Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 1, 1915, Page 1

Norwich VOL. LVIL—NO. 128 NORWICH, TUESDAY, JUNE CONN., 1, 1915 Bualletin TEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double Th- RUSSIANS WINNING - SAN RIVER BATTLE Heavy Reinforcements Which Have Come to Musco- vites Are Making Themselves Felt AUSSIANS ARE NOW STRONGLY OFFENSIVE Claim They Have Recently Captured 26,000 Austro-German Troops—Fighting in Belgium and France is of a Minor Nature—Italian Invasion of Trent is Proceeding Steadily and Fortifications Commanding the Passes Have Been Occupied by Italian Troops—Air Raid on London of Large Proportions is Indicated—DBritish Report That in a Furious Engagement on the Gallipoli Peninsula the Turkish Casualties Were Two Thousand. The heavy reinforcements have been coming to the support of the closely pressed Russians in mid- dle Galicia apparently are making themselves felt, as the latest reports war office declare at the battle on the San river is de- veloping in favor of the Russian troops. The fortress of Przemysl now held by the Russians, has been the ob- ject of an Austro-German enveloping movement for some weeks past and ngainst the completion of the circle the Russian commanders have been striving. from the Russian t Russian Offensive. A strong offensive has been under- taken by the Rpssians on various fronts and in the Dniester region they report the capture of seven thousand prisoners and nearly nineteen thou- sand between the river Pilica and the upper Vistula in the period from May 12 to May 24. The fighting in the western war zone during the past day or two has been of minor importance. Italian Invasion of Trent. The Italian invasion of Trent is pro- ceeding steadily and reports from the frontier say the group of fortifications commanding the passes leading to the vast entrenched camp which has its centre at Trent, have been occupied by Italian troops. Indications of Air Raid on London. There are indications of an air raid of possibly large proportions by Zep- pelin dirigibles on London in the near future. The British o cial press bu- reau, in a late announcement, says Zeppelins are reported te have been seen near Ramsgate and Brentwood and in certain outlying districts of London. At the same time the warn- ing is issued that no statement what- ever should be published in the Ens- lish newspapers dealing with places in the neighborhood of London reach- ed by aircraft, except such information as the admiralty would issue, Turkish Casualties 2,000. Although recent reports from Con- stantinople have favored the Turkish troops in the operations on the Gal- lipoli peninsula, the British war office announces that in a furious engage- ment of recent date the Turkish cas- ualties numbered two thousand, while the allies lost only three hundred. Italian Dirigible at Austrian Naval Base. An Italian dirigible has dropped bombs on the Austrian naval base of Pola, the arsenal, according to the report of the Italian ministry of rine, being set on fire. Sir Edw 3 the British foreign secretary, emporarily left his post because of an affection of the eves. He will be replaced by the Earl of Crewe, who is to be assisted by the Mar- quis of Lansdowne. BATTLE ON THE SAN IN FAVOR OF RUSSIANS Between May 12 and 14 They Captur- ed Nearly 19,000 of Enemy. Petrograd, May 31, Via London, 6:45 p. m.—The battle on the San, in the vicinity of Przemysl, is developing in favor of the Russians, according to an official announcement given out today. Furthermore, the Russians between May 12 and 14 captured nearly 19,000 of their antagonists. The text of the communiction follows: “In the Shavli region, in Kovno province, the Germans continue to re- sist our offensice with violent fire, but the fighting in this region continues to our advantage. “On the front between the River Pillica and the upper Vistula we captured between May 12 and May 24, 209 officers and 18,617 men of the rank and file. “In Galicia the battle on the San River also is developing in our favor. Our troops have successfully assumed the offensive, and last night they crossed the River Lubaczowka and oc- cupied the village of Monasterz in- flicting heavy losses on the enemy. “The offensive of the enemy along the front from Jaroslau to Radymno in an easterly direction, has been stopped by our fire. “In the region beyond the Dniester all the hostile attavks on Saturday along the front between Zaderwacz, Bolechow and Jaworow were repused with heacy losses to the enemy. On Saturday night our trops assumed a resolute offensice with great suc- cess. On this front we captured over 7,000 prishoneres and 30 quick-firinfi guns. The enemy began a disorderly retreat. “On other sectors of our front there wetre no important changes during Saturday.” SAYS GULFLIGHT WAS SUNK THROUGH MISTAKE Commnader of Submarine Did Not See the American Flag. Washington, May 31.