Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 26, 1915, Page 1

Bualletin PRICE TWO CENTS VOL. LVIL—NO. 150 © NORWICH, CONN., SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915 SIXTEEN PAGES. = = . 5 : The Bulletin’s Circulation in Norwich is Dout’<".nat of Any Other Paper, and Its Total Circulation is the Largest in Connecticut in Proportion to the City’s Population YALE CREWS WIN ALL THREE RACES Eli Varsity Eight Crossed Line Five Lengths in the Lead of the Harvard Shell NEW UPSTREAM RECORD OF 20M, 52 SEC. Yale Oarsmen Showed Remarkable Power and Finish, and Drew Steadily Away From the Harvard Shell a Trifle Over a Boat Length Each Mile—Two Yale Men Were Overcome at the Finish—In the Harvard Boat Three Men Collapsed—A Broken Oarlock Caused Recall of Freshman Crews and the Race Was Rowed Upstream in Semi-Derkness Over ~—One of the Largest a Mile and a Half Course Crowds in Ten Years Wit- nessed Yale’s Triumph, and the Entire Four Miles of the Course Was Lined With Steam Yachts, Sailing Craft and Motor Boats. New ! ‘ale uni- versit; he river in the ennual dual regatta with Harvard, and fonight E1i alumni and undergraduates are cheering their three crews and Coach Guy Nickells until the din is deafening. Notwithstanding delays due to rough water and accidents, the Eng- lish-coached eights of the Blue, with characteri bulldog determination, om eariy forenoon the junior, eights of the fought for victory until dark, def varsity f Crimson. New Upstream Record. v was exceedingly sweet to the e triple victory, al- ar Harvard successes are ent and recent occur- id to the joy of the Blue, established a new ream course record in winning the race which is likely to stand for years Delayed by Rough Water. race, the junior varsity vas started on schedule time. mi ity contest was de- layed by rough water one and a quar- ter hours and the freshman race post- poned from forencon until after the feature event. Even then misfortune followed the crews and a broken oar- lock necessitated the first year crew’s rowing a race at one and one-half miles in almost total darkness. One of the Largest Crowds. Regardless of the dela; one of the lasgest crowds that b New London in a decade followed the fortunes of ti crews, applauding the efforts of both winners and losers with 1ch as is seldom seen out- egiate contests. The en- course from the railroad Bartlett’s cove was lined n yachts, sailing craft and til in places the racing hidden from those on shore tire four mil to bridge with motor 1 we crew a 10,000 on Observation Cars. Fully 10,000 spectators witnessed the contests from the ervation cars which eac along the ‘bank the Tham > the river shores w populated by throngs ranging from hundreds to thousands at every point of vantage. It was a great day for Yale and a great day for New London, for the Blue's triple victory and the many thousands of spectators gay with college colors demonstrated that the intervarsity boat races be- ‘When the trial which was expected to result in the ultimate freedom of Harry Thaw was begun in New York city strenuous efforts were made by newspaper reporters to get an_ opin- m of the case from Evelyn Nesbit ‘haw. There have been stroies print- ed that immediately that Thaw gets s freedom he would kill his wife. is wife laughs:at these stories. gethered atyby approximately one length, the America's sport classics. Yale Victory Was Fopular. Chief Interest centered in the out- come of the varsity race, and when the Yale oarsmen demonstrated that the elght inch victory of last year's Eng- lish-coached crew was not a fluke by winning today’s contest by almost six lengths, enthusiasm broke records just as did the oarsmen who engendered it. Harvard took defeat philosophically, but Yale adherents made no_attempt to hide their joy, and in this they were ably seconded by the townfolk, with ‘whom the Eli victory was exceedingly popular. § Yale Made New Record. That the Blue had a crew of partic- ular power and finish is shown in the figures of the four mile race where the Yale oarsmen set their own pace and in so doing established a new upstream record of 20 minutes, 52 seconds, beat- ing the time made by the Yale eight of 1907 by 18 seconds. Time of Both Crews. The time of both crews in today race by half miles follows: Yale. Half mile ...... 205 7 One mile ....... 440 % 11-2 miles . 