Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 24, 1915, Page 1

VOL. LVIL.—NO. 148 NORWICH, CONN., THURSDAY, JUNE. 24, 1915 : TEN PAGES _—_— PRICE TWO CENTS * The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Double That of Any Other Paper, and lts GERMANIC ARMIES 0CCUPY LEMBERG Have Accomplished Object of Their Great Drive, Which Was Begun Early in May WILL NOW CLEAR GALICIA OF INVADING RUSSIANS Much of the Russian Artillery ‘Had Been Removed From Lemberg—No Indication of Where Russian Forces Will Make Their Next Stand—Allies Have Gained an Import- ant Strategic Position on the (‘;a.“ipoli Peninsula—In Western Zone the French Continue to Batter the Ger- man Lines—On the Austro-Italian Front the Italians Have Occupied Austrian Positions Along a Frent of 500 Miles. With the capture of Lembers the Austro-German armles, which have driven the Russians back from the Carpathian Mountains for a distance of more than 150 miles, have accom- plished the object of their great drive, which was begun early in May. The efforts of the Austro-Germans will un- doubtedly now be directed towards the complete clearance of Galicia of the Russian invaders. But there is no indication from Petrograd of where the Russian forces wili make their next stand, or whether they will con- tinue their backward movement until they reach Russian soil. The second Austrian army under General Von Boehm-Ermolli entered Lemberg on Tuesday afternoon after sanguinary fighting. According to un- official reports, however, much of the Russian artllery had been removed from the defences around the capital and it is considered probable that a very great part of the Russian army of defence was in retreat before the Works were stormed. Russia Confirms Evacuation, Russia officially confierms the evac- uation of Lemberg by the Russian troope and theilr retreat on a new front. < The Ruesians are also in Tetreat, the Vienna official communication states, near Zolkiew, and Rawa Ruska, northwest of Lemberg, between the ‘an and Vistula Rivers and in the vicinity of Kielce, across the, border in Russian_Poland. 3 The German em] or is believed to have been at the front at the taking of Lemberg and word comes from Petrograd that Emperor Nicholas has started for the Russian front, doubt- less with the object of inspiring his soldlers by his presence. Allies Gain on Gallipoli Peninsula. Heavy fighting on the Gallipoli peninsula has cnded with success for the allies along almost the entire line. After preparatio by the allied artillery two lines of Turkish positions were taken ang held by the allies in spite of numerous flerce counter-attacks. In this way the allies, the French war office eays, have gained an important strategic position which commands the head of the ravine of Zkereves Dere, defended with great determina- tion by the Turks for several months. The plan of the new British minis- ter of munitions, David Lloyd Georsge, for quickly increasing the output of munitions of war is embodied in part in a bill introduced in the house of commons. The measure provides for complete control of the production by the minister, who has taken the addi- tional steps of allowing the trades un- fon leaders seven days in which to supply enough men to furnish the sup- plies absolutely necessary for the suc- cess of the British army in the field The labor leaders have agreed to this and will begin recruiting workmen im- mediately. They declare that they can meet the emergency. French Batter German Line: In the western war zone the French continue_battering the German lines and small gains are reported by Paris to the north of Sonchez and in Lor- raine. The Germans cl: advances south of Souchez and in the Vosges. Italians Occupy Aust: Of the fighting on the Austro-Ital- jan front, a general connected with the Itallan war office summarizes the campaign during the last month by the statement that the Italians have occupied Austrian positions along a front of 500 miles and that the Aus- trian efforts have been devoted al- most exclusively to the bombardment of Italian towns on the Adriatic. THAW TESTIFIES IN HIS OWN BEHALF. Tells Story of His Escape from Matter- wan and Subsequent Movements. New: York, June 23—Thirteen wit- nesses, including Thaw himself, testi- fied today that they believed Harry K. Thaw is sane. They appeared in the proceedings before a jury to test Thaw's present mental state, upon the outcome of which depends whether the slayer of Stanford White will go free or return to the insane