—The state de- partment announcement today says: “The American ambassador at Ber- un reports that the chief of the ad- ‘which | miralty staff, Admiral Behnke, has in- formed him that the commander of the submarine which sank the Gulflight did so thorugh mistake because two boats, similar to trawlers, one carrying wireless apparatus, were apparently convoying the Gulflight. The com- mander therefore, thought it a British boat and din ot notice the American flag on the stern until just after giving the order to “fire.” ITALIAN DIRIGIBLE RAIDS AUSTRIAN NAVAL BASE Destroyer Flotilla Boats Laden Destroys Several h Wheat. Rome, via Paris, May 31, 11.30 p. m. —-An official statement issued by the ministry of marine announces that an Ttalian dirigible has made a raid on the Austrian naval base of Pola, dam- aging the railroad station and the ar- senal. The statement follows: “One of our dirigibles flew over Pola last evening, dropping bombs on the railroad station, a naphtha depot and the arsenal. All the bombs burst with full effect. A big fire started in the arsenal. “The dirigible was subjected to a violent fire from the land batteries, but was not hit and returned intact. “This morning our destroyer flotilla bombarded a shipyard at Monfalcone, causing considerable damage, the com- manders of the destroyers were able to observe several boats laden with wheat and destroyed by the same flo- tilla, which returned, having accom- hed its mission without being hit y the fire of the guns on the Aus- trian coast. The crews suffered no loss.” 56 BRITISH MERCHANT VESSELS SUNK OR CAPTURED Since the Beginning of the War—83 Fishing Boats Lost. London, May 31, 5:15 p. m.—An ad- miralty statement, giving the num- ber of British merchant and fishing vessels sunk or captured since the be- ginning of the war, shows that fifty- six merchant ships have been sent to the bottom by cruisers of the ene- my, twelve by mines and sixty-two by 'submarines, a total of 130. Eighty-three fishing craft have been lost and of these 24 were sunk by mines. Since German submarines began their attack on merchant shipping January 27, the merchant vessels sunk by them number 59 and the fishing craft 31. Looking at these losses from the standpoint of tonnage, it is seen that since the war began, Great Britain has lost 458,006 tons in merchant shipping and 13,585 tons in fishing craft. KING OF ITALY TAKES CHARGE OF GUN Fired Many Shots From One of the 75 Millimetre Guns. Gerleva, May 31, Via Paris, 3.20 p. m.—News despatches reaching here from the Italian front set forth that King Emmanuel, like King Albert of the Belgians, intends to take an active part in the war. During the recent attack of the Italian forces on Monte Baldo, His Majesty in described as having taken charge of one of the 75 millimetre guns and even as firing many shots himself. Subsequetly for many hours he watched the operations. It was raining hard at the time and when the king finally returned to headquarters in his antomobile he was wet through and covered with mud. COMMENT ON GERMAN NOTE. Gov. Holcomb Says It’s Evasive. Hartford, Conn,, May 31.—Governor Marcus H. Holcomb, when asked to- day to comment on the German note, said he thought it was “a little eva- stve” and that in his opinion Germany was “sparring for time. W. H. Taft: Inconclusive. New Haven, Conn., May 31.—Former President William H. Taft, when asked tonight to comment upon the German reply to .the American note, said: “I think the German reply is irrespon- sive and inconclusive.” Electrocuted for Wife Murder. Auburn, N. Y., May 31.—Vincenzo Buonemsigno, 37, of Utica, was put to death by electricity early today for the murder of his wife on April 26, 1914. On the way to the chair he shouted: Give my regards to the man who made me kill my wife” He slew his wife because he claimed she had been unfaithful to him. Motorcyclist Struck by Train. Derby, Conn., May 31.—Paul Jensen, 19 vears old, of Orange, while riding a motoreyele across a railroad crossing at Tyler City today, was struck by a railroad train, receiving injuries which later caused death in a local hospital. Cabled Paragraphs Exodus of Americans From Germany. London, June 1, 3.16 a. m.