Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 17, 1915, Page 1

Balletin VOL. LVIL—NO. 116 NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, MAY 17, 1915 EIGHT PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS & The Bulletin’s Circulation - in Norwich is Dov’ “That of Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population - RUSSIANS PREPARE T0 MAKE A STAND On the San River, Where Heavy Reinforcements Have Reached the Retreating Army MARKED SUCCESS CLAIMED BY THE BRITISH Heavy Fighting is in Progress in Flanders Between German and British Forces, Both Claiming to Have Achieved Success—French Claim to Have Destroyed Eight Ger- “man Companies in Chamagne, Where the Enemy Charged the French Trenches After the Explosion of a "Mine—Germans Capture a Startegical Position in the Loitre Hills. The southern end <h line, | advices from the Portuguese capital b rom above Ypres, indicate a state of anarchy and fight- . m above ¥pres, in| i e Streets and that large revo- PFianders, to below La Bassee, joining | jytionary forces are preparing to he front morth of Arras, has|storm Lisbon. ian zed in heavy fighting and Ane ve, according to| GERMAN PRESS REGRETS pfhici om British and LOSS OF AMERICAN LIVES renct gained marked esses against the Germans, whose over the great- vart of a two mile front. Caused by the Sinkizng of the Lusita- as been broke tania—Blame British Government. Berlin, May 16, by Wireless to Say- rth at Steenstratet, the),e Ny __The Over-Seas News s have checked several gency today gave out the follow- tacks and have held notwithstanding the “The whole German press, particu- fort of the Germans to |larly the Cologne Gazatte ,the Frank- position, the French troops e been carrving out a series of ac- object of strengthening fort Gazette and the Berlin Tageblatt, deeply regret the loss of American lives caused by the sinking of the Lu- sitania. n Champagne the| “The Tages Zeitung and other news- almost com- | papers state htat the responsibility German com- |rests with the British government, r which, attempting to starve the peace- ful civilian population of a big coun- try, forced Germany in self defepce to declare British waters a war zone; arged the first line of the explosion of es after t the Germans were suc- a period, but two counter- | with ship owners, who allow passeng- c with bayonet and hand [ers to embark on an armed steamer grenades resulted in_the retaking of carrying war materfal an dneglected the position by the French, ounted 1,000 German dead who later The en- German warnings against entering the var zone: and finally, with the Eng- re effective force of the Germans en- |lish press, which ridiculed Ambassa- gaged in this operation, the French|dor Von Bernstorff’s warnings, called essert, were either killed or made|them a giggantic bluff and thereby Prisone: preventing passengers from cancelling other hand, the German war | their passage. office declares that the allied attacks “Heartfelt sympathy is felt by the sorth of Ypres and round Steen- | German press and public for the vie- straete and Hetsas, which were car-|tims of the catastrophe and their rei- ed out without regard to losses, | atives.” Mhave been repulsed. Likewise, the WBritish infantry attack following | LONDON COUNTY STREET artillery. preparation, Beri Bave bech dhrn noik ™| RAILWAY TIED UP BY STRIKE. The Germans have made an inde- pendent advance in the Loitre Dills, | Men Demanded a 15 Per Cent. Increase {Where they have tawen poss of i H i B Sheach stratRral o g Owing to High Cost of Living. igistance of nearly half a mile. f In the east the Russians are pre- maring for their stand on the San wiver. Heavy reinforcements are be- dleved to have reached that section and the retreat of the Russian army, London, May 16, 9.37 p. m.