Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 28, 1915, Page 1

voL. LvIL.—NO. NORWICH, CCNN., FRIDAY, HEAVIEST FIGHTING ‘Where the Teutonic Allies Upon the Pressing Close Are Still Russians OVER 5,000 MUSCOVITES REPORTED CAPTURED In Belgium and France Along the Austro-Italian Border En- gagements Are Taking Place at Various Points, With Varying Successes—A British Submarine Has Passed Through Mine Fields of the Dardanelles and the Sea of Marmora, Torpedoing a Supply Ship and Discharging a Torpedo at a Transport Alongside the Aresnal at Con- slmt‘inople—Fleet of 18 Bombs on Explosive Factory at Ludwigshafen—Ger- man Submarines Continue Their Deadly Work. The heaviest fighting ¥till prevails in the Galician districts, where the Teutonic allies are still pressing close upon the Russians. Over 2,000 prisoners and six guns are de- clared to have been captured by the Austro-Germans east of Radymno and nearly 3,000 men and eleven mackine guns near Gousskow. On the western front, in Belgium and in France and along the Austro- Italian frontier engagements also are taking place at various points. Vienna says that in Tyrol, southeast of Trent end on the Carinthian frontier, the Italians bombarded Austrian positions with heavy guns and that on the coast King Victor Emmanuel's men crossed the frontier at several points, but that those who advanced to the Austrian positions were repulsed. Two com- panies of Italians were annihilated by the Austrian machine guns on the border to the northeast of Trent, ac- cording to the Austrian report, To the east of Ablain the French record the taking by allied troops of German trenches and a strategic po- sition in a cemetery and also the cap- ture of 400 prisoners. - On -several other sectors of the western line fierce artillery engagements are in progress. The British steamer Morwenna was sunk ‘not far from the Old Head of Kinsale, where the Lusitania disaster pccurred, and the Danish steamer Bet- ty_was disposed of in the North sea —both by German submarines. The British submarifie E-11 has made a long trip under mine fields part of the way through the Darda- nelles and the Sea of Marmora up to the very waters of Constantinople, a distance of approximately 200 miles. In the course of this expedition she sunk an ammunition vessel in the Sea of Marmora, torpedoed a supply ship at Rodosto and discharged a tor- pedo at a_ transport alongside the ar- senal at Constantinople, the effect of which is not known. The Turks report that they have captured a transport which was at- tempting a landing at Boudroun under the protection of the guns of a French cruiser. « What is officially described as “the finest aerial exploit yet achieved dur- ing the war,” has been carried out by a squadron of French aeroplanes numbering 18, which dropped bombs on the great explosives factory at Ludwigshafen and an annex near Op- pau, which are declared by the French r office to have set the factory uildings on fire. Shortly after the b raid the entire section where the fac- tories were located was enveloped in vast clouds of smoke. Seventeen of the aeroplanes returned to their base. ITALIAN GUNNERS BRING e d DOWN AUSTRIAN AEROPLANE In First Contest Between Airships and Anti-Aircraft Guns. At the TItalian Frontier, Eastern Friuli, Wednesday, May 26, via Paris, May 26.—Ttalian gunners today brought down an Austrian aeroplane in the first contest of the Italian campaign between flying machines and anti aircraft guns. An aeroplane, rising from behind the Austrian lines at 9.30 o’clock this morning, darted over the rocky ground in front of the Italian positions, A fleld battery opened fire as it came within range. The first shot missed. The second struck fairly, causing flames to burst from the mo- tor. The aeroplane plunged downward and was splintered on the rocks be- neath. This was one of the incidents at- tending the opening of the Austro- Italian campaign, as witnessed by a correspondent of The _Associated Press. Along this part of the front, where -the Italians are advancing in the direction of Triest, there were stir- ring scenes, although as yvet there has been luittle heavy fighting. LOSS OF TURKS HEAVIER THAN HAD BEEN SUPPOSED Two Areas Not Previously Reported Were Covered with Dead, London, May 27, 7.55 p. m.