously on Two Bridges—Loss $600,000. Vancouver, B. C, April 29.—Fire,| said by police officers to be part of a plot to burn the city, started simulta- neously today in Cambie and Granville street bridges connecting the business and residence portion of Vancouver. The loss was $300,000, Aside from the bridges, however, no attempts at arson were discovered, so far as oculd be learned. Thousands of persons blocked on on Beer of the Vosges. the situation their way to work watched the flames soar from the wood and tar pavement of the Great Connaught bridge at Cambie street. The chief damage was here. The frame of the bridge is steel. The flames gradually burned them- selves out. The fire at the Granville streci bridge, a mile away, was extinguished with small loss. ENGLISH CL_ERGYMEN REFUSE TO ABSTAIN FROM ALCOHOL Dean_of Canterbury Flatly Refuses to Swear Off Altogether. London, April 29, 5.05 p, m.—The clergy comprising the lower house of the Convocation of Canterbury are willing to set the nation an example in the matter of temperance, but they are not willing to abstain entirely from alcohol, This was the sense of the meeting today of the lower house, which pass- ed a resolution “inviting the clergv and laity of the Church of SEngland to set an example of self-sacrifice,” in the matter of alcoholic liquors. Several members voted only after being assured that total abstinence was not expected of them. The dean of Canterbury sald flatly that he re- fused to swear off altogether. He had tried it before, he said, and found it a failure in that it impaired his health, GERMAN AEROPLANE FLIES OVER BELFORT Dropped a Dozen Bombs—Four Work- men Wounded. Belfort, France, April 29, 6.30 p, m, —Three German aeroplanes flew over Belfort at b o'clock this morning and dropped approximately a dozen bombs, Four workmen were wounded, The damage to property was slight es a majority of the missiles fell Into open flelds and deserted streets, A few windows were broken and seme roofs were ” Cabled Paragraphs _y’feppelins Agflin Life Buoy Found Marked ¢ N Lerwick, Scotland, April 24 p. m.—The ding today near ¢ south end of this island of a life buoy mark- ed “Kolberg” is belleved here to con- firm the report made at the time that the German cruiser Kolberg was sunk in the battle in the North sea Janu- ary 24, e Paris Reports a Calm Day. Paris, April 29. 10.26 p. m.—The fol- lowing official communication was is- sued by the war office tonight: “The day has been calm. During the night of April 28-29 twd German attacks— the one against the Belgian troops to the north of Ypres and the other as Les Eparges—were easily repulsed.” Viscount Bryce to Represent Great Britain. London, April 29, 3.08 p. m.—Vis- count Bryce, formerly British ambas- sador at Washington, has been ap- pointed to represent Great Britain on the commission to which, under the Anglo-American treaty of 1914, any issues between the two countries which might not yield to diplomatic adjustment would be submitted. WOMEN TALK SUFFRAGE AT INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS. Would Use Franchise to Stop the Hor- rors of War. The Hague, April 29, via London, April 30, 215 a. m.—Interest continued unabated today in the discussion of the international woman’s congress, which has decided to extend its sessions over Saturday in consequence of the large number of relolutions that are up for consideration. The addresses this evening related mainly to the suffrage question and its connection with the war. Miss Kath- leen Courtney of London said women demanded the vote because they be- lieved that righteousness and justice should rule the war, thereby showing that they were utterly opposed to wars, Miss Alice Carpenter of New York declared that this was the first time in history that those who suffered most from the horrors of war had dared to protest and that it was the existence of the woman suffrage organizations which enabled them to do so. “Give us back our men!” was the theme of the address of Frau Lecher of Austria. She said that millions of weak women, acting together, would make a mighty force which could without failure “appeal to the rulers to stay the blood-letting.” IMMUN!TY GRANTED ELTON AND SKINNER New Haven Directors Indicted for Vio- lation of Sherman Law. New York, April 29.