Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 19, 1915, Page 1

Norwich Bulletin VOL. LVIL.—NO. 118 NORWICH, CONN., WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Othe-_Paper, & ITALY'S ACTION IS "HELD IN A . P ABEYANCE Meanwhile Special Trains Are Waiting to Carry Ger-| man and Austrian Ambassadors Out of ltaly DECISION BY ITALY IS LOOKED FOR THURSDAY A Fierce Battle is Going on in Galicia, the Fortress of Przemysl Being the Objective Peint of the Allied Teu- tonic Armjes—Russians Have Lost Several Trenches, They Claim “At Cost of Enormous Sacrifices” of the Enemy—Rains and Mists are Interfering With Opera- tions in Flanders and France—Biritish and French are to Resort to German Practice of Using Poisonous Gases. The imperial German chancellor, in outlining in the reichstag the conces- sions which Austria-Hungery had of- fered to Italy, conditional on Italian neutrality, referred to the strained re- lations between Italy and Austria and declared: “With its parliament, the Italian people will now decide whether it will reach the fulfillment of all its national aspirations in the widest ex- tent in a peaceful manner, or whether it will plunge the country into war. “¢ ¢+ * T will not give up the hope entirely that the scale of peace will be heavier than the scale of war. * * * * If the alliance is torn by one of the three partners, we shall know, together with the other partner, how to meet the new danger with dauntless confi- dence and courage.” Italy as yet has made no decision. The parliament is to meet Thursday, and it is possible that action may be delayed unti] that time. Meanwhile, the German and Austrian ambassadors have been in conference with the Ital- ian foreign minister. Special trains are waiting to carry them out of the country, if their departure becomes necessary. One report has it that the ambassadors have demanded their passport. In London matters of su- preme interest are the possible forma- tion of a coalition government and Earl Kitchener's call fon 300,000 addi- tional men to form newsarmies. The British secretary for war, speak- ing in the house of lords, announced that as the Germans had persisted in the use of asphyxiating gases, the British and French governments were of the opinfon that their troops must be “adequately protected by the em- ployment of similar methods.” In the war zones, reports of the ac- tions contain no outstanding feature. In fact, rains and mists have inter- fered seriously with the operations in Flanders and France, where, during the past week, a most determined movement by the French and British has been making headway. A fierce battle is going on in Galicla, the fortress of Przemysl being the ob- jective of great German and Austrian armies. The western forts of Przemysl have been heavily bombarded and be- tween that stronghold, which is now held by the Russians, and the Dniester river, the Austro-German armies, at- tacking with the utmost determin tion, captured several Russian trench- es, although “at the cost of enormous sacrifices,” according to the Russian statement. NO IMPORTANT ACTION AT THE DARDANELLES. Only Small Artillery and Infantry En- gagements. Constantinople, May 18, Via. London, 7.10 p. m.—The following official state~ ‘ment was issued here today: “On the Dardanelles front, near Avin Burnu, there have been very small ar- tillery and infantry engagements, but no important action. Some small transport ships have been damaged by our shells. “Our troops on the right wing have retaken a height 20 metres from our Ppositions. “A French cruiser vesterday landed near Sarskale, west of Merki, on the southern shora of the Gulf of Smyrna, sixty soldiers who fled when our coast guards replied to their rifle fire. Oth- er cruisers landed about 100 soldiers near Sefat. west of Tenika. On the night of May 15-16 two enemy ships which were cruising near the Smyrna forts retired after being damaged by our batteries.” BASEBALL EQUIPMENT FOR CANADIAN SOLDIERS. Ban Johnson to Contribute Boxes of Baseballs. Several Chicago, May 18.—Canadian soldiers in France who want to spent the in- termissions between battles in playing baseball will. be supplied by American leaders of the game with the para- phernalia which they cannot obtain readily abroad, it was learned today. The soldiers complained first to their fricnds and relatives in Canada that ‘baseballs, bats and gloves were scarce in France and official attention was called with the result that President B. B. Johnson of the American league and others were appealed to. Presi- dent Johnson has promised to con- tribute several boxes of baseballs. TO INTERCEDE WITH GERMANY FOR PEACE. Delegation From Congress of Women, Headed by Miss Jane Addams. The Hague, May 18, Via London, 855 p. m.