asylum from which he escaped. The witnesses included four jurors at Thaw's former trials, two chaplains, = physician and a keeper at the Tombs prison, where Thaw was several times confined, two newspapermen who had been associated with him during the nine years' history of Thaw litigation, a lawyer who had met Thaw in New Hampshire and a juror in civil pro- ceedings instituted by one of Thaw's former attorreys against Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, his mother. They all agreed that Thaw showed no symptoms of delusion, that he could talk intelligently on many sub- jects, had never been violent in his conduct to_their knowledge and was rational in his talk and actions. Thaw himself appeared to be com- posed when on the witness stand and answered the questions of his attorney in well modulated voice and without nesitation. He described the story of hig escape from Matteawan and_ his subsequent movements in Canada, Ver- mont and New Hampshire. He said he had left Matteawan because physicians had told him that he was sane and that he himself believed that he was. His cross examination was postponed. CHILEAN DEPUTY SHOT BY POLITICAL ENEMIES. While Engaged in Presidential Cam- paign on the Island of Chiloe. Santiago, Chile, June 23.—Deputy Guillermo Eyzaguirre was shot today by political enemies while engaged in the presidential campaign on the is- Jand of Chiloe uD.m Not Damaged by Earthquake uma, Ariz, June 23.—Engineers of the United States reclamation ser- vice reported today that the earth- quake last night had not damaged the irrigation dam. Engineers in charge of the Imperial Valleye irriza- tion system reported no damage had been done to the intake below here the distributing gates at Sharp’s Heading. Movements of Steamships. New York, June 23.—Sailed, steamers ‘Arabic, Liverpool; Europa, Naples. Liverpool, June 23—Safled, steamer Devonian, Boston. New York, June 23 —Arrived, steam- er Frederik VIII, Copenhagen. Ten Buildings Burned. Ossippes, N. H. June 23—Ten buildings, including the Carroll County courthouse were destroyed by a fire which ran- through this village today. The total damage.’was estimated at | NEW SCHOLARSHIPS AT YALE UNIVERSITY Announced at Alumni Dinner—Gifts to Value of About $658,000. New Haven, Conn, June 23—Many gifts were made to Yale university during the year since last commence- ment, President Arthur T. Hadley an- nounced to the alumni at the dinner which followed the commencement ex- ercises this afternoon. Gifts to the treasury which had been announced from time to time had a value of about $658,000. The items made public for the first time were these: Lee McClung scholarship of $10,000 by six brothers and a sister, nine-tenths of the fund to be used to assist worthy students through college, the other tenth to be added to income; $25,000 for the dis- pensary fund from an anonymous source; $4,000 to the Russell H. Chit- tenden fund from former pupils of Professor_Chittenden; $5,100 for the Otto G. Ramsay memorial scholarship in the medical school, from the women of New Haven and vicinity in ful remembrance of Dr. Ramsa: died in 1914, also was profess obstetrics; $10,000 addition to the pub- lic service fund from Eugene Mevers, 95, and promise of §25,000 for rebuild- ing the Newberry organ in Woolsey hall, from T. H. Newberry, 'S5, J. S, Newberry, ‘06, and their sister, Mrs. Helen Joy. ‘The contributions to the alumni fund totalled $121,046, of which eight living members of the 1865 Sheff class gave $10,670, The total receipts of the alumni fund have been $1,430,000 to date, for which amount $500,000 is the principal. Alfred Lawrence Ripley, '78, was re- elected as a member of the corporation by the alumni. Directors of the alumni fund elected were Percy Jackson, '58 S, J. S. Barnes, '91, Thomas Denny, '92 S, H. J. Fisher, ‘96, T. M. Brown, *97, and W. E. S. Griswold, '99. The speakers at the _dinner Ralph Adams Crem of New York, Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin, Prof. William Howard Taft and Justice Charles Ev- ans Hughes of the supreme court of the United States. ‘were CUSTOMS REVENUES FALL «-3 _ SHORT OF ESTIMATES. Prospect That Receipts Will Be $80,- 000,000 Less Than Last Year. ‘Washington, June 28.