—Judge Hunt in the federal district court late today overruled the demurrers interposed by e-government to the immunity pleas of James S. Elton and William Skin- ner as a bar to prosecution under the indictment charging them with hav- ing, as directors of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, violated the Sherman anti-trust law. The demurrer in the case of Edwin E. Robbins, a director and former gen- eral counsel of the New Haven, was sustained because the court held that the curcimstances did not show “that he ever meant to claim constitutional privilege.” The pleas of Elton and Skinner were based on the fact that they testified before the Interstate Commerce Com- mission. Robbing sought immunity because he had been a witness before the grand. jury as well as the Inter- state Commerce Commission. PLEADED GUILTY OF ROBBING BANK MESSENGERS. Two for Instigating and Three for Perpetrating Holdup. New York, April 29.—Emulating the examplé of their leaders, Philip T. ‘White and James F. Clinnin, who yes- terday pleaded guilty to instigating the robbery of bank messengers of the Masury Paint company last June, the three men accused of actually commit- ting the robberies also pleaded guilty today. They were Robert S. Roberts, Benjamin Moore and Thomas H. Dally. They will be sentenced Wed- nesday. White, general sales manager of the company, yesterday dramatically con- fessed his guilt in court, and his ex- ample was followed by Clinnin. Determination to stand by her hus- band and rejoin him when he had served his sentence was announced to- day by White's wife. White maintain- ed an expensive home in New Jersey and had not been suspected by his wife of participation in the robberies. LIBERATED CONFEDERATE GENERAL DURING THE WAR. Captain L. D. Hockersmith of Madison- ville, Ky., Dead. Madisonville, Ky., April 29.—Captain L. D. Hockersmith, who is reported to have dug his way out of the Columbus, O., penitentiary during the war be- tween the states and to have liberated his commander, the confederate gener- al, Jorn H. Morgan, with a number of his men, died at his home here today. Morgan and a remnant of his com- mand were captured near Pomeroy, O., in July. 1863, during a raid through Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. Captain Hockersmith was 82 years Dld.Lh He was widely known in the south, Austrians on Russian Territory. Budapest, via London, April 29, 10.33 p. m.—A special despatch received here reports that the Austrians yes:ierday occupied Novoselitsy, on the border of Bessadabia and are now advancing va- riously into Russian territory. The Pester Lloyd prints a Dardanelles des- patch which says that the Turkish bat- teries at Kabatepeh sank twelve sloops in which the allles were landing corps ‘which were retreating, Guilty of Double Murder, Newark, N. J. ,April 29.—Hiram A. Cralg, a Jersey City salesman who has been on trial here for shooting and killing his sweetheart, Miss Hetty Reeve, and Mrs, Mimle Clark, her boarding mistress, last February, was found gullty today of murder in the second degree, Bentence will be im- posed Monday, The extreme penalty is 80 years, — Losh Evidence Ruled Out. Syracuse, N, ¥, April 20—Evidence from Wililam Loeb, Jr,, formerly see- retary of Mr, Roosevellrwhile he was president, ‘and later cellector of the port of New York, concerning alleged corruption in Albany, was ruled out by Justice ‘Afidrews late today, Visit England FIVE HOUSES IN IPSWICH VIRTU- ALLY DEMOLISHED. IN SUFFOLK COUNTY At Bury St. Edmunds Several Build- ings Were Set on Fire—So Far as Known There Have Been No Cas- ualties. London, April 30, 3.28 a. m.—A des- patch to the Exchange Telegraph from Ipswich says that five houses there were virtually destroyed by airship bombs and that three others were bad- ly and two slightly damaged. The despatch adds that as far as is known there were no casualties in Ipswich. Aircraft Over Ipswich. Cambridge, England, April 30, 2.57 a. m—The Daily News says that an enemy aircraft appeared over Ipswich shortly after midnight and dropped a number of bombs, setting several buildings afire. Ipswich is in Suffolk county and is a town of considerable commerciai im- pox&taflnce, It has a population of some 75,000. Zeppelin Over Bury St. Edmunds. London, April 30. 3.10 a, m.—A Cen- tral News despatch says that a Zep- pelin was seen during the night at Bury St, Edmunds, Suffolk county, where it dropped bombs and set sev- eral buildings on fire. COMPLAINT AGAINST ALLIS CHALMERS CO. Of Conspiracy to Furnish Shrapnel Shells to Belligerents. Milwaukee, Wis., April 29.