—*“During the past few days a positive exodus of Americans from Germany to Switzer- land has been taking place” says the Morning Post’s Berne correspendent. “Many of the arrivals have been resi- dents of Germany for years.”” They declare that the popular feeling against Americans in some places makes it intolerable, if not unsafe, for them to remain.” Forty Lives Lost When Steamer Burn- ed. London, June 1, 3.08 a m—The Morning Post’s Stockholm correspond- ent says: “Forty passengers have lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the steamer Bore at Helinsingfors.” The despatch apparently refers to a Zeppelin raid on the Finnish capital. 15 TONS OF DYNAMITE MAKES FRAGMENTS OF SCOW Police and Private Detectives Investi- gating at Seattle. Seattle, Wash.,, May 31.—Police and private detectives employed by the Russian government to guard vessels loading munitions of war for Russia were busy today endeavoring to learn the cause of the. explosion Sunday morning of fifteen tons of dynamite aboard a scow anchored in the bay. Except for the statement of private detectives that for two weeks they have been watching for two men who, it is alleged, were coming to Puget Sound to destroy ammunition carriers, there was little for the police to work on. The scow was blown into fragments and no trace has been found of a watchman employed Saturday to guard the dynamite over night. While detectives were engaged in seeking to determine the cause of the explosion, many workmen began re- placing 350 plate glass windows in the Seattle business district shattered by the explosion. The damage from this source estimated at $40,000, while in- jury to several large woden buildings on the water front nearest the scene of the explosion added $10,000 more to the loss. KILLED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BOARD A FREIGHT TRAIN. Man Believed to Belong in Boston had Skull Fractured at Stamford. Stamford, Conn., May 31.—A young man believed to have been Francis T. Smith of Boston was killed here late last night while attempting to board a moving freight train on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. His skull was fractured. In his pocket was found a diary bearing the above name and address and directing in case of accident that Mrs. Campbell of No. 6 ‘Wise street, Boston; be notified. He was about 29 years old and had in a pocket also a card showing that he had been under treatment at Bellevue hos- pital, New York city. He was well dressed. DANISH STEAMER VICTIM OF GERMAN SUBMARINE In the English Channel—Members of Crew Saved. London, May 31, 8.12 p. m.—The Danish steamer Soborg has been sunk in the English channel by a German submarine, according to an announce- ment made by Lloyds agency. The members of her crew saved. were The Somborg was built at Sunder- land in 1899 and was of 1.333 tons net register. The vessel was 286 feet long, 43 feet beam and 19 feet deep. She sailed from Baltimore on her last east- ern trip across the Atlantic on April 6th when she was bound for Kirkwall and Aarhus ZEPPELINS SIGHTED IN VICINITY OF LONDON. At Brentwood, 17 Miles East North- east—Many Fires Reported. London, June 1, 1.26 a. m.—The of- ficlal pres bureau issued the follow- ing announcement last night: “Zeppelins are reported to have been seen nea Ramsgate (on the Kentish t, 67 miles southeast of London) and Brentwood (17 miles east north- east of London) and in certain outly- ing districts of London. Many fires are reported, but these cannot be a solutely connected with .the airs ts. arther particulars will be issued as soon as they can be collected and collerated SAW CUNARD LINER ON ROCKS IN THE MERSEY. Passengers on Lapland Say She Was Surounded by Lighters. New York, May 31.—Passengers on the steamship Lapland, in today from Liverpool, said they had seen the Cunard liner Aquitania, the largest British afloat, which was com- mandeered early in the war for use as a transport, on the rocks in the Mer- sey. At the offices of the Cunard line “ere it was said that no inform- ation has been received of any mis- hap to the Aquitania. According to the passengers, the ship was surrounded by lighters and she appeared to have a bad list. PROFESSIONAL AVIATOR FATALLY INJURED. Was Giving an Exhibition at a Picnic at Troy, N. Y.—Died in a Few Min- utes. Troy, N, Y., May 381.