Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 13, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL—NO. 113 tThe( Bulletin’s , Circulation GREAT BATTLES ON "IN WESTERN AREA ‘French Gain Considerable Ground With Use of Ar- tillery and in Hand-fo-Hand Combats - {BATTLE HAS BEEN IN PROGRESS FOR FIVE DAYS 'Vast German Forces Have Been Delivering Furious Attacks Against the British, But Have Been Unable to Break Their Line—Austrian and Russian Reports of Operations in the:Carpathians Disagree—Position of Italy Has Not _Yet Been Officially Defined—Cabinet to Take the Mat- “ter to the Italian Parliament- For five days one of the greatest Sbattles of the war has been going on “in the western arena. Ypres and Ar- iras have been the centres of this con- jcerted movement, which was begun by the Germans in anticipation of & LBritish attack last Saturday. The {French further to the south wasted no ttime in opening on the German lines ‘with their artillery and, later, in hand- ito-hand combats, gained a very con- isiderable amount of ground, most of hich, according to their official Te- {port they still hold Vast German forces have been de- {Jivering furious attacks against the PBritish who, according to all British {reports, have been able to hld their nes, although at one time they were roken in several places. The French report large numbers of risoners captured, and the way is [prepared in the details of the battles o far given out for the publication fof_exceedingly large casualty lists. . _The retreat of the Russians between ithe Carpathians the Vistula is still §in progress and the Austrians con- “tinue to report the capture of towns and_the pursuit of their adversaries, On the other hand, he Russian official ‘statement, though admitting reverses dn the Carpathians, gives an optimistic view of the Russian position in the {Baltic provnces and at other ponts. A Cracow despatch gives the Austro- German losses since May 1, as 165,000 ‘officers ad men, and places the losses lo the Russians in prisoners at 50,- The position of Italy has mot vet been officially defined. A council of Ininisters today reviewed the whole ituation, with the result that the cab- net, according to the current report, il ake the matter before the Italian Yarliament. 'COMPLIANCE BY GERMANY e WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING. @ mericans Have Not Been Advised to Leave Germany. Washington, May 13.—Some inter- Mational lawyers and diplomats who ‘have followed closely ~Germany's ®ourse since beginning the submarine warfare were of the opinion that a omplance by Germany with the terms ©f the American note would not be Burprising and even that such a course would not be a departure from Previous expressions. Germany has maintained, it was contended, that the submarine activity was begun only be- cause England would not permit food- tuffs and conditional contraband des- ined to civillans to reach Germany d Lecause the neutrals by their pro- #est have been powerless to effect an fadherence to the rules of international Iaw by the allies in questions of con- fraband. Should Germany announce her intentions to abandon submarine Mwarfare, it was beliaved by some dip- fomats she would not necessarily make a stipulation but would state her expectations that the United States Bs the greatest neutral would secure equal \uarantees from the allies on muestions of contraband, In the event that Germany took the boposite course and refused to com- ply with the wishes of the United Sates high officials declined to predict what steps would be taken beyond in- €icating that the Washington govern- ment would deal with each develop- ment in the situation as it arose, Keports that Americans had been pdvised {o Jeave Germany on account Df the critical state of relations with the United States were declared to be wholly unfcrnued by officials. FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT SHOWS CONTINUED SUCCESSES, At Vzrious Points the Invaders Have Been Forced Back. Paris, "May 12, 1023 p. b—The fol- fowing official communication was is- Bued tonight: “The fighting to the north of Arras Bontinues with exereme violence. Dur- Jng the course of last night the enemy, reoinforced, delivered several counter- attacks. which, were without result, “In that directed against Neuville St. @aast our opponents suffered particu- frly heavy losses. We found in the temotery alone more than 200 bodies P Germans and we took about 100 Jrisoners. 