—Customs of- ficials declared tonight that the rev- enues from customs, now in hand for the flscal vear which ends June 30, amounts to-more than $204,000,000 and that there 1s a prospect that the total for the year will be close to $210,- 000,000 Thisiwoud be_$3%.000,000 below the estimates made by Secretary McAdoo, last year and less by more than $30, 000,000 than the receipts last year be- fore- the European war interfered with imports. Child Dies of Auto Injuries. Hartford, Conn, June 23—Five years old America Bianconi of Man- chester, dled tonight in a hospital as the result of injuries received in an ?ut.on;;'wn—ucmmt in that town on Cabled Paragraphs British Censorship of Neutral Mails. London, June 23, 6:02 p, m.—Al- though officials decline to make any statement for publication, it is be- lioved the British government will in- stitute an inquiry into the whoie question of censoring neutral mails. Edward Gray’s Condition Improved London, June 23,26:01 D, m.—The announcement was made here today that Sir Edward Grey’s eves are much improved and that unless there is a change for the worse, the secretary for foreign affairs is expected to be back at his post, which he relinquished May 31, by the middle of July. BRITISH LABOR MUST RALLY IN SEVEN DAYS Munitions Bill Makes Strikes and Lockouts lllegal—Limits the Profits of Employers. London, June 23, 8:46 p. m—David Lloyd George, the minister of muni- tions, has given British labor seven days in which to make goo dthe promise of its leaders that men will Tally, to the factories in sufficient num- bers to produce a masimum supply of munitions of war. This was the most striking state- ment in the new minister's speech in the house of commons today in the course of outlining the munitions measure which is designed to control not only the output but the men re- sponsible for the output. ‘The first of the seven allowed days will begin tomorrow and with its dawn will be launched a great cam- paign to recruit the workers. “I had a fresh discussion with the i said Mr. Lloyvd George in his speech, “and told them if an adequate supply of labor could not be secured mpulsion was inev- itable. The union representatives answered: ‘Give us a chance to su ply the men needed in seven day ‘we cannot get them we will admit that our case if considerably weakened." ‘The seven days will begin tomor- continued Mr. Llovd George, “and advertisements will appear in all the newspapers. The union repre- sentatives have engaged 180 town halls as recruiting offices and the assistance of everyone has been invited. There will be no age limit to the men enrolled; they will not wear uni- forms, but will have to give their full time to the work and they will receive a certificate attesting that they are working for king and country. ‘The munitions bill makes strikes and lockouts illegal; provides for com- pulsory arbitratios limits the profits of employers; creates a voluntary army of workmen pledged to go Wherever-they are wanted, and con- tains other provisions, which will give the minister full powers to carry out the plans he has decised to develop the production of munitions. GERMAN SPY EXECUTED IN TOWER OF LONDON. Another, Who Is Said to Have Con- fessed, is to Be Court Martialed. London, June 23, 8.30 p. m.—F. Rob- ert -Muller, who on June 4 was found guilty at the Old Bailey police court of being a German spy was executed in the Tower of London today by shooting. Another alleged German spy, Rob- ert Rosenthal, who is sald by the po- lice to have confessed that he was sent to England by the German ad- miralty to obtain information on na- val vatters, is to be court martiaied. The official announcement concern- ing Muller and Rosenthal ex- tremely brief, stating merely that Muller had been put todeath in the Tower of London this morning and that the “summary of the evidence in the case of the allegzed spy Rosenthal yas taken to the Wellington barracks foday. He will be tried by court mar- tial” faced Tow- It is presumed that Muller a firing squad in the y 1 of er of London dawn, as did Carl Hans Lody, who was executed last November after he had been con- victed of syping. F. Robert Muller was arrested some time ago together with Anton Kuepferle and another man named Hahn. All three were accused sending military information to many by means of invisible ink. Muler and Hahn were convicted and Muller was sentenced to death wh Ger Both Hahn was sentenced to seven 3 penal servitude. Kuepferle committed suicide while his trial was in progress. Muller once lived in Boston, where ne was in the rubber business and moved in good social circles. He claimed to be a naturalized Britisher. His father was a German and his mother a Scotch woman. NEGRO CHARGED WITH MURDERING HIS CHILDREN. Was Convicted of Arson, and Fire Caused Their Deaths. Cambridge, Mass., June 23.