Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 22, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL—NO. 120 The Bulletin’s_Circulation in Norwich is Doub’ ITALY VIR ENTERS CONFLICT Senate hy a Vote of 262 to 2 Has Passed Bill Vesting Plenary Powers in the Government DEMONSTRATION IN FAVOR OF WAR INCREASING Austrians Consider That a State of War Already Exists—Have Withdrawn Their Troops and Custom Guards From the Frontier at Porte Caffaro and Ladrone, After Destroying ‘Bridges and Telegraph and Telephone Lines—Other ‘Bridges on the Frontier Have Been Mined—Austrian and German Forces are Concentrating on the Frontier Serbians Are Marching Toward Austrian Border—Rus- sian Detachments Have Been Thrown Back—Nothing of Note Has Transpired in Belgium or France. & The It growing more numerous in Italy and of_war. telephone lines and the electric light epparatus. Other bridges on the ;:s na German torces onrmk‘:::kvy J;?f‘lfifi—; vened the committee reported the bill are concentrated on the frontier at|favorably and it passed almost unani- Trent, Bozen and Meran and move- [Mmously. ments of considerable bodies of troops are reported from Munich. Great num- { THINKS ITALIAN ARMY WILL TAKE THE INITIATIVE. bers of Italian troops are massed along the frontier and while the Italian au- thorities are zuarding the movements thorities are Eparding, the movements | Military Expert Says the Ital o that some 50000 men Not Wait for an Attack by Enemy. Paris, May 21, 5.45 p. m—General military “critic of who is considered one of the Xnown that some 350,000 men have ‘been concentrated on the coast of taly across the Adriatic from Albania. triple entente, the Teutonic allies are fiver and around Przemysl, Galicia. ment says that on_that part of the might battles east of Drohobycz have captured Nudorf. Vienna claims that [ zEPPELINS ARE TO USE POISONOUS GAS BOMBS the Russian counter-attack across the Dnfester in East Galicia has come to = standstill on the Pruth line Con- cluding the official statement, the Aus- | In Raids on London—Notice Issued by Scotland Yard. trian war office says: “The total number of prisoners in our hands now amount to 194,000.” lies claim to have been successful in have been repulsed. AUSTRIANS DESTROY BRIDGES Austrians Evidently Believed a State of War Exists with Italy. Brescia, Italy, May 21, via Paris,| AUSTRO-GERMAN FORCES CQNCENTRATED AT TRENT. €32 p. m—The Austrians evidently consider that a state of war between the dual monarchy and Italy already exicts. The Austrians have withdrawn | Theory is their troops and customs guards from ghe frontier at Ponte Caffaro and Lo- Wrond after destroving the bridges, and Austria. On the neighboring mountains Aus- trian artillery can be seen. LIVELY BOMBARDMENT Principally Against the Turkish Camps at Komu Burnu. London, May 21, 9.27 p. m.—“There was a lively borbardment yesterday ally against numerous Turkish camps Komu Burnu, on Asiatic side,” says ter’s Athens correspondent. *It is ITALIAN SENATE VESTS Premier: Salandr: n"senate this evening, by a |in (New Haven has been estimated at vote of 262 to 2, passed the bill of | more than 40,000, Premier Salandra, granting plenary ers to the government in.dealing th the situation that has arisen h Italy and Austria being-unable When the vote, which virtually es- e an senate by a vote of 262 | announced, there was a great demon- go 2 has passed Premier Salandra’sstration 11l conferring plenary powers on the | shouts o Italy Eovernment in case of war with Aus- | mingling with the cheering and hand- tria. This measure had previously | clapping of the senators, the ministers, passed the chamber of deputies and |army and navy officers and the people ithe senate vote virtually assures Italy’s | in the galleries. £ e entry into the conflict. The popular fle}danflt mem‘\;elrssodleg:n;g}:t}mouse- strs avor of war are |hold witnesse X e e nummerons 1o Tiats and | . Prince Colonna, the mayor of Rome, from all parts of the kingdom scenes [had been chosen to present the of Ereat lenthusiasm are . reported | to the senate, and he delivered a speech Switzerland has agreed to represent | that was frequently interrupted by ap- Italan interests in Germany in event | Plause. inside the senate -chamber, “Long Live Italy King Victor Emman- The mayor said he was proud to address the senate on an era so It appears the Austrians consider | momentous for the country and that a state of war already exists, | clvilization. n They have withdrawn their troops and | f the people he asked the king ar}:d customs guards from the frontier at | the parliament of the country to make Ponte Caftaro and Lodrone after des- | @ just war in order to deliver their = oppressed brothers. troying the bridges, the telegraph and | oPpressed brothers, =~ - . Meanwhile the senate took a re- ‘When the senate again con- He said that in the name h the expectation that Italy will|De La Cro; enter the war at any moment, the|Temps, ¢ reconstructed Serbian army has com- | most authoritative writers on mili- enced a march toward the Austrian | tary matters in France, gives it as his rder, it is announced. Austria be- | judgment that the Italian army will ing thus attacked from all sides and |not w: 15tro-G with the prospect that Rumania, | but will take the initiative and tizrow IGreece and Bulgaria will enter the|large numbers of troops et some se- war on the side of the allies of the [lected point. 