7 “A second attack, between. Carency d_Albain, was likewise repulsed. A ird, from the direction of Albain, was completely checked. This morning we made progress in e wood to the east of Carrency, tak- g 125 prisoners. The progress Eltln\led in the afternoon. We have <i ides, taken thres successive lines of nches bordering the wood to the jorth of Carency, after which we pen- Jrated the wood, thus _retaining ry closely the last line of commu- [i3t5m wrich rematne open to the da- fenders of that position. “Finally, we have taken a new part ) the village, capturing there 400 soners. n the afternoon we attacked that tion of Neuville St. Vaast. which e enemy still holds, and fighting in e streefs gave to us the mastery of veral groups of houses. Our pro- ess here continues. . “The total number of prisoners made YYpvv oW T by us since Sunday has reached this evening 4,000. “On the rest of the front we brought to a sudde nhalt by our fire three German attacks near Berry-Au-Bac, Beausejoup and Barietheresa Baga- telle” SINKING OF LUSITANIA TOOK EIGHTEEN MINUTES Captain Believes Nose Touched Bot- tom Before Stern Disappeared. London, May 12, 5.53 p. m.—The fol- lowing statement was issued today at the American embassy: “As to the sinking of the ship (Lusi- tania) it appears from all statements which have been secured that no warning was given. A torpedo hit amidships on the starboard side and the ship listed because of the longi- tudinal character of the bulkheads, the port air spaces remaining intact. Later she righted. “The sinking was in 60 fathoms of water and the captain believes her nose touched the bottom before her stern disappeared, accounting for the slight suction. “It seems from reports rather du- bious whether a second torpedo struck the ship. “The sinking took eighteen minutes and occurred at 2.23 o'clock.” MANY KILLED IN RIOTS AT CONSTANTINOPLE Largest European Hotel in the City Was Sacked, Geneva, May 12, via Paris, 3.40 p. m. —The Journal De Geneve has received a despatch from Saloniki saying that many persons have been killed or injured in the course of riots in Con- stantinople. Mobs numbering thou- sands, the newspaper says, pillaged the principal shops and hotels. The sul- tan's guard has been called out. According to this information the Pera Palace hotel, the largest and most pretentious European hotel in the city, was sacked. Thte police were over- whelmed. Food prices in Constantinople have doubled and there is widespread mis- ery among the poorer classes. The hospitals are crowded with wounded soldiers. . RITCHIE-WELSH PRIZEFIGHT PICTURES NOT :/ADMISSIBLE Court Decision Says it Would Be a Violation of the Federal Law. New York, May 12—Federal Judge Hough handed down a decision today holding that the admission to the United States of the moving pictures film of the lightweight championship fight between Willie Ritchie and ¥red- die Welsh in London, England, last July, would be a violatfon of the fed- eral law. Judge Hough held that al- though the fight may have been class- ed as a boxing match in England and in this state, it was within the tech- nical meaning of the term “prize fight” or pugilistic encounter and therefore came within the scope of the Sims law excluding pictures of such con- tests, GERMANS ROUGHLY HANDLED IN ITALY No Longer Safe to Speak German on the Streets of Milan or Turin. Geneva, Switzerland, via Paris, May 12, 4 p. m.—The Austrian government has issued an order that all Austrian ships in Italian waters proceed at once to Trieste or Pola. Germans arriving in Switzerland from Italy say it is no longer safe to _speak German on the streets of Milan or Turin. They say that sev- eral Germans have been handled roughly by crowds. Two are reported to have been nearly lynched at Bres- cia. ADVERTISEMENT OF WARNING DISCONTINUED BY GERMANY. Embassy Here Ordered to Stop Its Publication—No Reason Given. ‘Washington, May 12.—The German embassy tonight informed by letter and telegraphs in all of ‘the larger cities of the United States to discon- tinue the publication of its advertise- ment warning Americans against tl;!a_.ns-Adlnlio travel on belligerent ships. No reason for discontinuing the ad- vertisement is given in the letters and telegrams, but it was stated at the embassy tonight that it was consld- ered to have been sufficient. LOSSES OF GERMANS AND' AUSTRIA_E_S 165,000 MEN Since. the First of May—Losses of Russians Placed at 50,000 Gen®va, Switzerland, May 12, via Paris, 4 p. m.—A despatch from Cra- cow to the Journal de Geneve says that the losses of the Germans and Austrians since the first of May amounted to 165,000 officers and men. Losses of the Russians in prisoners are placed at 50,000, SE TR T W e N i Y in Norwich is Double That of Any Ov . Paper, Cabled Paragraphs Military Called Upon for Aid. London, May 12, 1117 p. m.