—The London county municipal railway street car system is tied up by a strike of itg men, who are demanding a 15 per dént. bonus owing to the increased cost of living. The demand has been prhich was characterized by severe | refused by the city council. year guard actions, is thought to be| Only 40 cars out of 1,500 are run- pnded, temporarily at least. ning. These are chiefly on the Wool- The announcement that the insur- | wich arsenal line. Great inconvenience gection at Lisbon has bee crushed | in g§e southern section of the city is fras apparantly premature as latest|belng caused by the strike. In the event of hostilities between head of this fleet is Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletcher. In the accom- panying iilustration is shown one of the best photographs of Rear Admi- ral Fletcher, taken during the battle- ship review. the United States and any foreign power it is plain that one of the first mcts of war would be the sailing of the Atiantic fleet. which has been on seview in New York harbor. At the Cab.a Paragraphs Swedish Steamer Seized by Germans. Amsterdam, May 1, via London, 3.47 p. m.—A telegram from Hemburg says that the Swedish steamer Bjoern, bound from London with a cargo of ore and food supplies, has been seized and taken to Hambur; e Work of Russian Black Sea Fleet. London, May 17, 12.27 a. m.—The Russian naval attache here announces that on May 15 the Russian Black sea fleet destroyed four steamers, coal- laden, two tugs and twenty sailing ships. He adds that much damage was done in the bombardment of Kef- ken, Eregli and Kilimali, on the Black sea, BUDGET OF WAR NEWS SENT OUT FROM BERLIN French Sustain Heavy Losses North of Suldhr Tourba, Berlin, May 16, via London, 6 p. m. he following recital of yesterday's events at the front was given out fo- day at the war office: “Western theater of war: Strong enemy_troops since yesterday after- noon have been attacking, morth of Ypres, our positions east of the canal at Steenstracte and Hetsas, without regard for their own losses. AIL at- tacks were repulsed. The battle at Steenstraete continues “South of Lille the British made in- fantry attacks, after strong artillery preparations, which already have been repulsed in most places: but fighting continues at one or two points. “Further south, on both sides of the ridge of Lorette Hills, and at Souchez and at Neuville, north of Arras, re- newed French attacks broke down un- der our fire. The French suffered espe- cially heavy losses in the Lorette Hills, “Between the Meuse and the Mo- selle there yere lively artillery duels along the efitire front. The only in- fantry engagements took place on 4he western border of the forest of Le Pretre, where the battle has not yet come to a conclusion. “Eastern theater of war: # Rus- sian_advance in the region of Shavli, Courland, was repulsed easily. Theé number of prisoners taken there dur- in_gthe last few days is more than 1,500. On the Dubysa river, northeast of Ugiany, & small division of our troops was compelled to retreat before strong Russian forces, losing two cannon. Further south, at Ejargala, the Rus- sians were repulsed with the loss of 120 prisoners. On both sides of the Omulew river (Russian Poland) strong Russian night attacks failed with heavy losses to our opponents, who left 245 prisoners, “Southeastern theatre of war: Be- tween the Pilica and the upper Vis- tula and on the Sambor-Stry-Stanis- lau front (Galicia) the allied armies are continuing their advance. On the lower San, from Przemysl down, the enemy is offering resistance. BRITISH TROOPS ARE BREAKING GERMAN LINES Between Richebourg-1-Avouse Festubert, a Two Mile Front. London, May 16, 11.43 p. m.—The following official statement was issued by the DBritish war office tonight: “The first army has made a suc- cessful attack between Richebourg-I- Avoue and Festubert, breaking the en- emy’s line over the greater part of a two mile front. “The attack commenced at midnight t othe south of Richebourg-I-Avoue, where we carried two successive lines of German breastworks on a front of 800 yards. A mile farther south an at- tack at dawn carried 1,200 yards of German front line trenches and was pushed rapidly on, extending its suc- cess 600 yards further south by bomb- ing along the German trenches. Here we crossed the Festubert-Quinque road and advenced nearly a mile into the German lines. “The fighting still continues in our favor and throughout the day our brave troops have fought splendidly. “At Ypres all has been quiet for the past 48 hours, and elsewhere on the front there is nothing to report.” HOLE IN THE HULL OF A TURKISH CRUISER. Russian Shot ‘Also Tore Away a Por- tion of the Main Deck. and Petrograd, via London, May 16, 6.20 p. m.