4 Two miles ......10.06 1014 1-2 miles ......12.39 1-2 1252 Three miles .....15.27 15.39 3-12 miies ......18.22 18.40 Four mules ......20.5: 21131-2 Yale Freshmen Win by Length. The freshman race, rowed in semi- darkness over a mile and a half cours: was won by the Yale first year crew times Har- being Yale 8 minutes, 6 seconds; vard 8 minutes, 10 seconds. Story of Big Race. A southwest wind and choppy water delayed the start of the varsity race | more than one hour and the lower half of the course was still choppy when the shells darted away from the rail- road bridge. The tide was still run- ning upstream and the sky was over- cast but the Harvard oarsmen retain- er their canvas hats when they set out on what was to prove a stern chase in the wake of the winners. Witk the possible exception of the first half mile, Harvard never appeared to have a chance, although little or no fault could be found with the wate#manship of the Cambridge crews. No Check to Yale Shell. The speed that Coach Nichalls® eight developed with its slow, far reaching stroke, was uncanny at times. Though Stroke Morse evinced a tosdency to fight his oar at times, the Yale shell travelled at high speed throughout the entire four miles and there was not the slightest evidence of the usual check in the progress of the craft between strokes. Every stroke appeared iden- tical with its fellows, regardiess of whether the boat was at 30 or 40. Much of this success was due to the powerful ieg drive and the final snap given the blades just before they were taken from the water. Minor Faults in Crimson Craft. Minor faults were apparent in one or two gpots in the Crimson craft, but taken s a whole the crew was a credit to Coach Wray, despite the fact that it did not develop anything like the pow- er and run of the Yale boat. Stroke Lund lifted his oar unusually high in finishing at times, while Parsons at No. 6 and Morgan at No. 2 were not always in unison with the other mem- Ders of the elght. These lapses ap- peared only occasionally, however, ard more in the concerted lack of power rowing omissions, Every oarsman rowed his stroke through in finished stylo but it lacked the final snappy drive, the oars washing through weak- 1y just before taken from the wa- ter. Both Eights Fought Gamely. Both eights fought gamely through- out the long four mile race, rowing ac- cording to their lights without a sign of faltering or br Once over the reaction and exhaustion common to college crews races, yet it was but mo- mentary and soon the oarsmen were heading back for their quarters, an- other year of regatta training at their backs. Two Yale Men Toppled Over at Fnizh. When the Yale shell shot across the finish line Cpxswain McLene was standing up cheering on his rowers liko a Roman chariot driver urging _ his steeds to further speed. His words of while Captain Sturtevant had to grasp the sunwale to keep from falling back- ward. Other members of the crew eight, floating closs by. Harvard Men Collapse, physical exhaustion, following conquergrs. Stroke in nine races for Harvard those on the English Henley | finish post. C-" "« Paragraphs Brazil’ sCustoms Receipts. Rio Janeiro, June 25.—Statistics made public here today show a contin- ued_increase in the customs receipts of Brazil. For instance, receipts for the month of February, as compared to January, showed an increase of 30 per cent; March increased 25 per cent. over February and April increas- ed b per cent. over March. followed suit and in the waist of the shell Harwood, No. 4, slumped down, while tired hands scooped water over the sides on the gasping oarsmen who slowly sat up under the refreshing showers. The Start. It was 5.44 when the starting pistol finally sent the two crews away on the four mile upstream row. The Yale oarsmen buried their sweeps in the waters of the Thames with the flash and fairly lifted their long cedar craft out of the water with their powerful starting heave. The shell appeared to fairly leap from wave to wave during the first minute or 8o when the blue- tipped oars were beating 44 to the minute. Harvard with better form opened at 37, but the Crimson boat ran slowly between strokes and Yale gained half a length lead in the first quarter mile. Yale’s Steady Gain. Although both eights lowered their strokes, once well under way, the race soon reSolved itself into a procession in which Yale picked a length and a fraction in every mile. Passing the mile flags, both shells were being driv- en by a 32 to the minute stroke, with the