—The government did not call upon the mili- tary until late tonight, when the riots at South End provoked by a German airship reid, in which an old woman was Kkilled, led the general commanding the district to put the eoldiers in charge of the town. NO MORE INQUESTS ON LUSITANIA VICTIMS. Fishing Boat Sighted “100 Bodies Off the Coast of Cork. Queenstown, May 12.—Lord Wim- borne, lord lieutenant of Ireland, is- sued an order in Dublin tonight that hereafter any bodies of persons drowned on board the Lusitania found along the Irish coast shall be brought direct to Queenstown without the for- mality of an inquest. In small bodies where they might happen to be landed. This order. it is believed here, should greatly expediate the identification of many bodies which it is expected will vet be found. A fishing boat reported tonight hav- ing sighted no less than 100 bodies floating ten miles south of Glandore, on the southwest coast of County Cork, a fact which upsets the conten- tion that the current, wind and tides had so scattered the bodies of victims as to make the recovery of any con- siderable number of them questionable. The news of the sighting _of these bodies was conveved to Webb Ware, secretary of Alfred Gwynne Vander- bilt, who has been most vigilant in his search for Mr. Vanderbilt's body and in urging that no effort be spared §o find the dead body before it was too ate. Rain fell nearly all day in Queens- town, making more dismal the work of identifying the bodies in the morsue and placing them in coffins. Among the twenty-one bodies here today there were no promi t Americans. GERMANS HARD PRESSED IN DIRECTION OF MITAU. Russian Strategic Position in Shavli More Clearly Defined. London, May 13, 2.27 a. m—Reuter’s Petrograd correspondent sends an official communication issued by the Russian war ojce which says: “As a result of the German defeat in the direction of Mitau and Rossi- ency our stratigic position in_Slavli is becoming more clearly defined. “The Germans, being hard pressed in the direction of Mitau, Pomieverge and Kovno, decided upon the desper- ate expediency of delivering a decisive offensive in the Shavli distrivct. Hayv ing simultaneously occupied the rail- way station of Jeymy on the same day, May 8, our caivary came in con- contact with Bavarian cavalry, which it put to disorderly flight. It came up with the fleeing Bavarians at mid- day the ninth, near Krakinwve, aft- er covering a distance exceeding fif- ty versts (a verst is two thirds of a mile) and fighting two engagements. “The defeat of the German raid on our rear will necessarily affect the programme of the operations in _ the Shavii district. The enemy's defeat at Jeymy encourages the belief that he will shortly receive still further reinforcements in the Shavli district. The presence there of a regiment of the Prussian guard would seem to in- dicate that a whole corps of the guard will bé' transferred from Alsace to this front.” MOVEMENT TOWARD LASTING PEACE AMONG WORLD POWERS. Launched at the Opening of the World Court of Congress. Cleveland, Ohio, May 12:—With the opening of the world court congress, a movement was formally launched to- day which its advccates claim is the greatest advance yet taken ‘toward Jasting peace among the world pow- er: Prominent men from all over the country, including William H. Taft, Alton B. Parker, Henry Clews and miany others, were present, giving as- surance, Mayor Newton B, Balker said i h welcoming address that the movement “is not visionary, not practical:” X The congress plans an international court of justice founded on an agree- mert to ‘which all the great powera would be signatory. All signatory na- tions would submit their dispufes to the court. One not so doing would be subjectec to the combined pressure of the cthers. Fach speaker at the opening session dwelt on the stable character of the congress “plan. This body is not so foolish as to conceive that war will be made impos- sible by such a court,” said John Hays Hammecnd, chairman, in an _address opening the deliberations. “What we hope to do is to minimize the possi- bilities of wa Former President Taft said: “A movement like this loses force by making claims of what it will accomplish, But we are trying to be practical. We are not rainbow chasers and we are not offering a millepium.” Mr. Taft had not been scheduled to speak at the afternoon session, but vielded to demands from the audience that he do so. Judge Alton B. Parker responded to similar appeals. MEMORIAL AT BATTERY PARP TO WIRELESS OPERATORS. Drinking Fountain Formally Turned Over to the City of New York. New York, May 12.