4 General De La Croix says that the making strenuous efforts to complete | Italian army is admirably armed. the defeat of the Russians who are |light artillery is comparable resisting stubbornly behind the San |French three-inch guns. This gun was invented by Colonel Deport and made The latest Austrian officlal state- |in France. i Other militery euthorities eay that San running down from Sieniawa the | the Italian army on war footing con- Russian detachments still holding the | sists of about one million first Wwest bank have been thrown back. |troops and an equal number of second The Austro-German forces in stubborn | line troops. it for an Austro-German attack, London, May 21, 8.25 p. m.—An inti- In tne western theater of war the mation that German Zeppelin airships allies are confining themselves to at- | probably will use bombs charged with tempts to organize the positions they | poisonous gases if they make raids on have gained, the inclement weather |London is contained in a notice issued having stopped the battles. The al- | by Scotland Yard tonight. To the caution previously given that this organization. The Germans, how- | the public should take refuge in houses ever, state that all the allies’ attacks |in order to be out of the way of the fragments of shells which might be fired at enemy aircraft, is the follow- ing added injunction: “It would be well for persons thus ON ITALIAN FRONTIER | taking refuge to keep all windows and doors on lower floors closed, so as to the admission of deleterious They Plan to Carry the Fighting Into italian Territory. Geneva, May 21, via Paris, 450 p. m. the telecraph and telephone lines and | —Information gathered:by correspond- the electric light apparatus. Other | ents on the eastern frontier of Switz- bridses on the frontier have been |erland shows that Austrian and Ger- mined, man forces, with heavy artillery, have From Ponte Caffaro and Lodrone | been concentrated at Trent, Bozen and two roads pass over the frontler and [ Meran. Movements serve for communication between Italy ggfli?shot troops are reported unich. The theory is advanced that Ger- many and Austria expect to break through the Italian frontier defenses and carry the fighting into Italian ter- Italian troops are massed in OF THE DARDANELLES |&reat numbers, however, same front. of considerable ritory. 8,000 ITALIANS IN NEW HAVEN WOULD RESPOND TO CALL of the Dardanelles, directed princi- | Should the War Be Prolonged—No Call Yet for Reservists. New Haven, Conn., May 21.—In event ptated that Chanak Kalessi has been | Of actual hostilities between Italy and Dletely destroved and that the |the Teutonic allies in Europe, and a. s Gt lNvol, on the Hinonsen sits | CALENOMA come: for resmrc o Lo bf the-waterway, has been badly dam- | turn to the colors, it is estimated that e several thousand Italian residents of New Haven would respond. Mr. the consul general here, has 1 no orders yet to notify reservists, but POWER IN GOVERNMENT. !;V;msz"%’?:t_hmiomflx‘"mmen‘ citizens o irth in the cit; Vote 262 to 2 on Bill Presented by | New Havens qusta. snowrd o coatiat prolonged, would befrom 7,000 to 9,000, The number of residents of piRome. yia-Parle, May 2%; 855 p. m— | birth or descent in the first generation o %, Ca*" . . aragraphs Turkis, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 21, via London, 830 p. m—Djavid Bey, the Turkish minister of finance, passed -through Bulgaria today on his: way to-Vienna and Berlin, Austria Returns Italian Mail. Paris, May 21, 9.15yD. m.—A des- patch to the Havas agency from Udine, Italy, says that the Austrian military authorities today after re- turning Italian mafl sacks: to Italy from the Austrian frontier, cut the telegraph communications and also re- moved rails from the railroad line, COURT TAKES RIGGS BANK CASE UNDER ADVISEMENT Prayer for Injunction Pending Liti- gation Is Denied. Washington, May 21—At the con- clusion of five days of argument, Jus- tice McCoy of the district supreme court, took under advisement today the motion of the government to d miss the suit brought by the Riggs National bank to enjoin Secretary Mc- Adoo, Comptroller of the Currency Williams and Treasurer Burke from alleged unlawful persecution of the bank. Relief sought by the plaintiff pend- ing litigation was denied by the court, except as to the payment into