—George L. Newberry, a profesional aviator of Kirkwood, N. Y., was fatally injured here this afternoon when an aeroplane with which he was giving an exhibi- tion at a picnic in Rennsselaer park fell 400 feet into Oakwood cemetery. Newbezsy was extricated unconscious from the ruins of his machine and hurried to a hospital, where he died in a few minutes. The accident was thousands of people. French Artillery Active. Havre, May 31, 11.40 p. m.—The fol- lowing official statement of the Belgian operations of May 30 was made pub- lic here this evening: “During the day the enemy artillery was very active. At night it bombarded our advanced posts, one of our bridgeheads and the villages of Noordschoote and Oostvle- teren. Our batteries dispersed the en- emy on the Crootegheten and Schoor- bakke roads, as well as working par- ties around B‘h,uwpntteteul o witnessed by Complex Problems of Foreign Policy WILL BE DECIDED AT A CABINET MEETING TODAY. GERMANY AND MEXICO The Former to Be Given to Under- stand That She Will Be Held to a Strict Accountability for All Viola- tions of American Rights. Washington, May 31.—President Wil- son intends so to shape the course of the United States government in the international crisis which has arisen as to leave mo doubt abroad of the country’s purpose not omly to speak, but if necessary to act for the cause of humanity. Two things were virtually deter- mined upon by the president today in the solemn atmosphere with which Memorial day enveloped the national capital. To Hold Germany to Question, First—That Germany’s avoidance of the larger questions of humanity and the spirit of international law by a technical argument on a hitherto un- disputed point in the statutes of na- tions—the exercise of the right of visit and search by war c#aft when encoun- tering merchantmen whether carrying contraband or not—must be met promptly ‘with a note again setting forth briefly the facts, as found by in- vestigation of officials ‘here, as to the cargo and peaceful equipment of the Lusitania and reiterating the earnest intention of the United States the German government to a accountability” for all violations American rights on the high seas. Bernstorff Granted an Interview. Count Von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, has been granted an in- terview with the president for Wed- nesday noon, but unless he brings some proposal from his government answering the demads of the United States differently from the note just received from Dr. Von Jagow, the German foreign minister—a circum- stance which is doubted in well-in- formed quarters—the president's course as framed by him in consultation with his cabinet tomorrow will not be ma- terially affected. Warning to Warring Mexican Factions Second—That notwithstanding the critical situation with Germany, there shall be issued tomorrow the state- ment which has been in preparation for several days to be communicated to the leaders of all factions in Mex- ico, serving notice that unless they themselves bring to an early end the deplorable conditions which their war- fare has wrought, some other means will be found by the United States in the interest of humanity to save the millions of non-combatant Mex- icans from the throes of starvation and further devastation of property. Both Questions Before Cabinet. Tomorrow the president will lay be- fore the cabinet both questions. The effect of the warning to Mexico, the president hopes, will be the coalition within the next few weeks of the best eclements in the southern republic to form a provisional _government to which the United States and other countries can accord early recognition. German Question Paramount. The tense situation produced by the receipt of an unyielding reply from Germany to the request of the United tates for reparation for the 100 Amer- n lives lost in the sinking of the Lusitania and guarantees against the destruction of American lives or prop- in the future overshadowed the Mexican problem as well as all other governmental activities today. President Reflects in Solitude. The president—aupon whom rests the burden of deciding the government’s foreign policy in the absence of con- sought solitude during the early of the day, as he did in the try- 's immediately after the sink- of the Lusitania. He read the newspaper text of the note, the edi- torial comments and scores of mes- sages, and went motoring—his favorite diversion when desirous of undisturbed application to problems of state. May Be Severance of Diplomatic Re- lations. In event of another unfavorable answer from Germany the severance of diplomatic relations by the United States is regarded by many