—A drinking memory of the wireless operators who have lost their lives while on duty at sea was formally turned over to the city today‘at Baetery park. Begun two years ago as a memorial to Jack Phillips, wireless operator who perish- ed on the Titanic, the raising of funds was taken:over by the maritime asso- ciation and given wider scope. Acting Mayor McAneny, in accept- ing the gift for the city, said: “New York city owes its preemin- ence mostly to its tradition as a port. 'We are now the greatest port in the world and wa shall be much greater. ‘Therefore, it:is particularly fitting that monuruants - such - as this should be dedicated hre.” A crowd of steamship and wireless men’ stoc@:4n a.-light fall of.rain dur- ing the-rémainder of the:ceremonies iand%hewds wdrs uncovered when the ibnglers Zrcm’ thy /United States navy {blew taps. i 'Washington, May- 12—The -Russian port of Archangel is open, the Ameri- can consulate at Petrograd announced ‘today in a cablesram to the state department. Transportation of non- government goods to the interior is officially restricted, There has been no change in the export-embargoes. der o~ e~ it oy e~ Bulletin ey and lts Total Circulation is Demands Made Upon Germany MUST MAKE REPARATION FOR UNLAWFUL ACTS. TO BE CABLED TODAY United States to Demand a Guarantee That the Rights of Non-Combatants Will Be Observed and That There Will Be No Repetition of Attacks on Ships Carrying Non-Combatants. ‘Washington, May 12.—The Upited States in a note to be sent to Germany tomorrow demands a guarantee that there will be no further attacks by submarines on mérchant ships carry- ing non-combatants. It serves notice also that full reparation will be sought for the loss of more than 100 Amer- ican lives in the sinking of the Lusi- tania and for other violations of Amer- ican rights in the sea zones of war. No Indication of Future Action. While no indication is_given of the steps to be taken by the United States in the event of an unfavorable reply, the note informs the German govern- ment that the American government will leave nothing undone either in diplomatic representation or other ac- tion to obtain a compliance with its request. Revised by President, The document was to have been cabled tonight, but the president after conferences with Counsellor Robert Lansing, of the state department, made several changes in legal detail and then revised it alone in his study tonight. Tomorrow it will be dispatched and, it is expected to be made public soon after, No changes were made in the essen- tials of the communication as formu- lated Sunday by the president and ap- proved by the cabinet vesterday. The principal points in the note are sub- stantially as follows: Atrocities Which Are Protested. 1—The United States government calls attention to the various incidents in the war zone proclaimed by Ger- many around the British Isles: the sinking of the British liner Falaba, with the loss of Leon C. Thresher, an American: the attack by German air- men on the American steamer Cush- ing, the torpedoing without warning of the American steamer Gulflight fly ing the Stars and Stripes, and finally the torpedoing without warning of the Lusitania with its loss #f more than a thousand lives of non-combatants, among them more than 100 Americans. Acts Declared Indefensible. 2—These acts are declared to indefensible under international law. The United States points out that it never admitted German; ht to do them, and warned the imperial govern- ment that it would be held to a “strict accountability” for attacks on Ameri- can vessels or lives. A strict account- ing, therefore, is now osked from Ger- many. Usual Financial Reparation. 3—The usual financial reparation will be sought, although Germany is in effect reminded that no reparation can restore the lives of those sacrificed in the sinking of the Lusitania and other ships. be Expressions of Regret Valueless. 4—Expressions of regret may com- ply with the legal precedents, but they are valueless unless accompanied by a cessation of the practices endanger- ing lives of non-combatants, Rights of Neutrals on High Seas. 5—THe right of neutrals to travel any point of the high seas on neutral or belligerent merchantmen is assert- ed. Guaranty of Rights, 6—In the name of humanity and international law, the United States demands a guarantee that these rights will be respected and that there be no repetition of attacks on merchantmen carrying non-combatants. Warnings No Justification. 