Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 14, 1915, Page 1

voL. Lvi.—No. 139 o Rl Balletin NORWICH, CONN., MONDAY, JUNE 14, lfs 1915 TEN PAGES PRICE. TWO CENTS The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Doub™ -t of Any Other Paper, ITALIAN INVASION OF | AUSTRIA IS STEADY —_— and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City's ‘Population Efforts at Present Are Being Directly Aimed at Triest, _ With Pola as the Objective AUSTRIANS ARE BRINGING UP REINFORCEMENTS It is Expected That the Italian Movement, Now Getting Under Full Swing, Will Necessitate Bringing Heavy Austrian or German Forces From the Other Battlefields—French Continue Their Offensive in the Neighborhood of Arras , —Both Sides Claim Advantage in the Eastern War Zone - ’ Ta the three weeks that have elaps- ed since the declaration of war by Italy on Austria, the Italian forces have been making slow but steady progress. The Italian efforts at present are being directed mainly at Triest, “with the peninsular of Istria, in which lies Pola, Austria’s chief na- val station, a thesir great objective. The Italians already have occupied dmportant strategic points along the Isonzo river, which they have crossed and for several days a battle of real- ly large proportions has been in progress in this section of Austrian territory. Austrian Arsenal Destroyed. From the Italian side it is reported that Plava has bgen occupied but this is denied by the Austrian war office. Pola has been visited by an Italian airship, and, according to unofficial reports, the arsenal has been destroyed by bombs, The. Austrians are saide to have brought 45,000 troops and 64 batteries to aid their defences guarding Gori- zia, Triest and other important towns, against which the Italians are ad- vancing. The fortifications defending Gorizia have been heavily bombarded and cammunic;tions between Gorizia and the rest of the empire have been 1t with the exception of a mountain road. , Italian Mcvement Under Full S g. It is expected that the Italian move- ment, which is now getting under full swing, will necessitate the bringing of heavy Austrian or German forces from other battle fronts, for the Austro- Otallan frontier is large and the italian troops and artillery are pres- sing forward in great members. French Continue Offensive. The French continue their offensive, particularly in the neighborhood of Arras, without cessation. They re- poit the capture of a ridge at Souchez, north of the sugar refinery, also held by the French. This ridge was strong- organized by the Germans, but was taken by assault . Near Hebuterne a series of Ger- man trenches wefe captured by the French accordin gto their revort, al though the German war office mere! makes reference to the fact that in- fartry engagements are being fought there, In Eastern War Zone. The situation in the eastern war zone is somewhat problematical, both sides claiming advantages but at dif- ferent points. Both Germans and Russians claim to have taken vast numbers of prisoners. The German newspapers generally commenting on the American rejoiner to the German note respecting the Lu- sitapia and submarine warfare, favor the opinion that the note opens the way for further negotiation and that President Wilson's attitude has been friendiz ITALIAN ARTILLERY BOMBARDS FORTIFICATIONS Of Santa Maria, Sar Pietro, San Mar- ©> and Sen Lucia. ' Udine It-ly, Jun: 13 via Paris, 3.50 p. m-—I alian artillery today bombard- ed the for' fic: tion: of Sanla maria, Sar Fi:;tr an Marco, San Lucia and the ther positions deiending Gorz, the cap al of the crownlang o’ ilor» and G adisca, 22 miles norchwest of Trese and 10 :miles east of the Ttaliar frontier The railway lines running north and 20uth (1 tr. city have Yeen interrupt- «d and the wly . mmunication re- :nainins between Gorz and the rect of the Austrian mpire is by a long and difficult moatain r.+d along the Ci.a- rano valley. Docimrents ound on Austrian offi- cers 1aken prisone:: indicate tnar was the plan of {ie A istrian genera! staft_ to privent tao Italians crossing the Ison-o .iver berween Toimino and Gorz. The capture of Xlava by ita.- an troops. however unset the Aus- trian plans for maiataining an insur- mountable barrier in that parl of the front tkrouzn the co-operation of tho towns of Tilmino and Gradisco. IRUSSIAN TORPEDO BOATS SHELL TURKISH SEAPORTS. Buildings Destroyed and a Number of Boats Sunk. Petrograd, June 13, Via London, 6.35 p. m—Russian torpedo boats on the nright of June 10 destroyed the build- ings of the Turkish seapoarts of Sah- sun on the Black sea, according to an officlal statement given out in Petro- grad under date of June 12. Many Turkish boats, the announcement says, were sunk. The text of the statement reads: “On_the night of June 10 our tor- pedo boats had an engagement with the German cruiser Breslau and caus- ed her some damege. “At Samsun our torpedo boats des- troyed the buildings of the port and sank many of the enemy's boats.” CAPTURE OF MONTE ZUGNA BY ITALIAN TROOPS Was Strongly Fortified and Surround- ed by Wire Entanglements. Verona, Italy, June 13, via Paris, 5.30 p. m.