Elis showing open water to the Cambridge crew. There was no change at the one and one-half mile post ex- cept that Yale's smashing drive was steadily leaving Harvard behind. When the half way mark was reached Nick- all’ men pushed their stroke up a notch while Harvard held to 32. Here the Blue led by two and one-half lengths. Crews Drop Stroke to 30. During the next half mile both crews dropped to a 30 beat, but even then the impetus and momentum of the Eli sweep work sent the shell forward without check or break, and there three lengths of open water between the rival craft. Yale held steadily to the beat while Coxswain Kreger called on Wray's pupils for a spurt. Stroke Lund responded with a 32, but little McLane twisted in his coxswain's seat in the Yale shell and, seeing that even this increase did mot speed up the trailing craft, turned back and appear- ed to ignore the Harvard crew. Strain Begins to Tell. Entering the final mile, the Crimson eight, although rowing perfectly, ap- peared to have run down like an un- wound clock. There was rythm in the stroke and concerted action on the part of the oarsmen, but the shell seemed to crawl compared to the way the Blue craft cut its way toward the finish point. Yale cannons were popping and motorboat sirens shrieking now, for Yale was a eure winner, barring acci- dents. But the strain was beginning to tell on even the victor and Wiman 7 was slowly losing his power. at No. 7 Harvard Game to the Last. Still the Blue shell shot forward like a motor-driven boat, steadily in- creasing the distance that separated the two crews. Game to the last, Lund lifted his stroke again, touching 36 at one point, in the last half mile, vet the stern of the Yale craft slipped away until waen the finish flags had been passed more than five lengths of open water separated victors and vanguish- ed. Broken Oarlock. Following the finish of the varsity Tace. it had been planned to send the freshmen upstream two miles from the bridge to the navy yard. Darknees was descending rapidly and it was finally decided to have the freshman row from the mavy yard to Bartiett’s cbve on the upper half of the course. Shortly after the start, Captain Wig- gin, stroke of the Harvard elght, broke his’ oariock and signalled for a re- start. Race Rowed in Darkness. While repairs were being made, the regatta committee boat drifted down to the two mile mark again. It was so dark that the referee decided that a return to the starting line was im- possible and asked the rival crew cap- tains whether he should postpone the race until tomorrow or start them from the two and a half mile flag. Both leaders elected the latter alternative. The two 1918 crews raced over the final one and a half mile section of the varsity course, followed by the referee’s boat only. It was not untll the offi- cials reported the result by telephone to town that Yale men knew that the Blue had finished a triple victory by winning the final race of the day in darkness. Morgan to Captain Harvard, Almost immediately after their re- turn to Red Top, the Harvard varsity oarsmen elected as next year's captain David Percy Morgan of New York Harvard was slower to recover, for | The school is supplemental to one con. the sting of defeat was added to the | ducted for foreigners by the Reung the [ Men’s Chrlistian assoclation. fruitless upstream chase. after their |cern founq that non-English speaking Lund, victorious | laborers were anxious to learn, city, who rowed No. 2 in the varsity shell today. Seth Low Elected Yale Captain. The Yale oarsmen elected Seth Low, the reason for defeat appeareg to lay | 2d, of New York city as captain of rather than in any individual faults or [ next year’s eight. He rowed in No. 3 in today’s race. Celebration at New Haven. New Haven, Conn, June 25. — The Victorious Yale crews returned to New Haven tonight shortly before 11 o’clock. Headed by a band, they were escorted by Yale students and Yale sympathiz- ers to the home of President Arthur T. Hadley of the university, who in a brief speech congratulated them on their finish line, there came the temporary |victory. Later the oarsmen went to the Hotel Taft for the annual crew dinner. President Ordered lu_Taje Rest PREPARE FOR ARDUOUS WORK IN VIEW. IN QUIET SECLUSION TO He Plans to Give Thought to the In- Problems With Which He is Confronted. ternational Cornish, N. H., June 25, ders from his physician complete rest, President Wilson set- tled down at the “summer White House” today for a brief vacaation to prepare himself for the ardous work he is expecting within the next few —Under or- to take a TenMenBurned by Gasoline Explosion AT PLANT OF AETNA CHEMICAL CO,, PITTSBURG. WERE EXPERIMENTING Three Men Have Died of Their Burns and Four Others Are Declared to be in a Serious Condition. Pittsburgh, Pa., June 25.