7—The giving of warnings to the American public without officially com- municating them to the United States government is commented on in con- nection with the German embassy printed advertisement before the sa ing of the Lusitania, but irrespective of the‘failure to advise the American government of Germany's purpose, the point is made that notice of an inten- tion to do an unlawful act neither jus- tified nor legalized it. Hopes Orders Were Misunderstood. S$—The suggestion is conveyed that the German government, of course, could not have intended to destroy in- nocent lives and that consequently the German submarine commanders must have misunderstood their instructions. The American government indicates its hope that this will be found to be true, and a cessation of the unlawful practices thereby will result, Will Enforce Compliance. 9—In conclusion, Germany's atten- tion is called to the earnestness of the government and people of the United States in this_situation. It is made plain that the United States will leave nothing undone either in diplomatic representation or other action to ob- tain a compliance by Germany to the request made. Couched in Friendly Terms. The note throughout is couched in friendly tones, but is unmistakably firm. the suggestion that German submarine commanders must have misunderstood their instructions or that the German government could not have intended to destroy _innocent lives, room Is given for a disavowal by Germany of the practices in the war zone and an assurance that fu- ture attacks will be prohibited. Interest in Executive Quarters. In executive quarters intense inter- est prevailed today and news of what the American note contained was eas- erly sought by officials in the govern- ment departments and in diplomatic circles. generally, Fleischmann Shoots Himself. New - York, May 12—Otto F. Fleisch- mann, president of the Fleischmann Vehicle company, and a member of the Fleischmann family which established a fortune as manufacturens.of bread, shot himself today . in_a hotel here, where he had registered under an as- sumed name. He was removed to a hospital, where it was feared he would not recover. English Anti- German Riots SHOPS WRECKED IN LONDON AND LIVERPOOL. GERMANS BOYCOTTED None of the Germans Attacked Have Been Severely Injured, but Many Were Beaten—Germans Are Intern- ing for Safety—Military Called Upon to Aid the Police. . London, May 12, 10.30 p. m.—The sinking of the steamer Lusitania has aroused to a violent climax the smol- dering hatred and suspicion of Ger- mans living in England. This animos- ity has found expression during the last 24 hours in attacks on Germans, principally upon their shops, in the poor quarters of London and Liverpool, while there have been minor disturb- ances in Manchester, Birkenhead, Gé#s- gow and a few other places. German Shops Pillaged. Many German shops had their win- dows smashed and some were pillaged. The proprietors of the shops generally were driven away by angry crowds. None of the persons attacked is re- ported to have been seriously injured, but a_considerable number were beaten and had their clothes torn. One or two shops have been set on fire by the rioters. A Spontaneous Boycott. A spontaneous movement has devel- oped in the London markets to boycott subjects of enemy countries and small dealers who appeared for supplies to- day were refused them and a number were driven away by crowds. Police Unable to Handle Mobs. ‘The police forces of both London and Liverpool have been depleted by enlist- ments in the army, and special consta- bles have been called out to help the regulars. These constables, however, are mostly citizens without experience in police work, and the mobs often have got the better of them. A num- ber of police have been injured.during the rioting. Rioters Sentenced. any of the disturbers of peace were brought before the police courts todzy and received punishment in sen- tences ranging from four months’ im- prisonment, imposed on one Liverpool Woman, to a four shillings fine. In several instances, English, Swiss and Russian shops bearing Teutonic names have been mistaken by the riot- ers for Gérman establishments and suffered the same damage as the Ger- man shops. There was a rumor tonight that or- ganized riots would be started at mid- night, and large forces of police and constables were placed on duty. Anti-German Feeling Widespread. The anti-German feeling is in no wise confined to the lower