—Detalls of the capture by }u.uua;pt,-Mam.e Zugna, situat L . . e _’ proximately four miles northeast of Ala, reached here today from the bat- tle front, The position was strongly fortified and surrounded by strong wire entan- glements and three lines of trenches. A platform had been built upon it for cannon. The position comprised also two large barracks which are reported to have cost $800,000 and which pos- sessed the most modern equipment, An Italian reconnaissance platoon, seeing that the fortifications were un- dermanned, deployed in several at- tachments, pretending to be a battalion instead of a contingent of less than 100 men. The Austrian garrison sur- rendered and the mountain was occu- pled on without a single Italian cas- ualty. Monte Zugna dominates the town of Rovereto and is within sight of Trent. GERMANS LOSE RAILWAY STATION LEADING TO SOUCHEZ Stubborn Fighting With Hand Gre- nades in the Labyrinth, Paris, June 13, 2.30 p. m—The cap- ture from the Germans of the railway station leading into the town of Sou- chez, eight miles from Arras, is an- nounced in_ the French official state- ment_issued here this afternoon. Can- noneding was continuous during the night in the district north of Arras, the statement says, and stubborn fighting with hand grenades took place in the region called “The Labyrint The text of the statement follows: “During the entire night the entire bombardment in the region north of Arras was continuous. We have tak- en the station of the railway leading into Souchez. “In the region of the south of ‘The Labyrinth’ stubborn fighting is in pro- sress, the combatants having resorted to the throwing of hand grenades. In spite of the desperate efforts of the enemy we have maintained all our gains made on the preceding days. “On the rest of the front the night was calm.” 50TH ANNIVERSARY NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT Celebrated Saturday—Bennett Medal Awarded Captain T. Smith. New York, June 13.—The 50th_anni- versary of the founding of New York's paid fire department was celebrated Yesterday with a parade of 2500 fire- men with fire-fighting apparatus from the earliest days of the hand pump down to the era of automobile steam- ers, a drill on Riverside Drive and dis- tribution by Mayor Mitchell of medals for acts of conspicuous bravery during the past year. The Bennett medal, first on the list of honors, was awarded to Captain Thomas Smith, who saved Louis Ber- lin from death in a fire April 17, 1914, by means of a step ladder with which he bridged a court between windows 60 feet above ground. The ladder broke as Berlin was crossing, but Cap- tain Smith kept his hold on him and the two were drawn to safety by other firemen who had been holding Smith’s feet. GERMAN AUTHORITIES DISCOVER A CONSPIRACY With Headquarters at Maestricht— Gave Information Concerning Move- ment of Troops. Amsterdam, via London, June 13, 9.20 p. m—A despatch received here from Berlin says: “Since the beginning of the war ene- mies of Germany have employved a number of spies for collecting infor- mation. The German authorities re- cently discovered a conspiracy which has its headquarters at Maestricht. “Seventeen spies were arrested in Belgium and it wes proved that they had communicated information regard- ing the movement of troops on the Bel- glan railways. A court martial con- demned to death 11 of the accused and six were sentenced to a total of 77 vears penal servitude. “On June 7 eight of the accused were executed. The three others ask- ed for a pardon and a decision in their case is pending.” FIERCE STRUGGLE IN ALPINE MOUNTAINS Combatants Fall Over Precipice Dur- ing an Engagement. Geneza, Switzerland, June 13, via Paris, 2.80 p. m.—The Austrians are re- ported to have brodght up 45,000 troops and 64 batteries along the Isonzo river in the last few days. Severe fighting is reported by the Austrians on Monteparalba, which rises to a height of 8,000 feet. Alpinists of both the Austrian and Italian forces struggled flercely and some fell over the precipice during the engagement. Farm Hand Burned to Death. Suffield, Conn., June 3.