—A state- ment given tonight by the British war office says that the losses of the Turks In_the recent fighting at the Darda- nelles is considerably heavier than had been supposed. The statement was in the form of a report from Major General William R. Birdwood, trans- mitted today from Cairo. It follows: “Today General Birdwood reports that during the suspension of fight- ing in order that the Turks might bury their dead, much larger losses than the 3,000 dead already reported came to light. Two areas in front of one of our sections where heavy punishment to the enemy had not been previously reported were covered with the dead. Four hundred corpses were counted in an area eighty by one hundred yards. “Turkish burying parties - worked quietly and cuickly. They were sup- plied with cotton wool prepared with of the war|some solution to deaden the stench— French Aeroplanes Dropped a most necessary precaution. “Over 1,200 Turkish rifles were pick- ed up on our side of the dividing line during the suspension of hostilities. “On the 25th of May an advanced trench 150 yards in front of General Cox’s brigade, was rushed and occu- pied by our men.” IS ENTIRELY SITUATION SATISFACTORY TO ITALY Claim Success in Opening Battles with thé Austrians. Rome, May 28, 4.30 p. m, via Paris. —The following official statement was issued today: “On May 25 on the Tyrol-Trentino frontier, the Italian troops occupied the heights of Montbanno, from which point the enemy was forced to retreat abandoning tents and material. The Italian artillery located Tonezzo and silenced the enemy’s fire, “In Carnia, 6ur success around Val- degano is confirmed. The Italians oc- ving Sagella and Prevola. “In the Raccolana valley our losses were four killed and one officer and ten soldiers wounded. The nemy’s losses were heavy. “The general situation satisfactory.” is entirely CAPTAIN OF NEBRASKAN SAW NO SUBMARINE Certain Ship Was Torpedoed—Sub- marine Could Not Have Failed to Discover Nationality. Liverpool, May 28, 2.56 a. m.—The American Steamer Nebraskan, which was disabled Tuesday night by an explosion off the coast of Ireland, ar- rived here shortly before midnight. The captain said: “I saw no subma- rine, but am certain it was a torpedo which hit us, “Moreover, a submarine could not have failed to_see our name and na- tionality, which was outlined in huge letters on our sides.” The members of the crew of the Nebraskan were agreed that the ex- plosion was undeubtedly caused by a torpedo. The forward part of the ship is Cnmplfitely wrecked. STBUBORN BATTLE ON BOTH BANKS OF THE SAN Austro-German Attacks on the Vis- tula Were Repulsed, Petrograd, via London, May 28, 3.18 a. m.—The use by the Teutonic allies of asphyxiating gases to cover their offensive in the Ossow i ported in an official last night by the Ru: fice. Austro-German attack the line between the upper Vistula and the left bank of the San are reported to have been repulsed with heavy loss to the attackers. A very stubborn bat- tle is said to be continuing on both banks of the San between Przemysl and the Lubazowka river. NEW YORK PCLICE ARE SUPPRESSING POLICY GAME. Alleged Headquarters Raided Three Arrests Made. and New York, May 27.—A smashing blow at the policy game, recently ex- tensively revived in this city, was made today when forty-five detectives under Lieutenant Costigan ad Joseph Howard Barber, superintendent of the Society for the Prevention of Crime, raide dthe alieged headquarters of the policy ring and arrested three men who, it is charged, are the heads and backers of the game in New York. The prisoners are John J. Saul, al- leged to be the backer of the game on the East Side; Peter Matthews, said to control it on the West Side and Sol Goldstein, said to be in charge of the Brooklyn field. A number of other ar- rests were made throughout the city of men who are charged with being runners or otherwise connected with the mage. The chief arrests were made in a house on West Eleventh street, where the men, 1t is said, gathered twice a day to make up the plays and draw- ings, through it was generally "believ- ed by the victims that the drawings took place In Kentucky. A crusade a few years ago by local organizations broke up the policy swindle for a time but recently it is said, the game has been revived in certain sections. Its victims general- ly have been among the poor. Dutch to Protest g of Trawler. London, May 27, 7.25 p. m.