—Ten men were burned thres fatally, late today by an explosion at the plant of the Aetna Chemical company, where experiments are being made, under government di- rection, of a new process for the manu- facture of gasoline. Stephen Homer, Before the convention of the line, declared that “Advertising is that will not advertise is both deatf possible without efficiency. Waste of dishonesty. The retailer is the Such sums up the opinions of with publicity efforts. ing into the homes it is service, This is what The Bulletin dos week. It Is an invaluable aide a The Spokesman For Business Chicago this week one of the speakers, with a wide experience in hig saturated with human interest 1s bound to be most widely read, clency in advertising is impossible without honesty. is the natural medium for retall advertising and for all advertising.” The newspaper is hea other forms of advertising and wWhen the paper covers its field by go- rendering the highest No business can afford to be without its assistance as a spokesman. During the past week the following matter has appeared in its columns: Bulletin Telegraph Local General Total Saturday, June 19.. 148 247 1105 1470 Monday, June’ 21, 3 160 134 283 577 Tuesday, June 22.. 163 134 165 462 Wednesday, June 23.. 150 129 163 444 Thursday, June 24.. 157 128 284 569 Friday, June 25... 151 143 260 554 ilefalbiscio ol iR 885 2262 4076 Advertising clubs of the world at the speech of business. f and dumb. A business Advertising that is Ef- But honesty is s the natural result er. The newspaper in advertising natural advert all who have had any experience and shoulders above all pe of advertising s every a busine: business morning in the s developer and sustainer. months in connection with the Europ- ean and Mexican situstions. To Plan in Seclusion. He plans to give thought in quiet se- clusion to the next step in his new Mexican policy, to the submarine sue with Germany and to the discus- sion with Great Britain over interfer- ence with commerce between the United States and the neutral nations of Europe. Lansing Doing Most Work. Secretary Lansing will do most of the actual work on the note to Great Britain, but the president has already Zone over with him the policy involv- ed, and will see the note before it is forwarded to London. Ovations For President. The president arrived here this aft- ernoon after a trip through Connecti- cut, Massachusetts and _ Vermont, marked by frequent ovations from crowds which were much larger and more enthusiastic than have ever greeted the president on previous trips here. You have been writing great to those foreign government: one working woman, as she dent’s hand. ~ He is- employe, extending a grimy hand to the president. “I don’t mind that,” the president, replied ,as he shook hands. Entire Population at Station. Practically the entire population of this village was at the station to greet the president as he stepped from his private car with Miss Margaret ‘Wilson, and Dr, Gary T, Gra on, his physician. They cheered him again and again and for a few minutes he who wanted to weicome him back to was completely hemmed in by people the summer capital. ‘The president’s daughter, Mrs. Fran- cis B. Sayre, with her husband and baby boy, S: e, Francis Woodrow &: the president’s only grandson, arrived here for a visit. 1,600 AUTOS PASSED OVER SAYBROOK TOLLBRIDGE Between Midnight of Thursday Midnight Friday. and Saybrook, Conn., June 25—A total of 1,600 automobiles passed over the Saybrook_toll bridge between last night and midnight tonight, going to or returning from the Thames regatta, it was stated tonight. A number of automobile accidents were reported along the trunk high- ways, but the most serious so far DEMAND FOR UNSKILLED ARMS FACTORY EMPLOYES. New Haven Firm Has Opened Night School for Foreigners, With Pay. . New Haven, Conn., June 25.