—Joseph Hen- ski, a farm hand, was burned to death in a fire that destroyed the Deax Samuel Sheldon place on Hastings early today. Other occupants of the house made their escape in their night clothes. The ogigin of the blaze is not known. The loss is estimated at $5000. Henskl was 45 years old and had lived o Cabled Paragraphs Bombardment on Belgian Front. Havre, June 14—The Belgian offi- clal communication issued Sunday sals: “On the 12th there was an inter mittent bombardment on our front. notably at the farms of Uolvenest, Rodesteck and Berkelkopf, as well as at Ramscapelle, Pervyse, Stuyveken- skerke and the trenches north of Dix- mude and east of Saint Jacques Ca- pelle.” STEAMER AND YACHT COLLIDE IN THE SOUND George H, Kendrick of Boston Killed and Three Persons Injured, New York, June 13.—In a collision between the passenger steamer Bunker Hill and C. K. G, Billings’ steam yacht Vanadis, in a dense fog off Hunt's Point on Long Island sound tonight, George H. Kendrick, of Boston, and a seaman, were killed and three persons were injured. Both vessels were bad- ly damaged and accompanied by tugs, made for New York, where the Bunker Hill arrived shortly before midnight. Mr. Kendrick was killed in his state- room over the dining room in the crash between the yacht and the Sound steamer, which left here early tonight for Boston with about 250 pas- sengers on board. The bow of the Vanadis penetrated the side of the steamer, making a hole three feet above the water line abaft the beam on the port side. Many of the pas- sengers were in the dining room when the sh came and the nose of the yacht jammed into the room. Those injured in the crash were: May Wightman, of 57 Chancery Lane, Boston; crushed right foot; taken to Hotel Belmont ‘in this city, where she had been. stopping before leaving for Boston on the steamer. Mrs. Martha Waugh of Philadelphia; fractured arm: taken to the Hudson Street hospital here. John C. Bell of New Yorkscalp wounds; went to his home. Besides the passengers who jumped overboard, one of the employes on the boat was thrown into the Sound by the impact of the collision and was picked up by the Vanadis. The excitement on board the Bun- ker Hill was short-lived and at no time amounted to a panic, passengers said. Arrangements were made by the line to take the Bunker Hill's passengers by rail to Boston, A wireless report received here from the Vanadis at a late hour said that she had on board of body of a member of the Bunker Hill's crew. The man, the report stated, was picked up by the Vanadis after he had been swept overboard by the shock of the collision and died on board the yacht from injuries. The message zave his name as John Brown. ROME’S REVIEW OF FIRST OFFENSIVE MOVE d Summits and Trentino. Troops Have Occu Defiles on the Rome, June 12, via Paris, June 13.— An official note which sums up the first offensive movement of the army. follows: “In the Trentino zone our forces went resolutely forward, correcting, at least in part, strategical inconvenienca of unfavorable frontier such as were imposed upon us after the campaign of 1856. “Our brave mounted troops have oc- cupied defiles and summits, the names of which recall unfurgottable exploits by the brave combatants in Trentino half a century ago. A powerful ar tillery crowns the summits and pl~ teaus from where operations more vast can be carried out later. It is batter- ing effectively forts of the enemy con- sidered, up to the present time, al- most impregnable and already has de- molished some of them. “In the upper Cadore recollections of Fortunato Calviare evoked by the occupation of Cortina and other im- portant points. Thus not only are closed all routes for invasion by the enemy, but gradually there is being opened the way of an offensive action as soon as this is regarded opportune. “In the Carnia zone our Alpine troops are solidly established on im- portant defiles, holding them against repeated counter-attacks by the ene- my. “In the eastern Friuli zone our ad- vance forces are developing greater contact with the enemy progressively overcoming obstacles not to be de- spised.” The note adds that from results ob- tained, the excellence of the army must give rise to optimistic errors of ap- preciation concerning the present war, Which is severe and difficult. RUSSIAN TROOPS ARE PUSHING TURKS BACK In the Direction of Olti and Are Oc- cupying Turkish Positions. Petrograd, June 13, Via London, 3:36 p. m—Official reports received ~here from the army headquarters in the Caucasus says that the Russians are pushing the Turks back in the di- rection of Olti and are occupying the Turkish positions. A heavy counter- attack made by the Turks at Zintch- er was repulsed. ‘The dispatches say that during a successful engagement in the valley of Oltichai 200 Cossacks charged on hoseback: to the trenches where they dismounted and put the Turks to the sword. _— WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA AND IOWA SWEPT BY STORM Twelve Persons Reported Killed and Thirty Injured. Lacrosse, Wis., June 13—Twelve persons are reported dead in the storm which swept over western Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota and Iowa last night. Seven lost thelr lives near Fer- ryville, Wis, and five near Lansing. An eight mile strip from a point two miles east of Ferryville to a point ten miles east, near the village of Seneca, was swept clear and every farmhouse was wrecked or damaged! Besides the twelve killed, 30 were injured, several of whom are in hos- pitals in La Crosse, in a serious con- dition. Submarine Launched. Quincy, Mass., June 13.