as the nat- ural step. Beyond that officials and diplomats have indulged in little spec- ulation so far WALSH SAYS RESPONSIBILITY OF ROCKEFELLER IS PROVEN For Everything That Happened During Colorado Miners’ Strike.g Kansas City, Mo., May 31—Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the industrial rela- tions commission, in a Sta:tel_'r\ent to- day declared the commission “has proved the absolute responsibility of Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., hin’lself, for everything that happened in Colo- rado.” Mr. Walsh added the men who led the Colorado strike were fighting the same fight for liberty “against en en- emy as powerful and menacing as any ever faced by our Revolutionary fore- fathers.” “The record of the Washington hearing of the commission,” said Chairman Walsh, “is remarkable, to my mind, chiefly because every major indictment brought against the Rocke- fellers, father and son, as well as the other coal operators working with them in Colorado, by the bitterest of agitators, has been proven out of the lips of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., or the men whom he hires to carry out the joint wills of his father and himself; in most instances backed up by the letters over the signatures of these men.” Movements of Steamships. Gibraltar, May 30.—Passed, steamer Thessaloniki, Patras for New York. Arrived, 29th, steamer Athinai, New York. Liverpool, May 30.—Arrived, steamer St. Paul, New York; 3lst, Tuscania, New York. Sailed, 29th, steamer St. Louis, New York. Glasgow, May 29.—Sailed, steamer ‘Cameronia, New York. New York, May 31.—Arrived, steam- er Espagne, Bordeaux. Rotterdam, May 29.—Sailed, steamer Nieuw Amsterdam, New York. America’s Heroic flead_EEIngized IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES AT ARL- INGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY. TRIBUTE BY PRESIDENT Uttered an Audible “Amen!” at the Conclusion of a Prayer That the United States May be Led Aright in the Present Crisis. ‘Washington, May 31. — Eulogies of America’s soldier and sailor dead were voiced here today by President Wil- son, Secretary Bryan, Secretary Dan- iels and Governor Willis of Ohio at impressive Memorial day exercises at Arlington National cemetery. Large crowds seized upon every opportunity to show that the present intermational situation_was uppermost in _their minds. President Wilson, cheered on his arrival and departure, and during his address, carefully avoided any di- rect reference to problems now facing the United States. President Enthusiastically Applauded. He was enthusiastically applauded when he declared that “greater days lie before this nation that it has ever yet seen, and the solemn consciousness of those who bear office in this time is that they must make their best en- deavor to embody in what they do and say the best things in the United States.” Governor Willis evoked applause when he said: Introduced by Governor Willis. “The president of the United States is making successful effort to keep us out of the broils of Burope,” and add- ed: Yow is the time to keep cool, thinking carefull, and stand by the president. He and his cabinet know vastly more of our delicate relations with European belligerents than the rest of can possibly know; let us hold up his hands in the patriotic effort he is making in this crisis.” Sat in Midst of Veterans. The president sat in the midst of veterans of two wars during the ex- ercises and uttered an audible “Amen” at the conclusion of an invocation by Bishop Earl anston of Washington, who prayed that the United States might be led aright in the present crisis. In opening, the president said: Reminiscence Not Profitable. “I have not come here today to de- liver an address, but merely reverently to take part in expressing the senti- ment of this impressive day. It is necessarily a day of reminiscence. Reminiscence is not always a profitable exercise. It generally belongs to those, appropriately to those only, who have left the activ age of life and have nothing to think about except the things that are gone and dead. It does not behoove a nation to walk with its eyes over its shoulder. Its business is constantly in the years that lie ahead of it and in the present that challenges it to the display of its power. But there are reminiscences which are stimulating and wholesome and among those Teminiscences are chiefly to be ranked the recollections of days of heroism, days when great nations found it possible to express the best that was