—An embassy from the inter- national congress of women, headed by Miss Jane Addams, of Chicago, left the Dutch capital today for Berlin to. intercere with Germany in fovar peace. The embassy, In addition to Miss Addams, comprises Dr. Aletta Jacobs and Mrs. Richard Palthe, of Holand and Signora Genoni of Italy. Yesterday the delegation was receiv- ed by Premier Asquith and Foreign Secretary Grey in London when they presented to the British government _officials coples of the resolution in fa- vor of peace recently adopted by the women’s congress at The Hague, BRITISH ARE TO USE 2 ASPHYXIATING GASES. Kitchener Says Germans Will Be Met Wit Their Own “Diabolical Method of Attack.” London, May 18, 5.20 p. m.—Earl Kitchener gave a general review of the situation in the war zone before the house of lords adjourned for the Whitsuntide holidays. Speaking of the British offensive, he said the ac- tion at Neuve Chapelle “was fought with great gallantry, which enabled us to occupy positions of considerable military importance previously held by _the enemy.” Speaking of the German attack on the allied front near Ypres, Earl Kit- chener said: “In this attack the enemy employed vast quantities of poisonous gases and our soldiers and our French allies were utterly unpreprared for this diaboli- cal method of attack, which undoubt- edly has been long and carefully pre- pared.” Earl Kitchener at this point an- nounced the determination of the al- lies to resort to similar methods of warfare. 'he Germans,” said Lord Kitchen- “have persisted in the use of these asphyxiating gases whenever wind fa- vored or_other opportunity occurred and His Majesty’s government, no less than the French government, feel that our troops must be adequately pro- tected by the employment of similar methods so as to remove the enormous and unjustifiable disadvantage which must exist for them if we take mno steps to meet on his own ground the enemy who is responsible for the in- troduction of this pernicious practice.” RUMORS IN LONDON OF A COALITION GOVERNMENT. Reports That Great Britain is Con- fronted With Momentous Problems. Londor, May 18, 6.06 p. m.—Per- sistent rumors were in circulation in the lobby of the house of commons to- night that a coalition government was about to be formed. Unionist leaders held a conference with Premier Asquith this afternoon and it was sald that the question of a coalition was settled. Ac.ording to these reports, the al- locution of officers has not been fi- nally determined. It is rumored that A. J. Balfour, former premier, _will succeed Winston Spencer Churchill as first lord of the admiralty, the lat- ter taking some other office. All during the day there were re- ports that the government had sud- denly found itself confronted with problems of momentous importance. Announcements of the cancellation of the cabinet council, which had been summoned to meet at noon, of _ the postponement of Chanellor Lilold George's projected tour of the county to stimulate the output of munitions of war and of approaching visits of Mr. Churchill and other ministers to r. Asquith all served to give color to these reports. Official information is still lacking however, whether the cabinet is con- sidering’ a coalition government and some well-informed persons _advise suspension of judgment until Premier Asquith sees fit to take the country intc his confidence. INDUSTRIAL AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN AMERICA Discussed by C. S. Darrow Before In- dustrial Relations Commission. Washington, May 18.—Clarence S. Darrow, who defended the McNamara brothers in the Los Angeles dynamit- ing case, discussed industrial and so- cial conditions in America today be- fore the industrial relations commis- sion. He expressed the hope that J. B. McNamara, serving a life prison sentence, would be pardoned and said the pardon ought to come soon. ‘““McNamara thought he was doing something for the common good when he blew up the Los Angeles Times,” said the lawyer. “He risked his life because he be- lieved in a cause anM, looking at it from his own standpoint, he was a ‘martyr.’ " Darrow told the commission that the day was soon coming when hospitals would be substituted for prisons, that punishment was barbarism, that blood- shed was essential to progress and al- ways had been, and that American lib- erty was a_theoretical delusion. The people of England, he declared, had more liberty than those of America. Oil Tank Steamer Afire. Galveston, Texas, May 18.