classes of the population. There has been a general demand by the newspapers for the internment of all subjects of enemy countries and agitation by several members of parliament induced the premier to summon a_special cabinet meeting today to consider the matter. After the meeting Premier Asquith made a statement in the house of commons foreshadowing that the gov- ernment will carry out the popular de- mand for placing these aliens in con- centration camps. Interning Germans. Thre police of Manchester today ar- rested 30 German shopkeepers with & view to interning them for their cwn safety. Other Germans have volun- tarily sought police protection in Lon- don and Liverpool. The London stock _exchange and other markets and the Liverpool cotton exchange have excluded Germans and Austrians, both naturalized and unnat- uralized, from membership. ROOSEVELT'S “MOGEST” ESTIMATE OF HIMSELF. Only Man Who Could Tear President Wilson’s Foreign Treaties to Pieces. Syracuse, N. Y., May 12—A witness for William Barnes swore in the su- preme court here today that less tkan a year ago Theodore Roosevelt agreed that the republican party needed him and said that he would “go after President Wilson with his Pittsburgh speech and on the foreign treaties and tear him to pieces.” Then, declared this witness, the former president as- serted that after what had happened at Chicago in 1912 the republican par- ty was not big enough to hold him and Mr. aBrnes. The witness was John ‘W. Hutchinson, a New York lawyer, and chairman of the speakers’ bureau of the republican state committee from 1906 untik 1912, Mr. Hutchinson said he met Colonel Roosevelt by appointment in the Har- \.'aréi Club, in New York, on July 15, 1912. “I told him,” he went on, “that he was in a way the whole progressive party. I said it did not make any ma- terial difference what the progressive organizations did in the way of nomi- nating cnadidates. There was a rumor that Colonel Roosevelt was consider- ing running for governor in the fall That's what I wanted to find out about. I told him that it would make a lot of difference if he took an active position himself and that if I were to oppose the republican organization, it would simply widen the chasm and prevent a reunion of the party. He said that would not do_ and added, ‘You have to have me. I can go after Mr. Wilson and tear him to pieces and you have not anybody who can do it’ I told him we would have to get to- gether. Byswe, I meant the two fac- tions of the republican party.” ‘When court was adjourned it . was said that only a few more witnesses remained to testify in Mr. Barnes' be- half. Counsel said they considered it possible that Mr. Barnes himself might go upon the stand tomorrow. ‘Movements of Steamships, Glasgow, May 11.Arrived, steamer Carthaginian, = Boston and {Portland, M e, Genoa, Mby 11.—Arrived, steamer Palermo, New York. Christiansand, May I1—Arrived, steamer_Oscar II, New York, New York, May 12.—Steamer Man- uel Calvo, Cadiz for New York, sig- nalled 350 miles east of Sandy Hook at noom, . Dock € p. m. Thursday. TWELVE PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS Condensed Telegrams Canada had 108,760 men under arms and at the front on May 1. The output of the Rand gold mines during April totaled 744,000 fine ounc- es. Fire almost wiped out the town of Pleasureville, Ky., at a loss of $100,- 000. President ~ Wilson’s Philadelphia speech was received with approval in London. Kaiser William witnessed a battle participated in by the First Guards Division in Galcia. A police guard was assigned to the piers of the North German Liloyd line in Hoboken, fearing riots. The balance of trade in favor of the United States during the week ended May 2 last was $20,5565,707 . Professor Karl Lamprecht, sor of hstory in the University Leipsic, Germany, died there. profes- of Montenegro is to be included in the operation of the American Red Cross in its fight against typhus in Servia Revolutionists under Dr. Rosalvo Bobo were defeated by Haytien Gov- ernment forces in a battle near Cape Haytien. The trial of Porter Chariton for the murder of his wife at Como, Italy, on June 9, 1910, will begin at Como early in July. Joseph De Long, the oldest resident and the only centenarian of Williams- burg, Brooklyn, died at his home there, aged 101. The steamer Dixie towing the Amer- ican floating theatre sank in three minutes in the Mississippi River near Keokuk, Ia. Mrs. Jane Keorney, aged 80, was burned to death in her home in New York when her dress caught fire from a gas range. One hundred thousand