—Harry Hines, a negro, was r ed from state prison last November after serv- ing a three years sentence for arson was arrested today on an indictment charging the murgder of his two chil- dren on April 9th last. Hines was taken into custody at the Cambridge hospital, where he was Tecovering from burns received at a fire which destroved his home and caused his children’s deaths. The indictment alleged that Hines set the house on fire. PRESIDENT WILSON GOES TO CORNISH, N. H. To Remain Until July 6 Unless Some Acute Crisis Should Arrive. . ‘Washington, June 23. — President Wilson left tonight on a trip to Res- Iyn, N. Y., and Cornish, N. H., with the expectation of being away from ‘Washington until July 6, unless some acute crisls should arise in pending forelgn questions. The president plans to spend to- morrow with his friend, Colonel E. M. House, at Roslyn devoting the day to a discussion of Colonel House's re- cent trip to Europe and to an auto- mobile ride and a game of golf. He will leave there at night for the “sum- mer White House” at Cornish, where he will arrive Friday afternoon. . Washington, June 23—Nine compan- ies of the Colorado state militia have been :ordered mustered out by tie war - department on account of thier faiure to recruit up to the‘required standard, - - Lansing Chosen Secretary of State ANNOUNCEMENT OF APPOINT- MENT AND ACCEPTANCE. A POPULAR SELECTION Has No Political Backing or Influence —Senate Will Be Asked to Confirm This Recess Appointment. Washinston, June 23.—Robert Lans- ing, who as counsellor of the state de- partment, has advised President Wil- son in law and precedent in the policy pursued by the United States toward belligerent governments since the out- break of the European war, was nam- ed éoday as secretary of state to suc- ceed William Jennings Bryan. Widespread Satisfaction. Tew appointments in recent years have given such widespread satis faction in the national capital. Mr. Lansing is a lifelong democrat, but he has devoted his time to international law and diplomacy and is as popular with former republican officils as with his colleagues. Members of the cabinet who talked with the presi- dent on the subject were unanimous in their recommendation that he should be appointed. Colonel E. M. House and other close _ personal friends of the president advised the ction and Mr. Bryan himself .al- though not_consuited, is understood to have hoped for the promotion of Mr. Lansing. Official Announcement. Official_announcement of the selec- tion_of Lansing, who has been serving as secretary ad_interim since the resignatior an_on 8, was made in the following stat ment issued from the White House at six o'clock tonight: Before leaving this evening for a brief rest in New Hampshire, the president announced that he had of- fered the post of secretary of state to Mr, Robert Lansing, the present counsellor of the department of state and that Mr. Lansing had accepted the appointment.” A commission was prepared which Mr. Wilson signed tonight, giving Mr. Lansing a recess appointment. When vongress reconvenes the nomination will g0 to the senate. No opposi tion to his confirmation is anticipat- ed. Unknown in Political World, One of the peculiar circumstances in connection with Mr. Lansing’s ap- pointment is the fact that he person- ally has no political backing or in- fluence. Succeeding ~William - Jen- n, foremost among the the democratic party, a unknown quality in the political world, he has been ushered into the premiership of the cabinet. Sketch of New Secretary, Mr. Lansing is 51 years old, a na- tive of Watertown, N. Y, and a de- dent of the family of John Lans- ing, who represented New York in the constitu nal convention in 1787 at Philadelphia and later was chancellor of the state of New York. After grad- uation from Amherst college in 1586, Mr. chose the profession of his a ancestors—th law- nd continued in ate practice ex- cept when retained by the American overnment for foreign nations on important cases. He enjovs the dis- tinction of having represented the United States in more international arbitrations than any living American nd a French authority recently wrote that Mr. Lansing probably had had a longer and broader experience in in- ternational arbitration and had ap- peared more frequently before inter- national tribunals than any living lawyer. ISSUE BETWEEN ROAD AND FREIGHT CLERKS SETTLED. Agreement Reached After Three Hour Conference Yesterday. New Hav n, Conn., June 23.