—Reuter’s correspondent at The Hague says it is semi-officially stated there that the Dutch -government has instructed its minister in Berlin to lodge a protest against the attack on the Dutch steam trawler Gragyenhage by a German aero- plane off Ameland, a Dutch Island in the North sea. o " aed Paragraphs Notning Known of Nebraskan at B lin. Berlin, May 27, Via London, May 28, 12.45 a. m.—No _information is avallable here regarding the reported torpedoing of the American steamer Nebraskan off the southern coast 6T Ireland last Tuesday night. King Constantine’s Condition Satis- factory. Berlin, May 27, via London, May 28., 12:45 a. m.—Advices received in Ber- lin from Athens, originating from a source close to King Constantine, are that the condition of the king is in general thoroughly satisfactory, con- trary to alarming reports. 460 of Crew of Triumph Saved. London, May 28, 2:58 a. m.—A des- patch to the Times from its Mudros correspondent says that 460 men of the crew of the British battleship Triumph, which was sunk Wednes- day by a submarine in the Gulf of Saros, were saved. or- The officers and crew on board the Triumph in peace times numbered about 700 men. GERMAN MINES HARMLESS WHEN ADRIFT FROM ANCHORAGE State Department Notified by German Ambassador at Washington. Washington, May 27—Count Bern- storff, the German ambassador, pre- sented a memorandum to the state de- pariment, saying German mines were of a type which became harmless if they drift from their anchorages. Count Bernstorff’s memorandum, pre- sented to Counsellor Lansing, said in reference to the report pubiished in connection with the Nebraskan inci- dent that only the British government had given the United States such as- surances, that he had been advised of- ficially of the nature of German mines but had not been mstructed to report thi sto the Washington governmtnt. “With reference to the report that I read in the papers this morning,” the memorandum said, “I have to say that according to official information from the German admiralty, German mines laid in the sea become innocuous when detached.” FLOWERS STREWN WHERE LUSITANIA WENT DOWN. Were Donated For the Purpose by Lord and Lady Barrymore. Queenstown, May 27, 8.15 p. m.— Though the search for bodies of vie- tims of the Lusitania is being continu- ed, the prospect of recovering any more of them Is becoming very slight. The steam trawler Cygnet returning here today from a trip that extended to Fastnet, reports that she met with no_bodies. Passing over the scene of the dis- aster, the crew of the Cygnet dropped on the sea a quantity of flowers which had beer donated for the purpose by Lord and Lady Barrymore. DEATHS AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY STORM IN THE WEST Meagre Reports Tell of Eight Deaths by Either Drowning or Lightning. Kansas City, Mo., May A heavy rain storm that broke over Arkansas, Kansas, Western Missouri and east- ern Oklahoma this afternoon, follow- ing yesterday's rains, increased the rising waters and almost cut off com- munication with the districts. Meagre reports tell of at least eight deaths by either drowning or light- ning. Railroad washouts and damage to growing crops were reported. At Little Rock, Arl, the heavy rains caused a further rise in the swollen Arkansas rier, threatening heavy damage along its course. A second heavy storm hit Stigler, Okla., causing $100,000 loss. The low farm lands of the Arkansas river val- ley were under water with the river rising at Muskoge FIRE LOSSES IN UNITED STATES $221,000,000 LAST YEAR. Premiums Paid 191 Leading Companies Was $333,647,000. New York, May 27.—Fire losses in the United States last year totaled $221,000,000 a sum exceeded only twice, in 1904 and 1906, in the history of the country, according to reports submit- ted today to the National Board of Fire Underwritters in convention here. The losses, however, were well distrib- uted throughout the country, the re- port showed, there being no single conflagration. Willlam M. Kramer, president of the board, presented statistics purporting to show that the fire insurance busi- ness in 1914 resulted in an underwrit- ing loss to the companies of 4.21 per cent, The total premiums paid 191 leading companies during the year was $333,647,000, he said MAIL AND PASSENGER STEAMER SUNK IN ROUGH SEA Between Metinicus and Rockland, Me. —No Lives Lost. Total Rockland, Me, May 27.