—A com- plaint was filed today under the so- called “discovery” statute of Wiscon- sin to secure information to determine whether the Allis Chalmers Company, a corporation, Otto Falk, its president, and others, have entered into a con- spiracy with the Bethlehem Steel com- pany and others not yet known to manufacture and ship shrapnel shells to BEuropean belligerents, contrary to the Wisconsin law. The action, service in which was secured tonight, calls for the appear- ance of Mr. Falk and the other de- fendants before the_circuit court com- missioner in -Milwaukee on May. 5th for preliminary action before pleading as provided by the discovery statute proceedings. Mr. Falk is cited to ap- pear and bring with him all letters, contracts, correspondence and agree- mhents between the Allis Chalmers company and the Bethlehem Steel company. PENSIONS WOULD ELIMINATE COMMERCIALISM OF CLERGY According to Secretary of Ministerial Belief of Deciples of Christ. Chicago, April 29.—Pensions for re- tired ministers would have a tendency to eliminate the commercialization of the pulpit through “money-making on the side,” according to Dr. W. R. War- ren of Indianapolis, secretary of the Board of Minigterial Relief of the Dis- ciples of Christ, who addressed the na- tional convention of Conference Claim- ants of the Methodist Episcopal church today. ~ Plans are being considered by the convention to raise a $10,000,000 fund to provide pensions for retired minis- ters, their widows and orphans. “Pensions would help to obtain more and better ministers,” Dr. Warren sald, “by overcoming the natural opposition of parents, by enlisting the sons of ministers who would TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYER LAUNCHED AT BATH, ME. Christened With Champagne by Miss Juanita Doane Wells of Cambridge. Bath, Me., April 29.—The torpedo boat destroyer Wadsworth, the first of its kind in this country to be entirely driven through gearing, was launche today by the Bath Iron works. Th vessel was christened with champagne by Miss Juanita Doane Wells of Cam- bridge, Mass., granddaughter of Com- modore Alexander S. Wadsworth. She was accompanied by a party of ten Wadsworth descendants from Massa- chusetts. The destroyer will undergo the offi- cia] acceptance trials next month and will be ready for delivery to the gov- ernment the latter part of June. NO SUSPENSION OF TROLLEY AT SPRINGFIELD Pending Adjustment of Differences Between Men and Company. Springfield, Mass., April 29.—There will be no suspension of service on the Springfield Street Railway company’s lines pending an adjustment of the differences between the company and the trollevmen’'s union, members of the state board of conciliation and arbi- tration announced tonight. Aftér a conference between Chair- man Charles G. Wood and F. M. Bump of the state board and representatives of the union, the executive board of the union announced that they would meet again tomorrow and make a final statement of their attitude to the state board. FRENCH ADVANCE AND CAPTURE 5000 TURKS On the Asiatioc Side of the Dardanelles —Sanguinary Battl, London, April: 80, 420 a m—"It is reported from Mytilens,” sdys the Ex- change Telegraph's correspondent at Athens, under date of Thursday, “that the French on the Aslatia gide of the Dardanelles, where there haye been sanguinary battles at varieus ints, have captured 5,000 Turks and con tinue their advance successfully,” Gored by a Bull, South Portland, Me, April 20— Frank K, Deland, a dairyman and eat- tle breeder, died today from the ef- fects of wounds received Sunday when he was gored by a bull, He was 40 years of age, . > 940 Forest Fires in Connecticut THIS YEAR, WITH LOSS OF UP- WARDS OF $150,000. LARGEST IN EAST LYME Where 6,000 Acres Wers Burned Over —Most of the Fires Started from Cigar or Cigarette Stumps or“Care- less Throwing Away of Matches. New Haven, Conn., April 29.—There have been 940 forest fires in Connecti- cut so far this year, most of them recently, according to a __ statement made here today by W. O. Filley, state forest fire warden. He estimates the damage at more than $10,000. The damage from a number of the recent fires has not been reported, but Mr. Filley thinks the total loss will be be- tween $150,000 and $200,000. The largest fires were in the town of East Lyme, where 6,000 acres burn- ed over. In the towns of Haddam and Middletown 3,600 acres were burned. In connection with his statement, Mr. Filley issued a warning to the peo- ple of the state, asking them to use care while walking in the Woods. Most of the fires, he states, were started from cigar or cigarette stumps or the careless throwing away of matches. Forest Fires in Michigan. Gaylord, Mich, April 29.