—All the points at issue between the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company and its 1,800 freight clerks have been amicably settled. This was the statement given out tonight by Clifton Reeves, a federal conciliator, whose eleventh hour efforts in arrang- ing for a conference probably averted strike. Ir. Reeves tonight telegraphed W. W. Hangar, assistant commissioner of mediation {n the department of labor at Washington, requesting him to come here as soon as possible and act as mediator. He expected tomorrow night. The agrcement between the clerks and the railroad was reached after a three hours’ conference between repre- sentatives of the company, the clerks’ brotherhood, and the so-called “Big on the New Haven road. id the meeting was char- all sides by “a helpful peration and absence of hard feeling. RUMORS OF AN ATTACK ON GEORGIA PRISON FARM. Where Leo Frank is Confined—Guards Increased Day and Night. Milledgeville, Ga., June 23—Rumors of a possible attack on ‘the Georgia prison farm here, where Leo M. Frank is _confined, caused the management today to increase the number of the guards on both day and night duty. An extra supply of ammunition was received. Governor Slaton instructed Sheriff S. L. Terry to call for the militia if necessar: Through Yaqui Washington, June 23.—In a wireless message to the navy department to- Admiral Howard said he had Dbeen ‘informed that a relief train had succeeded in passing through the Yaqui valey, carrying iSonora state troops to Esperanza to protect foreign settlers who have been threatened by Indians. Rise in Fire Insurance Rates. Hartford, Conn,, June 23—The an- nouncement was made in insurance cricles that commencing on July 1 there will be a general rise in fire insurance rates in the state. No of- ficial statement was made as to the reasons for the advance, but it was said that financial conditions through- out the country, coupled with the war, !sere_among the reasons, o e PR R e Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population S Five Deaths by Earthquake AND $1,000000 DAMAGE IN IMPE- RIAL VALLEY, CAL. MORE TREMORS FELT Apprehensive for Safety of Irrigation System Which Has Nearly 250,000 Miles of Desert. Transformed Calexico, Cal, June 23.—Further earthquake shocks were felt here to- d Several tremors after mid- night were foliowed by a servere shock at ten o'clock this morning. $1,000,000 Damage Done. El Centro, Cal., June 23.—An earth- quake shook the Imeprial Valley of California. last night, killed five per- sons, and caused damage estimated at $1,000,000 in the valley’s little cluster of towns, but left almost undamaged the great irrigation system which transformed the valley from a desert to a fertile farming country. e Persons Killed. El Centro suffered more than any other town. The five persons killed re caught in falling walls at Mex- li, just across the border. Martial law ‘was proclaimed there. In El Centro the motion-picture theatres were emptied in a moment, men, women and children filling the streets while the earth was still in motion. ANXIETY FELT FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEM. Which Has Transformed Nearly 250,- 000 Acres of Desert. Sharp centered the settlers on June today al Vaile El Centro, Cali, earthquake shoclks anxiety of Impe: the head gates of the great irrig system which had transformed nearly 250,000 acres of desert. T« the intakes of the Colorado Hive Yuma, and the headway at Sk were ' reported safe, although the Sharps heading, from which branches spread out into the valey like the lines of a pitchfork, was n and sagged. ineers reported that another shock as severe as the one which last night upset the little cluster of towns in the valey and cost a half dozen of more lives in the Mexican be of Mexicali undoubtedly ks there. ak reported in Alamitos Canal, one of the waterways of the syste can be répaired without great damage. While jentists described last night's shocks esultant of un- known forces” they apeared to asre: that it lay along the line of wha known as the fault the earth’s formation, volved in the north-central California earthquake of 1906 UNABLE TO COLECT $250,000 FROM HATTERS. So Many Have Died Since Action Was Brought in 1903—$100,020 Short. der town would wreck ny of cour announced toda amages secured and Company against tin Lawlor and other hatters, famous Danbury hatters case, would in collection fall short of that amount about $100,000. because of the death of