—The mail and passenger steamer W. G. Butman went to the bottom while on her regu- lar run between Metinicus and Rock- land late today. In a rough sea the ten pasengers and the crew of four took to the ship’s two small boats and after a hard row of seven mlies reached Metinicus Island, wet to the skin. Although the steamer sank quickly, the crew managed to save the mail which they brought to the mainland tonight in a motorboat. The passeng- ers were able to bring off their hand baggage. COLNOEL ROOSEVELT HAS A BROKEN RIB Met with Accident While Mounting a Horse. New York, May 27.—It was learned tonight that Colonel Theodore Roose- velt met’ with an accident at his home at Sagamore Hill last Monday, when, as he was trying to mount a horse, he fell and broke a rib. The discovery of the broken bone was made by the colonel’s physician, summoned when the former president became convinced that the pain which he suffered after the fall was caused by something more than a wrench. The colonel was immediately bandaged tightly about the body and except for the inconve- nience and trifiing pain the accident has caused him no trouble. The only interference with his activities has been with his daily horseback ride, MAY 28, 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS Naval Catastrophe .~ in British Port STEAMER PRINCESS IRENE ACCI- DENTALLY BLOWN UP. OVER 300 LIVES LOST Vessel Was Undergoing Repairs When Occurred—When Smoke Had Explosion Cleared Away the Steamer Completely Disappeared. Sheerness, England, May 27.—It is feared that over 300 persons lost their lives here today when an explosion occurred on board the steamer Prin- cess Irene, a mine-laying vessel which was lying in the Medway off Port Vic- toria undergoing repairs. In addition to her crew, which 1s said to have numbered 250, there were 78 shipwrights on board the steamer when, at 11.15 o'clock this morning, a terrific explosion which shook the whole town of Sheerness occurred on the ship, followed by a%high burst of flame and a column of dense smoke. When the smoke had cleared away the steamer had completely disappear- ed. Only some floating wreckage marked the spot where she had been lying. PLANNING FINANCIAL EXCHANGE WITH CHILE To Facilitate Chilean Business Inter- ests in the United States. Washington, May 27.—A definite plan for the creation of a market for bills of exchange drawn on banks in the United States and payable in dol- lars was persented today at the con- ference between representatives of the business and financial interests of the United States and the Chilean delega- tion attending the Pan-American financial conference. It was said tonight that the Gug- genheim copper interests, the Bethle- hem Steel company and the DuPont Powder Company, all of which have large interests in Chile, are back of the plan, which would involve ex- change aggregating at least $20,000,- 000 a year. Representatives of the United States on this conference group were told that Chile exacted an export duty on nitrate and had provided that ninety day bills of exchange on Lon- don, payable in pounds sterling, shall be virtually legal tender in the pay- ment of these duties and for other purposes. It was suggested that a law be enacted to make bills drawn on banks in ,the United States legal tender to the same extent, in order to facilitate the ‘business of the interests in the United Staes which spend mill- ionus each year in wages and in pur- chases in Chile. The Chileans promised o urge their governments to take the steps neces- sary. Later it was said the same proposal would be made to other South American countries where bills of London are legal tender. ALLEGED FALSE MANIFESTS ON EXPORT OF RUBBER. Indictments Found by Federal Grand Jury Against Five Men. New York, May 27.—A conspiracy to defraud the United States through the filing of a false manifest on exports of rubber, in order to conceal its con- traband character, is alleged in indict- ments found by the federal grand jury today against Harry R. Salomon; his cousin, Albert Salomon, of the import- ing and exporting firm _of Salomon Brothers, of this city; Albert B. New- man, a commj n merchant; Franz Rosenberg, of Hanover, Germaly, rep- resentative here of an Austrian rub ber company; and Sigmund Karman of Budapest, Hungary, a rubber expert, who is aiso said to be in this city. Two shipments of a fine grade of Tubber, valued at $50,000, are alleged to have been falsely manifested for ex- port, probably to Germany by way of Italy. One lot it is stated, was found concealed in 300 barrels of resin and the other in 178 bales of cotton waste. The shipments were detected as the result of an X-ray examination @nd were seized. The defendants are alleged through the filing of the falst manifest to have caused the collector of the port to transmit untrue and inaccurate reports to Washington in violatian of the fed- eral criminal code. While classed as technical violations of the customs laws, the acts charged are also considered by federal officials to be violations of American neutrali- ty. FRENCH MAKE MOST SUCCESSFUL AIR RAID Largest Explosives Factories in Ger- many Set Afire. Paris, May 28, 12.15 a. m.