—Forest fires in this section of Michigan are assuming alarming proportions ac- cording to reports received here to- day. Serious fires are already re- ported in Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Antrim, Otsego, Kalkuska and Wexford counties. There has been no rain in the affected district for more than two weeks. FOUND GUILTY OF MISUSE OF MAILS. Pierre M. Looker Had Offices in Hart- ford and Bridgeport. New York, April 20—Pierre M. Looker, former president of the Mona- ton Realty and Investment corporation, with main offices in New York and branches in Hartford, _Bridgeport, Providence, Philadelphia, Chicago and other places, was found guilty tonight in the United States district court on several counts on an indictment charg- ing him with misuse of the mails in promoting the sale of securities of the Monaton company. On the eighth count. charging him with entering into a conspiracy to defraud, he was found not guilty. The indictment charged Looker with defrauding investors to the extent of a million dollars by representing that the corporation was paying dividends as high as 10 per cent. as the result of its dealings in_ apartment house properties in New York and Brooklyn. D. M. McLaughlin, alleged to have been associated with Looker, was also indicted, but died two months before the case was called for trial. Sentence was deferred until tomorrow. TO FORCE OIL IN TANKS OF SUBMARINE F-4. Until it Rises to the Surface, is Plan Now Proposed. ‘Washington, April 29.—An effort to raise the sunken submarine F-4 by forcing aid into her tanks from the cruiser Maryland, will be undertaken, according to a report to the Navy de- partment today, from Rear _Admiral Moore at Honolulu. Experts here said the experiment could be successful only if the submarine’s tanks have not been seriously injured. The plan is to force the water out of the tanks with air, until the submarine rises toward the surface. Navy officers sald the task would be a difficult one because of the depsh at which the boat lies and at whichdivers 1 at which divers must work to make necessary connections. Only one line to the submarine is still in place. Admiral Moore report- ed, the other three having been part- ed by the reavy swell which delayed operations yesterday. NO RECOGNITION OF FACTIONS IN MEXICO Secretary Bryan Says There Has Been No Official Consideration. Washington, April 29.—Recognition of any of the factions in Mexico dur- ing the present uncertain state of af- fairs is not contemplated by the United States government, according to expressions today by high officlals. Secretary Bryan told ‘inquirers that the subject of recognition had not reached the point of forma consider- ation. Persons close to the Whits House said President Wilson intended to study the question very carefully before committing the American gov- ernment to a recognition of any of the elements in the field, and that he did not propose to take any action until the military situation in Mexico clar- ified itself. 5 \ INQUEST ON DEATH OF CAPTAIN JOSEPH EHLERT, Bridgeport Medical Examiner Believes He Committed Suicide. Bridgeport, Conn., April 29.—Coroner John J, Phelan announced tonight that he would hold his inquest Monday morning at 10 o'clock on the death of Captain Joseph Ehlert, whose body was found yesterday submerged in 20 feet of water, fastened by the left leg to his boat, Medical Examiner Garlick gave it as his opinion that Ehlert com- mitted suicide, and the police are of the same opinion. They believe thal the long cut on Ehlert's forehead was caused by his body banging against he bottom of the boat to which he was jed, Magnus Pedersen is held pending the coroner’s inquest Monday, Threa Autes Burped at Danbury Danh Cenn,, April 88,—Three au- tomogfl‘el:y'w‘;n ‘puthed in & fira that Sfanafiald on Division street early this Condensed Telegrams ‘welve of the West Point cadets to be graduated on June 12, are to marry. Vassar College girls are circulating a petition demanding the abolition of chaperons. Billy Sunday addressed 1,200 in a church at Passaic, N. J., of these 26 hit the trail. Conditions of both winter and spring what in the Pacific Northwest are un- usually sound. Edward J. King, cashier of the Dug- ger, Ind., state bank, disappeared, leaving his accounts short $15,000. A scourge of crickets in Grant County, Wis., destroyed 6,000 acres of wheat in a single tract. Secretary Lane announced the es- tablishment of executive officers of the reclatmation service at Denver. A dispatch from Geneva, Switzer- land, states that the value of the German mark continues to fall. Governor J. F. A. Strong of Alaska, vetoed the anti-hanging bill recently passed by the territorial legislature. Governor Brumbagh, of Pennsyl- vania will issue a proclamation for a Statewide “good roads day” on May 26. Miss Jane Addams was unanimously elected permanent chairman of the Women’s Peace Congress at The Hague. The strike of coal heavers on the Hamburg, Germany docks was ended when employers granted an increase in wages. Anna Stuiginskaitiskitzage of Du- qoin, Ill, declares she will be lad to change her name when