—The {ollowing official statement was issued today at the war office: “The Goeben, which fired 200 shells at the Russian fleet while it was bom- barding the Bosphorus, without scoring a single hit, was herself obliged to return to the Golden Horn with a hole in her hull stopped up with collision mats. “A’ portion of her main deck was torn away end a funnel was damaged. Many of her crew were Kkilled or wounded.” The warship referred to in the fore- going is the Turkish cruiser Sultan Selim, formerly the German cruiser Goeben. She was turned over to the Turks, with the German cruiser Bres- lau, last fall. She Sultan Selim has been_engaged in several battles with the Russian fleet and on half a dozen occasions was reported to have been damaged by shells or mines. THREE COUNTER ATTACKS OF GERMANS REPULSED Invaders Suffered Heavy Losses Steenstraete, Belgium, at Paris, May 16, 2.35 p: m.—The fol- lowing ‘official communication was is- sued here this afternoon: “In Belgim the enemy last night de- livered three counter-attacks against Steenstraete and its environs. The third, which took place at daybreak, was particularly violent. The assail- ants were repulsed and suffered great losses. We took vesterday six rapid fire guns and a bomb-thrower. “To the north of La Basse, between Richebourg TI'Avoue and ' Quinque street, British troops last night seized several German trenches. “To the mnorth of Arras the fight- ing was_desperate during the whole night. Upon the slopes east and south of Loerette a hard battle with hand grenades won us some Drogress. “At Neuville the enemy tried in vain to recapture the houses which we cap- tured during the day. Neither was he able to retake the trenches which we won from him on the outskirts of the village. “Upon the rest of the front there is nothing to report.” Movements of Steamships. New York, May 16.—Arrived, steam- ers St. Paul, Liverpool: Patris, Pira- eus. Sailed, steamers Saxonia, Liv- erpool; Athinai, Piracus. Domestic Quarrel Ends in Tragedy MAN TAKES HIS OWN AFTER KILLNG WIFE. LIFE SEPARATED A FEW DAYS When She Refused to Return to Him the Crime Was Committed—Father- in-Law and Mother-in-Law Also Were Shot. Jacobstown, N. J., May 16.—Edward Applegate, 24 years old, of Wheat Sheaf, Pa,, killed his wife, 22, probably fatally wounded his father-in-law, Ed- win De Bou, wounded his mother-i law, and then ended his own life today on the De Bou farm. The young couple had been married for three years. A few days ago they quarreled and Mrs, Applegate returned to her parents’ home. Applegate visited her there today and, when she refused to return home with him, killed her with one shot from a revolver. He then turned the weapon on De Bou, one bullet striking him in the head and another in the neck. Mrs. De Bou was the next victim, but her wound is not considered dangerous. Af- ter attempting to shoot his sister-in- law, Applegate killed himself. FETE DAYS OF JOAN OF ARC CELEBRATED. Quiet!ly by Large Crowds in Paris— Wreaths Placed on Monument of Heroine, Paris, May 16, 5.15 p. m—The fete day of Joan of Arc was quietly cele- brated today by large crowds. A num- ber of English women participated in the ceremonies, among them Christo- bel Pankhurst, the English suffragette and deposited’ wreaths on the monu- ment of the heroine of Lorraine in the Rue Des Pyramides, the Rpe De La Chapelle, the Place St. Augustine and the Boulevard St. Marcel. English and Alsatian pastors were among the speakers at the exercises. In one of the delegations was Mme. Deroulede, sister of the late _Paul Deroulede. A group of young ladies of Paris placed a bouquet on the statue in the Rue Des Pyramides in the names of their fathers who are serving at the front. Many British and French soldiers were in the pro- cession. Today was the first time that Pro- testants and civic groups have joined in the fete. SOUTH AMERICA SUPPORTS ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES. President Wilson’s Note to Germany is Highly Commended. Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 16.