the treasury of $5,000 interest on honds due the bank and withheld to cover penalties imposed by the comptroller for failure to furnish certain reports. A temporary restraining order against the payment of this money into the treasury was granted at the outset of the proceedings and the court later will pass upon the question of con- tinuing it. Justice McCoy indicated that he would occupy some time considering the case, but would endeavor to d pose of it before ist. In den: the prayer for an injunction pend- ing litigation he said that without con- sidering what evidence might here- after be presented, there was nothing in the record now before him which showed the government officials had exerted arbitrary power or power a bitrarily in regard to the refusal to select the Riggs bank as a reserve agency. “It seems to me on the record as it stands that the government offi- cials would be remiss in their duty in selecting it as an agent for new appli- cant banks” said the justice. “The evidence here is of persistent viola- tions of the law and th violation did not begin when Mr. Williams came into office and they have continued to this day.” a judge in passing on banking questions, Justice McCoy added, it might not be out of place for him to say that the policy of not having de- posits in stock exchange banks a: compared with commercial banks was a good ne and that congress had adopted the same view as expressed in the federal reserve act. The court also considered on the record as now made up the charge that Secretary McAdoo showed malice in an interview in his office with Riggs bank officials. The justice said it ap- peared to him thai the malice was rather upon the other side, BRITISH PEOPLE TALK 5 OF COALITION CABINET. Feeling of Resentment Against London Times and the Daily Mail. London, May 21.—The British people talked of nothing yesterday but who should be members of the new coali- tion cabinet. v, however, the cab- inet speculations were forgotten in the presence of the suddenly awakened controversy over Lord Kitchener. The Times and the Daily Mail at- tacked the competency of the war min- ister this morning, and the impeach- ment of the Daily Mail was particular- ly flerce. A nupheaval of popular re- sentment against these newspapers and their dominating spirit, Lord Northcliffe, quickly followed, and it seemed to indicate that the field mar- shal commands the confidence of a large proportion of his countrymen, despite newspaper criticism. The stock exchange men held an ex- cited meeting, formally burned copies of the Times an dthe Daily Mail, and adopted resolutions supporting Lord Kitchener. Other meetings of protest against the attacks on the war minis- ter are being planned and a large sec- tion of the press has come to his sup- port. The Pall Mall Gazette says the at- tacks made on Kitchener have render- ed him more powerful and popular than ever. The newspaper gives pub- licity to *gossip which is simmering about London clubs and newspaper of- fices concerning Lord Kitchener, which, however, éeem to be without any parent tangible foundation. SUBMARINES SIGHTED OFF CAPE COD YESTERDAY Probably Guarding Sea Entrance of Canal From “Invading” Fleet. Newport, R. I, May 21—With the Atlantic coast north of Cape Hat- teras still under mimic threat of at- tack by hostile ships today, Admiral Fletcher had deploved the Atlantic fleet to cover most of the important strategic points of defence. Notable among the manoeuvers in the war game was the use of the Cape Cod canal which cuts off the seventy mile trip around the cape and affords ac- cess to Buzzards Bay and the import- ant naval district of Narragansett Bay. Several submarines were sighted off the cape during the day presumably guarding the sea entrance of the canal against possible approach by Rear Ad- miral Beatty's fleet of supposed hos- tiles The submarine strength of the fleet of defence has been definitely reduced by at least two. The E-2 with a brok- en crank shaft.was towed here today by the tender: Tallahasseo and the K-1 is:in port repairing an ensine. Another submarine is reported under repairs at the Brooklyn navy ‘yard. TEA PROVIDED FOR MEN IN THE TRENCHES. French Commander Has Ordered Its Distribution During Warm Weather. Paris, May 21, 550 p. m.—General Joffre, ~ the French commander-in- chief, has approved the issuance by /Adriatic Sea- Closed to-Navigation. London, May 2L 9.25 p. m.—A des-. reach an agreement concerning the [ patch to Lloyds from Bari (in Ttaly, lemands 1taly has made upon Austria.|on the Adriatic) says that all naviga- tion services in the Adriatic sea hav ’wxes Italy’s entry into the war, was been suspended- o the commissary department of tenth part of an ounce of tea daily to each Lassen Peak is Emitting Mud PEOPLE DRIVEN FROM THEIH HOMES TO THE HILLS RANGER GAVE WARNING Cattle Killed, Several Bridges Swept . Away, Roads Made Impassable and Homes Destroyed—Mud to a Depth of Four to Six Feet, Redding, Cal, May 21.