—An offi- cial statement issued _ tonight de- scribes more fully the French air raid on Ludwigshafen, where important munition factories are reported to have been seet on fire and partly destroyed. The text follow: “The aeroplanes which bombarded Ludwigshafen numbered 18. They took the air at 3 a. m_ Thursday. The works of the Badische Anilen and Soda-Fabrii company, the largest ex- plosives factory in Germany, occupy- ing an entire quarter of Ludwigshafen, near Mannheim, and an important an- nex has been established near Oppau, a mile and a helf from Ludwigshafen. Progress of Canal Graft Case. New York, May 27.—Testimony in- tended to prove that the United States was not defrauded when John Burke, manager of the commissary depart- ment of the Panama railroad, accept- ed $20,000 commissions in purchasing supplies from Jacob Salas, a tobacco merchant, was introduced by the de- fence at Salas’ trial today. Salas con- tends that the Panama Railroad was operated as a private corporation and not as an arm of the government. Movements of Steamships. New York, May 27.—Sailed, steam- er_Adriatic, Liverpool, Liverpool, May 27.—Arrived, steam- er Orduna, New York. Azores, May 26.—Sailed, steamer Roma, Providence and New York. Lizard, May 27.—Passed, steamer Noordam, New York for Rotterdam. Liverpool, May 28.—Arrived, steam- er Megantic, Montreal. England Loses Another Warship BATTLESHIP MAJESTIC IN DAR- DANELLES GRAVEYARD. TORPEDOED AND SUNK Nearly All the Officers and Men Were Saved—Met Disaster While porting the Attacking Army on the Sup- Gallipoli Peninsula. London, May 27, 10:10 p. m.—The torpedoing and sinking of the British battleship Majestic is announced by the admiralty in the following state- ment: “An enemy submarine torpedoed and sank H. M. S. Majestic, Captain H. F. @G. Talbot, this morning, while it was supporting the army on the Gallipoli peninsula. “Nearly all the officers and men were saved.” Statistics of Ship. The battleship Majestic was a ves- sel of 14,900 tons and of 10,000 horse- power capacity. Her officers and crew on a peace footing aggregated 757. The Majestic which was built in 1895, carried four 12-inch, twelve six- inch and sixteen three-inch guns and twelve 3-pounder guns. In addition the vessel was armed with five 18-inch torpedoe tubes. The sinking of the Majestic makes the fifth British battleship lost in the Dardanelles campaign and the second by a hostile submarine, the Triumph having been sent to the bottom in the Gulf of Saros last Wednesday. The French also have lost one battleship in the Turkish campaign—the Bouvet. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMISSION ADJOURNS. Report Will Probably be Submitted Early in the Winter Session. Washington, May 27.—The federal industrial relations commission today concluded hearings which have been in progress for more than a year which have touched every phase of the country’s industrial life and which have taken the investigators from coast to coast. Chairman Walsh adjourned the com- mission sine die and it will meet again in executive session n Chicago about June 1 to plan the framng of its re- port to congress. The report probably will be submitted early in the winter session. . Today's session was devoted tq hear- ing witnesses who had asked for op- portunity to reply to others whe had already testified and to cleaning up unfinished phases of the invesiiga- tion. A. C. Bills, Jr., commissioner of labor of Porto Rico and Martin Tra- vieso, secretary of Porto Rico, were the last witnesses in the inquiry into labor conditions in Porto Rico. They invited the commisson to go to the is- land to make a thorough investigation and as an alternative suyggested a congressional inquiry. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was re- called to alléw him to answer criti- cisms of organized labor and himself. He discussed the Clayton-anti-trust act, organized labor’s attitude toward unorganized workers and the defence of the McNamara brothers in the dy- namiting trials. WOMAN MYSTERIOUSLY SHOT IN CHICAGO Found Dead at Residence of a Woman Physician, Where She Roomed. Chicago, May 27.—Miss Anna John- son was found dead today, with a bul- let wound in her head, at the residence of Dr. Eva S. Shaver, a physician. An autopsy by physicians attached to the cu_roner‘s office indicated that an operation had been performed and Dr. Shaver and her son Clarence are being de_ta.ined by the police. The coroner is continuing his inquiry to determine whether the bullet wound was inflicted by the young woman herself or whether there is ground for suspicion that she was shot to hide another crime, Miss Johnson was shot in the right side of the head. When the body was discovered a revolver was found loosely held in her left hand. The marks of two bullets were in the walls of the room. Miss Johnson, who was 25 years old, came here a year ago from Lud- ington, Mich, and was employed as a hair dresser. :She occupied a room in Dr. Shaver's house. Her body was foun dthis morning by W. C. Harvey, another_ roomer, who failed to notify the police for several hours and when he did was detained by the officials. Later he was released. Marshall Hos- tetter, the girl's fiance, who had been seized later on suspicion, was released after questloning by the coroner, PRESIDENT ARRIAGA OF PORTUGAL HAS RESIGNED Congress Will Meet Saturday to De- liberate On Action. Lisbon, via Paris, May 28, 12:20 a. m.—The presiden of Portugal, Manu- el De Arriaga, has resigned. President De Arriaga officially an- nounced to the president of the Port- uguese congress his determination to resign his office. Congress will meet on Saturday to deliberate on this ac- tion by the president and take meas- ures required by the situation thus created. Lipton Disapproves Trial Races of Cup Defenders. Boston, May 27.—Sir Thomas-Lipton, whose yacht Shamrock IV, the chal- lenger for the Americas cup, is laid up in Breoklyn, does not regard with fa- vor the proposed renewal of the trials this suramer between the cup defend- ing candidates, Resolute and Vanitie, according to letters recently received by friends in this city. Austro-Germans ‘Driven Back. London, May 28, 1.59 a. m.—A des- patch to the Central News from Pet- Tograd says: “On the 25th and 26th the Austro-Germans attacked the en- tire Russian front between the upper Vistula and the left bank of the San and were driven back with heavy losses. The Russians, following a counter-attack at Stry, took prison- ers, Condensed Telegrams No lights may be displayed in Venice, Italy, between sunset and sunrise. New York City Day was observed at the Panama-Pacific 'Exposition. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Sr., died at her country residence at Garrison, N. Y. The training ship Newport arrived at Colon, and will remain there until Saturday. About 5,000 Italians offered them- selves for military duty at the New York consulate. Many ranchers returned to their farms near Mt. Lassen., Cal, when the peak became quiet. it is reported in Detroit that another $10,000,000 dividend was declared by the Ford Motor Co. The Irish Turf Club of Dublin decid- ed there would be no interference with horse racing in Ireland this season. No one connected in any way with the liquor business can hereafter be- come a Knight Templar in Pennsyl- vania. May Day exercises at Mount Hol- yoke college, postponed from Wednes- day because of rain, were held yes- terday. A lent windstorm, followed by heavy rains, broke over Louisville, Ky., breaking trees, windows, and de- molishing signs. Under escort of his military staff, Governor Whitman left Albany on a special train to attend the Exposition at San Francisco. Two British airmen were fatally burned when their motor exploced while they were reconnoitering near Hazebrouck, Franc The latest list of Canadian casualties issued in Ottawa, contains the name of Wendelle Hubert Holmes, of Worces- ter, Mass., killed in action. Charles Karlin, a veteran of the Cri- mean campaign, and the Franco-Prus- sian war of 1870, died at his home in West Orange, N. J., aged 80. Christopher J. Stover, labor super- intendent of the Crucible Steel Works in Harrison, N. J., was crushed to death between