— La Prenza expresses approval of Pre: ident Wilson's note to Germany. It says that if the principles set forth in the note do not prevail there will be an end to neutrality and that a uni- versal war will follow. The Razon says: “The United States and other neutral countries have al ready suffered too patiently, morally and materially.” The Diaro declares that Germany has violated the principles of international law and is deserving of no sympathy from civilized nations. “The United States note signifies that country will tolerate no more ag- gressions,” this newspaper says. “The war zone ought to disappear. If not, a rupture would not be _astonishin: uth America supports the energetic attitude of the United States.” RECOVER MORE VICTIMS OF LUSITANIA DISASTER. Three Men, Three Women and Two Small Boys. Queenstown, May 16.—The bodies of three men, three women, two _smail boys and one child a year old, all v tims of the Lusitania disaster, were brought to Queenstown today by the tug Flying Fox, which was stormbound all day yesterday. The body of the Rev. Basil W. Ma- turin of Oxford, England, was ident fleq easily. By means of laundry marks and papers, identification was estab- lished of the bodies of Mrs. Frederick S. Pearson of New York, Miss Gwen Allan, daughter of Lady Allan of Mon- treal, and of Dean W. Hudges, a youns son of William S. Hodges of Philadei- phia. The other bodies have not been identified. One of the two unidentified males was a fireman. LUSITANIA BODIES SIGHTED BY STEAMER ST. PAUL. Which Arrived at New York Yester- day From Liverpool. New York, May 16.—The steamship St. Paul of the American line arriv- ed here today from Liverpool with 217 cabin and 105 steerage passengers. Captain Passow reported passing over the sceme of the Lusitania dis- aster off the Irish coast on May 9 and sighting more than a_dozen bodies some of which were on life rafts. The St. Paul did-not stop as there were many small boats on the scene. The St, Paul brought the body of Captain Alfred Gunter of the Amer- ican stenmer Gulflight which was tor- redoed by a German submarine. Cap- tuin Gunter died of shock after his ship was hit. CRUISER COLORADO SAILS FOR MEXICAN WATERS With Marines and Machine Guns for Use Against Yaqui Indians. San Diego, Cal, May 16.—The cruiser Colorado, flagship of the Pacific fleet, carrying an expeditionary force of ma- rines and a machine gun for their use, sailed for Mexican waters this after- noon, to aid, if necessary, American colonists_in Sonora who have been fighting Yaqui Indians. Nominee for President of Chile. Santiago, Chile, May 16—The dem- ocratic convention has nominated Don Juan Luis San Fuentes for the presi- dency. Don Javier Figueroa was nominated a few days.ago for the presidency by the Liberal convention, Complete Anarchy Reigns in Lishon MUTINEERS AND LOYAL TROOPS FIGHT IN STREETS. MANY HOUSES BURNED It is Declared That the Uprising is the Portugal—Whereabouts of President De Arrega is Unknown. Beginning of a Civil War in Madrid, via Paris, May 16, 11.05 p m.—Complete anarchy reigns in Lis- bon, according to news reaching Mad- rid tonight. Fighting in the streets continues between the mutineers and the loyal troops. The bombardmen: was stopped last night owing to a lack of ammunition. Many Killed and Wounded. The number of persons killed or wounded is said to have been consid- erable. Many buildings were burned and the homes of known loyalists pil- laged. Spanish Battleship to Aid. Premier Dato announced today that the Spanish battleship Espania will arrive at Lisbon tomorrow to protect the Spaniards and other foreigners. He added that another warship also will probably be dispatched to Por- tuguese waters. Beginning of Civil War. Despatches from Vigo announce that Portuguese people arriving there de- clare the uprising is the beginning of clvil war in Portugal. Reports from Oporto say that the revolutionists in that city have been placed in jail and that the civil authorities have given over the reins of government to the military. The whereabouts of Pres- ident De Arriaga is still unknown, Protest Against Government Measures Special despatches assert that the uprising is not a monarchical move- ment, but one organized in protest by the party of Dr. Alfonso Costa, former premier, against recent measures of the government, It is declared that although mutinies occurred among the crews of several of the Portuguese warships the army is absolutely loyal, Preparing to Storm Lisbon. Badajose, Spain, via Paris, May 16, 12 p. m—The latest news received here from Portugal is that a general of the insurrectionary party command- ing 3,000 troops, is now outside Lis- bon preparing to storm the city. ANTICIPATING NATURE OF GERMAN REPLY. May Renew Request for Unrestricted Passage of Foodstuffs for German Civilians. Washington, May 16.