—A flood of mud fram the crater of Lassen Peak is reported today to have swept over Hat Creek valley in eastern Shasta county, taking houses with it, killlng cattle and driving people from their hov to the hills. The mud, it is re- ported in many places reached a depth of four to feet. The mud, which has been reported NORWICH, CONN. SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1916 SIXTEEN PAGES. Roosevelt Jury is Deadlocked ONE MAN HOLDING OUT FOR DI- VISION OF COSTS 11 FAVOR THE COLONEL Justice Andrews Refused to Enter- tain Conditional Verdict—Probable That Jury Will Be Discharged Unless They Return Verdict Today. Syracuse, N. Y., May in the trial of William for libel against Theodore Roosevelt was deadlocked tonight, after once having returned a conditional verdict in favor of the former president, which Supreme Court Justice William 'S. An drews refused to receive. The condi- tion which made the verdict improper was that th etrifling court costs and jury suit and following up that attitude by strate the truth of the else. Imbued with this idea one ma its busine: did not a pulling power. It br he declares he “would periencerand he achieved result: 1y doing and they are not unw In his advertising campaign he m becau stimulation. The Bulletin service The Trade Stimulating Medium It is frequently felt that “what others can do I can do also” statement. This endeavor and it is as applicable to business building as to anything the result that he possesses toda: ope, and a decided success finan, nized the value of newspaper adv gan investing thousands of dollars in it annual He appreciated what others had done. He profited by 1t is only what others are cons 1ling to give the credit where it is due. e of the manner in which it covrs its territory Its. His action furnishes a sug Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, May. 15..4139 132 965 1236 Monday, May 17.. 152 247 561 Tuesday, May 18.. 178 278 604 Wednesday, May 19.. 129 192 446 Thursday, May 20.. 121 293 566 Friday, May 21.. 116 242 525 action it is possible to demon- s restricted to no one line of anufacturer put it into practice with v a business which is national in ciallr. From the start he recog- ertising and he availed himself of ought the desired results for if it have found it out long before he be- their ex- 1t nakes use of The Bulletin's columns and brings re- gestion to others who want trade is waiting your decision. Fatalstan: . ootars 2217: - 3958 as turning to a lava-like consistency i it cooled, reached sel, 15 miles north two miles along Hat Creek. Several bridges are reported swept roads made impassable and destroyed. Some farms, it is said, have been completely buried. Fred Seaborn, government forester anger at Hat Creek, roed at mid- ht through the valley, warning the farmers of the coming danger, and through them spread the alarm to everyone within- miles of the flood. FOREST FIRES BURINING IN NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA. Homes of Settlers Threatened—Troops Called to Fight Flames. Washington, May 21.—Two forest fires are burning at the morth end of Tongass . national forest, Alaska, threatening the homes of settlers and a heavy stand of government timber, according to a telegram received today by the forest service. Troops from Tort Sewa® have been recalled from manoeuvres to help the foresters in fighting the flames. The fires are burning between Skag- way and the Katzetin river and have swept through more than three square miles of timber. Twenty-one em- ployes of the forest service have been fighting them since yesterday, aided by local residents and employes of the interior department. Still another fire is reported burn- ing on the Chugach national forest in Alaska, several hundred miles north- west of the Tongass. This also is re- garded as serious, as Chugach as well as the Tongass forest contains great stands of valuable timber. PRESIDENT WILSON NOW HAS A GRANDDAUGHTER. Was at McAdoo Home at the Time of Birth, Washington, May 21.—A .baby girl, the second grandchild of President Wilson, was born tonight to Secretary and Mrs. Willlam G. McAdoo. She will be christened Ellen Wilson, for the late Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. The secretary and Mrs. McAdoo, who is the president’s youngest daughter, were married in th eblue room at the ‘White House just a year ago. Mr, Mc- Adoo went to his office at the treasury department today for the first time since he was operated upon for ep- pendicitis nearly two months ago. The president was at the McAdoo home when his granddaughter was born. Movements of Steamships. New York, May-21—Steamer -United States, Copenhagen for New York, signalled 1,203 miles east of Sandy Hook at noon. Dock 6 p. m. Monday. Gibraltar, May:20.