many of thie hatters involved the action was bPought in 19 time suit was bre their homes property as well as money in t being attached. Judge Tammany | pointed out today that in cases wher conspiracy is charged such hatter the suit-must directly n. rather than against h that reason the deat releases the propert case. Collections of at was made on tF banks in Danbury la $2,000 is in banks he M in be persons_involved | estate and for | of the pe ttached in the s ut $20,000 ment n cash from “wee to be col MONTVID FOUND GUILTY OF NEW BRITAIN MURDERS. Jury Returned Verdict After 43 Min- utes of Deliberation. Hartford, Conn., June —Bernard Montvid, charged with first desree murder in connection with the deaths of Rev. Father Joseph Zebris and his housekeeper, Miss Eva Gilmanaitis, New Britain on Feb. §, was found guilty by a jury in the super court late today. The jury deliberated only 43 minutes. Montvid was immediately sentenced to be hanged before sunrise on Aug. 6 next. Peter Kraka: who, the state alleges, was Montvid’s companion, was recently hanged in Wilmington, Del, for a murder committed there FUNERAL SERVICES FOR SLAIN CANADIAN SOLDIERS Held at the Madeline, Paris—President Poincare Represented. Paris, June 23, 12:35 p. m.—Fun- eral services were held at the Made- line this morning for Canadian sol- diers who have fallen on the field of honor in France and Belgium. Pres- ident Poincare was represented by an officer of his miiitary establishment. Philippe Ray, the Canadian com- missioner, and his staff, various Eng- lish and Canadian officers and a_uni- formed .detachment of the brigade of English women on active service, Were present. THREE STICKS OF DYNAMITE ON CARNEGIE'S DOORSTEP Had Been Lighted, But Had Evi- dently, Been Blown Out. Fuse ——r New Yerk, June 23—Three sticks of dynamite, wrapped in a pasteboard box, were found tonight on the door- step of Amdrew, Carnegie's Fifth av- enue residence. Mr. Carnegie and the members of his family are out of the ofty. A fuse attached to the package had Dbeen lighted, but evidently had been blown out. The package was delivered to the police by the watch- man who found it while making his xounds, _ - Condensed Telegrams The New Orleans Cotton Exchange voted to close July 3 and 5. The Fourth Avenue subway Brookiyn was opened to the public in Leo M. Frank is in a state of col- lapse at the State farm at Milledge- ville, Ga. The tremors from the California earthquake were recorded on th eseis- migraph at Yale. Prince:Nicholas Stcherbatov was se- lected as Minister of Interior in the Russian cabinet. The Navy Department’s new radio station at Darien, Canal one, was placed in operatin. Civil war vetérans numbering about 1,500 marched in review past Govern- or Whitman at Albany. Mary Worrell, aged 81, died at ston, Pa, from' the effects of a mosquito bite on her lip. President Wilson told callers at the the White House that he had no new plan for peace in Europe. The steamer Matilda Weems re- ported sighting an unidentified schoon- bottom side up, off New River, N. C. An unknown man jumped from the Williamsburg bridge = into the East River. His body was not recovered. The total amount of credit voted by France since the beginning of the war is estimated at $3,123,000,000,000. Three hundred wounded Villista sol- diers perished when the Chihuahua, Mexico military hospital was destroy- ed by fire. Fire caused damage of $120,000 in the Thomas Potter & Sons Oil Cloth works at Philadelphia. Two firemen were killed. Car_ Company, of received an order for All the cars will be The Middletown Middleown, P: 5,000 freight c: sent to Europe. The principal ships of the Atlantic fleet will assemble at Newport, R. Saturday for the opening of the Nav- al War College. Freeborn G. Jewett, for fidential secretary to secretaries of state at Washington died at Monti- cito, Cal, aged 71 The battieship Vermont was placed in half commission at the Navy Yard at Norfolk, Va., and half of her com- plement sent to other vessels. The Columbus, Ohio plant of the Carnegie Steel Co., closed for a year and a half, will reopen shortly giving employment to about $00 men. The British Foreign Office all neutral emb: ment of measui te conditions trade. handed » general desizned to al- governing neutral to 9 abolished in California vears ago, when bett was stopped, wili be revived with a day meet at the Panama-P: position, Horse ra several Ex- Two thousand girls marched in an orderly manner from Public School No. 5, in New York, when smoke from