—Without word from Ambassador Gerard as to the at- titude of the German government tow- ard the recent American note, official Washington attached much signifi- cance today to intimations in d matic quarters here friendly to many that the latter country in ply mizht offer to suspend without warning on merchant ships while the United States renewed its informal proposals for the unrestricted passage of foodstuffs to civilians in Germany. It was pointed out by well informed European diplomats that an offer of arbitration or settlement by diplomacy of the questions at issue would most certainly be made by Germany, with an agreement to ebandon submarine warfare while the decision was in er- ts re- attack: cials have been reticent about sing the idea of arbitration or proposal h reference to food- but it was indicated that the had progressed to the point the stuffs, situation where the United States would not be likely to be satisfied with any condi- tional acquiescence in the American position. ~The latter, it was pointed out, is based on legality and humanity and no stipulation couid be considered which presumed any recession by the United States from her rights under international law. It was intimated, however, that if Germany accepted the American point of view, the naturai tendency of the United States would be strongly to press its contention on the right to ship foodstuffs to Ger- many, matter still under diplomatic discussion. PASSENGERS ON AMERICAN LINER WERE CAUTIOUS Many on Steamer Philadelphia Wore Lifebelts and Spent Night on Deck. Liverpool, May 16, 7.20 p. m.—The passengers’ on the = American line steamer Philadelphia, which arrived here today from New York, experi- enced during the voyage much anxi- ety. ' Friday afternoon off the west coast of Ireland, a cruiser approached the liner. The chief topic of conver- ation during the voyage had been the German submarine activities and the sight of the warship caused some alarm. The cruiser went near enough to exchange signals. A number of passengers spent last night on deck in their chairs, with lifebelts beside them. The boats of the Philadelphia were heady for use. The steamer kept a course much far- ther out from the Irish coast than that which the Lusitania.was travel- ing_ when she was torpedoed. The port officials. carefully examined the passengers to discover if any spies were on board, but nobody was de- tained. Because of this precaution, it was more than an hour after the steamer arrived before' her” passengers began to debark. Allies’ Aviators Damage German Tan- neries. Geneva, May 16, via‘Paris, 4.05 p. m. —Information has been received here that aviators of the allies have inflict- ed damages amounting to more than $2,000,000 upon the tanneries at Strass- burg which are working on material for the German army. New Haven—Professor Harry B. Jepson of the Yale School of Music, and Mrs. Jepson, have left for Cal- ifornia, going by way of the Grand Canyon. Professor Jepson is to give a series of organ recitals at the Pan- ama-Pacific exposition, Condensed Telegrams The Dominion liner Dominion arriv- ed safely at Liverpool The Cowes regatta in England, to hove been held in August, was can- celled. The British steamer Eburma, Cette, France, for New Orleans, went ashore near Gibraltar. Resources of the Federal Reserve banks increased more than $5,000,000 during the last week. William E. Crawford, aged 15, was killed by a pitched ball during a ball game in Hanover, Pa. Czar Nicholas issued a decree im- posing a war tax on all persons ex- cused from military duty. The National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations is in convention at Portland, Ore. Archbishop Farley of New York of- ficiated at the funeral of Bishop Charles H. Colton at Buffalo. The Manila Shanghai cable was re- paired restoring direct communication between New York and China. Popular _ dissatisfaction with the heavy burden the war has imposed on neutral Hallond is growing steadily. Peter Krakus was hanged at Wil- mington, Del., for the murder of Pa- trolman ~ Francis Tierney, there March 6. A large percentage of the 145 strik- ing oilers and stokers of the American liner St. Louis, signed for the trip to Liverpool. Following