—Passed, steamer Dante Algehirie, New York for Na- Dples, Lizard, May 21—Passed: steamer Potsdam, New York for Falmouth and Rotterdam. Marseilles,. May. 19.—Arrived, steam. er Madonna; New York and Provi- dence. soldier during warm weather. Experi- ence has determined that tea is a ‘healthful drink and easily prepared for and distributed among the men in-the trenches. The supply depots also have been authorized to issue four-fifths of a pint of wine“daily to each man. disbursements should be divided be- tween the two principals in the ac- tion. That the jury would be held over un- til Monday, should it fail to find a proper verdict by tomorrow, was con- sidered improbable by attorneys con- nected with the c One Man Causes Deadlock. The deadlock was the result of Juror No. 11—Edwards Burns, a Syra- cuse motorman and a republican—an- nouncing in substance that if the costs and disbursements were not di- vided he favored a verdict for the plaintiff. Tonight, after the proposal of put- ing the costs upon one of the princi- pals had been under consideration for more than ten hours, no word had come from the jury room to indicate that the jury stood otherwise than jt did when it was sent back to its”room after Justice Andrews had refused to enter- tain the conditional verdict. The jury was in court twice today. Soon after Justice Andrews opened court this morning he received a note from the jurors informing he mthat a “peculiar situation had _arisen” and asking that he confer with them in the jury room. Justice Andrews had the jury brought into court and informed them that anything he could rightly do to aid them in reaching a decision must be done in open court. The jurors whispered among themselves and then requested that they be allowed to re- turn to their room for further delibera- tion. Jury Announced Conditional Verdict. Nearly an hour afterward word came from the jury room that a decision had been reached. Justice Andrews warned the spectators that any demonstration would be met with prompt punishment and then the jury filed in. In reply to the usual questions, the foreman, Warren W. Somers, a grocer, announced almost in a whisper that a verdict had been found for the de- fendant. The spectators started for the exits. Justice Andrews rapped sharply with his gavel for order. Then Mr. Somers, in a voice that could not be heard at the far side of the court- room, went on to say that the verdict was for the defendant upon the condi- tion that he pay half and the plaintiff pay half the costs. Justice Andrews declared the verdict improper. The foreman suggested a poll. It was taken. Eleven for+vRoosevelt. answered: “I find.for the defendant.” Juror No. 11, in a loud v ids emphatically: “I find for Persons who apparently thought that the calling of the roll was a more for- mality, and who were looking about for the nearest ‘door, turned quickly toward Mr. Burns. The juror himself looked intently at.Justice Andrews a moment and “then sat down. Juror No. 12 was for the defendant, “Gentlemen,” said Justice Andrews, after hesitating, “you must go back to your room and.stay there until you have agreed upon-a proper verdict.” Condensed Telegrams Emperor Yosohito formally opened the Japanese Diet. The Wisconsin senate passed a bill making hazing punishable by a Jjail term. More than 1,100 sheep near Boyds, Wash,, are dead as a resuit of eating white camas weed. The condition of King Constantine of Greece is reported as favorable, with the exception of a slight cough. Meeting after a recess of three weeks, the Michigan Legislature pass- ed five bills over the veto of Governor Ferris. Mrs. Emma Grossman, aged 50, was sentenced to three months in jail at Bridgeport, Conn. She was convicted of burglary. Holland has contracted for the con- struction at Los Angeles of two hy- droaeroplanes to be finished not later than July 15. _ Prof. Negro of the University of Tu- rin, Italy, has .discovered a new method of curing tetanus by the use of the electric current. Governor Whitman vetoed the Simp- son bill, designed to prevent the Met- ropolitan Lifé Insurance Co., from naming its own brokers. The Japanese steamer Shinsei Maru and the steamer Hazel Dollar are loading at Seattle full cargoes of war supplies for Vladivostok. The Rev. James Morrison, “The Marrying Preacher” was sentenced in Milwaukee to three vears at Leaven- worth for “White Slavery.” Orders for 200,000 tons of bitumi- nou :oal were placed for immediate del! two Philadelphia firms by the Italian Government. The Census Bureau’s estimate of the national wealth is $187,739,000,000, an erage of $1,965 for each man wonian and child in the United States. Felix Bethmann von Hollweg, 18- year-old son of the Imperial German Chancellor, will g0 to the front with the Third Uhlan Guard Regiment. The historic old First Presbyterian Church in Newark, N. J., was threat- ened with destruction when fire c: $2,500 da age to the structure. The numbér of foreign-built vessels admitted to American registry under the act of August 18, 1914, to May 1 as 146, and the gross tonnage 517, Twenty-six passengers of the steam- er Byron, which stranded _on a reef near the island of Nevis, West Indies, {reached New York on the steamer Guiana. The appearance of two great rings about the sun, somewhat resembling rainbows, startled and interested hun- dreds of thousands in Philadelphia and vicinity. Louis C. Charles and Edward Mors- berger, residents of Catonville, a su- burb of aZitimore, were informed they are heirs to a fortune of $11,00,000 in Germany. After an exciting battle in the Bilt- more Hotel, John Gordan was arrest- ed on a charge of unlawful entry. He is said to have entered the rooms of several guests. ._Two thousand veterans of the Span- ish-American and Civil Wars heard Billy Sunday’s sermno in the Pater- son, N. J., tabernacle, but only two of them hit the trail The French liner Rochembeau left w_ York for Bordeaux carrying 248 engers, of which 25 were Ameri- cans. “Ten Canadian nurses bound for the front were aboard. Dr. Genzaburo Koga, after more than ten years of research, announced in Tokio, Japan, that he had succeed- ed in producing an effective serum for the cure of tuberculosis. Police raided an apartment in Lon- don rented by Josephine Moffit, the so- called Princess of Thurin and Taxis. She was arrested with a score of oth- ers who were gambling. Prince Joachim, only unmarried son of the Kaiser, has been deluged with offers of marriage from leaders in German society, and widows of Ger- man officers killed in action. Because of the convening of the Pan American Financial Conterence, Monday, Secretary Bryan declined an invitation to speak on prohibition in Paterson, N. J., on that evening. According to a report received in Copenhagen, a committee was formed at Madgeburg, Germany, to collect funds as a gift to the officers and men of the submarine that sank the Lusi- ania. Rear Admiral Moore cabled the Navy from Honolulu that when he succeeds in placing another sling around the submarine F-4, he will be able to start the actual work of raising the vessel. A movement to extend the Dixie Highway north of Chicago to the Straits of Mackinac developed oppo- sition at a meeting in Chattanooga, preliminary to a conference of com- missioners and incorporators of the highway. Southern delegates favor the extension. Herbert Le Sage, employed by Rear Admiral Nathaniel Usher, Commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was ar- rested on a charge of stealing a price- less pearl necklace and other jewelery from Mrs. Usher. Italians in Foreign Countries Ready to Heed Call to Arms. Rome, May 21, 12.20 p. m., via-Rome, Paris, 10 p, m.—Reports received from the Italian colonies in London, Bar- celona, New York, Chicago, San Fran- || cisco, 'Buenos Aires and Bgypt say that "thousands of Italians there, are Jury-Locked- Up. Syrecuse, N. Y., May 21=—Shortly after 11 o'clock=one of the attendants knocked on the.door of the jury room. It was opened immediately and the twelve men came out into the corridor. Juror No. 11 left the room unaccom- Naples, May 19—Arrived, steamer Patria, New York. Palermo, May 20.—Arrived, -steamer Thessaloniki, New York. Naples, May 20—Arrived, steam- er Europa, New York. . Falmouth, May 21.—Arrived, steamer Potsdam. New York 4 panied by.any of his companions, a de- termined expression on his face. The other eleven were- talking and laughing ‘with each other. Escorted by deputy sheriffs, the jury left the courthouse and went to the jail across the street, where It was locked up for the 1 deady to answerka.call for mobilization and that thousands of others will vol- unteer their services for war. Tempel’s Periodic Comet. Cambridge, Mass., May 21.—Prof. Bdward C. Pickering, director of the Harvard.astronomical ‘observatory, an- nounced today the receipt of a cable- gram from Prof. Elis Stroemgren, di- rector of the university observatory at Copenhagen, stating that the so-called Delevan's comet proves to be Tempel's periodic comet. The discovery of Dele- van's comet was announced recently, **t of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population WALSH AND ROCKEFELLER, JR. CLAS Chairman of Industrial Relations Commission Pul Capitalist Through a Grilling Examination . JOHN D., JR. ROUSED TO Demanded That He be Accorded Rights Given Other Witnesss es—Declined to Answer of the Commission Had ‘Washington, May 21, — Frequent sharp clashes’ between John D. Rock- efeller, Jr, and Chairman Walsh marked today's sesison of the indus- trial relations commission with Mr. Rockefeller again on the stand test: fying sbout conditions in the Colo- rado coal fields. Although two members of the com- missicn had protested what they re- garded as hostile attitude of the chairman, Mr. Walsh througtout the