—The oil tank steamer Standard, property of the Standard Oil company and bound from Yucatan ports to New York, is on fire off the coast of Yucatan and has sent out distress ‘signals, according to re- ports reaching government _officials here. The tank steamers Winifred and Bradford have gone to ald the Standard. . and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population * Cables P h <Sragraphs % Austrian Arse P Ya 19, 2.06 a. m.—The Idea Nax -«€ reports a revolt at the Aus- trian arsenal at Pola on the Adriatic. It i1s asserted that 10,000 Italians em- ployed there came into conflict with the troops and that fifty persons were killed and a hundred wounded. Operations of Russian Black Sea Fleet London, May 18, 9.52 p. m.—The Russian Black Sea fleet, according to news received by the Russian naval attache, has destroyed in the Turkish coal mining district one steamship and 36 sailing vessels. At Koslu, a pier, elevator and railroad has been des- troyed. EVENTS WHICH MAY DELAY GERMAN REPLY Austro-Italian Situation May Absorb Attention of Government. ‘Washington, May 18.—Two import- ant factors, it became known tonight, are working to delay for another week Germany’s reply to the Ameri- can note of May 13 sent as a conse- quence of the Lusitania disaster. First, the next fe wdays are expected to decide whether Germany will be confronted with a new military situa- tion by the entrance of Italy into the war and cutting off of all supplies through the Mediterranean. Second, interested diplomatists here believe the interim of delay will re- veal whether the United States of its own initiative will send a general pro- test to the allies with respect to their alleged violations of international law by interfering with commerce between American ports and neutral countries of Europe. Officials here generally think the Austro-Ttalian situation may absorb the attention of the German govern- ment during this week and delay the final composition of the reply. Such information as the United States gov- ernment recently has received is of a positive nature indicating that Italy will soon enter the war, though in Austro-German quarters here there is still confidence that a break will be averted. It is realized that should Italy be- come a belligerent, Germany would lose all hope of securing foodstuffs or otner supplies through the Mediterranean and if Rumania followed Italy’s lead, as predicted, the wheat supply from Southwestern Europe would be cut off. In such circumsances of almost com- plete desolation, it was explained in diplomatic quarters that Germany would find the submarine even more invaluable a weapon for reducing en- emy supplies and commerce. FOR DISMISSAL OF INJUNCTION AGAINST TREASURY OFFICIALS Arguments Continued in District Su- preme Court at Washington. Washington, May 18.—Argument on the “motion of ‘counsel for Secretary McAdoo, Comptroller of the Currency Williams and Treasurer Burke to dis- miss the temporary injunction against the treasury officials secured by the Riggs National bank continued today before Justice McCoy in the district supreme court. Frank J, Hogan concluded a lengthy address against the motion on behalf of the bank and Louis D. Brandeis briefly outlined the government’s con- tention that the injunction should be dismissed. Samuel Untermyer will conclude the argument for the motion tomorrow and will be followed by Former Senator Bailey, who will close for the bank. ‘While Mr. Hogan was speaking, Jus- tice McCoy remarked that he had seen in the case as presented no evidence of ‘a conspiracy between the secretary and comptroller against the bank. The attorney replied that ord show- ed that the two offic vorked to- gether all down the but sug- gested that the point was not material to_the present question at issue Mr, Hogan argued at length in sup- port ‘of the claim that the case pre- sented was one proper for the consid- eration of a court of equity and as- serted that an injunction was the proper means of relief for the plain- tiffs. In reply Mr. Brandeis contended that on at least two points the petition for injunctive relief had no standing in a court of equity. He declared the court could not properly enjoin the treasury officials from withholding as a penalty provided by law interest due to the bank on bonds deposited for circula- tion security and that the secretary of the treasury could not be restrained in the use of his discretion under the law in proposing to disapprove appli- cations of banks to have the Riggs bank designated a reserve depository. LAKE MOHONK CONFERENCE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION Will Consider How Profit May Be Had from the European War. Mohonk Lake, N. Y. May 18.