she marries Frank Matus. The United States torpedo boat de- stroyer Tucker, one of the largest in the navy, will be launched at Quincy, Mass., on May 4. The first State Bank of Bremond, Texas, was admitted to the Federal Reserve Association. It was the six- teenth bank admitted. One block was wiped out, seven firemen injured, one perhaps mortally, and damage estimated at $400,000 caused by fire in St. Paul. Standard Oil Co, of New Jersey, operating 24 steamers under the U. S. flag will advance May 1 the wages of all deck officers $25 a month. The army transport Buford sailed from Galveston, Texas., for Christobal, with 413 officers and soldiers to strengthen the canal garrison. Secretary and Mrs. William G. Me- Adoo expect to present another grand- child to President Wilson in the White House within the next month. The farm near Weston, W. Va, where Stonewall Jackson was reared, will be transformed into a public park and named Stonewall Jackson park. Forest fires which have been ravag- ing tracts in the Adirondacks are under control, according to reports re- ceived by State Conservation Com- missioner Pratt. Frederick W. Snock a Milwaukee stock broker, was arrested in New York at the request of the Milwaukee police for the theft of $800 from a cus- tomer in his home town. One hundred members of the Glas- gow officers’ training corps began the self-imposed task of making shells, in response to the appeal for unlimited quantities of ammunition. Mrs. Charles Boyd was burned to death and her little daughter badly in- jured in a fire that destroved their home at Grafton, W. Va., after it had been struck by lightning. A forty .mile gale compelled sus- pension of salvage work on the sunk- en submarine in Honolulu harbor, and snapped three of the four hawsers connecting it with the lifting pontoons. Magistrates _in Berlin bread prices there at 85, 65 and 45 pfennigs, respectively, for two, one and one-half and one kilogram loaves, and 5 pfennigs for a 75 gramme roll. British labor, leaders _definitely abandoned their annual May Day demonstration in Hyde Park, London, because the police insisted on censor- ing their resolutions dealing with the war. have fixed Officials of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad announce that the company ordered specifications pre- pared for building 2,000 freight cars at its Milwaukee shops, at a total cost of $2,000,000. Carson C. Peck, president of Brooklyn Times company and vice president and general manager of the Woolworth company, died at his home in Brooklyn of diabetes. He was 57 vears old. the A man who terrorized residents and strollers. on. Riverside. Drive. by threatening them with a revolver when they refused money, was arrested after he had fired two shots at a policeman. He is believed in sane. President Wilson signed an execu- tive order renaming Culebra Cut in the Panama Canal, as Gaillard Cut, in honor of Col. D. D. Gaillard, who died of disease contracted while a member of the Isthmus Canal Committee. Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey of Kansas, and Mrs. John N. Norton, of Buffalo, left Washington for their homes after formally announcing their candidacy for president-general of the ’Dl\ig;;;ers of the American Revolution n A ‘The-Right Rev, Bishop John J. Nilan has announced the appointment of Rev. Father Grikas of St. Casimirs Roman Catholic church i nNew Haven to the pastorate of St. Andrew’s church in New Britain, to fill the vacancy caused by the recent murder of Rev. Father Joseph Zebris, To Stop Night Work of Women in Factorles, ‘Washingten, April 29,—An appeal was docketed here today in the su- preme court frem the decision of the New York court holding censtitutional the New Yeork statute ine it a misdemeanor to employ women in fac- tories at night, The appeal was filed f | by the Charles Schweinder Press, a | corpe e eratien charged with yiolating the How T. R. Ended Panic of 1907 HAD J. P. MORGAN TAKE OVER TENNESSEE COAL CoO. ot THEN NOTIFIED PAPERS Wrote District Attorney Whitman the Time Was Ripe to Rid State of Party Control Which Was Resporsi- ble for Corrupt Conditions. Syracuse, N. Y., April 20.