the capture of Windhoek by the British, the capital of German Southwest Africa was removed to Grootfontein. Work on raising the submarine F-4 in Honlulu harbor came to a stand- still when Divers Nelson and Dril- shak became ill James Carlin, of Chapinville, N. Y., vas fined $50 for cutting the curls of ‘Walter Norris, aged four, who threw a tin can in Carlin’s yard. Bart Dunn, road grafter, gave him- self up to New York officers in Sum- mit, N. J., waiving extradition. He was taken to Blackwell’s Island. The Rhode Island Locomotive Works at Providence, are reported to have received a large shrapnel order from one of the belligerents of Europe. Because of the depletion in the staffs of the London banks, a proposal was made to conclude banking business at 3 p. m. daily instead of at 4 p. m. One fireman was killed and one fat- ally injured by a falling wall at a fire that did $300,000 damage to the leath- er plant of George Sengel in Newark. A call for 2,500 men to work in coal mines in Fayette county, W. Va., has Dbeen received by the Federal govern- ment’s employment bureau of Pitts- burgh. New York city by a committee of be represented ve on New York Day at the aPnama-Pacific Exposi- tion, May 24. The committee left Saturday. Two men dragged lsadore Klein, a messenger for the Public Bank of New York, into a hallway in East Seventy fourth Street and after beating him, stole $1,185., The Court of Appeals at Albany sus- tained the death sentence of David Dunn, who killed Harry Edwards, an enger at Corning, Febru- undred and twenty cabin pas- s and 450 steerage, practically ish or Canadians, sailed_from w York for Liverpool on the White Star liner Cymric. Professor John A. (Johnnie) Hand, Chicago’s veteran music master, was reported to be dying in a hospital at Chicago_from an _incurable malady. | He is 85 years old. His conscience trouble by a seven- year old theft, Arthur C. Fayette, sur- rendered in Moody Falls, N. J. The gold watch he stole he returned a few months after the theft. By a vote of 129 to 0, the lilinois House voted to return to the women of New Orleans a flag presented to Gen. Andrew Jackson, and captured by Tllineis troops in 1863. The strike of conductors and motor- men of the Detroit United Railways was called off, pending a settlement of the case of the dismissed motorman, which brought on the trouble. Engineer John Welsh of the Lu: tania, and Miss Gerta Neilson, a milli- ner, were married in Manchester, England. Welsh rescued Miss Neil- son as the Lusitania went down. Power over the traffic in New York harbor, ordinarily vested in the Sec- retary of Commerce, will be trans- ferred to the Secretary of the Navy during the period of the naval review. The year book of the Corporation of Trinity Church, in New York, shows that in the nine months ending April 14, 1914, the receipts of the _church from all sources amounted to $1,00 ,- 472, A strike has beon proclaimed at Mi- lan as a protest against the course of political events in Italy. Troops are occupying all the strategical points in the city. The Cunard offices announced that the liner Adriatic did not sail from Liverpool Wednesday as reported. The liner's sailing was delayed because of trouble with the crew, who demanded higher wages. A German passenger on the Clyde liner Huron, from Jacksonville, de- clared to be the writer of threaten- ing letters to President Wilson was placed under surveillance by Secret Service agents. The ndiana ion of the Travel- ers' Protective Association in annual convention at Indianapolis, Ind., vot- ed to send a message to President Wilson, approving his stand in the Lusitania situation. Frank H. Thompson alias Walter Moore, wanted in New York on 3 charge of being implicated in a swindle was arersted in _Atlantic City, N. J, where he was living in a handsome bungalow. ITALIANS ARE GLAMORING FOR WAR Austrian Consulate Has Notified Austrian Subjects To Be Ready to Leave at a Moment’s Notice CABINET TO BE RETAINED WITHOUT CHANGE. Excitement at Milan Subsided on Receipt of Premier Sa« landra’s Retention—General Strike There Passed Off Without Serious Incident, Although a Crowd Estimated at 40,000 Made a Demonstration in Favor of War— Similar Movements Occurred at Florence, Naples, Mes« sina, Bologna, Palermo and Catania—At Genoa Crowds Attempted to Pillage the