—Be- cause the present war is unprecedented in its extent, the Lake Mohonk confer- ence on international arbitration which opens here tomorrow will disregard its time-honored rule against the discus- sion of existing conflicts and consider how the cause for which the confer- ence has labored for the past 21 years may profit by the results of the strug- gle now raging. Between 200 and 300 diplomats, college presidents, experts on economics and international law, leading business men and others here tonight were almost unanimous in their opinion that one of the first les- sons taught by the war was the need of a workanole plan of settling interna- tional disputes without recourse to arms. The topics to be considered during the three days of the conference deal with the methods by which the war may be turned to account. Speakers were advised, however, that there should be no’ discussion of the causes and conduct of the war in the form of direct criticism of specific policies or acts of any belligerent or group of belligerents. NETS AND OBSTRUCTIONS PLACED IN ENGLISH CHANNEL Only a Third of a Mile Open—German Submarines Cannot Get In, New York, May 18—The Atlantic Transport liner Minnehaha from Lon- don with 17 passengers, docked here today after an uneventful voyage. “The British admiralty” said Cap- tain Claret, “has choked the English channel between Dover and Calais with mines, nets and other obstruc- tions, until a channel only a third of a mile wide is open. German submar- rines cannot get into the channel from the North sea and must skirt the north of Scotland to reach their fleld of operations off the Irish coast.” What Austria Concedes fo laly r ENUMERATED BY GERMAN IM- PERIAL CHANCELLOR, =¥ SPEECH IN REICHSTAG Declares That the Vienna Cabinet Had Offered to Surrender Territory to with Ensure an Enduring Peace Italy. Berlin, via London, May 18, 7.53 p. m.—“You are aware,” said Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the imperial chan- cellor, speaking in the reichstag today, “that’ the relations between Italy and Austria-Hungary within _the last month have been strongly strained. “From the speech made yesterday by Count Tisza you will have gathered that the Vienna cabinet,in a sincere effort to ensure enduring peace be- tween the dual monarchy and Italy, and to take into account the lasting great vital interests of both empires, had resolved on far-reaching conces- sions to Italy of a territorial nature. Concessions Made. “I consider it proper to these concessions to you: “First, part of the Tyrol inhabited by Italians was to be ceded to Italy. “Second, the western bank of the Isonzo insofar as the population wes purely Italian, and the town of Gra- disca, likewise was to be ceded to Italy. “Third, Trieste was to be made an imperial free city, receiving an admin- istration which would insure the Ital- ian character of the city, and to have an Italian university. “Fourth, Italian sovereignty to Av- lona (a seaport of Albania) and a sphere of interest belonging thereto, to_be recognized. “Fifth, Austria-Hungary declared her indicate political ~ disinterestedness regarding Albania. “Sixth, the national interests of Italians in Austria to be particularly respected. “‘Seventh, Austria-Hungary to grant amnesty to political military prisoners belonging to the ceded territory.” Italy’s Wishes Assured Consideration. “Eighth, the further wishes of Italy regarding the gemeral question to be assured every consideration. “Ninth, AustriaHungary, after the confirmation of the agreement, to sive a solemn declaration concerning the concessions. “Tenth, mixed committees for the regulation of the details of the con- cessions to be appointed. “Eleventh, after the conclusion of the agreement, Austro-Hungarian sol- diers, natives of the occupied terri- tories, shall not further participate in the war. Guarantee of Fulfillment of Offer. “I can add,” continued the imperial chancellor, “that Germany, in order further to strengthen the understand- ing between both her allies, under- took, with the full agreement of the Vienna cabinet, to give a full guaran- tee for the loyal fulfillment of these of- fers. Germany and Austria-Hungary herewith formed a resolution which, if it should lead to results, would, I firm- 1y believe, find an overwhelming ma- jority in the three nations. “With its parliament, the Italian people will now decide whether it will reach the fulfillment of all national aspirations in the widest extent in a peaceful manner, or whether it will plunge the country into war.” “ITALY IS ABSOLUELY CERTAIN TO WIN.” Opinion Expressed by Former Minis- ter of Marine of Italy. Rome, May 18, Via Paris, May 19, 3.05 a. m.