—To meet its requirements in unskilled labor, & prafse fell on deaf ears in several cases | 10cal arms factory has been obliged to for Wian and Meyers toppled forwacd | employ large numbers of foreigners of late. “Today it was announced that this concern, in order to make this labor more effective, has opened a splashed them with water and soon | 5chodl in which the English language ey Joined In cheorine the. Crireaon | Will be taught, the men being sent to school for two hours each day, the time being included in the period for which they are paid for manual labor. The con: but including | were too tired after their day’s work to course | attend school, and the plan of having collapsed as his oar trailed past the |them go to school on the company's At his back, Cabot, No. 7, ! time is to be tried. learned of occurred at Black Point, in East Lyme, during the morning, when Hampton Robb, a_Harvard student, was severely hurt by the overturning of his car. He was sgid tonight to be resting comfortably in a local hos- pital. Americans Careless About Passports. Washington, June 25.—Ambassador Page at London, in a cablegram to the state department today, again call- cd attention #% carelesness of Ameri- cans in failing to provide themselves with passports. He reported that there had been so far this month sev- enteen recorded cases of Americans arriving at English ports without pass- ports or without required evidence at- tached to passports. The Country United. The newspapers of the South can no more see the reason for Mr. Bry- an’s course than the newspapers of the North—and so the unity of the country is once again in evidence.— Sorinzfield Republican. apologized a factory | died after being taken to a , and the condition of four men was declared serious tonight. Among those seriously injured was George Lobdell, aged 28, superintendent of the plant. Local representatives of the company maintained secrecy regarding the | cause of the explosion, but according to the .police it resulted from an ex- periment being made by Superintend- ent Lobdell. Officials of the company denied that the plant was being used in the manufacture of explosives or of chemicals, but s an experimental sta- tion. The others seriously Donald honey, 2 burned tere . aged 17; Timothy Ma- and Bugene Lux. 35. TELL OF BROAD INTELLECT AND CHARITY OF THAW. Dozens of Men and Women From New Hampshire Testify For Him. ew Yorl ninth an 25—On_this, the ersary of the killing of nford White, his slayer, Harry K. Thaw, was described at the trial to test his sanity as a man who was per- fectly rational and more kind, generous, charitable, of broad intellect and one worthy of being introduced in the best social circles. His eulogists con- sisted of a dozen men and women whom he had met during his sojourn in New Hampshire after his escape from the Matteawan Insant Asylum. They came to New York at the re- quest of Thaw’s attorneys to do the best they could they admitted, to show their confidence in Thaw and their be- lief that he should be set free 2s a sane man. One stated that sentiment in New Hampshire was strongly in fa~ vor of Thaw. One, the wife of a well to do man facturer of Manchester, N. H., said that she had entertained Thaw social- 1y at her home and had been glad to introduce her daughters to him. An- other witness, an editorial writer on a Manchester newspaper, told of a New Years party which Thaw had given to the children of the best fam- ilies in the city and how they had pre sented a loving cup to him. In order to prove that Thaw_was suffering from no delusion that Will- iam Travers Jerome, who represented ihe state of New York in the Thaw case, intended to kidnap him, Merrill Shurteleff, one of Thaw's former at- torneys testified that Jerome had told him that he would take him back to New York by force 1f Thaw should be admitted to ball while detained in Colebrook, N. H. In nearly all thirty- five witnesses from New Hampshire and Canada have testified for Thaw. Thaw’s attorneys expected to _con- clude their side of the case on Mon- day with tho testimony of three allen- ists who examined Thaw. These will be Dr. C. K. Mills of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. C. B. Bancroft of the New Hampshire State Hospital for the Insane and Dr. B. P, Hickling of the government hospital for the in- shire commission which found Thaw sane at Washington. Dr. Frank 8§, Streeter, a member of the New Hamp- sane in’ connection with the extradi- tion proceedings from that state to New York, will also testify. Justice Hendrick today granted the order for a commission to _examine President-emeritus Charles 