day put the witness through a grill- ing examination, time after time rous- ing him to expressions of resentment. iRockefeller Demands Fair Treatment. Mr. Rockefeller demanded that he be accorded rights given other wit- nesses and firmly insisted that Chair- man Walsh was seeking to inject in- to his questions implications against the Colorado Fuel and Iron company and its officers. Some questions he declined to amswer, as improper and others he characterized as useless Chairman Waish was the sole aminer today, other members taking no part in . the questioning, Mr. Rockefeller will be on the stand again tomorrow. Before the session began the comrmssion held an executive ses- sion at the instance of Commission- ers Weinstock and Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, who frankly informed Clairman Walsh that they believed the attitudé he assumed yesterday to- ward M sckefeller had the appear- ance of Lostility. Walsh Running the Examination. Mer. Wi h id he had no inten- ion of displayi hostility, but that he was unusnvelly ted in affai connected with the Colorado Fu: strike and natura::y could not re- strain a tendency to conduct the ex- amination vigorousl He informed his colleges, moreover, that he was determined to conduct the examin- ation as he saw fi Later in the open hearing, the chairman emphati- cally told . Rockefeller he was run- ning the examination and did not pro- pose to be dictated to by the witness. Mr, Rockefeller arrived at the hear- ing room with a prepared statement based on disclosure yesteday that one of the jurors who convicted John R. Lawson, a member of the executive committee of the United Mine Work- ers of America, of murder, had ex clusive sales privileges in the Colora- do Fuel and ron company camps. Mr. ‘Walsh had appealed to the witness te intercede for Lawson and get him a new trial. Statement by Rockefeller. “Were I. either directly or indirect- and Others He Characterized as Useless—Two Membe's Regarded as the Hostile Attitude of the Chairman. EXPRESS RESENTMENT Some Questions, as Improper, o Protested Against What They to attempt to influence the ju- <y of Colorado as respects tha present appeal of Mr, Lawson's trial,” said the statement, “I should be gullfy, of the very procedure asainst whichl witnesses before this comgnission have so_strongly protested and which I myself have not less strongly con- demned and I hops the chairman of| the commission will not expect fi me repiies to any questions whichj imply that I belieza others have beeni guilty ol unlawful or improper acts in_the acministration of justice, or |that I entertain a position superior to that of zny other citizen of the re- public cither before the law or to-' Wards its administration.” airman Walsh made no comment b ement and proceeded vig- with his examination of the The questioning covered al examination uf the witness, Thel tioning covered a wid range off satjects. strike violence, responsibili=| ty o fofficials, political influence andl correspoudence relating to the striged As to violence, Mr. Rockefeller | that where constituted authority failed to protect life and property, the citizen was justified in using force for' his own protection. Force to Protect Property. In response to questions regarding, responsibility for violence and use gff military force auring the strike, hel declared that the conduct of meas- ures aganst the strike had been left| to oflicers of the coal companies and! that he personally could not pass upom! the necessity for the use of force. “But_suppose vou, yourself, had to decide_the question,” demanded Chair-' man Walsh. “ believe it is always proper to de-. fend life and property,” the witnessi replied. “If the constituted authoriey fails| to do so, yoy would protect your life| and_property vourself?” b *and u would use force?” “Yes, all the force necessary to pro- tect life and property. I think any- one would do that.” Right of Labor to Organize. Mr. Rockefeller reiterated his be- lief ir the right of labor to organize asserting that he believed in it as firm s he did that capital shoul organize He said he had made personal effort to bring about an an terview between officials of the Colo- do Fuel and Iron company and Unio officers during the recent strike,| though he thought he would not have' had objection to such an interview. BANKERS CONCERNED OVER FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS All Move in Favor of This with Pos- sible Exception of Germany. New York, May 21—Bankers with international connections were con- cerned today with the course of the foreign exchange markets all of which, with_the possible exception of that of Germany, continued to move in favor of this country and point to its increasing independence as a world center of finance. Demand bills on London declined to 4.7, which is not only far below the usual rate at which gold