—Admiral Bettolo, former minister of marine, when asked to- night concerning his impression as to the political situation, said: “My im- pression is that we shall undoubtedly fizht and that we are absolutely cer- tain to win.” AUSTRO—GER;AN DIPLOMATS IN ROME DEMAND PASSPORTS Despatch Says Consulates Will Leave Eternal City Tuesday Evening. London, May 19, 2:59 a. m.—A des- patch to the Central News from Rome, dated Tuesday, says: “The Giornale D'Italia announces that Prince Von Buelow, the German ambassador and Baron Machio, the special ambassador of Austria, have demnded their passports. The news- paper adds that the staffs of the Ger- man and Austria consulates will leave Rome Tuesday evening. BERLIN REG;RDS WAR WITH ITALY AS INEVITABLE. Impression Conveyed in Speech by the German Chancellor. Amsterdam, May 18, Via London, 812 p, b—A despatch to the Telegraaf from Berlin says the impression re- ceived by a majority of the persons who heard the speech of Dr. Von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German_chan- cellor, at the opening of the Reich- stag, today, was that war Witk Italy was inevitable. CO-OPERATION OF ‘REPUBLICS OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE Argentine Ambassador Believes It Should Set an Example to the World. Harrisburg, Pa., May 18.—Hope that Romulo Naon, ambassador from the Argentine Republic to the United States would become president of his native land was expressed by Governor Brumbagh today after the South American had delivered an address to the Pennsylvania legislature in which he spoke on Pan-Americanism and on the European war. The governor's remarks were applauded. Ambassador Naon addressed the legislature by invitation. He spoke for human solidarity of the nations of the earth and said that there would be in the western hemisphere. an American solidarity based on right, on jutice and on reciprocal _tolerance, that would be an example to the rest of the world. In his address there was a hope expressed that the re- publics of the western world may co operate to bring about a lasting peace among the peoples of Europe. Thousands Watch Warships Depart FLEET PASSED IN REVIEW OF PRESIDENT WILSON. SUCCESSFUL DISPLAY It Required Just 20 Minutes for En- tire Fleet to Pass the Presidential Yacht, Which Was Anchored Off the Statue of Liberty. New York, May 18—The gray war- ships of the Atlantic fleet steamed out to sea today, passing in review before the President of the United States, Who watched the vessels from _the Presidential yacht, Mayflower, anchor- ed in the bay, and hundreds of thous- ands of persons lined Riverside drive and the Hudson river shore down to the Battery, stood on the roofs of the office buildings and factories or leaned over the rails of excursion steamers and yachts, to watch the na- tion’s naval fighting contingent go out to sea,ending the most successful re- view New York has seen. Column of 16 Battles! The long gray column of sixteen battleships followed by the submarines and smaller craft, all led by the giant Wyoming, flying the flag of Admiral Fletcher, required just twenty min- utes to pass the Mayflower, lying at anchor off the statue of Liberty, with an attenant flotilla of destroyers and dispatch boats. During those twenty minutes each ship fired a national sa- lute of twenty-one guns. The bark of the one-pounders echoed long over the harbor and reverberated back from the skyscraper walls to the east- ward. The Thanks of the Fleet. One of the last things Admiral Fletcher did, after passing in review, was to send a wireless message to the Acting _ Mayor, George McAneny, through Rear Admiral Usher, com- mandant of the Brooklyn Navy yard, thanking him, as representative of the city, on behaif of the men of the fleet, for the roval good time they had had. The message read: “The Atlantic fleet is leaving the harbor for manoeuvres at sea. Will you please inform the mayor that the officers and men of the fleet desire to reiterate their sincere appreciation of the many courtesies and unbounded hospitalities_extended to them by the citizens of New York city, which have made the visit of the fleet a memorable one, and will leave a lasting impres- sion upon us all. . “FLETCHER.” Little Cheering by Crowds. There was little cheering by the crowds who watched the passage of