'W. Blot of Harvard as to why Thay was ex- pelled from that institution in 1893.! The examination will be_conducted at Cambridge, Mass, on Monday by Deputy Attorney General Becker and @ representative of Thaw's counsel. The United States produces more copper than all the rest of the world together. | English towns snce the beginning of Condensed 'I'o_legrams At the commencement exercises of Harvard University 1,217 degree were awarded. In future Americans arriving at Liverpool without passoprts will not be allowed to land. Canadian factories are turning out over 40,000 shells, shrapnel, and high- er explosives daily. Frank Smith, a vielinist, dled in Ca- lexico, Cal, of injuries receved n the earthquake Tuesday nght. Mrs. Mathilde Coxe Stevenson, well known writer on ethnological subjects, died at Washington, aged 60. ‘Women will hereafter be elidible to membership to the National Union of Railroad Men in Great Britain. The White Star liner Adriatic arriv- ed at New York from Liverpool with 211 passengers and 2,600 bags of mail. Prisoners of war in Great Britain will be used to help harvest the crops in districts where they are under de- tention. Fifty-six persons have been killed and 138 injured by air raids in 14 the war. Countess C. F. Gienotti, wife of Count Gienotti, head of King Victor Emmanuel's household, is seriously ill in Rome. The names . of five Americans ap- pear on the latest Canadian casuaity st All were made prisoners by the Germans. 200,000 pounds of meat was shipped from Chicago to the war sufferers in Poland by the Polish central relief committee. As a reward for his victories in Ga- licla, Gen. August von Mackensen was promoted to the rank of field marshal by the Kaiser. A prize court writ was issued at Alexandra, Egypt, against the Amer: can _steamer Gargoyle, belonging to the Vacuum Ofl Co, A new division of the torpedo flo- tilla of the Atlantic fleet has been or- ganized to take care of newly com- missioned destroyers. The weekly statement of the Ban of France shows an increase in gol of 5,952,000 francs, and a decrease in silver of 1,199,000 francs. Two hundred menders and burlers employed at the Uswoco mills of the United States Worsted company went on strike at Lawrence, Mass. Denning Duer, former United States consul at Lisbon, Portugal, and later attached to the consulate at London, died at his home in New Haven. Emperor Franz Josef recetved the Spanish ambassador at Vienna and delivered a personal lettsr expressing friendly sentiments to Kinz Alfonso. The Georgia House refu: to listen to a bitter attack on Governor Slaton by one of the membets, at the read- ing of the governors annual message. The question of woman suffrage as a Federation issue overshadowed oth- r businss at th final. session - of the Masachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs. Miss Katherine Page, daughter of the United States ambassador to Great Britain will be married to Charles P. Loring in London on Au- gust 4. Mother Mary Xavier Mshegar, sister superior of the College of St. Elizabeth, at Convent Station, N. I., dicd at the age of 92. She had been a nun for 68 years. To show regard for the President's attitude in the present international situation, “Wilson Day” was celebrated in Portland, Ore. by proclamation of the mayor. Further conferences were held be- tween A. E. Potter of the Rhode Is- land comany and representatives of the trolleymen's union, in an effort to avert a strike. Governor Ferris of Michigan sent letters to the sheriff of each of the 83 counties informing them of the law against prizefighting, and requesting them to enforce it. Warden Edmund Allen, of Joliet, TIL,» honor system to the supreme = test when he will personally ask each of the eleven suspected trusties, “Did you murder my wife?” It was stated in Huntington, W, Va,, that the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad has just shipped 300,000 pounds of brass from there to the East for ship- ment to the Government. Most of the militiamen guarding the home of Governor Slaton of Georgia since he commuted the death sentence of Leo M. Frank, have been withdrawn, all fear of mobs having passed. Edward C. Post, a_member of the summer colony at Newport, R. I, chartered a large New York excursion steamer to take him to Newport from New York. Because of his poor health he wished to be alone. The committee on agriculture of the French Chamber of Deputies will send a