two freight cars. The steamer Cheltonen, under charter by the Cunard Line, was beached at Sydney, Nova Scotia, after striking a rock near Cap Bay, N. F. The use of air to lighten the sub- marine F-4 in Honolulu harbor will probably be resorted to, as a heavy swell again parted two of the cables. Pinned beneath a heavy moving van when it turned turtle at Egg Harbor, George Gibson of Philadelphia was drowned in less than a foot of water. Every unit in the Philadelphia fire department was summoned to combat two large fires in the warehouse dis- trict at Vine street and the Delaware River. Because he refused to take her to the movies, Anna Odenwald Gulthouse, of Peekskill had her marriage to George Gulthouse of -Poughkeepsie annulled. President Wilson cabled congratu- lations to Presidént Victoriano de la Plaza of Argentina on the celebration of the 105 anniversary of Argentina independence. An Armenian calling himself a Christian Socialist was nearly mobbed in Union Square after calling all United States soldiers “murderers, brutes and maniacs.” Delegates to the National Biennial Convention of the Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Engineers, at Cleveland, vot- ed unanimously in favor of State and National prohibiti The New York Court of Appeals fix- ed the week beginning July 12 for the execution of former Police Lieutenant Charles Becker, convicted of the murder of Herman Rosenthal. Bullets fell at Douglas, Ariz., from Agua Prieta, across the border, where a Carranza garrison engaged in heavy fire in celebration of the victory by General Obregon near Monterey. The trial of Karl Buenz and others indicted with the Hamburg-American Line to send out chartered vesseles to coal and provision the German raid- ers, will probably go over to some time next fall. An invitation to address the Consti- tutional Convention at Albany on the 700th anniversary of the granting of the Magna Charter, on_June 15, was extended to President Wilson by the convention. Commissioner Dill of the New Jersey motor vehicle department sent letters to the chiefs of all municipalities ask- ing cooperation in the enforcement of the law prohibiting the use of dazzling headlights. The fine of $25 imposed on the Rev. Matthew Toohey, a priest of Hoboken, wah remitted. The fine had been im- posed on the ground that he had ap- proached a grand juror investigating election frauds. The Leyland er Napierian, which arrived at Galveston from Liverpool, was less than 20 miles from the Lus- itania when she was torpedoed off the Irish coast on May 7, but as she had no wireless, she knew nothing of the Lusitania fate. To put an end to loss and damage of rifies and other government pro- perty issued to state militias, Sec- retary Garrison ordered that here- after all amounts for such losses be deducted from the pay of responsible officers and enlisted men. Schooner Struck Bartlett's Reef. New London, Conn., May 27.—Schoon- er Lizzie J. Call from Augusta, Me., for New Haven ,struck on Bartlett's Reef during the gale last night and lost her mailsail and jib. She was floated today and towed into the harbor in a leaking condition. Two Men Killed in Auto Accident. Beacon, N. Y., May 27.—Two men were killed an dthree others injured seriously in an automobile accident to- night near here. _The dead are James Cox and John Shanahan, both resi- dents of Beacon. A tire blew off the car and it was overtirnad ' The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of ;} 2 < ner Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population GALICIA SCENE OF Breakdowns of Our Submarines TO BE THOROUGHLY INVESTFH GATED BY SEC'Y DANIELS. IS TO REMEDY DEFECTS Of Twelve Assigned to Participate if the War Game Six Were Partially Ineffective—Plans for 26 of an Im proved Model Are in the Works. Washington, May 27.