the fleet, in striking distinction to the enthusiasm shown yesterday for the President and the land parade. The people seemed to view the imposing display of power with a self-restraint, perhaps. in part, due to the lesson poundcd home yesterday by President Wilson, not only in his speech at the Biltmore luncheon, but even more effectively by his demeanor and atti- tude before the crowds during the public movements. For the most part the watchers view the ponderous col- umn with a sentiment that approached awe. For it did not require an active imagination to discern the tremen- dous power in that array of strength. TRIAL OF NEW HAVEN DIRECTORS SET FOR OCT. 5. In Suit Charging Violation of Sherman Anti-Trust Law. New York, May 18.—October 5 was today fixed by Judge Hunt of the fed- eral court as the date for the trial of fourteen of the nineteen directors, past and present, of the New Ycrk, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company in the government's suit charging them with violating the Sherman anti-trust law. Five of the twenty-one men indicted have been granted separate trials, while two others were granted immunity on the fi'?,““"’ that they have already testi- ed. The defendants whose cases will come to trial next October, are Will- iam Rockefeller, George MacCulloch Miller, Charles F. Brooker, D. New- ton Barney, Robert W. Taft, A. Heat- on Robertson, Frederick F. Brewster, Henry K. McHarg, Edward D. Rob- bins, Alexander Cochrane, John L. Brillard, James S. Hemingway, Lewis Cass Ledyard and Charles M. Pratt. William Skinner and James S. El- ton are the defendants granted im- munity. The government is taking an appeal from the decision of the court which granted the mimmunity, in an effort to compel them to stand trial. Those who have obtained separate tri- als are, George F. Baker, Thomas De- witt Cuyler, Theodore N. Vail, Ed- ward Milligan and Francis T. Maxwell. They will be tried following the trial of the fourteen defendants. PRESIDENT IS RETURNING TO WASHINGTON ON MAYFLOWER No Attempt to Speak Her By Wireless —Due in Washington Thursday. ‘Washinbton, May 18.—No word came to the navy department tonight from the yacht Mayflower, on which Presi- dent Wilson in returning to the capi- tal after reviewing the Atlantiv fleet at New York. This was accepted as meaning that all was well aboard the yacht and no attempt to speak her was made by the Arlington wireless sta- tion. Naval officers said the Mayfldwer should have been off the New Jersey coast at midnight, proceeding leisurely toward the Virginia capes. She is due here Thursday morning. YAQUI INDIANS DECLARE WAR WITH MEXICO Have Captured the Pumping Station at Batanatel, Near Empalme. On_Board U. S. S. Colorado, Off San Diego, Calif., May 18—Yaqui In- dians who have been besleging white settlers in the state of Sonora, Mexi- co, issued a_ proclamation today de- claring the Yaqui nation at war with Mexico, according to reports reach- ing this vessel. They are said to have captured the pumping station at Batanatel near Empalme, where are located railroad shops vaiued at ten million dollars. Condensed Telegrams Edward Tilden, Chicago peacker, left an estate valued at $8,388,931. Levi P. Morton celebrated his nine- ty-first birthday in Washington. The London Stock Exchange will be closed next Saturday and Monday. Proposed barge canal appropriations totaling $363,160 were cut from the budget by Governor Whitman. According to a dispatch from Athens, the condition of King Constantine of Greece has become more serious. The names of five residents of the United States appear on a new Ca- nadian casualty list issued in Ottawa. Ambassador Guthrie, home fromr To- kio on leave, conferred with Secretary Bryan and other State Department officials. Saburo Shimada, well known Par- liamentarian, was elected president of the House when the Japanese Diet convened. A nation wide observation of hu- mane week began under the auspices of the American Humane Association, of Philadelphia. “If war depended on my vote there would be no war,” Vice President Marshall declared, in an address at Tallahassee, Fla.. Superintendént of Police W. Noble Mathews announced that a ban had been placed on the selling of baseball pool in Pittsburgh. The municipal authorities at Rome renamed Frederick William Bridge there Albert Bridge in honor of the King of the Belgians. It was announced in the House of Commons that 257 persons were injur- ed and 866 arrested in the recent anti- German rioting in London. A man believed to be G. M. Beatty of Richmond, Va., died in the West Park Baths, Newark, N. J., after