sub-committee to St Nazaire to ex- amine the condition of Canadian cattle on the hoof, the first shipment of which Is to arrive June 25. A solid silver flower basket three feet high will be the wedding gift of the Missouri congressional delegation to Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter of Champ Clark, who will be married to guna-“'l‘hamvm of New Orleans on une A large force of detectives, mem- bers of the the anarchist and bomb squads of the police department, are endeavoring to run down the men who placed a bomb inside the iron railing on the grounds of the home of An- drew Carnegie The trial of George Joseph Smith at London, indicted on the charge of having murdered his three successive wives by drowning them in a bath tub, entered its second stage, the ev- idence relating to the death of Beatrice Mundy, one of the three victims, hav- ing been completed. Twenty-nine Episcopal parishes in the city of New York have member- ships exceeding 1,000 DESPERATE BATTLE ALONGTHE DNIESTER Russians Are Hurrying Up Reinforcements to Force Teutons to Recross the River NEITHER SIDE CLAIMS DECISIVE ADVANTAGE Austrian War Office Reports That to the East and Northwest of Lemberg the Situation is Unchanged—Nothing But Artillery Duels Are Recorded for France—Italian Forces are Advancing From the East Along the Fella Valley and From the South Through Predil Pass Toward Tarvis— Germany to Place Eighteen Army Corps in the Field by the End of July. Divergent war statements leawe doubt as to whether the Russians or he Teutonic allies have the upper hand in the desperate batte being waged along the Dnlester River in Galicia. Between Zurawna and Hallcz the crucial point in this front, a con- flict of great intensity is belng carried on and here both sides claim success- es. XNone of the official reports, how- ever, indicates that any decisive ad- vantage has been gained. Russians Hurrying Reinforcements. .The Russians assert that by hurry- ing up relnforcements they have forced the Teutons to retreat across the river in this sector. ' The Germans admit a reverse here but their Aus- trian allies in their latest official com- munication declare that counter-at- tacks by the Russians on the north bank of the Dniester have been re- pulsed and that the attack of the Aus- tro-German forces is prosressing. The Austrian war office says that east of Lemberg and near Rawa Rusk. and also on the Tanew River. to the northwest of Lemberg, the situation is unchanged, but that in Poland the Teutonic arms are making progress. Artillery Duels in France. The latest French official statements tells of artillery dueis at dlfferent points along the western front but chronicles no_decisive engagement. Both the French and the Germans claim successes in this fleld of opera- tion. Along Austrian ltalian Front. In the Italian war theatre artillery combats are continuing. The Aus- trians claim to have repulsed two at- tacks by the Italians on the frontier coast district east of Rohinl. News despatches state that the Italian forces are advancing both from the east nlong the Fella valley and from the south through Predil Pass toward Tarvis, although, because of the difi- culties of mountain warfare, this pro- gress is slow. General Cadorna, the Jtalian c« <f, apparent- ly plans to aucui asion of Aus- tria through (he region around Tar- vis, threatening the right wing of the Austrian army having headquarters at Laibach and thus o ing rellef from the pressure of he Austrian forces massed alons the Tolmino-Gorlzia- Triest front. More German Treops. The Germans, according to an au- thoritative military source, will be able to place eighteen army corps in the fleld by the ead of July. These, it is <aid will made up mostly of the second category of the Landsturm, mei: who have never performed mil- tary service but who are now in train. ing, and inland reserves. The new corps will about equal in number the troops returning from Galicia, it 1is alculated, and the latter will be given 1 partial rest after their exhaustive campalzgn. New British War Loan. Approximately $750,000,000 of the now British war loan of $1,750,000,000 has been applied for at the Londen banks already, according to an unof- ficial statement. These subscriptions are mostly for moderate amounts. The large applications, it is stated, are be- ing held back until next week. The French chamber of deputies has pass- ed a bill appropriating $112000 to cover