in them by the ar- dent exercise of every power that was in them. ‘Stimulating Memories. “That is what gives dignity to a day like this. It is not a day of regret; it is not a day of weakening memory. It is a day of stimulation. But, my friends, these stimulating memories are sometimes apt to minimize because we do not see the full significance of them. We are constantly speaking of the great war of which we think today as a war which seved the union, and it did indeed save the union, but it was a war that did a great deal more than that. It created in this country what never had existed before—a na- tional consciousness. It was not the salvation of the union; it was_the re- birth of the union. It was the time when America for the first time real- ized its unity and saw the vision of its united de: y.” President Wilson concluded his ad- dress as follows: Keep Nation Noble. “America, as 1 have said, was re- born by the struggle of the Civil war, but America is re-born every day of her life by the purposes we form, the conceptions we entertain, the hope that we cherish. We live in our visions. We live in the things that we see. We live, and hope abounds in us as we live in the things that we purpose Let us go away from this place re- newed in our devotion to daily to duty and to those ideals which keep a na- tion young, keep it noble, keep it rich in enterprise and achievement, make it to lead the nations of the world in those things that make for home and for the benefit of mankind.” At the conclusion of the exercises in the amphitheatre at the cemetery, President Wilson was escorted by a regiment of marines to the Maine Me- morial monument, which was unveiled and dedicated in honor of the 264 men Wwho lost their lives when the battle- ship was sunk 17 years ago in Havana harbor. The monument is the main- mast and fighting top of the Maine, set in a granite and marble base chiseled In the form of a gun turret. NEW YORK SHORTENS PARADE OF AGED HEROES Line of March Was Less Than Half a Mile. New York, May 3l—Owing to the advanced age of most of the Grand Army veterans taking part in the Me- morial day parade here today, the line of march was shortened to less than half a mile. Members of forty-four Grand Army posts, a detachment of regulars from Governor’s Island, many national guard and naval militia com- mands, Spanish war veterans _and other organizations marched up Riv- erside Drive to the Soldiers and Sail- ors’ monument to be reviewed by Ma- jor General Leonard Wood, Rear Ad- miral Charles D, Sigsbee, retired, and Major General John F. O'Ryan, of the national guard. Exercises were held at the monument and at Grant’s tomb. Henry Breckinridge, assistant secre- tary of war, was one of the speakers. Tonight memorial exercises were held in Carnegie hall The Swedish government prohibited the export of all kinds of Condensed Telegrams Five institutions Lowell, Mass., are named as residuary legatees in the will of Major G. Perkins. An effort is being made to develop the trade in the berries known in Newfoundland as partridge-berries. Rosa De Rosa, aged 17, committed suicide at New Haven by cutting her throat. It is believed she was dement- ed. King Victor Emmaunel and King George have exchanged telegrams of felicitation over Italy’s entry into the ‘war. The new British coaiition govern- ment has been completed by the ap- pointment of under-secretaries of state. H. W. Cowan, 52, chief engineer of the Colorado and Southern railroad, died suddenly at his home at Denven of heart failure. The armored cruiser North Carolina which grounded in the outer harbor of Alexandria, Egypt, has been floated without damage. The general education board, one of the Rockefeiler philanthropies, has announced new appropriations for ed- education, aggregating $596.650. Clarence W. Seamans of New York, a prominent typewriter manufacturer, died at his country estate, “The Elm. at Pigeon Cove, Rockport, Mass. Emperor Victor Emmanuel, who is in supreme command of the Italian forces, witnessed the capture of Ala, in the Adige valley, by his troops. Despatch boat Winchester, flying the British flag put into New London har- bor and is anchored in the Thames. The reason for the visit is not known. The Arkansas River levee at Rob- roy, several miles below Pine Bluff, broke late today and 50,000 acres, largely planted in ctoton, will be flood- ed. A despatch from Vienna says Baron Ohlumecky has offered a prize a prize of 10,000 crowns ($2,500) to the first Austrian soldier who captures an Italian