German fug- itives are reported to have reached Lugano, Switzerland, from Italy in the last three da: Russian flag day was observed in London and throughout England. Money was raised for the comforts of the Russian wounded. In a new Canadian casualty list is- sued in Ottawa. the name of Private Thomas Kennedy, of Struther, Ohio, appears among the killed. Two hundred and ten persons charg- ed with scattering rubbish in parks, or trampling on grass, were fined from $1 to $2 in New York courts. A Swiss engineer, who arrived at Geneva from Hamburg declared the shipyards there were turning out three finished submarines a month. The Reverend Leonard Francis Tyr- whitt, Canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor, and chaplain in ordinary to theKing, is in a London hospital ‘wounded. More than 500 members of the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion attended the 24th annual state convention of he organizaion held in Brooklyn. The Pennsylvania House passed the Catlin Dbill bringing the employes in the anthracite coal fields under the provisions of the proposed workmen's compensation act. The Chinese minister called at the State department and communicated a statement from his government an- nouncing its accession to the modified Japanese demands. Frank E. Soule of New Milford has been appointed an examiner in the state banking department.” He is con- sidered one of the leading expert ac- countants of the state. The strike ordered by the Neptune Association of officers = of coastwise steamships entering New York, ac cording to a statement issued last companies has failed. The Chancery court in London nam- ed Weston B. Woolridge, legal repre- sentative of Charles Frohman, receiv- er and manager for the Frohman properties in Great Britain. s Thomas Mahoney, 21, branded as the meanest of thieves was held under $500 bail for stealing $8.25 in_pennies from the poor boxes of the Church of the Sacred Heart, New York. A decrease of 11 per cent in the watermelon acreage in North Caro- lina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Texas, is_estimated by the Department of Agriculture. The New York Court of Appeals up- held the contention of Attorney-Gen- eral Egbert E. Wodbury that Indians are amendable to the fish and game law and liable to prosecution for vio- lating it. Gov. Holcomb sent his first veto message to the general assembly yes- terday. He declined to approve a bill which would make compulsory the at- tendance of deaf and defective child- ren at school. Secretary Daniels designated the Rev. Julius W. Atwood, Episcopal Bishop of Arizona to offer the invo- cation at the launching of the dread- Yard on June 19. Moses Menz, whose grocery store and warehouse at Victoria, B. C., sus- tained about $15,000 damage when at- his case before the United States con- sul there, claiming to be an American citizen. ;he Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population Labor Gom’sioner fo be Appointed WILL ALSO ACT AS FACTORY INSPECTOR. AT A SALARY OF $3,000 House Leader Hyde Slated for the Po- sition—Bill Passed in the House as Amended the Bill Tabled in the Senats—Rush of Business and Large Attendance. . in Senate—Mileage (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, May 12—Now that ad- journment ‘is drawing near, thers is a large attendance at the sessions of the general assembly, and also men from all sections of the state inter- ested in some measure that is yet to be given consideration. Besides these are the legislative managers, some- times referred to as the third, or in- visible house. Although many meas- ures are receiving consideration, they are all given due attention and as yet there is nothing to indicate that rush of business that is sure to come befora the session of 1915 passes among those that were and are no more. Kiliing of Deen. The act concerning the killing of Qeer, which permits the land owner, employe and lessee, to bunt and kill deer on his own premises, and the ss shall be the property of the land owner unless report is made to the game commissioner: unless tha party who Kkills the deer reports the same within twenty-four hours, and failure to do this brings liability of a fine of $200 gr sixty days in jail or both. This in accordance with amend- ment offered by Mr, Hall, of Willing- ton, to make the reading clearer. Mr. Thomas of Lebanon was opposed to any amendment and that would mean death to the bill in the senate, which ad passed the bill amended and it was now back in the house under re- port of the committee on conference. Mr. Bartlett of