a fire a few doors away drifted into the building. Sir Arthur B. Markham, Liberal, gested in the House of Commons that members of the House voluntarily relinquish their ar. The body of Lieut. Reginald W rne- was_buried in London with full - honors. Warneford gained by destroying a Zeppelin from his acroplane. Gunda the large elephant at the Bronx Zdo who had been chained for several weeks because of his vicious- n was put to death. One bullet did the trick. The 39th annual convention of the Connecticut Pharmaceutical associa- tion opened at Woodmont. The ses- sion will continue today when officers will be elected. Scores of frightened persons were rescued from fire escapes in a fire that did several hundred dollars damage to a tenement at Clinton and Rivington Streets New York. Three more of the ten submarines under construction at the yards of the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation for a belligerent European power will be launched shortly The “murder car” used by New York gunmen in the murder of Herman Rosenthal, was wrecked at Thomaston, Conn. Lawrence Belastro was killed and two others injured. After leaving a note that he In- tended to take his own life, Daniel Quint. a merchant, aged 25, shot him- self through the head in He had a wife and child. his bedroom. Governor Whitman will attend the celebration o fthe 250th anniversary of the installation of the first mayor and bard of aldermen of New York, to be held in the city hall today. Sir Cecil Spring-Ric ambassador, and Lady arrived at Beverly, Mass., for the summer. Several attaches of the em- bassy staff accompanied them. the British Spring-Rice Inland distribution of weather fore- casts by wireless is the latest weather bureau experiment. Messages will he transmitted at a speed slow enongh to accommodate amateur wireless operat- ors. General Christian De Wet, one of the leaders of the South African re- bellion against the British Government, convicted of treason, was sentenced to six vears' imprisonment, and fined $10,000. Hal Lissenbinn, a resident of Bangor, Me., missing since Tuesday noon, was found by searchers mired to the waist in the confines of Mud pond near Stillwater, and unable to move and nearly exhausted. ‘The extent of the ice blockade along the northern Newfoundiand and Lab- rador coasts was emphasized by word brought by teh steamer Fogota that 500 fishing vessels bound for Labrador had been.forced to put into various in- WILLIMANTIC is Expected Today. (Special to The Bulletin) ‘Willimant| June 23 —Wednesday morning dawned with plenty of rain to discourage the Old School and Home Week celebrators, but by noon the skies were clear, and fine weath- er is prophesied for tomorrow's big parade and celebration. Wednesday’s Programme. ‘Wednesday's programme contained the high school class-day exercises in the morning, a re-nnion of old time pupils at two o'clock and a mass meeting and reception at the state armory in the evening, preceded by |a dinner to guests and others at the | Hotel Hooker, and a concert by the Willimantic American band. Today’s Events. Preparations are making for the big day today, and everyone connected with the event has been kept on the jump up to the last minute getting ready for what is expected to be the largest number of people this city has ever seen, in parade on the streets. Exhibit Open at Night, Wednesday was spent in welcoming arriving guests, in visiting the various school exhibits, and the industri exhibit. This exhibit is open every evenng until ten o'clock, and the pub- lic is welcome and invited to see what Willimantic is doing in this line There have been many visitors in the day-time but the impression prevailed that the exhibit was not open at night. This is a mistake. All Asked to Register. Visitors are requested to register either at the Board of Trade rooms, where someone is in attendance to as- sist in this or give any required in- formation, and where ail are welcome, or at some other places where cards have been provided for the purpose. NEW HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING Auditorium Utilized for Class Day Exercises Wednesday Morning. The class day exercises of the Wind- ham High school were held in the au- ditorium of the splendid new building at ten o'clock Wednesday morning, with a large number~of parents and friends, and many visitors from the The following pro- March, Dorothy Crane; Alma Mater, class history, Eugene Ayer; piano so- lo, Gladys Brown; class _prophecy, Grace