—The first of 10 submarines under construction at the Fore River Shipbuilding Corpora- tion yarde for a belligerent power, was launched yesterday. Movements of Steamships. New York, June 13.—Steamer Ordu- na, Liverpool for New York, signalled. No position or time given. Dock 8:30 o M e < i |Safety Rally for Railway Employes N. Y., N. H. & H. MEN AT MEETING IN NEW YORK. - i WHAT ROAD HAS DONE President Elliott Asserts Watchword Should be Safety, Courtey and Publicity.” “Efficiency, Economy, New York, June 13.—Speaking at a “safety rally” held in a theater_ here tonight by employes of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, Howard Elliott, president of the road, outlined in detail what his road has A SONG OF DENNIS A. McCARTHY Native or immigrant—here is the task To which we must summon our powers; Ever unsullied to keep the Flag In peace as in war’s wild hours. Selfishness, narrowness, graft and greed, And the evil that hates the light— All these are foes of the Flag today, All these we must face and fight. Here is my love to you, Flag of the Free,~ And Flag of the tried and true. Here is my love to your streaming;stripes, And your stars in a field of blue! Here is my love to your silken folds Wherever they wave on high, For you are the Flag of a land For which ’twere Sweet for a man to die. Auto Struck by Electric Engine v ON NEW CANAAN BRANCH OF NEW/HAVEN SYSTEM. ONE KILLED, SIXANJURED Party Was .Returning/from Stamford to Waterbury—Crossing Has Scene of Many Accidents. Stamford,: Conn.,, Junei13.—One -per-* son was killed, two seriously hurt and four others received minor injuries today when an automobile from.a Wa- terbury garage was struck by the elec- tric engine on the New Canaan;branch THE FLAG done and intends doing in the future to insure safety, and referred to the financial handicap under which he said the line has operated. The watchword of the New Haven, he declared, should be “Efficiency, Economy, Safety, Cour- tesy and Publicity.” Safety Movement Here to Stay. This safety movement on the New Haven is here to stay,” he said, “and we are to make the New Haven a synonym for all that is excellent and safe in the railroad world.” Turning to financial conditions, Mr. Elliott said: “For the last two years the com- pany has been in dire financial straits. It has been compelled to introduce the severest economiies in all departments and even greater economies must be introduced and continued for an in- definite’ period. Remedial Legislation, “I have been very busy for a year and more trying to obtain remedial legislation in Connecticut, Massachu- setts and Rhode Island, which would lead to primary steps for funding the debt of the company at a reduced rate of interest. I am glad to say that the legislation has been recently pass- ed. The work on these matters has resulfed in a better understanding of the general situation by the public and by the stockholders and bondhold- ers of the company and the respon- sibility devolving upon them in the care of their property. The legisla- tive sessions have ended with improved and more cordial relations between the company, the public, many business organizations and the representatives of the state governments, which is a source of gratification to the company and a valuable asset for the future. New Constructive Course. “A most important result of the vassing of these laws is that they mark a starting out of a course of con- structive work in helping to build up the New Haven road and the New England transportation business, the 1ccess of which is so essential of New ngland is to go forward in agricul- ture, manufacturing and commerce.” GIRL ADMITS SHE IS A GERMAN'SPY Arrested at Toronto—Assisted German Reservists to Cross to Buffalo, Toronto, Ont, Jume _ 13—Louisa Marksfelt, a girl of 19, who has been under arrest here since May 26, has admitted to the police that she is a German spy. She refused, however, to give the names of any of her confed- erates. ‘She has been remanded to jail for a week and at the end of that time it is expected application will be made for her interment. The girl, who claims acquaintance with five or six European languages, states that she was born in Alsace, came to the United States two years ago, and when the war began was liv- ing in Buffalo. She crossed over to Niagara Falls, Ontario, and made that place her headquarters in assist- ing German reservists to cross over to Buffalo. “It was only necessary,” she is sald to have told the police, *to ask.n good ‘English at Niagara Falls for two re- turn tickets to Buffalo, and I with a companion could reach Buffalo at any time I wished.” i She is said to have paid-visits dur- ing the winter to the various military camps and to have made an extemsive tour of the Canadian West. CHICAGO STREET CAR MEN GO ON-STRIKE 14,500 Men Were Ordered to-Quit at Midnight. Chicago, June 13.