Tolland and Mr. Da- vison of Bethany spoke in opposi- tion, as did also Mr. Sturgiss of Wes- ton. Mr. Bartlett moved indefinite postponement of the Hall amendment. “Amen,” Said the Speaker. Mr, Backus, of Thompson, favored the amendment and so did Mr. Allen of Willington, Mr. Pratt of Harwin- ton made his maiden speech against the amendment and Mr, Isbell of An- sonia said it would be well to adopt or kill the bill and get at other bus- iness, and Speaker Healey said Amen. The motion to indefinitely postpone the amendment was lost, by a vote of 109 to 61. Mr. Stoddard said the senate had acted favorably and the amendments were testimonial and if a deer bill is wanted at all, cut out amendments. Mr. Hall said the amendment was not technical as it specified that report must be made within twenty-four hours of the Kkilling. The Bill Passes. Mr. Hyde moved the previous ques- tion, stating that enoush had been heard on the bill and that he hoped the bill would pass as amended. The amendment prevailed by a vote of 126 to 47. The original bill was then pass ed as amended. On motion of Mr. Fenn of Wethersfield the act w transmitted to the senate under sus- pension of the rules. The act providing for the payment of Fred M. Hawes for service ren- dered the state, was taken from the table. The claim was explained by Mr. King of Fairfield, who said that Mr. Hawes was engaged to help work up a murder case by a member of the state police, rendered all possible service, but was unable to locate the murder. He had been at much ex pense and presented a claim for $500. ‘This matter was sent to the table on a_motion to reconsider. a week ago, after it had been passed by the house and now the business before the house was on the motion to reconsider, as when last taken the vote disclosed no quorum. There was a repetition of the long debate which marked the first consid- eration of this claim and the time con- sumed has cost the state more than the amount of the claim. The motion to reconsider prevailed and the action of the house, previously, was reversed and the bill defeated. Salary Lowered $1,000. The bill providing for the appoint- ment of a_labor commissioner to per- form the duties of the labor commis- sioner and factory inspector, passed in the house, was amended in the sen- ate so as to make the salary $3,000 instead of $4,000. The house concurred with the senate action and the act was passed as amended. House Leader Hyde is slated for the consolidated of- fice, but was absent from the house while the matter was being consid- ered, Consolidation Committee. After opposition by members of the commission, the house concurred with the senate in the indefinite postpone- ment of the bill which provided for the coninuation of the commission to consider the consolidation of state commissions and to investigate the | health laws. The Governor’s Staff. The bill which .provided that the governor appoint two officers of the national guard as members of his staff, nought Arizona at the Broklyn Navy |indefinitely postponed in the hbuse and passed in the senate, the latter body insisted upon its action and called for a committee of conference. Messrs. Brooks of Torrington and Blakeman of Stratford were appointed to the tacked by anti-German rioters, laid|committee on the part of the house. No Metal Fastener. The committee on conference re- ported an amendment to the act con- cerning foodstuffs for horses and cat- boana e o e ound | He which provides that no metal fas- Ottawa, declared he had been there by three men whom he said ask- ed him the way to the residence of | Senate action. the Duke of Connaught as they wish- ed to blow it up. Miss Grace Hartwell, 21, might by managers of the steamship aunt, Miss Catherine Bentley, of Utica, N. Y., were killed when the horse drawing the wagon in which they ere riding - train near erburne, N. Y. Jofi | teners for tags be used. The amend- ment was adopted in concurrence with With slight amend- ment the act concerning the sale of milk was passed on recommendation of_the committee on conference. and her|_ Resolution was passed to pay John Winne $900 for the compilation of the , Legislative Bulletin, T State Land for School. Mr. Hall of Willington was per an in front of a fast|mitted to present a resolution au- thorizing the comptroller to transfer to the town of Mansfield an acre of One per cent. of all the contents of | land, now a part of the land assigned the oceans would cover all the land |to the State Colony of Epileptic: areas of the globe to a depth of 290 feet. , to (Cvmlgu-dA_gLPlgu Six) , -