Wyman, mandolin duet, Ruth Hoxie and Berenice Clark, class poem, Miriam Nuzum; class will, Marjorie Burnham; class’ song, by Vesta Stone, chorus. The following committee had charge of the preparation of the various pap- ers: History — Douglas Lamb, Eugene Ayer, Edith Coburn. Prophecy — Grace Green, Ruth Paton, Herman Brown. Will—Alan Guild, W. jorie Burnham, Helen Barrows. Poem — Miriam Nuzum, Stone, Ralph Anthony, Mary Ruth Flynn. Weeks, Agnes Berenice Clark, ‘Wyman, Harry Ruth Cohen, Gallup, Mar- Kenneth Harroun, Mildred Welch, PUPILS BEFORE 1872 Hold Reunion, Lunching as Guests of Woman's Club—Message to Former ‘Teacher. The reunion of pupils of the Wind- ham school before 1872, held at the rooms of the Willimantic Woman's club at two o'clock Wednesday after- noon, was attended by about twenty- five pupils of that time or earlier, who greatly enjoyed the opportunity of getting together and talking over the old school days. An excellent luncheon was served by the members of the Woman's club, whose guests the assoclation members were, and a general soclal time was enjoyed. James Haggerty, chairman of the as- sociation of this period, presided over the gathering, and a short business session was held during the meeting. E. P. Chesbro of this city was elected president of the association which was formed, with Mrs. C. C. Edgarton secretary. An expression of felicitation and gracious remembrance was voted to the only surviving teacher of that pe- riod, Mrs. Martha Chipman of Hart- ford, and the secretary was instructed “to-notify-Miss Chipman of the vote. § LATGHSTRING IS OUT < Warmly Welcoming Guests Arriving for Festivities/of 0ld School and Home Week PREPARATIONS COMPLETE FOR PARADE TODAY, Wednesday’s Programme Contained High School Class Day Exercises in the Mornnig, a Reunion of Old Time/Pupils in the Afternoon, a Mass Meeting and Reception in the Evening, and a Concert by the Willimantic American Band—Largest Number of People Ever in Thread City Practically e called upon to say reminiscenses were greatly enjoyed. Prof. Thomas Rollinson of Boston was the chief speaker. His topic was “Early S¢hool Days,” and was develop- ed in a felicitous wa present was omething, and the ARMORY RECEPTION Informal Dinner for Officialg and Special Guests. Follows Wednesday’s big event however was OLD VIEW CORNER CHURCH AND MAIN STREETS WHERE TURNER BLOCK NOW STANDS the reception at the state armory on Pleasant street which was crowded, duplicating Sunday’s big _gathering. Everyone who could was present, and acquaintances were renewed, and old associations revived. Preceding the gathering, the mem- bers of the general committee for the week, together with the city and town officials, and special guests, including State’s Attorney Hadlai A. Hull of New London, Judge Edwin Gager of Derby, Congressman Richard P. Free- man of New London, Gen. E. S. Bowd of this city, Attorney-general George E. Hinman, General F. Kaley of New York, Allen B. Lincoln of New Haven, State’s Attorney Charles E. Searls of Putnam _and_ Liutenant Governor Clifford B. Wilson of Bridgeport, with a few other guests, sat down to an informal dinner at the Hotel Hooker. Chairman George F. Taylor presided. At seven-thirty there was a con- cert by the Willimantic American band at the armory, and the recep- tion began at eight o'clock. There were five minut speeches by the guests enmerated above, and others called upon by Chairman Taylor, all were appreciative of the growth and worth of the city, and its future ex- pectation: The main feature of the gathering was the spirit displayed, and the friendliness everywhere exhibited. It was a grand get-together meeting, and laid a fitting foundation for the big ¢ of the eventful weel Following the speech-making, danc- s enjoyed by all who wished, limantic band furnishing music. Children’s Rehearsal. A dress rehearsal of the children was held in Natchaug schoolyard Wednes- day. Sam Johnson was on_hand, ar- ranging an effective color scheme With the red, white and biue clad children, and the result of his work promises well for today’s parade. PARISH SCHOOLS' EXHIBITS. St. Joseph’s Pu and Those of St. Mary’s Classes Show Work of High Order. | ] The exhibition of school work in a,( Josep! and St. Mary parochial schools was opened to the public Wed- nesday. Both schools were handsomely dec- orated, St. Mary’s with streamers and hangings in delicate pastel shades, and St. Joseph’s with quantities of summer fowers. The sub-primary work St Jo- in (Continued on Page Two)