flag. An earthquake of brief duration at Bakerfield, Cal, shook buildings, but no damage was done. Reports from Fresno and other towns said the shock was felt slightly. The Missouri River at Jefferson City, Mo., continues to rise and many farms In the lowlands are under water. The farmers in the bottom are mov- ing their stock to higher ground. British _warships are reported ~to have bombarded and destroyed a pa- trol boat on the Asiatic coast from which a Germna submarine is sup- posed to have obtained supplies. A decrease in railway accidents is shown by a report for the final quart- er of 1914, made public yesterday by the Interstate Commerce Commission. It shows 2,162 killed and 41,030 injar- ed. Conditions among civilians of M co were pictured as deplorable, famine spreading from city to city and through the outlying distrites, in a statement issued by the American Red Cross. Ten persons, including several wo- men and children, suffered burns wren they were trapped by fire in their homes on the upper floor of a five story building in the upper west side of New York city. Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy, unveiled a monument erected at Notre Dame University, South Bend, Ind., erected to memory of the sailors who lost their lives in the wreck of the battleship Maine. The second heaviest rainfall in_ 33 years tied up street car traffic, dis- organized railroad schedules and did $100,000 damage to crops in the vicin- ity of Peorfa, Il 1In four hours the rainfall was 4.48 inches. Nine of the crew of thirty-one of the freight steamer Mackinaw, which drifted all night afire in a heavy gale south from Point Reyes, Cal., were picked up from two of the ship's boats by the pilot tender California. Chief of Police Healey of Chicago ordered the arrest of persons conduct- ing baseball pools. His action fol lowed the conviction here Monday of William Rapp who was given the maximum fine for running a pool. In_a letter received by Mayor Cur- ley Dr. Richard H. Creel of the fed- eral health service announced that on account of ill health he had reconsid- ered his acceptance of the chairman- ship of the Boston Board of Health. News of the loss of the three-masted schooner Harry, owned at Parrshoro, N. S, while on a trip from Bridge- water with lumber for New York, was received when the crew was landed at Shelburne, N. S., by a fishing schoon- er. Lassen Peak burst into violent erup- tion again. Another flow ~of boiling mud is reported to be pouring down the sides of the volcano. Fears are felt for the safety of many investigat- ors known to have been in the danger zone. Soldiers of the Fifteenth U. S. cav- alry arrested and turned over to Texas rangers three Mexicans believed to be connected with the alleged band of outlaws who last week killed Ranger Gene Hulen and River Guard Joseph Sitters in an encounter near Alpine. Mayors and burgesses of 28 towns in western Pennsylvania are pledged to send 127,250 sacks of flour at once to starving non-combatants in Bel- gium. This amount, which represents a cash contribution of $254,500, was pledged in less than thirty minutes. Emmanuel Margetti, who has been sought. by the authorities since he killed Mrs. Madeline Romani in Bev- erly in August, 1914, appeared before a court at Rome on May 11, pleaded guilty of premeditated homicide, and was sentenced to prison for four years and seven months. The American station ship Scorpien narrowly escaped damage by a sub- marine on May 24 at Constantinople. Ambassador Morgenthau reported to the state department that the ship has been requested to shift her anchor on account of possible danger also trom fire of shore batteries. . Any Other Paper, and lts Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion td the City’s Pepulation Clemency Petitions for Leo M. Frank JUDGE WHO PRESIDED AT TRIAL FAVORED COMMUTATION. UNCERTAIN OF HIS GUIL1 Petif ons Presented at Hearing from Legislatures and Societies, Promi: nent Lawyers and Jurists—No Op- Position to Application. Atlanta, Ga., May 31.—Hearin; of Leo M, Frank’s application for cgom- mutation of his death sentence to lif( imprisonment was completed here lat( today before the state prison commis. sion. The commission’s Tecommendas gxor;r})roba/bly will be transmitted with. in the next ten days to the govern who will take final action ong‘:he 8.0;)!