Shops of Gunsmiths. Rome, May 16, 3.40 p. m., via Paris, 6.20 p. m—Official announcement was ade here this afternoon that King Victor' Emmanuel had declined to ac- cept the resignation of Premier Sal- andra. The Salandra cabinet is to be retained without change. Although it was made known offi- cially last night that Signor Salandra would remain at the head of the 8o ernment, this announcement was re- ceived foday with great demonstra- tions of rejoicing and manifestations in favor of war, Delay in Official Announcement, The delay in making the official an- nouncement is said to have been due 1o efforts to bring about closer co- operation among the various parlia- mentary sections. During the interval the king received a number of prom- inent statesmen. Among them was Deputy Admiral Bettolo, former min- ister of marine. The Tribuna says Premier Salandra may enlarge his cabinet by including Signor Bettolo and Signor Pantano, former minister of agriculture; the latter as the representative of the rad- als. It is asserted that Former Premier Giolitti will malke a public statement to the effect that he had believed it possible to obtain from Austria con- cessions sufficient to avert war, but that once war is inevitable he will support the cabinet. Foreign Minister Sonnini received Baron Karl Von Mac- chio, temporary Austrian ambassador at Rome. It is reported Baron Mac- chio asked Signor Sonnino whether his retention of office might be interpretéd as meaning that Italy had decided upon war. Austrians Warned to Leave. The Austrian consulate having no- tified the few Austrian subjects in Rome to be ready to leave at a mo- ment’s notice, most of them decided to_depart today. When the soldiers at the barracks at Castro Bretorio learned that Pre- mier Salandra was to_ remain in power they began an enthusiastic demonstra- tion in favor of war and went to their commander, Colonel Baistrocchi. The colonel said he could not yet give ex- pression to his feelings, but hoped to be able to address them in a few days in the vy that he would like to do. War Demonstration, The excitement at Milan subsided on receipt of the news of Premier Sal- andra’s retention. The general strike there passed off without serious m- cident, although a crowd estimated at 40,000 ' made a demonstration in favor of s SE'I{lnfla.r demonstrations oc-, curred at Florence, Naples, Messina, Bologna, Palermo and ():::':m The demonstration at Bologna de-: veloped into a free fight between the factions for and against war. At Genoa last night crowds attempted tox pillage the shops of gunsmiths, but were held in check by troops. REFUSED TO FORM A NEW CABINETY Senator Boselli insisted Upon Signos Salandra Retaining Premiership. Rome, via Paris, May 16, 7.50 p. mq —Prior to the announcement that Pre- mier Salandra would return to_power, the king requested Senator Boselli, dean of the Italian parliament, to form a new cabinet, but he refused, at the same time expressing the opinion that Signor Salandra must remain in the premiership. The king had a_lengthy .conference with Lieutenant General Count Ca~: orna, chief of staff, who aft cussed the situation with General.Zu-' pelli, the minister of war. i The Austrian ambassador, Von Macchio, conferred at the Vil Malta with Prince Von Buelow, thel German ambassador, for two hours. | The trend of events is conside most_significant, particularly in_viewj of the fact that clashes between. !Nl-n} and Austrian troops are reported tol be occurring on the frontier. The Aus-! trians according to one report, have: attenmipted to cross the boundary m one point, but were repulsed WM Italians, who took one prisoner. AUSTRIA CONFISCATING PROPERTY OF ALIENS Italy Now Has 1,700,000 Soldiers Mos| bilized and Equipped. i Geneva, May 16, via Parls, 4.10-a. m. telegram from Lugano, a Swiss' near the Italian border, says tha# Italy now has 1,700,000 soldiers mo- bilized and equipped. It is also said that the Austrian gov-: ernment has confiscated the property of the Rothschilds, as well ag that of various English, French and Rus- sian familles. DROWNED WHEN CANOE WAS SUNK BY MOTORBOAT. Ralph Bartlett, 22, of Brigeport—Men in Power Boat Arrested for Man- slaughter and Intoxication. Bridgeport, Conn., May 16.