government expenses for the three months beginning July 1. Austro Hungarian Finances, Subscriptions to the second Austro- Hungarian war loan already amount to $940,000,000 according to a mes- sage received in New York from Vi- enna and announced by Alex Von Nu- ber, consul-general in New York for Austria-Hungary. The consul-general asserts that this provides financial means for the continuation of the war for at least ten months and adds that there is a fair prospect that the total subscriptions will pasg the billion dol- lar mark. ANXIETY OVER SITUATION IN MEXICAN CAPITAL, Carranza Official Chagrined Failure of Gen, Gonzalez, Washington, June 24—Anxiety in- creased todey in official quarters over the situation in Mexico City, with which the state department has been unable to communicate by telegraph for several days. Brief despatches from Vera Cruz stated that the Carranza officials wers much _chagrined at the apparent fail- ure of General Pablo Gonzalez to en- ter the capital. Reports that Gon- zalez was engaged in artillery duel with the Zapistas gave the first indl cation that the Villa-Zapata forces in Mexico City had determined to offer resistance to the invading Carranza arm; nstead of evacuating. Reliable information indicates that General Gonzalez himself cut the lines of communication between Vera Cruz and Mexico City in_order to isolate the Zapata forces. This prevents the state department from communicating with the Brazilian minister and de- prives all other foreign governments of informatlon concerning their diplo- matic missions and subjects. Famire conditions in Mexico Cit; have Jeen growing worse daily and with the investment by a new army in progress fears are expressed that much suffering to foreigners will en- sue. Over LARGE SALARIES OFFERED ARMY ORDNANCE OFFICERS. Private Hanufacturers Eage to Get Their Services—A Serious Problem. ‘Washington, June 25.—Offers of large salaries to expert ordnance officers of the army by private manufacturers of war munitions have created such a serious problem i the war department that Secretary Garrison today called upon Attorney General Gregory for an opinion as to whether an army officer has an “inalienable right” to resign his commission In time of peace. Four resignations were accepted be- fore the gravity of the situation was realized, but tvo others recently tend- ered are being held up pending the attorney general's decision and the formulation of a general policy by the department. Ordinarily this question, frequently raised in the navy as a result of offers from shipbuilding com- panies to young constructors, gives the army lttle trouble. Few officers have been anxious to abandon their mili- tary career and the centainty of re- tired pay for life to accept such in- ducements as usually are held out in civil life when an occasional resigna- iton has been tendered acceptance has followed as a matter of course. Academy of Medicine Convenes. San Francisco, June 25.—In assum- ing the presidency of the American Academy of Medicine which convened here today fir its fortieth annual meet- ing, Dr. Woods Hutchinson of New York, told of medicane's conquest of the foes of civilization and the pro- aTess of some unfinished battles. Tho relation of medicine transportation and commerce will b the general topic for the sessions which will end Monday. SITUATION IN YAQUI VALLEY UNCHANGED. Hoped That Landing of American Bluejackets Will Be Unnecessary. ‘Washington, June %5.—Government officials concluded today that there had been no change in the situation in the Yaqui valley, where American settlers recently were menaced by Indians, aft- er the receipt of a despatch from Ad- miral Howard which mentioned only the routiine of ship movements. Latest press an dofficial despatches Indicated Sonora_state troops had the situation in hand and it was hoped that landing of American bluejackets from Admiral Howard's four shops would be unnec- essary. Movements of Steamships. Montreal, June 25.—Arrived, steamer Northland, Liverpool. New York, J Kursk, Archa Bergen, June 5 Berge: rd, Ne iled, steamer ca, Naples. steamer MAXIM FIGHTS POISON GAS WITH A NEW WEAFON SIR HIRAM MAXIN, London June 22—Sir Hiram Maxim, inventor of the rapid fire gun which bears his name, has invented what is described as “a very simple and cheap apparatus” which he believes will counteract the effects of the aspnyx- jating and poisonous gases used by. the Germans. »