- peal. No opposition to the applica tion was presented. Trial Judge Favored Clemency. __Principal features of the proceed. ings which began this morning, con- sisted of a letter written a few months before his death by Judgee L. S. Roan who presided at Frank’s trial, in whict he sought clemency for the prisones and a statement by Mrs. Frank, de- scribing her husband’s actions on the night after Mary Phagan’s murder ané denying rumors of an estrangemeni between herself and Frank. Judge Roan in his letter stated thaf at the proper time he would ask the governor to commute Frank’s sentence to life imprisonment; that after mak- ing months of deliberation he still was uncertain of the prisoner’s guilt and that “it is possible I showed undue deference to the opinion of the jur when I allowed their verdict to stand: Production of Judge Roan's letter, Frank's counsel stated, obviated the necessity of extended argument. Frank Not Present. . Frank did not attend the proceed< 1ngts, but his wife was present through- out. W. M. Howard, who _conducted Frank's application, submitted court records, petitions for legislatures and societies, and letters from prominent lawyers, jurists and others. Several well known Georgia lawyers and judges made oral pleas in Frank's behalf and arguments were presented by Former Governor Foss of Massachusetts, leads ing a delegation of the Independeni Order of Sons of Israel; John M O’Connor, chief justice of the crim. inal court of Cook county, Illinois representing the Chicago Frank com- mittee; Mrs. Mary Delaney Fisher, of Chicago, representing 200,000 women from all over the country, whose peti- tion she presented; and others. Analysis of “Murder Notes.” Mr, Howard offered in evidence an analysis of the court record regard- ing the “murder notes” found beside Mary Phagan’s body, and which play- ed an important part in the trial, This analysis, Mr. Howard declared, w: introduced to show that James Con- ley, who is serving a prison sentence as accessory after the murder, con- ceived and wrote the notes. Conley testified Frank dictated the notes. STORY OF FAMINE " IN MEXICO CITY. Red Cross to Ask for Use of Army Posts Along the Mexican Border. Washington, May 31.—There has been no serious fighting in central Mexico since the repulse of General Angeles on May 22, according to Gen- eral Obregon’s reports to Vera Cruz, forwarded to the state department to- day. An effort is being made to cut Viila’s communication north of Aguas- calientes, Obregon said. People_arriving at Vera Cruz from Mexico. City bring renewed stories of the serious famine conditions there. “A leading government daily,” a state department report says, “has an edi- torial today asking ‘Who is* to blame?" Miss Mabel T. Boardman of the Red Cross planned today to ask President Wilson for authority to use army posts along the Mexican border as depots of Red Cross supplies gathered for use in Mexico. With government co-operation,” she said, “there should be no question of our getting the supplies through to those who need them.’ GENERAL TRACY INJURED IN AUTO MISHAP While on His Way to Review a Memo- rial Day Parade. New York, May 31.—General Benja- min F. Tracy, former secretary of the navy, was injured today when an au- tomobile in which he was on his way te review a Memorial day parade im 3rooklyn collided with a horse and wagon. One of the shafts of the wagon was driven through the side of the machine, striking General Tracy in the side. He insisted, however, upon pro- ceeding to Brooklyn. Upon his arrival there he became so weak that a physician was sent for. Later he was driven to his home in this city. He is 83 years old. 11 PER CENT. OF WAGE EARNERS UNEMPLOYED In Fifteen of the Most Important Cities in the Country. ‘Washington, May 31.—More than 11 wage earners in every 100 weer out of employment and about 16 of the Te- mainder were working only part time during March and the early part of April in 15 of the most important cities of the country, the bureau of labor statistics announced today in a report of unemployment. Returns of a canvass of 399,881 fam- ilies, including 644,358 wage earners, showed 73,800, or 11.5 per cent., wholly unemployed, and 106,652, or 16.6 per cent., without full time employment. Murder at Manchester, N. H. Manchester, N. H, May 31.—Mrs. Abraham Frusfun is dead end George Solomon, a lodger at the woman's house, is dying from bullet wounds re- ceived today. The police charge that Solomon shot Mrs. Frusfun and at- tempted suicide. Outrageageously Funny. “Fll never again invite that pro- fessional humeorist to dinner,” ex- claimed Mrs. Newlyriche. “Why, he made our English butler laugh.” — Philadelohia Ledger, 23