—With , — unoffi clal reports Indicating that hait the twelve submarines assigned tc participate in the war game with th Atlantic fleet were at least partially Ineffective, Secretary Danlels today announced his determination to mak¢ a thorough investigation to find the cause of, and, if possible, a remed) for the 'too frequent breakdowns of the navy’s under-water craft. Importance of Submarines. “With the growing importance of the submarine as an instrument of warfare,” said the sécretary, “I fea that too much attention cannot be paid to this branch of the service and every effort of the department will be di. rected to improving the records made by the submarines during the receni manoeuvres. The submarine is still in an experimental stage and the boa! of two years ago, as compared with those now in active service abroad is probably even more comparatively ob- solete than an automobile of three vears ago. Of the twelve submarines which came to New York for the manoeuvres, one was unable to pro- ceed, the various others suffered from breakdowns necessitating repairs of greater or less importance which took them out of the game for varying lensths of time. Report, unoffcial gave a number varying from five td seven as the total submarines effective during a certain period of the manoeus vres, Machinery Is Delicate. “The machinery of a submarine is very delicate. * * * The battery trouble, as already announced, we hobe to have eliminated in our newer, boats, if l)_\e»Edison battery lives up to its preliminary tests. The other troubles are being eliminated with each new design as the defects of the old de- signs become apparent. To Remedy Defects. “What I am most interested in is in finding out whether these breakdowns were such as must be expected in more or less experimental boats or whether they were due to faults of construction that should have been remedied or to defects in our system of reporting and making repairs, It is my intention immediately to in- vestigate this matter and to spare na effort to remedy anything which is possible of being remedied. Imperfect Design. “In some cases the breakdowns ara Drobably due to imperfect design ow- ing to the lack of data at the time at which the boats were built, This would be particularly true of the BE-1 and E-2 which have been mentioned as breaking down, as they were the first boats built aftér the change from gas- oline to heavy oil engines. One of the K boats appears to have been in trou- ble also, but none of this class has been finally accepted by the depart- ment. Plans for 26 New Submarines. “In the meanwhile, the plens for the 26 new submarines authorized by the 63rd congress are being pushed with all possible speed and I am greatly pleased with the rapid and efficient work of the bureaus of construction and repair and steam engineering in this matter. Bids will be invited for their actual construction next week. These boats include two more of the new sea-going submarines, which we are going to try to make the last word in such craft, New Models Are Superior. “It must not be forgotten that all of the submarines which have been in trouble recently were designed be- fore 1912. The newer boats, both nearing completion and about to be begun, are believed to be vast im- provements upon the old models and it is thought that the greater part of previous weaknesses have been elimi- nated.” NARRAGANSETT BAY SWEPT BY GALE Battleship Rhode Island Dragged Her Anchors and Was Blown Against the Nebraska. Newport, R. I, May 27.—During a heavy gale that swept Narragansett Bay last night, the battleship Rhode Island dragged her anchors and was blown against the battleship Nebras- ka, carrying away a portion of the bridge and injuring some of the guns considerable side-gear. The Rhode Island carried with her the collier Cyclops which was made fast alongside while the battleship was coaling. Hundreds of officers and men of the fleet were forced to spend the night ashore, as the wind was so high that the launch could not put out to the ships. Admiral Fletcher said later that the damage sustained by the Nebraska could be repaired readily. A rumor was persistent today that a launch belonging to one of the ships sank during the night. Investigation by the admiral proved the report with- out foundation. PITCHER WALSH'S WIFE HAD MIRACULOUS ESCAPE Pinned Under Husband’s Machine When It Turned Turtle. lon the latter ship. Both vessels lost Meriden, Conn., May 27.—Mrs. Ed. ‘Walsh, wife of the White Sox famous pitcher, had a miraculous escape from" death here thig afternoon when she was pinned under her husband’s 4,500 pound car when it turned turtle. She escaped with minor injuries. The other four ladies in the car were ;hr:;wn clear and were not seriously urt. The accident happened or the road between Wallingford and Cheshire. Mrs. Walsh was driving up Copper Mine hill when the engine stalled and immediately started descending the hill backwards. The car swerved around into a 20 foot embankment and then turned turtla