—Ralph Bartlett, 22 years oid, lost his life by drowning in the Pequonock river today when the noe in which he and his friend, George Pullon, were paddling, was sung by being struck by a motor launch in which were C. E. Demmons and Olie Hous n of Rockland, Me. The fatter are captain and mate, re- spectively, of the three-masted schoon- er Brigadier, which recently put into the harbor. Demmons and Houston were arres arged with man- slaughter a cation. ccording to the story toldb y Pul- lon, he and Ba ett were padidling about when the bridge tender of the railroad bridge shouted a warning. They saw the motorboat approaching them in a zigzag course. The canoeists turned about and speeded for the west bank of the river, with the launch fol- lowing them in an aimless manner. They could not escape a collision and the small craft was torn asunder. Bartlett’s head struck the gunwale of the launch, which probably rendered him unconscious, and he sank imme- diately. Pulion caught the tiller of the launch and was able to climb aboard. Bartlett's body was recovered later. He was married and leaves a smali child besides ANTI-GERMAN RIOTS IN ENGLAND DENOUNCED By the Archbishop of Canterbury— Also British Reprisals. London, May 16, 9.03 p. m—The Archbishop of Canterbury in a letter to Premier Asquith and the Bishop of London in a sermon today have ap- pealed to the British government not to make reprisals azainst Germany for the use of asphy gases by au- thorizing the army to adopt similar means of attac ‘The letter of the Archbishop of Canterbury said: “Most earnestly do I trust that we shall never anywhere be induced or drawn to take a course which would lower us toward the level of thos whom we are attacking.” i The anti-German riots also were de- nounced by the archbishop and tha bishop. Tife prelates offered the fuli power of the church to induce every person in the kingdom to do his share in the war. his widow A Difference. Cop—“Come along now! I arrest Lushman—“Well, that's full, too.” moon; Cop—“Maybe it 1s, but it isn’t,stag- gerin’ along an’ bumpin’ into -every- body.”—Boston Transcript. Southington—Trumbull camp, Sons of Veterans, will assist in the Memo- rial.day observations in Cheshire, May 30. ~ HONOR YALE GRADUATES LOST ON THE LUSITANIA./ Flag on the University Quadrangls Placed at Half Mast. New Haven, Conn., May 16.—Presi-, dent Arthur T. Hadley of Yale referred! to the sinking of the Lusitania and the! loss of lives of graduates of the uni- versity at exercises in Battell chapel today as follows: “The flag in the university quadran- gle is placed at half mast for the re- mainder of the day in commemoration of those graduates who perished with the Lusitania: Justus Miles Forman of. the college class of 1898, Alfredi Gwynne Vanderbilt of the college class of 1899, and Lindon Bates of the Shef- field class of 1902. They met death like Chritian gentlemen. May each of; us as he stands under the shadow of the half masted flag pray that our end! be equally honorable.” MAN MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT AT NAUGATUCK. Found Unconscious in a Schoolhouse— Unable to Give Much Information. Naugatuck, Conn., May 16.—Consife erable mystery surrounds the shooting' of Joe Nagro of Waterbury, who was found unconscious in the Grove Side schoolhouse here today. A bullet had' entered his right ear and pursued a| downward course through his head. Nagro was rushed to a Waterbury hos-| pital, where his consition is sald to be critical. He was uneble to give much’ information to the police here, except/ to say that he was shot and carried to the schoolhouse. ENDORSEMENT OF NOTES BY FEDERAL RESERVE BANKS . Breach of Neutrality When Same iAre for Payment for Arms. Berlin, May 16 (by_wireless teleg- raphy to Sayville, N. Y.)—Writing for, the Vossische Zeitung, Professor Jas-, trow, the economist, says that the ac- ceptance and endorsement by federal! reserve banks in the United States of notes in payment for arms and am- munition purchased by agents of bel- ligerent natfons constitute a_violation of neutrality, inasmuch as:such notes are legal obligations of the United: States government. Encourage Handsome Homes. In order to encourage the erection of beautiful residences'in Paris, the authorities award three gold medals annually to‘the designers of the most . artistic dwellings. The owners of these homes are retieved of half of, their annual taxes. ¥ \