—Theodore Roosevelt was excused from the wit- ness stand today after he had told his own story of how he ended the panic of 1907 and had identified a letter in which Charles S. Whitman, now gov- ernor of New York, then district at- torney of New York city, wrote that he thought the time was ripe to rid the state of the kind of party control which was mainly responsible for cor- Tupt condition s Colonel Roosevelt's of testimony as a witness in the suit for alleged li- bel brought against him by William Barnes. Letter to Whitman. In the letter Governor Whitman de- clared that the men and policies re- sponsible for such corruption were not confined to any one party, but the colonel said he believed Mr. Barnes was referred to. William Loeb, Jr., the colonel's private secretary in the White House and later collector of the port of New York, was also a witness. He swore that William Barnes had told him that he had an agreement with Charles F. Murphy of Tammany Hall not to interfere in the selection of a United States senator. That was in 1911, prior to the time James A. O'Gorman was chosen. It was while Mr. Loeb was on the stand that coun- sel for the former president made a futile attempt to get before the jury testimony regarding vice and gambling in Albany. How He Averted Panic. Of the panic of 1907 the colonel told how Henry €. Frick and Judge E. H. Gary, representing the United States Steel corporation, had come to him in the White House and told him that if the J. P. Morgan interests could take over the Tennessee Coal and Iron com- pany before the exchange opened that morning the stock, much of which was held as collateral, would immediately become enhanced in value and the bus- iness of the country, which was “trembling on_a hair” would not be suspended. The colonel told how he took action in- the matter and then notified the newspapers of what had been done “And,” he said, with some display of pride, “the panic was stopped.” No Invisible Government, Colonel Roosevelt swore that he had not heard the names of many of the men who were said to have contrib- uted larger sums to his campaign fund in 1904 until they were read in court during cross examination by Wiliam M. Ivins. The colonel also made expianatory setatements about his appointment of judges and his relations with former United States Senator Thomas C. Platt and about speeches he made in which the name of Mr. Barnes was mentioned. Asked whether there was any “Invisible gov- ernment” while he was governor or president, the colonel answered: “Not the slightest particle.” Colonel Excused From Stand. The counsel for the plaintiff and the defendant_fought over virtually every piece of important evidence adduced today. After the colonel was excused from the stand he paid close attention to the testimony of Mr. Loeb and of George B. Agnew, former state sena- tor. Mr. Agnew testified concerning vot- ing in the senate upon race track leg- islation and the manner in which, he said, Senator Grattan defeated the bill after he had been advised by Mr. Barnes how to cast his deciding vote. Justice Instructs Councel. Justice Andrews in a statement made to counsel during argaments, and while the jury was out of the room, asserted that no evidence had been produced connecting Mr. Barnes with any “corrupt connivance” in so far as the municipal government of Albany was concerned. Then he added: “Where the libel charges a man with being a thief, it is not enough to say simply that the charge is true, but one must set up in the answer the facts from which the inference is made. “Here the charge Is that Mr. Barnes was corrupt in one way or another. You are bound not simply to say that ‘the changes are true’. You are batmd to set forth the facts, which, if true, would constitute justification; they have got to be set forth so that if the facts are true they would show cor- ruption. “That you have failed utterly to do with respect to the Albany Lincoln league and gambling conditions, but I am inclined to think you have done it with respect to the printing charg- = OBITUARY. Charles Carroll Hutchinson. Lowell, Mass., April 29.—Charles Carroll Hutchineon, a vice president of the Mechanics’ Savings bank and prominent in Masonry, died this noon after a long illness, aged 83 years. He leaves a son, Rev. Charles S. Hutchin- son, of Philadelphia. Arthur Hoeber. Nutley, N. J., ‘Apri] 29.- ber, artist and art criti of heart failure today. was a member of the National Acade- my of Design and his paintings, most- 1y landscapes, were exhibited here and abroad. He was 61 years old. King Gustave of Sweden Iil. London, April 28, 11.20 p, m.—A des- rthur Hoe- atch to the Central News from Stock- go:m says that King Gustave isill, ap- parently with a recurrence of the stom- ach trouble for which he underwent an operation a year ago, The correspon- dent says it is stated that the iliness of the king is somewhat serious. 70 Year Old Man Sulcides. Oxford, Conn., April 20.—James Ross, 70 years of age, wha lived alone, com- mitted sulcide at his house today by blowing his brains out with a singlc parre} shotgun. He had been in ill- health and_ was despondent. Three weeks ago Peter Marsh, who lived near Ross’ home, hung himself. \