can be imported from England, but establish- es the minimum quotation for that form of remittance since the panic of 1873, when our bankers were resorting to every device, because of home ne- cessities, to obtain gold from abroad. rancs and lires also went to low- est prices recorded since the outbreak of the war and so far as could be learned today’s rates for remittances to Paris and Rome have not been equalled in a generation. Reichmarks or exchange on Germany were steady, with moderate transac- tions, but rates on all other continental centers were weak. Cables from Par- is reported a record quotation for French exchange on London. There is no way of computing the amount of bills of exchange held by our bankers against purcheses here by the leading countries of Kurope, mainly of war supplies, foodstuffs and textiles, but the figure runs into hun- dreds of millions of dollars. It is part- ly the pressure of these bills for sale by American holders which has brought about the existing unparal- leled situation, RAILWAY CLERKS ARE TAKING STRIKE VOTE. Unofficially Stated That Grievance Committee Will Be Supported. New Haven, Conn, May 21.—The strike vote now being taken by the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks em- ployed on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad system will be counted Monday, May 24. Orders to this effect were received today from the national headquarters, which stat- ed that the vote must be collected and ready for counting on that date. It wes said unofficially today that the vote would be practically unanimous in favor of supporting the grievance committee of the brotherhood to the extent of a strike in case their de- mands are refused. Patrick Gilday and Clifton Reeves, arbitrators appointed by the depart- ment of labor at Washington, are ex- pected in town some time today. Na- tional officers of the brotherhood are expected to reach New Haven tomor- row. Madame Poincare Visits Hospital. Paris, May 21, 5.10 p. m—Madame Poincare, wife of the president, vis- ited the American ambulance hospi- tal today. She was received by Mrs. William G. Sharp, wife of the Ameri- can ambassador CONDITIONS IN POLAND WORSE THAN IN BELGIUM Rockefeller Foundation Informed Peo-! ple Are Actually Starving. New York, May 21.—The Rockefel- ler Foundation has received informa-. tion that conditions in that part of Russian Poland within the German and Austrian lines are “much worse than in Belgium or northern France,” and that the population is now actually starving” L The information, made public by the Foundation today, comes from Carle- ton Gibson, of the commission for re- lief in Poland, who reports that thus. far the efforts of the commission to- secure grain from neutral countries in‘ Europe have been unsuccessful. “The only sources of supply” says_ the report, “would seem to be the United States and Argetina, but grain from either of these countries destin- ed for Poland would have to be trans- mitted through Germany, either by way of Rotterdam or the Baltic and this would require the same toleration from the Pritish and French govern- ments that they have shown in the case of shipments to Belgium, which come equally within German control, but are safeguarded by the guarantee, under which the Commission for Ree: lief in Belgium is operating. The! German government has made similar, guarantees for grain to be importedi into Uoland, but no arrangements have yet been effected for bringing this about. The Foundation today received ca- bles from its war relief commissioner,| Ernest P. Bicknell and Eliot Wads-' worth, saving that they had made careful review of the situation in Po-1 land east of the fighting line, including Galicia, and of the Warsaw district.s They stated that while it is impossible to reach this territory with supplie; from America, money is much needs to carry the relief work along. The most urgent need for outside aid is for the relief of the Jewish population. The Foundation recommends that . Polish relief committees in America” send their funds to the central citi- zens’ committee of Warsaw and those. - wishing to relieve destitution among the Jews send funds to Baron Alex- ander De Ginsburg, chairman of the- Jewish committee in Petrograd. AUSTRIANS PREVENT 2 ITALIANS RETURNING HOME Employers Are Refusing to Pay Wages to Italians. ‘Rome, May 21, 12:15 p. m., via Paris, 9:50 p_ m.—Advices received in Rome from Basel, Zurich and other Swiss' towns in touch with Germany and . Austria are that thousands of Italians are being prevented from returning home by the German and Austrian' authorities. In addition it is asserted that the employers of Italians in Aus-: tria and Germany are refusing to pay - the men their wages. SEbw If these reports should be true they afford a_ striking contrast to the con- ditions in Italy, where ¥ Austrians are Del &iven complete freedom |