—A strike of.the 14,500 employes of the surface and ele- vated systems was ordered at mid- night. The men were directed to finish their runs and return their cars tothe barns. of the New York, New Haven Hartferd railroad near Glenbrook. Dead of Fractured Skull. John Gourenski, of Waterbury, died in the Stamford hospital - soon after the accident from a fractured skull, and internal injuries. J. F. Yokza and Elizabeth Donnetta, both of Wa- terbury, are at the hospital suffering from cuts and bruises and the shock., It is said that they will recover. Minor and Injuries. ‘The others in the machine, who were J- slightly hurt, but not enough to re- quire medical attention, wiht Carter Boufford, the chauffeur; Charles - ner, Willlam Burns and John Yowka, six years old son of the man in the hospital. The party were returning from Stamford to Waterbury(. The:cross- ing is a dangerous one and the scene of many accidents. It is impossible to see far in either direction on ac- count of a curve. The automobile was struck squarely by the engine and the occupants tossed out<into the roadway, TWO BARKS SUNK BY SUBMARINE Off Milford Haven, a Seaport of Wales—Crews Were “Rescued. London, June 13., 2:35 p. m.—The British_bark Crown of India, of 2,056 tons gross, carrying a cargo of coal, and the Norwegian bark Bellglade, of 665 _tons gross, toimber-laden, were sunk by tbe German submarine U-35 tcday off Milford Haven, a seaport of Weales. The crews of the barks were rescued ard landed at Milford Haven. The sailors of the crown of India say that the submarine fired several shots across the bark’s bows and wiwn the vessel slowed down the men were ordered to take to the boats. ""he submarine then shelied and sank the bark. The Norwegian bark Bellglade, Which was close by, later met a sim- ilar fate. The Crown of ndia was built at Leith in 1885 and was owned by the The Crown of India was built at Liverpool. The Bellglade was built at Glasgow in 1877. Her port of registry was Tonsberg, Norway. x AN AUSTRIAN ARSENAL . DESTROYED BY ‘ITALIANS At Naval Station of Pola,-on-the Adri- atic Sea. Rome, Italy, June 13, via Paris, 4.20 p. m.—The arsenal at the Austro-Hun- garian naval station of Pola, on the Adriatic, has been almost entirely de- stroved by bombs dropped from an Italian airship, according to the Mes- saggero. There were at the time in the arsenal ten warships, including one battleships and two crulsers-and sev- eral submarines. Some of these ves- sels are supposed to have-been dam- aged. —_— Sulcided Near Parents’ Graves. Greenwich, . Conn,, June 13- The body of J. Brush Husted of Milierton, N. Y., was found today in North Greenwich cemetery near the graves of his parents. A "bullet wound was in his head and a revolver, with one exploded cartridge, was @aiscovered near the body. The medical examin- er believes, that while temporarily in- sane he committed suicide some time last night. Mr. Husted was 60 years old and was a«former town official of Millerton. e e Tt e Indicted in 11 Counts for Robbery. Boston, June 18—John R. Meaken, errested at Hartford, Conn., May 15, was indicted in 11 counts for robbery and assault yesterday. In addition to several holdups that ere charged against him by the police, Meakin is alleged to have. shot and wounded Pe- ter, g e e e s Condensed Telegrams The Bank of EnSland bought#10,0007} pounds bar gold. Joff Davis, “king of the hoboes” will/ open a new Hotel de Ginkvat Coney; Island. The International Arms & Fuse, Co.. ‘was incorporated at Albany, with,$1,- 500,000 capital. A bill for compulsory military service was introduced in the comstiutional convention at Albany. At the beginning of the war, Cana- da had one war munition plant. She/] now has 130 factories. Gen. Edward Leslie Molineux, a-Civ- il War Veteran, died in Roosevelt Hospital, New York, aged 82. Business on the London Stock Ex- change will be begun at 10.45 a. m. hereafter, insteadvof 11 a. m., as usual. The submarine D-1 began at New- port, R. I, a 48-hour test of a new in- vention for purifying air while under war. The war 9rain;committee of the Aus- trian government will take under its control the entire: harvest soon to be