drinking a pint of whiskey. Wallace L. Bray, popularly known to fans as “Happy Hogan,” manager of the Venice Coast League team, died at Los Angeles of pneumonia. Alexander T. Echezerria, a clerk in the Commercia Bank of Spanish America, New York, died at his desk when stricken with heart failure. The London “Daily Express” states the Lord Brooke is to be promoted to a brigadier generalship and given command of a brigade of Canadians. Gustave Kiefer and Godfried Moser, members of a firm of German import- ers, were arrested and interned at Toronto, suspected of being German Spys. The plant of the American Loco- motive Company at Pittsburgh, Pa., is being overhauled and plans are be- ing made for a complete resumption of work. Granite cutting plants at Montpelier and Barre, Vt., idle since March 1 be- cause of difficulties between manufact- urers and employes over wages, were reopened. The Tennessee Senate passed a res- olution Monday night requesting the governor of Georgia to commute to life_imprisonment the death sentence of Leo M. Frank. Fourteen thousand men are now working at the plant of the Bethlehem Steel Co., South Bethlehem, Pa., The monthly payroll of the company is over $1,000,000. Spanish warships were dispatched to rescue the crews of the British tanker York and three Italian steam- ers driven ashore on the Moroccan coast Saturday. A dredge in tow of the tug S. O. Dixon was sunk in Lake Huron during a heavy storm. The tug was beached near Bay City, Mich, to save the lives of the crew. President Poincare sent an article written by himself to a paper called the “Echo Des Tranchees” published in the trenches by the 17th French Territorial Infantry. Praise for President Wilson was voiced by Bishop James De Wolf Perry, Jr, at the annual diocesan convention of the Episcopal churches of Rhode Island yesterday A man believed to be the German- American aviator, Frederick Bonnie, delirious from lack of water and food, has wandered into the Villa lines about San Luis Potosi. Fire damaged the farmhouse of John Eastlack, of Pitman, N. J. The only serious loss was the singeing of East- lack’s whiskers, for which he was famous in the town where he lived. An_unidentified man, watching the parade of sailors and marines, was killed in the entrance adjoining No. 4 East 27th Street, when an unmanage- able truck crushed him against the wall. According to a report reaching El Paso, Tex, Gen. Antonio Villa, a brothers of ‘the northern Mexican leader, was shot and fatally wounded as a result of a political dispute in Chihuahua City. the season prevailed at Appleton, Wis., and probably aided in saving part of the crops. In addition to the straw- berries, it is thought the entire apple crop is ruined. The steamer land of the Pana- ma-Pacific Line, the first of the trans-Atlantic liners to be diverted to the New York-San Diego-San Fran- cisco run, arrived at San Diego from New York via the Panama Canal. The identity of a skeleton found swinging from a tree in a swamp near Glenbrook, Conn., as that of his wife led to the arrest of William F. Blair, and Jack Devereaux of Glenbrook, who are held on a charge of murder. With but few cars running, London was practically without _street car service, nearly all the striking motor- men and conductors having taken a pledge not to return to work until a permanent increase in pay, and not merely a war bonus, is granted. Movements of Steamships. New York, May 18.—Sailed: steam- Noordam, Rotterdam. New York, May 18.—Arrived: steam- er Stampalia, Genoa. er Closing Session General Assembly SENATE EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN PRESIDENT WILSON. NO JITNEY REGULATION Matter Indefinitely Postponed in the Hause—Speaker Healey Presented a Gold Watch—Legislative Club of 1915 Organized. (Special to The Bulletin.) Hartford, May 18.—The 77th and final day of the legislature of 1915 was reached on Tuesday, with the desks of the members cleared of journals and files, the usual ammunition used on the adjournment day for the mem- bers to pelt at each other, when the sedate members become boys again— just for the day. This customary fusilade took place during a recess and nearly all this paper ammunition was exhausted; what was left had been sathered in and disposed of by capi- tol employes. Nearly every member was present and after adjournment the members trooped into the treas- urer's office end received their final checks, self-satisfied that they had performed their duties conscientiously and earned the money they received from the state, and then some more. The Legislative Club. The