gathered. Six men are thought to have per- ished when buried betneath tons of rock in_the;Longacre-Chapman mine, Joplin, Mo. The plant:of the Butte, Mont., “So- cialist” a weekly newspaper, W wrecked by an explosion, presumably by dynamite. Because of inadequate interment fa- cilities, 9,000 Germans and 4,000 Aus- tro-Hungarians of military agecare at arge in London. Aroused by his dog, Isaac Henschel was barely able to escape fram his home at Smithtown, L. ., before.it was destroyed by fire. Prince Karl Ernest of Schoenburz- ‘Waldenburg, who had been serving with the German army, was reported killed at the front. President McCracken of Varras Col- lege, announced the establishment of courses in horticulture landscape gardening, law and journalism. More than 3,000 patients at Kings County Hospital were awakened by a fire that did $10,000 damage to one of the buildings of the institution. Dr| Vilda, F. Moore, Ph. D., profes- sor of philosophy and pedagogy at Elmira, N. Y., College for Women, and widely known as an educator, died. Weighing only 28 ounces, Albert Ed- ward Brun, born to Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert Brun of Clifton, N. J,, is believed to be the smallest baby in the world. Rose Fermele, two months old was burned to death in her crib when a fire started in the apartment of Ge- rardo at No. 311 [East 4Sth Street, New York. Thomas Edison was awarded the gold medal of the first class at the electrical exhibition at the Panama- Pacific Exposition for the new Edison storage battery. Fernando Castro, brother-in-law of President Porras of the Republic of Panama, was fined 25 pesos in Pana- ma for assaulting a sergeant of the United States army. Secretary of the Navy Daniels ap- pointed Captain Robert E. Coontz now commanding the battleship Georgia, to the command of the naval station at Bremerton, Wash. Critics of the administration of May- or Lennon of Yonkers, N. Y., induced the city to hire public accountants to probe its financial records. A short- age of $9 was discovered. Francis Carrigan, a high school boy of Auburn, N. Y., was killed when an auto driven by Louis Brister, son of Mayor Brister of Auburn, crashed in- to a tree at Fleming, N. Y. The police of St. Louis are on the lookout for Lary McLean, suspended catcher of the Giants, who is_alleged to have struck Scout Dick Kinsella of the Giants over the head with an iron bar. A general view of Boston was giv- en to the delegates to the recent Pan-American financial conference. Rutomobile trips were taken to vari- ous building and parks in and about the city. Cunard Steamship Line officials an- nounced that the body of the Lusitania victim which was recovered yesterday proved to be that of Charles P. Fowles of New York, who was a first class passenger. Mrs. Daisy Lovell of New York, suf- fered the loss or both legs fhen a passing Lackawanna train at Rast Orange, N. J, caught her skirt and drew her under the train. She is ex- pected to live. Ambassador Gerard at Berlin z=ve a farewell dinner to E. L. Dresel, Boston banker, who is returning to America. Dresel voluntarily looked after the em- bassy’s special funds since the begin- ning of the war. In the presence of many prominent persons, including Ambassador and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Livingston Phelps of New York and Mme. de Berteaux were married by Cardinal Vannutelli in Rome. The body of Douglas H. Thomas, Jr,, son of Douglas H. Thomas, president ofr the Merchants’-Mechanics Nation- al Bank of Baltimore, was found dead under his overturned automobile near Roland Park Baltimore. Because he was unable to marry his sweetheart, Anna Malmquist, of Brook- lyn, Frederick Hussenius, said to be the son of a Swedish nobleman, took the girl to Central Park and shot her. ‘Then he committed suicide. Entering Hampton Roads towing the disable schooner Emma S. Lord, the { wise is the case. Bryan a Puzzle fo _I}erman Press UNABEE'TO UNDERSTAND MO- TIVE ‘:OF RESIGNATION. | NOTE T & WELL RECEIVED Actions of *Secretary in Withdrawing Had'Been Interpreted to Mean That the/Note Would Be Rather Blunt. T Beflin, June 13, Via London, .55 p. m—The Sunday morning newspapers of Berlin generally profess inability to understand the motives prompting { William Jennings Bryan to retire from the post of secretary of state. The Morgen Post says: “The form- er setretary seems to have less con- fidenge ‘than we in the honest desire of the American govrnment to ar- rive/at a peaceful compromise with us. Ms. Bryan is convinced that Presi- “ent Wilson and his government will finally appeal to force. We are not now disposed to bekeve this but will await events.” Unable to Understand Appeal American People. The Boersen Zeitung says: “Bryan's resignation has been interpreted as indicating that the note would be father blunt, -which, however, in no The note shows, on an outspoken tendency to reach an understanding with Ger- Germany on the issues involved. If therefore, Bryan desires to be the rep- T ative of peaceful efforts in op- position to the jingoistic tendency of the American government we really do not know on what ground he will to the contrar: base his assertion.” The Boersen Zeitung terms Mr. Bryan’s proclamation to the people even harder to understand than is his resignation. Suspects Political Differences. The Tageblatt suspects that practi- cal political diffedences played a part in the resignation of the secretary, saying: “It may safely be assumed that Bryan did not leave office in or- der to withdraw himself from politi- cal life.” The Reichbote commenting on the American note sa: “Eith the tone was subdueqd following Bryan's sen- onal resignation®or Bryan desired to take advantage of an opportunity to escape easily from a situation which no longer was pleasant.” Thinks Bryan Was Hasty. The Deutsche Rundschau says ft- er seeing the note, it mush be said that Mr. Bryan either was hasty or else other reasons yvet unknown de- cided his action.” PRESS OF EUROPE ON RECENT NOTE Editorials of German Newspapers of Interest in Washington. Washington, June 13—Comment by the press of Europe on the recent American note to Germany attracted much attention in official and diplo- ic circles here today and in the sence of information concerning the probable attitude of the German gov- ernment it was the chief subject for speculation. The editorials of the German press were read with particular interest by officials who drew much encourage- ment from the references to the friend- ly tone of the American note. High officials have felt that if a spirit of friendliness could be maintained throughout the negotiations the ef- forts of the United States to convince Germany of the legality of the Amer- ican_position ultimately would be suc- cessful. The careful phrasing of the last Ameracn note is known to have had the purpose of stating the de- mands of the United States very earn- but in such a fashion as would not make embarrassing for Germany to meet the American position in_a way satisfactory to her own public opinion as well as the United States. The important thing which officials thought they gleaned from the press comment and otheh utterances was the fact that the German government was no more desirous of addiing the United States to its list of enemies than the United States was of par- ticlpating in the European conflict. PROVIDENCE MOTOR BUS DRIVER FATALLY SHOT Residents of Nearby Houses Heard Shots—Police Arrest a Suspect. Pawtucket, R. I, June 13.—Lester C. Hopkins of Providence, operator of a motor bus, was found in his machine early today unconscious from a pistol wound which later caused his death. No statement regarding the shooting was obtained from him. Residents of nearby houses heard shots and a wom- an told the police that a man who seemed greatly excited had asked her for a drink of water when she looked out of the window to see what was the matter. Her husband, who is a spe- cial officer, tried to detain the stran- ger, but he escaped. The police after- ward arrested a suspect who was thought to answer the man's descrip- tion. Autos in Collision. Middletown, Conn., June 13.—Two persons were severely hurt and another escaped with minor injuries when an automobile driven by George L. Koenig of Hartford, collided with another machine driven by Oscar An- derson of this city. The accident oc- curred on the Cromwell road. Bart- lett Miner, manager of a Hartford the- ater, has a bad scalp wound and prob- able concussion of the brain and Sala D. Jones, a Hartford musician, has a broken arm and other injuries. They were taken to a Hartford hospital. Keel Laid for Big Steamer. Boston, June 13.—The keel of a coast guard cutter Onondaga was met with a radiogram ordering her to Cape Henry in response to a message stat- ing that a tug was burning at sea. Body of Missing Deputy Found. Houlton, Me., June 13.—A body, be- lieved to be that of Deputy Sheriff Harold C. Hillman, who disappeared on Dec. 21, and was thought to have been murdered because of his activity in making liquor seizures, was found yesterday in the St. John river at Frederickton, N. B steamer of 8,000 tons, to be used as a naval supply ship, was laid at the lo- cal navy yvard yesterday. The ship is to be 422 feet long, 50 feet beam, and will cost more than $1,000,000. It is listed on the department records as Supply Ship Ko, 1. German Amb; dor on Vacation. ‘Washington, June 13.—Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador, left Washington yesterday for a shert vacation. His destination was with- held in the embassy,