Coumnecticut Legislative club of 1915 was organized just before the ses- sion opened by the selection of the following officers: President—Speaker Frank E. Healy, ‘Windsor Locks. Vice Presidents—Senators Ernest L. Istell. New Haven; Frederick A. Bart- lett, Briageport; John L. Purcell, Hart- ford; John M. Wadhems, Goshen; C. Dennison Talcott, Vernon; Henry H. Lyman, Middlefield; Senate Clerk Sa- bin S. Russell, Killingly; Representa- tives W. S. Hyde, Manchester; Jesse Divine, Waterbury; Robert O. Eaton, North Haven; Clydus H. King, Fair- field. Treasurer—Senator Louis R. Chene: Hartford. Secretary—House Clerk John Buck. ley, Hartford. Executive Committee—Senators Lu- cius E. Whiton, New London; John M, Tatem, Eastford; Robert V. McGee, Watertown; Stephen Whitney, New Haven; Representatives Frederick M. Peasley, Cheshire; William H. Hall, Willington; Samuel Russell, Jr., Mid- dletown; Frank Q. Cronin, New Lon- don; Harry E. Back, Killingly; John N. Brooks, Torrington; Charles E. Williamson, Darien; Samuel R. Spen- cer, Suffield; Clifford L Stoddard, Woodbridge; John W. Tredwell, Trum- bull; John H. Reynolds, Coventry; Edward Handel, East Hartford. Bridges on Highways. An emendment was made to the act concerning bridges on the public high- ways which authorizes the building of bridges on highways by the state high- way commissioner at the expense of the state in towns of 10,000 or less, the town to reimburse the state for one- half the expense. Where bridges are used by electric lines, the cost is to be divided equally between the state, the town and eiectric company. The Jitney Bill. The jitney bill, so called, came from the senate amended and passed. and Mr. Hyde urged its passage in concur- rence with the senate. Mr. Peasley of Cheshire spoke in opposition and moved that the matter be indefinitely postponed and leave matters just as they are in this respect. Mr. Stoddard of Woodbridge favored indefinite post- ponement. Mr. Isbell of Ansonia, Mr. Dillon of Huntington favored the sage of the bill, which was not objec- tionable to the legitimate jitneymen. Mr. Martin of Orange said the only ones who favored regulation of jitneys were the trolley people and that the proposed act meant a confusion with different regulations in different towns and cities. If a jitney is anything on wheels that takes a nickel from the Connecticut company, it should not be restricted. The motion to indefinitely postpone was carried by a vote of 109 to 93. On motion of Mr. Hyde the original bill was indefinitely postponed. The senate voted to adhere to its ac- tion. The Debenture Bill. Resolution was adopted authorizing the payment of the debenture bill of $15450, the amount due to members upon adjournment. Union Man Paid. Resolution was_passed to pay Eu- gene Walker of Union the sum of $50 for services as a member of the house. He served seven weeks, until his suc cessor, Nathan Keeney, had recovered from sickness and qualified. Senator McLean Speaks. Uniteg States Senator George P. Me- Lean was introduced and made a short speech congratulatory of the work ac- complished. At the conclusion of the speech Mr. Hyde said the senate had not finished with the jitney bill and on his motion a recess of 15 minutes was taken to give the members oppor- tunity to meet the semator. It was half an hour later before the house resumed, which gave the members an- other chance to indulge in horse play, which was used to the limit. Mock Session Held. When the house reassembled Speak- Healey called Represeniative e Mexcur of Bloomfleld to the chair, and immediately declared an- other recess. Then the mock session was on. Mr. Mexcur, Joe Cannon’s second, was forced to act as speaker, Clerk Buckley guiding the proceedings. Resolutions were made making cracks at many members and there was some sharp hits made and some very sharp- pointed and true, although made in Jest. The resolutions were taken in good part and evoked considerable me:Timent. Then there were presen- tation speeches and appropriate gifts made to some of the members, each reciplent responding and all in a happy vein. Mr. Brooks of Torrington, member of the governor's staff, received a pic- ture of a soldier on horeeback. Mr. Martin of Orange, champion of high license, a bottle of whiskey. Mr. Mac- donald of Putnam, of the committee on roads, bridges and rivers, and father of the eutomobile law, received a min- iature automolile. Mr. Peckham of Windham, he of a week voice, was given a megaphone. Mr. Peas.ey of Cheshire was handed a veivet hammer. Mr. Stoddard of Woodbridge received (Continued on Page Six)